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• Couple gets life sentences in torture killing of Kansas man

  06-11-2018 23:59
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A couple has received the maximum sentence for torturing and killing a Kansas man in a crime that the judge called “horrific beyond imagination.”
  Jeff and Heidi Hillard were recently convicted of participating in the November 2016 killing of 33-year-old Scottie Goodpaster Jr. of Wichita. Both were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 50 years.
  Prosecutors say Goodpaster and a woman were kidnapped because of $185 in missing drug
  
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• Mesa police investigate suspicious death; Woman’s body found

  06-11-2018 23:48
  MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Mesa are investigating the discovery of a woman’s body in what they say is a suspicious death.
  Officers initially responded to an injured man near Southern Avenue and 80th Street in Mesa on Tuesday morning before discovering the woman’s body.
  Police say the man told responders that the woman could be found nearby.
  Officers found the body, which had signs of trauma.
  Police didn’t immediate provide any information about a possible cause of death
  
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• Man not allowed to wear Trump shirt votes shirtless

  06-11-2018 23:46
  MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – Be careful what you’re wearing to vote Tuesday.
  In South Carolina, you’re not allowed to distribute any campaign material within 200 feet of the polling place, and that includes clothing, according to state elections officials.
  At the Murrells Inlet/Garden City Fire Department polling location, a man wearing a shirt supporting President Trump was told he couldn’t wear the clothing inside the polling place, according to witness Todd Price. So inst
  
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• US women open Four Nations defense with 5-1 win over Finland

  06-11-2018 23:45
  SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (AP) — Brianna Decker, Hilary Knight and Dani Cameranesi each had a goal and an assist to help the U.S. women’s hockey team beat Finland 5-1 on Tuesday to open its defense of the Four Nations Cup.
  It was the first game for the Americans since topping Canada 3-2 in a shootout to win Olympic gold in February. The U.S. had lost in four straight gold medal games against Canada since winning the first Olympic women’s hockey tournament in 1998.
  Decker claims s
  
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• Judge approves restructuring for Puerto Rico government bank

  06-11-2018 23:40
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal judge overseeing a bankruptcy-like process for Puerto Rico has approved the restructuring of the island’s Government Development Bank in a move that officials called a “major milestone.”
  The government issued a statement saying Tuesday’s ruling is a significant step forward for the U.S. territory as it tries to restructure a portion of its more than $70 billion public debt. The bank oversaw the island’s debt transactions
  
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• Imported Tomatoes from Mexico worth $4.8 billion in U.S economy

  06-11-2018 23:30
  A new study from the University of Arizona's Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics found imported fresh tomatoes from Mexico contributed around $4.8 billion in sales to the U.S. economy and the U.S. imported 3.4 billion pounds of fresh tomatoes from Mexico in 2016. The study found that U.S. imports of tomatoes from Mexico actively supported nearly 33,000 full and part-time jobs, earning $1.4 billion in employee compensation. It also contributed to $353 million in business owner inco
  
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• Assault charge dropped against Atlanta rapper T.I.

  06-11-2018 23:26
  MCDONOUGH, Ga. (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped a simple assault charge against rapper T.I. but are moving ahead with charges of public drunkenness and disorderly conduct stemming from his May arrest outside his Atlanta-area home.
  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports T.I. faces the misdemeanor charges in Henry County court.
  Henry County Deputy Police Chief Mike Ireland said at the time that T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, had lost his key and the guard wouldn’t let him i
  
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• No. 18 Syracuse women top North Dakota 85-49 in opener

  06-11-2018 23:25
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Kiara Lewis and McDonald’s All-American Emily Engstler each scored 13 points and No. 18 Syracuse beat North Dakota 85-49 on Tuesday to open the season.
  Syracuse is coming off its sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance, going 22-9, and returns all five starters with the addition of Engstler.
  Junior guard Tiana Mangakahia led the nation last year with 304 assists and an average of 9.8 per game — both program and ACC records. She had 11 points, seven rebou
  
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• Schalke takes big step toward Champions League last-16

