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• New Naval Academy superintendent takes command

  27-07-2019 23:58
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The new superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy says infrastructure and preventing sexual assault are two of the top challenges facing the institution.
  The Capital reports that Vice Adm. Sean Buck says infrastructure must improve to meet modern technological demands and rising tides on the Severn River.
  He also says the prevention and elimination of sexual assault and harassment remain at the forefront of his mind. In the 2017-2018 school year, there were 32 reports
  
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• McIlroy shoots 62, leads Koepka by stroke in Memphis

  27-07-2019 23:52
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Rory McIlroy shot an 8-under 62 on Saturday at the FedEx St. Jude Invitational to take a one-stroke lead over Brooks Koepka at the World Golf Championships event.
  McIlroy, who missed the cut by a stroke last week in the British Open on his home turf in Northern Ireland, rebounded very nicely. He had a nine-birdie, one-bogey round to move from a tie for 17th to the top of the leaderboard at TPC Southwind. The man who shattered the screen of a woman’s cellphone wi
  
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• Anne Hathaway: ‘Modern Love’ role gave her more compassion

  27-07-2019 23:42
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anne Hathaway says playing a bipolar character in Amazon’s new series “Modern Love” affected her emotionally long after she wrapped the role.
  Hathaway plays Terry Cheney, a woman navigating romance with bipolar disorder, in an episode of the anthology. The series, based on The New York Times’ column of the same name, debuts Oct. 18.
  At a Television Critics Association meeting Saturday, Hathaway said the role gave her a heightened compassion for pe
  
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• Wheeler leads Team Wilson to win at WNBA All-Star Game

  27-07-2019 23:41
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brittney Griner and the WNBA All-Stars put on quite a show in Team Wilson’s 129-126 victory over Team Delle Donne on Saturday.
  Griner had an All-Star record three dunks, including an impressive two-handed jam where she hung on the rim over Aces star Liz Cambage. The Australian 6-foot-8 center had her own fun in the game, playing point guard. She waved off Aces teammate Kayla McBride when she tried to come over and take over the guard position.
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• China’s Lei Ye wins US Girls’ Junior Championship

  27-07-2019 23:20
  STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) — Lei Ye of China won the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship on Saturday, beating Jillian Bourdage of Tamarac, Florida, 1 up in the 36-hole final at SentryWorld.
  The 18-year-old Ye, an incoming freshman at Stanford, won the par-4 35th hole with a birdie and matched Bourdage with a par on the par-4 36th to end the match.
  Ye earned a spot next year in the U.S. Women’s Open at Champions Golf Club in Houston and an invitation to the Augusta National Women&rsqu
  
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• Virginia Beach pays $500K to clean mass shooting site

  27-07-2019 23:18
  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — The city of Virginia Beach agreed to a $500,000 contract to clean a city building after a workplace mass shooting in May left 13 people dead, including the gunman.
  The Virginian-Pilot reports that the city agreed to a no-bid contract to a worldwide property restoration company called Belfor to clean the building after the collection of evidence.
  The company declined to comment on the contract or work, which has been completed. A spokeswoman told the newspaper the
  
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• Funeral held in St. Louis suburb for slain Ole Miss student

  27-07-2019 23:17
  KIRKWOOD, Mo. (AP) — The funeral of a University of Mississippi student found shot to death last week has been held in her suburban St. Louis hometown.
  Family and friends gathered Saturday at Concordia Lutheran Church in Kirkwood to memorialize Alexandria “Ally” Kostial. The 21-year-old student’s body was found the morning of July 20 near a lake about 30 miles (50 kilometers) from the university’s Oxford, Mississippi, campus.
  Another Ole Miss student, 22-year-old Br
  
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• Harvick follows win with pole at Pocono Raceway

  27-07-2019 23:09
  LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Kevin Harvick turned a lap of 174.058 mph Saturday to take the NASCAR Cup pole at Pocono Raceway.
  Harvick followed up his first victory of the season last week at New Hampshire with another strong run for the No. 4 Ford.Harvick helped Ford take the top three spots in the field. He’ll be joined on the front row for Sunday’s 400-mile race by reigning Cup champion Joey Logano. Aric Almirola, Harvick’s teammate at Stewart-Haas Racing, is third.
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• Highlights from the Tucson Juneteenth Festival

