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• Sheriff: Man wounds deputy, shoots himself dead hours later

  13-04-2019 23:57
  BYHALIA, Miss. (AP) — A north Mississippi man has killed himself and wounded a sheriff’s deputy in a standoff.
  Marshall County Sheriff Kenny Dickerson tells local news outlets that a deputy confronted an unnamed man as part of a drug investigation Friday evening. Dickerson says the man fled and the deputy chased him to a house in Byhalia.
  The man got out of his vehicle and shot the deputy at least twice. The man barricaded himself in the house while the wounded deputy was taken by he
  
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• Lions sign safety, special teams player Charles Washington

  13-04-2019 23:56
  ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have signed safety Charles Washington.
  Detroit made the move Saturday, retaining a key player on special teams.
  Washington made 13 tackles on special teams over 29 games the previous two seasons. The former Fresno State standout spent most of the 2016 season on Detroit’s practice squad as an undrafted free agent.
  The Lions begin their offseason program Monday.
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• Pineda goes 6 innings, Twins beat Tigers 4-3

  13-04-2019 23:35
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Michael Pineda labored through six innings, Eddie Rosario drove in two runs and the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 Saturday.
  Byron Buxton and Jorge Polanco added RBI singles for Minnesota.
  Christin Stewart homered for Detroit, which has lost three of four.
  In his third start, and longest outing of the season, Pineda (2-0) allowed three earned runs and eight hits, striking out five on a 37-degree day. The big righty, who had Tommy John surgery in July 2017 an
  
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• NC businesses reopen after evacuation because of gas leak

  13-04-2019 23:34
  FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina authorities say businesses in a Fayetteville shopping center have reopened after they were evacuated because a construction crew struck a gas line.
  The gas leak at Cross Pointe Center came just days after a fatal explosion in Durham, located about 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Fayetteville. One person was killed in the explosion and fire Wednesday in downtown Durham.
  News outlets report that no injuries were reported in Fayetteville, where crew
  
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• Leak evacuates NC shopping center days after fatal explosion

  13-04-2019 23:34
  FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina authorities say they’ve evacuated businesses in a Fayetteville shopping center because a construction crew struck a gas line.
  The gas leak at Cross Pointe Center comes just days after a fatal explosion in Durham, located about 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Fayetteville. One person was killed in the explosion and fire Wednesday in downtown Durham.
  News outlets report that no injuries were reported in Fayetteville, where crews were called t
  
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• Russell, LeVert leads Nets to Game 1 stunner over 76ers

  13-04-2019 23:33
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — D’Angelo Russell flashed some postseason magic, playing like the All-Star leader Brooklyn needed with 26 points, and Caris LeVert scored 23 to lead the Nets to an impressive 111-102 win Saturday over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.
  The sixth-seeded Nets turned Philly in the city of 20,000 boos — and that’s just counting the ones echoing throughout the Wells Fargo Center — as they smoked a S
  
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• West Ham threatens to ban fans filmed chanting abuse

  13-04-2019 23:28
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Premier League club West Ham says it will ban any fans who were filmed chanting anti-Semitic abuse ahead of a game at Manchester United.
  Journalist Darren Richman posted the video of the offensive song about West Ham rival Tottenham, which was filmed by his mother on public transport in the northern English city on Saturday.
  West Ham says it is “disgusted” by the video circulating on Twitter.
  In a statement, West Ham says it is “taking immediate
  
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• A large, flightless bird kills its Florida owner

  13-04-2019 23:27
  ALACHUA, Fla. (AP) — A large, flightless bird native to Australia and New Guinea killed its Florida owner when it attacked him after he fell.
  The Alachua County Fire Rescue Department told the Gainesville Sun that a cassowary killed the man Friday on his property near Gainesville, likely using its long claws. The victim’s name was not released.
  Cassowaries are similar to emus and stand up to 6 feet (1.8 meters) tall and weigh up to 130 pounds (59 kilograms). The San Diego Zoo’s
  
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• Tucson Parks and Recreation hosts 20th annual Eggstravaganza

