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• Real Madrid beats Leganes 3-0 in Copa del Rey

  09-01-2019 23:53
  MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid avoided the upset this time, beating Leganes 3-0 on Wednesday to move closer to the last eight of the Copa del Rey.
  After being eliminated by Leganes in the competition’s quarterfinals last season, Real Madrid cruised to a first-leg victory at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
  Sergio Ramos netted his 100th career goal to put Madrid ahead at the Bernabeu, and Lucas Vazquez and Vinicius Junior added to the lead.
  The victory eased some of the pressure on Santiago Sola
  
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• Nielsen says 35 million people watched Trump speech

  09-01-2019 23:53
  NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 35.3 million people saw President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders speak to the nation on border security and the partial government shutdown.
  That’s about 10 million fewer viewers than Trump had for his 2018 State of the Union address. The Nielsen company said Wednesday it was similar to President Barack Obama’s 2014 presidential address on fighting the Islamic state, which was seen by 34 million people.
  There was some internal debate at network
  
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• Air Force confirms Wisconsin National Guard investigation

  09-01-2019 23:51
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Air Force officials have confirmed that they are investigating allegations of sexual assault and harassment within a Wisconsin Air National Guard unit.
  U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin asked the Air Force in November to investigate the allegations brought to her attention by Jay Ellis, a master sergeant in the 115th Fighter Wing’s Security Forces Squadron. He told Baldwin in a letter that he had learned of at least six instances of sexual assault or sexual harassment
  
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• Coach group wants ejection ruled out on some targeting hits

  09-01-2019 23:50
  Automatic ejections for targeting could be dropped in some cases as early as next season if an American Football Coaches Association proposal is approved by the NCAA Football Rules Committee.
  AFCA executive director Todd Berry says there should be Targeting 1, which would carry a 15-yard penalty. Targeting 2 would be for hits with malicious intent and it would mean an ejection as well as the 15-yard penalty.
  Rogers Redding, the NCAA’s national coordinator of officials, said that because th
  
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• Iowa GOP senator plans 2020 primary against Rep. Steve King

  09-01-2019 23:43
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A three-term Iowa state senator says he plans to challenge longtime U.S. Rep. Steve King in next year’s Republican primary.
  Randy Feenstra, an assistant Republican legislative leader, announced Wednesday he intended to run for the northwest Iowa seat and has opened a federal campaign committee.
  Without mentioning King by name, Feenstra said the district doesn’t have a voice in Washington “because our current representative’s caustic nature ha
  
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• Tucson city council member enters mayor’s race

  09-01-2019 23:37
  TUCSON – Tucson City Council member Regina Romero has thrown her hat in the ring for the 2019 mayoral election.
  Back in December, Jonathan Rothschild, current mayor of Tucson, announced that he will not run for a third term. With the seat opening up in 2019, the Ward 1 city council member announced Wednesday that she will run for the position.
  Regina Romero/ Tucson City Council
  “I am running for Mayor of Tucson because I am prepared to fight for what is right for working families, pr
  
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• Glendale has banned use of handheld cellphones while driving

  09-01-2019 23:37
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Glendale has become the latest city in Arizona to ban the use of handheld cellphones while driving.
  The Glendale City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to enact the ban, which goes into effect on Feb. 7.
  Glendale police say there will be an education and warning period of about six months before officers begin enforcement of the ban.
  The fine for the first offense is $250.
  The Glendale ordinance prohibits talking on a cellphone, sending a text message or otherwise us
  
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• Arizona sues Mercedes in suit alleging emissions cheating

  09-01-2019 23:34
  PHOENIX (AP) — The state of Arizona alleges in a lawsuit that Mercedes-Benz violated the law by programming emission systems on certain models of its diesel vehicles to turn off or reduce their effectiveness while on the road.
  The lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses Mercedes-Benz USA and its parent company, Daimler AG, of intentionally concealing the practice from consumers, while at the same time marketing its BlueTEC diesel vehicles as environmentally friendly.
  Testing by the state’s exp
  
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• Falcons hire Kotwica from Redskins to lead special teams

