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• Prosecutors looking beyond courtroom amid reform, scrutiny

  28-09-2018 23:57
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors are traditionally focused on courtrooms and guilty verdicts, but their roles are changing amid criminal-justice reforms, a changing crime rate and increased public scrutiny.
  District attorneys from around the U.S. who gathered in Salt Lake City on Thursday and Friday say they’re being pressed on issues such as Black Lives Matter, mass incarceration and police shootings. They’re also facing more election challenges, often from reform-minded cand
  
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• Remnants of Hurricane Rosa to bring rain to Arizona

  28-09-2018 23:50
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona could be drenched next week.
  The National Weather Service says remnants of Hurricane Rosa are expected to hit the state Sunday, bringing heavy rain, high winds and the threat of localized flooding.
  Up to 4 inches (10 centimeters) could fall in some areas through Wednesday. Those include Flagstaff, Payson, Prescott and the Grand Canyon’s South Rim. Up to 6 inches (15 centimeters) is forecast at the canyon’s North Rim.
  Seemingly, no part of the sta
  
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• Orioles Davis calls it a season with record-low .168 average

  28-09-2018 23:41
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Orioles first baseman Chris Davis has evidently put an end to one of the worst seasons in major league history.
  Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said Friday that Davis likely won’t play in any of the Orioles’ final four games.
  Davis isn’t injured. He’s just had enough of a miserable season that’s gotten worse down the stretch.
  If he doesn’t play this weekend, Davis will finish with a .168 batting average, lowest by a qualifier in big lea
  
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• 76ers Embiid sings his heart out in video from Sheeran show

  28-09-2018 23:41
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers fan favorite Joel Embiid is apparently a fan himself — of Ed Sheeran.
  The British singer-songwriter made a stop in Philadelphia on Thursday, performing for a sold-out crowd at the Lincoln Financial Field.
  Embiid posted a video of Sheeran’s performance on his Instagram and the All-Star center can be heard singing along enthusiastically — if not entirely in tune — to the songs “Perfect” and “Shape of You.”
  
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• Judge: Democrats in Congress can sue Trump over emoluments

  28-09-2018 23:40
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal district judge in Washington says a group of nearly 200 Democratic senators and representatives has legal standing to sue President Donald Trump to prove he violated the U.S. Constitution’s emoluments provision banning the acceptance of gifts from foreign interests.
  The ruling by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan is the second decision by a federal court advancing such constitutional lawsuits against the president. A federal judge in Maryland ruled in July that a si
  
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• Tribe wants high court to hear North Dakota voter ID dispute

  28-09-2018 23:35
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Lawyers representing a group of Native Americans told the U.S. Supreme Court Friday that keeping new voter ID requirements in place in North Dakota will lead to confusion during the upcoming election.
  The emergency appeal comes just days after a federal appeals court stayed an injunction in the case. The injunction would have required the state to accept forms of identification and supporting documents that included a current mailing address, such as a post office box
  
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• Hendricks, Bryant lead way as Cubs beat Cardinals 8-4

  28-09-2018 23:34
  CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Hendricks went eight innings in another strong start, Kris Bryant homered and the Chicago Cubs moved closer to the NL Central championship and dealt another hit to St. Louis’ playoff hopes, beating the Cardinals 8-4 on Friday.
  The Cubs came into the final weekend of the regular season with a franchise-record fourth straight trip to the postseason assured and their third division title in a row in sight. They began the day with a one-game lead over Milwaukee, with
  
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• After Kavanaugh-Ford hearing, does MeToo face a backlash?

  28-09-2018 23:34
  NEW YORK (AP) — Some skeptics of #MeToo activism hope Brett Kavanaugh’s angry denial of sexual assault allegations might help fuel a backlash against the year-old movement. But advocates for victimized women say it’s now too powerful to be derailed.
  The mixed reactions followed Thursday’s vehement assertion by Kavanaugh and his Republican allies that he was the victim of a “political hit job” by Democrats. They suggested that Kavanaugh’s accuser was bein
  
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• More than 20 million people watched Kavanaugh hearing

