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• Game Winner pulls away in stretch to win American Pharoah

  29-09-2018 23:58
  ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Game Winner pulled away in the stretch to win the $300,000 American Pharoah by 4 1/2 lengths and earn an automatic berth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.
  The 2-year-old colt trained by Bob Baffert ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.77 on Saturday at Santa Anita. Sent off as the 1-5 favorite, Game Winner returned $2.60, $2.20 and $2.10 in the race named for the 2015 Triple Crown winner also trained by Baffert.
  Gunmetal Gray returned $2.80 and $2.10, while Rowayton was anoth
  
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• Riley steps in to lead Mercer to 48-38 win over VMI

  29-09-2018 23:56
  LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Kaelan Riley, starting in place of the injured Robert Riddle, threw for 248 yards and two touchdowns as Mercer pulled away in the second half to beat VMI 48-38 and get its second win in Southern Conference play on Saturday afternoon.
  Riddle suffered a broken collarbone in a losing effort against The Citadel last week.
  Tyray Devezin and Tee Mitchell both had over 100 yards rushing for the second time this season. Mitchell had 129 yards rushing with three touchdowns. De
  
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• 2 men die in Wyoming construction site accident

  29-09-2018 23:54
  JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (AP) — Two men have died after becoming trapped inside a trench on a construction site in Wyoming.
  Teton County Undersheriff Matt Carr says the deaths were the result of a “tragic accident.”
  The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports the two men were inside the trench on a home construction site Friday afternoon. The trench was between 12 and 15 feet (3.7 and 4.6 and meters) deep.
  Officials say the men likely suffocated after the trench collapsed, trapping them.
  
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• Tesla CEO Elon Musk, company settle fraud suit for $40M

  29-09-2018 23:49
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the electric car company have agreed to pay a total of $40 million and make a series of concessions to settle a government lawsuit alleging Musk duped investors with misleading statements about a proposed buyout of the company.
  The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the settlement Saturday, just two days after filing a case seeking to oust Musk as CEO.
  The settlement will require Musk to relinquish his role as chairman for at least thr
  
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• Oliveria runs for 2 TDs, N. Dakota beats N. Colorado 38-13

  29-09-2018 23:49
  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Brady Oliveira ran for two touchdowns and North Dakota beat Northern Colorado 38-13 on Saturday.
  Oliveira had 123 yards rushing on 21 carries for the Fighting Hawks (3-2). James Johannesson led with 141 yards on 22 carries. Nate Ketteringham ran for two touchdowns and had 123 yards passing.
  Brady Leach kicked a 37-yard field goal to cap North Dakota’s 71-yard opening drive and the Fighting Hawks led the rest of the game.
  Ketteringham ran for his first touchdown
  
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• Flash Flood Watch issued September 29 at 2:42PM MST expiring October 3 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  29-09-2018 23:42
  The Flash Flood Watch continues for
  * A portion of Southeast Arizona, including:Western Pima County, the Tohono O’odham Nation, South CentralPinal County, and Southeast Pinal County.
  * From Monday morning through late Tuesday night
  * Moisture from the remnants of Hurricane Rosa should producewidespread rainfall Monday into Tuesday night. Periods of heavyrainfall will increase the potential for flash flooding.
  * Large washes such as the Vamori, San Simon and Gibson near Ajomay experience hi
  
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• Tesla CEO Elon Musk, company to pay $40 million to settle SEC case alleging Musk duped investors

  29-09-2018 23:37
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk, company to pay $40 million to settle SEC case alleging Musk duped investors.
  The post Tesla CEO Elon Musk, company to pay $40 million to settle SEC case alleging Musk duped investors appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Closing generating station could have huge economic impacts

  29-09-2018 23:36
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — One of the biggest issues looming over a northwestern New Mexico county is the potential closure of a coal-fired power plant in 2022 — about 20 years before the end of its useful life.
  The closure of the San Juan Generating Station, which provides electricity to an estimated 2 million customers in the Southwest, is expected to have severe economic consequences for San Juan County, the Farmington Daily Times reported earlier this week.
  “We’re lookin
  
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• Disgraced ex-cardinal McCarrick living near Kansas school

