Washington Nationals sweep doubleheader against the Phillies, clinch playoff spot

By Hallie Mellendorf
September 24, 2019 | 10:19 PM

Washington Nationals swept the doubleheader against the Phillies with a 6-5 victory Tuesday night, and clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2017.

The Nationals win, coupled with the Chicago Cubs’ 9-2 loss in Pittsburgh, secured their spot in the playoffs for the fifth time in eight years, and for the first time as a Wild Card team.

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US strikes Iran and Tehran fires back as hostilities flare again

By The Associated Press
September 1, 2026 | 4:00 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military hit targets in Iran on Tuesday and Tehran fired missiles and drones in response as hostilities flare once again in an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. The U.S. strikes followed others on Sunday that abruptly ended a month without military action and threatened to fully reignite a conflict that has spiked global oil prices and posed political problems for Republicans in November's midterm congressional elections. The renewed fighting comes after President Donald Trump had appeared to pivot toward trying to bend Iran to his will through economic sanctions. “If the failed Nation of Iran retaliates for this very justified attack, they will be hit again at a much harder and higher level, but it will not be the biggest attack of them all, that is waiting in the wings,” Trump warned on social media. U.S. Central Command said the latest strikes were in response to Tehran trying to attack commercial ships and American forces in the Middle East. Trump offered an additional explanation, telling Fox News in a phone call that U.S. forces struck Iran's radars.

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