WAWAYANDA, N.Y. (AP) - Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell has been sentenced to jail for refusing to pay fines related to his arrest at a protest at a New York power plant.
The Times Herald-Record of Middletown reports (http://bit.ly/2uqXq9K ) a town judge in Wawayanda on Thursday sentenced Cromwell to seven ...
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PRAGUE (AP) - An annual international film festival in the western Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary is kicking off with awards for Oscar-nominated actress Uma Thurman, Academy Award winner Casey Affleck and film composer James Newton Howard.
Affleck, who won his first Oscar this year for his role in ...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Alexis Sanchez says he won't reveal his decision about his Arsenal future until after Sunday's Confederations Cup final.
Speaking in Russia as Chile prepares to take on Germany in the final, Sanchez says "I am clear" on whether to stay at Arsenal or leave.
Asked ...
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LONDON (AP) - Will Brexit threaten the winning partnership of strawberries and cream at the Wimbledon tennis tournament?
The tournament's strawberry supplier fears it might, if Britain's exit from the European Union bars the seasonal workers who pick the berries.
Marion Regan of Hugh Lowe Farms in southeast England said ...
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PRAGUE (AP) - An annual international film festival in the western Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary is kicking off with awards for Oscar-nominated actress Uma Thurman, Academy Award winner Casey Affleck and film composer James Newton Howard.
Affleck, who won his first Oscar this year for his role in ...
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KENILWORTH, N.J. (AP) - A family's fight against a Catholic school that wouldn't let their daughter play on a boys' basketball team is continuing in court.
A New Jersey judge on Thursday set arguments for the week of July 24 in the case of 13-year-old Sydney Phillips.
St. Theresa's School ...
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Tennis star Venus Williams caused a car crash earlier this month that led to the death of a passenger in another vehicle, according to a police report released Thursday.
Palm Beach Gardens police say witnesses told investigators that Williams ran a red light in her ...
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Bournemouth and Huddersfield broke their transfer-fee records on Friday as two of the smallest English Premier League clubs signaled their ambitions ahead of the news season.
Netherlands defender Nathan Ake joined Bournemouth from Chelsea for a reported fee of 20 million pounds ($26 million), in what appears another astute purchase ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump launched a crude Twitter attack on the brains, looks and temperament of a female TV personality Thursday, drawing bipartisan howls of outrage and leaving fellow Republicans beseeching him: Stop, please just stop.
Trump's tweets aimed at MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski revived concerns about his views ...
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PRAGUE (AP) - Slovak midfielder Martin Chrien is moving from Czech club Viktoria Plzen to Benfica Lisbon.
Plzen said Friday the 21-year-old had signed a five-year contract.
Chrien was in Slovakia's starting lineup in its all three matches at the Under-21 European Championship in Poland, scoring two goals.
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One thing is certain: Culture has not been lacking in takes on Spider-Man for the past 15 years. First there was Tobey Maguire, who under the direction of Sam Raimi for three films ushered in the modern superhero era, and then there was Andrew Garfield whose two films with Marc ...
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Ex-Penn State athletic director Tim Curley wants a judge to modify his sentence for failing to report now-convicted sexual predator Jerry Sandusky to authorities, saying he has incurable lung cancer and liver damage.
The Centre Daily Times reports (http://bit.ly/2u1WU2U ) Curley wants to serve his seven- ...
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BIG RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Officials say people using rivers and trails for recreation should be cautious following recent flooding in mid-Michigan.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says a 1-mile (1.6-kilometer) stretch of Fred Meijer White Pine Trail State Park in Mecosta County has been temporarily closed this week ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Whether it's at a bar or baseball park, Lady Gaga says she's going to give every performance her all.
The singer will launch a summer tour with stops at arenas and stadiums across the globe. She's also returning to the Dive Bar Tour with Bud Light ...
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LONDON (AP) — Pop superstar Adele has hinted that her current tour for Grammy-winning album "25" will be her last.
The 29-year-old included a signed, handwritten note in the program for her Wednesday night show at Wembley Stadium in London stating, "I don't know if I'll ever tour again and ...
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LONDON (AP) - Britain's culture secretary will rule Thursday on whether Twenty-First Century Fox can take full control of the Sky pay television and broadband network in an 11.7 billion pound ($15.2 billion) deal critics say would give Rupert Murdoch too much power in U.K. media.
Murdoch's media group is ...
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LONDON (AP) - Pop superstar Adele has hinted that her current tour for Grammy-winning album "25" will be her last.
The 29-year-old included a signed, handwritten note in the program for her Wednesday night show at Wembley Stadium in London stating, "I don't know if I'll ever tour again and ...
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A series of feature-length Westerns backed by the Coen Brothers and Annapurna Pictures will begin filming in northern New Mexico in July.
The New Mexico Film Office says work on "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" will run through September. More than 180 crew members, 16 ...
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KAZAN, Russia (AP) - Cristiano Ronaldo has left the Confederations Cup in Russia to join his twin sons who were born before the tournament began.
Ronaldo says on his Facebook page after Portugal's semifinals loss to Chile that "I'm very happy to finally be with my children for the first ...
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LONDON (AP) - Publisher HarperCollins says Michael Bond, creator of globe-trotting teddy Paddington bear, has died aged 91.
The publisher says Bond died Tuesday at his home after a short illness.
Ann-Janine Murtagh, executive publisher of HarperCollins Children's Books, said the duffel-coated, Wellington boot-wearing bear "touched my own heart as ...
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities say a 59-year-old man has been rescued after his all-terrain vehicle crashed more than 20 feet into a ravine near the home of the Buffalo Bills.
