First, Sam Darnold. Then, Trevor Siemian. Well, now what? That’s the question Adam Gase and the struggling and short-handed New York Jets are faced with at the quarterback spot just two games into the season. “Obviously, it always causes a problem when a quarterback changes,” running back Le’Veon Bell said after a 23-3 loss to […]
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Senator Elizabeth Warren stood beneath a marble arch in New York City, telling a crowd of thousands that she would lead a movement to purge the government of corruption. Not far from the site of a historic industrial disaster, Ms. Warren described Washington as utterly compromised by the influence of corporations and the extremely wealthy,
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Image copyright The Face Image caption Tyler the Creator and Rosalia are two of The Face’s cover stars “Wow, you’re going to the launch of the new Face magazine? I’m so jealous!” That was the response of my dad when I told him what I was doing for work, and it totally took me by
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A US woman has undergone surgery after removing and swallowing her engagement ring in her sleep. Jenna Evans, 29, said she dreamt she swallowed the ring while she and her fiancé Bobby were being terrorised by villains on a speeding train. She woke at her home in California to find her diamond band missing from
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There was plenty of blame to go around after Oakland’s stunning loss to Kansas City, one that prevented the Athletics from adding on to their lead in the AL wild-card race. A costly error in the ninth inning by center fielder Ramon Laureano. Manager Bob Melvin’s decision to lift hot-hitting first baseman Matt Olson for
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Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday, led by declines in Chinese benchmarks after the credit ratings agency Moody’s downgraded Hong Kong, citing the city’s recent political turmoil. The U.S. and international benchmarks for crude fell back slightly after vaulting more than 14% overnight after an attack on Saudi Arabia’s largest oil processing plant. Japan’s
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Image copyright Press Association After US talkshow host Bill Maher called for fat shaming to “make a comeback”, fellow host James Corden’s impassioned response won widespread support online. “It’s proven that fat shaming only does one thing,” he said. “It makes people feel ashamed and shame leads to depression, anxiety and self-destructive behaviour – self-destructive
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Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility for the strikes but “The Late Show” host said Monday “our top intelligence officials think Iran did it and so does our top un-intelligence official Donald Trump” Colbert noted how Trump tweeted “there is reason to believe that we know the culprit, are locked and loaded depending on
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Image copyright Sirius Minerals Sirius Minerals has been forced to cancel plans to issue a $500m (£403m) bond for a fertiliser mine it is developing in the North York Moors. It paused the bond issue last month, but has now said it cannot issue it, blaming “market conditions”, including Brexit and lack of government support.
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It’s easy for Demarcus Robinson to get overlooked in the Kansas City Chiefs’ offense. Patrick Mahomes is the record-setting quarterback and reigning league MVP. Tyreek Hill is the wide receiver with the game-breaking speed. Sammy Watkins is the former No. 4 overall draft pick living up to expectations at long last. Travis Kelce is one
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