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It's been 50 years since a lawyer's decision unlocked free agency in MLB and changed sports forever

That July 12, players and owners agreed to a four-year collective bargaining agreement creating one-time free agency for all ...
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Excitement building as Morocco prepares to open 35th Africa Cup of Nations against Comoros

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Excited red-and-green clad fans were making their way to the stadium hours before kickoff as Morocco prepares to open the 35th Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. The party started ...
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Florida man executed for the killings of a man and his girlfriend during a 1987 home invasion

A man convicted of fatally shooting a man and his girlfriend during a home invasion robbery was put to death Thursday evening in a record 19th execution in Florida this year.
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Four-term North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a leader in education reform, dies at 88

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Four-term North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a towering figure in North Carolina politics in the late 20th ...
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Norman Podhoretz, contentious and influential neo-conservative, has died

NEW YORK (AP) — Norman Podhoretz, the boastful, hard-line editor and author whose books, essays and stewardship of Commentary magazine marked a political and deeply personal break from the left and ...