Sunday Puzzle: Let's Play Ball

Added 04-22-18 08:06:02am EST - “NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and puzzlemaster Will Shortz play the puzzle with Beth Adams from Monticello, Fla.” - Npr.org

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‘Jeopardy!' contestant wanted to spend winnings on lifetime supply of Taco Bell

Added 04-22-18 02:18:02am EST - ““I’ll take Taco Bell for $100,000,” one “Jeopardy!” contestant was hoping to say. Rishab Jain, an 18-year-old contestant on the television game show’s college tournament, said if he won the grand p…” - Nypost.com

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Militarized Cops At Tiny Georgia Neo-Nazi Rally Arrest Counterprotesters For Wearing Masks

Added 04-22-18 02:11:02am EST - “NEWNAN, Ga. -- A heavily militarized police force of some 400 officers” - Yahoo.com

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• Itsy-bitsy neo-Nazi rally in Georgia dwarfed by protesters, law enforcement; Antifa unmasked
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Long Hours, Low Pay Push Some Democratic Campaign Workers To Unionize

Added 04-22-18 05:06:01am EST - “"It's been far too long that workers in this industry have been exploited," said Ihaab Syed, the secretary of the Campaign Workers Guild.” - Npr.org

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• Democratic Party files lawsuit alleging Russia, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks conspired to disrupt the 2016 campaign
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Europe orders emergency inspections of the type of jet engines that failed on deadly Southwest Airlines flight

Added 04-21-18 04:14:01am EST - “The European Aviation Safety Agency wants checks to take place on some CFM56-7B engines within the next 20 days.” - Businessinsider.com

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• United Airlines is inspecting engine type that exploded on Southwest flight
• FAA to order inspections of jet engines after Southwest blast
• Regulators had ordered inspections of engine type that blew apart on Southwest plane
• Airlines Check Their Engines for the Flaw That Hit Southwest

China recycling policy impacting Skagit County

Added 04-21-18 04:03:01am EST - “On any given day, Skagit County residents recycle a variety of plastic items, from yogurt containers emptied at breakfast to soda bottles drained for an afternoon pick-me-up.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• China applies its own maximum pressure policy on Pyongyang
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Theft of $1.2M in fajitas results in 50-year prison sentence

Added 04-21-18 03:43:02am EST - “A former juvenile justice department employee from Texas was sentenced Friday to 50 years in prison after being convicted of stealing $1.2 million in fajitas with county funds.” - Foxnews.com

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• Brazil's Lula Must Begin Prison Sentence During Appeals, High Court Rules
• American Airlines employee receives prison sentence for trying to bypass security checkpoint, yelling threats and racial slurs
• 'Affluenza Teen' Ethan Couch Released From Jail After 2-Year Sentence
• Brazil's ex-president surrenders to authorities on corruption charges, to begin 12-year sentence

Ex-U.S. presidents among mourners expected at Barbara Bush funeral

Added 04-21-18 02:10:03am EST - “Several former U.S. presidents and hundreds of mourners are expected to gather at a Houston church on Saturday for the funeral of former first lady Barbara Bush, who died on Tuesday at the age of 92.” - Reuters.com

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Recovery group marshals cash, volunteers to help homeowners

Added 04-21-18 01:03:01am EST - “Leslie Garon pressed her right hand to her chest and choked back tears as she addressed more than a dozen green-shirted volunteers in her living room earlier this month.” - Washingtontimes.com

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Video shows suspect strolling near slain MTA bus driver's home

Added 04-21-18 12:13:02am EST - “The killer of a retired city bus driver may have been caught on camera, police said Friday.” - Nydailynews.com

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