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• Tribe: Structural engineers keeping watch on earthen dam

  06-10-2018 23:50
  SELLS, Ariz. (AP) — A Native American tribe in southern Arizona says structural engineers are keeping an eye on an earthen dam that so far has remained intact despite concern about storm runoff.
  The Tohono O’odham (TOH’-oh-no OH’-tum) Indian Nation said Saturday that Meneger’s Dam was “holding” and being inspected twice daily, while tribal Chairman Edward Manuel said the dam remains in “imminent danger” from rainfall expected later in the wee
  
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• Eek! Non-native venomous spider found living in Oregon

  06-10-2018 23:35
  OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — The types of venomous spiders residing in Oregon have doubled.
  State officials confirm that a brown widow spider — usually found in South Africa, Florida and Southern California — has recently been found living in Oregon City, in the northwestern part of the state.
  It’s not clear how it arrived or if there are more.
  Tom Valente of the Oregon Department of Agriculture tells The Oregonian/OregonLive there’s no reason to panic, but residents sh
  
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• Burks rushes for 4 more scores in Kennesaw State’s 56-0 win

  06-10-2018 23:16
  KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Chandler Burks continued to churn out touchdowns, rushing for four scores and passing for another, to lead Kennesaw State to a its fifth straight win, 56-0 over Presbyterian in both teams’ Big South opener on Saturday.
  Burks came in with 10 rushing TDs to lead the FCS. Saturday marked the 11th time he rushed for multiple scores and the fifth straight time this season. It’s his second game with four rushing TDs.
  The Owls (5-1, 1-0), ranked third in the FCS c
  
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• Broncos place punter Marquette King on injured reserve

  06-10-2018 23:06
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Punter Colby Wadman was promoted by the Broncos from their practice squad after Denver put scuffling punter Marquette King on injured reserve with a thigh injury.
  King has had a poor first month in Denver after signing a three-year, $7 million deal following his release from the Oakland Raiders last spring.
  The Broncos brought in Wadman last week to push King, but he had another bad outing against Kansas City on Monday night and his 35-yard punt gave the Chiefs grea
  
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• Detroit freeway could be renamed for Aretha Franklin

  06-10-2018 23:05
  DETROIT (AP) — Officials in Detroit are considering another way to remember legendary Motown singer Aretha Franklin.
  Detroit Democratic Rep. Fred Durhal III has proposed renaming a portion of M-10 for the Queen of Soul. The stretch would be from 8 Mile to Interstate 94.
  Franklin died in August at age 76 after battling pancreatic cancer.
  The road is now known by various names such as Lodge Freeway for a former Detroit mayor. Durhal says the section is near Franklin’s father’s ch
  
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• Ex-doctor pleads guilty to drug charges over patient deaths

  06-10-2018 23:00
  SHERMAN, Texas (AP) — A former North Texas pain management doctor accused of prescribing painkillers that contributed to the deaths of at least seven people in two states has pleaded guilty to federal drug distribution charges.
  Federal prosecutors say 57-year-old Howard Gregg Diamond pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and other charges. Diamond will serve 20 years in federal prison. A federal grand jury alleged last year that Diam
  
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• Palmieri, Zajac help Devils beat Oilers in Sweden

  06-10-2018 22:58
  GOTHENBURG, Sweden (AP) — Kyle Palmieri and Trevis Zajac scored two goals each to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in their season-opening game Saturday night.
  The game at Scandinavium was part of the NHL Global Series.
  Despite the presence of Connor McDavid and Taylor Hall, the last two Hart Trophy winners, Palmieri and Zajac stole the show.
  Stefan Noesen also scored and Miles Wood had two assists for New Jersey and Keith Kinkaid made 17 saves. Edmonton
  
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• CCSU pulls away from Robert Morris for 56-35 win

  06-10-2018 22:58
  MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Jacob Dolegala passed for 341 yards and two touchdowns and Drew Jean-Guillaume ran for 157 yards and three scores as Central Connecticut State pulled away in the second half for a 56-35 victory over Robert Morris on Saturday.
  Courtney Rush finished with six receptions for 167 yards and two TDs for the Blue Devils (3-3, 1-0), who picked up a win in their Northeast Conference opener. It was the first road win for CCSU in the series since 2004 and just its second roa
  
