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Ober stays hot, Santana homers to help Twins beat Angels 5-3 for 5th straight win
Bailey Ober took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, Carlos Santana homered and the Minnesota Twins extended their winning streak to five games, beating the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Friday night. Santana drove in two runs, while Byron Buxton, Ryan Jeffers and Willi Castro each had an RBI to help the Twins won the opener of a three-game series and a six-game trip.
3-min read - NewsAustralian Associated Press
Eight dead in Ecuador military helicopter crash
Eight people, including five soldiers, have been killed when an Ecuadorian military helicopter crashed in the Amazon region.
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Tornadoes collapse buildings and level homes in Nebraska and Iowa
Tornadoes wreaked havoc Friday in the Midwest, causing a building to collapse with dozens of people inside and destroying and damaging hundreds of homes, many around Omaha, Nebraska. Tornado warnings continued to be issued into the night in Iowa. Three people were hurt in Nebraska’s Lancaster County when a tornado hit an industrial building, causing it to collapse with 70 people inside.
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Schwarber and Harper lead Phillies' power display in 9-3 victory over the Padres
Kyle Schwarber homered on Joe Musgrove's fourth pitch and Bryce Harper also had one of the Philadelphia Phillies' five home runs in a 9-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night. Musgrove (3-3) allowed a career-high four homers and didn't get out of the fourth. Aaron Nola (4-1) was brilliant in pitching eight innings for the second straight start.
3-min read - SportAssociated Press
Oregon's Sports Bra, a pub for women's sports fans, plans national expansion as interest booms
On a recent weeknight at this bar in northeast Portland, fans downed pints and burgers as college women's lacrosse and beach volleyball matches played on big-screen TVs. Memorabilia autographed by female athletes covered the walls, with a painting of U.S. soccer legend Abby Wambach mounted above the chalkboard beer menu. The Sports Bra is a pub where women's sports are celebrated — and the only thing on TV.
5-min read - NewsThe Independent
Ukraine-Russia war live: US ‘rushing’ to provide Kyiv with new Patriot missiles, Pentagon says
Ukraine president says he needs at least seven Patriot systems to protect Ukrainian cities
45-min read - NewsAssociated Press
Retrial of Harvey Weinstein unlikely to occur soon, if ever, experts say
The retrial in New York of Harvey Weinstein — whose moviemaking prowess once wowed Hollywood — won’t be coming to a courtroom anytime soon, if ever, legal experts said on a day when one of two women considered crucial to the case said she wasn't sure she would testify again. A ruling Thursday by the New York Court of Appeals voided the 2020 conviction of the onetime movie powerbroker who prosecutors say forced young actors to submit to his prurient desires by dangling his ability to make or bre
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