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Byron Buxton exits because of injury, Joe Ryan roughed up as Twins blown out by Nationals
Buxton exited after the sixth inning Saturday with left side soreness. He is scheduled to undergo medical imaging Sunday.
To protect wild rice, Minnesota moves to cut off pollution from taconite basins
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is trying to enforce a sulfate limit at U.S. Steel’s Keetac basin, one of six that ...
Kelvin Yeboah’s two second-half penalty kicks carry Minnesota United past St. Louis
Eric Ramsay didn’t think his team played particularly well, but it didn’t matter as it left Missouri with three points in the ...
To host UN climate talks, Brazil chose one of its poorer cities. That's no accident
When world leaders, diplomats, business leaders, scientists and activists go to Brazil in November for the United Nations' annual climate negotiations, poverty, deforestation and much of the world's ...
Two people have been found dead along an Arkansas hiking trail in a 'suspected homicide'
Two people were found dead along a walking trail in a state park in Arkansas, authorities said Sunday. WEST FORK, Ark. — Two people were found dead along a walking trail in a state park in Arkansas, ...
Citi launches Strata Elite Card to compete with AmEx and Chase
Citigroup is launching the Strata Elite Card, the bank's latest attempt to grab a piece of the high-fee, high-rewards credit card market that's dominated by American Express' Platinum Card and ...
Trump's demand for Washington NFL team name change ignores years of psychological data, experts say
President Donald Trump is threatening to hold up a new stadium deal if Washington's NFL team did not restore its name to a racial slur, despite decades of psychological research showing the negative ...
Tour de France finale brings excitement to Montmartre with a climb to Sacré-Coeur
Hours before the Tour de France peloton was due to pass through Montmartre on Sunday, thousands of fans packed the streets, eager to claim a prime spot to watch riders climb the iconic hill during the ...
Shubman Gill hits century but Ben Stokes fires England's attack with early wicket against India
India captain Shubman Gill hit his fourth century of the series against England on Sunday to give the visitors hope of salvaging a draw on the final day of the fourth test at Old Trafford.
Bailey Ober close to rejoining Twins rotation; David Festa out for weeks
One righthander feels healthy again, while another said resting over the All-Star break didn’t do much for his ailing ...
Trump once decried the idea of presidential vacations. His Scotland trip is built around golf
During sweaty summer months, Abraham Lincoln often decamped about 3 miles (5 kilometers) north of the White House to the Soldiers' Home, a presidential retreat of cottages and parkland in what today ...
Sudan's paramilitaries announces a parallel government, deepening the country's crisis
A notorious paramilitary group and its allies in Sudan said they formed a parallel government in areas under the group's control, which are located mainly in the western region of Darfur where ...