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• The Latest: Dallas gunman studied at self-defense school

  09-07-2016 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of police officers in Dallas (all times local):
  
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• Pomeranz, Marte, Bruce join NL All-Star team as replacements

  09-07-2016 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego pitcher Drew Pomeranz and outfielders Starling Marte of Pittsburgh and Jay Bruce of Cincinnati have been added to the NL All-Star team as injury replacements.
  
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• Syria's military extends cease-fire but no letup in fighting

  09-07-2016 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — Fierce clashes erupted between rebels and pro-government forces around Syria's largest city, Aleppo, Saturday despite a proclamation from the Syrian military that it would extend its own cease-fire through Monday.
  
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• Olympic champ Douglas searching for old magic at trials

  09-07-2016 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — This was not supposed to be part of the story reigning Olympic champion Gabby Douglas had in mind when she set her sights on Rio.
  
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• Obama lands in Madrid for abbreviated visit to Spain

  09-07-2016 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MADRID (AP) — President Barack Obama has arrived in Spain for an abbreviated visit to the NATO ally.
  
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• Mormon missionaries to stay in Russia despite new law

  09-07-2016 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mormon missionaries will remain in Russia despite the country's new anti-terrorism law that puts restrictions on religious work.
  
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• Gingrich 'lobbying' to be Trump's VP

  09-07-2016 23:14 via cnn.com
  
  Newt Gingrich is "actively lobbying" to be Donald Trump's running mate, a source familiar with the process told CNN Saturday.
  
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• Dallas scarred again by national tragedy after police ambush

  09-07-2016 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — The memorial to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was a closed crime scene to the usual hordes of weekend tourists Saturday.
  
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• Race had nothing to do with Minnesota shooting - police officer's lawyer

  09-07-2016 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By David Bailey MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a black motorist during a traffic stop this week was reacting to the presence of a gun, not the man's race, his lawyer said on Saturday. The fatal shooting of Philando Castile, 32, on Wednesday night in a St. Paul suburb has sparked days of protests in Minnesota and cities around the United States, intensified by a video of the bloody aftermath Castile's girlfriend Diamond Reynolds streamed live on the internet f
  
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• Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel injures knee, out 3-6 weeks

  09-07-2016 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski was already looking to shore up his beleaguered bullpen when closer Craig Kimbrel was hurt shagging flyballs.
  
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• In nod to Sanders, Clinton offers new health care proposals

  09-07-2016 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — In another nod to primary rival Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton is proposing to increase federal money for community health centers and outlining steps to expand access to health care across the nation.
  
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• Serena Williams wins seventh Wimbledon, record-equalling 22nd major title

  09-07-2016 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Serena Williams powered to her seventh Wimbledon crown as the world number one finally claimed a record-equalling 22nd major title with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Angelique Kerber in Saturday's final. Williams had been stuck on 21 Grand Slams since winning last year's Wimbledon, but the American star ended that frustrating barren spell to retain the title and draw level with Steffi Graf's Open era record. Serena was pushed hard by Kerber in a high-quality clash lasting 81 minutes on Centre Court, b
  
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• North Korea missile fired from submarine appears to have failed: South Korea

  09-07-2016 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired a ballistic missile from a submarine on Saturday, but it appears to have failed soon after launch, South Korea's military said. The launch comes at the end of a week of sharply rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, and only a day after the United States and South Korea pledged to deploy an advanced anti-missile system to counter threats from Pyongyang North Korea on Thursday warned it was planning its toughest response to what it deemed a "de
  
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• Harden signs 4-year, $118 million extension with Rockets

  09-07-2016 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden has signed a four-year, $118 million contract extension with the Houston Rockets.
  
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• Group seeks to make Jefferson Davis statue harder to remove

  09-07-2016 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's state curator says a citizens group is seeking a special military designation for a statue of former Confederate president Jefferson Davis, displayed in Kentucky's Capitol Rotunda.
  
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• Serena's back -- at long last

  09-07-2016 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  By Pritha Sarkar LONDON (Reuters) - If Serena Williams' rivals were hoping that the American would take some time out to savor drawing level with Steffi Graf's professional-era record of 22 grand slam titles, her coach Patrick Mouratoglou fired off an immediate warning. Mouratoglou wasted little time giving her the confidence boost she needed to return to the winners' circle.
  
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• Going deep: China aims for 1st sweep of diving gold in Rio

  09-07-2016 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  It's China followed by the rest of the world in diving. So dominant are the Chinese, they'll be going for the first gold-medal sweep in the sport at the Rio Olympics.
  
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• How did police use robot to kill shooter?