  28-09-2018 23:27
  NEW YORK (AP) — More than 20 million people watched the gripping testimony of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman who accused him of sexual assault in the 1980s, Christine Blasey Ford, on six television networks.
  The drama over Kavanaugh’s nomination continued Friday with yet another twist, when Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake successfully called for a week-long FBI investigation. TV networks again set aside regular programming to cover it.
  The Nielsen company estimated the v
  
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• Espanyol held by Rayo, misses chance of joining Liga leaders

  28-09-2018 23:27
  MADRID (AP) — Espanyol was held 2-2 at promoted Rayo Vallecano on Friday, missing a chance to join Barcelona and Real Madrid at the top of the Spanish league.
  Espanyol led 2-1 at halftime but was pegged back early in the second half at Vallecas Stadium. An injury-time penalty for Espanyol was reversed after a video review showed the foul was outside the area.
  Espanyol is two points behind the league leaders ahead of this weekend’s matches.
  Barcelona hosts Athletic Bilbao on Saturday,
  
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• N4T Cooks: Frikandel Special – Dutch Sausage for Oktoberfest

  28-09-2018 23:23
  Name of Restaurant: The Dutch Eatery
  Name of Dish: Frikandel Special – Dutch Sausage for Oktoberfest
  Ingredients for dish:
  10lbs Pork10 lbs Beef10 eggs3 T Onion Powder3 T Garlic Powder3T + 2t Coriander3T + 2t Ginger2T + 2t Nutmeg4T + 2t Salt2T Black Pepper
  Frikandel Special – Dutch Sausage for Oktoberfest
  Preparation Instructions:
  Blend meats together with a food processor, then add eggs and spices. Place in a piping bag, and pipe out into desired length sausages. Place sausages int
  
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• Flash Flood Watch issued September 28 at 2:23PM MST expiring October 3 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  28-09-2018 23:23
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Flash Flood Watch for a portion of Southeast Arizona,including the following areas, South Central Pinal County,Southeast Pinal County, Tohono O’Odham Nation, and WesternPima County.
  * From Monday morning through late Tuesday night
  * Moisture from the remnants of hurricane Rosa will result inperiods of widespread moderate to locally heavy rainfall Mondaythrough Tuesday night. This amount of rainfall may result inflash flooding and floodi
  
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• Harvard discrimination lawsuit officially headed to trial

  28-09-2018 23:20
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A federal jury will decide a lawsuit alleging that Harvard University’s admissions practices unfairly discriminate against Asian Americans.
  The judge overseeing the case rejected motions from both sides Friday asking to rule on their behalf. The judge says there’s still too much in dispute.
  The group Students For Fair Admissions filed the suit in 2014. It says Asian American applicants have the best academic records but the lowest admission rate among an
  
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• Berrios turns in strong last start for Twins in sweep of Sox

  28-09-2018 23:18
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jose Berrios became the first Minnesota pitcher in eight years to reach 200 strikeouts, throwing seven smooth innings in a 2-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox in the first game of a doubleheader before the Twins completed the sweep with a 12-4 victory on Friday night behind a career-high six RBIs from Mitch Garver.
  Berrios finished his All-Star season with a career-best 3.84 ERA and 202 strikeouts. The last time a Twins pitcher topped that milestone was Francisco Liri
  
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• Berrios pitches Twins past White Sox 2-1 in 1st game

  28-09-2018 23:18
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jose Berrios became the first Minnesota pitcher in eight years to reach 200 strikeouts, throwing seven smooth innings for the Twins in a 2-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.
  Berrios finished his All-Star season with a career-best 3.84 ERA and 202 strikeouts. The last time a Twins pitcher topped that milestone was Francisco Liriano (201) in 2010, with Johan Santana (235) in 2007 the most recent prior to that.
  Berr
  
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• Man who was shot in the back by state trooper loses appeal

  28-09-2018 23:17
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — The state Supreme Court has upheld a ruling in favor of Delaware State Police in a lawsuit filed by a man who was shot in the back by a trooper in 2013.
  The court on Friday rejected Keith Schueller’s claim that Trooper Brett Cordrey could not have feared for his life because he shot Schueller in the back. The court pointed to the judge’s finding that Cordrey believed he had shot Schueller in the chest.
  Schueller, a theft suspect, led police on a vehicle chase
  
