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• Suspicious packages sent to election officials in at least 5 states

  16-09-2024 23:58 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Suspicious packages were sent to election officials in at least five states on Monday, but there were no reports that any of the packages contained hazardous material. Powder-containing packages were […]
  
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• Cooper Kupp will be out for several weeks after spraining his ankle among Rams’ latest injury woes

  16-09-2024 23:58 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Receiver Cooper Kupp is likely to miss several games for the Los Angeles Rams after spraining his ankle in their loss at Arizona last weekend. Rams […]
  
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• Watson quiets the off-field noise with a steady performance for the Browns in a win over the Jaguars

  16-09-2024 23:56 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Between the lines for three-plus hours, Deshaun Watson was able to put aside all the distractions and problems. That doesn’t mean they’ve gone away. Cleveland’s quarterback bounced […]
  
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• Wisconsin’s voter-approved cash bail measures will stand under judge’s ruling

  16-09-2024 23:49 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Stricter cash bail measures approved by voters last year will stand despite procedural flaws, a judge ruled Monday. The decision from Dane County Circuit Judge Rhonda […]
  
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• Quebec labour tribunal says nurses cannot pressure the province by refusing overtime

  16-09-2024 23:46 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  MONTREAL – Quebec’s labour tribunal has stymied the latest negotiation tactic of a union representing most of the province’s nurses. Fédération Interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec had threatened that […]
  
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• New York Giants and coach Brian Daboll are in a big hole after 0-2 start

  16-09-2024 23:46 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Coming off a poor season and playing with a young team, the New York Giants needed a lot of things to go right to turn […]
  
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• It’s early, but 3-time defending NFC South champion Buccaneers are off to another strong start

  16-09-2024 23:46 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are off to another strong start, though coach Todd Bowles understandably is playing down the significance of being 2-0 for a fourth […]
  
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• Officials ban swimming after medical waste washes ashore in Maryland, Virginia and Delaware

  16-09-2024 23:41 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — Officials warned people to stay out of the ocean at several beaches in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia after they said medical waste, including hypodermic needles, […]
  
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• Bolivia’s iconic ex-President Evo Morales calls for anti-government march, escalates political fight

  16-09-2024 23:40 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s hugely popular former leftist president, Evo Morales, on Monday called on supporters to take to the streets in protest against his bitter political rival, […]
  
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• Mikey Varas hired as head coach of the MLS expansion San Diego FC

  16-09-2024 23:33 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The MLS expansion team San Diego FC hired Mikey Varas as head coach on Monday. He most recently was interim head coach of the U.S. men’s […]
  
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• Rayo Vallecano beats Osasuna with three great goals

  16-09-2024 23:32 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  MADRID (AP) — Abdul Mumin scored an early candidate for goal of the season as Rayo Vallecano came from behind to beat Osasuna 3-1 and record its first win in […]
  
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• Owners of foster home charged with giving pot to youth

  16-09-2024 23:31 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  The operators of a private, for-profit foster-care provider are facing criminal charges for allegedly giving cannabis to youth in its care. John Bennett, 56, Christine Ormiston, 37, Ian Rabb, 59, […]
  
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• Oregon tribe sues over federal agency plans to hold an offshore wind energy auction

  16-09-2024 23:28 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A tribe in Oregon whose culture is tied to the ocean is suing the U.S. government over plans to hold an offshore wind energy auction next […]
  
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• Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin says Wake Forest violated an ‘unwritten rule’ in buying out 2025 game

  16-09-2024 23:28 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin says Wake Forest violated “an unwritten rule” by buying its way out of next year’s matchup, leaving the Rebels in search of another major-conference opponent. The […]
  
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• Judge rules Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name will stay on Wisconsin ballot

  16-09-2024 23:28 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name will remain on the ballot in the swing state of Wisconsin, a judge ruled Monday. Dane County Circuit Judge Stephen Ehlke […]
  
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• A New York woman is challenging Miss America, Miss World rules banning mothers from beauty pageants

  16-09-2024 23:26 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York woman is challenging the longstanding rules of Miss America and Miss World that disqualify mothers from their beauty pageants. Danielle Hazel said Monday […]
  
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• Renowned Alabama artist Fred Nall Hollis dies at 76

  16-09-2024 23:25 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Fred Nall Hollis, an award-winning, world renowned Alabama visual artist, died on Saturday, according to a local arts center. He was 76. Born in Troy, Alabama, Hollis worked in a variety of genre-bending mediums, including porcelain, carpet, mosaics, sculpture and etchings. The prolific artist was featured in over 300 one-man shows and showed his work across the world, including in the United States, France and Italy, according to the Nature Art and Life League Art Association, a foundation that
  
