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• WHO convenes emergency meeting on Congo’s Ebola outbreak

  15-10-2018 23:07
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The World Health Organization says it is convening a meeting on Wednesday to determine whether Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak constitutes a public health emergency of international concern.
  Aid organizations have expressed alarm as the rate of new cases has more than doubled this month and community resistance to Ebola containment efforts in some cases has turned violent.
  This is Congo’s tenth Ebola outbreak but this is the first time the deadly virus has app
  
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• The Latest: 47 migrants found in truck at Romania’s border

  15-10-2018 23:07
  ROME (AP) — The Latest on Europe’s response to mass migration (all times local):
  9:25 p.m.
  Romanian border police say they suspect 47 people found hidden in the back of a truck were migrants trying to reach a country in Western Europe.
  The Border Police General Inspectorate said officers discovered the group on Monday at a crossing in western Romania that borders Hungary.
  The inspectorate says the passengers — 25 men, 12 women and 10 children — were Iraqi, Iranian and Tur
  
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• Kentucky lawmaker to continue campaign despite brain tumor

  15-10-2018 22:58
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The family of a state lawmaker in Kentucky says he will continue his re-election campaign after being diagnosed with a brain tumor.
  Family members of Democratic state Rep. Wilson Stone posted a message to his personal Facebook page on Sunday. It says Stone “had a spell” while teaching Sunday school. Testing at a local hospital “revealed some type of brain tumor.” The post also reminded people the election is three weeks away and to keep his cam
  
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• Fall Frost/Freeze Statistics for Lexington

  15-10-2018 22:58
  We’re getting into that time of the year where the temperatures cool and the growing season comes to an end. This week, includes the average first frost, but we could be flirting with the first freeze by Thursday. Let’s talk statistics.
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  As the temperatures cool in the fall, the first ice phenomenon experienced is usually frost. Frost usually occurs around 36 degrees Fahrenheit, but can occur at different temperatures depending on conditions. Still 36 degrees is the threshold fo
  
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• England stuns Spain 3-2 in UEFA Nations League

  15-10-2018 22:55
  MADRID (AP) — England stunned Spain 3-2 in the UEFA Nations League on Monday, earning payback for its opening loss against La Roja and staying in contention for a spot in the final four.
  Raheem Sterling ended his three-year scoring drought with England with goals on each side of Marcus Rashford’s strike before the break, and England held on from 3-0 to earn its first win in Spain since 1987.
  Spain suffered its first loss in a competitive match at home since 2003 against Greece. It ha
  
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• Report: Bus Driver Injured, Kids Unharmed In Anderson Co. Crash

  15-10-2018 22:49
  ANDERSON COUNTY, Ky. (The Anderson News) — A vehicle crashed into school bus with children aboard Monday afternoon in Anderson County.
  According to The Anderson News, the crash occurred along U.S. Highway 62 near Mary Elizabeth Lane.
  The newspaper says the bus driver was taken to an area hospital with undisclosed injuries. No children were injured, officials said.
  Police said wet roads likely were to blame for the wreck. They noted it was the fifth crash to which officers responded on Mon
  
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• Morocco to let prisoner complete terror sentence in France

  15-10-2018 22:42
  RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco has agreed to turn over a French prisoner convicted of terror charges after French President Emmanuel Marcon intervened in the case.
  Morocco’s official MAP news agency published a Justice Ministry statement on Monday saying Thomas Gallay would be allowed to serve the remainder of his four-year sentence in France.
  Gallay, an IT engineer, was arrested during anti-terrorism raids in February 2016. He was found guilty of giving 70 euros ($74) to two Moroccan
  
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• US: Cuba’s political prisoners are “affront” to democracy

  15-10-2018 22:37
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. says 130 political prisoners in Cuba are a “blatant affront” to democratic freedoms.
  But the Cuban ambassador to the United Nations said Monday that the U.S. lacks the moral authority to teach other countries such lessons given what she calls the Trump administration’s “agenda of supremacist, racist and xenophobic ideas.”
  The U.S. plans to formally launch an anti-Cuban campaign Tuesday at the United Nations called “Jailed f
  
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• Ex-West Virginia player faces child sex charge in Georgia

