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Ojai Raptor Center shares health setback for Jackie the Big Bear bald eagle

The veterinary team caring for Big Bear bald eagle Jackie after she was injured in a scrap with another eagle shared a health update Monday on her recovery. Bloodwork showed a drop in packed cell volume (PCV), indicating her anemia has worsened since the eagle’s last health update, according to the Ojai Raptor Center. Anemia is a serious medical condition…

Aug 3 • 4:56 PM EDT • Health • nbclosangeles.com

If Not AOC, Then Who?

What do we do if Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez decides not to run for president in 2028? It makes sense that many leftists are currently focused on calling on her to take the plunge. But the absence of a Plan B, or even much discussion about one, is worrisome. The US Left can’t afford to sit out the 2028 Democratic primary. Doing so in 2024 was a disaster: our abstention self-marginalized anti-billionaire politics from the national conversation and thereby gave space for Harris to pivot to the “center” (i.e. the policy preferences of corporate donors, establishment hacks, and AIPAC). Abstaining again in 2028 would be especially counterproductive since democratic socialists now have so much wind in our sails after our big electoral wins in NYC and across the country. It’s time to deepen our momentum, organization, and profile — not to retreat to the margins during America’s single most important political battle. Even more urgently, keeping Trump’s heir out of the White House may depend on whether leftists and the party’s unprecedentedly disenchanted base can force the Democrats in 2028 to take meaningful steps towards a very angry electorate and away from the corporate-consultant blob that has helped get us into this mess. If AOC (or Abdul El-Sayed) decides to run, we should enthusiastically go all in — DSA, fighting unions, progressive organizations, anybody who wants to see a better country and world. But, as far as I can tell from the outside, there’s a real chance that she doesn’t run. And we can’t just wait and see where she lands before discussing alternatives, since AOC’s decision might not come for quite a while, giving us little time to scramble at the last minute for an alternative. So we should start working now on getting a Plan B into motion, and recruiting a good candidate for the role. Here’s one idea. A Worker Candidate — Healthcare Not Warfare 2028 Run a union worker Leftists don’t need to always run experienced, well-known socialist politicians for high-profile contests. Lula, the current president of Brazil, began his political career as a metalworker militant who ran for governor of São Paulo in 1982. Especially in an era of institutional distrust, it’s possible to lean hard into making a virtue out of a working-class comrade’s distance from traditional politics. Experience abroad shows this clearly. Rachel Kéké — an immigrant hotel housekeeper — ran as the candidate of the leftist La France Insoumise for the National Assembly in 2022, defeating a former minister in the Macron government. The Belgian Workers’ Party in 2024 won its first Flemish seat in the European Parliament by running Rudi Kennes, a three-decade veteran of the Opel Antwerp auto factory. And the South Korean left in 2024 elected auto factory militant Yoon Jong-oh to the National Assembly. If a tiny French Trotskyist organization could make such a big splash in 2002 and 2007 by running a well-spoken postal worker cadre for office — the LCR’s Olivier Besancenot received about 1.5 million first-round votes — it’s not far-fetched to expect that a much larger organization like DSA, together with a broader coalition of the willing, could run this playbook to much greater effect. This is especially the case now that almost everything DSA does immediately becomes a national news story. We don’t need someone famous. We just need a charismatic, well-vetted comrade who works in a relatable working-class occupation — e.g. a nurse, or a worker in auto or construction, or at Amazon. Ideally, they have a compelling personal story or have been part of a significant strike or organizing campaign, but even those criteria don’t necessarily have to be deal-breakers. The main lesson of the Graham Platner fiasco isn’t that we should never run outsiders for office (the momentum he generated proves the exact opposite), but that they need proper vetting and roots in democratic membership organizations like DSA or a union. In any case, there are plenty of ways to signal working-class authenticity without resorting to Platner’s or Fetterman’s performative macho white dude affect. Better to have someone of any gender or race who is actually working class, with firm socialist politics, who can speak from experience about the day-to-day realities of trying to make it in America. There are surely at least a dozen such worker leaders in our movement nationwide; we just need to sit down and convince one that their personal sacrifice for the greater good (i.e. running for president) will be worth it. If we don’t have a frontrunner with a clear path to victory like AOC (or El-Sayed, were he to win Michigan), it’s better to embrace someone whose decision to run in itself tells an important story about US politics: workers have been iced out of our political system and are now fighting hard to break back in. The novelty factor, in itself, would generate press. And it would help democratic socialists