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• Musk deletes post about Harris and Biden assassination after widespread criticism

  16-09-2024 23:23 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Elon Musk has deleted a post on his social media platform X in which he said “no one is even trying to assassinate” President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the wake of an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump while he was playing golf. Musk, who has nearly 200 million followers on the social media site he bought for $44 billion in 2022, has increasingly embraced conservative ideologies in recent years and endorsed Trump for president. While h
  
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• Brady’s bunch beats Wrexham in English game likened to a Hollywood derby

  16-09-2024 23:16 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Tom Brady won bragging rights over Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney when his Birmingham City side beat Wrexham 3-1 on Monday in a match dubbed a […]
  
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• John Harbaugh’s Ravens aren’t panicking after an 0-2 start

  16-09-2024 23:14 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Ravens coach John Harbaugh is not about to panic. Even though his team fell to 0-2 with a 26-23 loss to the visiting Las Vegas […]
  
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• Colts are seeking solutions after first 2 opponents ran roughshod over their defense

  16-09-2024 23:09 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis’ biggest offseason need was supposed to be beefing up a young secondary that struggled in 2023. Instead, two weeks into the season, the run defense has […]
  
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• Former Uvalde schools police chief makes first court appearance since indictment

  16-09-2024 22:56 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The former Uvalde, Texas, schools police chief made his first court appearance on Monday for his role in the heavily scrutinized law enforcement response to the […]
  
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• The IOC needs a new president after 12 years so what is the job and who are the 7 candidates?

  16-09-2024 22:55 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  GENEVA (AP) — Seven candidates are competing for one of the biggest and best jobs in world sports that traditionally becomes available only every 12 years. The International Olympic Committee […]
  
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• Aaron Rodgers and Jets’ offense show promise while defense has to deal with loss of Jermaine Johnson

  16-09-2024 22:53 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Aaron Rodgers pumped his right fist as he walked off the field with a victory in Tennessee, knowing he and the New York Jets just pulled one out. Sure, it […]
  
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• Chargers QB Justin Herbert’s right leg will be evaluated after X-rays were negative

  16-09-2024 22:50 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert’s right leg will continue to be evaluated this week after it got rolled up on in Los Angeles’ 26-3 victory over the […]
  
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• Marines give highest noncombat medal to family of Osprey crew chief who died trying to save pilots

  16-09-2024 22:48 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Marine Corps in a ceremony at the commandant’s headquarters on Monday presented their highest noncombat medal to the parents of Cpl. Spencer Collart, who died last […]
  
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• MPs to discuss deaths of First Nations people by police in emergency debate

  16-09-2024 22:45 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  OTTAWA – MPs will hold an emergency debate in the House of Commons tonight on the recent deaths of First Nations peoples during interactions with Canadian police forces. Six First […]
  
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• Respected soccer historian Colin Jose documented the beautiful game for decades

  16-09-2024 22:44 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Canada Soccer Hall of Famer Colin Jose, a soccer historian who spent decades documenting the beautiful game, has died at the age of 88. He died Saturday in London, Ont., […]
  
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• Oregon Republicans ask governor to protect voter rolls after DMV registered noncitizens

  16-09-2024 22:43 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Oregon on Monday asked Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek to ensure the integrity of the state’s voter rolls following reports that some 300 noncitizens […]
  
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• Joe Burrow and the frustrated Bengals are 0-2 for the 5th time in 6 seasons

  16-09-2024 22:41 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — With downcast eyes, Joe Burrow shifted his weight from one foot to the other while issuing clipped answers to reporters’ questions after the Bengals’ 26-25 loss Sunday […]
  
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• Al-Nassr draws with Al-Shorta in first game in rebranded AFC Champions League Elite

  16-09-2024 22:41 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Without an ill Cristiano Ronaldo, Al-Nassr of Saudi Arabia drew with Al-Shorta of Iraq 1-1 in the first ever game in the revamped and rebranded AFC Champions […]
  
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• AAC ramps up interest in adding Air Force to conference with Army and Navy, AP source says

  16-09-2024 22:29 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  The American Athletic Conference has ramped up interest in adding Air Force as a member to put all three service academies into the same league for the first time, a […]
  
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• Jays claim catcher Heineman off waivers from Red Sox, designate Serven for assignment

  16-09-2024 22:27 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays claimed Tyler Heineman off waivers from the Boston Red Sox on Monday and designated fellow catcher Brian Serven for assignment. Heineman, who had two […]
  
