NEW YORK (AP) — Umpire Joe West will call balls and strikes for the NL wild-card game and Mark Carlson will be the home plate umpire for the AL wild-card game. Ted Barrett, Tom Hallion, Sam Holbrook and Alfonso Marquez will be crew chiefs for the Division Series. In May, West broke Bill Klem’s record
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NEW YORK (AP) — Umpire Joe West will call balls and strikes for the NL wild-card game and Mark Carlson will be the home plate umpire for the AL wild-card game. Ted Barrett, Tom Hallion, Sam Holbrook and Alfonso Marquez will be crew chiefs for the Division Series. In May, West broke Bill Klem’s record
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Using August 2021 data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Zerodown analyzed the four U.S. regions (Northeast, Midwest, South, West) and compared median sales prices for homes sold over the past year.
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BestOdds.com calculated the most successful postseason teams of all time in MLB, using data from 100-plus years of Major League Baseball.
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La Policía Nacional y el Ministerio Público de República Dominicana investigan la muerte de una arquitecta de 36 años, a quien un agente policial que no estaba en servicio supuestamente le propinó un disparo en la cabeza tras un accidente de tránsito en el municipio de Boca Chica, a unos
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By DINO HAZELL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis S. Collins, says he’s stepping down. Collins has led the research center for 12 years. He has directed research into the human genome and the fight against serious diseases like cancer, Alzheimer’s, diabetes and COVID-19. The 71-year-old
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By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer PARIS (AP) — France and the United States are edging closer toward rapprochement after the Biden administration’s exclusion of Washington’s oldest ally from a new Indo-Pacific security initiative ignited French anger. President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Tuesday in Paris to explore ways to
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan has publicly reprimanded Urban Meyer for what he called the coach’s “inexcusable” behavior at an Ohio bar over the weekend. A video that surfaced Saturday night shows a young woman dancing close to Meyer’s lap as he sits on
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La policía del Capitolio detuvo a una persona en un “vehículo sospechoso” estacionado cerca de la Corte Suprema después de darle órdenes a la persona y usar granadas aturdidoras para alertarlo. “Uno de nuestros equipos acaba de moverse y sacar al hombre de la camioneta. El hombre está detenido. Todos
Continue Reading By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jury selection has begun in the trial of the suspect in 2018′s Florida high school massacre, on charges that he attacked a jail guard nine months after the shooting. Prospective jurors, in groups of 32, were being brought into the courtroom and asked basic questions
Continue Reading By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s governor has suspended a district attorney who was indicted on charges of criminal misconduct while in office. Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order Monday suspending Chattahoochee Circuit District Attorney Mark Jones until his case is resolved or the end of his term, whichever comes first.
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Korean exports seem to be sweeping the world’s screens, headsets and runways — and now more than 20 words of Korean origin have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in its September update. Over the past two decades, South Korea has churned out entertainment coveted by millions of fans,
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Aunque mucha gente utiliza Facebook, Instagram y WhatsApp para entretenerse, hay personas que dependen de estas redes para mantener sus negocios. En Latinoamérica, donde la economía informal es tan predominante, la posibilidad de usar plataformas masivas gratuitas para exponer, promocionar y vender productos garantiza la forma de sustento para miles
Continue Reading By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Among the candidates running in Iraq’s general elections this week is a leader of one of the most hard-line and powerful militias with close ties to Iran. Hussein Muanis joins a long list of candidates from among Iran-backed Shiite factions vying for parliament seats. But he is
Continue Reading By TALI ARBEL Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A year and a half in, the pandemic is still agonizing families. There’s the exhaustion of worrying about exposure to COVID-19 itself, and the policies at schools and day cares where children spend their time. The spread of the more infectious delta variant, particularly among people who
Continue Reading By TALI ARBEL Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A year and a half in, the pandemic is still agonizing families. There’s the exhaustion of worrying about exposure to COVID-19 itself, and the policies at schools and day cares where children spend their time. The spread of the more infectious delta variant, particularly among people who
Continue Reading LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (AP) — Hundreds of students at a suburban Kansas City high school walked out of class this week over allegations of LGBTQ students facing repeated harassment and bullying. Students tell the Kansas City Star that Lee’s Summit High School administrators have done nothing to protect bullied students, even after receiving repeated reports
Continue Reading STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — The quirky, red-headed announcer for David Letterman for two decades who frequently appeared in the show’s comedy bits has died. Alan Kalter was 78. Kalter died Monday at Stamford Hospital in Connecticut, according to Rabbi Joshua Hammerman of Temple Beth El, the Stamford synagogue Kalter attended. The cause of death was
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins have traded wide receiver and returner Jakeem Grant to the Chicago Bears. Grant is going to the Bears in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2023 draft, according to a person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union aims to combat growing antisemitism with new plans to tackle hate speech, raise awareness about Jewish life and protect places of worship. The goal is to set up a Europe-wide network of “trusted flaggers” along with Jewish organizations to help remove illegal online hate speech. Brussels said Tuesday that
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