Unknown assailants abducted 34 men early Friday in northwestern Pakistan, a senior political official said.
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34 workers abducted in Pakistan
Unknown assailants abducted 34 men early Friday in northwestern Pakistan, a senior political official said.
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34 workers abducted in Pakistan
Syrian opposition groups say they plan to announce details of a breakaway government as early as Saturday as reports surfaced of deadly military crackdowns against anti-government protesters.
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Syrian rebels to form National Council
Tony Reagins abruptly resigned as the Los Angeles Angels’ general manager on Friday after the big-budget club failed to make the playoffs for the second straight season.
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Reagins steps down as Angels general manager
More than 12,000 have been infected and 125 people have died over the past two months in Pakistan after coming down with dengue fever, a health department spokesman said Friday.
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Dengue fever kills 125 in Pakistan
The playoff opener between the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees was suspended because of rain in the second inning Friday night, probably wiping out the ace of each pitching staff for a few days.
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Game 1 of Tigers-Yankees suspended by rain
NYT: Many say domestic problems outweigh the threat of al-Qaida.
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Yemeni reaction to al-Awlaki death: Who?
The death toll continues to rise from devastating flooding in southeastern Pakistan, with authorities saying Friday that 107 children are among the 434 people killed.
Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani will be put to death for several charges of rape and extortion, charges that differ greatly from his original sentence of apostasy, Iran’s semi-official Fars News agency reported Friday.
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Iranian pastor faces death penalty
NBA players and owners are done talking for the day and plan to resume bargaining Saturday.
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NBA players, owners to talk again Saturday
Prosecutors in Washington state file charges against the adoptive parents of a 13-year-old girl who died of hypothermia in her own backyard.
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Cops: Adoptee left in cold to die
Matt Moore dominated in his second major league start, pitching seven innings of two-hit ball as the improbable Tampa Bay Rays opened the real playoffs with a 9-0 victory over the defending AL champion Texas Rangers on Friday.
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Shoppach, Rays hammer Rangers, take Game 1
Schools are now required to check students’ immigration status.
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Hispanic pupils vanish from Alabama schools
In a league memo the NFL informed its clubs that as of this weekend centers no longer are required to wear a microphone for the purpose of television broadcasts.
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NFL memo offers mic options to stop mimicking
The Milwaukee Brewers will start Zack Greinke in Sunday’s Game 2 of the NL division series.
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Greinke to start NLDS Game 2 on 3 days’ rest
Internet companies such as Google, Twitter and Facebook are increasingly co-opted for surveillance work as the information they gather proves irresistible to law enforcement agencies, Web experts said this week.
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Your data is irresistible to cops
Cooper Stone, the son of Brownwood firefighter Shannon Stone who died from injuries sustained in a fall at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on July 7, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch for Friday’s Game 1 of the ALDS.
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Son of fan who died throws out ALDS pitch
Terry Francona and the Red Sox agreed that he will not return as manager, the team announced on Friday.
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Francona, Red Sox part ways after two titles
The NFL has upheld Terrelle Pryor’s five-game suspension, a ruling that will trigger a non-injury grievance on Pryor’s behalf by the NFL Players’ Association, a union source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
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NFL upholds Pryor’s 5-game ban, cites ‘integrity’
A 67-year-old hiker nicknamed “Buffalo Bobby” was within 20 miles of completing the Appalachian Trail for the third time when he suffered a fatal medical problem.
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He dies just short of trek’s end
High winds produced dangerous, 10- to 16-foot waves along Chicago’s lakefront path, knocking down morning bikers and runners on Friday.
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Waves tumble bikers, joggers
More than an employer-employee relationship went up in flames when former Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen was dismissed from his job before the Terrapins’ season-ending bowl game.
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Ex-Terps coach Friedgen: I burned my diploma
The president of Virtus Bologna is optimistic Kobe Bryant will sign with the Italian club during the NBA lockout despite scheduling problems posed by other teams.
