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• Quiz: Rio 2016 Rules of the Game

  12-08-2016 23:59 via krqe.com
  
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• Updated: Signed, sealed: LeBron signs new contract with Cavaliers

  12-08-2016 23:57
  
  LeBron James has signed his three-year, $100 million contract with the NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers. James will make $31 million next season and $33 million in 2017-18, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. James has an option for the third season worth $36 million, said the person who spoke […]
  
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• Mexico arrests alleged founding member of Zetas cartel

  12-08-2016 23:56
  
  MEXICO CITY — Mexican police say they have re-arrested a former soldier who was allegedly one of the founders of the Zetas drug cartel. Federal police said Friday they arrested Luis Reyes Enriquez in a raid in the Monterrey suburb of San Pedro Garza Garcia, one of the country’s richest communities. Reyes Enriquez was arrested […]
  
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• Updated: Police expect death toll to rise in apartment explosion

  12-08-2016 23:39
  
  SILVER SPRING, Md. — Additional bodies will likely be found in the debris of an apartment explosion and fire in Maryland that has already claimed two lives and injured more than 30 people, police said Friday. Montgomery County Assistant Police Chief Russ Hamill declined to say at a news conference how many people may still […]
  
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• Wanted: Key witness in murder of Albuquerque police officer

  12-08-2016 23:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Detectives are asking for the public’s help finding a key witness in the murder of an Albuquerque police officer. They’re looking for the woman officers say was with Davon Lymon the night he’s accused of killing officer Daniel Webster.
  Savannah Garcia, 18, is not only wanted for violating probation, she’s wanted in federal court as a witness.
  “We’re asking the public’s help to help us locate her,” officer Simon
  
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• Key witness in murder of Albuquerque officer wanted

  12-08-2016 23:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The key witness in the murder of Albuquerque Police Department Officer Daniel Webster is now a wanted woman.
  Savannah Garcia, 18, was riding on the back on Davon Lymon’s motorcycle the night he allegedly shot and killed Officer Webster during a traffic stop. She is not facing charges in connection with that case, but is considered a key witness.
  She’s now wanted for violating her probation.
  Police say she recently left the Sequoyah Adolescen
  
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• Uber driver to watch son at Olympics, thanks to passenger

  12-08-2016 23:16 via krqe.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A chance ride, an hourlong conversation, and the generosity of strangers are making it possible for a Philadelphia Uber driver to go to Rio to see his son compete in the Olympics.
  Retired bus driver Ellis Hill didn’t have the money to fly to Brazil to watch his son, shot putter Darrell Hill.
  “I was content with just staying home and getting a good bag of popcorn and watching him on TV,” he said.
  But in late July, when the Democratic National Convention
  
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• Updated: Tougher tribal antiquities legislation comes under criticism

  12-08-2016 23:12
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — A push for federal legislation that would prohibit Native American items protected by U.S. laws from being exported to international markets has come under scrutiny from dealers and collectors as tribal leaders try to defend the proposals. At a press conference Friday, Gov. Kurt Riley of Acoma Pueblo said misconceptions about […]
  
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• New: Big losses for Minnesota medical pot providers

  12-08-2016 23:12
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota’s two licensed medical marijuana manufacturers posted millions of dollars in losses in their first full year of operations, according to financial documents obtained by The Associated Press. Minnesota Medical Solutions posted a $3 million loss in 2015, a period that saw the rush to build up facilities, the growing and […]
  
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• Reward hiked for info on burros’ shooting deaths in Arizona

  12-08-2016 22:18
  
  PHOENIX — Authorities have boosted a reward to $7,500 for information surrounding the shooting deaths of three wild burros near Lake Pleasant in May. The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust are offering up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of those responsible for […]
  
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• Updated: 2 Fox News execs named co-presidents, will report to Murdoch

  12-08-2016 22:00
  
  NEW YORK — Fox News Channel founder Rupert Murdoch on Friday appointed two longtime Fox executives as the new co-presidents of the news network as it restructures after last month’s departure of Roger Ailes following sexual harassment allegations. Both Jack Abernethy and Bill Shine were with Fox News when it started in 1996. Shine, who […]
  
