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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jim Leyland left his living room in Thornburg, Pennsylvania, and had gone upstairs to lie down, convinced the call to Cooperstown wasn't coming. Hall chairman Jane Forbes Clark was on the line and Leyland had been voted in, two weeks shy of his 79th birthday. Leyland coached in the Tigers minor league system, then started managing with Bristol of the Appalachian Rookie League in 1971. The Pirates sank from there following the departures of Bonds and ace pitcher Doug Drabek as free agents, and Leyland left after Pittsburgh’s fourth straight losing season in 1996. But the Marlins sold off veterans and tumbled to 54-108 in 1998, and Leyland left for the Rockies.

Persons: Jim Leyland, “, ”, Pat, Jane Forbes Clark, ” Leyland, Leyland, Joe McCarthy, Clark Griffith, Barry Bonds, Gary Sheffield, Larry Walker, Miguel Cabrera, Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, they're, Lou Piniella, Bill White, Cito Gaston, Davey Johnson, Joe West, Ed Montague, Hank Peters, Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer, Chase Utley, David Wright, José Bautista, Matt Holliday, Holdovers, Todd Helton, Billy Wagner, Tony La Russa’s, Jim Who, I'm, Francisco Cabrera’s, Doug Drabek, ″ Leyland, Alan Trammell, Louis Organizations: Cooperstown, Leyland, Florida Marlins, Baseball Writers ’ Association of America, Jan, Tigers, Bristol, Appalachian Rookie League, Chicago White Sox, Pirates, Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, The Pirates, Marlins, White Sox, Red Sox, Angels . Florida, Rockies, St, Louis Cardinals, American League Locations: Tenn, Thornburg , Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh , Florida , Colorado, Detroit, Toledo , Ohio, Perrysburg, San Francisco, Cooperstown

☆ Bill Ackman says it's 'pathetic' that law firms and other corporations feel they have to 'police' antisemitism on university campuses
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bill Ackman is continuing to speak out against the divisive letter signed by Harvard student groups. "It's pathetic that we need to rely on law firms and corporations to police antisemitism on campus," he said. And Ackman, a Harvard alumnus himself, called on the university to release the students' names to stop CEOs "inadvertently" hiring them. On Wednesday, Ackman's post quoted a letter sent by law firms to the deans of several law schools. "It's pathetic that we need to rely on law firms and corporations to police antisemitism on campus," said Ackman.

Persons: Bill Ackman, Ackman, —, Israel, Larry Summers, Joe McCarthy, McCarthy, Ackman's Organizations: Harvard, Service, Pershing, Capital Management, Boston Globe, Treasury

Gallen took a no-hitter into the seventh before giving up an opposite-field single to World Series MVP Corey Seager, whose weak grounder found a hole. Political Cartoons View All 1230 ImagesGarver was 1 for 17 at the plate in the World Series before his huge hit. Then Texas got its revenge against Houston, winning a hard-fought series in seven games that brought them to the World Series. THEN THERE WERE FIVENow that the Rangers have finally won their World Series title, there are only five franchises remaining without a championship: Colorado, Milwaukee, San Diego, Seattle and Tampa Bay. The Diamondbacks won their only title in 2001.

Persons: — Nathan Eovaldi, Mitch Garver, Marcus Semien, Zac Gallen, Bruce Bochy, Gallen, Corey Seager, Evan Carter —, —, Garver, grounder, Seager, ”, “ Gallen, Corey, Paul Sewald, Eovaldi, Aroldis Chapman, Josh Sborz, “, Jacob deGrom, righty, Nathaniel Lowe, Geraldo Perdomo, Christian Walker, Lourdes Gurriel Jr, Josh Jung’s, Casey Stengel, Joe McCarthy, Connie Mack, Walter Alston, Joe Torre, Jon Gray, ___ Organizations: PHOENIX, Texas Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Rangers, Giants, San, Texas, outlasting, Diamondbacks, Washington Senators, Louis Cardinals, AL West, Houston, The Rangers, Seattle, AL, Tampa, Then Texas, Brewers, Dodgers, Phillies, National League, of Fame, Mets, Yankees, Padres, The Diamondbacks Locations: Texas, San Francisco, ” Semien, Tampa Bay, Then, Semien, Cooperstown, Colorado, Milwaukee, San Diego, Seattle

☆ Harvard has become the poster child for American culture wars in the 11 days since Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel. Here's what's happened.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Harvard University has become a flashpoint in the intergenerational divide on the Israel-Hamas war. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn the 11 days since Palestinian militant group Hamas launched its terrorist attack on Israel, Harvard University has become a flashpoint for intergenerational tensions about the war — and the broader culture war around campus free speech. Hamas launches terrorist attacks on IsraelPalestinian militant group Hamas launched a series of terrorist attacks on Israel on October 7, with Israel retaliating. AdvertisementAdvertisement"These hateful Harvard students are the future leaders of our society," Rep. Ritchie Torres of New York wrote on X. Some student groups backtrackSome student groups that co-signed the original statement have since withdrawn their signatures.

