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• Henrik Stenson, Jon Rahm tied for lead in the Bahamas

  30-11-2018 23:59
  NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Jon Rahm hardly missed a shot and found golf easy Friday on his way to a 9-under 63, giving him a share of the lead with Henrik Stenson going into the weekend at the Hero World Challenge.
  Tiger Woods stayed eight shots behind, and an 18-month-old rules decision kept him from being a further stroke back. He hit into a palm bush on the 18th hole on his way to a double bogey. Video evidence revealed he hit the ball more than once, but Woods wasn’t given an additio
  
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• 4 in double figures in Marist’s victory in Belfast

  30-11-2018 23:52
  BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Brian Parker scored 15 points to lead four Red Foxes in double figures and Marist defeated LIU Brooklyn 70-53 on Friday in the Basketball Hall of Fame basketball Belfast Classic on Friday.
  Parker dished out five assists while Isaiah Lamb added 12 points and game-high eight rebounds in the championship game of the Samson bracket. Tobias Sjoberg also scored 12 points with Darius Hines adding 10 for the Red Foxes (3-4), who shot 47 percent.Marist outscored LIU
  
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• Arizona GOP lawmaker faces backlash over comments on race

  30-11-2018 23:49
  PHOENIX (AP) — A Republican Arizona lawmaker who faced a backlash in June after saying “there aren’t enough white kids to go around” when discussing integration is facing new criticism about his views on race and been booted from a committee chairmanship.
  Friday’s developments come after the Phoenix New Times published comments Rep. David Stringer of Prescott made to Arizona State University students following a recent lecture. Stringer told the students African-Ame
  
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• 49ers rule WRs Goodwin, Garcon out for Seahawks game

  30-11-2018 23:47
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers will once again be without receivers Marquise Goodwin and Pierre Garcon.
  Coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday that Goodwin will miss this weekend’s game at Seattle because he is dealing with a serious family issue and Garcon will be out with a knee injury. Goodwin is missing his second straight game and Garcon will be out for the third straight game.
  The 49ers also said guard Joshua Garnett (thumb) and safety D.J. Reed (heel, chest) will
  
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• Raiders sign CB Montrel Meander, place CB Leon Hall on IR

  30-11-2018 23:45
  ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders have signed free agent cornerback Montrel Meander and placed cornerback Leon Hall on injured reserve.
  Meander had been on the practice squad in Cleveland before signing with the Raiders on Friday. He was an undrafted free agent out of Grambling, where he had two interceptions his senior season.
  Hall played 10 games this season, compiling 25 tackles and three passes defensed.
  Oakland also listed receiver Martavis Bryant (knee), defensive tackle Mau
  
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• The Latest: Lawyers argue over Comey subpoena by Congress

  30-11-2018 23:41
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former FBI Director James Comey (all times local):
  5:30 p.m.
  Lawyers for Congress and James Comey are arguing over whether a judge should block a subpoena seeking a private interview.
  A judge didn’t immediately rule.
  A lawyer for Comey, David Kelley, says Republican House lawmakers want to take shots at Comey in a “dark alley.”
  He says Comey has no problem appearing before the House Judiciary Committee as long as it happens in public. Kelle
  
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• Dem defeated in Mississippi US Senate race could run in 2020

  30-11-2018 23:41
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Democrat who lost a contentious U.S. Senate runoff in Mississippi this week is preparing to run again in two years.
  A document filed with the Federal Election Commission on Friday creates a “Mike Espy for Senate Campaign Committee” for 2020. The form was electronically signed by Espy, and an official in his 2018 campaign confirmed to The Associated Press that the document is real.
  Espy, who is black, lost Tuesday to white Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
  
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• Titans CB Malcolm Butler cleared from concussion protocol

  30-11-2018 23:38
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee cornerback Malcolm Butler has been cleared from the NFL’s concussion protocol and is expected to play Sunday when the Titans host the New York Jets.
  Butler suffered a stinger in Monday night’s 34-17 loss to the Houston Texans, and he was limited on Wednesday and Thursday while in the concussion protocol. Butler practiced fully Friday.
  “Malcolm cleared protocol, so he should be available,” coach Mike Vrabel said after practice.
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• Barry makes 7 3s in Dartmouth’s win in Belfast

