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• Bonifacio, 4 others agree to minor league deals with Rays

  28-01-2019 23:54
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to minor league contracts with five players, including veteran infielder Emilio Bonifacio.
  The team said Monday that Bonifacio, who’s played for eight teams over parts of 11seasons, also received an invitation to major league spring training.
  Right-handed pitchers Ricardo Pinto, Casey Sadler, Luis Santos and Cole Sulser also agreed to contracts that included invitations to spring training next month in Port Charlotte, Florida
  
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• The Latest: Cohen agrees to talk to House committee Feb. 8

  28-01-2019 23:48
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen (all times local):
  5:45 p.m.
  President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, has agreed to talk to the House Intelligence Committee behind closed doors on Feb. 8.
  That’s according to California Rep. Adam Schiff, who says Cohen will be appearing voluntarily. The announcement comes after Cohen postponed a separate hearing with the House Oversight and Reform Committee, citing cooperation with special counsel Ro
  
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• U.S. charges top Chinese cellphone maker Huawei with money laundering, fraud

  28-01-2019 23:43
  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced criminal charges against one of China’s largest telecommunications companies Monday, a dramatic move that promises to ratchet up tensions on the eve of trade talks this week between the two countries.
  Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker told reporters in Washington a pair of indictments had been unsealed in two separate cases. A Brooklyn grand jury charged Huawei as a company, and its chief financial officer, Wanzhou Meng
  
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• Crime Trackers: Man arrested for domestic violence, animal cruelty

  28-01-2019 23:37
  TUCSON –  Pima County sheriff’s detectives investigated a domestic violence call on the city’s south side and ended up with another crime.
  Detectives arrested one man with domestic violence and animal cruelty.  They also charged another with animal cruelty after they found three horses in concerning condition at a south side property.
  Det. Ted Noon, who grew up around horses and whose father is a veterinarian, said one mare was in critical condition.
  “Her body
  
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• Acting AG says Mueller’s probe is ‘close to being completed’

  28-01-2019 23:36
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker says the special counsel’s Russia investigation is “close to being completed.”
  Whitaker made the comment Monday during an unrelated news conference at the Justice Department in Washington.
  He says he’s been “fully briefed” on the special counsel’s investigation. He took over control overseeing the probe after Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned at the president’s request in Novemb
  
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• NASCAR bans drivers, team members from betting on races

  28-01-2019 23:33
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR has banned all drivers and team members from betting on its races as part of new gambling guidelines established in this season’s rulebook.
  NASCAR employees are prohibited from disclosing confidential information and from requesting insider information that could potentially help “their own gain or for the gain of others.” They are allowed to participate in fantasy sports relating to the three national touring series, Cup, Xfinity and Tru
  
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• Seth Damon selected as speaker of 24th Navajo Nation Council

  28-01-2019 23:32
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation officials say delegate Seth Damon has been selected as speaker of the 24th Navajo Nation Council.
  They say Damon got 14 votes during Monday’s opening day of the Winter Council Session and will serve a two-year term as speaker.
  Damon was administered the oath of office following the votes of the council.
  A New Mexico native, Damon served as the chair of the Budget and Finance Committee during his first term as a council delegate.
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• Acting attorney general says special counsel’s Russia investigation is ‘close to being completed’

  28-01-2019 23:32
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting attorney general says special counsel’s Russia investigation is ‘close to being completed’
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• Boy calls 911 for homework help, dispatcher comes to his aid

  28-01-2019 23:27
  A 911 dispatcher in Lafayette, Indiana, has earned herself extra credit with her bosses after she took the time to aid a young caller seeking help with his homework.Antonia Bundy, who works for the Lafayette Police Department, answered a call earlier this month from a boy who told her he “had a really bad day” and had “tons of homework.”Antonia Bundy, a 911 dispatcher, helped a boy with his math homework over the phone. Courtesy: NBC.In the audio recording posted to
  