  29-09-2018 23:35
  VICTORIA, Kan. (AP) — Roman Catholic Church officials have confirmed that a disgraced ex-cardinal who was removed from ministry amid allegations of sexual abuse has moved to a friary in remote western Kansas that is near an elementary school.
  The Archdiocese of Washington confirmed in a statement Friday that former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is living at St. Fidelis Friary in Victoria, Kansas, which is within a block of Victoria Elementary School.
  The Kansas City Star reports that the new
  
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• Tony Romo fails to advance in Web.com Tour’s Q-school

  29-09-2018 23:34
  GARLAND, Texas (AP) — Tony Romo shot a 1-over 72 on Saturday at Garland Bridges to complete a failed bid to advance in the first stage Web.com Tour’s Qualifying Tournament.
  The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback tied for 72nd at 13-under 297 in the 76-player field, with the top 22 and ties moving on to the second stage.
  “Each day I got better and my swing got tighter,” Romo said. “It’s a tight golf course and if you miss a couple spots here and there you can pu
  
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• Cornelius tosses 4 TDs, leads Oklahoma St past Kansas 48-28

  29-09-2018 23:31
  LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — After last week’s 24-point loss to Texas Tech that knocked them out of the top 25, Oklahoma State came to Kansas on Saturday needing a big win. Almost right away, you could tell that wouldn’t be a difficult goal.
  Taylor Cornelius passed for 312 yards and four touchdowns, Justice Hill ran for 189 yards and the Cowboys (4-1, 1-1 Big 12) cruised to a 48-28 win over the Jayhawks (2-3, 0-2 Big 12).
  Oklahoma State found the end zone on each of its first three po
  
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• Tucson Police are investigating a robbery at a Family Dollar in Mid Town

  29-09-2018 23:28
  TUCSON — Tucson police are investigating a robbery at a Family Dollar in Mid Town.
  Officers tells News 4 Tucson that a weapon is believed to be involved in the crime at the business, located on East 22nd Street.
  Police are looking for a suspect. If you have any information about the crime, call police.
  This is a developing story. Stay with News 4 Tucson as more information becomes available.
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• Local officials: No victim reports filed in Kavanaugh case

  29-09-2018 23:21
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Authorities in a Maryland county say they are prepared to investigate sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh should a victim come forward and file a criminal report.
  Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger and State’s Attorney John McCarthy said in a letter Friday there have been no such reports filed that would lead to the initiation of a criminal investigation.
  Manger and McCarthy were responding to a request for an in
  
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• UA Football celebrates Hispanic Heritage month vs. USC today

  29-09-2018 23:20
  TUCSON — U of A Coach Kevin Sumlin talked about how important home fans at Arizona Stadium are to the team as Arizona gets set to battle it out with Pac-12 defending champions USC on Saturday.  It’s also Hispanic Heritage Night.
  Here’s more as-seen-on-KVOA sportscast:Tailgate related tickets can be purchased online at www.arizonaalumni.com/heritagedaytailgate.
  The Coca-Cola Fan Fiesta will provide a plethora of Hispanic entertainment and culture when it officially ope
  
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• Flash flood watches cover parts of 4 states in Southwest

  29-09-2018 23:20
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued flash flood watches for parts of four states in the Southwest for Monday and Tuesday.
  Areas covered by watches due to what the weather service’s Las Vegas office calls “abundant tropical moisture from Hurricane Rosa” include southern Nevada, southeastern California, southwestern and central Utah and the western two-thirds of Arizona.
  Forecasts call for heavy rainfall in the watch areas, which include Las Vegas, Phoe
  
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• Yankees set HR record, beat Red Sox 8-5 for 100th win

  29-09-2018 23:18
  BOSTON (AP) — Gleyber Torres and Giancarlo Stanton connected as the New York Yankees broke the major league record for home runs in a season and reached 100 wins with an 8-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.
  Torres’ two-run drive in the fourth was the Yankees’ 265th of the year and moved them past the 1997 Seattle Mariners for the mark.
  Stanton pushed the record to 266 in the seventh with his 38th homer, a solo homer to left field. A fan sitting in the seats above th
  
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• Khalil Tate & Cats set for USC tonight at AZ Stadium

  29-09-2018 23:16
  Khalil Tate had another career game in his hometown against USC last season?  Can he put up similar numbers as the Trojans head to Tucson on Saturday?   Here’s more as-seen on KVOA sportscast:The post Khalil Tate & Cats set for USC tonight at AZ Stadium appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Helicopter crash survivor rescued in Alaska; 3 missing

