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• France says top issue is de-escalation _ not US-Iran talks

  22-09-2019 23:54
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — France’s top diplomat says the most pressing issue following attacks on key Saudi Arabian oil installations is not a meeting between the leaders of the United States and Iran but whether it’s possible to de-escalate the current “dangerous” situation.
  French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told a news conference Sunday that Iran’s decision to violate the 2015 nuclear deal on three occasions is also a factor.
  France has been trying to f
  
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• Houston Astros clinch third straight AL West title with 13-5 win over Angels

  22-09-2019 23:46
  HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros clinch third straight AL West title with 13-5 win over Angels.
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• The Latest: Stars party at gala Emmy or no Emmy

  22-09-2019 23:41
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 71st annual Emmy Awards, being presented at the Microsoft Theater (all times local):
  9:11 p.m.
  No Emmys, no problem. Winners and losers party afterward.
  Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia, Sterling K. Brown and their “This Is Us” co-stars made their way to the post show Governors Ball together, smiling and greeting well-wishers on the way.
  The Emmy Awards were handed out Sunday night.
  “Russian Doll” producer Amy Poehler and star Natas
  
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• The Latest: Emmys allows ‘Veep’ stars to reunite for a night

  22-09-2019 23:41
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 71st annual Emmy Awards, being presented at the Microsoft Theater (all times local):
  3:45 p.m.
  “Veep” has come to an end, but the Emmys represent one last bash for the cast led by Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
  Her co-star Sam Richardson says the actors and crew would normally be going back to work on a new season by now, but the show has already filmed its finale.
  He says the Emmys offer a chance for the cast to see each other and “be a family
  
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• The Latest: Comic Thomas Lennon fills host-less Emmy gaps

  22-09-2019 23:41
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 71st annual Emmy Awards, being presented at the Microsoft Theater (all times local):
  6:55 p.m.
  Comedian Thomas Lennon provided voiceovers as winners made their way to the stage during the host-less Emmy Awards.
  As the show went to commercial, he cheekily alluded to actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, who have been caught up in the college admissions scandal.
  “The producers have asked me to give a special shout-out to any of our previous
  
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• Brissett’s fast start helps Colts hold off Falcons 27-24

  22-09-2019 23:21
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jacoby Brissett threw two touchdown passes in the first half Sunday, and Marlon Mack scored on a 4-yard run in the fourth quarter to lead the Indianapolis Colts past Atlanta 27-24.
  Indianapolis (2-1) has won two straight overall and seven in a row at home.
  The Falcons (1-2) rallied from a 20-3 halftime deficit to get within three on Matt Ryan’s 10-yard touchdown pass to Julio Jones with 4:11 to play. But the Falcons opted to kick deep and never got the ball back.
  
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• Reports: Some WeWork directors seek to remove CEO

  22-09-2019 23:19
  NEW YORK (AP) — Some members of the WeWork board are unhappy with its leadership and plan to push WeWork CEO Adam Neumann to give up that title, according to several media reports.
  The reports say the board members are connected to Japanese firm SoftBank Group, WeWork’s biggest investor. The Wall Street Journal and other outlets cited anonymous sources familiar with the matter. We Co. declined to comment and SoftBank did not respond to a request for comment.
  Earlier in September WeWo
  
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• Mediate rallies to win Sanford International

  22-09-2019 23:16
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Rocco Mediate birdied his last two holes for a 6-under 64 and won the Sanford International on Sunday when Ken Duke took double bogey on the final hole.
  Mediate won by two shots for his first PGA Tour Champions title in three years.
  Duke was tied for the lead until taking four shots to reach the green on the closing hole at Minnehaha Country Club. He closed with a 69 and tied for second with Colin Montgomerie and Bob Estes, who each shot 67.
  Mediate finished at 9-u
  
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• Braves star 1B Freeman has elbow pain, to miss series at KC

  22-09-2019 23:16
  ATLANTA (AP) — Braves star Freddie Freeman is remaining in Atlanta for treatment on his sore right elbow instead of joining the team for its next series at Kansas City.
  Freeman, a MVP candidate for the NL East champions, left Sunday’s game in the eighth inning against San Francisco after a recurrence of a bone spur in the elbow.
  Manager Brian Snitker said the first baseman would’ve been in the lineup if Atlanta’s NL division series began on Monday. Instead, off days on Mo
  
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• Leading Democrats gather for funeral of SC’s Emily Clyburn

