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• The Latest: Search of accessible apartments finds no victims

  09-06-2019 23:52
  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the collapse of a crane in Dallas (all times local):
  7:55 p.m.
  A fire rescue spokesman says first responders have searched every accessible apartment in a Dallas building that was hit by a toppled construction crane and found no one inside the apartments.
  Jason Evans, spokesman for Dallas Fire-Rescue, also says that residents living in apartments that are inaccessible because of damage from the crane were either out at the time or were among those taken to the h
  
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• The Latest: 1 dead, at least 6 injured in crane collapse

  09-06-2019 23:52
  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the collapse of a crane in Dallas (all times local):
  4:45 p.m.
  A Dallas fire rescue official says one person has been killed and at least six injured when a construction crane fell on an apartment building during a storm with high winds.
  Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans told reporters at a briefing on the accident that a woman in the apartment building was killed when the crane cut a gash in the apartment building, apparently slicing through some of the
  
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• The Ice Has Broken, that was some thick ice!

  09-06-2019 23:51
  TUCSON – For the first time in 2019, Tucson International Airport hit 100° at 2:37 PM on June 9th. This is the 11th latest Ice Break in recorded weather history. Climatology (1981-2011) this is the second latest Ice Break with only 1982 coming later than today’s on June 10th.ICE BREAK – Tucson hits 100 degrees for the first time this year! #AZwx #KVOAwx pic.twitter.com/83VVrylnmW
  — Matt Brode (@mattbrode) June 9, 2019While June 9th marks the first 100° occurrence,
  
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• Acuña homer helps Braves rally past Miami in 12 innings, 7-6

  09-06-2019 23:44
  MIAMI (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning and Matt Joyce delivered a tiebreaking RBI single in the 12th to help the Atlanta Braves rally past the Miami Marlins 7-6 Sunday.
  The Braves overcame a 5-1 deficit in the ninth against closer Sergio Romo. One run came home on a balk, and Acuña tied the score with one out by pulling an 0-1 slider for his 14th homer.
  The Braves won their seventh consecutive game in Miami, a record in the series. They swept
  
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• Fire official: One person dead and at least six injured when a crane fell on a Dallas apartment building during a storm

  09-06-2019 23:42
  DALLAS (AP) — Fire official: One person dead and at least six injured when a crane fell on a Dallas apartment building during a storm.
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• Suns have 2 double-doubles, hold off Dream 65-59

  09-06-2019 23:40
  ATLANTA (AP) — Jonquel Jones had 17 points and 13 rebounds, Alyssa Thomas also had a double-double and the Connecticut Sun turned back the Atlanta Dream 65-59 on Sunday.
  Thomas, who had 12 points and 12 rebounds, ended a three-minute dry spell with a jumper to that put the Sun up 59-57 with 3½ minutes to play and start a 9-0 run.She added a free throw at the 2:18 mark and Jones hit a 3 off a Thomas assist and Courtney Williams hit a 17-foot to make it 65-57 with 34 seconds to go.
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• Sun have 2 double-doubles, hold off Dream 65-59

  09-06-2019 23:40
  ATLANTA (AP) — Jonquel Jones had 17 points and 13 rebounds, Alyssa Thomas also had a double-double and the Connecticut Sun turned back the Atlanta Dream 65-59 on Sunday.
  Thomas, who had 12 points and 12 rebounds, ended a three-minute dry spell with a jumper to that put the Sun up 59-57 with 3½ minutes to play and start a 9-0 run.She added a free throw at the 2:18 mark and Jones hit a 3 off a Thomas assist and Courtney Williams hit a 17-foot to make it 65-57 with 34 seconds to go.
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• Lawyers say Ghosn surprised by Renault action against him

  09-06-2019 23:40
  PARIS (AP) — Lawyers for former Renault chief Carlos Ghosn say they’re surprised the French automaker’s board has launched legal proceedings against Ghosn.
  Renault said last week that an internal audit with its partner Nissan found $12.5 million in questionable personal expenses allegedly linked to Ghosn at their Dutch-based holding company. Renault recommended joint legal action with Nissan in the Netherlands. It also suggested ordering Ghosn to reimburse the company for some
  
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• Thompson rallies for 2-stroke win at ShopRite LPGA Classic

