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Dodgers great Davey Lopes, a former Cub and record-setting base stealer, dies at 80Apr 08, 2026 2:30 pm - LOS ANGELES — Davey Lopes, a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers' record-setting infield of the 1970s and '80s and one of baseball's premier base stealers, died Wednesday. ...
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Make way for Ella Langley’s ‘Dandelion,’ a new era of old-soul countryApr 08, 2026 2:19 pm - Ella Langley’s sophomore album, “Dandelion,” out Friday, co-produced by Langley, Miranda Lambert and Ben West, proves her chops. She’s performing on Morgan Wallen’s “Still the Problem Tour” Saturday, June 20, at Chicago’s Soldier Field.
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‘Ketamine Queen’ gets 15 years in prison for selling Matthew Perry the drugs that killed himApr 08, 2026 2:02 pm - A federal judge on Wednesday handed down a sentence of 15 years in prison to a woman who pleaded guilty to selling “Friends” star Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him in 2023.
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White Sox option opening day starter Shane Smith to Triple-A after 3 shaky outingsApr 08, 2026 1:19 pm - The White Sox optioned opening day starter Shane Smith to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday after three shaky outings to begin the season.
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‘SNL’ season closes out with plenty of Olivia Rodrigo, Matt Damon, Will Ferrell and Paul McCartneyApr 08, 2026 12:35 pm - Matt Damon, Will Ferrell and Paul McCartney will help close out the “Saturday Night Live” season, along with a double dose of Olivia Rodrigo.
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Police in the Bahamas arrest husband of US woman who vanished from boatApr 08, 2026 11:52 am - Authorities in the Bahamas are searching for a U.S. woman missing at sea after her husband reported that she fell overboard.
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Long Island architect Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 7 women and admits he killed anotherApr 08, 2026 11:43 am - A Long Island architect who led a secret life as a serial killer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to murdering seven women and admitted he killed an eighth in a string of long-unsolved crimes known as the Gilgo Beach killings.
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How Trump went from threatening Iran's annihilation to agreeing to a 2-week ceasefire with TehranApr 08, 2026 10:56 am - President Donald Trump, over the course of a single day, went from threatening Iran with “annihilation” to proclaiming that the battered Islamic Republic's leadership had presented a “workable” plan that led him to agree to a 14-day ceasefire that he expects will pave the way to end the nearly six-week war.
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‘Malcolm in the Middle’ returns after 20 years with questions of legacy and its trademark crazinessApr 08, 2026 10:29 am - A very grown-up Malcolm (Frankie Muniz) turns to the camera at the beginning of the new “Malcolm in the Middle” revival debuting Friday on Hulu and, weirdly, has nothing to complain about — yet.
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Route 66, a quintessential American road trip heavy on kitsch and history, turns 100Apr 08, 2026 7:33 am - Route 66 marks its 100th anniversary this year. Despite losing its status decades ago as one of the nation’s main arteries, people from around the world still flock to it to take perhaps the quintessential American road trip and soak in its neon lights, kitschy motels and attractions, and culinary offerings.