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• Popular YouTuber pleads not guilty to abusing kids

  30-03-2019 23:45
  PHOENIX (AP) – An Arizona woman who had a popular YouTube channel featuring children has pleaded not guilty to charges she abused some of her seven adopted children by pepper-spraying them, striking them with a hanger and making them take ice baths.
  Pinal County Attorney’s spokeswoman Christy Wilcox says Machelle Hobson entered her plea Friday and remains in custody.
  Hobson is accused of such things as using pepper spray on a child’s genitals, applying a lighter or stun gun to
  
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• Soler, Royals beat White Sox 8-6 on a raw day for 2-0 start

  30-03-2019 23:33
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jorge Soler had three hits and three RBIs, Alex Gordon scored three runs despite not getting a hit and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox 8-6 on a wet, cold and windy Saturday.
  Billy Hamilton got three hits and scored twice for the speedy Royals, off to a 2-0 start for the first time since their World Series-winning season in 2015.
  The first pitch was delayed 30 minutes because of rain. When the game began, it was 38 degrees and felt like 28, whip
  
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• Lawmaker denies sex-abuse allegations in 1983 police report

  30-03-2019 23:32
  PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona Rep. David Stringer is denying that he paid two teens for sex in the 1980s.
  Stringer wrote on Facebook Saturday that he was the subject of “salacious allegations of sexual improprieties that had no basis in fact.”
  The Prescott Republican lawmaker resigned on Wednesday when confronted privately with a 1983 Baltimore police report. The report was publicly released on Friday. It says a teenage boy told detectives that Stringer approached him and anoth
  
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• Sweet repeat: Notre Dame women beat Texas A&M 87-80 in NCAAs

  30-03-2019 23:25
  CHICAGO (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale scored a career-high 34 points, Jessica Shepard added 24 points and 14 rebounds, and defending national champion Notre Dame beat Texas A&M in the Sweet 16 for the second straight year, 87-80 on Saturday.
  Ogunbowale scored 12 in the final 6:45 to help the top-seeded Fighting Irish (33-3) advance to the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament for the eighth time in nine years. They will play No. 2 seed Stanford or 11th-seeded Missouri State in the
  
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• Vela gets 1st career MLS hat trick in LAFC win

  30-03-2019 23:23
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Vela capped his first career MLS hat trick with a curling shot from distance and Los Angeles FC beat the San Jose Earthquakes 5-0 on Saturday.
  Vela has six goals and three assists in five games this season.
  LAFC (4-0-1) opened the scoring in the eighth minute by capitalizing on a goalkeeper mistake as Daniel Vega whiffed on a clearance attempt and Vela walked it into the back of the net in the eighth minute. Vela added a goal in first-half stoppage time by re
  
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• Sanchez, Blue Jays pitch 2nd shutout in row, top Tigers 3-0

  30-03-2019 23:20
  TORONTO (AP) — Aaron Sanchez and four relievers combined to pitch Toronto’s second straight shutout, leading the Blue Jays over the Detroit Tigers 3-0.
  The Blue Jays threw just three shutouts all of last season, the second fewest in the majors. Detroit was last with two.
  The Tigers were blanked an MLB-leading 18 times in 2018. They’ve scored in only one of 28 innings so far this season.
  Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera left after being hit on the right hand by a pitch from Sanchez
  
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• Harrell, Clippers stay hot in 132-108 win over Cavaliers

  30-03-2019 23:05
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Montrezl Harrell scored 23 points, rookie Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 22 points and eight assists, and the playoff-bound Los Angeles Clippers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 132-108 on Saturday.
  The Clippers have won seven of eight and 12 of 14, and they moved within one-half game of San Antonio for the fifth seed in the Western Conference.
  JaMychal Green added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Clippers, who connected on 15 of 33 3-pointers. Los Angeles shot 62.4 percent
  
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• Nemeth gets hat trick, Russell scores twice for Sporting KC

  30-03-2019 22:53
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Krisztian Nemeth became the first Hungarian with a hat trick in MLS history, Johnny Russell added two goals and Sporting Kansas City cruised past the Montreal Impact 7-1 on Saturday.
  Sporting KC (2-1-1), which has won two of its last three, won a game in the series for the first time since July 18, 2015. Montreal (2-2-0) was trying for its third road win of the season, which would have matched its 2018 total.
  Russell, Nemeth and Felipe Gutierrez each scored in the
  
