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• Pineda looks good again, Twins beat Rangers 7-4

  06-07-2019 23:36
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Michael Pineda struck out a season-high nine over six efficient innings, Jason Castro had two hits and three RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 7-4 on Saturday.
  Pineda (6-4) gave up five hits and a run on a solo homer in the sixth inning by Elvis Andrus. The big right-hander had his most strikeouts since 2017 with the New York Yankees prior to a Tommy John surgery that sidelined him for all of 2018.
  Marwin Gonzalez homered for Minnesota, which lead the
  
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• Sims has 21, Lynx hand 4th straight loss 74-71

  06-07-2019 23:12
  UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Odyssey Sims scored 21 points, Sylvia Fowles had a double-double and the Minnesota Lynx handed the Connecticut Sun their fourth-straight loss 74-71 on Saturday.
  Fowles had 18 points and 11 rebounds for Minnesota. Danielle Robinson had 13 points, including four free throws in the final minutes, and Napheesa Collier scored 10 in her first return to Connecticut where she had a stellar college career before being a first-round draft pick. The Sun had won a franchise-re
  
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• Grizzlies to retire Conley’s No. 11 jersey

  06-07-2019 23:12
  The Memphis Grizzlies plan to retire Mike Conley’s No. 11 jersey.
  Conley played for Memphis for 12 seasons before he was traded to Utah in a move that was approved by the NBA on Saturday.
  Grizzlies Owner Robert J. Pera says in a release that Conley “represented the Grizzlies and the City of Memphis with true heart and class during his 12 seasons. His talent, determination and resilience elevated our team to a perennial playoff contender, and his altruism and sportsmanship helped shap
  
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• Copa América: Messi sent off as Argentina takes 3rd place

  06-07-2019 23:09
  SÃO PAULO (AP) — For a match that didn’t mean much, there was a lot going on as Argentina defeated Chile 2-1 to finish third in the Copa América on Saturday.
  Lionel Messi was sent off after getting involved in an altercation in a tense third-place game between the rivals from the last two finals of the South American competition,
  Veteran Chile midfielder Gary Medel also was red carded after the first-half shoving match with Messi at the Arena Corinthians.
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• Search crews find body of 1 in Alabama boat collision

  06-07-2019 22:58
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Search crews have recovered the body of one of three people who went missing in a pair of holiday boating accidents on two Alabama lakes.
  Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Marine Patrol spokesman, Capt. Gary Buchanan, says crews on Saturday pulled the body of 26-year-old Devin Clay Jackson, of Deatsville, from Lake Jordan, north of Montgomery. Also missing in that accident was 17-year-old Travis House, of Marbury. Buchanan says five others were hurt when two 19
  
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• 5 discovered killed in St. Louis apartment; suspect sought

  06-07-2019 22:51
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police in St. Louis say five people have been discovered slain in an apartment building.
  St. Louis County Police confirmed Saturday afternoon in a news conference posted to the department’s Twitter page that all five people killed were adults. Police would not give the names, ages or genders of the five people killed, nor disclose how they believed they had been killed. Police Chief Jon Belmar said only that investigators were certain they were victims of homicide.
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• Seized North Korean ship sought for American student’s death

  06-07-2019 22:45
  NEW YORK (AP) — The parents of Otto Warmbier have filed a claim for a seized North Korean cargo ship in a bid to collect a multimillion-dollar judgment in the American college student’s death.
  Attorneys for the Warmbiers said in a court filing Wednesday they have a right to the assets after North Korea failed to respond to their wrongful death claim.
  The Warmbiers say their son was tortured after being convicted of trying to steal a propaganda poster and imprisoned for months.
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• Zion Williamson out for summer league with bruised knee

  06-07-2019 22:32
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Zion Williamson’s summer league is over.
  The New Orleans Pelicans say the No. 1 pick in this year’s NBA draft will not play any more at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas because of a bruised left knee. The team stressed the move is precautionary.
  Williamson scored 11 points in nine minutes of his debut game against New York on Friday night. But he took a knee-to-knee hit in the first half and was ruled out at halftime of a game that was eventually shortened af
  
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• Judge OKs state’s motion to dismiss fetal manslaughter case

