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Tennis legend Serena Williams was knocked out of the first round of Wimbledon by 20-year-old Australian player Maya Joint, who beat the 44 year old in straight sets. It had been 1,397 days since Williams' last singles match, with the American making her official comeback to the tour this month.
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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's voice was piped directly into American living rooms during the 1930s and '40s. The NBC microphone he used is on display at the Smithsonian.
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Residents say that years of mismanagement by the authoritarian socialist government — exacerbated by U.S. sanctions — have left the government ill-equipped to respond to the earthquakes.
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In the aftermath of two large earthquakes in Venezuela, a society that has had years of practice depending on neighbors instead of the state has jumped into action.
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Parties normally hold conventions only in presidential years, but President Trump liked the idea of mobilizing Republicans this fall.
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Video footage shows rescuers cheering as the child is pulled from rubble in La Guaira state.
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Serena Williams receives a standing ovation from the Centre Court crowd as she walks out to play at Wimbledon for the first time in four years.
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