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• Costly tickets, empty seats and quiet crowd for Brazil game

  15-06-2019 23:52
  SAO PAULO (AP) — The Copa America opener on Friday yielded a box-office record for Brazil with gate receipts of more than $5.7 million.
  It was the atmosphere in the stands, though, that captured most attention, with some players complaining about a lack of support from the crowd in the home team’s 3-0 win over Bolivia.
  More than 46,000 fans paid an average of $125 per ticket, but at least 22,000 seats were empty at the Morumbi Stadium for a match that organizers initially said was a
  
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• Iowa officials investigating death of man in police custody

  15-06-2019 23:42
  MAQUOKETA, Iowa (AP) — Eastern Iowa officials are investigating the death of a man in police custody.
  The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says in a news release that the death happened Saturday morning after Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies and the Maquoketa Police Department were called to an address in Maquoketa for a fight.
  The incident lead to the arrest of Drew Edwards, of Marquoketa, on suspicion of assault-related violations. Officials say that soon after Edwards&rsqu
  
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• Man says he was deceived when he bought tiny strip of land

  15-06-2019 23:36
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida man thought he snagged a deal when he paid $9,100 in an online auction for what he thought was a villa. What he got was a 1-foot-by-100-foot (0.3-meter-by-30-meter) strip of land.
  The land, valued at only $50, starts on a curb and goes under a wall separating two villas in the Spring Lake community and then out to the back of the lot.
  An official tells the South Florida Sun Sentinel there’s not a lot Kerville Holness can do about his purch
  
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• US border center scrutinized after teen found with preemie

  15-06-2019 23:35
  A U.S. border patrol facility in Texas is under new scrutiny after a teenage mother was found there with a premature baby.
  Immigrant advocates expected the facility in the border city of McAllen to allow doctors inside on Saturday to conduct health assessments. It was not immediately clear whether those assessments took place.
  Immigrant advocacy group volunteer Hope Frye says the baby’s 17-year-old mother is from Guatemala and had an emergency cesarean section in Mexico in early May before
  
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• Canada advances with 2-0 victory over New Zealand

  15-06-2019 23:27
  GRENOBLE, France (AP) — Jessie Fleming and Nichelle Prince each had second-half goals and Canada advanced to the knockout round at the Women’s World Cup with a 2-0 victory over New Zealand on Saturday night.
  Fleming took a well-placed pass from Prince and scored in the 48th minute to break up a scoreless match. The Netherlands also made it through to the round of 16 with a 3-1 victory over Cameroon in the other Group E match earlier in the day.
  Fleming, who made her debut with the se
  
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• Police: Woman jabbed at Florida sea turtle nest with stick

  15-06-2019 23:26
  MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A woman has been accused of disturbing a sea turtle nest in Florida.
  Miami Beach police officers on Saturday arrested 41-year-old Yaqun Lu. She is facing a felony charge of molesting marine turtles or eggs.
  An arrest report says officers witnessed Lu using a wooden stick to jab at a nest as she was “stomping” around the nesting area.
  The nest was in an area closed off from the public by sticks and yellow tape.
  Officers say the eggs weren’t damaged
  
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• Peru held by 10-man Venezuela in Copa America

  15-06-2019 23:24
  PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (AP) — Peru was held by 10-man Venezuela to a 0-0 draw in the teams’ Copa America opener on Saturday.
  Venezuela defender Luis del Pino received his second yellow card for a bad tackle in the 75th minute.
  Peru had most of the scoring chances but couldn’t capitalize on them before a small crowd at the Arena Gremio, although Jefferson Farfan had a second-half goal disallowed for offside.
  “We are disappointed with the result because we deserved the victor
  
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• Cross-sports push at World Cup for gender pay equality

  15-06-2019 23:19
  PARIS (AP) — Venus Williams joined retired soccer star Julie Foudy and ice hockey player Hilary Knight in the Eiffel Tower to highlight the push for pay equality for women athletes.
  The trio gathered Saturday night for a forum sponsored by LUNA bar and moderated by Catt Sadler, who quit E! in December 2017 after she learned her male co-host earned twice the pay.
  Williams praised women athletes who had joined the push for better pay and conditions.
  “Not everyone wants to get on the tr
  