Police in the suburban town of Orchard Park say the NFL team's security called dispatchers around 7 p.m. ...
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LONDON (AP) - The Latest on Britain's 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster that left 96 people dead (all times local):
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British prosecutors have charged six people over the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster in Sheffield, in which 96 soccer fans were crushed to death.
Those charged include the police commander ...
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — The home of "Big Bang Theory" star Johnny Galecki has been destroyed in a wildfire in California.
Nicole Perna, a spokeswoman for the 42-year-old actor, says his home on a ranch in the San Luis Obispo area was destroyed by the wildfire on the ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Abbe Lowell's clients have included some of the country's most prominent politicians, companies and celebrities.
The latest addition to the lawyer's list: Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of President Donald Trump.
In selecting Lowell to represent him in Russia-related investigations before Congress and special counsel Robert Mueller, Kushner ...
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LONDON (AP) - U.K. prosecutors are set to announce whether they plan to lay charges in the deaths of 96 people in the Hillsborough stadium crush.
Families of those killed in the April 1989 disaster are gathering in the northwestern English city of Warrington on Wednesday to be told of ...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Denard Span singled home Gorkys Hernandez with two outs in the 14th inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants over the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Tuesday night.
The Giants went cold after Kelby Tomlinson's tying single in the eighth inning before rallying to win off Chad Qualls ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Filmmaker Michael Moore, who is making his Broadway debut this summer in a solo show, says he will donate $10,000 to New York City's Shakespeare in the Park after it lost funding from sponsors due to its controversial "Julius Caesar" production.
Moore says he's donating the ...
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Florida might have solved its long-running quarterback problem with the addition of Notre Dame transfer Malik Zaire.
That move became official last week, and as a graduate transfer, Zaire will be immediately eligible. Zaire is no lock to be the Gators starter when they open against Michigan in Arlington, Texas, ...
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Tulane men's basketball team has agreed to a three-year series with Atlantic Coast Conference member Florida State beginning this season.
Coach Mike Dunleavy Sr. says Tulane will travel to Tampa, Florida, on Sunday, Dec. 10, to face the Seminoles for a neutral site contest at ...
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LONDON (AP) - Andy Murray has withdrawn from an exhibition match in London because of a sore hip, less than a week before the start of Wimbledon.
Murray's management company said the decision was made as a precaution.
The top-ranked Murray had been scheduled to play two matches at the ...
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LONDON (AP) - Queen Elizabeth II is set to receive an increase in the official funding she receives each year.
Buckingham Palace said Tuesday the "sovereign grant" will be 82.2 million pounds ($104.8 million) next year - an increase of more than 6 million pounds.
The increase is derived from ...
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MOSCOW (AP) - After years of controversy, Russian officials think their World Cup has weathered the storm.
Stadiums are either finished or nearing completion, and the Confederations Cup is going smoothly.
"The project is very big and there are some delays or operational questions, minor questions, but nothing critical," Deputy ...
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PRAGUE (AP) - Sparta Prague says it has signed Israel forward Tal Ben Haim to a four-year contract.
Sparta and Maccabi Tel Aviv confirmed the move on Tuesday.
The 27-year-old winger scored 19 goals in all competitions for Maccabi last season and 47 in four years. He has played 23 ...
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BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union's competition watchdog has slapped a record 2.42 billion euro ($2.72 billion) fine on internet giant Google for breaching antitrust rules with its online shopping service.
European regulators said Tuesday that "Google has abused its market dominance as a search engine by giving an illegal ...
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PERU, Ind. (AP) - For 145 years, performers with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus traveled the country by train to put on their world-renowned acts. The trains eventually became one of the most iconic parts of the "Greatest Show on Earth."
But in May, performers boarded the circus ...
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Insurance providers for New Mexico's health exchange want to increase the price of individual rates by at least 21 percent and up to 85 percent in 2018.
The proposed rate hikes were available Tuesday on the website for New Mexico's Office of the Superintendent of ...
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A Dutch art sleuth whose search for purloined paintings and sculptures has led to Ukrainian militiamen and Nazi memorabilia collectors has joined the hunt for what he calls the "Holy Grail": A collection worth $500 million that represents the largest art heist in U.S. history.
...SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - A new development plan calls for the demolition of a low-cost, extended-stay hotel in Vermont to build a new four-story apartment and commercial building.
The Burlington Free Press reports (http://bfpne.ws/2sTgnCM ) tenants at the Larkin Terrace hotel have begun searching for replacement housing within their ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - It's awards night in the NBA.
The league will announce the winner of the MVP and the other individual honors during the first NBA Awards show in New York.
Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook, Houston's James Harden and San Antonio's Kawhi Leonard are the finalists for MVP ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Oprah Winfrey's new book club pick is an acclaimed first novel by Cameroon-born author Imbolo (ihm-BO-low) Mbue (MEH-boo-ay).
Mbue's "Behold the Dreamers" was published last year and won the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction, an honor previously given to Philip Roth and Ann Patchett, among others. The ...
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SOCHI, Russia (AP) - Leaving Russia as last-place teams in their Confederations Cup groups, Cameroon and New Zealand are far from sure to return next year.
The World Cup rehearsal tournament had encouraging moments for both teams even if they did not win a game.
Now the path to qualifying ...
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There's nothing like an epic getaway chase to kick a movie into high gear, and the first five minutes of "Baby Driver " are pure movie magic.
A driver named Baby (Ansel Elgort) sits coolly in a car - black Ray-Ban style shades on his face, earbud headphones in place ...
