#rallying-cry

#rallying-cry

Dustin Pedroia and the Red Sox received an undeniable boost from Boston fans at the start of their 2013 World Series campaign, which is now celebrating its 10-year anniversary.The unfortunate events stemming from the Boston Marathon bombing created a "Boston Strong" rallying cry not just for the city itself, but also for the organization.

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Well, well, well, how the turntables have... turned.Just shy of three weeks ago, I was preaching patience in this space regarding the organization's consensus number one prospect Diego Cartaya.The 21-year-old Venezuelan had gotten off to a very rough start in the Double-A Texas League, but he was showing signs of adjusting to the new level of competition, and breaking out of his early season malaise.

Justine Lupe, Alan Ruck, Kieran Culkin, Jeremy Strong and Sarah Snook in Succession.Macall Polay/HBO There's a simple reason why the final season of HBO's incisive black comedy Succession has been so affecting to me, and it's not about the razor-sharp acting, the almost-prescient storylines centered on politics and wealth, or even the shocking, early death of outsized patriarch Logan Roy.

Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter jailed in Russia on espionage charges, has appealed a court decision earlier this week that extended his detention by more than three months, The Journal confirmed on Friday.Mr. Gershkovich, 31, had already spent nearly two months in Moscow's Lefortovo jail, known for harsh conditions, when a court on Tuesday extended his detention through Aug. 30.

Just weeks before President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine visited the city of Bakhmut in December, a soldier with the military call sign Bear stared out from the window of a ruined sixth-floor apartment overlooking the city's eastern reaches.I quietly stood next to him.The battle below played out in muted ferocity.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino, right, and Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldo chat as they arrives for a ceremony unveiling the official branding for the 2026 World Cup on Wednesday at the Griffith Observatory.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) FIFA president Gianni Infantino arrives for a ceremony unveiling the official branding for the 2026 World Cup on Wednesday at the Griffith Observatory.

Some people suspect that Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" camp is barely a step away from "Make America White Again."They found a lot of food for that thought in the MAGA world's reaction to this year's Super Bowl pregame show.The show included Sheryl Lee Ralph of "Abbott Elementary" singing James Weldon Johnson's 123-year-old hymn "Lift Every Voice and Sing," frequently called the "Black national anthem."

As he enters his new term as China's president and most powerful leader in decades, Xi Jinping is signaling that he is steeling for an era of superpower contestation, even as he seeks to revive a battered economy.There was never serious doubt that Mr. Xi, as dominant as any Chinese leader since Mao Zedong, would be endorsed for a third five-year term as state president at an annual meeting of the National People's Congress, the top legislature.

The city of Bakhmut has for months been the center of the fighting in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, and the site of one of the longest and deadliest battles of the war.Here is a look at how the battle has unfolded: Residents of Bakhmut trying to extinguish a fire using buckets of water after rockets hit homes in the area in July.Credit...Mauricio Lima for The New York Times When two Ukrainian cities in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine fell to Russian forces in quick succession last summer, Bakhmut, a city about 30 miles to the southwest, became the next target of Russia's campaign to secure the whole of the Donbas.

What the Washington Post termed "a bizarre, localized cold front" hit Chicago on Tuesday afternoon, suddenly turning a warm spring afternoon into a chilly night.Meteorologists called it a "pneumonia front," comparing it to the chills one experiences when getting ill.Coincidentally, Cubs fans also have been going through a pneumonia front after a feel-good start to the 2023 season evaporated into thin air, leaving them cold and confused and looking for someone to blame.

What the Washington Post termed "a bizarre, localized cold front" hit Chicago on Tuesday afternoon, suddenly turning a warm spring afternoon into a chilly night.Meteorologists called it a "pneumonia front," comparing it to the chills one experiences when getting ill.Coincidentally, Cubs fans also have been going through a pneumonia front after a feel-good start to the 2023 season evaporated into thin air, leaving them cold and confused and looking for someone to blame.

What the Washington Post termed "a bizarre, localized cold front" hit Chicago on Tuesday afternoon, suddenly turning a warm spring afternoon into a chilly night.Meteorologists called it a "pneumonia front," comparing it to the chills one experiences when getting ill.Coincidentally, Cubs fans also have been going through a pneumonia front after a feel-good start to the 2023 season evaporated into thin air, leaving them cold and confused and looking for someone to blame.

