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• New York City man admits to plotting to help Islamic State

  09-02-2017 21:30
  
  NEW YORK  - A New York City man has admitted to plotting to help the Islamic State group.
      
  Fareed Mumuni pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Brooklyn to charges that he planned to aid the extremist organization and tried to kill a federal agent searching his Staten Island home.
      
  Prosecutors say the 22-year-old Mumuni attacked the agent with a kitchen knife, but the agent's body armor protected him.
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• Evacuation lifted after Paradis pipeline fire; worker remains hospitalized

  09-02-2017 19:56
  
  PARADIS - An evacuation has been lifted in St. Charles Parish following a fire at the Phillips 66 pipeline near the Williams Discovery Plant on Thursday evening.
  The pipeline has been blocked and the product in the line continues to burn, as water can not be used to extinguish the blaze. As of Friday morning, officials said that the fire has "significantly improved" as the pressure in the pipeline is decreasing. Phillips 66 officials said that crews are trying to find ways to d
  
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• All lanes reopened on I-10 E following stalled tractor trailer

  09-02-2017 19:32
  
  BATON ROUGE - All lanes have reopened I-10 East near the I-10/I-110 split due to a stalled tractor trailer.Previously, the Louisiana DOTD said only the right lane is open, leaving the left and center lanes blocked.Traffic has reached Hwy. 415 near Lobdell. Expect delays in the area.All lanes are open on I-10 East before the I-10/I-110. Congestion remains at LA 415 (Lobdell).— Baton Rouge Traffic (@BR_Traffic) February 10, 2017
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• Army drone that vanished on Arizona flight found in Colorado

  09-02-2017 19:23
  
  DENVER - An Army drone that disappeared on a training flight in southern Arizona has been found about 600 miles away in Colorado, and the military is trying to figure out how it got there.
      
  Officials at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, say a hiker found the $1.5 million Shadow drone stuck in a tree in the mountains west of Denver Thursday. It was missing a wing.
      
  Soldiers lost contact with the drone at Fort Huachuca nine days earlier. A search
  
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• Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office investigating fake Facebook page

  09-02-2017 18:17
  
  ASCENSION – The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office is looking for the individual responsible for creating a fake sheriff's office page on Facebook.The page claims to belong to the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office. It uses an official logo, however the page is filled with posts of false information.Officials say the page can cause a serious problem for residents in the parish."I think this can turn into a real big problem because people will start following that page and believe in that
  
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• Flood victims paying twice, liens preventing them from moving forward

  09-02-2017 17:49
  
  BATON ROUGE - Some flood victims are paying twice, trapped in a money fight between a contractor and a subcontractor. It's coming back to haunt the homeowner in the form of a lien.Right now, there's an open investigation by The Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors.
  Sandy Farbe's home flooded in August and she's nowhere close to being finished with construction. Farbe hired BD Scope and Remodeling to rebuild her home."Things spiraled out of control very quickly," she said.Farbe says sh
  
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• St. Amant High School to reopen February 13

  09-02-2017 17:38
  
  ST. AMANT - St. Amant High School will reopen on Monday, following months of repairs after the August flood.Ascension Parish School Board officials said the move-in date comes after a successful Fire Marshal inspection, completed Monday."We are very excited that the Gators will get back to their home campus," APSO Superintendent David Alexander said. "The return of our largest displaced school is certainly a major milestone in our road to recovery, and we anxiously await our other displaced scho
  
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• US court refuses to reinstate Trump's travel ban

  09-02-2017 17:25
  
  SAN FRANCISCO- A federal appeals court in San Francisco has refused to reinstate President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations.The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday wouldn't block a lower-court ruling that suspended the ban and allowed previously barred travelers to enter the U.S. An appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court is possible.U.S. District Judge James Robart in Seattle issued a temporary restraining order halting the ban last week after Washingto
  
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• More victims speak out following contractor arrest

  09-02-2017 17:12
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - A contractor's bond has now been set at more than $600,000. Matthew Morris was arrested Wednesday by the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office after it received multiple complaints regarding possible contractor fraud.Morris, the owner of Complete Construction Contractors, faces a number of charges in Ascension Parish including contractor fraud, misapplication of payments and theft of assets of aged persons. So far, 13 victims have filed criminal complaints against Morris.Fo
  