  09-06-2019 23:37
  GALLOWAY, N.J. (AP) — Lexi Thompson made a 20-foot putt for an eagle on the 18th hole Sunday to complete a late comeback and win the ShopRite LPGA Classic.
  Trailing Jeongeun Lee6 by two strokes after the 15th, Thompson finished birdie-par-eagle to finish up a round of 4-under-par 67 and a 54-hole score of 12-under 201. She posted her 11th career LPGA Tour victory, extended his streak to seven straight years with at least one win on the tour.
  Lee6, the champion of last week’s U.S. Wom
  
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• Jimenez hits long home run, leading Lopez, White Sox over KC

  09-06-2019 23:37
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eloy Jimenez launched a 471-foot home run, Reynaldo Lopez bounced back with six effective innings and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Sunday.
  Yoan Moncada had four hits and an RBI for the White Sox, who lost the series opener but had back-to-back solid pitching performances to take the last two games.
  The Royals are 0-6 in rubber games in 2019, continuing a streak that started early last season. Kansas City has lost 14 straight rubber ga
  
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• Brazil routs Honduras 7-0 ahead of Copa America

  09-06-2019 23:37
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil routed 10-man Honduras 7-0 Sunday in a show of strength in its last warmup match ahead of the Copa America tournament.
  There was little Honduras could do in Porto Alegre on Sunday against a confident Brazilian team, led by veteran Dani Alves.
  Brazil shrugged off the disruption caused by the loss of star player Neymar. He injured his right ankle in Brazil’s friendly against Qatar on Wednesday in his first major public appearance since a woman accused him o
  
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• Moustakas HR wins car for fan, Yelich HR, Brewers sweep Bucs

  09-06-2019 23:25
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mike Moustakas launched a homer that won a new car for a fan, NL MVP Christian Yelich hit his major-league leading 24th home run on his bobblehead day and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 Sunday for a three-game sweep.
  Moustakas connected for his 20th homer off Francisco Liriano (1-1), a tiebreaking, two-run drive in the eighth inning that hit a promotional car perched above the right-center field fence. One lucky fan got a new auto to go along with th
  
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• Liberty end 17-game skid with 88-78 win over the Aces

  09-06-2019 23:24
  WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Tina Charles scored 21 points and Bria Hartley added 17 to help New York end a franchise-long 17-game losing streak with an 88-78 win over the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday.
  The Liberty (1-4) last had a win on July 15, 2018 when they beat Chicago by 23 points. New York lost the final 13 games of the season after that victory and the first four this year before the win over the Aces.
  They were tied for the third longest losing streak in WNBA history, trailing only India
  
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• Excessive Heat Watch issued June 9 at 1:24PM MST until June 12 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  09-06-2019 23:24
  The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued an ExcessiveHeat Watch, which is in effect from Tuesday morning throughWednesday evening.
  * WHERE…Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
  * IMPACTS…Overexposure can cause heat cramps and heatexhaustion to develop and, without intervention, can lead toheat stroke.
  * THREAT…High HeatRisk. Afternoon temperatures 106 to 112.Overnight lows in the upper 70s.An Excessive Heat Watch means that a period of very hottemperatures, even by local st
  
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• Lynx F Shepard out rest of season with torn right knee ACL

  09-06-2019 23:20
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx say rookie forward Jessica Shepard will be out for the rest of the season after suffering a torn ACL in her right knee.
  The team said Sunday that Shepard’s injury was confirmed by an MRI taken at Mayo Clinic in Minneapolis.
  Shepard injured her knee during Saturday’s 89-85 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks. The Lynx say she will have surgery at a date to be determined.
  In her first WNBA season, the 6-foot-3 Shepard averaged 4.8 points, 5.7 rebo
  
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• Hawkins has career-high 21, Mystics whip Wings 86-62.

