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Senate confirms Lloyd Austin to be first Black defense secretary
Clare Foran, CNN
• January 22, 2021
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Softball suffers narrow loss to Alabama, sweeps Evansville
Samantha Ross
• March 29, 2017
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Kent State falls to No. 1 Alabama 48-0
Henry Palattella
• September 25, 2016
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