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• The Latest: Hong Kong man’s body recovered from Grand Canyon

  28-03-2019 23:45
  GRAND CANYON WEST, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on deaths at the Grand Canyon (all times local):
  4:35 p.m.
  The body of a Hong Kong man who fell over the edge of the Grand Canyon has been recovered.
  A helicopter lifted the man’s body from 1,000 feet below the rim Thursday afternoon. He had fallen earlier in the day while trying to take photographs.
  David Leibowitz is a spokesman for Grand Canyon West, a popular tourist destination on the Hualapai reservation in northwestern Arizona.
  He say
  
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• Interim police chief says she hasn’t experienced racism

  28-03-2019 22:53
  PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — An interim black Virginia police chief says she hasn’t experienced racism in the department her predecessor resigned from last week. The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk reports interim Portsmouth Police Chief Angela Greene spoke at a public forum on Wednesday and said she didn’t know Tonya Chapman was going to resign or what led to it.
  Chapman was the first black woman to lead a city police force in Virginia. She says she was forced out and accused a small gro
  
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• Senior Pentagon adviser faulted, then reinstated

  28-03-2019 22:52
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An investigation has substantiated two allegations of ethics violations by the top enlisted adviser to the Joint Chiefs chairman.
  Even so, Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell has been reinstated to his duties as senior enlisted adviser to Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Troxell was suspended last September, pending the investigation.
  A statement by Dunford’s office Thursday says Troxell was found to have made improper use of military p
  
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• Trump’s pick for Justice Department’s No. 3 job withdraws

  28-03-2019 22:48
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick for the Justice Department’s No. 3 position has withdrawn her name from consideration.
  The Justice Department says Jessie Liu will instead stay on in her current position as the United States attorney for the District of Columbia.
  A person familiar with the situation says Liu’s selection had run into opposition on the Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee because of her past involvement in a women’s lawyer committe
  
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• Lyft prices IPO at $72 a share, valuing company at $24B

  28-03-2019 22:46
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lyft set the price for its stock at $72 per share late Thursday, setting the stage for the ride-hailing pioneer’s hotly anticipated stock market debut.
  The price is at the high end of a revision Lyft made after high investor demand prompted the company to increase its initial goal of fetching $62 to $68 for each of the nearly 31 million shares sold in the IPO. The price sets Lyft’s market value at $24 billion, which will quickly change Friday after the shar
  
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• Tigers’ Zimmermann loses perfect game in 7th vs Blue Jays

  28-03-2019 22:41
  TORONTO (AP) — Detroit Tigers right-hander Jordan Zimmermann has lost his perfect game in Toronto with two outs in the seventh inning on an infield single.
  Teoscar Hernandez hit a grounder up the middle that second baseman Josh Harrison smothered, but the throw was late and wide Thursday.
  Hall of Famer Bob Feller is the only pitcher to throw a no-hitter on opening day, doing it for Cleveland against the Chicago White Sox on April 16, 1940. The Indians won 1-0.
  Zimmermann pitched a no-hitte
  
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• U.S. Border Patrol releasing migrants in Arizona

  28-03-2019 22:37
  YUMA, Ariz – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents are releasing individuals and families on their own recognizance.
  With the number of migrant families growing the U.S. Border Patrol is identifying detainees for potential release in Yuma. All released individuals and families will have to appear for their immigration hearing.
  The capacity issue at the Yuma station is part of an ongoing humanitarian crisis nationwide. The processing centers say they are not designed to house the current number
  
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• Peoria police investigating shooting after traffic stop

  28-03-2019 22:34
  PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Peoria are investigating a shooting by a sergeant after a traffic stop that has left a man wounded.
  They say 23-year-old Peoria man is being treated at a hospital for serious injuries.
  Police say the suspect’s name will be released when he’s out of the hospital and booked into jail.
  The sergeant’s name wasn’t immediately released.
  Police say the sergeant stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation.
  The sergeant approached the vehicle and
  
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• House investigating voter irregularities in Kansas, Texas

