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The 5 most shocking players who qualified for the Tour Championship No golf fan will be surprised to see Dustin Johnson, Jon Rahm or Rory McIlroy in this week's Tour Championship field. Nor will the names of Justin Thomas, Webb Simpson and Bryson DeChambeau raise any eyebrows. But the PGA Tour has now whittled ...
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House panel will subpoena Postal Service, Louis DeJoy for records on mail delays The head of the House Oversight Committee says the panel will subpoena the U.S. Postal Service and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to compel them to turn over documents pertaining to mail slowdowns and any communications DeJoy might have had ...
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Source: Diamondbacks deal Starling Marte to Marlins Outfielder Starling Marte has been traded from the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Miami Marlins, a source familiar with the deal told ESPN's Jeff Passan. Caleb Smith, Humberto Mejia and a player to be named later are headed to the Diamondbacks, the source ...
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The Latest: Most Rhode Island schools cleared to reopen soon PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Gov. Gina Raimondo says every public school district in Rhode Island except two has been given the go-ahead to resume in-person classes when schools reopen in September. The Democrat said Monday that children are scheduled to ...
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Macron arrives in Lebanon after new PM named under French pressure BEIRUT (Reuters) - France's President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beirut hours after Lebanese leaders named diplomat Mustapha Adib as the new prime minister on Monday under French pressure, and will press for reforms aimed at dragging the Middle ...
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White House privately warned states of Covid-19 'red zone' threat, records show Senior Trump administration officials in June privately warned seven states about dangerous coronavirus outbreaks that put them in the highest risk "red zone" while publicly dismissing concerns about a second wave of Covid-19, according to White House ...
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'People Seeking To Do Harm To Cops': Chicago PD Superintendent CHICAGO – One of two Chicago police officers shot early Sunday morning remains hospitalized with injuries to his lung and colon in an incident that Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said Monday "more than suggests" that the city's police officers ...
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Rep. Steve Scalise defends use of altered video that claimed Biden wants to 'defund the police' House Minority Whip Steve Scalise on Monday defended sharing a video on Twitter that had been altered to falsely make it took as though Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he "absolutely" supported the idea of defunding the police. Scalise ...
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Detroit Tigers claim right-hander Dereck Rodriguez, end his time with Giants Dereck Rodriguez spent plenty of time in the Detroit Tigers clubhouse as he was growing up. Now he'll be back there as a player. Rodriguez was claimed by the Tigers on Monday, five days after the Giants designated him for assignment to clear a roster spot ...
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WHO warns that 'no country can just pretend the pandemic is over' "The more control countries have over the virus, the more they can open up. Opening up without having control is a recipe for disaster," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. Tedros outlined "four essential things that all countries, ...
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Singing Dogs Re-emerge From Extinction for Another Tune The New Guinea Singing Dog, a dingo-like animal with a unique howling style, was considered extinct in the wild. But scientists reported Monday that the dogs live on, based on DNA collected by an intrepid and indefatigable field researcher. Their analysis ...
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MLB trade deadline: Marlins acquire Starling Marte, Indians deal Mike Clevinger to Padres The MLB trade deadline is fast approaching. The Red Sox have already dealt Mitch Moreland to the Padres, and more players could be on the move ahead of 4 p.m. Monday. Major league sources told the Globe that the Sox have discussed catcher Christian ...
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Belarus Strike Leader Jailed; Opposition Activist Detained KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus' authorities on Monday handed a jail sentence to a factory strike organizer and detained a leading opposition activist, part of a methodical effort to stifle weeks of protests against the country's authoritarian leader after an election ...
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Blue Jays' Jonathan Villar: Traded to Blue Jays Villar was traded from the Marlins to the Blue Jays on Monday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports. The Blue Jays were in need of middle infield help with Bo Bichette (knee) on the injured list, and they should get their short-term answer with Villar.
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Loretta Lynn jokes about marrying Kid Rock, and fans cheer her on Loretta Lynn clearly had a twinkle in her eye this weekend. The country queen, 88, got fans all stirred up on Sunday with a social media post that said she'd gotten hitched to her good buddy Kid Rock, 49. "What a weekend!" Lynn said on her Facebook page.
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Canada wants to be at 'front of line' for coronavirus vaccines, signs deals with Novavax and Johnson & Johnson OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada reached an agreement in principle on Monday with both Novavax Inc (NVAX.O) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) for millions of doses of their experimental coronavirus vaccines, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. Canada's ...
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Megan Thee Stallion Drops Freestyle Addressing Tory Lanez Shooting Incident Megan Thee Stallion is bouncing back stronger than ever following the July 12 shooting incident involving Tory Lanez. Earlier this month, the Houston rapper named Lanez as the one shot her during an Instagram Live session, saying "You shot me, and you ...
