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• Air pollution sending people with asthma to the emergency room

  24-10-2018 23:58
  TUCSON – Air pollution may be the reason a million people who are suffering from asthma are going to the emergency room.
  George Washington University researchers found up to 33 million asthma patients visit the hospital each year. Researchers say countries should enact policies that would help clean air, such as targeting car emission in large cities.
  Approximately 358 million people in the world suffer from asthma. That makes it the most common chronic respiratory disease.
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• The Latest: Rain clears at Fenway, warmups under rainbow

  24-10-2018 23:39
  BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on the World Series (all times local):
  5:15 p.m.
  A giant rainbow has appeared over Fenway Park, stretching from end to end. It’s so big and gorgeous that Red Sox players stopped to marvel at it during warmups before Game 2 of the World Series.
  Fenway DJ TJ Connelly noticed, too, playing the Rolling Stones’ “She’s A Rainbow ” for fans as they entered the park. Many people walking in stopped to take pictures.
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• The Latest: Dodgers break through to take 2-1 lead in 4th

  24-10-2018 23:39
  BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on the World Series (all times local):
  9:43 p.m.
  Matt Kemp’s sacrifice fly and Yasiel Puig’s two-out RBI single in a two-run fourth inning put Los Angeles ahead of the Boston Red Sox 2-1 in Game 2 and gave the Dodgers their first lead of the World Series.
  Red Sox starter David Price opened with two hitless innings, allowing only a pair of walks, before David Freese and Manny Machado singled opening the fourth.
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• The Latest: Boston takes 2-0 World Series lead with 4-2 win

  24-10-2018 23:39
  BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on the World Series (all times local):
  11:20 p.m.
  David Price pitched six innings of three-hit ball, and major league RBI leader J.D. Martinez broke a fifth-inning tie in another two-out rally that led the Boston Red Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers for a 2-0 lead in the World Series.
  Craig Kimbrel closed out the win at noisy Fenway Park, putting the Red Sox halfway to their fourth championship in 15 seasons.
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• Authorities offer $25K reward in missing Wisconsin girl case

  24-10-2018 23:38
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Authorities are offering at $25,000 reward for information that leads to the location of a Wisconsin girl who went missing after her parents were gunned down in the family’s home.
  Thirteen-year-old Jayme Closs has been missing since Oct. 15. Deputies that morning discovered someone had kicked in the door of her family’s home near Barron and shot her parents to death. Jayme was nowhere to be found and investigators believe she was abducted.
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• Southwest Key surrenders licenses, pays fine in agreement with Arizona

  24-10-2018 23:37
  PHOENIX (KPNX) – Southwest Key, a contractor that houses immigrant children detained at the border, has surrendered its license for two Arizona locations after alleged misconduct involving staff.
  As part of the agreement with the Arizona Department of Health Services, Southwest Key is also paying a fine of $73,000. Additionally, the statement says Southwest Key will hire a “third-party health care consultant” and stop accepting migrant children at its other Arizona locations un
  
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• Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki suspended 1 game

  24-10-2018 23:31
  NEW YORK (AP) — Ottawa Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki has been suspended for one game without pay by the NHL for elbowing Boston defenseman Urho Vaakanainen on Tuesday night.
  The NHL announced the suspension Wednesday.
  The penalty will cost Borowiecki $6,452.
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• Saudi government funds won’t pay for new FIFA events

  24-10-2018 23:31
  KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Facing scrutiny over links to Saudi Arabia, FIFA says new competitions that will bring in $25 billion will not be funded directly by any nation, according to documents seen by The Associated Press.
  FIFA Council members received the funding commitment in briefing notes sent ahead of a meeting Friday in Kigali, where President Gianni Infantino will seek their support for new tournaments. The documents were shared with the AP on condition of anonymity because they were m
  
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• 3 more say Little Rock police conducted illegal raids

  24-10-2018 23:31
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Three more people have said they were targets of an unconstitutional drug raid conducted by Little Rock police and are joining a lawsuit against the department and the city.
  Juanglecio Boykins, Candice Caldwell and Derrick Davis said Wednesday that police obtained “no-knock” warrants based on false information, echoing claims made last week by Roderick Talley. Police used explosives to enter residences and search for drugs.
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• Police: 2 people killed in shooting at Kroger grocery store on outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky

  24-10-2018 23:28
  JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky. (AP) — Police: 2 people killed in shooting at Kroger grocery store on outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky.
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• Schalke fails to take chances in 0-0 draw at Galatasaray

  24-10-2018 23:24
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Schalke produced its best performance of the season but was still held to a 0-0 draw at Galatasaray in the Champions League on Wednesday.
  The German side, which has been struggling in the Bundesliga after finishing second last season, thought it had finally made the breakthrough through Breel Embolo after missing a host of chances, but the Swiss forward’s goal was ruled out for offside.
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• Wizards’ Morris fined $15,000 for grabbing Curry’s shorts

  24-10-2018 23:23
  NEW YORK (AP) — Washington Wizards forward Markieff Morris has been fined $15,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct for grabbing an opponent’s uniform.
  NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Kiki VanDeWeghe announced the fine on Wednesday.
  It stems from the final play of the fourth quarter of the Wizards’ 125-124 overtime win over the Trail Blazers on Monday.
  Morris, who was out of the game after scoring 28 points, twice grabbed Portland guard Seth Curry’s unifor
  
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• Experts: Bomber likely left behind trove of forensic clues

  24-10-2018 23:21
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Investigators examining the explosive devices sent to high-profile targets in Washington and New York will be working to glean forensic clues to help identify who sent them, from fingerprints and DNA evidence to tracking the origin of the packages and the components used to make the bombs.
  Former Secret Service special agent Larry Johnson told The Associated Press on Wednesday it’s highly likely the person or people who built the bombs have been previously flagged b
  
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• Groundbreaking on phase two of La Cholla Blvd. improvement project

  24-10-2018 23:18
  ORO VALLEY – The Town of Oro Valley held a groundbreaking ceremony for phase two of the La Cholla Boulevard Improvement Project on Wednesday, October 24.
  The ceremony had representatives from the Town of Oro Valley, Pima County, and the Regional Transportation Authority to celebrate the start of the roadway construction.
  The project is part of the 2006 voter-approved plan. It was funded by a countywide half-cent sales tax.
  “For us, not only does it fit the bill for our residents whic
  
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• Markieff Morris fined $15,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct

  24-10-2018 23:15
  NEW YORK (AP) — Washington forward Markieff Morris has been fined $15,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct late in the Wizards’ overtime victory at Portland on Monday night.
  The NBA announced the penalty Wednesday before the Wizards played at the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors.
  Morris was on the bench when he twice pulled at guard Seth Curry’s shorts during live play at the end of the fourth quarter in the Wizards’ 125-124 victory.
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• Cleveland Orchestra fires 2 musicians over sexual misconduct

  24-10-2018 23:14
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Orchestra says an independent investigation into sexual misconduct allegations has led to the firing of two prominent musicians.
  The orchestra on Wednesday announced the dismissals of concertmaster William Preucil and principal trombonist Massimo La Rosa.
  The orchestra says in a statement that the investigation was conducted after the publication of media reports in July detailing allegations of misconduct involving Preucil. The investigation was expanded aft
  
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• Woman sentenced to life for 6-year-old’s death

  24-10-2018 23:13
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona woman was sentenced to life in prison for her role in the death of a 6-year-old.
  The Arizona Daily Sun reports Lillian Hester was sentenced Tuesday, more than two months after being found guilty of murder and child abuse in the death of Jason Hester.
  Lillian Hester’s sentence, and the change of plea and sentence for Kimmy Wilson, brought an end to the court appearances for the four defendants culpable in the boy’s 2015 death.
  Wilson pleaded gu
  
