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• Scenarios for U of A football to win Pac-12 South

  16-11-2018 23:54
  TUCSON – If Arizona wins it’s final games in football against #8 Washington State and ASU, and gets some help from Colorado (beating Utah this weekend), the Wildcats can take home a Pac-12 South title.  Here’s more on the “scenarios” in our Tek-Net-Center:The post Scenarios for U of A football to win Pac-12 South appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Nuggets add Sue Bird to front office staff

  16-11-2018 23:51
  DENVER (AP) — WNBA champion Sue Bird is joining the Denver Nuggets’ front office while continuing her own professional basketball playing career.
  Tim Connelly, the Nuggets’ president of basketball operations, said Bird’s new title is basketball operations associate.
  In a statement, Connelly said, “We are very excited to have Sue join our organization. Her resume certainly speaks for itself and as a still active player she will offer an extremely unique perspective.&
  
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• Lions rule out Jones for game against Carolina

  16-11-2018 23:51
  ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have ruled wide receiver Marvin Jones out of Sunday’s game against Carolina because of a knee injury.
  It will be only the second missed game for Jones in the past three-plus seasons. Panthers receiver Torrey Smith will also miss the game with a knee injury.
  Detroit tight end Michael Roberts (shoulder) and defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson (ankle) are also out. Defensive linemen Ziggy Ansah (shoulder) and Damon Harrison (shoulder) are q
  
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• Georgia Democrat wants recount in race with GOP congressman

  16-11-2018 23:49
  ATLANTA (AP) — A Democratic congressional candidate in Georgia says she will ask for a recount of the vote in her close race against Republican Rep. Rob Woodall.
  Unofficial election returns in metro Atlanta’s 7th District show Woodall with a lead of fewer than 500 votes — or about 0.1 percent — over his challenger, Georgia State University government professor Carolyn Bourdeaux.
  Bourdeaux’s campaign said in a statement Friday she will formally request a recount afte
  
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• Brown’s 25 points help Miami (OH) beat N. Dakota St. 89-78

  16-11-2018 23:49
  NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Dalonte Brown scored a career-high 25 points on 9-of-11 shooting, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range, to help Miami (Ohio) beat North Dakota State 89-78 on Friday in the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase.
  Nike Sibande hit three 3s and finished with 19 points and Darrian Ringo had 10 points and seven assists for Miami (2-1).
  Sibande hit two 3-pointers and converted a 3-point play during a 22-6 run early in the second half that gave the RedHawks a 66-54 lead and North D
  
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• Taylor has 21 points, 17 rebounds; Austin Peay beats CCSU

  16-11-2018 23:44
  MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (AP) — Terry Taylor had 21 points and career-high tying 17 rebounds and Jarrett Givens scored 10 of his 16 points in the second half to help Austin Peay hold on for an 80-78 win over Central Connecticut State on Friday in the Jamaica Classic.
  Zach Glotta added 13 points and Steve Harris had 10 points and five assists for Austin Peay (2-2).
  Tyler Kohl made a layup and Joe Hugley hit a 3-pointer to trim Central Connecticut State’s deficit to 73-70 with three minute
  
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• Suspected Russian hackers impersonate State Department aide

  16-11-2018 23:42
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. cybersecurity experts say hackers impersonating a State Department official have targeted U.S. government agencies, businesses and think tanks in an attack that bears similarity to past campaigns linked to Russia.
  The “spear phishing” attempts began on Wednesday, sending e-mail messages purported to come from a department public affairs official.
  Cybersecurity companies CrowdStrike and FireEye both said they were still working to attribute the attack. But
  
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• Private funeral held for Stan Lee, more memorials in works

  16-11-2018 23:37
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A small, private funeral has been held to mourn Marvel Comics mogul Stan Lee, and his company is making more plans to memorialize him.
  Lee’s POW! Entertainment said in a statement to The Associated Press Friday that Lee insisted he didn’t want a large public funeral, and the ceremony was held in accordance with his wishes.
  POW! Entertainment says it has set up a memorial wall on Lee’s website where friends, colleagues and fans can share thoughts, prayer
  
