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• Lester homers, drives in 3, pitches Cubs past Pirates 10-4

  13-07-2019 23:52
  CHICAGO (AP) — Jon Lester homered, tied a career high with three RBIs and pitched effectively into the seventh inning to lead the Chicago Cubs past the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-4 on Saturday.
  All-Star catcher Willson Contreras’ three-run homer and Lester’s two-run single off the left-field wall were the big hits in the Cubs’ seven-run first inning.
  The 35-year-old left-hander connected for his third career home run — all with the Cubs at Wrigley Field — for the N
  
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• Kim leads Marathon Classic; Thompson 1 shot back

  13-07-2019 23:48
  SYLVANIA, Ohio (AP) — Sei Young Kim shot a 5-under 66 on Saturday in the Marathon Classic to take a one-stroke lead over Lexi Thompson into the final round.
  Kim had seven birdies and two bogeys to reach 16-under 197 at Highland Meadows Golf Club. The South Korean player won the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship in May in California for her eighth tour title.
  Thompson eagled the par-5 18th for a 65. She won the ShopRite LPGA Classic last month in New Jersey for her 11th tour title.
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• Puerto Rican chief financial officer resigns in chat scandal

  13-07-2019 23:27
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s chief financial officer has resigned following criticism of his participation in a profanity-laced chat used by government officials that has angered islanders and led to calls for the governor’s resignation.
  Christian Sobrino announced he was stepping down via Twitter on Saturday. Sobrino was also the governor’s representative on a federal control board that oversees the U.S. territory’s finances.
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• DNA confirms remains are those of missing Virginia toddler

  13-07-2019 23:25
  HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia have confirmed that human remains found at a trash incinerator earlier this month belong to a 2-year-old boy who went missing.
  Hampton police said in a brief statement Saturday that DNA analysis has confirmed the remains are those of Noah Tomlin.
  Noah’s mother, Julia Tomlin , has been charged with three counts of felony child neglect involving three children, including Noah. She reported Noah missing on June 24, prompting a massive search.
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• Grichuk’s glove, bat help Blue Jays hold off Yanks 2-1

  13-07-2019 23:23
  NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto center fielder Randal Grichuk made a diving catch with the bases loaded and hit a two-run single as the Blue Jays held off the New York Yankees 2-1 Saturday.
  The AL East-leading Yankees, who have not been shut out in more than a year, scored with two outs in the ninth inning on Aaron Judge’s fourth hit of the game, a single off third baseman Brandon Drury’s glove.
  With runners at the corners, Luke Voit looked at strike three from Daniel Hudson to end it.
  
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• Taste of the Tour: The pitfalls of owning a French chateau

  13-07-2019 23:15
  VILLERSEXEL, France (AP) — The Tour de France loves castles. Not a day passes without the TV cameras zooming in on one of the country’s magnificent châteaux along the race route, conjuring up dreams of living the high life, perhaps with a glass of Champagne in hand.
  But the reality isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be.
  Jean-Pierre Potet fell in love with the 19th-century Château de Villersexel, near Belfort in eastern France that was passed in the Tour&rsqu
  
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• Maryland police release footage showing officer using slur

  13-07-2019 22:43
  WHITE OAK, Md. (AP) — A Maryland police department has released hours of body camera footage showing an arrest involving a white officer who used a racial slur while talking to a group of black men.
  The incident outside a Silver Spring McDonald’s in May sparked controversy when the officer’s use of the word was livestreamed on Instagram. Local leaders sought the release of unedited body camera video.
  WRC-TV reports at least one of the men can be heard using the word in the vide
  
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• Man held in fatal shooting during Fountain Hills bar fight

  13-07-2019 22:25
  FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a 25-year-old man has been arrested in the shooting death of another man during an argument and fight in a Fountain Hills bar.
  The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday that Christopher Charles Ruether of Fountain Hills was arrested in the killing of 28-year-old Matthew Dylan Gilmore late Thursday night.
  Ruether was booked into jail on suspicion of manslaughter and discharging a weapon within city limits.
  Online records don’
  
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• Wilkerson HR carries Orioles past Rays 2-1 in 1st game

