NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani perked up when he heard his name. “I told him,” Dodgers backup catcher Austin Barnes said after Ohtani’s three-run moonshot iced an 8-0 victory over the Mets in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series, “hit the ball over the fence.” “Not bad advice,” …
Read More »In Rambling Interview, Trump Blames Zelensky, Not Putin, for Ukraine War
The war began when Russia invaded Ukraine, but Donald J. Trump said on a podcast that the Ukrainian president “should never have let that war start.” Source link
Read More »Indiana’s Curt Cignetti has ignited a fire: ‘This guy is just different’
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Four words came to Curt Cignetti’s mind as he tried to follow along from 800 miles away the path of a tornado that was closing in on his youngest child. “What have I done?” It was April 27, 2011. Cignetti was at a function at Indiana University …
Read More »Father and Son Indicted on Murder Charges for Georgia School Shooting
A grand jury handed up charges against Colt Gray, 14, who is accused of killing four people at his high school. His father, Colin Gray, is accused of giving him access to the murder weapon. Source link
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A moment of silence was held before every game in Finland’s top professional hockey league Wednesday following the killing of former player Janne Puhakka over the weekend. Puhakka, a forward who spent two years with the QMJHL’s Chicoutimi Sagueneens and played professionally in Finland and France, was found shot to …
Read More »‘A Rip-Off’: Students Secure a Final Settlement Against Walden University
A $28.5 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit against the university helped create a fresh precedent for prosecuting predatory advertising in for-profit education. Source link
Read More »Ryder Cup ticket prices have never been higher. That’s a real problem for golf
It should not be this hard to like golf. Even if you can chuckle at a golf company putting a YouTube channel logo on a driver and charging $700, accept that the polo in the pro shop can easily cost upwards of $100, rationalize the cost and hassle of the …
Read More »The U.K. Will Debate Legalizing Assisted Dying. Here’s What to Know.
A bill introduced in the House of Commons could legalize assisted dying for the terminally ill, under strict conditions. A similar proposal was rejected in 2015. Source link
Read More »Kiké Hernández, Shohei Ohtani power Dodgers to 2-1 NLCS lead over Mets: Takeaways
NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani hit his second postseason home run to give the Los Angeles Dodgers three late insurance runs in the 8-0 victory to give the Dodgers a 2-1 lead in the National League Championship Series. Ohtani, who entered the game 0-for-19 with no runners on base, extended …
Read More »Biden Prepares Quick, Rescheduled Visit to Germany, a Key Ally
The president’s hastily rescheduled trip to Berlin will last less than a day. The German government has trimmed back its celebrations accordingly. Source link
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