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• Bean leads Columbia to 34-24 win over Marist

  06-10-2018 22:54
  NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Bean threw for 262 yards and two touchdowns and Columbia defeated Marist 34-24 on Saturday.
  Jacob Hallenbeck threw an 84-yard touchdown to Juston Christian early in the third quarter to give Marist its last lead of the game at 21-17.
  Columbia (3-1) responded with touchdowns on its next two drives with a 1-yard run by Ty Lenhart and Bean’s 24-yard scoring pass to Casey Mariucci to make it 31-21 before the end of the third. Marist managed just three yards of offens
  
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• Lovett with 4 TDs leads Princeton over Lehigh 66-7

  06-10-2018 22:51
  PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — John Lovett threw for three touchdowns and ran for another and Princeton scored eight unanswered touchdowns, burying Lehigh 66-7 on Saturday.
  Lovett threw for 288 yards and led the ground attack with 111 rushing yards on 12 carries. Ryan Quigley and Charlie Volker each ran for two touchdowns for the Tigers (3-0).
  Volker broke for a 52-yard touchdown run five plays into Princeton’s first drive. Lehigh’s Brad Mayes threw an 11-yard scoring pass with 6:50 le
  
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• John Glenn’s suburban Maryland house sells for $1.3 million

  06-10-2018 22:51
  BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — The suburban Maryland home of the late John Glenn has been sold for $1.3 million.
  WTOP in Washington reported Saturday that the dwelling that belonged to the former astronaut and U.S. Senator from Ohio had been on the market for five months.
  The Bethesda house sold at the end of August. It was custom built for John Glenn and his wife in the 1990s. It’s said to have some of the best views in the area. It overlooks the 11th hole of a golf course.
  Glenn became the f
  
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• 49ers add Bolden, Delaire to 53-man roster

  06-10-2018 22:48
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have activated receiver Victor Bolden Jr. from the suspended list and promoted defensive lineman Ryan Delaire from the practice squad.
  The 49ers also waived defensive back Tyvis Powell and offensive lineman Najee Toran on Saturday to make room for Bolden and Delaire on the 53-man roster.
  Bolden was suspended for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. He played nine games as a rookie last year, returning 19
  
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• Red Sox replace Wright with Hembree on roster vs Yankees

  06-10-2018 22:41
  BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox knuckleballer Steven Wright has been replaced on the AL Division Series roster with reliever Heath Hembree.
  Wright has inflammation in his left knee and a loose body. He is ineligible for the rest of the best-of-five series and also cannot play in the AL Championship Series. He could be active for the World Series.
  Wright told manager Alex Cora before Game 1 on Friday that his knee was bothering him.
  Hembree was 4-1 with a 4.20 ERA in 67 games this season. Boston anno
  
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• GOP leader McConnell says Senate ‘stood up for presumption of innocence’ by confirming Kavanaugh to Supreme Court

  06-10-2018 22:39
  WASHINGTON (AP) — GOP leader McConnell says Senate ‘stood up for presumption of innocence’ by confirming Kavanaugh to Supreme Court.
  The post GOP leader McConnell says Senate ‘stood up for presumption of innocence’ by confirming Kavanaugh to Supreme Court appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• No. 15 Michigan starts slow, rebounds to beat Maryland 42-21

  06-10-2018 22:38
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Shea Patterson threw for a season-high 282 yards and three touchdowns to help No. 15 Michigan brushed off a sloppy start to beat Maryland 42-21 Saturday.
  The Wolverines (5-1, 3-0 Big Ten) fell behind late in the first quarter and didn’t take the lead again until midway through the second quarter. They scored 24 straight points to take control and added another TD and 2-point conversion with 6:37 remaining to seal their fifth straight victory.
  The Terrapins (3-
  
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• Portugal PM defends Ronaldo amid rape accusation

  06-10-2018 22:30
  LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa has spoken out in defense of soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been embroiled in a rape accusation.
  Speaking to television on the Spanish island of Lanzarote on Saturday, Costa made an appeal to the presumption of innocence, as well as Ronaldo’s successful career.
  “People need to understand one and for all that there’s one thing that is presumption of innocence,” Costa said. “It is not enough
  