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• Salah scores 2 as Liverpool beats Red Star 4-0

  24-10-2018 23:10
  LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah scored in each half to lead Liverpool to a 4-0 win over Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League on Wednesday, taking the Egypt winger to a half-century of goals in just 65 appearances for the English club.
  Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane also netted at Anfield as the attacking trio that fueled Liverpool’s march to the Champions League final last season combined to hand Red Star another heavy loss, after its 6-1 thrashing at Paris Saint-Germain
  
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• Report: More than 500,000 US households had water cut off

  24-10-2018 23:09
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A nonprofit says it has conducted a first-of-its-kind survey that shows more than a half-a-million American households lost water service two years ago because they couldn’t pay.
  The report released Wednesday by the Washington-based advocacy group Food & Water Watch says more than 1.4 million people living in those homes at least temporarily lost water service for nonpayment in 2016. The group sought shut-off records for residential customers that year from t
  
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• Real Madrid’s Hakimi leads Dortmund to 4-0 rout of Atletico

  24-10-2018 23:09
  DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Real Madrid’s Achraf Hakimi helped Borussia Dortmund deal Atletico Madrid its biggest loss under Diego Simeone, setting up three goals in a 4-0 win in the Champions League on Wednesday.
  Simeone took over as Atletico coach in December 2011 and his normally rock-solid side had not lost by a four-goal margin in 390 matches. It was only the fourth time his team conceded four goals after two 4-1 defeats to archrival Real Madrid and one to Barcelona.
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• Vazquez for Leon only batting order change for Game 2

  24-10-2018 23:08
  BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox made one change to their starting batting order after beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series opener, inserting Christian Vazquez at catcher for Game 2 in place of Sandy Leon.
  Boston manager Alex Cora dropped the catcher’s spot one slot to ninth on Wednesday night, raising center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. to eighth.
  The Dodgers didn’t change their lineup.
  David Price starts on the mound for the Red Sox and Hyun-Jin Ryu for the Dodgers. Thi
  
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• Price pitches Red Sox past Dodgers 4-2 for 2-0 Series lead

  24-10-2018 23:08
  BOSTON (AP) — David Price pitched six innings of three-hit ball, and major league RBI leader J.D. Martinez broke a fifth-inning tie during another two-out rally Wednesday night that led the Boston Red Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers for a 2-0 lead in the World Series.
  Craig Kimbrel closed out the win at noisy Fenway Park, putting the Red Sox halfway to their fourth championship in 15 seasons.
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• Pac-12 Power Rankings: Washington State Takes Top Spot in Conference Shakeup

  24-10-2018 23:06
  Welcome to another week of college football in the Pacific 12 Conference, where the last remaining College Football Playoff contender (Oregon) has gone up in a cloud of smoke. The Ducks fell victim to the Mike Leach Experience in Pullman in what was a one-sided romp on the Palouse, with the Cougars beating Oregon, 34-20, in front of a packed house at Martin Stadium in primetime.…
  
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• Barca outclasses Inter in 2-0 win without injured Messi

  24-10-2018 23:01
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — His arm in a sling and a wide grin across his face, Lionel Messi was able to enjoy Barcelona’s beautiful play from the stands for once.
  Messi cheered and lifted his good left arm in victory after his teammates showed more than enough class to convincingly beat Inter Milan 2-0 even without its best player.
  Rafinha, who filled in for Messi in the starting 11, and Jordi Alba provided the goals that gave the Spanish team control of their Champions League group wit
  
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• Timberlake postpones NYC show due to bruised vocal cords

  24-10-2018 22:44
  NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Timberlake says he is postponing his Wednesday night concert in New York City because his vocal cords are “severely bruised.”
  The pop star writes on Instagram that under doctor’s orders he must postpone his show at Madison Square Garden. He performed at the famed venue on Monday night.
  Timberlake says he has rescheduled the MSG concert for January 31, which is his 38th birthday. He writes, “I’m going to make this up to you.”
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• The Latest: Police say 2 dead in Kroger shooting in Kentucky