  13-04-2019 23:16
  TUCSON — Hundreds of children showed up for the 20th annual Eggstravaganza, hosted by Tucson Parks and Recreation.
  Tucson Park and Recreation staff say over a thousand people attended Saturday’s event at Mansfield Park.
  Kids were given the chance to participate in a number of activities including, Easter egg hunts, games, and even meeting the Easter Bunny. The department also hosted an adaptive Easter egg hunt.
  Several first responders also attended the event and gave child
  
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• Study: Fox News is obsessed with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

  13-04-2019 23:15
  NEW YORK (AP) — A new study suggests that Fox News is obsessed with freshman congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
  The liberal watchdog Media Matters for America counted more than 3,000 times the Bronx Democrat was mentioned on Fox News Channel and its sister Fox Business Network over a six-week period that ended earlier this month. Not a day went by where she wasn’t talked about.
  Media Matters suggests that’s part of a pattern where Fox creates Democratic bogeymen for its ho
  
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• Davis stops record skid at 0 for 54, O’s top Red Sox 9-5

  13-04-2019 23:13
  BOSTON (AP) — Chris Davis ended his record slump at 0 for 54 and drew applause from rival fans at Fenway Park, getting three hits and driving in four runs as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 9-5 Saturday to end a four-game losing streak.
  Davis walked to the plate in the first inning to what mostly appeared to be mock cheers when he was announced. But many of those quickly changed when he lined a bases-loaded, two-run single over the head of second baseman Dustin Pedroia, endin
  
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• Virginia fans turn out to celebrate NCAA hoops title

  13-04-2019 22:58
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Thousands of fans turned out Saturday to celebrate Virginia’s first national championship in basketball.
  The crowd filled one side of Scott Stadium five days after the Cavaliers beat Texas Tech 85-77 in overtime to win the title.
  “This is more than we expected,” coach Tony Bennett said of the crowd after he and the team emerged from a tunnel to wild cheering.
  Bennett compared the celebration Clemson’s national champion football team durin
  
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• Rossi trying to make it 2-straight at Long Beach from pole

  13-04-2019 22:38
  LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Alexander Rossi will try to win his second consecutive race through the streets of Long Beach from the pole.
  The defending race winner snagged the top starting spot for Sunday’s race as the qualifying session ended. He won from the pole last year. The Andretti Autosport driver scored victories in three of the four times he’s started an IndyCar race out front.
  Scott Dixon qualified second Saturday, his best starting position at Long Beach, followed by t
  
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• Rangers put 2B Odor on 10-day IL with sprained right knee

  13-04-2019 22:36
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor has been put on the 10-day injured list with a sprained right knee.
  Texas announced the move Saturday, a day after Odor was a last-minute scratch from the starting lineup for the series opener against Oakland. Odor is expected to be re-evaluated in about two weeks.
  The Rangers selected the contract of infielder/outfielder Danny Santana from Triple-A Nashville. Right-handed pitcher Edinson Volquez was transferred from the 10-
  
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• The Latest: Border Patrol drops more migrants in Las Cruces

  13-04-2019 22:34
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on migrant arrivals in New Mexico (all times local):
  2:30 p.m.
  Las Cruces officials say more migrants seeking asylum in the US were dropped off Saturday in the southern New Mexico city by the Border Patrol and the city is appealing for donations of food and personal hygiene items.
  City officials said in a statement that 83 migrants arrived Saturday, following approximately 95 who were dropped off by the Border Patrol on Friday at a Gospel Rescue Mission h
  
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• Outside Masters, Washington Road bustles in its tacky glory

  13-04-2019 22:32
  AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Given the airs that Augusta National puts on for those watching at home — pristine fairways, dazzling azaleas, stately pines and polite patrons — one would think the Masters is being contested in some genteel countryside, far from the blotches of civilization.
  That assessment couldn’t be further from the kitschy truth.
  Welcome to Washington Road.
  Right outside the gates of one of the world’s most exclusive golf clubs sits a hodgepodge of sprawlin
  
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• Marquez wins pole position for MotoGP in Austin

  13-04-2019 22:31
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Six-time defending race champion Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda once again seized pole position at the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas ahead of Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi.
  Marquez has never lost at the Texas track and will be an overwhelming favorite to win again as he chases a sixth season championship in seven years.
  The Spanish rider easily captured pole position despite a few wobbly moments on the long straight at the Circuit of the Americas. Several riders hav
  
