A mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card has sold for $12.6 million, blasting into the record books Sunday as the most expensive ever paid for a piece of sports memorabilia.
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Democrats: Abortion rulings may be ‘a blessing in disguise’ ahead of midterms
North Carolina’s newly reinstated abortion restrictions might be the catalyst the party needed to reinvigorate its political prospects this year.
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Dutch police: Six dead after truck hit community barbecue
Police say an additional seven people are in the hospital, including one in critical condition.
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Houston tenant kills 3 others, set fire to lure them, police say
Houston police say a man evicted from an apartment building set fire to the house to lure out other tenants, then shot three dead and wounded two others
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Pakistan flooding deaths pass 1,000 in ‘climate catastrophe’
A senator and top climate official said Sunday that by the time the monsoon season is over ‘we could well have one-fourth or one-third of Pakistan under water.’
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NASA moon rocket on track for launch despite lightning hits
Though the risks are high, if this test flight goes well, astronauts could return to the moon in a few years.
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At $249 per day, prison stays leave ex-inmates deep in debt
All but two states have laws that make prisoners pay for their time behind bars, though not every state actually pursues people for the money.
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Small businesses feel pinch from slowing housing market
Higher mortgage rates put a damper on the number of homes being sold.
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Lower prescription prices will take time in new law
The bill mostly helps the roughly 49 million people who sign up for Medicare’s drug coverage.
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Garbage piles in Scotland raise health concerns amid strikes
Industrial disputes in the U.K. multiply amid soaring food and energy costs.