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• Mississippi lawmaker apologizes after his latest DUI arrest

  21-12-2018 23:57
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A top Mississippi lawmaker arrested for the third time on suspicion of drunken driving is apologizing for causing “embarrassment” to friends, family and colleagues.
  Senate President Pro Tempore Terry Burton told The Associated Press in a statement Friday that he would consider professional counseling.
  The 62-year-old Republican was arrested Wednesday in Starkville and charged with DUI second offense and failure to maintain proper lane. He was released on $
  
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• Canada demands China release Canadians for the first time

  21-12-2018 23:56
  TORONTO (AP) — Canada is moving away from diplomatic caution and making is first formal demand for China to immediately release two Canadians who have been detained in apparent retaliation for Canada’s arrest of a top Chinese tech executive.
  The U.S., the U.K. and the EU also issued statements in support of Canada.
  Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said Friday the detentions are arbitrary.
  A top executive of Chinese telecom giant Huawei was arrested in Canada on Dec. 1 at t
  
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• No. 8 Michigan QB Shea Patterson returning for senior season

  21-12-2018 23:51
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Shea Patterson is returning for his senior season at Michigan instead of entering the NFL draft.
  The quarterback announced his decision Friday on Twitter . Patterson plans to play for the eighth-ranked Wolverines against No. 10 Florida on Dec. 29 in the Peach Bowl.
  The junior was voted Michigan’s offensive player of the year after transferring from Ole Miss and successfully appealing to the NCAA to play this season. He completed 65 percent of his passes for 2,
  
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• Not clear how US would get money from border wall fundraiser

  21-12-2018 23:49
  An Air Force veteran has racked up millions of more dollars on his fundraising page for President Donald Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall, though it’s unclear how the U.S. government would get the money.
  Brian Kolfage’s GoFundMe page has raised $13 million as of Friday afternoon to build the wall. Its goal is $1 billion. Kolfage says on the site that he contacted the Trump administration about how to deliver the funds.
  White House officials did not immediately return an email se
  
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• Felicity Jones strives to do justice to Ginsburg in film

  21-12-2018 23:49
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Felicity Jones knew that portraying Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the new film “On the Basis of Sex” would be an intimidating task, but she already had a big vote of confidence from a pretty powerful ally: Ginsburg herself.
  Jones says that Ginsburg had seen her Oscar-nominated work in the Stephen Hawking film “The Theory of Everything.” When she met the associate justice for coffee at her apartment, Ginsburg told the British actress
  
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• Four Dead In Crash on I-10 and Marana Road

  21-12-2018 23:46
  Four people are reported to have died after a serious multi-car crash on Interstate-10 and Marana Road Friday afternoon, according to multiple authorities.
  The crash, which occurred in the eastbound lanes and shut down traffic until just after 3 p.m., caused the the Arizona Department of Public Safety to warn of serious traffic impediments through the afternoon.…
  
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• Hearing scheduled for embattled Florida elections official

  21-12-2018 23:43
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal court hearing has been scheduled for a former Florida elections official who was removed from office by Gov. Rick Scott.
  Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker will hear arguments Jan. 7 in Tallahassee on a request for a preliminary injunction by embattled Broward elections supervisor Brenda Snipes. She filed a federal lawsuit this week against Scott and Senate President Bill Galvano.
  The lawsuit contends Snipes’ due process rights were violated and
  
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• Rockies bring in Daniel Murphy to play 1st base

  21-12-2018 23:42
  DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies have brought in Daniel Murphy to play first base, signing the veteran to a $24 million, two-year deal.
  The 33-year-old Murphy started slow last season as he recovered from right knee surgery. He still hit .299 over 91 games with Washington and the Chicago Cubs.
  The plan is for Murphy to take over at first base, meaning Ian Desmond moves to the outfield.
  Murphy is a three-time All-Star who finished second in the NL MVP voting in 2016 after hitting .347 wit
  
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• Russia prevents WADA from finding doping data in Moscow lab

