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• The Latest: Man says students wound up singing with him

  19-01-2019 23:36
  COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on videos showing Kentucky students mocking a Native American at a rally in Washington (all times local):
  11:11 p.m.
  Marcus Frejo, a member of the Pawnee and Seminole tribes who is also known as Chief Quese Imc, said he had been a part of the march and was among a small group of people remaining after the rally when the boisterous students began chanting slogans such as “Make America great” and then began doing the haka, a traditional Maori danc
  
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• The Latest: Drummer thought of indigenous people’s struggles

  19-01-2019 23:36
  COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on videos showing Kentucky students mocking a Native American at a rally in Washington (all times local):
  9:10 p.m.
  A Native American man says he was thinking about his deceased wife and the struggles faced by indigenous communities while he was being taunted by a group of high school students after a rally in Washington.
  Nathan Phillips told The Washington Post that when a student stood in front of him Friday near the Lincoln Memorial, he decided to keep s
  
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• Alabama mayor: Possible tornado hits downtown Wetumpka

  19-01-2019 23:26
  WETUMPKA, Ala. (AP) — The mayor of Wetumpka in central Alabama says a possible tornado has caused significant damage to the city’s downtown, with several buildings on the ground after an intense storm passed through the area.
  The Montgomery Advertiser reports Mayor Jerry Willis says one injury was reported, but it wasn’t serious.
  He says a senior center and the police department were among the buildings damaged Saturday afternoon. Video from the scene showed several collapsed b
  
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• Walker’s 31 pts lead Kent State past N Illinois 78-68

  19-01-2019 23:21
  KENT, Ohio (AP) — Jaylin Walker scored 31 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Kent State used a 50-point second half to beat Northern Illinois 78-68 on Saturday.
  Antonio Williams scored 13 points with five assists for the Golden Flashes (14-4, 3-2 Mid-American Conference) and Akiean Frederick scored 12. Kent State won its second straight and now has tallied six wins in its last eight contests.
  The Huskies led 30-28 at intermission, and shortly into the second half, Walker buried a 3-poin
  
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• Cubs to launch their own sports network

  19-01-2019 23:17
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs are launching their own sports network.
  President of business operations Crane Kenney says the team hopes to have it running in time for spring training next year.
  He says the Cubs will have a “strategic partner,” though he wouldn’t reveal any names, and teams from outside Chicago could be involved with the network.
  Kenney — speaking Saturday at the team’s fan convention — says more details likely will be released in the n
  
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• Arizona is only state where tribes avoid Medicaid work rules

  19-01-2019 23:16
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona has become the only state in the country where members of federally recognized tribes are exempt from work or volunteer requirements for Medicaid benefits, while 120,000 state residents risk losing health coverage if they don’t comply.
  The announcement came Friday from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which said it believes the exemption is consistent with the tribes’ status as political entities. Early last year, the agency wrote
  
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• Cincinnati pulls away late to beat Wichita State 66-55

  19-01-2019 23:14
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Jarron Cumberland and Justin Jenifer combined to score 35 points and Cincinnati used two technical foul calls to pull away down the stretch and beat Wichita State 66-55 on Saturday.
  Cincinnati had its largest lead of the game at 51-46 when Erik Stevenson and Wichita State head coach Gregg Marshall were whistled for technical fouls after Stevenson was charged with a foul on Cumberland. Jenifer sank all four free throws allotted because of the technicals and Cumberland s
  
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• Woman accused in Vegas manicurist’s death returned to Nevada

  19-01-2019 23:10
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 21-year-old woman accused of using a car to fatally run over a salon worker in Las Vegas after skipping out on a $35 manicure is back in Nevada after being arrested in Arizona.
  Krystal Whipple waived extradition proceedings Jan. 12 after being arrested in Glendale, Arizona, and Clark County Detention Records indicate she was booked into that facility Friday.
  Whipple faces murder and other charges in the Dec. 29 killing of 51-year-old Ngoc Q. Nguyen of Garden Grove, Calif
  