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• Henderson lead Meijer LPGA Classic; Thompson makes big move

  15-06-2019 23:12
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Brooke Henderson birdied the final three holes Saturday for a 3-under 69 and a two-stroke lead over Annie Park in the Meijer LPGA Classic, with Lexi Thompson three shots back after a 62.
  Trying to break a tie for the Canadian victory record for both women and men, the 21-year-old Henderson had a 19-under 197 total at Blythefield Country Club. She opened with consecutive 64s, playing 30 holes Friday after rain delayed the start Thursday.
  The 2017 winner at Blythef
  
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• Babe Ruth road jersey sells at auction for $5.64 million

  15-06-2019 22:59
  NEW YORK (AP) — A Babe Ruth road jersey dating to 1928-30 has sold at auction for $5.64 million.
  Hunt Auctions, which handled Saturday’s sale, says the price breaks a record for the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever sold. A Ruth jersey from 1920 previously sold for $4,415,658.
  The auction was conducted at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees jersey was part of a collection of items that Ruth’s family put up for sale. His granddaughter, Linda Ruth Tosetti, says in a stateme
  
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• Babe Ruth road jersey sells at auction for $5.6 million

  15-06-2019 22:59
  NEW YORK (AP) — A Babe Ruth road jersey dating to 1928-30 has sold at auction for $5.6 million.
  Hunt Auctions, which handled Saturday’s sale, says the price breaks a record for the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever sold. A Ruth jersey from 1920 previously sold for $4.4 million.
  The auction was conducted at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees jersey was part of a collection of items that Ruth’s family put up for sale. His granddaughter, Linda Ruth Tosetti, says in a statem
  
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• Target’s tech trouble clogs stores with long checkout lines

  15-06-2019 22:55
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Target suffered a technological glitch that stalled checkout lines at its stores worldwide Saturday, exasperating shoppers and eating into sales at a prime time for retailers.
  The outage periodically prevented Target’s cashiers from scanning merchandise or processing transactions. Self-checkout registers also weren’t working at times, causing massive lines in some stores.
  Target temporarily closed some of its stores rather than risk aggravating shoppers.
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• The Latest: Texas sheriff’s sergeant suffered medical crisis

  15-06-2019 22:54
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the death of a Texas sheriff’s sergeant (all times local):
  4 p.m.
  Authorities say a Texas sheriff’s sergeant who died after being found in his car suffered a medical emergency that caused him to fall and apparently strike his head.
  The Tarrant County medical examiner’s office determined Saturday that Sgt. Keith Shepherd suffered a pulmonary embolism.
  After falling, he apparently was able to make it back to his car where he was found
  
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• Arizona’s utility regulators to review shutoffs after death

  15-06-2019 22:53
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona utility regulators say they want an investigation and comprehensive review of electric and other utilities policies after a customer died last year when her power was cut off because she was $51 behind on her bill.
  Arizona Corporation Commissioners Boyd Dunn and Justin Olson joined in the request. Commissioner Bob Burns separately filed a letter Friday seeking emergency rules that would stop disconnections when it is extremely hot. The commission meets Thursday.
  The
  
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• Mexico vows to help Central American migrants amid crackdown

  15-06-2019 22:43
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says his country must help Central Americans fleeing poverty and violence.
  López Obrador said in the northern state of Chihuahua Saturday that the refusal to help foreigners in need is “anti-Christian,” adding that “we can’t turn our backs on them.”
  Mexico plans to deploy National Guard troops on Tuesday to its southern border with Guatemala as part of this month’s
  
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• Wyoming airport rated top ‘tiny airport’ in US by Fodor’s

  15-06-2019 22:41
  JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Fodor’s Travel has rated Jackson Hole Airport in northwest Wyoming as the best “tiny airport” in the United States.
  The airport in Grand Teton National Park beat out second-place Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport in neighboring Montana.
  The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports that the travel site noted that airline passengers arriving at Jackson Hole Airport are greeted by breathtaking views of the Teton Range. The terminal includes leather
  
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• Protesters strip, get painted in Times Square