  06-11-2018 23:19
  GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Mark Uth scored another rare goal to seal a 2-0 win for Schalke over visiting Galatasaray on Tuesday and put the German side on the brink of reaching the Champions League knockout stages.
  Uth, who made his Germany debut last month despite still waiting for his first Schalke goal, secured the win just as Galatasaray looked like scoring an equalizer. Strike partner Guido Burgstaller, who had given Schalke a fourth-minute lead, sent the ball over to Uth, who stop
  
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• Pro and college football games dominate the TV ratings

  06-11-2018 23:15
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — With political battles raging, viewers overwhelmingly cast their TV votes for football.
  According to Nielsen ratings out Tuesday, eight of the 10 most popular telecasts last week were NFL or college games and related programs.
  NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” Green Bay-New England contest was the week’s No. 1 show and the top-rated NFL game of the season, the network said.
  More than 23 million viewers saw the Patriots’ 31-17 victory over the Pa
  
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• Mbappe and Buffon can’t beat Napoli in Champions League

  06-11-2018 23:14
  NAPLES, Italy (AP) — After 180 minutes, Napoli and Paris Saint-Germain finished dead even.
  Following a 2-2 draw in Paris two weeks ago, the teams played out a 1-1 stalemate Tuesday in another riveting Champions League matchup.
  While it was PSG which needed a last-gasp equalizer in the first meeting, this time Lorenzo Insigne’s penalty for Napoli canceled out Juan Bernat’s opener for the visitors.
  Kylian Mbappe set up Bernat’s goal and Gianluigi Buffon’s collision wi
  
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• Messi-less Barcelona draws 1-1 at Inter after late goals

  06-11-2018 23:13
  MILAN (AP) — Lionel Messi once again watched from the sidelines and Barcelona’s attack struggled without him as the Spanish side drew 1-1 at Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday despite dominating for large periods of the match.
  Messi had traveled with the team to Milan but Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde opted not to risk the star forward, who hasn’t played since fracturing his arm last month. The visitors still nearly managed to win the match when substitute Malcom
  
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• Tennessee faces defining choice in open US Senate contest

  06-11-2018 23:10
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Democrat Phil Bredesen and Republican Marsha Blackburn want Tennessee voters to make polar-opposite statements when they decide a critical, $85 million-and-counting U.S. Senate race.
  A win Tuesday for Bredesen would show the popular former governor’s moderate messaging is the preference of Tennesseans statewide, even though he’s a Democrat in a red state that voted for President Donald Trump by 26 percentage points in 2016. Bredesen was the last Democrat
  
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• Kane’s late double gives Tottenham 2-1 win over PSV

  06-11-2018 23:04
  LONDON (AP) — Harry Kane boosted Tottenham’s chances of advancing from its Champions League group by scoring two late goals in a 2-1 win over PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday.
  Tottenham looked in danger of heading out of the competition after just four games when the host went behind after just 61 seconds at Wembley.
  Instead, Kane’s goals — in the 78th and 89th minutes — gave the English team a glimmer of hope of a top-two finish in Group B with matches still to come at hom
  
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• Greek government, Church, strike property development deal

  06-11-2018 23:04
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s left-led government and the country’s powerful Orthodox Church have struck a tentative deal to end decades of discord over of large tracts of real estate both claim as their own.
  Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says the deal will also end the civil servant status of Church of Greece clerics — some 9,000 men currently paid out of the state budget.
  Greek taxpayers nevertheless will continue to cover the Church’s payroll through an annual s
  
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• Champions League: Atletico wins to join Dortmund at the top

  06-11-2018 23:03
  MADRID (AP) — Atletico Madrid rebounded from a heavy loss to Borussia Dortmund with a convincing 2-0 win over the German team on Tuesday, a result that left both teams tied atop Group A in the Champions League.
  Dortmund routed Atletico 4-0 last month at home in what was the Spanish team’s worst loss under coach Diego Simeone.
  Dortmund started well again at Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, but Saul Niguez put the hosts ahead near the end of the first half and Antoine Griezmann sealed the
  
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• Porto on verge of qualifying after beating Lokomotiv

  06-11-2018 23:02
  PORTO, Portugal (AP) — Porto all but secured a spot in the Champions League knockout stages after beating Lokomotiv Moscow 4-1 on Tuesday to end the Russian champion’s qualifying hopes.
  After scoring at Lokomotiv last month, Hector Herrera and Moussa Marega both netted again to help put Porto on 10 points at the top of Group D. With Schalke beating Galatasaray 2-0 in Tuesday’s other game, Porto needs one point from its last two games to be sure of qualifying. Lokomotiv has lost
  
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• Cyprus president: Decentralized government best for peace

  06-11-2018 22:58
  NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of Cyprus is defending his proposal for a more decentralized federal government if a reunification deal is reached with the ethnically divided nation’s breakaway Turkish Cypriots.
  President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday that giving more authority to the island’s Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot zones would reduce deadlocks in decision-making at the federal level and make a peace accord more successful.
  Anastasiades didn’t specify
  
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• Victim of fatal midtown accident identified

  06-11-2018 22:56
  TUCSON – The victim of Monday’s fatal pedestrian crash in midtown has been identified by Tucson Police Department.According to TPD, 53-year-old George Butler was pronounced dead at the scene after he was struck by a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado in the 200 block of South Alvernon Way near Broadway Boulevard.
  Police say Butler was not in the crosswalk when he was struck.
  The driver, who stayed at the scene after the collision, was not injured in the incident. Police said impairment or spee
  
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• More bones unearthed at Vatican embassy as coroner weighs in

  06-11-2018 22:45
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — More bones were found on the grounds of the Vatican embassy in Italy, adding grisly new evidence to the growing mystery over who was buried on Holy See territory and why.
  As police returned to the compound Tuesday, coroner Giovanni Arcudi said preliminary examinations of bones found last week indicated they belonged to a woman likely in her 30s, “not an adolescent.”
  The finding is significant since speculation has focused on whether the bones were Emanuela O
  
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• More than $90k raised for California teacher who punched student

  06-11-2018 22:42
  LOS ANGELES — Community members have raised more than $90,000 for a Los Angeles-area teacher after being captured on video punching a student who had repeatedly called him racial slurs.A GoFundMe page had raised $90,960 by Tuesday afternoon for Marston Riley, a music teacher at Maywood Academy High School.A music teacher at a Maywood school was caught on camera punching a student.via Facebook . Courtesy: NBCCecilia Diaz Jimenez, a resident of Maywood, started the fundraiser on Sa
  
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• Colorado man pleads guilty to killing pregnant wife, kids

  06-11-2018 22:40
  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado man charged with killing his pregnant wife and two daughters has pleaded guilty under a plea deal that will allow him to avoid the death penalty.
  Christopher Watts entered his plea Tuesday during a court hearing in Greeley.
  Investigators have previously said that Watts admitted to police that he killed his wife, Shanann. But he said he strangled her in “a rage” when he discovered she had strangled their two daughters after he sought a separation
  
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• Apologizing for cover-up, diocese vows to ID accused priests

  06-11-2018 22:28
  SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Roman Catholic diocese is apologizing for covering up an Iowa priest’s sexual abuse of boys for decades and is promising to identify all priests who have faced credible allegations.
  The actions by the Diocese of Sioux City come in response to an investigation by The Associated Press that broke the church’s 32-year silence on serial abuse by the Rev. Jerome Coyle.
  In a statement Tuesday, the diocese said more disclosures of misconduct may be forthcoming
  
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• Giants rookie QB Lauletta apologizes after traffic arrest

  06-11-2018 22:27
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Giants rookie quarterback Kyle Lauletta apologized Tuesday morning, a week after he was arrested for motor vehicle violations near his home in Weehawken, N.J.
  “First things first, I want to apologize to the New York Giants organization, my teammates, the fans and my family,” Lauletta said. “The incident that happened last week is a terrible representation of who I am and what I stand for. Right is right and wrong is wrong. My parents raised me
  
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• QB Nick Mullens to get 2nd start for 49ers

  06-11-2018 22:21
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers are sticking with Nick Mullens as their starting quarterback after his spectacular debut performance.
  Mullens said coach Kyle Shanahan told him Tuesday that he will remain the starter for the upcoming game against the New York Giants.
  Mullens worked with the starters during a limited practice as the 49ers (2-7) prepare for the Monday night game against New York. C.J. Beathard remains in the backup role.
  The 49ers decided to stick with Mull
  
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• Iowa man convicted in death of infant found in swing

