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MLB Plans 60-game Slate, Shortest Since 1878 As Union Balks
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball plans to unilaterally issue a 60-game schedule for its shortest season since 1878 after the players’ association rejected a negotiated deal of the same length, putting the sport on track for a combative and possibly unhappy return to the field amid the
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Rayshard Brooks' Funeral Held At Church Where Martin Luther King Jr. Preached
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NASCAR Drivers And Crew Stand Up For Bubba Wallace After Noose Incident
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“Slavery Was A White Blessing” Says Atlanta Pastor
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