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• Stars & Stripes Challenge plans to sail with a coed crew

  01-02-2019 23:56
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — America’s Cup challenger Stars & Stripes Team USA says it will have a coed crew when it competes for the oldest trophy in international sports in New Zealand in 2021.
  As well as opening its recruiting process to women, Stars & Stripes Team USA is seeking athletes from a cross-section of sports who can fill out the all-American crew aboard its physically demanding 75-foot foiling monohull.
  “There are incredible female athletes and I want to see them sail
  
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• Hot Wax | Cash Lansky - Cash is King

  01-02-2019 23:54
  For those not clued-up, Cash Lansky ​is an independent hip-hop artist out of Tucson. Lansky has been a mainstay on the scene since Simplicity, his full-length debut, dropped in 2013.…
  
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• Sparks re-sign guard Karlie Samuelson

  01-02-2019 23:53
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Sparks have re-signed guard Karlie Samuelson, who played her rookie season for Los Angeles.
  She appeared in 20 regular-season games and one playoff game last year.
  Samuelson averaged 16.0 points for a Belgian League team during the WNBA offseason.
  She played at Stanford. Her sister, Katie Lou Samuelson, plays at UConn.
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• Reports of meteorite falling in town in western Cuba

  01-02-2019 23:48
  HAVANA (AP) — Residents and tourists in the town of Vinales in western Cuba say they saw a flare pass through the sky and heard an explosion in what state media say may have been a meteorite.
  The ball of fire and smoke trails appeared in a clear midday sky Friday and residents said there was a rain of small black stones that did not cause any material or human damage in Vinales in Pinar del Rio province. People said they also heard explosions in Havana.
  Amid speculation on social media, Cu
  
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• AP source: Reds working to complete deal with LHP Zach Duke

  01-02-2019 23:42
  CINCINNATI (AP) — A person familiar with the discussions tells The Associated Press that the Cincinnati Reds are working to complete a deal with Zach Duke that would add the left-hander to their bullpen.
  The person spoke on condition of anonymity Friday because the deal, first reported by The Athletic, was subject to a successful physical and has not been completed. The Reds have not commented.
  Cincinnati overhauled its rotation and starting lineup in the offseason, trying to become a cont
  
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• Lawyers: New York City inmates stuck in freezing cells

  01-02-2019 23:38
  NEW YORK (AP) — Attorneys say hundreds of inmates at a federal jail in New York City have spent days in cold, dark cells amid frigid weather and without access to visitors or email.
  Lawyers from the Federal Defenders office said Friday there’s been limited electricity, heat and hot water at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn at least since Sunday.
  The lack of heat and power at the jail was first reported in The New York Times. Jail officials told the Times there was a part
  
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• From 3rd tier to topflight, Huesca’s Gallego scores in Liga

  01-02-2019 23:37
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — In less than nine months, Enric Gallego has gone from leading Spain’s third division in scoring to netting his first goal in the topflight.
  And all at the age of 32.
  Gallego scored his first goal since joining Huesca last month on Friday, sparking a 4-0 rout of Valladolid that boosts the club’s slim hopes of avoiding relegation.
  Gallego transferred to struggling Huesca after leading the second division through the first five months of the season by scori
  
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• Lille beats Nice 4-0 to maintain push for second in Ligue 1

  01-02-2019 23:34
  LILLE, France (AP) — Lille maintained its push for second place and an automatic Champions League spot next season with a 4-0 home win against Nice on Friday.
  Lille’s slick forward line overwhelmed Nice’s defense, as Nicolas Pepe took his tally to 16 league goals and 19-year-old Portuguese striker Rafael Leao continued his fine form with the opening goal.
  The highly rated Pepe is second on the Ligue 1 scoring chart, level with Paris Saint-Germain’s Edinson Cavani and two
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Taxpayers have already spent money on Foxconn

  01-02-2019 23:33
  The post AP FACT CHECK: Taxpayers have already spent money on Foxconn appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Judge says execution can proceed without imam present

