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• Syndergaard gets 1st shutout, Mets top Marlins 1-0 in finale

  30-09-2018 23:53
  NEW YORK (AP) — Noah Syndergaard pitched his first major league shutout and the New York Mets wrapped up a disappointing season Sunday with their second consecutive 1-0 victory over the Miami Marlins.
  Todd Frazier hit an RBI double for the Mets, who finished fourth in the NL East at 77-85 under rookie manager Mickey Callaway — a seven-win improvement over last year. After beginning the season with playoff aspirations, they jumped out to an 11-1 start before going 5-21 in June as inju
  
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• Flash Flood Watch issued September 30 at 2:52PM MST expiring October 3 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  30-09-2018 23:52
  The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for
  * A portion of Southeast Arizona, including the following areas:Western Pima County, the Tohono O’odham Nation, South CentralPinal County, and Southeast Pinal County.
  * Through late Tuesday night
  * Abundant moisture associated with tropical system Rosa isexpected to produce heavy rainfall at times into Tuesday night.
  * Large washes such as the Vamori, San Simon and Gibson near Ajomay experience high flows and the potential to flood.A Flash Flood W
  
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• Jones, Showalter preside over Orioles’ 4-0 win over Astros

  30-09-2018 23:46
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles ended a trying season Sunday with a salute to outfielder Adam Jones and a 4-0 victory over the Houston Astros that could end up serving as a parting gift to manager Buck Showalter.
  Jimmy Yacabonis, Paul Fry (1-2) and Mychal Givens combined on a one-hitter against the AL West champions, who open the playoffs at home Friday against Cleveland.
  Baltimore finished at 47-115, the most losses in franchise history and the most for a big league team since Detr
  
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• 4 hurt, horse killed in car-buggy crash in Virginia

  30-09-2018 23:45
  DILLWYN, Va. (AP) — Police say four people were hurt, three seriously, when a car rear-ended a horse-drawn buggy in central Virginia.
  Virginia State Police said the horse was killed in the crash Sunday morning in Buckingham County.
  Police say 18-year-old Haley Taylor was driving a 2002 Honda when she rear-ended the buggy. Her car flipped, and the buggy was destroyed.
  Taylor, who suffered minor injuries, was charged with reckless driving. It wasn’t immediately clear if she had obtaine
  
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• Beltre farewell? Mariners top Rangers 3-1 to finish off 2018

  30-09-2018 23:34
  SEATTLE (AP) — Roenis Elias allowed one hit in five innings, and the Seattle Mariners closed out the regular season with a 3-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday in what could be the final game of Adrian Beltre’s career.
  The Texas third baseman has not announced whether this was his final season, although Sunday had the feeling of finality. Beltre played 4½ innings before being lifted before the bottom of the fifth, given a standing ovation by the crowd of 21,146. Beltre wen
  
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• Macedonia’s prime minister says he has no intention of resigning as ‘vast majority’ of voters backed name change deal.

  30-09-2018 23:09
  SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Macedonia’s prime minister says he has no intention of resigning as ‘vast majority’ of voters backed name change deal.
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• Boy Scout, 12, dies in sand dune collapse in Michigan

  30-09-2018 23:08
  SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — Police say a 12-year-old Boy Scout has died after being buried by sand in southwestern Michigan.
  South Haven police say Gage Wilson dug into the side of a sand dune Saturday and crawled into the small space. The sand collapsed. The incident occurred at a Van Buren County park near Lake Michigan.
  Police say two boys who were with Gage didn’t notice his disappearance for up to 30 minutes. Rescuers were able to get a pulse and rush him to a hospital but he died
  
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• Boy Scout, 12, dies in sand dune collapse at Michigan park

  30-09-2018 23:08
  SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — Police say a 12-year-old Boy Scout has died after being buried by sand at a Michigan park.
  South Haven police tell TV station WWMT that the boy dug into the side of a sand dune Saturday and crawled into the small space. The sand collapsed while Gage Wilson was inside at Van Buren State Park in southwestern Michigan.
  Police say two boys who were with Gage didn’t notice his disappearance for up to 30 minutes. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
  The Michigan
  