  15-10-2018 22:35
  COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Police say a former West Virginia football player has been charged in Georgia with aggravated child molestation.
  Authorities say Justin Crawford was arrested after a 12-year-old girl told her mother Crawford had sex with her Saturday in his Columbus home.
  The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reported that Detective Mark Scruggs testified during a preliminary hearing Crawford’s wife saw her husband standing over the girl Saturday morning, then told the girl’s mother
  
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• Hawks exercise contract options on Bembry, Prince, Collins

  15-10-2018 22:34
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks have exercised their 2019-20 contract options on DeAndre’ Bembry, Taurean Prince and John Collins.
  Bembry, the No. 21 pick by the Hawks in the 2016 draft, has averaged 3.7 points and 2.0 rebounds in his first two games. He made three starts last season while averaging 5.2 points.
  Prince, acquired by the Hawks from the Utah Jazz in a three-team trade on July 7, 2016, started all 82 games for Atlanta last season and averaged 14.1 points, 4.7 rebounds an
  
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• Jaguars PR/KR Mickens on injured reserve, re-sign WR Greene

  15-10-2018 22:33
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have placed kick returner Jaydon Mickens on injured reserve and re-signed receiver Rashad Greene.
  The team announced the roster moves Monday, one day after a 40-7 loss at Dallas. Mickens broke his left ankle returning a punt in the third quarter.
  The Jaguars (3-3) now have seven key contributors on IR, including receiver Marqise Lee (knee), left tackle Cam Robinson (knee), backup left tackle Josh Wells (groin), tight end Austin Seferian-Je
  
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• Honduran migrant caravan arrives at Guatemala border

  15-10-2018 22:33
  OCOTOPEQUE, Honduras (AP) — Hundreds of Honduran migrants have arrived at the Guatemalan border hoping to make it to new lives in the United States, far from the poverty and violence of their home nation.
  They came under a broiling sun Monday singing the Honduran national anthem, praying and chanting, “Yes, we can!”
  Many are traveling light with just backpacks and bottles of water. Some pushed toddlers in strollers or carried them on their shoulders.
  An estimated 1,600-plus peo
  
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• Bills QB Allen week to week with injured throwing arm

  15-10-2018 22:30
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills rookie Josh Allen is out indefinitely after hurting his right throwing arm and leaving Buffalo in a quandary at quarterback.
  Without providing many details, coach Sean McDermott would only list Allen as being “week to week” on Monday, a day after Allen hurt his elbow in the third quarter of a 20-13 loss at Houston. McDermott said he will know more about the nature of Allen’s injury after meeting with team doctors.
  The injury to the first-ro
  
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• Thousands raised for kids of Chicago cop convicted of murder

  15-10-2018 22:27
  CHICAGO (AP) — More than 500 people have contributed over $45,000 for the two daughters of the white Chicago police officer who was convicted in the shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald.
  One of Jason Van Dyke’s attorneys, Tammy Wendt, launched the GoFundMe campaign shortly after a jury earlier this month found the officer guilty of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm — one for each time Van Dyke shot the teen on Oct. 20, 2014.
  Van
  
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• Man said to be Jamaican lottery scam kingpin gets 6 years

  15-10-2018 22:26
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Jamaican man who authorities said masterminded a lottery scam that defrauded at least 95 mostly elderly Americans out of more than $5.8 million has been sentenced to six years in federal prison.
  Prosecutors said 29-year-old Lavrick Willocks operated the scam out of a Jamaica mansion. They eventually charged 27 people and identified victims in several states.
  It’s believed to be the first large-scale Jamaican lottery scam tried in U.S. courts. It was prosecuted
  
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• US envoy for NKorea to hold talks in Russia, France, Belgium

  15-10-2018 22:25
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s envoy for North Korea is traveling to Russia, France and Belgium for talks with counterparts there as the U.S. prepares for a second leadership summit with the North.
  The State Department says envoy Stephen Biegun will hold “working level” meetings in Moscow, Paris and Brussels. It provided no further details and said it had no meetings to announce with North Korean officials.
  According to Interfax news agency, Russian Deputy F
  
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• Trinity Gay Murder Trial Now In Jury’s Hands