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• The Latest: Arizona protests on Flake’s Kavanaugh stance

  28-09-2018 23:13
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on protests of U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake’s willingness to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh (all times local):
  1:45 p.m.
  A crowd of demonstrators outside U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake’s office has grown to more than 100 people.
  The scores of people irate over the Arizona Republican’s willingness to vote for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have been standing on both sides of a busy Phoenix street.
  Some have been holding umbrellas for the heat
  
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• Check the couch: Governor’s wedding ring back after decades

  28-09-2018 23:12
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s governor has his original wedding ring back on his finger nearly three decades after he lost it.
  Clay Chandler, a spokesman for Gov. Phil Bryant, says Jeff Maher called the governor’s office in recent days to report he had found a gold wedding band inside a couch that he claimed from a roadside outside the house of a cousin of first lady Deborah Bryant.
  The ring had the initials of Phil and Deborah Bryant and their wedding date — Dec. 3
  
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• 2 charged with murder after fatal Nashville robberies

  28-09-2018 23:12
  NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Two men are charged with murder and a third faces lesser charges in a fatal robbery outside a Nashville bar.
  According to a Friday news release from the Davidson County district attorney’s office, a grand jury has returned indictments against Demontrey Logsdon and Horace Williamson III. Charges include first degree murder and aggravated robbery.
  They are accused of killing 30-year-old Jaime Sarrantonio and 33-year-old Bartley Teal in a parking lot last mon
  
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• 2nd man charged in 2014 ax-bludgeoning death in Arizona

  28-09-2018 23:09
  PHOENIX (AP) — A second man has been booked on suspicion of murder in the 2014 fatal bludgeoning of an Arizona man who investigators said was bound, gagged and struck with an ax in a killing involving people affiliated with a white supremacist prison gang.
  A member of the Aryan Brotherhood was arrested eight months after the body of 40-year-old Joshua C. Calkins was found in wrapped in a blanket and tarp in an alley in west Phoenix. On Wednesday, a second man, 59-year-old Charles Eugene Ro
  
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• The Latest: Man acquitted in pregnant woman’s slaying

  28-09-2018 23:04
  FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a North Dakota man accused in the killing of a pregnant woman (all times local):
  4 p.m.
  A jury in North Dakota has acquitted a man accused of helping to kill a woman whose baby was cut from her womb.
  William Hoehn (heyn) was charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the August 2017 death of 22-year-old Savanna Greywind of Fargo.
  Hoehn’s ex-girlfriend, Brooke Crews, pleaded guilty earlier in Greywind’s death and is serving life in
  
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• Jury acquits North Dakota man accused of helping to kill pregnant woman whose baby was cut from her womb

  28-09-2018 23:02
  FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Jury acquits North Dakota man accused of helping to kill pregnant woman whose baby was cut from her womb.
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• Flash Flood Watch issued September 28 at 2:01PM MST expiring October 3 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  28-09-2018 23:01
  The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a
  * Flash Flood Watch for portions of Arizona and California,including the following areas, in Arizona, Aguila Valley,Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, Buckeye/Avondale, Cave Creek/NewRiver, Central La Paz, Central Phoenix, Deer Valley, DrippingSprings, East Valley, Fountain Hills/East Mesa, Gila Bend,Gila River Valley, Globe/Miami, Kofa, Mazatzal Mountains, NewRiver Mesa, North Phoenix/Glendale, Northwest Pinal County,Northwest Valley, Parker Valley
  
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• Prosecutors want death penalty for bike path attacker

  28-09-2018 23:00
  NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors want a man charged with using a truck to kill eight people last year on a New York City bike path to face the death penalty.
  The decision about Sayfullo Saipov (sy-foo-LOH’ sah-YEE’-pawf) was revealed on Friday in court papers after defense complaints about tweets by President Donald Trump calling for Saipov’s execution.
  Prosecutors said the attack met several standards for seeking the death penalty.
  Saipov has pleaded not guilty. Court papers
  
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• In reversal, Trump orders new FBI probe of Kavanaugh, says it must be’ limited in scope’ and last no longer than a week

