The whistleblower who exposed Russia's scheme to cheat at the 2014 Olympics has filed a motion to dismiss a libel lawsuit brought on behalf of three Russian biathletes whose medals were stripped from the Sochi Games for doping.
Lawyers for whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov also filed a lawsuit Monday against Brooklyn ...
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LONDON (AP) - An alleged supporter of the Islamic State group charged with sharing information about Prince George on social media has denied committing terrorism offenses.
Prosecutors say a post by 32-year-old Husnain Rashid on the encrypted messaging app Telegram contained a photo of the 4-year-old prince, the address of ...
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WELLMAN, Iowa (AP) - A superintendent who let a convicted sex offender volunteer at an eastern Iowa school district says he'll resign if the school board doesn't give him a vote of confidence.
Minutes of Saturday's special Mid-Prairie school board meeting in Wellman show Superintendent Mark Schneider apologized for dividing ...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - On Keith Urban's new record, "Graffiti U," female collaborators are featured on many of the tracks both as songwriters and duet partners, but it's his wife, Nicole Kidman, who steals the show.
The television and movie star added backing vocals to Urban's first single, "Female," a ...
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LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - Liverpool assistant coach Zeljko Buvac will be away from the team until the end of the season for personal reasons, potentially disrupting the club's bid to qualify for the Champions League final.
Buvac remains a Liverpool employee and his position will not be affected by his ...
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Latest on violence in Afghanistan (all times local):
4:50 p.m.
Romania' defense minister says eight Romanian troops were wounded in an attack in southern Afghanistan after an explosion hit their vehicle in Kandahar province.
Mihai Fifor says the eight, from the "Carpathian Eagles," were wounded ...
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ROME (AP) - Roma's outspoken American president has called on Italian supporters to unite in protest following the latest incidents of fan violence involving his club.
Ahead of the Champions League semifinals in England last week, two men from Rome were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following an assault ...
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ZURICH (AP) - FIFA has picked 13 referees who will be video review assistants at the World Cup in Russia.
FIFA says they will act "solely as Video Assistant Referees (VARs)" in four-man teams reviewing potential game-changing incidents at each of the 64 matches.
The 13 selected include several who ...
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MADRID (AP) - Despite a 2-1 victory at Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals, Real Madrid is worried.
Madrid hosts Bayern in the second leg on Tuesday, but the European champions have struggled in decisive matches at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium and are wary of ...
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Gabe Kapler's rocky start in Philadelphia is starting to feel like a distant memory.
Kapler was booed at his first home game as Phillies manager earlier this month, and it wasn't clear how well Philadelphia would take to his willingness to buck conventional wisdom. The team turned things around quickly, ...
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MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexicans can never be sure who will be playing for the national team under Juan Carlos Osorio.
A different lineup has been deployed by Osorio in all 44 games in charge and now players are starting to question the tactical tinkering going into the World Cup.
...ASBURY PARK, N.J. (AP) - Actor Danny DeVito is getting his own day in his native New Jersey.
The Asbury Park Press reports that the Asbury Park City Council honored Devito on Saturday night by declaring his birthday, Nov. 17, as "Danny DeVito Day" in his hometown.
The honor was ...
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Capsule for the Philadelphia 76ers-Boston Celtics second-round NBA playoff series that starts Monday:
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No. 2 BOSTON CELTICS (55-27, 4-3) vs. No. 3 PHILADELPHIA 76ERS (52-30, 4-1)
Season series: Celtics, 3-1.
Story line: These teams last met on Jan. 18, and they are a whole lot different now. ...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies have placed shortstop J.P. Crawford on the 10-day disabled list with a right forearm strain.
Infielder Jesmuel Valentin was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Sunday to replace him on the 25-man roster.
The 23-year-old Crawford says he lost feeling near his elbow after ...
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Costume designer Marianne Custer has wrapped actors in plastic wrap, cracked open a VCR for costume parts and sewn fake hair into bonnets.
Over four decades Custer has done wonders with fabric, feathers and quick changes that required extremely long zippers. She's designed from Knoxville to ...
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GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) - Celtic clinched a seventh straight Scottish league title in the sweetest way imaginable on Sunday: By thrashing fierce Glasgow rival Rangers.
A 5-0 win moved Brendan Rodgers' side one victory away from an unprecedented second straight domestic treble. Having already won the Scottish League Cup, Celtic ...
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NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A Naperville public art group plans on celebrating Illinois' bicentennial with a life-size statue of a laughing Abraham Lincoln in the Chicago suburb's Central Park.
Naperville Century Walk president Brand Bobosky tells The Naperville Sun that the jovial, knee-slapping version of Lincoln is meant to ...
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WASHINGTON — If President Donald Trump isn't comfortable being the target of jokes, comedian Michelle Wolf gave him and others plenty of reasons to squirm Saturday night.
"It's 2018 and I'm a woman, so you cannot shut me up," Wolf cracked, "unless you have Michael Cohen wire me $130,000."
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BOSTON (AP) - So much of the chatter before Boston's first-round matchup with Milwaukee focused on who wouldn't be on the court for the Celtics.
Injuries forced Kyrie Irving and Marcus Smart to join Gordon Hayward and Daniel Theis as spectators by the end of the regular season. It seemingly ...
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TOKYO (AP) - The Japan Sumo Association says it will consider outside opinions from experts and the public over its much criticized policy of banning women from entering the sumo ring.
The association held an extraordinary meeting of its board on Saturday. It did not reach a decision regarding the ...
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LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - Premier League leading scorer Mohamed Salah had a rare off day as Liverpool stumbled in its chase for a top four finish by drawing 0-0 with Stoke on Saturday.
When the Egypt forward broke clear and dinked the ball over goalkeeper Jack Butland, most of Anfield ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - MSNBC's Joy Reid, under fire for homophobic language in old blog posts, has apologized for any past comments that belittled or mocked the LGBTQ community and says she hasn't been able to verify her claim that her account was hacked.
