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• Trump says he likes Swift’s music less post-endorsement

  08-10-2018 23:56
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he likes superstar Taylor Swift’s music “about 25 percent less now” that she’s endorsed two Democratic candidates in Tennessee.
  Trump was asked about Swift’s decision to wade into politics as he returned to Washington after a trip to Florida.
  Swift announced Sunday she’s voting for Democrat Phil Bredesen for Senate, breaking her long-standing refusal to discuss anything politics.
  Trump says GOP Congressman Ma
  
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• Brother-sister pop duo Lawrence touring into Congress

  08-10-2018 23:54
  Indie pop/soul duo Lawrence is touring into Tucson on Oct. 10 to showcase their new album, Living Room.…
  
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• Pima County Sheriff’s Dept. to hold self-defense course

  08-10-2018 23:51
  TUCSON – The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is holding a self-defense class for women, on Oct. 13 and Oct. 20.
  The Rape Aggression Defense course is free for women 12 and older.
  The goal of the class is to teach the community about how to protect yourself during a confrontational situation, according to PCSD.
  The class is free thanks to a grant from the Department of Justice.
  To sign up please call the Pima County Sheriff’s Department Community Resource Unit at (520)351-4615.
  
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• Tennessee court upholds lethal injection ahead of execution

  08-10-2018 23:50
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court on Monday ruled the state’s three-drug lethal injection protocol is constitutional, paving the way for the execution of Edmund Zagorski on Thursday.
  Attorneys for the inmate have argued that the state’s chosen method of execution violates the 8th Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
  Attorney Kelley Henry said Monday that she will ask for a stay of Zagorski’s execution to allow the U.S. Supreme Court time to rev
  
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• Mountain View grad shining on UofA football team

  08-10-2018 23:49
  TUCSON – Former Mountain View High School standout and proud Tucsonan Stanley Berryhill III has worked his way up from “walk on” wide receiver at the U of A to a key ingredient in the Wildcat passing game.   Here’s more with Berryhill as-seen-on-KVOA sportscast.  Ari Alexander Anchors, and Paul Cicala reports from the U of A:
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• Eichel scores 2 in Sabres’ 4-2 win over Golden Knights

  08-10-2018 23:46
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jack Eichel scored two goals to lead the Buffalo Sabres to their second straight win, 4-2 over the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday.
  Marco Scandella and Jason Pominville had the other goals and Carter Hutton made 35 saves for the Sabres (2-1-0), who have a winning record for the first time since the third game of the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season.
  Erik Haula and Jonathan Marchessault scored for the Golden Knights (1-2-0), playing the second of a five-game road trip. H
  
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• Mexico’s Holbox ecotourism resort bans Styrofoam, PET

  08-10-2018 23:40
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government has banned disposable containers at the Holbox resort, located at the tip of the Yucatan peninsula.
  Holbox is best known for its shallow seas, flamingos and whale sharks. But the small, eco-tourist resort has been plagued by problems of deficient infrastructure and unlicensed expansion.
  The new rules announced Monday will ban all Styrofoam, PET and other non-biodegradable containers from being taken to the resort, a natural protected area.
  The rule
  
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• October orbit: Astros advance with 11-3 win, sweep Indians

  08-10-2018 23:38
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The Houston Astros advanced to the AL Championship Series for the second straight year, completing a division-round sweep of Cleveland on Monday with an 11-3 win in Game 3 helped by two key throwing errors from Indians reliever Trevor Bauer.
  Marwin Gonzalez hit a two-run double off Bauer on a shoulder-high pitch as the Astros scored three runs in the seventh inning and closed a series that figured to be much more competitive.
  George Springer homered twice, Carlos Correa hi
  
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• Mississippi police: DNA led to charges in 1990 killing, rape

  08-10-2018 23:37
  STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi police say they have charged a man in the 1990 killing of one woman and rape of another, using DNA to connect him to the crime scene.
  Starkville Police Sgt. Bill Lott says Monday that 52-year-old Michael Wayne Devaughn of Rienzi is charged with capital murder in the slaying of 65-year-old Betty Jones and sexual battery in the rape of 81-year-old Kathryn Crigler.
  Devaughn was arrested Saturday.
  Lott says Jones and Crigler were attacked at Crigler’s
  
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• Taco Bell opens first Connecticut restaurant with alcohol on menu

  08-10-2018 23:36
  WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WVIT) – Connecticut now has its first Taco Bell restaurant that serves alcohol.
  The Taco Bell Cantina opened on Chapel Street in New Haven on Friday.
  It’s part of an expansion by the restaurant chain to open 300 new locations that include alcohol on the menu.
  The expansion was announced last year in urban areas and began with cities including New York City, Chicago and Detroit
  The menu includes $4 draft beer and bottled beer, margaritas and a “Twisted Free
  
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• News 4 Cooks: Pumpkin Pie Bites

  08-10-2018 23:35
  Apple Annie’s Orchard: Pumpkin Pie Bites
  ·         1/2 cup pure pumpkin puree
  ·         3 tbsp maple syrup
  ·         1 tsp pumpkin pie spice 
  ·         pinch salt
  ·         1.5 cups oats
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• Mayor’s spokesman: Trump ‘clueless,’ wrong on stop-and-frisk

  08-10-2018 23:35
  CHICAGO (AP) — A spokesman for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has called President Donald Trump “clueless” for reviving criticism of Chicago and encouraging more stop-and-frisks by police.
  Trump told a police chiefs convention in Orlando on Monday that he’d order his attorney general to send officials “to help straighten out the terrible shooting wave” in Chicago. Trump also blasted a deal Chicago reached with the American Civil Liberties Union to curb stop-and-fr
  
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• 2,700 workers at major Hawaii hotels join national strike

  08-10-2018 23:25
  HONOLULU (AP) — Workers at some of Hawaii’s most iconic hotels are joining a national strike.
  About 2,700 Marriott employees on Oahu and Maui on Monday joined the strike that began last week in Boston, San Francisco and other cities.
  They work at four Waikiki properties operated by Marriott, including The Royal Hawaiian Hotel, an historic institution famous for its pink exterior.
  Workers at the Sheraton Maui are also striking.
  Waikiki Beach Marriott workers are not currently striking
  
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• Adopt this pet

  08-10-2018 23:22
  There’s a new pet looking to be adopted.
  Meet Benny!He’s a good boy, who loves a good scratching post and a comfy bed to lay in. Benny is enjoying is stay at HSSA, but would love to find his forever family.
  If you’re interested in meeting Benny you can find him at the Humane Society of Southern Arizona’s Main Campus, at 635 W. Roger Rd. You can also call an adoption counselor at 520-327-6088, ext 173.The post Adopt this pet appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Falcons QB Ryan undergoes X-ray on foot, results negative

  08-10-2018 23:21
  FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan had negative results on an X-ray of his foot following Sunday’s blowout loss at Pittsburgh.
  Atlanta coach Dan Quinn said Ryan is “100 percent good to go” this week against Tampa Bay after getting sacked six times and hit 11 additional times. Quinn did not say which foot Ryan injured.
  Ryan, an 11-year veteran and the 2016 NFL MVP, has been sacked 16 times, tied for third-most in the league. He was sacked 24 times las
  
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• McClintock High student arrested for making threat vs school

  08-10-2018 23:20
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Tempe say a 16-year-old McClintock High School student has been arrested for allegedly making threats against the school.
  They say the teenager has been suspended from school.
  The name and gender of the juvenile wasn’t released Monday.
  Police say the teen was taken into custody Sunday and is being charged with making a terrorist threat, interfering with an educational institution and use of electronic communication to terrify, intimidate, threaten or har
  
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• Man allegedly posts video of how to remove an ankle monitor

  08-10-2018 23:16
  SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man is charged with a felony after he allegedly filmed himself removing an ankle monitor and then posted the video on Facebook.
  Thirty-three-year-old Dustin Burns of Springfield was charged last week with tampering with electronic monitoring equipment.
  The video shows someone using a butter knife and screwdriver to remove an ankle monitor. The man advises viewers to remove the ankle monitor without damaging it to avoid hefty fines.
  The Springfield News-Le
  
