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Game 2 of the ALDS between the Yankees and Guardians will have to wait. The game, scheduled for Thursday night, was postponed due to a poor weather forecast and will be made up Friday at 1:07 p.m. at Yankee Stadium. The change means that while Nestor Cortes will still start Game 2, he won’t be available to start Game 5, if it’s necessary, since there will be no more off days in the series. The Yankees crew puts the tarp on the field on Aug. 22, 2022.for the NY POST After the teams play Friday at the Stadium, the series…

WWF calls for urgent action as landmark report on wildlife populations shows ‘terrifying’ decline across the world.The world’s wildlife populations have suffered a “devastating” decline in the past 50 years as humans have cleared forests and polluted the air, land and sea, according to World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) latest Living Planet Report. The landmark report (PDF), released on Thursday by WWF in collaboration with the Zoological Society London (ZSL), shows the relative abundance — the rate at which species’ population sizes are changing — of wildlife populations fell on average by 69 percent between 1970 and 2018. The findings were…

Not even Taylor Swift could rescue “Amsterdam” at the box office.The David O. Russell film — which in addition to the pop superstar also features Academy Award winners Christian Bale and Rami Malek as well as Margot Robbie and John David Washington — is turning out to be a massive box office bomb after garnering poor reviews and drawing few moviegoers.In fact, the latest movie from the “Silver Linings Playbook” director “ultimately stands to lose anywhere from $80 million to $100 million”, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The film had an $80 million production budget and cost $70-80 million to market,…

While the official homecoming weekend for Queen’s University isn’t until the last weekend in October, students have apparently taken it upon themselves to plan their own “faux” homecoming a week prior. With rumblings of early festivities taking place, Queen’s University and the local police are encouraging the public to “be safe and respect the Kingston community.” The city has enacted the University District Safety Initiative, which will be in effect from Oct. 14 until Nov. 1. Kingston police say it is to support community safety and mitigate risk associated with large gatherings.“Under the UDSI, a fine or charge received could…

There’s no denying candy is a central part of Halloween.But some candy brands are more liked than others. Instacart – a digital grocery delivery and pick-up service – says it has determined which candies are most loved by Americans, based on sale data from October 2021.The e-commerce retail network, which is partnered with supermarkets, department stores and wholesale clubs throughout the country, reports that 658 tons of candy were sold last October, according to internal calculations.HALLOWEEN CANDY CAN TEACH YOUR KIDS KEY LESSONS ABOUT TAXES AND AMERICA — HERE’S HOWAmericans reportedly bought 116 tons of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, and…

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close Video A weekly eastern Kentucky newspaper is trying to do its part to keep the upcoming general election legal and fair.The Salyersville Independent newspaper included an ad recently that offers up a $3,000 cash reward for credible and concrete evidence of vote buying in the Nov. 8 election, WKYT-TV reported.Owner Ritt Mortimer told the station that the decision to run the ad wasn’t made lightly.CEO OF MI TECH COMPANY KONNECH ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF STEALING DATA FROM HUNDREDS OF LA COUNTY POLL WORKERS US WARNS ABOUT FOREIGN EFFORTS TO SWAY AMERICAN VOTERS”It’s of my opinion that every election of…

Hello. I am the FT’s Chief Business Correspondent and as part of my job I speak to a lot of businesses in the City. This week I will be looking at the government’s proposed changes to financial services regulation. When UK business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg was asked last week which one EU rule he would “junk” above all others, he replied without hesitation to a crowd at the Conservative party conference: “Solvency II.” Promises of reforms to such complicated regulatory frameworks, say City wags, would not have worked quite as well on the side of a bus in the run-up…

Black and other farmers of color filed a class action lawsuit against the US government on Wednesday, claiming the recent repeal of a debt relief program that supported them amounts to a breach of contract by the government. The suit comes as the US Department of Agriculture is set to roll out an amended debt relief program, passed as part of the Inflation Reduction Act in August, that allocates relief based on economic need rather than race. The USDA offers operating and ownership loans to farmers through its Farm Service Agency. The agency had previously said it would forgive loan…

Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey and pro-Trump Republican Geoff Diehl clashed on everything from energy and education to abortion and whether those in the country illegally should have access to driver’s licenses in Massachusetts during their first debate for governor Wednesday.Both candidates are working to shore up their party’s base while reaching out to independent voters, who make up the bulk of the electorate in Massachusetts ahead of the Nov. 8 election.One point of contention centered on the future of education in Massachusetts.Diehl said parents are upset about some public school curriculum and want more school choice options. Diehl said…