Reid opened her weekend show "AM ...
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Raptors stars DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry admitted coach Dwane Casey's philosophy of riding his bench this season took some getting used to. The approach was even on display in a closeout playoff game, no less.
With 3:31 left of Game 6, DeRozan re-entered the game after having sat out ...
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TOKYO (AP) - Thailand international Teerasil Dangda scored his third goal of the season on Saturday as first-place Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat V-Varen Nagasaki 2-0 in the J-League.
Teerasil opened the scoring in the 52nd minute after a cross from Takuya Wada. Sho Sasaki doubled the lead six minutes later with ...
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Officials with the Salvation Army in Omaha and Boys Town National Hotline have announced a musical concert this weekend to promote mental health awareness.
The Sing Omaha program on Sunday evening will bring its girls', boys', and women's choirs, as well as its Master Chorale, to ...
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HELSINKI (AP) - The Swedish Academy says a seventh board member has decided to step down amid a crisis at the prestigious institution that awards the Nobel Prize in literature.
The academy said in brief statement on Saturday that Sara Stridsberg informed the body on Friday that she would like ...
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Andres Iniesta means so much more to Barcelona than the 30-plus titles he helped add to its trophy case.
The Spaniard, who is leaving the club at the end of the season, was pure elegance with the ball, and a popular player off the field.
As ...
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have three picks and may look at adding depth at safety during the final four rounds of the NFL draft.
The Buccaneers have a fourth, fifth and seventh round pick on Saturday.
Tampa Bay addressed needs at running back and corner back ...
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PALMER, Pa. (AP) - In the Facebook post he made Sunday, Jay Menzo once again stands side by side with his sister. In the photo he chose, they grin broadly at the camera, a happy time he returned to on what would have been her 49th birthday.
"I miss you ...
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - The San Francisco 49ers have five picks heading into the final day of the NFL draft.
The 49ers will have single picks in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds Saturday, as well as two in the seventh as they hope to add to the haul ...
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Andres Iniesta says he is leaving Barcelona after 16 seasons with the club.
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) - The Latest on reaction following a guilty verdict in Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial (all times local):
7:30 a.m.
One of Bill Cosby's accusers says she wouldn't be heartbroken if he spent the rest of his life in jail and even died in prison following the ...
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Barcelona says Andres Iniesta will hold a news conference on Friday amid reports the Spain midfielder will announce he is leaving the Spanish club after 16 incredible seasons.
Barcelona says 33-year-old Iniesta will address the media at 1:30 p.m. local time following a team practice.
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LONDON (AP) - How tall is the London Eye? Who opened Britain's first Indian restaurant? Who was the fifth wife of Henry VIII?
If Meghan Markle doesn't already know the answers, she needs to start studying.
All three are potential questions on a test given to those who - like ...
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya has banned the first Kenyan feature film to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, saying it has "clear intent to promote lesbianism in Kenya contrary to the law."
Director Wanuri Kahiu says she is "incredibly sorry" to confirm the ban of "Rafiki," or "Friend" in ...
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Diana Taurasi admits that she's learning on the fly about being a parent.
The WNBA great's wife Penny Taylor gave birth to Leo Michael Taurasi-Taylor on March 1. The two parents will celebrate their one-year wedding anniversary next month.
"There's no book, no pamphlet, no advice, a lot of it ...
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PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers are still in need of help at inside linebacker heading into the second day of the NFL draft.
While Pro Bowler Ryan Shazier took his first public steps since injuring his spine last December when he walked across the draft stage during the first ...
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OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) - Following a whirlwind opening night in the NFL draft, the Baltimore Ravens can kick back during the second round before getting down to business.
On Day 2 of the draft, the Ravens have two third-round picks: the first one and No. 83 overall.
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The first round of the NFL draft ended with a few players still left in the green room at AT&T Stadium, including an All-American
Heading into the second round of the draft Iowa All-America cornerback Josh Jackson, Texas offensive lineman Connor Williams and LSU running Derrius Guice remain available. All ...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville Police say hundreds of officers will be out in full force to ensure security at the annual St. Jude Rock 'N' Roll Marathon Saturday.
Police are urging downtown partygoers, visitors and locals to be mindful that some parking and roads will be restricted beginning early ...
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LONDON (AP) - Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan has made an offer to buy Wembley Stadium from the English Football Association.
The FA says its board was informed of the offer at a meeting on Thursday. Wembley first opened as English soccer's national stadium in 1923 and reopened after being ...
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BEIJING (AP) - Jin Daxing took a one-stroke lead at the China Open after shooting an 8-under 64 Thursday in the first round.
Jin's bogey-free round at the Topwin Golf and Country Club included six birdies and an eagle on the par-5 eighth. The 25-year-old Jin is playing in only ...
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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - The German soccer federation says it has hired Switzerland coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg to take over the women's national team after the 2019 World Cup qualifying program.
The German federation says Voss-Tecklenburg, a former Germany international, has a contract through the 2021 European Championship.
Interim coach Horst ...
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LONDON (AP) - A group that uses architecture to uncover human rights abuses is among four finalists for the prestigious Turner Prize for art.
London-based collective Forensic Architecture, which includes artists, architects, lawyers and researchers, creates 3-D visualizations that have been used by prosecutors and rights groups around the world.
...MUNICH (AP) - James Rodriguez was all fired up.
The Bayern Munich midfielder pumped his arms urging the fans for more support after taking the lead against Real Madrid in the Champions League semifinals on Wednesday.
It was a special game for James, a Madrid player on loan at Bayern, ...
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BOSTON (AP) - The fate of Wynn's glitzy Boston-area casino may still be up in the air, but rival MGM says it is on track to open Massachusetts' first Las Vegas-style casino resort sooner than expected.
MGM Resorts International President Bill Hornbuckle said in Wednesday interview with The Associated Press ...
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TOKYO (AP) - A member of the popular Japanese all-male pop group Tokio has acknowledged he is facing a criminal investigation related to an allegedly indecent act with a teenage girl.
The 46-year-old Tatsuya Yamaguchi apologized Thursday and said he would suspend work with his band and other entertainment projects.
...SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The Latest on a serial killing and rape case in California (all times local):
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Comedian Patton Oswalt says it's "great news" that police arrested a suspect in the brutal murders and rapes that his late wife had spent years investigating.
Oswalt appeared on "Late ...
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PHOENIX (AP) - This is one of those small towns that's easy to miss. It is hidden amid a thicket of green brush, saguaros and rocky knolls off Interstate 19, just north of the U.S.-Mexico border and east of a national wildlife refuge that remains a busy corridor for migrants ...
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PITTSBURGH (AP) - Sidney Crosby doesn't think the Pittsburgh Penguins have some sort of mystical edge over the Washington Capitals. That all those series and all those years and all that dominance will not mean a thing when the two longtime rivals meet in the playoffs for the 11th time ...
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HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Rockets spent almost no time celebrating their first-round playoff series win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.
For the top-seeded Rockets, it simply moved them a little closer toward their goal of bringing the franchise its first title in more than two decades.
"This ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Fox's World Cup debut will have an American accent, even though the United States failed to qualify for the tournament.
And many of the game broadcasters will be based in the U.S. rather than in Russia.
The network tells The Associated Press it will announce Wednesday ...
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - With agent conduct part of the federal corruption investigation into college basketball, the commission charged with finding reforms wants the NCAA to actively monitor agents and provide regulated ways for them to advise athletes on their professional prospects.
The Commission on College Basketball proposed Wednesday that ...
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Every July, Las Vegas becomes the epicenter of elite youth basketball. Hundreds of top-level AAU teams descend upon Sin City during the summer evaluation windows for college coaches, playing games at dozens of sites across the city.
The Commission on College Basketball would like the NCAA to control some of ...
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Apparel companies are heavily involved in elite-level youth basketball, with Nike, Adidas and Under Armour all running their own circuits. The shoe companies also have lucrative sponsorship deals with schools and coaches worth millions of dollars.
When a federal investigation revealed some of the shoe money was being funneled to ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Jake Tapper, veteran newsman and debut novelist, isn't quite used to being on the receiving end of questions.
The CNN anchor is promoting "The Hellfire Club." It's a thriller set in 1950s Washington, featuring an imaginary congressman, Charlie Marder, and a supporting cast of very real ...
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LONDON (AP) - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says midfielder Mohamed Elneny should be fit to play for Egypt at the World Cup.
Elneny hurt his left ankle and was carried off on a stretcher during Arsenal's Premier League game against West Ham on Sunday.
Wenger says Elneny "is out certainly ...
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Commission on College Basketball sharply directed the NCAA to take control of the sport, calling for sweeping reforms to separate pro and college tracks, permit players to return to school after going undrafted by the NBA and ban cheating coaches for life.
The independent commission, led ...
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MADRID (AP) - After recent struggles at major tournaments, the remaining stars of Spain's golden generation could be facing a last stand at the World Cup.
Winning two European Championships and a first World Cup, the Spanish were unstoppable from 2008 to 2012.
But they began to falter at the ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Eric Idle is writing a memoir, and Monty Python fans can guess the title: "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life."
Crown Archetype told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Idle's book is coming out in October. Idle is calling the publication a "Sortabiography." Crown ...
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LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - Two men from Rome were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following an assault before a Champions League game that left a Liverpool fan in critical condition, police said Wednesday.
The injured 53-year-old man is being treated in the hospital after being caught up in what ...
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Kevin Durant drove coast-to-coast just before halftime for a monster two-handed slam.
Klay Thompson swished a turnaround fadeaway as the halftime buzzer sounded and scurried for the tunnel hands raised high in triumph. Stephen Curry, in street clothes, hopped up and down on his injured left ...
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HOUSTON (AP) - A pair of land transactions in opposite corners of Texas promise to expand the amount of public lands and public hunting, along with fishing and other outdoor recreation opportunities in the state.
The Houston Chronicle reports the transactions will protect almost 20 square miles of some of ...
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Prince's heirs have sued Walgreens and the Illinois hospital that treated the music superstar after he suffered from an opioid overdose, alleging that a doctor and various pharmacists failed to provide Prince with reasonable care, contributing to his death.
The wrongful-death lawsuit filed in Cook County, Illinois, ...
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ZURICH (AP) - FIFA has cleared teenage midfielder Sergei Eremenko to play for Russia at the World Cup by approving his change of national eligibility from Finland.
FIFA says a request by the Russian Football Union was approved Monday.
The 19-year-old Eremenko was born in Russia and currently plays on ...
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TOKYO (AP) - The head of an IOC inspection team has urged organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to be more direct answering questions about preparations.
The advice from John Coates on Tuesday came a week after several sports federations openly criticized Tokyo's preparations.
Coates spoke at a news conference ...
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LONDON (AP) - A dramatic ball gown, or a classic, simple silhouette? Sleeves, or bare shoulders?
With less than a month to go until she marries Prince Harry at Windsor Castle on May 19, Meghan Markle most likely has already chosen her wedding dress - though what it looks like ...
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FRANKLINTON, La. (AP) - Some young basketball players in Louisiana are receiving recognition after they stopped their game and dropped to their knees when a funeral procession passed.
The youngsters were playing a pickup game on the court at Franklinton Junior High School, about 60 miles (98 kilometers) north of ...
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A new state historical marker set for dedication pays homage to the role the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and adjacent areas played in keeping the nation's pilots flying during World War I.
The marker commemorating the town of Speedway's wartime aviation repair depot will be dedicated Tuesday afternoon ...
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BERLIN (AP) - With stomping feet, swinging hips, a drumbeat and lots of laughter, two Syrian migrants lead a group of Germans and others in traditional Arab dance at a Berlin studio to share part of their culture with the country that took them in.
The dance workshops were initiated ...
