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• Manfred: Slow market may be ‘much ado about nothing’

  19-02-2019 23:58
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Hours after Manny Machado agreed to a $300 million, 10-year deal with San Diego, baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said the slow free-agent market is “a little much ado about nothing if in fact those players all sign at the end of the day.”
  Bryce Harper, Dallas Keuchel and Craig Kimbrel remain on the market just ahead of the start of spring training games this weekend. Manfred said if the top free agents make deals, “it’s kind of no harm no fo
  
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• Justice Clarence Thomas criticizes landmark Supreme Court press freedom ruling

  19-02-2019 23:58
  WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas criticized a landmark press freedom case on Tuesday, calling for a new look at the rule that public figures cannot successfully sue for libel unless they can demonstrate that a statement was made with actual malice.
  The court ruled in the 1964 case of New York Times v. Sullivan that a public figure must prove a defamatory statement was made “with knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not.&r
  
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• White customer at Mexican restaurant swears at Spanish-speaking manager

  19-02-2019 23:54
  A video showing a white woman swearing at the general manager of a Mexican restaurant in West Virginia for speaking Spanish went viral over the weekend.
  “English is our first language, so you need to speak English,” the woman, identified in the video as Jill, screamed at Sergio Budar, the manager. “Get the f— out of my country.”Tampico Mexican Restaurant in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Courtesy: NBC.One of two videos capturing the incident shows how custome
  
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• Students can skip Pledge of Allegiance, school district says

  19-02-2019 23:54
  WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut school district has acknowledged students have the right not to participate in the Pledge of Allegiance, as a result of a lawsuit by a teenage girl who says her teacher shamed her and other students for opting out.
  The Waterbury Board of Education and teacher agreed to settle the federal lawsuit, which was dismissed Feb. 9 as a result of the deal. The girl’s lawyer says officials agreed students don’t have to take part in the pledge and wil
  
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• The Latest: Smollett gave false information in 2007 case

  19-02-2019 23:53
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the attack reported by Jussie Smollett (all times local):
  8:25 p.m.
  A California misdemeanor complaint against Jussie Smollett shows the actor was accused of identifying himself as his younger brother in 2007 when a Los Angeles police officer pulled him over on suspicion of driving under the influence.
  The misdemeanor complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court in September 2007 says that Smollett gave the name of his brother, Jake Smollett, when he was asked
  
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• The Latest: 2 brothers meet with police in Smollett case

  19-02-2019 23:53
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the attack reported by Jussie Smollett (all times local):
  4:50 p.m.
  A Chicago police spokesman says two brothers who were arrested and later released from custody in connection with the attack reported by “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett have met with police and prosecutors at the courthouse.
  Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the meeting happened Tuesday in Chicago. He also said that officers have determined a tip that the two men may have b
  
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• 8th lawmaker quits UK’s Labour over anti-Semitism and Brexit

  19-02-2019 23:42
  LONDON (AP) — An eighth lawmaker has quit Britain’s Labour Party over its handling of anti-Semitism and Brexit, boosting a new breakaway group from the U.K.’s main opposition party.
  Joan Ryan announced late Tuesday that after four decades in the party she was leaving Labour to sit with the newly formed Independent Group in Parliament.
  Ryan said the party had become “infected with the scourge of anti-Jewish racism” under left-wing Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, a longt
  
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• Detroit Council rejects car stunt due to Confederate flag

  19-02-2019 23:40
  DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit City Council has banned a hot rod and custom car show from allowing a stunt jump to take place because some of the participating vehicles have carried Confederate imagery. The Detroit News reports that the council on Tuesday rejected Autorama’s request for permission to perform the stunt March 1 outside Cobo Center.
  A replica of the car from “Smokey and the Bandit” was slated to take part. In the 1977 movie starring Burt Reynolds, the car had a
  
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• Lawmakers seek probe of ICE force-feeding of immigrants

  19-02-2019 23:32
  Nearly 50 Democratic lawmakers are calling for a watchdog investigation of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after the agency confirmed it had been force-feeding immigrant detainees on hunger strike.
  Reporting by The Associated Press revealed late last month that nine Indian men who were refusing food at an El Paso, Texas, detention facility were being force-fed through nasal tubes.
  That practice abruptly stopped last week after a U.S. district judge said the government had to stop force-
  
