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Asked about Sampson and Assad, Wesneski appeared to get emotional. The pitcher paused for eight seconds, collecting himself and organizing his thoughts, before answering. “I’m glad to be on their team," Wesneski said. "This is a tough spot to be in. I've learned a lot
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Unplug your brain. Don’t get into fights with strangers on the internet, but enjoy your new surroundings. Don’t read the news; please don’t read the news. The blogging reminder pinged yesterday, and I gamely tried. I got into a fight on Reddit over Iowa’s ban on
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“If you are gathering with friends, family whom you know well, in small groups, you’re outdoors in the open air and everybody has been vaccinated, you don’t need to wear a mask,” Landrigan said. “On the other hand, if you go to a baseball game or some other
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My favorite line is “Democracy is the score at the beginning of the ninth.” Initially I read it as poetically referring to the first part of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 — which is lovely, no doubt — but upon further reflection he probably meant baseball. I read this the same way,