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• Dissident Catholics assail Vatican role at UN

  14-03-2019 23:59
  NEW YORK (AP) — A group of activist Roman Catholics is asking the United Nations to revoke the Vatican’s permanent observer status for failing to protect the rights of women, children and the LGBTQ community.
  The group, calling itself Catholics for Human Rights, said in a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday that the Vatican must be removed in part because of the “magnitude of rape, sexual violence and torture perpetrated by clergy.”
  The activists
  
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• Former British Davis Cup captain Paul Hutchins dies at 73

  14-03-2019 23:49
  LONDON (AP) — Paul Hutchins, the former British Davis Cup captain who led the team to the final in 1978, has died. He was 73.
  The Lawn Tennis Association and Hutchins’ family announced the death on Thursday. The family said in a statement to Britain’s Press Association that Hutchins, who had suffered from Lou Gehrig’s disease, died peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday.
  Hutchins had a relatively modest career as a player but remained a key figure in British tennis for clos
  
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• US suspends some military aid to Guatemala over vehicle use

  14-03-2019 23:48
  GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Defense Department has suspended some military aid to Guatemala over questionable use of armored vehicles donated by Washington.
  The U.S. Embassy says via text message that since August, Guatemala’s Interior Ministry “has repeatedly used (the vehicles) in an incorrect way.” Therefore Defense “has ceased transfer of equipment and training to the task forces,” which are charged with things like border enforcement and fighting smugg
  
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• Afghan official blasts US talks with Taliban

  14-03-2019 23:46
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Afghanistan’s national security adviser is blasting U.S. reconciliation talks with the Taliban.
  Hamdullah Mohib (moh-HEEB) on Thursday accused the Trump administration of alienating the Afghan government, legitimizing the Taliban and crafting a deal that will never lead to peace.
  His blunt remarks to reporters at a morning briefing at the Afghan Embassy prompted an afternoon scolding by State Department officials, who insist the U.S. is not keeping the Afghan govern
  
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• National popular vote bill gets final approval in Delaware

  14-03-2019 23:43
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — Lawmakers have given final approval for Delaware to give its Electoral College presidential votes to whoever wins the national popular vote, not Delaware’s vote.
  The House voted 24-17 on Thursday to join 11 other Democratic-leaning states in a popular-vote compact. If the Democratic governors in Delaware, Colorado and New Mexico each sign their respective bills, the compact would have 189 of the 270 electoral college votes needed to elect the president.
  The initiat
  
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• HDS Hosting trucking career fair

  14-03-2019 23:42
  HDS will be hosting a trucking career fair Thursday, March 14th from 2:30-5:30 p.m. The event will take place at 6251 S. Wilmot Rd, and is free to the public to attend.
  Attendees will have the opportunity to speak with DSW, CTI & SWIFT Transportation representatives and fill out job applications on the spot. They will also have the chance to look at the new equipment and technology these companies use inside their trucks
  There will be multiple raffles including gift cards, trucking
  
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• Argentina exhibit shows dictatorship-era abuses to women

  14-03-2019 23:39
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Graciela Garcia Romero says she was in her 20s when a former navy captain turned her into a sex slave in Buenos Aires.
  Ex-Navy Capt. Jorge Acosta, who is now serving life in prison for numerous human rights crimes, would take her to apartments and rape her during Argentina’s 1976-1983 military dictatorship, said Garcia, now 69.
  “They would leave me the whole weekend until Acosta arrived… then, they would bring me back here,” she added
  
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• 1 in 4 children have immigrant parents. Are U.S. policies reflecting that reality?

