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2019 MLB Home Run Derby results: Mets rookie Pete Alonso defeats Vladimir Guerrero Jr. for title, $1 million prize
Best Home Run Derby ever? The 2019 edition at Progressive Field in Cleveland is certainly in the discussion. Baseball’s profoundly impressive young talent base was on display as Pete Alonso of the Mets topped fellow rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays in the finals. Alonso becomes the third rookie ever to win the …
Tennis: Breaking the ‘Big Three’ Slam stranglehold – over burger and fries
LONDON – Roger Federer is one win away from his 100th victory at Wimbledon after making a 17th quarter-final, but told the wilting chasing pack that they could find hope in their pursuit — over a humble happy meal. The eight-time champion, as well as Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, moved into the last-eight on …
Carrie Lam says bill is dead after protests
Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s chief executive, speaks during a news conference at Central Government Complex on June 15, 2019 in Hong Kong China. Anthony Kwan | Getty Images Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday that the controversial extradition bill that has led to mass protests in the city is “dead.” Addressing the weeks-long drama …
‘Underground terror tunnel dug from Gaza into Israel’ discovered, military says
An “underground terror tunnel dug from Gaza into Israel” was discovered in the southern part of the Gaza strip, Israel Defense Forces announced on Monday. “IDF troops just revealed an underground terror tunnel dug from Gaza into Israel,” The Israel Defense Forces tweeted on Monday. “How’d we find it? While building an underground security barrier. …
BREAKING: Heavy police presence at MLK Center in Lafayette
BOSTON (AP) — Civil rights activists complained Monday of the potential for widespread abuse following confirmation that at least three states have scanned millions of driver’s license photos on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement without the drivers’ knowledge or consent. Public records obtained by the Georgetown Law Center on Privacy and Technology provided the …
Santos fought with torn ACL, MCL, PCL, meniscus
7:49 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Thiago Santos fought most of his light heavyweight title bout with Jon Jones on essentially one leg. Santos tore the ACL, MCL, PCL and meniscus of his left knee in the UFC 239 main event Saturday night in Las Vegas, his manager Alex Davis confirmed with ESPN. Tests came back …
Congressional Democrats subpoena Trump organization
Democrats sent more than three-dozen subpoenas, demanding a response by July 29, seeking to collect evidence about the President’s financial records, after a federal judge ruled last month that Democrats could proceed with the legal discovery process in their lawsuit. But the Justice Department, defending Trump in his presidential capacity, has requested that an appeals …
‘Breaking Bad’ Fans Furious Over Aaron Paul’s Latest Whiskey Picture Teasing ’24 Hours’
Breaking Bad fans were furious on Monday morning when Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston posted new matching Instagram photos. Suddenly, the “collaboration” that fans had hoped as a Breaking Bad sequel, was beginning to look suspiciously like an ad of some kind. For many fans, this was more disappointing than nothing at all. Paul …
Kim Darroch: Trump says he will no longer deal with UK ambassador who labeled him ‘inept’
“I have been very critical about the way the U.K. and Prime Minister Theresa May handled Brexit. What a mess she and her representatives have created. I told her how it should be done, but she decided to go another way. I do not know the Ambassador, but he is not liked or well thought …
Microsoft releases Windows 1.11 throwback app as a Stranger Things tie-in
Enlarge / Eleven and the gang face down weird dangers yet again in the third season trailer. If you were one of the many people confused and curious about Microsoft’s apparent time-traveling social media blitz last week, wonder no more. As several astute fans guessed, the retro throwback was part of a collaboration with Netflix …