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• Gov. Kay Ivey declares state of emergency in Alabama as Hurricane Michael takes aim at Gulf coast

  08-10-2018 23:10
  MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP) — Gov. Kay Ivey declares state of emergency in Alabama as Hurricane Michael takes aim at Gulf coast.
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• Workers rally amid White House push for postal changes

  08-10-2018 23:02
  CHICAGO (AP) — Postal workers and their supporters spent part of the Columbus Day holiday protesting what they see as a White House push to make the U.S. Postal Service private.
  In Chicago, workers rallied Monday near a downtown post office, carrying signs reading “U.S. Mail, Not For Sale” and “We Belong To The People, Not Corporate America.”
  Earlier this year, President Donald Trump established a task force to study why the Postal Service is losing money. His execu
  
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• Is your meal really gluten-free?

  08-10-2018 22:58
   More restaurants are offering gluten-free options, but there’s a good chance some of those dishes aren’t as advertised.
  Columbia University researchers used a gluten detection device to test over 5,600 menu items from restaurants around the country. They found nearly 1/3 of dishes that advertised gluten-free actually contained gluten. Pizza and pasta were the biggest culprits.
  Experts say the problem is more than likely cross-contamination and not the restaurants trying to purp
  
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• The Latest: Witness describes rescue of man from flood

  08-10-2018 22:51
  JUNCTION, Texas (AP) — The Latest on flooding in the small West Texas city of Junction (all times local):
  5:10 p.m.
  A witness who captured a dramatic helicopter rescue on camera says the saved man was clinging to a tree for his life before being hoisted up from the raging water.
  Jamie McDonald captured the scene outside his hotel in Junction, Texas, and said the man appeared bruised and battered after being lowered to a parking lot. He says people began to clap for the man. McDonald, also
  
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• The Latest: 4 workers in recreational vehicle missing

  08-10-2018 22:51
  JUNCTION, Texas (AP) — The Latest on flooding in the small West Texas city of Junction (all times local):
  3:50 p.m.
  Emergency responders say they are actively searching for four missing workers who were in the same recreational vehicle when they were swept away by flood waters in West Texas.
  Texas Game Warden Rachel Kellner says the four men worked together and were swept away before daybreak by the South Llano River in the small city of Junction. She reports that authorities have rescued
  
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• Jets activate CB Robinson, release S Wilcox

  08-10-2018 22:51
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Jets have activated cornerback Rashard Robinson and released safety J.J. Wilcox.
  New York had until 4 p.m. Monday to activate or release Robinson, who returned to the team last week on a roster exemption following a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy.
  Robinson was arrested and charged with drug possession and carelessly driving in Morris County, New Jersey, last December. Police accused Robinson of having marijuana-laced candy in h
  
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• Manziel has 250 yards in Alouettes’ 12-6 loss

  08-10-2018 22:43
  MONTREAL (AP) — Johnny Manziel went 18 for 29 for 250 yards and an interception in the Montreal Alouettes’ 12-6 loss to the Calgary Stampeders on Monday.
  Manziel, who’s still looking for his first CFL victory, had one of his best offensive performances of the season.
  The loss eliminated Montreal (3-12) from playoff contention and guaranteed the Hamilton Tiger-Cats a playoff berth in the CFL East.
  Running back Terry Williams scored his first touchdown of the season for Calgary,
  
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• Ryan touts GOP record for election, says Dems on ‘fringes’

  08-10-2018 22:39
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan is delivering an upbeat assessment of the GOP’s accomplishments as he makes the case for his party in the November election.
  Ryan in a speech Monday at the National Press Club pointed to tax cuts, bolstered defense spending and efforts to curtail opioid addiction and human trafficking as top achievements in the Republican-led House.
  He calls them “big things we have delivered, big promises we have kept.”
  Ryan is retiring rather th
  
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• Amandla Stenberg: I’m still finding my voice

