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US soccer journalist Grant Wahl dies at World Cup
National Sports, Soccer
RONALD BLUM Associated Press 
Dec 12, 2022
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Grant Wahl, an American journalist who helped grow the popularity of soccer in the U.S. and reported on some of the biggest stori...
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WNBA star Griner freed in swap for Russian arms dealer Bout
Basketball, National Sports
ERIC TUCKER, MATTHEW LEE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press 
Dec 09, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a high-profile prisoner exchange, as the U.S. released notorious Russian arms ...
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The tragedy of avoidable COVID deaths
Opinion, Сolumns
FAYE FLAM Tribune News Service 
Dec 07, 2022
Whose pandemic strategy really saved lives? Which states or countries lost the most people to the virus? Or to the unintended consequences of mitigati...
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US frustrates England again at a World Cup in 0-0 draw
National Sports, Pro, Soccer
JAMES ROBSON Associated Press 
Nov 26, 2022
AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — Loud jeers rang around the stadium. England’s fans were not happy. The United States had frustrated them yet again at a World Cu...
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Even a small nuclear war would mean mass famine
Opinion, Сolumns
FAYE FLAM Tribune News Service 
Nov 20, 2022
This century’s worst-case climate scenario isn’t global warming of 4 or even 5 degrees Celsius. It’s a nuclear winter that would trigger global coolin...
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Pointing to a larger problem
Opinion, Сolumns
Oct 30, 2022
The Biden administration continues to be overwhelmed at the southern border, and Venezuelans fleeing oppression and despair are an ongoing challenge ....
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High-speed rail is a progressive fantasy
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Oct 11, 2022
California progressives tried to build a European-style high-speed rail network and alienated the French in the process. A big New York Times piece on...
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An off-ramp for Putin is repugnant but necessary
Opinion, Сolumns
CLIVE CROOK Tribune News Service 
Sep 27, 2022
From the outset of Russia’s war on Ukraine, the crucial question hasn’t changed: Can Vladimir Putin be defeated at an acceptable cost? Despite all we ...
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Is fear for America justified?
Opinion, Сolumns
NICHOLAS L. WADDY 
Aug 25, 2022
Two recent polls ought to unsettle us profoundly, because of the extremely dark picture they paint of our country’s short-term future. The first poll ...
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Ukrainian war chest oversight
Opinion, Сolumns
Aug 18, 2022
One year after the U.S. departure from Afghanistan, a government watchdog is still doing its vital work of accounting for the more than $146 billion i...
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No more Afghanistan illusions
Opinion, Сolumns
Aug 16, 2022
One year ago, Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in part because the U.S. had hoped for the best after withdrawing its forces from the country, without a...
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Neither Trump nor FBI deserve benefit of doubt
Opinion, Сolumns
RYAN J. RUSAK 
Aug 10, 2022
FORT WORTH (TNS) — Partisans quickly retreated to their corners late Monday when news broke that the FBI raided former President Donald Trump’s Florid...
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