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Italian team confident Kobe will sign deal
Civil liberties groups condemn the drone killing of a US-born cleric.
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Is it legal to kill a citizen without due process?
Florida prosecutors have formally charged former World Series MVP Manny Ramirez with domestic violence.
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Manny formally charged with domestic violence
For the time being, it looks like American consumers are Absent Without Leave. And until they return, don’t expect to see any real recovery in economic growth and the job market.
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Consumers have gone AWOL
Ten days after the military dumped its “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gays and lesbians in the military, the Pentagon has issued new rules allowing military chaplains to perform same-sex marriages, but only if allowed by law and the chaplain’s beliefs.
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Military OK to same-sex marriage
An explosion outside a gendarme station rocked Turkey’s popular Mediterranean resort region of Antalya Friday afternoon. A local government official told CNN one man who appeared to be a suicide bomber was killed in the blast.
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Suicide bomber targeted resort
Cooper Stone, the son of Brownwood firefighter Shannon Stone who died from injuries sustained in a fall at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on July 7, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch for Friday’s Game 1 of the ALDS.
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Son of fan who died to throw out ALDS pitch
Terry Francona met with the Red Sox Friday morning to discuss his future, but Theo Epstein said no announcement would be coming.
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Francona, Red Sox meet, don’t reveal status
Being a VIP in the ER comes with certain perks, according to emergency department doctors who say they routinely bump influential people to the front of the line for faster — but not better — care.
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VIPs get special ER treatment
LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant and other NBA players have arrived for meetings with owners that could determine if the season starts on time.
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NBA players, owners arrive for crucial talks
Florida’s move to late January means election season will start earlier than planned.
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Fla. scrambles GOP calendar
Teenage sensation Lexi Thompson will be going to work full-time on the LPGA Tour next year.
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Thompson, 16, approved as LPGA Tour member
Former light-welterweight champion Ricky Hatton says he slipped into depression and considered suicide while trying to come to grips with his loss to Manny Pacquiao in May 2009.
The coach of a junior varsity football team has been suspended for making his players lie down in a central New York cemetery after a loss in an effort to motivate them.
Curtis Painter will make his first NFL start at quarterback for the Colts Monday at Tampa Bay.
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Colts to start Painter at QB on Monday vs. Bucs
The NFL responded to the controversy regarding accusations of the Washington Redskins’ defense mimicking the Dallas Cowboys’ cadence Monday night by sending a memo to all 32 teams about the issue, according to manager Jerry Jones.
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NFL issues reminder that D can’t mimic cadence
The Detroit Tigers have put all five starters on the roster for their playoff series against the New York Yankees.
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Tigers include all 5 starters on roster for ALDS
The Pentagon has decided that military chaplains may perform same-sex unions, whether on or off military property.
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New role for military chaplains
Protests to draw attention to the power of Wall Street firms in the United States and world economies will continue for a 14th straight day Friday in New York City.
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Wall Street protests enter 14th day
A suspected U.S. drone fired two missiles at a vehicle in northwest Pakistan, killing three suspected militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said Friday.
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Drone strikes kill three in Pakistan
Of the 7,800 municipal bonds in the country, only 25 have junk status, rated by Moody's Ba1 or lower. These are the 9 American cities closest to going broke.
Dewey Bozella, who was released from prison in 2009 after serving 26 years for a murder he did not commit, will make his professional boxing debut Oct. 15.
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Bozella licensed to make pro boxing debut at 52
There's a new best/worst places to live list – but this one is for endangered sea turtles. Experts published a study showing that half of the worst places are on beaches in the Indian Ocean.
At a fundraising appearance in Louisiana, the New Jersey Republican ignores multiple questions from reporters about a potential bid for the White House.
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Few hints about ’12 bid as Christie stumps for Jindal
NYT: White House says plan could raise funds to cut deficit.
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Federal government could try ’garage sale’
Rookie left-hander Matt Moore will start Game 1 of the American League Division Series for the Tampa Bay Rays, with right-hander James Shields set to start Game 2.
