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Davies, Pederson lead Cubs over Pirates 3-2, 4th win in row CHICAGO -- — Zach Davies allowed five hits in seven scoreless innings, Rex Brothers got his first save in eight years and the Chicago Cubs held on to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Friday, extending their winning streak to four. Joc Pederson had three ...
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Vikings sign undrafted former Minnesota State TE Shane Zylstra The Vikings announced Friday the addition of Zylstra, who went undrafted in 2020 after finishing as the career leader for the Mavericks with career receptions, receiving yards and touchdown catches. With 81 receptions in 2019, Zylstra broke the school record ...
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Zion Williamson out indefinitely with fractured finger as Pelicans blame injury on officiating Williamson underwent a CT scan on Thursday that revealed the injury. A treatment plan and timetable for his return will be determined after further evaluation. Griffin said the Pelicans had tried to tell the league that Williamson ...
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'Covid Crime Wave' Weighed Heavily on Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who announced she would not run for re-election, faced criticism for her city's sharp increase in violence.
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Bryce Harper, Jean Segura return for Philadelphia Phillies to start against Atlanta Braves Harper missed four consecutive games, and Segura was on the IL with a right quad strain. Both are starting in Friday night's National League East matchup against the Atlanta Braves. The Phillies are in first place ...
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US picked up just 266000 jobs in April, well below expectations as economy struggles to rebound The April unemployment rate remained relatively unchanged at 6.1 percent, although economists caution that the number is misleadingly low, given how many people have dropped out of the labor force in the past year.
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Biden White House posts first tranche of White House visitor logs in break with Trump (CNN) The White House on Friday released the first tranche of the complex's visitor logs after announcing it would resume releasing the records that the Trump administration withheld. The first tranche names 400 visitors who visited the White House between ...
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Voters flock to PM Johnson's party as Labour loses bastion LONDON (Reuters) -Voters in an opposition stronghold turned en masse to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives, boosting his parliamentary majority on Friday despite a high COVID-19 death toll, last year's record economic slump and ...
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Justice Dept. Proposes Rule to Crack Down on 'Ghost Guns' The proposal came in response to a directive from President Biden to find a way to help combat gun deaths.
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UEFA 'reintegrates' nine of 12 Super League teams; holdouts could face disciplinary measures The Super League drew the ire of soccer fans around the world for a variety of reasons, not the least of which was that it was a "closed" competition, similar to American sports leagues, and abandoned European soccer traditions of promotion and relegation.
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A huge Chinese rocket booster is falling from space, but don't worry. It likely won't hit you. This reentry prediction plot by the Aerospace Corporation shows the estimated splashdown point of China's 21 metric ton Long March 5B rocket booster on May 9, 2021. As of evening May 7 ...
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Justice Dept. Starts to Seek Plea Deals in Capitol Riot Cases The prosecutors overseeing the vast investigation into the riot at the Capitol this winter have started offering plea deals to defendants, several lawyers said, a significant step in advancing the inquiry into the attack. The plea negotiations, which have largely ...
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Amnesty apologises to Alexei Navalny over 'prisoner of conscience' status Mr Navalny is President Vladimir Putin's most prominent critic. He was sent to a penal colony in February after a court ruled he had broken the terms of a suspended jail term on embezzlement ...
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To Map Billions of Cicadas, It Takes Thousands of Citizen Scientists Mozgai isn't an entomologist — he does online marketing for DirecTV. But since 2007, he's worked closely with academic researchers to track various broods of periodical cicadas, as part of one of the oldest citizen science efforts in the U.S..
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Win $10000 for free on the Goodyear 400 NASCAR race at Darlington Fact: Hamlin has led for 744 laps – the most in the circuit this season by 233 over Kyle Larson. At Darlington, he has three wins and has lead for 593 laps in 17 races. That's why he is considered the best pick of this group.
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US Slams Iran-Backed Yemen Rebels for Snubbing UN Envoy The Biden administration is lashing out at Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels for refusing to meet with a senior U.N. official to discuss ending the country's devastating conflict and speeding humanitarian relief to suffering civilians. By Associated Press. |. May 7 ...
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California's population dropped for the first time in the state's recorded history Los Angeles County lost population for the third straight year in a row, according to a new state report. (CNN) California's population fell in ...
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Zach Wilson had his first NFL practice. What was learned from it? Zach Wilson's first NFL practice is in the books, as the former BYU quarterback sported a red No. 2 jersey during the New York Jets' opening day of rookie minicamp on Friday. Other than getting his feet wet, there was little else to report from what is the start of ...
