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• The Latest: Police chief calls 14-year-old’s death ‘tragic’

  18-01-2019 23:59
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on the police shooting of a 14-year-old burglary suspect in Arizona (all times local):
  4 p.m.
  A suburban Phoenix police chief has offered her condolences to the family of a 14-year-old burglary suspect who was shot and killed by an officer.
  Tempe Police Chief Sylvia Moir called the death this week “tragic” and asked that the public withhold judgment until an investigation is completed. Moir says she called the news conference Friday to be transpar
  
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• Trump says he will make a ‘major announcement’ on Saturday afternoon about the government shutdown and border security

  18-01-2019 23:56
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he will make a ‘major announcement’ on Saturday afternoon about the government shutdown and border security.
  The post Trump says he will make a ‘major announcement’ on Saturday afternoon about the government shutdown and border security appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Scientists ID another possible threat to orcas: pink salmon

  18-01-2019 23:52
  SEATTLE (AP) — Over the years, scientists have identified dams, pollution and vessel noise as causes of the troubling decline of the Pacific Northwest’s resident killer whales. Now, they may have found a new and more surprising culprit: pink salmon.
  Four salmon researchers were perusing orca data several months ago when they noticed a startling trend: that for the past two decades, significantly more of the whales have died in even-numbered years than in odd years.
  In a newly publish
  
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• Trump invited to North Carolina to give State of the Union

  18-01-2019 23:50
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The speaker of the North Carolina House has invited President Donald Trump to the state’s legislature to deliver the State of the Union address.
  Republican State House Speaker Tim Moore wrote to the president on Friday, inviting Trump to deliver the address in the House chamber of the North Carolina General Assembly.
  Democratic U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has suggested that Trump delay this year’s address or give it in writing due to the partial governm
  
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• Nike dreams of ‘greener’ pastures with new shoes

  18-01-2019 23:48
  (NBC) – A new golf shoe unveiled by Nike has a surprising ‘fresh’ look: grass.
  Nike’s newest version of its Air Max 1 golf shoes, simply called “Grass” will soon be available to help you with your game.
  Nike’s newest version of its Air Max 1 golf shoes, simply called “Grass” will soon be available to help you with your game/ NBC
  The shoes feature a lush turf-like material that basically camouflages your feet while you’re on the cou
  
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• Arizona Medicaid plan with work, volunteer requirements OK’d

  18-01-2019 23:48
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — About 120,000 Arizonans who receive Medicaid benefits will have to get a job, do community service or temporarily lose coverage.
  That’s according to a state plan approved Friday by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
  Members of Arizona’s federally recognized tribes will be exempt from work or volunteer requirements.
  The Trump administration has urged states to consider changes to their Medicaid programs to encourage work and independence.
  The
  
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• $1.4 million Batman comic collection stolen in Florida

  18-01-2019 23:41
  BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man is reaching out to the comic-collecting community, hoping to reclaim nearly 450 valuable comic books that were recently stolen. The Sun Sentinel reports that Randy Lawrence posted on social media last week that his registered Batman and Detective Comics collection valued at $1.4 million was stolen from an air-conditioned storage unit in Boca Raton.
  Lawrence is asking other collectors to keep an eye out for anyone trying to sell his stolen comics . He s
  
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• Hacienda Healthcare unlicensed by the state for more than 20 years

  18-01-2019 23:39
  PHOENIX (KPNX) — Hacienda Healthcare has not had a license from Arizona for more than 20 years, according to the Arizona Public Health Association.
  A woman in a vegetative state for more than a decade gave birth on Dec. 29 at a Phoenix facility, sparking a rape investigation by police.
  Amid the investigation, Will Humble, executive director of the Arizona Public Health Association, looked for the facility’s licensing.
  “The vast majority of health services are licensed by the De
  
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• School official: Boy wrongly punished for fake lunch money

  18-01-2019 23:35
  MCDONOUGH, Ga. (AP) — A school superintendent in Georgia says a 12-year-old boy who tried to buy lunch with a counterfeit $20 bill appears to have been unaware the bill was fake and should not have been punished.
  Christian Philon says administrators at Austin Road Middle School in metro Atlanta gave him 10 days of in-school suspension after a lunch room cashier discovered his lunch money was fake. The boy and his parents said he was given the bogus bill by his father, and both of them thou
  
