The New York Mets have reached an agreement with free-agent reliever Dellin Betances on a one-year contract with a player option for 2021 December 24, 2019, 9:44 PM 2 min read NEW YORK — The New York Mets have reached an agreement with free-agent reliever Dellin Betances on a one-year contract with a player option […]
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The judge overseeing the bankruptcy of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma warns that real-life court cases don’t unfold like “Perry Mason.” But he’s afraid this one might come to resemble “Dr. Strangelove.” U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain of White Plains, New York, has a reputation for thorough preparation, deep experience handling big,
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — SeaWorld Orlando says it will begin 2020 by changing its centerpiece killer-whale show. The Orlando Sentinel reports the theme park will replace its “One Ocean” show with a program called “Orca Encounter.” The new show is about killer whales’ role in the ocean ecosystem, behaviors the animals exhibit in the wild,
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NEW YORK — Curt Flood set off the free-agent revolution 50 years ago Tuesday with a 128-word letter to baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, two paragraphs that pretty much ended the career of a World Series champion regarded as among the sport’s stars but united a union behind his cause. St. Louis had traded the All-Star
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Michael R. Bloomberg said on Tuesday that his presidential campaign would no longer work with a vendor after learning of a subcontractor that had been involved in using prison workers to make phone calls on behalf of his candidacy. Details of the campaign’s connection to prison labor were first reported by The Intercept on Tuesday
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Marshawn Lynch last played a game for the Seattle Seahawks in January 2016 By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer December 25, 2019, 1:14 AM 5 min read RENTON, Wash. — When Marshawn Lynch played his last game for Seattle in January 2016, a playoff loss to Carolina, the idea of him ever wearing a Seahawks
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Major U.S. stock indexes ended nearly flat Tuesday after an abbreviated trading session ahead of Christmas Day December 24, 2019, 8:33 PM 2 min read Major U.S. stock indexes ended nearly flat Tuesday after an abbreviated trading session ahead of Christmas Day. The Nasdaq composite eked out a tiny gain, while the S&P 500 and
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Image caption The Call the Midwife characters swap the busy streets of Poplar for the wild and rugged Outer Hebrides The real life stories of nurses who worked on Scottish islands more than 50 years ago will be at the heart of this year’s festive TV schedule. Known as Queen’s Nurses, they took on the
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For the fourth consecutive week, the Baltimore Ravens are the unanimous choice as the top team in the AP Pro32 poll By SIMMI BUTTAR AP Pro Football Writer December 25, 2019, 1:31 AM 3 min read NEW YORK — Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens have already made plenty of history this season. They have
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Image copyright DFID/UKEMT British doctors and nurses are sacrificing a relaxing Christmas with friends and family to help save lives in a deadly measles outbreak on the other side of the world. The Pacific island of Samoa has been overwhelmed by more than 5,500 cases of the disease. Seventy-nine people have died, nearly all of
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