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• California is 1st state to require women on corporate boards

  30-09-2018 23:06
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has become the first state to require publicly traded companies to include women on their boards of directors.
  Gov. Jerry Brown approved the legislation Sunday that forces changes at California-based corporations by 2020. Some European countries already require corporate boards to include women.
  A fourth of publicly held corporations with headquarters in California don’t have any women on their boards of directors.
  State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson s
  
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• Column: Time for Tiger & Lefty to exit the Ryder Cup stage

  30-09-2018 23:02
  SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Phil Mickelson watched the ball splash into the pond in front of the 16th green and knew he was done. No need to hit any more errant shots on a day filled with them. Lefty removed his cap and stuck out his right hand to Francesco Molinari, golf’s version of the white flag.
  A few minutes earlier, Tiger Woods went through the same concession ritual at No. 17. He offered up a sad, solemn handshake to Jon Rahm after the young Spaniard banged in a
  
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• California becomes first state to require publicly traded companies to include women on boards of directors

  30-09-2018 22:59
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California becomes first state to require publicly traded companies to include women on boards of directors.
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• Tied division leaders all take leads in Game 162

  30-09-2018 22:47
  The NL West and NL Central were on track for tiebreaker games when the Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers all took leads in Game 162.
  Any tiebreakers would be one-game matchups Monday and would be played at Wrigley Field and Dodger Stadium. If there are two games, the winners would get the division title and the losers would meet in the NL wild-card game Tuesday.
  The Dodgers and Rockies were both at 90-71 entering Sunday, while the Cubs and Brewers were dea
  
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• Dalton’s late TD pass to Green lifts Bengals over Falcons

  30-09-2018 22:46
  ATLANTA (AP) — Andy Dalton threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to A.J. Green with 7 seconds remaining, lifting the Cincinnati Bengals to a 37-36 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
  Dalton moved the Bengals 75 yards in about four minutes. He completed two passes on fourth down to Tyler Boyd, who had 11 catches for 100 yards, to keep the drive alive.
  Green, the former University of Georgia star making his first return to the state of Georgia, made a diving catch in the right side of the end z
  
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• Packers put together complete effort in 22-0 win over Bills

  30-09-2018 22:33
  GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and Jimmy Graham connected on their first touchdown pass of the year, and the Green Bay Packers put together their most complete defensive effort of the season in a 22-0 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
  Aaron Jones added 65 yards and a score on 11 carries for the Packers, who slowed in the second half after a fast start on offense.
  The defense didn’t let up against the Bills. Green Bay (2-1-1) posted its first shutout since a 9-0 win over the
  
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• Brett Maher FG on final play lifts Cowboys over Lions 26-24

  30-09-2018 22:30
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Brett Maher kicked a 38-yard field goal as time expired, lifting the Dallas Cowboys to a 26-24 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.
  Maher’s fourth field goal was set up by Dak Prescott’s 34-yard completion to running back Ezekiel Elliott on a deep throw after Matthew Stafford had put the Lions in front with a 38-yard touchdown to Golden Tate, their second TD connection of the day.
  Elliott had a career-high 240 all-purpose yards, with 152 yards rushi
  
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• Authorities say three males are dead in Pennsylvania car explosion, called an ‘isolated incident’

  30-09-2018 22:17
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say three males are dead in Pennsylvania car explosion, called an ‘isolated incident’
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• Trubisky throws for 6 TDs, Bears pound Buccaneers 48-10

  30-09-2018 22:16
  CHICAGO (AP) — Mitchell Trubisky threw a career-high six touchdown passes and the NFC North-leading Chicago Bears pounded the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48-10 on Sunday.
  The Bears (3-0) won their third straight with Trubisky delivering the sort of breakout performance general manager Ryan Pace envisioned when he traded up a spot to draft the prized quarterback with the No. 2 overall pick last year.
  He finished one TD pass shy of a franchise mark set by Sid Luckman against the New York Giants in
  