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• The Latest: 2 Georgia slayings solved after man confesses

  16-11-2018 23:29
  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on a man being held in Texas who says he killed as many as 90 people over four decades (all times local):
  4:30 p.m.
  Authorities in Georgia say they have closed the decades-old slayings of two women based on confessions by a man being held in Texas who says he killed as many as 90 people over four decades.
  Two Bibb County investigators traveled to Decatur, Texas, to question 78-year-old Samuel Little.
  The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that o
  
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• Man convicted of fraud now guilty of lying about identity

  16-11-2018 23:23
  FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A man convicted in 2012 of stealing the identifies of 38,000 people as part of a massive credit card scheme is facing more prison time after a federal jury in North Dakota found him guilty of lying about his own identity.
  Michael Adeyemo was charged with obstruction of justice. Prosecutors say Adeyemo created a fictional version of himself and used that to successfully argue for a lesser sentence at his original trial. He was ordered to serve 18 years in prison.
  Jurors s
  
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• The Latest: Gambino crime family associates released on bail

  16-11-2018 23:22
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on two Gambino crime family associates charged in a 2015 fire (all times local):
  5:20 p.m.
  Two reputed associates of the Gambino crime family have been released from jail where they’ve been held on charges related to a businessman’s burned Mercedes Benz in New York City.
  Peter Tuccio and Jonathan Gurino appeared in court Friday on charges of extortion, arson and conspiracy in the 2015 fire. They were arrested and charged earlier in the day, and were r
  
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• Democrat Stacey Abrams says she’ll file federal lawsuit to challenge ‘gross mismanagement’ of Georgia elections

  16-11-2018 23:21
  ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Stacey Abrams says she’ll file federal lawsuit to challenge ‘gross mismanagement’ of Georgia elections.
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• Supreme Court challenge filed to Whitaker appointment

  16-11-2018 23:19
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A prominent Washington lawyer is leading an effort to lure the Supreme Court into the dispute over the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as the new U.S. acting attorney general.
  Lawyer Thomas Goldstein says the high court should rule quickly that President Donald Trump’s appointment of Whitaker to temporarily lead the Justice Department is illegal. Goldstein was part of a legal team that is challenging Whitaker’s appointment Friday in a pending Supreme Court cas
  
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• Arizona man sentenced in killing of Mexican gray wolf

  16-11-2018 23:19
  TUCSON – Federal authorities said a man has pleaded guilty to killing a Mexican gray wolf in northern Arizona.
  Prosecutors said Jason William Kunkel was sentenced to five years of unsupervised probation in connection with the December, 2017 killing.
  According to authorities, Kunkel admitted that he shot and killed a wild-born, female Mexican wolf in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest.
  As part of his sentence, Kunkel has also ben forbidden from hunting, and banned from National Forests i
  
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• Neymar scores from spot as Brazil beats Uruguay 1-0

  16-11-2018 23:18
  LONDON (AP) — Brazil extended its winning streak since the World Cup to five after Neymar scored a controversial penalty to beat Uruguay 1-0 in a friendly at Emirates Stadium on Friday.
  After defender Danilo fouled Uruguay defender Diego Laxalt, Neymar calmly placed his 76th-minute spot kick to the right side of the Uruguay goal as goalkeeper Martin Campana dived the wrong way.
  The Uruguay players were furious at the decision and accused Danilo of diving. Referee Craig Pawson took a while
  
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• Pair of Titans’ starters in Conklin, Morgan back vs. Colts

  16-11-2018 23:14
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are getting a pair of starters back for their trip to Indianapolis on Sunday.
  Right tackle Jack Conklin has been cleared from the concussion protocol after missing last week’s win over the Patriots, while outside linebacker Derrick Morgan is set to return after practicing fully the past two days after missing the last three games with an injured shoulder.
  Wide receiver Taywan Taylor will be a game-time decision after missing last week&rsqu
  
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• Democrat Stacey Abrams says she can’t win Georgia governor race, effectively ends challenge to Republican Brian Kemp

