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• Test confirms sprained shoulder for Texas QB Ehlinger

  14-10-2018 23:56
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Follow-up tests Sunday confirmed Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger has a sprained throwing shoulder.
  Ehlinger left the Longhorns’ 23-17 win over Baylor on Saturday on Texas’ first possession of the game and did not return. He had taken a couple of hits on runs on the Longhorns’ opening drive. Shane Buechele passed for 184 yards and a touchdown to lead Texas to the win.
  Texas officials said an MRI exam confirmed the initial sprain diagnosis. Ehlinger will
  
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• Bear cub with bucket on its head rescued after 3 days

  14-10-2018 23:52
  McHENRY, Md. (AP) — Wildlife officials in Maryland tracked a black bear cub for three days in order to tranquilize it and remove a bucket that had gotten stuck on its head.
  The Cumberland Times-News reported Sunday the 100-pound cub was freed near the Wisp Resort in McHenry during an annual autumn festival.
  The Wildlife and Heritage Service of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources said in a Facebook post that a crowd of onlookers at the resort was giddy to see the cub returned to th
  
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• Bernhard Langer wins SAS Championship by 6 shots

  14-10-2018 23:47
  CARY, N.C. (AP) — Bernhard Langer ran away with the SAS Championship on Sunday to take the points lead into the PGA Tour Champions’ Charles Schwab Cup playoffs
  Langer shot a bogey-free 7-under 65 for a six-stroke victory in the regular-season finale. The 61-year-old German star has 38 victories on the 50-and-over tour, also winning this year near Houston.
  Langer finished at 22-under 194 for his second victory at Prestonwood Country Club, the tree-lined layout softened by heavy rain T
  
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• Handling of sex assault claim in state government questioned

  14-10-2018 23:46
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey state employee says she was sexually assaulted by a man who went on to work in Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration and tried for a year to get authorities to take action but with no result.
  Katie Brennan tells The Wall Street Journal she wants to see changes in how such allegations are handled in the state.
  The Associated Press does not identify people alleging sexual assault without their consent. Brennan came forward publicly in the Journa
  
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• Italy leaves it late to earn 1st competitive win in a year

  14-10-2018 23:35
  ROME (AP) — Italy is finally showing signs of emerging from its crisis, nearly a year after failing to qualify for the World Cup.
  Cristiano Biraghi’s goal in stoppage time earned the Azzurri a much-needed 1-0 win in Poland on Sunday in the UEFA Nations League.
  Playing in Group 3 of League A, Poland became the first team to be relegated in the new European competition.
  Italy also hit the crossbar twice in the first half, first with Jorginho then with Lorenzo Insigne.
  Still, the match
  
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• Migrant caravan swells in Honduras as group nears Guatemala

  14-10-2018 23:15
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds more Hondurans have joined a caravan of migrants moving toward the country’s border with Guatemala with hopes of getting to the United States.
  Dunia Montoya is a volunteer assisting the migrants. She said Sunday that the group has grown to an estimated 1,600 people.
  The group numbered just 160 Friday morning when it formed at a bus station in San Pedro Sula. Numbers quickly swelled amid local media coverage as Hondurans looking for the right moment to depa
  
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• Bus plows into cars on Los Angeles highway, 13 injured

  14-10-2018 23:07
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a bus on a Los Angeles highway plowed into other vehicles and crashed through a concrete divider, injuring at least 13 people.
  Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart says four people are in serious condition following the crash Sunday afternoon on Interstate 405 in the city’s San Fernando Valley area. Stewart says six people were in fair condition.
  City News Service reports it was difficult for paramedics to reach the scene because of multiple
  
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• Memory of slain councilwoman honored in Rio de Janeiro

  14-10-2018 23:06
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Thousands of people have gathered in Brazil’s second largest city to honor the memory of a councilwoman and human rights activist who was shot to death seven months ago.
  Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Pedro Gomes, were killed in Rio de Janeiro on March 14 while returning from an event focused on empowering young black women.
  At least 2,000 people joined the rally Saturday at Rio’s Cinelandia Square, where a new street sign with Franco’s nam
  
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• Red Sox shuffle lineup heading into Game 2 of ALCS vs Astros