  21-12-2018 23:39
  MOSCOW (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency says its team is returning from Moscow empty-handed after Russian authorities prevented it from accessing key doping data held at a laboratory there.
  WADA reinstated the suspended Russian Anti-Doping Agency in September on the condition Russian authorities hand over lab data which could allow many past doping offenses to be prosecuted.
  However, WADA says its delegation “was unable to complete its mission within the prescribed time” aft
  
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• The Latest: MCSO deputies, inmate escape hurt in fatal wreck

  21-12-2018 23:34
  ELOY, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on a fatal highway crash in Arizona (all times local):
  4:20 p.m.
  Authorities say a Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office transport van carrying an inmate was among the vehicles involved in a crash that killed four people.
  Arizona Department of Public Safety officials said the chain-reaction wreck started Friday when a vehicle crossed the median on Interstate-10 near Picacho Peak Road.
  The vehicle collided head-on with an SUV.
  State troopers say a semi-truck t
  
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• Chinese citizen charged with trade secrets theft in Oklahoma

  21-12-2018 23:32
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A Chinese national employed by an Oklahoma petroleum company has been charged with stealing trade secrets.
  Federal prosecutors in Tulsa said Friday that 35-year-old Hongjin Tan is accused of stealing trade secrets from his unnamed U.S.-based employer that operates a research facility in the Tulsa area.
  An affidavit filed by the FBI alleges that Tan stole trade secrets about an unidentified product worth more than $1 billion to his employer to benefit a Chinese company w
  
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• Dodgers send Puig, Wood to Reds for Homer Bailey

  21-12-2018 23:31
  CINCINNATI (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers shook up their National League-championship roster Friday, trading Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp and left-hander Alex Wood and cash to the Cincinnati Reds for right-hander Homer Bailey.
  The Dodgers also get minor leaguers Jeter Downs and right-hander Josiah Gray.
  Wood went 9-7 with a 3.68 ERA in 27 starts and six relief appearances last season for the Dodgers, who lost to the Boston Red Sox in the World Series.
  Bailey went 1-14 last season with a 6.09 ERA
  
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• St. Louis man accused of 9 killings; death penalty sought

  21-12-2018 23:27
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a St. Louis man accused of killing nine people since 2008 during his alleged involvement in a drug trafficking ring.
  The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Anthony Jordan has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges.
  Prosecutors say Jordan killed three people in 2008, two in 2010, three in 2013 and one man in 2014. They say he has also tried to threaten or harm witnesses and tried to threaten and bribe U.S. Mars
  
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• Walker scores 26 in Kent State’s win over Oregon State

  21-12-2018 23:22
  CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Jaylin Walker scored 26 points with four 3-pointers and grabbed seven rebounds as Kent State held on to beat Oregon State 66-63 on Friday afternoon.
  Jalen Avery added 16 points with four 3-pointers for the Golden Flashes (9-2).
  Tres Tinkle had 20 points and seven rebounds and Kylor Kelley added 16 points, nine rebounds and five blocks for the Beavers (7-4), who have lost three of their last four.
  While Walker showed he could score from long range, driving to the hoop
  
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• Alaves wins at Sociedad to rise into 5th place in Spain

  21-12-2018 23:21
  MADRID (AP) — Alaves won at Real Sociedad 1-0 to head into the winter break of the Spanish league in fifth place on Friday.
  The small club from the northern Basque Country beat its regional rival Sociedad thanks to an early goal by Jonathan Calleri.
  The Argentine striker headed in a cross from Borja Baston in the 11th minute.
  “We looked to score and then protect our advantage,” Calleri said. “It was a very good cross from Borja. We had talked about him looking for me at t
  
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• Longtime Indiana sports writer Terry Hutchens dead at 60

  21-12-2018 23:20
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Longtime Indiana sports writer Terry Hutchens has died after being critically injured in an automobile collision. He was 60.
  Scotty Underwood, editor of The (Anderson) Herald Bulletin, says Hutchens’ family notified the newspaper that he died Friday at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis. Hutchens most recently was Indiana University beat writer for CNHI Sports Indiana, a conglomeration of 13 newspapers, including The Herald Bulletin, and websites throughout
  
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• Hebard, Ionescu help No. 7 Oregon rout UC Irvine 115-69

