By IMAD ISSEID Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian president’s office on Saturday urged the U.S. government to reverse its unusual decision to revoke his visa, weeks before he was meant to appear at the U.N.’s main annual meeting and an international conference about creating a Palestinian state. The 27-nation European Union
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By PETER SMITH and TIFFANY STANLEY Associated Press Thoughts and prayers. The invocation appears like a litany after every mass shooting — and the backlash is just as inevitable. As if the slaughter of children amid screams and shattered stained glass wasn’t cause enough for grief, American opinion makers were convulsed once again this week
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By JULIA FRANKEL and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel will soon halt or slow humanitarian aid into parts of northern Gaza as it expands its military offensive against Hamas, an official said Saturday, a day after Gaza City was declared a combat zone. The decision was likely to bring more condemnation of
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Continue Reading Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Saturday, Aug. 30. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
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By NINIEK KARMINI and ANDI JATMIKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An angry mob set fire to a local parliament building in an Indonesian provincial capital, leaving at least three people dead and five others hospitalized, officials said. The blaze in Makassar, the capital city of South Sulawesi province, began late Friday. Television reports
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Detroit Tigers (79-57, first in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (69-66, second in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Jack Flaherty (7-13, 4.87 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 165 strikeouts); Royals: Stephen Kolek (4-5, 4.18 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 56 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .300; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .300; Frelick, Milwaukee, .295; Hoerner, Chicago, .292; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .292; K.Marte, Arizona, .289; Perdomo, Arizona, .288; Stowers, Miami, .288; Burleson, St. Louis, .286; Machado, San Diego, .285; Turang, Milwaukee, .285. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 123; J.Soto, New York, 102; Schwarber, Philadelphia, 96; Lindor, New York, 94; E.De
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .322; Bichette, Toronto, .308; Peña, Houston, .308; Springer, Toronto, .298; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .297; Witt, Kansas City, .297; Kirk, Toronto, .296; V.Guerrero, Toronto, .288; J.Ramírez, Cleveland, .285; Y.Díaz, Tampa Bay, .284. RUNS_Judge, New York, 106; Raleigh, Seattle, 88; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 87; Witt, Kansas City, 87; Rooker, Athletics, 85; V.Guerrero, Toronto,
Continue Reading EAST Marist 31, New Haven 14 Monmouth (NJ) 42, Colgate 39 Rhode Island 31, Campbell 20 Tarleton St. 30, Army 27 SOUTH Appalachian St. 34, Charlotte 11 FIU 42, Bethune-Cookman 9 Wake Forest 10, Kennesaw St. 9 West Florida 48, Lenoir-Rhyne 21 MIDWEST Illinois 52, W. Illinois 3 Kansas 46, Wagner 7 Michigan St. 23,
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NFL Thursday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at PHILADELPHIA 6½ 7½ (47½) Dallas Friday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Kansas City 2½ 3 (45½) at LA CHARGERS Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Tampa Bay 1½ 1½ (46½) at ATLANTA Pittsburgh 3 3 (37½) at NY JETS at INDIANAPOLIS 1½ 1½
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Evening” game were: 1, 4, 8 (one, four, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi arrived at the Venice Film Festival Saturday for the world premiere of Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” the kickoff to what’s expected to be the film’s major awards season push. The audience gave it a 13-minute standing ovation, one of the
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By LUENA RODRIGUEZ-FEO VILEIRA, MAKIYA SEMINERA and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press One international student after another told the University of Central Missouri this summer that they couldn’t get a visa, and many struggled to even land an interview for one. Even though demand was just as high as ever, half as many new international graduate
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Missouri Show Me Ca$h” game were: 5, 20, 23, 30, 36 (five, twenty, twenty-three, thirty, thirty-six) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Evening” game were: 0, 5, 5, 8 (zero, five, five, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 5” game were: 5, 16, 18, 21, 39 (five, sixteen, eightteen, twenty-one, thirty-nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 3” game were: 0, 4, 6 (zero, four, six) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Riley Greene and Kerry Carpenter hit two-run doubles and Dillon Dingler hit a solo homer as the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Friday night. After Tigers starter Chris Paddack allowed three runs on five hits in 3 1/3 innings,
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By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press A late Tennessee sheriff who inspired a Hollywood movie about a law enforcement officer who took on organized crime killed his wife in 1967 and led people to believe she was killed by his enemies, authorities said Friday. Authorities acknowledged that the finding will likely shock many who grew up
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .302; Frelick, Milwaukee, .298; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .297; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .295; Hoerner, Chicago, .290; Perdomo, Arizona, .290; K.Marte, Arizona, .289; Machado, San Diego, .288; Stowers, Miami, .288; Burleson, St. Louis, .286; Turang, Milwaukee, .286. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 123; J.Soto, New York, 97; Schwarber, Philadelphia, 96; Tatis, San Diego, 92; T.Turner,
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .323; Bichette, Toronto, .307; Peña, Houston, .306; Springer, Toronto, .303; Kirk, Toronto, .299; Witt, Kansas City, .298; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .297; V.Guerrero, Toronto, .292; Y.Díaz, Tampa Bay, .287; J.Ramírez, Cleveland, .284. RUNS_Judge, New York, 106; Raleigh, Seattle, 87; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 86; Witt, Kansas City, 86; Rooker, Athletics, 85; V.Guerrero, Toronto,
Continue Reading BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A city councilor in Connecticut was arrested Friday on 10 additional counts in connection with an investigation into absentee ballot tampering in the state’s largest city, officials said. Bridgeport City Council member Alfredo Castillo was among five Democratic politicians and operatives charged earlier this year with tampering with absentee ballots in
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By JAIMIE DING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Randy “Duke” Cunningham, whose feats as a U.S. Navy flying ace during the Vietnam War catapulted him to a U.S House of Representatives career that ended in disgrace when he was convicted of accepting $2.4 million in bribes, has died. He was 83. Cunningham died Wednesday
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