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• Bulls expect Carter to miss 8-12 weeks with thumb injury

  18-01-2019 23:28
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls expect prized rookie center Wendell Carter Jr. to miss eight to 12 weeks because of a left thumb injury.
  The team said Friday that surgery has been recommended for Carter, who was hurt Tuesday against the Lakers.
  The injury was initially diagnosed as a sprain, but more tests and a follow-up examination with Bulls hand specialists Drs. John Fernandez and Mark Cohen on Friday revealed it was more serious and potentially season-ending.
  The No. 7 overall draft
  
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• 2 West Virginia troopers fired for using excessive force

  18-01-2019 23:24
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Two West Virginia state troopers accused of beating a 16-year-old male suspect during an arrest have been fired.
  State police announced on Friday that Trooper First Class Derek Walker and Trooper First Class Michael Kennedy have been dismissed after an investigation of the Nov. 19 incident. The firings were effective on Thursday.
  State police say the white teen was involved in a crash in Berkeley County with a sheriff’s department cruiser before the two troop
  
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• Hiedeman leads No. 14 Marquette women past Seton Hall, 96-60

  18-01-2019 23:23
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Natisha Hiedeman scored 28 points to lead No. 14 Marquette past Seton Hall 96-60 on Friday.
  Amani Wilborn added 20 points for the Golden Eagles (15-3, 6-0 Big East). Erika Davenport had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Danielle King had 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
  Marquette scored 35 points in the first quarter and led 56-31 at halftime. The Golden Eagles shot 52 percent for the game.
  Victoria Cardaci led Seton Hall (11-6, 3-3) with 16 points, making 4 of 9 attemp
  
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• Getafe routs Alaves in clash of Spain’s surprise packages

  18-01-2019 23:18
  MADRID (AP) — Jorge Molina and Jaime Mata each scored two goals as Getafe routed Alaves 4-0 on Friday to win the clash of this season’s Spanish league surprise packages.
  The victory pulled sixth-place Getafe to within one point of Alaves in fifth after 20 games.
  “It was an important match for us given where we both are in the standings,” Molina said. “Our goal remains the same, going forward game by game and trying to string wins together.”
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• Garcia can earn up to $6M under 1-year deal with Rays

  18-01-2019 23:17
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Avisail Garcia earn up to $6 million as part of his one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays.
  The team announced the deal Friday, an agreement that guarantees $3.5 million this season.
  He can earn $250,000 each for 350, 400, 450, 500, 550 and 600 plate appearances, and $1 million for 650.
  Garcia, coming off arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, hit a career-high 19 home runs last season but slumped to .236 with 49 RBIs in 93 games after batting a career-best
  
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• Reds, Braves minor leaguers suspended for drug violations

  18-01-2019 23:15
  NEW YORK (AP) — Cincinnati outfielder Nate Scantlin has been suspended for 50 games and Atlanta pitcher Carlos Caminero for 25 games under baseball’s minor league drug program.
  Scantlin was disciplined following a second positive test for a drug of abuse, the commissioner’s office said Friday. Scantlin was cited for an unspecified violation; 25 games matches the penalty for the first violation for use or possession of a syringe or any injectable substance.
  The 21-year-old Scant
  
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• Kobach’s defeat puts future of voter database in doubt

  18-01-2019 23:15
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The future of a much-criticized database that checks if voters are illegally registering in multiple states is up in the air now that former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach no longer holds that office.
  A spokeswoman for Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab said Friday the office is reviewing Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program and consulting with other member states. Spokeswoman Katie Koupal says no formal decision has been made either way about wh
  
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• Predators’ Ryan Johansen suspended 2 games for high-sticking

  18-01-2019 23:10
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville Predators forward Ryan Johansen has received a two-game suspension without pay for high-sticking Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele.
  The NHL announced Johansen’s suspension Friday. Johansen committed the penalty Thursday during the first period of the Predators’ 5-1 loss to the Jets.
  Johansen will lose $86,021.50 due to the suspension. That money will go to the NHL players’ emergency assistance fund.
  The 26-year-old Johansen has eight g
  
