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BASEBALL
Nov 17, 2019
Former NPB players Matt Clark, Efren Navarro revel in Mexico's triumph
Mexico made history on Sunday, punching its first-ever Olympic ticket with a 3-2 win over the United States in the bronze-medal game of the Premier12.
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BASEBALL
Nov 17, 2019
Efren Navarro's broken-bat single sends Mexico to Olympic baseball tournament
If one day Efren Navarro's bat from the bronze medal game of the 2019 Premier12 ends up in a hall of fame somewhere, it won't get there in one piece.
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BASEBALL
Nov 15, 2019
Buffaloes mainstay Brandon Dickson playing pivotal role for U.S. bullpen at Premier12
Playing in Japan is probably a unique experience for many of the players on the U.S. team at the Premier12.
BASEBALL
Nov 15, 2019
Brent Rooker's two-run blast in seventh propels U.S. to victory over Taiwan
All Brent Rooker knew was that it wasn't going to be another slider. He'd already been beaten with that pitch during two at-bats and his mind was made up.
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BASEBALL
Nov 13, 2019
Team Australia upsets U.S. with first-inning rush
Team Australia got all the runs it needed on one ball that just found a hole up the middle.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 12, 2019
How Russia could force a nuclear war in the Baltics
The Kremlin's 'escalate to de-escalate' nuclear strategy could easily get out of hand.
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Rugby
Sep 27, 2019
U.S. flanker John Quill receives three-match ban for high tackle against England
Flanker John Quill has been banned for three matches and will likely miss the rest of the United States' World Cup campaign after he was sent off in his side's Pool C match against England in Kobe on Thursday.
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Rugby
Sep 26, 2019
England trounces U.S. with tidier performance in second win at Rugby World Cup
England's players got the job done with a solid 45-7 bonus-point victory over the United States at the Rugby World Cup on Thursday against a determined Eagles side.
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BASKETBALL
Sep 5, 2019
Naturalized Japan big man Nick Fazekas looking forward to playing against U.S.
As a naturalized Japanese citizen, Nick Fazekas described it "a crazy ride" to be facing his native country on the sport's premier stage.
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WORLD
Jul 22, 2019
Iran to execute members of alleged CIA-trained spy network
Iran, locked in a worsening political standoff with Western powers, has handed down death sentences to several nationals accused of being part of a CIA-trained spy network uncovered earlier this year, an official said on Monday.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 23, 2019
U.S. weighs blacklisting five Chinese video surveillance firms over treatment of Uighurs
The U.S. is considering cutting off the flow of vital American technology to five Chinese companies including Megvii, widening a dragnet beyond Huawei to include world leaders in video surveillance as it seeks to challenge China's treatment of minority Uighurs in the country's northwest.
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Figure Skating
Apr 13, 2019
Bradie Tennell's stellar free skate secures World Team Trophy title for U.S.
A strong performance by Bradie Tennell helped the United States win the World Team Trophy on Saturday at Marine Messe.
Figure Skating
Apr 12, 2019
Chen, Zhou excel again as U.S. takes commanding lead at World Team Trophy
The powerful tandem of world champion Nathan Chen and world bronze medalist Vincent Zhou helped the United States open up a big lead on the second day of the World Team Trophy on Friday at Marine Messe.
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WORLD
Feb 6, 2019
Taliban says U.S. promised to halve its troops in Afghanistan by April: RIA
A Taliban official said on Wednesday that the United States had promised to withdraw half of its troops from Afghanistan by the end of April during talks last month, RIA news agency reported, more than past estimates of the planned pull-out.
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2019
U.S. OKs planned $2.15 billion sale of two Aegis Ashore missile-defense systems to Japan
The U.S. agreed Tuesday to sell two Aegis Ashore missile-defense systems and other military equipment to Japan at an estimated cost of $2.15 billion.
WORLD
Dec 19, 2018
Russia says it won't let U.S. see missile at heart of nuclear dispute
Russia said on Wednesday it would not let the United States inspect a new nuclear-capable cruise missile at the heart of a dispute between Washington and Moscow that risks unraveling a landmark arms control treaty.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 22, 2018
CDP leader Yukio Edano eyeing Bernie Sanders meeting in first visit to U.S. as party chief
Yukio Edano, leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, will make a six-day trip to the United States from Sept. 11 in his first overseas visit since the main opposition party was formed last October, according to a CDP lawmaker.
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2018
U.S. firms warn next China tariffs to cost Americans from cradle to grave
A broad cross-section of U.S. businesses has a message for the Trump administration: new tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports will force Americans to pay more for items they use throughout their daily lives, from cradles to coffins.
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WORLD
Aug 20, 2018
Russian accused of spying in U.S. faces 'borderline torture': Moscow
Russia accused the United States of trying to break the spirit in jail of Maria Butina, a woman U.S. authorities say is a Russian government agent, and complained she was being subjected to "borderline torture."
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2018
Japan snubs homegrown weaponry to buy from the U.S., putting domestic industry under threat
While there's little prospect that Japanese consumers will ever buy enough American cars to please U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe government's record spending on defense is shaping up as a bright spot in bilateral trade for the U.S. president.

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