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• Remains found near construction site not human

  09-02-2017 16:59
  
  BATON ROUGE – Crime scene and the coroner were called to the discovery of remains near the old Baton Rouge City Dock Thursday evening. Accoridng to the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner, the remains are not human. They are from an animal. The discovery was made just before 5 p.m. at a construction site along the river. Crews are building a development on the pier.Check back for updates.*********************Follow the publisher of this post on Twitter: @treyschmaltzPermalink| Com
  
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• Embattled Sen. Brown sends mailer, lawmakers consider expulsion

  09-02-2017 16:57
  
  BATON ROUGE - State Sen. Dan Claitor of Baton Rouge is one of two state lawmakers working to have State Sen. Troy Brown removed from office after he pleaded no contest twice to domestic abuse charges over the last year.Claitor, a Republican, and Sen. Sharon Hewitt, also a Republican, of Slidell will file a resolution seeking to kick Brown out of the Senate. Brown, a Democrat from Geismar, has refused to resign from the Senate.The move to try and expel Brown could come Monday when the special ses
  
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• Nearly 800 homes damaged in several parishes following tornadoes

  09-02-2017 16:56
  
  According to the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, nearly 800 homes were damaged in five parishes following Tuesday's severe weather and tornadoes.There have been five confirmed tornadoes following Tuesday's severe weather: an EF-3 in eastern New Orleans, and EF-3 in Watson, an EF-2 in Killian, and EF-1 in Donaldsonville and an EF-0 in Jefferson Parish. There have been 39 reported injuries and no fatalities.Preliminary Damage Assessment teams continue to survey d
  
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• 800 homes damaged in several parishes following tornadoes

  09-02-2017 16:56
  
  According to the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, 800 homes were damaged in five parishes following Tuesday's severe weather and tornadoes.There have been five confirmed tornadoes following Tuesday's severe weather: an EF-3 in eastern New Orleans, and EF-3 in Watson, an EF-2 in Killian, and EF-1 in Donaldsonville and an EF-0 in Jefferson Parish. There have been 39 reported injuries and no fatalities.Preliminary Damage Assessment teams continue to survey
  
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• Three killed in DeRidder mill explosion identified

  09-02-2017 16:29
  
  DERIDDER - Authorities have identified the three workers who died in an explosion at the Packaging Corporation of America plant in DeRidder.The Beauregard Daily news reports that the Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office identified those killed as 33-year-old William Rolls, Jr.; 42-year-old Sedrick Stallworth and 41-year-old Jody Gooch.Seven others were hurt in Wednesday's blast. Authorities described six injuries as minor and one as moderate.Louisiana State Police Sgt. James Anderson said
  
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• Saints to hold 2017 training camp at practice facility in Metairie

  09-02-2017 16:16
  
  NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Saints will hold their annual training camp this summer at the team's practice facility in Metairie, Saints General Manager and Executive Vice President Mickey Loomis announced.The Saints held the first phase of their past three training camps at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The team is expected to begin this year's training camp in late July.The Saints have previously held training camp at the practice facility from 2003-2005 an
  
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• Women fraudulently receive thousands in disaster aid following flood

  09-02-2017 14:20
  
  BATON ROUGE – Two women have been arrested for fraudulently receiving FEMA funding following the August flood, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry reports.Landry reports that 37-year-old Kimberly Cage and 32-year-old Leslie Munoz Licona were arrested for theft and filing or maintaining false public records.Cage allegedly applied for FEMA disaster assistance by providing false information. She received $29,898 from FEMA for home repairs, personal property and rental assistance. It wa
  
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• Oversight chair says Conway promoting Ivanka's brand 'unacceptable'

  09-02-2017 14:06
  
  WASHINGTON - House Oversight Chairman Jason Chaffetz says White House counselor Kellyanne Conway's promotion of Ivanka Trump's fashion brand was "wrong, wrong, wrong, clearly over the line, unacceptable."The Republican congressman said the White House must refer the matter to the Office of Government Ethics for review. He said he and Democratic Oversight Leader Elijah Cummings are writing a letter to the office and he will also write to President Donald Trump about the matter."It needs
  
