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[h=4]The Short List: Empty Orioles game; Japan's apology; Russian spacecraft's spiral[/h]Out of the loop today? We've got what you missed on the Orioles playing in an empty stadium, the Japan prime minister's historic speech to Congress and a Russian spacecraft spiraling toward Earth.
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Orioles get caught up in Baltimore protests
The Orioles and the White Sox played a game today in an empty ballpark. It was the first time in MLB history there were no fans in the stands. The league decided to close the game to the public due to security concerns over unrest in the city around the death of 25-year-old black man Freddie Gray (read more about what happened to Gray and why people are upset here). It seems every day the Orioles become entangled in the ongoing strife. It began with fans getting trapped in the stadium Saturday when the violence first started. It continued when Orioles COO John Angelos defended the protesters: "We need to keep in mind people are suffering and dying around the U.S., and while we are thankful no one was injured at Camden Yards, there is a far bigger picture for poor Americans in Baltimore and everywhere who don't have jobs and are losing economic civil and legal rights." Then the MLB made the historic call to close Wednesday's game to the public. USA TODAY Sports columnist Nancy Armour said the MLB was wrong. Many of you disagreed. Whatever you believe, there's no question it was an eerie day at Camden Yards, where the Orioles won 8-2. Afterward, even though there was nobody there to catch it, Orioles first baseman Chris Davis tossed a ball into the stands.
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Japan's leader makes historic speech to Congress
Since Japanese leader Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was elected in December 2012, he's been all about closer ties with the U.S. Today he became Japan's first leader to address a joint meeting of Congress. During his speech, he offered his condolences for the American lives lost fighting Japan in World War II (that went well). But he didn't apologize for some of the things Japan did during the war, including sexual enslavement of tens of thousands of Asian women by the country's imperial army (that didn't go as well). U.S. lawmakers and South Korea had wanted an apology. After WWII talk, Abe moved on to economic cooperation between the two countries. He's pushing for support for a 12-nation trans-Pacific trade pact. He also laid out how the U.S. and Japan can work together on security. He ended his speech with a quote from a Carole King song. "Yes," he said, "we've got a friend in you."
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In a historic address to a joint session of Congress, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed condolences for the American lives lost in World War II. He also expressed remorse for Japan's actions toward its Asian neighbors during the war. VPC
A Russian spacecraft was supposed to deliver food to astronauts. Instead, it's falling toward Earth
It looks like astronauts at the International Space Station are going to have to wait a little longer for that freeze-dried ice cream. A Russian spacecraft headed their way with supplies started spinning out of control after it launched. It's expected to drop out of orbit and plunge into the atmosphere between May 5 and May 7. But don't worry about impact. It's supposed to burn up in the atmosphere. The U.S. and Russia are the ones mostly supplying the space station. When NASA's shuttle program ended in 2011, it hired SpaceX and Orbital Sciences Corp. to provide regular shipments to the space station. SpaceX plans to send up a load of supplies in June; its most recent shipment arrived less than two weeks ago. We think the astronauts can handle this. After all, they survived a screening of Gravity during movie night last week.
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Russian flight controllers are continuing to troubleshoot issues with the ISS Progress 59 cargo craft that was launched at 3:09 a.m. EDT (1:09 p.m.local time in Baikonur) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA
Tiger Woods is ready for his golf to be the story again
Tiger Woods released his golf schedule today, proving he really is back. For the past two years, his MO has been to wait until the eve of a tournament to make a game-time decision. Tweeting his schedule for the rest of the season shows he's confident and finally ready for his golf to be the story again. Fans have been locked in a kind of push-and-pull with the 14-time major champ for years. Is he injured? Does he have the yips? Has he lost his passion for the game? This year was supposed to be a fresh slate for Tiger, but after withdrawing from the Farmers Insurance Open with an injury and questions lingering over his short game woes, people began to fear the worst. Fans weren't optimistic Tiger would play in the 2015 Masters, but he did, and he played well. Surprisingly well. There are still questions, of course. But if nothing else, Tiger — in his own mind at least — finally feels like Tiger again.
See you at the US Open, Open Champ, Memorial, Greenbrier and my Foundation’s event, the Quicken Loans National. Going to be a busy summer.
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) April 29, 2015
Letterman: CBS had an opportunity to replace me with a black or female host
It's almost time for David Letterman's goodbye as host of the Late Show. But before he goes, he's speaking candidly about how he was replaced. (Stephen Colbert is taking the reins when Letterman departs.) "I always thought Jon Stewart would have been a good choice. And then Stephen. And then I thought, well, maybe this will be a good opportunity to put a black person on, and it would be a good opportunity to put a woman on. Because there are certainly a lot of very funny women that have television shows everywhere. So that would have made sense to me as well." But it turns out CBS never asked him what he thought. "Just as a courtesy, maybe somebody would say: "You know, we're kicking around some names. Do you have any thoughts here?" But it doesn't bother me now. At the time, I had made the decision (to leave) and I thought, OK, this is what comes when you make this decision." His final Late Show for CBS is set to air May 20.
David Letterman's final "Late Show" will be May 20 on CBS. It's the last night of the season, so you'll find finales everywhere you look. But only one finale marks the end of an era. Tears will be shed.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Jeffrey R. Staab, CBS)
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This is a compilation of stories from across USA TODAY.
Contributing: Doug Stanglin, Oren Dorell, Maeve McDermott, Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY; Paul White, Nancy Armour, Luke Kerr-Dineen, USA TODAY Sports; Associated Press
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