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MLB sets 60-game bets, opens July 23 or 24

NEW YORK (AP) – Major League Baseball issued a 60-game schedule Tuesday night that will begin July 23-24 on empty stadiums as the sport tries to advance amid the coronavirus after months of acrimony. A dramatically altered season with games full of new rules was the end result of failed …

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The virus ‘just started to sprout’

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) – Pastor Joshua Manning is waiting for the test results, but because of persistent fever and body aches, he can tell that he probably has the coronavirus. His wife and three children also have symptoms, and so many members of his Community Baptist Church in Little Noel, …

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Baptists and Walmart Criticize Mississippi Flag With Rebel Theme

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Confederate-themed Mississippi flag drew opposition Tuesday from two great forces in the culturally conservative state: Southern Baptists and Walmart. Walmart said it will stop displaying the Mississippi flag as the state debates whether to change the design. The Mississippi Baptist Convention said lawmakers have a …

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