  14-03-2019 23:33
  One in 4 children in the United States have at least one immigrant parent — underscoring the nation’s growing diversity and the impact that policies surrounding immigration and families can have on so many children.
  About 18.6 million children have at least one foreign-born parent, according to a new report from the Urban Institute. About 7 million of the immigrant parents— almost 4 in 10 — are from Mexico, with another 3.5 million from Central and South Am
  
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• Sow carries Santa Barbara over Northridge 71-68 in Big West

  14-03-2019 23:25
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Amadou Sow tallied 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead UC Santa Barbara to a 71-68 win over Cal State Northridge in the Big West Conference Tourney quarterfinals on Thursday.
  Sow shot 8 for 10 from the line.
  Ar’mond Davis had 19 points for UC Santa Barbara (22-9). Jaquori McLaughlin added 12 points. Devearl Ramsey had six rebounds for UC Santa Barbara.
  Max Heidegger, the Gauchos’ second leading scorer entering the contest at 12 points per game, shot only 11
  
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• ‘I could not let him get away’: Phoenix man says he chased down kidnapping suspect to save little girl

  14-03-2019 23:24
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  PHOENIX (KPNX) — A young father helped police chase down and stop a suspect who allegedly distracted a man at a Phoenix grocery to steal his car. The suspect then drove off with the man’s 2-year-old granddaughter.
  Ernaldo Varela says he was driving home after picking up his wife from work when he saw the commotion on the side of the road and jumped out to help.
  Phoenix police say 26-year-old Joe Velazquez and his girlfriend, 25-year-old Cynthia Daniella Gracia, distracted an
  
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• Food stamp changes would mainly hurt those living in extreme poverty, study finds

  14-03-2019 23:18
  The Trump administration’s proposed rule change to food stamp work requirements could leave hundreds of thousands of the most financially vulnerable Americans without the monthly assistance that allows them to purchase food, a new study finds.
  The proposed rule written by the U.S. Department of Agriculture would tighten existing work requirements on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP or food stamps, by limiting states’ ability to create waiver
  
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• Martin’s 21 leads Memphis over Tulane 83-68 in AAC tourney

  14-03-2019 23:11
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jeremiah Martin had 21 points as Memphis defeated Tulane 83-68 in the first round of the American Athletic Conference tournament on Thursday.
  Martin made 12 of 15 foul shots. He added seven assists.
  Kyvon Davenport had 17 points and seven rebounds for Memphis (20-12). Mike Parks Jr. added 14 points and 13 rebounds. Tyler Harris had 12 points.
  Memphis totaled 52 first-half points, a season best for the team.
  Caleb Daniels had 19 points and seven rebounds for the Green
  
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• Boeing takes hit to its reputation after 2 plane crashes

  14-03-2019 23:09
  NEW YORK (AP) — Boeing’s newest version of its best-selling airliner has crashed twice in less than six months, delivering a massive blow to the company’s reputation.
  Critics have questioned Boeing’s decision not to voluntarily ground its planes as country after country pulled them from the sky.
  Boeing’s finances will take a hit as it faces lawsuits from victims’ families and compensation claims from airlines. It also faces delayed revenue from missed airplane
  
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• N Carolina governor delays voter ID requirement until 2020

  14-03-2019 23:05
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has signed legislation that delays the state’s new photo voter identification requirement until the 2020 elections.
  The Democratic governor signed the measure on Thursday. Republicans controlling the General Assembly advanced the legislation quickly this week because mail-in absentee voting begins Friday in the 3rd Congressional District race.
  The December law implementing photo ID envisioned the requirement would begin with municip
  
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• Leading Israeli candidate for PM targeted by Iranian hackers

  14-03-2019 23:05
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The campaign of a former Israeli military chief who is a leading challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his tight race for re-election says the candidate has been targeted by an Iranian hacking attack.
  Israeli media reported Thursday that the Shin Bet internal security service warned Benny Gantz that Iranian intelligence hacked his cellphone, putting “his personal details and addresses in hostile hands.”
  A statement from Gantz’s campaign insin
  
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• MMA fighter pleads no contest to assaulting fighter wife

  14-03-2019 22:58
  HONOLULU (AP) — A mixed martial arts fighter has pleaded no contest in Hawaii to assaulting his wife, a fellow fighter.
  Arnold Berdon entered his plea Thursday to second-degree assault.
  He says he wanted to spare his family from a legal battle. He says he and his wife, Rachael Ostovich Berdon, are divorcing. They have a daughter.
  Ostovich Berdon filed for a temporary restraining order in November, alleging her husband punched her in the face and fractured her eye socket.
  She canceled a fig
  
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• No. 22 Auburn shakes off Missouri 81-71 at SEC Tournament

