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• Senators say they’ve met threshold for criminal justice vote

  04-12-2018 23:58
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Supporters of a criminal justice bill in the Senate say they have met the threshold set by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for getting a vote.
  Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican, said he now has support for the legislation from more than half of the Republicans in the chamber. He projects that at least two-thirds of the Senate would vote for the bill.
  Yet it remains unclear whether the legislation will get a vote this year. McConnell has m
  
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• Four men indicted on fraud charges in New York in first U.S. prosecution linked to Panama Papers investigation

  04-12-2018 23:58
  NEW YORK (AP) — Four men indicted on fraud charges in New York in first U.S. prosecution linked to Panama Papers investigation.
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• Railway: 2 dead, 3 hurt in Mississippi train-van crash

  04-12-2018 23:55
  RED BANKS, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say a freight train has struck a van at a crossing in northwest Mississippi, leaving two people dead and three others critically injured.
  BNSF Railway spokesman Joe Faust says his company’s train hit the van Tuesday afternoon in Red Banks, about 40 miles (65 kilometers) southeast of Memphis, Tennessee.
  The county coroner tells local news outlets that the two people who died were ejected from the van. Their names haven’t yet been released. Fau
  
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• Espanyol edges Cadiz, stays alive in Copa del Rey

  04-12-2018 23:55
  MADRID (AP) — Espanyol needed a second-half goal against second-division club Cadiz to avoid becoming the first top-tier team to be eliminated in the Copa del Rey this season.
  Hernan Perez scored the winner with a shot from inside the area in the 76th minute on Tuesday, giving Espanyol a 1-0 victory and a spot in the competition’s round of 16.
  The hosts advanced on away goals following a 2-1 first-leg loss in Cadiz last month.
  Cadiz came close to pulling off an upset when Karim Azamo
  
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• 10-man Brighton beats fierce rival Palace 3-1 in EPL

  04-12-2018 23:52
  BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Brighton shrugged off the first-half dismissal of Shane Duffy to ease to a 3-1 home victory over fierce local rival Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Tuesday.
  The center back was given a straight red card for thrusting his head into Palace defender Patrick van Aanholt in the 28th minute, with Brighton 1-0 ahead at that stage through Glenn Murray’s penalty.
  Despite being a man down, Brighton stretched its lead to 3-0 thanks to goals by Leon Balogun and F
  
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• Wilder hoping for a rematch with Fury ‘ASAP’

  04-12-2018 23:51
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder says he wants a rematch with Tyson Fury “ASAP.”
  Wilder said in a conference call Tuesday that he’s “ready and willing to give Tyson Fury the opportunity ASAP.” The two heavyweights fought to a split-decision draw Saturday night in Los Angeles in one of the bigger heavyweight bouts in America in years.
  Afterward, the British challenger said the two would “100 percent” meet again in the
  
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• Trump associate Stone won’t give Senate documents or testify

  04-12-2018 23:48
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Roger Stone, an associate of President Donald Trump, says he won’t provide testimony or documents to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
  An attorney for Stone said in a letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the committee’s top Democrat, that Stone was invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in refusing to produce documents or appear for an interview.
  Stone has been entangled in investigations by Congress and special counsel Robert Mueller about wh
  
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• Raiders sign DE Damontre Moore

  04-12-2018 23:46
  ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders have signed free agent defensive end Damontre Moore and waived defensive end Fadol Brown.
  The team made the move Tuesday, two days after Brown jumped offside to extend a fourth-quarter touchdown drive that sealed a victory for Kansas City.
  Moore enters his second stint with the Raiders. He spent part of the 2016 training camp with the team.
  Moore has played for the Giants, Miami, Seattle and Dallas during his five-year career. He has not been in t
  
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• Broncos sign veteran CB Jamar Taylor with Chris Harris out

