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• Escrow tops NHL players’ list of concerns ahead of CBA talks

  16-06-2019 19:00
  Olympic participation, health care and hockey-related revenue are all considered important topics for NHL players going into a key period of labor talks.
  But an overwhelming majority of NHL Players’ Association representatives surveyed by The Associated Press and Canadian Press name escrow as the biggest issue in collective bargaining talks.
  Under the labor deal, NHL owners and players divide hockey-related revenue 50/50, and if player salaries exceed that split a certain percentage is wit
  
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• Istanbul mayoral candidates to face off in rare debate

  16-06-2019 18:58
  ISTANBUL (AP) — The two leading contenders for Istanbul mayor are set to face off in a debate a week before a repeated city election.
  The debate between Binali Yildirim, the candidate from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, and secular opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu of the Republican People’s Party, or CHP, was to be broadcast live on Sunday.
  Imamoglu, a former district mayor, narrowly won a March 31 election. But Turkey’s election authority annul
  
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• Hundreds gather to protest Florida detention center for kids

  16-06-2019 18:36
  HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Hundreds of protesters are gathering in South Florida to protest outside a facility that has become the nation’s biggest location for detaining immigrant children.
  A coalition of religious groups and immigrant advocates said Sunday they want the detention center in Homestead, Florida, closed.
  Organizer Kristin Kumpf says 800 people from 22 states have RSVPed for the protest being held on Father’s Day.
  Immigrant advocates have filed legal documents trying
  
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• Paris zoo gives orangutan Nenette a 50th birthday party

  16-06-2019 18:33
  PARIS (AP) — Nenette, one of the world’s oldest Borneo orangutans in captivity, has celebrated her 50th birthday at a zoo in Paris, where she has lived almost all her life.
  Birthday cake, wrapped boxes and visitors singing “Happy Birthday” were part of the party held Sunday for Nenette at Menagerie, a zoo in the Jardin des Plantes gardens.
  She was treated to exotic fruits and ate a strawberry cake. Some of her favorite activities — painting and do-it-yourself worksh
  
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• Texas governor OKs budget with $1M gun storage safety effort

  16-06-2019 18:30
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has approved a spending bill that includes a $1 million public safety campaign for firearm storage.
  The Republican signed a $250 billion two-year budget Saturday without any line-item vetoes. It includes money for the Texas Department of Public Safety to promote a safe gun storage campaign.
  The National Rifle Association and gun-rights activists had opposed similar legislation in Texas, where they’ve been a powerful force in a state with 1.
  
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• Wildfire near Superior now has tripled in size since Friday

  16-06-2019 18:24
  SUPERIOR, Ariz. (AP) — A human-caused wildfire in east-central Arizona near Superior continues to grow and remains uncontained.
  The blaze that’s been burning for a week now in the Tonto National Forest has charred about 57 square miles (147 square kilometers) of grass and brush in rugged terrain as of Sunday morning.
  The fire has tripled in size since Friday due to hot and dry conditions.
  It’s now about 5 miles northwest of Superior. But authorities say there are no threats yet
  
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• Boeing CEO concedes ‘mistake’ with planes in 2 fatal crashes

  16-06-2019 18:23
  PARIS (AP) — The CEO of Boeing says the company made a “mistake” in handling a problematic cockpit warning system in 737 Max jets before two deadly crashes of the top-selling plane.
  Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg told reporters in Paris on Sunday that Boeing’s communication “was not consistent” and that’s “unacceptable.”
  The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has faulted Boeing for not telling regulators for more than year that a safety
  
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• California mulls adopting portions of despised Trump tax law

  16-06-2019 18:17
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s liberal Legislature wants to give poor people a lot more money in their state tax refunds each year. But to do it, they would have to partially adopt some of President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax changes.
  State lawmakers last week sent a $214.8 billion operating budget to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk that included the expansion of the state’s earned income tax credit. But they have yet to adopt the tax changes to pay for it,
  
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• Boeing CEO acknowledges ‘mistake’ in handling of cockpit warning problem before Max jet crashes in Ethiopia, Indonesia

  16-06-2019 18:16
  PARIS (AP) — Boeing CEO acknowledges ‘mistake’ in handling of cockpit warning problem before Max jet crashes in Ethiopia, Indonesia.
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• Record-breaking number of African migrants coming to America

