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In setback to Turkey’s Erdogan, opposition makes huge gains in local election

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s main opposition party retained its control over key cities and made huge gains elsewhere in Sunday’s local elections, in a major upset to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had set his sights on retaking control of those urban areas. With more than 90% of ballot boxes counted, incumbent Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, of the Republican …

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Texier, Severson score shootout goals to lift Blue Jackets over Penguins 4-3

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Alexandre Texier and Damon Severson scored in the shootout and the Columbus Blue Jackets broke a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. Kirill Marchenko and Zach Werenski scored third-period goals as Columbus rallied from a two-goal deficit. Mathieu Olivier also scored and Elvis Merzlikins made 30 saves to …

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Avalanche visit the Blue Jackets following MacKinnon’s 2-goal showing

Colorado Avalanche (47-21-6, second in the Central Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (24-38-12, eighth in the Metropolitan Division) Columbus, Ohio; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche visit the Columbus Blue Jackets after Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals in the Avalanche’s 7-4 win against the Nashville Predators. Columbus has gone 14-18-5 at home and 24-38-12 overall. The Blue …

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