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• Atletico finishes CL group 2nd after 0-0 draw at Club Brugge

  11-12-2018 23:30
  BRUGES, Belgium (AP) — Atletico Madrid finished its Champions League group in second place after being held to a disappointing 0-0 draw at Belgian side Club Brugge on Tuesday.
  Atletico entered the match leading Group A, but its stumble combined with Dortmund Borussia’s 2-0 victory at Monaco gave the German club the top spot.
  Dortmund edged Atletico on goal difference after both finished with 13 points, while Club Brugge will join the Europa League after finishing with six points. Mon
  
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• 3 officers shot serving warrant on Texas man; suspect dead

  11-12-2018 23:12
  HOUSTON (AP) — Three officers have been shot while serving a family violence warrant at a Houston-area home. The suspect was found dead in the house hours later.
  The Harris County Sheriff’s Office tweeted that one deputy and two officers from the Texas Attorney General’s Office were wounded Tuesday afternoon. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says the injuries are not life-threatening and the officers were being treated at a Houston hospital.
  Chief Deputy Edison Toquica (toh-KEE’-kuh)
  
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• 3 officers shot serving violence warrant for Texas suspect

  11-12-2018 23:12
  HOUSTON (AP) — Three officers have been shot while serving a family violence warrant at a Houston-area home and the suspected gunman still isn’t in custody.
  The Harris County Sheriff’s Office tweeted that one deputy and two officers from the Texas Attorney General’s Office were wounded Tuesday afternoon. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says the injuries are not life-threatening and the officers were being treated at a Houston hospital.
  Chief Deputy Edison Toquica (toh-KWEE’-kuh
  
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• UNC hires Longo, Galloway, Jones for Mack Brown’s staff

  11-12-2018 23:10
  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina has hired Phil Longo, Lonnie Galloway and Brandon Jones for the staff of new coach Mack Brown.
  The school announced the hirings Tuesday.
  Longo will serve as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach after two seasons at Ole Miss, where he was coordinator and helped the Rebels rank in the top 20 in total offense each year.
  Galloway will coach receivers after four seasons at Louisville. Jones will coach the offensive line after two seasons at Texas
  
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• PSG beats Red Star to reach Champions League knockout stage

  11-12-2018 23:08
  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The attacking trio of Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Edinson Cavani struck again as Paris Saint-Germain advanced to the round of 16 of the Champions League with a 4-1 win at Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday.
  Cavani and Neymar were both assisted by their 19-year-old teammate, with Mbappe putting on an excellent display of speed, strength and dribbling throughout the game and he sealed PSG’s win with a goal in added time.
  Marquinhos was also on the scoresheet for PSG aft
  
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• The Latest: LA-area development approved in high fire zone

  11-12-2018 23:06
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on a massive housing development proposed in rugged mountains on the outskirts of Los Angeles (all times local):
  2 p.m.
  Los Angeles County supervisors have approved a massive housing project in fire-prone mountains.
  Supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday to approve the 19,000 home Centennial development at Tejon Ranch.
  Supporters touted the project as part of a solution to the state’s severe housing shortage. Opponents said it would destroy pristine lands and pre
  
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• Salah solo goal sees Liverpool into Champions League last 16

  11-12-2018 23:06
  LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah scored a solo goal and goalkeeper Alisson Becker produced a crucial late save as Liverpool beat Napoli 1-0 to clinch a place in the Champions League’s knockout stage at the expense of the Italian side on Tuesday.
  Salah shrugged off one defender, drifted past another with a superb feint, and delivered a low finish inside the near post from an acute angle for the winning goal in the 34th minute.
  Liverpool came into the game knowing a 1-0 victory,
  
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• Convicted felon facing charges for illegal re-entry

  11-12-2018 23:05
  TUCSON – A Mexican national who had been previously deported has been arrested for illegally re-entering the United States.
  Authorities say Guillermo Castillo-Gonzalez, 30, was apprehended last Sunday morning, after he illegally crossed the border with five other Mexican nationals near Lukeville.
  According to investigators, when agents conducted a fingerprint and criminal history check, they discovered Castillo had several felony convictions related to DUI, battery, and offenses involving
  
