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August 18, 2020 12:06 a.m.

The Latest: Bears unsure if fans will be allowed at home

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

August 18, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Whitmer touts Biden for auto rescue, rips Trump on virus

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer — “that woman from Michigan” — touted Joe Biden's work to rescue the auto industry and said he would rally the country to fight the coronavirus and not deny it like President Donald Trump has.

August 18, 2020 12:06 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT

Democrats make it official, nominate Biden to take on Trump

August 18, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Elizabeth Debicki to play Princess Diana on 'The Crown'

NEW YORK (AP) — “The Crown” has found its Princess Diana.

August 18, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Doncic's debut good enough for history, but not for a win

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Nobody had ever scored as much as Luka Doncic in an NBA playoff debut.

August 18, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Lightning win 2-1, put Blue Jackets on brink of elimination

TORONTO (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy had 28 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Monday to take a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series.

August 18, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Trump administration imposes new Huawei restrictions

The Trump administration is further tightening restrictions on China’s Huawei, seeking to starve it of crucial components by cutting off all access to U.S. technology.

August 18, 2020 12:06 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT

Democrats make it official, nominate Biden to take on Trump

August 18, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Islanders look to finish off second straight 1st round sweep

The New York Islanders won just one playoff series in a 25-year stretch before 2019. Now, they have a chance to get a first-round sweep for the second straight year.

August 18, 2020 12:06 a.m.

California requires ethnic studies for university system

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Students at California State University, the nation’s largest four-year public university system, will need to take an ethic studies course to graduate under a bill signed Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

August 18, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Sanders calls for party unity to prevent 'authoritarianism'

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders is imploring his supporters to vote for Joe Biden, suggesting that without a unified Democratic Party, years of gains by the progressive movement could be lost and that the country may not even survive four more years of President Donald Trump.

August 18, 2020 12:06 a.m.

More than 3,000 football games are off in NCAA's 3 divisions

The number of canceled or postponed college football games as of Monday, according to Associated Press research.

August 18, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Liz Weston: Why taking Social Security early costs too much

Starting Social Security early typically means getting a smaller benefit for the rest of your life. The penalty is steep: Someone who applies this year at age 62 would see their monthly benefit check reduced by nearly 30%.

August 18, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Mercedes Barcha, widow of Gabriel García Márquez, dies at 87

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mercedes Barcha, who was credited by late husband and Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez with making it possible for him to write his masterpiece “One Hundred Years of Solitude," has died at the age of 87.

August 18, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Mulligan: Extra year of NCAA eligibility for fall athletes?

Whether college football players play a lot in the fall, a little in the spring or not at all over the next 10 months, some athletic administrators want to give them a mulligan on the 2020-21 season.

August 18, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Trump counters Biden with law-and-order message in Midwest

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Declaring it’s “crunch time” for the upcoming election, President Donald Trump zeroed in on Midwest battleground states on Monday with a law and order message to counter former Vice President Joe Biden's show at the Democratic National Convention.

August 18, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Tatum, Brown lead Celtics past 76ers in Game 1

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Jayson Tatum had career playoff highs of 32 points and 13 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 109-101 on Monday in Game 1 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.

August 18, 2020 12:06 a.m.

VanVleet leads red-hot Raptors to 134-110 triumph over Nets

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) —

August 18, 2020 12:06 a.m.

More bad breaks for Jags with Lynch, Gunter, Oliver issues

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Marrone should be used to this by now.

August 18, 2020 12:06 a.m.

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