  13-07-2019 22:22
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Stevie Wilkerson hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to back a surprisingly effective performance by Baltimore’s pitching staff, and the Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 Saturday in the opener of a split doubleheader.
  One night after surrendering 16 runs to the Rays, Baltimore permitted only three hits — all in the third inning. The Orioles came in with a major league-high 5.69 ERA and the worst record in the big leagues.
  Picked up on waivers from Oakl
  
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• Rays hit 6 HRs, beat Orioles 12-4 after losing opener 2-1

  13-07-2019 22:22
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Michael Brosseau and Nate Lowe each hit two of Tampa Bay’s season-high six home runs, and the Rays pounded the Baltimore Orioles 12-4 Saturday night to earn a doubleheader split.
  Brosseau hit a two-run drive in the second inning and a solo shot in the ninth. Lowe went deep with a man on in the sixth and the ninth. It was the first career multihomer game for both players.
  Yandy Diaz and Tommy Pham also homered for the Rays, who have won four of five to move within six
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued July 13 at 1:20PM MST until July 16 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  13-07-2019 22:20
  * WHERE…Portions of south central Arizona.
  * IMPACTS…Overexposure can cause heat cramps and heatexhaustion to develop and, without intervention, can lead toheat stroke.
  * THREAT…High HeatRisk. Afternoon temperatures 107 to 116.Overnight lows in the mid 80s.An Excessive Heat Warning means that a period of very hottemperatures, even by local standards, will occur. Actions shouldbe taken to lessen the impact of the extreme heat.
  Stay indoors and seek air-conditioned buildings.
  
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• Funeral held for Beth Chapman of ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’

  13-07-2019 22:11
  AURORA, Colorado (AP) — Friends and family of the late “Dog the Bounty Hunter” reality TV show co-star Beth Chapman are gathering in Colorado to remember her life.
  Funeral services in Chapman’s home state of Colorado were being livestreamed Saturday.
  Chapman died last month at the age of 51 in Hawaii, where she lived with her family. She had been battling cancer for about two years.
  Chapman and her husband Duane “Dog” Chapman starred in the A&E show until
  
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• Former All-Star Kemp released by Mets after stint in minors

  13-07-2019 22:04
  MIAMI (AP) — Former three-time All-Star outfielder Matt Kemp has been released by the New York Mets.
  Kemp signed a minor league contract with the Mets on May 24 and played in eight games for Triple-A Syracuse, hitting .235 with one home run and three RBIs.
  “We’re going to exhaust every effort we can to find the best players we can and we’ve got a couple of veteran guys we have tried out, some work, some don’t,” Mets manager Mickey Callaway said.
  The 34-year-ol
  
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• Arrests made after protesters block Phoenix street

  13-07-2019 22:04
  PHOENIX (AP) — Dozens of protesters blocked a downtown Phoenix street and disrupted light rail traffic outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office ahead of federal roundups expected Sunday in other cities across the country.
  Police made 16 arrests Friday night after warning that people would be subject to arrest if they stayed in the street and on the light rail tracks.
  Of those arrested, 14 were accused of unlawful assembly and obstructing a public thoroughfare and two were accu
  
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• Records show former US Rep. Scott Taylor late on taxes again

  13-07-2019 21:51
  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Records show former Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Taylor has accumulated overdue property tax bills in Virginia for at least the second time.
  The Virginian-Pilot reports Taylor owes the city of Norfolk $1,097 on two properties he owns.
  A law firm that handled recent closings on the properties said that it didn’t collect or pay the taxes as usual and that Taylor wasn’t aware of the missed payments.
  The newspaper was contacted about the delinquencies by a politic
  
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• Wiesberger taking 2-shot lead into Scottish Open final round

  13-07-2019 21:48
  NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — Bernd Wiesberger will take a two-shot lead into the last round of the Scottish Open after carding 6-under 65 on Saturday.
  At 20 under after three rounds, Wiesberger posted the lowest ever 54-hole total at the European Tour event, and the lowest of his career.
  Eric van Rooyen of South Africa shot 67 to drop out of a tie for the lead to second at 18 under at The Renaissance Club.
  France’s Romain Langasque (65) and Italy’s Nino Bertasio (bogey-free 6
  
