For much of this week, Madison Bumgarner spent extra time throwing on flat ground as he tried to get his feel back after a forgettable outing at Coors Field. He sure had some of his best stuff this time. Bumgarner carried a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and won his fourth straight decision, pitching […]
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“The motivation for most discounting is survival,” said Jim Galbally, a senior consultant at AAL, a higher education consulting firm. “They are using the discount rate as a way to increase enrollment.” Mr. Galbally added that tuition accounted for more than 80 percent of the revenue at most colleges, “so every student really matters.” Whether
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Image copyright Getty Images Taylor Swift says being “cancelled” after her row with Kim Kardashian was a “very isolating experience”. After the release of Kanye West’s song Famous in 2016, which references having sex with Taylor, she said she didn’t approve of some of the lyrics. But when a video posted by Kim K seemingly
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Sebastian Modak is near the midpoint of his yearlong trek to visit all the locations on our list of 52 Places to Go in 2019, and the time feels ripe for a crowdsourced debriefing. Curious about the high points and low points of his time on the road? Wondering if he has any advice for
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Miami Dolphins receiver Kenny Stills says he has no hard feelings toward Stephen Ross regarding the team owner’s support of Donald Trump, and says his objections to a fundraiser for the president aren’t political. But Stills says there’s a contradiction in Ross supporting both racial equality and Trump. “It’s not right,” Stills said following the
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Did you hear the one about a top Trump administration official praising Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the liberal firebrand from the Bronx? You may be waiting for a punch line. But this is not a joke. Lawrence Kudlow, director of President Trump’s National Economic Council, singled out Ms. Ocasio-Cortez for praise recently — an unusual and
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Trevor Noah mocked billionaire Donald Trump-backer Stephen Ross as a mere “dabbler” in racial equality and not the “outspoken champion of racial equality” he considers himself to be. Noah derided the SoulCycle and Equinox company chairman’s recent boast while examining liberals’ calls to boycott both fitness franchises following news that Ross was hosting a Hamptons fundraiser
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Among major carriers, only Southwest Airlines does not charge a change fee. The carrier flies to several coastal and island destinations, including Belize, Cancún, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Grand Cayman, Puerto Rico, Nassau and the Turks and Caicos. Have you looked into travel insurance? You can insure both the airline ticket and lodging costs as well
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Episode 9: ‘The Rabbit Hole’ Producers/Directors Gemma Jordan and Alyse Shorland A wave of vocal, right-wing provocateurs has been elected to public office in Brazil in recent years, riding a surge of enthusiasm from their loyal YouTube viewers. Watched more than almost any TV network in Brazil, the nearly ubiquitous social video platform even helped
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Kyler Murray wanted to take his team on a scoring drive Thursday night, and even checked twice with his coach to see if he could play beyond one possession. Arizona didn’t take any chances with their prized rookie quarterback, but Murray completed nearly all of his passes and showed the mobility that made him the
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