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• Injured Yankees CF Hicks feels ready to return to roster

  08-10-2019 23:59
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Injured New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks feels like he’s ready to return to the roster for the AL Championship Series.
  Hicks, who has a right elbow flexor strain and last played on Aug. 3, is among a group of players at the Yankees’ complex in Tampa who were not on the AL Division Series roster.
  Hick said Tuesday he is “definitely ready to go out there and play.”
  “For sure,” Hicks said. “That’s really what I&rsqu
  
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• Gauff reaches 2nd round in Linz thanks to lucky loser spot

  08-10-2019 23:57
  LINZ, Austria (AP) — Coco Gauff took full advantage of a “lucky loser” spot at the Upper Austria Ladies, beating Swiss qualifier Stefanie Voegele, 6-3, 7-6 (3) Tuesday to reach the second round at the indoor tournament.
  The American teenager lost in qualifying for the tournament — her first event since losing to Naomi Osaka in the third round of the U.S. Open — but was handed a place in the main draw when another player withdrew.
  “It was very surprising becaus
  
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• Man convicted of harassing Parkland victims’ families

  08-10-2019 23:51
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A California man has been convicted of using Instagram to harass the families of students killed in a mass shooting at a Florida high school.
  Court records show that 22-year-old Brandon Fleury was found guilty in Fort Lauderdale federal court Tuesday of cyberstalking and transmitting a kidnap threat. The Santa Ana, California, man faces up to 20 years in prison at his Dec. 2 sentencing.
  Prosecutors say Fleury used 13 different Instagram accounts to target famil
  
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• Toys R Us relaunches website courtesy of new partnership with Target

  08-10-2019 23:47
  NEW YORK (AP) — The parent company of Toys R Us is turning to a key rival to restart its e-commerce business ahead of the holiday shopping season.
  Tru Kids Brands is teaming up with discounter Target Corp. to relaunch Toysrus.com, according to a joint release.
  The site, which launched Tuesday, features product reviews and videos and directs browsers to a buy button at Target.com to complete the purchase.
  Both Target and Tru Kids declined to share details of the financial terms. But while a
  
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• Niagara swim coach out following sexual harassment lawsuit

  08-10-2019 23:45
  Niagara University is searching for a swimming and diving coach to replace Ben Nigro less than two weeks after he was named in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by three female team members.
  The school in western New York cited the lawsuit in declining to reveal on Tuesday whether the 47-year-old Nigro resigned, was fired or was re-assigned.
  Nigro coached both the men’s and women’s teams over the past 13 seasons. His name and biography have been removed from the athletic department&r
  
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• Motorist crashes, dies after deer knocked into windshield

  08-10-2019 23:44
  RAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 28-year-old woman has died in southeastern Michigan after a deer struck by another vehicle crashed through the windshield of a car she was driving.
  The Macomb County sheriff’s office says the driver of a Chevy Captiva hit the deer about 7:20 a.m. Tuesday on a road in Ray Township, north of Detroit.
  The deer was thrown into oncoming traffic and smashed into the passenger side of a vehicle, which veered from the roadway and struck a tree. Erika Ladas of Cap
  
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• Trump’s Scottish golf clubs extend run of yearly losses

  08-10-2019 23:38
  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s two golf resorts in Scotland are posting millions of dollars of losses as his properties contend with a struggling local economy and a backlash against his divisive rhetoric.
  Britain’s Companies House reports that financial statements filed by Trump’s clubs on the North Sea and Irish Sea lost a combined 11.9 million pounds ($14.5 million) last year, adding to a string of annual losses that started before he was president. But there
  
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• No indictment of bartender who served man before attack

  08-10-2019 23:32
  MCKINNEY, Texas (AP) — A grand jury has declined to indict a bartender who served drinks to a man who later went to his estranged wife’s suburban Dallas home and fatally shot her and seven others.
  The decision of the Collin County grand jury came late last month in the case against 27-year-old Lindsey Glass. She had been arrested in May and charged with a misdemeanor violation of “sale to certain persons.” The law prohibits the sale of alcohol to a “habitual drunkar
  
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• New Orleans students wear ‘Children of God’ headbands in support of Saints’ Demario Davis

  08-10-2019 23:32
  NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — After Demario Davis was fined $7,000 for wearing a “Man of God” headband during Sunday’s Saints game, students from a New Orleans school are lending him their support.
  Students at St. Louis King of France Catholic School posted photos wearing “Children of God” headbands.
  Davis wears his “Man of God” headband during games to bring awareness to fundraising for St. Dominick’s Hospital.
  He accepted the fine, but encourages pe
  
