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• Report: Texas senator denies sexting, but won’t say who did

  18-12-2018 23:56
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A former U.S. prosecutor hired by the University of Texas says a state senator accused of sending sexually explicit text messages to a graduate student blamed them on someone else and didn’t fully cooperate with investigators.
  The report released Tuesday concluded that Republican state Sen. Charles Schwertner didn’t violate university policies based on “available evidence.”
  The report was signed by former U.S. attorney Johnny Sutton. The univers
  
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• New entrant to NJ sports bet market; NBA-FanDuel in deal

  18-12-2018 23:56
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A Canadian company says it will enter New Jersey’s sports betting market as an affiliate of Monmouth Park Racetrack.
  Toronto-based theScore says it will begin offering an online and mobile sports book in mid-2019, pending approval by state regulators.
  The company offers digital sports experiences through its web, social and esports platforms.
  The announcement came the same day that the National Basketball Association announced a deal making daily fantasy sp
  
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• Lawmakers call for probe into Guatemalan child’s death

  18-12-2018 23:56
  LORDSBURG, N.M. (AP) — Lawmakers visiting the Border Patrol station where a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl was taken hours before her death are demanding an investigation into the response by federal agents.
  Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus spoke Tuesday outside the Border Patrol station in Lordsburg, New Mexico.
  Jakelin Caal and her father were taken into custody Dec. 6 at the Antelope Wells port of entry in rural New Mexico. She began vomiting and later stopped breathing while be
  
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• Kushner credited for pushing rare bipartisan bill

  18-12-2018 23:52
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Jared Kushner is being credited this week for helping to spearhead what could be the first major bipartisan legislative success of the Trump era: a first-in-a-generation criminal justice overhaul.
  Liberal and conservative groups alike have praised President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser for his efforts, despite ongoing skepticism and opposition by some of those same groups to much of the Trump administration’s policy agenda.
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• CBS gives no indication it will release Moonves findings

  18-12-2018 23:51
  NEW YORK (AP) — CBS has given no indication that it will publicly release the findings of the report that led the network to deny a $120 million exit package to Leslie Moonves.
  The network’s former chief executive was dismissed for sexual misconduct. He has denied the allegations and insisted the sex was consensual.
  Moonves, who was once the most powerful executive in the television industry, lost the payout Monday when the CBS board of directors concluded that there were grounds to
  
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• Arizona man gets 12 years in prison in NY Islamic State case

  18-12-2018 23:51
  NEW YORK (AP) — An Arizona man convicted of helping a New Yorker join the Islamic State group in Syria has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
  Ahmed Mohammed el-Gammal (ehl-gahm-AHL’), a suburban Phoenix man, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos in Manhattan federal court.
  El-Gammal was convicted last year of helping 24-year-old Samy el-Goarany (ehl-goh-AHR’-nee) reach Syria in 2015. El-Goarany was killed fighting for the Islamic State group.
  The 48-year
  
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• Officials baffled by large migrant groups at remote crossing

  18-12-2018 23:49
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. immigration officials say hundreds of migrants are crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in a desolate New Mexico region that until recently had seen barely any traffic.
  They say it appears to be a smuggling route.
  It is where 7-year-old Jakelin Caal and her father were found Dec. 6 along with more than 160 others. Caal started vomiting on the bus ride to the Border Patrol facility some 90 miles away from where they were taken into custody. She later died.
  U.S. Customs and
  
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• Raiders place OL Gabe Jackson on IR with elbow injury

  18-12-2018 23:48
  ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders have placed starting right guard Gabe Jackson on injured reserve with an elbow injury.
  The Raiders also promoted defensive back Rico Gafford and defensive tackle Gabe Wright from the practice squad and waived linebacker Emmanuel Lamur on Tuesday.
  Jackson hurt his elbow late in a win over Pittsburgh on Dec. 9. He missed last week’s game at Cincinnati and now will be out for the final two games of the season as well.
  Lamur had 12 tackles in ei
  
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• US reverses policy on migrant children’s sponsors

