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• ‘Worst 2 weeks of our life’: Family of pregnant woman shot speaks about recovery

  04-10-2018 23:54
  EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was written by Bianca Buono, 12 News
  CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — A woman is fighting for her life in the hospital after she was shot in the head, authorities say.
  Audra Jones, a 30-year-old Casa Grande woman, was pregnant at the time of the shooting and her baby boy was delivered two months premature.
  “We get a phone call saying our daughter had been in an accident,” said Audra’s father Thomas Jones.
  Thomas Jones and his wife were getting ready f
  
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• Third accuser comes forward against Houston priest

  04-10-2018 23:51
  HOUSTON (AP) — A third person has accused a Houston-area priest of fondling him when he was a teenager, in a case that has called attention to high-profile Cardinal Daniel DiNardo’s response to sexual abuse within the church.
  DiNardo is already accused by two other people of disregarding their reports against Manuel La Rosa-Lopez, the pastor at St. John Fisher Catholic Church in the Houston suburb of Richmond. La Rosa-Lopez was arrested in September and charged with four counts of in
  
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• Trump has created a Census conundrum for Latino groups with planned citizenship question

  04-10-2018 23:48
  AUSTIN, Texas — Hector Barreto, president of the pro-business Latino Coalition, has joined the Trump administration in trying to persuade Latinos that a 2020 Census citizenship question is nothing to fear.
  But Arturo Vargas, executive director of the bipartisan National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) who also is working on upping responses, said that with the level of fear that the Trump administration has created regarding immigration, t
  
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• All Souls Procession finalizes 2018 route

  04-10-2018 23:48
  2018 map. Courtesy: All Souls Procession
  TUCSON – The All Souls Procession has finalized its route for 2018.
  On Sunday, November 4, the annual event is expected to attract an estimated 150,000 people, including tourists. Many make displays to honor loved ones who have passed away.
  The procession will be entirely on the West Side again this year. It will start on Grande Avenue south of Speedway Boulevard. The finale site is near Mercado San Agustin south of Congress Street.
  The post All Sou
  
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• Police: Mississippi officer killed knife-wielding man

  04-10-2018 23:47
  GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi police department says one of its officers has shot and killed a man who was reported to have stabbed a relative in the neck.
  The Delta Democrat-Times reports 25-year-old Arthur Harbison was shot Wednesday night by a Greenville police officer, whose name has not been released.
  Assistant Police Chief Michael Merchant says the officer was responding to a disturbance when Harbison ran into a field, then turned around and moved toward the officer while ho
  
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• Columbia postdoctoral researchers vote to unionize

  04-10-2018 23:20
  NEW YORK (AP) — Some 2,000 postdoctoral researchers and associate research scientists at Columbia University have voted for representation by the United Auto Workers.
  The union announced the vote by the postdocs Thursday and urged the Ivy League University “to move swiftly toward bargaining.”
  The move comes months after the university said it would not bargain with the graduate students who voted for union representation in 2016.
  Columbia administrators have argued that graduat
  
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• TBS touts ratings win from AL WC game despite tech issues

  04-10-2018 22:39
  NEW YORK (AP) — TBS is touting a ratings victory from its broadcast of the AL wild-card game, though some viewers on its digital app complained of technical issues leading to accidental blackouts.
  The telecast of the New York Yankees’ 7-2 win over the Oakland Athletics was the most-watched program on cable Wednesday night, based on overnight delivery. It reached a peak of 7.5 million viewers, the best for an AL wild-card game ever on TBS. Its average viewership of 6.4 million was up
  
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• AL wild-card game scores big ratings for TBS

  04-10-2018 22:39
  NEW YORK (AP) — TBS is touting a ratings victory from its broadcast of the AL wild-card game, though some viewers on its digital app complained of technical issues leading to accidental blackouts.
  The telecast of the New York Yankees’ 7-2 win over the Oakland Athletics was the most-watched program on cable Wednesday night, based on overnight delivery. It reached a peak of 7.5 million viewers, the best for an AL wild-card game ever on TBS. Its average viewership of 6.4 million was up
  
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• Pueblo grad & UofA “play-by-play” man could get 2nd World Series ring with Astros