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• Scary warming at poles showing up at weird times, places

  11-12-2018 23:04
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists are seeing surprising melting in Earth’s polar regions at times they don’t expect, like winter, and in places they don’t expect, like eastern Antarctica.
  New studies and reports issued this week at a major Earth sciences conference paint one of the bleakest pictures yet of dramatic warming in the Arctic and Antarctica.
  Alaskan scientists described to The Associated Press Tuesday never-before-seen melting and odd winter problems, including perm
  
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• Ex-Argentina VP Boudou released from prison despite sentence

  11-12-2018 23:01
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A court in Argentina has released former Vice President Amado Boudou from prison under bail while he appeals a corruption conviction.
  Boudou was released Tuesday, four months after a court sentenced him to five years and 10 months in prison for bribery and conducting business incompatible with public office.
  A court ordered his release on the grounds that the sentence is not firm since it is still being appealed.
  Boudou was accused of using shell companies an
  
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• Tottenham advances to CL round of 16 after 1-1 draw at Barca

  11-12-2018 22:57
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A late goal by substitute Lucas Moura sent Tottenham through to the Champions League’s round of 16 after earning a 1-1 draw at Barcelona on Tuesday.
  Moura scored from a pass by Harry Kane in the 85th minute at Camp Nou, cancelling out a superb early solo goal by Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembele.
  Barcelona rested Lionel Messi for the first hour having already locked up first place before the match.
  The Spanish league leaders finished Group B with 14 points, wh
  
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• Mississippi governor supports criminal sentencing reforms

  11-12-2018 22:56
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s conservative Republican governor, who once sought longer prison sentences for criminals, says he’s changed his mind and now wants to make his state’s criminal justice system less punitive.
  Gov. Phil Bryant said so Tuesday at a meeting to build support for sentencing reforms.
  The move comes as U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Tuesday that he will concede to President Donald Trump’s push to reduce some federal s
  
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• NBA star Steph Curry doesn’t believe man has landed on the moon

  11-12-2018 22:49
  SAN FRANCISCO, (NBC) – Steph Curry can hit shots from as far away as the moon, but apparently, he doesn’t believe man has been to the moon.
  Photo: NBC Sports
  In the wide-ranging, free-flowing “Winging it” podcast with Andre Iguodala, Vince Carter, Kent Bazemore, and Annie Finberg, Curry made it sound like he doesn’t believe we’ve gone to the moon.
  Here’s the part of the conversation in question. For the greatest context of the entire (craz
  
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• Lions put DE Ziggy Ansah on injured reserve

  11-12-2018 22:48
  ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have put defensive end Ziggy Ansah on injured reserve with a shoulder problem.
  The Lions also announced Tuesday that they have put tight end Michael Roberts on IR with a shoulder injury. Detroit signed tight end Jerome Cunningham and offensive lineman Leo Koloamatangi from the practice squad to the active roster.
  Detroit kept Ansah this season with the franchise tag , but he’s dealt with injuries all season and has played in only seven games
  
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• Judge orders Stormy Daniels to pay President Trump $293,000 in attorneys’ fees for rejected defamation lawsuit

  11-12-2018 22:48
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Judge orders Stormy Daniels to pay President Trump $293,000 in attorneys’ fees for rejected defamation lawsuit.
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• New head of consumer agency promises top focus on consumers

  11-12-2018 22:46
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The new head of the U.S. consumer watchdog agency says she doesn’t have immediate targets in mind for rolling back actions taken by her controversial predecessor, and will put protecting consumers in the forefront.
  Kathy Kraninger, nominated by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the Senate last week on a narrow, party-line vote, has replaced Mick Mulvaney as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Mulvaney, named by Trump as acting director a year
  
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• Michigan governor seeks Illinois’ help with Asian carp plan

