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MINNEAPOLIS – Al Franken’s main competition for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate dropped out Monday, giving the comedian-turned-candidate a major boost. Franken and lawyer Mike Ciresi were vying for the party’s endorsement to take on Republican Sen. Norm Coleman in November. Coleman is seeking a second term. Franken has …

LOS ANGELES – The Dodgers used a five-man infield against the Boston Red Sox. Too bad they weren’t allowed to put a player or two in the Los Angeles Coliseum stands. Kevin Cash and Kevin Youkilis hit cheap homers off Esteban Loaiza to account for five runs in the first …

LONDON – A coroner on Monday rejected a conspiracy theory — pursued for more than a decade by Mohamed Al Fayed — that Princess Diana was murdered in a secret service plot at the behest of Britain’s royal family. Lord Justice Scott Baker, who is leading the inquest into the …