  28-03-2019 22:33
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Congressional investigations over voter irregularities have expanded with Democratic lawmakers now requesting information from state officials in Kansas and Texas.
  The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform sent letters Thursday seeking communications related to the decision by Ford County, Kansas, to move the only Dodge City polling site outside of city limits for the 2018 midterm elections.
  It is also seeking communications about efforts in January by the Texas
  
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• Kamala Harris Wants To Raise Teachers' Salaries

  28-03-2019 22:28
  The Green New Deal is an aspirational list of ideas of ways we can improve the environment and lift people's standards of living.Do we need a Green New Deal? Is it doable?…
  
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• The Latest: Utility shares few details on new board plans

  28-03-2019 22:27
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on Pacific Gas & Electric Corp.’s board restructuring (all times local):
  2:15 p.m.
  A Pacific Gas & Electric spokeswoman has declined to address whether the utility is planning to replace its board with hedge fund financiers and people without utility expertise.
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom publicly criticized the company Thursday, saying it planned to appoint a board more focused on profits than safety.
  Spokeswoman Lynsey Paulo says the co
  
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• Rio police arrest suspects in gang rape during Carnival

  28-03-2019 22:25
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro civil police have arrested four suspects in the gang rape of a 12-year-old girl that was filmed and posted to social media during Carnival celebrations earlier this month.
  The first suspect was arrested on Tuesday and two more were arrested Thursday morning in the Rio de Janeiro satellite city of Itaguai, where the crime occurred. A fourth suspect turned himself in Thursday evening.
  Civil police said in a statement the suspects are four of “around
  
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• Gonzalo Higuain retires from Argentina’s national team

  28-03-2019 22:23
  LONDON (AP) — Chelsea striker Gonzalo Higuain has announced his retirement from the Argentina national team, citing family reasons.
  The 31-year-old Higuain scored 31 goals in 75 international appearances for Argentina, with his last match a 2-1 win over Nigeria in the World Cup last June.
  Higuain told Fox Sports: “My time with Argentina is over. Thinking things through in depth, my time is up. To the delight of many, now I will only look at it from the outside. I have spoken to (mana
  
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• The Latest: Trump backs off Special Olympics funding cut

  28-03-2019 22:22
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a proposal to eliminate funding for the Special Olympics (all times local):
  4:30 p.m.
  President Donald Trump says he is backing off a budget request to cut funding for the Special Olympics, after days of criticism.
  Trump told reporters at the White House Thursday, “I’ve overridden my people for funding the Special Olympics.”
  The Trump administration’s education budget proposal calls for the elimination of $17.6 million in funding for
  
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• Billboard removes rapper Lil Nas X from country chart

  28-03-2019 22:22
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Billboard has told rapper Lil Nas X to take his horse and giddy up by removing his viral hit “Old Town Road” from their country charts because they said it wasn’t country enough.
  The song became a dance meme and features references to the video game “Red Dead Redemption 2,” and plenty of cowboy imagery in its lyrics, but also a trap beat.
  In a story first reported by Rolling Stone, Billboard said in a statement the song “does not
  
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• Cain takes away HR for final out, Brewers beat Cardinals 5-4

  28-03-2019 22:19
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee center fielder Lorenzo Cain soared above the wall to rob Jose Martinez of a tying home run for the final out, lifting Christian Yelich and the Brewers over the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 in an opener Thursday.
  With at least one Cardinals player in the bullpen already raising his arms to celebrate, Cain pulled back the pinch-hit drive by Martinez in right-center. A fired-up Cain flung the ball high into the air as the Brewers poured onto the field to celebrate.
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• Cowboys acquire Dolphins DE Robert Quinn for 6th-round pick

  28-03-2019 22:15
  The Cowboys have agreed to acquire defensive end Robert Quinn from the Miami Dolphins for a sixth-round draft pick in a trade that would bolster the Dallas pass rush while the club works on a long-term contract for DeMarcus Lawrence.
  The deal announced Thursday also gives the Cowboys another option while they wait to see if Randy Gregory will play in 2019 after his fourth substance-abuse suspension. Gregory is suspended indefinitely, but the Cowboys are hopeful he can be reinstated before the se
  
