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• Monfils wins 1st title in 2 1/2 years, edging Karlovic in DC

  24-07-2016 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Gael Monfils won his first title in 2 1/2 years, erasing a match point and breaking Ivo Karlovic twice in the span of four service games Sunday during a 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-4 victory in the Citi Open final.
  
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• Burned body found as wildfires sweep state

  24-07-2016 23:53 via cnn.com
  
  A man's body was found in a burned-out car as a wildfire tore a path of destruction through forests and neighborhoods near Santa Clarita, California, 35 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
  
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• Padres score 4 in 9th to take series from Nationals

  24-07-2016 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The San Diego Padres hit back-to-back homers off Shawn Kelley in the eighth inning and scored four runs off Jonathan Papelbon in the ninth to beat the Washington Nationals 10-6 on Sunday.
  
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• Mexican drug lord denies killing US agent

  24-07-2016 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A veteran Mexican drug lord wanted by the United States for the 1985 murder of a US undercover agent has denied killing the man and insisted that he has left the crime world. Rafael Caro Quintero, co-founder of the now defunct Guadalajara cartel, said in an interview published Sunday by news magazine Proceso that he has not resumed drug trafficking since his 2013 release from prison, as US authorities allege. Caro Quintero, 63, said he now wants to "live in peace" and work as a cattle rancher.
  
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• Gas prices drop 7 cents to $2.22 a gallon

  24-07-2016 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average price of gasoline has dropped 7 cents over the past three weeks to $2.22 a gallon for regular grade.
  
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• IOC under fire as Russia escapes blanket doping ban

  24-07-2016 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The International Olympic Committee on Sunday decided against hitting Russia with a blanket ban from the Rio Games over state-run doping, sparking an immediate backlash from groups that had demanded bold action against cheating. IOC president Thomas Bach said the body shied away from a historic outright ban in order to protect the rights of clean Russian competitors hoping to take part at the Games which start in two weeks. Individual sports federations will have primary responsibility for deter
  
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• Paul Broadhurst wins Senior British Open at Carnoustie

  24-07-2016 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) — Paul Broadhurst won the Senior British Open on Sunday at Carnoustie for his first senior major title, closing with a 4-under 68 for a two-stroke victory over Scott McCarron.
  
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• Afghan youth arrested over possible role in Munich shooting: police

  24-07-2016 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  German police arrested a 16-year-old Afghan youth on Sunday on suspicion of a connection to the killing of nine people by an 18-year-old gunman in Munich, authorities said. The youth was under investigation for possibly having failed to report the plans of the gunman, who later shot himself, and may have played a role in a Facebook posting that invited people to a meeting near the Munich train station, a police statement said. "There is a suspicion that the 16-year-old is a possible tacit accomp
  
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• The Latest: Police question a friend of the Munich shooter

  24-07-2016 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MUNICH (AP) — The latest on the mass shooting in Munich (all times local):
  
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• Hacked emails complicate Democratic National Convention

  24-07-2016 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — On the heels of a tumultuous Republican convention, Hillary Clinton hopes her gathering in Philadelphia will show off a forward-looking Democratic Party united behind her steady leadership. But to do that, she must overcome lingering bitterness among supporters of defeated rival Bernie Sanders and a political mess and last-minute leadership shake-up of the party's own making.
  
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• Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza inducted into Hall of Fame

  24-07-2016 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Staring out at their families and tens of thousands of fans who hung on every word, Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza were inducted Sunday into the Baseball Hall of Fame in a ceremony tinged with tears all around.
  
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• Behavior changes offer clues that dementia could be brewing

  24-07-2016 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Changes in behavior or personality — not memory loss — might be an early warning sign that dementia is brewing.
  
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• 'Like a freight train': California wildfire guts 18 homes

  24-07-2016 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Flames raced down a rugged hillside "like a freight train," leaving smoldering remains of homes and warnings that more communities should be ready to flee the wildfire churning through tinder-dry canyons in Southern California, authorities said Sunday.
  
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• The Latest: Clinton: Wasserman Schultz to have campaign role

  24-07-2016 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 presidential race (all times EDT):
  
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• Verizon said to be buyer of Yahoo for $5 billion: Reports

  24-07-2016 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon has agreed to buy online portal Yahoo Inc. for roughly $5 billion, according to multiple media reports, each citing a single unnamed source.
  
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• Democratic Party head resigns amid email furor on eve of convention

  24-07-2016 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By John Whitesides PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Democratic National Committee head Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigned on Sunday amid a furor over leaked emails, throwing the party into disarray on the eve of the convention to nominate Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House. Lingering bitterness from the heated primary campaign between Clinton and rival Bernie Sanders erupted after more than 19,000 leaked Democratic National Committee emails seemed to confirm Sanders' frequent charge that the
  
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• Greek village mourns 17-year-old Munich shooting victim

  24-07-2016 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ARATOS, Greece (AP) — The residents of Aratos, a village of 700 near the northeastern Greek city of Komotini, expected 17-year-old Hussein Daitzik and his family, migrants living in Germany, to visit next week as part of their annual vacation in their ancestral home.
  