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• Shutdown halted crash probes, could cost critical evidence

  28-01-2019 23:02
  DETROIT (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board says the partial government shutdown stopped it from sending investigators to 22 accidents involving 30 deaths.
  The agency says it will now begin investigations, but evidence may have been lost that could prevent finding a cause.
  The NTSB determines the cause of transportation accidents and makes recommendations to prevent them. It had to furlough 367 of 397 employees during the 35-day shutdown.
  The accidents included 15 involving air
  
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• Woman, son sent to prison in Arizona prescription drug ring

  28-01-2019 22:51
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona prosecutors say a woman and her son have each been sentenced to prison for operating a fraudulent prescription drug ring over a three-year period.
  The state Attorney General’s Office announced Monday that Frences Pope Adrian was sentenced to five years in prison while Steven Hernandez Jr. got a four-year prison term.
  Prosecutors say Adrian and Hernandez created thousands of fraudulent prescriptions for opioids and other narcotic drugs between 2015 and 2018.
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• Non-league Barnet keeps alive FA Cup dream

  28-01-2019 22:51
  LONDON (AP) — Non-league team Barnet kept alive its hopes of reaching the last 16 of the FA Cup by drawing with second-tier Brentford 3-3 in the fourth round on Monday.
  In 17th place in the fifth tier, Barnet is the lowest-ranked side remaining in the competition and was playing an opponent 71 positions higher in English soccer’s league pyramid.
  Barnet twice came from behind to earn a replay, with Dan Sparkes’ curling 75th-minute free kick glancing off the bar and into the net
  
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• Genoa wins at Empoli 3-1 to move toward Serie A safety

  28-01-2019 22:50
  ROME (AP) — Genoa took a step toward safety with a 3-1 win at relegation-threatened Empoli in Serie A on Monday.
  Christian Kouame, Darko Lazovic and Antonio Sanabria scored for Genoa while Giovanni Di Lorenzo had a temporary equalizer for Empoli.
  Genoa moved up to 13th place, nine points above the drop zone, while Empoli remained 17th, only three points above the bottom three.
  It was Genoa’s second win in seven matches under new manager Cesare Prandelli, the former Italy coach.
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• The Latest: Sen. Paul testifies he feared for life in attack

  28-01-2019 22:48
  BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on Rand Paul’s lawsuit against his neighbor who attacked him (all times local):
  3:45 p.m.
  U.S. Sen. Rand Paul says he feared for his life after being hit by a blindside tackle from a neighbor, who broke several of his ribs while he was doing yard work at his Kentucky home.
  The Republican senator was the first witness Monday at the trial for the civil lawsuit he brought against his attacker, Rene Boucher.
  Paul said Boucher hit him with such force t
  
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• ‘Catch-up for years’ as backlogged immigration courts open

  28-01-2019 22:47
  NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s immigration courts were severely backlogged even before the government shutdown. Now it could take years just to deal with the delays caused by the five-week standoff, attorneys say.
  With the shutdown finally over, the courts reopened Monday morning to immigrants seeking asylum or otherwise trying to stave off deportation, and hearings were held for the first time since late December. Court clerks scrambled to deal with boxes and boxes of legal filings th
  
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• Trump, Pelosi agree on Feb. 5 for State of the Union address

  28-01-2019 22:46
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to give his State of the Union speech on Feb. 5.
  Trump said in a letter to Pelosi on Monday that it is his “great honor” to accept her invitation to speak before a joint session of Congress next week. He writes, “We have a great story to tell and yet, great goals to achieve!”
  The speech had initially been scheduled for Jan. 29, but Pelosi postponed it amid what turned
  
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• Pelosi invites Trump to give State of the Union on Feb. 5

