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Should they put their belief in the 11th-year pitcher who likely would be the odd man out in the postseason if Shohei Ohtani still were available to deal on the mound?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
While it would be terrific to liken her fate to that of Deborah Vance on “Hacks,” at least Jean Smart’s diva got a Vegas rebirth.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
The reserve's expansion provides public footpaths over the new land, so visitors will be able to explore different trails, the trust said.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Black smoke could be seen at King Khalid International Airport, in the latest escalation in the attacks targeting the kingdom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
He hopes he won’t be in Manila for long, but the days turn into nights, and soon, he comes to accept that he is stranded.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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“I am just a D-lister . . . but I have been under more pressure than Ed Sheeran,” she said.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
He told me he is not seeing other people, and neither am I. Every year he goes to Mexico for six months.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
They feel like I am being rejected on a bad reality show like “Love Island.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
"I am really proud to be a woman working in this industry, showing that things have changed, but it's fair to say that there is still work to do."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
I need to prove to him that he’s the one I want, be the girl he thinks I am.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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And yet she has a gift for making politics relatable without enraging rhetoric since, as she points out, political figures are celebrities too.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
She continued: "We are also still keen to hear from anyone who may have been in Piccadilly Gardens on Sunday 13 September around 8.20pm, or saw her in McDonald's at that time."
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Higher interest rates are a time-tested tool to tame inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
“Your daughters are at Dowlatabad Prison. You can book an appointment to see them,” the caller told her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Sadly, some of Joey’s days are lost to us.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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“The drive is always the same,” Pantoja said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Besides, “He got like ‘fake canceled,’ but he didn’t get Kathy Griffin-ed, which is the ultimate.”
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
It is not clear what any discussions between the parties could ultimately amount to.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
“At the end of the day, what matters is the victory,” said Pantoja.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The United States, which has occupied the Philippines since the Spanish-American War in 1898, is one of those enemies.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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“For me, the best part is being the same guy I was when I arrived here in 2014; I’m the same guy right now, and I’m very happy and proud of myself.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
In an apology, first issued on Friday, Converse said the photo had been removed from its social media channels and it was working to remove it elsewhere.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
What mattered most on Wednesday was that Warsh gave Wall Street a reason to believe he was serious.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
She rode competitively and trained them, a passion she was turning into a profession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
The facility was founded and managed by the Daughters of Charity, a Catholic order dedicated to caring for the sick and disadvantaged.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Pantoja said Van is a top-tier fighter, but he believes the injury prevented both of them from showing everything they were capable of.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
A column of black smoke has been seen near Riyadh's international airport hours after air raid alerts were issued in the Saudi capital.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The Starbucks items featuring the “Peanuts” characters — known for animated classics like “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” — were intended to promote the return of Starbucks’s pumpkin-spice latte.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Nationwide, some 50,000 people were detained in connection to the uprising, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran, a U.S.-based rights group that monitors the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
“My wife died birthing him,” Grandpa laments as if it were days, not decades, ago.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Even if Evans does not get an opportunity to construct Version 2.0 of the Expos, life has been good since McCourt sent him packing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
“I am just a D-lister . . . but I have been under more pressure than Ed Sheeran,” she said.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
One report suggested a fuel tank had been set on fire near the airport.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Labor costs are muted and have not been a big contributor to rising prices since the pandemic.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
For this reason, the treatment of lepers has historically been brutal in many parts of the world.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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News organizations large and small are being squeezed like never before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
“It’s the cutest thing: they see the lights being put up and then they just take the seat on the couch,” she said.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Public footpaths and a scheme to slow the flow of the river in heavy rainfall are being planned.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
In an age when any misstep could go viral, model behavior means being more self-aware than ever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
I ask, pointing to a portrait of a woman who’s gone limp and is being held up by fellow protesters.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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