Former Dodger Yasiel Puig has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge for lying to federal officials about bets on sporting events that he placed with an illegal gambling operation, according to court documents unsealed Monday.
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Neon-thriller fun with endearing characters, Ana Lily Amirpour’s “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon” is a candy-colored examination of humanity.
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North Korea has blown up a joint liaison office used for talks between itself and South Korea, the latest sign that ties between the two longtime adversaries are rapidly deteriorating. North Korean state media reported that the four-story building, which is located in the town of Kaesong on the North Korean side of the demilitarized […]
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The United States is turning to South Korea — a country with an aggressive testing regime that President Donald Trump previously downplayed — to bring approximately 750,000 more coronavirus tests to the US, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA, an agency within the US Department of Homeland Security, awarded contracts to manufacturers in […]
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(CNN) — Stock futures rose Monday evening as the market roller coaster caused by coronavirus continues. Dow futures gained 252 points, or about 1.4%. S&P 500 futures were up about 1.3% and Nasdaq futures were up around 1.3%. US stocks ended Monday in the red, despite several new stimulus measures from the Federal Reserve meant to provide […]
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(CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday placed Vice President Mike Pence in charge of the US government response to the novel coronavirus, amid growing criticism of the White House’s handling of the outbreak. At a wide-ranging White House news conference, the President defended the White House’s response, stressing the administration’s ongoing efforts and resources […]
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(CNN) — Covid-19 will become a pandemic. We don’t yet know how severe it will be, nor do we know if the virus will spread to all continents, but it’s already spreading widely in China, South Korea, Italy, Iran and elsewhere — and thousands of undetected and infectious patients have been and continue to travel […]
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Two projectiles launched by North Korea on Thursday were “presumed to be fired from a super-large caliber multiple rocket launcher,” South Korean army officials said. “This North Korean action does not aid the easing of tension on the Korean Peninsula,” said Army Major Gen. Jeong Dong-jin of the South Korean Joint Chief of Staff. “We express a strong regret […]
