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• CBP arrest people from seven different countries in the last five days

  16-01-2019 23:58
  TUCSON – Yuma sector Border Patrol agents arrested people from seven different countries trying to enter the country illegally over the past five days.
  Customs and Border Protection listed the countries in a tweet on Wednesday.In the last 5 days #YumaSector #BorderPatrol has arrested people from 7 countries trying to illegally enter the U.S. #NationalSecurity #SouthwestBorder
  China
  Guatemala
  Honduras
  Mexico
  El Salvador
  Nicaragua
  India pic.twitter.com/8pHeFnbYOi
  — CBP Arizona (@CBPAri
  
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• John Bogle, Vanguard founder, dies at 89

  16-01-2019 23:56
  VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (AP) — Vanguard Group founder and investing pioneer John C. Bogle has died at age 89, according to the company.
  Bogle simplified investing for the masses by introducing the first index mutual fund for individual investors in 1976. Vanguard also shook up the industry by ending the company’s reliance on outside brokers by directly marketing its funds to investors without charging upfront fees known as sales loads.
  Bogle served as Vanguard’s chairman and CEO from
  
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• Lauging Stock: Comedy Show To Raise Repurposed Roof

  16-01-2019 23:55
  Stavros Halkias has the most proactive promo photo portfolio next to Kristine Levine’s iconic head shot with her dazzling sunglasses and nothing else over her massive mammaries. Our favorite Halkias pic involves an apparent orgasm under a rain of Cheetos, but we ultimately decided not to use it in the admittedly unlikely event this is your family newspaper.Halkias headlines the show Best Damn Comedy Jam on Sunday, Jan. 20, at The Owls Club.…
  
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• John Bogle, founder of Vanguard Group and pioneer of index mutual funds, dies at age 89, Vanguard says.

  16-01-2019 23:51
  VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (AP) — John Bogle, founder of Vanguard Group and pioneer of index mutual funds, dies at age 89, Vanguard says.
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• Mexico to ship gas on trains, thieves siphon whole pipelines

  16-01-2019 23:46
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says that the government is acquiring 500 more tanker trucks to carry gasoline and diesel while pipelines are shut down to combat fuel-theft gangs and that officials are also arranging with private railroads to transport fuel.
  After taking office Dec. 1, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador launched an offensive against the $3 billion per-year fuel theft industry, which has been stealing fuel by drilling taps into pipelines. The gangs even tried
  
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• Royals pitcher Skoglund given 80-game drug suspension

  16-01-2019 23:45
  NEW YORK (AP) — Kansas City Royals pitcher Eric Skoglund has been suspended for the season’s first 80 games after testing positive for two performance-enhancing substances.
  The commissioner’s office said Wednesday the positive tests were for selective androgen receptor modulators S-22 (Ostarine) and LGD-4033 (Ligandrol).
  Royals general manager Dayton Moore says in a statement Skoglund “unknowingly made a mistake” and “we remain proud of who Eric is as a person
  
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• Phillies hire infield coach and first base coach

  16-01-2019 23:41
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Phillies have finalized their coaching staff by hiring infield coach Bobby Dickerson and first base coach Paco Figueroa.
  Dickerson spent the past six seasons with the Baltimore Orioles as third base coach and worked closely with Manny Machado, an All-Star free agent the Phillies are pursuing.
  Figueroa will oversee outfielders and baserunning in addition to coaching first base. He replaces Jose Flores, who joined Baltimore’s staff.
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• Third party to run center where comatose woman had baby

  16-01-2019 23:40
  PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona care facility where a woman in a vegetative state was raped and then gave birth must relinquish control to an outside party.
  Hacienda HealthCare officials say state regulators ordered them Wednesday to hire an independent management team to run the Phoenix facility.
  In a statement, Hacienda’s board of directors says it is taking the matter under advisement.
  Police have been investigating since a comatose patient gave birth Dec. 29 to the shock of staff, who
  
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• US agent: Mexican police excluded from 2014 El Chapo manhunt

