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• DPS trooper intentionally crashes into wrong-way driver

  26-10-2018 23:56
  LIVE: Arizona Department of Public Safety holds a press conference about the state trooper who intentionally crashed into a wrong-way drive.
  Posted by News 4 Tucson – KVOA on Friday, October 26, 2018TUCSON – An Arizona Department of Public Safety Trooper was involved in an intentional vehicle collision Oct. 14 on Interstate 10 in Avra Valley.
  State Trooper Intentionally Collides with Wrong-Way Driver in Tucson/ Department of Public Safety
  According to officials, an elderly driver was
  
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• Telemarketers arrested for defrauding elderly victims of over $1M

  26-10-2018 23:53
  PHOENIX – Five suspects are in custody after a federal grand jury returned a 24-count indictment for violations of the federal mail fraud slaw and for conspiracy to violate the mail and wire fraud law in Phoenix on Tuesday, according to the Department of Justice.
  Five suspects charged with mail fraud.
  The DOJ said they worked together in a telemarketing operation to defraud elderly consumers of over $1 million.  Also, when speaking on the telephone with the victims, the
  
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• The family of Botham Jean, who was killed inside his apartment by a former Dallas police officer, files federal lawsuit

  26-10-2018 23:51
  DALLAS (AP) — The family of Botham Jean, who was killed inside his apartment by a former Dallas police officer, files federal lawsuit.
  The post The family of Botham Jean, who was killed inside his apartment by a former Dallas police officer, files federal lawsuit appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• USC QB Sears to start in debut vs ASU, replacing Daniels

  26-10-2018 23:44
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Third-string redshirt freshman quarterback Jack Sears will start for Southern California against Arizona State on Saturday.
  USC coach Clay Helton announced the decision Friday.
  Freshman starter J.T. Daniels spent the week in concussion protocol after getting hurt in the Trojans’ loss at Utah. USC also is without sophomore Matt Fink, Daniels’ primary backup, after he broke three ribs at Utah.
  Sears practiced with the Trojans’ first-team offense all week,
  
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• Judge won’t delay census citizenship question trial

  26-10-2018 23:42
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge says a trial over putting a citizenship question on the 2020 U.S. census will proceed Nov. 5 despite the Justice Department’s objection.
  Federal Judge Jesse Furman ruled Friday, lashing out at Justice Department lawyers and two Supreme Court justices. The justices called the planned trial “highly unusual, to say the least.” Furman wrote that it “is the Government’s conduct in this case, not the Court’s review, that is &ls
  
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• Espanyol concedes late, loses chance to take lead in Spain

  26-10-2018 23:38
  MADRID (AP) — Espanyol conceded in injury time to draw Valladolid 1-1 and miss a chance to take the outright lead in the Spanish league on Friday.
  Espanyol was in front until Italian forward Daniele Verde converted a free kick a minute into injury time to even the match and keep the visitors from moving past Catalan rival Barcelona at the top of the standings.
  Espanyol now has the same 18 points as Barcelona but trails on goal difference. Barcelona hosts Real Madrid in the league “cl
  
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• National pumpkin day!

  26-10-2018 23:29
  It’s National Pumpkin Day!
  All around the country pumpkins are used in foods, sweets and of course, “pumpkin spiced” everything. They’re also commonly used as jack-o-lanterns during Halloween times.
  The U.S. produces 1 1/2 billion ponds of pumpkins, with Illinois making the most.
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• The Latest: Muncy homer in 18th lifts Dodgers past Boston

  26-10-2018 23:28
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the World Series (all times local):
  12:30 a.m.
  Max Muncy ended the longest World Series game ever with a leadoff home run in the 18th inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Boston Red Sox 3-2 early Saturday to pull within 2-1.
  Muncy connected off Nathan Eovaldi, who was in his seventh inning of relief. It took seven hours and 561 pitches to settle this.
  The Red Sox were oh-so-close in the 13th to taking a huge 3-0 lead. But second baseman Ian Kins
  
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• The Latest: Game 3 remains deadlocked at 1 after 12

