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Devin Booker torches Clippers for 40 as Suns overcome 21-point deficit to win
The Clippers start strong before the Phoenix Suns rally back from a 21-point deficit behind Devin Booker's 40-point effort to defeat the Clippers 125-119.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1 -
Southern California wildfire torches homes, forces evacuations
The nearly 20,000-acre Mountain Fire that erupted Wednesday in Ventura County, just north of Los Angeles, continues to grow with no containment. The wind-driven blaze has destroyed homes and forced ...Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
Steve Bannon: 'Trump is going to hit' DOJ 'with a blowtorch and Matt Gaetz is that torch'
In a call with Kristen Welker, former Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon reacted to the nomination of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as attorney general. NBC News Justice and Intelligence Correspondent ...Top stories - NBC News - November 13 -
Jalen Brunson torches Suns once again in Knicks' 138-122 win
Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns combined to score 70 points in the Knicks' 138-122 win over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night.Sports - Yahoo Sports - 3 days ago -
Why Sen. Cory Booker supports Harris for president
Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, says Vice President Kamala Harris is the best choice for the White House on Election Day 2024. Booker joined CBS News with more on Harris' campaign and ...Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
Booker prize 2024: and the winner is... you, the reader
The judges have a hard task at this week’s Booker prize ceremony with five of the six shortlisted books worthy winners, though Percival Everett’s James – a retelling of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry ...World - The Guardian - November 10 -
Samantha Harvey’s ‘Orbital’ wins Booker Prize for fiction
Judges praise ‘beautiful and miraculous’ novel that tells the story of astronauts on the International Space StationBusiness - Financial Times - November 12 -
Samantha Harvey’s ‘Orbital’ Wins the Booker Prize
Most bets were on Percival Everett’s “James,” but the judges chose Harvey’s “beautiful, miraculous” novel, which is set aboard a space station.Top stories - The New York Times - November 12 -
Capitol Police arrest man who 'smelled like fuel' and had torch and flare gun
The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center was closed Tuesday afternoon, after Capitol Police arrested a man who was carrying a torch and flare gun during their security screening process. “Our officers just ...Politics - The Hill - November 5 -
Artist Kenny Scharf: ‘I’m carrying the torch for friends who couldn’t keep it going’
He worked alongside Keith Haring and Andy Warhol in 1980s New York and now gets his first major institutional show in the same city. In the mid-1980s, Kenny Scharf biked from his Queens studio to ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
Amsterdam warns of new calls for unrest after violence around Israeli match
Dutch police are warning of calls for more rioting in Amsterdam a day after dozens of people armed with sticks and firecrackers set a tram on fire in the Dutch capitalWorld - ABC News - November 12 -
Titans coach Brian Callahan torches refs after penalty on clean hit extends Vikings TD drive
Callahan was incensed after a clean hit to the chest on a would-be fourth-down stop instead resulted in a fresh set of downs for the Vikings.Sports - Yahoo Sports - 6 days ago -
Booker and Durant lead Suns to 125-1119 comeback win over Clippers
Devin Booker scored 40 points, Kevin Durant added 18, and the Phoenix Suns rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 125-119Sports - ABC News - November 1 -
Percival Everett and Samantha Harvey favourites to win 2024 Booker prize
American author Everett and British writer Harvey have been given the shortest odds of winning the £50,000 literary prize but Ladbrokes say the ‘race is wide-open’. Percival Everett and Samantha ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
British author Samantha Harvey wins Booker Prize with space story
The first book set in space to win, Orbital follows astronauts in the International Space Station.Top stories - BBC News - November 12 -
Samantha Harvey’s ‘beautiful and ambitious’ Orbital wins Booker prize 2024
The British author’s novel about astronauts on the International Space Station was chosen unanimously as the winner, says judging chair Edmund de Waal. • ‘This is a book we need now’: Sara Collins ...World - The Guardian - November 12 -
‘This is a book we need now’: Sara Collins on choosing this year’s Booker winner
After reading more than 150 books over seven months, the judges voted unanimously in favour of Samantha Harvey’s Orbital – which pulled them as far away as possible from our planet. In January, a ...World - The Guardian - November 12 -
'Orbital,' which looks down on Earth in awe, wins the 2024 Booker Prize
"Orbital," by Samantha Harvey, won the 2024 Booker Prize on Tuesday. The book follows a day in the life of six astronauts.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 13 -
The Guardian view on the Booker prize winner: a whole new perspective | Editorial
Samantha Harvey’s Orbital, a love letter to our wounded planet, is the perfect choice for the political moment. “To look at the Earth from space is a bit like a child looking into a mirror and ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Booker scores 33, Durant adds 30 as the Suns rally for 109-105 win and hand Lakers first loss
Devin Booker scored 33 points, Kevin Durant added 30 and the Phoenix Suns rallied to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 109-105Sports - ABC News - October 29 -
The quiet free agent signing who could finally unlock KD, Booker and the Suns' Big 3
Phoenix made an unheralded move four weeks into free agency that could shake up the Western Conference.Sports - ESPN - October 31 -
Booker scores 28, Durant has 21 as Suns down Trail Blazers 103-97
Devin Booker had 28 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and the Phoenix Suns used a dominant third quarter beat the Portland Trail Blazers 103-97Sports - ABC News - November 3 -
British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel 'Orbital' wins the Booker Prize for fiction
British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel 'Orbital' wins the Booker Prize for fictionEntertainment - ABC News - November 12 -
British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel 'Orbital' wins the Booker Prize for fiction
British writer Samantha Harvey has won the Booker Prize for fiction with “Orbital,” a short, wonder-filled novel set aboard the International Space StationWorld - ABC News - November 13 -
Booker scores 31, leads Suns to 120-112 victory over Jazz in the teams' NBA Cup opener
Devin Booker scored 31 points and Bradley Beal added 24 to help the Phoenix Suns open NBA Cup pool play with a 120-112 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday nightSports - ABC News - November 12 -
‘I’m so not an astronaut!’ Samantha Harvey on her Booker-winning space novel – and the anxiety that drove it
She won the top prize with a time-distorted novel set on the International Space Station. Yet, the writer reveals, Orbital is actually ‘a celebration of Earth’s beauty with a pang of loss’ – ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
Randle hits 3 at the buzzer to lift Timberwolves over Booker, Suns with 120-117 win
Julius Randle hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to cap his 35-point night and lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to a wild 120-117 win over the Phoenix SunsSports - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Booker Prize winner Richard Flanagan adds Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize to his trophy shelf
Australian writer Richard Flanagan has won Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize, a decade after being awarded the Booker Prize for fictionEntertainment - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Booker Prize winner Richard Flanagan adds Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize to his trophy shelf
Australian writer Richard Flanagan has won Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize, a decade after being awarded the Booker Prize for fictionWorld - ABC News - 3 days ago
