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• Lemieux set for undercard of Alvarez-Fielding title fight

  15-11-2018 23:58
  NEW YORK (AP) — Powerful middleweight David Lemieux, who has 34 knockouts among his 40 wins, will take on Tureano Johnson in a 12-round fight on the card of Canelo Alvarez’s super middleweight title bout against champion Rocky Fielding on Dec. 15.
  The card at Madison Square Garden will also include the return of Sadam Ali, who will fight Mauricio Herrera in a 10-round middleweight fight.
  Lemieux, 29, of Montreal, comes off a spectacular first-round knockout of Gary O’Sullivan.
  
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• Trump aide ousted by first lady says service was ‘an honor’

  15-11-2018 23:54
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House aide pushed out by first lady Melania Trump says it’s been “an honor” to serve in President Donald Trump’s administration.
  Former deputy national security adviser Mira Ricardel said Thursday in a statement to The Associated Press: “I admire the President and First Lady and have great respect for my colleagues who are dedicated to supporting the President’s policies.”
  Ricardel departed the White House on Wednesday. A
  
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• Apple signs multiyear deal with film studio A24

  15-11-2018 23:54
  NEW YORK (AP) — Apple has signed a multiyear film production deal with A24, the acclaimed New York-based studio behind “Moonlight” and “Lady Bird.”
  People close to the deal who requested anonymity because they weren’t authorized to comment confirmed the agreement Thursday. Apple is investing in scripted content with the intention of competing with the likes of Netflix and Amazon. The deal connects Apple with one of the most respected makers of prestige and art
  
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• Former Syracuse All-American Tim Green says he has ALS

  15-11-2018 23:48
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Former Syracuse and NFL defensive lineman Tim Green has revealed he has Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
  Green wrote in a Facebook post Wednesday night that for the past five years he’s been coping with “neurological problems” in his hands. He says doctors first thought the damage his elbows had received during his playing days in the 1980s and 1990s was the culprit. But the problems didn’t go away after surgery and his voice also began to get weak
  
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• Kurtag’s first-ever opera makes long-awaited world debut

  15-11-2018 23:46
  MILAN (AP) — Hungarian composer Gyorgy Kurtag’s long-awaited, first-ever opera has made its world debut at the famed La Scala opera house, winning over Italian opera goers with eight minutes of applause.
  Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was in the royal box for Thursday’s premiere of “Fin de Partie,” based on the play by Samuel Beckett. Orban’s comment as he left the theater: “Astonishing.”
  The 92-year-old Kurtag spent more than eight years wr
  
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• The Latest: Prosecutor says massacre suspects talked revenge

  15-11-2018 23:45
  WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on arrests in the slayings of eight family members in Ohio (all times local):
  5:30 p.m.
  A prosecutor in Ohio says four suspects in the killing of eight family members talked about getting revenge against investigators, including the state top law official.
  A special prosecutor said Thursday in court that a confidential informant told investigators the four family members met at the home of Fredericka Wagner.
  She is the mother of one of the suspects and is ac
  
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• Orioles-Nats TV dispute back before baseball committee

  15-11-2018 23:40
  NEW YORK (AP) — The dispute between the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles over television rights fees returned to a committee of baseball executives Thursday after a lengthy court fight.
  The sides began arguing their cases before the Revenue Sharing Definitions Committee, which now includes Milwaukee Brewers chairman Mark Attanasio, Seattle Mariners President Kevin Mather and Toronto Blue Jays President Mark Shapiro.
  In 2012, an RSDC that then included Pittsburgh Pirates President
  
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• Bears back K Parkey, expect him to rebound from rough outing

  15-11-2018 23:40
  LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears continue to back kicker Cody Parkey and expect him to put aside a rough outing.
  Coach Matt Nagy says Parkey is confident and “able to rebound.” Special teams coordinator Chris Tabor agreed Thursday, saying he knows “what’s under the hood with this kid.”
  The NFC North-leading Bears host Minnesota in a first-place showdown on Sunday night. Last week, Parkey hit uprights each time while missing two extra points and two f
  