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• The Latest: Officer to plead not guilty after man’s death

  18-01-2019 23:09
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on the criminal case against a white Nashville police officer who shot and killed an armed black man who was fleeing (all times local):
  4:05 p.m.
  The attorney for a white police officer indicted in Tennessee on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of an armed black man says the officer will plead not guilty.
  David Raybin says in an email that Nashville office Andrew Delke acted in accordance with his training and Tennessee law when he shot 25-year
  
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• Supreme Court inaction suggests DACA safe for another year

  18-01-2019 23:05
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama-era program that shields young immigrants from deportation and that President Donald Trump has sought to end seems likely to survive for at least another year.
  That’s because the Supreme Court took no action Friday on the Trump administration’s request to decide by early summer whether Trump’s bid to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was legal. The program has been protected by several federal courts.
  Based on the high cour
  
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• Flandrau Science Center Provides “Moon Music Serenade” for Upcoming Eclipse

  18-01-2019 22:58
  Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium at the University of Arizona is off to the moon, hosting its first ever Moon Music Serenade event pairing music, telescopes, and a special moon presentation.A lunar eclipse will begin on Sunday, Jan. 20, at 8:30 p.m. when the Earth’s shadow starts to cross over the Moon, leading to a full lunar eclipse around 9:40 p.m. when the shadow moves to cover the entire Moon. “When people see things happening in the skies with their own eyes or through
  
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• Dominican teen leads Latin American Amateur before home fans

  18-01-2019 22:50
  LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Juan Cayro Delgado shot a 4-under 68 on Friday to give the Dominican Republic gallery something to cheer as he took a one-shot lead going into the weekend at the Latin American Amateur Championship.
  Delgado is making his Latin American Amateur debut, though he has played the Teeth of the Dog course at Casa del Campo before, winning a youth title a few years ago. The 17-year-old plans to play at Central Florida next year.
  He was at 7-under 137 and led by
  
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• Restaurant sign approved after concerns it was offensive

  18-01-2019 22:47
  KEENE, N.H. (AP) — Officials in a New Hampshire city have approved a restaurant sign that initially was removed over concerns that it sounded like profanity.
  The name of the Vietnamese restaurant in a public building next to City Hall in Keene is a play on words. It calls itself by the name of a soup, which is spelled P-H-O, but is pronounced “fuh,” followed by the words “Keene Great.” It’s scheduled to open March 1.
  City Manager Elizabeth Dragon said in an em
  
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• Attorneys request more time to consider death penalty against Christopher Clements

  18-01-2019 22:46
  The remains of 6-year-old Isabel Celis were found in March 2017.
  The body of Maribel Gonzales was discovered in June 2014.
  TUCSON – Attorneys filed another extension, and prosecutors now have until March 25 to decide if they want to pursue the death penalty against Christopher Clements.
  A Pima County grand jury indicted Clements on charges that include kidnapping and murdering 6-year-old Isabel Celis and 13-year-old Maribel Gonzales.
  Tucson detectives drove to Phoenix to read 36-year-old C
  
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• As shutdown drags on, a ‘Coast Guard City’ rallies

  18-01-2019 22:43
  NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — The city of New London, Connecticut, and its neighbors have joined forces to help hundreds of Coast Guard employees who are not being paid because of the partial government shutdown.
  A pop-up food pantry has opened at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, one of several Coast Guard installations in the small city that was officially designated by Congress as a Coast Guard City.
  Residents, local food banks and Coast Guard-related advocacy groups have all mobilized to help.
  
