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• Abrams brings Fair Fight 2020 to Georgia

  17-08-2019 23:55
  SNELLVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Democrat Stacey Abrams has launched a new multistate voter protection initiative in Georgia.
  WXIA-TV reports Abrams kicked off her Fair Fight 2020 campaign Saturday at Annistown Elementary School in Snellville.
  Since her loss in the Georgia governor’s race last year to Republican Brian Kemp, Abrams has focused on the development of Fair Fight Georgia, a political action committee geared toward the advocacy of voter rights and fair elections in the state. Abrams
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 17 at 2:44PM MST until August 21 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  17-08-2019 23:44
  * IMPACTS…Increase in heat related illnesses, including heatcramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. Heat stroke can leadto death.
  * AFFECTED AREAS…Tucson Metro, Southeast Pinal County, Marana,Vail, Mammoth, Oracle, and Safford as well as the westerndeserts including Sells, Ajo and Organ Pipe National Monument.
  * TEMPERATURES…108 to 113 degrees.
  * For a detailed view of the hazard area…visitweather.gov/Tucson and click on the Detailed Hazards IconAn Excessive Heat Wa
  
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• Jaguars receiver Lee practices for 1st time in nearly a year

  17-08-2019 23:34
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Marqise Lee is practicing for the first time since tearing three ligaments in his left knee last preseason.
  Lee was removed from the physically unable to perform list Saturday and took part in drills for the first time since getting carted off the field during the team’s third exhibition game in 2018. His knee buckled when Atlanta Falcons cornerback Damontae Kazee made a helmet-first tackle in the first quarter.
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• Forecasters: Excessive heat coming in Phoenix, Las Vegas

  17-08-2019 23:03
  PHOENIX (AP) — Forecasters are posting notices of dangerous heat in southern Nevada, southeastern California and southern and western Arizona for Tuesday and the next day or two.
  The National Weather Service issued excessive heat warnings and watches for desert areas that include the cities of Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas and El Centro, California.
  Forecasters said high temperatures in metro Phoenix may reach 116 degrees (47 Celsius) while Las Vegas could hit 113 degrees (45 Celsius), creati
  
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• Dodgers’ Urìas to serve 20-game domestic violence penalty

  17-08-2019 23:00
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urìas has accepted a 20-game suspension by MLB for a domestic violence incident and is expected to return in September.
  The league gave him credit for serving five games while he was on administrative leave in May, leaving 15 remaining to serve without pay.
  MLB said Saturday that Urìas has agreed not to appeal the discipline and will participate in an evaluation and treatment program.
  The Dodgers said in a statement that th
  
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• UA Police searching for armed robbery suspects after carjacking

  17-08-2019 22:59
  TUCSON — The University of Arizona police is searching for two suspects who were involved in an armed robbery and a carjacking.
  Authorities say the incident happened Saturday at the Main Gate Garage. That’s when two armed men forcefully took a vehicle. No injuries were reported during the robbery.
  Police have described one suspect as a Hispanic male, who is in their late 20’s to early 30’s, and wearing a black and red hoodie. The second suspect is described to be eit
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 17 at 1:52PM MST until August 21 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  17-08-2019 22:52
  * WHERE…Northwest Pinal County, Superior, Apache Junction/GoldCanyon, West Pinal County and Sonoran Desert National Monument.
  * IMPACTS…Increase in heat related illnesses, including heatcramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. Heat stroke can leadto death.
  * THREAT…Very High HeatRisk. Afternoon temperatures 106 to116. 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 tak
  
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• Jays rookie Guerrero leaves game with sore left knee

  17-08-2019 22:43
  TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays rookie slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left Saturday’s game against Seattle after two innings because of a sore left knee. Brandon Drury replaced Guerrero at third base in the third.
  In the second, Guerrero cut in front of shortstop Bo Bichette to field Austin Nola’s grounder and made an awkward throw across his body, too late to record the out. Nola later came around to score on a sacrifice fly.
  The son of Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero Sr. and
  
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• Bryant homers, Cubs win 2-0 as Pirates strand 11

