Matt Chapman hit two home runs for the second straight day, connecting for the tiebreaking shot in the eighth inning to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 7-6 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday night. The teams combined for a Coliseum record 10 home runs, five by each team. Four players hit two home […]
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WASHINGTON — In the summer of 1919, shortly after Congress passed the 19th Amendment, the Smithsonian acquired a few relics from the nearly century-long struggle for women’s suffrage. Susan B. Anthony’s red silk shawl and the table on which Elizabeth Cady Stanton had drafted the Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 were among the donated items.
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When Carla Naumburg found herself losing her cool with her kids again and again (and again) and not feeling especially good about any of it, she looked for help. Her Google search for “how to stop yelling at your kids” on a particularly tough night didn’t yield a lot of helpful tips, so the clinical
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The one where he ad-libbed his lines. Cosimo Fusco, the Italian actor who played Paolo in “Friends,” has revealed how he made up what he said in his native language during filming for the first season of the hit NBC sitcom. The show’s producers asked Fusco to improvise, he explained in an interview with the
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Matt Ryan and Sam Darnold both appear ready for the regular season. Ryan looked sharp in his preseason debut for the Atlanta Falcons, completing nine straight passes, and Darnold led New York on another scoring drive in the Jets’ 22-10 victory Thursday night. After sitting out the first two exhibition games, Ryan played most of
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What Trump Said “We have incredible things going on in Pennsylvania, we just opened up a $10 billion plant. … In Louisiana, an L.N.G. plant, $10 billion, could never have happened, could never have happened. Pennsylvania would’ve never happened. They wouldn’t have allowed them to frack.” False. Both facilities predate Donald J. Trump’s presidency, as
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Tapestry Inc.’s shares lost nearly a quarter of their value Thursday after the upscale handbag and fashion company said that it would have an unexpected drop in profit and revenue in the current quarter. The New York-based company, which owns the Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman labels, said it expects its revenue in its
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The English language contains many “French” terms: fries, manicures, braids, toast and the très sexy “French kiss.” While all of these have compelling backstories, the “French kiss” origin question is particularly interesting. Indeed, why do we call this kind of open-mouthed smooch a “French kiss”? Did this style of kissing start in France? References to
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That would change the address of President Donald Trump’s Manhattan home ― and the crown jewel in his real estate portfolio ― to 725 President Barack H. Obama Ave. “Lord, please,” Colbert called out. “Lord, if you love me at all, make that happen.” Elizabeth Rowin, who started the petition, told Newsweek the campaign began “as a
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Washington first-round pick Dwayne Haskins made strong throws and his share of mistakes, and fellow rookie Ryan Finley continued to make his case to be Cincinnati’s backup quarterback in the Bengals’ 23-13 victory over the Redskins on Thursday night in each team’s second preseason game. Haskins threw a 55-yard TD pass to camp standout Robert
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