  16-11-2018 23:14
  ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Stacey Abrams says she can’t win Georgia governor race, effectively ends challenge to Republican Brian Kemp.
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• Human-caused fire near Elgin 100 percent contained

  16-11-2018 23:13
  TUCSON – Fire crews with the Arizona Department of Forestry are battling a human-caused fire near Babacomari Ranch. The fire began at around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.
  According to authorities, multiple engines and fire crews have been dispatched to the area, located five miles southeast of Elgin. Officials say roughly 30 people were evacuated as a precaution.
  Department of Forestry said the fire is moving away from the affected area. No structures are threatened at this time.The #BaboFir
  
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• Orioles, Nats finish arguments in TV dispute rehearing

  16-11-2018 23:12
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles finished their arguments in a two-day rehearing before a committee of baseball executives in their long-running dispute over television rights fees.
  They completed their presentations Friday 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. Written briefs are due Dec. 14, and no rep
  
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• Chargers list Bosa as questionable for Sunday vs. Broncos

  16-11-2018 23:09
  COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa and tight end Antonio Gates are listed as questionable for Sunday’s game.
  Coach Anthony Lynn said Friday that Bosa remains a game-time decision but that he looked good in team and individual drills after missing two months due to a bone bruise to his left foot. Bosa has been listed as limited on the practice report this week.
  Gates did not practice Wednesday or Thursday due to a knee injury but was a limited parti
  
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• Tempe police chief apologizes for officers’ strip club visit

  16-11-2018 23:04
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Tempe police chief is apologizing for officers who went to a strip club on an out-of-state business trip but says they did nothing illegal.
  Police Chief Sylvia Moir said Thursday that some female officers visited a topless bar last month while in Palm Springs for a law enforcement conference.
  She says that they did not violate any city policy but that it still reflects poorly on the department.
  The officers’ outing came to light after someone sent an anonymous
  
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• Campbell rallies past Florida A&M 66-59 in Jamaica Classic

  16-11-2018 23:03
  MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (AP) — Chris Clemons scored 27 points and Campbell rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit to beat Florida A&M 66-59 on Friday to start the Jamaica Classic.
  Clemons started a 19-0 second-half run with a 3-pointer, Trey Spencer capped it with a 3 for a 48-46 lead and Campbell didn’t trail the rest of the way.
  Justin Ravenel made his eighth 3-pionter with 29 seconds left to pull FAMU within 63-59. But Clemons answered with two free throws and FAMU turned it
  
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• Officials award $324M contract to replace border fencing

  16-11-2018 22:58
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Officials have awarded a contract to replace 14 miles (22.53 kilometers) of pedestrian fencing along the border near Yuma.
  Customs and Border Protection officials announced Thursday that the agency, along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, awarded the $324 million contract to Barnard Construction Company of Bozeman, Montana.
  Construction is expected to begin in April.
  The project is part of a wider plan to replace 32 miles (51.5 kilometers) of border fencing along
  
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• Coast Guard seizes about $500 million worth of cocaine

  16-11-2018 22:56
  HOLLYWOOD, Fla. —The United States Coast Guard seized cocaine with an estimated street value of around $500 million during a series of interdictions in international waters.
  The 18.5 tons (16.7 metric tons) of cocaine was unloaded at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale Thursday.
  In a news release, Coast Guard officials said they worked with other U.S. agencies and law enforcement from other countries to seize the drugs from 15 smuggling boats off the coasts of Mexico, Central and South Amer
  
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• Criterion Collection to launch stand-alone streaming service

  16-11-2018 22:53
  NEW YORK (AP) — FilmStruck may be no more, but the Criterion Collection will live on as a subscription-streaming service.
  In an announcement that warmed the hearts of cinephiles everywhere, Criterion said Friday that it has reached an agreement with WarnerMedia to launch the Criterion Channel as a stand-alone service in spring next year.
  FilmStruck, the streaming offshoot of Turner Classic Movies and home to the Criterion’s catalog of arthouse classics, is to be shutdown Nov. 29. The
  
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• 1st pot shops in eastern US get OK to open in Massachusetts

