| Despite 7 arrests, Gov. Nixon sees 'solid step forward' in Ferguson Posted: 17 Aug 2014 06:24 AM PDT  One person critically wounded during five-hour curfew in Missouri community.
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| New York Times reporter describes crash on Mt. Sinjar Posted: 17 Aug 2014 10:36 AM PDT  Alissa J. Rubin, the New York Times foreign correspondent who suffered broken wrists and a fractured skull in a helicopter crash that killed the pilot and injured dozens of other passengers on Mount Sinjar last week, gave a chilling account of the incident Sunday.
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| Kurdish forces retake parts of Iraq's largest dam Posted: 17 Aug 2014 12:29 PM PDT  Kurdish forces took over parts of Iraq's largest dam on Sunday less than two weeks after it was captured by the Islamic State extremist group, Kurdish security officials said, as U.S. and Iraqi planes aided their advance by bombing militant targets near the facility.
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| Federer warms up for US Open with 80th ATP title Posted: 17 Aug 2014 05:02 PM PDT  Roger Federer won his 80th career title and sixth at the Cincinnati Masters on Sunday, beating David Ferrer 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 to stamp himself a US Open favourite. The world number three is unbeaten in six finals in Cincinnati, also winning the tournament in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012. Federer added a third title of 2014 to those he won in Dubai and Halle. He increased his match-win lead this season on the ATP to 49 victories, with Rafael Nadal -- his US Open bid in doubt because of injury -- trailing second on 44.
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| Park wins LPGA Championship in playoff Posted: 17 Aug 2014 04:58 PM PDT  (Reuters) - South Korean Park Inbee successfully defended her title with a playoff win over American Brittany Lincicome at the LPGA Championship on Sunday. Park sank a three-foot par putt at the first extra hole to edge Lincicome, who cried openly after throwing away the title in the fourth LPGA major of the year. Lincicome, with one hand on the trophy, bogeyed the final regulation hole to fall back into the playoff, and then bogeyed it again to lose the playoff, both times missing putts from inside 10 feet. ...
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| Wife convinced Cook to stay on as England skipper Posted: 17 Aug 2014 04:54 PM PDT  Alastair Cook said support from his wife, Alice, had persuaded him to stay on as England captain after leading the side to a come-from-behind Test series win over India. After last month's 95-run defeat by India in the second Test at Lord's, a result that meant England had gone 10 Tests without a win, Cook faced calls from several former England captains to stand down as skipper. It was a decision vindicated by England ultimately defeating India 3-1 in a five-Test series, a win completed with a crushing innings and 244-run victory at The Oval on Sunday. "It was the support I had from my wife," said Cook, when asked what had persuaded him against resigning as England captain.
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| Inbee Park wins LPGA Championship Posted: 17 Aug 2014 04:54 PM PDT  PITTSFORD, New York (AP) — Inbee Park successfully defended her LPGA Championship title by beating Brittany Lincicome with a par on the first hole of a playoff Sunday.
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| Pole-sitter Power wins at Milwaukee Mile Posted: 17 Aug 2014 04:51 PM PDT  WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) — With traffic ahead and teammate Juan Pablo Montoya closing in from behind, Will Power stepped on the accelerator.
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| Yang beats Conners in final of US Amateur Posted: 17 Aug 2014 04:41 PM PDT  JOHNS CREEK, Georgia (AP) — South Korea's Gunn Yang has completed his improbable run to the U.S. Amateur title with a 2-and-1 victory over Canada's Corey Conners.
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| Dzeko close to new five-year City deal Posted: 17 Aug 2014 04:38 PM PDT  Edin Dzeko, a key figure in Manchester City's 2-0 victory at Newcastle United, is on the verge of signing a new contract that will keep him at the club for the next five years. The Bosnian international's current deal has only 10 months to run and manager Manuel Pellegrini's determination to keep the striker was fully justified by his performance as City beat Newcastle for the 11th time in succession. "He finished last season playing very well and was one of the best players in this game," said Pellegrini. Dzeko created the opening goal at St James' Park for David Silva and the second came in stoppage time from one of his rivals for a place in the City forward line, substitute Sergio Aguero.
