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• Reds' Chapman becomes fastest to reach 500 career strikeouts

  19-07-2015 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Hard-throwing Reds reliever Aroldis Chapman has set a major league record for the fastest to reach 500 career strikeouts.
  
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• Pro Surfer Fends Off Shark Attack on Live TV

  19-07-2015 23:40
  
  Professional surfer Mick Fanning was unharmed in the shark assault that was broadcast on live television during the J-Bay Open in Eastern Cape.
  
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• Francoeur's 2-run HR in 9th lifts Phillies past Marlins

  19-07-2015 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jeff Francoeur's two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Philadelphia Phillies to an 8-7 victory over the Miami Marlins on Sunday.
  
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• Man found dead in swimming pool of home owned by Demi Moore

  19-07-2015 23:17
  
  A 21-year-old man has accidentally drowned in a swimming pool of a Los Angeles home owned by Demi Moore, a coroner has ruled.
  
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• Greinke now with 43 2-3 scoreless innings, Dodgers top Nats

  19-07-2015 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Zack Greinke extended his scoreless streak to 43 2-3 innings, striking a season-high 11 through the eighth and leading the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Washington Nationals 5-0 Sunday.
  
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• Mama Zimbi: The woman who helps Ghana's widows who are forced to sleep with husbands' corpses as part of humiliating ritual

  19-07-2015 23:12
  In most parts of the world, becoming a widow elicits sympathy. Not so among some communities in Ghana, where women are sometimes blamed for their husbands’ deaths, kicked out of the family homes or forced to undergo humiliating “widowhood” rituals.
  
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• Family seeks independent autopsy of woman found dead in jail

  19-07-2015 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HEMPSTEAD, Texas (AP) — The family of a Chicago-area woman found dead in a Texas jail cell last week is ordering an independent autopsy, their lawyer says.
  
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• California universities battle over Alzheimer's research

  19-07-2015 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — One university's effort to poach a star faculty member at another Southern California university has devolved into a legal battle that some fear may impede Alzheimer's disease research.
  
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• Cosby detailed his womanizing, secrecy efforts a decade ago

  19-07-2015 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Under oath in a hotel — away from the TV cameras and the soapbox where he did his public moralizing — Bill Cosby sketched a very different image of America's Dad: a philanderer who plied young women with quaaludes, claimed to be adept at reading their unspoken desires and used his wealth to keep "Mrs. Cosby" in the dark.
  
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• Kyle Busch races to 3rd win of year, moves closer to Chase

  19-07-2015 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Kyle Busch continues to find victory lane and is moving closer to landing a spot in the Chase.
  
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• Researchers Looking for Ways to Predict Alzheimer's

  19-07-2015 22:49
  
  Researchers are working on new tests to help predict Alzheimer's disease years before people ever get symptoms, both to help them plan for the inevitable and in the hope that earlier treatment will be more effective.
  
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• The 'phallic' clam America sells to China

  19-07-2015 22:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The bizarre clam America sells to China
  
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• Lederhosen abound as thousands celebrate Bavarian costume

  19-07-2015 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Rosenheim was awash with lederhosen and dirndl dresses as some 9,000 lovers of traditional Bavarian costumes descended on the southern German town for the biggest annual festival of its kind in the region. "It's certainly hot, but in the mountains too it can be hot, we're used to it," said a smiling Marie-Luise Koller, a retiree who has been taking part in the festival for 50 years and for whom the traditional Bavarian peasant dress is like a second skin.
  
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• Academic seeks death certificate for outlaw Billy the Kid

  19-07-2015 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A retired Arizona State University professor is taking his pursuit of a death certificate for Billy the Kid to New Mexico's highest court.
  
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• FIFA reforms: What happens next?

  19-07-2015 22:12 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Monday signals not only the real start of the race for the FIFA presidency, but also a significant day for the man in charge of reforming world football's governing body.
  
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• APNewsBreak: Documents detail Hawkins' payments in UNC case

  19-07-2015 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) — Newly unsealed documents in the case of an ex-college football player charged with violating North Carolina's sports agent law suggest he funneled money to multiple Tar Heels players and set up meetings with agents and financial advisers trying to sign them to contracts.
  
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• U.S. aims to shift Israel focus to security ties after Iran deal

  19-07-2015 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Phil Stewart TEL AVIV (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said it plainly just before landing in Israel, where officials are fuming over the Iran nuclear deal: "I'm not going to change anybody's mind in Israel.
  
