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Jayden Sweiler / Atlanta:Valkyries Edge Dream in Game 1 of WNBA Finals as Gray Returns From InjuryGabby Williams scored 26 points and hit the clinching free throws as Golden State beat Atlanta 68-64 in the opening game of the WNBA Finals.

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Jayden Sweiler / Atlanta:Six Flags Over Georgia Reopens Days After Fatal Goliath Fall as Investigations ContinueThe Cobb County park resumed Fright Fest operations on Friday with the Goliath coaster still closed, while state and local investigators work to determine how a 42-year-old teacher fell to his death.

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Jayden Sweiler / Atlanta:Tinnitus Affects Millions of Americans, and Experts Say It Is Hard to TreatAn audiologist and a longtime patient describe why the persistent ringing, hissing or humming of tinnitus is difficult to measure, trace and eliminate.

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Mei Ling / San Francisco:OpenAI Engineer Charged After Hidden Recording Device Found in Executive Conference RoomFederal prosecutors say a 35-year-old engineer planted an encrypted audio recorder behind a television at OpenAI's San Francisco headquarters; he was arrested Friday and remains in custody.

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Juan Gonzalez / Phoenix:Drones Rule Ukraine's Front Line, Forcing Soldiers Underground in a Deadly 'Kill Zone'Along a front line that has barely shifted in four years, a belt of drone-saturated territory has become the defining feature of the war between Russia and Ukraine.

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Amy Swan / Los Angeles:US Air Force Pulls Bombers From English Base After Investigation Into Suspected Terror PlotThe bombers used in strikes on Iran have returned to the United States following a probe into a planned attack on RAF Fairford, as President Trump weighs further options against Tehran.

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Amy Swan / Los Angeles:Stewart's Fumble Return Lifts No. 19 USC Past Washington, 25-21The defensive tackle, sidelined for the first four games of the season, scooped up a fumble and ran 48 yards for the go-ahead touchdown in the Trojans' win at the Coliseum.

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Mei Ling / San Francisco:BTS Leader RM's Art Collection Draws Fans to SFMOMA as Hauser & Wirth Opens in Palo AltoAn exhibition built around the BTS star's art collection opens Saturday at SFMOMA, while Swiss gallery Hauser & Wirth debuts in Silicon Valley and designer Nicole Hollis opens her first shop in Dogpatch.

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Jayden Sweiler / Atlanta:More Than 100 Officers Raid Metro Atlanta Massage Businesses in Trafficking CrackdownA multi-agency operation across Fayette and Fulton counties hit four massage businesses and six homes, leading to six arrests, $3 million in seized assets and nine potential trafficking victims identified.

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Kendra Konchanuk / Houston:Texas Property Tax Cuts Leave Most Older Homeowners Paying No School Taxes, Raising Questions of FairnessAbout 60% of Texas homeowners age 65 and older no longer owe school property taxes after recent cuts, prompting debate over who bears the cost and whether the breaks should be better targeted.

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Amy Swan / Los Angeles:Congress Bill Would Gradually Cut Overtime Threshold to 32 Hours a WeekA proposal reintroduced Sept. 8 by Rep. Mark Takano and Sen. Bernie Sanders would lower the point at which overtime pay begins from 40 hours to 32 over several years, without cutting pay or benefits.

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Amy Swan / Los Angeles:State Regulators Open Inquiry Into Santa Monica Sober Living Home Where Presley Gerber DiedCalifornia's Department of Health Care Services is reviewing whether Resolutions Living was providing services that require a state license, after a complaint from a rehab reform advocate.

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Mei Ling / San Francisco:Becerra Says No to Military Aid for Israel in Offbeat Interview With The Standard's Comedy CorrespondentIn a game-show-style sit-down, the Democratic candidate for California governor gave a blunt answer on Israel, said he would accept money from Purdue Pharma, and tested out a pickup line.

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Jacob Leary / New York:As Climate Disasters Intensify, Funding for Preparedness Programs Is Being CutDeep reductions in foreign aid have shut down disaster-monitoring programs in the Himalayan region and shrunk climate finance just as floods and glacial hazards grow more dangerous.

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