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Seventy Years Later, It’s Still '1984'

Cato Institute 

Matthew Feeney

In October 1947, Eric Blair—known today by his pen name George Orwell—wrote a letter to the co-owner of the Secker & Warburg publishing house. In that letter, Orwell noted that he was in the “last lap” of the rough draft of a novel, describing it as “a most dreadful mess.”

Orwell had sequestered himself on the Scottish island of Jura in order to finish the novel. He completed it the following year, having transformed his “most dreadful mess” into “1984,” one of the 20th century’s most important novels. Читать дальше...

MLB draft 2019: Tampa Bay Rays draft Day 3 pick tracker

DRays Bay 

Will the draft ever end? We will find out today.

Check back periodically as the Rays make 30 more picks Wednesday to complete the 2019 MLB draft.

11-338. SS Ben Troike, Illinois

Troike batted .260/.348/.379 for the Illini. He missed the last month of the season after being hit by a pitch.

12-368. SS Nick Sogard, Loyola Marymount

Sogard stole 30 bases this season. As the cousin of the Face of the MLB, he should provide an attendance boost for Hudson Valley this summer. Читать дальше...



Arsenal keeper David Ospina set for permanent Napoli transfer after loan expires

TheSun.co.uk (sport) 

ARSENAL keeper David Ospina is expected to seal a permanent move to Napoli – despite falling short on playing enough to trigger an automatic transfer this summer. Ospina spent last season on loan with the Serie A side after it became clear his chances to play for the Gunners were slim. As part of the […]

GOP lawmaker predicts Congress won't block Trump's Mexico tariffs

TheHill.com 

Senate Homeland Security Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) says the votes aren’t there to block President Trump’s threat to impose a new round of tariffs on Mexico, despite broad concerns among GOP lawmakers.Johnson, an outspoken critic of Trump’s trade...

Beverly Hills to ban the sale of nearly all tobacco products. It’s the first US city to institute such a sweeping crackdown

Kfor.com 

Tobacco products will soon be a rarity in most stores in Beverly Hills, California. The City Council on Tuesday night unanimously approved an ordinance prohibiting the sale of most tobacco products. The crackdown is the first of its kind in the United States, according to the National Association of Tobacco Outlets. Tobacco products include cigarettes, cigars, dissolvable products, electronic cigarettes, chewing tobacco and water pipes. The ban is expected to go into effect January 1, 2021, and follows... Читать дальше...

Goryachkina leapfrogs Dzagnidze and leads the Candidates

FIDE - World Chess Federation 

The youngest player of FIDE Women's Candidates, Aleksandra Goryachkina, defeated the 2017 World Champion Tan Zhongyi of China and takes the lead in the tournament. The 20-year old Russian benefited from the good game played by her countrywoman Alexandra Kosteniuk, who put an end to the victorious streak by Nana Dzagnidze: after starting the tournament with one draw and three consecutive victories, the Georgian bit the dust in the fifth round.

Both Anna and Mariya Muzychuk had lost positions... Читать дальше...

Gaffalione has become horse racing’s rising star jockey

TheRepublic.com 

Tyler Gaffalione seems poised to add his name to the list of all-time great jockeys in horse racing that includes Ron Turcotte, Jerry Bailey, Gary Stevens, John Velazquez and Mike Smith. While there may not be a specific moment when people in horse racing realized those jockeys would become all-time greats, Gaffalione has had two


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