Saturday, 1 July 2017

Vidal says beating Germany would make Chile world's best

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Arturo Vidal and Chile want to be the unofficial world champions.

It may be only the Confederations Cup on the line when Chile faces Germany in Sunday's final, but the combative midfielder wants to claim the bragging rights over his German teammates at Bayern Munich.

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Hip hop in Central African Republic brings hope in crisis

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) - Lionel Fotot once watched a crowd kill a 6-year-old Muslim boy with a machete. He can't shake the memories of the brutalities he witnessed as Central African Republic collapsed into sectarian violence.

So the young hip hop artist was heartened when his One Force ...
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Young ballet dancers prepare for prestigious ballet school

CENTRALIA, Wash. (AP) - It exceedingly likely that no one in the hifalutin world of big-time ballet has ever heard of the hayseed hamlet of Adna. Brenna Witchey and Delanie Hill are doing more than hoping to change that - they are working hard to make it so.

The sprite ...
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Pennsylvania woman honors family tradition with dollhouse

WYOMISSING, Pa. (AP) - Jan Fidler Knudsen finds great joy in small things, and her hobby has allowed her to carry on her family's history.

It began between 1915 and 1917 when her grandfather J. Otto Neuroth, "Grosspop," an interior decorator, handcrafted a dollhouse for his daughter, Knudsen's mother, Margretta ...
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Hayward starting his free-agent tour, as West gets tougher

Gordon Hayward will start his free agency tour in Miami on Saturday, potentially on the verge of moving into the Eastern Conference for the first time in his career.

The East could use some more star power.

Stephen Curry and Blake Griffin are staying in the West. Paul George is ...
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Barnes' two homers lifts Dodgers to 10-4 rout of Padres

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Austin Barnes hit two homers and drove in seven runs to help the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 10-4 victory Friday night over the San Diego Padres.

Barnes hit his first career grand slam and a three-run shot. The two managers weren't around to see it ...
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South Dakota woman still recovering from Lennox shooting

LENNOX, S.D. (AP) - Waves of reality hit Kathy Steever, unrelenting reminders of a new normal.

She wakes, and she is not at home.

She can't feel her arms or legs. She is isolated from her family and learning to rebuild a life after nearly losing it to a mad ...
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