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• AP-AZ–Arizona News Digest 425 pm update, AZ

  06-10-2018 22:27
  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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• Nick leads South Carolina St. past Morgan St. 21-18

  06-10-2018 22:26
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Tyrece Nick’s 23-yard touchdown pass to Omar Cummings with 70 seconds remaining sent South Carolina State past Morgan State, 21-18 on Saturday.
  Morgan State led 18-14 with 2:24 left and missed an opportunity to extend the lead when Alex Raya’s 27-yard field goal was off to the left. Nick then proceeded to lead a 7-play, 80-yard drive for the game-winning score.
  The Bears took the ensuing kickoff and marched to South Carolina State’s 22-yard line with 20 s
  
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• Kavanaugh to be sworn in later Saturday by Chief Justice John Roberts and retired Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy

  06-10-2018 22:26
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Kavanaugh to be sworn in later Saturday by Chief Justice John Roberts and retired Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy.
  The post Kavanaugh to be sworn in later Saturday by Chief Justice John Roberts and retired Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Life gets another life sentence for killing prison cellmate

  06-10-2018 22:25
  FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) — A second jury deadlock on a possible death sentence for a prison killing has resulting in another term for a prison inmate already facing two life term even before the latest conviction.
  The Casa Grande Dispatch reports that Pinal County Superior Court Judge Joseph Georgini sentenced Zachary Eggers to life Friday as required under state law in a death-penalty case when a second jury is hung on sentencing.
  Eggers was convicted of murder in the 2011 killing of 25-year-
  
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• Warfield runs for 3 TDs, Dayton beats Valparaiso 53-20

  06-10-2018 22:24
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Richie Warfield ran for three touchdowns and Dayton kept Valparaiso winless with a 53-20 victory on Saturday.
  Warfield had 41 yards rushing on eight carries for the Flyers (3-3, 2-1 Pioneer League). Jack Cook threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns.
  Ryan Skibinski ran for a 9-yard score following Dante Stefanini’s interception of Chris Duncan two plays into Valparaiso’s first drive. The Flyers followed that with two more touchdowns early in the second quarter
  
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• Quinnipiac lacrosse coach out after hazing allegations

  06-10-2018 22:16
  HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — Quinnipaic has extended the suspension of its men’s lacrosse team through the end of the year and says its coach is “no longer with the university.”
  The team was suspended last month amid allegations of hazing and alcohol use.
  The school said in a statement Saturday the suspension was extended through Dec. 31. Spokeswoman Lynn Bushnell adds that individual players have been disciplined. She did not identify the players or specify the punishment.
  She d
  
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• Priore throws for 4 TDs as Rhode Island rolls Brown 48-0

  06-10-2018 22:14
  KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Vito Priore threw for four touchdowns and Rhode Island rolled over Brown 48-0 in the 103rd meeting between the schools on Saturday afternoon.
  Brown holds a substantial lead in the series with a 73-28-2 advantage. The margin is much tighter in the Governor’s Cup series that started in 1981, with Brown holding a 19-18 edge.
  Priore hit Aaron Parker on a 19-yard toss into the right corner of the end zone for a 10-0 lead early in the second quarter.Priore nailed Isai
  
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• Wassink, W. Michigan hold off E. Michigan 27-24

  06-10-2018 22:11
  KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Jon Wassink threw for a touchdown, ran for another and Jayden Reed recovered an onside kick with 20 seconds remaining as Western Michigan won its fourth straight, 27-24 over Eastern Michigan on Saturday.
  Wassink, who had his season end with a knee injury when the Broncos beat the Eagles 20-17 in overtime last year, had his scoring plays in the fourth quarter. His 1-yard run, on the first play of the fourth quarter, capped a 91-yard drive that put the Broncos (4-2, 2
  
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• Florida officer charged with selling drugs out of squad car

  06-10-2018 22:10
  BONIFAY, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer from a small town in the Florida Panhandle faces charges he sold opioids out of his squad car while in uniform.
  The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Saturday agents arrested Officer Dwayne White at the Bonifay Police Department.
  The FDLE says it began an investigation last month at the request of the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office.
  Agents say they made a controlled purchase of opioid tablets from White, who was selling t
  
