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WNBA Finals: New York Liberty defeats Minnesota Lynx in OT to win first title

NEW YORK (AP) — As confetti fell and Frank Sinatra's “New York, New York” boomed through the arena, the New York Liberty celebrated the end of a long odyssey. The team that consistently underperformed from its days at Madison Square Garden to detours to Radio City Music Hall and the Westchester County Center finally found […]

By Andrew Jack

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024

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WNBA, players union, is approaching the exit date for the collective bargaining agreement

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA has had a record year in terms of viewership and viewership growth, and with that players now want a bigger piece of the financial pie. The players' union and the league have until November 1 to potentially opt out of their current collective bargaining agreement. It's likely the players […]

By Andrew Jack

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024

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Central Park Five is suing Donald Trump for defamation over comments made at the debate

The men formerly known as the “Central Park Five” filed a defamation lawsuit against the Republican presidential candidate ahead of their exoneration on Monday Donald Trump. With Election Day still two weeks away, the group accused the former president of making “false and defamatory statements” about them during the presidential debate with the vice president […]

By Andrew Jack

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024

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The self-exiled Turkish spiritual leader Fethullah Gülen has died in the USA

SAYLORSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Fethullah Gülen, a reclusive U.S.-based Islamic cleric who inspired a global social movement while facing allegations he initiated failed coup in 2016 died in his homeland Türkiye. Abdullah Bozkurt, the former editor of the Gülen-linked newspaper Today's Zaman who is now in exile in Sweden, said on Monday he had spoken […]

By Andrew Jack

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024

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South Korea is calling for the immediate withdrawal of North Korean troops allegedly stationed in Russia

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea called for immediate withdrawal Monday North Korean troops are said to be stationed in Russia when the Russian ambassador was summoned to protest against deepening military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow. South Korean intelligence said Friday it had confirmed that North Korea had transmitted 1,500 special operations forces […]

By Andrew Jack

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024

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MLB: The Dodgers beat the Mets 10-5 in the NLCS and face the Yankees in the World Series

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Shohei Ohtani led the injury-plagued Los Angeles Dodgers to the best record in baseball during the regular season. Tommy Edman joined the team in late July and helped them reach the World Series. It's been such a year for the big-spending Dodgers. If Ohtani isn't outstanding with his power and ability […]

By Andrew Jack

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024

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The Yankees and Dodgers will meet in the World Series for the twelfth time in a Broadway-Hollywood duel

NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway vs. Hollywood. Subway vs. highway. Judge vs. Ohtani. New York's neighbors-turned-cross-country rivals, the Yankees and Dodgers, are renewing their illustrious battle in the World Series for the first time in 43 years. “When you play for the Dodgers and for the Yankees, it better feel different,” L.A. manager Dave Roberts […]

By Andrew Jack

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024

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AP Top 25: Oregon is No. 1 for the first time since 2012; Vanderbilt takes part in the election and Michigan is eliminated

Oregon became the fourth team to hold the No. 1 ranking this season The Associated Press college football polland moved back to the top spot for the first time in 12 years on Sunday after Texas lost at home to Georgia. Vanderbilt was making its first appearance since the 2013 season at No. 25, and […]

By Andrew Jack

October 20, 2024October 20, 2024

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CVS workers are striking at seven stores in Southern California for better pay and health care

LOS ANGELES – Workers at seven CVS pharmacies in Southern California have gone on strike to demand better pay and health care and to protest what they say is the company's malicious collective bargaining practices. The strike, which affected four stores in Los Angeles and three in Orange County, began Friday morning and continued into […]

By Andrew Jack

October 20, 2024October 20, 2024

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Georgia's Sapelo Island: 7 dead after gangway collapses at ferry pier

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Authorities said at least seven people were killed Saturday when part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia's Sapelo Island, where crowds gathered for a fall celebration of the island's tiny Gullah-Geechee community of black slave descendants had. Eight people were taken to hospitals, at least six with serious injuries, and […]

By Andrew Jack

October 20, 2024October 20, 2024