  16-06-2019 18:14
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Undaunted by a journey over thousands of miles, people fleeing economic privation and human rights abuses in African countries are coming to the United States in unprecedented numbers.
  Border agents and officials in Texas and even in Maine are scrambling to absorb them. Mexico, on the overland route to America, is on pace to tripling the number of African immigrants it is processing this year, up from 2,100 in 2017.
  In one recent week, U.S. border patrol agents stopp
  
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• Berrettini breaks through on grass to win Stuttgart Open

  16-06-2019 17:53
  STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Matteo Berrettini beat Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 7-6 (11) to win the Stuttgart Open and his third tour-level title on Sunday.
  The Italian saved five set points in a second-set tiebreaker and clinched his first title on grass. His other titles came at Budapest in April, and Gstaad, Switzerland, last year.
  The 18-year-old Auger-Aliassime previously reached championship matches in Rio de Janeiro in February and the Lyon Open in May — both on
  
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• Russians keep heat on police after reporter’s case closed

  16-06-2019 17:47
  MOSCOW (AP) — About 1,500 people in Moscow have demonstrated against police abuse of power in the wake of a prominent Russian journalist’s arrest on drug-dealing charges that the government admitted days later had no basis.
  Organizers had official permission for Sunday’s protest rally, unlike one supporters of investigative reporter Ivan Golunov held last week. An arrests-monitoring group says police detained about 400 people at the unauthorized rally.
  Russian journalists and r
  
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• Franchise fatigue continues with ‘Men in Black’ and ‘Shaft’

  16-06-2019 17:39
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Men in Black: International” is the No. 1 movie in North America this weekend but the Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth-led reboot isn’t exactly a franchise-revitalizing hit.
  Hampered by poor reviews, Sony Pictures on Sunday estimates that the film earned only $28.5 million in ticket sales nationwide over the weekend.
  “The Secret Life of Pets 2” got the No. 2 spot in its second weekend with $23.8 million. Disney’s “Aladdin,&rdq
  
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• Rain leaves veggie farmers struggling with no aid in sight

  16-06-2019 17:35
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Torrential rain this spring prevented most Midwest farmers from planting their crops but while the federal government provides help to growers of corn and soybeans, those who grow specialty crops are largely on their own.
  Although the lack of federal safety net programs for farmers who grow everything from arugula to zucchini isn’t new, one of the wettest springs in U.S. history has focused attention on the special status of commodity crops, primarily corn, so
  
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• Lloyd, Pugh, Press among 7 new starters for US vs. Chile

  16-06-2019 17:33
  PARIS (AP) — Carli Lloyd, Mallory Pugh and Christen Press formed a new starting front line as U.S. coach Jill Ellis made seven changes for Sunday night’s Women’s World Cup match against Chile.
  Alyssa Naeher remained in goal for the defending champions and Abby Dahlkemper was the lone holdover on the back line, joined at center back by Becky Sauerbrunn, who missed the opening 13-0 rout of Thailand because of a quadriceps injury. Ali Krieger was on the right and Tierna Davidson o
  
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• Sudan’s Bashir appears in public for first time since ouster

  16-06-2019 17:31
  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s former President Omar al-Bashir has appeared in public for the first time since his ouster, as he was led away to a prosecutor’s office in a corruption probe.
  Al-Bashir’s appearance on Sunday comes as the former strongman has been held under arrest in the capital, Khartoum, since the military removed him from power in April amid mass protests against his 30-year rule.
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• New Mexico mural focuses on missing Native American women

  16-06-2019 17:31
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A new mural in southern New Mexico seeks to honor missing and slain Native American women amid a nationwide push to bring more attention to the issue.
  The Las Cruces Sun-News reports artist Sebastian VELA Velazquez recently erected the mural in Las Cruces in conjunction with the city’s eighth annual “Illegal” graffiti art show.
  The work is part of a large-scale mural wrapping around the entirety of the Cruces Creatives building.
  Last month, federal
  
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• Swastika found at cemetery where WWII soldiers are buried