  09-01-2019 23:31
  FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn has continued to reshape his staff by hiring special teams coordinator Ben Kotwica.
  The 44-year-old Kotwica directed the Washington Redskins’ special teams the last five years.
  Wednesday’s hiring of Kotwica came one day after Quinn brought Dirk Koetter and Mike Mularkey back to the Falcons as offensive coordinator and tight ends coach, respectively.
  Quinn said he expects Kotwica to bring “an attacking attitude&rdq
  
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• Oklahoma State gives 1-year contract extension to Mike Gundy

  09-01-2019 23:29
  STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy’s contract has been extended by a year through 2023.
  Gundy is set to make $5.125 million this year. He agreed to a long-term deal in 2017 that provides annual rollovers plus an annual $125,000 escalator.
  “Coach Gundy has built the Oklahoma State football program into a regular contender in the Big 12 and he has done it the right way,” Oklahoma State athletic director Mike Holder said Wednesday. “He’s ins
  
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• US officials declare end to outbreak from romaine lettuce

  09-01-2019 23:23
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are declaring an end to a food poisoning outbreak blamed on romaine lettuce from California.
  From October to December, the E. coli outbreak sickened 62 people in 16 states. No one died, but 25 people were hospitalized. Illnesses were also reported in Canada.
  Investigators concluded that romaine lettuce grown in central and northern California was the likely source. They found the same bacteria strain in a reservoir at a farm in Santa Barbara County.
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• Detectives: Burglar in closed police substation left ID

  09-01-2019 23:19
  BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — To identify the burglary suspect who broke into a closed Florida police substation and ate an officer’s chicken dinner, detectives didn’t need to lift fingerprints or get DNA from the discarded meal.
  The ID cards authorities say the suspect left behind did the trick.
  Boynton Beach police said Wednesday that officers arriving for a morning shift at a department substation last week found a broken window and the remains of a hastily eaten chicken dinner
  
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• 67-year-old identified as victim of Thursday’s fatal collision

  09-01-2019 23:17
  TUCSON – The victim of Thursday’s fatal pedestrian collision near the intersection of Grant Road and Palo Verde Avenue has been identified.
  At around 2 a.m. last Thursday, a pedestrian, later identified as 67-year-old Dennis Mulligan, was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was struck by a white, 2005 Chevrolet Silverado traveling eastbound on Grant Road.
  Tucson Police Department
  Police say Mulligan sustained a serious brain injury that resulted in him p
  
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• Kentucky panel sets hearing for one-vote election challenge

  09-01-2019 23:16
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers have scheduled a hearing later this month to decide what to do about a former Republican lawmaker who lost his re-election effort by one vote and has challenged the results.
  Democrat Jim Glenn defeated former Republican state Rep. DJ Johnson in November by one vote. The Kentucky State Board of Elections certified Glenn as the winner after local election officials double-checked the totals from voting machines. But Johnson has asked the Republican-co
  
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• Kansas Senate president considering 2020 race for US Senate

  09-01-2019 23:16
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle says she’s considering running for the U.S. Senate in 2020 and plans to form an exploratory committee.
  Wagle told The Wichita Eagle on Wednesday that she is taking a “serious look” at the race. Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts announced Friday that he will not seek re-election.
  Wagle is the latest prominent Republican to express an interest. State Treasurer Jake LaTurner announced his candidacy Tuesday, and departin
  
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• Holocaust group urged group to reconsider honoring Davis

  09-01-2019 23:15
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama civil rights organization withdrew a planned human rights award from political activist Angela Davis after a group that educates Alabamians about the Holocaust asked them to reconsider the honor.
  The Birmingham Holocaust Education Center wrote to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute on Jan. 2 expressing “concern and disappointment” about the plan to honor Davis with the Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award and urging the institute to &ldq
  
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• Idaho State football player files complaint against coaches

  09-01-2019 23:14
  POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Idaho State University is investigating allegations of physical abuse and inappropriate communication by its football coaches.
  Idaho State safety Jayson Miller filed a formal complaint with the university on Nov. 14. Miller claims head coach Rob Phenicie twice hammer-punched his shoulder and assistant coach Jay Staggs sent Miller and other players inappropriate text messages.
  The university issued a release Tuesday about Miller’s complaint that outlined his al
  