  17-08-2019 22:38
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kris Bryant homered in the seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs got out of three bases-loaded jams to snap a four-game skid with a 2-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
  After committing an error at third base each of the previous two innings, Bryant drove the first pitch of the seventh from Steven Brault (3-2) into the left-field bleachers to put Chicago ahead 1-0. It was Bryant’s 25th homer this season and third in five games.
  The Cubs moved within one-h
  
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• Horologist upsets 1-5 favorite Jaywalk in Monmouth Oaks

  17-08-2019 22:31
  OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) — Horologist upset Jaywalk, last year’s juvenile filly champion, in the $162,500 Monmouth Oaks on Saturday.
  As expected, 1-5 favorite Jaywalk set the pace until Horologist made a strong run along the rail on the final turn. She slipped by to win by three quarters of a length in the stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Monmouth Park.
  Horologist, bred in New Jersey, won for the fifth time in 10 starts for trainer John Mazza. Mazza said he was confident his horse would
  
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• Without Falcao, Monaco beaten 3-0 at Metz

  17-08-2019 22:21
  METZ, France (AP) — Monaco is on target for another miserable season in the French league after losing to newly promoted Metz 3-0 on Saturday for its second loss of the new campaign.
  Senegalese striker Habib Diallo opened the scoring from the penalty spot when Monaco defender Kamil Glik blocked a shot with his arm. Soon after, Monaco’s Ruben Aguilar was sent off for a reckless two-footed challenge.
  Diallo made it 2-0 off a loose ball at a free kick, and captain Renaud Cohade added th
  
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• Boone, Gardner, Yanks hammer umps in 6-5 win over Indians

  17-08-2019 22:17
  NEW YORK (AP) — Manager Aaron Boone, Brett Gardner and the New York Yankees again hammered away at the umpires, this time in prolonged rants that brought several members of the team spilling onto the field, while beating the Cleveland Indians 6-5 Saturday.
  Gleyber Torres hit two home runs and Didi Gregorius and DJ LeMahieu also connected for the AL East-leading Yankees.
  But what really fired up the crowd of 47,347 at Yankee Stadium occurred in the sixth inning after Cameron Maybin was call
  
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• Phillies place Quinn on 10-day IL with right groin strain

  17-08-2019 22:04
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies placed outfielder Roman Quinn on the 10-day injured list with a right groin strain on Saturday.
  Quinn was hurt trying to beat out a grounder in the eighth inning of the Phillies’ 8-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night. He is batting .213 with three doubles, four homers and 11 RBIs in 44 games.
  To replace Quinn, Philadelphia activated right-handed reliever Jared Hughes after claiming him off waivers from Cincinnati earlier t
  
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• Phillies place Quinn on 10-day IL; Arrieta to have surgery

  17-08-2019 22:04
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have lost pitchers Jake Arrieta and David Robertson for the rest of the season, and outfielder Roman Quinn was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday.
  Arrieta will have surgery to remove bone chips in his pitching elbow. The 33-year-old right-hander was 8-8 with a 4.64 ERA in 24 starts, and had been trying to pitch through the injury for the last month.
  Robertson, a right-handed reliever, had Tommy John surgery on Thursday and will likely m
  
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• The Latest: Witness says children killed in Kabul blast

  17-08-2019 21:35
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The latest on a suicide bombing inside a crowded wedding hall in Afghanistan’s capital (all times local):
  2:45 a.m.
  A witness to a suicide bombing at a wedding party in Afghanistan’s capital says the attacker set off the explosives near the stage where children had gathered.
  Gul Mohammad tells The Associated Press that everyone gathered there was killed. Another witness, Mohammad Toofan, says that “a lot of guests were martyred.”
  Afghan off
  
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• The Latest: Dozens killed or wounded in Kabul wedding blast

  17-08-2019 21:35
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Latest on explosion in wedding hall in Afghanistan’s capital (all times local):
  12 a.m.
  An Afghan official says dozens of people have been killed or wounded in an explosion that ripped through a wedding hall in Kabul while hundreds were thought to be inside.
  Interior Ministry spokesman Nusrat Rahimi tells The Associated Press the blast occurred at the Dubai City wedding hall in western Kabul, a part of the city that many in the minority Shiite Hazara com
  