  28-01-2019 22:46
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has issued a new invitation to President Donald Trump to give his State of the Union speech on Feb. 5.
  The formal letter Monday suggests Trump will reschedule the speech after it was postponed because of the partial government shutdown. Trump and Congress reached a deal Friday to reopen the government, which had been Pelosi’s condition for allowing Trump to speak.
  Pelosi said in her letter that she and Trump spoke Monday and agreed on the
  
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• US charges Chinese tech giant Huawei, top executive

  28-01-2019 22:41
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is filing charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei.
  A 13-count indictment was unsealed Monday in New York charging Huawei, two of its affiliates and a top executive at the company.
  The charges include bank fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
  A separate case filed in Washington state charges Huawei with stealing trade secrets from T-Mobile.
  Meng Wanzhou, the company’s chie
  
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• Delay in producing evidence may delay school shooting trial

  28-01-2019 22:40
  GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Prosecutors say the trial of a Texas school shooting suspect may be delayed for a year as federal investigators have yet to deliver key evidence.
  The disclosure came at a brief court hearing Monday in Galveston where, by closed circuit video from jail, Dimitrios Pagourtzis made his first public appearance since his arrest at Santa Fe High School. The 18-year-old student is accused of a May 18 rampage at the school that left 10 people dead and 13 wounded.
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• US files fraud charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei and a top executive, accuses company of stealing trade secrets

  28-01-2019 22:38
  WASHINGTON (AP) — US files fraud charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei and a top executive, accuses company of stealing trade secrets.
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• Toll rises to 12 from shootout in Mexico’s Guerrero state

  28-01-2019 22:37
  CHILAPA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities say they have found two more bodies from a shootout in the southern state of Guerrero, raising the clash’s death toll to 12.
  State security spokesman Roberto Alvarez says the dead were discovered Monday near where the other 10 victims were killed the previous day. Two firearms, a tactical vest and five pickup trucks were recovered. Two people were also wounded.
  The violence erupted along a highway to the town of Paraiso de Tepila, in Chilapa
  
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• The Latest: White House threatens executive action over wall

  28-01-2019 22:36
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump, Congress and his proposed border wall (all times local):
  4:35 p.m.
  The White House is again threatening executive action if lawmakers can’t reach a deal on border security over the next three weeks.
  White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters Monday at her first White House briefing of the year that if Congress can’t come to a deal that President Donald Trump supports, then that will “force him to take e
  
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• Correction: Congress-Star Power story

  28-01-2019 22:36
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story Jan. 28 about freshmen Democrats appointed to the House Oversight Committee, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., had worked as a prosecutor. She is not an attorney. Before coming to Congress, she served on the Boston City Council.
  A corrected version of the story is below:
  5 House freshmen get seats on panel probing Trump’s WH
  5 House freshmen get seats on panel probing Trump administration
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• 5 House freshmen get seats on panel probing Trump’s WH

  28-01-2019 22:36
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s known as “the theater committee” for its high profile, high-drama role investigating President Donald Trump’s White House. And now, five of the fieriest Democratic freshmen in the House are players on that stage.
  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Katie Hill, Rashida Tlaib and others now have seats on the powerful House Oversight and Reform Committee — a sign that Democratic leaders want their social media savvy and star power front and center of
  
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• Benefits of having a primary care doctor

  28-01-2019 22:35
  Researchers at Northwestern Medicine conducted a study comparing the quality of care for people with primary care doctors, and those without.
  Overall, the amount of care people received from both primary and non-primary doctors was pretty similar. There were some differences. For instance, those with primary care doctors were more likely to have access to cancer screenings and counseling services. They were also more likely to get thing they didn’t need, like unnecessary antibiotics.
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• Mexican union reaches pay deal with 17 of 48 border plants

  28-01-2019 22:31
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Striking workers in the Mexican border city of Matamoros have reached deals with 17 of 48 assembly plants, winning wage increases of 20 percent.
  More than 25,000 workers in Matamoros, south of Brownsville, Texas, went on strike Friday at factories that make auto parts, medical equipment, plastics and other goods.
  The Union of Maquiladora Industry Industrial Workers of Matamoros said Monday that 15 companies with a total of 17 plants agreed to raise wages and pay a one-ti
  
