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• FACT FOCUS: Walmart quashes cryptocurrency partnership claim
• Zalatoris wins PGA Tour award as rookie of the year
• Report: 2020 is deadliest year for `environmental defenders’
• Fitzpatrick out, Heinicke to start for Washington vs. Giants
• Twins reach New York at 1:30 am after problem with plane
• Steelers upend expectations with decisive victory in Buffalo
• French palace intrigue: Ex-Macron security aide on trial
• German soccer player banned 8 weeks for racist abuse
• Blue Jackets drop assistant coach who won’t get vaccinated
• Bengals get some breaks in Week 1 win against Vikings in OT
• Man arrested with bayonet and machete near DNC headquarters in Washington, police say
• Tennessee state senator’s trial on theft charges begins
• FDA experts among group opposing US booster shot plan
• Yankees move Gleyber Torres from shortstop to second base
• School vaccine campaigns targeting students face blowback
• Panthers’ defense had attitude, edge in Week 1 win over Jets
• Blinken readies for contentious Afghan hearings in Congress
• Analysis: Djokovic ‘still hanging on,’ seeking major titles
• Texans start strong but must improve before trip to Browns
• NTSB chief: focus on road safety must shift to entire system

FACT FOCUS: Walmart quashes cryptocurrency partnership claim Posted: 13 Sep 2021 10:12 AM PDT Walmart denied any partnership with the digital currency Litecoin after a fake news release briefly tripped up several national news outlets and social media users on Monday

Zalatoris wins PGA Tour award as rookie of the year Posted: 13 Sep 2021 10:12 AM PDT Will Zalatoris is the PGA Tour rookie of the year

Report: 2020 is deadliest year for `environmental defenders’ Posted: 13 Sep 2021 10:11 AM PDT The environmental group Global Witness says at least 227 people died last year defending their homes, land and livelihoods from environmental exploitation as the deepening climate crisis increasingly pits economic interests against local communities

Fitzpatrick out, Heinicke to start for Washington vs. Giants Posted: 13 Sep 2021 10:08 AM PDT Taylor Heinicke is set to start at quarterback for Washington against the New York Giants on Thursday night after Ryan Fitzpatrick injured his right hip in the season opener

Twins reach New York at 1:30 am after problem with plane Posted: 13 Sep 2021 10:05 AM PDT The Minnesota Twins' charter flight had mechanical problems, forcing the team to change planes

Steelers upend expectations with decisive victory in Buffalo Posted: 13 Sep 2021 10:04 AM PDT The Pittsburgh Steelers showed they're not quite ready to fade into the background by rallying past Buffalo in their season opener

French palace intrigue: Ex-Macron security aide on trial Posted: 13 Sep 2021 10:02 AM PDT A former security aide to French President Emmanuel Macron who triggered a political crisis when he was identified as having beaten up a protester during a 2018 May Day demonstration goes on trial Monday on a dozen charges, including voluntary violence

German soccer player banned 8 weeks for racist abuse Posted: 13 Sep 2021 10:00 AM PDT German soccer player Dennis Erdmann has been banned for eight weeks after a disciplinary hearing found he racially abused opposing players during a league game

Blue Jackets drop assistant coach who won’t get vaccinated Posted: 13 Sep 2021 09:50 AM PDT The Columbus Blue Jackets say the team has replaced an assistant coach who declined to get a COVID-19 vaccination

Bengals get some breaks in Week 1 win against Vikings in OT Posted: 13 Sep 2021 09:43 AM PDT The Cincinnati Bengals needed some breaks to go their way in an overtime thriller against Minnesota

Man arrested with bayonet and machete near DNC headquarters in Washington, police say Posted: 13 Sep 2021 09:38 AM PDT A man from California was arrested Monday after he was found with multiple knives, a bayonet and a machete in his truck outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters near Capitol Hill, authorities said.

Tennessee state senator’s trial on theft charges begins Posted: 13 Sep 2021 09:14 AM PDT Jury selection is underway in the trial of a Tennessee state senator charged with stealing more than $600,000 in federal funds

FDA experts among group opposing US booster shot plan Posted: 13 Sep 2021 09:12 AM PDT An international group of scientists — including two FDA vaccine reviewers — is arguing that the average person doesn't need a COVID-19 booster yet. This highlights the intense scientific divide over the question.

Yankees move Gleyber Torres from shortstop to second base Posted: 13 Sep 2021 09:03 AM PDT Gleyber Torres is being moved back to second base from shortstop by the New York Yankees

School vaccine campaigns targeting students face blowback Posted: 13 Sep 2021 09:02 AM PDT Across the U.S., vaccine-hesitant parents are struggling with vaccine-seeking teenagers set on getting their shots

Panthers’ defense had attitude, edge in Week 1 win over Jets Posted: 13 Sep 2021 08:59 AM PDT Defensive end Haason Reddick said the Carolina Panthers' defense has put the league on notice

Blinken readies for contentious Afghan hearings in Congress Posted: 13 Sep 2021 08:58 AM PDT Secretary of State Antony Blinken is preparing to face tough congressional questioning this week over the Biden administration's handling of the military withdrawal from Afghanistan

Analysis: Djokovic ‘still hanging on,’ seeking major titles Posted: 13 Sep 2021 08:58 AM PDT Novak Djokovic is not ready to concede anything in the long term after coming up just short in his bid for the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men's tennis since 1969

Texans start strong but must improve before trip to Browns Posted: 13 Sep 2021 08:36 AM PDT Quarterback Tyrod Taylor had a strong debut to lead the Houston Texans to a win over Jacksonville in his first game in place of Deshaun Watson

NTSB chief: focus on road safety must shift to entire system Posted: 13 Sep 2021 08:36 AM PDT The new chairman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board wants to change the way governments and businesses look at highway safety to consider the whole system rather than individual driver behavior

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