The sailing team that’s taking climate activist Greta Thunberg from England to the United States aboard a high-tech racing yacht says it will fly two crew across the Atlantic to bring the boat back, but that the carbon emissions from their flights will be compensated for. A spokeswoman for Team Malizia said it’ll be necessary […]
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Anthony Rendon hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the eighth inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series between National League playoff contenders. The Nationals’ five-game winning streak matched their longest of the season. At 66-55, they improved to 11 games over .500
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WASHINGTON — Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on Friday laid out a collection of policy proposals intended to help Native Americans, pledging to protect tribal lands and to bolster funding for programs that serve Native people. In releasing the proposals, Ms. Warren is drawing attention to Native American issues after months of largely refraining from
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People are honoring the life of Aretha Franklin by sharing photos and video clips of the “Queen of Soul” on social media on Friday, which marks the anniversary of her death. Franklin, who died last year on Aug. 16 at age 76 from advanced pancreatic cancer, was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock &
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Pinch-hitter Cole Tucker drew a bases-loaded walk and Kevin Newman hit an RBI single, all with two out in the ninth inning, as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Friday night. Tucker, pinch-hitting, worked a bases-loaded walk off Brandon Kintzler (2-2), and Newman followed with a single to center field
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A federal appeals court said Friday that President Trump can begin blocking some Central American migrants from applying for asylum in the United States, but only along parts of the border with Mexico. Migrants who seek asylum in New Mexico and Texas can be subjected to the administration’s new rules, which effectively prohibit them from
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It seems like everyone has a story about seeing ads for an oddly specific product after having a conversation about it near their phones. At a recent dinner with friends, for example, the subject of Botox injections came up. It’s a procedure I’ve never personally been interested in and, therefore, have never searched Botox online
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Henry Golding appeared on “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon” this week to promote his upcoming movie “Last Christmas.” But the “Crazy Rich Asians” star got a big surprise when Fallon managed to dig up his old showreel. “I’m crying. I’m literally crying. You’ve destroyed my street cred,” the actor told Fallon. Golding explained that
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After weeks of resistance from Cuban video gamers, the island’s state-run computer organization will absorb the services of an offline underground network that for more than a decade extended privately in Havana. The state’s Youth Computer Club will take control of SNET — a merging of the words Street and Network — thanks to a
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Denny Hamlin has won the pole for Saturday night’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway, a critical short-track showdown for drivers trying to qualify for the playoffs. The Daytona 500 winner turned a lap at 129.230 mph in his Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing in Friday’s qualifying session. His effort bumped Kyle Larson to second and
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