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• 'No justice, no derby': Breonna Taylor demonstrators protest Kentucky race

  05-09-2020 23:54
  
  'No justice, no derby': Breonna Taylor demonstrators protest Kentucky raceDemonstrators have demanded cancellation of Derby day in wake of protests over police killing of Taylor, a 26-year-old Black EMT
  
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• Vikings put LB Gedeon on PUP; 9 draft picks on active roster

  05-09-2020 23:50
  
  The Minnesota Vikings placed linebacker Ben Gedeon on the physically unable to perform list Saturday as part of their paring the roster down for the regular season.Gedeon, a fourth-year player who was in the starting lineup in the base 4-3 defense for 22 games over the past three seasons, has been waiting for clearance to practice after concussion symptoms dogged him in 2019 and limited him to eight games.The Vikings waived 22 players, with the majority of them expected to be part of the expande
  
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• Wildfire Balloons Overnight in California's Sierra National Forest

  05-09-2020 23:48
  
  A wildfire that started on Friday, September 4, near California’s Shaver Lake in the Sierra National Forest had grown to 5,000 acres and was zero-percent contained by 1 pm on Saturday, officials said.This timelapse satellite imagery, shared by the National Weather Service in Las Vegas, shows the blaze, dubbed by officials as the Creek Fire, spreading and plumes of smoke growing larger.The Fresno County Sheriff said Saturday morning that all of the nearby Huntington Lake was under an evacua
  
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• Multiple Boats Sink During 'Trump Boat Parade' On Texas Lake

  05-09-2020 23:42
  
  Calls poured into the Travis County Sheriff's Office describing boats in varying states of distress.
  
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• Rams trim roster to 52 at final cut, leave room for shopping

  05-09-2020 23:40
  
  The Los Angeles Rams left space in their final roster cutdown to go shopping on the NFL waiver wire this weekend.The Rams waived nine players on Saturday while also placing defensive tackle A'Shawn Robinson on the reserve/non-football injury list and putting linebacker Travin Howard on injured reserve.The moves trimmed the Rams' roster to 52 players, one below the limit, with an interesting balance among several positions.
  
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• Juggling comedian wins place in final as Britain’s Got Talent returns to TV

  05-09-2020 23:39
  
  The show went on hiatus during the coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• Chiefs keep most of Super Bowl team intact on cut-down day

  05-09-2020 23:37
  
  The Kansas City Chiefs are content to defend their Super Bowl title largely with the team that won it.After signing a handful of veteran free agents during an offseason unlike any other, the Chiefs waived the majority of them Saturday as they trimmed down to 53 players for the start of the regular season.Among the notable names were running back DeAndre Washington, who was signed from Oakland, and former Miami safety Adrian Colbert.
  
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• Flacco passes physical, on active roster as Jets cut to 53

  05-09-2020 23:32
  
  Joe Flacco passed his physical and will start the season on the New York Jets' active roster as one of Sam Darnold's backups.The veteran quarterback, who signed with the Jets in May, had been on the active/physically unable to perform list throughout training camp while recovering from neck surgery.The Jets announced Saturday that Flacco was activated among the flurry of moves the team made to get down to the 53-player roster limit.
  
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• Diamond League athletics meetings under threat in UK

  05-09-2020 23:30
  
  Diamond League athletics meetings under threat in UK* UK Athletics chief says new TV deal needed to raise cash* BBC contract expires after British championships
  
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• Multiple boats sink in Texas lake at pro-Trump water parade

  05-09-2020 23:29
  
  Multiple boats sink in Texas lake at pro-Trump water paradeLaw enforcement responded to assist people at Lake Travis in Austin after several boats were swamped by waves
  
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• Two former senior Trump administration officials confirm key details of Atlantic article

  05-09-2020 23:27
  
  Fox News national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin joins 'America's News HQ' to discuss the confirmation of several key details of the report in The Atlantic.
  
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• Teams sending QBs packing in final cuts despite pandemic

  05-09-2020 23:20
  
  The theory that NFL teams would go with three quarterbacks to start the pandemic-impacted season took a hit Saturday.Perhaps most noteworthy was Miami releasing Josh Rosen, a first-round selection by Arizona in 2018 who was dealt to the Dolphins last year after the Cardinals took Kyler Murray with the top overall selection.Rosen was behind veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick and first-rounder Tua Tagovailoa on the depth chart.
  
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• Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performs for the first time since lockdown in Wembley

  05-09-2020 23:15
  
  Wembley Park and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) brought live music to an unsuspecting audience of residents, shoppers and diners in north-west London.
  
