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• 1960s prankster Paul Krassner, who named Yippies, dies at 87

  21-07-2019 23:59
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Krassner, the publisher, author and radical political activist on the front lines of 1960s counterculture who helped tie together his loose-knit prankster group by naming them the Yippies, has died.
  His daughter, Holly Krassner Dawson, says Krassner died Sunday at his home in Desert Hot Springs, California. He was 87.
  The Yippies, also known as the Youth International Party, briefly became notorious for such attention-grabbing stunts as running a pig for president a
  
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• Embattled Puerto Rico governor says he will not seek re-election but won’t resign; steps down as head of his party

  21-07-2019 23:55
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Embattled Puerto Rico governor says he will not seek re-election but won’t resign; steps down as head of his party.
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• Daughter: Prankster Paul Krassner, who co-founded and named ’60s radical group the Yippies, dies in California at 87

  21-07-2019 23:54
  DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Daughter: Prankster Paul Krassner, who co-founded and named ’60s radical group the Yippies, dies in California at 87.
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• Mejia homers as Padres beat Cubs 5-1 to avoid sweep

  21-07-2019 23:53
  CHICAGO (AP) — Francisco Mejía homered, Fernando Tatis Jr. drove in three runs and the San Diego Padres avoided the sweep, beating the Chicago Cubs 5-1 on Sunday.
  Mejía and Tatis had two hits apiece for the Padres, who scored three runs in the ninth and have won just two of their last nine.
  Kyle Hendricks allowed two runs in seven innings and Anthony Rizzo had two hits for the NL Central-leading Cubs, who are 7-2 after the All-Star break. Cal Quantrill (3-2) threw 5 2/3 score
  
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• The Latest: Egypt aviation minister upset by paused flights

  21-07-2019 23:49
  CAIRO (AP) — The Latest on suspended flights to Egypt (all times local):
  11:50 p.m.
  Egypt’s minister of civil aviation says he’s frustrated that British Airways suspended flights to Cairo without consulting Egyptian authorities.
  Egyptian Lt. General Younes Elmasry and British Ambassador to Egypt Sir Geoffrey Adams said Sunday they would work together to resolve the situation as soon as possible.
  Adams apologized for not informing Egyptian authorities before British Airways anno
  
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• Brantley hits 2 HRs, Astros top Rangers 5-3 for 5th straight

  21-07-2019 23:42
  HOUSTON (AP) — Michael Brantley homered twice, Jose Altuve also went deep and the Houston Astros beat the struggling Texas Rangers 5-3 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory.
  Rogelio Armenteros pitched five solid innings in his first major league start, sending Texas to its seventh loss in a row.
  Brantley put the AL West leaders on the board with a two-run drive to right-center in the first. He added a solo shot to right field in the eighth.
  Houston scored two in the fifth with a two-o
  
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• Costa Rica officials say tainted alcohol kills at least 19

  21-07-2019 23:40
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Costa Rican Health Ministry says it has confirmed 19 deaths from consumption of alcohol tainted with methanol.
  The ministry said in a Friday report that the investigation continues, but so far it has counted 14 men and five women who have died after drinking adulterated liquor since early June. The victims ranged from 32 to 72 years of age.
  Government officials have seized around 30,000 bottles from brands suspected of containing methanol, with names like “Agua
  
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• With a wide smile for mom, Britain’s Prince George turns 6

  21-07-2019 23:31
  LONDON (AP) — Kensington Palace has released three new photographs of Prince George for the young royal’s 6th birthday.
  The heir to the British throne turned 6 on Monday. It’s become a palace tradition for snapshots taken by Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, to be shared with the public for the birthdays of her and Prince William’s three children.
  In two of George’s latest photos, he is seen wearing a big smile and an English soccer jersey. The third shows him on a fa
  
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• With a wide smile for his mom, Prince George turns 6

  21-07-2019 23:31
  LONDON (AP) — Kensington Palace has released three new photographs before Prince George’s birthday.
  The future king turns 6 on Monday. It’s become a tradition for the palace to release snapshots taken by his mother Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge.
  In two of the pictures George is seen with a big smile as he wears an English soccer jersey. The third shows him on a family holiday.
  George is a great-grandson of Queen Elizabeth II. He is third in line for the throne behind his grand
  