  06-07-2019 22:24
  BESSEMER, Ala. (AP) — The manslaughter charge against an Alabama woman who lost her fetus when she was shot during a fight has been dropped.
  A judge granted the state’s motion Saturday to dismiss the case against 28-year-old Marshae Jones.
  Authorities say Jones was five months pregnant when 23-year-old Ebony Jemison shot her in the stomach during a December argument over the fetus’ father.
  Jemison was initially charged with manslaughter, but a grand jury declined to indict her
  
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• Messi sent off in tense 3rd-place game at Copa América

  06-07-2019 22:18
  SÃO PAULO (AP) — Lionel Messi has been sent off in the first half of the third-place game between Argentina and Chile in the Copa América on Saturday.
  Messi was red carded after getting into a shoving match with Chile midfielder Gary Medel, who also was ejected.
  Messi and Medel got into each other’s faces after a ball dispute near an end line in the 37th minute at the Arena Corinthians.
  Medel wasn’t happy that Messi came in hard from behind to try to take the ball
  
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• Search continues for missing Arizona man in Wyoming

  06-07-2019 22:17
  JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Search and rescue crews in west-central Wyoming plan to look through the weekend for a 21-year-old man who is believed to be missing in the Snake River.
  Teton County crews have been looking for Averin Scott in the Jackson area since Thursday, when he was reported missing.
  The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports that searchers in neighboring Lincoln County later joined the effort on their stretch of the river.
  Scott was last seen near the edge of the river around midn
  
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• Officials: Searches find nobody in blast-damaged Nevada dorm

  06-07-2019 22:02
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — Authorities say thorough searches of a University of Nevada, Reno, dormitory building that was heavily damaged by an explosion found nobody inside and all students are accounted for.
  Officials said during a news conference Saturday that the cause of the Friday explosion that blew out windows and did other damage to multiple floors of Argenta Hall remains under investigation.
  The university has said a mechanical failure of some type is suspected, but State Fire Marshal Bar
  
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• France’s Macron trying to save Iran nuclear deal by July 15

  06-07-2019 22:00
  PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says he is trying to resume dialogue between Iran and Western partners by July 15 to calm tensions in the region.
  Macron’s office said in a statement that the French leader spoke for more than an hour Saturday with Iranian President Hassan Rohani amid a standoff between Tehran and the U.S.
  Macron expressed “strong concern about new weakening” of the 2015 accord aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
  He said he would
  
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• Brazilian musician Joao Gilberto dies at 88

  06-07-2019 21:52
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian singer and composer Joao Gilberto, who is considered one of the fathers of the Bossa Nova genre, has died.
  His death was confirmed by his children on Saturday. Gilberto was 88 years old.
  The post Brazilian musician Joao Gilberto dies at 88 appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Tanaka, Vázquez, Woodruff added to All-Star rosters

  06-07-2019 21:44
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka, Pittsburgh closer Felipe Vázquez and Milwaukee right-hander Brandon Woodruff have been added to the rosters for Tuesday’s All-Star Game.
  They replace Toronto’s Marcus Stroman, who has a strained pectoral muscle; Arizona pitcher Zack Greinke, who will be attending to a personal matter; and Brewers closer Josh Hader, who has back stiffness.
  Tanaka was selected for the 2014 AL team but didn’t p
  
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• Pack of dogs may have fatally mauled Florida man, authorities say

  06-07-2019 21:42
  Authorities said Friday that a pack of dogs may have attacked and killed a Florida man whose body was riddled with more than 100 bites.
  The Highlands County Sheriff’s Office said the body of Melvin Olds Jr., 45, was discovered Thursday near Lake Placid, Florida, and investigators, the medical examiner and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission believe he was fatally mauled by dogs.
  Authorities in Florida said six dogs have been captured after a man in Highlands County is bel
  
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• Homeland insecurity: Empty seats at agency dealing with overcrowding at the border

  06-07-2019 21:36
  The agency in charge of dealing with overcrowded conditions at migrant facilities near the southern border is severely understaffed at the leadership level.
  The president has demanded the Department of Homeland Security contain the surge of immigrants at the border and deport millions who are in the country illegally. But he has failed to staff the highest levels of the agency and its departments, which include Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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• Investigators search for clues in Bahamas chopper crash