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• Cards pitcher Martinez shut down 2 weeks, builds up shoulder

  19-02-2019 23:32
  JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez has been shut down for two weeks to build up shoulder strength after an injury-plagued season.
  Cardinals manager Mike Shildt said Tuesday that Martinez won’t throw before being reevaluated on March 5. Shildt said an MRI this week showed Martinez’s right shoulder was structurally sound.
  It was uncertain how this setback would affect Martinez’s status for opening day March 28 at NL Central champion Milwaukee.
  
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• Freeze Warning issued February 19 at 3:31PM MST expiring February 20 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  19-02-2019 23:31
  * TEMPERATURES…As low as 28.
  * TIMING…Tonight through Wednesday morning.
  * IMPACTS…Freezing temperatures could kill sensitivevegetation and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent orhighly likely. These conditions will destroy or damage crops andother sensitive vegetation.
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• Winter Storm Watch issued February 19 at 3:30PM MST expiring February 22 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  19-02-2019 23:30
  * WHAT…Heavy snow possible above 5000 feet. Total snowaccumulations of 17 to 34 inches possible. Winds could gust ashigh as 40 mph.
  * WHERE…Mazatzal Mountains, Pinal/Superstition Mountains andSoutheast Gila County.
  * WHEN…From late Wednesday night through Friday afternoon.
  * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Travel could be very difficult toimpossible. The cold wind chills as low as 10 above zero couldresult in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.A Winter Storm Watch means ther
  
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• The Latest: Police say they know motive in LA triple killing

  19-02-2019 23:26
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on a triple homicide in a Los Angeles home (all times local):
  2:17 p.m.
  Los Angeles police homicide investigators believe whoever killed three men inside a home in a gated community was allowed inside by one of the victims.
  Capt. Billy Hayes says the violence Monday afternoon was directed at the victims by one or more persons and was not a random act.
  Hayes told a news conference Tuesday that detectives believe they know what motivated the crime but are withho
  
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• The Latest: Ex-officer held without bail on rape charges

  19-02-2019 23:24
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of former Philadelphia police detective Philip Nordo on sexual assault charges related to witnesses and suspects (all times local):
  5:20 p.m.
  A judge has ordered a former Philadelphia police officer accused of raping and sexually assaulting multiple male witnesses and suspects held in protective custody without bail.
  Philip Nordo was arrested Tuesday on more than 35 charges. His lawyer said during a preliminary arraignment that the 52-year-old N
  
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• Keystone restarts pipeline after repairing Missouri leak

  19-02-2019 23:15
  ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — A segment of the Keystone pipeline that was shut down in early February when a leak was discovered in Missouri is now back in service.
  Terry Cunha of pipeline operator TransCanada Corp. says the segment from Steele City, Nebraska, to Patoka, Illinois, was restarted Thursday morning.
  A leak was discovered Feb. 6 near the St. Louis suburb of St. Charles. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources says 12 barrels of crude oil, or 504 gallons (1,908 liters), have been
  
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• Liverpool, Bayern draw 0-0 in Champions League first leg

  19-02-2019 23:11
  LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Bayern Munich still can’t find a way to score at Liverpool, drawing 0-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday to go a fourth game without netting at Anfield across 48 years.
  By denying Bayern an away goal, Liverpool has a slight edge heading into the second leg of the round of 16 knowing it would advance with a scoring draw.
  Liverpool had a scare in the 13th minute when Joe Matip unwittingly diverted Serge Gnabry’s cross goalward from close-range and the
  
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• APNewsBreak: Feds share watchlist with 1,400 private groups

  19-02-2019 23:02
  FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The federal government is acknowledging that it shares its terrorist watchlist with more than 1,400 private entities, including hospitals and universities.
  The admission is prompting concerns from civil liberties groups that people placed on the list by mistake could face a wide variety of hassles in their daily lives.
  The government’s admission comes in a court case challenging the watchlist’s constitutionality. It follows years of insistence that the
  
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• Lyon draws 0-0 with Barcelona in last 16 of Champions League