signal to the American public that our movement’s defining characteristic is that we represent workers vs. bosses, not that we’re “the furthest left” force in American politics — a framework that suggests we’re extremists and that helps our opponents isolate us from non-college-educated voters by highlighting extremely minoritarian (and misguided) stances included in DSA’s platform like prison abolition. We don’t get many opportunities to speak to tens of millions of Americans; we need to use these opportunities to broaden our appeal beyond those already in our orbit. Run to polarize the 2028 primary and general election around “Medicare for All” and “End All Aid to Israel” Why should democratic socialists use our scarce time and volunteer energy to run in a race we’re unlikely to win? Running in the 2028 primary will not only recruit us scores of members (imagine having a DSA member intervening in eleven nationally televised primary debates!), but — more importantly — it has the potential to be a decisive leap forward towards an America that finally starts meeting the needs of working people instead of HMO and AIPAC billionaire donors. Polarizing litmus tests are good, actually — as long as they’re fought for around popular demands in a thoughtful and strategic way. Democratic socialists have an opportunity and responsibility to make the 2028 primary about two of the most widely and deeply felt issues of our moment: domestically, America’s unaffordable, family-breaking private healthcare system; internationally, America’s bankrolling of the genocidal Israeli government. A candidacy relentlessly demanding Medicare for All and No Aid to Israel would pose a sharp question to the American public, the Democratic Party, and other 2028 contenders: Why can’t working-class Americans afford their healthcare bills at the same time that our government is spending at least $3.8 billion yearly to fund an Israeli regime eager to keep dragging us and the world into more forever wars? Our candidate can agitate around a clear message: I’m running to give voice to all those working-class Americans who are struggling to get by. No matter what state you live in, who you voted for in 2024, or your background, it’s just plain common sense that we should make healthcare more affordable instead of spending billions to enable the Israeli government’s crimes against humanity. Every American who agrees with me when I say ‘Medicare for All — Not a Dime for Israel’ should make their voice heard through our campaign. Racking up a high number of votes for this agenda is a crucial way to show the Democratic Party and the country as a whole that we can’t keep supporting a life-destroying status quo in our healthcare system and in the Middle East. If we want to defeat Trump’s handpicked crony this coming November, we need to speak to ordinary people’s frustrations with the status quo — we can’t keep running the same tired establishment playbook and expecting a different result. For those highly engaged voters (or skeptical media pundits) who raise concerns about wasting votes, the candidate can take the time to explain why this isn’t the case: It's true I'm a long shot. But Zohran showed anything can happen — and voting for me is a pragmatic decision, not a wasted vote. In a heavily divided primary with a large number of candidates and a very discredited establishment, my campaign and the democratic socialist movement I’m part of are positioned to be the balance of power if we can get a large enough number of voters to loudly demand Healthcare Not Warfare. Since there’s a high chance no candidate will get to 50% in the 2028 primaries, the Democrats could very well be heading towards a brokered convention, where a disciplined, principled current committed to breaking from corporate donors can play an outsized role in making sure whoever ends up with the nomination raises the banner of single-payer healthcare and cutting aid to Israel. How exactly could running this sort of primary campaign be translated into actual leverage? The candidate replies: I’m aiming to win the nomination, but if I don’t achieve that goal, my delegates and I will pledge our support in the primary only for a candidate who agrees in the general election to call for ending US aid to Israel and establishing Medicare for All at home. These are both winning planks for November against the Republicans, and the only reason I can see that other candidates haven’t yet raised these is that they’re still more scared of the donor class than they are of the people. That needs to change. If Democratic leaders want young people, workers, and those sick of the status quo to show up in big numbers this November, they need to meet us halfway. In this way, whether or not we win the nomination, democratic socialists could still play a decisive role in 2028. The approach outlined here is similar to what radical left parties periodically do in parliamentary democracies like Denmark or Sweden when they find themselves as a junior partner electorally: they dictate to center-left allies what their terms would be for enabling, from the outside, the formation of a new government. Running a Healthcare Not Warfare candidate will make it significantly more likely that the 2028 Democratic candidate stands with ordinary people instead of donors on these two pivotal planks — a shift that will, in turn, make it easier to achieve the existentially important task of defeating MAGA’s heir in November. Look at how much