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• Women split vote as GOP gets Tennessee’s 1st female senator

  08-11-2018 23:56
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A wide-ranging electoral survey has found Tennessee’s women voters were split on electing Republican Marsha Blackburn as the state’s first female U.S. senator. Their age often shaped their preference.
  Those 45 and older favored Blackburn by 9 percentage points, while women younger than that backed Democratic former Gov. Phil Bredesen over Blackburn by 10 points.
  The data was gathered by AP VoteCast, a nationwide survey of 115,000 voters and 22,000 nonvot
  
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• Kentucky abortion battle shifts to second-trimester ban

  08-11-2018 23:51
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The next round in Kentucky’s legal fight over abortion features the same combatants, but they’ll be arguing over a different issue — a second-trimester procedure to end pregnancies.
  Lawyers for Kentucky’s only abortion clinic will argue in federal court next week that a new state law amounts to an unconstitutional ban on the “safest and most common method” of second-trimester abortions.
  Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s administra
  
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• Canadian lawmaker with security clearance extortion target

  08-11-2018 23:51
  OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A Canadian lawmaker who was on a parliamentary committee with access to national security intelligence has acknowledged he had inappropriate online relationships with more than one woman and was the target of extortion.
  Tony Clement is no longer in the opposition Conservative caucus. He acknowledged he had sent sexually explicit photographs to one woman on Tuesday. On Thursday, he said there were more and said an extortion attempt was made by “foreign actors.&r
  
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• Kuchar tied for lead at working vacation in Mexico

  08-11-2018 23:43
  PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Matt Kuchar decided at the last minute to play the Mayakoba Golf Classic and made it look like a wise decision Thursday with a 7-under 64 for a share of the lead with Dominic Bozzelli and PGA Tour rookie Kramer Hickok.
  Kuchar, who has gone more than four years since his last victory on the PGA Tour, missed only two fairways at El Camaleon and was bogey-free for his lowest opening round since a 64 in the 2017 Phoenix Open.
  The large group at 65 included defen
  
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• Mindfulness practices are growing in popularity across the country.

  08-11-2018 23:42
  A new Centers for Disease Control report finds more than 14 percent of Americans do yoga, up from less than ten percent in 2012, and many are also getting into meditation.
  “I didn’t feel that I was calm at any point in the day. My mind was constantly racing,” Shery Ramezanian says.
  She credits meditation with giving her the ability to handle all of those racing thoughts when she was totally overwhelmed as a lawyer and full-time student.
  Guru Ranjit Deora says the practice is ab
  
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• Oklahoma State’s Weathers returning after suspension

  08-11-2018 23:41
  STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State guard Michael Weathers, who was charged with grand larceny in September and suspended from the team, has been allowed to return to practice.
  Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton made the announcement in a statement on social media .
  According to Payne County court records, Weathers pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of knowingly concealing stolen property and received a two-year deferred sentence. He made a public apology on social media on Thursday
  
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• Residents oppose military presence at the border

  08-11-2018 23:39
  PHOENIX (AP) — Residents of border communities along the Southwest are protesting the presence of the military at the border, saying it is a political move not based on an actual need.
  In Arizona, a group of residents from Arivaca, Ajo and the Tohono O’odham Nation drove a couple of hours north to Phoenix for a news conference where they denounced the military’s presence in their communities.
  In El Paso, Texas, activists are planning a rally this weekend to also protest the dec
  
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• Democrats vow action on gun control after Calif. shooting

  08-11-2018 23:36
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly ascendant Democrats are promising congressional action on gun control amid a rash of mass shootings, including a late-night assault at a California bar that killed 12 people.
  Legislation including expanded background checks and a ban on assault-style weapons could win approval in the Democratic-controlled House next year, but will face opposition from the Republican-controlled Senate and the White House.
  House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said Americans “des
  
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• LGBT triumphs: 2 governorships, at least 9 seats in Congress