  27-07-2019 23:00
  Last month on June 15 was the 49th Annual Tucson Juneteenth Festival. Juneteenth is the celebration of the abolishment of slavery on June 19, 1865.…
  
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• Nobel Prize-winning physicist Schrieffer dies in Florida

  27-07-2019 22:59
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — John Robert Schrieffer, a physicist who shared in the 1972 Nobel Prize in physics for developing a pioneering theory of superconductivity, has died. He was 88.
  Family members say Schrieffer died in his sleep at a nursing facility Saturday in Tallahassee, Florida, where he had been a professor at Florida State University at one time.
  Along with colleagues John Bardeen and Leon Cooper, Schrieffer was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for developing the BCS theory. I
  
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• American rider Willoughby wins BMX world championship

  27-07-2019 22:50
  HEUSDEN-ZOLDER, Belgium (AP) — American Alise Willoughby won her second BMX world championship, recovering from a crash during one of the early runs Saturday before edging defending champion Laura Smulders in the finals.
  Twan Van Gendt beat countryman Niek Kimmann of the Netherlands to win the men’s championship.
  Willoughby went down hard in the second turn of her first run, but she bounced back to roll into the quarterfinals. The 2017 world champ advanced with U.S. teammate Felicia
  
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• Massive swarms of grasshoppers have descended upon Las Vegas

  27-07-2019 22:42
  LAS VEGAS — Massive swarms of grasshoppers have descended upon Las Vegas this week.
  Entomologists say the pallid-winged grasshopper is a common desert species that overruns parts of Southern Nevada during periods of heavy moisture.
  Nevada has seen more than 10 inches of rain so far this year. That’s nearly double the average for the same period.
  Experts say the grasshoppers stopped in Vegas as part of its annual migration northward.
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• Cubs place Descalso on IL, add Holland to active roster

  27-07-2019 22:42
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have placed infielder Daniel Descalso on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left ankle and added left-handed pitcher Derek Holland to the active roster.
  The 32-year-old Holland was acquired Friday from the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named. Used as reliever since mid-May, he has allowed the second-lowest slugging percentage, third-lowest OPS and sixth-lowest batting average against left-handed batters this season.
  Holland is 78-77 with a 4
  
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• Tyreek Hill feted by Chiefs fans as camp practice begins

  27-07-2019 22:36
  ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Thousands of Chiefs fans chanted Tyreek Hill’s name as he pranced toward the practice field for the first full-squad workout of training camp Saturday. It’s the first time the star wide receiver has practiced with his teammates since the AFC title game.
  Hill thumped his chest, signed autographs, high-stepped across one practice field and played to the fans just over a week after the NFL said he would face no punishment from a messy offseason situation.
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• Navy SEAL Team 6 member charged in sexting case

  27-07-2019 22:35
  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A member of the Navy’s elite SEAL Team 6 has been charged with soliciting nude photos of women while pretending to be someone else through text messages.
  The Virginian-Pilot reports that Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Howard is accused of impersonating several different people.
  The newspaper reports a general court-martial has been scheduled at Naval Station Norfolk.
  Howard’s attorney Michael Waddington says the case should be dismissed. He says investigators
  
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• Guatemalan activists protest migrant asylum pact with US

  27-07-2019 22:32
  GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan activist groups are protesting an agreement that President Jimmy Morales signed with Washington to require migrants passing through the Central American country to seek asylum there, rather than pushing on to the U.S.
  Human rights activist Brenda Hernández is one of the organizers of a protest march planned for Saturday. She says Guatemala can barely take care of its own people, much less shelter vulnerable migrants.
  In her words, “Guatemala do
  
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• Bertens beats Badosa to reach final against Teichmann

  27-07-2019 22:32
  PALERMO, Sicily (AP) — Top-seeded Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands beat Paula Badosa 6-1, 7-5 Saturday to reach the final of the Palermo Ladies Open.
  It was the 21-year-old Badosa’s first WTA semifinal.
  Eighth-seeded Jil Teichmann of Switzerland eased past Liudmila Samsonova 6-3, 6-1 in the other semifinal.
  The clay-court event is marking its return to the WTA tour after a five-year absence.
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• Will Power wins record 4th pole at Honda Indy 200

