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Why the Diamondbacks keep putting up with Ketel Marte
Ketel Marte’s walk-off homer, which gave the Arizona Diamondbacks a split of their home series with the Los Angeles Dodgers in early June, was one of the most dramatic moments of the Diamondbacks’ season, and perfectly encapsulated why team officials refuse to give up on him. (Instagram via dbacks) By KEN ROSENTHAL / THE ATHLETIC Ketel Marte turned toward the Arizona Diamondbacks’ dugout, flipped his bat and shook his head with the tiniest of smiles, as if to say, “Don’t mess

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Map apps are all handling ‘Lake America’ differently
A view of Lake Ontario and the skyline of Toronto, Canada on April 4, 2024. Mapping and navigation companies face a new dilemma after Donald Trump ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed Lake America. (Eugen Sakhnenko/The New York Times) By VICTOR MATHER Three map apps, three responses so far to President Donald Trump’s order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America amid an escalating trade war with Canada. Google changed the lake’s name on its Maps application two days after the Au

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8 hours ago3 min read


Ad firm set to earn $5 million in 2 months under fiscal board-approved Treasury contract
By THE STAR STAFF The advertising agency Veintinueve de Febrero Inc. is poised to earn more than $5 million in just 90 days under a revised contract the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico approved earlier this week — but only after imposing strict conditions tied to procurement transparency and fiscal compliance. In a letter sent electronically to Treasury Secretary Ángel Pantoja Rodríguez on Monday, the oversight board confirmed that the Treasury Depart

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8 hours ago2 min read


Canada’s leader tells Trump officials to ‘stop doing memes, stop throwing shade’
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 5, 2026. A week before Canada is set to impose retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion worth of American imports, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, that the Trump administration must stop insulting his country if there was to be any hope of renewing trade talks. (Ian Austen/The New York Times) By IAN AUSTEN A week before Canada is set to impose retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion worth of U.S. i

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