  28-09-2018 23:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In reversal, Trump orders new FBI probe of Kavanaugh, says it must be’ limited in scope’ and last no longer than a week.
  The post In reversal, Trump orders new FBI probe of Kavanaugh, says it must be’ limited in scope’ and last no longer than a week appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Wes Hopkins, 10-year safety for Eagles, has died

  28-09-2018 22:58
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wes Hopkins, a 10-year safety with the Philadelphia Eagles and 1985 All-Pro, has died. He was 57.
  The team announced his death Friday. No cause was given.
  Hopkins spent his entire NFL career in Philadelphia, starting 125 games. Hopkins ranks fifth on the franchise’s all-time interceptions list with 30 and is tied for third in games played among defensive backs with 137.
  A second-round draft pick in 1983, Hopkins was a member of SMU’s 2018 Hall of Fame induct
  
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• Chargers WRs Allen, Benjamin questionable vs. Niners

  28-09-2018 22:51
  COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers wide receivers Keenan Allen and Travis Benjamin are listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers.
  Both were limited participants during Friday’s practice.
  Allen did not practice Wednesday or Thursday due to soreness in his right knee and a tooth. The sixth-year receiver is tied for the team lead in receptions (17) and is averaging 12.9 yards per reception.
  Coach Anthony Lynn said after practice that Alle
  
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• Giants place RB Jonathan Stewart on injured reserve

  28-09-2018 22:50
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants placed Jonathan Stewart, their most experienced running back, on injured reserve Friday.
  Stewart, who joined the Giants this year after 10 seasons with the Carolina Panthers, has a foot injury. His spot on the roster was taken by Jawill Davis, a wide receiver from Bethune-Cookman. Davis joins tight end Garrett Dickerson as newcomers to the roster. They could make their NFL debuts on Sunday when the Giants host the New Orleans Saints.
  Stewart
  
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• Russia’s foreign minister says US-Russia relations “are bad and probably at their all-time low.”

  28-09-2018 22:43
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister says US-Russia relations “are bad and probably at their all-time low.”
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• US evacuates consulate in southern Iraq following attacks

  28-09-2018 22:36
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says the U.S. consulate in the southern Iraqi city of Basra is being evacuated following attacks blamed on Iran-backed militias.
  The “ordered departure” of the consulate was announced Friday by State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert.
  Consular services will be provided from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted on Tuesday that Iran-supported militias had launched rocket attacks against the U.S. Embassy in
  
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• Maine woman drawing raves for art made from moose poop

  28-09-2018 22:34
  SOMERVILLE, Maine (AP) — A Maine woman is making art and other knickknacks with moose droppings she collects near her home.
  Mary Winchenbach and her company Tirdy Works gained national attention this week when a video of her selling her keychains and clocks with clumps of moose poop at Maine’s Common Ground Country Fair went viral. The video has more than 1.5 million views and the 57-year-old Winchenbach says she has gotten requests from people all over the country to get the unusual
  
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• Former BMX coach sentenced in child molestation case

  28-09-2018 22:34
  PHOENIX (AP) — A former suburban Phoenix BMX coach accused of molesting several children has been sentenced to 27 years in prison.
  Randall McCamman was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to sexual conduct with a minor, attempt to commit molestation of a child and furnishing obscene materials to a minor.
  McCamman used to volunteer as a coach for BMX riders before the parent of a boy found sexually explicit text messages on the child’s phone. Gilbert police launched an investigatio
  
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• Watercolor with Creative Tribe at Reforma Mexican Cantina

  28-09-2018 21:39
  Paint your very own Fall Harvest Water Color painting with Creative Tribe, a community of creative women that gather to be creative!Creative Tribe will be hosting the watercolor workshop at Reforma Modern Mexican restaurant on Friday, Oct. 12 from 5:45 p.m. to 8 p.m.Local artist, Alyssa Robinson, will be instructing the workshop and will teach beginners the basic fundamentals, styles and techniques of water color painting. Participants will also be able to take their water color art home.&
  
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• The Latest: Spain runs past Canada at Women’s World Cup