  01-02-2019 23:32
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge says a Muslim inmate’s scheduled execution can proceed and ruled that Alabama does not need to let the inmate have an imam there.
  U.S. District Judge Keith Watkins on Friday denied a stay requested by Dominique Ray.
  The 42-year-old inmate is scheduled to be executed Feb. 7 for the 1995 fatal stabbing of 15-year-old Tiffany Harville.
  Ray says his religious rights are being violated because the state has a Christian prison chaplain present at let
  
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• Top US cardinal removed priest day before abuse list issued

  01-02-2019 23:21
  HOUSTON (AP) — The cardinal who leads the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops removed a priest accused of sexual abuse from ministry the day before the priest’s name was among those released on a list of clergy credibly accused of abuse.
  The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston said Friday that Cardinal Daniel DiNardo told the Rev. John T. Keller he would be removed from ministry late Wednesday. DiNardo still let Keller celebrate Mass Thursday morning, hours before Keller was listed amon
  
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• Former NFL QB and assistant coach Wade Wilson dies at age 60

  01-02-2019 23:19
  DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys say former NFL quarterback and longtime assistant coach Wade Wilson has died.
  The Cowboys said Wilson passed away Friday at his home in Coppell, Texas. The team didn’t specify a cause of death for Wilson, who died on his 60th birthday.
  Wilson played for five NFL teams from 1981-98. He played 10 seasons for the Minnesota Vikings, leading them to the 1987 NFC championship game. He also played for the Atlanta Falcons (1992), New Orleans Saints (1993-94),
  
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• 19-year term for ex-youth care worker convicted of sex abuse

  01-02-2019 23:18
  PHOENIX (AP) — A former youth care worker convicted of sexually abusing seven teenage boys at a Phoenix-area shelter for immigrant children has been sentenced to 19 years in prison.
  Prosecutors say 25-year-old Levian D. Pacheco of Phoenix faced a tougher punishment at his Jan. 14 sentencing because he exposed some victims to the HIV virus.
  A jury found Pacheco guilty in September on seven counts of abusive sexual contact with a ward and three counts of sexual abuse of a ward.
  Prosecutors s
  
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• Arizona governor vetoes GOP tax bill, calls it irresponsible

  01-02-2019 23:17
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona taxpayers face further uncertainty about their 2018 tax bill after Gov. Doug Ducey vetoed a measure backed by Republican lawmakers.
  The measure vetoed Friday would have cut tax rates to offset higher revenue the state expects to get from the federal tax overhaul.
  Ducey says the bill is irresponsible and hasty. His veto intensifies a standoff with his fellow Republicans over how to handle a quirk of the 2017 federal tax overhaul.
  Arizona lawmakers routinely update the
  
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• Sea Shepherd ship attacked in Mexico’s Gulf of California

  01-02-2019 23:16
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Sea Shepherd environmental group says one if its ships was attacked with rocks and partly set on fire by fishing boats in Mexico’s Gulf of California.
  It was the second attack in a month in the Gulf, where Sea Shepherd is patrolling against illegal nets to help save the critically endangered vaquita marina porpoise.
  Sea Shepherd published a video Friday showing a flotilla of fast, small fishing boats swarming around its larger vessel, the Farley Mowat.
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• Ex-prison guard admits pepper-spraying inmates’ eyes

  01-02-2019 23:16
  A third former prison guard has pleaded guilty to conspiracy, saying he led other guards at a privately run Louisiana prison in spritzing pepper spray into the eyes of kneeling, handcuffed inmates.
  Roderick Douglas pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate the civil rights of inmates.
  Two ex-guards pleaded guilty to a cover-up conspiracy. Two more remain scheduled for trial in federal court in Monroe.
  Douglas’ signed statement is the most detailed so far. He says he sprayed two inmates, then
  
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• County Administrator Proposes Use of General Fund for Road Repairs

  01-02-2019 23:11
  Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry wants to take a portion of the fiscal year 2019-2020 general fund and put it toward road repairs in unincorporated areas.…
  
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• Relative shares memories of murdered pregnant Lyft driver and hopes for unborn baby

