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Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer was left off the Toronto Blue Jays’ roster for their AL Division Series against the New York Yankees along with injured shortstop Bo Bichette and right-hander Chris Bassitt.Scherzer was 1-3 with a 9.00 ERA in his last six starts, including a Sept. 7 loss to the Yankees as New York took advantage of the 41-year-old right-hander tipping pitches with his changeup.An eight-time All-Star, Scherzer was 5-5 with a 5.19 ERA in 17 starts after agreeing to a $15.5 million, one-year contract. He didn’t pitch between March 29 and June 25 because of right…

To prevent pneumonia, Carrie Lazoen says her 2-year-old daughter, Emmalyn, needs a “shaky vest.”Emmy, as her family calls her, has a rare genetic condition called Aicardi syndrome. The disease — which can shorten life expectancy — affects her brain, causing seizures, vision problems and significant developmental delays. As a result, Emmy can’t walk independently. Everyday activities require careful monitoring. She can’t sit on her own or hold her head up for long.A shaky vest, formally called a high-frequency chest wall oscillation vest, vibrates when Emmy wears it to loosen and clear mucus in her lungs.But Lazoen said it took several…

There’s been much hand-wringing about the current rally in stocks, focused on what many see as eye-wateringly lofty valuations, especially for AI names. No matter how you slice it, equities are historically expensive.But there’s a strong case for this so-called bubble in AI to continue for much longer. Basically, the predicted profit growth in the space unlocked by AI is expected to catch up, eventually rendering those alarming valuation metrics moot.As for Swift, she’s showing herself to be something of a pop-star unicorn by staying relevant and firmly A-list for an unprecedented stretch of time. She’s been one of the…

Lying awake at night isn’t an issue for the CEO of Telegram — it’s his dream scenario.Pavel Durov, who cofounded the messaging app, said on Lex Fridman’s podcast Tuesday that he allocates 11 to 12 hours of sleep a night, even if he spends part of it with his mind racing.He said brilliant ideas have come to him in those 12 hours when he’s trying to sleep.And when he wakes up, he starts his morning without a phone.Durov tries to limit his phone usage. Fridman said he spent two weeks with Durov and hadn’t seen him use his phone for…

Sometimes the student becomes the master, and sometimes the algorithm gets the better of its creator.Mark Zuckerberg recently revealed that he’s just as susceptible as the rest of us to Instagram’s targeted ads, which seem to get better every year at recommending the right products at the exact moment you’re open to buying them.”I spend so much time in Instagram ads curating my closet. Most of what I wear — this, this, these shoes, definitely,” Zuckerberg said in a recent interview with Drip, a popular Instagram fashion account.The Meta CEO said that essentially, his entire outfit — a black, long-sleeved,…

Not a good day for a couple blue bloods, especially Penn State.The No. 7 Nittany Lions went to the West Coast a week after their crushing home loss to Oregon and got beat again, this time by a woebegone UCLA in what to date is the upset of the year in college football.Penn State didn’t build up much equity with its light nonconference schedule, and the 42-37 loss to the Bruins could leave it on the outside looking in when The Associated Press Top 25 is released Sunday.No. 9 Texas’ 29-21 loss to Florida could knock the Longhorns out of…

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos made a rare public appearance at Italian Tech Week in Turin on Friday and used the opportunity to predict that millions of people will be living in space “in the next couple of decades,” the Financial Times reports. Speaking with John Elkann, a scion of Italy’s Agnelli dynasty, Bezos, who also founded rocket company Blue Origin, insisted people will be living in space “mostly because they want to” and that robots will handle the grunt work, while vast AI data centers float overhead. The pronouncement sounds a little like Bezos trying to one-up his space rival.…

It’s late at night, and you have been stewing all day about something your partner did to annoy you. The time to resolve it is now because, as everyone knows, you should never go to bed angry, right?Though it’s conventional wisdom, many relationship experts say sticking to such a rule is counterproductive. It may even harm the relationship.“It’s completely wrong,” said Samantha Whiten, a clinical psychologist in Maryland. “All it does is make sure that people are fighting when they’re tired.”Instead, couples can learn habits that help them get rest while boosting the relationship long term.No one wants to go…

MIAMI (AP) — Jonas Richards became homeless several years ago after losing his job as a truck driver. Despite suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes, seeing a doctor hasn’t been a major priority since then.“When you’re homeless, it’s not easy,” Richards said. “You find yourself hustling, trying to keep a little money in your pocket, trying to find something to eat.”But Richards recently had his first visit with doctors from Miami Street Medicine while sitting on a curb outside a homeless shelter.“You get everything done right here very fast,” Richards said. “It was a big help.”Miami Street Medicine is…

MIAMI (AP) — Jonas Richards became homeless several years ago after losing his job as a truck driver. Despite suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes, seeing a doctor hasn’t been a major priority since then.“When you’re homeless, it’s not easy,” Richards said. “You find yourself hustling, trying to keep a little money in your pocket, trying to find something to eat.”But Richards recently had his first visit with doctors from Miami Street Medicine while sitting on a curb outside a homeless shelter.“You get everything done right here very fast,” Richards said. “It was a big help.”Miami Street Medicine is…