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Brewers survive chaotic ninth-inning replay drama to beat Rays in World Series opener
Brewers claim 3-2 victory in Game 1 of World SeriesYelich triples home a run and scores in first inningMisiorowski and Megill hold off late Rays fightbackTrevor Megill struck out Jonny DeLuca with runners on second and third to escape a ninth-inning jam as the Milwaukee Brewers held on for a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night.DeLuca's strikeout came after Tampa Bay's Liam Hicks had grounded into an apparent game-ending double play that was overturned after a video review. Replays showed that Brewers shortstop Cooper Pratt's right foot was slightly off the bag when he reached to catch a high throw from second baseman Brice Turang. Continue reading...
Typhoon Champi kills one and injures more than 500 in Taiwan as it heads to China
Super typhoon weakening but large parts of Taiwan, including Taipei, still mostly closed and flights cancelledTyphoon Champi swept past Taiwan on Saturday killing one person, injuring more than 500, and uprooting trees and severing power as it weakened and ⁠headed north toward ⁠the ​Chinese coast.Earlier classified as a super typhoon and one of the strongest storms in the ⁠Pacific this year, Champi was still packing gusts of about 126km per hour (78 miles per hour) near its ⁠centre, according to Taiwan's Central Weather Administration (CWA). Continue reading...
'Another little Epic Fury': Trump issues new warning; Iran says 'don't play with fire'
US President Donald Trump threatened Iran with potential military action if no diplomatic agreement is reached soon. He referenced the previous operation named 'Epic Fury' while addressing supporters in Florida. Additionally, US intelligence reports indicate Iran's increased efforts to target American diplomats in the Middle East. Amidst rising tensions, the US has ordered non-emergency personnel to leave Saudi Arabia due to security concerns.
Trump, seeking to help Maine Sen. Susan Collins, exempts some Canadian imports from his 50% tariffs
President Donald Trump is exempting some imports — including plywood sheets, packing crates and some machinery — from the 50% tariffs he slapped on $20 billion worth of Canadian products over the summer
As Trump's time runs out, this could be his most dangerous legacy: a world divided into three | Steve Bloomfield
We've heard much about the end of the west. At the proposed summit between Trump, Putin and Xi, those fears could crystalliseIn the final two years of a US presidency, when Congress has been lost, approval ratings have sunk like a stone and their party has started to think about who's coming next, the person occupying the Oval Office can feel their power draining away. Domestic legislation, particularly in an era where bipartisan cooperation is almost nonexistent, grinds to a halt. But as the days tick by until the end, and as presidents begin to think about their legacy, there is one part of the job where they still have power: the rest of the world.In the final weeks of his presidency in 1992 George HW Bush sent 28,000 American troops to Somalia to help end a famine. For Bill Clinton, it was a quixotic attempt to bring peace to the Middle East by ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Barack Obama restored diplomatic ties with Cuba, making a historic visit to Havana, as well as a final, successful push on the Iran nuclear deal. Continue reading...
Crazed woman stabs 3, before being blasted by cops during NYC home invasion: sources
A botched burglary at a home in Queens left several people stabbed and the suspect was shot by cops Friday night, according to sources.