  01-02-2019 23:09
  PHOENIX (KPNX) — A mourning relative of the murdered pregnant Lyft driver told 12 News the family of the mother and her unborn child were hoping to welcome the new baby on the very day they were killed.
  The family was left with only memories of Kristina Howato, a single mother of two with a third child on the way.
  “She was a happy person,” the relative said, asking to remain anonymous.
  Kristina Howato/ 12 News
  “Her due date was that Sunday she got killed,” the rela
  
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• Virginia governor’s 1984 yearbook page shows racist imagery

  01-02-2019 23:02
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s 1984 yearbook page shows a picture of a person in blackface and another wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood next to different pictures of the governor.
  The Virginian-Pilot said it obtained a copy of the photo Friday from Eastern Virginia Medical School library, which Northam attended. The photos were first published by the conservative news outlet Big League Politics. The Associated Press confirmed the photos.
  It’s unclear who the peop
  
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• Phoenix police say 60-year-old woman struck crossing roadway

  01-02-2019 22:59
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police say a 60-year-old woman has been struck and killed by a car as she crossed a major thoroughfare.
  Sgt. Tommy Thompson said Selina Dole was crossing in the 4800-block of West McDowell Road about 6 a.m. Friday when she was struck by a Ford Fusion sedan driven by a 61-year-old man. The driver was not identified.
  Police say the driver remained at the scene of the accident and impairment does not appear to have been a factor. He was not injured.
  The accident remains under i
  
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• Detroit man charged with murder in boy’s freeway shooting

  01-02-2019 22:58
  DETROIT (AP) — A 24-year-old Detroit man is facing murder and other charges following the shooting death of a 3-year-old boy on a Detroit freeway.
  Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy also charged Derrick Devon Durham with five weapons-related charges Friday in connection with the shooting of Christian Miller on Jan. 24 while he was riding in his godmother’s SUV on the Southfield Freeway on Detroit’s west side. The boy died the following morning.
  Durham surrendered to police Wedn
  
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• The Latest: Court battle begins over net neutrality

  01-02-2019 22:57
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the court battle over net-neutrality (all times local):
  4:50 p.m.
  Tech companies and nearly two dozen U.S. states have clashed with the government in federal court over the repeal of net neutrality, a set of rules aimed at preventing big internet providers from discriminating against certain technology and services.
  Lawyers for the states and the companies, including Mozilla and Vimeo, tried to persuade the three-judge panel to restore the net neutrality reg
  
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• Cubs add bullpen help, agree to $750,000 deal with Barnette

  01-02-2019 22:57
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have added bullpen help, agreeing to a $750,000, one-year contract with right-hander Tony Barnette, a deal containing an option, escalator and bonus opportunities that could raise its value to $4.5 million over two seasons.
  Barnette’s 2019 salary would increase to $1 million if he has one day on the active roster, and he could earn $500,000 in bonuses this year for days on the active roster: $75,000 each for 100 and 125, and $100,000 for 155. He also c
  
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• Arizona Uber driver’s throat slashed in late-night attack

  01-02-2019 22:53
  WARNING: This story may contain graphic images. Viewer discretion is advised.
  TOLLESON, Ariz. (KPNX) — The Tolleson Police Department says it is investigating an attack on an Uber driver, the second violent attack on a ride-sharing driver in a week.
  According to court paperwork, 45-year-old Francisco Diaz is accused of attacking an Uber driver, slitting his throat open during an ordered ride late Thursday night.
  The driver told police that he picked up Diaz from the Buffalo Wild Wings
  
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• Trump’s State of the Union to focus on ‘choosing greatness’

  01-02-2019 22:51
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is ready to deliver his State of the Union speech following a roller-coaster will-it-or-won’t-it-happen ride. His topic is to be “choosing greatness.”
  White House officials say Trump is not expected to dwell on the government shutdown or on the looming Feb. 15 deadline for a budget deal. Instead, Trump is expected to strike a unifying tone and focus on areas of potential bipartisan compromise.
  A senior administration official said
  
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• Chicken prices will have you feather in a ruffle

  01-02-2019 22:49
  This weekend is Super Bowl weekend. Unfortunately, the price of chicken wings will go up, at least by 7%.
  If you think rising prices of chicken wings will stop consumers from buying, think again. According to the National Chicken Council more than 1.38-billion chicken wings will be consumed during Super Bowl weekend. That’s equivalent to 640 wings on every seat in all 31 NFL stadiums.
  Despite the outcome of the game.. the price of chicken wings are expected to drop 4-5% within a week.
  The
  