  14-03-2019 22:51
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Bryce Brown scored all 17 of his points in the second half, and No. 22 Auburn beat Missouri 81-71 Thursday in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
  Auburn (23-9) won its fifth straight to advance to the quarterfinals Friday against fourth-seeded South Carolina, and the Tigers also snapped a three-game skid at the SEC tournament dating back to 2015 when they reached the semifinals.
  No. 12 seed Missouri (15-17) at least kept this game closer than
  
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• ACLU files lawsuit challenging Kentucky anti-abortion bill

  14-03-2019 22:44
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union has followed through on its vow to file a federal lawsuit challenging Kentucky’s latest effort to restrict abortion.
  The lawsuit was filed Thursday as Kentucky lawmakers pushed through another abortion-related measure. The latest bill headed to Kentucky’s anti-abortion governor, Matt Bevin, would require that women undergoing drug-induced abortions be informed the procedure can be reversed.
  The new lawsuit asks a federal
  
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• Nebraska surprises No. 21 Maryland 69-61 in Big 10 tourney

  14-03-2019 22:41
  CHICAGO (AP) — James Palmer Jr. scored 24 points and Nebraska shut down No. 21 Maryland for the first big surprise of the Big Ten Tournament, holding off the Terrapins for a 69-61 victory on Thursday.
  Using a seven-man rotation because of injuries and backup guard Nana Akenten’s suspension, the Cornhuskers harassed the Terrapins into 36 percent (18 for 50) shooting and 11 turnovers. Glynn Watson Jr. added 19 points and Isaiah Roby finished with 15.
  Nebraska (18-15) earned a second wi
  
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• Mississippi politicos feud over civil rights monument status

  14-03-2019 22:41
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s white Republican governor and the state’s only black Democratic congressman are feuding over who should get credit for the home of a slain civil rights leader becoming a national monument.
  President Donald Trump signed a bill Wednesday creating five new national monuments, including the Medgar and Myrlie Evers home in Jackson. Medgar Evers was the Mississippi NAACP leader when he was assassinated outside the home in June 1963 while his wife,
  
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• No. 12 FSU beats No. 16 Virginia Tech 65-63 in OT at ACCs

  14-03-2019 22:40
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Terance Mann hit a wild off-balance runner with 1.8 seconds left in overtime to help No. 12 Florida State beat No. 16 Virginia Tech 65-63 on Thursday in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals.
  Mann’s shot from the right side rattled around the rim before dropping through the net to break a tie for the fourth-seeded Seminoles (26-6). The fifth-seeded Hokies (24-8) had a final chance, but Nickeil Alexander-Walker missed a long desperation 3-pointe
  
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• Montana gets past Sacramento St. 79-73 in Big Sky tourney

  14-03-2019 22:40
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Michael Oguine scored 19 points as Montana topped Sacramento State 79-73 in the Big Sky Conference Tourney quarterfinals on Thursday. Ahmaad Rorie added 17 points for the Grizzlies, while Sayeed Pridgett chipped in 16.
  Kendal Manuel had 11 points and seven assists for Montana (24-8).
  Marcus Graves scored a career-high 30 points and had seven rebounds for the Hornets (15-16). Bryce Fowler added 19 points and eight rebounds. He also had seven turnovers but only three assi
  
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• Suspect accused of shooting 3 people, kidnapping woman is in custody, Phoenix PD says

  14-03-2019 22:36
  PHOENIX (KPNX) — Phoenix police said a man wanted for shooting three people and kidnapping a woman has been taken into custody.
  Eddison Noyola/ 12 News
  Police said both Eddison Noyola and Andrea Dixon were both taken into custody without incident in Glendale early Thursday morning.
  Andrea Dixon/ 12 News
  According to police, Noyola went to the home of an acquaintance in Glendale where he stole the man’s 2006 Toyota Highlander. Dixon was with Noyola but doesn’t appear to be cons
  
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• SXSW Q&A: Small Time Napoleon

  14-03-2019 22:35
  Louisville, KY-based band Small Time Napoleon is headed to SXSW with a couple of guitars, a stand-up bass, a drumset and lots of accolades from their home state in tow. With influences ranging Tom Waits to Elvis Costello and Paul Simon, the band serves up a unique mix of sounds they like to describe as "jazz-ish."…
  