  16-06-2019 17:27
  JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — A swastika has been found in a Jackson County cemetery where World War II soldiers are buried.
  Jackson Mayor Derek Dobies has reported the vandalism at the Mount Evergreen Cemetery to the police department. Authorities believe it happened before the weekend, possibly early Friday morning.
  City officials say about 120 WWII veterans are buried at the cemetery in Jackson.
  The vandalism has upset members of the community.
  Yasirah Nelson’s great grandfather is buried
  
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• Thailand scores 1st World Cup goal in 5-1 loss to Sweden

  16-06-2019 17:26
  NICE, France (AP) — Thailand finally found something to celebrate after a humiliating start to the Women’s World Cup.
  It was just a single goal, and it came in a 5-1 loss to Sweden on Sunday, but it was enough to briefly allow the Thai squad to celebrate. Thailand was routed 13-0 by the United States in its opener.
  Sweden, which advanced into the round of 16 with the victory, led 4-0 when Thailand scored. Kanjana Sungngoen got on the end of a high ball and beat Sweden goalkeeper Hedv
  
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• 2 killed in heavy storms in Switzerland, France

  16-06-2019 11:45
  BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say a tourist has drowned in Switzerland’s Lake Geneva after her boat capsized in a driving storm, and another was killed in nearby France after high winds brought down a tree on her campsite.
  The Swiss news site 20 Minuten reported Sunday the previous day’s storm brought heavy rain, hail and wind gusts as high as 122 kph (75 mph).
  Police say a tourist couple’s boat capsized in Lake Geneva around 5 p.m.Local media reported the man swam to another
  
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• UK Tories warned not to crown Boris Johnson without a fight

  16-06-2019 11:09
  LONDON (AP) — Candidates seeking to become Britain’s next prime minister are warning that the Conservative Party needs a real contest, rather than a coronation for front-runner Boris Johnson.
  Johnson, a former foreign secretary, has a big lead after the first round of voting by Tory lawmakers. On Sunday he received the backing of Esther McVey, one of the candidates eliminated from the race last week.
  Six contenders remain, with Johnson by far the favorite. Lawmakers are set to narrow
  
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• Israeli PM’s wife sentenced for misusing state funds

  16-06-2019 10:23
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The wife of Israel’s prime minister has been sentenced to pay a fine of roughly $15,000 for misusing state funds.
  A Jerusalem magistrate court on Sunday accepted the plea bargain Sara Netanyahu signed with prosecutors to settle the allegations she misused some $100,000 in state money on lavish meals.
  The State Attorney’s office said the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will pay additional fines to close the case, which accused her of running up large t
  
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• Aging grand hotel highlights the ethnic division in Cyprus

  16-06-2019 09:48
  NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — With Italian chandeliers still hanging in the lobby, the Ledra Palace Hotel in Cyprus still manages to hold onto a flicker of its old majesty despite the shell craters and bullet holes that scar its sandstone facade.
  It’s been 45 years since the pitter-patter of glitterati high-heels on the hotel’s floors was replaced by the thud of soldiers’ combat boots.
  During the war in the summer of 1974 that cleaved Cyprus along ethnic lines, United Nations pe
  
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• The Latest: Damaged oil tanker arrives off UAE coast

  16-06-2019 08:49
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on developments in the Persian Gulf (all times local):
  10:45 a.m.
  The Norwegian-owned oil tanker Front Altair, which caught fire after being apparently attacked last week in the Gulf of Oman, has arrived off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.
  The ship’s position was some 20 miles off the coast of the Emirati port city of Khorfakkan on Sunday.
  The Front Altair caught fire after the attack Thursday, sending a thick cloud of black smoke
  
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• Saudi crown prince says kingdom isn’t seeking war in region

  16-06-2019 08:37
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says the kingdom isn’t seeking war in the region, but won’t hesitate to deal with any threats to its people and vital interests.
  In his first public remarks since attacks last month on oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, the powerful Saudi prince accused Iran of using militias to destabilize the region.
  He said the attacks days earlier on vessels in the Gulf of Oman, as w
  
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• Rights group: Pakistan shouldn’t execute mentally ill man

  16-06-2019 07:53
  MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — A rights group has urged the Pakistani government not to execute a prisoner with “clear symptoms of mental illness” scheduled to be hanged in two days.
  Sarah Belal, executive director of Justice Project Pakistan, which campaigns against the death penalty, said Saturday that the government must halt the execution of Ghulam Abbas, 36, for further evaluation.
  Citing a prominent psychiatrist, Dr. Malik Hussain Mubbashar, the statement says Abbas’ medic
  
