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Gaudreau brothers to be honored by family, friends and their grieving hockey teammates at funeral

MEDIA, Pa. (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman are among the mourners scheduled to attend the funeral service for John and Matthew Gaudreau, the siblings who died when they were struck…
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Teen arraigned on attempted murder in shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie says he is very sorry

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 17-year-old high school senior charged with attempted murder in the daytime weekend shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall was arraigned in juvenile court Wednesday and said through his attorney…
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Online fundraiser for Matthew Gaudreau's widow raises more than $560K as the sports world mourns

COLUMBUS (AP) -- More tributes are pouring in from around the hockey community after the deaths of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, who were killed last week by a suspected drunken driver while riding…
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Hundreds of ‘Game of Thrones’ props are up for auction, from Jon Snow’s sword to dragon skulls

BELFAST (AP) -- After watching eight seasons of the epic saga “Game of Thrones,” fans can now enter what may be a competition on par with the battle for the Iron Throne: an auction of prized memorabilia…
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High winds, possibly from a tornado, derail 43 train cars in North Dakota

STEELE, N.D. (AP) — Tornadic winds knocked nearly four dozen train cars off a track in North Dakota, part of a storm system that spurred reports of five tornadoes across the Dakotas. BNSF Railway spokesperson…
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CIA official: Suspects in foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift shows aimed to kill 'tens of thousands'

BERLIN (AP) — The suspects in the foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna earlier this month sought to kill “tens of thousands” of fans before the CIA discovered intelligence that disrupted the planning and…
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‘ER’ creator Michael Crichton’s estate sues Warner Bros. over upcoming hospital drama ‘The Pitt’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estate of Michael Crichton, who wrote the screenplay for what became the pilot episode of “ER,” has sued Warner Bros. Television over a dispute about an upcoming medical drama it says…
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US national parks are receiving record-high gift of $100M

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The official nonprofit organization of the National Park Service is set to receive the largest grant in its history, a $100 million gift the fundraising group described as transformative for the…
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Babe Ruth's 'called shot' jersey sells at auction for over $24 million

DALLAS (AP) — The jersey Babe Ruth wore when he called his shot during the 1932 World Series, hitting a home run to center field, sold at auction early Sunday for over $24 million. Heritage Auctions said…
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Taylor Swift calls cancellation of Vienna shows 'devastating' and explains her silence

LONDON (AP) — Two weeks after organizers scrubbed Taylor Swift's concerts in Vienna amid a foiled terror plot, the singer issued her first statement on the cancellations. “Having our Vienna shows cancelled was devastating,” she wrote in…
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