Thursday 31 August 2017

Marco Asensio poised to lead Spain against Italy

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Spain is hoping that it has found its next great talent.

After his breakout start to the season with Real Madrid, Marco Asensio is expected to help Spain against Italy on Saturday and take a huge step toward qualifying for the World Cup in Russia.

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Is Kirk Cousins capable of greatness? Or will he prove to be one more letdown?

The stats are great. The record is mediocre. His third season with the Redskins may determine his NFL future.
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Ethan Hawke fears for humanity in 'First Reformed' at Venice

VENICE, Italy (AP) - Storm Harvey's inundation of Houston has driven home the devastating power of nature, and added urgency to questions about humanity's effect on the environment.

Thousands of miles away in sunny Italy, ecological devastation drives a crisis of faith in Paul Schrader's "First Reformed," which has its ...
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Liverpool signs Oxlade-Chamberlain from Arsenal for $45m

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain left Arsenal after six years to join Premier League rival Liverpool for an initial fee of 35 million pounds ($45 million) on Thursday, the first high-profile move on the last day of Europe's transfer window.

The 24-year-old Oxlade-Chamberlain allowed his Arsenal contract to enter ...
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Del Toro's 'The Shape of Water' makes waves in Venice

VENICE, Italy (AP) - Guillermo del Toro's fantastical vision has beguiled viewers at the Venice Film Festival.

The Mexican director's new film, "The Shape of Water," is part monster movie, part thriller, part Hollywood musical. Some critics are calling it del Toro's best film since "Pan's Labyrinth" in 2006.

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Diana on her marriage, the royal family and media pressure

LONDON (AP) - Memories of Princess Diana remain strong two decades after her sudden death in a Paris car crash. Here, in her own words, her thoughts on a range of topics:

- On her parents' failing marriage: "It was a very unhappy childhood. Parents were busy sorting themselves out. ...
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IOC warns 2018 Olympic organizers of white elephant venues

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) - The International Olympic Committee has warned organizers in Pyeongchang they risk creating white elephants from 2018 Winter Games venues.

In a final full inspection visit before the Feb. 9 opening ceremony, an IOC panel predicted a successful Olympics but says "definitive legacy use for several ...
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The Latest: Mourners remember Diana at site of fatal crash

LONDON (AP) - The latest on the 20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana (all times local):

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Mourners have paid tribute to Princess Diana near the spot in Paris where a deadly car accident killed her 20 years ago, placing flowers, photos and written notes in ...
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Alabama-Florida St, Florida-Michigan highlight SEC schedule

Here are a few things to watch during the opening week of the Southeastern Conference football season:

GAME OF THE WEEK: No. 17 Florida vs. No. 11 Michigan. A lot of eyes will be on the Alabama-Florida State game - and rightfully so - but a better barometer of the ...
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T.J. Ward's teammates stumped by reported trade talks

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - The notion of the Denver Broncos and strong safety T.J. Ward parting ways isn't sitting well with his teammates.

Von Miller said at the team's kickoff luncheon that he was taken aback by an NFL Network report this week that the Broncos were talking with other ...
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Villanova fondly remembers '85 championship behind Massimino

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Rollie Massimino took the stage surrounded by a band, students, and scores of blue-and-white balloons and delivered a speech as fiery as one of his Villanova halftime pep talks.

Thirty one years after Massimino brought an improbable national championship to Villanova, the 80-year-old coaching lifer exhorted protege ...
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Wednesday 30 August 2017

Bank gets naming rights to hockey rink shown in 'Slapshot'

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A regional bank is paying $720,000 for naming rights to a Pennsylvania hockey rink made famous in the cult hockey comedy "Slapshot."

The deal means the building will now be known as 1st Summit Arena @ Cambria County War Memorial.

The 67-year-old arena was home to ...
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In crises such as Harvey, you want outdoorsmen on your side

The 'Cajun Navy' are rescuing residents of Houston the way they've done in other catastrophes.
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Steamroller crushes late author Terry Pratchett's hard drive

LONDON (AP) - The manager of Terry Pratchett's estate says he's honored the late fantasy author's wishes by destroying a hard drive containing his unpublished works with a steamroller.

Rob Wilkins posted a picture of himself near a steamroller and tweeted: "About to fulfil my obligation to Terry." He followed ...
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Gibbs leaves Arsenal after 13 years, joins West Brom

WEST BROMWICH, England (AP) - England left back Kieran Gibbs has joined West Bromwich Albion after falling out of favor at Arsenal.

West Brom announced the signing of Gibbs on Wednesday for an undisclosed fee, ending a 13-year stay at his boyhood club. He was behind Nacho Monreal and new ...
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Code needed to buy tickets for 'Springsteen on Broadway'

NEW YORK (AP) - Fans will need a special code to purchase tickets to see Bruce Springsteen on Broadway.

Tickets for "Springsteen on Broadway" go on sale at 10 a.m. Wednesday. But Ticketmaster used Verified Fan in a bid to thwart brokers and bots, requiring buyers to register weeks ago.

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NCAA head in Tokyo to offer advice on college sports body

TOKYO (AP) - NCAA president Mark Emmert has been offering Japanese sports industry leaders advice on forming their own collegiate athletics association.

Japan is seeking to become one of the few countries outside the United States to establish an NCAA-type governing body for college sports.

Emmert spoke to sports officials ...
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Hong Kong businessman and socialite David Tang dies

HONG KONG (AP) - David Tang, a flamboyant and outspoken socialite and entrepreneur who founded the Shanghai Tang fashion brand, has died. He was 63.

The Financial Times newspaper, for which he wrote a popular tongue-in-cheek advice column, reported Tang's death in a story Wednesday. Tang had fought a long ...
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Chapecoense crash survivors received by Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Brazilian soccer club that was devastated by an airplane crash in the mountains of Colombia last year has met with Pope Francis at the Vatican.

Francis gave Chapecoense a special welcome in his remarks and posed for pictures with the team at the end of ...
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Matt Damon goes mini in Venice opener "Downsizing"

VENICE, Italy (AP) - The Venice Film Festival is kicking off with "Downsizing," starring Matt Damon in a drama with a science-fiction premise and a humanist heart.

Damon plays an unhappy everyman who tries to solve his problems - and help save the planet - by undergoing an experimental procedure ...
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High school football player left behind at away game

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A high school football player in North Carolina didn't make it on the bus after an away game and was left behind.

Onslow County School System spokeswoman Suzie Ulbrich says in a statement the student, a senior football player at Northside High School in Jacksonville, wasn't ...
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Art sessions help people affected by suicide find comfort

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - Brad Davis leaned over the box of pastels and asked what colors go with anger.

Two women sculpting clay nearby suggested red, orange and maybe yellow. The fiery-colored pastels rasped across his sketching paper as Davis set to work. Others drew with pencils, crayons and charcoal ...
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Tuesday 29 August 2017

Syracuse honoring Dick MacPherson with special patch

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Syracuse University is honoring the late Dick MacPherson during the 2017 football season.

A blue patch with "Mac" inscribed in orange will be sewn on the team jerseys, and the logo will be painted on the Carrier Dome field to celebrate his life.

MacPherson, who resurrected ...
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Bolivia loses appeal against forfeited Worlds Cup games

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Bolivia has lost its appeal against forfeiting two World Cup qualifying games for fielding an ineligible player, a ruling that hurts Argentina's chances of qualifying.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport says FIFA was right to hand 3-0 losses to Bolivia in games played last September ...
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UK financial watchdog hires The Terminator for ad campaign

LONDON (AP) - The Terminator is back to give financial advice.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is helping Britain's financial regulator urge consumers to file claims if they were improperly sold payment protection insurance on loans and credit cards.

Schwarzenegger appears in a Financial Conduct Authority ad publicizing the Aug. 29, 2019 deadline ...
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Arsenal midfielder Xhaka wins Swiss player of the year award

BERN, Switzerland (AP) - Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka has been named Switzerland's player of the year for last season.