  04-12-2018 23:40
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos have signed veteran cornerback Jamar Taylor to add depth to their defensive backfield with star cornerback Chris Harris Jr. out with chip fracture in his lower right leg.
  Taylor is a six-year pro from Boise State who has appeared in 74 career games and made 41 career starts with the Arizona Cardinals (2018), Cleveland Browns (2016-17) and Miami Dolphins (2013-15).
  He had 17 tackles and a pass breakup in 10 games, including three starts, this seaso
  
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• 76ers G Fultz out indefinitely with thoracic irritation

  04-12-2018 23:37
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers guard Markelle Fultz is out indefinitely with thoracic outlet syndrome.
  Fultz visited with several specialists to figure out what’s ailing him. The Sixers said the specialists have identified a compression or irritation in the area between the lower neck and upper chest. Physical therapy was recommended for Fultz before returning to play.
  Fultz’s representatives informed the Sixers last month that the guard would be shut down until he had
  
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• Dwindling list of missing people brings relief to burn area

  04-12-2018 23:36
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The search for people unaccounted for after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in at least a century is winding down in Northern California, with 11 names left on a list that once approached 1,300 and prompted fears that hundreds had died in the flames.
  The declining number released late Monday came as a relief in the Paradise area as it reels from the wildfire that killed at least 85 people and destroyed thousands of homes.
  The Associated Press has been scouring the list and
  
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• It’s official: Louisville tabs Satterfield as football coach

  04-12-2018 23:31
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville has officially hired Scott Satterfield as its head football coach.
  The University of Louisville Athletic Association unanimously approved the hiring of the former Appalachian State coach on Tuesday. Satterfield, who received a six-year contract with a base annual salary of $1.625 million and another $1.625 million for media obligations, is scheduled to be introduced at a news conference later Tuesday at Cardinal Stadium.
  Satterfield was hired nearly a week
  
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• Utah man accused of hammering ice pick through man’s penis

  04-12-2018 23:30
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man has been charged with sexual assault and kidnapping after authorities say he hammered a tool resembling an ice pick through another man’s penis during an argument.
  The 45-year-old Jason Dee Maughn is scheduled to make a court appearance Wednesday in Salt Lake City. Online court records don’t list an attorney.
  Court documents show that Maughn is accused of putting a gun to the victim’s head and handcuffing him to a chair on Aug. 30. The vic
  
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• Rangers complete Woodward’s 1st staff with 2 new assistants

  04-12-2018 23:29
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have filled out new manager Chris Woodward’s staff with two more assistant coaches.
  Texas announced Tuesday the hiring of Oscar Marin as bullpen coach and Callix Crabbe as assistant hitting coach.
  Marin returns to the Rangers organization after two seasons as minor league pitching coordinator for the Seattle Mariners. He got started in pro baseball with the Rangers in 2010 and worked at several affiliates in the lower levels of their farm sys
  
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• Prosecutors rest in trial of officers charged in cover up

  04-12-2018 23:29
  CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors in the trial of three Chicago police officers charged with lying about the shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald have rested their case.
  The move Tuesday came after a witness read emails that prosecutors contend suggest the officers’ superiors were intent on protecting the white police officer who fired the fatal shots. The emails between a lieutenant and sergeant are part of prosecutors’ attempt to show a widespread effort to protect Jason Van D
  
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• Judge denies acquittals in Chicago police cover-up trial

  04-12-2018 23:29
  CHICAGO (AP) — A judge has denied defense requests for directed acquittals in the trial of three Chicago police officers charged with lying about the shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald.
  Cook County Judge Domenica Stephenson on Tuesday evening rejected the defense contention that prosecutors failed to prove their case. Stephenson is hearing the case in a bench trial, without a jury.
  Prosecutors earlier Tuesday rested their case after a witness read emails that they contend suggest t
  
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• Ex-NFL player Browner sentenced in attempted murder case

  04-12-2018 23:28
  POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors say former NFL cornerback Brandon Browner has been sentenced to eight years in prison for trying to kill his ex-girlfriend after breaking into her Southern California home.
  The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office says Browner was sentenced Tuesday after pleading no contest to attempted murder as part of a deal with prosecutors. The 34-year-old also pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of cruelty to a child.
  The judge ordered Browner to
  