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Whitmer Won't Discuss Trip After Reported Use of Private Jet Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is facing renewed scrutiny after reports that she used a private plane shared by high-powered, politically connected Detroit-area business families to visit her elderly father in Florida in March. By Associated Press. |. May 7, 2021.
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Nationals' Juan Soto: Cleared to serve as DH Soto (shoulder) will bat third as serve as the designated hitter Friday against the Yankees, Jessica Camerato of MLB.com reports. Soto returned from the injured list Tuesday but was limited to pinch-hit duty during the midweek series against Atlanta. He went ...
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Late for Work 5/7: Ravens Land Highly Touted Offensive Tackle in Todd McShay's 2022 Mock Draft McShay predicted the Ravens will draft Brown's long-term replacement at right tackle next year, as he mocked Penn State offensive tackle Rasheed Walker to Baltimore at No. 26 overall. (The draft order was determined by combining 2022 power rankings from ...
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How to Get an SBA Startup Loan Entrepreneurs hoping to secure startup funding with an SBA loan can look to the following programs backed (and, in some cases, funded) by the U.S. Small Business Administration: SBA microloans, Community Advantage loans, 504 loans and 7(a) loans.
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5 Questions: Roshni Mathew on advantages of COVID-19 vaccination Roshni Mathew, a pediatric infectious disease specialist, discussed the race to inoculate as many people as possible against COVID-19 to prevent the emergence of variants that could increase disease rates. May 7 ...
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Nearly 1 in 3 Oregon students are still learning remotely as final districts reopen high schools The number of students in Oregon's public schools learning exclusively remotely hit an all-time low as the last districts in the Portland metro area opened their high schools for in-person learning. About 389,000 of the state's 560,000 students are now regularly ...
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Matt Lanter Interview: Jupiter's Legacy Jupiter's Legacy is now out on Netflix. The series, adapted from the comic book by Mark Millar and Frank Quitely, takes a unique approach to the superhero genre. It's not the average story about superheroes fighting to take down a villain and saving people.
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Fact-checking posts about the 2021 National Day of Prayer There was no public service held at the U.S. Capitol, as there has been in some years — but the day was still observed. · President Joe Biden issued the typical proclamation designating the day and participated in a virtual prayer event.
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UK to ease holiday travel ban yet keeps most quarantines Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the country's current blanket ban on overseas vacations will be replaced on May 17 by a traffic-light system classifying countries as low, medium or high risk. The "green list ...
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Ohio GOP calls on US Rep. Anthony Gonzalez to resign for voting to impeach Donald Trump Trump was impeached by the U.S. House for inciting a riot at the U.S. Capitol as President Joe Biden's electoral victory was being certified, though the Senate did not vote to convict him.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Rise as Jarring Jobs Miss Cools Taper Talk The Dow and S&P 500 ended the week at new highs after a big nonfarm payrolls miss eased anxiety the Fed will tighten the purse strings. by: Karee Venema. May 7, 2021. chart of stock price moving higher. Getty Images. Stocks brushed off a dismal April jobs ...
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As Albert Pujols aged, baseball got a lot younger - and the Angels paid the price Albert Pujols' time with the St. Louis Cardinals cemented his status as a Hall of Famer, possibly the greatest right-handed hitter of his generation. His legacy with the Los Angeles Angels is far broader, and less flattering. Pujols' tenure with the Angels expired ...
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Ex-campaign staffer to former Sen. Martha McSally pleads guilty to stealing campaign funds Barry, 33, of Illinois, stole more than $115,000 from the McSally for Senate Campaign in 2018 and 2019, the department said. Barry fraudulently directed the campaign to pay him more than what he was ...
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Newcastle close to EPL safety after stunning Leicester 4-2 LEICESTER, England (AP) — Newcastle stunned Leicester 4-2 to inch closer to survival in the English Premier League and deal a potentially damaging blow to the Foxes' Champions League hopes on Friday. Callum Wilson struck twice to all but secure the ...
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Preview: Mavs getting ready to play Cavs twice in a three-day span PREVIEW. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (21-45) AT MAVERICKS (38-28). Time: 7:30 p.m.. Place: American Airlines Center, Dallas. TV: Bally Sports Southwest. Radio: ESPN 103.3 FM; Univision 1270 AM (Spanish). About the Mavericks: From the looks of ...
