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• Cardi B, Meek Mill, Migos to perform at Summer Jam concert

  01-04-2019 23:50
  NEW YORK (AP) — Cardi B, Meek Mill and Migos will perform at the annual Summer Jam concert , one of the year’s top hip-hop shows.
  New York radio station Hot 97 announced Monday that the June 2 concert at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, will also include performances by Tory Lanez, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, City Girls, Davido and Funk Flex.
  Tickets go on sale Friday. Rich the Kid, Casanova, Melii, Megan Thee Stallion and Kash Doll will also hit the stage at Summer Jam, w
  
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• Kevin McGuiness quits MLBPA, replaced by Xavier James

  01-04-2019 23:49
  NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin McGuiness has resigned after five years as chief operations officer of the Major League Baseball Players Association and been replaced by Xavier D. James, who had been his deputy.
  James, 51, was hired by the union last year after working as lawyer for gospel singer DeLeon Richards Sheffield, the wife of former All-Star outfielder Gary Sheffield. James will oversee organizational infrastructure, human resources, staffing, and budgeting.
  A graduate of the University of
  
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• Owner of Tucson elder care facility awaits sentencing

  01-04-2019 23:45
  TUCSON –A Tucson woman and adult care facility owner was sentenced to three years of probation for being involved in a vulnerable elder abuse case last summer.
  Cynthia Hermann was arrested after five elderly residents had to be transported to the hospital on July 26 for heat-related issues, police say.
  Hermann is prohibited from operating a health facility while on probation.
  Cynthia Hermann
  First responders were dispatched to Angelique’s Adult Care Homes, located at 5101 E
  
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• North Carolina freshman Nassir Little declares for NBA draft

  01-04-2019 23:38
  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina freshman Nassir Little is entering the NBA draft.
  Little announced his decision on social media Monday, saying he was “ready now to put everything I have into being the best player I can be at the next level.”
  The 6-foot-6 Little averaged 9.8 points and 4.6 rebounds as the top reserve for a No. 1-seeded team in the NCAA Tournament. It is unclear if he has signed with an agent. Little came on late with a team-best 39 points through the fir
  
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• Boy, 6, dies of heart attack; collapsed during team pictures

  01-04-2019 23:35
  CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. (AP) — A 6-year-old boy who collapsed at a baseball field in Georgia while taking pictures with his teammates has died.
  WTVC-TV reports Brantley Chandler died Thursday, hours after suffering a heart attack. Brantley’s mother Meghan Bryson says he was with the other Rock Spring Mustangs getting ready for the team picture when he collapsed.
  Bryson says Brantley was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says an estimat
  
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• Switzerland’s Bencic wins to open play at the Volvo Car Open

  01-04-2019 23:34
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Ninth-seeded Belinda Bencic of Switzerland opened play at the Volvo Car Open with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Australia’s Destanee Aiava on Monday at the WTA’s first clay-court event of the season.
  Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko, the 10th seed, opened play at the Volvo Car Open with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Johanna Larsson of Sweden on Monday at the WTA’s first clay court tournament of the season.
  Other seeded players winning were 10th-seeded Jelena Os
  
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• Memphis’ Valanciunas out rest of season with sprained ankle

  01-04-2019 23:30
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas will miss the rest of the season after spraining his right ankle in a loss to the Clippers.
  The Grizzlies announced Monday that Valanciunas suffered a grade II sprain Sunday night, though the center will not need surgery.
  The 7-foot Valanciunas had started 17 of 19 games since Memphis acquired him from Toronto in a trade Feb. 7. Valanciunas, 26, averaged 19.9 points and 10.7 rebounds with Memphis and had a career-high 34 points along
  
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• Police investigate shooting in central Tucson

  01-04-2019 23:29
  TUCSON –A local elementary school was put on a short lockdown after a nearby “disturbance,” Flowing Wells Unified School District said.
  Tucson Police Department Operations Division West says a woman was transported to the hospital after a shooting in the area. However, the incident is not related to Walter Douglas Elementary School.
  The elementary school was put on a five-minute lockdown, which was later lifted by Tucson Police Department.
  El Tovar Avenue is shut down from Moha
  
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• A Comey candidacy? Nope, just an April Fool’s Day joke

  01-04-2019 23:27
  WASHINGTON (AP) — No, James Comey isn’t running for president after all.
  Nearly two hours after a tweet and Instagram post seemed to tease a potential candidacy, the former FBI director confirmed that his social media post was simply an April Fool’s Day joke.
  The original post was a photograph of Comey standing in the center of a rural, two-lane road with a caption of, “I’m in. We need someone in the middle. #2020.”
  After thousands of likes, retweets and comme
  
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• Lawsuit: Howard Schultz sent unwanted texts to promote book

  01-04-2019 23:25
  SEATTLE (AP) — A Florida woman is suing former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz after she says she and others on the national do not call list got automated text messages promoting his book tour.
  Schultz is considering an independent bid for president and launched a tour in January for his latest book, “From the Ground Up.”
  Cassandra Vallianos of Sunrise, Florida, says even though she’s on the no-call list, she received two unsolicited text messages promoting his appearance i
  
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• The Latest: Sharp object used to kill SC college student

  01-04-2019 23:20
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the death of a University of South Carolina student who mistakenly got in the wrong car (all times local):
  4:55 p.m.
  Authorities say multiple injuries from a sharp object killed a University of South Carolina student who police say was kidnapped and killed after she got into the wrong car while waiting for an Uber ride.
  The brief statement Monday from Clarendon County Coroner Bucky Mock did not specify what kind of weapon was used to kill 21-year-old Sam
  
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• The Latest: Venezuela judge seeks to strip Guaido’s immunity

  01-04-2019 23:17
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Latest on Venezuela’s Crisis (all times local):
  5 p.m.
  Venezuela’s chief justice is asking pro-government lawmakers to strip opposition leader Juan Guaido of immunity from prosecution.
  The request by Supreme Court Justice Maikel Moreno on Monday takes a further step toward prosecuting Guaido for alleged crimes.
   Guaido is seeking to oust President Nicolas Maduro with support from the United States among some 50 countries who declared Maduro&rs
  
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• Fire Weather Watch issued April 1 at 2:15PM MDT expiring April 3 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM

  01-04-2019 23:15
  Fine fuel moisture has decreased to under 10% in most lowlandlocations this week, with only select mountain zones receiving anywetting precipitation. Vulnerable fuels combined dry, windyweather Wednesday afternoon will allow for critical fireconditions to develop across southwest New Mexico and far westTexas. Southwest winds of 20-25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph arepossible along with relative humidities in the lower teens.The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa hasissued a Fire W
  
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• Arizona Softball Sweeps In-State Rival ASU at Hillenbrand Stadium

  01-04-2019 23:05
  The University of Arizona’s softball team is on a roll, having won nine games in a row, all against Pac-12 foes.
  The Wildcats (27-7, 9-0) latest victim was the Arizona State Sun Devils, who were swept by a combined score of 18-0 in a three-game series in Tucson.…
  
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• Chiefs acquire DE Ogbah in trade from Browns for S Murray

  01-04-2019 23:01
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have acquired edge rusher Emmanuel Ogbah from Cleveland in a swap for safety Eric Murray, who was originally drafted by current Browns general manager John Dorsey.
  Ogbah did not report for the start of the Browns’ offseason program Monday, a sign that a trade was in the works. The 25-year-old defensive end was picked 32nd overall in the 2016 draft, and he had 12½ sacks while starting all 40 games he played over the past three seas
  
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• Arsenal beats Newcastle 2-0, moves to 3rd in Premier League

  01-04-2019 23:01
  LONDON (AP) — Aaron Ramsey’s parting gift to Arsenal might just be helping the team back into the Champions League.
  Ramsey scored in the 30th minute, setting Arsenal on its way to a 2-0 win over Newcastle on Monday that lifted it above Tottenham and Manchester United and into third place in the Premier League.
  Alexandre Lacazette added the second goal in the 83rd minute in a dominant Arsenal performance at Emirates Stadium.
  Ramsey is leaving Arsenal after 11 years to join Juventus on
  
