Christopher Dean Hopkins
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The Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 Wednesday afternoon to break a tie at 20 straight wins, a streak also managed by the 2002 Oakland Athletics. Five more wins will tie the major league record.
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On the same night in Florida, two police officers were fatally shot in Kissimmee, near Orlando, and two were shot in Jacksonville. Two others were shot in Pennsylvania.
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For the first time since 2002, home field advantage in the World Series wasn't on the line in the exhibition, but the AL's 2-1 win was still hard-fought.
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Los Angeles County report leaves the cause of death undetermined, but also points to heart disease and Fisher's drug use as contributing to her death in December.
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Michel Temer rose to the presidency after running mate Dilma Rouseff was impeached in August, and now faces his own scandals. But Friday, a court dismissed charges of illegal campaign financing.
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Golden State closes Game 3 of the NBA Finals on an 11-0 run for a narrow win over the Cavaliers. A big game by Klay Thompson helped put Cleveland in a 3-0 deficit, which no team has come back from.
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After the previous three National Spelling Bees ended in ties between two competitors, a tiebreaker was added for this year. It was nearly needed, but Ananya Vinay of Fresno, Calif., pulled out a win.
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The University of Connecticut women came into the semifinal riding a 111-game winning streak, including a 60-point beating of Mississippi State in last year's tourney. Friday, that all was wiped away.
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It may be considered the national pastime, but in the first three World Baseball Classics the United States was far from dominant. That changed Wednesday night in a lopsided title win.
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In dropping the Obama-era order to phase out private prisons, Sessions writes that a return to earlier methods allows the flexibility "to meet the future needs of the federal correctional system."