  19-02-2019 23:00
  LYON, France (AP) — Lyon kept Barcelona’s vaunted attack in check as the sides drew 0-0 in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 on Tuesday.
  Lionel Messi failed to add to his six goals so far in the competition, while Luis Suarez had the goal gaping but sliced a shot wide with 20 minutes left after latching on to Jordi Alba’s pass from the left.
  When Messi picked out Sergio Busquets five minutes from the end, the midfielder’s rasping shot from the edge of the
  
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• 5 to stand trial in Guatemala shelter fire that killed 41

  19-02-2019 22:54
  GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan judge has ordered five current and former officials to stand trial over a blaze that killed 41 girls at a state-run home for troubled youth.
  The ruling says they bear potential responsibility since they represented institutions responsible for protecting girls and teens. They face charges such as dereliction of duty, mistreatment of minors and manslaughter.
  Deputy police inspector Lucinda Marroquin Carrillo told journalists after Tuesday’s hearing:
  
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• Winter Storm Watch issued February 19 at 2:53PM MST expiring February 22 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  19-02-2019 22:53
  * WHAT…Heavy snow possible Thursday evening and Friday. Plan onslippery road conditions. Total snow accumulations of 8 to 14inches are possible.
  * WHERE…Chiricahua Mountains.
  * WHEN…From Thursday evening through Friday afternoon.
  * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Significant reductions in visibility arepossible.A Winter Storm Watch means there is potential for significantsnow accumulations that may seriously impact travel. Gusty windsand blowing snow is also possible. Those planni
  
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• Lawmakers tour Florida migrant teen camp, want policy shift

  19-02-2019 22:52
  HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Congressional Democrats from Florida and Texas have toured a migrant camp in Florida, where they say children are being held for too long in a place that has a “prison-like” feeling.
  The lawmakers held a news conference Tuesday after visiting a facility in Homestead, Florida. They pledged to work for children who cross the U.S.-Mexico border to reunite with their families already in the U.S. The Democrats say those who cross with siblings, aunts or uncles
  
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• Cowboys aren’t picking up option on WR Terrance Williams

  19-02-2019 22:46
  FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Cowboys aren’t picking up a team option on the final year of Terrance Williams’ contract, making the receiver an unrestricted free agent after he spent his first six NFL seasons in Dallas.
  The move will create $2.25 million in salary cap space. Williams had just two catches for 18 yards in a season spent mostly on injured reserve because of complications following offseason surgery for a broken right foot. He also served a three-game suspension for viol
  
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• Texas senator defends bill empowering husband’s office

  19-02-2019 22:44
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The wife of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says a bill she filed that would change state securities law “has literally nothing to do” with her husband’s criminal case on charges of defrauding investors.
  Republican state Sen. Angela Paxton was elected in November. She said Tuesday she didn’t consult with her husband on the bill, which calls for the attorney general’s office to create a framework that would let entrepreneurs test some fin
  
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• Tucson Rodeo Parade detours Sun Tran riders

  19-02-2019 22:41
  Tucson, Az – Tucson’s Rodeo Parade is just around the corner, but that means changes for Sun Tran riders.La Fiesta de los Vaqueros Parade starts this Thursday, February 21, at 9 a.m. It runs from Park Ave to Ajo Way. Sun Tran bus routes are changing and detouring, due to street closures.
  The bus routes affected are 2, 11, 18, 25, 26, 29, 50, 203X and 204X. The will be rerouted from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. Passengers should expect delays and plan accordingly.
  The following Sun Tran routes se
  
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• HUD official trapped in elevator during public housing visit

  19-02-2019 22:40
  NEW YORK (AP) — A federal housing official’s monthlong tour of New York City public housing complexes hit a speed bump when she got stuck in an elevator.
  Lynne Patton and 10 other people were trapped in an elevator at the Frederick Douglass Houses in Manhattan for about 10 minutes on Tuesday before being freed by firefighters.
  Patton is the New York-New Jersey regional administrator for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. She is spending four weeks living in four differe
  