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• Venezuela chief justice seeks to strip opposition leader Juan Guaido of immunity from prosecution

  01-04-2019 22:58
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela chief justice seeks to strip opposition leader Juan Guaido of immunity from prosecution.
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• Autopsy: North Carolina inn worker died of strangulation

  01-04-2019 22:52
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An autopsy says an aspiring chef slain last year at a scenic North Carolina inn was strangled to death.
  The autopsy released Monday by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner lists strangulation as the cause of death for 29-year-old Sara Ellis, who died in July 2018 near the Pisgah Inn. The autopsy also notes blunt force trauma to the face.
  Her former co-worker at the inn, Derek Shawn Pendergraft, was charged last year with first-degree murder and aggravated sexual ab
  
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• TPD investigates scene after man gets shot in leg

  01-04-2019 22:51
  TUCSON – Tucson Police Department is investigating a scene after a man got shot in the leg on Monday.
  TPD officers were dispatched to the intersection of Limberlost Drive and First Avenue. The victim has been transported to a hospital.
  Police say the suspect is still outstanding.
  Anyone with information is asked to call 88-CRIME.
  Details are limited at this time.  
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• NFL referee John Parry retires, joins ESPN as analyst

  01-04-2019 22:49
  NEW YORK (AP) — Referee John Parry will trade in his stripes to join ESPN as an officiating analyst.
  The NFL announced in a tweet Monday that Parry is retiring after 19 seasons that included working three Super Bowls. ESPN then revealed that Parry will contribute to “Monday Night Football” and its studio shows.
  “MNF” producer Jay Rothman says Parry’s in-studio role “will be a first for ESPN’s NFL coverage. He will educate our commentators, staff, a
  
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• Report: FBI doesn’t warn hacking victims of their rights

  01-04-2019 22:45
  LONDON (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department’s watchdog says Americans caught up in international cyberespionage campaigns are routinely being left in the dark by the FBI.
  The Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General said Monday that advisory letters typically sent by the FBI to victims of cybercrime were almost never issued in “national security cyber cases.”
  The lapses identified by the inspector general echo a 2017 Associated Press report that found the
  
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• New Cougars coach Kyle Smith has winning pedigree

  01-04-2019 22:45
  PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — New Washington State coach Kyle Smith has a winning pedigree.
  He has his work cut out for him in Pullman.
  Smith was introduced Monday as the head coach of a program that hasn’t had a winning season since 2012. His predecessor, Ernie Kent, was fired after going 58-98, 22-68 in the Pac-12, over the past five seasons.
  But Smith has a history of success. He comes to Washington State after a strong three-year run as the coach at San Francisco. Smith also was a head c
  
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• Sen. Amy Klobuchar latest 2020 hopeful to release taxes

  01-04-2019 22:44
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar has released 12 years of tax returns, saying “transparency and accountability are fundamental to good governance.”
  The Minnesota senator on Monday was the latest 2020 contender to make her returns public. The tax returns date back to 2006, when she first became a candidate for federal office.
  The documents show Klobuchar and her husband paid $62,787 in federal taxes on an adjusted gross income of $292,306 in 2017
  
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• Penn State wrestler Bo Nickal wins Hodge Trophy

  01-04-2019 22:44
  Penn State’s Bo Nickal has been named this year’s winner of the Hodge Trophy, awarded annually to the nation’s top wrestler.
  Wrestling publication WIN Magazine announced on Monday that Nickal had claimed the honor after winning his third NCAA title on March 23.
  Nickal went 30-0 with 18 pins, three technical falls and six major decisions for the Nittany Lions, who won the team title for the eighth time in nine years at the national meet. Nickal beat out senior teammate Jason Nol
  
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• Baltimore’s mayor taking a leave of absence as a political scandal intensifies about “self-dealing” book sales

  01-04-2019 22:40
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s mayor taking a leave of absence as a political scandal intensifies about “self-dealing” book sales.
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• FAA expects Boeing update for troubled jet ‘in coming weeks’