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• Flash Flood Watch issued September 30 at 1:06PM MST expiring October 3 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  30-09-2018 22:06
  The Flash Flood Watch continues for
  * Portions of south central Arizona and California, includingthe following areas, in south central Arizona, ApacheJunction/Gold Canyon, Buckeye/Avondale, Cave Creek/New River,Central Phoenix, Deer Valley, Dripping Springs, East Valley,Fountain Hills/East Mesa, Globe/Miami, Mazatzal Mountains, NewRiver Mesa, North Phoenix/Glendale, Northwest Pinal County,Northwest Valley, Pinal/Superstition Mountains, Rio Verde/SaltRiver, San Carlos, Scottsdale/Paradise Valley,
  
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• Augsburg’s Finnbogason repeats hat trick against Freiburg

  30-09-2018 22:00
  BERLIN (AP) — Iceland striker Alfred Finnbogason kept with tradition by scoring a hat trick for Augsburg in its 4-1 win against Freiburg in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
  Finnbogason, who scored against Argentina in Iceland’s debut at this year’s World Cup, also got a hat trick in the 3-3 draw between Augsburg and Freiburg last season.
  Finnbogason, who was returning from an ankle injury, scored the first goal with his heel. The result lifted Augsburg to eighth in the Bundesliga afte
  
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• Jurors begin deliberations in Mississippi burned woman case

  30-09-2018 21:55
  BATESVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi jurors are deliberating the fate of a man accused of murder following a second trial over charges that he set a woman on fire in 2014.
  The case, tried in Batesville, went to jurors Sunday following six days of testimony in the death of Jessica Chambers.
  Jurors couldn’t reach a verdict in Quinton Tellis’ first trial last year. The case, beginning with a mortally wounded Chambers stumbling away from her burning car, has captured wide attention
  
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• Authorities: 3 deputies injured after carjacking, 2 crashes

  30-09-2018 21:47
  APOPKA, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say three Florida sheriff’s deputies were injured after a man stole a sheriff’s office patrol vehicle and crashed.
  Lt. Kim Montes of Florida Highway Patrol said the 24-year-old suspect was speeding in a stolen pickup truck outside Apopka on Sunday morning when he crashed into a parked Orange County sheriff’s SUV.
  Montes says Deputy Michael Myles went to check on the driver, who then stole the deputy’s SUV and drove off and was involve
  
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• The Latest: Boy attacked by shark in California will recover

  30-09-2018 21:41
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Latest on a shark attack in Southern California (all times local):
  12:40 p.m.
  Hospital officials say a 13-year-old boy is expected to recover after being attacked by a shark while diving for lobsters in Southern California.
  Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego says in a statement that the teen is in serious condition Sunday, a day after he was bitten off Encinitas, a city north of San Diego.
  He had been listed in critical but stable condition following surgery Satu
  
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• Yost to return as Royals’ manager next year

  30-09-2018 21:20
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ned Yost will return as the Royals’ manager next year following Kansas City’s poorest season since 2005.
  Kansas City announced a one-year extension Sunday before the season finale against Cleveland.
  Yost became Royals manager on May 13, 2010, and led the team to the 2015 World Series title, the team’s first since 1985 and second ever.
  He also managed Milwaukee from 2003-08.
  General manager Dayton Moore says in a statement “his leadership has
  
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• Results from nearly half of polling stations show 90.8 percent voted in favor of Macedonia name change.

  30-09-2018 21:16
  SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Results from nearly half of polling stations show 90.8 percent voted in favor of Macedonia name change.
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• Graham wants another investigation — into how Democrats handled Ford’s accusations

  30-09-2018 21:12
  “We’re going to do a wholesale and full-scale investigation of what I think was a despicable process,” Graham told ABC’s “This Week.”
  Sen. Lindsey Graham, a top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee and prominent defender of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, called Sunday for an investigation into how the allegations of sexual assault by Christine Blasey Ford became public.
  “We’re going to do a wholesale and full-scale investigation of
  
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• This Cup had it all _ from hat tips to golf ball exorcisms

