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• Officials: 4 wounded, shooter dead at Florida yoga studio

  02-11-2018 23:59
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a man killed himself after wounding at least four others at a yoga studio in Florida’s capital.
  The shooting Friday was in a small Tallahassee shopping center and multiple police cars and ambulances were on the scene.
  City spokeswoman Alison Faris tells news outlets that the suspect fatally shot himself. City Manager Reese Goad said four people were wounded.
  Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, who is the Democratic nominee for governor, tweeted tha
  
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• Official: Shooter killed himself, wounded at least four others at Florida yoga studio

  02-11-2018 23:52
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Official: Shooter killed himself, wounded at least four others at Florida yoga studio.
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• Police are investigating a multiple-person shooting at a yoga studio in Florida’s capital city

  02-11-2018 23:49
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Police are investigating a multiple-person shooting at a yoga studio in Florida’s capital city.
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• Supreme Court won’t stop climate change lawsuit

  02-11-2018 23:44
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is declining for now to stop a lawsuit filed by young activists who say the government isn’t doing enough to prevent climate change.
  The Supreme Court said Friday it would not extend an order it had previously entered temporarily stopping the case from going forward. Trial in the case had been scheduled to begin Oct. 29 in Eugene, Oregon, before the high court temporarily stopped the case.
  The federal government under the Obama and Trump administra
  
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• Game Winner takes charge late to win Breeders Cup Juvenile

  02-11-2018 23:44
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Game Winner surged down the stretch and pulled away from Knicks Go after a bump to win the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile by 2 1/4 lengths Friday at Churchill Downs, giving trainer Bob Baffert an early Kentucky Derby favorite just five months after winning his second Triple Crown with Justify.
  The race favorite broke from the No. 9 post and lagged in the middle of the 14-horse field before pushing forward on the outside and into contention at the top of the stretch. Ga
  
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• Authorities: Therapist killed himself and mother of patient

  02-11-2018 23:37
  MONROVIA, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say an Alabama therapist fatally shot the mother of one his patients before killing himself.
  Madison County Sheriff’s Lt. Donny Shaw tells AL.com that 43-year-old Jonathan Neil Coffman killed 36-year-old Sunshine Price Pauly outside of her Monrovia home Friday and then shot himself. Shaw says Coffman was a therapist and treated Pauly’s 7-year-old son.
  News outlets report deputies were called when a woman reported she was in danger and a man was
  
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• Chevrolet updating the Camaro and Silverado in NASCAR

  02-11-2018 23:36
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Chevrolet will update the Camaro SS Coupe raced in the Xfinity Series and its Silverado used in the Truck Series for NASCAR competition next season.
  The Camaro is getting its third update since its 2013 debut. The Silverado is being altered for the first time since 2014.
  The most notable changes to both vehicles will be to the upper front fascia, fenders, hood and tail regions, which will all be updated to mirror the new production models.
  The Camaro has won 67 Xfi
  
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• The Latest: Mother allegedly shot son in head while he slept

  02-11-2018 23:33
  OKMULGEE, Okla. (AP) — The Latest on an Oklahoma mother who was arrested for shooting and killing her son and injuring her two daughters (all times local):
  5:20 p.m.
  An Oklahoma woman accused of killing her 18-year-old son and wounding a teenage daughter has told police she shot her children in the head while they were sleeping.
  In an affidavit released by police Friday, Amy Hall told the Okmulgee County sheriff’s office that she shot her son, Kayson Toliver, while he slept in his be
  
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• Harden out again for Rockets, likely to return Saturday

  02-11-2018 23:31
  NEW YORK (AP) — James Harden is missing his third straight game with a strained left hamstring and Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni says he will probably return Saturday.
  Harden has worked out without discomfort but the Rockets are playing on back-to-back nights, starting Friday at Brooklyn.
  Because he wouldn’t use Harden in both games after returning from injury, D’Antoni is opting to wait the extra day and bring Harden back Saturday at Chicago. He says if the Rockets were ju
  