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• Northwest Missouri St wins 2nd Division II title in 3 years

  30-03-2019 22:41
  EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Joey Witthus scored 24 points and Northwest Missouri State capped an undefeated season with a 64-58 victory over Point Loma (Calif.) on Saturday for its second Division II championship in three seasons.
  Northwest Missouri State (38-0) became just the fifth team in Division II history to go undefeated with a national title, most recently by Findlay in 2009. The Bearcats also tied last season’s champion Ferris State (38-1) for the most wins in Division II histor
  
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• Indians escape bases-loaded jam in 9th, hold off Twins 2-1

  30-03-2019 22:35
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Greg Allen hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth inning, then Cleveland reliever Brad Hand escaped a bases-loaded jam and the Indians held off the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Saturday.
  The three-time AL Central champion Indians posted their first win of the season and handed new Twins manager Rocco Baldelli his first loss. The teams combined for just six hits, four by the Indians.
  Cleveland’s depleted infield almost proved costly. Byron Buxton led off the
  
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• Northern Arizona University announces top pick for provost

  30-03-2019 22:30
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Northern Arizona University officials have selected a longtime faculty member as their top pick for provost.
  The Arizona Daily Sun reported Saturday that university President Rita Cheng had announced Dr. Diane Stearns’ selection for the second-highest administrative position on the school’s Flagstaff campus.
  The appointment must go before the Arizona Board of Regents in April for final approval.
  Stearns began teaching at NAU in 1993 as an assistant chemi
  
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• LeBron James to sit out rest of the season

  30-03-2019 22:29
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James will sit out the rest of the season, ending his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers.
  The Lakers said Saturday that holding James out would allow his groin to fully heal. They added that James would accompany the team on its upcoming road trip to New Orleans and Oklahoma City.
  James was hurt in a victory over Golden State on Christmas, the first significant injury of his career. He sat out 17 games before returning on Jan. 31, and the Lakers were unable
  
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• Celtics without Irving, Horford in Brooklyn

  30-03-2019 22:26
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Boston Celtics were without starters Kyrie Irving and Al Horford for their game against the Brooklyn Nets.
  The Celtics ruled out Irving (low back soreness) and Horford (sore left knee) Saturday morning. They said at the time that Jayson Tatum was also questionable with an illness, but announced he was available after arriving at the arena.
  Boston was playing on the second straight night, having edged Indiana at home on Friday in a key matchup for Eastern Conference play
  
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• The Latest: Sharpton defends prosecutor in Smollett case

  30-03-2019 22:17
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on Jussie Smollett (all times local):
  4:15 p.m.
  The Rev. Al Sharpton is defending Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, who has been criticized after her office dropped charges against actor Jussie Smollett.
  The civil rights leader was in Chicago on Saturday at the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. The Chicago Tribune reports Sharpton portrayed Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel as a hypocrite. Emanuel has criticized prosecutors’ actions in t
  
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• McDowell shoots 64 to take lead in Dominican Republic

  30-03-2019 22:13
  PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Graeme McDowell one-putted the first 15 greens Saturday and shot his second straight 8-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead in the PGA Tour’s Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship.
  Winless since 2016, the 39-year-old major champion from Northern Ireland had a 15-under 201 total. He opened with a 73.
  Chris Stoud was second, also shooting 64.
  Second-round leader Sungjae Im, likely needing a victory Sunday to get into the top 50 in the worl
  
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• Three dogs dead, other pets rescued after house fire in Oro Valley

  30-03-2019 22:07
  ORO VALLEY — Three dogs have died, other animals were rescued after a house fire in Oro Valley.
  Crews with Golden Ranch Fire and Northwest Fire found smoke and flames inside a home in the area of Oracle and Rancho Vistoso.9 dogs rescued from the home. 3 dogs perished and 3 cats unaccounted for. @GRFDAZ reminds everyone to make sure they have working smoke detectors in their home. #GRFDAZ #CommunityFirst pic.twitter.com/cJ7if93194
  — Golder Ranch Fire (@GRFDAZ) March 30, 2019The h
  
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• The Latest: Virginia beats Purdue in OT to reach Final Four

  30-03-2019 22:06
  The Latest on the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):
  11:10 p.m.
  Virginia is heading to the Final Four for the first time since 1984.
  Kyle Guy had 25 points and 10 rebounds as the top-seeded Cavaliers withstood a brilliant performance from Purdue’s Carsen Edwards and beat the third-seeded Boilermakers 80-75 in overtime.
  Virginia had forced overtime on a buzzer beater from Mamadi Diakite.
  Edwards matched a career-high with 42 points and shot 10 of 19 from 3-point range.
  