  01-04-2019 22:37
  U.S. aviation regulators say Boeing needs more time to finish changes in a flight-control system suspected of playing a role in two deadly crashes.
  The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it anticipates Boeing’s final software improvements for 737 Max airliners “in the coming weeks.”
  Boeing was expected to complete the work last week, but FAA says the company needs more time to make sure it has identified and addressed all issues.
  The FAA says once it gets Boeing’
  
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• Drugs were labeled with photo of late kingpin Pablo Escobar

  01-04-2019 22:37
  NEW YORK (AP) — Drug enforcement officials in New York say they’ve seized narcotics labeled with a photo of infamous Colombian druglord Pablo Escobar.
  The Drug Enforcement Administration said Monday agents found 77 pounds (35 kilograms) of suspected heroin mixed with fentanyl during a search of an apartment in Harlem. They valued the drugs at more than $10 million.
  Investigators said some of the kilos were wrapped in tape with photos of Escobar and labels reading “Pablo”
  
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• Iowa State’s Horton-Tucker to declare for NBA Draft

  01-04-2019 22:33
  AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State freshman guard Talen Horton-Tucker intends to declare himself eligible for the NBA Draft after just one season with the Cyclones.
  Horton-Tucker announced his decision on Twitter on Monday, saying that it’s in his best interests to “start the next chapter” of his life.
  Horton-Tucker, a Chicago native, averaged 11.8 points and 4.9 rebounds a game for Iowa State in 2018-19. Although he faded a bit down the stretch, Horton-Tucker’s 235-pound
  
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• Beric’s late goal lifts Saint-Etienne over Nimes

  01-04-2019 22:32
  SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) — Robert Beric scored in the 79th minute to give Saint-Etienne a 2-1 win over visiting Nimes on Monday and keep its hopes of qualifying for European competition alive.
  Beric scored his fifth French league goal of the season and his second in as many games by finishing a cross from Valentin Vada into the bottom right corner.
  Antonin Bobichon opened the scoring for Nimes in the second minute with a header that went out of the reach of goalkeeper Stephane Ruffier. R
  
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• Man charged after freeway standoff, but not with robbery

  01-04-2019 22:29
  MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Police have charged a motorist with obstruction after a standoff on an Atlanta freeway that backed up traffic for miles, but no one has been charged with the armed robbery that triggered the dramatic episode.
  Marietta police said Monday that 25-year-old Taylor Alexander Smith-Duffy remains a “person of interest” in the Friday robbery at a Walmart, but detectives are still trying “to make a determination if he was involved.”
  It wasn’t clear
  
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• Police hunt assailant after beating outside Dodger Stadium

  01-04-2019 22:27
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The San Francisco Giants fan beaten outside Dodger Stadium eight years ago says he’s dismayed that Los Angeles police are again investigating an assault at the stadium that left a man seriously injured over the weekend.
  Officials are searching Monday for a man who punched Rafael Reyna during an argument following Friday night’s marathon six-hour game between the Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
  Christel Reyna says her husband sustained a skull fracture i
  
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• NY state poised to raise smoking age from 18 to 21

  01-04-2019 22:23
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is poised to become the latest state to raise the legal age for buying cigarettes and electronic cigarettes from 18 to 21.
  The Democrat-controlled state Senate has voted Monday to approve legislation raising the age. The Assembly, also controlled by Democrats, passed its own legislation last month.
  Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo also supports raising the age to 21 for purchasing cigarettes. Once he signs the legislation, it will take effect in 120 days.
  The measu
  
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• Mourning for Nipsey Hussle goes well beyond his music

  01-04-2019 22:21
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nipsey Hussle is being mourned for much more than his music.
  The rapper was shot and killed Sunday in the same Los Angeles neighborhood where he grew up. California Sen. Kamala Harris and LA Mayor Eric Garcetti are among those paying tribute to him for his efforts to improve the impoverished Crenshaw community.
  Hussle opened a store called Marathon Clothing that he hoped could be a seed for development. He was standing near the business when he was slain. Police have not
  
