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Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Republican lawmakers are targeting one of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction. Conservative leaders feel they now have the political will to remove key pieces of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, enacted in 1972 to

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North Korea displays new long-range missile at a military parade celebrating Kim Jong Un

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — At a massive military parade attended by foreign leaders, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rolled out his nuclear-armed military’s most powerful weapons, including a new intercontinental ballistic missile he may be preparing to test in coming weeks. The parade, which began

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France’s re-appointed prime minister Lecornu calls for calm amid political chaos

L’HAY-LES-ROSES, France (AP) — France’s newly re-appointed prime minister acknowledged Saturday that there weren’t ″a lot of candidates″ for his job — and that he might not last long in the post given the country’s deep political divides. Sebastien Lecornu, renamed by President Emmanuel Macron late Friday after a week of political chaos, called for

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AP-Scorecard

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Final Milwaukee 3 Chicago Cubs 1 ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Final Indiana 116 Oklahoma City 101 Final Atlanta 122 Memphis 116 Final Charlotte 120 Dallas 116 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Winnipeg 3 Los Angeles 2 Final St. Louis 4 Calgary 2 Final N-Y Rangers 6 Pittsburgh

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Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Saturday, Oct. 11. 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 Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To

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Nebraska Daybook

Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Saturday, Oct. 11. 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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Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Saturday, Oct. 11. 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 Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see

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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Saturday, Oct. 11. 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 Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To

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MLB Postseason Glance

By The Associated Press All Times EDT x-if necessary WILD CARD SERIES (Best-of-3) American League Detroit 2, Cleveland 1 Tuesday, Sept. 30: Detroit 2, Cleveland 1 Wednesday, Oct. 1: Cleveland 6, Detroit 1 Thursday, Oct. 2: Detroit 6, Cleveland 3 New York 2, Boston 1 Tuesday, Sept. 30: Boston 3, New York 1 Wednesday, Oct.

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Sports Betting Line

By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Denver 6½ 7 (43½) at NY JETS New England 3½ 3½ (45½) at NEW ORLEANS LA Chargers 5½ 3½ (43½) at MIAMI Seattle 1½ 1½ (47½) at JACKSONVILLE Dallas 4½ 3 (48½) at CAROLINA at PITTSBURGH 6½ 5½ (38½) Cleveland at INDIANAPOLIS 3 9½

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The AP Top 25 Fared

No. 1 Ohio St. (5-0) did not play. Next: at No. 17 Illinois, Saturday. No. 2 Miami (5-0) did not play. Next: vs. Louisville, Friday. No. 3 Oregon (5-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 7 Indiana, Saturday. No. 4 Mississippi (5-0) did not play. Next: vs. Washington St., Saturday. No. 5 Texas A&M (5-0)

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A look at how Venezuelans in the US are reacting to Maria Corina Machado’s Nobel Prize win

By GISELA SALOMON Associated Press DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Venezuelans in “Little Venezuela” — the largest home for the country’s natives in the United States — are welcoming the news that opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize with bittersweetness as deportation threats loom. The Trump administration has ended Temporary Protected Status

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