  30-11-2018 23:32
  BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Brendan Barry made seven 3-pointers and scored 25 points and Dartmouth beat Albany 91-77 in the Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic on Friday.
  Barry was 7-of-11 shooting behind the arc in finishing a point and a 3-pointer shy of his career highs. James Foye and Chris Knight added career highs of 20 points each. Foye made 5 of 6 3-point shots with the Big Green (4-4) shooting 51.5 percent from the arc by going 17 of 33. The 21 3-pointers were the second-
  
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• Rayo Vallecano beats Eibar, ends 11-match winless streak

  30-11-2018 23:28
  MADRID (AP) — Rayo Vallecano defeated Eibar 1-0 in the Spanish league on Friday, ending an 11-match winless streak.
  Adrian Embarba scored from close range in the 53rd minute to give Rayo its first victory since September in all competitions.
  It was Rayo’s first win in eight matches this season at its Vallecas Stadium in Madrid.
  The result left the promoted club second-to-last in the league standings with 10 points from 14 matches, three points from safety.
  Eibar, 10th in the standing
  
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• What’s Driving You Crazy? HAWK beacon

  30-11-2018 23:27
  TUCSON – News 4 Tucson viewer Steve wrote, “People don’t seem to know whether to stop or go at the flashing red lights.”It all started in the late 1990’s when the City of Tucson introduced the hawk beacon to help increase pedestrian safety.Through studies, the city found a 90% compliance rate between motorist allowing pedestrians to cross. Where the regular crosswalks without the beacon, were a 60% compliance.Right now, there is around 125 hawk crossings throughout
  
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• NYC to honor trailblazer Shirley Chisholm with statue

  30-11-2018 23:27
  NEW YORK (AP) — Pioneering lawmaker Shirley Chisholm will be honored with a statue in the New York City borough she served as the first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress.
  City officials announced Friday that a monument to Chisholm will be installed at the entrance to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park.
  The Brooklyn-born Chisholm served in Congress from 1969 to 1983. In 1972 she became the first woman to seek the Democratic presidential nomination. She died in 2005 at age 80.
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• One big leaguer tested positive for banned stimulant

  30-11-2018 23:24
  NEW YORK (AP) — One unidentified major league player tested positive for a banned stimulant in the year ending with the World Series.
  Under the joint drug agreement between Major League Baseball and the players’ association, an initial positive test for a banned stimulant results in six additional urine tests over the next year rather than a suspension, and the identity is not announced. The positive test for an amphetamine was listed in the annual report issued Friday by the drug pr
  
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• Funeral service held for slain Chicago emergency room doctor

  30-11-2018 23:24
  LAPORTE, Ind. (AP) — Family and friends of an emergency room doctor killed in a shooting at a Chicago hospital say they still can’t believe the woman is gone.
  Dr. Tamara O’Neal was remembered Friday as a caring, loving and thoughtful person during funeral services at the First Church of God in LaPorte, Indiana.
  O’Neal was shot to death by her former fiance after he confronted her outside Mercy Hospital on Nov. 19. Her attacker was killed during a shootout with police that
  
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• The Latest: AP retracts call in North Carolina Congress race

  30-11-2018 23:23
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on a North Carolina congressional race that remains in dispute more than three weeks after election day (all times local):
  5:20 p.m.
  The Associated Press is retracting its call of a winner for U.S. House in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District.
  The AP had called the race for Republican Mark Harris on Nov. 9, after Democrat Dan McCready conceded the election and said he would not request a recount.
  Unofficial results show Harris with a lead of 90
  
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• Cases of law enforcement officers charged in shootings

  30-11-2018 23:22
  DALLAS (AP) — The indictment of Dallas police officer Amber Guyger on a murder charge in the killing of an unarmed black neighbor marks the latest development in a national conversation on issues of law enforcement and race.
  A look at that case and others in recent years in which law enforcement officers faced charges for the shooting deaths of black people:
  AMBER GUYGER
  A Dallas County grand jury indicted Guyger Friday on a charge of murder in the Sept. 6 killing of her unarmed black neig
  
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• US Army sergeant gets life without parole for slaying wife

