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46 years
How long it has been since a World Series featured two teams both chasing their first title -- a drought the Rays-Brewers matchup ends. Not since 1980 has baseball entered its championship round guaranteed to crown a first-time winner.
Source: NPR
Wednesday: WNBA Finals Game 3: Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream meet the Golden State Valkyries with the series tied 1-1.
Friday, Oct. 23: World Series Game 1: the Rays and Brewers open a matchup that guarantees baseball a first-time champion.
- 1944Gen. Douglas MacArthur wades ashore at Leyte, fulfilling his vow to return to the Philippines
- 1968Former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy marries Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis
- 1973The Sydney Opera House officially opens after 14 years of construction
- 1973President Nixon fires Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox in the 'Saturday Night Massacre'
Inside the quest to combat Arctic fires and save the planet's frozen carbon
How scientists are racing to fight Arctic wildfires before they unleash the vast stores of carbon locked in the planet's frozen soil.
MIT Technology Review · James Temple$ Subscription
GLP-1s Took Eli Lilly To $1 Trillion. CEO Dave Ricks Is Betting Billions He Can Do It Again
How GLP-1 drugs carried Eli Lilly to a $1 trillion valuation -- and why CEO Dave Ricks is betting billions he can do it again.
Forbes · Amy Feldman
Long After the Maui Fires, Toxic Metals Linger in Residents' Bodies
Why toxic metals from the Maui wildfires still linger in residents' bodies years after the flames went out.
The Intercept · Joseph Lee
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