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• Isner a new pop while playing at the Laver Cup.

  22-09-2018 23:59
  CHICAGO (AP) — John Isner, the tall American with the blistering serve, has added a new role in the last week. He’s a dad.
  His wife gave birth a week ago to their first child, a daughter, an experience Isner described as “the best moment of my life for sure.”
  Being separated this week while he competes in the Laver Cup has been difficult.
  Isner said he received a picture on his phone of his daughter watching him play for the first time.
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• Mississippi rallies in second half, beats Kent St 38-17

  22-09-2018 23:54
  OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Jordan Ta’amu threw for 442 yards, two touchdowns and ran for another score to lead Mississippi over Kent State 38-17 on Saturday.
  Ole Miss (3-1) had some good moments, especially in the second half, but struggled to shake the malaise from last week’s 62-7 loss to No. 1 Alabama. The Rebels and Golden Flashes went into halftime tied at 7.
  The game had two delays for lightning, a 53-minute stoppage at the beginning of the second half and another 1-hour, 43-mi
  
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• US lawmakers scuttle plan to limit airline change fees

  22-09-2018 23:53
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers have scuttled a plan to prohibit airlines from charging “unreasonable” fees for changing or canceling tickets.
  But U.S. House and Senate leaders say they will direct the Federal Aviation Administration to set minimum dimensions for passenger seats as part of a new spending bill. The bill also prohibits airlines from removing passengers against their will from overbooked flights.
  Lawmakers were crafting a compromise bill over the weekend in an effort
  
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• Ibeh’s pick-6, CCSU’s 5 sacks help Blue Devils to 24-13 win

  22-09-2018 23:46
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jacob Dolegala threw for 168 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and Grant Ibeh’s interception return for a touchdown sealed Central Connecticut’s 24-13 defeat of Fordham Saturday.
  CCSU (2-2) built a 17-0 lead in the first half after a fumble recovery and a blocked punt. DJ Exilhomme blocked a Fordham punt with 59 seconds left in the half, and Dolegala found tight end Arthur Gilmore in the end zone four plays later for a 17-6 lead at the break.
  The Rams (0-4) covere
  
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• Anthony Joshua stops Alexander Povetkin in seventh round to retain IBF, WBO and WBA heavyweight belts

  22-09-2018 23:46
  LONDON (AP) — Anthony Joshua stops Alexander Povetkin in seventh round to retain IBF, WBO and WBA heavyweight belts.
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• Alleyne field goals help Columbia down Georgetown 23-15

  22-09-2018 23:41
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Ronald Smith had seven catches for 113 yards a score and Chris Alleyne kicked three field goals to propel Columbia to a 23-15 victory over Georgetown on Saturday.
  Alleyne capped an 8-play, 41-yard drive with a 33-yard field goal on the Lions’ first possession and Smith hooked up with Dillon Davis for a 14-yard TD on their second possession to give Columbia (2-0) a 10-0 lead. Alleyne added a pair of third-quarter field goals to stretch the lead to 16-0 and Ty L
  
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• Bogan, Bellamy help lead W. Mich. to win over Georgia St.

  22-09-2018 23:36
  ATLANTA (AP) — Jamauri Bogan and LeVante Bellamy combined for almost 250 yards rushing as Western Michigan rolled over Georgia State 34-15 on Saturday afternoon.
  Bogan carried 15 times, racking up 126 yards and one touchdown. Bellamy had 21 carries for 121 yards. Jayden Reed pulled in seven passes for 101 yards and a score. Jon Wassink threw for 234 yards and three TDs for Western Michigan (2-2).
  The Bronco defenders forced three fumbles, recovering two, and had one interception to stop Ge
  
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• Stetson has 1st 3-0 start since ’51, beats Marist, 19-14

  22-09-2018 23:27
  DELAND, Fla. (AP) — Matt Taft scored from four-yards out in the fourth quarter as Stetson pulled out a 19-14 victory over Marist in the Pioneer Football League opener for both schools Saturday afternoon.
  The win is just the second time the Hatters have beaten Marist in six meetings and the first since 2014. The team’s 3-0 start is a first in the modern era of Stetson football, which returned in 2013, and matches the 3-0 start the Hatters made in 1951.
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• Division II Truman State handles Valparaiso 34-20

