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• Osiris-REx spacecraft lands on Asteroid Bennu

  03-12-2018 23:55
  TUCSON – The Osiris-REx mission is led by the University of Arizona. It is the first NASA mission to visit an asteroid near Earth.
  Scientists said it is an exciting milestone, but it is time for the spacecraft to get to work.
  “It is a gamble, careerwise, but it’s paying off big time right now,” said OSIRIS-REx Principal Dante Lauretta. “Let’s go. Let’s start mapping this asteroid. Let’s find that sample site and let’s plan the next phase of t
  
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• South Carolina receiver Deebo Samuel declaring for NFL draft

  03-12-2018 23:53
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina receiver Deebo Samuel says he is skipping the Belk Bowl so he can begin preparing for the NFL draft.
  Samuel thanked fans in his announcement Monday on Instagram , but says it is time to support his family, adding “I realize the next 6 months will determine my next four years and potentially even more.”
  Samuel has shown flashes of brilliance while fighting injuries. He was responsible for 30 touchdowns in his Gamecocks career catching, runnin
  
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• Fed Chairman Powell says economic challenges remain

  03-12-2018 23:53
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says that despite solid economic progress, the country still faces a number of challenges including slow wage-growth for lower-income workers to sluggish productivity and an aging population.
  Powell said Monday that these challenges remain even though progress has been made by reducing unemployment to a near five-decade low and bolstering the financial system after the 2008 financial crisis.
  Powell says that while there have been rec
  
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• Arkansas high school suspends student-run newspaper

  03-12-2018 23:52
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The school district of a northwest Arkansas high school that suspended its student newspaper after it published an article alleging improper transfers by football players has said district administrators are reviewing the issue.
  A spokesman for the school district said Monday that the district was not involved in the paper’s suspension.
  Buzzfeed News first reported Saturday that Har-ber High School in Springdale, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) northwest of
  
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• UK grants refugees residency after 20 years on Cyprus base

  03-12-2018 23:50
  LONDON (AP) — Britain has granted permanent residency to a group of refugees who have been stranded for 20 years on a U.K. military base in Cyprus.
  The Leigh Day law firm that represents the refugees said Monday that the government settled the case involving 31 members of six families just before it was to be heard by the Supreme Court.
  The families were among a larger group from Ethiopia, Iraq, Sudan and Syria whose boat was abandoned by people smugglers off the coast of Cyprus in 1998. U
  
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• Southgate frustrated less than 25pc EPL starters are English

  03-12-2018 23:46
  DUBLIN (AP) — Even as the England team’s standing rises on the international stage, Premier League clubs are selecting fewer English players than ever before.
  England coach Gareth Southgate is troubled only 54 players eligible for his team — or 24.5 percent — started in the Premier League last weekend, the lowest since the Football Association started analyzing lineups three years ago.
  “This is just the missing piece that everybody is keen to resolve,” Southga
  
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• Chargers waive OT Barksdale, promote Cantrell

  03-12-2018 23:43
  COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers have released offensive tackle Joe Barksdale, who started 43 games for the team over the past four seasons.
  The 6-foot-5, 325-pound offensive lineman started the opener against Kansas City before suffering a knee injury and missing the next five games. He then played in the next four but was declared out for Sunday’s game at Pittsburgh for a non-injury-related reason.
  Barksdale has been in the league eight seasons. He was drafted in
  
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• UN: New information could shed light on Hammarskjold crash

  03-12-2018 23:42
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. legal chief says new information has been received that could shed light on the mysterious 1961 plane crash that killed U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold on a peace mission to newly independent Congo.
  Miguel de Serpa Soares told the U.N. General Assembly on Monday that the information comes from intelligence, security and defense archives and other sources.
  He says a preliminary review indicates the information could add to knowledge about events in 196
  
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• US and Mexico talk amid search for agreement on migration