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• Arizona looks to rebound after overtime loss to ASU

  01-02-2019 22:47
  TEMPE – An undermanned Zona basketball squad battled back the entire evening against ASU in front of an energetic home crowd in an overtime thriller at ASU.  Ryan Luther had a career-high 5 three pointers to while Justin Coleman also scored 19. Here’s more as-seen on KVOA sportscast:Some Phoenix Coyote hockey players were in the stands in wrestling gear cheering against U of A (taking part in Curtain of Distraction) – Check it out:Gotta' love ASU's "Curtain of Distraction"
  
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• Newspaper: Photo on Virginia governor’s 1984 yearbook page shows person in blackface and another in Ku Klux Klan robe

  01-02-2019 22:46
  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Newspaper: Photo on Virginia governor’s 1984 yearbook page shows person in blackface and another in Ku Klux Klan robe.
  The post Newspaper: Photo on Virginia governor’s 1984 yearbook page shows person in blackface and another in Ku Klux Klan robe appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Man convicted of biting off end of Tennessee officer’s thumb

  01-02-2019 22:45
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Prosecutors say a Bloods gang member who is a sovereign citizen has been convicted of biting off the end of a Tennessee police officer’s thumb.
  On Friday, Knox County District Attorney General Charme Allen announced that a jury convicted 30-year-old Alexander Ray Johnson of aggravated assault, punishable by three to six years in prison, and two assault counts.
  Prosecutors say a Knoxville officer stopped Johnson in June 2017 for speeding and for having a fake l
  
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• Leipzig ruins Doll’s Hannover debut to consolidate 4th place

  01-02-2019 22:44
  HANNOVER, Germany (AP) — Hannover’s hopes of a fresh start under new coach Thomas Doll took a blow in losing at home 3-0 to Leipzig, which consolidated fourth place in the Bundesliga on Friday.
  Doll, who took over from the fired Andre Breitenreiter on Sunday, watched his new team stretch its run without a win to nine games.
  Leipzig captain Willi Orban scored twice in the second half as the visitors tightened their grip on the last place for Champions League qualification.
  Fifth-place
  
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• Police: Phoenix boy killed after dashing into roadway

  01-02-2019 22:40
  PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a 5-year-old boy has been struck and killed by a pickup truck after he dashed into the roadway.
  Phoenix Police Sgt. Tommy Thompson said Friday that Branden Weaver Jr. ran out from between two parked cars Thursday afternoon and was struck by a truck driven westbound by a 71-year-old man in the 2500-block of W. Maryland Ave.
  The driver remained on the scene and officers found no sign that alcohol or drugs were factors in the accident. Authorities did not identi
  
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• Laughing Stock: Last Laughs, But Wait ....

  01-02-2019 22:33
  Clean cut, high energy, metalicious comics literally kick ass.The first-ever CATcomedy520 LOL Crawl winds down this weekend with a host of shows at Tucson Improv Movement, Unscrewed Theatre, and Laffs Comedy Caffe, and on Friday, the venerable Lewis Black at the Fox.…
  
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• Former Southwest Key worker gets 19 years in prison for sex acts against teen migrants

  01-02-2019 22:33
  TUCSON – An employee at the Casa Kokopelli Southwest Key facility was sentenced to 19 years in prison Jan. 14 in connection to sexual abuse of multiple teenage boys in a one-year period.
  According to the Office of the United States Attorney, 25-year-old Levian D. Pacheco was convicted in September for seven counts of abusive sexual contact with a ward and three counts of sexual abuse of a ward between Aug. 2016 and July 2017.
  Levian D. Pacheco/ 12 News
  Pacheco was said to be a youth
  
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• The Latest: Ohio State doc accusers offered free counseling

