All Stories from August 20, 2020 (Change date)
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Stevens' 25 points lead Sky past Liberty 101-85Aug 20, 2020 7:00 am - BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Azurá Stevens scored a season-high 25 points, Courtney Vandersloot had 19 points, 10 assists and four steals and the Chicago Sky beat the New Yor...
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Chicago schools cut funding for police by more than halfAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Funding for police officers in Chicago Public Schools will be cut by more than half, while other '~major reforms' will be implemented for the way police o...
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North Korea sets rare party meeting after economic strugglesAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - In unusual candor, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un admitted U.S.-led sanctions, the pandemic and devastating floods had hurt his country's dism...
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AP Interview: Ex-official urges transition talks in BelarusAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - MINSK, Belarus (AP) - As a former culture minister and ambassador to France, Pavel Latushko is the most well-connected member of a new council established by the politic...
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Islamic State bride sold her wedding present: an AK47Aug 20, 2020 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - A German woman who joined the Islamic State group fell on such hard times that she had to sell her wedding present, an AK47 rifle, according to prosecutors...
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Chicago mayor defends beefed-up police presence near homeAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot adamantly defended on Thursday a beefed-up police presence outside her home, saying extra officers were necessary to protect ...
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FC Dallas has first road game of season against HoustonAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - FC Dallas (1-1-2, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Dynamo (0-2-3, 11th in the Western Conference) Houston; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: FC Dallas has its f...
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Ex-school chief charged with looting lunch program for needyAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Federal fraud charges have been filed against the operator of a suburban Chicago private school operator who is accused of looting hundreds of thousands o...
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Tropical storm whips Mexico's Baja as 2 Atlantic storms formAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) - Hurricane Genevieve weakened to a tropical storm Thursday after lashing Mexico's Los Cabos tourist resorts with hurricane-force gusts and h...
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Aspiring UK medical students in limbo because of exam fiascoAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Chris Byrne and Khadijah E. Olonade worked hard to get into medical school, but the computer said no. The teenagers are among thousands of graduating high ...