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• In The Limelight | Katie Haverly Celebrates The Divine Feminine

  22-02-2019 23:29
  In a collaborative project—with photographer/videographer Julius Schlosburg and writer/broadcaster Hannah Levin—singer-songwriter Katie Haverly is set to unveil her latest video to the world. Tuesday, Feb. 26 marks the release of “Titanic” a song from her fifth studio album Pluto.…
  
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• All Bets Are On: The Gang Breaks Down Arizona Basketball and UCLA's Coaching Search

  22-02-2019 22:45
  The latest installment of All Bets Are On covers a gamut of sports topics, ranging from Arizona's victory over Cal to the UCLA basketball coaching search.
  The dynamic duo of Christopher Boan and Tyler Vondrak break down why Oregon State is the most disappointing team in the Pac-12, before delving into their picks for the weekend's games.…
  
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• Arizona Republic Wins National Award For Charter School Stories

  22-02-2019 20:34
  The Arizona Republic's thorough, ground-breaking stories about charter school corruption and profiteering have received scarce press coverage in southern Arizona from anyone but your faithful education blogger. That's a serious omission.…
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Trump's White Nationalist

  22-02-2019 19:22
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• Swiss court fines veteran for joining anti-IS militia

  22-02-2019 18:26
  GENEVA (AP) — A military court in Switzerland has fined a former sergeant in the Alpine nation’s army 500 Swiss francs ($500) for joining a foreign militia to fight the Islamic State group in Syria between 2013 and 2015.
  The tribunal in Bellinzona on Feb. 22 found Johan Cosar guilty of weakening Swiss defense and jeopardizing Swiss neutrality, but acquitted him of recruiting others to join the Syriac Military Council, a Christian militia group.
  Court spokesman Mario Camelin said Cosa
  
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• NMacedonian prison chief fired after ex-ministers assaulted

  22-02-2019 15:18
  SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The head of North Macedonia’s main prison in the capital of Skopje has been fires after two former government ministers being held in pre-trial detention were assaulted in the prison yard by other inmates.
  Prime Minister Zoran Zaev demanded the resignation of Gjoko Kotevski on Friday, a day after the attack in which one ex-minister was injured. The victim launched a hunger strike to protest the attack.
  The labor and construction ministers in the country
  
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• Documentary about 1939 Nazi rally in New York up for Oscar

  22-02-2019 15:16
  NEW YORK (AP) — A pro-Hitler rally that took place 80 years ago this week at New York’s Madison Square Garden is the subject of a short documentary that’s up for an Oscar.
  The film directed by Marshall Curry is called “A Night at the Garden.” It draws on archival footage of the rally and shows Fritz Kuhn, the leader of the pro-Nazi German American Bund, decrying “the Jewish-controlled press” and demanding a “white, gentile-ruled United States.&rdqu
  
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• House Dems introduce measure to revoke Trump border edict

  22-02-2019 15:11
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have introduced a resolution to block the national emergency declaration that President Donald Trump issued to fund his long-sought wall along the U.S-Mexico border.
  Friday’s move sets up a fight that could result in Trump’s first-ever veto. It starts the clock on a constitutional clash between Trump and Democrats and sets up a vote by the full House as soon as next week.
  The Democratic-controlled House is sure to pass the measure and the GOP-r
  
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• The Latest: Arizona snowfall, rain set single-day records

  22-02-2019 15:07
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on wintry weather (all times local):
  7:05 a.m.
  A winter storm sweeping across the Southwest has set records in Arizona with heavy snowfall in the high country and significant rain in the desert.
  Flagstaff on Thursday had a new single-day snowfall record of 35.9 inches (91.2 centimeters) at the airport, breaking the city’s previous mark of 31.0 inches (78.74 centimeters) set in 1915.
  Phoenix on Thursday set a new record for the day with 1.01 inch (2.
  