  01-02-2019 22:32
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on a former Ohio State team doctor accused of sexual misconduct against students decades ago (all times local):
  6 p.m.
  Ohio State says it will use a third-party facilitator to help provide free counseling for former students who allege sexual misconduct by a university team doctor decades ago.
  Over 150 alumni have reported they experienced misconduct by the late Dr. Richard Strauss between 1979 and 1997. An investigation is ongoing .
  A letter sent Friday to
  
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• Hammel gets minor league deal from Texas with spring invite

  01-02-2019 22:20
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Free agent right-hander Jason Hammel has agreed to a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers and will report to major league spring training.
  Texas announced the deal Friday, three months after the Kansas City Royals declined a $12 million mutual option and instead paid a $2 million buyout.
  If added to the 40-man roster by the Rangers, Hammel would get a one-year contract with a $1.5 million salary in the major leagues and the chance to earn performance bonuses.
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• Free agents Hammel, Davidson reach deals with Rangers

  01-02-2019 22:20
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Free agent right-hander Jason Hammel and infielder Matt Davidson have agreed to minor league deals with the Texas Rangers.
  The 36-year-old Hammel joined the Rangers on Friday, three months after the Kansas City Royals declined a $12 million mutual option and instead paid a $2 million buyout.
  Hammel was 4-14 with a 6.02 ERA in 18 starts and 21 relief appearances for the Royals. He was dropped from the rotation in early July after dropped six starts in a row, and set
  
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• Germany, Serbia, Russia lead on Day 1 of revamped Davis Cup

  01-02-2019 21:35
  Alexander Zverev gave Germany a commanding 2-0 lead over Hungary in the revamped Davis Cup on the opening day Friday.
  The third-ranked Zverev, who has repeatedly criticized the event’s format changes, eased past Peter Nagy 6-2, 6-2 to double Germany’s advantage after Philipp Kohlschreiber rallied to beat Zsombor Piros 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-4.
  Serbia, Russia, Australia, Kazakhstan, and Italy were also on the brink of qualifying for the new finals tournament in November after taking 2-0 lead
  
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• Miller magic as South Africa beats Pakistan in 1st T20

  01-02-2019 21:25
  CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa won the first Twenty20 against Pakistan by six runs as captain Faf du Plessis led with the bat and David Miller produced a masterclass in the field on Friday.
  South Africa posted 192-6 batting first with du Plessis cracking 78 off 45 balls and opener Reeza Hendricks 74 off 41.
  The home team should have gone on to an even bigger total after it was well-set at 157-1 with five overs to go. South Africa still had enough to win as Miller took four cat
  
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• Gloria and Emilio Estefan to receive Gershwin song prize

  01-02-2019 21:25
  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Gloria Estefan didn’t think she’d get married. Her focus was on attending the Sorbonne in Paris. But Emilio Estefan “landed in her lap” and music became her career.
  The native Cubans will receive the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in May. They are the first married couple (together 40 years) and musicians-songwriters of Hispanic descent to receive the honor.
  Estefan told a TV critics’ meeting on Friday that the succ
  
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• Thunder sends Luwawu-Cabarrot to Bulls for 2nd round pick

  01-02-2019 21:10
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder have sent guard/forward Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and cash considerations to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for a protected 2020 second-round draft pick.
  The Thunder made the announcement Friday.
  Luwawu-Cabarrot appeared in 21 games this season, including one start, and averaged 1.7 points and 0.9 rebounds in 5.8 minutes per game.
  Oklahoma City acquired Luwawu-Cabarrot from the Philadelphia 76ers last July in a three-team trade in which the Thund
  
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• No bond for 3 Michigan men charged with aiding Islamic State

  01-02-2019 21:09
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Bond has been denied for three Michigan men who are accused of conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State group.
  Defense lawyers say it was a lot of talk but no action. But U.S. Magistrate Judge Phillip Green had a different interpretation Thursday, saying the men were willing to die for the militant organization. He ordered them held in jail.
  The evidence mostly consists of social media posts and private messages.
  The three from Lansing were arr
  
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• Bulls waive Anthony, make 10-time All-Star a free agent

