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Biggest Player Contract Ever In Sports: NY Yankees' Juan Soto Signs With Rival Mets For $765M Biggest Player Contract Ever In Sports: NY Yankees' Juan Soto Signs With Rival Mets For $765M
Biggest Player Contract Ever In Sports: NY Yankees' Juan Soto Signs With Rival Mets For $765M It's truly one for the books. New York Yankees free agent right fielder Juan Soto has reportedly agreed to a $765 million, 15-year deal to go crosstown and join the rival Mets. It's the largest deal in pro sports history, with no deferred money, a $75 million signing bonus, and an opt-out after five seasons, according to mlb.com. The signing represents a bold move for Mets owner Steve Cohen in his quest to build a championship-caliber team. He outbid not only the Yankees but also Soto's other suitors: the Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Toronto Blue Jays. News…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Person From Virginia Third To Die From Listeria Outbreak Linked To Boar's Head Deli Meat Person From Virginia Third To Die From Listeria Outbreak Linked To Boar's Head Deli Meat
Person From Virginia Third To Die From Listeria Outbreak Linked To Boar's Head Deli Meat A person from Virginia has become the third person to die during an ongoing Listeria food poisoning outbreak linked to millions of pounds of Boar's Head deli meats that were recalled. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an update on Thursday, Aug. 8 advising that there have been nine more cases reported in connection to the recall, bringing the total to 43 hospitalized - three of which who died, including one from Virginia. No details about the person who died in Virginia have been released. Two others in the state have also been sickened with Listeria amid the outbr…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teen Accused Of Fatal Shooting At Lynn Grocery Store Caught In Dominican Republic: DA Teen Accused Of Fatal Shooting At Lynn Grocery Store Caught In Dominican Republic: DA
Teen Accused Of Fatal Shooting At Lynn Grocery Store Caught In Dominican Republic: DA A teenager accused of fatally shooting a 17-year-old at a Market Basket parking lot in Lynn last month and fled the country has been caught and will be returned to Massachusetts to face charges, authorities announced.  Adrian Pena, 18, was arrested in the Dominican Republic on July 16 and has been extradited to Miami on a fugitive from justice warrant, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said on Tuesday, July 23.  Pena is accused of shooting Kai Burgos, 17, of Saugus, in the parking lot of a Market Basket at 40 Federal Street on June 15, the prosecutor said.  Lynn po…

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by Josh Lanier