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☆ Pennsylvania Democratic official apologizes for comments about ignoring election laws
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Sara Murray | Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A Democratic election official in Pennsylvania offered an impassioned apology Wednesday for claiming “precedent by a court doesn’t matter anymore in this country” to justify counting about 600 faulty ballots in defiance of state Supreme Court rulings. “I made a mistake, and because I am an elected official, I am held to a far higher standard than everybody else. Her prior comments about flouting court precedent took off on social media and were promoted widely by Trump allies like Elon Musk. In response to a lawsuit from the McCormick campaign, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday ordered counties to abide by its past rulings about the undated ballots. Patricia Poprik, chair of the Bucks County Republican Party, on Wednesday said the board’s actions overshadowed the hard work of county election workers.

Persons: CNN —, Diane Ellis, Marseglia, “, ” Ellis, Donald Trump –, Ellis, ”, Elon Musk, Democratic Sen, Bob Casey, Dave McCormick, Robert Harvie, Roe, Wade, McCormick, Josh Shapiro, ” Shapiro, Patricia Poprik, Poprik, ” Poprik, it’s, ” CNN’s Danny Freeman Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Trump, GOP, Republican, Bucks County Republican Party Locations: Pennsylvania, Bucks

☆ Stained-glass Tiffany window sells for record $12.48 million at auction
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A stained-glass Tiffany window originally designed for an Ohio church has sold for $12.48 million at auction. This is the first time the window has come to auction in 24 years and the sale sets a new auction record for Tiffany Studios. It sold for $2 million back in 2000, which was a world record for a Tiffany window at that time. That was the “thematic precursor” for the Danner Memorial Window 10 years later, Sotheby’s said in a press statement. The museum acquired Garden Landscape, designed in 1912, a three-part window designed by Northrop, last year.

Persons: Danner, Louis Comfort Tiffany –, Tiffany, Charles Lewis Tiffany –, Agnes Northrop, Northrop, Sotheby’s, John, Terressa Danner, Alan Gerry, Jodi Pollack, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Agnes Northrop’s Organizations: CNN, Tiffany Studios, Reformed, Baptist Church, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Northrop Locations: Ohio, York, Sotheby’s, Reformed Church, Flushing, New York, Canton , Ohio

☆ Rafael Nadal: Farewell to the ‘King of Clay’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

Rafael Nadal serves during a French Open match in 2018. Frank Coppi/Popperfoto/Getty Images Nadal, 13, competes at a junior tournament in France in 2000. Alessia Pierdomenico/Pool/Getty Images Nadal, center, listens to the Spanish national anthem after winning gold at the Beijing Olympics in August 2008. Hannah Peters/Getty Images Nadal carries Spain’s flag during the Olympics opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Nadal receives the Camino Real Award from Spain’s King Felipe in September 2022.

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☆ Musk and Ramaswamy's ideas for DOGE and Mike Tyson and Jake Paul to fight: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

And Mike Tyson and Jake Paul will face off in a boxing match. The ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ won’t be an actual ‘department’ — or be inside the governmentElon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy. The two were tapped to lead the “Department of Government Efficiency” (or “DOGE,” a play on a cryptocurrency Musk has promoted). But DOGE isn’t a “department” like the Department of Education or the Department of Homeland Security. Trump said DOGE will “provide advice and guidance from outside of Government,” and Musk and Ramaswamy’s work will be completed by July 4, 2026.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Laken, Mike Tyson, Jake Paul, ”, isn’t, Trump, Ramaswamy, Musk, Max Stier, Alex Jones ’, Alex Jones —, Sandy Hook, Jones, Alex Jones, Laken Riley Laken Riley, Laken Riley, Jose Antonio Ibarra, Ibarra, Riley, Jeff Clark, Clark, Tyson, Paul, Shayne Copeland, Rudy Giuliani, — Josh Feldman, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: ‘ Department, Government, AFP, Getty, “ Department, Department of Education, Department of Homeland Security, FBI, Education Department, Trump, Partnership for Public Service, “, NBC, Prosecutors, University of Georgia, University Police, Netflix, WHO, CDC, Staff Locations: Government, Athens, Venezuelan, Georgia’s Fulton County, Iran, Solomon Islands

