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• Lyon misses chance to go top of French league after 1-1 draw

  31-08-2019 23:55
  PARIS (AP) — Lyon missed the chance to go top of the French league on goal difference after drawing 1-1 at home to Bordeaux on Saturday.
  Having started the season emphatically with two wins and nine goals, Lyon has picked up only one point in two games after losing 1-0 at Montpellier on Tuesday.
  Netherlands forward Memphis Depay put Lyon ahead in the 32nd minute, confidently beating goalkeeper Benoit Costil for his fourth goal in four games this season.
  But Lyon midfielder Thiago Mendes wa
  
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• Earnhardt puts aside plane crash to run at Darlington

  31-08-2019 23:55
  DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — A joyful Dale Earnhardt Jr. returned the racetrack Saturday, finishing sixth in the Xfinity event at Darlington Raceway two weeks after he and his family escaped a plane in flames in Tennessee.
  The race was a welcome relief from thinking about the crash for Earnhardt and his family. He hopped in his car after kissing wife Amy and 16-month old daughter Isla, and his driving skills kicked in as he moved up from 14th into the top five.
  Earnhardt’s glee was appare
  
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• Police say “multiple gunshot victims” after suspect hijacked mail truck in Odessa, Texas, and is shooting at random

  31-08-2019 23:53
  ODESSA, Texas (AP) — Police say “multiple gunshot victims” after suspect hijacked mail truck in Odessa, Texas, and is shooting at random.
  The post Police say “multiple gunshot victims” after suspect hijacked mail truck in Odessa, Texas, and is shooting at random appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Leslie H. Gelb, diplomat and journalist, dies at age 82

  31-08-2019 23:52
  NEW YORK (AP) — A diplomat and journalist specializing in world affairs, Leslie H. Gelb, has died. He was 82.
  The New York Times reports that Gelb’s wife says he died Saturday at a New York hospital of renal failure brought on by diabetes.
  Gelb had a long association with the Times as well as stints with the federal government, working as an editor, columnist and correspondent for the newspaper. He played a leading role on the team that won a Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism
  
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• Brewers beat Cubs 2-0, snapping Chicago’s 4-game win streak

  31-08-2019 23:48
  CHICAGO (AP) — Manny Piña drove in two runs with a first-inning single and Josh Hader finished a strong performance by Milwaukee’s bullpen, helping the short-handed Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Saturday.
  Ben Gamel added three hits as Milwaukee pulled within four games of Chicago for the second NL wild card. Gamel was recalled from the minors before the victory.
  The Brewers used five pitchers in the six-hitter. Zach Davies worked 4 2/3 innings before Matt Albers finishe
  
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• Kendall tosses 2 TDs, West Virginia tops James Madison 20-13

  31-08-2019 23:43
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Austin Kendall threw two second-half touchdown passes in his debut at West Virginia and the Mountaineers overcame some struggles to hold off James Madison 20-13 Saturday.
  Kendall couldn’t generate a ton of offense under constant pressure, but the Oklahoma graduate transfer did just enough to give new coach Neal Brown a victory in his debut while preventing the Mountaineers from losing to a Championship Subdivision opponent for the first time.
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• 1 dead, 8 sick in hazmat incident at San Jose hotel

  31-08-2019 23:41
  SAN JOSE (AP) — Authorities say one woman has died and eight people have been sickened in a hazmat incident Saturday at a Northern California hotel. KTVU reports Saturday that guests of the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose reported smelling a chemical odor — similar to a rotten egg —and feeling faint, light-headed and short of breath.
  San Jose Police Officer Gina Tepoorten says authorities are investigating the death as a suicide. Tepoorten said in an email the hazmat incident is rel
  
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• Ohio defeats Rhode Island 41-20 as Rourke leads way

  31-08-2019 23:40
  ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Nathan Rourke accounted for 263 yards of offense and three touchdowns and Ohio defeated Rhode Island 41-20 in a season opener on Saturday.
  Rourke, an All-MAC selection as a junior in 2018, completed 16 of 22 passes for 188 yards with two touchdowns. He carried 10 times for a team-high 75 yards and another touchdown as the Bobcats rushed for 278 yards.
  After Louie Zervos gave Ohio a 27-13 lead late in the third quarter, the Bobcats held on downs deep in URI territory. De
  
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• Race accident kills second Australian jockey in 2 days

