San Francisco Giants rookie right-hander Tyler Beede removed any doubt on whether he had rediscovered his form. Beede induced MVP candidate Cody Bellinger into a lazy fly ball with the bases loaded in the fifth inning to complete his scoreless outing as the Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 on Saturday night. The last […]
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Image copyright Reuters A US Congressional committee is investigating President Donald Trump in connection with a potential conflict of interest over military spending at a Scottish airport near his golf resort. The House Oversight and Reform Committee says expenditure at Prestwick airport has “increased substantially” since Mr Trump came into office. The debt-ridden airport has
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A look at what’s happening around the majors today: HOME OF THE BRAVES Josh Donaldson and the Atlanta Braves have won nine in a row, their best string since 2014. The NL East leaders also have taken 13 straight at SunTrust Park. Donaldson hit his 36th home run in a 5-4 win over Washington on
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MP Amber Rudd has quit the cabinet and surrendered the Conservative whip, saying she cannot “stand by” while “moderate Conservatives are expelled”. Ms Rudd described the sacking of 21 Tory MPs on Tuesday as an “assault on decency and democracy”. Speaking to Andrew Marr, she said there was not “sufficient concentration and planning” by the
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Image caption Kelvin Fletcher, 35, will replace the injured Jamie Laing Emmerdale actor Kelvin Fletcher has been announced as the replacement for Made In Chelsea star Jamie Laing on Strictly Come Dancing. Laing, 30, injured himself during filming for Saturday night’s pre-recorded launch show. Fletcher, who is best known for playing Andy Sugden in Emmerdale,
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Image copyright Getty Images British Airways pilots will begin a two-day strike at midnight in their ongoing dispute over pay and conditions. Passengers are being told not to go to airports and BA says most have made alternative arrangements. Both BA and the pilots’ union Balpa have indicated that they are willing to start new
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Greg Thomas kicked a 17-yard field goal with 8 seconds left, and California beat No. 14 Washington 20-19 early Sunday in a game delayed more than 2 ½ hours due to severe weather. The Pac-12 Conference opener for the schools ended up being a strange night on the shore of Lake Washington, capped by Thomas’
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WASHINGTON — Senator Amy Klobuchar is going to spend nearly all her time and money on Iowa, visiting each of the state’s 99 counties with hopes that old-fashioned retail politics can inject new life into her campaign there. Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who has not matched his prolific fund-raising with significant growth in the polls, is
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Rolling Stone Mick Jagger took a break from movies at the Venice Film Festival Saturday to lash Donald Trump’s appalling record on the environment. Asked by reporters about a protest at the festival by hundreds of young activists against climate change, Jagger responded: “I’m absolutely behind that. I’m glad they’re doing that because they’re the ones
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Rafael Nadal can win his 19th Grand Slam championship to move within one of Roger Federer’s record for men by winning the U.S. Open final against Daniil Medvedev. The 33-year-old Nadal will be playing in his 27th major final and the 23-year-old Medvedev is in his first on Sunday at Flushing Meadows. Medvedev had never
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