New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner understands why his players feel cheated by the Houston Astros By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer February 5, 2020, 7:12 PM 2 min read ORLANDO, Fla. — New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner understands why his players feel cheated by the Houston Astros. If Houston had not been using […]
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Residents in a Shropshire village say potholes are so common they amount to “tax” on rural drivers. Businessman Ian Field, who lives in Beckbury, says he has spent £6,000 on vehicle repairs in the last two years. He has written to the government with a dossier of photographs showing a dozen large potholes. He says
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Image copyright Getty Images Every hospital in England is being asked to create “priority assessment pods” for patients with suspected coronavirus, the NHS has said. Patients who are concerned they may have the virus are still advised to isolate themselves and call 111. But the contingency measure is intended to prevent any patients who do
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There is crying in football. In video posted Tuesday by “Inside the NFL,” Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes sought out his father Pat Mahomes Sr. on the field after the Kansas City Chiefs’ comeback victory over the San Francisco 49ers. (See it below.) “We did it, baby,” the quarterback said as he embraced his pop, a
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Image caption Models dressed as playboy bunnies were hired to promote casino games The gambling watchdog has refused to condemn the widespread use of scantily-clad models to promote products at one of the industry’s biggest trade events. Under its former boss, Sarah Harrison, the Gambling Commission had threatened to boycott ICE London because women “were
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Nearly four years after breaking away from a large company to run his own digital operation, Bill Simmons is going back into business with a corporate behemoth. The Ringer, the website and podcasting network founded by Mr. Simmons in 2016, will soon become the property of Spotify, the companies said on Wednesday. The terms of
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Pete Rose has once again asked Major League Baseball to end his lifetime ban, saying the penalty is unfair compared with discipline for steroids use and electronic sign stealing By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer February 5, 2020, 6:13 PM 3 min read ORLANDO, Fla. — Pete Rose again asked Major League Baseball to end
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“That’s the greatest vulnerability,” she went on, “us not communicating to our family, friends, and neighbors what’s at stake in this election.” As the president delivered his address, his visage casting the theater in a soft orange glow, the crowd made sure to vocalize their sense of the stakes. Whenever a Democrat appeared onscreen, the
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says Facebook has agreed to shutter the public page of a group the administration has identified as anti-Semitic February 5, 2020, 6:04 PM 2 min read TRENTON, N.J. — Facebook has agreed to shutter the public page of a group the administration has identified as anti-Semitic, New Jersey Gov. Phil
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People dine at restaurants all the time, but that doesn’t mean they should behave the way they do when they eat in the comforts of home. “Eating is the only biological necessity we sometimes do as a social function,” Jodi R.R. Smith, president of Mannersmith Etiquette Consulting, told HuffPost. “We have to eat to stay
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