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• 2 more West Virginia men’s hoops players seeking transfers

  28-03-2019 22:14
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Two more West Virginia men’s basketball players are looking to transfer and reduce coach Bob Huggins’ already thin roster for the 2019-20 season.
  The school says forwards Lamont West and Andrew Gordon have put their names into the NCAA’s transfer portal.
  West started about half of the Mountaineers’ games this season, averaging 11.1 points and 4.1 rebounds. Gordon averaged 2.3 points and 1.7 rebounds and played seven minutes per game.
  They jo
  
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• UN expert wants trial suspects in Khashoggi’s killing named

  28-03-2019 22:13
  GENEVA (AP) — An independent U.N. human rights expert has denounced Saudi Arabia’s closed-door trials of suspects in the slaying of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and called on the kingdom to name the defendants.
  Agnes Callamard, the special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions mandated by the U.N.-backed Human Rights Council, also put an onus on the five permanent U.N. Security Council countries.
  Callamard said in a statement Thursday that the Saudi government invited representatives
  
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• Patriots defensive coordinator Schiano steps down

  28-03-2019 22:12
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Greg Schiano has stepped down as defensive coordinator of the New England Patriots, less than two months after taking the job.
  The Patriots, who never announced the hiring of the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Rutgers head coach, confirmed his departure by posting statements from Schiano and coach Bill Belichick on the team’s website.
  Schiano said he needs to “spend more time on my faith and family.”
  Schiano went 11-21 in two seasons with the Buc
  
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• Preliminary report: Plane had fuel issue before fatal crash

  28-03-2019 22:09
  CINCINNATI (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report says a pilot repeatedly mentioned a fuel problem to air traffic control before his small plane crashed into a suburban Cincinnati home and he was killed.
  It says the pilot reported the fuel issue March 12 and then said it was resolved, but again reported the problem before the twin-engine aircraft crashed that day in Madeira.
  The report says the pilot had told a relative the aircraft had a fuel leak.
  The
  
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• Cannabis banking bill advances in US House committee

  28-03-2019 22:05
  DENVER (AP) — Proposed legislation that would provide federal protection for financial institutions that serve state-authorized marijuana and ancillary businesses has passed a U.S. House committee.
  The Marijuana Business Daily reports the House Financial Services Committee voted 45-15 Thursday to advance the proposed bill after amending it to include provisions to provide a safe harbor for insurance companies and improve access of financial services to minority- and women-owned cannabis bu
  
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• Ruling: Restitution orders can include security system cost

  28-03-2019 22:01
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the restitution that a convicted criminal defendant can be ordered to pay a theft victim can include costs for installing a home security system and maintaining it for a reasonable period in order to restore the victim’s sense of peace.
  The ruling said the victim “felt vulnerable and victimized” and that her fears increased after learning the co-defendant had searched for a photograph of her.
  The Court of App
  
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• After Mueller report, Trump turning to 2020 campaign

  28-03-2019 22:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is turning his attention to 2020 now that the special counsel’s investigation is largely behind him.
  Trump is heading to Grand Rapids, Michigan, for a rally Thursday night — his first political event since the Justice Department said Special Counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence of his 2016 campaign colluding with Russian election meddling.
  As he left the White House, Trump said, “Michigan is booming.”
  The president’
  
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• Attorney Mark Geragos to defend heiress in ‘sex slave’ case

  28-03-2019 21:55
  NEW YORK (AP) — A high-profile lawyer was cleared Thursday to defend a wealthy heiress in a New York sex-trafficking case despite reports linking him to an alleged extortion plot by Michael Avenatti.
  U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis approved Clare Bronfman’s decision to hire Mark Geragos a day after she had a fainting spell in federal court in Brooklyn as the judge began to question her about her choice.
  “Honestly, I was scared yesterday,” Bronfman told the judge. &l
  
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• NCAA Latest: Tennessee, Purdue off to overtime

