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'A primal experience': Americans dazzled by solar eclipse
August 21, 20177:44 PM ET
The stars came out in the middle of the day, zoo animals ran in agitated circles, crickets chirped, birds fell silent and a chilly darkness settled upon the land Monday as the U.S. witnessed its first full-blown, coast-to-coast solar eclipse since World War I.
MARCIA DUNN
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After fraught debate, Trump to disclose new Afghanistan plan
August 21, 20176:26 PM ET
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will unveil his updated Afghanistan policy Monday night in a rare, prime-time address to a nation that broadly shares his pessimism about American involvement in the 16-year conflict. Although he may send a few thousand more troops, there are no signs of a major shift in strategy.
JOSH LEDERMANROBERT BURNS
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Analysis: Trump will own the war that bedeviled predecessors
August 21, 20177:21 PM ET
WASHINGTON (AP) — Before he became president, Donald Trump rarely talked about Afghanistan. When he did, he often called for a swift end to America's longest war.
JULIE PACEKEN THOMAS
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Feds: Texas man tried planting bomb on Confederate statue
August 21, 20177:32 PM ET
HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston man who's previously been convicted on explosives-related charges has been arrested after allegedly being caught trying to plant explosives on a Confederate statue at a Houston park, authorities said Monday.
JUAN A. LOZANO
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Police: Fugitive's death 'breaks' cell behind Spain attacks
August 21, 20175:50 PM ET
SUBIRATS, Spain (AP) — The lone fugitive from the Spanish cell that killed 15 people in and near Barcelona was shot to death Monday after he flashed what turned out to be a fake suicide belt at two troopers who confronted him in a vineyard not far from the city he terrorized, authorities said.
JOSEPH WILSONARITZ PARRALORI HINNANT
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Alabama starts atop AP poll for 2nd straight year
August 21, 20171:00 PM ET
No need to overthink it: Alabama is No. 1 in the AP preseason Top 25.
RALPH D. RUSSO
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AP source: NFL, Goodell working on 5-year contract extension
August 21, 20175:29 PM ET
Commissioner Roger Goodell is on track to maintain his prominent place at the table for the next round of collective bargaining between NFL owners and players, a process that's sure to be contentious.
The Associated Press
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Baseball fans flock to minor league stadiums to see eclipse
August 21, 20176:49 PM ET
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Baseball fans in more than a half-dozen cities from Oregon to South Carolina crowded into minor league ballparks Monday to watch the solar eclipse at game-day viewing parties.
GRANT SCHULTE
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Column: Purists eager for fight after Mayweather-McGregor
August 21, 20174:52 PM ET
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Look at any boxing website, and the comments will largely all be the same.
TIM DAHLBERG
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Column: NASCAR needs to speak up amid US turmoil
August 21, 20176:33 PM ET
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Fans turn to sports for entertainment, a respite from the stress of the real world. They say they don't want politics mixed in with sports, they just want to enjoy the show.
JENNA FRYER
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