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• Despite big lead, Froome on defensive at Tour

  19-07-2015 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  VALENCE, France (AP) — Despite his comfortable lead in the Tour de France, Chris Froome heads into the Alps — the last big hurdle between him and victory in Paris — on the defensive.
  
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• An amateur in lead at British Open, another not far behind

  19-07-2015 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Irish amateur Paul Dunne knows he is good enough to post low scores on the Old Course at St. Andrews. Had this been an amateur tournament, he would not at all be surprised to be leading after three rounds.
  
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• Pentagon chief Carter in Israel seeks deeper military ties

  19-07-2015 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says he has no expectation of changing Israel's opposition to the Iran nuclear deal. He says instead he'll use his meetings with Israeli leaders to discuss ways of deepening military ties.
  
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• Rocco, who played Moe Greene in 'The Godfather,' dies at 79

  19-07-2015 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Emmy-winning character actor best known for playing the bespectacled Las Vegas mobster Moe Greene in "The Godfather" has died. Alex Rocco was 79.
  
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• Magaluf crackdown: Majorcan resort fails to tell British tourists it has cleaned itself up

  19-07-2015 21:50
  
  This year, it was all meant to be different. The authorities in the Majorcan resort of Magaluf said that wild stag weekends and other group holidays would face a crackdown in 2015 – and that lewd behaviour by Britons and other nationalities would no longer be tolerated. Sadly, it has now emerged that nobody has told the tourists.
  
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• Amateur Dunne shares Open lead, Spieth poised

  19-07-2015 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Irish amateur Paul Dunne will take a share of the lead into the final round of the British Open after taking on and matching the best golfers in the world at St Andrews on Sunday. "I mean, at this point it's free rolling.
  
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• The Latest: After lagging, Cavendish cites stomach problems

  19-07-2015 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  VALENCE, France (AP) — The latest from Stage 15 of the Tour de France (all times local):
  
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• Khirbet Susiya: The Palestinian village backed by Britain that Israel plans to tear down

  19-07-2015 21:42
  
  At first glance, the metal and wooden-framed tents that make up the Palestinian village of Khirbet Susiya in the southern West Bank would seem easy enough for the Israeli army to demolish.
  
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• Summer stars: Seth Curry among standouts in Summer League

  19-07-2015 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — It's only Summer League.
  
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• Exclusive: Lockheed to buy United Tech's Sikorsky for over $8 billion

  19-07-2015 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Lockheed Martin Corp , the largest U.S. weapons maker, has agreed to buy United Technologies Corp's Sikorsky Aircraft unit, the maker of Black Hawk helicopters, for over $8 billion, a source familiar with the negotiations said on Sunday. It will be Lockheed's largest acquisition since it bought Martin Marietta Corp for about $10 billion two decades ago, and the first major strategic move for both United Tech Chief Executive Officer Greg Hayes, who was elevated to CEO from finance chief
  
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• Cops Arrest Suspect in Grisly California Homicides

  19-07-2015 21:18
  
  California authorities said Sunday they arrested Martin Martinez, whose daughter was among five killed in Modesto.
  
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• Greek banks ready to open Monday, Merkel urges swift bailout talks

  19-07-2015 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Costas Pitas and Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek banks are ready to open their branches across the country on Monday after a three-week shutdown, officials said, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for swift aid talks so Athens could also lift withdrawal limits. The cautious reopening of the banks, and an increase in value added tax on restaurant food and public transport from Monday, are aimed at restoring trust inside and outside Greece after an aid-for-reforms deal las
  
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• More rain expected in California on 2nd day of summer storm

  19-07-2015 21:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — More rain is expected Sunday in the second day of a summer storm that has brought beach closures, flash floods and power outages along with thunder and lightning to Southern California.
  
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• Spieth, amateur Dunne eyeing history at St. Andrews

  19-07-2015 21:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Jordan Spieth was one shot out of the lead and one round away from the third leg of the Grand Slam. Not since Bobby Jones has an amateur won the British Open, and then along came Paul Dunne with a bogey-free performance Sunday at St. Andrews that gave him a share of the lead.
  
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• The Latest: Police outside Sky bus, Tour didn't request them

  19-07-2015 21:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  VALENCE, France (AP) — The latest from Stage 15 of the Tour de France (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Jordan Spieth feeling no pressure about Slam

  19-07-2015 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — The Latest from the 144th British Open on the Old Course at St. Andrews (all times local):
  
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• Simmons: Animal abuse reference wasn't about 'the' holocaust

  19-07-2015 20:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Russell Simmons says he wasn't making a direct comparison between people and animals when he used references to a holocaust and slavery in talking about animal welfare recently.
  
