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Decision 2017

Toomey: Luther Strange would be a strong write-in candidate compared to Roy Moore

NEW YORK/MONTGOMERY, Ala. (UPI) -- Sen. Pat Toomey said Sunday he thinks embattled Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore should "just step aside." "A write-in is something we should certainly explore," the Pennsylvania Republican told host Chuck Todd on NBC's Meet the Press. "I think Luther Strange would be a strong candidate for a write-in." Toomey made the remarks after The Washington Post last week reported Moore's alleged relationships with teenage girls while he was in his early 30s. Moore, now 70, has denied any […]

todayNovember 13, 2017 65

Business & Lifestyle

Twitter rolls out double character count after testing

SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -- Twitter announced Tuesday it is doubling the character limit for most users' tweets after two months of testing shows the possibility of expanded content shouldn't "substantially change" the timeline reading experience. The social media company started testing the 280-character limit in September for some users tweeting in languages that tend to have "cramming issues." More "dense" languages like Japanese, Korean and Chinese don't have as many problems keeping posts under the 140-character limit unlike English, Spanish or […]

todayNovember 8, 2017 44

Entertainment

Ozzy Osbourne announces worldwide farewell tour

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- Ozzy Osbourne has announced a farewell world tour for 2018 that will run through 2020. The rock star will begin touring on May 5 in Mexico at a venue that has yet to be announced. The first leg of the tour will cover South America and Europe with the final show taking place July 2 at the Meo Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. Live Nation has said North American dates will be announced next year. "People keep asking me when I'm retiring," […]

todayNovember 7, 2017 41

Entertainment

American Idol’s revival on ABC receives March premiere date

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- ABC's upcoming revival of American Idol featuring new judge Katy Perry and returning host Ryan Seacrest will premiere on March 11. Perry made the announcement on Twitter Monday alongside a promotional image for the singing competition featuring herself, Seacrest and new judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan. ABC first announced plans to bring back American Idol in May after it ended its 15 season run on Fox in April 2016. Auditions for the show began in August and spanned 23 cities across the United States. Contestants were also allowed to audition through […]

todayNovember 7, 2017 102

Entertainment

WWE to celebrate 25th anniversary of Raw with Undertaker, Shawn Michaels

STAMFORD, Conn. (UPI) -- WWE has announced plans to host a special 25th anniversary edition of Monday Night Raw in January that will feature the return of legends such as The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels. The event will take place Jan. 22 at both the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and the Manhattan Center in New York where the first Raw took place. Both arenas will feature matches, Superstars from both Raw and Smackdown and returning WWE legends such as Kevin Nash who […]

todayNovember 7, 2017 61

National

Sports 411: November 5, 2017, Part 2

EDITOR'S NOTE: Without any further delays, here's the second half of Sports 411 for Sunday, November 5... ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Corey Crawford made 24 saves for his second consecutive shutout as the Chicago Blackhawks skated to a 2-0 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. Artem Anisimov's power-play goal off a deflection of Duncan Keith's shot with 5:42 remaining in the third period held as the game-winning goal. Chicago had a four-minute power play after a high-sticking call on Wild forward Luke Kunin. […]

todayNovember 5, 2017 86

National

Sports 411: November 5, 2017, Part 1

EDITOR'S NOTE: I had some other sports news to include today, but that accidentally got left behind last night at the newspaper office I work at. However, with college football still in high gear, we have enough news for today. Now, without any further ado...for a two-parter... TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- No. 2 Alabama pulled out a 24-10 victory over No. 19 LSU in Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday despite having multiple key defensive players banged up. Alabama star safety Minkah Fitzpatrick was […]

todayNovember 5, 2017 48

National

Sports 411: November 4, 2017

EDITOR'S NOTE: Too often, we are often bombarded with sports news that we have to post some and toss out the rest. With this new addition, we can feature more sports news by including some of those less-featured stories and continue coverage throughout the day. Injuries in supply, not at all in demand: Lakers' Nance out 4-6 weeks, Rams' Davis placed on IR LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Lakers power forward Larry Nance Jr. was undergoing surgery on his fractured left hand Friday […]

todayNovember 4, 2017 135

Business & Lifestyle

MLB: Contract option picked up for Brantley, McCutchen, Altuve, Gonzalez, Tanaka; declined for Ichiro

CLEVELAND/PITTSBURGH/HOUSTON/NEW YORK/MIAMI (UPI) -- The following contract options in Major League Baseball (MLB) were exercised and/or declined as of Saturday, November 4: Injuries shortened Michael Brantley's past two seasons, but the Cleveland Indians exercised his $11.5 million option for 2018 on Friday. The 30-year-old Brantley hit .299 with nine homers and 52 RBIs in 90 games this season. His strong first half netted him an All-Star spot but he went on the disabled list twice and had right ankle surgery on Oct. 18. […]

todayNovember 4, 2017 40

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