  16-01-2019 23:38
  NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. agent testified Wednesday that Mexican police were purposely kept in the dark about secret efforts in 2014 to hunt down notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman because they couldn’t be trusted.
  Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Victor Vasquez told a jury in Guzman’s trial that he was the American liason for an operation to try to capture the top leadership of the Sinaloa cartel. He demanded only Mexican marines on his team because he
  
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• Correction: El Chapo-Prosecution story

  16-01-2019 23:38
  NEW YORK (AP) — In a story Jan. 16 about testimony in the trial of alleged drug cartel leader Joaquin Guzman, The Associated Press erroneously spelled the last name of a Drug Enforcement Administration agent. He is Victor Vazquez, not Vasquez.
  A corrected version of the story is below:
  US agent: Mexican police excluded from 2014 El Chapo manhunt
  An American drug enforcement agent says he purposely kept Mexican police in the dark about efforts in 2014 to hunt down the drug lord known as El
  
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• Colorado bull rider dies after being injured during event

  16-01-2019 23:37
  DENVER (KUSA) — A bull rider died from injuries he sustained during a Professional Bull Riders event at the National Western Stock Show Tuesday evening.
  We are deeply saddened to report that Mason Lowe passed away this evening following injuries sustained at the PBR event…
  Posted by Sean Gleason on Tuesday, January 15, 2019Mason Lowe was 25 years old.
  Lowe was ranked 18th in the world and had been a professional bull rider for seven years, according to his biography page o
  
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• Venezuela: 12 charged in detention of opposition leader

  16-01-2019 23:34
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan authorities say 12 officials with the country’s intelligence agency will be tried for their role in the brief detention of an opposition leader whose confinement sparked international outrage as he ramps up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro.
  Authorities announced Wednesday that a court in Venezuela’s capital has decided to keep the agents with the feared SEBIN intelligence police under arrest as they await trial on charges that include &l
  
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• Georgia candidate behind ‘deportation bus’ pleads not guilty

  16-01-2019 23:31
  ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate who campaigned in a “deportation bus” has pleaded not guilty to fraud charges.
  Ex-state Sen. Michael Williams was indicted last month in Hall County northeast of Atlanta on charges of insurance fraud and lying to investigators. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Williams requested a jury trial ahead of an arraignment hearing Wednesday. Attorney A.J. Richman said Williams “looks forward to his day in court.&
  
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• Report: US investigating whether Huawei stole trade secrets

  16-01-2019 23:27
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Wall Street Journal reports U.S. prosecutors are investigating whether Chinese tech giant Huawei stole trade secrets from U.S. companies.
  The newspaper says investigators are looking into whether the company stole technology behind a robotic device that T-Mobile used to test smartphones.
  The Journal report Wednesday cites several people familiar with the matter who are not identified by name.
  They told the newspaper the investigation was prompted in part by lawsuits a
  
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• Goodyear police arrest man wanted by Colorado authorities

  16-01-2019 23:27
  GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Goodyear say they have arrested a man wanted by Colorado authorities for multiple offenses.
  They say 41-year-old David Samuel Herbert was taken into custody Tuesday at his new home in Goodyear, which is located west of Phoenix.
  It was unclear Wednesday if he has a lawyer yet.
  Colorado authorities learned Herbert had recently bought a home in Goodyear and was residing with his family in the area of Estrella Mountain Ranch.
  After conducting surveillance on th
  
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• Man wanted in Sahuarita child abuse case turns himself in

  16-01-2019 23:21
  SAHUARITA, Ariz. – A Sahuarita man was into custody Wednesday in connection to a possible child abuse and domestic violence case.
  David Wayne Clark/ Sahuarita Police Department
  On Jan. 9, Sahuarita Police Department responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in the 800 block of W. Calle Arroyo Norte. Following an investigation, police were on the lookout for David Wayne Clark and Stephanie Clark, who were listed as persons of interest.
  Stephanie was later taken into custody for c
  
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• Florists to duke it out in Philly at Interflora World Cup

