The scoreboard screamed “Make Noise,” but Yankees fans needed no encouragement. The fans were going wild, even managing to drown out the constant cacophony of The Stadium sound system operators, in celebration of the Yankees’ eighth playoff entry in nine seasons. This one wasn’t pretty. But it ended beautifully, with new hero José Caballero dumping a humpback liner into center …
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The world nearly beat polio. But fake records, an imperfect vaccine and missteps aided its comeback
Facebook Tweet Email Link For the past decade, Sughra Ayaz has traveled door to door in southeastern Pakistan, pleading with parents to allow children to be vaccinated against polio as part of a global campaign to wipe out the paralytic disease. She hears their demands and fears. Some are practical – families need basics like food and water more than …
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