  31-08-2019 23:36
  DARWIN, Australia (AP) — A female jockey died Saturday during a race at a track in Darwin, the second rider to die on consecutive days in Australia.
  Melanie Tyndall, 32, who was also a police officer, had been riding at the Fannie Bay track in Darwin when her horse fell during the third race. She died later in hospital.
  Thoroughbred Racing NT and the Darwin Turf Club confirmed Tyndall’s death: “Melanie’s mount Restless appeared to clip the heels of another runner, she bec
  
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• LeMahieu homers in 11th, Yanks hit 4 and finally top A’s 4-3

  31-08-2019 23:35
  NEW YORK (AP) — DJ LeMahieu homered on the first pitch in the bottom of the 11th inning and the New York Yankees beat Oakland 4-3 on Saturday for their first victory in five tries against the Athletics this season.
  Aaron Judge hit a tying homer for New York with two outs in the eighth, his 19th of the season and sixth in eight games. The 6-foot-7 Judge also took a potential home run away from Matt Chapman in the 10th, barely needing to leave his feet for a grab at the right field wall.
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• France’s Macron talks to Iranian president, urges restraint

  31-08-2019 23:26
  PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has talked with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and urged Tehran to show restraint amid rising tensions in the region.
  Macron’s office said Saturday that the French leader asked Iran to “take necessary measures” to encourage negotiations in Yemen’s war and urged Iran to show “the greatest restraint in Lebanon so that nothing compromises stability in this moment of great tension.”
  The tense standoff between I
  
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• Freeze to coach Flames from hospital bed vs. No. 22 Syracuse

  31-08-2019 23:14
  LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Liberty coach Hugh Freeze will make his coaching debut for the Flames in a hospital bed set up in the coaches’ box on Saturday night. The bed is being used to support his healing back.
  The Flames are hosting No. 22 Syracuse in what is arguably the biggest game in Liberty history.
  Freeze missed nearly two weeks of practice because of a herniated disk in his back. He had surgery six days after first missing practice, and doctors discovered he also had a serious st
  
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• Brown’s 2 TD passes rally St. Francis past Lehigh 14-13

  31-08-2019 23:01
  BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Jason Brown escaped a near sack and fired a dart to Terell Johnson for a 35-yard game-winning touchdown pass as St. Francis rallied past Lehigh 14-13 in Saturday’s season opener.
  Brown’s first two career touchdown passes came after halftime during his first start. Trailing 13-0 at the break, Brown threw a deep strike to his high school teammate EJ Jenkins for the Red Flash’s first score late in the third quarter, and zipped the winner to Johnson with
  
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• Hudson helps Cardinals beat Reds 10-6 in DH opener

  31-08-2019 22:57
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dakota Hudson pitched a career-high 7 2/3 innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-6 on Saturday in the opener of a doubleheader weekend.
  Dexter Fowler and Yadier Molina homered as St. Louis won for the seventh time in eight games. Kolten Wong and Paul Goldschmidt each had two hits and two RBIs.
  Hudson gave the Cardinals a lift after the series opener was postponed by rain, setting up doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday. The NL Central leaders and
  
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• Cardinals rally past Reds for doubleheader sweep

  31-08-2019 22:57
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Carpenter and Harrison Bader hit run-scoring singles during St. Louis’ two-run ninth inning, and the Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Saturday for a sweep of their day-night doubleheader.
  Each of St. Louis’ four batters reached in the ninth. Tommy Edman singled and Yadier Molina was hit by a pitch from Raisel Iglesias (2-11) before Bader tied it at 2 with a single to left.
  Kevin Gausman then came in, and Carpenter’s pinch-hit single drove in
  
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• 49ers place RB Jerick McKinnon on season-ending IR

  31-08-2019 22:50
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers running back Jerick McKinnon will miss a second straight season after having complications in his recovery from a knee injury.
  McKinnon was placed on season-ending injured reserve on Saturday as the 49ers cut their roster down to the 53-player limit.
  McKinnon was one of the team’s major acquisitions in free agency in 2018, signing a four-year, $30 million contract but he has yet to play a game for San Francisco because of injuries.
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• Jaguars LB Jack to sign 4-year, $57M contract extension

  31-08-2019 22:48
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says the Jacksonville Jaguars are giving linebacker Myles Jack a four-year contract extension worth $57 million, a move that will give the team more flexibility with its franchise tag in 2020.
  The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity Saturday because the deal has not been signed. The person says the extension includes $33 million guaranteed, including a $13 million signing bonus. His salary cap num
  
