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• Redskins lose another offensive lineman for season

  12-11-2018 23:58
  ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Rookie tackle Geron Christian is out for the rest of the season in the latest significant injury to the Washington Redskins’ offensive line.
  Coach Jay Gruden said Monday that Christian will miss the final seven games of the regular season and any in the playoffs after tearing the medial collateral ligament in his right knee. Christian, the Redskins’ third-round pick who was forced into action by a bevy of injuries, hurt his knee Sunday at Tampa Bay.
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• Buccaneers sticking with Fitzpatrick as starting QB

  12-11-2018 23:55
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are sticking with Ryan Fitzpatrick as their No. 1 quarterback.
  Coach Dirk Koetter said Monday that the 14th-year pro, who failed to produce a touchdown in the previous day’s 16-3 loss to Washington, will start next Sunday on the road against the New York Giants.
  The Bucs (3-6) have dropped six of seven games following a 2-0 start, with Fitzpatrick starting four of the losses after leading the team to surprising victories over New Orleans an
  
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• Sinema widens lead in U.S. Senate race

  12-11-2018 23:53
  TUCSON – Democrat Krysten Sinema continues to widen the gap between her and her opponent, Republican Martha McSally in Arizona’s Senate race.
  McSally trails Sinema by 35,814 votes, currently. Sinema has received 1,085,803 compared to McSally’s 1,049,989. Angela Green, the Green Party candidate, has received 51,586 votes.
  All the ballots are expected to be tallied by Thursday.
  This election, their were more than 2.3 million votes casted.
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• Tucson man convicted on rape, kidnapping charges

  12-11-2018 23:51
  TUCSON – A Tucson man will be sentenced next month, following his conviction on kidnapping and rape charges.
  Prosecutors said Leo M. Martinez, Jr., 56, had befriended one of the adult daughters of the 67-year-old victim.
  Investigators said the victim has mental and physical issues that require her to be cared for by family members.
  Detectives said Martinez took the victim to a vacant house in 2016, and sexually assaulted her.
  According to the Pima County Attorney’s Office, Martinez i
  
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• Roger Stone associate expects to be charged in Mueller probe

  12-11-2018 23:46
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An associate of longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone says he expects to be indicted by a federal grand jury in the special counsel’s Russia investigation.
  Conservative conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi said on his YouTube show Monday that negotiations fell apart with special counsel Robert Mueller’s team and he expects to be charged with making false statements in the coming days.
  Mueller’s team has questioned Corsi as part of an investigation into Stone&
  
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• Backfield change: Panthers waive Anderson; sign Cadet

  12-11-2018 23:41
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Panthers have waived backup running back C.J. Anderson, a 1,000-yard rusher last season with the Broncos.
  Anderson played in nine games for Carolina and had 104 yards rushing on 24 carries. He had one reception for a 24-yard touchdown.
  Carolina signed running back Travaris Cadet on Monday to replace Anderson on the roster.
  Panthers general manager Marty Hurney says “when we signed C.J. in the spring I think he saw his role evolving into more. But Christian
  
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• Rangers’ Buchnevich out 4 to 6 weeks with broken thumb

  12-11-2018 23:36
  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers have announced forward Pavel Buchnevich will miss four to six weeks with a broken thumb.
  The 23-year-old sustained the injury during the Rangers’ 5-4 shootout victory at Columbus on Saturday night. He had a goal and an assist in the game, giving him three goals and three assists in New York’s season-best 5-0-1 run.
  For the season, Buchnevich is tied for fifth on the team with nine points (five goals, four assists) in 14 games.
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• New Hampshire beats Division III Mount Saint Vincent 100-61

  12-11-2018 23:36
  DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Josh Hopkins scored 15 points, freshman Jayden Martinez had 14 points and eight rebounds and New Hampshire beat Division III Mount Saint Vincent 100-61 on Monday.
  Freshman forward Nick Guadarrama chipped in with 13 points for New Hampshire (2-1). David Watkins and Marque Maultsby each scored 10. The Wildcats were 11 of 30 from 3-piont range, making 10 or more for the third straight game. UNH also has double-digit rebounds in three straight games, including 19 against Mo
  
