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• Twins complete $1.8M deal with ex-Angels closer Blake Parker

  14-01-2019 22:40
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have completed a $1.8 million, one-year contract with right-handed reliever Blake Parker, the team’s first offseason addition to the bullpen.
  Parker could make an additional $1.4 million in bonuses for days on the active roster: $400,000 for 130, $500,000 for 140 and $250,000 each for 150 and 160.
  The Twins have an opening for closer after trading Fernando Rodney on Aug. 9, and Parker will be in the mix in spring training. Returners Addison Reed
  
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• Infielder DJ LeMahieu, Yankees finalize $24M, 2-year deal

  14-01-2019 22:40
  NEW YORK (AP) — Gold Glove-winning second baseman DJ LeMahieu and the New York Yankees have finalized a $24 million, two-year contract.
  The deal, which would appear to eliminate New York as a destination for Manny Machado, was agreed to Friday subject to a successful physical. He will earn $12 million in each of the next two seasons.
  The 30-year-old LeMahieu spent the previous eight seasons with Colorado at hitter-friendly Coors Field and won the NL batting title in 2016 with a .348 averag
  
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• Yasmani Grandal, Brewers finalize $18.25M, 1-year contract

  14-01-2019 22:09
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Catcher Yasmani Grandal and the Milwaukee Brewers have finalized an $18.25 million, one-year contract.
  The deal, agreed to last week subject to a successful physical, includes a $16 million salary this year and a $16 million mutual option for 2020 with a $2.25 million buyout due Dec. 31. Grandal has until the third day after the World Series to decide on the option, and the Brewers have until the fifth day.
  “Yasmani has proven that he is one of the most productive ca
  
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• AG: Lawmaker was victim of racial harassment; no charges

  14-01-2019 21:56
  BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont attorney general’s office says a former Vermont legislator who resigned after receiving racial threats was “the victim of racial harassment” but says no charges will be filed because of free speech protections.
  Attorney General T.J. Donovan announced Monday his office has completed its investigation and launched a new statewide reporting system for bias incidents. He says, “We have an obligation to speak up as a community against r
  
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• Latest: Utah mall says false alarm blared during shooting

  14-01-2019 21:50
  MURRAY, Utah (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a Utah mall that wounded two people (all times local):
  5:15 p.m.
  Officials with a Utah mall where two people were wounded Sunday in a gang-related shooting are acknowledging that a false fire alarm that went off seconds before the shooting created confusion.
  Brookfield Properties spokeswoman Lindsay Kahn said Monday in a statement that two messages were played inside the Fashion Place mall in a suburb of Salt Lake City in short succession. Th
  
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• Saffron and Pastiche Offer Free Meals to Federal Workers

  14-01-2019 21:38
  Several Tucson eateries are offering free meals to those affected by the federal government's shutdown, including Saffron Indian Bistro and Pastiche Modern Eatery.…
  
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• Adoptable Pet: Hannah Needs a Home

  14-01-2019 20:44
  “I am a curious and playful 5-month-old girl who can’t wait to meet you!”
  - Hannah
  Hannah is lucky enough to spend her time waiting to meet her forever family in a foster home. To meet her give an adoptions counselor a call at 520-327-6088, ext.…
  
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• The Latest: Trump rejects short-term shutdown fix

  14-01-2019 20:22
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the government shutdown (all times local):
  8:45 p.m.
  President Donald Trump has rejected a short-term legislative fix for the partial government shutdown, declaring he will “never ever back down.”
  Trump rejected a suggestion to reopen the government for several weeks while negotiations would continue with Democrats over his demands for $5.7 billion for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The president also edged further away from the idea of try
  
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• The Latest: California governor says PG&E not trusted player

  14-01-2019 17:15
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on utility PG&E seeking bankruptcy protection (all times local):
  5:15 p.m.
  California Gov. Newsom says “safety, reliability and affordability” are his main concerns as he addresses the likely bankruptcy of the state’s largest utility.
  Newsom sought to assure the public Monday that Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’s potential bankruptcy won’t result in power shut-offs. Unlike the utility’s 2001 bankruptcy amid California&
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Lawyering Up

  14-01-2019 17:13
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• The Latest: Canada updates travel advisory to Canada

  14-01-2019 16:24
  BEIJING (AP) — The latest on a death sentence imposed by a Chinese court on a Canadian citizen (all times local):
  8:10 a.m.
  Canada has updated its travel advisory for China to warn Canadians of “the risk of arbitrary enforcement of local laws.”
  The move comes after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed extreme concern over a court in China imposing the death penalty on a Canadian.
  A Chinese court announced Monday that it had given Robert Lloyd Schellenberg of Canada the death
  
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• The Latest: Barr prepares for Senate confirmation hearing

  14-01-2019 16:14
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general (all times local):
  3:55 p.m.
  President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general will tell senators “it is vitally important” that special counsel Robert Mueller be allowed to complete his Russia investigation.
  William Barr also says he believes Congress and the public should learn the results, according to remarks prepared for his confirmation hearing.
  Barr will testify Tuesday
  
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• Gunman to be sentenced in Chicago honor student’s killing

  14-01-2019 15:28
  CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man faces decades in prison for fatally shooting a 15-year-old honor student a week after she performed at then-President Barack Obama’s inauguration festivities in 2013.
  Hadiya Pendleton became a symbol of Chicago’s gun violence when she was caught in the crossfire of a gang feud. She died about a week after performing in Washington as a majorette with her high school band.
  Micheail Ward faces more than 50 years in prison during his sentencing hearing
  
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• Police say impairment was factor in fatal crash in Phoenix

  14-01-2019 15:26
  PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police say driver impairment may have been a factor in a collision that left one person dead and another critically injured.
  Sgt. Armando Carbajal says the crash happened Sunday just before 3 a.m. near 51st Avenue and McDowell Road.
  According to investigators, 39-year-old Saturino Santoyo was driving his Dodge Avenger when it crossed the center line and collided with a vehicle.
  A truck traveling behind the second vehicle then crashed into it.
  Firefighters responding
  
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• Hacienda HealthCare launches internal probe to find man who impregnated woman in vegetative state

  14-01-2019 15:23
  Courtesy: 12News
  A long-term care facility in Arizona where a woman in a vegetative state gave birth last month has hired a private attorney to conduct an internal review to determine who impregnated the patient.
  Phoenix police have already executed a search warrant seeking DNA samples from male staff members at the Hacienda HealthCare center, where a woman who has been in a vegetative state for years gave birth to a baby boy. The Arizona Department of Health Services and the
  
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• Mexico president declares gains in fight against fuel theft

  14-01-2019 15:19
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has stopped short of declaring victory over the country’s fuel theft scourge, but says the government is making progress.
  Long lines continue at gas stations in many parts of the country, but Lopez Obrador says the government is getting control. He says security patrols have prevented any new illegal taps since late Friday in an important pipeline that brings gasoline from the Gulf coast to Mexico City.
  More than 5,000 m
  
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• Senior US official vows to counter Iran on Lebanon visit

  14-01-2019 15:17
  CAIRO (AP) — A senior U.S. official says the U.S. will step up efforts to counter Iran’s “dangerous activities” around the region including the financing and activities of proxy organizations such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah.
  Referring to the Iran-backed group, U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale also says it is “unacceptable” to have a militia outside the control of the state and unanswerable to the people of Lebanon digging attack
  
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• No. of no-show airport security screeners soars in shutdown

  14-01-2019 15:16
  ATLANTA (AP) — The number of airport security screeners failing to show up for work around the country is soaring as the partial government shutdown goes into its fourth week.
  No-shows among screeners jumped Sunday and again Monday, when the Transportation Security Administration reported a national absence rate of 7.6 percent compared with 3.2 percent on a comparable day a year ago. Monday marked the first business day after screeners did not receive a paycheck for the first time since th
  
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• Atlanta airport: More than 1 hour of waiting at checkpoints

  14-01-2019 15:16
  ATLANTA (AP) — Screeners are working without pay at the world’s busiest airport, where it’s taking more than an hour for passengers to get through each of its three checkpoints.
  Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta reported the lengthy wait times on its website shortly before 9 a.m. Monday, a busy travel day for business travelers leaving town for the week.
  Airport officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment early Monday.
  The partial government
  
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• Traffic: Construction delays traffic on I-10 at Ruthrauff Rd.

  14-01-2019 15:03
  TUCSON – Drivers can expect restrictions on eastbound Interstate 10 at Ruthrauff Road Monday morning.I-10 EB in Tucson: Traffic is backed up due to construction restrictions at Ruthrauff Road. Expect delays. #aztraffic
  — Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) January 14, 2019
  NOW: There are significant backups on I-10 eastbound in Tucson. We are checking into the cause. #Tucson. pic.twitter.com/SdaHsQn6n3
  — Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) January 14, 2019Crews began working to remove surface asph
  
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• UEFA allows Shakhtar to play in Kharkiv again

  14-01-2019 14:56
  NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA says it will allow Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk to return to its usual home stadium in Kharkiv for European games after martial law was lifted.
  Shakhtar had to relocate its last Champions League game, a 1-1 draw with Lyon last month, to Kiev because martial law had been introduced in several regions for 30 days after Russia fired on and seized three Ukrainian naval vessels on Nov. 25.
  With martial law lifted, UEFA says Shakhtar can host German club Eintrach
  
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• Poland’s health minister says the mayor of Gdansk has died following a stabbing attack

  14-01-2019 14:47
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s health minister says the mayor of Gdansk has died following a stabbing attack.
  The post Poland’s health minister says the mayor of Gdansk has died following a stabbing attack appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Kylie Jenner loses record for most-liked Instagram post

  14-01-2019 14:36
  NEW YORK (AP) — Kylie Jenner’s birth announcement is no longer the most-liked post on Instagram.
  A photo of a simple brown egg has more than 27 million likes, surpassing the 18 million generated last year when Jenner posted a photo of her daughter Stormi.
  The photo was posted Jan. 4 on the world_record_egg account. The poster aimed to set a record and “get the most liked post on Instagram.”
  Jenner responded to the egg dethroning her, posting a video on Instagram of her cr
  
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• Julian Castro visits Puerto Rico in bid for presidency

  14-01-2019 14:34
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. presidential candidate Julian Castro is joining dozens of high-profile Latinos in Puerto Rico to talk about how to mobilize voters ahead of the 2020 elections and increase Latino political representation.
  The group is condemning President Donald Trump’s plan to build a border wall and Castro also criticized Trump for his response to Hurricane Maria, which devastated the island in 2017. Castro said White House plans to possibly use disaster recovery f
  
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• Genesis G70, Hyundai Kona, Ram pickup win the North American car, sport utility and truck of the year awards

  14-01-2019 14:29
  DETROIT (AP) — Genesis G70, Hyundai Kona, Ram pickup win the North American car, sport utility and truck of the year awards.
  The post Genesis G70, Hyundai Kona, Ram pickup win the North American car, sport utility and truck of the year awards appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Inmate convicted in child’s death killed in Oklahoma prison

  14-01-2019 14:26
  McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma officials say a man convicted of murder in the 1997 disappearance of his 8-year-old neighbor has been killed in prison.
  The Oklahoma Department of Correction says Anthony Palma was found unresponsive in his cell Friday night. Investigators believe his cellmate killed him.
  Palma was serving a life sentence for the presumed death of Kirsten Hatfield. The girl was kidnapped from her Midwest City home, though her body has never been found.
  Palma was convicted 2
  
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• Police helicopter crashes in Brazil, rescue underway

  14-01-2019 14:25
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — First responders in Rio de Janeiro are working to rescue the crew of a helicopter that crashed in the Brazilian city’s Guanabara Bay.
  Police officials said in a statement Monday that the helicopter crashed around 10 a.m. local time. The statement did not say how many were on board, their condition or what caused the crash.
  Images on television station Globo showed firefighters bringing crew members out of the water and working to resuscitate one of them. Globo r
  
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• China sentences Canadian man to death in drug smuggling case

  14-01-2019 14:24
  BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese court has sentenced a Canadian man to death in a drug smuggling case.
  A court in Dalian in northeastern Liaoning province announced Monday evening that it has given Robert Lloyd Schellenberg the death penalty.
  The sentence comes after China detained two Canadians in December in apparent retaliation for Canada’s arrest of a Chinese technology executive.
  Schellenberg was detained in 2014 and initially sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2016 on charges of being
  
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• Zimbabwean soldiers deploy to areas in capital where police are clashing with protesters over fuel hikes

  14-01-2019 14:21
  HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwean soldiers deploy to areas in capital where police are clashing with protesters over fuel hikes.
  The post Zimbabwean soldiers deploy to areas in capital where police are clashing with protesters over fuel hikes appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• The Latest: Road accidents in snowy Bosnia kill 3, hurt 17

  14-01-2019 14:19
  BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on heavy snowfall across Europe (all times local):
  2:10 p.m.
  Bosnian authorities say three people have died and 17 others have been injured in car and bus crashes on snowy roads across in the Balkan nation.
  Authorities say three people died and three others were injured in two separate car accidents on icy roads near the northwestern town of Laktasi. Fourteen other people were hurt, three of them seriously, when the bus they were riding on skidded off a snow-covere
  
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• Crews battle south side home blaze Sunday night

  14-01-2019 14:16
  TUCSON – Fire crews were dispatched late Sunday night to work a south side home fire.
  According to Tucson Fire, units responded to a home in the 700 block of W. Calle Lerdo after a passer-by reported smoke in the area.Officials say no one was home at the time of the incident and no injuries were reported.
  The property had a ‘for sale sign,’ officials say.
  Nine units and twenty-three firefighters were dispatched to the scene. The fire was under control in 19 minutes, officials
  
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• Bosnia charges man with fighting with Islamic State group

  14-01-2019 14:14
  SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnian prosecutors say a suspect who has fought alongside Islamic extremists in Syria and Iraq has been charged with terrorism.
  A statement Monday from the prosecutor’s office identified the man as Munib Ahmetspahic, who was born in 1990 in the Bosnian town of Zenica.
  Prosecutors say Ahmetspahic traveled twice to Syria and Iraq between 2013 and 2018 where he joined the Islamic State group and other extremist organizations in those countries.
  The s
  
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• Woman drinking wine from Pringles can banned from Walmart

  14-01-2019 14:11
  WICHITA FALLS, Texas (AP) — Police in northern Texas say a woman has been banned from a local Walmart after she spent several hours driving an electric shopping cart around the store’s parking lot while drinking wine from a Pringles can.
  Police tell the Times Record News that officers responded to a suspicious person call at about 9 a.m. Friday at a Walmart in Wichita Falls, about 125 miles (200 kilometers) northwest of Dallas.
  Wichita Falls police spokesman Jeff Hughes says the woma
  
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• Spain stops NGO migrant rescue boat from setting sail

  14-01-2019 14:03
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A Spanish humanitarian group dedicated to saving migrants at sea says one of its boats has been denied permission to set sail from the port of Barcelona.
  The Associated Press has seen the order sent by Spanish authorities to the aid group Proactiva Open Arms saying that its boat violated maritime regulations on past rescue missions.
  The order says that on its last mission the boat violated “the obligation to leave those rescued at sea at the nearest port&rdquo
  
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• A Chinese court has sentenced a Canadian man to death in a drug smuggling case

  14-01-2019 13:59
  BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese court has sentenced a Canadian man to death in a drug smuggling case.
  The post A Chinese court has sentenced a Canadian man to death in a drug smuggling case appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Some help, more needed for Florida girl with rare blood type

  14-01-2019 13:55
  MIAMI (AP) — A New York woman with a rare blood type is donating two units to help save a 2-year-old South Florida girl who is battling cancer.
  News outlets report the woman had donated her own blood while pregnant in case she needed a transfusion during her delivery. Luckily, she didn’t need it, and has agreed to give it to Zainab Mughal, who has neuroblastoma.
  Susan Forbes of Florida-based OneBlood says that transfer still needs approval from the FDA, and the woman isn’t elig
  
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• Monday Forecast: Here comes another storm system

  14-01-2019 13:53
  TUCSON – The parade of winter storms continues this week.
  Advancing toward Arizona over the next 24 hours is a storm system off the southern California coast. This feature provides mostly cloudy skies this afternoon with highs in the mid 60s. Clouds hang tough overnight, allowing lows to bottom out in the mid to upper 40s.
  As this system moves into the state tomorrow, scattered showers are expected to break out during the afternoon and evening hours. Favored areas for showers & mounta
  
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• Albania’s PM to hold foreign minister’s post

  14-01-2019 13:45
  TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister says he will take over the foreign ministry himself after the country’s president refused to accept his nominee for the post.
  Edi Rama on Monday tweeted that he will keep the post, and also threatened to take President Ilir Meta to the Constitutional Court.
  Meta did not approve Rama’s nominee, saying he does not meet standards, and also has not accepted the removal of the previous minister, without explaining why.
  Rama reshu
  
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• Hugh Grant seeks return of script after theft from his car

  14-01-2019 13:42
  LONDON (AP) — British actor Hugh Grant has a plea for the thief who broke into his car: Please return the script that inside.
  Grant, who shot to fame in “Four Weddings and a Funeral” in 1994, tweeted about the break-in late Sunday night.
  He said that in “the unlikely chance that anyone knows who broke into my car tonight and stole my bag, please try and persuade them to at least return my script.”
  There were, he added, many weeks’ worth of “notes and ide
  
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• Sudan’s al-Bashir defiant in face of weeks of unrest

  14-01-2019 12:31
  CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s longtime ruler is defiant in the face of more than three weeks of protests demanding his resignation.
  President Omar al-Bashir reiterated to a rally in western Sudan on Monday that a change of leadership can only come through elections.
  His ruling Popular Congress Party has nominated him to run for another term in office next year
  Police on Monday detained at least 18 journalists, mostly from the independent Khartoum daily al-Jareeda. The arrests were made as the
  
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• Nigeria Chief Justice forced from office, faces trial