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• Lawsuit: Assaulted Kansas rowers had to cheer football team

  12-08-2016 21:56
  
  LAWRENCE, Kan. — The University of Kansas’ athletic department required female rowers to attend games and encouraged them to socialize with football recruits, according to an amended lawsuit by a former rower who says she was raped by a football player. The allegations were made in an amended lawsuit filed Tuesday by Dan Curry, an […]
  
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• Man convicted of molesting sleeping passenger gets prison

  12-08-2016 21:52
  
  NEW YORK — A New York man convicted of sexually assaulting a woman who fell asleep next to him on an international flight has been sentenced to two years in prison. U.S. Attorney Robert L. Capers says 43-year-old Staten Island resident Nadeem Mehmood Quraishi was sentenced Friday. Emirates flight attendants say Quraishi told them he […]
  
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• Updated: US ousted, Sweden wins 4-3 on penalties after 1-1 draw

  12-08-2016 21:51
  
  BRASILIA, Brazil — The three-time defending champion U.S. women’s national soccer team won’t win an Olympic medal for the first time after being ousted by Sweden on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the quarterfinals on Friday. Tied after three rounds in the shootout, Sweden captain Caroline Seger beat Hope Solo and Christen Press’ attempt […]
  
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• Report: UNM one of 17

  12-08-2016 21:51
  
    The University of New Mexico is one of 17 schools to be interviewed by the Big 12 Conference as possible expansion candidates, according to espn.com. College football reporter Brett McMurphy, citing unnamed sources, reported that the Big 12 will conduct video conferences with those 17 schools. Three of UNM’s fellow Mountain West Conference schools, […]
  
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• 1 hurt, firetruck burns in Killeen gas tanker truck blaze

  12-08-2016 21:50
  
  KILLEEN, Texas — A tanker truck explosion and fire at a Central Texas gas station left one person dead, destroyed a firetruck and forced more than 50 nearby residents to evacuate. Killeen police did not immediately release details on the person killed in the fiery accident early Friday at a Mickey’s Convenience Store. Police say […]
  
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• Today in History: August 12

  12-08-2016 21:07 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Friday, Aug. 12, the 225th day of 2016. There are 141 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On Aug. 12, 1939, the MGM movie musical “The Wizard of Oz,” starring Judy Garland, had its world premiere at the Strand Theater in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, three days before opening in Hollywood.
  On this date:
  In 1867, President Andrew Johnson sparked a move to impeach him as he defied Congress by suspending Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.
  In 1898, fighting in th
  
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• Louisiana governor declares state of emergency over flooding

  12-08-2016 20:37 via krqe.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Heavy rain and widespread flooding in Louisiana leading the governor on Friday to declare a state of emergency with more rain expected over the state through Saturday.
  Numerous rivers in southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi were overflowing their banks and threatening widespread flooding after extreme rainfall, the National Weather Service reported.
  Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said state officials are in constant contact with local officials, and assistance i
  
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• New Mexico high court to hear arguments over pollution rule

  12-08-2016 20:29 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The New Mexico Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next month in a case over contested water regulations that address groundwater pollution by copper mines.
  Attorneys for the state and environmental groups will make their case regarding the so-called copper rule on Sept. 28.
  The rule was initially approved by water regulators in 2013.
  The New Mexico Environment Department argues the regulations are among the most stringent of any copper-producing state in the West
  
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• Updated: US announces plans to protect rare Colorado, Utah birds

  12-08-2016 20:22
  
  DENVER — Federal land managers have announced much-anticipated plans to protect the rare Gunnison sage grouse, a bird found only in Colorado and Utah. The Bureau of Land Management released a nearly 1,000-page document late Thursday proposing some restrictions on energy development, roads and grazing. That opens a 90-day period for public comment. Final rules […]
  
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• Breaking: 104 charged in federal firearm and drug crackdown in Bernalillo County

