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• Flu cases widespread in Arizona

  08-02-2019 23:55
  The flu continues its march across the country and it’s now widespread in 47 states, including Arizona.
  This year there’s been 8,845 confirmed flu cases in Arizona, according to the state Department of Health Services.
  ADHS said 1,308 of those cases were reported in Pima County. Most flu cases in Pima County were diagnosed in people between the ages of 5 and 18.
  Health experts say it’s not too late to be vaccinated.
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• After Jeff Bezos, more allegations of intimidation against National Enquirer owner

  08-02-2019 23:55
  In the hours after Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos publicly accused the National Enquirer’s parent company of “extortion and blackmail,” prominent names in journalism and one Hollywood star alleged the tabloid giant had tried to intimidate or threaten them, too.
  The allegations could put even more scrutiny on American Media and its chief executive, David Pecker, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump. Pecker has been accused of buying controversial stories about Trump to kee
  
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• Doc’s lawyer won’t discuss investigation in hospital deaths

  08-02-2019 23:53
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A lawyer for an Ohio doctor under investigation in connection with dozens of hospital deaths says they’re waiting to receive relevant records from the hospital as local authorities review the matter.
  Attorney Richard Blake said Friday it would be inappropriate for him to discuss details about Dr. William Husel’s (HYOO’-suhls) situation.
  The Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System says it found the intensive care doctor ordered potentially fatal dose
  
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• Ivanka Trump says dad did not help with security clearance

  08-02-2019 23:52
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Ivanka Trump says her father, President Donald Trump, did not play a role in granting security clearances to her or to her husband, Jared Kushner.
  Ivanka Trump — a senior White House adviser — discussed the process during an interview on ABC’s “The View” Friday. She says “the president had no involvement pertaining to my clearance or my husband’s clearance.”
  The House Oversight and Reform Committee is starting an investigati
  
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• Tax code changes leave Americans asking, ‘What happened to my refund?’

  08-02-2019 23:46
  With filing season officially under way, a growing number of taxpayers are realizing that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act might be a double-edged sword.
  The White House said in October 2017 that the average family “would get a $4,000 raise” when it was pushing for passage of the law. Now that the new filing season has begun, some taxpayers are finding out that the tax man giveth — but also taketh away, especially as it pertains to their annual refund.President Donald Trump
  
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• Justin Fields gets waiver to play immediately for Ohio State

  08-02-2019 23:44
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Quarterback Justin Fields has been granted a waiver that will allow him to play immediately for Ohio State after transferring from Georgia.
  The former five-star recruit transferred to the Buckeyes after he got stuck behind Jake Fromm on Georgia’s depth chart.
  Ohio State announced Friday that the NCAA has approved Fields’ request for a waiver of the rule requiring transfers to sit out a year. Fields is expected to compete for the starting quarterback spot a
  
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• Parnevik shoots 63 for 1-shot lead in Oasis Championship

  08-02-2019 23:41
  BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Jesper Parnevik shot a 9-under 63 on Friday in the Oasis Championship to take a one-stroke lead over Bernhard Langer.
  Parnevik had four straight birdies on Nos. 4-7 on his final nine on The Old Course at Broken Sound. The 53-year-old Swede won the 2016 Insperity Invitational for his lone PGA Tour Champions victory.
  Langer closed with birdies on Nos. 17 and 18. The 61-year-old German won the 2010 event and finished second last year, two strokes behind Mark Calcavecch
  
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• Kentucky candidate denied Trump nickname on 2019 ballot

  08-02-2019 23:39
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Republican candidate has taken the nickname ‘Trump’ and is vowing to fight to keep it on the primary ballot in Kentucky, where the president remains popular with fellow Republicans.
  Kentucky’s secretary of state office said Friday that Carl Nett took the nickname in an “improper attempt” to gain an advantage on the ballot. It says his name will be certified to appear on the ballot without the Trump nickname.
  Nett is among four Republica
  
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• Texas man charged with recruiting on behalf of terror group

