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PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — MLB's new uniform reveal hasn't gone very well. Now some of the rampant criticism has moved below the belt. Major League Baseball Players Association deputy executive director Bruce Meyer confirmed on Thursday that the organization is relaying concerns from players to MLB about the new pants, which are somewhat see-through. The complaints — first reported by ESPN — are part of broader scorn for the new uniforms, which are designed by Nike and manufactured by Fanatics.

It is one the oldest mathematical problems in the world. Several centuries ago, the twin primes conjecture was formulated. As its name indicates, this hypothesis, which many science historians have attributed to the Greek mathematician Euclid, deals with prime numbers, those divisible only by themselves and by one (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, etc.). Under this assumption, there exists an infinite number of pairs of prime numbers whose difference is two, called twin primes (e.g., 3 and 5), but nobody has been able to confirm this so far.

A 1981 DeLorean — the gullwing-doored car that took its star turn as a time machine in “Back to the Future” — was found in a Wisconsin barn, complete with its original tires and with just 977 miles on the odometer. Mike McElhattan, a business owner who specializes in repairing DeLoreans, didn’t think much of the call he got from New Mexico about the car until he learned it had less than 1,000 miles on it. The original owner, identified only as “Dick,” had stored the classic car in a barn. The body was covered in dust and rodent droppings,...

It's been sitting for nearly two decades but is finally going back on the road soon. In the vast deserts of New Mexico, an intriguing discovery has recently emerged from the sands of time - a pristine DeLorean, tucked away in a dusty barn, with a mere 977 miles on its odometer. In the last several years, the iconic stainless steel sports car, forever associated with the Back to the Future film franchise, has become a symbol of the 1980s and a cherished relic among collectors and enthusiasts alike. It's always cool to see an abandoned DeLorean get a second...

In addition to this all-electric GT, DeLorean eventually plans to offer a coupe with a V-8 and a hydrogen-powered SUV. This is the DeLorean Alpha5. It's just a concept for now, but it previews a would-be production grand tourer with massive two-row gullwing doors and ItalDesign-penned lines. The doors and choice of design house are the two biggest connections to the original DMC-12. As this is a halo car for a brand being launched in the 2020s, this is an all-electric car. That means it's avoided the Renault V-6 family entirely for an unspecified electric powertrain joined to a battery...

Thirty years after the restoration of Ukraine’s independence, the bonds between the United States and Ukraine are stronger than ever. Our shared values and commitment to a Europe that is whole, free, democratic, and at peace provide the basis for our strategic partnership. We are working together to address shared global challenges, including energy security and diversification, climate change, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Our relationship serves as a cornerstone for security, democracy, and human rights in Ukraine and the broader region. We are committed to Ukraine’s implementation of the deep and comprehensive reforms necessary to fulfill its European and Euro-Atlantic...

You may have heard KKHV Hill Valley, Calif. They’re the station playing in the car when Marty McFly and Lorraine Baines arrive at a dance. It’s also the station that Biff Tannen listens to for sports scores. It’s a pretty widely heard station considering that it didn’t exist. KKHV is the station in the “Back to the Future” movies. But until Nov. 19, you can hear a tribute to it, thanks to Sydney-based Richard Phelps, whose full-time job is Senior Digital Producer for Xperi’s All In Media. Phelps’ sister is a fan of the “Back to the Future” movies. She’s...

DeLorean Motor Co., Inc. has unveiled the DeLorean EV, an electric car that marries the legendary Back to the Future DeLorean automobile of the 1980s with a lithium-ion-based, DC-powered, electric drivetrain of today. "It turns out the DeLorean is a perfect platform for electrification," noted Chris Anthony, CEO of Flux Power, Inc. and Epic Electric Vehicles, both of which worked with DeLorean Motors to develop the powertrain for the new vehicle. "It's well designed, it's lightweight, it never rusts, and it has a design aesthetic that's meant to blow you away." DeLorean's "new" EV maintains the look of the legendary...

"Marty, you've got to come back with me! Back to the future!" It is one of those great bits from film history -- Doc Brown, the mad genius inventor from 1985's "Back to the Future," builds a time machine out of that iconic-but-failed sports car of the early 1980s, the DeLorean DMC-12. There is still a DeLorean Motor Co. of Humble, Texas, which supplies parts and occasionally builds new cars for DeLorean lovers, and it has now announced a new version -- a DeLorean powered entirely by electricity. "The car of the future has really become the car of the...

Danny Botkin's love affair with the DeLorean got off to an unpromising start. It was the early '80s and a teen-age Botkin was tagging along while his father shopped for a new car. A Ford dealer had a rear-engined, gull-winged DeLorean on display, and the flash of stainless steel automotive skin caught Danny's eye. "I was smitten," Botkin, now 40, recalls. "I said, 'Hey Dad, let's get this.' "He got a Bronco instead." Botkin had to grow up and buy his dream car himself. He drives a restored DeLorean modeled after the one that served as a time machine in...