  15-06-2019 22:34
  NEW YORK (AP) — Several dozen people stripped naked and got their bodies painted in New York’s Times Square as part of what was billed as a protest against “divisiveness.”
  The event Saturday was organized by body artist Andy Golub. He has staged similar nude Times Square protests in years past.
  Golub said the world we’re living in “is very divisive.” He said people have “much more in common” than they are different.
  Samantha Walsh traveled fr
  
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• Ohio hospital faces lawsuits over Legionnaires’ outbreak

  15-06-2019 22:24
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two people who say they contracted Legionnaires’ disease at newly opened Ohio hospital have sued the facility and its health system.
  Martin and Rebecca Brown, from Orient, sued Mount Carmel Grove City in Franklin County on Tuesday. Anna Hillis, of Grove City, filed suit Friday.
  Sixteen people have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’, a severe form of pneumonia, since the outbreak was made public two weeks ago. A 75-year-old woman has died after being diagnos
  
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• The Latest: Blues hoist Stanley Cup as St. Louis celebrates

  15-06-2019 22:23
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on the Stanley Cup celebration in St. Louis (all times local):
  3:30 p.m.
  St. Louis Blues players have taken turns hoisting the Stanley Cup to the cheers of a massive crowd beneath the Gateway Arch.
  Hundreds of thousands of people turned out Saturday for a parade and rally to honor the Stanley Cup champion Blues. They won their first title in 52 years of existence by beating the Boston Bruins 4-1 in Game 7 on Wednesday. The win ended one of sports’ longest
  
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• Plane landing at Newark airport blows tires, skids on runway

  15-06-2019 22:10
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a plane blew tires while landing at Newark Liberty International Airport, sending it skidding on the runway before coming to a halt.
  United Airlines said Flight 627 from Denver was landing at 1 p.m. Saturday with 166 passengers when the tires blew.
  The FAA said the plane skidded off the pavement and its landing gear became stuck in a grassy area, but United spokesman Robert Einhorn said the plane remained on the runway.
  The airline said some passengers w
  
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• Morton’s streak ends as Angels beat Rays 5-3

  15-06-2019 22:02
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Charlie Morton lost for the first time in 22 starts and Los Angeles hit three homers to lead the Angels to a 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.
  The loss was Morton’s first since Aug. 11, when he was pitching for Houston against Seattle. He struck out nine in six innings, giving up four runs on five hits.
  David Fletcher, Justin Bour and Kevan Smith homered for the Angels. Fletcher’s three-run home run in second inning off Morton (8-1) spotte
  
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• OJ Simpson on Twitter: ‘I got a little gettin’ even to do.’

  15-06-2019 21:54
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — O.J. Simpson has launched a Twitter account with a video post in which the former football star says he’s got a “little gettin’ even to do.”
  Simpson confirmed the new account to The Associated Press on Saturday. Simpson said in a phone interview it will be a lot of fun and that he had some things to straighten out.
  He did not elaborate before he said he had to go and ended the call.
  In the video, Simpson said his Twitter followers would get to rea
  
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• Trump’s ‘border czar’ says he hasn’t accepted post

  15-06-2019 21:46
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick for his “border czar” says he’s not accepting the job — at least “as of right now.”
  The former acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director, Tom Homan, tells Fox News that Trump’s announcement that he would rejoin the administration to coordinate its response to a surge in illegal border crossings was “premature.”
  Homan says he’s still in discussions with the White House
  
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• Ex-priest in molestation case returned to Arizona from Italy

  15-06-2019 21:38
  PHOENIX (AP) — A former Catholic priest who fled from Arizona to Italy in 2003 after being indicted on child molestation charges has been returned to the state.
  The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office announced that 70-year-old Joseph John Henn appeared before a judge on Friday after Italian authorities handed him over to the U.S. Marshals Service.
  Henn was indicted in 2003 on multiple counts of child molestation, attempted child molestation, sexual conduct with a minor and attempted s
  
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• Umpire Jim Wolf to miss rest of Indians-Tigers series

  15-06-2019 21:35
  DETROIT (AP) — Mike Muchlinski is replacing Jim Wolf on the umpiring crew for the rest of this weekend’s Indians-Tigers series in Detroit.
  Major League Baseball said Saturday that Wolf is tending to a medical issue. Wolf, brother of former big league pitcher Randy Wolf, left the series opener Friday night in the first inning, and the game continued with three umpires.
  Muchlinski is leaving his replay assignment to join Sam Holbrook’s crew in Detroit for games Saturday night and
  
