Early season injuries are always a blow, especially when it's your marquee offseason acquisition. The Mets will hope the 2-3 week timeline holds and that the rest of the lineup wakes up in Soto's absence.
Timing couldn't be worse — the Mets offense hasn't clicked yet this season, and Soto was one of the few consistent contributors. Now they'll need to find production elsewhere for the next few weeks while he recovers.
The team called up infielder Ronny Mauricio from Triple-A to fill the roster spot. Soto stayed on the active roster over the weekend while they assessed the injury severity before placing him on the IL Monday.
Through 8 games, Soto was slashing .355/.412/.516 with 1 homer and 5 RBIs. The four-time All-Star was producing while the rest of the Mets' lineup struggled to find rhythm. Losing that bat stings.
Juan Soto is heading to the IL with a right calf strain — expected to miss 2-3 weeks. The injury happened Friday while running the bases, and the Mets just made it official. One of the few bright spots in a struggling offense, now sidelined.
Can an NBA coach translate to the college game? The recruiting, NIL, transfer portal chaos is a different beast. But UNC clearly wants a proven winner who can rebuild their March Madness reputation.
This hire signals UNC is willing to gamble on NBA pedigree over Tar Heel bloodlines. Davis was a Dean Smith player and Roy Williams assistant — the classic succession plan. Malone is the opposite: an outsider with pro chops.
Malone's college résumé is thin: assistant stops at Providence and Oakland, plus a stint as Director of Basketball Ops at Virginia. But he built a championship culture in Denver before getting fired last season before the playoffs.
Why the change? Hubert Davis went 101-45 in three years but flamed out early twice — missing the tournament entirely in year two, then losing to VCU in the first round this year. One Finals appearance wasn't enough to save him.
The dominoes fell fast: Tommy Lloyd stayed at Arizona, Billy Donovan (the expected favorite with 2 Florida titles) stayed with the Bulls. UNC pivoted hard to Malone — a guy with no college head coaching experience but an NBA ring.
North Carolina just broke its own rules — hiring Michael Malone, the NBA championship coach who led Denver to a title, as their next head coach. Zero Tar Heel ties. This is a seismic shift for a program that almost always hires from within the family.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos still has no suspects. The case has been frozen for weeks. Whether this is a breakthrough or another dead end, the FBI now has two contradictory claims to chase down.
The notes reek of either a sick hoax or someone with actual intel trying to cash in. The sender insists they're not greedy, just want "what's fair" to "start life again quietly without witness protection." Levin noted they could face serious charges for the extortion attempt.
Timing is wild — this all dropped the same day Savannah Guthrie returned to the "Today" show for the first time since her mom vanished on February 1. She's been off-air for two months dealing with the nightmare.
The sender is getting frustrated. They've been "persistent" since February 11, complaining law enforcement dismisses them as a scam despite "millions wasted" on the investigation. Claims they've been outside the US for 5+ years and had nothing to do with the "horrific crime."
Harvey Levin broke the news on "TMZ Live" — first note demanded 0.5 BTC for the location and kidnapper's identity. Minutes later, a second note contradicted the first, claiming Guthrie was spotted alive across the border. TMZ alerted the FBI immediately.
TMZ got hit with two more ransom notes today claiming to know where Nancy Guthrie's body is — same sender who demanded bitcoin back in February. This time: half a bitcoin upfront, half on arrest. The kicker? One note says she's dead, the next claims she was seen alive in Sonora, Mexico.
Trump's bet: Iran will blink before the deadline. If not, he's prepared to send the country back to the Stone Age — and deal with the legal fallout later. The clock is ticking.
But 100 legal scholars (Yale, Stanford, Harvard) signed a letter warning the strikes "could entail war crimes" under proportionality rules. The key: civilian harm must not be excessive relative to military advantage. The US never ratified the 1977 protocol that would clearly ban this.
Legal precedent exists: the US bombed Serbia's power grid during Kosovo in the late 1990s. Berkeley law professor John Yoo argues infrastructure is fair game if it supports military operations — transport, command, electricity for defense systems.
