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Sep 13, 2018 Arts and Culture watching tom clancy’s jack ryan on amazon You know Jason Bourne, John Wick, John McClane, and Ethan Hunt. Now, to the universe of square-jawed, untouchable American heroes whose skills in combat and approachable handsomeness allow them to leapfrog rooms of baddies in a single bound, add Jack Ryan, as played by John Krasinski in the new Amazon series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, which dropped eight episodes August 31st. Jack’s a CIA analyst, a supposed desk jockey, who gets drawn into an international manhunt when he discovers the identity of a Lebanese-French terrorist mastermind named Mousa Bin Suleiman (Ali Suliman), referred to ad infinitum as “the next bin Laden,” “the new bin Laden,” and even just, simply, “he’s bin Laden.” Ooh, boogie boogie. But Jack is up to the task. After all, the character’s not only an ex-Marine and (weirdly) a stockbroker, but a veteran of 21 novels, five films, and … [Read more...] about Post-world on fire

Nick Piecoro Arizona Republic Published 6:57 AM EDT Sep 14, 2018 DENVER — Washington Nationals assistant general manager Bob Miller has placed his 2001 World Series ring up for auction to raise money for his colleague, Doug Harris, who is undergoing treatment for leukemia. Harris, the Nationals’ assistant GM and vice president of player personnel, has been battling leukemia since July, the second time he’s fought the disease. Earlier this summer, Harris’ wife, Lisa, set up a GoFundMe page with a goal of raising $400,000 to pay for an expensive CAR-T cell therapy treatment. That campaign raised more than $150,000. Miller was the director of baseball operations for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001, the year they beat the New York Yankees in Game 7 to clinch the state's first major-sports championship. RELATED: Nationals assistant GM resorts to GoFundMe to pay for cancer treatments “I’ve got the memories from 2001, but the physical ring … [Read more...] about Nationals’ Bob Miller to auction World Series ring to help Doug Harris

Darren Cooper North Jersey Record Published 5:01 AM EDT Sep 14, 2018 PARAMUS – Before she could even walk, Corinne Bunagan was climbing the kitchen cabinets in her house using the door handles to boost herself up. For her first birthday, her parents got her a playset just so she would stop using the furniture as a jungle gym. And while she tried other sports growing up, gymnastics fed her desire to move, jump and soar like nothing else.  Now 15 years old, the Ramsey native has established dual citizenship and will represent the Philippines at the Gymnastics World Championships in late October. The. World. Championships. The only thing bigger than that is the Olympics. She has uncommon strength, poise and balance that has made her one of the best gymnasts in America (I'll explain the Philippines thing in a minute). “Type A personality,” said Craig Zappa, who trains Bunagan along with his wife Jennifer at ENA Gymnastics in Paramus. “That’s … [Read more...] about Corinne Bunagan ready to represent Philippines at Gymnastics Worlds