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• Afghan official says dozens killed or wounded in blast inside wedding hall in capital, Kabul

  17-08-2019 21:30
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan official says dozens killed or wounded in blast inside wedding hall in capital, Kabul.
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• ‘Summer of Rivera’ closes with Yankee Stadium celebration

  17-08-2019 21:26
  NEW YORK (AP) — Taking his familiar position on the Yankee Stadium rubber, Mariano Rivera wound up and delivered his famed cut fastball to his son, Mariano Jr.
  It was high and outside, but no one seemed to mind.
  The pitch came Saturday during a pregame celebration for baseball’s greatest closer and capped off the “Summer of Rivera.” It’s stretch that saw him hit an inside-the-park homer and get a save during his debut in the New York Yankees’ annual Old-Timers
  
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• Ohio mayor receives threats after comments by Trump

  17-08-2019 21:20
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The mayor of Dayton where nine people were slain in a mass shooting says a round-the-clock security detail was assigned to her because of hate-filled messages she received following verbal sparring with President Donald Trump after his visit to a Dayton hospital earlier this month.
  The Dayton Daily News reports Trump after his Aug. 7 visit called a news conference Mayor Nan Whaley held with Ohio’s Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown “a fraud.” Whaley respond
  
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• Woman thought she had kidney stones, gave birth to triplets

  17-08-2019 21:19
  STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota woman who recently gave birth to triplets says she didn’t find out about her pregnancy until she went to the hospital with what she thought were kidney stones.
  KOTA-TV reports Dannette Giltz, of Sturgis, gave birth to the healthy triplets on Aug. 10.
  Giltz says that despite having two other children, she did not know she was 34 weeks pregnant. She says that when she started having pains, she thought it was from kidney stones, which she has had
  
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• Pakistan officials say roadside bomb kills 2 soldiers

  17-08-2019 21:17
  DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani intelligence officials say a roadside bomb attack has killed two army soldiers in the country’s northwest.
  The officials say the planted bomb exploded Saturday afternoon when a security forces vehicle was patrolling in Ladha area of South Waziristan.
  The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to media.
  No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but past such attacks have been clai
  
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• Blast at wedding hall in Kabul, with casualties feared

  17-08-2019 21:12
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says an explosion has occurred at a wedding hall in western Kabul and casualties are feared.
  Interior Ministry spokesman Nusrat Rahimi tells The Associated Press there is no immediate information on the cause of the blast, which occurred on a busy Saturday night.
  Kabul’s brightly lit wedding halls can hold hundreds of people.
  The explosion shattered more than a week of calm in the Afghan capital. Ten days ago a Taliban car bomb aimed at Af
  
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• Afghan official confirms explosion at wedding hall in capital Kabul, with casualties feared

  17-08-2019 21:04
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan official confirms explosion at wedding hall in capital Kabul, with casualties feared.
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• Military: 3 rockets fired from Gaza toward Israel

  17-08-2019 20:52
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says three rockets have been fired from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip into southern Israel.
  Israeli aerial defense batteries intercepted two of the missiles Saturday, the military said.
  Israeli media reported that shrapnel from the Iron Dome defense system landed on the patio of a house. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
  It was the second incident of rocket fire from Gaza in the past 24 hours.
  Early on Saturday, Israeli aircraft hit two un
  
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• Police: Man brandishing gun fatally shot outside strip club

  17-08-2019 20:46
  PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police say a man is dead after being shot in the parking lot of a strip club after being involved in an altercation inside the club early Saturday morning.
  Detective Luis A. Samudio said a 22-year-old man shot 23-year-old Kirk Anthony Kariker after Kariker allegedly got a gun from his vehicle and pointed it several people.
  The identity of the man who shot Kariker wasn’t released.
  Samudio said the man remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators.
  The
  
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• Airport worker fired for slipping ‘you ugly’ note to traveler