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• The Latest: Branson postpones flight to space for concert

  22-02-2019 15:04
  CUCUTA, Colombia (AP) — The Latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local):
  9:25 a.m.
  British billionaire Richard Branson said he hopes a fundraising concert he is organizing on behalf of Venezuela will convince soldiers to disobey President Nicolas Maduro and allow shipments of humanitarian aid sitting on the border to pass.
  Branson said he postponed in California a planned test flight into space by his Virgin Galactic company to join dozens of pop artists from Latin Americ
  
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• Thousands of Palestinians protest at Jerusalem holy site

  22-02-2019 15:03
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Palestinian protesters have burst through a section of a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site that has been closed by Israeli court order for over a decade.
  Palestinians chanting “Allahu Akbar” streamed into a sealed-off area of al-Aqsa Mosque during prayers Friday. Israeli police said the crowds dispersed peacefully afterward.
  Tensions have escalated at the contested compound. Similar protests turned into scuffles with police earlier this week. Anticipa
  
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• What started as death penalty case ends in 15-year sentence

  22-02-2019 15:00
  HOCKESSIN, Del. (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty in a case that prompted Delaware’s Supreme Court to overturn a death penalty law in the state has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
  The News Journal reports 29-year-old Benjamin Rauf was sentenced Thursday in the 2015 drug-related killing of his former Temple University law school classmate, Shazim Uppal. Rauf, of Westerlo, New York, had pleaded guilty to manslaughter and a weapons charge.
  His public defender, Ross Flockerzie, says
  
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• AEK to play behind closed doors, punished for crowd trouble

  22-02-2019 14:57
  NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has ordered AEK Athens to play its next two games in European competition behind closed doors for crowd trouble during a Champions League match against Ajax.
  The sport’s governing body also fined AEK 80,000 euros ($90,800) and handed the Greek club a suspended ban from participating in the next UEFA club competition for which it would qualify.
  The AEK fans were blamed for throwing objects, setting off fireworks, a field invasion and crowd disturbances.
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• In letters, Whitey Bulger fondly recalled old days, Alcatraz

  22-02-2019 14:56
  BOSTON (AP) — Letters written by Whitey Bulger provide a glimpse into the murderous Boston gang boss’ mundane life in prison and treatment by other inmates.
  The letters being auctioned Sunday were provided by a man who says he became friends with Bulger when the geriatric gangster was briefly held at a federal prison in Brooklyn after being convicted in 2013 of participating in 11 murders.
  Bulger was killed by fellow inmates last year shortly after being transferred to a troubled pri
  
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• Ducey joins White House advisory group on national security

  22-02-2019 14:51
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has been appointed to a group that advises the White House on homeland security and national defense issues.
  Ducey was appointed by President Donald Trump to join the Council of Governors. It’s a bipartisan group of 10 governors, representatives of the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, the president’s advisers, the Coast Guard and the National Guard Bureau.
  Ducey will be in Washington, D.C., on Friday for the council’s fi
  
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• Roads flooded, schools closed in north Alabama after rains

  22-02-2019 14:46
  DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — Some roads are covered with water in the Tennessee Valley and schools are closed after days of heavy rain.
  Nearly a dozen city and county systems in north Alabama and southern Tennessee canceled classes Friday. Storms have pushed rivers and creeks out of their banks, causing flooding.
  Other school systems are opening late, and forecasters warn more rain is on the way. The weather service says severe storms are possible across the region on Saturday.
  As much as 4 inches
  
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• Winter storms, crashes close multiple highways in northern AZ

  22-02-2019 14:40
  PHOENIX –Weather conditions and crashed have closed several highways in northern Arizona on Friday, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
  ADOT says drivers should expect delays when traveling across northern Arizona.
  The following highways are closed:
  I-17 northbound is closed from State Route 179 (Sedona turnoff) to Flagstaff.
  SR 89A is closed in both directions between Sedona and Flagstaff.
  SR 87 is closed in both directions from Payson to Winslow. SR 87 is closed in bot
  
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• NY community mourns 4 children, father killed in fire

  22-02-2019 14:36
  WATERTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — An upstate New York community is struggling to cope with the deaths of four children and their father in a house fire.
  A funeral on Friday in Watertown will celebrate the lives of Aaron Bodah and his daughters: 4-year-old Skylar; 6-year-old Erin; 8-year-old Alexa and 14-year-old Merissa.
  The fire occurred in the early hours of Valentine’s Day. WWNY says Watertown teacher Erin Weston remembers the sisters as “the sweetest girls” who “loved each
  
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• Renowned psychiatrist facing malpractice lawsuits