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• Phoenix woman accused of taking kids with her on 2 drug buys

  15-11-2018 23:39
  PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a Phoenix woman has been arrested for taking her young children to drug houses where she allegedly purchased drugs.
  Phoenix police say 38-year-old Vonda Johnston is jailed on suspicion of child endangerment and selling narcotics and dangerous drugs.
  The children have been placed in the custody of the state Department of Child Services.
  It was unclear Thursday if Johnston has a lawyer yet.
  Police say directed undercover detectives three different times to driv
  
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• Spanish-language reporter wins temporary stay of deportation

  15-11-2018 23:36
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — An appeals court has granted a two-week reprieve for a Spanish-language reporter facing deportation after he was arrested while covering an immigration rally in Tennessee.
  A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday barred the U.S. government from removing Manuel Duran to El Salvador before Nov. 30. Judges are considering a motion to keep Duran in the country as they mull whether to reopen his case.
  When Duran was arrested in Memphis in A
  
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• Arizona softball signs Top-15 recruiting class

  15-11-2018 23:34
  TUCSON – Arizona softball signed a trio of top-40 recruits on National Signing Day on Wednesday:
  -Bella Dayton, an outfielder from Wylie, Texas
  -Janelle Meono, an outfielder from Hacienda Heights, California
  -Sharlize Palacios, a catcher from Chula Vista, California.
  We’ll hear from Coach Mike Candrea on News 4 Tucson at 6 p.m.
  Here’s more compliments of Arizona Athletics:
  Courtesy: Arizona Athletics
  Bella DaytonOutfielder | Wylie, Texas (Wylie H.S.)
  Ranked as the 23rd bes
  
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• LSU, former coach Les Miles agree to $1.5M buyout settlement

  15-11-2018 23:33
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU and Les Miles have completed a $1.5 million lump-sum settlement that relieves the university of paying its former coach an additional $5 million through 2023.
  Vice chancellor and director of athletics Joe Alleva says the agreement allows both parties to “move on.”
  Miles was fired four games into the 2016 season, but was due a buyout of around $12.9 million at the time.
  LSU was able to pay Miles’ buyout in installments over about eight years, bu
  
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• Pulisic back as US loses 3-0 at England; no goal for Rooney

  15-11-2018 23:29
  LONDON (AP) — Christian Pulisic played just his second match with the U.S. national team in 13 months, and the Americans failed to muster much of an attack in a 3-0 loss to England on Thursday night that marked Wayne Rooney’s farewell with the Three Lions.
  Jesse Lingard and Trent Alexander-Arnold scored in a 104-second second span midway through the first half, just after Pulisic was denied by goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, and Callum Wilson beat American goalkeeper Brad Guzan in the 77
  
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• Firsts for Sane, Suele as Germany beats Russia in friendly

  15-11-2018 23:19
  LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Leroy Sane and Niklas Suele struck their first international goals to guide Germany to a 3-0 win over Russia in a friendly on Thursday.
  The 2014 world champions, who surrendered their crown following a first-round exit in Russia in June, went 1-0 up thanks to an eighth-minute goal from Sane.
  Suele added a second goal 17 minutes later before Serge Gnabry, who had set up Sane for the opener, made sure of victory five minutes before halftime.
  The visitors improved afte
  
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• AP source: Whitaker told Graham that Mueller probe to go on

  15-11-2018 23:17
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has told Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham that special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation will proceed. That’s according to a person familiar with the meeting.
  Graham and Whitaker met Thursday as a bipartisan group of senators pushes legislation to protect Mueller’s job. The senators are concerned about Whitaker’s past criticism of the probe, which is looking at Russian interference in the 2016 election an
  
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• Golden Globes group gives $300,000 to wildfire victims

  15-11-2018 23:16
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is giving $300,000 to help the victims of California’s deadly wildfires.
  The organization best known for creating and organizing the Golden Globe Awards on Thursday announced the donation to four organizations that also include money for victims and families of last week’s mass shooting in Southern California.
  The funds will go to the victims of the fires in Northern and Southern California. The fires started last week
  