  27-07-2019 22:24
  LEXINGTON, Ohio (AP) — Will Power edged defending champion Alexander Rossi on Saturday for a record fourth pole for the Honda Indy 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
  Power, in the Team Penske Chevy, ran a fast lap of 124.757 mph, with Rossi at 124.044 in his Honda. Earlier, Rossi signed a multiyear contract to remain with Andretti Autosport to avoid free agency.
  Power broke a tie with Michael Andretti for the most poles at Mid-Ohio. His others came in 2010, 2012 and 2017. Power leads t
  
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• Practice field at U of A named after legendary Coach Dick Tomey

  27-07-2019 22:24
  TUCSON – The University of Arizona football program announced it will name its new outdoor practice fields alongside of the Davis Sports Center the Dick Tomey Football Practice Fields to honor the legendary coach.  Dick Tomey passed away last may.  Here’s an in-depth look at the life of Coach Dick Tomey and his impact on Tucson and the U of A football team (as-seen-on-News 4 Tucson):Here’s more from the Arizona Athletics:
  The Wildcats will practice on the pair of
  
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• “Transparent” musical finale gives cast a chance to heal

  27-07-2019 22:15
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Transparent” creator Jill Soloway says they know wrapping up the award-winning series with a musical finale is a risk, but risks are part of the show’s DNA.
  Soloway joined sibling and executive producer Faith Soloway and the cast of the Amazon series during a Television Critics Association meeting to talk about the fitting conclusion for the characters as they mourn the loss of one of the show’s central characters, played by Jeffrey Tambor, who l
  
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• Bengals receiver A.J. Green hurt, carted off 1st practice

  27-07-2019 22:09
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Receiver A.J. Green hurt his left ankle or foot near the end of the Bengals’ first practice and had to be carted off the field, an early setback for a team trying to escape last place.
  Green appeared to land awkwardly on the foot while trying to catch a pass during a 7-on-7 drill. Cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick bumped him while knocking the ball away. Green limped a few steps, went to his knees on the sideline, took a few more labored steps and angrily threw his mouth
  
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• Colombian cycling ‘beetles’ chase Tour leader Bernal’s dream

  27-07-2019 22:05
  ZIPAQUIRA, Colombia (AP) — Tomás Moreno sneaks a quick glance over his shoulder before speeding across the white finish line and throwing his hands in the air. It’s the 8-year-old’s first ever cycling win but he’s already looking to follow in the path blazed by Egan Bernal, who hauled himself up from a modest upbringing in this Andean town outside Colombia’s capital to the pinnacle of competitive cycling.
  “I want to go to the Tour de France and do every
  
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• Royals trade Diekman to A’s amid flurry of roster moves

  27-07-2019 21:43
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals have traded left-handed reliever Jake Diekman to the Oakland Athletics for two minor league prospects amid of flurry of moves before Saturday night’s game against Cleveland.
  Kansas City also recalled oft-injured pitcher Kyle Zimmer and first baseman Ryan O’Hearn from Triple-A Omaha. First baseman Lucas Duda was designated for assignment.
  Diekman is 0-6 with a 4.75 ERA in 48 relief appearances this season, but he has allowed just one run in his
  
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• Dodgers’ Ross Stripling on injured list with biceps problem

  27-07-2019 21:17
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Dodgers have placed right-hander Ross Stripling on the 10-day injured list because of tendinitis in his right biceps.
  The team said before Saturday’s game against the Washington Nationals that the move is retroactive to July 25. Manager Dave Roberts suspects he’ll miss a start or two.
  On Wednesday, Stripling (4-4, 3.64 ERA) pitched five innings of three-hit ball against the Angels, giving up two runs before leaving with a stiff neck.
  Roberts says the probl
  
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• 5-year-old credited with saving 13 from Chicago house fire