  15-10-2018 22:25
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — The fates of the four men accused of exchanging gunfire the night 15-year-old Trinity Gay was killed are now in the hands of the jury.After defense and prosecutors presented their closing arguments and the jury received instructions, the case was handed to the jury about 4:20 p.m. Monday.
  Police say Gay was shot in the neck when two groups of people exchanged gunfire in the parking lot of the Cook Out restaurant in October 2016. Earlier in the trial, Gay&rsqu
  
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• Contestants accuse Mrs. America pageant owner of racial bias

  15-10-2018 22:25
  NEW YORK (AP) — Four contestants in this year’s Mrs. America pageant are calling for an apology from the pageant’s owner over accusations he used racial slurs and stereotypes in a conversation.
  The four women, three African American and one white, spoke at a news conference Monday in Manhattan with lawyer Gloria Allred.
  They accuse David Marmel of using the racially biased language at a pageant event in August in Las Vegas.
  They says at a pre-competition party, Marmel told them
  
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• Serb official denounces US ambassador over Kosovo

  15-10-2018 22:24
  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s pro-Russia defense minister has denounced the U.S. ambassador to Serbia as arrogant for calling the former Serbian province of Kosovo a sovereign state.
  Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin said in a statement that U.S. Ambassador Kyle Scott “has forgotten that Serbia is not a colony and that he cannot trample on its dignity.”
  Earlier Monday, Scott said in response to a Serbian journalist’s question that “we recognize Kosovo as an
  
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• Nigeria: IS-linked extremists kill abducted health worker

  15-10-2018 22:23
  ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s government says Islamic State-linked extremists have killed an abducted health worker despite an urgent plea from the International Committee of the Red Cross to spare her life.
  The statement does not say which of the two abducted health workers, both women, was killed. The death comes a month after a third health worker was killed by the same group, the Islamic State West Africa Province.
  All three workers were seized in March in Nigeria’s north
  
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• Minnesota prep player apologizes for 12th-player tackle

  15-10-2018 22:23
  ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota high school football captain has apologized after running from the sidelines to tackle an opponent racing for the goal line.
  St. Cloud Cathedral senior Brad Reuter (ROO’-tur) apologized on Twitter for running onto the field toward the end of the Crusaders’ home game against Zimmerman Friday night. Reuter says his decision was “the result of not thinking and was based purely on passion, emotion and frustration.”
  Zimmerman’s C
  
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• Lions put Agnew on injured reserve with knee problem

  15-10-2018 22:21
  ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have put All-Pro punt returner Jamal Agnew on injured reserve because of a knee problem.
  Lions coach Matt Patricia doesn’t seem to be ruling out a return for Agnew at some point this season, but Detroit will obviously be without him for a while. The Lions signed linebacker Trevor Bates to the active roster from the practice squad.
  Agnew earned All-Pro honors last season, when he returned two punts for touchdowns. He’s averaged only 5.6
  
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• Arkansas loses RB Whaley to ankle injury

  15-10-2018 22:21
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas running back Devwah Whaley is out until at least November after ankle surgery.
  Coach Chad Morris said Whaley was injured during Saturday’s loss to Mississippi, leaving midway through the third quarter. Fellow running back Rakeem Boyd was injured in the first half for the Razorbacks (1-6, 0-4 SEC).
  Morris said Boyd, defensive lineman McTelvin Agim and running back T.J. Hammonds are all expected to play against Tulsa (1-5, 0-3 American Athletic) on Sa
  
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• Secretary Grimes Releases Statement On Voter Data Report

  15-10-2018 22:19
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18)– Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes released a statement regarding a report on ZDNet.com about the 2018 Kentucky statewide voter list being available on the dark web.
  “Today, I was informed that the 2018 Kentucky statewide voter list, along with the lists of other states, is being sold on the dark Web. I am working with our election integrity partners, including the Department of Homeland Security, to investigate the matter. The revelation that th
  
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• Cattle roundup over: Last cow caught weeks after truck crash

