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• A look at the teams in the Champions League round of 16

  12-12-2018 23:57
  LONDON (AP) — A look at the teams who have qualified for the Champions League knockout stage ahead of Monday’s draw in Nyon, Switzerland, for the round of 16:
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  GROUP WINNERS:
  Barcelona — Led by Lionel Messi, the Spanish giants went unbeaten through a tough group. As always, the team is among the main favorites as it tries to win a sixth title, and first since 2015.
  Bayern Munich — The German powerhouse is having an uncharacteristically poor season domestically, but tho
  
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• Phoenix council postpones vote on Suns arena renovation

  12-12-2018 23:52
  PHOENIX (AP) — The City Council has postponed a vote on a proposed $230 million renovation of the Talking Stick Resort Arena that would keep the Suns in downtown Phoenix.
  The council agreed unanimously Wednesday to postpone a decision until Jan. 23 so residents can attend five public meetings to be held around Phoenix to discuss the project.
  Suns President and CEO Jason Rowley says the organization looks forward to the public discussions and to answering any questions about the proposed re
  
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• Antetokounmpo, Oladipo expected back for Bucks-Pacers game

  12-12-2018 23:52
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers will both be at full strength Wednesday night when All-Stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Victor Oladipo return to the court.
  Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee’s star forward, sat out Monday’s game with neck soreness. Coach Mike Budenholzer said he expects the Eastern Conference’s leading scorer to start. Antetokounmpo averages 26.5 points.
  Oladipo, the Pacers’ star guard, returns after missing 11 consecutive games with
  
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• New research shows fentanyl is now the deadliest drug in the country

  12-12-2018 23:49
  TUCSON – A new Government report finds fentanyl is responsible for the most overdose deaths in the country.
  Fentanyl is now the deadliest drug in the U.S.
  Researchers with the National Center for Health Statistics analyzed death certificates from 2011 to 2016.
  They found fentanyl topped the list as the most commonly involved in fatal overdoses.
  The data shows the number of overdose deaths in the U.S. Involving fentanyl has more than doubled every year since 2013.
  The number jumped from jus
  
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• Official: Mexico to regulate entry at southern border

  12-12-2018 23:48
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s top security official says the government will effectively close off illegal entry at its southern border with Guatemala.
  Interior Secretary Olga Sanchez Cordero says Mexico will end the practice of undocumented or illegal crossings over the Suchiate River, which marks much of the border between the two countries.
  Sanchez Cordero said Wednesday that “in the south there will be only one entry, on the bridge.”
  She adds that “anyone who want
  
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• Lyon advances, Real Madrid humiliated in Champions League

  12-12-2018 23:47
  Lyon clinched the final qualifying spot for the Champions League’s knockout stage on Wednesday as Juventus, Manchester City and Bayern Munich secured top spot in their groups and likely an easier draw in the round of 16.
  It was a night to forget for defending champion Real Madrid, which rested most of its regulars and lost 3-0 to CSKA Moscow at the Santiago Bernabeu for its heaviest home defeat in European competition. Madrid, which was jeered off the field, had already won its group and w
  
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• Pelosi, foes seem near deal likely paving her way to speaker

  12-12-2018 23:46
  WASHINGTON (AP) — California Rep. Nancy Pelosi and fellow Democrats who have tried thwarting her drive to become House speaker seem near an accord that would all but assure she wins the job next year.
  Democratic aides say Pelosi and lawmakers who’d tried blocking her were in agreement that she and other current party leaders would be limited to no more than two additional two-year terms in their posts. Her opponents say Pelosi and her top lieutenants should step aside for younger lea
  
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• United CEO: No more pilot training needed on new Boeing jet

  12-12-2018 23:45
  DALLAS (AP) — The CEO of United Airlines says his pilots don’t need any additional training on the new Boeing jet that is at the center of the investigation into a deadly crash in Indonesia. Oscar Munoz says United’s pilots are prepared to respond to problems that might arise with automated systems on modern planes.
  Munoz spoke to reporters Wednesday and said the Boeing 737 MAX is safe and reliable.
  United — along with American and Southwest — uses the new Boeing mo
  