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• Petition: Make bus stop safety, severe penalties federal law

  12-11-2018 23:33
  SALT LAKE CITY (KSL-TV) – After a series of deadly crashes at school bus stops around the country, a petition was created asking that bus stop safety become a federal law.
  The petition calls on the federal government to impose severe penalties for drivers who don’t stop for school bus red lights.
  The petition states:
  Children are being injured or killed due to people running the alternating reds on school busses [sic]. individual state laws are largely ineffective and typic
  
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• Congress returns to new dynamic but old shutdown threat

  12-11-2018 23:33
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress returns to a changed political landscape as newly-elected lawmakers arrive in Washington.
  The parties are electing new leadership this week and incumbents are squaring off for one final legislative sprint before House Democrats take power. Voters swept away eight years of House Republican control in last week’s election.
  For their last act, Republicans will try to deliver on Trump’s promise to fund the border wall. Democrats are in no mood to boost sp
  
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• Seattle group remains confident arena will be ready for 2020

  12-11-2018 23:25
  SEATTLE (AP) — The potential owners of an NHL expansion franchise in Seattle remain confident arena renovations will be completed in time for the 2020-21 season.
  NHL Seattle said Monday that ownership recognizes the ability to start play in 2020 is dependent on KeyArena renovations being finished on time. The group says it will work closely with the NHL to keep the league informed of progress.
  Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly told reporters in Toronto that he expects the Board of Governors to
  
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• Dodgers’ Ryu only player to accept $17.9M qualifying offer

  12-11-2018 23:23
  NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu was the only player to accept among the seven given $17.9 million qualifying offers by their former teams on Nov. 2.
  Ryu accepted the offer before Monday’s deadline and is considered a signed player. He is just the sixth to accept among the 80 qualifying offers made since the process began in 2012.
  A 31-year-old left-hander, Ryu was 7-3 with a 1.97 ERA in 15 starts, sidelined from May 2 to Aug. 15 by a groin injury.
  Among those
  
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• Chargers LB Denzel Perryman out for season with knee injury

  12-11-2018 23:23
  COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Denzel Perryman will miss the rest of the season because of a knee injury.
  Coach Anthony Lynn said Monday that Perryman injured the lateral collateral ligament in his left knee during the first quarter of Sunday’s 20-6 win against Oakland.
  Perryman, who has started every game at inside linebacker this season, was second on the Chargers with 51 tackles going into the Oakland game. He was drafted in the second round in 2015 and
  
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• The end of Pabst Blue Ribbon? Beer giants pop a top on bitter court battle

  12-11-2018 23:20
  A battle is literally brewing between Pabst and MillerCoors, who were in court Monday to argue a case that could make or break the future of Pabst Blue Ribbon.
  For the past two decades, MillerCoors has been brewing Pabst’s legacy beers, including Pabst Blue Ribbon, Old Milwaukee, Lone Star, and Natty Boh. The two companies signed a brewing agreement in 1999 that is set to expire in 2020, with two options to renew. Without a renewal of that agreement, Pabst would likely have to halt produc
  
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• Former Giants RB, Michigan captain Ron Johnson dies at 71

  12-11-2018 23:17
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Former New York Giants running back Ron Johnson, who was the first black player to be a captain of the Michigan football team, has died. He was 71.
  Michigan announced on Saturday that Johnson had died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was in an assisted living facility in New Jersey.
  Johnson was an All-American for the Wolverines in 1968 when he set a school record that still stands with 347 yards rushing against Wisconsin. He ran for 1,391 yard
  
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• Heater safety focus as temperatures drop

  12-11-2018 23:14
  Temperatures are dropping in Tucson and local firefighters say heaters are the second cause of house fires and deaths.
  Tucson Fire Investigator Andrew Rico, says space heaters should be treated like candles and not be left unattended.  Turn off heaters when you leave the room or go to bed.
  Fire Investigators say heater fires are 2nd cause of house fires and deaths. Courtesy:NBC
  “Space heaters cause electrical fires so the biggest thing you want to do is plug it into the wall. You don&
  
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• Jaguars center Brandon Linder injures knee, out for season