  11-12-2018 22:45
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is urging his Illinois counterpart to help pay for a project to keep invasive carp establishing themselves in the Great Lakes.
  Snyder sent a letter Tuesday to fellow outgoing Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, seeking support in fortifying a waterway. Snyder says Michigan would provide up to $8 million for upgrading the Brandon Road Lock and Dam near Joliet, Illinois.
  Experts consider that a good location to block movement of Asian carp that have
  
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• The Latest: Senate passes bill to fund agriculture, food aid

  11-12-2018 22:44
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the farm bill (all times local):
  4:35 p.m.
  The Senate has passed the farm bill, a multibillion-dollar legislative package to fund agriculture and food aid programs.
  The legislation comes with an estimated price tag of $867 billion over a decade. It passed the Senate 87-13.
  The vote comes less than one day after the House and Senate reached an agreement on the bill, which for months had been caught up in tense negotiations over the Supplemental Nutrition Assi
  
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• The Latest: Former Cuomo economic guru sentenced to prison

  11-12-2018 22:44
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing of Alain Kaloyeros in the Buffalo Billion corruption trial (all times local):
  4:40 p.m.
  The former head of the State University of New York’s Polytechnic Institute has been sentenced to 3½ years in prison for his role in corrupting the state’s Buffalo Billion project.
  Alain Kaloyeros (uh-LAYN’ kal-oh-YEHR’-ohs) was sentenced Tuesday in Manhattan federal court by Judge Valerie Caproni.
  She also fined him $100,000. T
  
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• American men set world record in short-course relay

  11-12-2018 22:43
  HANGZHOU, China (AP) — The men’s 4-x-100-meter freestyle relay team from the United States set a world record Tuesday in winning gold at the world short-course swimming championships.
  Two-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel, who set an American record on the first leg, gold medalist Blake Pieroni, Michael Chadwick and gold medalist Ryan Held had a time of 3 minutes, 03.03 seconds, beating the old mark also held by the U.S. of 3:03.30 set in December 2009.
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• LAFC trades No. 1 pick Moutinho to Orlando for El-Munir

  11-12-2018 22:39
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles FC has traded former No. 1 draft pick Joao Moutinho to Orlando SC for Libyan defender Mohamed El-Munir.
  LAFC announced the deal Tuesday.
  El-Munir appeared in 26 games for Orlando in his first MLS season, recording two assists. He has Europa League experience from his time with Dinamo Minsk.
  The 20-year-old Moutinho appeared in only 14 games for expansion LAFC, scoring one goal. The Portuguese prospect was the top pick in last year’s SuperDraft out of th
  
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• Senate passes bill to reauthorize farm programs and food aid for the next five years

  11-12-2018 22:37
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate passes bill to reauthorize farm programs and food aid for the next five years.
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• US military’s Aegis system intercepts test missile in Hawaii

  11-12-2018 22:35
  HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. military’s land-based Aegis missile defense system has intercepted an intermediate range ballistic missile in a test near Hawaii.
  The Missile Defense Agency said Monday’s test showed an interceptor missile the military is developing with Japan is ready to be manufactured.
  Defense contractor Raytheon says the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA interceptor has larger rocket motors that will allow it to defend broader areas.
  An Air Force C-17 launched the target
  
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• Alaska moose poacher fined $100,000, sentenced to jail

  11-12-2018 22:35
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man has been fined more than $100,000 for poaching three bull moose and leaving the meat to rot.
  Thirty-nine-year-old Rusty Counts of Anchor Point also faces a jail sentence of nine months in prison for shooting the moose in September.
  Prosecutor Aaron Peterson says the state sought hefty penalties as a deterrent to others.
  None of the moose met a requirement that their antlers measure 50 inches (127-centimeters) wide to be harvested.
  Peterson says if Cou
  
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• USC hires Jinks as RBs coach, Kauha’aha’a as D-line coach

