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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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Those Who'll Count In Next Trump Administration

File photo - 12 April 2018- Washington DC- U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer speaks during a meeting on trade with governors and members of Congress at the White House. As the U.S. trade representative during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term, Lighthizer was the architect of the United States’ aggressive use of tariffs and other trade restrictions against friend and foe alike, abandoning decades of U.S. support for free trade. His trade policy revolution was subsequently embraced and expanded by the Biden administration. Lighthizer may now be on the short list for a key economic post come January, with treasury secretary mentioned as one possibility. Photo by Chris Kleponis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Australia sees fall in annual food consumption for first time: data

STORY: Australia sees fall in annual food consumption for first time: data SHOOTING TIME: April 17, 2024 DATELINE: April 19, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:57 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2. various of a supermarket STORYLINE: The total consumption of food by Australians has fallen for the first time on record. According to figures published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Australians purchased a total of 14.8 million tonnes of food and non-alcoholic beverages in the 12 months to the end of June 2023 - down 1.9 percent from 15.1 million tonnes in the previous 12 months. It marks the first time the total apparent consumption of food and non-alcoholic beverages has declined since the ABS started measuring it in 2018-19. Apparent consumption of every major food group fell, with vegetables recording the largest drop of 14 grams per person per day followed by fruit - down 12 grams - milk and non-alcoholic beverages. "Each person had 186

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-HUNAN-DATONG LAKE-ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT (CN)

(240418) -- CHANGSHA, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 12, 2024 shows aquatic plants at Datong Lake in Yiyang, central China's Hunan Province. Dongting Lake in central China's Hunan Province is the second-largest freshwater lake in the country. Located on the central region of the Dongting Lake, Datong Lake is known as "the heart of the Dongting". Due to disorder aquaculture development, the water quality of Datong Lake was once seriously deteriorated. In January 2018, an aquatic vegetation planting project was launched in Datong Lake area, with a team from Wuhan University providing technical guidance. In order to support the comprehensive water environment management and ecological industry development of Datong Lake, a scientific workstation was established here in April 2019. Li Yang, a postdoctoral fellow from Wuhan University, has been working at Datong Lake since 2018. While completing the project experiments, Li Yang and other stationed researchers also regularly m

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American entrepreneur embraces career success in Hainan FTP

STORY: American entrepreneur embraces career success in Hainan FTP SHOOTING TIME: March 12, 2024 DATELINE: April 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the American entrepreneur working at his company 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RANDY FLOYD, American entrepreneur 3. various of the Hainan Free Trade Port 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RANDY FLOYD, American entrepreneur STORYLINE: American entrepreneur Randy Floyd first came to China's Hainan in 2018. The favorable business environment injected confidence into his aspiration to start a company and settle down. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RANDY FLOYD, American entrepreneur "I came here basically just to work as a teacher and a foreign manager. But then I found out about the advantageous policies for small businesses like myself for foreigners to open a business. So I inquired about it and I couldn't believe how easy it was and how quick it was and the government was really supportive and got behind foreigners and entr

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Nikki Haley Surges In Poll To Within Four Points Of Trump

File photo dated April 12, 2018 shows U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley attends a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington, DC, USA. The former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley has pulled within four percentage points of frontrunner Donald Trump in New Hampshire’s 2024 Republican presidential primary, a contest which could prove closer than expected for the ex-president, according to a new poll. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nikki Haley Surges In Poll To Within Four Points Of Trump

File photo dated April 12, 2018 shows U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley attends a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington, DC, USA. The former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley has pulled within four percentage points of frontrunner Donald Trump in New Hampshire’s 2024 Republican presidential primary, a contest which could prove closer than expected for the ex-president, according to a new poll. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nikki Haley Surges In Poll To Within Four Points Of Trump

File photo dated April 12, 2018 shows U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley attends a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington, DC, USA. The former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley has pulled within four percentage points of frontrunner Donald Trump in New Hampshire’s 2024 Republican presidential primary, a contest which could prove closer than expected for the ex-president, according to a new poll. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nikki Haley Surges In Poll To Within Four Points Of Trump

File photo dated April 12, 2018 shows U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley attends a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington, DC, USA. The former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley has pulled within four percentage points of frontrunner Donald Trump in New Hampshire’s 2024 Republican presidential primary, a contest which could prove closer than expected for the ex-president, according to a new poll. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh Leaves Office - Lebanon