  08-10-2018 22:34
  NEW YORK (AP) — At 19, Amandla Stenberg has already become the face of a new Hollywood.
  She is a confident, social media-savvy, outspoken, gay, African-American woman who, like many others of her generation, has little interest in contributing to the stereotypes or biases of the past.
  In “The Hate U Give,” Stenberg has found a perfect amalgamation of art and activism.
  Based on Angie Thomas’ Black Lives Matter-inspired 2017 best-seller, George Tillman Jr.’s drama is
  
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• Dutch Bros Opens Tomorrow, Expects Heavy Traffic

  08-10-2018 22:22
  It's now going to be a little easier to get your morning coffee as Dutch Bros Coffee opens tomorrow.…
  
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• No. 2 Georgia LG Solomon Kindley has only mild knee sprain

  08-10-2018 22:20
  ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Coach Kirby Smart says left guard Solomon Kindley avoided a serious knee injury and could play for No. 2 Georgia in this week’s game at No. 13 Louisiana State.
  Kindley was carted off the field in the first quarter of Georgia’s 41-13 win over Vanderbilt .
  Smart said Monday Kindley has a mild sprain of his medial collateral ligament. Smart said more will be known about Kindley’s status after he tests the knee in practice.
  Smart said the injury “was
  
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• Suspended West Virginia justice testifies at own trial

  08-10-2018 22:18
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A suspended West Virginia Supreme Court justice has taken the witness stand at his criminal trial and denied using state vehicles for his own benefit.
  Allen Loughry testified Monday after federal prosecutors rested their case. Loughry is accused of 22 counts related to using his office for personal gain. Prosecutors say Loughry took a state vehicle to book signings and to visit his family, among other things.
  Before the defense started its case, the judge denied a
  
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• Bergeron has hat trick, Pastrnak adds 4 points as B’s roll

  08-10-2018 21:54
  BOSTON (AP) — Patrice Bergeron had a hat trick, scoring his first just 30 seconds into the game, and Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots to earn his first win of the season while leading the Boston Bruins to a 6-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Monday.
  Bergeron also had an assist, David Pastrnak had two goals and two assists and Charlie McAvoy had his first career three-assist game for Boston.
  Brad Marchand picked up his fifth, sixth and seventh assists in three games so far this season, and
  
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• Lehner gets shutout in Islanders’ debut, 4-0 over Sharks

  08-10-2018 21:46
  NEW YORK (AP) — Robin Lehner stopped 35 shots for his ninth career shutout in his New York debut, leading the Islanders to a 4-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Monday.
  Anders Lee, Scott Mayfield, Matt Martin and Casey Cizikas scored to help New York get new coach Barry Trotz his first win at home. The Islanders, who opened the season with an overtime win at Carolina last Thursday, then lost their home opener to Nashville two nights later.
  Lehner, who signed with the Islanders in July,
  
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• Notice of appeal filed in Slender Man stabbing case

  08-10-2018 21:45
  WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — One of two Wisconsin girls who pleaded guilty to stabbing a classmate 19 times and leaving her for dead to please a fictional character called Slender Man is appealing her case.
  Morgan Geyser’s attorney, Matthew Pinix, filed a notice of appeal but declined to outline the basis for the appeal Monday.
  Geyser and co-defendant Anissa Weier were committed to mental health institutions for stabbing Payton Leutner at a Waukesha park in 2014. Leutner managed to crawl ou
  
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• Activist jailed in Chechnya wins European human rights prize

  08-10-2018 21:37
  PARIS (AP) — A human rights campaigner who has been jailed since January in the Russian province of Chechnya has been awarded a prestigious human rights prize by the Council of Europe.
  The Council’s Parliamentary Assembly on Monday awarded the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize to Oyub Titiev, who heads the Chechnya branch of Russian human rights center Memorial.
  The chairman of Memorial’s board accepted the award on Titiev’s behalf.
  Amnesty International called Titiev &ldqu
  
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• Gas cut off over pressure issue not far from explosion area