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• No. 14 Nevada rallies to beat Boise State in MWC quarters

  14-03-2019 22:35
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jazz Johnson scored 20 points, Caleb Martin had 19 and No. 14 Nevada rallied to beat Boise State 77-69 on Thursday in the Mountain West Conference Tournament quarterfinals.
  Tre’Shawn Thurman added 17 points, and Cody Martin had 10 to help top-seeded Nevada (29-3) to tie the school record for victories in a season. The Wolf Pack will face the UNLV-San Diego State winner in the semifinals.
  Down 34-29 at halftime, Nevada shot 62 percent from the field in the second half
  
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• Washington holds off USC 78-75 in Pac-12 quarterfinals

  14-03-2019 22:21
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jaylen Nowell scored 24 points, David Crisp added 18 and Washington held off a late charge to beat Southern California 78-75 in the Pac-12 tournament quarterfinals on Thursday.
  The top-seeded Huskies (25-7) led by 10 before the Trojans made a run, pulling with 72-71 on Jonah Mathews’ 3-pointer with 1:10 left.
  Dominic Green answered with a 3-pointer and Matisse Thybulle turned his fifth steal into a breakaway dunk that put Washington up six.
  The eighth-seeded Trojans
  
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• Saguaro National Park attendance surges with spring right around the corner

  14-03-2019 22:20
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• Father of Waffle House shooting suspect faces weapons charge

  14-03-2019 22:18
  PEKIN, Ill. (AP) — The father of a man accused of killing four people at a Tennessee Waffle House is facing a weapons charge in Illinois.
  Jeffrey Reinking was charged Thursday in Tazewell County Circuit Court with the unlawful delivery of a firearm. Prosecutors allege that he gave his son, Travis Reinking, an AR-15 in November 2017 despite knowing he had been a psychiatric patient at a hospital within the last five years.
  Authorities say 30-year-old Travis Reinking used the gun in last Apr
  
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• MMA fighter Conor McGregor sued in South Florida

  14-03-2019 22:15
  MIAMI (AP) — Mixed martial artist and boxer Conor McGregor is facing a civil lawsuit after being charged in South Florida with stealing the cellphone of someone who was trying to take his photo.
  Miami-Dade County court records show that 22-year-old Ahmed Abdirzak filed a lawsuit seeking more than $15,000 on Thursday, accusing 30-year-old McCregor of battery, assault and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
  Miami Beach police say McGregor was leaving the Fontainebleau Miami Beach e
  
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• The Latest: Wolves resilient, but proposal tests expansion

  14-03-2019 22:14
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Latest on the proposed removal of federal protections for wolves (all times local):
  3:15 p.m.
  A proposal to strip gray wolves of federal protections could curtail their rapid expansion across vast swaths of the U.S., yet the predators already are proving to be resilient in states where hunting and trapping occur.
  The Interior Department on Thursday declared gray wolves recovered across the Lower 48 states. If finalized, the proposal would allow hunting in more ar
  
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• Fulmer won’t pitch in near future, to work on mechanics

  14-03-2019 22:14
  LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Detroit Tigers right-hander Michael Fulmer will not pitch in games in the near future, focusing on lower-body mechanics.
  “He took a step back to refine his lower-body mechanics,” Detroit manager Ron Gardenhire said after Thursday’s 4-4 tie with Boston. “We have no timetable when he’s going to get back on the mound.”
  Gardenhire declined to provide additional details about the decision.
  Fulmer won AL Rookie of the Year honors in 2016
  
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• Pearce breaks out of slump in hometown of Lakeland

  14-03-2019 22:11
  LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — World Series MVP Steve Pearce needed a trip home to find his swing.
  The Lakeland High School product ended an 0-for-12 spring training start with two homers as the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers tied 4-4 on Thursday.
  “It just feels good to finally get a rhythm,” Pearce said. “For my first couple games, the timing just wasn’t there. I was kind of clueless at the plate. But now the last couple days it’s starting to feel a lot better.&rdq
  
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• No. 15 K-State beats TCU 70-61 in Big 12 quarterfinals

