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• Brazil beats Peru 3-1 to win Copa América title

  07-07-2019 23:59
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil beats Peru 3-1 to win Copa América title.
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• Far-right Greek party crashes out of Parliament

  07-07-2019 23:56
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A far-right, anti-immigrant party that had shocked Greek politics by evolving from a marginal, violent neo-Nazi group into Greece’s third-largest party during the country’s economic crisis has been knocked out of Parliament in the latest national election.
  With nearly 95 percent of precincts reporting, the Golden Dawn party has 2.95% of the votes in Sunday’s election. That is under the 3 percent needed to be represented in Parliament.
  The government&
  
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• Cardinals RHP Jack Flaherty has no-hitter through 6 innings

  07-07-2019 23:48
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Jack Flaherty has completed six no-hit innings against the San Francisco Giants.
  Flaherty has thrown 70 pitches and struck out six. The 23-year-old retired his first 12 batters before walking Alex Dickerson leading off the fifth. He struck out two of the next three and got Kevin Pillar to foul out.
  Flaherty got some help in the first inning when center fielder Harrison Bader made a running catch at the warning track to take away a possi
  
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• Arizona’s Young has no-hitter through 6 against Rockies

  07-07-2019 23:46
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks rookie Alex Young has not allowed a hit through six innings against the Colorado Rockies.
  Young has faced one batter over the minimum after walking Tony Wolters in the third inning. He’s thrown 71 pitches.
  The 23-year-old left-hander is making his second career big-league start. He held the San Francisco Giants to a run on three hits and struck out five in a 5-4 on June 27 for his first win.
  Young spent most of the season at Triple-A Reno before be
  
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• Reynolds slugs Pirates past Yelich-less Brewers 6-5

  07-07-2019 23:44
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Red-hot rookie Bryan Reynolds hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 Sunday in their final game before the All-Star break.
  The estimated 403-foot shot cleared the seats beyond the fence in right-center field and bounced toward the Allegheny River. Reynolds’ seventh homer of the season came after Kevin Kramer walked and Adam Frazier singled off reliever Junior Guerra (3-2).
  Reynolds also hit an RBI
  
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• The Latest: Ridgecrest residents told to take precautions

  07-07-2019 21:16
  RIDGECREST, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a strong earthquake in Southern California (all times local):
  6:25 p.m.
  Officials told several hundred people at a community meeting in Ridgecrest to take precautions once running water returns to their homes after it was cut off by the two earthquakes that hit the town Thursday and Friday.
  The officials asked residents at Sunday’s two-hour meeting to boil the water for at least several days once it comes back on.
  Mayor Peggy Breeden said that
  
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• California inmates’ removal to leave room for ICE detainees

  07-07-2019 20:57
  ELOY, Ariz. (AP) — The departure of California prison inmates from an Arizona correctional center is expected to leave more room for Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees.
  The Casa Grande Dispatch reports that up to 2,500 beds at the La Palma Correctional Center could be available for ICE detainees after California announced plans in June remove their inmates.
  Owner CoreCivic Inc. has said no families or unaccompanied minors would be placed in the facility southeast of Phoenix. The
  
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• What ABOUT Beethoven's hair?

  07-07-2019 20:15
  The anniversary of Beethoven's birth is coming up... do you know he'd be 250 years old?!To celebrate, Pima County Public Library and the Tucson Symphony Orchestra are teaming up on a special book club series in September. Book clubs at three libraries - Joel D. Valdez Main Library, Joyner-Green Valley Library, and Oro Valley Public Library - will read Beethoven's Hair and discuss it with TSO's Music Director José Luis Gomez.…
  
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• The Latest: Greece’s left-wing leader concedes election

  07-07-2019 18:13
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Latest on Greece’s parliamentary election (all times local):
  9:35 p.m.
  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has conceded his country’s parliamentary election and said he phoned conservative opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis to congratulate him on his victory.
  Official results with more than half of ballots counted showed Mitsotakis’ New Democracy party comfortably winning Sunday’s election, receiving 39.7% of the vote compared to 31.5% b
  
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• Strong quake causes panic in eastern Indonesia

  07-07-2019 17:44
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong subsea earthquake late Sunday night caused panic in parts of eastern Indonesia and triggered a tsunami warning that was later lifted. There were no immediate reports of major damage or casualties.
  The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.9 quake was centered 185 kilometers (115 miles) southeast of Manado in the Molucca Sea at a depth of 24 kilometers (15 miles).
  The national disaster agency said the tsunami warning issued for North Sulawesi and Nor
  
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• The Latest: Japan concerned over Iran’s uranium enrichment

  07-07-2019 08:56
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The latest on U.S.-Iran tensions (all times local):
  8 a.m.
  Japan is expressing serious concern over Iran’s decision to increase uranium enrichment above the limit set by the 2015 nuclear agreement, urging Tehran to return to its earlier commitment.
  Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasutoshi Nishimura said Monday that Japan is “seriously concerned and closely watching” the development on the nuclear deal and increased tension in the Middle East.
  Nishimura
  
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• Indonesia’s respected disaster agency spokesman dies at 49