  12-08-2016 20:22
  
  A multi-agency crackdown on violent offenders — some of whom had quickly bonded out of custody on similar state charges — was unveiled Friday by U.S. Attorney Damon Martinez and Thomas Atteberry, the special agent in charge of the Phoenix office of the lead agency, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The undercover […]
  
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• Updated: Man charged in Oklahoma mounted polar bear case

  12-08-2016 20:14
  
  TULSA, Okla. — A businessman accused of illegally storing a mounted polar bear at an Oklahoma airport hangar has been charged. The Tulsa World (http://bit.ly/2aYnD99 ) reports that 61-year-old Bryan Adair was charged Thursday with larceny of lost property, possession of an endangered species and possession of prohibited wildlife. Game wardens confiscated the stuffed bear […]
  
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• Updated: Ayana sets world record to open Olympic track program

  12-08-2016 20:14
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — One world record, one Olympic gold. That done, Almaz Ayana can start thinking about her best event. Ayana of Ethiopia delivered a stunning start to track and field at the Olympics on Friday with a world record in the 10,000 meters, wiping away the competition just after the halfway point and […]
  
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• New: SWAT team sets up near Unser and Ouray NW

  12-08-2016 20:10
  
  The Albuquerque Police Department’s SWAT team has set up in a neighborhood near Unser and Ouray NW. Authorities haven’t given any other information about the situation, including why they are in the neighborhood. — This is a developing story. More information will be added as it becomes available.
  
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• Multi-agency investigation targets violent criminals in Bernalillo County

  12-08-2016 19:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A first of its kind operation is targeting the worst of the worst criminals in the Albuquerque area. Friday morning, the feds announced they’ve rounded up almost 100 people following months of undercover drug and gun buys.
  Authorities say the three-and-half month long investigation wrapped up Thursday. They say that some of the suspects could get life in prison.
  The Drug Enforcement Agency, ATF and local agencies charged 104 people in Bernali
  
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• 94 Bernalillo County criminals arrested after multi-agency investigation

  12-08-2016 19:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A first of its kind operation is targeting the worst of the worst criminals in the Albuquerque area. Friday morning, the feds announced they’ve rounded up almost 100 people following months of undercover drug and gun buys.
  Authorities say the three-and-half month long investigation wrapped up Thursday. They say that some of the suspects could get life in prison.
  The Drug Enforcement Agency, ATF and local agencies charged 104 people in Bernali
  
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• US rig count up 17 this week to 481, Texas up 13

  12-08-2016 19:48
  
  The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 17 this week to 481.
  
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• Updated: Egyptian judoka refuses to shake Israeli opponent’s hand

  12-08-2016 19:40
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Middle Eastern politics spilled onto the judo mat Friday at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics when Islam El Shehaby of Egypt refused to shake hands with his winning opponent, Or Sasson of Israel. El Shehaby, an ultraconservative Salafi, had come under pressure before the games from Islamist-leaning and nationalist voices in […]
  
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• Power wire causes long delays on Denver’s airport transit

  12-08-2016 19:40
  
  DENVER — The commuter rail line between downtown Denver and the airport experienced more service disruptions due to a damaged power wire. Regional Transportation District officials say bus shuttles had to take passengers on the A Line to Denver International Airport on Thursday. The interruption follows hours-long delays on Wednesday. On Thursday passengers endured delays […]
  
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• Updated: Trump Tower: Not as ‘huuge’ as Donald Trump says it is

  12-08-2016 19:39
  
  NEW YORK — When a Virginia teenager began scaling the glass walls of Trump Tower this week, journalists covering his dramatic climb live struggled to answer basic questions: Who was he? Why was he doing it? And also, how many stories is Trump Tower anyway? Does it have 68 floors, as the Trump Organization claims […]
  
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• Updated: Pressuring Trump, Clinton releases 2015 tax returns

  12-08-2016 19:39
  
  WASHINGTON — Hillary and Bill Clinton earned $10.6 million last year, according to a tax filing released by her campaign Friday that sought to pressure presidential rival Donald Trump to disclose his tax returns. The filing shows that the Clintons paid a federal tax rate of 34.2 percent in 2015. The bulk of their income […]
  