The Swiss soccer federation announced the results of a public vote at an awards ceremony on Monday.

Xhaka has helped Switzerland to the top of its World Cup qualifying group with ...
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Max Scherzer did what few pitchers have done lately: Shut down Giancarlo Stanton

Stanton went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts against Scherzer.
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Dortmund bus bombing suspect charged with attempted murder

BERLIN (AP) - German prosecutors have charged a man accused of bombing Borussia Dortmund's team bus in April with attempted murder.

Dortmund prosecutors said they filed the indictment at the city's state court Tuesday. The 28-year-old suspect, who has been identified only as Sergej W. in line with German privacy ...
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Trump mixes up blonde Finnish journalists

WASHINGTON (AP) - It appeared to be a case of all blondes look alike for President Donald Trump, at least during a White House news conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto (SOW'-lih NEE'-nis-tuh).

Trump at one point turned to Niinisto and encouraged him to choose another journalist to ask a ...
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Country star Zac Brown finds new vocation: TV narrator

NEW YORK (AP) - Grammy winner Zac Brown might have found a new vocation: TV special narrator.

The country music star will make his television voiceover debut in "On a Mission: Atlanta Rising," a profile of Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC owner Arthur Blank. The one-hour program airs Saturday ...
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Tottenham sells center back Kevin Wimmer to Stoke

STOKE, England (AP) - Tottenham sold Kevin Wimmer to Premier League rival Stoke for 18 million pounds ($23.3 million) on Tuesday, dispensing with the Austria center back after reinforcing its defense last week by signing Davinson Sanchez.

Wimmer, who signed a five-year deal, is Stoke's third new central defender after ...
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New Jersey lawmaker defends photo with Confederate flag

WANTAGE, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey lawmaker is defending a photo he shared on Facebook of himself and his wife standing by a Confederate flag.

NJ.com reports (http://bit.ly/2vA3Fct ) Assemblyman Parker Space and his wife, Jill, posed in front of a Confederate flag while at a Hank Williams Jr. ...
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Venice Film Festival offers grit, glamour and George Clooney

VENICE, Italy (AP) - The Venice Film Festival is kicking off the fall cinema season with searing drama, serious glamour and a crop of new movies vying for attention, awards and acclaim.

The world's oldest cinema festival is a key showcase for films hoping to dominate Hollywood's awards season. In ...
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Monday 28 August 2017

Tropical Storm Harvey could force Astros to play Rangers series at a neutral site

Although the Astros and Rangers could swap home-and-home series, it's increasingly likely MLB will seek a neutral site outside of Harvey's range at which to play this series, and perhaps the next as well.
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Glenn Close wins award named for Katharine Hepburn

OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. (AP) - Actress Glenn Close said she was humbled to receive an award named after Katharine Hepburn given what an inspiration Hepburn was to her own career.

The Day of New London (http://bit.ly/2xrd8V0 ) reports that Close received the Spirit of Katharine Hepburn Award on Saturday in ...
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Nationals? Anthony Rendon is everybody?s favorite player ? and deserves to be

The third baseman has the highest wins above replacement in the National League but would hate for anyone to know it.
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Keegan-Michael Key narrating audio edition of Twain story

NEW YORK (AP) - Keegan-Michael Key's latest job is channeling the words of a comic master.

Random House Children's Books tells The Associated Press on Monday the Emmy Award-winning performer is narrating the audio edition of Mark Twain's "The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine." The Twain story is a fairy tale ...
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World Cup qualifying: State of play in the Oceania region

Soccer's smallest region - Oceania - doesn't have a guaranteed spot at the World Cup. Instead, the final two qualification matches in the confederation determine who will contest a playoff against a South American team for a place in Russia.

New Zealand and the Solomon Islands meet in a home-and-away ...
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Van Morrison, Graham Nash to perform at Americana Awards

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Van Morrison, Graham Nash, John Prine, the Drive-by Truckers and The Lumineers will perform on the Americana Honors and Awards show on Sept. 13.

The Americana Music Association announced Monday the lineup for the 16th annual awards show held in Nashville, Tennessee, at the Ryman Auditorium. ...
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Sports court confirms Chinese doping at Beijing Olympics

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed appeals by two Chinese female weightlifters against being stripped of their 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medals for doping.

CAS says a single judge confirmed the IOC was right to disqualify Cao Lei from the 75-kilogram class and Liu ...
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First lady appears to borrow from Michelle Obama's playbook

WASHINGTON (AP) - Bare arms and a belted waist, a White House vegetable garden and parents in the residence: Melania Trump is borrowing pages from Michelle Obama's playbook.

From public policy to high fashion to family ties, Mrs. Trump is keeping alive parts of the former first lady's legacy even ...
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High school player overcomes odds to realize football dream

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Tom Morris and Jacob Thompson made their way onto the turf at Memorial Stadium one June morning, and the clatter of construction served as the backdrop.

On the south end, machinery was at work, raising concrete and steel to fill the venue's structural void. On the ...
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Trump meets and tweets as Texas gov praises Harvey response

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump sought to showcase the federal government's response to Hurricane Harvey in a tweetstorm of his own, marveling over its size like a TV host and announcing a visit to Texas with the natural disaster only just beginning to take its catastrophic toll.

In a ...
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Diana's common touch changed the monarchy forever

LONDON (AP) - There was a time when scenes like this at London's Olympic Park would not have happened: Prince William, the heir to the British throne, sprinting down the track with his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, and his brother, Prince Harry, to the cheers of other runners in ...
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Sunday 27 August 2017

Bryce Love provides quick answers for Stanford this season

SYDNEY (AP) - Running back Bryce Love didn't take long to prove that he's a very competent replacement for Christian McCaffrey at Stanford.

Love scored a touchdown and finished with 180 yards rushing to lead the No.14 Cardinal to a 62-7 victory over Rice on Sunday in the Sydney College ...
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Harvey drops nearly two feet of water on Houston area, causing deadly floods

Search and rescue operations continue in ravaged areas that are still largely inaccessible. Police and rescue workers continue to plea with residents to stay indoors and not attempt to travel flooded roadways.
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Giant tooth sculpture draws visitors in northwestern Indiana

CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - A 20-foot cast aluminum tooth has been drawing plenty of attention in northwestern Indiana this summer.

The tooth by sculptor Seward Johnson has been on display in Crown Point since May along with a dozen other pieces around the city for a public art display.

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Harvey unloads torrential rain on Houston, claiming the storm?s second fatality

Officials earlier confirmed another death near the small coastal town of Rockport, which took a direct hit from the storm, as search and rescue operations continued in ravaged areas that are still largely inaccessible. Police and rescue workers continue to plea with residents to stay indoors and not attempt to travel flooded roadways.
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Defense lawyer represents Hollywood star - in movie debut

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rene Sandler knows bad guys.

A fixture on regional "best lawyer" lists, Sandler has been a defense attorney in many of the region's most high-profile cases since 1996, representing people charged with committing acts of violence.

Later this week, Sandler (whose first name is pronounced Ree-nee) makes ...
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Former Olympian publishes book on bipolar disorder

WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) - After spending most of her adult life hiding her mental illness from everyone, including herself, Amy Gamble of Sherrard is bravely telling the world about her battle with bipolar disorder.

In her book "Bipolar Disorder: My Biggest Competitor," Gamble - an Olympic athlete and John Marshall ...
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The Latest: 3 Italian mountain climbers die in Alps

BERLIN (AP) - The Latest on climbing deaths and mountain rescues in Europe (all times local):

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News reports say three Italian mountain climbers have died, two of them after falling into a crevasse in the Italian Alps.

