June 2019

Padres’ Machado denies bumping umpire, to appeal 1-game ban

San Diego Padres star Manny Machado denied he made contact with plate umpire Bill Welke after being ejected for arguing a called third strike Saturday night and said he’ll appeal his one-game suspension and fine. “I’ve just never seen anyone get suspended for arguing balls and strikes, so we’ll see what happens,” Machado said before […]

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As U.S. and Iran Face Off, Europe Is Stuck in the Middle

BRUSSELS — As tensions between Washington and Tehran escalate, European leaders find themselves in an uncomfortable place they have feared ever since President Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal 13 months ago and restored punishing sanctions against Tehran. While the Europeans want to preserve the deal — which they see as important for

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Himesh Patel: Yesterday film star discusses acting roots

The star of the new Beatles-inspired movie Yesterday has spoken about returning to the east of England to shoot many of the film’s scenes. Former EastEnders actor Himesh Patel grew up in Cambridgeshire and learned his trade at Peterborough’s Key Theatre. Mr Patel said filming in parts of Norfolk and Suffolk was “really lovely”, adding

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Government workers strike: It’s a struggle to make ends meet

Image copyright Merline Chambers Image caption Merline Chambers is among those campaigning for the London Living Wage Merline Chambers says it is a struggle to make ends meet each month. She works at the government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and is campaigning to be paid the London living wage. “It’s a

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Conservative Radio Host Has Doubts About Trump. His Audience Doesn’t Want to Hear It.

TIBURON, Calif. — In January 2011, four and a half years before Donald Trump glided down the escalator at Trump Tower and began a campaign for the White House that few conservatives were taking seriously, Michael Savage invited him on the radio and declared that he had found a president. It was their first interview.

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Serpentine: Yana Peel resigns over ‘toxic, personal attacks’

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Peel said she had been involved with the Serpentine Galleries for 15 years Yana Peel, the CEO of the Serpentine Galleries in London, has resigned from her role after three years in the job. Peel said her decision came “in light of a concerted lobbying campaign against my husband’s

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Sir James Dyson donates £19m to his old school in Holt

Image copyright BBC Sport Image caption Sir James Dyson said because of Logie Bruce-Lockhart’s (his old headmaster) “generosity” he was able to continue at the school Billionaire businessman Sir James Dyson has donated £18.75m to his former school, whose “generosity” helped pay for his education after his father died. The cash will fund the building

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