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• The Latest: White House says it won’t comply with inquiry

  08-10-2019 23:22
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump (all times local):
  5:10 p.m.
  The White House has notified the House that the Trump administration will not participate in what it is calling Democrats’ “illegitimate” impeachment probe.
  White House Counsel Pat Cipollone writes in a letter to House Democratic leaders that their inquiry has processed in a “manner that violates fundamental fairness and constitutionally mandated due proc
  
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• The Latest: Trump campaign says Minneapolis rally is set

  08-10-2019 23:22
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on a threat by President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign to sue if an arena operator in Minneapolis canceled Thursday’s planned political rally over security costs (all times local):
  4:10 p.m.
  President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign says his Minneapolis rally will go ahead as scheduled Thursday after a brief dispute over security costs.
  The campaign says the city of Minneapolis presented the operator of Target Center a $530,000 bill
  
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• The Latest: Former SC Rep. Trey Gowdy joins Trump legal team

  08-10-2019 23:22
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump (all times local):
  6:50 p.m.
  Former Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy has been tapped to serve as outside counsel to President Donald Trump as the House impeachment inquiry expands.
  That’s according to an administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal legal matters.
  Gowdy is a former South Carolina congressman who did not seek reelection last year to the seat he had held for
  
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• England beats Portugal 1-0 in friendly to end winless streak

  08-10-2019 23:21
  LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Beth Mead took advantage of a goalkeeping error to score the only goal as England beat Portugal 1-0 in a friendly on Tuesday to end a five-game winless streak dating back to the Women’s World Cup.
  Mead poked the ball into an empty net midway through the second half after Portugal goalkeeper Patricia Morais tried to collect a cross but let it slip right through her hands.
  The win will ease some pressure on coach Phil Neville, whose team had not won since the Wo
  
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• Mexican Mafia member arrested by Border Patrol

  08-10-2019 23:20
  EAGLE PASS, TEXAS -A Mexican Mafia member was arrested during a failed human smuggling attempt on Oct. 2nd.
  Border Patrol agent, working with Maverick County Sheriff’s deputies on a traffic stop in Eagle Pass, Texas, discovered three illegal aliens concealed in the back seat of the vehicle.
  The driver, identified as Juan Alberto Garcia, 39, is a self-admitted member of the Mexican Mafia and has an extensive criminal history.
  According to Border Patrol, Garcia has multiple felony conviction
  
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• Fox takes second week of television season

  08-10-2019 23:16
  NEW YORK (AP) — The second week of the television season had its second winner among the broadcast networks.
  The Nielsen company says Fox was the most-watched network last week, beating previous winner NBC in a tight battle.
  The increasing tendency of viewers to watch scripted shows on a time-delayed basis inflates the importance of live football in the ratings, and both Fox and NBC had prime-time games last week. Fox also had strong showings from “The Masked Singer” and its dr
  
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• White House notifies House that Trump administration will not participate in Democrats’ ‘illegitimate’ impeachment probe

  08-10-2019 23:12
  WASHINGTON (AP) — White House notifies House that Trump administration will not participate in Democrats’ ‘illegitimate’ impeachment probe.
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• Mexico’s Senate approves Supreme Court judge’s resignation

  08-10-2019 23:09
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Senate has approved the highly unusual resignation of a Supreme Court associate justice amid an investigation into suspicious bank transfers.
  The upper chamber accepted Eduardo Medina Mora’s resignation Tuesday by a vote of 111-3, with five abstentions.
  Reports this summer raised questions about transfers to accounts in the United States and the United Kingdom that allegedly well exceeded Medina Mora’s declared income.
  President Andrés M
  
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• The Star's Creative Headline Writing Team Was Hard At Work In Tuesday's Print Edition

  08-10-2019 23:07
  A headline sitting atop an op-ed in the Star's Tuesday print edition jumped out at me this morning.What's worse?…
  
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• Racing officials approve Churchill Downs purchase of Turfway

  08-10-2019 23:04
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has approved the sale of Turfway Park to Churchill Downs.
  News outlets report the commission on Tuesday unanimously approved Churchill Downs’ bid to buy Turfway Park for $46 million.
  Churchill President Kevin Flanery says the purchase is a $150 million investment in Kentucky racing. That figure includes the purchase price.
  Flanery says the venue will be renamed New Turfway Park and will feature a new grandstand with retractab
  
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• California governor: Trump ‘corrupt,’ should be removed