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• The Latest: Hong Kongers, in black, jam streets in protest

  16-06-2019 07:08
  HONG KONG (AP) — The Latest on protests in Hong Kong against an extradition bill (all times local):
  3 p.m.
  Thousands of Hong Kong residents, mostly in black, have jammed streets and subway stations to protest the government’s handling of a proposed extradition bill.
  The crowds, walking slowly and shouting “withdraw” and “resign,” spilled into the street Sunday from downtown Victoria Park and began marching toward the Central district where the government headq
  
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• La Cholla, near Ajo shut down after crash between two trucks

  16-06-2019 06:51
  TUCSON — Southbound La Cholla at Ajo is shut down after a crash involving two trucks.
  Tucson Police tweeted the crash happened at the intersection Saturday night.TRAFFIC ALERTCollision @ Ajo/La Cholla. Two trucks/One hit traffic signal. Lights not working properly. Unk ETA for repairs. East & westbound Ajo restricted. Southbound La Cholla is closed.Alcohol & speed are factors. Thankfully, injuries are non-life-threatening. pic.twitter.com/MleMoCSINe
  — Sergeant Pete Dugan (@Sg
  
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• Blackmon has 4 hits, Desmond hits slam as Rockies top Padres

  16-06-2019 06:41
  DENVER (AP) — Charlie Blackmon finished with four hits for the third straight game, Ian Desmond hit a grand slam and drove in five runs, and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 14-8 on Saturday night in another wild Coors Field game.
  Blackmon became the first Rockies player to have three straight four-hit games and continued his torrid June. He is batting .500 in eight games since coming off the injured list.
  San Diego third baseman Manny Machado had two hits and scored twice be
  
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• State investigating after inmate dies in knife attack

  16-06-2019 06:39
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – The Arizona Department of Corrections says it’s investigating as a homicide the death of an inmate after he was stabbed in an attack by another inmate.
  The department says Richard Curley, 53, died Saturday at Banner University Medical Center South Campus from injuries he suffered in the attack earlier that day at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Tucson.
  Officers and medical responders tried to save his life after they found him with multiple stab wounds. The d
  
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• Tyson Fury stays unbeaten, stops Tom Schwarz late 2nd round

  16-06-2019 06:27
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tyson Fury stopped Tom Schwarz with 6 seconds left in the second round Saturday night, with the British heavyweight star remaining unbeaten and putting on a show in his Las Vegas debut.
  Fury (28-0-1, 20 KOs) made short work of his previously unbeaten German opponent, battering him with a jab before knocking him down to a knee in the second round right after Schwarz (24-1) landed a big punch. Fury pressed ahead after the knockdown and forced Schwarz’s corner to throw
  
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• Zahui B scores 37 points, Liberty beat Sparks 98-92

  16-06-2019 06:22
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amanda Zahui B scored a career-high 37 points and the New York Liberty ended a 10-game road losing streak with a 98-92 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday night.
  Zahui B set career shooting marks, going 7 of 8 from 3-point range and 13 of 16 overall from the field. She will leave the Liberty on Thursday to play for Sweden in the Eurobasket tournament.
  Kia Nurse added 26 points and a career-high four steals for New York (3-5). She made 15 of 16 free throws, in
  
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• Guatemalans to choose president amid distrust, flight to US

  16-06-2019 06:22
  GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalans will vote for their next president Sunday in elections plagued by widespread disillusion and distrust, and as thousands of their compatriots flee poverty and gang violence to seek a new life in the United States.
  With 19 candidates in the race for president, and the winner needing an absolute majority, a runoff vote is likely.
  The road to this presidential election has been a flurry of court rulings, illegal party-switching and allegations of malfeasance t
  
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• Tokyo opens Olympic rowing venue in heart of Tokyo Bay

  16-06-2019 06:20
  TOKYO (AP) — Organizers have opened the rowing venue for next year’s Tokyo Olympics.
  The venue is located in Tokyo Bay and is ready to go with the Olympics still 13 ½ months away.
  The major attraction at Sunday’s inauguration of the Sea Forest Waterway was a showdown between alumni members of the famous Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race, which takes place annually in London. It features crews from England’s most famous universities in a race that draws thousands annually
  
