Detroit Tigers Sweep Yankees and Advance To World Series

DETROIT — The New York Yankees hadn’t been swept in a best-of-seven postseason series in 36 years, and the Detroit Tigers finished off the job in emphatic fashion Thursday afternoon.

Jhonny Peralta hit two of the Tigers’ four home runs to spark a 16-hit attack and a…

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Gunman Kills 3 in Florida Salon Shooting

CASSELBERRY, Fla. — A gunman opened fire in a central Florida beauty salon Thursday, killing three women and wounding a fourth before killing himself at a nearby home, police said. The shooting appeared to be part of a domestic dispute.

The gunman, identified by police as Bradford Baumet, was served with…

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Greek Soccer Team Turns To Brothel For Cash

LARISSA, Greece — The world’s oldest profession is giving a whole new meaning to love of the game.

Players on a cash-strapped Greek soccer team now wear pink practice jerseys with the logos “Villa Erotica” and “Soula’s House of History,” two bordellos it recruited as sponsors after drastic…

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Bullet Tax Proposed to Curb Chicago Crime

As Chicago struggles to quell gang violence that has contributed to a jump in homicides, a top elected official wants to tax the sale of every bullet and firearm – an effort even she acknowledges could spark a legal challenge.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will submit a budget proposal…

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Newsweek Magazine Will Go All Digital

Newsweek, the venerable U.S. weekly current affairs magazine, will publish its final print edition on December 31 and move to an all-digital format early next year, the latest example of how print media have had to adapt to changing reading habits.

Magazines and newspapers have struggled as readers…

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