At long last, Jordan Zimmermann found himself at the center of a locker room celebration. “It’s been a while,” he said. Zimmermann got his first win in 18 starts dating to last season, ending a skid of 10 consecutive losing decisions as the Detroit Tigers beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-2 Monday night. It was […]
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Boris Johnson has pledged to “hold out the hand” and “go the extra thousand miles” to strike a new Brexit deal. During a visit to Scotland, the prime minister said the existing withdrawal agreement negotiated with European leader was “dead” and has “got to go”. However, he said he wanted the UK to be “very
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Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday as envoys from the U.S. and China prepared to resume trade talks, this time in Shanghai. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.4% to 21,709.31 after the Bank of Japan opted to keep its policy intact and leave its benchmark interest rate at minus 0.1% but suggested it
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“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert on Monday broke out a new song, but it’s one that won’t be played in the White House anytime soon. Critics called out Trump for the overt racist nature of the attacks, but Trump fired back by calling Cummings, a vocal critic of the administration, a racist. And that led
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Image copyright 8×8 Image caption Vik emigrated from India to the US in 1984 The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Vik Verma, chief executive of US technology company 8×8. It is hard to see Vik Verma’s bold tactic working today, given the
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Jon Gray escaped an early jam and went on to pitch a gem — just what Colorado needed to snap a long string of subpar play. Gray allowed three hits over eight innings to win for the first time in a month, and the Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-1 Monday night for just
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The Trump administration on Monday said it would begin forcing hospitals to publicly disclose the discounted prices they negotiate with insurance companies, a requirement intended to help patients shop for better deals on a range of medical services, from hip replacements to CT scans. The plan, issued as a proposed federal rule, would take effect
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True story: Lizzo performed a concert at NPR’s Tiny Desk and it did not disappoint. From the start, the 31-year-old singer had her audience laughing as she referred to the “tiny ass desk” and hyped up the crowd by saying she’s wanted to do a concert there for a “long time.” She then belted out
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Image copyright Getty Images The Chinese owner of gay dating app Grindr plans to list the firm publicly after US authorities abandoned their opposition to the move. Kunlun Group suspended plans for an initial public offering (IPO) last year due to US objections. Kunlun bought a 61.5% stake in the app in 2016 from its
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As the entire stadium erupted around him, Anthony Rendon put his head down for another routine trip around the bases. The notoriously even-keeled Rendon hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the sixth inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3 on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series to close within
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