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How the Boston Red Sox finally broke the ‘Curse of the Bambino’ to end an 86-year championship drought | CNN
Editor’s note: Watch CNN Original Series “Decades in Sports” on the CNN app. Across six episodes, the series explores the defining moments, athletes and cultural shifts that shaped sports over the past six decades, from the television revolution and Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, right up to the impact of social media on today’s biggest stars.
He was waiting for his son to return from the USS Lincoln. Then Border Patrol arrested him | CNN
When Luis Manuel Aviles was arrested by immigration authorities, his son was entering his ninth month on the USS Abraham Lincoln with the Navy — a vessel that set a U.S. military record for uninterrupted time at sea, stirring concerns about supply shortages and deteriorating mental health among soldiers.
Sean Grayson, former Illinois deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey, dies in prison, lawyer says | CNN
CHICAGO (AP) — Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff’s deputy whose fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her home became a flashpoint over police use of force, died Sunday while serving a 20-year prison sentence.
Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from WNBA game after he was confronted by player | CNN
Former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from Sunday night’s Indiana-Chicago WNBA game after Sky guard Natasha Cloud yelled and pointed in his direction.
US-Iran war latest: Iran’s currency drops to record low against dollar as US set to unveil ‘economic D-Day’ | CNN
President Donald Trump claims Iran is “completely collapsing,” with his administration expected to announce plans to tighten financial screws on Tehran. Follow for live updates.
A landslide at a landfill in the capital of Guinea kills 30 people, officials say | CNN
A mountainous heap of refuse collapsed at the largest landfill in Guinea‘s capital of Conakry early on Sunday, killing 30 people, according to the central government.