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• Ko, Ji shared lead going to final round of LPGA opener

  19-01-2019 23:10
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Lydia Ko shot 30 on the front nine to catch the leaders and stayed bogey-free Saturday for a 5-under 66 to share the lead with Eun-Hee Ji going into the final round of the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions.
  Ji also shot 66 at Tranquilo Golf Club at Four Seasons. They were at 13-under 200.
  Brooke Henderson of Canada was poised to make it a three-way tie at the top until she made double bogey on the par-3 closing hole for a 70, leaving her two shots behind
  
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• Varnado’s 3-pointer gives Troy upset over Georgia State

  19-01-2019 23:09
  TROY, Ala. (AP) — Jordan Varnado scored 32 points including a 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left and Troy beat Georgia State 77-75 on Saturday, ending the Panthers’ seven-game win streak and handing them their first Sun Belt Conference loss of the season.
  D’Marcus Simonds gave the Panthers a 75-69 lead with 2:36 remaining but missed the front end of a one-and-one with 12. 1 seconds left, setting up Simonds’ long, straightaway game-winner.
  Varnado scored 15 points in the firs
  
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• Harper scores 22, Drexel bounces back from 18-point deficit

  19-01-2019 23:08
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Troy Harper had 22 points and Drexel overcame an early 18-point deficit to defeat James Madison 73-68 on Saturday.
  Stuckey Mosley, who led James Madison with 25 points and seven rebounds, scored 11 points as the Dukes opened a 22-4 lead nearly eight minutes into the game. Nearly as sudden, Drexel stormed back to lead 33-31 at halftime as Harper scored 11 points and Trevor John six in the 29-9 outburst.
  Drexel led throughout the second half and by as many as 12 points, 6
  
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• Loyola spoils Indiana State’s celebration of its 1979 team

  19-01-2019 23:01
  TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Cameron Krutwig had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Marques Townes also scored 16 points and Loyola-Chicago spoiled Indiana State’s celebration of its 1979 team with a 75-67 victory on Saturday in front of a sellout crowd of 10,200, including NBA legend Larry Bird.
  Indiana State was remembering the 40th anniversary of Bird facing off with Magic Johnson and Michigan State in the championship game. Bird, who averaged 28.6 points in being named the NCAA player of the
  
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• Veal, Julien lead SE Louisiana past McNeese 76-69

  19-01-2019 22:59
  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Marlain Veal hit five 3-pointers and scored 27 points, making all eight of his free throws in the final 47 seconds, to help Southeast Louisiana hold off McNeese 76-69 on Saturday.
  Veal matched his season high by sinking 5 of 8 from 3-point range and 10 of 11 at the free-throw line for the Lions (6-12, 2-3 Southland Conference). Moses Greenwood added 14 points and nine rebounds, while Von Julien and Brandon Gonzalez scored 10 apiece.
  McNeese pulled even at 57 on a l
  
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• France ends 28-match US unbeaten run with 3-1 victory

  19-01-2019 22:58
  LE HAVRE, France (AP) — Kadidiatou Diani scored twice and France ended the U.S. national team’s 28-game unbeaten streak with a 3-1 victory Saturday.
  The top-ranked United States had not lost since falling 1-0 to Australia in 2017, The Americans were 25-0-3 over the span.
  Marie-Antoinette Katoto also scored for third-ranked France. It has won eight straight matches.
  It was the first of 10 matches the United States will play before the World Cup. The Americans are the defending champio
  
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• Dowtin leads Rhode Island run in win over La Salle

  19-01-2019 22:57
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jeff Dowtin scored 22 points, Cyril Langevine scored 19 with 14 rebounds and Rhode Island beat La Salle 78-67 on Saturday to hand the Explorers their fourth straight loss.
  Fatts Russell added 20 points for the Rams (10-7, 3-2 Atlantic 10) as the team shot 28 of 48 (58.3 percent) from the field but missed 15 free throws (19 of 34; 56 percent).
  David Beatty led the Explorers (3-14, 1-4) with 14 points, Saul Phiri scored 12 and Jared Kimbrough and Pookie Powell each scored
  
