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Three homers in game pitched, MLB history including playoffs:
2025 NLCS G4 Shohei Ohtani
5/13/1942 Jim Tobin
8/15/1886 Guy Hecker
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110.7 mph exit velocity on this go-ahead single from Jorge Polanco is his highest exit velocity batting right-handed of his entire career
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In-state tuition for a public university is down to $11,610 a year, compared to $12,140 a decade ago. After grant aid is applied, the average student would pay $2,480, a decrease from the 2014-2015 school year, when that amount totaled $4,140.
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The American Economy is doing phenomenally, especially compared to the rest of the world.
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Companies producing everything from baby products to auto parts and clothing are preparing to hike prices for consumers if Trump wins and imposes the heavy import tariffs he’s been campaigning on
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If you haven't decided yet who to vote for, here's why I think you should vote for Harris.
Will someone please tell TBS's Brian Anderson to be quiet when the home team hits a late inning game tying or winning HR. Do not talk over the crowd noise. Thank you
If people want to preserve trees for their own sake, that's fine, but I would hope @seattletimes would find an expert to do a better climate accounting...
Which Washington state forests are too old to be logged? Frustration is mounting on all sides in the fight over the old-growth forests of tomorrow. st.news/4044kUO
So the relevant question here is, where does the wood go? If it's firewood, then yes, this is bad for the climate. But if it's going into buildings that stand for 100 years, it seems like a win if the forest is allowed to grow back?
WA tied with Denmark and Sweden. You can quibble with the precise numbers in any index, but very few people in history have had it as good as we do.
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Replying to @michaelgeller @Dave_Eby
DEAR FIRST NATIONS, PLEASE PAY ME BACK TOO
I'M A COLONIZER TOO
PLEASE PUNISH ME WITH YOUR APARTMENT BUILDINGS
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How many of the worst military-strategic decisions of all time were motivated by fear of losing credibility
Iranian official: “The military commanders persuaded [the council] that if Iran does not [retaliate], it will lose its supporters and it will badly damage its reputation.”
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From the inbox: Downtown @soundtransit escalators were 96% reliable in July, a tremendous effort following years of breakdowns (even as July train reliability slumped to an 88% on-time rate).

























