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Old-Timers’ Day returns to field with Yankees softball makeover

This year’s Old-Timers’ Day will actually feature a game at Yankee Stadium.
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Authorities believe they spotted ex-soldier Travis Decker, who is wanted in deaths of 3 daughters

The Chelan County Sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post Tuesday that tracking teams responded immediately, and a helicopter crew spotted a hiker near Colchuk Lake.
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Mets use star-powered rally to beat Nationals in extra innings for fourth straight win

Behind Juan Soto, Pete Alonso, a walk-off RBI single from Jeff McNeil and an excellent bullpen, the Mets overcame a two-run ditch in the eighth inning, sent the game to a 10th and stole a 5-4 series-opening victory against the Nationals in front of 38,472 at Citi Field.
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NBA Finals Latest Odds Entering Game 3: Series Winner, MVP, Series Leaders

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a near-lock to win Finals MVP and lead the series in scoring, but the assists, rebounds and made threes battles remain wide-open.
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Rights group says global brands are at risk of links to forced labor in China’s minerals industry

Rights group says global brands are at risk of links to forced labor in China’s minerals industry [deltaMinutes] mins ago Now
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Sen. Tom Cotton backs use of Insurrection Act to quell LA riots — 5 years after controversial NYT op-ed : ‘Overwhelming show of force’

Cotton’s call comes almost five years to the date that he made the case for using the 1807 law to quell nationwide riots after the death of George Floyd.
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‘RHOM’ star Alexia Nepola admits she’d remarry ex-husband Todd

Alexia’s confession to Page Six comes nearly three months after she and Todd finalized their divorce in March.
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250 days on hunger strike: Can Laila Soueif secure her son’s freedom?

Who is Alaa Abd el-Fattah and why are British diplomats trying to obtain his release? Patrick Wintour reports

Laila Soueif, 69, has been on hunger strike in London for more than 250 days in an effort to secure the release of her son, the activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, from jail in Egypt. As diplomatic pressure mounts, she is now in a critical condition.

Alaa’s sister Mona Seif describes to Michael Safi the toll that imprisonment has taken on her brother, her mother’s determination to do whatever she can to secure his release, and the difficulty of coming to terms with her mother’s decision to risk her life.

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For rebuilding Nets, Giannis Antetokounmpo clarity could be a good thing

Four years ago the Nets were in the Eastern Conference semis, leading Antetokounmpo’s Bucks behind their own star-studded Big 3. Now they’re a talent-starved squad in the early throes of a painful rebuild.
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Biden admin evacuated 55 Afghans on terror watchlist to US during botched withdrawal: DOJ watchdog

The report, released Tuesday, confirmed longstanding suspicions from Republican lawmakers that the Biden administration failed to properly vet US-bound refugees as the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan.