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• Stroke recovery: Obesity may improve odds of survival, study finds

  04-03-2019 23:59
  When it comes to stroke, being very overweight may improve odds of survival, a new study suggests.
  While obesity is clearly associated with an increased risk of heart disease and stroke, a new study reveals a counterintuitive result: Patients who were severely obese were 62 percent less likely to die in the first three months after a stroke compared to those of normal weight, according to a report presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology. In contrast, patie
  
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• Winner of $1.5 billion Mega Millions prize, largest ever, comes forward in South Carolina

  04-03-2019 23:51
  The winner of the all-time-record $1.5 billion lottery prize came forward in South Carolina nearly five months after the drawing, officials said Monday.
  The lucky person has opted to remain anonymous and take a one-time Mega Millions payment of $877,784,124, according to a statement from the South Carolina Education Lottery Commission.A customer purchases Mega Millions lottery tickets at a retailer in Washington, on Oct. 22, 2018. Courtesy: NBC.The $877 million payout is before taxes, which will
  
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• Prosecutor: Defendant sought voodoo healer’s help with trial

  04-03-2019 23:49
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Prosecutors say a man has tried to enlist the power of voodoo against the judge in his North Carolina murder trial.
  The Charlotte Observer reports Rayquan Borum is charged with killing a fellow protester during civil unrest that followed a 2016 police shooting in Charlotte.
  His trial halted Wednesday after prosecutors said Borum appeared to threaten Superior Court Judge Gregory Hayes in a Feb. 20 call, saying, “I need him gone.”
  But prosecutor Glenn Cole
  
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• The Latest: Colorado politics consultant dead in Kenya crash

  04-03-2019 23:44
  DENVER (AP) — The Latest on a helicopter crash in Kenya (all times local):
  4 p.m.
  A Colorado man who was one of four Americans killed in a helicopter crash in Kenya is being remembered as an adventurer.
  Kyle Forti’s brother, Josh Forti, said the 29-year-old loved to travel and was in Kenya with friends.
  Family and friends said Forti worked as a political consultant in Colorado and co-founded a political communications firm in 2015. He worked as campaign manager for Brian Watson, the
  
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• Mnuchin announces halt in payments into 2 retirement funds

  04-03-2019 23:41
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has informed Congress that he will stop making payments into two government retirement funds now that the debt limit has gone back into effect.
  In a letter Monday to congressional leaders, Mnuchin said that he would stop making investments into a civil service retirement fund and a postal service retirement fund.
  These are among the actions that Mnuchin is allowed to take to keep from exceeding the debt limit, which went back into effect
  
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• The Latest: Trump associate rejects Hollywood hacking claims

  04-03-2019 23:37
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a lawsuit accusing an associate of President Donald Trump of hacking into a friend’s electronics to access celebrity contacts (all times local):
  5:30 p.m.
  A Russia-born businessman with ties to President Donald Trump is denying allegations made in a lawsuit that he hacked into a former romantic partner’s electronics and accessed confidential information about her celebrity contacts and Hollywood projects.
  Felix Sater told The Associated Press on Mo
  
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• The Latest: Fatalities prompt call for safer bikeways

  04-03-2019 23:33
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on a weekend accident that left two bicyclists dead and seven other people hurt in New Orleans (all times local):
  4 p.m.
  A New Orleans City Council member and an advocate for bicycle safety are calling for better protection for bicyclists following a weekend traffic accident that killed two people and injured seven.
  Both said that simply painting bicycle lanes on busy streets isn’t enough to provide safety to bicycle riders.
  Council member Kristin Palmer
  
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• Falcons place franchise tag on Jarrett, still want new deal

  04-03-2019 23:32
  FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have placed a franchise tag on Grady Jarrett while saying they still hope to negotiate a long-term contract with the defensive tackle.
  The $15.2 million tag comes after Jarrett was a bright spot in the Falcons’ disappointing 2018 season. Jarrett had 52 tackles, a career-high six sacks and three forced fumbles as the leader of Atlanta’s defensive front.
  The 25-year-old Jarrett was seen as one of the top free agents at defensive tack
  
