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Padres vs Marlins Prediction - MLB Picks 6/1/23

Miami Marlins (28-27) vs San Diego Padres (25-29) Game Info: Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 1:10 pm (loanDepot park) Jesus Luzardo (4-3) (3.67) vs Joe Musgrove (2-2) (5.64) Betting Odds: Miami Marlins -105 / San Diego Padres -120 --- Over/Under: 7.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds

Debt limit deal heads to vote in full House while McCarthy scrambles for GOP approval

Under fire from conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is hunting for votes from fellow Republicans for the debt ceiling deal WASHINGTON -- Under fire from conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy worked furiously Tuesday to sell fellow Republicans on the debt ceiling and budget deal he negotiated with President Joe Biden and win approval in time to avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default. Leaders of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus lambasted the compromise as falling well short of the spending cuts they demand, and they vowed to try to halt passage by Congress. A much larger conservative faction, the Republican Study Committee, declined to take a position. Even rank-and-file centrist conservatives were not sure, leaving McCarthy desperately hunting for votes. The House Rules Committee voted 7-6 Tuesday to advance a bill dealing with the federal debt ceiling to the full House, with two Republicans joining Democrats to oppose. The full House is expected to vote Wednesday

MLB Phillies vs Braves Same Game Parlay at +719 odds | Pickswise 

The ESPN Sunday Night Baseball Game of the Week should be a fun one between National League East rivals. It is game 4 of a series between the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies, with visiting Philadelphia having won 2 of the first 3 contests. The Braves are spending Spencer Strider to the mound in hopes of coming away with a split. Below is my SGP for the Sunday night Game , and also be sure to check out all of our MLB picks . Bet like a Caesar with this awesome new customer offer from Caesars , where you can get up to $1,250 back on your first bet! Click here to join Caesars, where you can bet on our Same Game Parlay.   Braves -1.5 (-132) Alec Bohm to record an RBI (+240) Parlay odds: +719 Part of the value in same game parlays, of course, is that all of its components can be correlated if you so choose. At the same time, plays that aren’t correlated drive up the overall payout of the parlay. That is the case here, as Alec Bohm driving in a run for Philadelphia obvio

Basketball coach found dead in park nearly week after going missing: Police

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Makuach Yak, 31, was found dead Friday evening inside the Delray Oaks Natural Area, a park in Delray Beach, local authorities said. A missing youth basketball coach in Florida was found dead nearly a week after police said he was last seen going for a run. Makuach Yak, 31, was found dead Friday evening inside the Delray Oaks Natural Area, a park in Delray Beach, Florida, local authorities said. A missing person flyer for Makuach Yak. WPBF "Right now, it appears his death is not criminal in nature," the Delray Beach Police Department said in a social media post. The medical examiner will determine Yak's cause of death, and the investigation remains open, police said. MORE: Police searching for missing youth basketball coach in Florida Yak, a youth basketball coach from Delray Beach, was supposed to coach on May 20 but was nowhere to be found, his friend and business partner, Tate VanRoekel, told ABC West Palm Beach affiliate WPBF. Home security footage shared with WPBF

Always wanted a lighthouse? US is giving some away, selling others at auction

Ten lighthouses that for generations have stood like sentinels along America’s shorelines protecting mariners from peril and guiding them to safety are being given away at no cost or sold at auction by the federal government BOSTON -- Ten lighthouses that for generations have stood like sentinels along America's shorelines protecting mariners from peril and guiding them to safety are being given away at no cost or sold at auction by the federal government. The aim of the program run by the General Services Administration is to preserve the properties, most of which are more than a century old. The development of modern technology, including GPS, means lighthouses are no longer essential for navigation, said John Kelly of the GSA's office of real property disposition. And while the Coast Guard often maintains aids to navigation at or near lighthouses, the structures themselves are often no longer mission critical. Yet the public remains fascinated by the beacons, which are popul

