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Report on deadly Portugal streetcar derailment describes failure of cable connecting cabins

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The first investigative report on the deadly derailment of a popular Portugal streetcar said Saturday that a cable connecting the two cabins essentially snapped. Wednesday’s crash left 16 dead and injured 21 others. Officials called it one of Lisbon’s worst tragedies in recent memory. The report by the Office for Air

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RFK. Jr’s family members say he is a ‘threat’ to Americans’ health and call for his resignation

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s family are calling for him to step down as health secretary following a contentious congressional hearing this past week, during which the Trump Cabinet official faced bipartisan questioning about his tumultuous leadership of federal health agencies. Kennedy’s sister, Kerry Kennedy, and his nephew, Joseph

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Thousands protest for a ‘Free DC’ on the fourth week of federal control in Washington

By MIKE PESOLI and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of protesters marched across Washington, D.C., on Saturday in one of the largest demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of policing in the nation’s capital. Behind a bright red banner reading “END THE D.C. OCCUPATION” in English and Spanish, protesters marched over

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NCAA Football Scores

EAST Bluefield State 38, Concord 31 Bowie St. 23, Shippensburg 7 Bryant 27, Umass 26 Bucknell 34, Marist 23 Buffalo 45, St. Francis (Pa.) 6 CCSU 34, American International 7 Castleton 16, Westfield St. 12 Christopher Newport 38, Trine 7 College of NJ 27, Lycoming 24 Delaware St. 37, Albany (NY) 32 Denison 35, Allegheny

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Trump threatens Chicago with apocalyptic force and Pritzker calls him a ‘wannabe dictator’

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday amplified his promises to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to Chicago by posting a parody image from “Apocalypse Now” featuring a ball of flames as helicopters zoom over the nation’s third-largest city. “’I love the smell of deportations in the

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The AP Top 25 Fared

No. 1 Ohio St. (2-0) beat Grambling St. 70-0. Next: vs. Ohio, Saturday. No. 2 Penn St. (2-0) beat FIU 34-0. Next: vs. Villanova, Saturday. No. 3 LSU (2-0) beat Louisiana Tech 23-7. Next: vs. No. 13 Florida, Saturday. No. 4 Georgia (2-0) beat Austin Peay 28-6. Next: at No. 22 Tennessee, Saturday. No. 5

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Police arrest more than 400 at London protest supporting banned group Palestine Action

By SYLVIA HUI and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police scuffled with protesters outside Parliament on Saturday as they arrested more than 400 demonstrators who gathered to defy a ban on the group Palestine Action, which has been deemed a terrorist organization by the government. Defend Our Juries, the campaign group organizing

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Reform UK is on the rise. Leader Nigel Farage hopes the Trump playbook can propel him to power

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The political pitch sounded familiar: The country is in crisis. The government must slash immigration, crack down on crime, ditch green energy targets and reopen factories to “make Britain great again.” The words of Nigel Farage to his Reform UK party’s two-day annual convention that ended Saturday

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Sports on TV for Sunday, Sept. 7

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, Sept. 7 AUTO RACING 7:30 a.m. FS1 — FIM MotoGP: The Monster Energy Grand Prix of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain 8:55 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: The Pirelli Italian Grand Prix, Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy 3 p.m. USA — NASCAR Cup

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WNBA Glance

All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Atlanta 28 14 .667 — x-New York 25 17 .595 3 Indiana 22 20 .524 6 Washington 16 26 .381 12 Connecticut 10 31 .244 17½ Chicago 10 31 .244 17½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Minnesota 32 9 .780 — x-Phoenix 27 14 .659

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AP-Scorecard

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Baltimore 4 L.A. Dodgers 3 Final Seattle 10 Atlanta 2 Final Arizona 5 Boston 1 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final N.Y. Yankees 3 Toronto 1 Final Detroit 6 Chicago White Sox 0 Final Cleveland 3 Tampa Bay 2 Final Kansas City 11 Minnesota 2 Final Houston 11 Texas 0 Final

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Nebraska Daybook

Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Saturday, Sep. 06. 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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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Saturday, Sep. 06. 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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