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Paul Skenes to start 2nd straight All-Star Game for NL and Tarik Skubal to open for AL

ATLANTA – Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes will start his second straight All-Star Game for the National League and Detroit’s Tarik Skubal will open for the ...

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59 Palestinians in Gaza are killed by Israeli airstrikes or shot dead while seeking aid

DEIR EL-BALAH – At least 31 Palestinians were fatally shot on their way to an aid distribution site in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, ...

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New tax break for auto loans could save some buyers thousands of dollars. But will it boost sales?

Millions of people receive a federal tax deduction for the interest they pay on home loans. Under President Donald Trump’s new tax-cut law , ...

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California farmworker who fell from greenhouse roof during chaotic ICE raid dies

SAN FRANCISCO – A farmworker who fell from a greenhouse roof during a chaotic ICE raid this week at a California cannabis facility died ...

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The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going up for auction in New York

NEW YORK – For sale: A 54-pound (25-kilogram) rock. Estimated auction price: $2 million to $4 million. Why so expensive? It’s the largest piece ...

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Hungary’s oldest library is fighting to save 100,000 books from a beetle infestation

PANNONHALMA – Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being pulled from the shelves of a medieval abbey in Hungary in an effort to ...

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Iran says it would resume nuclear talks with US if guaranteed no further attacks

Iran’s foreign minister said Saturday that his country would accept a resumption of nuclear talks with the U.S. if there were assurances of no ...

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‘Love Island USA’ prepares to crown winning couple following tumultuous seventh season

LOS ANGELES – “Love Island USA” will crown the winning couple of its seventh season Sunday evening, culminating a tumultuous summer full of explosive ...

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Bald eagle’s new status as the official US bird brings pride and hope to many Native Americans

PRAIRIE ISLAND INDIAN COMMUNITY, Minn. – Some Native Americans traditionally bestow bald eagle feathers at ceremonies to mark achievements, such as graduations, and as ...

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FIFA says it has an agreement with soccer players’ unions for minimum rest standards

FIFA says players’ representatives and the sport’s governing body have reached a consensus on the need for a period of rest of 72 hours ...

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