Новости за 19.08.2017

Just over six weeks ago, Manny Machado’s batting average was sitting at .215. It hadn’t been above .240 since the fourth game of the year, and some wondered if Machado was destined to have one of those off years.

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Mourners have attended a state funeral of Ruth Pfau, a German physician and nun who earned international acclaim by devoting her life to the eradication of leprosy in Pakistan.

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Mourners have attended a state funeral of Ruth Pfau, a German physician and nun who earned international acclaim by devoting her life to the eradication of leprosy in Pakistan.

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Mourners have attended a state funeral of Ruth Pfau, a German physician and nun who earned international acclaim by devoting her life to the eradication of leprosy in Pakistan.

Ragan Smith, an alternate at the Rio Olympics, is in a class of her own and leads after the first night of competition at the P&G Championships.

“Big Brother” Season 19 evictee Cody Nickson recently shocked the entire world when asked by host Julie Chen what his plans are with Jessica Graf. After a week or two inside the house, Cody and Jessica developed a close relationship with each other. What started off as a showmance grew into an actual union. They worked together throughout their stint in the house, and they also fought for each other against the so-called “bullies” who they believe attacked them on a more personal level than game-wise.

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Arthur (Alan Ritchson) is thrown into a battle royale in next week’s episode of “Blood Drive,” but will he survive the match without taking one’s life? According to the synopsis for Season 1, episode 11 of the Syfy series, Arthur resists bloodlust despite being pitted against murderous contestants in a battle dome fight.

SAN DIEGO — With a frustrated Max Scherzer reduced to being a spectator, Matt Grace and the rest of the Washington Nationals’ bullpen came up big. Grace pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings in place of Scherzer, who was scratched from the start and placed on the disabled list for the first time in his career

The front pages mark the passing of television entertainment legend Sir Bruce Forsyth aged 89.

An estimated 1.7 million people in the U.S do not have a limb, according to Rice University in Houston. While existing prosthetics allow amputees to regain some of their abilities, there are very few devices that provide sensory feedback for the users. Researchers from Rice University, the University of Pisa and the Italian Institute of Technology are working to allow amputees to better perceive what their prosthesis is doing. VOA's Elizabeth Lee reports from Houston.

Times submitted by theater for today

“Losing is only temporary and not all-encompassing. You must simply study it, learn from it, and try hard not to lose the same way again.” — John Wooden. “If you learn from a loss, you have not lost.” — Austin O’Malley. “When you’ve got nothing, you’ve got nothing to lose.” — Bob Dylan “It sucks...

“Losing is only temporary and not all-encompassing. You must simply study it, learn from it, and try hard not to lose the same way again.” — John Wooden. “If you learn from a loss, you have not lost.” — Austin O’Malley. “When you’ve got nothing, you’ve got nothing to lose.” — Bob Dylan “It sucks...

The woman was allegedly trying to 'hide' the infant but the girl survived and is currently undergoing treatment in a hospital.

SAN DIEGO (AP) - With a frustrated Max Scherzer reduced to being a spectator, Matt Grace and the rest of the Washington Nationals' bullpen came up big.

SAN DIEGO (AP) - With a frustrated Max Scherzer reduced to being a spectator, Matt Grace and the rest of the Washington Nationals' bullpen came up big.

The Vikings played the Seahawks in Seattle in a preseason game Friday evening.

It was earlier on Wednesday, that Vinod Rai-led CoA had filed a report to Supreme Court for the removal of BCCI's top brass, which includes acting president CK Khanna, secretary Amitabh Choudhary and treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry. The reasons? They follow the same as what Anurag Thakur and Ajay Shirke had faced in January, this year – inability to implement the Lodha reforms.

It was earlier on Wednesday, that Vinod Rai-led CoA had filed a report to Supreme Court for the removal of BCCI's top brass, which includes acting president CK Khanna, secretary Amitabh Choudhary and treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry. The reasons? They follow the same as what Anurag Thakur and Ajay Shirke had faced in January, this year – inability to implement the Lodha reforms.

RPG's Harsh Goenka tweets: 'Post demonetisation, old 'sikkas' not working. 'Vishal' change in #Infosys'.

KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) - It was once his mission in life to run the fastest, gain the most yards and score the most touchdowns.

KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) - It was once his mission in life to run the fastest, gain the most yards and score the most touchdowns.