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A top free agent has come off the board for the New York Yankees. Chandler Rome of The Athletic reported on Friday that free agent first baseman Christian Walker and the Houston Astros were in ...

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WASHINGTON—Amid collapsing public confidence in U.S. courts, a federal judge has been found culpable of misconduct. The offense? Questioning the ethics of a Supreme Court justice.

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