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• Disease may be killing California desert bighorn sheep

  15-03-2019 23:56
  RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A new survey has found a sharp decline in desert bighorn sheep in Southern California, and biologists suspect the cause is a disease contracted from domestic animals.
  The California Department of Fish and Wildlife says a survey earlier this month counted 60 bighorns in the Mount San Gorgonio region east of Los Angeles. That’s down two-thirds from a survey conducted in 2016.
  Biologist Jeff Villepique says in the past, such die-offs have been triggered by an ou
  
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• Tyson will return to TV after sex misconduct probe

  15-03-2019 23:53
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will return to the air on two TV shows that had been put on hold for a sexual misconduct investigation.
  The National Geographic Channel said in a statement Friday that Tyson’s “StarTalk” will return to the air in April with the 13 episodes that remain in the season.
  The statement says Tyson’s other show, “Cosmos,” will return on National Geographic TV and Fox at a date to be determined.
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• Texas A&M fires basketball coach Kennedy after 14-18 season

  15-03-2019 23:51
  HOUSTON (AP) — Texas A&M has fired basketball coach Billy Kennedy.
  The school announced the move Friday, a day after the Aggies finished the season 14-18.
  Kennedy was 151-116 in eight seasons at the school after coaching Murray State for five seasons.
  Texas A&M finished 11th in the Southeastern Conference with a 6-12 record and beat Vanderbilt in the opening round of the conference tournament before being eliminated by Mississippi State on Thursday.
  The Aggies reached the NCAA Tour
  
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• Puerto Ricans to decry austerity, hurricane help at hearing

  15-03-2019 23:42
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hundreds of Puerto Ricans are filling up a coliseum to speak at a first of its kind public hearing held by a group of U.S. legislators visiting the U.S. territory amid complaints about austerity measures and the pace of federal hurricane recovery funds nearly two years after Hurricane Maria hit.
  The crowd came from cities and towns across the island and included students, retirees, people in construction boots and others in high heels. Some even brought gamecoc
  
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• Prosecutors look into spate of horse deaths at Santa Anita

  15-03-2019 23:41
  ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office says it has assigned investigators to help look into 22 recent horse deaths at Santa Anita.
  District attorney’s spokesman Greg Risling said Friday the investigators will work with the California Horse Racing Board as it probes the deaths.
  Meanwhile California Rep. Judy Chu, whose district includes the racetrack, says she’s outraged and is calling on a House committee to hold a hearing on the treatmen
  
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• Gore: US getting close to political shift on climate change

  15-03-2019 23:39
  ATLANTA (AP) — Former Vice President Al Gore is praising the Democrats’ 2020 presidential field for its emphasis on combating climate change.
  The politician-turned-climate activist told The Associated Press in Atlanta on Friday that he’s not taking sides in the nominating fight.
  But he says President Donald Trump’s contempt for climate science gives Americans a chance to elect a replacement who believes “heart and soul” in addressing the matter.
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• New Zealand shooter steeped attack in dark internet culture

  15-03-2019 23:36
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The suspected New Zealand shooter carefully modeled his attack for the internet age. He live-streamed the massacre and published a manifesto with inside jokes for those fluent in underground internet culture.
  The gunman who streamed the attack posted the long, rambling manifesto online using the name Brenton Tarrant. It makes him the latest alleged killer to carry out an attack alongside an appeal to online communities that breed extremism.
  During Tarrant’s live-
  
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• Five men rescued from freezing weather in Madera Canyon

  15-03-2019 23:34
  TUCSON – The five people rescued in Madera Canyon Thursday have been identified as undocumented immigrants, U.S. Customs and Border Protection says.
  Late Wednesday evening, Tucson Sector Border Patrol received a report that five men were stranded atop of the Santa Rita Mountains. The men were rescued later Thursday. They were treated for injuries caused by freezing, snowy weather.According to CBP, the men, three of which were Honduran nationals with the two others from Mexico, will be proc
  
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• Indians reliever Clippard out 3-4 weeks with pectoral strain