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• The Latest: Purdue has boisterous crowd on its side

  30-03-2019 22:06
  The Latest on the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):
  8:50 p.m.
  The South Region final is almost like a home game for the No. 3 seed Purdue Boilermakers, whose fans have filled the KFC Yum! Center with black and gold.
  Purdue’s West Lafayette, Indiana, campus is a three-hour drive, close enough for fans to make the trip for the late-evening game. Many were in the arena an hour before the 8:49 p.m. tipoff and easily drowned out fans of the top-seeded Virginia Cavaliers du
  
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• The Latest: Auburn’s Okeke has torn ACL, will have surgery

  30-03-2019 22:06
  The Latest on the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):
  5 p.m.
  Auburn forward Chuma Okeke will miss the remainder of the NCAA Tournament after tearing the ACL in his left knee late in the fifth-seeded Tigers’ regional semifinal victory over North Carolina.
  The 6-foot-8 sophomore had already scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds when his knee buckled on the way to the basket Friday night. Okeke immediately grabbed it and rolled around on the floor, and his team and seve
  
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• Davis, Alonso lead new Mets past Nats 11-8 for 2-0 start

  30-03-2019 22:03
  WASHINGTON (AP) — J.D. Davis delivered a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning and rookie Pete Alonso contributed three hits and two RBIs as the new-look New York Mets improved to 2-0 with an 11-8 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.
  As chants of “Let’s go, Mets!” or “Where is Harper?” emanated from groups of New York fans in the stands, the Nationals fell to 0-2 without former slugger Bryce Harper.
  Jeff McNeil had four hits for the vis
  
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• Auburn’s Chuma Okeke out with torn ACL in left knee

  30-03-2019 21:52
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Auburn forward Chuma Okeke will miss the remainder of the NCAA Tournament after tearing the ACL in his left knee late in the fifth-seeded Tigers’ regional semifinal victory over North Carolina.
  The 6-foot-8 sophomore had already scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds when his knee buckled on the way to the basket Friday night. Okeke immediately grabbed it and rolled around on the floor, and his team and several Tar Heels players gathered around him.
  Tigers c
  
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• Duke’s Reddish a game-time decision vs. Michigan State

  30-03-2019 21:50
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Freshman forward Cam Reddish will be a game-time decision for Duke’s Elite Eight NCAA Tournament game Sunday against Michigan State because of a knee injury.
  Coach Mike Krzyzewski updated Reddish’s status Saturday before the Blue Devils’ practice, saying there was no structural damage. Reddish was a late scratch for the Sweet 16 victory against Virginia Tech.
  Reddish said his left knee has been bothering him for some time and that he tweaked it before th
  
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• Facebook CEO Zuckerberg calls for more outside regulation

  30-03-2019 21:49
  NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is calling for more outside regulation in several areas in which the social media site has run into problems over the past few years: harmful content, election integrity, privacy and data portability.
  In an opinion piece Saturday in The Washington Post, Zuckerberg says governments and regulators rather than private companies like Facebook should be more active in policing the Internet. He says privacy rules such as the General Data Protection Re
  
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• Hyde gets 1st win as manager, Orioles beat Yankees 5-3

  30-03-2019 21:44
  NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Hyde earned his first win as Baltimore Orioles manager when slow-footed catcher Jesus Sucre was aggressive on the bases to score the go-ahead run, then added three late RBIs to beat the New York Yankees 5-3 Saturday.
  Baltimore used reliever Nate Karns as an opener in his first major league appearance since May 2017, and the 31-year-old right-hander got into a bases-loaded, one-out jam. But Miguel Andujar hit into a 1-2-3 double play, and Karns pitched a scoreless se
  
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• Hurricanes edge Flyers 3-2 to improve playoff hopes

