COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - The accreditation of the University of Maryland, College Park, is in jeopardy a year after a football player died following a preseason workout.
News outlets report the accrediting Middle States Commission of Higher Education on Friday announced it has placed the school on warning after ...
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan says she is engaged to a former Minnesota Public Radio host who lost his morning show in 2018 after he disclosed their relationship.
Flanagan tweeted Sunday morning about her engagement to Tom Weber. She said that she is "so excited to spend ...
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BOSTON (AP) - The 38th annual Boston Harborfest will kick off with patriotic music and a ceremonial cake cutting.
The opening ceremony for the multi-day festival will be held Tuesday at Faneuil Hall Marketplace.
The festival that began in 1982 features hundreds of activities to celebrate American independence, honor Boston's ...
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Zion Williamson obviously knows where he's playing next season.
Jimmer Fredette has no idea.
Such is the beauty of Summer League: There's ballyhooed 18-year-olds like Williamson, journeyman 30-year-olds like Fredette and a whole lot of everything else set to be on display over 95 games through July 15. Most spots ...
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - An era is ending at the University of New Mexico as it officially stops four sports programs, including men's soccer.
Head soccer coach Jeremy Fishbein says unsuccessful efforts over the past year to save the program have left those associated with it physically and mentally exhausted.
...LYON, France (AP) - The United States has already scoped out the hotel the team could stay in for the Women's World Cup final, even while it's occupied by semifinal opponent England.
The defending champions on Tuesday play England in Lyon, which is being used for both semifinals and the ...
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Wizards forward Bobby Portis expects to meet with the Utah Jazz when free agency opens, The Athletic reported.
Portis, who the Wizards acquired at the trade deadline last season, is a restricted free agent and is reportedly seeking $16 million per year. The Jazz have a major need at power ...
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ASSEN, Netherlands (AP) - Maverick Vinales held off world champion Marc Marquez to win his first MotoGP race of the season at the Motul TT Assen on Sunday.
While Vinales won on his Yamaha in hot, dry conditions in the northern Dutch city, fellow Spaniard Marquez extended his lead at ...
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DETROIT (AP) - Plans are moving forward on $4.9 million in improvements at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Detroit's Belle Isle.
The Detroit Historical Society is holding a groundbreaking Monday on the first $1.5 million part of the four-phase outdoor enhancement project.
The first phase is to be completed ...
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LOS ANGELES — NBC says round two of the Democratic presidential debate was the party's most-watched ever.
Based on Nielsen figures out Friday, the event including early front-runners Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders averaged 18.1 million viewers across NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo.
That topped the previous Democratic debate audience high ...
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HOUSTON (AP) - Mexico beat Costa Rica 5-4 in a penalty shootout Saturday to advance to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
The match ended 1-1 through extra time.
Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa denied Keysher Fuller in sudden death to send Mexico to its seventh consecutive semifinal.
Raul Jimenez scored ...
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LONDON (AP) - Major League Baseball has scrapped plans to open its 2020 season in Asia and hopes to play more games in Europe.
MLB started its season in Tokyo for the fifth time in 2019, and its labor contract with the players' union called for a 2020 opener in ...
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Kawhi Leonard is planning meetings in Los Angeles. Kevin Durant will do the same in New York.
Those are the cities where they'll begin free agency.
Where they will end it will finally start to get clearer soon.
NBA teams will start opening their checkbooks Sunday at 6 p.m. Eastern, ...
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EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan State University says three former men's basketball players have been cleared of wrongdoing in connection with allegations they sexually assaulted a female student in 2015.
Spokeswoman Emily Guerrant told the Lansing State Journal that a report from a school-launched Title IX investigation did not ...
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KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) - On a bright, cold morning at Triple Take Arena, Danica Yates leads a mare through a morning practice session. The horse lifts her head as she trots around the ring, each step perfectly aligned to her rider's command. Looking at her, primly groomed beneath her bridle, ...
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BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan man who appeared with his family on the TLC show "Meet the Putmans" has been acquitted of gun crimes.
MLive.com reports that a jury in Bay City returned its verdict Friday in 33-year-old Brandon Putman's federal trial.
Authorities say Putman tried to get ...
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LONDON (AP) - Boston Red Sox left-hander Brian Johnson has been put on the 10-day injured list because of a medical matter not related to baseball.
The team on Saturday did not say what was wrong but the problem was discovered during routine testing by the medical staff. The 28-year-old ...
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CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois gaming board officials say a confidential list of more than 13,000 people registered in a voluntary casino exclusion program for gambling addicts is projected to grow with the upcoming expansion of gambling and the start of legal sports betting.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that opponents say ...
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Hoosier Lottery is set to consider whether players in Indiana should be allowed to purchase tickets online for Powerball, Mega Millions and instant games, which could provide millions of dollars in gambling revenue as in bordering states.
IGT Indiana, which runs the state lottery, said it ...
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DETROIT (AP) - Contemporary Motown artist Ne-Yo will join the Temptations, Martha Reeves and others from the label's classic era during a concert marking the 60th anniversary of the recording company.
The Motown Museum has set Sept. 22 for Hitsville Honors: Celebrating Berry Gordy & 60 Years of Motown at ...
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BERLIN (AP) - German says it will return to Italy a painting by Dutch artist Jan van Huysum that was stolen by Nazi troops during World War II.
The government said in a statement Saturday that Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and his Italian counterpart Enzo Moavero will travel to Florence ...
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LEHIGHTON, Pa. (AP) - As cars roll into the Mahoning Drive-In Theater and wait for the sun to go down, Jeff Mattox loads the first reel of 35 mm film onto a Simplex E7 projector.
"Years ago, this was the way it was done," Mattox said, as he pointed out ...
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LENOX, Mass. (AP) - The Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer home at Tanglewood has unveiled one of the most transformative new additions in its history.
Officials on Friday held a ceremonial ribbon-cutting on the $33 million, four-building Linde Center for Music and Learning.
The climate-controlled facility will play an essential role ...