  09-06-2019 23:18
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Tianna Hawkins and Aerial Powers combined for 39 points off the bench and the Washington Mystics cruised to an 86-62 win over the winless Dallas Wings on Sunday.
  Hawkins hit 7 of 9 shots with three 3-pointers for a career-high 21 points and Powers was 6 of 10 with two 3s for 18. Elena Delle Donne and Kristi Toliver added 14 points apiece for the Mystics (4-1) and Natasha Cloud had 13. Delle Donne had nine rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal.
  Dallas (0-4) had an
  
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• Alvarez hits 2-run HR in MLB debut as Astros blank O’s 4-0

  09-06-2019 23:11
  HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run homer in his major league debut, Wade Miley pitched into the seventh inning and the Houston Astros beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-0 on Sunday.
  The 21-year-old Alvarez was called up from Triple-A Round Rock before the game while leading the Pacific Coast League with 23 home runs.
  Alvarez homered in his second at-bat, connecting off Dylan Bundy (3-7) in the fourth inning.
  Miley (6-3) yielded six hits and struck out five before Ryan Pressly pitched a
  
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• Lowe’s 2 HRs, Snell’s start carries Rays past Red Sox, 6-1

  09-06-2019 23:06
  BOSTON (AP) — Brandon Lowe hit a pair of solo homers, Blake Snell baffled Boston’s lineup and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 Sunday to take three of four from the World Series champions.
  Guillermo Heredia and Yandy Díaz also hit solo shots, and Lowe added an RBI single for Tampa Bay, which at 40-24 matched its season-high at 16 games over .500. Díaz had four hits.
  Snell (4-5) became the third Rays starter to hold Boston to two runs or fewer in the series
  
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• Senators hope to force vote on arms sales to Saudi Arabia

  09-06-2019 23:04
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are introducing more legislation aimed at increasing opposition to President Donald Trump’s Saudi Arabia policy.
  Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, a Democrat, and Sen. Todd Young of Indiana, a Republican, said in a statement Sunday they hope to force a vote on U.S. security assistance to Saudi Arabia, including arms sales, after a review of the kingdom’s human rights record.
  This move follows the introduction of 22 bipartisan resolutions last week tha
  
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• Brush fire shuts down Southern California amusement park

  09-06-2019 22:58
  SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters are battling a brush fire that forced the closure of a huge amusement park in Southern California.
  Heavy smoke surrounding Six Flags Magic Mountain and Hurricane Harbor prompted the park to announce an evacuation shortly after noon Sunday north of Los Angeles. But about 40 minutes later, the park said on its Twitter account that fire officials asked guests to stay at the park while they work to contain the blaze.
  A park visitor told The Associated
  
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• Reds avoid sweep, rally in 7th to top Phillies 4-3

  09-06-2019 22:46
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joey Votto tied the game for Cincinnati with a two-out single in the seventh inning and Eugenio Suárez followed with the go-ahead hit to rally the Reds to over the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 on Sunday and avoid a three-game sweep.
  Bryce Harper got tangled up in a pair of plays at the plate, scoring from second on a misplayed popup but getting thrown out on an attempted steal of home.
  Raisel Iglesias allowed the potential tying run to reach on first base in the nin
  
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• Cruz homers in 4th straight game, Twins trounce Tigers 12-2

  09-06-2019 22:45
  DETROIT (AP) — Nelson Cruz homered for the fourth straight game and the Minnesota Twins connected four times in all Sunday to rout the Detroit Tigers 12-2.
  Miguel Sano, Byron Buxton and Eddie Rosario also connected for the Twins. Minnesota hit eight homers while winning two of three in Detroit.
  The Tigers have lost 13 of their last 15 at Comerica Park.
  Jake Odorizzi (9-2) allowed one run on five hits and one walk in six innings. He struck out eight and has given up just one run in his past
  
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• 2 hospitalized after crane collapses in Dallas thunderstorms

  09-06-2019 22:35
  DALLAS (AP) — At leat two people have been hospitalized after a crane collapsed in Dallas amid severe thunderstorms.
  Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans told the Dallas Morning News that the crane fell into a downtown apartment building Sunday afternoon as strong winds, heavy rain and hail battered parts of North Texas. The people’s names and conditions were not immediately available.
  The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the greater Dallas/Fort Wor
  
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• The Latest: Longtime Blues anthem singer Glenn retiring

  09-06-2019 22:21
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest from Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final between Boston and St. Louis (all times local):
  7:45 p.m.
  Longtime St. Louis Blues anthem singer Charles Glenn delivered his final rendition of the “Star-Spangled Banner” prior to Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.
  The 64-year-old Glenn has multiple sclerosis and said previously he would be retiring after his 19th season.
  After putting “a little” extra into this one, Glenn hugged his daughter Elizabeth,
  