  08-02-2019 23:37
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Federal authorities have charged an 18-year-old Texas man with recruiting fighters on behalf of a Pakistan-based terrorist organization.
  A criminal complaint filed in federal court in Fort Worth says Michael Kyle Sewell was charged Friday with conspiring to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization.
  The complaint alleges Sewell tried to recruit another person to join Lashkar-e-Taiba, the militant group behind a 2008 attack in India&
  
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• Villarreal victory drought goes on after draw at Valladolid

  08-02-2019 23:36
  MADRID (AP) — Villarreal remained winless in 10 consecutive Spanish league matches after a 0-0 draw at 14th-place Valladolid on Friday.
  The visitors, who are used to finishing much higher in the standings, stayed second from bottom with three victories from 23 games.
  It was Villarreal’s second straight draw since re-hiring coach Javi Calleja in place of Luis Garcia Plaza, less than two months after he was fired.
  “We have to keep trying,” goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo said. &ld
  
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• All Bets Are On: On Arizona's Loss to Washington, The State of the Pac-12 and More

  08-02-2019 23:36
  Co-hosts Christopher Boan and Tyler Vondrak return to break down Arizona's historic four-game losing streak, which was extended in a 67-60 loss to Washington on Thursday.
  The pair also took time to break down the proposed dismissal of Arizona assistant basketball coach Mark Phelps and what his ouster means for Sean Miller's future in Tucson.…
  
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• Border Patrol rescues 5 in Texas near where caravan waits

  08-02-2019 23:31
  EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol says its agents rescued five Honduran migrants — including a 1-year-old and a 3-year-old — trying to illegally cross the river separating Mexico from Texas.
  The rescue occurred at about 8 a.m. Friday in the Rio Grande, between Eagle Pass, Texas, and Piedras Negras, Mexico. A caravan of about 1,600 migrants is waiting in Piedras Negras to try to seek asylum in the U.S.
  Agency spokesman Rick Pauza says the group of five has no known
  
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• Brilliant Brandt fires Leverkusen to 5-1 rout of Mainz

  08-02-2019 23:27
  MAINZ, Germany (AP) — Midfielder Julian Brandt scored twice and laid on two goals as Bayer Leverkusen shrugged off its German Cup exit by winning 5-1 at Mainz in the Bundesliga on Friday.
  Leverkusen, knocked out 2-1 by second division Heidenheim on Tuesday, racked up a third successive league victory and is firmly in the hunt for European qualification.
  The team is in fifth spot, four points behind fourth-place Leipzig, which hosts Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.
  Fifth and sixth in the Bu
  
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• Ex-Navy captain sentenced in sweeping corruption case

  08-02-2019 23:19
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A former Navy captain has been sentenced to six months in prison for moonlighting for a Malaysian contractor nicknamed “Fat Leonard” at the center of one of the maritime service’s worst corruption scandals.
  Former Capt. Jeffrey Breslau was sentenced Friday by a federal judge in San Diego after pleading guilty to criminal conflict of interest. He was fined $20,000 and ordered to pay the Navy the $65,000 he earned moonlighting.
  Prosecutors say Breslau ghost
  
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• Balotelli scores again in Marseille’s 2-1 victory at Dijon

  08-02-2019 23:16
  DIJON, France (AP) — Mario Balotelli’s second goal in three games helped Marseille to a 2-1 win at Dijon in the French league on Friday.
  The Italy striker, who joined last month from Nice, turned the ball in from close range in the 57th minute after winger Florian Thauvin headed on a corner from the right.
  Marseille’s second straight victory moved the side up to fifth ahead of this weekend’s matches, and also took some pressure off coach Rudi Garcia following a poor run o
  
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• Authorities: Man killed in crash while fleeing police in SUV

  08-02-2019 23:16
  OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida man was killed in a crash while trying to flee from police in a stolen SUV.
  An Ocala police statement says 50-year-old Evan Ian Smith died Thursday night after flipping the vehicle on Interstate 75.
  Police say the SUV was reported stolen Thursday morning. The owner says Smith helped him move the vehicle last week and believed Smith kept the key.
  Police say an officer spotted the SUV Thursday evening and tried to stop it. Officials say Smith kept
  
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• Dzeko helps Roma win 3-0 at Chievo to go 4th in Serie A