  08-11-2018 23:32
  LGBT candidates scored a raft of notable midterm election victories — winning two governorships, at least nine seats in Congress, and their first-ever legislative seats in Indiana, Kansas and Nebraska.
  In Colorado, U.S. Rep. Jared Polis became the first openly gay man elected as a governor of any state. In Wisconsin, Tammy Baldwin — who in 2012 became the first openly gay person to win a U.S. Senate seat — easily won re-election despite being targeted by outside conservative gr
  
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• ‘Our miracle’: Dwyane Wade, Gabrielle Union-Wade have a baby

  08-11-2018 23:27
  MIAMI (AP) — Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade and his actress wife Gabrielle Union-Wade have a baby.
  The couple on Thursday announced they’ve welcomed a baby girl into the world. The baby was born via a surrogate on Wednesday. It’s the first child the couple has had together; the NBA guard has three sons and the couple is also raising one of his nephews.
  Wade announced the birth on his social media channels, calling her “our miracle baby.” The Wades did not immediately r
  
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• Infantino wants ‘corruption’ term back on FIFA ethics code

  08-11-2018 23:26
  FIFA President Gianni Infantino will request the term “corruption” is restored to the ethics code covering world soccer after criticism over its symbolic removal. The Associated Press revealed in August that the FIFA Council had agreed to a new version of the code that changed the title of the section on “bribery and corruption” to just “bribery,” an eye-catching adjustment after a wave of cases against soccer officials in recent years.
  In a response to the AP
  
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• US immigration officials move to restrict asylum at border

  08-11-2018 23:25
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is seeking to deny asylum to migrants caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.
  New regulations will block migrants from claiming asylum if they do not come to an official border crossing.
  They are intended to speed up rulings on asylum claims, instead of having migrants try to circumvent official crossings on the nearly 2,000-mile (3,200-kilometer) border.
  The move was spurred in part by caravans of Central American migrants walking towar
  
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• Man who barricaded himself in Cottonwood home is found dead

  08-11-2018 23:23
  COTTONWOOD, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a man barricaded inside a Cottonwood home fired shots at police officers and Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies in a standoff before fatally shooting himself.
  Sheriff’s officials identified the man as 34-year-old Donald Leon Howard.
  They say authorities were trying to serve a search warrant and arrest warrant on Howard around 6 p.m. Wednesday.
  Sheriff’s officials say the warrants were related to drugs, evidence tampering and
  
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• Code word prevents child luring in San Tan Valley

  08-11-2018 23:07
  SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. – Pinal County Sheriff’s Office deputies are searching for a man after he attempted to lure an 11-year-old girl into his white SUV Wednesday in San Tan Valley.
  According to officials, the 11-year-old was walking with a friend near a park in the neighborhood, North Pecan Creek, located near Gantzel and Ocotillo Roads when she was approached by a white SUV. The driver of the vehicle told the 11-year-old that her brothers were involved in a serious accident and she
  
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• Free rides on Streetcar this weekend

  08-11-2018 23:04
  Tucson – It’s going to be a busy weekend downtown. The Sun Link streetcar is free this weekend, Nov. 10 and 11.
  DUSK Music Festival, Holualoa Companies, and Herbert Residential are sponsoring these free rides to make it easier for everyone to get to the festival and Downtown Tucson.
  Sun Link will operate until 2 a.m. on Saturday and will extend service hours until 1 a.m. on Sunday.
  Festival-goers can board at any streetcar stop, then get off at 6th Avenue, and walk a s
  
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• 3 Maryland men indicted in case involving fentanyl haul

  08-11-2018 23:04
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Three Maryland men have been indicted in federal court on charges they were involved in a conspiracy to distribute a haul of synthetic opioids trafficked by a group with ties to Mexican drug cartels.
  The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore announced Thursday that a grand jury has indicted three suspects on conspiracy charges involving 400 grams or more of fentanyl. Maryland U.S. Attorney Robert Hur says the fentanyl seized so far in the case is “enough to kill
  
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• CalFire captain says unknown number of structures have been destroyed, civilians injured in California wildfire

  08-11-2018 23:03
  OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — CalFire captain says unknown number of structures have been destroyed, civilians injured in California wildfire.
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• Arizona Routs Houston Baptist in Season Opener