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Army trainee from NJ in custody after hijacking school bus full of kids RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – A Fort Jackson Army trainee left the base Thursday morning and hijacked a school bus, the Richland County Sheriff's Department said. Sheriff Leon Lott said the trainee, later identified as Jovan Collazo, was wearing ...
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Metro Detroit weather: Scattered showers, storms during a chilly Friday evening DETROIT – Welcome to Friday, Motown. Some Southeast Michigan municipalities received quite a good light show with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Thunder and lightning becomes less frequent this evening, but we'll still have some scattered ...
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Flavor Flav wants to help Melinda Gates find love through new television show Rapper Flavor Flav wants to produce "Melinda of Love" for the recently divorced Melinda Gates. Courtesy Kevin Mazur/Getty Images, Twitter. "Yeah boy!" Rapper ...
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Putin's Third Decade Of Leadership Is Setting A New Course For Russia Vladimir Putin made a quiet entry into the Russian political elite in the last year of the last century. In this century, he has led the world's largest country to prosperity, and renewed status as a global power. As his third decade at the top continues, he's settling ...
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Pfizer/BioNTech take first step toward full approval for COVID-19 vaccine Pfizer and BioNTech applied to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for full approval of their COVID-19 vaccine. More than 134 million doses of Pfizer's vaccine have already been administered across the U.S. under an emergency use authorization (EUA) ...
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TripAdvisor sorry for Auschwitz review error Review platform TripAdvisor has apologised after initially opting to leave up an offensive review of the Auschwitz Museum in Poland. The review has now been deleted and the poster banned, it said, blaming a screening "failure". The museum complained ...
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39 people found after dozens bail out of 18-wheeler at far East Side truck stop, SAPD says SAN ANTONIO – Update: San Antonio police said 39 people have been found in the surrounding area as of Friday morning, after a tractor-trailer was pulled over May 6. Homeland Security Investigations responded to a call from San Antonio police after ...
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Progressive Seattle mayoral candidate lays out plan to curb gun violence Across Seattle and King County, gun violence has risen over the past 15 months. In 2020, there was a 36% increase in shootings, according to the King County Prosecutor's Office, and 2021 is on track to match or surpass that as we head into spring and ...
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Huntsville Police Officer William Darby found guilty of murder Darby was released from the Madison County Jail on $100,000 bond. District Attorney Rob Broussard spoke after the verdict. He said Justice demanded the DA's office to prosecute Officer Darby. He also said the verdict is ...
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Margaret Cho is done coping with Asian hate in silence: 'The invisibility is the worst' The multi-hyphenate star is engaging in conversations about racism against Asian Americans and fighting misinformation on the topic like never before. Margaret Cho. During Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, TODAY talked to Margaret Cho about ...
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Even If Epic Loses Against Apple, Developers Could Still Win Hey everyone, it's Mark. I've been following the trial between Apple Inc. and Epic Games Inc. since Monday, and so far, it looks like Apple is scoring most of the wins. The core issue is very simple: Epic Games is accusing Apple of monopolistic behavior on its ...
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NASA Mars helicopter heard humming through thin Martian air CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — First came the amazing pictures, then the video. Now NASA is sharing sounds of its little helicopter humming through the thin Martian air. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California released this first-ever audio Friday, just ...
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Michigan and Minnesota assistants are finalists for UB head coaching job After six seasons with the 57-year-old Leipold at the helm, it seems UB intends to bring youthful energy to Buffalo. Harasymiak, 34, would become the youngest head coach in the nation ...
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Over 220000 smoke alarms recalled for risk of failing to alert people to a fire Several popular smoke alarms are being recalled over concerns they don't properly alert people to the presence of a fire, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday. Kidde, which makes the TruSense smoke alarm and a ...
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Texas Agriculture commissioner consultant accused of stealing $55K from people wanting hemp licenses Todd Malcom Smith, 59, faces a theft charge and bonded out of jail as of Friday. He does not have an attorney listed in online court records but KXAN will reach out for comment when he does and will update this story.
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Sherpa guide scales Mount Everest for record 25th time Kami Rita and 11 other Sherpa guides reached the summit at about 6 p.m., Department of Tourism official Mira Acharya said. They are the first group of climbers to reach the summit this ...
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Arkansas to end federal unemployment program payment boost LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas will be ending its participation in the federal supplemental unemployment assistance program, which was brought on to help thousands of Americans impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Asa Hutchinson has ...
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