  29-09-2018 23:12
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says it rescued one survivor of a helicopter crash near a bay in southeast Alaska and is searching for three others.
  The Anchorage Daily News reports the agency says the 14-year-old survivor of the Friday crash showed signs of mild hypothermia but is in good condition.
  Officials say the crash happed near Lituya Bay, about 120 miles (193 kilometers) northwest of Juneau.
  Officials say two adults and two adolescents were aboard the crashed helicop
  
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• McGovern, Prall lead Brown in 35-7 win over Georgetown

  29-09-2018 23:11
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Michael McGovern threw a touchdown and ran for another score and Brown picked up its first win of the season, beating Georgetown 35-7 on Saturday.
  McGovern had 268 yards passing for the Bears (1-2). Jakob Prall ran for two touchdowns and caught a pass for another.
  McGovern capped his team’s 12-play, 75-yard opening drive with a 3-yard pass to Prall for a 7-0 lead, and Prall ran for two more scores in the first half to stretch Brown’s advantage to 21-0 at
  
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• Madrid and Atletico draw in derby, Barcelona stays ahead

  29-09-2018 23:10
  MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid played to a scoreless draw in the first Spanish league derby of the season on Saturday, allowing Barcelona to retain its lead despite a third consecutive setback.
  Barcelona was held by Athletic Bilbao to 1-1 at Camp Nou Stadium after resting Lionel Messi for most of the match, but it was enough to stay at the top.
  Real Madrid could have been on top for the first time with a win against its city rival at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, but the derby
  
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• Hallenbeck’s 3 TDs spark Marist comeback, tops Dayton 28-17

  29-09-2018 23:02
  POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — Jacob Hallenbeck ran for two scores and threw for a third as Marist returned home for the first time since its season opener to beat Dayton, 28-17 in a Pioneer Football League contest Saturday afternoon, snapping a string of three straight losses.
  Hallenbeck dashed in from five-yards out early in the second quarter to give the Red Foxes a 14-0 advantage only to watch as Dayton scored 17 straight points to take a 17-14 lead when Matt Tunnacliffe pulled in a 24-yard
  
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• Lampard returns to Chelsea as Derby coach in League Cup

  29-09-2018 22:51
  LONDON (AP) — Frank Lampard is making a quick return to Chelsea as a manager.
  Less than two months into his first season in charge of Derby, Lampard’s reward for winning at Manchester United in the League Cup is a fourth-round match at Stamford Bridge where he spent most of his playing career.
  In his time at Chelsea from 2001-14, he became the club’s record scorer with 211, made 649 appearances, and was the heartbeat of teams that won three English Premier Leagues, four FA Cups
  
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• Yanks’ Sabathia banned 5 games for hitting batter, appeals

  29-09-2018 22:48
  BOSTON (AP) — Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia has been suspended five games for hitting a Tampa Bay batter, a penalty that was set to take effect at the start of next season.
  Sabathia has appealed the ban that was issued Saturday by Major League Baseball. Any penalty will apply in 2019.
  The Yankees will host Oakland in the AL wild-card game on Wednesday.
  Sabathia was penalized for hitting Rays catcher Jesus Sucre in the leg leading off the bottom of the sixth inning at Tropicana Field on Thurs
  
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• Amite woman pleads guilty in case of relative held captive

  29-09-2018 22:43
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office says an Amite woman has pleaded guilty in a case in which a woman relative was held captive — sometimes in a makeshift cage.
  NOLA.com / Times-Picayune reports the attorney’s office said in a news release Friday that Bridget Lambert entered a plea on Thursday on a count of forced labor conspiracy.
  She faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison when she’s sentenced on December 20.
  The federal case involved horrific a
  
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• Rawlings with 4 TDs, Yale rolls over Maine 35-14

  29-09-2018 22:37
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Kurt Rawlings threw for three touchdowns and ran for another score and Yale beat Maine 35-14 on Saturday.
  Rawlings was 22 of 34 for 306 yards passing the Bulldogs (2-1). Reed Klubnik pulled in all three TD passes and JP Shohfi had 124 yards receiving on 10 receptions.
  Rawlings capped the game’s first drive with a keeper from a yard out to give the Bulldogs a 7-0 lead and threw a 7-yard touchdown to Klubnik early in the second quarter and Yale led 14-0 at halft
  
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• Elon’s defense shuts down New Hampshire 30-9