  22-09-2019 23:15
  WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Leading congressional Democrats and some of the party’s presidential contenders are gathering for the funeral of Emily Clyburn, wife of House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn of South Carolina.
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Georgia Congressman John Lewis are among the House members attending services in West Columbia on Sunday for Emily Clyburn, who died last week at age 80.
  The Clyburns met as students at South Carolina State University and had been married for
  
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• United Auto Workers strike against GM may be headed to day 8

  22-09-2019 23:01
  NEW YORK (AP) — A strike against General Motors by 49,000 auto workers appears headed for an eighth day.
  Bargainers were meeting Sunday at GM’s headquarters in Detroit. “They’re still talking,” United Auto Workers union spokesman Brian Rothenberg said.
  The workers left their jobs Monday after their four-year contract expired.
  They’re seeking a bigger slice of GM’s profits, new products to manufacture plants GM wants to close, a path to permanent jobs for
  
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• Conforto hits 3-run homer, Mets top Reds 6-3

  22-09-2019 22:56
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Michael Conforto homered to cap a four-run first inning and the New York Mets gave their faint playoff hopes a boost with a 6-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.
  J.D. Davis and Brandon Nimmo also connected for the Mets, who were 4 ½ games behind Milwaukee for the second NL wild-card berth going into the day.
  New York starter Marcus Stroman walked the bases loaded with two outs and a 4-2 lead in the fifth.
  Brad Brach (5-4) came on to get Eugenio Suárez
  
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• Bills stay unbeaten by rallying back to beat Bengals 21-17

  22-09-2019 22:55
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Frank Gore scored on a 1-yard run with 1:50 remaining in rallying the Buffalo Bills to a home-opening 21-17 victory over the winless Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
  Tight end Dawson Knox set up the score by bowling over two Bengals for a 49-yard gain. And cornerback Tre’Davious White sealed the win by intercepting Andy Dalton’s tipped pass on third-and-5 from Buffalo’s 28 with 12 seconds remaining.
  The Bills squandered a 14-0 lead and were forced t
  
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• Eovaldi, Vazquez help Red Sox beat contending Rays 7-4

  22-09-2019 22:53
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi pitched six gritty innings, Christian Vazquez hit a three-run homer and the Boston Red Sox beat the playoff-contending Tampa Bay Rays 7-4 Sunday.
  Tampa Bay started the day one game up on Cleveland for the second AL wild card. The Rays won the first two games of the series by identical 5-4 scores in 11 innings.
  The defending World Series champion Red Sox were eliminated from postseason play Friday night.
  Boston designated hitter J.D. Martinez drove
  
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• Packers remain unbeaten with 27-16 win over Broncos

  22-09-2019 22:52
  GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw for 235 yards and a touchdown, Aaron Jones tied a career high by running for two scores, and the Green Bay Packers beat the Denver Broncos 27-16 on Sunday.
  Preston Smith matched a career high with three sacks as Green Bay got to Joe Flacco six times and forced three turnovers to lead the Packers (3-0) to the win despite being dominated in time of possession 35:34-24:26.
  Rodgers found Marquez Valdes-Scantling on a 40-yard strike on the opening driv
  
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• Antonio Brown says he will no longer play in the NFL

  22-09-2019 22:49
  Antonio Brown, the star wide receiver who was released after one game with the New England Patriots amid sexual assault allegations, said Sunday that he will no longer be playing in the NFL.
  “These owners can cancel deals do whatever they want at anytime,” Brown said in a post on Twitter Sunday morning.
  The Patriots were the second team to release Brown this month after the Oakland Raiders cut his dramatic stint in California short before the season
  
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• Severino sharp again, Yanks beat Blue Jays 8-3 for 102nd win

  22-09-2019 22:45
  NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Severino struck out nine over five scoreless innings for his first win of the season, and the New York Yankees hit three home runs as they beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 on Sunday in their regular-season home finale.
  New York (102-55) moved 47 games over .500 for the first time since its record-setting 114-victory season in 1998. The AL East champions clinched home-field advantage in the AL Division Series starting Oct. 4 and are competing with Houston for the top reco
  
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• Stafford, Agnew lead Lions over Eagles 27-24

