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Guerrero, Springer sparks Blue Jays, who cut Mariners’ ALCS lead to 2-1 with 13-4 rout

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and George Springer woke up Toronto’s offense as the Blue Jays hit five home runs to rebound from an ...
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Chinese airlines protest US plan to ban their flights over Russian airspace

China Eastern said in its filing this week to the U.S. Department of Transport that the proposed ban would “harm the public ...
The Press Democrat

George Kittle’s return to 49ers not only uplifting but ‘needed’ after Fred Warner exit

SANTA CLARA — One player surely can’t flip the 49ers’ morale after Fred Warner’s season-ending ankle injury. But George ...
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New Oklahoma schools superintendent rescinds mandate for Bible instruction in schools

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s new public schools superintendent announced Wednesday he is rescinding a mandate from his predecessor that forced schools to place Bibles in classrooms and incorporate ...
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Sonoma County man on trial in father’s fatal shooting prosecutors say was staged as gunfight

Prosecutors say a Sonoma County man killed his 80-year-old father and staged the scene to look like a gunfight, while his defense claims he fired in self-defense.
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Firefighters rescue stranded pup from rising floodwaters in Southern California

A firefighter braved rising floodwaters to rescue a shivering pup that was stranded Tuesday on debris during a rare October storm in Southern California.
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For BART, another tough travel day of canceled routes, long delays

BART also lost service of its entire system on May 9, when it closed all 50 stations for nearly five hours. That shutdown was blamed on a network connectivity problem that prevented controllers from ...