  16-01-2019 22:43
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — This year’s theme at the Philadelphia Flower Show might be “Flower Power” but not all events at the annual floral festival will be about peace and harmony.
  The show will also play host to the Interflora World Cup, where designers from 23 countries will fight it out over several rounds in a “Chopped”-style competition.
  The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the designers will have to tackle surprise challenges and create over-the-top floral arran
  
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• Russia: Ex-Marine held on spying charge gets prison visit

  16-01-2019 22:20
  MOSCOW (AP) — The brother of a former U.S. Marine with multiple citizenships says Irish government representatives have visited Paul Whelan at the Russian prison where he is being held on spying charges.
  David Whelan said in a Wednesday statement that diplomatic staff members from Ireland reported that conditions were good in the Moscow prison where his brother is detained. The statement says U.S. officials are expected to visit Thursday.
  Whelan was detained on Dec. 28 and has been charged
  
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• New Orleans police arrest man after rapper was gunned down

  16-01-2019 22:17
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police have arrested a man accused of being involved in the slaying of rapper Young Greatness outside of a Waffle House.
  Citing records, Nola.com/The Times-Picayune reports 38-year-old Donald Reaux was arrested Wednesday. He was booked on charges including accessory to second-degree murder and obstruction of justice.
  Police didn’t immediately say how Reaux was connected to the 34-year-old rapper’s death. Young Greatness may be best known for his 2
  
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• The Latest: Greek PM Tsipras survives confidence vote

  16-01-2019 21:59
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Latest on the confidence vote in Greece (all times local):
  10:50 p.m.
  Greece’s left-wing prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, has narrowly won a confidence vote in parliament days after the governing coalition collapsed.
  Tsipras received the minimum 151 votes in Greece’s 300-seat legislature for his government to survive. His term ends in October.
  The defense minister in Tsipras’ government who leads a small nationalist party, Panos Kammenos, quit the
  
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• Professor accused of coercing students to work has resigned

  16-01-2019 21:50
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A University of Missouri-Kansas City professor has resigned after being accused of coercing foreign graduate students to perform work and personal tasks for him.
  University officials announced Wednesday that Ashim Mitra resigned from the School of Pharmacy one day before a hearing was scheduled to determine his future at the university.
  Mitra was put on paid suspension in November after The Kansas City Star reported former students accused him of forcing students fr
  
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• Greece’s left-wing prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, survives confidence vote days after governing coalition collapses

  16-01-2019 21:49
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s left-wing prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, survives confidence vote days after governing coalition collapses.
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• Michigan 7th grader has offer from Harbaugh, father says

  16-01-2019 21:46
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The father of a seventh grader in Michigan said Wednesday his son has a scholarship offer from Jim Harbaugh and the Wolverines.
  Brian Williams said Harbaugh made the offer after watching film of his son Isaiah, who plays quarterback. He said he tries to keep his son grounded, and believes the offer will motivate Isaiah even more.
  Offers like this are nonbinding, so it’s hard to tell how seriously they should be taken.
  In 2010, the father of 13-year-old quarter
  
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• Atletico eliminated by Girona in Copa del Rey quarterfinals

  16-01-2019 21:44
  MADRID (AP) — Atletico Madrid has been eliminated by Girona in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey after being held to a 3-3 draw at home on Wednesday.
  Antoine Griezmann came off the bench to score an 84th-minute goal that looked enough to send Atletico to the quarterfinals, but substitute Seydou Doumbia netted in the 88th and Girona advanced on away goals after a 4-4 aggregate score. The teams drew 1-1 in the first leg last week.
  It is the first time since 2012 — the year coach Dieg
  
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• Prosecutors: Woman collected federal benefits for fake son

  16-01-2019 21:39
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a military widow has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for falsely claiming to have a son so she could collect more than $100,000 in veterans and Social Security benefits. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports a federal indictment accused 61-year-old Elizabeth Hayes Cox of stealing more than $68,000 in Social Security money and another $44,000 from the Department of Veterans Affairs between 2000 and 2017 on behalf of a fictitious son.
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• PCSO on the look out for Tucson High teacher