  03-12-2018 23:41
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The new foreign minister of Mexico has held talks with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen as they seek ways to curb the flow of Central American migrants heading north.
  Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard says he had a “cordial and respectful” meeting with Nielsen. But no agreement was announced following their talks Monday in Washington.
  This was the first time Ebrard has met with Nielsen since the inauguration Saturday of Mexican President Andres
  
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• Tucson woman gets 15-year prison term in daughter’s scalding

  03-12-2018 23:40
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Tucson woman convicted of child abuse in the bathtub water scalding of her adopted daughter has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
  Pima County Superior Court officials say 30-year-old Samantha Osteraas also was sentenced Monday to 15 years of probation.
  Authorities say Osteraas’ daughter was 5 years old in December 2016 when she suffered third-degree burns over more than 70 percent of her body.
  The girl told the jury her mother held her down in the tub.
  Doct
  
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• The Latest: Meeting over US funding bill set for next week

  03-12-2018 23:30
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a government funding bill that President Donald Trump hopes includes money for his promised border wall (all times local):
  6:20 p.m.
  A meeting between President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders in Congress has been postponed until next week.
  Trump had invited the two top Democratic leaders, Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York and Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, to the White House for a meeting Tuesday to talk about ways to avert a partial government shutdown
  
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• The Latest: Congress seeks extension to avert shutdown

  03-12-2018 23:30
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a government funding bill that President Donald Trump hopes includes money for his promised border wall (all times local):
  5:25 p.m.
  Congressional leaders have introduced a two-week funding bill to avert a partial government shutdown over President Donald Trump’s border wall, as business in the Capitol came to a standstill for ceremonies honoring former President George H.W. Bush.
  The stopgap measure introduced Monday would keep the government funded t
  
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• Levante routs Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in Spanish league

  03-12-2018 23:30
  MADRID (AP) — Levante added to Athletic Bilbao’s struggles with a resounding 3-0 home win in the Spanish league on Monday.
  The result extended Athletic’s winless streak in the league to 13 matches and kept the Basque Country club in the relegation zone. Athletic hasn’t won since the first round.
  Chema Rodriguez, Jose Campana and Roger Marti scored for Levante, which moved to sixth place after its first victory in five matches in all competitions.
  Midfielder Peru Nolaskoai
  
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• Trump praises witness who refuses to testify against him

  03-12-2018 23:29
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump praised a key witness in the Russia investigation Monday for having the “guts” not to testify against him, and said his former lawyer — who cut a deal with prosecutors — should head straight to prison.
  In a pair of politically charged tweets, Trump made clear that he is closely watching those who turn on him in the special counsel’s probe, which has ensnared some of the president’s closest advisers. So far, five p
  
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• Zoo suing for gorilla’s return asks for ruling without trial

  03-12-2018 23:28
  CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio zoo that’s suing a conservatory for the return of a gorilla has asked a judge to rule in the zoo’s favor without going to trial.
  The Cincinnati Zoo in October sued The Gorilla Foundation for the return of the silverback gorilla who served as a companion to Koko, the late gorilla famed for mastering sign language. The 37-year-old Ndume (nnn-DOO-may) was loaned to the California-based foundation in 1991 under a contract that was revised to guarantee his
  
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• Pence eulogizes President George H.W. Bush in Capitol, saying, ‘He never failed to answer the call to serve his country’

  03-12-2018 23:28
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pence eulogizes President George H.W. Bush in Capitol, saying, ‘He never failed to answer the call to serve his country’
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• Eddie Murphy and fiancee have baby boy, his 10th child

  03-12-2018 23:28
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eddie Murphy and his fiancee Paige Butcher have a new baby boy.
  The couple released a statement through Murphy’s publicist Monday saying Max Charles Murphy was born Friday and weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces.
  The boy’s middle name is a tribute to Murphy’s older brother and fellow comedian Charlie Murphy, who died of leukemia last year.
  It’s the 10th child for the 57-year-old Eddie Murphy, the second child for the 39-year-old Butcher. The couple has a
  
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• Eddie Murphy and fiance have baby boy, his 10th child