popular traction the Uncommitted movement got with a similar strategy in 2024 with so little on-the-ground organization — surely we can go much further with a working-class candidate, a much bigger DSA, and a Democratic Party base that has turned against Israel, billionaires, and the hacks in the party who prop them up. Objections and Responses There are quite a few objections to this proposal, many of which are very reasonable. Let me briefly address each here. Socialists shouldn’t waste their scarce time and resources on a candidate unlikely to win. This is a good rule in general, but there are important exceptions, and presidential elections are the main one. There’s no other political contest that gets anything like this level of attention and engagement in the US, so if you want to be a serious force in nationwide politics, you basically can’t afford not to have a candidate. Far from being an overall drain on our resources, running a dynamic 2028 campaign would likely result in a major net increase in members and capacity. In that spirit, the very pragmatic Milwaukee sewer socialists — who mostly ran to win at home in Wisconsin — supported Eugene Debs’s propagandistic presidential campaigns, which they correctly saw as a crucial means of recruiting to the Socialist Party. And now that the (post-1972) Democratic Party gives more weight to voters than party operatives in determining its presidential nomination, it’s become feasible to run as a socialist in primaries without risking a split in the vote against the Republicans in November. We should just support Ro Khanna, who also supports M4A and ending aid to Israel. I like Ro Khanna and would enthusiastically vote and canvass for him for president were he to get the nomination. But there’s a real chance that Khanna’s bid for office doesn’t catch on; he lacks the grassroots organizational apparatus of DSA, and, because he’s not really of the Left or labor (despite his current very good positions), he’s unlikely to generate the type of buy-in and enthusiasm that a DSA candidate would. Moreover, Khanna would be running as an individual, not as someone emerging from and building an organized movement — his campaign would not likely focus on building sustained power from below, nor would it likely polarize the 2028 primary around M4A and Israel aid. Also, and not inconsequentially, the poor electoral results for Tom Steyer and Saikat Chakrabarti this spring suggest that there’s perhaps not much of a popular appetite in the Democrats’ base to support multi-millionaire class traitors. Much better, then, to run a democratic socialist worker. If by Super Tuesday it’s clear that our campaign has captured the main left lane in the primary, Khanna should drop out and endorse us; conversely, if he’s managed to capture this lane, DSA could at that point transform its Healthcare Not Warfare campaign into an independent campaign to elect Ro Khanna focused on winning (and holding him accountable to) those two critical planks. An openness to consolidating an anti-corporate candidate by Super Tuesday is a necessary component of the strategy I’m proposing, because otherwise we risk splitting the primary votes (per DNC rules, you need at least 15% to get any delegates to convention). We should convince Shawn Fain or Sara Nelson to run for president instead. I agree it’d be great if either ran for president, but my impression is that there’s basically no chance that will happen in 2028, because both are firmly focused on their union leadership duties (and, in the case of Fain, beating back a federal witch-hunt). This plan could have DSA end up endorsing a non-socialist, non-DSAer for president. That’s against our principles. It’s a myth, and bad politics, that socialists can’t ever support candidates who aren’t members of their organization and/or who don’t call themselves socialists. Bernie, after all, was not a DSAer. And socialists abroad regularly make tactical decisions about if and when supporting a non-socialist candidate makes sense from the standpoint of promoting working-class interests, defending democracy, and building a socialist current in the process. If your “principles” prevent you and DSA from helping achieve the momentous stride forward of having a Democratic candidate in 2028 run on Medicare for All and ending aid to Israel, those “principles” are not very good. In fact, they actively undermine the causes they’re aiming to support. We shouldn’t confuse principles (working-class independence) with tactics (the best way to advance this in a given context). In my recent article in Catalyst on Milwaukee sewer socialism (I’ve uploaded the full text here), I have a section showing how similarly rigid rules about endorsements had to be eventually discarded in the old Socialist Party nationwide after WWI because they tended to lead socialists towards a sectarian abstention from broader anti-corporate electoral insurgencies beyond their party’s control. For what it’s worth, Lenin’s current under Tsarism frequently backed bourgeois candidates in the second round of elections and Lenin himself advocated that British Communists support Labour Party candidates; for his part, Kautsky in 1912 defended the German Social Democracy’s electoral pact with the Progressives in the runoffs. If our predecessors could be that tactically flexible in an era before the limits of their underlying strategic assumptions about intransigent class politics in capitalist democracies were made clear, then there’s