  16-01-2019 21:39
  The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office needs help in locating 46-year-old Elizabeth Breck.
  TUCSON –Officials have identified a missing 46-year-old woman as a Tucson High School teacher.
  The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office says Elizabeth Breck was last seen near Edwin and N Lago del Oro Parkway at around 3 p.m. Sunday. She was said to be wearing a grey skirt and grey top.
  Breck was described to be five feet, four inches tall and weigh 123 pounds. She was said to have green eyes and blo
  
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• Second trial in case of real estate agent killing underway

  16-01-2019 21:38
  KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — The second trial of a man accused of killing an Arizona real estate agent is underway.
  The Mohave Valley Daily News reports the trial of 62-year-old Alfredo Gerardo Blanco began Tuesday with jury selection.
  Blanco is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Kingman real estate agent Sidney Cranston Jr.
  Blanco also is charged with tampering with physical evidence and concealing a dead body.
  Cranston’s body was found Jan. 7, 2017, about 18 months
  
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• After ‘Bird Box’ challenge, YouTube to crack down on ‘harmful and dangerous’ pranks

  16-01-2019 21:31
  YouTube has announced that it will be cracking down on viral challenge and prank videos that show “harmful or dangerous content” and warned content creators they have two months to clean up their channels.
  The video platform, which is owned by Google, said it plans to continue to host viral trends like the water bottle flip challenge but will remove videos that violate its new rule.Morgan Adams takes the “Bird Box” challenge in a video posted on YouTube. Courtes
  
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• Gase hires Gregg Williams as Jets’ defensive coordinator

  16-01-2019 21:30
  FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Gregg Williams has been hired as the New York Jets’ defensive coordinator, the first major staff addition by Adam Gase since he became coach.
  The 60-year-old Williams went 5-3 as Cleveland’s interim coach this season after Hue Jackson was fired. At his introductory news conference Monday, the offensive-minded Gase said he was looking for a “head coach of the defense” while he focuses heavily on the other side of the ball.
  Williams is a cont
  
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• Junk food ads disproportionately target black and Hispanic kids, study finds

  16-01-2019 21:27
  A report released on Tuesday finds that junk food advertising continues to disproportionately target black and Hispanic youth, contributing to health disparities.
  From 2013 to 2017, spending on TV advertising for restaurants, food and beverages decreased by 4 percent overall, the researchers found, while spending for programs directed at black teens increased by 50 percent — from $217 million to $333 million — underlining the disparity in exposure to advertising between whi
  
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• Ian Harkes signs with 2nd-tier Dundee United in Scotland

  16-01-2019 21:25
  Midfielder Ian Harkes, a son of former U.S. captain John Harkes, has left D.C. United to sign a two-year contract with Dundee United of Scotland’s second-tier League Championship.
  The 23-year-old won the 2016 Hermann Trophy as the top U.S. college player while at Wake Forest and spent the last two seasons with D.C. in Major League Soccer. He scored two goals with two assists.
  D.C. declined his 2019 option.
  Ian Harke’s grandfather was born near Dundee United’s Tannadice Park. Du
  
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• Train stuck on tracks disrupts service to Atlanta airport

  16-01-2019 21:24
  ATLANTA (AP) — A commuter train stuck on the tracks has disrupted service to and from Atlanta’s airport, the world’s busiest.
  The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority tweeted around 9 p.m. Tuesday that the situation left regular trains unable to reach the station at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
  Rail Operations Chief Dave Springstead says normal service to the airport may not resume until Thursday because officials need to bring in a crane to lift th
  
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• Airbnb offers new program to furloughed federal employees

  16-01-2019 21:22
  Airbnb office / Courtesy: Flickr/Open Grid Scheduler
  TUCSON – Airbnb announced Wednesday that they are launching A Night In Us, a program to support executive branch employees who share their home or host an Experience on Airbnb during the partial government shutdown.
  The partial government is now in its 26th day.
  Any federal employee who hosts and Airbnb Experience or 3 nights in their home, between Dec. 18, 2018 and March 18, 2019, will get $110 extra on them.
  Airbnb says 4 percent
  
