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IN Current Conditions as of 04:00 AM EDT Sunday, July 3, 2022

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The long, ongoing debate over ‘All men are created equal’

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“All men are created equal.” Few words in American history are invoked as often as the preamble to the Declaration of Independence, published nearly 250 years ago. And are few more difficult to define. The music, and the economy, of “all men are created equal” make it both universal and elusive — and adaptable to viewpoints otherwise with little or no common ground. How we use them often depends less on how we came into this world than on what kind world we want to live in. It’s as if “All men are created equal” leads Americans to ask: “And then what?”

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Splintered Ukrainian city braces for new battle with Russia

  • By FRANCESCA EBEL - Associated Press
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The eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk was occupied by pro-Russian separatists for months in 2014. Now, its people are preparing to defend the city again as the fighting draws closer and invites a major battle. Slovyansk is a city of splintered loyalties, with some residents antagonistic toward Kyiv or nostalgic for Ukraine's Soviet past. But many fear the return of the Russians and what they could do to their now-flourishing town. Slovyansk may become the next major target in Russia’s campaign to take the Donbas region, Ukraine’s mostly Russian-speaking industrial heartland.

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Vassilev and Inter Miami visit Dallas

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Inter Miami CF (6-7-3, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. FC Dallas (7-5-5, fourth in the Western Conference)

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Rodgers, Joe power Rockies to 11-7 victory over Diamondbacks

  • By DENNIS GEORGATOS - Associated Press
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DENVER (AP) — Brendan Rodgers homered, Connor Joe had a three-run triple and the Colorado Rockies overcame a two-homer game by Arizona's Christian Walker and beat the Diamondbacks 11-7 on Saturday night.

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Arenado hits 2 HRs, Cardinals power past Phillies 7-6

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nolan Arenado sparked a record barrage of four straight home runs by St. Louis in the first inning, then hit a tiebreaking drive in the ninth that sent the Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 Saturday.

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Triple-A Pacific Coast League Glance

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All Times EDTEast DivisionWLPct.GBOklahoma City (L.A. Dodgers)4729.618—El Paso (San Diego)4234.5535Round Rock (Texas)4136.5326½Albuquerque (Colorado)3740.48110½Sugar Land (Houston)3443.44213½