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• Sign of the times: Vettel furious as Hamilton wins in Canada

  09-06-2019 21:55
  Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel was red with rage at being stripped of a much-needed win at the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday.
  So the four-time Formula One world champion took matters into his own hands — literally.
  After getting out of his car with his helmet still on and stomping back to his garage, Vettel then made his way to the post-race grid.
  The Montreal crowd watched in amazement as Vettel theatrically grabbed the big No. 1 sign parked in front of race winner Lewis Hamilton’s
  
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• The Latest: ‘Hadestown’ wins best musical director at Tonys

  09-06-2019 21:11
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Tony Awards (all times local):
  9:05 p.m.
  Rachel Chavkin has won the Tony Award for best director of a musical — the only woman to helm a new Broadway musical this season.
  Chavkin won for directing “Hadestown,” singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell’s folk-opera that intertwines the myths of Orpheus and Eurydice, and Hades and Persephone.
  Chavkin was previously nominated as director of “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1
  
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• Bioengineered salmon won’t come from US’s biggest farm state

  09-06-2019 14:30
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Genetically engineered salmon is heading to store shelves in the U.S., but it won’t be coming from the biggest salmon farming state in the country.
  Massachusetts-based AquaBounty Technologies says American supermarkets could begin selling the much-debated fish by the end of next year. Its fish are modified to grow about twice as fast as conventional salmon.
  The company modifies Atlantic salmon. The species forms the backbone of the worldwide salmon aquaculture
  
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• Track body IAAF to rebrand as World Athletics

  09-06-2019 14:26
  MONACO (AP) — Track and field’s world governing body is to change its name from the IAAF to World Athletics.
  The new name and logo will be introduced in October after one last edition of the world championships under the IAAF banner.
  The IAAF has kept the same initials since it was founded in 1912 as the International Amateur Athletic Federation, but changed that to International Association of Athletics Federations in 2001 as track and field became more professionalized.
  IAAF presid
  
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• The ‘Chocolate tube’: Testing polluted surfing beaches

  09-06-2019 14:24
  LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Most surfers know it’s best to avoid surfing near pipes that dump storm water into the ocean soon after a storm, due to the increased chance of getting sick from bacteria.
  But many do it anyway because the periods just after storms often bring bigger waves.
  Researchers from New Jersey’s Monmouth University are studying water quality at popular surfing beaches along the Jersey shore to document higher levels of harmful bacteria in the water after storms.
  
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• Case opened: Democrats begin public airing of Mueller report

  09-06-2019 14:18
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says it’s “case closed.” But Democrats are just getting started with Robert Mueller .
  House Democrats have scheduled a series of hearings this coming week on the special counsel’s report. They’re intensifying their focus on the Russia probe and picking up the pace on an investigative path that some hope leads to impeachment of the president.
  The Democrats are trying to draw the public’s attention to the allegation
  
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• A musical set in hell is the show to beat at Tony Awards

  09-06-2019 14:12
  NEW YORK (AP) — The big question at this year’s Tony Awards is whether hell can triumph.
  The arty and original “Hadestown,” which takes place in the underworld of Greek mythology, has a leading 14 Tony nominations going into Sunday night’s CBS telecast.
  That’s followed by the jukebox musical “Ain’t Too Proud,” built around songs by The Temptations, which received a dozen nominations. The other best musical nominees are the stage adaptations o
  
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• Russia accused of ‘backsliding’ on doping reforms in track

  09-06-2019 14:11
  MONACO (AP) — Russia’s ban from international track and field has been extended over concerns it’s “backsliding” on doping reforms.
  Track’s world governing body, the IAAF, refused to lift the ban at a council meeting this weekend although Russia had made a long-awaited payment of $3.2 million to cover costs of monitoring its compliance with anti-doping rules.
  The head of the IAAF’s Russia task force, Rune Andersen, says he’s concerned that banned c
  
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• New York’s High Line park marks 10 years of transformation