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Golden State owner and CEO Joe Lacob often uses the same phrase when asked about how much money the Warriors are willing to spend to keep a championship-contending roster together.
"Whatever it takes," Lacob says.
In the NBA, those words have never been as weighty.
The summer spending starts Sunday ...
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CAIRO (AP) - Mohamed Salah's intervention helped get Amr Warda back on the Egyptian national soccer team despite accusations that he sent lewd messages to two women.
Warda was originally expelled from the team at the African Cup of Nations, but Egyptian soccer federation president Hany Abou Rida reversed the ...
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MILWAUKEE (AP) - Singer-rapper Lizzo says a security guard tackled two members of her staff to the ground and used hurtful language just moments after her performance at Milwaukee's Summerfest.
Lizzo late Thursday tweeted the guard "slapped and manhandled" her hair stylist and stylist and that she was "out for ...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee planning board has approved a plan that will guide future development in Nashville's historic music row district.
The Tennessean reports the Metro Planning Commission voted unanimously Thursday to pass the Vision Plan, which has caused concern among historic preservationists and business owners.
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Giannis Antetokounmpo says he will play for Greece at this year's basketball World Cup in China, adding that he can play any position.
The Milwaukee Bucks player and NBA MVP says he hasn't "talked to the coach about which position I'll be playing ... the important ...
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PARIS (AP) - French champion Paris Saint-Germain has signed a contract extension with supplier Nike until 2032.
No financial details were given but the deal is reportedly worth 80 million euros ($91 million) per year.
PSG, valued at 914 million euros ($1.04 billion), says the deal helps "further build the ...
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LONDON (AP) - Scottish Natural Heritage says the sand dunes at Donald Trump's golf resort north of Aberdeen may lose their protected status after being affected by the course's construction.
SNH's Sally Thomas said Friday "we have found there is no longer a reason to protect the dunes at Menie ...
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OSAKA, Japan (AP) - For many he's an international pariah, but you wouldn't know it by the lavish reception Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has received at the G-20 summit this week.
He beamed as he stood front and center, sandwiched between U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime ...
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EASTBOURNE, England (AP) - Defending Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber reached the Eastbourne final on Friday when Ons Jabeur withdrew with an injury.
Jabeur rolled her right ankle during Thursday's quarterfinal match against Alize Cornet and the Tunisian couldn't recover in time for her second career semifinal match.
Chasing her first ...
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CHICAGO (AP) - R. Kelly's lawyers want a Chicago judge to toss a 2019 lawsuit alleging the singer sexually abused a minor a little over 20 years ago.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports their motion to dismiss was filed Wednesday in Cook County Circuit Court.
The lawsuit says the abuse occurred ...
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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have been set up for a potential semifinal matchup at Wimbledon.
With defending champion Novak Djokovic in the top half of the men's bracket, the No. 2-seeded Federer and No. 3-seeded Nadal ended up placed together in the bottom half during ...
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Singer Tina Turner, bluesman Charlie Musselwhite and guitarist Steve Cropper are headlining this year's class of Memphis Music Hall of Fame inductees.
The hall announced a total of eight inductees on Wednesday. Turner, Musselwhite and Cropper were joined by jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater, session band ...
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A look at what's happening around the majors Friday:
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Craig Kimbrel got a little help settling in at Wrigley Field, and now he and the Chicago Cubs are hitting the road. Kimbrel got the save in his season debut Thursday, but only after Anthony Rizzo dived to tag ...
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Vegas Golden Knights have traded forward Erik Haula to the Carolina Hurricanes for prospect Nicolas Roy and a conditional fifth-round draft pick in 2020.
The 28-year-old Haula played 15 games last season before being lost to a knee injury. Previously he had career highs with ...
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Greg Anderson was supposed to be bound for Orlando, Florida, and the MLS player combine in his role as vice president of soccer operations for the Vancouver Whitecaps. He was hours from going to the airport when a phone call changed his itinerary.
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SALEM, Mass. (AP) - Several malpractice lawsuits against celebrity psychiatrist Dr. Keith Ablow alleging he engaged in sexual relationships with patients, inappropriately prescribed drugs, and committed "boundary violations" have been settled.
The Salem News reports that terms of the settlements were not disclosed in court filings Tuesday in Salem Superior ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is using a foundation of faith to build a career away from the basketball court through his burgeoning production company.
Curry co-founded Unanimous Media to produce content focusing on sports, family and faith. The newly-formed company already has several projects ...
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MOSCOW (AP) - Beach handball and kettlebell lifting will be on the program at a new multi-sport event for former Soviet nations.
Besides the more typical Olympic sports like track and fencing, the CIS Games will also feature arm wrestling, dance and chess.
Eleven former Soviet nations associated with the ...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Back in the summer of 2005, Drexel University's Music Industry program got a very curious phone call.
On the line was the owner of a storage facility in Philadelphia, wondering if the school would be interested in thousands of music studio tapes, seemingly abandoned in a unit ...
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Barcelona says Brazilian goalkeeper Neto will sign a four-year contract with the Spanish champions.
The transfer completes a swap a day after Barcelona sold Jasper Cillessen to Valencia.
Barcelona says it is paying 26 million euros ($29.5 million) plus possibly another 9 million euros ($10.2 million) ...
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LONDON (AP) - The Fed Cup is following the Davis Cup with a new tournament format.
Starting next year, the women's tennis event will be a six-day final tournament in April with 12 teams playing for an $18 million prize on clay courts in Budapest, Hungary.
The International Tennis Federation ...
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Middle Tennessee State University has signed a five-year agreement with Moi University of Kenya for collaboration between their aerospace departments on teaching, research and student exchanges.
MTSU President Sidney McPhee and Moi CEO Isaac Kosgey signed the agreement in Kenya on Monday.
According to a news ...
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A wine and jazz music festival is scheduled for this weekend in West Virginia's capital city.
Brass bands will play and wine will be served Saturday on the lawn of the University of Charleston as part of FestivALL's event series.
The festival runs from 2 p.m. ...
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Tamika Catchings still follows the old routine.
She works out in the morning, visits her favorite spot for a relaxing cup of tea then heads to Bankers Life Fieldhouse where she is still chasing WNBA dreams.
Yes, nearly three years since Catchings played her final basketball game, ...
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Former UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi will perform in the inaugural Aurora Games, an all-women's sports and entertainment festival.
It's the first professional competition for the 22-year-old Ohashi, who finished college with 11 perfect 10s. She helped UCLA win the 2018 NCAA team championship, when she was ...
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Nick Nurse has been in a parade, mingled with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and played guitar onstage with the Arkells since leading the Toronto Raptors to the NBA championship.
Now the Raptors coach tells PodcastOne Sports Now co-hosts Jim Litke and Tim Dahlberg that he has one more item to ...
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LONDON (AP) - Singer Sheryl Crow says the original tapes of albums such as "Tuesday Night Music Club" and the track "All I Wanna Do" perished in a 2008 fire at Universal Music Group.
Crow told the BBC Wednesday that her master tapes and back-ups were destroyed in the blaze ...
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SMYRNA, Ga. (AP) - The widow of a beer tap inventor found dead inside a walk-in cooler at the Atlanta Braves' stadium is blaming a faulty door mechanism and carbon dioxide leaks for his death.
Angela Keeling made the allegations in a wrongful death lawsuit filed Friday against the team ...
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EL CAMPO, Texas (AP) - A Texas school district has fired a substitute teacher after receiving a tip that she made pornographic videos that included footage recorded in a classroom.
The Victoria Advocate reports investigators believe the videos were recorded last month at El Campo High School, about 65 miles ...
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CLAYTON, N.C. (AP) - Police in North Carolina say a convicted felon faked documents to get a job as a high school teacher.
WRAL-TV reports Clayton police say 40-year-old Torains Adaryll Hughes worked as a social studies teacher and assistant softball coach at Cleveland High School until last November, ...
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Young athletes today compete year-round in a variety of clubs and travel to tournaments, usually with staggering amounts of equipment. Vehicle support is often key, and to that end, Edmunds has collected its picks for the best cars, trucks and SUVs for families with active young athletes.
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LONDON (AP) - Roger Federer has been seeded above Rafael Nadal for Wimbledon, despite the Spaniard being higher in the rankings.
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic is seeded No. 1, with Federer second and Nadal third - a reverse of their rankings. Kevin Anderson, a Wimbledon finalist last year, is fourth despite ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Cuba Gooding Jr. is due in court as his lawyer seeks the dismissal of charges that the actor grabbed a woman's breast without consent at a New York City bar.
A hearing for Gooding is scheduled for Wednesday morning in Manhattan. It's his first court appearance ...
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The IOC has stripped Olympic status from troubled boxing body AIBA and will now organize qualifying and final tournaments for the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Olympic inquiry panel chairman Nenad Lalovic says AIBA created "very serious reputational, legal and financial risks" for the IOC and its American ...
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Country music singer Chris Stapleton and his wife have donated $10,000 to Habitat for Humanity in Lexington.
WKYT-TV cites a statement from the agency in reporting that Stapleton made the donation through his charitable fund, Outlaw State of Kind. Stapleton is a native of Paintsville ...
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ROME (AP) - Glamorous jewelry and vintage fashion from the "La Dolce Vita" era are the star attractions of Bulgari's new exhibition in Rome.
The exhibition "Bvlgari, the story, the dream" includes the diamond-and-sapphire sautoir necklace that Hollywood star Richard Burton gave Elizabeth Taylor during their stormy love affair.
The ...
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - "Jeopardy!" champion and professional sports gambler James Holzhauer lost a bid to win cash for a charity in two World Series of Poker events in Las Vegas.
Tournament spokesman Seth Palansky said Tuesday that Holzhauer and Poker Hall of Famer Mike Sexton played about five hours ...
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"Black Mountain," by Laird Barron (Putnam)
Like a lyricist, Laird Barron excels at manipulating the tones and cadence of language. Like a Gothic novelist, the mood he creates is often bleak.
"You don't teach a child to become a killer by rote lectures," he writes. "To create a predatory machine, ...
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Defenseman Brooks Orpik, the Washington Capitals' "Batya" and veteran presence that helped guide them to their first Stanley Cup, announced his retirement from the NHL Tuesday.
The 38-year-old played 15 seasons in the league and won two Stanley Cups, one with Washington and one with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
"I've been ...
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HOUSTON (AP) - Rap songs, a children's book and visits from local first responders.
The Houston Chronicle reports those are just a few of the tools recently employed to teach children from The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Houston how to stay safe this summer around the ...
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LONDON (AP) - Derby says it will allow Frank Lampard to hold talks on becoming Chelsea coach.
The former Chelsea midfielder led Derby to promotion to the Premier League in his first season as coach.
Derby says "with pre-season fast approaching for both clubs it is hoped this will allow ...
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - IOC President Thomas Bach has called on local governments to resist promoting independently run sports events that he believes go against the Olympic ideal.
Bach says the organizers of profit-driven sporting ventures are "cherry picking" events without sharing the International Olympic Committee's duty to use profits ...
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CINCINNATI (AP) - Democratic presidential contender Sen. Bernie Sanders will be the featured speaker at a black press convention that begins Tuesday evening in Cincinnati.
National Newspaper Publishers Association organizers expect some 500 people to join in events including a parents' town hall, receptions and music capped by a Friday ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Jackson's estate paid tribute to his artistry and charity Tuesday as fans make final preparations for gatherings to celebrate his memory on the 10th anniversary of the King of Pop's death.
"Ten years ago today, the world lost a gifted artist and extraordinary humanitarian," the ...
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DENVER (AP) - Rock climber Alex Honnold meticulously chalked his hands before pulling himself up to the thin ledge inside the climate-controlled climbing gym. He dangled by his finger tips for a bit and then fell back to the bouncy mat.
