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• River cleanup volunteer unhurt after meth backpack explodes

  01-10-2018 23:51
  ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A volunteer helping with cleanup on a North Carolina river was unhurt after a backpack he retrieved exploded, revealing what police described as a portable methamphetamine lab.
  The Asheville Citizen-Times reports Charlie Chang said his feet were on the backpack he plucked from the French Broad River and placed in his kayak Saturday. He said he thought it was full of water, rocks or something else. Then, the backpack exploded.
  Asheville police say Chang actually had r
  
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• Police release video of deadly shootout in Baltimore alley

  01-10-2018 23:45
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Police have released video of a deadly shootout between a man and two officers in a Baltimore alleyway.
  Interim Police Chief Gary Tuggle said at a news conference Monday that officers chased 29-year-old Nathaniel Sassafras on Sept. 23 because they believed he was selling drugs.
  The video from Officer Steven Foster’s camera shows Officer Phillip Lippe speaking to Sassafras on the ground. Spokesman T. J. Smith says he’s telling Sassafras to drop his gun. Tuggle s
  
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• Bevin appoints lawmaker as Calloway County judge-executive

  01-10-2018 23:42
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Republican governor is giving a retiring state lawmaker a head start on his potential next job.
  Gov. Matt Bevin has appointed Republican state Rep. Kenny Imes as judge-executive for Calloway County.
  Imes is not running for re-election. Instead, he is running for judge-executive of Calloway County against Democrat James C. Gallimore and Veterans Party of America candidate Vincent B. Costello.
  Calloway County’s judge-executive was Democrat Larry E
  
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• US flag shredded by Florence sells for $10,900 on eBay

  01-10-2018 23:37
  WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. flag captured on a live camera as it was being torn to shreds by Hurricane Florence has brought $10,900 at auction.
  News outlets report viewers watched the flag flying on the Frying Pan Tower get ripped apart as the storm reached the North Carolina coast last month.
  EBay Inc. said 25 people bid 96 times for the flag. It’s not known who made the winning bid.
  Proceeds will go to the American Red Cross and its relief efforts.
  Richard Neal bought Frying P
  
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• Penn St’s Rahne takes responsibility for failed 4th-and-5

  01-10-2018 23:34
  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State offensive coordinator Ricky Rahne is taking responsibility for calling the failed fourth-and-5 running play on the final drive against Ohio State, saying he didn’t give the players the best chance to succeed.
  Rahne tells The Associated Press that while Penn State had some success with the inside run in similar situations earlier in the game, he failed to anticipate part of Ohio State’s defensive strategy. The fourth-and-5 run by Miles Sander
  
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• Lawyer for Kavanaugh friend Mark Judge says Judge has been interviewed by FBI ‘but his interview has not been completed’

  01-10-2018 23:34
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyer for Kavanaugh friend Mark Judge says Judge has been interviewed by FBI ‘but his interview has not been completed’
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• Sabres forward Wilson to miss 8-10 weeks with broken ankle

  01-10-2018 23:30
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres forward Scott Wilson will miss eight to 10 weeks after having surgery for a broken ankle.
  The Sabres provided the update Monday, a day after Wilson was hurt in practice. Wilson played a dependable checking-line role and had six goals and 14 points in 49 games after the Sabres acquired him in a trade with Detroit in December.
  Buffalo also announced Alexander Nylander was one of three players assigned to its American Hockey League affiliate in Rochester. T
  
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• Paul Allen says his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma has returned

  01-10-2018 23:28
  SEATTLE (AP) — Billionaire Seattle Seahawks owner and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen says cancer he was treated for in 2009 has returned.
  Allen said on Twitter Monday that he recently learned of the non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and plans to fight it aggressively.
  He says there have been advances in medicine since he overcame the disease nearly a decade ago and that he and his doctors are optimistic that he will see good results from the latest therapies.
  The 65-year-old says he will conti
  
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• Bournemouth beats Crystal Palace 2-1 on late penalty in EPL

