A position-by-position look at the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros going into the World Series, starting Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park: ——— First Base: Nationals: Ryan Zimmerman. The longtime face of the franchise, Zimmerman was Washington’s first draft pick in 2005 after the team moved to the nation’s capital from Montreal. The fan favorite […]
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“When I watch these pundits that always are trying to take a shot, I say — they say, ‘What are we getting out of it?’” Mr. Trump told reporters on Monday as he hosted a cabinet meeting. “You know what we’re getting out of it? We’re bringing our soldiers back home. That’s a big thing.
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Image copyright Getty Images All NHS providers must ask patients about their sexual orientation to improve the “deep inequalities” in care for LGBT people, says an MPs’ report. The Women and Equalities committee says hospitals and care homes should be fined if they don’t collect the data. LGBT people are often less healthy than the
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Image caption The band haven’t released a new album since 2015’s A Head Full Of Dreams Coldplay have quietly announced their first album in four years, by sending a letter to one of their fans. “For the last 100 years or thereabouts, we have been working on a thing called Everyday Life,” said the band
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Former Thomas Cook staff protest in London after the company went into liquidation Audit firm EY, which signed off on Thomas Cook’s financial health before its collapse, also wrote a report used to award its former boss a £5m bonus. The bonus, paid to former boss Manny Fontenla-Novoa, followed
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Anthony Rendon vividly remembers his one visit to the Astrodome as a child to see the Houston Astros and his beloved Killer B’s. “I was really young at that time but that memory still sticks in my head,” the Washington Nationals star said. And along with the excitement of seeing Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell and
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WASHINGTON — Nearly a year before the 2020 election, President Trump is running out of options in his search for a leader for the Department of Homeland Security who could win Senate confirmation or even serve in an acting capacity — and still carry out the president’s immigration crackdown. The White House’s top personnel official
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California’s governor has asked the attorney general to investigate why the state’s gas prices are so high, pointing to a new report suggesting big oil companies are “misleading and overcharging customers” by as much as $1 per gallon. Name brand retailers — including 76, Chevron and Shell — often charge more because they say their
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Image caption Gillian has been living with anorexia since the 1960s Over-65s with eating disorders are being prevented from accessing some specialist clinics despite NHS England saying they are open to all ages, the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme has found. For some, such support is seen as essential in keeping them alive. “I have a
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Charlize Theron famously gained 30 pounds and sported fake teeth to portray real-life serial killer Aileen Wuornos in “Monster,” but she said playing former Fox News broadcaster Megyn Kelly in the upcoming “Bombshell” was decidedly more challenging. While both performances called upon Theron’s legendary ability to transform into a role, the actor revealed that she had
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