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Ahead of the 2016 US presidential election, opinion polls predicted a win for Hillary Clinton. She lost, and the polling industry went through one of its regular spasms of self-criticism and supposed reform. Alas, it did not vote itself entirely out of existence. France and Spain ban the publication of opinion polls in the days…

Some passengers on Emirates flight EK086 bound for Dubai endured a challenging night at Zurich Airport after their flight was delayed overnight on July 19 due to a technical issue. Of the 300 travellers, some were provided with hotel accommodation, while others, particularly those with single-entry Schengen visas, were unable to leave the airport terminal. With…

■プロ野球　中日0ー1DeNA　（21日　バンテリンドーム） DeNAは中日に今季13度目の完封勝利で2連勝、41勝42敗5分の借金1とし球宴を2位でターンする。先発・東は8回を107球、5安打、1四球、8奪三振の無失点で自身3年連続4度目の2ケタ10勝目を挙げた。決勝点は6回にフォードが決勝打を放った。9回は2番手・伊勢が先頭・細川に四球で代走・尾田、伊勢が牽制で尾田を封殺。ボスラー、山本を抑え5セーブ目を挙げた。 野手オーダーは桑原と蝦名の1、2番で並べクリーンナップは佐野、牧、宮崎で組んでフォードが6番、捕手・山本が7番、林が8番に入った。 中日の先発・金丸に1回、桑原は左飛、蝦名は空振り三振、佐野は一ゴロに終わる。 先発・東は中5日で今季15度目の登板、リーグ単独トップ9勝（4敗）、リーグ3位・防御率1.66。前回の15日・広島戦（マツダ）は8回3安打無失点で勝ち投手。中日戦は今季3度目、2勝0敗、防御率1.29で中日戦は23年4月30日から9連勝中だった。 東は1回1死から田中に中安打、二盗を決められるが上林を三ゴロ、細川を右飛に抑える立ち上がり。 3回の攻撃で牧の三ゴロを佐藤がファンブル、宮崎は空振り三振、フォードが右安打で1死一・三塁も山本は遊ゴロ、林は空振り三振で先制できず。東は2回2死から佐藤に中安打も石伊を空振り三振に取る。 東は3回2死から田中に四球も上林を遊ゴロに打ち取る。4回の攻撃は佐野が中飛、牧が三飛、宮崎が空振り三振とクリーンナップが沈黙。東は4回、細川を空振り三振、ボスラーを三飛、山本を右飛と中軸を3人で抑える。 5回の攻撃でフォードが中安打、山本も中安打で無死一・三塁とするが林は浅い左飛、東の犠打で2死二・三塁で桑原は中飛で先制できず。だが東は5回、佐藤、石伊、金丸の下位打線を3人で退ける。 6回の攻撃で蝦名が左中間にツーベース、佐野の二ゴロで1死三塁も牧の遊ゴロで蝦名は本塁憤死。だが宮崎が四球、2死一・二塁とするとフォードが猛打賞となるタイムリーをライト前に運び1点を先制する。 東は6回、岡林を空振り三振、田中を中飛、上林を右飛に打ち取る。東は7回、先頭・細川にライトフェンス直撃ツーベースもボスラーを空振り三振、山本を見逃し三振、佐藤を二ゴロに打ち取りピンチを切り抜ける。 8回の攻撃で先頭・佐野が右安打も牧は遊ゴロ併殺打で好機を作れず。 東は8回1死から代打・ブライトに中安打、岡林に一内安打で一・二塁も田中を一直、上林を二ゴロに封じ本塁を踏ませない。 Source link

Dr. W. Kimryn Rathmell talks about her new role as CEO, opportunities W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, former director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), has accepted the role as CEO of The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute. Dr. W. Kimryn Rathmell…

It was the moment comedy broke with sexism – yet it happened in a strip club. It was a fervour of free creative expression – yet it retained a commercial, careerist edge. It was one of the longest-running and most successful brands in UK comedy history – which few people could now recognise. At the…

In a recent ESPN poll of coaches, executives, and scouts, Jalen Hurts was ranked as the NFL’s ninth-best quarterback. It should go without saying that this result is so ridiculous that it calls the entire poll — and the acumen of all those supposed football experts — into question. Everyone knows that Hurts isn’t the…

Spoiler alert: This piece contains spoilers for Episode 5 of The Gilded Age Season 3. Just as Gladys Russell (Taissa Farmiga) starts to settle into her new home abroad after her arranged marriage to the Duke of Buckingham, her brother Larry (Harry Richardson) begins to take the steps of leaving the nest in the fifth…

Bouts of severe weather coupled with unrelenting heat threaten to provide Americans with a tumultuous and possibly deadly weather week, forecasters say. Multiple rounds of thunderstorms will bring risks of flash flooding through the Midwest and East on the periphery of a “heat dome” that could bring triple-digit temperatures to parts of multiple states, AccuWeather…

What are Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts’ “core values”? “Faith, family and championships,” Hurts said in answer to a question posed by a fan. The Eagles have provided another installment of Hurts answering fans’ questions on the NFL team’s YouTube channel. The question about the quarterback’s core values stood in contrast to queries about cigars,…

The Hornets beat the Spurs on Thursday, moving to 4-0 in Las Vegas. • Download the NBA App• Summer League: Complete Coverage • Hornets 106, Spurs 81: Box Score | Game Detail LAS VEGAS – Kon Knueppel and KJ Simpson tallied 19 points each to lead the Charlotte Hornets to a 106-81 win over the San Antonio Spurs in…