What started six decades ago as an improvised backyard game continues to top today’s lists of the nation’s fastest-growing sports.

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A Penn Township photographer has been accepted into the inaugural International Nature Photography Competition & Exhibition in Maryland.

Penn-Trafford middle school student Madison Kralik beat the Guinness World Record for slime stretching by a long shot.

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INDIANAPOLIS (Triple A, 65-69) lost 11-2 to Toledo (Tigers). SS Konnor Griffin (.375), on a rehab assignment as he recovers from a finger injury, went 2 for 4 with a walk and played nine innings at shortstop. CF Mitch Jebb (.276) went 1 for 4 with a walk and two runs scored. 3B Jack Brannigan (.219) went 2 for 5 with a double and an RBI. RF Ronny Simon ...

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Global heating will reach at least 1.8C under even the most optimistic future, well beyond the Paris agreement goal of 1.5C, according to a UN report that warns every fraction of temperature rise intensifies destructive extreme weather, glacier melt, ecosystem loss, and island and coastal city ...

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The bond sell-off is owed to a mix of high government debt issuance, an oil-price shock that has reignited inflation concerns, and expectations of higher rates.

Defending US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz rebounded from a quick deficit by winning eight straight games and beat Jaime Faria 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday night.

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Elon Musk's super PAC disclosed over $800,000 in spending last month to support Republican Senate and House candidates in competitive races, with the bulk in Texas and Maine.

A months-long crisis in the Strait of Hormuz has turned an overlooked corner of the market into one of 2026's hottest trades.

Residents in Bridgeport and Chinatown packed a community meeting to voice concerns about a proposed Amtrak maintenance facility, while the railroad released new information about a project it says is needed to modernize operations.

A family is searching for answers after a 35-year-old man was shot and killed while taking a college test on the front porch of his Chicago home, according to relatives and home surveillance video.

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The Pentagon says "Operation Epic Fury" ended on May 5, after an Air Force email last month told service members to stop using the name for ongoing Iran operations.

After a slow but extended selloff on Wall Steet, Google began September with renewed momentum, helped by new AI models.

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