  28-03-2019 21:54
  The Latest on the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):
  9:40
  Tennessee and Purdue are headed to overtime after a pulsating second half in which the Volunteers rallied from an 18-point deficit.
  Tennessee actually led by two, but Purdue’s Carsen Edwards was fouled shooting a 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds remaining. He missed the first free throw but made the next two to tie it at 82.
  Edwards has 23 points and teammate Ryan Cline scored 27. Tennessee shot 20 of 30 from the field a
  
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• NCAA Latest: Jerome helps Virginia outlast Oregon 53-49

  28-03-2019 21:54
  The Latest on the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):
  12:35 a.m.
  Ty Jerome scored 13 points and put Virginia ahead for good by sinking a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3:34 left as the top-seeded Cavaliers outlasted No. 12 seed Oregon 53-49 in a South Region semifinal.
  Oregon took a 45-42 lead on a Louis King 3-pointer with 5:43 left, but the Ducks wouldn’t make another basket the rest of the night.
  Virginia’s victory snapped Oregon’s 10-game winning streak.
  The Ca
  
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• The Latest: Enbridge criticizes Michigan pipeline opinion

  28-03-2019 21:28
  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on Michigan officials halting work toward a Great Lakes oil pipeline tunnel (all times local):
  8:15 p.m.
  Canadian pipeline company Enbridge says it’s “surprised and disappointed” by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s finding that a law authorizing construction of an oil pipeline tunnel beneath the waterway linking Lakes Huron and Michigan is unconstitutional.
  Nessel issued her opinion Thursday. Afterward, Democratic Gov. G
  
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• The Latest: Supreme Court blocks execution of Texas inmate

  28-03-2019 20:47
  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the reprieve for a member of ‘Texas 7′ gang of escaped prisoners (all times local):
  8:30 p.m.
  A member of the notorious “Texas 7” gang of escaped prisoners has won a reprieve from execution for the fatal shooting of a suburban Dallas police officer during a Christmas Eve robbery more than 18 years ago.
  The U.S. Supreme Court blocked the lethal injection of Patrick Murphy after attorneys for the prisoner argued a Buddhist priest
  
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• Politician’s claim as tallest might be a stretch

  28-03-2019 20:35
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — It didn’t take long for a New York City councilman’s claim that he’s the world’s tallest male politician to draw some challenges.
  Robert Cornegy Jr., a 6-foot-10 (208 centimeter) councilman from Brooklyn, was certified by Guinness World Records in January and honored for the distinction this week at a City Hall ceremony.
  But North Dakota’s insurance commissioner, Jon Godfread, quickly stepped forward to say he will contest the title. Godf
  
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• Senate panel approves GOP budget plan

  28-03-2019 20:24
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel has approved a GOP budget plan that would curb federal benefit programs by $551 billion over the next five years and rejects President Donald Trump’s plan to use budget tricks to pad the Pentagon budget.
  The Budget Committee approved the nonbinding measure by a party-line vote.
  The budget plan probably won’t head to the floor for vote by the full Senate, however, and won’t have much bearing on Capitol Hill efforts later this year to revers
  
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• Kraft’s attorneys challenge video taken at massage parlor

  28-03-2019 20:24
  JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft want a Florida judge to block prosecutors from using secretly taken video that police say shows him engaging in paid sex acts with female massage parlor employees.
  Kraft’s attorneys challenged in court documents filed Thursday the warrant allowing Jupiter police officers to hide video cameras in the Orchids of Asia Day Spa.
  Jack Goldberger wrote that police showed no necessity for the video surveillance and ha
  
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• The Latest: Venezuela minister says power mostly restored

  28-03-2019 20:22
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Latest on Venezuela’s political crisis (all times local):
  3:15 p.m.
  Venezuela’s government says electricity has been restored in most of the country following nationwide blackouts this week.
  Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez on Thursday gave an upbeat assessment of efforts to restore Venezuela’s fragile grid, though some areas remained without power.
  Schools and public offices were still closed, but there was more traffic in the streets
  
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• Georgia high court delays trial in 2005 slaying of teacher