  08-10-2019 23:02
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he has all the evidence needed to believe President Donald Trump should be removed from office.
  But he says that with Republicans running the U.S. Senate, the most likely path to boot Trump from the White House is through the ballot box.
  Newsom’s comments to The Associated Press mark the first time he’s said Congress should remove the president. He’s supported opening impeachment proceedings since 2017.
  As for th
  
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• Execution of Navajo man convicted in 2 killings on hold

  08-10-2019 23:00
  PHOENIX (AP) — A federal appeals court has stayed the execution of a Navajo man convicted of the murder of a 63-year-old fellow tribal member and her 9-year-old granddaughter.
  Lezmond Mitchell is the only Native American on federal death row.
  His execution was scheduled for Dec. 11. But the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals put it on hold in a split decision Friday.
  Mitchell’s attorneys had asked for the stay to investigate potential racial bias by the jury that heard his case. A hea
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump misfires on economy, Syria, impeachment

  08-10-2019 22:59
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• ‘Chrisley Knows Best’ couple reaches tax deal with Georgia

  08-10-2019 22:56
  ATLANTA (AP) — Reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley have settled allegations that they failed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in income taxes to the state of Georgia.
  A spokesman for the couple, Allan Mayer, announced Tuesday that the couple had reached an agreement with the Georgia Department of Revenue.
  The agreement signed by the Chrisleys on Sept. 27 credits them with tax refunds for some tax years and says they owed nothing in others. According to the settlement, t
  
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• US companies walk fine line when doing business with China

  08-10-2019 22:55
  NEW YORK (AP) — The furor over a tweet by the Houston Rockets’ general manager in support of Hong Kong protesters is highlighting the fine line that U.S. companies must walk when doing business with China.
  China is highly appealing to U.S. companies looking for growth overseas. But experts caution they should know what they’re getting themselves into when they do business with a country that’s heading into 70 years of communist rule.
  The NBA is trying to manage that delic
  
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• Man accused of killing 4 homeless men eyed in earlier attack

  08-10-2019 22:54
  NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a man accused of killing four homeless men in New York City is a suspect in a nonfatal attack about a week earlier.
  Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea told reporters Tuesday that Randy Santos is under investigation in the assault of another homeless man sleeping on a bench along Manhattan’s West Side Highway.
  He says police located a security video showing Santos nearby at the time of the attack.
  Voice mailboxes for Santos’ court-appointed lawyer were fu
  
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• Parole denied again for inmate in 1976 school bus hijacking

  08-10-2019 22:52
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California officials have again rejected parole for the last of three men convicted of hijacking a school bus full of children more than four decades ago.
  State parole officials decided Tuesday that 67-year-old Frederick Woods can try again in five years. It’s the 17th time he has been denied release.
  Woods and two others, kidnapped 26 children and their bus driver near Chowchilla in 1976, seeking a $5 million ransom. They buried them in a ventilated undergr
  
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• US bars Chinese officials over Xinjiang crackdown

  08-10-2019 22:49
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is slapping travel bans on Chinese officials involved in a massive crackdown against Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in its west.
  The State Department says it won’t issue visas to Chinese government and Communist Party officials believed to be responsible for or complicit in mass detentions and abuses in western Xinjiang province. A statement from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo didn’t identify the targeted officials or say how many
  
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• Bills sign Perry, announce trade of Zay Jones to Raiders

  08-10-2019 22:49
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have signed running back Senorise Perry and announced the trade of receiver Zay Jones to the Oakland Raiders for a 2021 fifth-round draft pick.
  Perry returns to Buffalo a little over a month since being released by the team after reaching an injury settlement. He hurt his quadriceps during the preseason.
  Perry has three seasons of NFL experience including the past two with Miami and was used mostly in special teams roles. He fills the spot left o
  
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• Sabino Canyon Overflow Lot opens Oct. 15

  08-10-2019 22:46
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• Judge won’t free Israeli woman before sentencing for fraud

  08-10-2019 22:42
  GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge in Maryland has refused to free an Israeli woman on bail while she awaits sentencing for orchestrating a scheme to defraud tens of thousands of investors across the globe out of tens of millions of dollars.
  U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang ruled Tuesday that Lee Elbaz hasn’t shown there are release conditions that will “reasonably assure” her appearance at a December sentencing hearing.
  In August, Elbaz was taken into custody after
  
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• NTSB: Firm tied to collapsed Miami bridge wasn’t qualified