  12-11-2018 23:06
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars center Brandon Linder will have season-ending surgery on his right knee.
  Linder injured his knee in Sunday’s 29-26 loss at Indianapolis, and coach Doug Marrone said Monday the team captain will be placed on injured reserve.
  A third-round draft pick from Miami in 2014, Linder will have missed 26 games in five years. He signed a five-year contract worth $51.7 million in July 2017. It included $24 million guaranteed.
  Linder also is the team
  
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• Disney reveals upcoming Netflix rival

  12-11-2018 22:49
  Disney said Thursday its upcoming Netflix rival will be called Disney+ and will launch in late 2019.
  Disney+ is one of several efforts from the media giant to compete with Netflix and other streaming services in the direct-to-consumer, internet-delivered video market, bypassing traditional distributors that currently provide billions of dollars in revenue to the company.
  The new service will carry content from Disney’s stable of brand names including Marvel, Star Wars, National G
  
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• Ravens QB Flacco status for Sunday’s game ‘up in the air’

  12-11-2018 22:35
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is nursing a hip injury that could threaten his availability for Sunday’s game against Cincinnati.
  With the Ravens coming off a bye, Flacco received an additional week of rest and treatment after sustaining the injury on Nov. 4 in the opening minutes of a 23-16 loss to Pittsburgh.
  Coach John Harbaugh said Monday that Flacco’s status against the Bengals is “up in the air” and could be a game-time decisi
  
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• Stan Lee, Marvel co-creator, dead at 95, reports say

  12-11-2018 22:33
  Marvel co-creator Stan Lee has died at the age of 95, according to multiple media reports.
  Lee’s daughter, J.C told TMZ that an ambulance was rushed to Lee’s home in Hollywood Hills early Monday morning. He was transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical center, where it is reported he died.
  People, Variety, and Hollywood Reporter also confirmed Lee’s passing.
  Marvel started out in 1939 as Timely publications, and was also known as Atlas Comics. The company was branded as Mar
  
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• Reserve Illikainen leaves Wisconsin, thinning frontcourt

  12-11-2018 22:30
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin reserve forward Alex Illikainen is leaving the basketball team, sapping depth for an already thin frontcourt.
  The Badgers say that he will remain enrolled at the university. Coach Greg Gard thanked Illikainen for his contributions.
  The rarely-used senior averaged 1.5 points and 1.3 rebounds in 85 career games. He still figured to be an option off the bench at times because of his experience, especially if starters Ethan Happ and Nathan Reuvers got into foul t
  
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• Northwest Fire responds to RV storage facility fire

  12-11-2018 22:20
  TUCSON – Northwest Fire District crews were dispatched to work an RV storage facility fire mid-day Monday.
  Officials say 4-5 RV’s caught fire near the 5400 block of  N. Camino de la Tierra.Fire is now under control. Initial estimates are 10-12 RV’s, travel trailers, or 5th wheels are a total loss. Wind, on board propane tanks, and close proximity all factors to fires spread. Investigators are on seen talking to witnesses. pic.twitter.com/U9YMobPMYV
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• Fire at storage facility destroys nearly a dozen RVs

  12-11-2018 22:20
  TUCSON – Northwest Fire District crews were dispatched to work an RV storage facility fire mid-day Monday.
  Officials say 4-5 RV’s caught fire near the 5400 block of  N. Camino de la Tierra.Fire is now under control. Initial estimates are 10-12 RV’s, travel trailers, or 5th wheels are a total loss. Wind, on board propane tanks, and close proximity all factors to fires spread. Investigators are on seen talking to witnesses. pic.twitter.com/U9YMobPMYV
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• Stan Lee, creator of legendary Marvel comic book superheroes, dies at 95

  12-11-2018 22:15
  Stan Lee / Courtesy: NBC News
  Stan Lee, the godfather of Marvel Comics whose cast of characters such as Spider-Man, Hulk and the X-Men were beloved by millions of readers for decades before becoming a multibillion-dollar movie empire that dominated box offices in the 21st century, has died. He was 95.
  Lee’s representative, Dawn Miller, confirmed he died Monday in Los Angeles.
  Stanley Martin “Stan Lee” Lieber, born Dec. 28, 1922 in New York City, started his career as an office
  
