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August 16, 2020 12:03 a.m.

LeMahieu hurt, but Frazier's 5 RBIs lift Yanks over Red Sox

NEW YORK (AP) — The next-man-up New York Yankees are at it again.

August 16, 2020 12:03 a.m.

In 'Boys State,' American politics in a teenage microcosm

NEW YORK (AP) — Even mock elections require wall-to-wall coverage, so when Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine set out to document Texas’ Boys State, the week-long summer camp of civics simulation run by the American Legion since 1935, they hired seven cinematographers to stay close to a handful of the 1,100 participants -- all 17- and 18-year-old boys, some with very real political ambition.

August 16, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Editorial Roundup: New England

Recent editorials of regional and national interest from New England’s newspapers:

August 16, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Melting 'frozen memories,' AI helps Japanese recall war days

TOKYO (AP) — When Tokuso Hamai saw the colorized version of an old black-and-white photo of a picnic held under cherry tree blossoms sometime before World War II, forgotten memories of family members, most of whom died in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, came pouring out.

August 16, 2020 12:03 a.m.

India great Dhoni retires from international cricket

NEW DELHI (AP) — India great Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who revolutionized limited overs cricket with his improvisation and devastating batting power, has announced his retirement from international cricket on Saturday.

August 16, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Winning numbers drawn in 'Powerball' game

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the "Powerball" game were:

August 16, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Heeding mom, Tennessee lawmaker helped women gain the vote

One hundred years ago this month, women in the United States were guaranteed the right to vote with ratification of the 19th Amendment — secured by a 24-year-old Tennessee legislator's decisive vote, cast at the bidding of his mother.

August 16, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Rask-less Bruins top Hurricanes 3-1, take 2-1 lead in series

TORONTO (AP) — The Boston Bruins, shortly after waking up Saturday to face the Carolina Hurricanes, found out goaltender

August 16, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Protests in Belarus focus on spot where demonstrator died

MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators in Belarus gathered Saturday at the spot in the capital where a protester died in clashes with police, calling for authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to resign after 26 years in power.

August 16, 2020 12:03 a.m.

California heat spurs 1st rolling power outages since 2001

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California on Friday ordered rolling power outages for the first time since 2001 as a statewide heat wave strained its electrical system.

August 16, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Fleury, Golden Knights beat Blackhawks for 3-0 series lead

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 26 shots and the Vegas Golden Knights held off the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Saturday night to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round series.

August 16, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Islanders, Canucks, Flames try to get one win from advancing

New York Islanders coach Barry Trotz knows just how capable the Washington Capitals are in coming back from an 0-2 series deficit.

August 16, 2020 12:03 a.m.

PG&E tells regulators upcoming outages will go more smoothly

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas and Electric promised regulators Thursday that it has learned from its mishandling of deliberate blackouts and won’t disrupt as many people’s lives during the pandemic this year, when the utility expects to rely on outages to prevent its outdated grid from starting deadly fires.

August 16, 2020 12:03 a.m.

'Do something:' Harris' rapid rise driven by call to action

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hours before

August 16, 2020 12:03 a.m.

North Korea lifts lockdown in city, rejects flood, virus aid

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lifted a lockdown in a major city near the border with South Korea where thousands had been quarantined for weeks over coronavirus worries, state media said Friday.

August 16, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Partner of dead Belarus protester believes police shot him

MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The partner of a man who died in the protests engulfing Belarus says she does not believe the official account that Alexander Taraikovsky was killed when an explosive device that he intended to throw at police blew up in his hand.

August 16, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Liberty University and Falwell: A bond that's hard to break

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jerry Falwell Jr. has been toppled, at least temporarily, from the presidency of evangelical Liberty University, but whether he will break permanently with the Christian institution that is synonymous with his family name is another matter.

August 15, 2020 9:27 p.m.

Power back in California after brief rolling blackouts

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s utilities on Saturday night are bringing back power to thousands of customers across the state after a brief outage, according to the authority that operates the power grid.

August 15, 2020 8:27 p.m.

Winning numbers drawn in 'Powerball' game

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the "Powerball" game were:

August 15, 2020 8:03 p.m.

New rolling blackout hits at least 200,000 customers

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One of California’s three biggest utilities says it is cutting power to at least 200,000 customers in the northern and central parts of the state.