  14-03-2019 22:11
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Xavier Snead scored 19 points, none bigger than a 3-pointer as the shot clock sounded in the final minute, and No. 15 Kansas State rallied from a slow start to beat TCU 70-61 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament.
  Barry Brown added 12 points, Kamau Stokes had 11 and Makol Mawien had 10 for the tournament’s top seed, which advanced to play No. 5 seed Iowa State in the semifinals Friday night.
  The Wildcats (25-7) played without forward Dean W
  
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• Xavier advances to Big East semis, beats Creighton 63-61

  14-03-2019 22:09
  NEW YORK (AP) — Zach Hankins scored 22 points, including the go-ahead tip-in with 21 seconds left, and Kyle Castlin blocked Creighton’s last shot in the closing seconds to give Xavier a 63-61 victory Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament.
  The fourth-seeded Musketeers (18-14) will face top-seeded defending conference champion Villanova in the semifinals Friday night at Madison Square Garden. The Musketeers have reached the Big East semifinals all six seasons since t
  
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• Tucson Roadrunners Contest – Autism Awareness Night

  14-03-2019 22:09
  The post Tucson Roadrunners Contest – Autism Awareness Night appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Jordan’s Prince Ali calls for blocking Afghan candidates

  14-03-2019 22:05
  AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Asian soccer official Prince Ali of Jordan says candidates from Afghanistan should be barred from elections while implicated in their federation’s “current crisis.”
  Afghan authorities are investigating allegations by women’s national team players of sexual and physical abuse, and FIFA has suspended federation president Keramuudin Karim during its own investigation.
  Though Prince Ali did not identify officials who are implicated, there is only on
  
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• APNewsBreak: Vegas Sands-Macau dealmaker settle 15-year case

  14-03-2019 22:02
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A settlement has ended a long-running breach-of-contract battle between U.S. casino company Las Vegas Sands Corp. and a Hong Kong businessman who helped it open its first casino in Macau in 2004.
  Terms of the agreement were not disclosed Thursday by Richard Suen (SOO’-ehn), his lawyers or attorneys for Sands.
  But Suen emerged from a Las Vegas courtroom saying it was worth a 15-year legal battle.
  Sands attorney James Jimmerson and Suen lawyer John O’Malley calle
  
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• Local students get green and plant 45 native trees

  14-03-2019 22:00
  TUCSON –Local students are bringing life to their campus.
  As part of a three-year grant from Arizona Game and Fish Department and Tucson Audubon Society, students at Sky Islands Public High School started planting 45 trees native to the area on Thursday.
  The 45 native species trees include:Desert willow
  Catclaw
  Acacia,
  Ironwood Tree
  Velvet Mesquite
  Netleaf HackberryThe trees are said to benefit the local bird population as well as providing scientific research and study.Students at Sky Isl
  
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• Judge: Police can’t ban buttons protesting Ga. abortion bill

  14-03-2019 22:00
  ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge says police cannot ban demonstrators from wearing Planned Parenthood buttons that include profanity in public areas of the Georgia Capitol.
  The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia had filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Capitol police officers. The suit said two women who oppose legislation that would ban some abortions wore pink buttons last week that included profanity in a slogan.
  The lawsuit says Capitol police ordered them to remove the buttons and tha
  
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• Maine bill pitches abortions by nurses, physician assistants

  14-03-2019 21:57
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Democratic Gov. Janet Mills wants to expand access to abortions by allowing nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certified nurse-midwives to perform procedures in Maine.
  Mills said Thursday her bill would expand access to abortions, particularly for women in rural areas. Democrats won the Legislature in November and promised to expand women’s health access.
  Current state law prevents advanced practice clinicians such as physician assistants and advance
  
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• George Mason slips by Geo Washington 61-57 behind Kier’s 26

  14-03-2019 21:56
  NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Kier scored 26 points to help fifth-seeded George Mason slip past 12th-seeded George Washington, 61-57, in the second round of the Atlantic 10 tournament on Thursday.
  Otis Livingston II added 12 points for the Patriots (18-14).
  George Mason will meet fourth-seeded St. Bonaventure in a quarterfinal game Friday. The teams split the regular season series, with each team winning on its home court.
  The third matchup of the season between the programs — George Mason
  