  09-07-2016 21:49 via cnn.com
  
  The use of a robot to kill the man who authorities say fatally shot five Dallas police officers has drawn attention in part because it's the first time police have used robots in such a manner.
  
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• How did police use bomb robot to kill shooter?

  09-07-2016 21:49 via cnn.com
  
  The use of a robot to kill the man who authorities say fatally shot five Dallas police officers has drawn attention in part because it's the first time police have used robots in such a manner.
  
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• Number 22 and still counting as Serena equals Graf

  09-07-2016 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - It was third time lucky for American Serena Williams as she finally matched Steffi Graf's professional era record of 22 grand slam singles titles by beating Angelique Kerber to claim a seventh Wimbledon crown on Saturday. Top seed Williams was forced to play some of her best tennis by resolute Kerber in an engrossing Centre Court duel in which her formidable firepower proved decisive in a 7-5 6-3 over her German opponent. Kerber had stopped Williams in the Aus
  
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• Obama asks Americans not to fear a return to a dark past

  09-07-2016 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday rejected any notion that the past week's stunning violence signals a return to racial brutality of a dark past, saying that as painful as the killings of police and black men were, "America is not as divided as some have suggested."
  
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• Rebel-held Aleppo fears shortages after Syria regime advance

  09-07-2016 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Residents of rebel-held areas of Syria's Aleppo on Saturday faced food and fuel shortages after a Syrian government advance cut the opposition's last supply route into the city. About 200,000 people remain in the opposition-held eastern sectors of Aleppo, which has been divided between government and rebel control since shortly after fighting in the city erupted in mid-2012.
  
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• 2-trophy day for Serena Williams: She and Venus win doubles

  09-07-2016 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Serena Williams is leaving Wimbledon with two trophies, teaming with her older sister Venus to win the women's doubles final just hours after collecting the singles title Saturday.
  
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• Serena doubles up with Venus for 14th Grand Slam title

  09-07-2016 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  London (AFP) - Serena Williams followed up her seventh Wimbledon singles title and record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam crown with victory in the women's doubles alongside sister Venus on Saturday.
  
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• 22! Williams tops Kerber at Wimbledon, ties Graf's Slam mark

  09-07-2016 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Serena Williams insisted she was not focused on No. 22.
  
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• Froome jabs a spectator in the face during Tour de France

  09-07-2016 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France (AP) — Before launching his downhill attack, Chris Froome landed a left jab — to a spectator's face.
  
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• Trump looks at retired general Flynn as possible running mate

  09-07-2016 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is giving consideration to retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn as a potential vice presidential running mate, a Republican source familiar with the process said on Saturday. For weeks Trump has conducted a high-profile canvassing of Republican political stalwarts as part of his running mate search, but he has also made clear he is looking at what a military leader would bring to the ticket. The
  
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• Froome seizes yellow jersey with solo win in Pyrenees

  09-07-2016 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France (AP) — Defending champion Chris Froome took his rivals by surprise with a daring downhill attack that earned him the race leader's yellow jersey on the eighth stage of the Tour de France on Saturday.
  
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• NATO boosts support for countries battling Islamic extremism

  09-07-2016 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — NATO allies agreed Saturday to provide increased military support to countries in the Middle East and North Africa that are targets of Islamic extremism, including using NATO surveillance planes in the fight against the Islamic State group.
  
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• Obama vows US will 'always' stand by NATO allies

  09-07-2016 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US President Barack Obama on Saturday vowed the United States would always stand by Europe as its NATO allies backed a "hard-headed" policy of deterrence and dialogue with Russia. "In good times, and in bad, Europe can count on the United States. Always," Obama said after a NATO summit in Warsaw approved the alliance's biggest military upgrade since the end of the Cold War in response to Russia's intervention in Ukraine.
  
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• "It's Not the Time of My Life" wins Karlovy Vary film prize

  09-07-2016 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  PRAGUE (AP) — Hungary's "It's Not the Time of My Life" has won the top prize at the 51st edition of an international film festival in the Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary.
  
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• Noren leads by 2 shots after 3rd round of Scottish Open

  09-07-2016 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  INVERNESS, Scotland (AP) — Alex Noren of Sweden birdied the last two holes to extend his lead to two shots at the Scottish Open on Saturday after a third round that ended in heavy rain at the Castle Stuart links.
  
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• Armored cars, soldiers in camouflage secure Rio Olympics

  09-07-2016 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian soldiers were on the streets Saturday, checking out spots around the city that will get intense security when the Rio de Janeiro Olympics open in just under four weeks.
  
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• South Sudan violence leaves 150 dead

  09-07-2016 21:01 via cnn.com
  
  The fifth anniversary of South Sudan's independence was marred by violence that left nearly 150 soldiers and civilians dead, the spokesman for the country's vice president said Saturday.
  