File photo dated April 6, 2018 shows Governor of Central Bank of Lebanon Riad Salame (or Salameh) attends CEDRE Conference (Economic Conference on Development of Lebanon by Reform and with Companies) in Paris, France. Lebanon’s veteran central bank governor leaves office on Monday after 30 years on the job with two international arrest warrants to his name and no designated successor. Riad Salameh, 73, who was appointed governor of the Banque du Liban in 1993, was for years credited with stabilising a battered economy after a 15-year civil war. He outlasted 12 premiers and was once seen as a viable candidate for president. But Salameh’s reputation is now in tatters, dogged by allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement. The Lebanese pound has lost more than 98 per cent of its value against the dollar since 2019, impoverishing three-quarters of the population. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ITALY-FORMER PM-SILVIO BERLUSCONI-DEATH

(230612) -- ROME, June 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo shows former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (front) attending a press conference at the Quirinale Palace in Rome, capital of Italy, on April 12, 2018. Berlusconi died Monday at the age of 86 at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan, the press office of his political party Forza Italia confirmed. (Xinhua/Jin Yu)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-RURAL GREEN REVIVAL PROGRAM-VILLAGES(CN)

(230611) -- HANGZHOU, June 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 12, 2023 shows the view of a village in Zhuji City, east China's Zhejiang Province. Since 2003, Zhejiang, located in the Yangtze River Delta, has implemented a rural green revival program to overhaul the living environment of villages, which was granted the UN Environment Program's (UNEP) Champions of the Earth award in September 2018. For twenty years, the program has created thousands of beautiful villages, and fundamentally changed the face of the province's countryside. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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Bryde's whales spotted in south China's offshore waters

STORY: Bryde's whales spotted in south China's offshore waters DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:26 LOCATION: BEIHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Bryde's whales STORYLINE: Recently, a group of Bryde's whales has been frequently spotted in the waters around Weizhou Island, Beihai, in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. This area is an important feeding ground for large whales, which was first discovered in the 1980s. This group of Bryde's whales has been returning to the island every year from September to the end of April next year. The number of these mammals has grown significantly in recent years, from around 10 in 2018 to about 50 today. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beihai, China. (XHTV)

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Baseball: Angels' Ohtani

KANSAS CITY, United States, April 12 Kyodo - Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels slides into third base after hitting a bases-clearing triple in the seventh inning against the Kansas City Royals during in Kansas City, Missouri on April 12, 2018.

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Football: Japan new coach Nishino and JFA President Tashima

TOKYO, Japan, April 12 Kyodo - New Japan national football team head coach Akira Nishino and Japan Football Association President Kozo Tashima are pictured in Tokyo on April 12, 2018.

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Speed skating: Pyeongchang gold medalist Kodaira to end career

Speed skater Nao Kodaira, who won the gold medal in the women's 500 meters at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, tells a press conference in Nagano, central Japan, on April 12, 2022 that she plans to end her competitive career with a race in Nagano in October.

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Speed skating: Pyeongchang gold medalist Kodaira to end career

Speed skater Nao Kodaira, who won the gold medal in the women's 500 meters at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, tells a press conference in Nagano, central Japan, on April 12, 2022 that she plans to end her competitive career with a race in Nagano in October.

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Speed skating: Pyeongchang gold medalist Kodaira to end career

Speed skater Nao Kodaira, who won the gold medal in the women's 500 meters at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, tells a press conference in Nagano, central Japan, on April 12, 2022 that she plans to end her competitive career with a race in Nagano in October.