  22-09-2019 22:43
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matthew Stafford threw a touchdown pass to Marvin Jones, Jamal Agnew returned a kickoff 100 yards for a score and the Detroit Lions held on for a 27-24 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.
  The Eagles had a chance after Malcolm Jenkins blocked Matt Prater’s 46-yard field goal try with 1:53 left. Rasul Douglas returned it to the Lions 22, but an illegal block on Jenkins pushed it back to midfield.
  On fourth-and-5, Darren Sproles caught a pass for a first
  
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• Mahomes throws 3 TD passes as Chiefs hold off Ravens, 33-28

  22-09-2019 22:38
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs won a showdown between two of the NFL’s top offenses.
  The Ravens made them work for it until the very end.
  Mahomes threw for 374 yards and three touchdowns in another dazzling performance, Kansas City held quarterback Lamar Jackson in check most of the rain-soaked afternoon, and the Chiefs held on for a 33-28 victory over Baltimore on Sunday.
  LeSean McCoy and Darrel Williams combined for 116 yards rushing and a score in place of
  
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• Rookie Webb, Giants beat Braves 4-1, avoid sweep

  22-09-2019 22:35
  ATLANTA (AP) — Rookie Logan Webb allowed only two hits and one run in six innings, Evan Longoria drove in two runs with two hits and the San Francisco Giants beat Dallas Keuchel and the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Sunday.
  Braves manager Brian Snitker, preparing the NL East champions for the playoffs, rested outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr., third baseman Josh Donaldson and second baseman Ozzie Albies. Albies had his second straight day off before reaching on a pinch-hit single in the ninth.
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• 4 homers lead Tigers to 6-3 win over White Sox

  22-09-2019 22:26
  DETROIT (AP) — Willi Castro hit his first major league homer, one of four connections by the Detroit Tigers in a 6-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
  Jeimer Candelario, Gordon Beckham and Victor Reyes also went deep for Detroit, which came into the game having allowed 100 more homers than it had hit.
  Detroit’s Matthew Boyd (9-11), who missed his last start after the death of his grandfather, gave up three runs, eight hits and two walks in five innings.
  The Tigers (46-109) ar
  
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• NFL rushing leader Cook leads Vikes romp past Raiders 34-14

  22-09-2019 22:22
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — NFL rushing leader Dalvin Cook cruised past the 100-yard mark for the third straight game, Kirk Cousins rebounded from his rattled performance the week before with a turnover-free afternoon, and the Minnesota Vikings rolled by the Oakland Raiders 34-14 on Sunday.
  The defense had plenty to do with the victory, too. An interception by Harrison Smith of an overthrow by Oakland’s David Carr set up the second of two touchdowns by Adam Thielen to give the Vikings a 21-0
  
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• Twins slugger Cruz hits 400th career home run

  22-09-2019 22:19
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins slugger Nelson Cruz hit his 400th career home run, becoming the 57th player in major league history to reach the mark.
  Cruz connected in the fourth inning Sunday for his 40th homer of the season. He became the third player in Twins history to hit 40 home runs in a season, joining Harmon Killebrew and Brian Dozier.
  The 39-year-old Cruz tagged Kansas City’s Gabe Speier for a solo drive. It gave the AL Central-leading Twins an 8-6 lead and elicited a c
  
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• 53 people illegally in US found in tractor-trailer in Texas

  22-09-2019 22:19
  LAREDO, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol says agents at a checkpoint in Texas found 53 migrants who had entered the country illegally hiding in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer.
  The Border Patrol said Friday that the migrants were found Tuesday during a search of the truck at a checkpoint on Interstate 35 north of Laredo. The migrants, who were from Mexico, Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, and the driver, who is a U.S. citizen, were arrested and processed.
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• The Latest: Tropical systems menace Puerto Rico and Bermuda

  22-09-2019 22:11
  MIAMI (AP) — The latest on tropical weather (all times local):
  8 p.m.
  Forecasters say Karen has been downgraded from a tropical storm to a depression as it churns toward Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
  But the U.S. National Hurricane Center says that regardless of Karen’s status or storm intensity, the system is expected to threaten those islands with heavy rains and possible flash flooding and mudslides as it draws near them Tuesday. Forecasters at the Miami center also say the
  
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• The Latest: Tropical storms approaching Puerto Rico, Bermuda

  22-09-2019 22:11
  MIAMI (AP) — The latest on tropical weather (all times local):
  2 a.m.
  Tropical Storm Karen is slowly moving northwestward across the southeastern Caribbean Sea, while Tropical Storm Jerry moves north-northwestward over the western Atlantic Ocean.
  The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said early Monday that Karen is expected to pass near or over Puerto Rico and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands on Tuesday. Ken is around 160 miles (260 kilometers) west of St. Vincent and 315 miles (5
  
