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(Photo credit: Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports) After losing one of their best offensive players to season-ending back surgery this week, the Milwaukee Brewers will need others to step up for their playoff run. Brice Turang is doing his part so far. Turang will try to help the Brewers win their fourth straight game when they oppose the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Saturday evening. Turang contributed an RBI single

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It didn’t take long after its release on August 17, 1959, for Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue to ascend to a throne it has yet to vacate in all of the decades that have followed. With its scepter, came a title: Greatest Jazz Album of All Time, an honorific that most people who are not hardcore jazz people have left more or less unchallenged.

The excavation of one of the world's finest Stone Age sites is ending after twenty years of digging.

The open letter comes three weeks after ethical investment charity Mindful Money has called on fund managers to be more transparent, citing figures which show that $60 million in New Zealanders’ KiwiSaver money is invested in global arms manufacturers.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has decided not to introduce gender-neutral acting categories at its awards ceremony. Despite increasing calls for inclusivity, particularly for non-binary performers, BAFTA has chosen to stick with its traditional male and female categories. This decision effectively requires non-binary stars to select a category, either "actor" or "actress," if they wish to be recognized. ...

Is the move to restrict winter fuel payments the end of an era of universal entitlements in Scotland?

After losing one of their best offensive players to season-ending back surgery this week, the Milwaukee Brewers will need others to step up for their

Gold has topped $2,500 an ounce for the first time, bolstered by hopes that the US Federal Reserve is edging closer to cutting interest rates.

The Local's editor Emma Löfgren rounds up the biggest stories of the week in our Inside Sweden newsletter.

(240817) -- BRASILIA, Aug. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin (C) visits an exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Brazil in Brasilia, capital of Brazil, Aug. 15, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

BANGKOK, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Paetongtarn Shinawatra, leader of Thailand's Pheu Thai Party, was elected as the country's new prime minister on Friday after winning a parliamentary vote.

Raksha Bandhan bank holiday 2024: Under the Negotiable Instruments Act, the central bank specifies specific holidays, Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) holidays, and Banks' Closing of Accounts. In 2024, the Government of India has announced only three national holidays: Republic Day (26 January), Independence Day (15 August), and Gandhi Jayanti (2 October).

Six goals from full forward Jesse Hogan has allowed the Giants to beat finals hopeful Fremantle by nine points and continue their charge towards the finals.

From the influx of citizenship applications after dual nationality came in to wild summer weather and the narrowest street in the world, here are a few things we're talking about this week in Germany.

The article compared active and passive mutual funds, highlighting key differences. Active funds, managed by professionals seeking to outperform benchmarks, carried higher fees and risks. Passive funds, aiming to match index performance, offered lower costs and risks. An investor’s choice depended on individual goals, risk tolerance, and preference for management style.

Directed by theatre legend Jo Randerson (ONZM) with dramaturgy by Sophie Roberts, Finch is out to have some fun with gender.

She is due to appear in court next month

After last year's devastating quake, and criticism the authorities weren’t prepared, banks are now getting ahead on contingency planning.

Conor McManus believes Armagh's All-Ireland SFC triumph can inspire other counties to reach similar heights.