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VIENNA (AP) - Although the desired breakthrough in the Champions League has yet to happen, Salzburg is finally enjoying the European success it has been targeting for more than a decade.
The Austrian club is in the semifinals of the Europa League, the only team from outside the top five ...
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MILWAUKEE (AP) - Thon Maker is having his biggest games at the biggest time of the year.
Not bad for a bench guy and someone who, as recently as last week, was a roster afterthought.
Maker had never blocked five shots in any NBA game before this postseason began - ...
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MIDFIELD, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama man has been charged after another man was found dead in the passenger seat of a vehicle in a police department's parking lot.
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Monday that 32-year-old Horace Earl Jackson was charged with murder in ...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The victims of the Waffle House shooting in Tennessee on Sunday morning were all in their 20s. They include a college student, an aspiring rapper and music producer, and a restaurant employee.
Here is a look at the lives that were lost:
Akilah Dasilva
Dasilva, 23, ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mel Brooks is just two months shy of his 92nd birthday and he still carves out time for movie nights with his pal Carl Reiner. The two just recently got together to watch a restoration of the 1938 Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland classic "The ...
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DALLAS (AP) - When you're the Father of Aerobics, when you coined the phrase and spread the word and stuck to your guns despite critics who didn't put much stock in preventive medicine, you don't miss your workout.
The Dallas Morning News reports that's even if you're 87, even ...
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COLOGNE, Germany (AP) - Germany defender Jonas Hector has shunned reported interest from Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund by extending his contract with Cologne - despite the club's almost certain relegation from the Bundesliga.
Cologne, eight points from safety with three games remaining, says its 27-year-old captain has signed a ...
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LONDON (AP) - The Latest on the royal baby birth (all times local):
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Kensington Palace says the Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to her third child, a boy weighing 8 pounds, 7 ounces (3.8 kilograms).
The palace says the child was born at 11:01 a.m. (1001 GMT), ...
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LONDON (AP) - London Marathon organizers say a 29-year-old man died after collapsing near the end of Sunday's race in the hottest conditions ever seen for the event.
Matt Campbell, a chef from northwest England who was a contestant on a reality TV cooking show last year, collapsed after 22.5 ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Macaulay Culkin avoids watching his "Home Alone" movie.
Appearing Monday in a taped segment on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," the 37-year-old actor jokes fans often ask him to recreate his face from the 1990 film and he won't oblige.
Culkin says he tries not to leave ...
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TOKYO (AP) - Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics are getting a warning: Get set for some tough questions.
That was the word Monday from IOC member John Coates, the head of the International Olympic Committee inspection team visiting Tokyo as it prepares for the 2020 Games.
Coates said there will ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Janet Jackson is extending her uber-successful tour with more shows.
The pop icon says her State of the World Tour, which originally wrapped in December, will kick off new dates July 11 in Austin, Texas. Dates have also been added in Rogers, Arkansas; Cincinnati; Syracuse, New ...
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LONDON (AP) - The Duchess of Cambridge entered a London hospital Monday in labor with what will be the third child for her and husband Prince William, Britain's Kensington Palace said.
The 36-year-old duchess traveled by car to the private Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital in central London. The ...
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Forget Fenway Park - David Price and the Boston Red Sox are feeling every bit at home at the Flush Factory. And in Houston, George Springer and the Astros are just as likely to be talking Boogie Bombs as balls and strikes.
Why is Xander Bogaerts making an L with ...
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - What a great introduction to Las Vegas!
It was a long flight from South Carolina, but the weather couldn't have been better and I really enjoyed every minute of it.
Driving from the airport to the strip, I was flattered to see on the side of ...
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DETROIT (AP) - General Motors is teaming up with a Detroit guitar company that makes its instruments with reclaimed wood from city buildings.
Chevrolet and Wallace Detroit Guitars are working to release a limited-edition line of guitars made of long grain maple from GM's truck plant in Fort Wayne, ...
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Washington Wizards forward Markieff Morris was fined $25,000 by the NBA Saturday for his role in a Game 3 altercation with the Toronto Raptors at Capital One Arena.
Morris is close with his twin brother, Marcus Morris of the Boston Celtics, and coincidentally, that includes getting fined by ...
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AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France (AP) - Sloane Stephens gave a 2-1 lead to defending champion United States over France in their Fed Cup semifinal on Sunday with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Kristina Mladenovic.
The U.S. Open champion delivered a ruthless display against the 20th-ranked Mladenovic and prevailed in 54 minutes.
Stephens ...
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - The mother of Michael Brown and the maker of a documentary about his death will be speaking at Harvard University.
Brown was an unarmed, black 18-year-old when he was fatally shot by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. The officer was not charged. Brown's death ...
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DURBAN, South Africa (AP) - Police say two people have been arrested and more arrests are imminent after a violent riot at a South African soccer game on Saturday night, when hundreds of fans ripped up parts of the stadium, invaded the field, and seriously assaulted at least one security ...
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SYDNEY (AP) - Both Melbourne teams in Australia's A-League have advanced to the semifinals.
On Sunday, the Melbourne Victory beat Adelaide 2-1 to advance to a semifinal against Sydney FC in Sydney. Kosovo international Besart Berisha scored the winner for the Victory on an overhead kick in the 89th minute.
...LONDON (AP) - Britain's health secretary says the government will introduce new laws targeting online social media companies if they don't do more to protect children.
In a strongly-worded letter to Facebook, Google, Snapchat, Twitter and others, Jeremy Hunt said their failure to prevent young children using social media and ...
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BRANDON, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a drug deal gone bad is to blame for the death of a Florida high school football player.
Hillsborough County Sheriff's officials say Samuel Morrissey met 18-year-old Grover Wills at a gas station on April 15 to sell him marijuana.
Authorities say Wills wrapped ...
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Kevin Lee missed weight but was on the mark with injecting himself back into the UFC lightweight title picture.
Lee pounded Edson Barboza until blood streamed down his face and won a 155-pound bout when the fight was stopped via TKO in the fifth round ...