  08-10-2019 22:33
  MIAMI (AP) — Federal transportation officials say the firm charged with reviewing the design of a Miami university bridge that collapsed last year and killed six people was not properly qualified by the state.
  The National Transportation Safety Board released nearly 6,300 pages of reports Tuesday examining the role of each contractor in the construction of the pedestrian bridge at Florida International University that collapsed March 15, 2018.
  NTSB says the Florida Department of Transporta
  
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• Chicago officers accused of stealing drugs, cash stand trial

  08-10-2019 22:30
  CHICAGO (AP) — Federal prosecutors say two Chicago police officers lied to judges to obtain search warrants, then stole cash and drugs from the properties they searched.
  Sgt. Xavier Elizondo and Officer David Salgado have pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges alleging they paid informants to lie to judges for search warrants. Elizondo is also accused of attempting to destroy evidence. Salgado is accused of lying to the FBI.
  Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean Franzbl
  
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• The Latest: Family calls for outside look at witness’ death

  08-10-2019 22:29
  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the death of a man who testified at the murder trial of Dallas police officer Amber Guyger (all times local):
  3:05 p.m.
  An attorney for the family of a man who was shot to death days after testifying at the murder trial of a former Dallas police officer is calling for an outside investigation into his killing.
  Attorney Lee Merritt, who represents the family of Joshua Brown, says “a cloud of suspicion” sits over the death of Brown, who was fatally sho
  
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• The Latest: 2nd suspect arrested in slaying of trial witness

  08-10-2019 22:29
  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the death of a man who testified at the murder trial of Dallas police officer Amber Guyger (all times local):
  10:35 p.m.
  A second suspect has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a witness who testified at the murder trial of a former Dallas police officer.
  The Dallas Police Department said in a statement late Tuesday night that federal deputy marshals had arrested 32-year-old Michael Mitchell in Marksville, Louisiana.
  Another suspect, 20-year-old Jacquerious
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Kurds Get Trumped

  08-10-2019 21:18
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• Teens to share their vaping experiences with Melania Trump

  08-10-2019 21:05
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump will hear directly from teens and young adults about their experiences with electronic cigarettes and vaping.
  The White House says she has invited a group from the Truth Initiative to participate in a “listening session” Wednesday. It will be the second time this week that the first lady has highlighted e-cigarettes and vaping among youth. Mrs. Trump used a speech Monday to call on companies to leave children out of marketing campaigns for e-ciga
  
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• Man suspected in deadly shooting spree pleads not guilty

  08-10-2019 20:52
  GRETNA, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man accused of killing three people at random in suburban New Orleans has pleaded not guilty.
  Court records show Sean Barrette maintains his innocence after being accused of killing three people during a shooting spree in Metairie during several days in June.
  News outlets report the 22-year-old was denied bond Tuesday and is being held in the Jefferson Parish Prison.
  Barrette is jailed on two counts of first-degree murder, one count of second-degree murder, t
  
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• Jury convicts New York bomb-planter in shootout with police

  08-10-2019 20:52
  ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man already serving a life term for planting bombs in New York City has been convicted of attempted murder and assault stemming from a shootout with police three years ago. Ahmad Khan Rahimi sat quietly during the reading of the verdicts Tuesday
  Rahimi engaged police in a gun battle after they found him in Linden, New Jersey. He fired at several officers and was wounded himself.
  The jury deliberated over two days before convicting the Afghanistan-born na
  
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• Marcus Ericsson to move into 3rd IndyCar entry for Ganassi

  08-10-2019 20:49
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Chip Ganassi Racing will field a third IndyCar next season for Marcus Ericsson, a former Formula One driver who just completed his first year in the American open-wheel series.
  Ericsson spent his rookie year with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, but the team expressed little interest in retaining the Swede after it formed an alliance for next season with McLaren.
  That made Ericsson available to shop around sponsorship he brings from Swedish backers. At Ganassi, he
  
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• Trump honoring longtime Reagan associate Edwin Meese

  08-10-2019 20:47
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will award one of the nation’s highest civilian honors Tuesday to Edwin Meese, best known for serving as President Ronald Regan’s attorney general.
  Meese had a longstanding connection to Reagan that included serving as his chief of staff when Reagan was California’s governor. When Reagan became president, Meese served as his chief policy adviser before going on to serve as the nation’s 75th attorney general.
  He will receive t
  
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• Judge orders extradition of suspect in Kansas bar shooting

  08-10-2019 20:46
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has ordered the extradition of a suspect in a Kansas bar shooting that left four people dead and five wounded, while the search continues for a second suspect.
  Court records show that the judge issued the order Tuesday after 23-year-old Javier Alatorre waived his right to fight being returned to Kansas.
  Alatorre and 29-year-old Hugo Villanueva-Morales are charged with four counts of first-degree murder.
  Police say surveillance video shows Villanueva
  