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• Goodell: NFL won’t pay for video in domestic investigations

  12-12-2018 23:42
  IRVING, Texas (AP) — Commissioner Roger Goodell says the NFL won’t pay for video evidence in cases involving domestic violence, and he defended the league’s handling of those investigations.
  Speaking after owners held their annual winter meeting Wednesday, Goodell said the NFL’s approach to dealing with domestic violence is “extraordinary” and that the league has some of the highest standards of any organization.
  The NFL came under scrutiny again when surveill
  
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• AP Top 25 Podcast: Recruiting heats up with early signing

  12-12-2018 23:42
  The early signing period begins next week, when most schools will secure the majority of their 2020 freshmen classes.
  On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast , Mike Farrell, the national recruiting director for Rivals, joins AP’s Ralph Russo to discuss year two of the early signing period. How have coaches and players adjusted to having most of the recruiting process done six weeks earlier than it used to be?
  The top classes as usual belong to the usual suspects: Alabama, Georgia,
  
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• Woman sues Royal Caribbean over husband’s zip line death

  12-12-2018 23:38
  MIAMI (AP) — A woman claims Royal Caribbean Cruises is responsible for a zip line accident that killed her husband on the Honduran island of Roatan.
  Court records show that attorneys for 27-year-old Shir Frenkel sued the company in Miami federal court last month, seeking more than $1 million in damages.
  The lawsuit says Frenkel and her husband, 24-year-old Igal Tyszman, were passengers on the Allure of the Seas in July when they booked the Extreme Caribe Zip Line Tour at the ship’s e
  
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• Dolphins’ Tannehill expected to play Sunday against Vikings

  12-12-2018 23:33
  DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill is expected to play Sunday at Minnesota despite a right ankle injury that sidelined him briefly during last week’s win over New England.
  Tannehill was limited in practice Wednesday, but jogged and said his ankle is improving. Coach Adam Gase said Tannehill will play barring a setback.
  AFC interception leader Xavien Howard is running, but sat out practice with a left knee injury, and his status for the game is uncertain. He
  
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• Happy Days? Director Ron Howard visits Oklahoma birthplace

  12-12-2018 23:29
  DUNCAN, Okla. (AP) — Oscar-winning movie director Ron Howard says he still feels connected to the Oklahoma town where he was born but never lived, after visiting the now-shuttered hospital of his birth.
  Howard this week posted a photo of himself on Instagram posing outside the boarded-up building in Duncan, 75 miles (120 kilometers) southwest of Oklahoma City.
  Howard says his family lived in Biloxi, Mississippi, but that his mother wanted to give birth in Duncan, her hometown. Howard says
  
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• AP source: Charlie Morton, Rays agree on $30M, 2-yr deal

  12-12-2018 23:28
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A person familiar with the agreement tells The Associated Press that All-Star pitcher Charlie Morton and the Tampa Bay Rays have reached a $30 million, two-year deal.
  The person spoke on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the contract has not been officially announced.
  The 35-year-old Morton was a first-time All-Star last season when he went 15-3 for Houston. He had a 3.13 ERA in a career-high 30 starts.
  Morton helped the Astros win their first championship in 2017.
  
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• Jones own-goal at Valencia stops Man United winning CL group

  12-12-2018 23:27
  VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — An embarrassing own-goal by Manchester United defender Phil Jones proved decisive as Valencia beat the English club 2-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday.
  United failed to earn a win that would have given the team top spot in Group H, with first-placed Juventus losing 2-1 at Young Boys.
  Valencia secured a place in the last 32 of the Europa League — thanks to Jones.
  Jones slid in to clear the ball as he chased down Valencia striker Michy Batshuayi, but only s
  
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• Nebraska city keeps paying Kobach to defend immigration rule

  12-12-2018 23:25
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An eastern Nebraska city will continue paying former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach at least $10,000 a year to defend its immigration ordinance even though the last legal challenge to the rule ended in 2014.
  Fremont’s City Council unanimously approved its annual agreement with Kobach on Tuesday. Since 2010, the city has paid the Republican, who lost his bid to become Kansas governor this fall, a total of $101,817.29.
  Kobach earned more than $800,000 in legal
  
