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Today in History: May 24, first night game in Major League Baseball
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 days agoToday is Friday, May 24, the 145th day of 2024. On May 24, 1935, the first Major League Baseball game to be played at night took place at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field as the Reds beat the Philadelphia ...
Buckle up for Trump's 'October Surprise'
The Raw Story· 2 days agoThe phrase October Surprise, of course, refers to the successful deal that the Reagan campaign cut with Iran’s Ayatollah’s government to hold the ...
Afternoon Briefing: Johnson RTA board nominee withdraws name
Chicago Tribune· 6 days agoAs his nomination advanced in the City Council’s Transportation Committee earlier this month, Acree...
How Trump’s Dictator Pals Might Get Him Back to the White House
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe GOP pulled “October surprises” in 1968 and 1980. Intel agencies fear this year’s version could...
Exclusive: Inside America’s Secret Efforts to Free US Hostages
Vanity Fair· 1 day agoWhat Carstens couldn’t intuit was the fact that Rodríguez was, in diplo-speak, channel...
The Dispatch Commemorates Memorial Day
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 3 days agoLongtime Disney songwriter Richard Sherman—who composed the musical numbers in the movie Mary Poppins and the song “It’s a Small World (After All)” with...
The world has betrayed and forgotten the Israeli hostages
The Washington Times· 14 hours agoJust days after the International Court of Justice issued an opaque ruling ordering Israel to halt its operations in Rafah that risked destroying the city’s civilian population, the Israeli ...
Today in History: Oprah Winfrey tapes final episode of talk show
Chicago Tribune· 6 days agoOn May 24, 2011, Oprah Winfrey taped the final episode of her long-running talk show. In 1844,...
NYC man accused of randomly punching strangers is indicted on hate-crimes charges
Associated Press· 2 days agoA man who was arrested in March on charges of randomly hitting a woman walking down a street in New...
Cannes Film Festival 2024: Key Takeaways and talking points of the 77th edition
Euronews via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIt's over for another year and the winners have been announced. But what were the key talking points...
