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Timo Werner’s 2 goals help Earthquakes beat St. Louis 3-2, win 6th in a row

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Timo Werner had two goals and an assist — his third consecutive game with multiple goal contributions — on Saturday night to help the San Jose Earthquakes beat St. Louis City 3-2 and extend their win streak to six games.

Preston Judd added a goal in the eighth minute for the Earthquakes.

San Jose (8-1-0) hasn’t lost since a 1-0 defeat to Seattle at home on March 15.

Werner has four goals and three assists in the last three games and has nine goal contributions (four goals, five assists) in his first eight MLS appearances.

Earl Edwards Jr. started — his first appearance this season — and had two saves, including a diving one-hand stop in the 11th minute. Edwards left due to injury and was replaced by regular starter Daniel De Sousa Britto — known simply as “Daniel” — in the 24th minute.

St. Louis is in winless in four straight.

Designated player Sergio Córdova scored his first goal in MLS in the 52nd minute and Marcel Hartel added a goal in the 53rd for St. Louis (1-5-3).

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NYPD says dozens rescued from human trafficking during World Cup

▶ Watch Video: Inside look at security preparations for World Cup Forty-three people, including seven minors, were rescued from human traffickers during the World Cup matches in the New York City area, according to the New York City Police Department's Special Victims Unit.The rescue operations were carried out between June 11 and July 19 by specialized NYPD detectives who arrested 89 individuals."The surprise was really the outpouring of support behind the mission and the collaboration with all our partners," said Inspector Gary Marcus, commanding officer of the Special Victims Unit.Those rescued, largely the victims of sex trafficking, are now being supported with an array of social services for the victims, including food, housing and counseling.The 87 operations carried out during the World Cup have generated new leads, officials said, and law enforcement agencies are building more cases based on the investigations already underway."We have ongoing investigations now as a result of these operations," an NYPD official told CBS News.Major sporting events are known to law enforcement as hotbeds of human trafficking.Years in advance, the NYPD devoted significant resources to preparing for the World Cup. Eight matches were played at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium, including the final on Sunday."When we talk about the outreach and the prep we do, a large part of that involved visiting the known sex offenders, particularly the known human traffickers, in our registry," Marcus said. "Whether they're on parole or probation for human trafficking, we visited them to make sure they're compliant with the terms of their release, and secondly, to let them know that the NYPD is watching."The matches were held in multiple cities around the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Preparations to secure those games and prepare for crimes like human trafficking were coordinated between local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.Police departments in many locations that hosted World Cup matches have made arrests and rescues connected to human trafficking, including in Georgia, New England and Missouri. Nationally, there were more than 673 arrests on human-trafficking charges made during the World Cup, and 61 adults and 13 minors rescued, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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