Target on the defensive after removing LGBTQ+-themed products

Target once distinguished itself as being boldly supportive of the LGBTQ+ community NEW YORK -- Target once distinguished itself as being boldly supportive of the LGBTQ+ community. Now that status is tarnished after it removed some LGBTQ+-themed products and relocated Pride Month displays to the back of stores in certain Southern locations in response to online complaints and in-store confrontations that it says threatened employees’ well-being. Target faces a second backlash from customers upset by the discount retailer’s reaction to aggressive, anti-LGBTQ+ activism, which has also been sweeping through Republican state legislatures. Civil rights groups chided the company on Wednesday for caving to anti-LGBTQ+ customers who tipped over displays and expressed outrage over gender-fluid bathing suits. “Target should put the products back on the shelves and ensure their Pride displays are visible on the floors, not pushed into the proverbial closet,” Human Rights Campaign president Kelle

New Zealand's central bank raises key interest rate to 5.5% but signals next move will be a cut

New Zealand’s central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate to 5.5% but signaled its next move would be a cut, sparking a sell-off in the currency WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate again Wednesday to 5.5% but signaled its next move would be a cut, sparking a sell-off in the currency. Wednesday's quarter-point rate rise was the 12th straight hike imposed by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand since October 2021. But for the first time since the tightening cycle began, the bank projected the next move would be a cut, which would likely come later next year. The projection was more dovish than markets had expected and caused the New Zealand dollar to drop by more than 1% to trade at a little below U.S. 62 cents. Like many central banks around the world, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has been raising rates to try and tame i NFL ation, which in New Zealand has fallen from a recent peak of 7.3% last June to 6.7%. That rema

Georgia man found dead in bed bug-infested jail cell died of 'severe neglect': Independent autopsy

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LaShawn Thompson, whose family claimed was "eaten alive by insects and bed bugs" in the Fulton County Jail, died of "severe neglect," according to an independent autopsy. LaShawn Thompson, the man whose family claimed was "eaten alive by insects and bed bugs" in the Fulton County Jail, died of "complications due to severe neglect ," according to an independent autopsy . Thompson's family spoke out in a press conference outside the Georgia State Capitol on Monday, along with their attorneys Ben Crump and Michael Harper, where they announced the results of the independent autopsy in which Thompson's manner of death is listed as "homicide." The autopsy report, which was obtained by ABC News, lists "dehydration, malnutrition, severe body insect infestation," as well as "untreated decompensated schizophrenia," as the conditions that led to Thompson's death in the Atlanta jail on September 13, 2022. Photos of

19 shot, 10 fatally, at car rally less than 100 miles from Mexico-US border

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At least 10 people were killed and nine were wounded when an apparent team of gunmen ambushed a car rally in Baja, Mexico, authorities said. At least 10 people were killed and nine were wounded when an apparent team of gunmen ambushed a car rally in Baja, Mexico, about 73 miles from the U.S. border , authorities said. The horrific attack unfolded just after 2 p.m. on Saturday in San Vicente, near Ensenada, on the Pacific coast of the Baja Peninsula, the Reuters news agency reported. The violence erupted during the last day of a two-day all-terrain car rally, local officials said. Video purportedly of the shooting was posted on social media, showing off-road vehicles lined up along a road and capturing the sounds of screams and numerous rounds of gunfire. Security-tight at the scene of a shootout where at least 10 people were killed and nine injured in northern Mexico's Baja California on May 20, 2023. Joatam de Basabe/Reuters Several people who appeared to have been shot were se

Mikel Arteta: Arsenal must 'heal' after 'painful' title race

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has conceded he has work to do to raise his players' spirits after a 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest handed the Premier League title to Manchester City. Saturday's defeat confirmed City as champions for the third straight season and ended any hope the Gunners had of sealing an unexpected honour. It was an unconventional setup from Arteta, who moved Thomas Partey to right-back and Jakub Kiwior out to the left, and the boss was keen to take responsibility for Arsenal's defeat after the game. "First of all congratulations to Manchester City for winning the championship but it is a sad day for us," he said. "Now we have to face the reality, today we gave a goal away and we were not good enough to break them down. We could play for three hours and we would not have done it. "It is my responsibility and I take it. When it is beautiful great, when it isn't, that is sport. Read the latest Arsenal news here feed "The numbe