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game and his mom and dad are there,” Cusumano said. “I think that helped him understand the bigger picture.”Volpe saw that bigger picture, and he saw the chance to make his mark on his hometown. He wasn’t just a Yankee, or a Jersey boy, he was both. He’s managed to take the pressures and the Jeter comparisons in stride, as if he’s been here before. After all, he has been.

Grohl\’s charitable action was a perfect reminder of the power of giving back — and that even the unlikeliest of heroes can have a profound impact.Dave Grohl has done it yet again. The legendary Foo Fighters frontman recently performed at the 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Microsoft Theater on Nov. 5 in Los Angeles. His performance was met with thunderous applause and a standing ovation from the crowd. Grohl, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014 as a member of Nirvana, delivered a powerful set of songs from his solo career…

The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Disaster: 12 Years Later Twelve years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster in Japan, the details of the destruction inside its reactors are only just beginning to be revealed. The plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., is now in the process of stabilizing the plant so that a decommissioning strategy can be better planned. Unfortunately, the task of decommissioning the plant is not an easy one and is expected to be lengthy and challenging. The most pressing issue in the decommissioning process is the release of large amounts of treated but still…

Nelly Korda and Elizabeth Szokol Lead the Way at the HSBC Women’s World Championship The 2021 HSBC Women’s World Championship got off to a thrilling start in Singapore on Thursday, with surprise leader Elizabeth Szokol shooting a remarkable eight-under-par 64 to open up a three-shot lead over Japan’s Yuka Saso. Former world number one Nelly Korda was in a tie for third place after a four-under-par 68. Korda managed to scramble a par following a wayward tee shot on the short fourth hole and stay in touch with Szokol. The 2021 US Women’s Open champion, Japan’s Yuka Saso, shot a…

Jay Leno has made a miraculous recovery after suffering third-degree burns in a garage fire back in November. On Wednesday’s episode of the Kelly Clarkson Show, Leno opened up about his recovery and showed off his “brand-new face” three months after the accident. In the episode, Jay was joined by the doctor and nurses who treated him at the Grossman Burn Center in West Hills, California. He also recounted the story of the accident, which happened while he was working on his 1907 White Steam car. While trying to unclog a fuel line, the car’s pilot light ignited the gas…

Chicago’s mayoral election on Tuesday night was a seismic shift in politics. For the first time in 32 years, an incumbent mayor was denied re-election. Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the first Black woman and openly gay person to lead America’s third-biggest city, failed to advance to an April 4 runoff after carrying each of the city’s 50 wards in the 2019 election. The result was shocking, and a clear sign that Lightfoot had misread the city’s sentiment and failed to grasp that even the weary voters of deep-blue Chicago will put up with persistent upticks in crime for so long, and…

Write a new article about Hoda Kotb’s absence from Today has been explained as a “family health matter.” (Photo: Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images)Hoda Kotb’s absence from the Today show was addressed on Wednesday.The co-anchor, 58, has not taped a live installment of the morning show since Feb. 17. Prior to today, it had been explained on-air that she was simply “out,” but after her co-anchor, Savannah Guthrie, tested positive for COVID on Tuesday and was also absent from the show on Wednesday, Craig Melvin took a moment during the show to explain what’s going on behind the scenes.”We mentioned that…