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• Galaxy coach hires twin brother, keeps predecessor on staff

  09-01-2019 23:08
  CARSON, Calif. (AP) — New LA Galaxy coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto has hired his twin brother as an assistant and kept predecessor Dominic Kinnear on staff.
  Schelotto announced the hiring of Gustavo Barros Schelotto, Kinnear and Ariel Pereyra as assistant coaches Wednesday.
  Kinnear finished last season as the Galaxy’s interim manager after the departure of Sigi Schmid. The Galaxy went 4-1-1 under Kinnear, who is the third-winningest coach in MLS history and a two-time MLS Cup champ
  
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• Volunteer injured by orangutan at Florida zoo

  09-01-2019 23:05
  MIAMI (AP) — Officials say a volunteer was bitten by an orangutan at a Florida zoo.
  News outlets report that the attack occurred Wednesday afternoon at Jungle Island in Miami.
  The park released a statement saying an experienced volunteer working with the orangutan enrichment program received an injury that wasn’t considered life-threatening. An initial response team and primate keepers responded quickly to render aid.
  Miami Fire Rescue workers transported the volunteer to a local hos
  
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• Adopt this pet: Zuke

  09-01-2019 23:05
  There’s a new pet looking to be adopted.
  Meet Zuke!He is a very shy guy, who is looking to go with a patient family. Staff at The Humane Society of Southern Arizona (HSSA) say he is very friendly and walks well on a leash. Zuke does very well around mild tempered female dogs. He is 4-years old and is just looking for a forever family to love him.
  If you’re interested in meeting Zuke, you can find him at HSSA’s Main Campus, at 635 W. Roger Rd. You can also give an adoption couns
  
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• The Latest: Man sought over alleged threat linked to R Kelly

  09-01-2019 23:02
  STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on a documentary detailing abuse allegations against R. Kelly (all times local):
  5 p.m.
  Police in Georgia say an arrest warrant was issued last year after a man threatened a father who says singer R. Kelly has brainwashed his daughter and is keeping her from her family.
  Capt. Joey Smith with the Henry County Police Department said an arrest warrant was issued for James Mason on charges of terroristic threats and acts.
  A Henry County police report from May
  
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• The Latest: Illinois officials review R. Kelly-related calls

  09-01-2019 23:02
  STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on a documentary detailing abuse allegations against R. Kelly (all times local):
  8:20 p.m.
  The state’s attorney’s office for Cook County in R. Kelly’s hometown of Chicago says it is looking into calls it has received after State’s Attorney Kim Foxx asked the public to come forward with information about potential victims of the singer.
  Foxx addressed reporters Tuesday after her office had been inundated with calls about abuse alleg
  
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• Texas landowners dig in to fight Trump’s border wall

  09-01-2019 23:02
  HIDALGO, Texas (AP) — Rather than surrender their land to the federal government, some property owners on the Texas border are digging in to fight President Donald Trump’s border wall.
  They are rejecting buyout offers and preparing to battle the administration in court. Trump is scheduled to travel to the border Thursday to make the case for his $5.7 billion wall.
  Eloisa Cavazos owns land along the Rio Grande. She says she won’t sell for any price because it’s not about m
  
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• The Latest: Police: Comatose woman hospitalized after birth

  09-01-2019 22:58
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on a woman in a vegetative state at a Phoenix care facility who recently gave birth (all times local):
  2:55 p.m.
  Phoenix police say a woman in a vegetative state who gave birth at a long-term care facility is hospitalized along with her baby.
  Police spokesman Tommy Thompson said at a news conference Wednesday that investigators are gathering DNA from male workers at the facility and that a suspect has yet to be identified in the sexual assault.
  He says the incapac
  
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• Iowa woman pleads guilty to kidnapping in teen’s death

  09-01-2019 22:56
  ADEL, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman has pleaded guilty to three kidnapping charges related to the 2017 starvation death of her 16-year-old adopted daughter.
  The Des Moines Register reports that 41-year-old Misty Jo Bousman Ray pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of first-degree kidnapping and two counts of third-degree kidnapping involving two other adopted children in her care illegally confined to her Perry home.
  First-degree kidnapping carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison. In ex
  