Persons: Israel, —, Israel retaliating, Bill Ross, Ian Bremmer, Bremmer, Larry Summers, Tom Williams, Summers, Seth Moulton of, Moulton, Republican Sen, Ted Cruz, Rep, Ritchie Torres, Harvard Hillel, Bill Ackman, @harvard, Meredith Weenick, Weenick, Idan Ofer, Batia, Les Wexner, Ackman, Joe McCarthy, Claudine Gay, Craig F, Walker, Gay, Harvard Crimson, Israel's, Joseph Prezioso, Elise Stefanik, Win McNamee, Marc Rowan, Jon Huntsman Jr, Elizabeth Magill, Davis Polk, Wardwell, Winston, Strawn Organizations: Harvard University, Service, Hamas, Harvard, Republicans, Israel Palestinian, UN, Gaza's Hamas, Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups, Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee, Inc, Getty, Republican, New York, Palestine, Alpha, CNBC, Harvard Crimson, Conservative, Media, Harvard University Police Department, Quantum, Group, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, CNN, Wexner Foundation, Bloomberg, Boston Globe, Nepali Student Association, Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity, Harvard Yard, New York Republican, New, Apollo Global Management, University of Pennsylvania, Huntsman, University, Columbia University, New York University, NYU Student Bar Association Locations: Israel, Gaza, Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, Ted Cruz of Texas, Harvard's, Harvard, Cambridge , Massachusetts, AFP, New York, Utah, Columbia

☆ Tensions are boiling over as America's elite colleges respond to Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Tensions have boiled over around how colleges are responding to Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementTensions are running high at America's elite colleges, as students, professors, and well-connected, wealthy alumni respond to Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel. At Harvard, the much-maligned student letter has been deleted, after several student groups retracted their support for it.

Persons: —, Bill Ackman, Mark Rowan, Stanford, Larry Summers, Summers, Joe McCarthy, Jason Furman, Ackman, Israel, Alex Morey Organizations: Elite, Harvard, Yale, Penn, Service, Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups, Cambridge, University of Pennsylvania, Apollo Global Management, Twitter, Indiana University, Columbia University, New York Police, . Police, Bloomberg, NYU, University of Arizona, Foundation, Rights Locations: Israel, Penn, Palestine, New York, Hamas, Gaza

☆ Bill Ackman's misguided Harvard crusade
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Linette Lopez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"The names of the signatories should be made public," Ackman fumed, "so their views are publicly known." Look, it's classic Wall Street to complain about the younger generation being a bunch of good-for-nothing freaks. It's also classic Wall Street to throw money around as a way to exercise power over institutions, forcing rivals you dislike to bend the knee. In his initial post, Ackman said that "a number of CEOs" shared his desire to publicly out the Harvard students. AdvertisementAdvertisementOn Wall Street, Ackman is known as the king of uninformed, unnecessary, and seemingly unlimited tweets — a breathtaking achievement in an industry full of workaholic, screen-addicted information junkies.

Persons: Bill Ackman, —, Ackman, Larry Summers, Joe McCarthy, Mark Rowan, It's, it's, he's, JC Penney, Michael Pearson, Herbalife, Sam Bankman, Pershing, Linette Lopez Organizations: Pershing, Capital Management, Harvard, Wall, Treasury, Apollo Global Management, University of Pennsylvania, JC, isn't Locations: Israel, Canadian, Washington, Palestine

☆ Former Harvard president Larry Summers thinks Bill Ackman asking for lists of student names is the 'stuff of Joe McCarthy'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bill Ackman wants Harvard to disclose the names of students blaming Israel for Hamas attacks so potential employers can avoid hiring them. Former Harvard president Larry Summers told Bloomberg he thought Ackman was "getting a bit carried away" with his call. Summers told Bloomberg in an interview on Wednesday he thought Ackman was "getting a bit carried away" with his call for the university to release students' names. Many in the groups had no idea there was even going to be a letter," Summers said during the interview. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe former Harvard president echoed some of these sentiments in a post he published on X shortly after the interview.