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• Novillo scores 1st MLS goal in Montreal’s 1-0 win vs Crew

  13-04-2019 22:28
  MONTREAL (AP) — Harry Novillo scored his first MLS goal to lead Montreal to a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Crew in the home opener on Saturday.
  Evan Bush made five saves for his third consecutive shutout for the Impact (3-2-2), who are unbeaten in their last three games.
  Goalkeeper Zack Steffen made six saves for the Crew (4-2-1), who began the day atop the Eastern Conference.
  After starting the season with six consecutive road games, Montreal played its first match at Saputo Stadium befo
  
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• Haitian orphanage founder arrested in Dominican Republic

  13-04-2019 22:23
  SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Police in the Dominican Republic have arrested a Haiti orphanage founder who’s accused of molesting boys in his care.
  National police spokesman Col. Frank Felix Duran Mejia confirmed Saturday that Michael Geilenfeld was taken into custody. He did not say whether any charges had been filed and declined to specify whether Geilenfeld would be extradited to the U.S. or another country.
  Seven men have accused Geilenfeld of sexually abusing them as
  
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• Sheriff’s Office: Deputies fatally shoot hammer-wielding man

  13-04-2019 22:18
  BUCKEYE, Ariz. (AP) — The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says two deputies fatally shot a man approaching them with a hammer after he threw a large wrench and it struck one of the deputies.
  The Sheriff’s Office says the shooting occurred Friday night in the backyard of a residence in the Buckeye area when the deputies responded to a 911 call about a domestic disturbance.
  A statement released by the office identified the man who was killed as 39-year-old Juan Torres and said o
  
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• Giants scratch Belt with stiff neck after 18-inning game

  13-04-2019 22:16
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Giants first baseman Brandon Belt has been scratched from Saturday’s lineup with a stiff neck, less than 12 hours after scoring the winning run in the 18th inning of San Francisco’s 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies.
  Pablo Sandoval replaced Belt at first base and batted sixth.
  On Friday night, Sandoval doubled as a pinch-hitter and scored in the sixth inning. Belt doubled leading off the eighth against DJ Johnson and moved to third after the Rockies walked
  
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• The Latest: Twister hits Texas community; about a dozen hurt

  13-04-2019 22:11
  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on a powerful storm system moving through the southern United States (all times local):
  3:10 p.m.
  Authorities say about a dozen people in Texas have been injured in powerful storms that have spawned at least one suspected tornado and damaged homes and other property.
  Robertson County Texas Sheriff Gerald Yezak (YEZ’-ik) told The Associated Press that a suspected tornado hit Franklin on Saturday, overturning mobile homes and damaging other residences. Franklin
  
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• The Latest: Possible Mississippi twister, no injuries

  13-04-2019 22:11
  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on a powerful storm system moving through the southern United States (all times local):
  6:15 p.m.
  Authorities say a possible tornado has touched down in western Mississippi, causing damage to several businesses and vehicles.
  John Moore, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Jackson, says a twister was reported Saturday in the Vicksburg area of Mississippi and was indicated on radar. No injuries were reported.
  News footage from the area showed shattered
  
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• The Latest: Mississippi university escapes storm damage

  13-04-2019 22:11
  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on a powerful storm system moving through the southern United States (all times local):
  11:12 p.m.
  Officials say there’s some debris from a possible tornado but no injuries or building damage at Mississippi State University.
  The 21,000-student university ordered students into basements late Saturday night as a tornado approached the campus in Starkville.
  Residents report trees down and at least some minor structural damage to residential areas nearby, includi
  
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• Sabathia cruises in return, Yanks 1-hit ChiSox to end skid

  13-04-2019 21:48
  NEW YORK (AP) — CC Sabathia began his 19th and final big league season with five stellar innings, pinch-hitter Luke Voit came through with a broken-bat RBI single in the seventh and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 4-0 Saturday to end a four-game slide.
  Sabathia allowed one hit and no other baserunners in his return from the injured list, and Domingo German (3-0) followed by striking out four in two overpowering innings.
  José Rondón had Chicago’s only hit
  
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• Swiss champion Young Boys retains title with 8 games left