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• 75-year-old Florida man kicks alligator, saves dog

  13-07-2019 21:45
  PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — A 75-year-old Florida man says he kicked an alligator in the snout after it attacked his dog.
  Buddy Ackerman says the 8-foot (2.44-meter) gator came from a retention pond near his Palm Harbor condominium earlier this week and grabbed the dog while they were out for an early morning walk.
  He kicked the gator until it let go of the golden retriever. Neither animal was injured.
  The Tampa Bay Times reports that Florida wildlife officials came and trapped the gator late
  
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• Thousands protest Trump immigration policies in Chicago

  13-07-2019 21:41
  CHICAGO (AP) — Several thousand protesters have marched through downtown Chicago to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies, including planned sweeps in several American cities, including Chicago, over the weekend.
  The protesters at Saturday’s march belted chants critical of President Donald Trump and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Many of them carried placards with messages including “No kids in cages” and “Abolish ICE.”
  
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• James Small: The rugby rebel who Mandela never forgot

  13-07-2019 21:25
  James Small was the rebel in the ultra-conservative world of South African rugby in the early 1990s. He played hard, lived fast, and was driven to become a record-breaker and Rugby World Cup winner by a basic desire to beat a system that told him that he couldn’t.
  At a time when South Africans were breaking through the barriers of apartheid, people loved him for it. Even Nelson Mandela.
  He rode a Harley Davidson motorbike and had tattoos. Model good looks were set against a shaved Army-sty
  
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• Colombian bishop hopes holy water will curb city’s crime

  13-07-2019 19:50
  BUENAVENTURA, Colombia (AP) — A Catholic bishop in Colombia hopes holy water will curb violence in a city struggling with crime and corruption.
  Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya traveled on a fire truck to some of Buenaventura’s most crime-ridden neighborhoods on Saturday, sprinkling water that he had blessed in an attempt to thwart drug trafficking gangs and other illegal groups.
  “Blood has run through the streets,” said Jaramillo, who wore religious robes and
  
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• Man surrenders after 21-plus hours atop blast furnace

  13-07-2019 17:07
  BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a man has surrendered to police after more than 21 hours atop a blast furnace that prompted evacuation of an arts and entertainment venue at the Pennsylvania site.
  The man climbed up and down a ladder atop the blast furnace at the old Bethlehem Steel Corp. furnace several times Saturday afternoon before committing to come down with police help.
  An outdoor concert was scheduled at the SteelStacks campus but about 1,500 people were evacuated after the ma
  
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• Sadio Mane seeks his moment at the African Cup

  13-07-2019 16:37
  CAIRO (AP) — This is Sadio Mane’s moment.
  Maybe.
  Mane has played slightly in the shadow of Mohamed Salah at Liverpool. This African Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt was meant to be all about Salah. But with Egypt gone and Senegal in the semifinals, Mane has his chance to be the center of attention.
  Senegal has been waiting 54 years for an African title. It played in 14 tournaments since 1965, more than any other team, without winning the trophy. Will it now be lucky 15?
  Senegal has
  
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• The Latest: Halep says Slam losses helped her beat Williams

  13-07-2019 14:22
  WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The Latest at Wimbledon (all times local):
  9:15 p.m.
  Simona Halep figures her past problems in Grand Slam finals allowed her to come through against Serena Williams at Wimbledon.
  Halep lost the first three times she appeared in a major final, twice at the French Open and once at the Australian Open.
  But now she has won two in a row — last year at Roland Garros, and Saturday at the All England Club, where she made only three unforced errors while beating Will
  
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• Morgan predicts low-scoring Cricket World Cup final

  13-07-2019 14:17
  LONDON (AP) — England captain Eoin Morgan is predicting a tight, low-scoring match against New Zealand in the Cricket World Cup final at Lord’s on Sunday.
  New Zealand is one of only two teams — along with Afghanistan — to have failed to score at least 300 in any match this tournament but has proved adept at defending or chasing small totals. The Kiwis beat India in the semifinal in Manchester after posting 239 batting first.
  Speaking from experience, as he plays his count
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump and an eco legacy not his own