  03-12-2018 23:28
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eddie Murphy and his fiance Paige Butcher have a new baby boy.
  The couple released a statement through Murphy’s publicist Monday saying Max Charles Murphy was born Friday and weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces.
  It’s the 10th child for the 57-year-old Murphy, the second child for the 39-year-old Butcher, and their second child together.
  The “Nutty Professor” and “Beverly Hills Cop” actor has been dating the Australian model and actress since 2
  
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• West Virginia sheriff’s deputy suspended after teen beaten

  03-12-2018 23:27
  MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia sheriff’s deputy has been suspended over a traffic stop in which the governor says two state police troopers were seen on a dashcam video beating a teenage suspect.
  Berkeley County Sheriff Curtis Keller tells news outlets Deputy Austin Ennis was present during the incident and was placed on administrative leave without pay Friday.
  Keller didn’t return a telephone message to The Associated Press.
  The Martinsburg troopers involved in the
  
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• Spain: 2 more Catalan separatists begin prison hunger strike

  03-12-2018 23:16
  MADRID (AP) — Two imprisoned members of the Catalonia region’s previous government have joined two secessionist colleagues in a hunger strike to protest what they say is unfair treatment by Spanish courts.
  Former Catalan infrastructure minister Josep Rull and Joaquim Forn, the ex-interior minister, said in a statement Monday that Spain’s Constitutional Court has blocked their appeals of being held in pre-trial custody for more than year.
  They say that has prevented them taking
  
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• Arizona joins eleven other states in lawsuit over patient privacy hack

  03-12-2018 23:14
  PHOENIX – The Attorneys General from a dozen states, including Arizona, have filed a federal lawsuit against an Indiana company for a 2015 privacy breach, that allowed personal information of millions of patients to fall into the hands of hackers.
  Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich on Monday announced the lawsuit against Medical Informatics Engineering, Inc. and NoMoreClipboard, LLC.
  Authorities say in May 2015, hackers were able to infiltrate a web application run by the companies.
  Th
  
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• Packers president Murphy to hire next coach, GM involved

  03-12-2018 23:13
  GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy says he will hire the franchise’s next head coach after firing Mike McCarthy following a stunning loss to the lowly Arizona Cardinals.
  General manager Brian Gutekunst will also be heavily involved, along with a committee, though Murphy will make the decision.
  Murphy says that while quarterback Aaron Rodgers is free to provide input, the two-time NFL MVP will not be part of the process. He says that Rodgers was not part of
  
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• Journalist killed in Mexico as new president inaugurated

  03-12-2018 23:11
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have confirmed that a journalist was found slain in the Pacific coast state of Nayarit.
  The spokesman for Mexico’s newly inaugurated president identified the journalist as Jesus Marquez Jimenez of the Orion Informativo news site.
  Spokesman Jesus Ramirez said Monday that President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s administration “deeply regretted” the death.
  The press group Reporters Without Borders says Marquez Jimenez was shot to
  
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• Adoptable Pet: Pulse Needs a Home

  03-12-2018 23:09
  “I am a playful girl who likes to be around what is happening. I enjoy being held and enjoy tummy rubs.”
  - Pulse
  Meet Pulse at HSSA Main Campus at 635 W. Roger Rd. For more information give an adoptions counselor a call at 520-327-6088, ext.…
  
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• Phils get star SS Segura from Seattle for Santana, Crawford

  03-12-2018 22:58
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies acquired two-time All-Star shortstop Jean Segura from the Seattle Mariners for veteran slugger Carlos Santana and infielder J.P. Crawford on Monday.
  The Phillies also get left-hander James Pazos and righty Juan Nicasio in the trade.
  “Shortstop was an area we didn’t get a lot of production,” Phillies general manager Matt Klentak said. “Segura moves the needle for us as far as win expectancy.”
  Segura hit .304 with 10
  
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• Phillies get Segura from Mariners for Santana, Crawford

