Christopher Dean Hopkins

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Paris Attacks: What We Know On Saturday

Saturday, November 14, 2015

Updated at 9:30 p.m. ET

As Paris assesses the full toll of Friday night's terrorist attacks that hit six locations in and around the city, here's what we know so far:

The Victims

The attacks that began around 9:20 p.m. local time killed 129 people, French officials say, and left ...

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Election Day: No Legal Pot In Ohio; Democrats Lose In The South

Tuesday, November 03, 2015

Tuesday is "off year" Election Day in parts of the country. Legalizing marijuana is on the ballot in Ohio, Houston voters will decide on an equal rights ordinance and San Francisco weighs short-term rentals in what's being called the "Airbnb Initiative."

Elsewhere, eyes are on governor races in Kentucky and ...

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Wright And The Rookie Lead Mets: World Series Game 3 In Numbers And Images

Friday, October 30, 2015

9-3

Final score in the New York Mets' win over the Kansas City Royals, cutting the Royals' series lead to 2-1.

4

Runs batted in by longtime Met David Wright, who missed a month of the season with a painful spinal condition. His contribution included his second career ...

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Cueto's Complete Domination: World Series Game 2 In Numbers And Images

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

7-1

Final score in Game 2 as the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Mets, taking a 2-0 lead in the World Series.

9, 5

Number of innings pitched and base runners allowed by winning pitcher Johnny Cueto on Wednesday night. In his disastrous prior outing in the American ...

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A Long Night In Kansas City: World Series Game 1 In Numbers And Images

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

5-4

Final score in favor of the Kansas City Royals, who beat the New York Mets.

14

Number of innings, tied for the longest World Series game ever. One of two other games that went that long was won by Babe Ruth — then a pitcher for the Boston Red ...

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2 Wild Cards, 2 Home Teams Shut Out: Cubs Blank Pirates To Advance

Wednesday, October 07, 2015

Behind a complete-game shutout thrown by right-hander Jake Arrieta, the Chicago Cubs advanced to the Divisional Series on Wednesday night in Pittsburgh, beating the Pirates 4-0.

Kyle Schwarber had a home run and three runs batted in for the Cubs and Dexter Fowler had three hits and scored three times. ...

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Astros Drop Yankees, Advance In Baseball Playoffs For First Time Since '05

Tuesday, October 06, 2015

The Houston Astros, a surprise success early in the Major League Baseball season before cooling off, will get to keep playing after knocking out the New York Yankees 3-0 in a one-game wild card playoff.

Solo home runs by Colby Rasmus in the second inning and Carlos Gomez in the ...

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Pharmaceutical Firms Back Off Big Price Hikes Following Critical Coverage

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

The price of a 62-year-old generic drug used on patients with weak immune systems won't jump from $13.50 per pill to $750 after all, Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO announced Tuesday.

Martin Shkreli told NBC News that the move was a reaction to "the anger that was felt by people" after the ...

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Thumbs Down: Facebook Finally Will Add A 'Dislike' Mechanism

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

You've probably seen it when a friend has posted sad news on Facebook — someone will click the "like" button, then comment to explain that he is not, in fact, pleased with the friend's misfortune.

Soon, there may be a better option, CNBC reported Tuesday:

"The company's ...

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British Airways Jet Catches Fire On Runway, Sparking Emergency Exit

Tuesday, September 08, 2015

Update, 11:15 p.m. ET:

Fire officials now say 14 people were transported to a nearby hospital after being injured, mostly while evacuating the plane by sliding down its inflatable chutes, the Associated Press reports.

Two runways were affected by the fire, including one that was closed for ...

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Serena Tops Venus In U.S. Open Match, Moves Closer To Grand Slam

Tuesday, September 08, 2015

Update, 11:30 p.m. ET

Serena defeated Venus in three back-and-forth sets Tuesday night, advancing to the semifinals 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. She'll face Italy's Roberta Vinci, currently ranked 43rd in the world, who beat Frances Kristina Mladenovic 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.

With a win against Vinci, Williams would play for the U.S. ...

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Obama Focuses On Native Issues, Climate Change As He Starts Alaska Visit

Monday, August 31, 2015

President Obama arrived in Alaska on Monday afternoon and spoke of renewed commitment to mitigating the potentially catastrophic effects of climate change, the Associated Press reported.

"On this issue — of all issues — there is such a thing as being too late," Obama said. "And that moment is almost ...

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Tropical Storm Erika Falls Apart; Dominica Deaths At 20

Saturday, August 29, 2015

Updated at 12 noon ET

What's left of a disorganized Erika, no longer a tropical storm, has moved western Cuba after drenching the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

The remnants of Erika are expected to move across Cuba and into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico by Sunday.

The latest National ...

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Deadly Explosion Rocks Thailand's Capital City

Monday, August 17, 2015

Update, 12:45 a.m.:

At least 22 people were killed and 123 injured in the explosion, authorities reported early Monday, according to CNN; the dead included Filipino Chinese, Singaporean and Malaysian nationals.

Thailand's prime minister described the attack as "the worst incident that has ever happened in Thailand,"

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China Evacuates Tianjin Blast Site As Sodium Cyanide Found

Saturday, August 15, 2015

Updated at 10:40 a.m. ET

Chinese police are clearing everyone within two miles of a fire in the port city of Tianjin over fears of chemical poisoning, days after a massive explosion that authorities now say has killed at least 104 people.

Police confirmed that highly toxic sodium cyanide was ...

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Professional Wrestling World Mourns Longtime Star 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper

Friday, July 31, 2015

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper, a premier wrestler in the now-WWE during the 1980s and 1990s who fought Hulk Hogan and Mr. T in the main event at the first WrestleMania in 1985, has died, the company reports. He was 61.

"Roddy Piper was one of the most entertaining, controversial and ...

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3 Dead, 7 Injured In Shooting At Louisiana Movie Theater

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Updated at 2 a.m. ET

Lafayette, La., Police Chief Jim Craft said a gunman opened fire in a movie theater during a Thursday night screening of Trainwreck.

Craft said the gunman killed two people and wounded seven others before shooting and killing himself. At least three of the wounded ...

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Novelist E.L. Doctorow, Author Of 'Billy Bathgate,' 'Ragtime,' Dies At 84

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Novelist E.L. Doctorow, best known for his works of historical fiction set in the early 20th-century United States, died Tuesday at the age of 84, his agent confirmed late Tuesday.

His son told The New York Times that Doctorow's death was from complications of lung cancer.

His best ...

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Greece, Eurozone Leaders Reach Agreement On A New Bailout

Monday, July 13, 2015

In a news conference early Monday morning, eurozone leaders announced that they would give Greece another bailout — as long as the government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras manages to implement a round of austerity measures in the coming days, says European Council President Donald Tusk.

The new deal estimates ...

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U.S. Topples Top-Ranked Germany 2-0 To Reach World Cup Final

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Updated, 9 p.m. ET:

In a battle between a fantastic attack and a fantastic defense, the latter prevailed, as two penalty kicks — one made, one whiffed — and a late insurance goal gave the U.S. a 2-0 win over Germany and a berth in the Women's World Cup soccer ...

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