Red Sox fans might recall a bench-clearing incident between Joe Kelly and former Yankees first baseman Tyler Austin, a chaotic brawl that later gave rise to the viral phenomenon known as the "Joe Kelly Fight Club."Plunking Austin in retaliation for injuring teammate Brock Holt on a hard slide, Kelly instantly became a cult hero, breathing new life into baseball's oldest rivalry while serving as a rallying cry for the Red Sox en route to their 2018 World Series.

Celtics "It doesn't matter what we're going to get into, we're going to do it together."Joe Mazzulla isn't exactly one to make headline-snagging statements whenever he takes to the podium.But the Celtics' first-year head coach did let his postgame attire do some of the talking after Boston blew out the 76ers, 112-88, in Game 7 on Sunday evening.

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California has agreed to pay $24 million to the family of a man who died after yelling "I can't breathe" as officers pinned him to the ground and tried to draw his blood following a traffic stop, attorneys for the family said Wednesday.The deadly encounter in March 2020 came just months before the police killing of George Floyd, who uttered the same phrase to Minneapolis officers more than 20 times.

Iran's national football team, known affectionately as Team Melli, kicked off its World Cup on Monday in dispiriting fashion.The side, which came into the tournament the highest-ranked team from Asia, lost a one-sided match to England, 6-2.There is time to make amends.On Friday, Team Melli plays Wales  a potentially winnable match for the Iranians  before taking on the United States in a tantalizing fixture next week.

TAZO doesn't just want its products to be organic; the tea brand is also investing in TikTok to help bring an organic feel to its messaging and media plan.Over the summer, TAZO chose TikTok as the launchpad for its new "regenerative" tea line because TikTok has become home base for young influencers and activists.

Former prime minister Liz Truss will visit Taiwan next week to give a speech to show solidarity with the self-governed island in the face of increasingly aggressive behaviour from China.Ms Truss is also expected to meet Taiwanese government officials during the trip.During her time as prime minister Ms Truss was widely expected to move the UK Government on to a more hawkish footing when it came to dealings with Beijing, wanting to declare China under Communist Party rule a threat to national security.

Before he was moving like a tremendous machine in a literal earth-shattering performance in the Belmont Stakes, before he secured the ninth Triple Crown sweep in history, ending a 25-year drought, Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby in such dramatic fashion that it would be considered one of the greatest races of all time if only he didn't follow it with even greater theatrics in his next two races.

Argentina erupted in celebration after the country's World Cup victory over France.Credit...Anita Pouchard Serra for The New York Times BUENOS AIRES  After 36 years, the parade couldn't wait.Half a world away, Argentina's beloved men's national team hoisted its third World Cup trophy.And the nation began to march.

Tottenham managing director Fabio Paratici may have to step away from his current role after Fifa extended an initial ban in Italy worldwide.Paratici was given a 30-month ban in January after his former club Juventus were found guilty of false accounting.The 50-year-old served as sporting director and managing director at Juventus before joining Tottenham in June 2021.

Host nation: Qatar Dates: 20 November-18 December Coverage: Live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app.Day-by-day TV listings  - Full coverage details  

An Argentine pop song has become the unofficial World Cup anthem for Lionel Messi and company."Muchachos, ahora nos volvimo' a ilusionar" - a song by Argentine nine-piece band, La Moscas - has been ringing out in stadiums across Qatar during the tournament and it's caught fire in the dressing room too.

High school classmates march in Athens, Greece, during a general strike in March, following a train collision that left 57 people dead, many of them young people.The students chanted, "The young generation will not forgive you."Lydia Emmanouilidou for NPR ATHENS, Greece High school junior Stella Dourou would typically be in class on a weekday.

Intense fighting continues in and around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.Russia and a Kremlin-aligned mercenary force have made small advances in nearby villages in recent days.LEILA FADEL, HOST: In Ukraine, Russia and mercenaries aligned with the Kremlin have made small advances in recent days.

NEW YORK -- St. Francis College, one of the smallest NCAA Division I schools, announced Monday that its board of trustees has approved a plan to eliminate its athletic program at the end of the spring semester.St. Francis sponsors 21 NCAA teams, including men's and women's basketball, and has been a member of the Northeast Conference for more than four decades.

