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• Real Sociedad beats Levante 3-1 in Spanish league

  09-11-2018 23:58
  MADRID (AP) — With three goals 10 minutes apart late in the second half, Real Sociedad defeated Levante 3-1 in the Spanish league on Friday to end a four-match winless streak.
  Chema Rodriguez put the hosts ahead less than five minutes into the match in Valencia, but Sociedad rallied with goals by Theo Hernandez in the 73rd minute, Juanmi in the 77th and Mikel Oyarzabal in the 83rd.
  The win, Sociedad’s first since the eighth round, moved the Basque Country club to ninth in the standin
  
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• Utah latest state to legalize medical marijuana

  09-11-2018 23:52
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has joined more than 30 other states in legalizing medical marijuana by passing a ballot measure that was opposed by influential Mormon leaders.
  The plan that crossed the finish line on Friday creates a state-regulated growing and dispensing operation and allows people with certain medical conditions to use the drug in edible forms. It does not allow pot smoking.
  The parameters of the law are set to be revised under terms of a compromise reached before the electi
  
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• Holiday Giveaway

  09-11-2018 23:49
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• Rosenthal could earn $30M over 2 years as Nats closer

  09-11-2018 23:41
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Trevor Rosenthal could earn $30 million over two years if he becomes the Washington Nationals’ closer and regularly finishes games.
  Coming back from Tommy John surgery, Rosenthal finalized a one-year contract this week that guarantees him $7 million.
  The deal announced last weekend includes a $6 million salary for next season and a $10 million mutual option for 2020 with a $1 million buyout to be paid if the team declines the option. There also is a $15 million cond
  
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• Pleas flood social media with loved ones missing after fire

  09-11-2018 23:37
  CHICO, Calif. (AP) — A day after a Northern California wildfire forced tens of thousands to evacuate, dozens of people are unaccounted for and relatives are flooding social media with desperate pleas for help finding them.
  Many are searching for seniors who lived alone or at retirement homes.
  Diane Forsman lives in New Hampshire and says she’s been trying to get information about her 83-year-old mother, who lives in the community of Magalia near the devastated town of Paradise. She s
  
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• Lille moves to 2nd in France despite draw with Strasbourg

  09-11-2018 23:36
  LILLE, France (AP) — Lille moved to second place in the French league despite being held to a 0-0 draw at home against Strasbourg on Friday.
  Lille, which lost 2-1 to league leader Paris Saint-Germain last weekend, dominated possession and had most of the scoring chances, but it couldn’t find a way past Belgian goalkeeper Matz Sels.
  Lille ended with 22 shots on goal, 15 of them in the first half alone. The visitors had four in total.
  Strasbourg had beaten Lille 2-0 in the French Cup i
  
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• Likely El Chapo trial witness pleads guilty in Chicago

  09-11-2018 23:35
  CHICAGO (AP) — A former top lieutenant to Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and likely witness at the Mexican drug lord’s New York trial has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking conspiracy in Chicago. A plea deal unsealed Friday says 43-year-old Vicente Zambada pleaded guilty to charges in a case originally filed in Washington, D.C., in 2002. The case was transferred to Chicago in August.
  Opening statements at Guzman’s trial are set for Tuesday.
  Zambada would know details abo
  
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• Fatal school bus crash video shows driver cross 3 lanes

  09-11-2018 23:33
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Video of a New Jersey school bus crash that killed a teacher and student and injured dozens of others last spring shows the driver veering across three lanes of traffic on Interstate 80.
  The video from the May 17 crash shows the bus enter the highway and immediately cross three lanes, apparently heading for a spot where authorized vehicles such as police cars can make a U-turn.
  The bus was broadsided by a dump truck and broke apart.
  The bus was carrying fifth-grade stud
  
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• Late goal gives Frosinone 1-1 draw against Fiorentina

  09-11-2018 23:27
  FROSINONE, Italy (AP) — Frosinone appears to be getting the hang of life in Serie A and a late goal saw it snatch a 1-1 draw against Fiorentina on Friday.
  Frosinone lost seven of its first eight matches back in the top flight but is now unbeaten in its past four games.
  The home draw allowed Frosinone to move within two points of safety, although next up is a daunting visit to Inter Milan after the international break.
  It was the fourth consecutive draw for Fiorentina, which is eighth in th
  
