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Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit has received a lung transplant

Norway's royal house says Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has undergone a successful lung transplant.

Austria beats Jordan 3-1 for its first World Cup win in 36 years

Austria won a World Cup game for the first time since 1990 with a 3-1 victory over a Jordan team on debut at soccer’s premier global event.

Africa’s Ebola outbreaks complicated by victims who prefer traditional healers over hospitals

Whenever Ebola comes, some of those stricken choose the road to the nearest hospital.

Mariners come home, win over Baltimore, 3-1

Cal Raleigh returned to the lineup tonight and delivered a game-winning hit, Logan Gilbert had one of his best outings of the season, and Andrés Muñoz sealed the win in a game that felt as familiarly comfortable as a well-loved pair of slippers. For a Mariners season that’s been inconsistent, to put things kindly, it […]

Victims’ relatives condemn New York’s Gilgo Beach serial killer at sentencing

A Long Island architect who lived a secret life as New York’s Gilgo Beach serial killer is hearing from a lineup of victims’ loved ones at his sentencing.

Cal Raleigh clutch in return to Mariners, backs Logan Gilbert’s gem in win over Orioles

Fresh off the injured list, Cal Raleigh hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the seventh inning to back Logan Gilbert’s gem as the injury-depleted Mariners beat the Orioles 3-1 on Tuesday night.

38-36: Chart

Mariners 3, Orioles 1 A pleasant PNW summer day: Logan Gilber, +.29 WPA; Cal Raleigh, +.13 WPA A muggy, swampy East Coast summer day: Rob Refsnyder, -.06 WPA Game Thread Comment of the Day:

Messi has his first World Cup hat trick as defending champion Argentina beats Algeria 3-0 in opener

Lionel Messi registered his first World Cup hat trick and moved into a tie for first on the tournament's career scoring list in a brilliant performance against Algeria on Tuesday night.

Photos: Orioles at Mariners

Level 3 evacuations ordered for fast-moving wildfire on edge of Spokane

A wildfire was burning around 230 acres of Beacon Hill and racing into the Northwood neighborhood. At least five homes were destroyed.

Randy Arozarena to IL with strained hamstring

The injury hits just keep coming for the Mariners. Randy Arozarena departed Friday’s game against the Nationals with a tweaked hamstring, sitting out the rest of the series. The hope was that with those days down, plus the off-day yesterday, the issue would resolve itself. But that wasn’t the case, as Arozarena’s hamstring was still […]

Mariners Game Preview and Discussion: Orioles at Mariners

The Mariners limp back home after a rough road trip but have to face the same team again as the Orioles come to town. Jake covered this well in his cleverly-titled series preview, which you can check out here. Lineups: The good news is J.P. and Cal are back. The bad news is the Mariners […]