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The wild card game is killing baseball

Baseball teams aren't even battling for wild card spots anymore. That's a problem.

The Minnesota Twins realize their playoff chances are over.

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Highland Park shooter spent weeks planning attack, officials say

FBI agents at the scene of a mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois

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long arm of the law

Highland Park shooting suspect was 'known to law enforcement'

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Joey Chestnut body slams animal-rights protester, wins hot dog eating contest

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Opioid Crisis

Drug distributors win key federal opioid trial in West Virginia county

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William Falk

The turning point

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