June 2019

Primary players: All-Stars set to rock Cleveland next month

Looking to spice up the All-Star Game election, Major League Baseball essentially introduced a primary this year. Candidates were narrowed down in fan voting to three finalists per position, including nine outfielders for three starting spots in each league. Fans then had 28 hours beginning Wednesday at noon EDT to go online and choose from

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Trump Said He’d Sit Out the Debate, but He Couldn’t Quite Do It

WASHINGTON — His aides teased that President Trump might insert himself into the 2020 Democratic presidential primary debate by live-tweeting the two-hour conversation that unfolded Wednesday night. But Mr. Trump, who took a classic “stay tuned!” attitude all week about whether he would follow through, said beforehand that he would be sitting it out. “Sorry,

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At 75, Taking Care of Mom, 99: ‘We Did Not Think She Would Live This Long’

Not many years ago, Lynda Faye planned to spend her retirement gardening in Amherst, Mass., and visiting her eight grandchildren. Not on the list of golden-years pursuits: caring for a frail elderly parent. Ms. Faye is 75, and her mother, Yetta Meisel, a widow, is 99. The former art teacher fills her days helping her

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Neville relaxed going into England’s quarterfinal vs Norway

Facing his biggest match as a first-team manager, England’s Phil Neville seemed remarkably relaxed with a day to go. Unlike the former Manchester United and England player’s wife, Julie. “She worries like mad, prays, lights candles,” he said. “She is struggling with the games.” Neville isn’t focused on the prospect of falling short Thursday night

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Two Women Who Heard E. Jean Carroll’s Account of Being Attacked by Trump Go Public

Two women in whom E. Jean Carroll confided about having allegedly been sexually attacked by Donald Trump in the 1990s spoke publicly about it for the first time in an interview excerpted on the New York Times podcast “The Daily,” describing the conflicting advice they gave their friend at the time. On Wednesday, Megan Twohey,

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