  22-09-2018 23:25
  VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Jaden Barr threw a long touchdown pass, ran for another score and Lawrence Woods had a 92-yard kickoff return to lead Division II Truman State past Valparaiso 34-20 on Saturday.
  Josh Scheiderer had four field goals for the Crusaders (1-3), who had 387 total yards with 265 on the ground.
  Barr connected with Mitch Nichols for a 75-yard score on the second snap of the second half and a 2-point conversion put the Bulldogs up for good 14-7. Barr, who rushed for 118 yards
  
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• 2 TD passes, 2 rushing for Stick in NDSU’s 38-10 win

  22-09-2018 23:21
  FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Easton Stick passed for two touchdowns and ran for two more and North Dakota State got off to a quick start on its way to a 38-10 win over Delaware on Saturday.
  Stick had both of his rushing scores and one of his touchdown passes — an 18-yarder to Bruce Anderson — in the first quarter and Jabril Cox returned an interception 36 yards as the FCS top-ranked Bison took off to a 28-0 lead.
  Stick threw an 11-yard pass to Ben Ellefson in the second quarter and Cam P
  
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• The Latest: Wisconsin authorities who shot at gunman named

  22-09-2018 23:18
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on this week’s shooting at a software company in Wisconsin (all times local):
  4:05 p.m.
  Authorities have identified four officials who shot their weapons at a gunman killed after he opened fire on his co-workers at a Wisconsin software company.
  Officials say WTS Paradigm employee Anthony Tong wounded four people at the company’s Middleton headquarters Wednesday before he died in the shootout. The Middleton Police Department says two officers shot
  
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• Wilson’s 4 TDs, Bryant defense holds off Robert Morris 49-46

  22-09-2018 23:06
  SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Price Wilson threw for 359 yards and four touchdowns as Bryant opened Northeast Conference play by holding off Robert Morris 49–46 on Saturday afternoon.
  The Bryant defense slowed the Colonels with three fumble recoveries. Tomas Wright sealed the win for Bryant (3-1, 1-0) as he forced a fumble when he sacked Jimmy Walker and pounced on the ball at RMU’s 13 in the closing minutes.
  Bryant led throughout until Walker crashed in from the 2 early in the fourt
  
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• Canadians Weaver, Poje take gold medal at Autumn Classic

  22-09-2018 23:06
  OAKVILLE, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje won the ice dance with a new program on Saturday at the Autumn Classic figure skating competition.
  The world bronze medalists unveiled an emotional free dance to a piece from the rock opera “Starmania.” It was also a tribute to 2014 Olympic bronze medalist Denis Ten of Kazakhstan, who skated to the same music last season. Ten was killed in July at age 25.
  “It felt good to get out there and really perfo
  
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• Deputies: Man threatened to shoot helicopter flying overhead

  22-09-2018 22:53
  DELAND, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man is facing a felony charge after authorities say he told a television station and sheriff’s deputies that he was going to shoot down the sheriff’s helicopter if it didn’t stop flying over his house.
  The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported Saturday that 54-year-old Robert Moni is charged with making a false report of a bomb, arson or weapon of mass destruction.
  Volusia County Sheriff’s deputies said they received a call Thursday from
  
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• Kyler, Swann help Dartmouth to 34-14 defeat of Holy Cross

  22-09-2018 22:51
  WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Derek Kyler threw for 258 yards with three touchdowns, Isiah Swann intercepted three passes and Dartmouth forced four turnovers rolling to a 34-14 nonconference victory at Holy Cross Saturday afternoon.
  Swann’s three picks are the most by a Dartmouth player in 28 years.
  The Big Green (2-0) defense has forced seven turnovers and allowed just 11 first downs in its first two games, and extended its streak of shutout ball to nearly 110 minutes.
  Holy Cross broke th
  
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• Colgate celebrates bicentennial, shuts out Lafayette 45-0

  22-09-2018 22:50
  HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — James Holland ran for 98 yards and two touchdowns and Grant Breneman threw for one score and ran for another as Colgate blanked Lafayette, 45-0, in a Patriot League contest Saturday afternoon.
  As part of the school’s Bicentennial Kickoff Weekend, Colgate wore throwback uniforms in honor of the 1932 squad that went undefeated, untied and unscored upon.
  The Raiders scored twice less than three minutes apart to take a 15-0 lead in the first quarter.
  Holland carried
  