  15-10-2018 22:19
  ATLANTA (AP) — Officials say a cow that hoofed it for two weeks on the lam after a livestock truck overturned on a busy interstate junction north of Atlanta has been caught.
  News outlets report 89 cows initially escaped when the tractor-trailer wrecked before dawn on Oct. 1 on a cloverleaf linking Interstate 75 with Interstate 285. Eleven cows died in the crash.
  The Georgia Department of Transportation’s metro Atlanta district tweeted a photo of the runaway cow standing in some woods
  
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• Mexican officials arrest last suspect in activist’s killing

  15-10-2018 22:16
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have arrested a man accused of participating in the killing of an activist last year.
  The Tamaulipas state prosecutor’s office says Erick Leonel Villatoro Hernandez, alias “El Diablo,” was arrested Friday in the western state of Jalisco in connection with the slaying of Miriam Rodriguez. He was later moved to Tamaulipas.
  Rodriguez was shot to death in her home in the Tamaulipas town of San Fernando on Mother’s Day 2017. She had
  
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• Trial set for Delaware police chief in parking lot crash

  15-10-2018 22:10
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware police chief accused of hitting another vehicle in the police department’s parking lot and trying to cover it up is facing a January trial.
  A judge held a final case review Monday for Newport Police Chief Michael Capriglione, who is accused of striking another vehicle with his police car in May. Capriglione appeared in court Monday but did not speak.
  His attorney told the judge that he plans to hire an accident reconstruction expert. The lawyer declined
  
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• Albany to host all-women international sports festival

  15-10-2018 22:10
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A new women’s international sports, entertainment and cultural festival is coming to Albany.
  The inaugural Aurora Games will be held at the Times Union Center in August 2019. The six-day event is to take place every two years.
  Team and individual competitions featuring athletes from 15 countries will be held in basketball, tennis, figure skating, gymnastics, ice hockey and beach volleyball. Also part of the program will be musical performances, food tastings, spor
  
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• Chicago Cubs hire Rangers’ Anthony Iapoce as hitting coach

  15-10-2018 22:02
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have hired Anthony Iapoce as its major league hitting coach, replacing the fired Chili Davis.
  Iapoce was the major league hitting coach for the Texas Rangers the last three seasons. He spent the previous three years in the Cubs organization and the team said he is familiar with many members of the big league club.
  During Iapoce’s three years in Texas, the Rangers ranked fifth in the American League in runs and fourth in home runs.The 2017 Rangers were
  
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• Falcons K Bryant (hamstring) likely to miss next game

  15-10-2018 22:01
  ATLANTA (AP) — Falcons kicker Matt Bryant is likely to miss the next game against the New York Giants after straining his right hamstring making a 57-yard field goal.
  Coach Dan Quinn said Monday that the Falcons are going to bring in another kicker by the time they return to practice this week. Giorgio Tavecchio, who was with the team at the end of the preseason, is among the candidates to fill in for at least one game.
  The 43-year-old Bryant is one of Atlanta’s most reliable offensi
  
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• Catholic priest killed in northern Mexico

  15-10-2018 21:59
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in the northern Mexican state of Baja California are investigating the apparent slaying of a Roman Catholic priest in the municipality of Playas de Rosarito.
  Tijuana Archbishop Francisco Moreno Barron announced the death of Icmar Arturo Orta in a statement issued Sunday.
  An official in the state prosecutor’s office who was not authorized to speak publicly about the case confirms that Orta was found Friday and his death is being investigated as a homicid
  
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• Massachusetts MGM casino earns $27M during 1st month open

  15-10-2018 21:58
  BOSTON (AP) — MGM has reported nearly $27 million in revenue during the first full month of operation at its Massachusetts casino.
  The state Gaming Commission reported Monday that MGM Springfield generated $18 million in gross revenues from slot machines and another $8.8 million from table games like blackjack and roulette.
  That generated $6.7 million in state taxes. Massachusetts collects 25 percent of the facility’s gross gambling revenues.
  The numbers don’t reflect revenues
  
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• Ukrainian brothers given tennis life bans for match fixing

  15-10-2018 21:54
  LONDON (AP) — Ukrainian twin brothers Gleb and Vadim Alekseenko have been banned from tennis for life and each fined $250,000 for multiple match-fixing and corrupt betting.
  Independent anti-corruption hearing officer Richard McLaren found the brothers guilty on Monday based on an investigation by the Tennis Integrity Unit.
  The 35-year-old brothers committed offences in Romania, Russia, Germany, and Turkey from June 2015 to January 2016, and they solicited a third party to wager on matches
  
