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Tue May 23 2023

Can you hit a homer blindfolded? These NJ beep baseball players can

Marvin Morgan of Newark, a player for the NJ Titans of the National Beep Baseball Association, a baseball league for players who are blind makes a play by locating and controlling a “beeping” baseball. It was part of Adaptive Sports Day at Rutgers University giving students a chance to learn how sports can be played to include those with disabilities. The program took place at the Rutgers/Douglass Recreation Center in New Brunswick, NJ on October 21, 2022.

The New Jersey Titans beep baseball team for players who are visually impaired and blind will compete at the sport's World Series this summer.

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Visitors walk along the Gorge Trail and pass underneath the iconic Rainbow Falls at Watkins Glen State Park in Watkins Glen. The falls is one of two that visitors can walk underneath.

Love hiking? See the top 6 spots in New York with the best trails

Gorp (Great Outdoor Recreation Pages) recently ranked the best trails in New York so you don't have to.

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks at Westchester Community College in Valhalla, N.Y. May 10, 2023. Hochul, along with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, spoke before President Joe Biden spoke. Biden urged the U.S. Congress to agree to raise the debt limit to avoid the nation defaulting on its debts.

NYC universities can shelter migrants, congressmen say. Hochul agrees

In a letter Monday, congressmen Jamaal Bowman and Dan Goldman said universities in New York City should shelter migrants this summer in empty dorms.

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Carmelo Anthony retires from NBA, after 19-year career, NCAA title, 3 Olympic gold medals

Carmelo Anthony, the star forward who led Syracuse to an NCAA championship in his lone college season and went on to spend 19 years in the NBA, announced his retirement on Monday

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Texas State Park police officer Thomas Bigham walks across the cracked lake bed of O.C. Fisher Lake in San Angelo, Texas, in August 2011. A new study suggests that the double-whammy of heat and drought is growing more frequent due to climate change.

Earth's temperature likely to soar amid global warming and El Niño, UN warns

Thanks to a combination of human-caused global warming and El Niño, global temperatures are expected to soar to record levels within five years.

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