  11-12-2018 22:32
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California has hired former Bowling Green head coach Mike Jinks as the Trojans’ running backs coach and Chad Kauha’aha’a as their defensive line coach.
  Head coach Clay Helton announced the latest additions to his revamped staff Tuesday.
  Jinks spent three seasons as the running backs coach to USC offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury at Texas Tech from 2013-15, also serving as associate head coach in 2015. Jinks then went 7-24 at Bowling Green b
  
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• Top border security official defends use of tear gas

  11-12-2018 22:28
  NEW YORK (AP) — The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is defending the use of tear gas during a chaotic clash at the border with a group of migrants that included children.  
  Kevin McAleenan testified Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He said agitators threw rocks at U.S. Border Patrol agents as hundreds of migrants tried to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally on Nov. 25. He says officers were justified in using less-than-lethal force to control the chaos
  
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• Gaza officials: 4-year-old boy dies from Israeli fire

  11-12-2018 22:24
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry says a 4-year-old Palestinian boy has died days after he was injured by Israeli gunfire during a border protest.
  Ahmed Abu Abed becomes the youngest of some 175 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in the demonstrations since March.
  The Hamas-led protests are meant to pressure Israel to ease a blockade imposed after the militant group seized power in 2007.
  Israel accuses Hamas of endangering civilians by using the crowds as cover for
  
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• FC Cincinnati roster takes shape in MLS expansion draft

  11-12-2018 22:24
  FC Cincinnati acquired striker Kei Kamara from the Vancouver Whitecaps in the MLS expansion draft and then immediately dealt him to the Colorado Rapids for a 2019 international slot.
  Cincinnati selected four other players in the expansion draft Tuesday: forward Darren Mattocks from D.C. United, midfielder Roland Lamah from FC Dallas, midfielder Eric Alexander from the Houston Dynamo and defender Hasan Ndam from the New York Red Bulls.
  The team also acquired left back Greg Garza from MLS Cup cham
  
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• Disney worker accused of voyeurism in employee restroom

  11-12-2018 22:21
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — A Disney World worker is accused of video voyeurism in a men’s restroom for employees.
  Orange County Sheriff’s deputies were called to Animal Kingdom last month after an employee reported that another worker had filmed him at a urinal with a cellphone from underneath an adjacent stall.
  A police report says the employee confronted 21-year-old Eric King, who told him that he had dropped the phone and was picking it up from under the stall when the em
  
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• Teen accused in pregnant classmate’s murder appears in court

  11-12-2018 22:19
  MISHAWAKA, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana judge has entered a preliminary not guilty plea for a high school football player accused of killing a 17-year-old schoolmate who was pregnant with his child.
  The St. Joseph County judge also denied bail Tuesday for 16-year-old Aaron Trejo, who’s charged as an adult with murder and feticide. He appeared at the hearing via a video feed.
  Trejo’s family plans to hire a private attorney.
  Prosecutors say he told officers he fatally stabbed Breana Ro
  
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• French prosecutor’s office says terror investigation opened in Strasbourg shooting

  11-12-2018 22:18
  PARIS (AP) — French prosecutor’s office says terror investigation opened in Strasbourg shooting.
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• Surviving the holidays without gaining weight

  11-12-2018 22:10
   A new British study suggest it may be possible to survive the holidays without gaining weight.
  Researchers studied nearly 300 adults during previous holiday seasons. The adults were divided into two groups. One group was given tips to manage their weight, as well as a list of physical activity needed to burn off popular holiday foods and drinks. They were also asked to weight themselves twice a week. The second group was only given a pamphlet on healthy living.
  At the end of the study thos
  
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• Tennis broadcaster Justin Gimelstob accused of assault in LA

  11-12-2018 22:09
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tennis broadcaster and coach Justin Gimelstob faces a felony assault charge following his Halloween night arrest for allegedly attacking a former friend in Los Angeles.
  The 41-year-old former pro player is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday.
  Gimelstob’s attorney, Shawn Holley, didn’t immediately respond Tuesday to an email and call seeking comment.
  Gimelstob was arrested on suspicion of beating Randall Kaplan as they trick-or-treated with their kids. Kapl
  
