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BOSTON (AP) — In 2012, freelance journalist Theo Padnos slipped into Syria to cover its unfolding civil war and was promptly kidnapped by members of an al-Qaida branch. Convinced he was a CIA agent because he spoke Arabic, the group held the Massachusetts native for nearly two years before releasing him in August 2014. Padnos reflects on his captivity on sets emulating his tiny prison cell and the room he was subjected to torture and beatings. Along the Turkey-Syria border, he recalls the moment... Читать дальше...

ORLANDO — Mississippi head coach Hugh Freeze has been joking for months about how neutral his team’s neutral-site game against Florida State in Orlando really is. The No. 11 Rebels meet theNo. 4 Seminoles on Monday night at Camping World Stadium — right in the backyard of many Florida State fans. Florida State quarterback Deondre Francois will be making his first career start, so expect the Seminoles to rely on running back Dalvin Cook, who starts the year among the favorites to win the Heisman Trophy.

Giants fall to Cubs in 13; small ball, Santiago Casilla don’t work “Hopefully, I get a chance to sit down and talk with him as we get comfortable with one another and I settle in here,” Nathan said Sunday after Casilla endured his league-leading seventh blown save opportunity in a game in which the Giants fell to the Cubs 3-2 in 13 innings. Jason Heyward singled against lefty Matt Reynolds, the Giants’ ninth reliever, to score Anthony Rizzo and make Wrigley Field erupt. The Cubs won three of four in the series. Читать дальше...

U.S. women’s national-team member Megan Rapinoe knelt during the national anthem Sunday night before the Seattle Reign’s game against the Chicago Red Stars “in a little nod” to 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick’s choice to not stand for the anthem to protest racial injustice and minority oppression came to public notice when he remained seated on the bench before a preseason game against Green Bay. Thomas Mueller helped Germany launch a confident start to its World Cup title defense with a 3-0 win at Norway. Читать дальше...

PURCHASE, N.Y. (AP) — An official says a fire that broke out in a suburban New York City college dormitory has been extinguished and there are no reported injuries. Purchase College spokeswoman Betsy Aldredge says Sunday night all students are accounted for after a fire broke out in the apartment-style dorm.

In the ninth, Davis ripped a line drive that bounced off the left-field wall. Improbable because the Red Sox had scored 67 runs in the previous five games between the teams, and improbable because Boston starter Eduardo Rodriguez took a no-hitter into the eighth only to lose it on a replay review after Marcus Semien first was called out on an infield single. With the no-hitter over, Boston closer Craig Kimbrel took the mound in the ninth in a 0-0 game and walked Valencia to open the inning. The leadoff walk definitely helped. Читать дальше...

Across the Bay Area this season, theaters are admonishing their white audiences to check their privilege — to become aware of their racial advantages both extraordinary and banal, especially with regard to Black Lives Matter. “Type/Caste,” Rotimi Agbabiaka’s solo show at Brava Theater Center, goes beneath the surface of what looks like a thriving career for a Bay Area actor — he’s worked at “Beach Blanket Babylon,” Cal Shakes, SF Mime Troupe, Just Theater and Magic Theatre — to expose the prejudice he’s faced in show business as a queer... Читать дальше...

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[...] he staved off three match points. [...] more than four hours into the toughest test he’s put his left wrist through since returning from injury, Nadal faltered. Nadal was upset in the U.S. Open’s fourth round by 24th-seeded Lucas Pouille of France 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6) on Sunday, prolonging the 14-time Grand Slam title winner’s quarterfinal drought at major tournaments. Since losing in last year’s French Open quarterfinals, Nadal has failed to make it beyond the fourth round at a major. Читать дальше...

Two tourists from the United Kingdom found themselves in an unexpected situation Sunday, working alongside the San Francisco Fire Department to rescue a man in the bay. At 12:17 p.m., the Fire Department responded to an incident involving a 40-year-old man at Aquatic Park, according to posts from the department’s Facebook page. The Coast Guard used a small boat and a helicopter to search the area until late afternoon.

Four members of the U.S. Olympic fencing team showed up at Pier 39 Sunday, to the delight of dozens of kids who hope to follow in their footsteps. Close to 100 young fencers-in-training, some of them barely 4 feet tall, lined up with their fencing gloves to get signatures from the Olympic athletes. The kids also showed off their skills, putting on fast-paced exhibition competitions while decked out in full fencing gear. The event was to celebrate the triumphs of the U.S. team, which came away with four medals at the Rio Olympics... Читать дальше...

Caroline Masson broke out of a star-filled pack Sunday to win the LPGA Manulife Classic for her first tour title. Masson didn’t make a par until the seventh hole, following the double bogey with three straight birdies, a bogey on No. 5 and a birdie on the sixth. Paul Casey made a birdie and eagle over the last three holes for a 5-under 66 and a three-shot lead going into the Labor Day finish at the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston. Casey hit his tee shot to 5 feet for birdie on the par-3 16th... Читать дальше...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Clinton has made a surprise appearance at the Made in America festival in Philadelphia. Clinton stopped by the annual festival on Sunday to register people to vote in the upcoming presidential election. While he was there, he took photos and chatted with festivalgoers. The Budweiser Made in America Festival, now in its fifth year, is a Labor Day tradition in the city. Seventy artists are performing on multiple stages during the two-day festival, which began on Saturday.