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• The Latest: Tropical Storm Karen set to approach Puerto Rico

  22-09-2019 22:11
  MIAMI (AP) — The Latest on tropical weather (all times local):
  8 p.m.
  Tropical Storm Karen is forecast to approach Puerto Rico and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands in coming days.
  The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Karen formed Sunday and should be near those islands by Tuesday, bearing a threat of heavy rains and flash flooding.
  It adds the tropical storm is now buffeting parts of the southern Windward Islands with high winds and heavy rain
  On Sunday evening, the core of the tropi
  
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• The Latest: Tropical Storm Karen enters southeast Caribbean

  22-09-2019 22:11
  MIAMI (AP) — The Latest on tropical weather (all times local):
  5 p.m.
  Tropical Storm Karen is continuing to spread blustery winds and flooding rains around the southern Windward Islands.
  Karen formed earlier Sunday and is now about 85 miles (140 kilometers) northwest of Grenada. The National Hurricane Center said the storm had top sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph) as of Sunday afternoon and was expected to approach Puerto Rico and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands on Tuesday. Forecaster
  
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• Astros’ Springer hit 3 HRs in 1st 4 innings vs Angels

  22-09-2019 22:10
  HOUSTON (AP) — George Springer has hit a career-high three homers in the first four innings for the Houston Astros, connecting against the Los Angeles Angels.
  The MLB record of four home runs in a game has been done 18 times. J.D. Martinez did it most recently for Arizona on Sept. 4, 2017.
  Springer got to work immediately on Sunday, sending Jose Rodriguez’s first pitch into left-center field for his franchise-record 12th leadoff homer this season. That left the 2017 World Series MVP
  
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• Sigmund Jaehn, 1st German in space as 1970s cosmonaut, dies

  22-09-2019 21:56
  BERLIN (AP) — Sigmund Jaehn, who became the first German in space at the height of the Cold War in the 1970s and was promoted by communist authorities as an East German hero, has died. He was 82.
  The German Aerospace Center said Sunday on its website that Jaehn died Saturday. The center did not give the cause of death.
  The Aerospace Center’s Pascale Ehrenfreund said Germany had lost a globally respected cosmonaut, scientist and engineer.
  Ehrenfreund said: “the first German in s
  
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• Brewers through 6 in bid for first combined perfect game

  22-09-2019 21:53
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Three Milwaukee Brewers pitchers have combined for six perfect innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  All-Star right-hander Brandon Woodruff made his second start since missing two months with a left oblique strain and struck out three over two innings. Jay Jackson struck out the side in the third, and Gio Gonzalez has followed with three tidy innings.
  There have been 23 perfect games in major league history, none of them using more than one pitcher. The Tampa Bay Rays we
  
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• Brewers lose combined perfect game on hit off Arcia’s glove

  22-09-2019 21:53
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers’ bid for a combined perfect game ended in the seventh inning when a line drive bounced off the glove of shortstop Orlando Arcia and was ruled a hit.
  Left-hander Gio Gonzalez got one out in the seventh Sunday before Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Bryan Reynolds stung a ball up the middle. Arcia ranged toward second and had to lean down for the low liner, and the ball ticked off the top of his glove for a single.
  All-Star right-hander Brandon Woodruff
  
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• ‘Deficit of trust’: At UN, leaders of a warming world gather

  22-09-2019 21:46
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The planet is getting hotter, and tackling that climate peril will grab the spotlight as world leaders gather for their annual meeting at the United Nations this week.
  They face a backdrop of rising tensions from the Persian Gulf to Afghanistan and increasing nationalism, inequality and intolerance.
  There’s a growing fear of possible military action, especially in response to recent attacks on Saudi oil installations that are key to world energy supplies. That,
  
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• Missing Camp Pendleton Marine found safe at Texas rest stop

  22-09-2019 21:45
  RICHLAND, Texas (AP) — A U.S. Marine believed to have left Arizona for California’s Camp Pendleton never arrived, but was found days later at a Texas rest area, unharmed.
  Lance Cpl. Job Wallace was taken into custody Saturday night by Naval Criminal Investigative Service and other law enforcement officers at a rest area in Navarro County, according to a NCIS statement cited by The San Diego Union-Tribune.
  The 20-year-old had last been seen leaving a friend’s house in
  
