DENVER (AP) — Brice Christianson went to sporting events as a child and realized how inaccessible that world was for his deaf father. On Wednesday night, he stood 10 feet from NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman translating English into American Sign Language for the annual state of the league address at the Stanley Cup Final. Christianson was shown picture-in-picture on NHL Network interpreting Bettman and Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly’s remarks. Sign language interpreters have been present for… Source link

Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX – Get Rating) and DigitalOcean (NASDAQ:DOCN – Get Rating) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings. Profitability This table compares Yandex and DigitalOcean’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets. Net… Source link

Phil Mickelson may have lost his PGA Tour privileges, his sponsorships, the respect of his peers and the support of the golf media … but he’ll always have the gallery. Playing in his first stateside event since making the comments about the Saudi government that sent him into golf exile, Mickelson enjoyed the cheers of the Boston gallery at The Country Club, giving thumbs-up all week long. On Thursday, his 52nd birthday, Mickelson stepped to the first tee amid a raucous reception from a… Source link

Britney Spears’s Instagram page disappeared Thursday. (Photo: J. Merritt/Getty Images for GLAAD) Britney Spears‘s Instagram account has disappeared. As of Thursday afternoon, it read, “Sorry, this page isn’t available. The link you followed may be broken, or the page may have been removed.” Yahoo Entertainment has reached out to Spears and to Instagram’s parent company, Meta, to find out what prompted the change in status. Her accounts on other social media platforms, such as Twitter, Facebook… Source link

Elon Musk attends the 2022 Costume Institute Benefit celebrating In America: An Anthology of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022 in New York City.Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Elon Musk has taken a strong stance on office work, requiring it from his Tesla employees. Musk might soon own Twitter and had a town hall with employees Thursday. Pushing back on the company’s current hybrid structure, he said people should be in the office. Elon Musk prefers employees in… Source link

Any modern smartwatch worth its salt comes with swappable straps. So it’s no surprise that Google is reportedly working on a number of strap options for its forthcoming Pixel Watch. According to 9to5Google, the company is making at least seven straps — including the one showcased during the I/O keynote — for when the smartwatch launches this fall. So far, 9to5Google is reporting that Google’s working on a Milanese-style mesh band, two types of leather bands, a link bracelet, a… Source link

MetLife Stadium was one of the venues selected by FIFA to host 2026 World Cup matches. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) NEW YORK — Kansas City and Boston are among the North American cities that will stage 2026 men’s World Cup matches — but Washington D.C. and Baltimore are not. FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, revealed the tournament’s hosts on Thursday here in Manhattan. It selected three Mexican cities, two Canadian ones, and 11 in the United States — New York/East Rutherford,… Source link

Blake Lemoine poses for a portrait in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Martin Klimek/ for The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Martin… Source link

Burdened by almost $90,000 in federal and private student debt, Alphi Coleman says the loan freeze has afforded her time to unplug and invest in herself. “I’m always going to be able to make money; I’m not always going to be able to make more time,” she says. “I am able to create experiences and create space and time for the people that I love.” A report from the Federal Reserve last month showed almost 60% of student borrowers made zero payments on their federal loans between August… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. Thursday will be fairly quiet with only nine games across baseball. Four games have early start times, including a matchup between the Padres and Cubs in which Joe Musgrove will take the mound for San Diego. Another ace is scheduled to appear with Kevin Gausman lined up to start versus the Orioles. The night portion brings the culmination of a noteworthy series between the Yankees and Rays. We don’t have a ton of options to… Source link