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Hill's second pinch homer of season leads White Sox over Royals 6-5May 12, 2026 9:56 pm - CHICAGO — Pinch-hitter Derek Hill homered to break an eighth-inning tie after wasted a three-run lead, and the White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Tuesday night ...
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Grant Holmes and 3 relievers pitch 1-hitter against Cubs, leading MLB-best Braves to 5-2 winMay 12, 2026 9:01 pm - ATLANTA — Grant Holmes combined with three relievers on a one-hitter, Austin Riley and Mike Yastrzemski homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the Cubs 5-2 on Tuesday night ...
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Conan O’Brien to return as Oscars host in 2027May 12, 2026 4:27 pm - Conan O’Brien’s era as Oscars host is becoming a trilogy. The Emmy-winner and comedian will be back to host the 99th Academy Awards in 2027, film academy leaders said Tuesday.
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Wall Street’s record-setting run halts as AI stocks slump and oil prices riseMay 12, 2026 3:46 pm - The S&P 500 fell 0.2% from its all-time high set the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 56 points, or 0.1%, while the Nasdaq composite sank 0.7% from its own record.
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Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke dies at 29May 12, 2026 3:18 pm - MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died, the team, his agency and the NBA said Tuesday. He was 29. Neither the Grizzlies nor Clarke's agency, P...
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MLB players, owners start collective bargaining, 6 1/2 months ahead of contract's expirationMay 12, 2026 3:14 pm - NEW YORK — Negotiators for baseball players and owners began what figures to be lengthy and acrimonious collective bargaining negotiations Tuesday to replace their labor ...
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US hotel operators say promised boon from hosting World Cup hasn’t materialized yetMay 12, 2026 2:56 pm - The promised economic boon from the World Cup hasn’t matched expectations, at least not yet, for U.S. hotels. Room bookings have been lighter than expected in most of the 11 U.S. cities hosting the world’s most watched sporting event, according to an April survey by the American Hotel & Lodging Association.
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The Cannes Film Festival has started. Here are 5 things that happened on its first day.May 12, 2026 2:41 pm - The 79th Cannes Film Festival launched on Tuesday, marking the start of 12 days of nonstop premieres that will culminate May 23 with the presentation of the prestigious Palme d’Or.
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The Iran war is hitting home as gasoline prices fuel inflation surge of 3.8% in the USMay 12, 2026 1:40 pm - U.S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran delivered higher gasoline prices and more pain for Americans. The Labor Department's consumer price index rose 3.8% from April 2025, the biggest jump in three years, and up from a 3.3% year-over-year gain in March.
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Microgardening means getting a surprisingly big harvest from a windowsill or balcony gardenMay 12, 2026 12:50 pm - Short on space? Consider microgardening. You can get a surprisingly high yield from a small space, even a windowsill or balcony, if you plant it right.