  06-07-2019 21:28
  Accident investigators in the Bahamas are conducting underwater surveying and mapping of the site of a helicopter crash that killed West Virginia coal magnate Chris Cline and six other people.
  The Air Accident Investigation Department of the Bahamas said via Twitter late Friday that salvage teams were “in place at the crash site” and were conducting “underwater surveying and mapping of debris field.”
  The Bahamas Air Accident Investigation Department says that an operation
  
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• Reid Park Zoo announces death of jaguar, Simone

  06-07-2019 21:24
  Reid Park Zoo announced the death of the 23-year-old jaguar, Simone, Saturday.
  The zoo says Simone was euthanized Friday due to age-related health issues.
  Animal care and veterinary staff at the zoo says they had been managing Simone’s health and felt this was the best call given her declining health.
  Simone arrived at Reid Park Zoo when she was 7 months old and spent most of her life there.
  “She was always a guest and staff favorite and many came to celebrate her 23rd birthday in Ma
  
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• 4 dead in apparent murder-suicide in northwest Arkansas

  06-07-2019 21:08
  GRAVETTE, Ark. (AP) — Authorities in northwest Arkansas say a man has allegedly shot his wife and two adult sons to death before apparently taking his own life.
  The victims were discovered after police received a call about 3:30 p.m. on Friday about a man barricaded in a residence in Gravette, about 164 miles (264 kilometers) northwest of Little Rock. The victims were identified Saturday as Justin Barnes, his wife Inga and sons Levi and Casey Barnes.
  Capt. Chris Kelley of the Gravette Poli
  
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• Rain dampens NASCAR’s final holiday visit to Daytona

  06-07-2019 21:05
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It’s another rainy day at Daytona International Speedway as NASCAR prepares for its final holiday weekend race at the historic speedway.
  NASCAR has run at Daytona during the July 4th weekend since 1959 but is abandoning that tradition in a scheduling shake-up next season. Daytona will instead host the regular-season finale in August, while the holiday weekend race will move to Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
  Weather in part made Daytona amenable to surrenderin
  
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• Man and woman dead after standoff sparked by dispute over fireworks noise

  06-07-2019 21:03
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  A Michigan man and woman are dead following a long standoff with police sparked by a dispute between neighbors over noise from Fourth of July fireworks, according to authorities.
  The man had barricaded himself in his home after shooting into a crowd, injuring a 12-year-old girl and a woman in her 60s, according to The Associated Press.
  Both the girl and the woman sustained injuries that are believed to be non-life-threatening, according to police. The deceased man and woman, who have
  
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• Starbucks apologizes to police for encounter in Arizona shop

  06-07-2019 20:34
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Starbucks is apologizing after an employee reportedly asked six police officers to leave or change their location in one of the company’s shops in a Phoenix suburb because another customer reported feeling unsafe.
  Starbucks said it has “deep respect for the Tempe Police Department” and was apologizing “for any misunderstanding or inappropriate behavior that may have taken place” during the July 4 encounter.
  The Tempe Officers Association sa
  
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• ‘The Father’ wins Karlovy Vary film fest’s top prize

  06-07-2019 20:30
  PRAGUE (AP) — “The Father,” a movie directed by Bulgaria’s filmmaking duo Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, has won the top prize at the 54th edition of an international film festival in the Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary.
  The movie was chosen from 12 contenders for the Crystal Globe by the Karlovy Vary Film Festival’s grand jury. Saturday’s award also comes with a $25,000 cash prize.
  A family drama with comic and absurd moments, “The Father” d
  
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• South Africa stuns Salah and Egypt at African Cup

  06-07-2019 20:24
  CAIRO (AP) — South Africa scored with five minutes left to beat Egypt 1-0 and knock the stunned host and favorite out of the African Cup of Nations in the Round of 16 on Saturday.
  Thembinkosi Lorch got the winner on a counterattack to silence 75,000 fans at Cairo International Stadium.
  South Africa only qualified for the last 16 as the lowest-ranked of the four third-placed teams to make it through.
  But South Africa’s defense stifled Egypt star Mohamed Salah to give the team a platfo
  
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• Nigeria knocks out defending champ Cameroon at African Cup

  06-07-2019 20:24
  CAIRO (AP) — Defending champion Cameroon is out of the African Cup of Nations after losing 3-2 to Nigeria in a wild last-16 game on Saturday.
  Nigeria scored first before Cameroon replied with two goals in three minutes at the end of the first half to lead 2-1. Nigeria then did the same to go ahead again with two goals in a three-minute spell after halftime.
  Odion Ighalo scored two of Nigeria’s goals and Alex Iwobi snatched the winner in the 66th minute to put the 2013 champion into t
  
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• Yemen rebels claim drone attacks on 2 Saudi airports

  06-07-2019 20:19
  SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s rebels say they have launched drone attacks targeting two Saudi Arabian airports.
  The Houthis’ Al-Masirah satellite news channel on Saturday says the rebels, known as Houthis, attacked Saudi airports in Abha and Jizan with Qasef-2K drones.
  Yahia Sarie, spokesman for the Iran-aligned Houthi forces, said the attacks resulted in the suspension of air traffic in both airports.
  Saudi Arabia, Yemen’s neighbor to the north, did not immediately comment
  
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• In The Limelight | Birds and Arrows

  06-07-2019 20:18
  Like Aves filling their four-chambered hearts with joy, soaring where the clouds of emotion no longer obscure the clear sight of the soul, Birds and Arrows shoot bolts of deliverance with courage as they move forward.…
  
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• At Tour de France, tasting Belgium’s chocolate is a must

  06-07-2019 20:00
  BRUSSELS (AP) — On meeting someone who makes bars of chocolate for a living, the question that immediately springs to mind is: “After a while, do you get sick of eating the stuff?”
  The reassuring response, firmly delivered by chocoholic chocolate-store manager Patricia Lafargue is that it’s simply not possible to have too much of a good thing.
  “Every day, I have to eat chocolate,” she said, as she ladled molten sweet, dark scoops into a mold where the chocolat
  
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• Starbucks apologies to police for encounter in Arizona shop

  06-07-2019 19:52
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Starbucks is apologizing after an employee reportedly asked six police officers to leave or change their location in one of the company’s shops in a Phoenix suburb because another customer reported feeling unsafe.
  Starbucks said it has “deep respect for the Tempe Police Department” and was apologizing “for any misunderstanding or inappropriate behavior that may have taken place” during the July 4 encounter.
  The Tempe Officers Association sa
  
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• Police go to store for suspected shoplifter. Then pay for her groceries.

  06-07-2019 19:47
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  Three New York City police officers were called to a Whole Foods store Thursday after a woman was accused of shoplifting. Instead of arresting her, they paid for the food she had stashed in her bag.
  Paul Bozymowski, a film and television director who was at the store, tweeted a photo of the woman with her hands and a tissue over her face as she and the officers stood near the exit at the Whole Foods in Union Square.
  “This woman was being held by security. She had food in her bag she
  
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• Last Chance: See Painter Rachel Nelson's Studio at Saturday's Art Walk

  06-07-2019 19:27
  Painter Rachel Nelson works with acrylic paints and encaustic, or hot wax painting. Her paintings are emotive and human, stories told through texture and color.…
  
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• British Open organizers refuse request by Daly to use cart

  06-07-2019 19:26
  ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Organizers of the British Open have refused a request by former champion John Daly to use a golf cart at the championship in Royal Portrush this month.
  Daly had applied to use a cart because of his arthritic right knee.
  The R&A says it was declining the request because “walking the course is an integral part of the championship and is central to the tradition of links golf.” It said it was important to “ensure that, as far as possible, the
  
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• Sweden beats England 2-1 to take third at Women’s World Cup

  06-07-2019 19:24
  NICE, France (AP) — Kosovare Asllani and Sofia Jakobsson each scored and Sweden beat England 2-1 Saturday night to take third place in the Women’s World Cup.
  Asllani, who was taken off the field in a stretcher during Sweden’s semifinal loss to the Netherlands, started Saturday and gave the Swedes the lead in the 11th minute as they took advantage of early struggles by England. Alex Greenwood had plenty of time to clear Fridolina Rolfo’s cross but sent it straight into the
  
