Mookie Betts hit a two-run homer off Danny Duffy in a four-run third inning and the Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-5 Thursday to complete their first series sweep in nearly a month. Boston outscored the Royals 23-8 over three games and swept a series for just the fourth time this year, […]
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We also asked On Politics readers to send in their summer predictions. Here’s what they said: I think there is at least some chance that Democrats begin to coalesce behind Biden and possibly a Biden/Harris ticket as the best possible way to beat Trump. After much talk about “energizing the base,” reality will emerge and
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The Latest on the trade dispute between China and the United States, and related developments (all times local): 2:32 p.m. President Donald Trump says he’ll make a decision about ramping up tariffs on China after he speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a summit this month in Japan. Speaking Thursday in France, Trump said:
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Image copyright Woodford Investment Management Image caption Neil Woodford is one of the most high-profile stockpickers in the UK Investors in the Woodford Equity Income Fund should not be charged fees while trading in the fund is suspended, the chair of the Treasury Committee says. Nicky Morgan also said the committee would raise the issue
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The first museum show that ever changed my mind about anything was the Museum of Modern Art’s giant 1995 Piet Mondrian show, organized jointly with Washington’s National Gallery of Art and the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague. I had respected the Dutch abstractionist’s irregular black grids with their windows of solid color, but they hadn’t really
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Mark Stevens, a minority owner of the Golden State Warriors who shoved Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry during Wednesday night’s NBA Finals game, has been fined $500,000 and banned from all NBA games for a year. “Stevens’ ban is effective immediately and carries through the 2019-2020 NBA season, including the postseason,” the NBA and the San Francisco
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Conservative Nicky Morgan has criticised leadership contender Dominic Raab’s suggestion that he would be prepared to shut down Parliament to ensure the UK leaves the EU on 31 October. “Proroguing Parliament is clearly a mad suggestion,” said Ms Morgan, who is backing Michael Gove’s leadership bid. “You cannot say you are going to take back
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Pai said consumers are “sick and tired” of unwanted calls Americans plagued by billions of unwanted robocalls to their phones are about to get some relief. The Federal Communications Commission has approved rules to make it easier for carriers to stop automated calls. Phone firms will use algorithms
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The soccer megastar Megan Rapinoe captains Seattle Reign FC, helped the U.S. women’s soccer team to World Cup victory in 2015, and will lead the national team as co-captain in France for the 2019 World Cup, which begins June 7th. Based in Seattle, Ms. Rapinoe flies around the country for games during the National Women’s
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An on-stage talk by Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos in Las Vegas was briefly interrupted Thursday by a protester who rushed on stage and yelled about chicken farms. Interested in Amazon? Add Amazon as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Amazon news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Bezos was
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