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LONDON (AP) - Even in defeat, Marin Cilic is being talked about as a contender for the Wimbledon title.
The sixth-ranked Croat, who won the U.S. Open in 2014, lost a close three-set match to Feliciano Lopez in the final at Queen's. But there was a still a sense that ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Police say a man has been fatally shot and a woman is recovering from a leg wound after gunfire erupted near the location of a music festival in the Bronx.
Officials say firefighters found a 34-year-old man unconscious with multiple gunshot wounds Sunday night. They also ...
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LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Felix Mourinho, the father of Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and a former Portugal goalkeeper, has died. He was 79.
Vitoria Setubal, where Felix Mourinho played and later worked as coach and club director, said he died Sunday. It did not give the cause of death.
...DETROIT (AP) - The annual fireworks display over the Detroit River is billed as a salute to the excitement surrounding Detroit's revitalization.
The theme of Monday night's Ford Fireworks is "Detroit! Right Now!!"
The show by Zambelli Fireworks is produced by The Parade Co. and will include more than 10,000 ...
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - Nick D'Virgilio has a sore back.
The drummer at Sweetwater Sound isn't trying to conceal it, either. When he stands, he arches backward and puts both hands behind his waist, the way old people do when they roll out of bed and stretch. Walking toward ...
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Doug Fister is again pitching for Dave Dombrowski, a reunion between a pitcher and an executive with plenty of history.
Dombrowski made a number of big trades when he was with the Detroit Tigers, and two of them involved Fister. One came in 2011, when the Tigers acquired him from ...
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WILDWOOD CREST, N.J. (AP) - A fire has created a thick cloud of black smoke visible for miles on the Jersey shore.
Wildwood Crest police received reports of the blaze Sunday afternoon. Arriving officers found two homes engulfed in flames and smoke.
Fire Chief Ronald Harwood says no civilians or ...
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A year ago, uncertainty surrounded Russell Westbrook.
Kevin Durant stunned the league by leaving Oklahoma City for rival Golden State in free agency. The four-time scoring champion and former MVP had been the central piece in making the Thunder one of the league's elite teams since ...
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LONDON (AP) - Prince Harry says he once "wanted out" of the British royal family.
In an interview published in the Mail on Sunday, the prince said the time he spent in the army was "the best escape I've ever had" and that he once considered giving up his title.
...BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) - Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova beat Ashleigh Barty 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 Sunday in the Aegon Classic final to win her first title since her playing hand was injured in a knife attack at her home.
Kvitova was playing only her second tournament and seventh match since ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - John McEnroe wants more anger in tennis.
Not the kind of racket-smashing, profanity-flying tantrums he threw as a player, when he could go from the sport's best player to its baddest boy in the same service game.
He wants to see players get fed up that ...
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TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) - After Donovan Catholic High School wrestler Brandon Gonzalez fell unconscious when his heart stopped at the end of a January match, media coverage focused on the heroic efforts that revived him.
For those all-too-familiar with such nightmares, however, the focus was different: How can we ...
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ROME (AP) - Japan has marked the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties with the Holy See with a performance of ancient traditional Noh theater in Rome.
At the performance Saturday in Rome at the Palazzo della Cancelleria, a Renaissance architectural masterpiece housing Vatican tribunals, visitors were shown how to wear ...
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MOSCOW (AP) - When the anger subsides after another group stage exit and another goalkeeping blunder, Russian fans might find they can be proud of their team at the Confederations Cup.
Russia failed to reach the knockout rounds of a fourth major tournament in a row, but there's no shame ...
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KAZAN, Russia (AP) - He may be a great player, but Portugal is not just Cristiano Ronaldo. A whole array of players has driven the team to the top of European football.
The great Ronaldo has scored twice in his three matches at the Confederations Cup, continuing his run with ...
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Children in South Florida will soon be able to get free books from vending machines.
Thanks to a new reading program, four vending machines will be installed Tuesday throughout Broward County to distribute 100,000 children's books. This year the program is adding bilingual Spanish and ...
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Make Music Alabama has been postponed until August due to inclement-weather caused by Tropical Storm Cindy.
The Opelika-Auburn News (http://bit.ly/2sKjwa6 ) reports Auburn's Spicer's Music postponed the event until Aug. 22. Officials say the postponement might be a blessing in disguise to help a music store ...
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Half of Florida's legislators failed or nearly failed in a review of their support for public records and meetings given by Florida newspapers and an open-government group after this year's legislative sessions.
In a "scorecard" produced by the Florida Society of News Editors ...
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) - John Legend's work has won Grammys, an Oscar and a Tony, but years before achieving global fame, the Legend-to-be took home another prize: spelling bee champ.
A 1989 story in The Springfield News-Sun (http://bit.ly/2sQ6VSD ) proclaimed, "Product of home teaching wins bee." The newspaper noted the ...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - FIFA should pick the best referees for the World Cup and not limit its list to one per nation, according to coaching great Guus Hiddink.
Hiddink, a two-time World Cup semifinalist, told The Associated Press three or four referees should be chosen from the same ...
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SOCHI, Russia (AP) - Germany coach Joachim Loew says he has offered Leon Goretzka advice on his club future as the midfielder is linked with a move away from Schalke.
The 22-year-old Goretzka, who has a year remaining on his Schalke contract, has put in strong performances as part of ...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - On the menu, the flavor profiles seemed incongruous: Chinese dumplings, Italian-style roast pork and a Mexican chicken dish featuring an edible weed.
But when dinner was served, the guests seated and plates bearing foods of three different cultures shared, it all made sense.