  14-10-2018 23:05
  BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora has shuffled his lineup for Game 2 against the Houston Astros, putting infielders Ian Kinsler and Rafael Devers and catcher Christian Vazquez in the starting lineup for the first time in the AL Championship Series.
  Devers was batting sixth and playing third base in place of Eduardo Nunez, who had a fielding error and let a two-run single go by him in Boston’s 7-2 loss Saturday night in Game 1. Kinsler was batting seventh in place of Broc
  
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• Prince Harry and Megan arrive in Sydney for official visit

  14-10-2018 22:53
  SYDNEY (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have arrived in Sydney a day before they officially start a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific.
  The trip is their only international tour since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were married in May, apart from a two-day visit to Ireland.
  The prince and the American former actress landed on an overcast Monday morning after a commercial flight from London with a brief stopover in Singapore.
  They have 76 engagements across 16 days
  
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• Chinese workers take off after python falls through ceiling

  14-10-2018 22:38
  CHINA — Caught on camera, a five-foot long giant python dropped in on workers in a bank.
  As seen on security camera video, the giant snake scattered the staff of the bank in South China. It dropped through the bank’s ceiling, during a morning meeting and slithered behind a sofa.
  Animal experts believe the python was hunting for food when it fell into the building. Fearless local wildlife experts were called in to make a withdrawal.
  They carefully bagged the python and took it to a w
  
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• Ryan throws 3 TD passes, Falcons hold off Bucs 34-29

  14-10-2018 22:35
  ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Ryan threw for 354 yards and three touchdowns as the Atlanta Falcons snapped a three-game losing streak, holding off Tampa Bay 34-29 Sunday in Jameis Winston’s return as the Buccaneers starting quarterback.
  The Falcons (2-4) scored on their first three possessions and held off a wild comeback by Tampa Bay (2-3), avoiding their first 1-5 start since 2007.
  Winston and the Bucs almost pulled off a miracle on the final play of the game after driving to the Atlanta 21.
  
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• Murray, Vikings trample Cardinals on way to 27-17 victory

  14-10-2018 22:32
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Latavius Murray helped the Minnesota Vikings revive their running attack with 155 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries, wearing down the Arizona Cardinals on the way to a 27-17 win on Sunday.
  Even Kirk Cousins joined the fun for the Vikings (3-2-1) with an option-style run across the goal line in the third quarter, before throwing to Adam Thielen for a score on the following possession.
  Thielen had 11 receptions for 123 yards, his sixth straight 100-yard game to become th
  
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• Myers kicks Jets-record 7 FGs in 42-34 win over Colts

  14-10-2018 22:30
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Jason Myers kicked a franchise-record seven field goals, Sam Darnold threw two touchdown passes, and the New York Jets held on to beat the Indianapolis Colts 42-34 on Sunday to win consecutive games for the first time in more than a year.
  Morris Claiborne returned the first of three interceptions thrown by Andrew Luck for a touchdown as the Jets (3-3) moved to .500 by taking advantage of mistakes by the short-handed Colts (1-5), who lost their fourth straight.
  
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• Gordon, Rivers lead Chargers to 38-14 blowout of Browns

  14-10-2018 22:20
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Philip Rivers threw two touchdown passes to Tyrell Williams — and the veteran quarterback threw a block — and Melvin Gordon had three TD runs as the Los Angeles Chargers banged around Cleveland rookie Baker Mayfield and the Browns, 38-14 on Sunday.
  The 36-year-old Rivers continued one of the best starts of his 15-year career, leading the Chargers (4-2) to their third straight win. Rivers finished 11 of 20 for 207 yards and had only one mistake, an interception
  
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• No arrest, but prosecutor looking at gunfire by ex-officer

  14-10-2018 22:19
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A district attorney in Louisiana is examining the case of a Baton Rouge police officer who was fired after shooting at a motorist.
  Police said they found no probable cause to arrest former officer Yuseff Hamadeh, who was with the department for two years. District Attorney Hillar Moore said Friday he will examine the case and determine whether it should go to a grand jury. The Advocate reports that Hamadeh was fired Thursday after an investigation into the Aug. 7 sh
  
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• Seahawks roll behind Wilson’s 3 TDs; Raiders QB Carr injured