  28-03-2019 20:22
  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s highest court has delayed the trial of man charged with killing a high school teacher whose disappearance remained a mystery for more than a decade.
  The Georgia Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the murder trial of Ryan Duke be put on hold while the court considers whether it has jurisdiction to hear Duke’s emergency pretrial appeal. Oral arguments before the high court were scheduled for May 7.
  Jury selection had been scheduled to begin Monday in Duke&
  
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• 3 charged in death of New Orleans-born ‘Young Greatness’

  28-03-2019 20:17
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Three people have been indicted in connection with the October robbery and killing of a New Orleans rap artist.
  The New Orleans District Attorney’s Office said the charges involve the death of the 34-year-old performer Young Greatness, whose birth name was Theodore Jones.
  Police said 38-year-old Donald Reaux (roh), 18-year-old Donny Maxwell and a juvenile were indicted Wednesday. Charges include second-degree murder and armed robbery. All were in custody Thursday.
  
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• US official: UK report is ‘stark assessment’ of Huawei risks

  28-03-2019 20:16
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior U.S. official is praising a British government report detailing security risks posed by Chinese telecom giant Huawei (HWAH’-way).
  The report issued Thursday by a top British spy agency identified “significant technical issues” in Huawei’s engineering and warned there is “only limited assurance” the risk can be managed.
  The American official described the findings as a “stark assessment” confirming previous U.S. warn
  
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• $1 million prize awaits Israeli team if moon landing works

  28-03-2019 20:09
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An Israeli team aiming to land a spacecraft on the moon in two weeks can now expect more than glory if it works. How about a cool $1 million?
  The XPrize Foundation announced Thursday it’s offering a $1 million award for a successful lunar landing.
  Israel’s privately financed spacecraft Beresheet — Hebrew for “In the Beginning” — launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, last month. It’s on track to land on the moon April 11
  
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• Bump stocks are turned in or destroyed as ban takes effect

  28-03-2019 20:04
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The nation’s ban on bump stocks took effect this week, and there are signs that owners destroyed tens of thousands of them or handed them over to authorities as required.
  Bump stocks are attachments that enable semiautomatic rifles to fire rapidly like machine guns. They were outlawed after they were used by the gunman who killed 58 people in Las Vegas in 2017.
  The largest supplier of bump stocks turned in its entire remaining inventory to be destroyed. That was s
  
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• The Latest: Suspect identified in Seattle shootings

  28-03-2019 19:59
  SEATTLE (AP) — The Latest on a multiple shooting spree and carjacking in Seattle that left two people dead and two injured (all times local):
  10:45 a.m.
  Jail records have identified the man they arrested in an apparently random spree of shootings and a carjacking that left two people dead as Tad Michael Norman. Two people were also injured.
  King County Jail records show the 33-year-old Norman was booked on investigation of homicide, robbery and assault Thursday after his release from a hos
  
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• Sticky fingers: Syrup maker says 140 sap buckets were stolen

  28-03-2019 19:56
  ST. ALBANS, Vt. (AP) — One Vermont maple syrup maker’s season isn’t so sweet after 140 of his sap-collecting buckets were stolen from maple trees.
  Fred Hopkins says the thief or thieves struck twice, dumping out the sap one of the times and making off with the steel buckets — even though they’re not worth much. Police are investigating.
  After hearing of the heists, a maple syrup-producing couple offered to lend Hopkins some steel buckets. On Monday, they helped inst
  
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• US approves deals to share nuclear tech with Saudi Arabia

  28-03-2019 19:55
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Rick Perry says he has approved six applications for U.S. companies to sell nuclear power technology and provide assistance to Saudi Arabia.
  Perry told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday that the Energy Department has approved 37 nuclear applications since January 2017, including nine in the Middle East. Besides the six to Saudi Arabia, two were approved for Jordan.
  Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia asked if the applications were approved
  
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• Legendary loot: thief steals priceless memorabilia

  28-03-2019 19:52
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  (KPNX) The hunt is on in Scottsdale, Arizona for a baseball thief.
  Police say someone broke into the popular sports memorabilia restaurant Don and Charles on Saturday morning, stealing a display case with 33 signed baseballs valued at some $600,000.
  Included in the collection: balls signed by big name players like Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, and Willie Mays.
  Police suspect the burglar knew the value of the baseballs, since they passed over other memorabilia
  