  26-10-2018 23:28
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the World Series (all times local):
  10:08 p.m.
  Game 3 of the World Series is going to the 13th inning in a 1-1 deadlock.
  Neither the Boston Red Sox nor the Los Angeles Dodgers got much going in the 12th — no surprise for a game dominated by pitching. Nathan Eovaldi, who had been set to start Game 4, made his third relief appearance of the week and pitched a perfect inning, topping 101 mph with his fastball.
  Boston leads the best-of-seven Series 2-0.
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• The Latest: Game 3 longest game in postseason history

  26-10-2018 23:28
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the World Series (all times local):
  11:42 p.m.
  The longest game in postseason history is headed to a 16th inning at the World Series.
  Boston and Los Angeles are tied 2-all after 15 innings and more than six hours of play in Game 3.
  During the bottom of the 15th, the game surpassed the Giants’ 18-inning, 6-hour and 23-minute win over Washington in the 2014 NL division series.
  The Red Sox nearly got another run in the 15th against Kenta Maeda, the Dodge
  
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• The Latest: Dodgers, Boston have no hits through 2 innings

  26-10-2018 23:28
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the World Series (all times local):
  5:50 p.m.
  Nobody has a hit through two innings in Game 3 of the World Series on a postcard-perfect night at Dodger Stadium.
  J.D. Martinez grounded out to second leading off the second, but even being in the lineup was a success for the Boston slugger. The major league RBIs leader turned his ankle in the Series opener, but was deemed healthy enough to play in the field in the NL ballpark, where he couldn’t be a desig
  
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• The Latest: Benintendi benched to make room for Martinez

  26-10-2018 23:28
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the World Series (all times local):
  2:27 p.m.
  Boston benched left fielder Andrew Benintendi to make room for major league RBIs leader J.D. Martinez in the outfield as the World Series switched to the National League city for Game 3, resulting in the loss of the designated hitter.
  With right-hander Rick Porcello on the mound for the Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Robert restored his top four home-run hitters to the lineup: left-handed-hitting Cody
  
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• The Latest: Bellinger throw helps keep Game 3 tied at 1

  26-10-2018 23:28
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the World Series (all times local):
  9:22 p.m.
  Dodgers center fielder Cody Bellinger made a sensational throw to nail a runner at the plate in the 10th inning, and Game 3 of the World Series between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles was still tied at 1 Friday night.
  The Red Sox lead the Series 2-0.
  Manny Machado had a chance to win it in the bottom of the 10th, but Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel got him to pop up with two outs and a runner on second.
  Bellinge
  
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• Study: Storm caused $158 million in damage to Florida crops

  26-10-2018 23:27
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A new study says Florida crops suffered $158 million in damages from Hurricane Michael.
  The report released Friday by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences says that almost all of the state’s cotton crop was wiped out.
  Those losses total around $51 million.
  Florida’s greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production suffered $39 million in losses and the state’s peanut crop took a hit of $22 million in losses.
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• Huge crane in place to dismantle water slide where boy died

  26-10-2018 23:21
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A crane as tall as the Verruckt water slide in Kansas City, Kansas, is in position to dismantle the attraction where a 10-year-old boy was killed more than two years ago.
  A spokeswoman for the Schlitterbahn water park tells the Kansas City Star that demolition work is expected to begin Thursday.
  The 17-story Verruckt slide was billed as the tallest water slide in the world. In August 2016, Caleb Schwab was killed when the raft he was in went airborne and he struck
  
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• What a scene: Red Sox-Dodgers set for sunny start in Game 3

  26-10-2018 23:19
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Game 3 of the World Series is set to start at Dodger Stadium under sunny skies with temperatures in the 80s, quite a contrast to the matchups at Fenway Park.
  The Dodgers were taking batting practice Friday on a perfect afternoon for baseball. Music was wafting over the sound system and players were warming up in shorts.
  The Boston Red Sox hold a 2-0 lead in the Series. Batting practice was canceled before Game 1 at Fenway because of a cold, steady rain, and temperatures
  
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• Red Sox, Dodgers tied 2-all after 14 in Game 3 of Series

