The starting rotations for the World Series between the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals are filled with former Cy Young winners and first-round draft picks. Game 1 featured a pair of starting pitchers who were first-round draft picks — and so will Game 2. Two of the hurlers were No. 1 overall picks. Gerrit Cole, […]
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MPs have approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit legislation on its first hurdle through the House of Commons. But minutes later they rejected his proposed timetable for passing the Withdrawal Agreement Bill in three days, in order to hit the 31 October deadline for the UK to leave the EU. BBC Political Correspondent Jonathan Blake
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Hundreds of thousands of Northern California residents braced for another possible power outage as the state’s largest utility warned that a return of dangerous fire weather could prompt shut-offs across 16 counties. The warning from Pacific Gas & Electric about a possible blackout Wednesday prompted a feeling of resignation among residents and business owners and
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Macaulay Culkin found himself at home, but not quite so alone when he joined Lizzo on stage at a recent concert. The former child star is apparently friendly enough with the “Truth Hurts” singer to not only dance alongside her in front of thousands of concertgoers, but to allow her to make the iconic “Home
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Defense Secretary Mark Esper has removed himself from decision-making on a cloud computing contract potentially worth $10 billion, citing his son’s employment with one of the original contract bidders. In a written statement Tuesday, Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said Esper recused himself from decisions on the so-called JEDI contract “out of an abundance of caution
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Major League Baseball said Tuesday that it will investigate Houston Astros staffer Brandon Taubman for reportedly taunting a group of female reporters after the team secured a berth in the World Series. On Saturday, his team having narrowly defeated the Yankees 6-4, the Astros assistant general manager zeroed in on three female reporters in the
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WASHINGTON — Nearly three years into President Trump’s aggressive efforts to undermine the Affordable Care Act, prices for the most popular type of health insurance plan offered through the health law’s federal marketplace will actually drop next year, and the number of insurers offering plans will go up. Administration officials credited Mr. Trump with the
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Simone Biles shared a touching message to her boyfriend, Stacey Ervin Jr., who celebrated his 26th birthday this week. The Olympic gymnast called Ervin the “man of my dreams” in an Instagram post published on Monday. “So many things I love about you,” Biles, 22, wrote in the post’s caption, accompanied by a photo of the
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The Detroit Pistons will begin the season without star forward Blake Griffin, whose injury issues have flared up again. The Pistons said Tuesday that Griffin would not travel for Wednesday night’s game at Indiana and would continue a treatment and conditioning regimen for left hamstring and posterior knee soreness. He will be re-evaluated for a
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EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier had no comment after MPs backed the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, but rejected the prime minister’s plan to push it through the House of Commons in three days. Mr Barnier did not respond to questions about next steps on a possible extension, when the BBC’s Brussels Correspondent Adam Fleming approached
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