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Mariah Carey reveals 'hard time' and miscarriage after Ellen DeGeneres needled her about pregnancy Mariah Carey shares in a new interview that "be kind" advocate Ellen DeGeneres violated the common courtesy and "empathy" that's granted to women who worry about miscarriage in the early months of their pregnancies. ANDREW HARNIK/ASSOCIATED ...
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JC Penney Sale Talks Stall, Pushing Retailer to Brink NEW YORK (Reuters) - J.C. Penney Co Inc's talks with landlords for a rescue from bankruptcy proceedings reached an impasse, pushing the department store to the brink of collapse unless it can reach a deal within days to be taken over by lenders.
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You Can Watch Stranger Things & More Netflix Originals For Free Right Now No, this isn't the Upside Down, Netflix really is making Stranger Things and more titles free to stream for everyone. On Monday, Aug. 31, the streamer announced the launch of a site devoted to free movies and shows in hopes of luring in new subscribers.
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Stocks Edge Lower but Are Still Headed for a Monthly Gain By ALEX VEIGA and DAMIAN J. TROISE, AP Business Writers. Stocks are mostly lower in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday after the market gave back some of its recent gains from a five-week winning streak. The S&P 500 was down 0.2% after ...
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Maureen Dowd column: The princess vs. the portrait in Trumpworld WASHINGTON — As long as the Trumps were hijacking the White House for their convention finale, they may as well have built a golden escalator from the Truman Balcony to the South Lawn. That way, Ivanka could have made her power move with true ...
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NJ reports 352 new COVID-19 cases, 8 more deaths. Transmission rate ticks up again but stays below key mark. New Jersey's latest transmission rate is 0.90, an increase from 0.87 from Sunday and 0.81 on Saturday. It was 0.77 on Friday. The rate has fluctuated above and below 1 in recent weeks, ...
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Why Chadwick Boseman's roles were 'so important to the Black community' Chadwick Boseman passed away over the weekend. His death sent shockwaves across the world — a young actor who had ascended the acting ladder dying at the young age of 43 — especially since it wasn't well known he had been diagnosed with colon ...
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Emma Roberts & Garrett Hedlund Finally Confirmed Her Pregnancy Addie Singer would agree that this news is anything but Unfabulous. Emma Roberts has confirmed her pregnancy with baby bump pictures posted to Instagram on Sunday, Aug. 30. This will mark the first child for her and boyfriend Garrett Hedlund, and she's ...
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VOA Journalists Protest New US Global Media Chief's Moves WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of journalists at Voice of America is protesting moves made by the U.S.-funded outlet's new chief that they say are endangering their colleagues and the international broadcaster's credibility as a news source. In a letter to VOA ...
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Lightfoot sees nearly $2 billion two-year hole in city finances Layoffs and more are on the table, with an almost $800 million deficit in 2020 and a projected $1.2 billion gap coming in 2021. Crains-Chicago-Business-reporter-Greg-Hinz.jpg. Greg Hinz. On Politics. Tweet · Share; More. Share · Email · Reprints Print.
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Being a selfish jerk doesn't get you ahead, research finds The evidence is in: Nice guys and gals don't finish last, and being a selfish jerk doesn't get you ahead. That's the clear conclusion from research that tracked disagreeable people—those with selfish, combative, manipulative personalities—from college or ...
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Emergency Authorisation of COVID-19 Vaccines Needs Great Care: WHO GENEVA (Reuters) - The emergency authorisation of COVID-19 vaccines requires a "great deal of seriousness and reflection", the World Health Organization said on Monday after the United States announced it was considering fast-tracking candidate drugs.
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After Laura, Learning How To Recover From A Hurricane During A Pandemic Hurricane Laura is the first major test of whether the Gulf Coast is prepared to handle two disasters at once. Coronavirus case numbers in Southwest Louisiana were already spiking at an alarming rate. Then a Category 4 hurricane came ashore.
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Feds extend free school meals for all students during COVID-19 pandemic The federal government will continue to allow all public school students, including those in North Carolina, to get free school meals even if they don't normally qualify for the benefit. Public schools can normally only serve free meals to lower-income students, ...
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Buffett Looks to Japan With $6 Billion Bet on Five Biggest Trading Firms (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc has bought a 5% stake in each of Japan's five biggest trading houses, together worth over $6 billion, marking a departure for Chairman Warren Buffett as he looks beyond the United States to diversify his conglomerate.
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Elon Musk Becomes The World's Fifth $100 Billion-Dollar Man Tesla stock soared Monday after a stock split, lifting Elon Musk's net worth to $100.7 billion as of 2 pm ET. Shares jumped 10.3%, boosting Musk's net worth by $8.2 billion since late Friday. Forbes calculates that he is now the fifth centibillionaire in the world, ...
