Althea Gibson basked in a ticker-tape parade in New York a decade before Arthur Ashe won the 1968 U.S. Open. Gibson won 11 majors in three years from 1956-58, including the French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open singles titles. She integrated two sports — tennis and golf — during an era of racial segregation in […]
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Brazil says military aircraft and 44,000 troops will be available to fight fires sweeping through parts of the Amazon region. The defense and environment ministers on Saturday described plans to battle the blazes that have prompted an international outcry as well as demonstrations in Brazil against President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the environmental crisis. Bolsonaro
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The Minnesota Twins are looking for a big finish, and José Berríos has turned into a concern for the AL Central leaders. Berríos surrendered Ronny Rodríguez’s first career grand slam in the sixth inning of Minnesota’s 9-6 loss to the lowly Detroit Tigers on Friday night. Berríos (10-7) allowed five runs and 10 hits in
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“And then I realized I had moved into that space where I feel deeply, deeply protective of this character,” she explained. “I was also thrilled about it as an actor, because it meant getting to use some real acting muscles.” “I did feel angry for the character in that moment, but what was brilliant is
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The U.S. men’s basketball team had never lost to Australia. It had gone nearly 13 years without losing a game with an NBA-stocked roster. It was in the midst of the longest winning streak in team history. Until Saturday. The Americans went Down Under, and went down. Australia beat the U.S. 98-94 before a crowd
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BEIJING, Aug 24 (Reuters) – China said on Saturday it strongly opposes Washington’s decision to levy additional tariffs on $550 billion worth of Chinese goods and warned the United States of consequences if it does not end its “wrong actions.” The comments made by China’s Ministry of Commerce came after the U.S. President Donald Trump
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Image copyright Taylor Herring Image caption Catherine Cohen won best newcomer and Jordan Brookes was given the top award Comedian Jordan Brookes has scooped the top comedy award at the Edinburgh Fringe. The “utterly unique” comic’s show, I’ve Got Nothing, was named the best comedy show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Meanwhile, New York-based Catherine
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With Jacob deGrom and the Mets hard-throwing bullpen missing bats at a historic pace, the NL East-leading Braves were ready to win with small ball Friday night. That’s exactly what Billy Hamilton is there for — although this first contribution wasn’t exactly on script. Hamilton singled home the go-ahead run in the 14th inning for
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“I’m not going to be the president,” Mr. Inslee conceded. He announced shortly after that he would seek a third term as governor. Mr. Inslee drew an outpouring of praise this week for spotlighting climate issues with his candidacy. He spoke with my colleague Lisa Friedman about the attention he received immediately after exiting the
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Ed Sheeran fans have spoken of their delight as he played his first of four homecoming concerts in Ipswich. The singer-songwriter is due to perform in front of 160,000 people in Chantry Park over the Bank Holiday weekend, as his record-breaking world tour comes to an end. On the first night he was supported by
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