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• Nations League piquing interest, reaches final qualifiers

  12-11-2018 22:15
  It has plunged Germany into renewed crisis, provoked scenes of jubilation in Kosovo and Gibraltar, and set up what could be an exciting week of international soccer in a summer usually bereft of competition for European countries.
  The UEFA Nations League might not have been welcomed by some clubs across the continent — Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp called it “the most senseless competition in the world of football” — but it has generated plenty of intriguing story lines
  
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• Tunisia PM faces confidence vote amid political tensions

  12-11-2018 22:13
  TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed is facing lawmakers in a marathon debate ahead of a vote of confidence needed to approve the government he reshuffled a week ago seeking to end a months-long paralyzing political crisis.
  The debate began Monday and was still going 12 hours later, a sign of the enmity coursing through Tunisia’s political scene.
  Chahed pleaded for “political stability the nation needs to overcome difficulties,” notably economic an
  
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• Bohemian Rhapsody: Too Much BS

  12-11-2018 22:10
  Rami Malek gives it his all as Freddie Mercury, the late lead singer of Queen, in the new biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. That, and a competent recreation of Queen’s Live Aid domination, are just about the only good things you can say about this mostly embarrassing effort to memorialize an incredible person and his sadly short life.…
  
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• Stock trading turns jittery again after two weeks of gains, pulling Dow industrials down 600 points, or 2.3 percent

  12-11-2018 22:05
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stock trading turns jittery again after two weeks of gains, pulling Dow industrials down 600 points, or 2.3 percent.
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• Mark Uth, Julian Draxler drop out for Germany

  12-11-2018 22:02
  LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Schalke forward Mark Uth has been ruled out of Germany’s games against Russia and the Netherlands, while Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Julian Draxler will miss the first game.
  The German soccer federation said on Monday that Draxler was being given time off due to a family bereavement and it was unclear if he would return for the UEFA Nations League game against the Netherlands in Gelsenkirchen on Nov. 19.
  Germany plays Russia on Thursday in a friendly in Lei
  
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• Service held for veterans’ cremains found at funeral home

  12-11-2018 21:56
  HOLLY, Mich. (AP) — A service has been held at a Michigan cemetery for the cremated remains of about 20 military veterans found in a closed Detroit funeral home.
  A police escort on Monday led hearses bearing the remains from the Detroit area to Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) northwest of Detroit. They were given a 21-gun salute and taps was played.
  The remains were among several hundred discovered this year inside the Cantrell Funeral Home, which the
  
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• Anchored in Tradition: Ambrosia salad

  12-11-2018 21:56
  Name of Dish: Ambrosia Salad
  N4T Anchor/Chef: Sean MooneyIngredients:2 cans pineapple chunks, drained
  2 cans mandarin oranges, drained
  2 jars maraschino cherries, drained
  1 can coconut flakes
  1/2 bag mini marshmallows
  4 oz. sour cream
  16 oz. Cool WhipPreparation Instructions:
  Combine sour cream and Cool Whip. Fold in all other ingredients. Chill covered for at least two hours.
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• Freeze Warning issued November 12 at 1:51PM MST expiring November 13 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  12-11-2018 21:51
  * TEMPERATURES…As low as 29.
  * TIMING…Early Tuesday morning.
  * IMPACTS…Freezing temperatures could kill sensitivevegetation and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent orhighly likely. These conditions will destroy or damage crops andother sensitive vegetation.
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• Hard Freeze Warning issued November 12 at 1:42PM MST expiring November 13 at 8:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  12-11-2018 21:42
  * IMPACTS…These temperatures will damage sensitive andunprotected plants.
  * TEMPERATURES…Low temperatures Tuesday morning will be a bitmore variable due to elevated easterly winds. Locationssheltered from the wind will have colder temperatures comparedto this morning with readings in the 20s and a few isolatedteens. Breezier locations will have similar to slightly warmertemperatures compared to today as the wind keeps the air well-mixed.
  * TIMING…Temperatures will begin to f
  
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• Police: Teen sent swastika to phones at Chicago-area school