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• 1 of 3 men accused in mosque bombing negotiating plea deal

  12-12-2018 23:24
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An attorney for one of three Illinois militia members accused of bombing a Minnesota mosque says his client is negotiating a possible plea deal with federal prosecutors.
  Michael James McWhorter pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal hate crime charges, but the Star Tribune reports his attorney told a federal magistrate that McWhorter was working on a possible deal.
  According to court documents, McWhorter admitted he, Michael Hari and Joe Morris drove from Clarence,
  
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• Congress moves to ban cockfighting in US territories,

  12-12-2018 23:18
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Congress has given final passage to legislation that would shut down legal cockfights in U.S. territories including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, ending an institution dating from the colonial era that generates millions of dollars each year.
  Opponents of the measure approved Wednesday by the House say it will have a devastating effect on the islands’ economies, noting that in Puerto Rico alone the cockfighting industry generates some $18 milli
  
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• House, Senate reach agreement on anti-sexual harassment bill

  12-12-2018 23:17
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House and Senate negotiators have reached an agreement on legislation to overhaul the process for handling sexual misconduct allegations in Congress.
  Republican Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri and Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota announced the agreement Wednesday.
  The push for the legislation took on new urgency in the past year, as more than a half-dozen lawmakers resigned amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
  The bill updates the decades-old Congressional Accounta
  
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• Juventus loses at Young Boys, wins group after Man U defeat

  12-12-2018 23:15
  BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Juventus lost 2-1 at Young Boys in the Champions League, joining Real Madrid on Wednesday as a group winner which had already qualified before losing to a last-placed team.
  Cristiano Ronaldo hit a post with an 87th-minute header for Juventus, and played the full game despite the plastic playing surface at Stade de Suisse and temperatures below freezing in Bern.
  Ronaldo was also responsible for a stoppage-time equalizer being ruled out for offside when he leaped in
  
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• Crews rescue man stuck in grease vent of empty restaurant

  12-12-2018 23:09
  SAN LORENZO, Calif. (AP) — A man who authorities say was possibly trying to burglarize an abandoned Chinese restaurant has been rescued from the grease vent, where officials say he had been trapped for two days.
  The Alameda County sheriff’s office says deputies and firefighters were called to the vacant building in San Lorenzo on Wednesday after someone heard cries for help.
  The office says that when officials arrived they found the grease-covered man stuck inside the metal vent.
  Sgt
  
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• Sane double earns Man City 2-1 win, top spot in CL group

  12-12-2018 23:06
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Leroy Sane scored two goals, including a free kick from 30 meters, as Manchester City came from behind to beat Hoffenheim 2-1 and secure first place in its Champions League group on Wednesday.
  City recovered from losing its opening game in Group F — 2-1 at home to Lyon — to finish top by five points, and advance to the round of 16 for the sixth straight year as it bids to become European champion for the first time.
  Despite being assured of a top-two
  
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• Panel considers overhaul of antiquated Georgia voting system

  12-12-2018 23:06
  MACON, Ga. (AP) — A commission considering a replacement for Georgia’s antiquated voting system plans to hold a last meeting in January before finalizing recommendations to lawmakers.
  The Secure, Accessible and Fair Elections Commission discussed different voting systems Wednesday and the criteria members must consider in making recommendations.
  Election security experts warned the electronic touchscreen machines Georgia uses are vulnerable to hacking and lack an auditable paper trai
  
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• Lyon rescues draw at Shakhtar to edge into knockout rounds

  12-12-2018 23:04
  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Lyon scraped into the knockout rounds of the Champions League after salvaging a 1-1 draw away to a tenacious Shakhtar Donetsk team on Wednesday.
  Playing in freezing sleet in Kiev after the game was relocated due to martial law, Shakhtar took the lead through Junior Moraes and held on for more than 40 minutes thanks to a string of saves from Andriy Pyatov. However, Nabil Fekir hit a shot into the top-left corner in the 65th minute to give Lyon the point it needed to sec
  
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• Police: Man jumped out of moving car, driver arrested

  12-12-2018 23:03
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police say a man who feared for his life jumped out of a moving car not long before the driver was arrested on drunken driving charges.
  Court documents show the Dec. 5 incident in Phoenix ended with the arrest of Emerald Decker on her 33rd birthday.
  The documents say she was drinking at bar with the man. The man told police Decker was driving erratically and refused to pull over, so he decided to jump out.
  Decker then pulled into a gas station, where police showed up.
  Police
  
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• The Latest: Prosecutor asks for life for teen school shooter

  12-12-2018 23:00
  ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — The latest on a teen pleading guilty to a fatal school shooting in South Carolina (all times local):
  5:30 p.m.
  A prosecutor say he will ask for a life sentence without parole for a teen who was 14 years old when he shot and killed his father and an elementary school student outside for recess.
  In a statement issued Wednesday after Jesse Osborne pleaded guilty, Solicitor David Wagner said Osborne deserved to die behind bars for the September 2016 killings in Anderson C
  
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• Benfica ends Champions League campaign with 1-0 win over AEK

  12-12-2018 23:00
  LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Benfica finished its Champions League campaign with a 1-0 win over AEK Athens on Wednesday.
  Both teams were out of contention for the knockout stage, and Benfica had already secured third place and a spot in the round of 32 of the Europa League.
  Alex Grimaldo scored the winner in the 88th minute with a well-struck free kick over the wall.
  Bayern Munich won Group E with 14 points, two more than Ajax. Benfica finished with seven points, while AEK Athens had zero after
  
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• Tucson man and two others accused in $16 million recycling fraud case

  12-12-2018 22:57
  TUCSON – The Arizona Department of Public Safety teamed up with the California Department of Justice and the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to arrest three men for allegedly using an Arizona trucking to defraud California’s Beverage Container Recycling Program out of $16.1 million.
  Investigators say 49-year-old Miguel Bustillos, of Glendale, Arizona, operated his trucking company for the sole purpose of smuggling out-of-state recyclable materials into Calif
  
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• Domestic assault charges filed against Missouri player

  12-12-2018 22:35
  COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri defensive end Tre Williams was charged Wednesday in a domestic assault case.
  The Columbia Daily Tribune reported that probable cause statement alleges Williams and his girlfriend argued early Sunday and that he hit her several times while she was driving and at one point began choking her. The woman eventually was able to drive away. Williams, a 21-year-old redshirt sophomore, remains indefinitely suspended from the team.
  Boone County Assistant Prosecuting Att
  
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• The Latest: Tigers to take it slow this spring with Cabrera

  12-12-2018 21:56
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on Major League Baseball’s winter meetings (all times local):
  3:25 p.m.
  Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera might play only a game or two each week at the start of spring training as he returns from season-ending biceps surgery.
  Manager Ron Gardenhire says he’ll go day by day with Cabrera when the exhibition season begins. There’s no plan yet as to how much action the two-time AL MVP might see at first base.
  “We’ll figure it out a
  
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• The Latest: Free agent 1B Justin Bour headed to Angels

  12-12-2018 21:56
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on Major League Baseball’s winter meetings (all times local):
  6:10p.m.
  A person with direct knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press that free agent first baseman Justin Bour has reached agreement with the Los Angeles Angels.
  The deal is pending a physical said the person, speaking on condition of anonymity because nothing had been finalized.
  The 30-year-old Bour hit 20 homers and drove in 59 runs with the Marlins and Phillies last season.
  
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• The Latest: Official says hospital escape was ‘wake-up call’

  12-12-2018 21:55
  HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on an investigation into a Hawaii man’s escape from a psychiatric hospital (all times local):
  12:10 p.m.
  Hawaii’s health director says employees of a state psychiatric hospital were complacent about a man who was there for more than 40 years before he escaped to California.
  Bruce Anderson says Randall Saito caused no problems before he walked out of Hawaii State Hospital last year and flew to California. Anderson says hospital staff members were colle
  
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• The Latest: Trump order boosts Opportunity Zones program

  12-12-2018 21:23
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Opportunity Zone program (all times local):
  2:45 p.m.
  President Donald Trump is signing an executive order that will engage 13 federal agencies to aid the Opportunity Zones program targeting development in distressed American communities. The program is part of the 2017 tax reform law, offering tax benefits for developers and investors to build in long-neglected areas.
  The order establishes the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, which wi
  