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• NYC prosecutor who was a ‘Son of Sam’ judge will retire

  09-01-2019 22:52
  NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime New York City district attorney who presided as a judge at the “Son of Sam” arraignment will retire this year.
  Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown said Wednesday that he won’t seek re-election in November.
  The 86-year-old Democrat spent 18 years on the bench — and is still widely known in legal circles as “Judge Brown.”
  The 1977 hearing for “Son of Sam” killer David Berkowitz was among his most memorable caree
  
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• Man City thrashes 3rd-tier Burton 9-0 in cup semifinal

  09-01-2019 22:50
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Gabriel Jesus scored four goals in Manchester City’s 9-0 win over third-tier Burton Albion on Wednesday in the first leg of an English League Cup semifinal that proved even more of a mismatch than anticipated.
  Kevin De Bruyne, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Phil Foden, Kyle Walker and Riyad Mahrez also scored at Etihad Stadium for a result that virtually renders the second leg meaningless in two weeks.
  With an annual wage bill around 90 times smaller than City’
  
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• NYC mayor: We’ll be first US city to mandate paid vacation

  09-01-2019 22:48
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he will push to make the city the first in the country to mandate paid vacation days.
  The Democratic mayor said Wednesday he will back legislation requiring employers with five or more employees to offer at least 10 paid days off a year.
  De Blasio said more than 500,000 full-time and part-time workers in the city currently have no paid vacation days or personal days. He said New Yorkers “need a break.”
  The legislation woul
  
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• Fetal heartbeat: New abortion-related fight in Kentucky

  09-01-2019 22:47
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Already mired in three lawsuits over abortion restrictions, Kentucky lawmakers are ratcheting up the stakes with a new bill to ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected.
  The measure introduced Tuesday appears to be on a fast track in the Republican-dominated state Senate as a new legislative session begins.
  The American Civil Liberties Union warns the heartbeat bill would prohibit most abortions in Kentucky and would immediately trigger a legal challenge.
  
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• TUSD president selection prompts district policy concern

  09-01-2019 22:46
  TUCSON – Tucson Unified School District Governing Board has named a new president.
  The board voted on the position Tuesday, selecting Dr. Mark Stegeman as the president for 2019. Stegeman was chosen on a 3-2 vote, with board members Kristel Foster and Adelita Grijalva voting in opposition.
  Stegeman will serve the position for a year. However, Foster said the nomination was made on a nonbinding agreement that will allow the board to revisit the position in six months.
  “By voting for s
  
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• Mets’ d’Arnaud gets $40,000 raise after missing most of 2018

  09-01-2019 22:36
  NEW YORK (AP) — Catcher Travis d’Arnaud got a $40,000 raise from the New York Mets to $3,515,000 despite missing nearly all of last season following Tommy John surgery.
  New York agreed to the deal with d’Arnaud on Dec. 22 but did not announce it.
  D’Arnaud, who turns 30 on Feb. 10, has been on the disabled list in five straight seasons as injuries limited him to 366 major league games, an average of 73 per season.
  He was 3 for 15 (.200) with one homer and three RBIs in fou
  
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• AP source: Nets minority owner’s group nearing Liberty deal

  09-01-2019 22:33
  NEW YORK (AP) — A person familiar with the purchase tells The Associated Press that an investment group led by Brooklyn Nets minority owner Joseph Tsai is close to a deal to buy the New York Liberty.
  The person, who said the deal could be done within a week, spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the discussions were private.
  Tsai, who is the co-founder of the Alibaba Group, bought a 49 percent interest in the Nets in April. Liberty owner James Dolan put the team up fo
  
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• Orioles-Yanks, Mets-Nats start MLB’s regular opening day

  09-01-2019 22:29
  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees host Baltimore and Washington is at home against the New York Mets on March 28, the first games of the earliest regular major league opening day.
  The commissioner’s office announced games times Wednesday for the schedule, which was released in August. The previous earliest regular start was March 30 in 2003, 2008 and 2014.
  The season opens with a two-game series between Seattle and Oakland in Tokyo on March 20-21, MLB’s fifth opener in Japan
  
