On a night when the Milwaukee Brewers struck out again and again, piling up a season-high 24 Ks against the Houston Astros, one big swing by Mike Moustakas made all those whiffs way easier to swallow. Moustakas hit a two-run homer during Milwaukee’s three-run 14th inning, and the Brewers struck out 15 times against Houston […]
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Planned Parenthood Action Fund is set to host a forum on reproductive rights for the Democratic primary field this month, as the issue of abortion emerges as a central topic in the 2020 presidential race. The forum, hosted by Planned Parenthood’s political arm, is the first event in recent presidential campaigns singularly focused on women’s
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Image copyright SPL Nearly three-quarters of services are failing to treat cancer patients quickly enough, BBC research shows. Hospitals are meant to start treatment within 62 days of an urgent referral by a GP in 85% of cases. But 94 out of 131 cancer services in England failed to do that during 2018-19 – compared
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Will Smith had to work around a pair of two-out hits and a seven-pitch walk in the ninth inning to keep his perfect season intact with another save. Make it 16 for 16 for the Giants closer, who got Manuel Margot to pop up with the bases loaded for the final out of San Francisco’s
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WASHINGTON — Hope Hicks, one of President Trump’s closest former campaign and White House aides, has agreed to participate next week in a transcribed interview with the House Judiciary Committee on topics stemming from the special counsel’s investigation, the panel’s chairman said on Wednesday. The hearing will be the first time that an aide to
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Image copyright Getty Images The government is consulting on plans to add folic acid to flour in the UK to help prevent birth defects such as spina bifida. Pregnant women are already advised to take folic acid, but many do not. It is estimated fortifying flour with folic acid could prevent up to 200 birth
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China’s ambassador to the UK has warned that excluding Huawei from Britain’s 5G network “sends a very bad signal”. Speaking to BBC’s Newsnight, Liu Xiaoming said Chinese businesses planning to invest in Britain may be put off dealing with the UK if Huawei’s equipment is not used for the network. It comes after Britain’s mobile
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A welcome surge of melting snow is pouring out of the Rocky Mountains and into the drought-stricken rivers of the southwestern U.S., fending off a water shortage but threatening to push rivers over their banks. Last winter brought above-average snowfall to much of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, so an abundance of snowmelt is rushing into
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Austin Riley tied the game with a solo homer in the ninth inning and scored the winning run on Ozzie Albies’ double off Michael Feliz in the 11th, leading the Atlanta Braves past the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 for their sixth straight victory Wednesday night. The Braves (39-29) took over sole possession of first place in
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• Senator Bernie Sanders on Wednesday presented his brand of socialism through a framework of economic rights in an effort to defuse voter concerns about his electability. Still lost? Here’s a guide to democratic socialism. • In a Monmouth University poll of voters in Nevada, a key early-voting state, Senator Elizabeth Warren finished second in
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