NEW YORK — James Rowson, the Yankees hitting coach, was asked the question at the center of shortstop Anthony Volpe’s struggles: After three seasons in the big leagues, why can’t he have any consistency at the plate? The Yankees say that’s the next step in Volpe’s growth. When that happens, there won’t be any questions about whether or not he …
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Photographer Joshua Thum captured a shot of the mystery spiral glowing above Wisconsin’s Yerkes Observatory while trying to snap “shooting stars” from the Perseids meteor shower. (Image credit: Joshua Thum) While searching for “shooting stars” from the Perseid meteor shower, stargazers across large parts of the U.S. were recently treated to a stunning surprise: a giant spiral of ghostly white …
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The next four-person team to live and work aboard the International Space Station departed from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, taking aim at the massive orbiting research complex for a planned stay of six to eight months. Spacecraft commander Zena Cardman leads the mission, designated Crew-11, that lifted off from Florida’s Space Coast at 11:43 am EDT …
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Jon Stewart is uncertain about The Daily Show‘s future if the Skydance–Paramount merger goes through. The host of the Comedy Central program (which is owned by Paramount Global) was recently asked by a listener on his The Weekly Show With Jon Stewart podcast, “Do you think Skydance would get rid of The Daily Show after the merger goes through?” Stewart’s response came shortly before …
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