ANAHEIM, Calif. — Oakland Athletics All-Star closer Mason Miller broke the pinky finger on his non-pitching hand when he pounded a table in frustration after he was reminded he had to do postgame lifting following Monday night’s game against Houston.
The 25-year-old right-hander, the hardest-throwing pitcher in the major leagues and the subject of trade speculation, was put on the 15-day injured list retroactive to Tuesday.
MLB.com reported Miller was injured putting his hand down awkwardly on the training table while getting ready to do an exercise, based on what it said was information from his representative. Read More...
Miriam González es presidenta de la Organización de Trabajadoras Sexuales (OTRASEX).
Yo no vendo mi cuerpo, yo presto un servicio.
Este servicio es el trabajo sexual. Lo practico desde que tengo 22 años, después de dejar al padre de mis tres hijos, de quien aguanté muchos golpes. Después de eso, trabajé por tres años y medio como empleada doméstica, pero el pago no era suficiente para mantener a mi familia. Read More...
PITTSBURGH — Two health-care juggernauts are locked in a battle for patients in western Pennsylvania that could foretell the future of American health care.
On one side is UPMC, a health system that built its brand on cutting-edge research and university-affiliated hospitals. On the other is Highmark Health, best known as one of the country’s biggest health insurers.
They could be mirror images of each other, flipped upside down. UPMC started out in the hospital business, then created its own health insurance plan and built a $20 billion-a-year enterprise. Read More...
