Far-right group Proud Boys marched in Portland, Oregon, as counter-demonstrators organised a rally against their presence in the city. The stated aim of the far-right gathering was to press for the Antifa (anti-fascist) movement to be declared a domestic terror organisation. President Donald Trump has said the situation was being closely watched by his administration, […]
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A look at what’s happening around the majors today: LITTLE BIG LEAGUE Kris Bryant and the Chicago Cubs take on Josh Bell and the Pittsburgh Pirates in prime time at the MLB Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Cubs left-hander José Quintana (10-7, 4.11 ERA) is 6-0 in eight starts since his last loss on
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Image caption The power station has been a focal point of the Oxfordshire skyline for 50 years The last three cooling towers of a decommissioned power station have been demolished. Didcot A’s 375ft (114.3m) high towers were brought down using explosive charges at 07:00 BST. The coal-fired station was turned off in 2013 after 43
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After witnessing two dozen runs and multiple comebacks over nine innings, Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell knew he had never seen something quite like the Brewers’ game against the Washington Nationals. He couldn’t have guessed there would be another five innings of back-and-forth wackiness between the two National League playoff contenders. Eric Thames hit a go-ahead,
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The shirts read “shut out the noise.” Shutting out the pain of suddenly losing the man behind the mantra will take far longer for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Still, there was something about the game-day routine that brought a sense of relief and normalcy just six days removed from the death of wide receivers coach Darryl
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Marcus Mariota jumped into the air and flipped over Patriots cornerback Duron Harmon into the end zone for a 2-point conversion. In a preseason game nearly eight months after the Titans quarterback couldn’t play in Tennessee’s regular-season finale because of nerve injuries. Mariota scored, then went to the bench for an earful from teammates. “They
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Dinelson Lamet pitched six solid innings, Ty France hit a tiebreaking single and the San Diego Padres cooled off the Philadelphia Phillies with a 5-3 victory Saturday night. Lamet (2-2) allowed three runs and six hits with six strikeouts and a walk. The 27-year-old right-hander was making his eighth start since missing last season due
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Road crews have cleared one lane in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve, and buses returned about 300 stranded tourists to the park entrance safely. The tourists became stranded Friday after heavy rains triggered mudslides and caused excess water from a culvert to damage the only road inside the vast park. Park spokesman Paul Ollig
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The Latest on the NASCAR race at Bristol Motor Speedway (all times local): 9:15 p.m. Kurt Busch has won the second stage of Saturday night’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Busch cycled into the lead by not pitting under caution right before the final push to end the stage. It was a rough stage for
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Image copyright Google Image caption While young people have been demonstrating against climate change, big financial players are putting on pressure from a different direction While young people throng the streets demanding action on man-made climate change, an older, more sober group of activists is fighting a green campaign: big investors. The men and women
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