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Georgia police: Couple ‘intended to raise’ abducted baby

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New York Yankees' Aaron Hicks celebrates with Luke Voit (59) after hitting a two-run home run against the New York Mets during the seventh inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Sánchez pinch slam, Hicks HR help Yanks take 2 from Mets

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Philadelphia Phillies' Rhys Hoskins hits a three-run home run off Atlanta Braves pitcher Josh Tomlin during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Eflin, Hoskins lead Phillies past Braves for 5th win in row

By AARON BRACY - Associated Press

Missing children rescued in Georgia sex trafficking bust

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A tarp covers the infield at Truist Park as a sign announces that the baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Atlanta Braves has been postponed because of inclement weather, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Yankees-Braves postponed by rainy weather, DH set Wednesday

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

Las Vegas Aces' Kayla McBride, right, has the ball knocked away by Seattle Storm's Natasha Howard during the second half of a WNBA basketball game Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

Aces move to top of AP WNBA power poll with win over Storm

By BY DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

Parker ties it at end of regulation, Sparks win in OT

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Atlanta Braves' Marcell Ozuna (20) follows through on a solo home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Ozuna hits 2 HRs, Braves rough up Nola, Phillies 11-2

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

Tiger Woods waves on the 11th hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at TPC Harding Park Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) **FILE**

Tiger Woods now hopeful of having a busy golf schedule

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Members of the Atlanta Braves grounds crew cover the field ahead of a rain shower before the start of a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Nationals-Braves postponed by rain, spoiling Pache’s debut

By Charles Odum - Associated Press

Washington Nationals' Kurt Suzuki falls to the ground while at-bat in the third inning during a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Robles catch helps Nats hold on for 8-5 win over Braves

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

Washington Nationals closer Daniel Hudson and catcher Yan Gomes celebrate closing out the Atlanta Braves in the 9th inning in a baseball game on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Victor Robles catch helps Nationals hold on for 8-5 win over Braves

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson tags out Washington Nationals' Juan Soto on a steal-attempt at second base during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Dansby Swanson’s walk-off homer gives Braves 7-6 win over Nationals

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson, center, celebrates after hitting a walk-off two-run home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Swanson’s walk-off homer gives Braves 7-6 win over Nationals

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

FILE-In this Friday, July 17, 2020 file photo, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a coronavirus briefing at the Capitol, in Atlanta. Kemp on Thursday, Aug. 13, said hes dropping a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta in a dispute over the citys requirement to wear masks in public and other restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Brian Kemp allows local mask mandates with Georgia executive order

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FILE-In this Friday, July 17, 2020 file photo, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a coronavirus briefing at the Capitol, in Atlanta. A judge plans to hear arguments Tuesday, July 28, 2020, on an emergency request by Georgia’s governor to stop Atlanta from enforcing a mandate to wear a mask in public and other restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic while a lawsuit on the issue is pending. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Georgia governor allows local mask mandates, with limits

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A man falls after being hit by counter demonstrators during a protest , Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, in Stone Mountain Village, Ga. Several dozen people waving Confederate flags, many of them wearing military gear, gathered in downtown Stone Mountain where they faced off against a few hundred counterprotesters, many of whom wore shirts or carried signs expressing support for the Black Lives Matter movement. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Police move in after fights break out during Georgia protest

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In this Aug. 5, 2020, file photo, The Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee. Joe Biden is poised to unveil his vision for the modern-day Democratic Party in the first presidential nominating convention of the coronavirus era next week. The all-virtual affair will test the former vice president’s ability to overcome unprecedented logistical challenges in an urgent mission to energize his sprawling coalition. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Democrats tested in first party convention of pandemic era

By STEVE PEOPLES and BILL BARROW - Associated Press

FILE - This June 23, 2015, file photo shows a carving depicting Confederate Civil War figures Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis, in Stone Mountain, Ga. The sculpture is America's largest Confederate memorial. The suburban Atlanta park that's home to the massive carving of Confederate leaders says it will close its gates Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, in the face of a planned right-wing rally. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Georgia park with Confederate sculpture shuts gates to rally

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 19, 1996, file photo, American swimmer Janet Evans passes the Olympic flame to Muhammad Ali during the 1996 Summer Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

A flame, a look, one of the Olympics’ most powerful moments

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press