More than 1 million buildings are spread across the city's five boroughs. The research team calculated that all those structures add up to about 1.7 trillion tons (1.5 trillion metric tons) of concrete, metal and glass — about the mass of 4,700 Empire State buildings — pressing down on the Earth.
From a new takes on 'Gremlins' and 'The Full Monty," to Boot Riley's trippy 'I'm a Virgo,' here are 15 shows to catch over the summer.
Haven't listened to Christone "Kingfish" Ingram yet? We highly recommend that you correct that situation immediately.
The U.S. has warned of economic consequences over legislation described by Amnesty International as "draconian and overly broad."
With graduation season winding down, now may be a good time to refocus attention towards those who are earlier in the process — the ones saving for the ever-increasing cost of higher education. According to the Education Data Initiative, the average annual cost for public in-state, four-year institutions is $25,707; the cost for out-of-state students […]
A historic house located in the 200 block of Wilder Avenue in Los Gatos has a new owner. The 1,805-square-foot property, built in 1910, was sold on May 8, 2023, for $2,900,000, or $1,607 per square foot.
This meticulous beauty showcases gorgeous millwork, stunning grounds, four bedrooms, an office, an amazing chef’s kitchen with an oversize island/breakfast bar, a vineyard and a pebble tec pool, spa and outdoor kitchen.
A 1,688-square-foot house built in 1951 has changed hands. The property located in the 900 block of Van Auken Circle in Palo Alto was sold on May 8, 2023. The $3,300,000 purchase price works out to $1,955 per square foot.
To Austin Hays, the aspects of his game that prompted the Orioles to send him to the minors to open the 2019 season are the same ones that have allowed him to get off to a strong start four years later. There’ s the improvement in plate discipline, buying into the organization’ s swing decision-focused approach. An aggressive hitter, he’ s worked to hone that mindset into...
“If you don’t think too good, try not to think too much.” — wisdom attributed to the late Yogi Berra. Today’s declarer looked too deeply into the play of a slam, or maybe not deeply enough. At 6NT he won the first diamond in dummy and pondered how to attack the clubs. Taking the ace, […]
TODAY’S WORD — SCORING (SCORING: SKOR-ing: Gaining points in a game or contest.) Average mark 14 words Time limit 25 minutes Can you find 18 or more words in SCORING? The list will be published tomorrow. SATURDAY’S WORD — SERENADED sadden sadder sand sander sane saner sard saree sear sedan seder seed seeder seen seer […]
Celebrities born on this day, today's birthday horoscope and numbers and the daily horoscope for each zodiac sign.
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DENVER— Francisco Alvarez earned a promotion. Alvarez was moved up to the No. 2 spot in the batting order for the Mets’ series finale against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon at Coors Field and the 21- year-old rookie handled it somewhat well, going 1- for-5 with a three-run homer, his second in as many games. He’ s been a bright spot for the Mets this month, as have...
DENVER— For the second day in a row, Francisco Alvarez hit a massive, three-run blast against the Colorado Rockies. Tylor Megill allowed six runs and Stephen Nogosek gave up the go-ahead run plus four more to the Rockies in the Mets’ 11-10 loss in the series finale Sunday at Coors Field. Francisco Lindor homered off right-hander Peter Lambert in the seventh and...
130 state parks are waiving fees for military members.
Eloy Jiménez had a message for Chicago White Sox manager Pedro Grifol. Jiménez underwent an appendectomy May 6 in Cincinnati. But the Tigers tied it in the ninth and won it an inning later as Spencer Torkelson scored on a Eric Haase’ s sacrifice fly to center to hand the Sox a tough 6-5 loss in front of 22,644 at Comerica Park.
MLB: Oakland A's allow seven home runs to the Houston Astros; Paul Blackburn to face Atlanta Braves
The debt ceiling deal has come with just days to spare before a potential first-ever government default. Now President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy must complete their agreement in principle and try to round up enough Republican and Democratic votes to pass the measure quickly. Biden said at the White House, “I think we’re in good shape." The compromise announced late Saturday risks angering some Democratic and Republican lawmakers as they begin to unpack the concessions that include spending cuts. Читать дальше...
