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• Goodell: NFL won’t pay for video in domestic investigations

  12-12-2018 23:42
  IRVING, Texas (AP) — Commissioner Roger Goodell says the NFL won’t pay for video evidence in cases involving domestic violence, and he defended the league’s handling of those investigations.
  Speaking after owners held their annual winter meeting Wednesday, Goodell said the NFL’s approach to dealing with domestic violence is “extraordinary” and that the league has some of the highest standards of any organization.
  The NFL came under scrutiny again when surveill
  
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• AP Top 25 Podcast: Recruiting heats up with early signing

  12-12-2018 23:39
  The early signing period begins next week, when most schools will secure the majority of their 2020 freshmen classes.
  On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast , Mike Farrell, the national recruiting director for Rivals, joins AP’s Ralph Russo to discuss year two of the early signing period. How have coaches and players adjusted to having most of the recruiting process done six weeks earlier than it used to be?
  The top classes as usual belong to the usual suspects: Alabama, Georgia,
  
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• Woman sues Royal Caribbean over husband’s zip line death

  12-12-2018 23:38
  MIAMI (AP) — A woman claims Royal Caribbean Cruises is responsible for a zip line accident that killed her husband on the Honduran island of Roatan.
  Court records show that attorneys for 27-year-old Shir Frenkel sued the company in Miami federal court last month, seeking more than $1 million in damages.
  The lawsuit says Frenkel and her husband, 24-year-old Igal Tyszman, were passengers on the Allure of the Seas in July when they booked the Extreme Caribe Zip Line Tour at the ship’s e
  
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• Dolphins’ Tannehill expected to play Sunday against Vikings

  12-12-2018 23:33
  DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill is expected to play Sunday at Minnesota despite a right ankle injury that sidelined him briefly during last week’s win over New England.
  Tannehill was limited in practice Wednesday, but jogged and said his ankle is improving. Coach Adam Gase said Tannehill will play barring a setback.
  AFC interception leader Xavien Howard is running, but sat out practice with a left knee injury, and his status for the game is uncertain. He
  
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• Happy Days? Director Ron Howard visits Oklahoma birthplace

  12-12-2018 23:29
  DUNCAN, Okla. (AP) — Oscar-winning movie director Ron Howard says he still feels connected to the Oklahoma town where he was born but never lived, after visiting the now-shuttered hospital of his birth.
  Howard this week posted a photo of himself on Instagram posing outside the boarded-up building in Duncan, 75 miles (120 kilometers) southwest of Oklahoma City.
  Howard says his family lived in Biloxi, Mississippi, but that his mother wanted to give birth in Duncan, her hometown. Howard says
  
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• AP source: Charlie Morton, Rays agree on $30M, 2-yr deal

  12-12-2018 23:28
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A person familiar with the agreement tells The Associated Press that All-Star pitcher Charlie Morton and the Tampa Bay Rays have reached a $30 million, two-year deal.
  The person spoke on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the contract has not been officially announced.
  The 35-year-old Morton was a first-time All-Star last season when he went 15-3 for Houston. He had a 3.13 ERA in a career-high 30 starts.
  Morton helped the Astros win their first championship in 2017.
  
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• Jones own-goal at Valencia stops Man United winning CL group

  12-12-2018 23:27
  VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — An embarrassing own-goal by Manchester United defender Phil Jones proved decisive as Valencia beat the English club 2-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday.
  United failed to earn a win that would have given the team top spot in Group H, with first-placed Juventus losing 2-1 at Young Boys.
  Valencia secured a place in the last 32 of the Europa League — thanks to Jones.
  Jones slid in to clear the ball as he chased down Valencia striker Michy Batshuayi, but only s
  
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• Nebraska city keeps paying Kobach to defend immigration rule

  12-12-2018 23:25
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An eastern Nebraska city will continue paying former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach at least $10,000 a year to defend its immigration ordinance even though the last legal challenge to the rule ended in 2014.
  Fremont’s City Council unanimously approved its annual agreement with Kobach on Tuesday. Since 2010, the city has paid the Republican, who lost his bid to become Kansas governor this fall, a total of $101,817.29.
  Kobach earned more than $800,000 in legal
  