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• Guadagni passes for 4 TDs, runs for 2 in Toledo’s 63-44 win

  22-09-2018 22:48
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Mitchell Guadagni passed for four touchdowns and ran for two more and Toledo outscored Nevada 63-44 on Saturday.
  Guadagni, a junior who took over starting duties this season, was 15-of-24 passing for 211 yards and rushed for 131 yards on 15 carries.
  Cody Thompson caught three touchdown passes, one from Desmond Phillips, who took a handoff from Guadagni.
  Diontae Johnson added two touchdowns, one on a catch and another on a 99-yard kickoff return. The Rockets’ speci
  
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• Man to return to Louisiana prison after escape 15 years ago

  22-09-2018 22:47
  CLINTON, La. (AP) — It’s been 15 years since inmate Lonnie Payne called Louisiana’s East Feliciana Parish Prison his home, but a sheriff’s official says that’s about to change.
  Criminal Deputy Greg Phares said late Friday that Payne escaped the prison in Clinton in 2003 while serving time for burglary. He says the now-44-year-old was arrested in Mexico and is now jailed in Conroe, Texas, awaiting a return to the Louisiana prison — possibly by Monday.
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• O’Neill’s homer in 10th lifts Cardinals over Giants 5-4

  22-09-2018 22:42
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyler O’Neill hit a solo home run with two outs in the 10th inning and the St. Louis Cardinals held their playoff position, rallying past the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Saturday.
  Yadier Molina also homered for St. Louis, which began the day 1 ½ games ahead of Colorado for the second NL wild-card spot. The Cardinals, who have seven games remaining, started three games behind Milwaukee for the top wild-card slot.
  St. Louis won for the fifth time in six games. S
  
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• World leaders gather at UN under threat from unilateralism

  22-09-2018 22:38
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — With rising unilateralism challenging its very existence, the United Nations convenes its annual meeting of world leaders Monday and will try once more to tackle problems together as a community of nations, addressing threats ranging from Mideast conflicts to the effects of global warming — and also encouraging the glimmer of hope over the nuclear standoff in North Korea.
  This year, 133 world leaders are expected to attend the General Assembly session, a signifi
  
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• Bachinger upsets Nishikori to meet Simon in Metz final

  22-09-2018 22:31
  METZ, France (AP) — Qualifier Matthias Bachinger of Germany rallied past second-seeded Kei Nishikori to reach his first ATP final at the Moselle Open on Saturday.
  The 31-year-old Bachinger won 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 at the indoor tournament and will next take on two-time champion Gilles Simon, who eased past Radu Albot of Moldova 6-3, 6-1.
  “This has been my biggest success in my career. Kei is such a great player,” Bachinger said.
  The German veteran trailed 3-4, 0-40 in the third set bu
  
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• Peruvian national linked to atrocity arrested in West Texas

  22-09-2018 22:19
  SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) — Federal authorities say a former Peruvian Army sergeant has been apprehended in Texas on human rights violations for his alleged involvement in the 1991 killing of 15 villagers in the South American country.
  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement Friday that agents arrested 48-year-old Dennis Wilfredo Pacheco-Zambrano in the West Texas city of San Angelo.
  A division of ICE that tracks human rights violators and war criminals provided a tip tha
  
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• Braves clinch 1st NL East crown since 2013, top Phillies 5-3

  22-09-2018 22:02
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves capped a most surprising season by clinching their first NL East crown since 2013, with Mike Foltynewicz taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning Saturday in a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
  A year after going 70-92, manager Brian Snitker and his Baby Braves surged back into the playoffs. A loud crowd at SunTrust Park joined the celebration as star Freddie Freeman, rookie Ronald Acuna Jr. and the rest of the Braves reveled.
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• No. 2 Georgia clears another SEC hurdle at Missouri