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• Remains of WWII pilot who died in 1945 buried in Houston

  12-08-2016 19:20
  
  HOUSTON — A World War II pilot from Texas missing since a 1945 cargo flight from Singapore to Malaysia has been laid to rest in his hometown. A graveside service was held Friday in Houston for 25-year-old Army Air Forces Flight Officer Judson Baskett. His flag-draped casket was transported by horse-drawn caisson to Historic Hollywood […]
  
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• People thrown ‘like little rag dolls’ in JetBlue turbulence

  12-08-2016 18:58 via krqe.com
  
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — People were “thrown around like little rag dolls” when turbulence rocked a JetBlue flight from Massachusetts to California, a passenger said Friday, in an incident that left more than 20 people injured and forced an unscheduled landing in South Dakota.
  The New York-based airline said Flight 429 was traveling from Boston to Sacramento with 146 passengers and five crew members on board Thursday evening, when it hit major turbulence and chaos ensued.
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• Head of NM health exchange stepping down

  12-08-2016 18:50
  
  The chief executive officer of New Mexico’s health insurance exchange is leaving the position for a job with a California-based health insurer. Amy Dowd, who has been running the online marketplace since July 2014, has accepted a job with Molina Healthcare. Dowd was not immediately available for comment. An exchange spokesman did not know what […]
  
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• Updated: Judge blocks Ohio law to divert Planned Parenthood money

  12-08-2016 18:27
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge blocked an Ohio law aimed at keeping public money from going to Planned Parenthood, saying in a Friday ruling that the group stood to suffer “irreparable injury.” The state law targets the more than $1.4 million in funding that Planned Parenthood gets through Ohio’s health department. That money, which […]
  
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• Updated: Olympic pool where water turned green closed for practice

  12-08-2016 18:22
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Olympic divers say the pool at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center was closed for morning practice, apparently to allow more time to clean the water. The water suddenly turned green Tuesday, midway through the synchronized diving events. The pool was shut down when some divers arrived Friday morning, though it did […]
  
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• ‘He is risen’: Sheriff’s Easter post costs county $41K

  12-08-2016 18:21
  
  CLEVELAND, Tenn. — An eastern Tennessee sheriff’s Facebook post celebrating Easter has made a group of atheists $15,000 richer. News organizations report that Bradley County reached a settlement Thursday with the American Atheists organization over Sheriff Eric Watson’s post on the department’s Facebook page over Easter. The atheist group and an unidentified resident said Watson […]
  
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• Markets Right Now: Stocks opening lower on Wall Street

  12-08-2016 18:19
  
  NEW YORK — The latest on developments in global financial markets (all times local): 12:00 Stocks are trading lower on Wall Street Friday, retreating from all-time highs reached a day earlier as new data showed weak retail spending and producer prices. The Commerce Department said that Americans spent less at grocery stores, clothing shops, sporting […]
  
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• Updated: Security experts: Remotes are hackable on many vehicles

  12-08-2016 17:44
  
  FRANKFURT, Germany — A group of computer security experts say they figured out how to hack the keyless entry systems used on millions of cars, meaning that thieves could in theory break and steal items without leaving a broken window. The experts say that remote entry systems on millions of cars made by Volkswagen since […]
  
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• In reversal, Trump says IS claim about Obama was sarcastic

  12-08-2016 17:17 via krqe.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — After days of alleging repeatedly that President Barack Obama literally founded the Islamic State group, Donald Trump abruptly shifted tone on Friday and insisted his widely debunked claim had been sarcastic.
  Trump, in an early-morning post on Twitter, blamed CNN for reporting “so seriously” that he had called Obama and Democrat Hillary Clinton the extremist group’s founder and most valuable player. He added, in all capital letters: “THEY DON&rs
  
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• Updated: DIVIDED AMERICA: Global warming polarizes more than abortion

  12-08-2016 17:14
  
  WASHINGTON — Tempers are rising in America, along with the temperatures. Two decades ago, the issue of climate change wasn’t as contentious. The leading U.S. Senate proponent of taking action on global warming was Republican John McCain. George W. Bush wasn’t as zealous on the issue as his Democratic opponent for president in 2000, Al […]
  