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• Moglia resigns as Coastal Carolina coach after return season

  18-01-2019 22:41
  CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Joe Moglia, the one-time CEO of TD Ameritrade, has resigned as head football coach at Coastal Carolina.
  The 69-year-old Moglia announced the decision Friday. He said he’ll stay on as Coastal’s chairman of athletics for the final two years of his contract and have authority over the football program. Offensive coordinator Jamey Chadwell has been promoted to head coach.
  Moglia, who went 56-22 in six seasons as Coastal coach, says now is the right time to step
  
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• Bayern restarts with win to turn up heat on Dortmund

  18-01-2019 22:41
  SINSHEIM, Germany (AP) — Defending champion Bayern Munich got the Bundesliga back underway with a 3-1 win at Hoffenheim on Friday to deliver a statement of intent to leader Borussia Dortmund.
  Robert Lewandowski sealed the victory late on to cut the gap on his former team to three points after 18 games. It was Bayern’s sixth league win in succession, stabilizing the side after an early-season wobble.
  Leon Goretzka scored twice in the first half, the first from a rebound, then after a
  
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• Strangers rally to attend funeral for veteran who died alone

  18-01-2019 22:35
  NORTH HANOVER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A group of more than 1,000 caring strangers has gathered for the funeral of an Army veteran who died alone.
  Officials say 77-year-old Peter Turnpu died at his New Jersey home last month from natural causes and had no known relatives and few friends. Funeral director LeRoy Wooster says he was asked to help by a police officer and immediately agreed to put together a service for Turnpu.
  More than 1,000 were present at the man’s funeral in North Hanov
  
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• Border Patrol arrests group of 376 in Arizona desert

  18-01-2019 22:28
  SAN LUIS, Ariz. (AP) — The Border Patrol says it arrested a group of 376 Central Americans in southwest Arizona, the vast majority of them families who used short holes dug under a barrier to cross the border.
  The agency said Friday that the group dug under a steel barrier in seven spots about 10 miles (16 kilometers) east of a border crossing in San Luis and made no effort to elude authorities before they were arrested.
  The group included 176 children.
  The unusually large group was almost
  
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• Michigan sheriff: Warrant needed if ICE wants jail inmates

  18-01-2019 22:27
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The sheriff in western Michigan’s largest county says her jail won’t release people to federal immigration agents unless they present an arrest warrant from a judge.
  The decision was announced Friday, after lawyers said a war veteran was picked up at the Kent County jail and detained for three days in December. Jilmar Ramos-Gomez was released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a lawyer proved he’s a U.S. citizen born in Michigan.
  Sheri
  
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• Social Security Administration issues scam warning

  18-01-2019 22:26
  TUCSON – The Social Security Administration says it has received reports of fraudulent telephone calls from individuals claiming to represent the SSA.
  According to a news release, “Unknown callers are using threatening language to warn unknowing victims that they will be arrested or face other legal action if they fail to call a provided phone number or press the number indicated in the message to address the issue.”The callers will also switch tactics and communicate that
  
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• Arizona governor proposes $11.4 billion spending plan

  18-01-2019 22:25
  PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Doug Ducey is proposing an $11.4 billion budget for Arizona that focuses much of the new spending on schools and universities while depositing more than a half-billion dollars in the state’s rainy day fund.
  Ducey’s proposal released Friday would increase state spending by 9.2 percent and would be the largest single-year increase since he took office.
  The proposed budget would implement the next wave of teacher raises Ducey promised last year, when teachers w
  
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• Police make 2 arrests in triple slaying in Kentucky

  18-01-2019 22:23
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police have made two arrests in the deaths of three people found shot at a home in western Kentucky.
  Owensboro police say 30-year-old Arnett B. Baines and 31-year-old Cylar L. Shemwell were each charged Friday with three counts of murder and one count of first-degree assault. Police spokesman Andrew Boggess says investigators believe at least one victim knew those charged.
  He says police are still trying to determine a motive. Boggess says the investigation is &ldquo
  
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• Pima County officials respond to Hepatitis A outbreak

  18-01-2019 22:14
  TUCSON – Health officials say there is a Hepatitis A outbreak in Pima County.
  Since November, there have been 34 reported cases of Hepatitis A – 27 of those cases have led to hospitalizations, officials say.
  Pima County says that even though the Hepatitis A vaccine is routinely given to children, most adults have not been vaccinated. The vaccine is especially recommended for:People who are experiencing homelessness
  People who use injection and non-injection illicit drugs
  People
  
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• UNC’s Williams: Manley to miss 6th straight game at Miami