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Typhoon Maysak is forecast to strengthen as it moves toward Japan and the Korean Peninsula (CNN) For the second time in one week, a powerful typhoon is churning in the direction of the Korean Peninsula. Typhoon Maysak (pronounced My-Suk) follows on the heels of Typhoon Bavi, which battered western North Korea last Thursday as a Category 1 ...
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'Don't give up' After years of decline, Lexington's overdose deaths are rising fast Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton, health and other leaders Monday urged those suffering from substance use disorder to seek treatment as the city saw a jump in the number of overdose deaths after years of decline. The number of overdose deaths so far this ...
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SpaceX Makes History With 100th Rocket Launch SpaceX had hoped to launch a pair of Falcon 9 rockets on Sunday, but weather early in the day threatened to scuttle the entire event. However, the skies cleared just in time for SpaceX to make history late in the day. The launch of the SAOCOM 1B satellite ...
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NYC postpones layoffs of 22000 workers New York City has postponed the planned layoffs of 22,000 city workers, city officials announced Monday. The city was set to notify workers Monday whether they would be laid off over the next month. However, union leaders persuaded Mayor Bill de Blasio ...
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What if a student is exposed to COVID- 19? St. Johns County School District explains protocols ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – The St. Johns County School District says it will work closely with the county's health department to notify parents as quickly as possible should someone in a child's class contract COVID-19. Unlike other districts in our area, the ...
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China announces new export rules that could prevent sale of TikTok China has announced new export restrictions for artificial intelligence technology that could complicate ByteDance's plans to sell off the US operations of its wildly popular TikTok app. The Trump administration has ordered ByteDance to spin off its US ...
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POLL: Where do you stand on game postponement protests? Even in this crazy world turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic, last week was an unprecedented one in the professional sports realm as the entire industry came to a halt because of the shooting of Jacob Blake. Athletes were already ...
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Heat Advisory Monday Ahead of Storms; Weather Pattern Turns Cooler as September Starts The last day of August will be a hot one. A Heat Advisory is in effect through 8 p.m. Monday and the heat index through the afternoon will range between 105-110 degrees. However, a shift in the overall weather pattern this week will open the door for a few ...
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John Oliver: Name sewage plant for me, I'll give to charity Comedian John Oliver has upped the stakes in a tongue-in-cheek spat with a Connecticut city, offering to donate $55,000 to charity if officials follow through on a joke to rename its sewage treatment plant after him. Comedian John Oliver upped the stakes in a ...
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RIP Pranab Mukherjee | Feel proud to be born your daughter, says Sharmistha Mukherjee Former President Pranab Mukherjee passed away, on Monday after he suffered a septic shock due to his lung infection. Stay tuned for all the updates here. 19:22. Pranab Mukherjee, a gentle father figure to people of his native village in West Bengal.
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McGrath holds news conference in Paducah Monday with Rex Chapman PADUCAH — Democratic Senate candidate Amy McGrath will be in Paducah on Monday with former NBC star Rex Chapman, who also played for the Kentucky Wildcats, to talk health care, McGrath's campaign says. McGrath's campaign says Chapman, who ...
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Alleged 'covidiots' force all passengers on Greece-UK flight into quarantine At least seven passengers from three different parties were infectious or potentially infectious on the plane, which flew from Zante on the Greek island of Zakynthos to Cardiff in Wales last week, and now 193 passengers and crew are being asked to self-isolate ...
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Black Lives Matter rally critical of Quincy QUINCY — More than 100 people marched from Faxon Field to a Black Lives Matter rally in Quincy Square on Sunday night, asking city officials to declare racism a public health crisis. The rally, which was critical of the city and Mayor Thomas Koch on matters ...
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Report: Barcelona Think Lionel Messi Must Sit out Next Season to Leave for Free After getting support from La Liga about Lionel Messi's contract terms, Barcelona believe the superstar would have to sit out the 2020-21 season in order to leave on a free transfer, according to Sam Marsden and Moises Llorens of ESPN. Messi has a release ...
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Turkey accuses Greece of 'piracy' over eastern Mediterranean ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Monday accused Greece of "piracy" and warned it will stand up to Athens' alleged efforts to militarize islands near its coast, following claims that the neighboring country was building up troops on one such island in ...
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Interact Virtually with NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover on 'Eyes on the Solar System' (NASA) –The last time we saw NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission was on July 30, 2020, as it disappeared into the black of deep space on a trajectory for Mars. The last time we saw NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission was on July 30, ...
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India says China's military made moves near disputed border India says its soldiers thwarted "provocative" military movements by China near a disputed border in the Ladakh region months into their deadliest standoff in decades. SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India said Monday its soldiers thwarted "provocative" movements ...
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