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• Man City beats Watford 2-1, moves 5 points clear in EPL

  04-12-2018 23:26
  WATFORD, England (AP) — Manchester City held off a late fightback from Watford to claim a 2-1 victory that moved the defending champion five points clear in the Premier League on Tuesday.
  Leroy Sane showed improvisation by using his chest to score City’s opening goal in the 40th minute. Riyad Mahrez, who swung in the cross for that goal, added a second for Pep Guardiola’s side in the 51st minute.
  Abdoulaye Doucoure bundled the ball over the line with five minutes remaining to e
  
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• Funk band buys Tipitina’s, famed New Orleans music club

  04-12-2018 23:25
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The famed New Orleans music club Tipitina’s has been bought by a funk band that has performed there for more than two decades.
  The New Orleans Advocate reports the five members of Galactic closed a deal Friday to buy Tipitina’s from businessman and real estate developer Roland Von Kurnatowski and his wife, Mary. The purchase covers the Tipitina’s business and its related trademarks, including the iconic banana-in-hand logo.
  Tipitina’s was founded
  
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• Tucson police working armed robbery near Pantano, Wrightstown

  04-12-2018 23:20
  TUCSON – Tucson Police Department officers have responded to an armed robbery at a store near Pantano and Wrightstown road.
  According to officials, the incident occurred at a nearby Sally’s Beauty Supply. Police have located and arrested the suspect.
  No injuries have been reported at this time.
  Stay with News 4 Tucson for the latest updates.
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• Far from migrant caravans, border crossings surge in Texas

  04-12-2018 23:20
  HOUSTON (AP) — While the Trump administration focuses attention on migrant caravans trying to cross the southern U.S. border in California, migration is surging at the opposite end of the border in South Texas.
  Last weekend in South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, Border Patrol agents caught 1,900 people trying to cross the southern border illegally.
  Border agents in the Rio Grande Valley are apprehending around 680 people a day, compared to up to 145 arrests in San Diego, across the borde
  
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• Arizona governor to attend services for ex-President Bush

  04-12-2018 23:20
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey plans to attend funeral services for former President George H.W. Bush in Washington D.C.
  The Republican governor’s office announced that he will attend Wednesday’s state funeral service for the 41st president at the Washington National Cathedral.
  Bush’s body was laying in state at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday as Americans of all stripes filed past to pay homage to the World War II veteran, former member of Congress, CIA director, vic
  
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• NAU student found dead in Flagstaff, no sign of foul play

  04-12-2018 23:19
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say they’re investigating the death of Northern Arizona University student.
  Flagstaff police say 21-year-old Kain Turner of Cottonwood was found dead Monday night in the Rio De Flag.
  How Turner died isn’t immediately known, but police say an initial investigation doesn’t indicate any sign of foul play.
  The Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office will try to determine the cause of death.
  NAU police also in investigating the death
  
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• Arkansas school district allows paper to post banned article

  04-12-2018 23:16
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas school district that ordered a student newspaper to take down an investigative report now says the article can be re-published on its website.
  A spokesman for the Springdale School District said Tuesday the Har-ber Herald could republish its months-long investigation into the transfer of six football players to a rival high school. The article alleged the students transferred for athletic, not academic reasons, which would violate district policy.
  Sprin
  
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• Lace Up Your Running Shoes for Tucson Marathon Events 2018

  04-12-2018 23:03
  Tucson Marathon Events will take place on Dec. 8 from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and include the Holualoa Tucson Marathon, the Tucson Medical Center Marathon Relay and the Damascus Bakeries Half Marathon. Happening annually since 1995, the event has grown from 800 participants to over 4,000.…
  
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• Charlotte Prodger wins Turner art prize for smartphone video

  04-12-2018 23:02
  LONDON (AP) — British artist Charlotte Prodger has won the prestigious Turner Prize for art with a video shot on an iPhone.
  Prodger was announced Tuesday as winner of the 25,000 pound ($32,000) prize, which often sparks debate about the value of modern art.
  The 44-year-old artist was nominated for two videos, including a meditation on identity and the Scottish landscape Prodger shot over the course of a year on her iPhone.
  Jurors praised the way Prodger “explores lived experience as
  