The Italian news agency ANSA says one of the victims had ...
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EXCHANGE: Excess of iron causing health woes for Urbana man

URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Cross-country skiing and ice skating used to be a breeze for Bob Vaiden.

Active all his life, he easily got in walks of 10 miles or longer.

But that was all before arthritis, a deteriorating liver and other consequences of an often-overlooked genetic condition took a ...
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Floyd Mayweather repels worthy challenge from Conor McGregor with 10th-round TKO

Boxing great comes out of retirement, stops MMA champion in a fight that lasted longer than many expected.
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FANTASY PLAYS: Rookies to consider this football season

With each NFL season, an exciting crop of fresh talent is injected into the league. For fantasy football owners, these rookies hold league-winning potential. That makes rookies the most exciting and dangerous assets in fantasy because as we know, not every prospect turns into Odell Beckham Jr. or Ezekiel Elliott.

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Harvey brings heavy damage to Texas coast, unloads torrential rain on Houston

Harvey continued to pummel Texas during the early hours of Sunday morning, dropping half a foot of rain on Houston and causing dire, and deadly, flash floods. Forecasters expect 15 to 30 inches of rain in many areas, with as much as 40 inches in isolated regions, according to the National Weather Service.
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Saturday 26 August 2017

Sterling salvages Man City win at Bournemouth, then sees red

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) - Raheem Sterling struck deep into stoppage time to give Manchester City a 2-1 victory at Bournemouth before being sent off for his celebrations in the Premier League on Saturday.

It looked as though Pep Guardiola was going to be left frustrated for the second time in ...
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Twitter retaliation: Stephen King blocks Trump from 'It'

BANGOR, Maine (AP) - Stephen King is retaliating against President Donald Trump for blocking him on Twitter.

In a post late Thursday, the Maine horror author said he would block Trump from seeing the upcoming movie "It" or the currently showing television series "Mr. Mercedes," both based on his books.

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Dusty Baker says Ryan Zimmerman injured his arm on a headfirst slide in Houston

The first baseman was unavailable Friday night and more specifics of his ailment have yet to be disclosed.
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Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. took years and struggle

ATLANTA (AP) - The sculpted clay was dry and the bronze would soon be cast, but artist Martin Dawe still found himself waking with a start before dawn, worried that he didn't get the details of the famous man's face exactly right.

On Monday, Dawe will find out if he ...
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Leandro's late goal lifts Kashima over Cerezo in J-League

OSAKA, Japan (AP) - Brazilian forward Leandro scored with three minutes left in regulation time on Saturday as Kashima Antlers beat Cerezo Osaka 1-0 away to maintain its lead in the J-League.

Leandro claimed his sixth goal of the season with a right-foot strike from around 20 meters (yards).

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AP source: Jaguars name Blake Bortles starting QB

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A person familiar with the decision says Blake Bortles is getting another shot as Jacksonville's starting quarterback.

The person says coach Doug Marrone broke the news to Bortles on Saturday, and was expected to publicly address his decision after practice. The person spoke to The Associated ...
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American holds onto Air Guitar World Championship title

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Matt "Airistotle" Burns is the best when it comes to pretend playing guitar.

The American successfully defended his title at the 22nd Air Guitar World Championships in Oulu, Finland on Friday after competing in the finals against 15 contestants from South Korea, Pakistan, Sweden, Britain, Canada ...
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Bach says no immediate concerns for Pyeongchang Winter Games

BEIJING (AP) - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach says he sees "no reason for any immediate concern" about tensions on the Korean Peninsula affecting next year's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Bach told The Associated Press on Saturday that the IOC was monitoring developments but was buoyed by ...
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From teacher to tragic figure, the life of Princess Diana

LONDON (AP) - It has been 20 years since the death of Princess Diana in a car crash in Paris and the outpouring of grief that followed the death of the "people's princess."

Here is a timeline of the key moments in Princess Diana's life:

-July 1, 1961: Diana Frances ...
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Design workshop aims at making plans for North Carolina town

TARBORO, N.C. (AP) - Teams of planners, engineers and architects are gathering for a community design workshop aimed at developing plans for the first North Carolina town established by blacks.

Those teams are in Tarboro to focus in the town of Princeville. The design teams will create three development scenarios ...
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Survivor: Reality show becomes possible road to Olympics

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The fact that Josh Williamson hadn't stepped on ice until about a month ago hardly makes him an ideal candidate to become an Olympic bobsledder.

Then again, if Williamson completes the journey from the lacrosse fields in Florida to a bobsled track in Pyeongchang next ...
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Friday 25 August 2017

Patrick Ewing, in same mold as John Thompson, embraces challenge of Georgetown

Hoyas' most famous recruit returns to Hilltop for his first head coaching job. "This is the only place I would have done this," he says.
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AC Milan, Arsenal learn Europa League group-stage opponents

MONACO (AP) - Seven-time European champion AC Milan's bid for a first Europa League title continues in a group with Austria Vienna, Croatian champion Rijeka and AEK Athens.

Milan returns to UEFA competitions after a three-year absence, and avoided long travel for Thursday games that lurk in the 48-team draw.

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'Wonder Woman' director slams James Cameron's criticism

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The director of "Wonder Woman" says James Cameron's criticism of the film is "unsurprising" because he can't understand it.

In an interview with British newspaper The Guardian, Cameron called "the self-congratulatory back-patting" Hollywood's been doing over the film "misguided." Cameron says Wonder Woman is "an objectified ...
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Record scorer Villa gets 1st Spain call-up since 2014

MADRID (AP) - David Villa has been called up by Spain for the first time since the 2014 World Cup, giving the country's record scorer a chance to add to his 59 international goals.

The 35-year-old New York City FC striker was included in a 26-man squad by Spain coach ...
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Baldwin revives Trump impression for summer spinoff of 'SNL'

NEW YORK (AP) - Alec Baldwin has donned his blonde wig to reprise his impression of President Donald Trump for NBC's summer spinoff of "Saturday Night Live."

Baldwin opened Thursday's episode of "Weekend Update: Summer Edition" by satirizing Trump's rally in Phoenix on Tuesday. In the skit , Baldwin's Trump ...
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Robin van Persie back in Dutch team for World Cup qualifiers

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Netherlands coach Dick Advocaat has recalled veteran striker Robin van Persie for crucial World Cup qualifiers against France and Bulgaria.

Fenerbahce forward Van Persie played the last of his 101 internationals in October 2015. The 34-year-old former Arsenal and Manchester United star is the Netherlands' ...
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UK police slammed for failing to catch rock star sex abuser

LONDON (AP) - Britain's police watchdog says detectives missed chances to stopped pedophile rock star Ian Watkins in the years before he was charged with child sex abuse.

Watkins, lead singer of the Welsh band Lostprophets, was sentenced in 2013 to 29 years in prison for crimes against children as ...
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3 positive doping tests being investigated from track worlds

MONACO (AP) - Three positive doping tests involving athletes not yet identified are being investigated in samples taken from the track and field world championships held in London this month.

The IAAF's independent integrity unit says: "None of the adverse findings relate to medalists."

The unit says details of the ...
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AP Was There: Prince Charles and Princess Diana's wedding

LONDON (AP) - Before all of the drama that characterized Prince Charles and Princess Diana's relationship - the estrangement, divorce and her tragic death 20 years ago this month - there was the fairytale wedding. The lavish ceremony in London's St. Paul's Cathedral was watched by hundreds of millions of ...
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Stalingrad History a constant presence for World Cup workers

VOLGOGRAD, Russia (AP) - Sergei Kamin knows exactly what to do if his workers find a bomb from the Battle of Stalingrad.

"The first procedure is surprise. The second procedure is fear," he jokes. Step three is to call in the specialists.

Kamin is directing construction of a stadium for ...
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AP releases restored footage of Charles and Diana's wedding

LONDON (AP) - It was the wedding that captivated the world. Lady Diana Spencer said "I will" to Britain's Prince Charles, becoming Princess of Wales and bringing fresh youth and glamour to Britain's royal family.

