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• The Latest: Kunieda Wins US Open Men's Wheelchair Title

  13-09-2020 23:58
  
  Shingo Kunieda won the U.S. Open men’s wheelchair singles title, outlasting Alfie Hewett 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (3).
  
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• Police: Deputy's Gun Accidentally Fires in Diner, Injures 2

  13-09-2020 23:54
  State police say an upstate New York police deputy's gun accidentally discharged in a restaurant and injured two people.
  
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• Arkansas Reports 508 New COVID-19 Cases, 12 More Deaths

  13-09-2020 23:51
  Arkansas health officials on Sunday reported 508 newly confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 12 additional deaths.
  
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• BP Evacuates Non-Essential Workers From Nakika, Thunderhorse Due to Storm Sally

  13-09-2020 23:49
  HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plcsaid on Sunday it evacuated non-essential workers from its Nakika and Thunderhorse platforms in the northeastern...
  
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• D'Antoni Tells Rockets He's Not Coming Back to Houston

  13-09-2020 23:47
  
  Mike D’Antoni has told the Houston Rockets that he won't be back as coach with them next season.
  
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• In-Person Classes to Begin at Virginia Middle School Tuesday

  13-09-2020 23:46
  In-person classes are expected to begin this week at a Hanover County middle school after the start of the school year was delayed when three employees tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• Quick-Strike Lightning Beat Islanders, on Verge of Final

  13-09-2020 23:44
  
  Blake Coleman tied it 15 seconds after the New York Islanders took the lead, Ondrej Palat scored the go-ahead goal 12 seconds later and the Tampa Bay Lightning moved within a victory of the Stanley Cup Final with a 4-1 victory Sunday in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final.
  
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• Stelter asks Netflix CEO ZERO questions about ‘Cuties’ as CNN gives pass on film, accused of showing ‘child porn,’ for 2nd time

  13-09-2020 23:43 via rt.com
  
  CNN let Netflix CEO Reed Hastings off the hook for the second time in four days, neglecting to ask him even once about ‘Cuties,’ the film that ignited a campaign to cancel the streaming service for showing alleged "child porn."The latest Netflix-friendly interview aired Sunday on CNN's "Reliable Sources" program, where host Brian Stelter kept the discussion focused primarily on promoting Hastings' new book. CNN host Poppy Harlow took a similar approach on Thursday, steering clear of
  
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• 'There Are Just No Words': Oregon Family Returns Home to Find Pile of Ash

  13-09-2020 23:39
  
  By Adrees Latif and Gabriella BorterTALENT, Ore. (Reuters) - Tracy Koa, a high school teacher in Oregon, was in her classroom last Tuesday...
  
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• 'There are just no words': Oregon family returns home to find pile of ash

  13-09-2020 23:39
  
  Tracy Koa, a high school teacher in Oregon, was in her classroom last Tuesday preparing for the first day of school - which would be online due to COVID-19 - when her 13-year-old daughter called in alarm: A fire was coming, and they had to evacuate, now.Koa raced home.From the driveway of her house in Talent, Oregon, she watched the cloud of smoke from the nearby wildfire turn to black from gray, a sign she knew meant homes were aflame.
  
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• Editorial: Another weekend with neither justice nor peace

  13-09-2020 23:38
  
  The ambush-style shooting of two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies was abhorrent — as were the words reportedly shouted outside the hospital where they were taken.
  
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• Hungary Says It Will Be Only EU Country to Send Minister to Israel-UAE Accord Signing

  13-09-2020 23:32
  
  BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto will be the only EU diplomatic leader to attend the signing ceremony on Tuesday in...
  
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• The Latest: Kamara Answers Brady's TD Run With Two Scores

  13-09-2020 23:30
  
  The New Orleans Saints have responded to Tom Brady's first touchdown for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a pair of Alvin Kamara touchowns for a 14-7 lead.
  
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• Texas Reports 1,840 New COVID-19 Cases, 47 More Deaths

  13-09-2020 23:29
  Texas health officials on Sunday reported 1,840 new cases of the coronavirus and 47 additional deaths.
  
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• On Western Swing, Trump Aims to Court Pivotal Latino Voters

  13-09-2020 23:26
  
  President Donald Trump is pitching his reelection to Latino voters during a second day of campaigning in Nevada.
  
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• Cubs' Mills No-Hits Brewers for Baseball's 2nd No-Hitter

  13-09-2020 23:20
  
  Alec Mills cruised through baseball’s second no-hitter this season, shutting down the Milwaukee Brewers for the Chicago Cubs’ 16th no-hitter in a 12-0 victory.
  