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• Mariners lose to A’s 11-2; Encarnación traded to Yankees

  16-06-2019 06:20
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Frankie Montas struck out nine in six innings for his team-leading ninth win, and the Oakland Athletics beat Seattle 11-2 on Saturday night. After the game ended, the Mariners announced they had traded AL home run leader Edwin Encarnación to the New York Yankees.
  Marcus Semien homered and scored three runs for the A’s, extending his career-high hitting streak to 12 games. Jurickson Profar had three hits and drove in four runs.
  Domingo Santana singled twi
  
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• Rizzo’s 2-run HR in 9th lifts Cubs over Dodgers 2-1

  16-06-2019 06:13
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Rizzo hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off closer Kenley Jansen in the ninth, lifting the Chicago Cubs to a 2-1 victory over the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.
  The Cubs blew early leads and got outscored 12-6 in losing the first two games of the series, which has featured 12 home runs and 17 of 20 runs scored on homers.
  Yu Darvish was booed heavily in his return to Dodger Stadium for the first time since getting roughed up in Game 7 of the 20
  
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• Antuna has hat trick, Mexico routs Cuba 7-0 in Gold Cup

  16-06-2019 06:09
  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Uriel Antuna had a hat trick, Raúl Jiménez scored twice and top-seeded Mexico cruised to a 7-0 rout over Cuba on the opening day of the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Saturday night at the Rose Bowl.
  Antuna was a late addition to the roster after Jorge Sanchez was injured during a friendly last week. The 21-year-old LA Galaxy forward was making only his third appearance for the national team.
  Antuna He opened the scoring in the third minute when Jiménez&r
  
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• Navajo signs agreement for second phase of buyback program

  16-06-2019 05:59
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation again is trying to consolidate land that has multiple owners within the reservation.
  The tribe recently signed an agreement with the Interior Department for a second phase of the land buyback program.
  The program is part of a legal settlement that found the federal government squandered billions of dollars it held in trust for tribes from energy development or other uses of tribal land.
  Federal officials agreed to spend $1.6 billion to purchase s
  
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• UN counterterrorism chief makes controversy trip to Xinjiang

  16-06-2019 05:57
  BEIJING (AP) — China says the U.N. counterterrorism chief has visited Xinjiang last week despite protests from the U.S. and a rights group that the trip would be inappropriate in light of the human rights conditions in the far west region.
  The Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement Sunday that Vladimir Ivanovich Voronkov traveled to Beijing and Xinjiang from Thursday to Saturday last week, during which he and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng exchanged views on international c
  
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• Preparing for the start of monsoon

  16-06-2019 05:45
  TUCSON- Saturday marks the official start of the monsoon. The seasonal weather can make driving conditions very dangerous. First responders say now is the time to prepare yourself for this summer’s weather.“It can be 105 degrees out not a cloud in the sky,” John Walka Rural Metro Fire Battalion Chief said, “Then two hours later before you know it then you’ve got heavy rain high winds and just a lot of chaotic weather going on.”
  The city of Tucson’s Depar
  
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• Hernández delivers 2-run single, Phillies rally in 9th

  16-06-2019 05:30
  ATLANTA (AP) — César Hernández singled in two runs off Luke Jackson in the ninth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied from a one-run deficit to snap the Atlanta Braves’ eight-game winning streak with a 6-5 victory on Saturday night.
  It was a big comeback for the Phillies, who looked poised to lose for the fifth time in six games and fall 3½ games behind their rivals in NL East race. Philadelphia has dealt with rampant injuries this season and had starter
  
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• Odorizzi, Twins win again, top Royals with 5-4 rally

  16-06-2019 05:24
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — C.J. Cron drove in the go-ahead run for Minnesota with a sixth-inning double , making Jake Odorizzi the second 10-game winner in the majors this season and capping a 5-4 comeback victory by the Twins over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.
  Jorge Soler sent Odorizzi (10-2) and the Twins to an immediate deficit with a towering two-run homer in the first , measured at 462 feet, and Whit Merrifield’s solo shot started a two-run fifth inning that ended with a 4-1
  
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• Opening argument: Green helps Yankees beat White Sox 8-4