  26-10-2018 23:19
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The longest World Series game ever headed to the 15th inning Friday night with the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers tied at 2.
  Both teams scored bizarre runs in the 13th that kept Game 3 going. Fans were still standing at packed Dodger Stadium after six hours of baseball.
  The Red Sox were oh-so-close to taking a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven Series. But second baseman Ian Kinsler’s wild throw on a two-out grounder by Yasiel Puig in the 13th let Los Angeles sc
  
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• Red Sox, Dodgers tied 1-all in extras in Game 3 of Series

  26-10-2018 23:19
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Game 3 of the World Series is in extra innings with the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers tied at 1.
  Los Angeles had a chance in the bottom of the ninth Friday, but pinch-hitter Brian Dozier fouled out with runners on first and second to end the inning.
  Boston manager Alex Cora made all sorts of moves, trying to help his team take a 3-0 lead.
  Fresh from starting and winning on Wednesday night at Fenway Park, lefty David Price came out of the Red Sox bullpen to pitch
  
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• Red Sox, Dodgers tied 1-all after 12 in Game 3 of Series

  26-10-2018 23:19
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Game 3 of the World Series entered the 13th inning in a 1-1 deadlock.
  Neither the Boston Red Sox nor the Los Angeles Dodgers got much going in the 12th — no surprise for a game dominated by pitching. Nathan Eovaldi, who had been set to start Game 4, made his third relief appearance of the week and pitched a perfect inning, topping 101 mph with his fastball.
  Boston leads the best-of-seven Series 2-0.
  Cody Bellinger made a sensational throw from center field to nail
  
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• In longest World Series game, Dodgers outlast Red Sox in 18

  26-10-2018 23:19
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Muncy ended the longest World Series game ever with a leadoff home run in the bottom of the 18th inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Boston Red Sox 3-2 early Saturday to pull within 2-1.
  Muncy connected off Nathan Eovaldi, who was in his seventh inning of relief. It took 7 hours, 20 minutes and 561 pitches to settle this one.
  The Red Sox were oh-so-close in the 13th to taking a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven Series. But second baseman Ian Kinsler’s
  
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• The Latest: Washington state nuke site returning to normal

  26-10-2018 23:17
  SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Latest on steam escaping from a tunnel at a former nuclear weapons production site (all times local):
  1:15 p.m.
  Employees at a nuclear weapons production site in Washington state who were ordered to stay inside when steam escaped from a tunnel containing radioactive waste have been released.
  The U.S. Department of Energy said surveys found no evidence that radioactive material had escaped Friday from the tunnel as it was being filled with a cement-like grout at Ha
  
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• Teenagers enter pleas in fatal freeway rock-throwing case

  26-10-2018 23:17
  FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A teenager accused of throwing a rock from a Michigan highway overpass that killed a man in a van below has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
  Kyle Anger’s plea Friday in Genesee County came with a request that the 18-year-old is sentenced under manslaughter guidelines which carry up to 15 years in prison. Second-degree murder carries up to life in prison.
  Anger can withdraw his plea if he gets the longer sentence. Kenneth White was killed last October when t
  
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• Ariana Grande announces Sweetner World Tour in 2019

  26-10-2018 23:12
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ariana Grande is ready to hit the road again and will begin a new world tour early next year.
  Grande announced Friday that her 42-date Sweetener World Tour will kick off March 18 in Albany, New York. It’s the first North American tour for the “No Tears Left to Cry” singer since her Dangerous Woman Tour, which was suspended after a terrorist bombing killed 22 and injured more than 500 at Manchester Arena in May 2017.
  Grande resumed touring the following
  
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• Saint-Etienne remains in 6th spot after drawing 1-1 at Nimes

  26-10-2018 23:11
  NIMES, France (AP) — Saint-Etienne missed the chance to move up to fifth place in the French league after drawing 1-1 at Nimes on Friday.
  The visitors got off to the ideal start when winger Remy Cabella darted to the edge of the penalty area and headed in a cross from the right after just one minute.
  Nimes showed why it is hard to beat at home and improved in the second half, equalizing through Rachid Alioui in the 74th. The striker scored 17 league goals last season to help Nimes get prom
  