  13-04-2019 21:46
  BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss champion Young Boys has retained its title with eight matches still to play after second-placed Basel could only draw its game on Saturday.
  Young Boys is 22 points clear of Basel which has only seven games left.
  It’s a second straight title — and 13th overall — for the Bern club which ended a 32-year wait last season.
  Young Boys will enter the Champions League in the playoffs in August, needing to advance through only that round to reach the
  
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• Death toll from collapse of buildings in Brazil rises to 7

  13-04-2019 21:37
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian firefighters say the death toll from the collapse of a pair of buildings in Rio de Janeiro has risen to seven, with 10 others injured.
  The Rio fire department’s press office said Saturday that 17 people are also listed as missing.
  The condemned four-story buildings collapsed Friday in the hillside neighborhood of Itanhanga, an area that was hard hit by recent heavy rains and flash floods.
  Fire department Col. Luciano Sarmento said he hoped survivors wo
  
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• Recent fatal falls at Grand Canyon follow dozens of others

  13-04-2019 21:22
  PHOENIX (AP) — Two recent deaths in which men plummeted in the Grand Canyon follow dozens of apparently accidental fatal falls since the national park was established 100 years ago.
  Michael Obritsch, of Santa Rosa, California, died April 3 after falling from the edge of the South Rim in Grand Canyon Village, near the Yavapai Geology Museum.
  Park officials say his body was found 400 feet (more than 122 meters) below the rim.
  A tourist from Macau, China, fell to his death on March 28. Offici
  
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• U.S. court temporarily allows Trump admin to resume returning asylum-seekers to Mexico

  13-04-2019 21:07
  A federal appeals court in California took action Friday that would temporarily allow the Trump administration to return asylum seekers to Mexico.
  The decision is in response to the Trump administration’s emergency motion filing from Thursday asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in San Francisco to stop a nationwide injunction that would bar the government from continuing its policy of forcing migrants to wait in Mexico as their asylum cases play out.
  The court asked that
  
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• Trump sanctuary city idea could help some immigrants

  13-04-2019 21:04
  PHOENIX (AP) — An idea floated by President Donald Trump to send immigrants from the border to “sanctuary cities” to exact revenge on Democratic foes could end up doing the migrants a favor.
  Immigration advocates say sanctuary cities typically make it easier for migrants to put down roots and stay in the country.
  The plan would put thousands of immigrants in cities that are not only welcoming to them, but also more likely to rebuff federal officials carrying out deportation ord
  
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• Jemele Hill still speaking her mind, this time on podcast

  13-04-2019 21:03
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jemele Hill has moved on, but not from speaking her mind.
  The former ESPN host, best known to the non-sports world for tweets about President Donald Trump that provoked the White House to unsuccessfully seek her firing, launches a weekly podcast Monday on Spotify. On the show, “Jemele Hill is Unbothered,” she’ll conduct interviews and give commentary on sports, politics and culture.
  Coupled with a regular gig writing for The Atlantic magazine and her engag
  
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• Southern storm system drenches Dallas, threatens twisters

  13-04-2019 20:59
  DALLAS (AP) — A large storm system that dumped snow on Colorado and is threatening to make it a soggy weekend for many states to the south and east has drenched parts of Texas and spawned a possible tornado that didn’t hurt anyone.
  The National Weather Service says thunderstorms are expected Saturday from Texas to Alabama. The system shifts to the Ohio Valley and the Southeast on Sunday.
  A tornado watch is in effect for East Texas through 7 p.m. Saturday. Winds of up to 60 mph (96.56
  
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• Pogba penalties give Man United 2-1 win over West Ham in EPL

  13-04-2019 20:58
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Paul Pogba converted two penalties as Manchester United stayed in the hunt for a top-four finish with a 2-1 win over West Ham on Saturday that ended a run of four losses in five games.
  West Ham looked the more likely team to score a winner but substitute Michail Antonio was denied by the crossbar and a superb save from David de Gea, with the score at 1-1, before Anthony Martial was hauled down on a quick counterattack to give United its second penalty of the matc
  
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• 6-year-old Georgia girl dies; shot by 4-year-old brother

