All Stories from January 29, 2021 (Change date)
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MLB players' union hires analytics specialist from FangraphsJan 29, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The baseball players' association addressed a long-standing need, hiring Craig Edwards on Friday as senior analyst of economics and collective bargaining...
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Griffey hired as MLB senior adviser for youth developmentJan 29, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Ken Griffey Jr. has been hired as a senior adviser to baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred. The Hall of Fame outfielder will work in baseball operations and...
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Report: Mexican economy shrinks 8.5% in 2020Jan 29, 2021 6:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's pandemic-hit economy shrank 8.5% in 2020, the largest single-year drop since 1932 and the second consecutive year of economic contraction. Me...
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UNC looks for home win vs NDJan 29, 2021 6:00 am - Notre Dame (5-9, 2-6) vs. North Carolina (11-5, 6-3) Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: North Carolina looks for its fi...
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Grains mixed, livestock mixedJan 29, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed on Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. was up 2.50 cents at $6.5325 a bushel; Mar. corn rose 2....
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Activists: Next Columbus police chief must be an outsiderJan 29, 2021 6:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The next police chief of Columbus must come from outside the agency and through a national search, community activists critical of policing in Ohio...
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Warden out after new allegations at embattled federal jailJan 29, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The warden brought in to clean up the federal jail where Jeffrey Epstein killed himself has abruptly stepped down after a yearlong tenure marred by the r...
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China derecognizes British National Overseas passportJan 29, 2021 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China said Friday it will no longer recognize the British National Overseas passport as a valid travel document or form of identification amid a bitter fe...
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WNBA's Layshia Clarendon has surgery to remove breastsJan 29, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Liberty guard Layshia Clarendon, who identifies as transgender and nonbinary, announced on social media Friday that they had surgery to remove breast tis...
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Nets forward Kevin Durant to sit against Oklahoma CityJan 29, 2021 6:00 am - OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant will rest against his former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, on Friday. Nets coach Steve Nash said Durant has ha...