  21-12-2018 23:10
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Ruthy Hebard scored 23 points on 11-for-12 shooting and had 15 rebounds, Sabrina Ionescu added her NCAA-record 14th triple-double and No. 7 Oregon beat UC Irvine 115-69 on Friday.
  A day after setting the triple-double mark, Ionescu grabbed her 10th rebound in the fourth quarter to complete the triple-double. She also had 13 points and 14 assists.
  Hebard had 13 points and 10 rebounds in the first half. She also made her first six shots for 19 consecutive field goals over
  
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• High school wrestler told to cut dreadlocks or lose bout

  21-12-2018 23:05
  BUENA, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey high school wrestler had his dreadlocks cut off minutes before his match after a referee told him to lose the hairstyle or forfeit his bout.
  An SNJ Today reporter tweeted video of Buena Regional High School wrestler Andrew Johnson getting his hair cut court-side. He went on to win Wednesday’s match, but appeared visibly distraught.
  Johnson, who is black, had a cover over his hair, but the referee Alan Maloney, who is white, said that wouldn’t do.
  
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• Glotta, Austin Peay beat Campbell 88-75 in St. Pete Shootout

  21-12-2018 23:05
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Senior Zach Glotta hit six 3-pointers and scored 22 points — both career highs — to help Austin Peay beat Campbell 88-75 on Friday in the St. Pete Shootout.
  It was just the second-ever meeting between the teams, which played Nov. 18 at the Jamaica Classic where the Camels beat Austin Peay 78-72.
  Chris Porter-Bunton had 19 points and 12 rebounds, the senior’s third career double-double, Dayton Gumm scored 12 points and Jabari McGhee added 10 for
  
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• The Latest: Arrest warrants issued for 3 rescued at WV mine

  21-12-2018 23:04
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Latest on charges brought after a West Virginia coal mine rescue (all times local):
  4:45 p.m.
  More charges have been brought after four people entered an inactive coal mine in West Virginia and three were trapped inside.
  The Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office said Friday afternoon that it has obtained arrest warrants on Kayla Williams, Erica Treadway and Cody Beverly for entering the mine. News outlets reported earlier that the sheriff’s office was see
  
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• US envoy urges independent probe of German reporter’s fraud

  21-12-2018 22:59
  BERLIN (AP) — The U.S. ambassador in Germany is calling for an independent investigation into the actions of a German journalist who for years fabricated elements of his articles, including about the United States.
  Ambassador Richard Grenell said late Friday that the revelations “are troubling to the U.S. Embassy, particularly because several of these fake stories focused on U.S. policies and certain segments of the American people.”
  German weekly Der Spiegel said Wednesday tha
  
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• Liverpool top of EPL for Christmas after beating Wolves 2-0

  21-12-2018 22:58
  WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Liverpool will be top of the English Premier League at Christmas after beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 thanks to goals by Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk on Friday.
  Salah became the league leading scorer on 11 when he produced a deft flicked finish to turn in a driven cross by Fabinho in the 18th minute at rain-hit Molineux.
  Salah also provided the cross that was guided in left-footed from close range by Van Dijk, capping a brilliant overall display by t
  
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• The Latest: Letter urges no clemency woman convicted as teen

  21-12-2018 22:55
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on the high-profile teen life sentence in Tennessee (all times local):
  4p.m.
  Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam’s office is being inundated with letters and pleas as he considers granting clemency to a woman convicted of murdering a man when she was a 16-year-old prostitute.
  Several Democratic Tennessee lawmakers have held events calling for Haslam to offer mercy to the now 30-year-old Cyntoia Brown. Also tucked inside the calls for support is a 2017 letter
  
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• Trump chaos extends to Capitol as shutdown, Christmas near

  21-12-2018 22:54
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The chaos that is President Donald Trump’s White House seems to have engulfed the Capitol.
  While the workings of Congress are often tumultuous, especially as adjournment nears, things seem even more out of kilter than usual as a partial government shutdown looms just hours away.
  Senators who gleefully left town earlier this week thinking their year’s work was done flew glumly back for votes, they hoped, that would keep agencies from shuttering at 12:01 a.m. Sa
  
