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HOUSTON (AP) — A day later than its manager originally proclaimed, the United States punched its ticket to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic.
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• Do you invest in the stock market? You might be wondering if your portfolio is ecofriendly or supports sustainable business practices. The ESG rating (short for Environment, Social and Governance) gives companies and mutual funds a score. The higher the ESG score, the better on the environmental scale; low-scoring companies are considered less involved in eco-friendly practices and social issues. The website spglobal.com is a free resource that gives you any publicly traded company’s ESG score.
DEAR HARRIETTE: There’s a guy I like. We’ve spent time around each other in group settings, and he seems like someone worth exploring. There’s chemistry between us; we flirt often, but part of me is afraid to cross the line. The complication is that we have a mutual friend who can be incredibly nosy and invasive. This friend has a habit of inserting herself into other people’s romances – asking overly personal questions, sharing information that isn’t hers to share and trying to be a mediator when no one asks.
Obituaries
Albert Michael Miller, age 75, was born October 11, 1950, in Ponca City, Oklahoma.
Funeral Services for Bertha Ann “Bert” Jones, 87, former Clinton businesswoman, was held Tuesday, at First Christian Church, officiated by Doyle Kinney.