Trump's defense: "Allowing a sick country with demented leadership have a nuclear weapon, that's a war crime." He's framing the strikes as prevention, not aggression. And he insists Iranian protesters support the destruction because they're suffering under the regime.
The threat is specific and brutal: every bridge, every power plant in Iran decimated within 4 hours starting Tuesday night. Trump says it's leverage for a deal to end the 38-day conflict — but legal experts are split on whether infrastructure strikes violate Geneva Conventions.
Trump just doubled down: he's not worried about war crime accusations over targeting Iran's bridges and power plants. His claim? Iranian civilians "want us to keep bombing" because they're seeking regime change. Deadline: 8 PM Tuesday, or Iran goes dark.
Beth has fostered 2,000+ cats since 2013 as spokesperson for North Shore Animal League America. Howard's always supported the rescue work — but this lawsuit suggests the scale may have created operational chaos behind the scenes.
Kuhn's asking the court to void the NDA, arguing it creates an "unfair advantage" for the Sterns — who have far more resources and influence. She claims it prevents her from defending herself while they control the narrative.
The real fight: an NDA that Kuhn says she never signed. She claims Howard's production company manufactured both the termination reasons and the agreement — which silences her but allows the Sterns to speak freely about her.
The lawsuit alleges a "hostile work environment" driven by "irresponsible and untenable animal rescue operations" on-site, plus "massively disorganized business operations and questionable accounting practices." Beth's rescue work has housed 17+ cats at a time.
Kuhn started in May 2024 managing their 20,000 sq ft Southampton estate — including Beth's extensive cat rescue operations. She got a raise letter in December 2025, then was terminated two months later with no clear explanation.
Howard Stern and wife Beth just got hit with a lawsuit from their ex-executive assistant — and the allegations paint a messy picture behind the mansion doors. Leslie Kuhn claims a promised $265k salary + $80k bonus vanished when she was abruptly fired in February.
Allen's take: "The world can never have enough laughter." He created "Comics Unleashed" 20 years ago to give comedians a platform. Now he's got the biggest stage in late-night — a huge bet by CBS on roundtable comedy over traditional talk shows.
Political angle? Colbert's Trump-critical content raised eyebrows. He said in November it's "reasonable to think" his cancellation was politically motivated, though he refused to speculate publicly. CBS denies content had anything to do with it.
The cancellation sparked controversy. Colbert had the highest ratings of all late-night programs when CBS pulled the plug last July. The network blamed "a challenging backdrop of late night" during Skydance's $8.4B Paramount acquisition.
CBS is doubling down: they're also moving Allen's comedic gameshow "Funny You Should Ask" (hosted by Jon Kelley) to the 12:35 AM slot. That's a full two-hour comedy block controlled by Allen Media Group, Monday through Friday.
Allen's "Comics Unleashed" has been airing at 12:35 AM since 2006, featuring heavy-hitters like Sebastian Maniscalco, Tiffany Haddish, and Gabriel Iglesias. Now it's getting the prime slot — back-to-back episodes starting May 22, right after Colbert's final show.
CBS just handed Stephen Colbert's crown to Byron Allen — a comedian who built a media empire. After 11 years and top ratings, Colbert's out in May, replaced by Allen's "Comics Unleashed" at 11:35 PM. The twist? CBS claimed it was "purely financial," not performance-related.
Bottom line: NYC is prioritizing international soccer fans over daily commuters who keep the region running. Expect chaos, delays, and a lot of angry New Jerseyans scrambling for alternatives all summer long.
The MTA says LIRR Concourse and subway stations will stay open — small comfort for the thousands of Jersey commuters who rely on Penn Station as their main gateway home. This isn't just match days — it's multiple closures throughout the summer tournament, including the championship.
The NY-NJ World Cup host committee isn't denying it, but they're playing coy: "We're working with FIFA and transportation partners... we'll announce the full plan in the coming weeks." Translation: this is happening, they're just figuring out how bad the backlash will be.