  24-10-2018 22:39
  JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a Kentucky grocery (all times local):
  5:30 p.m.
  Police say two people have died in a shooting at a Kroger grocery store on the outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky.
  Jeffersontown Police Chief Sam Rogers confirmed the deaths at the store Wednesday. He said two people were dead — one inside the store and one outside.
  No further details were immediately available.
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• No big Powerball winner; jackpot now up to $750 million

  24-10-2018 22:38
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — No one has won the big Powerball prize, so the estimated jackpot now grows to $750 million — the fourth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.
  The next drawing will be Saturday.
  On Wednesday night, when it was at $620 million, the Powerball jackpot looked sort of puny given all the attention lavished on the $1.537 billion Mega Millions jackpot won in South Carolina on Tuesday. But with two giant prizes in one week, it was hard not to compare.
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• Pelicans to operate G League team in Birmingham, Alabama

  24-10-2018 22:21
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans will field a G League team in Birmingham starting in the 2022-23 season.
  The Pelicans announced Wednesday they have acquired the rights to the NBA G League team, giving the developmental league 28 teams by the 2019-20 season.
  The team, which hasn’t been named, will play next season as the Erie BayHawks in Pennsylvania while Birmingham’s Legacy Arena is renovated.
  The downtown arena will undergo a $123 million renovation and expan
  
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• Police: Multiple people shot in Kentucky grocery store

  24-10-2018 22:17
  JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky. (AP) — Police say multiple people have been shot inside a grocery store on the outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky.
  A dispatcher with the Jeffersontown Police Department said a suspect was detained following the shooting Wednesday afternoon at a Kroger store.
  The store is located on the eastern outskirts of Louisville.
  The dispatcher says officers remain at the scene. The extent of injuries isn’t immediately known.
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• Official: Humvee dropped from plane by mistake in rural area

  24-10-2018 22:17
  FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Military officials say an Air Force C-17 prematurely dropped a Humvee by parachute into rural North Carolina, miles from the intended target, but no injuries were reported on the ground.
  Fort Bragg spokesman Tom McCollum told news outlets the parachute opened and the vehicle landed Wednesday in a wooded area between two homes between the Johnsonville and Spout Springs communities in Harnett County, about 7 miles (11km) north of Fort Bragg’s drop zones.
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• Stephen King gives students movie rights to story for $1

  24-10-2018 22:13
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Horror writer Stephen King is giving a deal to student filmmakers at the Blaenau Gwent Film Academy in Wales.
  King sold them the movie rights to a short story, “Stationary Bike,” for $1.
  Kevin Phillips, a tutor at the school, tells The Boston Globe the deal is “great for our students who are fans of his writing and a great scoop for the academy.”
  The story is about a man who begins using a stationary bike after his doctor tells him to lose wei
  
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• Multiple people shot inside Kroger grocery store on outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky, police say

  24-10-2018 22:10
  JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky. (AP) — Multiple people shot inside Kroger grocery store on outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky, police say.
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• Amgen slashes price of $14,000-a-year cholesterol drug

  24-10-2018 22:09
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The maker of an expensive cholesterol drug is slashing the list price, which should make it more affordable for patients.
  Amgen Inc. said Wednesday it is immediately cutting the price of Repatha by 60 percent, from about $14,000 to $5,850 per year.
  The move could help boost Amgen’s share in the U.S. market. The reduction comes after rivals Sanofi and Regeneron cut the price of their similar cholesterol medication, Praluent, in May.
  Amgen CEO Robert Bradway says t
  
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• The Latest: Ex-NY Senate leader’s son gets 4 years in prison

  24-10-2018 22:07
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing of former New York state Senate leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam. (all times local):
  3:50 p.m.
  A federal judge has sentenced a son of former New York state Senate leader Dean Skelos (SKEH’-lohs) to four years in prison after both men were convicted in a political corruption case.
  U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood sentenced Adam Skelos on Wednesday, several hours after announcing that his father must serve four years and three months in pri
  
