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• Florida Highway Patrol: Six people dead in a fiery crash on a highway in Alachua County, near Gainesville

  03-01-2019 23:53
  GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Highway Patrol: Six people dead in a fiery crash on a highway in Alachua County, near Gainesville.
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• Teen Court students sit in on Court of Appeals case

  03-01-2019 23:47
  Local high school students who are part of the Pima County Teen Court program were able to sit in on a case being argued in the Arizona Court of Appeals, on Thursday.
  Teen Court is a peer-led juvenile court diversion program.  It allows high school students to act as a teen attorney, juror, clerk or bailiff in the case of a fellow teenager who as admitted guilt to a crime.
  The Teen Court participants were invited to listen to arguments in a shoplifting case before having the opportunity to
  
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• Maricopa stepmom arrested after making child eat vomit, other physical abuse, according to court documents

  03-01-2019 23:46
  MARICOPA, Ariz. (KPNX) – A Maricopa woman was arrested and charged with child abuse after evidence of abuse to her stepdaughter was seen by classmates in her school, court documents say.
  According to court documents, a Department of Child Safety case worker removed the daughter from the residence in Maricopa on Dec. 7 after she told classmates her stepmom, Erin Darr, was abusing her. Her classmates had noticed bruising on her body.
  After removing the girl from the home, DCS took her to Car
  
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• ‘Star Talk’ season on hold amid claims against host Tyson

  03-01-2019 23:45
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The current season of Neil deGrasse Tyson’s “Star Talk” series is on hold amid sexual misconduct claims against the prominent astrophysicist.
  National Geographic channel said Thursday that new episodes of the science-based talk show won’t air until an investigation involving Tyson is completed.
  Last December, National Geographic Networks and Fox said they would examine claims that Tyson behaved in a sexually inappropriate manner toward two women.
  
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• Seahawks healthier than expected headed into Dallas

  03-01-2019 23:45
  RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks expect to have starting cornerback Shaquill Griffin available for Saturday’s NFC wild-card game against Dallas, while starting guard J.R. Sweezy will be a game-time decision.
  Seattle is a little healthier than it first appeared earlier in the week after wrapping up practice on Thursday. Griffin had missed two days of practice due to an ankle injury suffered in the first half of Seattle’s Week 17 win over Arizona. But he was absent from
  
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• The best time to see the Quadrantids meteor shower in Arizona

  03-01-2019 23:38
  PHEONIX (KPNX) – The first meteor shower of 2019 is set to streak across the sky tonight and into tomorrow morning.
  It’s called the Quadrantids meteor shower and the best time to catch it is between midnight and sunrise Friday morning.
  If you plan to watch the sky show, be sure to look high in the northern sky near the Big Dipper. Experts say you don’t need any fancy equipment to view it.
  If you’re wanting to learn more about astronomy and even d
  
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• “Ruff” Night For Drunk Intruder

  03-01-2019 23:37
  Two Waukesha, Wisconsin roommates woke up New Year’s Day to find a drunk intruder sleeping in their dog’s bed.
  That dog, is a 120 pound Mastiff named Benton. Since he’s so large, he sleeps on a twin-sized mattress.
  Lynn Sarver said she and her roommate fell asleep New Year’s Eve watching TV on the couch.
  “My alarm went off at 5:15 in the morning, and I woke up and saw someone laying in the dog’s bed with him,” said Sarver.
  “I couldn’t see hi
  
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• Zach Parise breaks tie, Wild edge Maple Leafs 4-3

  03-01-2019 23:35
  TORONTO (AP) — Zach Parise broke a tie off a turnover early in the third period and the Minnesota Wild rallied to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Thursday.
  Auston Matthews lost the puck to Parise, who beat goalie Michael Hutchinson high over his glove at 4:21 for his 18th goal of the season. Minnesota overcame deficits of 2-0 and 3-2.
  Toronto got a power play midway through the period, with Matthews hitting the post short side on Devan Dubnyk. The Leafs pulled Hutchinson with 2:45 left
  
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• Top US trade official voices concern over Peru logging