  14-10-2018 22:16
  LONDON (AP) — Russell Wilson threw for three touchdowns, including one off a botched snap in the second quarter, and the Seattle Seahawks rolled to a 27-3 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday at Wembley Stadium.
  Chris Carson rushed for 59 yards and rookie Rashaad Penny gained an additional 43 for the Seahawks (3-3), who played to a vociferously supportive crowd — a London-record 84,922 were in attendance — despite the Raiders (1-5) being the designated home team.
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• Joseph’s INT return for TD lifts Texans over Bills 20-13

  14-10-2018 22:16
  HOUSTON (AP) — Johnathan Joseph’s 28-yard interception return for a touchdown with 1:23 remaining lifted the Houston Texans to a 20-13 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
  The Texans trailed by three when Phillip Gaines was called pass interference on Will Fuller in the end zone with two minutes remaining, moving the Texans 41 yards to the 1-yard line.
  But the Texans (3-3) lost seven yards on three plays, capped by an incomplete pass intended for Ryan Griffin that Matt Milano kn
  
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• Bowling Green fires coach Mike Jinks midway through Year 3

  14-10-2018 22:16
  BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Bowling Green has fired coach Mike Jinks midway through his third season, with the Falcons winless against FBS competition.
  Athletic director Bob Moosbrugger announced the move Sunday. Defensive coordinator Carl Pelini, the former head coach at Florida Atlantic, was named interim coach.
  Jinks was 7-24 with Bowling Green and the team seemed to be sliding backward. The Falcons won four games in 2016, two last season and are 1-6 after falling 42-35 at home to Mid-Am
  
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• Norman intercepts Newton, Redskins beat Panthers 23-17

  14-10-2018 22:11
  LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Josh Norman bounced back from his prime-time benching by intercepting former teammate Cam Newton and forcing a fumble, and the Washington Redskins held on to beat the Carolina Panthers 23-17 on Sunday.
  Norman ended his 19-game interception drought by catching a jump ball thrown by Newton on a third-and-long play early in the second quarter, his first pick since Dec. 24, 2016. Norman also popped the ball out of Panthers rookie receiver D.J. Moore’s hands in a show
  
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• Palmieri scores 2 for 3rd straight game, Devils win

  14-10-2018 22:04
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Kyle Palmieri scored two goals for the third straight game and the New Jersey Devils rallied from their first deficits of the season to beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Sunday.
  Jean-Sebastien Dea capped the two-goal, third-period outburst with the game winner at 3:25 and Keith Kinkaid made 37 saves as the Devils started the season with three straight wins for the second straight year.
  Joe Pavelski and Timo Meier scored for the Sharks, who are heading home after a five-ga
  
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• Rural Metro Fire extinguishes house fire on Tucson’s North Side

  14-10-2018 22:03
  Courtesy: Rural Metro Fire Department
  TUCSON — Rural Metro Fire were called to a house fire on Tucson’s North Side.
  Officials say they responded to the scene in the area of Avenida Del Cazador and River, around 6 a.m. Sunday morning.
  Crews found smoke and flames coming from the attic of the home. The family and their pets were able to get out of the house safely.
  Courtesy: Rural Metro Fire Department
  It took around 30 minutes for crews to bring the fire under control.
  The cause of th
  
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• Ex-Phoenix mayor Greg Stanton is robbed outside a restaurant

  14-10-2018 21:43
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police in Phoenix are searching for a man who robbed former city mayor Greg Stanton outside a restaurant.
  Stanton told police he was leaving one of his favorite restaurants after dining alone about 8:40 p.m. Saturday when he was approached by a man who was carrying what appeared to be a hatchet.
  He says the man asked for money and fled after Stanton gave up his wallet.
  Stanton then called police, who searched the area but were unable to locate the suspect.
  Stanton was electe
  
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• Del Potro calls knee fracture a ‘hard blow’

  14-10-2018 21:24
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Juan Martin del Potro has fractured his right patella bone in what the Argentine called “a hard blow that leaves me without strength.”
  Del Potro retired Thursday against Borna Coric at the Shanghai Masters after injuring his knee. Third-seeded Del Potro fell near the end of the first set. The U.S. Open finalist had the knee wrapped but called it quits after losing the first set 7-5.
  Tests on Saturday showed the fracture, Del Potro’s spokesma
  
