On Monday night, the country singer performed the national anthem for the thousands of fans gathered at Dodger Stadium who had come to witness Game 3 of the World Series as the Los Angeles Dodgers battled the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
After the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays battled through an 18-inning colossus to decide Game 3 of the World Series, the argument of whether or not a 'ghost runner' should be permitted in the postseason has, believe it or not, come up.
The Super Bowl winner contended that with a five-game winning streak, maybe people will start believing more in this Bears team.
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Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
This time, the environmental advocacy group contended that San Diego’s supplemental analysis of the visual impacts of taller buildings, prepared in advance of the 2022 ballot measure, disregarded other consequential environmental factors.
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Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
The landmark document, made known by Pope Paul VI in 1965, denounced antisemitism and combatted the narrative that Jews should be collectively blamed for Jesus’ crucifixion.
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Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
Long before the creation of DEI departments formally driving pedagogy in public schools, the ADL had proudly hailed itself as an organization that combatted antisemitism and other forms of bigotry.
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Sahar Mustafah
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
In 2023, Rotunda’s son, Windham Rotunda, who wrestled as Bray Wyatt, died from a heart attack at the age of 36.
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David Matthews,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
In one second-quarter stretch, Smart checked in, hit a jumper, flopped to draw an offensive foul on Curry, then hooked his arm around Curry’s shoulder and wrestled the Warriors star to the floor, earning him a flagrant 1 foul and prompting a celebration from Horford.
As for her glam, her hair was tussled into a messy bun with fringe and wisps of hair to frame her face.
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Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
The two economic powers have also tussled over lingering issues including tariffs, agricultural purchases, fentanyl flows, and geopolitical flashpoints such as Taiwan.
So, excited headlines about a blossoming romance between them certainly creates a narrative that distracts from all the negative news each has grappled with recently.
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Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
The couple explored waterways in Britain and abroad while Scales grappled with her dementia.
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Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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