Jen Psaki floored as Blanche couldn't even wait 24 hours to find his 'doomsday' pretext
MS NOWs Jen Psaki said Attorney General Todd Blanche had barely finished calling a federal move to block election certification a "doomsday scenario" to only be done in extreme circumstances, before the Justice Department did exactly that in Alaska.On "The Briefing," Psaki recalled that Blanche, asked Thursday whether DOJ would ever try to stop a state from certifying, said such scenarios exist only hypothetically."Some doomsday scenario, for example," Blanche said.Hours later, Psaki said, the department sued to block Alaska from certifying its Senate race results if the Democrat narrowly wins. The DOJ's stated justification, she said, is an independent candidate, Dan J. Sullivan, who shares a name with the Republican incumbent, Sen. Dan Sullivan.Psaki described him as a 69-year-old retired schoolteacher from Petersburg who teaches guitar to children, volunteers as a firefighter and has run a shoestring campaign. She cited reporting that he had 12 donors, each giving under $1,000, and about $1,901 in cash on hand. She also said he once turned down an interview because the king salmon were running.She said DOJ's suit alleges, without proof, that he's working with Democratic candidate Mary Peltola in a spoiler campaign to steal the race. The problem, said Psaki, is that this was already decided by the state courts — and the ballot already clearly marks which Sullivan is the incumbent senator."Clearly, the fact that this guy is running is no doomsday scenario," Psaki said. - YouTube youtu.be
DOJ sues to block Alaska Senate certification if Sullivan loses
The Trump administration is suing to prevent the Alaska Senate election from being certified if GOP Sen. Daniel Sullivan loses to Democrat Mary Peltola because of the other Dan Sullivan who is on the ballot.
MLB Game 1 Highlights: Brewers 3, Rays 2
Jackson Chourio and William Contreras had two hits and an RBI apiece, Jacob Misiorowski pitched five solid innings, and the Milwaukee Brewers took a 1-0 lead in the World Series with a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Jayson Tatum scores 36, sizzles down the stretch as Celtics fend off Knicks 107-103 - The Record
Jayson Tatum scores 36, sizzles down the stretch as Celtics fend off Knicks 107-103 The Record
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Today In History
2017 — Fats Domino, Pioneering New Orleans Musician, Dies at 89
American musician Fats Domino, who was one of the firstrock-and-rollstars and who helped define the New Orleans sound, died at age 89
2005 — Rosa Parks' Refusal Helps Ignite Civil Rights
African American civil rights activist Rosa Parks—whose refusal to relinquish her seat on a public bus to a white man in 1955 helped ignite the American civil rights movement—died at age 92
2003 — British Airways Retires Last Concorde Flight
Supersonic passenger service ended as British Airways flew its last Concorde flight on October 24, 2003; Air France had ceased similar operations in May.
1992 — Toronto Blue Jays Win First Non-U.S. World Series
The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Atlanta Braves to become the first team not based in the United States to win the World Series
1970 — Salvador Allende Elected First Marxist President of Chile
Salvador Allende's election as the first Marxist president of Chile was confirmed
1962 — Release of Cold War thriller "The Manchurian Candidate"
The American Cold War thriller film The Manchurian Candidate, directed by John Frankenheimer, was released in US theaters in 1962. The film, based on the 1959 novel of the same name, was a critical and commercial success, particularly praised for the performance of Angela Lansbury as the manipulative mother of the main character.
1945 — United Nations established
The charter for the United Nations—the world's premier international organization, established at the end of World War II to maintain world peace and friendly relations among nations—entered into force this day in 1945
1940 — Establishment of the 40-Hour Workweek in the U.S.
The 40-hour workweek went into effect under the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. How much do you know about U.S. history? Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc
1929 — Black Thursday - Record Stock Market Trading
A record 12,894,650 shares of stock were traded, causing the first day of real panic in the Crash of 1929, known as "Black Thursday."
1922 — Mussolini's March on Rome
Benito Mussolini helped plan the March on Rome, which began on October 28 and resulted in him becoming dictator of Italy
1917 — Italian Defeat at the Battle of Caporetto in World War I
In 1917, over 600,000 Italian troops were defeated at the Battle of Caporetto during World War I, resulting in a major setback for the Italian forces.
1861 — First Transcontinental Telegraph Replaces Pony Express
In 1861, the first transcontinental telegram was sent via the telegraph in the United States, effectively bringing to an end the Pony Express mail service that had operated across the American West.
1648 — Peace of Westphalia Ends Major European Wars
The Peace of Westphalia in 1648 ended the Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Dutch Republic, as well as the German phase of the Thirty Years' War. The treaty was a landmark agreement that helped reshape the political landscape of Europe following these long and devastating conflicts.
1632 — Birth of Microscopist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Dutch microscopist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was born, who became the first to observe bacteria and protozoans.

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