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Rays to start Moore, Shields in ALDS Games 1-2
A devastating Texas drought that has browned city lawns and caused more than $5 billion in damages to the state’s farmers and ranchers could continue for another nine years, a state forecaster said on Thursday.
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Grim predictions say 9 more years of Texas drought possible
Israeli warplanes took to the air overnight Thursday, striking back after rockets were fired into territory from Gaza, Israeli and Palestinian officials said.
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Israel retaliates after rocket strike
Low-level and white-collar criminals to serve sentences in county jails.
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Calif. prison overhaul may cut inmate time
Gunmen opposed to Cameroon’s long-time leader traded fire with police for hours Thursday in the nation’s largest city, Doula.
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Gunmen battle police in Cameroon
Pakistan’s prime minister Thursday rejected accusations made by a top U.S. military official last week that the Haqqani terrorist network is a “veritable arm” of Pakistan’s intelligence services.
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Gilani denies terror network links
Delvon Roe, the rugged forward who helped Michigan State make it to a pair of Final Fours, has decided to quit the basketball team because of knee pain.
Canada in just six years has lost nearly 50 percent of the ice shelf area that holds back glacial ice from melting into the ocean, scientists report.
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Ice shelves breaking up fast
A four-day long gunfight in Indian-administered Kashmir has left five militants and four Indian security personnel dead, regional authorities said Thursday.
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Nine killed in 4-day gunfight in Kashmir
A coalition of 60 political parties and groups — including the powerful Muslim Brotherhood — are threatening to boycott Egypt’s parliamentary elections set to start in November unless the country’s military rulers meet specific demands by Sunday, a statement from the so-called Democratic Coalition said late Wednesday.
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Egypt parties threaten election boycott
On Monday night, Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo received two pain injections for his fractured rib to play against the Redskins, and he said he’ll need more for Sunday’s game.
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Romo may get more pain injections for Sunday
Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein said he won’t make a scapegoat of skipper Terry Francona after the team’s unprecedented September collapse.
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Red Sox GM not blaming collapse on Francona
France is to open an office in North Korea in the coming days to build cultural ties and help with aid efforts, the French Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
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France to open office in North Korea
New data show an economy barely keeping its head above water.
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US jobs machine remains badly broken
The Cleveland Indians have picked up manager Manny Acta’s contract option for 2013.
If you thought the 2011 season seemed like a throwback, you were right. Scoring and home runs dropped to levels not seen in 19 years.
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MLB offense in 2011 dropped to two-decade low
If you thought the 2011 season seemed like a throwback, you were right. Scoring and home runs dropped to levels not seen in 19 years.
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MLB offense in 2011 dropped to two-decade low
A standoff near Wall Street between anti-capitalism protesters and police may drag on into winter, with an unauthorized march on police headquarters the likely next test of tensions.
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Wall Street protests target cops
Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart says the Southeastern Conference will expand again and officials at each school need to have a number of frank discussions before moving forward.
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Tennessee AD says SEC will continue to expand
Officials say hitting the terror group may not be in their best interest.
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Will Pakistan hit terror group?
The first bodyguard to reach Michael Jackson’s bedroom after the singer’s doctor called for help has told jurors that he was told by the doctor to gather medicine vials before calling 911.
Officials say hitting the terror group may not be in their best interest.
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Will Pakistan hit terror group?
Full Tilt Poker, a popular poker website that once offered gambling to thousands of players around the world, had its license revoked by gambling regulators on Thursday who said the site misled officials about its financial operations.
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Full Tilt Poker has gambling license revoked
Greece’s private creditors have reacted angrily to suggestions that some eurozone countries want bondholders to suffer bigger losses than those agreed in the second bail-out of Athens.
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Greece creditors in bailout backlash
Retired American race car driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser Jr. has been arrested on drunken driving and reckless driving charges in New Mexico.
