Tag: hit
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Gleyber Torres’ hit called a double after fan interfered and reached over stands to make the catch
LOS ANGELES — Major drama occurred in the opening game of the 2024 World Series that may have decided which team won Game 1. With the score tied 2-2 in the top of the eighth inning between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers, New York second baseman Gleyber Torres drilled a line drive…
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Matthew Sweet, alt-rocker known for ’90s hit ‘Girlfriend,’ suffers ‘debilitating’ stroke on tour
Singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet suffered a “debilitating” stroke while on tour in Toronto in mid-October, according to a GoFundMe page his management company posted this week to assist with his recovery expenses. The 60-year-old Sweet, who’s best known for ’90s hits like “Girlfriend” and “I’ve Been Waiting,” currently doesn’t have “insurance or touring income,” the page…
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Philly’s Black motorcycle clubs hit the streets to encourage Black men to vote
PHILADELPHIA — For 30 years, the Rev. Alyn E. Waller has led his flock at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, the city’s largest Black congregation. But on Saturday, the good pastor led another kind of assembly: 100 Black men, mostly clad in leather, astride a pack of snarling motorcycles. “Here we are in Philly, 100 fellas…
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Israel strikes banks in Lebanon to hit Hezbollah’s finances
Al-Qard Al-Hassan, or AQAH, has been under U.S. sanctions since 2007, with the U.S. Department of the Treasury describing the bank as being used by Hezbollah “as a cover to manage the terrorist group’s financial activities” and to “gain access to the international financial system.” In the years since, Treasury officials have continued to accuse…
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Obamas to hit the campaign trail in first joint appearances with Harris
Vice President Kamala Harris will hit the trail for the first time alongside the Obamas, who the campaign hopes will galvanize supporters in early voting areas in the waning days ahead of the election. Harris is appearing alongside the political juggernauts at a crucial time when polling indicates that she and former President Donald Trump…
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Asheville, North Carolina, schools plan to reopen a month after Helene hit, but challenges remain
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — When schools here reopen for the first time since Hurricane Helene unleashed a frightening deluge on western North Carolina, teachers won’t simply pick up where they left off in their lesson plans. They’ll also provide a space for students to discuss the life-altering effect the storm had on their region. While all…
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Rock guitarist Jake E. Lee hit multiple times in random Las Vegas shooting
Rock guitarist Jake E. Lee was struck multiple times early Thursday in a Las Vegas street shooting, his management said in a statement. Officers responded to the shooting around 2:45 a.m. and found Lee with gunshot wounds, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement. The musician was then taken to the hospital,…
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Michelle Obama has yet to hit the campaign trail for Kamala Harris
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama has begun stumping for Vice President Kamala Harris. Bill Clinton is holding a series of campaign events for her in battleground states. Yet the Democratic superstar many members of the party would like to see helping Harris has been absent from the campaign trail so far. With just 21 days until…
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs hit with new civil suit alleging rape of a college student two decades ago
Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing a new civil lawsuit filed in federal court Monday. The complaint, first obtained by NBC News, was filed in the Southern District of New York on behalf of one female, who is not named in the filing. The incident alleged in the complaint dates back to 2004 and includes allegations…
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The Federal Reserve may have pretty much just hit its 2% inflation target
This week’s inflation data provided more evidence that the Federal Reserve is nearing its objective, fresh on the heels of the central bank’s dramatic interest rate cut just a few weeks ago. Consumer and producer price indexes for September both came in around expectations, showing that inflation is drifting down to the central bank’s 2%…