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Astros Oust the Rays and Earn Another A.L.C.S. With the Yankees

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By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN Sports https://ift.tt/2M4kTcu Houston needed all five games of its division series against Tampa Bay to seal a meeting with the Yankees for the pennant. New York Times Baseball, Playoff Games October 11, 2019 at 02:59AM

Your Friday Briefing

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By BY MELINA DELKIC Briefing https://ift.tt/2MzNq8U Turkey, Germany, Deutsche Bank: Here’s what you need to know. New York Times October 11, 2019 at 02:48AM

Nike to Shutter Salazar’s Oregon Project

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By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN Sports https://ift.tt/2OD0dKl After the United States Anti-Doping Agency barred Salazar for four years, Nike had stood by him. New York Times Doping (Sports), Track and Field, Running October 11, 2019 at 02:26AM

Giuliani’s Ukraine Team: In Search of Influence, Dirt and Money

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By BY KENNETH P. VOGEL U.S. https://ift.tt/3149cad The president’s lawyer was paid by Lev Parnas, who with Igor Fruman worked on behalf of President Trump in Ukraine. New York Times Trump-Ukraine Whistle-Blower Complaint and Impeachment Inquiry, Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates, United States Politics and Government, Presidential Election of 2020 October 11, 2019 at 02:20AM

SAP Chief to Leave as Software Giant Shakes Up Management

By BY REUTERS Business https://ift.tt/2IHuOCZ During his tenure, Bill McDermott struck a string of multibillion-dollar deals that established SAP as Europe’s pre-eminent technology group. New York Times Enterprise Computing, Cloud Computing October 11, 2019 at 02:18AM

Mystics Capture Their First W.N.B.A. Title

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By BY HOWARD MEGDAL Sports https://ift.tt/30YQ5hK Washington beat the Connecticut Sun in Game 5 of the finals, the culmination of a process that took a leap forward with the 2017 acquisitions of Elena Delle Donne and Kristi Toliver. New York Times Basketball October 11, 2019 at 02:03AM

The Unsingable Music That Stumped a Diva

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By BY JOSHUA BARONE Arts https://ift.tt/33m1mtU John Zorn’s song cycle “Jumalattaret” pushed the new-music master Barbara Hannigan to her limit. New York Times Music October 11, 2019 at 02:00AM

Response to the Peanut Gallery

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By BY DEB AMLEN Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/317bk0G Andy Kravis delivers an outstanding Friday puzzle. New York Times Crossword Puzzles October 11, 2019 at 02:00AM

In Attacking Rivals, an Angry Trump Reserves Sharpest for Biden

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By BY ANNIE KARNI AND PETER BAKER U.S. https://ift.tt/35o6D6f At a fiery campaign rally Thursday night in Minnesota, President Trump said former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. did nothing but “kiss Barack Obama’s ass.” New York Times United States Politics and Government, Trump-Ukraine Whistle-Blower Complaint and Impeachment Inquiry, Presidential Election of 2016, Impeachment October 11, 2019 at 01:58AM

‘Linda Vista’ Review: A Womanizer Who Devastates as He Charms

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By BY BEN BRANTLEY Theater https://ift.tt/2M5vy6T Tracy Letts, the author of “August: Osage County,” reinvents the midlife crisis play with a hilarity that scalds in this Steppenwolf production. New York Times Theater October 11, 2019 at 01:45AM

Review: In ‘Terra Firma,’ a Wee Wet Country on the Brink

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By BY JESSE GREEN Theater https://ift.tt/35sezmP This inaugural offering from the Coop squeezes whimsy, character comedy and ecological allegory into one crowded play. New York Times Theater October 11, 2019 at 01:45AM

Review: In ‘Georgia Mertching Is Dead,’ a Road Trip Takes Detours

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By BY ALEXIS SOLOSKI Theater https://ift.tt/2B1YhDf Catya McMullen’s work is a memory play, a friendship play, a delayed coming-of-age drama and briefly a romantic comedy. New York Times Theater October 11, 2019 at 01:45AM

Is Your Smartphone Camera a Boon or a Burden When You Travel?

