The Chicago Cubs won their first World Series in 108 years with an 8-7, 10-inning Game 7 victory over the Cleveland Indians Nov. 2 at Progressive Field in CITY. The game lasted almost five hours which included a 4-run lead and a 17-minute rain delay. Cub fans uttered the catchphrase, “Just one before I die” during the 108-year championship drought.
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U.S. President Obama and Vice President Biden’s friendship and respect for one another has continued to grow and thrive so much in 2016 that the POTUS “bromance” has come to be known as a “BROTUS.” Obama made Biden a friendship bracelet during part of his video showing tasks that take more time than registering to vote. Biden later shared a photo of the bracelet on Twitter.
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Brent Jacobs, a math teacher at LHS, crossed off a major bucket list item this summer. Jacobs spent his three months off school biking across the country. His journey started at the East coast and ended at the West coast. From Yorktown, Virginia, to Florence, Oregon, the distance he traveled by bike covered roughly 4,145 miles, according to crazyguyonabike.com.
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