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• US says 2 troops and 2 American civilians among those killed in suicide bombing claimed by Islamic State in Syria

  16-01-2019 21:19
  WASHINGTON (AP) — US says 2 troops and 2 American civilians among those killed in suicide bombing claimed by Islamic State in Syria.
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• Man gets life sentence in double murder, mass shooting

  16-01-2019 21:11
  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her 8-year-old son, as well as wounding four others. The Orlando Sentinel reports that 33-year-old Allen Cashe was sentenced Wednesday morning. He pleaded no contest last month to two counts of first-degree murder, four counts of attempted first-degree murder and a count of attempted first-degree felony murder as part of a deal with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty.
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• Study: Top US firms are diversifying their boards faster

  16-01-2019 21:09
  NEW YORK (AP) — A study has found that America’s largest companies added women and minorities to their boards of directors at a faster pace over the past two years, a period when sexual harassment scandals thrust workplace equality into the spotlight.
  African-American and Asian women made the fastest gains, although minority women still hold less than 5 percent of board seats in Fortune 500 companies. That’s according to the 2018 Board Diversity Census, released Wednesday by th
  
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• Plea hearings set for 2 of 3 men accused in Mosque bombing

  16-01-2019 21:07
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Two of three militia members accused of bombing a Minnesota mosque have hearings scheduled next week in federal court to change their pleas.
  Online court records show hearings for Michael McWhorter and Joe Morris on Jan. 24. The two men, along with Michael Hari, are accused of driving from Clarence, Illinois, in August 2017 and attacking Dar al-Farooq Islamic Center. McWhorter allegedly said the men did it to scare Muslims from the country.
  McWhorter and Morris have
  
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• Steelers still waiting to hear from Antonio Brown

  16-01-2019 21:00
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are still waiting to hear from wide receiver Antonio Brown.
  Team president Art Rooney II said Wednesday he’s still not sure what led the perennial Pro Bowler to walk out on the team before the season finale. The Steelers benched Brown for their victory over Cincinnati and he did not show up to clean out his locker after the team missed the playoffs.
  Rooney says the team has “left everything open” in regards to Brown’s future
  
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• Juventus beats Milan to win Italian Super Cup in Jeddah

  16-01-2019 21:00
  JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Amid a background of protests and political outrage, Juventus beat AC Milan 1-0 in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to win the Italian Super Cup for a record eighth time.
  Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal of the match to win his first trophy with Juventus.
  It was Ronaldo’s fourth goal in his past four matches as he shows little sign of being affected — on the pitch at least — by a case of alleged rape involving an American woman.
  Ronaldo has been
  
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• Harmony Korine’s latest, Beto O’Rourke doc to debut at SXSW

  16-01-2019 21:00
  NEW YORK (AP) — Harmony Korine’s “The Beach Bum,” Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut and a documentary on the breakout campaign of Texas politician Beto O’Rourke will premiere at the annual South by Southwest Film Festival.
  The Austin, Texas-based festival announced the lineup to its 26th edition Wednesday after previously revealing that Jordan Peele’s “Us” will open the festival on March 8. Among the selections are the latest from “Sprin
  
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• Robot recreates the walk of a 290-million-year-old creature

  16-01-2019 20:55
  WASHINGTON (AP) — How did the earliest land animals move? Scientists have used a nearly 300-million-year old fossil skeleton and preserved ancient footprints to create a moving robot model of prehistoric life.
  Evolutionary biologist John Nyakatura at Humboldt University in Berlin has spent years studying a 290-million-year-old fossil dug up in central Germany’s Bromacker quarry in 2000.
  Nyakatura teamed up with robotics expert Kamilo Melo at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
  
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• Court orders Italian govt to publicize cellphone risks