  01-10-2018 23:25
  BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Mamadou Sakho elbowed Jefferson Lerma in the face and conceded the penalty which Bournemouth converted to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in the English Premier League on Monday.
  Substitute Junior Stanislas hit the winner in the 87th minute for Bournemouth to climb from ninth to seventh in the standings.
  Palace remained 13th.
  Bournemouth went ahead early when David Brooks curled in a pass from Callum Wilson.
  Patrick Van Holt leveled for Palace 10 minutes into the second
  
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• Celta held again, remains winless in 4 La Liga matches

  01-10-2018 23:16
  MADRID (AP) — Celta Vigo was held by Getafe to 1-1 at home on Monday, extending its winless streak in the Spanish league to four matches.
  The host went ahead with a first-half goal by Maxi Gomez, and Getafe equalized with a 78th-minute strike by Jaime Mata.
  “Again, we let two important points slip away,” Celta defender Gustavo Cabral said. “This result leaves a bad taste in our mouth.”
  Some Celta fans jeered the team after the final whistle at Balaidos Stadium in Vi
  
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• Bills safety Hyde listed week to week with groin injury

  01-10-2018 23:15
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — A groin injury leaves Bills safety Micah Hyde’s status uncertain for Buffalo’s game against Tennessee this weekend.
  Coach Sean McDermott listed Hyde as week to week on Monday, a day after the starter was hurt in a 22-0 loss at Green Bay. He was hurt during Ty Montgomery’s 43-yard catch in the first quarter.
  The injury further depletes the team’s depth at the position. Buffalo has just two backup safeties on the roster: 10-year journeyman Ra
  
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• Authorities say a bear has killed an Alaska mine worker

  01-10-2018 23:13
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A contract mine employee has been killed in an encounter with a bear in southeast Alaska.
  Hecla Greens Creek Mine reports the incident occurred Monday at a remote drill site accessible only by helicopter.
  Alaska State Troopers say a report of the incident was received at about 8:45 a.m. but provided little other information.
  The incident occurred near the silver mine on Admiralty Island about 18 miles (29 kilometers) southwest of Juneau.
  Mike Satre, manager of governm
  
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• Charges: Woman’s grandchildren killed helpful neighbor

  01-10-2018 23:02
  ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — Prosecutors allege a Minnesota man fatally shot in the face as he opened his door last month was targeted by grandchildren of his elderly woman neighbor who mistakenly thought he had harmed her.
  Twenty-seven-year-old Malcolm Jammal Woods and 34-year-old Kielah Shanae Parsons, both of Rochester, Minnesota, appeared in court Monday on second-degree murder charges.
  A third suspect, 19-year-old Darien Kristopher Klindworth-Woods of North Mankato, Minnesota, faces charge
  
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• Colorado bowling alley owner dies, got stuck in pinsetter

  01-10-2018 23:00
  FLORENCE, Colo. (AP) — The owner of a southern Colorado bowling alley has died after getting stuck in a pin setting machine.
  Police in Florence, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) southwest of Denver, say they responded to a call early Sunday afternoon and found 65-year-old Ector Rodriguez of Penrose stuck in the machine at Fremont Lanes. He was unconscious and not breathing.
  Emergency responders determined he had died.
  Florence Police Chief Michael De Laurentis says no foul play is suspecte
  
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• Some Florida beaches remain shut as red tide likely spreads

  01-10-2018 22:58
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Preliminary tests show red tide may be the cause of breathing problems some beach goers on Florida’s Atlantic coast have experienced.
  Palm Beach County officials said Monday state water tests found the algae that causes red tide. The statement said more testing needs to be done to determine its concentration before a final determination can be made. At least six beaches in Palm Beach County have been closed to swimming as a precaution.
  Florida’s Gul
  
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• Quagliarella sets up both as Sampdoria beats Spal 2-1

  01-10-2018 22:49
  GENOA, Italy (AP) — Fabio Quagliarella contributed two assists in one match for the first time in 409 Serie A appearances to help Sampdoria come from behind to beat Spal 2-1 on Monday.
  Quagliarella, who won three league titles at Juventus, also had an early goal disallowed for offside.
  Neither side scored in the previous two rounds.
  Sampdoria goalkeeper Emil Audero gifted Spal the opener in the 21st minute when he could only parry Manuel Lazzari’s effort and Alberto Paloschi tapped t
  
