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Toronto Blue Jays vs. Philadelphia Phillies odds, tips and betting trends
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Philadelphia Phillies odds, tips and betting trends | June 4 A series opener between the Toronto Blue Jays (31-28) and Philadelphia Phillies (36-23) is on deck Wednesday at 7:07 p.m. ET, at Rogers Centre. Oddsmakers project the Blue Jays as a tight favorite (-112 moneyline odds to win) against the Phillies (-107). The Blue Jays will start Jose Berrios (2-2) versus the Phillies and Mick Abel. Prepare for the Blue Jays vs. Phillies with what you need to know about Wednesday's baseball action, including viewing options. Toronto Blue Jays vs. Philadelphia Phillies odds, line and spread MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 9:17 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Favorite: Blue Jays (-112, bet $112 to win $100) Blue Jays (-112, bet $112 to win $100) Underdog: Phillies (-107, bet $107 to win $100) Phillies (-107, bet $107 to win $100) Over/under: 9 Blue Jays vs. Phillies: Game time and live stream info Game day: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Game time: 7:07 p.m. ET 7:07 p.m. ET Location: Toronto, Ontario Toronto, Ontario Stadium: Rogers Centre Rogers Centre TV channel: SNET and NBCS-PH SNET and NBCS-PH Live stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply) Watch Blue Jays vs. Phillies on Fubo! Blue Jays stats and trends Blue Jays betting records This season, the Blue Jays have won 13 out of the 23 games, or 56.5%, in which they've been favored. Toronto has a record of 13-9 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -112 on the moneyline. The moneyline for this contest implies a 52.8% chance of a victory for the Blue Jays. Toronto and its opponents have hit the over in 29 of its 58 games with a total this season. The Blue Jays are 36-22-0 ATS in their 58 games with a spread this season. José Berrios (Blue Jays probable starter) The Blue Jays will send Berrios (2-2) to the mound to make his 13th start of the season. He is 2-2 with a 3.86 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 70 2/3 innings pitched. In his last appearance on Thursday against the Athletics, the righty tossed six scoreless innings while surrendering two hits. The 31-year-old has an ERA of 3.86, with 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in 12 games this season. Opponents are hitting .242 against him. Berrios is aiming to notch his fourth quality start in a row in this matchup. Berrios will try to continue a 13-game streak of going five or more innings (he's averaging 5.8 frames per appearance). In two of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run. He will take the mound against a Phillies offense that ranks sixth in MLB with 517 total hits (on a .256 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .405 (ninth in MLB) with 63 total home runs (11th in MLB). The 31-year-old ranks 55th in ERA (3.86), 60th in WHIP (1.300), and 35th in K/9 (8.4) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season. Blue Jays batting stats The Blue Jays have hit 58 homers this season, which ranks 20th in the league. Fueled by 162 extra-base hits, Toronto ranks 13th in MLB with a .395 slugging percentage this season. The Blue Jays' .254 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking seventh in MLB. Toronto ranks 16th in the majors with 248 total runs scored this season. The Blue Jays have an on-base percentage of .328 this season, which ranks sixth in the league. Toronto has shown patience at the plate this season with the second-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.0) among MLB offenses. Phillies stats and trends Phillies betting records The Phillies have won in five of the 10 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year. This season, Philadelphia has come away with a win four times in nine chances when named as an underdog of at least -107 or worse on the moneyline. Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Phillies have a 51.7% chance of pulling out a win. Contests with Philadelphia has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 26 of 59 chances this season. The Phillies are 30-29-0 against the spread in their 59 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season. Mick Abel (Phillies probable starter) Abel takes the mound for his first start of the season for the Phillies. The righty is pitching in his MLB debut. He's 23 years old. The Blue Jays have scored 248 total runs this season, making them MLB's 16th-ranked scoring offense on the season so far. As a team they have a .254 batting average while hitting 58 home runs (20th in the league). Phillies batting stats The Phillies rank 11th in MLB action with 63 home runs. They average 1.1 per game. This season, Philadelphia ranks ninth in the majors, slugging .405. The Phillies have the fifth-best batting average in the majors (.256). Philadelphia scores the seventh-most runs in baseball (281 total, 4.8 per game). The Phillies' .333 on-base percentage is fourth-best in baseball. Watch the MLB on Fubo!