  08-02-2019 23:08
  ROME (AP) — Edin Dzeko is hitting top form at the right time for Roma.
  The Bosnia-Herzegovina forward scored one goal and set up another on Friday as his side won 3-0 at bottom club Chievo Verona.
  Dzeko, who also hit the crossbar, has now netted twice in three league matches, having failed to find the net in his previous nine.
  Stephan El Shaarawy opened the scoring in the ninth minute and Dzeko doubled Roma’s lead in the 18th with a delightful goal, feinting past one defender on the
  
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• No charges in fatal Indiana crash between truck, school bus

  08-02-2019 23:07
  PLYMOUTH, Ind. (AP) — No charges will be filed in the death of a 13-year-old Indiana boy who was killed when a truck rear-ended a school bus in December.
  Marshall County deputy prosecutor Matt Sarber says a grand jury looked at evidence and declined to return charges against the truck driver.
  Sarber told reporters Friday that “there was no intent to cause any harm.” But the grand jury considered whether the truck driver’s actions were criminally reckless.
  The crash occurr
  
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• North Carolina woman gets prison time for helping alien vote

  08-02-2019 23:02
  NEW BERN, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman who helped her immigrant boyfriend register and vote is going to prison for helping the non-citizen vote.
  U.S. District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan this week sentenced 66-year-old Denslo Allen Paige to two months in prison and a $250 fine. Paige advised Guadalupe Espinosa-Pena to register and vote in the November 2016 elections though he was ineligible as a Mexican citizen.
  Espinosa-Pena was among 19 foreign nationals charged with illegal voting
  
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• Levante defender Antonio “Tono” Garcia arrested

  08-02-2019 22:58
  MADRID (AP) — Levante defender Antonio “Tono” Garcia has been arrested, the Spanish top-flight team said in a statement on Friday.
  The club did not disclose why he had been held, but said the case was now in the hands of an investigating judge.
  Media reports alleged that Tono was one of seven people arrested on suspicion of extortion.
  On Wednesday, he signed a contract extension with Levante through 2023.
  The 29-year-old Tono has scored one goal in 17 league appearances this se
  
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• UConn’s Jalen Adams out 4 to 6 weeks with knee injury

  08-02-2019 22:57
  STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn leading scorer Jalen Adams will be out the next four to six weeks because of a knee injury suffered during the Huskies’ loss to Temple on Wednesday.
  The school announced Friday that an MRI confirmed the senior guard sprained the MCL in his left knee.
  Adams, averaging 17 points per game, was injured just under six minutes into the game when Temple’s J.P. Moorman II fell on Adams’ leg in a scramble near the basket. Adams had to be helped to the lo
  
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• Mexico: Ex-first lady Rivera says she’s divorcing Pena Nieto

  08-02-2019 22:54
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican former first lady Angelica Rivera says she is divorcing her husband, ex-President Enrique Pena Nieto.
  Rivera says in a brief message published on social media that she had given her all to the marriage and deeply regrets “this very painful situation.”
  Rivera was at the center of one of the biggest scandals of Pena Nieto’s presidency when it was reported that she was living in a mansion registered to a builder that had been awarded public contrac
  
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• Flyers’ van Riemsdyk fined $5,000 for high-sticking

  08-02-2019 22:53
  NEW YORK (AP) — Flyers forward James van Riemsdyk has been fined $5,000 for high-sticking Kings defenseman Alec Martinez during Los Angeles’ 3-2 shootout win at Philadelphia.
  The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced the fine on Friday. Van Riemsdyk was docked the maximum amount under the league’s collective bargaining agreement.
  The high-sticking occurred just over one minute into the first period of Thursday night’s game. Van Riemsdyk was not penalized.
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• Adopt this pet: Cheeto

  08-02-2019 22:42
  There’s a new pet looking to be adopted.
  Meet Cheeto!
  He is a 2-year old boy who is looking for his forever family. Cheeto came to the Humane Society of Southern Arizona from another shelter, so there’s not much information on him. HSSA says he love to be pet and would make someone very happy..
  If you’re interested in meeting Cheeto you can find him at the Humane Society of Southern Arizona’s Main Campus, at 635 Roger Rd. You can also give an adoption counselor a call at&
  