  16-06-2019 05:14
  CHICAGO (AP) — Gleyber Torres hit a two-run homer and the New York Yankees stayed perfect when they use an opener, cooling off the Chicago White Sox with an 8-4 win Saturday night.
  Torres capped New York’s four-run fourth with his 15th homer, a drive to center off Reynaldo López. He also had a sacrifice fly in the sixth.
  Gary Sánchez added three RBIs as New York leapfrogged Tampa Bay for the AL East lead with just its fourth win in its last 12 games. Cameron Maybin conn
  
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• McNeil’s throw saves Mets vs Cards after Syndergaard hurt

  16-06-2019 05:13
  NEW YORK (AP) — Second baseman Jeff McNeil made a game-saving throw from right field to home plate for the final out, and the New York Mets held off the St. Louis Cardinals 8-7 on Saturday night after starter Noah Syndergaard exited with a strained right hamstring.
  Pete Alonso smashed a mammoth three-run homer for the Mets off the facing of the third deck in a five-run first inning against Michael Wacha (4-3). J.D. Davis homered and had four hits, finishing a triple short of the cycle. And
  
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• Jaguars fine absent linebacker Smith $88K for missing camp

  16-06-2019 05:03
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Absent linebacker Telvin Smith says the Jacksonville Jaguars fined him $88,650 for missing the team’s mandatory, three-day minicamp this week.
  Smith posted a picture of the fine letter on his Instagram story Saturday, adding “it’s still love!!” The letter shows the Jaguars fined him $14,775 for missing the first day, $29,550 for the second and $44,325 for the third. The letter says the fines are required by the 2011 Collective Bargaining Ag
  
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• Wings get 1st win of season, 71-61 over Dream

  16-06-2019 04:32
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale scored 17 points, Allisha Gray added 16 points and the Dallas Wings got their first win of the season with a 71-61 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Saturday night.
  The Wings (1-5) took control with a 17-4 run to lead 45-40 on Gray’s driving layup with 1:47 left in the third quarter. The Dream (1-5) cut the deficit to 45-44 by the end of the period, but Dallas pushed its lead to 65-53 and held on for the final three minutes.
  Elizabeth Williams
  
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• Mets RHP Syndergaard exits with strained right hamstring

  16-06-2019 04:12
  NEW YORK (AP) — Noah Syndergaard has left his start for the New York Mets with a strained right hamstring.
  Syndergaard reached for the back of his leg after throwing a pitch in the seventh inning Saturday night against the St. Louis Cardinals. Mets manager Mickey Callaway and an athletic trainer came out to check on Syndergaard, who quickly walked off the field with a bit of a limp.
  One inning later, the Mets announced Syndergaard exited with a right hamstring strain.
  Robert Gsellman enter
  
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• Hong Kong set for street march, mourns death of protester

  16-06-2019 04:12
  HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong is bracing for another massive protest over an unpopular extradition bill, a week after the crisis brought as many as 1 million into the streets.
  Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Saturday said she was suspending work on the bill that would allow some suspects to be sent for trial in mainland Chinese courts.
  But pro-democracy activists say that’s not enough. They want the proposal withdrawn and are calling for Lam to step down.
  In Beijing, the communi
  
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• Parrish pitches gem in FSU’s 1-0 win over Arkansas at CWS

  16-06-2019 04:09
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Drew Parrish limited Arkansas to five hits in eight innings and J.C. Flowers scored on a sacrifice fly in the ninth to give Florida State a 1-0 win over Arkansas in the College World Series on Saturday night.
  Parrish and Arkansas starter Isaiah Campbell engaged in a classic pitcher’s duel sprinkled with outstanding defensive plays, neither team budging until the Seminoles broke through against reliever Casey Scroggins in the last inning.
  The win was the sixth strai
  
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• Saturday Forecast: Monsoon 2019 kicks off today

  16-06-2019 04:01
  TUCSON – Monsoon 2019 is officially underway, but we aren’t expecting any rain…this week.Here are a few facts about Monsoon 2019:The weak trough that brought our area gusty winds has pushed temperatures down to about average for mid-June standards.
  Sunday’s daytime high will peak at 102 degrees for Father’s Day under abundant sunshine.
  Expect mostly dry conditions with seasonal daytime heat through the coming week.
  You can get your full forecast anytime at kvo
  
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