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@MLB Ohtani, pitching on consecutive days without DH duties, fanned Altuve and Paredes with four-seam fastballs touching 100 mph in the first.

100 MPH ⛽️ Shohei Ohtani strikes out a pair in the 1st inning!

@livedoornews The MV Hondius, carrying 149 people from 23 countries after departing Ushuaia, Argentina, has seen three confirmed deaths from suspected hantavirus.

【発表】集団感染疑いのクルーズ船、カナリア諸島に寄港へ 乗客らは検査後帰国 news.livedoor.com/article/detail… ロイター通信によると、手当が必要な3人は今後飛行機でカーボベルデの医療機関へ送る予定だという。船が到着した後、乗客・乗員は検査などを受けたうえで、それぞれの国へ移送されるとのこと。

@FoxNews Ramaswamy, who secured the Ohio GOP endorsement last year, now faces former state health director Amy Acton in November.

BREAKING: Trump-backed Vivek Ramaswamy wins Ohio GOP gubernatorial primary.

@ShamsCharania This marks Brown’s second such fine, after a $35,000 penalty in January for similar referee criticism following a regular-season loss.

The NBA has fined Boston's Jaylen Brown $50,000 for his comments criticizing the referees during a live stream after Game 7 and series loss in the first round against the Philadelphia 76ers, sources tell ESPN.

@FoxNews Vance made the remarks at a Made in America event in Ohio, part of the administration’s broader push following a March executive order creating a task force on federal program fraud.

VP Vance says people are getting rich by defrauding "every single person in this room." "They were taking money that should go to America's low-income families, to America's elderly, to people who are struggling in our communities." "They were stealing it out of their pocket and stealing it out of your pocket so they could get rich."

@FoxNews Vance chairs the task force, created by executive order in March, which targets fraud in federal benefit programs across multiple agencies.

VP Vance vows the Trump administration is committed to protecting your hard-earned tax dollars by aggressively rooting out fraud.

Project Freedom, launched yesterday with guided-missile destroyers and over 100 aircraft, was paused after just one day of operations.

BREAKING: President Trump paused Project Freedom, the U.S. operation to move ships through the Strait of Hormuz. He announced the halt a day after launch while keeping the naval blockade on Iran in place

@FoxNews The operation, launched with 15,000 U.S. service members and over 100 aircraft just yesterday, comes amid a fragile four-week ceasefire.

BREAKING: President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that "Project Freedom," the operation in which the U.S. military would guide commercial vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz, would be paused for "a short period of time." The president said the blockade would remain in full force.

@30R9gmaMUy3guDJ @Sportsnet Okamoto’s 10th homer of his MLB rookie season came in Toronto’s win over the Rays at Tropicana Field.

岡本和真が第10号ホームラン🔥 5戦5発！勢い止まらず 『年間45本塁打ペース』 早くも二桁本塁打に到達！ 打率.242 10本塁打 OPS.818 ①本塁打 🎥@Sportsnet #岡本和真 #ブルージェイズ

@AdamSchefter The jury in Dedham District Court acquitted Diggs on both felony strangulation and misdemeanor assault charges after under two hours of deliberation.

Statement from Mitch Schuster, attorney for Stefon Diggs: “We have taken these allegations seriously from day one and that’s exactly why we were eager for the facts to come to light through the legal process. Fame and financial success shouldn't strip someone of their presumption of innocence, but too often, it does exactly that. And unfortunately, as is the case with unfounded claims—the damage starts the moment an accusation is filed, long before any facts are examined.   “Professional athletes have a target on their back. When someone sees a uniform and a contract, they see leverage; they see a settlement. And they’re counting on that pressure in the court of public opinion to drive a default decision to settle regardless of the facts of the matter. The evidence has shown what we've maintained from day one: Mr. Diggs was wrongly accused, and this case represents exactly the kind of opportunistic targeting that players can face the moment they step off the field.”

@FoxNews The renaming, signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis in March, is set to take effect July 1 pending FAA approval and assign the new code DJT.

Eric Trump officially unveils the new logo for the Donald J. Trump International Airport in Palm Beach, Florida.

BREAKING: Eric Trump unveiled the new logo for President Donald J. Trump International Airport. The logo was presented for the former Palm Beach International Airport in Florida, which is being renamed following legislation signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

@CollinRugg Finally justice for sweet Athena. That monster deserves it. My heart breaks for her family. 😔

BREAKING: FedEx driver who pleaded guilty to kidnapping and murdering 7-year-old Athena Strand, has been sentenced to death. Tanner Horner snatched Athena while he was delivering a Barbie doll to her home in Paradise, Texas. At one point during the trial, jurors broke down in tears while hearing audio of Horner killing Athena after he told her to take off her shirt and said she was "really pretty." Athena repeatedly asked for her mother before she was killed. "Horner is then heard asking Athena to remove her shirt, and there are several moments when she says "no" and asks for her mom. That was followed by repeated sounds of crying, screaming and banging," NBC reported last month. Following three hours of deliberation today, Horner was sentenced to death by lethal injection.

@CollinRugg Horner, who pleaded guilty in April, received the unanimous jury recommendation after three hours of deliberations in Tarrant County court.

@FoxNews Rubio, the administration’s top diplomat, stepped in for the first time as he prepares for upcoming talks in Rome with Pope Leo XIV.

The many roles of Rubio. Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes up the briefing room as he fills in for Karoline Leavitt while she's out on maternity leave. Rubio poked fun at reporters — but also admitted he was a bit overwhelmed. Some standout lines from his debut show the pressure of hosting a White House press briefing: - "They get two questions for these? ... You can ask me two questions, I'll give you one answer." - "This is chaos." - "I wish I had a dice." - "Did I call on you already?" - "I need to get a laser pointer." - "You're not ready for my DJ name."

@FoxNews The $25 million reward for Diosdado Cabello, increased in January from $10 million, targets his alleged role leading the Cartel de los Soles.

NEW: Secretary Marco Rubio breaks out his Spanish to answer a reporter’s question on a U.S. bounty for a Venezuelan official over alleged involvement in drug trafficking: TRANSLATED: "The policy of the United States on that topic hasn’t changed. When it does, we’ll inform you, but I don’t have any news for you on that today."

@FoxNews The Strait of Hormuz handled about 21 million barrels of oil daily in recent years, equivalent to roughly one-fifth of global petroleum liquids consumption.

NEW: Secretary of State Marco Rubio issues a dire warning on the global consequences of a nuclear-armed Iran, detailing a nightmare scenario where gas prices could skyrocket to $9 a gallon: "If Iran had a nuclear weapon and they decided to close the Strait and make our gas prices like $9 a gallon or $8 a gallon, we wouldn't be able to do anything about it because they have a nuclear weapon." "A nuclear-armed Iran could do whatever the hell they want with the Strait, and there's nothing anyone would be able to do about it." "That's the world none of us want to leave behind. It won't happen under this president's watch."

NEW: Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that a nuclear-armed Iran could shut down the Strait of Hormuz unchallenged. He made the remarks while highlighting the threat to global oil supplies through the critical waterway.

BREAKING: Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected claims of a U.S. oil blockade on Cuba. Rubio said the shortages stem from Venezuela halting subsidized oil shipments that Cuba had long received and often resold for cash.