It took 108 years for the Cubs to end their championship drought, so the final play of that 2016 World Series won’t be forgotten any time soon. Mike Montgomery, who at that point had no saves in his big league career, got Michael Martinez to hit a weak grounder for the last out of Game […]
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Asian shares were mostly lower Monday, tracking losses on Wall Street, though a newly launched technology stocks market in Shanghai soared with its trading debut. Prices of the 25 companies listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s STAR Market more than doubled, with one company, Anji Microelectronics Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., logging a 415% advance. Regulators
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Image copyright Getty Images The Department for International Trade is to be given part of the official £14bn aid budget. It will spend the funds on helping developing countries learn from UK expertise on trade deals and attracting foreign investment. The move will see Liam Fox’s department spending funds earmarked as Official Development Assistance. The
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No longer in the shadows of Irish golf, Shane Lowry now has his name etched on the base of the silver claret jug. It’s on there with more than a century’s worth of the best that have conquered the links to win the British Open. Lowry gazed at the oldest trophy in golf as he
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The latest win for the major league-leading Los Angeles Dodgers was about as comfortable as they come. Walker Buehler struck out 11 over seven innings and Los Angeles hit a trio of home runs to complete a three-game sweep of the Miami Marlins with a 9-0 victory Sunday. On an afternoon when slugger Cody Bellinger
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• House Republicans are also gearing up to question Mr. Mueller face to face on Wednesday. “The obvious first question,” said Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio, “will be, ‘When did you know there was no coordination and no conspiracy?’” • Over decades of appearances before Congress, Mr. Mueller showed little patience for politics. A review
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A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: Flat Coke Wall Street expects Coca-Cola will report that its earnings stagnated in the second quarter while its revenue grew. Analysts surveyed by FactSet estimate that the Atlanta-based maker of Coke, Sprite, Minute Maid and other beverages made 61 cents
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Government hospitals placed Native American patients at increased risk for opioid abuse and overdoses, failing to follow their own protocols for prescribing and dispensing the drugs, according to a federal audit released Monday. The report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General doesn’t draw any conclusions about actual abuse
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Image copyright Getty Images Trading on China’s new Nasdaq-style technology board began on Monday and got off to a solid start. Most shares on the so-called Star market, operated by the Shanghai Stock Exchange, surged on debut. Last year China said it would launch the technology-focused trading board, as it sought to build on Shanghai’s
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From President Donald Trump’s putting advice to playing partner Kelly Kraft’s two late bogeys, Jim Herman got the help he needed to win the Barbasol Championship on Sunday for his second PGA Tour title. He executed when he had to, too. “Really proud of how I can step up on that 18th tee when everything’s
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