Athletics clinch playoff berth with Rays' loss to Yankees San Antonio Express-News
• 1 hour ago SEATTLE (AP) - The Oakland Athletics clinched their first playoff berth in four years Monday night, earning at least an American League wild card when the Tampa Bay Rays lost to the New York Yankees.
Tampa Bay's 4-1 loss to the Yankees eliminated the Rays from playoff contention.
Jim Carrey Mocks 'Entitled Little Sh*t' Brett Kavanaugh In New Artwork HuffPost
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• 1 hour ago Since 2016, Carrey has been directing his art at Trump and his administration.
Jim Carrey has aimed his latest piece of art at Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee who has been accused of sexual assault.
Rosenstein's job to be topic of Thursday meeting with Trump New Haven Register
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• 2 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) - After a long weekend spent wondering if he should resign or would be fired, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein still has his job - for now.
President Donald Trump gave Rosenstein a three-day reprieve pending their face-to-face White House showdown on Thursday.
Instagram co-founders resign from social media company San Antonio Express-News
• 2 hours ago SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The co-founders of Instagram are resigning their positions with the social media company without explanation.
Instagram has been a bright spot for company not just because it's seen as a more uplifting place than Facebook itself, but because it is popular with teens and young people - a group Facebook has had trouble keeping around.
China official says talks impossible with 'US holding knife' Connecticut Post
• 2 hours ago BEIJING (AP) - China cannot hold talks with Washington on ending their escalating trade dispute while the United States "holds a knife" to Beijing's neck by imposing tariff hikes, a Chinese official said Tuesday.
Wang led the Chinese delegation to the last round of talks in Washington in August, which ended without progress.
Major Injury Collision Occurs Between Motorcycle, Vehicle SFGATE
• 8 hours ago A major injury collision occurred this afternoon on eastbound Interstate Highway 580 in San Leandro, officials with the California Highway Patrol said.
The collision was reported at about 4:10 p.m. just east of 150th Avenue where a vehicle and a motorcycle collided.
Judge Appears Likely to Toss Stormy Daniels' Defamation Suit Newsmax.com
• 6 hours ago A federal judge appeared poised Monday to toss out a defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump by porn actress Stormy Daniels.
Daniels had said the agreement should be invalidated because Cohen signed it, but Trump didn't.
'Bestie,' 'ew' among 300 words added to Scrabble dictionary UPI.com
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• 8 hours ago Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Scrabble introduced 300 new entries to its dictionary of acceptable words on Monday.
The two-letter expression of disgust "ew" was the shortest word added to Scrabble's dictionary, joining a list of 106 other two-letter words, which are a vital part of Scrabble strategy.
Microsoft launches Office 2019 for Windows, macOS Computerworld
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• 11 hours ago Microsoft today launched Office 2019 for Windows and macOS, giving its most important customers - volume licensees - first crack at the application suite.
Microsoft will support Office 2019 for seven years, not the historical 10.
Lawyer: Firing of officer who killed neighbor is premature seattlepi.com
• 2 hours ago DALLAS (AP) - The firing of a white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her black neighbor inside his own apartment was premature and unfair, an attorney for the officer says.
Guyger's firing came the same day that Jean was being buried in his Caribbean homeland.
Glencore to buy back $1 billion of additional shares Reuters
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• 2 hours ago (Reuters) - Commodities trader and miner Glencore (GLEN.L) said on Tuesday it would buy back additional shares worth up to $1 billion, increasing the size of its existing buyback program which is approaching completion.
Glencore, which said in July it would buy back shares worth up to $1 billion in a program of purchases running to the end of 2018, said the extended program would go on until the end of Feb. 20, 2019.
Judge reinstates grizzly bear protection, blocks Wyoming, Idaho hunts USA TODAY
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• 6 hours ago Chief District Judge Dana L. Christensen ruled that removing the protections increased the risk of extinction.
"Moreover, the service's analysis of the threats faced by the Greater Yellowstone grizzly segment was arbitrary and capricious.".
Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks hurts hamstring in win SFGATE
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• 2 hours ago Center fielder Aaron Hicks injured his left hamstring in the visiting Yankees' 4-1 win over Tampa Bay on Monday night, another concern for New York heading into next week's AL wild-card game.
Clayton Kershaw got his ninth win, allowing three earned runs in six innings.
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