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• Japan's Next Prime Minister as a Boy: Good in Sports, 'Stiff' as Actor

  13-09-2020 23:14
  
  By Elaine Lies and Chris GallagherYUZAWA, Japan (Reuters) - As a boy, friends say, Yoshihide Suga - poised to be Japan's next leader - sledded down...
  
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• New Mexico Reports 103 New Coronavirus Cases, 2 More Deaths

  13-09-2020 23:13
  Health officials in New Mexico have reported 103 new confirmed coronavirus cases with two additional deaths.
  
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• Missouri Spends $1.3M Defending Marijuana Permit Decisions

  13-09-2020 23:12
  Missouri regulators have spent $1.3 million to defend themselves in court against a wave of lawsuits filed by businesses that were denied medical marijuana business licenses.
  
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• Factbox: Japan Next Premier's Hometown: Demographic Challenges by the Numbers

  13-09-2020 23:10
  
  By Kiyoshi TakenakaTOKYO (Reuters) - Yoshihide Suga, expected to become Japan's prime minister this week, hails from Akita prefecture in the north,...
  
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• Winds a Worry as Death Toll Reaches 33 From West Coast Fires

  13-09-2020 23:08
  
  Warnings of strong winds that could fan the wildfires on the West Coast have added urgency to firefighters' efforts.
  
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• Man in Medical Distress Dies After Resisting County Deputies

  13-09-2020 23:08
  Authorities say a California man died following a struggle with sheriff’s deputies who were called because he refused to be taken to a hospital.
  
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• Left-Wing Extremists Plan White House Siege Until Election Day

  13-09-2020 23:08
  
  A group that helped spark the Occupy Wall Street protests of 2011 has called for a siege on the White House from Thursday until Election Day. Adbusters has issued a call for protesters to descend upon Lafayette Square in Washington this week. “We will lay siege to the White House,” organizers wrote, illustrating their nonviolent…
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• Ageing and empty: Japan next premier’s hometown highlights challenges ahead

  13-09-2020 23:08
  
  It's noon on a warm day in the Japanese town where Yoshihide Suga, Japan's next prime minister, grew up, but more than half the stores in a downtown shopping arcade are shuttered and sidewalks stretch empty except for the rare elderly passerby.A building proclaiming "I Love Yuzawa" stands abandoned.The remote part of Yuzawa where Suga grew up, 480 km (300 miles) northeast of Tokyo, captures key challenges his administration will face: half the residents in the area are over 60.
  
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• $100,000 reward offered in brazen ambush shooting of 2 Los Angeles sheriff's deputies

  13-09-2020 23:08
  
  A $100,000 reward was offered Sunday in the hunt for a gunman who brazenly walked up to a parked patrol SUV and shot two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies multiple times in what officials described as an ambush-style attack.Both sheriff's deputies were initially "fighting for their lives" at St. Francis Medical Center in Los Angeles following the Saturday night shooting outside a Metro train station in Compton.On Sunday, a senior Los Angeles County sheriff's official told ABC News the deputi
  
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• The Latest: Burrow's First NFL Touchdown Comes on a Long Run

  13-09-2020 23:05
  
  Top draft pick Joe Burrow’s first NFL touchdown comes on a draw play that takes the Los Angeles Chargers by surprise.
  
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• Japan's Suga Poised to Win Party Race, Headed for Premiership

  13-09-2020 23:04
  
  By Linda SiegTOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, a longtime loyal aide of outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, was...
  
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• Analysis: Mississippi Ballot Will Have Candidates and Issues

  13-09-2020 23:00
  
  Mississippi residents will be voting on people and issues in the Nov. 3 general election.
  
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• Cubs' Mills Through 8 Hitless Innings Vs Brewers

  13-09-2020 22:52
  
  Chicago Cubs pitcher Alec Mills has completed eight hitless innings against the Milwaukee Brewers.
  
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• Trubisky Throws 3 TDs in 4th to Help Bears Beat Lions 27-23

  13-09-2020 22:49
  
  Mitchell Trubisky lofted a 27-yard, go-ahead touchdown pass to Anthony Miller with 1:54 remaining and the Chicago Bears held on to beat the Detroit Lions 27-23.
  
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• Illinois Reports 1,462 New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases

  13-09-2020 22:48
  Illinois public health officials are reporting 1,462 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 14 additional deaths.
  
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• 'I could never have envisioned this': Nearly 100 wildfires across 12 Western states force mass evacuations; at least 30 dead

  13-09-2020 22:48
  
  More than 30,000 firefighters and support personnel are battling the blazes. Evacuation orders are in effect for communities near 36 of the wildfires.
  
