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• House prepares to rebuke Trump by repealing emergency declaration

  26-02-2019 23:59
  WASHINGTON — As the House on Tuesday prepared to approve a measure to repeal President Donald Trump’s emergency border declaration, the resolution appeared to be on the verge of capturing enough support in the Senate to pass when it votes on the measure next month.
  The House planned to vote around 5:15 p.m. ET Tuesday on a resolution offered by Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, to terminate Trump’s emergency declaration. It was expected to pass easily, with the Senate then required
  
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• Newcastle beats Burnley 2-0, boosts survival hopes in EPL

  26-02-2019 23:57
  NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle secured a fourth straight home win by beating Burnley 2-0 on Tuesday to further ease its relegation concerns in the Premier League.
  Fabian Schar slammed home a 25-meter shot off the post to put Newcastle ahead in the 24th minute, and young midfielder Sean Longstaff’s first league goal doubled the lead in the 38th.
  The win left Rafael Benitez’s men on 31 points, above their opponents and seven clear of the relegation zone. Record signing Migue
  
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• Thousands of allegations of sexual misconduct toward migrant children reported

  26-02-2019 23:55
  Thousands of allegations that migrant children in U.S. custody were subjected to sexual abuse, harassment or inappropriate sexual conduct were reported over a four-year span to the government agency tasked with overseeing their care, according to documents released Tuesday by a Democratic lawmaker.
  The documents, provided by the office of Rep. Ted Deutch of Florida, show more than 4,550 allegations were reported to the Office of Refugee Resettlement between fiscal years 2015 and 2018. That agenc
  
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• While MS Treatments Improve, Local Group Walks For Cure

  26-02-2019 23:40
  When Carol Hunter was leaving a hockey game 23 years ago she took a spill in the parking lot. She was embarrassed and recalls jumping to her feet, not giving the incident much thought.…
  
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• Jailed former Rio governor admits he received bribes

  26-02-2019 23:27
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A former Rio de Janeiro state governor is admitting for the first time that he accepted bribes while he was in power from 2007 to 2014.
  Sergio Cabral is considered one of the most corrupt politicians in Brazil and has been in prison since 2016 serving a 200-year sentence for corruption, money laundering and tax evasion.
  He long maintained his innocence, but in testimony filmed at Brazil’s attorney general’s office Thursday, Cabral candidly speaks about bri
  
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• Everton eases pressure on Silva with 3-0 win at Cardiff

  26-02-2019 23:24
  CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Everton eased the pressure on manager Marco Silva by winning 3-0 at Cardiff in the Premier League on Tuesday, with Gylfi Sigurdsson scoring twice.
  Three straight losses had left Silva feeling the heat from an increasingly skeptical Everton fan base, and the Portuguese coach was in desperate need of a victory ahead of Sunday’s Merseyside derby with Liverpool.
  Sigurdsson started the game with boos ringing in his ears from the home crowd, given his three-year spell
  
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• Huddersfield beats Wolves for 1st league win in 3 months

  26-02-2019 23:23
  HUDDERSFIELD, England (AP) — Steve Mounie scored an injury-time winner to give last-place Huddersfield a 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Tuesday and a glimmer of hope in its seemingly hopeless battle against relegation.
  Mounie forced home a rebound in the first minute of added time to secure the team’s first league win in three months, and only the third of the season.
  It could be too little, too late for Huddersfield, though, which had only taken one po
  
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• NC lawmakers look to change public school grading scale

  26-02-2019 23:18
  RALEIGH, N.C. (WRAL) — The North Carolina General Assembly is considering a bill that would make permanent the grading scale used to grade the performance of state public schools.
  The state has been using a 15-point grading scale to rate schools for several years, but the scale is set to revert back to a 10-point scale at the end of this school year if no action is taken.
  House Bill 145 would ensure the current scale remains in place:A: 100 to 85 percent
  B: 84 to 70 per
  
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• Long Beach approaches Angels about new stadium

