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• Ionescu leads Oregon women to 40-point rout of Stanford

  10-02-2019 23:58
  STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu had 27 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and No. 3 Oregon ran its NCAA-best winning streak to 16 games by running away from 11th-ranked Stanford 88-48 on Sunday to snap a 29-game losing streak at Maples Pavilion.
  Ionescu, who grew up in the East Bay suburb of Walnut Creek, scored 17 of her points in the first half and made 12 of 20 shots as the Ducks (23-1, 12-0 Pac-12) ended Stanford’s 22-game home winning streak. It was Oregon’s
  
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• Johansson scores twice, Devils beat Hurricanes 3-2

  10-02-2019 23:56
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Marcus Johansson scored twice and a battered Keith Kinkaid made 32 saves and the New Jersey Devils prevented the Carolina Hurricanes from moving into a playoff spot with a 3-2 victory Sunday.
  Nico Hischier set up all three goals to help the Devils snap the Hurricanes’ three-game winning streak and hand them only their fifth loss (13-5-1) in 19 games. Pavel Zacha also scored for the Devils.
  Dougie Hamilton and Teuvo Teravainen scored for Carolina, and Petr Mrazek m
  
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• Contractor wants to take Arizona border towers to new states

  10-02-2019 23:54
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A Fort Worth defense contractor that monitors part of the U.S.-Mexico border with high-tech surveillance towers wants to expand the technology in more states along the southern border.
  The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that Elbit Systems of America has operated dozens of towers along the border in Arizona since 2015 under a $145 million contract with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The Texas company is a U.S. subsidiary of Israeli defense contractor Elbit Sy
  
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• Blackhawks beat Red Wings 5-2 for 7th straight win

  10-02-2019 23:52
  CHICAGO (AP) — Dominik Kahun had two goals and an assist, Cam Ward made 43 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Sunday for their seventh straight win.
  Chicago’s second line of Kahun, Dylan Strome and Alex DeBrincat delivered once again as the Blackhawks continued their surprising push after a lackluster first half of the season. Strome had a goal and two assists, and DeBrincat extended his career-best point streak to eight games with three assists.
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• The Latest: Boise State freshman caught in bar, police say

  10-02-2019 23:50
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of a Boise State freshman guard (all times local):
  3:30 p.m.
  Police say a Boise State University freshman guard is charged with battery after he entered a 21-and-over bar and fought with an employee who asked him to leave.
  Online arrest records for the Ada County Sherriff’s Office arrest show 19-year-old Jaycson Bereal was booked early Sunday and charged with two misdemeanors. In addition to battery, he faces a loitering-related charge.
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• Doncic, Mavericks erase deficit in 102-101 win over Blazers

  10-02-2019 23:45
  DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 28 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 24 and the Dallas Mavericks erased a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 102-101 on Sunday.
  Damian Lillard scored 21 of his 30 points in the last half of the third quarter to help the Blazers build a lead that grew to 96-81 early in the fourth before the Mavericks mounted their rally.
  Dorian Finney-Smith started the comeback by tipping in his own miss, and Doncic’s assist on Dwight
  
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• Wheeler scores go-ahead goal, Jets beat Sabres 3-1

  10-02-2019 23:37
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Blake Wheeler scored the go-ahead goal by redirecting Josh Morrissey’s centering pass with 3:55 remaining and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Sunday to snap an 0-2-1 skid.
  Connor Hellebuyck made 35 saves to help the Jets end their longest winless streak of the season and maintain the Central Division lead. At 35-18-3, Winnipeg earned its 73rd point to move two ahead of Nashville after the Predators’ 5-4 overtime loss to St. Louis earlier in
  
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• Fisher scores 21 to carry Siena past Rider 59-57

  10-02-2019 23:34
  LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Evan Fisher had 21 points as Siena edged past Rider 59-57 on Sunday.
  Manny Camper made 1 of 2 free throws with 36.8 seconds left to give Siena a 58-57 lead. On its ensuing possession, Rider had one shot block and missed two others. Kadeem Smithen made 1 of 2 free throws for Siena with 4.6 seconds left before Jordan Allen’s 3-point try went off the glass as time ran out.
  Smithen had 16 points and six rebounds for Siena (13-12, 8-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Con
  
