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Essential News from The Associated Press
Latest Headlines  New blow to GOP health bill: Nevada GOP Sen. Heller opposesJune 23, 20173:26 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada said Friday he opposes the GOP bill that would scuttle much of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, complicating the task party leaders face in guiding the banner legislation through the Senate.  Senators ask military to review AP report on Yemen tortureJune 23, 20174:40 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senior U.S. senators are asking Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to investigate reports that U.S. military interrogators worked with forces from the United Arab Emirates accused of torturing detainees in Yemen.  London council evacuates residents amid fire safety concernsJune 23, 20174:32 PM ET LONDON (AP) — A local London council has decided to evacuate some 800 households in apartment buildings it owns because of safety concerns following the devastating fire that killed 79 people in a west London high-rise.  Qatar weighs demands to end crisis amid threat of long siegeJune 23, 20173:43 PM ET DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — With just days to decide, Qatar on Friday weighed an onerous list of demands by its neighbors as a way out of a regional crisis, and a top Emirati official warned the tiny country to brace for a long-term economic squeeze unless it is willing to acquiesce.
Latest Headlines Study: Most of women's college coaches are white and maleJune 23, 20174:32 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — On the 45th anniversary of Title IX, women and people of color remain on the outside when it comes to hiring head coaches in women's college sports, according to a report Friday by sports institutes. Prosecutors appeal Hernandez's voided murder convictionJune 23, 20172:29 PM ET BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts prosecutors on Friday appealed a court ruling that erased former NFL star Aaron Hernandez's murder conviction in the 2013 killing of a semi-professional football player.  USA Gymnastics doctor to stand trial on sex assault chargesJune 23, 20171:51 PM ET MASON, Mich. (AP) — A judge on Friday ordered a longtime doctor at Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics to stand trial on charges of sexually assaulting six young gymnasts who said he molested them while they were seeking treatment for various injuries.  Raiders reward QB Derek Carr with record $125 million dealJune 23, 20174:55 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Derek Carr and general manager Reggie McKenzie never doubted the two sides could reach a long-term contract agreement to keep the quarterback with the Raiders before Carr's self-imposed training camp deadline.  NASCAR crew chief Knaus missing race notes after theftJune 23, 20173:25 PM ET SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Seven-time championship-winning crew chief Chad Knaus was oddly calm Friday even though his race notes for star driver Jimmie Johnson this weekend had been stolen from his rental car in San Francisco.
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