The sale of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media empire is a major blow to one of the defining independent media brands that ushered in a new era of fringe thinking, mainstreaming conspiracy theories once banished to the edges of the internet. And while Jones’ Infowars brand is now owned by the satirical news site The Onion, media researchers and conservative media experts say its legacy will live on thanks to the far-right media ecosystem it helped inspire, which continues to flourish. YouTube and other social media platforms began removing Jones’ videos in 2018 as they were flagged for violating content rules related to violent and graphic content. “What is going to happen with Infowars ‘Onion-ified,’ and what is going to happen to the kinds of internet conspiracy theorists who Alex Jones represents?” Phillips asked. “Alex Jones is not.”

Persons: Alex Jones, Jones, ”, A.J, Bauer, Donald Trump’s, Infowars, Sandy, Jones “, Reece Peck, Barack Obama, —, ” Jones, Peck, ” Peck, Trump, Sandy Hook, Josh Owens, ” Owens, Owens, “, Elon Musk, Whitney Phillips, ” Phillips, “ Alex Jones Organizations: University of Alabama, Sandy Hook Elementary, Free Speech Systems, Safety, Rush, City University of New York, College of, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Trump, Infowars, University of Oregon Locations: Newtown , Connecticut, Austin , Texas, College of Staten Island, Trump, Infowars

☆ Frances Tiafoe: US tennis star fined $120,000 for repeatedly swearing at a chair umpire
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Frances Tiafoe has been fined $120,000 for his profanity-laden outburst at a chair umpire during the Shanghai Masters last month. The incident occurred at the Shanghai Masters in October during Tiafoe’s defeat to Russian Roman Safiullin. Dude, that’s the rule,” Tiafoe could be heard saying towards chair umpire Jimmy Pinoargote, arguing that he had thrown the ball in the air for a serve. In response, Pinoargote said: “I’m not buying it, it’s the second serve,” before also announcing it was Tiafoe’s second serve on the microphone. “That’s not acceptable behavior and I want to apologize to the umpire, the tournament and the fans.”

Persons: Frances Tiafoe, tennis –, Tiafoe, ”, Jimmy Pinoargote, Pinoargote, “, Safiullin, ” Tiafoe, Instagram Organizations: CNN, Shanghai, tennis, Shanghai Masters, ” Locations: Russian

Soto, 26, is hands down this winter’s most highly sought-after free agent, valued as much for his elite baseball skills as for his birth date. And in an age of swing-for-the-fences baseball, Soto struck out just 16.7% of the time, while the league whiffed at a 22.2% clip this season. Free agency is “going to be exciting,” Soto told reporters moments after the Yankees lost Game 5 of the World Series, ending the baseball season. The AL champion Yankees had the second-highest MLB payroll, at $309.8 million for their 40-man roster, according to Baseball Prospectus. There's no telling when Soto or other any free agents will come to terms with their 2025 teams.

Persons: Juan Soto, Soto, Al Leiter, Leiter, Shohei, Scott Boras, Ohtani, ” Soto, “ It’s, Aaron Judge, they'll, Bryce Harper, Harper, “ I’m, ”, Cy Young, Blake Snell, “ We’re Organizations: Major League Baseball, Yankees, American League, Dodgers, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, MLB, baseball's, MLB Network, Mets, Red Sox, Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Dodgers DH, NL, Soto's, Philadelphia Phillies, Phillies, Big Apple, AL, Baseball, Cleveland Guardians, The Dodgers Locations: Los Angeles, Southern California, Soto's New York, South Philly, San Diego, New York

☆ Inside the Army's $16 million war games built to battle china
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Graham Flanagan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

As tension builds in the Indo-Pacific region, the United States Army trains warfighters to be ready for combat in the event of a military conflict with China. The event, known as JPMRC, or Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center, pits the Army's 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known as the Bronco Brigade or Bluefor, against an opposing force, Opfor, played by another brigade of Army soldiers in a sprawling war-games exercise held across the Hawaiian islands. Flanagan follows Bluefor's Charlie Company as it braces for battle with Opfor on the desolate, lava-rock-laden Pohakuloa Training Area on the island of Hawaii. Charlie Company's ranking noncommissioned officer is 1st Sgt. Stewart Fletcher, an eccentric and seasoned combat veteran who now leads a new generation of soldiers who have yet to experience the reality of war.

