Preston Mattingly, son of Don Mattingly, promoted to Philadelphia Phillies general manager
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Preston Mattingly, son of Don Mattingly, promoted to Philadelphia Phillies general manager.
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Associated PressJuan Soto's $765M deal with the Mets is the largest in MLB history. Here's who he passed
Juan Soto and the New York Mets agreed to a record $765 million, 15-year contract Sunday night, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. Because it includes $680 million in deferred money payable from 2034-43, the deal Ohtani agreed to as a free agent is valued differently in various methods.
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Shohei Ohtani ‘unlikely’ to be ready to pitch for Dodgers in season openers in Japan next season
Ohtani is still recovering from 2023 surgery to repair the UCL in his pitching arm.
- The Telegraph
What now for Asma al-Assad – the former British private schoolgirl turned international pariah
What must Asma al-Assad be thinking right now? Bright, beautiful and British-born, she could be living an affluent life in England, with friends, family and a fine career, had she not sold her soul to the devil. As it is, she is an international pariah, the wife of a monster responsible for more than half a million deaths, and she faces – along with her three children – the very real prospect of spending the rest of her days in joyless exile in Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
- Malay Mail
King, Johor Regent grant audience to Anwar, take PM out for ‘asam pedas’
JOHOR BARU, Dec 9 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia and Johor Regent Tunku Mahkota Ismail granted an audien...
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Syrian rebel leader’s victory speech holds a message for Iran – and for Trump and Israel too
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani’s road to Damascus has been long. He has talked openly about his change along the way. From young al Qaeda fighter two decades ago, to rebel commander espousing sectarian tolerance.
- Malay Mail
Legal nightmare: Chinese woman battles to divorce husband who pushed her off Thai cliff as he demands RM18m divorce payout
BEIJING, Dec 9 — A Chinese woman who survived being pushed off a 34-metre cliff in Thailand by her husband now faces a l...
- Malay Mail
JB trader who beat pregnant wife until she went into coma gets 10 years behind bars
JOHOR BARU, Dec 9 — The Sessions Court here today sentenced a 41-year-old trader to 10 years’ imprisonment for a vicious...
- Malay Mail
Thai country music singer dies after getting massages at Udon Thani spa
BANGKOK, Dec 9 — A luk thung (Thai country music) and mor lam (northeastern Thai folk music) singer passed away on Sunda...
- The Telegraph
Rats, pigeons and water buffaloes massacred in world’s largest animal sacrifice
Blood oozed across the dry, dusty earth as the high priest of Gadhimai raised his traditional khukuri knife and beheaded the five animals before him, triggering a frenzy of killing in the early hours of a foggy Sunday morning.
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Judge tells Najib’s lawyer not to make ‘sub judice’ remarks on 1MDB trial outside courtroom
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — The High Court today told Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah to not...
- Malay Mail
PM Anwar says won’t accept ‘exorbitant’ health insurance premium hikes
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today gave his assurance to Malaysians that the governmen...
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Kulai man charged over brutal murder of elderly neighbour
KULAI, Dec 10 — A 34-year-old unemployed man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with the murder of his eld...
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Ruud van Nistelrooy keeps impressive unbeaten run going after Leicester comeback
It is now 22 matches unbeaten for Ruud van Nistelrooy in this new chapter of his career as a manager, and he is clinging onto that record like the defenders who used to man-mark him.
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PAS spiritual leader tells Bersatu to back leadership claim with seats
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) should not unilaterally claim it would lead states that...
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Susan Lankester wins Best Actress back-to-back for "Rain Town"
The actress recently won FFM's Best Actress award after winning at Asia Academy Creative Awards last week
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Watching with trepidation and glee, Netanyahu orders military to seize Syria buffer zone
Israeli leaders are watching events across the border in Syria with trepidation, as 50 years of detente were upended in a matter of hours.
- The Independent
She moved around every few months as a child. Years later, she finally learned her dad’s terrible secret
Her dad had always been intrigued by crime news clippings, a memory that led the 40-year-old to discover that her father had been involved in those crimes
- People
Luigi Mangione, Suspect in Murder of Insurance CEO Brian Thompson, 'Started to Shake' When Police Questioned Him
Mangione, 26, was arrested on Monday, Dec. 9 on firearms charges, say police
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US missiles would run out within days in war with China
The US would run out of missiles within days if war breaks out with China, a House committee has found.
- The Independent
Family blames Elon Musk for son’s death while driving Tesla in ‘autopilot’ mode
Exclusive: Giovanni Mendoza, who was crushed to death in a Model S, believed misleading claims by the world’s richest man about a feature his family’s lawyer says is “not ready for primetime.”