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Chicago Cubs closer David Robertson, 37, fulfills dream by hitting in a major-league game for the 1st time

7 days ago | Boston Herald | 2 articles

David Robertson waited 14 years for this moment. The Chicago Cubs' 37-year-old closer had been itching to step into the batter's box just once during his major-league career...
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'Nowhere I feel safe': Election officials recount threats

8 days ago | My Sanantonio | 3 articles

WASHINGTON - A former Georgia election worker in gripping testimony Tuesday told the House Jan. 6 committee about the onslaught of threats that she and her family received...
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Celtics year-end Report Card

9 days ago | Boston Herald

Ime Udoka warned his players. As close as they got, be prepared for a painful summer. “It's going to hurt. It will hurt for a while. Probably that stuff never goes away. I've...
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After position change, Gleyber Torres has second chance to make a difference for Yankees

12 days ago | Boston Herald

TORONTO - Gleyber Torres looks like, well, Gleyber Torres. Not the Gleyber Torres the Yankees fretted about over the previous two seasons. He looks nothing like the kid that...
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Clash of the New York titans: Tensions rise between onetime allies Adams and de Blasio

14 days ago | Politico

NEW YORK - Bill de Blasio is fighting a crowded contest for Congress and scrapping for every advantage he can find. But the former New York mayor is holding back when it comes...
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The Case Against April Becker

15 days ago | DCCC

“April Becker is out of touch with Nevadans and her extremist agenda shows it. Becker wants to roll back women's right to abortion and opposes bipartisan bills to create good...
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Shortened Georgia runoff poses hurdles for voters, officials

17 days ago | My Sanantonio

ATLANTA - Georgia's 2021 voting law made changes that drew a firestorm of criticism - bans on giving water to people waiting to vote, a shorter period to request an absentee...
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With ‘Jurassic World 3,' dinosaurs rule again at box office

17 days ago | Boston Herald

Move over Maverick, the dinosaurs have arrived to claim their throne. “Jurassic World: Dominion” took a mighty bite out of the box office with $143.4 million in North American...
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How Rob Williams unlocked the Celtics' Game 3 win over the Warriors

21 days ago | Boston Herald

The trouble for the Warriors midway through the NBA Finals is Celtics center Rob Williams can reach places they can't go. He can spring for two offensive rebounds in a...
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Ticker: Paramount sued over ‘Top Gun' copyright claim; Target slashing prices to clear inventory

22 days ago | Boston Herald | 2 articles

The widow and son of the man who wrote the 1983 article that inspired the original “Top Gun” are suing Paramount Pictures over its sequel, “Top Gun: Maverick.” In a complaint...
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Texas police: 4 migrants killed in smuggling attempt

ENCINAL, Texas - Four migrants died Thursday and three other people were injured in a highway crash in Texas that authorities described as another fatal human smuggling attempt... Read more ...

Iran says it's ready for new talks with US on nuclear deal

By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS - Iran said Thursday it is ready for new indirect talks with the United States to overcome the last hurdles to revive its tattered 2015... Read more ...

Alabama cites abortion ruling in transgender medication case

By KIM CHANDLER MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can prohibit abortion, Alabama has seized on the decision to argue that the state should... Read more ...

Texas woman accused in cyclist death arrested in Costa Rica

By KEN MILLER A Texas woman suspected in the fatal shooting of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson at an Austin home has been arrested in Costa Rica, the U.S. Marshals... Read more ...

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in to Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in on Thursday, the culmination of her historic ascension as the first black woman to claim a seat on the nation's highest... Read more ...

Opinion | 4 Things Biden Can Do Right Now on Abortion

President Joe Biden has vowed his administration would use “all of its appropriate lawful powers” to counter the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade. But so far... Read more ...

Edibles and beverages laced with cannabis ingredient THC become legal Friday...

Edibles and beverages may contain 5 milligrams of cannabis ingredient THC per serving and 50 milligrams per package. Read more ...

Yvette Herrell OK With Climate Change as Her District Faces Historic...

In yet another tragic and unsettling decision, the Supreme Court stripped the Environmental Protection Agency of nearly all its authority to lead the fight against climate... Read more ...

Could the Supreme Court give Republicans more control over how to run elections?

Conservatives are closer than they've ever been to making the law of the land a once-marginal legal theory that gives state politicians more, unchecked power in how elections... Read more ...

ICYMI: Maryott Doesn't Want to Talk About Abortion, Throws in Lot With...

Nationwide, GOP candidates are scared to talk about their deeply unpopular opinions on abortion rights, and Brian Maryott - who previously expressed support for a total... Read more ...