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Cal Raleigh successful on first All-Star robot umpire challenge, a day after winning Home Run Derby

Athletics rookie Jacob Wilson also was successful as the first batter to call for a challenge, reversing a 1-0 fastball from Washington’s MacKenzie Gore ...

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Max Fried comes back to Atlanta as Yankees All-Star

“It’s been really cool,” said Fried, who was cheered during All-Star introductions Tuesday. “I still have my house here, so being able to go ...

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Pentagon ends deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles

The end of the deployment comes a week after federal authorities and National Guard troops arrived at MacArthur Park with guns and horses in ...

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National Park Service defends the handling of lightning-sparked blaze that destroyed historic lodge

The Park Service had posted on social media last week that the fire was being managed under a “confine and contain strategy,” which allowed ...

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Prince Harry is in Angola to raise awareness for land mine clearing, repeating Diana’s 1997 trip

Her advocacy helped mobilize support for a treaty banning land mines later that year. This is not the first time Harry has followed in ...

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Some Australian dolphins use sponges to hunt fish, but it’s harder than it looks

Hunting with a sponge on their face interferes with bottlenose dolphins’ finely tuned sense of echolocation, of emitting sounds and listening for echoes to ...

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After benching Atlanta in 2021, MLB acts like the All-Star Game snub never happened

Their response shows how much Georgia politics have changed since Stacey Abrams put voting rights at the center of her failed bids for governor ...

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‘American Idol’ music supervisor and husband both found dead at LA home

“Robin has been a cornerstone of the Idol family since 2009 and was truly loved and respected by all who came in contact with ...

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Trump tells Texas Republicans to redraw the state congressional map to help keep House majority

Trump had a call earlier Tuesday with members of Texas’ Republican congressional delegation and told them the state Legislature would pursue five new winnable ...

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‘Severance’ leads Emmy nominees with 27 and ‘The Studio’ tops comedies as Apple TV+ dominates

Lead acting nominations came for “Severance” stars Adam Scott and Britt Lower for what amounted to dual roles as their characters’ “innie” work selves ...

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