Persons: Graham Flanagan, Opfor, Flanagan, Charlie, Charlie Company's, Stewart Fletcher Organizations: United States Army, Army's Jungle, Army's 25th Infantry Division, Royal Thai Army, New Zealand Defence Force, Pacific Multinational Readiness, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Bronco Brigade, Charlie Company Locations: China, Oahu, Hawaii

☆ White supremacist planned to blow up electricity station using drone laden with explosives, U.S says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Patrick Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A white supremacist is accused of trying to destroy an electricity substation in Tennessee in an attempt to bring down the regional power network and disrupt American society, authorities said Monday. The theory was popularized by manifestos left by perpetrators in a number of high-profile neo-Nazi and white supremacist terrorist incidents, including the killing of 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2019. Philippi drove to an electricity substation, along with undercover FBI agents, to carry out reconnaissance, the bureau said. While driving, he ordered C-4 explosives from the undercover agents, and at a later date he bought black powder intended to be used in pipe bombs. Philippi was arrested on Nov. 2 by undercover agents acting as co-conspirators who had agreed to be lookouts.

Persons: Skyler Philippi, Philippi, Lisa Monaco, Christopher Wray, Odin, Adolf Hitler's Organizations: Justice Department, Justice, FBI, NBC News Locations: Tennessee, Columbia , Tennessee, Nashville, Christchurch , New Zealand, Columbia, Philippi

☆ Leigh Haussen: Umpire suspended after dressing up as Osama bin Laden at party
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Australian Rules umpire Leigh Haussen has been suspended after dressing up as Osama bin Laden at a party, the Australian Football League (AFL) said in a statement sent to CNN. According to the AFL, the theme of the party was “characters from the 2000s.”“Haussen dressed in a costume as Osama Bin Laden. AFL head of umpiring Stephen McBurney said that Haussen has owned up to his choice of costume. Leigh is a valued member of the umpiring group with an unblemished record both throughout his umpiring career and since his elevation to the AFL umpires list in 2017. “We will support Leigh to make his return to umpiring AFL football following this suspension.”

Persons: Leigh Haussen, Haussen, Al, ’, ”, Osama Bin Laden, “, Stephen McBurney, “ Leigh, ” McBurney, Leigh Organizations: CNN, Australian Football League, AFL Locations: Al Qaeda, Melbourne

☆ Harris offers Americans a chance to ‘turn the page’ on Trump era on election eve
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Her message has been consistent, but Kamala Harris has in the closing days of the presidential race dropped two notable words from her stump speech: Donald Trump. “We have an opportunity in this election to finally turn the page on a decade of politics driven by fear and division. We’re exhausted with it.”That promise has been threaded through her campaign, usually implied but increasingly delivered in explicit terms. “It can be easy to forget a simple truth,” Harris said in Washington. It is a fight for something,” Harris said.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Trump, Harris, “ Donald Trump ”, ” Harris, “ We’re, “, Joe Biden’s, ” Organizations: CNN, Carrie, US Steel Locations: Pittsburgh, Chicago, Washington ,, Washington, America, Philadelphia

☆ Millennial couple who left the U.S. for an island in Japan where they run a honeybee farm: 'Our lives here are so rewarding'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Dani Benton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

We spent the next year and a half traveling through Mexico, before arriving in the fall of 2023 on Ōmishima Island in Japan's Ehime Prefecture. Today, we own a guesthouse, a primary residence that used to be an inn, and have a small, growing honeybee farm. Photo: Dani BentonOur work on the honeybee farm includes hive health inspections, monitoring colony growth, building hive boxes and, of course, harvesting and processing honey. The community has made us feel so at homeWe found Bosco living under another abandoned house next to our property. Photo: Dani BentonI love animals, and thanks to ours, I got involved with One No Wa, the dog rescue on the island.