Now, 36 years later, The Associated Press has restored original footage from the July 29, ...
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Thursday 24 August 2017

For seven years, Jayson Werth has called Washington home. He wants one more run.

Once at the forefront of the Nationals' build toward respectability, outfielder is rehabbing to join another playoff push.
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North Carolina teen charged with killing dad, another man

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - A teen in North Carolina has been charged with killing his father and another man.

Guilford County Sheriff's Col. Randy Powers told local media that 19-year-old Sean Tyler Simmons of Greensboro is charged with killing Brian Kirk Simmons and Barry Dale Rodgers.

Powers says investigators don't ...
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Malia Obama and Tiffany Trump are on campus this fall. What?s that going to be like?

They are the first presidential children to pursue higher education in the age of social media, to which they have adopted different approaches.
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Philadelphia Eagles fan gets last laugh with obituary

PORT REPUBLIC, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey man took a parting shot at the Philadelphia Eagles in his obituary.

The Press of Atlantic City reports (http://bit.ly/2w0EHWi ) 56-year-old Jeffrey Riegel died of cancer last Friday. Before his death, the Port Republic man promised friends a funny message in his ...
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The Latest: Dutch say Spain shared 'specific' threat info

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - The Latest on the investigation into the threat in the Dutch city Rotterdam (all times local):

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Rotterdam's police chief says Spanish police had passed on "specific" information about the threat on a U.S. rock band's concert in the Dutch city. He added that that ...
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The Latest: Dutch counterterror chief praises police actions

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - The Latest on the investigation into the threat in the Dutch city Rotterdam (all times local):

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The Dutch counterterror chief is praising police for their actions after they arrested a suspect in an investigation into a terror threat against an American band's concert in ...
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Arena guard accused of beating man may have charges dropped

BOSTON (AP) - Court records show that charges against a Boston sports arena guard accused of beating a disabled homeless man at a train station could be dropped if he meets certain requirements, including staying out of legal trouble for the next four years.

The Boston Globe reports (http://bit.ly/2xeFxNI ) ...
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Gulls: Winningest team in San Francisco Bay Area baseball

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Among Denard Span's greatest fears in the outfield is having a gull splat on him from above as he chases down a long fly ball.

It's a real possibility, considering how regularly the pesky birds come in off the San Francisco Bay to hover low over ...
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Dutch police detain suspect in concert terror threat

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Dutch police investigating a terror threat that prompted the cancellation of a concert by an American rock band in Rotterdam arrested a 22-year-old man in the early hours of Thursday.

Spokesman Roland Ekkers told The Associated Press the man was detained by a team in the ...
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Fire destroys barns at historic horse racing track

GOSHEN, N.Y. (AP) - Fire officials in suburban New York City are investigating a blaze that destroyed barns at a historic horse racing track.

Authorities say the fire started in a barn at the Goshen Historic Track Wednesday night. Firefighters and good Samaritans at the scene in Goshen were able ...
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Lowriders subject of upcoming photo exhibit in Silver City

SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) - Lowriders, the iconic cars popularized by Mexican Americans, will be the subject featured at an upcoming photo exhibit at Western New Mexico University.

The Frances McCray Gallery of Contemporary Art will host an opening reception Sept. 7 to jump-start an exhibit highlighting the classic cars ...
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Wednesday 23 August 2017

Ball State player Zach Hollywood found dead at apartment

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - Ball State basketball player Zach Hollywood has been found dead in an off-campus apartment.

Hollywood's body was discovered Tuesday. Authorities in Muncie, Indiana, say foul play is not suspected.

The 19-year-old Hollywood was from Bradley, Illinois. He played on the Ball State practice squad last season ...
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Kawasaki Frontale beats Urawa Reds 3-1 in ACL quarterfinals

KAWASAKI, Japan (AP) - Kawasaki Frontale will go into the second leg of the Asian Champions League quarterfinals with a two-goal lead after Yu Kobayashi scored twice in a 3-1 win over Urawa Reds on Wednesday.

Kobayashi put the hosts ahead in the 33rd minute with a well-taken strike and ...
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For the Nats? bullpen, every pitch counts as a potential audition for the postseason

Could Joe Blanton be gaining some ground in the bullpen after Tuesday night's performance?
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Prominent Russian theater director put under house arrest

MOSCOW (AP) - A court in Moscow has put a widely revered Russian theater director under house arrest on charges of embezzling $1.1 million, which he has denied.

Kirill Serebrennikov, 47, was detained Tuesday in St. Petersburg where he was shooting a movie and put in jail after interrogation.

Serebrennikov ...
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Ohio college basketball player gets probation for jail fight

FAIRBORN, Ohio (AP) - A University of Dayton basketball player says he's remorseful after a judge sentenced him to probation for a jailhouse fight after his arrest for underage drinking.

Twenty-year-old Sam Miller, of Arlington, Virginia, pleaded guilty Tuesday in southwest Ohio's Greene County to disorderly conduct for a fight ...
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As Trump ranted and rambled, his crowd slowly thinned

Although President Trump has long been the master of reading the mood of a room and quickly adjusting his message to satisfy as many of his fans as possible, his rage last night seemed to cloud his senses.
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AP Photos: Forbidden Soviet-era music on X-ray snapshots

MOSCOW (AP) - An exhibition describing a unique chapter in the history of Soviet culture - bootleg music recordings made on used X-ray film - has opened in Moscow.

From the late 1940s to the early 1960s, ingenuous Soviet music lovers made bootleg copies of banned music on used X-ray ...
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Owners of bat company to lead Du Quoin State Fair parade

DU QUOIN, Ill. (AP) - The owners of a baseball bat company will serve as grand marshals of the 2017 Twilight Parade at the Du Quoin State Fair.

Kyle and Randy Drone are co-owners of Dinger Bats. Fair manager Tibretta Reiman says they will lead the parade Friday in southern ...
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RZA, Lou Ferrigno, others celebrate Stan Lee's creativity

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Stan Lee was the subject of a love fest Tuesday night that was broadcast into more than 150 movie theaters across the country.

Chris Hardwick hosted the "Extraordinary: Stan Lee" tribute at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. The two-hour program featured live appearances, video ...
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In this N.J. suburb, youth football is facing an uphill struggle. It?s a trend that may be spreading nationwide.

Demographic shifts, concussions, single-sport specialization and cost have led West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North to drop varsity football this season. Those same issues have caused youth football numbers to fall nearly 5 percent nationwide over the last decade. "We're the leading edge of a much larger iceberg," Superintendent David Aderhold said.
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Alabama man convicted in couple's 2015 slayings

ONEONTA, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama jury has convicted a 22-year-old man in the 2015 shotgun slayings of a Blount County couple, and was sentenced to life without parole.

Al.com reports William Lane Bosner, of Oneonta, was found guilty Tuesday of capital murder in the deaths of Gary Hazelrig, 43, ...
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Tuesday 22 August 2017

No. 18 Miami taps Malik Rosier as starting quarterback

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - Malik Rosier's only previous start for Miami was out of necessity. This time, he earned the job.

Rosier was announced Tuesday as No. 18 Miami's new starting quarterback, winning the right to take over for record-setting three-year starter Brad Kaaya under center for the Hurricanes. ...
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Infighting, stalemate and a bow to the generals: Inside Trump?s decision

Interviews with more than a dozen senior administration officials and outside allies reveal how President Trump mulled over a new strategy in a 16-year conflict that bedeviled his predecessors.
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Celeb ambassadors help national parks mark 101st birthday

How do you top a centennial?

The National Park Service marks its 101st birthday Friday amid a "Parks 101" campaign enlisting celebrities as ambassadors for the park system's hidden gems.