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• Leaning tower of Philly? Founding fathers’ church gets grant

  28-03-2019 19:49
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The steeple at Philadelphia’s landmark Christ Church is leaning, and its supporting tower needs serious structural support.
  Now, thanks to a $500,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities the church can shore up the structure. Benjamin Franklin and Betsy Ross were members of Christ Church.
  The NEH announced the grant to Christ Church on Thursday. It’s one of 233 projects the endowment will fund across the country.
  The tower and steeple —
  
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• Scout’s good deed helps the homeless

  28-03-2019 19:44
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  (WPBN) Having a warm bed to sleep in at night can be something many people take for granted, and for the homeless, sleeping on the cold, wet ground is often a reality.
  Michigan Boy Scout Owen Averill is working to change that.
  For his Eagle Scout project, he’s collecting sleeping bags and tarps for the homeless.
  Averill’s goal is to collect about 150 new or gently used sleeping bags and tarps for the homeless to use when Safe Harbor in Traverse City close
  
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• Surge in families causes Border Patrol to release undocumented immigrants

  28-03-2019 19:43
  YUMA – Due to a significant rise in the number of family units arrested for illegally crossing the southern border, U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Yuma Sector have begun releasing detainees on their own recognizance.
  According to the agency, the family units currently being detained are challenging, because they cannot be immediately returned to their country of origin, and the agency’s processing centers are not designed to house the current numbers of migrant families a
  
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• My Brightest Diamond Performing at Tucson Music Hall Saturday

  28-03-2019 19:39
  Grandiose and artful, My Brightest Diamond is bringing their modern pop to the Tucson Music Hall when they open for Death Cab for Cutie this Saturday, March 30. Fronted by singer and multi-instrumentalist Shara Nova, My Brightest Diamond has released multiple albums since 2006, juggling the chamber pop, synth pop and singer/songwriter genres.
  Nova broke into the mainstream singing with Sufjan Stevens's band in support of his Michigan and Illinois albums, and has released multiple
  
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• Wisconsin superintendent bans sexist cheerleading awards

  28-03-2019 19:37
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — The superintendent of a Wisconsin high school district has outlawed cheerleading awards that objectify students’ bodies and ordered mandatory staff training on discrimination and harassment.
  Dr. Sue Savaglio-Jarvis said in a letter Monday to all principals and administrators in the Kenosha Unified School District that “mock awards of any such kind” are prohibited.
  The letter is a response to revelations last month that coaches at Tremper High School were
  
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• Trump extends humanitarian program for Liberian immigrants

  28-03-2019 19:34
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump is extending a humanitarian program that allows Liberians to live and work in the U.S.
  The White House said Thursday that Trump signed a one-year extension of the program for immigrants who came from the African nation to escape environmental disasters and war. The status for thousands of Liberians had been set to expire Sunday.
  The Republican president decided last year to end the program dating to 2007. He said it wasn’t needed because
  
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• Mexico braces for new caravan of Central American migrants

  28-03-2019 19:31
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is bracing for the possible arrival of the “mother of all caravans,” even as doubts arise over whether the group of Central American migrants will be all that big.
  Interior Secretary Olga Sanchez Cordero has said a caravan of migrants from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala could be forming. She has pledged to form a police line of containment around Mexico’s narrow Tehuantepec Isthmus to stop migrants from continuing north to the U.S. border.
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• Russian diplomat accused of espionage quietly leaves Sweden

  28-03-2019 19:28
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish authorities say a Russian diplomat has quietly left Sweden following the arrest of a computer specialist he allegedly handled as a spy and met for dinner in Stockholm to carry out an act of espionage.
  The delay in Moscow recalling the diplomat after he was seen meeting with the Swedish computer specialist had puzzled government officials.
  An intelligence report from a European service obtained by The Associated Press identified the diplomat as Yevgeny Ume
  
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