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• 2nd mistrial declared for man accused of setting woman on fire in Mississippi; jurors deadlocked

  01-10-2018 22:49
  BATESVILLE, Miss. (AP) — 2nd mistrial declared for man accused of setting woman on fire in Mississippi; jurors deadlocked.
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• Trump has sharp words for ABC’s Vega, CNN’s Collins

  01-10-2018 22:41
  NEW YORK (AP) — ABC’s Cecilia Vega and CNN’s Kaitlan Collins are two new targets for President Donald Trump.
  Both got some sharp pushback from the president at a Rose Garden event on Monday. Trump appeared to mishear Vega’s response when he remarked that she seemed shocked that he picked her to ask a question. The president said that Vega wasn’t thinking and that “you never do.”
  Collins asked Trump if he would consider it disqualifying if Supreme Court n
  
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• Stranded humpback whale rescued in Argentina

  01-10-2018 22:41
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Authorities say a humpback whale stranded on Argentina’s coast has been sent back to the ocean safely after a round-the-clock rescue effort over the weekend.
  Dozens of people worked for 28 hours digging around the seven-ton whale using heavy machinery.
  The whale swam aground Saturday in the resort town of Mar del Tuyo, about 330 kilometers south (200 miles) south of Buenos Aires.
  The first efforts using a crane to bet the whale back into the sea failed.
  
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• Dolphins’ Kilgore might be out for year with triceps injury

  01-10-2018 22:41
  DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins center Daniel Kilgore has a torn left triceps that might sideline him for the rest of the season, the latest setback for a team dealing with a wave of injuries.
  Kilgore was hurt in Sunday’s 38-7 loss at New England. Six other starters have also missed playing time this season because of injuries, including guard Josh Sitton and tight end MarQueis Gray, both out for the season.
  Veteran Travis Swanson filled in for Kilgore against the Patriots and will
  
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• Former UofL Player Indicted For Flagrant Nonsupport

  01-10-2018 22:38
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE 3) – A former UofL player has been indicted by a grand jury in Barren County.
  According to WAVE 3 News, Chane Behanan, 26, was indicted on one count of flagrant nonsupport. According to the indictment, Behanan is in arrears $9,791.43 for child support.
  At the time of the indictment, Behanan had gone six months without making a payment, according to the court record. A warrant was issued on Sept. 26 and Behanan posted partial bond.
  Behanan was a member of the Cardinals
  
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• The Latest: Authorities say Track Palin could face jail time

  01-10-2018 22:37
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of Track Palin on assault allegations (all times local):
  1:30 p.m.
  A prosecutor says Track Palin’s arrest over the weekend could get him thrown out of a therapeutic program for veterans stemming from a separate case.
  The oldest son of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was arrested Friday night in an assault on a female acquaintance and faces misdemeanor charges including assault, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
  The 29-year-old T
  
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• Guatemala ex-soldier goes on trial for Civil War abuses

  01-10-2018 22:34
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan ex-soldier has gone on trial for a massacre of at least 200 people during the Central American nation’s civil war.
  Santos Lopez Alonzo is accused of belonging to an elite squad known as the “kaibiles,” blamed for the 1982 killings in Dos Erres.
  Prosecutors contend the squad came looking for weapons that guerrillas had stolen. They say the troops raped women and girls and tortured and killed the men, tossing their bodies into a well.
  In a 20
  
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• Making A Difference: Gym Supporting Injured Scott Co. Deputy

  01-10-2018 22:00
  SCOTT COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Scott County gym is helping the community of Georgetown get #217Strong.
  This strength isn’t much about pumping iron but about supporting Deputy Jaime Morales, who was paralyzed when he was shot last month on the job.
  it has been nearly three weeks since Morales was shot on the job. His road to recovery is long, but his list of supporters is even longer. Among them, the folks at Elite Fitness in Georgetown.“We are a family. We’re a small gym
  
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• AP Explains: How NAFTA 2.0 will shake up business as usual

  01-10-2018 21:58
  WASHINGTON (AP) — American dairy farmers get more access to the Canadian market. U.S. drug companies can fend off generic competition for a few more years. Automakers are under pressure to build more cars where workers earn decent wages.
  The North American trade agreement hammered out late Sunday between the United States and Canada, following an earlier U.S.-Mexico deal, shakes up — but likely won’t revolutionize — the way businesses operate within the three-country trad
  