  15-03-2019 23:27
  GOODYEAR, Arizona (AP) — Cleveland Indians reliever Tyler Clippard is expected to miss three to four weeks because of a mild pectoral strain.
  Clippard, who signed a minor league contract on Feb. 23 with an invitation to spring training, left an exhibition game early on March 9 against Colorado.He felt discomfort during the return to his throwing progression this week.
  The former All-Star would get $2.5 million if he makes the 40-man roster. The AL Central champion Indians start the regular
  
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• Bassey leads W. Kentucky over Southern Miss 70-59 in CUSA

  15-03-2019 23:27
  FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Charles Bassey had 10 points and 14 rebounds to lift Western Kentucky to a 70-59 win over Southern Miss in the Conference USA Conference tournament semifinals on Friday.
  Josh Anderson had 18 points and eight rebounds for Western Kentucky (20-13). Taveion Hollingsworth added 17 points. Lamonte Bearden had 10 points for Western Kentucky.
  Tyree Griffin had 19 points for the Golden Eagles (20-12). He also had eight turnovers but only four assists. Cortez Edwards added 10 p
  
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• With NIT possible, Huskers wait on deciding Tim Miles’ fate

  15-03-2019 23:25
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A decision on basketball coach Tim Miles’ future at Nebraska is on hold for at least a couple more days.
  Athletic director Bill Moos said Friday his evaluation of the program would end once it’s determined the season is over. The Cornhuskers will find out Sunday if they receive an invitation to the NIT.
  Nebraska lost 66-62 to Wisconsin on Friday after winning its first two games in the Big Ten Tournament. The Huskers finished 13th in the conference in the r
  
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• Raiders sign WR J.J. Nelson, DL Josh Mauro

  15-03-2019 23:20
  ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders have signed receiver J.J. Nelson and defensive lineman Josh Mauro.
  The Raiders also re-signed exclusive rights free agent linebacker Jason Cabinda and unrestricted free agent guard Chaz Green on Friday.
  Nelson spent his first four seasons with Arizona after being drafted on the fifth round in 2015. He had 81 catches for 1,439 yards and 10 TDs in 56 games. Nelson adds speed to the group, having been clocked at 4.28 seconds in the 40-yard dash at th
  
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• East Boston neighborhood evacuated as firefighters battle 8-alarm blaze

  15-03-2019 23:19
  LIVE: East Boston Neighborhood Evacuated as Firefighters Battle 8-Alarm Blaze.
  Posted by News 4 Tucson – KVOA on Friday, March 15, 2019BOSTON (WBTS-LD) – Firefighters are evacuating residents as they continue to battle an 8-alarm fire in East Boston on Friday afternoon.
  The fire was reported shortly after 3 p.m. on 1141 Bennington St., the home of New England Casket Company.
  Heavy fire and smoke were reported throughout the building, Boston fire said. All fire companies were ord
  
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• Grifo returns to Gladbach to earn 1-1 draw for Freiburg

  15-03-2019 23:14
  MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany (AP) — Vincenzo Grifo helped Freiburg 10 a 1-1 draw in his return to Borussia Moenchengladbach on Friday, dealing a blow to his former side’s hopes of finishing third in the Bundesliga.
  Grifo scored in the 10th minute with a shot off the left post. The Italian midfielder left Freiburg for Gladbach in 2017 and returned to the club on loan from Hoffenheim in January.
  French striker Alassane Plea scored six minutes later to prevent Gladbach from slipping to its
  
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• Convicted bridge case defendant joins Supreme Court appeal

  15-03-2019 23:13
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A convicted appointee of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has joined his co-defendant’s appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
  Bill Baroni filed a notice Friday.
  Baroni and former Christie aide Bridget Kelly were convicted in 2016 in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal, an alleged plot to cause traffic jams to punish a mayor who wouldn’t endorse Christie’s re-election.
  Christie wasn’t charged.
  An appeals court threw out some of Baro
  
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• New Zealand’s history of gun ownership could be upended

  15-03-2019 22:59
  New Zealand’s history of hunting, farming and sports shooting has led to a high rate of gun ownership. There are an estimated 1.5 million firearms in the country — roughly one for every three citizens.
  But the deadly mass shooting at two mosques Friday could lead to significant change in its laws and gun culture.
  Less than 24 hours after the massacre, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was already vowing to change the country’s gun laws.
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• Judge grants extension of settlement talks in soybean suit