  30-11-2018 23:21
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A U.S. Army sergeant has been sentenced to life in federal prison for killing his wife, who was an Army soldier.
  A judge on Friday sentenced 37-year-old Sgt. Maliek Kearney to life without the possibility of parole. He was convicted in August.
  Kearney of San Antonio, Texas, traveled to Maryland in August 2015 to kill his wife, 24-year-old Pfc. Karlyn Ramirez. Prosecutors say Ramirez, assigned to Fort Meade in Maryland, was found fatally shot at her home with their 4-month-
  
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• Redskins’ Williams apologizes for comments about Foster move

  30-11-2018 23:20
  ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Redskins senior vice president of player personnel Doug Williams has apologized for remarks he made in a radio interview defending the team’s decision to claim Reuben Foster off waivers.
  The Redskins were the only team to put in a claim for Foster after the San Francisco 49ers released him following a domestic violence arrest over the weekend. In an interview with a Washington radio station Wednesday, Williams said the Redskins were willing to take the
  
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• Justice lawyers try, again, to stop Trump’s records release

  30-11-2018 23:11
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department lawyers appeared to be challenging a Maryland federal judge’s decision to allow a case against President Donald Trump to move forward.
  The filing late Friday afternoon, however, was merely a notice to the court. It comes as U.S. District Court Judge Peter J. Messitte is poised to allow the subpoenas to begin flowing on Monday. Such information would likely provide the first clear picture of the finances of Trump’s Washington, D.C. hotel.
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• Former Ohio State diving coach charged with sexual battery

  30-11-2018 23:11
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio State University diving club coach is charged with sexual battery over allegations that he had sex with a female diver when she was a teenager.
  Will Bohonyi also was indicted Friday on a charge of pandering sexually-oriented material involving a minor.
  Court records list no attorney for Bohonyi. He hasn’t responded to previous attempts to reach him for comment on a related lawsuit. His cellphone voicemail was full and not accepting messages Friday.
  
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• Attorney: ex-Ohio State diving coach to plead not guilty

  30-11-2018 23:11
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The lawyer for a former Ohio State diving club coach says his client will plead not guilty next week after he was charged with sexual battery over allegations he had sex with a female diver when she was a teenager.
  Defendant Will Bohonyi also was indicted Friday on a charge of pandering sexually-oriented material involving a minor.
  Former diver Estee Pryor has said publicly that Bohonyi began pressuring her for sex when she was 16. She’s among divers who have su
  
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• Trump administration vows to prosecute migrants in future

  30-11-2018 23:07
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration officials are vowing to address some of issues that forced them to decide against criminally prosecuting any of the 42 members of a Central American migrant caravan arrested last weekend.
  The migrants had crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally during a chaotic clash with Border Patrol agents near Tijuana Mexico. They were accused of illegally entering the country, which is a federal crime.
  Homeland Security officials say they are working with the Ju
  
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• Sore knee to keep Oladipo out of Pacers’ lineup indefinitely

  30-11-2018 23:07
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo will be out indefinitely as he tries to recover from a sore right knee.
  Oladipo already has missed six straight games with the injury and the Pacers are 3-3 without him. Indiana finishes a four-game road trip Saturday at Sacramento.
  The former Indiana University star leads the team in scoring with 21.4 points per game and steals at 1.56. He’s also second on the Pacers in assists (4.7) and rebounds (6.6) after winning the NBA&rsq
  
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• The Latest: Lawmaker wants indicted officers’ licenses taken

  30-11-2018 23:05
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on the indictment of four St. Louis police officers (all times local):
  4 p.m.
  A state senator from St. Louis is urging the Missouri Department of Public Safety to suspend the peace officer licenses of four St. Louis cops who are now under federal indictment.
  Democratic Sen. Jamilah Nasheed said Friday she was “appalled by the unethical, out of control, and vicious behavior” of the officers. She noted that state law allows licenses to be suspended imm
  
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• Saint-Etienne extends unbeaten run at home in French league

  30-11-2018 23:05
  SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) — Saint-Etienne extended its unbeaten run at home to eight French league matches with a 3-0 win over Nantes on Friday.
  Saint-Etienne has lost just once in its last 17 league matches at Geoffroy Guichard stadium.
  The result lifted the hosts to fifth place in the standings, one point behind second-placed Lyon. Runaway leader Paris Saint-Germain, which travels to Bordeaux on Sunday, has a 15-point lead at the top.
  Nantes was handed its first defeat in six matches an
  
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• Schmidhofer takes Lake Louise downhill for 1st World Cup win

  30-11-2018 23:03
  LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Nicole Schmidhofer of Austria captured the downhill race at Lake Louise on Friday to earn her first World Cup victory.
  The 29-year-old finished in a time of 1 minute, 48.13 seconds to beat Michelle Gisin of Switzerland by 0.15 seconds. Kira Weidle of Germany wound up third in a race that was missing Lindsey Vonn, who’s recovering from a training crash that injured her knee. Although she planned to retire after the season, Vonn posted Friday that she intend
  
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• House Democrats say Whitaker will testify in January

  30-11-2018 23:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats say acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker will testify before the House Judiciary Committee in January.
  Democratic Reps. Jerrold Nadler of New York and Elijah Cummings of Maryland say they spoke to Whitaker Friday and he agreed to testify “at a mutually agreeable date.”
  Nadler is expected head the Judiciary panel and Cummings is expected to head the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee when Democrats take the House majority next year.
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• Top lieutenant to ‘El Chapo’ sentenced to life in prison

  30-11-2018 22:59
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A top lieutenant to drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been sentenced to life in prison in a Virginia courtroom.
  Damaso Lopez, a leader in Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel, pleaded guilty in September in an Alexandria federal court to drug trafficking charges after being extradited from Mexico earlier this year.
  Friday’s life sentence was expected after both sides agreed to a life term as part of a plea bargain.
  In court papers, Lopez admi
  
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• Ex-US official admits part in multimillion-dollar conspiracy

  30-11-2018 22:57
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Justice Department official has admitted his role in a multimillion-dollar effort to try to get the United States to drop its investigation into a money laundering and bribery scheme that pilfered billions from a Malaysian investment fund.
  George Higginbotham pleaded guilty Friday in Washington.
  Prosecutors say he was part of a conspiracy to pay an influential person to pressure officials to drop their probe of the fund known as 1MDB. That person was not identifi
  
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• Prosecutors seek new charge against Minneapolis officer

  30-11-2018 22:51
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors in the case of a former Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an Australian woman are seeking to add a more serious charge.
  The prosecution now wants to charge Mohamed Noor with intentional second-degree murder in the July 15, 2017, death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond. Officials say Noor shot Damond after she called 911 to report a possible sexual assault behind her home.
  Noor is already charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. The second-degr
  
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• Suspect of shooting at northwest side Denny’s identified

  30-11-2018 22:50
  TUCSON – The suspect of Thursday’s shooting at a northwest side Denny’s has been identified.
  The shooter has been identified as 37 year old James Daniel Candelaria/ Pima County Sheriff’s Department
  According to Pima County Sheriff’s Department, James Daniel Candelaria was taken into custody after deputies found a man with a gunshot wound to the chest Thursday at around 7:39 p.m. at the diner in the 500 block of North Oracle Road near River Road.The shooting victim w
  
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• Henson has 5 3s, 23 points in Morehead State’s 103-50 win

  30-11-2018 22:50
  MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — Djimon Henson made five 3-pointers and tied his career high with 23 points and Morehead State defeated Ohio-Chillicothe 103-50 on Friday.
  Joining Henson in double figures for the Eagles (3-5) were De’Von Cooper and A.J. Hicks with 13 points each, Richard Feagin with 11 and Lemontray Harris and Malik Riddle with 10 apiece. The Eagles shot 58 percent and made half of their 26 3-point attempts. The 103 points were a season high.
  The Eagles dominated the boards 48-18
  
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• Ambulance response times due to neighborhood

  30-11-2018 22:50
  A new study suggest an ambulances response time may depend on the neighborhood you live in.
  Researchers in California examined data from nearly 64,000 patients in 46 states. They all suffered cardiac arrest and called 911. It took ambulances nearly 4 minutes longer to arrive in low-income neighborhoods, compared to the wealthy ones.
  Researchers focused on cardiac arrest patients, because they say that is a situation, where every minute counts for survival.
  The post Ambulance response times due
  
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• Chargers RB Gordon, LB Mebane out for key game vs. Steelers

  30-11-2018 22:48
  COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon and linebacker Brandon Mebane have been ruled out for Sunday night’s key AFC showdown in Pittsburgh.
  Neither player has practiced this week.
  Gordon, who is sixth in the NFL in rushing, sprained the MCL in his right knee during Sunday’s 45-10 win over Arizona. Austin Ekeler is expected to get the start in place of Gordon.
  Mebane will miss his second straight game while dealing with what coach Anthony Lynn
  
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• Mateta goal enough for Mainz to win 1-0 in Duesseldorf

  30-11-2018 22:43
  DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — French striker Jean-Philippe Mateta scored to give Mainz a 1-0 win at Fortuna Duesseldorf in the Bundesliga on Friday, lifting the side eighth ahead of the rest of the 13th round.
  Mateta, who joined Mainz from Le Havre in the offseason, timed his run for Robin Quaison’s through ball perfectly, and the 21-year-old eluded Duesseldorf defender Robin Bormuth before shooting. Michael Rensing got his hand to the ball but couldn’t stop it bobbling inside th
  
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• Brazil President-elect to end military intervention in Rio

  30-11-2018 22:41
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s president-elect says that under his government the military will not be in charge of security forces in Rio de Janeiro state.
  Jair Bolsonaro told reporters Friday that he will not extend the military intervention that began in February amid a spike in violence. The intervention is scheduled to end Dec. 31 and Bolsonaro takes office the next day.
  The measure has put thousands of soldiers in the streets and increased operations against drug-trafficking ga
  
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• Woods spared penalty because of high-tech video evidence

  30-11-2018 22:39
  NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Tiger Woods avoided a penalty for hitting the ball twice because of an 18-month-old rule that limits the use of advanced TV replays.
  Woods was in a palm bush right of the 18th fairway Friday in the Hero World Challenge when he took a short back swing and tried to punch the ball back into play. Questions arose whether the ball stayed on the club too long, and PGA Tour officials reviewed the shot.
  Chief rules official Mark Russell says only when they used high-definiti
  
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• Arizona ranks at the bottom for school safety

  30-11-2018 22:36
  When it comes to school safety Arizona ranks at the bottom of the list.
  A recent study done by California-based company Zendrive, collected information on speeders, people on their phones and not paying attention to roads, while going through school zones.
  More than a dozen school zones in Pima County scored an F. There is hope. Zendrive has the #fundmystreets initiative to help make school zones safer. All you have to do is apply to win $50,000 for your school’s safety.
   
   
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• Trump OKs disaster declaration for Tohono O’odham Nation

  30-11-2018 22:34
  SELLS, Ariz. (AP) — President Donald Trump has approved a disaster declaration for a southern Arizona tribe affected by severe flooding.
  Heavy rainfall had threatened an earthen dam on the Tohono O’odham reservation in early October, forcing people from their homes.
  The declaration announced Friday allows the use of federal funding for emergency work, and to repair or replace facilities damaged by the flooding. The tribe must share in the cost.
  Tribal officials say the remnants of Tr
  
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• Royal Mail delivers: Postman, can you take this to heaven?

  30-11-2018 22:29
  LONDON (AP) — A 7-year-old Scottish boy who sent a birthday card to his father in heaven has received a heart-warming reply.
  A Royal Mail official responded to Jase Hyndman after seeing the card addressed: “Mr. Postman, Can you take this to heaven for my dad’s birthday.”
  The Royal Mail’s Sean Milligan wrote back, saying, “This was a difficult challenge avoiding stars and other galactic objects on route to heaven. However, please be assured that this particular
  
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• Suspended shortstop Russell offered 2019 contract by Cubs

  30-11-2018 22:24
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have offered suspended shortstop Addison Russell a 2019 contract while maintaining his future with the team is not uncertain.
  Russell is serving a 40-game domestic violence suspension following allegations by his ex-wife.
  President of president of baseball operations Theo Epstein says in a statement Friday the “procedural step” by the Cubs “does not represent the finish line nor rubber-stamp his future” with them.
  Teams had a deadline
  
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• Cameroon beats Mali to qualify for Women’s World Cup