  13-04-2019 20:56
  DALLAS, Ga. (AP) — A 6-year-old Georgia girl has died after being accidentally shot by her 4-year-old brother.
  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the shooting happened about 6 p.m. Monday inside a car parked in the driveway of a home in unincorporated Dallas.
  Sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Ashley Henson says the family was in the car about to leave home, when the car wouldn’t start. He says the mother got out to see what was wrong and somehow, the little boy found the handgun a
  
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• Embiid in starting lineup for 76ers in Game 1 against Nets

  13-04-2019 20:44
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid is in the starting lineup for the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of their playoff series against Brooklyn.
  The All-Star center had been listed as doubtful to play Saturday because of tendinitis in his left knee that cost him most of the final month of the season. Embiid is averaging 27.5 points and 11.1 rebounds.
  He has been hurt since the All-Star break, and an MRI in February revealed no structural damage
  Embiid missed 14 of the final 24 games of the regular
  
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• State official: Lower immunization rates put Arizona at risk

  13-04-2019 20:42
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s top health official says increased use of immunization exemptions are putting the state at risk of an outbreak of diseases.
  Health Services Director Cara Christ (krihst) said in a blog post Friday that nonmedical exemption rates of students have increased across all age categories three years in a row.
  Arizona law requires that children attending school or child care must obtain certain vaccines, unless exempted by a doctor for medical reasons, or by a parent
  
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• World Cup winner Barzagli to retire at end of season

  13-04-2019 20:37
  FERRARA, Italy (AP) — Veteran Juventus defender Andrea Barzagli will retire at the end of the season.
  Barzagli, who turns 38 next month, revealed his decision after Juve’s 2-1 defeat at Spal in Serie A on Saturday.
  The Italian World Cup winner has struggled with injuries this season, limiting him to just nine appearances for Juventus in all competitions.
  Barzagli says: “When you are a footballer you find it hard to think about life after football, but this season’s injuri
  
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• Marseille back to winning ways, Balotelli injured

  13-04-2019 20:20
  PARIS (AP) — With Mario Balotelli forced off the pitch early on, Valere Germain and Luiz Gustavo took on the scoring responsibilities as Marseille beat Nimes 2-1 in the French league on Saturday.
  The former European champions ended their three-match winless run to leapfrog Saint-Etienne into fourth place. With six matches left to play, Marseille moved within five points of third-placed Lyon, which lost 2-1 at Nantes on Friday.
  Marseille struggled to break the deadlock against its well-orga
  
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• Police investigate alleged incident involving Joey Barton

  13-04-2019 20:09
  BARNSLEY, England (AP) — Police were investigating an alleged incident involving Fleetwood manager Joey Barton after the former Manchester City player was accused of assaulting his Barnsley counterpart following the team’s League One game on Saturday.
  Barnsley striker Cauley Woodrow tweeted that Barton confronted the team’s manager Daniel Stendel in the tunnel following a 4-2 loss for Fleetwood. Woodrow claimed Stendel was left with “blood pouring from his face” but
  
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• Wimbledon junior champion Swiatek into Samsung Open final

  13-04-2019 19:57
  LUGANO, Switzerland (AP) — Wimbledon junior champion Iga Swiatek advanced to her first WTA tour final by beating Kristyna Pliskova 6-0, 6-1 in the Samsung Open semifinals on Saturday.
  The 17-year-old Pole, playing in a tournament main draw for only the third time, won in just 54 minutes.
  Swiatek, ranked No. 115, will debut in the top 100 when the new rankings are published Monday.
  In Sunday’s final, Swiatek will face Slovenia’s Polona Hercog, who is seeking her first title sinc
  
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• APNewsBreak: Morehouse College to take transgender students

  13-04-2019 19:53
  The country’s only all-male historically black college will begin admitting transgender men next year.
  The move marks a major shift for Morehouse College at a time when higher education institutions around the nation are adopting more welcoming policies toward LGBT students.
  Morehouse College leaders told The Associated Press that its board of trustees approved the policy Saturday.
  Transgender men will be allowed to enroll in the school for the first time in 2020. Students who identify as
  
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• Morehouse College, the United States’ only all-male black college, says it will begin admitting transgender student

