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Dallas Green, first Phillies manager to win the World Series, dies at 82

Dallas Green, the bearish, blustering, boom box-throated manager who in 1980 whipped a talented but complacent Phillies team to the franchise’s first world championship, died Wednesday at 82, a team official confirmed. Green spent most of his long baseball career with a Phillies organization that signed him as a Delaware high-schooler in 1955. Over the […]

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Sports & Competitions, USA

Azerbaijan Praised as ‘Beacon of Religious Tolerance’ Following Visit by Children From Atlanta Jewish Academy

ATLANTA, March 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Azerbaijan was hailed as a ‘beacon of religious tolerance’ following a visit by a group of children from the Atlanta Jewish Academy to the Muslim majority country, which is wedged between Russia and Iran. 17-year-old Devorah Chasen said she felt welcomed and safe in Azerbaijan, stressing the country’s open

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food, USA

Minnesota university denounces anti-Semitism after Muslim student body president’s tweets resurface

The president of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, is denouncing anti-Semitism after a tweet by the school’s student body president calling Israel supporters “scum of the earth” resurfaced online. Now-deleted tweets dating back to 2012 by Undergraduate Student Government (USG) President Mayzer Muhammad were unearthed by anti-Semitism watchdog Canary Mission, prompting

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Colorado GOP Leader Charged in Voter Fraud Case

A former Colorado Republican Party chairman who claimed last year that Democrats were responsible for voter fraud has been charged with voter fraud for allegedly forging his ex-wife’s mail-in ballot during the November election, the Denver Post reported Tuesday. The criminal case comes as President Donald Trump and other Republicans have complained about widespread election

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His grandfather helped bomb Hiroshima. Today, he’s friends with a nuclear bomb survivor.

Six years ago, Ari Beser, a photographer from Baltimore, received a grant to visit the city of Hiroshima for the first time. He wanted to trace the path his grandfather had once taken. Jacob Beser, who died in 1992, flew over Japan as a member of the Army Air Force during World War II. On

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International, USA

Jerry Krause, GM during Bulls’ dynasty, dies at 77

Jerry Krause, the general manager as the Bulls became a global brand with a dynamic dynasty that produced six NBA championships in eight seasons, died on Tuesday after battling persistent health issues, including osteomyelitis. He was 77. Krause, who always called himself a scout at heart, retired last spring from Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks.

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Sports & Competitions, USA

Orange Coast College honors professor who called Trump’s election an ‘act of terrorism’: Report

The Orange Coast College professor who was secretly filmed in class calling President Trump’s election an “act of terrorism” has reportedly been chosen as “Faculty Member of the Year” by the community college. Executive Director of College Advancement Doug Bennett told Campus Reform that a committee of faculty, staff and administrators made the decision to

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CIA evidence leaves Democratic lawmaker demanding special inquiry into Russia’s election meddling

The ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee called for a special prosecutor and an independent commission to investigate Russia’s role in President Trump’s election Monday following a visit to CIA headquarters. Sen. Jack Reed, Rhode Island Democrat, made the request after he said officials showed him classified evidence proving Russian President Vladimir Putin

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