  06-11-2018 22:21
  MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the death of his infant son who was found in a maggot-infested baby swing last year. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports jurors took less than an hour Tuesday to convict 29-year-old Zachary Paul Koehn of first-degree murder and child endangerment causing death. The murder conviction carries a mandatory prison sentence of life without parole.
  Koehn had blamed his son’s mother for the death of 4-m
  
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• Sounders’ Chad Marshall out for 2nd leg of conference semis

  06-11-2018 22:16
  TUKWILA, Wash. (AP) — Star Seattle Sounders defender Chad Marshall will miss the second leg of the MLS Western Conference semifinals because of knee surgery.
  Coach Brian Schmetzer says the center back was having surgery Tuesday to repair cartilage in his right knee. There was no word on how long the anchor of Seattle’s defense will be out.
  Marshall was hurt during Seattle’s 2-1 loss to Portland in the first leg Sunday and was replaced in the 40th minute.
  Marshall is a finalist
  
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• Kore Press Celebrates 25 Years of Publishing

  06-11-2018 22:15
  "Keeping the margins in the center since 1993," Kore Press is turning 25! What better way to celebrate 25 years of empowering women, art and justice than with an illuminated garden party in one of Tucson's most iconic historical venues, The Franklin House, on November 11th.In case you didn't know, Kore Press is pretty hard KORE in the feminist and social justice sector.…
  
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• Adopt this pet: Currant

  06-11-2018 22:15
  There’s a new pet looking to be adopted.
  Meet Currant!She is a 1-year-old girl who is looking for her forever family. Currant loves getting attention and does really well with kids.
  If you’re interested in meeting Currant you can find her at the Humane Society of Southern Arizona (HSSA) Main Campus, at 635 W. Roger Rd. You can also call an adoption counselor at 520-327-6088, ext. 173
  The post Adopt this pet: Currant appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Community Food Bank collecting for Thanksgiving

  06-11-2018 22:12
  Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona
  TUCSON – The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona will be taking donations for Thanksgiving all day on Thursday.
  Volunteers will be set up for Thanksgiving on the Mayflower at Bookmans at 3330 East Speedway Boulevard from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m.
  Nonperishable food will be accepted and Tucson Electric Power will match monetary donations up to $25,000.
  More information can be found on the Food Bank’s website.
  The post Community Food Bank collectin
  
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• Thunder G Westbrook to miss game with sprained ankle

  06-11-2018 22:09
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook will miss Wednesday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers because of a sprained left ankle.
  A Thunder spokesman said Tuesday the team wants to see how the ankle responds to treatment for the next few days before providing another update.
  The Thunder won their fifth straight game by beating the New Orleans Pelicans 122-116 on Monday but lost Westbrook in the third quarter. After coming down hard on the side of his foo
  
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• Nuts helping with weight control

  06-11-2018 21:49
  It’s a weight control conundrum!Nuts have plenty of fat and calories, but eating them may actually help you keep off the extra pounds.
  A Harvard study found eating a handful of nuts every day was associated with less weight gain over a 4 year period. The key was substituting nuts for less healthy snacks, like french fries, chips, or any dessert.
  About an ounce of nuts, or 2 tablespoons of nut butter qualifies as a daily serving.
  The post Nuts helping with weight control appeared first on K
  
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• US to impose new Russia sanctions over spy poisoning in UK

  06-11-2018 21:41
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says it is consulting with Congress about additional sanctions on Russia over the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in Britain this spring.
  The State Department says Russia has failed to meet a 90-day deadline that fell on Tuesday to comply with a 1991 U.S. law on preventing the use of chemical weapons.
  The United States and its allies have accused the Russian government of involvement in the March nerve agent attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter
  
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• Sioux City council advances measure banning toy firearms

  06-11-2018 21:24
  SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — City officials in northwest Iowa are considering banning people from carrying some forms of “toy” firearms, which police say are becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from real guns.
  The Sioux City Council tentatively approved an ordinance on Monday that would ban pellet and BB guns. The proposal wouldn’t ban Nerf or squirt guns, or guns that shoot suction-cup darts.
  The city attorney’s office says more readings and votes are require
  
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• Macedonia pledges action after girl drowns fleeing dog pack