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| Federal autopsy ordered in Missouri teen's death Posted: 17 Aug 2014 04:30 PM PDT  FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Sunday ordered a federal medical examiner to perform another autopsy on a black Missouri teenager whose fatal shooting by a white police officer has spurred a week of rancorous and sometimes-violent protests in suburban St. Louis.
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| Federer, Serena Williams win at Cincinnati Posted: 17 Aug 2014 04:28 PM PDT  MASON, Ohio (AP) — By now, everyone knows Roger Federer's itinerary for Cincinnati: Get his game in order, raise the winner's trophy, leave town with a lot of confidence for the U.S. Open.
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| Woman survives flash flood but reports surface she died Posted: 17 Aug 2014 04:18 PM PDT  A Detroit woman says she's happy to be alive after reports surfaced that she had died during a flash flood.
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| Lucroy powers Brewers over Dodgers 7-2 Posted: 17 Aug 2014 04:16 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jonathan Lucroy tied a season high with five RBIs, including his first home run in more than three weeks, and the Milwaukee Brewers completed a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 7-2 victory on Sunday.
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| Power wins in Milwaukee to strengthen IndyCar lead Posted: 17 Aug 2014 04:16 PM PDT  Australian Will Power closed in on his first IndyCar series title on Sunday with a victory in the 250-mile race at the Milwaukee Mile. He held off late race challenges from Brazilian Tony Kanaan and Colombia's Juan Pablo Montoya -- his Penske team-mate -- beating Montoya across the line by 2.794 seconds. With just two races remaining, Power holds a 39-point lead in the championship standings over team-mate Helio Castroneves of Brazil, who finished 11th. It's the first time Power has won at Milwaukee, a flat one-mile racetrack, and just his third victory on an oval in IndyCar competition.
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| VIDEO: Woman survives flash flood but reports surface she died Posted: 17 Aug 2014 04:12 PM PDT A Detroit woman says she's happy to be alive after reports surfaced that she had died during a flash flood. |
| New US strikes in Iraq include land-based bombers Posted: 17 Aug 2014 04:06 PM PDT  EDGARTOWN, Massachusetts (AP) — The U.S. has expanded its air campaign in Iraq with attacks aimed at helping Iraqi forces regain control of the strategic Mosul dam.
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| The Verge Playlist: Punk Rock Hack Week Posted: 17 Aug 2014 04:05 PM PDT  Verge Hack Week starts tomorrow, and we're letting everyone in the company go crazy building and experimenting with new tools on the site. It's going to be fast and messy and a little bit insane — so basically, punk rock. I can get down with that: the internet has always been about restlessness and attitude and DIY spirit, values that are rooted firmly in the punk rock I grew up listening to.
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| More charges planned against Amish-kidnap suspects Posted: 17 Aug 2014 04:01 PM PDT  More charges are expected soon against a northern New York couple accused of kidnapping two young Amish sisters and sexually abusing them, a prosecutor said Sunday.
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| Watch Capt. Ron Johnson's riveting speech at Ferguson rally Posted: 17 Aug 2014 04:00 PM PDT  Capt. Ron Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol gave a riveting speech earlier today at a rally to call for justice for Michael Brown, held at Ferguson, Missouri's Greater Grace Church. How we'd cover Ferguson if it happened in another country Tensions rise again in Ferguson
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| Obama heading back to DC in rare vacation break Posted: 17 Aug 2014 03:59 PM PDT  EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama is getting off the island.
