Naomi Osaka and Venus Williams both advanced to the second round of the China Open on Sunday. The No. 4-seeded Osaka won 76 percent of first serves and hit 26 winners in her 6-3, 7-6 (5) win over unseeded American Jessica Pegula. “I just felt like this match, I was kind of living in the […]
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Spoilers for “The Politician” ahead. Ben Platt can sing. That is a known fact. At 26, he has appeared in the “Pitch Perfect” franchise and Broadway shows “The Book of Mormon” and “Dear Evan Hansen,” in the latter taking home a 2017 Tony award for his physical and emotional performance of an anxiety-ridden teenager facing a
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BOCA CHICA VILLAGE, Tex. — As you drive east along Texas State Highway 4, it looks like a giant, shiny and pointy grain silo is rising out of the scrubby flatland at the tip of southern Texas. But it is the first version of a spaceship design that Elon Musk, the entrepreneur and founder of
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Problem solved. Divine Oduduru and Blessing Okagbare will be given a spot at the starting line for the 200 meters at world championships. Okagbare tells The Associated Press that track’s governing body, the IAAF, has approved the appeal from the two Nigerians and reinstated them into the meet after a paperwork mix-up led to them
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Speaking at the start of the Conservative Party conference, the prime minister has been asked about his NHS spending plan. Boris Johnson told newspapers he planned to build “40 new hospitals across England over the next decade”. He later clarified that initially £2.7bn would be made available for six trusts to start building work immediately,
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Margaret Jenkins believed her father was “just a dad” until she discovered newspaper clippings after her mother’s death. Saxon Jenkins, who died in 1989, made paintings of Welsh castles to go in a miniature house given to the Queen when she was six in 1932. His art has been enjoyed by generations of royal children.
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It ended up being a night of milestones for Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros. The Astros ace accomplished two strikeout feats — getting his 3,000th in the majors and career-high 300th of the season — and Houston clinched home-field advantage throughout the postseason with a 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday
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It’s tough to say who had a worse week — President Trump, WeWork or the vaping industry. (O.K., it’s pretty obvious — here’s a handy guide to the impeachment process, should you be curious.) Vegans, on the other hand, should be delighted. To find out why, read on. ImageCreditGiacomo Bagnara What’s Up? (Sept. 22-28) The
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Image copyright Getty Images US retailer CVS has become the latest to suspend the sale of a heartburn drug being investigated for links to cancer. It follows concern in several countries over the presence of impurities in Zantac and other ranitidine products. Canada and France have already announced Zantac recalls. The US and the European
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBoris Johnson: ‘Everything has been done with full propriety’ Boris Johnson says there was “no interest to declare” regarding links with US businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri. It is alleged Ms Arcuri received favourable treatment due to her friendship with Mr Johnson. The police watchdog are deciding whether to
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