  30-09-2018 21:02
  SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELLINES, France (AP) — From golf balls flung in anger to a most gracious tip of the cap, here are some moments that stood out from a dozen singles matches that gave Europe a 17½-10½ victory Sunday and returned the Ryder Cup to Europe:
  GUESS YOU’RE NOT USING THAT BALL AGAIN
  This event demands drama. So whether the misses came from close, middling or improbably far off, putts that looked like they’d drop but didn’t prompted some Shakespearea
  
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• Vinatieri breaks NFL’s field goal record with No. 566

  30-09-2018 20:48
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri made a 42-yard field goal with 2 seconds left in the first half Sunday to break the NFL’s career record.
  The 23-year veteran has made 566 field goals — one more than Hall of Famer Morten Andersen.
  And the league’s oldest player achieved the feat just a short drive from Andersen’s high school, Indianapolis Ben Davis.
  The 45-year-old Vinatieri also played in his 341st game, breaking a tie with Hall of Famer
  
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• BC-AZ–Arizona News Digest, AZ

  30-09-2018 20:48
  Good afternoon. Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up in Arizona.
  Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP-Phoenix bureau at 602-258-8934 or [email protected].
  This information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Advisories and digests will keep you up to date. All times are Mounta
  
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• AP POLL ALERT: No. 3 Ohio State jumps Clemson, Notre Dame passes Oklahoma for No. 6; West Virginia, Washington in top 10

  30-09-2018 20:48
  NEW YORK (AP) — AP POLL ALERT: No. 3 Ohio State jumps Clemson, Notre Dame passes Oklahoma for No. 6; West Virginia, Washington in top 10.
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• Trump tweets praise for Kanye West on Saturday Night Live

  30-09-2018 20:42
  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has panned Saturday Night Live’s season premiere but tweeted praise for Kanye West, who closed the show with a pro-Trump message.
  Saturday’s show opened with Matt Damon playing Brett Kavanaugh in a parody of Thursday’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on sexual assault claims.
  As the show ended, West took the stage wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat and made an unscripted pro-Trump speech after the cr
  
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• Division on the line, Dodgers make switch, turn to Rich Hill

  30-09-2018 20:35
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With the NL West title still on the line, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts swapped starting pitchers to go with left-hander Rich Hill in Sunday’s scheduled regular-season finale against the Giants.
  The five-time reigning division champions began the day in a first-place tie with Colorado, with the Rockies set to host the Nationals in Game No. 162. If the teams finish even, a one-game tiebreaker would be held Monday at Dodger Stadium.
  Hill is 10-5 with a 3.87 ERA and
  
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• VAR in the spotlight again, this time for not working

  30-09-2018 20:32
  PARIS (AP) — The video assistant referee system has been much talked about since being used at the World Cup earlier this year — praised by some for spotting fouls, criticized by others for slowing down matches.
  On Sunday, VAR attracted attention for another reason altogether: it stopped working during the 1-1 draw between Rennes and Toulouse.
  “The fourth official came to see me 10 minutes from the end of halftime to tell me it wasn’t working,” Toulouse coach Alain
  
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• Kellyanne Conway: ‘I’m a victim of sexual assault’

  30-09-2018 20:25
  Conway made the admission during an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.”Kellyanne Conway, an adviser to President Donald Trump, said during a conversation about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh Sunday that she had been the victim of sexual assault.
  “I feel very empathetic, frankly, for victims of sexual assault and sexual harassment and rape,” Conway said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
  She then paused, cleared her throat a
  
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• Proposal on Colorado peak leads to couple’s altitude issues

  30-09-2018 20:24
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A Texas man found a scenic location in the Colorado mountains to propose to his girlfriend, but the couple ran into trouble on the way down.
  The Boulder County sheriff’s office says 27-year-old Joshua Mason of Denton, Texas, took 28-year-old Katie Davis on a hike Saturday to Jasper Peak at an elevation of nearly 13,000 feet (4,000 meters).
  They got lost as darkness fell.
  The couple were showing signs of altitude sickness and dehydration when a hiker found them.
  