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• 1 of 3 men accused in mosque bombing negotiating plea deal

  12-12-2018 23:24
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An attorney for one of three Illinois militia members accused of bombing a Minnesota mosque says his client is negotiating a possible plea deal with federal prosecutors.
  Michael James McWhorter pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal hate crime charges, but the Star Tribune reports his attorney told a federal magistrate that McWhorter was working on a possible deal.
  According to court documents, McWhorter admitted he, Michael Hari and Joe Morris drove from Clarence,
  
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• Congress moves to ban cockfighting in US territories,

  12-12-2018 23:18
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Congress has given final passage to legislation that would shut down legal cockfights in U.S. territories including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, ending an institution dating from the colonial era that generates millions of dollars each year.
  Opponents of the measure approved Wednesday by the House say it will have a devastating effect on the islands’ economies, noting that in Puerto Rico alone the cockfighting industry generates some $18 milli
  
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• House, Senate reach agreement on anti-sexual harassment bill

  12-12-2018 23:17
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House and Senate negotiators have reached an agreement on legislation to overhaul the process for handling sexual misconduct allegations in Congress.
  Republican Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri and Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota announced the agreement Wednesday.
  The push for the legislation took on new urgency in the past year, as more than a half-dozen lawmakers resigned amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
  The bill updates the decades-old Congressional Accounta
  
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• Juventus loses at Young Boys, wins group after Man U defeat

  12-12-2018 23:15
  BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Juventus lost 2-1 at Young Boys in the Champions League, joining Real Madrid on Wednesday as a group winner which had already qualified before losing to a last-placed team.
  Cristiano Ronaldo hit a post with an 87th-minute header for Juventus, and played the full game despite the plastic playing surface at Stade de Suisse and temperatures below freezing in Bern.
  Ronaldo was also responsible for a stoppage-time equalizer being ruled out for offside when he leaped in
  
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• Crews rescue man stuck in grease vent of empty restaurant

  12-12-2018 23:09
  SAN LORENZO, Calif. (AP) — A man who was possibly trying to burglarize an abandoned Chinese restaurant has been rescued from the grease vent, where officials say he had been trapped for two days.
  The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office says deputies and firefighters were called to the vacant building in San Lorenzo on Wednesday after someone heard cries for help.
  It says that when officials arrived they found the grease-covered man stuck inside the metal vent.
  The sheriff tweeted that th
  
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• Adding to an Already Record Year

  12-12-2018 23:07
  After a quieter start to week, the activity level is going to get ramped up looking ahead to the weekend. We are tracking a low to lift out of Texas and head straight through the heart of the Bluegrass. This round of active weather will be wet, instead of wintry.The initial on-slot of rain will hold off until late Thursday night. The center of the storm will still be across eastern Texas, but a warm front will push widespread rain our way throughout Friday. Rain will remain off and on through Sa
  
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• Sane double earns Man City 2-1 win, top spot in CL group

  12-12-2018 23:06
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Leroy Sane scored two goals, including a free kick from 30 meters, as Manchester City came from behind to beat Hoffenheim 2-1 and secure first place in its Champions League group on Wednesday.
  City recovered from losing its opening game in Group F — 2-1 at home to Lyon — to finish top by five points, and advance to the round of 16 for the sixth straight year as it bids to become European champion for the first time.
  Despite being assured of a top-two
  
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• Panel considers overhaul of antiquated Georgia voting system

  12-12-2018 23:06
  MACON, Ga. (AP) — A commission considering a replacement for Georgia’s antiquated voting system plans to hold a last meeting in January before finalizing recommendations to lawmakers.
  The Secure, Accessible and Fair Elections Commission discussed different voting systems Wednesday and the criteria members must consider in making recommendations.
  Election security experts warned the electronic touchscreen machines Georgia uses are vulnerable to hacking and lack an auditable paper trai
  
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• Lyon rescues draw at Shakhtar to edge into knockout rounds