  22-09-2018 22:01
  COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Jake Fromm threw three touchdown passes and No. 2 Georgia had a defensive touchdown and returned a blocked punt for a score to beat Missouri 43-29 on Saturday.
  The Bulldogs (4-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) blanketed Missouri’s wide receivers, harassed star quarterback Drew Lock, and forced three turnovers in the first half against the seventh-best offense in the country entering the game. Lock, the highly touted NFL prospect, completed 23 of 48 passes for 221 y
  
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• Congress takes aim at shrinking seats, legroom on airplanes

  22-09-2018 21:49
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is preparing to require the Federal Aviation Administration to set new minimum requirements for seats on airplanes. The aim is to give passengers a break from ever-shrinking legroom and cramped quarters.
  The regulation of seat legroom and width is part of a five-year extension of federal aviation programs agreed to by Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate committees that oversee the nation’s air travel.
  The House takes up the legislation
  
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• Atlanta Braves clinch NL East for the first time since 2013

  22-09-2018 21:45
  ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Braves clinch NL East for the first time since 2013.
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• No. 8 Notre Dame throws the Book at Wake Forest, wins 56-27

  22-09-2018 21:43
  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Ian Book rushed for three touchdowns and threw for two more, and No. 8 Notre Dame beat Wake Forest 56-27 on Saturday.
  Book replaced Brandon Wimbush in the starting lineup and was 25 of 34 for 325 yards with touchdown passes covering 3 yards to Brock Wright and 7 yards to Chase Claypool, along with three short scoring runs.
  He helped the Fighting Irish (4-0) more than double their previous season high for scoring and roll up a season-best 566 total yards, surpassi
  
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• Tucson Police search for missing vulnerable woman

  22-09-2018 21:42
  TUCSON — The Tucson Police Department needs the public’s help to find 66-year-old Alice Moser. She walked away from her assisted living home in the 8000 block of E. Broadway.
  She was last seen Friday night around 10:00 p.m.Alice Moser is 5’9, 110 pounds with shoulder length gray hair. She was wearing a gray sweatshirt, black sweatpants and glasses.
  Ms. Moser has serious medical issues and needs medication that she does not have with her.
  If you have any information about h
  
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• Canada’s capital reeling after tornado hammers communities

  22-09-2018 21:42
  OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A powerful tornado that carved a path through parts of Canada’s capital snapped trees, tossed cars and obliterated dozens of homes has left what the city’s mayor says resembles “a war scene.”
  More than 150,000 customers were still without power on Saturday following the tornado, which churned through pockets of Ottawa’s west and south ends, as well as densely populated sections of the neighboring Quebec city of Gatineau late Friday.
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• Storms dump record rain in Oklahoma and cause death in Texas

  22-09-2018 21:25
  DALLAS (AP) — A storm system has dumped record amounts of rain in parts of Oklahoma and caused flooding in Texas, including in the Dallas area, where floodwaters swept a man from a bridge to his death.
  Arlington Fire Department Lt. Mike Joiner says the body of the 24-year-old man who was swept into a creek near the University of Texas’ local campus Friday night was recovered early Saturday. His name hasn’t been released.
  The Dallas Fire Department says several people were rescu
  
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• Maryland blasts previously unbeaten Minnesota 42-13

  22-09-2018 21:25
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Freshman Anthony McFarland ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns, Tre Watson returned an interception for a score and Maryland breezed past previously undefeated Minnesota 42-13 Saturday.
  Ty Johnson had an 81-yard TD run for the Terrapins (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten), who looked nothing like the team that lost badly to Temple last week.
  And Minnesota (3-1, 0-1), without a doubt, hardly resembled the squad that had bullied three straight nonconference foes at home.
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• Lemar helps Atletico end winless run in Spanish league

  22-09-2018 21:24
  MADRID (AP) — Thomas Lemar’s scoring debut with Atletico Madrid helped the team end a winless run in the Spanish league on Saturday.
  Lemar set up the other goal in Atletico’s 2-0 win at 10-man Getafe.
  After a loss and draw, Atletico moved within five points of league leader Barcelona, which hosts Girona on Sunday.
  Lemar, part of France’s World Cup-winning squad, contributed to the opening score when his long-range shot bounced off the crossbar and rebounded into the net o
  
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• US beats Senegal 87-67 in World Cup opener