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• Prince George turning 6 as UK palace releases new photos

  21-07-2019 23:31
  LONDON (AP) — Kensington Palace has released three new photographs before Prince George’s birthday.
  The future king turns 6 on Monday. It’s become a tradition for the palace to release snapshots taken by his mother Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge.
  In two of the pictures George is seen with a big smile as he wears an English soccer jersey. The third shows him on a family holiday.
  George is third in line for the throne behind his grandfather Prince Charles and his father Prince Wi
  
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• Delle Donne scores 28 to help Mystics beat Dream 93-65

  21-07-2019 23:31
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Elena Delle Donne scored 28 points on 10-of-13 shooting to help the Washington Mystics rout the Atlanta Dream 93-65 on Sunday.
  Aerial Powers added 17 points and Tianna Hawkins had 13 for the Mystics.
  Delle Donne hit a 3 that gave Washington (11-6) the lead for good and sparked a 19-4 run that made it 30-15 when Shatori Walker-Kimbrough made another 3-pointer about a minute into the second quarter. The Mystics took a 45-31 lead into halftime and scored 10 of the first 12 t
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued July 21 at 2:26PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  21-07-2019 23:26
  At 225 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12miles northwest of Arivaca, or 24 miles west of Tubac, moving northat 5 mph.
  Half inch hail and winds in excess of 45 mph will be possible withthis storm.
  Locations impacted include…Fresnal Canyon.Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead tolocalized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through floodedroadways.
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• Wildfire north of Flagstaff leads to rec areas’ evacuations

  21-07-2019 23:01
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An evacuation notice has been issued for some recreational areas as firefighters battle a growing wildfire north of Flagstaff.
  U.S. Forest Service officials say the fire was reported about 11 a.m. Sunday by lookouts and multiple calls from citizens.
  It was at 5 acres by noon with smoke visible from Flagstaff and communities east of the city.
  Coconino County Emergency Management officials issued an evacuation notice for the recreational areas of Forest Road 420 to U.
  
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• Small wildfire reported north of Flagstaff near Mount Elden

  21-07-2019 23:01
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says firefighters are battling a small but growing wildfire north of Flagstaff.
  The fire was reported about 11 a.m. Sunday by fire lookouts and multiple calls from citizens with smoke visible from Flagstaff and communities east of the city.
  Authorities say some structures could be threatened, but no evacuations have been ordered yet.
  They say cause of the fire is under investigation.
  More than 100 firefighters plus several fire engines, heavy
  
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• Munoz hitting, Gallegos relief lead Cards to win over Reds

  21-07-2019 22:44
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Utility player Yairo Munoz wants his St. Louis manager to trust that he’ll produce in any situation. He banked a lot of trust on Sunday.
  Munoz celebrated a rare start with a home run and a triple to help the Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-1.
  Munoz, making his 16th start among 55 games, also singled to finish with three of the six hits for the Cardinals, who improved to 7-3 since the All-Star break.
  “I try to prepare myself to come into any situation that
  
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• Paxton stumbles again, Rockies beat Yanks 8-4 to stop slide

  21-07-2019 22:41
  NEW YORK (AP) — James Paxton allowed a leadoff home run for the second straight outing when Charlie Blackmonshook out of a slump and started the Colorado Rockies to an 8-4 win over the New York Yankees on Sunday that halted a six-game losing streak.
  On the second consecutive day with a 94-degree temperature at game time, DJ LaMahieu homered on the first pitch from German Márquez (9-5) in the bottom half. But Márquez rebounded from his worst big league start and cooled the Yan
  
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• Snell, d’Arnaud help Rays beat White Sox to end 5-game skid

  21-07-2019 22:33
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Blake Snell struck out 10 in six scoreless innings, Travis d’Arnaud hit his first grand slam and the Tampa Bay Rays stopped their longest losing streak of the year at five games by beating the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Sunday.
  Snell (6-7) allowed three hits and two walks while throwing a season-high 109 pitches.
  D’Arnaud had been hitless in 11 at-bats since a three-homer game Monday night in a 5-4 win over the New York Yankees that preceded his team&r
  