Parks 101 ambassadors have included "Queen Sugar" cast members touring Chalmette Battlefield in Louisiana, and Olympic gymnast Dominique Dawes at ...
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After two preseason games, here's a projection of the Redskins' 53-man roster

Washington's roster is taking shape, with some surprises with 12 days until cutdown day.
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Mnuchin's wife touts fashion labels, slams critic

WASHINGTON (AP) - Louise Linton, the wife of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, blasted as "adorably out of touch" a person who criticized her Instagram post in which Linton depicted her designer-label outfit.

Linton posted the picture of herself Monday getting off a government plane in Kentucky with Mnuchin. In her ...
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AC Milan completes signing of forward Kalinic on 4-year deal

MILAN (AP) - Big-spending AC Milan signed another player, completing the transfer of Croatia forward Nikola Kalinic from Fiorentina on Tuesday.

Milan said it signed Kalinic "on a loan deal with obligation to buy."

Kalinic signed a four-year contract through to June 30, 2021.

Milan was in negotiations with Fiorentina ...
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Steps taken to improve horse safety after 17 deaths NY track

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) - Additional safety measures are being implemented at Saratoga Race Course after the deaths of 17 horses on the grounds so far this year.

The New York state Gaming Commission announced Monday that the enhanced measures include more veterinarians at the track during training hours.

The ...
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British science fiction writer Brian Aldiss dies at 92

LONDON (AP) - Brian Aldiss, one of the most prolific and influential science fiction writers of the 20th century, has died aged 92.

Literary agency Curtis Brown says Aldiss died early Saturday at his home in Oxford, England.

Born in 1925, Aldiss had a huge influence on sci-fi, as both ...
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Deadline approaches for managed waterfowl hunt applications

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Hunters have one more week to apply for managed waterfowl hunts at some of Michigan's wildlife and game areas.

The Department of Natural Resources says the deadline is Aug. 28.

Reserved hunts will take place mornings and afternoons of the opening weekend of waterfowl hunting season ...
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Prominent theater director detained in Moscow

MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's top investigative body says it has detained one of Russia's most prominent theater directors and is pressing charges against him.

The Investigative Committee said in a statement Tuesday that it suspects Kirill Serebrennikov of embezzling about $1 million of government funds that were earmarked for a ...
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109-year-old woman links positive outlook to longevity

SUNAPEE, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire woman who celebrated her 109th birthday this week says the key to longevity is a positive outlook.

WMUR-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2v9yeoZ ) Hazel Nilson, of Sunapee, turned 109 Monday. Nilson was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1908. She's lived in several states but recently ...
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Monday 21 August 2017

The big offseason change Kirk Cousins made to be more like Tom Brady

Aiming to maximize his playing career, the Redskins quarterback tackled his diet, eliminating eggs, dairy and ... green beans?
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The great American eclipse is finally here

This eclipse seems different, more intimate somehow. It will be the first in a century to cross the continental United States, coast to coast, and the first since the republic's foundation that will pass directly over only this country. It feels — at a time of political division and upheaval — like a personally addressed note from the universe.
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Samir Nasri leaves Man City for Turkish club Antalyaspor

MANCHESTER, England (AP) - French playmaker Samir Nasri is leaving Manchester City for Turkish club Antalyaspor.

The 30-year-old Nasri joined City from Arsenal in 2011 and won the Premier League the following year.

Nasri signed a new five-year deal in 2014, but he endured injury setbacks and he spent last ...
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The NFL again is talking about shortening the preseason. Will it ever happen?

What would the league and the owners want in return from the players to go to a preseason of two or three games per team? That and more in NFL 1st and 10.
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Slain Kansas City teen was preparing to leave for college

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A former high school football standout from Kansas City who was killed as he prepared to leave for college has been remembered at a game.

KSHB-TV reports that 18-year-old Roosevelt Cooper was honored Saturday before his former Hogan Prep teammates played and beat Central ...
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Police: 1 dead, 1 hurt after go-kart, motorcycle collide

DETROIT (AP) - Police say a crash involving a go-kart and a motorcycle during an apparent street race in Detroit left one man dead and another injured.

Police say a 21-year-old man driving the go-kart collided with a motorcycle driven by a man when the go-kart turned front of the ...
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Pilot of small plane survives crash in New Jersey

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - The pilot of small plane belonging to an aerial advertising company survived a crash in a New Jersey marsh.

Middle Township police say the 20-year-old was circling to land when the aircraft lost power and crashed on Sunday afternoon.

The pilot sustained lacerations to his ...
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Springfield exploring possible bicycle-sharing program

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A coalition of groups in Springfield is looking at starting a bicycle-sharing program in Illinois' capital city.

The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reports that the goal is to make Springfield more bicycle-friendly and provide recreational opportunities for tourists and residents. The coalition is pursuing the idea ...
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Pawtucket forms advisory team amid efforts to retain PawSox

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - The mayor of Pawtucket says he has assembled a team of financial professionals and city officials to provide economic advice as the city confronts the possible departure of its minor league baseball team.

WLNE-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2wey43J ) that, as one of its first tasks, the Financial ...
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Stone Mountain poses another test for Confederate symbols

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) - Carved into Stone Mountain, near Atlanta, a Confederate trinity sits astride their horses, high above the ground.

The granite images of President Jefferson Davis and Gens. Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson pose another test for symbols of the 19th century Southern rebellion.

Following ...
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Liberty host Unity Game with Minnesota Lynx

NEW YORK (AP) - Tina Charles and her New York Liberty teammates have never shied away from speaking out against social injustices.

The Liberty players, along with many others across the WNBA, were vocal last summer in support of the black lives matters movement.

On Sunday, the Liberty hosted the ...
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Artist program in South Dakota aims to form mentorships

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - Andrew Huot vividly remembers the first time he sat at a piano.

It was just after Christmas 2009, and Huot was only 8. The digital synthesizer had 63 keys, and a definite electronic twang.

The sound was pretty bad, recalled Huot, now 16.

But the ...
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Sunday 20 August 2017

'The Hitman's Bodyguard' outdoes 'Logan Lucky' at box office

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds action comedy "The Hitman's Bodyguard" has taken the top spot at the box office this weekend with an estimated $21.6 million in grosses from 3,337 theaters according to studio estimates Sunday.

Despite largely mediocre reviews, "The Hitman's Bodyguard" easily ...
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Bucks: Player reported knee pain while training in Greece

MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Milwaukee Bucks say Giannis Antetokounmpo was training briefly with the Greek national team when he reported to his NBA team that he was experiencing knee pain, an injury that will keep him out of the European championship.

The Bucks agreed with their medical staff's recommendation for ...
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What the symbols and slogans used by white nationalists and their counterprotesters mean

Each side comes to rallies armed with chants, banners, shields and flags. Here's a closer look at the political context and history behind the words and the logos.
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Ohio mom founds music therapy charity after daughter's death

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio woman whose daughter died of a rare blood disorder has turned her family's tragedy into a charity to help other children.

NBC's "Today" reports (http://on.today.com/2uJYMMA ) Nikki McCarthy, of suburban Columbus, channeled her grief into the nonprofit organization Sam's Fans. It provides music and ...
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Huddersfield beats Newcastle to make it 2 wins out of 2

HUDDERSFIELD, England (AP) - Huddersfield made it two wins out of two at the start of its first Premier League season by beating Newcastle 1-0 on Sunday, condemning its fellow promoted team to a second successive loss.

Australia midfielder Aaron Mooy scored in the 50th minute to secure the victory ...
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Sculptor Bob Bouquet: 'The stone almost speaks to you'

BOSTON, Va. (AP) - Sculptor Bob Bouquet appreciates the challenge of working with stone.

"You get second chances when you build up a piece with clay," he said. "In direct carving, the thing I like about it is there ain't no second chances. Once you've chipped away a piece of ...
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Hamburg's Mueller out 6 months after costly goal celebration

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) - Hamburger SV forward Nicolai Mueller is out for around six months after injuring himself while celebrating a goal.