USA Today
29-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Athletics odds, tips and betting trends
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Athletics odds, tips and betting trends | May 29 On Thursday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the Toronto Blue Jays (26-28) hosting the Athletics (23-33) at 7:07 p.m. ET. The favored Blue Jays (-141 moneyline odds to win) play at home against the Athletics (+119). The Blue Jays will start Jose Berrios (1-2) against the Athletics and Jeffrey Springs (5-3). The Blue Jays' matchup Tuesday versus the Rangers finished in a 2-0 loss. George Springer went 1 for 2 with a double in the defeat, while Chad Green threw one inning, giving up one earned run on two hits while striking out one en route to taking the loss. The Athletics suffered a 5-3 loss to the Astros yesterday. Jacob Wilson (2 for 3 with a double, a home run and two RBIs) led the way offensively, while Justin Sterner got the loss on the mound after going 2/3 of an inning, giving up three earned runs on four hits. Get ready for the Blue Jays vs. Athletics with everything you need to know ahead of Thursday's baseball action, including viewing options. Toronto Blue Jays vs. Athletics odds, line and spread MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 9:17 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Favorite: Blue Jays (-141, bet $141 to win $100) Blue Jays (-141, bet $141 to win $100) Underdog: Athletics (+119, bet $100 to win $119) Athletics (+119, bet $100 to win $119) Over/under: 8.5 Blue Jays vs. Athletics: Game time and live stream info Game day: Thursday, May 29, 2025 Thursday, May 29, 2025 Game time: 7:07 p.m. ET 7:07 p.m. ET Location: Toronto, Ontario Toronto, Ontario Stadium: Rogers Centre Rogers Centre TV channel: MLB Network, SN1, and NBCS-CA MLB Network, SN1, and NBCS-CA Live stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply) Watch Blue Jays vs. Athletics on Fubo! Blue Jays stats and trends Blue Jays betting records The Blue Jays have won nine, or 47.4%, of the 19 games they've played as favorites this season. This season, the Blue Jays have won five of their seven games when favored by at least -141 on the moneyline. Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Blue Jays have a 58.5% chance to win. The Blue Jays and their opponents have hit the over in 25 of their 53 games with a total this season. The Blue Jays are 32-21-0 against the spread this season. José Berrios (Blue Jays probable starter) Berrios (1-2) takes the mound for the Blue Jays in his 12th start of the season. He's put together a 4.22 ERA in 64 2/3 innings pitched, with 56 strikeouts. The right-hander last appeared on Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when he went six innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up three hits. In 11 games this season, the 31-year-old has put up a 4.22 ERA and 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .253 to opposing batters. Berrios is aiming for his third quality start in a row. Berrios will look to last five or more innings for his 12th straight start. He's averaging 5.8 innings per outing. In one of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run. The opposing Athletics offense has a collective .255 batting average, and is fourth in the league with 490 total hits and 14th in MLB play with 235 runs scored. It has the sixth-ranked slugging percentage (.417) and ranks eighth in home runs (69) in all of MLB. Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 31-year-old's 4.22 ERA ranks 68th, 1.359 WHIP ranks 71st, and 7.9 K/9 ranks 42nd. Blue Jays batting stats The Blue Jays rank 26th in Major League Baseball with just 46 home runs as a team. Hitters for the Blue Jays combine for a team rank 24th of in the majors with a .372 team slugging percentage. The Blue Jays have a team batting average of .244 this season, which ranks 18th among MLB teams. The Blue Jays have scored 207 runs (3.8 per game) this season, which ranks 25th in MLB. The Blue Jays have an on-base percentage of .318 this season, which ranks 15th in the league. The Blue Jays rank second in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.2 whiffs per contest. Athletics stats and trends Athletics betting records The Athletics have been underdogs in 38 games this season and have come away with the win 14 times (36.8%) in those contests. This season, the Athletics have come away with a win five times in 23 chances when named as an underdog of at least +119 or worse on the moneyline. The Athletics have an implied victory probability of 45.7% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup. The Athletics and their opponents have hit the over in 29 of their 56 games with a total this season. The Athletics have posted a record of 26-30-0 against the spread this season. Jeffrey Springs (Athletics probable starter) Springs (5-3) takes the mound first for the Athletics in his 12th start of the season. He has a 3.97 ERA in 59 2/3 innings pitched, with 47 strikeouts. The left-hander last appeared on Sunday against the Philadelphia Phillies, when he went six innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up four hits. The 32-year-old has put up a 3.97 ERA and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings during 11 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .220 to his opponents. Springs is looking to continue a third-game quality start streak in this game. Springs is seeking his seventh straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.4 innings per start. In two of his 11 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run. He will face off against a Blue Jays squad that is hitting .244 as a unit (18th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .372 (24th in the league) with 46 total home runs (26th in MLB play). This season, the 32-year-old ranks 64th in ERA (3.97), 44th in WHIP (1.220), and 54th in K/9 (7.2) among pitchers who qualify. Athletics batting stats The Athletics are eighth in baseball with 69 total home runs. So far this year, the Athletics are sixth in baseball with a .417 slugging percentage. The Athletics are sixth in MLB with a .255 batting average. The Athletics score the 14th-most runs in baseball (235 total, 4.2 per game). The Athletics' .319 on-base percentage is 13th in the majors. Watch the MLB on Fubo!