  15-03-2019 22:55
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has approved an extension of settlement talks in a lawsuit claiming a soybean seed company purposely sold faulty seeds to black farmers in Mississippi.
  U.S. District Judge John Fowlkes had set a Friday deadline for mediation talks in a lawsuit filed in Memphis, Tennessee, by a handful of black farmers against Stine Seed Co. A court filing Friday asked Fowlkes to extend the deadline by three weeks. He later granted the request.
  The suit alleges Stine co
  
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• Cagliari beats Fiorentina 2-1 for 3rd successive home win

  15-03-2019 22:54
  CAGLIARI, Italy (AP) — Cagliari defeated Fiorentina 2-1 on Friday to boost its chances of avoiding relegation from Serie A with its third successive home win.
  Goals from Joao Pedro and Luca Ceppitelli lifted the Sardinian side nine points above the relegation zone with 10 games remaining, and dealt a blow to Fiorentina’s declining hopes of European qualification.
  Fiorentina, which hasn’t won in four league games, stayed in 10th place. It is seven points behind Torino in the fin
  
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• Texas lawmakers look to quicken parole for youth offenders

  15-03-2019 22:53
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lawmakers in Texas are considering a bill that would make certain underage offenders eligible for parole after 20 years.
  The bill would allow those under 18 convicted of capital murder and other first-degree felonies to become eligible for parole after serving either half their sentence or 20 years.
  Gov. Greg Abbott has said he supports families of victims murdered or injured in the deadly Santa Fe High School shooting who want the bill to exclude mass shooters.
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• Official: Missing $3 part may have led to student’s death

  15-03-2019 22:50
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Mississippi transportation official says the absence of a $3 part may have let tires roll off of a tractor trailer, killing a Tulane University student from Minnesota.
  Office of Enforcement director Willie Huff tells The New Orleans Advocate that a locking washer designed to secure truck wheels was missing from the trailer. Two wheels joined together rolled into a rest stop, killing Margaret Maurer of Forest Lake, Minnesota.
  Huff says the conclusion blaming the missing
  
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• No. 22 Auburn beats South Carolina 73-64 in SEC quarterfinal

  15-03-2019 22:47
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Auburn’s Jared Harper didn’t attempt a single free throw in the first half. South Carolina couldn’t keep him off the foul line the rest of the game.
  Harper scored 19 of his 27 points after halftime as the 22nd-ranked Tigers pulled away down the stretch to beat South Carolina 73-64 in a Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinal Friday.
  “In the postseason, I think these tournament games come down to guard play,” said Harper, a 5-foo
  
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• Former Auburn assistant coach Chuck Person to plead guilty

  15-03-2019 22:46
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former Auburn assistant basketball coach Chuck Person is scheduled to plead guilty Tuesday to a conspiracy charge in a scandal that involved bribes paid to entice young athletes to go to top schools.
  The change-of-plea hearing was revealed in a filing late Friday by prosecutors in Manhattan federal court.
  Person was scheduled to go to trial in June. The former NBA player will be the fourth and final assistant coach from a major college basketball program charged in the case
  
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• Missouri lawmaker says bill requiring AR-15s makes ‘point on mandates’

  15-03-2019 22:45
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri lawmaker says he knows his legislation requiring every 18- to 35-year-old in the state to own an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle has no chance of passing.
  But Republican state Rep. Andrew McDaniel, of Deering, says he hopes that it and another bill he introduced help to “make a point on mandates in general.” The second bill would require adults who can legally possess firearms to do so. Both bills would offer tax credits.
  McDaniel says it &
  
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• US business groups encouraged by prospect of US-China deal

  15-03-2019 22:43
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. business groups say they are encouraged by China’s approval of a new law that loosens restrictions on foreign investment and say it could help smooth the way to a substantive trade agreement between the two countries.
  China’s ceremonial legislature passed a measure Thursday seeking to prevent Chinese officials from forcing U.S. and other foreign companies to turn over proprietary technology, a key sticking point in the trade fight between the two countrie
  
