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	news As-it-happens update ⋅ August 3, 2020
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	ESPN Sources: Eagles coach Doug Pederson tests positive for COVID-19 ESPN PHILADELPHIA -- Eagles coach Doug Pederson has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to league sources. Pederson convened a previously unscheduled team meeting Sunday night to share the news with his players. He did this after receiving a ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Laureano, Bassitt lead Athletics past Mariners 3-2 ESPN SEATTLE -- Ramon Laureano broke out of a slump with a three-run homer, Chris Bassitt became the first Oakland starter to earn a victory this season and the Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Sunday. Laureano's two-out home run snapped a string of ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Trump directed controversial Pentagon pick into new role with similar duties after nomination failed CNN (CNN) A controversial Trump administration pick for a top Pentagon post has been placed into a senior role days after his nomination hearing was canceled amid bipartisan opposition to his nomination. Retired Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata has formally ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Tatum has 34 as Celtics beat Trail Blazers 128-124 ESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Jayson Tatum scored 34 points, Jaylen Brown added 30 and the Boston Celtics built a big early lead before holding on for a 128-124 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. "That was a playoff-level energy that we had to ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Braves beat Mets 4-0 for 5th win in row; Cespedes opts out USA TODAY ATLANTA (AP) — Kyle Wright and the Atlanta bullpen combined on a 10-hit shutout and the Braves won their fifth in a row, beating the Mets 4-0 Sunday and blanking a New York lineup that found out late that slugger Yoenis Céspedes had opted out of ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com Magic's Jonathan Isaac leaves court in wheelchair after suffering apparent knee injury CBSSports.com Orlando Magic big man Jonathan Isaac left the court in a wheelchair on Sunday evening with an apparent knee injury. Early in the fourth quarter against the Sacramento Kings, Isaac drove into the lane and attempted to split two defenders with a jump stop. Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Serie A: Highs and lows of 2019-20 season Yahoo Sports Milan (AFP) - Serie A concluded on Sunday after a marathon 11-month 2019-20 season, with Juventus crowned Italian champions for the ninth year in a row. Here, AFP Sport takes a look at the highs and lows after the final weekend of the campaign: Juve hit ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report Report: Jimmy Butler Expected to Play in Heat vs. Raptors After Missing Practice Bleacher Report Jimmy Butler will reportedly be available for the Miami Heat when they take the court Monday to face the Toronto Raptors. According to Marc Stein of the New York Times, "the current expectation" is that the Marquette product will play since he is not on the ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Microsoft Consults With Trump About Ongoing Talks To Buy TikTok From Chinese Firm NPR Microsoft said Sunday it has discussed with President Trump its plan to acquire TikTok's U.S. operations, just as the White House threatens to blacklist the hugely popular Chinese-owned app. "Following a conversation between Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella ... Flag as irrelevant
	GolfDigest.com Justin Thomas plays with fire, a brutal finish for Brooks, a sneaky PGA pick and two other Sunday takeaways GolfDigest.com The entertainment factor has been quite high during the PGA Tour restart, and even without Tiger Woods in the field, that remained true at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Anytime a duo like Justin Thomas and Brooks Koepka are going shot for shot on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Comcast SportsNet Chicago Cardinals test positive for COVID-19 for third day in a row, per reports Comcast SportsNet Chicago More Cardinals have tested positive for COVID-19, according to multiple reports. The exact number is not yet known. Latest Cubs Talk. Cubs celebrate first walk-off win in socially distant fashion · Quick takes: Cubs navigate new extra innings rule vs. Pirates ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Big Ten basketball star Luka Garza staying at Iowa, forgoes NBA draft USA TODAY IOWA CITY, Ia. — Luka Garza is holding on to the hope that his Iowa men's basketball team can compete for a national championship this winter, announcing Sunday that he is currently forgoing a professional career in order to remain a Hawkeye. Garza, an ... Flag as irrelevant
	IndieWire Tom Pollock, Risk-Taking Ex-Universal Chairman, Dies at 77 IndieWire Tom Pollock was not your ordinary studio chief. Trained as a lawyer, Pollock chaired Universal Pictures for nine years (1986 to 1996) and went on to partner with Ivan Reitman's Montecito Picture Company, chair the Board of Trustees at the American Film ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Brad Keselowski scores third win of 2020, tops Denny Hamlin at New Hampshire USA TODAY LOUDON, N.H. – Brad Keselowski won at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday for his third victory of the NASCAR season and 33rd of his career. Keselowski and Denny Hamlin swapped stage wins and had the lead a combined 18 times before ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Marathon Petroleum sells Speedway to 7-Eleven owner for $21 billion Reuters (Reuters) - Marathon Petroleum (MPC.N) has agreed to sell its Speedway gas stations in the United States to Japanese retail group Seven & i Holdings (3382.T) for $21 billion, the companies said, five months after the deal was put on hold amid the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Lord & Taylor Surprises Sunday Shoppers With "Store Closing" Signs At Many Locations, Files For Bankruptcy Forbes UPDATE: Lord & Taylor filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District in Richmond, Virginia on Sunday afternoon. Lord & Taylor's parent firm, Le Tote, also filed for bankruptcy protection. Details are yet to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times Missing Maple Valley woman found alive in woods recovering in hospital, parents say Seattle Times A day after search and rescue crews found Gia Fuda, an 18-year-old Maple Valley woman who'd been missing more than a week, alive in the deep woods near Stevens Pass, her parents said their daughter was scraped, scratched and dehydrated, but ... Flag as irrelevant