  17-08-2019 20:44
  A security screener at a New York airport is out of a job after slipping a note to a traveler that read: “you ugly.”
  Neal Strassner was going through a security checkpoint at Greater Rochester International Airport in late June when the security guard handed him a torn piece of paper with those words scrawled on it.
  Strassner said he only recently obtained a copy of security footage from that day through the Freedom of Information Act.
  “I called the airport and I tri
  
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• Denny Hamlin passes inspection, retains pole at Bristol

  17-08-2019 20:33
  BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Denny Hamlin has passed pre-race inspection and his car will start on the pole Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  The Daytona 500 winner gave both Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing its first pole of the season in qualifying, but the result was not official until after inspection began hours before the race.
  Bristol marks a stretch of three final regular season races with seven open spots in the upcoming playoff field. Nine winners have already claimed berths in the 1
  
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• Man shot in No-Tel Motel parking lot in critical condition

  17-08-2019 20:23
  Tucson Police Dept. is investigating a man shot in the parking lot of No-Tel Motel Saturday morning.
  Authorities say the man was shot near 7:00 am by a friend in the motel parking lot at 2425 N Oracle.
  The victim is was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.
  Investigators are on scene but have no suspects in custody at this time.
  Police say they believe their may be witnesses to the shooting due to the location.
  If you or someone you know have information regarding this incident
  
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• Barty upset in Cincy semifinals, misses top spot for US Open

  17-08-2019 20:22
  MASON, Ohio (AP) — Ashleigh Barty was upset by Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2, 6-4 in the Western & Southern Open semifinals, missing her chance to return to the No. 1 ranking ahead of the U.S. Open.
  Barty dropped an opening set Saturday for the third straight match, but couldn’t overcome the slow start this time. A resurgent Kuznetsova earned her third win over a Top 10 player this week and reached the final for the first time this season.
  Barty had slipped behind Naomi Osaka in the la
  
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• De’Aaron Fox withdraws from USA Basketball’s World Cup plans

  17-08-2019 20:00
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — De’Aaron Fox of the Sacramento Kings has made the surprise decision to withdraw from USA Basketball’s national team, meaning the Americans now have 13 candidates for the 12-man World Cup roster.
  Fox told USA Basketball of his choice Saturday, a few hours before the team would board a plane for Australia and final preparations for the World Cup that starts in China this month. Fox was in the team’s plans for the Australia trip, and it was believed that h
  
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• 2 die in knife attack at German train station

  17-08-2019 19:57
  FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German police say a man and a woman were fatally stabbed at a crowded train station in the town of Iserlohn in what was described as an “act of relationship violence.”
  The dpa news agency reported Saturday that police had arrested a 43-year-old man at the scene in connection with the attack on the woman, 32, and another man, who was 23.
  The killings follow two other homicides at train stations in Germany in recent weeks. An 8-year-old boy died July 29
  
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• Steel mill sorry for spill that killed fish, closed beaches

  17-08-2019 19:46
  PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — A steel company has apologized for a spill of cyanide and ammonia that led to a fish kill and prompted the closure of beaches along Lake Michigan.
  ArcelorMittal issued a statement Friday night saying it “apologizes and accepts responsibility for the incident from the Burns Harbor facility.”
  The National Park Service closed the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk beach areas at Indiana Dunes National Park. The nearby city of Ogden Dunes also closed its beach. Th
  
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• Man charged in stadium bomb threat amid Muslim dispute

  17-08-2019 19:41
  NORWICH, Conn. (AP) — A man has been charged in connection with an online bomb threat at a Connecticut minor league baseball stadium amid a dispute between the team’s owner and a Muslim civil rights group.
  Norwich police say they arrested 44-year-old James Quinn, of Waterford, after the bomb threat prompted a search of Dodd Stadium on Friday and delayed the game for about 10 minutes. No explosives were found.
  Quinn was charged with threat involving hazardous substance and breach of p
  
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• Airport worker fired for giving passenger ‘You ugly!’ note

  17-08-2019 19:30
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — An airport security worker in New York has been fired for handing a passenger a handwritten note that said “You ugly!!!”
  The June incident came to light this week after passenger Neal Strassner obtained security video through a public records request and posted it to YouTube .
  The video from Greater Rochester International Airport shows the worker handing Strassner the note after he passes through a metal detector.
  Strassner says he didn’t think muc
  
