Rivera's declaration seemed to lift the mood in the Yankee clubhouse, which was historically bleak Thursday night.

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On that December night at Bleak House, I noticed that del Toro had moved some of his journals from the bathroom safe to a shelf in the Rain Room.

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After the rioting every night this week, the news headlines told a bleak story of communities under attack.

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His prospects remain bleak, but at least he has a bed to sleep in each night -- unlike so many of the other Afghan children who are surviving on the streets of Paris.

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