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• Latest feud between governor, attorney general: Budget cuts

  09-02-2017 13:48
  
  BATON ROUGE - The latest flashpoint between Gov. John Bel Edwards and Attorney General Jeff Landry involves budget cuts sought by Edwards to help close a $304 million deficit.The Democratic governor wants to cut $6 million from the Republican attorney general's office.Landry's office says it agreed to "belt tightening," but objects to part of Edwards' plan that takes $4 million in escrow, dollars from a drug company settlement.Landry says taking that money would ravage his office's ability to ta
  
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• Domino's Pizza launches wedding registry before Valentine's

  09-02-2017 13:41
  
  ANN ARBOR - Forget the fine china. Domino's Pizza has launched a wedding registry site that allows couples to order the pie of their dreams.Domino's spokeswoman Jenny Fouracre says the company launched the site just in time for Valentine's Day so couples "passionate about pizza" can "register for something they both truly love as much as their partner."Visitors to the site have the option of signing up for Domino's to be served at a bachelorette party or as a late night snack at the end of the w
  
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• Boy Scouts face renewed push to let girls join the ranks

  09-02-2017 13:37
  
  NEW YORK - After years of divisiveness, the Boy Scouts of America have opened their ranks to gay and transgender boys. Yet a different membership dispute persists: a long-shot campaign to let girls join the BSA so they have a chance to earn the prestigious status of Eagle Scout.Just last week, after the BSA announced it would admit transgender boys, the National Organization for Women issued a statement urging the youth organization to allow girls to join. NOW cited the efforts of a 15-year-old
  
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• She's back, 'Howbow Dah?'

  09-02-2017 13:36
  
  BATON ROUGE – Danielle Bregoli, the teen who created a social media uproar with her phrase “cash me ousside” on the Dr. Phil show returns to the program Friday afternoon on WBRZ.Bregoli was in the news earlier this week when she and her mom were kicked off an airplane after fighting with a passenger. The passenger was also dismissed and all three were banned from flying with the carrier ever again.Bregoli is known for her bizarre phrase, which she shouted on the tel
  
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• McDonald's testing out crab sandwich in San Francisco area

  09-02-2017 13:28
  
  SAN JOSE - McDonald's is planning to launch a crab sandwich in the San Francisco Bay area.The fast good giant says the sandwich consists of snow crab meat mixed with mayonnaise and served with tomato and lettuce on a sourdough bun. It says it worked with San Francisco chef and former "Top Chef" contestant Ryan Scott to create the sandwich.It's currently being tested in four restaurants in San Jose, California. If the company gets positive feedback, it says it will launch the sandwich in 250 Bay
  
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• Man arrested for pushing wife, threatening deputies

  09-02-2017 13:26
  
  BATON ROUGE – A man was arrested Tuesday for pushing his wife and threatening arresting deputies.The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office arrested Brock Triche on charges of domestic abuse battery, public intimidation and retaliation and resisting an officer.The incident occurred on Feb. 7 around 10:45 p.m. in the 10000 block of Montrachet Drive. A woman told deputies that while she and her husband argued, he began to push her several times in the face. The woman then attempted to hide in
  
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• Man arrested for beating wife, threatening deputies

  09-02-2017 13:26
  
  BATON ROUGE – A man was arrested Tuesday for beating his wife and threatening arresting deputies.The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office arrested Brock Triche on charges of domestic abuse battery, public intimidation and retaliation and resisting an officer.The incident occurred on Feb. 7 around 10:45 p.m. in the 10000 block of Montrachet Drive. A woman told deputies that while she and her husband argued, he began to punch her several times in the face. The woman then attempted to hide i
  
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• Trump 'positive' on air traffic control change

  09-02-2017 13:25
  
  WASHINGTON - A top airline industry lobbyist says President Donald Trump was "extraordinarily positive" when airline executives urged him to support privatizing America's air traffic control system.Nick Calio is president and CEO of Airlines for America, a trade association. Calio spoke after a White House meeting Thursday between Trump and airline and airport executives.He says he expects Trump will back legislation to spin off air traffic control operations from the Federal Aviation A
  