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• The Latest: Skier found dead after Colorado avalanche

  04-03-2019 23:27
  DENVER (AP) — The Latest on avalanches in Colorado (all times local):
  3:20 p.m.
  Authorities say a missing backcountry skier apparently died in a massive avalanche in southwestern Colorado.
  The San Miguel Sheriff’s Office says crews working with avalanche dogs found the local man’s body Monday in a slide believed to have occurred the day before near Telluride.
  Because the risk of avalanches is high, sheriff’s office spokeswoman Susan Lilly says crews had to wait for helico
  
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• Missing teen’s family: is she buried in Vatican cemetery?

  04-03-2019 23:27
  ROME (AP) — The family of a Vatican City teenager who disappeared in 1983 wants to know if she is buried in a cemetery on Holy See grounds.
  The Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera on Monday quoted from a letter that a family lawyer wrote to church officials asking that a grave in the Teutonic Cemetery in Vatican City be opened to see if it contains the remains of Emanuela Orlandi.
  She was the daughter of a Vatican employee who lived with his family in the tiny city state. Orlandi was 15
  
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• Giants have re-signed veteran QB Alex Tanney

  04-03-2019 23:26
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have re-signed veteran quarterback Alex Tanney.
  The team confirmed the signing on Monday without releasing details. The 31-year-old, who did not take a snap in 2018, earned $555,000 in his first season with the Giants.
  Tanney will join Eli Manning and now second-year pro Kyle Lauletta for the upcoming organized team activities.
  Manning has been the Giants’ starter since the middle of his rookie season in 2004. He turned 38 in January a
  
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• High heat warnings go out too late in some of US, study says

  04-03-2019 23:25
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study finds even moderate heat sends Northerners to the hospital.
  The results suggest that government warnings of dangerously high temperatures are coming too late in some parts of the U.S.
  The study by government researchers looked at heat-related hospital stays in 22 states over a decade.
  They found an uptick in hospital admissions for heat problems long before alerts go out in northern, generally cooler states. And that’s happening at lower temperatures tha
  
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• 49ers sign offensive lineman Mike Person to 3-year extension

  04-03-2019 23:20
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have signed offensive lineman Mike Person to a three-year contract extension.
  Person was set to become an unrestricted free agent next week before signing the deal Monday to stay under contract with the 49ers through the 2021 season.
  Person started 16 games at right guard last season despite dealing with various injuries. General manager John Lynch praised Person’s toughness and the versatility he brings to the line with the ability
  
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• Seattle Seahawks use franchise tag on DE Frank Clark

  04-03-2019 23:14
  RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks used their franchise tag Monday on defensive end Frank Clark, keeping the former second-round pick from hitting the free-agent market.
  Clark will be due just over $17 million for the 2019 season if the sides do not come to an agreement on a long-term deal.
  Clark proved his worth as an elite pass rusher with a career-high 13 sacks in 2018, the first season he didn’t have veterans Michael Bennett and Cliff Avril helping him get to the quarterba
  
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• Police: 4 escape car hit by 2 trains going opposite ways

  04-03-2019 23:12
  BEALETON, Va. (AP) — Authorities say an Amtrak train and a freight train headed opposite ways on parallel tracks in Virginia hit a car stuck at a rail crossing, but the four people escaped from the car before it was struck.
  Virginia State Police said in a statement Monday that the Honda Civic became stranded at the private crossing Sunday night in Fauquier County. Police say the car’s 18-year-old driver and three passengers fled unharmed before the trains hit the vehicle.
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• Leganes defeats Levante 1-0 in Spanish league

  04-03-2019 23:10
  MADRID (AP) — Oscar Rodriguez scored a 13th-minute winner as Leganes defeated Levante 1-0 in the Spanish league on Monday.
  Rodriguez scored from inside the box after a quick counterattack that caught the Levante defense out of position. Goalkeeper Aitor Fernandez had a chance to clear the ball with his chest outside the area, but a Leganes player was able to keep the play alive until Rodriquez found the net.
  The home victory moved Leganes to 11th place in the standings, while Levante dropp
  