  08-11-2018 23:01
  The University of Arizona Wildcats overcame a night of skittish play and erratic offense to rout visiting Houston Baptist in the home side's opener on Wednesday, 90-60. Ninth-year Wildcats Coach Sean Miller described the team's play against the Huskies as a tale of two halves.…
  
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• Record soybean harvest expected amid continued trade dispute

  08-11-2018 22:59
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says farmers are expected to harvest the largest soybean crop on record but must deal with a constricted market in which to sell the crop because of President Donald Trump’s tariff battle with China.
  In its latest update released Thursday, the USDA places the expected soybean harvest at 4.6 billion bushels, the largest ever.
  Illinois leads soybean production with 688 million bushels and Iowa is second.
  Selling soybeans to Chi
  
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• UN says way forward in volatile Libya is National Conference

  08-11-2018 22:56
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Libya says the crisis-wracked country is caught in a destructive cycle “fueled by personal ambition and the nation’s stolen wealth” — and the way forward should begin with a National Conference in early 2019.
  Ghassan Salame said Libya’s House of Representatives has failed to produce legislation to amend the constitution and hold presidential and parliamentary elections, and the time has come for a wider group of Libyans
  
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• Make Holiday Poinsettia Ornaments with Clay

  08-11-2018 22:56
  Tucson – Get into the holiday spirit with Tucson Parks and Recreation. The City will be offering a one day workshop to make Poinsettia Ornaments made with Polymer Clay. This will take place on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  Learn to make poinsettia cane (leaves and petals), then learn to form poinsettia decorations for a glass ornament.
  Follow the registration link to learn about supplies you’ll need to bring. The class is $35 for city residents and $45 for non-city resident
  
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• Rockefeller Christmas tree cut down at upstate NY home

  08-11-2018 22:53
  WALLKILL, N.Y. (AP) — The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has been cut down in upstate New York and is being readied for transport to Manhattan where it will be erected this weekend.
  Rockefeller Center’s publicist says the 72-foot-tall (22-meter) Norway spruce was cut down Thursday morning at the home of Shirley Figueroa and Lissette Gutierrez in Wallkill.
  That’s about 65 miles (104 kilometers) north of New York City.
  The tree will be hoisted onto a 115-foot-long (35-meter) f
  
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• US citizen pleads not guilty to terrorist-supporting charge

  08-11-2018 22:47
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man accused of trying to fly overseas to train with an Islamic State-affiliated group has pleaded not guilty to a federal charge of attempting to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization.
  Court records show Naser Almadaoji (NAH’-ser ahl-mah-DOW’-jee) pleaded not guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Dayton. The government has accused the Iraqi-born U.S. citizen of arranging to move through Kazakhstan to Afghanist
  
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• Canada’s Bombardier says it will cut 5,000 jobs

  08-11-2018 22:46
  MONTREAL (AP) — Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier Inc. will shed 5,000 jobs and sell off two units as part of a five-year plan to rein in costs, focus on rail and business jets, and reduce debt.
  About 2,500 Bombardier workers will be laid off in Quebec and 600 in Ontario. About 2,000 other cuts will be overseas.
  The company said Thursday it will sell its Q400 turboprop aircraft program to a subsidiary of Longview Aviation Capital Corp. for about US$300 million. The c
  
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• Man wins lottery prize by picking Red Sox jersey numbers

  08-11-2018 22:45
  BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts great-grandfather has won a $100,000 lottery prize by picking the jersey numbers of five members of the World Series-winning Boston Red Sox.
  The lottery said in a statement that 84-year-old Jim Aylward Jr., of Templeton, won the prize in Monday’s Mass Cash drawing using the numbers 11-16-19-22-25. He claimed his prize Wednesday.
  Those are the jersey numbers of Red Sox players Rafael Devers, Andrew Benintendi, Jackie Bradley Jr., Rick Porcello,
  
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• LA Rams horrified by mass shooting near their training base