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• Italy moves to dismantle migrant services in model town

  14-10-2018 21:18
  ROME (AP) — Italy’s hard-line interior minister is defending his reported decision to relocate migrants from a southern city that became a model of integration.
  Italian media report that Matteo Salvini decreed Oct. 9 that public works projects catering to migrants in Riace, in southern Reggio Calabria, must end and the migrants will be transferred.
  Salvini tweeted Sunday that an investigation of public spending in Riace began under Italy’s previous Democratic government, yet th
  
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• The Latest: Kurt Busch leads SHR stage sweep at Talladega

  14-10-2018 21:14
  TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on NASCAR’s playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway (all times local):
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  Kurt Busch has led a Stewart-Haas Racing sweep of the first stage of Sunday’s playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway.
  Busch started from the pole and led all but one of the 55 laps in the first stage. The only lap he wasn’t credited with leading was during a pit stop under caution.
  Clint Bowyer was second in the stage, followed by Kevin Harvick and Aric Alm
  
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• The Latest: Almirola wins Talladega in Stewart-Haas rout

  14-10-2018 21:14
  TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on NASCAR’s playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway (all times local):
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  Aric Almirola finished a Stewart-Haas Racing rout at Talladega Superspeedway by taking his first win of the season with a last-lap pass for the victory.
  Almirola’s win earned him an automatic berth into the third round of the playoffs.
  He was part of a four-car Ford tandem that dominated the entire race. Kurt Busch, Clint Bowyer, Kevin Harvick and Almirola had
  
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• Who’s Trump listen to on trade? Chinese ambassador at a loss

  14-10-2018 20:50
  WASHINGTON (AP) — China’s ambassador to the United States says he and other foreign diplomats in Washington are having a difficult time figuring out which trade advisers President Donald Trump listens to in his administration.
  Cui Tiankai (sway tee-yehn-KY’) was asked on “Fox News Sunday” about trade tensions between the economic powers and if he was clear whether the president follows the guidance of trade moderates or hard-liners.
  The envoy replied, “You tel
  
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• Who does Trump listen to on trade? Chinese envoy at a loss

  14-10-2018 20:50
  WASHINGTON (AP) — China’s ambassador to the United States says he and other foreign diplomats in Washington are having a difficult time figuring out which trade advisers President Donald Trump listens to in his administration.
  Cui Tiankai (sway tee-yehn-KY’) was asked on “Fox News Sunday” about trade tensions between the economic powers and if he was clear whether the president follows the guidance of trade moderates or hard-liners.
  The envoy replied, “You tel
  
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• Saudi media: Any US sanctions over Khashoggi would ‘stab its own economy to death’

  14-10-2018 20:46
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  (CNN) – As international pressure mounted on Saudi Arabia over the case of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the kingdom came out swinging Sunday, threatening to retaliate and spelling out the ways in which Riyadh would punish the US if it imposed sanctions.
  Khashoggi, a columnist for The Washington Post and Saudi royal insider-turned-critic, went missi
  
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• Iran arrests member of military over deadly Ahvaz attack

  14-10-2018 20:33
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s official IRNA news agency is saying that authorities have detained a member of the military over the September attack on a military parade in the southwestern city of Ahvaz that killed 24 people.
  The Sunday report quotes judiciary spokesman Gholamhossin Mohseni Ejehi as saying prosecutors have already investigated 11 other military personnel over the case.
  Ejehi did not elaborate but said a military court is probing the case.
  Earlier in September, a promine
  
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• Beer pioneer Bill Coors passes away at age 102

  14-10-2018 20:25
  DENVER — An influential member of the Molson Coors Brewing Company has died.
  William “Bill” Coors died peacefully at his home Saturday at the age of 102, according to a release from the company.
  Coors is the grandson of Adolph Coors and the former chairman of the board of Adolph Coors Company.
  He started his career with the company in 1939, and would later help revolutionize the beer industry with the creation and development of the aluminum can, the release said.
  He would go
  
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• Governor blames Trump, Republicans for protest clashes

  14-10-2018 20:07
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is questioning why state Republicans would have invited the founder of a far-right group to speak in Manhattan and blamed them and President Donald Trump for violent clashes that took place after the speech.
  The Democratic governor on Sunday called the invitation to Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes to speak at the Metropolitan Republican Club a political tactic to fire up the Republican base ahead of the midterm elections.
  He says he had directed
  
