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Damaged, looted businesses in Kenosha, WI wonder why protesters targeted them
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Wisconsin police shoot Black man as children watch from a vehicle, attorney says
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More than two dozen former Republican lawmakers endorse Joe Biden on first day of GOP convention
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Trump claims 'political reasons' held up convalescent plasma emergency authorization
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Here's exactly why Donald Trump made his plasma announcement on Sunday night
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Bulgaria: Wild majesty in one of Europe's oldest countries
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Change
Veteran OL Whitney Mercilus is looking forward to playing under a new defensive signal caller
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Covid-19 deaths have dropped below 1,000 a day as summer surge tails off
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The psychology behind why some college students break Covid-19 rules
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Invisible rogue planets without stars? NASA's new space telescope could find hundreds of them
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What to watch on the first night of the Republican convention
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At Fox News, 'the inmates are running the asylum'
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Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was poisoned, Berlin hospital says
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DeJoy defends USPS changes as Democrats attack 'disaster' facing mail delivery
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Detroit firefighter veteran found dead after diving into a river to save 3 young girls
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Trump campaign has to work overtime to counter the President's message on mail-in voting
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Bad Night in San Diego
Astros have a rough night in San Diego losing 13-2
When Astros manager Dusty Baker said after Friday’s one-run loss to the San Diego Padres that broke their eight-game winning streak, “We need to go out tomorrow and start another streak.” I don’t think this is what he was talking about. San Diego (17-12) used an explosive second inning to take game two of the series from the Astros (15-12) defeating them 13-2.
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Published on August 23, 2020