Nice and safe. No heart-pounding fear of a 3,000-foot ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Unable to send disease fighters to help battle one of the deadliest Ebola outbreaks in history, U.S. health officials are turning to basketball hall of famer Dikembe Mutombo for help.
Mutombo, regarded as one of the greatest defensive players in NBA history and a well-known philanthropist ...
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TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (AP) - Tennessee Valley Art Association Executive Director Mary Settle Cooney is stepping down from the organization.
The Times Daily reports Cooney has spent the last 39 years with the Alabama organization.
She came on board in 1980 as an assistant director until becoming the executive director in ...
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VALENCIENNES, France (AP) - The head of women's soccer in Africa wants Cameroon to face punishment for the conduct of players in the Women's World Cup loss to England.
The Cameroon team rebelled against VAR decisions in a 3-0 loss to England in the round of 16 on Sunday.
Isha ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Nik Wallenda says he "freaked" out when his balancing pole slipped during a high-wire walk with his sister above New York's Times Square.
Nik and Lijana Wallenda spoke Monday on ABC's "Good Morning America," just hours after their harrowing feat.
Nik Wallenda said the scare occurred ...
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Former Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel says he is being treated for cancer again.
Pinkel told ABC17 TV in Columbia Saturday that he had treatment last month after his cancer came out of remission for the first time in four years.
Pinkel retired after the 2015 ...
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A New Orleans po-boy shop featured in "The Simpsons" and a video by Drake is serving up its last sandwiches this summer.
The Advocate reports late-night eatery Gene's Po-Boys is closing its doors at the end of July.
Eugene "Gene" Raymond Theriot opened the 24-hour shop ...
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The Latest on the 2026 Olympics vote (all times local):
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IOC members quizzed the Stockholm-Are bid team about key financial guarantees for the 2026 Olympics project, and travel times.
The mayor of Stockholm, Anna Konig Jerlmyr, tells reporters after a closed-doors session with IOC ...
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DETROIT (AP) - Big crowds are expected in downtown Detroit and along the Detroit River for the annual Ford Fireworks show.
The show takes place over the river Monday night. It will feature more than 10,000 pyrotechnic effects that are visible for miles (kilometers) in Detroit as well as Windsor, ...
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VALENCIENNES, France (AP) - FIFA says Cameroon fans moving close to the team benches during a Women's World Cup game against England forced stewards to move some spectators into a hospitality area and led to "verbal exchanges."
But In a statement to The Associated Press after the heated round of ...
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban have issued a threat to Afghan media, saying journalists will be targeted unless news outlets stop broadcasting what they describe as government propaganda against the insurgents.
Monday's statement gives Afghan radio stations, TV channels and others a week to cease transmitting anti-Taliban announcements paid ...
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MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) - The 12 young Thai soccer players and their coach who grabbed global attention last year when they were trapped in a flooded cave for more than two weeks have marked the anniversary of their ordeal start with a religious ceremony.
The members of the Wild ...
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MILWAUKEE (AP) - Christian Yelich first met Giannis Antetokounmpo last month in downtown Milwaukee.
The encounter happened inside a hallway at Fiserv Forum after Antetokounmpo and the Bucks eliminated the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The meeting of the Milwaukee stars occurred about six months after Yelich won ...
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Bryan Stevenson, the Alabama attorney who founded the Equal Justice Initiative, is the subject of a new HBO documentary.
True Justice: Bryan Stevenson's Fight for Equality will premiere June 26 on the network.
The documentary details Stevenson's work in the criminal justice system on behalf of ...
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HALLE, Germany (AP) - Roger Federer set another benchmark in his remarkable career by winning his 10th Halle Open title on Sunday.
The Swiss great defeated David Goffin 7-6 (2), 6-1 to extend his record of wins at the grass-court tournament and claim his 10th at an individual event for ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Imagine crossing Times Square on a high wire between skyscrapers, 25 stories above the pavement.
If all goes well, that will be reality Sunday for two siblings from the famed Flying Wallendas (vah-LEN'-dahs) circus family. Their latest daredevil stunt will be streamed live Sunday at 8 ...
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - While the Winter Olympics still has issues attracting bidders, two candidates have stayed on Monday's ballot to pick the 2026 host.
The contest is formally a choice between Milan-Cortina and Stockholm-Are. Effectively it is northern Italy against Sweden and Latvia as the costs and duties of ...
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The University of Connecticut is planning to return to the Big East Conference in basketball and other sports, multiple reports said.
UConn, as it's commonly called, has played in the American Athletic Conference ever since the original Big East broke up in 2013. The current conference is made ...
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The International Olympic Committee has formally opened its 145 million Swiss francs ($145 million) new headquarters exactly 125 years after the Olympic Games was revived.
"On our 125th anniversary, we clearly see what a great visionary Pierre de Coubertin was," IOC President Thomas Bach told guests ...
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TOKYO (AP) - Stephen Curry is already looking ahead to the next challenge in his basketball career, including the chance to represent the United States at next year's Tokyo Olympics.
Just over a week since his Golden State Warriors lost a grueling NBA Finals to the Toronto Raptors, Curry was ...
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MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) - Some of the 12 young Thai soccer players and their coach have marked the anniversary of their ordeal that saw them trapped in a flooded cave for two weeks with a commemorative marathon in northern Thailand.
Around 4,000 took part in the marathon and biking ...
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - It is an early June morning, waves of heat already rising off Orange Avenue, as a 40-ish Orlando woman winds her way around the interim memorial at the former Pulse nightclub, taking in the photos and mementos and reading the names of the dead.
Though they ...
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Diego Valeri scored on a penalty kick and added three assists, leading the Portland Timbers to a 4-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night.
Marvin Loria opened the scoring for Portland in the 39th minute, scoring off assists from Jorge Moreira and Valeri.
Valeri ...
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HALLE, Germany (AP) - Roger Federer will play David Goffin in the final as he bids for a record-extending 10th Halle Open title on Sunday.
Federer defeated the 43rd-ranked Pierre-Hugues Herbert of France 6-3, 6-3 and Goffin brought an end to Matteo Berrettini's eight-match winning streak with a 7-6 (4), ...