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• Oregon fire chief and crew lose homes, station as they battle Holiday Farm Fire

  13-09-2020 22:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  "I not only have my life to put back together, I also have a fire department to put back together," the chief said Sunday.
  
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• Four Adults, One Teen Shot After Verbal Altercation at Party

  13-09-2020 22:44
  Police in Wilson say four adults and one teenager were shot after a verbal altercation during a party.
  
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• Rodgers at Ease as Packers Roll Past Vikings 43-34

  13-09-2020 22:42
  
  Aaron Rodgers began his 13th season as Green Bay’s starting quarterback by passing for 364 yards and four touchdowns as the Packers beat the Vikings 43-34.
  
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• WHO Reports Record One-Day Increase in Global Coronavirus Cases, up Over 307,000

  13-09-2020 22:36
  
  By Lisa Shumaker(Reuters) - The World Health Organization reported a record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total...
  
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• Trump: If LA Deputies Die, Gunman Deserves Death Penalty

  13-09-2020 22:36
  
  The gunman who ambushed two Los Angeles County deputies should be executed if the deputies do not survive, President Donald Trump tweeted Sunday. As of Sunday afternoon, it was not clear whether police had identified the suspect who, according to a surveillance video, walked up to the passenger’s side of the parked car the deputies…
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• Jacobs Runs for 3 TDs as Raiders Hold off Panthers 34-30

  13-09-2020 22:36
  
  Josh Jacobs ran for 93 yards and three touchdowns, Derek Carr threw for 239 yards and a score as the Las Vegas Raiders hung on to beat the Carolina Panthers 34-30 to spoil Matt Rhule’s coaching debut.
  
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• 2 Los Angeles County deputies are out of surgery after after ambush shooting in Compton

  13-09-2020 22:36 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Two Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies were shot while in the city of Compton on Saturday night, according to the department's official Twitter account.
  
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• Giants OF Alex Dickerson Cleared to Play After Positive Test

  13-09-2020 22:35
  
  Giants outfielder Alex Dickerson received news of a positive test result for the coronavirus on Friday moments before he had been set to play for San Francisco against the Padres and knew it couldn’t be right.
  
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• 2 Dead, 1 Hospitalized After Plane Crash in Montana

  13-09-2020 22:32
  Two people have died and one has been hospitalized after a plane crashed in Montana.
  
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• Tropical Storm Sally: New Orleans issues state of emergency, Gulf Coast on alert

  13-09-2020 22:31
  
  Tropical Storm Sally is now predicted to make landfall as a Category 2 hurricane late Monday.Sally is expected to strengthen today and Monday.Heavy rain continues to fall on the eastern side of Sally, especially from the Florida Keys to Sarasota.
  
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• California Police Seek Possible Link Between Overdose Cases

  13-09-2020 22:31
  Police in California have launched an investigation after authorities received calls of six people showing signs of drug overdoses during a six-hour period in the same city.
  
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• California, Oregon and Washington fires create dangerous air throughout West

  13-09-2020 22:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the air quality in wildfire zones "is equivalent to smoking 20 packs of cigarettes."
  
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• Three Injured in Public Transit Bus Crash in Delaware

  13-09-2020 22:29
  Three people were hurt when a public transit bus broke through a fence and a retaining wall, then landed in a parking lot after crashing into at least two other vehicles.
  
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• Nevada Reports 317 New Coronavirus Cases and 3 More Deaths

  13-09-2020 22:29
  Health officials in Nevada have reported 317 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and three additional deaths.
  
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• Allen Tops 300 Yards Passing in Bills' 27-17 Win Over Jets

  13-09-2020 22:25
  
  Josh Allen led three consecutive first-half touchdown drives and the Buffalo Bills overcame their own sloppiness and injuries to two starting linebackers in a 27-17 season-opening win over the New York Jets.
  
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• Cubs' Mills Through 6 Hitless Innings Vs Brewers

  13-09-2020 22:22
  
  Chicago Cubs pitcher Alec Mills has completed six hitless innings against the Milwaukee Brewers.
  
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• The Latest: Thiem Expects Close Match in US Open Final

  13-09-2020 22:21
  
  Dominic Thiem says he expects another close match between he and Alexander Zverev in the U.S. Open final, which has now begun.
  
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• Bloomberg Plans To Spend at Least $100 Million To Help Biden Win Florida

  13-09-2020 22:18
  
  The former politician and anti-gun activist who launched an expensive presidential primary bid only to drop out after it became clear Democratic voters weren’t buying into his message is back. Billionaire and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has decided to spend at least $100 million in Florida to defeat Trump, a swing state…
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