Yesenia D’Alessandro loaded a GPS tracking app on her cellphone and trudged into a remote Hawaii forest, joining more than 100 other volunteers looking for a missing hiker. She climbed through muddy ravines, crossed streams and faced steep drop-offs in the thick tangle of trees and ferns where her college friend Amanda Eller vanished last […]
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J.P. Crawford felt his trade to Seattle would give him the opportunity to be an everyday shortstop — hopefully as part of what the Mariners hope to build long-term. His recent performance is backing up Seattle’s belief in the 24-year-old. “I like his demeanor, how he’s carrying himself on the field. He’s been really good,”
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Will Smith had seen fellow Los Angeles Dodgers rookies Matt Beaty and Alex Verdugo deliver walk-off homers during their weekend series against the Colorado Rockies. Hours after being called up from the minors on Sunday, it was Smith’s turn to join the fun. The rookie catcher connected for a pinch-hit, three-run homer with two outs
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• The White House unveiled the economic portion of its Middle East peace plan, pledging to improve the lot of the Palestinians. The 38-page plan sets ambitious goals, but there are no concrete dollar commitments from the United States. • President Trump on Saturday delayed plans for nationwide raids to deport undocumented families, but he
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Shares were wavering in Asia on Monday as investors watched for movement in the China-U.S. trade dispute ahead of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping planned for later this week in Osaka, Japan, at the Group of 20 summit. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index gained 0.2% to 21,302.38 while in Hong Kong the
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Image copyright Deborah Feingold Image caption Judith Krantz’s memoir, Sex and Shopping, was published in 2000 The author Judith Krantz, who found success by writing about “sex and shopping”, has died in California aged 91. Krantz wrote her first novel, Scruples, at the age of 50. The nine that followed all embraced a similar formula
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In a weekend full of emotional moments, Los Angeles slugger Albert Pujols saved the best for last. Pujols capped off a stirring three-day return to St. Louis by exchanging jerseys with long-time friend and Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina following the Angels’ 6-4 win on Sunday. Pujols was cheered throughout his first series in St. Louis
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Paris continued to call to Jacqueline after her 1968 marriage to the Greek shipping magnate, Aristotle Onassis. (No stranger to the City of Light, he owned an imposing apartment at 88 Avenue Foch in the 16th arrondissement, and even had his own preferred table at the restaurant Maxim’s, an Art Nouveau landmark.) At this point,
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Hannah Green held her nerve and saved par from the bunker with a 5-foot putt on the final hole to win the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship on Sunday for her first major championship, and the first by an Australian in 13 years. Green closed with an even-par 72 at Hazeltine for a one-shot victory over
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Image copyright Eviation Image caption Eviation’s nine-seater electric aircraft, Alice, was a hit at the Paris Airshow Aerospace firms are joining forces to tackle their industry’s growing contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, with electric engines seen as one solution. But will this be enough to offset the growing demand for air travel? This week’s Paris
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