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• Davidson snaps 9-game streak; holds off Jacksonville 44-37

  06-10-2018 22:09
  DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) — James Story ran for three touchdowns and Davidson built a 35-point lead through three quarters, then watched Jacksonville roar back with 28 fourth-quarter points and held on for a 44-37 Pioneer Football League victory Saturday.
  The Wildcats snapped a nine-game Jacksonville winning streak in the series. Davidson had lost 17 straight conference games before beating Valparaiso last week, 40-35.
  Story had two short touchdown runs in the first half and Davidson held a 23-9
  
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• Segregationist’s name coming off Indiana University building

  06-10-2018 22:06
  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana University is distancing itself from a former school trustee who opposed racial integration.
  The IU Board of Trustees decided Friday to remove Ora Wildermuth’s name from a building on the Bloomington campus.
  The decision came about 10 years after the push began to rename the Wildermuth Intramural Center. The Herald-Times reports it was named in 1971 for Wildermuth, a judge from Lake County who served on the IU board from 1925 to 1952.
  In one 1948 lett
  
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• Missouri, South Carolina delayed due to weather

  06-10-2018 22:05
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Missouri-South Carolina game has been delayed because of potential bad weather with the Gamecocks ahead 34-32 and less than three minutes to go.
  Officials sent both teams to the locker room with 2:41 remaining when they got word of lightning in the vicinity of Williams-Brice Stadium.
  The teams played through sometimes heavy rain in the third quarter. The storm had let up in the final period and the sun had come out.
  Missouri was driving into South Carolina territo
  
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• Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice, ending contentious nomination fight

  06-10-2018 22:01
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice, ending contentious nomination fight.
  The post Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice, ending contentious nomination fight appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• No. 23 NC State holds off Boston College 28-23 to reach 5-0

  06-10-2018 22:00
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Reggie Gallaspy ran for a career-best 104 yards and two touchdowns while No. 23 North Carolina State held on after squandering most of a big second-half lead to beat Boston College 28-23 on Saturday.
  Ryan Finley threw for two touchdowns for the Wolfpack (5-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), which led this one 28-3 on Finley’s scoring strike to Kelvin Harmon with 2:57 left in the third. But the Eagles (4-2, 1-1) responded with 20 straight points, including a block
  
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• Hook ’em: No. 19 Texas beats No. 7 Oklahoma 48-45 on late FG

  06-10-2018 22:00
  DALLAS (AP) — Freshman Cameron Dicker kicked a 40-yard field goal with nine seconds left to give 19th-ranked Texas a 48-45 victory Saturday over No. 7 Oklahoma after Kyler Murray had rallied the Sooners with three touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
  Sam Ehlinger ran for three touchdowns and threw for 314 yards with two more scores for Texas (5-1, 3-0 Big 12), which has its first five-game winning streak since 2013. The sophomore quarterback converted third-and-3 on Texas’ final drive w
  
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• Cincinnati wins sixth straight in 30-14 victory over Tulane

  06-10-2018 21:58
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Michael Warren II’s career-long 81-yard touchdown helped spur Cincinnati to a 37-21 win over Tulane on Saturday for the Bearcats’ first 6-0 start since 2012.
  Warren broke through the left side of the Tulane line and dove into the end zone for a 10-7 second-quarter lead and Cincinnati (6-0, 2-0 American Athletic Conference) pulled away from there. Warren gained 123 yards on 18 carries for his third straight 100-plus-yard rushing performance and fourth of the se
  
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• Russo throws for 4 scores in Temple’s 49-6 victory over ECU

  06-10-2018 21:52
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Anthony Russo threw for four touchdowns and Temple rolled past East Carolina 49-6 on Saturday.
  Russo, a freshman making his fourth start, was 21-of-25 passing for 254 yards and was intercepted once. He threw a 24-yard TD pass to Sean Ryan and a 7-yarder to Branden Mack for a 14-0 first-quarter lead.
  Isaiah Wright’s 59-yard punt return down the left sideline made it 28-0 in the second quarter and extended the Owls’ streak of scoring a non-offensive touchdown
  
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• Senate begins historic roll call vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court

  06-10-2018 21:46
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate begins historic roll call vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
  The post Senate begins historic roll call vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Phoenix man sentenced to life for killing of Maricopa Woman