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• Isner wins Hall of Fame tourney on Newport’s hot grass

  21-07-2019 22:25
  NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Top-seeded John Isner used his blistering serve to overcome scorching conditions and win a title for the fourth time on Newport’s grass courts, beating No. 7 seed Alexander Bublik 7-6 (2), 6-3 on Sunday at the Hall of Fame Open.
  It was the 34-year-old American’s 15th ATP title overall. He also won at Newport in 2017, ’12 and ’11.
  The 22-year-old Bublik played in his first ATP final.
  The match started in blazing sunshine with a temperature of 85
  
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• Tigers beat Blue Jays 4-3 on Castellanos’ HR in 10th

  21-07-2019 22:23
  DETROIT (AP) — Nicholas Castellanos led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a home run, and the Detroit Tigers snapped their six-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.
  The Tigers won for only the eighth time in their last 41 games — and this victory didn’t come easily. Closer Shane Greene allowed a tying, two-run homer by Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in the ninth, but Castellanos connected on the first pitch thrown by Tim Mayza (0-1) for his 11th
  
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• Former Associated Press technician Ed Smith dies at 71

  21-07-2019 22:21
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Charles Edwin “Ed” Smith, whose 40-year career as a technician for The Associated Press included working at major sports and political events, has died. He was 71.
  Cremations Options Inc. of Knoxville says Smith died July 10 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville.
  Smith was born in Nashville and attended Austin Peay State University. He served in the Navy during the Vietnam War and was on the recovery ship during the return of NASA&rs
  
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• Lindor, Ramírez homer as Indians beat Royals 5-4

  21-07-2019 22:11
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Francisco Lindor homered after originally being scheduled to get the day off, José Ramírez hit a tiebreaking home run in the sixth and the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Sunday.
  Lindor talked his way into the lineup at designated hitter after manager Terry Francona planned on resting the All-Star shortstop. His two-run homer in the third tied the game at 2-all.
  Ramírez’s leadoff homer put Cleveland ahead in the sixth and the
  
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• Pageant winner ousted after tweets on Muslims, black people

  21-07-2019 22:09
  DETROIT (AP) — The Miss World America organization has stripped its Michigan pageant winner of her title, which she says was because of tweets she made about Muslims and black people.
  Kathy Zhu was crowned the pageant’s Michigan winner last week. She’s a University of Michigan conservative who’s active with a group called Chinese Americans for Trump.
  In since-deleted tweets from the last two years, Zhu alluded to Muslim women wearing hijabs as “being oppressed under
  
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• Michigan pageant winner ousted after tweets about Muslims

  21-07-2019 22:09
  DETROIT (AP) — The Miss World America organization has stripped its Michigan pageant winner of her title, which she says was because of tweets she made about Muslims and blacks.
  Kathy Zhu was crowned the pageant’s Michigan winner last week. She’s a University of Michigan conservative activist who’s active with a group called Chinese Americans for Trump.
  In since-deleted tweets from the last two years, Zhu alluded to Muslim women wearing hijabs as “being oppressed un
  
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• TV personality Jesse James offers reward for return of dog

  21-07-2019 22:07
  NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Reality TV star Jesse James is offering a $5,000 reward for the return of one of his beloved dogs.
  James in an Instagram post says the 6-year-old French bulldog named Coco went missing in the Newport, Rhode Island area last Tuesday.
  In a previous post James had offered a $2,000 reward for the return of his dog “no questions asked.”
  He said in that post Coco “only has eyes for me and won’t want to stay with anyone else.”
  James, founder of W
  
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• Wojciechowski starts 1-hitter as Orioles blank Red Sox 5-0