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• Vanderbilt’s Moyer gets NCAA approval to play immediately

  15-11-2018 23:12
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt forward and Syracuse transfer Matthew Moyer has received an NCAA waiver enabling him to play for the Commodores right away rather than sitting out a season.
  Moyer transferred to Vanderbilt this summer after playing one season with Syracuse. Vanderbilt announced Thursday in a university release that Moyer had received NCAA approval to play this season.
  Vanderbilt coach Bryce Drew said in a statement that “we are thankful that (the NCAA has) allowed M
  
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• Diddy’s former girlfriend and mother to 3 children dies

  15-11-2018 23:12
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kim Porter, Diddy’s former longtime girlfriend and the mother of three of his children, has died.
  A representative for Sean “Diddy” Combs confirmed the death of the 47-year-old on Thursday. No further details were immediately available.
  Diddy and Porter, a former model, were a couple on-and-off from 1994 until they split for good in 2007.
  Their children are a 20-year-old son and 11-year-old twin daughters. Combs also has three other children with other
  
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• Mom unknowingly deals drugs to Phoenix detectives with her young kids present

  15-11-2018 23:11
  PHOENIX – On Nov. 8, detectives arrested 38-year-old Vonda B. Johnston for selling illegal drugs and child endangerment, because she was taking her kids into drug houses for deals, Phoenix police said.
  Johnston directed Phoenix narcotics detectives, on three separate occasions, to drive her to different locations in Phoenix so she could buy them methamphetamine and heroin, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
  Johnston did not know they were police officers.
  On two of these occasions
  
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• Wisconsin governor: Students giving Nazi salute are ‘idiots’

  15-11-2018 23:10
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says high school students who appear to be giving a Nazi salute in a photo are “a bunch of idiots.”
  Walker was asked Thursday about the photo of Baraboo high school students that circulated earlier this week. The photo of about 60 boys was taken outside the Sauk County Courthouse in Baraboo last spring. About two-thirds of the boys have their right arms raised in what appears to be a Nazi salute.
  The parent who took the photo say
  
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• No goal for Wayne Rooney in 120th, final England appearance

  15-11-2018 23:09
  LONDON (AP) — Wayne Rooney couldn’t raise his England scoring record in a 120th and final appearance for the Three Lions as a new generation of players provided the goals in an easy, 3-0 victory over the United States on Thursday.
  The 33-year-old Rooney was denied a perfect farewell in stoppage time by U.S. goalkeeper Brad Guzan, who dived to stop a low shot to the frustration of the striker and the Wembley crowd that shouted “Shoot!” every time Rooney touched the ball.
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• Unofficial results: Florida governor’s race seems settled after recount; U.S. Senate race likely headed to second review

  15-11-2018 23:06
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Unofficial results: Florida governor’s race seems settled after recount; U.S. Senate race likely headed to second review.
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• Croatia beats Spain 3-2 to throw open Nations League group

  15-11-2018 23:04
  ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Defender Tin Jedvaj scored his second goal of the game in injury time to earn Croatia a 3-2 win over Spain on Thursday, a result that left both teams and group rival England still in the running to reach the UEFA Nations League finals.
  Croatia’s win came two months after it was crushed 6-0 by Spain, its worst ever loss, in Seville.
  Spain is top of League A, Group 4 with six points. England and Croatia have four points before they meet at Wembley Stadium on Sund
  
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• UN committee criticizes human rights violations in Iran

  15-11-2018 23:01
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. committee on human rights has approved a resolution urging Iran to stop its widespread use of arbitrary detention and expressing serious concern over its “alarmingly high” use of the death penalty.
  The resolution adopted by the General Assembly’s Human Rights Committee was approved Thursday by a vote of 85-30, with 68 abstentions. It is virtually certain to be approved by the 193-member world body next month.
  The resolution also “strongl
  
