Nashville, TN (SportsNetwork.com) – Tennessee Titans quarterback Jake Locker left Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns in the second quarter with a hand injury. He is questionable to return. Charlie Whitehurst stepped in under center for the hosts.
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Anaheim, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Corey Perry scored the game-winning goal with 8:25 to play in the third period to lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild in their home opener on Friday. Andrew Cogliano scored a short-handed goal to tie the game early in the …
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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has made a surprise appearance in the Sistine Chapel to welcome a group of 150 homeless people who got a private guided tour, followed by dinner, as part of the pope’s ramped-up charity efforts. Francis told the visitors: “This is everyone’s house. It’s your house. …
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BRUSSELS – The European Union’s environment body says the 28 member states need to do more to meet long-term environmental goals, including targets for greenhouse gas emissions. The European Environment Agency said in its five-yearly report released Tuesday that the EU’s level of ambition “may be inadequate to achieve Europe’s …
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BEIJING – Police say a knife attack at a train station in southern China has left nine people injured and that police officers have fatally shot a suspect. A statement by police in the city of Guangzhou says police captured another suspect involved in the Friday morning attack at a …
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RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian authorities say two police officers have been killed and five others have been injured in separate attacks in the slums of Rio de Janeiro. The police department said a military police officer died and two others were wounded early Sunday in a gun battle with …
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ISLAMABAD – A defense lawyer says Pakistan has again detained the main suspect in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks for one month after a court ordered his release. The lawyer Rizwan Abbasi says the detention order for Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi was issued Saturday. The development came a day after a court …
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TORONTO – Canada’s transportation safety board says the government needs to implement tougher new standards for oil trains earlier than a 2025 target. The government proposed tougher standards for tank cars this month in response to a string of fiery crashes. The new proposal would require the cars to have …
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LONDON – A judge has sentenced a British teenager to 22 years in prison for plotting to behead a British soldier. Judge Timothy Pontius says he has no doubt that Brusthom Ziamani, 19, would have carried out the attack had he not been stopped by police in east London. He …
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Lawmakers at government buildings in Ottawa, Canada have been warned not to open any unidentified mail after envelopes containing white powder were delivered to two senators’ offices Monday. Canadian police are investigating the suspicious mail after noticing some senators had received the envelopes, which were also labeled, “Ottawa shooting,” Canada’s …
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