Posts by Liam Redmond
J.T. Miller set to miss multiple Rangers games with injury
NASHVILLE — The Rangers will be without their captain for a bit. J.T. Miller is considered week-to-week with an upper-body injury after further evaluation in New York on Sunday. There is currently no plan to put him on injured reserve or long-term injured reserve. Sunday night’s matchup with the Blues was just the third game…
Read MoreWaymos froze, blocked traffic during San Francisco power outage
[NEW YORK] Waymo’s driverless ride services were a high-profile victim of a power outage that affected large swaths of San Francisco, with cars freezing mid-ride across the city and disrupting traffic. After traffic lights went dark at major intersections on Saturday (Dec 20), social media videos showed multiple cars stopped in the middle of the…
Read MoreUS still in pursuit of third oil tanker in Venezuela blockade
THE US is still in pursuit of a third oil tanker near Venezuela, according to a US official, as President Donald Trump intensifies an oil blockade on Nicolás Maduro’s government. The Bella 1 tanker, a Panamanian-flagged vessel sanctioned by the US, was en route to Venezuela to load, said a person familiar with the matter who asked not…
Read MoreBlue Jays interested in Alex Bregman amid potential Bo Bichette split
The Toronto Blue Jays are eyeing championship experience with hopes of a return to the World Series. The Blue Jays have expressed interest in free-agent third baseman Alex Bregman, according to a Saturday report from The Athletic. Previously viewed as a contingency plan if Bo Bichette bolts in free agency, Toronto has been in “recent…
Read MoreJames Ransone: ‘Wire Actor’ Dies by Suicide Aged 46 after Suffering from Mental Health Issues for Years
James Ransone, the actor best known for playing Ziggy Sobotka on “The Wire” and appearing in several other HBO productions, has died at the age of 46. Ransone died by suicide in Los Angeles on Friday, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. He is survived by his wife, Jamie McPhee, and their two…
Read MoreBrowns’ Quinshon Judkins carted off with gruesome leg injury
Browns rookie Quinshon Judkins suffered a gruesome injury in the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the Bills, an incident that left the young running back in excruciating pain and forced him to be carted off the field. The Browns’ back has been ruled out for the remainder of the game with a leg injury. …
Read MoreClaudio Neves Valente: Brown University Shooter Was a Brilliant Physicist Who Had Grudge Against MIT Professor Nuno Loureiro for 25 Years
The man who allegedly killed two Brown University students and an MIT physicist during a days-long shooting rampage was driven by a decades-old grudge over his own stalled scientific ambitions, investigators believe. Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48, was once seen in Portugal as a gifted but egotistical young physicist. Valente won national science competitions and…
Read MoreNicki Minaj makes surprise appearance with Erika Kirk at TPUSA’s America Fest — urges young men to be more like Trump
Rapper Nicki Minaj made a surprise appearance with Erika Kirk at AmericaFest Sunday, where she took questions from Charlie Kirk’s window and urged young men to be like “handsome, dashing” President Trump — while ripping California Gov. Gavin “Newscum.” “He [Trump] has given so many people hope that there’s a chance to beat the bad…
Read MoreSan Francisco Plunges into Darkness after Power Outage Impacts 130K Homes and Brings Self-Driving Cars to a Halt in Middle of Streets
San Francisco was thrown into complete darkness on Saturday night after a major power outage knocked out electricity across nearly 30 percent of the city, bringing essential services, including self-driving vehicles, to a halt. City officials said more than 130,000 homes and businesses lost power, primarily in the city’s northwest neighborhoods such as Richmond, Sunset,…
Read MoreHome sales experience slight boost in November from lower mortgage rates
The housing market got a small boost from lower mortgage rates last month, with sales of previously owned homes rising for the third-straight month after a weak spring and summer. Closings on existing homes rose 0.5% in November from the prior month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.13 million, the highest level in…
Read MorePrince Harry and Meghan Markle’s charity abruptly loses 3 more employees: report
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s charity reportedly lost three employees as the foundation undergoes a rebrand. On Saturday, the Daily Mail reported that the former staffers were let go over a week ago, including Kristen Slevin, the charity’s director of programs and operations. Per a 990 tax form obtained by the outlet, Slevin’s salary was $146,000.…
Read MoreColin Jost tricked into reading brutal insult about wife Scarlett Johansson during ‘SNL’ joke swap
The strays keep coming at Scarlett Johansson. For the second year in a row, Colin Jost was forced to insult his famous wife during his and Michael Che’s joke swap segment on the “Weekend Update” portion of “Saturday Night Live” this weekend. “Tonight is our Christmas show, and we have a tradition where me and…
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