A look at what’s happening around the majors Saturday: SHOWTIME Zack Greinke is set to throw the first pitch in the hugely hyped AL Championship Series — Yankees-Astros, starting at Minute Maid Park. “It’s the matchup that everybody wants to watch. It’s must-see TV right there,” Houston shortstop Carlos Correa said. Jose Altuve, George Springer […]
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WASHINGTON — President Trump announced on Friday the departure of Kevin K. McAleenan, the acting secretary for the Department of Homeland Security who spent his six-month tenure trying to curb a surge of asylum seekers at the southwestern border while managing a turbulent relationship with a president intent on restricting immigration. Noting that they have
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Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg has lost his title as chairman of the troubled aircraft manufacturer, nearly a year after the first of two crashes of its 737 Max that together killed 346 people. Boeing announced late Friday that company directors decided to separate the two jobs and elected one of their own, David L. Calhoun,
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Dove Cameron, who stars in the latest Disney’s Descendants film, describes the difficulty of balancing her own personality with people’s desire for her to be a role model. Ms Cameron, who plays ‘Mal’ the daughter of Maleficent, has become a household name through the Disney shows she has starred in, earning her millions of fans.
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption US President Donald Trump hailed a “phase one” deal The US has agreed to suspend its next tariff hike on Chinese imports after two days of trade talks in Washington. US President Donald Trump said negotiators had reached a “phase one deal” that would include increased agricultural purchases and
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Hong Kong’s protests have disrupted Yang Yang’s family life. Though the 29-year-old lives in mainland China, he was inspired by the demonstrations to write a song about freedom and upload it to the internet. When censors deleted it, he complained to his family. They weren’t sympathetic. “How can you support Hong Kong separatists?” they asked.
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Zack Greinke will start the AL Championship Series opener for the Houston Astros against the New York Yankees and Masahiro Tanaka on Saturday night. After the 2009 AL Cy Young winner and midseason acquisition starts Game 1 at Minute Maid Park, the Astros will follow with Justin Verlander, the 2011 AL Cy Young winner, and
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The American military’s Africa Command had no immediate comment on the investigation. The Green Beret team’s mission on June 8, alongside their Somali counterparts, was to push into Shabaab-held territory, where the militants had been instigating attacks from, and build the small base that would later be renamed after Sergeant Conrad. Sergeant Conrad, from Chandler,
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Stocks have been even more fickle than usual. The main stock indexes are all up this month, and they have had double-digit gains since January. But it has been hard for traders to muster much enthusiasm. Despite the recent rallies, stocks haven’t made substantial net gains since the beginning of last year. For the American
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Slow walkers have ‘older’ brains and bodies, the study found How fast people walk in their 40s is a sign of how much their brains, as well as their bodies, are ageing, scientists have suggested. Using a simple test of gait speed, researchers were able to measure the ageing
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