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• Lawsuit says without evidence new lawmaker isn’t a citizen

  09-11-2018 23:26
  PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman elected to the state Legislature is facing a lawsuit from an anti-immigrant activist who accuses her of living in the country illegally and, as a result, being unqualified for public office.
  The lawsuit makes the accusation against Raquel Teran, a Phoenix Democrat, without evidence.
  The Arizona Republic reports it was filed by Alice Novoa the day before the election Tuesday. It’s not the first time Novoa, a Republican who has sought elective office uns
  
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• Victim of Michigan airport attack: ‘You never forget’

  09-11-2018 23:22
  FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A police officer who was stabbed at a Michigan airport in an alleged act of terrorism says he fought the urge to lie down as he bled from the neck because he feared he might not get up.
  Lt. Jeff Neville recalled the attack during testimony Friday in the trial of Amor Ftouhi (ah-MOOR’ fuh-TOO’-ee), who is charged with terrorism and other crimes at the Flint airport.
  Ftouhi is a Tunisian who was living in Montreal. He drove into the U.S. at Champlain, New York
  
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• Trump weighs in on Arizona Senate race as GOP alleges destruction of evidence

  09-11-2018 23:22
  PHOENIX – Every election, it takes weeks for Arizona to count its ballots. But because the Democrat in the tight U.S. Senate race there, Kyrsten Sinema, jumped into the lead in the latest results, some Republicans have raised baseless allegations of fraud.
  The most prominent is President Donald Trump. On Friday morning he suggested there was something sinister about “Democrats” adding to their tallies. “Now in Arizona, all of a sudden, out of the wilderness, they fin
  
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• Tucson-area fire crews head to California to battle wildfires

  09-11-2018 23:19
  TUCSON – With the wildfires devastating north and south California, area fire stations have been sending out crews to provide a helping hand.
  According to officials, Corona De Tucson Fire District has sent one fire engine and a crew of three firefighters to help battle the wildfires in the Golden State. A spokesperson said the crew left Friday afternoon.Corona De Tucson Fire has sent an engine and crew to California to help battle the new round of wildfires. They face red flag warnings and
  
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• Woman charged in baseball field killing enters plea

  09-11-2018 23:17
  ALFRED, Maine (AP) — A woman charged with driving onto a Maine baseball field and killing a man with her car intends to use an insanity defense.
  Carol Sharrow appeared in court Friday and entered a plea of not criminally responsible. A grand jury returned an indictment including manslaughter and aggravated assault against the Sanford woman in October.
  The 51-one-year-old Sharrow is charged with killing 68-year-old Douglas Parkhurst, of West Newfield, during a June 1 baseball game at Goodal
  
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• Animal control officers, nearby helpers catch loose chicken

  09-11-2018 23:16
  AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Maine animal control officer had been on a mission to find a loose chicken when he decided to whack a few branches, exposing a black fowl lurking below.
  The Kennebec Journal reports that Paul Frye on Thursday solicited the help of another officer and two nearby citizens to wrangle the bird, saying it took four people to not “look stupid doing it.”
  The bird was captured and is being cared for at Officer Brad Chase’s home. Police say it had been roam
  
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• Bebou helps Hannover beat Wolfsburg 2-1 in Bundesliga

  09-11-2018 23:15
  HANNOVER, Germany (AP) — Ihlas Bebou set up one goal and scored another to give struggling Hannover a 2-1 home win in the derby against Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga on Friday.
  Bebou set up the 19-year-old Linton Maina, who scored his first goal for Hannover with a volley after the half-hour mark. Bebou added to the lead from the penalty spot after Wolfsburg defender William fouled Marvin Bakalorz midway through the second half. The Togo forward sent Koen Casteels the wrong way to score insi
  
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• Texas teen on ATV leads police on hour long chase