  28-09-2018 21:37
  SAN CRISTOBAL DE LA LAGUNA, Spain (AP) — The Latest on the Women’s Basketball World Cup quarterfinals (all times local):
  10 p.m.
  Spain scored the first 19 points of the fourth quarter to beat Canada 68-53 on Friday night in the final game of the quarterfinals of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup.
  Trailing 50-47 heading into the final quarter, Spain quickly took the lead on Astou Ndour’s jumper. Queralt Casas’ three-point play a minute later whipped the home crow
  
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• The Latest: Belgium beats France at Women’s World Cup

  28-09-2018 21:37
  SAN CRISTOBAL DE LA LAGUNA, Spain (AP) — The Latest on the Women’s Basketball World Cup quarterfinals (all times local):
  ___
  8:15 p.m.
  Belgium is making its first World Cup appearance one to remember. The Belgians beat France 86-65.
  Kim Mestdagh scored 23 points and Emma Meesseman added 16 for Belgium, which will play the U.S. in the semifinals on Saturday.
  Julie Allemand tied the World Cup assist record with 13 against France. FIBA changed its stat keeping on assists in 2014, awardi
  
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• Library moves ‘Drag Queen Story Time’ to bigger venue

  28-09-2018 21:34
  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Interest in a Louisiana library’s planned “Drag Queen Story Time” is so high that the event is moving to a community college auditorium.
  A notice on the Lafayette Public Library’s webpage states that it’s moving the Oct. 6 event from the library to South Louisiana Community College because of safety concerns resulting from an expected overflow crowd.
  Libraries and bookstores around the country have held programs in which men in drag read
  
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• New Hampshire pumpkin called heaviest in North America

  28-09-2018 21:33
  DEERFIELD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man has grown a pumpkin that appears to be the largest in the nation.
  An organization that serves as the worldwide governing body for pumpkin-growing contests says Steve Geddes of Boscawen squashed the competition across North America with his prize winner weighing in at 2,528 (1,147 kg) lbs.
  The Great Pumpkin Commonwealth told the Boston Globe that a pumpkin grown by Geddes is the biggest pumpkin ever grown in North America. The pumpkin this week at
  
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• Elderly armed robbery suspect court ordered for further medical evaluation

  28-09-2018 21:31
  Robert Francis Krebs is accused of a January 12 robbery of Pyramid Federal Credit Union.
  TUCSON – An elderly man who is accused of robbing a bank last January received a court order Sept. 13 for further medical evaluation.
  According to officials, Robert Francis Krebs reportedly was arrested in connection to an $8,300, armed robbery at Pyramid Federal Credit Union, Jan. 12. Authorities said the 80-year-old man was arrested the next day after they received a tip in connection to a
  
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• Sproles, McLeod out for Eagles, Jeffery questionable

  28-09-2018 21:24
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles won’t have running back Darren Sproles and safety Rodney McLeod for Sunday’s game at Tennessee.
  Sproles is missing his third straight game with a hamstring injury. McLeod had knee surgery Thursday and it’s uncertain whether he’ll return this season.
  Wide receiver Alshon Jeffery is questionable after missing the past two days of practice because of an illness. Jeffery hasn’t played this season after offseason shoulder
  
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• Jaguars running back Fournette a game-day decision again

  28-09-2018 21:23
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette will be a game-day decision for the third straight week.
  Fournette, who strained his right hamstring in the season opener, was listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the New York Jets despite practice in full Friday.
  Fournette says he’s getting better but isn’t ready to commit to returning.
  He says he’s “just getting back in my routine, practicing, cutting and stuff like th
  
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• Decision looms for Chicago officer: To testify or not

  28-09-2018 21:21
  CHICAGO (AP) — A decision looms about whether Chicago Officer Jason Van Dyke will testify at trial to defend himself against a murder charge for fatally shooting black teenager Laquan McDonald 16 times in 2014.
  The trial enters its third week Monday. The presiding judge could ask for Van Dyke’s decision soon.
  Lawyers typically advise clients against testifying, including because it opens them to potentially devastating cross-examination.
  But cases involving police often come down to
  
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• Arizona protests of Sen. Flake’s stance on Kavanaugh

