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• New survey shows more Americans are in favor of legalizing marijuana

  10-10-2018 23:54
  TUCSON – The recreational use of marijuana is still illegal here in Arizona. But a growing number of Americans are in favor of legalizing pot.
  More Americans in favor of legalizing marijuana.
  According to a new Pew Research Center survey,  62% of Americans say marijuana should be legalized.
  That’s just a slight increase over last year but it’s double the number from the year 2000 when 31% of adults favored legalizing pot.
  The survey shows Democrats are more enthusiastic ab
  
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• FBI says man with 200-pound bomb had Election Day plot

  10-10-2018 23:51
  NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities have charged a New York man with building a 200-pound (90-kilogram) bomb that he planned to detonate on Election Day on the National Mall in Washington.
  Paul Rosenfeld, of Tappan, was charged Wednesday with unlawfully manufacturing a destructive device and interstate transportation and receipt of an explosive.
  Prosecutors say he planned to use the bomb to kill himself and draw attention to a political system called sortation, in which public officials ar
  
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• Three arrested for DUI in detail in Wilcox

  10-10-2018 23:48
  SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. – Three people were arrested for DUI after the Southern Arizona DUI Task Force conducted a saturation detail in Wilcox Saturday.
  According to Sierra Vista Police Department, the task force decided to conduct the detail because of the Rex Allen Days weekend, an annual celebration in Wilcox full of parades, live music and rodeo action.
  SVPD said two of the people who were arrested had a blood alcohol content of
  Police say they had 78 stops or contacts, seven civil sp
  
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• 2 toddlers, woman hurt in Mississippi by unknown shooter

  10-10-2018 23:43
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two toddlers and a woman have been shot walking out of a house in Mississippi’s capital city, and police say they’re stumped about who the shooter might have been.
  Jackson police spokesman Sgt. Roderick Holmes says the shooting happened Wednesday morning along a four-lane street near downtown.
  All three were taken to a hospital. Holmes says the 23-year-old woman was shot in the leg. Her 2-year-old daughter, shot in the abdomen, was undergoing surgery and w
  
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• Tucson Meet Yourself Adds New Food Vendors

  10-10-2018 23:42
  The annual Tucson Meet Yourself Folklife Festival will be hosting 56 food booths this year, each representing different nationalities of food. Attendees can find food for under $12 a plate.…
  
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• Fewer DACA students are enrolled in Pima College after Arizona Supreme Court ruling

  10-10-2018 23:40
  TUCSON – Six months after the Arizona State Supreme Court ruled that DACA students are not eligible for in-state tuition Pima College has seen a big change in the number of Dreamers signing up for classes.
  Fewer DACA students enrolled in classes
  The fall semester at Pima College began with just 88 DACA students enrolled in classes. That’s nearly 50% lower than last year when 177 Dreamers signed up for classes.
  Pima College Provost, Dr. Dolores Duran-Certa, tells the News4 Tucson Inve
  
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• Body found near Oracle Road, Miracle Mile

  10-10-2018 23:40
  According to TPD, the body was identified as an adult male. The cause of death has not yet been released.
  TUCSON – Tucson Police Department has responded to an area near Oracle Road and Miracle MIle after a body was found Wednesday at around noon.
  Tucson Police Department has responded to an area near Oracle Road and Miracle MIle after a body was found Wednesday at around noon.
  According to TPD, the body was identified as an adult male. The cause of death has not yet been release
  
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• President Donald Trump says after stocks drop that Federal Reserve ‘has gone crazy,’ says markets in ‘correction’

  10-10-2018 23:32
  ERIE, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump says after stocks drop that Federal Reserve ‘has gone crazy,’ says markets in ‘correction’
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• Google wants to help screen those incessant robocalls

  10-10-2018 23:31
  Google has a new tool to help deal with the ongoing epidemic of robocalls.
  The company on Tuesday announced a feature that lets people answer calls with an automated system — a virtual assistant that deals with unwanted phone spam. The feature, “Call Screen,” will be available in the upcoming Pixel 3 smartphone.
  “When you get that call, and you can’t or don’t want to pick up, just tap the screen call button and your phone will answer for you and ask who&rsquo
  