no need to insist on being more tactically rigid today, after a century’s worth of accumulated experience. As long as you maintain your own political profile and organization while engaging in broader coalitional efforts, there’s zero inherent contradiction with the principle of political independence. More specifically: DSA and allied organizations should enthusiastically back Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed if AOC declines to run and he throws his hat in the presidential ring. (I have no idea whether he’s even considering this path, but there’ll surely be chatter about it if he wins his Senate race this November.) Though he doesn’t call himself a socialist, El-Sayed is a principled Berniecrat, a consistent fighter for Palestine, and would have a clear path to victory. Using the “s” word is far less important than whether a campaign fights for the interests of working people at home and abroad — and whether actively participating in it can grow the organized working class and the Left. And the same holds true if a less anti-corporate candidate were, under pressure, to adopt our two Healthcare Not Warfare planks. Why focus only on M4A and ending US aid to Israel? There are so many other important issues to fight for! Obviously there are many pivotal issues beyond healthcare and Israel, and our candidate — and especially our organizations involved in the campaign — should be prepared to speak on all of these. But one of the crucial lessons of the Zohran campaign is that you have to relentlessly stay on message if you want to cut through the noise. CNN and Fox News will want to talk about DSA’s views on Venezuela and abolishing the police; we need to polarize the debate on the widely and deeply felt issues that are most favorable for growing the Left, isolating our opponents, and winning urgently needed changes. One recent poll found 63% of Americans support M4A, even after respondents were told it would raise taxes and eliminate most private insurance. Another found that 74% of Democrats opposed “providing additional economic and military support to Israel.” And focusing on two demands sets the campaign up to be able to leverage its mandate to make clear demands upon other candidates (which we can’t do if we run with a laundry list of demands). Talking about a Plan B is a distraction from the more urgent work of building a groundswell of calls on AOC to run. It’s good for DSAers, fightback unionists, and progressive organizations to try to convince AOC to run. This proposal is meant as an addendum to pushes to get AOC to run and to line DSA up for that eventuality, not as a substitute for those efforts. But I’m worried that, like in 2024, we might eventually find ourselves with no time to find a viable alternative unless we start now. DSA, with its abundant deliberative processes, moves slowly. The approach you’re suggesting seems risky. If a DSA candidate runs but doesn’t receive a lot of votes, it’ll undercut our current national momentum. This is a reasonable worry. All big initiatives always carry risks, and the path I’m advocating is certainly not free of these. That said, if a Healthcare Not Warfare campaign doesn’t catch on like we envisioned, it’s a pretty simple pivot in March 2028 to explain that in the future we really need our standard-bearers like AOC, or our growing bench of national electeds, to step up in presidential primaries. Moreover, it’s worth noting that the risk of my Plan B proposal is on the whole significantly less than the risk entailed by an AOC run. We should all back her if she runs, since she’d fire up the base, provide huge openings for organizing, have a real shot at defeating a Republican (especially given MAGA’s unpopularity), be a great standard-bearer for our issues, particularly M4A and ending aid to Israel, and be less willing than mainstream candidates to capitulate to any anti-democratic machinations from Trump and co. But it’s also true that AOC could lose, which would be a devastating setback to the country and the Left. Or she could win and find herself unable to pass much, if any, of her (and our) program, a demoralizing prospect. So if we’re willing to take these risks with AOC (and we should), it follows that we should be able to take lower-level risks if she doesn’t throw her hat in the ring. What’s Your Plan B? The US Left is facing its biggest opening for growth and influence since the 1930s. Initiatives that would have been impossible a few months ago are now potentially feasible. A President AOC is now easier to imagine, but if she ultimately assesses that the risks aren’t worth the potential reward in 2028, we can’t be left flat-footed. So even if you’re not convinced by the specifics of my Plan B, I hope you can at least agree that it’d be a disaster for us not to have one — and not to start getting a Plan B into motion. Hopefully other organizers and political currents will put forward their responses and alternative ideas ASAP. The stakes are too high to just wait and see. More As always, please share this article widely. This newsletter depends on all you lovely people to get the word out. Thank you! I uploaded the full text of my Catalyst article on Milwaukee sewer socialism here (it’s updated and 3x as long as the version published earlier on this substack). If you haven’t yet, please make sure to subscribe to Catalyst here; I read every issue front to back, highly recommend. 🌹🎵 Ivan Lins (arranged by Arthur Verocai) — “General da Banda” 🌹🎵

