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  • NBC Sports Philadelphia

    Walker hangs in but Phillies' bats go cold in Baltimore

    Taijuan Walker allowed three runs through 5 and 2/3 innings but the Phillies went 0-5 with runners in scoring position and fell to the Orioles in Baltimore on Saturday afternoon.Walker hangs in but Phillies' bats go cold in Baltimore originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

  • The Santa Fe New Mexican

    Hundreds celebrate end of slavery, pursuit of freedom at Juneteenth celebration

    Jun. 15—As Simesha McEachern told the crowd at the Santa Fe Plaza on Saturday afternoon, "Only those who have lived without freedom really understand what it means." McEachern continued, referring to the day — June 19, 1865 — when Union troops arrived on the southeastern shore of Texas to declare the end of slavery, "Can you imagine that first free breath?" Hundreds of people commemorated that ...

  • Associated Press

    Singapore rushes to clean-up oil slick after boat hits stationary fuel supply ship

    An oil spill caused by a dredger boat hitting a stationary cargo tanker has blackened part of Singapore’s southern coastline, including the popular resort island of Sentosa, and sparked concerns it may threaten marine wildlife as a clean-up operation was underway Sunday. It damaged the cargo tank on Marine Honor, which leaked oil into the sea. Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority said in a statement late Saturday the oil leak from the vessel had been contained, and that the oil that escaped from the damaged tanker had been treated with dispersants.