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It remains the most widely used anesthetic in U.S. hospitals, but many patients still remember propofol as the drug that killed Michael Jackson.
Most are no longer afraid of it, doctors say, though many still ask if they will get "the Michael Jackson drug" before an operation. And most of ...
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Larry Bird's place in NBA history stretches from the record book to the rule book.
A Hall of Fame player later became a successful coach and team executive. Along the way, he watched free agency transform from something rarely discussed to practically a year-round conversation - with his own name ...
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MUNICH (AP) - Jordan Smith carded a bogey-free 6-under 66 Saturday to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the BMW International Open.
Smith is chasing his second European Tour win and a second in Germany after winning the 2017 European Open. The Englishman is at 13-under 203 ...
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KODIAK, Alaska (AP) - After several years of planning, fundraising and landscaping, a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the Alutiiq Ancestors Memorial , heralding the official opening of the park to the public.
The park is on a 0.34 acre stretch of city-owned land along Upper Mill Bay ...
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DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Institute of Arts is back with another baseball exhibition that includes collectibles, art and items commemorating two championship teams in the Motor City.
"Play Ball! Transforming the Game, 1876-2019 " allows visitors to explore the history of baseball. It's the second round of the "Play ...
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NAVARRE, Ohio (AP) - A federal civil rights complaint alleges an Ohio high school student faced harassment from school officials and his basketball coach after they learned he was gay.
The lawsuit filed in federal court in Akron says the student at Fairless Local Schools in northeastern Ohio lost virtually ...
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MINSK, Belarus (AP) - The Polish city of Krakow has been confirmed as the host of the 2023 European Games.
It was the only bidder after a Russian plan to hold the games in Kazan fizzled out.
It will continue the European Games' run of being hosted in Eastern European ...
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PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Hundreds of fans of the late fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer have descended upon the picturesque Palm Beach island that inspired her iconic prints for a retreat.
Nearly 300 women from across the country are in town for the three-day "Pink Retreat".
Tosha Williams of Nashville, ...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - When Terrez McCleary looks at the colorful, flower-filled portrait of her 21-year-old daughter, Tamara Johnson, it's as if she's seeing her baby frozen in time. A joyous smile stretched across Tamara's face, she lovingly holds her 2-year-old daughter, and leans toward her fiance.
"I never want her ...
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Police say they've charged a Baltimore man with murder in the fatal shooting of popular Annapolis rapper Tre Da Kid.
News outlets report 30-year-old James Esau Davis III was arrested Thursday. Investigators say they think he shot the 32-year-old rapper, whose real name was Edward Montre ...
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - A western New York youth soccer trainer is facing federal child pornography charges after authorities said she exchanged sexually explicit Snapchat messages with a teenager.
Shelby Garigen was charged Thursday in connection with messages prosecutors say she exchanged with a 17-year-old boy on a soccer team ...
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LONDON (AP) - Chelsea has appointed former goalkeeper Petr Cech as technical and performance advisor, bringing him back the club after a four-year sojourn at Arsenal.
Chelsea says Cech will be charged with enhancing the links between the club's senior and academy teams and boosting cooperation between its various support ...
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DOVER, Del. (AP) - Tens of thousands of music fans are descending on central Delaware for the annual Firefly Music Festival.
Gates were to open at noon Friday for the eighth edition of the music event. Headliners for this year's three-day festival are Travis Scott, Post Malone and Panic! At ...
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TOKYO (AP) - Former Spain striker Fernando Torres says he is retiring after an 18-year career that included stints at Premier League sides Liverpool and Chelsea and Italy's AC Milan.
"I have something very important to announce. After 18 exciting years, the time has come to put an end to ...
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino had asked Iran to ensure women are allowed to attend 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Now he's expressing disappointment the country has reneged on its commitments.
In November, Infantino was in Teheran for the Asian Champions League final when Iranian women were allowed to watch Persepolis play ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Bol Bol started the night high-fiving children as he walked across the stage as part of the festivities, being introduced with Zion Williamson, Ja Morant, RJ Barrett and others expecting to hear their names called early in the NBA draft.
The other players were long gone ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kyle Garlick, Austin Barnes and Joc Pederson each hit a two-run homer to help the Los Angeles Dodgers hold off the San Francisco Giants 9-8 on Thursday night.
Pederson's insurance homer ended up saving the Dodgers, who had a 9-4 lead going into the ninth before ...
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CHICAGO (AP) - Please allow them to reintroduce themselves: The Rolling Stones are set to return to the stage.
The band plays Friday night at Chicago's Soldier Field after postponing their North American tour because frontman Mick Jagger needed medical treatment. A second show is scheduled for Tuesday.
St. Paul ...
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The leader of Special Olympics Missouri says engineers have determined that the organization's main campus was not a total loss after it as damaged by a tornado in May.
The center in Jefferson City sustained significant damage when a tornado hit the city on May ...
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The University of Oregon chapter of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity has been suspended for the next two years following a university investigation of hazing.
The Register-Guard reported Wednesday the local chapter of Epsilon Omega lost its recognition by the university and all privileges associated with ...
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LUXOR, Egypt (AP) - Egyptian officials say 11 tourists are safe after their hot air balloon drifted away, forcing them to land in the country's southern desert.
The officials say the tourists - five Indians, four Chinese, a British and an Egyptian - were ballooning over ancient Egyptian temples in ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Under financial pressure from sex-abuse litigation, the Boy Scouts of America are seeking to bolster their abuse-prevention efforts with a new awareness program featuring cartoon-style videos that will be provided to more than 1.2 million Cub Scouts across the nation.
Targeted at children from kindergarten to ...
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VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) - The executive who led the extraordinary growth of the English Premier League is joining a new Ryder Cup committee aimed at enhancing the commercial value of golf's biggest team event.
Richard Scudamore was chief executive then executive chairman of the Premier League from 1999 until ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - The Pulitzer Prize-winning librettist Mark Campbell received a note in late February 2018 from the general director of the New York City Opera: "I may have a project for you, but you have to write quickly."