  26-02-2019 23:15
  LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Long Beach officials have approached the Los Angeles Angels about building a downtown ballpark near the waterfront.
  Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia told the Los Angeles Times that discussions are “very preliminary” and that they are exploring many options for a 13-acre parking lot adjacent to the convention center.
  The Angels opted out of their lease at Angel Stadium in Anaheim in October. The Anaheim City Council voted in January to extend the lease by
  
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• The Latest: State reviewing defecating school chief’s claim

  26-02-2019 23:14
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on allegations against a local police department by a former school superintendent who admitted relieving himself in public (all times local):
  5:15 p.m.
  New Jersey’s attorney general’s office is reviewing claims by a former school superintendent that police acted unlawfully when they distributed his mug shot after he was charged with public defecation.
  An attorney for Thomas Tramaglini sent the letter to Attorney General Gurbir Grewal asking for a
  
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• Rodgers watches on as new team Leicester ends winless run

  26-02-2019 23:03
  Just a few minutes after being hired as Leicester’s manager, Brendan Rodgers took a seat in the stands at King Power Stadium to have a first good look at his new team.
  He must have been fairly satisfied with what he saw.
  Leicester ended a winless run stretching back to Jan. 1 by beating Brighton 2-1 in the Premier League on Tuesday, its players perhaps motivated by impressing their new coach following his arrival from Scottish club Celtic.
  With Leicester moving 11 points clear of the botto
  
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• Court hears ex-policeman’s appeal in black teen’s shooting

  26-02-2019 22:59
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Attorneys for a former police officer who served prison time for killing a black teenager have argued his appeal before the Supreme Court of Virginia.
  News outlets report the court heard arguments Tuesday in the case of Stephen Rankin. The ex-Portsmouth police officer, who is white, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the 2015 shooting of William Chapman II. The unarmed 18-year-old was suspected of shoplifting when he was shot outside a Walmart.
  The justices hav
  
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• The Latest: More remains found at Texas plane crash site

  26-02-2019 22:58
  ANAHUAC, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the crash of a Boeing 767 jet freighter into Trinity Bay in Texas(all times local):
  3:45 p.m.
  Texas authorities have found part of a human body at the site where a Boeing 767 cargo plane crashed, although it’s unclear whether it belongs to the missing crew member.
  A Texas Sheriff says a search dog found “part of human remains” amid the debris field left when Flight 3591 slammed into Trinity Bay near Houston Saturday.
  “It’s n
  
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• MLB will use independent Atlantic League to experiment rules

  26-02-2019 22:58
  NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will use the independent Atlantic League to experiment with rules changes and equipment.
  MLB and the minor league announced a three-year agreement Tuesday that gives MLB the right to change the Atlantic League’s rules. Modifications for 2019 will be announced before openers on April 25.
  The Atlantic League in December said extra innings this year will start with a runner on second base — the player in the batting order prior to the inning&r
  
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• South Carolina top tackler TJ Brunson to miss spring ball

  26-02-2019 22:50
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina leading tackler T.J. Brunson will miss spring practice after undergoing surgery to repair a sports hernia and damaged knee cartilage.
  Coach Will Muschamp said Tuesday he expects the linebacker to be ready for summer camp and next season.
  Brunson had surgery shortly after South Carolina’s 28-0 loss to Virginia in the Belk Bowl on Dec. 29.
  The 6-foot-1, 235-pound senior made 106 tackles last season, 33 more than second-place Sherrod Greene. Brunson
  
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• Georgia House approves new electronic voting machines

  26-02-2019 22:49
  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia House lawmakers approved using new electronic touchscreen voting machines that print a paper ballot by 2020, a big step toward replacing an outdated system that offered no verifiable paper trail.
  The proposal disregards cybersecurity experts who say hand-marked paper ballots are more secure.
  The bill passed Tuesday, largely along partisan lines with Republicans in support. It now awaits Senate consideration.
  The vote comes months after a contentious race for governor
  
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• ‘Chicago’ dramas do big business for NBC