	mlive.com Trevor Bauer, Reds blank Tigers in Game 2 of doubleheader: Box score, game rewind mlive.com DETROIT -- Trevor Bauer pitched seven shutout innings as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Detroit Tigers 4-0 to sweep both games of Sunday's doubleheader at Comerica Park. The Reds (4-5) took two of three from the Tigers (5-5) this weekend. The two teams ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Wilford Brimley, star of 'Cocoon' and 'The Natural,' dies at 85: 'He was one of a kind' USA TODAY Wilford Brimley, the folksy character actor famous for his roles in films including "Cocoon," "The Natural" and "The Firm," has died. He was 85. The mustachioed star – a former Marine who served in the Korean War – got his start in John Wayne's 1969 Western ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Providence Journal RED SOX JOURNAL: Martinez gets the call in right The Providence Journal J.D. Martinez was given his first outfield start of the season while Christian Vazquez served as the designated hitter for Sunday's series finale against the Yankees. Martinez had the day off for Saturday's 5-2 defeat against New York. Vazquez moves out from ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN A Dunkin' employee was arrested after a police officer found spit in his coffee CNN (CNN) A Dunkin' employee was arrested Friday after an Illinois State Trooper discovered mucus in his drink. The trooper, based in Chicago, bought a large black coffee on Thursday evening and removed the lid to cool it down when he discovered "a large, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post El Paso marks Walmart shooting anniversary amid pandemic Washington Post When Stephanie Melendez, her husband and two young daughters tested positive for the coronavirus, the person she most wanted to call was her father. "I'm married. I have my family. He was still the one I called when I got sick and he'd bring me Gatorade," ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal Mexico Arrests Alleged Head of Violent Fuel-Theft Gang Wall Street Journal MEXICO CITY—Mexican security forces on Sunday arrested the alleged head of a violent organized-crime group that stole tens of millions of dollars worth of gasoline each year from the state oil company and whose war with the powerful Jalisco cartel had ... Flag as irrelevant
	Atlanta Journal Constitution Islamic State gunmen, suicide bomber attack Afghan prison Atlanta Journal Constitution The Islamic State group is claiming responsibility for a complex attack by a suicide car bomber and multiple gunmen against a prison in eastern Afghanistan. KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Islamic State group on Sunday claimed responsibility for a complex ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Britain to Roll Out Millions of 90-Minute Coronavirus Tests U.S. News & World Report LONDON (Reuters) - Millions of COVID-19 tests able to detect the virus within 90 minutes will be rolled out to British hospitals, care homes and laboratories to boost capacity in the coming months, the country's health minister said on Monday. They will ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times NHL roundup: Coyotes start fast in victory over Predators Los Angeles Times Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored the first of Arizona's three first-period goals, a healthy Phil Kessel had two assists and the Coyotes held on to beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 in Edmonton, Canada, to open their Stanley Cup qualifier series. The Coyotes made ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOX Carolina 20000 more Americans could die from Covid-19 in the next 21 days, CDC ensemble forecast shows FOX Carolina The US has reported more deaths linked to coronavirus than anywhere else in the world and updated models show 20,000 more Americans could die in just the next three weeks. The ensemble forecast, published by the US Centers for Disease Control and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Courier Journal Gov. Andy Beshear announces 463 new coronavirus cases, 2 new deaths Sunday Courier Journal Gov. Andy Beshear on Sunday announced 463 new coronavirus cases in Kentucky and two new deaths as of 1 p.m.. Of the new cases, 11 are children 5 and younger. "We appear to be seeing what we all hope is a plateau in the alarming growth of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Goal.com 'An unacceptable act of indiscipline' - Bartomeu condemns Arthur for bailing on Barcelona Goal.com The Catalan boss is furious that the Brazilian has failed to return to the club ahead of a crucial period. Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has slammed Arthur for deciding against returning to compete in Barcelona's remaining Champions League ... Flag as irrelevant
	News18 Siemens Healthineers to buy US cancer care firm Varian for over $16 billion MarketWatch Germany-based Siemens Healthineers said Sunday it will buy U.S. cancer therapy and research company Varian in a deal worth around $16.4 billion. Siemens Healthineers SHL, -0.58% , in which industrial conglomerate Siemens holds a majority stake, said ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News UNSW under fire for deleting social media posts critical of China over Hong Kong ABC News The University of New South Wales is facing criticism over the deletion of social media posts seen to be critical of Beijing, after an online backlash and coverage by Chinese state media. Key points: UNSW's official Twitter account deleted posts quoting one of ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC News Pandemic ushers in 'new normal' for historically underfunded HBCUs NBC News When South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, a Republican, issued an order in early March to close all public schools to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Roslyn Clark Artis jumped into action. Artis, the president of Benedict College — a private, historically ... Flag as irrelevant
	NDTV Ex-AAP Leader Tahir Hussain Admits His Role In Delhi Violence: Police NDTV Suspended Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain has confessed about his role in the North East Delhi violence that broke out in February this year and admitted that he has incited people to unleash violence, according to an Interrogation Report ... Flag as irrelevant
	Otago Daily Times Climate change risks and opportunities outlined in government report Otago Daily Times The country's first national climate change risk assessment has identified 10 significant areas that need to be urgently addressed by the government in the next six years. The risk assessment is an overview of how New Zealand may be affected by climate ... Flag as irrelevant
	New Straits Times Online Najib conviction: Implications for Malaysian political culture New Straits Times Online THE jailing of former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is an act of tremendous significance to Malay and Malaysian political culture. Since Merdeka in 1957, the Prime Minister has been perceived as the principal protector of a large segment of the ... Flag as irrelevant
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