Donovan McNabb says he doesn’t believe a change in his motion or footwork is necessary. He says his self-evaluation is broader than that, but he’s always striving for improvement.
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Vikings’ McNabb won’t alter motion, footwork
Dustin Johnson says there is no friction between him and fellow American Tiger Woods after losing his caddie to the former No. 1.
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Dustin Johnson not bitter to lose caddie to Tiger
The Colts are preparing as though Curtis Painter will be their starting quarterback at Tampa Bay on Monday.
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Colts prepping as if Painter will start vs. Bucs
A fish using tools to crack open a stubborn clam shell has been caught on video for the first time.
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Tool-using fish caught on video
The White House has condemned the conviction of an Iranian pastor, who may be executed in Tehran for refusing to recant his religious beliefs and convert from Christianity to Islam.
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Iranian pastor’s conviction slammed
In his first visit to Libya since the fall of Moammar Gadhafi, Sen. John McCain hailed that nation’s revolution as the showcase for the so-called Arab Spring but acknowledged a tough road lay ahead.
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McCain hails Libya as inspiration
First Read: Campaign stalls while Christie considers a bid but the primary calendar is beginning to come into focus.
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GOP race frozen in place
China’s first space laboratory module launched Thursday, according to state-run media, an important milestone in China’s plan to build a space station.
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China launches first space lab
Freddy Garcia, who was the last pitcher named to the New York Yankees’ starting rotation out of spring training, was designated Wednesday night to start Game 3 of the ALDS against the Detroit Tigers on Monday at Comerica Park.
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Yankees to start CC, Nova, Garcia in ALDS
Marilyn Monroe Dimaggio Ring Auction -In 1954 ball player Joe Dimaggio and Marilyn Monroe eloped. The marriage was to last less than a year and rumored to be filled with violence both physical and mental. However Dimaggio never spoke publicly about Monroe …
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Marilyn Monroe Dimaggio Ring Auction
Is Apple Killing iPod Classic & Shuffle? I honestly can’t remember the last time I saw someone carrying an iPod classic and I only know a handful of people who own a Shuffle. The iPod touch and iPhone just seems …
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Is Apple Killing iPod Classic & Shuffle?
Saudi King Abdullah revokes a flogging sentence for a woman who allegedly flouted the kingdom’s strict rules that prohibit women from driving a car, sources say.
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Saudi king overturns flogging sentence
The man who called 911 to Michael Jackson’s house gave harrowing testimony Thursday morning in the trial of Jackson’s doctor.
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Harrowing evidence in Murray trial
An American fugitive who once hijacked a plane lived openly in Guinea-Bissau during the 1980s under his real name and even knew U.S. officials there, a former U.S. ambassador said Thursday.
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NJ fugitive lived openly
Should You Give Your Child An Allowance – No matter how many books there are on parenting there is no one book that tells you the right way to parent. That is because there is no right way! Just opinions …
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Should You Give Your Child An Allowance
Reebok Settles ‘Toning Shoe’ Lawsuit For $25M – Did you ever buy a pair of those toning shoes offered by various sports shoe manufacturers? You know, the ones that claim to firm your butt, tone your legs and all for …
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Reebok Settles 'Toning Shoe' Lawsuit For $25M
The U.S. ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, was safe Thursday after being attacked by pro-government group, a U.S. government official told CNN.
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U.S. ambassador safe after Syria attack
Authorities in suburban Detroit say Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace has been charged with drunken driving and unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon after a traffic stop.
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Pistons’ Wallace faces drunken driving charge
The Alabama fan indicted for poisoning Auburn’s famous oaks at Toomer’s Corner apologized to Tigers fans in an emotional radio appearance Wednesday but still didn’t admit that it was he who attacked the trees.
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Alleged tree poisoner apologizes to Auburn fans
A special security court in Bahrain sentenced a protester to death for killing a policeman during a wave of anti-government demonstrations earlier this year, according to a lawyer.