  16-11-2018 22:51
  BOSTON (AP) — Two marijuana stores in Massachusetts have been given the green light to begin selling recreational pot next week, making them the first commercial pot shops in the eastern United States.
  The Cannabis Control Commission said Friday that New England Treatment Access, in Northampton, and Cultivate Holdings, of Leicester (LEHS’-tuhr), have been authorized to open their stores and begin selling recreational marijuana in three calendar days.
  Both stores announced they would
  
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• Penguins’ Matt Cullen fined $1,000 by NHL for dangerous trip

  16-11-2018 22:50
  NEW YORK (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Cullen has been fined $1,000 by the NHL for a dangerous trip of Tampa Bay Lightning forward J.T. Miller.
  The infraction came during the first period of Thursday night’s game, a 4-3 victory by Tampa Bay. Cullen was assessed a minor penalty for tripping.
  In announcing the fine, the league said Friday the money will go the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
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• Dutch win over France demotes Germany in UEFA Nations League

  16-11-2018 22:50
  ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — When the Netherlands beat Germany 3-0 last month the score flattered the Dutch. Ronald Koeman’s resurgent young team beat France 2-0 on Friday and this time the margin of victory flattered the French.
  The rampant men in orange, driven forward by the pinpoint passing of midfielder Frenkie de Jong and given a creative spark in attack by Memphis Depay’s trickery, could have scored five. Only a string of saves by France captain and goalkeeper Hugo Llor
  
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• Kingman PD: Man arrested after driving into home, hitting girlfriend with his SUV

  16-11-2018 22:48
  KINGMAN, Ca – A 30-year-old man in Kingman was arrested Thursday after police say he drove into his home and hit his girlfriend with his SUV.
  Officers also found a 6-month-old child in a crib in a bedroom about eight feet from where the vehicle stopped.
  Ronnie Dale Amaral, 30, was arrested on several domestic violence charges including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
  According to Kingman police, Amaral was intoxicated and punched a TV and threw it during a “domestic dispute&
  
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• Concert pianist, Marian Anderson protege Burton-Lyles dies

  16-11-2018 22:47
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Blanche Burton-Lyles, a concert pianist who was mentored by pioneering opera singer Marian Anderson, has died. She was 85.
  Slater Funeral Home in Philadelphia says Burton-Lyles died of heart failure Monday at a rehabilitation center.
  Burton-Lyles was born and raised in Philadelphia. She learned how to play classical piano at the age of 3. The Marian Anderson Historical Society says she was the first African-American woman pianist to perform at Carnegie Hall with the New
  
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• US to accuse Iran of violating chemical weapons treaty

  16-11-2018 22:45
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is poised to accuse Iran of violating an international treaty that bars the production and use of chemical weapons.
  Two officials said the administration plans to announce next week that Iran is not complying with the Chemical Weapons Convention. They said the non-compliance finding doesn’t allege that Iran has used chemical weapons. Rather, it is based on recent intelligence showing Iran has maintained facilities and equipment to produce th
  
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• Time to Crank Out Bike Themed Art for BICAS Annual Art Auction

  16-11-2018 22:41
  BICAS (Bicycle Inter-Community Art & Salvage) has been serving Central Tucson and surrounding communities for over 27 years now! The recycling center is a nonprofit that works to teach bike repair for sustainable transportation and uses bike parts to make art.…
  
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• Migrants won’t see armed soldiers on border

  16-11-2018 22:37
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — As thousands of migrants in a caravan of Central American asylum-seekers converge on the doorstep of the United States, what they won’t find are armed American soldiers standing guard.
  Instead they will see cranes installing towering panels of metal bars and troops wrapping concertina wire around barriers while military helicopters fly overhead, carrying border patrol agents to and from locations along the U.S.-Mexico border.
  That’s because U.S. military troops
  
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• UN envoy: Warring parties in Yemen agree to meet in Sweden

  16-11-2018 22:35
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Yemen says the country’s internationally recognized government and Houthi Shiite rebels have agreed to attend talks in Sweden aimed at ending their three-year war that has the Arab world’s poorest country on the brink of famine.
  Martin Griffiths told the U.N. Security Council on Friday that he plans to bring the warring parties together “soon” in what is “a crucial moment for Yemen.”
  He says the Yemeni people &ldq
  
