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• Trump hustled off stage in Nev. amid disturbance

  05-11-2016 20:33
  
  WASHINGTON - Donald Trump was rushed off stage by the Secret Service during a rally in Nevada but returned within minutes.The Republican nominee had been speaking to supporters in Reno for a while when a disturbance broke out in the crowd close to the podium.Two Secret Service agents quickly surrounded Trump, then hustled him off stage.The nature of the disturbance was unclear. But several security officials escorted a man out of the venue soon afterward.Upon his return, Trump thanked t
  
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• Registration deadline for disaster aid is a week away

  05-11-2016 15:15
  
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana residents affected by August flooding have one week left to register for disaster help with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.The deadline is Monday, Nov. 14.Residents can visit www.disasterassistance.gov , call the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362 or visit at any FEMA disaster recovery center.Assistance for homeowners and renters may include grants for rent, temporary housing and home repair as well as other serious disaster-related needs, such as medical and dental e
  
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• Researchers training in Hawaii to simulate Mars mission

  05-11-2016 14:44
  
  HILO, Hawaii - Scientists will mix biology and geology this month inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park as they help NASA get ready for an eventual manned mission to Mars.The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported Friday that during the next couple of weeks, researchers will hike around Mauna Ulu to practice collecting rock samples as they would on the Red Planet.The purpose is to develop protocols that would be used on a real Mars mission to identify and protect samples that could host life.One of the
  
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• Visitors flock to New Orleans air show

  05-11-2016 14:43
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Visitors looking to see and learn more about World War II-era planes are flocking to the WWII AirPower Expo.The three-day event kicked off Friday and lasts through Sunday.The event is sponsored by the National WWII Museum, the Commemorative Air Force and the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation.Visitors can see and - in some cases - walk through historic planes such as the B-29 Superfortress FIFI or the P-51D Mustang Gunfighter.This year to commemorate the upcoming 75th anniversar
  
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• Struggle to break away from pack in Louisiana's Senate race

  05-11-2016 14:41
  
  BATON ROUGE - Contenders to be Louisiana's next U.S. senator are struggling to break away from the pack in a race where only a few percentage points could determine who reaches the runoff.Twenty-four candidates are on Tuesday's ballot. Five are possible contenders to make the Dec. 10 runoff.Among Republicans, U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany talks of "getting results" despite partisanship. U.S. Rep. John Fleming says he's the only true conservative among the major candidates. State Treasurer John Kenn
  
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• Former Northshore DA sentencing pushed back

  05-11-2016 13:51
  
  NEW ORLEANS - The federal sentencing of former Northshore prosecutor Walter Reed and his son, Steven, has been pushed back from Dec. 8 to Feb. 16.NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune reports U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon moved the date Friday at the request of the Reeds' attorneys. Fallon's order also moved a scheduled forfeiture hearing from Nov. 10 to Dec. 8.The U.S. Attorney's Office did not oppose the postponements.Walter Reed served as district attorney for St. Tammany and Washington parishes for
  
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• Burn ban issued for parts of Louisiana

  05-11-2016 12:57
  
  BATON ROUGE - A statewide burn ban has been issued for most parishes in Louisiana due to extremely dry conditions within the state, officials said.State Fire Marshal H. "Butch" Browning and the Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain issued a cease and desist order for all private burning, according to the office of Louisiana State Fire Marshal.The order will be effective as of 2:00 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, and will remain in effect until further notice, officials said.According to offic
  
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• Supreme Court OKs Arizona ballot collection ban

  05-11-2016 12:29
  
  PHOENIX - The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated a new Arizona that makes it a felony to collect early ballots.Saturday's order from the nation's highest court overturns an appeals court decision a day earlier that blocked the new law. The decision is a blow to Democratic get-out-the-vote efforts and groups that had already geared up to help voters deliver their ballots to the polls.Democrats allege the law hurts minorities' ability to vote.The decisions come just days ahead of a preside
  
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• Florence police use tear gas to quell anti-govt protesters

  05-11-2016 12:25
  
  ROME - Hooded youths taking part in an anti-government protest in the Italian city of Florence have attacked police with cobblestones, sticks and other objects and police have responded with tear gas.Italian media said one officer was injured on the leg in the clashes Saturday, apparently from a firecracker.Police used shields to block young men who were charging them in an attempt to reach a building where Premier Matteo Renzi was attending political talks.Those involved in the clashes were amo
  
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• Nigerian troops find kidnapped Chibok schoolgirl with baby

  05-11-2016 11:51
  
  MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Nigeria's army says it has rescued one of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamic extremists more than two years ago in a raid on a forest hideout.Spokesman Col. Sani Kukasheka Usman said Saturday the schoolgirl was found with a baby boy born to an extremist.It was the first army rescue of a Chibok girl.Nigeria's government last month secured the freedom of 21 of the Chibok schoolgirls in the first such release negotiated with Boko Haram. Another girl escaped
  
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• Italy says 2 kidnapped Italians, 1 Canadian freed in Libya

  05-11-2016 11:26
  
  ROME - Italy's Foreign Ministry says two Italians and a Canadian citizen who had been kidnapped in Libya have been freed and returned safely to Italy.The ministry said the three men were "liberated" in southern Libya during the night and brought early Saturday on a special flight to Italy.A statement said their release was due to "the efficient collaboration of local Libyan authorities" but did not provide details.They were kidnapped on Sept. 19 in Ghat by a group of armed men who blocked their
  
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• Ag department warns of increased wildfire risk in Louisiana

  05-11-2016 11:20
  
  BATON ROUGE - Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain is warning Louisiana residents that the state's wildlife risk remains higher than normal because of dry conditions.The state agriculture department says 19 parishes have enacted burn bans. And Strain says the increased wind and lower humidity expected to move through Louisiana is a "recipe for potentially dangerous wildfires."Strain urges people to avoid parking vehicles or equipment on dry grass, to put out cigarettes in an ashtray rather than
  
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• Louisiana big business raises money to push college tuition change

  05-11-2016 00:18
  
  They've raised $326,000 in cash and in-kind contributions to push a constitutional amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot.
  
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