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• The Latest: Stranger says goodbye to El Paso shooting victim

  17-08-2019 19:17
  EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The Latest on a funeral of an El Paso shooting victim whose companion had few family (all times local):
  11:15 a.m.
  A crowd of strangers has said goodbye to an El Paso, Texas, shooting victim after her longtime companion said he felt alone and invited the public to her funeral.
  Hundreds of well-wishers gathered at an El Paso cemetery on Saturday to support Antonio Basco as he buried 63-year-old Margie Reckard, his companion of 22 years.
  Basco made international news af
  
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• Real Madrid opens Spanish league with 3-1 win over Celta

  17-08-2019 19:14
  MADRID (AP) — Karim Benzema scored a goal and set up another as Real Madrid began its Spanish league campaign with a comfortable 3-1 win at Celta Vigo on Saturday.
  Toni Kroos and Lucas Vázquez also scored, as Madrid played most of the second half with 10 men following a red card to Luka Modric.
  Madrid was without new signing Eden Hazard because of an injury, and it was Gareth Bale — who many thought would be gone from the squad by now — who helped add the spark Madrid ne
  
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• Bernard grabs winner for Everton against Watford in EPL

  17-08-2019 18:48
  LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Bernard’s early goal handed Everton a first English Premier League victory of the season as Watford’s miserable run at Goodison Park was extended with a 1-0 loss on Saturday.
  The Brazilian winger ran onto a long ball forward, cut inside and shot inside the near post in the 10th minute as Everton capitalized on a lively start. The team then mixed resolute defense with moments of fortune to keep a sixth straight clean sheet at home in the league.
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• Pukki hat trick leads Norwich to 3-1 win over Newcastle

  17-08-2019 18:45
  NORWICH, England (AP) — Teemu Pukki’s hat trick earned Norwich its first points back in the English Premier League as the promoted team eased past Newcastle in a 3-1 win on Saturday.
  The Finland striker has a league-high four goals for the season.
  The Canaries started brightly and were rewarded for their intensity when Pukki fired his side into the lead with a powerful volley from inside the box and past goalkeeper Martin Dubravka.
  Pukki, the League Championship top scorer last seaso
  
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• Navajo police agency: Officer wounds bat-wielding person

  17-08-2019 18:44
  ALAMO, N.M. (AP) — Navajo Nation police say an officer responding to a domestic call shot and wounded a bat-wielding person who allegedly charged the officer.
  The Police Department said in a statement that the officer was not injured in the incident that occurred Friday evening in Alamo.
  Alamo is 67 miles (108 kilometers) southwest of Albuquerque in a tribal area separate from the main reservation that includes much of northwestern New Mexico.
  The wounded person was transported to a hospit
  
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• Man who shot 6 police officers charged with attempted murder

  17-08-2019 18:36
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The man accused of barricading himself inside a Philadelphia row house and shooting six police officers in an hourslong standoff has been charged with attempted murder.
  Court documents show that 36-year-old Maurice Hill also faces assault charges. He was denied bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 5.
  Hill is accused of shooting at officers who were serving a drug warrant Wednesday, then keeping police at bay while he fired repeatedly from inside a building
  
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• Trossard scores on EPL debut as Brighton draws with West Ham

  17-08-2019 18:33
  BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Leandro Trossard scored a stunning goal on his Premier League debut to secure a point for Brighton against West Ham on Saturday.
  Trossard, a summer signing from Belgian side Genk, struck shortly after Javier Hernandez had given West Ham the lead against the run of play.
  The 24-year-old Trossard also had a goal ruled out by VAR and missed an easy scoring chance before he eventually got off the mark to earn his new side a 1-1 draw.
  Brighton was dominant throughout wi
  
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• Liverpool wins again despite Adrian mistake; Pukki hat trick

  17-08-2019 18:18
  An embarrassing mistake by goalkeeper Adrian failed to stop Liverpool racking up a second straight win to open the Premier League, and Norwich hat-trick star Teemu Pukki enhanced his reputation as a potential sensation of the new English season.
  Liverpool beat Southampton 2-1 Saturday but was forced to hang on for victory following Adrian’s 83rd-minute mistake, when he kicked a clearance straight at Danny Ings and saw the ball rebound into the net.
  Less than three days earlier, Adrian had
  