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• Trump says he should have gone to Arlington on Veterans Day

  16-11-2018 22:35
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he should have visited Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate Veterans Day — a traditional presidential act.
  Trump, who rarely admits a faux pas, told “Fox News Sunday” that “in retrospect, I should have” gone, but he was busy on calls and had just returned from abroad.
  Trump was criticized for canceling a trip to an American cemetery in France on Saturday after his helicopter was grounded by bad weather. He wa
  
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• The Latest: GOP senator hits challenger over lobbying work

  16-11-2018 22:34
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on a U.S. Senate special election runoff in Mississippi (all times local):
  5:10 p.m.
  As Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race intensifies, Republicans are slamming Democrat Mike Espy’s lobbying work for an African leader who was later charged with crimes against humanity.
  Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and a GOP campaign group launched ads after a Fox News report Thursday questioned whether Espy lied about work he did for former Ivory Coast President
  
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• Operation Hat Trick and UA Campus Team Up for Veterans

  16-11-2018 22:12
  The University of Arizona and Operation Hat Trick have teamed up to help support wounded service members and veterans. Operation Hat Trick is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2008 by Dot Sheehan in New Hampshire.…
  
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• Georgia law enforcement helicopter crashes in Alabama river

  16-11-2018 22:08
  CLANTON, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a law enforcement helicopter from Georgia has crashed into an Alabama river.
  Columbus, Georgia, Mayor Teresa Tomlinson told the Ledger-Enquirer newspaper in a texted statement that the helicopter was connected to her area’s Metro Narcotics Task Force. The task force covers Harris, Russell and Muscogee counties and Phenix City, Alabama. Tomlin is also her city’s public safety director.
  The Federal Aviation Administration said a Bell OH-58 hel
  
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• Former Trump campaign aide asks judge to delay sentence

  16-11-2018 22:06
  WASHINGTON (AP) — George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser, is asking a federal judge to stay his two-week sentence until an appeals court rules in a separate case challenging the constitutionality of special counsel Robert Mueller’s appointment.
  Papadopoulos pleaded guilty last year to lying to federal agents about his interactions with Russian intermediaries during the 2016 presidential campaign. He also forfeited most of his rights to contest his convi
  
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• Clergy, activists seek independent probe in guard’s death

  16-11-2018 22:03
  MIDLOTHIAN, Ill. (AP) — A group of clergy and activists are calling for an independent investigation into a bar security guard’s fatal shooting by a suburban Chicago police officer.
  About 50 people rallied Friday in the Midlothian police parking lot to protest Sunday’s slaying of 26-year-old Jemel Roberson.
  Roberson was outside a bar in Robbins, southwest of Chicago, and holding at gunpoint someone involved in an earlier shooting. Roberson was shot after officers from several a
  
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• NYPD ousts sex crimes chief who led Weinstein investigation

  16-11-2018 22:00
  NEW YORK (AP) — The police commander who led the effort to arrest Harvey Weinstein has been removed as the chief of New York City’s special victims division.
  The NYPD announced Friday that Deputy Chief Judith Harrison is replacing Deputy Chief Michael Osgood as the head of the unit.
  It’s part of a shake-up that was months in the making. A city watchdog found the unit was stretched too thin to properly investigate sexual assault cases.
  Osgood’s final weeks in charge of the
  
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• Mancini wants to ‘bring Italy back where it belongs’

  16-11-2018 21:59
  MILAN (AP) — A year after its stunning elimination by Sweden in a World Cup playoff, Italy is back at the San Siro stadium for another potentially decisive match.
  The Azzurri have to beat Cristiano Ronaldo-less Portugal on Saturday and then hope the European champion does not defeat Poland three days later in order to reach the UEFA Nations League finals.
  “We would like to advance, and we’ll try to, but the No. 1 objective remains qualifying for the European Championship,&rdquo
  
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• Julio Rangel hired as Rangers’ pitching coach for Woodward

