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• Flash Flood Watch issued September 18 at 2:55PM MST expiring September 19 at 11:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  18-09-2018 23:55
  The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a
  * Flash Flood Watch for a portion of south central Arizona,including the following areas, Apache Junction/Gold Canyon,Dripping Springs, East Valley, Fountain Hills/East Mesa,Globe/Miami, Northwest Pinal County, Pinal/SuperstitionMountains, San Carlos, Sonoran Desert Natl Monument, SouthMountain/Ahwatukee, Southeast Gila County, SoutheastValley/Queen Creek, Superior, and West Pinal County.
  * From Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening
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• Colorado prosecutors ask judge to block autopsies’ release

  18-09-2018 23:51
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado prosecutors want a judge to block release of the autopsy reports of a woman and two young girls found dead at an oil work site, arguing that the cause of their deaths will be critical evidence during the trial of the man charged with killing his family.
  In a request filed in Weld County Court on Monday, District Attorney Michael Rourke said releasing information from the autopsies could influence witnesses and affect future jurors.
  Christopher Watts, 33, was arrested
  
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• Chief prosecutor in South Carolina’s capital city indicted on multiple charges related to misspent public funds

  18-09-2018 23:49
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Chief prosecutor in South Carolina’s capital city indicted on multiple charges related to misspent public funds.
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• Feinstein’s opponent seizes on her role in Kavanaugh fight

  18-09-2018 23:47
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein is facing criticism from both Republicans and her Democratic re-election opponent over her handling of allegations of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
  Feinstein received a letter earlier this summer from a constituent accusing Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her at a party more than thirty years ago. The allegations didn’t begin to surface publicly until last week.
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
  
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• Tucson mayor holds press conference to urge support of refuges

  18-09-2018 23:46
  TUCSON – After more than 76 refugee offices closed its doors since January, Mayor Jonathan Rothschild held a press conference Friday to help urge community members to support the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program.
  According to officials, there are currently more than 68 million people displaced from their homes. Of those, 25 million are registered refugees.
  “Tucson has always welcomed refugees,” said Mayor Rothschild. “There’s no question that people coming in
  
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• Pet insurance: How to get the best price and coverage

  18-09-2018 23:46
  Until he suddenly got sick with a life-threatening bacterial infection, Sam, our lovable chihuahua-terrier mix, was as healthy as a horse (excuse the expression). Luckily, the emergency veterinarians at the local animal hospital knew what to do and saved Sam’s life.
  My wife and I knew the bill for five days of round-the-clock care was going to be expensive, but we didn’t have to worry about that because Sam had health insurance. The total bill came to $10,000, which we had to pa
  
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• Indians’ Bauer throws to hitters for first time since injury

  18-09-2018 23:40
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Trevor Bauer threw to hitters for the first time since breaking his right leg last month and hopes to be back on the mound for Cleveland in time for the postseason.
  The right-hander pitched three simulated innings of about 17-to-19 pitches per inning and jokingly told manager Terry Francona he was available against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.
  “I’m glad he feels that way,” Francona said. “I don’t think that’s going to happen,
  
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• Michigan professor declines to endorse student’s Israel trip

  18-09-2018 23:39
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — University of Michigan officials have criticized a professor’s decision not to recommend a student for a study program in Israel.
  The school said in a statement Tuesday it opposes boycotts of Israeli higher education institutions. It adds “injecting personal politics” in decisions related to supporting students “is counter to our values.”
  Professor John Cheney-Lippold initially said he couldn’t write a recommendation letter for ju
  
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• Lawyer: Move trial from courthouse with Confederate monument

  18-09-2018 23:35
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A legal argument has been revived in Louisiana over whether a black defendant can get a fair trial in a courthouse where a Confederate monument is displayed.
  Niles Haymer, a lawyer for defendant Ronnie Anderson, says the answer is no.
  Haymer says he filed a motion Tuesday to have Anderson’s case moved out of state court in East Feliciana Parish, where a Confederate monument stands outside the courthouse.
  A judge rejected a similar motion in August, saying Haymer fi
  