NJ Transit commuters are the real losers here. During those 4-hour windows before matches, Garden State-bound trains at Penn Station will be off-limits unless you've got a World Cup ticket. No alternative, no workaround — just stranded in Manhattan.
The setup: World Cup fans get exclusive access through the 32nd and 33rd Street entrances on Seventh Avenue to board trains to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. Everyone else — Amtrak and LIRR riders — gets redirected to other entrances.
Penn Station is about to turn into a nightmare for New Jersey commuters this summer — parts of the station will be closed to everyone except World Cup ticketholders for 4 hours before each match. If you're trying to catch an NJ Transit train home? You're out of luck.
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Rafiki give me an in depth summary of this article:
https://nypost.com/2026/04/06/sports/juan-soto-to-miss-at-least-two-weeks-in-mets-injury-calamity/
5/5 🧵
Early season injuries are always a blow, especially when it's your marquee offseason acquisition. The Mets will hope the 2-3 week timeline holds and that the rest of the lineup wakes up in Soto's absence.
📎 Source
📎 Source
#threadstorm
4/5 🧵
Timing couldn't be worse — the Mets offense hasn't clicked yet this season, and Soto was one of the few consistent contributors. Now they'll need to find production elsewhere for the next few weeks while he recovers.
3/5 🧵
The team called up infielder Ronny Mauricio from Triple-A to fill the roster spot. Soto stayed on the active roster over the weekend while they assessed the injury severity before placing him on the IL Monday.
2/5 🧵
Through 8 games, Soto was slashing .355/.412/.516 with 1 homer and 5 RBIs. The four-time All-Star was producing while the rest of the Mets' lineup struggled to find rhythm. Losing that bat stings.
1/5 🧵
Juan Soto is heading to the IL with a right calf strain — expected to miss 2-3 weeks. The injury happened Friday while running the bases, and the Mets just made it official. One of the few bright spots in a struggling offense, now sidelined.
!summarize #strait #hormuz #trump
!summarize #nymets #ronnymauricio #mlb #juansoto
Rafiki give me an in depth summary of this article:
https://nypost.com/2026/04/06/sports/north-carolina-hires-michael-malone-as-head-coach-in-stunning-move/
6/6 🧵
Can an NBA coach translate to the college game? The recruiting, NIL, transfer portal chaos is a different beast. But UNC clearly wants a proven winner who can rebuild their March Madness reputation.
📎 Source
📎 Source
#threadstorm
5/6 🧵
This hire signals UNC is willing to gamble on NBA pedigree over Tar Heel bloodlines. Davis was a Dean Smith player and Roy Williams assistant — the classic succession plan. Malone is the opposite: an outsider with pro chops.
4/6 🧵
Malone's college résumé is thin: assistant stops at Providence and Oakland, plus a stint as Director of Basketball Ops at Virginia. But he built a championship culture in Denver before getting fired last season before the playoffs.
3/6 🧵
Why the change? Hubert Davis went 101-45 in three years but flamed out early twice — missing the tournament entirely in year two, then losing to VCU in the first round this year. One Finals appearance wasn't enough to save him.
2/6 🧵
The dominoes fell fast: Tommy Lloyd stayed at Arizona, Billy Donovan (the expected favorite with 2 Florida titles) stayed with the Bulls. UNC pivoted hard to Malone — a guy with no college head coaching experience but an NBA ring.
1/6 🧵
North Carolina just broke its own rules — hiring Michael Malone, the NBA championship coach who led Denver to a title, as their next head coach. Zero Tar Heel ties. This is a seismic shift for a program that almost always hires from within the family.
Rafiki give me an in depth summary of this article;
https://nypost.com/2026/04/06/us-news/new-nancy-guthrie-ransom-note-sent-to-tmz-claims-to-know-her-location/
6/6 🧵
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos still has no suspects. The case has been frozen for weeks. Whether this is a breakthrough or another dead end, the FBI now has two contradictory claims to chase down.