  26-02-2019 22:49
  NEW YORK (AP) — Producer Dick Wolf’s factory of Chicago dramas is becoming increasingly important for NBC.
  The Nielsen company said both “Chicago PD” and “Chicago Fire” scored their highest ratings in nearly two years last week with crossover episodes where they shared casts. “Chicago Med” actually had the biggest audience of the triumvirate with 9.1 million viewers, although the other two were close behind.
  All three shows were among the 11 most-w
  
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• Northeast’s highest mountain records wind gust of 171 mph

  26-02-2019 22:42
  MOUNT WASHINGTON, N.H. (AP) — Meteorologists say a wind gust atop the Northeast’s highest mountain hit 171 mph (275 kph), setting a record for the month on a peak known for its extreme weather.
  The gust Monday on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington beat the previous February wind record of 166 mph (267 kph) set in 1972. It was also the strongest wind recorded there in any month since 1985.
  Staff members at the Mount Washington Observatory say the building rumbled and windows flexe
  
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• Video shows jailer kneeing, punching handcuffed black man

  26-02-2019 22:40
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Newly released video shows a Minnesota jail officer punching and kneeing a handcuffed black man.
  Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher released video of the 2016 incident, which happened before his term. Fletcher calls the video “extremely disturbing” and says he is making changes.
  Travis VanDeWiele, the jailer shown in the video, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct last month and has resigned. VanDeWiele had been a Ramsey County sheriff’s
  
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• Video: EPA gave false statement after AP reporter manhandled

  26-02-2019 22:40
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly released security camera footage undermines Trump administration claims that a reporter for The Associated Press tried to force her way into the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters to cover a summit last year on drinking water contaminants.
  Video obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request shows a security guard grab AP reporter Ellen Knickmeyer by the shoulders on May 22 and shove her out of the agency’s lobby.
  Then-EPA spokesman Jahan Wilc
  
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• United Methodist delegates defeat bid to ease LGBT bans

  26-02-2019 22:39
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The United Methodist Church faces a likely surge in defections and acts of defiance now that delegates have rejected a move to ease the church’s ban on same-sex marriage and ordination of LGBT clergy.
  The delegates from the U.S. and abroad are meeting in St. Louis to set policy for America’s second-largest Protestant denomination, with 12.6 million members worldwide, including nearly 7 million in the United States.
  The vote was taken Tuesday. Delegates are now
  
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• USSF proposes joint CONCACAF-South American tournament

  26-02-2019 22:37
  CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Soccer Federation is proposing a joint tournament between CONCACAF and South American nations for June 2020 that would be similar to the Centennial Copa America.
  The USSF said Tuesday the proposed tournament would have 16 or 20 nations, including all 10 from South America, and would be held at around the same time as the European Championship.
  FIFA would have to place the tournament on its international calendar in order for clubs to be forced to release players to
  
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• Arizona secretary says predecessor deleted public records

  26-02-2019 22:27
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs says her predecessor and top staffers deleted public records before they left office last month.
  The Arizona Capitol Times reports Hobbs, a Democrat, alerted state attorneys earlier this month after her administration tried to fulfill a public records request seeking communications between former Secretary of State Michele Reagan and her staffers.
  Reagan, a Republican, says she did not intentionally delete or destroy emails, noting that
  
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• Top-seeded Nishikori wins in Dubai; Cilic loses to Monfils

  26-02-2019 22:22
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Top-seeded Kei Nishikori eased into the second round of the Dubai Championships on Tuesday by beating Benoit Paire 6-4, 6-3, while No. 3 Marin Cilic was eliminated by the resurgent Gael Monfils.
  Making his debut in Dubai, Nishikori saved all eight break points he faced and needed just 81 minutes to set up a meeting with qualifier Hubert Hurkacz.
  All eight of Paire’s break points came in the first four games, as Nishikori continually found a way to g
  
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• Georgia trooper struck by car opens fire, kills driver