  08-11-2018 22:41
  THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams are reacting with horror and sadness after a mass shooting occurred near their training complex.
  The Rams train in Thousand Oaks about five miles north of the Borderline Bar and Grill, where Marine combat veteran Ian David Long opened fire Wednesday night. He killed 12 people on college night at the country music bar before apparently killing himself.
  The Rams currently believe no one connected to their organization was at the bar, but coac
  
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• Everton handed 2-year ban from signing academy players

  08-11-2018 22:39
  LONDON (AP) — The Premier League has handed Everton a two-year ban from signing some academy players and fined the club 500,000 pounds ($653,000) for breaching recruitment rules.
  Everton admitted to offering inducements to seven young players, and their families, in a bid to encourage them to register with the club.
  It set up an internal inquiry after being presented with evidence of wrongdoing by the Premier League.
  The sanction prevents Everton from signing academy players who have been
  
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• Newark mayor defends actions in city’s water crisis

  08-11-2018 22:37
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The mayor of New Jersey’s largest city is denouncing comparisons between high lead levels in his city’s water and the crisis in Flint, Michigan.
  Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said Thursday his administration is taking multiple steps to address the problem caused by aging lead water lines.
  A lawsuit claims the city hasn’t taken adequate precautions and has misled residents.
  Between 15,000 and 18,000 homes are estimated to have the lead lines. Newark has about
  
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• Harassment trial of ex-Senators executive reset for December

  08-11-2018 22:33
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The harassment trial of former Ottawa Senators assistant general manager Randy Lee has been rescheduled for Dec. 20.
  The nonjury trial was to have begun Friday in Buffalo City Court.
  Lee is accused of making lewd comments and rubbing the shoulders of a 19-year-old male hotel shuttle driver while attending the NHL’s pre-draft scouting combine in Buffalo in May.
  Lee faces up to 15 days in jail if convicted on the violation charge of harassment. Lee was suspended by
  
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• Tucson, Marana file suit over contaminated water supply

  08-11-2018 22:31
  TUCSON – With contaminants like perfluorinated compounds circulating national headlines, the City of Tucson and Town of Marana has filed a lawsuit Thursday against five companies who allegedly caused this compound to seep into public drinking water supply wells.
  According to officials, perfluorinated compounds are organic compounds that are used in applications such as nonstick coatings and firefighting foams. They are said to have potential health implications if consumed, with some
  
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• Court hears Stone aide’s case that Mueller probe is invalid

  08-11-2018 22:29
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court is weighing whether special counsel Robert Mueller’s appointment to lead the Russia investigation was constitutional.
  At issue Thursday is whether Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had the authority to appoint Mueller.
  The special counsel’s office says yes. But lawyers for a former aide to longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone say no. The aide, Andrew Miller, brought the case because he doesn’t want to testify before a grand j
  
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• Pennsylvania dioceses outline child sex abuse victim funds

  08-11-2018 22:28
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Roman Catholic dioceses are starting to announce details about victim compensation funds they’re setting up, nearly three months after a sweeping grand jury report documented decades of child sexual abuse by priests in the state.
  The archdiocese of Philadelphia and the dioceses of Harrisburg, Scranton and Allentown on Thursday disclosed some information. The Erie Diocese says it’s setting up a fund, but isn’t ready to disclose d
  
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• Uber guideline now prohibits broadcasting passenger images

  08-11-2018 22:27
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The ride-hailing company Uber has instituted a new guideline prohibiting drivers from broadcasting passengers’ images amid privacy concerns after a St. Louis-area driver posted hundreds of videos.
  An Uber spokesman said Thursday that the new guideline was put in place at the end of September. It allows drivers to record passengers for safety purposes, but says broadcasting them may result in the loss of account access.
  Uber says the guideline was in place when a Phoe
  
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• EU foreign policy chief urges Serbia, Kosovo resolve ties

  08-11-2018 22:27
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief says the bloc expects Serbia and Kosovo to “swiftly deliver” on their commitment to the talks on normalizing relations, which is the key for the two nations to advance toward membership in the bloc.
  Federica Mogherini met Thursday with the presidents of Serbia and Kosovo as part of an EU-mediated dialogue that is designed to solve their decades-long dispute, which has threatened the stability of the Balkans.
  Kosovo
  