A day later, the note writer, Michael Capasso, asked Campbell ...
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TURIN, Italy (AP) - Maurizio Sarri says that becoming the coach of Juventus is the "crowning achievement of a long and difficult career."
Sarri was presented Thursday after signing a three-year contract with the club that has won Serie A for the last eight seasons.
Sarri says that he left ...
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois historians have planned a ceremony to unveil a "major artifact" from Abraham Lincoln's life.
The artifact will be presented Thursday morning at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum . Museum director Alan Lowe and others will preside.
Officials aren't saying what the artifact is. ...
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino has asked his deputies to approve appointing secretary general Fatma Samoura to a temporary role to clean up African soccer.
Samoura would become FIFA General Delegate for Africa for an initial six months from August as part of an urgent audit of the Confederation of African ...
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ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistani mountaineering officials say a search team has spotted the bodies of two climbers, one from China and the other from Hong Kong, who went missing last week while scaling a peak in northern Pakistan.
The officials say the two died amid harsh winter weather. Their bodies ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Rui Hachimura used to adore a manga and anime series called "Slam Dunk," which followed a high school basketball team's trials and tribulations and helped bring the sport into the Japanese consciousness.
Though Hachimura was born in Toyama Prefecture two years after the series ended in ...
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MADRID (AP) - Spanish soccer federation says national team coach Luis Enrique is stepping down.
STAR CITY, Ark. (AP) - The mother and step-father of an 11-year-old Arkansas boy are charged with capital murder in the boy's death.
During a court appearance Tuesday, 38-year-old David Black and 30-year-old Mary Black were charged in the Sunday death of 11-year-old Joseph Carsello in Star City, about 60 ...
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A figure skating coach has pleaded guilty in Hennepin County to sexually abusing a student.
Forty-eight-year-old Thomas Incantalupo, of St. Louis Park, entered the plea to two counts of criminal sexual conduct Tuesday for abusing the girl beginning when she was 14 years old in 2015 and ...
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PARIS (AP) - The renewed interest in brand Off-White continued this season at Paris Fashion Week, after its founder and designer Virgil Abloh last year became the first African-American to head a major European fashion house, at Louis Vuitton menswear.
For his Wednesday show in Paris' Le Marais area, Abloh ...
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NYON, Switzerland (AP) - UEFA has rejected an appeal by Paris Saint-Germain against Neymar's three-match Champions League ban in a case that can now go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
UEFA says its appeals panel confirmed the ban on Neymar for "insulting match officials" after PSG was eliminated ...
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NYON, Switzerland (AP) - Draw Wednesday for Champions League qualifying:
League Path
First Leg
July 23-24
Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic) vs. Olympiakos (Greece)
PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) vs. Basel (Switzerland)
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July 30-31
Olympiakos (Greece) vs. Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic)
Basel (Switzerland) vs. PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)
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NEW YORK (AP) - Paul Simon doesn't care much for requests, but he might ask you to sing along.
The singer-songwriter's latest honor came from the Poetry Society of America, which celebrated him Tuesday during a dinner benefit at the New York Botanical Garden.
Simon and longtime poetry editor Alice ...
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LUXEMBOURG (AP) - A European union high court has ruled against German sports apparel giant Adidas' claim that its famous three stripes, applied in any direction, deserve trade mark protection.
The EU's General Court ruled on Wednesday that the company could not prove that the stripes had a distinctive enough ...
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MOSCOW (AP) - The Russian anti-doping agency says the number of athletes accused of receiving banned treatments from a doctor could rise to 70.
The agency, known as RUSADA, said last week it would file cases against 33 athletes from numerous sports suspected of receiving banned intravenous infusions.
RUSADA chief ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Erica McCall is still in a state of shock. She can't believe that she got to perform on stage with Carrie Underwood at a concert.
The Indiana Fever center sang the guest verse of "The Champion" at the country music star's show Sunday at Bankers Life ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - The two top winter sports crowned their champions as summer neared, separated by exactly 10 million viewers.
The sixth game of the NBA Finals, where the Toronto Raptors dethroned the depleted Golden State Warriors, was seen by 18.76 million viewers in the United States, according to ...
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PHOENIX (AP) - Authorities say two Transportation Security Administration officers were injured while subduing a man who tried to rush through a checkpoint Tuesday at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
TSA officials say the incident occurred around 9:45 a.m. at Terminal 4.
They say the two officers along with Phoenix ...
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"Smokelore: A Short History of Barbecue in America" (University of Georgia Press), by Jim Auchmutey
A great deal could be written about barbecue, and much of it already has been.
An online search for books about barbecue yields more hits than even the most fanatical barbecue enthusiast is likely to ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - The late Mexican-American singer and activist Jenni Rivera always dreamed of a biopic about her turbulent and inspirational life. Now, seven years after her untimely death, that dream is coming true.
A feature film based on Rivera's life is officially in the works from Jenni Rivera ...
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PARIS (AP) - The Latest on the French investigation involving Michel Platini (all times local):
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FIFA says it is "concerning" to hear that former UEFA president Michel Platini has been arrested in France in relation to a corruption probe into the awarding of the 2022 World Cup ...
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Muslim advocacy group wants Kentucky authorities to investigate vandalism on a mural of boxing champ Muhammad Ali as a possible hate crime.
The Kentucky chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations made the request in a news release Monday.
CAIR-Kentucky chair Waheedah Muhammad says "as ...
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NICE, France (AP) - FIFA says it was wrong for people campaigning for women to be allowed into Iranian soccer stadiums to be removed from a Women's World Cup game in France.
Stadium security officials intervened in Grenoble during Saturday's game between New Zealand and Canada when they spotted T-shirts ...
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PARIS (AP) - Former UEFA president Michel Platini has been arrested in relation to the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, a judicial official said Tuesday.
Confirming a report by online news publication Mediapart, the official said Platini was taken into custody on Tuesday as part of the ...
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PARIS (AP) - Justice official with knowledge of case tells AP former UEFA president Michel Platini has been arrested.