  26-02-2019 22:22
  DARIEN, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a woman was killed when a Georgia state trooper opened fire into her car after she struck the officer while trying to flee a traffic stop.
  The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was called in to investigate the fatal shooting Tuesday morning along Interstate 95 in coastal McIntosh County.
  The agency said in a news release that 22-year-old Sasha Ann Pishko of Clermont, Florida, had been pulled over by the trooper when she drove off during the traffic stop, hi
  
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• US seeks vote on UN resolution to allow aid into Venezuela

  26-02-2019 22:20
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. envoy Elliott Abrams says the Trump administration will seek a U.N. Security Council vote this week on a resolution calling for Venezuela’s government to let in humanitarian aid and to hold free elections.
  Speaking to reporters ahead of a council meeting called by the U.S., Abrams said Tuesday that socialist President Nicolas Maduro “has destroyed the economy of Venezuela and prevented humanitarian aid from arriving.”
  Abrams says that “the
  
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• Trump threatens to veto gun bills pushed by Democrats

  26-02-2019 22:14
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is threatening to veto two Democratic bills expanding federal background checks on gun purchases, saying they do not sufficiently protect gun owners’ Second Amendment rights.
  The House is expected to vote this week on separate bills requiring background checks for all sales and transfers of firearms and extending the background-check review from three to 10 days.
  The bills are the first in a series of steps planned by majority House Democrats
  
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• Regulators fine Wynn Resorts $20 M over sex allegations

  26-02-2019 22:12
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada gambling regulators have fined casino mogul Steve Wynn’s former company a record $20 million for failing to investigate claims of sexual misconduct made against him before he resigned a year ago.
  The penalty announced Tuesday against Wynn Resorts Ltd. settles an investigation that began after The Wall Street Journal reported that several women said the company founder harassed or assaulted them.
  The agreement with the Nevada Gaming Commission allows Wynn Resor
  
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• Driver fights ticket for using cellphone he claims was actually a McDonald’s hash brown

  26-02-2019 22:12
  WESPORT, CT  -A Connecticut man is fighting a ticket for distracted driving because he says police mistook a McDonald’s hash brown for his cellphone.
  Jason Stiber has already spent $1,000 to fight the $300 infraction.
  Jason Stiber was pulled over in Westport on April 11 last year for allegedly driving while talking on his mobile phone.
  Stiber, 45, says the officer made an honest mistake and mixed up the driver’s black cellphone with a hash brown wrapped in white McDonald’s
  
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• Governor: No position on Ole Miss players’ anthem kneeling

  26-02-2019 22:11
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says he hasn’t given much thought about the University of Mississippi basketball players who kneeled during the National Anthem to protest a pro-Confederate gathering on campus.
  Bryant tells The Associated Press on Tuesday that he’s been away in Washington and dealing with the aftermath Mississippi storms. He says he hasn’t had “much of a chance to look at” video of the players kneeling.
  Republican Bryant was
  
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• Wilder-Fury 2 off for now, according to WBC

  26-02-2019 22:10
  The WBC heavyweight title rematch between champion Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury is off for now.
  The two fought to a draw in December and were negotiating a rematch. But WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman said Tuesday he received confirmation from Fury that the challenger would look elsewhere for his next bout.
  “Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury is officially not happening next,” Sulaiman tweeted. “The WBC Boxing has received communications as our process, and while WBC Champion Wilder
  
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• Brazil’s Bolsonaro praises late Paraguay dictator Stroessner

  26-02-2019 22:08
  ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has praised late Paraguayan dictator Gen. Alfredo Stroessner during a ceremony at the Itaipu hydroelectric dam on the countries’ shared border.
  Bolsonaro, a far-right ex-army captain, is known for praising Brazil’s 1964-1985 military dictatorship and on Tuesday he also lauded Paraguay’s longtime strongman for his role in building the Itaipu dam, one of the biggest in the world.
  “All of this was possible be
  
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• Martinez gets injection, likely not in Cards’ 1st rotation