  22-09-2018 21:21
  TENERIFE, Spain (AP) — Elena Delle Donne scored 19 points and Nneka Ogwumike added 16 to help the U.S. beat Senegal 87-67 on Saturday night in the Americans’ opener at the Women’s Basketball World Cup.
  The two teams played six days ago and the Americans cruised to a 51-point victory. For the first 15 minutes, Senegal was the more aggressive team. The African nation took a 10-2 lead early on much to the delight of fans who were singing and waving the country’s flag proudly
  
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• Steelers G DeCastro out against Buccaneers

  22-09-2018 21:15
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without All-Pro guard David DeCastro for a second straight week when they visit Tampa Bay on Monday night.
  DeCastro is still recovering from a fractured right hand suffered during Pittsburgh’s Week 1 tie against Cleveland. B.J. Finney will start in Decastro’s place.
  DeCastro isn’t the only offensive linemen hurting. Right tackle Marcus Gilbert is doubtful with a hamstring issue. Matt Feiler will start if Gilbert does not p
  
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• The Latest: Hawaii national parks reopens after lava shut it

  22-09-2018 21:08
  HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on the reopening of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park after an eruption that caused widespread damage to infrastructure (all times local):
  9 a.m.
  A national park in Hawaii has reopened after being closed for more than four months because of Kilauea volcano’s latest eruption, which caused widespread damage to park infrastructure and dramatically changed its landscape.
  Hawaii Volcanoes National Park officials said there were no lines or waiting for visitors to c
  
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• Danny DeVito receives lifetime achievement award in Spain

  22-09-2018 21:05
  SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (AP) — Actor Danny DeVito has been honored with a lifetime achievement award at Spain’s most prestigious film festival in the northern coastal city of San Sebastian.
  DeVito, 73, received the award from the San Sebastian International Film Festival during Saturday’s gala. The American comic film star is promoting the animated children’s film “Smallfoot” at the festival.
  DeVito won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his role in the 1970-80&rsquo
  
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• 2 Greek journalists detained after minister files complaint

  22-09-2018 20:52
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The publisher and editor in chief of a Greek newspaper have been detained over an article that alleges mishandling of European Union funds meant to improve conditions in migrant hotspots across the country.
  The journalists were detained following a complaint by Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, whose ministry is handling the EU funding. The article published Friday alleged some of the recipients of EU funding were businessmen connected to Kammenos.
  Panayiotis Lampsias,
  
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• Comcast beats Fox in Sky auction with $39B bid

  22-09-2018 20:50
  LONDON (AP) — British regulators say Comcast has beat 21st Century Fox in a rare auction that allowed both sides to bid for European broadcaster Sky.
  After three rounds of bidding behind closed doors, Comcast offered the higher price of 17.28 pounds ($22.58) per share, the equivalent of nearly 30 billion pounds ($39 billion). Fox offered 15.67 ($20.47) per share.
  The regulator, the Takeover Panel, set up the auction to reduce uncertainty for Sky. It now gives Sky shareholders a firm bid to
  
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• Braves’ Foltynewicz gives up 1st hit in 7th vs Phillies

  22-09-2018 20:47
  ATLANTA (AP) — Mike Foltynewicz of the Atlanta Braves has lost his no-hit bid in the seventh inning against the Philadelphia Phillies.
  Odubel Herrera led off the seventh by lining a clean single up the middle Saturday at SunTrust Park.
  The Braves lead 4-0, and can clinch their first division title in five years with a win.
  The longest Foltynewicz has gone without allowing a hit in a game was June 30, 2017 at Oakland when he carried a no-hitter into the ninth and gave up a leadoff homer.
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• Lawyers for Kavanaugh accuser ‘accept’ Senate panel request to tell her story, ask to continue talks on terms Saturday

  22-09-2018 20:44
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Kavanaugh accuser ‘accept’ Senate panel request to tell her story, ask to continue talks on terms Saturday.
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• Tribal members settle abuse cases against Mormon church

  22-09-2018 20:42
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A lawyer says four Native Americans who claimed they were sexually abused while enrolled in a now-defunct Mormon church foster program decades ago have filed paperwork to dismiss their cases after reaching financial settlements.
  Craig Vernon, an attorney who represented the tribal members, says the terms are confidential and include no admission of wrongdoing.
  Allegations have been made against the church by more than a dozen tribal members from the Navajo Nation an
  
