The Houston Astros acquired first baseman and outfielder Trey Mancini from the Baltimore Orioles, as well as catcher Christian Vazquez from the Boston Red Sox. Mancini’s deal, announced Monday by the Astros, is a three-team trade that also involved the Tampa Bay Rays. In addition to Mancini, the Astros received minor league right-hander Jayden Murray …
Anatoly Chubais, executive director of OAO Rusnano, speaks during a session at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in St. Petersburg, Russia on June 18, 2015. (Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg/Getty Images) Former high-level Russian official Anatoly Chubais is in a European hospital suffering from symptoms of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a neurological disease, according to prominent Russian journalist …
SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific shares fell on Tuesday as South Korean inflation rose and investors awaited the Reserve Bank of Australia’s interest rate decision. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 2.13% in early trade and the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 3.1%. The city’s gross domestic product shrank by 1.4 percent in the second quarter of …
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Ukrainian officials say another long-range attack on a Russian storage site in the Kherson region has caused substantial damage. Serhii Khlan, adviser to the head of the civilian military administration of Kherson, told Ukrainian television that “another depot of ammunition and military equipment, which was brought by the enemy from Crimea, was destroyed yesterday on …
Zoe Saldaña “knew she had big shoes to fill” when she was cast as Uhura in JJ Abrams’ feature film reboot of the Star Trek franchise in 2009, playing a role well known to Nichelle Nichols. But he found a champion in Nichols herself, who offered sage advice. “Nichelle made me feel safe, told me …
House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney and House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson reiterated their call for Inspector General Joseph Cuffari to step down in a letter Monday. “We are writing with serious new concerns about your lack of transparency and independence, which appear to jeopardize the integrity of a crucial investigation led by your …
Zahara Jolie-Pitt will attend Spelman College in Atlanta, her mother shared over the weekend. “Zahara with her Spelman sisters! Congratulations to all the new students starting this year,” Jolie captioned a photo on her verified Instagram account. “A very special place and an honor to have a family member as the new Spelman girl.” Spelman …
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The first grain shipment leaves the Ukrainian port of Odesa; more HIMARS weapons delivered: USA TODAY live updates With its first shipload of grain in months en route, Ukraine prepares more The New York Times First grain ship leaves Ukraine’s Odesa port Reuters First grain shipment leaves Ukraine after months of Russian blockade amid food …
This Oct. 4, 2017 file photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections is of Gregory Thompson, 49, accused of killing a prison guard in Oklahoma. The attack took place on Sunday, July 31, 2022, at the Davis Correctional Facility, which is a private prison in Holdenville about 70 miles (115 kilometers) southeast of Oklahoma …
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) talks to reporters after a meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., at the U.S. Capitol, Friday, July 15, 2022. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Monday over the rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak, the third US state to …