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• Cubs’ Bryant sprains ankle trying to beat double play

  22-09-2019 21:39
  CHICAGO (AP) — Cubs star Kris Bryant has left their game against St. Louis after he sprained his right ankle while trying to beat out a double play.
  Bryant stepped hard on first and tumbled to the ground in the third inning. The 2016 NL MVP then had to be helped off the field.
  The team says X-rays taken at the ballpark were negative.
  Bryant was bothered by right knee soreness for part of the summer. He is batting .282 with 31 homers and 77 RBIs.
  Ian Happ replaced Bryant at third base on Su
  
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• Cubs’ Bryant hurt, pulled after trying to beat double play

  22-09-2019 21:39
  CHICAGO (AP) — Cubs star Kris Bryant has left their game against St. Louis after he got hurt while trying to beat out a double play.
  Bryant stepped hard on first and tumbled to the ground in the third inning. The 2016 NL MVP then had to be helped off the field.
  Bryant was bothered by right knee soreness for part of this summer. He is batting .282 with 31 homers and 77 RBIs.
  Ian Happ replaced Bryant at third base on Sunday.
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• Newgarden goes for 2nd IndyCar title in 3 years in finale

  22-09-2019 21:35
  MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — The IndyCar championship will be decided in Sunday’s season finale for the 14th consecutive year, and points leader Josef Newgarden needs only a trouble-free race to capture his second title in three years.
  The American, who is from Tennessee, needs only to finish fourth at Laguna Seca Raceway to clinch the title for Team Penske. Alexander Rossi trails him by 41 points, teammate Simon Pagenaud is 42 points out and reigning series champion Scott Dixon is 85 poi
  
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• Federer, Zverev win as Europe retains Laver Cup title

  22-09-2019 21:09
  GENEVA (AP) — After Roger Federer secured a must-win victory for Team Europe, Alexander Zverev ensured the Laver Cup was retained in a title-deciding super-tiebreaker against Milos Raonic of Team World.
  Zverev fired a cross-court forehand winner to clinch a 6-4, 3-6, 10-4 victory in the decisive singles match and give the Europeans a 13-11 win in points.
  After Zverev fell to the ground in triumph, he disappeared from view under a pile of celebrating teammates including Federer, Rafael Nada
  
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• Trump admits to discussing Biden in scrutinized talk with Ukrainian leader

  22-09-2019 21:01
  TEXAS (NBC News) – President Donald Trump on Sunday acknowledged that he discussed former Vice President Joe Biden during a July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, but denied accusations that he is using the power of his office to hurt a major political rival.
  “No quid pro quo, there was nothing,” Trump told reporters on the White House South Lawn. “It was a perfect conversation.”
  The phone call has ignited a political maelstrom in Washington t
  
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• American man dies during underwater marriage proposal in Tanzania

  22-09-2019 20:13
  An American man has died while proposing to his girlfriend underwater during a vacation in Tanzania.
  Steven Weber drowned while asking Kenesha Antoine to marry him at an island resort off the east coast of Africa Thursday.
  Antoine shared the news of Weber’s death on her Facebook page, saying that he “never emerged from those depths.”
  She also posted a video of the proposal.
  There are no words adequate enough to honor the beautiful soul that is Steven Weber, Jr. You were a
  
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• Arsenal recovers to beat Aston Villa 3-2 with 10 men

  22-09-2019 20:08
  LONDON (AP) — Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored from a late free kick to give 10-man Arsenal a 3-2 victory over Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday.
  John McGinn had given Villa a surprise lead but Arsenal recovered from Ainsley Maitland-Niles being sent off in the 41st minute to equalize through Nicolas Pepe’s penalty in the 59th.
  Villa regained the lead just 89 seconds later, with Wesley turning home, but Calum Chambers hit his first Arsenal goal since August 2016 to level ag
  
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• AP Top 25: Wisconsin into top 10; Cal makes big move to 15

  22-09-2019 20:02
  Wisconsin moved into the top 10 for the first time this season, landing at No. 8 in The Associated Press college football poll after a weekend during which seven ranked teams lost.
  The top of the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank remained mostly unchanged, with Clemson staying No. 1, followed by three Southeastern Conference teams: No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 Georgia and No. 4 LSU. Ohio State edged past Oklahoma to No. 5.
  Clemson received 55 first-place votes from the media panel. Alabama had six and
  