  18-01-2019 22:09
  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina coach Roy Williams says sophomore big man Sterling Manley will miss his sixth straight game at Miami on Saturday due to lingering knee soreness.
  Manley hasn’t played since the Dec. 29 win against Davidson due to his left knee. Williams said Friday that the 6-foot-11 reserve hasn’t been able to practice and that the team is “waiting to get to a point where he feels better.”
  A timeline for Manley’s return is unclear. He is
  
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• Audit finds deteriorating infrastructure at Naval Academy

  18-01-2019 22:07
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — An audit has found that the Naval Academy has decaying walls, plumbing issues and condemned offices and balconies.
  The Capital reported Friday that it obtained the 2018 audit through a Freedom of Information Act request. The Naval Audit Service’s report says the Annapolis, Maryland, college’s infrastructure has degraded to the point of threatening its ability to train midshipmen.
  The report outlined 13 unfunded maintenance or renovation projects across 15
  
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• Wisconsin renews contract for coach Paul Chryst

  18-01-2019 22:04
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin renewed football coach Paul Chryst’s five-year contract through January 2024 on Friday.
  Chryst is entering his fifth season with the Badgers, who wrapped up a relatively disappointing season at 8-5 (5-4 Big Ten) with a dominating 35-3 win in the Pinstripe Bowl over Miami. Chryst is 42-12 at Wisconsin and the Badgers won consecutive Big Ten West titles before falling short this past season.
  Wisconsin is looking forward to having standout running back Jon
  
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• Man accused of threat linked to R Kelly turns self in

  18-01-2019 22:03
  MCDONOUGH, Ga. (AP) — A man accused of threatening a father who says singer R. Kelly kept his daughter from her family has turned himself in.
  Henry County Sheriff’s Office Maj. Bobby Sloan says Henry James Mason turned himself in around 8:30 a.m. Friday. A judge had issued a warrant for Mason on charges of terroristic threats and acts.
  Sloan says Mason was released on $10,000 bond. A phone number for Mason couldn’t immediately be found.
  A Henry County police report from May say
  
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• Brooke Henderson leads by 2 shots in LPGA opener in Florida

  18-01-2019 22:00
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Brooke Henderson of Canada played bogey free Friday on her way to a 4-under 67 and a two-shot lead in the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions, the winners-only start to the LPGA Tour season.
  Ariya Jutanugarn hit shots all over Tranquilo Golf Club at Four Seasons and was not sure how she managed a 67. But it left her two shots behind and tied for second with Lydia Ko (68) and Eun-Hee Ji (69). Jutanugarn is No. 1 in the world coming off a year in which the T
  
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• Tennessee officer indicted for killing black man

  18-01-2019 21:50
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A grand jury in Tennessee has indicted a white police officer with a charge of first-degree murder for killing an armed black man who ran when he saw police.
  The indictment against Nashville officer Andrew Delke was announced Friday by the district attorney’s office. Delke shot 25-year-old Daniel Hambrick from behind during a foot chase in July.
  An arrest affidavit says Delke pulled into a parking lot after mistaking a car for one he had been following. Hambri
  
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• The Latest: Snow falling in parts of the Midwest

  18-01-2019 21:48
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on a winter storm moving across the Midwest to New England (all times local):
  2:45 p.m.
  A winter storm system is sweeping across the Midwest before heading to New England, bringing snow and strong winds.
  The National Weather Service has winter storm warnings in effect from the Dakotas, across the Great Lakes states and into New England. The storm started Friday, bringing snow to South Dakota and leading to deteriorating road conditions in Iowa. Freezing drizzle is
  
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• Miami coach says idled Hernandez was ‘duped’ by AAU coach

  18-01-2019 21:39
  CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami Hurricanes coach Jim Larranaga says junior forward Dewan Hernandez deserves to be declared eligible by the NCAA because he unwittingly became entangled in a college basketball corruption case when he was duped by an AAU coach.
  Larranaga spoke at length about Hernandez’s status for the first time Friday as the school awaited an NCAA ruling. Hernandez has sat out the first 17 games of the season awaiting a determination on his eligibility, which could co
  
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• Johnsonville recalls ground pork over possible contamination

