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• Authorities: Pima County jail escapee found dead in Mexico

  10-01-2019 23:56
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say an inmate who escaped from the Pima County jail in Tucson two weeks ago has been found dead in Mexico.
  Details about the death of 30-year-old Luis Moreno weren’t immediately released Thursday.
  County sheriff’s officials say Moreno escaped through the back dock outside of the jail’s kitchen on Dec. 28.
  He was last seen running toward a wash near the detention complex.
  Authorities say Moreno had turned himself in to face 30 days in jail
  
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• Jackson allegations and fight over them return with new film

  10-01-2019 23:53
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney representing two Michael Jackson accusers who appear in a new documentary says their sexual-abuse allegations have not been discredited as the Jackson estate says.
  Attorney Vince Finaldi says Thursday that lawsuits from Wade Robson and James Safechuck alleging Jackson molested them when they were young boys were dismissed on technical grounds, not on their merits. The dismissals are under appeal.
  HBO and British broadcaster Channel 4 announced Wednesday that
  
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• Man ruled incompetent for trial in boy’s water slide push

  10-01-2019 23:47
  HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota judge has found a 19-year-old man incompetent to stand trial on charges he pushed an 8-year-old boy off a slide at a suburban Minneapolis water park last summer.
  Judge Timothy McManus decided Tuesday the case against Roman Adams of Maple Grove cannot proceed because of “mental illness.”
  Adams faces two assault charges for allegedly pushing the boy, who fell 31 feet (9 meters) to the ground at the Apple Valley Aquatic Center in July. The boy su
  
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• Judge to review payment formula in $65.5M au pair settlement

  10-01-2019 23:46
  DENVER (AP) — A proposed $65.5 million settlement for low-paid child care workers from around the world will be divided up under a formula once a judge considers whether the agreement is fair, a decision that could take several months.
  The deal filed this week in Denver federal court covers nearly 100,000 people, mainly women, who came to the United States to work as au pairs between Jan. 1, 2009, and Oct. 28, 2018.
  Lawyers who have been representing them in the class-action case for free
  
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• Ex-Illinois lawmaker ordered off social media after charges

  10-01-2019 23:45
  WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A judge has ordered a former Illinois legislator accused of posting nude photos of an ex-girlfriend to stay off social media.
  Former state Rep. Nick Sauer was ordered held in lieu of $30,000 bail Thursday by Lake County Associate Judge Paul D. Novak. Sauer was later released after posting bond.
  The judge also ordered Sauer to have no contact with the alleged victims. The first-term Republican was indicted Wednesday on 12 felony counts of disseminating private sexual i
  
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• The Latest: Police seek Italy’s help in Ronaldo rape case

  10-01-2019 23:43
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on police Las Vegas seeking a DNA sample from Cristiano Ronaldo in a investigation of a 2009 rape claim (all times Pacific):
  2:40 p.m.
  Las Vegas police say investigators are asking Italian authorities to obtain a DNA sample from soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo in an ongoing rape investigation.
  The department issued a statement Thursday confirming “an official request” was sent to Italy. That’s where Ronaldo plays for a soccer club in Turin.
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• Without Messi, Barcelona loses to Levante in Copa del Rey

  10-01-2019 23:41
  MADRID (AP) — Barcelona could not overcome the absence of Lionel Messi and other regular starters on Thursday, losing 2-1 at Levante in the first leg of the Copa del Rey’s round of 16.
  Barcelona’s second-stringers struggled from the start in Valencia, escaping an even greater defeat only because Levante’s forwards squandered some clear scoring chances.
  The return game is next Thursday at Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, when the four-time defending champion is expected to h
  
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• Five teens killed in Poland escape room fire laid to rest together

  10-01-2019 23:39
  POLAND (AP) – Officials joined relatives and friends Thursday for the funeral of five teenage girls killed last week in a fire that broke out at a recreational escape room in northern Poland.
  The 15-year-old girls were celebrating a birthday at the escape room entertainment site in the city of Koszalin when a fire broke out next to the locked room and they died from inhaling carbon monoxide. A man who worked at the site remains hospitalized with burns.
  Two white coffins and three heart-sha
  