Persons: Bill Ackman, Israel, Larry Summers, Ackman, Joe McCarthy, —, Ackman's, Summers, McCarthy, Joseph McCarthy, Ted Cruz, Boaz Barak, Harvard Hillel — Organizations: Harvard, Bloomberg, Service, Harvard University, American, Ackman

☆ Past irrelevant for Irish in NZ quarter-final, says Farrell
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | Thomson Reuters | Leads Coverage Of Sport Across The Asia-Pacific. Still Reports On The Full Panoply Of Sport. Many Olympics World Cups World Championships Grand Slams Grands Prix | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"What's happened in the past is irrelevant, we're just trying to get better every week and so are they." "I don't think we're carrying much baggage, it's a one-off game and we've got to prepare for it." Farrell was able to name an unchanged starting team for the game with Mack Hansen and James Lowe both passed fit to play. Farrell said Ryan would probably be available for the semi-finals if Ireland managed to get past New Zealand. "That's what we're preparing for, the toughest game we've ever faced, and that we're going to be ready for it."

Persons: Andy Farrell, Farrell, we're, Johnny Sexton, we've, Mack Hansen, James Lowe, Hansen, Lowe, James Ryan, Joe McCarthy, Jimmy O'Brien, Stuart McCloskey, Ryan, you've, We've, they've, Sexton, flyhalf, Hugo Keenan, Garry Ringrose, Bundee Aki, Jamison Gibson, Doris, Josh van, Peter O'Mahony, Iain Henderson, Tadhg Beirne, Tadhg Furlong, Dan Sheehan, Andrew Porter, Ronan Kelleher, David Kilcoyne, Finlay Bealham, Jack Conan, Conor Murray, Jack Crowley, Jimmy O’Brien, Nick Mulvenney, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, Stade de France, & Irish Lions, All Blacks, Blacks, Lions, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Ireland

☆ Ireland thrash Romania 82-8 in sweltering Bordeaux
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

BORDEAUX, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Ireland thrashed Romania 82-8 to get their World Cup campaign started in style in Bordeaux on Saturday, running in 12 tries despite the sweltering heat as the returning Johnny Sexton pulled the strings and centre Bundee Aki ran riot. Romania briefly led against the number one-ranked team in the world, after running back a clearance kick and sending scrum half Gabriel Rupanu clean through to score in the second minute. By the time Sexton walked off to a standing ovation midway through the second half the game was long over as a contest. Aki’s power was also impressive, running perfectly into the gaps and getting his second try six minutes from time to take the Irish tally past the 70-point mark. Ireland next meet Tonga in Nantes next Saturday while Romania return to Bordeaux against South Africa on Sunday, Sept. 17.

Persons: Johnny Sexton, Bundee Aki, Gabriel Rupanu, Jamison Gibson, Hugo Keenan, Tadhg Beirne, Aki, Sexton, Rob Herring, Peter O'Mahony, Joe McCarthy, Rupanu's, Keenan, O'Mahony, Herring, McCarthy, Beirne, David Humphreys, Jack Crowley, Mark Gleeson, Lawrence White, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Ireland, Romania, World, South, Gibson, Namibia, Thomson Locations: BORDEAUX, Bordeaux, Romania, Ireland, South Africa, Scotland, Argentina, Lens, Sydney, Tonga, Nantes

☆ Jan. 6 transcripts show Trump cronies taking the Fifth. So what?
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Tracey Maclin | Tracey Maclin Is The Raymond | Miriam Ehrlich Chair In United States Constitutional Law At The University Of Florida Levin College Of Law. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”This erroneous perspective of the right against compelled self-incrimination forgets a lot of history. She then invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to answer any questions from members of the committee. They argued that by making an opening statement in which she professed her innocence, Lerner had waived her Fifth Amendment rights. The Fifth Amendment applies in any legal proceeding. Proceeding in this way, protects the Fifth Amendment rights of individuals and gives Congress the information it wants.

☆ Take a look inside this 'Hobbit'-inspired tiny home village that's already made $120k on Airbnb
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Joe McCarthy and Justin Kersey created a "Hobbit"-inspired tiny home village for Airbnb renters. They spent nearly $500,000 on the tiny homes that are now proving popular with tourists. Take a look at the homes that are starting to generate passive income for McCarthy and Kersey. A pair of real estate investors took a niche approach to building a money-making portfolio: going all in on tiny homes and taking a little inspiration from "The Hobbit." Tiny homes are proliferating as a minimalist and inexpensive way of living, and are increasingly used as Airbnb properties.

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