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• Skiing in Arizona starts at Snowbowl Friday, Sunrise the day after Thanksgiving

  15-11-2018 22:59
  FLAGSTAFF – Grab your skis or snowboards and get ready for the season to begin, Arizona.
  Arizona Snowbowl’s ski season starts Friday, Nov. 16.
  Arizona Snowbowl’s ski season starts Friday, Nov. 16 marking the first ski resort to open in Arizona, according to a release.
  “The natural snow Snowbowl already received this season combined with our snowmaking efforts has given Arizona Snowbowl great momentum to open for ski season,” J.R. Murray, general manager at Arizona S
  
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• Chicago sports teams donate another $1M to curb violence

  15-11-2018 22:57
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s major sports franchises are teaming up to donate another $1 million to programs addressing violence in the city.
  The Cubs, White Sox, Bears, Bulls and Blackhawks announced Thursday they will keep the Chicago Sports Alliance going in 2019 and match the $1 million they donated in its first year. The Alliance was formed to support Choose to Change, a mentoring and advocacy program aimed at reducing violence, and also works with the University of Chicago’s
  
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• Ex-head of Tucson truck driving school sentenced to prison

  15-11-2018 22:54
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The former head of a Tucson truck-driving school accused of embezzling nearly $1 million from students and his ex-employer has been sentenced to four years in federal prison.
  Prosecutors say 71-year-old Robert Alan Knapp was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Tucson and also ordered to pay restitution to all identified victims.
  He previously pleaded guilty to bank fraud and federal student aid fraud.
  Knapp was fired in 2015 as director of HDS Truck Driving In
  
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• Charles Howell opens with 64 for lead at Sea Island

  15-11-2018 22:53
  ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Charles Howell bundled up and made birdies Thursday for an 8-under 64 that gave him a two-shot lead in the first round of the RSM Classic.
  Howell played the Plantation course at Sea Island Resort without a bogey.
  Defending champion Austin Cook and J.J. Spaun also were on the Plantation course and each had a 6-under 66. Tournament host Davis Love III had two bogeys and still managed a 67.
  The Seaside course was more exposed to the chilly, blustery conditions. T
  
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• Melania Trump OK with criticism over anti-bullying campaign

  15-11-2018 22:52
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump says she “remains committed to tackling” online bullying even though she has been criticized for it.
  She spoke Thursday at an annual conference in Washington on the issue of online safety.
  She says she hopes attendees will consider using “negative words” directed at them as motivation to help raise awareness about responsible online behavior.
  Mrs. Trump’s choice of online bullying as a platform has been ridiculed by some, given
  
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• Batshuayi double helps Belgium beat Iceland 2-0

  15-11-2018 22:50
  BRUSSELS (AP) — Michy Batshuayi, replacing the injured Romelu Lukaku in attack, scored twice as Belgium beat Iceland 2-0 to maintain its 100 percent record in the inaugural UEFA Nations League on Thursday.
  After 65 minutes of pounding the Iceland defense, captain Eden Hazard found Thomas Meunier on the right and the Paris Saint-Germain winger crossed for Batshuayi to slot the ball home.
  The second goal was even easier for the on-loan Valencia striker, as he tapped the ball into the net aft
  
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• Party joke or morality tale? New film re-examines Gary Hart

  15-11-2018 22:49
  The Gary Hart saga of 1987 is barely remembered by many today, and seen largely as a sad political footnote, even an unfortunate joke.
  Makers of “The Front Runner,” starring Hugh Jackman as the Colorado senator who once seemed on a golden path to the presidency, argue that Hart’s story was hardly a joke. They say it was actually a watershed moment for American politics, journalism and culture, when politicians became celebrities and their private lives became public business. A
  
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• The Latest: Video: Senator talks on making voting difficult

  15-11-2018 22:42
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on a U.S. Senate special election runoff in Mississippi (all times local):
  6:15 p.m.
  A newly released video shows a Republican U.S. senator talking about “liberal folks” and making it “just a little more difficult” for them to vote.
  The clip of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi was posted Thursday on social media by Lamar White Jr., publisher of a liberal-leaning news site, The Bayou Brief. It was shot Nov. 3 in Starkville.
  Hyde-S
  
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• So How Did That "Vote For Education" Thing Work Out?