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• Troy hires Kansas coordinator Chip Lindsey as head coach

  10-01-2019 23:38
  TROY, Ala. (AP) — Troy has hired former Auburn offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey as head coach.
  The Trojans hired Lindsey Thursday away from Kansas, where he had been announced as offensive coordinator on Dec. 4.
  Lindsey, who spent the past two seasons at Auburn, replaces new West Virginia coach Neal Brown at one of the Sun Belt Conference’s top programs. He will be formally introduced at a news conference Friday.
  The 44-year-old also ran the offense at Arizona State for one season
  
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• Russian military satellite has fiery re-entry over Atlantic

  10-01-2019 23:34
  MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military says one of its early warning satellites has been taken safely out of orbit.
  The military’s aerospace forces said in a statement Thursday that the Kosmos 2430 satellite burned in the atmosphere over the Atlantic Ocean during a pre-planned re-entry on Saturday. The statement said aerospace forces controlled the satellite’s descent.
  It said the satellite was launched in 2007 as part of the early warning system that monitors for launches of balli
  
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• Al Roker stands up for meteorologist who was fired for a racist slur

  10-01-2019 23:25
  ROCHESTER, N.Y – Two high-profile people say the meteorologist who was fired over the use of a racial slur on air should not have been fired.
  Fellow weatherman Al Roker, of NBC’s “Today” Show, defended former WHEC-TV meteorologist Jeremy Kappell after he was fired for saying “Martin Luther Coon Park” when referring to a park named after Martin Luther King Jr. in Rochester, New York.
  Fired weatherman gets support from Al Roker and Bernice King
  Kappell has repea
  
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• Buchter, Athletics agree to $1.4 million, 1-year contract

  10-01-2019 23:21
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Left-handed reliever Ryan Buchter and the Oakland Athletics have agreed to a $1.4 million, one-year contract to avoid salary arbitration.
  Buchter more than doubled his 2018 salary of $555,000.
  The team announced the deal Thursday, one day before salary figures are exchanged between arbitration-eligible players and their clubs.
  Buchter, a key bullpen piece for AL Manager of the Year Bob Melvin, went 6-0 with a 2.75 ERA in 54 games and 39 1/3 innings. He allowed only 2
  
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• WWII bombardier dies in veterans home, aged 96

  10-01-2019 23:12
  A World War II bombardier who flew 52 missions defending China has died at the age of 96.
  Northeast Louisiana War Veterans Home administrator Marquita Mihaliak (muh-HAH-lik) says Maj. Richard Sherman died Wednesday at the nursing home in Monroe.
  Sherman was in the 11th Bomb Squadron of the Army’s 14th Air Force, commanded by Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault. The group was nicknamed the Flying Tigers after the famed volunteer fighter group that Chennault created to defend nationalist China before
  
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• Serious injuries reported in Oro Valley cyclist-involved crash

  10-01-2019 23:05
  TUCSON – Serious injuries were sustained in a crash involving a cyclist Thursday afternoon in Oro Valley.
  According to Oro Valley Police Department, northbound Rancho Vistoso Boulevard and Vistoso Highlands Drive has been shut down in connection to the incident.
  Motorists are advised to avoid the area.Stay with News 4 Tucson for the latest updates.
   
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• LA Galaxy re-sign homegrown defender Dave Romney

  10-01-2019 23:01
  CARSON, Calif. (AP) — The LA Galaxy have re-signed defender Dave Romney.
  The Galaxy made the move Thursday to secure their homegrown talent for another season.
  Romney has made 72 appearances for the Galaxy since joining the MLS club in 2015, compiling three goals and five assists as a steady contributor at a position with plenty of upheaval for the five-time MLS champions. Romney is left-footed, but has played every position along the Galaxy’s back line.
  Romney is a native of nearby
  
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• AP source: Ohio State QB Martell signals he may transfer

