Mark Katkov

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Joy And Despair In Two Cities As World Series Comes To A Close

Thursday, November 03, 2016

Victory for the Chicago Cubs came 350 miles to the east of Wrigley Field, in Cleveland. Wrigley was still where fans gathered to celebrate.

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New Rules Would Require Airlines To Refund Baggage Fees For Delayed Luggage

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

The White House is announcing proposed rules intended to address common passenger complaints about airline customer service.

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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Friday, October 07, 2016

The Colombian president was cited for reaching a peace agreement with the FARC insurgency. Colombia's voters narrowly rejected the peace agreement in a binding referendum this week.

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More Explosive Devices Found In New Jersey

Monday, September 19, 2016

A backpack found near the train station in Elizabeth, N.J., had five explosive devices, one of which detonated as police were trying to disarm it. This followed Saturday night's Manhattan explosion.

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Hillary Clinton Cancels Campaign Events Following Pneumonia Diagnosis

Sunday, September 11, 2016

Clinton abruptly left a Sept. 11 commemoration ceremony in New York City on Sunday. Her campaign had said she "felt overheated," then later announced she was diagnosed Friday with pneumonia.

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Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Setting Northern California Wildfires

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Damin Pashilk, 40, is accused of 17 counts of arson in Lake County, Calif., over the past year. The Clayton fire so far has burned more than 4,000 acres and destroyed more than 175 structures.

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Snipers Kill 5 Police Officers, Wound Several Others At Dallas Protest

Thursday, July 07, 2016

Gunmen attacked the officers at the end of Thursday's rally against police shootings of black men earlier this week. Three suspects are in custody and one is dead after a standoff in a parking garage.

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U.K. Votes To Leave EU; Prime Minister Cameron To Step Down

Friday, June 24, 2016

The vote was 52 percent to 48 percent in favor of leaving the EU. Global markets are down in the wake of the news. Prime Minister David Cameron, who advocated remaining in the EU, says he will resign.

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Trump Abandons Pledge To Support Republican Nominee

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

In the first Republican debate last August, Donald Trump would not promise to support his party's eventual nominee. In September he signed a pledge to do so. Tuesday night, he reversed himself again.

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Largest Wildfire In Kansas History Continues To Burn

Sunday, March 27, 2016

The fire has burned hundreds of thousands of acres of prairie and ranch land in Oklahoma and Kansas. An Easter snowfall has provided some help to firefighters.

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Obama To Visit Cuba Next Month

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Building on the opening to Cuba he launched 14 months ago, President Obama will visit the island as part of a multi-nation Latin America trip planned for next month.

According to Thursday's formal announcement by the White House, the president and first lady will travel to Cuba on March 21-22. ...

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Cliven Bundy Is Charged With Conspiracy And Extortion

Thursday, February 11, 2016

The father of two men who were among the occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and are now in jail, was himself arrested in Portland, Ore., Wednesday night.

Cliven Bundy, a Nevada rancher prominent in protests to end federal control of western lands, is being held in the Multnomah ...

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Chile's Central Coast Rattled By Strong Off-Shore Earthquake

Thursday, September 17, 2015

At least eight people were reported killed following a powerful earthquake off Chile's coast Wednesday night. The 8.3-magnitude quake triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific, from California and Hawaii to New Zealand.

Chile's government ordered a million people to evacuate their homes on the coast, fearing a repeat of a ...

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At Least 22 People Remain Missing After Flooding In Japan

Friday, September 11, 2015

Updated at 9:30 a.m. ET

A day after a flood berm failed in the city of Joso, northeast of Tokyo, Japan's weather service said the rain was headed farther north on Honshu Island.

On Friday, evacuation orders and advisories were extended to include 960,000 people.

City officials have said at ...

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U.S. Indicts 14 In FIFA Corruption Inquiry

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Updated at 2:50 p.m. ET

Arrest and search warrants have been executed against senior FIFA officials and several executives for what the Justice Department says was a corrupt scheme that gleaned "well over $150 million in bribes and kickbacks" over the course of 24 years.

The department announced that it ...

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Netanyahu Defeats Center-Left Rival In Israel's Parliamentary Election

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

With nearly all votes counted in elections for the Knesset, Israel's parliament, Benjamin Netanyahu's center-right Likud party has won at least a five-seat victory over its principal rival, the center-left Zionist Union.

Israeli media report Likud has 29 or 30 seats in the 120-member Knesset to the Zionist Union's ...

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2 Police Officers Shot Amid Protest At Ferguson Police Department

Thursday, March 12, 2015

St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said two police officers were shot and seriously wounded shortly after midnight outside the Ferguson, Mo., police department. The shooting occurred as a protest outside the police station had begun to wind down.

A St. Louis County police officer and an officer from ...

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