  15-11-2018 22:32
  It turned out to be a Democratic wave election, even if it didn't look that way the night of Nov. 6. It wasn't the tsunami some of us hoped for.…
  
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• The Latest: Facebook to create independent appeals body

  15-11-2018 22:07
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Facebook’s content moderation practices (all times local):
  3:50 p.m.
  Facebook says it’s setting up an independent body for people to appeal decisions to remove — or leave up — posts that may violate its rules.
  CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday that the company wants to have such a review body by the end of next year. Appeals are currently handled internally.
  Facebook employs thousands of people to review posts, photos, comments and vide
  
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• Lawyer in stalled coal bailout argues for energy appointment

  15-11-2018 22:03
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are questioning whether President Donald Trump’s choice for a seat on a national energy board can be objective given his past work on the administration’s plan to subsidize aging coal plants.
  Bernard McNamee, an Energy Department lawyer, appeared Thursday before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which was considering his nomination to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
  At the Energy Department, McNamee helped roll out t
  
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• Honorary Oscar recipient Marvin Levy can’t believe his luck

  15-11-2018 22:03
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marvin Levy is one of the most respected publicists working in Hollywood and this Sunday he’ll become the first ever in his branch to receive an honorary Oscar statuette.
  Levy is among this year’s esteemed Governors Awards honorees, who are chosen annually by the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He’ll be accepting his statuette at a glitzy ceremony in Hollywood alongside actress Cicely Tyson and composer Lalo Schifr
  
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• Uber offering rewards for rides

  15-11-2018 21:55
   Frequent riders of ride-share Uber will receive rewards for their loyalty.
  The ride-share company is launching an Uber rewards program. It will start offering perks to riders in the coming months.Riders can get points, depending on which Uber service is used. They can use the points to unlock different levels of perks. Among the notable rewards: discounts on future rides, better customer support and priority pickup at airports.
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• Amtrak cuts operating losses to lowest level in decades

  15-11-2018 21:51
  NEW YORK (AP) — Amtrak says its $168 million operating loss this year was the smallest since 1973, its second full year in business.
  The government-owned railroad said Thursday it took in a record $3.4 billion in revenue in the 2018 fiscal year.
  Amtrak has been shrinking its annual operating losses in recent years and says it plans to eliminate them by 2021.
  Amtrak said ridership remained steady at 31.7 million passenger trips. It blamed the lack of growth on service disruptions such as a
  
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• Border wall contract awarded

  15-11-2018 21:42
  YUMA, AZ – The Barnard Construction Company has been awarded a base contract of $172 million by U.S Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
  Barnard Construction is tasked with constructing 32 miles of primary pedestrian replacement wall. The wall will run along the U.S Border Patrol’s Yuma and Tucson sectors.
  Construction is scheduled to begin April 2019.
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• Prosecutors oppose Chicago terror suspect’s plea change

  15-11-2018 21:40
  CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors are opposing a change-of-plea motion by a 25-year-old man accused of trying to detonate what he thought was a bomb in Chicago.
  They filed a response in Chicago federal court Thursday. A day earlier, the defense asked a judge to allow Adel Daoud to enter an Alford plea, just days before his Nov. 26 trial.
  Alford pleas aren’t admissions of guilt but acknowledge prosecutors have enough evidence to convict.
  Prosecutors cited defense statements that they intend
  
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• Arvidsson out up to 8 weeks with broken thumb, Subban on IR

  15-11-2018 21:34
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Nashville Predators say forward Viktor Arvidsson will miss between up to eight weeks with a broken thumb, and they’ve also placed defenseman P.K. Subban on injured reserve.
  The Predators announced the injury update on both Thursday after their morning skate. They wrap up a five-game road trip Thursday night against the Coyotes.
  Arvidsson, who plays on Nashville’s top line, was placed on injured reserve Monday. He was hurt in his first game back, a 5-4
  