  18-12-2018 23:45
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is reversing a policy that required fingerprinting for all adults living in a household where a migrant child would live.
  Parents and other sponsors have said the fingerprinting rule had slowed placement of children in homes, in part because some members of the household were afraid to be fingerprinted. The information is shared with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the agency has arrested more 150 people since information sharing began in
  
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• Former NASA engineer fights porch pirates with glitter bomb package trap

  18-12-2018 23:42
  CLEVELAND, Ohio (WKYC) – ‘Tis the season for porch pirates.
  They scope out your front porch for packages recently delivered. They’ll swipe them, despite not knowing what’s inside.
  In this case, the joke’s on them.
  Former NASA engineer and YouTube personality Mark Rober decided to fight back against porch pirates. According to his YouTube bio, Rober has a master’s degree in mechanical engineering. He spent nine years working for NASA and now works at a San
  
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• A day after trading for him, Suns waive G Austin Rivers

  18-12-2018 23:39
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns have waived guard Austin Rivers, a day after he was obtained in a trade with the Washington Wizards.
  In a deal finalized over the weekend and announced Monday, the Suns acquired Rivers and Kelly Oubre from the Wizards in exchange for Trevor Ariza.
  If he clears waivers, Rivers becomes an unrestricted free agent.
  Rivers appeared in 29 games for Washington, averaging 7.2 points per game while shooting 39 percent from the field. He averaged 15.1 points per game
  
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• Raptors coach Nurse, Hawks guard Bazemore fined by NBA

  18-12-2018 23:38
  NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse and Atlanta Hawks guard Kent Bazemore were fined by the NBA on Tuesday.
  Nurse was fined $15,000 for criticizing the referees after a 95-86 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. Nurse was upset about a lack of fouls called against players guarding Kawhi Leonard, who had only four free-throw attempts.
  Nurse said the fouls against Leonard have “been going on all year. I do not understand why they are letting everybody play one of the best
  
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• Trump Foundation agrees to dissolve with judge to oversee dispersal to other charities

  18-12-2018 23:33
  The Trump Foundation — the charitable foundation started by President Donald Trump years before he became a presidential candidate, which New York’s top prosecutor said exhibited a “shocking pattern of illegality” — will dissolve under pressure from the state’s attorney general, according to a court filing.
  The foundation will give away its assets to other non-profit organizations in the next 30 days, according to an agreement between state prosecutors and the
  
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• Big East to represent Team USA at 2019 Pan Am Games

  18-12-2018 23:33
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Big East Conference will represent USA Basketball for the 2019 Pan American Games, beating out the other Power Five conferences for the honor.
  Instead of bringing players together from across the country, officials from the NCAA and the national governing body decided to designate one Division I conference to represent the United States at the tournament traditionally held the year before the Summer Olympics.
  After reviewing bids from all the major conferences,
  
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• Colorado baker back in court over 2nd LGBT bias allegation

  18-12-2018 23:30
  DENVER (AP) — Attorneys for a Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple on religious grounds say the state is punishing him again for not baking a cake celebrating a gender transition.
  Lawyers for Jack Phillips argued Tuesday in U.S. court in Denver to try to stop the state from taking action against him over the new discrimination allegation.
  The U.S. Supreme Court issued a limited ruling for the baker in the gay couple’s 2012 case.
  Phillips is suing to over
  
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• Attorney: Deadly hotel freezer could lock someone inside

  18-12-2018 23:29
  CHICAGO (AP) — The attorney for a woman suing a suburban Chicago hotel over the death of her 19-year-old daughter in a walk-in freezer says someone could have locked the young woman inside.
  Attorney Geoffrey Fieger told a news conference Tuesday that a button on the freezer door’s handle allows it to be locked, overriding a mechanism that would let someone inside get out.
  The body of Kenneka Jenkins was found Sept. 10, 2017, in the freezer at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hot
  
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• Police: Man sets girlfriend, himself on fire at coffee shop

  18-12-2018 23:23
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities in upstate New York say a man went to a coffee shop where his girlfriend works, told her to come outside, doused her in flammable liquid and set her on fire.
  Police in Tonawanda say man also set himself on fire Monday afternoon by accident due to his proximity to the 25-year-old woman. His name has not been released.
  Both were taken to a hospital with serious and potentially life-threatening injuries.
  Officials say they are investigating it as a domestic
  
