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Hurricane Melissa is set to hit Jamaica as its strongest storm since records began
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Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.
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How Americans will be celebrating Halloween, according to a new AP-NORC poll
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About two-thirds of U.S. adults will celebrate Halloween in some way this year, with parents of kids under 18 especially likely to have plans, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
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A newly discovered Dr. Seuss manuscript will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary
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A newly discovered Dr. Seuss manuscript featuring the Cat in the Hat and celebrating the United States will be published next year, just in time for America's 250th anniversary.
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Freeman’s homer in 18th inning lifts Dodgers over Blue Jays 6-5 in World Series classic
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Freddie Freeman homered leading off the bottom of the 18th, Shohei Ohtani went deep twice during another record-setting performance and the Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 in an instant classic Monday night.
17 hours ago in Entertainment, IL State News, Music, National
Jack DeJohnette, acclaimed jazz drummer who worked with Miles Davis, dies at 83
The Chicago-born DeJohnette began his musical life as a classical pianist, starting training at age 4, before taking up the drums with his high school band.