  29-09-2018 22:28
  ELON, N.C. (AP) — Davis Cheek passed for 258 yards and scored a rushing touchdown, Greg Liggs Jr. made two interceptions and Elon beat New Hampshire 30-9 on Saturday.
  Cheek scored on a sneak on the first drive of the game. Jalen Greene capped the first-half scoring on a 7-yard power run with 31 seconds to go, giving Elon a 24-9 lead. Malcolm Summers had a 21-yard scoring run early in the second quarter.
  Skyler Davis accounted for all of the fourth-quarter scoring on field goals of 18 and 3
  
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• Cooper leads Bucknell past Holy Cross 19-16

  29-09-2018 22:28
  WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Jared Cooper ran for 123 yards and a touchdown and Bucknell scored 19 unanswered points then held off Holy Cross 19-16 in its Patriot League opener on Saturday.
  The Bison (1-4, 1-0) trailed 7-6 when Cooper raced 36 yards for a score. A two-point conversion attempt failed giving Bucknell a 12-7 lead with 9:25 left in the third quarter. The Bison stretched their lead to 19-7 early in the fourth quarter when Logan Bitikofer connected with Alan Butler for a 22-yard TD.
  
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• Plan to name Nova Scotia parkway for Crosby hits roadblock

  29-09-2018 22:23
  HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — How’s this for a slap shot to the ego: Sidney Crosby is not getting a road named for him in his home province.
  It seems one of hockey’s greatest players does not meet the criteria for commemorative naming because he has not yet retired.
  The Pittsburgh Penguins captain has won three Stanley Cups and two Olympic gold medals. Over the summer he was voted the province’s No. 1 athlete by the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame.
  But when it comes to chang
  
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• Grier, No. 12 WVU hold on to beat No. 25 Texas Tech, 42-34

  29-09-2018 22:22
  LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Will Grier threw for 370 yards with three touchdowns, Keith Washington thwarted a rally with 51-yard interception return for a score and No. 12 West Virginia held on for a 42-34 win over 25th-ranked Texas Tech on Saturday.
  Marcus Simms had nine catches for a career-high 138 yards — all in the first half — for his third straight 100-yard game. The Mountaineers (4-0, 2-0 Big 12) scored 28 first-quarter points.
  Texas Tech true freshman Alan Bowman, the nation
  
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• Man U slips further behind Man City and Liverpool after loss

  29-09-2018 22:17
  LONDON (AP) — After a third loss in seven English Premier League games so far, Jose Mourinho was quick to apportion blame for Manchester United’s collapse at West Ham.
  While the moans about refereeing decisions were predictable after the 3-1 loss on Saturday, holding the media partly responsible was a fresher excuse to pour scorn on another ineffective display by Anthony Martial.
  Leaving out forward Alexis Sanchez and starting Martial was portrayed by Mourinho as bowing to public dem
  
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• Canada FM postpones UN speech as free trade talks intensify

  29-09-2018 22:17
  TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has postponed her U.N. speech as free trade talks between the U.S. and Canada intensify.
  Freeland had been scheduled to deliver Canada’s address to the General Assembly on Saturday in New York, but Canada exchanged the slot with another country. Freeland may or may not give the speech on Monday.
  Canada is the United States’ No. 2 trading partner. It was left out when the U.S. and Mexico reached an agreement last
  
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• Arizona nonprofit helps wild horses cope with drought

  29-09-2018 22:12
  PHOENIX (AP) — Officials with an Arizona nonprofit say the 250 or so horses along the Salt River are usually good at taking care of themselves, but this year has been one of unprecedented drought.
  KJZZ-FM reports Salt River Wild Horse Management Group has been tracking wild horses in the region for years. President and Founder Simone Netherlands says she’s never seen the horses suffer as a result of the climate until recently.
  Last winter was unusually dry and thus the grasses the ho
  
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• BC runs past Temple 45-35; Dillon hurt

  29-09-2018 22:11
  BOSTON (AP) — Anthony Brown threw for two touchdowns and caught one, AJ Dillon rushed for 161 yards and two scores before leaving with an apparent ankle injury and Boston College held off Temple 45-35 on Saturday in a chippy game that saw three players ejected for targeting.
  Dillon, the Atlantic Coast Conference’s preseason player of the year, limped off favoring his left ankle after a defender fell on the back of his leg early in the third quarter. He went to the sideline, had it ta
  