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• Almiron returns, McCann out for playoff series against NYCFC

  02-11-2018 23:31
  ATLANTA (AP) — MVP finalist Miguel Almiron is set to return for Atlanta United in the MLS playoffs, but the team will be without defender Chris McCann because of strained left quad.
  Manager Tata Martino said Almiron is available for Sunday’s Eastern Conference semifinal game against New York City FC at Yankee Stadium after missing the final two matches of the regular season with a hamstring injury. The All-Star midfielder tallied 12 goals and 14 assists this season.
  The team said Fri
  
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• Police: Uber driver charged with raping unconscious woman

  02-11-2018 23:28
  LANSDALE, Pa. (AP) — Police say an Uber driver has been charged with raping a passenger he picked up at a casino and who became unconscious in the car.
  Ahmed Elgaafary, of Lansdale, faces multiple offenses, including rape, sexual assault and indecent assault of an unconscious person.
  Pennsylvania State Police say the alleged attack happened around 2:20 a.m. Feb. 10. They say the driver picked the woman up from the Valley Forge Casino in King of Prussia. Rather than taking her home, police
  
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• Jimmie Johnson and Fernando Alonso to swap race cars

  02-11-2018 23:26
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson and Fernando Alonso will swap race cars following Alonso’s final Formula One race.
  The championship drivers have been teasing the Nov. 26 swap in Bahrain on their social media accounts for about a month and finally revealed Friday what they have been plotting.
  Johnson, a seven-time NASCAR champion, will travel to London after the season finale for a seat fitting and time in the McLaren simulator. He will attend the F1 finale in Abu Dhabi, which i
  
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• Barrio Fiesta This Weekend in Barrio Anita

  02-11-2018 23:20
  Tucson – Borderlands Theater and Davis Bilingual are presenting an encore presentation this weekend of the 1960s-style backyard barrio party that was part of Barrio Stories last April.
  Tomorrow, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m., the Davis Community Garden will have heritage cooking, live music from barrio elders, youth poets, and much more.
  This event is free. Theater representatives from across the country will be present learning how Tucson artists and performers are working to preserve their roots.
  Th
  
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• US judge strikes down California land law in suit by Trump

  02-11-2018 23:17
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. judge has struck down a California law challenged by the Trump administration that aims to give the state power to override the sale of federal lands.
  Judge William Shubb in Sacramento ruled Thursday that SB50 unconstitutionally regulates the U.S. government and discriminates against people seeking to buy federal public land.
  The California attorney general’s office referred comment to the State Lands Commission. A message for a spokeswoman for the commiss
  
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• UA hopes to stop Colorado’s “Top-15” QB Steven Montez tonight

  02-11-2018 23:11
  TUCSON – As the Wildcats prep to go up against Colorado on Friday night, defensive players know they have to stop Buffaloes QB Steven Montez.   Montez grew up in El Paso, TX (Del Valley High School) and has faced fellow El Pasoan Tristan Cooper (U of A safety) in high school (Andress High).  Here’s a preview of the big matchup set to start at 7 p.m. at Arizona Stadium.
  Arizona’s Tristan Cooper says he remembers one meeting between his team and Montez’s Del
  
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• Being Jewish, Watching the Rise Of Antisemitism

  02-11-2018 23:11
  It's not an especially brave act to proclaim, "I am a Jew." I belong to a privileged minority in the U.S. compared to most other minority groups.…
  
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• Salpointe Volleyball advances to Final Four w/ win -HIGHLIGHTS-

  02-11-2018 23:10
  TUCSON – Salpointe High School’s volleyball team moved just two victories away from a state title after knocking off Deer Valley High School. Here’s more as-seen-on KVOA sportscast:The post Salpointe Volleyball advances to Final Four w/ win -HIGHLIGHTS- appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Arpaio denies blame for releasing immigrant shown in ad

