A look at what’s happening around the majors today: PAIR OF ACES Former teammates and 2019 All-Stars square off in a prime pitching matchup when Charlie Morton (13-5, 2.85 ERA) and the Rays face Justin Verlander (15-5, 2.77) in Houston. With the Rays locked in a close wild-card race and the Astros leading the AL […]
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Image copyright Getty Creative Stock Image caption The Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalise euthanasia in 2002 A Dutch doctor has appeared in court after performing euthanasia on a patient suffering with severe dementia. Prosecutors say the doctor did not do enough to verify consent. It is the first such case
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Lil Nas X isn’t just taking his horse to the old town road: He’s taking his VMA for Song of The Year too. On Monday, the rapper, who was nominated for a whopping nine awards at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, won the award for Song of The Year with his smash hit “Old Town
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Arizona outfielder Jarrod Dyson made a pair of stellar defensive plays in the sixth inning after Eduardo Escobar scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch, and the Diamondbacks held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4 Monday night. Adam Jones delivered his third pinch-hit homer this season. Wilmer Flores added three hits and
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Good Tuesday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today. _____________________ • President Trump shifted his tone on his trade war with China, again. As the Group of 7 summit ended, Mr. Trump expressed confidence in reaching a trade deal and called President Xi Jinping a “great leader” three
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Asian shares rose Tuesday as investors found reason to be cautiously optimistic again about the potential for progress in the costly trade war between the U.S. and China. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1.1% in afternoon trading to 20,491.03. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.6% to 6,481.60, while South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.7% to 1,930.54. Hong
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Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello brought their PDA-packed love affair to the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, whether we liked it or not, with a steamy performance of their hit duet “Señorita.” The singers, who’ve been spotted in recent months incessantly making out at cafes, in the middle of the ocean and even overseas, didn’t exactly
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Greg Garcia scored the tying run on a throwing error by center fielder A.J. Pollock and Manny Machado drove in the go-ahead run on a groundout during a three-run rally in the sixth inning that carried the San Diego Padres a 4-3 victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night. Dodgers rookie Dustin May
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Or maybe it wasn’t. He has in recent weeks reversed himself so many times that it can be hard to tell. He switched positions on new tax cuts and enhanced background checks for gun purchases. He denied that a planned trip to Denmark was to pursue his ambition of buying Greenland, then when the prime
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Oklahoma’s $572 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson will likely be followed by more trials and legal settlements seeking to hold a drug company accountable for a U.S. opioid crisis that has ripped apart lives and communities. Monday’s ruling could help shape negotiations over roughly 1,500 similar lawsuits filed by state, local and tribal governments
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