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• ‘Christmas Grinch’ caught on camera bearing stolen package

  28-01-2019 22:31
  RENO, Nev. – A Christmas Grinch was caught on camera stealing a package from a home in Reno. But when the residents took a closer look at the surveillance video, they released their Grinch was a little more grizzly than they initially thought.
  Ring, the video doorbell system, caught a bear sniffing on a package that was laying on a porch of a home. The bear then grabbed the package in its mouth and fled the scene with the box.
  Watch the video below to see this encounter. 
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• North Dakota House passes ‘abortion reversal’ bill

  28-01-2019 22:30
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican-led House has approved legislation that would require abortion providers to tell women undergoing drug-induced abortions that they could still have a live birth if they change their mind.
  The so-called “abortion reversal” legislation was approved 73-16 Monday. It now goes to the Senate.
  Supporters say doctors can give a woman the hormone progesterone to stop an abortion after she has taken the first of two medications needed
  
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• Bills re-sign Ferguson; hire assistant offensive line coach

  28-01-2019 22:24
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have re-signed long snapper Reid Ferguson to a three-year contract and hired Terry Heffernan as an assistant offensive line coach.
  Ferguson was an exclusive rights free agent and returns for a fourth season with Buffalo upon signing the contract Monday.
  He was initially signed by the Bills as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2016 following four years at LSU. Ferguson spent his first season on Buffalo’s practice squad before taking over the
  
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• Woman says she OK’d life support termination for stranger

  28-01-2019 22:23
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York woman sat vigil for days at her dying brother’s hospital bedside, authorized doctors to stop life support and was arranging his funeral when officials revealed it had all been a big mistake. The man wasn’t her brother at all, but a stranger with a similar name.
  Shirell Powell is now suing a Bronx hospital over the case of mistaken identity, saying she and other relatives were put through more than a month of unnecessary grief.
  “That is my baby b
  
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• Ahead of Oscars, ‘Black Panther’ to return to theaters again

  28-01-2019 22:21
  NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off of its win at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, “Black Panther” is heading back into theaters.
  Disney announced Monday that Ryan Coogler’s Oscar nominee will play for free Feb. 1-7 at 250 participating AMC theaters to celebrate Black History Month. Disney also said it will give a $1.5 million grant to support the United Negro College Fund.
  This is the second time “Black Panther” has been re-released since it opened in February 2018. For
  
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• Expect delays around town for sewer repairs

  28-01-2019 22:20
  PIMA COUNTY – The Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department is conducting sewer repairs around various locations in Tucson.
  The work started yesterday, January 27th and is expected to end February 2nd. Crews are working on site, so it is important to obey all signage and caution zones. All construction times are subject to change, in the event of unforeseen weather conditions, or delays.
  The areas are as follows:
  Achen-Gardner Construction working in Central Tucson
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• Luxor Capital to own Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort Casino

  28-01-2019 22:18
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New York hedge fund that lent money to Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort Casino is assuming ownership of it.
  Luxor Capital Group will assume control once it receives interim authority to own a casino.
  The identity of the new owner was revealed in a press release Monday from the casino.
  The company will assume the ownership interest of Bruce Deifik (DIE’-fick) and his family.
  Deifik said earlier that he would retain a small, non-controlling interest in th
  
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• The Latest: White House rejects report showing slowed growth

  28-01-2019 22:14
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Congressional Budget Office predicting that economic growth will slow (all times local):
  4:05 p.m.
  The director of the National Economic Council is rejecting a Congressional Budget Office assessment showing slowed growth following a five-week government shutdown.
  President Donald Trump’s top economist, Larry Kudlow, says the White House “frequently” disagrees with the CBO. The nonpartisan agency estimated Monday that the shutdown result
  