  06-10-2018 21:45
  PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix man faces life in prison on convictions for first-degree murder in the 2016 killing of a Maricopa woman at the apartment he shared with his girlfriend, whom he blamed for the killing.
  Lashawn Young Johnson was sentenced Friday in Maricopa County Superior Court in the killing of 24-year-old Angela Russo, whose body was found in a shallow grave in Tonopah.
  Johnson and Russo had met through a dating website and family members alerted police after she didn’t retu
  
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• Tagovailoa throws 4 TD as No. 1 Alabama beats Arkansas 65-31

  06-10-2018 21:41
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa passed for 334 yards and four touchdowns as No. 1 Alabama ran its winning streak against Arkansas to 12 straight with a 65-31 win Saturday.
  It took just one play for Alabama (6-0, 3-0 SEC) to set the tone as Tagovailoa hit tight end Irv Smith Jr. on a pass across the middle that Smith took 76 yards to the end zone and a 7-0 lead just 21 seconds into the game.
  The game was never close after that. Even when Alabama made mistakes the result was at time
  
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• AJ Bush runs for 2 TDs, passes for another, Illinois wins

  06-10-2018 21:41
  PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Quarterback AJ Bush ran for 116 yards and two touchdowns and threw for another in his return to the lineup as Illinois used a big ground game to beat Rutgers 38-17 Saturday, sending the Scarlet Knights to their fifth straight loss.
  Bush, who missed the last two games with a hamstring injury, scored on runs of 3 and 41 yards in the first half. He iced the game with an 11-yard TD pass to Ricky Smalling early in the fourth quarter.
  Reggie Corbin ran for a career-high 1
  
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• Freshmen runners lead Buffalo past Central Michigan 34-24

  06-10-2018 21:33
  MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — Tyree Jackson threw for a touchdown and ran for another and freshmen running backs Kevin Marks and Jaret Patterson had career days to lead Buffalo to a 34-24 win over Central Michigan on Saturday.
  Jackson had a 6-yard scoring pass to Tyler Mabry in the first quarter and ran 5 yards for a touchdown in the second, helping the Bulls (5-1, 2-0 Mid-American Conference) take a 17-3 lead.
  Then the freshmen took over to help Buffalo, off to its best start since 1996, p
  
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• Man United sinks Newcastle 3-2 in thrilling comeback

  06-10-2018 21:30
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Three goals in the last 20 minutes by Juan Mata, Anthony Martial, and Alexis Sanchez earned Manchester United its first English Premier League win since the opening day as it rallied from 2-0 down to beat Newcastle 3-2 in a thriller on Saturday.
  With Jose Mourinho coming under increasing scrutiny because of poor results and frequent verbal attacks on his players, United produced a gutsy fightback at Old Trafford to relieve some of the pressure on its manager.
  New
  
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• Grier has 4 TDs, 4 turnovers, No. 9 WVU beats Kansas 38-22

  06-10-2018 21:26
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Will Grier threw four touchdown passes, and committed four turnovers, and No. 9 West Virginia beat Kansas 38-22 on Saturday.
  West Virginia (5-0, 3-0 Big 12) has won its first five games for the second time in three seasons. The heavily-favored Mountaineers had no trouble moving the ball but Grier’s efforts to throw into tight coverage near the goal line cost his team plenty of points.
  The Heisman Trophy hopeful was intercepted three times in the first half ei
  
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• Boulder City stores seeing less traffic after bypass opening

  06-10-2018 21:20
  BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — A recently completed portion of Interstate 11 has saved drivers travelling between Arizona and Nevada some time, but some Boulder City businesses say it has come at a cost.
  Prior to the opening of the roadway, drivers had to pass through Boulder City, but now they can skip over it.
  Alpaca Imports owner Kevin Devine tells the Las Vegas Sun that the bypass has caused his business to drop by 60 percent in three weeks.
  He says the decline prompted him to move his stor
  
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• Melania Trump puts on happier face during Africa tour

