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Mad wives, burning bats included in memories of baseball’s longest game
PAWTUCKET, R.I. – When pitcher Luis Aponte arrived home at 5 o’clock in the morning, his wife refused to let him in the apartment.
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A-Rod hears from Seattle fans as Mariners win
By The Associated Press
Seattle’s fans were in post-season form. Unfortunately for Alex Rodriguez, so were the Texas Rangers, who lost in his first game back in Seattle.
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Maddux gives up run; Braves still win
Greg Maddux won’t make it through the 2001 season without allowing any runs. He still has a chance to get through without any earned runs.
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Violence, tension persists in Jerusalem West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel on Monday signaled a new tougher policy in dealing with guerrilla attacks in Lebanon, sending its warplanes to attack a Syrian radar position.
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Northern Ireland fears outbreak of foot-and-mouth
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) – Only days ago, Northern Ireland had reason to hope it would escape an epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease like that ravaging the farms of mainland Britain.
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Child slaves not found on docked ship
COTONOU, Benin (AP) – After days of searching, officials boarded a ship suspected of transporting scores of child slaves from this West African country early today but found no clear sign of unacco
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Bankruptcy lawsn may see changes
WASHINGTON (AP) – When a judge in colonial Pennsylvania banged his gavel and declared a man bankrupt, the debtor was dragged out of court, hustled into the town square and nailed by the ear to a pi
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Report claims Web sites not privacy protected
WASHINGTON (AP) – Dozens of federal Web sites use unauthorized software that tracks Internet users despite policy rules that ban such information-gathering, according to a report to Congress.
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Campaign to boost organ donation
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Department of Health and Human Services is launching a major new effort to boost organ donation a day after reporting that donations from people who died rose by less than 3 p
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Charter school meets standards
MAUMELLE (AP) – Officials of a new charter school gearing up for classes in the fall say they think they’ve met state Education Board standards for diversity.
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Doctor testimony focuses on drugs, depression
LITTLE ROCK (AP) – A doctor who testified Monday on behalf of American Airlines said a plane crash victim’s slow recovery process could be the result of medication and depression rather than brain
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Imported sex trial delayed
LITTLE ROCK (AP) – The trial of three people involved in the case of a Little Rock businessman accused of bringing two women from China for sex has been delayed by U.S.
