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An American woman who divorced her Saudi businessman husband is now trapped in the country with their young daughter because of the Kingdom's restrictions on women. Bethany Vierra, who is originally from Washington state, has been living in Saudi Arabia since 2011 when she moved there to teach at a women's university, the New York Times reports. The now 31-year-old met her future husband there and they married in Portugal in 2013. They have a four-year-old daughter together.

THE WASHINGTON TIMES VIERA, Fla. — The Washington Nationals logo is everywhere at Space Coast Stadium. More than 1,500 tickets for the new club's spring training games were purchased online within 20 minutes of going on sale. ESPN will televise the Nationals' first exhibition game on March 2 against the New York Mets. Ads for the Nationals' spring training games appear in the newspaper Florida Today. There is a new show in town for Major League Baseball's spring training, one that local officials expect to be much bigger than those of the past. Pitchers and catchers report today for spring...