  07-07-2019 03:45
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s disaster agency spokesman, who was respected for informing the public accurately and quickly about the country’s frequent natural calamities, has died. He was 49.
  Sutopo Purwo Nugroho died Sunday morning in Guangzhou, China, where he had been undergoing cancer treatment since June, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said.
  Nugroho revealed in early 2018 that he had been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer and was told he might not survi
  
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• Rivera helps Marlins break out with 15 hits, beat Braves 5-4

  07-07-2019 01:42
  ATLANTA (AP) — Yadiel Rivera hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the fifth inning and the Miami Marlins beat Atlanta 5-4 on Saturday for only their second win over the Braves this season.
  The Braves had been 9-1 against Miami before the Marlins snapped a five-game losing streak. The Marlins’ struggling offense, shut out in a 1-0 loss to Atlanta in the series opener, had 15 hits, including homers by Harold Ramirez and Starlin Castro.
  Rivera was hitting .125 with one RBI before his line-
  
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• Sharma credits World Cup runfest to finding his ‘good space’

  07-07-2019 01:32
  LEEDS, England (AP) — History beckoned and Rohit Sharma didn’t hold back.
  Sri Lanka tested the Cricket World Cup’s most dangerous batsman on Saturday by bowling at his feet, his hips, his head, his leg side, his off stump, trying to find a weakness.
  And couldn’t.
  With a casual grace, Sharma showed impeccable timing and power to drive, flick, pull, and cut the ball between fielders and to the boundary at Headingley to lead India to a thrashing of Sri Lanka by seven wickets
  
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• All-Stars Lindor, Beiber lead Indians over Reds 7-2

  07-07-2019 01:08
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Francisco Lindor homered twice, Roberto Perez connected on a tiebreaking shot in the eighth inning, and the Cleveland Indians pulled away to their fifth straight victory at Great American Ball Park on Saturday, 7-2 over the Cincinnati Reds.
  The Indians have won nine of their last 11 games in Cincinnati and lead the intrastate series 62-50. They’ve taken two of three this season.
  Cleveland has won five in a row overall, matching its longest winning streak of the seas
  
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• Montagliani rules out future finals on same day

  07-07-2019 01:03
  CHICAGO (AP) — The president of soccer’s North and Central American and Caribbean body refused to address FIFA’s contention that having the finals Women’s World Cup, the CONCACAF Gold Cup and the Copa America on the same day was planned, not inadvertent.
  CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani has said the scheduling was a “clerical error.” FIFA issued a statement last month saying it resulted from “a comprehensive consultancy process, which has involved a
  
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• Berhalter criticizes CONCACAF for not using video review

  07-07-2019 01:02
  CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter has criticized soccer officials for not using video review in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
  While FIFA instituted video assistant referees for last year’s men’s World Cup and this year’s Women’s World Cup, the Confederation of North and Central American and Caribbean Football did not adopt it for its premier tournament.
  “One thing I’m a little bit critical of CONCACAF is not having VAR,” Berhalter said Saturday. &
  
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• Scherzer stays hot, Nationals blank Royals 6-0

  07-07-2019 01:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Max Scherzer sustained a dominant stretch with seven strong innings, Kurt Suzuki homered and the Washington Nationals beat the Kansas City Royals 6-0 on Saturday.
  The NL pitcher of the month for June, Scherzer (9-5) allowed four hits and struck out 11 with one walk in his final start before heading to Tuesday’s All-Star Game. He struck out the side in the seventh.
  Scherzer has won seven straight starts and has an 0.84 ERA over his last nine appearances. He returned
  
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• Official: Small plane crash on Ole Miss golf course, 1 hurt

  07-07-2019 00:51
  OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say the pilot of a single-engine plane has been injured when the aircraft crashed on the golf course at the University of Mississippi.
  University spokesperson Rod Guajardo told media outlets the plane affiliated with the Civil Air Patrol was practicing touch-and-go landings when it crashed about 3:15 p.m. Saturday near the 17th tee of the Ole Miss Golf Course. The course is near University-Oxford Airport.
  No one on the ground was reported hurt.
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• Child dies after using homemade zip line

  07-07-2019 00:25
  PHOENIX (AP) – An 8-year-old Arizona boy who was injured while trying to ride a homemade zip line has died.
  The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that the boy died three days after he suffered a strangulation injury June 24 at a home near Buckeye.
  Sheriff’s office spokesman Calbert Gillett tells The Arizona Republic that the incident appears to have been a “tragic accident.” Nobody has been arrested.
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• Manslaughter conviction upheld in Joe McKnight’s shooting

  07-07-2019 00:20
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A state appeals court has voted to uphold the manslaughter conviction of the man sentenced to 30 years in prison for fatally shooting former NFL player Joe McKnight during a road rage confrontation.
  The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reports a three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeal unanimously rejected acquittal arguments from Ronald Gasser’s attorney, Loyola University law professor Dane Ciolino.
  Ciolino argued that prosecutors didn’t
  
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• Brazil coach denies he could leave after Copa América final

  07-07-2019 00:18
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil coach Tite has denied he could leave his job after Sunday’s Copa América final against Peru.
  Asked about his future plans, Tite repeated to journalists on Saturday that his contract is until the end of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
  The coach refused to say more about a report on Brazilian website UOL saying he was considering leaving — regardless of the result of the final at the Maracanã Stadium.
  Tite became Brazil’s coach in 201
  
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