Mesa smacked his first career MLB home run — a three-run blast 394 feet to right field — to provide the highlight of the night for the Marlins, who watched the Nationals circle the bases for most of the game.
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Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
Continue reading … CROSSING THE LINE – Ravens' Lamar Jackson retaliates against fan after being smacked in helmet.
In the suburbs during the 2020 and 2022 assessment cycles, appeals to the board of review generally knocked commercial values below industry standards for accuracy.
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A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
The boys knocked on Leon’s door several times and ran away, Julián’s cousin told police.
While cruise line operators are enjoying a surge in popularity after the pandemic badly battered the industry—and Carnival itself reported an all-time high of $25 billion in annual revenue in 2024—investments in AI and other technologies could make travel by ship even more desirable.
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John Kell,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
The Long Walk takes place in an alternate America in what looks like the ’60s or ’70s, one that’s been battered and economically devastated by an internal conflict.
Predictably, there’s lots of fighting in The Smashing Machine, including plenty of that knee-to-the-face business, though the sound design is often more disturbing than the visuals; the sound of flesh giving way as it’s being pounded like a piece of meat just feels inhumane.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
1 Sep. 2025
In recent days, Israel pounded Gaza City, while strikes killed Hamas’ military spokesperson and the Houthis’ prime minister in Yemen.
The actress whipped out some ballerina dance moves to ensure each pair was still comfortable enough for any and all activities.
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Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
This mordant delight — about two young men who befriend one another in a support group for people who’ve lost a twin — whipped the Eccles theater into a frenzy with its cuttingly dark laughs and unexpected plot twists.
Higher education continues to be buffeted by changes in the way American families view college educations.
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Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
His presidency also was buffeted by domestic crises — rampant inflation and high unemployment, as well as interminable lines at gas stations triggered by a decline in the global oil supply exacerbated by Iran’s Islamic Revolution.
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