  03-12-2018 22:58
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies acquired two-time All-Star shortstop Jean Segura from the Seattle Mariners for veteran slugger Carlos Santana and infielder J.P. Crawford on Monday.
  The Phillies also get left-hander James Pazos and righty Juan Nicasio in the trade.
  It was the second major deal of the day for the Mariners. They also sent second baseman Robinson Cano and closer Edwin Diaz to the New York Mets for five players, including two top prospects and outfielder Jay Bruce
  
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• Protesting Nuremberg fans return on time to see equalizer

  03-12-2018 22:57
  BERLIN (AP) — Promoted Nuremberg drew 1-1 with Bayer Leverkusen to stay just out of the Bundesliga relegation zone amid more protests against unpopular Monday night games.
  Though it was the first to be played on a Monday this season, the home fans made their displeasure known by refusing to take their places in the north stand of Nuremberg’s Max-Morlock-Stadion.
  Heavy rain likely eased their decision to stay away for the first half. Some Leverkusen ultras also protested by staying aw
  
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• Court sides with some priests in abuse report, shields names

  03-12-2018 22:49
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court says the names of 11 Roman Catholic clergy cited in a grand jury report on sexual abuse of children can’t be made public.
  The Supreme Court said Monday releasing the information would have violated the clergymen’s state constitutional right to have their reputation protected.
  The clergy challenged being named in the document before its August release.
  Attorney General Josh Shapiro says that although he can’t releas
  
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• Brian Tyree Henry: ‘I feel everything’

  03-12-2018 22:48
  NEW YORK (AP) — On stage and screen, in big parts and small, Brian Tyree Henry’s soulful sensitivity and vast range has been on display this year with remarkably regularity.
  There is his aspiring rapper Alfred Miles, aka Paper Boi, on “Atlanta,” in which he is the series’ deadpan, eye-rolling face to the surrounding absurdity. The Broadway revival of Kenneth Lonergan’s “Lobby Hero” won Henry is first Tony nod. And this fall he co-stars in two of th
  
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• DePaul makes 18 3-pointers in 102-88 win over Temple

  03-12-2018 22:45
  CHICAGO (AP) — Ashton Millender scored 23 points, including seven of DePaul’s 18 3-pointers, to lead the No. 20 Blue Demons past Temple 102-88 Monday for the Owls’ fifth straight loss.
  Rebekah Dahlman had 16 points and Chante Stonewall added 15 points and seven rebounds for DePaul (5-3). Mia Davis had 26 points and 11 rebounds and Alliya Butts added 23 points for Temple (2-5).
  The game was played in the afternoon as part of a field trip for elementary schoolchildren
  The Blue De
  
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• Penguins send struggling forward Daniel Sprong to Ducks

  03-12-2018 22:43
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Daniel Sprong experiment is over for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
  The Penguins sent Sprong to the Anaheim Ducks on Monday for defenseman Marcus Pettersson.
  Pittsburgh selected Sprong in the second round of the 2015 draft, but the 21-year-old struggled to find a secure spot in Pittsburgh’s forward group. He thrived at the American Hockey League level, scoring 32 goals in 2017-18 for Pittsburgh’s AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, but had trouble duplicatin
  
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• Casket carrying remains of former President George H.W. Bush arrives at US Capitol as nation begins its formal farewell

  03-12-2018 22:42
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Casket carrying remains of former President George H.W. Bush arrives at US Capitol as nation begins its formal farewell.
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• Woman convicted in Jamaican lottery scam to remain jailed

  03-12-2018 22:40
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge in North Dakota has ordered a woman convicted of funneling lottery scam money between the U.S. and Jamaica through her airline job to remain jailed pending her February sentencing.
  Jurors in September convicted 28-year-old Melinda Bulgin of Providence, Rhode Island, of conspiracy, fraud and money laundering in the case authorities say bilked 90 mostly elderly Americans out of millions.
  A government filing in October suggests the appropriate sentence fo
  
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• Late Milik goal helps Napoli beat Atalanta 2-1 in Serie A