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• WWII pilot’s remains interred at Arlington, along with son’s

  04-12-2018 22:56
  LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — The remains of an Air Force pilot from Pennsylvania whose plane crashed off Croatia during World War II have been laid to rest.
  The Tribune Review reports the remains of Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Eugene P. Ford were interred Tuesday at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. Also interred were ashes of Vietnam veteran Richard Stanton Ford, the son the pilot never met .
  The 21-year-old Ford, of Latrobe, was the pilot of a B-24J aircraft known as the Tulsamer
  
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• The Latest: Testimony ends in trial over disputed Nazi art

  04-12-2018 22:05
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on a trial over disputed Nazi art (all times local):
  2:25 p.m.
  Testimony has ended in a Los Angeles trial to decide the rightful owner of a priceless Camille Pissaro painting that was seized by the Nazis in 1939.
  U.S. District Judge John F. Walter on Tuesday offered both attorneys the opportunity for closing arguments, but they declined. The judge gave them until Feb. 10 to submit post-trial motions. The judge’s ruling isn’t expected until the spri
  
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• Gilbert firm bids $22.5M for 140 acres of state trust land

  04-12-2018 21:57
  PHOENIX (AP) — A Gilbert company has successfully bid more than $22.5 million for a 140-acre parcel of State Trust Land in Phoenix.
  Lennar Arizona Inc. won Tuesday’s auction by making the minimum bid for the land.
  The auction was held at the Arizona State Land Department in Phoenix.
  Land Department Commissioner Lisa Atkins says money from the auction will be invested in the State’s Permanent Land Endowment Fund at the Office of the Arizona State Treasurer for the benefit of K-1
  
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• Gas leak reported near Tucson International Airport

  04-12-2018 21:56
  TUCSON – Southwest Gas crews are working a gas leak on Aero Park Boulevard near Tucson International Airport Tuesday afternoon.
  According to officials, a construction crew hit a gas line near the area of Aero Park Boulevard near Nogales Highway. Crews have since been at the scene, repairing the gas line.The area has been shut down while repairs are being made, Southwest Gast officials say.
  Stay with News 4 Tucson for the latest updates,
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• Authorities seek information on suspected cigarette thief

  04-12-2018 21:53
  TUCSON – Authorities are looking for a man who stole several cartons of cigarettes from a northwest side convenience store.
  Pima County Sheriff’s investigators say at around 4:00 a.m. Saturday, September 9, the suspect went into the Quik Mart at 4611 North Flowing Wells Road, between Wetmore and River roads.
  According to detectives, the man then went behind the counter, and took the cigarettes, before leaving the store on foot.
  The suspect was last seen headed down West Rillito Stree
  
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• Sandy Hook father sues authors who promote conspiracy theory

  04-12-2018 21:52
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The father of a boy who was killed in the 2012 shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut has filed another defamation lawsuit against conspiracy theorists who accused him of being an actor.
  Lenny Pozner’s son Noah was among 26 people shot to death in the school on Dec. 14, 2012.
  Pozner filed the suit last week in Wisconsin against James Fetzer and Mike Palacek, who co-wrote a book, “Nobody Died at Sandy Hook.” The lawsuit says Pozn
  
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• Redskins coach Jay Gruden says team ‘discussed’ Kaepernick

  04-12-2018 21:49
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden says the team “talked about and discussed” bringing in quarterback Colin Kaepernick for a tryout “but we will probably go in a different direction.”
  Gruden told reporters during a conference call Tuesday that would there have been “a greater possibility” of considering Kaepernick if the Redskins were in need of a QB in Week 1 rather than at this stage of the season now.
  Washington lost Colt McCoy to
  
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• Russian curler banned 4 years in Olympic doping case