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SERBIA-SMEDEREVO-STEELWORKS-HBIS

(220105) -- SMEDEREVO, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Serbian staff of HBIS Serbia check the operation of steelworks in Smederevo, Serbia, April 12, 2018. TO GO WITH "Feature: A steelworks symphony by the Danube" (HBIS Serbia/Handout via Xinhua)

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Amber Heard Welcomes First Baby

File photo dated December 12, 2018 of Amber Heard attends the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' 'Aquaman' at TCL Chinese Theatre on in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Amber Heard says she has become a mom and did it on my own terms, as a single parent. In an Instagram post, the actor said she welcomed daughter Oonagh Paige Heard on April 8. A photo of Heard with the baby nestled against her accompanied Thursday's announcement. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amazon Prime Video Releases Britney Spears Documentary

Britney Spears has been living under her father's tutelage for the past twelve years. Recently, the American pop star revealed on social networks her wish to regain her freedom. She lives under a bell jar, in a kind of golden prison. Her father manages her assets, a fortune worth several million dollars. Her fans were moved and launched a huge movement: #FreeBritney. Amazon Prime Video is releasing a long-awaited documentary on Britney Spears, 39, and her slow descent into hell. It all started out like a fairy tale, in a small Louisiana town. FILE --- Britney Spears attends the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 12, 2018 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Hahn Lionel/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Amazon Prime Video Releases Britney Spears Documentary

Britney Spears has been living under her father's tutelage for the past twelve years. Recently, the American pop star revealed on social networks her wish to regain her freedom. She lives under a bell jar, in a kind of golden prison. Her father manages her assets, a fortune worth several million dollars. Her fans were moved and launched a huge movement: #FreeBritney. Amazon Prime Video is releasing a long-awaited documentary on Britney Spears, 39, and her slow descent into hell. It all started out like a fairy tale, in a small Louisiana town. FILE --- Britney Spears attends the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 12, 2018 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Hahn Lionel/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Towa Electric Industry's 6-kilowatt charger for electric vehicles

Towa Electric Industry (Kita Ward, Okayama City), in cooperation with Wako Denken (Yao City, Osaka Prefecture), has commercialized a low-cost 6-kilowatt battery charger for electric vehicles (EVs). The total price (excluding consumption tax) is about 200,000 yen if installation work is also undertaken, which is about half the cost of installing a standard 6-kilowatt charger. The battery can be recharged in 12.5 hours with Nissan's LEAF e+ EV, halving the recharging time compared to a 3-kilowatt charger. Towa Electric Industry is engaged in the maintenance of power generation facilities, telecommunications work, and electrical work for stores in Okayama and Hiroshima prefectures. "In April 2018, the company launched its first product, a light-emitting diode (LED) lighting system for large facilities such as factories, with the aim of expanding its peripheral businesses related to electricity. (Photo taken on October 12, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Japan in Group B with Australia, UAE for final Cup q'fying

Japan soccer coach Vahid Halilhodzic speaks to reporters in Tokyo on April 12, 2016, after the drawing in Kuala Lumpur for the Asian qualifiers final round of the 2018 World Cup. Japan was drawn in Group B together with Australia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Thailand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asada voices hope to compete in Pyeongchang Olympics

Japan's Mao Asada meets with reporters in Tokyo on April 12, 2016. The Vancouver Olympics silver medalist and three-time World champion said she hopes to compete at the Pyeongchang Olympics in winter 2018. Asada placed seventh in the world figure skating championships in Boston early April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hino, Volkswagen Truck to tie up in commercial vehicles

Hino Motors Ltd. President Yoshio Shimo (L) and Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH CEO Andreas Renschler shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on April 12, 2018, after the two companies agreed to form a strategic commercial vehicle alliance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hino, Volkswagen Truck to tie up in commercial vehicles

Hino Motors Ltd. President Yoshio Shimo (L) and Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH CEO Andreas Renschler hold a press conference in Tokyo on April 12, 2018, after the two companies agreed to form a strategic commercial vehicle alliance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hino, Volkswagen Truck to tie up in commercial vehicles

Hino Motors Ltd. President Yoshio Shimo (L) and Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH CEO Andreas Renschler hold a press conference in Tokyo on April 12, 2018, after the two companies agreed to form a strategic commercial vehicle alliance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hino, Volkswagen Truck to tie up in commercial vehicles

Hino Motors Ltd. President Yoshio Shimo (L) and Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH CEO Andreas Renschler shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on April 12, 2018, after the two companies agreed to form a strategic commercial vehicle alliance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hino, Volkswagen Truck to tie up in commercial vehicles

Hino Motors Ltd. President Yoshio Shimo (L) and Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH CEO Andreas Renschler hold a press conference in Tokyo on April 12, 2018, after the two companies agreed to form a strategic commercial vehicle alliance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NY Int'l Auto Show starts

Photo taken April 12, 2017, shows Subaru Corp.'s Ascent sport utility vehicle prototype displayed during the press preview of the New York International Auto Show. The new car will be launched in North America in 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Alibaba

Alibaba Group stands at the Smart Expo in Chongqing, China, Aug. 23, 2018. Shares of Alibaba rose 7% on April 12, 2021, after the CEO said he doesn't expect the antitrust penalty to have a major impact.