  09-11-2018 23:14
  A 15-year-old on a four-wheeler is in trouble after he led police on a chase that ended up on the Eastex Freeway near Humble, Texas.
  The Humble Police Department said they received a call around 9:30 a.m. about someone riding an ATV on side streets in Humble, which is illegal.
  Traffic Sgt. Jack Burt with Humble police said one of his officers spotted the teen near Humble High School. He said when the officer tried to pull the teen over, he fled.
  “He stayed on the roadway quite a bit, we d
  
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• Barton on mend after surgery to fix hip muscle injury

  09-11-2018 23:10
  DENVER (AP) — Nuggets forward Will Barton is starting to take a few shots as he recovers from surgery to fix core and hip muscle injuries.
  There is no timetable for his return. Barton said Friday he’s “getting stronger every day.”
  The 27-year-old Barton was carted off the floor on Oct. 20 against Phoenix after he said he felt something pop when he took off for the basket. He had surgery days later.
  Barton’s rehab work has focused on strengthening his core. He said h
  
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• JP Ricciardi leaving New York Mets after 8 seasons

  09-11-2018 23:00
  NEW YORK (AP) — J.P. Ricciardi is leaving the New York Mets after eight seasons.
  The Mets announced his decision Friday, a day after the end of the annual general managers’ meetings and 11 days after hiring Brodie Van Wagenen to succeed Sandy Alderson as general manager.
  Ricciardi was hired as a special assistant to Alderson in November 2010 and had been part of the trio running the team’s baseball operations after Alderson took a leave in July following a recurrence of cancer.
  
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• Police: Sixth grader pokes students with needle, charged

  09-11-2018 22:57
  AYDEN, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say a middle school student who poked other students with a small needle that diabetes patients use to prick their fingers has been charged.
  Ayden police tell news outlets a sixth grader was charged with five counts of assault with a deadly weapon Thursday.
  Police say the Ayden Middle School student found a diabetes lancet and poked several students. Police Chief Barry Stanley says another child was cut and that one of the students drew blood fro
  
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• Marana, Tucson sue over water quality

  09-11-2018 22:57
  As water utility officials in Marana and Tucson combat elevated chemical levels in the wells servicing their residential and commercial areas, the two municipalities have jointly filed a lawsuit against the five companies they deem responsible.The lawsuit seeks to collect reparations for the cost of “treating and removing contamination from public drinking water supply wells,” according to a press release.The Nov. 7 complaint was filed against 3M, Buckeye Fire Equipment, Chemguard,
  
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• NASCAR seeking stock buy of International Speedway Corp.

  09-11-2018 22:51
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR has submitted a non-binding offer to acquire all Class A and Class B common stock of International Speedway Corp. not already owned by the controlling shareholders of auto racing series.
  The intent is to combine ISC and NASCAR as one privately run group of companies led by the France family. ISC owns 12 tracks across the country that host NASCAR Cup races, including Daytona International Speedway.
  Jim France, chairman and CEO of NASCAR, said the two compan
  
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• Ex-Saudi spy chief: No independent Khashoggi investigation

  09-11-2018 22:49
  NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Turki Al-Faisal, Saudi Arabia’s former spy chief, says the country is proud of its judicial system and will never accept an international investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
  U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, human rights groups and some government leaders have called for an independent probe into the Oct. 2 killing of the Washington Post columnist at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
  Turki said he expects the kingdom to liv
  
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• The Latest: Sinema pads narrow lead in tight Senate race

  09-11-2018 22:47
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on the Senate election in Arizona (all times local):
  5:50 p.m.
  Democrat Kyrsten Sinema has extended her lead in Arizona’s nail-biter of a U.S. Senate race.
  A new batch of votes from the state’s largest county gives her a lead of more than 20,000 votes out of 2 million counted. There are still more than 350,000 ballots statewide remaining to be tallied in the contest against Republican Rep. Martha McSally.
  Sinema is also a congresswoman. She has jumped
  
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• The Latest: Settlement reached in Arizona Senate vote count