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• Man City reaches League Cup semifinals after shootout win

  18-12-2018 23:03
  On a tumultuous day for beleaguered Manchester United, crosstown rival Manchester City advanced to the English League Cup semifinals to keep in the hunt for trophies on four fronts this season.
  Man City beat Leicester 3-1 in a penalty shootout on Tuesday to stay on course to retain the title and give Pep Guardiola another piece of silverware, hours after his great managerial rival Jose Mourinho was fired by United.
  The game finished 1-1 in regulation time, with Kevin De Bruyne marking the first
  
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• US: German company to plead guilty in VW emissions scheme

  18-12-2018 22:46
  DETROIT (AP) — U.S. authorities say a German engineering company has agreed to plead guilty and pay $35 million for its role in the Volkswagen vehicle emissions scandal.
  The Justice Department said Tuesday that IAV has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy in Detroit federal court on Jan. 18. The government says IAV misled regulators about whether certain VW and Audi vehicles met pollution standards.
  The diesel vehicles were programmed to trigger certain pollution results only during testin
  
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• With ‘Bumblebee,’ John Cena finds his stride in Hollywood

  18-12-2018 22:43
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Cena says his early movies didn’t succeed because his heart wasn’t in them. The WWE star has in the past three years hit his stride in Hollywood films after a rocky beginning in projects that often didn’t crack 30 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
  Cena’s latest film, the Transformers movie “Bumblebee,” is at 97 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, his highest-rated project yet.
  “Bumblebee” hits theaters Friday, but the 41-year-old is
  
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• The Latest: Official suspended in transgender incident

  18-12-2018 22:43
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Latest on a West Virginia high school assistant principal accused of harassing a transgender student in a school bathroom (all times local):
  4:30 p.m.
  A West Virginia assistant principal has been suspended after a complaint that he harassed a transgender male student inside a high school bathroom.
  News outlets report Lee Livengood was suspended with pay after a meeting with Harrison County school administrators Tuesday. The suspension runs through the end of th
  
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• New Kentucky lawmakers watch pension debate from sidelines

  18-12-2018 22:38
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Some newly elected lawmakers in Kentucky are not happy with the governor’s decision to call the old legislature back into session to vote on changes to the state’s struggling pension systems.
  Last week, the state Supreme Court struck down on procedural grounds a pension law Republican Gov. Matt Bevin had signed earlier this year. Monday, Bevin called the legislature back in session to pass a new pension law.
  Incoming Republican Rep. Travis Brenda said the
  
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• Man gets 357 years for 1995 sex assaults of 4 roommates

  18-12-2018 22:37
  RESTON, Va. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to 357 years in prison for sexually assaulting four women in a northern Virginia apartment more than 20 years ago.
  The Washington Post reports that a prosecutor says the jury sentenced 50-year-old Jude Lovchik on Tuesday, a day after finding him guilty on all 17 counts in the 1995 Reston sexual assaults.
  His ex-wife, Kathrin Lovchik, testified that he told her he was the “Fairfax rapist” in 2009. She went to authorities after losing c
  
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• Bills place Murphy on IR, sign 49ers receiver Victor Bolden

  18-12-2018 22:33
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have signed receiver Victor Bolden off San Francisco’s practice squad and placed running back Marcus Murphy on injured reserve.
  Murphy’s season is over after dislocating his left elbow in the second quarter of a 14-13 win over Detroit on Sunday. He started the game with LeSean McCoy and backup Chris Ivory sidelined by injuries.
  McCoy and Ivory practiced on a limited basis last week, though their playing status is unclear for Buffalo&r
  
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• UN urges ‘violence-free environment’ for Congo elections

  18-12-2018 22:30
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is calling for “a violence-free environment” for what could be historic elections in Congo on Sunday, noting with concern recent incidents that resulted in loss of life and significant damage.
  A council statement Tuesday calls on Congo’s government to investigate the incidents and urges all political players “to uphold the freedom of expression, assembly and unhindered campaigning which are the hallmarks of the democra
  
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• Prada withdraws luxury trinkets over blackface controversy

  18-12-2018 22:25
  NEW YORK (AP) — Prada is no longer selling a line of accessories and displays following complaints they featured blackface-style imagery.
  The controversy began last week when a New Yorker complained in a viral Facebook posting after walking past a Prada boutique in Manhattan’s SoHo district and noticing what she described as a “racist and denigrating” caricature in the storefront.
  The Italian fashion house had recently launched a series of luxury keychains and trinkets, i
  
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• Arizona ski resort gets fresh dusting of snow

  18-12-2018 22:25
  GREER – Good news for skiers and snowboarders.Sunrise Park Resort in the White Mountains reports it received 5 inches of new snow Monday night.
  According to a news release three lifts are open, “Spruce Ridge and No Name (Blue) from Sunrise Peak, as well as Fairway and Pinedale (Green) from our Midway Lift. We also have 2 bunny hills to learn with, and building onto our terrain park!”
  Sunrise Park is open 7 days a week, and lifts operate from 9am-4pm!
  To check out the
  
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• Russian businessman to stay in jail pending laundering trial

  18-12-2018 22:22
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Russian businessman who lived a lavish life in North Carolina will remain in jail while he’s prosecuted on charges including money laundering and murder-for-hire.
  An online court docket shows a federal magistrate judge ordered Leonid Teyf to stay in custody pending trial. The judge’s order Tuesday noted strong evidence against Teyf.
  Prosecutors say in court documents that the 57-year-old Teyf stashed millions in U.S. bank accounts after helping to orchest
  
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• Carnegie Hero Fund honors 18 for acts of selfless courage

  18-12-2018 22:20
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — A teenager who went into a burning home to save his 23-month-old nephew is among 16 Americans and two Canadians being recognized for putting their lives at risk during acts of heroism.
  The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission on Tuesday announced the latest recipients of the Carnegie medals for heroism. The winners or their survivors will also receive grants.
  The honorees include 17-year-old Brent Rudy Edwards, who collapsed from smoke inhalation after carrying his nephew to saf
  
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• Georgia man convicted of child rape caught in Bahamas

  18-12-2018 22:18
  ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities say a Georgia man who fled an Atlanta courthouse before being convicted of child rape and molestation has been arrested in the Bahamas.
  Fulton County district attorney’s spokesman Chris Hopper said in an email Tuesday that prosecutors are working to extradite Don Martin, who is originally from the Bahamas.
  Martin fled earlier this month after five days of trial testimony and didn’t return for closing arguments.
  Prosecutors say Martin was an Atlanta ch
  
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• Chicago drug trafficker testifies against El Chapo at trial

  18-12-2018 22:18
  NEW YORK (AP) — A former Chicago drug trafficker who did business with the Mexican drug lord known as El Chapo is testifying against him.
  Pedro Flores told a federal jury on Tuesday that he and his twin brother met face to face with Joaquin Guzman (wah-KEEN’ gooz-MAHN’) at a mountainside hideaway in Mexico in 2005. He says Guzman hired them to distribute hundreds of thousands of kilos of cocaine in Chicago, New York, Detroit and other U.S. cities.
  The Flores brothers made milli
  
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• State Medical board confirms complaint records on OSU doctor

  18-12-2018 22:08
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The State Medical Board is acknowledging for the first time that it has records about a complaint investigation involving the now-deceased Ohio State University team doctor accused of widespread sexual misconduct against students decades ago.
  Neither institution will share details about the documents involving now-deceased physician Richard Strauss. They were provided to Ohio State’s lawyers this month.
  Board communications obtained by The Associated Press indic
  
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• US hospital ship returns after treating Venezuelan migrants

  18-12-2018 22:03
  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A U.S. Navy hospital ship has returned home after its crew treated thousands of people in Central and South America, including migrants who fled crisis-wracked Venezuela.
  Kevin Buckley, the commanding officer for medical operations on the USNS Comfort, said Tuesday that 26,000 people were treated for anything from hernias to cataracts.
  Buckley spoke on a pier at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia where the Comfort is based.
  The 11-week mission stopped in countries that i
  