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• Zalys scores 21, Lafayette battles past American 84-79 in OT

  19-01-2019 22:56
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Paulius Zalys scored six of his 21 points in overtime as Lafayette battled past American on Saturday, halting a two-game slide.
  Zalys added seven rebounds and six assists for Lafayette (5-12, 2-4 Patriot League), which placed five in double-digit scoring for the first time this season and pulled even with American (8-9, 2-4) in conference.
  Sam Iorio scored 17 points for the Eagles, making five 3-pointers. His trey with 33 seconds left in regulation forged a 69-69 tie and
  
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• Yarbrough scores 27, Illinois State defeats Evansville 78-70

  19-01-2019 22:47
  EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Milik Yarbrough scored 27 points and Illinois State held Evansville to three points in the final two minutes for a 78-70 victory on Saturday.
  Matt Chastain scored 13 points for the Redbirds (11-8, 4-2 Missouri Valley), Zach Copeland had seven assists and Yarbrough collected eight rebounds.
  Evansville (9-10, 3-3) fell to 8-3 at home. K.J. Riley scored 19 points with six assists and John Hall had 18 points with 11 rebounds.
  After two free throws by Riley cut the Illin
  
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• Edwards, Eastern lead Purdue past No. 25 Indiana 70-55

  19-01-2019 22:41
  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Carsen Edwards scored 20 points and backcourt mate Nojel Eastern had his first double-double Saturday to send Purdue past No. 25 Indiana 70-55 for the Hoosiers’ fourth straight loss.
  Eastern finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds while locking down Indiana star freshman guard Romeo Langford in this state rivalry. Langford had just four points on 2-of-10 shooting and committed three turnovers. He missed all four of his free throws and was dogged with &ldqu
  
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• Holmes, Sutton help No. 11 Texas women hold off TCU 73-67

  19-01-2019 22:39
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Joyner Holmes scored 17 points, Sug Sutton made four free throws in the final 10 seconds and No. 11 Texas held on for a 73-67 win over TCU on Saturday.
  Danni Williams added 15 points for the Longhorns (15-3, 5-1 Big 12), who bounced back from an 18-point loss at Kansas State. Charlie Collier had 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting and Destiny Littleton 11.
  Texas had a 15-point lead late in in the third quarter when Williams nailed a 3-pointer, the third-straight possession th
  
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• Haley’s layup lifts West Virginia over No. 7 Kansas 65-64

  19-01-2019 22:39
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Jermaine Haley hurried up the court and hit a layup with 8.5 seconds left, completing a late rally that lifted West Virginia over No. 7 Kansas 65-64 on Saturday.
  West Virginia (9-9, 1-5 Big 12) scored the final seven points to break a five-game losing streak.
  Dedric Lawson and Marcus Garrett made layups 29 seconds apart to give the Jayhawks (15-3, 4-2) their largest lead at 64-58 with 2:34 left. But Kansas didn’t score again.
  Wes Harris responded with a 3-poi
  
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• Cuthbertson leads C Carolina past Appalachian St 89-72

  19-01-2019 22:38
  CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Zac Cuthbertson scored 24 points with seven rebounds and Ajay Sanders scored 14 and Coastal Carolina beat Appalachian State 89-72 on Saturday to hand the Mountaineers their six straight loss.
  Coastal Carolina started with a 16-0 run as all five starters entered the scoring column with 13:49 before halftime. The Chanticleers led 43-32 at halftime before App State reduced the deficit to 56-54 on a layup by Tyrell Johnson with 12:48 left but they never got closer.
  Ebrima D
  
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• Bowling Green wins 9th straight game, eases by WMU 79-48