TORONTO (AP) - Fresh off leading the Toronto Raptors to their first NBA title, Kawhi Leonard received the key to the city at Monday's championship parade.
For now, however, the two-way star and two-time NBA Finals MVP still isn't saying whether he'll use it to keep a door open, or ...
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SEATTLE (AP) - Jorge Soler hit a two-out, two-run homer in the eighth inning off Anthony Bass, and the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 6-4 win over Seattle on Monday night, snapping a nine-game losing streak to the Mariners.
After the Royals were shut down for most of the ...
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The New York Rangers sped up their rebuilding effort Monday by acquiring offensive-minded defenseman Jacob Trouba from the Winnipeg Jets.
New York sent young defenseman Neal Pionk and the 20th overall pick in the draft to Winnipeg for Trouba. The 25-year-old gives the rebuilding Rangers a legitimate top-pairing blue liner ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — A decade after seemingly wrapping up "The Hunger Games," Suzanne Collins is bringing readers back to Panem. A prequel, set 64 years before the beginning of her multimillion-selling trilogy, is coming next year.
The novel, currently untitled, is scheduled for release on May 19, 2020. Collins ...
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) - Authorities in northeastern Nigeria say at least 30 people have been killed by a suicide bomber.
The victims had been watching a soccer match on television Sunday night in the town of Konduga in Nigeria's Borno state.
Usman Kachalla, head of operations at the State Emergency ...
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) - The College of William & Mary says the masters of a wizardry school need to make a $70,000 debt disappear.
The Virginian-Pilot reports the college says Learn Larp, LLC hasn't fully paid its $110,000 bill for hosting an adult role-playing event known as "New World Magischola."
...MONACO (AP) - Olympic marathon silver medalist Eunice Kirwa has been banned for four years for doping.
The Athletics Integrity Unit says Kirwa's ban will end on May 7, 2023, when she will be 38.
Kirwa, who was born in Kenya but switched nationality and represented Bahrain at the 2016 ...
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WOLF LAKE, Ind. (AP) - The owner of a small northern Indiana town's former hospital that's become a medical museum is looking for someone to take it over.
The Luckey Hospital Museum building in the Noble County community of Wolf Lake dates to 1931 when it was opened as a ...
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STOCKHOLM (AP) - A Winter Olympics in Sweden is music to the ears of the head of Spotify.
Daniel Ek, the founder and chief executive of the popular digital music service, is among a slew of high-profile business leaders and politicians getting behind Sweden's bid to host the 2026 Games, ...
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PERTH, Australia (AP) - Perth has beaten out bids from Melbourne and Brisbane to host the Fed Cup tennis final between Australia and France in November.
Newly crowned French Open champion Ashleigh Barty is expected to lead Australia in the tie at the RAC Arena on Nov. 9 and 10.
...STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Matteo Berrettini beat Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 7-6 (11) to win the Stuttgart Open and his third tour-level title on Sunday.
The Italian saved five set points in a second-set tiebreaker and clinched his first title on grass. His other titles came at Budapest in ...
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NORRIS, Tenn. (AP) - A 2016 lightning strike at a TVA building led to a discovery that TVA archaeologist Marianne Shuler described, appropriately, as "shocking."
During renovations after the fire, workers found brick work covering a 1937 electric kiln which TVA had used to demonstrate some of the uses for ...
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PARIS (AP) - Carli Lloyd, Mallory Pugh and Christen Press formed a new starting front line as U.S. coach Jill Ellis made seven changes for Sunday night's Women's World Cup match against Chile.
Alyssa Naeher remained in goal for the defending champions and Abby Dahlkemper was the lone holdover on ...
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) - The Big Sky Pride celebration, including the 26th annual parade, will be held in Helena this week.
The five-day event celebrating the LGBTQ community starts Tuesday with a viewing of "Transitive Property," a short documentary following the lives of four transgendered Montanans.
The Independent Record reports ...
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DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit home of President Ulysses S. Grant is being moved from the former Michigan State Fairgrounds to the Eastern Market where it will be refashioned as a public education and resource center.
Sandra Clark, the director the Michigan History Center, said Thursday that the two-story white ...
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Lonzo Ball and his boisterous father LaVar Ball are headed to the Big Easy.
The Los Angeles Lakers will trade Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart and three first-round draft picks to the New Orleans Pelicans to acquire Anthony Davis, ESPN reported Saturday. And while many basketball fans tuned in to ...
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MONTMELO, Spain (AP) - Marc Márquez won the Catalonia Grand Prix to strengthen his lead of the MotoGP points race after his top challengers crashed out early on Sunday.
Márquez sped away on his Honda to claim his home race after teammate Jorge Lorenzo went down on lap 2 and ...
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NICE, France (AP) - FIFA has told Saudi-backed satellite broadcaster Arabsat to stop transmitting pirated feeds of Women's World Cup games from a Qatari network in an ongoing sports television rights dispute linked to the Gulf diplomatic crisis.
Bootlegged feeds from Doha-based beIN Sports of top soccer games have been ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Taylor Swift made a surprise performance at an iconic gay bar a day after releasing a song supporting the LGBTQ community.
Swift celebrated Pride Month by appearing at New York City's Stonewall Inn on Friday night. She released her new tune Thursday called "You Need to ...
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Midfielder Duane Holmes has been dropped from the U.S. CONCACAF Gold Cup roster because of a reoccurrence of a left quadriceps strain, and he has been replaced by midfielder Djordje Mihailovic.
The U.S. Soccer Federation announced the change Saturday, four days after the Americans replaced injured midfielder and defender Tyler ...
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MILAN (AP) - Milan Fashion Week for spring/summer menswear previews has started with a slightly different rhythm, with many mainstays not showing this season.
It is a sign of the times that fashion houses are seeking new ways to reach their audiences, and slotting menswear into womenswear shows by now ...
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PARIS (AP) - Leonardo's return as Paris Saint-Germain's sporting director could be welcome news for coach Thomas Tuchel after a difficult first season.