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• Dead candidate’s name will appear on Wyoming ballots

  14-10-2018 20:06
  LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — The name of a Wyoming Republican regional political candidate who died last week will still appear on ballots in the Nov. 6 election.
  The Laramie Boomerang reports that defense attorney Tony Lopez died on Tuesday at age 65.
  He was running for the post of Albany County Attorney.
  The ballots in the race have already been printed, meaning Lopez’s name will still appear opposing incumbent Democrat Peggy Trent.
  The Albany County Republican Party has the option of nami
  
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• AP College Football Poll: LSU back to No. 5; Michigan to 6th

  14-10-2018 20:05
  After four of the top eight teams lost, The Associated Press college football poll had a new look behind No. 1 Alabama, with Ohio State reaching No. 2, LSU jumping back to No. 5 and Michigan moving into the top 10 for the first time this season.
  The Crimson Tide received all but one of the 61 first-place votes from the media panel Sunday, with Ohio State receiving the other. No. 3 Clemson and No. 4 Notre Dame also moved up a spot. LSU jumped eight spots after handing Georgia its first loss of th
  
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• POLL ALERT: Alabama, Ohio St, Clemson, Notre Dame and LSU are the top five in Top 25 shuffle; Michigan up to No. 6

  14-10-2018 20:00
  NEW YORK (AP) — POLL ALERT: Alabama, Ohio St, Clemson, Notre Dame and LSU are the top five in Top 25 shuffle; Michigan up to No. 6.
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• European Union’s top Brexit negotiator: No deal reached yet despite ‘intense efforts.’

  14-10-2018 19:52
  BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union’s top Brexit negotiator: No deal reached yet despite ‘intense efforts.’
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• Kenyan running great Keino among 7 facing corruption charges

  14-10-2018 19:43
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s director of public prosecutions says distance-running great Kip Keino and six other former officials will be charged with corruption relating to the alleged misappropriation of more than $545,000 that was meant to help fund the country’s team at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
  Keino, a trailblazer for Kenyan runners and a gold medalist in the 1,500 meters at the 1968 Olympics, was head of the national Olympic committee until last year. Kenya&rsqu
  
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• Pilot dies after small plane crashes into a home in Payson

  14-10-2018 19:40
  PAYSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a pilot is dead after a small plane crashed into a home in the north-central Arizona town of Payson.
  Federal Aviation Administration officials say the single-engine Cessna 240 went down under unknown circumstances around 6:40 p.m. Saturday.
  They say the pilot was the only person aboard the plane and there were no reported injuries on the ground.
  The name of the crash victim wasn’t immediately available Sunday.
  Payson authorities say the man who ow
  
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• Israeli PM favors naming envoy to Christian world

  14-10-2018 19:36
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister says he favors appointing an envoy to the Christian world, a sign of Israel’s efforts to foster close ties with its Christian allies.
  Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Sunday at a meeting in Jerusalem of visiting journalists from Christian media, where he was warmly received by reporters. He welcomed the idea suggested by one journalist to appoint such an emissary as “a great idea.”
  The summit reflects the strengthening ties between I
  
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• Talladega and teamwork to play pivotal role in championship

  14-10-2018 19:31
  TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Stewart-Haas Racing has all four of its cars at the front of the field for the start of Sunday’s critical playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway.
  Kurt Busch is on the pole and followed by Ford teammates Clint Bowyer, Kevin Harvick and Aric Almirola. The four-driver Chevrolet contingent from Hendrick Motorsports is lined up behind SHR, and three Toyota drivers follow. Teamwork will be essential early in the 500-mile race.
  Drivers will work with their teammates
  
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• Yazidi man accused of Germany honor killing arrested in Iraq

  14-10-2018 19:26
  DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — Kurdish Iraqi police forces say they have arrested a Yazidi man accused of killing his cousin in Germany after she refused to marry him.
  Lt. Col. Hayman Suliman says police arrested 24-year-old Sefin Nouman Biso on Friday in the Kurdish Dohuk province in northern Iraq.
  Biso is being sought by German authorities and Interpol on suspicion of killing 21-year-old Shilan Ghazi Biso in front of guests at a wedding in Hanover, Germany, in 2016.
  Since 2003, thousands of Yazidis
  