  18-01-2019 21:32
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnsonville LLC has recalled more than 48,000 pounds (21,800 kilograms) of raw ground frozen pork patties that may be contaminated with materials including black rubber.
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall Friday by the company based in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin.
  The material was produced and packaged on Sept. 27, Oct. 17 and Oct. 18, 2018, with the name Johnsonville Grillers, cheddar cheese and bacon flavor
  
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• Iowa State rehires Tom Manning as offensive coordinator

  18-01-2019 21:31
  AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State rehired Tom Manning as its offensive coordinator on Friday.
  Manning, who spent last season on the staff of the Indianapolis Colts, is returning to Ames to run the Cyclones offense under fourth-year coach Matt Campbell.
  Manning was Iowa State’s coordinator in 2016 and 2017. The Cyclones went 8-5 last season without an official coordinator.
  Iowa State also hired former West Virginia assistant Mario Caponi to work with the secondary and that wide receivers c
  
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• Community Members Release Statement In Opposition of Tucson Women's March

  18-01-2019 21:30
  Yesterday Tucson Weekly published an article about the upcoming Tucson Women’s March on Jan. 20. The story did not include information about the communities that have felt mistreated during the creation of this event.Summer Aguilera, a member of the Chukson Tucson Water Protectors, went to the first public organizers meeting for the Tucson Women’s March almost a year ago.…
  
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• Indiana school investigates photo of alleged Nazi salute

  18-01-2019 21:28
  ZIONSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A suburban Indianapolis school district is investigating a photo posted on social media that appears to show students giving a Nazi salute.
  Zionsville Community Schools Superintendent Scott Robison sent an email Thursday saying the photo shows 14 students posing in the local high school, 10 of whom appear to be giving a Nazi salute. Robison called the photo “sickening” and “beyond offensive.”
  Robison says another student saw the photo on Inst
  
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• Report: Facebook’s privacy lapses may result in record fine

  18-01-2019 21:27
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook may be facing the biggest fine ever imposed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for privacy violations involving the personal information of its social network’s 2.2 billion users.
  The Washington Post reported the FTC is considering hitting Facebook with a penalty that would top its previous record fine of $22.5 million , which it dealt to Google in 2012. The story published Friday cited three unidentified people familiar with the discussions.
  In an aut
  
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• Facility where comatose woman had baby faces new abuse claim

  18-01-2019 21:25
  PHOENIX (AP) — A long-term care facility where an Arizona woman in a vegetative state was raped and gave birth last month is looking into another abuse allegation.
  Hacienda HealthCare officials said Friday that a female patient accused a registered nurse and a certified caregiver, both women, of abuse. She says they yelled at her and hit her head and arm.
  The patient made the allegation Thursday while federal and state auditors were surveying the Phoenix facility.
  Officials say the two wor
  
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• Russians plunge into icy waters to mark feast of Epiphany

  18-01-2019 21:15
  MOSCOW (AP) — Across Russia, the devout and the daring are observing the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany by immersing themselves in frigid water through holes cut through the ice of lakes and rivers.
  Epiphany celebrates the revelation of Jesus Christ as the incarnation of God through his baptism in the River Jordan.
  Russian believers imitate the baptism by entering the water and ducking themselves three times either on the evening before Epiphany or on that Jan. 19 feast day. Many
  
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• New Browns coach Kitchens adds 7 assistants to staff

  18-01-2019 21:15
  CLEVELAND (AP) — New Browns coach Freddie Kitchens added seven assistants to his staff, including Tosh Lupoi, Alabama’s defensive coordinator last season.
  Lupoi will coach Cleveland’s defensive line. He spent five seasons working under Nick Saban with the Crimson Tide, who were recently beaten by Clemson in the national championship.
  Kitchens also hired Chris Jones (senior defensive assistant), Joe Whitt (pass game coordinator/secondary coach), Al Holcomb (run game coordinator/
  
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• EPA asked to investigate improper inspection allegations

  18-01-2019 21:15
  CHICAGO (AP) — Three Democratic U.S. senators are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate allegations it isn’t properly inspecting facilities that emit the cancer-causing gas ethylene oxide.
  U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and U.S. Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware on Friday asked the EPA’s inspector general to launch an independent investigation. The senators say EPA senior political appointees have instructed workers to avoid inspecting faci
  
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