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• FBI opens investigation into alleged beating of Elayn Hunt inmate

  09-02-2017 13:11
  
  ST. GABRIEL – The FBI has opened an investigation following the alleged beating of an inmate by six corrections officers at the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel.The FBI New Orleans Division released a statement about the investigation on Thursday around noon:"The New Orleans FBI Field Office, the Civil Rights Division, and the US Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Louisiana have opened a civil rights investigation into an alleged incident at the Elayn Hunt Correc
  
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• One victim transported in reported shooting at Airline Hwy. motel

  09-02-2017 12:41
  
  BATON ROUGE - BRPD is responding to a reported shooting at a motel near Airline Highway.Officers responded to the Wood Acres Motel on Airline Highway near Harry DriveOne victim, described as a white male, was transported by ambulance. His condition is currently unknown.BREAKING: police investigating a reported shooting at this Airline Hwy motel. One person just left in an ambulance. @WBRZ pic.twitter.com/aSioed8lu2— Brett Buffington (@BrettBuffington) February 10, 2017
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• Men in cat scalding case ordered to work in animal shelter

  09-02-2017 12:41
  
  MOSS POINT - Two Mississippi men have been sentenced to jail and ordered to work in an animal shelter for taking part in the videotaped scalding of a cat.Police say the cat died after being doused with boiling water in December. The video was posted online.News organizations report 24-year-old Laderrick Rostchild was found guilty of aggravated animal abuse, and a Moss Point city judge sentenced him to six months in jail and a $2,500 fine.His uncle, 43-year-old Larry Rostchild, pleaded guilty to
  
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• Man injured in shooting at Airline Highway motel

  09-02-2017 12:41
  
  BATON ROUGE - BRPD is responding to a reported shooting at a motel near Airline Highway.Officers responded to the Wood Acres Motel on Airline Highway near Harry DriveOne victim, described as a white male, was transported by ambulance. His condition is currently unknown.BREAKING: police investigating a reported shooting at this Airline Hwy motel. One person just left in an ambulance. @WBRZ pic.twitter.com/aSioed8lu2— Brett Buffington (@BrettBuffington) February 10, 2017
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• Special Response Team responds to Crown Ave. standoff

  09-02-2017 12:23
  
  BATON ROUGE – A Baton Rouge Police Special Response Team responded to a tense situation outside a home on Crown Avenue.Police say that a woman called after her boyfriend took her car. Before police arrived to the scene, the man then barricaded himself inside a bedroom before 11 a.m. Thursday. Police say he did not take a hostage.The man later came out of the home. No arrests have been made at this time, according to police. The investigation continues. Additional deta
  
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• Apple boss Tim Cook optimistic about UK's future outside EU

  09-02-2017 12:07
  
  LONDON - Apple CEO Tim Cook says the technology giant is committed to Britain's future outside the European Union.
      
  Cook said after meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday that he's optimistic about the country's prospects, noting that Apple is moving ahead with a new UK headquarters in London. Cook also met with London Mayor Sadiq Khan amid uncertainty about the impact that Britain's decision to leave the 28-nation bloc will have on the U.K. ec
  
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• George and Amal Clooney expecting twins this summer

  09-02-2017 12:04
  
  LOS ANGELES - George and Amal Clooney may want to share pregnancy notes with Beyonce and Jay Z.
      
  The Clooneys are expecting twins in June, Julie Chen said Thursday on CBS' "The Talk." George Clooney told Chen in late January that his wife, a human rights attorney, was pregnant, "The Talk" host said.
      
  The Clooneys' news followed Beyonce and Jay Z's announcement last week that the superstar singer is expecting twins.
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• Too much self-tanning lotion? Orange gator puzzles residents

  09-02-2017 12:00
  
  HANAHAN, S.C. - No one seems to know why there's an orange alligator in a pond near Charleston.Residents joke the gator used too much self-tanning lotion. Or maybe it's a fan of the Clemson Tigers, who are known for their orange colors.Residents living near the pond in Hanahan say they've seen the orange or rust-colored alligator a number of times.Photos show the 4- to 5-foot-long alligator on the banks of a retention pond at the Tanner Plantation neighborhood.Jay Butfiloski with the South Carol
  