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• Nonprofit says Rohingya men also victims of sexual violence

  08-11-2018 22:06
  NEW YORK (AP) — A refugee organization says new research indicates that Rohingya Muslim men and boys were victims of sexual abuse by Myanmar’s army and border police.
  The Women’s Refugee Commission said in a report released Thursday that 30 of the 89 Rohingya men and adolescent boys who participated in focus groups in Bangladesh “personally knew a Rohingya man or boy who had directly experienced conflict-related sexual violence in Myanmar.”
  The report said the most
  
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• Body of woman found in Mesa ID’d; Police say it’s a homicide

  08-11-2018 21:58
  MESA, Ariz. (AP) — The body of a woman found in Mesa has been identified and police say they’re still investigating the death as a homicide.
  Police initially responded to an injured man near Southern Avenue and 80th Street in Mesa on Tuesday morning before discovering the body of 19-year-old Briana Richards.
  Officers say the man told responders that the woman could be found nearby.
  Police found the body, which they say had signs of trauma.
  No information has been released about a pos
  
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• Omaha’s tallest building evacuated amid fumes

  08-11-2018 21:57
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha’s tallest building has been ordered evacuated after cleaning solution fumes spread through the building and sent several people to the hospital.
  The Omaha World-Herald reports that the First National Tower was ordered evacuated Thursday morning. Fire department officials say 21 people were taken to hospitals, including one in critical condition.
  About 2,000 people work at the 46-story building. The evacuation has snarled traffic on nearby streets downtown.
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• Omaha’s tallest building evacuated, 25 hospitalized

  08-11-2018 21:57
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha’s tallest building was evacuated and more than two dozen people were hospitalized after cleaning-solution fumes spread through the 46-story building.
  The Omaha World-Herald reports that the First National Tower was ordered evacuated Thursday after workers began complaining of a strong odor and breathing problems. About 2,000 people work at the building.
  Fire department officials say more than 60 people were assessed by emergency crews, and 25 were taken to a
  
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• Moscow square named after British double agent Kim Philby

  08-11-2018 21:50
  MOSCOW (AP) — The mayor of Moscow has decreed that a square near the headquarters of Russia’s SVR foreign intelligence service be named after Kim Philby, the Briton who was the most successful Soviet double agent of the Cold War period.
  Mayor Sergei Sobyanin signed the order on Tuesday. The move comes amid tensions between Russia and Britain over this year’s nerve agent poisoning of Russian former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the English city of Salisbu
  
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• US farmers look to gain market share in Cuba

  08-11-2018 21:48
  HAVANA (AP) — Entrepreneurs from the United States’ agricultural sector have arrived in Cuba to promote business between the two countries.
  The U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Coalition begins a conference Thursday to explore potential opportunities for American agriculture producers seeking a market on the island. Cuba imports most of its food products from abroad, a multibillion-dollar market that has flourished despite U.S. sanctions.
  Trip organizer Phil Peters says the U.S. agribusiness se
  
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• Cracker Barrel offering Thanksgiving meal deal

  08-11-2018 21:46
  If you’re unable, Cracker Barrel is offering to cook your Thanksgiving meal.
  The chain’s Heat N’ Serve holiday family meal is a to-go meal kit, that serves up to 10 people, for about $11 a head. The meal includes all of the Thanks giving favorites, like: turkey, dressing, other side dishes, and pumpkin pie. The meal can be ready in 2 hours, or less.
  Customers can pick up their Heat N’ Serve meal at their local Cracker Barrel’s, between November 17th and 25th.
  The p
  
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• FBI: Mad Stone Bloods street gang leader nabbed in New York

  08-11-2018 21:43
  NEW YORK (AP) — The FBI has arrested a New York man it describes as the “global chairman” of the violent Mad Stone Bloods street and prison gang.
  William Seeley, of Brooklyn, is charged with racketeering in a drug conspiracy indictment handed up last month in Norfolk, Virginia.
  Seeley’s defense attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
  Federal prosecutors say the Mad Stone Bloods operate in several states from Texas to Connecticut and report to leader
  