  09-06-2019 14:06
  NEW YORK (AP) — The creators of New York’s High Line park turned a disused rail line into an urban oasis, art showcase and tourism magnet that welcomes 8 million visitors a year.
  The park is now marking two milestones. Its final section opened Wednesday, days before the 10th anniversary of the opening of the first section on June 9, 2009.
  The elevated rail line was built in the 1930s to raise freight trains above street level. Efforts to preserve the line started in the 1980s, after
  
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• Rights group cheers Bhutan’s move to legalize gay relations

  09-06-2019 13:59
  NEW DELHI (AP) — A global rights group has welcomed Bhutan’s move toward becoming the latest South Asian nation to decriminalize homosexuality.
  The tiny Himalayan kingdom’s lower house of Parliament voted overwhelmingly on Friday to repeal provisions that said “unnatural sex” is illegal. The bill still needs to be passed by the upper chamber.
  Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia director at New York-based Human Rights Watch, said Sunday that taking steps to end the crimina
  
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• Boris Johnson to EU: I won’t pay unless deal improved

  09-06-2019 13:51
  LONDON (AP) — Former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is stepping up his campaign to be Britain’s next prime minister by challenging the European Union over Brexit terms.
  Johnson told the Sunday Times he would refuse to pay the agreed-upon 39 billion pound ($50 billion) divorce settlement unless the EU offers Britain a better withdrawal agreement than the one currently on the table.
  Johnson told the newspaper he is the only Conservative Party leadership contender who can triumph over
  
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• Complaint filed of police violence against Russian reporter

  09-06-2019 13:47
  MOSCOW (AP) — A lawyer for a prominent Russian journalist detained on charges of drug dealing has filed a complaint with the country’s top investigative body, saying police used violence against him while in custody.
  Police have denied claims that Ivan Golunov was beaten after his Thursday arrest; his lawyers said he may have suffered a concussion and rib fractures. He was examined in a hospital on Saturday and found to have abrasions on his back and a bruise around one eye.
  Later Sa
  
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• The Latest: Lights to be used at next year’s French Open

  09-06-2019 13:11
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):
  1:25 p.m.
  Lights will be installed on the four top show courts for next year’s French Open and all courts the year after, putting an end to matches being suspended due to darkness.
  Tournament organizers announced that Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen, Court Simonne Mathieu and Court No. 4 will have artificial lighting for 2020.
  Also, as previously announced, organizers say that a retractable roof will be func
  
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• Iran considers releasing Lebanese detainee

  09-06-2019 13:06
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran is considering releasing a Lebanese resident of the United States who is serving a 10-year sentence on espionage charges following a request from Lebanese officials.
  The semi-official Fars news agency on Sunday quoted Iranian judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili as saying that authorities were conducting a “special review” of the request by Nizar Zakka and “Lebanese political officials,” without elaborating.
  Zakka is a U.S. permanent re
  
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• Excessive Heat Watch issued June 9 at 2:36AM MST until June 12 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  09-06-2019 12:36
  * WHERE…Cave Creek/New River, Fountain Hills/East Mesa,Northwest Pinal County and The Northwest Valley of the PhoenixMetro Area.
  * IMPACTS…Overexposure can cause heat cramps and heatexhaustion to develop and, without intervention, can lead toheat stroke.
  * THREAT…High HeatRisk. Afternoon temperatures 104 to 112.Overnight lows in the lower 80s.An Excessive Heat Watch means that a period of very hottemperatures, even by local standards, is possible. Actionsshould be taken to p
  
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• Pope laments current “culture of insults,” church propaganda

  09-06-2019 12:18
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has lamented what he calls today’s “culture of insults” in the world.
  In his homily during Pentecost Mass Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, Francis also decried that “the more we use social media, the less social we are becoming.”
  He warned of the temptation to cling to “our little group, to the things and people we like,” saying it’s only a “small step from a nest to a sect, even within the church.&rd
  
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• Moldova’s interim president calls snap election amid crisis

  09-06-2019 12:11
  CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova’s interim president has dissolved parliament and called for snap elections on Sept. 6 amid a months-long political crisis.
  Pavel Filip announced his decision shortly after his appointment on Sunday by the Constitutional Court to replace Igor Dodon.
  The new government, formed Saturday from a coalition of the pro-European Union ACUM alliance and the pro-Russia Socialist party, said Filip’s move was illegal.
  ACUM’s Maia Sandu was elected prim
  