  03-01-2019 23:35
  LIMA, Peru (AP) — The top U.S. trade official is expressing concern that Peru may not be living up to its promises to combat illegal logging under a free trade agreement.
  In a letter sent in December, U.S. Trade Rep. Robert Lighthizer wrote that he considered “unacceptable” a recent decision in Peru to put an independent agency that monitors the logging trade under the Ministry of Environment.
  The letter to U.S. Rep. Richard Neal came after House Democrats sent a letter request
  
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• Arizona Daily Sun names advertising director as publisher

  03-01-2019 23:34
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The advertising director of the Arizona Daily Sun has been named the newspaper’s publisher.
  Colleen Brady succeeds Don Rowley, who retired in late September after 23 years at the Flagstaff paper. Brady had been serving as interim general manager.
  The newspaper is owned by Lee Enterprises and has a daily circulation of 6,500 and 8,000 on Sunday.
  Brady says she’ll strive to be involved in and listen to the needs of the community, and build partnerships.
  Sh
  
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• The Latest: Powerful Chicago alderman appears in court

  03-01-2019 23:32
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on attempted extortion charges against Chicago Alderman Ed Burke (all times local):
  3:50 p.m.
  A judge told an influential Chicago alderman at his initial hearing that one condition of his release is that he get rid of 23 guns at his offices and others at his home.
  Ed Burke appeared at in Chicago federal court Thursday afternoon in a trademark pinstriped suit, pink tie and pocket square. The 75-year-old Democrat had surrendered to authorities earlier. He is also re
  
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• The Latest: Lawyer says Chicago alderman did nothing wrong

  03-01-2019 23:32
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the attempted extortion charge against Chicago Alderman Ed Burke (all times local):
  6:45 p.m.
  An attorney for a powerful Chicago alderman charged with trying to shake down a major fast-food chain says he looks forward to demonstrating that his client did nothing wrong.
  The lawyer for Ed Burke spoke to reporters as he left the Chicago federal courthouse Thursday afternoon following the alderman’s initial appearance. Burke turned himself in and was not jail
  
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• The Latest: Chicago alderman says ‘I’ve done nothing wrong’

  03-01-2019 23:32
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the attempted extortion charge against Chicago Alderman Ed Burke (all times local):
  8:45 p.m.
  A longtime Chicago alderman charged with attempted extortion for allegedly trying to shake down a fast-food chain says “I’ve done nothing wrong.”
  Ed Burke spoke outside his home Thursday night. He says “I’m not guilty of anything” and “I look forward to trying this case in court.”
  Burke is one of the most powerful members
  
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• D-II Lincoln (Pa) upends Morgan State 77-75 with late run

  03-01-2019 23:22
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Deaquan Williams scored 16 points, Cameron Campbell added 15 and Division II Lincoln (Pa) took the lead with a late 10-0 run and held on to upset Morgan State 77-75 on Thursday.
  Zahrion Blue’s two free throws with 25 seconds left put the Lions on top 75-70. Cameron Martez hit a pair of free throws with 20.4 seconds left to end a four-minute dry spell in which the Bears missed seven shots. Campbell got free for a layup but Sherwyn Devonish quickly answered for Morgan
  
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• Billboard near Mar-a-Lago likens Republicans to Soviets

  03-01-2019 23:16
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The next time President Donald Trump travels to his Mar-a-Lago resort, he’ll be greeted by a billboard likening the Republican Party to the Soviets.
  The Palm Beach Post reports the political action committee Mad Dog replaced Thursday its billboard calling for the president’s impeachment with a red sign with gold lettering reading “GOP” — except the “O” is a hammer and sickle topped by a star. The imagery mimics the form
  
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• Army’s Jeff Monken selected George Munger coach of the year.