  09-11-2018 22:47
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on the Senate election in Arizona (all times local):
  2:45 p.m.
  Arizona Republicans and Democrats have agreed to give rural voters an extra chance to fix problems with their ballots in the count of the state’s tight Senate race.
  That’s a compromise after Republicans filed a lawsuit seeking to stop urban voters from using those procedures. The settlement was announced in a Phoenix courtroom Friday afternoon.
  The counties have until Nov. 14 to address the
  
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• Chiefs could get Houston, Sorensen on field vs Cardinals

  09-11-2018 22:43
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs could be getting some much-needed help for their ailing, leaky defense when linebacker Justin Houston and safety Daniel Sorensen are expected to play against the Arizona Cardinals.
  Houston has missed four straight games after hurting his hamstring, while Sorensen was added to the active roster this week after landing on injured reserve in training camp with a broken leg.
  Wide receiver Sammy Watkins practiced Friday for the first time this week after deali
  
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• Settlement announced between Democrats, GOP over vote count in tight Arizona Senate race

  09-11-2018 22:41
  PHOENIX (AP) — Settlement announced between Democrats, GOP over vote count in tight Arizona Senate race.
  The post Settlement announced between Democrats, GOP over vote count in tight Arizona Senate race appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• The Latest: Trump tweets in Whitaker’s defense in turnabout

  09-11-2018 22:39
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker (all times local):
  11:50 p.m.
  President Donald Trump still has acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker on his mind, even though he is on a trip to France for events marking the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I. Trump tweeted late Friday that Whitaker is “a highly respected former U.S. Attorney from Iowa. He was chosen by Jeff Sessions to be his Chief of Staff. I did not know Mr. Whitake
  
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• The Latest: Sen. Collins wants bill to protect Mueller probe

  09-11-2018 22:39
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker (all times local):
  4:30 p.m.
  Republican Sen. Susan Collins is calling on the Senate to pass legislation protecting special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe.
  Collins said in a statement Friday that she’s concerned about comments made by Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker, whom President Donald Trump appointed after he fired Jeff Sessions this week. Whitaker, expected to temporarily oversee Mueller&r
  
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• The Latest: FBI email shows probe of firm linked to Whitaker

  09-11-2018 22:39
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker (all times local):
  8:15 p.m.
  The Wall Street Journal has published an email disclosing an FBI investigation into an invention promotion company tied to acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker.
  The email was sent last year by an FBI victims’ specialist to someone who the newspaper says was an alleged victim of the company, World Patent Marketing Inc., on which Whitaker served as an advisory board member.
  The ema
  
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• Mexico human rights commission accuses authorities of abuse

  09-11-2018 22:35
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission says the country’s navy and federal police tortured and sexually assaulted a woman after entering her home without a search warrant.
  In a report released Friday, the commission said it found evidence that marines and police were involved in the September 2013 assault. It says the woman was beaten in front of her two children and later sexually assaulted after being taken from her home in central San Luis Potosi state.
  
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• Lawyer: Trump exceeded power by reversing Obama drilling ban

  09-11-2018 22:30
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A lawyer says President Donald Trump exceeded his power when he signed an executive order reversing a ban on offshore drilling in vast parts of the Arctic Ocean and dozens of underwater canyons in the Atlantic Ocean.
  Erik Grafe, an attorney for the environmental group Earthjustice, made the argument Friday in federal court in Anchorage.
  Environmental groups are challenging Trump’s reversal of President Barack Obama’s ban on offshore petroleum drilling i
  
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• Texas man gets 55 years in prison for fatal church bus crash

  09-11-2018 22:27
  UVALDE, Texas (AP) — A driver has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for causing a Texas church bus crash that killed 13 people.
  Twenty-one-year-old Jack Dillon Young of Leakey, Texas, was sentenced Friday after pleading no contest in May to 13 counts of intoxication manslaughter and one count of intoxication assault. He had faced up to 270 years in prison after a three-day sentencing hearing.
  Prosecutors said Young was driving his pickup while under the influence of a prescription sedat
  
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• Jaguars’ Fournette ‘completely healthy,’ will play at Colts

