April 15, 2023 News and Notes

• The Prime Minister of Japan has just had an assassination attempt -- a suicide bomber at a port.
• The Prime Minister was unhurt -- the blast was not strong enough to kill the bomber either.
• He has been arrested.
• Cody Ware has been banned from NASCAR, suspended indefinitely.
• Assault by strangulation of a woman
• Assault to inflict serious injury
• Communication of threats
• He's in custody with the additional charges.
• Controversial situation in New York today.  With the Twins being sent nine up and nine down in the first three innings, two checks of Domingo German, the Twins pitcher, got the umpires to compel him to wash his hands.
• German was NOT tossed from the game.
• The Twins' manager WAS for protesting the former fact.
• He was right to protest, and should've protested the game.  If something was on German's hands, how was that NOT doctoring the ball if it was sufficient to force the umps to order him off to wash them, especially after pitching three perfect innings?   
• For the record, German pitched five perfect innings.