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• Brandon Maxwell’s mom joins him for his NY Fashion Week bow

  10-02-2019 23:32
  NEW YORK (AP) — Tears flowed at the New York Fashion Week show of Brandon Maxwell when his mom accompanied him on the runway for his bow.
  Pam Woolley has had a rough go of it lately. She was diagnosed with breast cancer after her son’s show last season. This time around, he dedicated the show to her and strong women everywhere.
  His collection ranged from pantsuits with plunging necklines to full-bodied skirts that sweep to the ground and cinch at the waist. Many were black and white
  
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• Bernhard Langer wins home PGA Tour Champions event

  10-02-2019 23:32
  BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Bernhard Langer made himself right at home in the Oasis Championship.
  Playing 10 minutes from his house, Langer closed with a 7-under 65 on Sunday at The Old Course at Broken Sound for a five-stroke victory. The 61-year-old German star birdied five of the first seven holes in a bogey-free round.
  Langer finished at 19-under 197 for his 39th victory on the 50-and-over tour. He also won the 2010 event and finished second last year.
  Marco Dawson was second after a 69,
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• Farmers rescue newborn calf found frozen in winter storm

  10-02-2019 23:28
  SPOKANE, Washington – A newborn calf was left frozen by a winter storm in Spokane, Washington.
  ‘Oreo’ was found covered in snow and ice, but farmers brought the little guy indoors to thaw him out. To help him heal, they had to rub a towel on him in the same way his mother would have licked him.
  The calf wasn’t the only to be affected by the winter storm. Ten other calves were also hit by the brutal storm.
  ‘Oreo’ is expected to be okay.
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• Johnson triggers wreck, then wins Clash at Daytona

  10-02-2019 23:24
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson triggered a wreck that wiped out nearly the entire field at Daytona and zipped to the lead to win the rain-shortened exhibition Clash on Sunday.
  The seven-time Cup Series champion failed to win a race last season for the first time in his career but a dose of aggression put him back in victory lane in the first weekend of Speedweeks. Johnson’s win continued a banner day for Hendrick Motorsports. Teammates William Byron and Alex Bowman locked
  
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• Dawkins scores 26 to lead UCF over SMU 71-65

  10-02-2019 22:22
  DALLAS (AP) — Aubrey Dawkins had a season-high 26 points as Central Florida defeated SMU 71-65 on Sunday.
  Dawkins hit 9 of 12 shots, including 4 of 6 from beyond the arc.
  Collin Smith had 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Central Florida (17-5, 7-3 American Athletic Conference). Tacko Fall added 10 points. BJ Taylor had seven assists for the visitors.
  Jimmy Whitt Jr. scored a career-high 23 points for the Mustangs (12-11, 4-7), whose losing streak stretched to four games. Isiah
  
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• Romania upsets Czechs in Fed Cup, France, Belarus advance

  10-02-2019 22:18
  Romania upset defending champion Czech Republic 3-2 to advance to the semifinals of the Fed Cup on Sunday, along with France and Belarus.
  Romania made the last four for the first time after its first victory against the Czechs, who won six titles in the last eight years.
  Irina-Camelia Begu and Monica Niculescu teamed up to clinch the best-of-five series against their hosts with a 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4 over Czech pair Katerina Siniakova and Barbora Krejcikova, who won the mixed doubles at the Austral
  
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• Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” named best picture at the British Academy Film Awards.

  10-02-2019 22:15
  LONDON (AP) — Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” named best picture at the British Academy Film Awards.
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• No. 15 Syracuse women red hot, blitz BC 96-69

  10-02-2019 22:09
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Miranda Drummond made 6 of 9 3-pointers and scored 24 points and No. 15 Syracuse blitzed Boston College 96-69 on Sunday.
  Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi added 16 points in 14 minutes off the bench thanks to 8-of-12 shooting for the Orange (18-5, 7-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who bounced back from a 25-point loss at No. 2 Louisville. Another reserve, Emily Engstler, added 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting, including two 3-pointers.
  Emma Guy had her ninth career double-double with a ca
  
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• Olivia Colman wins best-actress prize at British Academy Film Awards for “The Favourite.”

