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Peter Angelos, longtime Baltimore Orioles owner, dies at 94

In August 1993, Angelos led a group of investors that bought the Orioles. He assumed a hands-on approach to running the team while remaining active in a law firm.
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1d ago

Some nervous travelers are changing their flights to avoid Boeing airplanes

Incidents involving Boeing aircraft have set back passengers who had overcome their fear of flying. "I am not willing to take that risk," one said.
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max-9.
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max-9.
1d ago

MLB opens investigation after allegations that Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter was involved in gambling scandal

The investigation comes as Ippei Mizuhara, the interpreter for the Dodgers star, is at the center of an alleged theft and sports gambling scandal.
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translator
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'Stumpy,' a beloved Japanese cherry tree, makes its last bloom in Washington

Fans are flocking to the see the lone specimen that skyrocketed to fame on the internet before it's chopped down because of climate change.
"Stumpy" the cherry tree at the Tidal Basin
"Stumpy" the cherry tree at the Tidal Basin
2d ago

Escaped Idaho prisoner and suspected accomplice charged as possible homicide victims identified

The bodies of James L. Mauney, 83, and Gerald “Don” Henderson, 72, were found on Wednesday.
Three Idaho Department of Correction officers were shot at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
Three Idaho Department of Correction officers were shot at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center

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Cellphone data helped solve a Michigan singer’s murder, but experts say the tool will soon be off-limits

Investigators tracked down Egypt Covington’s killers with the help of a “geofence” warrant. But the tool’s future is uncertain and authorities are now searching for a replacement.
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 Egypt Covington.
2d ago

Military kept hundreds of organs after performing autopsies, watchdog says

The Department of Defense’s medical examiner did not have consistent policies for organ retention and disposition, the Pentagon’s Inspector General found.
dover air force base medical examiner building office
dover air force base medical examiner building office

Wyoming governor vetoes abortion restrictions and signs trans medical care ban for minors

While rejecting the abortion bill, Republican Gov. Mark Gordon signed into law a measure that makes Wyoming the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
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politics political politician

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Alabama clinic is resuming some IVF procedures, but other patients remain in limbo

The clinic was one of at least three providers to stop IVF treatments in the wake of a pivotal state Supreme Court decision.
A model of the female reproductive system and an embryo transfer catheter, along with the book titled, "The Techniques of IVF Made Easy."
A model of the female reproductive system and an embryo transfer catheter, along with the book titled, "The Techniques of IVF Made Easy."

First over-the-counter birth control pill hits store shelves

Opill is now available at some Walgreens stores, as well as online. CVS and Walmart expect to have it in most stores by early April.
OTC Opill
OTC Opill