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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler plans to use his position to speak out against racial injustice and provide a voice for those who aren’t heard. Kapler and several of his players knelt during the national anthem before their 6-2 exhibition victory against the Oakland Athletics. Kapler shared his plans when he addressed the team earlier Monday, and he said everyone would be supported by the Giants no matter what they decided to do. ”I wanted them to know that I… Source link

Baseball didn’t need to wait until opening day to see whether any players would take a knee during the national anthem. Gabe Kapler, the new manager of the San Francisco Giants, and four players took a knee Monday night before the team’s preseason game against the Oakland Athletics. Mike Yastrzemski, Austin Slater, Jaylin Davis and Antoan Richardson were the Giants players who took a knee. Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford put his hands on the shoulders of Davis and Richardson. Here’s… Source link

The JobKeeper subsidy has been extended until March, but will operate at a reduced rate, the prime minister revealed on Tuesday. Businesses receiving the payment will now be subject to a new turnover test, and a different rate will be applied for part-time and casual employees. “JobKeeper is doing its job and will continue to do its job through the decisions we’re announcing today,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday. “Already just over $30 billion has been provided… Source link

Stock futures opened little changed Monday evening as investors waited for more earnings results and Covid-19 vaccine development updates to roll in. Earlier Monday, the three major indices closed out the session higher. The Nasdaq Composite posted a 2.5% advance to far outperform the S&P 500 and Dow, with a broad tech rally returning after last week’s pause. Still, the S&P 500’s 0.8% advance on Monday pushed it into positive territory for the year to date and its highest level since… Source link

With NBA play scheduled to resume on July 30, the league announced on Monday that its latest round of testing produced zero positive COVID-19 cases. The results are based on testing of 346 players within the Disney World bubble since results were last announced on July 13. Those tests produced two positive cases out of 322 players tested since July 7. The players who tested positive in the initial round of bubble testing were in quarantine and left the bubble to self-isolate, according to the… Source link

Tesla (TSLA) shares will be a must-watch stock when the electric vehicle maker reports its quarterly results this Wednesday after the market close. Analysts have been playing catch-up as the stock has blown past price targets on the heels of better than expected vehicle deliveries, and speculation of inclusion in the S&P 500 (^GSPC) if it reports a profit for its latest quarter. Meanwhile, Oppenheimer analyst Colin Rusch maintains a $968 price target on the EV maker. Tesla shares closed Monday… Source link

Tobias Harris didn’t say many words during his availability Monday from Disney World, but he still spoke volumes. The first question Harris was asked was regarding a report that Rockets guard Russell Westbrook was collaborating with the NBPA to make T-shirts with messages revolving around social justice and racial equality. Instead of expanding on the question, Harris used his time with the media to amplify a different message. “Nothing against the T-shirts, but we want to make sure that… Source link

Verizon Media has launched an online grocery service that enables Yahoo Mail users to make Walmart purchases directly from their inbox. Called “Groceries from Walmart,” the service marks the first time that an email provider allows users to fill a shopping cart straight from their email inbox, Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Verizon Media said Monday. Verizon acquired Yahoo in a $4.5 billion deal that closed in June 2017. Related: Is the new online… Source link

In the face of opposition from the mayor, the governor and the city’s leading newspaper, the Trump administration on Monday said it would keep using unidentified federal law enforcement officers to round up “anarchists” in Portland, Ore., and suggested it would expand the practice to other U.S. cities — ones with Democratic mayors.  “We’re going to have more federal law enforcement, that I can tell you,” President Trump said in the White House. “In Portland they’ve done a… Source link