When Jake Rogers was making his way through the Detroit Tigers farm system, there was one thing everyone noticed. His throwing arm was more than ready for the big leagues. Wednesday night, he used it to help the Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners, 3-2. Rogers threw Keon Braxton out stealing to end the third inning, […]
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John Hickenlooper, the former Colorado governor whose low-key brand of moderate politics made him popular in his home state but limited his appeal in a Democratic primary filled with urgent progressive energy, is expected to announce on Thursday that he is ending his presidential campaign, according to two people familiar with his planning. Mr. Hickenlooper
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Walmart raised its annual outlook after a strong second quarter for the world’s largest retailer thanks in part to strong online grocery deliveries. Sales at stores opened at least a year rose 2.8%, its 20th consecutive quarter in the right direction. U.S. online sales increased 37%, driven by grocery sales. Walmart continues to hold enough
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In the summer months, I’d argue that there is no tastier fruit than a peach at its peak. What’s better than standing over your sink eating a peach with the juices dripping down your arm as you try to savor every last bite? One of my favorite ways to enjoy this summer “candy” is by
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Forbes called the assertion “absurd.” Jimmy Kimmel wasn’t as kind about Trump’s speech on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Wednesday. In highlighting the president’s words to a Shell Petrochemical plant in Pennsylvania, the talk show host mocked Trump for saying: “If you’re wealthy, it doesn’t matter. I just want to do a great job.” “All he cares about
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption No fracking has taken place on the site since December Energy firm Cuadrilla has resumed fracking at its site in Lancashire, it has confirmed. Drilling began at the Preston New Road site in October but operations were halted on a number of occasions due to underground tremors. No fracking
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The tunnel to the subterranean bunker that played a pivotal role in the liberation of Paris is long and narrow, each step down deceptively steep. It takes 100 of those steps to reach the former military command post where, for six days, members of the French Resistance helped orchestrate the city’s release from the Nazi
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Cardinals rookie Dakota Hudson kept quickly scraping through scoreless innings, even as his Royals counterpart was putting together a no-hit bid that was starting to set social media ablaze. St. Louis eventually cracked Brad Keller in spectacular fashion. Kansas City never did figure out Hudson. The 24-year-old right-hander wound up throwing six innings of five-hit
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In Iowa, a former chairwoman of the state Democratic Party, Sue Dvorsky, endorsed Senator Kamala Harris last weekend after confiding to friends that she felt Ms. Warren’s liberalism would be a liability in a general election, according to a Democratic official who spoke to Ms. Dvorsky. It’s a sentiment that many voters expressed at Warren
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Trevor Noah said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s constant attacks on immigrants may not be about immigrants in general. Just one: First lady Melania Trump. “And you might be asking, ‘Why would he want to deport his wife?’” Noah wondered aloud on Wednesday night. “I don’t know!” The host of “The Daily Show” then
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