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• Rangers’ All-Star Mike Minor will skip Sunday start for rest

  06-07-2019 19:21
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Texas Rangers’ All-Star Mike Minor will skip his final start Sunday against Minnesota ahead of the break.
  Minor, a first-time All-Star, already had been replaced on the American League roster by Cleveland’s Shane Bieber because Minor was slated to start Sunday. Minor will attend the game but not pitch, and the team wanted to give the left-hander more rest before the start of the second half.
  Minor (8-4) is second in the AL with a 2.54 ERA and owns a leagu
  
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• The Latest: Terrence Ross signs his deal with Orlando

  06-07-2019 19:18
  The Latest on NBA free agency (all times EDT):
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  Terrence Ross has signed his four-year, $54 million deal to stay with the Orlando Magic.
  The Magic announced the signing Saturday, not long after the league’s moratorium on player movement and signings was lifted. Ross averaged a career-best 15.1 points per game last season in 81 appearances for Orlando, all off the bench.
  Orlando is also expected to complete the signing of All-Star forward Nikola Vucevic to a $100 million, four-year
  
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• The Latest: Magic get Vucevic for $100 million, 4 years

  06-07-2019 19:18
  The Latest on NBA free agency (all times EDT):
  5:05 p.m.
  The Orlando Magic have signed Nikola Vucevic to a $100 million, four-year contract.
  Magic President Jeff Weltman says Vucevic “has been a terrific pro during his time here in Orlando, performed at an All-Star level last season and helped lead us back to the playoffs. We look forward to building off that success for years to come.”
  Vucevic is coming off a career year, averaging 20.8 points, 12 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game &
  
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• The Latest: Lillard signs his $196 million extension

  06-07-2019 19:18
  The Latest on NBA free agency (all times EDT):
  3:10 p.m.
  Damian Lillard won’t be seeing free agency for a long time.
  The Portland Trail Blazers signed their All-Star point guard to a four-year extension on Saturday — one that would be worth $196 million if Lillard exercises the final year of the deal in 2024-25, which will be at his option. He would be guaranteed well over $50 million that season.
  Lillard’s extension was the biggest cash deal agreed to this summer in the NBA.
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• Shopping center explosion in Plantation, Florida, leaves over a dozen injured

  06-07-2019 19:05
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  A gas explosion rocked a shopping center on Saturday in South Florida leaving 15 to 20 people injured, two of them seriously, a fire official said.
  The explosion happened around 11:30 a.m. at The Fountains, a shopping center in Plantation, a suburb in Broward County, north of Miami.
  Video from the scene appears to show windows blown out of an LA Fitness gym and wreckage scattered across the ground.
  The explosion sent large pieces of debris about 100 yards across the street, the Assoc
  
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• Shopping center explosion in Plantation, Florida; authorities report ‘multiple patients’

  06-07-2019 19:05
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  A gas explosion rocked a shopping center on Saturday in South Florida, authorities said.
  The explosion happened around noon at The Fountains, a shopping center in Plantation, a suburb in Broward County, north of Miami.
  Video from the scene appears to show windows blown out of an LA Fitness gym and debris scattered across the ground.
  The Plantation Fire Department tweeted there were “multiple patients.” Local police asked residents to avoid the area.
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• Southwestern Arizona schools providing free summer meals

  06-07-2019 18:46
  YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — Some southwestern Arizona schools are offering free summer meals to children in one of the poorest regions of the state.
  The Yuma Sun reports the schools are taking advantage of a federal program aimed at helping students on free or reduced meal programs during the school year.
  Crane School District, Yuma Elementary School District One and Yuma Union High School District all have free summer lunch programs, reimbursed by the USDA’s summer food service program.
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• 2 dozen Dallas officers disciplined over offensive posts

  06-07-2019 18:40
  DALLAS (AP) — Dallas police officials say more than two-dozen officers face disciplinary measures after they were found to have posted bigoted or other offensive material to social media in violation of the department’s code of conduct, including mocking protesters who were pepper-sprayed..
  Officials announced Friday an internal review determined that 25 officers posted or shared objectionable material.
  Four of those officers have been placed on administrative leave because of the ex
  
