DJ Uiagalelei latest rising QB star with Polynesian heritage

The list of “Throwin' Samoans” continues to grow — with no end in sight.

Broncos' Lock, Falcons' Ryan try to continue season revivals

ATLANTA (AP) — Drew Lock and Matt Ryan are trying to lead season revivals for the Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons, respectively.

FIFA aims to regulate soccer agents, shine light on fees

GENEVA (AP) — Aiming to open player agents to more scrutiny, FIFA said Thursday it wants to publish lists of their clients and how they earn fees that were worth $650 million last year.

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751,000 seek US jobless benefits as virus hobbles economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 751,000, a still-historically high level that shows that many employers keep cutting jobs in the face of the accelerating pandemic.

Is it safe to stay in hotels during the pandemic?

Is it safe to stay in hotels during the pandemic?

German police raid homes of people linked to Vienna attacker

BERLIN (AP) — German police have raided the homes and businesses of four people linked to the Islamic State sympathizer who carried out a deadly attack in Vienna this week.

Nintendo's profit soars as pandemic has people playing games

TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo, the Japanese company behind Super Mario and Pokemon video games, reported Thursday that its fiscal first half profit more than tripled as passed time while stuck at home during the pandemic playing games.

Griffen sounds off on Zimmer's 'good player' comment

DETROIT (AP) — Everson Griffen's debut with the Detroit Lions will come against a former team.

Debut novel 'Luster' wins $50,000 Kirkus prize

NEW YORK (AP) — A debut novel about a young Black woman in publishing who has an affair with a married white man has won a $50,000 award. Raven Leilani's “Luster” is this year's winner of the Kirkus Prize for fiction.

Qualcomm, Upwork rise; Hanesbrands, Incyte fall

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Thursday:

Cristobal coy about starting QB for Oregon against Stanford

It's Tyler Shough's show now. Presumably.

Asia Today: Court upholds state border closings in Australia

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s highest court on Friday upheld the closure of a state’s border and dismissed billionaire businessman Clive Palmer’s argument that the pandemic measure was unconstitutional.

Pandemic puts Indonesia into recession; 1st time in 20 years

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s economy has fallen into recession for the first time since the Asian financial crisis more than two decades ago as the country struggles to control the coronavirus pandemic.

Titans, Bears eager to snap 2-game skids after strong starts

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are not happy. Their sizzling start during which they won their first five games is a distant memory with the fresh pain of back-to-back losses for the first time since December.

Struggling Pittsburgh, Florida State look to get on track

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Pittsburgh was expected to take a step forward and be one of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s top teams in 2020. Florida State was presumed to have a dominant defense and return to prominence in the league.

Asia Today: India's virus cases jump on New Delhi resurgence

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s coronavirus outbreak increased by more than 50,000 cases Thursday amid a resurgence of infections in the capital.

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Networks cut away from Trump's White House address

NEW YORK (AP) — ABC, CBS and NBC all cut away from President Donald Trump on Thursday as he spoke from the White House to make an unfounded accusation that the presidential election was being stolen from him.

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Nebraska: Enact Racetrack Gaming Law (Requires I-429 to pass)