Persons: Evan, they've, Ōmishima, Bosco, Dani Benton, Hani, Shimanami Kaido, Cherry, Dani Benton …, Ino Ino, Ponkan Locations: New Orleans, Mexico, Ōmishima, Japan's Ehime Prefecture, Hakatajima, Ōmishimafuji

☆ Added sugar: How to cut out or lower your intake
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Andrea Kane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Consuming added sugar has become a part of life, woven into almost every meal. Americans 2 years and older consume on average 17 teaspoons of added sugar a day, according to the most recent government data available. Put sugary foods in their rightful placeSave sugary foods for desserts; don’t allow them to creep into every part of your diet. “This means enjoy the sugar that you do eat by baking together and savoring together, making the (added) sugar that you do eat part of celebrating life,” she said. Look for the line that shows you the “added sugar” content in a food to tally up the grams of excess sugar you consume in a day.

Persons: Sanjay Gupta, you’re, Dr, Laura Schmidt, Schmidt, She’s, that’s, ”, it’s, ” Schmidt, savoring Organizations: CNN, American Heart Association, US Department of Agriculture, World Health Organization, School of Medicine, University of California, UC San Francisco, “, National Institutes of Health Locations: San Francisco, —

☆ California's attorney general is investigating a school district over its handling of Rosemead High sex abuse claims
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Matt Drange | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The California attorney general is investigating the El Monte Union High School District in Southern California. The action follows Business Insider's reporting on a pattern of sexual misconduct at one district school, Rosemead High. Investigators are looking at compliance failures related to "suspected child abuse, sexual abuse, assault." AdvertisementThe California attorney general is investigating a Southern California school district over whether it properly handled claims of educator sexual abuse and misconduct, records reviewed by Business Insider show. Investigating a local school district is a rare step for the top law enforcement office in the state.

Persons: —, Kamala Harris, Rob Bonta, Robin Torres, Torres, Edward Zuniga, Mark Abramson, Zuniga, Michael Carrillo, Carrillo, Edwin Reyes, Villegas, Jane Doe, Reyes, Stewart, Jenny Louro, Credentialing, Reyes Villegas, Herbert Ortiznmonroy, Ortizmonroy, Coach Ortiz, Jane, Alex Rai, Rai, Dominique Boubion, Matt Drange Organizations: El Monte Union High School District, Service, Business, BI, Redlands Unified, Redlands, El, Children's, Rosemead, US Department of Education, Manly, California Bureau Locations: California, Southern California, Redlands, El Monte Union, El Monte, Rosemead, El Monte district

"Your daughter could be the one too terrified to call the doctor if she’s bleeding during an unexpected pregnancy. Michelle Obama speaks at a campaign rally in Kalamazoo, Mich., on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024 for Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. An NBC News poll from October found that women were supporting Harris by a 14-point margin, while men were supporting Trump by a 16-point margin. Polls from multiple major outlets also have showed that Harris and Trump are locked in an extremely tight race. Meanwhile, in Michigan, Obama contended that some people are "holding Kamala to a higher standard than her opponent."