  22-02-2019 14:34
  NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (AP) — Two more patients of Dr. Keith Ablow have filed lawsuits against the renowned Massachusetts psychiatrist alleging he pressured them into sexual relationships.
  The Boston Globe reports that the medical malpractice lawsuits filed Thursday allege Ablow lured the women he was treating for depression into degrading situations.
  Ablow was sued last year by a patient who alleged he made comments about her appearance, encouraged sexual conversations during treatment sessio
  
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• Senegal’s president Macky Sall seeks 2nd term

  22-02-2019 14:28
  DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese President Macky Sall is seeking a second term in office and hopes to win re-election Sunday in the first round.
  He’s touting big infrastructure projects completed under his leadership including paved roads and the gleaming new international airport.
  Critics, though, say he may coast to victory only because two of the better known opposition figures were blocked from running. Both men had been convicted of corruption charges, allegations that supporter
  
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• Pakistan’s army strips ex-spy chief of pension over book

  22-02-2019 14:16
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s army has stripped a former spy chief of his pension and other benefits over a book he co-authored with his former Indian counterpart.
  Maj. Gen. Asif Ghafoor, an army spokesman, said Friday that a military court has found retired Lt. Gen. Asad Durrani guilty of violating the military’s code of conduct. He did not elaborate.
  Durrani co-authored “Spy Chronicles,” a book that documents his exploits as head of Inter-Services Intelligence from
  
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• Medvedeva wins Russian figure skating to revive worlds hope

  22-02-2019 14:14
  VELIKY NOVGOROD, Russia (AP) — Evgenia Medvedeva beat Elizaveta Tuktamysheva in the Russian Cup final on Friday and boosted her hopes of a dramatic return to the Russia team for the world championships.
  Despite a fall in the free skate, last year’s Olympic silver medalist scored 222.90 points to beat Tuktamysheva by just 1.71.
  Medvedeva has struggled this season after moving to Canada to train, while Tuktamysheva started strongly in the autumn but was then hospitalized with pneumonia
  
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• Kentucky woman accused of faking cancer for cash

  22-02-2019 14:10
  COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky woman is accused of faking cancer for donations.
  The Cincinnati Enquirer reported Thursday that 25-year-old Jessica Marie Krecskay has been arrested on felony theft charges. Kenton Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Sanders says Krecskay’s co-workers and employers gave her more than $10,000 to help with her diagnosis between 2013 and 2017.
  He says she never updated the donors on her treatment or how the donations helped, and their suspicions led to her
  
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• Mo Willems named Kennedy Center artist-in-residence

  22-02-2019 14:09
  NEW YORK (AP) — Children’s author-illustrator Mo Willems has been named the Kennedy Center’s first ever “Education Artist-In-Residence.”
  The Washington, D.C.-based center announced Friday that Willems will organize projects for children and their families, including “collaborative experiences across artistic genres.” The residency lasts two years.
  Willems is known for such acclaimed picture stories as “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!&rdqu
  
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• Flood Warning issued February 22 at 6:03AM MST expiring February 22 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  22-02-2019 14:03
  The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a
  * Flood Warning for Urban Areas and Small Streams in…Maricopa County in south central Arizona…Pinal County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 900 AM MST.
  * At 559 AM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicatedan area of heavy rainfall across the warned area. Up to two and ahalf inches of rain has already fallen over the past 24 hours. Themost significant flooding has occurred in the San Tan Valley nearQueen Creek
  
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• Flagstaff breaks record for snow, closes city down

  22-02-2019 14:03
  Flagstaff faced the brunt of the winter storm hitting Arizona, getting so much snow, it broke records.Mother nature dumped nearly three feet of snow with 35.9 inches on Thursday. That breaks a century old record for snowfall in one day, which was set back in December of 1915.
  The city has now declared a state of emergency, which makes it eligible for state money to help with snow removal if need be. All non-essential city services, NAU and public schools are closed in Flagstaff Friday.The post
  
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• Spanish court probes woman’s death after Michelin meal