Miami Herald
22-05-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Trump legislative agenda bill: Medicaid cuts and tax breaks
May 21 (UPI) -- Congress is pressing to pass President Donald Trump's legislative agenda bill ahead of Memorial Day, though some Republicans have objected to portions of it. The budget reconciliation bill, called the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," is 1,116 pages of legislation to fund Trump's broad agenda. Included is more than $150 billion in additional funding for defense, an extension of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, an increase in the maximum deduction individuals can take in state and local taxes and limitations on Medicaid eligibility. A nonpartisan analysis of the bill by the Congressional Budget Office estimated that it will add nearly $4 trillion to the national debt. "It's very important for people to understand why we're being so aggressive on the timetable and why this really is so important," House Speaker Mike Johnsonsaid Sunday. "This is the vehicle through which we will deliver on the mandate the American people gave us during the last election. You're going to have historic savings for the American people, historic tax relief for American workers, historic investments in border security." Medicaid eligibility Changes to Medicaid funding and eligibility are the most contentious issues Congress is mulling. Changes include an estimated $792 billion in cuts in the next 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. It would be the largest cut to the program in its 60-year history. Alex Berrios, co-founder of Mi Vecino, a Latino community advocacy and outreach organization based in Florida, told UPI his organization urged former President Joe Biden's administration that more Medicaid funding was needed. Berrios met with that administration monthly to discuss the impact of the president's policies on the Latino community. "The services provided to the most vulnerable community members, the elderly that need medical assistance, they're not being provided in a way that's accessible to people," Berrios said. "When we're cutting costs and cutting prescription drug prices, but we're not hiring people with language skills or enough staff to handle the volume of calls, those are barriers of access for people not getting the care they need." Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, has argued that previous versions of the bill did not go far enough in Medicaid reform. After voting "present" on the bill during a House Budget Committee meeting Sunday, he posted on X that changes must be made for it to pass. "The bill does not yet meet the moment leaving almost half of the green new scam subsidies continuing," Roy posted. "More, it fails to end the Medicaid money laundering scam and perverse funding structure that provides seven times more federal dollars for each dollar of state spending for the able-bodied relative to the vulnerable." More than 71 million people were enrolled in Medicaid and 7.2 million in Children's Health Insurance Program Managed Care Access program, or CHIP, as of December, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan research and policy institute, estimated that more than 15 million people would lose healthcare coverage and become uninsured due to the Medicaid cuts proposed. The bill proposes measures for work requirements to qualify for coverage. Adults between ages 19 and 64 who do not have children would be required to work at least 80 hours per month. A combination of community involvement and enrollment in an educational program at least half-time also can apply to these requirements. Originally work requirements were to be enacted on Jan. 1, 2029. Late Wednesday, the date was pushed up to Dec. 31, 2026. Recipients of benefits would be required to submit to eligibility screenings more frequently. Rather than the 12 months that they are typically allowed, they would be subject to screening every six months. Similar work requirements would apply to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits. A moratorium would be set on the secretary of Health and Human Services enacting the final rule on CHIP published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid through Jan. 1, 2035. The final rule is meant to increase access to health services with increased standards of timely care, increased workforce and limits on wait times. A federal ban on Medicaid and CHIP recipients receiving funding for gender transition procedures for minors is among added restrictions. Exceptions include puberty suppression or blocking drugs for the purpose of normalizing puberty when deemed medically necessary or a "verifiable disorder of sex development." The child tax credit will again increase temporarily, this time to $2,500 per child. A Social Security number is required to qualify. Tax breaks The Joint Committee on Taxation estimated that the proposed tax cuts in the budget reconciliation bill will add as much as $5 trillion to the nation's debt in the next 10 years by decreasing federal tax revenues. The largest contributor to this plan is an extension of the tax cuts enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which went into effect in 2018. In total, taxes across the board would decrease by $568.7 billion, or 11%, starting in fiscal