By the time Kris Bryant’s drive sailed over the wall in center field, that tough start for the Chicago Cubs was long gone. Brushed away by one dazzling stretch. Bryant hit his fourth career grand slam in Chicago’s six-run eighth inning, and the Cubs pounded the St. Louis Cardinals 13-5 on Sunday night for their […]
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Good Monday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today. _____________________ • President Trump said on Sunday that the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, should not testify before Congress, arguing that Mr. Mueller’s report was conclusive and that Congress and the American people did not need to hear
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President Donald Trump raised pressure on China on Sunday, threatening to hike tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods in a tweet that sent financial markets swooning. Trump’s comments, delivered on Twitter, came as a Chinese delegation was scheduled to resume talks in Washington on Wednesday aimed at resolving a trade war that has
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Arizona is seeing a surge in hepatitis A cases, mostly in the Tucson area but also in metro Phoenix, health officials say. The outbreak of the viral disease that affects the liver began in November and cases have continued to rise since then despite efforts to step up vaccinations. The Arizona Republic reports the outbreak
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Image copyright Sky UK Ltd/HBO Image caption Trying to get behind the propaganda – Jessie Buckley as Lyudmilla Ignatenko and Emily Watson as Ulana Khomyuk It was the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident. In 1986, a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in then Soviet-controlled Ukraine exploded, sending a radioactive plume across
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Image copyright Emma Leivers Image caption The husband and wife team sold a car and then their home to raise funds for the business The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Ali and Dom Beaven, the husband and wife owners of online wedding
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Hundreds of thousands of different species of animals and plants are facing extinction because of human activity, according to the United Nations. The full report from the Intergovernmental Panel for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) will be released later today and is expected to say this biodiversity crisis is on a par with – and
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The Kentucky Derby, held annually at Churchill Downs in Louisville, outdraws other American horse races, from the Belmont Stakes in Elmont, N.Y., to the Santa Anita Derby, in Arcadia, Calif. But thoroughbred lovers champion Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, 70 miles east, as the intimate alternative with the hospitable practice of welcoming fans behind the
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BANGALORE, India — In Uber’s vision of the future, self-driving cars will whisk us everywhere, eliminating the need for its millions of human drivers. But as the ride-hailing giant prepares to sell as much as $10 billion in stock to the public this week to help build those vehicles, a low-tech approach to the self-driving
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Two years after Max Homa played only one Sunday in an entire PGA Tour season, he showed his mettle at Quail Hollow by closing with a 4-under 67 to pull away from the field and win the Wells Fargo Championship. Homa began the back nine with two birdies to build a four-shot lead and didn’t
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