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• Top Senate Republican says chamber will vote this week on Kavanaugh, says ‘endless delays and obstruction’ will end

  01-10-2018 21:57
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Senate Republican says chamber will vote this week on Kavanaugh, says ‘endless delays and obstruction’ will end.
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• Christian TV Network Enters World Of 24-Hour News

  01-10-2018 21:55
  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) – A Christian TV network is entering the crowded world of 24-hour news broadcasting at a time when the mainstream news media is under increasing attack by President Donald Trump and some of his supporters, many of them evangelicals.
  The Christian Broadcasting Network’s news channel will provide a religious perspective that other channels lack, CEO Gordon Robertson told The Associated Press in an interview in advance of the network’s formal launch Monday
  
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• Lockdown Lifted After Unspecified Threat In Estill Co.

  01-10-2018 21:50
  ESTILL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18)– The lockdown has been lifted in Estill County and schools are now being dismissed.
  All schools were on lockdown after another unspecified threat. The Board of Education says that this threat was from the same telephone number as the previous incident.
  There was no indication of any issue, but all buildings had to be checked as a precaution.
  Schools are now dismissed.
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• Lexington-Fayette County Health Department Now Offering Flu Shots

  01-10-2018 21:47
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Flu season is just a couple of weeks from being in full swing here in Kentucky, so state and local health leaders are trying to get ahead of the virus.
  On Monday, the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department started offering flu shots in hopes of stopping the spread before it can start.
  FILE – In this Feb. 7, 2018 file photo, a nurse prepares a flu shot at the Salvation Army in Atlanta. According to the CDC, flu costs the nation about $7 billion a year in
  
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• Employees Report Layoffs From Hitachi In Harrodsburg

  01-10-2018 21:44
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) LEX 18 has received multiple calls from surprised employees of the Hitachi plant in Harrodsburg.
  The exact number of layoffs is unknown. The Mayor of Harrodsburg tells LEX 18 he believes the number of employees who have lost their jobs at over 100.
  LEX 18 has reached out to Hitachi and has not yet received a response.
  Harrodsburg Police tell LEX 18 that they were requested as extra security patrol by the company, but no incidents have been reported.
   
   
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• Police Release Video From Shoplifting Turned Robbery Case

  01-10-2018 21:39
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18)– The Lexington Police Department is asking the public for help in identifying a man who was caught on camera pulling a knife after stealing clothes from a local store.
  Police say that on Monday, September 17, officers were dispatched to the TJ Maxx on West Lowry Lane for a robbery report. The loss prevention employee said that a man was spotted leaving the store wearing pants, a belt, and a white t-shirt that was not paid for.
  When the loss prevention employee appro
  
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• Rams OLB Dominique Easley undergoes fourth knee surgery

  01-10-2018 21:37
  THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Rams outside linebacker Dominique Easley underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee Monday.
  Rams coach Sean McVay expects Easley to be placed on injured reserve.
  This is the fourth major knee surgery for Easley since 2011. Easley sustained his latest knee injury in the Rams’ 35-23 win over the Chargers in Week 3 and did not play against Minnesota last Thursday. He had four tackles in three games this season after moving from defen
  
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• Jurors keep deliberating in Mississippi burned woman case

  01-10-2018 21:35
  BATESVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi jurors continue to deliberate in the case of a man accused of setting a woman on fire in 2014.
  Jurors met for nearly five hours on Sunday and then resumed deliberations on Monday in the capital murder retrial of Quinton Tellis, accused in the burning death of Jessica Chambers.
  Jurors couldn’t reach a verdict in Tellis’ first trial last year.
  Panola County Circuit Judge Gerald Chatham is admonishing jurors to continue their discussions after
  
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• 2nd mistrial declared in Mississippi burned woman case