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• US and China clash over ‘belt and road’ in Afghan resolution

  15-03-2019 22:41
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and China have clashed over Beijing’s $1 trillion “belt and road” infrastructure program after the Security Council unanimously approved a bare bones resolution extending the mandate of the U.N. political mission in Afghanistan for six months.
  Last year’s resolution extending the mission’s mandate for a year welcomed and urged further efforts to strengthen regional economic cooperation involving Afghanistan, including th
  
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• Pennsylvania day care worker accused of sexually assaulting 4 children

  15-03-2019 22:41
  WEST GROVE, Penn. (WCAU) – A man who worked at a now-closed suburban daycare with his wife is accused of sexually assaulting several young children.
  James Anthony Battista, 70, is charged with rape of a child, unlawful contact with a minor, aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault and endangering the welfare of children.
  Battista is accused of raping at least four children, between the ages of 3 and 7, at Little Friends Daycare, the in-home daycare that his wife owned in Penn Townshi
  
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• 82-year-old suspect in 1976 shooting arrested in Wisconsin

  15-03-2019 22:41
  SILVER CLIFF, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin authorities have arrested an 82-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting a young couple 43 years ago.
  The Marinette County Sheriff’s Office on Friday said DNA evidence links Raymond L. Vannieuwenhoven to the shootings of 25-year-old David Schuldes and 24-year-old Ellen Matheys. They were killed in the town of Silver Cliff in 1976.
  Authorities arrested Vannieuwenhoven in the town of Lakewood in northern Wisconsin. WLUK-TV reports the sheriff&rsquo
  
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• 3 Kansas students credited with rescuing boy in Florida

  15-03-2019 22:36
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Three University of Kansas fraternity brothers on a spring break trip to Florida are credited with rescuing a young boy from a riptide.
  The Kansas City Star reports that Sigma Phi Epsilon brothers Jared Cox, of Overland Park; Connor Churchill, of Olathe; and Cole Firmature, of Omaha, Nebraska, went to a beach on March 11 in Destin, Florida. They were at a beach bar when they heard a woman cry out for a lifeguard and point to the water.
  There was no lifeguard patrol
  
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• Trump campaign announces Michigan rally on March 28

  15-03-2019 22:32
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has announced he’s holding a rally in Michigan at the end of the month.
  The announcement came shortly after Trump vetoed a congressional measure blocking his declaration of a national emergency at the Mexican border.
  The campaign says the rally is set for the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on March 28.
  Trump narrowly won the Midwest state’s 16 electoral votes in the 2016 presidential election.
  The
  
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• Hanson shot lifts Portland St past E Wash to win Big Sky

  15-03-2019 22:28
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Desirae Hansen hit a 12-foot jumper with 2.9 seconds remaining to lift Portland State to a 61-59 victory over Eastern Washington and claim the Big Sky Conference tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth on Friday.
  Portland State (25-7), which knocked off top-seeded Idaho in the semifinals, trailed by seven points with 5:35 remaining but closed the game on an 11-2 run. The only other time the Vikings made the NCAA tournament was in 2010 — when Eastern Washington
  
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• Engineer: Satellite suggests fire caused Venezuela outage

  15-03-2019 22:27
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — In the week since a massive blackout left millions in Venezuela without power, both the government and opposition have put forward disputing theories on what caused the outage without providing any evidence.
  Now two Venezuelans with expertise in engineering and geospatial technologies say they’ve analyzed NASA satellite imagery indicating there were three fires within close proximity to transmission lines that could have crippled the electric grid.
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• No. 19 Wisconsin tops Nebraska 66-62 in Big 10 tourney

  15-03-2019 22:25
  CHICAGO (AP) — Nate Reuvers scored 14 points, D’Mitrik Trice hit a clutch 3-pointer with 58 seconds left and No. 19 Wisconsin beat pesky Nebraska 66-62 on Friday to advance to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals.
  Khalil Iverson also scored 14 points as the Badgers (23-9) won for the sixth time in seven games despite a shaky performance by Ethan Happ. The 6-foot-10 forward, who was averaging 17.8 points and 10.4 rebounds coming into the tourney, had a season-low four points and committe
  
