Nick Swisher hit a three-run double in the first inning and Hiroki Kuroda pitched into the ninth in his memorable Yankee Stadium debut.

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Yankees 5, Angels 0: It’s All Yankees in Their Home Opener

Simon Rattle led the Berlin Philharmonic in a program that included a completion of Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony.

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Music Review: Simon Rattle and Berlin Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall

When David Freese salvaged St. Louis’ season with a two-run triple in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 6 late Thursday night, most of the United States wasn’t paying attention. And by the time Freese met the jubilant mob of Cardinals teammates at home plate following his walk-off home run in the 11th , most of the East Coast was already deeply ensconced in REM sleep. Read full article > >

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World Series Game 7: What you’ve missed so far

Sometime in 2012, I will begin the ninth year of my life under an FBI gag order, which began when I received what is known as a national security letter at the small Internet service provider I owned. On that day in 2004 (the exact date is redacted from court papers, so I can’t reveal it), an FBI agent came to my office and handed me a letter. It demanded that I turn over information about one of my clients and forbade me from telling “any person” that the government had approached me. Read full article > >

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How the Patriot Act stripped me of my free-speech rights

Derek Holland pitched into the ninth inning as Texas tied the World Series at two games apiece with a shutout.

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Rangers 4, Cardinals 0: World Series: Rangers Shut Out Cardinals and Tie Series

Frankel records his ninth career win with victory in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at the inaugural British Champions Day.

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Unbeaten Frankel wins at Ascot

NEW YORK — Not quite an hour had passed since the conclusion of the Washington Nationals ’ fifth loss in seven games, and right fielder Jayson Werth sat near his locker staring at the carpet in front of his bare feet. He had no answers — no substantive answers, anyway. Not about his sharp grounder to third in the ninth inning, the play in which it appeared to everyone in the Washington dugout that Werth either had beaten the throw to first or should have been called safe because the throw pulled the first baseman off the bag. Read full article > >

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Nationals vs. Mets: Dillon Gee shuts down Washington, 1-0

A British mountaineer has successfully completed his ninth ascent of Mount Everest.

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VIDEO: Using a 3G mobile at the top of Everest

A British mountaineer has successfully completed his ninth ascent of Mount Everest.

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VIDEO: Using a 3G mobile at the top of Everest

India’s central bank raises interest rates to 7.25%, the ninth rise in 15 months, in an attempt to curb inflation.

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Indian interest rates rise again

Bolivian protesters block roads and clash with police on the ninth day of demonstrations against the government of Evo Morales.

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Bolivia protesters block roads

Someone cannot be an underdog when a No. 12 seed and a No. 13 meet for just the ninth time in tournament history.

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A Priceless Feeling Comes With Tangible Rewards

Someone cannot be an underdog when a No. 12 seed and a No. 13 meet for just the ninth time in tournament history.

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A Priceless Feeling Comes With Tangible Rewards

New Orleans firefighters responded to a 2 a.m. call Tuesday morning to find an abandoned Ninth Ward Building consumed in a blaze that killed eight people. Survivors, who escaped out a window, say the residents of the building were burning wood in a…

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Eight Killed in New Orleans House Fire

The legal battle over gay marriage in California continued today in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, prompting the next chapter in what could be the most important civil rights struggle in recent history. The court heard oral arguments on Monday, and its decision could either put the case to rest or set the stage for a historic battle in the US Supreme Court. read more

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Gay Marriage Battle Starts a New Chapter