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• ‘Veep’ star Julia Louis-Dreyfus no fan of Trump

  08-02-2019 22:41
  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — “Veep” star Julia Louis-Dreyfus doesn’t know who she’ll support for president in 2020, but is sure about who she won’t.
  She called Donald Trump a “pretend president” and said “I’m not a fan.”
  Louis-Dreyfus was asked her political views Friday while promoting the final, seven-episode season of her HBO series, which begins on March 31. “Veep” has won three Emmys for best comedy series and the seri
  
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• People of color angry, not surprised, by blackface scandal

  08-02-2019 22:40
  DETROIT (AP) — From police shootings of black men, to white supremacy rallies and the removal Confederate Civil War monuments, the nation seems to lurch from one racial controversy to another. The latest is blackface.
  Many people of color are angry and frustrated, but not surprised.
  Florida’s secretary of state resigned after a blackface photo surfaced. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is dealing with a similar scandal after a photo printed in his medical school yearbook showed a person i
  
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• Prosecutors: Man lived with dad’s corpse, forged his checks

  08-02-2019 22:39
  THE VILLAGE, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma man is facing charges after authorities say he lived for more than a month in a home with his father’s decomposing body and cashed the dead man’s retirement checks.
  Oklahoma County prosecutors charged 50-year-old Lynn Little on Thursday with forgery, embezzlement, neglect and desecration of a corpse.
  A man who identified himself as Little on the phone Friday said he was “not going to discuss” the case. Court records don’t
  
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• Five kids, ages 12 to 16, charged murdering Nashville musician

  08-02-2019 22:34
  Metro Nashville Police Department
  NASHVILLE (WSMV) – Five juveniles are in custody after allegedly shooting and killing a local musician in west Nashville on Thursday.
  The teens were located Friday morning inside a stolen vehicle at the Walmart on Charlotte Pike. According to police, the suspects had a stolen loaded pistol with them and a second loaded pistol was found inside the store. Police said the car was stolen from Brentwood.
  According to the Metro Nashville Police Departm
  
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• Teen pleads guilty to killing activist in front of child

  08-02-2019 22:33
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A teen gunman accused of fatally shooting a Philadelphia community activist during an attempted carjacking while his 2-year-old daughter sat in the back seat has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and has been sentenced to 35 years to life in prison.
  Marvin Roberts entered the plea on Friday during an emotional hearing. Community members and the widow of Gerard Grandzol spoke to the judge about what a good man he was, and urged the maximum for 18-year-old Roberts.
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• EPA enforcement falling sharply from Obama era

  08-02-2019 22:28
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New enforcement figures from the Environmental Protection Agency show some sharp declines in action against polluters.
  The EPA released enforcement totals for fiscal year 2018 Friday, amid criticism from environmental groups that the Trump administration is easing up on environmental protections.
  The agency carried out 22 civil investigations last year. That’s down from 40 in 2017 and from 125 in 2016.
  Criminal fines and restitution tumbled, from $207 million in 201
  
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• Police: Man revived after overdose steals, crashes cruiser

  08-02-2019 21:42
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio’s capital city say a man stole a police cruiser just minutes after officers revived him from an overdose.
  Columbus police on Friday were searching for the 25-year-old man who crashed the cruiser and then ran away.
  The Columbus Dispatch reports officers responded to a home Friday morning after being called about an overdose.
  Officers revived the man and then put him in an ambulance while officers checked whether he had any outstanding arrest warran
  
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• The Latest: US flags lowered to half-staff for John Dingell

  08-02-2019 21:37
  DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on the death of former U.S. Rep. John Dingell (all times local):
  3:40 p.m.
  President Donald Trump has ordered flags lowered to half-staff in memory of former Rep. John Dingell.
  Trump’s proclamation applies to flags at the White House, other public buildings and grounds, U.S. military posts and naval stations, and on all federal naval vessels. They’ll be lowered until sunset Saturday.
  Flags at U.S. embassies and other facilities overseas also ar
  
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• The Latest: John Dingell criticizes Trump in opinion article

