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Taliban reject talk of direct negotiations with government
KABUL - An Afghan official said Sunday that the government would hold its first-ever direct talks with the Taliban within two weeks, but the insurgents quickly denied any such meeting was planned and ...
Jul 28, 2019
AP Source: Jay-Z pulls out of Woodstock 50 performance
NEW YORK - Jay-Z's got 99 problems but Woodstock isn't one: The rap king has pulled out of the 50th anniversary Woodstock festival just weeks before the troubled event is supposed to take place. Jay-Z...
Jul 28, 2019
Indian police say they killed a top militant in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India - A top commander of a Pakistan-based militant group was killed Sunday during an operation in the southern part of the Indian-administered part of Kashmir, the region's police chief sa...
Jul 28, 2019
Trump attacks majority-black district represented by critic
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Saturday denigrated a majority-black district represented by a congressional nemesis as a "disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess," broadening a campaign again...
Jul 28, 2019
Hong Kong protesters occupy major shopping district
HONG KONG - A large group of protesters took over a major street in a Hong Kong shopping district late Sunday afternoon, setting up barricades to block off the area and defend it against police. The u...
Jul 28, 2019
Federal lawyers broke no rules in Hassan Diab extradition case, review finds
Ottawa academic Hassan Diab is rejecting the results of an external review into his extradition case as a "whitewash exercise," arguing the document's only purpose was to absolve C...
Jul 28, 2019
Brazil's Cris Cyborg back in win column, beats Felicia Spencer at UFC 240
EDMONTON - Brazilian MMA fighting legend Cris Cyborg bounced back into the win column Saturday, pummelling Montreal's Felicia Spencer with punches, leg kicks and knee shots to win a unanimou...
Jul 27, 2019
Wheeler leads Team Wilson to win at WNBA All-Star Game
LAS VEGAS - Erica Wheeler hoped to make her All-Star debut an unforgettable one. She certainly did, walking away with the MVP award. Wheeler, who was the first undrafted player to debut in the league ...
Jul 27, 2019
Mannone has 7th shutout, Minnesota ties Vancouver 0-0
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Vito Mannone had five saves for his seventh shutout of the season to help Minnesota United hold on for a scoreless draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night. Maxime Crpeau ...
Jul 27, 2019
Altidore goal gives Toronto FC a 2-1 win over expansion FC Cincinnati
TORONTO - Jozy Altidore scored for the fourth straight game as Toronto FC defeated FC Cincinnati 2-1, Saturday, heaping a little more misery on the expansion MLS side. With Toronto up 1-0 at the half,...
Jul 27, 2019