  16-11-2018 21:55
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Julio Rangel has been hired by the Texas Rangers as pitching coach for new manager Chris Woodward.
  Rangel will be with a big league staff for the first time after 12 years as a pitching instructor and coordinator at the minor league level with the San Francisco Giants and Cleveland Indians.
  With Rangel’s hiring Friday, the Rangers have filled six spots on Woodward’s staff.
  Rangel, 43, was minor league pitching coordinator for the Giants this year, his on
  
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• The 5th Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration is underway

  16-11-2018 21:54
  TUCSON –The fifth annual Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration is underway.
  The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain will host the local charity fundraiser at 5 p.m. on Sun, Dec. 2.
  The proceeds will go to the Fisher House and the HOPE Animal Shelter.
  Canned food donations will be donated to Marana Food Bank and school supplies will be delivered to Treasures4Teachers of Tucson.
  For more information, visit http://www.ritzcarlton.com/dovemountain.
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• Free streetcar rides on Small Business Saturday

  16-11-2018 21:54
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  TUCSON – People can ride the Sun Link streetcar for free on Saturday, November 24.
  Stores around Downtown, Main Gate Square, 4th Avenue and the Mercado District will have specials all day.
  Small Business Saturday was launched to encourage shoppers to think locally in response to Black Friday deals at big box stores.
  The University of Arizona Wildcats are also hosting the Arizona State Sun Devils in the Territorial Cup football game at 1:30 p.m.
  Streetcar service begi
  
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• Political ‘veteran’ at age 36 eyed for Trump chief of staff

  16-11-2018 21:52
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Nick Ayers could almost be confused for a college fraternity brother as he flashes a broad grin in a selfie taken with Mike Pence just moments after the Indiana governor was named Donald Trump’s running mate.
  In fact, the baby-faced campaign strategist in the white undershirt had a pivotal role in Trump’s selection of Pence in 2016. And two years later, Ayers’ bond with Pence is stronger than ever, as are his ties to the president.
  A seasoned campaign ve
  
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• Montana wins opening game of Bahamas Showcase

  16-11-2018 21:52
  NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Michael Oguine made four 3-pointers and scored 25 points, Ahmaad Rorie added three 3-pointers and 18 points and Montana beat Incarnate Word 93-66 on Friday to open the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase.
  Montana used a 28-6 run early in the second half to take control with a 26-point lead. Oguine made a 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions and Rorie had another during the spurt. Incarnate Word was held to just three field goals over an 11-minute stretch.
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• Child in 911 recording after shooting: ‘Mommy got hit’

  16-11-2018 21:52
  GALLUP, N.M. (AP) — A series of 911 recordings show authorities received multiple reports of a shooting that killed four people and injured a fifth at a New Mexico home. One of the calls came from a child who says, “My mommy got hit.”
  The calls reporting the domestic shooting Tuesday in the Navajo Nation community of Tsayatoh were released two days later to the Gallup Independent newspaper in response to a public records request.
  Authorities say the gunman was among the decease
  
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• Press freedom threat seen in prosecuting WikiLeaks’ Assange

  16-11-2018 21:47
  Academics, civil rights lawyers and journalists worry that an attempt by the United States to put WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange behind bars could damage the free speech protections provided by the First Amendment.
  The prospect of such a prosecution became a lot more concrete when Assange’s name accidentally surfaced in an unrelated legal filing, suggesting he is a Justice Department target.
  Observers said Friday that charges against Assange could have repercussions for every news organi
  
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• Salvation Army prepares for Thanksgiving dinner, needs donations

  16-11-2018 21:44
  TUCSON –The Tucson Hospitality House will host the 34th annual Free Thanksgiving Dinner this year.
  More than 250 local volunteers will prepare the dinner on Thanksgiving Day. The food will be served from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Salvation Army Tucson Hospitality House, located at 1002 N. Main Ave.
  Donations are still being accepted at the Hospitality House.
  Food donations that are needed: Turkeys, canned green beans, instant box potatoes, butter, already cooked assorted pies, yams, eg
  
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