  08-10-2018 21:36
  WOBURN, Mass. (AP) — A utility company shut off gas to about 300 customers in Massachusetts after a worker doing routine maintenance inadvertently overpressurized the system.
  National Grid says the situation Monday afternoon in Woburn was quickly corrected, no evacuations were ordered, and there were no reports of injuries or property damage.
  A spokeswoman says the company hoped to have gas restored to all affected customers later Monday.
  Overpressurization is thought to have been the caus
  
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• Report: UK poison suspect is doctor for Russian intelligence

  08-10-2018 21:35
  LONDON (AP) — The investigative group Bellingcat is reporting that one of the two suspects in the poisoning of an ex-spy in England is a doctor who works for Russian military intelligence.
  Bellingcat said on its website Monday that the man British authorities identified as Alexander Petrov is actually Alexander Mishkin, a trained doctor working for the Russian military intelligence unit known as GRU.
  The website claims Mishkin traveled from Russia to Salisbury, England, using Alexander Pet
  
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• Dolphins’ McDonald complains about NFL safety rules

  08-10-2018 21:33
  DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins safety T.J. McDonald, still steaming about receiving a costly penalty, said rules protecting the safety of offensive players are hurting the game.
  McDonald was flagged for an unnecessary roughness penalty when he hit intended receiver C.J. Uzomah during Cincinnati’s 27-17 win over the Dolphins on Sunday. The penalty came on a third-down incompletion and extended a Bengals touchdown drive.
  McDonald said his coaches agreed he wasn’t at fault. He
  
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• Look! Down on the highway! It’s a … plane?

  08-10-2018 21:20
  AUBURN, Maine (AP) — A vintage commercial airplane is set to undertake a long, slow journey from Maine to New York to be turned into a cocktail lounge.
  The 1956 Lockheed Constellation, affectionately known as the “Connie,” is headed from Auburn-Lewiston Airport in Maine to JFK in New York.
  A send-off event happened Monday. Then the plane departs Tuesday.
  Once in New York, it will serve as the cocktail lounge outside TWA Hotel, a hotel that promises to bring back “the magi
  
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• Investigative group Bellingcat says suspect in UK poisoning is a doctor working for Russian military intelligence.

  08-10-2018 21:20
  LONDON (AP) — Investigative group Bellingcat says suspect in UK poisoning is a doctor working for Russian military intelligence. .
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• Netflix chooses New Mexico for new US production hub

  08-10-2018 21:18
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Netflix has chosen New Mexico as the site of a new U.S. production hub and is negotiating to buy an existing multimillion-dollar studio complex in the state’s largest city.
  It is the company’s first purchase of such a property, and local officials said Monday that upcoming production work by Netflix in Albuquerque and other New Mexico communities is expected to result in $1 billion in spending over the next decade.
  More than $14 million in public econom
  
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• Staff fired, Arizona child immigrant facility suspended over abuse claims, HHS says

  08-10-2018 21:10
  A Southwest Key facility housing immigrant children in the West Valley has suspended operations after allegations of physical abuse “involving” staff members and detained children, government officials have confirmed.
  Youngtown’s Hacienda Del Sol suspended operations, Southwest Key confirmed Friday, but the reason for the suspension was unclear until a statement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) specified allegations involving staff and three chi
  
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• Google Plus to close after bug leaks personal information

  08-10-2018 21:10
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is shutting down its underwhelming Plus social network for regular users, following its disclosure of a flaw discovered in March that exposed personal information of up to 500,000 people.
  The announcement came in a Monday blog post , which was also Google’s first public description of the privacy bug.
  The Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous individuals, reports that Google deliberately avoided disclosing the problem at the time, in part to avoid drawing
  
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• Flags to be lowered in fallen North Carolina soldier’s honor

  08-10-2018 21:08
  MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s governor has ordered flags lowered to half-staff in honor of a soldier killed in Afghanistan.
  Gov. Roy Cooper ordered United States and North Carolina flags to be lowered Tuesday in honor of 23-year-old Sgt. James Allen Slape of Morehead City. Slape died Thursday from wounds caused by an improvised explosive device.
  In a statement released Monday, Slape’s family says there are no words to express how much they already miss him. Slape&
  
