Stephen Strasburg turned in another dominant October outing, Max Scherzer overpowered Los Angeles for an inning out of the bullpen and the Washington Nationals held off the Dodgers 4-2 Friday night to even their NL Division Series at a game apiece. Scherzer struck out the side in the eighth, but Washington’s shaky bullpen still ran […]
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“It’s very difficult to message on quicksand,” she said. Problems for House Republicans surfaced almost as soon as the formal inquiry began, with a halting performance last weekend by Representative Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California and the minority leader, on CBS’s “60 Minutes.” Mr. McCarthy appeared not to have read the transcript of a call
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BP said Friday that CEO Bob Dudley, the American who steered the oil giant through the aftermath of the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill, will retire next year and be replaced by the head of the company’s exploration and production business. Bernard Looney, 49, will become CEO and take Dudley’s seat on the board
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Image copyright Alamy Image caption Harrogate’s commercial property market is the toughest some experts can recall Cream teas, quaint streets and stylish shops have made Harrogate one of the most successful and popular shopping destinations in the north of England. But there are now gaps on its High Street like never before. “Five years ago
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New postseason, same old story for the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins. DJ LeMahieu homered and drove in four runs, Gleyber Torres broke a tie with a two-run double and the Yankees extended their October mastery of Minnesota with a 10-4 victory Friday night in the AL Division Series opener. Aaron Judge made two
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On Wednesday, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif of Iran said that his country would “definitely greet Saudi Arabia with open arms” — but only if it prioritized friendly relations with neighbors over purchasing weapons from the United States. Iran has long sought to pull Saudi Arabia away from the United States and Israel. But it
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Image copyright Denise Sullivan Image caption Denise’s freehold house has more than a dozen ‘restrictive covenants’ on it When Denise Sullivan bought her new build home in Pembroke in 2016 she made sure it was freehold. “I don’t trust landlords and leaseholds. I promised myself I would never get involved with a leasehold property. “Now
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On the road for the first time this season, two of Toronto’s stars and one newcomer did enough scoring to help keep the Maple Leafs unbeaten. Mitch Marner scored twice and added an assist, Auston Matthews had a goal, and defenseman Cody Ceci — who came from Ottawa in an offseason trade — got his
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“What the inspector general said last time was, the whistle-blower pulled the fire alarm,” Representative Mike Quigley, Democrat of Illinois, told reporters. “We have now seen the smoke and the fire.” How the White House, which has routinely rejected congressional requests for information, responds to the demands for documents could significantly shape the impeachment investigation
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Salesforce founder Marc Benioff oversees a $130 billion software empire from a 62-story skyscraper that towers above everything else in San Francisco. But he sits uneasily in his lofty perch because of a worsening economic divide on the streets down below, where the lavish pay doled out to tech workers like his are pricing many
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