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• Snapchat launches original video series but problems loom

  10-10-2018 23:26
  Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, unveiled a series of original shows on Wednesday as it continues to push into original content amid broader challenges around user growth and advertising revenue.
  The project, called “Snap Originals,” will start with 12 shows featuring a mix of scripted series and reality content, including a comedy from the Duplass brothers and a reality show from the creators of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.”Signage for Snap Inc., parent compan
  
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• Feds seize nearly $300K worth of fentanyl

  10-10-2018 23:25
  TUCSON – Federal authorities have arrested a Phoenix man, who is accused of smuggling fentanyl through the U.S.-Mexico border.
  Customs and Border Protection officers arrested the man last Sunday, after seizing more than 21 pounds of suspected fentanyl from him at Port of Lukeville.
  Officers said the 25-year-old was in a Ford SUV, and was coming back into the United States from Mexico.
  A CBP canine alerted to the vehicle, and officers said they found multiple packages inside the motor area
  
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• Adopt this pet: Daffodil

  10-10-2018 23:24
  There’s a new pet looking to be adopted.
  Meet Daffodil!She is a gentle girl who would love nothing more, than to fall asleep in your lap. Daffodil is looking for her forever family.
  If you’re interested in meeting Daffodil you can find her at the Humane Society of Southern Arizona’s (HSSA) Main Campus at 635 W. Roger Rd. You can also call an adoption counselor at 520-327-6088, ext. 173.
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• Cora sticking with David Price for Game 2 of ALCS vs Astros

  10-10-2018 23:21
  BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora says David Price will start Game 2 of the AL Championship Series against Houston despite an unprecedented history of playoff struggles.
  Speaking on MLB Network radio on Wednesday, a day after the Red Sox eliminated the Yankees from the divisional round, Cora said he plans to use Chris Sale in Game 1 of the best-of-seven series. The first-year manager said Price is still in line to start Game 2.
  Price started and lost the only Red Sox defeat in
  
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• Pittsburgh LB Wirginis out for season due to knee injury

  10-10-2018 23:19
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh senior linebacker Quintin Wirginis will miss the rest of the season after injuring his knee during practice.
  Coach Pat Narduzzi said Wirginis was hurt in a non-contact drill Tuesday.
  The loss is significant for the Panthers (3-3), who travel to No. 5 Notre Dame (6-0) this weekend. Wirginis leads the Panthers in tackles (41), tackles for loss (7.0) and sacks (3) and is tied for the lead in forced fumbles (2). Wirginis racked up eight tackles, a sack and a forced
  
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• Italy held 1-1 by Ukraine as winless streak reaches 5

  10-10-2018 23:14
  GENOA, Italy (AP) — Italy’s winless streak reached five matches following a 1-1 draw at home with Ukraine in a friendly on Wednesday — extending the Azzurri’s poor run of form following their failure to qualify for the World Cup.
  Ruslan Malinovskyi equalized seven minutes after Federico Bernardeschi’s opener early in the second half.
  Italy has recorded only one victory in 10 matches, a win over Saudi Arabia in a friendly in May. In competitive games, the Azzurri hav
  
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• US urges dialogue on challenges to eliminate nuclear weapons

  10-10-2018 23:10
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. arms control chief is urging the world’s nations to hold “a realistic dialogue” about rising global tensions and the challenges that must be overcome to create the conditions for nuclear disarmament.
  Undersecretary of State Andrea Thomson told the General Assembly’s disarmament committee on Wednesday that this proposal “offers a practical way forward,” unlike the U.N. treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons which she called unre
  
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• Finding answers for patients with rarest of rare diseases