  06-11-2018 21:23
  SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Macedonia’s government has pledged to revise legislation on stray animals after a teenage girl drowned in a river while trying to escape a pack of feral dogs.
  Police say the dogs went after the girl on Monday in a public park in the city of Gostivar. The 17-year-old’s body was found downstream several hours later.
  Her death has caused outrage. Macedonia has long faced problems from a large stray dog population. Animal protection groups urged authorities
  
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• Lions cut Ameer Abdullah, sign Zach Zenner, Bruce Ellington

  06-11-2018 21:21
  ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have released running back Ameer Abdullah, cutting ties with their seldom-used, second-round pick from the 2015 draft.
  Detroit also signed running back Zach Zenner and receiver Bruce Ellington on Tuesday.
  Abdullah had one carry, two catches and returned four kickoffs in three games this year. Abdullah had 1,251 yards rushing and six touchdowns along with had 57 receptions for 420 yards in his career.
  Detroit waived Zenner from the reserve-injured
  
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• Oil prices drop after Iran sanction carve-outs

  06-11-2018 21:16
  NEW YORK (AP) — Crude oil prices briefly dipped into a bear market after President Donald Trump carved out some countries from U.S.-imposed sanctions on Iran.
  The price of West Texas Intermediate crude reached a low of $61.31 a barrel Tuesday. That was down about 20 percent from Oct. 3 when oil was trading at $76.41 per barrel at the market close.
  Trump re-imposed sanctions on Iran Monday, and in the lead-up to the announcement analysts feared global oil prices could spike.
  But Trump carve
  
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• Charges filed in hit-and-run that killed 4 in Wisconsin

  06-11-2018 21:00
  LAKE HALLIE, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin prosecutors have filed vehicular homicide charges against a 21-year-old man who police say was inhaling chemical vapors before he crashed his truck into a group of Girl Scouts, killing three children and one adult.
  The 11 charges filed against Colten Treu on Tuesday include four counts of vehicular homicide and four counts of a hit-and-run resulting in death. The punishment for those charges is up to 160 years in prison.
  The Saturday crash killed 9-year-o
  
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• Women Account for 39 Percent of Arizona Ballot, Among Highest in Nation

  06-11-2018 20:57
  Anita Malik had never run for political office before, but the aftershock of the 2016 election – including the #MeToo movement and the Brett Kavanaugh hearings – pushed her to get her name on the ballot.“Everything that was going on just made me want to step in and take that on,” said Malik, a Democrat, of her decision to challenge four-term Rep. David Schweikert, R-Fountain Hills, in a district where registered Republicans outnumber Democrats by almost 70,000.Malik is on
  
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• Red Star upsets Liverpool in 2-0 win in Champions League

  06-11-2018 20:57
  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Red Star Belgrade earned its first win in the Champions League by beating Liverpool 2-0 to throw Group C wide open on Tuesday.
  Milan Pavkov scored in the 22nd and 29th minutes — his second goal a rising strike from 25 meters — to bring Red Star back into contention to advance to the knockout stage in its first appearance in a Champions League group stage. The Serbian team last played in the European Cup in 1991 as holder.
  Liverpool, last season’s f
  
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• Officials: Police bust Peruvian baby trafficking ring

  06-11-2018 20:57
  LIMA, Peru (AP) — Authorities in Peru say a former head of the national police force is under arrest, accused of involvement in a baby trafficking ring.
  Prosecutors say that Gen. Raul Becerra is among 15 people suspected of selling babies and children taken from poor women.
  Authorities say that a gynecologist and a pediatrician also were detained in early morning raids Tuesday in the industrial city of Arequipa, 560 miles (900 kilometers) south of Lima.
  Police Gen. Walter Ortiz says the su
  
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• Washington city ends gun sales by police after AP probe

  06-11-2018 20:56
  SEATTLE (AP) — The city council in Spokane, Washington, has passed an ordinance prohibiting police from selling confiscated firearms, citing an Associated Press investigation that found some guns sold by law enforcement were used in new crimes.
  Councilwoman Candace Mumm said disposing of long guns and assault rifles is “a sensible approach.” The Spokane police are already required to destroy handguns under an ordinance passed in 1993.
  She cited an AP investigation that found la
  
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• Italy working to help Pakistani Christian in blasphemy case

