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Circle CITY

Negro Leagues baseball got its start and eventually drew to a finish in Indianapolis, p. 16.

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The White House Coronavirus Task Force, which is one-fifth Hoosier, has struggled with its, well, task.

COVID-19 Task Force

 When President Trump officially formed it on January 29, it had just one member with strong Indiana ties: Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar. But as the pandemic gripped

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