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• U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs denying to cover bills for emergency care

  17-08-2019 18:17
  According to a new report by the VA’s Office of Inspector General, during just one six-month period, more than 17,000 veterans were slapped with $53.3 million in medical bills the government should have covered.
  The VA tells NBC News they are reviewing the claims in the report for possible payment to veterans.
  The post U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs denying to cover bills for emergency care appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• AP source: QB Josh McCown joins Eagles, ends retirement

  17-08-2019 18:14
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press the Philadelphia Eagles have signed 40-year-old quarterback Josh McCown. He is coming out of retirement to join his ninth team and play his 17th season.
  The person spoke on condition of anonymity Saturday because the team hasn’t announced the move.
  McGowan provides insurance behind Carson Wentz. The Eagles already lost two quarterbacks in the first two preseason games. Nate Sudfeld broke his left wrist and
  
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• Phoenix joins US cities eyeing civilian oversight for police

  17-08-2019 17:56
  PHOENIX (AP) — Still stinging from a confrontation this summer where officers pointed guns and cursed at a black family, residents and officials in Phoenix have held talks to offer ideas on how civilians could help oversee the police.
  The country’s fifth-largest city is among the last big cities without any independent civilian oversight of officers.
  Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Detroit, Denver and Portland, Oregon, are among many cities with some kind of citizen ov
  
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• The Latest: Trump: Portland, Oregon, ‘is being watched’

  17-08-2019 17:54
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Latest on a right-wing rally and counter protests in Portland, Oregon (all times local):
  8:50 a.m.
  President Donald Trump says “Portland is being watched very closely” as the Northwest city braces for a right-wing rally that’s expected to draw demonstrators from around the U.S. as well as counterprotesters.
  More than two dozen local, state and federal law enforcement agencies are in the liberal city for the late Saturday morning rally. Self-descr
  
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• The Latest: Police seize weapons from Portland protesters

  17-08-2019 17:54
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Latest on a right-wing rally and counter protests in Portland, Oregon (all times local):
  11:25 a.m.
  Police in Portland, Oregon, say they’ve seized weapons such as metal and wooden poles, bear spray and shields from multiple groups at a right-wing rally and counterprotest in the city.
  Flag-waving members of the Proud Boys and Three Percenters militia group began gathering late Saturday morning. Some wore body armor and helmets. Meanwhile black clad, helmet an
  
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• The Latest: Police declare protests ‘civil disturbance’

  17-08-2019 17:54
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Latest on a right-wing rally and counter protests in Portland, Oregon (all times local):
  4:41 p.m.
  A demonstration in downtown Portland, Oregon, was declared a “civil disturbance,” and police told people to leave the area immediately.
  Dozens of people remained around Pioneer Courthouse Square Saturday following a much larger rally by right-wing groups and antifascist counterprotesters.
  By late afternoon, many of the right-wing groups had left. But blac
  
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• The Latest: ‘Long and arduous’ protests in Portland, Oregon

  17-08-2019 17:54
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Latest on a right-wing rally and counter protests in Portland, Oregon (all times local):
  6:58 p.m.
  More than a dozen people were arrested for things like disorderly conduct and unlawful use of a weapon in Portland, Oregon, during what the police chief described as a “long and arduous day” of competing protests.
  Police Chief Danielle Outlaw said at least 13 people were arrested and there were six minor injuries. The rally was organized by the right-wing
  
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• The Latest: At least 3 arrests in Portland protests

  17-08-2019 17:54
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Latest on a right-wing rally and counter protests in Portland, Oregon (all times local):
  1:35 p.m.
  Police in Portland, Oregon, arrested at least three people during demonstrations by right-wing groups and counterprotesters.
  Authorities didn’t immediately release details of the arrests Saturday.
  Hundreds of flag-waving members of the Proud Boys and Three Percenters militia group, as well as black-clad anti-fascist counterprotesters, gathered downtown Saturday
  
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