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Month: July 2021

Yankees acquire Joey Gallo from Rangers

Yankees acquire Joey Gallo from Rangers

Bryan Bennett/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The New York Yankees have acquired outfielder Joey Gallo from the Texas Rangers in a trade, the team announced Thursday. The Yankees sent shortstop Josh Smith, second baseman Ezequiel Duran, second baseman/outfielder Trevor Hauver and right handed pitcher Glenn Otto to Texas. All four our top thirty prospects […]

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Gunfight, crash after man calls police to say he killed his parents

Gunfight, crash after man calls police to say he killed his parents

iStock/AlessandroPhoto (MT. LEBANON, Pa.) — A horrific eruption of violence unfolded early Thursday in a Pennsylvania town when a 25-year-old man called police saying he killed his parents and wanted to surrender but then started a gunfight when officers arrived at his family’s home, authorities said. The deadly episode occurred […]

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5 things to know about Sunisa Lee, America’s new Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast

5 things to know about Sunisa Lee, America’s new Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast

Wally Skalij /Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (TOKYO) — Sunisa Lee won gold in the gymnastics all-around at the Tokyo Olympics, making her the fifth American female gymnast in a row to win the Olympic all-around title. The Minnesota-based Lee, 18, went into the all-arounds with a medal already […]

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Several Utah College Football Standouts Named To Wuerffel Trophy Watch List

Several Utah College Football Standouts Named To Wuerffel Trophy Watch List

Thursday, several Utah college football standout student-athletes were named to the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List. This award is named in honor of former University of Florida quarterback Danny Wuerffel who won the Heisman Trophy in 1996 for the Gators. This trophy is given to the player in college football who […]

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NBA Social Justice Coalition backs EQUAL Act, urges Congress to move quickly

NBA Social Justice Coalition backs EQUAL Act, urges Congress to move quickly

iStock/Augustas Cetkauskas (WASHINGTON) — The National Basketball Social Justice Coalition is fighting to end racial and social inequality. The group, which is composed of players, owners and staffers, has advocated for policy changes regarding criminal justice, policing and justice reform, by reaching out to lawmakers in Congress and state and […]

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What is a Golden Slam? Novak Djokovic at Olympics steps closer toward men’s tennis history

What is a Golden Slam? Novak Djokovic at Olympics steps closer toward men’s tennis history

iStock/luckyraccoon (TOKYO) — Cruising into the medal rounds Thursday, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic could be on his way to making men’s tennis history at this year’s Olympic Games. Every year, tennis players have the opportunity to achieve a Grand Slam by winning all four majors: the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon […]

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85% of flight attendants have dealt with an unruly passenger in 2021: Survey

85% of flight attendants have dealt with an unruly passenger in 2021: Survey

iStock/npstockphoto (NEW YORK) — As more people return to the skies, the largest flight attendant union in the U.S. is sounding the alarm on a rise in unruly passengers. Eighty-five percent of the nearly 5,000 U.S. flight attendants The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA) surveyed said they had dealt […]

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Key moments from the Olympic Games: Day 6

Key moments from the Olympic Games: Day 6

Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images (TOKYO) — Each day, ABC News will give you a roundup of key Olympic moments from the day’s events in Tokyo, happening 13 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Standard Time. After a 12-month delay, the unprecedented 2020 Summer Olympics is taking place without fans […]

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COVID-19 live updates: Dozens of cases across US linked to Christian summer camp

COVID-19 live updates: Dozens of cases across US linked to Christian summer camp

hapabapa/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 611,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 and over 4.1 million people have died worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering […]

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Sunisa Lee wins gold in gymnastics all-around in Tokyo Olympics

Sunisa Lee wins gold in gymnastics all-around in Tokyo Olympics

Jamie Squire/Getty Images (TOKYO) — Sunisa Lee has won gold in the gymnastics all-around at the Tokyo Olympics. Americans have now won gold in the women’s gymnastics all-around for the last five Olympic Games, starting with Carly Patterson in 2004, Nastia Liukin in 2008, Gabby Douglas in 2012 and Simone […]

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