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• Stocks plunge again, wiping out gains for the year; technology swoon pulls Nasdaq 12 percent below August peak

  24-10-2018 22:02
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks plunge again, wiping out gains for the year; technology swoon pulls Nasdaq 12 percent below August peak.
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• The Latest: Jurors see video of attack on police station

  24-10-2018 21:58
  UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — The Latest on a trial for a man charged with murder in a deadly attack on a Maryland police station (all times local):
  3:55 p.m.
  Jurors have seen a cellphone video of a gunman’s deadly attack on a Maryland police station before an officer mistakenly killed an undercover detective who rushed to the scene of the shootout.
  Prosecutor Carol Coderre told jurors at the start of Michael Ford’s murder trial on Wednesday that the gunman can be heard screaming
  
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• The Latest: Adidas seeks to improve basketball ‘environment’

  24-10-2018 21:48
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the conviction of three college basketball recruiting insiders (all times local):
  3:45 p.m.
  Adidas says it will continue to work with the NCAA and “other stakeholders” to improve “the environment around college basketball” following the conviction of three recruiting insiders.
  The company said in a statement it cooperated fully with authorities during the investigation that led to Wednesday’s verdict in Manhattan federal court.
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• Newspaper shooting case lawyer may step aside due to health

  24-10-2018 21:45
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A public defender representing the man accused of killing five employees at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland may step aside due to health concerns.
  The director of victim services for the state’s attorney’s office told relatives of the five victims in an email Tuesday that recent delays in the case were due to health issues affecting the attorney. Bill Davis is representing Jarrod Ramos, who’s been charged with murder.
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• Alexander Zverev hits 50 wins beating Haase at Swiss Indoors

  24-10-2018 21:44
  BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Alexander Zverev became the first man to reach 50 wins on the ATP Tour this season by beating Robin Haase 6-4, 7-5 Wednesday in the first round of the Swiss Indoors.
  The second-seeded German moved to 50-16 in a season that has brought three titles, including the Madrid Masters.
  Zverev converted all four of his break points while saving eight of the 10 held by the 47th-ranked Dutchman.
  Haase used a between-the-legs lob to force a break in the second set that Zverev
  
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• Prosecutor: Border agent tired of rock-throwers killed teen

  24-10-2018 21:43
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A federal prosecutor says a U.S. Border Patrol agent charged with killing a Mexican teen was fed up with cross-border rock throwers when he deliberately shot at the boy.
  Lonnie Swartz is facing his second trial in the 2012 shooting of 16-year-old Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez.
  Swartz was acquitted of murder earlier this year and now faces manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter charges.
  In an opening statement Wednesday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Wallace Kleindienst sai
  
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• Reporters receiving threats amid heated Brazil election

  24-10-2018 21:39
  SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s biggest newspaper is asking federal police investigate threats against a journalist who published a report alleging backers of a presidential candidate were bankrolling a fake news campaign.
  It’s a sign of the increasingly heated atmosphere ahead of Sunday’s election.
  The newspaper last week ran a report by Patricia Campos Mello saying that businessmen linked to Jair Bolsonaro had bankrolled the spread of fake news on the WhatsApp messaging servi
  
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• MLS to add jersey sleeve advertisements in 2020

  24-10-2018 21:39
  NEW YORK (AP) — In a sign of the times, Major League Soccer is adding more advertising on its uniforms.
  The league said Wednesday it has approved the sale of 2½-by-2½-inch sponsored sleeve patches on jerseys starting with the 2020 season. They will replace the league logo on the right sleeve.
  Only teams that have primary sponsors on the front of jerseys may sell the sleeve logos. Approval was given to a four-year pilot program.
  England’s Premier League began sleeve ads
  
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• The Latest: White supremacist denied bail in Los Angeles

