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Connie Francis, whose hit songs included ‘Who’s Sorry Now?’ and ‘Pretty Little Baby,’ dies at 87

LOS ANGELES – Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and ‘60s whose hits included “Pretty Little Baby” and “Who’s Sorry Now?” ...

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NBA will take a harder look at expansion, Commissioner Adam Silver says

LAS VEGAS – The NBA may finally be one step closer on the long road to expansion. Saying owners have a “curiosity” about the ...

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MLB honors Hank Aaron with recreation of record 715th homer during All-Star Game

ATLANTA – Major League Baseball honored late Hall of Famer Hank Aaron by recreating his record-breaking 715th home run through the use of projection ...

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

WASHINGTON – Some dolphins in Australia have a special technique to flush fish from the seafloor. They hunt with a sponge on their beak, ...

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Vance heads to Pennsylvania to launch the White House’s first major push to sell Trump’s big bill

Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday will head to the swing political turf of northeastern Pennsylvania to begin selling President Donald Trump’s sweeping budget-and-policy ...

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How Trump could use a building renovation to oust the Fed chair

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump says he has finally found a way to achieve his goal of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, accusing ...

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Rough times for broadcast networks illustrate changing media landscape

NEW YORK – Two milestones revealed this week illustrate the diminishing power of broadcast television in the media world — one fueled by the ...

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Kyle Schwarber’s 3 homers in All-Star Game’s first tiebreaking swing-off lift NL over AL

ATLANTA – Kyle Schwarber went 3 for 3 in the first All-Star Game home run swing-off to put the National League ahead 4-3 following ...

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Russia may hope to use Trump’s 50-day window to wear down Ukraine, but quick gains seem unlikely

President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to Russia to accept a peace deal in Ukraine within 50 days or face bruising sanctions on its energy exports ...

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Roman-era mosaic panel with erotic theme that was stolen during World War II returns to Pompeii

POMPEII – A mosaic panel on travertine slabs, depicting an erotic theme from the Roman era, was returned to the archaeological park of Pompeii ...

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