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• China summons U.S. ambassador to protest sanctions over Russia military equipment

  22-09-2018 20:41
   
  SHANGHAI / WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Saturday summoned the U.S. ambassador in Beijing to protest Washington’s decision to sanction a Chinese military agency and its director for purchasing Russian fighter jets and an advanced surface-to-air missile system.
  FILE PHOTO: Flags of U.S. and China are placed for a meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture in Beijing, China, June 30, 2017. (REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo)
  Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Zhe
  
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• British regulator says Comcast has won an auction to formally bid for Sky, offering 29.6 billion pounds ($38.6 billion).

  22-09-2018 20:32
  LONDON (AP) — British regulator says Comcast has won an auction to formally bid for Sky, offering 29.6 billion pounds ($38.6 billion).
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• Lille off to best French league start in 66 years

  22-09-2018 20:27
  PARIS (AP) — After struggling last season, Lille is transformed.
  The northern side earned a fourth win in six matches to move to second place in the French league, within two points of Paris Saint-Germain, after a 2-1 result against Nantes on Saturday.
  Lille has won its three home games this season and is off to its best start in the league since 1952.
  Lille fought off relegation last season. It’s recruiting in the offseason has paid dividends so far, as Jose Fonte and Jonathan Ikone
  
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• Cosby to fight ‘sexually violent predator’ tag at sentencing

  22-09-2018 20:19
  Bill Cosby’s sentencing hearing Monday is set to start with testimony about his sex offender evaluation — and a fierce debate over whether he should be deemed a “sexually violent predator.”
  The stakes are high given the community alerts and public shaming the designation would trigger.
  A state sex offender board has recommended that the trial judge designate Cosby a sexual predator. Philadelphia defense lawyer Demetra Mehta says the term amounts to “the modern-day v
  
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• Fox, Comcast bid for Sky in rare auction

  22-09-2018 20:12
  LONDON (AP) — Comcast and 21st Century Fox are contenders for the highest bid for European broadcaster Sky.
  The two companies are competing Saturday in a rare auction to determine which bid for Sky is the highest. The three-round auction began Friday after the London stock market closed.
  Britain’s regulator, the Takeover Panel, set up the auction to put an end to months of offers and counteroffers from the American media companies, who want to expand business in Europe.
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• The Latest: Warehouse shooting victim had new wife, new job

  22-09-2018 19:57
  ABERDEEN, Md. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a Maryland warehouse that killed four people and wounded three others (all times local):
  5:32 p.m.
  One of the victims killed in a shooting at a Maryland warehouse had a new job and a new wife.
  The Baltimore Sun reports that Sunday Aguda had been planning to celebrate his 45th birthday, which was just three days away. But he never made it.
  On Thursday, Aguda was on his break outside a Rite Aid warehouse in Harford County when he found himself
  
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• The Latest: Warehouse shooting victim had just started job

  22-09-2018 19:57
  ABERDEEN, Md. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a Maryland warehouse that killed four people and wounded three others (all times local):
  1:55 p.m.
  A 21-year-old woman who was killed when a shooter opened fire at a Maryland warehouse had just started working there two days before the shooting.
  The Baltimore Sun reports that Hayleen Reyes had moved to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic five months ago. She had just started a new job at the Rite Aid distribution center in Harford County.
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• Grassley agrees to give Ford more time to decide on Senate testimony

  22-09-2018 19:52
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  Washington (CNN) – Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley agreed late Friday night to allow the woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault more time to decide whether to testify before Congress.
  Grassley tweeted that he “granted another extension” to Christine Blasey Ford, saying “she (should
  
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• Funeral held for woman allegedly killed by border agent

  22-09-2018 19:48
  LAREDO, Texas (AP) — About 150 people have gathered at a Texas church for the funeral of one of the four women who authorities say were killed by a Border Patrol agent they’ve described as a serial killer.
  The Saturday funeral for 35-year-old Guiselda Alicia Cantu at a Catholic church in Laredo is the last of the memorial services for the women who authorities say were killed by Border Patrol supervisor Juan David Ortiz.
  Mario Aguero, funeral director of the Aguero Funeral Home, says
  
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