  24-10-2018 21:36
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the arrests of alleged white supremacists in Southern California (all times local):
  12:15 p.m.
  Officials say the leader of a Southern California white supremacist group has been ordered to remain jailed until his trial on charges of inciting to riot last year in Charlottesville, Virginia.
  U.S. Attorney’s office spokesman Thom Mrozek says Rise Above Movement leader Robert Rundo was arrested Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport. Rundo appeared in
  
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• Police: 2 girls planned to kill classmates, drink blood

  24-10-2018 21:30
  BARTOW, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in central Florida say two middle school girls brought knives to school in a foiled plot to kill classmates, cut them up and drink their blood.
  Arrest affidavits released Wednesday by the Bartow Police Department say the two girls, ages 11 and 12, were armed with knives Tuesday at Bartow Middle School before they were caught. No one was hurt.
  Investigators say the girls planned to stake out a bathroom and wait for smaller students to enter.
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• Farm cited, faces fines in worker’s lightning death

  24-10-2018 21:26
  PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Officials say the farm that employed a Florida woman fatally struck by lightning has been cited for failing to protect workers.
  A U.S. Department of Labor news release says Occupational Health and Safety Administration inspectors determined that C.W. Hendrix Farms exposed employees to lightning strikes as they picked vegetables in inclement weather. The company faces a penalty of $12,934, the maximum amount allowed.
  Authorities say 53-year-old Maria Francisco Pascual
  
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• Community Food Bank preps for distribution of bonus food items from trade disputes

  24-10-2018 21:23
  TUCSON – Community Food Banks will be receiving rare, perishable items due to the federal government’s $1 billion aid in support of U.S. farmers.
  The food items, which includes pork, chicken, apples, cheese walnuts and blueberries, will be distributed to people who pick up monthly emergency food in the Federal Emergency Food Assistance Program through March and potentially after.
  The truckloads arriving at the main warehouse to the 27,000 households that TEFAP supplies monthly, poses
  
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• West Virginia diocese to release names of accused priests

  24-10-2018 21:08
  WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A Roman Catholic archdiocese in West Virginia says it plans to release the names of all priests accused of child sexual abuse since 1950.
  In a news release, Archbishop William Lori of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston says none of the individuals who will be listed are in active ministry.
  Last month Pope Francis accepted the resignation of West Virginia Bishop Michael Bransfield and authorized an investigation into allegations he sexually harassed adults.
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• Some US troops due to leave Afghanistan will be back soon

  24-10-2018 21:02
  MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Some members of a U.S. Army training brigade scheduled to leave Afghanistan next month will go back soon.
  The Army says about 100 soldiers whose mission is to train and advise Afghan forces will return for three weeks in February. Gen. Robert Abrams says the troops will help a new team of advisers learn the terrain as they start their nine-month tour.
  Abrams described the plan in a recent interview amid concerns the departure of troops in the training brigade will ca
  
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• 3 college basketball recruiting insiders convicted in NYC

  24-10-2018 21:02
  NEW YORK (AP) — Three insiders from the world of college basketball recruiting have been convicted in a corruption case that prosecutors said exposed the sport’s underbelly.
  A jury reached the verdict Wednesday in Manhattan federal court.
  The government had accused a former Adidas executive, a business manager and the director of an amateur league in a scheme to funnel tens of thousands of dollars in secret payments to the families so the prospects would commit to Adidas-sponsored sc
  
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• Luuk de Jong salvages draw for PSV against 10-man Tottenham

  24-10-2018 20:59
  EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — Captain Luuk de Jong scored a late equalizer Wednesday to salvage a 2-2 draw for PSV Eindhoven against 10-man Tottenham in the Champions League.
  Tottenham had recovered from giving away a first-half goal and looked headed toward a 2-1 victory until goalkeeper Hugo Lloris was sent off in the 79th minute for fouling Hirving Lozano, who had earlier capitalized on a mistake by Toby Alderweireld to put PSV ahead.
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