A young Dutch inventor is widening his effort to clean up floating plastic from the Pacific Ocean by moving into rivers, too, using a new floating device to catch garbage before it reaches the seas. The 25-year-old university dropout Boyan Slat founded The Ocean Cleanup to develop and deploy a system he invented when he […]
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Snacking on chicken at a picnic table near section 402, decked out in his curly W cap and pullover, Bob Batwinis hoped to see a lot at Game 4 of the World Series. Exciting plays. A Washington win. And maybe, just maybe on this evening at Nationals Park, the final out sometime before midnight. “It’s
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Two British opposition parties want to hold elections even earlier than Prime Minister Boris Johnson has proposed as they try to ensure the country doesn’t leave the European Union without an agreement. The Scottish National Party and the Liberal Democrats say they will push for a Dec. 9 election, three days earlier than Johnson has
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“Listen, your hombre,” growls Momoa in his surprise appearance as he stands in front of the judge. “I see the way you’re looking at me right now — and I know what you’re thinking.” But Momoa protests his innocence. He argues that it was the elderly woman (Kate McKinnon) who accused him of theft who
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Freshman kicker Camden Lewis flexed his muscles with a holler as teammates raised him on their shoulders. He had just nailed a 26-yard field goal as time expired, extending No. 11 Oregon’s winning streak to seven games with a 37-35 victory over Washington State on Saturday night. He deserved that flex. CJ Verdell ran for
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Alec Baldwin was back again as President Donald Trump in “Saturday Night Live’s” cold open at a wild campaign rally in “Albacore” — which was “Trump’s” misnomer for Albuquerque. Darrell Hammond (who used to pose as Trump) popped up as Bill Clinton, who was stunned by what “Trump” is getting away with. When Baldwin told “Clinton”
Bryan Little picked a big stage to get his first goal of the season. Little scored at 3:04 of overtime to give the Winnipeg Jets a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night in the Heritage Classic outdoor game. Little scored off a 2-on-1 with Kyle Connor, tucking the puck under goalie David
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Chance the Rapper stood up for his hometown big time — again — on “Saturday Night Live” sporting a Chicago Teachers Union sweatshirt to honor the teachers on strike there. “I fully support you,” he said to applause. Earlier he had tweeted a photo of striking teachers, including one wearing a “Chance” hat. “I gotchu,”
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It had been a downright depressing 24-hour stretch for the Phoenix Suns, who found out their starting center was suspended for 25 games and then immediately lost to the Denver Nuggets by one point in overtime. The next night, with every reason to pout, the Suns didn’t do it. Instead, they came out and beat
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By the time Alex Bregman took nearly 30 seconds to circle the bases, then engaged in a series of animated high-fives, pats, hugs and personalized handshakes between the plate and the dugout, it was pretty clear. See ya, slump. Bregman broke loose Saturday night, putting the Houston Astros ahead with an RBI single in the
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