  19-01-2019 22:38
  BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Dylan Frye had 14 points, with four 3-pointers, seven rebounds and five assists, Justin Turner added 13 points and Bowling Green beat Western Michigan 79-48 on Saturday for its ninth straight victory.
  BGSU (13-5, 5-0 Mid-American Conference) is off to its best start in conference play in 57 years and has won 10 consecutive home games for the program’s best effort since the 1999-00 team went 12-0 at Anderson Arena.
  Antwon Lillard chipped in with 10 points an
  
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• No. 3 Vols rally past Alabama, make case to lead AP Top 25

  19-01-2019 22:35
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Grant Williams scored 21 points, and No. 3 Tennessee rallied past Alabama 71-68 on Saturday for its 12th straight win and a chance to climb atop the AP Top 25.
  After No. 1 Duke lost to Syracuse on Monday and No. 2 Michigan fell at Wisconsin on Saturday, the Volunteers (16-1, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) could lead the poll Monday for the first time since 2008.
  After winning its first four SEC games by an average of 25 points, Tennessee had a much tougher time with t
  
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• Cohen scores 26, McCloud 21 in Green Bay win over UIC

  19-01-2019 22:35
  GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Sandy Cohen scored 26 points with four assists, JayQuan McCloud added 21 points and Green Bay defeated Illinois-Chicago 90-85 on Saturday.
  After UIC led 44-42 at the half, Green Bay amped it up in the second half, scoring 48 points on 56 percent shooting. Four players reached double figures in the second half alone.
  ShanQuan Hemphill added 15 points with eight rebounds and Kameron Hankerson scored 14 points as Green Bay (10-10, 4-3 Horizon) snapped a three-game losin
  
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• Trump offers temporary protection for people brought to U.S. illegally as children in bid to secure border wall funding

  19-01-2019 22:27
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump offers temporary protection for people brought to U.S. illegally as children in bid to secure border wall funding.
  The post Trump offers temporary protection for people brought to U.S. illegally as children in bid to secure border wall funding appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Syracuse gets 22 points from Battle, beats Pitt 74-63

  19-01-2019 22:27
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Tyus Battle scored 22 points, freshman Buddy Boeheim had a season-high 13 points, and Syracuse beat Pittsburgh 74-63 on Saturday.
  Syracuse (13-5, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) rebounded from a bad home loss to Georgia Tech a week ago to beat undermanned No. 1 Duke in overtime on the road Monday night. The Orange throttled the Panthers with a 22-4 surge in a span of just over seven minutes in the second half to take command.
  Pittsburgh (12-6, 2-3 ACC) was coming off a
  
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• Wisconsin diocese considers investigation of child sex abuse

  19-01-2019 22:26
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Madison, Wisconsin, Diocese is considering an investigation into the number of substantiated allegations against clergy of sexual abuse of minors.
  Diocese spokesman Brent King told the State Journal Friday that staff members were taking steps toward launching an investigation and had begun interviewing consultants to review files, but the unexpected death of Bishop Robert Morlino in November put those plans on hold.
  The announcement came a day after the Green Bay D
  
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• The Latest: Laquan McDonald killing prompts political action

  19-01-2019 22:25
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on cases stemming from the killing of black teenager Laquan McDonald by a white Chicago police officer. (all times local):
  3:30 p.m.
  Two historic cases involving the killing of black teenager Laquan McDonald by a white Chicago police officer ended in ways that left activists and others disappointed and angry.
  They say the path forward is to turn tragedy into political power.
  A judge on Friday sentenced former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke to less than seve
  
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• No. 17 NC State holds off Notre Dame 77-73 after Wake loss

  19-01-2019 22:22
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — C.J. Bryce scored 23 points and No. 17 North Carolina State withstood several second-half challenges from Notre Dame for a 77-73 victory Saturday.
  Devon Daniels scored 15 points, including four free throws in the final minute, and Torin Dorn had 13 for the Wolfpack (15-3, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference). N.C. State rebounded from a four-point loss Tuesday at Wake Forest. D.J. Funderburk added 11 points.
  TJ Gibbs hit three free throws and John Mooney dunked on the nex
  