  30-11-2018 22:14
  CAPE COAST, Ghana (AP) — Cameroon became the third and final African team to qualify for next year’s Women’s World Cup by beating Mali 4-2 on Friday in the third-place game at the African Cup of Nations.
  Cameroon joins Nigeria and South Africa at the World Cup in France in June and July. Nigeria, the defending African champion, and South Africa will meet in the Cup of Nations final on Saturday.
  Nigeria has won 10 of the 12 African Cups played and is seeking a third title in a r
  
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• Microsoft surpasses Apple as most valuable public company

  30-11-2018 22:10
  NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft has surpassed Apple as the world’s most valuable publicly traded company.
  As other tech giants stumble, Microsoft’s steady resilience is paying off. Under CEO Satya Nadella, Microsoft has found stability by moving away from its flagship Windows operating system and focusing on cloud-computing services with long-term business contracts.
  Microsoft eclipsed Apple briefly a few times this week, but didn’t close on top until Friday. Apple has been the
  
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• Microsoft surpasses Apple as the world’s most valuable publicly traded company as Microsoft’s big bet in cloud pays off

  30-11-2018 22:07
  NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft surpasses Apple as the world’s most valuable publicly traded company as Microsoft’s big bet in cloud pays off.
  The post Microsoft surpasses Apple as the world’s most valuable publicly traded company as Microsoft’s big bet in cloud pays off appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Police review: No evidence of a crime in Casey Kasem’s death

  30-11-2018 22:02
  GIG HARBOR, Wash. (AP) — Police in Washington state say they’ve found no evidence of wrongdoing after investigating allegations that relatives of radio personality Casey Kasem were responsible for his 2014 death.
  Gig Harbor Police Chief Kelly Busey said Friday that the administrative investigation didn’t find evidence of a crime. He says he will forward the case to county prosecutors for review.
  The longtime “American Top 40” host died at age 82 at a hospital in Gig
  
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• Democratic sweep in California raises GOP suspicion

  30-11-2018 21:58
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A combination of recent changes in California’s election rules have lengthened the ballot-counting process and, some Republicans believe, disadvantaged their party.
  A stunning 5 million ballots — more than 40 percent of the overall total — were counted after Nov. 6. In many places, Democrats got a significantly larger portion of the late votes than those counted on Election Day.
  Those later votes helped Democrats capture a string of GOP-held U.S. House
  
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• Record turnover: Bayern Munich in good financial health

  30-11-2018 21:53
  MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich’s finances remain in good health after another year of record turnover.
  The Bundesliga powerhouse announced at its annual meeting on Friday that turnover rose to rose to 657.4 million euros ($744.3 million) for the financial year covering the 2017-18 season.
  Operating profit was 136.5 million euros ($154.5 million), down from 149.1 million euros the season before.
  The club registered profit before tax of 46.2 million euros ($52.3 million) and said its annu
  
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• The Latest: Louisville architect among plane crash victims

  30-11-2018 21:46
  MEMPHIS, Ind. (AP) — The Latest on the crash of a small jet in southern Indiana (all times local):
  6:40 p.m.
  Ball State University officials say in a statement that board member and Louisville, Kentucky, architect Wayne Estopinal was among those who died in a small plane crash in southern Indiana.
  University President Geoffrey Mearns and Board of Trustees Chair Rick Hall confirmed the 63-year-old Estopinal’s death in a statement issued hours after the Friday morning crash near Memphi
  
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• The Latest: FAA says 3 people believed on board crashed jet

  30-11-2018 21:46
  MEMPHIS, Ind. (AP) — The Latest on the crash of a small jet in southern Indiana (all times local):
  3:40 p.m.
  Federal officials say three people may have been on board a small jet that crashed in a wooded area of southern Indiana.
  Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel says investigators believe no one on board the plane survived the crash late Friday morning. The plane went down in a rural area near Memphis, Indiana, which is about 15 miles (24 kilometers) north of Louisville, Kentucky.
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• $1.3 million in illegal ivory seized from San Diego gallery

  30-11-2018 21:41
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego authorities have arrested a gallery owner and his employee following a sting operation in which they seized $1.3 million in illegally trafficked ivory.
  City Attorney Mara W. Elliott announced the arrests Wednesday of Carlton Gallery owner Victor Hyman Cohen and salesman Sheldon Miles Kuppersmith.
  The pair were arrested after fish and wildlife officers saw statues in a gallery display window that appeared to be made of ivory and inquired about making a purchase.
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