  10-10-2018 23:09
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Patients whose mysterious symptoms have stumped other experts are getting a new chance at diagnosis through a network of hospitals that tackles the rarest of rare diseases.
  It’s called the Undiagnosed Diseases Network, set up by the National Institutes of Health. Wednesday, researchers with the network published a snapshot of their early findings: Doctors diagnosed about a third of the first patients to complete evaluations. In less than two years, they’ve dis
  
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• ‘You don’t remember killing my kid?’: Mother of woman killed by drunk driver talks about loss

  10-10-2018 23:08
  TEMPE, Ariz. (KPNX) – The mother of one of the victims killed by an alleged drunk driver is warning others about the dangers of drunk driving.
  Police say 20-year-old Audrianne Dillard and 23-year-old Jesel Torres were hit and killed by 34-year-old Collin Reeves, whose blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit (.145 BAC).
  Witnesses say Reeves ran a red light at Alma School and McKellips roads Friday evening, but the suspect claims he was driving home from a work function and
  
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• Ex-intern says she had 1992 fling with Indiana house speaker

  10-10-2018 23:08
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A woman alleges that when she was an Indiana legislative intern in 1992, she performed oral sex on a married Republican lawmaker who has since become the speaker of the Indiana House.
  The former Democratic intern told The Indianapolis Star for a story published Wednesday that the sexual act with Brian Bosma was consensual, but that she felt pressured into it.
  Bosma, who first became Indiana House speaker in 2004, issued a statement Wednesday calling the woman’s cl
  
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• New eczema drug producing hair

  10-10-2018 23:06
  Great news for people struggling to grow hair.There’s a relatively new drug to treat eczema that may have the unexpected side effect of hair growth.
  A 13-year-old girl just started using the eczema drug Dupixent. She had intensely itchy skin, and also happened to have a severe case of alopecia, giving her total hair loss. Within a year of using the eczema drug, she sprouted all new air growth.
  It is still unclear if the dru will work for others dealing with hair loss. More studies are need
  
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• Browns picking up wins, building belief in turnaround season

  10-10-2018 23:05
  BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Bow wow! Rapper Snoop Dogg showed up at Browns practice on Wednesday.
  The bandwagon is growing in Cleveland, where the NFL’s worst team a year ago has suddenly become fashionable — and just maybe a playoff contender.
  By beating Baltimore in overtime on Sunday, the Browns (2-2-1) doubled their win total over the past two seasons, and if not for a couple of bad bounces and breaks, they could be unbeaten.
  Rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield has infused life into t
  
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• The Latest: Judge weighs jury $289 million Monsanto verdict

  10-10-2018 23:00
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on $289 million verdict against Monsanto (all times local):
  4:50 p.m.
  A judge is still deciding on whether to uphold a jury’s $289 million judgment against agribusiness giant Monsanto.
  San Francisco Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bolanos ended a two-hour hearing without making a formal ruling. Earlier in the day, she issued a tentative ruling saying she intended to toss out the jury’s $250 million punitive damage award and schedule a new trial on t
  
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• The Latest: Judge says she’ll order new Monsanto trial

  10-10-2018 23:00
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on $289 million verdict against Monsanto (all times local):
  1:55 p.m.
  In a tentative ruling, a San Francisco judge says she will order a new trial in a $289 million judgment against agribusiness giant Monsanto brought by a groundskeeper who says Roundup weed-killer caused his cancer.
  San Francisco Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bolanos issued the ruling Wednesday ahead of scheduled oral arguments.
  She said plaintiff DeWayne Johnson failed to produce “cle
  
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• Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus to split after 17 years

  10-10-2018 23:00
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus will end their working relationship — the longest pairing of a driver and crew chief in present day NASCAR — after this season in a personnel shakeup at Hendrick Motorsports.
  Knaus and Johnson have been together 17 seasons, since Johnson’s 2002 rookie year. The duo won seven Cup titles together and made NASCAR’s version of the playoffs in all 15 years of its existence.
  Knaus next year will crew chief William Byron
  
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• California judge says she will order a new trial for cancer-stricken man awarded $289 million in Roundup case

  10-10-2018 22:56
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California judge says she will order a new trial for cancer-stricken man awarded $289 million in Roundup case.
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• Argentina: Former planning minister sentenced in rail crash

