In the party writ large, Booker's progressive bona fides wouldn't be in question. Shocking exactly no one, earlier this week Cory Booker announced his intention to run for president in 2020. The fact that Booker would run was never in doubt. What is in doubt is where he fits in this current crop of Democratic […]
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The title of the 21st entry in Charles Todd's Ian Rutledge series, "The Black Ascot" (William Morrow, 352 pp., $ 26.99), refers to the Royal Ascot, England's annual, iconic horse event, characterized by elegant, colorfully-dressed attendees. But as the 1910 race meeting followed the death of King Edward VII, when the nation's aristocracy was still
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After its debut on Saturday, the Alliance of American Football continues its first weekend of action with two games on Sunday, February 10, 2019 (2/10/19) as the Memphis Express faces the Birmingham Iron, and Salt Lake Stallions face the Arizona Hotshots. Watch video The Alliance of American Football (AAF) will kick off its inaugural season on Saturday. The opening
The eight-team Alliance of American Football debuts on Saturday, February 9, 2019 (2/9/19) with two games on prime-time TV. The league's teams are Atlanta Legends, Birmingham Iron, Memphis Express, Orlando Apollos, Arizona Hotshots, Salt Lake Stallions, San Antonio Commanders and San Diego Fleet. Watch video It’s football … but not NFL football. Here’s how the
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Cory Schneider, Joey Anderson, Nico Hischier, Kyle Palmieri and the New Jersey Devils will play the third game of a four-game home stand when they host the Minnesota Wild for the teams' first meeting of the season at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Prudential Center in Newark. Schneider will make his second straight start in
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To appeal to our dwindling attention spans, shows like "Reduced Shakespeare," at the Mayo Performing Arts Center Feb. 21, condense and clarify longer works. Don’t have time to read the complete Harry Potter series or an extra 19 hours and 39 minutes to watch the movies? “Potted Potter,” which recently passed through the state, has boiled it
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The Alliance of American Football debuts on Saturday, February 10, 2019 (2/10/19) with two games on prime-time TV. The Atlanta Legends face the Orlando Apollos, and the San Diego Fleet faces San Antonio Commanders. Watch video The Alliance of American Football (AAF) will kick off its inaugural season on Saturday. The opening weekend of action will feature four games
All eyes were on the 76ers' shiny new toys as four of GM Elton Brand's latest acquisitions made their debut in South Philadelphia on Friday night, but it was a familiar face that lit up the scoresheet in the Sixers' 117-110 win against the Nuggets. All eyes were on the 76ers’ shiny new toys as four
Hancock, who will perform at Bergen Performing Arts Center Feb. 9, loves his music as well as the human side of music-making. Jazz legend Herbie Hancock believes music can unite people, even those who might not seem like natural pairings. Which is why he’s worked with dozens of musicians during his 50-plus year career. Among
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The New York Knicks made a play for New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis before the trade deadline on Thursday, February 7, 2019 (2/7/19), and now will have perhaps a better chance to make a big offer when the offseason rolls around. Give the Knicks credit for trying. As the hysteria of the Anthony Davis trade sweepstakes hovered
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