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• Vets Justin March, C.J. Goodwin among late cuts for Cowboys

  05-09-2020 23:13
  
  The Dallas Cowboys released two veterans who played all 16 games for them last season in cornerback C.J. Goodwin and linebacker Justin March as they cut their roster to the 53-man limit Saturday.Goodwin and March mostly played on special teams but saw some action on defense because of injuries.Because of special rules created to deal with coronavirus limitations, all players regardless of experience are eligible for the practice squad.
  
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• Orioles OF Santander likely out for year with oblique strain

  05-09-2020 23:13
  
  Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander has a strained oblique and likely will miss the remainder of the season.Santander has been one of the best players on a rebuilding team that has performed above expectations following two straight 100-loss seasons.Baltimore took a 17-21 record into Saturday night's game against the Yankees.
  
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• AP source: Cowboys' Collins, Lee headed to IR, should return

  05-09-2020 23:13
  
  Right tackle La'el Collins and linebacker Sean Lee will start the season on injured reserve for the Dallas Cowboys with a chance to return after three weeks, a person with knowledge of the decision said Saturday.Collins and Lee missed almost all of training camp with injuries first-year coach Mike McCarthy hasn't specified.Cornerback C.J. Goodwin and linebacker Justin March were among those released to get to the roster limit after both played all 16 games last season.
  
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• Eddie Jones keeps faith in Owen Farrell as debate deepens over captain

  05-09-2020 23:00
  
  Eddie Jones keeps faith in Owen Farrell as debate deepens over captainQuestions build about the skipper’s temperament – especially after his red card – but the head coach is unwavering and bullish is about England’s Six Nations chances
  
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• Serena Williams defies predictions to knock Sloane Stephens out of US Open

  05-09-2020 22:59
  
  Serena Williams defies predictions to knock Sloane Stephens out of US Open* Six-times champion into fourth round in New York* Williams now faces No 15 seed Maria Sakkari of Greece
  
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• Beirut explosion: Rescue teams find 'no signs of life' under rubble after desperate 3-day search

  05-09-2020 22:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>Lebanese and Chilean rescue teams had been working day and night after equipment detected signs of shallow breathing</p>
  
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• Smith makes Washington roster 22 months since breaking leg

  05-09-2020 22:52
  
  Alex Smith made Washington’s initial 53-man roster Saturday after final cuts were made, another significant step in his remarkable comeback 22 months since breaking his right leg.Coach Ron Rivera said the veteran quarterback is on the team and there's no plan to put Smith on injured reserve in the coming days.Smith might even be Dwayne Haskins' backup in the season opener Sept. 13 against the Philadelphia Eagles.
  
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• Williams takes 10 of last 12 games, tops Stephens at US Open

  05-09-2020 22:46
  
  In danger of her earliest exit at the U.S. Open since her debut 22 years ago, Serena Williams turned things around and took over against Sloane Stephens.Williams emerged from the third-round matchup between two Americans who are past champions at Flushing Meadows — she’s won six of her 23 Grand Slam singles titles at the place — with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory over 2017 titlist Stephens on Saturday.Afterward, Williams' 3-year-old daughter, Olympia, wore a mask and waved at Mom whi
  
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• Williams takes 10 of 12 games to beat Stephens at US Open

  05-09-2020 22:46
  
  In danger of her earliest exit at the U.S. Open since her debut 22 years ago, Serena Williams turned things around and took over against Sloane Stephens.Williams emerged from the third-round matchup between two Americans who are past champions at Flushing Meadows — she’s won six of her 23 Grand Slam singles titles at the place — with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory over 2017 titlist Stephens on Saturday.Afterward, Williams' 3-year-old daughter, Olympia, wore a mask and waved at Mom whi
  
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• Police clash with far-right protesters as Dover becomes flashpoint of immigration debate

  05-09-2020 22:40
  
  It is unusual for Dover day-trippers to be met by the eyes of 20 police officers, silent behind their face masks, all staring on as travellers step off at the town’s train station.It is however not uncommon for the region to serve as a potent symbol for the nation’s borders; both to those who wish to see the white cliffs as a welcome sign, and to those who look on them as a fortress.
  
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• Labour calls on Government to ramp up coronavirus airport testing and review 'chaotic' quarantine rules

  05-09-2020 22:33
  
  Labour is calling on the Government to ramp up coronavirus testing in airports and launch a review of its “chaotic” travel corridor policy.The party said the current so-called travel roulette, where countries are being slapped with a 14-day quarantine rule for travellers returning to Britain with only days notice, is having a “dire” impact on the travel industry.
  