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• Dozens dead in independence day violence

  09-07-2016 21:01 via cnn.com
  
  The fifth anniversary of South Sudan's independence was marred by violence that left nearly 150 soldiers and civilians dead, the spokesman for the country's vice president said Saturday.
  
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• After 'painful' week, Obama urges Americans not to despair over divisions

  09-07-2016 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Ayesha Rascoe and Ernest Scheyder WARSAW/DALLAS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged Americans on Saturday not to see the country as being riven into opposing groups, seeking to soothe raw emotions after an attack that killed five policemen in Dallas and the high-profile police shootings of two black men in Minnesota and Louisiana. "First of all, as painful as this week has been, I firmly believe that America is not as divided as some have suggested," Obama said. "Americans of all races a
  
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• The Latest: NATO allies to create joint intel division

  09-07-2016 20:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Latest on the NATO Summit in Warsaw (all times local):
  
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• Nude models become artists' canvases on NYC Bodypainting Day

  09-07-2016 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — About 100 naked people have gathered in New York City to paint the town red — and blue, green, orange, magenta and neon yellow.
  
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• Indiana town wonders: Who won $540M Mega Millions jackpot?

  09-07-2016 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Residents of a small Indiana town were abuzz with excitement Saturday after learning that the only winning ticket for a Mega Millions jackpot worth an estimated $540 million was sold at a local gas station.
  
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• 2 Russian soldiers die after helicopter shot down in Syria

  09-07-2016 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's military says two of its airmen have died in Syria after their helicopter was shot down in Syria by fighters of the Islamic State group.
  
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• Sanders stalls in effort to oppose trade deal in platform

  09-07-2016 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Bernie Sanders failed in his quest to include opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal in a draft of the Democratic Party's policy positions Saturday, where several amendments against the deal were voted down by Hillary Clinton supporters.
  
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• This one I'll always remember, says forgetful Serena

  09-07-2016 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Serena Williams' memory is not as powerful as her first serve these days, although with so many achievements to recall it would be churlish to hold that against the American great. "There's definitely some blurs between eight, nine and 10," the American who began her collection at the 1999 U.S. Open when beating Swiss Martina Hingis, told reporters. Williams won her 21st singles major a year ago by beating Spain's Garbine Muguruza at Wimbledon.
  
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• Russia's military says 2 soldiers have died after helicopter shot down in Syria

  09-07-2016 20:39 via news.yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's military says 2 soldiers have died after helicopter shot down in Syria.
  
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• Russia, U.S. expel other's diplomats

  09-07-2016 20:35 via cnn.com
  
  Diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Russia began to unravel after Moscow said Saturday it had expelled two American diplomats and the U.S. revealed it had tossed two Russians in response to an attack on one of its personnel.
  
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• Kenya: Calls for justice heard as human rights lawyer buried

  09-07-2016 20:34 via news.yahoo.com
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Slain Kenyan human rights lawyer Willie Kimani and a taxi driver have been buried in their hometowns amid calls for top officials to resign over police-linked extra-judicial killings.
  
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• Koepka out of British Open, replaced by Knost

  09-07-2016 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  TROON, Scotland (AP) — Brooks Koepka, the world's 16th-ranked player from the United States, has withdrawn from the British Open at Royal Troon next week.
  
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• Portugal's Pepe fit for final against France

  09-07-2016 20:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Portugal defender Pepe is fit and ready for another duel with France's top forward Antoine Griezmann on the European Championship final on Sunday.
  
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• ISIS driven from air base near Mosul

  09-07-2016 20:20 via cnn.com
  
  Iraqi forces backed by U.S.-led airstrikes have retaken an air base from ISIS near Mosul, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Saturday.
  
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• Ukraine wins pat on the back - but little more - from NATO summit

  09-07-2016 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  By Gabriela Baczynska WARSAW (Reuters) - Ukraine won promises of continued support at a NATO summit on Saturday but the prospect of Kiev's eventual membership of the U.S.-led military alliance seemed as distant as ever as the West seeks a tentative rapprochement with Russia. NATO agreed during the two-day Warsaw summit to boost its eastern flank in response to Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine and Moscow's subsequent backing for rebels fighting Kiev troops in east Ukraine. ...
  
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• Obama pledges long-term U.S. commitment to Europe's security

  09-07-2016 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  WARSAW (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, at his last NATO summit before stepping down next January, pledged the United States' long-term military commitment to ensuring security in Europe and defending all its allies. Obama said the Western defense alliance had agreed on the most significant reinforcement of its collective defense since the Cold War by agreeing to deploy forces in the Baltic states and Poland in response to Russia's seizure of Crimea from Ukraine. ...
  
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