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The Houston Astros got a great pitching performance on Saturday from rookie Spencer Arrighetti as they beat the Boston Red Sox, 5-4.

Houston Astros Rookie Makes American League History as AL West Race Tightens

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In the mid-1970s, Good Timesmade a star of actor/comedian Jimmy 'JJ'/'Dynomite' Walker. However, behind the scenes, the tension between the stars was relatively challenging. According to what Jimmie Walker once relayed, most of the show's cast rarely had any interaction behind the camera. Walker didn't recall having any conversations with actress Esther Rolle, who played his TV mother, Florida Evans, or actor John Amos, who played James Evans, his TV mother.

Actor/Comedian Jimmie "JJ" Walker Behind the Scenes of TV's 'Good Times' in the 1970s

Kate Jackson began her acting career as a silent ghost on TV's classic 1960s gothic daytime drama Dark Shadows but remains alive and well years after two horrific battles with breast cancer. Jackson went on to small screen prime-time stardom on police/detective/crime drama/comedies like The Rookies, Charlie's Angels, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, and more. This is her triumphant story.

'Charlie's Angels' Star Kate Jackson Has Courageously Battled and Conquered Cancer Several Times

Hollywood child stardom has taken its toll on many actors through the decades. Lani O'Grady, for one, found fame in the 1970s on the TV family series, Eight is Enough. O'Grady followed in the footsteps of her brother, actor Don Grady, an original Mouseketeer and member of another popular TV family show: My Three Sons. Their mother, Mary B. Grady, was a talent agent who represented several child actors. But Lani, who would also eventually become an agent, died in 2001 just one week before what would have been her 47th birthday.

TV's 'Eight is Enough' Star Lani O'Grady Found Fame Early in Life but Died a Tragic Death

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Washington, DC

The Washington Nationals will call a former Diamondbacks minor leaguer, with infielder Andrés Chaparro set to make his major league debut according to Andrew Golden of the Washington Post. After spending eight seasons in the New York Yankees system Chaparro signed a minor league deal with Arizona. On July 30, he was traded to the Nationals for reliever Dylan Floro.

Nationals to call up former Diamondbacks minor leaguer to make MLB debut

Saint Louis, MO

The team that traded Lou Brock had to witness yet another milestone by the St. Louis Cardinals legend. On this day 45 years ago, Brock singled twice in the first four innings to become the 14th player in Major League Baseball history to amass 3,000 hits. “The fans of St....

On This Day: Big Leaguer becomes 14th to collect 3,000 hits

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No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

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L.A. TACO has identified the police officer seen in a viral video sucker-punching a detained man named Alexander Mitchell in Watts over the weekend as Los Angeles Police Department Officer (LAPD) Joshua Sportiello.

LAPD Officer Identified After Punching Detained Man In Face In Watts On Video

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The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Florida State

Jacksonville Today

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

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Town Talks

In North Carolina, the divorce process can be challenging, particularly due to the mandatory one-year separation requirement. This law mandates that couples must live separately for at least a year before filing for divorce, a rule that can be frustrating for many.

You might be granted a divorce in North Carolina if your spouse is ‘incurably insane.’ Here’s how

Pittsburgh, PA

With the Olympic Games coming to Los Angeles in 2028, baseball will be back in the fold after an absence in 2024. But will Major League Baseball players be allowed to participate?. That's the topic on everyone's minds around the sport as the festivities in Paris officially come to a...

Pirates superstar predicted to start on mound for Team USA in 2028 Olympics

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Baseball will return to the Olympics in 2028, though it's still unclear if MLB players will be allowed to join

Projecting USA Baseball roster at 2028 Olympics: What team could look like if MLB stars play in Los Angeles

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The success of watching NBA and WNBA players at the Olympic basketball tournaments is creating a push for professionals from a different sport to be included in the 2028 Los Angeles Games. With baseball set to make its return for the 2028 Games, ESPN's Jeff Passan argued on Saturday that Major League Baseball needs to do everything it can to get its players into the game and provide baseball fans with the same excitement that basketball fans have been getting over the past two weeks.
The best athletes in the world performing at their apex is what the Olympics is all about....

MLB insider pushes 2028 Olympics boon: 'The NBA showed the way'

Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued a state of emergency in Northeast Florida and across much of the state as a tropical system appears almost certain to develop. The National Hurricane Center said Friday morning that a tropical wave has a 90% chance of developing into at least a tropical depression over the next seven days. Most models show it moving into the Gulf of Mexico and then coming ashore and crossing the state, possibly moving over Northeast Florida.

Tropical system is nearly certain to develop

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[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, quotes and commentary in this article are from interviews conducted by the author with those mentioned.]. The multi-Emmy-nominated actress and political advocate Elizabeth Montgomery (who died of cancer in 1981) was upset upon learning that Jonathan White, the son of her Bewitched co-star David White (who died of a heart attack in 1990), had perished in the horrific Pan-Am incident over Lockerbie in 1988.

Liz Montgomery Was "Furious" 'Bewitched' Co-Star David White Lost Son in 1988 Pan-Am/Lockerbie Crash

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What Could Team USA Look Like if MLB Players Are Allowed in the LA 2028 Olympics?

It remains to be seen if MLB will adjust its schedule to make room for a full-on Olympic break in Los Angeles in 2028, but Team...

What Could Team USA Look Like if MLB Players Are Allowed in the LA 2028 Olympics?

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