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• Police: Arizona man fatally shoots wife, daughter and self

  18-09-2018 23:33
  LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Lake Havasu City say they’re investigating a double homicide and suicide after a man fatally shot his wife and teenage daughter.
  The three were identified Tuesday as 42-year-old Tobin Gottier, 39-year-old Jamie Gottier and 14-year-old Hannah Gottier.
  Police say the motive for the shootings remains unclear.
  Officers were dispatched to a home around 3:30 p.m. Monday after a report of multiple gun shots heard in the area.
  When police arrived, the
  
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• Book: Wisconsin quietly OK’d Lake Michigan water diversion

  18-09-2018 23:33
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — A decision by Wisconsin officials eight years ago to approve a big, new allotment of water from Lake Michigan to Pleasant Prairie is raising questions of transparency.
  The 2010 decision gave the Kenosha County community on the Illinois border the right to tap millions of gallons of more water a day for years to come.
  The decision by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources was made in the final year of Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle’s administration.
  Journalist Peter
  
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• NOT REAL NEWS: Anderson Cooper didn’t fake flood broadcast

  18-09-2018 23:32
  Several online sites have shared photos of CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, falsely claiming the images prove he faked the wrath of Hurricane Florence on air.
  The claims were made after Donald Trump Jr., the president’s son, tweeted a photo of Cooper in waist-deep flood waters, while his camera crew stood a few feet away in water up to their ankles. In his tweet, sent over the weekend as Hurricane Florence unleashed winds, rains and floods across the East Coast, Trump called on the television n
  
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• English Premier League Matchday 5 Weekly Round-up

  18-09-2018 23:32
  Saturday Sept. 15:Liverpool 2, Tottenham 1
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• Mountain lion visits Colorado motel but doesn’t stay long

  18-09-2018 23:28
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A mountain lion has been caught on surveillance camera dashing to the doorstep of a Colorado motel office, venturing toward the open doorway and then wandering away.
  Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesman Jason Clay says nobody was hurt in the Sept. 9 encounter.
  The Boulder Daily Camera reported Tuesday the lion approached the Foot of the Mountain Motel on Boulder’s west side. Just after entering the camera’s view, the lion pauses, as if startled. Clay says
  
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• Ex-Virginia Tech student’s trial begins in girl’s 2016 death

  18-09-2018 23:28
  CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors have told jurors that a former Virginia Tech student charged as an accessory in the death of a 13-year-old girl was closely involved in helping a friend plan the killing.
  But Natalie Keepers’ lawyers told the jury that Keepers believed that talk of killing the girl was just a fantasy.
  The conflicting portrayals of Keepers came Tuesday during opening statements at her trial. Keepers has pleaded not guilty to being an accessory before the fact in
  
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• Texas school superintendent says “can’t count” on black QBs

  18-09-2018 23:25
  HOUSTON (AP) — An East Texas school superintendent who wrote “You can’t count on a black quarterback” in the comment section of an online news article says he thought it was a private message.
  Lynn Redden is superintendent of the Onalaska Independent School District in the Piney Woods, about 75 miles north of Houston. In his post on the Houston Chronicle’s website, Redden referred to the last play of Sunday’s game in which Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Wa
  
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• Retailers offering holiday season jobs

  18-09-2018 23:22
  Lots of retailers are gearing up for the holiday season, by rejuvenating their workforce.
  Macy’s said it will hire 80,000 seasonal workers. Gap is looking to bring on 65,000 temps. Target says it will need to hire 120,000 holiday employees.
  Retailers are even offering incentives like giving their temp workers $12 an hour, Target store discounts and a gift card lottery.
  Even delivery companies are getting in on the hiring. Between UPS and Fed Ex, the delivery services are looking to fill 1
  
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• The Latest: State investigating Tennessee shooting by police

  18-09-2018 23:17
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of a man by a police officer in Tennessee (all times local):
  4:05 p.m.
  The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says it is investigating the shooting of a man by a police officer during a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee.
  Memphis police spokeswoman Karen Rudolph says 25-year-old Martavious Banks is in critical condition Tuesday after he was shot during a confrontation with officers on Monday. A police officer has been relieved of duty pending
  