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• Man charged with threatening Parkland survivor’s mother

  21-12-2018 22:51
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida man sent a threatening letter to the mother of a Parkland mass shooting survivor and gun-control activist.
  News outlets report that 78-year-old Warren Bond was arrested Thursday. A federal grand jury indicted him earlier this month on a charge of mailing a threatening communication.
  Authorities say Bond used the United States Postal Service last June to send the threatening letter to the mother of David Hogg, who attended Marjory Stone
  
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• Police hope sketch by confessed killer will help ID victim

  21-12-2018 22:45
  LAUREL, Md. (AP) — A man who says he killed as many as 90 people has sketched a likeness of a still unidentified woman he acknowledged killing in Maryland more than 45 years ago.
  Prince George’s County Police released the drawing by Samuel Little on Friday, hoping it will help identify her. The 78-year-old, who’s serving life sentences for killings in California and Texas, recently confessed to a Washington-area slaying. Police say he gave detectives unreported details about an
  
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• North Carolina tackle William Sweet to enter NFL draft

  21-12-2018 22:43
  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina offensive tackle William Sweet is skipping his final season and entering the NFL draft.
  The 6-foot-7 junior announced his decision in a statement on Twitter after earning his degree. He started 10 games for the Tar Heels last season and made Pro Football Focus’ all-Atlantic Coast Conference team.
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• Arizona’s Ira Lee takes DUI plea agreement

  21-12-2018 22:43
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Court records say a University of Arizona basketball player will spend at least Sunday night in Pima County jail as part of a plea deal resulting from his August arrest on suspicion of DUI.
  The Arizona Daily Star reports that the plea agreement filed earlier this month in Pima County Justice Court says Arizona sophomore forward Ira Lee also must pay $1,492 in fines and fees.
  He must also attend alcohol/drug and traffic classes, use an interlock device for 12 months whi
  
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• Bills sign quarterback Matt Barkley to 2-year extension

  21-12-2018 22:41
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have signed quarterback Matt Barkley to a two-year contract extension, securing what’s been an unsettled backup spot behind rookie Josh Allen.
  The signing announced Friday is a reflection of how Barkley performed in winning his one start this season and his role in helping mentor Allen. Coach Sean McDermott this week lauded Barkley for his support of Allen.
  On the field, Barkley went 15 of 25 for 232 yards and two touchdowns in a 41-10 win
  
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• Dortmund beats Gladbach 2-1 in duel of Bundesliga’s top 2

  21-12-2018 22:30
  Substitute Mario Goetze led Borussia Dortmund to a 2-1 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach to stretch his side’s Bundesliga lead to nine points over the second-placed visiting side on Friday.
  Goetze, who came on for the injured Paco Alcacer in the first half, set up Jadon Sancho’s deadlock-breaking goal in the 42nd minute, then made Marco Reus’ winner in the 54th after Christoph Kramer equalized in first-half injury time.
  “We deserved to win. We had more ball possession. T
  
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• The Latest: Liu says he broke no law in US

  21-12-2018 21:46
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on prosecutors decision in U.S. not to file charges against Chinese billionaire in alleged assault (all times local):
  5:15 p.m.
  Chinese billionaire Richard Liu says a decision by Minnesota prosecutors not to charge him after a student accused him of sexual assault last summer proves he broke no law.
  Liu issued a statement on his Chinese social media account after prosecutors announced Friday that he would not be charged.
  Liu’s company, Beijing-based e-co
  
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• The Latest: Attorney: Woman plans to sue Liu, company

  21-12-2018 21:46
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on prosecutors decision in U.S. not to file charges against Chinese billionaire in alleged assault (all times local):
  6:30 p.m.
  The attorney for a University of Minnesota student who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Chinese billionaire Richard Liu says the woman is planning to sue.
  Attorney Wil Florin says a civil jury should determine whether Liu, his company, Beijing-based e-commerce site JD.com, and their representatives “should be held accountab
  
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• Tackle Aubrey Solomon leaving Michigan for Tennessee