  27-07-2019 21:16
  CHICAGO (AP) — A 5-year-old boy is being credited with saving 13 people from a Chicago house fire.
  Residents say Jayden Espinosa awoke to smoke and flames just before 4 a.m. Saturday and alerted others to the danger.
  Seven adults and six children who lived in the 2 1/2-story brick home in the Back of the Yards neighborhood were left homeless. No injuries were reported.
  Nicole Peeples says that without the boy’s warning, “I don’t think we would have survived.”
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• Plan halted to house migrant kids at Oklahoma Army base

  27-07-2019 21:12
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Officials say there is no longer a need to detain migrant children at an Oklahoma Army base and that preparations to house them there have stopped.
  Evelyn Stauffer, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, said in a news release Saturday that the decision to stop the preparations at Fort Sill was made because there has been a decrease in the number of unaccompanied migrant children coming into the U.S.
  
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• Amazon’s new ‘Making the Cut’ is global in fashion, commerce

  27-07-2019 21:12
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Amazon Prime Video’s “Making the Cut” isn’t just about fashion, it’s about worldwide commerce.
  Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke told a TV critics meeting Saturday that there’s an international field of designers in the upcoming competition series.
  That makes them a match for the streaming service’s global audience, who serve as viewers and potential customers: Fashion seen on “Making the Cut” will be avail
  
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• Yankees’ LeMahieu out with groin injury, undergoes MRI

  27-07-2019 21:11
  BOSTON (AP) — AL batting leader DJ LeMahieu is out of the New York Yankees’ lineup for Saturday’s game against the Boston Red Sox.
  Manager Aaron Boone says “he’s got a little tightness in his groin,” which the infielder felt during Friday’s loss to the Red Sox.
  The Yankees signed LeMahieu to a $24-million, two-year contract as a free agent during the offseason. He is batting .332 with 15 homers and 71 RBIs and has been a pleasant surprise to a team that&
  
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• Cardinals get Reed back, lose Reddick to a knee injury

  27-07-2019 21:03
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals got one linebacker back and lost another.
  The Cardinals activated Brooks Reed from the physically unable to perform list on Saturday, the team’s first workout in pads. Coach Kliff Kingsbury also announced Haason Reddick will be out several weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus.
  Reed had been dealing with a hip injury and was placed on the PUP list July 20. The Cardinals signed Reed earlier this year aft
  
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• Chastain dominates at Pocono for 3rd Truck win of the season

  27-07-2019 20:58
  LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Ross Chastain dominated at Pocono Raceway on Saturday to win a NASCAR Truck Series race for the third time this season.
  Chastain dedicated the victory to popular crew chief Nick Harrison, who died overnight hours after last week’s Xfinity Series race.
  “This one’s for you, Nick!” Chastain yelled over the radio as he took the checkered flag.
  Chastain has stamped himself a favorite to win the series championship, and he celebrated with an inflatab
  
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• US Customs captures man wanted for multiple robberies

  27-07-2019 20:57
  TUCSON – Authorities have taken a man wanted in connection to several armed bank robberies and a Family Dollar store into custody.
  TPD Robbery says US Customs took 21-year-old Victor Patrick Jacinto into custody Friday night.
  Jacinto was captured trying to make his way into Mexico at the Nogales Point of entry.
  Authorities say Jacinto was wanted for crimes including his alleged involvement in the robbery of a bank at 947 N Park Ave on July 15th.Victor Jacinto was taken into custody la
  
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• Broadhurst tops Senior British Open, Watson bidding farewell

  27-07-2019 20:55
  LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) — Englishman Paul Broadhurst birdied two of the last three holes Saturday to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Senior British Open, which will be Tom Watson’s final appearance at the tournament.
  Broadhurst had four birdies and a bogey in his third-round 3-under 67 in wet conditions at Royal Lytham & St. Annes for a 5-under 205 total.
  “It was one of my better rounds in these conditions,” the 2016 champion said. “I&rsq
  
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• Moscow police say more than 1,000 people arrested in day of protests in capital

  27-07-2019 20:53
  MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow police say more than 1,000 people arrested in day of protests in capital.
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• US expands women’s basketball training and will pay players

