All Stories from August 17, 2016 (Change date)
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Penguins re-sign Matt Cullen to 1-year, $1 million dealAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed forward Matt Cullen to a one-year, $1 million contract Wednesday for his 20th NHL season. The 39-year-old Cullen help...
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Brilliant, inventive jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson diesAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bobby Hutcherson, the bricklayer's son who became one of the greatest, most inventive jazz vibraphonists to pick up a pair of mallets, has died at age...
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Wildfire burns with ferocity never seen by fire crewsAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) - A wildfire with a ferocity never seen before by veteran California firefighters raced up and down canyons, instantly engulfing homes and fo...
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Huskers' practice performances impress Riley in trying timesAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska coach Mike Riley is impressed with the resiliency his team has shown under difficult circumstances the past month. The Cornhuskers have had...
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Trump fined $10,000 for bench, kiosks in Trump Tower lobbyAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump's business has been fined $10,000 for installing two kiosks in, and removing a bench from, the lobby of Trump Tower. The city Office of Admi...
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More than 500 evacuate from burning ship off Puerto RicoAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - More than 500 passengers and crew evacuated from a burning ship about a mile off Puerto Rico's north coast Wednesday, and many required medi...
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McDonald's to stop distributing Happy Meal activity trackersAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - An attempt by McDonald's to get kids moving isn't working out so great: The chain said it will no longer distribute activity trackers in its Happy Meals ...
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Icho captures 4th Olympic gold medal in wrestlingAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - With just seconds to spare, Kaori Icho reminded everyone why she's the best women's wrestler in history. Icho became the first wrestler to win four...
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Track: A challenge for Bolt, gold for Jamaica, sweep for USAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - It's no easy thing to push Usain Bolt, even in an Olympic warm-up race. Might be even tougher upstaging him. But that happened on a wild Wednesday ...
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Pope outlines vision for promoting life, family issuesAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis on Wednesday outlined his vision for how the Vatican will promote family and life issues, naming an American moderate to head the new Va...