  10-01-2019 23:01
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State quarterback Tate Martell may be looking to transfer.
  Martell has entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal, according to a person with access to the portal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the database isn’t public.
  Martell listing his name with the NCAA means schools are now free to talk to him about a potential transfer.
  Martell, who will be a third-year sophomore, sat behind record-smashing
  
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• PCSD: Missing inmate fled to Mexico, died

  10-01-2019 22:55
  TUCSON – The inmate reported missing from Pima County Jail late December has died, according to Pima County Sheriff’s Department.
  Back on Dec. 28, 30-year-old Luis Moreno left through the back dock outside of the kitchen of the Pima County Adult Detention Complex. Law enforcement agencies were searching for Moreno in the area near 29th Street and Silverlake Road.
  Luis Moreno/ Pima County Sheriff’s Department
  He was said to be arrested originally&nb
  
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• LeBron cleared for more activity, still not ready to play

  10-01-2019 22:54
  EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Lakers say LeBron James likely will miss at least three more games after being cleared to increase his on-court activity in his comeback from a groin injury.
  James was evaluated by the Lakers’ medical staff Thursday.
  The Lakers say James’ healing is “progressing,” and he will participate in more functional basketball activities.
  The team says it will provide another update on Jan. 16, which likely means he will miss the Lakers’ th
  
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• Starbucks exploring adding needle-disposal boxes in bathrooms following petition

  10-01-2019 22:43
  Starbucks is exploring installing needle-disposal boxes in the bathrooms of certain stores to provide a safe way of throwing out syringes and other drug paraphernalia.
  The company’s announcement comes after more than 3,000 people signed a petition on Coworker.org calling on the coffee giant to provide a safe way of disposing of needles used for drugs that are left inside bathrooms.Pedestrians walk outside the Spruce St. Starbucks store on May 29, 2018 in Philadelphia. Courtesy: N
  
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• SEC, Wells Fargo agree to 38 Studios settlement, but delayed

  10-01-2019 22:42
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Wells Fargo Securities say they have agreed in principle to settle a lawsuit over Rhode Island’s failed $75 million deal with former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s videogame company.
  But they said in a court filing on Thursday that final approval is delayed due to the government shutdown. They’re asking a federal judge to put the case on hold until the shutdown is over and the agreement can b
  
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• Tim Tebow announces engagement to former Miss Universe

  10-01-2019 22:38
  MIAMI (AP) — Tim Tebow is engaged.
  The Heisman Trophy winner announced his engagement on Instagram Thursday to Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, a South Africa native and the 2017 Miss Universe.
  The 31-year-old Tebow posted photos of himself down on one knee and 23-year-old Nel-Peters wearing an engagement ring.
  Tebow quarterbacked Florida to national championships during the 2006 and 2008 seasons. He was drafted in 2010 by the Denver Broncos, where he played two seasons. He also played for the New Y
  
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• Lawyer: Vegas police seek Ronaldo DNA in rape investigation

  10-01-2019 22:37
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo’s lawyer says U.S. investigators are seeking DNA from Cristiano Ronaldo in their investigation of a Nevada woman’s allegation that the international soccer star raped her in his Las Vegas hotel penthouse in 2009.
  Attorney Peter S. Christiansen in Las Vegas provided no additional detail on Thursday. He did not immediately confirm a Wall Street Journal report citing an unnamed source saying that a warrant was sent to Italy to compel Ronaldo to s
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo’s lawyer says U.S. investigators are seeking DNA from the soccer star in a Las Vegas rape case

  10-01-2019 22:36
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo’s lawyer says U.S. investigators are seeking DNA from the soccer star in a Las Vegas rape case.
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• Cyntoia Brown has been granted clemency. But what’s next for others like her?

