A look at what’s happening around the majors today: FAREWELL TO THE KING Felix Hernandez starts for Seattle in what well could be his last game for the Mariners. A sea of yellow-shirted fans in the “King’s Court” will rise in unison and chant as he takes the mound, and when he gets to two […]
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WASHINGTON — House Democrats rushed on Wednesday to plot the course of their formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump, getting their first glimpses of the secret intelligence whistle-blower complaint that touched off the investigation that could lead to his removal. But even as they obtained crucial details about allegations that Mr. Trump pressured a foreign
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Image copyright Getty Images A man is challenging his conviction for raping a woman who willingly slept with him after he falsely claimed to have had a vasectomy. How can someone be guilty of rape if their partner has agreed to sex, and what implications does the case have? “I have a confession. I’m still
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The comments show Trump pressuring Zelensky to investigate leading 2020 Democratic candidate Joe Biden as well as the former vice president’s son, Hunter Biden. “Yes, you are absolutely right, not only 100% but actually 1,000%” he said at one point when agreeing with Trump. “This guy speaks Trump’s language,” Colbert cracked, then mimicked: “Not just
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Image copyright Getty Images British Airways owner IAG says the strikes called by pilots in a dispute over pay and conditions have cost it at least €137m (£120m). As a result of the two-day strike by pilots on 9 and 10 September, IAG said a total of 2,325 flights had been cancelled. There have been
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It will be up to a federal appeals court to decide whether tens of thousands of acres in New Mexico should be reserved as critical habitat for the endangered jaguar. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver heard arguments Wednesday from lawyers representing farmers and ranchers wary of setting aside such a large
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Jaylin Davis recently met “The Say Hey Kid” and later learned from manager Bruce Bochy that Hall of Famer Willie Mays had his own early struggles at the plate. Bochy reminded Davis to relax, have fun. Davis finally hit his first career home run Wednesday, a timely drive to end the game with one out
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Small employers in particular, and their workers, are struggling. “Health insurance in the United States is incredibly prohibitive for small businesses,” said Shalin Madan, the founder of a small investment advisory firm in Florida. He is not required to provide health insurance to his workers, because his business is too small and he outsources much
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China’s government is releasing more pork from stockpiles to help cool surging prices ahead of celebrations of the Communist Party’s 70th anniversary in power. The government said Thursday it will auction off 10,000 tons of pork, the country’s staple meat. It was the second release in two weeks following a similar announcement Sept. 18. The
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Vaping products, one of the fastest-growing segments of the legal marijuana industry, have taken a hit from consumers as public health experts scramble to determine what’s causing a mysterious and sometimes fatal lung disease among people who use e-cigarettes. The ailment has sickened at least 530 people and killed nine. Some vaped nicotine, but many
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