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Will voters in Scotland decide to go it alone?

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

The daily with the issues Americans cut about most.

As the NATO summit ended today in Wales, the host, Prime Minister David Cameron, was trying to keep his own country together. In less than two weeks, the UK will no longer be the United Kingdom

if Scotland votes to become independent. More than 300 years of history will come to an end,

and maybe even the Union

Jack, the original red, white, and blue. Despite jokes about Mel Gibson dressed in a

kilt, there's a lot at stake for America, the global economy, diplomacy, and international

defense. Today's talking point is baseball being destroyed by a simple technology?

First, here's the news.

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International Program Fund. Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the Point.

Voters in Scotland are about to decide if they should become independent after 300 years in the United Kingdom.

We'll hear what that means. Does Britain have an identity crisis? And what about independence movements in Spain and Italy and other countries in the European Union. Today's

talking point, America's national pastime is more boring than ever with fewer home runs and

lower batting averages. It's the era of the pitcher. Fans are turning away from their TVs.

Is it all because of a camera? First this news update, the government of Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists

announced a ceasefire today just as the NATO summit was wrapping up in Wales.

President Obama made a connection.

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