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• Suspended Clemson DT Lawrence among 3 Tigers off to NFL

  09-01-2019 21:58
  CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Suspended Clemson defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence is headed to the NFL.
  Lawrence is the 350-pound, 6-foot-4 lineman who missed the Tigers’ College Football Playoff games after he and two teammates tested positive for the banned substance ostarine. Lawrence attended both games and celebrated with teammates Monday night after a 44-16 victory over Alabama in the national championship game.
  Lawrence announced his choice on Twitter Wednesday.
  Lawrence was a three-yea
  
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• City Councilmember Regina Romero Is Running for Mayor

  09-01-2019 21:36
  Tucson City Councilmember Regina Romero is announcing this afternoon that she is running for mayor of Tucson.Jonathan Rothschild, who has served two terms atop City Hall, announced that he would not seek reelection last month.Romero has represented Westside Ward 1 since winning election in 2007.The other big-name Democrat talking about a campaign is former state lawmaker Steve Farley, but others may well join the crowd in the coming months.Here's the press release from Romero:
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• Lawyer: Coat chewing could’ve thrown off breath test

  09-01-2019 21:32
  BERWICK, Pa. (AP) — An attorney for a Pennsylvania woman charged with drunken driving hinted his client’s coat-chewing could’ve thrown off the results of her breath test.
  The (Bloomsburg) Press Enterprise reports the argument came during a hearing Tuesday for 47-year-old Jana Moschgat. An officer who pulled Moschgat over testified she was nibbling on her coat before he gave her the breath test and that he ordered her to stop.
  Moschgat’s lawyer, Travis Petty, asked the off
  
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• Free samples with your next Amazon order

  09-01-2019 21:31
  Amazon is sending customers free samples as a part of the company’s new ad strategy.
  The free items are curated specifically to your taste and is based on your previous purchasing history. The products show up in your shipment, free of charge.There is no obligation to buy, or review the items. You can opt out at any time.
  On the website, Amazon says the pilot program is similar to it’s product recommendations, but real. This way, you can actually try out the latest items.
  The post Fr
  
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• Latest: LA teachers’ union pushes possible strike to Monday

  09-01-2019 21:27
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on a possible teachers strike in Los Angeles (all times local):
  12:05 p.m.
  The union representing teachers in Los Angeles has postponed the start of a possible strike until Monday because of uncertainty over whether a judge would order a delay.
  United Teachers Los Angeles previously said its 35,000 members would walk off the job Thursday. But a judge is considering whether the union gave proper notice in announcing the possible strike, and could have ordered t
  
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• Vikings keep Kevin Stefanski as offensive coordinator

  09-01-2019 21:26
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have appointed Kevin Stefanski as offensive coordinator, after his interim stint over the last three games of the season.
  The 36-year-old Stefanski was promoted Dec. 11 to replace John DeFilippo, who was fired in his first season on the job with the Vikings struggling badly to move the ball. Stefanski’s contract expired Tuesday.
  The Vikings announced his hiring Wednesday. He’s the fourth offensive coordinator under coach Mike Zimmer, who
  
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• Government shutdown stops FDA food safety inspections

  09-01-2019 21:24
  The ongoing federal government shutdown has stopped most food safety inspections, but the Food and Drug Administration is planning to resume at least some of them. To do it, the agency will have to force furloughed workers to come back without pay.
  FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said he is trying to pinpoint the most essential inspections, while making sure that employees do not suffer too much.
  “There’s no question of whether it’s business as usual at FDA,&rdquo
  
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• China ambassador accuses Canada and allies of racism

  09-01-2019 21:16
  TORONTO (AP) — China’s ambassador to Canada is accusing the country of “white supremacy” in calling for the release of two Canadians detained in China last month.
  The arrests were in apparent retaliation for the arrest of a top Chinese tech executive in Canada.
  But Ambassador Lu Shaye’s charged in op-ed in the Ottawa-based Hill Times Wednesday that Western countries are employing a “double standard” in judging his country.
  He says they are doing so becau
  
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• Experimental app might spot drug overdoses in time to help

  09-01-2019 21:14
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Too often people die of an opioid overdose because no one’s around to notice they’re in trouble. Now scientists are creating a smartphone app that beams sound waves to measure breathing — and summon help if it stops.
  The app is still experimental. But in first-step testing, University of Washington researchers found the software can detect breathing problems in the critical minutes after people injected illegal drugs.
  It uses sonar, beaming sound waves a
  
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• TRAFFIC: Vehicle crashes into pole, shuts down Wilmot Rd. at Stella Rd.