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• Jaguars keep just 3 running backs while trimming roster

  31-08-2019 22:48
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars might be in the market for another running back.
  Jacksonville kept just three backs — Leonard Fournette, Alfred Blue and rookie Ryquell Armstead — while trimming its roster to the NFL-mandated 53 on Saturday. The Jaguars waived/injured Devante Mays and waived fellow running back Elijah Hood. They released veteran Thomas Rawls on Friday.
  The team also placed receiver Terrelle Pryor and offensive tackle Ben Ijalana on injured res
  
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• Rays-O’s schedule Tuesday doubleheader to avoid hurricane

  31-08-2019 22:46
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles will play a single-admission doubleheader Tuesday with Hurricane Dorian looming.
  Wednesday’s finale of a three-game series at Tropicana Field was moved up to Tuesday.
  Weather forecasts Saturday had the hurricane possibly staying off the east of Florida, but the projected path of the storm has been changing.
  One of the parking lots at Tropicana Field was closed Saturday for the staging of FEMA equipment.
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 31 at 1:45PM MST until August 31 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  31-08-2019 22:45
  * 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 103 to 111.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. Drink water,more than usual, a
  
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• Bengals keep injured WR A.J. Green on active roster

  31-08-2019 22:37
  CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals kept injured receiver A.J. Green on the active roster, hoping he can return from ankle surgery during the first half of the season.
  Green hurt his left ankle during the first training camp practice. The Bengals chose not to put him on an injury list Saturday while making roster reductions, allowing him to return whenever he’s fully healed. Coach Zac Taylor said Green is making progress and could be cleared to return sometime during the first half of the
  
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• Boise St. rallies past Florida St. 36-31 behind freshman QB

  31-08-2019 22:36
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Hank Bachmeier tossed a third-quarter TD pass and Robert Mahone had a 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth and Boise State rallied from an 18-point deficit to knock off Florida State 36-31 on Saturday in a game moved from Jacksonville to Tallahassee with an earlier start time due to Hurricane Dorian.
  Florida State lost its season opener for the third straight time.
  Bachmeier, a true freshman, was pounded early by Florida State’s defensive front but threw for 40
  
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• Eagles waive top 2 leading rushers from 2018

  31-08-2019 22:30
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles waived their two top rushers from last season and a starting offensive lineman on their Super Bowl championship team.
  Running backs Josh Adams and Wendell Smallwood were let go along with offensive lineman Stefen Wisniewski on Saturday as the team reached the 53-man roster limit.
  Adams signed as a rookie free agent out of Notre Dame last year and ran for 511 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 4.3 yards per carry. Smallwood, a fifth-round pick
  
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• No. 21 Iowa State survives UNI in 3 OT, 29-26

  31-08-2019 22:21
  AMES, Iowa (AP) — Sheldon Croney Jr. scored from a yard out in triple overtime and 21st-ranked Iowa State rallied to beat Northern Iowa 29-26 on Saturday.
  La’Michael Pettway had a pair of touchdown catches for the Cyclones (1-0), who barely survived the season’s first major upset after entering the year ranked for the first time since 1978.
  Croney fumbled near the goal line on the second-to-last play of the game. But quarterback Brock Purdy sprinted from the backfield to recove
  
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• Titans trade WR Taywan Taylor to Browns for 2020 draft pick

  31-08-2019 22:09
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have traded wide receiver Taywan Taylor to the Cleveland Browns before the teams open the season against each other for a 2020 draft pick.
  The Titans announced the trade as they trimmed their roster to 53.
  Taylor was their third-round draft pick at No. 72 overall out of Western Kentucky in 2017, and the 5-foot-11, 203-pound receiver has 53 catches for 687 yards and two touchdowns in 29 games. But the speedy Taylor struggled with consistency and
  
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• Wilson’s 2 touchdown passes lead Kentucky past Toledo 38-24

  31-08-2019 21:59
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Terry Wilson threw two touchdown passes, Asim Rose and Kavosiey Smoke each ran for TDs and Kentucky overcame Toledo to pull away 38-24 on Saturday in the season opener for both schools.
  The Wildcats rallied twice against the Rockets to enter the break tied at 14 before taking control in the second half. A third-quarter fumble recovery led to Chance Poore’s 46-yard, go-ahead field goal before Bryce Oliver’s leaping grab of Wilson’s 32-yard TD pass pro
  