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• The Latest: Police did not have cameras on in fatal shooting

  18-09-2018 23:17
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of a man by a police officer in Tennessee (all times local):
  8:10 p.m.
  A police chief in Tennessee says three officers involved in the shooting of a man during a traffic stop in Memphis did not have their body or in-car cameras activated as dictated by department policy.
  Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings said Tuesday that an investigation is underway to determine why the officers did not have their cameras on during the confrontation
  
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• Rhode Island union wants courthouse shutdown due to bedbugs

  18-09-2018 23:17
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Union workers say a Rhode Island courthouse should be shut down over reports of bedbugs.
  The Providence Journal reports that the union representing court clerks and deputy sheriffs is asking the state judiciary to close the Garrahy Judicial Complex in Providence and relocate workers after bedbugs were found on the third and fifth floors.
  Union president J. Michael Downey says two workers refused to come in this week, and others say they want to walk off the job.
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• Pulisic back to shoot Dortmund to 1-0 win on 20th birthday

  18-09-2018 23:14
  BRUGES, Belgium (AP) — Christian Pulisic celebrated his 20th birthday by scoring on his return from injury to give Borussia Dortmund a late 1-0 win at Club Brugge in the Champions League on Tuesday.
  “It was great to come back after injury to and to be back with the team,” Pulisic said.
  The American, who hadn’t played since Aug. 26 due to muscular problems, came on with around 20 minutes remaining and scored in the 85th when Matej Mitrovic’s attempted clearance rebou
  
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• Interior secretary to lead volunteer project at Grand Canyon

  18-09-2018 23:06
  GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is visiting the Grand Canyon this weekend to highlight overdue maintenance projects.
  Zinke will lead a volunteer project to paint the exterior of six cabins built in the 1930s. The historic Labor Cabins once used by seasonal workers were constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
  Zinke’s visit Saturday also includes a tour of areas that represent maintenance backlogs across the National Park Service. The Inte
  
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• Chargers’ Liuget sues trainer over 4-game suspension

  18-09-2018 23:06
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers defensive tackle Corey Liuget has sued the trainer who he says is responsible for his four-game suspension for using a performance-enhancing substance.
  Liuget filed suit against Ian Danney and his Arizona-based business in Los Angeles, asking for a jury trial and no less than $15 million in damages.
  Liuget says in the suit that Danney injected him with a substance banned by the FDA and the NFL. He also says Danney gave him another product that requir
  
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• LA Times Beijing bureau chief quits after sex investigation

  18-09-2018 23:05
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The head of the Los Angeles Times’ Beijing bureau has resigned four months after the newspaper suspended him following sexual harassment complaints from two women.
  Los Angeles Times spokeswoman Hillary Manning confirmed Tuesday that Jonathan Kaiman has left the newspaper.
  Kaiman was suspended last May after the Times launched an investigation into the allegations made by a former Wall Street Journal editor and a former roommate of Kaiman’s.
  Manning says that
  
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• The Latest: GOP governor candidate’s sign untied from noose

  18-09-2018 23:04
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Latest on a sign for a Republican gubernatorial candidate in Rhode Island that was hung from a noose in front of a home (all times local):
  5:05 p.m.
  A sign for a Republican gubernatorial candidate in Rhode Island that was hung from a noose in front of a home has been returned to the campaign.
  WPRO-AM reports the homeowner returned the sign to the campaign for Cranston Mayor Allan Fung on Tuesday and apologized.
  Fung had said that displaying his campaign sign in
  
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• Red Star holds Napoli to 0-0 draw in Champions League

  18-09-2018 23:04
  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Red Star Belgrade used a bit of luck to come away with a point against Napoli in its long-awaited return to the Champions League on Tuesday as it held the Italian club to a 0-0 draw.
  Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne hit the crossbar early on, Red Star goalkeeper Milan Borjan did well to stop an effort from Arkadiusz Milik, and defender Milan Rodic cleared an attempt from Napoli’s Jose Callejon off the line midway through the second half.
  In the other Group C gam
  