  16-01-2019 20:49
  ROME (AP) — A consumers’ group says an Italian tribunal has ordered a public information campaign about the possible health risks of cellular and cordless phones.
  The Lazio region’s administrative tribunal ruled that Italy’s health, environment and education ministries must begin the campaign within six months about the phones’ proper use.
  Consumer advocacy group A.P.P.L.E. had argued in court that improper use causes exposure to electromagnetic fields that are part
  
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• Carell, ‘Office’ producers reteam for ‘Space Force’ comedy

  16-01-2019 20:46
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steve Carell is starring in a new workplace comedy that could be out of this world.
  Netflix said Wednesday that Carell is re-teaming with “The Office” producers Greg Daniels and Howard Klein on the series “Space Force.”
  It’s about the people assigned to create a sixth branch of the armed services focused on space, the streaming service said.
  The premise is grounded in reality: Last year, the Trump administration directed the Pentagon to form
  
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• Board tables vote on police certification for ex-Arpaio aide

  16-01-2019 20:40
  PHOENIX (AP) — The board that certifies police officers in Arizona tabled a vote on whether to launch a disciplinary case against former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s top aide for misconduct in a racial profiling lawsuit.
  The Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board was unable to vote over the fate of former Chief Deputy Jerry Sheridan’s certification because three board members recused themselves from the matter, with one citing his friendship with Sheridan.
  The vote will be
  
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• Idaho woman has 50-pound tumor removed

  16-01-2019 20:36
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho woman who thought she was gaining weight because of menopause discovered she actually had a 50-pound tumor that had been growing inside her for decades.
  Boise television station KTVB reports Brenda Cridland of Meridian chalked up her weight gain to aging, but when her health started to quickly decline about eight months ago she decided to see a doctor.
  That’s when a CAT scan revealed she had an enormous tumor that had displaced her organs and was cutting
  
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• Mother not celebrating death of daughter’s convicted killer

  16-01-2019 20:30
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma woman says she isn’t celebrating the death of the man convicted of killing her 8-year-old daughter, but she remains hopeful the child’s body will eventually be found.
  Shannon Hazen said Wednesday that she forgave “a nameless, faceless predator a decade ago” after her daughter, Kirsten, was presumed dead. The girl disappeared in 1997, but suspect Anthony Palma wasn’t arrested until DNA linked him to the crime in 2015.
  Palma was
  
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• Kenyan police: Death toll from extremist attack climbs to 21, plus five attackers

  16-01-2019 20:28
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan police: Death toll from extremist attack climbs to 21, plus five attackers.
  The post Kenyan police: Death toll from extremist attack climbs to 21, plus five attackers appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Jed Lowrie, New York Mets finalize $20M, 2-year contract

  16-01-2019 20:21
  NEW YORK (AP) — Free agent infielder Jed Lowrie and the New York Mets have finalized a $20 million, two-year contract.
  A switch-hitter who turns 35 in April, Lowrie and is coming off his first All-Star season.
  “We are really fortunate and thrilled that Jed bought what we were selling,” new Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen said Wednesday.
  Lowrie played mostly second base for the Oakland Athletics during the past three seasons. Van Wagenen says he will play second, shortst
  
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• Bielsa admits to watching all opponents’ training sessions

  16-01-2019 20:19
  LEEDS, England (AP) — Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa has admitted to watching all of his opponents’ training sessions before their matches this season in a remarkable hour-long news conference in which the enigmatic Argentine coach disclosed the extent of his research and planning.
  Bielsa is being investigated by English soccer authorities for sending a member of his club’s staff to spy on Derby County in its training session ahead of a match against Leeds in the second-tier Leag
  
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• The Latest: Widower stunned by allegations against doctor

  16-01-2019 20:18
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on wrongful death lawsuits filed against an Ohio doctor accused of ordering potentially fatal doses of pain medicine to near-death hospital patients (all times local):
  2:20 p.m.
  An Ohio man says he was stunned to learn of allegations that his wife’s hospital death last year was caused by a doctor’s order for a fatal dose of pain medication.
  David Austin, of Columbus, says he called the ambulance after his wife, Bonnie Austin, complained of troub
  
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