  10-01-2019 22:34
  Supporters of Cyntoia Brown celebrated Monday, when Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam granted her clemency after she had served 15 years in prison. Now those supporters are turning their attention to helping other incarcerated women with similar stories.
  “I’m super excited and ecstatic about the decision for her clemency,” said Ash-Lee Henderson, co-executive director of the Highlander Research and Education Center, a social justice leadership training school involved i
  
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• Prices at the pump are falling

  10-01-2019 22:30
  TUCSON – Gas prices are falling across the nation and across the state thanks to lower demand over the winter.
  The national average for regular unleaded dropped by 1.4 cents over the past week to land at $2.23 per gallon. Here in Arizona prices fell almost 4 cents to $2.61.
  “Low demand has contributed to gasoline stock growth,” said Michelle Donati, AAA Arizona spokesperson. “If this trend continues, pump prices are likely to continue their descent, which is good news for
  
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• New Orleans moves closer to short-term rental restrictions

  10-01-2019 22:25
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — “Whole-home” vacation rentals such as those arranged online by Airbnb could soon be outlawed in residential areas of New Orleans.
  City council members voted Thursday to advance the latest version of a proposal to strengthen regulations on short-term rentals in the tourism-dependent city.
  Member Kristin Gisleson Palmer unveiled the proposal late last year. It would limit short-term rental licenses in residential areas to one owner-occupied property apiece. It
  
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• Gray, activist from lunch counter protest photo, dies at 84

  10-01-2019 22:25
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A community organizer shown in an iconic photograph while challenging racial segregation in Mississippi in the 1960s has died at his home in Pocatello, Idaho.
  Known by his birth name John Salter Jr. when he worked at Tougaloo College in Mississippi, he later changed his name to John Hunter Gray to honor the Native American part of his ancestry.
  Relatives say he was 84 when he died Monday after an illness.
  Salter was a sociology teacher and NAACP youth adviser in May 1
  
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• Couple found dead in state park were both shot in the head

  10-01-2019 22:25
  BAMBERG, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina say a couple found dead in a state park were both shot in the head.
  Bamberg County Coroner Billy Duncan says 35-year-old Janis Quintero Natos and 38-year-old Jamell Reggie Carter were both killed by someone else.
  Duncan told The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg that it appears the couple was killed on Dec. 12, the same day they were last seen at their Bamberg home.
  Authorities say their bodies were found Jan. 4 at Rivers Bridge State Park
  
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• Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.6M vehicles to fix Takata air bags

  10-01-2019 22:24
  DETROIT (AP) — Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 1.6 million vehicles worldwide to replace Takata front passenger air bag inflators that can be dangerous.
  Takata inflators can explode with too much force, hurling shrapnel into drivers and passengers. At least 23 people have died from the problem worldwide.
  The recall covers the 2010 through 2016 Jeep Wrangler SUV, the 2010 Ram 3500 pickup and 4500/5500 Chassis Cab trucks, the 2010 and 2011 Dodge Dakota pickup, the 2010 through 2014 Dodg
  
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• Man charged over fatal punch in dog walker dispute

  10-01-2019 22:15
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police have charged a 24-year-old man with throwing a punch to the head that led to the death of another dog walker.
  Matthew Oropeza surrendered to police Thursday. He’s charged with involuntary manslaughter, simple assault and reckless endangerment of another person.
  Police say 38-year-old Drew Justice and his fiancee were walking their Shih Tzu at Gold Star Park around 9 p.m. Saturday when Justice asked Oropeza not to let his unleashed dog run free.
  
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• Weather service warns of high wind, waves in North Pacific

  10-01-2019 22:14
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The National Weather Service warned of hurricane-force winds with hazardous conditions for mariners in the North Pacific.
  The agency’s Ocean Prediction Center said offshore winds Thursday could reach 80 knots, or 92 mph(148 kph), with waves to 50 feet(15 meters) or higher.
  The storm was heading northeast toward Alaska’s Aleutian Islands but expected to weaken as it approached land.
  As of 11 a.m., the storm center was about 1,500 miles (2415 kilometers)
  
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• US concerned at reported Nigerian election intimidation

  10-01-2019 22:14
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States says Nigeria’s upcoming national elections will be “a critical test of democracy” and is expressing concern at reports of intimidation and partisanship by government security forces.
  U.S. deputy ambassador Jonathan Cohen told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that the Trump administration is also concerned about heightened insecurity in Nigeria, the inability of disabled and displaced people to vote, “and the risk that wid
  