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• Etienne rallies No. 3 Clemson to 27-23 win over Orange

  29-09-2018 21:54
  CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — With new starting quarterback Trevor Lawrence knocked out of the game, No. 3 Clemson rallied behind Travis Etienne, who ran for 2-yard touchdown with 41 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to give the Tigers a 27-23 victory over Syracuse on Saturday.
  Etienne finished with three TDs and a career-high 203 yards rushing to bail out the quarterback-depleted Tigers (5-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who went from having one too many starting-caliber QBs earlier in th
  
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• Police investigating thoroughbred shooting in Kentucky

  29-09-2018 21:50
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Police in the heart of Kentucky’s horse farm country are investigating after a thoroughbred was found shot with a rifle.
  The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the horse was found shot at Springhouse Farm near Lexington. The horse was euthanized Friday morning.
  Jessamine County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Allen Peel said the shooting happened sometime between 11 p.m. Thursday and 2 a.m. Friday. Authorities found multiple shell casings near where the horse w
  
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• No. 6 Oklahoma QB Murray doesn’t start vs. Baylor

  29-09-2018 21:50
  NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray didn’t start against Baylor on Saturday for the sixth-ranked Sooners. But he quickly made an impact.
  He entered on the second possession and threw a 9-yard touchdown to Lee Morris with his first pass for a 7-0 lead at 12:58 in the first quarter.
  Murray, considered by many to be a Heisman candidate, was replaced by Austin Kendall. Murray won the starting job against Kendall during fall practice.
  A school spokesman would not say wh
  
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• Georgia Tech rushes for 372 yards, tops Bowling Green, 56-17

  29-09-2018 21:46
  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech rushed for touchdowns the first seven times it had the ball with TaQuon Marshall, Jordan Mason and Tobias Oliver scoring twice each as the Yellow Jackets dominated Bowling Green 63-17 on Saturday.
  Marshall also had a big day as a thrower. The senior quarterback completed 5-of-6 passes for 160 yards — an average of 32 yards per completion — to help Tech (2-3) break a three-game losing streak.
  Bowling Green (1-4) entered the game last in the nation in
  
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• Mexico’s AMLO vows not to use military against civilians

  29-09-2018 21:43
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has vowed to never use military force against civilians as the country approaches the 50th anniversary of a bloody reprisal against students.
  Lopez Obrador promised Saturday at Tlatelolco Plaza to “never ever use the military to repress the Mexican people.”
  Troops fired on a peaceful demonstration at the plaza on Oct. 2, 1968, killing as many as 300 people at a time when leftist student movements were taking
  
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• University student from California killed in Arizona wreck

  29-09-2018 21:37
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a Northern Arizona University student from California was killed and three other people injured when a pickup went off a national forest road and struck a tree.
  The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office identified the student killed in the wreck Friday night as 19-year-old Justin Denault of Imperial, California, and said he was a passenger in the pickup.
  The Sheriff’s Office says the cause of the wreck remains under investigation.
  The wreck oc
  
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• Iguana on power line knocks out nursing home’s electricity

  29-09-2018 21:30
  LAUDERDALE LAKES, Fla. (AP) — An iguana wandered onto a power line and knocked out electricity to a Florida nursing home, sending 20 patients to the hospital.
  Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue Spokesman Michael Kane says the iguana was electrocuted and set off a fire on the power pole, which knocked out electricity to The Palms Care Center in Lauderdale Lakes on Friday afternoon.
  Kane told the South Florida Sun Sentinel the facility was running on generator power but only half of it was being co
  
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• No. 21 Michigan State handles Central Michigan 31-20

  29-09-2018 21:28
  EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Brian Lewerke ran for two touchdowns in the first half, and No. 21 Michigan State overcame a slow start and an underwhelming finish to beat Central Michigan 31-20 on Saturday.
  The Spartans entered with the nation’s top-ranked run defense and held CMU to 5 yards on the ground in the first two quarters. Michigan State led 31-3 before letting the Chippewas rally a bit in the fourth.
  Connor Heyward and La’Darius Jefferson also ran for touchdowns for the S
  
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• Up to 200 small pet pigs hoarded on Florida property

