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Baseball Writer Roger Angell Dies At 101

By Bill TrottRoger Angell, who brought a fan's perspective, an intellectual's enlightenment and a poet's lyrical touch to his essays on baseball for The New Yorker magazine, building a reputation as one of America's elite baseball writers over six decades, died on Friday at the age of 101, the magazine said.

Australian Voters Head To Polls In Close-run Election

Australians were voting in a national election on Saturday, with opinion polls showing the opposition Labor Party narrowly ahead of the ruling conservative coalition although a strong showing by climate-focussed independents could mean a hung parliament.

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