  06-11-2018 20:56
  ROME (AP) — Italy is working to help relocate the family of a Pakistani Christian woman who was acquitted after being sentenced to death for blasphemy as her husband warns their lives are in danger in Pakistan.
  The Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it was coordinating with other countries to ensure the safety of Asia Bibi and her family.
  The ministry says it is ready to act on whatever the Italian government might decide — an indication that asylum might be in the offing.
  Separately, a l
  
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• Struggling Monaco loses 4-0 at home against Brugge

  06-11-2018 20:51
  MONACO (AP) — Monaco was handed a humiliating defeat on Tuesday that all but ended the club’s Champions League campaign as Thierry Henry once again failed to secure a maiden win as coach.
  Monaco, a semifinalist in 2017, slumped to a 4-0 home loss to Club Brugge, which registered its first win in four Group A matches.
  Hans Vanaken scored twice for the Belgian team, Brazilian forward Wesley made it 3-0 and captain Ruud Vormer completed the rout.
  Winless in its last 15 matches in all co
  
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• Reds hire Turner Ward from Dodgers as hitting coach

  06-11-2018 20:43
  CINCINNATI (AP) — The Reds have hired Turner Ward from the Dodgers as their hitting coach, their second significant addition under new manager David Bell.
  Cincinnati also hired Derek Johnson from Milwaukee as its pitching coach. The Dodgers and Brewers played in the NL Championship Series, with Los Angeles advancing to the World Series for the second straight year and losing to Boston.
  Ward spent the last three seasons as the Dodgers’ hitting coach. They set club records for homers,
  
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• Daycare leaves baby behind

  06-11-2018 20:43
  (KULR) – A 6-month old child was left at a Billings, Montana day care center Friday when the staff left for the weekend.
  The lights were off, the door was locked, and there was no supervision inside.
  Tanaya Merchen is a single mother who relies on Kids “R” Us daycare to watch her baby Avery when she is at work. However, when she went to go pick up her son Friday, that wasn’t the case.
  “I get out of the truck and I go to open the door, and it was locked,” Merc
  
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• Cavaliers’ Dekker could miss month with sprained ankle

  06-11-2018 20:42
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers forward Sam Dekker could be out a month with a sprained left ankle.
  Dekker got hurt during the third quarter of Cleveland’s 102-100 loss at Orlando on Monday night. Dekker underwent further tests Tuesday that revealed the sprain. The Cavaliers said he will begin rehab and be sidelined for approximately two to four weeks.
  Dekker’s injury is another blow to the Cavaliers, who are 1-9 this season. Cleveland recently changed coaches and is expected to be
  
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• No. 19 Marquette women ease past South Dakota State 91-52

  06-11-2018 20:32
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Natisha Hiedeman made five 3-pointers and scored 21 points, reigning Big East player of the year Allazia Blockton scored 15 of her 19 points in the second half and No. 19 Marquette beat South Dakota State 91-52 on Tuesday in a season opener.
  Marquette returned all five starters from last season’s team that reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament — its latest exit since 2011.
  Hiedeman hit 4 of 7 3-pointers in the first half and Isabelle Spingola made all
  
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• Pogba has no regrets about United move ahead of Turin return

  06-11-2018 20:26
  TURIN, Italy (AP) — Paul Pogba insists he has no regrets about leaving Juventus to rejoin Manchester United.
  Pogba was signed by United for a then-world record fee of $116 million from Juventus in 2016, ending a four-year spell at the Italian club during which he won four Serie A titles and two Italian Cup trophies.
  Since then, Pogba has won the Europa League and League Cup with Manchester United, while Juventus went on to secure two more league and cup doubles and reached the final of the
  
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• 2 convicted of homophobic attack that killed German musician

  06-11-2018 20:22
  BERLIN (AP) — A court in Berlin has convicted two men of killing a German pop musician in an apparent homophobic attack.
  A regional court in the German capital on Tuesday found the Polish defendants guilty of manslaughter and serious sexual assault in the death of 47-year-old Jim Reeves.
  The defendants claimed to have been drunk during the February 2016 attack in a Berlin hostel. Judges said they brutally beat Reeves and repeatedly impaled him with a chair leg.
  Reeves died of multiple inte
  
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