  04-10-2018 22:38
  HOUSTON, TX – Pueblo High School grad & U of A Spanish-language play-by-play announcer Francisco Romero has a chance to earn his 2nd World Series Championship ring with the Houston Astros. In an exclusive story you’ll only see on News 4 Tucson, KVOA’s Paul Cicala traveled to Houston to catch up with the proud Tucsonan who’s also on the staff of the Houston Astros.. Romero “shows off” his World Series ring, and talks about how it’s something he shares
  
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• Brush fire in Zacatacus Canyon near Bisbee threatens homes

  04-10-2018 22:37
  BISBEE, Ariz. –The Bisbee Police Department and Bisbee Fire units are working a brush fire in the Zacatacus Canyon area.
  Officials say residents in the immediate area are currently on pre-evacuation notice.
  Motorists are asked to avoid the area for the safety of first responders and residents who may be leaving.
  Access to the area will be restricted until further notice.
  Bisbee Police and Bisbee Fire units are in the Zacatacus Canyon area for a brush fire which is reportedly 1/2 mile from&
  
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• Man gets 60 days for hitting teen player at soccer match

  04-10-2018 22:33
  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man has pleaded no contest to knocking a 14-year-old soccer player to the ground and punching him during a match.
  The Virginian-Pilot reports that Jordan Lee Grinnell, a chief engineman in the Navy, entered the plea Thursday to a misdemeanor assault charge. Grinnell was sentenced to 60 days in jail, but he can serve his time on the weekends. The Virginia Beach man apologized to the court, the teen and his family.
  The assault happened in June during the
  
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• Dave Anderson, sports columnist, Pulitzer winner, dies at 89

  04-10-2018 22:29
  NEW YORK (AP) — Pulitzer Prize-winning sports columnist Dave Anderson of The New York Times has died at 89.
  The newspaper said he died Thursday at an assisted living facility in Cresskill, New Jersey.
  Anderson worked at the Times from 1966 to 2007. He wrote elegant, descriptive commentary, displaying a wealth of expertise in baseball, the NFL, boxing and golf.
  Anderson wrote 21 books and received the 1994 Red Smith Award for outstanding contributions to sports journalism from the Associate
  
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• At least 10 decapitated goats found in an Atlanta-area river

  04-10-2018 22:27
  ATLANTA (AP) — An environmental advocacy organization says nearly a dozen decapitated goats have been found in Atlanta’s major river.
  Chattahoochee Riverkeeper tells news outlets the carcasses were discovered Wednesday. Riverkeeper Jason Ulseth says he found them while patrolling the area in an effort to stop sources of pollution.
  Ulseth says he saw one goat near a bridge headed into Cobb County, but then realized it was headless. He says he counted at least 10 of the animals’
  
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• Man tied to relatives’ deaths still needs money for attorney

  04-10-2018 22:23
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Vermont man accused by relatives of killing his millionaire grandfather and his mother to collect inheritance money has told a New Hampshire court he still lacks money for an attorney just three months ahead of an expected trial.
  Nathan Carman sparred with his relatives’ attorney over his request to have $150,000 transferred to him from a trust. He said he needs the money to hire a lawyer for suits in New Hampshire related to his inheritance and the sinking o
  
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• Flash Flood Warning issued October 4 at 1:19PM MST expiring October 5 at 1:15AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  04-10-2018 22:19
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Flash Flood Warning for…Excessive Rain in…Central Pima County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 115 AM MST Friday.
  * At 116 PM MST, there are continued concerns related to thestructural integrity of Menagers Dam in southwest Tohono O’OdhamNation near the International border. The potential for it to failremains, thus the Flash Flood Warning has been extended into theearly morning hours.
  * Locations impacted include&h
  
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• As Syria urges refugees’ return, UN takes more cautious tone

  04-10-2018 22:18
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Syria’s government is encouraging refugees to return to their war-wracked country. But the United Nations’ top official there says the millions who fled need to evaluate for themselves whether it’s safe and feasible to go home.
  Ali al-Za’tari is the U.N. resident humanitarian coordinator for Syria. He told reporters at U.N. headquarters Thursday the world body isn’t encouraging refugees either to return or to stay away, but to “asse
  