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• Army says changes will help recruiting in 2019

  08-10-2018 21:05
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Army officials say it will take time to overcome the recruiting challenges that caused them to miss their enlistment goal this year. But they say changes that include adding recruiters and beefing up marketing will enable them to get the recruits they need in 2019.
  Gen. Mark Milley, Army chief of staff, says the recruiting shortfall was a warning light as the Pentagon works to build the service to 500,000 by 2024. The U.S. Army fell short of its recruiting goal of 76,500
  
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• Genetic glitch increases men’s risk of impotence, study says

  08-10-2018 21:04
  NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists say they’ve located the first well-documented genetic glitch that increases a man’s risk of impotence. The finding may someday lead to new treatments.
  Most impotence isn’t caused by genetics, but rather things like obesity, diabetes, heart disease, smoking, drug and alcohol use, stress or anxiety.
  Still, scientist reported Monday that they’d found a spot in human DNA where genetic variation might boost a man’s risk by about 25 percen
  
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• Report: Mavs fire photographer accused of sexual harassment

  08-10-2018 21:03
  DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks have reportedly fired a team photographer amid allegations of sexual harassment from several women.
  The Dallas Morning News, citing sources it did not identify, reported that Danny Bollinger was fired last week after the newspaper detailed the allegations. The team didn’t respond to a request for comment Monday.
  According to the paper, the team opened an investigation into the allegations a few days after the release of a report detailing years of s
  
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• PACC opens pet supply store in lobby

  08-10-2018 20:47
  TUCSON – Pima Animal Care Center has opened up its new pet shop Monday, Oct. 8.
  Located in PACC’s main lobby, “Central Pet: Adopt. Shop. Give” was made possible through collaborations with Friends of PACC.
  The store offers items such as toys, bones, treats, collars and leashes at prices that are competitive with other local pet stores.
  PACC says 50 percent of proceeds from the store will go directly to the Friends of PACC.
  The store is open seven days a week during P
  
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• Embry-Riddle University officially opens new residence hall

  08-10-2018 20:44
  PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — A new residence hall at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is official open.
  The Prescott Daily Courier reports the Thumb Butte Suites had their grand opening Friday.
  University officials say the $20 million facility, which took more than a year to build, has 278 beds.
  The 72,000-square-foot (6,689-square-meter) hall contains three study rooms, three lounges, a game room, laundry and fitness facilities and a hospitality area with a kitchen.
  It also overlooks Willow
  
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• Israeli fire wounds 11 Palestinians at Gaza protest

  08-10-2018 20:41
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry says 11 Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli gunfire in a protest along the territory’s land and sea boundary with Israel.
  Monday’s beach demonstration was part of a half-year-long protest campaign by Gaza’s Hamas rulers.
  Protesters on fishing boats fixed Palestinian flags on a fence that extends into the Mediterranean. On land, other protesters briefly breached the frontier under the cover of smoke from flami
  
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• Marlins part with pitching coach Nieves, 3 other coaches

  08-10-2018 20:39
  MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins are parting with pitching coach Juan Nieves and three other coaches after their 98-loss season.
  Also not returning in 2019 will be first base coach Perry Hill, assistant hitting coach Frank Menechino and strength and conditioning coach Ty Hill. All were on the staff of manager Don Mattingly, who will be back for a fourth season.
  The Marlins finished last in the majors in runs and OPS, and last in the National League in ERA and pitching strikeouts.
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• Muncy, Pederson return to Dodgers lineup for Game 4

  08-10-2018 20:35
  ATLANTA (AP) — Max Muncy is starting at first base and Joc Pederson is in left field for the Los Angeles Dodgers against Atlanta Braves right-hander Mike Foltynewicz in Game 4 of the NL Division Series.
  Each sat in Game 3 when manager Dave Roberts started David Freese at first and Chris Taylor in left against left-hander Sean Newcomb on Sunday night.
  Yasiel Puig is in right field and Matt Kemp returns to the bench for the Dodgers, who lead the best-of-five series 2-1.
  Left-hander Rich Hill
  
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