  28-09-2018 21:19
  PHOENIX (AP) — Several dozen demonstrators outraged by U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake’s willingness to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have gathered outside his Arizona office, some wearing the costumes of enslaved women portrayed in the dystopian novel and TV series, “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
  Protesters Friday carried signs with slogans such as “Flake is a Fake” and “Shame Shame.”
  They stopped briefly to listen to a radio broadcast of Flake
  
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• Arizona protesters rally by Flake’s office over Kavanaugh

  28-09-2018 21:19
  PHOENIX (AP) — Several dozen demonstrators outraged by Sen. Jeff Flake’s willingness to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh gathered Friday outside his Arizona office, some wearing the costumes of women enslaved as surrogates in the dystopian novel and TV series, “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
  Protesters Friday carried signs with slogans such as “Flake is a Fake” and “Shame Shame.”
  They stopped briefly to listen to a radio broadcast of Flak
  
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• AP Source: Ellison, Coutts to launch SailGP using catamarans

  28-09-2018 21:14
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says former America’s Cup holders Larry Ellison and Russell Coutts are set to announce a new sailing league called SailGP that will be contested in an enhanced class of foiling 50-foot catamarans.
  The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday because details won’t be announced until Wednesday night in London.
  Plans call for SailGP to have five regattas in 2019, beginning in mid-February in Sydney,
  
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• Palestinians ask court to order US embassy out of Jerusalem

  28-09-2018 20:55
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Palestinian Authority has filed a case with the United Nations’ highest court asking its judges to order Washington to remove the recently relocated U.S. embassy from Jerusalem.
  The move announced Friday by the Hague-based International Court of Justice comes against a backdrop of deeply strained ties between Washington and the Palestinians, in part because of the Trump Administration’s decision in December to recognize Jerusalem as Israel&rsqu
  
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• 83-year-old lawmaker: I was groped, kissed as a young teen

  28-09-2018 20:47
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — An 83-year-old New Jersey state senator has revealed that she was groped and forcibly kissed by a visitor in her home when she was just a girl.
  Sen. Loretta Weinberg says she never told anyone about it until now.
  Weinberg, the Senate majority leader, posted Friday about the encounter on Facebook.
  The Democratic lawmaker says she was 13 and remembers the “EXACT” time and “EXACTLY” where she was when it happened.
  She says she’s not confused.
  
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• Bills list McCoy as questionable to play against Packers

  28-09-2018 20:36
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills list LeSean McCoy as questionable for their game at Green Bay on Sunday even though the running back vowed he’ll play earlier this week.
  McCoy spent the past three days practicing on a limited basis and in a non-contact jersey after missing one game with an injury to his rib cartilage. McCoy’s backup, Marcus Murphy, is also considered questionable after hurting his rib in a 27-6 win at Minnesota last weekend.
  The Bills risk being thin
  
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• Appeals court affirms ruling that IBM owes Indiana $78M

  28-09-2018 20:34
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s Court of Appeals has upheld a judge’s finding that IBM owes the state $78 million in damages stemming from the company’s failed effort to automate much of the state’s welfare services.
  Friday’s ruling affirmed Marion Superior Court Judge Heather Welch’s August 2017 award to the state, but it also found that IBM is entitled to interest on nearly $50 million in state fees that Welch ruled Indiana owes the company. The court le
  
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• Childress promotes Daniel Hemric to Cup Series

  28-09-2018 20:25
  CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Daniel Hemric was promoted Friday to a full-time NASCAR Cup Series ride next season for Richard Childress Racing.
  Hemric will replace Ryan Newman at RCR in the No. 31 Chevrolet. The team decided not to bring Newman back next season and will instead use Hemric, an Xfinity Series regular. Newman will drive next season for Roush Fenway Racing.
  Hemric is scheduled to make his Cup Series debut on Sunday on the roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He is currently ranked second
  
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• Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination voted to full Senate

  28-09-2018 20:20
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh (all times local):
  Judiciary Committee votes to send Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination to full Senate.
  1:40 p.m.
  The Senate Judiciary Committee was supposed to be voting at 1:30 p.m. Friday on whether to recommend Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, but something is afoot.
  Behind-the-scenes negotiations have delayed the committee vote on Kavanaugh’s nomination.
  It wasn’t clear what
  
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