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• The Latest: Man charged with hitting Charlottesville suspect

  26-10-2018 23:09
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The Latest on a reported jailhouse assault against the man accused of driving a car into counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally last year (all times local):
  5:10 p.m.
  An inmate at a Virginia jail is facing charges after authorities say he assaulted James Fields, the man accused of driving a car into counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally.
  Col. Martin Kumer is superintendent of the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail. He said in a news release
  
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• Federal stream gauge information knocked out in 43 states

  26-10-2018 23:07
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials say about 10 percent of a national network of 8,300 stream gauges used to measure potential flooding isn’t reporting information and workers are giving highest priority to fixing gauges where expected rainfall could cause flooding.
  The U.S. Geological Survey says Friday it’s working with the National Weather Service and other agencies to determine which gauges in 43 states should get back online first.
  A type of computer chip failed in 1,100 gauges
  
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• President Donald Trump notes pipe-bomb suspect was Trump supporter; says he bears ‘no blame’ for man’s actions

  26-10-2018 23:04
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump notes pipe-bomb suspect was Trump supporter; says he bears ‘no blame’ for man’s actions.
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• Pork giant Smithfield to convert pig poop gases into power

  26-10-2018 22:57
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The world’s largest pork company said it’s going whole-hog on converting powerful pig poop gases into power.
  Smithfield Foods said it is expanding to farms across North Carolina, Utah and Missouri a pilot program that traps methane and burns the gas to generate electricity.
  Smithfield said its company-owned and contract farms over the next decade will cover waste-treatment pits to capture the gas and keep out rainwater. The gas will be channeled to processi
  
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• Humane Society adds $5K to reward in horse’s fatal shooting

  26-10-2018 22:48
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The Humane Society of the United States is offering $5,000 in the effort to find who fatally shot a 9-month-old thoroughbred horse last month in Kentucky, a state famous for breeding horses.
  The organization announced the offer in a news release Friday. The Lexington Herald-Leader says the money increases the total reward to $23,500. Other animal-welfare organizations had already pledged $18,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of a
  
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• Keep it Green this Halloween

  26-10-2018 22:47
  You know what is not so sweet about all that 600 million pounds of Halloween candy??…
  
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• Militia groups say they will help stop caravan at the border

  26-10-2018 22:45
  HOUSTON (AP) — Militia groups and far-right activists are raising money and announcing plans to head to the Mexican border to help stop the caravan of Central Americans making their way toward the United States.
  Exactly how many militia members will turn out is unclear, and the estimated 4,000 migrants are still some 1,000 miles (1,609 kilometers) and weeks away from reaching the U.S.
  But the prospect of armed civilians at the border — and the escalating political rhetoric over immig
  
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• The Latest: Pence touts administration feats in Arizona

  26-10-2018 22:44
  YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on Vice President Mike Pence’s campaign swing through the Southwest (all times local):
  5:45 p.m.
  Vice President Mike Pence is in Arizona touting the administration’s feats while rallying a crowd in Yuma to vote for Senate candidate Martha McSally.
  McSally, who spoke briefly to the crowd, is a former U.S. representative and the Republican nominee to replace Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, who is retiring. She’s facing Democrat Kyrsten Sinema.
  Pence s
  
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• The Latest: Pence rallies crowd with push for border wall

  26-10-2018 22:44
  ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on Vice President Mike Pence’s campaign swing through the Southwest (all times local):
  2:55 p.m.
  Vice President Mike Pence says the Trump administration will not back down from building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and fixing what he referred to as a broken immigration system.
  Pence was making a campaign swing through the American Southwest, starting Friday in Roswell, New Mexico, where he rallied supporters of Republican gubernatorial candidate
  
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• The McRib is Back!