  02-11-2018 23:09
  PHOENIX (AP) — Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he’s being unfairly blamed for releasing from custody a Mexican immigrant featured in a Donald Trump political ad that shows the man in a California courtroom bragging about killing police officers.
  The ad centers on Luis Bracamontes, who was convicted in the 2014 shooting deaths of two California officers in while Bracamontes was in the U.S. illegally.
  More than a decade earlier, Bracamontes was incarcerated four times in jails run by Ar
  
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• Mertens scores hat trick in Napoli’s 5-1 rout of Empoli

  02-11-2018 23:00
  NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Dries Mertens scored a hat trick and Napoli warmed up for its Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain in impressive fashion by routing Empoli 5-1 on Friday.
  Napoli extended its unbeaten run at home in all competitions to 12 matches.
  Lorenzo Insigne and Arkadiusz Milik also found the net for Napoli, against an Empoli side that was leading Juventus 1-0 at halftime on Saturday before losing 2-1 to the seven-time defending champion.
  Napoli moved back into second
  
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• Mbappe and Neymar score as PSG beats Lille for 12th win

  02-11-2018 22:55
  PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappe scored a spectacular goal and then set up Neymar as runaway French league leader Paris Saint-Germain won at home to second-place Lille 2-1 on Friday.
  PSG’s 12th straight win from the start of the season is a record for the top five European leagues, beating Tottenham’s 11 opening wins in 1960 in England.
  PSG coach Thomas Tuchel picked midfielder Marco Verratti, who was stopped by police this week for driving over the alcohol limit.
  Verratti helped to
  
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• Texas contractor scores $145 million border wall contract

  02-11-2018 22:53
  MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — Federal authorities have awarded a $145 million contract to a Texas company to build 6 miles (9.5 kilometers) of wall along the U.S.-Mexico border in the Rio Grande Valley.
  U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said Friday that SLSCO will begin construction of an 18-foot (5.5-meter) reinforced concrete levee wall in February in the agency’s McAllen Station region. The company will also increase the height of existing fences.
  It will be the first section of President Do
  
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• Stuttgart slump continues in 3rd loss from 3 under new coach

  02-11-2018 22:51
  STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Stuttgart’s hopes of a revival under new coach Markus Weinzierl took another blow in a 3-0 loss at home to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Friday.
  Sebastien Haller and Ante Rebic scored in the first half – both set up by 18-year-old striker Luka Jovic – before Nicolai Mueller completed the scoring late for the visitors.
  It ensured Weinzierl’s third defeat in three games since taking over from the sacked Tayfun Korkut. His side has
  
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• Redskins rule out Crowder, Thompson and Williams vs. Falcons

  02-11-2018 22:49
  ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Redskins have ruled out wide receiver Jamison Crowder, running back Chris Thompson and left tackle Trent Williams for their game Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons.
  Coach Jay Gruden says Crowder will miss his fourth consecutive game with an ankle injury, Thompson is out after injuring his ribs and Williams is considered week to week after having thumb surgery. Receiver Paul Richardson, running back Kapri Bibbs, linebacker Ryan Anderson and safety Montae N
  
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• Man City’s threats to UEFA revealed in leaked documents

  02-11-2018 22:48
  LONDON (AP) — Manchester City threatened to destroy UEFA with legal action when European soccer’s governing body pursued punishment against the Abu Dhabi-owned club for overspending on players and hiding costs, according to documents cited by a group of media outlets on Friday.
  City did not dispute the authenticity of the European Investigative Collaborations documents, primarily reported by Germany’s Der Spiegel as part of a “Football Leaks” series. It criticized t
  
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• Home care aide claims union won’t let her cancel membership

  02-11-2018 22:48
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California mother who cares for her disabled daughter is suing a union that represents home health care workers because she said the group won’t let her cancel her membership.
  Delores Polk says in the lawsuit filed Thursday in Sacramento federal court that a telemarketer with the Service Employees International Union pressured her to join and failed to properly inform her that she could decline membership.
  The suit brought by the National Right to Work Legal Defe
  
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• Woman told police she was raped by Chinese billionaire

  02-11-2018 22:46
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A published report says a woman who claims she was raped by Chinese billionaire Richard Liu told police she pleaded with him to stop his attack inside her apartment.
  Liu is founder of the Beijing-based e-commerce site JD.com. He was arrested Aug. 31 in Minneapolis, but released without charges. Prosecutors in Minneapolis are reviewing the case.
  The Star Tribune has reviewed text messages, portions of the 21-year-old alleged victim’s interviews with police, and othe
  
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• Rangers decline options on 4 players, Andrus stands pat

  02-11-2018 22:42
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have declined their 2019 contract options for catcher Robinson Chirinos and three pitchers.
  Chirinos, the primary starting catcher, had a $4.5 million option for next season. That decision Friday was a bit of a surprise while the Rangers were expected to let pitchers Doug Fister, Matt Moore and Martin Perez become free agents.
  General manager Jon Daniels said shortstop Elvis Andrus, at 30 the team’s longest-tenured player with 10 seasons in T
  
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• Biles sets record by picking up 13th world championship gold

  02-11-2018 22:37
  DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The records just keep on coming for Simone Biles.
  The Olympic champion added gold on vault and silver on uneven bars during the first day of event finals at the world gymnastics championships on Friday. The gold medal is her third of the meet and the 13th of her career, the most every by any gymnast at worlds.
  Biles, who won a record fourth world all-around title on Thursday, opted not to do her signature vault during the finals but still coasted to victory. Her two-vaul
  
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• Cuba condemns latest tough talk from US about the island

  02-11-2018 22:29
  HAVANA (AP) — Cuba is condemning the latest comments from the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump about the island and its allies but says the door remains open to talks with Washington.
  Cuba’s top diplomat on U.S. affairs struck a notably conciliatory tone Friday as he condemned an announcement from Trump’s national security adviser John Bolton saying that the White House would impose new sanctions.
  A day prior, Bolton called Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua a “tr
  
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• 49ers RB Mostert, CB Moseley out for season with injuries

  02-11-2018 22:26
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert and cornerback Emmanuel Moseley will both need season-ending surgery after getting injured against the Oakland Raiders.
  Coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday that Mostert broke his arm and Moseley dislocated his shoulder in the 34-3 victory Thursday night. Shanahan says both players will be placed on injured reserve and will miss the rest of the season.
  Mostert had 41 carries for 297 yards this season as a backup to Matt
  
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• Supreme Court allows census trial to go forward

  02-11-2018 22:23
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing a trial over the decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census to go forward over the Trump administration’s objection.
  The justices’ issued a brief order Friday rejecting the administration’s request to postpone the trial, set to begin Monday in New York.
  Justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas would have delayed the trial.
  A dozen states and big cities, among others, have sued over Commerce Secr
  
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• Lightning’s Yanni Gourde signs 6-year contract

  02-11-2018 22:22
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed forward Yanni Gourde to a six-year, $30,996,000 million contract.
  The deal announced Friday is worth $5,166,000 per season and locks up the 26-year-old through 2024-25.
  Gourde has four goals and eight assists, tied for second on the team for points. He is also tied the team lead with three power-play goals and two game-winning goals.
  General manager Julien BriseBois said Gourde personifies the Lightning’s team identity “wit
  
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• ‘We are better than this:’ Idaho teachers dress up as border wall, Latinos for Halloween

  02-11-2018 22:21
  MIDDLETON, Idaho (KTVB) – The superintendent of the Middleton School District apologized Friday after at least a dozen teachers dressed up as pieces of a border wall and Mexican stereotypes for Halloween.
  The teachers at Heights Elementary dressed as the “wall” posed behind large cardboard pieces painted to look like bricks, with “Make America Great Again” spelled out in red-white-and-blue letters. Others donned brightly colored ponchos and sombreros, or m
  
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• TV’s Farrah Abraham pleads guilty to resisting police