  06-10-2018 21:15
  CAIRO (AP) — It took Melania Trump’s first solo international trip for her to show a different side of herself. The happier one.
  The U.S. first lady hopscotched across Africa this week without President Donald Trump, commanding a spotlight that belonged only to her. In doing her own thing, the very private first lady essentially peeled back the curtain ever so slightly and showed her happier side — one that contrasts with the serious face she wears around Washington.
  She also d
  
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• A decade of U.S. economic sluggishness may have just snapped back to normal

  06-10-2018 21:04
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For a solid decade after the collapse of Lehman Brothers touched off a global financial crisis, there was good reason to think the U.S. economy remained broken, from skepticism about the health of the labor market to tepid economic growth and the moribund rate of interest paid on U.S. Treasury bonds.In a heartbeat, that seemed to change this week, adding facts on the ground to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s glowing portrait of a historically rosy and
  
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• District weighs plan to convert schools to teacher housing

  06-10-2018 21:00
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California school district has drafted a plan to convert schools into housing for area teachers amid soaring housing costs.
  The East Bay Times reports Saturday that San Jose Unified’s proposal to consider building housing on nine district-owned properties has drawn a backlash from area residents who want to preserve schools they say are the heart of their communities.
  The district says it is struggling to find and retain teachers due to soaring hous
  
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• Mourinho relieved after gutsy Man U rally to beat Newcastle

  06-10-2018 20:55
  LONDON (AP) — Just when Jose Mourinho needed it most, Manchester United dug deep to pull off a gutsy victory for its under-fire manager.
  Mourinho, under mounting scrutiny over his position because of poor results and frequent criticism of his players, was a picture of abject misery on the touchline as United went 2-0 down against Newcastle after only 10 minutes of their English Premier League match at Old Trafford on Saturday.
  An animated Mourinho reacted with fury, screaming at his player
  
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• After United recovers to win, Mourinho lashes out at critics

  06-10-2018 20:55
  LONDON (AP) — Just when Jose Mourinho needed it most, Manchester United dug deep to pull off a gutsy victory.
  The under-fire manager still managed to lash out at detractors after the 3-2 victory over Newcastle on Saturday, claiming he would even be blamed for the weather and the progress of Brexit negotiations.
  Following a newspaper report that he could be fired because of poor results and frequent criticism of his players, Mourinho was a picture of abject misery on the touchline as United
  
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• Band halftime show depicts police at gunpoint, stirs anger

  06-10-2018 20:39
  BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A high school band’s halftime performance depicting police being held at gunpoint is fueling anger in a Mississippi city dealing with the recent killings of two officers.
  Pictures of the Forest Hill High School band’s performance that circulated on social media Saturday show students dressed as medical personnel holding SWAT team members at gunpoint as the band played.
  The performance took place Friday at a football game between Forest Hill and Brookhav
  
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• How many squirrels in Central Park? Count aims to find out

  06-10-2018 20:38
  NEW YORK (AP) — It’s one of the enduring mysteries of life in New York City: Just how many squirrels live in Central Park?
  There could soon be an answer.
  Counters started roaming the 840-acre park on Saturday for its first ever Squirrel Census .
  Organizers of the two-week count tell The New York Times they’re looking to learn more about squirrel behavior and urban green space.
  Jamie Allen led similar censuses of Atlanta’s Inman Park in 2012 and 2016. He says the projects
  
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• Cowboys Pro Bowl center Travis Frederick off active roster

  06-10-2018 20:29
  FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Four-time Pro Bowl center Travis Frederick has been placed on the non-football illness list by the Dallas Cowboys because of a nerve condition that has kept him from playing this season.
  The team also placed receiver Terrance Williams on injured reserve because of a foot injury.
  Those moves Saturday cleared two spots on the active roster before Sunday’s game at Houston. One will be filled when defensive tackle David Irving returns from a four-game suspension for
  
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• Former Georgia cocaine dealer telling youth to avoid drugs

  06-10-2018 20:21
  MACON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man sent to prison for dealing cocaine in 1991 says he now works at a chicken plant and spends his time off telling teenagers: “You’re never going to win selling drugs.”
  Jerry Anderson of Macon told WMAZ-TV that his drug business was so lucrative in the late 1980s that he had 40 employees and made nearly $1.25 million each week.
  That all got taken away when Anderson was sentenced to life in prison. He spent nearly three decades locked up before
  
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