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• Nationals give multiyear extension to GM Mike Rizzo

  05-09-2020 22:32
  
  The Washington Nationals and general manager Mike Rizzo finalized a multiyear contract extension Saturday.The 59-year-old Rizzo, who also holds the title of president of baseball operations, built the team that won the 2019 World Series championship.The Nationals have won four NL East titles, most recently in 2017.
  
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• Several Boats Sink During 'Trump Boat Parade' in Texas

  05-09-2020 22:26
  
  Several boats sank and others were in distress as hundreds of people took to the water in a pro-Trump boat parade on Lake Travis, outside Austin, Texas, on September 5, the Travis County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.The parade’s Facebook event page encouraged boats of “all shapes and sizes” to participate and don “patriotic colors and fly as many Trump flags” as the boat can handle.Footage of the parade shows hundreds of boats spread out across the lake. Local n
  
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• Several Boats Sink During Disastrous Trump Parade in Texas

  05-09-2020 22:23
  
  A parade of boats near Austin, Texas meant to honor President Donald Trump ended in disarray Saturday afternoon as multiple watercraft sank and boaters continually rang local authorities in distress. > Trump supporters on Lake Travis, Texas. What a site to see at least three to four hundred boats. See if it make news today! pic.twitter.com/2K1uJ8Ln3i> > — Linda Hawthorne (@l_hawth67) September 5, 2020With temperatures at 90 degrees and helicopters buzzing overhead, the parade
  
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• At Least 4 Boats Sink During Disastrous Trump Parade in Texas

  05-09-2020 22:23
  
  A parade of boats near Austin, Texas meant to honor President Donald Trump ended in disarray Saturday afternoon as at least four watercraft sank and boaters continually rang local authorities in distress. > Trump supporters on Lake Travis, Texas. What a site to see at least three to four hundred boats. See if it make news today! pic.twitter.com/2K1uJ8Ln3i> > — Linda Hawthorne (@l_hawth67) September 5, 2020With temperatures at 90 degrees and helicopters buzzing overhead, the L
  
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• Israelis protest against PM as coronavirus infections spike

  05-09-2020 22:22
  
  Thousands of Israelis gathered outside the prime minister’s official residence in Jerusalem on Saturday despite record levels of coronavirus infections, calling on Benjamin Netanyahu to resign because he is on trial for corruption charges.The death toll has surpassed 1,000 and the country is mulling a new lockdown to stop the rapid spike in daily infections.Israel currently has over 26,000 active COVID-19 patients.
  
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• Trump news: President’s niece slams him over reports he called war dead ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’ as ex-FBI agent says agency wondered if he was ‘Manchurian candidate’

  05-09-2020 22:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>Follow for all the latest developments</p>
  
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• Texas schools carry apprehension into kickoff amid pandemic

  05-09-2020 22:14
  
  Houston Baptist still had three games scheduled for its eighth football season when its FCS Southland Conference decided only a few weeks ago to not play league games this fall.“You begin to think, ‘Is any of this worth it?’" HBU athletic director Steve Moniaci said.It is for the Huskies, who return senior standouts at all offensive skill positions after a school-record five wins last season.
  
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• Trump to campaign in Florida, N.C. battlegrounds on Tuesday

  05-09-2020 22:13
  
  President Donald Trump will highlight his environmental agenda as he campaigns in the battleground states of Florida and North Carolina on Tuesday.The White House says Trump will stop in Jupiter, Florida, on Tuesday to remind voters there of his conservation and environmental protection efforts in the Everglades region.For the federal budget year beginning Oct. 1, the White House said, Trump asked Congress for $250 million in annual funding to accelerate construction of infrastructure for the Ev
  
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• Lawyer of accused Kenosha shooter resigns from defense fund

  05-09-2020 22:12
  
  A lawyer representing a 17-year-old charged with shooting three people during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has resigned from his position with a defense fund that has raked in more than $700,000 to defend his client and conservative causes.Attorney John Pierce is defending Kyle Rittenhouse against intentional homicide charges for shooting two people to death and wounding a third during a night of unrest last month over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was left paralyzed fr
  
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• Two French soldiers killed in Mali

  05-09-2020 22:05
  
  Two French soldiers were killed on Saturday in a military operation in Mali’s northeastern Kidal region, the Élysée Palace announced.The two soldiers died after their armoured vehicle hit an improvised explosive device on September 5. A third soldier was wounded in the explosion.French President Emmanuel Macron expresses his “deep respect” for the soldiers’ “sacrifice” and sends his “sincere condolences to their families and loved ones
  
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• With record new solar and wind installed, Australia's clean energy is booming – for now

  05-09-2020 22:00
  
  With record new solar and wind installed, Australia's clean energy is booming – for now. Renewable energy equivalent to four large coal plants will be installed this year but lack of investment could put a brake on further growth
  
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• Learning in lockdown: 'The largest social experiment we've ever done'

  05-09-2020 22:00
  
  Learning in lockdown: 'The largest social experiment we've ever done'. Does hitting the pause button on education mean there might be space to observe other ways of learning, and to reconsider what we value about schools?
  