  12-12-2018 23:04
  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Lyon scraped into the knockout rounds of the Champions League after salvaging a 1-1 draw away to a tenacious Shakhtar Donetsk team on Wednesday.
  Playing in freezing sleet in Kiev after the game was relocated due to martial law, Shakhtar took the lead through Junior Moraes and held on for more than 40 minutes thanks to a string of saves from Andriy Pyatov. However, Nabil Fekir hit a shot into the top-left corner in the 65th minute to give Lyon the point it needed to sec
  
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• ‘Dirty Deeds’: Ex-Trump Lawyer Cohen Gets 3 Years In Prison

  12-12-2018 23:01
  NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s one-time fixer, was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for crimes that included arranging the payment of hush money during the White House campaign to conceal his boss’ alleged sexual affairs, telling a judge that “blind loyalty” led him to cover up Trump’s “dirty deeds.”
  Separately, the legal and political peril surrounding Trump appeared to deepen when prosecutors announced that a
  
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• The Latest: Life sentence possible for school shooter

  12-12-2018 23:00
  ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on a teen pleading guilty to a fatal school shooting in South Carolina (all times local):
  4:45 p.m.
  A prosecutor says he may ask for a life sentence without parole for a teen who had just turned 14 when he killed his father and an elementary school student outside for recess.
  Jesse Osborne pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder in Anderson County.
  The 16-year-old will be sentenced later after an extensive heari
  
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• Benfica ends Champions League campaign with 1-0 win over AEK

  12-12-2018 23:00
  LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Benfica finished its Champions League campaign with a 1-0 win over AEK Athens on Wednesday.
  Both teams were out of contention for the knockout stage, and Benfica had already secured third place and a spot in the round of 32 of the Europa League.
  Alex Grimaldo scored the winner in the 88th minute with a well-struck free kick over the wall.
  Bayern Munich won Group E with 14 points, two more than Ajax. Benfica finished with seven points, while AEK Athens had zero after
  
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• Trump says Meadows needed in Congress, won’t be next chief

  12-12-2018 22:56
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Donald Trump has told Rep. Mark Meadows that he’s needed in Congress and won’t be Trump’s next chief of staff.
  Press secretary Sarah Sanders says Trump spoke Wednesday with the North Carolina Republican.
  She says, “The President told him we need him in Congress so he can continue the great work he is doing there.”
  The chair of the conservative House Freedom Caucus was on an initial list of four people Trump was
  
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• Argentine actor in anti-sex abuse video accused of rape

  12-12-2018 22:49
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine television actor who participated in a video asking women to denounce sexual assaults is himself being accused of rape.
  Actress Thelma Fardin accused Juan Darthes on Tuesday night of raping her in 2009 when she was 16. She spoke during a news conference act in Buenos Aires, where she was joined by dozens of other prominent actresses.
  Darthes denied the allegation.
  The case has brought back memories of the #MeToo movement that began in the United
  
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• Study: Valve hole set off refinery blast, fire in Wisconsin

  12-12-2018 22:43
  SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — A hole in a valve was cited as the source of an explosion at a Husky Energy refinery in northwestern Wisconsin last spring that injured 36 people and required the evacuation of a large part of the city of Superior.
  The latest findings of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board were shared Wednesday at a town hall meeting in Superior.
  According to the update , erosion created a hole in the slide valve, allowing air to mix with hydrocarbons. The resultin
  
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• Nicaraguan lawmakers go after allegedly anti-government NGOs

  12-12-2018 22:41
  MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s legislative allies are canceling the legal status of non-governmental groups identified as supporting months-long opposition protests.
  Ortega’s Sandinista party controls 70 of the 92 votes in the National Assembly, and in the past two weeks the body has acted against the Center for Health Research, the Institute for Strategic and Public Policy Studies, Let’s Make Democracy, and the Nicaragua Center for Human R
  
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• Delaware schoolboy reportedly bullied over Trump surname

  12-12-2018 22:40
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Officials with a Delaware school district say they’ve taken steps to support a middle-school student who reportedly has been bullied for the past two years because his last name is Trump.
  Brandywine School District officials say Joshua Trump’s parents raised concerns about their son’s safety last week with staff at Talley Middle School in Wilmington.
  Officials agreed to allow Joshua to ride a different school bus, but on his first ride on his new b
  
