Houston’s Justin Verlander was bracing for a pitcher’s duel as he prepared to face former teammate Charlie Morton and the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night. Turned out quite differently than Verlander had imagined. Rookie Yordan Alvarez homered twice as Houston jumped on Morton to build a big lead before Verlander was ejected in the […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Taylor Swift took home the biggest prize of the night at Monday’s MTV Video Music Awards. She won video of the year for coolly dealing with the haters in You Need to Calm Down, from her new album Lover. There were also gongs for Missy Elliott, Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish,
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Image copyright Getty Images US retailer Costco was forced to close early on its opening day in China, after the store was swamped with shoppers. Buyers battled long queues and traffic chaos, before the Shanghai store was shut hours early due to “overcrowding”. Costco’s push into China comes as other foreign retailers have struggled to
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Japan’s downgrading of South Korea’s trade status took effect Wednesday, a decision that has already set off a series of reactions hurting bilateral relations. Japanese manufacturers now must apply for approval for each technology-related contract for South Korean export, rather than the simpler checks granted a preferential trade partner, which is still the status of
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Marcus Semien provided just enough early offense and Mike Fiers and three Oakland relievers combined to shut down the Kansas City Royals in a 2-1 victory Tuesday night. Semien had hits in his first two at-bats of the game, coming around to score in the first inning and driving in a run in the second.
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As we dry off our tears that summer is ending, let’s send it off with one last hurrah. It will be another 10 months until we can get our hands on the year’s greatest produce, so really soak it up. My favorite way to send off summer is by paying homage to all those amazing,
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Taylor Swift dove headfirst into politics at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards Sunday, using her appearance to publicly denounce anti-LGBTQ discrimination. Just how the White House interpreted her remarks, however, is a different story. The pop superstar opened the 36th annual ceremony with a medley of her pride-themed anthem, “You Need To Calm Down,” and the
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Image copyright Roborace Image caption This racing car has no driver but still manages not to crash Johannes Betz is not your typical racing car driver. For a start, he doesn’t get in the vehicle – it’s driverless. As a post-doctoral researcher, he is in charge of the Technical University of Munich’s entry in the
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Last month Israel’s Supreme Court refused to hear a petition by a human rights group demanding that Palestinian children detained in Israeli jails be allowed to telephone their parents. The case cast a spotlight on children tried in military courts for crimes committed in the occupied West Bank. Israel is believed to be the only
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While Facebook’s big cryptocurrency plans have hit a wall with regulators, another big social network, Telegram, is charging ahead with its own digital currency. Telegram has told investors that it is planning to send out the first batches of its coin, the Gram, within the next two months, according to three investors who have spoken
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