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• Fleetwood, Bradley tied for lead at Players

  14-03-2019 21:55
  PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A big finish for Tommy Fleetwood and a fast start for Keegan Bradley led each to a 7-under 65 on Thursday for a share of the lead in the opening round of The Players Championship.
  Fleetwood kept a clean card in the March wind, kept his patience and finished with three straight birdies. Bradley had three eagle putts on the front nine, made one of them, and stalled at the end.
  Tiger Woods made only one par on the back nine — five birdies, three bogeys &md
  
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• Hot-shooting UConn defeats South Florida 80-73

  14-03-2019 20:52
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Christian Vital 25 points and UConn used accurate-shooting to build a double-digit lead and then hold on for an 80-73 victory over South Florida in the opening round of the American Athletic Conference tournament on Thursday.
  Jalen Adams added 19 points and six rebounds for UConn (16-16), which moves on to Friday’s quarterfinal game against 11th-ranked and top-seeded.
  Laquincy Rideau led the Bulls (19-13) with 19 points, while David Collins finished with 15 poin
  
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• Woman arrested in bank robberies tied to “Biddy Bandit’

  14-03-2019 20:48
  PHOENIX (AP) — The FBI says a 56-year-old woman has been arrested in three bank robberies and two attempted bank robberies that occurred over 4½ -month span in metro Phoenix last year.
  A criminal complaint filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Phoenix charges Elizabeth Ainslie with five counts of bank robbery in robberies and attempted holdups previously said to have been conducted by a robber dubbed the “Biddy Bandit.”
  An affidavit by an FBI agent said the robber st
  
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• Phoenix Police: Man assaults woman, licks her face and tells her ‘You’re gonna have all my babies’

  14-03-2019 20:43
  PHOENIX (KPNX) — A Phoenix man is behind bars, accused of sexually abusing and assaulting a woman at a bus stop near the State Capitol.
  Court paperwork states a woman was at a bus stop at 21st Avenue and Van Buren Street on March 5 when Darick Steverson allegedly came up behind her and put her in a headlock.
  According to paperwork, Steverson then started punching the woman and pulling her hair.
  He then kissed and licked her face while telling her, “You’re gonna have all my babi
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Grounded By Socialism

  14-03-2019 20:39
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• The Latest: Gunman in mob boss slaying may have staged crash

  14-03-2019 20:36
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the fatal shooting of reputed Gambino crime boss Francesco Cali (all times local):
  3:35 p.m.
  New York City police say the man who fatally shot the reputed boss of the Gambino crime family may have staged a car accident to lure him out of his home.
  Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea said Thursday police are reviewing surveillance footage that captured the events surrounding Frank Cali’s death Wednesday night in Staten Island.
  She described the shooter as an
  
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• More time sought to weigh newspaper shooting insanity plea

  14-03-2019 20:36
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Lawyers for a man charged with killing five people at a Maryland newspaper office are again asking for more time to consider an insanity defense.
  Attorneys on Thursday asked for 60 to 90 days longer to consider filing a plea of not criminally responsible by reason of insanity. A judge previously had set a Friday deadline for Jarrod Ramos to change his plea of not guilty.
  His lawyers wrote in court filings that prosecutors have provided “overwhelming and seemingl
  
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• USA Cycling creates fund honoring the late Kelly Catlin

  14-03-2019 20:33
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — USA Cycling announced the creation of a fund Thursday in honor of Kelly Catlin, a member of the Olympic silver medal-winning pursuit squad who killed herself in her home last week.
  The beneficiaries of the fund will be determined with help from Catlin’s family. Her father, Mark Catlin, said in a statement that he hopes “Kelly’s legacy will continue to live on.”
  The 23-year-old Catlin shot to stardom while in college at the University o
  
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• Nuclear industry pushing for fewer inspections at plants

  14-03-2019 20:33
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering requests from the nuclear power industry for fewer inspections at its plants.
  NRC staffers currently are conducting a sweeping review of how the agency carries out its oversight of the country’s 98 commercially operating nuclear plants.
  The industry is asking the commission to ease inspections for radiation protection and emergency preparedness at plants. The industry also wants the commission to throttle back on what
  
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