  09-11-2018 22:27
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette is good to go for Sunday’s game at Indianapolis.
  Fournette practiced without any limitations or setbacks all week, prompting coach Doug Marrone to declare him “completely healthy” for the first time since Week 4.
  The fourth overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft missed the last four games and six of eight this season because of a strained right hamstring.
  Marrone says “so far, no issues. He&rs
  
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• Colorado man pleads guilty to trespassing at Old Faithful

  09-11-2018 22:25
  YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A 27-year-old Colorado man who walked dangerously close to Old Faithful geyser in September is banned from Yellowstone National Park and nearby Grand Teton National Park for five years.
  Gabriel Villalva of Greeley pleaded guilty Thursday to disorderly conduct and foot traffic on a thermal area in Yellowstone. Magistrate Judge Mark L. Carman sentenced him to five years of probation, during which time he cannot enter the parks.
  Tourists captured videos
  
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• Cahill quits as No. 1 Halep coach for 12-month break

  09-11-2018 22:23
  SYDNEY (AP) — Darren Cahill says he is ending his four-year coaching partnership with No. 1-ranked Simona Halep to take a 12-month break and spend more time at home with his family.
  Cahill said on Instagram on Saturday that he wanted to offer “support as our children enter important stages of their lives with the final year of high school, sports and college preparations all becoming more time consuming.”
  With Cahill, Halep won the 2018 French Open, her first career Grand Slam
  
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• Downtown Tucson to host 99th Veterans Day Parade

  09-11-2018 22:21
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  TUCSON – The Veterans Day Parade will march through Downtown streets for the 99th time on Monday.
  The parade begins at 11 a.m. It starts on Alameda Street and Granada Avenue and heads east. Then it turns onto Stone Avenue, then onto Franklin Street. From Franklin Street, participants will continue on Church Avenue and then to Sixth Street. From Sixth Street, parade participants will head south on Granada Avenue and return to the staging point on Alameda St
  
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• Cal State Bakersfield beats NAIA Antelope Valley 111-75

  09-11-2018 22:14
  BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Rickey Holden scored 25 points, Justin Davis added 19 — combining for 11 3-pointers — and Cal State Bakersfield beat NAIA Antelope Valley 111-75 on Friday in its home opener.
  Holden scored 17 points in the first half, Davis added 16 — with each making 3 of 3 3-pointers — and CSU Bakersfield led 68-47. Davis only missed three of his 10 shots and Holden was perfect on eight attempts.
  Greg Lee added 13 points for CSU Bakersfield (1-1), which
  
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• FDA banning sale of flavored e-cigarettes

  09-11-2018 22:04
   The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says they are banning the sale of flavored, cartridge based e-cigarettes at convenient stores and gas stations.
  According to a senior FDA official, the announcement will come next week. The move is in response to the alarming increase in vaping by minors. Public health experts have been complaining that fruity, candy-like flavors found in e-cigs are targeted directly at children and teenagers.
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• American Airlines early boarding for nut allergies

  09-11-2018 21:51
  American Airlines passengers with nut allergies will now be able to board their flights a little earlier.
  It’s all so they can wipe down their seating areas and avoid possible exposure to allergens. The airline announced the new policy, in response to a complaint by Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE).
  American now joins Delta Airline in offering early boarding to people with nut allergies. The new policy goes into effect December 12th.
   
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• Colorado Uber driver pleads not guilty in death of passenger

  09-11-2018 21:45
  DENVER (AP) — An Uber driver charged with murder in the shooting of a passenger on a Denver interstate has pleaded not guilty.
  Michael Hancock entered his plea Friday. A jury trial is set for April 1.
  Hancock’s family has said the 29-year-old was defending himself after the passenger attacked him during the ride on June 1.
  Prosecutors charged Hancock with first-degree murder in the death of 45-year-old Hyun Kim. Prosecutors have said evidence shows Hancock fired from outside the car
  
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• NCAA penalizes BYU after player received improper benefits