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• Pepperell wins British Masters, sets up debut at Augusta

  14-10-2018 19:10
  WALTON HEATH, England (AP) — Eddie Pepperell won his second European Tour title with a two-shot victory at the British Masters on Sunday and likely secured the even bigger prize of a place in next year’s Masters at Augusta National.
  The Englishman shot an even-par 72 and held off Sweden’s Alexander Bjork (71) as the pair went into the 72nd hole at a wet and windy Walton Heath with Pepperell just a stroke in front.
  Pepperell finished on 9-under 279.
  Herbert Lucas (69) and Jordan
  
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• Gophers running back Brooks accused of domestic assault

  14-10-2018 19:10
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Gophers running back Shannon Brooks has been arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic assault. The Star Tribune reports the 22-year-old senior was arrested at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday in Minneapolis and was booked into the Hennepin County jail about an hour later.
  Police spokeswoman Sgt. Darcy Horn says the arrest occurred on the same block near campus where Brooks lives.
  It’s unclear whether Brooks has an attorney who could comment on his behalf.
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• The Latest: Ravens take early lead against Titans

  14-10-2018 19:07
  The Latest on the NFL’s Week 6 (all times EDT):
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  The Baltimore Ravens have dominated the first quarter on the road against the Tennessee Titans.
  The Ravens sacked Marcus Mariota on back-to-back plays to force the Titans to punt on their opening drive.
  Then Joe Flacco drove the Ravens 94 yards over 17 plays over the next 9 minutes, 9 seconds. The Ravens converted four third downs, the last on a 4-yard touchdown pass from Flacco to Michael Crabtree. Flacco was 6 of 8 for 75 yards on
  
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• The Latest: Ravens set franchise record with 11 sacks

  14-10-2018 19:07
  The Latest on the NFL’s Week 6 (all times EDT):
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  The Baltimore Ravens have set a single-game franchise record for sacks, and they just keep taking down Marcus Mariota.
  Linebacker Patrick Onwuasor took down Marcus Mariota for the Ravens’ 10th sack of the game on first-and-10 with about 5 minutes left in the game. That topped the nine sacks Baltimore got Nov. 24, 2011, against San Francisco.
  Za’Darious Smith then sacked Mariota two plays later for the Ravens’ 11th
  
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• The Latest: Falcons WR Ridley will not return against Bucs

  14-10-2018 19:07
  The Latest on the NFL’s Week 6 (all times EDT):
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  Falcons rookie wide receiver Calvin Ridley will not return after leaving the game against Tampa Bay in the second quarter with an ankle injury. Ridley leads the team with six touchdown catches.
  Justin Hardy took over as the Falcons’ No. 3 receiver, behind Julio Jones and Mohamed Sanu, following Ridley’s second-quarter injury.
  Atlanta defensive tackle Jack Crawford returned after leaving the game in the first quarter with
  
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• Mom shields baby from hailstorm with her body

  14-10-2018 19:05
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  A young mother in Australia acted as a human shield for her baby, protecting her from a severe hailstorm.
  Source: CNN
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• Iowa State bounces back after bad start, crushes WVU

  14-10-2018 19:00
  AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State spent much of last season as college football’s plucky underdog.
  After a strange and sluggish start to 2018, the Cyclones appear ready to burst back onto the national scene. They looked more dominant than endearing in throttling West Virginia.
  Iowa State (3-3, 2-2 Big 12 Conference) dismantled the Mountaineers (5-1, 3-1) on Saturday night in a 30-14 victory that was much more one-sided than the final score indicated.
  The Cyclones held one of the nation&rs
  
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• 3rd person found dead days after raging Texas floodwaters

  14-10-2018 18:45
  JUNCTION, Texas (AP) — Searchers have located the remains of a third person several days after raging floodwaters overtook a small city in West Texas.
  A news release from Texas A&M Forest Service spokeswoman Christi Powers says the remains were found Saturday evening near Yates Crossing in Junction, a small city alongside the South Llano River. The floodwaters had prompted dramatic rescues by water and air on Monday.
  Crews have been looking specifically for four people who went missing
  
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