Ohtani hit 15 home runs in June and had one of the most productive offensive months in MLB history.
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A tornado in Alberta has wrecked homes but caused no serious injuries
Police said numerous homes were damaged but Cpl. Gina Slaney said there were no known injuries. The tornado warning was later ended.
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Russia launches the first drone strike on Kyiv in 12 days and all are shot down
Officials in the Ukrainian capital didn’t provide an exact number of drones that attacked the city. But Ukraine’s air force said that across the country, eight Shaheds and three Kalibr cruise missiles were launched by the Russians.
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Baltimore block party shooting leaves 2 dead and 28 injured, including 3 critically hurt, police say
Nine victims were transported by ambulance and 20 victims walked into area hospitals with injuries from the shooting, Baltimore Police Department Acting Commissioner Richard Worley said.
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Pope’s pick to handle sex abuse allegations has refused to believe some victims, U.S. group says
The Vatican announced the pontiff had picked Monsignor Victor Manuel Fernández, archbishop of Argentina, to head the Holy See’s watchdog office for doctrinal orthodoxy.
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Biden to shore up NATO allies following failed mutiny in Russia
Biden plans to hold talks with U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before heading to Vilnius, Lithuania, for the 74th NATO summit, and ending in Finland with a gathering of Nordic leaders.
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Americans divided over landmark Supreme Court decisions in poll
Recent rulings by the Supreme Court, including last year’s decision on abortion rights, ‘signal a dangerous creep towards authoritarianism and centralization of power,’ Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York.
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Guns for domestic abusers, agency power next up at Supreme Court
Here are the cases to watch.
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Grandmother of French teen shot dead by police officer pleads with rioters to stop
The grandmother of 17-year-old Nahel, identified only as Nadia, said in a telephone interview with French news broadcaster BFM TV, ‘Don’t break windows, buses … schools. We want to calm things down.’
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Mills signs bill to protect Maine’s loon population from painted lead fishing tackle
Under the new law, retailers will be prohibited from selling painted lead fishing jigs beginning Sept. 1, 2024, while users will be banned from casting such tackle into state waters beginning Sept. 1, 2026.