The price of a bottle of wine could increase by 44p from this summer after the chancellor opted to freeze taxes on beer but signalled punishing increases for wine and whisky.Jeremy Hunt promised a Brexit pubs guarantee in his budget, with the discount rising from 5% to 9.2%, although the chancellor offered scant detail on a longer-term pledge of a Brexit pub guarantee.

As Pakistani police prepared to arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan in his home in Lahore on Tuesday, hundreds of his supporters flocked to his side, leading to clashes.Law enforcement fired tear gas and water cannons at them outside the Zaman Park residence.Amid the disturbance, Khan shared a rallying cry in a video posted to Twitter.

The branding for Paris 2024 didn't get off to a great start, with the 'flame' logo mercilessly mocked on release in 2019 for resembling, er, a woman with a 'Karen' hairstyle.But we've just had our next glimpse at the games' branding as a whole, and things are looking up.The International Olympic Committee has unveiled a new set of 62 pictograms for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, claiming to have "reinvented the concept" of the symbols.

If you are like me and absorb news through images first and foremost, here's a short visual summary of what you may have missed this past week - news from California and West Coast commissioned by Los Angeles Times.:::
Following the Feb. 6 devastating Turkey and Syria earthquake, search-and-rescue teams from 68 countries traveled to the region to assist with rescue and other efforts to help those affected by the magnitude 7.8 quake.

'Let it Be Morning' is the story of Sami (Alex Bakri), a Palestinian citizen of Israel living in Jerusalem who receives an invitation to his brother's wedding forcing him to return to the village where he grew up.Cohen Media Group The film Let It Be Morning centers on the story of Sami, a Palestinian citizen of Israel who thinks he's made it, working at a tech company in Jerusalem, living a double life with his Jewish Israeli mistress.

Arsenal have been the biggest shock of the season so far.The players alongside their manager Mikel Arteta have surprised even themselves with their performance this season.But that is not the biggest challenge Manchester City face in their quest to retain the title.The team made a strong start to the season as Erling Haaland hit the ground running scoring goals for fun for the Cityzens.

Here in Philadelphia, where we produce World Cafe, a significant part of our pop DNA has been the music of Philadelphians Daryl Hall and John Oates.Since the fall of 1972, when the pop duo released their debut, Whole Oats, they've delivered decades of hits, with songs like "You Make My Dreams," "Kiss On My List," "Sara Smile" and "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" that have become the fabric of life for multiple generations.

After the long, bumpy pandemic slog, 2022 was the year that New York City got back to itself  to its essence, its truths.Things weren't exactly as they had been, but they were mostly recognizable.Subways were packed; lines for Instagrammable breakfast pastries were long; parties were crowded and you didn't have to email a negative Covid result to your host when you RSVP'd.

Google is still preparing for the death of cookies, but now the company is offering a more in-depth look at how automation will take over where cookies left off in regard to targeting ads online.On Tuesday, Google released a new paper about its post-cookie project, explaining how its programmatic ad platform, which is used by publishers and brands to automate online ad targeting, will work once cookies go away at the end of 2024.

Last week, bright and early on Monday morning when most of us were working on our second coffee (or, if you're one of those freaks that starts every day with a 16oz 300mg of caffeine drink with a name like HELLBEAST ENERGY or something, one of those), Bill Belichick was out delivering a State of the New England Patriots assessment on WEEI that contained several lines that'd be hilarious out of context, but spelled out a pretty resigned picture as a whole.

A towering sculpture of a woman experiencing homelessness has been erected outside London King's Cross station as an unmissable reminder of the plight of rough sleepers.The colossal 2.5-tonne, 4.3-metre sculpture  commissioned by homelessness charity Crisis  appeared overnight at the major transport hub.

The Washington Wizards lost 103-97 to the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night on the road without their franchise player Bradley Beal.If you watched the first half of Sunday night's Washington Wizards game against the Memphis Grizzlies and changed the channel, I don't blame you.Washington let Memphis lead by as many as 17 points.

M. M. Carrigan: It's food that I've just always liked.I like fast food because I know what to expect.We spoke to Carrigan about the sticky space between making mass food culture one's own, and playing into corporate hands.But wouldn't that be art too?Sign up for the Sign up for Eater's newsletter The freshest news from the food world every dayThey'll scrub their social media.I'm also asking a question of what is art and how can it exist within the white noise of capitalism and how can it survive?