  21-07-2019 22:05
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Asher Wojciechowski took an unlikely no-hitter into the seventh inning, Trey Mancini homered twice off Andrew Cashner and the Baltimore Orioles beat Boston 5-0 Sunday to win their first series from the Red Sox in 11 tries since 2017.
  Making his 15th career start, Wojciechowski came in with a 6.49 career ERA and was facing the highest-scoring team in the majors. The 30-year-old responded with the best outing of his life, allowing one hit over 7 1/3 innings and finishing wit
  
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• The Latest: Kevin Harvick races to 1st win season

  21-07-2019 21:57
  LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — The Latest on NASCAR’s Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (all times local):
  6:25 p.m.
  Kevin Harvick raced to his first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season Sunday, winning at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the second straight year.
  Harvick held off Denny Hamlin by 0.210 seconds after the two made contact coming out of the final turn. Harvick won for the 46th time and the first since November at Texas.
  Harvick led the final 41 laps in the No. 4 Stewart-
  
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• The Latest: Aric Almirola wins 2nd stage of NASCAR at NH

  21-07-2019 21:57
  LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — The Latest on NASCAR’s Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (all times local):
  4:55 p.m.
  Aric Almirola picked up his first stage NASCAR Cup win of the year by taking the second stage at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday.
  Almirola led the last 10 laps of the stage, which was interrupted by two cautions and a wreck that knocked Ricky Stenhouse Jr. out of the race after 135 laps.
  Joey Logano took second in the stage and Ryan Newman was third, giving Ford a s
  
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• Buccaneers sign first-round pick Devin White

  21-07-2019 21:45
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed first-round pick Devin White, the fifth overall selection out of LSU.
  White was the 2018 Butkus Award winner as the nation’s top college linebacker and was a first-team All-American. He is expected to be an immediate starter at inside linebacker.
  The Buccaneers under new defensive coordinator Todd Bowles will be switching to a 3-4 scheme and will be counting on White and others to lift the team out of last place in the NFC South
  
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• Pima County GOP files suit against sanctuary city initiative

  21-07-2019 21:08
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Pima County Republican Party has filed a lawsuit to try to keep the “sanctuary city” initiative off the November ballot.
  The Arizona Daily Star reports the suit was filed Friday.
  It challenges individual signatures and whether paid petition signature gatherers filled the forms out correctly.
  The suit also argues the minimum number of required signatures was too low.
  If the initiative is approved by voters, Tucson would become the state’s first &ld
  
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• Orioles’ Wojciechowski has no-hitter vs Red Sox through 6

  21-07-2019 21:00
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Orioles right-hander Asher Wojciechowski has a no-hitter through six innings against the Boston Red Sox.
  Making his fourth start of the season, Wojciechowski was 0-3 with a 5.74 ERA going into Sunday’s game at Camden Yards.
  Facing the highest-scoring team in the majors, he’s got a career-high nine strikeouts and has allowed only two baserunners — hitting Brock Holt with a pitch in the third inning and walking Holt in the sixth.
  Wojciechowski has
  
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• 21-year-old Ohio woman accused of deliberately slamming car into family of 3, killing them

  21-07-2019 20:54
  A 21-year-old Ohio woman accused of intentionally driving the wrong way in traffic on St. Patrick’s Day — crashing into and killing a family of three — was indicted on murder charges Thursday, officials said.
  A grand jury indicted Abby Marie Michaels of Xenia with six counts of murder and a count of operating a vehicle while under the influence in connection with the March 17, 2019, crash on Interstate 75 in Moraine that left a couple and their daughter dead, according to a sta
  
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• The Latest: French NGO returns to migrant sea rescues

  21-07-2019 20:47
  LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — The Latest on migration issues in Europe (all times local):
  8:45 p.m.
  The French non-governmental organization SOS Mediterranee, partnered with Doctors Without Borders, has returned to sea with a new boat to save migrants seven months after the flag was pulled from its original ship, Aquarius.
  The NGO announced on Sunday that the Norwegian-flagged Ocean Viking is heading to the Mediterranean with a 31-member crew.
  A statement said that civil society is forced to
  
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• Police: Young Texas mom missing since concert last weekend