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By BY TACEY RYCHTER World https://ift.tt/2AXYpUt Being present in nature doesn’t have to be as simplistic as cutting out technology altogether. There are other small ways to observe more deeply. New York Times Travel and Vacations, Photography October 11, 2019 at 01:10AM

Giuliani Pressed for Turkish Prisoner Swap in Oval Office Meeting

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By BY JO BECKER, MAGGIE HABERMAN AND ERIC LIPTON U.S. https://ift.tt/2M6iK04 The lawyer had asked that President Trump and Rex Tillerson, then secretary of state, help a client who was accused in a $10 billion scheme to thwart sanctions on Iran. New York Times United States International Relations, United States Politics and Government, Embargoes and Sanctions, Nuclear Weapons, Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates, Trump-Ukraine Whistle-Blower Complaint and Impeachment Inquiry October 11, 2019 at 12:47AM

In Syria, Trump Distills a Foreign Policy of Impulse, and Faces the Fallout

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By BY PETER BAKER AND LARA JAKES U.S. https://ift.tt/2ovMcDK Having upended Middle East policy, the president is now trying to find a way to reverse the consequences as Turkish forces bombard the Kurdish fighters who helped overpower ISIS. New York Times United States International Relations, Kurds, Terrorism October 11, 2019 at 12:40AM

Haitian Migrants, Devastated by Dorian, Face Deportation From Bahamas

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By BY RACHEL KNOWLES World https://ift.tt/2B1x3N9 The issue of illegal immigration from Haiti to the Bahamas has spanned decades, with Haitian nationals long stigmatized in the country. New York Times Immigration and Emigration, Hurricane Dorian (2019), Hurricanes and Tropical Storms, Deportation October 11, 2019 at 12:40AM

Ukraine Saga’s Growing Cast of Characters

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By BY SHARON LAFRANIERE U.S. https://ift.tt/2MtoLTu New details emerged on Thursday after the indictment of two associates of Rudolph W. Giuliani. New York Times Trump-Ukraine Whistle-Blower Complaint and Impeachment Inquiry, United States International Relations, United States Politics and Government, Midterm Elections (2018), Corruption (Institutional), Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates October 11, 2019 at 12:22AM

‘Shame on Him’: Evangelicals Call Out Trump on Syria

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By BY ELIZABETH DIAS U.S. https://ift.tt/3234TNK Some of the president’s most ardent supporters worry that troop withdrawal threatens religious minorities, especially Christians. They are pushing back, to a point. New York Times Christians and Christianity, United States International Relations, United States Defense and Military Forces, Freedom of Religion, Evangelical Movement, Kurds October 11, 2019 at 12:21AM

Florida Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Deadly Parking Confrontation

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By BY HEATHER MURPHY U.S. https://ift.tt/33jnZ29 The sheriff initially refused to arrest the gunman, who shot a man in front of his family, citing Stand Your Ground. New York Times Gun Control, Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, Police, Firearms, Parking October 11, 2019 at 12:09AM

Sons of Stephon Clark, Killed by Police, Will Receive $2.4 Million Settlement

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By BY NEIL VIGDOR U.S. https://ift.tt/2ODkrnw The city of Sacramento agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Mr. Clark, an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by officers in 2018. New York Times Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Police, Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, Cameras, Suits and Litigation (Civil) October 11, 2019 at 12:10AM

Florida Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Deadly Parking Confrontation

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By BY HEATHER MURPHY U.S. https://ift.tt/2M3nByY The sheriff initially refused to arrest the gunman, who shot a man in front of his family, citing Stand Your Ground. New York Times Gun Control, Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, Police, Firearms, Parking October 11, 2019 at 12:09AM

Ukraine Scandal Snags Pete Sessions’s Congressional Comeback Bid

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By BY CATIE EDMONDSON U.S. https://ift.tt/35kxoZ7 The former Texas congressman, who is not accused of any wrongdoing, is referred to in an indictment of two Giuliani associates accused of illegally funneling foreign money to political candidates. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Campaign Finance, Trump-Ukraine Whistle-Blower Complaint and Impeachment Inquiry, Elections, House of Representatives October 11, 2019 at 12:03AM

G.M. Chief Meets With Union Officials for First Time in Strike

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By BY NEAL E. BOUDETTE Business https://ift.tt/2IEHw5q The encounter was at the company’s initiative, according to people close to the two sides’ contract negotiations, which had seemed to grow rancorous. New York Times Organized Labor, Automobiles, Strikes, Labor and Jobs October 10, 2019 at 11:46PM