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• Seahawks lose LB Mychal Kendricks for season to knee injury

  12-12-2018 22:38
  RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle will be without linebacker Mychal Kendricks for the rest of the season after he suffered a knee and lower leg injury in the Seahawks’ win over Minnesota.
  Coach Pete Carroll said Wednesday that Kendricks will need surgery for a couple of different issues, including the knee and “a little nick” to his lower leg. Carroll said Kendricks would need at least six to eight weeks of recovery.
  Kendricks went to the sideline briefly during the second hal
  
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• Assault case dismissed against Missouri DE Tre Williams

  12-12-2018 22:35
  COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Prosecutors have dismissed a domestic assault case against Missouri defensive end Tre Williams.
  Boone County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Susan Boresi said Wednesday the office received information that “made it impossible to prosecute,” including information from the victim.
  The 21-year-old redshirt sophomore was arrested Sunday in Columbia. A police report said a person with whom Williams had “an intimate relationship” was driving when an ar
  
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• Mexico raids lab producing fentanyl in capital

  12-12-2018 22:33
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican federal agents have detained four people in a raid on a clandestine lab that apparently produced the synthetic opioid fentanyl in Mexico City.
  Only a few such labs have been detected in Mexico in recent years, though Mexico is one of the main suppliers of the deadly drug.
  Much of the illicit fentanyl consumed in the U.S. originates in China, but is often smuggled through Mexico. Mexican cartels have also been known to produce the drug from precursor chemicals mai
  
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• Versailles McDonald’s Worker Tests Positive For Hep. A

  12-12-2018 22:29
  VERSAILLES, Ky.  (LEX 18) – A case of hepatitis A has been confirmed in a fast food worker in Woodford County.
  According to the Woodford County Health Department, a former employee of the McDonald’s on United Drive tested positive for the virus.
  The employee worked at the store until December 1  and was diagnosed December 6.
  Health officials believe there is a low chance of patrons becoming infected.
  Hepatitis A is a contagious liver disease that is usually spread when a pe
  
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• Amid fraud probe, an election redo might require new primary

  12-12-2018 22:28
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — With ballot fraud allegations hanging over a disputed North Carolina congressional race, state lawmakers have agreed to change the way such “do-over” House elections are handled.
  The House and Senate voted Wednesday to require both new primary and general elections if the state elections board decides a redo is needed because of ballot irregularities in a close congressional contest.
  The primary election requirement — contained in a measure reworking
  
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• The Latest: Iran accuses US of ‘lies’ about its missiles

  12-12-2018 22:25
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The latest on U.N. Security Council meeting on Iran’s compliance with the 2015 nuclear agreement (all times local):
  4:20 p.m.
  Iran’s deputy U.N. ambassador is accusing the United States of what he says is “another series of lies, fabrications, disinformation and deceptive statements” about the Iranian ballistic missile program.
  Eshagh Al Habib told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that “Iran’s ballistic missile program is desi
  
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• Arrest Made In Connection To Dead Infant Found In Trash Bag

  12-12-2018 22:25
  Warning: The details of this story may be disturbing to some viewers
  CLAY COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) – An arrest has been made in connection to an infant that was found dead in a trash bag, Kentucky State Police confirm.
  Police say the infant was found on the porch of a residence in Manchester.
  The Manchester Enterprise says Amber Bowling, 21, was taken into custody. Police say the arrest came at around 3:30 p.m. at her apartment.
  An autopsy showed that the baby died from injuries rela
  
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• Jackson Building Winning Culture for GC Women’s Basketball

  12-12-2018 22:24
  Lexington, Ky (LEX 18) — When a program hires a new head coach, it’s a fresh start.
  With a fresh start, comes patience to begin building a winning culture. For Georgetown College’s James Jackson, that winning culture is already in place in just his second season.
  Georgetown College Athletics
  “It’s been kind of surprising,” said Jackson. “I really didn’t know what to expect to be honest and the way they’ve melded together, the way they’r
  
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• House passes farm bill, sending it to Trump’s desk