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• Once its nemesis, Argentine coach Gareca leads Peru revival

  06-07-2019 18:39
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As a player, Ricardo Gareca played a part in Peru’s soccer demise nearly four decades ago.
  As a coach, the Argentine was responsible for the team’s resurgence.
  With Gareca at the helm, Peru is back in the Copa América final after 44 years, facing host Brazil on Sunday at Maracanã Stadium.
  Gareca scored a decisive goal for Argentina in a qualifier for the 1986 World Cup, virtually eliminating Peru from the tournament.
  Peru had made it to two c
  
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• Sabres sign F Johansson to 2-year deal

  06-07-2019 18:37
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Marcus Johansson has signed a two-year contract with Buffalo, giving new Sabres coach Ralph Krueger another option for his lines.
  Johansson played for New Jersey and Boston last season, finishing with 13 goals and 17 assists in 58 games. The 28-year-old forward also had four goals and seven assists in 22 playoff games, helping the Bruins reach the Stanley Cup Final.
  Buffalo announced Johansson’s deal on Saturday. The average annual value is $4.5 million.
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• Mount Rushmore Memorial to begin major construction projects

  06-07-2019 18:29
  RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — One of the country’s most popular tourist attractions is getting to the core of a multi-million dollar upgrade.
  The Rapid City Journal reports that major construction projects at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota are scheduled to begin next week. The National Park Service says work will continue through much of 2020.
  Mount Rushmore spokeswoman Maureen McGee-Ballinger says the upgrades are designed to make it easier to traverse the park and p
  
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• Du Plessis hits 100, South Africa sets Australia 326 to win

  06-07-2019 18:24
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — South Africa captain Faf du Plessis struck his team’s first century of the Cricket World Cup in its final group game, lifting the homeward-bound Proteas to 325-6 against Australia on Saturday.
  The Australians were smashed around Old Trafford at times and faced a big task to get the win they needed to guarantee finishing top of the group. That would set up a semifinal match against trans-Tasman rival New Zealand back in Manchester on Tuesday.
  Du Plessis reac
  
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• Body of missing University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck found

  06-07-2019 18:23
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  The body of slain University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck has been found, authorities said Friday.
  Lueck’s remains were discovered in Logan Canyon in Logan, Utah, on Wednesday, and Salt Lake City police Chief Mike Brown said he personally called Lueck’s parents Friday to update them.
  The 23-year-old student, a Southern California native, was last seen June 17.
  “We recovered the body on Wednesday and were able to confirm it was her,” Brown said. “I spoke wi
  
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• Authorities investigate explosion at Florida shopping plaza

  06-07-2019 18:22
  PLANTATION, Fla. (AP) — Police and firefighters are investigating an explosion at a Florida shopping plaza that injured multiple people.
  The explosion happened Saturday morning at a shopping center in Plantation, west of Fort Lauderdale in Broward County. The blast sent large pieces of debris about 100 yards (about 91 meters) across the street.
  Video and photos posted on social media showed a destroyed business with damaged buildings next to it. Police officer Chavez Grant said there were
  
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• Brazil looks to future, Peru chases glory at Copa América

  06-07-2019 18:19
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Can a team that was trashed by the favorites in a major soccer tournament win a final against the same opponent only two weeks later?
  The answer will be known on Sunday after Copa América host Brazil takes on underdogs Peru in an unexpected final at Rio de Janeiro’s historic Maracanã Stadium in front of 70,000 fans.
  Brazil is chasing its ninth Copa title and first since 2007. Peru won in 1939 and 1975.
  Brazil has won all four Copa América ed
  
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• Another earthquake shakes Southern California, day after most powerful quake in 20 years

  06-07-2019 17:40
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  LOS ANGELES — For the second day in a row, a powerful earthquake shook Southern California.
  Friday’s 7.1-magnitude quake knocked out power in the desert city of Ridgecrest and rattled people from Las Vegas to Los Angeles.
  It came one day after the most powerful earthquake to strike the region in two decades. That one was a 6.4-magnitude.
  The epicenter of both was about 10 miles northeast of Ridgecrest, a city of 27,600 about 115 miles from downtown Los Angeles, but rumbli
  
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