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• Each US city has its own distinct pattern of flu spread

  04-10-2018 22:16
  NEW YORK  (CNN) — High-population cities have longer-lasting flu seasons, while lower-population cities have shorter but more intense seasons, new research suggests. But don’t assume you’re safe if you live in a smaller city.
  Individual US cities show distinct patterns of flu transmission, with differences due to climate, population size and where people live and work, the study published Thursday in the journal Science indicates.
  “In some cities, flu cases are consi
  
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• Russia accused of hacking sports world over doping scandal

  04-10-2018 22:09
  MOSCOW (AP) — In Russia, sports and the government are closely intertwined.
  Top athletes hold military ranks, Olympic medals are a matter of national pride, and champions receive luxury cars in Kremlin ceremonies.
  So when Russia was accused of doping its way to the top, the Russian state hit the sports world with a wave of hacker attacks, says an indictment unsealed Thursday by the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI.
  More than 250 athletes’ medical records were published and conf
  
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• Hatton hits spectator on head at Dunhill Links

  04-10-2018 22:07
  ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Defending champion Tyrrell Hatton bounced back from a poor start, including a wayward tee shot that struck a spectator on the head, to shoot a 2-under 70 and move within two strokes of the first-round lead at the Dunhill Links Championship on Thursday.
  A female fan was pictured bleeding from a head wound after being hit by a drive from Hatton on the 15th hole at Kingsbarns, one of three courses staging the event.
  The English golfer spoke to her when she returne
  
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• Detroit-area cop fired after being charged in jail death

  04-10-2018 22:07
  DETROIT (AP) — A suburban Detroit police department has fired an officer who is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a man in jail.
  The dismissal was announced Thursday as Sgt. Ronald Buckley appeared in court for the first time. Two paramedics are also charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of William Marshall last December.
  Marshall was arrested by Westland police for drug possession. Authorities say he repeatedly had convulsions in the police lock-up but was
  
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• Texas congresswoman fires intern arrested for data leak

  04-10-2018 22:04
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Houston Democratic congresswoman has fired an unpaid intern after he was arrested by the U.S. Capitol police for allegedly posting online the home addresses of Republican senators backing Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court.
  The Dallas Morning News reports that Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee fired 27-year-old Jackson Cosko after he was charged with making public restricted personal information, identity theft and other federal offenses.
  Cosko had worke
  
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• Students evacuated Tombstone High after bomb threat report

  04-10-2018 21:59
  COCHISE COUNTY, Ariz. – The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office and Tombstone Marshals Office responded to a bomb threat report on Thursday.
  Officials say the students have been evacuated and are waiting for their family members at Walter J Meyer School.
  The Sheriff’s Office, Tombstone Marshals Office, Fort Huachuca EOD K-9 team, Geronimo Air support, and Sheriff’s Office EOD tech are investigating the scene.There is a bomb threat at Tombstone High School.The school is o
  
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• Morata hits target at last in Chelsea’s Europa League win

  04-10-2018 21:59
  Former Real Madrid and Juventus striker Alvaro Morata ended a miserable spell of form with the only goal of the game on Thursday as Chelsea recorded its second straight 1-0 victory in the Europa League, against plucky Hungarian side Vidi.
  Elsewhere, substitute Patrick Cutrone netted twice in nine minutes to lift AC Milan to a 3-1 comeback triumph at home to Olympiakos, while teenage forward Emile Smith Rowe scored his first senior goal as Arsenal made the most of its longest-ever trip for a Euro
  
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• Brazil’s Workers’ Party likens front-runner to Hitler

  04-10-2018 21:59
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Workers’ Party is comparing far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro to Adolf Hitler in a new video.
  The video was published Thursday from the party’s Twitter account and comes as Bolsonaro is seeing a rise in the polls.
  The congressman and former army captain commands 32 percent of voter support ahead of Sunday’s election. He is trailed by Workers’ Party candidate Fernando Haddad, who has 21 percent of support among those polled.
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• Arsenal, Milan stay perfect in Europa League

