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Liberty top Aces 88-84 to take a 2-0 lead in the WNBA semifinals and put the champs on the brinkOct 01, 2024 9:12 pm - NEW YORK — Sabrina Ionescu scored 24 points and the New York Liberty beat the Las Vegas Aces 88-84 on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five semifinal serie...
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Gonzaga set to join rebuilt Pac-12, while UTEP goes to Mountain WestOct 01, 2024 7:28 pm - Rebuilding the Pac-12 Conference centered around football. It'll be a pretty good basketball conference, too, after landing one of the perennial hoops powers on the West ...
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Since its inception more than two decades ago, the experimental rock band Xiu Xiu has danced between extremes. The prolific band, which released their 18th LP recently, is bringing its unique sound to Chicago’s Sleeping Village Monday, Oct. 21.Oct 01, 2024 5:40 pm - LOS ANGELES — Since its inception more than two decades ago, the experimental rock band Xiu Xiu has danced between extremes. They’ve made music — drenched in synthesizers...
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Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of MexicoOct 01, 2024 4:24 pm - MEXICO CITY — Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in Tuesday as Mexico’s first female president, riding the enthusiasm over her predecessor’s social programs but also facing chal...
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15-year-old is charged with murder in July shooting death of Chicago mail carrierOct 01, 2024 3:20 pm - CHICAGO — A 15-year-old has been arrested in Iowa and charged with murder in the shooting death of a mail carrier in Chicago over the summer, police said Tuesday. Octavia...
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Nutty Parmesan, briny capers and pickled peppers turn cauliflower steaks into a satisfying mainOct 01, 2024 8:45 am - Cauliflower can be bland and boring if not treated correctly. But browning the vegetable in the oven coaxes out deep, almost meaty flavors that transform it into a satisfying vegetarian main.
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Crews search for survivors in North Carolina’s mountains days after Helene's delugeOct 01, 2024 8:12 am - Rescuers fanned out across the mountains of western North Carolina on Tuesday in search of anyone still unaccounted for since Hurricane Helene’s remnants caused catastrophic damage to the Southeast, with the death toll nearing 140 people.
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Jimmy Carter and his hometown of Plains celebrate the 39th president's 100th birthdayOct 01, 2024 7:54 am - Jimmy Carter reached his 100th birthday Tuesday, the first time an American president has lived a full century and the latest milestone in a life that took the son of a Depression-era farmer to the White House and across the world as a Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian and advocate for democracy.
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What Vance, Walz need to do to win Tuesday’s vice-presidential debateOct 01, 2024 7:08 am - The first and only vice-presidential debate is Tuesday. Republican nominee Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) and Democratic nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will face off in person, an...
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School bus catches fire outside Bangkok and more than 20 are feared dead, officials sayOct 01, 2024 7:03 am - BANGKOK — A bus carrying young students with their teachers caught fire in suburban Bangkok on Tuesday, with more than 20 of those on board feared dead, officials and res...