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• Tucson treatment plant sends contaminated water to residents

  30-09-2018 20:22
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Tucson Water officials are investigating how a treatment plant sent water contaminated with chemical compounds to thousands of residents of the city.
  The Arizona Daily Star reports that utility officials mistakenly thought that uncontaminated water was coming out of the plant, which has long treated water pollution on Tucson’s south side.
  Authorities say the utility had been sampling the water at a point its officials thought was connected to the treatment plant,
  
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• Prayer vigil for 2 Mississippi officers killed in shooting

  30-09-2018 20:13
  BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A candlelight prayer vigil is planned for two police officers shot and killed in Mississippi.
  The Sunday evening memorial service for 35-year-old Officer James White and 31-year-old Cpl. Zach Moak is being held outside the Brookhaven Police Department where the men worked. The officers’ patrol units also are parked at the site.
  On the police department’s Facebook page, Chief Kenneth Collins urged people to “come out and honor these young men, who
  
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• Funeral services set for 6-year-old who disappeared at park

  30-09-2018 20:09
  GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Funeral services have been set for a 6-year-old North Carolina boy who went missing at a park and was found dead after an extensive search.
  According to an obituary , a visitation for Maddox Ritch will be held Thursday at a funeral home in Huntersville, followed by a funeral service the next day. The burial will be private.
  The boy’s father has said Maddox ran off as he and a friend walked at Rankin Lake Park in Gastonia Sept. 22. Ian Ritch has said he couldn&rs
  
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• SeaWorld: Beluga rescued off Alaska thrives at theme park

  30-09-2018 20:00
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — SeaWorld officials say an endangered beluga whale rescued off Alaska’s coast is thriving in his new theme park home.
  The whale Tyonek was flown from the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, Alaska, to SeaWorld San Antonio in March.
  SeaWorld officials say Tyonek has grown to nearly 400 pounds (180 kilograms) and measures nearly 7 feet (2 meters) long.
  In a statement Friday, SeaWorld San Antonio senior veterinarian Steve Osborn said Tyonek is eating fish and interactin
  
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• Slovakia: Suspects in reporter’s slaying kept in custody

  30-09-2018 19:59
  BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A court in Slovakia says four suspects in the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee will have to remain in custody.
  The four were arrested on Thursday and Friday and face murder charges in the Feb. 21 deaths of journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee, Martina Kusnirova. The couple was shot in their home.
  Slovak authorities have said they think it was a contract killing linked to Kuciak’s work. He was investigating possible government corrup
  
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• Ref takes players off field after fan trouble at Montpellier

  30-09-2018 19:57
  MONTPELLIER, France (AP) — Montpellier’s 3-0 home win against local rival Nimes on Sunday was interrupted for more than 30 minutes after a crowd disturbance late in the second half.
  The southern French sides are about one hour apart by car and have a hostile rivalry.
  After striker Gaetan Laborde’s header made it 3-0 in the 79th minute, a crowd commotion caused referee Ruddy Buquet to halt the game and lead the players off the field.
  Around 80 riot police came on to stop a secti
  
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• Rivera says Panthers hope to get Reid on field soon

  30-09-2018 19:56
  CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Panthers coach Ron Rivera says he hopes to get newly signed safety Eric Reid on the field for next Sunday’s home game against the New York Giants, but doesn’t anticipate him playing every defensive snap.
  Rivera, who served as the grand marshall for Sunday’s NASCAR race in Charlotte, says the team made a “football decision” to sign Reid last week. Reid signed a one-year deal with Carolina on Thursday.
  Rivera says the Panthers needed a more
  
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• The Latest: FBI says no remaining threat after car explosion

  30-09-2018 19:52
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on a car explosion in Pennsylvania that killed at least 1 person (all times local):
  1:50 p.m.
  The FBI says it doesn’t believe there is any remaining threat to public safety following a car explosion in Allentown, Pennsylvania, that killed at least one person.
  Assistant Police Chief Gail Struss said Sunday that the blast happened on a city street around 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
  The FBI and federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are inve
  
