SEATTLE—Taylor Ward’s sacrifice fly scored Magneuris Sierra in the 10th inning, and the Los Angeles Angels blew a three-run lead late before pulling out a 4–3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night. The Angels led 3–0 going to the bottom of the ninth before Seattle scored three times with two outs to force…
The ‘Social’ in ‘ESG’ Investing Means Whatever Issuers Want It to Mean
August 5, 2022
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Commentary This is the second installment of a three-part commentary on ESG investing. The first installment, “The USA Should Clarify the ‘E’ in ‘ESG’ and Use Carbon Standards to Our Advantage,” was published on May 25. SOURCE: “Through the Looking Glass” by Lewis Carroll. (Wikimedia Commons, public domain.) After that statement in the illustration, Lewis Carroll…
Coco Gauff Beats Former No. 1 Naomi Osaka in Straight Sets
SAN JOSE—Coco Gauff held off four-time major champion Naomi Osaka 6–4, 6–4 on Thursday night to advance to the quarterfinals at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic. Gauff, the No. 6 seed, held all of her serves in the opening set and finished the 45-minute session with three aces. Osaka had the first double-fault of the…
WTA Roundup: Shelby Rogers Upsets Maria Sakkari at San Jose
Shelby Rogers delivered 10 aces and won 76.5 percent of her first-serve points on Thursday while rolling to a 6–1, 6–3 upset of top-seeded Maria Sakkari of Greece in the second round of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic at San Jose, Calif. Rogers had 16 winners and eight unforced errors and needed just 72 minutes…
ATP Roundup: Taylor Fritz Retires Amid Washington Heat
Third-seeded Taylor Fritz of the United States retired in the third set on Thursday due to illness in searing conditions in Washington, allowing 16th-seeded Daniel Evans of Great Britain to advance to the quarterfinals of the Citi Open. Evans led 3–6, 7–6 (6), 4–1 when Fritz halted the match. Fritz later wrote in a social-media…
Kershaw Leaves With Low Back Pain, Dodgers Sweep Giants 5–3
SAN FRANCISCO—Clayton Kershaw left his start with low back pain and the Los Angeles Dodgers went on to beat the San Francisco Giants 5–3 on Thursday to complete a four-game sweep. Kershaw appeared to feel discomfort while he was warming up before the bottom of the fifth inning. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner…
Joe Rogan Accuses Biden Administration of ‘Gaslighting’ Americans About Recession
August 4, 2022
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Joe Rogan pulled no punches on a recent episode of his eponymous podcast, in which the former UFC commentator railed against the administration for “gaslighting” the American people about the meaning of a recession after two consecutive quarters of economic contraction were reported on July 28. On Tuesday, Rogan released episode 1,851 of “The Joe…
Wuhan Lab Was Genetically Manipulating Deadly Nipah Virus, Expert Testifies at Senate Hearing
A forensic analysis shows that the Wuhan Insitute of Virology (WIV) was genetically manipulating the Nipah virus, a highly lethal pathogen, in violation of the biological weapons convention, according to an expert who testified at a Senate subcommittee hearing on Aug. 3. The finding was another piece of evidence showing that the controversial Wuhan lab…
Millennial: This Year’s Summer Travel FOMO Is Real
Views from a tower in Portugal, gondolas in Venice, beaches in the Bahamas—as you scroll through your social media feeds, it seems like everyone you’ve ever met is on a picturesque vacation this summer. Compared to the last two years, 2022 is seeing a steep increase in travel, especially international, and it may feel impossible…
Griner Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison in Russia
KHIMKI, Russia—A Russian court on Thursday sentenced U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years prison on drugs charges, after finding her guilty of narcotics possession and smuggling for bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia. A Russian state prosecutor had requested 9.5 years in prison for Griner, who said in her closing remarks that bringing…
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