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Cubs win 1st Series title since 1908, beat Indians in Game 7

CLEVELAND (AP) - The Chicago Cubs won their first World Series championship since 1908 when Ben Zobrist hit a go-ahead double in the 10th inning, beating the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in a thrilling Game 7 delayed by rain early Thursday. Lovable losers for generations, the Cubs nearly let this one get away, too. All-Star closer…
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Suspect in Iowa cop deaths turned himself in

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Police say a man suspected in the killings to two Des Moines area officers surrendered to a state Department of Natural Resources officer. Des Moines police Sgt. Paul Parizek says Scott Michael Greene flagged down the officer Wednesday morning in rural Dallas County, west of Des Moines, and presented his identification.…
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Cosby’s lawyers: Blindness impairs his defense

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) -Lawyers in Bill Cosby's sexual assault case say his eyesight has deteriorated to the point he can no longer identify his accusers in photographs or otherwise help the defense. The 79-year-old Cosby leaned back in his chair Wednesday as his lawyers tried to get a felony charge dismissed before his June trial…
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