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‘Dolton Dictator’ Mayor Tiffany Henyard faces blow to power

In the village of Dalton, Illinois, Mayor Tiffany Henyard and other officials are facing a challenge: they will no longer be able to freely use villagers’ credit cards after the village council voted Monday to freeze the issuance of city credit cards in the wake of a spending frenzy. The Village of Dalton’s managerial services […]

Francisco Alvarez making ‘no excuse’ for concerning Mets power drought

DENVER — Francisco Alvarez has been a great addition to pitching staffs this season, but he’s lacking the offensive numbers for which he’s made a name for himself. The Mets catcher entered Tuesday’s game batting .263/.327/.419, which are the numbers most teams want from their starting catcher. But Alvarez hit just five home runs in […]

How Venezuela’s communist government is using tech surveillance to cling to power

Protests and unrest have rocked Venezuela following the July 28 election. Incumbent President Nicolas Maduro claims victory by a margin of 51% to 44%, while his opponent, President Edmundo Gonzalez, says his coalition won 66% of the vote. It is notable that President Gonzalez had a 25-point lead in most opinion polls in July. America […]

4 Dead, Nearly 250,000 Floridians Without Power

Hurricane Debbie made landfall on Florida’s Big Bend coast on Monday morning, killing at least four people and leaving about 300,000 people without power, according to local reports. Debby, which was downgraded to a tropical storm after wreaking havoc in northern Florida for more than three hours as a Category 1 hurricane, recorded maximum sustained […]

Yankees’ hustle helps power bounce-back effort in win over Blue Jays

The Yankees’ efforts were rewarded twice on Saturday. Ben Rice was sprinting and literally dropped the ball for the Blue Jays, which caused a painful experience. Gleyber Torres — that’s right, Gleyber Torres — sprinted from first base to second base to avoid a potential double play. Gleyber Torres takes a swing during the Yankees’ […]