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CHICAGO (AP) — Jose Ramirez stole pitcher Danny Salazar’s bat a couple of weeks ago. It’s the same weight as his usual lumber, but he likes the handle.
It definitely belongs to him now.
Ramirez hit two more homers, Austin Jackson also connected and the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 9-4 on Tuesday night for their 13th straight victory, the longest run by a major league team this season.
“We’re content, we’re happy, we’re very united — which is the most important,” Ramirez said through a translator.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force “sniffer plane” was collecting air samples off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Sept. 3, 1949, when it gathered evidence of radioactivity, confirming that the war-shattered Soviet Union had tested a nuclear device. The Soviets’ Aug. 29, 1949, test had come faster than expected.

I got a chuckle out of the letter from Ms. Davis in The Lima News. Obviously she is against wind turbines. She does not, however, do her cause justice in this piece. It reads like a string of anecdotal stories she has heard from someone, somewhere.

AUG. 31, 2017 — It’s difficult for the average driver to safely navigate congested roads, rain-slicked asphalt and those curvy stretches of highway that seem to materialize out of nowhere. Imagine doing it in a huge tractor-trailer carrying a heavy or dangerous load. It’s hazardous work, and truckers have to be alert to do it safely.

The officers of The Gospel Singing Tent want to publically thank all of those who made the 37th year at the Allen County Fair such a success. We had great weather, fantastic attendance and awesome Gospel music. Without all of your help and donations, we would never have continued this long.

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Mega Ball: 1
Megaplier: 3
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NEW YORK (AP) — The share of Americans who identify as white and Christian has dropped below 50 percent, a transformation fueled by immigration and by growing numbers of people who reject organized religion altogether, according to a new survey released Wednesday.

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands — Call it a case of extremely bad timing.

MIAMI (AP) — Florida residents picked store shelves clean and long lines formed at gas pumps Wednesday as Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 monster with potentially catastrophic winds of 185 mph, steamed toward the Sunshine State and a possible direct hit on the Miami metropolitan area of nearly 6 million people.

LIMA — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office will award $100,000 to the Lima Police Department for its Substance Abuse Assistance for Everyone program, which aims to treat drug addicts instead of putting them in jail.
The program, which is also known as SAAFE, was implemented more than four weeks ago. At a recent Opioid Action Committee meeting, Sgt. Nick Hart of the Lima Police Department said the program offers treatment instead of criminal charges for drug abusers who are serious about making changes in their lives.