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Alibaba

Alibaba Group stands at the Smart Expo in Chongqing, China, Aug. 23, 2018. Shares of Alibaba rose 7% on April 12, 2021, after the CEO said he doesn't expect the antitrust penalty to have a major impact.

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Alibaba

Alibaba Group stands at the Smart Expo in Chongqing, China, Aug. 23, 2018. Shares of Alibaba rose 7% on April 12, 2021, after the CEO said he doesn't expect the antitrust penalty to have a major impact.

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Alibaba

Alibaba Group stands at the Smart Expo in Chongqing, China, Aug. 23, 2018. Shares of Alibaba rose 7% on April 12, 2021, after the CEO said he doesn't expect the antitrust penalty to have a major impact.

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Jan Strasky

***April 12, 2018, FILE PHOTO*** Last Czechoslovak Prime Minister Jan Strasky died at the age of 78 today, on November 6, 2019, Jan Havelka, the honorary chairman of the Czech Tourists Club (KCT), which had been chaired by Strasky before, told journalists today, referring to the family and confirming the information of Denik. After Czechoslovakia's split in 1993, Strasky served as the transport and later health minister in the Czech government. He was a member of the Czech National Council and the Chamber of Deputies, a member of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) and later of the Freedom Union. After leaving politics, Strasky headed the Sumava National Park. Strasky died in an asylum for the elderly in Prague. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Malina)

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New coronavirus

File photo taken in April 2018 shows runways at Narita airport near Tokyo. One of the runways will be closed for the time being from April 12, 2020, due to dwindling flights traced to the global coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's focus on Christian persecution helped green light UNESCO site

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in Minamishimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 26, 2018 shows the remains of Hara Castle, one of the 12 "Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region" which have been awarded World Heritage status. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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War-torn Philippine city of Marawi

Men pictured near a wall marked with ISIS graffiti in Marawi City, the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on April 12, 2018, about half a year after the end of an armed conflict between Philippine government security forces and Islamic State-inspired militants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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War-torn Philippine city of Marawi

A military vehicle drives by destroyed buildings in Marawi City, the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on April 12, 2018, about half a year after the end of an armed conflict between Philippine government security forces and Islamic State-inspired militants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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War-torn Philippine city of Marawi

Photo taken April 12, 2018 shows destroyed houses in Marawi City, on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, about half a year after the end of an armed conflict between Philippine government security forces and Islamic State-inspired militants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marawi residents visit war-shattered homes

Paisal Rasuman (R), a businessman, is photographed in front of his ruined house in the southern Philippine city of Marawi on April 12, 2018, about half a year after the end of an armed conflict between Philippine government security forces and Islamic State-inspired militants.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marawi residents visit war-shattered homes

Photo taken on April 12, 2018, shows ruined buildings in the southern Philippine city of Marawi, about half a year after the end of an armed conflict between Philippine government security forces and Islamic State-inspired militants.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China-Indonesia talks

File photo taken on April 12, 2018, shows Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shaking hands with Indonesian Coordinating Minister Luhut Pandjaitan in Beijing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Daisuka Matsuzaka

Chunichi Dragons pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka (C) celebrates at Nagoya Dome, central Japan, on April 30, 2018, after marking his first win in 12 years in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mosaic of late N. Korean leaders in Pyongyang

Photo taken in Pyongyang on April 12, 2018, shows a mosaic of North Korea's late leaders Kim Il Sung (L) and his son Kim Jong Il. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani (L) of the Los Angeles Angels slides into third base after hitting a bases-clearing triple against the Kansas City Royals, near third baseman Mike Moustakas, in the seventh inning of a game in Kansas City, Missouri on April 12, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels hits a bases-loaded triple during the seventh inning against the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City, Missouri on April 12, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels hits a bases-loaded triple during the seventh inning against the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City, Missouri on April 12, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels hits a bases-loaded triple during the seventh inning against the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City, Missouri on April 12, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo