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• The Latest: North Florida hands Southern Miss first loss

  20-11-2018 23:59
  CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — The Latest on the Cancun Challenge (all times local):
  6 p.m.
  Garrett Sams and Noah Horchler posted double-doubles and North Florida defeated Southern Miss 64-48 in the Cancun Challenge Tuesday, handing the Golden Eagles their first loss of the season.
  Sams scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for his first double-double this season while Horchler had 13 points and 16 rebounds for his third.
  JT Escobar made four 3-pointers and added 14 points for the Ospreys (2-2).
  
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• The Latest: Childs’ 21 points, 12 boards lead Bradley by SMU

  20-11-2018 23:59
  CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — The Latest on the Cancun Challenge (all times local):
  8:30 p.m.
  Elijah Childs had a career-high 21 points and 12 rebounds for his first double-double of the season and Bradley beat SMU 75-62 on Tuesday night in the Cancun Challenge.
  Bradley took its first double-digit lead at 47-37, on a Koch Bar free throw, as SMU was outscored 19-9 over the first 10 minutes of the second half.
  Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye made a reverse layup to extend Bradley’s lead to 63-55, and
  
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• Philadelphia Archdiocese to set aside $25M for abuse victims

  20-11-2018 23:55
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia is putting aside a minimum of $25 million to start paying compensation to people who claim that as children they were sexually abused by clergy.
  The archdiocese said Tuesday it expects to have to liquidate some assets to cover all the costs.
  A spokesman calls initial funding of $25 million to $30 million “a floor and not a ceiling.”
  The archdiocese announced last week it was beginning a claims process. It mailed
  
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• Additional Border Patrol agents arrive in Yuma Sector

  20-11-2018 23:53
  YUMA – Additional U.S. Border Patrol agents have been settling into place in the agency’s Yuma Sector this week, in advance of migrant caravans that are arriving in the United States.
  The Border Patrol said 50 additional agents from various sectors are now in the Yuma Sector, in support of Operation Secure Line.
  The additional agents had the first day of their detail Monday morning, according to the Border Patrol.
  The agency added that the length of the agents’ tours
  
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• PCSD volunteers perform vacation checks at homes

  20-11-2018 23:51
  Volunteers with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department offer a service to check on your home while you are away.
  Teams of trained, auxiliary volunteers will check your home for any signs of tampering or attempted entry if you request a vacation check, according to PCSD. They will then call in a deputy if they find any abnormalities.
  Vacation checks are free for anyone in unincorporated Pima County. To request a vacation check, call the substation nearest you.
  San Xavier District: (520)351-38
  
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• DNA and ancestry data used to solve 50-year-old murder case of Harvard student

  20-11-2018 23:51
  New DNA and ancestry technology have helped solve a rape and murder case after nearly 50 years, Massachusetts authorities said Tuesday.
  Investigators were able to connect a serial rapist to the 1969 murder of Harvard University student Jane Britton by connecting old DNA evidence to a relative on Ancestry.com, Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan said at a press conference Tuesday.
  DNA and ancestry data used to solve murder of Jane Britton. Courtesy: NBC.
  “I am today confident tha
  
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• Catcher Jeff Mathis, Rangers finalize $6.25M, 2-year deal

  20-11-2018 23:50
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Catcher Jeff Mathis and the Texas Rangers have finalized a $6.25 million, two-year contract.
  He gets $3.25 million next year and $3 million in 2020 under the deal announced Tuesday.
  The 35-year-old is among baseball’s top defensive catchers. He spent the last two years with Arizona and hit .200 this season with one homer and 20 RBIs in 69 games. He threw out 18 of 53 runners attempting to steal this year, and his 17 defensive runs saved were five more than any
  
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• Florida school reopens day after 26 students hospitalized

  20-11-2018 23:48
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Classes resumed as normal at a South Florida high school a day after 26 students and one adult staff member were hospitalized, including some who had seizures.
  Cardinal Gibbons High School said in a statement Tuesday that Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue and Broward County hazmat teams tested the school’s gymnasium, cafeteria and classrooms for more than 5,000 contaminants Monday but found nothing dangerous at the private Roman Catholic school.
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• Michael Jordan returns home, meets with hurricane victims

  20-11-2018 23:45
  WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan returned to his hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina and met with some hurricane victims who benefited from his $2 million donation.
  Stephanie Parker, her husband and four young children spent nearly months living in shelters provided by the American Red Cross, which Jordan helped fund. She hugged and thanked the owner of the NBA Charlotte Hornets.
  She says Jordan’s visit “means he hasn’t forgotten. It means we are important.&rdquo
  
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• U of A student awarded prestigious Rhodes Scholarship

  20-11-2018 23:44
  A University of Arizona student has been awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.
  University of Arizona student awarded prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Courtesy: NBC.
  Leah Crowder graduated last spring with a Masters in Middle Eastern and North African studies. Her emphasis is on post-conflict transitions.
  The Rhodes Scholarship is one of the most distinguished scholarships in academia. Thirty-two American students are selected to pursue a graduate degree or a second bachelor’s degree a
  
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• 2 sisters in Ohio died from heat due to broken furnace

  20-11-2018 23:38
  FOREST PARK, Ohio — A strange and deadly case of excessive heat in an apartment claimed the lives of two women with developmental disabilities.
  Their bodies were discovered Monday at the Forest Meadow Apartments.
  A little after 6 a.m. Monday, a caregiver arrived to take the women, who were sisters, to work.
  Here is what Tannika Williams, with the AMT Group, told the dispatcher when she called 911: “I came in. I work with two sisters with developmental disability. I came in
  
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• 1 inmate found guilty of murder in Delaware prison riot

  20-11-2018 23:36
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — One of three inmates on trial for a deadly Delaware prison riot has been found guilty of murder.
  A New Castle County jury on Tuesday found Dwayne Staats guilty of felony murder and other charges. The jury found Jarreau Ayers guilty of several charges including riot, kidnapping and assault. Deric Forney was found not guilty on all charges.
  All three defendants were charged with first-degree murder, assault, kidnapping, riot and conspiracy after the riot at James T. V
  
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• Judge blasts US lawyers for stalling census trial ruling

  20-11-2018 23:30
  NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has issued a stinging rebuke to government lawyers in a trial over adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census, saying “enough is enough” with their efforts to delay his ruling.
  U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in New York rejected the latest request Tuesday, calling the federal government’s tactics strange, puzzling, extraordinary, most galling and an insult to the court’s intelligence.
  The Justice Department declined to comment
  
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• Helicopter crew saves people, pets on peak during wildfire

  20-11-2018 23:29
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Newly released video shows the dramatic moment firefighters rescued three people and two dogs as thick smoke and flames fast approached in Southern California.
  The Los Angeles Fire Department released video Tuesday of a helicopter crew rescuing the group from a mountain peak as a wildfire bore down.
  The Nov. 9 video was taken as pilots David Nordquist and Joel Smith battled the Woolsey Fire that was raging through the Santa Monica Mountains toward Malibu.
  The crew was ma
  
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• Broncos waive veteran cornerback Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones

  20-11-2018 23:27
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Adam “Pacman” Jones’ short stint in Denver is over.
  The Broncos waived the 14-year veteran Tuesday after he’d appeared in seven games, posting nine tackles and one interception and three pass breakups.
  At 35, Jones might have a hard time finding another team in need of a cornerback/kick returner.
  He signed with Denver in August. Coach Vance Joseph, who once served as an assistant in Cincinnati, vouched for Jones, who spent eight seasons with
  
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• California Highway Patrol increasing traffic patrol for Thanksgiving holiday

  20-11-2018 23:25
  TUCSON – If you’re traveling to California for Thanksgiving The California Highway Patrol wants you to know they will have all available officers on patrol conducting a Maximum Enforcement Period from Wednesday, November 21, through Sunday, November 25.
  CHP enforcing traffic safety for Thanksgiving.
  Officers will also be actively looking for unsafe driving practices, including seat belt violations, speed, distracted driving and, of course, signs of driving impairment.
  Last year, the
  
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• Campaign signs: When will they be taken down?

  20-11-2018 23:23
  TUCSON – As you hit the roads this Thanksgiving, you may notice no more political signs – or at least that is what the city hopes.
  Tuesday is the last day for all the signs to be picked up. Tucson Code Management Assistant Laurie Pumphrey said most campaigns are good about abiding by the rules and picking up their campaign signs before the deadline. For any signs left behind, the city will pick them up.
  “We actually have a really good relationship with the campaigns we kee
  
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• Pentagon says troops at US border to cost about $210 million

  20-11-2018 23:19
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is estimating the cost of the military’s mission on the U.S.-Mexico border will be about $210 million under current plans.
  The total includes about $72 million for the 5,900 active-duty troops providing support to Customs and Border Protection, plus $138 million so far for 2,100 National Guard troops who have been performing a separate border mission since April.
  The figures were reported to Congress on Tuesday but not announced by the Pentagon. A copy
  
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• World champion France beats Uruguay to cap successful year

  20-11-2018 23:09
  PARIS (AP) — Olivier Giroud scored from the penalty spot for France as the world champion beat Uruguay 1-0 in a friendly match on Tuesday to conclude an exceptional year with a rather mundane display.
  The French bounced back from a 2-0 loss at the Netherlands that cost them a spot in the UEFA Nations League finals but failed to impress in front of their home crowd ahead of a four-month pause before the next international break in March. The win was also marred by teenage forward Kylian Mba
  
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• Man killed in deadly crash caused by rock thrown from overpass in Nashville

  20-11-2018 23:09
  NASHVILLE (WSMV) – Police believe a rock thrown from an overpass caused a deadly crash in downtown Nashville on Tuesday morning and they are investigating to see if it was done intentionally.
  The wreck happened in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 24 near the exit for Shelby Avenue just before 5 a.m.
  According to the Metro Nashville Police Department, officials are working to determine if a rock was intentionally thrown off the Shelby Avenue overpass, hitting a car on the roadway below.
  Th
  
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• Vonn hurts knee in training crash, to miss Lake Louise races

  20-11-2018 23:06
  Lindsey Vonn says she injured her knee in a training crash and will miss the upcoming World Cup speed races in Lake Louise, Alberta.
  The three-time Olympic medalist didn’t specify which knee she hurt in a super-G wipeout on Monday, but she said on her social media accounts she won’t need surgery. She added: “Don’t worry though, I am down but I am NOT out!!”
  The 34-year-old Vonn plans to retire after the season. She has 82 World Cup victories, leaving her five away f
  
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• The Latest: Anti-Democrat group paid Whitaker nearly $1M

  20-11-2018 23:06
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker (all times local):
  5 p.m.
  Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker was paid nearly $1 million by a nonprofit highly critical of Democrats that doesn’t disclose its donors in the two years before he joined the Justice Department.
  That’s according to new public financial disclosures released by the Justice Department in response to a request from The Associated Press. Whitaker received $904,000 in income fro
  
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• US judge: Mississippi 15-week abortion ban unconstitutional

  20-11-2018 23:05
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has struck down a Mississippi abortion law that is one of the most restrictive in the United States.
  The Mississippi law bans most abortions after 15 weeks.
  U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves ruled Tuesday that it “unequivocally” violates women’s constitutional rights.
  The only abortion clinic in Mississippi sued when Republican Gov. Phil Bryant signed the law March 19, and Reeves issued a temporary restraining order the next day to k
  
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• Top recruit James Wiseman picks hometown Memphis, Hardaway

  20-11-2018 23:05
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — James Wiseman has chosen Memphis and his former high school coach, Penny Hardaway, over Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Kansas and Florida State.
  Wiseman announced his decision Tuesday on ESPN.
  The 7-foot center is the No. 1 recruit in the nation for the 2019 class according to a composite ranking of recruiting sites compiled by 247Sports . Wiseman made his announcement after making an official visit to all five of his final options.
  Wiseman averaged 17 points and nine rebounds
  
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• Puerto Rico seeks more funds from Congress post-Maria

  20-11-2018 23:05
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor is imploring U.S. Congress to increase federal funding and approve several measures to help the island recover from Hurricane Maria.
  Ricardo Rossello released a letter Tuesday asking the U.S. to cover all costs linked to debris removal, declare the entire island a distressed area for tax break purposes and provide a tourism tax credit, among other things.
  He said the U.S. territory is still struggling more than a year after the Cate
  
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• Stoppage-time goal for Italy in 1-0 win; Pulisic captains US

  20-11-2018 23:02
  Matteo Politano scored his first international goal in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time, and Italy beat the United States 1-0 in an exhibition on Tuesday night at Genk, Belgium, as 20-year-old Christian Pulisic became the youngest captain in the modern history of the American team.
  In likely the final game for the Americans under interim coach Dave Sarachan, Ethan Horvath made his first international appearance since January and had several sprawling saves.
  Politano, a 25-year-old
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s case for Saudi solidarity

  20-11-2018 22:58
  The post AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s case for Saudi solidarity appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Lawyer: Trump provides written answers to Mueller questions

  20-11-2018 22:56
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for President Donald Trump say they’ve provided the special counsel’s office with written responses to questions on Russian election interference.
  The answers are an important milestone in Robert Mueller’s probe, marking the first time the president is known to have described to investigators his knowledge of key moments under scrutiny by the special counsel’s office. Trump told reporters last week that he was answering the questions himsel
  
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• Colorado State beats FGCU 82-74 in Gulf Coast Showcase

  20-11-2018 22:56
  ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Freshman Kendle Moore and Anthony Masinton-Bonner each scored 17 points, leading Colorado State past Florida Gulf Coast 82-74 on Tuesday in the Gulf Coast Showcase
  Colorado State advances to take on Mike Daum and South Dakota State in the consolation final on Wednesday.
  Nico Carvacho had 16 points and eight rebounds for Colorado State (4-1). Adam Thistlewood scored 12, Lorenzo Jenkins 11, and Moore had four assists and five steals and made 8 of 10 shots.
  Colorado State
  
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• The Latest: San Diego State beats Xavier 79-74 in Maui

  20-11-2018 22:53
  LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The Latest on the Maui Invitational (all times local):
  11:43 a.m.
  Jalen McDaniels scored 25 points, Devin Watson added 21 and San Diego State held off Xavier 79-74 on Tuesday to earn a spot in the Maui Invitational fifth-place game.
  San Diego State (3-1) was blown out by top-ranked Duke in its Maui opener and fell behind by 19 early against Xavier (2-3). The Aztecs answered with a 19-3 run to pull within three by halftime and had an early 16-2 run in the second half
  
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• The Latest: No. 3 Gonzaga knocks off Arizona 91-74 in Maui

  20-11-2018 22:53
  LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The Latest on the Maui Invitational (all times local):
  7:30 p.m.
  Rui Hachimura scored 24 points, Zach Norvell Jr. added 20 and No. 3 Gonzaga earned a spot in the Maui Invitational title game with a 91-74 win over Arizona Tuesday night.
  Gonzaga (5-0) was out of synch late in the first half after a good start, falling into an eight-point hole.
  The Zags turned the Lahaina Civic Center into The Kennel West early in the second, the cheers growing louder with each basket d
  
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• The Latest: Iowa State blows past Illinois 84-68 in Maui

  20-11-2018 22:53
  LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The Latest on the Maui Invitational (all times local):
  2:10 p.m.
  Talen Horton-Tucker had 26 points and 14 rebounds, Michael Jacobson added 23 points and Iowa State ran away from Illinois in the second half for an 84-68 victory Tuesday in the Maui Invitational.
  Down to eight scholarship players due to injuries and suspensions, Iowa State (4-1) bounced back from an opening loss to No. 3 Gonzaga with a strong game at both ends.
  The Cyclones used their pressure defense t
  
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• N4T Investigators: Tour operator ordered to pay $451K in judgment

  20-11-2018 22:53
  TUCSON – It has been more than a year since the notorious Disneyland trip for a group of Cienega High School graduates.
  During that trip which occurred May 2017, that year’s senior class hired a “Senior Grad Trips” tour company to take them to Anaheim to spend the day with Mickey Mouse. After spending $40,000, the buses they hired did not show up and the community had to come together to gather enough donations to make the trip a reality.
  Nearly 18 months, a few inve
  
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• Lawyer: President Trump has turned over answers to written questions in the special counsel’s Russia investigation

  20-11-2018 22:52
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyer: President Trump has turned over answers to written questions in the special counsel’s Russia investigation.
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• The Latest: Ex-MSU president is 5th charged in Nassar probes

  20-11-2018 22:45
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on the Michigan attorney general’s investigation of Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse (all times local):
  4:40 p.m.
  Former Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon is the fifth person other than Larry Nassar to be charged during investigations of his sexual abuse of women and girls.
  The 71-year-old Simon was charged Tuesday with lying to police in Michigan about a 2014 campus probe of a complaint filed against Nassar by a patient. Her attorne
  
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• Prosecutor: 4 people, including 2 children, found dead at scene of New Jersey mansion fire being investigated as arson

  20-11-2018 22:35
  COLTS NECK, N.J. (AP) — Prosecutor: 4 people, including 2 children, found dead at scene of New Jersey mansion fire being investigated as arson.
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• Kushners buying Manhattan hotel in third such deal this year

  20-11-2018 22:33
  NEW YORK (AP) — The family real estate company once run by Jared Kushner is buying a hotel on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the third hotel it has purchased this year.
  The Kushner Cos. said Tuesday that it is in contract to buy the 20-story Hotel on Rivington for an undisclosed amount. The company known for residential and office buildings bought two hotels in Long Branch, New Jersey, earlier this year.
  The company bought more than two-dozen apartment buildings in lower Manhattan when
  
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• Captain retires, sergeant suspended over Parkland massacre

  20-11-2018 22:32
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida sheriff’s captain who oversaw the initial response to February’s Parkland high school massacre is quitting and the first sergeant to arrive at the scene has been suspended.
  The Broward Sheriff’s Office announced that Capt. Jan Jordan resigned Tuesday and Sgt. Brian Miller was placed on paid suspension pending an internal investigation.
  Jordan oversaw the city of Parkland on Feb. 14 when a gunman killed 17 at Marjory Stoneman Dougla
  
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• USA Basketball picks roster for World Cup qualifiers

  20-11-2018 22:29
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — USA Basketball has picked the 12 players who will compete in the next two-game round of qualifying for the 2019 FIBA World Cup.
  Most of the picks are coming from the G League — Joel Berry II, Reggie Hearn, Scotty Hopson, John Jenkins, DeAndre Liggins, Chasson Randle, Cameron Reynolds, Richard Solomon and Travis Trice. NBA free agents Eric Moreland, Jarnell Stokes and Tyler Zeller were also chosen for the roster.
  The U.S. is 7-1 so far in qualifying and
  
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• Renault says Carlos Ghosn will remain as automaker’s CEO while detained in Japan on claims he misused Nissan assets

  20-11-2018 22:26
  PARIS (AP) — Renault says Carlos Ghosn will remain as automaker’s CEO while detained in Japan on claims he misused Nissan assets.
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• Congress to probe Ivanka Trump’s private email use in WH

  20-11-2018 22:24
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New revelations about the extent of Ivanka Trump’s personal email use in the White House will be under scrutiny from House Democrats when they take power in January.
  Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland says he will be resuming an investigation into the use of personal email for public business in President Donald Trump’s White House. Cummings is the likely incoming chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform committee.
  The issue resurfaced this week aft
  
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• Arizona high court to hear appeal from stationery business

  20-11-2018 22:24
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s highest court will hear arguments from a custom stationery business that believes a Phoenix anti-discrimination law violates their religious freedom.
  The Arizona Supreme Court said Tuesday it will take the case between Brush & Nib Studio and the city.
  The business is appealing a ruling brought by the Arizona Court of Appeals last June.
  Brush & Nib’s Christian owners said in a 2016 lawsuit that the ordinance forces them to make invitations and ot
  
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• Mariners hire Perry Hill as new 1st base and infield coach

  20-11-2018 22:21
  SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have hired veteran coach Perry Hill as their new first base and infield coach after Scott Brosius decided not to return to the coaching staff in 2019.
  Hill has spent the past six seasons with Miami and worked extensively with Seattle’s Dee Gordon during his time there. Hill has spent 23 years coaching in the majors and 32 years overall in pro ball.
  Brosius had spent the past two seasons on the staff of manager Scott Servais and was invited back for
  
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• Fudge once vouched for man now suspected in fatal stabbing

  20-11-2018 22:19
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Marcia Fudge of Ohio is walking back her past support for a man who is now a suspect in the death of his ex-wife.
  Fudge was among several officials who wrote letters in 2015 supporting former judge Lance Mason. He was then facing sentencing for beating Aisha Fraser Mason so badly that her face required reconstructive surgery.
  Aisha Fraser Mason was fatally stabbed Saturday. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that Lance Mason is a suspect in the slaying.
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• Police: Driver killed by concrete chunk thrown from overpass

  20-11-2018 22:14
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee believe someone threw a chunk of concrete from a highway overpass, killing a driver who was on his way to work.
  The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department says 54-year-old Joe C. Shelton Jr. was killed when the concrete came through his front windshield and hit him in the face. The incident happened just before 5 a.m. Tuesday while Shelton was driving on Interstate 24 near downtown Nashville. Shelton was travelling from his home in Pleasant Vie
  
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• Facing criticism, Trump says he’ll go to war zone

  20-11-2018 22:13
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he will soon be visiting U.S. troops deployed in harm’s way, amid criticism that he has yet to take such a trip since entering office.
  Responding to questions from reporters before leaving Washington to visit his private club in Florida for the Thanksgiving holiday, Trump says, “I’m going to a war zone.” He did not say when he would be making the trip or to which conflict area.
  Trump addressed criticism on “Fox New
  
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• France forward Mbappe injured vs. Uruguay

  20-11-2018 22:11
  PARIS (AP) — France striker Kylian Mbappe has been forced off the pitch with an apparent shoulder injury during the world champion’s friendly game against Uruguay on Tuesday.
  The PSG star had to be substituted after he fell awkwardly on his right shoulder near the half-hour mark at the Stade de France with the match scoreless.
  Mbappe jumped to avoid contact with goalkeeper Martin Campana and went down in pain, forcing coach Didier Deschamps to substitute him for Marseille forward Flo
  
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• Rainbow-colored candy darter fish listed as endangered

  20-11-2018 21:59
  A vibrant rainbow-colored fish that lives in a handful of Appalachian streams has been listed as “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act.
  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday that the candy darter has lost nearly half its population since the 1930s. The fish typically live in the picturesque mountain streams that cut through parts of southern West Virginia and western Virginia.
  The seldom-seen fish are about the size of a cigar and are covered in vibrant bands of tea
  
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• The Latest: Creighton, No. 16 Clemson will play for title

  20-11-2018 21:57
  GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — The Latest on the Cayman Islands Classic (all times local):
  9:35 p.m.
  Mitch Ballock scored 23 points, Damien Jefferson added 20 — both career highs for the sophomores — and Creighton beat Georgia State 93-68 on Tuesday night to advance to the championship game of the Cayman Islands Classic against No. 16 Clemson.
  Ballock made six 3-pointers and had seven rebounds, six assists and two steals. Jefferson added two 3s and six rebounds. Ty-Shon Ale
  
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• The Latest: Clemson advances to title game in Cayman Islands

  20-11-2018 21:57
  GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — The Latest on the Cayman Islands Classic (all times local):
  4 p.m.
  Marcquise Reed scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Elijah Thomas had his second straight double-double and No. 16 Clemson beat Georgia 64-49 on Tuesday to advance to the championship game of the Cayman Islands Classic.
  Thomas finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds for Clemson (5-0), which is off to its best start since the 2013-14 season. Shelton Mitchell, who scored a season-high
  
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