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• South Carolina offers free hoops tickets to federal workers

  19-01-2019 22:19
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina is offering free tickets for men’s and women’s basketball games at Colonial Life Arena to federal government workers during the partial shutdown.
  The school announced the offer Saturday. It says federal workers can get up to four complimentary tickets once they show their government identification at the box office on game day.
  The next basketball game at the arena is Monday night when the 15th-ranked South Carolina women play Missouri. The
  
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• Oakland holds on to edge Detroit Mercy 79-73

  19-01-2019 22:19
  DETROIT (AP) — Jaevin Cumberland hit six 3-pointers and scored 24 points and Oakland survived a late rally by Detroit Mercy for a 79-73 victory on Saturday.
  Xavier Hill-Mais added 22 points and five rebounds for the Golden Grizzlies (9-11, 5-2 Horizon League). Brad Brechting and Karmari Newman each had eight points and nine rebounds.
  Oakland led 39-33 at the break and was up 72-55 with just under five minutes remaining when Detroit Mercy’s Willy Isiani sparked a late rally with a pai
  
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• Lutete, Noel lead UMass Lowell past Hartford 76-73

  19-01-2019 22:18
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Christian Lutete scored a career-high 35 points, and Obadiah Noel’s jump shot with 54 seconds served as the go-ahead basket and UMass Lowell beat Hartford 76-73 on Saturday.
  Lutete made 11 of 18 from the field, including 7 of 12 from 3-point range, Noel scored 23 and Josh Gantz scored 10.
  George Blagojevic’s layup with 1:47 left brought the Hawks within 72-71. UMass Lowell’s Alex Rivera missed a 3-point attempt before John Carroll threw down a dunk
  
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• Adams scores 31 to lead UConn to 87-71 win over Tulane

  19-01-2019 22:17
  STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Jalen Adams scored a season-high 31 points and UConn beat Tulane 87-71 on Saturday in the American Athletic Conference.
  Josh Carlton and Christian Vital each added 18 points for the Huskies (11-8, 2-4), who snapped a two-game losing skid. Vital reached 1,000 points for his career with a 3-point shot in the first half.
  Caleb Daniels had 21 points for Tulane (4-13, 0-5) which has lost seven straight and eight of nine. Samir Sehic and Blake Paul each added 13 points for t
  
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• Prochet scores 24 points, Niagara beats Quinnipiac 75-72

  19-01-2019 22:13
  HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — Marvin Prochet tied his career high with 24 points with four 3-pointers and Niagara beat Quinnipiac 75-72 on Saturday to end a two-game skid and win its first conference road game.
  Chris Barton added 14 points and Raheem Solomon 12 for the Purple Eagles (9-10, 2-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), who outshot the Bobcats 52 percent to 43 percent and made 11 of 19 from behind the arc (58 percent).
  Prochet hit back-to-back 3s and a jumper amid an 11-4 run and Niagara
  
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• The Latest: Tshisekedi says his win a victory for all Congo

  19-01-2019 22:12
  KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The Latest on Congo’s presidential election (all times local):
  5:20 a.m.
  Congo’s President-elect Felix Tshisekedi said early Sunday that the Constitutional Court’s decision confirming him as the winner of the presidential election was a victory for the entire country.
  “It is Congo that won,” said Tshisekedi, speaking to his supporters after the court decision. “It is not the victory of one camp against another. I am engaged in a ca
  
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• The Latest: Congo’s internet service is back after 20 days

  19-01-2019 22:12
  KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The Latest on Congo’s presidential election (all times local):
  10:10 p.m.
  People inside Congo say internet service has returned, 20 days after it was cut off following the elections.
  Internet service in Congo had been blocked since Dec. 31 in a likely attempt to dampen speculation about the presidential election results. The Constitutional Court is poised to rule on a challenge to the results filed by declared runner-up Martin Fayulu, who alleges fraud.
  The U.S
  
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• The Latest: Congo winner calls runner-up’s stance ‘a shame’

  19-01-2019 22:12
  KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The Latest on Congo’s presidential election (all times local):
  2:50 a.m.
  The spokesman for Congo’s newly elected president says it’s “a shame” that the runner-up has defiantly declared himself the country’s only legitimate leader.
  Vidiye Tshimanga tells The Associated Press that winner Felix Tshisekedi and runner-up Martin Fayulu once had been part of an opposition coalition demanding that President Joseph Kabila step down.
  Tshiman
  
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• The Latest: Congo court declares Tshisekedi is president

  19-01-2019 22:12
  KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The Latest on Congo’s presidential election (all times local):
  1:20 a.m.
  Congo’s Constitutional Court has declared that Felix Tshisekedi is elected president after it rejected challenges to the vote by the runner-up, Martin Fayulu.
  The declaration came minutes after it turned away Fayulu’s request for a recount in the Dec. 30 vote.
  Fayulu had accused Congo’s electoral commission of announcing results dramatically different from ones posted at
  
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• Police: Woman wakes up to find naked stranger on top of her

  19-01-2019 21:57
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man has been arrested after police say he broke into the home of a woman who woke up to find a naked stranger on top of her.
  The Connecticut Post reports 35-year-old Hiram Heredia was detained on $300,000 bail after being charged Friday with home invasion and sexual assault.
  The Bridgeport woman told police she woke up on a recent night to find a man on top of her. She said she screamed and woke up her husband, who was sleeping in a bed next to her, a
  
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• US peace envoy: Washington wants to see peace in Afghanistan

  19-01-2019 21:52
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad says Washington is ready to “address legitimate concerns” of all Afghan sides in order to restore peace in Afghanistan.
  Khalilzad took to Twitter on Saturday saying: “I see that many are concerned that the United States is willing to both talk and fight. Let me be clear: the US wants #peace.”
  He said it was urgent that fighting ends in Afghanistan but “pursuing peace still means we fight as needed.”
  Khal
  
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• Lawyer: Incapacitated woman who gave birth not in coma

  19-01-2019 21:51
  PHOENIX (AP) — A lawyer for the family of an incapacitated Arizona woman who gave birth in a long-term care facility says she is not in a coma as previously reported.
  The Arizona Republic reports that attorney John Micheaels said the 29-year–old woman has “significant intellectual disabilities” and does not speak but has some ability to move, responds to sounds and is able to make facial gestures.
  A Jan. 8 statement by San Carlos Apache Tribe officials said the woman, a t
  
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• McDonald’s 23 pts sends N Kentucky past Youngstown St

  19-01-2019 21:50
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Drew McDonald scored 23 points on 8-of-10 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds and Northern Kentucky beat Youngstown State 82-74 on Saturday.
  The Norse (16-4, 6-1 Horizon League) entered the game in a first-place tie with Detroit Mercy in league play. NKU now has won eight of its last nine game and is off to its best start since 2011-12, the Norse’s last year of Division II play.
  Jalen Tate and Tyler Sharpe each scored 13 for the Norse. NKU finished 29-of-57 sh
  
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• Noah’s Ark park battles advocacy group over school visits

  19-01-2019 21:47
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A theme park depicting an ark as described in the Bible is battling with an advocacy group over whether public school field trips to the attraction are legal.
  The Courier Journal reports the Freedom From Religion Foundation sent letters last month to more than 1,000 public school districts in five states telling them field trips to the Ark Encounter in northern Kentucky are unconstitutional. The letters said it was “unacceptable to expose a captive audience of
  
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• New-look Ducks, led by John Gibson in goal, beat Devils 3-2