  13-07-2019 14:00
  The post AP FACT CHECK: Trump and an eco legacy not his own appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Apollo 11 at 50: Celebrating first steps on another world

  13-07-2019 13:23
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Fifty years ago, men from planet Earth stepped onto another world for the first time, uniting the globe.
  The moon landing by Apollo 11’s Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on July 20, 1969, is considered one of humanity’s most glorious technological achievements.
  NASA, towns and museums are pulling out all the stops for the golden anniversary.
  They’re holding ceremonies, parades and parties, including the simultaneous launch of 5,000 model rockets
  
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• Ferrari duo Leclerc, Vettel fastest in British GP practice

  13-07-2019 13:16
  SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — Ferrari set the pace in final practice for the British Grand Prix with Charles Leclerc fastest ahead of teammate Sebastian Vettel.
  Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton was 0.049 seconds off Leclerc’s Silverstone lap of 1 minute, 25.905 seconds on a frustrating morning in his Mercedes on Saturday.
  Teammate Valtteri Bottas was down in sixth, with the Red Bull duo of Pierre Gasly and Max Verstappen ahead in the timesheets.
  Qualifying is later Saturd
  
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• Louisiana faces triple threat of storm surge, river, rain

  13-07-2019 13:09
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — When it comes to water, New Orleans faces three threats: the sea, the sky and the river.
  Tropical storms and hurricanes send storm surges pushing up against the city’s outer defenses. That’s what happened in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina’s surge caused widespread levee failures and left 80% of the city under water.
  The massive rainfall from Tropical Storm Barry will have to be pumped out, taxing the city’s ancient and historically underfunded draina
  
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• Quake in southern Philippines injures 25, damages 2 churches

  13-07-2019 13:07
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Officials say a moderately strong earthquake struck in the southern Philippines as people slept before dawn, injuring at least 25 villagers and damaging several houses, two churches, a public market and a fire station.
  The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology says the magnitude 5.5 quake struck Saturday about 7 kilometers (4 miles) southeast of Carrascal town in Surigao del Sur province and was felt in outlying provinces. Aftershocks have been detec
  
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• Vatican mystery over missing girl deepens; 2 ossuaries found

  13-07-2019 13:03
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The mystery over the 1983 disappearance of the 15-year-old daughter of a Vatican employee has taken yet another twist following excavations this week at a Vatican City cemetery.
  The Vatican said Saturday it had discovered two ossuaries under a manhole that are now the subject of forensic investigation.
  The Vatican on Thursday had pried open the tombs of two 19th-century German princesses in hopes of finding the remains of Emanuela Orlandi after her family received a tip
  
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• Ronaldo returns to training at Juventus

  13-07-2019 12:59
  TURIN, Italy (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo has arrived back at Juventus for his first day of pre-season training.
  The 34-year-old Ronaldo was greeted by more than 100 fans Saturday on his arrival for standard medical tests.
  The fans shouted his name as well as chanting for him to win the Champions League for them as a smiling Ronaldo signed autographs and posed for selfies.
  Ronaldo will train for the first time under new Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri later Saturday.
  Ronaldo was signed from Real
  
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• Activists say Russian, Syrian strikes kill 11 in rebel area

  13-07-2019 12:33
  BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rescuers and activists say 11 civilians, including two families of four, have been killed in government and Russian airstrikes inside Syria’s last rebel stronghold.
  First responders known as White Helmets said airstrikes in Kfarya village Saturday killed a mother, her baby and another man, leaving 11 injured, including one of their volunteers.
  The rescuers and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said other airstrikes in the town of
  
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• Ukrainian television station hit by rocket-propelled grenade

  13-07-2019 12:29
  MOSCOW (AP) — An unidentified assailant has fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a Ukrainian television station in the capital, Kiev, damaging the building.
  No one was hurt in the attack Saturday, and Kiev police have initiated a search for suspects. Authorities have classified the attack as an act of terrorism.
  The target was the Ukraine 112 television station, a network considered by some to be pro-Russian.
  On Thursday, Ukraine’s prosecutor general threatened legal action if the net
  
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• NZealand, England seek redemption, glory in World Cup final