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• Thousands of pro-Sanders, anti-fracking marchers hit streets

  24-07-2016 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators are taking to Philadelphia's sweltering streets Sunday, cheering, chanting and beating drums in the first major protests ahead of the Democratic National Convention, as the city wilts during a heat wave.
  
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• The Clintons Are Back — Not That They Ever Went Away

  24-07-2016 22:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Welcome to the latest chapter in the Clintons' four decades in public life that has included ups and downs, from record economic growth to impeachment
  
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• Crash kills Nebraska punter, former Michigan State punter

  24-07-2016 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Nebraska punter Sam Foltz and former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler have died in a car crash in Wisconsin after coaching at a kicking clinic, a sheriff's department official said Sunday. Louisiana State's kicker was injured in the crash.
  
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• Massive delays stall England-to-France vehicle traffic

  24-07-2016 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — British border agents moved in Sunday to help French officials ease the gigantic backups for travelers trying to cross the English Channel into France.
  
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• Scientists capture rare images of wolverine in Sierra Nevada

  24-07-2016 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — Scientists following up on a rare wolverine sighting in the Sierra Nevada set up cameras and captured video of the animal scurrying in the snow, scaling a tree and chewing on bait.
  
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• Father: 'It is my desire to take revenge'

  24-07-2016 22:08 via cnn.com
  
  The pain and anger was etched across Muhammad Azeem's face as he recounted the unthinkable.
  
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• 'Vive la France': Froome makes emotional Tour victory speech

  24-07-2016 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — After the beer and champagne celebrations, Chris Froome delivered a sobering and emotional message from the Tour de France winner's podium on the Champs-Elysees.
  
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• Tour de France: Froome cruises to third title

  24-07-2016 21:59 via cnn.com
  
  Chris Froome secured a third Tour de France title Sunday after crossing the finish line in Paris alongside the Team Sky teammates who have helped propel him to victory.
  
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• 'Star Trek Beyond' boots 'Pets' to box office doghouse

  24-07-2016 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Los Angeles (AFP) - "Star Trek Beyond" boldly went to the top of the box office in its weekend debut, sending "The Secret Life of Pets" to the doghouse in the number two spot. Paramount's "Star Trek Beyond," the latest installment in the 50-year-old franchise, beamed up $59.6 million in gross receipts, according to estimates released by industry tracker Exhibitor Relations on Sunday. In the epic science-fiction adventure directed by Justin Lin, the crew of the USS Enterprise crash-land on a host
  
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• Ben Ainslie leads UK team to victory

  24-07-2016 21:54 via cnn.com
  
  Britain's Land Rover Bar team claimed victory in the seventh stage of the America's Cup World Series Sunday off the coast of Portsmouth, England.
  
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• Fast-spreading wildfire north of Los Angeles prompts evacuations

  24-07-2016 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Firefighters struggled on Sunday to contain a fast-spreading wildfire that has killed at least one person, destroyed 18 homes and forced hundreds of evacuations in the drought-stricken canyons north of Los Angeles, officials said. It is threatening a string of small communities near Santa Clarita, just outside the sprawling Angeles National Forest, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a statement. First reported on Friday afternoon, the blaze has forced at least 1,500 residents to
  
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• Turkish 'unity' rally condemns coup amid torture claims

  24-07-2016 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Many thousands of Turks massed Sunday for the first cross-party rally to condemn the coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, amid a purge of suspected state enemies. Istanbul's Taksim square was transformed into a red sea of national flags as Erdogan's ruling Islamic-conservatives and the opposition secular camps briefly set aside their differences in a show of national unity. Despite the high tensions since the coup attempt, the mood at the Istanbul rally was strongly patriotic.
  
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• Bloomberg to Endorse Clinton in Primetime Address

  24-07-2016 21:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg will endorse Hillary Clinton in a prime-time address at the Democratic National Convention.
  
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• White Sox suspend Sale, then beat Tigers 4-3 on Eaton single

  24-07-2016 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox suspended Chris Sale five days, then got a rare win in a game their ace was supposed to start.
  
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• Ken Griffey Jr. inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame

  24-07-2016 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Ken Griffey Jr. has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
  
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• What's at stake in 2016 election?

  24-07-2016 21:38 via cnn.com
  
  America has always relied upon the latest wave of immigrants to reinvent and reinvigorate these United States. For those of us who were raised in that faith -- and there are millions of us -- nothing could be more offensive than the detritus shoveled out for 76 minutes by Donald J. Trump at the Republican National Convention last week.
  
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• OPINION: What's at stake?