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• Bonnies top George Mason behind Welch’s career high 20

  15-03-2019 22:03
  NEW YORK (AP) — Dominick Welch scored a career high 20 points to lead fourth seeded St. Bonaventure to a 68-57 win over fifth seed George Mason in the Atlantic 10 Tournament quarterfinals on Friday.
  Kyle Lofton added 20, and LaDarien Griffin had 10 for St. Bonaventure (17-15, which will meet eighth seeded Rhode Island in the semifinals on Saturday. Rhode Island upset top-seeded VCU 75-70 in the first game of the day at Barclays Center.
  Rhode Island won the only regular season matchup with
  
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• 49ers re-sign LB Mark Nzeocha, release DE Cassius Marsh

  15-03-2019 21:49
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have re-signed linebacker Mark Nzeocha to a three-year contract and released defensive end Cassius Marsh.
  The Niners also agreed to a deal with restricted free agent running back Raheem Mostert on Friday. Mostert’s agent Brett Tessler says his client will sign a three-year deal.
  Marsh was one of the team’s top edge rushers last year with 5½ sacks but became expendable after the team traded for Dee Ford this week and gave
  
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• Darkness lingers for Venezuela’s most vulnerable

  15-03-2019 21:32
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Darkness has yet to lift for 72-year-old Elizabeth Guzman and thousands of her poor neighbors in a forgotten corner of Venezuela’s capital that was barely getting by even before the lights went out over a week ago.
  As the sun sets each day, Guzman lights a homemade oil lamp and holds it in one hand as she navigates the stairs and narrow passages up to the windowless room that she calls her “little cave.”
  “I’ve never seen a crisis like
  
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• Former coal baron Blankenship sues media, claims defamation

  15-03-2019 20:21
  WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (AP) — Former coal baron Don Blankenship is suing several news outlets and media personalities, claiming he was defamed during his failed bid for a U.S. senate seat in West Virginia.
  Blankenship’s suit was filed Thursday in Mingo County, West Virginia. It names The Associated Press among other large media companies.
  Blankenship says news organizations waged a concerted plot to destroy him by erroneously labeling him as a convicted felon or saying he was imprisoned f
  
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• Davis scores 22 to lead No. 11 Houston past UConn 84-45

  15-03-2019 19:38
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Houston wasn’t satisfied with its 14-point halftime lead against UConn. The 11th-ranked Cougars’ goal is not to let up for 40 minutes, and it showed against the overmatched Huskies.
  Houston clamped down on defense, causing UConn to miss 11 of 13 shots to open the second half, and the Cougars went on to rout the Huskies 84-45 in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Friday.
  It’s the fourth time in school history that Hous
  
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• Ex-tenant pleads not guilty in blaze that killed firefighter

  15-03-2019 19:27
  WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A former apartment building tenant accused of setting a blaze that killed a firefighter has pleaded not guilty to murder, arson and other charges.
  Worcester (WUH’-stur) firefighter Christopher Roy was a single father who is survived by his 9-year-old daughter. He died Dec. 9 after he became trapped on the second floor of the six-unit building. He was rescued by fellow firefighters and died at the hospital of smoke inhalation.
  Worcester District Attorney Joseph
  
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• Search underway on Navajo Nation for missing 3-year-old girl

  15-03-2019 19:20
  ANETH, Utah (AP) — Navajo Nation authorities are searching in southeastern Utah for a missing 3-year-old girl.
  Navajo police say officers began searching late Thursday for Andanndine Jones with help from the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office and Montezuma Creek Fire and Rescue.
  Navajo Nation authorities say the search continued into Thursday night and that over 100 volunteers joined the effort Friday.
  Circumstances of the girl’s disappearance weren’t immediately clear. Cou
  
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• Arkansas governor signs 18-week abortion ban into law

  15-03-2019 18:16
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ Republican governor has signed into law a measure banning most abortions 18 weeks into a woman’s pregnancy, enacting one of the strictest prohibitions in the country.
  Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday signed the measure, which includes exceptions for rape, incest and medical emergencies. Arkansas already bans abortion 20 weeks into a woman’s pregnancy.
  The ban will take effect 90 days after the Legislature formally adjourns this year’s
  
