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New York Mets' Small Budget Brings High Expectations

The New York Mets are one step closer to the World Series after defeating Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, quite the accomplishment for a team whose payroll is low considering how it ... >> view original

Blasts in Ankara, Turkish Capital, Kill at Least 30

ISTANBUL — At least 30 people were killed Saturday when two explosions struck near a central train station in the Turkish capital, Ankara, the Turkish Interior Ministry said in a statement. The blasts, which struck as people gathered for a planned ... >> view original

Fandom Eats Itself at New York Comic Con

Still, walking into the New York Comic Con (or NYCC as it's known, a for-profit derivative, unaffiliated with the flagship San Diego event), I pretty much knew what to expect. By this point, the comics convention is itself a cultural monument, arguably ... >> view original

How Tough Is It? Buying a Gun in Oregon vs. New York City

The New York Police Department also interviews all applicants. Background Checks: Besides the standard federal checks, the Police Department can reject anyone it determines lacks the “character and fitness” for a license. The department examines ... >> view original

Without New York there would be no superheroes

Modal Trigger Batman (No. 1, Spring 1940) is on display at the New-York Historical Society's just-opened exhibit “Superheroes in Gotham.”Photo: Bob Kane and Bill Finger. They don't call this Gotham for nothing. New York is the home of superheroes, and ... >> view original

New York City's Remotest Spot

Project Remote, an effort to find the spot farthest from a road in each of the fifty states, inspired a search for New York's remotest place. Credit Photograph by Visions of America / UIG via Getty. The ecologists Rebecca and Ryan Means spend a good ... >> view original

For Families of Germanwings Victims, Anger Burns Through Grief

HALTERN AM SEE, Germany — Weeks before he was supposed to fly to Barcelona, Spain, for a student exchange program with his 10th-grade Spanish class, Steffen Strang realized that he would miss a home game of the soccer team he followed religiously ... >> view original

Desperate GOP Appeals to Ryan on Speaker's Job

In the conference meeting on Friday morning, Mr. Boehner, who had been hounded by the far-right flank of his party for nearly his entire time as speaker, reassured rank-and-file lawmakers that he would remain until a new speaker was chosen. >> view original

Ronda Rousey's Next Fight: Body Image in Hollywood

LOS ANGELES — Once, while at a fitting for a television commercial, the mixed martial arts fighter Ronda Rousey received a bit of unwelcome feedback. She had been planning to lose a few pounds before filming, “but because somebody said something ... >> view original

Inning by inning: Dodgers drop NLDS opener to New York Mets, 3-1

The Dodgers take on the New York Mets in Game 1 of a NL Division Series matchup Friday night at 6:45 p.m. at Dodger Stadium. Clayton Kershaw will pitch for L.A. against Jacob deGrom of the Mets. Kershaw has never lost to the Mets in his career, while ... >> view original