The Houston Astros baseball team won the World Series Wednesday night. It beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in the final game of the series. Houston had never won the baseball championship since entering the major leagues in 1962. That is a 55-year wait for a title! The Astros came close a few times. In 2005, the team made it to the World Series but lost four straight games. The championship went to the White Sox of Chicago. After that, things went from bad to worse. The team lost nearly twice as often as they won during the following seasons. In 2011, the team lost 106 games. In 2012, it lost 107 games. And in 2013, the team lost a record 111 games. Some sports observers called the Astros the laughingstock of baseball.
Title: Astros Finally Win!
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2198/Untitled.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Astros Finally Win!' data-article-id='2715'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6979'>The Houston Astros baseball team won the World Series Wednesday night.</span> <span data-start-time='6979' data-end-time='14729'>It beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in the final game of the series.</span> <span data-start-time='14729' data-end-time='23417'>Houston had never won the baseball championship since entering the major leagues in 1962.</span> <span data-start-time='23417' data-end-time='28208'>That is a 55-year wait for a title!</span> <span data-start-time='28208' data-end-time='32188'>The Astros came close a few times.</span> <span data-start-time='32188' data-end-time='40354'>In 2005, the team made it to the World Series but lost four straight games.</span> <span data-start-time='40354' data-end-time='45354'>The championship went to the White Sox of Chicago.</span> <span data-start-time='45354' data-end-time='50146'>After that, things went from bad to worse.</span> <span data-start-time='50146' data-end-time='56875'>The team lost nearly twice as often as they won during the following seasons.</span> <span data-start-time='56875' data-end-time='62938'>In 2011, the team lost 106 games.</span> <span data-start-time='62938' data-end-time='67667'>In 2012, it lost 107 games.</span> <span data-start-time='67667' data-end-time='75042'>And in 2013, the team lost a record 111 games.</span> <span data-start-time='75042' data-end-time='82125'>Some sports observers called the Astros the laughingstock of baseball.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2198/astros_win.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=9650 data-hint-location='45354' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2198/things_went_from_bad_to__blank_.m4a'>Things went from bad to <span class='blank'>worse</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='worse'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2198/winning.m4a'><span>winning</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2198/worse.m4a'><span>worse</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2198/butter.m4a'><span>butter</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2198/better.m4a'><span>better</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=9648 data-hint-location='75042' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2198/what_does_laughing_stock_mean.m4a'>What does laughing stock mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='made fun of'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2198/loser.m4a'><span>loser</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2198/champion.m4a'><span>champion</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2198/made_fun_of.m4a'><span>made fun of</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2198/impressive.m4a'><span>impressive</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=9649 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2198/what_did_the_team_finally_win.m4a'>What did the team finally win?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the World Series'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2198/the_stanley_cup.m4a'><span>the Stanley Cup</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2198/a_trophy.m4a'><span>a trophy</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2198/the_world_series.m4a'><span>the World Series</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2198/approval.m4a'><span>approval</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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