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Stories from August 14, 2022

Sylvia Fowles' career ends with 4K rebounds; Sun top Lynx

Sylvia Fowles' career ends with 4K rebounds; Sun top Lynx

Fowles, the 2017 league MVP and four-time defensive player of the year, had her league-best 192 career double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
by The Associated Press

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Two people shot, one fatally, near George Floyd Square in Minneapolis

Police were called to the shooting just before 1 p.m. They found two people with gunshot wounds, and one of them died at Hennepin Healthcare a short time later. The other suffered what were described as life threatening injuries.
by Tim Nelson

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Fire on Isle Royale prompts closures, trail evacuations

Fire on Isle Royale prompts closures, trail evacuations

Smoke was spotted in the area of the island's Three Mile Campground on Saturday afternoon, according to the NPS. Firefighters responded to find it had already grown to a 5-acre fire.
by Tim Nelson

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Ohtani, Ward HR, Angels rally past Twins 5-3 in 11 innings

Ohtani, Ward HR, Angels rally past Twins 5-3 in 11 innings

Carlos Correa hit a home and Luis Arraez had three hits for the Twins, who blew a three-run lead in the eighth inning and remained 1 1/2 games behind the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central.
by The Associated Press

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The IRS just got $80 billion to beef up. A big goal? Going after rich tax dodgers

The IRS just got $80 billion to beef up. A big goal? Going after rich tax dodgers

The big climate and health care bill passed by the House Friday includes billions in new funding for the IRS over the next decade. Most of that money is aimed at catching wealthy tax cheats.
by Scott Horsley

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More Black NFL retirees win dementia cases in rescored tests

More Black NFL retirees win dementia cases in rescored tests

The 2020 lawsuit unearthed the fact the dementia tests were being “race-normed” — adjusted due to assumptions that Black people have a lower cognitive baseline score.
by The Associated Press

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A fire at a church in Cairo kills 41 people and hurts 14 others

A fire at a church in Cairo kills 41 people and hurts 14 others

A fire ripped through a church in a densely populated neighborhood as congregants worshipped, the Coptic Church said. It was one of the worst fire tragedies in Egypt in recent years.
by The Associated Press

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Why Salman Rushdie's work sparked decades of controversy

Why Salman Rushdie's work sparked decades of controversy

Indian-born British author Salman Rushdie was brutally attacked on Friday. He has been the subject of death threats since his book The Satanic Verses was published in 1988.
by Juliana Kim

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