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• Ex-sheriff admits taking bribes; could get 15-year sentence

  04-03-2019 23:10
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio sheriff who resigned amid an FBI investigation has pleaded guilty to taking bribes from people arrested in prostitution and gambling stings.
  Authorities say former Allen County sheriff Sam Crish also took $50,000 from someone who was later hired to work at the county jail.
  Crish pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to extortion and bribery. He faces up to 15 years in prison. A message seeking comment was left with his attorney.
  Authorities say Crish extorted a
  
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• Art collected by Jewish lawyer before WWII goes to auction

  04-03-2019 23:07
  DALLAS (AP) — About 200 works of art going up for auction were among those spirited away to the U.S. while 6,000-piece collection amassed by a Jewish attorney in Germany was decimated.
  The works collected by Ismar Littmann being offered Tuesday at Swann Auction Galleries In New York are mostly drawings, etchings and lithographs. They were among pieces brought out of Germany before World War II by Littmann’s son, who eventually settled in Texas.
  Todd Weyman, auction house vice preside
  
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• Senators gather for briefing on Khashoggi investigation

  04-03-2019 23:04
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are holding a closed-door briefing with Trump administration officials on the status of an investigation into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
  The briefing comes amid rising tensions between the White House and Congress over the U.S.-Saudi relationship.
  Khashoggi was killed in a Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul last year by Saudi agents.
  Lawmakers have said they believe the Saudi crown prince ordered the killing, but President Donald Trump has been r
  
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• Immigration documentary’s protagonist faces deportation

  04-03-2019 23:03
  MIAMI (AP) — The protagonist of an award-winning documentary that chronicles the plight of immigrants detained at a for-profit facility has been taken into custody again, years after his release.
  Attorney Sandy Pineda said on Monday that 53-year-old Claudio Rojas was complying with a required visit when he was detained last week. Pineda says the Argentine faces deportation after being denied a request that allows certain immigrants in the country illegally to stay.
  Rojas was set to attend
  
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• Anonymous winner claiming $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot

  04-03-2019 23:00
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina lottery says a single winner has stepped forward to claim the $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot from a drawing last October.
  A lottery commission statement says the person submitting the claim for what was the second-largest lottery in U.S. history has chosen to remain anonymous.
  It adds that the winner has chosen the cash option, a one-time payment of nearly $878,000,000. It says that’s the largest jackpot payout to a single winner in United
  
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• Sheriff: Remains found at crash site confirmed as pilot’s

  04-03-2019 22:59
  ANAHUAC, Texas (AP) — Authorities confirm they have recovered the remains of the pilot of a cargo plane carrying Amazon parcels that crashed into a bay near Houston.
  The Chambers County Sheriff’s Office reported over the weekend that remains recovered last week from Trinity Bay are those of 60-year-old Capt. Ricky Blakely.
  Atlas Air Flight 3591, a Boeing 767 flying from Miami to Houston, crashed Feb. 23 into the bay 35 miles (55 kilometers) east of Houston.
  The sheriff’s office
  
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• Ajax hopes to take advantage of Ramos’ absence

  04-03-2019 22:58
  MADRID (AP) — Needing goals, Ajax hopes to take advantage of Sergio Ramos’ absence when it faces Real Madrid in the second leg of the round of 16 in the Champions League.
  Ramos, the Real Madrid captain, is suspended from Tuesday’s match because of an accumulation of yellow cards.
  “Ramos is Madrid’s boss on the field and in the backline,” Ajax coach Erik ten Hag said on Monday through a translator. “His absence clearly is a loss tactically, but also menta
  
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• "Tucson Cine Mexico" Film Fest Announces 2019 Lineup

  04-03-2019 22:55
  Tucson Cine Mexico, a partnership between the UA's Hanson Film/TV Institute and Cinema Tropical, has exhibited emerging and independent Mexican cinema to Tucsonans since 2004. Since forming, Tucson Cine Mexico has attracted more than 20,000 festival-goers and hosted more than 40 filmmakers.…
  
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• Wildfire in Redington Pass downgraded to 22 acres

