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Rolling Guardians head home to open series with Rays

(Photo credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images) The Cleveland Guardians are heating up down the stretch of the regular season. However, they could face a stiff challenge from Tampa Bay's Ryan Pepiot on Thursday in the opener of a four-game home series against the Rays. From Aug. 3-27, Cleveland (84-62) went 8-16 and lost its outright lead in the American League Central for a bit before winning nine of 13 since then. The

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Cards' Sonny Gray looks for first win against ex-team, Reds

(Photo credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images) St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray has not enjoyed his reunions with the Cincinnati Reds this season. Gray (12-9, 3.84 ERA), who pitched for the Reds from 2019-21, has lost both of his starts against his former team in 2023. He was tagged for 12 runs (nine earned) on 12 hits in 9 1/3 inningsduring those outings. Counting a start in 2016, he is 0-3 with a 5.82 ERA in his career

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Hurricane Francine: 'Life threatening' 100mph tropical storm slams into Louisiana as map tracker reveals path - Daily Mail

  1. Hurricane Francine: 'Life threatening' 100mph tropical storm slams into Louisiana as map tracker reveals path  Daily Mail
  2. Francine brings floods and power cuts to Louisiana, Mississippi  BBC
  3. Francine weakens to tropical storm after slamming into Louisiana coast  The Guardian
  4. Francine Brings Flood, Tornado Threats Inland  The Weather Channel
  5. Francine becomes a hurricane as Louisiana residents brace for expected Wednesday landfall  The Associated Press

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BBC Breakfast Host Slams Minister For Failing To Assess The Impact Of Winter Fuel Payment Cut

Charlie Stayt skewered Wes Streeting on BBC Breakfast.

BBC Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt slammed the government for not producing an impact assessment on its cuts to the winter fuel allowance for pensioners.

Labour’s plan to restrict the allowance to those on pension credit was voted through in the Commons on Tuesday, despite intense cross-party criticism.  

The government says the move is necessary because of the ”£22bn black hole” in the public finances, left behind by the Tories. Читать дальше...

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We will increase reservation, scrap 50% quota limit, says Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi reiterated his stance on increasing reservations beyond 50% and conducting a caste census, clarifying he is not against quotas. He emphasized the need for a comprehensive understanding of caste issues in India. Gandhi also criticized PM Modi's handling of China and discussed Indo-Pak relations and the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Business Standard 

SC to consider SpiceJet's plea against Delhi HC order grounding 3 engines

The Supreme Court said Thursday it will consider listing low-cost airline SpiceJet's plea challenging a Delhi High Court verdict grounding three aircraft engines for defaulting on payments to lessors. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra asked the counsel for the airline to send an e-mail seeking an urgent hearing of its plea against the high court verdict of September 11. "Please circulate the e-mail," the CJI said, adding that the appeal may be listed. Читать дальше...

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"He's an extreme talent": Ricky Ponting praises Jake Fraser-McGurk as 'rising star' in world cricket

New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has praised young batter Jake Fraser-McGurk, calling him one of the most promising talents in world cricket. Ponting highlighted Fraser-McGurk's explosive batting abilities but also noted that the 22-year-old has areas to improve, particularly in refining his style of play. Although Fraser-McGurk did not feature in Australia's first T20I against

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Qin Gang, China's disappeared foreign minister demoted to low-level publishing job: Report

Beijing [China], September 12 (ANI): Qin Gang, the former Foreign Minister of China, whose career saw a meteoric rise before hitting rock bottom with his mysterious disappearance, has now been demoted to a low-level publishing job, a report by The Washington Post stated. Ever since his disappearance, Qin's fate has been a subject of intense speculation, with rumours making around about him being imprisoned, or dying by su