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Umpire Calls Are A Problem In Baseball's Post Play

The Detroit Tigers have a chance to put the reeling New York Yankees on the brink of elimination. Meanwhile, the San Francisco Giants have slowed the St. Louis Cardinals, who'd been playing with the kind of magic touch that carried them to last year's World Series title.

Director Noah Baumbach has made a name for himself with films such as <em>The Squid and the Whale</em> and <em>Margot at the Wedding.</em>

Gerwig, Baumbach Poke At Post-College Pangs

In Frances Ha, a 27-year-old (Greta Gerwig) navigates New York City — and the transition from prolonged adolescence to proper adulthood. Gerwig and director Noah Baumbach co-wrote the script; they join Fresh Air's Terry Gross to talk about the project.

Kenya's Post-Election Violence Kills Hundreds

Kenya's disputed presidential election triggers an explosion of violence that has killed more than 275 people, including dozens burned alive as they sought refuge in a church. President Mwai Kibaki, newly inaugurated for a second term, calls for a meeting with his political opponents.

This abandoned village outside the city of Zintan was populated by pro-Gadhafi families from the Mushashya, a nomadic tribe from southern Libya. Fighters from Zintan, which rebelled against Gadhafi forces, are hoping they won't come back.

In Post-Gadhafi Libya, Enmities Continue To Smolder

Revenge attacks are alarming those hoping for a swift transition to peace in Libya. Some villages where loyalists to overthrown dictator Moammar Gadhafi used to live are now abandoned, and locals hope they stay away. As well, militias still have their weapons, and regional rivalries are at play.

Crews and residents work to clean up on Bonita Beach on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, after Hurricane Milton passed by the area Wednesday night.

Need a permit? Counties post hours, locations

Counties publish hours and locations for filing permits; Manatee cautions about hiring contractors

Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress at Walter Reed

Researchers find 4.2 percent of soldiers injured in Iraq develop Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in the first few months. But at the Army's Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C., the rate is much lower.

Election banners hang near buses in Cairo on Monday. Parliamentary elections — the first since the end of President Hosni Mubarak's decades-long rule — will begin Nov. 28. Groups with Islamist ties are expected do well in the polls.

Islamist Parties Proliferate In Post-Mubarak Egypt

Nearly a dozen official parties with ties to Islamist groups have sprung up in Egypt since the summer, and they are expected to do well in this month's parliamentary elections. Even so, observers say Egypt is likely to remain a moderate state.

Jim Cole, shown in 2000, has been waiting more than 63 days for a confirmation vote in the Senate after being nominated by President Obama to be deputy attorney general.

Obama Nominee For Justice Post Left In Limbo

Some of the people vying for attention from the Senate during the lame-duck session are key Obama nominees, including the right-hand man at the Justice Department and nearly two dozen federal judge candidates.

'SNL' Takes On Race And Politics Post-Election

Comedian Dave Chappelle hosted Saturday Night Live Saturday, which featured a somber opening and commentary about race relations after Donald Trump's victory.

A fishing boat washed ashore by the tsunami that hit Japan March 11 sits in the deserted port area in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in September. Residents of Kesennuma are now trying to rebuild their town from scratch.

Japanese Town Hopes For Post-Tsunami Reinvention

Even before the March tsunami hit, the fishing town of Kesennuma in northeast Japan was on the skids. But to their surprise, residents began to see the tsunami as less a catastrophe than a chance to start from scratch. Now, they are taking bold, counterintuitive steps to remake their hometown.

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