Former UC Berkeley Law School Dean Sujit Choudhry, who resigned in the spring amid sexual harassment allegations, returned to campus last week after a six-month absence, drawing student ire and concerns about his presence and future role at the university. [...] UC President Janet Napolitano reportedly requested that Choudhry be barred from the campus for the rest of the term and as his case proceeds through a faculty investigation into possible code of conduct violations. UC Berkeley officials... Читать дальше...

Wilco: The Chicago band opens the first of five dates at the Fillmore, touring in advance of the release of its forthcoming album, “Schmilco.” 7 p.m. The Fillmore, S.F. www.ticketmaster.com “It Shoulda Been You”: Center Repertory Company opens its 2016-17 season with the Brian Hargrove and Barbara Anselmi musical about clashing wedding guests. 7:30 p.m. Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek. (925) 943-7469. www.centerrep.org

Khalil Mack thinks Raiders’ defense can be as good as Broncos’ After a long day of meetings and practice and more meetings, Lee Smith finally would plop down in his hotel room at training camp and open up a bottle of Napa whine. The Raiders’ tight end is often lined up against All-Pro defensive end Khalil Mack in practice, and “I called my wife and complained about it at night,” Smith said, smiling. Mack, coming off a 15-sack season, knows only one speed, and he let Smith and the offensive linemen have it at training camp. Читать дальше...

Documentaries cover everything from Chelsea Clinton bringing boys to the White House to Ivanka Trump interrupting business meetings CNN will air two back-to-back documentaries on Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Monday night, both of which prominently feature the candidates’ adult children to offer sides of their political parents the public might not be aware of. The Essential Hillary Clinton, her daughter Chelsea reveals that she would “bring boys to the White house” and that she would talk to her mom ... Читать дальше...

Unless his Team Penske teammate Will Power stages a remarkable comeback in the last race of the IndyCar Series season, Simon Pagenaud should emerge from the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma in two weeks with a season championship. “We’ve had some dominant wins like this on ovals,” Dixon said after his 40th victory overall moved him alone into fourth place on the career list. Josef Newgarden was second, followed by Helio Castroneves, Conor Daly, and Sebastien Bourdais. Pagenaud finished seventh — he was running fifth with 10 laps left... Читать дальше...

The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil reports (http://bit.ly/2ckTCi3 ) that supporters of the project are raising money now with hopes of opening the center in late 2018. Judy Davis, interim director of the Pottawattamie Arts, Culture and Entertainment organization, says the project seems to be on schedule. Young said having a thriving arts district can help boost economic development by attracting new residents and more businesses.

Davis Webb returned to the ANZ Stadium locker room in Sydney on Aug. 27 to find his iPhone inbox full of congratulations. Not about Cal’s season-opening victory, but about his boy-band good looks. The image shown on the ESPN telecast, which featured the Texas Tech transfer — hair quaffed, eyebrows furrowed as he pointed both index fingers at the camera — was posted to BarstoolSports.com with the headline, “If Your Girlfriend Is Missing It’s Because Cal QB Davis Webb Took Her.” In his first collegiate start since Oct. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Police say that one person is dead and several others are injured after gunfire erupted at a Roanoke restaurant. Police say they saw people flee and drive away before officers found "numerous" patrons who'd been shot inside.

(AP) — Police and fire crews were investigating after a truck smashed into the front window of a north Spokane gas station. Police on the scene said a woman driver in the parking lot of the Zip Trip on N. Hastings Road hit the gas pedal instead of the brake.

The prolific striker passed David Beckham to become England’s most-capped non-goalie in Sunday’s 1-0 win at Slovakia to open European World Cup qualifying. [...] he likely will have broken the England appearance record of 125 set by goalkeeper Peter Shilton between 1970 and 1990. The New Orleans Pelicans’ guard will be taking indefinite leave to care for his wife, former U.S. women’s national soccer team member Lauren Holiday, who is pregnant and needs brain surgery. Lauren Holiday is a former... Читать дальше...

Shortly after he signed with the 49ers, Christian Ponder said he was committed to having fun in what might be his last chance in the NFL. [...] Ponder had so much fun - leading five touchdown drives in nine full preseason series - that the discarded and largely forgotten quarterback beat long odds to make the 49ers’ 53-man roster Saturday. Ponder, 28, was retained two days after he provided a spark in a 31-21 win over the Chargers in the preseason finale. After playing a prominent role in a 22-0 fourth-quarter blitz... Читать дальше...

(AP) — The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department has arrested 141 people outside a massive electronic dance music festival. The charges include drug possession and sale, being under the influence of drugs or alcohol, assault and battery, resisting arrest and indecent exposure.