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BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) - Malawi under-20 striker Abel Mwakilama has died of suspected cerebral malaria in Portugal, where he had only recently joined a lower-league team. He was 18.
Mwakilama's manager, Venancio Patrick, says it's thought that the player contracted cerebral malaria while back in Malawi for an under-20 African ...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Virginia photographer who won the Pulitzer Prize for a photo of a fatal car attack the day of a white nationalist rally is the latest in a series of newspaper employees who have won journalism's top honor but left the struggling industry.
Ryan Kelly captured ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Now it's President Donald Trump's turn to pull off the ultimate charm offensive.
Wined and dined on multiple state visits during his tour of Asia last year, Trump is paying it forward and celebrating nearly 250 years of U.S.-French relations by playing host to President Emmanuel Macron ...
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STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Petra Kvitova defeated Julia Goerges 6-3, 6-2 Saturday to give the Czech Republic a 1-0 lead over Germany in their Fed Cup World Group semifinal.
Goerges lasted only an hour with 23 unforced errors against the 10th-ranked Kvitova, who dropped just two points on her serve ...
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LONDON (AP) - Queen Elizabeth II is marking her 92nd birthday with a star-studded concert in London.
Sting, Tom Jones, Craig David and Kylie Minogue are among singers performing at the celebration at Royal Albert Hall, billed as the "Queen's Birthday Party."
Prince Harry is expected to speak at Saturday ...
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TOKYO (AP) - Brazilian striker Patric scored his sixth goal of the season on Saturday as Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat Sagan Tosu 1-0 to increase its lead in the J-League.
Patric's right-footed shot from 17 meters (yards) in the 87th minute allowed Hiroshima to remain undefeated this season and improve to ...
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Eric Fehr and Marcus Sorensen spent most of the season toiling in the AHL, just waiting for their chance.
That opportunity has arrived in the playoffs for San Jose and those two fourth-line forwards are a major reason why the Sharks swept Anaheim to advance ...
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ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - Jennifer Myers of Roseburg can breathe easier now that a double lung transplant has given her a new lease on life.
Cystic fibrosis was taking away her ability to breathe, and she got to the point where she was going to need the life-saving procedure to ...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Go-Go's are going to Broadway with a new rock musical, after a brief stopover in San Francisco.
"Head Over Heels," is a merry mashup of the band's 1980s pop tunes with a 16th century romantic comedy.
Band members tell The Associated Press they found the ...
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The turbulent last five years at Manchester United should act as a cautionary tale to the board at Arsenal as the club looks to hire a new manager for the first time this century.
Just as Alex Ferguson had his fingerprints all over Old Trafford after nearly 27 years in ...
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DURHAM, N.H. (AP) - A youth sports organization investigating a man's allegations that two baseball coaches talked about a plan to hurt his 11-year-old-daughter - the only girl on her team - to force her to quit says no player was ever in danger, but a coach has been dismissed.
...NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) - The Latest on Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial (all times local):
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Bill Cosby has arrived for Day 10 of his sexual assault retrial that is rapidly winding down.
The 80-year-old comedian entered the suburban Philadelphia courthouse Friday morning with his spokesman, Andrew Wyatt.
Cosby's ...
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - The Swedish Academy, which hands out the coveted Nobel Prize in Literature, says an investigation has found "unacceptable behavior in the form of unwanted intimacy" has taken place within its ranks.
The 18-member board has in recent weeks been embroiled in a sex-abuse scandal that the ...
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BERLIN (AP) - A theater in southern Germany is proceeding with plans to open a satirical play about Adolf Hitler's youth in which some patrons will be wearing swastika armbands.
The Konstanz Theater's production of George Tabori's "Mein Kampf" opens Friday night for a monthlong run. Though named after Hitler's ...
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Initially there was intrigue. Then there was admiration, many years of it. Next came pity, followed by a mixture of anger and apathy.
It has been a roller-coaster of emotions during the 21 1/2-year tenure of Arsene Wenger at Arsenal, which will end next month.
A look at the various ...
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LONDON (AP) - Arsene Wenger is leaving Arsenal after 22 seasons in charge against the backdrop of growing disillusionment from fans as the team struggles to compete for the Premier League title.
The 68-year-old Frenchman said Friday he will leave the London club at the end of the season, ending ...
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JERUSALEM (AP) - The foundation behind the prestigious Genesis Prize says this year's winner, Natalie Portman, has pulled out of the June awards ceremony in Israel, quoting a representative for the U.S. actress as saying recent events in Israel were "extremely distressing to her."
The Genesis Prize Foundation says it ...
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As an expansion team, the Vegas Golden Knights have defied all sorts of odds.
Long shots to even make the playoffs seven months ago, they are a favorite to hoist the Stanley Cup in June. Behind the stellar play of goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, the Golden Knights completed a sweep of ...
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's official portrait will cost $85,000, which is more than taxpayers shelled out for paintings of his three predecessors combined.
The Record reports that Australian artist Paul Newton will paint the portrait of the Republican who left office after eight ...
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Former France winger Florent Malouda has lost his appeal against being ruled ineligible to play for French Guiana at the 2017 Gold Cup.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport says its judges dismissed Malouda's appeal against North American soccer body CONCACAF.
French Guiana fielded Malouda in ...
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MONACO (AP) - Third-seeded Alexander Zverev has reached the Monte Carlo Masters quarterfinals where he could meet his brother.
Mischa Zverev was to play Richard Gasquet later Thursday.
"Hopefully my brother will win and it will be an amazing day tomorrow," the younger Alexander Zverev said.
He made hard work ...
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HAMBURG, Ark. (AP) - Authorities in rural Arkansas are investigating the theft of more than $50,000 worth of equipment from a farm owned by former NBA star Scottie Pippen.
Investigator Mark Griever of the Ashley County Sheriff's Office says two tractors were stolen from the farm in Hamburg, about 110 ...
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STOCKHOLM (AP) - Another member of the Swedish Academy awarding the Nobel Literature Prize said Thursday she is resigning, bringing the total number of board members who are quitting the prestigious institution to six.
Dagens Nyheter, one of Sweden's largest newspapers, said writer Lotta Lotass formally asked to leave the ...
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ROME (AP) - First it was Cristiano Ronaldo. Then came Simeon "Simy" Tochukwu Nwankwo.
Two weeks after Ronaldo's spectacular bicycle kick helped Real Madrid eliminate Juventus from the Champions League, a similar overhead effort has left the Bianconeri's march toward a record-extending seventh Serie A title suddenly seem precarious.
The ...
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BERLIN (AP) - Peter Stoeger has yet to show he can revitalize Borussia Dortmund after another difficult season.
Despite stabilizing the team after taking over as coach from the fired Peter Bosz in December, Stoeger has come in for criticism for some lifeless performances. Last weekend's Ruhr derby defeat to ...
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LONDON (AP) - British officials say armed and undercover police officers will patrol train stations with routes leading to Windsor when Prince Harry marries Meghan Markle on May 19.
British Transport Police said Thursday there will be a visible deployment of officers along with canine units and specialists trained to ...
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MONACO (AP) - For now, Rafael Nadal doesn't see himself skipping any major tournaments the way Roger Federer has been sitting out the French Open.
The veterans are back at the top of world tennis, with Nadal needing to win the Monte Carlo Masters this week to avoid losing his ...
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TOKYO (AP) - Oswaldo Oliveira is returning to Japan to coach the J-League's Urawa Reds.
The 67-year-old Brazilian, who managed the Kashima Antlers from 2007-2011, will begin his second stint in Japan next Wednesday when Urawa faces Kashiwa Reysol, Reds announced on their official website.
Oliveira, who previously managed several ...
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The Dubai International Film Festival says it will skip holding the event this year, instead becoming biennial and reconvening in 2019.
The film festival made the announcement late on Wednesday night, saying the decision came in part over "the vast changes taking place both ...
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CLEVELAND (AP) - LeBron James scored 46 points and added 12 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers bounced back from a poor performance in the opener by holding off the Indiana Pacers 100-97 on Wednesday night to even their Eastern Conference series at one game apiece.
Dazzling from the start, James ...
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Massive ships with towering masts and billowing sails are heading for New Orleans' wharves on the Mississippi River as the city's 300th anniversary celebration kicks into high gear.
The vessels with sails hung from masts more than 100 feet tall were expected to arrive at city ...
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MOSCOW (AP) - About 200 Cossacks will be drafted in to provide security at World Cup games in Russia.
Officials in the southern Rostov region, where five World Cup games are scheduled, say they will deploy 200 members of Cossack groups, including 30 on horseback.
They will help security forces ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that a porn actress is pulling "a total con job" by promoting an artist's sketch of a man she says threatened her to keep silent about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump years ago.
The sketch depicts a white male in his ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Pink is on the cover of People magazine's beauty issue, and she's got some adorable company - her young children.
The magazine has rebranded its "Most Beautiful" issue as "The Beautiful Issue" and features dozens of celebrities, including some posing with their best friends, their rescue ...
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LONDON (AP) - Five players who helped Manchester City become English champions for the third time in seven years have been included in the Premier League's team of the season.
Sergio Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva, Kyle Walker and Nicolas Otamendi were picked in the team, which is selected ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Coming up empty against his former team was hardly what Giancarlo Stanton had in mind.
Same is true of the poor first impression he's made in Yankees pinstripes so far.
Last year's NL MVP is off to a miserable start with New York - especially at ...
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Arabia will hold a private screening of the Hollywood blockbuster "Black Panther" to herald the launch of movie theaters that are set to open to the public next month.
Authorities are planning an invitation-only screening of the movie in a concert hall that's been ...
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TORONTO (AP) - Alan Pulido's free kick in the 72nd minute was misjudged by goalkeeper Alex Bono and went in for a go-ahead goal that gave Chivas Guadalajara a 2-1 win over Toronto on Tuesday night in the first leg of the Champions League final.
Rodolfo Pizarro scored off a ...
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Gerrit Cole can become the first Astros pitcher since Randy Johnson in 1998 to reach double-digit strikeouts in four straight games when Houston faces Seattle. Cole would tie Nolan Ryan for the second-longest double-digit strikeout streak in franchise ...
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LONDON (AP) - Meghan Markle hasn't said if she will wear a tiara at her upcoming royal wedding, but if she does she'll be able to choose from one of the world's most remarkable jewelry collections.
That's because Queen Elizabeth II, the grandmother of her husband-to-be Prince Harry, has hundreds ...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce had another excuse to get dressed up this weekend- however not in outlandish sequins like he wore in the Super Bowl parade - when he and his girlfriend tied the knot.
Kelce married Kylie McDevitt at the Logan Hotel on Saturday. He ...
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Sting & Shaggy, "44/876" (A&M/Interscope Records)
The fact that Shaggy and Sting are teaming up on a CD does, admittedly, sound like a gimmick. Why are these two very different artists together? Because they happen to be known by a single name? Why not keep going and add Shakira, Sia, ...
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LONDON (AP) - Chelsea wing back Marcos Alonso could miss the FA Cup semifinals after being charged with violent conduct following a challenge on Southampton striker Shane Long in a Premier League game.
The incident in the first half of Saturday's match at St. Mary's was not seen by the ...
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Seward man has been sent to prison for stealing from a youth basketball program.
Court records say 38-year-old Levi East was sentenced Friday to two to four years, with credit for one day already served in custody. He'd pleaded no contest to felony theft.
Lincoln ...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - When you think of Florida, the colored stone walls of the Grand Canyon don't come to mind. Neither do cowboys, wolves or Native American silver-and-turquoise jewelry.
In downtown St. Petersburg, all of those icons of the American West are on display in a new museum.
...WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Some Delaware restaurants have adopted a straws-by-request-only approach to combat plastic pollution.