  10-02-2019 22:08
  LONDON (AP) — Olivia Colman wins best-actress prize at British Academy Film Awards for “The Favourite.”
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• Longchamp’s woman takes a NY Fashion Week trip to Paris

  10-02-2019 22:08
  NEW YORK (AP) — NEWSNOW
  Kendall Jenner and Liu Wen took a break from the catwalk to sit front row for Longchamp’s second appearance at New York Fashion Week.
  Creative director Sophie Delafontaine couldn’t have been happier. She said at Saturday’s show she was moved by New York City’s concrete jungle to tell the season’s story of a woman traveling from the Big Apple to Paris.
  The fall-winter mix embodied a 1970s feminine tough girl in studded, leather minis, bo
  
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• Naked man who attacked Phoenix police officer last week dies

  10-02-2019 22:07
  PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a man who was naked when he attacked a police officer last week has died.
  Phoenix police say it will be up to the Maricopa County medical examiner to determine the cause of death for 40-year-old Casey Wells.
  Officers received a call about indecent exposure in a neighborhood on Feb. 4.
  They found Wells with no clothes on and acting erratically.
  Police say Wells then got into a fight and attacked an officer, who deployed a stun gun.
  Wells was taken into custody
  
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• Crawford scores 21 to lead Iona over Niagara 79-76

  10-02-2019 22:06
  NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) — E.J. Crawford scored 21 points and Iona made four free throws in the final 15 seconds and beat Niagara 79-76 on Sunday.
  Raheem Solomon’s tip-in with 75 seconds left gave the Purple Eagles their last lead at 76-75 as they missed their last two field-goal attempts. Tajuan Agee made a pair of free throws to put the Gaels ahead 77-76. Niagara’s Marvin Prochet missed a jumper with a second left. Asante Gist closed the scoring with a pair of free throws afte
  
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• Rami Malek wins best-actor prize at British Academy Film Awards for “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

  10-02-2019 22:03
  LONDON (AP) — Rami Malek wins best-actor prize at British Academy Film Awards for “Bohemian Rhapsody.” .
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• Mompremier leads No. 25 Miami women to 65-51 win

  10-02-2019 22:03
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Beatrice Mompremier scored 23 points with 13 rebounds and No. 25 Miami kept Pitt winless in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 65-51 victory on Sunday.
  Mompremier was 9-of-12 shooting in posting her 19th double-double this season and Emese Hof added 11 points and 11 rebounds for her ninth double-double this season.
  Miami (21-5, 9-2) led by one after the first quarter then opened the second period with 13 straight points. Pitt’s only points were a pair of free thro
  
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• Kaila Charles helps No. 10 Maryland women beat Rutgers 62-48

  10-02-2019 22:03
  PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Kaila Charles scored 17 points and No. 10 Maryland extended its lead in the Big Ten with a 62-48 victory over 20th-ranked Rutgers on Sunday.
  The Terrapins (22-2, 11-2 Big Ten), who have won seven straight, own a 1½-game lead in the conference over Rutgers.
  Maryland scored the first seven points of the game and didn’t look back as Rutgers missed 10 of its first 11 shots. The Terrapins were up 18-4 after one quarter. The Scarlet Knights had more turnovers
  
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• Teen girls arrested in connection to California killing

  10-02-2019 21:55
  YUCAIPA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say two girls ages 14 and 15 were arrested in Arizona in connection with the killing of a man found shot in Southern California.
  The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department says deputies looking for a 14-year-old runaway on Friday found 24-year-old Reuben Franco dead at a home in Yucaipa, California.
  Detectives determined a 15-year-old girl was missing from the home and believed to be with the 14-year-old. Franco’s car was also gone.
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• Trump defends work ethic after private schedules leak

  10-02-2019 21:52
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is pushing back against criticisms that a leak of his private schedule suggests he is not working hard.
  Trump tweeted that it “should have been reported as a positive, not a negative.”
  He also suggested that when the term “executive time” appears on his schedule, it means he is “generally working, not relaxing.”
  The president’s work ethic has been a topic of Washington conversation after Axios obtained three
  
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• Virginia police: Man with big knife shot, killed by officer

  10-02-2019 21:51
  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia say an officer has shot and killed a man with a large knife.
  Virginia Beach Police say officers responded Saturday to a call about a domestic incident and encountered a man trying to harm himself with a knife. They say they negotiated with him for several hours and he put down the knife. Police say that when officers moved toward the man, he then picked up the knife and approached an officer “in a threatening manner.”Authorities say
  
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• Report: Hundreds abused by Southern Baptist leaders, workers

  10-02-2019 21:48
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Two newspapers are reporting that about 380 Southern Baptist church leaders and workers have been accused of sexual misconduct since 1998, leaving more than 700 victims.
  The San Antonio Express-News and the Houston Chronicle reported Sunday that their six-month joint investigation found that many of the victims were shunned by their churches.
  They reported that at least 35 church pastors, employees and volunteers who exhibited predatory behavior were still able to find j
  
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• The Latest: Fantastic Negrito rocks ‘upcycling’ Grammy look

  10-02-2019 21:45
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 61st annual Grammy Awards, which are being presented Sunday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles (all times local):
  1:15 p.m
  At no other awards show is fashion more all over the place than the Grammys.
  Faux fur, leather, lace, velvet, rubber, studs and sequins are all at home on the red carpet.
  And no one exemplifies the individual aesthetic more than nominee Fantastic Negrito, the Oakland, California-born blues artist.
  He wore a red suit with colorful
  
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• Bayern drawn against 2nd division Heidenheim in German Cup

  10-02-2019 21:43
  BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich’s path to the German Cup final has likely been eased with a home game against second division Heidenheim in the quarterfinals.
  Sunday’s draw also paired Schalke against Bundesliga rival Werder Bremen in the biggest game of the round, while Augsburg faces Leipzig at home and Paderborn hosts second division rival Hamburger SV.
  Heidenheim, which upset Bayer Leverkusen in the third round on Tuesday, faces a daunting task in Munich as Bayern continues to
  
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• Tarasenko gets hat trick as Blues beat Predators 5-4 in OT

  10-02-2019 21:41
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko completed a hat trick by scoring 16 seconds into overtime, and the St. Louis Blues held off the Nashville Predators 5-4 on Sunday, stretching their winning streak to a season-best six games.
  Tarasenko skated around three Predators and across the slot before beating goalie Juuse Saros stick-side for both the victory and his 22nd goal this season.
  Alex Pietrangelo and Tyler Bozak each scored a goal. Ryan O’Reilly and Jay Bouwmeester had two as
  
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• Italy: Regional vote pairs far-right League, centrist party

  10-02-2019 21:38
  ROME (AP) — Voters in one of Italy’s least populated regions are casting ballots in an election that was regarded as a limited indicator of national parties’ popularity ahead of European Parliament elections.
  The governorship and regional assembly of Abruzzo, central Italy, were at stake Sunday.
  The anti-migrant League party allied with former Prime Minister’s Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia for the regional election.
  The League is the junior partner in Italy&rsquo
  
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• Pedestrian dies of his injuries after hit-and-run in Phoenix

  10-02-2019 21:36
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police in Phoenix say a pedestrian who was struck in a hit-and-run has died from his injuries.
  They say the incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. Saturday near Interstate 17 and Indian School Road.
  Police say 58-year-old Leslie Etsitty was hit by a pickup truck as he crossed a street and the driver did not stay at the scene.
  Etsitty was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
  Police are looking for the driver who fled the scene.
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• Wesson’s tie-breaking dunk sends Buckeyes past Hoosiers

  10-02-2019 21:23
  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Andre Wesson scored the last of his 15 points on a tie-breaking dunk with 20 seconds left Sunday to help Ohio State pull off a 55-52 victory at Indiana.
  The Buckeyes (16-7, 6-6 Big Ten) won their third straight overall and added a key road victory to their postseason resume.
  Romeo Langford had 15 points to lead Indiana (13-11, 4-9), which has lost nine of its last 10 and four in a row at home. Devonte Green had 10 points and Juwan Morgan finished with a career-high
  
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• Jaworski, Petrie lift Lafayette over Holy Cross 69-67

  10-02-2019 21:10
  EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Justin Jaworski had 18 points, including two free throws with less than five seconds left, to lead five Lafayette players in double figures as the Leopards held on to beat Holy Cross 69-67 on Sunday. Alex Petrie added 13 points for the Leopards. Lukas Jarrett chipped in 12, E.J. Stephens scored 11 and Isaac Suffren had 10.
  Lafayette (7-16, 4-8 Patriot League) totaled 47 first-half points, a season best for the team.
  Jehyve Floyd had 17 points and eight rebounds for the C
  
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• Aguero, City humiliate Chelsea _ even referee joins in japes

  10-02-2019 20:54
  Sergio Aguero is scoring for fun, and even referee Mike Dean got in on the japes. Only Chelsea had nothing to smile about after a 6-0 humiliation at Manchester City.
  Scoring a hat trick for a second successive Sunday in the Premier League meant Aguero was owed another match ball.
  Not that Dean was going to make it easy for Aguero to collect the ball. Certainly not as easy as Chelsea allowed the Argentine to net a competition-equaling 11th treble.
  Spotting Aguero on the field after the final whis
  
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• Juventus beats Sassuolo 3-0 to go 11 points clear in Serie A

  10-02-2019 20:41
  MILAN (AP) — Juventus is starting to entertain.
  Often winning by a solitary goal in the first half of the season, Juventus has now scored three goals in two straight matches.
  However, there was little sign of the defensive frailties that cost it dearly in last week’s 3-3 draw against Parma as the Bianconeri cruised to a 3-0 win at Sassuolo in Serie A on Sunday.
  Cristiano Ronaldo, who turned 34 last week, had a hand in all three goals. The Portugal forward saw his swerving shot parrie
  
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• Rain, hail delays final round at Pebble Beach

  10-02-2019 20:27
  PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is being delayed as workers try to remove hail from the putting greens.
  Paul Casey has a three-shot lead over Phil Mickelson. They were waiting to tee off when sunshine gave way to a hail storm that covered the greens in white. The final round earlier was delayed by an hour because of rain. Pebble had a little of everything on Sunday.
  If the rain and hail wasn’t enough, the wind chill reached 39 degrees.
  
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• Doctors demand humanitarian aid be allowed into Venezuela

  10-02-2019 20:24
  CUCUTA, Colombia (AP) — Venezuelan doctors protested Sunday at the entrance to a bridge blocked by their nation’s military to demand that humanitarian aid be allowed to enter, as opposition leader Juan Guaido acknowledged the conflict over the food and medical supplies could lead to clashes.
  Carrying a giant Venezuelan flag, about two dozen doctors in white coats called on the military to remove a tanker and two cargo containers blocking the Tienditas International Bridge where human
  
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• Ogunbowale, Shepard lead No. 4 Irish to rout of No. 24 FSU

  10-02-2019 20:23
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale scored 27 points and Jessica Shepard added 26 as No. 4 Notre Dame got its transition game going again in a 97-70 rout of No. 24 Florida State on Sunday.
  Ogunbowale, who had just 13 points on 4-of-15 shooting in Thursday’s 72-65 loss at No. 25 Miami, moved closer to becoming the school’s leading scorer. She has 2,301 points, with current Fighting Irish assistant Beth Morgan Cunningham ahead of her at 2,322. Skylar Diggers-Smith is the all
  
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• Denver teachers prepare to strike amid pay dispute

  10-02-2019 20:18
  DENVER (AP) — Denver teachers are planning to strike Monday after failed negotiations with the school district over base pay.
  The Denver Classroom Teachers Association released a statement Saturday saying the district’s proposal lacks transparency and “pushes for failed incentives for some over meaningful base salary for all.”
  Teachers plan to picket around the city beginning Monday as the district tries to keep schools open by staffing them with administrators and substi
  
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• Citizen scientists discover strange new world that pro astronomers missed

  10-02-2019 20:09
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  With help from a dead spacecraft, citizen scientists just discovered an alien world that professional astronomers had overlooked.
  The newfound exoplanet orbits a small red star 226 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Taurus. Roughly twice as big as Earth, K2-288Bb circles its host star in the so-called habitable zone, where liquid water and possibly life could exist.
  The discovery, des
  
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• Durr, Fuehring lead No. 2 Louisville past Va. Tech, 72-63

  10-02-2019 20:07
  BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Asia Durr scored 34 points and No. 2 Louisville overcame a near-collapse in a 72-63 victory over Virginia Tech on Sunday.
  Sam Fuehring added 21 points and 13 rebounds for the Cardinals (23-1, 10-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won their ninth in a row. Fuehring made consecutive driving baskets in the final quarter after the Hokies had closed to within 62-56 with under four minutes to play, allowing Louisville to avoid an upset.
  Dara Mabrey scored 17 points to lead
  
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• Israel says woman’s murder near Jerusalem ‘nationalistic’

  10-02-2019 19:59
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s internal security agency says the murder of a 19-year-old Israeli woman by a Palestinian suspect near Jerusalem last week was politically motivated.
  The Shin Bet issued a statement Sunday saying that after questioning Palestinian suspect Arafat Erfaiyeh, the agency believed that Ori Ansbacher’s murder was “nationalistic.”
  Ansbacher was volunteering at a youth center in Jerusalem on Thursday when she disappeared after walking in the woods. H
  
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• Scientists hope DNA in water could be way to save rare fish

  10-02-2019 19:52
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Scientists in Maine are using DNA to try to preserve the remaining populations of a fish that lives in 14 lakes and ponds in the state and nowhere else in the continental United States.
  The scientists are turning their eye to the Arctic charr, which is a species of landlocked fish in Maine that has lived in the state for millennia and is prized by anglers. The charr face threats such as invasive predators and a warming climate. They are also notoriously elusive, maki
  
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• Alabama church removes pew honoring Confederate president

  10-02-2019 19:51
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama church has removed a pew honoring Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
  The pastor of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Robert C. Wisnewski Jr., posted a message on the church website recently saying the pew was dedicated at a service featuring a pro-lynching segregationist and had no place in the church today.
  The mostly white church is in Montgomery, where Davis lived briefly before the Confederacy moved its national capital to Richmond, Virginia, in
  
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• Byron wins Daytona 500 pole, puts Hendrick up front again

  10-02-2019 19:46
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — William Byron has won the pole for next week’s Daytona 500, giving Hendrick Motorsports the top starting spot for the fifth consecutive year.
  Byron and teammate Alex Bowman locked in the front row for “The Great American Race” during qualifying laps Sunday at Daytona International Speedway. They edged the other two Hendrick drivers: seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson and Chase Elliott.
  The rest of the 40-car lineup will be set by two
  
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• More snow likely for storm-buried Pacific Northwest

  10-02-2019 19:42
  SEATTLE (AP) — Pacific Northwest residents who are more accustomed to rain than snow are digging out from a winter storm and bracing for more.
  The sun was out Sunday morning but the National Weather Service says snow will return late in the afternoon into the evening across the Northwest. Snowfall amounts will range from an inch to 3 inches (2.5 centimeters to 7.6 centimeters) through Sunday night.
  The Seattle Times reports storms have delivered more snow to Seattle in the first days of Fe
  
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• The Latest: Colman gets UK best actress nod for ‘Favourite’

  10-02-2019 19:32
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the British Academy Film Awards (all times local):
  9:10 p.m.
  Olivia Colman has won the best-actress prize at British Academy Film Awards for “The Favourite.”
  The British actress had been favored to win the award for her performance as Britain’s 18th-century Queen Anne in the royal tragicomedy that also earned a Rachel Weisz a nod for best supporting actress.
  The film is dominating Britain’s equivalent of the Oscars, winning half a dozen t
  
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• The Latest: British producer sees women directors in TV

  10-02-2019 19:32
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the British Academy Film Awards (all times local):
  6:55 p.m.
  The head of Britain’s film academy says the lack of female directors in awards competition represents “an industry-wide problem.”
  The British Academy Film Awards have been criticized for not nominating any women for best director this year. Only one woman, Kathryn Bigelow, has ever been named best director at the British prizes, for “The Hurt Locker” in 2010.
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• Pacers make it officials by adding Matthews to roster

  10-02-2019 19:30
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Free agent guard Wesley Matthews has officially signed with the Indiana Pacers.
  The move was first reported following Thursday’s trade deadline, but the Pacers couldn’t announce it until Sunday. Matthews was waived by the Knicks after a deal that sent Kristaps Porzingis to Dallas and cleared waivers on Saturday.
  Terms of the deal were not announced.
  Matthews will help fill the void left by All-Star guard Victor Oladipo, who will miss the rest of this season
  
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