  09-11-2018 21:43
  PROVO, Utah (AP) — The BYU men’s basketball program was placed on probation for two years and must vacate 47 wins under sanctions imposed Friday by the NCAA in an improper benefits case involving guard Nick Emery.
  The NCAA said the player received more than $12,000 in benefits from four boosters, including travel to concerts and an amusement park and the use of a new car.
  BYU said in a statement that the university, the coaching staff and the athletic department had no knowledge of t
  
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• Deadline extended for UNC officials’ plan for ‘Silent Sam’

  09-11-2018 21:40
  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Trustees at North Carolina’s flagship university will have more time to propose what to do with a torn-down Confederate statue.
  News outlets report that the University of North Carolina system’s Board of Governors agreed Friday to postpone the Nov. 15 deadline for UNC-Chapel Hill’s leaders to develop a plan for the “Silent Sam” statue. Protesters toppled the 105-year-old bronze statue of a Confederate soldier in August. It is stored at
  
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• Warriors’ Curry has mild to moderate left groin strain

  09-11-2018 21:35
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry has a mild to moderate left groin strain and will miss Golden State’s home game against Brooklyn on Saturday night.
  Curry underwent an MRI exam Friday but the Warriors will wait a few days to fully determine the severity of the injury. Coach Steve Kerr said it doesn’t look like it’s going to be a long-term injury.
  The two-time NBA MVP was hurt midway through the third quarter of Thursday night’s 134-111 loss to the Milwaukee Buck
  
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• Swastika sent to phones of students at Chicago-area school

  09-11-2018 21:34
  OAK PARK, Ill. (AP) — Some students at a suburban Chicago high school received an image of a swastika on their smartphones days after racist graffiti was found scrawled on school property.
  Oak Park and River Forest High School informed parents by email that the image appeared on students’ devices while they were attending an assembly in an auditorium Friday morning. Karin Sullivan says someone inside the auditorium sent the image using the AirDrop function of an iPhone or other Apple
  
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• Salvation Army to host 3rd Veterans Dinner event

  09-11-2018 21:32
  TUCSON –The Salvation Army is hosting their third annual Veteran Dinner on Sunday.
  All veterans are invited to dinner at 5 p.m. at The Salvation Army Hospitality House, located at 1002 N. Main Ave.
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• 3 Dolphins offensive linemen questionable for Green Bay

  09-11-2018 21:31
  DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins could be without three injured starting offensive linemen Sunday at Green Bay.
  Guard Ted Larsen (neck) is doubtful, and left tackle Laremy Tunsil (knee and ankle) and right tackle Ja’Wuan James (knee) are questionable. All three were limited in practice Friday, as they have been all week.
  Defensive end Charles Harris (calf) was ruled out for the fourth game in a row. Linebacker Kiko Alonso (ankle) was added to the injury report after missing prac
  
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• Rams cancel practice for fire; 20 players, coaches evacuate

  09-11-2018 21:30
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams have canceled practice after a wildfire forced about 20 players and coaches to evacuate their homes.
  The Rams will cram their normal Friday preparations into a workout at the University of Southern California on Saturday before they face the Seattle Seahawks at the Coliseum on Sunday.
  Just one day after the Rams were stunned by a mass shooting less than five miles from their training complex in Thousand Oaks, they were affected by two wildfires burni
  
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• Former Tucson businessman sent to prison in auto loan scheme

  09-11-2018 21:27
  TUCSON – Federal authorities say a Tucson man has been sentenced to three years in prison for his role in a loan scheme.
  Andrew May, 46, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and bank fraud.
  Investigators say May used his shell companies to engage in the fraudulent enterprise.
  Authorities alleged May and his co-conspirators told lenders that they were in the business of buying and selling vehicles, to obtain financing from a number of financial institutions.
  Many o
  
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• Suspect in 3 Missouri slayings faced ICE issue in New Jersey

  09-11-2018 21:24
  SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Federal immigration officials say a man charged with killing three people in Missouri should have faced deportation proceedings after he was arrested for separate offenses last year in New Jersey.
  Luis Perez, who is from Mexico, is jailed without bond on 11 felonies, including murder and assault.
  Springfield police say in charging documents that he fatally shot two men and wounded two others Nov. 1 and then fatally shot a woman the next day. No attorney is listed fo
  
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