  12-11-2018 21:31
  OAK PARK, Ill. (AP) — A 14-year-old boy has been charged with sending a swastika image to the smartphones of other students during a suburban Chicago high school assembly.
  Oak Park police say the student at Oak Park and River Forest High School faces a misdemeanor charge of disseminating harmful material and faces a juvenile court hearing on Wednesday. The school said last week that someone in the auditorium sent the image using the AirDrop function of an Apple device during the Friday ass
  
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• ‘This Is Us’ season will answer war mysteries, creator says

  12-11-2018 21:25
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — “This Is Us” series creator Dan Fogelman says the NBC drama’s Vietnam story line won’t remain a prolonged mystery.
  Fogelman says that viewers will know by season’s end how Jack’s younger brother, Nicky, died in the Vietnam War.
  The identity of a mystery woman shown with Jack in a wartime photo also will become known this season, he says.
  Milo Ventimiglia, who plays Jack, says there will be pain along the way.
  The actor says this week&r
  
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• The Latest: Wisconsin Gov.-elect Evers decries Nazi salute

  12-11-2018 21:09
  BARABOO, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on a photo of Wisconsin high school students giving what appears to be a Nazi salute (all times local):
  2:05 p.m.
  Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers says high school boys giving what appears to be a Nazi salute in a photo has “no place in Wisconsin.”
  Evers is the state schools superintendent and defeated Republican Gov. Scott Walker last week.
  The Baraboo school district was investigating the photo Monday after it began making the
  
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• Jonathan Klinsmann added to US roster vs England, Italy

  12-11-2018 21:06
  Jonathan Klinsmann, the son of former American coach Jurgen Klinsmann, has been added to the U.S. roster for exhibition games against England and Italy and could make his national team debut.
  Now 21, Klinsmann left Cal Berkeley to sign with Hertha Berlin before the 2017-18 season. He made his team debut last Dec. 7 in a Europa League match against Oestersunds.
  Klinsmann played for the U.S. at the 2017 Under-20 World Cup.
  He replaces Zack Steffen, who has been playing with an aggravated right ham
  
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• Dolphins’ Tannehill begins latest throwing program

  12-11-2018 20:59
  DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill has begun his latest throwing program with the goal of returning for the next game Nov. 25 at Indianapolis, although that may be a long shot.
  Tannehill was shut down after an earlier throwing program produced little progress. He missed his fifth game in a row Sunday when the Dolphins lost at Green Bay.
  Coach Adam Gase says Tannehill resumed throwing Sunday and felt good. Gase says if Tannehill can get through this week with his s
  
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• 3 killed as van collides with police car chasing other car

  12-11-2018 20:54
  SOUTH FULTON, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a police car pursuing a stolen vehicle has collided with a work van in metro Atlanta, killing three people inside.
  Georgia State Patrol tells news outlets in a statement that the van and a South Fulton police officer’s car crashed Sunday night and three passengers of the van died at the scene. Three other people in the van were taken to a hospital, but their conditions were unclear Monday morning. The officer suffered minor injuries and also w
  
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• Bowles remains Jets coach despite team’s struggles, bad loss

  12-11-2018 20:51
  NEW YORK (AP) — Todd Bowles remains coach of the New York Jets despite the team’s struggles that included an embarrassing loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
  Bowles’ job status appeared extremely shaky after the Jets’ 41-10 loss, their fourth consecutive defeat that dropped the team to 3-7. Fans at MetLife Stadium booed the team throughout and chanted for the Jets to fire Bowles.
  That sentiment was echoed by many fans on social media and sports radio Monday morning. Seve
  
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• Pennsylvania diocese sued over priest named in probe

  12-11-2018 20:46
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A man is suing a Pennsylvania-based Roman Catholic diocese alleging abuse by a now-defrocked priest named in a statewide grand jury report this year.
  The now-29-year-old former altar boy, identified as John Doe, alleges he was sexually assaulted by former priest Bruno Tucci between 1999 and 2001 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Nesquehoning, Carbon County.
  The suit filed Monday in Lehigh County accuses the diocese of failing to protect children from Tucci after an earli
  