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• Galatasaray beats Lokomotiv on return to Champions League

  18-09-2018 23:01
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Galatasaray returned to the Champions League in style on Tuesday, beating Lokomotiv Moscow 3-0.
  After spending two seasons outside Europe’s premier club competition, the Turkish champion beat its Russian counterpart with high-tempo tactics and swift counterattacks in the Group D game.
  Garry Rodrigues gave Galatasaray the lead in the ninth minute with a low hard shot from just outside the penalty area. Lokomotiv keeper Guilherme got a hand to the ball, but couldn&rsquo
  
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• Vigil set for women allegedly killed by Border Patrol agent

  18-09-2018 22:58
  LAREDO, Texas (AP) — A vigil will be held in South Texas for four women who investigators say were killed by a U.S. Border Patrol supervisor.
  The gathering is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday at San Agustin Cathedral in Laredo. Those attending will include family of the victims.
  Juan David Ortiz was arrested Saturday while hiding in a hotel parking garage. Investigators believe he fatally shot four women during separate attacks after taking each of them to desolate areas outside of Lar
  
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• UN envoy: Warring parties in South Sudan must silence guns

  18-09-2018 22:55
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for South Sudan says the first step by the country’s warring parties to demonstrate their backing for what they say is their final peace agreement is to silence their guns immediately and everywhere — which hasn’t happened.
  Nicholas Haysom told the U.N. Security Council Tuesday that without an end to fighting “the international community will be reluctant to provide financial support.”
  U.N. peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre La
  
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• Puerto Rico sues insurance companies amid unresolved claims

  18-09-2018 22:53
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s government is suing insurance companies that officials say have not responded quickly enough to claims filed after Hurricane Maria hit nearly a year ago.
  Gov. Ricardo Rossello said Tuesday that the lawsuits aim to prevent companies from dropping claims because they have allegedly expired. He said insurance companies believe they can drop a claim if clients do not sue within a year.
  The lawsuits also seek $2.6 billion in damages for those who
  
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• McDonald’s workers across US protest against sex harassment

  18-09-2018 22:48
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — McDonald’s workers are staging protests in several cities in what organizers called the first multistate strike seeking to combat sexual harassment in the workplace.
  In Chicago, several dozen protesters rallied Tuesday in front of McDonald’s headquarters while a plane flew overhead with a banner reading, “McDonald’s: Stop Sexual Harassment.”
  In New Orleans, current and former employees chanted, “Hey, McDonalds, you can’t hide &md
  
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• Cape Cod shark attacks show need for better cell service

  18-09-2018 22:47
  BOSTON (AP) — Two shark attacks on Cape Cod this summer are underscoring the need for better cellphone service at some of the region’s most secluded beaches.
  Local officials say the issue is among their top priorities as they prepare to gather later this week in the aftermath of the attacks, including one Saturday that was Massachusetts’ first fatal shark attack in more than 80 years.
  Beachgoers reported having trouble calling 911.
  Brian Carlstrom, superintendent of the Cape Co
  
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• Mattis dismissive of news reports of tension with Trump

  18-09-2018 22:44
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is dismissing recent news reports of growing tensions between him and President Donald Trump, calling it a manufactured rumor that should not be taken seriously and that will soon go away.
  Mattis made his comments in response to questions from reporters during an encounter on the steps of the Pentagon.
  The New York Times reported on Saturday that Trump has “soured” on Mattis, and that the president is considering whether he wants s
  
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• Timberwolves’ Justin Patton again has surgery on broken foot

  18-09-2018 22:42
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves center Justin Patton has had surgery for a broken foot for the second straight year and is out indefinitely.
  The team said Tuesday that Patton’s operation on his right foot in New York went as planned.
  Patton sustained the same injury, a fractured fifth metatarsal, on his left loot last year after he was drafted 16th overall out of Creighton. He was acquired by the Timberwolves in the draft-night trade with Chicago for Jimmy Butler.
  As a resu
  