  19-01-2019 21:44
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — John Gibson made 29 saves and Troy Terry scored his first NHL goal and set up another Saturday, sending the new-look Ducks past the New Jersey Devils 3-2. This was the second straight win for Anaheim after a franchise-record 12-game losing streak.
  Daniel Sprong also had a goal and an assist and Derek Grant, was playing in his second game with the Ducks after being acquired Wednesday, got the insurance goal early in the third period. Grant scored on a setup by Terry, who
  
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• Morgan all-time Cornell scorer after win in Ivy opener

  19-01-2019 21:43
  ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Matt Morgan scored 21 points in becoming Cornell’s all-time leading scorer and the Big Red opened the Ivy League season with a 60-59 victory over Columbia on Saturday.
  Morgan made four 3-pointers and the senior guard finished with 2,044 career points, passing Ryan Wittman (2006-10, 2,028 points) and also Brown’s Earl Hunt (1999-03, 2,041) for No. 3 on the Ivy career list.
  Cornell led by 18 with 13 minutes to go, but the Lions took the lead at 58-57 with 2&fr
  
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• Ivanauskas leads balanced Colgate past BU 77-56

  19-01-2019 21:42
  BOSTON (AP) — Rapolas Ivanauskas scored 17 points with 10 rebounds, and five players scored nine or more, as Colgate defeated Boston University 77-56 Saturday.
  Will Rayman scored eight of his 12 points as the Raiders (11-8, 3-3 Patriot League) ended the game on a 19-7 note over the last 8½ minutes. Colgate shot 7 for 10 in that span to the Terriers’ 1 for 7.
  Jordan Burns added 15 points, four assists and two steals for Colgate and Malcolm Regisford scored 11 with nine rebounds
  
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• West Virginia lawmaker seeks to end food stamp ban

  19-01-2019 21:35
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Some lawmakers in West Virginia want to end the state’s lifetime ban on food stamps for people convicted of drug-related felonies.
  The Huntington Herald-Dispatch reports West Virginia is one of three states that ban people convicted of drug-related felonies from receiving help buying food through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps.
  The lifetime ban is a federal law, but states can opt out of it. Every state except Wes
  
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• Parham’s 33 pts leads VMI past W Carolina 91-83

  19-01-2019 21:33
  LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Bubba Parham scored 33 points, Sarju Patel added 17 and VMI beat Western Carolina 91-83 on Saturday for its first Southern Conference win while ending a five-game losing streak.
  Parham finished two points off his career he set against Kentucky on Nov. 18. Parham’s 3-pointer with 5:45 left gave VMI (7-12, 1-6) a 73-72 lead. Kameron Gibson countered with a 3 before the Keydets’ Jake Stephens buried one, Myles Lewis added a dunk and VMI led the rest of the wa
  
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• Joens, hot start, carry No. 18 Iowa St women past OU 104-78

  19-01-2019 21:31
  AMES, Iowa (AP) — Ashley Joens had six 3-pointers and 25 points, both career-highs, and No. 18 Iowa State blitzed Oklahoma 104-78 on Saturday to end a two-game losing streak.
  With Madison Wise, Bridget Carleton and Kristin Scott making two baskets apiece, four of them 3-pointers, the Cyclones (14-4, 4-2 Big 12 Conference) raced to a 16-0 lead. Wise added a third 3-pointer, Joens had two to match Carleton and Iowa State tied a program record for points in a quarter, leading 39-11.
  Wise had
  
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• Sarri slams Chelsea’s mental fragility, lack of motivation

  19-01-2019 20:35
  LONDON (AP) — A capitulation at Arsenal was the moment for Maurizio Sarri to unload pent-up frustration with his Chelsea squad.
  Deflecting blame from his own decision-making after the 2-0 loss, Sarri didn’t hold back with a damning critique of his players’ mental fragilities on Saturday after Chelsea’s grip on fourth place in the Premier League was weakened by goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny.
  The Italian opened his news conference in English by saying
  
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