  08-02-2019 21:37
  DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on the death of former Rep. John Dingell (all times local):
  5 p.m.
  John Dingell criticized President Donald Trump on the day the long-serving Michigan congressman died, dictating comments to his wife and congressional successor Debbie Dingell.
  Dingell never mentions Trump by name but says in the opinion article published Friday in The Washington Post that “in our modern political age, the presidential bully pulpit seems dedicated to sowing division a
  
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• Maintaining Good Health: Wellness Tips for International Travel

  08-02-2019 21:36
  Sponsored Content*Maintaining Good Health: Wellness Tips for International Travel When it’s time for a family getaway, spreading the love beyond the nuclear family unit is beneficial for everyone involved. Expanding a vacation to include extended family members and other generations can provide new perspectives, says Cathy Lenox, a travel specialist at DSA Vacations in Tucson. She speaks from personal experience.“Our family travel spanning four generations has created unparalleled bo
  
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• Tennessee’s Pons to miss Florida game with facial injury

  08-02-2019 21:32
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee reserve guard/forward Yves Pons will miss the top-ranked Volunteers’ game with Florida after suffering a facial injury while colliding with a teammate in practice.
  School officials said Friday on the Tennessee basketball program’s Twitter account that Pons underwent a “corrective procedure” on Friday. Pons was injured Thursday.
  His status will be updated next week.
  Pons, a 6-foot-6 sophomore from France, averages 3.2 points, 2.4 reb
  
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• UN to host informal meeting of Cyprus’ rival leaders

  08-02-2019 21:26
  NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The United Nations says it will host a new informal meeting later this month between the rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus.
  It’s hoped Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci will start laying the groundwork for a return to reunification negotiations almost two years after the most recent bid to hammer out a peace accord collapsed.
  The U.N. said Friday the Feb. 26 meeting will take place at a compo
  
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• For Chloe Kim, another title, taste of things to come

  08-02-2019 21:25
  Chloe Kim added a world championship to her growing collection of titles, easily winning the women’s halfpipe contest and giving a brief glimpse of things to come.
  With the victory Friday in Park City, Utah, the 18-year-old Kim is now the reigning world, X Games and Olympic champion.
  She wrapped this up early, scoring 93.5 on her first of three runs. With the victory secure, she tried to become the first woman to land a frontside double cork in competition, but fell on the trick.
  The first
  
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• 2 Boston men indicted on gun and drug charges in Vermont

  08-02-2019 21:25
  MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Two men have been indicted on federal charges that they brought crack cocaine to Vermont in exchange for firearms intended for use as part of a “war” in Boston that one of the men vowed to win.
  John Guerrero and Darwin Medina were indicted Thursday in U.S. District Court in Burlington.
  A criminal complaint filed in the case last month says five of the guns were recovered by police in the Boston area and some have been matched to shooting incidents in Sout
  
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• Iowa’s Gary Barta joins CFP committee, Gene Smith steps down

  08-02-2019 21:21
  IRVING, Texas (AP) — Iowa athletic director Gary Barta is joining the College Football Playoff selection committee, replacing Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith.
  CFP executive director Bill Hancock on Friday announced Barta would begin a three-year term this spring. Smith is stepping down after two years on the committee.
  Barta is in his 12th year at Iowa. He is on the NCAA Division I Council and involved in the NCAA Ad Hoc Committee on Sports Wagering.
  Barta played football at North
  
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• Friday’s Take a Look at This segment

  08-02-2019 21:17
  Cameras captured a mountain lion in a California homeowner’s pool.
  The post Friday’s Take a Look at This segment appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Jim Caldwell among 16 assistants hired by Dolphins’ Flores

  08-02-2019 21:13
  MIAMI (AP) — Former Colts and Lions coach Jim Caldwell has been hired by new Dolphins coach Brian Flores as assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach.
  Caldwell was among 16 members of Flores’ staff announced Friday. The group includes new offensive coordinator Chad O’Shea and defensive coordinator Patrick Graham, both former Patriots assistants.
  Flores joined the Patriots in 2004 and was the defensive play-caller for last Sunday’s Super Bowl championship team. He became
  
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• Evidence from homicide cases found in retired cop’s home