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• Elliottville Fire Department Responds To Crash

  15-10-2018 21:52
  ELLIOTTVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Elliottville Fire Department responded Monday to an injury crash on Kentucky Highway 173.
  Officials posted on Facebook that before being taken from the scene, the victim involved in the crash was in critical condition. The person’s current condition was not immediately disclosed.
  The department thanked the Morehead Fire Department in the post as well.
  EFD responded to Hwy 173 to a injury accident. Before leaving the scene the patient was in criti
  
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• Lexington Catholic President Announces He Will Step Down

  15-10-2018 21:51
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Steve Angelucci announced his intention to step down as president of Lexington Catholic High School at the conclusion of the 2018-19 academic year.
  Angelucci is a 1971 graduate of Lexington Catholic. he was appointed president in 2009 after a career in dentistry and sports management.
  “It has been one of the greatest honors of my life to serve in this role,” Angelucci said in a statement. “I have received extraordinary support from Bishop John St
  
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• Canucks rookie Elias Pettersson in concussion protocol

  15-10-2018 21:22
  The Vancouver Canucks say rookie forward Elias Pettersson is in concussion protocol while center Jay Beagle is out six weeks with a broken forearm.
  Pettersson was injured when he was taken hard into the end boards and slammed to the ice by Florida defenseman Mike Matheson in the third period of Vancouver’s 3-2 win Saturday. There was no penalty on the play.
  The 19-year-old Swedish center appeared woozy afterward and needed assistance to get to the locker room. He did not return to the game
  
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• The Latest: Police: Criminal complaint lodges against owners

  15-10-2018 20:31
  DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on the remains of fetuses and an infant found in a former Detroit funeral home’s ceiling (all times local):
  4:30 p.m.
  Police in Detroit are lodging a criminal complaint after the remains of 10 fetuses and one infant were found hidden in the ceiling of a former funeral home.
  Chief James Craig says Monday that a criminal complaint will be opened against the owners of Cantrell Funeral Home.
  An anonymous letter led state inspectors Friday to the decomposed remai
  
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• Member of US cycling team found after going missing in Spain

  15-10-2018 20:04
  MADRID (AP) — A member of American cycling team Trek-Segafredo was hospitalized with a concussion after going missing for several hours in northeastern Spain on Monday.
  Director Steven De Jongh “did not sustain more serious injuries” after crashing in a training ride near the city of Girona, the team said.
  A police helicopter found him lying unconscious in a ravine, but with a pulse and breathing. De Jongh’s wife had called for help on Twitter, saying her husband went mis
  
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• The Latest: PG&E plans to restore customer power by midnight

  15-10-2018 20:03
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on tens of thousands of people losing power in California because of wildfire danger (all times local):
  4:30 p.m.
  Pacific Gas and Electric Company officials say they hope to restore power by midnight Monday to 70 percent of the Northern California customers who had their power proactively turned off because of concerns about winds.
  PG&E says it notified nearly 100,000 customers that they might lose power as it took precautions intended to help prevent wi
  
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• The Latest: PG&E busy restoring power after wind cuts

  15-10-2018 20:03
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on tens of thousands of people losing power in California because of wildfire danger (all times local):
  8:15 p.m.
  California utilities are restoring electricity to tens of thousands of people after intentionally cutting their power because of concerns about high winds.
  Pacific Gas and Electric shut off power Sunday preemptively because of concerns about high fire danger. Authorities have blamed downed PG&E power lines for sparking some of the state&rsquo
  
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• The Latest: Chef plans party before food spoils in outage

  15-10-2018 20:03
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on tens of thousands of people losing power in California because of wildfire danger (all times local):
  1:20 p.m.
  The chef of an iconic California wine country restaurant is planning a block party to feed the “stressed out” community if power isn’t restored soon.
  All Seasons chef Kevin Kathman in Calistoga said about $12,000 worth of food will spoil Monday if his refrigerators remain out of service.
  Rather than toss the food, Kathman said h
  
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• Kentucky judge blocks certification of ‘Marsy’s Law’ vote

