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Cubs’ Marcus Stroman commits MLB’s 1st pitch-clock violation

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Cubs’ Marcus Stroman commits MLB’s 1st pitch-clock violation

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman committed Major League Baseball’s first pitch-clock offense in the third inning of Thursday’s Opening Day game against the Milwaukee Brewers. With no outs, rookie Brice Turang on second base and Christian Yelich on the plate, plate umpire Ron Kulpa called the foul on Stroman at Wrigley Field. … Read more

In response to Indigenous, the Vatican rejects the Discovery Doctrine

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In response to Indigenous, the Vatican rejects the Discovery Doctrine

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Responding to indigenous demands Thursday, the Vatican formally rejected the “doctrine of discovery,” the theories supported by 15th-century “papal bulls” that legitimized colonial-era conquest of indigenous lands and are the basis of what property law today. A Vatican statement said the papal bulls, or decrees, “did not adequately reflect the equal … Read more