  21-12-2018 21:13
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Defensive tackle Aubrey Solomon says he’s transferring from Michigan to Tennessee.
  Solomon tweeted Friday that he’s going to Tennessee. Volunteers coach Jeremy Pruitt said in a statement that “he is a great addition to our university and our football program.”
  The former five-star recruit from Leesburg, Georgia, played five games and made six tackles during an injury-riddled 2018 season. Solomon, who is 6-foot-3 and 297 pounds, played 13 game
  
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• The Latest: Rights group praises Yemen action, wants more

  21-12-2018 19:28
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest on Security Council vote authorizing deployment of U.N. monitors (all times local):
  6:25 p.m.
  Human Rights Watch says the U.N. resolution authorizing the United Nations to monitor Yemen’s cease-fire “sends an important message to the suffering people of Yemen that they haven’t been forgotten.”
  The U.N. director at the rights group says the new U.N. monitoring team “should publicly report all laws-of-war violations in Yemen, inc
  
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• America's Favorite Christmas Candy by State

  21-12-2018 19:23
  Americans really love Christmas candy and it's projected that we will spend over $2 billion on holiday candy this year alone.
  CandyStore.com surveyed over 30,000 people to find out what the favorite Christmas candy is in each of the 50 states.…
  
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• Barack Obama appears on Miranda’s latest ‘Hamilton’ song

  21-12-2018 18:50
  NEW YORK (AP) — Barack Obama, or Barap Obama?
  The former U.S. president appears on a reworked song by Lin-Manuel Miranda originally from the Broadway hit “Hamilton.” Released Friday, “One Last Time (44 Remix)” features Obama reciting a passage from George Washington’s farewell address.
  The song also features vocals from Tony nominee Christopher Jackson, who played Washington in “Hamilton.” The track was produced by Grammy-winning gospel singer BeBe
  
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• School safety panel erred on campaign’s aims, founders say

  21-12-2018 18:43
  The parents of a man killed in a 2012 mass shooting say the White House’s new school safety recommendations include a “significant inaccuracy” about a campaign they founded.
  A federal report released this week urged media outlets not to use shooters’ names in coverage of school shootings. It said the idea came from a campaign called “No Notoriety.”
  But the campaign’s founders, Tom and Caren Teves, said Friday they were not consulted for the report and ne
  
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• Louisiana Tech seeking 5th straight bowl victory

  21-12-2018 18:43
  HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Bowl: Louisiana Tech (7-5) vs. Hawaii (8-5), Dec. 22, 10:30 p.m. EST (ESPN)
  Line: Hawaii by 1.
  Series Record: Hawaii leads 8-2.
  WHAT’S AT STAKE
  The Warriors are seeking their seventh bowl victory in 12 appearances, including their eighth trip to the Hawaii Bowl. The Bulldogs are in a bowl game for the 11th time overall and looking for a fifth consecutive season with a bowl win.
  KEY MATCHUP
  Hawaii QB Cole McDonald vs. Louisiana Tech secondary. McDonald has throw
  
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• 2 rescued, 1 missing in Lake Michigan amid high waves

  21-12-2018 18:37
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago fire officials say two men have been rescued from Lake Michigan but a woman pulled under by high waves remains missing.
  Officials say the men were rescued near Chicago’s North Avenue Beach following a 911 call about 7:15 a.m. Friday. One was treated at the scene and the other was taken to a hospital where he was stabilized. The Chicago Tribune reports that fire crews continued searching for the woman, but she’s presumed dead. Officials say she intended to
  
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• UA’s Ira Lee agrees to spend five days in jail in DUI plea deal

  21-12-2018 18:32
  TUCSON – Arizona men’s basketball forward Ira Lee will spend five days in jail in connection to his DUI arrest in August, according to court documents.
  On Aug. 19, University of Arizona Police Department arrested Lee near Sixth Street and Warren Avenue and was charged with failing to yield at an intersection and underage driving after drinking were among the charges. Court documents say the UA sophomore was cited a super-extreme DUI for registering a blood alcohol concentra
  
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• Airport: Flights at London’s Gatwick Airport suspended again due to ‘suspected drone sighting’