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• Hard Freeze Warning issued February 19 at 2:39PM MST expiring February 20 at 8:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  19-02-2019 22:39
  * IMPACTS…These temperatures will damage sensitive andunprotected plants, and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
  * TEMPERATURES…Low temperatures in the mid to upper 20s.
  * TIMING…Temperatures will begin to fall below freezing aroundor shortly after midnight Wednesday with the coldest readingsnear daybreak Wednesday morning.
  * For a detailed view of the hazard area…visitweather.gov/Tucson and click on the Detailed Hazards Icon
  * For a detailed view of the hazard area
  
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• Freeze Warning issued February 19 at 2:39PM MST expiring February 20 at 8:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  19-02-2019 22:39
  * IMPACTS…These temperatures will damage sensitive andunprotected plants, and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
  * TEMPERATURES…29 to 32 degrees.
  * TIMING…Temperatures will begin to fall below freezing after2 am MST Wednesday with the coldest readings near daybreakWednesday.
  * For a detailed view of the hazard area…visitweather.gov/Tucson and click on the Detailed Hazards Icon
  * For a detailed view of the hazard area…visitweather.gov/Tucson and click on the D
  
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• Hiker stuck in quicksand at Utah park says he feared death

  19-02-2019 22:24
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An Arizona man whose leg was buried up to the knee in quicksand for several hours in Zion National Park in Utah over the weekend says he thought he might lose his leg of die because the quicksand’s water was so cold.
  The 34-year-old Ryan Osmun of Mesa, Arizona, told NBC’s “Today” show on Tuesday he hallucinated at one point while waiting alone several hours Saturday after his girlfriend Jessika McNeill left to get help.
  McNeill says she swam th
  
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• Baltimore sues chemical company Monsanto over PCB pollution

  19-02-2019 22:20
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore has filed a lawsuit against the agrochemical giant Monsanto and two other companies, accusing them of polluting city waterways and stormwater.
  The legal effort focuses on pollution from PCBs, the industrial chemicals that have long accumulated in animals, plants and people around the globe. Baltimore alleges Monsanto knew its PCB chemicals were toxic and did not degrade in nature.
  Baltimore Solicitor Andre Davis says Maryland’s biggest city intends to &ldqu
  
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• Adopt this pet: Grace

  19-02-2019 22:15
  There’s a new pet looking to be adopted.
  Meet Grace! (865075)She is a one-year old kitty who is looking for her forever family. Grace is gray and white. She also loves to snuggle. Her previous home says Grace does very well with other cats.
  If you’re interested in meeting Grace you can find her at the Humane Society of Southern Arizona’s Main Campus, at 635 W. Roger Rd. You can also give an adoption counselor a call at 520-327-6088, ext 173
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• Judge won’t bar Parkland dad from ex-school monitor’s case

  19-02-2019 22:14
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge will not prevent the father of one of 17 people killed last year at a Florida high school from attending the deposition of a former school security monitor who claims the father is harassing him.
  The Sun-Sentinel reported Tuesday that Andrew Pollack can attend the questioning session of Andrew Medina. Medina had sought an order keeping Pollack away, claiming he was fearful.
  Medina says Pollack showed up at a park last week and threatened the former Marj
  
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• Explore Tucson and Your Local Libraries... By Bike!

  19-02-2019 22:08
  Pima County Public Library is proud to present its first-ever community bike ride, Tour de Biblio. The weather is perfect, so dust off your bike and go riding.Tour de Biblio - Southside RideFriday, February 22 from 9:15–11:30 am The ride will begin downtown at Joel D. Valdez Main Library then we'll hit the streets and head over to the newly-remodeled Sam Lena-South Tucson Library.…
  
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• Oscar-winner Julianne Moore helps unveil Cuomo initiatives

  19-02-2019 22:07
  NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar-winning actress Julianne Moore has helped New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration unveil the governor’s series of initiatives aimed at improving the lives of women in New York.
  Moore joined Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul (HOH’-kuhl) on Tuesday at Lincoln Center in Manhattan for an event launching Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Women’s Justice Agenda. The Democrat was in Albany and didn’t attend.
  Cuomo’s list of proposals for 2019 includes eli
  
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• Actress Julianne Moore helps unveil sex misconduct policies

