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SAN FRANCISCO — The PGA of America probably couldn’t have placed the pieces on the leaderboard in more favorable positions had it mapped it out in advance of Sunday’s PGA Championship final round at TPC Harding Park. The 54-hole leader at 9-under par after a third-round 65, Dustin Johnson, is prone to final-round drama (both …
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The heat got turned up in the temperature-controlled Tropicana Field on Saturday. Yankees manager Aaron Boone and hitting coach Marcus Thames received fifth-inning ejections from home-plate umpire Vic Carapazza in Game 2 of the doubleheader. Bench coach Carlos Mendoza assumed manager duties. The ejections appeared to be related to a number of high-and-tight pitches that …
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After Page Six reported that there has been a crackdown on Hamptons hot spots in the coronavirus era this summer, Bridgeton Holdings’ Marram hotel is the latest target. East Hampton’s Town Board has sought an injunction to prohibit “continued use of the premises,” explaining in a release on Friday that the swanky Montauk digs have …
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China, Russia, and Iran are attempting to influence the U.S. general elections via propaganda and other means, according to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. While China and Iran are trying to sway the outcome against President Trump, Russia is attempting to prevent a victory for Joe Biden. The conclusions are based on …
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly warned Russia’s foreign minister last month about alleged bounty payments that Russia offered Taliban militants to target U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Pompeo warned Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov against placing bounties on the heads of American soldiers during a July 13 phone call, the New York Times reported, citing …
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A few days of no new COVID-19 positive tests raised hopes within MLB. Maybe they could get on a roll. Push toward as close to normalcy as you will get in 2020. But that is not this season. MLB was so close on Friday to a full slate of games — all 30 teams playing …
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TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs rallied from a three-goal deficit in the third period and Auston Matthews scored on a power play 13:10 into overtime to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Friday night, tying the best-of-five qualifying series at two wins apiece. The Leafs scored three times in 3:34 to knot the …
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Leah McSweeney is ready for change — and she wants it to start in the Big Apple. The newest “Real Housewives of New York” star, 37, has been actively protesting with the Black Lives Matter movement and is part of Bravo’s special “Race in America: A Movement Not a Moment” airing Sunday. But she thinks there’s …
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Harvey Weinstein was hit with a new lawsuit Friday by a woman who says he sexually assaulted her at film festivals in France and Canada. The accuser, who filed the Manhattan federal suit under the pseudonym Jane Doe, claims the fallen Hollywood mogul and convicted rapist first approached her at the Cannes Film Festival in …
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Shares of struggling cinema chains jumped on Friday after the Department of Justice scrapped 72-year-old rules severely limiting Hollywood’s ability to buy movie theaters. Friday’s ruling paves the way for film studio giants like Disney and Netflix to look beyond one-off purchases of small theaters and set their sights on buying larger swaths of cinemas. …
SAN FRANCISCO — The PGA of America probably couldn’t have placed the pieces on the leaderboard in more favorable positions had it mapped it out in advance of Sunday’s PGA Championship final round at TPC Harding Park. The 54-hole leader at 9-under par after a third-round 65, Dustin Johnson, is prone to final-round drama (both …
