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Over the last five days of May, Ruslan, an English teacher in a Russian town near the Ukrainian border, heard the distinct sound of a multiple rocket launcher strike for the first time. Shelling would begin around 3 a.m., sometimes shaking his house, and continue through the morning ... But nothing like this. “Everything changed,” he said ... World News . ... .

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3 Israeli soldiers, Egyptian officer killed in gunbattle at the border

East Bay Times 04 Jun 2023

JERUSALEM (AP) — A gunbattle along Israel’s southern border with Egypt left three Israeli soldiers and an Egyptian officer dead Saturday, officials said. It was a rare instance of deadly violence along the frontier. Israel said the Egyptian border guard crossed into Israel and killed the three soldiers before he was fatally shot by troops ... Lt. Col ... .

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Moncada scores on wild pitch that strikes ump, White Sox beat Tigers 2-1

The Daily Item 04 Jun 2023

CHICAGO (AP) — Yoán Moncada scampered home on a 10th-inning wild pitch that knocked down umpire Cory Blaser, sending the Chicago White Sox to a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday ....

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Weisner, Hudepohl lead Charlotte to 9-2 victory over Lipscomb at Clemson Regional

The Daily Item 04 Jun 2023

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Eli Weisner belted a three-run, pinch-hit home run to get the offense started, Wyatt Hudepohl struck out 11 batters in eight innings, and Charlotte cruised past Lipscomb 9-2 on Saturday in an elimination game at the ....

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Kyle Busch wins a pole for first time since 2019

Union Leader 04 Jun 2023

MADISON, Ill. — Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session at World Wide Technology Raceway broke a long dry spell for two-time series champion Kyle Busch. Rocketing around the 1.25-mile irregularly shaped speedway in 32.802 seconds (137.187 mph), Busch won his first Cup pole position since Nov ... × This page requires Javascript ... kAm“.2?k^Am.

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Long Covid forced more than 2,600 NHS staff to take time off, figures show

London Evening Standard 04 Jun 2023

The figures were released to the Scottish Liberal Democrats ... .

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For Nuggets rookie Christian Braun, praise from mom is high praise indeed

The Daily Item 04 Jun 2023

DENVER (AP) — Nuggets rookie Christian Braun gets high praise from coach Michael Malone, and his star teammates Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray also rave about the rookie ....

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NC man who was one of the last Jan. 6 rioters to leave Capitol sentenced ...

The Daily Item 04 Jun 2023

A Charlotte-area man who went on camera inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 to say he was there to “kick ass and take names later,” was on the receiving end Friday of a seven-month sentence handed down by a ....

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Tigers lose 'wild' one to White Sox in 10th inning

The Daily Item 04 Jun 2023

CHICAGO — In the three games since Riley Greene went on the injured list, the Tigers have scored four runs. And on Saturday, they lost their second straight game to the Chicago White Sox ....

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Honeybee health blooms at federal facilities across the country

The Daily Item 04 Jun 2023

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Bosacker's 4-hit shutout, Walker's 4 RBIs help Xavier eliminate E. Illinois at Nashville Regional

The Daily Item 04 Jun 2023

Ethan Bosacker allowed four hits with six strikeouts in a complete game shutout, Andrew Walker went 2 for 4 with a home run and four RBIs to help Xavier beat Eastern Illinois 7-0 in an elimination game at the Nashville ....