  15-10-2018 19:53
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A judge in Kentucky has ordered officials not to certify the results of an election next month on whether to add protections for crime victims to the state’s constitution, saying the question posed to voters on the ballot is misleading.
  Kentucky is one of six states scheduled to vote next month on “Marsy’s Law,” a proposed constitutional amendment that would guarantee victims similar rights to those accused of crimes in the judicial system. The
  
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• The Latest: Oregon lawmaker blasts coal export proposal

  15-10-2018 19:38
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Latest on the Trump administration considering the use of military bases or other federal facilities to export fossil fuels (all times local):
  11:30 a.m.
  Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden says the Trump administration is “trampling” on the rights of West Coast communities as it considers using military bases or other federal facilities for fossil fuel exports.
  The Democratic Wyden said in statement Monday that the federal government should invest in renewable fue
  
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• The Latest: Governor: Coal export idea is ‘harebrained’ plan

  15-10-2018 19:38
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Latest on the Trump administration considering the use of military bases or other federal facilities to export fossil fuels (all times local):
  1:45 p.m.
  Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee says the Trump administration’s idea to use military bases or other federal properties to export fossil fuels to Asia would undermine national security and state rights.
  Inslee is a Democrat and called the idea a “harebrained proposal” in a statement Monday.
  The
  
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• Kentucky judge rules ‘Marsy’s Law’ ballot question is not accurately worded, orders officials not to certify results

  15-10-2018 19:35
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky judge rules ‘Marsy’s Law’ ballot question is not accurately worded, orders officials not to certify results.
  The post Kentucky judge rules ‘Marsy’s Law’ ballot question is not accurately worded, orders officials not to certify results appeared first on LEX18.com.
  
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• Knicks exercise 2019-20 option on Frank Ntilikina’s contract

  15-10-2018 19:34
  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks have exercised their third-year option on Frank Ntilikina’s contract.
  The Frenchman is in the mix to start at point guard under new coach David Fizdale.
  Ntilikina will make about $4.9 million in 2019-20 after the move announced Monday.
  He averaged 5.9 points, 3.2 assists and 2.3 rebounds over 78 games as a rookie last season. He was taken with the No. 8 pick in the 2017 draft by Phil Jackson in his last move as team president.
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• Groups fighting sexual violence awarded #MeToo funding

  15-10-2018 19:27
  NEW YORK (AP) — Eight groups across the nation have been awarded funding from the New York Women’s Foundation for their efforts to fight sexual violence.
  The groups in this first round of funding were chosen in consultation with #MeToo founder Tarana Burke. They are focused on underserved communities such as those of color, immigrant communities and LGBTQ people.
  The money — $840,000 — comes from the “Fund for the MeToo Movement and Allies,” set up by The New
  
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• Israeli fire wounds 32 Palestinians in Gaza beach protest

  15-10-2018 19:21
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry says 32 Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli fire during a mass protest along the beach near the Israeli frontier.
  Protesters threw flaming tires over the fence Monday, while fishing boats hoisted Palestinian flags. Israeli forces responded with tear gas and live fire.
  The ruling Hamas militant group has been staging border protests for the past six months in hopes of easing a crippling Israeli-Egyptian blockade.
  It has intensi
  
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• Russian Orthodox Church breaks ties with Orthodoxy’s leader

  15-10-2018 19:20
  MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Orthodox Church says it’s severing ties with the leader of the worldwide Orthodox community after his decision to grant Ukrainian clerics independence from the Moscow Patriarchate.
  Metropolitan Hilarion said the church’s Holy Synod decided to “”break the Eucharistic communion” with the Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarchate.
  The move comes after the Istanbul-based patriarchate, whose head Bartholomew I is considered the “first a
  
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• Report: Ecuador tells Assange to curb speech, look after cat

  15-10-2018 19:18
  LONDON (AP) — A media report says that Ecuador has formally ordered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to steer clear of topics that could harm its diplomatic interests. The nine-page memo published Monday by the Ecuadorean website Codigo Vidrio says Assange is prohibited from “interfering in the internal affairs of other states.”
  The document also orders Assange to keep the embassy clean, threatening to confiscate Assange’s pet cat if he does not look after it.
  The Associa
  
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