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  • Nats collapse late lose 4-2 to Giants in 10th

    SAN FRANCISCO — As Bryce Harper ran back to chase Gregor Blanco's hard-hit fly in the ninth inning, memories of last week's scary collision with the wall at Dodger Stadium suddenly surged into his mind. The ball dropped for a tying triple, Pablo Sandoval followed with a two-run homer in the 10th and the Washington Nationals lost 4-2 to the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night - ...

  • Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor

    Anthony Weiner 's run for a renaissance is officially on. The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in a YouTube video announcement late Tuesday that he's in the New York City mayoral race. He'd said last month he was considering it. "I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down, but I also learned some tough ...

  • Southmoreland newcomer Shipley top Democratic vote-getter

    With all precincts reporting, newcomer Cheryl Byers Shipley received the highest votes on the Democrat ballot with a total of 745 votes, receiving 20.5 percent of the votes from Westmoreland County and 17 percent of the votes from Fayette County. Her name will appear on the Democratic ...

  • Dunbar Township incumbent wins nomination

    With 100 percent of the votes reported, Tabaj won the Democratic nomination for the seat, receiving 43 percent of the vote. Challenger Vern Ohler received 42 percent of the ...

  • Frankhouser Wilson get Fayette row-office nods

    A South Union woman beat out three other candidates to win the Democratic nomination for prothonotary in Fayette County, while a Uniontown woman won the party's nomination for ...

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Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention [Blu-Ray]

Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention [Blu-Ray]

If one were to imagine a television show hosted by Wallace and Gromit, the delightfully silly plasticine man-and-dog duo first created by Nick Park in the early 1980s while he was still a student, Wallace & Gromits World of Invention woul ... ...

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  • Grizzlies rally before losing to Spurs in overtime

    Memphis Grizzlies' Zach Randolph (50) drives the ball against San Antonio Spurs' Boris Diaw (33), of France, during the first half in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals NBA basketball playoff series, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric ...

  • Deadliest tornadoes at a glance

    A list of the 10 deadliest tornadoes in the United States since 1900:• 695 deaths. March 18, 1925, in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.• 216 deaths. April 5, 1936, in Tupelo, Miss.• 203 deaths. April 6, 1936, in Gainesville, Ga.• 181 deaths. April 9, 1947, in Woodward, Okla.• 158 deaths. May 22, 2011, in Joplin, Mo.• 143 deaths. April 24, 1908, in Amite, La., and ...

  • Perkins blows lead Twins lose to Braves 5-4

    Atlanta Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons (19) fields a ground ball before throwing out Minnesota Twins' Jamey Carroll (8) in the third inning of a baseball game on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in ...

  • Cardinals jump on Volquez in 5th inning

    SAN DIEGO — The St. Louis Cardinals figured out San Diego right-hander Edinson Volquez the third time through the order. Volquez allowed four runs on six hits in the fifth inning and the Cardinals went on to beat the Padres 10-2 Tuesday night. Daniel Descalso hit his first career grand slam and had a career-high five RBIs, and Adam Wainwright won for the first time at Petco Park. The ...

  • Trout hits for cycle drives in 5 Angels rout Ms

    Mike Trout hit for the cycle and drove in five runs, Josh Hamilton celebrated his 32nd birthday with a homer and a triple, and Howie Kendrick also went deep in the Los Angeles Angels' 12-0 rout of the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday ...

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