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• Older Texas players enjoying return to No. 1 after 16 years and memories of 5-7 in 2021

  16-09-2024 22:20 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Longhorns returned to class Monday as the No. 1 team in the country for the first time in 16 years and with college football […]
  
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• Winless Titans are their own worst enemy with turnovers and blocked punts

  16-09-2024 22:13 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Punt blocked. Ugly fumble by the young quarterback. An interception. Rinse and repeat with the exact same 24-17 score and only the opponent and location are […]
  
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• Brazilian firefighters battle national park wildfire that is enveloping Brasilia in smoke

  16-09-2024 22:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Firefighters on Monday battled flames spreading through a national park in Brazil that is enveloping Brasilia in smoke. It’s the latest wildfire in the country, […]
  
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• Suspicious deaths of two N.S. men were the result of homicide, suicide: RCMP

  16-09-2024 21:52 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Nova Scotia RCMP say their investigation into two suspicious deaths earlier this month has concluded that one man died by homicide and the other by suicide. The bodies of two men, aged 40 and 73, were found in a home in Windsor, N.S., on Sept. 3. Police say the province’s medical examiner determined the 40-year-old man was killed and the 73-year-old man killed himself. RCMP in Nova Scotia say the suspicious deaths of two men earlier this month was the result of a homicide and death by self
  
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• Suspects speed away in stolen pickup truck as owner, friend bounce around in back

  16-09-2024 21:52 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  WINNIPEG – The owner of a pickup truck was injured along with his friend after they jumped into the back of the vehicle as it was being stolen and were […]
  
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• An appeals court won’t revive Brett Favre’s defamation lawsuit against Shannon Sharpe

  16-09-2024 21:46 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court refused Monday to revive a defamation lawsuit that former NFL quarterback Brett Favre filed against a fellow Pro Football Hall of Fame […]
  
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• Saints are gaining credibility as NFC contenders after their rout of the Cowboys

  16-09-2024 21:44 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Former Saints quarterback Bobby Hebert sounded jubilant during a postgame radio show as he reviewed everything he thought New Orleans did well in its lopsided, Week […]
  
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• New Jersey internet gambling sets new record at $198M in revenue, but land casinos lag

  16-09-2024 21:41 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Internet gambling in New Jersey had its best month ever in August, bringing in over $198 million in revenue even as most of Atlantic City’s […]
  
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• Man, friend jump into truck bed to stop theft, three injured after chase

  16-09-2024 21:37 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  A man who witnessed his vehicle being stolen from his Fort Rouge neighbourhood jumped into the pickup truck’s box and called 911 as two teens allegedly led police on a […]
  
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• Man, friend jump into truck bed to stop theft; three hurt after chase

  16-09-2024 21:37 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  A man who witnessed his vehicle being stolen from his Fort Rouge neighbourhood jumped into the pickup truck’s box and called 911 as two teens allegedly led police on a […]
  
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• Dolphins are signing former Ravens QB Tyler Huntley as Tua Tagovailoa remains out with a concussion

  16-09-2024 21:31 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins are signing backup quarterback Tyler Huntley off the Ravens’ practice squad as Tua Tagovailoa remains out with the third diagnosed concussion of […]
  
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• 18-year-old man dead after Sunday evening shooting in Ottawa

  16-09-2024 21:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  An 18-year-old man is dead following a shooting in Ottawa yesterday. Police say emergency crews responded to reports of a shooting in the area of Percy Street and Nepean Street […]
  
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• Ohio town cancels cultural festival after furor over Haitians

  16-09-2024 21:25 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio city at the center of a political furor over Haitian migrants canceled its annual celebration of cultural diversity on Monday in response to days […]
  
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• Chris Jones having an immediate impact upon Hamilton Tiger-Cats defence

  16-09-2024 21:25 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  It hasn’t taken Chris Jones long to make an impact with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ defence. The unit has forced 10 turnovers in three games under Jones, Hamilton’s senior defensive assistant. […]
  
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• Man and two adult sons identified as homicide victims in Lloydminster, Sask.

  16-09-2024 21:18 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  LLOYDMINSTER, Sask. – The victims of a triple homicide in a city that straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary have been identified as a man and his two adult sons. RCMP say […]
  
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• Drone delayed helicopter’s landing at crash scene

  16-09-2024 21:14 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  RCMP say a STARS helicopter was delayed in landing at the scene of a fatal traffic collision earlier this month because a drone was illegally being flown over the area. […]
  
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