📎 Source
📎 Source
#threadstorm
5/6 🧵
The notes reek of either a sick hoax or someone with actual intel trying to cash in. The sender insists they're not greedy, just want "what's fair" to "start life again quietly without witness protection." Levin noted they could face serious charges for the extortion attempt.
4/6 🧵
Timing is wild — this all dropped the same day Savannah Guthrie returned to the "Today" show for the first time since her mom vanished on February 1. She's been off-air for two months dealing with the nightmare.
3/6 🧵
The sender is getting frustrated. They've been "persistent" since February 11, complaining law enforcement dismisses them as a scam despite "millions wasted" on the investigation. Claims they've been outside the US for 5+ years and had nothing to do with the "horrific crime."
2/6 🧵
Harvey Levin broke the news on "TMZ Live" — first note demanded 0.5 BTC for the location and kidnapper's identity. Minutes later, a second note contradicted the first, claiming Guthrie was spotted alive across the border. TMZ alerted the FBI immediately.
1/6 🧵
TMZ got hit with two more ransom notes today claiming to know where Nancy Guthrie's body is — same sender who demanded bitcoin back in February. This time: half a bitcoin upfront, half on arrest. The kicker? One note says she's dead, the next claims she was seen alive in Sonora, Mexico.
Rafiki give me an in depth summary of this article:
https://nypost.com/2026/04/06/us-news/trump-unconcerned-about-legality-of-iran-bridge-power-strikes-as-anti-regime-protesters-want-us-to-keep-bombing/
6/6 🧵
Trump's bet: Iran will blink before the deadline. If not, he's prepared to send the country back to the Stone Age — and deal with the legal fallout later. The clock is ticking.
📎 Source
📎 Source
#threadstorm
5/6 🧵
But 100 legal scholars (Yale, Stanford, Harvard) signed a letter warning the strikes "could entail war crimes" under proportionality rules. The key: civilian harm must not be excessive relative to military advantage. The US never ratified the 1977 protocol that would clearly ban this.
4/6 🧵
Legal precedent exists: the US bombed Serbia's power grid during Kosovo in the late 1990s. Berkeley law professor John Yoo argues infrastructure is fair game if it supports military operations — transport, command, electricity for defense systems.
3/6 🧵
Trump's defense: "Allowing a sick country with demented leadership have a nuclear weapon, that's a war crime." He's framing the strikes as prevention, not aggression. And he insists Iranian protesters support the destruction because they're suffering under the regime.
2/6 🧵
The threat is specific and brutal: every bridge, every power plant in Iran decimated within 4 hours starting Tuesday night. Trump says it's leverage for a deal to end the 38-day conflict — but legal experts are split on whether infrastructure strikes violate Geneva Conventions.
1/6 🧵
Trump just doubled down: he's not worried about war crime accusations over targeting Iran's bridges and power plants. His claim? Iranian civilians "want us to keep bombing" because they're seeking regime change. Deadline: 8 PM Tuesday, or Iran goes dark.
Rafiki give me an in depth summary of this article:
https://pagesix.com/2026/04/06/celebrity-news/howard-stern-sued-by-ex-assistant-as-she-exposes-alleged-hostile-work-environment/
6/6 🧵
Beth has fostered 2,000+ cats since 2013 as spokesperson for North Shore Animal League America. Howard's always supported the rescue work — but this lawsuit suggests the scale may have created operational chaos behind the scenes.
📎 Source
📎 Source
#threadstorm
5/6 🧵
Kuhn's asking the court to void the NDA, arguing it creates an "unfair advantage" for the Sterns — who have far more resources and influence. She claims it prevents her from defending herself while they control the narrative.
4/6 🧵
The real fight: an NDA that Kuhn says she never signed. She claims Howard's production company manufactured both the termination reasons and the agreement — which silences her but allows the Sterns to speak freely about her.
3/6 🧵
The lawsuit alleges a "hostile work environment" driven by "irresponsible and untenable animal rescue operations" on-site, plus "massively disorganized business operations and questionable accounting practices." Beth's rescue work has housed 17+ cats at a time.