The News Journal of Wilmington reports a ban on plastic drinking straws has been picking up steam in cities across the country. Nonprofit advocacy group Ocean Conservancy says straws are one of the top ...
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CLEVELAND (AP) - A man who entertained people by playing his saxophone on the streets of Cleveland has died.
Sharon Reedus-Sanders says her 65-year-old brother, Maurice Reedus Jr., was found dead in his bed in his apartment on Monday.
Known as "Sax Man," Maurice Reedus was often found dressed in ...
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MOSCOW (AP) - Animal rights groups have condemned the use of a bear that performed before a Russian soccer match.
The routine happened before a Russia second division match Sunday in the city of Pyatigorsk. TV footage from the game showed the animal being led to the Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk club's ...
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MOSCOW (AP) - FIFA has charged World Cup host Russia with fan racism less than two months before the tournament begins.
Monkey chants were aimed at black French players, including Paul Pogba, during France's 3-1 friendly win over Russia in St. Petersburg last month.
After collecting evidence of the abuse, ...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Richmond International Film Festival has named former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe as the recipient of its 2018 Pioneer Award for Excellence in Public Service & Leadership.
Each year, the festival honors state and national leaders who are paving a future path in leadership and evoking ...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Latest on arrest of black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks (all times local):
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The CEO of Starbucks is in Philadelphia, hoping to meet with the two black men were arrested after employees of one of his stores called 911 to say the men were ...
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DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Duke women's basketball coach Joanne P. McCallie is taking a medical leave of about two months to treat her kidneys.
The school says in a statement Monday she was diagnosed last November with the unspecified issue and will undergo short-term treatment.
McCallie is 297-80 in 11 ...
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CAIRO (AP) - Being a soccer fan in Egypt has been a dangerous, sometimes even deadly, passion for years. That may soon change.
The Al-Ahly club's "Ultras" - hardcore supporters of the Cairo-based team and the country's largest fan association - have appealed to authorities to negotiate an end to ...
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NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) - The Latest on the Bill Cosby sexual-assault retrial (all times local):
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Bill Cosby has arrived for the sixth day of his sexual assault retrial where he will again come face-to-face with his primary accuser.
The 80-year-old comedian walked through heavy rain into the suburban ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - For his next tale about the chaotic life of young Joey Pigza, Jack Gantos has a special pitch.
Gantos is releasing "The Dented Head of Joey Pigza" as an original audiobook. The audio distributor and producer Audible told The Associated Press on Monday that the book ...
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BOSTON (AP) - Runners are arriving in Hopkinton and trying to stay dry as they await the start of the Boston Marathon.
It's cold, wet and windy on Monday for the 122nd running of the world's oldest and most prestigious annual marathon.
Bruce Rogers, a 46-year-old runner from Rochester, New ...
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - The music of a prolific Indian artist debuts in Western musical notation with the help of University of Michigan, an Ann Arbor high school orchestra and a Fulbright scholar from the South Asian nation.
Tagore on Soul and Strings , scheduled for Tuesday at ...
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Braden Holtby emerged from the Capitals' locker room, with his goalie mask on, and took the ice for the start of the third period. To that point, starter Philipp Grubauer had allowed four goals, and the Capitals turned to Holtby to lift them to avoid an 0-2 hole.
The switch ...
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OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky building will be the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum when it opens in October after a name change.
The Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer reports the International Bluegrass Music Center has been talked about for years but, museum executive director Chris Joslin says people didn't ...
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The concept of pitch framing is not exactly new, but it certainly seems to be under a bit more scrutiny now.
There was even a bench-clearing incident earlier this month when Arizona manager Torey Lovullo started arguing with the plate umpire about St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina's framing. Lovullo said ...
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BERLIN (AP) - Bearded diva Conchita Wurst says she's HIV-positive and has been living with the virus for many years.
The Austrian drag queen, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014, said on Instagram late Sunday she had been blackmailed by a former friend who wanted to publish the ...
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MILAN (AP) - Napoli's title chances diminished after it was held to a 0-0 draw at AC Milan on Sunday, in a result that suited neither team.
Napoli moved three points behind six-time defending champion Juventus, which hosts Sampdoria later.
It is also the capital derby later, with Lazio hosting ...
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A world-renowned London choir and will give a free concert Monday evening at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans as part of an eight-city U.S. tour to mark the 60th anniversary of the American Memorial Chapel at St. Paul's Cathedral.
The chapel was ...
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio State University says it will spend nearly $19 million updating Wi-Fi access, including at its football stadium and basketball arena.
Ohio State trustees on Friday approved a plan to install wireless networking access points across the Columbus campus. University officials say they expect the project ...
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - The Toledo Museum of Art is planning an exhibit to mark 200 years of Libbey Glass.
The museum founded by the Libbey family in 1901 features an extensive glass collection.
Many of those items and others will be part of an exhibit opening on May 4 ...
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Winners of the Florida Associated Press Broadcasters contest were announced Saturday in Orlando.
37 television and radio stations submitted 597 entries in the contest. A list of winners can be found at http://discover.ap.org/contests/florida.
The Associated Press is a not-for-profit news cooperative representing 1,400 newspapers and 5,000 ...
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SYDNEY (AP) - The final piece of the playoffs puzzle in Australian football's A-League clicked into place Sunday when Adelaide United beat Western Sydney Wanderers 3-2 to ensure Brisbane edged the Wanderers for sixth place.
Earlier in the 27th and last regular season round Brisbane beat Perth 3-2 to tighten ...
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GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) - Rio revenge, a brain fade and a gripping contest forced into extra time.
New Zealand got some Olympic revenge on Australia to claim the inaugural Commonwealth Games rugby women's sevens gold medal with an extra-time win on Sunday. The Kiwis made it a double within ...
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ALBANY, Ore. (AP) - When Morgan Bledsoe's car broke down, the single mother of three decided she wanted to take a diesel technology course at Linn-Benton Community College to learn how to take care of such problems.
The course was full, so Bledsoe enrolled in a beginning welding technology class ...