The Bundesliga club says Mueller tore a cruciate ligament in his right knee after scoring in Saturday's league-opener, a 1-0 home win over Augsburg. Mueller attempted a pirouette ...
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French designer in costly dispute over Pitt-Jolie chateau

PARIS (AP) - A French lighting designer has won a $600,000 court ruling in a dispute with Brad Pitt over a grandiose re-design of the chateau in Provence that he and Angelina Jolie shared.

But designer Odile Soudant isn't stopping there. She says her business went under because of Pitt's ...
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Malaysian sultan strikes equestrian gold in SEA Games

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A Malaysian sultan has made more history in the Southeast Asian Games by winning the equestrian endurance race.

Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, the first sultan to compete in the biennial games, galloped to victory early Sunday after nearly six hours in the 80-kilometer race.

Sultan ...
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Malaysia apologizes for showing Indonesia's flag as Poland's

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia has apologized to Indonesia for an "unintentional" mistake in printing the Indonesian flag upside down in a souvenir guidebook for the Southeast Asian Games.

The error made the red-and-white Indonesian flag resemble Poland's and has caused anger in Indonesia, where "shameonyoumalaysia" has become the ...
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The road to hate: For six young men, Charlottesville is only the beginning

Last weekend's Unite the Right rally included virtually every kind of white nationalist the U.S. has ever known. Amid them were young men who appeared clean-cut and unashamed. Who were they? And what had so aggrieved them that they came from across the country?
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Saturday 19 August 2017

Redskins receiver Josh Doctson is likely to start Saturday night against Green Bay

That and four more story lines to watch as Washington plays its second preseason game against the Packers at FedEx Field.
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Five story lines to follow in the Redskins' second preseason game

Washington seeks a tangible leap in improvement when they play host to the Green Bay Packers at 7:30 p.m. at FedEx Field.
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Trump to skip Kennedy Center Honors this year: White House

President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have decided to skip this year's Kennedy Center honors events because they don't want to cause a "political distraction," the White House announced Saturday.

The arts awards are traditionally hosted by the president and first lady and past ceremonies included a White House ...
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Boy missing as many countries mourn Barcelona attack victims

PARIS (AP) - An Italian father who saved his children's lives but lost his own. An American celebrating his first wedding anniversary. A Portuguese woman celebrating her birthday with her granddaughter. These were but a few of the more than 100 people from around the world killed or injured in ...
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Ex-slugger Oritz has wine lineup, will headline NY festival

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) - Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz has gone from swinging bats to selling vats ... of wine.

The retired ballplayer known as Big Papi launched a new line of cigars and wines earlier this year. On Sept. 8, he'll be the special guest at ...
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Artists find Sitka fine setting for work

SITKA, Alaska (AP) - What if you had an idea for a graphic novel, an opera or maybe a scientific theory, and all you needed to bring it to fruition was time, space and opportunity, in a beautiful setting?

That's kind of the idea behind the Sitka Fellows program, now ...
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A neo-Nazi?s rage-fueled journey to Charlottesville

Before he was accused of an act of automotive fury that killed a woman and injured 19 others, James A. Fields Jr.'s turbulent formative years were marked by reports of abusive behavior toward his disabled mother and a marginal existence since graduating high school.
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What to know about Michigan's 2018 ballot drives

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Faced with an unreceptive Legislature, advocates for marijuana legalization, guaranteed paid sick leave and other bills are hoping you'll embrace them at the ballot box - if the proposals make it there.

Michigan organizers have launched seven initiatives for the 2018 election and must collect hundreds ...
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FANTASY PLAYS: Elliott's suspension makes RB spot tougher

The running back position was already one of the most volatile in fantasy football to strategize for. Ezekiel Elliott's six game suspension makes it even tougher as fantasy players prepare for upcoming drafts.

One thing is for certain: David Johnson and Le'Veon Bell are the top two RBs to roster ...
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Designing the dream: 2 artists make carousel menagerie alive

ALBANY, Ore. (AP) - The sponsors had ideas. The carvers and painters brought them to life.

But the designs for each of the animals that will one day hold a place on Albany's downtown carousel came from just two people: Terryl Whitlatch and Kurt Christensen.

Whitlatch was the original lead ...
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When high school athletes changing schools

YORK, Pa. (AP) - Three years ago, Shannon Valenti faced a decision that would dramatically shape his future in high school athletics.

Valenti, who played quarterback at Central York High School, had to make a move. His parents had separated, and both left the school district.

Should Shannon move in ...
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Friday 18 August 2017

Charles Barkley: Worrying about Confederate statues, neo-Nazis a waste of time

Former NBA All-Star Charles Barkley says he isn't going to waste his time worrying about "stupid" Confederate statues or trying to convince white nationalist and neo-Nazis that their views are wrong.

Mr. Barkley, 54, said he has never thought about the Confederate statues a single day in his life and ...
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Charlie Cox, Finn Jones on 2 Marvel-ous 'Defenders' roles

NEW YORK (AP) - Before they became Marvel superheroes, Charlie Cox and Finn Jones say they knew exactly zero about the Marvel universe they were entering.

But Cox says he reasoned that bringing fresh eyes to his role as the vigilante Daredevil could be beneficial, helping him create a portrayal ...
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Ohio University to allow beer sales at football games

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio University will allow beer sales during football games starting this season.

The Columbus Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/2v6TfQy ) school officials announced the new policy this week.

Officials say the decision comes after feedback from customer surveys. The state's Division of Liquor Control must issue a permit ...
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Tina Fey returns to 'Weekend Update' to talk Charlottesville

NEW YORK (AP) - Tiny Fey has returned to "Weekend Update" on "Saturday Night Live" to discuss the violence surrounding a white nationalist rally near her alma mater's campus in Charlottesville.

Fey sported a University of Virginia sweatshirt Thursday on "Weekend Update: Summer Edition."

She says it broke her heart ...
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Dusty Baker on Mark Lerner: 'We certainly would like to win this for him'

Nationals principal owner Mark Lerner, who is recovering from cancer, had his left leg amputated below the knee last week.
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Robin Thicke's girlfriend announces pregnancy

Robin Thicke's girlfriend has announced she's expecting a baby with the singer and her due date is the same as the birthday of Thicke's late father, actor Alan Thicke.

April Love Geary made the announcement on Instagram Thursday alongside a sonogram image. She writes that "the due date is March ...
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Barcelona's victims: A snapshot of the world

PARIS (AP) - The dead and injured in Barcelona were a snapshot of the world - men, women and children from at least two dozen nations - testifying to the huge global appeal of the sun-kissed city with its bounty of must-visit sites and star-studded football team.

Families, friends and ...
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Let me go! Uncertainty surrounds stars of European soccer

MANCHESTER, England (AP) - With two weeks left in European soccer's summer transfer window it cannot close quickly enough for those teams desperate to keep their best players.

Many soccer fans can feel short-changed in the early weeks of the season, however, with top players either refusing to play for ...
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Louisiana police: Boy, 2, killed by car as mother ran behind

ROSELAND, La. (AP) - Louisiana troopers say a two-year-old boy was fatally struck by a minivan while his mother tried to stop him.

State police say in a statement the boy was hit Wednesday night as a large group of choir members was standing in the parking lot of a ...
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Art exhibit documents recovery from spinal cord injury

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Walter Gunn stepped wrong the night of Nov. 3, 2015, and fell headlong from the deck on his South Bend home.

He didn't fall far, only six or seven feet, but he landed on his head and broke the third and fourth vertebrae in his ...
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Bye, bye Bortles? Jaguars open up quarterback competition

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Blake Bortles may have started his last game in Jacksonville.

Coach Doug Marrone opened up the team's quarterback competition Thursday night after another inconsistent performance from Bortles, the third overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft.

