Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles threw out a ceremonial first pitch with a twist for Game 2 of the World Series. Well, a standing backflip with a twist. The Houston area native pulled off the spectacular move before throwing the ball to Astros outfielder Jake Marisnick, ahead of Wednesday’s game against the Washington Nationals at […]
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Shares were higher in Europe on Thursday after most Asian markets advanced following meager gains on Wall Street driven by a mixed set of company earnings. The FTSE 100 in London advanced 0.6% to 7,300.45 while Germany’s DAX jumped 0.8% to 12,905.81. The CAC 40 in France picked up 0.6% to 5,689.42. Wall Street looked
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Image caption Everyday Life appeared on page 31 of Wednesday’s Daily Post Coldplay have apparently revealed the tracks of their latest album in the classified adverts of a local newspaper. An advert for Everyday Life sat alongside ones for a fridge-freezer, bales of hay and a divan bed in north Wales’ Daily Post. On Monday
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TRIESTE, Italy — The Bora wind blows so fiercely through Trieste, a melancholic port town on the Adriatic Sea, that some sidewalks are lined with handrails. The wind maddens pedestrians, but it also fills the sails of skippers who come from all over to compete in Italy’s aquatic equivalent of the New York City Marathon.
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This article is part of our continuing Fast Forward series, which examines technological, economic, social and cultural shifts that happen as businesses evolve. Byran Dai was 24 when he promised his mother, who passed away less than two months later, that he would look out for his younger brother Brandon, who is autistic. Brandon, 15
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Italy’s surprise run to the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup this year went a long way toward changing misconceptions about the female game in a country where the most popular sport is dominated by men. Out of a population of 60 million, more than 20 million spectators watched Italy’s five matches on RAI state
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Image copyright Sophie Elise Sophie Elise was 20 years old when she decided that she wanted a bigger bum. The Norwegian blogger and TV personality – who describes herself as a “very skinny, petite” woman – says she just “wanted a little lift” in that area of her body. It wasn’t hard to start researching
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Ryan Reynolds was treated to a taste of his own medicine for his birthday. The “Deadpool” actor turned 43 on Wednesday, and his friends and family capitalized on the occasion by getting a little payback. Reynolds is notorious for goofing around on social media and had recently trolled his good friend Hugh Jackman and his
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FIFA selected China as host of the inaugural edition of the expanded Club World Cup in 2021 but delayed a decision on how the 24 slots for the tournament will be distributed. A proposal on how many teams would qualify from the six confederations was shared with FIFA Council members for approval at a meeting
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Mr. Revesz said he does not believe the administration’s argument would stand up in court and likened California’s agreement to trade missions that states and cities routinely take to open new markets for state products. Michael Wara, director of the Climate and Energy Policy Program at the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University,
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