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Essential News from The Associated Press
Latest Headlines  Tillerson seeks Arab help in US effort to isolate IranOctober 22, 20172:54 PM ET DOHA, Qatar (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson took the Trump administration's case for isolating and containing Iran in the Middle East and beyond to two Gulf Arab nations on Sunday, pushing for Saudi Arabia and Iraq to unite to counter growing Iranian assertiveness. He also called for a quick resolution to the ongoing crisis between Qatar and its Arab neighbors, which he said was unintentionally bolstering Iran.  Malta: Newspapers, citizens take up slain reporter's messageOctober 22, 20174:06 PM ET VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Several thousand Maltese citizens rallied Sunday to honor an investigative journalist killed by a car bomb, but the prime minister and opposition leader who were chief targets of Daphne Caruana Galizia's reporting stayed away from the gathering.  Dramatic sentencing hearing expected in Bergdahl caseOctober 22, 20174:51 PM ET RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The fate of Bowe Bergdahl — the Army sergeant who pleaded guilty to endangering his comrades by leaving his post in 2009 in Afghanistan — now rests in the hands of a judge.  US-backed forces take Syria's largest oil field from ISOctober 22, 201712:21 PM ET BEIRUT (AP) — U.S.-backed fighters captured Syria's largest oil field from the Islamic State group Sunday, marking a major advance against the extremists in an area coveted by pro-government forces.
Latest Headlines  Red Sox hire Alex Cora as new managerOctober 22, 20173:54 PM ET BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox hired Houston Astros bench coach Alex Cora to be their new manager on Sunday, turning to a player from their 2007 World Series championship roster to help the team out of its current playoff slump.  AP Top 25: Notre Dame cracks top 10; Michigan drops outOctober 22, 20172:43 PM ET Notre Dame cracked the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time this season, coming in at No. 9, and Michigan fell out of the rankings for the first time in two years.  Jackson's 2 defensive TDs lead Bears past Panthers 17-3October 22, 20174:01 PM ET CHICAGO (AP) — Rookie safety Eddie Jackson became the first NFL player to score multiple defensive touchdowns of 75 yards or more in a game, leading the Chicago Bears to a 17-3 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
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