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Bahrain to put protester to death
As debt-ridden Greece braces for strikes while its prime minister attempts to reassure Europe that his country will pay its bills, the 17 eurozone countries are in various stages of deciding whether to approve the expansion of the powers and financing of the European Financial Stability Facility bailout fund.
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Bailout fund reform: Who backs it?
The Tampa Bay Rays clinched the AL wild card with a stunning rally Wednesday night, overcoming a late seven-run deficit and then beating the New York Yankees 8-7 on Evan Longoria’s home run in the 12th inning.
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Longoria, Rays walk off in 12th and into playoffs
Charges that the country is helping insurgents causes backlash.
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US ‘threat’ of military action unites Pakistan
New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes singled in the first inning and then was promptly removed by manager Terry Collins. Reyes’ strategy paid off as he became the first batting champion in franchise history after Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun went 0-for-4.
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Mets’ Reyes pulled after hit, wins NL batting title
Mike Napoli broke a tie in the ninth inning with his fourth homer in two games, and the Texas Rangers finally clinched home-field advantage in the AL division series with a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.
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Napoli’s 2 HRs help Rangers clinch home field
Interim Big 12 Commissioner Chuck Neinas says he is confident Missouri will stay in the Big 12.
A New Zealand man who thought he was about to die after getting stuck in a woodchipping machine’s conveyor belt called his partner to say goodbye, local media reported.
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Pulled into chipper, he phones
The Tucson shooting suspect has made “measurable progress.”
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Judge: Loughner can be made fit for trial
Chris Carpenter and the St. Louis Cardinals earned at least a tie for the NL wild card, beating the Houston Astros 8-0 on Wednesday night.
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Carpenter’s gem gets Cards at least wild-card tie
A Massachusetts man is accused of wanting to attack the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol with a remote-controlled aircraft filled with plastic explosives, federal officials said.
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Plot to attack Pentagon alleged
Syrian forces shelled the country’s western city of Al-Rastan for a second day Wednesday in a battle against military defectors, opposition activist groups reported.
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Syrian forces pound western city
Kenya’s president declared two days of national mourning Wednesday for Wangari Maathai, the first woman from Africa to win the Nobel Peace Prize, who died Monday after a battle with cancer.
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Kenya to hold a state funeral for Maathai
The four European members of the U.N. Security Council are softening their stance on Syria with an eye toward persuading Russia and China to get on board with council action.
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EU nations dial back Syria resolution
Companies lift orders for goods that keep factories humming.
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Fresh data show economy has a pulse
A grand jury has reduced charges against Jordan Jefferson to a misdemeanor for his involvement in a bar fight and the quarterback’s attorney says his suspension from the top-ranked Tigers has been lifted.
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Jury reduces charges against LSU QB Jefferson
When NBA labor talks resume Friday, NBA commissioner David Stern is planning to threaten players with the cancellation of the entire 2011-12 season if the sides haven’t made major progress toward a deal by the end of the weekend, according to sources.
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Sources: Stern to tell players season in peril
Though airfares to Europe have dropped somewhat, a few tricks can make flights even cheaper.
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NYT: Get cheaper Europe flight
But melons with listeria should be near the end of their shelf life.
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More illness expected from tainted cantaloupe
The presidents of the Big East member schools will discuss the future of the conference at a meeting this weekend, UConn President Susan Herbst said Wednesday.
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Big East presidents slated to meet this weekend
As they do with several plays each week, the Dallas Cowboys have asked the NFL to look into Washington’s snap simulation from Monday’s game that led to several early shotgun snaps from center Phil Costa.
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Cowboys want NFL to look at Redskins’ mimicry
First Read: Texas governor says calling foes of in-state tuition for the children of illegal immigrants heartless was “inappropriate.”
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Perry disowns immigration line
Despite Jay Cutler’s reputation for toughness, the Chicago Bears quarterback admitted Wednesday the pressure he’s received through the first three games is affecting him.
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Cutler releasing ball faster due to fear of sacks