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India and Frazier hit two-run homers to rally Royals to 6-2 win over the White SoxAug 17, 2025 4:30 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jonathan India and Adam Frazier hit two-run homers, rallying the Kansas City Royals to a 6-2 victory over the White Sox on Sunday for a series sweep. ...
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‘Weapons’ maintains top spot during second weekend, scaring off newcomer ‘Nobody 2’Aug 17, 2025 2:43 pm - “Weapons” scared its way to the top of the box office in its debut and managed to stay there during its second box office weekend, beating out “Freakier Friday” and newcomer “Nobody 2.”
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States move to send hundreds of National Guard members to WashingtonAug 16, 2025 8:17 pm - Three states moved to deploy hundreds of members of their National Guard to the nation’s capital as part of the Trump administration’s effort to overhaul policing in Washington through a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness.
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In letter to Putin, US first lady asks him to consider the children in push to end war in UkraineAug 16, 2025 8:00 pm - Melania Trump took the unique step of crafting a letter that calls for peace in Ukraine, having her husband President Donald Trump hand-deliver it to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their Friday meeting in Alaska.
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100 days of Pope Leo XIV: A calm papacy that avoids polemics is coming into focusAug 16, 2025 7:51 pm - When Pope Leo XIV surprised tens of thousands of young people at a recent Holy Year celebration with an impromptu popemobile romp around St. Peter’s Square, it almost seemed as if some of the informal spontaneity that characterized Pope Francis’ 12-year papacy had returned to the Vatican.
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Pakistan’s monsoon flooding death toll rises to 220 as forecasters warn of more rain to comeAug 16, 2025 6:19 pm - Flooding in a northwest Pakistani district has killed at least 220 people, officials said Saturday, as rescuers pulled 63 more bodies overnight from homes flattened by flash floods and landslides, with forecasts of more rain in the coming days.
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Stone Age humans were picky about which rocks they used for making tools, study findsAug 16, 2025 6:15 pm - Early human ancestors during the Old Stone Age were more picky about the rocks they used for making tools than previously known, according to research published Friday. Not only did these early people make tools, they had a mental picture of where suitable raw materials were located and planned ahead to use them, traveling long distances.
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Government forces Air Canada and flight attendants back to work and into arbitrationAug 16, 2025 6:13 pm - Canada’s government forced Air Canada and its striking flight attendants back to work and into arbitration Saturday after a work stoppage stranded more than 100,000 travelers around the world during the peak summer travel season.
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Tensions soar in Serbia as angry protesters clash with police, set fire to party officesAug 16, 2025 6:08 pm - Angry protesters clashed with police in a town in western Serbia and in the capital Belgrade on Saturday as tensions soared further in the Balkan nation following days of violent demonstrations.
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Israel prepares to move Palestinians to southern Gaza as Israelis urge mass protest over warAug 16, 2025 3:48 pm - Israel announced Saturday that it is preparing to move Palestinians from combat zones to southern Gaza as plans move ahead for a military offensive in some of the territory's most populated areas.