  19-02-2019 22:07
  NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar-winning actress Julianne Moore has helped New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration unveil the governor’s series of initiatives aimed at improving the lives of women in New York.
  Moore joined Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul (HOH’-kuhl) on Tuesday at Lincoln Center in Manhattan for an event launching Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Women’s Justice Agenda. The Democrat was in Albany and didn’t attend.
  Cuomo’s list of proposals for 2019 includes eli
  
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• Not guilty plea in crash that killed 3 Honolulu pedestrians

  19-02-2019 21:55
  HONOLULU (AP) — A suspected drunken driver police say plowed into a crowded Honolulu intersection and killed three pedestrians is pleading not guilty to manslaughter.
  Alins Sumang was arraigned in court Tuesday via video from jail, where he’s being held on $1 million bail.
  Trial is scheduled for April.
  He’s charged with three counts of manslaughter in the deaths of Casimir Pokorny of Pennsylvania, Reino Ikeda of Japan and William Lau of Honolulu.
  Police say the truck Sumang was
  
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• US automakers to Trump: Don’t slap tariffs on imported cars

  19-02-2019 21:54
  DETROIT (AP) — America’s auto industry is bracing for a potential escalation in President Donald Trump’s tariff war with the world, one that could weaken the global auto industry and economy, inflate car prices and trigger a backlash in Congress.
  Late Sunday, the Commerce Department sent the White House a report on the results of an investigation Trump had ordered of whether imported vehicles and parts pose a threat to U.S. national security. Commerce hasn’t made its reco
  
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• Israeli police arrest 19 protesters at Jerusalem holy site

  19-02-2019 21:51
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say they have arrested 19 Palestinians as clashes broke out at a contested Jerusalem holy site.
  Police say dozens of Palestinians participated in a prayer protest Tuesday, attempting to breach a section of the compound that has been closed by Israeli court order for years.
  Palestinian medics reported that several protesters were injured in the standoff.
  The incident follows a similar scuffle on Monday in which Palestinians tried to break the gate that Israel
  
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• The Latest: Georgia voting problems highlighted at hearing

  19-02-2019 21:50
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on a congressional field hearing in Atlanta on voting problems (all times local):
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  3:40 p.m.
  Democrat Stacey Abrams is highlighting strict voter registration requirements, polling place confusion and other obstacles Georgia voters faced in the 2018 election in testimony before a congressional field hearing.
  Abrams, who lost her bid for Georgia governor last year, testified Tuesday that there was a “systemic breakdown” in the state’s electoral
  
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• And now for the weather on Mars, courtesy of new NASA lander

  19-02-2019 21:48
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — And now for the weather on Mars: NASA’s newest lander is offering daily reports on the red planet’s frigid winter.
  Starting Tuesday, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is posting the highs and lows online , along with wind speed and atmospheric pressure from the InSight lander.
  On Sunday, InSight recorded a high of 2 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 17 Celsius) and a low of minus 138 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 95 Celsius). Compare that with Sunday’
  
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• Trump says he’s in no rush to see North Korea give up nukes

  19-02-2019 21:47
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he wants to see North Korea eventually give up its nuclear weapons program, but he’s in no rush as long as Kim Jong Un isn’t testing weapons.
  Trump told reporters on Tuesday that he has no “pressing time schedule” because U.S. relations with Pyongyang are good going into next week’s summit in Hanoi.
  Trump said his second meeting with Kim on Feb. 27 and 28 will be “very exciting,” but did not disclose de
  
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• Officials: Arizona won’t have drought plan done by deadline

  19-02-2019 21:42
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona water officials say the state won’t have all the pieces of a Colorado River drought plan wrapped up by a March 4 deadline set by the federal government.
  Central Arizona Project director Ted Cooke says he expects about half of the 15 agreements to be in place by the deadline and hopes to have the rest signed within 60 days. Cooke says March 4 is an “artificial deadline” and the state is working diligently to finalize the complex agreements.
  U.S. Bure
  
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• Police seek 2nd site in deaths of 4 in western Michigan

  19-02-2019 21:39
  SOLON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say evidence at the scene suggests some of the three children and one adult found fatally shot in a house in western Michigan may have been killed somewhere else.
  Police and volunteers are searching Tuesday for a second crime scene near the Solon Township home, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Grand Rapids.
  Authorities say someone found the bodies of the children and a woman Monday and called 911. Authorities don’t believe a shooter is
  
