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Astros’ Jose Altuve asks out of leadoff to have more time returning from left field

HOUSTON — Jose Altuve asked manager Joe Espada to move him out of the leadoff spot and into the second hole for the Houston Astros. The reason? He wanted more time to get to the dugout from left field. The Astros’ Jose Altuve moved from second base to left field this season. Altuve is playing…
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NBA rules refs correctly didn’t call foul on Tobias Harris’ contact with Josh Hart in Game 4:

The Pistons had plenty of gripes about the missed foul call for Josh Hart’s closeout on Tim Hardaway Jr.’s potential game-winning shot, but Knicks fans had complaints of their own about the play.
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Blackouts tip Spain and Portugal into darkness

An unprecedented power outage brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill on Monday, affecting trains and communications and darkening cities such as Madrid, Barcelona and Lisbon
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Trump wants NFL to keep the tush-push — but hates the new kick-off rule

President Donald Trump made a key endorsement on Monday at the White House, though it had nothing to do with a piece of legislation or a political campaign.
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Bubba Wallace Speaks After Wildly Tame Talladega: ‘Waiting For a Big Wreck’

Bubba Wallace finished 8th at Talladega after a surprisingly clean race.
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AP PHOTOS: Documenting the fall of Saigon in photos

AP PHOTOS: Documenting the fall of Saigon in photos [deltaMinutes] mins ago Now
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Mount Fuji climber, 27, rescued twice in 1 week after going back to retrieve cellphone from Japan’s tallest peak

These were steep screw-ups.
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Terrence Howard passed on Marvin Gaye biopic because he ‘would’ve had’ to kiss a man: ‘I would cut my lips off’

No sexual healing here.
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Trump admin finds UPenn violated Title IX by letting trans athletes compete in women’s sports

The Trump administration gave UPenn 10 days to “voluntarily resolve these violations or risk a referral to the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for enforcement proceedings.”
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UNC growing ‘concerned’ over Jordon Hudson’s influence on Bill Belichick

People at the University of North Carolina are becoming “concerned” about Jordon Hudson’s influence on head football coach Bill Belichick.