  04-10-2018 21:59
  Teenage forward Emile Smith-Rowe scored his first senior goal as Arsenal made the most of its longest-ever trip for a European game by winning 3-0 at Qarabag in the Europa League on Thursday.
  Elsewhere, substitute Patrick Cutrone netted twice in nine minutes to lift seven-time European champion AC Milan to a 3-1 comeback win at home to Olympiakos.
  Like Arsenal and Milan, last year’s semifinalist Salzburg, Bayer Leverkusen, Zurich, Sporting and Dinamo Zagreb also made it two victories from
  
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• White House outlines counterterrorism strategy, slams Iran

  04-10-2018 21:57
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s national security adviser is outlining the administration’s long-awaited counterterrorism strategy and offering harsh words for Iran.
  John Bolton calls Iran the “central banker of international terrorism.” He says the strategy will rely on military and nonmilitary means to fight extremists, focusing on Islamic State militants as well as those backed by Iran and other groups.
  Bolton says the U.S. wants to isolate militants f
  
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• Trump takes midterm campaign tour to Minnesota

  04-10-2018 21:52
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump is campaigning in Minnesota as he seeks to boost Republican congressional candidates.
  Trump tells reporters he thinks his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is “doing very well” as senators weigh a new FBI background report prompted by allegations of sexual misconduct.
  Trump will appear at a rally Thursday night in Rochester, friendly territory in the traditionally liberal state. He’ll stump for Republican Jim Hagedorn, who is
  
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• City doesn’t have to produce officer’s statement on shooting

  04-10-2018 21:50
  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama judge says the city of Huntsville for now does not have to give prosecutors copies of a statement made by a police officer charged with murder in a shooting.
  News outlets report that Judge Donna Pate ruled Thursday that Officer William Darby’s statements to a review board are protected unless he decides to testify at his trial.
  Prosecutors had sought the statements. Pate ordered the city to give prosecutors other records from the review of the shoot
  
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• Man sentenced to prison for beating wife with lamp

  04-10-2018 21:49
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Jamaican national who was living in Connecticut illegally has been sentenced to eight years in prison for beating his wife unconscious with a lamp.
  The Hartford Courant reports 31-year-old Everol Anthony Masters was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to assault and risk of injury to a minor.
  Authorities say Masters crashed his car in August 2017 and jumped from an overpass and broke his leg. Masters told police at the hospital he killed his wife at an East H
  
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• How big developers like Trump benefit from web of tax breaks

  04-10-2018 21:47
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Big real estate developers like Donald Trump have long benefited from a myriad of legal loopholes and breaks that can shrink tax bills. Their advantages expanded with the federal tax overhaul that took effect this year.
  Even before the new law, the U.S. tax code provided loopholes and special breaks that favor wealthy real estate investors. Experts say they’re often able to claim losses more quickly and easily than other taxpayers. They are afforded several ways of
  
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• Worker crushed to death under hydraulic loading dock

  04-10-2018 21:46
  DEPOSIT, N.Y. (AP) — State police say a handyman’s accidental death at an upstate New York printing company went unnoticed for a least a day before his body was found pinned under a hydraulic loading dock.
  Troopers say William Sethmann, of Deposit, was working as an independent contractor at the Courier Printing Corp. in his Delaware County hometown when he apparently got crushed under the loading dock while working on it.
  Police say they believe the lift failed sometime between Mond
  
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• Congress OKs opioid bill in show of bipartisanship

  04-10-2018 21:46
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republicans and Democrats in Congress have approved bipartisan legislation aimed at curbing the country’s devastating opioid addiction.
  Republican President Donald Trump has said he will sign into law, but it also carries political implications. The measure includes contributions from at least 70 lawmakers. Some are facing tough re-election campaigns in November. It ensures they have something positive to campaign about in the final weeks of the campaign.
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• Puerto Rico repairs 80 percent of stoplights post-Maria

  04-10-2018 21:45
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s government says it has repaired 80 percent of stoplights across the U.S. territory since Hurricane Maria hit more than a year ago.
  Officials said crews will now be targeting 200 intersections that remain in the dark as Puerto Ricans complain about ongoing accidents.
  The island’s Department of Transportation and Public Works said Thursday that more than $16 million in federal funds is helping to finance 18 ongoing projects.
  Legislators
  
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• Massachusetts issues final recreational pot sales licenses