year 2027. However, taxes on people who make $15,000 or less, the lowest income category, would increase by 18.7%, generating an additional $1 billion over the current law. Taxpayers who make $200,000-$500,000 would contribute $169.5 billion less than they do currently, while people who earn $1 million or more would contribute $96 billion less than at their current rate of taxation. The tax cuts, as proposed, are to be extended permanently, meaning they require congressional action to overturn. Among Trump's new tax policies are the plans to eliminate taxes on tips and overtime. Unlike the extension of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act cuts, these reductions are to expire in 2028. Qualifying tips are "any cash tip received by an individual in an occupation that traditionally and customarily received tips on or before December 2024." This does not apply to payments made that are not specified for a service trade or business. A Social Security number is required to make deductions based on tips. Where does the quote end here? Up to $10,000 in car loan interest is another new potential tax deduction. People with an adjusted gross income of less than $100,000 or married couples under $200,000 fit the eligibility requirements for this proposal, but only if the vehicle is assembled in the United States. Defense spending The budget reconciliation bill includes about $150 billion in new defense spending, increasing the total budget for the Department of Defense to more than $1 trillion. It is more than a 20% increase over U.S. military spending in Trump's last year of his first term and surpasses the already record spending under former President Joe Biden for a single year. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, it has $2.23 trillion in budgetary resources available in fiscal year 2025. It has about $782 billion in total obligations or funds it plans to spend in the fiscal year -- about 35% of its total resources. The bill proposes billions in new funding for an array of defense equipment and facilities and development and acquisition of missiles and nuclear weapon capabilities across its military's branches. New defense spending is directed toward border security, including $5 billion for border operations and deployment of military personnel. Funding will also go toward counter-narcotics operations. An additional $46.5 billion is proposed for expenses related to constructing and installing border barriers, access roads, cameras, sensors and other technology meant to detect immigrant crossings. In the bill, the Trump administration outlines its minimum goals for hiring additional U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents through 2029. In fiscal year 2025, it calls for a minimum of 2,500 new hires. Each year after through 2029 sets the minimum new hires at 1,875. If the funding is passed as proposed, the Department of Defense would dedicate new funding toward naval capabilities. This includes $4.6 billion for a second Virginia-class submarine -- a nuclear-powered attack submarine -- in fiscal year 2027. About $5.4 billion would go toward two more guided missile destroyer ships. Several investments are earmarked for unmanned vessels, including $3.3 billion to expand production on small and medium unmanned surface vessels. Another $1.3 billion would expand production of unmanned underwater vehicles. Air defense and space operations are also in line for new funding. The bill proposes $7.2 billion for the development, procurement and integration of military space-based sensors. These are used to scan Earth for strategic global missile warnings. It also seeks to accelerate the development of U.S. hypersonic defense systems with an additional $2.2 billion in funding. In 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin disclosed that Russia launched an experimental hypersonic missile at a Ukrainian aerospace plant. It was Russia's first use of a nuclear-capable weapon in the war. Trump aims to invest in the United States' presence in the Indo-Pacific with $1.1 billion in infrastructure within the area of its Indo-Pacific command and $1 billion for an offensive cyber operation. Copyright 2025 UPI News Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump legislative agenda bill: Medicaid cuts and tax breaks
May 21 (UPI) -- Congress is pressing to pass President Donald Trump's legislative agenda bill ahead of Memorial Day, though some Republicans have objected to portions of it. The budget reconciliation bill, called the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," is 1,116 pages of legislation to fund Trump's broad agenda. Included is more than $150 billion in additional funding for defense, an extension of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, an increase in the maximum deduction individuals can take in state and local taxes and limitations on Medicaid eligibility. A nonpartisan analysis of the bill by the Congressional Budget Office estimated that it will add nearly $4 trillion to the national debt. "It's very important for people to understand why we're being so aggressive on the timetable and why this really is so important," House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday. "This is the vehicle through which we will deliver on the mandate the American people gave us during the last