  08-02-2019 21:11
  DETROIT (AP) — A moving crew evicting a retired Detroit homicide detective from his home has found a locker with evidence from old cases.
  Police Chief James Craig says he’s ordered an investigation into the Thursday discovery. He tells The Detroit News that he’s concerned the evidence “could taint some cases,” especially if it was relevant but never introduced in court.
  The former officer retired in 2012. He worked in the homicide unit for six years until 2009. A na
  
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• Consumer Alert: Bezos accuses National Enquirer of blackmail, Valentine’s Day

  08-02-2019 21:11
  In today’s consumer alerts:Amazon C.E.O Jeff Bezos accuses the National Enquirer of blackmail and extortion.
  Woody Allen is suing Amazon for not releasing his films.
  Valentine’s Day is around the corner and it’s also one of the busiest times of the year on dating apps.The post Consumer Alert: Bezos accuses National Enquirer of blackmail, Valentine’s Day appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Prosecutor seeking death penalty in bank massacre case

  08-02-2019 21:07
  SEBRING, Fla. (AP) — A prosecutor says he plans to seek the death penalty for a man arrested in the fatal shootings of five women at a Florida bank last month.
  State Attorney Brian Haas said at a news conference Friday that he had reached the “unquestionable conclusion” that he should seek the death penalty against 21-year-old Zephen Xaver.
  Haas also said a grand jury in Highlands County, Florida, this week had indicted Xaver on five counts of first-degree murder. Xaver will be
  
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• Texas students don wigs in tribute to late painter Bob Ross

  08-02-2019 21:06
  ABILENE, Texas (AP) — There were lots of happy little trees at one Texas middle school this week.
  Art students at Madison Middle School in Abilene donned their curliest wigs and painted little trees onto canvases to pay homage to the late painter Bob Ross. Teacher Brady Sloane tells the Abilene Reporter News that the idea came about because she wanted to reward Advanced Placement students who had been stressed out over recent projects and grades.
  The result was a flash mob Thursday of abou
  
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• The Latest: Greece backs Macedonia’s NATO accession

  08-02-2019 21:04
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Latest on Greece-Macedonia relations (all times local):
  10 p.m.
  Greece’s parliament has approved a measure for Macedonia to join NATO, ending a decades-old dispute.
  Lawmakers late Friday voted 153-140 to back the NATO protocol that must now also be approved by all other alliance members.
  The Greek vote means the former Yugoslav republic will now formally change its name to North Macedonia, settling a dispute of the country’s name which Greece’s s
  
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• Greece’s parliament approves measure for Macedonia to join NATO, ending decades-old dispute

  08-02-2019 20:56
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s parliament approves measure for Macedonia to join NATO, ending decades-old dispute.
  The post Greece’s parliament approves measure for Macedonia to join NATO, ending decades-old dispute appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• US peace envoy says talks with Taliban far from finished

  08-02-2019 20:54
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s peace envoy for Afghanistan says that although his talks with the Taliban have produced a tentative “framework” agreement, the negotiations have a long way to go to achieve peace.
  Zalmay Khalilzad (ZAHL’-may kah-LEEL’-zahd) said Friday that there is time to make a final deal before Afghanistan’s presidential election in July. But he also stressed that many issues remain to be resolved and that it must be a pac
  
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• The Latest: Judge orders April 9 redo of Georgia election

  08-02-2019 20:54
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on a judge ordering a Georgia election redone after two botched rounds of voting (all times local):
  2:50 p.m.
  A judge is ordering an April 9 election to redo voting for a Georgia legislative seat after two prior elections got thrown out twice because ballots were cast illegally.
  Superior Court Judge David Sweat’s order Friday also says the winner of the first two elections — state Rep. Chris Erwin — must step down less than a month after he was s
  
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• Tennessee bill would allow public records requests bans

  08-02-2019 20:52
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennesseans determined to be using public records requests as a form of harassment could be banned from filing them for one year under a new bill that would allow courts to punish people for making too many inquiries.
  The move has alarmed open government advocates worried about the potentially chilling effects the bill might have, while also causing tension among supporters who feel queasy about limiting a person’s right to public records.
  Under the proposal i
  
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