  03-12-2018 22:38
  BERGAMO, Italy (AP) — Substitute Arkadiusz Milik scored five minutes from time and Napoli won 2-1 at Atalanta on Monday to keep alive its faint Serie A title hopes.
  Second-placed Napoli moved back within eight points of seven-time defending champion Juventus; and three points ahead of third-placed Inter Milan.
  Milik scored with an expert volley following a cross from Mario Rui three minutes after he came on for Dries Mertens.
  Fabian Ruiz put Napoli ahead less than 90 seconds in by redirect
  
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• Phoenix police ID driver killed when car crashes into house

  03-12-2018 22:37
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police in Phoenix have released the name of a driver who died after his vehicle crashed into a house.
  The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. Sunday.
  Police say it appears 35-year-old Jeffrey Baker passed out at the wheel and veered off the road into a home.
  Police believe the fatal crash was possibly medically related.
  Baker was transported to the hospital and pronounced dead.
  Police say a woman was in the passenger seat and was treated for minor injuries.
  The post Phoenix p
  
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• McCarthy’s connections to Browns could lead to coaching job

  03-12-2018 22:33
  BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Mike McCarthy’s candidacy to become Cleveland’s next coach has gotten more legitimate.
  McCarthy was fired Sunday by the Green Bay Packers, who dumped their Super-Bowl wining coach amid a disappointing season and growing rift with star quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
  McCarthy was already being mentioned as a possibility for the Browns, who dismissed Hue Jackson last month and will wait until after the season before hiring his full-time replacement.
  The Browns know
  
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• Church volunteer faces 8 additional sex assault charges

  03-12-2018 22:32
  NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina church volunteer who police say was recorded sexually assaulting a 3-year-old boy in a bathroom now faces eight additional charges.
  Court records show 28-year-old Jacop Robert Lee Hazlett is now charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor and seven counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor.
  The records did not give details on the new charges.
  Hazlett supervised the care of 3- to 5-year-olds at
  
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• Report: Maria had $43B impact on Puerto Rico’s economy

  03-12-2018 22:30
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s government says Hurricane Maria had a $43 billion impact on the U.S. territory’s economy, $1 billion more than originally estimated.
  The report by the Puerto Rico Planning Board takes into account millions of dollars received so far in federal hurricane recovery funds and insurance money.
  The report says the capital of San Juan was among the six most affected cities on the island after the Category 4 storm hit in September 2017.
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• Mother gets 15 years in prison for scalding of 5-year-old

  03-12-2018 22:28
  TUCSON – The woman who was found guilty in the scalding case that left a 5-year-old with third-degree burns has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for child abuse.
  Back in 2016, Samantha Osteraas was arrested for allegedly severely burning her adopted daughter in a hot bath. She was charged with two counts of child abuse in the incident.
  According to officials, the victim spent several months in the hospital, undergoing surgery and treatment. The incident resulted in 75 pe
  
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• Subpoenas to begin for Trump records in emoluments case

  03-12-2018 22:27
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The attorneys general of the District of Columbia and Maryland say they’re moving forward with subpoenas for records in their case accusing President Donald Trump of profiting off the presidency.
  Subpoenas are expected to be sent out within hours of Monday’s order from U.S. District Court Judge Peter J. Messitte approving the legal discovery schedule. Such information would likely provide the first clear picture of the finances of Trump’s Washington, D.C
  
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• Clemson WR Renfrow wins Burslworth Trophy, honoring walk-ons

  03-12-2018 22:27
  SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — Clemson wide receiver Hunter Renfrow has won the Burlsworth Trophy, which goes to the top college football who began his career as a walk-on.
  Renfrow was chosen over finalists California running back Patrick Laird and Wyoming safety Marcus Epps.
  Renfrow has been a key contributor on four Clemson teams that have made the College Football Playoff. This season he has 41 receptions for 472 yards and a touchdown. In four seasons, Renfrow has 180 receptions for 2,061 yard
  
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• Modric wins 1st Ballon d’Or to end Messi and Ronaldo’s reign