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• Man sues after getting finger caught in airplane armrest

  12-12-2018 21:23
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man is suing after he says one of his pinky fingers was caught in an airline armrest mechanism for nearly an hour during a flight to Los Angeles.
  City Wire Service reports Stephen Keys has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against both American Airlines Inc. and SkyWest Airlines Inc., alleging negligence.
  A representative for American, which has a flying agreement with SkyWest, referred all comment to SkyWest, which said, “We worked with our partner A
  
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• Man shoots himself in head with nail gun, walks to find help

  12-12-2018 21:22
  DERBY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man shot himself in the head with a nail gun as he fell off a ladder, but was able to walk to the site of a traffic accident to ask law enforcement for help.
  Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Lt. Tim Myers says the man is in critical condition after the accident Wednesday morning in Derby, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of Wichita.
  The Wichita Eagle reports that Myers said the man told sheriff’s deputies and a Derby police officer that he was renovatin
  
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• AP source: Jordy Mercer, Tigers agree to $5.25M, 1-year deal

  12-12-2018 21:20
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations says shortstop Jordy Mercer and the Detroit Tigers have agreed to a $5.25 million, one-year contract.
  The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the agreement was subject to a successful physical.
  Mercer had spent his entire seven-season big league career with Pittsburgh. The 32-year-old hit .251 with six homers and 39 RBIs, down from 14 homers and 58 RBIs in 2017.
  His agreement was first rep
  
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• Red Bulls sign defender Tim Parker to multiyear contract

  12-12-2018 21:06
  HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — The New York Red Bulls have signed defender Tim Parker to a multiyear contact.
  The MLS team announced the signing Wednesday, saying it used targeted allocation money.
  Parker played center back and solidified a defense that allowed 33 goals in 34 regular season games. New York won the 2018 Supporters’ Shield with league-record 71 points and 22 wins.
  The 25-year-old St. John’s product was acquired at the beginning of the season in a trade with Vancouver. He
  
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• The naughty list? Donald Trump Jr. calls his dad a regifter

  12-12-2018 21:04
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s eldest son says his father is a “regifter” who “may or may not” have once given him the same gift he presented to his dad the year before.
  Donald Trump Jr. says in an interview with the entertainment program “Extra” that because he is his father’s namesake, he “got regifted all the things that were monogrammed for him at times.”
  And he says that one Christmas he called his dad out on the
  
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• SDSU, Stiegelmeier agree on 5-year contract extension

  12-12-2018 21:03
  BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota State and coach John Stiegelmeier have agreed on a five-year contract extension.
  The deal will keep the longtime Jackrabbits coach on the sideline through the 2023 season. The university announced the contract extension Wednesday without providing financial terms. The Argus Leader reports Stiegelmeier made $255,000 this season.
  The 61-year-old is the winningest football coach in SDSU history, leading the Jackrabbits to a 158-99 record in 22 seasons.
  SDSU
  
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• News Producer

  12-12-2018 21:01
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• Plzen beats Roma 2-1 to qualify for Europa League

  12-12-2018 21:00
  PLZEN, Czech Republic (AP) — Viktoria Plzen beat struggling Roma 2-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday to earn a Europa League spot.
  Tomas Chory scored the winner with a diving header after Cengiz Under had canceled out Jan Kovarik’s opener — with all three goals coming over a 16-minute span in the second half.
  The victory meant Plzen finished third in Group G.
  Three-time defending champion Real Madrid, which lost 3-0 to CSKA Moscow, had already won the group and Roma was al
  
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• CSKA Moscow stuns Real Madrid 3-0 at Bernabeu

  12-12-2018 20:57
  MADRID (AP) — CSKA Moscow defeated Real Madrid 3-0 on Wednesday for its second straight win over the defending Champions League holders, but it still wasn’t enough to earn the Russians a spot in the round of 32 of the Europa League.
  Real Madrid rested most of its regular starters after already clinching the group win, while CSKA had no chance of making it to the knockout stage. The Russians were fighting for third place in Group G with Viktoria Plzen, which defeated Roma 2-1 to finis
  
