A look at what’s happening around the majors today: WELCOME TO THE NLCS The Washington Nationals play in the NL Championship Series for the first time, taking on St. Louis at Busch Stadium. Aníbal Sánchez starts for the Nats against Miles Mikolas. Both teams won a deciding Game 5 on the road in the NL […]
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The indictment alleges that Mr. Parnas recruited Mr. Sessions, then the chairman of the powerful House Rules Committee, to help try to oust Ms. Yovanovitch. At the same time, he and Mr. Fruman promised to help Mr. Sessions raise more than $20,000 for re-election. In a letter last year to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo,
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Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Friday on optimism about U.S.-Chinese talks on ending a tariff war. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong all advanced. Traders were encouraged by President Donald Trump’s plan to meet Beijing’s chief trade envoy. Economists say a final settlement to the sprawling dispute is unlikely this year, but
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“The Daily Show” tweeted a phone number on Thursday, clearly urging followers to give it a ring. Here’s a hint: The voice sounds very familiar and boasts about a “perfect” phone call — and Ukraine. Just call the number. It’s a “perfect” call. — ReallyReally (@ReallyR65257017) October 11, 2019 Need more encouragement? “The Daily Show” touts:
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Image copyright HMV Image caption HMV’s new owner Doug Putman said he wanted to simplify the offer to his customers The world’s largest HMV store is opening its doors to shoppers just months after the chain announced dozens of branch closures. Spanning 25,000 sq ft across one floor – almost the size of 12 tennis
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During the first two games of the season, the Arizona Coyotes got quality goaltending, prime scoring chances and solid play from their defense. Now they’ve got a win, too. Conor Garland scored twice, Nick Schmaltz and Niklas Hjalmarsson each had a goal, and the Coyotes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 Thursday night for their
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Mr. Kolomoisky said in interviews in the Ukrainian news media that Mr. Parnas and Mr. Fruman traveled to see him in Israel in April, ostensibly to talk about their plans to sell gas to Ukraine. But, he said, the two men then pushed him to arrange a meeting between Mr. Giuliani and Ukraine’s newly elected
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Image copyright Getty Images The BBC and the government should find a way to save free TV licences for all over-75s, a committee of MPs has said. The media select committee said the current position where only those claiming pension credit are eligible is an “absurd situation”. The BBC said it will continue to scrap
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Chinese Vice Premier Liu He leaves the trade negotiations. US President Donald Trump sounded an optimistic note at the end of the first day of US-China trade talks in Washington DC. “We had a very, very good negotiation with China,” Mr Trump told reporters after the talks wrapped up.
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It is not clear if the rebellion was sparked by the clogged toilets or the canceled visit to Scotland, but passengers on the Norwegian Cruise Line ship had had enough. In recent days, travelers on the “mystical fjords” voyage in Europe have staged (and live tweeted) a veritable mutiny after inclement weather forced repeated changes
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