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• Police search 2nd site in deaths of 4 in western Michigan

  19-02-2019 21:39
  SOLON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say evidence suggests some of the three children and a woman found fatally shot in a western Michigan house may have been killed elsewhere.
  The Kent County sheriff’s office said in a news release investigators are checking a “wooded piece of property” Tuesday near the Solon Township home where the bodies were found a day earlier. Solon Township is about 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Grand Rapids.
  Authorities have not released t
  
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• Pennsylvania college trustee quits over Nazi uniform photo

  19-02-2019 21:39
  GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania college trustee is apologizing and resigning after a student found a 1980 yearbook photo in which he wore a Nazi uniform at a fraternity social event.
  Gettysburg College President Janet Morgan Riggs said in an email to the college community on Tuesday that Bob Garthwait decided to step down from the board of trustees.
  Garthwait is a financial donor to the college and helped found the Garthwait Leadership Center on campus.
  A college spokeswoman says a s
  
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• Dog reunited with family 101 days after California wildfire

  19-02-2019 21:39
  PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — An Akita named Kingston has been reunited with his family 101 days after he jumped out of their truck as they fled a devastating Northern California wildfire.
  KXTV reports the 12-year-old was reunited with the Ballejos family of Paradise.
  Gabriel Ballejos tells the Sacramento station they never lost hope and continued posting flyers and contacting shelters.
  The family got a call after animal rescue volunteer Ben Lepe trapped Kingston on Sunday and took him to a loca
  
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• Landslide on Oahu covers highway, injures adult and 2 kids

  19-02-2019 21:35
  HONOLULU (AP) — State transportation officials are assessing an unstable slope above a busy highway on Oahu Tuesday after a landslide on the roadway sent three people to the hospital.
  Hawaii Department of Transportation spokesman Tim Sakahara says the Pali Highway, which connects Honolulu and the east side of the island over a steep mountain range, will be closed Tuesday and likely all week after two separate landslides closed the roadway on Monday afternoon.
  Honolulu Emergency Medical Ser
  
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• New Mexico to provide US Capitol its next Christmas tree

  19-02-2019 21:23
  TAOS, N.M. (AP) — This year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas tree will be coming from northern New Mexico.
  U.S. Forest Service officials announced Tuesday that a tree will be cut from the Carson National Forest just outside of Taos.
  The chosen tree will be displayed on the Capitol’s west lawn next December.
  The state will also send along 70 smaller companion trees to adorn other government buildings in Washington.
  Forest rangers say communities across New Mexico will be invited to help
  
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• Environmental group seeks EPA documents on Minnesota mine

  19-02-2019 21:23
  A Minnesota environmental group is suing the Environmental Protection Agency to force it to release concerns that EPA specialists have expressed about a copper-nickel mine in the northeast of the state.
  The lawsuit Tuesday from Minnesota-based WaterLegacy seeks documents the group claims the EPA never submitted but that show the agency had “substantial questions” about the project before water and air permits were issued in December.
  Environmentalists worry PolyMet Mining’s pla
  
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• Seafood giant to spend up to $23 million to fix pollution

  19-02-2019 21:12
  SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says one of the nation’s biggest seafood companies has agreed to spend up to $23 million to fix serious air pollution issues with its vessels and land-based facilities.
  Seattle-based Trident Seafoods will also pay a $900,000 fine for Clean Air Act violations under a settlement agreement filed Tuesday in federal court in Alaska.
  The company uses ozone-depleting coolants in its refrigerators. While the law requires any leaks to be
  
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• Venezuela shutting sea links to Dutch Caribbean amid turmoil

  19-02-2019 21:11
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A Venezuelan official says the country is banning sea trips to and from three Dutch Caribbean islands — a region that has been linked to efforts to undermine President Nicolas Maduro by sending aid to the South American nation.
  Falcon state Civil Protection Director Gregorio Jose Montano said Tuesday that the indefinite shutdown of the “maritime border” affects Curacao, Aruba and Bonaire.
  It comes as opposition leader Juan Guaido rallying interna
  
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