A look at what’s happening around the majors today: ALBERT’S ALLEY Albert Pujols wraps up his reunion at Busch Stadium, where the adoring St. Louis fans get another chance to cheer him in the Sunday night special. Pujols has been showered with standing ovations this weekend during the Angels’ visit — his first time back […]
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A group of Holocaust survivors and their families gather in Prague’s Old Town Square to recreate a photo that was taken in 1945, when the survivors had just been liberated from Nazi concentration camps. The survivors were part of a group of children flown to the UK to start new lives after World War Two.
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Alex Dickerson had three more RBIs, and five San Francisco relievers held the Arizona Diamondbacks scoreless for five innings in the Giants’ 7-4 win Saturday night. Dickerson, who doubled twice, now has now driven in nine runs in two games after a six-RBI night on Friday. Mike Yastrzemski homered and Brandon Crawford drove in two
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Boris Johnson has refused to answer questions about his private life, after police were called to a reported row with his girlfriend. Police were called to the Conservative leadership candidate’s London home in the early hours of Friday after neighbours reportedly heard a loud argument. On Saturday afternoon in Birmingham, at the first of 16
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Image copyright Sky Atlantic Image caption Dothraki is the language of a nomadic warrior race in Game of Thrones The brains behind some of science fiction’s most popular invented languages are gathering for a conference to showcase their skills. The San Diego-based Language Creation Society has brought together “conlangers” – or people who “construct” languages
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Nomar Mazara hit two home runs, Lance Lynn shook off a four-run first inning and retired 17 of the last 18 batters he faced, and the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Saturday night. Run-scoring singles by Texas’ Shin-Soo Choo and Delino DeShields wiped out Chicago’s 5-4 lead in the sixth inning.
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Image copyright Kirsten McTernan Image caption The winner Andrei Kymach called it “a dream come true” The BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition has been won by a Ukrainian baritone, who also scooped £20,000 in prize money. Andrei Kymach, 31, was one of five singers that made it through to Saturday’s final round after
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Albert Pujols took a curtain call for his adoring fans at Busch Stadium after homering against the Cardinals, but Marcell Ozuna connected to lead Dakota Hudson and St. Louis over the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 on Saturday. Pujols hit his 13th home run, a solo drive in the seventh inning. He got a standing ovation
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A mum who gave legal guardianship of her daughter to the child’s grandparents after she was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis said she hopes one day she will live with her again. Kimberley Beavan, 29, who had a history of mental illness, said it was the “worst thing that you can ever experience”. Her daughter Autumn
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Image caption One of Simons’ BBC roles was in The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries between 1990 and 1994 Heartbeat actor William Simons, who charmed Sunday evening viewers for nearly two decades as easygoing veteran PC Alf Ventress, has died aged 79. Welsh-born Simons played the character in all 18 series of the 1960s-set show. He also
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