Persons: Michelle Obama, y'all, Kamala Harris, Harris, Donald Trump, Obama, Brendan Smialowski, ”, Trump, Karoline Leavitt, Roe, Wade, he's, Beyoncé, Harris “, Trump's, Kamala Organizations: Democratic, Getty, Harris, NBC, Trump, State College , Pennsylvania Locations: Kalamazoo , Michigan, Michigan, Pennsylvania, America, Kalamazoo, Mich, AFP, Texas, Novi , Michigan

☆ Inter Miami beats Atlanta United in Lionel Messi’s MLS playoff debut
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Inter Miami beat Atlanta United 2-1 on Friday in what was Lionel Messi’s Major League Soccer (MLS) playoff debut. The win gives Miami a one-game lead in the best-of-three first round series of the MLS playoffs, with Game 2 being played on November 2 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. For sure, it is difficult to find a player who plays in his position and is as decisive.”Suárez opens the scoring for Miami against Atlanta United. His assist for Alba’s second-half strike – Alba’s fifth goal of the season – was Messi’s 17th this year. “It was a match where what I liked the most was the control we had on the field for almost the entire game,” Martino said afterwards, per Inter Miami.

Persons: Lionel Messi’s, Luis Suárez, Jordi Alba’s, Messi, Saba Lobzhanidze, “, Dani Alves, Cafu, Marcelo, Roberto Carlos, they’re, Gerardo Martino, Luis, Leo, Jordi, Suárez, Rich Storry, Messi didn’t, Brad Guzan, –, ” Martino, Brad Organizations: CNN — Inter Miami, Atlanta United, Lionel Messi’s Major League Soccer, Atlanta, Inter Miami’s, Miami, MLS, Mercedes, Benz, Chase, Inter Miami, Montreal Locations: Barcelona, Atlanta, Argentine

Tech billionaire Darwin Deason has spent about $86 million creating his own personal Versailles. It took years to finish the Sand Castle, his Pacific Ocean-front estate in La Jolla, California. The tech billionaire has listed his opulent estate overlooking the Pacific Ocean in La Jolla, California, for $108 million. AdvertisementOver about six years, the Journal said, Deason spent about $60 million turning the lots into a sandy-colored, balcony-laden 13,000-square-foot mansion. Deason mainly uses the 10-bedroom property, located at 1900 Spindrift Drive and dubbed the Sand Castle, as a vacation retreat.

Persons: Darwin Deason, Deason, —, Darwin, Egon Durban, Forbes, Brett Dickinson, Ross Clark Organizations: Tech, Service, Affiliated Computer Services, Xerox, Wall Street, of, Compass Locations: Versailles, La Jolla , California, Diego County, of Versailles, South of France, Dallas, Texas, Mexico, La Jolla

☆ Sudan: ‘The world doesn’t see us’, said a militia chief while holding Clarissa Ward captive in Darfur
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Clarissa Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

North Darfur, Sudan CNN —“La tasweer! During our journey in and out of North Darfur, we spent many hours traversing the remote region on sandy tracks. During our time in North Darfur, we passed at least six cell phone towers but none of them were operational. “The world doesn’t see us, the help doesn’t come,” the security chief mused to me one afternoon. The security chief poses with Scott McWhinnie and Clarissa Ward after announcing the team would be released.

Persons: Sudan CNN —, hemming, Scott McWhinnie, “, we’re, ”, Brent Swails, “ What’s, Clarissa Ward, Abdul Wahid al, Tawila, Abu Gamra, Don’t, don’t, Scott’s, Ward, ” Michel Lacharité, mused Organizations: Sudan CNN, CNN, Sudan Liberation Movement, Sudanese Armed Forces, SAF, Rapid Support Forces, UN, Toyota Land Cruiser, US, Emergency Operations, Yale Humanitarian Research Locations: Darfur, Sudan, North Darfur, El Fasher, Tawila, El, Ukraine, Gaza, New York City, Abu, Port Sudan, Geneva, Adre, Chad, Zamzam

☆ A million children in Pakistan miss polio vaccine shots as cases spike
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Lex Harvey | Sophia Saifi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But it can be prevented with a vaccine: polio cases worldwide have been reduced by more than 99% since the 1980s thanks to immunization campaigns. A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child in a downtown area of Lahore, Pakistan, on September 9, 2024. In September, armed militants killed a police officer protecting a polio vaccination site in the northwest city of Bannu, prompting protests. But in some cases, children have been incorrectly marked as having been vaccinated when they haven’t, Kakar said. The country is launching a new nationwide polio vaccination campaign on October 28 with the aim of inoculating 45 million children under age 5.

