Albert Pujols becomes the 4th player in MLB history to hit 700 career home runs

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In today's news, we see a variety of stories from around the world. In sports, Albert Pujols becomes only the fourth player in MLB history to hit 700 career home runs. In politics, there is analysis of a potential populist resurgence in Europe, and opinion on the January 6 hearings in the US. Elsewhere, we see stories on a NASA mission with the potential to save all of humankind, the sweeping internet blackouts in Iran, and demonstrations by Iranian Americans in support of protesters in Iran. In addition, we have stories on the death of jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, iconic architect Moshe Safdie, and the oldest canoe ever found in the Great Lakes region. Finally, we have stories on Hurricane Fiona, which is making its way through the Atlantic coast, and soaring food prices which are changing how we eat.

Outline

  • Albert Pujols becomes the 4th player in MLB history to hit 700 career home runs
  • Analysis: The conditions are perfect for a populist resurgence in Europe
  • Opinion: The January 6 hearings must go on
  • The NASA mission that could 'potentially save all of humankind'
  • Iran's sweeping internet blackouts are a serious cause for concern
  • Iranian Americans are demonstrating across the US in support of protesters in Iran
  • Jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders dies at age 81
  • In pictures: Tennis great Roger Federer
  • Iran restricts internet as Mahsa Amini protest deaths mount and UN calls for investigation
  • In pictures: Fiona slams Canada's Atlantic coast
  • 'My beliefs haven't changed': From social housing to skyscrapers, architect Moshe Safdie is still an idealist
  • 3,000-year-old canoe found in Wisconsin's Lake Mendota is the oldest ever found in Great Lakes region
  • Fiona slams Nova Scotia with hurricane-force winds, heavy rain
  • Head of DeSantis-backed election police force in Florida dies
  • The airports that travelers dread
  • This iconic bar of soap, with two weird claims to fame, has stuck around for nearly 150 years
  • Fiona makes landfall, slams Canada's Atlantic coast with severe winds and rain
  • Food prices are soaring, and that's changed how we eat
  • Oscar-winning actress Louise Fletcher dies at 88
  • Thought you paid a lot to heat your home last year? Wait until this winter
  • Tyler Perry's personal connection to 'A Jazzman's Blues' and his surprising confession about watching himself as Madea
  • Opinion: The vital difference between Newt Gingrich's 'Contract' and Kevin McCarthy's 'Commitment'
  • Adam Schiff criticizes slow pace of Justice Department investigation into broader January 6 plot
  • Sam Smith's newest collab with Kim Petras takes over TikTok
  • Race and power collide in a fight over sacred rock art in remote Australia
  • White House set to conduct a broad talent search in preparation for post-midterms turnover
  • Rare frogs released into California mountains after 2020 Bobcat Fire
  • Arsenal hammers Tottenham 4-0 as match sets new Women's Super League attendance record
  • Judge dismisses lawsuit over DOJ memo on school board threats
  • Atlanta wants to build a massive police training facility in a forest. Neighbors are fighting to stop it