  04-03-2019 22:52
  TUCSON – The fire that broke out in Redington Pass over the weekend has been downgraded.
  According to officials, Compass Fire is currently burning 22 acres of grass and brush in the area opposed to the previously reported 75 acres. The blaze broke out Sunday.
  “When the fires are mapped using GIS or other systems, more accurate acreages are identified and those previously reported may change,” Arizona Forest Service said in a Facebook post.
  The fire is said to be human
  
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• Winner claims $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot in South Carolina, will remain anonymous

  04-03-2019 22:49
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Winner claims $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot in South Carolina, will remain anonymous.
  The post Winner claims $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot in South Carolina, will remain anonymous appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• AP sources: Cowboys putting franchise tag on Lawrence again

  04-03-2019 22:45
  Two people with direct knowledge of the decision say the Dallas Cowboys are placing the franchise tag on defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence for the second consecutive year.
  The decision means Lawrence has a one-year offer for $20.5 million while the sides keep working on a long-term contract. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday because the decision hasn’t been announced.
  Lawrence signed a one-year deal worth $17.1 million the same day the Cowboys tagged h
  
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• Hoop dreams: Mother of Miami player to finally see son play

  04-03-2019 22:43
  MIAMI (AP) — The mother of Miami Hurricanes center Ebuka Izundu is visiting from Nigeria and will get to see him play in a basketball game for the first time.
  Ifeoma Izundu will attend Miami’s game against Pittsburgh on Tuesday, the college home finale for her son. The 6-foot-10 senior says he’ll try to get her a seat behind the bench.
  Izundu started playing basketball in 2011 and moved to the U.S. in 2013. He played in high school in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  This season he&r
  
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• Prosecutors expand probe of cases from 2 Houston officers

  04-03-2019 22:42
  HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors are expanding a probe into past criminal cases to include more than 2,000 linked to two Houston police officers involved in a deadly January drug raid.
  The Harris County District Attorney’s Office says it will be reviewing more than 800 cases handled by Officer Steven Bryant, who was relieved of duty after the raid on a home that left five police injured and two residents dead. Thirty of the cases are pending before a court.
  These are added to more than 1,4
  
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• Controversial Georgia ‘religious liberties’ bill stalls

  04-03-2019 22:33
  ATLANTA (AP) — A controversial Georgia proposal to require a “compelling governmental interest” before the state interferes with someone’s religious practices has stalled.
  Critics say the bill would legalize discrimination against the LGBT community.
  Republican Sen. Marty Harbin of Tyrone says he requested public testimony to be delayed Monday because of time constraints and a desire to have the bill fully vetted in committee. Harbin says his bill might not move forward t
  
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• Judge: Muslim man’s suit over border detention can proceed

  04-03-2019 22:31
  DETROIT (AP) — A judge is allowing a Muslim man to proceed with his lawsuit alleging he was subjected to low-grade torture when Customs agents detained him at the border.
  Government lawyers had asked the judge to toss out the lawsuit filed by Anas Elhady, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Dearborn, Michigan.
  Elhady sued over his 2015 detention at the Ambassador Bridge border crossing into Detroit. He says he was put in a freezing holding cell for hours, causing him to be hospitalized.
  Elhady
  
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• Target evacuated following nearby bank robbery

  04-03-2019 22:26
  TUCSON – The Super Target on Oracle Road near Roger Road has been evacuated Monday in connection to a police situation.
  According to Tucson Police Department, a bank robbery occurred at a nearby Chase Bank at around 11 a.m. Monday. The suspect then fled to the Target across the street and allegedly left a suspicious package, police say.
  TPD’s robot getting ready to pull out suspicious package Police say was left by a suspected bank robber. We’re live at 5. #news4tucson
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• Suspect in fatal kidnapping appears in court, extradited

  04-03-2019 22:23
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A suspect in the fatal kidnapping of a Massachusetts woman whose body was found in the trunk of a car stopped by Delaware authorities has been extradited.
  Appearing Monday before a federal magistrate in Delaware, 32-year-old Louis D. Coleman III of Providence, Rhode Island, waived his right to a hearing and did not contest a prosecution request that he be detained pending removal to Massachusetts.
  A spokeswoman for the Delaware Department of Correction later confirm
  
