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Astros sign veteran reliever Craig Kimbrel, who joins team in Baltimore

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The Houston Astros have signed Craig Kimbrel to a major league contract, and the veteran reliever reported to the team in Baltimore on Friday. The 37-year-old Kimbrel posted a 5.33 ERA with the Orioles last year before being released in September. He later returned to the Atlanta Braves — where he began his big league career — but pitched in only one game before being … [Read more...] about Astros sign veteran reliever Craig Kimbrel, who joins team in Baltimore

Apply safety rules to more trains carrying flammable cargo, lawmakers urge

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By DARANEE BALACHANDAR, LIZZY ALSPACH, CAT MURPHY and AIDAN HUGHES / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism When a BNSF freight train carrying six cars of liquefied petroleum gas derailed near Manuelito, New Mexico, in 2024, the resulting fire shut down more than 100 miles of an interstate highway. The train carried enough flammable material to send a column of fire and … [Read more...] about Apply safety rules to more trains carrying flammable cargo, lawmakers urge

US releases Emmett Till investigation records ahead of 70th anniversary of his killing

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By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Just days ahead of the 70th anniversary of his killing, the federal government made public thousands of pages of records Friday on the lynching of Emmett Till. Related Articles Apply safety rules to more trains carrying flammable cargo, lawmakers urge Being Muslim and American in the nation’s … [Read more...] about US releases Emmett Till investigation records ahead of 70th anniversary of his killing

FACT FOCUS: Posts overestimate number of noncitizens living in US by tens of millions

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By MELISSA GOLDIN After the Trump administration announced Thursday that it is reviewing the valid visas of more than 55 million people, social media users began using this figure to inflate the number of noncitizens living in the U.S. by tens of millions. Related Articles HHS moves to strip thousands of federal health workers of union … [Read more...] about FACT FOCUS: Posts overestimate number of noncitizens living in US by tens of millions