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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chicago White Sox put outfielder-designated hitter Avisail Garcia on the disabled list with a right knee sprain before Tuesday’s game against the Kansas City Royals. Garcia is hitting .240 with 11 doubles, nine home runs and 36 RBIs in 86 games. The White Sox recalled outfielder Jason Coats, who is

Steve Lopez on what's been saved along the California coast -- and what the bulldozers are still aiming for Aug. 9, 2016, 2 p.m. California's 1,100 miles of coastline is a glorious global destination because generations have fought to protect it. But property owners are still locking out the public...

The Codex Silenda looks like a book, but it's actually five mind-bending puzzles. The post Every Page of This Wooden Book Is a Fiendish Puzzle appeared first on WIRED.

Campaigning in a neighborhood hit by the Zika virus, Hillary Clinton on Tuesday called on Republican congressional leaders to bring lawmakers back from a summer recess so that they can vote on a bill that would set aside money to combat the disease.

NEW YORK — At Disney, content is king. The media conglomerate’s studio entertainment, including popular films such as the animated “Finding Dory,” ”The Jungle Book” and the Marvel saga “Captain America: Civil War,” helped boost the company’s third-quarter profit above expectations. But The Walt Disney Co.’s cable and broadcast channel revenue growth was weaker. Disney

NEW YORK — Becca Pizzi has run 52 marathons on seven continents and trained in all sorts of places and conditions, but there’s one constant when she hits the road. She’s always on the lookout for people who might want to harm a woman running alone. “Every time I go out, my guard is up,”

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Australian producer Cashmere Cat makes next-level future house sex jams. Canadian superstar The Weeknd croons odes to drugs and hook-ups that sound...

SolarCity Corp. shares fell late Tuesday after the solar-power installer reported a narrower-than-expected second-quarter loss and sales came in above forecast, but cut third-quarter expectations. SolarCity reported a net loss of $250 million in the second quarter, compared with $156 million in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted for one-time losses, SolarCity lost $2.32 a share in the quarter. Revenue hit $186 million, up 81% year-over-year from $103 million a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet... Читать дальше...

IRBIL, Iraq — As operations to retake the militant-held city of Mosul ramp up, Iraqi Christians displaced from the area by the Islamic State group say that even if the militants are defeated militarily, the country will not be safe for minorities. On the edge of Irbil’s historically Christian neighborhood of Ankawa, 1,200 identical white trailers arranged in neat rows shelter nearly 5,000 people. Despite the string of military defeats suffered by Islamic State group, they say the militants’ incursion... Читать дальше...

At a campaign rally in North Carolina Tuesday, Donald Trump suggested "the Second Amendment people" could potentially stop Hillary Clinton from taking away gun rights should she become president. Photo: AP

Trump suggested that if Clinton is able to pick federal judges as president, the right to bear arms would be threatened, suggesting Second Amendment supporters could intervene.

Trump suggested that if Clinton is able to pick federal judges as president, the right to bear arms would be threatened, suggesting Second Amendment supporters could intervene.

With professional football not working out, Tim Tebow is going to give baseball a try. The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL first-round draft pick plans to hold a workout for Major League Baseball teams this month. Tebow last played ...

This month, NBC will once again attempt to pull one of the greatest tricks in television: convincing people to care about sports they that have ignored for the past four years. Millions of Americans will turn on their televisions in the coming days to watch Ping-Pong and beach volleyball and women’s gymnastics, which consistently ranks among the highest-rated Olympic sports despite the fact that only a very small number of Americans can tell the difference between a Produnova and an Amanar. In gymnastics and other sports... Читать дальше...

Ok I can see why they cancelled Ortiz bobblehead night pic.twitter.com/3E9AtWgxOy

As a recurring feature, our team combs the Web and shares some amazing Amazon deals we’ve turned up. Here’s what caught our eye today, August 9.

In a relief to the residents of Ardee City, the power discom - Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) - has said it will charge the residents as per the normal electricity tariff.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Fast as Sammy Watkins might be, the Buffalo Bills are taking it slow with their top receiver's return to practice.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Fast as Sammy Watkins might be, the Buffalo Bills are taking it slow with their top receiver's return to practice.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The husband of a woman who suffered brain damage when teenagers dropped a rock from an interstate overpass onto their car often cried at night, asking why he was spared from harm but she wasn't, a friend said Tuesday, days after his suicide.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Of all the things on Jacksonville’s lengthy to-improve list, starting faster is near the top of the list. The Jaguars were among the NFL’s worst first-quarter teams in 2015. They scored just 35 points in the opening period, second worst in the league behind San Francisco. There were a number of persistent

The college football superstar who causes a frenzy few professional athletes can match, expects to work out for Major League Baseball teams within the next month.