  04-10-2018 21:41
  BOSTON (AP) — Marijuana regulators have issued final licenses to operators planning to open Massachusetts’ first commercial pot shops.
  The Cannabis Control Commission on Thursday voted to issue the licenses to Cultivate Holdings in Leicester (LES’-tuhr) and New England Treatment Access in Northampton. Both companies operate medical marijuana dispensaries in those locations and had earlier been granted provisional licenses by the commission to sell recreational marijuana.
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• SEC extends Commissioner Greg Sankey’s contract through 2023

  04-10-2018 21:38
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference has extended Commissioner Greg Sankey’s contract through 2023.
  The league announced the agreement Thursday for Sankey, who took over on June 1, 2015.
  South Carolina President Harris Pastides says Sankey “has led the SEC through an important period of growth and change.” Pastides is the current president of the SEC.
  The 54-year-old Sankey joined the SEC staff in 2002 as an associate commissioner and was elevated to chief
  
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• 11 years later, Tamara Jenkins returns with ‘Private Life’

  04-10-2018 21:38
  NEW YORK (AP) — Tamara Jenkins has had time to consider why there have been such long stretches between her movies. Her latest, “Private Life,” comes 11 years after her last one, the Oscar-nominated “The Savages.”
  For Jenkins’ fans, such prolonged absences are a disappointment. For others, it’s a prime example of how the movie industry doesn’t value its female filmmakers like its male ones. For Jenkins, it’s more complicated.
  The filmmaker sa
  
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• Transactions scrutinized at trial for West Virginia justice

  04-10-2018 21:37
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A witness in the trial of West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry has outlined dozens of transactions associated with state vehicles that were in use by the suspended judge.
  But the director of finance for the state’s high court testified Thursday that the transactions alone wouldn’t account for who was using the vehicles at the time.
  Susan Racer-Troy’s testimony came as Loughry’s trial continued in federal court.
  The Charleston Ga
  
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• Olsen returns to practice 4 weeks after re-breaking foot

  04-10-2018 21:31
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers three-time Pro Bowl tight end Greg Olsen has returned to practice on a limited basis just four weeks after re-breaking his right foot in the team’s Sept. 9 regular season opener.
  Coach Ron Rivera says Olsen won’t play Sunday against the Giants and his status will be reevaluated next week.
  The 33-year-old Olsen said Thursday it is “not out of the question” that he could return for Carolina’s Oct. 14 game against the Washington Re
  
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• More than 50 arrested in drug ring bust

  04-10-2018 21:31
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Officials say three top members of a well-known Philadelphia drug trafficking organization are facing 689 charges after a collaborative enforcement effort dismantled the heroin, fentanyl and cocaine ring.
  District Attorney Larry Krasner announced the arrest of 57 people from the Alameda drug organization on Thursday. The arrests began in July with a series of raids and include 35 suspects currently in custody. There are warrants issued for 22 others.
  Officials say the i
  
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• ADOT reminds Arizonans about Travel ID

  04-10-2018 21:29
  This is an example of an Arizona Driver’s License / Travel ID. Courtesy: ADOT
  TUCSON –The Arizona Department of Transportation is reminding Arizonans about the new Travel ID.
  The Travel ID “replaces the holder’s current card and is distinguished by a gold star embedded in the upper right-hand corner. This indicates the holder has verified his or her identity to meet the more stringent standards of the federal REAL-ID Act.  It does not replace a U.S. passport for inte
  
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• Scientists: US military program could be seen as bioweapon

  04-10-2018 21:27
  NEW YORK (AP) — A research arm of the U.S. military is exploring the possibility of deploying insects to alter plants’ genes. Some experts say the work may be seen as a potential biological weapon.
  In a paper in Science, the authors say the U.S. needs to provide greater justification about the peace-time purpose of its Insect Allies project to avoid being perceived as hostile to other countries.
  The military research agency says it has been open about its goal to protect the nation&r
  
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• Rajai Davis cracks Indians’ roster for ALDS vs Astros

