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• Lowry wins Bridgestone for a world title

  09-08-2015 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — With no mistakes and two great escapes, Shane Lowry of Ireland won the Bridgestone Invitational on Sunday for the biggest victory of his career.
  
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• Arrieta, Cubs beat Giants 2-0 for 4-game sweep

  09-08-2015 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Arrieta pitched four-hit ball into the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 2-0 on Sunday for a four-game sweep of the defending world champions.
  
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• Police: Man who killed 8 had a dispute with woman victim

  09-08-2015 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — A family of six children and two parents were handcuffed and fatally shot in the head at a Houston home by a man with a violent criminal history who had previously been in a relationship with the mother and had a dispute with her, authorities said Sunday.
  
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• Nishikori comes back to beat Isner for 1st Citi Open title

  09-08-2015 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Getting his hard-court game in shape ahead of the U.S. Open, Kei Nishikori came back to beat big-serving John Isner 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday for his first Citi Open title.
  
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• Joey Logano wins at Watkins Glen, saves fuel this time

  09-08-2015 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — Joey Logano had enough fuel this time.
  
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• Clinton strays from her roots as coal miner's great granddaughter

  09-08-2015 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Valerie Volcovici and Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In her 2008 bid for the White House, Hillary Clinton cast herself as a blue-collar Democrat who was unabashedly pro-coal, a stance that helped her beat opponent Barack Obama easily in primaries in states that produced or were reliant on coal. Eight years later, a Reuters review of her recent campaign speeches and policy announcements shows that the great-granddaughter of a Welsh coal miner is now talking about the coal industry in the
  
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• Police: Man killed by police in shootout killed his neighbor

  09-08-2015 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — A shoot-out in a small North Carolina town — sparked by a gunman's alleged killing of a neighbor — left the gunman dead and two police officers wounded, authorities said Sunday. A bystander was also hurt.
  
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• Police: Man who killed 8 may had dispute with woman victim

  09-08-2015 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — A family of six children and two parents were restrained and fatally shot in the head at a Houston home by a man with a violent criminal history who had previously been in a relationship with the mother, authorities said Sunday.
  
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• Greece and creditors 'close' to deal on third bailout

  09-08-2015 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Greece and its creditors continued marathon talks into Sunday night with both sides indicating that the terms of a third bailout were close to being finalised. The finance and economy ministers, Euclid Tsakalotos and Giorgos Stathakis, were back at the negotiating table with the ECB, the International Monetary Fund and the European Stability Mechanism at 2:00 pm (1100 GMT) and were still talking eight hours later. A speedy accord would allow the bailout to kick in before the August 20 debt repay
  
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• Blue Jays win 8th straight, sweep Yankees 2-0 to close in

  09-08-2015 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Donaldson and Jose Bautista each hit a long home run, and the Toronto Blue Jays earned their eighth straight victory by beating the New York Yankees 2-0 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep that tightened the AL East race.
  
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• The Latest: Age range of 8 slain in Texas from 6 to 50.

  09-08-2015 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — The latest on eight people — including six children and two parents — found dead inside a Houston-area home (all times local):
  
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• Trump gets backlash for slamming TV host popular with GOP

  09-08-2015 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump already slammed the president, the Democratic Party and his Republican rivals in the race for the White House, as well as immigrants from Mexico, the Chinese and Sen. John McCain for being a prisoner of war.
  
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• Hundreds march, pray in Ferguson on anniversary of police shooting

  09-08-2015 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hundreds of people marched, prayed and held moments of silence in Ferguson, Missouri on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer a year ago. White, black, old and young people, some pushing children in strollers, turned out for a day of events in this mostly black St. Louis suburb where Michael Brown, 18, was fatally shot on Aug. 9, 2014.
  
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• Tinder in Pakistan: Lesbian journalist uses app to avoid same-sex relationship ban

  09-08-2015 22:03
  
  In Pakistan, same-sex relationships are outlawed. But a lesbian journalist is using the most modern of dating techniques to circumvent the authorities: the dating app Tinder.
  
