For a longer summer vacation — a week or two, say — renting a house or condo can beat staying at a hotel. You can cook instead of eating out; you have a comfy place to hang out on a rainy day. This place should in theory have all the essentials: kitchenware, bedding, entertainment system. […]
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Jim Herman shot his second straight 7-under 65 on Friday to take the second-round lead in the PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship. President Donald Trump’s regular golf partner while working as an assistant professional at Trump National Bedminster in New Jersey, Herman had a one-stroke lead over Bill Haas at rain-softened Keene Trace. Encouraged by Trump
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WASHINGTON — More than 3,000 inmates were freed from federal prison on Friday as part of the Justice Department’s implementation of the sweeping bipartisan criminal justice overhaul that President Trump signed into law late last year. The department has faced sharp criticism over its execution of the act. The partial government shutdown in January stymied
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Recent seizures and attacks aimed at oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz will raise insurance rates for shipping companies and, if unchecked, reduce tanker traffic in the vital waterway, according to energy experts. Britain’s foreign secretary said Iranian authorities on Friday seized two ships, one flying under the British flag, the other registered in
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The Latest on filings in a case in which local governments seek to hold the drug industry accountable for a nationwide opioid crisis (all times local): 8:55 p.m. Two Ohio counties suing over the toll opioids have taken say in a court filing that drugmakers and distributors ignored a requirement that companies refuse to send
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Heading into Season 10, the only thing more prevalent than a zombie virus in “The Walking Dead” is mysteries. However, Danai Gurira leaving the show is no longer one of them. The actress had been rumored to be leaving since reports earlier this year, and she confirmed her exit Friday during “The Walking Dead” panel
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An alternative to urban trees known as “bio-curtains” is being developed by a team of architects and scientists in London. The curtains use the power of algae to absorb carbon dioxide from the air. The architects EcoLogicStudio created the technology in collaboration with University College London and University of Innsbruck. A smartphone film by digital
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Before Friday’s game against San Diego, a 9-year-old boy named Mateo met Anthony Rizzo in the Chicago Cubs’ dugout and gave him a note asking for a “moonshot” on behalf of group attending a charity running event of the Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation this weekend. Rizzo followed with a go-ahead grand slam, his first home
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WASHINGTON — President Trump on Friday demonstrated the limited influence of allies or advisers who try to steer him away from pre-election racial and cultural fights. He walked back his disavowal of a racially loaded chant at a campaign rally less than 24 hours after making it. Acquiescing to behind-the-scenes pressure from nervous Republican lawmakers
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Arguing for SeaWorld Before a Future Supreme Court Justice In 2010, a killer whale attacked and killed a SeaWorld trainer named Dawn Brancheau. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a division of the Labor Department, investigated and concluded that SeaWorld either knew or should have known that the whale posed a threat to humans
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