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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Tampa Bay Rays face the Toronto Blue Jays Saturday

Toronto Blue Jays (1-1) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (1-1) St. Petersburg, Florida; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Yusei Kikuchi (0-0); Rays: Zack Littell (0-0) FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Rays -126, Blue Jays +105; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays host the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. Tampa Bay had a 99-63 record …

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Rangers bring 4-game win streak into matchup against the Coyotes

New York Rangers (49-20-4, first in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Arizona Coyotes (31-37-5, seventh in the Central Division) Tempe, Arizona; Saturday, 6 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers visit the Arizona Coyotes trying to continue a four-game win streak. Arizona has a 31-37-5 record overall and a 20-17-0 record on its home ice. The Coyotes have a 10-19-5 …

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Bajan solicitudes de ayuda por desempleo en EEUU ante sólido mercado laboral

NUEVA YORK (AP) — El número de estadounidenses que solicitaron ayuda por desempleo cayó ligeramente la semana pasada, otra señal de que el mercado laboral se sigue manteniendo fuerte y la mayoría de los trabajadores goza de una seguridad laboral extraordinaria. El Departamento de Trabajo reportó el jueves que las solicitudes de ayuda por desempleo disminuyeron en 2.000 a 210.000. …

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