  13-07-2019 12:18
  LONDON (AP) — New Zealand and England have waited four years for this moment, for this life-changing shot at redemption.
  For the Kiwis, the Cricket World Cup final at Lord’s on Sunday is a chance to avenge their drubbing at the hands of Australia in the 2015 showpiece. It was their first World Cup final and they didn’t do themselves justice in Melbourne.
  “A little bit overawed,” recalled batsman Ross Taylor, who will be one of five New Zealand survivors from that se
  
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• Sudan activists call for ‘justice’ marches in wake of deal

  13-07-2019 12:04
  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudanese activists are urging people to join nationwide protests calling for justice for those who have been killed during the seven-month uprising.
  The Sudanese Professionals’ Association, which has been spearheading the protests since December, says the “Justice First” marches mark 40 days since a deadly dispersal of their protest sit-in outside the military headquarters.
  Protest organizers say security forces killed at least 128 people during the
  
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• UK police warn publishers not to use leaked documents

  13-07-2019 11:40
  LONDON (AP) — A British investigation into the leaking of confidential diplomatic memos is raising press freedom issues with a police warning that U.K. media might face a criminal inquiry if leaked documents are published.
  The Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command is investigating the leak of private memos written by Britain’s ambassador to the United States as a possible breach of the Official Secrets Act.
  Counterterrorism police unit leader Neil Basu warned against any furt
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued July 13 at 2:33AM MST until July 16 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  13-07-2019 11:33
  The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued an ExcessiveHeat Warning, which is in effect from 10 AM Monday to 8 PM MSTTuesday.
  * WHERE…Northwest Pinal County and West Pinal County.
  * IMPACTS…Overexposure can cause heat cramps and heatexhaustion to develop and, without intervention, can lead toheat stroke.
  * THREAT…High HeatRisk. Afternoon temperatures 108 to 115.Overnight lows in the middle 80s.An Excessive Heat Warning means that a period of very hottemperatures, eve
  
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• Pakistani businesses on strike over new IMF-backed taxes

  13-07-2019 11:31
  KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Pakistani businesses are on strike nationwide to protest a new sales tax, which opposition political parties say is being imposed as part of the International Monetary Fund’s recent $6 billion bailout package for Islamabad.
  Saturday’s strike is happening in shopping malls and wholesale commodity markets, small shops and electronics stores. In the country’s commercial hub, Karachi, divisions among retailers made the strikes
  
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• Hong Kong protesters target mainland Chinese traders

  13-07-2019 11:30
  HONG KONG (AP) — Several thousand people are marching in Hong Kong against traders from mainland China in what is fast becoming a summer of unrest in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
  Saturday’s march passed by temporarily shuttered pharmacies and cosmetic shops that are popular with Chinese tourists and traders who bring goods back to sell in the mainland.
  Huge demonstrations in the past month against a proposal to change extradition laws are reawakening other movements in the
  
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• 3 dead as fire guts New Delhi rubber factory

  13-07-2019 11:17
  NEW DELHI (AP) — Officials say three workers were killed when a fire gutted a rubber factory in an industrial estate in India’s capital.
  Dev Dutt from the New Delhi fire office says 34 fire engines battled the fire for four hours on Saturday in the city’s Jhilmil industrial area.
  Police and fire service officials confirmed three deaths, but could not say what caused the fire.
  The post 3 dead as fire guts New Delhi rubber factory appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Toxic lake in Russia’s Siberia becomes selfie sensation

  13-07-2019 10:56
  MOSCOW (AP) — Residents of a city in Siberia don’t need to fly off to tropical locales for picturesque selfies taken by pristine turquoise waters. Thousands of Novosibirsk residents — ranging from scantily clad women to newlyweds — have been busy instagramming near a bright blue lake nicknamed the “Siberian Maldives.”
  The lake is blue, however, as a result of a chemical reaction between toxic waste elements from a local power station, and environmentalists are
  
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• Turkey begins second wave of operations against PKK in Iraq

  13-07-2019 10:35
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s defense ministry says it has launched a new military operation against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq.
  The ministry, in a statement Saturday, announced the start of “Operation Claw-2” to destroy caves and shelters used by members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, in the Hakurk region. It said the operation began late Friday with commandoes, air strikes and artillery.
  The PKK began an insurgency against Turkey in the mainly Kurdish
  