  22-02-2019 13:56
  MADRID (AP) — A Spanish magistrate has opened an investigation into whether there is a link between the death of a woman and a meal she ate at a Michelin-starred restaurant in Valencia where officials have identified suspected cases of food poisoning.
  A Valencia court statement Friday said the magistrate is awaiting forensic reports and the results of an autopsy. The 46-year-old woman died after eating with her husband and 12-year-old son, who also fell ill, at Restaurant Riff last Saturda
  
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• Here’s why you shouldn’t drive on I-17 between Phoenix and Flagstaff Thursday and Friday

  22-02-2019 13:48
  (KPNX) PHOENIX — Arizona is bracing for a potentially historic winter storm that will start late Wednesday and won’t let up until Friday afternoon.
  Some parts of the High Country will receive feet of snow, making travel conditions difficult to impossible Thursday and Friday, the National Weather Service says.
  Significant traffic delays along the interstate are extremely likely. Officials are encouraging people to delay travel plans to avoid a potentially dangerous situation.
  NWS made
  
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• Chelsea to face Dynamo Kiev, Arsenal to meet Rennes

  22-02-2019 13:44
  NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Chelsea has been drawn to face Dynamo Kiev in the last 16 of the Europa League, and Arsenal will play French club Rennes.
  Both London clubs are currently outside the top four in the Premier League, so the Champions League place awarded to the Europa League winner could be the best chance for them to return to the elite competition.
  Chelsea won the Europa League in 2013 but has recently dropped to sixth in the Premier League and was knocked out of the FA Cup by Manc
  
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• Boston police officer wounded in shootout with motorist

  22-02-2019 13:42
  BOSTON (AP) — Police say a Boston police officer has been wounded during an exchange of fire with a motorist during a traffic stop in the city’s Roxbury neighborhood.
  The officer, who was not identified, was struck several times in the upper torso but is expected to survive.
  The suspected gunman was found dead in his car after driving around the corner following the shooting at 102 Gerard Street shortly after 2 a.m. Friday.
  Officer Kim Tavares, a police spokeswoman, says the suspect
  
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• Vandals paint swastikas on buildings in Amsterdam

  22-02-2019 13:39
  AMSTERDAM (AP) — Vandals suspected of being soccer hooligans from The Hague have painted graffiti including swastikas and anti-Semitic texts on buildings in Amsterdam.
  The graffiti was discovered Friday, ahead of Sunday’s match between ADO and Ajax in The Hague. Ajax fans are banned from attending the match.
  ADO director Mattijs Manders says “we as a club strongly reject these incomprehensible acts. It is disrespectful and sad.”
  Ajax is often portrayed as a club with hist
  
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• German govt denies cover-up over Berlin Xmas market attack

  22-02-2019 13:33
  BERLIN (AP) — The German government has rejected media reports claiming authorities sought to cover up the involvement of a second man in the deadly 2016 truck attack on a Berlin Christmas market by deporting him.
  German weekly Focus reported Friday that Bilal Ben Ammar was arrested days after the attack and deported to Tunisia a month later, despite having frequent contacts with the attacker.
  Tunisian asylum-seeker Anis Amri killed 12 people in the market attack, which was later claimed b
  
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• Indian court orders 1 million to vacate forest land

  22-02-2019 13:27
  NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court has ordered more than a dozen states to evict nearly 1 million people from forest land as they have their failed to prove ownership claims.
  Most people belong to marginalized tribal communities who consider these areas as their homes.
  The Supreme Court says the eviction must be carried out within five months.
  The court order was released on Feb. 20. The case is based on petitions filed by some wildlife conservation groups and others calling for the
  
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• Allegations against son led to Time’s Up CEO’s resignation

  22-02-2019 13:27
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The gender equality initiative Time’s Up says its president and CEO resigned because of sexual misconduct allegations against her son.
  The group on Friday issued a statement explaining why Lisa Borders stepped down from the organization that was formed last year in response to sexual misconduct allegations in Hollywood. On Monday, Borders cited family issues but did not elaborate.
  The group says allegations were made against Borders’ son in a private forum.
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• Winter Storm Warning cancels classes in southern Arizona

  22-02-2019 13:21
  SIERRA VISTA, Ariz.  – Due to weather conditions, several school districts have canceled classes for Friday.
  Dear Sierra Vista Unified School Parents,To ensure the safety of all our students and employees, all classes and…
  Posted by Sierra Vista Unified School District No. 68 on Thursday, February 21, 2019Dear Benson Unified School District Families,A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 11PM tonight through 5PM…
  Posted by Benson Unified School District on T
  
