Catalonia’s independence movement | Astros win World Series | English phrases "stop short" and "a stretch"
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The Houston Astros Are the 2017 World Series Champions
The Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 to win the World Series. The series was exciting because both teams were facing championship droughts, meaning they hadn't won a title in a long time. This World Series also illustrated a trend in baseball toward more analytics. Spain will still have to grapple with the strong emotions in Catalonia and may have to introduce changes to the constitution to give the Catalonia regional government more powers.
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