election. You're going to have historic savings for the American people, historic tax relief for American workers, historic investments in border security." Medicaid eligibility Changes to Medicaid funding and eligibility are the most contentious issues Congress is mulling. Changes include an estimated $792 billion in cuts in the next 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. It would be the largest cut to the program in its 60-year history. Alex Berrios, co-founder of Mi Vecino, a Latino community advocacy and outreach organization based in Florida, told UPI his organization urged former President Joe Biden's administration that more Medicaid funding was needed. Berrios met with that administration monthly to discuss the impact of the president's policies on the Latino community. "The services provided to the most vulnerable community members, the elderly that need medical assistance, they're not being provided in a way that's accessible to people," Berrios said. "When we're cutting costs and cutting prescription drug prices, but we're not hiring people with language skills or enough staff to handle the volume of calls, those are barriers of access for people not getting the care they need." Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, has argued that previous versions of the bill did not go far enough in Medicaid reform. After voting "present" on the bill during a House Budget Committee meeting Sunday, he posted on X that changes must be made for it to pass. "The bill does not yet meet the moment leaving almost half of the green new scam subsidies continuing," Roy posted. "More, it fails to end the Medicaid money laundering scam and perverse funding structure that provides seven times more federal dollars for each dollar of state spending for the able-bodied relative to the vulnerable." More than 71 million people were enrolled in Medicaid and 7.2 million in Children's Health Insurance Program Managed Care Access program, or CHIP, as of December, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan research and policy institute, estimated that more than 15 million people would lose healthcare coverage and become uninsured due to the Medicaid cuts proposed. The bill proposes measures for work requirements to qualify for coverage. Adults between ages 19 and 64 who do not have children would be required to work at least 80 hours per month. A combination of community involvement and enrollment in an educational program at least half-time also can apply to these requirements. Recipients of benefits would be required to submit to eligibility screenings more frequently. Rather than the 12 months that they are typically allowed, they would be subject to screening every six months. Similar work requirements would apply to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits. A moratorium would be set on the secretary of Health and Human Services enacting the final rule on CHIP published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid through Jan. 1, 2035. The final rule is meant to increase access to health services with increased standards of timely care, increased workforce and limits on wait times. A federal ban on Medicaid and CHIP recipients receiving funding for gender transition procedures for minors is among added restrictions. Exceptions include puberty suppression or blocking drugs for the purpose of normalizing puberty when deemed medically necessary or a "verifiable disorder of sex development." The child tax credit will again increase temporarily, this time to $2,500 per child. A Social Security number is required to qualify. Tax breaks The Joint Committee on Taxation estimated that the proposed tax cuts in the budget reconciliation bill will add as much as $5 trillion to the nation's debt in the next 10 years by decreasing federal tax revenues. The largest contributor to this plan is an extension of the tax cuts enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which went into effect in 2018. In total, taxes across the board would decrease by $568.7 billion, or 11%, starting in fiscal year 2027. However, taxes on people who make $15,000 or less, the lowest income category, would increase by 18.7%, generating an additional $1 billion over the current law. Taxpayers who make $200,000-$500,000 would contribute $169.5 billion less than they do currently, while people who earn $1 million or more would contribute $96 billion less than at their current rate of taxation. The tax cuts, as proposed, are to be extended permanently, meaning they require congressional action to overturn. Among Trump's new tax policies are the plans to eliminate taxes on tips and overtime. Unlike the extension of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act cuts, these reductions are to expire in 2028. Qualifying tips are "any cash tip received by an individual in an occupation that traditionally and customarily received tips on or before December 2024." This does not apply to payments made that are not specified for a service trade or business. A Social Security number is required to make deductions based on tips. Where does the quote end here? Up to $10,000 in car loan interest is another new potential tax deduction. People with an adjusted gross income of less than $100,000 or married couples under $200,000 fit the eligibility requirements for this proposal, but only if the vehicle is assembled in the United States. Defense spending The budget reconciliation bill includes about $150 billion in new defense spending, increasing the total budget for the Department of Defense to more than $1 trillion. It is more than a 20% increase over U.S. military spending in Trump's last year of his first term and surpasses the already record spending under former President Joe Biden for a single year. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, it has $2.23 trillion in budgetary resources available in fiscal year 2025. It has about $782 billion in total obligations or funds it plans to spend in the fiscal year -- about 35% of its total resources. The bill proposes billions in new funding for an array of defense equipment and facilities and development and acquisition of missiles and nuclear weapon capabilities across its military's branches. New defense spending is directed toward border security, including $5 billion for border operations and deployment of military personnel. Funding will also go toward counter-narcotics operations. An additional $46.5 billion is proposed for expenses related to constructing and installing border barriers, access roads, cameras, sensors and other technology meant to detect immigrant crossings. In the bill, the Trump administration outlines its minimum goals for hiring additional U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents through 2029. In fiscal year 2025, it calls for a minimum of 2,500 new hires. Each year after through 2029 sets the minimum new hires at 1,875. If the funding is passed as proposed, the Department of Defense would dedicate new funding toward naval capabilities. This includes $4.6 billion for a second Virginia-class submarine -- a nuclear-powered attack submarine -- in fiscal year 2027. About $5.4 billion would go toward two more guided missile destroyer ships. Several investments are earmarked for unmanned vessels, including $3.3 billion to expand production on small and medium unmanned surface vessels. Another $1.3 billion would expand production of unmanned underwater vehicles. Air defense and space operations are also in line for new funding. The bill proposes $7.2 billion for the development, procurement and integration of military space-based sensors. These are used to scan Earth for strategic global missile warnings. It also seeks to accelerate the development of U.S. hypersonic defense systems with an additional $2.2 billion in funding. In 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin disclosed that Russia launched an experimental hypersonic missile at a Ukrainian aerospace plant. It was Russia's first use of a nuclear-capable weapon in the war. Trump aims to invest in the United States' presence in the Indo-Pacific with $1.1 billion in infrastructure within the area of its Indo-Pacific command and $1 billion for an offensive cyber operation.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Alix Earle reveals plans after boyfriend Braxton Berrios signs with Houston Texans
When wide receiver and return specialist Braxton Berrios signed with the Houston Texans in March, it wasn't just him who was going to have to relocate. His girlfriend, social media influencer and model Alix Earle, was naturally along for the ride. At Thursday's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Launch Party, Earle talked to People Magazine about how the couple is adjusting to southeast Texas and their plans for their first year in Houston. "I just recently got a pair of red cowboy boots because I was like, 'We have to wear this for a game'," Earle told People. Advertisement The 24-year-old was born in Monmouth County, New Jersey and moved to South Florida to attend college at the University of Miami. With Berrios leaving the Miami Dolphins to sign with the Texans, Earle said the couple wanted to find places where they could be comfortable in their new environment. "Date night spots are really important for Braxton and I — so finding our spots there, our restaurants, finding a coffee spot there was really important," she shared. Braxton Berrios' girlfriend, Alix Earle, revealed some of the couple's plans for Texas in an interview with People Magazine last week © Maggie Huber/Special to Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Earle also informed the magazine that this doesn't mean she is planning to relocate from Miami, but just set up a new spot in the Lone Star State to support her boyfriend. Advertisement In the same interview, she praised the new Texans utilityman for being supportive of her career, telling People Magazine, "He knows I have to travel and can't be with him all the time and he's so supportive of that... I feel like that's kind of hard to find in a guy sometimes." For Berrios, he joins a Texans wide receiver room that is crowded after leaving the Miami Dolphins. His main role on his new team will likely be on special teams as a return specialist. He missed most of last season after suffering a torn ACL during a Week 7 matchup but is trending towards a return for next season. If Berrios is healthy, he could play a big part in the Texans' trek for the franchise's first Super Bowl championship. Related: Fan-Favorite Texans WR Could Be On Trade Block Related: Texans Reveal 2025 Schedule with Nostalgic 'WAZZUPPPPPP' Video