  29-09-2018 21:24
  MONTICELLO, Fla. (AP) — Up to 200 small pet pigs are being collected from a Florida property where officials say the animals were being hoarded.
  The Tallahassee Democrat reports that some of the pigs have escaped into the woods surrounding the Monticello property.
  Animal Allies of Florida’s Avalon Mini Pigs stepped in to help the animals after their owner reached out for help on social media.
  Coordinator Christal Ellard says the pigs range from 10 inches (25 centimeters) to 30 inches
  
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• Retired W. Virginia judge asks for impeachment trial delay

  29-09-2018 21:21
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A retired West Virginia Supreme Court justice has asked her impeachment trial be delayed until after the November election.
  WCHS-TV reports the West Virginia Senate is scheduled to hold an impeachment trial for retired Justice Robin Davis on Oct. 29. The election is Nov. 6.
  Davis faces four articles of impeachment. The allegations include approving the overpayment of senior status judges, signing off on more than $500,000 in office renovations and failing to proper
  
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• FBI contacts Kavanaugh Yale classmate in its investigation

  29-09-2018 21:15
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has contacted Deborah Ramirez, who’s accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct when he was a Yale student, as part of the bureau’s investigation of the Supreme Court nominee.
  Ramirez’s lawyer, John Clune, says agents want to interview her and she’s agreed to cooperate.
  President Donald Trump has ordered the FBI to reopen Kavanaugh’s background investigation after several women accused Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. Kavanaugh has d
  
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• Sevilla fans injured after railing collapse at stadium

  29-09-2018 21:13
  MADRID (AP) — A few dozen Sevilla fans celebrating a goal fell onto the pitch after a railing collapsed in a Spanish league match on Saturday.
  The game between Sevilla and Eibar at Ipurua Stadium was temporarily stopped and medical staff entered the field to attend to the fans. Some were carried away on stretchers, although local media said no serious injuries were immediately reported.
  The railing behind one of the goals broke as fans pressed forward following a 59th-minute penalty kick c
  
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• California Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill banning gun sales to people under 21, citing Parkland

  29-09-2018 21:12
  The new law exempts law enforcement, members of the military and people with hunting licenses from the restriction.
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Most people under 21 won’t be able to buy guns in California starting next year under a law Gov. Jerry Brown announced signing Friday.
  It will prevent people under 21 from buying rifles and other types of guns. State law already bans people under 21 from buying handguns.
  The new law exempts law enforcement, members of the military and people with hu
  
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• No. 1 Alabama rolls to 56-14 win over Louisiana-Lafayette

  29-09-2018 21:07
  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jaylen Waddle returned a punt for a touchdown and caught two scoring passes, including a 94-yarder, in No. 1 Alabama’s 56-14 victory Saturday over Louisiana-Lafayette.
  Quarterbacks Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts staked the Crimson Tide (5-0) to a 49-0 halftime lead over the Ragin’ Cajuns (1-3) en route to the defending national champions’ latest blowout.
  Then third-teamer Mac Jones got into the act with his 94-yarder to the freshman Waddle late in
  
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• The Latest: Official says boy’s injuries from shark nonfatal

  29-09-2018 21:06
  ENCINITAS, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a shark attack at a Southern California beach (all times local):
  11:55 a.m.
  Southern California authorities have closed several miles of beach following a shark attack that injured a boy who was diving for lobsters.
  The attack occurred around 7 a.m. Saturday at Beacon’s Beach in the Leucadia area of Encinitas, a city north of San Diego.
  Encinitas Lifeguard Capt. Larry Giles says the 13-year-old boy suffered traumatic injuries, but he describes i
  
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• Tesla’s challenges extend beyond CEO’s uncertain future

  29-09-2018 21:00
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk’s murky future as Tesla Motors’ CEO amid a securities fraud lawsuit isn’t the only cloud hanging over the electric car maker.
  The company was on shaky financial ground even before government regulators set out to remove Musk as CEO, a blow that has increased the pressure on Tesla to prove it can consistently produce enough cars to survive. Tesla will provide a glimpse at how it has been faring when it releases its third-quarter production nu
  
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• Volcano spews ash on Mexico City

  29-09-2018 20:52
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Ash spewing from the Popocatepetl volcano has reached the southern neighborhoods of Mexico’s capital.
  The National Center for Disaster Prevention warned Mexicans on Saturday to stay away from the volcano after activity picked up in the crater and it registered 183 emissions of gas and ash over 24 hours.
  The center was monitoring multiple rumblings and tremors. Images on social media showed thin layers of ash coating car windshields in neighborhoods of Mexico City s
  
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