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• The Latest: NRA ‘disappointed’ by bump stock ban

  18-12-2018 22:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Trump administration’s move to ban bump stocks (all times local):
  3:55 p.m.
  The National Rifle Association is “disappointed” with the Trump administration’s plan to outlaw bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire continuously.
  Spokeswoman Jennifer Baker says the Justice Department should provide amnesty for gun owners who already have the devices.
  The Justice Department says the attachments will be banned beginning
  
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• Colts place starting defensive lineman on injured reserve

  18-12-2018 21:58
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts put starting defensive tackle Al Woods on injured reserve Tuesday.
  The move comes two days after Woods left Indy’s shutout over Dallas with a foot injury.
  Woods appeared in all 14 games this season and had 24 tackles, including one for loss. He could become a free agent in March.
  Woods, Margus Hunt and Denico Autry played key roles in a Colts’ rotation that helped lead Indy to seven wins in eight games and jump back into playoff conten
  
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• Universities tapping into Sioux Falls’ medical tech industry

  18-12-2018 21:54
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Two universities in South Dakota are teaming up to train biomedical engineers in an effort to help boost Sioux Falls’ burgeoning medical technology industry. The Argus Leader reported that the program involves the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City and the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. The partnership was recently approved by the South Dakota Board of Regents.
  The collaboration is meant to expand the University of South Dako
  
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• The Latest: Panel wants ‘no notoriety’ for school shooters

  18-12-2018 21:52
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s school safety commission (all times local):
  3:45 p.m.
  President Donald Trump says one of the nearly 100 recommendations from his administration’s School Safety Commission is an effort to prevent school shooters from capturing the media spotlight.
  He says the report proposes “no notoriety” campaigns to encourage the media not to use the names and other information about shooters. He says that makes the shooters
  
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• Caen scores deep into injury time to beat Toulouse 2-1

  18-12-2018 21:49
  PARIS (AP) — Midfielder Faycal Fajr converted a penalty nine minutes into injury time to give Caen a 2-1 win over fellow struggler Toulouse in the French league on Tuesday, lifting the team provisionally out of the relegation zone.
  Fajr and Saif-Eddine Khaoui both scored for the second straight match to help Caen move up to 16th place, one point behind Toulouse.
  Khaoui scored with a rasping shot from outside the penalty area to put Caen 1-0 up after 18 minutes.
  Forward Max-Alain Gradel und
  
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• Miss America may be leaving Atlantic City … again

  18-12-2018 21:48
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Miss America may be leaving Atlantic City again.
  The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News report the Miss America Organization is looking for cities around the country interested in hosting the competition.
  The newspapers obtained the group’s call for proposals from interested cities via a public records request to the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority. The authority’s contract with Miss America has expired.
  The authority contributed $12 milli
  
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• Yemeni mom wins travel ban waiver to see dying son in US

  18-12-2018 21:44
  A Yemeni mother blocked by the Trump administration’s travel ban has won her fight for a waiver that would allow her to travel to California to see her dying 2-year-old son.
  Basim Elkarra of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Sacramento said Shaima Swileh was granted a visa Tuesday and will be flying to San Francisco on Wednesday.
  She has been living in Egypt but is from Yemen, whose citizens are restricted from traveling to the United States under the Trump administration’
  
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• California doctor accused of prescribing drugs in 5 deaths

  18-12-2018 21:43
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities have arrested a Southern California doctor on charges of doling out illegal prescriptions they say were part of a pattern that led to five fatal overdoses and the death of a bicyclist who was struck by a driver under the influence.
  Dr. Dzung Ahn Pham was arrested Tuesday and scheduled to appear in federal court.
  Federal prosecutors say Pham illegally distributed opioids and powerful other narcotics from his urgent care clinic in the city of Irvine.
  An affidav
  
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• EPA approves nearly $21M in Nevada water grants

  18-12-2018 21:42
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded nearly $21 million in grants for drinking and wastewater infrastructure improvements in Nevada, including upgrading 87,000 water meters to boost efficiency in North Las Vegas.
  The grants announced Monday include nearly $8 million to expand a wastewater treatment facility in Douglas County and build a water treatment wetlands facility for Hawthorne and the neighboring Army Ammunition Depot.
  The $12.9 million for drinking
  