  03-12-2018 22:24
  PARIS (AP) — Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric won the Ballon d’Or award for the first time on Monday, ending the 10-year dominance of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
  Modric won the Champions League with Madrid and then guided Croatia to the World Cup final in July. He was voted player of the tournament.
  Modric, who has won the Champions League four times with Madrid, was fifth in Ballon d’Or polling last year.
  Ronaldo missed out on a record sixth award, which would have m
  
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• Slugger Pedro Alvarez signs minor league deal with Marlins

  03-12-2018 22:22
  MIAMI (AP) — Former home run champion Pedro Alvarez has signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins and will attend spring training as a non-roster invitee.
  The 31-year-old Alvarez hit 30 homers for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2012, 36 in 2013 and 27 in 2015. He led the majors in homers in 2013. Alvarez batted .180 with eight homers in 45 games last year for the Baltimore Orioles.
  Others signing minor league deals with Miami include outfielder Gabriel Guerrero, the nephew of Hall o
  
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• 53 former dictatorship agents convicted in Chile killings

  03-12-2018 22:20
  SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A Chilean judge has convicted 53 former secret police agents from the country’s dictatorship for participating in the kidnapping and disappearance of seven communist leaders and the murder of the former Communist Party chief Victor Diaz.
  The judicial system said Monday that Judge Miguel Velazquez imposed sentences of up to 20 years on the former agents.
  Authorities say agents of the National Intelligence Directorate lured the communists to a residence in 1976 a
  
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• Arizona warms after many locations dip well below freezing

  03-12-2018 22:19
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona will see drier, warmer weather early this week.
  That’s after many locations dipped well below freezing Sunday night. The low was negative 12 degrees in Bellemont, which is west of Flagstaff. Window Rock was negative 8 degrees. Winslow and Prescott were at 18 degrees.
  Temperatures were around freezing in the desert regions.
  The weather is expected to be dry Monday through Wednesday, warming gradually to near normal temperatures.
  The National Weather Ser
  
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• Croatia midfielder Luka Modric wins Ballon d’Or award for the first time

  03-12-2018 22:17
  PARIS (AP) — Croatia midfielder Luka Modric wins Ballon d’Or award for the first time.
  The post Croatia midfielder Luka Modric wins Ballon d’Or award for the first time appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Smart speakers getting into the love business

  03-12-2018 22:12
  New research suggests that digital assistants like Amazon’s Alexa and Google Home may soon be able to predict our love lives.According to a new study by Imperial College Business School, in-home listening devices will be able to judge if a relationship is happy and healthy or on the rocks. Researchers say the devices will act as therapeutic resources within a relationship. For example, the devices will listen to conversations and arguments and will give advice, or suggest ways to resolve i
  
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• Recording: Students sing song about KKK to ‘Jingle Bells’

  03-12-2018 22:09
  DOVER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire school superintendent is decrying a racially insensitive video of two high school students singing, “KKK, KKK, Let’s kill all the blacks,” to the tune of “Jingle Bells.”
  Fosters Daily Democrat reports a cellphone video surfaced over the weekend of the students singing the song in class at Dover High School.
  Superintendent William Harbron said in a letter to the school community Monday the incident was part of an assignment de
  
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• Officials fear dam release harmed lake’s fish species

  03-12-2018 22:08
  LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Wildlife officials are still working to figure out the impact of a planned release of more than 9 billion gallons (34.1 billion liters) of water from Alamo Dam.
  Today’s News-Herald reports the Arizona Department of Game and Fish conducted a study six months ago into the March release from Alamo Dam. The results of that study will be available early next year, but officials fear the worst for the lake’s fish species.
  Army Corps officials say the re
  
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• $1.3B award upheld against racecar driver over payday loans

  03-12-2018 22:07
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has upheld a nearly $1.3 billion award against a pro racecar driver convicted of deceiving consumers with his payday loan business.
  A unanimous three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that information Scott Tucker’s companies provided consumers did not accurately disclose the loans’ terms.
  The appeals panel also said a lower court did not abuse its authority when it ordered Tucker and other defendants to
  
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