  21-07-2019 20:44
  EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Authorities in Texas are looking for a 29-year-old mother who hasn’t been seen since going on a date last weekend.
  El Paso police issued a missing person alert late Thursday describing Erika Andrea Gaytan as “endangered.” Television station KFOX reports that she made several Facebook posts from the July 13 concert in El Paso where she went on the date and where she was last seen leaving late that night or early the next morning. TV station KVIA repor
  
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• Kushner to head to Mideast to push Palestinian economic plan

  21-07-2019 20:27
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, is returning to the Mideast at month’s end to promote the administration’s $50 billion economic support plan for the Palestinians that they’ve rejected because it ignores their political demands.
  Kushner outlined the plan’s ambitious investment and development goals at a Bahrain conference last month. It relies heavily on private sector investment in the West Bank, Gaza as
  
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• Ex-Israeli justice minister Shaked to head New Right party

  21-07-2019 20:24
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked has assumed the leadership of her right-wing nationalist party ahead of September’s unprecedented repeat elections. The New Right party had failed to garner enough votes in April to win seats in parliament, but announced Sunday it’s running again.
  Party co-founder Naftali Bennett says he’s stepping aside for Shaked. She says she wants to unify religious nationalist parties under her leadership to form a &ldquo
  
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• Coroner: 2 workers who died in grain silo suffocated

  21-07-2019 20:12
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A coroner says two men who died after they were trapped in a silo filled with grain in Ohio suffocated.
  The Blade in Toledo reports Lucas County’s coroner has ruled the deaths as accidental. The coroner identified the men who died Friday in the silo operated by The Andersons company in Toledo as 29-year-old Joshua Stone, of Rossford, and 56-year-old James Heilman, of Perrysburg.
  Coroner Dr. Diane Scala-Barnett said the men were breaking up compacted grain when it&
  
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• Number of US overdose deaths appears to be falling

  21-07-2019 20:10
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. overdose deaths last year likely fell for the first time in nearly three decades, preliminary numbers suggest.
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday posted data showing nearly 68,000 drug overdose deaths were reported last year. The number may go up as more investigations are completed, but the agency expects the tally will end up below 69,000.
  Overdose deaths had been climbing each year since 1990, topping 70,000 in 2017.The numbers were celebra
  
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• Keselowski on pole for NASCAR at New Hampshire

  21-07-2019 20:09
  LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Brad Keselowski is on the pole for the first time in nearly two years Sunday as NASCAR returns to New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
  Keselowski, who won at New Hampshire in 2014, has three Cup Series victories in 2019, placing him one behind Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch for the season lead. Keselowski last started from the pole at Michigan in August 2017.
  Busch qualified second in the No. 18 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing and his older brother, Kurt, will start third for Che
  
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• ‘Avengers: Endgame’ has passed ‘Avatar’ as biggest film ever

  21-07-2019 20:08
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The global box office has a new king in “Avengers: Endgame.”
  The superhero extravaganza this weekend usurped “Avatar” to become the highest grossing film of all time, with an estimated $2.79 billion in worldwide grosses in just 13 weeks.
  “Avatar” has held onto the record for a decade at $2.789 billion.
  The title comes with a few caveats, however, including the fact that “Avatar’s” grosses are not adjusted for inflatio
  
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• The Latest: Mariano Rivera inducted into Baseball HOF

  21-07-2019 19:46
  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — The Latest on the Baseball Hall of Fame Inductions (all times local):
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  Mariano Rivera has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
  Taking the podium last as he predicted, the former New York Yankees star reliever had to wait for the chants of his name to stop before he began a speech that included a brief thank you to his native Panama and the fans there.
  “You’re special for me,” said Rivera, the all-time saves leader with 652. &
  
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• The Latest: Harold Baines inducted into Baseball HOF

  21-07-2019 19:46
  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — The Latest on the Baseball Hall of Fame Inductions (all times local):
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  Harold Baines has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
  The soft -spoken Baines never displayed much emotion in his 22-year career, but his voice cracked throughout his speech.
  “Somehow I acquired a reputation for not saying much. I’m not sure why,” he deadpanned at the start. “From teachers to coaches who showed me kindness and discipline, I thank you all for
  