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• 5 children, 3 adults fatally shot in head in Houston home

  09-08-2015 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Five children and three adults were restrained and fatally shot in the head at a Houston home by a man with a violent criminal history who had previously lived there, authorities said Sunday.
  
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• Taliban bombing kills up to 29 in northern Afghanistan

  09-08-2015 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Taliban attack killed up to 29 people in northern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday, after a wave of lethal bombings in the capital as the insurgency escalates following a bitter power transition. The Afghan interior ministry said all those killed Saturday evening in the Khanabad district of Kunduz province were civilians, although local officials called them anti-Taliban militiamen. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which comes after a barrage of bombings in Kabul killed at
  
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• Fan throws back homer ball at Yankee Stadium, hits NY player

  09-08-2015 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A fan at Yankee Stadium showed off quite an arm — too bad for All-Star outfielder Brett Gardner.
  
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• Sun's shock absence overshadows worlds' final day

  09-08-2015 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sun Yang's shock last-minute withdrawal from Sunday's 1500m freestyle final with a heart problem cast a shadow over the last night of the world swimming championships. China's world record-holder and Olympic champion confirmed his 11th-hour decision to quit was made after having chest pains during the warm-up as his sudden withdrawal caught FINA officials by surprise. The 23-year-old Sun says he will seek medical advice after flying back to China on Monday and confirmed this was t
  
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• Reelz says Miss USA Pageant belongs on a broadcast network

  09-08-2015 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Stan E. Hubbard, the CEO of Reelz, says the network is "darn proud" of airing the Miss USA Pageant but it was likely a one-time thing.
  
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• Marco Rubio defends stance against abortion

  09-08-2015 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Megan Cassella WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Florida Senator Marco Rubio on Sunday defended his stance against abortion without exceptions for rape or when a mother's life was in danger that he was asked about during a debate among Republican presidential candidates on Thursday. On Sunday, Rubio denied any inconsistency.
  
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• Gifford, star NFL player and commentator, dead at 84

  09-08-2015 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Frank Gifford, who helped the New York Giants to the 1956 NFL title and spent decades as an American football television commentator, died Sunday, his family said. Gifford died at his home in Connecticut of natural causes a week before his 85th birthday, the family statement said. Gifford's wife, Kathie Lee Gifford, is a host on NBC's Today show.
  
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• Shots fired during Ferguson police shooting anniversary

  09-08-2015 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Shots were fired on Sunday during a march in Ferguson, Missouri, to mark the anniversary of the fatal shooting by a white police officer of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown, police said. It was unclear who fired the shots or the extent of any injuries, a police spokesman told reporters, but initial reports suggested they were not aimed at the marchers. About six shots were heard as 300 people made their way to a church on the outskirts of Ferguson as part of events to mark the death of Brown
  
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• Britain, Gibraltar accuse Spain of entering British waters

  09-08-2015 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MADRID (AP) — British and Gibraltar officials say several Spanish police vessels and a customs helicopter illegally entered and violated the territorial waters and airspace of the tiny British territory of Gibraltar on the southwestern tip of Spain.
  
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• The Latest: Michael Brown's father leads march in Ferguson

  09-08-2015 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The latest in the events marking a year since the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri (all times local):
  
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• UK accuses Spain of violating its sovereignty over Gibraltar

  09-08-2015 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The British government on Sunday accused Spain of violating its sovereignty over Gibraltar, saying Spanish state vessels had repeatedly and unlawfully entered its territorial waters without notifying it. The row is the latest in a long line of diplomatic spats between Britain and Spain over the territory, which was ceded to Britain about 300 years ago but which Spanish authorities now want to reclaim. "These repeated incursions into British Gibraltar territorial waters are a clear violation
  
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• Spanish state ships accused of 'completely unacceptable' incursion into Gibraltar's waters

  09-08-2015 21:27
  
  Spain has been accused of violating the UK's sovereignty after their boats and helicopters entered British sovereign territory in Gibraltar.
  