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• How can the north of England hope to level up under lockdown restrictions?

  05-09-2020 22:00
  
  How can the north of England hope to level up under lockdown restrictions?. The north-south divide is set to widen without a devolved, door-to-door, test, trace, isolate approach to Covid-19
  
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• Fitzroy River: the push to prevent a repeat of the Murray-Darling basin 'disaster'

  05-09-2020 22:00
  
  Fitzroy River: the push to prevent a repeat of the Murray-Darling basin 'disaster'The WA government committed to establishing a Fitzroy River national park, but that hasn’t stopped potential irrigation plans
  
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• Dozens of Australian companies fined for trying to unlawfully profit from Covid crisis

  05-09-2020 22:00
  
  Dozens of Australian companies fined for trying to unlawfully profit from Covid crisis. Australia’s health regulator has issued more than $800,000 in fines for misleading advertising or illegally importing health products
  
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• Covid-19 ‘could be endemic in deprived parts of England’

  05-09-2020 22:00
  
  Covid-19 ‘could be endemic in deprived parts of England’. A leaked government document suggests the national lockdown did little to cut infection in parts of the north
  
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• Coalition senators suggest robodebt victims buried their heads in the sand to deal with scheme

  05-09-2020 22:00
  
  Coalition senators suggest robodebt victims buried their heads in the sand to deal with scheme. Wendy Askew and Hollie Hughes claim welfare recipients used ‘information avoidance’ to disengage with Centrelink’s debt program
  
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• Being invited into my son’s music appreciation group was the best Father’s Day present

  05-09-2020 22:00
  
  Being invited into my son’s music appreciation group was the best Father’s Day present. We started chatting about deep stuff, things we normally wouldn’t find a way to discuss
  
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• As our former lives dissolve into uncertainty, facts are something solid to cling to

  05-09-2020 22:00
  
  As our former lives dissolve into uncertainty, facts are something solid to cling toMisinformation and dangerous conspiracy theories thrive when people are stressed and alone. At this moment democratic society desperately needs strong journalism* This is part of a series of essays by Australian writers responding to the challenges of 2020
  
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• 'Recipe for extinction': why Australia's rush to change environment laws is sparking widespread concern

  05-09-2020 22:00
  
  'Recipe for extinction': why Australia's rush to change environment laws is sparking widespread concern. Critics argue shifting approval powers to the states without an independent regulator will fail to protect the environment
  
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• 'We haven't had any proof yet': Trump refuses to condemn Russia over opposition leader Alexei Navalny's poisoning

  05-09-2020 21:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>NATO and Germany have said there is 'proof beyond doubt' that Putin critic Alexei Navalny was attacked with a Novichok nerve agent</p>
  
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• Bucks on the ropes, Heat look to finish historic sweep

  05-09-2020 21:47
  
  Milwaukee is on the brink of elimination, trailing the Miami Heat 3-0 in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.The Heat can close it out — and make a little history — when they look to finish off a second consecutive sweep in these playoffs.“The job ain’t done yet,” Miami’s Jimmy Butler said.
  
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• Being black in the US still comes with a particular burden

  05-09-2020 21:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>Former Washington correspondent <a href="/author/mary-dejevsky">Mary Dejevsky</a> has visited America on many occasions over the years. Sadly, she is not convinced that the country is about to turn the tide on racism</p>
  
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• Britain’s Got Talent announces format changes as semi-finals kick off

  05-09-2020 21:43
  
  The show has returned from a long hiatus.
  
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• Donald Luskin says locking down US economy did not contain spread of COVID-19

  05-09-2020 21:41
  
  Economy slowly recovers as businesses navigate complicated reopening process; TrendMacro chief investment officer Donald Luskin weighs in.
  
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• 'Worst Derby Ever': A T-shirt slogan sums up 2020 woes

  05-09-2020 21:38
  
  The Churchill Downs stands are empty and the wagering windows closed.Armored police vehicles in the parking lot have replaced throngs of Derby-goers in seersucker and showy hats.The 146th Kentucky Derby is a surreal distillation of the crises facing the county in 2020.
  
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