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CSA snubs ‘Proteas’ most complete batsman’ – LNN

Herschelle Gibbs has questioned David Bedingham’s omission from CSA’s group of contracted Proteas.

The 29-year-old Bedingham has made an excellent start to his Test career, scoring 347 runs at an average of 49.57, including a century and two fifties.

However, it wasn’t enough to earn him a CSA contract for the 2024-25 season.

“No national contract for the Proteas most complete batsman,” former Proteas batsman Gibbs posted on X, with a facepalm emoji.

When someone responded, “Yet the Test captain [Temba Bavuma] chose to be on the sidelines during the SA20 while the national team struggled in New Zealand,” Gibbs

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TV Network Ratings Winners & Losers

There are several popular social media accounts that graph weekly cable network schedules, and it’s always stunning to see how many schedulers have just given up. Nearly every cable network, large and small, now mostly program marathons of their most popular shows.

You know about “Ridiculousness” on MTV, of course. But did you know how much time Disney Channel runs “Big City Greens,” Nick Jr. airs “Paw Patrol,” Adult Swim telecasts “Bob’s Burgers” and “American Dad,” and Nick at Nite runs “Friends”? A lot.

As basic cable gets zombified, the double-digit declines continue. Live sports, of course, is saving the

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Hochul opens universal access to birth control in New York

All pharmacies in New York can now dispense birth control medications to anyone who wants it after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a standing order Tuesday that allows that access.

Hochul said it’s another step to protect women’s reproductive rights after the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in 2022 that struck down the landmark abortion rights decision Roe v. Wade. She said the decision emboldened some on the political right to try to limit medication abortions and in vitro fertilization.

While birth control medicines remain legal in the US, some states are placing restrictions on obtaining the pills or contraceptive devices.

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