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FORT MEADE, Md., Aug. 30 (UPI) -- A U.S. military judge said 1,300 e-mails could determine why WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning was held in solitary confinement.

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- A federal judge Wednesday ruled against Florida in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of state restrictions on third-party voter registration.

U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle said he will grant a request to remove the restrictions permanently, plaintiffs in the case said in a release issued by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law.

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Baseball

American League

Oakland at Cleveland, 12:05 p.m.

Chi. White Sox at Baltimore, 12:35 p.m.

Seattle at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:05 p.m.

Detroit at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

Boston at LA Angels, 10:05 p.m.

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National League

N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chi. Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

St. Louis at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Houston, 8:05 p.m.

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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- A 100-year-old driver told police his brakes failed before he struck 11 people, including nine children, Wednesday at a Los Angeles school.

Four boys were hurt seriously enough to be transported to a hospital, KTLA-TV reported.

Preston Carter, who said he will be 101 next month, said he was backing out of a supermarket parking lot when the brakes gave way, police said. But some witnesses said they believed Carter hit the gas because he was frustrated children were in his way.

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LANDOVER, Md., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Roy Helu scored twice and ran for 90 yards Wednesday in leading Washington to a 30-3 exhibition blasting of Tampa Bay.

Evan Royster added 44 yards and a score on 10 carries and Billy Cundiff, signed by Washington on Tuesday, made two field goals in the opening period.

Kirk Cousins completed 15-of-27 passes for 222 yards for the Redskins, who are scheduled to open the regular season on Sept. 9 in New Orleans.

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JERUSALEM, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Israeli archaeologists unearthed two figurines estimated to be more than 9,000 years old, dating back to the New Stone Age in excavations outside Jerusalem.

The figurines were found near a large round building with a fieldstone foundation and mud-brick walls in Tel Motza, the Israel Antiquities Authority said.

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HAMPTON, N.J., Aug. 30 (UPI) -- The owners of a New Jersey farm said they have been able to feed their adopted 800-pound Yorkshire pig with the help of local businesses.

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ATLANTA, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Pregnant women have a higher rate of undiagnosed depression than non-pregnant women, U.S. researchers say.

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Five U.S. banks have made a substantial start to paying homeowners their portion of a $26 billion court settlement, an independent report said.

The settlement with state and federal authorities to which Ally Financial, Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo agreed is meant to provide about $20 billion in mortgage relief to homeowners to make up for a foreclosure fraud scandal that surfaced in 2010.