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• New use sought for Arizona Capitol space after library moves

  15-06-2019 21:31
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona state officials and architects are pondering the future of newly vacated space in the Arizona Capitol complex.
  The Arizona Capitol Times reports that ideas for the state library’s former home on the third floor of an annex sitting between the 118-year-old copper-domed Capitol and the nine-story Executive Tower are percolating.
  The ideas include adding a dignitary reception venue and a neutral meeting ground for legislative leaders and executive branch officials
  
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• Dog thrown out of car near Salt River unable to be saved

  15-06-2019 21:22
  PHOENIX (KPNX) — A small dog that is believed to have been thrown out of moving car near Salt River Saturday morning has a broken spine and won’t be able to be saved, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.
  MCSO’s Lake Patrol found the small dog on the side of the road near Salt River on Saturday morning, according to Sgt. Joaquin Enriquez.
  “For now, we’ll call him Tadpole,” Sgt. Enriquez said in a tweet.
  Sgt. Enriquez said the dog suffered br
  
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• LA Kings buy out remainder of contract for D Dion Phaneuf

  15-06-2019 21:14
  EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Kings have bought out the final two years of defenseman Dion Phaneuf’s contract.
  The Kings made the move Saturday.
  The 34-year-old veteran spent 93 games with the Kings, who acquired him in February 2018. Phaneuf scored 16 points and racked up 68 penalty minutes, but the former Maple Leafs captain occasionally sat as a healthy scratch last season for the first time in his career.
  Phaneuf had two years left on a seven-year, $49 million contrac
  
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• Machete killing of Bronx teen in case of mistaken identity leads to five convictions

  15-06-2019 21:11
  The five men who viciously slashed a New York teenager to death with knives and a machete in a case of mistaken identity last June were found guilty of murder on Friday.
  Jonaiki Martinez Estrella, Antonio Rodriguez Hernandez Santiago, Elvin Garcia, Jose Muniz and Manuel Rivera were all convicted of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, second-degree conspiracy and second-degree gang assault. They face a sentence of up to a life in prison.
  A 12-person jury reached the verdict after going int
  
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• Another American tourist dies while staying at Dominican Republic resort

  15-06-2019 20:53
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  The son of a New York City woman who died celebrating her birthday amid a spate of reported illnesses and deaths in the Dominican Republic is blaming the Caribbean country for her death.
  Leyla Cox, 53, an MRI technician from Staten Island, was staying at the Excellence resort in Punta Cana when she died Tuesday, just a day after her birthday, according to her son.
  Leyla Cox had been to Punta Cana twice before at the same hotel and was excited to celebrate her birthday there, Will Cox told
  
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• Coast Guard rescues man from cruise ship off North Carolina

  15-06-2019 20:49
  HATTERAS, N.C. (AP) — The Coast Guard has helped take a man from a cruise ship to the mainland for a medical problem.
  The Coast Guard’s Portsmouth, Virginia, command center received a call Friday morning that a passenger on the cruise ship was suffering abdominal pain. Helicopters were then launched from a North Carolina station to respond.
  The 55-year-old Canadian man and his wife were hoisted aboard the helicopter and taken to a hospital in Morehead City, North Carolina. The medeva
  
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• Police union: Chief violated law in case of 5 fired officers

  15-06-2019 20:28
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The president of the St. Paul police union says the city’s police chief broke a state law by revealing details about a case that cost five officers their jobs.
  St. Paul Police Federation head Paul Kuntz said Friday that police Chief Todd Axtell gave “an incomplete and false narrative, forcing the media to fill in the blanks.” Federation attorney Chris Wachtler said he expects the union to file a grievance next week.
  Axtell responded in a statement b
  
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• Male student poses as girl to catch sexual predators, nabs police officer

  15-06-2019 20:21
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  A California college student used a Snapchat filter to pose as an underage girl online in an effort to catch sexual predators. The alleged predator he caught was a San Mateo police officer.
  Ethan, 20, a San Francisco Bay Area college student, used Snapchat’s gender-switch filter to become Esther and posed on Tinder as a 19-year-old because Tinder does not allow juveniles to open accounts, according to NBC Bay Area.
  Esther was contacted by a male Tinder user.
  “I believe he
  