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• Paper apologizes for coverage of wrongly accused Groveland 4

  10-01-2019 22:04
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida newspaper is apologizing for coverage seven decades ago that helped give credence to the false narrative that four young African-American men had raped a white woman in central Florida.
  The Orlando Sentinel on Thursday printed an apology for the newspaper’s role in “this injustice” against the men known as the Groveland Four.
  The apology comes a day before newly inaugurated Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida’s Cabinet meet to discuss the Gr
  
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• Renault: Ethics experts say pay to top execs is fraud-free

  10-01-2019 22:03
  PARIS (AP) — Renault ethics officials have concluded that financial compensation to members of the French automaker’s executive committee in 2017 and 2018 was fraud-free.
  The review was initiated after Renault chief Carlos Ghosn was fired as head of Japan’s Nissan and jailed in Tokyo on fraud charges in mid-November.
  Ghosn remains CEO of Renault and says he’s innocent in the Japanese case. Prosecutors allege he underreported his income over five years through 2015.
  The co
  
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• Treasury chief: No sanctions relief for Russian oligarch

  10-01-2019 21:56
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (mih-NOO’-shin) plans to tell lawmakers in a classified briefing that the Trump administration will keep strict U.S. sanctions on the Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
  Democrats asked Mnuchin to brief the House about the U.S. agreement to lift sanctions on three companies that Deripaska has owned or controlled. They said the deal appeared to allow the Russian to keep “significant ownership” of one of the companies.
  In a s
  
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• The Latest: Trump ‘not worried’ Cohen testifying to Congress

  10-01-2019 21:46
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, agreeing to testify publicly before Congress (all times local):
  4:40 p.m.
  President Donald Trump says he’s not worried about his former personal lawyer testifying before Congress.
  Trump told reporters in Texas on Thursday that he’s “not worried about it at all.” Cohen is set to testify next month before the House Oversight and Reform Committee chaired by Rep. Elijah Cummings
  
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• The Latest: Cohen to testify publicly before House panel

  10-01-2019 21:46
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, agreeing to testify publicly before Congress (all times local):
  10 p.m.
  President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, will testify publicly before a House committee next month in a hearing that could serve as the opening salvo of a Democratic effort to scrutinize Trump, his conflicts of interest and his ties to Russia.
  The House Oversight and Reform Committee announced Thursday that
  
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• Maryland attorney general: Hotline for clergy abuse victims

  10-01-2019 21:40
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland’s attorney general has set up a hotline for victims to report child sex abuse associated with a school or place of worship.
  Attorney General Brian Frosh announced the creation of the new hotline in a statement Thursday. Unlike other U.S. states that have announced probes into clergy sex abuse, Frosh’s office has only publicly called for victims of abusers linked to schools or places of worship to come forward.
  But last year, Baltimore Archbishop Willia
  
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• Report: Ex-Nazi camp guard deported by US dies in Germany

  10-01-2019 21:39
  BERLIN (AP) — German media report that Jakiw Palij, a former Nazi concentration camp guard who spent decades leading an unassuming life in New York City until his past was revealed, has died.
  The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Westfaelische Nachrichten newspapers quoted German officials on Thursday confirming that Palij, who was deported to Germany in August, died in a care home in the town of Ahlen. He was 95.
  U.S. Ambassador Richard Grenell, who lobbied for Germany to take Palij, sai
  
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• Michael Cohen to testify publicly before Congress next month

  10-01-2019 21:39
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, will testify publicly before Congress next month.
  Cohen’s testimony before the House Oversight and Reform Committee will be the first major public hearing for Democrats, who have promised greater scrutiny of Trump.
  Cohen is a pivotal figure in investigations by special counsel Robert Mueller into potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign, and by federal prosecutors in New York into campa
  
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• Navy officer accused of swindling government sentenced