  03-01-2019 23:10
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Army’s Jeff Monken has been selected the George Munger coach of the year.
  Monken earned the award by the Maxwell Football Club after guiding the Black Knights to an 11-2 record, the most victories in a season in academy history. Army also earned its first national ranking in 22 years.
  Army capped its breakthrough campaign with a 70-14 victory over Houston in the Armed Forces Bowl, which tied a Bowl Subdivision record for points in a bowl game. It was the Black Kni
  
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• Pelosi elected speaker, will lead Dems confronting Trump

  03-01-2019 23:07
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Nancy Pelosi knew this moment would come, even if others had their doubts — or worked to stop her.
  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during Congressional Black Caucus member swearing-in ceremony of the 116th Congress at The Warner Theatre in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
  Pelosi was elected Thursday as House speaker, the only woman who has held the office and now one of few elected officials who have returned to it
  
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• Man City inflicts Liverpool’s first loss of EPL season

  03-01-2019 23:05
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City revived its title defense by inflicting leader Liverpool’s first defeat 2-1 on Thursday, completing the Premier League’s packed festive program with an engrossing encounter.
  Liverpool’s threatened a comeback when Roberto Firmino canceled out Sergio Aguero’s first-half opener but Leroy Sane struck the winner in the 72nd minute.
  The title race is wide open again just when it looked like Liverpool was on a smoother path to a f
  
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• Agency: Three more flu deaths in New Mexico as activity spikes

  03-01-2019 23:02
  SANTE FE, N.M. (AP) – Health officials say flu activity in New Mexico has sharply increased in recent weeks and that there have been three additional flu deaths in the state, raising the total so during the current flu season to four.
  The Department of Health on Dec. 17 reported the death in a person from Lincoln County in south-central New Mexico and on Thursday said there since have been deaths of people from Santa Fe, Rio Arriba and Mora counties in northern New Mexico.
  The departm
  
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• Judge upholds charges against ex-Auburn Coach Chuck Person

  03-01-2019 22:57
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has upheld criminal charges alleging former Auburn assistant coach Chuck Person accepted bribes from a financial adviser to steer athletes his way.
  U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska said there was enough evidence to let the case against Person and Atlanta clothier Rashan Michel proceed to trial.
  She says federal bribery, wire fraud charges and Travel Act conspiracy charges against Person were supported by detailed descriptions. Michel was not charged with
  
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• Black Florida teen fights back after SAT cheating accusation

  03-01-2019 22:52
  MIAMI (AP) — An African-American teen in Florida is fighting back after being accused of cheating on the SAT.
  Kamilah Campbell improved her score by 330 points when she took it again in October. The 18-year-old says she spent hours studying so she could get into Florida State University. But a representative from the standardized test said her score is under review and that she likely had prior knowledge of the test.
  Attorney Benjamin Crump is taking Campbell’s case pro bono. The Mia
  
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• Toronto FC hires Ali Curtis as general manager

  03-01-2019 22:50
  TORONTO (AP) — Toronto FC hired Ali Curtis as the new general manager, succeeding Tim Bezbatchenko.
  The 40-year-old Curtis most recently served as sporting director for the New York Red Bulls. He left the Red Bulls in June 2017.
  He worked in the MLS league office for eight years and held the position of senior director of player relations and competition before joining the Red Bulls.
  Toronto said Bezbatchenko had left his role as senior vice president of soccer operations and general manag
  
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• Shaquille O’Neal, Houston officer cover cost of Jazmine Barnes’ funeral

  03-01-2019 22:49
  Jazmine Barnes was shot in the head about 7 a.m. Sunday while her family’s vehicle was traveling on the Beltway 8 feeder road near Wallisville Road/ KPRC
  HOUSTON (KPRC) – Basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal and a Houston police officer have covered the funeral costs for a 7-year-old girl who was shot and killed over the weekend.
  Jazmine Barnes was shot in the head about 7 a.m. Sunday while her family’s vehicle was traveling on the Beltway 8 feeder road near Walli
  
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• House Democrat expected to introduce impeachment resolution

  03-01-2019 22:46
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been cautious about whether her Democratic majority would ever impeach President Donald Trump. But at least one of her members is already ready to move forward.
  California Rep. Brad Sherman is expected to introduce articles of impeachment against Trump on Thursday, the first day of the new Congress.
  Sherman and a handful of other Democrats pushed resolutions to impeach Trump in the last Congress. The House blocked those resolutions twice
  