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• Stars reacquire D Oleksiak on day Methot has knee surgery

  28-01-2019 22:14
  DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars reacquired defenseman Jamie Oleksiak from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday in exchange for a fourth-rank draft pick.
  The deal came on the same day Stars defenseman Marc Methot underwent season-ending surgery to repair a cartilage defect in his left knee.
  Dallas had sent Oleksiak to Pittsburgh in December 2017 for a fourth-round draft pick. General manager Jim Nill says the Stars know him well and that Oleksiak, who played in 36 games for Pittsburgh this seas
  
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• Heat forward Derrick Jones out with bone bruises in knee

  28-01-2019 22:14
  MIAMI (AP) — Derrick Jones Jr. of the Miami Heat is out for at least six weeks with a pair of bone bruises in his right knee.
  The bruising is significant, but given the way he got hurt the injury could have been worse. Jones was injured Sunday in Miami’s win over New York. He was driving toward the basket when his knee buckled. He left the court in obvious pain, and was unable to put any weight on the leg.
  But tests performed in Miami on Monday showed no structural damage, only the b
  
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• The Latest: US says sanctions shouldn’t affect gas prices

  28-01-2019 22:13
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on U.S. sanctions on the state-owned oil company of Venezuela (all times local):
  4 p.m.
  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he doesn’t expect U.S. consumers to see higher prices at the gas pumps as a result of new sanctions on Venezuela.
  The Trump administration imposed sanctions Monday on the state-owned oil company of Venezuela. The move is aimed increasing pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to cede power to the opposition.
  Mnuchin says there are a
  
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• You can give your loved one a heart-shaped tray of Chick-fil-a this Valentine’s Day

  28-01-2019 22:11
  CLEVELAND (WKYC) – Candy hearts and flowers are out, chicken is in.
  This year, you can give your significant other something they really want for Valentine’s Day.
  Chick-fil-a is offering heart-shaped trays of chicken nuggets and Chick-n-Mini biscuits at select locations as another way to say “I love you.”
  Photo by: Chick-fil-a.com
  The trays are available with 30 nuggets or 10 Chick-n-Minis and became available last week. Check with your local store for availability.
  
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• Pacers’ Oladipo undergoes surgery for ruptured quad tendon

  28-01-2019 22:11
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo has undergone surgery for a ruptured tendon in his right knee.
  Team officials have ruled out Oladipo for the rest of this season but did not provide an updated timetable Monday for his return.
  Oladipo was injured in Wednesday’s victory over Toronto. He was taken off the court on a stretcher and an MRI confirmed the extent of the injury.
  He was averaging a team high 19.2 points and was hoping to make the All-Star Game for the sec
  
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• Koch group touts education push on curriculum, technology

  28-01-2019 22:03
  INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Officials with the powerful political network led by conservative billionaire Charles Koch are promoting a new state-level education strategy that they hope teachers and their unions will support.
  Koch network Chairman Brian Hooks said Monday that it’s launching a new group next month that will focus on 15 million students in five unnamed states. 
  Hooks didn’t give details on the policy priorities but said the initiative will focus on curriculum
  
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• Measles outbreak near Portland, Oregon, sickens 35

  28-01-2019 21:58
  VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A measles outbreak near Portland has sickened 35 people in Oregon and Washington, with 11 more cases suspected.
  Thirty-one patients had not been vaccinated against measles, and the status of four others who were infected is not known. One child has been hospitalized.
  Public health officials struggling to contain the highly contagious virus say the outbreak is a textbook example of why it’s critical to vaccinate against childhood diseases.
  Measles was eradicate
  
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• Second arrest made in Sahuarita child abuse case

  28-01-2019 21:57
  Joseph Alexander Clark / Courtesy: Sahuarita Police Department
  SAHUARITA, Ariz. –Police have arrested a second person in connection to a child abuse and domestic violence case.
  The Sahuarita Police Department says that Joseph Alexander Clark, 22, was arrested on Jan. 25, as a result of further investigations by detectives.
  Joseph Clark was arrested for sexual conduct with a minor, molestation and sexual abuse, police say.David Wayne Clark/ Sahuarita Police Department
  On Jan.16, David Clark
  