  01-02-2019 21:09
  CHICAGO (AP) — Carmelo Anthony has been waived by the Chicago Bulls, making the 10-time All-Star forward a free agent.
  The Bulls acquired Anthony from Houston on Jan. 21 with the intention of trading him prior to the Feb. 7 deadline or letting him go. He averaged 13.4 points in 10 games with the Rockets and has not played since Nov. 8.
  Anthony was traded by Oklahoma City to Atlanta in July, a move that preceded the Hawks releasing him to sign with the Rockets. The Bulls, technically, were
  
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• Trump’s ‘America first’ mantra will be prominent in address

  01-02-2019 21:02
  WASHINGTON (AP) — For all of President Donald Trump’s talk about “America first,” the next two years of his presidency could shine a sharp spotlight on America abroad.
  Trump will use his address to Congress on Tuesday to talk about progress in fighting Islamic State militants.
  He’s expected to boast of opening trade talks with China and nuclear talks with North Korea, and he’s likely to take credit for his administration’s hard-line stance against Iran a
  
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• University police goofed before Confederate statue toppled

  01-02-2019 21:01
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An investigation finds police and administrators at North Carolina’s flagship public university were unprepared for demonstrators who tore down a campus Confederate memorial, but likely didn’t conspire on the statue’s removal.
  Those are some of the findings released Friday from a report prepared for the statewide university system’s governors.
  The investigation by outside attorneys says the protesters condemning the statue on the University of N
  
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• The Latest: Judge considering gag order in Roger Stone case

  01-02-2019 21:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone (all times local):
  2:55 p.m.
  A federal judge says she’s considering a gag order in the special counsel’s case against Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone.
  U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said Friday that the case has already received substantial publicity, including from statements Stone himself has made asserting his innocence.
  The judge said that while the case should not be treated like a “book to
  
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• Emotional Philip Rivers thanks San Diego for its support

  01-02-2019 20:51
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Philip Rivers simply wanted to say thanks to San Diego for the way it supported him during his first 13 seasons in the NFL.
  He knew it wouldn’t be as easy as he still makes it look on the field on Sunday afternoons as quarterback of the Los Angeles Chargers.
  Understanding the anger and angst left behind when the Chargers moved two seasons ago, Rivers fought back tears as he accepted an award from the San Diego Sports Association at its annual Salute to the Champions
  
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• Report: ICE doesn’t hold partners accountable for bad care

  01-02-2019 20:47
  PHOENIX (AP) — A government report has found that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement doesn’t always properly hold accountable contractors who care for detained immigrants.
  The report by the Office of the Inspector General dated Tuesday found ICE doesn’t use resources it has to hold contractors accountable when they fail to meet standards, like imposing financial penalties.
  ICE paid over $3 billion over the last three years to contractors in about half of the facilities it
  
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• PBS’ ‘Retro Report’ to link headlines, history; humor too

  01-02-2019 20:40
  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — PBS is launching a weekly series that will link headline-making stories to their historical roots.
  PBS said Friday that the magazine-format program, titled “Retro Report,” will be hosted by journalist Celeste Headlee and artist Masud Olufani.
  Humorist Andy Borowitz, who writes for the New Yorker magazine, will contribute a weekly segment.
  Perry Simon, PBS’ chief programming executive, said that “Retro Report” aims to provide insights on
  
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• Free hazardous waste disposal available for Tucson residents Saturday

  01-02-2019 20:36
  Courtesy: City of Tucson
  TUCSON – City resident can dispose of hazardous waste for free on Saturday.
  Paint, chemicals, oil, pesticides, and some other items can be dropped off at the Eastside Service Center at 7575 East Speedway Boulevard from 8 a.m. until noon on February 2. Vehicles are encouraged to enter north from Prudence Road.
  People should not bring televisions or computer monitors.
   More information on disposal options can be found on the city’s website.
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• Model in Fiji Water photobomb at Golden Globes is suing company

  01-02-2019 20:33
  She’s biting the hand that hydrates her.
  Kelleth Cuthbert, the “Fiji Water Girl” model whose red carpet photobombing stole the show at last month’s Golden Globes, is now suing the beverage brand.Kelleth Cuthbert, the “Fiji Water Girl” model whose red carpet photobombing stole the show at last month’s Golden Globes, is now suing the beverage brand. Courtesy: NBC.In a civil complaint filed Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Cuthb
  
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