  04-10-2018 21:27
  HOUSTON (AP) — Rajai Davis is getting the chance to further his October legacy.
  Indians manager Terry Francona said Thursday the speedy outfielder will get his team’s final spot on the 25-man roster for the AL Division Series against the Houston Astros.
  Davis was given the nod over backup infielder Erik Gonzalez. Davis cemented his place in October baseball lore with a tying home run in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series before Cleveland lost to the Chicago Cubs in 10 innings.
  Houston m
  
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• Arizona woman in mosque burglary changes plea to guilty

  04-10-2018 21:26
  PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman seen burglarizing a Phoenix-area mosque in a video filmed by the woman and her co-defendant has changed her to plea to guilty.
  Maricopa County Superior Court say 51-year-old Elizabeth Dauenhauer pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated criminal damage on Thursday.
  Dauenhauer is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 8.
  Dauenhauer and Tahnee Gonzales were arrested in March after they posted a Facebook video where they appear to be removing posters, brochures and
  
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• Migrants embrace ruling that keeps temporary status for now

  04-10-2018 21:25
  BOSTON (AP) — Immigrants and their advocates are embracing a court ruling that has temporarily allowed hundreds of thousands of people to keep living and working in the United States.
  Immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan on Thursday cheered the decision by a federal judge in San Francisco to block the Trump administration from ending their temporary protected status.
  The judge ruled late Wednesday after finding evidence that President Donald Trump “harbors an animu
  
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• Browns’ Peppers dealing with hostile fan backlash

  04-10-2018 21:20
  BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns defensive back Jabrill Peppers has stopped going out in public by himself after hostile confrontations with Cleveland fans.
  Peppers said the exchanges “happen a lot” and he knows some of the encounters are due to his lack of production. Other times, he says the conflicts are partly because he went to Michigan and plays in a city where rival Ohio State fans are abundant.
  A first-round pick in 2017, Peppers has not lived up to expectations and know he ne
  
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• Brewers GM, wife welcome first child on eve of NLDS opener

  04-10-2018 21:19
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers general manager David Stearns and his wife have expanded their roster at home just in time for the postseason.
  Stearns’ wife, Whitney, gave birth to a daughter , Nora, on Wednesday on the eve of Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Colorado Rockies. It’s the couple’s first child.
  Owner Mark Attanasio said before the series opener that Nora had perfect timing in arriving during the team’s off day.
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• Mexican Baseball Fiesta kicks off Thursday

  04-10-2018 21:13
  TUCSON –The 8th annual Vamos a Tucson Mexican Baseball Fiesta kicks off Thursday.
  Teams will play from Oct. 4-7 at Kino Stadium. There will be doubleheaders each night – one ticket good for both games.
  The year’s teams are the Naranjeros de Hermosillo, Yaquis de Obregon, Aguilas de Mexicali, and Cañeros de Los Mochis, Kansas City Royals, and Arizona Wildcats.
  This will be the first the UA Wildcats are part of the Mexcian Baseball Fiesta.
  To purchase tickets, visit www.Me
  
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• The Latest: Hotel workers demand job security, higher wages

  04-10-2018 21:12
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on a strike by Marriott hotel workers (all times local):
  11:45 a.m.
  Workers at Marriott Hotel-owned chains in San Francisco say they are demanding job security and a wage increase to live in the San Francisco Bay Area, one of the most expensive areas in the country.
  Peter Chaffo, a banquet service worker at the Palace Hotel, says he is striking to demand that Marriott does not cut workers’ hours by half as it has proposed.
  Chaffo, who is 47, has worked
  
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• Tucson Meet Yourself Factoids

  04-10-2018 20:54
  Have you ever wondered about the facts and figures of the Tucson Meet Yourself festival? It takes a lot of people, a lot of time and a lot of food to put on one of Tucson's most loved events: Interesting Factoids and Figures about TMY:
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• Women’s groups ask Sen. Flake to reject Kavanaugh nomination

  04-10-2018 20:41
  PHOENIX (AP) — Several dozen members of women’s advocacy groups gathered outside Sen. Jeff Flake’s Arizona office Thursday to urge him to reject Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court amid the sexual allegations against him.
  Police said four protesters were later arrested for trespassing after entering the privately owned building complex where the office is located, sitting down and refusing to leave.
  “Women’s rights are under attack!
  
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