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• All eyes on QBs at Ohio State as competition heats up

  16-08-2015 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The most-talked-about quarterback competition in college football even has the other Ohio State Buckeyes paying more attention than usual to preseason practices.
  
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• The Latest: Day brings 4-shot lead to 13th tee at PGA

  16-08-2015 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — The Latest from the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits (all times local):
  
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• Jays revive memories of 1985, beat Yankees 3-1

  16-08-2015 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TORONTO (AP) — After celebrating the 30th anniversary of their 1985 AL East championship team, the Toronto Blue Jays picked up a big win to bolster their chances of a crown this season.
  
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• Tebow runs for a score, Eagles beat Colts 36-10

  16-08-2015 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tim Tebow got a warm Philly welcome.
  
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• Four killed as small planes collide in California

  16-08-2015 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Los Angeles (AFP) - Four people were killed Sunday when a pair of small aircraft collided in southern California near the Mexican border, US media reported.
  
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• US women rout Costa Rica 8-0 to begin victory tour

  16-08-2015 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Christen Press scored three goals Sunday to power the United States to an 8-0 exhibition romp over Costa Rica in its first game since winning the Women's World Cup in Canada last month.
  
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• Belinda Bencic beats Simona Halep to win Rogers Cup

  16-08-2015 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Swiss teen Belinda Bencic won the Rogers Cup on Sunday, following her upset of Serena Williams with a 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 3-0 victory over an ailing Simona Halep.
  
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• China retreats to financial shadows to boost economic growth

  16-08-2015 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Nathaniel Taplin ZHANGJIAGANG (Reuters) - On a sweltering day in August, the towering ferris wheel and massive roller coaster of China's Jiyanghu Ecological Park, a two-hour train ride from Shanghai, stand eerily silent. "We have a large shopping and dining district here, and the amusement park here," says an employee offering a glossy brochure and a cup of tea in an office upstairs. "But I have no idea where the financing comes from." The amusement park, built three years ago in the dus
  
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• Sale strikes out 15 as White Sox beat Cubs 3-1

  16-08-2015 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chris Sale matched a career high with 15 strikeouts while pitching seven scoreless innings, and the Chicago White Sox snapped the crosstown Cubs' nine-game win streak with a 3-1 win on Sunday.
  
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• Migrants mass in Turkey to take shortest route to Europe

  16-08-2015 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BODRUM, Turkey (AP) — Suddenly, almost silently, a group of young men carrying a small plastic dinghy emerges from the darkness, dashes across a road and a dirty strip of sand and plunges into the crystal-clear waters of the Aegean Sea.
  
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• 4 Killed as 2 Small Planes Collide in San Diego County

  16-08-2015 23:26
  
  No injuries were reported on the ground.
  
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• Three people killed in a two-plane collision near San Diego

  16-08-2015 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - At least three people were killed after two small planes collided in mid-air on Sunday morning miles (km) from a San Diego airport, the Los Angeles Times newspaper reported. The crash occurred at around 11 a.m. when a twin-engine Sabreliner collided with a single-engine Cessna 172 over an area located two miles (3 km) northeast of Brown Field in San Diego, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Authority said. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate what l
  
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• BoE's Forbes says waiting too long to raise rates could damage recovery

  16-08-2015 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Waiting too long to raise interest rates could damage Britain's economic recovery and will need to be done "well before" inflation reaches the Bank of England's 2 percent target, Bank of England policymaker Kristin Forbes said on Sunday. Writing in the Telegraph, Forbes said increasing rates too soon might make companies less willing to invest and consumers less willing to spend, but the time lag before a change in monetary policy is felt meant there was a risk of leaving it too late. "Maintaini
  
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• Day maintains two-shot lead, Spieth lags at PGA

  16-08-2015 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Australia's Jason Day was showing steely resolve in his quest for a first major title on Sunday, maintaining a two-shot lead through nine holes in the final round of the PGA Championship. The player applying the most pressure at Whistling Straits wasn't Masters and US Open champion Jordan Spieth but South African Branden Grace, who had four birdies without a bogey through nine holes to move to 16-under par. Grace rolled in three straight long-range bombs to move up the leaderboard, draining a 30
  
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• Over 60 same-sex couples married at Puerto Rico wedding

  16-08-2015 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Over 60 couples from around the region gathered in Puerto Rico's capital Sunday to exchange vows at a same-sex marriage ceremony while a crowd of supporters snapped photos and cheered.
  
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• In Iowa, Sanders says he will address racial divisions

  16-08-2015 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONG GROVE, Iowa (AP) — In the state that launched the nation's first black president, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is making racial injustice a touchstone of his presidential campaign after facing disruptions from activists promoting the Black Lives Matter movement.
  