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• Stevens leads Miss State past Louisiana Lafayette 38-28

  31-08-2019 21:55
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Graduate transfer Tommy Stevens passed for two touchdowns and ran for one in his first college start as Mississippi State defeated Louisiana-Lafayette 38-28 on Saturday in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
  Stevens, who was a backup at Penn State when Bulldogs’ second-year coach Joe Moorhead was the Nittany Lions’ offensive coordinator, completed 20 of 30 passes for 236 yards. He had passes of 31 yards to Osirus Mitchell on the game’s first possession and 12
  
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• No. 24 Huskers turn to defense to put away S. Alabama 35-21

  31-08-2019 21:52
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska scored two defensive touchdowns and one on special teams, bailing out a sluggish offense and leading the No. 24 Cornhuskers to a 35-21 victory over South Alabama on Saturday.
  The five-touchdown favorite Huskers led only 14-7 at halftime and totaled just 66 yards in the second half. But their defense had five takeaways, the biggest one Eric Lee Jr.’s 38-yard interception return for a touchdown, and JD Spielman ran back a punt 76 yards to make it a three-t
  
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• Illinois crushes Akron 42-3 in home opener

  31-08-2019 21:49
  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois rolled over Akron 42-3 on Saturday while showcasing a new quarterback and a reinvigorated defense in a season opener.
  Illini quarterback Brandon Peters, a graduate transfer from Michigan, went 14 of 23 for 163 yards and three touchdowns through the air, while running for another touchdown. Peters rushed six times for 36 yards.
  Akron quarterback Kato Nelson was 10 of 24 with an interception for a Zips offense that struggled from the opening play.
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• McIlroy tires in European Masters 3rd round led by Romero

  31-08-2019 21:47
  CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Rory McIlroy cited tiredness in a busy trans-Atlantic week after dropping shots late in the European Masters third round on Saturday with Andres Romero in the lead by one stroke.
  McIlroy bogeyed the 14th, 17th and 18th in a 1-under-par 69, while Argentina’s Romero went birdie-eagle-birdie-birdie from the 13th in his round of 66.
  Romero’s 14-under total of 196 is one ahead of second-place Wade Ormsby of Australia, who bogeyed the par-4 18th for
  
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• Kansas rallies to beat Indiana State 24-17 in Miles’ debut

  31-08-2019 21:47
  LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Carter Stanley threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Daylon Charlot with 2:20 left in the game, and Kansas rallied for a 24-17 victory over Indiana State on Saturday to avoid saddling new coach Les Miles with a devastating defeat in his debut.
  The Sycamores had clawed back from a 16-3 deficit, taking the lead when Stanley fumbled in the end zone and Inoke Moala recovered it for a touchdown with 4:24 left in the game.
  But the Jayhawks’ senior quarterback calmly respo
  
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• Phoenix police: Officer fatally shoots man who fired at him

  31-08-2019 21:33
  PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police say an officer fatally shot a man who fired first at the officer after earlier ramming an occupied unmarked police vehicle during a pursuit.
  According to police, 51-year-old Rene Enrique Ruiz was shot Friday as detectives tried to take him into custody in a homicide investigation.
  Police say Ruiz rammed his vehicle into a police vehicle as police tried to stop him and that Ruiz then drove off to a location where his vehicle became disabled.
  Police say Ruiz got
  
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• Maryland rolls past Howard 79-0 in Locksley, Jackson debuts

  31-08-2019 21:29
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Josh Jackson threw four touchdown passes in his Maryland debut, backup Tyrrell Pigrome accounted for two scores and the Terrapins crushed Howard 79-0 Saturday in a record-breaking performance under first-year coach Michael Locksley.
  With Jackson leading the way, Maryland scored 28 points in both the first and second quarters to shatter the school mark for most points scored in one half. The assault continued in the second half, with the only suspense being if the T
  
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• McKay, stout defense lead NC State past East Carolina 34-6

  31-08-2019 21:25
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Matthew McKay ran for two touchdowns and threw for another in his first start at quarterback while North Carolina State shut down East Carolina’s ground game to beat the Pirates 34-6 in Saturday’s season opener for both teams.
  McKay scored on a 4-yard keeper just before halftime for a 17-3 lead, then got loose around the left side and dove for the pylon for a 21-yard score early in the fourth.
  McKay also found a wide-open Tabari Hines on the right side for
  
