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The Nats took a well-deserved victory lap around the District on Saturday as fans clad in red roared and waved “Fight Finished” signs during a parade and rally.

The wait is over! Staff at the Chicago Botanic Garden opened the exotic, smelly “corpse flower” Sunday morning, but the insides were without their trademark scent.

Scientists at the Chicago Botanic Garden manually cut open the garden’s “corpse flower” Sunday, but the flower failed to emit its trademark putrid odor.

It’s nearly impossible to predict the exact time the smelly “corpse flower” will bloom, but viewers can watch the rare bloom at the Chicago Botanic Garden vialive stream.

Unlucky Grateful Dead fans who couldn’t score tickets to the farewell show at Soldier Field can instead watch the concert from the comfort of their own homes.

A memorial service for White Sox legend Minnie Minoso, affectionately known as the “Cuban Comet,” was held Saturday at Holy Family Church

The family, friends and fans of White Sox player Minnie Minoso mourned the legend at a memorial service at Holy Family Church Saturday. NBC 5’s Katie Kim reports.