The meal was part ...
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MOSCOW (AP) - Chile coach Juan Antonio Pizzi says Claudio Bravo is fit again and could start in goal against Australia at the Confederations Cup on Sunday.
Bravo hasn't played since April 27, when he injured his calf for Manchester City in a derby game with Manchester United.
Pizzi says ...
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea President Moon Jae-in says he hopes to see North Korean athletes at next year's Winter Olympics in South Korea to ease tensions over the North's nuclear program.
Moon made the comments on Saturday during the opening ceremony of the world taekwondo championships in ...
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KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) - To meet Zee the thoroughbred is to know power.
Standing in the sunlight of early summer's first warm week, his flanks shivered and his veins popped, tiny rivers on a continent of muscle stretching from mane to tail.
It's easy to imagine his legs pumping through ...
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KANARRAVILLE, Utah (AP) - For years, Kanarraville Falls was one of southern Utah's best-kept secrets. The hidden hike leading to a slot canyon waterfall was seemingly reserved for residents of the small town of Kanarraville.
Over the span of a few years, the natural wonder turned into a big problem ...
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PHOENIX (AP) - A play about Arizona's 2010 immigration law has hit a theater in Phoenix.
The Arizona Capitol Times reports (http://bit.ly/2sKiA2Z ) the play is titled "1070 (We Were Strangers Once Too)." It hit the Herberger Theater Center on Friday and will continue through July 9.
Playwright and director ...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - FIFA will not intervene after reviewing two volatile clashes between New Zealand and Mexico players and coaches.
FIFA says "it has been verified that there are no grounds for any disciplinary action to be taken."
Tempers flared in a running brawl late in Mexico's 2-1 ...
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - The University of Missouri is considering whether to revoke an honorary degree it granted to Bill Cosby.
It would be the first time the university has ever revoked an honorary degree.
University system President Mun Choi is recommending that the university's Board of Curators strip the ...
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CLEVELAND (AP) - The Cleveland Cavaliers have donated $875,000 in proceeds from NBA Finals watch parties to Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity.
Watch parties were hosted at the Quicken Loans Arena during the NBA Finals this year when the Cavaliers played the Golden State Warriors at Oakland. Fans could buy ...
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ZURICH (AP) - FIFA says Ghana defender Samuel Inkoom must serve a one-year ban or pay his debt to his former agent.
The ban was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after Inkoom challenged a ruling by the FIFA disciplinary committee.
The 28-year-old Inkoom, who played at the ...
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HICKSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) - Fifty years after he finished short by one English class credit from graduating high school, musician Billy Joel is returning to his Long Island hometown to speak at this weekend's commencement ceremony.
Newsday reports (http://nwsdy.li/2tTNDc3 ) that the 68-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer will ...
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - Officials are still trying to line up $12 million more toward a planned renovation of Indiana State University's arena and construction of an adjoining new Terre Haute convention center.
Plans have called for spending $75 million on the Hulman Center project. The state Legislature has ...
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CLEVELAND (AP) - The Cleveland Cavaliers have donated $875,000 in proceeds from NBA Finals watch parties to Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity.
Watch parties were hosted at the Quicken Loans Arena during the NBA Finals this year when the Cavaliers played the Golden State Warriors at Oakland. Fans could purchase ...
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Visits made to the Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum since it first opened in 2005 now total more than 1 million.
Officials say the attendance milestone was surpassed during an annual folk festival that was held at the museum in early June.
The adjacent balloon park ...
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - The bulk of Nevada's economy rests on one unglamorous, taken-for-granted object.
It supports most of the state's gaming win and resultant tax revenue, as well as a large portion the quarterly earnings for publicly traded gaming companies and as a result, sometimes their stock prices.
To ...
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Matt Mitrione likes to start sentences with "My dude," which could be a mistake Saturday night when he meets Fedor Emelianenko in an MMA heavyweight match at Madison Square Garden.
After a career in the NFL, UFC and now Bellator, though, Mitrione pretty much says what he wants.
"I understand ...
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LONDON (AP) - Marin Cilic avoided becoming the latest seeded player to depart early at Queen's by beating Stefan Kozlov 6-0, 6-4 Thursday and advancing to the quarterfinals at the Wimbledon warm-up event.
The fourth-seeded Cilic is the top player left following the first-round exits of Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. Capitol Police officer injured while defending members of Congress at a baseball practice threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Congressional Women's Softball Game.
News outlets report that Special Agent Crystal Griner threw out the ceremonial first pitch from her wheelchair on Wednesday night, ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - New England Patriots wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell can be sweet when he wants to be.
Mitchell has a three-book deal with Scholastic, the children's publisher told The Associated Press on Thursday. The books include a newly illustrated edition of his self-published "The Magician's Hat," to come ...
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BERLIN (AP) - The German soccer federation is mulling a proposal to allow China's under-20 team to play friendly matches in the fourth tier of its league system.
Because the Southwest Regional League is comprised of 19 clubs, each currently has two match-days free that can be used for friendly ...
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BERLIN (AP) - The German soccer federation is mulling a proposal to allow China's under-20 team to compete in the fourth tier of its league system.
Because the Southwest Regional League is comprised of 19 clubs, each currently has two match-days free that can be used for friendly games. The ...
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LONDON (AP) - Britain's Prince Harry has suggested that no one in the royal family really wishes to rise to the throne.
Harry says in an interview with Newsweek magazine that it is duty, rather than desire, that prompts the family to continue serving the British people. The prince says ...