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• Boeing to invest $20 million in Virgin Galactic

  08-10-2019 20:46
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Boeing plans to invest $20 million in Virgin Galactic as the space tourism company nears its goal of launching passengers on suborbital flights.
  The companies announced the investment Tuesday, saying they will work together on broadening commercial access to space and transforming global travel technologies.
  Virgin Galactic has conducted successful test flights of its winged rocket ship at Mojave, California, and is preparing to begin operations at Spaceport America in N
  
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• Giants’ Barkley, Gallman, Shepard, Engram all out vs. Pats

  08-10-2019 20:44
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The heavily underdog New York Giants are going to be without their top two running backs and their two leading receivers against the New England Patriots.
  Coach Pat Shurmur announced Wednesday running back Saquon Barkley (ankle) and Wayne Gallman (concussion), wide receiver Sterling Shepard (concussion) and tight end Evan Engram will not play on Thursday night against the defending Super Bowl champion Patriots (5-0).
  It will mark the third straight game Barkley
  
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• Giants’ Barkley doesn’t know whether he’ll play against NE

  08-10-2019 20:44
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants injured running back Saquon Barkley does not know whether he will play against the New England Patriots.
  Barkley practiced on a limited basis Tuesday as the injury-depleted Giants (2-3) got ready for Thursday night’s game against the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots (5-0).
  The 2018 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, Barkley has missed the past two games with high sprain to his right ankle. He was hurt on Sept. 15 against t
  
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• The Latest: PG&E to open community centers during shutdown

  08-10-2019 20:42
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on power shutoffs in California to prevent wildfires (all times local):
  3:20 p.m.
  Pacific Gas and Electric says it will be setting up more than two dozen community centers with restrooms and electronic-device charging stations for people in counties affected by a power shutdown aimed at reducing wildfire risks.
  PG&E says it will open 28 centers across Northern California starting Wednesday at 8 a.m. They will stay open during daylight hours, the company
  
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• The Latest: PG&E says massive power outage is ‘last resort’

  08-10-2019 20:42
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on power shutoffs in California to prevent wildfires (all times local):
  8 p.m.
  Pacific Gas & Electric is defending its decision to shut off power to potentially millions of Californians to prevent deadly wildfires.
  PG&E wildfire safety expert Sumeet Singh says Tuesday night that the company’s decision to cut electricity to customers in 34 Northern and Central California counties is “a last resort” in the face of an unprecedented and
  
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• The Latest: Gov: California should be ‘outraged’ by outage

  08-10-2019 20:42
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on power shutoffs in California to prevent wildfires (all times local):
  4:35 p.m.
  California’s governor says residents should be outraged and infuriated by news of a widespread power shut-off to prevent deadly wildfires but that the utility had no choice.
  Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday that Pacific Gas & Electric had to make the decision to cut off electricity as forecasts call for hot, dry winds that could spark wildfires.
  But he said the company
  
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• The Latest: California may see 3rd blackout amid fire fears

  08-10-2019 20:42
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on power shutoffs in California to prevent wildfires (all times local):
  11:30 a.m.
  Residents in California preparing for power shut-offs that could affect more than 700,000 customers are lining up at gas stations to fill their cars and buying generators, flashlights, ice chests and non-perishable food.
  Jennifer Siemens lives in Oroville and says she is bracing for a third blackout in a month. She lost power twice after Pacific Gas and Electric cut power to t
  
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• PGA Tour Champions announces new event in St. Louis

  08-10-2019 20:36
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The PGA Tour Champions is returning to the St. Louis area next year for the first time in nearly 20 years.
  The tour announced a four-year deal Tuesday with St. Louis-based Ascension. The Ascension Charity Classic will be held Oct. 2-4 at Norwood Hills Country Club, which hosted the 1948 PGA Championship won by Ben Hogan and the Greater St. Louis Classic on the PGA Tour in 1972 and 1973.
  The PGA Tour Champions was last in the area from 1996 to 2001 at Boone Valley, west of
  
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• UN meets on North Korea missile test which Europeans condemn

  08-10-2019 20:35
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has discussed North Korea’s latest test of an underwater-launched ballistic missile and its European members are urging Pyongyang to abandon all weapons of mass destruction and engage in “meaningful negotiations” with the United States.
  Representatives of the five European member nations read a joint statement after Tuesday’s meeting condemning the Oct. 3 test and a series of short-range ballistic missile launches in t
  
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