  02-11-2018 22:18
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reality TV star Farrah Abraham has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor stemming from a scuffle with security at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
  Abraham pleaded guilty in a Los Angeles court Friday to a charge of resisting police. The 27-year-old was sentenced to two years’ probation and five days of community labor.
  Police say Abraham was arrested June 13 after a security guard said she hit him when he asked her to leave the hotel’s lounge because of complaints from gue
  
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• Reality TV’s Farrah Abraham pleads to resisting police

  02-11-2018 22:18
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reality TV star Farrah Abraham has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor stemming from a scuffle with security at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
  Abraham pleaded guilty in a Los Angeles court Friday to a charge of resisting police. The 27-year-old was sentenced to two years’ probation and five days of community labor.
  Police said Abraham was arrested June 13 after a security guard said she hit him when he asked her to leave the hotel’s lounge because of complaints from gu
  
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• Panthers beat Jets 4-2 for Finnish split

  02-11-2018 22:17
  HELSINKI (AP) — Keith Yandle had a goal and an assist and the Florida Panthers rallied to beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-2 on Friday night for a two-game split in the Finnish capital.
  Roberto Luongo made 32 saves, Mike Hoffman, Evgeni Dadonov and Frank Vatrano had goals and Jonathan Huberdeau added two assists. The Panthers overcame an early 2-1 deficit for their first regulation victory and third overall win in the first 11 games.
  Coming off a hat trick Thursday night in Winnipeg’s 4-2 vi
  
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• Broncos activate Cravens, promote Cracraft

  02-11-2018 22:15
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos will be without starters Bradley Roby, Darian Stewart, Brandon Marshall and rookie returner DaeSean Hamilton for their game against the Houston Texans on Sunday.
  The Broncos activated safety Su’a Cravens off injured reserve and replaced receiver Isaiah McKenzie with River Cracraft on Friday.
  With right tackle Jared Veldheer returning from a knee injury, the Broncos finally have the luxury of giving left tackle Garett Bolles some plays off to
  
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• Supreme Court allows trial over citizenship question on 2020 census

  02-11-2018 22:14
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court allows trial over citizenship question on 2020 census.
  The post Supreme Court allows trial over citizenship question on 2020 census appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Woman charged for strangling club bouncer

  02-11-2018 22:12
  PLATTSBURGH, NY – A woman in an upstate New York nightclub is facing charges for choking a bouncer.22-year-old Kierah LaGrave was dancing with her friend, when she mistakenly thought a bouncer had groped her. The bounce happened to be walking by, just as LaGrave’s female friend slapped her on her bottom. LaGrave, who s on 5’1″ went after the bouncer and wrapped her arms around his neck. The bouncer lost consciousness, before they both fell to the ground.
  The bouncer said
  
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• Kershaw stays with Dodgers for $93M, 3-year deal

  02-11-2018 22:08
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw is staying with the Los Angeles Dodgers, agreeing to a $93 million, three-year contract that avoids free agency.
  The agreement was reached Friday, just before the deadline for Kershaw to opt out of his previous deal, a $215 million, seven-year contract that had two seasons remaining at a total of $65 million.
  He gets an additional $28 million in guaranteed money. The new agreement includes $4 million annually in performance bonuses based on starts, in fou
  
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• Troop deployment creates tense atmosphere on US border

  02-11-2018 22:05
  BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — As the first active-duty troops sent to the U.S. border with Mexico install coils of razor wire, a sense of unease is spreading across Texas’ Rio Grande Valley.
  President Donald Trump’s portrayal of a border under siege by drug smugglers and other criminals is at odds with what many residents see, with U.S. border towns consistently ranking among the safest in the country.
  Some Valley residents question the need for a large military presence and fear i
  
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• Georgia parents charged in threat against murder trial juror

  02-11-2018 22:02
  SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Police say parents of two Georgia men facing trial for murder have been arrested in connection with threats against a juror, which prompted a mistrial the first time the case was tried.
  Savannah police charged 43-year-old Roderick Parrish Sr. with intimidating a juror Friday. And 48-year-old Ann Parrish was charged with being a party to juror intimidation. It was not immediately known if they had attorneys.
  A police news release says Parrish Sr. is the father of Jordan
  
