Money for nothing?



Money for nothing?
k VIDEO GAME players in some countries are practically revered. A few Americans are making a living with a joystick, too.
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SPORTS
Yankees clinchAL East title
k THE NEW YORK YANKEES clinched their seventh straight AL East title Thursday night, beating the playoff-bound Minnesota Twins 6-4 for their 100th victory of the season.
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ELECTION 'O4
Expanded hoursSaturday, Monday
k ONLY THREE DAYS remain to register to vote in the Nov. 2 election. The Mahoning County Board of Elections in the South Side Annex on Market Street in Youngstown will be open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. All county boards in Ohio will be open until 9 p.m. Monday. Election bureaus in Mercer and Lawrence counties in Pennsylvania will be open until 4 and 4:30 p.m., respectively, on Monday.
POLITICS
Election ruling
k IMPRISONED former U.S. Rep. James A. Traficant Jr. finally emerged on the winning side in a case heard by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. David Skolnick writes of its implications in his weekly column.
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WORLD
U.S., Iraqi forcesbattle for Samarra
k U.S. AND IRAQI forces launched a major assault Friday to regain control of the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, and hospital officials said at least 80 people were killed and 100 wounded.
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