Aug 3 • 12:50 PM EDT • Politics • laborpolitics.com

49ers Defense Gets Big Reinforcement as Former 2nd-Rounder Returns

The San Francisco 49ers got some much-needed positive news on the injury front to close out the week. After opening training camp with early setbacks to key offensive weapons Ricky Pearsall and Christian Kirk, San Francisco bolstered its defensive front on Friday.The 49ers announced that they activated defensive lineman Alfred Collins from the Active/Physically Unable […] The post 49ers Defense Gets Big Reinforcement as Former 2nd-Rounder Returns appeared first on HEAVY.

Jul 31 • 6:46 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Protect science & innovation from political interference

Scientific research is already facing setbacks as this administration tries to gain leverage over independent scientists. Now, President Donald Trump and his allies have proposed a rule to put their political appointees in charge of federal grant funding. This weaponization of research funding will slow down or stop research we depend on. Tell your senators to stop this proposed rule now!

Jul 29 • 10:31 AM EDT • Science • actionnetwork.org

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Jul 26 • 7:55 PM EDT • Business • radiologybusiness.com

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Jul 25 • 11:01 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

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Jul 24 • 10:20 AM EDT • Health • foxnews.com

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Jul 23 • 3:24 PM EDT • Science • news.vt.edu

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Jul 20 • 6:38 AM EDT • Politics • reuters.com

Russian anti-war politician ends run for parliament, citing legal setbacks

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Jul 20 • 6:38 AM EDT • Politics • kfgo.com

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Jul 13 • 11:33 PM EDT • Health • seattletimes.com

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Jul 13 • 9:57 PM EDT • Health • nytimes.com

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Jul 13 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • mainebiz.biz

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Jul 8 • 4:30 AM EDT • Science • statnews.com

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Jul 5 • 4:34 PM EDT • Health • mysuncoast.com

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Jul 4 • 1:52 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

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Jul 2 • 7:49 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com

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Jul 2 • 1:19 PM EDT • Politics • latimes.com

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Jul 1 • 7:40 PM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com

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Jun 30 • 11:12 AM EDT • Sports • chalkbeat.org

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Jun 28 • 11:23 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

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Jun 27 • 4:52 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

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Jun 23 • 8:36 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

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Jun 23 • 6:22 AM EDT • Politics • economist.com

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Jun 23 • 4:30 AM EDT • Health • northcarolinahealthnews.org

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Jun 20 • 7:35 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

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Jun 18 • 2:00 PM EDT • Health • hsph.harvard.edu

Georgia Republicans drop 2028 redistricting push

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Jun 18 • 10:53 AM EDT • Politics • theweek.com

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Jun 16 • 5:14 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com

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Jun 14 • 5:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

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Jun 14 • 4:10 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

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Jun 13 • 12:00 PM EDT • Politics • wsj.com

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Jun 7 • 12:05 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

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Jun 5 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com

Diamondbacks' Corbin Burnes suffers massive setback

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Jun 4 • 5:17 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