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• 6 dead in storms and floods in southeastern China

  09-06-2019 12:04
  BEIJING (AP) — Six people have died and one is missing after heavy rains and flooding in southeastern China.
  The official Xinhua News Agency said Sunday that 88,000 people have been evacuated in Jiangxi province following strong winds, hail and floods. More than 100 houses have been destroyed.
  Authorities are distributing cotton quilts, bamboo mats and other relief supplies in the affected areas.
  Emergency management officials told Xinhua that rains starting last week had caused flooding i
  
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• Huge extradition law protest fills Hong Kong streets

  09-06-2019 11:51
  HONG KONG (AP) — A sea of protesters is marching through central Hong Kong in a major demonstration against government-sponsored legislation that would allow people to be extradited to mainland China to face charges.
  The massive protest Sunday is taking place three days before Hong Kong’s government plans to bring the bill to the full legislature in a bid to win approval by the end of the month.
  The legislation has come under widespread criticism from human rights and business groups
  
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• Spanish police free women held by Marbella prostitution gang

  09-06-2019 11:30
  MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say they have freed eight women who were being held at a house in Marbella, and arrested 21 presumed members of a gang that allegedly sexually exploited them.
  Police said in a statement Sunday the women were prevented from leaving the basement of the house where they worked as prostitutes. They were subjected by the gang to “exhausting long days, fines and threats.”
  Some of the captive women were recruited to work as prostitutes but others had been
  
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• Sudan’s protesters launch general strike after crackdown

  09-06-2019 11:27
  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Shops are closed and streets are empty across Sudan’s capital on the first day of a general strike called for by protest leaders demanding the resignation of the ruling military council.
  The Sudanese Professionals Association had called on people to stay home Sunday in protest at the military’s deadly crackdown last week, when security forces violently dispersed the group’s main sit-in outside the military headquarters in Khartoum.
  The SPA spearhead
  
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• Excessive Heat Watch issued June 9 at 1:04AM MST until June 12 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  09-06-2019 11:04
  * WHERE…Northwest Pinal County, Cave Creek/New River, FountainHills/East Mesa and The Northwest Valley of the Phoenix MetroArea.
  * IMPACTS…Overexposure can cause heat cramps and heatexhaustion to develop and, without intervention, can lead toheat stroke.
  * THREAT…High HeatRisk. Afternoon temperatures 104 to 112.Overnight lows in the lower 80s.An Excessive Heat Watch means that a period of very hottemperatures, even by local standards, is possible. Actionsshould be taken to p
  
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• G-20 finance leaders say trade, other tensions “intensifying,” pledge action to counter risks.

  09-06-2019 10:40
  FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — G-20 finance leaders say trade, other tensions “intensifying,” pledge action to counter risks.
  The post G-20 finance leaders say trade, other tensions “intensifying,” pledge action to counter risks. appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Germany: leader of Merkel’s party warns as Greens surge

  09-06-2019 10:28
  BERLIN (AP) — The leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right party is warning that Germans risk ending up with a left-wing government if they vote for the Greens, who surged in last month’s European Parliament election and are now level with or ahead of Merkel’s Union bloc in several polls.
  The Greens traditionally leaned left but in recent years have formed regional coalitions with Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union in several states. Last week, however, th
  
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• Man detained in probe of German politician’s death released

  09-06-2019 10:03
  BERLIN (AP) — German police say a man who was detained in an investigation of the fatal shooting of a regional official from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party has been released after questioning.
  Walter Luebcke, who was in charge of the Kassel area regional administration, was found outside his home last Sunday by a relative. An autopsy confirmed a pistol shot to the head, fired at close range, and a homicide investigation was opened.
  On Saturday, a man was taken into provisional cust
  
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• Death toll in Danube River tour boat collision rises to 20

  09-06-2019 09:26
  BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian police say the body of another South Korean tourist has been recovered following the May 29 accident in which a sightseeing boat sank in seconds after colliding with a cruise ship on the Danube River, raising the confirmed death toll to 20.
  Police said Sunday that they are still searching for seven other South Koreans and the sunken tour boat’s captain.
  Police said the body of the South Korean woman was found at the town of Szazhalombatta, about 29
  
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