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• Advocates seek quick release of migrant kids detained in US

  15-06-2019 20:08
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Immigrant advocates have filed legal documents to try to force the administration of President Donald Trump to quickly release immigrant children from a Florida detention center.
  The advocates accuse the administration of violating a decades-old settlement that they say requires that children be promptly released to relatives or other sponsors or sent to child care facilities.
  That settlement is overseen by U.S. Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles.
  In a court filing Friday, t
  
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• Oregon State’s Adley Rutschman winner of Dick Howser Award

  15-06-2019 20:06
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Oregon State catcher and top overall draft pick Adley Rutschman is winner of the Dick Howser Trophy as college baseball player of the year.
  The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association announced its major award winners Saturday. UCLA reliever Holden Powell was named Stopper of the Year and Michigan’s Erik Bakich was named coach of the year.
  Rutschman was selected No. 1 by the Baltimore Orioles after batting .411 with a nation-leading .575 on-base percentage
  
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• Lloyd adjusts to new role, but doesn’t accept it

  15-06-2019 19:55
  PARIS (AP) — Carli Lloyd is not accepting her new role. Not at all.
  Lloyd was the star of the 2015 Women’s World Cupfour years ago in Canada, scoring three goals in the first 16 minutes of the final to help the U.S. national team win its third World Cup title.
  The hat trick earned Lloyd the nickname “Captain America” and made her one of women’s soccer most recognizable athletes. She was voted FIFA Women’s Player of the Year, NFL quarterback Marcus Mariota teed
  
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• 2 US drones targeted before tanker attack, officials say

  15-06-2019 19:51
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  U.S. officials say two American drones were targeted by Iranian-backed forces before the attack on two tankers earlier this week in the Gulf of Oman.
  NBC’s Courtney Kube reports for TODAY.
  The post 2 US drones targeted before tanker attack, officials say appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• The Latest: Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch Saudi drone attack

  15-06-2019 19:22
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on developments in the Persian Gulf (all times local):
  7 a.m.
  Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they’ve launched a new drone attack against Saudi Arabia. The kingdom says it shot down one Houthi drone.
  The Houthi’s Al-Masirah satellite news channel announced the attack late Saturday night. Yahia al-Sarie, a Houthi spokesman, said their drones targeted airports in Jizan and Abha in Saudi Arabia.
  Early Sunday, the Saudi-led coalition fi
  
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• The Latest: Tanker crew land in Dubai after 2 days in Iran

  15-06-2019 19:22
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on developments in the Persian Gulf (all times local):
  9:20 p.m.
  Crew members of the Norwegian-owned oil tanker that was attacked in the Gulf of Oman have landed in Dubai after two days in Iran.
  Associated Press journalists saw the crew members of the MT Front Altair on Saturday night after their Iran Air flight from Bandar Abbas, Iran, landed in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
  The Front Altair caught fire after the attack Thursday, sending
  
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• The Latest: Iran summons UK diplomat over tanker position

  15-06-2019 19:22
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on developments in the Persian Gulf (all times local):
  11:25 p.m.
  Iran has summoned the British ambassador after London agreed with the U.S. conclusion that Iran attacked two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.
  Saturday’sreport by the official IRNA news agency reports that Iranian diplomat Mahmoud Barimani in a meeting with Ambassador Robert Macaire strongly protested Britain’s “blindly and hastily following” the United Sta
  
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• Crew members of oil tanker Front Altair that was attacked in Gulf of Oman land in Dubai after 2 days in Iran.