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KAZAN, Russia (AP) - Fans visiting the exotic city of Kazan for next year's World Cup will get to experience a little bit of everything: rich history, diverse culture, magnificent buildings - and even a beach.
The traditionally Muslim city located in central Russia, some 800 kilometers (500 miles) east ...
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LONDON (AP) - Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip has left the hospital, one day after being admitred for the treatment of an infection.
The palace said in a statement that the 96-year-old Duke of Edinburgh, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, left the hospital Thursday.
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Valparaiso University assistant professor Yeohyun Ahn wanted her students to learn more about graphic design than just the ins and outs of the trade.
"When I was educated in design, I was educated to work for the client, to work for the commission, to work for ...
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George McPhee secured a king's ransom to avoid selecting certain players in the Vegas Golden Knights' expansion draft , and he's not done dealing.
Not by a long shot.
McPhee got his starting goalie and first face of the franchise in Marc-Andre Fleury, a top-line winger in James Neal and ...
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LONDON (AP) - Boris Becker was declared bankrupt by a British court on Wednesday after the former tennis player failed to pay a long-standing debt.
A lawyer for the six-time Grand Slam champion pleaded with a Bankruptcy Court registrar in London for a last chance to pay a debt that ...
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DOVER, Del. (AP) - Andrew Weschler trudged past piles of trash, dozens of abandoned grills, an unopened crate of tangerines and a bar's worth of discarded alcohol bottles before finding what he was after.
"This one looks good," the Bethany Beach resident said as he inspected a partially disassembled tent ...
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MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Milwaukee Panthers new men's basketball coach comes to the university from Northwestern, but also spent time at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
Patrick Baldwin has been hired to take the job left open when Lavall Jordan became coach at Butler. The 44-year-old Baldwin will be the ...
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CHICAGO (AP) - Blackhawks winger Marian Hossa will miss the entire 2017-18 NHL season because of a progressive skin disorder.
The team announced the news on Wednesday. The 38-year-old veteran says severe side effects associated with medication to treat the skin disorder has made playing hockey next season impossible.
Hossa ...
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EASTBOURNE, England (AP) - Novak Djokovic will play at the grass-court tournament in Eastbourne next week in preparation for Wimbledon.
Organizers say the No. 4-ranked Djokovic has accepted a wildcard into the main draw.
It will be the first time Djokovic has played a grass-court event between the French Open ...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Late buses and busy roads are messing up Cameroon's pre-match plans in Russia.
Cameroon coach Hugo Broos tells The Associated Press "the traffic in Moscow is a disaster."
Broos detailed Confederations Cup transport issues affecting his players at a delayed news conference Wednesday.
It started ...
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VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has met with an NFL Hall of Fame delegation and urged them to translate values of teamwork and fair play from the football field to the broader community and help build a "culture of encounter."
Speaking Wednesday during a special audience, Francis said such ...
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LONDON (AP) - A charity single produced by Simon Cowell is being released to help victims of the devastating fire that killed at least 79 people in west London.
Some 50 artists are included on the recording of Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water." The singers included Rita Ora, ...
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ZURICH (AP) - FIFA says it has opened a disciplinary case against Juventus after investigating the Italian champion's world-record sale of Paul Pogba to Manchester United.
FIFA says "no disciplinary proceedings have been opened against Manchester United," in a deal valued at 105 million euros (then $116 million) last August.
...PHOENIX (AP) - "Tanking" the season didn't quite get the desired results for the Phoenix Suns.
They entered the draft lottery with the second-best odds to land the No. 1 pick. Instead, they are back at No. 4, a spot the Suns may have occupied anyway even if they hadn't ...
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's state health commissioner is urging physicians to check patients for signs of Rocky Mountain spotted fever following a young girl's recent death from the tick-borne disease.
Commissioner Jerome Adams also suggested in Monday's advisory that doctors ask about patients about outdoor exposure and said they should ...
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MADRID (AP) - A Spanish judge has summoned Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo to court to answer questions after he was accused of tax fraud by a state prosecutor.
The Portugal international will have to appear in the Pozuelo de Alarcon court No. 1 on July 31.
Last Tuesday, a ...
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LONDON (AP) - Andy Murray will face Jordan Thompson in the first round of the Queen's grass-court tournament on Tuesday after the top-ranked player's original opponent, Aljaz Bedene, withdrew because of a wrist injury.
Organizers made the announcement at the start of play on Day 2 of the Wimbledon warm-up ...
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VIENNA (AP) - Tamira Paszek is taking an indefinite break from tennis after being diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia, a chronic pain disorder.
A winner of three WTA titles, the 26-year-old Austrian says on her Instagram account that she is "unsure when I will be able to return back to competition ...
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PALMYRA, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania radio host has resigned after being asked by radio management not to criticize President Donald Trump on air.
Bruce Bond tells Pennlive.com (http://bit.ly/2rycgKH ) he's "very sad" he could not continue in his position with WTPA-FM.
Bond posted a letter from the station's general ...
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PALMYRA, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania radio host has resigned after being asked by radio management not to criticize President Donald Trump on air.
Bruce Bond tells Pennlive.com (http://bit.ly/2rycgKH ) he is "very sad" his position with WTPA-FM could not continue.
Bond posted a letter from the station's general manager ...
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DETROIT (AP) - A federal judge has denied a request to block some public funding for Little Caesars Arena and the Detroit Pistons' move from the suburbs.
U.S. District Court Judge Mark Goldsmith issued his decision late Monday, saying a requested injunction would cause "catastrophic damage" to Detroit.
The lawsuit ...