Bortles completed 8 of 13 passes for 65 yards in ...
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Thursday 17 August 2017

Grammy-winning singer arrested for bringing drugs into Guam

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) - Grammy Award-winning singer Yvonne Elliman-Alexander and her husband were arrested in Guam for being in possession of methamphetamine and marijuana.

The Pacific Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/2wdFrZF ) 65-year-old Elliman-Alexander and Allen Alexander were charged with illegal drug possession. Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency dogs sniffed out ...
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Real Madrid starts title defense way ahead of Barcelona

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - It's been a long, long time since Real Madrid felt this good going into the Spanish league season.

Madrid displaced Barcelona as the top team in Spain last season by winning the title for the first time in five years. It also successfully defended its Champions ...
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Bonnie Tyler to sing 'Total Eclipse' hit during eclipse

MIAMI (AP) - Some cruise passengers will have the ultimate soundtrack for Monday's solar eclipse when Bonnie Tyler sings her hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart" on board.

Royal Caribbean says the Welsh singer will be backed on the power ballad by Joe Jonas' band DNCE for a performance in ...
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Forward Nikola Kalinic skips Fiorentina training

FIORENTINA, Italy (AP) - Fiorentina forward Nikola Kalinic has missed training as he attempts to push through a move to AC Milan.

Fiorentina says Kalinic did not have permission to skip Thursday's training session and had not given any reason.

It adds that Kalinic "will be sanctioned."

AC Milan is ...
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High school's football season on hold after player's death

FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. (AP) - It's still unclear if a Long Island high school's football team will play this season in the aftermath of a player's death during a training drill.

Sachem school district Superintendent Kenneth Graham told Newsday (http://nwsdy.li/2fMzNqp ) that district officials will assess the status of Sachem East's ...
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Turner is latest to plan sports streaming service

NEW YORK (AP) - Turner Sports is the latest TV company to announce a sports streaming service as traditional television companies chase millennial audiences.

The service has signed up European soccer with the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. Higher-profile sports on Turner's TV channels, such as baseball and ...
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ICC orders Mali extremist to pay $3.2 million in reparations

BRUSSELS (AP) - The International Criminal court ruled Thursday that a Muslim radical found guilty of destroying World Heritage cultural sites in the Malian city of Timbuktu must pay 2.7 million euros ($3.2 million) in reparations.

The court in the Netherlands found that Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi had damaged ...
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High school teams can compete in cyber security challenge

DETROIT (AP) - Michigan high school students are being invited to match wits with their peers in a contest measuring knowledge of information technology and cyber security.

The Governor's High School Cyber Challenge is intended to build interest in cyber security as a career.

It's run by Merit Network, a ...
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NMSU looks to win over fans with official 'Pistol Pete' ale

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A special recipe designed to appease even the most snobby of craft beer drinkers.

That's how top officials at New Mexico State University and the brew masters they have partnered with describe "Pistol Pete's 1888 Ale," the school's first officially licensed beer.

To be unveiled at ...
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FANTASY PLAYS: Preparing for the 2017 football season

Football is back in full swing and that means the start of your fantasy league is right around the corner. August is an extremely important time for fantasy football prep. It is crucial to keep a watchful eye on player news out of training camp, preseason performances, injuries and positional ...
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Judge hits long homer, Gregorius lifts Yankees over Mets 5-3

NEW YORK (AP) - Aaron Judge connected and there was no doubt about it.

Except how far the ball went.

Judge launched a titanic homer into the upper deck, Didi Gregorius snapped a seventh-inning tie with a two-run double and the New York Yankees beat the Mets 5-3 on Wednesday ...
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Wednesday 16 August 2017

BUNDESLIGA 2017-18: 5 key players signed in the offseason

BERLIN (AP) - Here's a look at five offseason signings to watch in the upcoming Bundesliga season:

CORENTIN TOLISSO

Tolisso was virtually unknown to German football fans when Bayern Munich announced his transfer for a Bundesliga-record 41.5 million euros ($49 million) in June.

Bayern moved early to secure the French ...
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Trump renews Twitter criticism of Amazon

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is renewing his attacks on e-commerce giant Amazon, and he says the company is "doing great damage to tax paying retailers."

Trump tweets that "towns, cities and states throughout the U.S. are being hurt - many jobs being lost!"

The president has often criticized ...
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Massachusetts city wants to lure PawSox from Rhode Island

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts city has overwhelmingly passed a resolution directing the city manager to try and bring the Pawtucket Red Sox from Rhode Island.

The Worcester (WUS'-tur) City Council approved the resolution Tuesday night that directed the city manager to "do all that is reasonably in his ...
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Indian company regrets leak of 'Game of Thrones' episode

NEW DELHI (AP) - An India-based media technology company says it regrets the recent leak of an episode of the popular HBO series "Game of Thrones" by four of its current and former employees.

Indian police have detained the four suspects, but said their motive for leaking the episode titled ...
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UK actor Daniel Craig confirms he will play James Bond again

LONDON (AP) - Daniel Craig couldn't quite give up the fast cars, martinis and camera pens.

The British actor has confirmed, as widely expected, that he'll play James Bond in the franchise's next film, due out in 2019.

The 49-year old actor told Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night's "Late Show" ...
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Massachusetts city council approves attempt to lure PawSox

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts city council has overwhelmingly passed a resolution directing the city manager to try and bring the Pawtucket Red Sox from Rhode Island.

The resolution approved 8-1 by the Worcester City Council at Tuesday night's meeting directs the city manager to "do all that is ...
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$1 billion tower lifts San Francisco skyline to new heights

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - More than 60 stories above the ground, construction workers climb makeshift stairs and cross narrow steel planks to put the finishing touches on Salesforce Tower, now San Francisco's tallest building.

The $1.1 billion skyscraper has already changed the city's iconic skyline, towering over old favorites like ...
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PSG loans Spanish forward Jese to Stoke for rest of season

PARIS (AP) - Paris Saint-Germain has loaned forward Jese to Premier League club Stoke for the rest of the season.

PSG says the deal does not include an option to buy the 24-year-old Spaniard, who remains contracted to the club until 2021.

Jese has failed to settle at PSG since ...
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Charlottesville to mourn woman killed at rally in memorial

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Mourners will gather in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Wednesday to honor the woman who was killed when a car rammed into a crowd of people protesting a white nationalist rally that descended into violence last weekend.

A memorial service for Heather Heyer is scheduled Wednesday morning at ...
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Wyoming museum preserves larger-than-life oil boom years

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - A sign outside the Salt Creek Museum in the town of Midwest tells you the Salt Creek Oil Field was once the largest oil producer in the world. Another proclaims the first lighted football game in 1925.

Small towns and camps once dotted the field where ...
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LeBron calls for love, unity before taking swipe at Trump

SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) - Along with getting good grades and listening to their parents, LeBron James has encouraged kids in his foundation's educational program to stand up for their beliefs.

On Tuesday night, the superstar gave a lesson in how it's done.

Concluding a day of fun and games at ...
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Tuesday 15 August 2017

Review: 'Logan Lucky' is sure to put a smile on your face

"Logan Lucky " is an easy movie to like, but maybe not love.

In his big return to film after a four-year hiatus (or retirement, if it can even be called that now), Steven Soderbergh has created a sort of cinematic bingo of his well of tricks. Heist movie? Check. ...
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Late night comics get serious after Virginia violence

NEW YORK (AP) - The weekend violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, prompted late night comics to strike a serious tone at the top of their shows Monday night.

Instead of a traditional joke-filled monologue, Jimmy Fallon opened his show with an emotional condemnation of the attack that left a woman dead ...
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Camp brings defensive, draft clarity

RICHMOND | After nearly three weeks of training camp and hours spent standing on the sidelines in between the two main practice fields at the Redskins facility in Richmond, Doug Williams, the team's senior vice president of player personnel, felt satisfied with his product.