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• Arkansas governor backs removing Confederate link to flag

  04-03-2019 22:21
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ governor backs an effort to change the meaning of a star on the state flag that honors the Confederacy by instead have it acknowledge the contributions of Native Americans to the state.
  Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson told The Associated Press Monday that he’d support the proposal to change state law regarding Arkansas’ flag if it comes up again during the legislative session. The proposal, which wouldn’t have changed the flag&rsquo
  
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• Former AP newswoman Pat Leisner dies at 78

  04-03-2019 22:17
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former newswoman Patricia “Pat” Leisner, who covered major stories including the 1971 opening of Walt Disney World and the 1980 collapse of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge for The Associated Press, has died in Tampa, Florida. She was 78.
  Loyless Funeral Home confirmed Leisner died at a hospital on Feb. 27 and that she he had had COPD. A funeral was held Sunday and a mass was held Monday at Our Lady of the Rosary church where she was a member.
  Colleagues described
  
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• The Latest: French musher takes lead in Iditarod race

  04-03-2019 22:13
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Latest on the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska (all times local):
  12:10 p.m.
  A French musher has taken the lead in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race that goes across Alaska.
  Nicolas Petit was the first musher to arrive Monday in Rainy Pass, a community of two people and a lodge that’s open year-round.
  Petit stayed at the checkpoint for eight minutes before heading back out on the trail.
  Pete Kaiser is the only other musher who has departed Rainy Pass
  
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• California: Trump plan to take back rail money ‘disastrous’

  04-03-2019 22:09
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Leaders of California’s high-speed rail project are telling the Trump administration its plans to withhold or claw back $3.5 billion in federal money for the project is “legally indefensible” and “disastrous policy.”
  Project chief executive Brian Kelly responded Monday to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s threat last month to withhold a $929 million federal grant and explore taking back $2.5 billion in federal money the st
  
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• Parents of dead West Point cadet retrieve his sperm

  04-03-2019 22:07
  WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — The parents of a West Point cadet fatally injured in a skiing accident have received a judge’s permission to retrieve his sperm for possible artificial insemination.
  U.S. Military Academy Cadet Peter Zhu was declared brain dead Wednesday, four days after a skiing accident at West Point. His parents on Friday asked a state court judge for permission to retrieve his sperm before the 21-year-old’s organs were removed for donation that day.
  The parents said
  
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• California says Trump plan to take back $3.5 billion for high-speed rail project is “legally indefensible,” “disastrous”

  04-03-2019 22:02
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California says Trump plan to take back $3.5 billion for high-speed rail project is “legally indefensible,” ”disastrous”
  The post California says Trump plan to take back $3.5 billion for high-speed rail project is “legally indefensible,” “disastrous” appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Another minister resigns over scandal that threatens Trudeau

  04-03-2019 22:02
  TORONTO (AP) — Another member of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet has resigned over a scandal that has shaken his government in an election year.
  Treasury Board president Jane Philpott said Monday it is “untenable” for her continue to serve in cabinet because she could not defend the government.
  Former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould testified last week that Trudeau and senior members of his government inappropriately tried to pressure her to avoid p
  
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• The Latest: ALCU: Noem Keystone XL bills chill free speech

  04-03-2019 22:01
  PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The Latest on South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s bills aimed at possible Keystone XL protests (all times local):
  3 p.m.
  The American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota is objecting to bills proposed by Gov. Kristi Noem aimed at protests around the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
  The civil liberties group says the bills may threaten freedom of speech and the right to protest.
  Libby Skarin, policy director for the ACLU of South Dakota, says, “At
  
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• Roberts concedes Kershaw may not be ready for opening day

  04-03-2019 21:58
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says Clayton Kershaw is making steady progress in his recovery from left shoulder inflammation, but the ace may not be ready to start opening day.
  Kershaw threw on flat ground Monday. The three-time Cy Young Award winner hasn’t thrown off a mound since he felt discomfort in his throwing shoulder nearly two weeks ago. He’s taking anti-inflammatory medication.
  The Dodgers open the season on March 28 at home against A
  