  14-01-2019 12:26
  MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s Chief Justice is scheduled to be arraigned at the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja on charges of failing to declare his assets and for holding foreign bank accounts.
  The federal government ordered Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen to immediately vacate his office as head of the country’s judiciary Saturday.
  The Chief Justice has a key role in resolving election disputes and Nigeria will vote for a new president in February. This is the fi
  
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• ‘So happy.’ Chris Pratt engaged to Katherine Schwarzenegger

  14-01-2019 12:25
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A whirlwind romance is leading to an engagement for actor Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger.
  Pratt posted a photo of his 29-year-old partner sporting an engagement ring on Instagram Monday. He wrote, “Sweet Katherine, so happy you said yes!”
  There’s no word on when and where the wedding will take place.
  Schwarzenegger is the elder daughter of actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver. She authored the children’s book “Maverick and
  
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• German newspaper says employee attacked by far-right group

  14-01-2019 12:25
  BERLIN (AP) — A German newspaper says one of its employees has been attacked by members of a far-right group.
  The left-wing taz daily said the woman was grabbed by the neck after confronting six black-clad people who were piling cobblestones and attempting to put up posters in front of the newspaper’s Berlin offices.
  Berlin police confirmed that a woman was attacked during the incident. Spokesman Heidi Vogt said police were still investigating who was behind the incident, but the far
  
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• The Latest: May says Brexit won’t see workers’ rights cut

  14-01-2019 12:24
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Brexit (all times local):
  11:55 a.m.
  British Prime Minister Theresa May is trying to win support for her European Union divorce deal by promising that her government won’t try to water down environmental standards and workers’ rights after Brexit.
  The commitment is an attempt to gain backing from opposition Labour Party lawmakers, who suspect the government plans to reduce the protections after Britain leaves the EU.
  May’s deal has drawn opposi
  
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• The Latest: EU sends UK warm words but no new Brexit offer

  14-01-2019 12:24
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Brexit (all times local):
  11:20 a.m.
  The British government has published a letter from European Union leaders that it hopes will ease U.K. lawmakers’ worries over the Brexit agreement between Britain and the bloc.
  The letter to Prime Minister Theresa May from European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker offers an assurance that the most contentious part of the deal — the “backstop” insuranc
  
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• TSA: Tokyo-bound passenger with gun undetected in Atlanta

  14-01-2019 12:17
  ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has acknowledged that a passenger bound for Tokyo passed through security in Atlanta with an undetected gun.
  News outlets cite an agency statement saying the passenger passed through “a standard screening TSA checkpoint with a firearm” at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Jan. 2. The passenger notified Delta Airlines officials after landing at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport.
  The
  
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• Top car, truck and SUV to be revealed at Detroit auto show

  14-01-2019 12:11
  DETROIT (AP) — The North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year will be revealed during the North American International Auto Show’s media preview days.
  The announcements are expected Monday morning at Detroit’s Cobo Center.
  This year’s car finalists are the Hyundai Genesis G70, Honda Insight and Volvo S60/V60. Truck finalists are the Chevrolet Silverado 1500, GMC Sierra 1500 and the Ram 1500.
  SUV finalists are the Acura RDX, Hyundai Kona/Kona EV and Jaguar I
  
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• Detroit show has SUVs, horsepower, but electric cars are few

  14-01-2019 12:11
  DETROIT (AP) — Automakers have promised to start selling hordes of electric cars in the next few years, but only two will be unveiled at the big Detroit auto show that kicks off this week and those aren’t even ready for production.
  Meanwhile, there will be plenty of SUVs and high-horsepower sports cars on display as cheap gasoline helps SUV and truck sales continue their dramatic climb.
  Automakers say they’re working to become more efficient. Ford says it’s offering a gas
  
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• 100 years ago in Boston: The day molasses was deadly fast

  14-01-2019 12:09
  BOSTON (AP) — Boston is marking the 100th anniversary of its most peculiar disaster — the Great Molasses Flood of 1919.
  Exactly a century ago Tuesday, a massive wave of 2.3 million gallons (8.7 million liters) of molasses unleashed by a ruptured storage tank came crashing through the city’s North End, obliterating everything in its path.
  Twenty-one people were killed, along with dozens of horses, and 150 were injured.
  This molasses was anything but slow. Historians say the init
  
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• ‘Miracle’ flight survivors mark decade of thankfulness

  14-01-2019 12:04
  NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been 10 years since US Airways flight 1549 landed on the Hudson River after colliding with a flock of geese just after takeoff.
  All 155 people on board survived the Jan. 15, 2009, incident, which became known as the “Miracle on the Hudson.”
  Survivors say that day changed their lives.
  Some moved or switched jobs, but others have experience more intangible shifts, like feeling more gratitude and appreciation for the things they haven’t missed out
  
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