PSG announced Leonardo's appointment on Friday as a direct replacement for Antero Henrique, who leaves after two years despite helping secure two marquee signings in forwards Neymar ...
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Some state archaeologists are spending three weeks with students at the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired, including a mock dig for 26 students.
Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser said in a news release Wednesday that the program runs through June 28. It also includes pottery ...
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STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime will play Italy's Matteo Berrettini in the final of the Stuttgart Open.
The 18-year-old Auger-Aliassime progressed to his third tour-level final without playing on Saturday as compatriot Milos Raonic withdrew ahead of their semifinal due to back problems. The sixth-seeded Raonic lost ...
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EAGLE RIVER, Alaska (AP) - Maybe Mike's Music just rocked too hard.
The quirky Eagle River mom-and-pop is closing its doors this summer, more than 25 years after a precocious schoolboy convinced his parents to help him start an instrument rental business to pay for an expensive violin. The magnitude ...
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BOSTON (AP) - A park named in honor of the youngest victim of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing is being formally opened this weekend.
Martin's Park, named for 8-year-old Martin Richard, is opening Saturday in a ceremony that is scheduled to include Republican Gov. Charlie Baker, Democratic Mayor Marty Walsh ...
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ROME (AP) - Italian director Franco Zeffirelli, famed for operas, films and television, has died in Rome at the age of 96.
Zeffirelli's son Luciano said his father died at home at noon on Saturday. "He had suffered for a while, but he left in a peaceful way," he said.
...SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's 3-0 win over Bolivia in the Copa America opener Friday showed two players fighting for the starting position that until recently belonged to injured Neymar.
Everton scored the third with a blast from the edge of the box, at the best Arjen Robben style, while ...
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ZURICH (AP) - FIFA presidential adviser Zvonimir Boban is returning to AC Milan as its chief football officer.
FIFA says Boban, the deputy secretary general with responsibility for soccer issues, is leaving within days.
Boban says: "I will always be grateful to FIFA President Gianni Infantino for the opportunity he ...
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Qatar has replaced San Diego as host of the first World Beach Games in Doha, and will also host the annual meeting of national Olympic bodies.
The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) says "Qatar boasts spectacular oceanfront locations and is ready to provide the perfect ...
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Charleston's Fourth of July celebration is set for Haddad Riverfront Park.
The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra will take Schoenbaum Stage and fireworks will start during the final song around 9:30 p.m.
A stretch of Kanawha Boulevard will be close for the party, affecting traffic on the ...
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The founder of one of the most successful K-Pop music agencies has stepped down amid accusations that he tried to cover up alleged drug use by one of the company's artists.
Yang Hyun Suk said in a statement posted Friday on the website of YG ...
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EAGLEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee high school baseball coach is being stripped of his coaching duties and sent to another school over a video of him rubbing a female student's back.
News outlets report Eagleville High coach and history teacher Travis Holland is being transferred to Holloway High School ...
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BALTIMORE (AP) - The Baltimore Museum of Art has so far this year added more than 70 contemporary and historic artworks to its broad collection.
BMA director Christopher Bedford said in a Thursday statement that the new acquisitions highlight the curatorial team's vision in forging connections "across artists and movements ...
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Pat Bowlen, the Denver Broncos owner who transformed the team from also-rans into NFL champions and helped the league usher in billion-dollar TV deals, has died. He was 75.
In a statement on the team's website, Bowlen's family says he died late Thursday night at home ...
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Canadian flag, soaked in beer and champagne, was waved in the Toronto locker room. Pascal Siakam wore the flag of Cameroon around his shoulders. Marc Gasol was yelling some happy phrase in Spanish.
Every team that wins an NBA title calls itself "world champions."
These ...
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Golden State Warriors say guard Klay Thompson sustained a torn left ACL during Game 6 of the NBA Finals.
Thompson was hurt late in the third quarter of their 114-110 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night, the Warriors' second devastating injury in the ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Latin singer Prince Royce says he's looking forward to headlining the 2019 Major League Soccer All-Star Concert because he loves singing live. But another motive? To gain some new fans.
The Dominican singer will perform at the free July 27 event in Orlando at Wall Street ...
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DRESDEN, Germany (AP) - Around 100 works spanning Rembrandt's career are going on show in the German city of Dresden in an exhibition marking the 350th anniversary of the Dutch artist's death.
The exhibition at the Kupferstich-Kabinett museum in Dresden opens to the public on Friday and runs through Sept. ...
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WELLSTON, Mich. (AP) - Federal officials say an education plan will be put into place to help curb drunken behavior instead of a ban on alcoholic beverages along sections of three rivers in the Huron-Manistee National Forest in northern Michigan.
The plan announced Wednesday includes public service announcements, informational signs ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - A lucky few will be able to live the adventures of Phileas Fogg from Jules Verne's classic "Around the World in 80 Days."
Hosted by Airbnb, a small number of guests will travel across 16 countries using eight modes of transportation, including a hot air balloon, ...
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Museum has named a new director.
The state's Department of Natural Resources says Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko has been appointed after a nationwide search. She has served in leadership posts at the Abbe Museum in Maine and the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum in ...
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - A former northern Michigan teacher and football coach has been sentenced to probation in an embezzlement case involving more than $5,000 in missing cash.
Jason G. Leonard was ordered Wednesday to serve a year of probation after earlier pleading guilty to embezzlement and illegal use ...
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Defending champion Manchester City will begin its Premier League campaign at West Ham and only play one of the so-called "Big 6" teams in its first 11 games of the season.
The Premier League schedule for the 2019-20 season was announced Thursday, with Liverpool - the team that pushed City ...
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Shipping firm: 21 sailors evacuated off targeted Kokuka Courageous, one slightly injured; ship sustained hull damage.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - In a night of commanding words from some of the most accomplished women in entertainment at the annual Women in Film Gala Wednesday night in Beverly Hills, from the likes of Issa Rae, Viola Davis and producer Cathy Schulman, Amy Poehler put her own unconventional ...
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