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Thursday morning, Andrew Renfrow and his Crossbred
steer beat out 20 other competitors for the title
2015 Grand Champion Steer at the Logan County Fair.
Miss Logan County Fair Queen Lizzie Ford was on hand
to present the ribbon and plaque to Renfrow as well
as another to Brandon Hickey, who took Reserve.
Photo by Nila Smith
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Republican
2016 U.S. presidential candidate businessman Donald Trump answers a question as
fellow candidate Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (L) listens at the first
official Republican presidential candidates debate of the 2016 U.S. presidential
campaign in Cleveland, Ohio, August 6, 2015.
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National
 Ferguson braces for protests on
anniversary of Michael Brown shooting
Local resident Ken Kendricks Jr. puts his hands together in
prayer at a makeshift memorial at the site along Canfield Road
where unarmed teen Michael Brown was shot dead in Ferguson,
Missouri, August 22, 2014. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/Files
Politics,
Government & Elections
 Blows for Obama as key lawmakers
come out against Iran deal
Senate Majority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (C) speaks
during a news conference accompanied by (L-R) Senator Roger
Wicker (R-MS), Senator John Thune (R-SD), Senator John Barrasso
(R-WY) and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), following party policy
lunch meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington August 4, 2015.
REUTERS/Carlos Barria
International
 More than 200 feared dead in sinking
of migrant boat
Italian Navy RHIBs (rigid hulled inflatable boats) from the ship
Francesco Mimbelli approach a rubber dinghy carrying migrants
during a rescue operation off the coast of Libya August 6, 2015.
REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi
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Extraordinary
 FBI hopes
grainy video will help solve 25-year-old $500 million art heist
An unidentified man is seen allegedly being allowed inside the
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, against Museum
policy, by a security guard, in a still image taken from
security video taken March 17, 1990 and released by the FBI
August 6, 2015. REUTERS/FBI/Handout
Science, Technology
and the Environment
 House panel asks NASA why it isn't
probing SpaceX blast
An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodes after
liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida, June 28, 2015.
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 Bitcoin startups lure quant
whizzes from Wall Street
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displayed at the Bitcoin Center New York City in New York's
financial district July 28, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
International
Economy
 Kerry confident of concluding
TPP trade pact this year
U.S. Secretary of
State John Kerry speaks during a news conference in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia August 6, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan Smialowski/Pool
Markets
 World stocks, dollar flat before
U.S. jobs data
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2015. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Money
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news on cost of living raises for Social Security
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district in Tokyo, Japan, July 15, 2015. REUTERS/Yuya Shino
Technology & Internet
 China's
JD.com quarterly revenue tops estimates, third-quarter growth
seen slowing
Richard Liu, CEO
and founder of China's e-commerce company JD.com, crosses a
street on an electric tricycle as he delivers goods for
customers to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the
company, in Beijing, June 16, 2014. REUTERS/Jason Lee
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Actress
Jennifer Aniston and fiance Justin Theroux
arrive at the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party
in Beverly Hills, California February 22,
2015.
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Cubs
right fielder Jorge Soler (68) hits a two run RBI single
during the first inning against the San Francisco Giants
at Wrigley Field.
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Baseball
 Cubs top Giants to open series
Cubs relief pitcher Justin Grimm (52) and catcher Kyle Schwarber
(12) meet at the mound during the fifth inning against the San
Francisco Giants at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Caylor
Arnold-USA TODAY Sports
Hockey
 Star of NHL's Blackhawks being
investigated for rape: newspaper
Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane (88) gives a thumbs up to the
crowd during the 2015 Stanley Cup championship parade and rally
at Soldier Field. Jon Durr-USA TODAY Sports
Football
Basketball
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 Ten year old makes a splash at
world championships
Ten year-old Alzain Tareq of Bahrain swims in a women's 50 m
butterfly heat at the Aquatics World Championships in Kazan,
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