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• Reynolds wrap: Rockies drop infielder from roster

  21-07-2019 19:40
  NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Reynolds was cut by the Colorado Rockies two home runs shy of 300 after hitting .170 with four homers and 20 RBIs in limited at-bats.
  The 35-year-old infielder returned for his second stint with the Rockies in March, agreeing to a $1 million, one-year deal. He had just 135 at-bats in 78 games and was designated for assignment on Sunday in a flurry of roster moves by Colorado, which had lost 13 of its past 15 games.
  A 13-year veteran, Reynolds said he will return home t
  
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• Hotels pressured not to help ICE detain migrants

  21-07-2019 19:13
  DETROIT — There’s a new target in the clash over immigration: hotels.
  Advocacy groups and unions are pressuring Marriott, MGM and others not to house migrants who have been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. The U.S. government has occasionally detained migrants in hotels for decades and says it might have to split up families if hotels don’t help.
  It’s the latest example of a private industry caught in the political fray of an overtaxed immigratio
  
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• Shane Lowry wins British Open by 6 strokes for first major title

  21-07-2019 19:10
  PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Shane Lowry wins British Open by 6 strokes for first major title.
  The post Shane Lowry wins British Open by 6 strokes for first major title appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Indians’ Kluber throws off mound in comeback from broken arm

  21-07-2019 19:07
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Corey Kluber threw 30 pitches in a bullpen session as the Cleveland right-hander continues his comeback from a broken forearm.
  Kluber threw off the mound for the second time Sunday since being struck on the right arm by a line drive on May 1 against Miami.
  Manager Terry Francona said the two-time AL Cy Young Award winner is scheduled to throw off the mound again Wednesday.
  Kluber has thrown breaking pitches off flat ground, but has gone with only fastballs in the bullpen.
  
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• An exit poll in Ukraine’s parliamentary election shows the president’s party getting 43.9% of the nationwide vote

  21-07-2019 19:02
  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — An exit poll in Ukraine’s parliamentary election shows the president’s party getting 43.9% of the nationwide vote.
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• Slovenia to deploy troops to boost patrols for migrants

  21-07-2019 18:53
  LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia’s army says 35 troops will join police in patrolling borders in the southwest of the country after increased numbers of migrants have been spotted in the area.
  The army said Sunday that the soldiers will bring their equipment to help the police operating in the area of the coastal town of Koper, which is near the Croatian and Italian borders. They will deploy on Monday.
  Koper police have reported apprehending 122 migrants on Friday after discoverin
  
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• Attorney: Deputy had no obligation to confront school gunman

  21-07-2019 18:48
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for a former Florida sheriff’s deputy want a judge to dismiss felony charges stemming from his failure to enter a school building while a gunman carried out a massacre.
  Scot Peterson’s attorneys say prosecutors stretched the laws “beyond their breaking points” when they charged him last month with child neglect, culpable negligence, and perjury for his actions during and after the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
  
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• 24-year-old U.S. woman and Australian boyfriend were on road trip in Canada when they were killed

  21-07-2019 18:46
  A manhunt is underway in Canada after a 24-year-old American woman and her Australian boyfriend were found dead earlier this week along a remote highway in British Columbia.
  The bodies of Chynna Noelle Deese, 24, and Lucas Robertson Fowler, 23, were found just before 7:20 a.m. Monday on Alaska Highway 97 near Liard Hot Springs, a tourist attraction, Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.
  A blue Chevrolet van the couple was believed to have been traveling in was found at the scene.The couple had ju
  
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• Taste of the Tour: A signature dessert in Kirk Douglas’ wake

  21-07-2019 18:37
  SAINT-SAVIN, France (AP) — It’s a Tour de France dilemma: When you’ve found a gem of a hotel with a knockout restaurant along the race route, do you greedily keep the precious address to yourself?
  Then again, a pleasure shared is a pleasure doubled, and Le Viscos in the picture-postcard village of Saint-Savin — skirted by the Tour on its second weekend — is certainly a pleasure.
  Hollywood actors Kirk and Michael Douglas and late French rocker Johnny Hallyday are amo
  
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