  27-07-2019 20:52
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The U.S. women’s national basketball team is expanding its training leading up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and paying a group of star players to participate.
  Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, who have led the U.S. to gold in the last four Olympics, headline the eight players who will be paid $2,000 a day at each of the training camps and games leading up to the Olympics.
  USA Basketball announced the expanded training on Saturday before the WNBA All-Star Game. USA Basketball
  
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• Rapper RZA says arrested A$AP Rocky is a hostage in Sweden

  27-07-2019 20:52
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — RZA (RIHZ’-uh) of the Wu-Tang Clan says he’s concerned over what he calls a hostage situation for fellow rapper A$AP Rocky, who’s charged with assault in Sweden.
  RZA told The Associated Press at an event Friday promoting the Hulu drama series “Wu-Tang: An American Saga” that he doesn’t condone violence, but celebrities have to protect themselves, and Rocky is not dangerous or a criminal.
  He says he’s “disappointed
  
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• Golf tourney to raise money for disabled firefighters in Tucson-area in name of Mark Paris

  27-07-2019 20:49
  TUCSON – Thousands of dollars hope to be raised  to help disabled firefighters in Southern Arizona.  It’s all part of the 14th annual Mark Paris Disabled Firefighters Golf Tournament.This event will help aid the men and women who have given countless hours and sacrifices to serve and protect the people of Tucson. It all goes down at the Starr Pass Resort on August 14th.
  The fundraiser was created 14 years ago to help TFD Captain Mark Paris and his family to p
  
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• After Tour hit single, 2018 champ Thomas has good B-side too

  27-07-2019 20:24
  VAL THORENS, France (AP) — Before he started the defense of his Tour de France title, Geraint Thomas likened his win in 2018 to having a hit single.
  Turns out the B-side was pretty good, too.
  He’ll be runner-up on the podium in Paris on Sunday. Not first. But like “Play With Fire” — the B-side to the Rolling Stones’ “The Last Time” — not half-bad either.
  Two factors came together to bar Thomas’ route to back-to-back Tour titles.
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• Louisiana attorney found in contempt in duct tape incident

  27-07-2019 20:22
  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana district judge has found a public defender in contempt of court after he filmed a bailiff duct-taping a defendant’s mouth during a sentencing hearing this month.
  The Acadiana Advocate reports state District Judge Marilyn Castle barred attorney Michael Gregory from bringing a cellphone into the 15th Judicial District court building or from using anyone else’s cellphone in the court house for six months. She also ordered him to pay a $100 fine.
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• Musician tip jar goes digital with Austin pilot program

  27-07-2019 20:11
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — No cash? No problem.
  Austin, Texas, is launching a pilot program that will let fans digitally tip their favorite musicians.
  The Austin American-Statesman reports the city is providing 10 artists with a DipJar, a device that enables fans to tip musicians using a credit or debit card.
  The chosen artists will test the technology for six months. They can collect tips at local live shows or on tour.
  City officials say they hope the program will financially help local musici
  
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• Reports: ‘Clown’ sparks brawl onboard UK-bound cruise ship

  27-07-2019 20:05
  LONDON (AP) — British media reports say six people have been assaulted onboard a P&O cruise ship after a passenger dressed as a clown sparked a brawl.
  Richard Gaisford, an ITV journalist who was onboard the cruise ship travelling from Bergen, Norway, to Southampton, England, said security staff rushed to the buffet restaurant onboard after the late-night melee.
  He tweeted Saturday that the brawl apparently started when a “passenger dressed as a clown” upset a group of passe
  
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• Rivera says ‘All or Nothing’ invasive, would pass next time

  27-07-2019 19:43
  SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Panthers coach Ron Rivera says he wouldn’t agree to participate in Amazon Prime’s “All or Nothing” series again if asked.
  While Rivera says the eight-part series documenting Carolina’s 2018 season may give fans a great behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of an NFL team, but he personally found it “invasive.”
  Rivera says cameras were everywhere and “I really couldn’t express myself sometimes the way I wa
  
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• Christopher Bell wins Xfinity pole in Iowa