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• Orrin Hatch ends 4-decade Senate run as unique GOP voice

  03-01-2019 22:45
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Orrin Hatch is ending his tenure as the longest-serving Republican senator in history, capping a unique career that positioned him as one of the most prominent conservatives in the United States.
  The departure Thursday of the vocal supporter of President Donald Trump ushers in another outsized Utah voice with a different take on the president: Mitt Romney, whose criticism of Trump is already making waves.
  Romney has been sworn in to the seat from which Hatch is retiri
  
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• Memphis general manager apologizes for post-game incident

  03-01-2019 22:40
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace has apologized to Memphis’ fans for an apparent altercation following the team’s latest loss.
  Wallace said Thursday that the Grizzlies had an “emotionally-charged” meeting Wednesday night after a 101-94 loss to the Detroit Pistons. It was was Memphis’ 10th loss in 13 games.
  The Athletic reported Garrett Temple and Omri Casspi were involved in an altercation . After practice Thursday, both Casspi and
  
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• Scientists show off space snowman, Ultima Thule, in 3D

  03-01-2019 22:39
  LAUREL, Md. (AP) — The newly visited space snowman — the most distant object ever explored — is now appearing in 3D.
  At a news conference in Maryland on Thursday, scientists and others put on 3D glasses to see the two-sphered cosmic body in stereo, revealing possible curvy ridges. It is still not showing any signs of craters, moons or rings, however.
  Photos taken earlier this week by NASA’s spacecraft New Horizons revealed that Ultima Thule (TOO-lee) has two reddish balls
  
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• Sign-ups steady as health law case goes to appeals court

  03-01-2019 22:35
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The government says 8.4 million Americans have signed up for coverage this year under the Obama health law, reflecting steady enrollment even as supporters of the law appeal a court ruling that declares it unconstitutional.
  Thursday’s numbers underscore the unexpected staying power of “Obamacare,” which President Donald Trump failed to repeal after promising a better health insurance plan in its place.
  The numbers from the Centers for Medicare and Medica
  
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• San Francisco toasts $550M convention center expansion

  03-01-2019 22:35
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mayor London Breed says a $550 million expansion of San Francisco’s convention center will better meet the needs of tourism as the city battles entrenched problems of homelessness and drug addiction.
  Breed and other civic leaders toasted on Thursday the expansion of Moscone Center, which opened in 1981.
  The building is environmentally friendly with solar paneling and recovered water for landscaping and street cleaning. Officials showed off new terraces with breat
  
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• Trump congratulates Pelosi on speakership, calls it ‘great achievement,’ in White House briefing room appearance

  03-01-2019 22:34
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump congratulates Pelosi on speakership, calls it ‘great achievement,’ in White House briefing room appearance.
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• Former Trail Blazers owner Weinberg dies at 92

  03-01-2019 22:31
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Larry Weinberg, one of the founders and original owners of the Portland Trail Blazers, has died. He was 92.
  Weinberg’s death was announced Wednesday by the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee.
  Weinberg was one of four men who got the franchise started as an NBA expansion team in 1970 to the tune of $3.7 million.
  Weinberg, a veteran of World War II, real estate developer, and a pro-Israel activist,sold the team to the late Paul Allen in 1988 for $70 million
  
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• Former Trail Blazers owner Weinberg died at 92

  03-01-2019 22:31
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Larry Weinberg, one of the founders and original owners of the Portland Trail Blazers, has died. He was 92.
  Weinberg’s death was announced Wednesday by the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee.
  KATU reports that Weinberg was one of three partners who got the franchise started as an NBA expansion team in 1970 to the tune of $3.7 million.
  Weinberg, a veteran of World War II, real estate developer, and a pro-Israel activist,sold the team to the late Paul Allen
  
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• New Arizona senators sworn into office

  03-01-2019 22:30
  TUCSON – Democrat Kyrsten Sinema and Republican Martha McSally are Arizona’s new senators. Both women were sworn in Thursday morning in Washington D.C.
  In November, McSally lost the senate race to Sinema. They were fighting for Arizona’s other Senate seat, which opened after Sen. Jeff Flake chose not to seek re-election.
  Sinema is a three-term congresswoman and won the Senate seat in November. She is also Arizona’s first Democratic U.S. senator since 1994.
  Last month, Mar
  
