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CLEVELAND — Unexpectedly thrust into a difficult ninth-inning jam with Game 3 of the ALDS on the line, Clarke Schmidt climbed one strike away from somehow getting out of it alive. One slider later, Schmidt was walking off the field in the midst of a wild Guardians celebration. Taking the spot normally reserved for Clay Holmes, whom manager Aaron Boone later said was only available in an emergency, Schmidt served up the walk-off single to Oscar Gonzalez in the Yankees’ devastating, 6-5 loss to the Guardians on Saturday night at Progressive Field. After Lou Trivino, Jonathan Loaisiga and Wandy Peralta…

Rocket was neglected of the medical attention he so desperately needed in war-torn Ukraine, but his life was turned around when volunteer worker Wendy Lloyd set her eyes on himVideo LoadingVideo UnavailableThe video will auto-play soon8CancelPlay now A woman has revealed how she travelled to war-torn Ukraine with the intention of helping refugees cross the border into Poland, but ‘fell in love’ with helping the ‘forgotten animals of war’. Wendy Lloyd, from Harborne, south-west Birmingham, travelled to Ukraine to join the other brave Brits helping refugees cross the border into Poland from Ukraine, but while she was in a makeshift…

Mere weeks after Italy’s right-wing coalition announced its victory in the general election, the first fault lines are appearing, meaning the three-way alliance could be over even before the government is formalised.The resounding victory by far-right leader Giorgia Meloni in the 25 September vote is not sitting well with 86-year-old Silvio Berlusconi — the former three-time conservative prime minister who, four decades her senior, fancies himself the elder statesman of Italy’s political right.Meloni is expected to be asked next week by Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella to try to create a governing coalition with campaign allies Berlusconi and right-wing leader Matteo Salvini and…

CNN  —  A rare plant thought to be extinct in the wild has been discovered in a crater on Hawaii. The tiny population of Delissea argutidentata was discovered in March 2021, according to a joint news release from Kamehameha Schools, the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, and nonprofit Three Mountains Alliance published on Monday. Three separate Delissa plants were found in a crater on land owned by the school system on Hawaii Island, the release noted. The exact location where the extremely rare plants were found is being kept private to protect the species. A protective fence was…

Minneapolis CNN  —  On a breezy morning in July, Fabian Jones rode his new bike to the homeless shelter where he lived earlier this year. “Here’s one of our success stories,” said Michael Goze, head of the nonprofit that runs the emergency shelter, known as Homeward Bound, located in the heart of Minneapolis’ large Native American community. Jones, 52, was spending the day moving his things from a storage unit and into a new apartment he found earlier in the summer, with some help provided by case workers at Homeward Bound. “My bike is like a U-Haul,” Jones said with…

ITV is actively reviewing the future of its production arm ITV Studios, including whether to sell a stake in the maker of Love Island and Bodyguard to help lift the broadcaster’s depressed share price. The London-based company has recently fielded expressions of interest in ITV Studios in what remains a relatively buoyant market for production assets, according to people familiar with the discussions.Even before the approaches, chief executive Carolyn McCall had been weighing options for the Studios business, which analysts and executives estimate may be worth more than the £2.5bn market capitalisation of its parent ITV, the UK’s biggest commercial…

Matt Graves suspects that there may be more unidentified victims out there who were killed by one of Europe’s most heinous murderers.His podcast titled “Le Monstre,” from Tenderfoot TV and iHeartMedia, details the story of Belgium serial killer, pedophile and kidnapper Marc Dutroux, whose case horrified a country and led to widespread changes in police procedures.The 65-year-old is serving a life sentence life for the kidnapping, rape and murder of several girls and young women in the 1990s. “One of the families is looking closely at trying to reopen an aspect of the case,” Graves told Fox News Digital. “And…

Richarlison was in tears as he spoke about possibly missing the World Cup after sustaining an injury in Tottenham’s win over his former club Everton. The Brazilian came off early in the first half due to a calf issue and left the Tottenham stadium on crutches. With 38 appearances under his belt for the national team, Richarlison looked to be an all-but-confirmed name for Tite’s Brazil squad, but that now looks to be much more of a doubt. Champions LeagueSpurs on course for knockouts after staging comeback win against Eintracht Frankfurt12/10/2022 AT 18:15Despite Spurs’ win, the striker was apparently inconsolable…

China’s President Xi Jinping kicks off the ruling party’s 20th National Congress — held once every five years — with an opening speech at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 16, 2022. The week-long event is expected to pave the way for him to stay on for an unprecedented third five-year term.Noel Celis | AFP | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping affirmed Sunday the country’s recent shift away from rapid growth and greater focus on national self-sufficiency, especially in technology.Xi was speaking at the opening ceremony of the ruling Communist Party of China’s 20th…

CLEVELAND — The Yankees acquired Harrison Bader mostly for his glove, but his bat would like a word. For the second time in three games, Bader crushed a solo home run, though this time it was not enough as the Yankees fell to the Guardians in a crushing 6-5 walk-off loss in Game 3 of the ALDS on Saturday night at Progressive Field. The Guardians had just cut the Yankees’ lead to 4-3 in the bottom of the sixth inning when Bader walked to the plate with one out in the top of the seventh against Sam Hentges. The left-handed…