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Moe Wagner has decided to sign with an agent and enter the NBA draft.
The Michigan big man announced his plans Saturday with an essay written for The Players' Tribune.
Wagner helped the Wolverines reach the NCAA finals earlier this month, earning a spot on ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Even as Hollywood moguls, elite journalists and top politicians have been pushed out of their jobs or resigned amid allegations of sexual misconduct, the world of medicine is more forgiving, according to an Associated Press investigation.
Even when doctors are disciplined, their punishment often consists of a ...
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DETROIT (AP) - A new exhibit opening this month at the Detroit Historical Museum commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Detroit Tigers winning baseball's World Series in 1968.
"The Year of the Tiger: 1968 " weaves together stories about the players, manager, stadium and events leading up to the victory. ...
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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Romanian caricaturist Mihai Stanescu, censored for mocking the Communist regime of Nicolae Ceausescu, has died at 78.
Daiana Stanescu said her father died early Saturday in Bucharest following a long illness.
Under communism, Stanescu made fun of Ceausescu's policy of exporting Romanian produce to pay off ...
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VOLCANO, W.Va. (AP) - Although there was a slight chill in the air, people's enthusiasm was hot last Sunday for the 2018 Challenge at Mountwood Mountain Bike Race.
There were 156 registered racers who competed across three classes with the Expert Class riding 22 miles, Sport Class riding 14 miles ...
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - When the Annapolis Symphony Academy launches this fall, half the students in the program will be African-American or Hispanic-Latino.
That's because when the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra decided to create its own academy program for young musicians, it saw a chance to not only promote diversity, but ...
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Czech filmmaker Milos Forman, whose American movies "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Amadeus" won a deluge of Academy Awards, including best director Oscars, died Saturday. He 86
Forman died about 2 a.m. Saturday at Danbury Hospital, near his home in Warren, Conn., according to a statement released by ...
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Alex Cobb's debut for the Baltimore Orioles is a tough assignment. The right-hander faces J.D. Martinez, Mookie Betts and the fast-starting Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Cobb signed a $57 million, four-year contract with the Orioles ...
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SEATTLE (AP) - As a member of the University of Washington's elite women's varsity crew, Eliza Dawson honed her athletic skills on the sometimes-choppy waters of Lake Washington.
This summer, she'll test her rowing talent in a far more challenging environment, where small crews of rowers rarely go: the Pacific ...
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YORK, Pa. (AP) - Seth Janney was on course to become one of the top athletes in South Western High history.
He was a standout defensive end in football and one of the top wrestlers in the state. He was an honor roll student. He grew up in the district ...
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Thomas Vanek learned early in his career how tough it is to win in the playoffs.
When Vanek and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers in six games in 2006 to advance, the rookie winger looked across the locker room at 37-year-old Teppo Numminen, who was on the verge ...
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STOCKHOLM (AP) - Outrage and photos of blouses sprouted Friday across Swedish social media in support of the ousted female leader of the prestigious academy that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Many in gender-neutral Sweden are upset that two highly respected women are being forced out of top positions, ...
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Gonzaga forward Jill Barta of Fairfield was picked in the third round of the WNBA Draft and was quickly traded to the defending champion Minnesota Lynx.
Barta, who will graduate with a degree in special education, had decided to forgo her senior season of eligibility and ...
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BERLIN (AP) - A German Jewish leader is criticizing a music awards show for giving a prize to two rappers whose reference to the Nazis' Auschwitz death camp in a song she says harms efforts to fight anti-Semitism.
German rappers Kollegah and Farid Bang won an Echo award Thursday night ...
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LONDON (AP) - Premier League clubs have decided not to introduce video assistant referees next season.
With the technology experiencing teething problems, the top English league is stalling on the implementation of VAR.
The league says clubs decided at a meeting Friday in London to continue advanced testing instead to ...
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LONDON (AP) - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have chosen as their official wedding photographer a man with a royal pedigree who has photographed Beyonce, Julia Roberts and other stars.
Kensington Palace said Friday that Alexi Lubomirski will take pictures at the gala event on May 19 at Windsor Castle.
...NYON, Switzerland (AP) - Two-time defending champion Real Madrid will play Bayern Munich in the Champions League semifinals.
The two teams, who have a combined 17 European titles, have never met in the final but this will be their seventh semifinal meeting in the 63-year-old competition.
In the other semifinal, ...
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LONDON (AP) - Buckingham Palace says the Duke of Edinburgh - the husband of Queen Elizabeth II - has left the hospital after a hip replacement operation.
The palace says in a statement Friday that he will continue his recovery at Windsor Castle. He is expected to need a rehabilitation ...
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MILWAUKEE (AP) - Giannis Antetokounmpo's meme-worthy scowl started with a look in the mirror.
The Milwaukee Bucks All-Star was an NBA rookie then, trying to come up with a look he could flash after making a big play. Antetokounmpo thought about the glare his mother would throw his way when ...
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Russia and Iran are among several nations who will lose places in the next Olympic weightlifting competition because of years of doping.
The International Weightlifting Federation has published new rules which limit countries to one male and one female entry at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics if ...
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PARIS (AP) - A French TV soccer commentator has made anti-gay comments directed at RB Leipzig players following their loss to Marseille in the Europa League quarterfinals.
Denis Balbir, who commented on the match for the W9 channel on Thursday, mocked the Leipzig players' 5-2 loss at the Stade Velodrome ...
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MILAN (AP) - Authorities say thieves using pepper spray deliberately set off a panic in a crowd of Juventus fans watching last year's Champions League final in a Turin piazza, which injured about 1,500 people.
The news agency ANSA reported Friday that authorities have identified eight people suspected in using ...
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The South African soccer association says four of its match officials were offered a $30,000 bribe to fix an international club game in Nigeria.
SAFA says referee Victor Gomes, assistant referees Johannes Moshidi and Athenkosi Ndongeni, and fourth official Thando Ndzandzeka were offered the bribe in cash ...
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