  21-12-2018 18:32
  LONDON (AP) — Airport: Flights at London’s Gatwick Airport suspended again due to ‘suspected drone sighting’
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• Justice Ginsburg has surgery to remove cancerous growths

  21-12-2018 18:30
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had surgery to remove two malignant growths from her left lung.
  It’s Ginsburg’s third bout with cancer since she joined the court in 1993.
  The court says the 85-year-old Ginsburg had the surgery Friday in New York and will remain in the hospital for a few days.
  The court says doctors found “no evidence of disease elsewhere in the body.” The court says no additional treatment is planned currently.
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• Yemen says rebels breached truce in port city, killing 4

  21-12-2018 18:29
  SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s internationally recognized government says Shiite rebels have violated a U.N.-brokered cease-fire in the Red Sea port city of Hodeida with a barrage of artillery and rockets.
  The pro-government Sabaa news agency quoted a military official as saying four members of an elite force were killed and 16 others were wounded in Saturday’s shelling by the rebels, known as Houthis.
  The shelling is the latest in a number of cease-fire breaches in Hodeida since
  
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• UK defense chief takes Black Sea ride on Ukrainian gunboat

  21-12-2018 18:28
  MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Britain’s defense minister has taken a ride aboard a Ukrainian naval vessel in the Black Sea in a gesture of support after last month’s naval clash between Russia and Ukraine.
  On Nov. 26, Russian coast guard vessels fired upon and seized three Ukrainian naval ships in the Black Sea as they tried to sail to Ukrainian ports on the nearby Sea of Azov. Russia also detained the ships’ 24 crewmen.
  U.K. Defense Minister Gavin Williamson went to sea Friday o
  
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• Sprint to pay NY state $330M in suit over unpaid sales taxes

  21-12-2018 18:28
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state officials say Sprint will pay $330 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the telecommunication company of dodging more than $100 million in state and local taxes.
  Attorney General Barbara Underwood and Acting Tax Commissioner Nonie Manion said Friday the agreement resolves a tax enforcement case brought in 2011.
  The suit said Sprint violated the New York False Claim Act for nearly a decade by knowingly failing to collect and remit sales taxes owed on f
  
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• The Latest: More than 200 migrants rescued in Med; seek port

  21-12-2018 18:24
  UTRECHT, Netherlands (AP) — The Latest on the influx of migrants into Europe (all times local):
  6:20 p.m.
  Spanish aid group Proactiva Open Arms says it has rescued more than 200 migrants in two boats heading across the central Mediterranean from Libya toward Europe.
  The group’s founder Oscar Camps says in a tweet that the two boats are in danger of sinking Friday.
  Open Arms spokeswoman Laura Lanuza tells the Associated Press that three pregnant women, a 6-month-old baby and a 7-year-
  
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• $2.35M settlement reached in death after fraternity hazing

  21-12-2018 18:24
  HAMPDEN SYDNEY, Va. (AP) — The parents of a Virginia college student who died from alcohol intoxication after a fraternity hazing have reached a $2.35 million settlement in his 2017 death.
  Harrison Carter Cole was an 18-year-old freshman at Hampden-Sydney College in March 2017 when he was found dead in his dorm room. A lawsuit filed by his parents said his death came after a night of excessive drinking during a hazing event at the Alpha Chi Sigma fraternity house.
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• Supreme Court: Justice Ginsburg has cancerous growths removed from lung

  21-12-2018 18:20
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court: Justice Ginsburg has cancerous growths removed from lung.
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• Officials say that a missing Colorado woman was probably killed at her home, won’t speculate on where body might be

  21-12-2018 18:19
  WOODLAND PARK, Colo. (AP) — Officials say that a missing Colorado woman was probably killed at her home, won’t speculate on where body might be.
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• North Carolina official had asked feds to act in voting case

  21-12-2018 18:11
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A letter obtained by The Associated Press shows that North Carolina’s top elections official issued an urgent plea nearly two years ago for the Justice Department to file criminal charges against those at the center of 2018 ballot fraud allegations.
  State Board of Elections Executive Director Kim Strach warned in the January 2017 letter that if those involved in illegally gathering absentee ballots in Bladen County weren’t prosecuted the violations would li
  
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