  12-12-2018 22:23
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has easily passed the farm bill, a massive legislative package that reauthorizes agriculture programs and food aid.
  The legislation has already passed the Senate and is now headed to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it.
  The measure is the result of months of negotiations by lawmakers. It does not make any significant changes to the food stamp program that serves nearly 40 million low-income Americans. Trump and conservatives had pushed to create n
  
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• US House Sends Farm Bill, Including Hemp Provision, To Trump

  12-12-2018 22:18
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House has easily passed the farm bill, a massive legislative package that reauthorizes agriculture programs and food aid.
  The legislation has already passed the Senate and is now headed to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it.
  The measure is the result of months of negotiations by lawmakers. It does not make any significant changes to the food stamp program that serves nearly 40 million low-income Americans. Trump and conservatives had pushed to cre
  
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• Michigan dismisses RB Samuels after domestic violence charge

  12-12-2018 22:18
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan dismissed running back O’Maury Samuels from its football program on the same day he was arraigned on two charges, including one for domestic violence.
  The school did not say why the move was made Wednesday, when Samuels was charged with domestic violence and malicious destruction of personal property. The date of the alleged offenses was Dec. 8 and Samuels is scheduled for a hearing on Dec. 27 in Ann Arbor District Court.
  The sophomore finished the se
  
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• Attorneys for ex-Baylor student break silence over rape case

  12-12-2018 22:18
  DALLAS (AP) — Attorneys for a former Baylor University student accused of rape have broken their silence after a judge accepted a plea deal allowing the former fraternity president to avoid serving jail time or register as a sex offender.
  Attorneys Mark Daniel and Tim Moore say the court statement Monday by the woman who accused Jacob Walter Anderson was “riddled with distortions and misrepresentations.” They say that people at a fraternity party where she says Anderson assault
  
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• Suspect dies in officer-involved shooting in St. Louis

  12-12-2018 22:17
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities say a suspect is dead and an officer injured after a confrontation outside a St. Louis gas station.
  Police Chief John Hayden said at a press conference that the incident happened Wednesday afternoon after two patrol officers spotted a recently stolen SUV at the service station. Hayden says one officer got out and approached the driver, who suddenly accelerated backward.
  The police chief says the 31-year-old officer was trapped by the SUV’s open door and f
  
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• Nick Mayo Expected to Break All-Time EKU Scoring Record Saturday

  12-12-2018 22:13
  RICHMOND, Ky- Nick Mayo has been a consistent scorer since he stepped on Eastern Kentucky’s campus, and he will soon be the greatest scorer the program has ever produced.
  The 6 foot 9 senior from Oakland, Maine is just seven points away from breaking Matt Witt’s record of 1,832.
  “I haven’t got it yet,” said a smiling Mayo. “It probably won’t hit me until I’m done playing in college, but it will be a special moment because I put in a lot&
  
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• The Latest: Free agent 1B Justin Bour headed to Angels

  12-12-2018 21:56
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on Major League Baseball’s winter meetings (all times local):
  6:10p.m.
  A person with direct knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press that free agent first baseman Justin Bour has reached agreement with the Los Angeles Angels.
  The deal is pending a physical said the person, speaking on condition of anonymity because nothing had been finalized.
  The 30-year-old Bour hit 20 homers and drove in 59 runs with the Marlins and Phillies last season.
  
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• The Latest: All-Star righty Charlie Morton joining Tampa Bay

  12-12-2018 21:56
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on Major League Baseball’s winter meetings (all times local):
  2:02 p.m.
  All-Star pitcher Charlie Morton has reached a deal with the Tampa Bay Rays.
  A person familiar with the agreement tells The Associated Press the contract is for two years and $30 million. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been officially announced.
  The 35-year-old Morton was a first-time All-Star last season when he went 15-3 for Houston. He had a
  
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• The Latest: Official says hospital escape was ‘wake-up call’