  04-12-2018 21:47
  LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russian curling medalist Alexander Krushelnitsky has been banned for four years in a doping case which cost Russia the right to fly its flag at the Winter Olympic closing ceremony this year.
  Krushelnitsky won the bronze medal in mixed doubles with his wife Anastasia Bryzgalova, but they were stripped of the result after he tested positive for the banned substance meldonium.
  Krushelnitsky argued that he was spiked with meldonium by an unnamed third party but the
  
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• CCSO locates owner of urn after found in middle of street

  04-12-2018 21:39
  SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. – The ashes of a woman have been returned to the rightful owner after Cochise County Sheriff’s Office located an urn near Sierra Vista on Sunday.
  According to authorities, CCSO received a call about a suspicious object in the roadway near the intersection of Nevada and Arabian drives. When the deputies arrived at the scene, they determined that the object was a decorative gold and silver urn with the name “Cheryl Ann Hewitt” on the front of it.
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• Traffic Alert: No left turns on Thornydale road

  04-12-2018 21:35
   If you’re traveling on the northwest side your daily commute might be affected.
  There is paving works and the implementation of no left turns at the intersections of Thornydale Rd, at Hardy Rd, W. Overton Rd and Linda Vista Blvd. Driver4s should expect delays and top reduce speeds in these areas.
  The work is expected to be complete within the next two days.
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• The Latest: Top House Democrat wants fraud claims resolved

  04-12-2018 21:35
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on the North Carolina 9th Congressional District race (all times local):
  3:30 p.m.
  A top House Democrat says North Carolina needs to resolve allegations of voter fraud before Republican Mark Harris can join Congress.
  Incoming Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland said Tuesday that a “very substantial question” about fraud exists. Unofficial ballot totals show Harris, a Baptist minister, leading Democrat Dan McCready, an Iraq War veteran, b
  
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• The Latest: Letter warned North Carolina absentee voters

  04-12-2018 21:35
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on the North Carolina 9th Congressional District race (all times local):
  6 p.m.
  North Carolina election officials apparently were worried about people unlawfully taking mail-in absentee ballots from residents of one county and filling them out this fall.
  The state elections board released some documents Tuesday related to its investigation of alleged absentee ballot fraud in Bladen County, which includes part of the 9th Congressional District. The board decl
  
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• Tigers agree to 1-year contract with left-hander Matt Moore

  04-12-2018 21:26
  DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers and left-hander Matt Moore have agreed to a one-year contract.
  Detroit announced the move Tuesday, adding a 29-year-old pitcher with a chance to compete for a spot in the rotation in 2019.
  Moore was 3-8 last season with a 6.79 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 12 starts and a career-high 39 appearances. His career record is 54-56 with a 4.56 ERA over eight seasons with Tampa Bay, San Francisco and Texas. The Rays drafted him in the eighth round in 2007 out of high
  
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• Moore finalizes $2.5M, 1-year deal with Tigers

  04-12-2018 21:26
  DETROIT (AP) — Left-hander Matt Moore and the rebuilding Detroit Tigers finalized a $2.5 million, one-year contract on Tuesday that allows him to earn an additional $1 million in performance bonuses.
  “Matt is a veteran left-handed starting pitcher with a solid three-pitch mix that we see competing for a spot in our rotation next season,” Tigers general manager Al Avila said. “He has the ability to effectively use the whole strike zone with his arsenal, and we’re exc
  
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• Denver officials want to erase low-level marijuana offenses

  04-12-2018 21:12
  DENVER (AP) — Officials in Colorado’s largest city say they are working on a plan to clear thousands of marijuana convictions prosecuted before its use became legal in the state.
  A spokeswoman for Denver’s mayor said city officials are working with the local district attorney’s office to determine the right approach.
  Spokeswoman Theresa Marchetta says Mayor Michael Hancock is considering an executive order regarding the 10,000 low-level offenses or working with legal auth
  
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• Woman who says she was taped in hotel shower sues for $100M