  01-10-2018 21:35
  BATESVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge has declared a second mistrial in the capital murder case of a man accused of setting a woman on fire in 2014. Deadlocked jurors said they couldn’t reach a verdict.
  Panola County Circuit Judge Gerald Chatham declared the mistrial Monday in the trial of Quinton Tellis, after jurors deliberated for two days.
  It’s the second mistrial; a jury also was unable to reach a verdict in Tellis’ first trial last year.
  Tellis was accused of
  
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• The Latest: Cop charged in jail death is suspended

  01-10-2018 21:33
  DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on charges in the death of a man at a Detroit-area jail (all times local):
  3:35 p.m.
  A suburban Detroit police department has suspended an officer who is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a man in jail.
  Westland Sgt. Ronald Buckley and two paramedics were charged Monday, nearly 10 months after the death of William Marshall.
  Authorities say Marshall was denied medical help after suffering convulsions. He died of cocaine toxicity.
  Westland Police
  
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• Stars get defenseman Carrick from Toronto for draft pick

  01-10-2018 21:33
  FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Stars have acquired defenseman Connor Carrick from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a conditional draft pick next year.
  Toronto made the deal Monday, sending Carrick to Dallas for a seventh-round pick in the 2019 draft. That will become a sixth-round selection if Carrick plays in 50 NHL games this season.
  The Maple Leafs re-signed the 24-year-old Carrick to a $1.3 million, one-year contract in June. He had four goals and 12 assists in 47 games for Toronto last se
  
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• Medicare upgrades its website ahead of sign-up season

  01-10-2018 21:24
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare is modernizing its website to make it more useful for beneficiaries, particularly younger ones accustomed going online for information from insurers, hospitals and doctors.
  Administrator Seema Verma announced the changes Monday, including a five-point questionnaire to help seniors decide between original Medicare and private plans offered under Medicare Advantage, an online calculator to help estimate out-of-pocket costs, a webchat option and a simplified login.
  
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• Tracking the Return of Summer

  01-10-2018 21:23
  Summer moves back in for a while as we’re tracking temperatures rising into the lower 80s for the extended period. We’ve already reached the low 80s today and will continue to warm for a few more hours. A few pop-up showers are possible through the evening and some may produce lightning.
  Warm and humid weather sticks around for the work week. High temperatures will move into the 80s each afternoon and dew point temperatures will range from the mid 60s to the low 70s. This warm and mu
  
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• Deputies Jail Mother For Allegedly Deplorable Conditions, Giving Children Melatonin

  01-10-2018 21:19
  LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) – A  Laurel County mother says she did nothing wrong after she ended up in jail for alleged deplorable conditions and for allegedly giving her children melatonin.
  According to the sheriff, deputies were called to a home at the Corbin Manner Apartments after dispatch received a request for a welfare check.
  Inside, deputies say the apartment was filthy and three children were inside. Officials also say the mother had given the children melatonin.
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• Bradley, Guzan, Pulisic return to US national team

  01-10-2018 21:19
  CHICAGO (AP) — Midfielder Michael Bradley and goalkeeper Brad Guzan will be back with the U.S. national team for the first time since the loss at Trinidad and Tobago last October that ended the Americans’ streak of seven straight World Cup appearances.
  Star 20-year-old midfielder Christian Pulisic also is on the 24-man roster announced Monday for games against Colombia on Oct. 11 at Tampa, Florida, and versus Peru five days later at East Hartford, Connecticut.
  Bradley, the 31-year-ol
  
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• Rebuild under way as Blue Jays begin youth movement

  01-10-2018 21:17
  TORONTO (AP) — After two straight seasons of decline in Toronto, it’s time to tear down and start over.
  The Blue Jays had hoped to coax one more competitive push out of the core players remaining from 2015 and 2016, when Toronto made back-to-back appearances in the AL Championship Series. Things looked promising after a 16-12 start, but it didn’t last.
  A 9-19 mark in May, and injuries to key players including infielder Josh Donaldson and right-handers Aaron Sanchez and Marcus S
  
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• The Latest: Puerto Rico Gov. endorses Gillum for governor

  01-10-2018 21:15
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on Puerto Rico’s governor endorsing Florida Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate and governor (all times local):
  2:45 p.m.
  Puerto Rico’s governor is backing Tallahassee’s Democratic mayor over a Republican U.S. congressman in Florida’s gubernatorial race.
  Gov. Ricardo Rossello said Monday at a rally in Kissimmee, Florida, that he is impressed with Mayor Andrew Gillum’s energy and his support for Puerto Rican equality when it co
  
