Even in the aftermath of a loss that could end up costing them in the race to host the AL wild-card game, the party raged on in the Oakland Athletics clubhouse. Why not? For the second straight year, the A’s have found their way into the postseason. “It feels amazing. It feels like this is […]
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What a year this week has been. Overwhelmed? We cannot blame you, but we are here to help. If you are looking for an overview of the allegations against President Trump and the status of the House’s impeachment inquiry, you can find that here and here. We will be focusing on the implications for the
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Image copyright Netflix If you thought high school in the UK was tough, then just be glad you didn’t share a class with Payton Hobart. That’s who Ben Platt (who you may recognise from the first two Pitch Perfect movies) plays in new Netflix show, The Politician. It’s a big role for the 26-year-old actor
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When the real estate developer (and former Starwood Hotels & Resorts executive) Paul McGowan was touring colleges with his daughter, he couldn’t find decent accommodations near the schools they visited. So he launched Study Hotels in 2008, with The Study at Yale. A modernist tower in Philadelphia followed, and The Study at University of Chicago
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Mr. Kelly has reason to be worried. After all, when C.E.O.s do push for real, meaningful change, the judgment can be swift and harsh. In 2015, David Crane was chief executive of NRG, one of the country’s largest power producers — and one of its largest polluters. Mr. Crane believed that NRG had a moral
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A look at what’s happening around the majors today: PLAYOFF POSITION The 10-team field for the postseason is set — Oakland and Tampa Bay clinched the last two spots and will meet in the AL wild-card game Wednesday night. The clubs are now tied and the A’s will host the matchup if they wind up
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WASHINGTON — The union representing the nation’s immigration judges filed two labor complaints against the Justice Department on Friday, escalating a fight between the Trump administration and those who play a central role in the White House’s attempt to limit immigration to the United States. The National Association of Immigration Judges, representing the 420 judges
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Image copyright DJ Regard In 2008 The Inbetweeners was on our screens and Jay Sean was in the charts with Ride It. Fast forward to now… The Inbetweeners is over but Jay Sean’s tune is back. But Ride It’s had a reworking, thanks to the video sharing app TikTok and DJ Regard’s 20-second remix. Yesterday
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Had the night of June 13 gone differently, maybe NHL rivals would be looking to the Boston Bruins as the model to follow to win the Stanley Cup. “We were one game away to change the narrative of how teams should be structured,” Bruins defenseman Torey Krug said. The Bruins lost Game 7 of the
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Opponents of raising the Shasta say that, among other things, it would violate state law prohibiting construction that harms pristine waterways such as the McCloud River, which drains into Lake Shasta. “It is explicitly against California law,” said Mr. Mount of the Public Policy Institute. “The federal government needs a permit from the state in
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