  10-10-2018 22:54
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A court in Argentina has convicted a former federal planning minister of contributing to a deadly 2012 train crash by failing to oversee the operations of commuter railways.
  Julio De Vido was sentenced Wednesday to five years and eight months in prison for defrauding the public administration. The court also banned him from ever again holding a state job.
  De Vido is already serving time in prison on a corruption case. He was a key official during the administ
  
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• Ferguson’s police chief leaving to tend to ailing mother

  10-10-2018 22:52
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Delrish Moss, who took over as police chief in Ferguson as the town still grappled with the aftermath of Michael Brown’s death, is leaving at the end of this month.
  Mayor James Knowles III said Wednesday that Moss will return to Florida to care for his ailing mother. Deputy Chief Frank McCall will lead the department until a permanent replacement is named.
  Moss, a black former homicide detective in Miami, became Ferguson’s chief in 2016. He spent much of his te
  
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• The Latest: DA: Man offered to plead guilty for life term

  10-10-2018 22:50
  BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — The Latest on a Colorado man charged with shooting and killing three people at a suburban Denver Walmart (all times local):
  2:45 p.m.
  A Colorado prosecutor says a man charged with killing three people at a suburban Denver Walmart offered to plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence.
  Adams County District Attorney Dave Young says the offer came in August as he was still debating whether to seek the death penalty against 48-year-old Scott Ostrem.
  Ostrem pleaded guil
  
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• Turner Sports hires Candace Parker as NBA, NCAA analyst

  10-10-2018 22:48
  ATLANTA (AP) — Candace Parker has been hired by Turner Sports as an analyst and commentator for NBA games this season on TNT and NBA TV.
  Turner announced Wednesday that Parker, who is still playing for the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks, will provide analysis on NBA TV’s “GameTime” studio show and will be part of the “Players Only” telecasts on both networks.
  The two-time league MVP and 2016 WNBA champion also will be a part of Turner’s and CBS’ c
  
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• Roberts asks federal judges to handle Kavanaugh complaints

  10-10-2018 22:47
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts is referring complaints against new Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to federal judges in Colorado and neighboring states.
  The complaints deal with statements Kavanaugh made during his confirmation hearings. They were filed originally with Kavanaugh’s old court, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
  Roberts says in a letter posted Wednesday on the D.C. Circuit website that he has asked judges who hand
  
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• Jail for offenders with new Tunisian anti-discrimination law

  10-10-2018 22:47
  TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The Tunisian parliament has voted overwhelmingly to outlaw racial discrimination and to make criminal offenders eligible for prison time.
  Lawmakers passed the measure late Tuesday. The legislation was a response to the assault of a man from Ivory Coast on a Tunis street in July that triggered reaction online and denunciation from anti-racism associations.
  Thousands of students from sub-Saharan Africa attend Tunisian universities, and some face sporadic verbal or physi
  
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• FAA orders engine software upgrade after aborted takeoffs

  10-10-2018 22:37
  Safety regulators are ordering that engine software be replaced on some Airbus passenger jets because of a problem that has caused pilots to abort several takeoffs in cold weather.
  The order covers 82 engines on planes registered in the United States. The engines were built by CFM International, a joint venture of General Electric, and France’s Safran, for Airbus A320neo and A321neo jets.
  The Federal Aviation Administration and European Aviation Safety Agency said this week operators will
  
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• 5-month-old girl dies from injuries after police chase

  10-10-2018 22:32
  PARMA, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a 5-month-old Ohio girl found inside a car that burst into flames when her father collided with a garbage truck while fleeing from police has died.
  Police in the Cleveland suburb of Parma say Myah Jones died Tuesday afternoon at a hospital. A police statement says the girl’s grandmother, who also was in the car driven by her son, has been released from a hospital.
  Police say charges are pending against the grandmother, who hasn’t been identifi
  
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• Planned Parenthood unveils plan to protect abortion access