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• Morgan Freeman's Granddaughter Killed: Cops

  16-08-2015 23:13 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The granddaughter of actor Morgan Freeman was stabbed to death in Manhattan early Sunday morning, police say.
  
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• Target of 18-day manhunt killed in California

  16-08-2015 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RIDGECREST, Calif. (AP) — An 18-day manhunt in the mountainous high desert of central California ended when two deputies opened fire on a man who pulled out a handgun during a confrontation on a rural road, authorities said Sunday.
  
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• Brazilians rage against president, corruption

  16-08-2015 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Huge numbers of protesters demanded Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's resignation Sunday, blaming her and the leftist Workers' Party for runaway corruption and looming recession in Latin America's biggest country. With the Sao Paulo demonstration yet to be counted, the G1 news site reported the latest police estimate of turnout at 419,000 people in dozens of cities and towns, while organizers claimed a total of 664,000. Less than a year into her second term, Rousseff is all but a lame duck, f
  
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• Anti-government protesters take to streets across Brazil

  16-08-2015 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilians took to the streets of cities and towns across the country Sunday for anti-government protests seen as a barometer of discontent with the increasingly unpopular President Dilma Rousseff.
  
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• Mikulak grabs 3rd straight US gymnastics national title

  16-08-2015 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Sam Mikulak had little trouble picking up his third straight U.S. gymnastics title Sunday, overcoming an early misstep on high bar to dominate a crowded field that will give the Americans a deep roster heading into the world championships in October.
  
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• GOP hopefuls split on sending ground troops to Middle East

  16-08-2015 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Republican presidential candidates are split on whether the U.S. should send ground troops to the Middle East to combat Islamic State forces.
  
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• Four Killed as Small Planes Collide Over San Diego

  16-08-2015 22:31 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The two small planes collided in midair Sunday near Brown Field Municipal Airport.
  
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• Julian Bond, former NAACP chairman and activist, dies at 75

  16-08-2015 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Julian Bond's life traced the arc of the civil rights movement, from his efforts as a militant young man to start a student protest group, through a long career in politics and his leadership of the NAACP almost four decades later.
  
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• 'Infinity' creators have faith in 'Force Awakens' edition

  16-08-2015 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — It probably would have been easier to break into the Death Star.
  
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• Chelsea humbled by Man City

  16-08-2015 22:24 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Reigning English Premier champion Chelsea was humbled 3-0 by last season's runner-up Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in an early pointer to the destination of the title this season.
  
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• Swiss teen Bencic wins Toronto title as Halep quits

  16-08-2015 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Swiss teen Belinda Bencic outlasted Simona Halep to win Sunday's WTA Rogers Cup final when the Romanian second seed retired trailing 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (4/7), 3-0. Bencic, who upset world number one Serena Williams in the semi-finals, broke twice to open the third set before the effort of battling in extreme heat and humidity proved more than Halep could take. It was the second career WTA crown for Bencic, whose first came in June at Eastbourne, and it capped an impressive week in which she defeated
  
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• Rescuers head to crashed Indonesian plane: official

  16-08-2015 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Rescue teams were heading to the site of an air crash in rugged eastern Indonesia Monday after villagers found the wreckage of a passenger plane which went missing with 54 people aboard, officials said. The plane operated by Indonesian carrier Trigana Air lost contact with air traffic control just before 3:00 pm (0600 GMT) Sunday after taking off from Jayapura, the capital of Papua province, the search and rescue agency said. Officials said initially that villagers in the Okbape district of Papu
  
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• Carson Says Life Begins at Conception, Avoids Abortion Exception Questions

  16-08-2015 22:07
  
  Retired neurosurgeon and Republican presidential hopeful Dr. Ben Carson today maintained his opposition to abortion, saying he believes life begins at conception, but he declined to say on "This Week" whether he feels there should be any exceptions, such as when a woman is impregnated during a rape.
  "I believe that once conception has been achieved, that it is a human life," Carson told ABC News' Martha Raddatz when asked about whether he believes there should be an exception to abortion for rap
  
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• 1 killed, 1 hurt in small plane crash on Long Island railway

  16-08-2015 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HICKSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A small, single-engine plane crashed on to a Long Island railroad crossing Sunday, killing the pilot, injuring a passenger and shutting down service on a branch of the nation's busiest commuter rail line, officials said.
  
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• Braves' Shelby Miller loses no-hit bid in 8th

  16-08-2015 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Shelby Miller of the Atlanta Braves has lost his no-hit bid in the eighth inning.
  
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• Morgan Freeman’s step-granddaughter E’Dena Hines stabbed to death on New York street

  16-08-2015 21:37
  
  Morgan Freeman’s step-granddaughter was stabbed to death on a New York street in the early hours of Sunday, police have confirmed.
  
