Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Morgan dies at 77
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Hall of Fame second baseman Joe Morgan, a key member of the Cincinnati Reds’ famed Big Red Machine, died Sunday. He was 77.

Morgan died Sunday at his home in Danville, California, family spokesman James Davis said in a statement Monday.

Morgan struggled with various health issues in recent years, including a nerve condition, a form of polyneuropathy.

Morgan was a two-time National League Most Valuable Player, a 10-time All-Star and a five-time Gold Glove Award winner.

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Amazon Prime Day starts tomorrow and here’s how you can earn over $100 with credit card bonuses
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Amazon Prime Day is offering double-digit discounts on thousands of items ahead of the holidays. Here’s how you can earn a credit card sign-up bonus while you shop.

Amazon Prime Day kicks off at midnight (3 a.m. ET), so you still have time to set deal alerts and add items to your wishlist. And if you really want to maximize savings, you should decide which credit card you plan to use at checkout.

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Chase Claypool erupts with 4-TD game for unbeaten Pittsburgh Steelers
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PITTSBURGH — With the Pittsburgh Steelers clinging to a two-point lead in the final minutes Sunday, Ben Roethlisberger looked for the man who is rapidly becoming his favorite target.

Just four games into his professional career, that man is Chase Claypool.

Facing third-and-8 from the Philadelphia Eagles’ 35, Roethlisberger expected the Eagles to bring an all-out blitz. But when he saw them sitting back in a Cover 2 zone, he directed his receivers to new spots.

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Cowboys QB Dak Prescott to undergo surgery on compound ankle fracture
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ARLINGTON, Texas — The ambulance was ready as Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was carted off the field, tears streaming down his face.

Prescott was transported to a local hospital immediately and is scheduled to undergo surgery Sunday night for a compound ankle fracture and dislocation he suffered in a win against the Giants.

The gruesome injury occurred in the third quarter when Prescott scrambled 9 yards left, tangling with Giants defensive back Logan Ryan on Ryan’s tackle.

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Pelosi to introduce legislation related to the 25th Amendment
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The 25th Amendment outlines the transfer of power to the vice president if a president is removed, incapacitated or dies.

By Rebecca Shabad
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., plans to introduce legislation Friday that would create a “Commission on Presidential Capacity,” which would be involved in presidential transfer of power procedures under the 25th Amendment.

The legislation would create the commission “to help ensure effective and uninterrupted leadership in the highest office in the Executive Branch of government,”

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13 charged in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
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Washington (CNN)Thirteen people were charged Thursday in an alleged domestic terrorism plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, federal and state officials announced.

The alleged scheme included plans to overthrow several state governments that the suspects “believe are violating the US Constitution,” including the government of Michigan and Whitmer, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Six people were charged federally with conspiracy to kidnap, and seven other people, associated with the militia group “Wolverine Watchmen,”

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Spain needs a Christian
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If Spain had Cristiano Ronaldo with the shirt they would have won in Lisbon. Since he does not have it, he had to roam the area in the first part to teach. When the order ran out, Portugal tested the wood twice. Cristiano and Renato Sanches touched glory. Kepa, redeemed by Luis Enrique, hypnotized the ball. The coach can be satisfied. You must not lose even in friendlies.On October 7, 2002 Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first professional goal.

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‘Hubie Halloween’ Review: Adam Sandler Does His Inarguable Thing in a Disposable October Caper
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Not remotely scary and only moderately more funny, Sandler’s harmless new Netflix outing underlines his latter-day preference for kindness over cruelty.A few questions to ask yourself before watching “Hubie Halloween”: How long and loud are you liable to laugh at the sight of 90-year-old June Squibb wearing a T-shirt bearing the words “Boner Donor?” What about one saying “I Shaved My Balls For This?” Or “If You Can Read This, You’re In Fart Range”? If you’re still merrily chuckling at the idea of Squibb wearing the words “Kayaking Gets Me Wet” across her chest,

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Claudia Conway Isn’t Your Hermione Granger
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For a while it was James Comey. Then it was Robert Mueller. For a brief moment, the internet’s liberal pundits speculated that perhaps Melania Trump herself could be the truth-teller we need to stand up to Donald Trump. But one seemingly unhappy marriage isn’t the basis for popular liberation and neither, it turns out, are two former directors of the FBI. The prayer candles and the rumor-mongering about the president’s imminent downfall all came to nothing.

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EDDIE VAN HALEN DEAD AT 65
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4:50 PM PT — Valerie Bertinelli, Eddie’s ex-wife and mother to his only child, Wolfgang, just posted a heartbreaking tribute to the rock star. She called him “my love” and gave thanks that she was there with him in his last moments.

Eddie Van Halen — the legendary guitarist and co-founder of Van Halen —

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