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Bobby Cox, manager of Braves' teams that ruled National League and won 1995 World Series, dies at 84
13+ min ago (1246+ words) Cox died in Marietta, Georgia, according to the Atlanta Braves. He had a stroke in 2019 and heart issues that complicated his recovery. "Bobby was the best manager to ever wear a Braves uniform. He led our team to 14 straight division…...
Caitlin Clark-Paige Bueckers matchup highlights WNBA's big opening weekend
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (695+ words) Yet even with the anticipation of seeing two of the league's most popular players and the last four No. 1 draft picks squaring off in Game 1, nobody was excited to get started than Clark. The WNBA schedule makers certainly gave fans…...
Tennessee redistricting plan splits Memphis neighbors and reshapes midterms as other states follow
4+ hour, 27+ min ago (777+ words) But as of Thursday, they will no longer cast the same ballot despite living across the street from each other. A line runs down the middle of the street, placing Fowler in the 8th Congressional District, which runs hundreds of miles…...
Indonesian rescuers find 1 body after volcano eruption as search continues for 2 more
5+ hour, 36+ min ago (458+ words) The slain hikers were among 20 who set out to ascend the 1, 355-meter (4, 445-foot) volcano in defiance of safety restrictions and became stranded when Dukono erupted early Friday, spewing a thick ash column that rose about 10 kilometers (6 miles) into the air....
Health advice is all over social media. Here's how to vet claims
9+ hour, 13+ min ago (933+ words) Health and wellness advice is available in abundance on social media " from trendy to informative to straight-up disinformation " and you're far from alone in seeing it. A new survey by the Pew Research Center finds that about 4 in 10 U. S. adults " and…...
Pedestrian dies after being hit by Frontier Airlines plane that was taking off at Denver airport
6+ hour, 8+ min ago (379+ words) The plane, on route from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport, "reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff at DEN at approximately 11: 19 p. m. on Friday," the airport's official X account wrote. A spokesperson for the airport said the pedestrian, who jumped a…...
Experts wonder 'Where is the CDC?' as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship
6+ hour, 8+ min ago (918+ words) In the midst of a hantavirus outbreak that involves Americans and is making headlines around the world, the U. S. government's top public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been uncharacteristically missing in action, according to a number…...
Hungary's P'ter Magyar sworn in as prime minister, ending Viktor Orb'n's 16-year rule
6+ hour, 31+ min ago (804+ words) Magyar's center-right Tisza party defeated Orb'n's nationalist-populist Fidesz in a stunning blow last month, gaining more votes and seats in Parliament than any other party in Hungary's post-Communist history. The win, which gave Tisza a two-thirds parliamentary majority, will allow…...
Rejecting church and state separation is on the wish list for Trump's religious liberty commission
6+ hour, 30+ min ago (1012+ words) One member calls for a Presidential Medal of Freedom for a baker who refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Another calls for court interventions by the Department of Justice on behalf of Amish parents fighting New…...
Moscow marks Victory Day with a scaled down Red Square parade under tight security
6+ hour, 31+ min ago (856+ words) Security was tight in Moscow as Putin and several foreign leaders attended the parade, which was scaled down even as a U. S. -brokered three-day ceasefire eased concerns about possible Ukrainian attempts to disrupt the festivities. Putin, in power for more than…...