  24-07-2016 21:38 via cnn.com
  
  America has always relied upon the latest wave of immigrants to reinvent and reinvigorate these United States. For those of us who were raised in that faith -- and there are millions of us -- nothing could be more offensive than the detritus shoveled out for 76 minutes by Donald J. Trump at the Republican National Convention last week.
  
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• Dems Consider Plan to Slash Number of Superdelegates

  24-07-2016 21:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  Superdelegates could play a smaller role in future Democratic primaries after the party created a commission tasked with reducing their numbers.
  
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• Damascus rocketed after air raids hit Aleppo hospitals

  24-07-2016 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Rebel rocket fire hit central Damascus late Sunday after air raids struck four makeshift hospitals in Syria's battered city of Aleppo, jeopardising medical care for more than 200,000 desperate civilians. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said at least eight people were killed and 20 wounded when rockets rained down on several neighbourhoods of Old Damascus. Syria's state news agency SANA, quoting police, denounced a "terrorist attack" that it said killed five and wounded 16.
  
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• Froome wins third Tour de France, seals place amongst greats

  24-07-2016 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Britain's Chris Froome won his third Tour de France on Sunday to confirm his status as one of the all-time greats on the world's most gruelling race. Froome finished with a 4min 05sec advantage over Frenchman Romain Bardet with Nairo Quintana, the runner-up in 2013 and 2015, third. It feels like a privilege to be in this positon," said Froome, who praised his Sky team-mates for their support after a day which saw German Andre Greipel win the final stage on Paris' Champs Elysees.
  
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• Verizon to announce $5 billion deal to buy Yahoo on Monday: source

  24-07-2016 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc will announce an agreement on Monday to buy Yahoo Inc for about $5 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter. The deal will end months of uncertainty about Yahoo's future after the company announced plans to review strategic alternatives in February. Yahoo and Verizon both declined to comment.
  
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• Hemingway (no relation) wins look-alike contest in Key West

  24-07-2016 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in its 36-year history, a Hemingway has won a competition seeking the man who most looks like literary giant Ernest Hemingway.
  
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• The Latest: Dems debate removing Wasserman Schultz as chair

  24-07-2016 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 presidential race (all times EDT):
  
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• Soldiers killed as Ukraine conflict escalates

  24-07-2016 21:13 via cnn.com
  
  A slow simmer of conflict between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian forces has mushroomed into a deadly 24 hours in Ukraine's war-torn east.
  
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• Quotebox: Reaction to Olympic ruling not to ban Russia

  24-07-2016 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — The International Olympic Committee has opted against imposing a blanket ban on the Russian team for next month's games in Rio de Janeiro.
  
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• White Sox suspend Sale over reported kit fit

  24-07-2016 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Chicago White Sox have suspended All-Star pitcher Chris Sale for five days for "insubordination" after the left-hander reportedly destroyed "throwback" uniforms he didn't want to wear. Sale was scratched from his scheduled start and sent home on Saturday after allegedly expressing his displeasure over having to wear the team's 1976 throwback uniforms by cutting them up during pre-game batting practice. "Chris has been suspended for violating team rules, for insubordination and for destroying
  
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• Mike Piazza inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame

  24-07-2016 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Mike Piazza has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
  
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• The Latest: Judo federation gives anti-doping details

  24-07-2016 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Latest from the IOC meeting on Russia's participation at the Rio Games (all times local):
  
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• Munich gunman planned attacks for a year: Bavarian officials

  24-07-2016 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The 18-year-old German-Iranian gunman who killed nine people in Munich on Friday began planning the attack a year ago after visiting the German city of Winnenden where another teenager killed 15 people in 2009, Bavarian officials said on Sunday. Materials found at the gunman's home also showed he had been hospitalized for psychiatric care for three months around the same time, and was an avid player of violent video games, the officials told a news conference. One of the games was "Counter Strik
  
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• Southern California fire destroys 18 home; dozens at risk

  24-07-2016 20:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A massive wildfire destroyed at least 18 homes and threatened 1,500 more Sunday as flames churned through tinder-dry canyons north of Los Angeles where authorities found a burned body in a neighborhood.
  
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• 'Star Trek Beyond' soars with $59.6M at weekend box office

  24-07-2016 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Star Trek Beyond" has landed atop the weekend box office.
  
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• Scandal rocks Democratic Party truce on eve of convention

  24-07-2016 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US Democrats scrambled Sunday to contain damaging revelations of an insider effort to hobble Bernie Sanders's White House campaign that threatened an uneasy truce on the eve of the party's convention. Democrats converge Monday on Philadelphia, the "City of Brotherly Love", to elevate Hillary Clinton as the party's nominee who will battle Republican Donald Trump in 2016's presidential election. After a hard-fought primary campaign, the party had been heading to the Democratic National Convention
  
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• Trump Could Cause Record Muslim-American Voter Turnout

  24-07-2016 20:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  Now that Trump has officially secured the nomination, it could very well propel Muslim Americans to head to the polls and vote against him.
  
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