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• Donald Trump: Carly Fiorina Did 'Terrible Job' at HP

  16-08-2015 21:34
  
  ABC News' Martha Raddatz spoke with the GOP frontrunner.
  
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• Syria conflict: 80 killed in government airstrike near Damascus

  16-08-2015 21:32
  
  A Syrian government air strike northeast of Damascus killed at least 80 people in a marketplace on Sunday, rescue workers in the rebel-held area and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
  
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• Syria conflict: 80 killed in government airstrike in Damascus

  16-08-2015 21:32
  
  A Syrian government air strike northeast of Damascus killed at least 80 people in a marketplace on Sunday, rescue workers in the rebel-held area and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
  
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• Syria conflict: 80 killed in air government airstrike in Damascus

  16-08-2015 21:32
  
  A Syrian government air strike northeast of Damascus killed at least 80 people in a marketplace on Sunday, rescue workers in the rebel-held area and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
  
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• Greek opposition party refuses to back PM in any confidence vote

  16-08-2015 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Greece's socialist PASOK party joined the main opposition on Sunday in saying it would not back Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras if he calls a confidence vote following a rebellion in the governing party over a new bailout deal. Tsipras had to rely on opposition groups including PASOK to win a parliamentary majority on Friday in favour of the 86 billion euro bailout programme, Greece's third with international creditors since 2010. By contrast, Tsipras suffered the biggest rebellion yet among anti-
  
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• Brewers minor leaguer says he's gay; MLB lauds his courage

  16-08-2015 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — It had been a long day and night for David Denson, in so many ways.
  
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• Star Wars theme park: Disney will bring a galaxy far far away to Florida and California

  16-08-2015 21:20
  
  Disney has no plans actually to repopulate suburban Orlando and southern California with cousins of Wookiee Chewbacca. But it seems that they’ll be investing the equivalent of a small nation’s gross national product in both places to make us think that they have.
  
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• Iowa State Fair: How Much Food Can You Get for $50?

  16-08-2015 21:19 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Snickers, Cupcakes, Twinkies, double bacon wrapped corn dogs, butter, Kool-Aid, cherry pie, apple pie, cheese.
  
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• Blast Kills Pakistani Provincial Minister

  16-08-2015 21:18 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Police said the blast appeared to be a suicide attack, launched as Punjab home minister Shuja Khanzada held a meeting.
  
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• Greek authorities begin clearing Athens park of migrants

  16-08-2015 21:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities said Sunday they have started resettling migrants living in tents in a park in the capital Athens — but many were wary and had moved out ahead of the operation.
  
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• Isis is using 'dreamology' to justify its nightmarish vision for the world

  16-08-2015 20:50
  
  We have nightmares. They have dreams. Isis provides real or fantasy nightmares almost every day. A Croat is beheaded in Egypt. An Isis suicide bomber kills almost 70 civilians in a Baghdad market. Twitter, Fox, ABC News and the British tabloids bring us an “Isis map” – which may be a load of old baloney for all they know, because Isis has said nothing about it. The map purports to show us just how much of the globe Isis intends to swallow at first gulp: Spain, Greece, the forme
  
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• Trump: Deport children of immigrants living illegally in US

  16-08-2015 20:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wants more than a wall to keep out immigrants living in the country illegally. He also wants to end "birthright citizenship" for their children, he said Sunday. And he would rescind Obama administration executive orders on immigration and toughen deportation, allowing in only "the good ones."
  
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• US to withdraw Patriot missiles from Turkey in October

  16-08-2015 20:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Turkey and the United States said Sunday that Washington would withdraw its Patriot missile batteries from the country in October after bolstering Ankara's air defences against threats from Syria's civil war. The NATO mandate for the mission will run out in October and will not be renewed, but the US is prepared to return Patriot assets and personnel to Turkey within one week if needed, a joint Turkish-US statement said. "They will be redeployed to the US for critical modernisation upgrades that
  
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• Why Montana Is Going Backward on Medical Pot

  16-08-2015 20:32 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  What remains of the industry in Big Sky Country could hinge on an upcoming court ruilng.
  
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• Donald Trump: Undocumented Immigrants 'Have to Go'

  16-08-2015 20:27 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Donald Trump told NBC's Chuck Todd that he would reverse President Obama's executive actions delaying deportations as president.
  
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• Iraq PM reduces Cabinet by one-third in reform push

  16-08-2015 20:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has reduced his Cabinet from 33 members to just 22, consolidating the body as part of a major reform push in response to mass protests against corruption and poor governance.
  
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• A 'giant relief': Brewers minor league player says he's gay

  16-08-2015 20:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee Brewers minor leaguer has become the first openly gay player on a team affiliated with Major League Baseball.
  
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• Iraq PM reduces Cabinet by one-third in latest reform push

  16-08-2015 20:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq PM reduces Cabinet by one-third in latest reform push.
  
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