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• Spanish anti-drugs ships accused of 'completely unacceptable' incursion into Gibraltar's waters

  09-08-2015 21:27
  
  Spain has been accused of violating the UK's sovereignty after their boats and helicopters entered British sovereign territory in Gibraltar.
  
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• Questions abound in police shooting death of black Texas teen

  09-08-2015 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Marice Richter DALLAS (Reuters) - Texas police on Sunday were trying to figure out what prompted a black teenager to drive his car into a car dealership, and why a white police officer still in training fatally shot the unarmed 19-year-old four times. Christian Taylor became the latest unarmed black man to die at the hands of a white police officer after officials said he was seen on security surveillance tape vandalizing cars at an auto dealership in Arlington. Taylor was shot four times by
  
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• Marquez wins at Indy to extend US stranglehold

  09-08-2015 21:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Indianapolis (AFP) - Two-time defending world champion Marc Marquez claimed his fifth consecutive win on US soil by capturing the Indianapolis MotoGP on Sunday.
  
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• Indians' Kluber loses no-hit bid in 7th on Mauer single

  09-08-2015 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Indians star Corey Kluber has lost his no-hit bid in the seventh inning on a two-out single by Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins.
  
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• El Salvador: Flight for life from the world's most dangerous country

  09-08-2015 21:13
  
  Josue Salomon looks bewildered. The 18-year-old has been deported back to El Salvador after being caught trying to make his way north to the United States.
  
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• The Latest: 8 dead in Texas shot in head

  09-08-2015 21:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — The latest on eight people — including five children and three adults — found dead inside a Houston-area home (all times local):
  
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• Shots fired during march in Ferguson to mark Michael Brown death anniversary

  09-08-2015 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Shots were fired on Sunday during a march in Ferguson, Missouri to mark the one year anniversary of the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown, police said. It was unclear who fired the shots or if anyone was injured, a police spokesman told reporters.
  
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• Survey: US gasoline prices down 11 cents in the past 2 weeks

  09-08-2015 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average price of gasoline has dropped 11 cents over the past two weeks to $2.71 a gallon.
  
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• Indians' Kluber has no-hitter through 6 innings

  09-08-2015 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Corey Kluber is pitching a no-hitter through six innings for the Cleveland Indians against the Minnesota Twins.
  
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• Moments of silence one year after Ferguson police shooting

  09-08-2015 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Several hundred demonstrators stood in silence Sunday at the spot where an unarmed black teen was shot dead by a white police officer one year ago, once again shining the spotlight on America's troubled race relations. Two white doves were released over the crowd that gathered to mark the anniversary of 18-year-old Michael Brown's death in a fateful encounter on August 9, 2014 with officer Darren Wilson. The killing in Ferguson, Missouri -- a suburb of St. Louis -- set off a summer of
  
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• Pro Football Hall of Famer Frank Gifford dies at 84

  09-08-2015 20:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Frank Gifford has died. He was 84.
  
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• Sun Yang is no-show for 1,500 free final at worlds

  09-08-2015 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KAZAN, Russia (AP) — No sooner had Sun Yang returned to the top of the podium with two victories at the world swimming championships than the Chinese star was enveloped in mystery.
  
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• Woman has her arm bitten off by an alligator while swimming in Wekiva River in Florida

  09-08-2015 20:44
  
  A woman has had part of her arm bitten off by an alligator while swimming in a river in Florida.
  
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• Ashes agony fuels Root's rise to number one

  09-08-2015 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Joe Root said the pain of being dropped from the side during England's humiliating 5-0 Ashes whitewash in Australia some 18 months ago lay behind rise to the top of the Test batting rankings. The 24-year-old Yorkshireman struck a superb 130, his second hundred of the series, in England's innings and 78-run win in the fourth Test at Trent Bridge on Saturday. Victory, completed inside three days, gave England an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.
  