In Humble, a legacy lives on - DMC restores the maverick automaker's famous steel sports car By LOUIS B. PARKS Craig H. Hartley / Special to the Chronicle DMC service manager Bill Morgan, left, shows off the classic gull-wing doors for Rafael Hernandez Jr. and Monica Hernandez. Saturday's passing of John Z. DeLorean, the controversial figure behind the DeLorean Motor Car Company's short but high-profile bid for glory, closed an unusual chapter of automotive history. And the death of the 80-year-old Detroit native is only likely to increase the collectible appeal of the automobile that carries his name. Luckily for...

"Twin primes" are primes that are two steps apart from each other on that line: 3 and 5, 5 and 7, 29 and 31, 137 and 139, and so on. The twin prime conjecture states that there are infinitely many twin primes, and that you'll keep encountering them no matter how far down the number line you go. It also states that there are infinitely many twin primes, and that you'll keep encountering them no matter how far down the number line you go. It also states that there are infinitely many prime pairs with every other possible gap between...

While it might be best not to hold your breath for a fourth Back To The Future movie, Christopher Lloyd – aka Emmett Lathrop 'Doc' Brown, Ph.D – is ready for the call, should it ever arrive. And he's got a good idea of what it should be about too, and while illegal betting practices and appropriating Chuck Berry riffs were all well and good, if there's a new adventure for Marty and Doc, it should have a bit more of a message. He told Comicbook.com: “I think somehow it needs to kind of convey a message about something that’s...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A local software innovator has created the perfect armor for deflecting individual accountability in the form of a new app called Blame-a-Lyzer, which helps you select just the right target group of people who have absolutely nothing to do with your life that you can blame for most, if not all, of your personal problems. Blame-a-Lyzer creator Dr. Emmett Lathrop Brown said the idea for the app just “came to him” when he slipped off the edge of his toilet while hanging a clock in his bathroom and hit his head on the sink. “I was...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Trying to fire up party activists after a weak showing in last fall's elections, four Democratic 2004 presidential hopefuls took on President Bush Friday at the Democratic National Committee's winter meeting -- but also took jabs at each other over the widsom of military action against Iraq. "What I want to know is why the Democratic leadership in Congress is supporting the Bush administration's position on Iraq?" former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean said as he opened his speech at the Democratic National Committee's winter meeting in Washington. "I'm Howard Dean, and I'm here to represent the Democratic...

The speedometer climbs as we race down a straightaway in Humble, Texas. As the needle edges to 60, 70, then 80 miles per hour, the 36-year-old automobile rattles and the wind whistles through the windows. Finally the DeLorean zooms up to 88 miles per hour and we feel, just for a moment, like we've gone back to the future. Then, a series of loud honks from the other side of the road, followed by animated waving, awaken us out of our speed spell. “We get that all the time," says DeLorean Motor Company CEO Stephen Wynne, sitting shotgun. “That doesn’t...

Doc Brown may have hit it on the nose when he wildly guessed that there was a problem with Earth’s gravitational pull in the future, because there’s something off in Hollywood in 2018. We’ve had an influx of remakes and reboots of well-known and little-known franchises, all for the sake of nostalgia. But for some reason, we’re clamoring for more. A new poll reveals that the next movie franchise remake that audiences want is Back to the Future. That, and a slew of other titles like The Matrix and The Hunger Games, because we can’t ever let things die. See...

“Today” show weatherman Al Roker is under fire for dressing up on Halloween as Doc Brown, the quirky — and white — time machine inventor in the “Back to the Future” trilogy. Some social media users asked why it was all right for him to dress up as a Caucasian character, while NBC canceled his colleague Megyn Kelly’s show after her controversial blackface comments. “I’m going to say this one last time, but the folks who get it, understand and the ones who DON’T, won’t,” Roker tweeted to explain why his ‘80s-themed costume was not an example of whiteface. “I...

ST. CLOUD — Something didn't smell right when Stearns County deputies were called to a report of a burglary of lumber and other items from a farm shed on Wednesday morning, Aug. 29. The case quickly began to stink even more. (more at link)OK, best Back to the Future manure meme wins the Freeperwebz Trophy for the day.

DeLorean Motor Company CEO Stephen Wynne recently told KPRC in Houston that the iconic car made famous by the 1985 classic sci-fi film "Back to the Future" will go back into production for the first time in more than three decades. About 300 replica 1982 DeLoreans will be produced under a manufacturing bill approved by the federal government. "It's fantastic," Wynne told the TV station. "It's a game-changer for us. We've been wanting this to happen. ... It means we're back as a car company again." Since the company moved to Humble, Texas, in 1987, it has been refurbishing dozens...