Persons: Ayesha Raza, Osama, Laden, Raza, ”, Aftab Kakar, “, they’ve, Kakar Organizations: Pakistan CNN, Polio, Pakistani, World Health Organization, WHO, United, International, CNN, Emergency, Health Locations: Islamabad, Pakistan, Afghanistan, United Nations, Gaza, Pakistani, Abbottabad, Lahore, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Bannu, Bajaur

☆ Dodgers finish off Mets to clinch pennant and date with Yankees in World Series
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Andy Mccullough | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

The relievers stitched together 27 outs against a Mets team that had appeared allergic to cardiac arrest this month. AdvertisementWhen Dodgers officials thought about Ohtani, they conjured fantasies about endless streams of revenue and a decade of contending for the World Series. For a few hours after the story broke, Dodgers team president Stan Kasten wondered if the team had built its future around a fraud. The Dodgers hung nine runs on the Mets in Game 1, eight in Game 3 and 10 in Game 4. In Game 6, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza turned to Sean Manaea, his best starter, who had quieted the Dodgers in Game 2.

Persons: Shohei Ohtani, Tommy Edman, Will Smith, Ohtani, Dave Roberts, Andrew Friedman, hobbled, It’s, ” Roberts, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Yamamoto, Friedman, Tyler Glasnow, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Ippei, Stan Kasten, Mizuhara, ” Ohtani, Will Ireton, Betts, Clayton Kershaw, Glasnow, Freeman, Ken Rosenthal, Rosenthal, Hernández, ” Hernández, “, ” Rosenthal, Carlos Mendoza, Sean Manaea, Michael Kopech, Teoscar, Edman, Max Muncy, Phil Maton, Smith, SMITH, HOMER 💪, odgers, ake Organizations: ANGELES, National League pennant, Los Angeles Dodgers, National League Division, Dodgers, The Dodgers, New York Mets, National League, Mets, New York Yankees, Dodger, San Diego, Tampa Bay Rays, National League West, Padres, The Athletic, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Manaea Locations: San, Los Angeles, Ohtani, tatters, San Diego, Queens

☆ Juan Soto blasts the Yankees into the World Series with Game 5 win over Guardians: Takeaways
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Tyler Kepner | Chris Kirschner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

The Yankees acquired Juan Soto last winter to return them to the stage they once owned. Soto’s homer was the second by the Yankees in Game 5, after a two-run shot by series MVP Giancarlo Stanton off Tanner Bibee that tied the score in the sixth inning. pic.twitter.com/6R5fWpEg6I — New York Yankees (@Yankees) October 20, 2024“We had our ups, we had our downs,” general partner Hal Steinbrenner said on the TBS broadcast after holding aloft the AL championship trophy on the field. AdvertisementThe Yankees conquered Clase the previous two nights, but he rebounded in Game 5 against the same foes who humbled him earlier in the series. Stanton ripped a full-count slider — the only pitch Bibee left over the plate the whole at-bat.

Persons: Tyler Kepner, Chris Kirschner, Brendan Kuty, Zack Meisel CLEVELAND, Juan Soto, Soto, joyously, Luke Weaver, Hunter Gaddis, Gaddis, Alex Verdugo, Andres Gimenez, Bryan Rocchio, Soto’s, Giancarlo Stanton, Tanner Bibee, Bibee, Stanton, Carlos Rodon, Cleveland’s Emmanuel Clase, Aaron Judge, Weaver, Weaver —, —, Lane Thomas, pic.twitter.com, Hal Steinbrenner, Emmanuel Clase, Stephen Vogt, Clase, Vogt, Stanton clobbered, jogged, Jazz Chisholm, Oswaldo Cabrera, Torres, Babe Ruth, Bernie Williams, Derek Jeter, Mickey Mantle, Aaron Boone, he’s, ”, Bo Naylor, Luis Rojas hadn’t, Noel, Andrés Giménez, Judge, Chisholm, Anthony Rizzo, Anthony Volpe’s, Austin Wells, Jason Miller Organizations: Yankees, American League, — New York Yankees, TBS, AL, Clase, Cal State Fullerton Locations: Cleveland