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• U.S. sends six jets, 300 personnel to Turkey base in Islamic State fight

  09-08-2015 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The United States six F-16 jets and about 300 personnel to Incirlik Air Base in Turkey on Sunday, the U.S. military said, after Ankara agreed last month to allow American planes to launch air strikes against Islamic State militants from there. The Pentagon said in a statement the "small detachment" is from the 31st Fighter Wing based at Aviano Air Base, Italy. "The United States and Turkey, as members of the 60-plus nation coalition, are committed to the fight against ISIL in the
  
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• Transfer Golson hopes to win Florida State quarterback job

  09-08-2015 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Everett Golson hopes to prove at Florida State that a difficult finish to his Notre Dame career was an anomaly. But first he has to beat out junior Sean Maguire, who has spent the last two seasons as Jameis Winston's backup.
  
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• Trump defends record on women as presidential rivals pile on

  09-08-2015 20:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump doesn't appear to be going away anytime soon, so his rivals are scrambling to figure out how best to handle the blowback from every new bout of bluster drowning out their campaigns.
  
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• Lion hunting should be banned due to perilous state of species in southern Africa, says researcher who studied Cecil

  09-08-2015 20:34
  Lion hunting should be banned because of the perilous state of the species in southern Africa, according to a researcher who studied Zimbabwe’s most famous animal before he was killed by an American hunter.
  
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• Suspect charged in Houston deaths of eight people - including five children

  09-08-2015 20:33 via feeds.theguardian.com
  David Conley, 49, charged with capital murder. He was arrested after exchange of gunfire with but police later ‘negotiated his surrender’ A man was charged with capital murder after five children and three adults were found dead at a house in suburban Houston on Saturday night.Police said they arrived at the home to conduct a welfare check and spotted a body. When they entered the property, gunfire rang out. Continue reading...
  
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• Slender Man stabbing case: pivotal ruling decides fate of Wisconsin girls

  09-08-2015 20:30 via feeds.theguardian.com
  Judge to decide whether to move 13-year-olds, whose stabbing of a classmate was motivated by an online character, into juvenile systemA pivotal decision is due this week in the case of two 13-year-old Wisconsin girls accused of stabbing a classmate to please an online horror character, Slender Man. The decision will either keep them in adult court or move them into the juvenile system.Related: Slender Man: the shadowy online figure blamed in grisly Wisconsin stabbingContinue reading...
  
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• Body of British tourist found in Bulgaria

  09-08-2015 20:30 via feeds.theguardian.com
  Teacher Ethan McKen, 24, from Nottingham, was reported missing after going swimming in sea at Sunny Beach resort near BurgasThe body of a British teacher who disappeared while swimming in Bulgaria has been found, the Foreign Office has said.
  Ethan McKen, 24, from Nottingham, was reported missing on Saturday after a morning swim shortly after arriving at the Sunny Beach resort near the town of Burgas. Continue reading...
  
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• Hammond - African migrant surge imperils EU social infrastructure

  09-08-2015 20:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - A surge in migrants from Africa threatens the European Union's living standards and social infrastructure, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Sunday, saying the bloc was unable to take in millions of people seeking a new life. Hammond's comments, some of his most outspoken on the subject yet, underscore how the British government is ramping up its anti-immigration rhetoric in response to a spike in migrant attempts to reach Britain via
  
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• Sun Yang missed 1500m final with heart problem

  09-08-2015 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  China's world record-holder and Olympic champion Sun Yang confirmed his shock withdrawal from Sunday's 1500m freestyle final at the world championships was down to a heart problem. Sun explained he started feeling problems with his heart after retaining his 800m freestyle world title on Wednesday.
  
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• Disorder rife as Haitians vote in long-delayed elections

  09-08-2015 20:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitians were electing legislators to Parliament Sunday after a yearslong wait, but the vote was plagued with delays, disorder and occasional fistfights and rock throwing.
  
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