The Mets have had a topsy-turvy season, and nobody has better represented that than streaky slugger Todd Frazier. Frazier is back on a roll, and so is New York. Frazier and Jeff McNeil each homered twice, helping the surging Mets tag Diamondbacks ace Robbie Ray and beat Arizona 9-0. “He doesn’t let things affect him, […]
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The Latest on a tentative settlement between governments and OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma (all times local): ——— 5:05 p.m. State attorneys general are offering mixed opinions on a tentative opioid-crisis settlement reached between governments and OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, owned by the Sackler family. Arizona Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich says that “this is the
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Ten years ago, The Lumineers frontman Wesley Schultz wrote down an idea in his notebook: he wanted to put an album out in three chapters. Schultz and his bandmate Jeremiah Fraites patiently played by the music industry’s rules, releasing their first two albums, 2012’s “The Lumineers” and 2016’s “Cleopatra,” the traditional way. Once they proved
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption ECB chief Mario Draghi is due to explain the bank’s decision shortly The European Central Bank has unveiled fresh stimulus measures to bolster the eurozone, including cutting a key interest rate. The deposit facility rate, paid by banks on reserves parked at the ECB, was already negative, but has
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Through a long, losing season, the Pittsburgh Pirates have learned to celebrate each other for even the small accomplishments and try to push forward from the times of turmoil — like this week’s embarrassing clubhouse fight between a pair of relief pitchers. Felipe Vázquez earned his 27th save two days after punching Kyle Crick in
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Chinese importers are asking U.S. suppliers for prices of soybeans, pork and other farm goods, the Commerce Ministry said Thursday, in a possible goodwill gesture ahead of talks aimed at ending a tariff war. The statement followed President Donald Trump’s decision Wednesday to postpone a planned Oct. 1 tariff hike on Chinese imports. The gestures
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Image copyright Daily Record Image caption SNP MP Marion Fellows with granddaughter Saoirse, who was diagnosed when she was three weeks old Families have welcomed a deal which will make two “life-changing” cystic fibrosis drugs available to eligible patients in Scotland. A five-year agreement has been reached between the Scottish government and pharmaceutical company Vertex
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Esthero has worked with artists including Kanye West, Timbaland and Outkast Fans streaming the new single by pop singer Esthero have discovered it’s been deliberately doctored to protest against Spotify’s royalty rates. Ninety seconds into Gimme Some Time, the music dips, and Esthero explains the full version of the
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Image copyright Getty Images People should work fewer hours to earn a living, but capping their hours would be unrealistic, a report commissioned by the Labour Party has claimed. The report, by cross-bench peer Robert Skidelsky, said working less without loss of pay was “good for material and spiritual well-being”. But it said imposing a
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Almost 200 Nigerians have left South Africa and returned to Lagos amid fears over xenophobic violence. The flights were offered to Nigerians living in South Africa free of charge. There has been a spate of violent attacks on foreign people and their property. Videos circulating online purported to show Nigerians being killed which generated a
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