  15-06-2019 19:17
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Crew members of oil tanker Front Altair that was attacked in Gulf of Oman land in Dubai after 2 days in Iran. .
  The post Crew members of oil tanker Front Altair that was attacked in Gulf of Oman land in Dubai after 2 days in Iran. appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Bayern begins German Cup defense at 4th tier Energie Cottbus

  15-06-2019 19:16
  BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich’s German Cup defense will begin at fourth-division Energie Cottbus in August while beaten finalist Leipzig faces a trip to second-division Osnabrück.
  Saturday’s first-round draw also pitted Borussia Dortmund with third-division Uerdingen, where a reunion with 2014 World Cup winner Kevin Großkreutz awaits.
  The lowest-ranked team, sixth-tier FSV Salmrohr, was given a home game against second-division Holstein Kiel.
  The first round will be pl
  
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• The Latest: Woods gets early work on his putting at US Open

  15-06-2019 19:09
  PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):
  10 a.m.
  Tiger Woods was on the putting green in tennis shoes a few hours before his third round at the U.S. Open, and for good reason.
  Woods took 32 putts in the second round and made only one putt longer than 5 feet. That was on his second hole (No. 11), and it was his only birdie in a round of 72.
  Woods has made just three bogeys or worse through 36 holes at Pebble Beach. That’s the fewest he has ever record
  
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• The Latest: Woodland takes lead into final round of US Open

  15-06-2019 19:09
  PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):
  Gary Woodland will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the U.S. Open.
  Woodland narrowly missed a birdie putt on the par-5 18th hole to finish the third round at Pebble Beach with a score of 2-under 69 to get to 11 under for the tournament. Justin Rose made his birdie putt at 18 to get to 3 under for the day and 10 under for the tournament.
  Woodland took the lead in the tournament by shooting a 65 in the sec
  
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• The Latest: Patrick Cantlay with 68 for low round at Pebble

  15-06-2019 19:09
  PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):
  2:30 p.m.
  Patrick Cantlay has shown what kind of scoring day Saturday might be at the U.S. Open. He shot a 68 long before the leaders teed off, and that’s the low score of the third round so far.
  The greens are firmer than the opening two rounds, which is keeping players from making a run. Dustin Johnson opened with three birdies in seven holes, along with a bogey on the par-3 fifth. He was at 4 under for the
  
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• Angels designate relief pitcher Cody Allen for assignment

  15-06-2019 19:09
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels designated Cody Allen for assignment Saturday, a day after the veteran relief pitcher gave up four runs in a 9-4 loss to Tampa Bay.
  The 30-year-old Allen was signed to a one-year, $8.5 million contract in January after seven seasons with the Cleveland Indians. The Angels recalled right-hander Taylor Cole from Triple-A Salt Lake City.
  Allen gave up four hits, including a two-run home run, and two walks in 2/3 of an inning against the Rays.
  
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• Uruguay’s Suarez in race against time after knee injury

  15-06-2019 18:59
  BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) — Luis Suarez is again racing against time to be fit for a tournament with Uruguay.
  Five years ago, it was meniscus surgery to his left knee that jeopardized Suarez’s participation at the World Cup in Brazil. Now it is an arthroscopy procedure on his right knee that has affected his preparations for the Copa America in the same country.
  Suarez had the operation about a month ago and it remains unclear if the Barcelona striker will start for Uruguay in its
  
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• Zero elephants poached in a year in top Africa wildlife park

  15-06-2019 18:56
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  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — One of Africa’s largest wildlife preserves is marking a year without a single elephant found killed by poachers, which experts call an extraordinary development in an area larger than Switzerland where thousands of the animals have been slaughtered in recent years.
  The apparent turnaround in Niassa reserve in a remote region of northern Mozambique comes after the introduction of a rapid intervention police force and more assertive patrolling and response by
  
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• Advocates: Emails show that census question discriminates

  15-06-2019 18:45
  Voting rights activists argue newly discovered 2015 correspondence between a GOP redistricting expert and a current Census Bureau official bolster arguments that discrimination motivated efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 population survey.
  The plaintiffs said in a filing Friday that the email exchange between the late Republican consultant Thomas Hofeller and the Census Bureau official was discovered earlier this week. They say the documents give a federal judge latitude to re-ex
  
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• Taylor Swift makes surprise performance at gay bar Stonewall

  15-06-2019 18:39
  NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift made a surprise performance at an iconic gay bar a day after releasing a song supporting the LGBTQ community.
  Swift celebrated Pride Month by appearing at New York City’s Stonewall Inn on Friday night. She released her new tune Thursday called “You Need to Calm Down,” where she calls out those who attack the LGBTQ community.
  The song is the second single from Swift’s seventh album “Lover,” which will be released Aug. 23.
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