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• Roseanne Barr says show canceled over her support for Israel

  28-01-2019 21:57
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Comedian and divisive former television star Roseanne Barr says her sitcom was canceled last year because of backlash against her support for Israel.
  Barr spoke Monday at an event in Tel Aviv and said she had been “BDS-ed” by television network ABC. BDS refers to a Palestinian-led movement calling for boycott, divestment and sanctions of Israel.
  ABC canceled its reboot of “Roseanne” last May after Barr tweeted racist remarks about former Obam
  
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• Science Says: Get used to polar vortex outbreaks

  28-01-2019 21:55
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A sudden blast of warm air unleashed the dreaded polar vortex from its Arctic cage. Now, the Midwest is about to feel the effects of its icy grip.
  Get used to it. The polar vortex has been wandering more often in recent years. This time, its Arctic chill is here for an extended visit.
  Judah Cohen is a winter storm expert for Atmospheric Environmental Research. He says it all started with misplaced Moroccan heat. Meteorologists watched last month when the normally super ch
  
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• Judge orders $1B in fines, payments in investor fraud

  28-01-2019 21:55
  MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge in Florida has ordered $1 billion in payments and fines in a fraud scheme that fleeced thousands of investors.
  The Securities and Exchange Commission said in a news release Monday that the Woodbridge Group of Companies and its former owner were ordered to pay the money to investors as well as civil fines and interest.
  The SEC in 2017 filed an emergency court action against Woodbridge and owner Robert Shapiro claiming the companies falsely lured investors by adv
  
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• Romanian president blasts politicians at Holocaust ceremony

  28-01-2019 21:51
  BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s president has blasted politicians that make scapegoats out of the European Union and foreign companies to consolidate their grip on power.
  President Klaus Iohannis claimed some Romanian politicians“in their reckless efforts to save themselves,” blame “cunning multinationals … and demonize the European Union,” in veiled criticism of the government which has embarked on a judicial overhaul that critics say will dilute e
  
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• Ex-Atlanta official sentenced to prison for accepting bribes

  28-01-2019 21:49
  ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a former high-ranking Atlanta city official to prison for accepting bribes.
  Katrina Taylor-Parks pleaded guilty in August to conspiring to accept bribes while she was former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed’s deputy chief of staff. Prosecutors say Parks accepted thousands of dollars from a city vendor in exchange for city work.
  U.S. District Judge Steve Jones was in the process of sentencing Parks at a hearing Jan. 14 when she collapsed on the flo
  
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• Trump administration says US will block $7 billion in assets of Venezuela’s state-run oil company

  28-01-2019 21:48
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration says US will block $7 billion in assets of Venezuela’s state-run oil company.
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• $10K reward offered in killing of 3-year-old Detroit boy

  28-01-2019 21:42
  DETROIT (AP) — A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest in the shooting of a 3-year-old boy who was killed as he rode in a vehicle on Detroit’s west side.
  Crime Stoppers of Michigan announced the reward Monday.
  Christian Miller was killed Thursday evening on the Southfield Freeway by a bullet that pierced the side of the vehicle. He died the following morning.
  Police have said it’s unclear whether the vehicle was targeted and that the s
  
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• Caribbean Series moving from Venezuela to Panama

  28-01-2019 21:35
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Caribbean Series starting next week has been moved from Venezuela to Panama for security reasons.
  Caribbean Professional Baseball Leagues commissioner Juan Francisco Puello announced the decision on Monday. The series will begin on Feb. 4 at Rod Carew National Stadium in Panama City.
  Violent street protests have erupted in Venezuela since opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido declared himself interim president in defiance of President Nicolas Maduro.
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