MLB’s cheating scandal went into overdrive on Thursday as baseball Twitter blew up with a conspiracy theory that Houston Astros players wore electronic devices to tip them off to incoming pitches. The claim gained so much traction that it prompted one of the accused to respond. Second baseman Jose Altuve — the MVP of the […]
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CNN calls senator’s retort to a reporter ‘extremely unbecoming.’ CNN responded on Thursday after Senator Martha McSally, an Arizona Republican, dismissed a basic question from the network’s congressional reporter by calling him “a liberal hack.” “It is extremely unbecoming for a U.S. senator to sink to this level and treat a member of the press
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption Jon Warby’s wife Susan died at West Suffolk Hospital on 30 August 2018 A former police officer whose wife died five weeks after bowel surgery said he was “knocked sideways completely” when he received an anonymous letter highlighting blunders in her treatment. Susan Warby, 57, died at the West
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Adele hasn’t released an album in more than four years — almost an eternity in the streaming era — but the 15-time Grammy winner serves as an effective muse for New York indie pop duo Stereo Dawn. Both singer Chris Dwan and multi-instrumentalist/background vocalist Will Van Dyke said “Bad Idea,” their latest single, was written with Adele in
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Image copyright Mark Fielder Image caption Mark Fielder criticised Whirlpool’s response Thousands more owners of dangerous Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines have demanded a resolution from manufacturer Whirlpool. The US firm launched a huge recall of UK machines last week, and some 76,000 customers are now awaiting action. But that still leaves 443,000 machines which
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You’re reading this week’s At War newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox every Friday. Email us at atwar@nytimes.com. For some United States Army leaders, the imagery was intoxicating: Iraqi soldiers cowering in fear as dozens of American rockets and artillery shells broke open above them. Thousands of explosive grenades streamed
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The Cypriot soccer federation says it has suspended all matches after a referee walkout because of a bombing attack against a colleague’s car By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press January 17, 2020, 4:24 PM 2 min read NICOSIA, Cyprus — The Cypriot soccer federation decided Friday to suspend all matches after a referee walkout because of
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WASHINGTON — President Trump plans on adding former independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr and the defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz to his legal team for his trial by the Senate, a person briefed on the plan said Friday. Mr. Starr, whose investigation into President Bill Clinton’s sexual relationships led to his impeachment, will be joined by
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For major shipping companies dealing with trade wars and a slowing global economy, conditions appear to have deteriorated as 2019 came to a close By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer January 17, 2020, 3:58 PM 2 min read For major shipping companies dealing with trade wars and slowing global growth, conditions appear to have deteriorated
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Your thoughts begin to gently drift off the plane of reality and you’re about to transition from that dreamy state to complete sleep. Then — suddenly — a part of your body twitches and you’re dramatically jerked awake. Sound familiar? What you’re most likely experiencing is something called a “hypnic jerk,” according to Ellen Wermter,
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