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• 5 parole officers in El Paso accused of records tampering

  12-08-2016 17:14
  
  EL PASO, Texas — Five parole officers in El Paso have been accused of faking documents for some people they were overseeing in drug-related and other cases. Court documents obtained by the El Paso Times (http://bit.ly/2aQDHML ) indicate the undercover investigation involved parole officers allegedly falsifying forms and forging signatures. A drug-rehabilitation coordinator was also […]
  
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• Updated: Smiley faces at small company making popular emoji apps

  12-08-2016 17:13
  
  Mobile apps that allow users to create their own emojis or share the stylized images of NBA star Stephen Curry and other celebrities are paying off for a small upstate New York company. Moji Maker– with its mix-and-match menu of happy, angry or goofy faces — was the No. 2 paid app on the iTunes […]
  
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• More than 20 passengers, crew hurt in JetBlue turbulence

  12-08-2016 16:48
  
  RAPID CITY, S.D. — JetBlue says more than 20 passengers and crew members were injured when turbulence rocked their flight from Massachusetts to California, forcing the aircraft to be diverted to South Dakota. Flight 429 was traveling from Boston to Sacramento on Thursday with 145 passengers and five crew members on board when it was […]
  
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• Sandusky denies at appeals hearing that he molested boys

  12-08-2016 16:45 via krqe.com
  
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — Jerry Sandusky took the stand Friday to forcefully deny the child molestation charges he was convicted of four years ago and said it wasn’t his idea to waive his right to testify during his 2012 trial.
  The former Penn State assistant football coach testified for an hour during an appeals hearing in which he’s hoping to have his 45-count conviction thrown out or get a new trial. The 72-year-old argued during a hearing scheduled to last for three days that
  
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• Jerry Sandusky taking stand in bid to overturn conviction

  12-08-2016 16:45 via krqe.com
  
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — Jerry Sandusky plans to take the stand at an appeals hearing in a fresh chance to prove his claim he was wrongly convicted four years ago of sexually abusing 10 boys.
  The former Penn State assistant football coach had no comment Friday as he was taken into Centre County Courthouse for the start of a hearing that aims to overturn his 45-count conviction.
  The 72-year-old is arguing he wasn’t properly represented by his legal team during his 2012 trial.
  Among the
  
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• Nearly 9-foot alligator removed from Houston-area garage

  12-08-2016 16:21
  
  FULSHEAR, Texas — A nearly 9-foot alligator has been removed from a Houston-area garage after the homeowner found the reptile beside his lawn mower. Police in Fulshear (FUHL’-shur) say nobody was hurt in Thursday night’s incident and the animal was being transported to an alligator refuge. Capt. Mike McCoy says the alligator is quite big […]
  
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• Updated: Jerry Sandusky taking stand in bid to overturn conviction

  12-08-2016 16:20
  
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky plans to take the stand at an appeals hearing in a fresh chance to prove his claim he was wrongly convicted four years ago of sexually abusing 10 boys. The former Penn State assistant football coach had no comment Friday as he was taken into Centre County Courthouse for the […]
  
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• Ex-NFL player charged with assaulting woman, daughter

  12-08-2016 16:20
  
  BOCA RATON, Fla. — A former NFL player with a history of mental illness has been charged with assaulting a woman and her daughter outside a Florida hotel. Palm Beach County court documents show that 42-year-old Barret Robbins is facing two felony battery counts. Authorities say Robbins allegedly approached the woman and her daughter randomly […]
  
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• Updated: In reversal, Trump says IS claim about Obama was sarcastic

  12-08-2016 16:19
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. — After days of alleging repeatedly that President Barack Obama literally founded the Islamic State group, Donald Trump abruptly shifted tone on Friday and insisted his widely debunked claim had been sarcastic. Trump, in an early-morning post on Twitter, blamed CNN for reporting “so seriously” that he had called Obama and Democrat Hillary […]
  
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