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• Flood Advisory issued February 22 at 5:11AM MST expiring February 22 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  22-02-2019 13:11
  The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a
  * Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for…Pinal County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 900 AM MST.
  * At 506 AM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicatedheavy rain which will cause urban and small stream flooding in theadvisory area. Up to one and a half inches of rain has alreadyfallen over the past 24 hours.
  * Some locations that will experience flooding include…Casa Grande, Florence, Coolidge, Arizona Cit
  
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• Wisconsin man pleads not guilty in case of abused teen

  22-02-2019 13:03
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin man accused of helping a 14-year-old girl escape sexual abuse in exchange for video of her being raped has pleaded not guilty to sexually exploiting a child.
  The Knoxville News Sentinel reports 31-year-old Bryan Rogers also pleaded not guilty Thursday to making false statements. Authorities have said Rodgers met the Tennessee teen in the online game Roblox in December and she told him she was being raped by her adoptive father.
  They say Rodgers offered to help
  
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• Vermont looks to extend streak vs Binghamton

  22-02-2019 13:00
  Vermont (21-6, 11-2) vs. Binghamton (8-19, 4-8)
  Events Center, Vestal, New York; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Vermont looks for its eighth straight win in the head-to-head series over Binghamton. Vermont has won by an average of 18 points in its last seven wins over the Bearcats. Binghamton’s last win in the series came on Feb. 18, 2015, a 57-55 win.
  SUPER SENIORS: Binghamton has relied heavily on its seniors this year. Caleb Stewart, J.C. Show, Chancellor Barnard and Everson Davis ha
  
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• Smith, La.-Monroe visit UTA

  22-02-2019 13:00
  Louisiana-Monroe (14-11, 7-6) vs. Texas-Arlington (12-15, 8-6)
  College Park Center, Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Two senior guards will be on display as Daishon Smith and Louisiana-Monroe will face Edric Dennis and Texas-Arlington. Smith has scored 24 percent of the team’s points this season and is averaging 23.8 over his last five games. Dennis is averaging 10 points over the last five games.
  TEAM LEADERS: Texas-Arlington’s Dennis has averaged 14.1 points and
  
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• San Diego St. looks to extend streak vs UNLV

  22-02-2019 13:00
  San Diego State (17-9, 9-4) vs. UNLV (15-11, 9-5)
  Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: San Diego State looks for its fifth straight conference win against UNLV. San Diego State’s last MWC loss came against the New Mexico Lobos 83-70 on Feb. 5. UNLV is coming off a 66-56 road win over Wyoming on Tuesday.
  STEPPING UP: Jalen McDaniels is averaging 16.9 points and 8.5 rebounds to lead the way for the Aztecs. Devin Watson is also a primary facilitator, maintai
  
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• Portland St. seeks revenge on Sac State

  22-02-2019 13:00
  Sacramento State (12-12, 6-9) vs. Portland State (12-14, 7-8)
  The Viking Pavilion, Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 10:05 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento State goes for the season sweep over Portland State after winning the previous matchup in Sacramento. The teams last played each other on Feb. 11, when the Hornets shot 59.3 percent from the field while holding Portland State’s shooters to just 35.8 percent en route to the 11-point victory.
  BIG MEN ON CAMPUS: Portland State’s Holland Wo
  
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• Northeastern seeks revenge on Towson

  22-02-2019 13:00
  Towson (10-18, 6-9) vs. Northeastern (17-10, 11-4)
  Matthews Arena, Boston; Saturday, 12:30 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Towson goes for the season sweep over Northeastern after winning the previous matchup in Towson. The teams last met on Jan. 24, when the Tigers shot 50 percent from the field while holding Northeastern’s shooters to just 41.8 percent on the way to a 75-72 victory.
  SUPER SENIORS: Northeastern has relied heavily on its seniors this year. Vasa Pusica, Jordan Roland, Donnell Gresham
  
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• N. Arizona seeks revenge on EWU

