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The rise and ban of the defensive shift in the MLB

The rise and ban of the defensive shift in the MLB

Gaining any advantage in sports can mean the difference between winning and losing. In the early 2010s, according to The History of Shifting in Baseball, Major League Baseball teams started implementing defensive shifts relative to where a batter is most likely to hit the ball.  However, before the 2023 MLB season, during the owner’s and MLB Players Association meetings, it was voted on that the shift would ultimately be banned.  While on defense, there must be two infielders on either…

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How law enforcement is using genetic genealogy to solve crimes

How law enforcement is using genetic genealogy to solve crimes

As time passes, how crimes can be solved or how to identify human remains has changed dramatically.  Forensic genetic genealogy has become popular and was most recently used to connect a DNA sample in the quadruple homicide in Idaho in November of 2022.  According to familytreemagazine.com, the FBI reports nearly 250,00 unsolved murder cases, with around 6,000 added yearly.  One of the most famous cases using this tool involved the “Golden State Killer” in 2017; after reopening the case, investigators…

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‘Progressively seemed to get worse’: The aftermath of East Palestine train derailment

‘Progressively seemed to get worse’: The aftermath of East Palestine train derailment

“My wife and I were watching a movie at home, and then we heard some sirens,” finance/development committee chairman Robert Runnion said.  “We looked out the window, and the sky was orange.” That was the scene on Feb. 3 when a Norfolk train carrying hazardous material was traveling through East Palestine, Ohio, derailed.   Runnion left his house to head into the town to do whatever he could to help.  “I was talking to a few of the officers that were…

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From Lebanon to Kent State

From Lebanon to Kent State

When fourth-year students Carina Joseph and Rebecca Mansour started their journey to Kent State when they boarded a plane in Lebanon.  Adapting to the new culture has been challenging, but they have had each other to lean on.  “Rebecca and I weren’t that close before, but because we knew we were coming here, we took this chance to get closer,” Joseph said. “Because of the same experience we are going through, we became closer, which made it so much easier.”…

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Local Collector Opens Vintage Clothing Store in Downtown Akron

Local Collector Opens Vintage Clothing Store in Downtown Akron

Clothes may go out of style but for some that just means another piece to add to their collection. Walking into Modern Traditions CO the first thing you’re greeted by is the front end of an old truck. Which sets the tone of what you’re going to find inside. “I think there is something inside here for just about anyone if you look hard enough,” Aaron Gascon of Modern Traditions CO said. Finding a piece of vintage of clothes is…

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