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• Indians lose IF Naquin with torn ACL in right knee

  31-08-2019 21:21
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Cleveland Indians left fielder Tyler Naquin has a torn ACL in his right knee, the second major injury the team has suffered in a week as it makes a push for the playoffs.
  Naquin was carted off the field after crashing into the wall while taking away a potential two-run homer from Joey Wendle in Friday night’s 4-0 loss at Tampa Bay.
  The 28-year-old Naquin was unable to put any weight on his leg. He was down on the ground, grimacing in pain, before being tak
  
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• Feds announce seizure of enough fentanyl to kill 14 million people, 35 arrested

  31-08-2019 21:14
  VIRGINIA (NBC News) – A multistate investigation involving more than two dozen law enforcement agencies led to the seizure of enough fentanyl to kill more than 14 million people from a drug trafficking ring operating out of Virginia, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
  During the raids, dubbed “Operation Cookout,” officials seized 30 kilograms each of fentanyl and heroin, 5 kilograms of cocaine, 24 firearms, and over $700,000 in cash.
  The more than 30 agencies involved wor
  
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• “Scottish Hammer” wins Browns punting job over vet Colquitt

  31-08-2019 21:09
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns undrafted rookie punter Jamie Gillan, nicknamed “The Scottish Hammer,” has beaten out veteran Britton Colquitt.
  Gillan won the starting job with solid performances in the past two preseason games, but it’s still surprising the Browns would take him over Colquitt, who was a Pro Bowl alternate last season and has spent nine seasons in the NFL. He won a Super Bowl ring with Denver.
  With his long hair and thick Scottish accent, Gillan has quickly becom
  
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• New Mexico denies license for shelter for immigrant boys

  31-08-2019 21:00
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico agency has rejected an Arizona-based organization’s application for a planned Albuquerque shelter for immigrant children in the country illegally.
  The Albuquerque Journal reports that a New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department official told Tucson-based VisionQuest in a letter Wednesday that it failed to accurately describe why Pennsylvania temporarily revoked a license for a facility near Gettysburg in 2015.
  VisionQuest can appeal New
  
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• Liverpool cruises to record with 3-0 win over Burnley in EPL

  31-08-2019 20:59
  BURNLEY, England (AP) — Liverpool achieved a club-record 13th straight Premier League win by beating Burnley 3-0 on Saturday, keeping the team in first place on a maximum 12 points heading into the international break.
  An own-goal by Chris Wood, who deflected in Trent Alexander-Arnold’s cross, was added to by strikes from Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino in the Premier League at Turf Moor.
  It is the first time Liverpool has won its opening four matches in back-to-back seasons and the t
  
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• A’s lefty Sean Manaea to make season debut Sunday vs Yankees

  31-08-2019 20:59
  NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Manaea is scheduled to start Sunday for the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium, his season debut after recovering from left shoulder surgery.
  A’s manager Bob Melvin says Manaea will come off the injured list when rosters expand Sunday. With an off day Monday, right-hander Mike Fiers will be pushed back to Tuesday at home against the Los Angeles Angels to give him extra rest.
  Oakland is locked in a tight race with Cleveland and Tampa Bay for the two American Leag
  
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• Big wins for Liverpool, City; more woe for United, Chelsea

  31-08-2019 20:52
  A fourth straight win for Liverpool. Another big victory for Manchester City. More disappointment for Manchester United and Chelsea.
  Oh, and the usual dose of VAR controversy.
  It was a typical afternoon in the Premier League on Saturday.
  By beating Burnley 3-0, Liverpool achieved a club-record 13th straight league victory and stayed in first place on a maximum 12 points heading into the two-week break for internationals. No other team in England’s four professional leagues has won all its
  
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• 911 dispatcher scolds caller stranded in floodwaters shortly before she drowns

  31-08-2019 20:51
  ARKANSAS (NBC News) – A 911 dispatcher in Arkansas scolded a woman stranded in floodwaters shortly before the woman drowned, prompting an investigation by police.
  Debra Stevens, 47, was delivering newspapers at about 4:38 a.m. on Aug. 24 when her car was swept away by flash flooding waters and got stuck in a copse of trees off the roadway amid rising waters, Fort Smith police said.
  Her call to 911 was answered by then-dispatcher Donna Reneau, who was working her last shift as a 911 op
  