  26-02-2019 22:07
  JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Carlos Martinez had an injection to stimulate healing in his weak pitching shoulder, and likely will not be in the starting rotation at the beginning of the season.
  St. Louis said Tuesday that Martinez won’t throw for two weeks after he received a platelet rich plasma injection on Monday at the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze.
  “We’ll evaluate his role at that point,” Cardinals manager Mike Shildt said.
  Martinez
  
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• Cowboys’ Gregory suspended indefinitely in 4th ban from NFL

  26-02-2019 22:07
  Dallas Cowboys defensive end Randy Gregory has been suspended indefinitely for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy, the fourth time the troubled player has been banned by the league.
  The suspension announced Tuesday comes about seven months after Gregory was reinstated by Commissioner Roger Goodell following a lengthy process aimed at reviving his career. Gregory missed 30 of the 32 games over two seasons as a result of his first three suspensions.
  Gregory had his best year in 2018,
  
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• Regulators fine Wynn Resorts record $20 million for failing to investigate sexual misconduct claims against Steve Wynn

  26-02-2019 22:06
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Regulators fine Wynn Resorts record $20 million for failing to investigate sexual misconduct claims against Steve Wynn .
  The post Regulators fine Wynn Resorts record $20 million for failing to investigate sexual misconduct claims against Steve Wynn appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• PHOTOS: Wildflowers begin to bloom in Saguaro National Park

  26-02-2019 22:02
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• Suspect in multiple slayings pleads not guilty to charges

  26-02-2019 21:57
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — An Arizona man who authorities say has been linked by DNA to the slayings of four women at truck stops in Ohio and Illinois during the 1990s has pleaded not guilty to charges in one of the Ohio slayings.
  Forty-nine-year-old Samuel Legg III, a former long-haul trucker, was arraigned Tuesday in Mahoning County on aggravated murder charges in the death of 43-year-old Sharon Kedzierski. Her body was found at a truck stop outside Youngstown in 1992.
  A message seeking com
  
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• The Latest: Pittenger doesn’t plan to run again for old seat

  26-02-2019 21:44
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on a new election being held for a North Carolina congressional seat after the state elections board reviewed evidence of ballot fraud (all times local):
  3:40 p.m.
  The former GOP congressman who once held a seat now embroiled in a ballot-fraud scandal says he doesn’t plan to run in the special election that was just called.
  Former U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger was unseated in May by Republican Mark Harris in the 9th District primary.
  Harris led a Democrat
  
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• Nebraska officials subpoena hundreds of Catholic churches

  26-02-2019 21:44
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska officials have subpoenaed more than 400 Roman Catholic churches and institutions in the state seeking any records related to child sexual assault or abuse.
  The move was announced Tuesday by the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office, which had last summer asked Nebraska’s three Catholic diocese to voluntarily turn over records of child sex abuse dating back decades. The office says the Nebraska Department of Justice appreciates the churches’ volunt
  
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• Charter School Teachers On Strike: A Privatizer's Nightmare

  26-02-2019 21:44
  As I write this, teachers in Oakland, California, are out on strike for the fourth day. Some charter school teachers are organizing a sick-out to join the district teachers.…
  
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• Hawley drills down on Trump nominee despite pushback

  26-02-2019 21:39
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley is doubling down on his apprehension about voting for President Donald Trump’s nominee to a high-profile appeals court despite conservative pushback.
  The Republican listed his concerns with U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Neomi Rao in a Tuesday letter to her. Hawley is scheduled to meet with Rao on Wednesday before a vote on her nomination later that day by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
  He previously said he’s unsure
  
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• Dutch govt buys stake in Air France-KLM holding company

  26-02-2019 21:36
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has bought more than 12 percent of shares in the holding company for the Air France-KLM alliance, a move intended to give it more influence over the uneasy airline partnership’s future.
  Dutch Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra announced Tuesday that the government purchased 12.68 percent of shares in Air France-KLM S.A.
  The Dutch state already owns a 5.9-percent stake in KLM, the national airline of the Netherlands.
  Hoekstra says the ho
  