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CANTON, Mass. (AP) - A Zamboni driver at a Massachusetts ice rink has helped save a man suffering a heart attack during a hockey game.
Eric Baker, Zamboni driver at the Canton Sportsplex, tells WBZ-TV (http://cbsloc.al/2rOMOA2 ) he was working Saturday when he noticed 46-year-old Chris Gracia down on the ...
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MILAN (AP) - Carla Fendi, one of the five sisters who transformed the family leather goods business into a global luxury fashion house long known for its furs, has died following a long illness. She was 79
The Rome-based fashion house confirmed Fendi's death Monday, expressing pain for the loss ...
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Patrick Cooper had already turned around after reaching the halfway point in a popular mountain race in Alaska when he somehow veered off the trail and became lost. That's when the 16-year-old Anchorage boy encountered the black bear that would take his life in a rare ...
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KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) - A Florida teen has been arrested for taking a stolen car on a joyride.
The Miami Herald reports (http://hrld.us/2sIpPLS ) the Monroe County Sheriff's Office says 18-year-old Pompano Beach resident Alexander McQueen Mors was arrested Friday evening after driving a stolen 2014 BMW roughly 135 ...
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WHITING, Ind. (AP) - Workers at Whihala Beach in northwest Indiana have started installing a floating water park along Lake Michigan.
The 1-acre sports park is to open Saturday and will include slides, towers, jumping platforms and bridges. It will sit in water that is between 5 and 12-feet deep ...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The first African-American woman to own a comic book store on the East Coast is planning on expanding her store after being awarded a $50,000 grant.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports (http://bit.ly/2rKTEqh ) the Knight Foundation selected Ariell Johnson out of more than 4,500 applicants this week.
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KAZAN, Russia (AP) - It's been dubbed as the mural that no one can see.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been honored with a large mural with his image in the Russian city of Kazan, but it was painted on the facade of a private building that is only visible to hotel ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - By now the entire basketball world knows Lonzo Ball is a singular talent with a unique parent.
The UCLA product with preternatural court vision is among the most intriguing prospects in the NBA draft this week. In perhaps the greatest testament to his abilities, his father ...
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - Art Femenella's job is all about defying gravity.
Wednesday afternoon, that was apparent as a crew of three attached cables to a 20-foot-long, 200-pound stained-glass panel and hoisted it more than 100 feet from the lobby to the top of the interior dome of the ...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Opening statements are set to begin Monday in the trial of a third former Vanderbilt football player accused in the 2013 dorm room rape of an unconscious female student.
Two of the four players charged in the case have already been convicted and sentenced to prison ...
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WACO, Texas (AP) - When Mike Sims arrived at Baylor University as a student in 1975, the football team was coming off its "Miracle on the Brazos" Southwest Conference championship season the previous fall.
The Waco Tribune-Herald reports Sims knew he wanted to be a trainer and relished the opportunity ...
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MILAN (AP) - A fresh breeze buffeted Italy's fashion capital during the second day of Milan Fashion Week on Sunday, both literally, bringing relief from the June heat, and figuratively, as young designers took the spotlight.
They brought with them fresh silhouettes with new proportions and reinterpretations of old summertime ...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Football's rule-making panel wants debate on moving to 60-minute games and stopping the clock when the ball is not in play.
Playing two halves each of 30 minutes' actual playing time would be a "radical change" to the Laws of Football, the FIFA-supported International Football ...
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MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) - A 22-year-old Columbus woman has been named Miss Ohio and will represent the state at the Miss America contest later this year.
The Mansfield News Journal reports (http://ohne.ws/2sp9mcg ) Sarah Clapper was crowned Miss Ohio on Saturday night in Mansfield. It's the fifth time she has ...
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Three-time Stanley Cup champion goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, Nashville forward James Neal and Anaheim defenseman Sami Vatanen are among the high-profile players available for the Vegas Golden Knights to select in the NHL expansion draft.
Now it's on Golden Knights general manager George McPhee to spend the next three days poring ...
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NORTHFIELD, N.J. (AP) - It all started with a sandwich.
Robert Steiger doesn't remember what kind it was, but he remembers he was enjoying a sandwich as he stood outside the Academy of Ballroom Dancing in Northfield.
He was looking through the window and saw owner Mary Serpente dancing with ...
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SALEM, Va. (AP) - Last year, Isaac Robertson got a request from his best friend: Would he make her senior prom dress?
Hannah Coulling had complete confidence in Robertson, who graduates from Salem High School and is headed to the Parsons School of Design in the fall. Robertson, who'd made ...
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MOSCOW (AP) - Russian fans say dozens - including a notorious fan leader - have been barred from going to Confederations Cup games after their identity documents were unexpectedly canceled.
Fans at the tournament require not only tickets but also a Russian government-issued "fan ID," in a measure designed to ...
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MOSCOW (AP) - Forgot your toothbrush on your way to Moscow for the Confederations Cup or the 2018 World Cup? You can buy a new one at the hotel lobby. Fancy an ultra-luxury car? You can get one of those too.
In a capital where the black Mercedes Benz and ...
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ERIN, Wis. (AP) - Five players have reached 10-under par or better so far this week at the U.S. Open - one fewer than the number who had done it over the first 116 years of what had been known as the toughest test in golf.
Staying that deep into ...
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NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby's trial on sexual assault charges has ended without a verdict after jurors failed to break a deadlock.
Jurors deliberated more than 52 hours over six days before telling a judge they couldn't reach a unanimous decision on whether "The Cosby Show" star drugged and molested ...
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Students in a New York school district will squeeze an extra day out of summer vacation thanks to the rock band U2.