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• Thai farmers race their buffaloes in show of gratitude

  13-07-2019 10:27
  CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Farmers in eastern Thailand have celebrated the start of the sowing season by racing their buffaloes, whose usual duty is to plow the fields.
  Farmers on Saturday coaxed and goaded the animals to make them run to the finish line in an annual event known as the Wooden Plow Buffalo Race.
  The race in Chonburi, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) southeast of Bangkok, is held to express gratitude to the buffaloes for working for the farmers all year long.
  Around 60 buffaloe
  
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• US service member killed in action in Afghanistan

  13-07-2019 09:28
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. military says an American service member has been “killed in action” in Afghanistan but offered no further details about the service member’s identity or circumstances surrounded the death.
  In a telephone interview, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed said the militant group was behind Saturday’s killing, but offered no further details.
  U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has been holding talks with the Taliban in recent weeks to tr
  
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• Turkey continues receiving Russian S-400 air defense parts

  13-07-2019 09:28
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey on Saturday continued receiving components of a Russian-made air defense system, despite Washington’s warnings that it will impose sanctions on the NATO-member country.
  Turkey’s defense ministry tweeted the landing of a fourth Russian cargo plane in Murted Air Base, near the capital, Ankara. On Friday, the ministry announced the much-awaited delivery of S-400 components had begun.
  The United States has repeatedly warned it will impose economic sanctions a
  
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• Serena Williams meets Simona Halep in Wimbledon final

  13-07-2019 09:24
  WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Going for No. 24, Serena Williams will face Simona Halep in the Wimbledon final.
  Williams is trying to equal the record for most Grand Slam singles titles won in tennis history. Margaret Court holds that record with 24, but 13 of her trophies came during the amateur era, while all of Williams’ have come after professionals were admitted to major tournaments in 1968.
  At Wimbledon, Williams is a seven-time champion who will be playing in her 11th final. Simona
  
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• Malaysian rescuers find body of German hiker in popular cave

  13-07-2019 09:08
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian rescuers have found the body of a German hiker a day after he was reported missing during sudden flash floods in a popular national park.
  District fire and rescue chief Law Poh Kiong says the body of Peter Hoverkamp was discovered at a river in Deer Cave at the Mulu National Park in northern Sarawak state early Saturday.
  He says the rescue team is still searching for local tour guide Roviezal Robin, who went missing with Hoverkamp on Friday.
  Deer Cav
  
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• Soccer player celebrates World Cup win with dance from J. Lo

  13-07-2019 08:49
  NEW YORK (AP) — Carli Lloyd of the U.S. women’s national soccer team celebrated her recent World Cup victory with a lap dance from J. Lo.
  Jennifer Lopez pulled Lloyd from the audience to the stage at Madison Square Garden in New York on Friday, working her sensual moves on the soccer star.
  After Lopez told the crowd that Lloyd was in attendance, Lopez’s fiance Alex Rodriguez escorted Lloyd to security guards who walked her to the stage, where she sat on a chair shaped like a st
  
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• Lottery gets win in Pennsylvania casinos’ gambling lawsuit

  13-07-2019 08:30
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s casinos have lost a bid to shut down online lottery games that they say are too much like casino gambling, just days before the state’s first casinos launch their own online gambling portals.
  Friday’s decision in Commonwealth Court is a victory for the state lottery, although the casino owners’ 9-month-old lawsuit will continue.
  Lottery officials say the games are in accordance with the 2017 state law that authorized them, but t
  
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• No gorings in fastest bull run at Pamplona in 2019

  13-07-2019 08:27
  PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Health authorities say there were no gorings after a provisional survey of the injured during in the seventh bull run of this year’s San Fermin festival in the Spanish city of Pamplona.
  Saturday’s mad dash of six bulls with hundreds of runners wearing the traditional outfit with a red sash lasted 2 minutes,12 seconds — making it the fastest of this year’s runs.
  The bulls from the La Palmosilla breeder, which made its debut at the festival, mad
  
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