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• Troy Tulowitzki released by Blue Jays, owed $38 million

  11-12-2018 22:08
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Troy Tulowitzki has been released by the Toronto Blue Jays, who owe the oft-injured shortstop $38 million for the remaining two years of his contract.
  Now 34, Tulowitzki has not played in the major leagues since July 2017. He was limited that year to 66 games because of a hamstring and right ankle injury. The ankle required surgery last spring and he missed the entire season.
  Tulowitzki was taken by Colorado with the seventh overall pick in the 2005 amateur draft and becam
  
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• Behind closed doors, Pelosi disparages Trump’s ‘manhood’

  11-12-2018 22:07
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says President Donald Trump’s border wall demand is really about his “manhood.”
  That’s what she told Democratic lawmakers after returning from a combative meeting at the Oval Office, where she squabbled with Trump over his threat to shut down parts of the government if Congress doesn’t fund the wall as part of a budget deal.
  Pelosi told House Democrats that “it’s like a manhood thing for him. A
  
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• The Latest: Trump: ‘People would revolt’ if I were impeached

  11-12-2018 22:04
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election (all times local):
  7:55 p.m.
  President Donald Trump says in a new interview that he is not concerned about being impeached by Democrats, saying, “I think that the people would revolt if that happened.”
  In a Reuters interview Tuesday, Trump spoke out for the first time about new documents filed by prosecutors detailing the alleged crimes of his former lawyer, Michael Cohen. Cohe
  
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• The Latest: Servais hopes Mariners can find A’s-like rebuild

  11-12-2018 22:04
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on Major League Baseball’s winter meetings (all times local):
  2:02 p.m.
  Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais hopes his team can find success rebuilding with youth much the way the AL West rival Oakland Athletics have done.
  A flurry of offseason trades by general manager Jerry Dipoto sent so many stars out of the Pacific Northwest in the past month.
  Gone is the core of Seattle’s old lineup: ace James Paxton, infielder Robinson Cano, catcher Mike Zun
  
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• The Latest: Manafort attorneys seek more time to respond

  11-12-2018 22:04
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election (all times local):
  3:50 p.m.
  Attorneys for Paul Manafort say they’re still deciding whether to dispute allegations that their client lied to investigators and breached his plea agreement with special counsel Robert Mueller.
  Manafort attorney Richard Westling says it’s possible the defense will reach an agreement with prosecutors to avoid a hearing on the matter.
  The disclosure
  
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• The Latest: Flynn requests probation, community service

  11-12-2018 22:04
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election (all times local):
  12:35 a.m.
  Lawyers for former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn are calling his false statement to the FBI “an uncharacteristic error in judgment” as Flynn hopes to avoid jail time when sentenced this week.
  Flynn pleaded guilty to lying about conversations with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. during the presidential transition period.
  
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• The Latest: Champion Red Sox not looking to cut top payroll

  11-12-2018 22:04
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on Major League Baseball’s winter meetings (all times local):
  4:04 p.m.
  The big-budget Boston Red Sox aren’t looking to cut payroll after winning the World Series.
  Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski is dismissing reports that he’s trying to trade some high-priced players, such as pitcher Rick Porcello.
  “We’re not looking to move anybody. We’re not driven to move anybody,” he said.
  The Red Sox had th
  
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• France’s interior minister says suspect in Strasbourg shooting has been identified, has criminal record

  11-12-2018 21:58
  PARIS (AP) — France’s interior minister says suspect in Strasbourg shooting has been identified, has criminal record.
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• The Latest: 3 members of family found dead in Kentucky

  11-12-2018 21:57
  HYDEN, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on the deaths of three people in Kentucky (all times local):
  3:55 p.m.
  Police say a husband and wife and their adult son have been found dead in an eastern Kentucky community.
  Authorities also say someone fired shots at a Kentucky State Police trooper who was on his way to the crime scene.
  State police Trooper Jody Sims says the husband and wife were found dead Monday evening in their home in Leslie County. They were identified as 64-year-old Larry Bowling and
  