  09-01-2019 21:11
  TUCSON –A single-vehicle collision has shut down north and southbound traffic on  S. Wilmot Road at E. Stella Road, police say.
  Police say the vehicle crashed into a pole. The victim sustained non-life threatening injuries.Traffic AlertNorth and southbound traffic on S. Wilmot is shutdown at E. Stella Rd due to a single vehicle collision into a pole. Non-Life threatening injuries sustained. The road will be closed until crews can stabilize the pole. pic.twitter.com/NgX0WEcp8z
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• The Latest: Louisiana says abortion suit should be dismissed

  09-01-2019 21:03
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit alleging that Louisiana officials are violating federal law by delaying action on the health organization’s application for a license to perform abortions in New Orleans (all times local):
  2 p.m.
  Louisiana officials have told a federal appeals court in New Orleans that a lawsuit against the state by Planned Parenthood should be dismissed.
  The women’s health organization says the state has violated federal law b
  
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• IndyCar expects to announce new series title sponsor ‘soon’

  09-01-2019 21:01
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar Series officials hope to make an announcement about its new title sponsor before a February test in Austin, Texas, and long before NBC begins its expanded coverage of the series this season.
  Series officials have been seeking a replacement for Verizon, which announced in October 2017 it would leave the series following the 2018 season.
  Mark Miles, president and CEO of IndyCar parent Hulman & Co., said he would like to see the new sponsor’s name on the
  
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• Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley Makes The Nation Magazine's 2018 Progressive Honor Roll

  09-01-2019 20:56
  Representative Pamela Powers Hannley (D, LD-9) was named "The Most Valuable State Legislator" on The Nation's 2018 Progressive Honor Roll. She's not one of the most valuable.…
  
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• Crew plans to start stadium construction this summer

  09-01-2019 20:45
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Incoming Columbus Crew owner Dee Haslam says the team plans to start construction of a $230 million downtown stadium this summer.
  The Crew were in danger of being moved to Austin, Texas, before an agreement announced last month that has Precourt Sports Ventures selling the team to Dee and Jimmy Haslam — the owners of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns — and Peter Edwards, the Crew’s former team physician.
  Dee Haslam said Wednesday plans are moving quic
  
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• Elvis Presley’s jewelry, clothing sold at Graceland auction

  09-01-2019 20:44
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jewelry, clothing and other Elvis Presley-related memorabilia have been sold at auction in Tennessee.
  Elvis Presley Enterprises says the auction at The Guest House Graceland netted more than $600,000 Tuesday on what would have been his 84th birthday. The Guest House is a hotel located steps from the Graceland home, where the singer lived in Memphis.
  Graceland says a red velvet shirt likely worn on stage by Presley at a 1956 show in Tupelo, Mississippi, sold for $37,50
  
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• TPD receives $20K grant to enforce pedestrian, bicycle safety

  09-01-2019 20:43
  TUCSON – The Tucson Police Department received a $20,000 Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Enforcement Grant from the Arizona’s Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, according to a news release.
  The funds will be for overtime enforcement around the city.
  Tucson Police says about 30 deployments have already been scheduled until September 2019.
  Police will focus on locations that were chosen based on statistical information and community input.
  Officers plan to focus on contributing f
  
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• Georgia’s Kemp kicks off victory lap after contentious race

  09-01-2019 20:42
  AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — After a contentious race that drew national attention, Georgia’s soon-to-be-governor is taking a victory lap across the state and giving a glimpse of his top priorities for the year.
  Ahead of next week’s inauguration, Republican Gov.-elect Brian Kemp kicked off what he’s calling a “thank-you tour” Wednesday in Augusta, where he mingled with dozens of supporters at a banquet hall near Augusta National Golf Club.
  Kemp says he plans to focus h
  
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