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• Judge inclined to free DEA agent accused of helping gang

  18-12-2018 21:40
  CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge in Chicago says she’s inclined to free a DEA agent on bond pending his trial on charges alleging that he joined the agency specifically to help a murderous Puerto Rican-based group traffic guns and cocaine.
  Magistrate Judge Susan Cox said at Tuesday’s detention hearing that the charges against 41-year-old Fernando Gomez “are among the most serious” she’d seen, given the DEA link, but that prosecutors hadn’t shown he is dang
  
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• Teaching Empowerment: The GoodGuides® School Based Mentoring Program

  18-12-2018 21:38
  Sponsored Content*Teaching Empowerment: The GoodGuides® School Based Mentoring Program 7th graders from Pistor Middle School collected books for White Elementary School kindergarteners to take home for the summer to encouraging reading.As any adult knows, it’s not always easy to get kids to see the value in their education. Luckily for the kids at two middle schools in the Tucson Unified School District, there’s a certain program that not only teaches them the importance of educa
  
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• Daniel Descalso, Cubs agree to $5M, 2-year contract

  18-12-2018 21:37
  CHICAGO (AP) — Infielder Daniel Descalso and the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a $5 million, two-year contract that includes a club option for 2021 and could be worth $8.25 million over three seasons.
  He gets $1.5 million next year and $2.5 million in 2020. Chicago has a $3.5 million option for 2021 with a $1 million buyout.
  Descalso can earn $250,000 annually in performance bonuses based on plate appearances: $50,000 each for 425, 450 and 475, and $100,000 for 500.
  The 32-year-old hit .237
  
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• Tucson Roadrunners Blanked by Colorado Eagles, 2-0

  18-12-2018 21:36
  It was a night of fits, starts, and missed opportunities for the Tucson Roadrunners last Wednesday evening.
  The Roadrunners (15-6-2), struggled to crack the swarming defense posed by the visiting Colorado Eagles, resulting in a 2-0 loss on home ice.…
  
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• Redskins’ Nicholson arrested, charged with assault & battery

  18-12-2018 21:36
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Redskins safety Montae Nicholson was arrested early Tuesday morning and charged with assault and battery and being drunk in public stemming from a fight at a restaurant and retail complex near the team’s practice facility in Ashburn, Virginia.
  Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Kraig Troxell confirmed Nicholson’s arrest. He says the 23-year-old was released on $2,500 bond.
  Police say Nicholson and 24-year-old Sydney Maggiore were involved in a ver
  
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• South Carolina extends contract for Muschamp, assistants

  18-12-2018 21:35
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Will Muschamp and three assistants received contract extensions on Tuesday.
  Muschamp got a one-year extension that ties him to the school through 2024. Offensive coordinator Bryan McClendon received a two-year extension, while defensive coordinator Travaris Robinson and quarterbacks coach Dan Werner got one-year extensions.
  The deals were approved by the school’s board of trustees.
  Muschamp is 22-16 and is the first Gamecocks coach to make a
  
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• Ethics complaints against Kavanaugh dismissed

  18-12-2018 21:29
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of judges has dismissed ethics complaints against new Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
  The judges say the complaints must be dismissed because they were filed under a federal law that does not apply to Supreme Court justices. That’s the outcome many ethics experts predicted once Kavanaugh took his Supreme Court seat.
  The complaints deal with statements Kavanaugh made during his confirmation hearings. They were filed originally with Kavanaugh’s ol
  
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• Darlington Raceway to celebrate early 1990s era next season

  18-12-2018 21:17
  DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — It’s back to the 1990s for Darlington Raceway’s latest throwback weekend.
  Track officials announced Tuesday the track “Too Tough To Tame” will honor the NASCAR period from 1990-94 when the Southern 500 is run on Sept. 1. Darlington has honored historic periods in NASCAR for the past four years.
  Racers, crew members and fans often wear clothes of the era and the cars will have special paint schemes.
  Darlington Raceway president Kerry Tharp say
  
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