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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Shinnosuke Abe, manager of the Yomiuri Giants -- Japan's oldest and most storied professional baseball team and often seen as the clo

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Yosemite National Park's reservation system ends, leading to 'chaos' in park over Memorial Day weekend  ABC7 Los AngelesYosemite traffic backs up as holiday weekend crowds test no-reservation policy  San Francisco ChronicleYosemite visitors…