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• Beatles’ process for making ‘White Album’ taxed producer

  01-10-2018 21:15
  NEW YORK (AP) — Beatles producer George Martin would wince at fans who said that the “White Album” was their favorite record by the band.
  That’s from his son, Giles Martin, who was in charge of putting together a 50th anniversary package of the double album. The project is packed with outtakes and punchier, remixed versions of the original songs and is due out Nov. 9.
  Giles Martin says his father likes things to be organized, and the “White Album” sessions wer
  
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• Woman found not guilty because insane in child drownings

  01-10-2018 21:13
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A Delaware woman charged with drowning her infant son and his 5-year-old half brother has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.
  The judge entered the verdict Monday after 30-year-old Kula Pelima waived a jury trial and prosecutors said three experts who had examined her all concluded she was legally insane when she killed the children last year.
  Pelima will remain at Delaware’s state-run psychiatric hospital.
  Authorities say Pelima, a Liberian who enter
  
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• Canadiens name Shea Weber 30th captain in franchise history

  01-10-2018 21:11
  MONTREAL (AP) — The Montreal Canadiens have named defenseman Shea Weber the 30th captain in franchise history.
  The 33-year-old Weber served as captain of the Nashville Predators from 2010 to 2016 before he was traded to Montreal for P.K. Subban. Weber replaces Max Pacioretty, who was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights last month.
  A six-time All-Star, Weber is the 25th Canadian to captain Montreal and the first since Vincent Damphousse from 1996 to 1999. He isn’t expected back in the
  
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• Allen, Asafo-Adjei Receive SEC Player of the Week Honors

  01-10-2018 21:11
  LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky linebacker Josh Allen and offensive tackle George Asafo-Adjei have been named Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Week and Offensive Lineman of the Week, respectively, it was announced Monday by the league. It is Allen’s third honor of the season and second in as many weeks.The No. 13 Wildcats produced another dominant victory on Saturday night, besting South Carolina, 24-10, in front of the third-largest crowd at Kroger Field. UK now is 5-0
  
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• US Grants Compliance Extension For Kentucky IDs

  01-10-2018 21:04
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — Your Kentucky driver’s license will be good a little longer for air travel and visits to military bases.
  The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said Monday that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has granted an extension for the state to get into compliance with REAL ID, an updated security protocol.
  State officials said the current IDs as well as the forthcoming standard version now will be accepted through Aug. 1 of next year.
  “Our reoccurring che
  
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• ‘Red-Headed Jane Doe’ Identified 33 Years Later

  01-10-2018 21:04
  GRAY, Ky. (LEX 18) – 33 years after the body of an unidentified woman was found at a rural dump site, a positive DNA match has finally given the “Red-headed Jane Doe” her name back.
  The woman’s body was found April 1, 1985, alongside US 25E in Knox County.
  The unknown female was estimated to be between the ages of 25-35 years old. She was wearing two different necklaces, one with a heart pendant and the other with an eagle pendant.
  After a photo showing what the
  
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• Eric Reid undecided on protests, won’t drop grievance vs NFL

  01-10-2018 21:04
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Eric Reid says he has not made up his mind how he’ll protest racial injustices in the future and that he is not dropping his collusion grievance against the NFL.
  Reid signed a one-year contract with the Carolina Panthers on Thursday and in his first public comments since rejoining the NFL, he said Monday that he’s “still considering other ways of protesting” than kneeling during the national anthem. The former Pro Bowl safety did not elaborate
  
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• Edmond, Lilley Pick Up SEC Honors

  01-10-2018 21:03
  LEXINGTON, Ky. – For the third time this season, two Kentucky volleyball players have claimed Southeastern Conference weekly awards in the same week after junior outside hitter Leah Edmond was named SEC Player of the Week and sophomore setter Madison Lilley earned setter of the week for their performances in UK’s wins against Arkansas and Missouri.Edmond hauled in her seventh-career conference player of the week honor and 15th career SEC weekly honor after totaling 41 kills (5.86 per
  
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