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baseball bats, golf clubs and other sports equipment onto planes (the plan was dropped three months later amid fierce congressional and industry opposition). Fox announced its 24-hour sports cable network called Fox Sports 1, which launched Aug. 17, 2013.
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• Today's Birthdays: Actor James Noble is 92. Actor Paul Sand is 82. Actor James B. Sikking is 80. Actor Dean Stockwell is 78. Actor Fred Williamson is 76. Actress Samantha Eggar is 75. Actor Michael Warren is 68. Actor Eddie Hodges is 67. Singer Eddy Grant is 66. Rock musician Alan Clark (Dire Straits) is 62. Actress-comedian Marsha Warfield is 60. Magician Penn Jillette is 59. Actress Adriana Barraza is 58. Rock singers Charlie and Craig Reid (The Proclaimers) are 52. Rock musician John Frusciante (froo-SHAN'-tee) is 44. Singer Rome is 44. Actor Kevin Connolly is 40. Actress Jill Ritchie is 40. Actress Jolene Blalock is 39. Actress Eva Mendes is 39. Model Niki Taylor is 39. Actress Kimberly McCullough is 36. Actor Sterling Knight is 25. Actor Jake Lloyd is 25.
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• Thought for Today: "Boredom is the root of all evil -- the despairing refusal to be oneself." -- Soren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (1813-1855).
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