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Jun 3 • 10:59 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org

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Jun 3 • 9:09 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com

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Jun 2 • 1:08 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

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Jun 2 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com

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Jun 1 • 6:55 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org

AP report: Trump is reconsidering $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund as DOJ temporarily pauses it

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Jun 1 • 6:24 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org

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Jun 1 • 5:33 PM EDT • Politics • latimes.com

League-best Lynx open Commissioner's Cup with struggling Mercury

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May 31 • 6:28 PM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com

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May 30 • 6:20 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

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May 30 • 2:29 PM EDT • Entertainment • seattletimes.com

Recap: Sporting KC sees comeback fall short in 2-1 defeat to Red Bull New York

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May 24 • 12:17 AM EDT • Sports • sportingkc.com

Gov. DeSantis snaps back at red snapper setback

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May 22 • 1:40 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com

Chicago delays tipped wage phaseout after restaurant pushback

Chicago aldermen approved a compromise delaying the phaseout of the tipped minimum wage for restaurants, handing Mayor Brandon Johnson a setback.

May 20 • 4:45 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com

Canada’s Carney travels to Alberta as separatists face legal setback

Trip comes as court rules separatists did not follow proper procedure in collecting referendum signatures.

May 15 • 2:40 PM EDT • Politics • aljazeera.com

Business re-entry students prove no setback is permanent

Brian McGauley dropped out of high school and college and had two health scares. Carlos Torres worked too hard, partied too hard and was academically disqualified. Now, both students are graduating with honors from the Craig School of Business at Fresno State, proving that a late start and early difficulties don’t have to be permanent […]

May 11 • 3:41 PM EDT • Business • today.fresnostate.edu

How Rich Shertenlieb Turned a Career Setback Into a Boston Sports Radio Comeback at WEEI

"I love Boston sports. It’s the format that I’m the most comfortable with. I’ve been lucky enough to do sports radio at the highest levels, and I know that Mike Thomas programs the format better than anyone else." The post How Rich Shertenlieb Turned a Career Setback Into a Boston Sports Radio Comeback at WEEI appeared first on Barrett Media.

May 11 • 12:06 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Yankees news: Spencer Jones’ debut

A top prospect gets the call; another setback for Gil; Max Fried’s dominance

May 9 • 5:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Top House Democrat vows to go ‘all in’ on 2028 gerrymandering push after Virginia setback

Hakeem Jeffries predicted his party would still win the US House in November despite the GOP’s now-clear advantage in the nationwide redistricting fight.

May 8 • 3:02 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com

What the latest ruling on Trump’s tariffs could mean for businesses

A split ruling from the Court of International Trade on Thursday delivered President Trump another setback in his tariff agenda and could provide some businesses with a tariff holiday of sorts between now and the summer if the ruling stands up.

May 7 • 8:01 PM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com

Fresh tariff defeat could give businesses a 2-month window before new duties can be imposed

A split ruling from the Court of International Trade on Thursday delivered President Trump another setback in his tariff agenda and could provide some businesses with a tariff holiday of sorts between now and the summer if the ruling stands up.

May 7 • 6:56 PM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com

‘Starmer’s referendum’: How local elections could expose a fractured UK

Thursday’s polls could deliver a sharp setback for Labour, with Reform UK and the Greens expected to gain, analysts say.

May 5 • 7:04 AM EDT • Politics • aljazeera.com

After Voting Rights Act setback, Black Americans brace for new fight

A generation of Black Americans across the South fought in courtrooms and in the streets during the Civil Rights Movement to dismantle barriers to voting.

May 3 • 5:53 PM EDT • Politics • latimes.com

UFC Perth ‘Fight of the Night’ loser transported to hospital

Better to be safe than sorry … No. 14-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight Shamil Gaziev suffered a second-round knockout loss to surging Australian slugger Brando Pericic on the UFC Perth main card yesterday (Sat., May 2, 2026) inside RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia (watch highlights). Despite the setback, both Heavyweights walked away with […]

May 3 • 6:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Florida Yacht Charter Business Fights $1.5 Million Tax Bill

A Florida yachting venture that participated in high-stakes offshore fishing tournaments before unforeseen setbacks forced a pivot to luxury charters told the US Tax Court the IRS wrongly defined its business as a hobby and assessed more than $1.5 million in tax liabilities.