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• El Chapo jury hears testimony from cartel cohort

  03-01-2019 22:26
  NEW YORK (AP) — A former Mexican drug trafficker who once claimed he was a double agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration took center stage on Thursday against infamous kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman at a U.S. trial.
  Vicente Zambada became the latest in a parade of cooperators to testify as government witnesses in the conspiracy case against Guzman in federal court in Brooklyn. Like the others, he described the rampant violence and greed that accompanied Guzman’s
  
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• Federal shutdown prompts judge to freeze hog nuisance trials

  03-01-2019 22:22
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The partial government shutdown is prompting the postponement of a trial by a federal judge managing lawsuits accusing the world’s largest pork company of creating nuisances for rural North Carolina neighbors.
  U.S. District Judge Earl Britt ordered Thursday that a jury trial scheduled to start Tuesday must be postponed because jury pay couldn’t be guaranteed beyond next week. Britt said the fifth of more than two dozen lawsuits by more than 500 neighbors of
  
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• Police: More than 60 victims in changing-room camera case

  03-01-2019 22:18
  FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Police believe more than 60 women and girls were secretly recorded undressing in changing rooms at northern Virginia shopping malls in the weeks before Christmas.
  Fairfax County Police arrested 39-year-old Mumtaz Rauf of Alexandria on Christmas Eve and charged him with unlawful filming of a minor after a girl noticed a small camera in a changing room at a Forever 21 store in Fair Oaks Mall in Fairfax.
  On Thursday, police announced they have evidence Rauf may have filmed
  
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• LA pursuit driver strikes pedestrian, dodges four PIT maneuvers

  03-01-2019 22:10
  LOS ANGELES (KNBC) – A pursuit driver behind the wheel of a mangled Honda who allegedly struck a pedestrian amid the chase continued on despite four attempted PIT maneuvers by police Wednesday afternoon.
  The Los Angeles Police Department and Culver City police were pursing the car, and despite four PIT maneuver attempts, with car parts flying, the driver kept going.
  Los Angeles City Fire Department said amid the chase, the driver struck a pedestrian on a scooter on Westchester Street. The
  
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• Technology stocks sink 5 percent, their worst day in seven years, after Apple says iPhone sales slump in China

  03-01-2019 22:06
  NEW YORK (AP) — Technology stocks sink 5 percent, their worst day in seven years, after Apple says iPhone sales slump in China.
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• Roy Moore: Agreement to appear on comedy show fraud.

  03-01-2019 22:00
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore says he didn’t know he was dealing with comedian Sacha Baron Cohen when he agreed to appear on a television show.
  Moore filed a multi-million defamation lawsuit over his appearance on “Who is America?”In court filings last month, Moore argues the agreement he signed waiving legal claims is invalid because of fraud.
  Moore says he thought he was receiving an award for supporting Israel. Instead, Moore, who denie
  
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• Utah’s poor air quality under spotlight again

  03-01-2019 21:58
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Northern Utah’s air quality issues that flare up in the winter are back under the spotlight as a coalition of environmental groups is putting the Environmental Protection Agency on notice it will sue if it doesn’t hold Utah and Arizona accountable for missing deadlines to submit plans to clean up air pollution.
  The Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice of intent to sue on Thursday, the first step required to legally challenge the EPA. Attorney Rob
  
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• Disney bringing in the big bucks

  03-01-2019 21:57
  It was a magical year for Walt Disney Studios.
  In 2018 the studio had the second biggest year of any in the history of the Box Office. Disney made more than $7 Billion globally. It’s the only studio to ever reach that high of a number. The only studio to come close to that number was Disney in 2016, with $7.6 Billion.
  A big part of the reason Disney did so well was the number of blockbusters, including Marvel’s Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity Wars.
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• Bosnians light candles for dead student, challenge police