AITOU, Lebanon — The scene of carnage in northern Lebanon showed heartbreaking snippets of everyday family life. Illy Edwan, whose villa in Aitou, Lebanon, was destroyed in the blast. Pages from a children’s book are strewn across the wreckage following an Israeli strike in Aitou, northern Lebanon, on Tuesday. More than 2,300 people, including 127 children, have been killed in Lebanon since the Oct. 7 attack and an estimated 1.2 million have been displaced, according to Lebanese officials. If they can’t, they will remain in Lebanon.”Emergency responders move a body bag following an Israeli strike in Aitou, Lebanon, on Tuesday.

Persons: Israel, Illy Edwan, “, Ziad Jaber, Edwan, ” Jeremy Laurence, Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, Rema Jamous, Mohamed Youssef, Nermin Khair, Sandy, Bashar Hanouf, he’ll, ” Matt Bradley, Alexander Smith Organizations: NBC News, NBC, Israel Defense Forces, ”, United Nations, Hamas, Palestinian, Israel Locations: AITOU, Lebanon, Lebanese, Aitou, Beirut, ”, Israel, Gaza, Middle East, Tripoli, Turkish, Mersin, Nermin, London

☆ My anxiety makes me feel like a liar in relationships. Slowing down has changed how I view love.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Rachel Schwartzmann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Rachel Schwartzmann is the is the creator of the newsletter and podcast "Slow Stories." My anxiety can feel debilitating"What does anxiety feel like?" Love blooms in motion but matures in stillness: the deep, uncharted territory that can't be tracked by apps or miles. Excerpted from Slowing: Discover Wonder, Beauty, and Creativity Through Slow Living by Rachel Schwartzmann. Copyright 2024 by Rachel Schwartzmann.

Persons: Rachel Schwartzmann, —, I'm, I've, John, It's Organizations: Service, Chronicle Books Locations: New York City

☆ Military leaders who served under Trump sound the alarm about him winning a second presidency
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Peter Bergen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

And it is senior military leaders who served under him that have most clearly sounded the alarm about Trump. When he became president, Trump staffed his cabinet with senior generals. Despite Trump’s bromance with the military, senior retired generals and admirals haven’t loved him back. We found that five times more flag officers, 255, were critical of Trump, while 54 supported the Trump administration. Given his longstanding loyalty to Trump, Kellogg will likely return to some senior role if Trump wins in November.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Mark Milley, Bob Woodward, “, Woodward, Jim Mattis, Milley, Trump, ” Trump, George Patton, Douglas MacArthur, Mattis, John Kelly, Michael Flynn, Trump’s, haven’t, ”, Donald Trump, Kelly, CNN’s Jake Tapper, McMaster, …, Gen, Stanley McChrystal, Osama bin Laden, Kamala Harris, ” Unstated, McChrystal, Bill McRaven, —, Mike Mullen, George Floyd “, Keith Kellogg, Mike Pence, Kellogg, Benjamin Netanyahu, ” Kellogg, didn’t, wouldn’t Organizations: CNN, Trump, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon, McMaster, Trump White House, Operations Command, The New York Times, Washington Post, Joint Chiefs, Israeli, “, Fox News Locations: ”, New York, Vietnam, Washington , DC, Washington, New America

☆ SEAL Team 6 is said to be training for a fight with China over Taiwan. Here's what it could do if Beijing invades.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

SEAL Team 6 is reportedly readying for a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan. AdvertisementCould SEAL Team 6 special operators help Taiwan fend off a Chinese invasion? Related storiesThe Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU), formerly known as SEAL Team 6, is the Navy's top-tier special operations outfit. SEAL Team 6 represents the cream of the crop of the SEAL community. And the direct support personnel serving with the unit will often have passed, depending on their role, Green Team, SEAL Team 6's physically and technically rigorous selection process.

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