May 1 • 2:04 PM EDT • Business • news.bloombergtax.com

Eric DeCosta details Ravens' response to Maxx Crosby setback

Jesse Minter reveals how the Baltimore Ravens navigate adversity and tough decisions, emphasizing adaptation and moving forward.

Apr 30 • 8:43 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Supreme Court limits Voting Rights Act in setback for Black Democrats

The Supreme Court retreats from 1986 rules that called for electing Blacks and Latinos to Congress and state and local boards.

Apr 29 • 11:00 AM EDT • Politics • latimes.com

Trump’s political headwinds pile up after gerrymandering, Iran setbacks

New polls showed voters prefer Democrats on the economy for the first time since 2010 and Republicans disapprove of Trump’s handling of inflation.

Apr 25 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com

Blue Jays’ George Springer Replacement Offers 5-Word Response On Health Setback

The Toronto Blue Jays’ outfield veteran revealed that he is still dealing with a scary health situation after treatment.

Apr 24 • 9:57 AM EDT • Health • forbes.com

Anglo Advances Coal Business Sale After Setback With Peabody

Anglo American Plc has at least three potential buyers for its Australian steelmaking coal business after a sale to Peabody Energy Corp. was derailed last year following a fire at one of the mines.

Apr 23 • 6:38 AM EDT • Business • bloomberg.com

Sports Daily: What will Chiefs do? NFL Draft starts tomorrow

In a season full of tough losses for the Royals, Monday night’s setback might’ve been the worst. Is there hope in KC after a season-worst 7-16 start?

Apr 22 • 8:01 AM EDT • Sports • kwch.com

Foreign policy setbacks test JD Vance’s political skills

Apr 14 • 8:54 PM EDT • Politics • usatoday.com

Hungary's Election Sends a Jolting Message

The Hungarian election was a setback for MAGA. But the winner’s campaign should be a wake-up call for Trump’s opponents.

Apr 13 • 12:01 AM EDT • Politics • politico.com

Barcelona face major setback in race for teenage midfield sensation

According to SPORT, Barcelona are closely monitoring Kennet Eichhorn, a highly-rated 16-year-old currently developing at Hertha Berlin. The youngster has emerged as one of the most promising midfield...

Apr 11 • 3:25 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Federal judge finds Pentagon in violation of court order to restore reporters' access

A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the Defense Department is violating his earlier order to restore access to the Pentagon for reporters, a setback in the administration's efforts to impede the work of journalists.

Apr 9 • 8:38 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org

Fact-checking Trump and Hegseth's claims of U.S. 'victory' in the Iran war

Based on available information, the U.S. and its military partner, Israel, achieved significant battlefield wins, experts said. However, they said that calling it a "total victory" overlooks significant strategic setbacks for the U.S.

Apr 9 • 5:14 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org

RFK Jr. launches health podcast as his vaccine push stalls

The move follows setbacks to overhaul U.S. vaccination policy, including low public support and a federal court ruling that halted key plans.

Apr 9 • 11:05 AM EDT • Health • usatoday.com

Sony Pictures Entertainment to cut hundreds of jobs in TV and film

The job cuts at Sony Pictures come amid a deep slump and existential crisis in Hollywood, which has faced setbacks, two labor strikes and the ongoing collapse of cable TV.

Apr 7 • 11:36 PM EDT • Entertainment • japantimes.co.jp

Liberals will try to expand their majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in a Tuesday election

One year after Elon Musk donned a cheesehead hat and unsuccessfully poured millions of his personal fortune into a judicial contest in the state, Democrats are hoping to deliver another setback to conservatives in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election on Tuesday.

Apr 7 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com

Apple's foldable iPhone encounters engineering snags, faces potential shipment delays, Nikkei Asia reports

Apple has been encountering setbacks in ​the engineering test phase ‌of its first foldable iPhone, which could lead ​to delays in its ​mass production and product ⁠shipment schedule, Nikkei ​Asia reported on Monday, citing ​sources.