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• Deck the Paws: Pet Photos with Santa Saturday

  08-11-2018 21:41
  What cuter way to kick of the holiday season than with your pets and Santa?The Humane Society of Southern Arizona (HSSA) are encouraging well behaved and vaccinated dog and cat owners to visit for Pet Santa Photos on Saturday, Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at HSSA Main Campus on 635 W. Roger Rd. Come dressed in holiday costumes with your pet or do pet solo photos with Santa!…
  
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• School crossing guard dies 8 days after being struck by car

  08-11-2018 21:37
  SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 73-year-old crossing guard has died eight days after being struck by a car while directing traffic outside a South Carolina elementary school.
  Investigators say they still haven’t found the car or the driver who hit Emma Taylor on Tuesday of last week outside a Spartanburg County elementary school. Coroner Rusty Clevenger said Taylor died Wednesday evening at a hospital.
  Spartanburg District 7 officials say some youngsters did see Taylor get
  
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• Trailblazing African-American RB Wally Triplett dies at 92

  08-11-2018 21:36
  DETROIT (AP) — Wally Triplett, the trailblazing running back who was one of the first African-Americans drafted by an NFL team, has died. He was 92.
  The Detroit Lions and Penn State announced Triplett’s death Thursday. Triplett was the third African-American selected in the 1949 draft, but he was the first of those draftees to play in a regular-season game. He played in 24 games for the Lions and Chicago Cardinals.
  Triplett was also the first African-American to start for Penn State,
  
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• Jess McDonald scores and US women down Portugal 1-0

  08-11-2018 21:36
  Jessica McDonald, making just her second appearance for the national team, scored in the 43rd minute and the U.S. women’s national team reached its 500th victory with a 1-0 win over Portugal in Lisbon.
  The U.S. national team is now 500-65-74 overall since its inception in 1985.
  With the victory, the Americans remain undefeated this year at 17 wins and two ties. The team has an unbeaten streak of 27 games (24 wins, three ties) dating to a 1-0 loss to Australia in the Tournament of Nations.
  
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• Jets’ McCown to start vs. Bills for injured Darnold

  08-11-2018 21:35
  FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Josh McCown will start at quarterback for the New York Jets against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday in place of injured rookie Sam Darnold.
  Coach Todd Bowles says Thursday he has ruled out Darnold to start because of a strained right foot, but hasn’t determined whether the rookie will be inactive for the game. If Darnold is out, Davis Webb would be promoted from the practice squad to serve as McCown’s backup.
  The 39-year-old McCown has not taken a snap in
  
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• Gillum statement stokes intrigue as Florida vote margin tightens

  08-11-2018 21:32
  All eyes were on Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum on Thursday, as vote margins in Florida’s close contests for governor and Senate tightened.
  Gillum’s campaign stoked intrigue by releasing a statement about “counting every vote” — but not explicitly asking for a recount.
  Florida’s gubernatorial race may not be decided. Courtesy: NBC
  On Tuesday night, Gillum conceded in his race against Republican Ron DeSantis and his team was clear Wednesday t
  
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• Ex-Wisconsin candidate indicted in radioactive material case

  08-11-2018 21:32
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin political activist who unsuccessfully ran for House Speaker Paul Ryan’s seat in the last two Republican primaries has been indicted on charges alleging that he tried to buy a lethal dose of radioactive material in order to kill someone.
  The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Thursday that 30-year-old Jeremy Ryan has been formally charged with attempting to possess radioactive material with the intent to cause death of serious bodily harm. He is not rel
  
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• UberMilitary to launch in Tucson

  08-11-2018 21:27
  Uber is launching an in-app feature that pairs riders with drivers who have military base access.
  Uber launches in-app feature that serves military bases. Courtesy: NBC
  UberMilitary will launch the Friday before Veteran’s Day. The feature will allow riders to be picked up and dropped off on base at Davis-Monthan.
  Currently, riders have to walk to meet their drivers off-base. Riders will still have to show their military CAC/ID card.
   
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