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• Colorado police search landfill for missing woman’s remains

  26-02-2019 21:32
  DENVER (AP) — Police are searching a Colorado landfill for the remains of a woman whose fiance is charged with her murder.
  Authorities said their search for evidence or the remains of Kelsey Berreth that began on Tuesday could take weeks. The site is about 90 miles (145 kilometers) south of Denver.
  Berreth, the 29-year-old mother of a daughter with the suspected killer, was last seen near her home near Colorado Springs on Nov. 22.
  Patrick Frazee has been charged with the flight instructor&
  
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• Upon further review, NFL’s replay system could remain intact

  26-02-2019 21:24
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NFL’s competition committee discussed the league’s replay system during its annual meeting in Indianapolis but reached no consensus on possible changes. And it may not recommend any major alterations.
  New York Giants owner John Mara told a handful of reporters Tuesday that he didn’t sense a “lot of support” among committee members to expand reviewable calls. While he acknowledges the sentiment could change between now and next month&rsq
  
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• New York prosecutor bristles at suggestion he’s a Trump ally

  26-02-2019 20:55
  NEW YORK (AP) — The federal prosecutor in New York who is overseeing investigations involving Donald Trump is a Republican who contributed to the president’s election campaign. But he bristles at any suggestion he’s a Trump ally.
  In his first year in office, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman has won over some skeptics who initially worried he would be the president’s puppet.
  For reasons never explained publicly, the Justice Department decided Berman should rescue himself from
  
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• Ducey’s Budget Would Add $56 Million to Day Care Subsidies for Low-Income Families

  26-02-2019 20:44
  When Gov. Doug Ducey released his multimillion dollar budget proposal last week, he included $56 million in subsidies for day care, saying it would make such care more affordable for low-income families and expand its reach to about 29,000 children.“We’re going to move from the back of the pack to right in the middle, and then we’re also going to let about 5,000 other children have these subsidies that don’t have them today,” said Christina Corieri, the governor&rs
  
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• Experts report spike in harp seal strandings on East Coast

  26-02-2019 20:33
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Experts are trying to pinpoint the cause of a sharp increase in harp seal strandings along the East Coast.
  Marine Mammals of Maine reports that it has responded to 63 reports of harp seal strandings so far this year, compared to six last year. Executive Director Lynda Doughty said about a third of those seals were distressed or unhealthy.
  The Portland Press Herald reports that biologists have not found evidence that the harp seals are suffering from the distemper vir
  
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• Marlins prospect Mesa diagnosed with strained hamstring

  26-02-2019 19:47
  JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Miami Marlins outfield prospect Víctor Víctor Mesa has been diagnosed with a grade one right hamstring strain and reassigned to minor league rehabilitation, a setback in the development of the highly regarded Cuban defector.
  Mesa underwent an MRI after being hurt Sunday in a spring training game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He had been expected to play a lot for the Marlins in spring training before heading to the minor leagues to start the season.
  Mes
  
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• Tunisian attacks suspect assaults judge at hearing

  26-02-2019 19:45
  TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian authorities say a man suspected of several extremist attacks has assaulted a judge with his gavel during his trial at a Tunis military court.
  The 33-year-old Adel Ghandri was brought to court Tuesday alongside several other suspects accused of attacking a military station in Ben Guerdane, near the border with Libya, where assailants allegedly tried to create an emirate on behalf of the Islamic State group two years ago.
  According to a statement from Tunisia&r
  
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• New peace talks in Nicaragua raise hopes, but many skeptical

  26-02-2019 19:36
  MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Talks over Nicaragua’s political standoff are set to resume, with renewed hopes among those who believe they could help resolve the nearly year-old crisis, even as others worry that embattled President Daniel Ortega could use them to buy time.
  Roman Catholic authorities will participate as observers in the negotiations starting Wednesday. The government has not said whether Ortega or his powerful wife and Vice President Rosario Murillo will take part. The op
  
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