Patrick Wisdom quickly rattled off a few words that summarized his last 12 months. Whirlwind. Surprising. Exciting. Fun. Grateful. One year ago today, the Chicago Cubs called up Wisdom, unknowingly giving him the extended big-league opportunity he had been waiting for. Since then, Wisdom has gone from a 29-year-old rookie making the most of his…
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By RUSS BYNUM A defiant U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene easily defeated five fellow Republicans on Tuesday in a primary race that showed her conservative Georgia constituents standing steadfastly beside her after a turbulent freshman term. Greene showed no signs of mellowing in her victory speech late Tuesday. She called, as she has in the…
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Lynne Cox is a bestselling author and world-renowned open-water swimmer who has been setting records since she was a teenager. So when Cox happened to see a video online of another extreme athlete like herself leaping out of a helicopter to rescue a swimmer in a lake, she was fascinated by the skills and courage…
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By RAHIM FAIEZ and LEE KEATH ISLAMABAD (AP) — In Afghanistan, 1.1 million children under the age of 5 will likely face the most severe form of malnutrition this year, according to the U.N., as increasing numbers of hungry, wasting-away children are brought into hospital wards. U.N. and other aid agencies were able to stave…
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As many of you know, my 23-year-old daughter Curly Girl is getting married. In a few days. So, last night I spent an exciting pre-wedding evening, devoting several hours to untangling fake sunflower garlands to put on the dinner tables at her wedding venue, while watching old episodes of “Father Brown” and a depressing movie…
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A happy father and son day out to Yankees stadium ended with a mugger pointing a pistol in their faces in a Bronx hold-up caught on video, police said Wednesday. The 40-year-old victim and 6-year-old son were returning to their home near Sheridan Ave. and 161st St. about 9 p.m. Monday when the crook followed…
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By STEVE PEOPLES and JEFF AMY ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia easily dispatched Donald Trump’s hand-picked challenger on Tuesday in a Republican primary that demonstrated the limits of the former president and his conspiracy-fueled politics in a critical swing state. Kemp will face Democrat Stacey Abrams this fall in what will be…
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By ZEKE MILLER and CHRIS MEGERIAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Lamenting a uniquely American tragedy, an anguished and angry President Joe Biden delivered an urgent call for new restrictions on firearms after a gunman shot and killed at least 19 children at a Texas elementary school. Biden spoke Tuesday night from the White House barely an…
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By DOUG FEINBERG Brittney Griner’s wife Cherelle wants President Joe Biden to secure her partner’s release, doing whatever is necessary to get the WNBA star home from Russia where she has been detained for more than three months. “I just keep hearing that, you know, he has the power. She’s a political pawn, ” said…
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By Rachel Ramirez | CNN The water level in Lake Mead — the nation’s largest reservoir — dropped below 1,050 feet elevation for the first time last week, a critical milestone that signals more stringent water cuts are around the corner for the Southwest. If the US Bureau of Reclamation determines in its August report…
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