  26-10-2018 22:41
   Like them, or not, McDonald’s McRib sandwiches are back!
  It will be back in 9,000 out of 14,000 McDonald’s restaurants nationwide. McRibs have been sold since for the past 36 years. It’s a boneless pork patty, coated with barbecue sauce, topped with pickles and onions, all on a hoagie bun.
  The sale officially starts today, October 29th, although some locations already started selling the iconic and “cult-like” sandwich.
  Check on McDonald’s app to see if
  
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• Shooting victim’s mom revives claim against defense lawyers

  26-10-2018 22:39
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The mother of a former Northern Arizona University student who was shot on the Flagstaff campus has appealed the dismissal of a conflict-of-interest allegation against the shooter’s attorneys.
  The State Bar of Arizona did not find clear and convincing evidence that Ryan Stevens and Bruce Griffen violated ethical rules.
  They represent Steven Jones, who is being retried on murder and aggravated assault charges in March.
  Kimberly Prato’s son, Nick, was shot
  
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• Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes has 2nd heel operation

  26-10-2018 22:39
  NEW YORK (AP) — Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes has undergone heel surgery, the second of two foot operations the team hopes will enable him to return at some point next year.
  The team said Friday the operation to remove bone calcification in the left heel was done in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Robert Anderson also operated on Cespedes’ right heel Aug. 2.
  The 33-year-old slugger was limited to 38 games this year and hit .262 with nine homers and 29 RBIs. He missed two months afte
  
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• World’s billionaires saw ranks, wealth grow in 2017

  26-10-2018 22:38
  BERLIN (AP) — The rich got richer than ever before last year, with China leading the way.
  Swiss bank UBS said Friday that its annual study of the world’s billionaires found their combined wealth rose by $1.4 trillion to an eye-popping $8.9 trillion in 2017.
  The number of billionaires around the global also increased, from 1,979 in 2016 to 2,158 last year.
  China alone saw two new billionaires emerge each week, highlighting the rapid rise of a class of super rich in the nominally commu
  
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• APNewsBreak: US religious orders asked to ID priest abusers

  26-10-2018 22:32
  NEW YORK (AP) — The umbrella organization of Catholic religious orders in the U.S. is suggesting that its members consider voluntarily identifying priests accused of sexual abuse, opening up what could be a major new chapter in the Catholic Church’s long-running abuse and cover-up saga.
  The invitation to transparency by the Conference of Major Superiors of Men is significant because religious orders such as the Franciscans and Benedictines have largely flown under the radar over two
  
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• Federer beats Simon in 3 tough sets in Swiss Indoors QFs

  26-10-2018 22:29
  BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Roger Federer was pushed hard to beat Gilles Simon 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-4 in the Swiss Indoors quarterfinals on Friday.
  Top-seeded Federer clinched after more than 2-1/2 hours, breaking Simon’s serve when the 32nd-ranked Frenchman sent a backhand long from the baseline.
  Federer puffed out his cheeks in a gesture of relief when taking the applause from his hometown crowd in Basel, where he seeks a ninth career title.
  In the first set won by Federer, Simon failed t
  
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• HAZMAT situation at northwest side Circle K

  26-10-2018 22:13
  TUCSON – The Northwest Fire District is responding to a HAZMAT call at a convenience store.
  Officials say crews were dispatched to a Circle K store on Cortaro Road east of Interstate 10.
  There is heavy emergency vehicle presence at the scene, officials say.Northwest Fire crews working a HazMat call at the Circle K on Cortaro just east of I-10. Heavy emergency vehicle presence in the area. Slowing traffic possible. Updates will come as available.
  — Northwest Fire (@NorthwestFire) Octo
  
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• Dialysis companies spend $111 million to kill ballot measure

  26-10-2018 22:10
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Dialysis companies have contributed an extraordinary $111 million to defeat a California ballot initiative.
  Proposition 8 would cap profits for dialysis clinics that provide treatment for people with damaged kidneys.
  A $5 million donation from dialysis company Fresenius pushed the anti-Proposition 8 campaign’s total past the $109 million pharmaceutical companies spent two years ago to defeat a measure limiting prescription drug costs.
  Proposition 8 opponents
  
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• Arizona telemarketing operation busted by federal authorities

