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It may be the weirdest batting stance in baseball history. A hitter on the team from Venezuela participating in this year’s Little League World Series in Pennsylvania may have crouched lower in the batter’s box than any player ever has. ESPN video tweeted by MLB’s Cut 4 website from Saturday …

Paule Marshall, an exuberant and sharpened storyteller who in fiction such as “Daughters” and “Brown Girl, Brownstones” drew upon classic and vernacular literature and her mother’s kitchen conversations to narrate the divides between blacks and whites, men and women and modern and traditional cultures, has died at age 90. Marshall’s …

Police have resumed searches for missing six-year-old Lucas Dobson, who fell into the River Stour while fishing. Specialist diving teams and emergency services are being supported by a large group of public volunteers in the search on Sunday. Lucas fell into the river in Sandwich, Kent, on Saturday afternoon. Supt …

A colossal telescope with the potential to revolutionize astronomy and discover extraterrestrial life is set for construction atop a dormant volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island. But protesters have blocked the road to the summit since July, saying the planned telescope — called the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) for the diameter …

When legendary guitarist Carlos Santana took the stage at Woodstock back in 1969 he was just 22 years old. He was an unknown and he was also hallucinating. Fifty years later, the wildly successful musician, known for his unmistakable guitar riffs and his band’s percussion, says there’s still a lot we …

A look at what’s happening around the majors today: LITTLE BIG LEAGUE Kris Bryant and the Chicago Cubs take on Josh Bell and the Pittsburgh Pirates in prime time at the MLB Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Cubs left-hander José Quintana (10-7, 4.11 ERA) is 6-0 in eight starts …

If you have fond memories of the intro cinematic for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, the new trailer for fan-made Skyblivion will probably give you goose bumps. The project to recreate Oblivion (yes, the whole game) as a Skyrim: Special Edition mod has been ongoing for years and every new …

At a rally in New Hampshire, President Donald Trump called out a man in the crowd for his weight, incorrectly thinking he was a protester. He later called the man to thank him for his support. An earlier version of this video said that Donald Trump had apologised to the …

Aleksey Khilko/Shutterstock.com Apple’s AirDrop is a convenient way to send photos, files, links, and other data between devices. AirDrop only works on Macs, iPhones, and iPads, but similar solutions are available for Windows PCs and Android devices. Windows 10: Nearby Sharing If you’re just moving photos or files between two …

By Mesfin Fekadu | AP August 16 NEW YORK — Fifty years after Woodstock, the mystical and messy event that gave birth to a myriad of musical festivals, the entertainment industry is diluted with festivals and events like it — some genre specific, some extremely diverse and others offering experiences in addition …