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• POLL ALERT: Wisconsin breaks into top 10 after big win; Cal up to No. 15; Michigan, Utah, UCF fall; Clemson stays No. 1

  22-09-2019 20:01
  NEW YORK (AP) — POLL ALERT: Wisconsin breaks into top 10 after big win; Cal up to No. 15; Michigan, Utah, UCF fall; Clemson stays No. 1.
  The post POLL ALERT: Wisconsin breaks into top 10 after big win; Cal up to No. 15; Michigan, Utah, UCF fall; Clemson stays No. 1 appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Liverpool 5 points clear at top after beating Chelsea 2-1

  22-09-2019 19:40
  LONDON (AP) — Liverpool restored its five-point lead over Manchester City at the top of the Premier League after Trent Alexander-Arnold and Roberto Firmino clinched a 2-1 victory over Chelsea on Sunday.
  Chasing a first English title since 1990, Liverpool claimed a sixth successive league win at the start of the season after Chelsea was unpicked twice from set-pieces in the first half.
  “We’ve tried to execute a game plan in order to bounce back from midweek,” Alexander-Arn
  
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• Medvedev beats Coric to win St. Petersburg Open

  22-09-2019 19:36
  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Daniil Medvedev continued his storming run of form by beating Borna Coric 6-3, 6-1.
  On a run of playing in five consecutive finals including his U.S. Open defeat to Rafael Nadal, the Russian never faced a break point against Coric — even though the Croatian had won all four of their previous meetings on hard courts.
  The fourth-ranked Medvedev moves to 6-6 in career finals, while Coric is now 2-4 after his first final in 11 months.
  Since the start of last
  
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• The Latest: Texans rally, lead Chargers after 3

  22-09-2019 19:30
  The Latest on NFL Week 3 (all times EDT):
  6:55 p.m.
  The Houston Texans have rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to lead the Chargers 21-17 heading to the fourth quarter.
  Deshaun Watson led two scoring drives for the Texans in the third quarter, passing for 116 yards. Carlos Hyde capped the first drive with his first rushing TD for his new team, and Jordan Akins caught a 15-yard TD pass.
  Houston’s defense has sacked Philip Rivers four times, and J.J. Watt forced a fumble in Texans terr
  
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• The Latest: New starting QBs showing potential

  22-09-2019 19:30
  The Latest on NFL Week 3 (all times EDT):
  7:45 p.m.
  Daniel Jones will be the talk of New York this week after the rookie quarterback led the Giants to a win.
  Jones ran for two touchdowns, including a 7-yarder on fourth down with 1:16 remaining, and then the Giants held on when Tampa Bay missed a last-second field goal.
  Jones is one of several quarterbacks who recently took over for more established players. Here’s a look at their passing numbers from Sunday:
  Kyle Allen, Panthers, in for Ca
  
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• The Latest: Lions trying to hold on in Philadelphia

  22-09-2019 19:30
  The Latest on NFL Week 3 (all times EDT):
  4 p.m.
  For a third straight week, the Detroit Lions are trying to protect a lead late in the fourth quarter.
  Detroit leads Philadelphia 27-24 and stopped the Eagles on fourth down with 2:18 remaining. Philadelphia had all three timeouts remaining and could still get the ball back.
  Detroit lost a late lead in a season-opening tie at Arizona but held on to beat the Los Angeles Chargers last weekend.
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  Jarrett Stidham relieved Tom Brady with the
  
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• Truck wreck spills beer onto interstate surrounding DC

  22-09-2019 19:25
  SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A stretch of the interstate surrounding the nation’s capital turned into a sticky mess when a truck carrying more than 4,000 pounds of canned beer wrecked.
  The Maryland State Police says the truck hit a sign and guard rail around 4 a.m. Sunday in Silver Spring after being forced off the road by a vehicle that changed lanes.
  Authorities say the semi went slightly into the woods, spilling beer and cans onto Interstate 495.
  The State Police says the truck drive
  
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• Iraq officials: New strike targets military base, no damage

  22-09-2019 19:23
  BEIRUT (AP) — An Iraqi security official and a militia commander say a new airstrike has targeted a military base in the western Anbar province.
  Sunday’s strike missed the base, landing outside the perimeter and causing no damage or casualties.
  The airstrike was the latest in a series of unclaimed strikes on weapons depots and bases of Iran-backed militias in Iraq.
  The Popular Mobilization Forces blame the string of bombings on Israel, which frequently targets Iranian interests in ne
  
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