  04-12-2018 21:09
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A woman who claims hidden-camera footage of her in a hotel shower was posted on a dozen pornographic web sites has filed a $100 million lawsuit.
  The Chicago resident, identified as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, claims the nude video was taken at a downtown Albany Hampton Inn and Suites in July 2015. She is suing the hotel’s owners and the Hilton Worldwide chain.
  She said she found out about the secret taping in September after the video started to be posted to pornogra
  
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• High school football players suspended for naked ‘Oreo run’

  04-12-2018 21:07
  BYRON, Ill. (AP) — Ten football players at a northern Illinois high school were temporarily suspended following a stunt that involved running naked across a field. The Rockford Register Star reports that the Byron High School players were suspended for indecent exposure last month and had to sit out three games, including the state championship.
  School administrators concluded the players voluntarily went on an “Oreo Run,” which involved players running across the school’
  
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• Teacher says Catholic school fired her over her pregnancy

  04-12-2018 21:04
  EDGEWOOD, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania teacher who is pregnant says she was fired because the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg was upset she wasn’t married.
  Naiad Reich says she has taught at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School in Edgewood for four years but was fired Friday after informing administrators she was expecting a child with her boyfriend. The News-Item reports she was told she was fired Friday because she had no immediate plans to marry.
  The 31-year-old woman says she in
  
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• US law against some statements to immigrants is struck down

  04-12-2018 21:02
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has struck down a federal immigration law that opponents warned could be used to criminalize a wide range of statements involving people in the country illegally.
  The law made it a felony for people to encourage an immigrant to enter or live in the U.S. if they know either act is illegal.
  A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the law is unconstitutional because it criminalizes a substantial amount of protec
  
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• George H.W. Bush’s legacy on racial issues: It’s complicated

  04-12-2018 21:01
  Former President George H.W. Bush, who has been lauded as a man of decency and civility, has a complicated legacy when it comes to race.
  He got elected with the help of the infamous Willie Horton ad, widely decried as racist. On the other side of the ledger, he appointed Colin Powell the first black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He also picked Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, a black conservative whose views are at odds with those of much of black America.
  Rice University historia
  
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• Arizona city leaders want lawmaker out over race comments

  04-12-2018 20:54
  PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona city council has voted to demand the resignation of a Republican state lawmaker whose remarks on race and immigration have led to a growing backlash.
  Tuesday’s 6-1 vote by the Prescott City Council comes just days after the latest remarks by Rep. David Stringer were published by the Phoenix New Times. He had ignored calls for him to resign from Republican Gov. Doug Ducey after similar comments this summer and was easily re-elected last month.
  Stringer recent
  
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• Clippers’ Beverley fined $25K for throwing basketball at fan

  04-12-2018 20:51
  NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for throwing a basketball at a fan during a game in Dallas.
  The fine was handed down Tuesday by league discipline executive Kiki VanDeWeghe.
  The incident occurred with 9:10 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Clippers’ 114-110 loss to the Mavericks on Sunday.
  Beverley and Mavericks guard Dennis Smith Jr. wrestled on the floor for a loose ball, their second loose-ball scramble of the game.
  
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• 4th Ave Winter Street Fair takes place this weekend

  04-12-2018 20:50
  TUCSON, AZ- Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Head on over the Fourth Avenue for their winter street fair.
  This event will be all weekend, December 7-9, from 10:00 a.m. to dusk every day.
  The fair will feature artists from all over the world, food, and local entertainment. Pets are prohibited.
  The fair is produced from local nonprofit, North Fourth Avenue Merchants Association, Inc. The funds from the fair are used to support Fourth Avenue’s infrastructure, invest in local neig
  
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• 2 attorneys general to subpoena Trump Organization, IRS

  04-12-2018 20:50
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The attorneys general of the District of Columbia and Maryland plan to file subpoenas seeking records from the Trump Organization, the Internal Revenue Service and dozens of other entities in their lawsuit accusing Donald Trump of profiting off the presidency.
  The Maryland attorney general’s office confirmed the subpoena details to The Associated Press as they were being prepared on Tuesday.
  Their case alleges that foreign and domestic government spending at Trump&r
  
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