"You know," Williams said. "I still ...
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Wisconsin beats NZ Breakers 85-75 in overseas opener

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Wisconsin got off to a winning start on its five-game trip to New Zealand and Australia on Tuesday, beating the New Zealand Breakers 85-75.

The Badgers were tied 57-57 after three quarters but pulled away to win the first of their two games in New ...
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Oprah lets go of 'emotional burden' of weight

MONTECITO, Calif. (AP) — At 63, Oprah Winfrey isn't apologizing for anything, especially her weight.

The media mogul and former talk show host tells Vogue magazine that the high-profile fluctuations in her weight over the years were "a physical, spiritual, emotional burden" for her. But she says that when you ...
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United Center shut after fight during youth basketball event

CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say a fight inside the United Center during a youth basketball tournament prompted officials to shut down the arena.

Police say the shutdown Monday evening was to ensure public safety. No injuries were reported.

West Haven's Safe Summer League Program Director Oji Eggleston tells the ...
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Not Sorry: Oprah lets go of 'emotional burden' of weight

MONTECITO, Calif. (AP) - At 63, Oprah Winfrey isn't apologizing for anything, especially her weight.

The media mogul and former talk show host tells Vogue magazine that the high-profile fluctuations in her weight over the years were "a physical, spiritual, emotional burden" for her. But she says that when you ...
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Wolfsburg defender John Brooks could miss Bundesliga opener

BERLIN (AP) - United States defender John Anthony Brooks injured his thigh in his competitive debut for Wolfsburg and could miss the Bundesliga club's opener against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.

Brooks went off in the 37th minute of Wolfsburg's 1-0 win over fourth-tier club Eintracht Norderstedt in the German Cup.

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Meticulous torchlight rally spawned a day of rage, chaos and death in Charlottesville

The torchlight parade at the University of Virginia proved to be the catalyst for a series of horrific events in this usually quiet college town. In its wake are questions centered on three groups: the white nationalists and supremacists behind the rally; a fiercely resistant group of counterprotesters; and state and local authorities who seemed caught off guard by both groups.
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Elvis impersonator reviews his career highlights, wardrobe

JASONVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Thumbing through dozens of bedazzled jumpsuits hanging on a portable garment rack, Bruce Borders hoisted one and handed it to a reporter visiting his insurance office on Jasonville's Main Street.

"Feel how heavy that is," Borders said.

His guest compared its weight to that of medieval ...
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Taylor Swift hopes verdict inspires assault victims

DENVER (AP) - Immediately after a jury determined that Taylor Swift had been groped by a radio station host before a concert in Denver, the singer-songwriter turned to one of her closest allies - her mother - and later said she hoped the verdict would inspire other victims of sexual ...
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Monday 14 August 2017

Daily Mail branches into TV with syndicated US show

LONDON (AP) - The Daily Mail is branching into television, hiring ESPN football analyst Jesse Palmer to host a daily U.S. syndicated show starting next month.

The New York-based show seeks to replicate the blend of news, sensation, human interest and entertainment that has made the brand's online offering a ...
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Nebraska athletics to fund scholarships for nonathletes

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska Cornhuskers' athletics department plans to fund a new scholarship program for nonathletes.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Ronnie Green and Athletics Director Shawn Eichorst announced the Husker Scholars program at the university system Board of Regents meeting Friday. Green says Nebraska Athletics will contribute $5 ...
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Cam Newton's brother, Caylin, seeks to make a name for himself at Howard

An NFL MVP casts a long shadow, but Howard freshman says, 'I can't be not owning who my brother is.'
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Van Gogh 'Sunflowers' reunited online

LONDON (AP) - Five versions of a Vincent van Gogh masterpiece are being reunited for the first time in a "virtual exhibition."

Van Gogh painted his "Sunflowers" series in the south of France in 1888 and 1889. Five versions of work reside in five different museums on three continents.

On ...
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Barca to sign Brazil midfielder Paulinho from Chinese club

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Barcelona says it has reached a deal with Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande to buy Brazil midfielder Paulinho for 40 million euros ($47 million).

The Spanish club says that Paulinho will sign a contract after a medical exam on Thursday. Barcelona didn't say how long his contract ...
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Charlottesville, stained by hate, copes with death and sorrow

It was the rally that few residents wanted. After Saturday's confrontations took a terrible turn, residents awoke Sunday with a shared deep desire and resolve to not let their city's story be shaped by the actions of violent outsiders.
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Willie Nelson cuts show short, cites Utah's high altitude

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Willie Nelson is blaming Utah's high altitude for forcing him to cut a performance near Salt Lake City short.

Nelson ended his show early at the USANA Amphitheatre in suburban West Valley City on Sunday night.

He later apologized in a statement posted to his ...
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High school students hoping to help renovate Peoria Stadium

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - High school students in central Illinois are part of an effort to renovate Peoria Stadium.

The (Peoria) Journal Star reports that the Richwoods High School students are part of an entrepreneurial training program. They're planning to raise money to install an LED sign at the field ...
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Ottawa photographer prefers films over digital

OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) - Pay close attention out and about in Ottawa, and the sight of a young man roaming the city with a vintage sheet film camera and tripod photographing buildings and landscapes may take you back.

It's taken 22-year-old Illinois Valley Community College student Joey Urso back more ...
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Lawyers set to make closing arguments in Taylor Swift trial

DENVER (AP) - Lawyers will be making closing arguments Monday in a trial concerning allegations that a former radio host groped Taylor Swift during a photo op before a concert in Denver, and as to whether the singer's mother and her radio liaison later set out to destroy his career.

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Suspect in deadly Virginia car ramming due in court

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - An Ohio man accused of plowing his car into counter-protesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia is set to make his first court appearance.

Col. Martin Kumer, superintendent at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, says 20-year-old James Alex Fields Jr. has a bond hearing Monday morning.

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Sunday 13 August 2017

Barcelona target Dembele remains suspended by Dortmund

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) - Borussia Dortmund says France forward Ousmane Dembele remains suspended from team training "until further notice" as he agitates for a move to Barcelona.

Dembele, who was fined by the club for missing training on Thursday, was initially suspended for Saturday's German Cup game against FC Rielasingen-Arlen, ...
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Mine rescue teams training despite industry declines

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - It was like pre-cellphone times in the town's Community Center basketball court this week as mine search and rescue teams shot hoops, swapped stories and fiddled with equipment at the 38th annual Virginia Mining Institute Mine Rescue Contest.

The men had no choice but to give ...
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NBA heads to the Holy Land to develop talent, promote values

JERUSALEM (AP) - The NBA is heading to the Holy Land this week, bringing together some of the top emerging talent from across Europe as part of the league's push to attract more foreign players and expand its global reach.

An NBA delegation, led by Commissioner Adam Silver, is in ...
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The Latest: Henriques sets world record in women's 50K walk

LONDON (AP) - The Latest from the world championships (all times local):

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Ines Henriques of Portugal set a world record while winning the first women's 50-kilometer walk at the world championships.

Henriques bettered her own record by winning in 4 hours, 5 minutes, 56 seconds on the ...
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The Latest: Diniz wins 50-kilometer walk at worlds

LONDON (AP) - The Latest from the world championships (all times local):

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Yohann Diniz of France won the men's 50-kilometer walk at the world championships.

The three-time European champion won in 3 hours, 33 minutes, 12 seconds on the two-kilometer loop in central London. At 39, Diniz ...
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Kidnapped model recounts ordeal, says she was 'terrified'

LONDON (AP) - A British model who was allegedly abducted in Italy says she understands why people may doubt her story, but insists she was certain she would die during the terrifying ordeal.

Chloe Ayling says she was lured to Milan for a fake photo shoot, then drugged, stuffed into ...
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