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The Glove visits Omaha, cheering on Beavers at CWS showdown with LSU
Caleb Gilbert took advantage of a generous strike zone in 7⅓ magnificent innings while reliever Zack Hess again put it away, sending the fourth-seeded Tigers to a 6-1 victory on a pleasant Midwest Saturday afternoon. Saturday, Janzcak allowed three earned runs on seven hits while striking out seven and walking no one. The Horned Frogs were 0-for-2 with a runner in scoring position, 1-for-7 with... [Full Article...]
England win South Africa T20 series
Dawid Malan became England's top-scoring Twenty20 global debutant before Dane Paterson led South Africa's recovery at Cardiff on Sunday. But the target proved beyond them this time as the Proteas ended on 162 for seven for England to take the series 2-1. [Full Article...]
Turkey rejects Arab terms to Qatar, US urges sides to talk
On Saturday, Qatar's foreign minister rejected the list of 13 conditions imposed by Saudi Arabia and its allies, Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain. "This list of demands confirms what Qatar has said from the beginning - the illegal blockade has nothing to do with combating terrorism, it is about limiting Qatar's sovereignty, and outsourcing our foreign policy", Sheikh Saif bin Ahmed Al Thani, directo... [Full Article...]
Eid Mubarak 2017: Edmonton Muslim communities celebrate end of Ramadan
Donald Trump's government has not held an iftar dinner for the end of Ramadan, breaking a Muslim tradition held at the White House for more than two centuries. "The community spirit I felt at Ramadan food banks in Montreal and Toronto reminds us all - no matter our backgrounds, we're in this together", Trudeau wrote in the Facebook post. [Full Article...]
Coney Island baby dies after beating on Father's Day, hospital says
Taylor was watching Nylah on Father's Day when he called her 17-year-old mother to tell her something was wrong with the baby and to come get her, CBS New York reported. "Told that lil b**** to get abortion [and] she tells me she is but still keep it". Exactly why I hate that lil b***h. "And he snatched the baby, gave it to some stranger to hold, and then he started beating her up". [Full Article...]
Police Drag Protesters With Disabilities Out Of Wheelchairs During Health Care Protests
Murkowski (AK) and Collins (ME) said that they would study the bill over the weekend and have a decision by early next week. "The way this bill cuts health care is heartless", Schumer said on the Senate floor. When the protestors did not comply, officers began wheeling them out of the area. Some of the protesters were yelling "no cuts to Medicaid " as they were being led away by police. [Full Article...]
Capitol Hill police break up health care bill protest
A protester with the disability rights group ADAPT is escorted by police after being arrested during a demonstration outside Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office on Thursday in Washington. The bill would reduce tax credits to help people buy insurance and would defund Planned Parenthood for one year under the bill. Dawn Russel, one of the ADAPT organizers, noted that not o... [Full Article...]
Death toll from Pakistan attacks climbs to 85
The market bombings in Parachinar late yesterday afternoon came on a particularly deadly day for Pakistan as both Sunni and Shiah Muslims prepared to mark the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. In January, 25 people were killed and 87 others when a bomb tore through a crowded vegetable market in the same city. British authorities are studying samples of c... [Full Article...]