  27-07-2019 19:31
  NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Christopher Bell will start from the pole for Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity race in Iowa after finishing first in qualifying.
  Bell, who posted a top speed of 132.855 MPH in his No. 20 Toyota, won a pole for the fourth time this season. Bell will be seeking his sixth win of the season later Saturday on Iowa’s short track.
  Chase Briscoe will join Bell on the front row. Brandon Jones and Riley Herbst will start third and fourth, and Justin Allgaier was fifth fastes
  
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• Briscoe overtakes Bell late for NASCAR Xfinity win in Iowa

  27-07-2019 19:31
  NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Chase Briscoe passed Christopher Bell with seven laps to go and won the NASCAR Xfinity race at Iowa Speedway on Saturday night for his first victory of the year.
  Briscoe’s only other Xfinity victory came last season on Charlotte’s roval.
  Bell led a career-high 235 out of 250 laps, but old tires allowed Briscoe to take over and clinch a playoff berth in the No. 98 Ford.
  John Hunter Nemechek was third, followed by Noah Gragson and points leader Tyler Reddick.
  
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• US government will execute inmates for first time since 2003

  27-07-2019 19:15
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Thursday the federal government will resume executing death-row inmates for the first time since 2003, ending an informal moratorium even as the nation sees a broad shift away from capital punishment.
  Attorney General William Barr instructed the Bureau of Prisons to schedule executions starting in December for five men, all accused of murdering children. Although the death penalty remains legal in 30 states, executions on the federal
  
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• The Latest: Girl Scouts say no one directly hit by lightning

  27-07-2019 19:01
  DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — The Latest on the rescue of Girl Scouts from a remote Minnesota island (all times local):
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  Officials say none of the Girl Scouts who were rescued from a remote Minnesota island near the Canadian border overnight were directly struck by lightning, after all.
  The Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines says in a Facebook post that all of the girls were back at their canoe base Saturday morning after being checked at a hospital in Ely, which is a
  
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• Giants WR Tate suspended 4 games for fertility drug use

  27-07-2019 18:58
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate has been suspended for four games for using a drug prescribed for fertility planning.
  The 10-year veteran, who signed with the Giants in March as a free agent, announced the suspension in a Twitter post Saturday. He said he plans to appeal the violation of the NFL’s policy on performance enhancers and that he would have no further comment.
  The NFL was not immediately available for comment.
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• Supreme Court allows Trump to tap $2.5B in Pentagon funds for border wall

  27-07-2019 18:49
  The Supreme Court late Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to use Defense Department counter-drug money to build a portion of the planned wall along the border with Mexico.
  By a 5-4 vote, the court lifted a stay imposed in late May by a federal judge in California that blocked the use of $2.5 billion in Pentagon counter-drug program money to build more than 100 miles of border wall, a project announced as part of President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency
  
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• Student group says Harvard failed to address racist messages

  27-07-2019 18:46
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — An association of black students at Harvard Law School says the university “woefully failed to act” after four students received offensive emails and text messages from an anonymous sender.
  The Harvard Black Law Students Association issued a statement Friday criticizing the school after it was unable to determine who sent the “hateful, racist and sexist” messages, and after officials refused to share details of an investigation with students
  
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• Rivera: QB Newton’s early day off at camp ‘part of the plan’

  27-07-2019 18:40
  SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Panthers coach Ron Rivera says Cam Newton’s day off from practice was predetermined and there is nothing wrong with the quarterback’s right shoulder.
  Newton, who is recovering from arthroscopic surgery in January on his throwing shoulder, was held out of team drills on the third day of training camp Saturday morning at Wofford College. Newton did some light throwing on the side.
  Rivera says it’s “part of the plan” and that Newton is &l
  
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• For Alaphilippe, Tour was too long, too high

  27-07-2019 18:38
  VAL THORENS, France (AP) — For Julian Alaphilippe, the Tour de France proved to be just 148 kilometers (92 miles) too long.
  But the French rider who did more than anyone to set the 2019 edition alight finished how he started: Giving every ounce of energy he had.
  Even truncated by landslides, the last two Alpine stages slashed from a planned 256 kilometers (159 miles) to a total of just 148 still proved too high and too long for Alaphilippe — an instinctive, enterprising rider who was
  
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