Cubs Win

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Cubs Win
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The Chicago Cubs are World Series champions at
long last, winning their first Fall Classic in
108 years, defeating the Cleveland Indians in 10
innings 8-7 last night in Game 7 at Progressive
Field in Cleveland. The Cubs had eight different
players record an RBI, the most of any team in a
World Series Game 7. Ben Zobrist, who went
10-for-28 (a .357 average) with two doubles, a
triple, two RBIs and five runs in the series, was
named World Series MVP. The Cubs hadn't won a
World Series since 1908, which was the longest
drought in baseball. They also broke a legendary
curse set the last time they got this far 71
years ago. On October 6, 1945, a month after the
end of World War II, a Chicago tavern owner named
Billy Sianis went to Wrigley Field, intending to
attend Game 4 of the World Series with his pet
goat, Murphy. But while both had tickets, the
goat was denied entry. No animals were allowed in
the ballpark, plus Murphy smelled bad. Sianis,
according to legend, threw up his arms and
proclaimed, The Cubs ain't gonna win no more.
The Cubs will never win a World Series so long as
the goat is not allowed in Wrigley Field. They
had not won since. Until now.
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• Britain's plans to leave the European Union were
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  ruled that members of parliament must be given a
  say in the process. The U.K. High Court ruled
  that lawmakers should vote on whether the
  government can begin the formal Brexit process by
  triggering Article 50 of the EU treaty. Experts
  say parliament is unlikely to block Brexit
  outright. But the ruling could mean Brexit is
  delayed, and lawmakers may get a chance to
  influence what kind of deal the government
  negotiates with the EU. An appeal will be made
  and Britain's Supreme Court is likely to hear the
  appeal in early December.
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  get their hands on one. For example, Dubai
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  of the largest sums ever spent on a license
  plate, although still lower than the 14 million
  record set in 2008 by an Abu Dhabi businessman.
  Since Dubai has no income tax, Sahni says he sees
  the hefty license plate purchases as his
  contribution to the public coffers. He says he
  believes the money will go to charity and toward
  improving the city's infrastructure. Dubai's
  Roads and Transport Authority declined to comment
  on how the proceeds from the license plate
  auctions are spent. The authority holds several a
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