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• Man pleaded guilty to kidnapping, sexual abuse of girl, 4

  18-09-2018 22:37
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl who was abducted and driven to Alabama after a violent attack on her mother at her South Carolina home.
  Media outlets reported 37-year-old Thomas Evans also admitted to FBI agents that he had stabbed and killed his girlfriend, who hasn’t been seen in seven months. He hasn’t been charged in that death.
  Evans faces 30 years to life for the kidnapping and aggravated sexual abus
  
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• 2 fired dancers, donor added to ballet lawsuit

  18-09-2018 22:36
  NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who sued the New York City Ballet company over the sharing of nude photos and videos is amending her lawsuit to add two fired dancers and a donor as defendants.
  A lawyer for Alexandra Waterbury said Tuesday that dancers Amar Ramasar and Zachary Catazaro as well as donor Jared Longhitano participated in the unlawful sharing of nude photos of women taken without their consent.
  Ramasar and Catazaro were fired by the company on Saturday. Both said they would fight to be
  
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• US poet Danez Smith wins prestigious Forward Prize

  18-09-2018 22:32
  LONDON (AP) — American performance poet Danez Smith has won the prestigious Forward Prize for the collection “Don’t Call Us Dead.”
  At 29, the poet from St. Paul, Minnesota is the youngest-ever winner of the 10,000 pound ($13,000) award, founded in 1992.
  Smith, who uses the gender-neutral pronoun “they,” was praised for “jubilant and confrontational” verses reflecting their experiences as a young, HIV-positive African American.
  British writer Bidish
  
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• US appeals court rules for bartenders, waiters in tip fight

  18-09-2018 22:32
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. appeals court is siding with bartenders and waiters in a fight over whether restaurants can pay them less because they receive tips.
  Under federal law, an employer can pay workers who receive tips as little as $2.13 an hour as long as their tips bring their earnings to minimum wage.
  The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday said employers cannot use that tip credit when the workers are engaged in tasks that don’t offer tips such as cleaning toilets
  
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• News 4 Tucson Cooks: Cotton Candy

  18-09-2018 22:32
   Name of Restaurant: Boca Tacos Y Tequila
  Name of Dish: Cotton Candy
  Ingredients for dish:Dry fruit mix
  Calimyra Figs 1/2 cup
  Black Figs 1/2 cup
  Turkish apricots 1/2 cup
  1 table spoon of honey
  1 tea spoon of cinnamon
  1 table spoon of margarine
  2 oz of orange liqueurPreparation Instructions:
  Add the margarine in a pan then the add all the fruits and the rest of the ingredients! You can add any type of fresh and dry fruit! Then ( and please be carful) add the orange liqueur and Wait to burn t
  
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• Venezuela’s Maduro may skip UN meeting over security fears

  18-09-2018 22:26
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he may have to suspend a planned trip to the United Nations because of concerns his opponents would try to kill him if he travels abroad.
  Maduro said in a press conference Tuesday that he had hoped to attend the U.N. General Assembly next week in New York to combat what he called a hate campaign against his socialist government.
  But he said opponents backed by the U.S. continue to look for ways to remove him and that securi
  
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• ‘Least impressive sex I ever had’: Stormy Daniels tells all about Trump in bombshell book

  18-09-2018 22:23
  Adult film star Stormy Daniels, who claims she had an affair with President Donald Trump more than a decade ago and is suing the president, described sex with the future commander in chief as “the least impressive sex I’d ever had” in a new book.
  Stormy Daniels tells all about Trump in new book.
  The book, titled “Full Disclosure,” was obtained ahead of its Oct. 2 release by The Guardian newspaper. NBC News has not obtained the book.
  “It may
  
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• Lawyer: Evidence could exonerate man in grandfather’s death

  18-09-2018 22:18
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A lawyer for a Vermont man accused by relatives of killing his millionaire grandfather and his mother to collect inheritance money says there is evidence that could exonerate him in the death of his grandfather.
  The Hartford Courant reports attorney David Anderson made the revelation Tuesday during a court hearing in Providence, Rhode Island.
  Anderson represents Nathan Carman. The Vernon, Vermont, man denies any involvement in the deaths of his grandfather, John Cha
  
