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Study: MLS Tickets Are World's Worst Soccer Value

Click to enlarge. Major League Soccer fans are getting the least bang for their buck when it comes to the price of tickets and the quality of competition compared to 25 worldwide soccer leagues, according to a recently released analysis. The report, by European search engine ...

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Q&A: The importance of hajj, and its tragic history

Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015. In Mecca, the holy site all the world’s Muslims pray toward, the annual hajj pilgrimage ...

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Hinchcliffe to get back in a car next week at Road America

FILE – In this March 28, 2015, file photo, James Hinchcliffe, of Canada, is shown during practice for the IndyCar Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg auto race in St. Petersburg, Fla. Hinchcliffe will be back in an Indy car ...

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Teen defends blind classmate, punches high school bully

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Thursday, September 24, 2015, 11:47 AM A California teenager is being hailed a hero after he rushed to the defense of a blind classmate and knocked a purported school bully to the ground. Shocking video of ...

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These nuns know how to tailgate for Pope Francis' visit

Nuns tailgate ahead of pope’s mass on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.(Photo: Luke Russert) Is this pope’s trip like the Super Bowl for Roman Catholics? As Pope Francis’ visit to Washington, D.C., was underway, these nuns were seen tailgating from a white ...

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Soldiers leave capital, Burkina Faso returns to calm

Burkina Faso’s transitional president Michel Kafando, left, next to Niger’s President, Mahamadou Issoufou, right, during a official handover ceremony in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. Amid cheers and the national anthem, Burkina Faso’s interim president took charge of ...

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Read Pope Francis' full address to Congress

Pope Francis addresses a meeting of Congress on Sept. 24, 2015 from the House chamber.(Photo: Jack Gruber, USA TODAY) Full text of the pope’s address to Congress on Sept. 24, 2015, as prepared for delivery. Mr. Vice-President, Mr. Speaker, Honorable ...

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This Map From Norse Depicts Hacking in Real Time

Officials announced this week that hackers who targeted the federal Office of Personnel Management, thought to be part of a Chinese spy operation, stole the fingerprint images of 5.6 million people, instead of the originally thought figure of 1 million. The attack ...

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Family treks from the Arctic Circle to see the pope

Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY 9:11 a.m. EDT September 24, 2015 Melinda Peter and her daughter traveled from above the Arctic Circle to see Pope Francis.(Photo: Maureen Groppe) Melinda Peter, 39, traveled with her 6-year-old daughter from eight miles above the Arctic ...

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Partying With Pope Francis Swag

Tens of thousands of people have strained to catch glimpses of Pope Francis as he’s made his way through Washington, D.C., and vendors along every route have been ready with plenty of pope-themed merchandise for the masses.  Courtesy of Pope ...

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