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Flyers’ 5-game home winning streak ends against Maple Leafs

PHILADELPHIA – In certain hockey game situations, it might be OK to shoot first and ask questions later. That could have been ...
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Benches clear at Game 7 of World Series after LA’s Wrobleski hits Toronto’s Giménez with fastball

TORONTO — Both benches and bullpens cleared in Game 7 of the World Series after Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski hit Blue ...
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Union start fast, extinguish Fire to clinch best-of-3 series

Three first-half goals by the Philadelphia Union, two by Tai Baribo, and a missed Fire penalty led the Union to a 3-0 win to ...
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Don’t toss your Halloween pumpkin — bake, compost or feed it to farm animals instead

If you’re carving a jack-o’-lantern, don’t throw away the skin or innards — every part is edible.
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Will Smith’s homer in 11th lifts Dodgers over Blue Jays 5-4 to repeat as World Series champions

Will Smith homered in the 11th inning as the Dodgers beat the Blue Jays 5-4 in Game 7 to become the first repeat World Series winners in 25 years.
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GIRLS SOCCER: Sleicher’s first-half goal ignites CB East offense, sends Patriots to states with 3-0 win over Spring-Ford in district playbacks

Sleicher scored with 8:28 remaining in the first half to break a scoreless tie and the Patriots added two more tallies in the second half as they powered past Spring-Ford in the 4A fifth-place ...
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Night Words for November: Jupiter, Saturn in the evening; Leonid meteors midmonth

Sunrise and sunset • Rises at 7:31 a.m. and sets at 5:59 p.m. on the 1st (daylight saving time) • Rises at 7:03 a.m. and sets at 4:37 p.m. on the 30th (standard time) Moon’s phases • Full ...