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• Bond for Texas murder suspect set at whopping $4 billion

  09-02-2017 11:43
  
  KILLEEN - A Texas court official has imposed a $4 billion bond on a 25-year-old man charged in a fatal shooting.Bell County Justice of the Peace Claudia Brown recently set the bond for Antonio Marquis Willis, who is charged with murder in the December killing.County sheriff's Deputy Chief Chuck Cox told the Temple Daily Telegram ( ) he's never heard of such a high bond.Willis' lawyer, Billy Ray Hall Jr., says he'll ask to have it reduced.Another Bell County lawyer, Michael White, says bond is de
  
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• College Republicans sorry for Hitler-themed Valentine's card

  09-02-2017 11:39
  
  MOUNT PLEASANT - A Central Michigan University Republican student group is apologizing for a Valentine's Day card that mocks Jews who died in the Holocaust.The College Republicans group handed out gift bags to students Wednesday night, including one with a card that said "my love 4 u burns like 6,000 jews." It had a photo of Adolf Hitler and was signed "XOXO, Courtney."The group apologized on Facebook, saying it doesn't condone anti-Semitism and that the card was made and placed in the bag witho
  
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• Alabama's Sessions sworn in as attorney general

  09-02-2017 11:35
  
  WASHINGTON - Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions has been sworn in as President Donald Trump's attorney general.During an Oval Office ceremony, Trump called Sessions a man of integrity and principal, and someone who has devoted his life to the cause of justice.Sessions was sworn in the morning after the Senate confirmed his nomination following a contentious confirmation process. The Alabama lawmaker resigned his Senate seat shortly after his colleagues approved him on a 52-47 vote that broke la
  
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• Trump tells Xi he'll honor 'One China' policy

  09-02-2017 11:29
  
  WASHINTON - The White House says President Donald Trump told Chinese President Xi Jinping in a phone call Thursday night that the U.S. would honor Washington's "one China" policy, which has been at the center of friction between the global powers since Trump's election.
      
  Trump "agreed, at the request of President Xi," to honor the policy, the White House says.
      
  Before taking office, Trump questioned Washington's "one China policy," wh
  
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• Top US general says more troops needed in Afghanistan

  09-02-2017 09:25
  
  WASHINGTON - The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan says he needs a "few thousand" more troops to properly train and advise the Afghan military.Gen. John Nicholson didn't provide an exact number while testifying Thursday before a Senate committee. He says the additional forces could come from the U.S. or its allies.There are currently about 8,400 U.S. troops conducting counterterrorism operations against insurgents and working with Afghanistan's military.Nicholson also says Russia's meddling in A
  
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• Woman pleads not guilty in case of kidnapped Florida baby

  09-02-2017 08:59
  
  JACKSONVILLE - A South Carolina woman accused of taking a baby from a Jacksonville, Florida, hospital and raising the child as her own has pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping and interference of custody.The Florida Times-Union reports 51-year-old Gloria Bolden Williams was in court Thursday morning. She's been in jail since her Jan. 13 arrest and faces life in prison if convicted.Authorities say Williams took baby shortly after she was born on July 10, 1998. She raised the child in Walte
  
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• Trump administration delays listing bumblebee as endangered

  09-02-2017 08:52
  
  TRAVERSE CITY - Federal officials have delayed the first-ever listing of a bee species in the continental U.S. as endangered - one day before it was to take effect.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Jan. 11 it was placing the rusty patched bumblebee on the endangered list. It's among many types of bees that play a vital role in pollinating crops and wild plants. It once was common across the East Coast and much of the Midwest but its numbers have plummeted since the late 1990s.The listing w
  
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• Trump goes after McCain about Yemen raid

  09-02-2017 08:05
  
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is going after Republican Sen. John McCain for suggesting that last week's U.S. raid in Yemen wasn't a success.Trump tweeted Thursday that McCain "should not be talking about the success or failure of a mission to the media. Only emboldens the enemy!"He added that McCain has "been losing so long he doesn't know how to win anymore, just look at the mess our country is in - bogged down in conflict all over the place."McCain is a Vietnam veteran and form
  
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• Florida man sleeping in trash bin rescued from garbage truck