  10-10-2018 22:30
  NEW YORK (AP) — Planned Parenthood has launched a campaign to protect access to abortion as widely as possible even if the Supreme Court, with the addition of conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh, moves to curtail a woman’s right to undergo the procedure.
  Most of the states with the strongest abortion-rights policies are on the West Coast and in the Northeast. Because of that geography, the plan underscores the importance of Illinois, and envisions an aggressive expansion of Planned
  
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• Minnesota lawmaker apologizes for yanking mic from opponent

  10-10-2018 22:29
  ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota state lawmaker is apologizing after he yanked a microphone from the hand of his Democratic challenger during a forum that was livestreamed over the internet.
  Jamie Mahlberg appeared startled when Rep. Duane Quam grabbed the microphone from her on Monday night. Quam then rebutted a point Mahlberg had made about education funding.
  When Quam then offered the microphone back, Mahlberg did not take it. Quam then dropped it in front of her. Video of the incide
  
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• Coroner: Verne Troyer death suicide by alcohol intoxication

  10-10-2018 22:25
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County coroner says actor Verne Troyer, who was best known for his “Austin Powers” role of Mini-Me, died last April of suicide by alcohol intoxication.
  The coroner’s office released its findings Wednesday following an autopsy and investigation into Troyer’s April 21 death.
  His representatives said at the time he was struggling with depression.
  The coroner’s office certified that the manner of death was a suicide.
  Troyer, 49,
  
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• The Latest: Trump seeks to boost Kelly, Barletta at rally

  10-10-2018 22:24
  ERIE, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump on the campaign trail (all times local):
  8 p.m.
  President Donald Trump is boosting Pennsylvania’s Republican candidates as he works to rally support ahead of November’s midterm elections.
  Trump invited Reps. Mike Kelly and Lou Barletta up on stage with him Wednesday in Erie and urged attendees to vote for them.
  He says, “A vote for Mike is a vote to make America great again.”
  Kelly is facing a challenge from Demo
  
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• The Latest: Trump says Fed ‘has gone crazy’ after stock drop

  10-10-2018 22:24
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump on the campaign trail (all times local):
  5:40 p.m.
  President Donald Trump says the Federal Reserve “has gone crazy” after a major drop in stock prices Wednesday.
  Trump, who has been critical of the central bank’s interest rate increases, tells reporters after landing in Erie, Pennsylvania, that he thinks “the Fed is making a mistake.”
  He adds, “I think the Fed has gone crazy.”
  But he’s al
  
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• Storm offers exposure, risk to Democrat in governor’s race

  10-10-2018 22:18
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Michael has upended the governor’s race in Florida, and one of the beneficiaries could be Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, the Democratic nominee who spent days in the storm’s path.
  Before Michael made landfall, Gillum was a constant presence on national TV. He made repeat appearances on the Weather Channel and on CNN. The broadcasts gave him substantial exposure less than a month before his showdown against Republican Ron DeSantis.
  But the ap
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s dark portrait of Dem health plans

  10-10-2018 22:10
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• Ex-Cup champ Kirby to lead US team in new SailGP league

  10-10-2018 22:07
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Former America’s Cup champion Rome Kirby has been named skipper and helmsman of the United States’ team in the new SailGP league.
  Kirby was introduced with the rest of the American crew Wednesday in New York.
  The 29-year-old Kirby, of Newport, Rhode Island, won the America’s Cup with Oracle Team USA in 2013. The rest of the American crew includes Riley Gibbs of Long Beach, California; Hans Henken of Coronado, California; Mac Agnese of Fort Lauderdale, Flo
  
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• Polio-like illness leaves kids struggling for years. Some never recover.