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• The Latest: Trump issues 1st veto, on border resolution

  15-03-2019 17:26
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s declaration of an emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border (all times local):
  9:30 p.m.
  President Donald Trump has issued the first veto of his presidency, rejecting an effort by Congress to block the emergency declaration he had used to try to shake loose funds for his long-promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
  The monthslong confrontation now moves to the courts, but not before marking a new era of divided government and Rep
  
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• The Latest: NY students wage climate protests, some arrests

  15-03-2019 15:30
  BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on global climate protests by students (all times local):
  1 a.m.
  Thousands of New York City students waged climate protests at locations including Columbus Circle, City Hall, the American Museum of Natural History and a football field at the Bronx High School of Science.
  A police spokesman said there were arrests but he did not know how many.
  Friday’s protests were part of a global mobilization against climate change by students who want governments to do mor
  
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• The Latest: NY organizer vows more climate protests

  15-03-2019 15:30
  BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on global climate protests by students (all times local):
  10 p.m.
  A 13-year-old co-coordinator of the New York City climate protest that culminated in a die-in at the steps of the American Museum of Natural History says she is pleased with the number of demonstrators but a big turnout isn’t the point.
  Alexandria Villasenor says students will continue to strike, march and engage in civil disobedience but won’t be successful until world leaders take some
  
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• The Latest: Weather service confirms 4 tornadoes in Michigan

  15-03-2019 13:07
  VERNON, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on a powerful storm system moving through the Midwest (all times local):
  7:40 p.m.
  Authorities say four tornadoes touched down in mid-Michigan during a fast-moving storm that swept across the state.
  National Weather Service meteorologist Danny Costello says two tornadoes struck Thursday in Shiawassee County. Homes were reported damaged, while power was knocked out to thousands of utility customers.
  Two tornadoes also touched down in nearby Genesee County.
  No
  
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• The Latest: President tweets support in wake of flooding

  15-03-2019 13:07
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Latest on a powerful storm system moving through the Midwest (all times local):
  5:30 p.m.
  President Donald Trump says he has spoken to Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts and is praising first responders and emergency response teams for doing “a great job dealing” with flooding, high winds and road closures.
  Trump tweeted Friday that the people of Nebraska and across the Midwest, especially farmers and ranchers, are feeling the impacts from severe weather.
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• 25 Great Things to Do in Tucson This Weekend: March 15 to 17

  15-03-2019 09:30
  TMA Spring Art Market & Flower Festival. Home is where the art is, right?…
  
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• XOXO: Where to Rock This Weekend: March 15 to 17

  15-03-2019 09:00
  This band of Los Angeles “bad boys from heaven,” shortly after releasing their debut album Less Religion More Sex, felt it prudent to announce that they were parting ways with their bassist following allegations of sexual misconduct. Cherry Pools behave badly at 191 Toole.…
  
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• In city centers, a determined effort to diversify hockey

  15-03-2019 08:10
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Minority players in the National Hockey League remain a relative rarity.
  But the effort to increase diversity in the sport at the youth level has never been more robust than it is now. The results can be seen in neighborhoods in places like Philadelphia and Detroit where basketball, baseball and football are still the top choices for many.
  While just 5 percent of the 778 NHL players are minorities, that number is 70 percent within Snider Hockey, a program that provides
  
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• Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says national security threat level has been lifted from low to high after mosque attacks

  15-03-2019 08:09
  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says national security threat level has been lifted from low to high after mosque attacks.
  The post Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says national security threat level has been lifted from low to high after mosque attacks appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Filing deadline looms in open N Carolina congressional seat

  15-03-2019 08:01
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A conservative soldier in the country’s culture wars heads the Republican field as a deadline nears for a new North Carolina congressional election needed because of earlier ballot misdeeds.
  Three candidates had entered the Republican primary in North Carolina’s 9th congressional district ahead of Friday’s deadline.
  New elections were ordered after evidence that a political operative working for GOP candidate Mark Harris collected and potentially alte
  
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