  09-02-2017 07:16
  
  TAMPA - Authorities in Florida say a man who had been sleeping in a commercial trash bin is recovering after nearly being crushed in the back of a garbage truck.The Tampa Bay Times reports that the 32-year-old man suffered a leg injury early Wednesday, but Tampa fire officials say it wasn't life-threatening.Police say the operator of a Waste Management truck had just dumped one load into the back of his truck outside a Dollar General store and was about to dump a second when he heard someone yel
  
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• Beyonce faces $20M copyright suit from YouTube star's estate

  09-02-2017 06:58
  
  NEW ORLEANS - The estate of a late New Orleans YouTube star has filed a $20 million copyright infringement lawsuit against Beyonce over the use of his voice in her song "Formation."The estate of Anthony Barre, who went by the name Messy Mya on YouTube, claims in the lawsuit filed in New Orleans federal court Monday that Barre's voice is featured in the introduction to "Formation." The complaint alleges Barre's estate has received no payment or acknowledgment.Barre was fatally shot in 2010.Barre'
  
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• 'Back the Badge' bill passes Mississippi House after emotional debate

  09-02-2017 06:51
  
  JACKSON - The Mississippi House has voted to triple the penalties for committing violence against law enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency responders.The 85-31 vote came Wednesday only after several black representatives talked about how they or their loved ones had been racially profiled or treated harshly by the police.House Bill 645 is called the "Back the Badge Act of 2017."Judiciary B Committee Chairman Andy Gipson, a Republican from Braxton, says the bill was written because "i
  
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• Thursday LIVE traffic updates

  09-02-2017 06:41
  
  BATON ROUGE - WBRZ's Ashley Fruge has you covered with live updates with your Thursday morning commute. Beat the traffic every time using WBRZ's advanced traffic tracking technology. Click here to go to our traffic center. Tweets by WBRZtrafficPermalink| Comments
  
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• Oakley arrested for confrontation with Knicks owner

  09-02-2017 06:25
  
  NEW YORK - The New York Knicks have added yet another wrinkle to their dysfunction.Former Knicks forward Charles Oakley was arrested during Wednesday's game against the Clippers following an altercation with team owner James Dolan. Oakley shouted at Dolan and shoved security guards before he was pulled away from his seat behind the baseline.The Knicks issued a statement on Twitter saying Oakley behaved in a highly inappropriate and completely abusive manner. The altercation took place just a few
  
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• Weather service issues flash-flood warning after dam fails

  09-02-2017 06:17
  
  ELKO, Nev. - A flash-flood warning has been extended into Thursday in a rural area of northeastern Nevada after an earthen dam failed.On Wednesday, flash flooding threatened homes near the Utah border, sent waters over low-lying roads and farms and forced trains to reroute.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Snowstorm forces school closures across NY

  09-02-2017 06:01
  
  Hundreds of schools are closed from the Albany area to the eastern tip of Long Island because of the major Northeast storm that's expected to dump more than a foot of snow in some areas.The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for all of Long Island until 6 p.m. Thursday. Meteorologists say high winds and blowing snow will reduce visibility in Nassau and Suffolk counties.Snow is slowing the morning commute around New York City and upstate, where highways and secondary roads in
  
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• Police confront protesters at Phoenix immigration office

  09-02-2017 05:58
  
  PHOENIX - Police arrested several protesters Wednesday night after they blocked enforcement vans from leaving an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Phoenix.Media reports say the protest surged after a Mesa mother was taken into custody after a routine check-in with the agency.Apparently fearing her deportation, activists blocked the gates surrounding the office near central Phoenix in what the Arizona Republic says was an effort to block several vans and a bus inside from leaving.Th
  
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• Five-year-old killed in apartment fire laid to rest

  09-02-2017 05:13
  
  WALKER - The five-year-old girl killed in an apartment fire last week has been laid to rest.Funeral services were held for Treasure Garner Wednesday at the House of Praise Church in Walker.Garner was asleep when a fire engulfed her unit at Cedarwood Apartments in Baton Rouge.Garner’s 18-year-old sister left a pot of grease unattended on the stove.Investigators ruled it an accident.Permalink| Comments
  
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