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band Lamb of God, accusing the Grammy-nominated group's work of being blasphemous.
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Cardinals right at home as World Series shifts, Red Sox visit town of Arch and toasted ravioli
• ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Koji Uehara emerged from the dugout, walked onto the field at Busch Stadium and gazed at the gleaming Gateway Arch.
• The World Series scene shifted Friday. And far from the Green Monster and Fenway Park, the Boston closer and many of his Red Sox teammates were eager to look around.
• "I've only been in St. Louis since I got off the bus, so I haven't got much to say," outfielder Daniel Nava said. "But I've heard a lot about it.
• "I've heard the fans are amazing. I've heard the fans are truly knowledgeable. The stadium's unreal. It's beautiful. They've done a great job of just constructing it and making it fan friendly and hopefully player friendly."
• From the Charles River to the mighty Mississippi, from clam chowder to toasted ravioli, St. Louis was now home with the Series tied at 1-all.
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Report: Iran hangs 16 'rebels' to avenge ambush that killed 14 border guards
• TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's media says authorities have hanged 16 "rebels" of an unspecified armed group in retaliation for the death of 14 border guards in clashes near the frontier with Pakistan.
• The semiofficial Fars news agency quoted local judicial official Mohammad Marzieh as saying that the 16 were executed on Saturday morning hours after the rebels ambushed the border guards near the town of Saravan in southeast Iran.
• Drug smugglers have occasionally ambushed Iranian troops in the area. Ethnic Baluch armed groups also operate there, but recently have been much less active.
• The report provided few other details. It did not mention a trial, suggesting the prisoners may already have been convicted and sentenced to death, and their executions moved up after the ambush.
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