  22-02-2019 13:00
  Eastern Washington (10-16, 8-7) vs. Northern Arizona (9-17, 7-9)
  Walkup Skydome, Flagstaff, Arizona; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona seeks revenge on Eastern Washington after dropping the first matchup in Cheney. The teams last played each other on Feb. 4, when the Eagles shot 47.5 percent from the field while limiting Northern Arizona’s shooters to just 33.9 percent en route to the 82-64 victory.
  STEPPING UP: Bernie Andre is averaging 13.9 points and 7.8 rebounds to lea
  
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• La. Tech seeks revenge on N. Texas

  22-02-2019 13:00
  North Texas (20-7, 8-6) vs. Louisiana Tech (17-10, 7-7)
  Thomas Assembly Center, Ruston, Louisiana; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: North Texas goes for the season sweep over Louisiana Tech after winning the previous matchup in Denton. The teams last faced each other on Jan. 3, when the Mean Green shot 45.3 percent from the field while holding Louisiana Tech’s shooters to just 37.9 percent en route to a 63-59 victory.
  SQUAD LEADERSHIP: The Mean Green are led by Ryan Woolridge and Umoja Gi
  
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• CS Fullerton looks to extend streak vs UCSB

  22-02-2019 13:00
  Cal State Fullerton (13-13, 9-3) vs. UC Santa Barbara (18-8, 7-5)
  Thunderdome, Santa Barbara, California; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Cal State Fullerton looks for its fifth straight conference win against UC Santa Barbara. Cal State Fullerton’s last Big West loss came against the UC Irvine Anteaters 60-53 on Feb. 6. UC Santa Barbara is coming off a 79-61 win over Hawaii in its most recent game.
  STEPPING UP: The Titans are led by seniors Khalil Ahmad and Kyle Allman Jr.. Ahmad is av
  
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• CCU looks to end streak vs Ga. State

  22-02-2019 13:00
  Georgia State (19-8, 10-4) vs. Coastal Carolina (12-13, 6-7)
  HTC Center, Conway, South Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Georgia State looks to extend Coastal Carolina’s conference losing streak to five games. Coastal Carolina’s last Sun Belt win came against the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns 96-79 on Feb. 2. Georgia State won 80-75 at Appalachian State in its last outing.
  STEPPING UP: Coastal Carolina’s Zac Cuthbertson has averaged 18.5 points and 8.2 rebou
  
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• Brown, Ga. Southern visit App State

  22-02-2019 13:00
  Georgia Southern (17-10, 9-5) vs. Appalachian State (9-17, 4-9)
  Holmes Convocation Center, Boone, North Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Two senior guards will be on display as Tookie Brown and Georgia Southern will face Ronshad Shabazz and Appalachian State. Brown has scored 21 percent of the team’s points this season and is averaging 21.4 over his last five games. Shabazz is averaging 16.2 points over the last five games.
  SENIOR STUDS: Georgia Southern’s Brown, Montae Gl
  
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• Pakistan re-imposes ban on US-wanted suspect’s charities

  22-02-2019 12:59
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has re-imposed a ban on two charities run by a U.S.-wanted suspect behind the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
  The Interior Ministry said on Friday that the country’s top security body decided on the ban during a meeting held by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
  The two charities — Jamat-ut-Dawa and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation — are thought to be a front for Lashkar-e-Taiba, a militant group founded by Hafiz Saeed, a Muslim cleric who lives freely in Pakista
  
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• UN body expresses concern over executions in Egypt

  22-02-2019 12:56
  CAIRO (AP) — A U.N. human rights body has expressed concerns about a recent spike of executions in Egypt, following several death sentences handed down amid allegations of the use of torture to extract confessions.
  Rupert Colville, the spokesman for the U.N. Human Rights Office, told reporters in Geneva on Friday that Egyptian authorities should take all measures needed to guarantee due process and investigate allegations of torture.
  A total of 15 people were executed this month, including
  
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• Russian court extends detention for alleged American spy

  22-02-2019 12:55
  MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court has extended the detention for the American arrested at the end of December for alleged spying.
  Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine, was detained in a Moscow hotel at the end of December. His arrest raised speculation that he could be swapped for one of the Russians being held in the United States. Whelan’s lawyer said his client had been handed a flash-drive with classified information that he had been unaware of.
  The court in Moscow ruled Friday to keep W
  
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