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• Senate kills resolution to nullify Equal Rights support

  01-04-2019 22:10
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican-led Senate has killed a House resolution that seeks to rescind the state’s 1975 support of the Equal Rights Amendment.
  The resolution sponsored by seven male GOP House members says Congress’ deadline for ratification of the gender-equality amendment came and went 40 years ago and is no longer valid.
  Opponents call the resolution a response to offset revived efforts to enshrine the near half-century-old gender-equality measur
  
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• Fan racism forces Dinamo Zagreb’s stadium closed for 1 game

  01-04-2019 22:09
  NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has punished Dinamo Zagreb for racist behavior by fans during the Europa League with a one-game stadium closure next season.
  With Dinamo 17 points clear in Croatia’s top league, the stadium ban is likely to apply in July for the home leg of a Champions League second qualifying round game.
  UEFA says a second stadium closure was deferred with the club put on two years’ probation. Dinamo was fined 20,000 euros ($22,400) for the racism and must pay a f
  
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• Rockabilly Hall of Famer Billy Adams dies at 79

  01-04-2019 22:05
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rockabilly Hall of Famer Billy Adams, who wrote and recorded the rockabilly staple “Rock, Pretty Mama,” has died. He was 79.
  According to a press release from his publicist and manager, Adams died Saturday in Westmoreland, Tennessee.
  Born in Redbush, Kentucky, Adams was one of 14 children and the son of a coal miner who worked in the Van Lear coal mine, the same place Loretta Lynn sings about in “Coal Miner’s Daughter.”
  Adams told Publi
  
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• The Latest: Baltimore mayor goes on leave amid scandal

  01-04-2019 21:59
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The Latest on revelations about Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh’s lucrative deals to sell her self-published children’s books (all times local):
  4:45 p.m.
  Baltimore’s mayor is taking an indefinite leave of absence as a political scandal about “self-dealing” book sales intensifies.
  In a Monday statement, Pugh’s office says she has been “advised by her physicians that she needs to take time to recover and focus on her health.” I
  
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• The Latest: Baltimore councilman calls on mayor to resign

  01-04-2019 21:59
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The Latest on revelations about Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh’s lucrative deals to sell her self-published children’s books (all times local):
  5:35 p.m.
  At least one Baltimore City Council member is calling for Mayor Catherine Pugh to resign as a scandal intensifies over allegations of “self-dealing” arrangements to sell her children’s book series.
  Councilman Zeke Cohen says Pugh has “lost the moral mandate to govern and the public&rsqu
  
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• DACA Recipients Respond to Border Patrol Presence on UA Campus

  01-04-2019 21:58
  Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival recipients at the University of Arizona have penned a letter in response to a Customs and Border Patrol presence at the university's main campus on Tuesday, March 19 in the Modern Languages building. CBP agents were guests of an event hosted by the Criminal Justice Association, a university club.…
  
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• US stops F-35 fighter jet parts delivery to Turkey

  01-04-2019 21:57
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say Washington has stopped delivery of F-35 fighter jet parts to Turkey in response to Ankara’s decision to move ahead with the purchase of a Russian surface-to-air missile system.
  The U.S. has been warning Turkey for months that buying the Russian S-400 system would jeopardize its planned purchase of the advanced fighter aircraft. The halt in the delivery of parts and manuals is the first step toward ending the actual aircraft sale.
  The officials spo
  
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• PT Studio Production Assistant

  01-04-2019 21:53
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• NYC police investigating rape allegation against NBA star

  01-04-2019 21:48
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police official has confirmed that there is an investigation into a rape allegation against NBA star Kristaps Porzingis.
  NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea said on Monday that the department has an ongoing probe. He declined to give further details.
  An attorney for Porzingis had acknowledged last week that a woman had accused the Dallas Mavericks forward of raping her in his Manhattan apartment last year while he was playing for the Knicks.
  But the lawyer,
  
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• Delaware troopers cleared in shooting of paraplegic man