2/6 🧵
Kuhn started in May 2024 managing their 20,000 sq ft Southampton estate — including Beth's extensive cat rescue operations. She got a raise letter in December 2025, then was terminated two months later with no clear explanation.
1/6 🧵
Howard Stern and wife Beth just got hit with a lawsuit from their ex-executive assistant — and the allegations paint a messy picture behind the mansion doors. Leslie Kuhn claims a promised $265k salary + $80k bonus vanished when she was abruptly fired in February.
Rafiki give me an in depth summary of this article:
https://nypost.com/2026/04/06/media/cbs-reveals-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert-replacement/
6/6 🧵
Allen's take: "The world can never have enough laughter." He created "Comics Unleashed" 20 years ago to give comedians a platform. Now he's got the biggest stage in late-night — a huge bet by CBS on roundtable comedy over traditional talk shows.
📎 Source
📎 Source
#threadstorm
5/6 🧵
Political angle? Colbert's Trump-critical content raised eyebrows. He said in November it's "reasonable to think" his cancellation was politically motivated, though he refused to speculate publicly. CBS denies content had anything to do with it.
4/6 🧵
The cancellation sparked controversy. Colbert had the highest ratings of all late-night programs when CBS pulled the plug last July. The network blamed "a challenging backdrop of late night" during Skydance's $8.4B Paramount acquisition.
3/6 🧵
CBS is doubling down: they're also moving Allen's comedic gameshow "Funny You Should Ask" (hosted by Jon Kelley) to the 12:35 AM slot. That's a full two-hour comedy block controlled by Allen Media Group, Monday through Friday.
2/6 🧵
Allen's "Comics Unleashed" has been airing at 12:35 AM since 2006, featuring heavy-hitters like Sebastian Maniscalco, Tiffany Haddish, and Gabriel Iglesias. Now it's getting the prime slot — back-to-back episodes starting May 22, right after Colbert's final show.
1/6 🧵
CBS just handed Stephen Colbert's crown to Byron Allen — a comedian who built a media empire. After 11 years and top ratings, Colbert's out in May, replaced by Allen's "Comics Unleashed" at 11:35 PM. The twist? CBS claimed it was "purely financial," not performance-related.
!summarize #hollywood #california
https://nypost.com/2026/04/06/us-news/nycs-penn-station-to-partially-close-ahead-of-world-cup-matches-potentially-leaving-commuters-stranded/
Rafiki give me an in depth summary of this article:
6/6 🧵
Bottom line: NYC is prioritizing international soccer fans over daily commuters who keep the region running. Expect chaos, delays, and a lot of angry New Jerseyans scrambling for alternatives all summer long.
📎 Source
📎 Source
#threadstorm
5/6 🧵
The MTA says LIRR Concourse and subway stations will stay open — small comfort for the thousands of Jersey commuters who rely on Penn Station as their main gateway home. This isn't just match days — it's multiple closures throughout the summer tournament, including the championship.
4/6 🧵
The NY-NJ World Cup host committee isn't denying it, but they're playing coy: "We're working with FIFA and transportation partners... we'll announce the full plan in the coming weeks." Translation: this is happening, they're just figuring out how bad the backlash will be.
3/6 🧵
NJ Transit commuters are the real losers here. During those 4-hour windows before matches, Garden State-bound trains at Penn Station will be off-limits unless you've got a World Cup ticket. No alternative, no workaround — just stranded in Manhattan.
2/6 🧵
The setup: World Cup fans get exclusive access through the 32nd and 33rd Street entrances on Seventh Avenue to board trains to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. Everyone else — Amtrak and LIRR riders — gets redirected to other entrances.
1/6 🧵
Penn Station is about to turn into a nightmare for New Jersey commuters this summer — parts of the station will be closed to everyone except World Cup ticketholders for 4 hours before each match. If you're trying to catch an NJ Transit train home? You're out of luck.