  30-03-2019 21:32
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Teuvo Teravainen and Dougie Hamilton scored 21 seconds apart in the first period, and the Carolina Hurricanes gave their playoff hopes a boost with a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.
  Petr Mrazek made 30 saves for Carolina, which is in position for the first Eastern Conference wild card. The Hurricanes increased their lead to three points over Montreal and Columbus, both of which were playing Saturday night.
  Seeking its first playoff appearance since 20
  
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• Police: Man killed teen who knocked on wrong door in Atlanta

  30-03-2019 21:28
  ATLANTA (AP) — Police say a man fatally shot a teenager who accidentally knocked on the wrong apartment door in Atlanta.
  WSB-TV reports it happened about 12:30 a.m. Friday at The Retreat apartments.
  Police say 19-year-old Omarian Banks was dropped off near the wrong breezeway in the complex. They say Banks and his girlfriend had just moved there and Banks wasn’t familiar with the area. He went to what he thought was his apartment but it was the wrong door.
  Banks knocked but eventuall
  
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• Busch wins Xfinity for chance at Texas tripleheader sweep

  30-03-2019 21:26
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyle Busch rocketed in front on the final restart with six laps remaining and went on to win the NASCAR Xfinity race Saturday, setting up the possibility of a tripleheader weekend sweep in Texas.
  Busch won for the third time in four Xfinity starts this season and got his 95th career victory in the series. He extended his NASCAR record to 203 wins overall, including his 55th career Trucks Series win Friday night.
  He will start 16th for Sunday’s Cup race at the
  
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• Facebook says some of Mark Zuckerberg’s posts were deleted

  30-03-2019 21:22
  NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook says some of CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s posts on the social media site were deleted due to technical errors.
  The company says it is unclear which posts were deleted. Facebook says the posts were mistakenly deleted a few years ago and the work required to restore them was extensive and might not have worked.
  The deleted posts were first reported by Business Insider. All posts from 2007 and 2008 have been deleted, according to the report.
  The way Facebook shares com
  
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• Migrant families overwhelm San Antonio bus stop, shelters

  30-03-2019 21:17
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The surge of migrant families crossing the southern border is overwhelming a bus station and aid organizations in San Antonio.
  The San Antonio Express-News reports city shelters have run out of space for the hundreds of people U.S. authorities are releasing from family detention centers around the city and on the border.
  The influx of people to San Antonio and other cities comes after U.S. officials announced so many families and children are entering the country from Me
  
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• Revolution get 1st win of season, 2-1 over Minnesota United

  30-03-2019 21:11
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Jalil Anibaba and Brandon Bye each scored to help the New England Revolution win their first game of the year, 2-1 over Minnesota United on Saturday.
  New England (1-3-1) had just two combined goals in the previous three games — all losses.
  Anibaba gave New England a 1-0 lead in the 10th minute on a diving header at the back post that went off the hand of goalkeeper Vito Mannone. Bye made it 2-1 in the 62nd minute with a sliding finish of Teal Bunbury’s
  
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• Baylor beats South Carolina 93-68, returns to Elite 8

  30-03-2019 21:06
  GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Baylor reached the Elite Eight for the fifth time in six years with another dominant performance, leading by as many as 30 points in a 93-68 victory over South Carolina on Saturday in the Greensboro Regional semifinals.
  Didi Richards scored a career-high 25 points, and Lauren Cox added 17 points and 14 rebounds for the No. 1 overall seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Bears shot 52 percent to win their 26th straight game and blow out South Carolina for th
  
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• Raptors forward Patrick McCaw out 3 weeks with thumb injury

  30-03-2019 21:00
  TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Raptors will be without forward Patrick McCaw for about weeks because of a sprained right thumb.
  He was hurt during Thursday night’s win at New York. He will wear a splint while he is sidelined.
  McCaw is averaging 2.7 points and 1.7 rebounds through 26 games with Toronto. The Raptors lead the Atlantic Division and have the second-best record in the Eastern Conference.
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• Kansas guard Moore decides to transfer closer to home

  30-03-2019 20:53
  LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas guard Charlie Moore has decided to transfer for the second time after an uneventful season with the Jayhawks.
  Moore began his career at California before transferring to Kansas, where he sat out last season as the Jayhawks made a run to the Final Four. He became eligible this season and appeared in 35 games, but he never made the kind of impact that most people expected. He started one game and averaged 2.9 points and 1.3 assists.
  His best game came against Sou
  