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• Trump plans to travel to California on Saturday to visit victims of the devastating wildfires

  15-11-2018 21:27
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump plans to travel to California on Saturday to visit victims of the devastating wildfires.
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• Women elected in records numbers in state legislative races

  15-11-2018 21:22
  Women’s winning streak in this year’s election has extended to statehouses across the country.
  Two groups that tally the number of women in state government say that more than 2,000 women will serve in legislatures in the coming year.
  That will represent roughly a quarter of all state lawmakers across the country and will eclipse the record of 1,875 who served this year.
  The Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University and the National Conference of State Legislatures
  
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• Family: North Carolina hiker missing in Mexico killed

  15-11-2018 21:17
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The family of an American hiker missing in northern Mexico says that the state government has informed it that he was killed by a criminal organization.
  A statement from the family of 34-year-old Patrick Braxton-Andrew thanked Chihuahua state authorities and said the search continues to recover his body.
  Thursday’s statement says “authorities are searching for those responsible to bring them to justice.”
  It says the man who taught Spanish at a school in
  
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• Uruguay’s Senate Oks law for entry of US planes, personnel

  15-11-2018 21:15
  MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay’s Senate approved a law Thursday allowing U.S. aircraft, military personnel and civilians into the South American country to help provide security for a Group of 20 summit of world leaders in neighboring Argentina.
  The measure was passed by a large majority in the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday and a slightly different version of the law was approved earlier by the Senate. An amended version of the law was sent back to the Senate and approved unan
  
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• The Latest: Officers salute casket of hero California deputy

  15-11-2018 21:15
  WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the funeral for a sheriff’s sergeant who responde to a mass shooting at a Southern California bar (all times local):
  12:15 p.m.
  Scores of uniformed police officers have gathered at a church in suburban Los Angeles ahead of the funeral for a sheriff’s sergeant who died as he confronted a gunman opening fire in a country music bar.
  The officers stood solemnly at attention Thursday, then saluted as an honor guard wheeled in the flag-dr
  
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• Nearly $600M bet on sports in New Jersey in 4 ½ months

  15-11-2018 21:11
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s red-hot sports betting market blew past the half-billion dollar mark in October, with nearly $600 million worth of bets having been made in just 4 ½ months.
  Figures released Thursday by the state Division of Gaming Enforcement show gamblers wagered $260 million on sports in October, bringing the total to $597 million since mid-June.
  Those figures, plus revenue from two newly reopened casinos, helped Atlantic City’s casino industry
  
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• Presbyterian scores 100-plus for 2nd straight game

  15-11-2018 21:06
  CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — Adam Flagler scored 14 points and fellow freshman Kody Shubert added 12 points, helping Presbyterian beat Boyce 102-49 on Thursday.
  Presbyterian has topped 100 points in back-to-back games — against members of the National Christian College Athletic Association. The Blue Hose scored 109 points in a 52-point victory on Monday against Welch.
  Presbyterian went on a 26-3 run late in the first half for a 24-point lead but Boyce guard Scott Wright closed the half with
  
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• NBA promotes 5 refs, including 2 women, to full-time status

  15-11-2018 21:02
  Ashley Moyer-Gleich and Natalie Sago are among five officials who were promoted Thursday by the NBA to full-time status, making them the fourth and fifth women in league history to have that designation.
  Moyer-Gleich and Sago now join former league refs Violet Palmer and Dee Kantner and current official Lauren Holtkamp as women who have the full-time designation. Holtkamp is not working games this season while she recovers from a knee injury.
  The league also promoted Mousa Dagher, Matt Myers and
  
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• Former Florida deputy who didn’t go into school during deadly shooting declines to appear before investigative panel

  15-11-2018 21:02
  SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida deputy who didn’t go into school during deadly shooting declines to appear before investigative panel.
  The post Former Florida deputy who didn’t go into school during deadly shooting declines to appear before investigative panel appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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