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• France’s interior minister says 2 dead in Strasbourg shooting, up to 8 wounded with several in critical condition

  11-12-2018 21:57
  PARIS (AP) — France’s interior minister says 2 dead in Strasbourg shooting, up to 8 wounded with several in critical condition.
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• Titans RT Jack Conklin, TE Smith placed on injured reserve

  11-12-2018 21:54
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Titans right tackle Jack Conklin and tight end Jonnu Smith have been placed on injured reserve with knee injuries, a double blow for a team on the fringe of the playoff race.
  Both starters were hurt in Tennessee’s 30-9 win over Jacksonville last week.
  To fill the roster spots, the Titans on Tuesday signed free agent offensive lineman Austin Pasztor and added tight end Cole Wick to their active roster from the San Francisco 49ers’ practice squad
  
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• The Latest: French police ending lockdowns in shooting area

  11-12-2018 21:53
  PARIS (AP) — The latest on the fatal shooting at a Christmas market in Strasbourg (all times local):
  1:45 a.m.
  Strasbourg police are starting to release thousands of people confined in buildings in the area of a deadly terrorist attack near the French city’s Christmas market.
  An Associated Press photographer was among about 5,000 people in a basketball stadium at the time of the Tuesday night shooting when everyone was ordered to lock down and stay inside. He described stupefaction a
  
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• The Latest: EU Parliament to keep running in Strasbourg

  11-12-2018 21:53
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on shooting in Strasbourg (all times local):
  11 p.m.
  The European Parliament president says that legislative sessions will continue for the rest of the week despite the attack in Strasbourg and the lockdown of the building.
  Antonio Tajani said that the legislature “will not be intimidated by terrorist or criminal attacks. Let us move on.”
  Several MEPs were close to the market when the shooting started and have in holed up in hotels, restaurants or the le
  
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• Native Grill & Wings Closes its Oro Valley location

  11-12-2018 21:09
  The Native Grill & Wings located within Steam Pump Village in Oro Valley closed its doors for good on Monday, Dec. 3, Tucson Local Media confirmed with a company manager at the Speedway location.…
  
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• Porto wins 3-2 at Galatasaray to finish CL group unbeaten

  11-12-2018 21:02
  ISTANBUL (AP) — FC Porto finished the Champions League group phase with an unbeaten record after earning a 3-2 victory at Galatasaray on Tuesday.
  Porto entered the match in Istanbul having already clinched first place in Group D, and will advance to the round-of-16 on a run of five consecutive victories.
  The Portuguese leaders got goals from Felipe and Moussa Marega before halftime, with Sergio Oliveira adding another goal in the second half.
  Even so, they needed Galatasaray forward Sofian
  
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• Memoirist who wrote about priest dad wins Thurber prize

  11-12-2018 19:59
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A woman who wrote a memoir about having a married Roman Catholic priest for a father has won the country’s top humor writing prize.
  Patricia Lockwood, author of “Priestdaddy,” received the Thurber Prize for American Humor last week in Columbus, Ohio.
  The Thurber House literary center and museum awards the prize each year. The house is the boyhood home of humorist James Thurber.
  Comedian Trevor Noah won last year for “Born a Crime,” his me
  
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• Factory mishap paves street with chocolate in Germany

  11-12-2018 19:51
  BERLIN (AP) — A street in a western German town got a repaving worthy of fictional candy maker Willy Wonka when a ton of chocolate flowed out of a factory and solidified.
  The German newspaper Soester Anzeiger reported Tuesday that a “small technical defect” involving a storage tank caused the sweet and sticky spill from the DreiMeister chocolate factory in Westoennen.
  After hitting the chilly pavement, the milk chocolate quickly hardened. About 25 firefighters got the job of pr
  
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