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• Trump basks in McCain takedown, says rivals envious of rise

  19-07-2015 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans' swift condemnation of Donald Trump's disparaging comments about Sen. John McCain's military service marks a turning point in the party's cautious approach to the billionaire-turned-presidential candidate.
  
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• Detroit police seek men who robbed couples, raped the women

  19-07-2015 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Police in Detroit are searching for men who allegedly robbed couples in separate attacks and gang-raped the women while forcing their male victims to watch.
  
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• Renewed ties trigger mixed emotions for Americans in Cuba

  19-07-2015 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Havana (AFP) - "I thought I would die before it would happen," said Rena Perez, 80, on the eve of the official resumption of diplomatic ties between the United States and Cuba. Perez hopes renewed ties -- frozen for half a century -- could address Cuba's housing crisis, but is also worried that a rush of development could spoil the "beautiful" country she now considers home. Somebody will make money reconstructing Cuba," she told AFP, admitting she was "happy..
  
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• Surfer fights off shark during South Africa competition

  19-07-2015 20:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Knocked off his board by an attacking shark, a surfer punched the creature before escaping unharmed during the televised finals of a world surfing competition in South Africa on Sunday.
  
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• Republican Scott Walker brushes up on U.S. foreign policy

  19-07-2015 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Steve Holland CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Reuters) - Scott Walker had a steep learning curve on U.S. foreign policy after some early miscues in his race for the Republican presidential nomination. The governor of Wisconsin, Walker is best known for his victory over unions in his state. Republicans generally do not put him in the category of a strategic foreign policy thinker.
  
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• Police arrest father of girl found dead with 4 others

  19-07-2015 20:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — A 30-year-old man was arrested Sunday in the deaths of his daughter, two other girls and two women whose bodies were found in a California home, police said.
  
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• Trump refuses to apologize for McCain remarks

  19-07-2015 20:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A defiant Donald Trump refused to apologize Sunday after the 2016 presidential hopeful ignited a firestorm by dismissing the military record of Senator John McCain, a former prisoner of war. The flamboyant billionaire businessman, reality TV star and presidential contender said McCain -- a decorated aviator who was tortured while spending five years in a prison camp -- did not deserve hero status for his Vietnam War service. It was just the latest verbal grenade from the outspoken Trump, 69, who
  
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• The Open: Tee times

  19-07-2015 20:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tee times for the 144th Open Championship at St Andrews.
  
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• Germany says Iran must improve Israel relations for closer economic ties

  19-07-2015 20:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Gernot Heller TEHRAN (Reuters) - German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel urged Iran at the start of a three-day visit to improve its relationship with Israel if it wanted to establish closer economic ties with Germany and other western powers. Gabriel, who is also economy minister, is the first senior figure from a large western government to visit Iran since it struck a landmark agreement with world powers on its nuclear program last week. The deal was reached despite strong opposition from Is
  
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• President George H.W. Bush Leaves Hospital After Fall

  19-07-2015 20:26
  
  Doctors said they anticipate the 41st president will recover fully in three or four months.
  
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• The Latest: A tough day for Dustin Johnson at British Open

  19-07-2015 20:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — The Latest from the 144th British Open on the Old Course at St. Andrews (all times local):
  
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• More rain expected in 2nd day of summer storm in California

  19-07-2015 20:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — More rain is expected in the second day of a summer storm that's brought beach closures, flash floods and power outages to Southern California.
  
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• Ukraine crisis: Shelling resumes in residential districts of Donetsk as rivals blame each other for breaking fragile ceasefire

  19-07-2015 20:15
  An outbreak of shelling in residential districts of Donetsk, the eastern Ukrainian city under pro-Russian separatist control, has led to renewed claims by both sides that the other has violated the gradually disintegrating ceasefire.
  
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• Remains of 86 Jewish Holocaust victims used for human experiments by Nazis found hidden in Strasbourg lab

  19-07-2015 20:13
  
  The remains of 86 Jewish people sent to Nazi gas chambers in 1943 have been discovered at a forensic medicine institute in eastern France.
  
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• Israel premier: Iran leader's speech shows nuke deal's folly

  19-07-2015 20:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister says an "aggressive and confrontational speech" by Iran's supreme leader shows that any expectations a nuclear deal would soften the militancy of the Islamic Republic were misguided.
  
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• The Latest: Cavendish lags after hot, noisy night at hotel

  19-07-2015 20:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  VALENCE, France (AP) — The latest from Stage 15 of the Tour de France (all times local):
  
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