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From SABR member Jay Jaffe at FanGraphs on May 21, 2020:As I’ve found in my recent attempts to write about the Korea Baseball Organization, gathering statistics often requires a cross-site scramble, and historical information and context isn’t easy to come by. With that in mind, and particularly with the wide year-to-year fluctuation in that league’s home run rate occurring at the same time that balls have been soaring out of the park at record rates here in the States... Читать дальше...

Organizers said Friday they were canceling the 2020 New York auto show that had previously been pushed back until August, citing the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the venue’s use as a field hospital. The show, which was initially set for early April and is typically used to unveil new vehicles, was set to take place...

Tents and portable cabins will remain at hospitals but other facilities rapidly converted to treat Covid-19 patients are returning to normal use. DHBs around the country completed urgent and sometimes ...

Workers in restaurants, nightlife, leisure, tourism and manufacturing across the U.S. have been some of the worst hit by layoffs.

Investors concerned about the escalating trade war with China are hoping for some calm on Wall Street Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrials plunged more than 600 points Monday, the worst in more than four months. It followed China’s decision to raise tariffs on $60 billion in U.S. goods. Ben Tracy reports.

When it was announced that the BNP Paribas Open would not be held as scheduled due to COVID-19 concerns, Lukasz Kubot returned home to Poland fairly quickly. It is two and a half months later and Marcelo Melo, his doubles partner, still doesn't know when they'll see each other again.

"He died on duty, doing what he loved. He was a hero here and everyone came to him for solutions," says Colette Leslie in an emotional tribute to her husband, Captain Andrew Leslie, who succumbed to Covid-19 this month.

Some farmers in the U.S. say the disruption of normal trade with China has forced many of them to go bankrupt. Dean Reynolds spoke to a sixth-generation corn and soybean farmer in Princeton, Illinois, who says he wants business – not a bailout.

Joseph Tachovsky and Cynthia Kraack

The prime minister's call for action, largely lacking specific details, came as Ontario, one of the provinces hardest-hit by the virus, reported a continued plateau in its rate of new cases and another shortfall in testing.

Vermont is the latest state to allow residents who receive food benefits to order their groceries online using their EBT card.

U.S. investigators believe Iran, or groups backed by Iran, are behind attacks on four oil tankers in the Persian Gulf region. The incidents come amid growing tensions. Imtiaz Tyab reports.

BRITS will continue basking in the sunshine over the bank holiday weekend with the mercury soaring to 25C in some parts of the country.  The summer sun is set to test the nation’s resolve in maintaining coronavirus social distancing in parks and open spaces. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates […]

The son of War Front will be the first Preakness winner to run in the Shoemaker Mile on Monday as the Arcadia track will host five turf stakes races this weekend worth $1.1 million.

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Former Inter Milan coach Luigi Simoni, who led the club to the UEFA Cup title in 1998 during the era of Brazilian star Ronaldo, died in Pisa on Friday at the age o

United will use sneeze guards at check-in counters and hand out wipes; JetBlue will block middle seats on Airbus planes.

Police officers are set to be probed after a Cape Town woman who was forcibly arrested by police during the morning "exercise window" was later released as "detectives could find no basis for her to be charged".

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:

Bayer, the company behind the maker of Roundup weed killer, plans to appeal a $2 billion verdict against it. On Monday a jury in California found the herbicide was linked to an elderly couple’s cancer. The judgement is the third since August against Monsanto’s parent company, Bayer. Anna Werner reports.

South African golfer Justin Harding feels it doesn't make sense to travel to the United States until the PGA Tour reduces its quarantine restrictions.

Viewers were left perplexed after tonight's final Gogglebox of the series as Paige Deville suffered a music blunder while watching the lockdown edition of Eurovision

At the cutting edge of fashion and science, innovators are setting a new trend with a circular model of consumption.