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• The Latest: 3 dead after Pennsylvania car explosion

  30-09-2018 19:52
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on a car explosion in Pennsylvania that killed at least 1 person (all times local):
  4:20 p.m.
  A coroner says three males are dead after a car explosion in downtown Allentown, Pennsylvania.
  Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim said at a news conference Sunday that authorities are working to identify the victims.
  Authorities say the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is taking the lead on the investigation. The FBI and local authorities a
  
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• Arizona's Late Comeback Falls Short Against USC, 24-20

  30-09-2018 19:51
  A horde of blue-clad players with matching white helmets trudged inside the depths of Arizona Stadium in the late evening hours of Saturday night.
  The long-faced young men had just slogged their way through a three-hour contest with longtime Pac-12 foe USC, with the visiting Trojans pulling off a 24-20 victory.…
  
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• The Latest: Kahne hopes to return for final 7 NASCAR races

  30-09-2018 19:44
  CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on the NASCAR playoff race at Charlotte Motor Speedway (all times local):
  1:35 p.m.
  Kasey Kahne tells Fox Sports’ RaceDay that he hopes to be back in the No. 95 Chevy Camaro for the final seven races of the NASCAR season after missing time because of dehydration issues.
  Kahne experienced problems at Darlington Raceway on Sept. 2 when he fought nausea and had trouble seeing for the final 100 laps. He struggled to take in fluids and was sweating througho
  
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• The Latest: Dillon crashes, likely won’t advance in playoffs

  30-09-2018 19:44
  CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on the NASCAR playoff race at Charlotte Motor Speedway (all times local):
  4:15 p.m.
  Daytona 500 winner Austin Dillon’s chances of reaching the next round of the playoffs have ended.
  Dillon hit the wall for the second time with 45 laps to go at Charlotte Motor Speedway and took his No. 3 Chevrolet behind the wall. That essentially ended his shot of avoiding elimination in NASCAR’s playoffs.
  Dillon entered the race 10th in the standings. The top 12
  
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• The Latest: Blaney wins on roval when leaders wreck

  30-09-2018 19:44
  CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on the NASCAR playoff race at Charlotte Motor Speedway (all times local):
  5:30 p.m.
  Ryan Blaney has won the debut race on the roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway because leaders Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson wrecked racing for the victory.
  Truex was the leader headed into the final two turns of the hybrid track when Johnson tried to dive past him to snap a 58-race losing streak. Johnson spun into Truex, who also spun, and Blaney darted past for his first
  
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• White House aide Conway: She’s a victim of sexual assault

  30-09-2018 19:42
  WASHINGTON (AP) — White House counselor Kellyanne Conway says she’s a victim of sexual assault.
  Conway made the comments on CNN while defending Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh against allegations of sexual misconduct.
  Arguing that Kavanaugh’s opponents are wrongly politicizing his nomination, Conway said she feels empathy for “victims of sexual assault, sexual harassment and rape. I’m a victim of sexual assault.” But she says anger over such incidents sh
  
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• Hurricane Rosa to downgrade to tropical storm before making landfall in Mexico

  30-09-2018 19:37
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  MEXICO CITY – Hurricane Rosa is on a track to drench northwest Mexico and parts of the U.S. Southwest.
  The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Rosa should still be at tropical storm force when it hits the Baja California Peninsula Monday with flooding rains. It’s then expected to move quickly northwestward as it weakens, bringing 2 to 4 inches of rain to the Mogollon Rim of Ar
  
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• The Latest: Seahawks S Earl Thomas hurts leg; carted off

  30-09-2018 19:35
  The Latest on Week 4 in the NFL (all times EDT):
  6:51 p.m.
  Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas has been carted off the field after injuring his left leg in the fourth quarter against the Arizona Cardinals.
  Thomas was injured while covering Chad Williams, who caught a 22-yard touchdown pass from Josh Rosen to tie the game at 17-all. Thomas’ lower left leg seemed to buckle as he dove on top of Williams in the end zone.
  Seattle’s players gathered around as the trainers worked on Thomas
  
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