The band is playing a concert at New Era Field in Orchard Park on Sept. 5. That was to be the first day ...
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SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, W.Va. (AP) - Congressmen came to Jefferson High School's Sager Field for a baseball game in the late-1980s.
A team made up of both Republicans and Democrats played a charity ballgame against a team of coaches and teachers to benefit the local Veterans Administration Medical Center.
"It was ...
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HAMPTON BEACH, N.H. (AP) - Artists have spent the past several days on a New Hampshire beach turning mounds of sand into massive sculptures that include a bird, warrior and, of course, a castle.
The 10 sculptors are taking part in the 17th Annual Master Sand Sculpting contest on a ...
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KAZAN, Russia (AP) - Cristiano Ronaldo is finally getting an attacking partner he can count on.
Andre Silva, the 21-year-old forward who is about to make his debut in a major tournament with Portugal, has been successfully teaming up with Ronaldo to give the European champions an impressive attacking force ...
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TOUBAB DIALAW, Senegal (AP) - The glow of a tobacco pipe illuminates the stage before dancer Germaine Acogny begins to move. She uses a simple black cloth to portray her many identities: African, creator, mother, mystic and object of desire.
At 73, Acogny commands attention with a movement as simple ...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Dry humor, slyly delivered.
Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov seemed to enjoy toying with the media on his Confederations Cup debut.
The 53-year-old man from Soviet-era central casting - a football-sized bald head and broad moustache - gave little away in a mandatory news conference before ...
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The cream-colored straitjacket is framed against a stark black background and hangs behind glass. It was, in all likelihood, fashioned by a patient at the then Oregon State Insane Asylum, where sewing was once considered occupational therapy.
The straitjacket is one of several exhibits on permanent ...
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Court records say a man swam across the Missouri River and then tried to swim back to the other side after leading officers on a chase through the Kansas City area.
The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/2s8qPax ) reports that 29-year-old Shane Hyde was charged Thursday ...
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Fast-food chain McDonald's has ended its Olympic sponsorship deal three years early.
The International Olympic Committee says confidential financial terms of the immediate separation were agreed to.
IOC marketing director Timo Lumme says "we understand that McDonald's is looking to focus on different business priorities."
McDonald's ...
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Their bodies and brains ravaged by the oxygen-scarce heights of the Himalayas, even the hardiest few who scale the treacherous slopes of Mount Everest cut short celebrations for some well-deserved rest.
Not Kilian Jornet.
Somehow, he still had some legs left.
"My plan was to go ...
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ROME (AP) - The city of Turin has declared a day of mourning following the death of one of the 1,500 people injured during a stampede of fans watching the Champions League final in a city square.
The proclamation was made Friday after Erika Pioletti died of her injuries.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Bob Seger is finally letting you stream his music.
The 72-year-old singer announced Friday that 12 of his albums would be available for streaming on Spotify, Apple Music and other platforms.
Ten of the Seger albums are also available for digital download for the first time, ...
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has ordered a state agency to remove its sponsorship of this year's Greenbrier Classic.
Justice said in a news release Thursday he didn't feel comfortable with the Department of Commerce's participation in the PGA Tour event at The Greenbrier resort he ...
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RAMAT HASHARON, Israel (AP) - Some of the greatest NFL players of all time descended on a converted soccer field outside Tel Aviv to watch local youths scrimmage in a big boost for the burgeoning sport of American football in Israel.
Joe Montana, Jim Brown, Roger Staubach and Mike Singletary ...
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SOUTH JORDAN, Utah (AP) - Some days, the dream Whitney Gomez chases seems as real as the husband she loves, the children they raise, the business she built.
More often, however, the dream feels more fantasy than goal, so far and preposterous, she questions not only her ability to achieve ...
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ERIN, Wis. (AP) - The USGA wants to get away from references of the U.S. Open being the toughest test in golf, preferring instead the "ultimate test."
The question is whether Erin Hills delivered either in the opening round.
Rickie Fowler never came seriously close to a bogey on his ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones says he'll release an unedited version of his controversial interview with Megyn Kelly set to air Sunday on NBC.
Jones said on his Infowars website that the full interview he recorded will counter Kelly's upcoming report, which he labeled a "fraud."
The ...
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Ryan Lochte's newborn son has made his public debut.
The Olympic swimmer and fiancee Kayla Rae Reid both shared photos of Caiden Zane Lochte on Instagram on Wednesday, six days after he was born.
The model writes that Caiden's delivery was difficult. She says the baby was born "after almost ...
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - The Latest on the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (all times local):
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A congressional women's softball team has hit the practice field in Washington amid heavier security, a day after an attacker opened fire on Republican lawmakers practicing for a charity baseball ...
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PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - An exhibit of antique machinery on display at the Caterpillar Visitors Center includes the very first Cat to roll off the line.
The fully functional tractor carries the serial number "EXP 0000-L." The Peoria Journal Star reports (http://bit.ly/2sc9RGG ) that the marking indicates the first vehicle ...
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MOSCOW (AP) - Russia has made progress fighting soccer racism ahead of next year's World Cup, but players, coaches and fans still risk abuse, a new report says.
There were 89 racist and far-right incidents at Russian games in the 2016-17 season, slightly below the two previous seasons, according to ...
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - The gunman who wounded a top Republican congressman and several others during an early morning baseball practice had apparently been living out a white cargo van for months and was frequently seen working on a computer at a nearby YMCA, where he kept mostly to himself.
...LOS ANGELES (AP) - Diane Keaton is such a special entertainer that even normally reclusive Woody Allen is appearing in a televised tribute to her.