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• The Latest: Eiffel Tower goes dark in reminder about climate

  30-03-2019 20:44
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on Earth Hour (all times local):
  8:30 p.m.
  The City of Lights has turned off the Eiffel Tower’s nightly twinkle to mark Earth Hour, a worldwide campaign to urge more action against climate change.
  Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo dimmed the lights Saturday on the city’s most famous monument for an hour starting at 8:30 p.m. (1930 GMT). The tower’s lights normally dominate the Paris skyline after dusk, but are dimmed for major world tragedies and events lik
  
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• Panthers beat Bruins 4-1, snap Boston’s 12-game home streak

  30-03-2019 20:43
  BOSTON (AP) — Troy Brouwer scored a short-handed goal and Roberto Luongo stopped 30 shots to help the Florida Panthers beat Boston 4-1 on Saturday and hand the Bruins their first loss at home since January.
  Noel Acciari scored and Tuukka Rask made 19 saves for Boston, which has already clinched a playoff berth and will most likely open the postseason at home against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Panthers, who have already been eliminated from playoff contention, have won two straight to sna
  
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• Angelina Jolie: Fighting for women and justice are crucial

  30-03-2019 20:32
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Actress and activist Angelina Jolie says promoting equality for women, combatting injustice, and helping refugees are the most important parts of her life after her six children.
  She told The Associated Press in an interview Friday that “in many ways, they go hand in hand.”
  Off camera, the 43-year-old Oscar-winner is focused on helping millions of people caught up in the world’s crises and conflicts, a passion that began in 2001 when she starting wor
  
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• Ousted gets 1st shutout since 2017, Fire beat Red Bulls 1-0

  30-03-2019 20:25
  BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) — David Ousted had his first shutout since the 2017 season and the Chicago Fire won their first game of the season with a 1-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday.
  Ousted spent his first five seasons in the MLS with the Vancouver Whitecaps, collecting 42 shutouts, before starting 17 games for D.C. United last season.
  Chicago (1-2-1) took a 1-0 lead in the 48th minute on an own goal. New York goalkeeper Luis Robles came out of his area to get to a pass over
  
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• Kean keeps up scoring form in Juventus win over Empoli

  30-03-2019 20:24
  ROME (AP) — Moise Kean can’t seem to miss lately.
  Days after scoring two goals in his first two starts for Italy, the 19-year-old Kean came off the bench to secure injury-depleted Juventus a 1-0 win over visiting Empoli on Saturday.
  Kean’s three Serie A goals have come on his first three shots.
  The latest goal was set up by Mario Mandzukic, who knocked down a long ball to leave it for Kean to strike in with a long, bouncing shot that appeared to be slightly deflected.
  The goal
  
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• Australian Barty beats Pliskova for Miami Open title

  30-03-2019 20:24
  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Ashleigh Barty had 15 aces and became the 33rd different player to win a title in as many ATP and WTA tournaments this year when she beat Karolina Pliskova 7-6 (1), 6-3 on Saturday in the final of the Miami Open.
  The 22-year-old Australian, who was seeded 12th, won her fourth title and the biggest of her career. She improved to 18-3 this year and will rise to a career-high ranking of No. 9 next week.
  Barty won with a dominating serve and wide variety of shots fro
  
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• 12-foot, 750-pound gator trapped in Florida

  30-03-2019 20:14
  JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — A massive gator weighing over 700 pounds and measuring nearly 12 feet long has been caught in South Florida.
  A spokeswoman for Jupiter Police says a trapper caught the unusually large gator near an office park Thursday after a business owner reported it. The reptile weighed nearly 750 pounds and is being taken to a gator farm in central Florida.
  The department posted pictures of officers wrangling with the gator. Photos of the reptile have been shared more than 800 tim
  
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• Report: Trump’s Federal Reserve pick rebuked over alimony

  30-03-2019 20:12
  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick for the Federal Reserve Board was found in contempt of court for failing to pay $300,000 in alimony and other payments related to a divorce, according to a report by The Guardian.
  Stephen Moore was reprimanded by a judge in November 2012 for not paying Allison Moore spousal support, child support and other money owed, the Guardian reported, citing Virginia court records.
  The judge ordered Moore to sell his house to satisfy the debt in 201
  
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• Police raid of Arizona home over child with high fever shows limits of parental rights

