Don Larsen pitched a perfect game in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series for the Yankees against the Dodgers.
2020
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Hong Kong rings in new year with tear gas, clashes in downtown
Tensions escalate after police abruptly end a mostly peaceful rally.
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Thousands register on New Hampshire’s first day of sports betting
The New Hampshire Lottery says that more than 6,000 people registered to bet on sports and more than $250,000 was wagered by Wednesday morning.
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Bobbi Kristina Brown’s ex-partner Nick Gordon dies at 30
His death comes nearly five years after that of Whitney Houston’s daughter, in which he was found liable.
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Apes, monkeys among 30 animals killed in German zoo fire
Officials say paper lanterns are probably to blame for the fire that raced through the facility in the first few minutes of the new year.
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16 dead, thousands caught in flooding in Indonesia’s capital
As much as 14.5 inches of rainfall was recorded in Jakarta on New Year’s Eve.
Posted inBusiness
As China anxiety rises in U.S., fears of new red scare emerge
A new report addresses how to confront China’s global ambitions and avarice for U.S. technology without inciting a backlash against 5 million U.S. citizens of Chinese ancestry.
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Trump administration says it will approve largest solar farm in U.S.
The so-called Gemini project will be in the desert outside Las Vegas on federal lands.
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Wednesday’s college roundup: Oregon holds off Wisconsin to win Rose Bowl
QB Justin Herbert rushes for three TDs as the Ducks top the Badgers, 28-27.
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New book brings more attention to Lewiston’s Somali community
Cynthia Anderson’s “Home Now” offers a portrait of a city coping with an influx of immigrants and discovering in the process a path to a brighter future.