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• Dodgers say Kershaw may be unavailable to start season

  04-03-2019 21:58
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers could be without Clayton Kershaw for the start of the season as the staff ace begins to rebuild from shoulder soreness that caused him to shut down his spring training last week.
  Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said “that’s fair” when asked Monday whether his opening day starter would be unavailable in just over three weeks. The Dodgers open against Arizona on March 28.
  Kershaw experienced the soreness early last week, causing h
  
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• Mexican experts find cave, offerings at Chichen Itza

  04-03-2019 21:57
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican archaeologists say they’ve found a cave at the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza with offerings of about 200 ceramic vessels in nearly untouched condition.
  The National Institute of Anthropology and History said Monday the vessels appear to date back to around 1000 A.D.
  Archaeologist Guillermo de Anda said the cave was “discovered” about three years ago after local Maya residents told experts about it.
  It turns out the cave had been found, but not exp
  
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• The Latest: 20 states aim to block Trump abortion rule

  04-03-2019 21:56
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on lawsuits challenging a Trump administration abortion rule (all times local):
  12:50 p.m.
  California and several other Democratic-led states have announced they are challenging the Trump administration’s effort to set up obstacles for women seeking abortions.
  California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Monday that the state filed a federal lawsuit aiming to block a new family planning rule from the U.S. Health and Human Services Department. T
  
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• Pompeo in Iowa touting Trump policies to farmers

  04-03-2019 21:52
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Iowa to discuss trade with farmers who are struggling to survive low commodity prices and tariffs that have hurt sales.
  Pompeo, flanked by U.S. Ambassador to China and former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, spoke Monday to a group of young suburban Des Moines Future Farmers of America members at a high school in Johnston, Iowa.
  During questions he defended President Donald Trump’s trade policies and withdrawal from an intern
  
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• New health center opening in Ward 5

  04-03-2019 21:51
  TUCSON – El Rio Health is close to opening a new center on Cherrybell Stravenue near 22nd Street and Kino Parkway.
  The 48,900 square-foot facility’s grand opening ceremony is scheduled Thursday.
  El Rio’s Broadway Health Center needed to relocate because of the Broadway Boulevard widening project.
  The new facility will provide medical and dental care, including behavioral health and psychiatry services. Radiology, laboratory and pharmacy services will also be on the site.
  El Ri
  
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• Vice President Mike Pence to visit Phoenix

  04-03-2019 21:49
  Mike Pence speaking with supporters at a campaign rally and church service at the Living Word Bible Church in Mesa, Arizona.
  Courtesy: Gage Skidmore.
  PHOENIX –Vice President Mike Pence is expected to visit Phoenix on Tuesday.
  According to a news release, Pence’s visit to Arizona is to deliver remarks at the National Association of Manufacturer’s Spring 2019 of Directors meeting.
  The vice president is also expected to participate in a roundtable with Small Business Administrator
  
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• FDA chief calls out Walgreens over tobacco sales to minors

  04-03-2019 21:48
  A top U.S. regulator wants to meet with Walgreens leaders to discuss whether the drugstore chain has a problem with illegal tobacco sales to minors.
  Scott Gottlieb of the Food and Drug Administration said Monday Walgreens is a top violator among drugstores that sell tobacco products including cigarettes, smokeless tobacco and e-cigarettes. He says inspectors have found nearly 1,800 instances since 2010 in which one of the company’s stores violated the law.
  Deerfield, Illinois-based Walgree
  
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• Wichita State looks to sweep ECU

  04-03-2019 21:45
  East Carolina (10-18, 3-13) vs. Wichita State (15-13, 8-8)
  Charles Koch Arena, Wichita, Kansas; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: East Carolina seeks revenge on Wichita State after dropping the first matchup in Greenville. The teams last played each other on Feb. 6, when the Shockers shot 39.3 percent from the field while limiting East Carolina to just 34.6 percent en route to a 16-point victory.
  STEPPING UP: Wichita State’s Markis McDuffie has averaged 18.1 points and five rebounds while S
  
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