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Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff returns from the IL and records his 900th career strikeout
CINCINNATI (AP) — Brandon Woodruff’s 900th career strikeout wasn’t the most important accomplishment for the Milwaukee Brewers right-hander on Monday night. Neither was taking a perfect game into the sixth inning. The most important thing for Woodruff and the Brewers is that he’s finally healthy and looking like the best version of himself. Woodruff, who…
Kenya’s health minister found in contempt of court over US-backed Ebola facility
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s Health Minister Aden Duale was found in contempt of court on Monday for failing to halt the construction of an Ebola quarantine facility intended for Americans, despite existing court orders. The High Court ordered Duale to appear on Tuesday for sentencing. Earlier this month, the minister defended the project, arguing…
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France sizzles in punishing heat that is already causing deaths
PARIS (AP) — France gritted its teeth Monday for a week of record-busting temperatures, sweltering in a heat wave combining daytime highs above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) and sleep-robbing sweaty nights. The national weather service, Meteo France, said most of the country — the largest in the European Union — is entering unrelenting…
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