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  • SportsUSA TODAY Sports

    MLB may have to act on strike-stealing after catcher's gruesome injury: 'Classic risk-reward'

    Willson Contreras broke his arm getting hit by a swing last week, shining a spotlight on the risk catchers are taking in the name of efficiency.

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  • LifestyleAssociated Press

    The first Mexican taco stand to get a Michelin star is a tiny business where the heat makes the meat

    Newly minted Michelin-starred chef Arturo Rivera Martínez stood over an insanely hot grill Wednesday at the first Mexican taco stand ever to get a coveted star from the French dining guide, and did exactly the same thing he's been doing for 20 years: searing meat. At Mexico City’s Tacos El Califa de León, in the scruffy-bohemian San Rafael neighborhood, there are only four things on the menu, all tacos, and all of which came from some area around a cow’s rib, loin or fore shank.

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  • USAssociated Press

    The Mirage casino, which ushered in an era of Las Vegas Strip megaresorts in the '90s, is closing

    The iconic Mirage hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip will shut its doors this summer, the end of an era for a property credited with helping transform Sin City into an ultra-luxury resort destination. The July 17 closure will clear the way for major renovations and construction on the 80-acre (32-hectare) property, which is to reopen in 2027 as the Hard Rock Las Vegas, featuring a hotel tower in the shape of a guitar soaring nearly 700 feet (about 210 meters) above the heart of the Strip. “We

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  • ScienceMiami Herald

    ‘Large’ sea creature — with ‘blade-like’ claws — discovered as new species. See it

    Scientists found the spiny animal while aboard a submersible in the South China Sea.

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  • BusinessThe Hill

    Nearly 100 Red Lobsters marked ‘closed’ on restaurant site: See the full list

    Red Lobster locations across the country started closing abruptly Monday, surprising residents and, at least in one case, a city official.

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  • SportsMen's Journal

    WNBA Star Kelsey Plum Goes Braless, Wears Revealing Leather Vest to Season Opener

    The WNBA season is officially underway after the Las Vegas Aces triumphed over the Phoenix Mercury in last night's season opener. The league has been having a moment in the spotlight in recent months thanks to the drafting of up-and-coming stars like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, and many of the ...

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  • NewsNY Post

    McDonald’s customers rage after graph exposes surging menu prices over the last decade: ‘Bulls–t’

    McDonald’s customers rage after graph exposes surging menu prices over the last decade: ‘Bulls–t’

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