  12-12-2018 21:55
  HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on an investigation into a Hawaii man’s escape from a psychiatric hospital (all times local):
  12:10 p.m.
  Hawaii’s health director says employees of a state psychiatric hospital were complacent about a man who was there for more than 40 years before he escaped to California.
  Bruce Anderson says Randall Saito caused no problems before he walked out of Hawaii State Hospital last year and flew to California. Anderson says hospital staff members were colle
  
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• Brown, No. 3 Baylor roll to 96-58 win over Morehead State

  12-12-2018 21:30
  WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor can focus on the big names and long break now that most of the overmatched nonconference opponents are out of the way.
  Kalani Brown scored 21 points, Juicy Landrum added 14 and the Lady Bears prepped for No. 11 Stanford by rolling to a 96-58 victory over Morehead State on Wednesday.
  Third-ranked Baylor (8-0) travels to face the Cardinal on Saturday before a 15-day break. After the Lady Bears host Texas-Rio Grande Valley on Dec. 31, top-ranked Connecticut comes to
  
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• US Attorney says National Enquirer parent company won’t be prosecuted over efforts to protect Trump during 2016 campaign

  12-12-2018 19:52
  NEW YORK (AP) — US Attorney says National Enquirer parent company won’t be prosecuted over efforts to protect Trump during 2016 campaign.
  The post US Attorney says National Enquirer parent company won’t be prosecuted over efforts to protect Trump during 2016 campaign appeared first on LEX18.com.
  
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• Hungarian director Ferenc Kosa, winner in Cannes, dies at 81

  12-12-2018 19:51
  BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The Hungarian Academy of Arts says that Ferenc Kosa, winner of the best director award at the 1967 Cannes film festival, has died. He was 81.
  Kosa, who died Wednesday, was recognized for “Ten Thousand Days,” about the travails of a Hungarian peasant family from the 1930s onward.
  The film was banned for a few years by officials in communist Hungary because of its references to the 1956 anti-Soviet revolution.
  Kosa co-wrote many of his scripts with poet a
  
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• Chicago mayor’s pension fix includes legal marijuana, casino

  12-12-2018 19:51
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to legalize marijuana and open a city-owned casino to help pay down the city’s $28 billion public-pension debt.
  Emanuel’s proposal also calls for issuing up to $10 billion in pension obligation bonds and changing the state constitution to allow cuts to retirees’ cost-of-living increases.
  The fix proposed Wednesday comes as Emanuel prepares to leave office in May, and with the city’s required annual pension payments set
  
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• Judge declines to dismiss challenge to US asylum delays

  12-12-2018 19:50
  SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge says immigrant rights activists can continue to challenge what they describe as unlawful U.S. government delays for asylum cases.
  U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman in Seattle dismissed some arguments raised by the lawsuit in a ruling Tuesday.
  But she says the activists can pursue their key claim that the delays violate the due process rights of detained asylum seekers across the country. The government sought to dismiss the case.
  The lawsuit was filed by the
  
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• Italy lowers deficit in revised budget to avoid EU sanctions

  12-12-2018 19:47
  MILAN (AP) — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte has presented a revised budget to the European Union that proposes a lower deficit than an earlier version in a bid to avoid costly sanctions.
  Conte told reporters in Brussels after meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker the new draft lowers the budget deficit to 2.04 percent of GDP from 2.4 percent of GDP.
  Conte said both parties represented in Italy’s coalition government back the new proposal, which retains both t
  
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• Prosecutors seek prison time for former bank execs

  12-12-2018 19:46
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — Prosecutors are seeking prison time for four former executives of the only financial institution criminally charged in connection with the federal bank bailout program.
  The four former of Wilmington Trust in Delaware face sentencing next week for fraud and conspiracy. They are requesting probation.
  Former bank president Robert Harra Jr. and former chief financial officer David Gibson face between nine and 11 years in prison under sentencing guidelines. Former chief credi
  
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• Hungary approves law on new courts under close govt control

  12-12-2018 19:42
  BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s parliament has approved the creation of a new court system to deal with matters related to public administration.
  According to the bill approved Wednesday, the justice minister will have final say over the appointment, promotion and salary of judges in the new system, which could hear cases on a wide range of matters, including those involving the police, tax authorities, public procurement procedures, local governments and election officials.
  Criti
  
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