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• Supreme Court agrees to hear Maryland cross memorial case

  02-11-2018 22:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether a nearly 100-year-old, cross-shaped war memorial located on a Maryland highway median violates the Constitution’s required separation of church and state.
  The court announced Friday that it would hear the case. The memorial’s supporters say the case could affect hundreds of similar monuments nationwide.
  A federal appeals court in Virginia had previously ruled against the approximately four-story-tall cross. The
  
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• Kershaw stays with Dodgers, agrees to $93 million, 3-year deal that could be worth $105 million

  02-11-2018 21:56
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kershaw stays with Dodgers, agrees to $93 million, 3-year deal that could be worth $105 million.
  The post Kershaw stays with Dodgers, agrees to $93 million, 3-year deal that could be worth $105 million appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• UCLA’s Cody Riley to miss at least 3 weeks with injured jaw

  02-11-2018 21:47
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA’s Cody Riley hurt his jaw at practice and will miss at least the first three weeks of the basketball season.
  The school said Friday that Riley got hurt in practice Wednesday but didn’t provide any details.
  The redshirt freshman forward will be re-evaluated next week.
  Riley was suspended all of last season after a shoplifting incident during a team trip to China. He decided to return to school after testing the NBA draft waters.
  The No. 21 Bruins open the
  
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• Doyle out 4-6 weeks with broken hand for No. 13 Iowa

  02-11-2018 21:43
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa guard Kathleen Doyle broke her left hand during practice on Friday and is expected to be out 4-6 weeks.
  The 13th-ranked Hawkeyes say that Doyle, a preseason All-Big Ten selection, fractured the third and fourth metacarpals in her non-shooting hand.
  Doyle, a junior, averaged 11.1 points, 6.6 assists, and 3.7 rebounds in 30 games last season, and she led the Big Ten with 7.5 assists per game in conference action last season.
  Iowa opens the season on Nov. 9 against
  
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• Cavaliers call lawsuit by former assistant coach ‘frivolous’

  02-11-2018 21:42
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers say an age-discrimination lawsuit filed by former assistant coach Jim Boylan is “frivolous” and a “shameless cash grab.”
  Boylan filed a claim Thursday. The team did not pick up its contract option last summer on the 63-year-old Boylan, who spent five seasons with the team working on staffs under David Blatt and Tyronn Lue.
  In his lawsuit, Boylan’s attorney provided the transcript of a voicemail left by Lue telling him the team wa
  
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• The Latest: Alec Baldwin charged with assault, harassment

  02-11-2018 21:38
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of actor Alec Baldwin (all times local):
  4:35 p.m.
  Authorities have charged Alec Baldwin with assault and harassment after he was arrested for allegedly striking a man in the face during a dispute over a parking spot outside the actor’s New York City home.
  Baldwin was taken into custody just before 2 p.m. Friday in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village neighborhood. He was released two hours later. A court appearance has been scheduled for Nov.
  
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• Falcons’ Alford, Bryant ruled out for game vs Redskins

  02-11-2018 21:35
  FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Falcons cornerback Robert Alford and kicker Matt Bryant have been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Washington Redskins after both missed practice for the third straight day.
  Coach Dan Quinn said Friday that rookie Isaiah Oliver will take Alford’s spot. Oliver, a second-round draft pick from Colorado, makes his second career start.
  Alford, a starter in 67 of 79 career games, is out with an ankle injury and will miss his first game since 2015. He
  
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• Former President Obama stumps for Florida Democrats

  02-11-2018 21:32
  MIAMI (AP) — Former President Barack Obama has told attendees at a campaign event for Florida’s Democratic candidates that democracy can’t work when words stop having meaning.
  Obama encouraged a crowd of about 3,000 to vote for gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and others during Friday’s event in Miami.
  Obama urged voters not to become bamboozled by misinformation while Republicans allow polluters to poison the environment, give tax cuts to bill
  
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