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| Villegas ends drought with Greensboro win Posted: 17 Aug 2014 03:56 PM PDT  Colombia's Camilo Villegas fired a seven-under par 63 on Sunday to win the Wyndham Championship and end a four-year US PGA Tour title drought. Villegas posted his second seven-under round of the week at Sedgefield Country Club for a 17-under par total of 263. He finished one stroke in front of Sweden's Freddie Jacobson and Bill Haas. Heath Slocum lost a share of the lead with a bogey at 17, then bogeyed 18 to complete a 67 that left him alone in fourth on 265.
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| Ukraine says troops entered rebel-held city Posted: 17 Aug 2014 03:52 PM PDT KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Army troops have penetrated deep inside a rebel-controlled city in eastern Ukraine in what could prove a breakthrough development in the four-month-long conflict, the Ukrainian government said Sunday. |
| Villegas claims 1-stroke win at Wyndham Posted: 17 Aug 2014 03:51 PM PDT  GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — When Camilo Villegas finished his final round in the Wyndham Championship, he was hoping to get into a playoff.
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| Gordon races to first win at Michigan since 2001 Posted: 17 Aug 2014 03:38 PM PDT  BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — It had been 13 years since Jeff Gordon's last victory at Michigan — which came during the same season as his most recent championship on NASCAR's top series.
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| Federal autopsy ordered in Ferguson teen's death Posted: 17 Aug 2014 03:34 PM PDT  U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Sunday ordered a federal medical examiner to perform another autopsy on the body of a Ferguson, Missouri teenager Michael Brown.
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| Obama tells lawmakers Iraq strikes in US interest Posted: 17 Aug 2014 03:34 PM PDT  US President Barack Obama told Congress on Sunday that the "limited" airstrikes he has authorized on Iraq to retake its largest dam from militants protected US interests. National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said the airstrikes supporting security forces were consistent with the War Powers Resolution, which requires congressional approval before the president can launch the country into war. The strikes have been conducted since Friday at the request of the Iraqi government, according to Hayden. It marked the biggest prize yet clawed back from Islamic State militants since they launched a major offensive in northern Iraq in early June.
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| Taney Dragons ready for round 2 of Little League World Series Posted: 17 Aug 2014 03:26 PM PDT  Philadelphia's Taney Dragons are ready for their second game in their quest to bring home the Little League World Series title.
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| Liberia: Ebola fears rise as clinic is looted Posted: 17 Aug 2014 09:49 AM PDT  MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberian officials fear Ebola could soon spread through the capital's largest slum after residents raided a quarantine center for suspected patients and took items including bloody sheets and mattresses.
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| Palestinian divisions emerge in Gaza truce talks Posted: 17 Aug 2014 10:57 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — The Palestinians appeared divided Sunday as the clock was winding down on the latest Gaza cease-fire, with officials saying Hamas was still opposed to a compromise Egyptian proposal that would ease the closure of the territory, while other factions, including delegates representing President Mahmoud Abbas, were inclined to accept. |
| Ukraine, Russia hold talks amid fears of direct clashes Posted: 17 Aug 2014 01:49 PM PDT  Germany warned Sunday that direct military clashes between Russia and Ukraine must be avoided at all costs as Kiev and Moscow's top diplomats joined crisis talks with only faint hope of a breakthrough. The foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France gathered in Berlin after Moscow again denied claims it had sent weapons across the border to prop up the flagging separatist rebellion.
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| Texas Gov. Perry calls indictment politically motivated Posted: 16 Aug 2014 06:08 PM PDT  By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry, a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2016, said on Saturday an indictment against him for abuse of power was a political move that he intends to fight. Perry was indicted on Friday by a grand jury in Travis County, a Democratic stronghold in the heavily Republican state, on two counts of abuse of power and coercion over a funding veto he made last year that was seen as being intended to force a local prosecutor to resign. "This indictment amounts to nothing more than an abuse of power and I cannot and I will not allow that to happen," Perry told reporters in Austin, Texas.
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| Tensions rise in Ferguson ahead of curfew Posted: 17 Aug 2014 02:40 PM PDT  Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in the rain, and the mood was defiant.
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