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• US lawmakers examine Native women’s deaths, disappearances

  12-12-2018 20:55
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The sister of a missing Blackfeet woman in Montana is expressing frustration over police’s initial response to her loved one’s disappearance, saying in testimony prepared for U.S. senators Wednesday that dysfunctional investigations into missing persons cases have troubled numerous Native American families.
  The testimony from Kimberly Loring is part of a U.S. Senate committee hearing held in Washington, D.C., to examine concerns about investigations int
  
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• Bears place cornerback Callahan on IR with broken left foot

  12-12-2018 20:52
  LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have placed cornerback Bryce Callahan on injured reserve because of a broken left foot.
  Coach Matt Nagy says Callahan will need surgery. He was hurt in Chicago’s 15-6 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night.
  A fourth-year pro, Callahan has 45 tackles, two interceptions, two sacks and six pass breakups. Sherrick McManis figures to get the bulk of the snaps at nickel back with him out.
  The Bears also signed cornerback Marcus Williams
  
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• Friends of NAU student say social media tip led to his body

  12-12-2018 20:49
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Friends of a Northern Arizona University student say they acted on a social media tip to find his body in a flood control channel in downtown Flagstaff.
  Austin Jones and Jesus Ramirez told police they went looking for Kain Turner on Dec. 3, despite university police saying not to.
  A Flagstaff police report released Wednesday says a woman had responded to a missing persons post saying she saw Turner, seemingly drunk, stumbling in a ditch before dawn Dec. 2. Before th
  
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• Virgin Galactic aims to reach space soon with tourism rocket

  12-12-2018 20:39
  MOJAVE, Calif. (AP) — Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is gearing up to finally send its rocket ship to the edge of space.
  If successful, it would be a major step toward the long-delayed dream of commercial space tourism.
  The next test flight could come as early as Thursday with the rocket-powered spacecraft soaring high above California’s Mojave Desert.
  Development of the Virgin Galactic spaceship took far longer than expected and endured a setback when the first one broke ap
  
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• Neo-natal kitten nursery opens

  12-12-2018 20:37
  A neo-natal kitten nursery has opened at a Wisconsin pet sanctuary.
  Safe Haven owner, Elizabeth Feldhausen, says she dreamed of the nursery but thought it would never come to fruition.
  But now, kittens like Ethel and Lucy are getting the TLC they need to get healthy.
  Neo-natal kitten nursery increases chances of survival. Courtesy: NBC.
  Feldhausen says she owes it all someone called the Cat Grandpa. Back in September, a photograph of volunteer Terry Lauerman napping with shelter went viral. Don
  
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• Memphis’ Darrell Henderson leaving early for NFL draft

  12-12-2018 20:34
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — All-American running back Darrell Henderson says he’s leaving Memphis after his junior season for the NFL draft.
  Henderson shared his decision Wednesday on Twitter, saying he will be forever grateful for Memphis giving him his opportunity to chase his NFL dream. It is unclear if Henderson will play in Memphis’ upcoming bowl game.
  The native of Batesville, Mississippi, led the Football Bowl Subdivision with 25 total touchdowns. He is second nationally with
  
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• Report: ‘High-tech’ robot on Russian TV was man in suit

  12-12-2018 20:33
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian media say a contraption presented by Russian state television as a high-tech robot was in fact a man in a commercially available robot costume.
  The footage was shot at a high-tech show in the city of Yaroslavl that opened Tuesday, featuring “Boris the Robot.” Forum organizers used Boris to enliven the event, having him dance to a pop song.
  But a crew for Russian state television apparently thought Boris was real, and used footage of him dancing and speakin
  
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• New Jersey sports betting market closing in on $1B mark

  12-12-2018 20:31
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s sports betting market is closing in on the $1 billion dollar mark after less than six months of operation.
  Figures released Wednesday by the state Division of Gaming Enforcement show New Jersey’s casino and racetrack-based sports books took in over $330 million worth of bets in November.
  Gamblers in the state have plunked down $928 million on sports events since sports betting began in mid-June.
  The $21.2 million that sports books kept fr
  
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