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• Facebook tool helps charities find evacuees who need help

  18-09-2018 22:17
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — During a disaster like Hurricane Florence, many emergency responders need to pinpoint the trouble spots so they can rescue people. For others, it’s more important to know where evacuees fled to escape the danger.
  Some of those charities are using a disaster mapping tool recently developed by Facebook to help do that in North Carolina. The tool provides anonymous data to show locations that are shedding people and those that are gaining them. It tracks the movemen
  
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• Calhoun officially named head coach at DIII St. Joseph

  18-09-2018 22:12
  WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Jim Calhoun has officially been named the head coach at Division III University of Saint Joseph in Connecticut.
  The Hall of Famer had already announced he would be taking the job and has been working for a year to establish a men’s basketball program at the small Catholic university, which was an all-women’s school until this school year.
  Calhoun also has continued to serve in an advisory role at UConn, where he served as coach for 26 seasons and led
  
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• Bert and Ernie are indeed a gay couple, ‘Sesame Street’ writer claims

  18-09-2018 22:01
  Bert and Ernie, as well as Elmo, center, are among a donation of additional Jim Henson objects to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington on Sept. 24, 2013.Jacquelyn Martin / AP file / via NBC News
  Iconic “Sesame Street” puppets Bert and Ernie are a couple, according to a former writer for the show.
  In an exclusive interview with blog “Queerty,” Mark Saltzman said he felt that when he was writing Bert and Ernie, he was writing them as a c
  
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• Video shows robber, deli clerk grappling over gun

  18-09-2018 21:48
  NEW YORK (AP) — A Bronx deli clerk wrestled a gun away from a would-be robber in a harrowing attack caught on video.
  The New York Police Department says a man placed a food order on Monday before going behind the counter, displaying the gun and demanding cash.
  When the clerk hesitated, the man struck him on the head several times with the gun.
  Surveillance video shows the gun pointed at the clerk’s head as the two grapple.
  Police say the suspect fled when the worker got the gun away
  
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• Trump to visit North Carolina to survey Florence impact

  18-09-2018 21:34
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will travel to North Carolina on Wednesday to survey the impact of Hurricane Florence.
  White House press secretary Sarah Sanders on Tuesday confirmed Trump’s travel plans to North Carolina, which bore the brunt of the powerful storm.
  Days after the hurricane rolled through, the region is dealing with massive flooding. In Wilmington, residents lined up by the hundreds for free food, water and tarps while officials opened up to the public two ro
  
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• The Latest: EU studying Brexit border compromise

  18-09-2018 21:34
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on Brexit (all times local):
  9:30 p.m.
  European Union Brexit envoy Michel Barnier says his team is studying new ways to check goods moving into Northern Ireland in an effort to overcome a major obstacle in the negotiations.
  Brussels and London are still seeking a solution that would keep the border open between EU member Ireland and the U.K.’s Northern Ireland, just six months before Britain leaves the bloc.
  Barnier said Tuesday that his team believes most
  
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• Feds: Man stole hurricane victim’s IDs as part of $8M scam

  18-09-2018 21:34
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A Maryland man is accused of stealing hurricane victim’s identities as part what the Secret Service describes as an $8 million effort to scam a Federal Emergency Management Agency program.
  News outlets reported Tuesday that 30-year-old Tare Stanley Okirika is accused of registering unique pre-paid debit cards under stolen identities.
  A Secret Service affidavit says Okirika used stolen Social Security and personal identifying information from hurricane victims in Geor
  
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• APNewsBreak: Baseball union, teams meet on revenue grievance

  18-09-2018 21:28
  NEW YORK (AP) — People familiar with the grievance process tell The Associated Press that union officials met last month with management of the four major league teams accused of improper spending of revenue sharing money.
  The people spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday because no announcements were authorized.
  Players’ association general counsel Ian Penny and Rick Shapiro, senior adviser to union head Tony Clark, were among the union executives who traveled to meet separately wi
  
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