  01-04-2019 21:46
  HARBESON, Del. (AP) — Authorities say Delaware State Police officers were justified in fatally shooting a paraplegic man while trying to execute a search warrant at his home.
  In a report dated Friday, the attorney general’s office said two troopers who shot 50-year-old Robert Knox last year acted reasonably.
  Investigators say Knox was shot after telling officers he did not want to go back to jail and grabbing a handgun on his bedside table.
  Knox had a long criminal history that inclu
  
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• Big catch: Browns welcome Beckham after ‘surreal’ trade

  01-04-2019 21:41
  BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Odell Beckham Jr. looked at Baker Mayfield to his left, Jarvis Landry to his right and Myles Garrett at the end of the dais.
  “This can’t be real,” Beckham said, a tuft of bleached blond hair poking out from under his orange Cleveland Browns cap.
  This was no April Fools’ Day joke.
  His drama-filled days in New York behind him, Beckham was introduced Monday by the Browns, whose acquisition of the former Giants star wide receiver has triggered wild ex
  
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• Rincon High’s basketball coach wins ‘Spirit of Cotton Award’

  01-04-2019 21:40
  TUCSON – A local basketball coach was selected to receive the “Spirit of Cotton Award” from the Phoenix Suns Charities.
  The Phoenix Suns presented Coach Rich Utter from Rincon High School with the award Monday morning.
  Coach Utter received a $10,000 grant to use in the school’s athletic program.
  “Coach Utter has a distinguished career spanning the last 40 years, 38 at RUHS. As The Head Boys Basketball Coach, Coach Utter has won numerous Division titles and State ap
  
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• Judge allows expelled player to continue suit against Yale

  01-04-2019 21:40
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that a former Yale basketball captain who was expelled for sexual misconduct can move forward with his lawsuit against the university.
  Judge Alfred Covello denied Yale’s motion to throw out many of Jack Montague’s claims in a ruling released Monday. The claims include that a Title IX officer improperly coerced the woman to cooperate with the complaint that led to his February 2016 expulsion.
  The judge tossed out several of Montag
  
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• Everton looking into alleged incident involving Pickford

  01-04-2019 21:36
  LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Everton says it is investigating an alleged incident after video footage that claimed to show England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford involved in a street fight was widely shared online.
  The Premier League team said in a brief statement Monday that it was “looking into the matter” after being made aware of the alleged incident “involving one of our players.”
  According to Britain’s Press Association, the incident took place Sunday in Pickfo
  
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• Ex-Oklahoma zookeeper testifies in his murder-for-hire trial

  01-04-2019 21:32
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An ex-Oklahoma zookeeper and former candidate for governor says he never wanted to kill a woman who investigators say was the target of a murder-for-hire plot.
  Joseph Maldonado-Passage, also known as “Joe Exotic,” testified in his own defense Monday at a federal trial. He’s accused of trying to arrange the killing of Carole Baskin, the founder of a Florida animal sanctuary who has criticized Maldonado-Passage’s treatment of animals. Baskin wasn&
  
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• McSally hosts discussion on surge of migrants

  01-04-2019 21:23
  PHOENIX (AP) – 11:40 a.m.
  A group of nonprofit organizations met with immigration officials and U.S. Sen. Martha McSally on Monday to discuss response to the growing number of immigrant families who are dropped off in Arizona as government resources are maxed out.
  The meeting was held in Phoenix and also included the Yuma mayor, who said last week he was coordinating with non-governmental organizations there after the Border Patrol announced it was now releasing families soon after a
  
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• More pigeons found dumped at Indiana freeway rest stop

  01-04-2019 21:19
  WOLCOTT, Ind. (AP) — More pigeons have been found in a dumpster at a western Indiana freeway rest area. The Lafayette Journal & Courier reports that about 51 of the birds were discovered early Monday morning along Interstate 65 near Wolcott. Five already were dead.
  Pigeons also were found in February at the rest area. An Indiana State Police trooper also found 57 pigeons in cardboard boxes in December at the rest stop in White County, about 85 miles (137 kilometers) northwest of Indian
  
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