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• Amnesty says panicked civilians fled hospital in Hodeida

  12-11-2018 20:39
  CAIRO (AP) — Amnesty International says heavy fighting near a hospital in Yemen forced hundreds of patients to flee across the street, some carrying their own medical equipment, as shrapnel rained down.
  The rights group described scenes of chaos from Sunday’s fighting near the al-Thawra hospital in the port city of Hodeida. Amnesty’s Lynn Maalouf said Monday that “as the battle for control of Hodeida intensifies, both sides seem intent on eviscerating the laws of war and
  
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• LA Kings goalie Jack Campbell out 4-6 weeks with knee injury

  12-11-2018 20:37
  EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Kings goalie Jack Campbell will be out for at least a month after surgery to repair a meniscus tear in his knee.
  The Kings recalled goalie Cal Petersen from their AHL affiliate in Ontario on Monday.
  Los Angeles is without its top two goalies after Campbell’s injury followed Jonathan Quick’s surgery last month to repair a meniscus tear in his own knee. Peter Budaj is the Kings’ likely starter until Quick returns.
  Campbell will be out f
  
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• Human rights commission expresses ‘concern’ over Brazil

  12-11-2018 20:36
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has expressed “deep concern” over human rights in Brazil and says it will monitor what happens when the government of President-elect Jair Bolsonaro assumes office on Jan. 1.
  The commission released a report Monday after a one-week visit to eight states in the country.
  It highlighted violence suffered by indigenous people, the growing exclusion of those on the streets, a culture of impunity among police and thr
  
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• More than 1,500 TEP customers without power

  12-11-2018 20:35
  TUCSON –More than 1,500 Tucson Electric Power customers are currently affected by a power outage southeast of Tucson.
  According to the TEP outage map, crews are expected to repair by 2:00 p.m. on Monday.
  The cause of the outage is under investigation.
  Stay with News 4 Tucson for the latest.
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• LA Rams WR Cooper Kupp has torn knee ligament, McVay says

  12-11-2018 20:35
  THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Rams receiver Cooper Kupp is out for the season after tearing a ligament in his left knee.
  Coach Sean McVay on Monday confirmed the injury for Kupp, who led the Rams in yards receiving last season.
  Kupp was hurt on a noncontact play during the Rams’ 36-31 victory over the Seattle Seahawks. An MRI exam confirmed a torn ligament for Kupp, who already missed two games last month with a different injury to the same knee.
  Kupp has been a key contri
  
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• Macedonian police issue arrest warrant for former PM

  12-11-2018 20:28
  SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Macedonian police have issued an arrest warrant for the former prime minister, who has been convicted and sentenced to a two-year prison term over corruption-related charges.
  Interior Ministry spokesman Toni Angelovski told The Associated Press that the warrant for Nikola Gruevski’s arrest was issued Monday following instructions from Macedonia’s criminal court.
  On Friday, judges rejected Gruevski’s final appeal against his serving the sentence. B
  
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• Saban has no plans to sit ‘Bama QB Tau Tagovailoa this week

  12-11-2018 20:17
  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban says he has no plans not to play quarterback Tua Tagovailoa this week against The Citadel.
  Tagovailoa has been bothered by a right knee injury in recent weeks and left the Mississippi State game after getting hit on it. The top-ranked Crimson Tide hosts huge underdog The Citadel on Saturday.
  A reporter asked Saban Monday if he would consider sitting Tagovailoa for the game to allow him to rest the knee.
  Saban’s response: “No. Why
  
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• Israeli airstrike hits Hamas’ Al-Aqsa TV station in Gaza

  12-11-2018 20:17
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrike hits Hamas’ Al-Aqsa TV station in Gaza.
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• Comic book genius Stan Lee, Spider-Man creator, dies at 95

  12-11-2018 20:11
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comic book genius Stan Lee, the architect of the contemporary comic book, has died. He was 95.
  The creative dynamo who revolutionized the comics by introducing human frailties in superheroes such as Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four and The Incredible Hulk, was declared dead Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to Kirk Schenck, an attorney for Lee’s daughter, J.C. Lee.
  As the top writer at Marvel Comics and later as its publisher, he revived
  
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