Allen is among those honoring the actress in the American Film Institute's presentation of its 45th Life Achievement Award. The AFI's "Tribute to Diane Keaton" ...
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - They are called the Golden State Warriors, but they don't belong to all of California. Not if you ask Oakland.
The down-on-its-luck city that always seems to take a back seat to San Francisco will get a rare to sit back and celebrate itself Thursday in ...
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ERIN, Wis. (AP) - Jack Nicklaus was good enough to win the U.S. Open as an amateur, and he nearly did.
Nicklaus was a 20-year-old U.S. Amateur champion at Cherry Hills, leading by one shot with six holes to play until he missed too many short putts and Arnold Palmer ...
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OSIJEK, Croatia (AP) - Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren's testimony at a Croatian soccer corruption trial has been postponed after the main suspect fired his lawyers during a hearing.
Lovren was to testify on Wednesday about his financial deals with former Dinamo Zagreb director Zdravko Mamic, who has been charged with ...
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EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Tennis great and equal rights advocate Billie Jean King will speak and receive an honorary degree at Northwestern University's commencement ceremony.
King is scheduled to deliver the main address during Friday's ceremony at Ryan Field in Evanston.
King's tennis career featured 39 Grand Slam titles, including ...
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A media company based in Texas is buying 16 daily newspapers in Ohio along with several weeklies and a daily paper in West Virginia.
AIM Media Management said Tuesday that its newly-formed AIM Media Midwest will acquire the newspapers from Civitas Media.
Terms of the deal aren't being released, but ...
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KENT, Ohio (AP) - A freshman football player at Kent State University has died following a morning workout.
In a statement, Kent State University says Tyler Heintz was transported by paramedics to a hospital following football conditioning drills at Dix Stadium Tuesday.
The Portage County coroner confirmed his death that ...
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LONDON (AP) - Premier League champion Chelsea will be the first visitor to Tottenham's temporary home of Wembley Stadium as part of a tough-looking start to its title defense.
The Premier League schedule for the 2017-18 season was published Wednesday, with Chelsea playing Burnley at home in the opening round ...
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BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - A former Australian tennis professional appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday facing 11 criminal charges, including one of match-fixing at a tournament in Victoria state.
Isaac Frost, who did not enter a plea, was granted bail and will return to court on June 26 when ...
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RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) - Former Secretary of State and retired Four-Star General Colin Powell once stated, "A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work."
Local ballet dancers Alyssa Arnold and Sarah Brewer have grown into testaments of that quote as longtime dancers at the ...
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BEIJING (AP) - The International Olympic Committee says it is 'very happy' with Beijing's preparations for the 2022 Winter Games.
Beijing is drawing largely on its success staging the 2008 Summer Olympics, including reusing much of the original infrastructure. Organizers say the main venues and supporting facilities will be in ...
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Officials are inviting public comment on a plan to open thousands of miles of state forest roads to off-road vehicles in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula.
The Department of Natural Resources manages the roads. They provide access for habitat improvement, timber management, fire control and outdoor recreation.
...BILBAO, Spain (AP) - Athletic Bilbao says defender Yeray Alvarez will undergo chemotherapy after tests revealed an anomaly in a testicle that had previously been treated for a tumor.
The Spanish club says it expects him to be out for three months.
The 22-year-old Alavarez was treated in December for ...
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SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) - Hunter Greene was selected by Cincinnati as a pitcher, while Brendan McKay's bat attracted Tampa Bay.
And in a Major League Baseball draft stocked with several two-way talents at the top, the first-place Minnesota Twins went another way Monday night.
Surprise leaders in the AL Central ...
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PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - Former NBA player Dennis Rodman has arrived in North Korea on his first visit since President Donald Trump took office.
He told reporters before departing Beijing airport on Tuesday that he is "just trying to open a door" with North Korea.
Rodman has received the ...
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - They made their group plea to Kevin Durant last summer, Stephen Curry and the core of the Golden State Warriors traveling cross-country to go at a prized free agent the only way they do it around here: with "Strength in Numbers."
Durant didn't really need a ...
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SYDNEY (AP) - The Australian Olympic Committee's communications director has admitted in a letter of apology published Tuesday that he'd threatened to damage the reputation of the organization's former chief executive.
An independent panel comprising three senior judges found on May 31 that Mike Tancred had exhibited "disreputable conduct" in ...
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They could outrun teams like the Showtime Lakers and outgun them like Michael Jordan's Bulls - and the Golden State Warriors had a more dominant postseason than either.
Their run was better than anything Bill Russell or Larry Bird did in Boston, so they should be able to claim a ...
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NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) - The Latest on the sexual assault trial of Bill Cosby (all times local):
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Bill Cosby's wife, Camille, has arrived at court with him on the sixth day of his sexual assault trial.
It's the first day a family member has accompanied him to court. ...
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PARIS (AP) - France and England players will walk out to the sound of "Don't Look Back in Anger" from Oasis for Tuesday's friendly at Stade de France in a tribute to victims of the recent attacks in Manchester and London.
Three attackers mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge and ...
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FRIPP ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - Sheriff's deputies in South Carolina have resumed the search for an Ohio teen missing in the water off a coastal island.
The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office said the search resumed Monday morning for Eric Clark of Worthington, Ohio, in the water off Fripp Island.
Kate ...
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's new liberal president has proposed that the rival Koreas and other Northeast Asian countries co-host the 2030 World Cup.
Moon Jae-in made the offer during a Monday meeting with FIFA President Gianni Infantino, saying such an event would contribute to establishing peace among ...
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