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Between one inning per game, the Washington Nationals have the president's pets take over in a foot race, and the New York Yankees entertain fans with a virtual subway race.Since 2017, Atlanta Braves fans who attend games at Truist Park have been looking forward to one lucky fan making it to the outfield warning track to try to beat "The Freeze."Track star Durran Dunn is currently the man behind the glasses and tracksuit. Nigel Talton debuted as "The Freeze" more than six years ago. Talton is a Georgia native and was a track star in high school and college.During Thursday's…

The nation's second-largest teachers' union said Thursday it was losing patience with social media apps that it says are contributing to mental health problems and misbehavior in classrooms across the country, taking time and money from teachers and school systems. The American Federation of Teachers issued a report with several other organizations, warning that tech companies should control their apps before Congress forces them to do so. The federation has 1.7 million members. The report comes at a time of great concern about the impact of social networks on children and adolescents. In May, the US Surgeon General warned that…

A bison attack derailed Chris Whitehill's plans to propose to Amber Harris in Yellowstone National Park this week, but it didn't completely ruin them.On a silver lining to the ordeal, the couple got engaged at the hospital on July 17 after Harris was severely injured when gored by a bison near Yellowstone Lake."I've repeated it so many times, it was such a freak accident," Whitehill told NBC's "TODAY" show.Harris, 47, was enjoying morning coffee with Whitehill and her daughter, Rylee Eckbad, when they spotted a pair of bison. One about 50 yards away began to fall and roll on the…

Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to travel to Florida on Friday to deliver critical remarks in response to the state Board of Education's approval of new standards for how black history will be taught in schools.The vice president's trip to Jacksonville will highlight efforts to "protect fundamental liberties, specifically, the freedom to learn and teach the full and true history of the United States," a White House official said in an announcement first shared with NBC News.Harris, whose mother was a civil rights activist, will also meet with parents, educators, civil rights leaders and elected officials, the official said.In…