TORONTO – When Don Mattingly steps onto the field for infield drills, the Blue Jays tense up. As Mattingly heads toward first base to catch, players know they have to be sharp. They can’t let Donnie Baseball down. “Every time he catches balls at first base, I’m nervous,” second baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa told me at…
At ThredUp‘s 600,000-square-foot warehouse in Suwanee, Georgia, roughly 40,000 pieces of used clothing are processed each day. The company’s logistics network — four facilities across the U.S. — now rivals that of some fast-fashion giants. “This is the largest garment-on-hanger system in the world,” said Justin Pina, ThredUp’s senior director of operations. “We can hold…
Zoey Gong, a Chinese medicine food therapist, was days away from boarding an Emirates flight from Paris to Shanghai via Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday. Gong, 30, had her flight plans derailed as a result, and she told CNBC that she had to pay $1,600 to get…
AI is quickly transforming the way companies and CEOs are approaching their businesses and the strategies that take them forward. Amid that rapid transformation, Adtalem Global Education CEO Steve Beard said there is a “threshold question” that he keeps coming back to. “That question is, is AI a complement for what you do, or is…
Baird is getting more optimistic on VF Corp. The firm upgraded the Vans parent to outperform from neutral and raised its price target to $20 from $14. Baird’s forecast calls for more than 46% upside from Monday’s close. Analyst Jonathan Komp said he is becoming more confident in VF Corp’s turnaround over a six-to-12 month…
Chris Martin of Coldplay performs live at San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy, in July 2017. Mairo Cinquetti | NurPhoto | Getty Images Astronomer’s interim CEO said in his first public comment since unexpectedly taking over the role on Saturday that he hopes to move the tech startup past the viral moment that captured national attention…
Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty Images The new 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment doesn’t just increase Social Security checks, starting with January payments — it also boosts thresholds related to the maximum retirement benefit. The maximum Social Security benefit for workers who claim at full retirement age will increase to $4,152 per month in 2026, up…
(RNS) — “My iPhone started capitalizing the G in God again without asking me,” Taylor Tomlinson says in her latest Netflix stand-up special, gripping a mic beneath the ornate ceiling of Fountain Street Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. “The robots are coming, and they love the Lord.” Wearing a cross on her necklace and a…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen participates in a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders at the White House on August 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images The European Union (EU) on Monday said Russia was suspected of jamming the GPS system of…
Check out the greatest moments and plays in this matchup between the Providence Friars and the Wisconsin Badgers. <