  10-10-2018 22:03
  Carter Roberts receives a kiss from one of his older sisters.Carter’s Coalition/Courtesy: NBC News
  Carter Roberts was so excited when his new, toe-controlled motorized wheelchair was finally delivered Sept. 22.
  The 5-year-old was sure he’d be the envy of his kindergarten classmates as he zoomed around in the custom-built wheelchair.
  Carter had been paralyzed from the nose down since 2016, the victim of a rare and puzzling polio-like condition called acute flaccid myelitis.
  The wheelc
  
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• Stocks suffer worst loss in 8 months as rising interest rates pull investors out of the market; tech stocks hit hardest

  10-10-2018 22:01
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks suffer worst loss in 8 months as rising interest rates pull investors out of the market; tech stocks hit hardest.
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• BC pipeline explosion risks Washington natural gas shortage

  10-10-2018 21:49
  PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia (AP) — A massive pipeline explosion in British Columbia risks cutting off the flow of Canadian natural gas to Washington State, and companies are urging customers to conserve.
  The blast Tuesday shut down the Enbridge natural gas pipeline about 600 miles northeast of Vancouver.
  Doug Stout of Fortis BC said Wednesday that 85 percent of the gas his company feeds to homes and businesses is carried by the twinned pipeline that runs from northern British Columbia
  
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• The Latest: Jury done for day in W.Va. justice’s trial

  10-10-2018 21:48
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Latest on the federal criminal trial of West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry (all times local):
  6:25 p.m.
  A federal jury has gone home for the day after starting deliberations in the criminal trial of a suspended West Virginia Supreme Court justice.
  The jury is expected to return to U.S. District Court in Charleston on Thursday morning to resume deliberations in the trial of Justice Allen Loughry.
  Loughry is accused of driving state cars and buying
  
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• Florida Panhandle reporters in the dark as Michael hits land

  10-10-2018 21:42
  PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — Local news reporters were working in the dark as Hurricane Michael made landfall in Florida’s Panhandle.
  The News Herald in Panama City tweeted that conditions were “getting very nasty here” as the hurricane’s eye closed in. The newsroom was running on generator power without internet access.
  The newspaper tweeted that reporters were feeling “crashing thunder shaking building.”
  At the Panama City news station WJHG/WECP, reporter
  
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• Face of Baltimore police since 2015 riots resigns

  10-10-2018 21:42
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The chief spokesman of the Baltimore Police Department has resigned, saying there’s been a long-term “systematic failure” of policing in the city, among other ills.
  T.J. Smith, the face of Baltimore policing at news conferences and crime scene investigations, announced his resignation in a Wednesday Facebook post. He’s been the police spokesman since 2015, coming to Baltimore’s force shortly after the suspicious death of a young black man trig
  
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• Parents taking newborn on adorably epic road trip to visit all 50 states

  10-10-2018 21:40
  An Australia couple is taking maternity leave as an opportunity to introduce their newborn to the U.S.A. — all of it. And they recently arrived in Georgia/ KSDK
  ST. LOUIS (KSDK) – An Australia couple is taking maternity leave as an opportunity to introduce their newborn to the U.S.A. — all of it. And they recently arrived in Georgia.
  The plan is to visit all 50 states by the time Harper is six months old, which could make her the youngest person to complete such a feat.
  Plus, i
  
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• Officials continue monitoring Naco HAZMAT situation

  10-10-2018 21:37
  NACO, Ariz. – Cochise County continues to monitor and test water flows, following a leak of raw sewage across the international border on Sept. 9.
  Recent water test result shows that the flow to the west into Greenbush Draw contained a significantly high level of E. coli.  They say the current levels are “approximately five times the allowable limit.”
  Officials believe that the pipe cleaning and lagoon drainage work done by the authorities in Sonora, Mexico have helpe
  
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• Sheriff: 2 inmates escape Tennessee jail, deputy injured

  10-10-2018 21:32
  MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities are searching for two inmates who escaped from a Tennessee jail after the sheriff’s office said they assaulted a deputy.
  Rutherford County Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh said in a news release that the deputy was treated for minor injuries Wednesday and released from a hospital.
  Rewards totaling up to $6,000 have been offered in the search for 43-year-old Dewayne Lee Halfacre of Lynchburg and 28-year-old Jonathan Cody Baxter of Murfreesboro. Halfacre was
  
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