  03-01-2019 21:56
  BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Dozens of Bosnians have defied a ban and lit candles to honor a 21-year-old student whose unresolved death has inspired months of protests alleging a police cover-up.
  The gathering outside an Orthodox Christian church in the Bosnian Serb city of Banja Luka took place Thursday as police officers stood by and observed the crowd.
  Police have said they are searching for the late student’s father, Davor Dragicevic. He has inspired months of anti-gover
  
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• Final records released by police in Las Vegas mass shooting

  03-01-2019 21:55
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas say they have finished releasing audio, video and written records about the investigation of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
  The department said Thursday that after 34 releases of material since May, officials believe they have complied with a court order in a public records lawsuit about the Oct. 1, 2017, shooting.
  Fifty-eight people died and hundreds were injured when a gunman fired assault-style weapons into an open-air concert fr
  
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• Mugger attacks senior who was a kickboxing champ, loses TKO

  03-01-2019 21:51
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida mugger picked the wrong senior citizen to attack.
  The Palm Beach Post reports 68-year-old Steve Shepherd was limping to his car last week, a pulled muscle impairing his stride, when a mugger hit him in the head with a bottle and demanded his cellphone.
  Bad choice.
  Shepherd is a five-time world kickboxing champ. Though retired 18 years, he’s been training to become the oldest professional fighter. He has a March bout scheduled.
  Shepherd threw a r
  
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• AP Source: Buffalo Bills fire special teams coach Crossman

  03-01-2019 21:49
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — A person familiar with the decision has told The Associated Press that the Buffalo Bills have fired special teams coordinator Danny Crossman.
  The person spoke to The AP on Thursday on the condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the move, which comes four days after Buffalo closed a 6-10 season.
  Crossman was the Bills’ longest-active tenured assistant after being part of Doug Marrone’s first staff in 2013. Injuries and a large offseaso
  
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• Police: Mother of boy found dead in storage unit arrested

  03-01-2019 21:48
  DENVER (AP) — Police say a woman believed to be the mother of a missing boy whose body was found in a Denver storage unit has been arrested.
  Police said Thursday that 43-year-old Elisha Pankey was being held in jail on investigation of child abuse resulting in death. She turned herself in on Wednesday.
  Police found the boy Dec. 23 after getting information from police in neighboring Aurora.
  The court document laying out the reasons for her arrest is sealed. Police said they wouldn’t
  
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• Child’s bedtime may help with weight as teen

  03-01-2019 21:46
  Good sleep habits as a child may help that kid become a slimmer teenager.Researchers from Penn State University surveyed the parents of over 2,000 children. They discovered that kids without a bedtime routine by age 9 had a higher body mass index (BMI), when they were 15,than those with regular bedtimes.
  Experts say consistent bedtimes for kids are impportant, even if they don’t fall asleep right away.
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• Federal sentencing overhaul leads to Tennessee man’s release

  03-01-2019 21:39
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man will be one of the first prisoners to be released under a criminal justice reform law recently signed by President Donald Trump.
  Matthew Charles had received national attention after being re-sentenced and ordered back to prison in 2016, two years after a judge ruled his sentence was unfair. However, U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger on Thursday reduced Charles’ sentence to time served.
  Trauger specifically cited the First Step Act as the reaso
  
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• Walt Disney joins Sandy Hook-inspired school social program

  03-01-2019 21:37
  NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. has agreed to help expand a national educational program developed in response to the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
  Sandy Hook Promise, an organization whose founders include the parents of some of the children killed in the Connecticut shooting, announced Thursday that Disney will help fund and further develop its Start With Hello program.
  That is a curriculum that promotes inclusion and combats social isolation among element
  
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• Sabres captain Eichel to miss at least 2 games with injury

  03-01-2019 21:35
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres captain Jack Eichel will miss at least two games with an upper body injury.
  Coach Phil Housley didn’t reveal the nature of the injury except to list Eichel as day to day ahead of Buffalo’s home game against Florida on Thursday. Eichel will miss Buffalo’s game at Boston on Saturday before having the injury re-evaluated.
  He’s been out since aggravating the injury in the first period of a 3-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Monday.
  
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