  26-10-2018 22:08
  PHOENIX – Five people are facing charges in connection with a telemarketing operation, that authorities accused of defrauding elderly customers out of more than $1M.
  Federal authorities said a grand jury in Phoenix indicted Brandon Trevor Ball, 46, Trevor Wesley Gabler, 28, Gordon Lynn Hardy, 55, Jackie Nikiel Whitley, 37 and Brian Lee Gibson, 36. All are from the Phoenix area.
  Investigators said when speaking via telephone with the victims, the defendants and their employees used false na
  
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• Feds: Man who kidnapped son in 1987 arrested

  26-10-2018 22:00
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Authorities say a Canadian man who kidnapped his toddler son during court-ordered visitation and went into hiding for 31 years has been arrested in Connecticut.
  Federal officials say 66-year-old Allan Mann Jr. was taken into custody Friday in Vernon, Connecticut, after a relative told investigators in August that Mann might be living in Connecticut under an alias.
  Authorities said the son’s mother has been notified that her son has been identified and located.
  
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• Hawks F Alex Poythress (knee) to miss at least 3 games

  26-10-2018 21:55
  ATLANTA (AP) — Hawks forward Alex Poythress will miss at least three games after being injured in Atlanta’s home-opening win over Dallas.
  The team said Friday that Poythress sustained a capsular sprain and bone bruise to his left knee. He is out for Saturday’s game against Chicago, and won’t accompany the team on a road trip to Philadelphia and Cleveland.
  Swingman Daniel Hamilton will be available against the Bulls after missing the first four games of the season rehabbin
  
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• US official: Fatal shooting of 2 African-American patrons at Kentucky grocery store investigated as possible hate crime

  26-10-2018 21:42
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — US official: Fatal shooting of 2 African-American patrons at Kentucky grocery store investigated as possible hate crime.
  The post US official: Fatal shooting of 2 African-American patrons at Kentucky grocery store investigated as possible hate crime appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Man accused of Trump threat disrupts hearing, held for trial

  26-10-2018 21:32
  SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man accused of threatening President Donald Trump and law enforcement officials has been ordered to remain detained pending a trial.
  Shawn Christy is charged with making threats against Trump, Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli and others.
  When asked to enter his plea in federal court in Scranton on Friday, the 27-year-old said he is “absolutely not guilty.”
  The federal judge decided he was a flight risk and couldn’t b
  
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• The Latest: Residents say they’ll bounce back after typhoon

  26-10-2018 21:27
  SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (AP) — The Latest on Super Typhoon Yutu that ravaged the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (all times local):
  5 a.m.
  Residents in the Northern Mariana Islands say they will bounce back after Super Typhoon Yutu ravaged the U.S. territory in the Pacific.
  Joy Reyes says in an email that even though her family lost everything in one night, people in the Northern Marianas are resilient. The resident of the most populated island, Saipan, says a cu
  
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• Brazil association criticizes order to remove ‘propaganda’

  26-10-2018 21:23
  SAO PAULO (AP) — The Brazilian Bar Association is criticizing an electoral court for forcing universities to remove banners containing ‘negative propaganda’ against far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro.
  The association said in a statement that the court’s decision was an attempt to limit the freedom of expression of students and professors.
  It specifically pointed to a banner at the law school Fluminense Federal University which read “Law Students Against
  
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• Report: FBI conducting criminal investigation into Tesla

  26-10-2018 21:15
  A published report says the FBI is conducting a criminal investigation into whether electric-car maker Tesla has misstated production figures about its Model 3 sedan and misled investors about its business.
  The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that FBI agents are contacting former Tesla employees to interview them. The paper cited anonymous people familiar with the matter.
  A Tesla spokesman said the company cooperated with a “voluntary request” for documents from the Justice Depar
  
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• Kansas lawsuit seeks to open second Dodge City voting site

  26-10-2018 21:15
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas is seeking a court order to open an additional voting site in Dodge City after the election office sent new registrants a notice with the wrong location for its lone polling site.
  The lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in Kansas seeks a temporary restraining order on behalf of the League of United Latin American Citizens and voter Alejandro Rangel-Lopez.
  Ford County Clerk Deborah Cox did not return a call for comment.
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