Apr 6 • 10:56 PM EDT • Technology • reuters.com

Legendary sports agent Leigh Steinberg joins 'GMFB' to discuss his new book

Legendary sports agent Leigh Steinberg wakes up with "GMFB" to discuss his new book "The Comeback - A Playbook for Turning Life's Setbacks Into Victories" and the 30th anniversary of "Jerry Maguire" film.

Apr 6 • 10:17 AM EDT • Sports • nfl.com

With eye on long-term health, D-backs tab Kelly for 2nd rehab start

PHOENIX -- It’s not a setback, but Merrill Kelly's 2026 season debut for the D-backs has once again been pushed back. After being announced as the club’s Opening Day starter on Feb. 14 before having the proverbial rug pulled from out under him due to intercostal nerve irritation a week

Apr 5 • 3:32 PM EDT • Health • mlb.com

Trump loses across courts in bruising week of immigration and legal setbacks

Trump suffered an onslaught of court losses this last week on immigration, Jan. 6 liability and the White House ballroom.

Apr 5 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • latimes.com

Judge halts Trump effort requiring colleges to show they aren’t considering race in admissions

White House lawyers get another setback.

Apr 4 • 12:18 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com

Oregon sees drop in largest foreign tourist group following Trump political tensions

Before Oregon could rebound to its pre-pandemic international tourism levels, the state experienced another setback in 2025.

Apr 3 • 1:00 PM EDT • Politics • oregoncapitalchronicle.com

Dodgers Make Decision on Gavin Stone Amid Injury Recovery

The Los Angeles Dodgers have made a decision on pitcher Gavin Stone, who suffered a setback in his recovery from shoulder surgery.

Apr 1 • 7:27 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

How RFK Jr.’s MAHA agenda keeps hitting roadblocks

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over the last several months has suffered a series of setbacks that have sapped his influence within the GOP and left him diminished within the Trump administration.

Apr 1 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com

Takeaways from the Supreme Court decision on Colorado law banning ‘conversion therapy’ for trans and gay minors

The Supreme Court on Tuesday endorsed a religious counselor’s challenge to Colorado’s ban on “conversion therapy” for gay and transgender minors, saying it likely violates the First Amendment, handing the LGBTQ community another setback in a decision that will reverberate in nearly half the country.

Mar 31 • 2:09 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com

Supreme Court backs challenge to ‘conversion therapy’ ban

The Supreme Court endorsed a religious counselor’s challenge to Colorado’s ban on “conversion therapy” for gay and transgender minors, another legal setback for the LGBTQ community that will reverberate in nearly half the country. Follow for live updates.

Mar 31 • 10:06 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com

9th Circuit denies Apple’s rehearing requests in Epic Games case

Apple suffered a significant setback in its case against Epic Games today, as the Ninth Circuit denied both of its rehearing petitions. Here are the details.

Mar 30 • 10:14 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com

Better Business Bureau program connects Marion family with trusted businesses to help finish dream home

A Marion family's dream home project hit a major setback after a contractor dispute left the build unfinished, but the Better Business Bureau is now stepping in to help them finish what they started.

Mar 29 • 8:10 PM EDT • Business • kpax.com

From pause to progress — a better path on AI policy

By Brittany Morris Saunders and Loren Furman Last year, following the Special Legislative Session, we wrote in Colorado Politics that delaying Colorado’s AI Act was not a setback. It was an opportunity. We asked state leaders to pause, bring more voices to the table and take the time to get this right. That is exactly […]

Mar 27 • 3:00 AM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com

Golden Knights’ Hot Start Turns Cold In Winnipeg Setback

Mar 25 • 1:31 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Senate Democrats lay out plans to overhaul health insurance after setbacks under Trump

Democrats are sharpening their health care message as the midterms loom.

Mar 19 • 4:45 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com

Cryptocurrency and AI industries tested their influence in Illinois. It didn't go well

The artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency industries have suffered a setback as they try to reshape the midterm elections and establish themselves as power players in American politics.

Mar 18 • 4:47 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org