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• Norwegian helicopter company grounds fleet after fatal crash

  31-08-2019 20:46
  HELSINKI (AP) — The Norwegian helicopter operator whose aircraft crashed into a mountain in northern Norway on Saturday killing all six people aboard says it has temporarily grounded its 25-strong fleet out of respect for the relatives of the victims and its staff.
  Helitrans AS stressed on a Facebook posting Sunday that the decision was “not due to suspected technical failure in the helicopter type” of a brand new Airbus AS350 involved in the accident.
  The helicopter crashed wi
  
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• 4 dead, 1 missing, 1 injured in Norway helicopter crash

  31-08-2019 20:46
  HELSINKI (AP) — Authorities say four people are dead, one has been injured and another is missing after a helicopter crashed in northern Norway.
  The Norwegian national emergency rescue center said it received an alert late Saturday afternoon about a crash southwest of the town of Alta.
  Norwegian news agency NTB said the helicopter belonged to a Norwegian company named Helitrans that used Alta as one of its bases.
  The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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• Ellie Goulding weds art dealer boyfriend in lavish ceremony

  31-08-2019 20:38
  YORK, England (AP) — British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding has married art dealer Caspar Jopling in a lavish ceremony with pals Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom and Sienna Miller in attendance.
  The two tied the knot Saturday in Yorkshire, England, at the gothic York Minster Cathedral.
  The 32-year-old Goulding was wearing a white custom Chloe gown. She pulled up in a flower-adorned blue Volkswagen minivan to cheers with her long veil over her face. Her attendants struggled with wind as they wra
  
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• Huskers RB facing porn charges enters game in 3rd quarter

  31-08-2019 20:35
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska running back Maurice Washington, who faces pornography charges in California stemming from an incident in high school, entered the No. 24 Cornhuskers’ game against South Alabama in the third quarter Saturday.
  Coach Scott Frost did not say before the game whether Washington would play or be held out for disciplinary reasons. Dedrick Mills was the starter.
  Washington, a sophomore, faces a felony count of possessing a video or photograph of a person under 1
  
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• Charter schools board’s director resigning after DUI arrest

  31-08-2019 20:33
  PHOENIX (AP) — The executive director of the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools is resigning in the wake of his May 20 arrest on felony DUI charges.
  News outlets reported that Charles Tack resigned effective Oct. 4.
  The 32-year-old Tack previously pleaded not guilty to the DUI charges alleging he drove the wrong way on a metro Phoenix freeway and sideswiped an oncoming vehicle.
  Nobody was injured in the wreck.
  Tack’s Aug. 20 resignation letter doesn’t mention his arrest bu
  
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• New-look Milan beats Brescia 1-0 in Serie A

  31-08-2019 20:27
  MILAN (AP) — AC Milan coach Marco Giampaolo rang the changes and they paid off as the Rossoneri beat newly promoted Brescia 1-0 in Serie A on Saturday.
  Giampaolo had lost his first match in charge last week, with Milan not even having a shot on target in a 1-0 defeat at Udinese. He responded by dropping Lucas Paqueta, Fabio Borini and — most surprisingly — Krzysztof Piatek to the bench.
  It took less than 12 minutes for the new-look Milan to break the deadlock as Hakan Calhanogl
  
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• Venezuela says it has proof of anti-Maduro plot in Colombia

  31-08-2019 20:25
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan officials say they have proof of paramilitary training camps operating in neighboring Colombia where groups are purportedly plotting attacks to undermine President Nicolás Maduro.
  Communications Minister Jorge Rodríguez appeared on state television Saturday accusing Colombia’s President Iván Duque of doing nothing to stop it.
  The accusation comes amid mounting tensions between the South American nations. A group of leftist gue
  
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• Hezbollah leader denies having missile factories in Lebanon

  31-08-2019 20:24
  BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah is categorically denying Israeli claims about his group having factories to produce precision-guided missiles in Lebanon.
  Hassan Nasrallah says such accusations by the Israeli prime minister were a “lie” and a “hanger” to justify Israeli aggression against Lebanon.
  “We do not have factories to produce precision-guided missiles in Lebanon,” Nasrallah said. His comments came in a speech to supporters Sa
  
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