  13-04-2019 19:51
  AP () — — Morehouse College, the United States’ only all-male black college, says it will begin admitting transgender student.
  The post Morehouse College, the United States’ only all-male black college, says it will begin admitting transgender student appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Girl dies after her 4-year-old brother accidentally shoots her, authorities say

  13-04-2019 19:50
  (CNN) – A 6-year-old Georgia girl died this week after her 4-year-old brother accidentally shot her in the head in a car outside their home, authorities said.
  The girl, identified as Millie Drew Kelly on a GoFundMe site set up for the family, was shot Monday evening at their subdivision about a 40-minute drive northwest of downtown Atlanta, the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office said.
  The siblings were in a car in their driveway, preparing to go to the boy’s baseball game, when
  
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• Budenholzer voted by NBA’s coaches as best this season

  13-04-2019 19:50
  NEW YORK (AP) — Milwaukee’s Mike Budenholzer has won this season’s coach of the year award, presented by the National Basketball Coaches Association.
  Budenholzer led the Bucks to a league-best 60-22 record this season, leading Milwaukee to its best season in nearly 40 years. Milwaukee was the only team in the league to rank in the top four in both offensive and defensive rating.
  Budenholzer was one of eight coaches to receive votes from NBA peers this season. The others were Br
  
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• Albanian opposition clashes with police in anti-govt protest

  13-04-2019 19:44
  TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian opposition parties have rallied in the Tirana, the capital, calling for the government’s resignation and an early parliamentary election.
  Thousands of opposition supporters from around the country showed up Saturday at Tirana’s main Martyrs of the Nation boulevard holding anti-government posters and slogans, throwing flares and other projectiles at police.
  Protesters broke through the police cordon at the main entrance of the government building,
  
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• Boy thrown from Mall of America balcony hospitalized

  13-04-2019 19:42
  BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say a 5-year-old boy who was thrown from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America near Minneapolis remains hospitalized with serious injuries.
  Bloomington police Chief Jeffrey Potts said in a news conference Saturday that the boy fell nearly 40 feet after a man threw him off the balcony Friday. Authorities haven’t released the boy’s name and say his family is requesting privacy.
  Potts said he couldn’t give an update on the boy&rsq
  
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• Orioles’ Davis singles in 1st, ending record hitless streak

  13-04-2019 19:40
  BOSTON (AP) — Baltimore’s Chris Davis ended his streak of futility in his first at-bat on Saturday when he lined a bases-loaded, two-run single to right in the first inning against the Boston Red Sox.
  Davis had gone hitless a record 54 straight at-bats, starting this season 0 for 33 before he lined a 1-0 pitch from Rick Porcello to push the Orioles ahead 2-0.
  It’s the longest hitless streak for a position player.
  The crowd gave what seemed mostly like a mock cheer when he appro
  
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• United stays in hunt for top 4, Cardiff close to relegation

  13-04-2019 19:39
  LONDON (AP) — Paul Pogba’s calm nerves and David De Gea’s quick reflexes kept Manchester United in the hunt for a top-four finish in the Premier League on Saturday.
  Pogba scored two penalties to give United a 2-1 victory over West Ham at Old Trafford, the second coming shortly after De Gea had denied West Ham a potential winner by palming away a header from Michail Antonio with a superb one-handed save.
  It was a much-needed win for United, but it wasn’t a convincing perfo
  
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• DC police: Eagles’ Mills, Wiz’s Robinson arrested for fight

  13-04-2019 19:37
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Police say Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Jalen Mills and Washington Wizards forward Devin Robinson were arrested after a fight outside a nightclub in Washington.
  Karimah Bilal, program manager for the Metropolitan Police Department’s office of communications, wrote in an email to The Associated Press on Saturday that the Mills named in the police report is the Eagles player.
  Both Mills, who started eight of 16 games for the Eagles last season, and Robinson, who app
  
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• Police in Spain clash with those protesting far-right party

  13-04-2019 19:35
  BILBAO, Spain (AP) — Police in Spain’s northern city of Bilbao have clashed with hundreds of protesters outside a rally by a far-right party that is running in Spain’s general election this month.
  The private news agency Europa Press says two people were arrested Saturday by the regional Basque Country police.
  Protesters threw bricks and other objects at police, who used batons and shields to clear the street outside a congress center where Santiago Abascal, leader of the far-r
  
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