  30-03-2019 19:59
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  The decision by armed Arizona police officers to force their way into the home of two parents who had refused to take their feverish young son to a hospital has raised troubling questions about parental responsibility and potential medical neglect, and what some might see as excessive law enforcement tactics.
  But amid the debate, health and legal experts who spoke to NBC News emphasi
  
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• Pirates at Reds game postponed because of rain

  30-03-2019 19:59
  CINCINNATI (AP) — The second game of a series between the Pirates and Reds was postponed Saturday because of rain.
  The start of the game was delayed 40 minutes before it was called with storms in the forecast all evening. It’ll be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on May 27.
  It was only the 16th postponement in 17 seasons at Great American Ball Park. Two games were called off because of weather last season, including the season opener against the Nationals that was pushed b
  
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• NAU launches fleet of autonomous food delivery robots

  30-03-2019 19:52
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Dozens of cooler-like robots on wheels have begun rolling around Northern Arizona University’s main campus in Flagstaff to deliver meals from Einstein Bros. Bagels, Cobrizo Mexican Grill and other retailers to hundreds of students a day.
  The Arizona Daily Sun reports Bay Area startup Starship Technologies’ launch of the robotic delivery service Monday at NAU follows the beginning of similar service two months ago at George Mason University in Virginia.
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• Marseille held to 2-2 home draw despite Balotelli’s double

  30-03-2019 19:42
  PARIS (AP) — Marseille wasted a two-goal lead through Mario Balotelli in the first 16 minutes and was held by Angers to 2-2 at home in the French league on Saturday.
  With eight games left, Marseille’s latest disappointing result left it eight points behind third-placed Lyon, and with little hope of qualifying for next season’s Champions League. Lyon beat Rennes 1-0 on Friday.
  Thomas Mangani canceled Marseille’s goals with a pair of penalties in the 36th and 76th minutes.
  
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• Number of asylum seekers sent back over border to grow

  30-03-2019 19:40
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Trump administration official says they are aiming to greatly expand the number of asylum seekers sent back over the southern border each day.
  It is meant to address the swelling number of arriving Central Americans. It could be difficult to achieve; the program started Jan. 29 and has been slow to get going and has suffered scheduling glitches.
  Right now, about 60 asylum seekers a day are returned at the San Ysidro, Calexico and El Paso ports of entry.
  They return to t
  
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• NAACP celebrates 50th Image Awards honoring celebs of color

  30-03-2019 19:31
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NAACP will celebrate its 50th Image Awards by paying homage to stars including Donald Glover, Beyonce and the film “Black Panther.”
  Anthony Anderson returns as host of the show honoring entertainers and writers of color at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Saturday evening. It airs live on TV One.
  Glover is nominated for acting and directing on “Atlanta,” which is up for best comedy series. Glover’s alter-ego Childish Gambino is nominate
  
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• Huddersfield experiences joint earliest relegation from EPL

  30-03-2019 19:11
  LONDON (AP) — What seems like an inglorious departure from the English Premier League is far from it for Huddersfield.
  Its fate sealed with six games remaining after losing at Crystal Palace 2-0 on Saturday, Huddersfield has matched the record for the earliest relegation.
  But it was a miracle the northern English team secured a second season in the Premier League, having resisted splurging its newfound wealth to chase survival.
  Even after breaking its transfer record three times in its fir
  
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• New 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals judge sworn in

  30-03-2019 18:49
  IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — The newest 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge was sworn in Friday in eastern Idaho.
  Ryan Nelson, a longtime Idaho Falls resident and attorney for Melaleuca Inc., was nominated by President Donald Trump to the 9th Circuit in May. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a mostly partisan vote of 51-44.
  The Post Register reports that during his investiture ceremony in Idaho Falls, Nelson said he believed the courts should be the weakest branch of the government.
  
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• Woods advances at Match Play after McIlroy meltdown

  30-03-2019 18:46
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tiger Woods moved into the quarterfinals of the Dell Technologies Match Play by outlasting Rory McIlroy in a match that turned on one bad shot.
  Woods holed a 12-foot par putt on the 17th hole to win Saturday. He never trailed since a birdie on the fifth hole, but it took a calamity of mistakes by McIlroy on the par-5 16th that kept the match from going the distance.
  McIlroy was poised to tie the match with a 395-yard drive with the wind at his back, leaving a short iro
  
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