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Phillies extend win streak in opener at Miami

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images) Bryson Stott homered and drove in two runs as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the host Miami Marlins 5-2 on Thursday night for their fifth win in a row. Stott went 2-for-4 for the National League East-leading Phillies (84-56) in the opener of a four-game series. Kody Clemens contributed a two-run double as part of a four-run sixth inning. Phillies starter Ranger Suarez (12-6)

In Haiti, Blinken pledges $45M in aid, calls for renewal of security mission

Voice of America 

state department — During a trip to Haiti on Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $45 million in new humanitarian aid for the Caribbean nation, which has been wracked by violence for years. "At this critical moment, you do need more funding. We do need more personnel to sustain and carry out the objectives of this mission," Blinken told a news conference on a rare visit there. During the visit, Blinken also called for renewing a U.N. mandate for an international security... Читать дальше...

France’s Macron picks Michel Barnier as prime minister to end deadlock - The Washington Post

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  1. France’s Macron picks Michel Barnier as prime minister to end deadlock  The Washington Post
  2. Michel Barnier named as new French prime minister  CNN
  3. Macron Names Barnier as France PM, Trump Vows Corporate Tax Cut | Daybreak: Europe 09/06/2024  Bloomberg
  4. Former EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier named new French prime minister  CNBC
  5. French far right exerts outsize power over Barnier and Macron, rivals say  Reuters

Wellington rail workers voting on strike action

World Socialist Web Site 

The Socialist Equality Group calls on rail workers to vote in favour of strike action in their pay dispute with Transdev and Hyundai Rotem, but warns that to carry out a real fight, workers must break from the RMTU and establish an independent rank-and-file committee.

Was Signing Coleman Shelton A Heist? People Inside NFL Sure Think So

SportsMockery.com 

The Chicago Bears made several moves that were celebrated this off-season. One was trading for Keenan Allen. Two others were drafting Caleb Williams and Rome Odunze. Signing D’Andre Swift also received some love. One move that didn’t get much attention or love was the sign of veteran center Coleman Shelton. Fans weren’t happy about it. […]

'Reagan' movie splits audiences, captures US divisions

France24.com (en) 

The film, starring Dennis Quaid as Ronald Reagan, came out last week and boasts an audience rating of 98 percent on the Rotten Tomatoes website. But it impressed just 21 percent of critics. Professional reviewers mostly trashed the film as a clunky hagiography that omits a controversial leader's flaws, while thousands of fan responses accused elitist critics of knocking an "uplifting" and "patriotic" film because of their own left-wing politics. "You add the politics into this one, and all of... Читать дальше...