  10-01-2019 21:27
  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Virginia-based naval officer accused of helping to swindle the government out of $2.7 million in order to fund a high-stakes poker habit, buy luxury vehicles and a second home has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison.
  The Virginian-Pilot reports Lt. Randolph Prince was sentenced this week after pleading guilty in August to offenses, including wire fraud. The 41-year-old Virginia Beach-based naval officer was ordered to pay more than $2,700,000 in r
  
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• Lawmakers: Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen to testify publicly before Congress next month

  10-01-2019 21:25
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers: Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen to testify publicly before Congress next month.
  The post Lawmakers: Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen to testify publicly before Congress next month appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Police: 2 suspects wanted for questioning after report of domestic disturbance

  10-01-2019 21:20
  SAHUARITA, Ariz. – The Sahuarita Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating two persons of interest in connection with possible child abuse and domestic violence case, police say.
  After responding to a report of domestic disturbance in the 800 block of W. Calle Arroyo Norte on Wednesday, police are looking for David Wayne Clark, 35, and Stephanie Clark, 32.
  The Sahuarita Police Department says they want to question both.
  Mr. Clark was last seen driving a blue or po
  
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• CES 2019: “Family tech” gadgets appeal to parental anxiety

  10-01-2019 21:13
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The CES gadget show is full of new devices promising to make life a little bit easier for harried parents.
  There are artificially intelligent toys to keep kids occupied, educate them and get them to brush their teeth without parental nagging. There are artificially intelligent baby monitors and internet-connected breast pumps.
  A common thread among the gadgets showcased in Las Vegas this week is an appeal to parental anxiety about raising smart kids, occupying their time,
  
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• Oregon State QB Luton granted sixth year of eligibility

  10-01-2019 21:09
  CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State quarterback Jake Luton has been granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA.
  Luton has started in just nine games for the Beavers since his first season in 2017 because of injuries. That year he missed eight games with a spine injury, then last season he missed all or parts of seven games with an ankle sprain.
  NCAA rules allow players who have redshirted in their first year to be granted an extension if they play in four games or less in a season, as
  
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• Government shutdown stymies immigrants’ asylum cases

  10-01-2019 21:09
  The partial government shutdown over President Donald Trump’s demand for a border wall is playing havoc with the nation’s already backlogged immigration courts.
  It has forced the postponement of hearings for thousands of immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S.
  Some asylum seekers will now have to wait perhaps years to see their cases decided and to be reunited with their loved ones. They can’t bring family to the United States until their asylum requests are approved.
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• TUSD schools receives funds to fix fire alarm system

  10-01-2019 20:57
  TUCSON – Gridley Middle School received a grant of $250,259 to fix their fire-alarm system.
  The Arizona School Facilities Board approved the grant on Wednesday, the Tucson Unified School District confirmed.
  The school’s alarm system stopped working in mid-December. They were put under ‘firewatch’ – which means regular, personal checks from fire officials.
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• Laughing Stock: Fringe Freedom Finds the Funny

  10-01-2019 20:56
  The first time actor, director and Rincon High School drama teacher Maryann Green staged a play she’d written herself, she sold out the house. Twice.…
  
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• Feds to examine limo 3 months after wreck that killed 20

  10-01-2019 20:53
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Federal investigators say they may recall employees furloughed under the government shutdown to start examining a limousine that crashed in upstate New York three months ago, killing 20 people.
  The National Transportation Safety Board says Thursday it’s coordinating investigative efforts with the Schoharie (skoh-HAY’-ree) County District Attorney’s Office. They had complained last month that prosecutors prevented access while the criminal case proceede
  
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• Nevada’s Reid calls Trump ‘amoral’, wants a Romney 2020 run

  10-01-2019 20:50
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Nevada Sen. Harry Reid says he thinks President Donald Trump has no conscience and says he’d like to see Utah Sen. Mitt Romney run against Trump in 2020 for the GOP nomination for president.
  The 79-year-old Democrat said in a radio interview Thursday with KNPR in Nevada that the partial government shutdown over Trump’s push for a U.S.-Mexico border wall is terrible and causing people to suffer.
  The White House did not immediately respond to an email seek
  
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