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• The Latest: Canada’s Trudeau says ex-minister out of caucus

  02-04-2019 23:58
  TORONTO (AP) — The Latest on Canada’s ex-attorney general (all times local):
  6:15 p.m.
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says former Cabinet minister Jane Philpott has also been kicked out of the Liberal Party caucus.
  Trudeau cited repeated questioning of his leadership as well as the fact that former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould publicized a secretly recorded conversation she had with Michael Wernick, Canada’s top civil servant.
  The scandal has rocked Trudeau’s gove
  
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• Red Cross: Hundreds of kids alone at camp where IS fled

  02-04-2019 23:31
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the international Red Cross says a humanitarian emergency is unfolding in the camp in northeast Syria overwhelmed with people who fled the last battlefields of Islamic State extremists — and a top priority is helping hundreds of unaccompanied children return home.
  Peter Maurer, who just returned from Syria, told a group of reporters Tuesday that the al-Hol camp in Hassakeh province now holds between 80,000 and 100,000 people and “everybody has
  
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• AZGFD looking for information on a poached mule deer

  02-04-2019 23:31
  KINGMAN, Ariz. – The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is looking for any information about a mule deer being poached.
  The buck was shot sometime between March 14th and March 18th. It happened near Bagdad, AZ, near the Kitty Litter Mine area. The Poacher took the head and hide.
  AZGFD wants to remind people that poaching is a crime and it steals wildlife from Arizona citizens.
  If you have any information you’re asked to call the department’s Operation Game Thief hotline a
  
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• Police: Man suspected of fatally shooting rapper Nipsey Hussle has been arrested near Los Angeles

  02-04-2019 23:30
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police: Man suspected of fatally shooting rapper Nipsey Hussle has been arrested near Los Angeles.
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• Man recently diagnosed with cancer wins $250K lottery prize

  02-04-2019 23:30
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — State officials say a man recently diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer has won $250,000 in the North Carolina Education Lottery.
  News outlets reported Tuesday that the last of four Carolina Black tickets was a winner for Charlotte resident Richard Beare. The retired mechanic says he rarely plays the lottery and had only stopped at a QuikTrip because his wife asked him to get a Powerball ticket since the jackpot was so high.
  However, it was the scratch-off ticket that
  
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• Woman buys out closing shoe store for Nebraska flood victims

  02-04-2019 23:29
  HAYS, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas woman donated 204 pairs of shoes to Nebraska flood victims after buying everything that was left at a closing Payless store.
  The Hays Post reports the shoes were part of a flood relief shipment taken to farmers in Nebraska by Fort Hays State’s agriculture sorority, Sigma Alpha, during the weekend.
  A graduate of Fort Hays State, Addy Tritt, said she wanted to help others because so many people have helped her in the past.
  When the price at a Hays store dropp
  
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• The Latest: Polian disappointed as AAF operations suspended

  02-04-2019 23:26
  The Latest on the future of the Alliance of American Football (all times EDT):
  5:15 p.m.
  Alliance of American Football co-founder Bill Polian says he’s been told football operations have been suspended and that virtually everyone involved will be terminated within 24 to 48 hours. He declined to say who told him that.
  He says the only people to be retained will be equipment managers and others closing facilities.
  Polian says he is “extremely disappointed.”
  He said: “We wer
  
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• The Latest: Letter says most AAF employees to be terminated

  02-04-2019 23:26
  The Latest on the future of the Alliance of American Football (all times EDT):
  6:45 p.m.
  The Alliance of American Football has ended its first season prematurely and notified most employees that they will be terminated as of Wednesday.
  Employees were notified in a letter from the board on Tuesday afternoon. The board essentially is majority owner Tom Dundon, who also owns the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes.
  The letter, obtained by The Associated Press, said only that the decision to suspend ope
  
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• NYC congestion toll supporters cite benefits in other cities

  02-04-2019 23:23
  NEW YORK (AP) — A congestion toll that would charge drivers to enter New York City’s central business district is a first for an American city.
  State legislators included it in the New York state budget that was approved Monday. Proponents pointed to the effects of similar fees in cities such as London, Singapore and Stockholm. The system is supposed to cut traffic, generate money for public transit and improve air quality.
  The budget is only the initial step.
  A six-member panel will
  
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• Texas Senate OKs religious refusal bill panned by businesses

  02-04-2019 23:19
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Senate has preliminarily approved a bill allowing social workers, attorneys and others with state-issued licenses to deny services because of religious beliefs — despite stiff opposition from top businesses.
  The proposal by Republican state Sen. Charles Perry of Lubbock protects professionals citing “sincerely held religious beliefs” should they face potential state sanctions for refusing services to some people.
  It is among several proposal
  
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• Dead body in northern Arizona being investigated as homicide

  02-04-2019 23:19
  BLUE RIDGE, Ariz. (AP) — Coconino County Sheriff’s officials say a woman’s remains were found at Bly Pit in the Blue Ridge area and the case is being investigated as a homicide.
  They say investigators responded to the scene Saturday afternoon and located the body of a female.
  Authorities say the body has undergone some decomposition and carried no identification.
  Sheriff’s detectives and the county Medical Examiner’s Office are working to identify the woman.
  The pos
  
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• North Carolina charter school to allow belted shorts, pants

  02-04-2019 23:18
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina charter school that required girls to wear skirts has revised the policy after a federal judge ruled it amounted to unconstitutional sex discrimination.
  Charter Day School officials sent a letter Tuesday telling parents it would add belted shorts and pants in the appropriate school color as alternatives to the girls’ current uniform options of skorts, jumpers, and skirts.
  The new options take effect with the announcement.
  The school in Leland sai
  
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• 4 years in prison for mother of boy who took gun to school

  02-04-2019 23:13
  HARTFORD CITY, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana woman whose 15-year-old son took a handgun to school has been sentenced to four years in prison.
  The 40-year-old Hartford City woman was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty last month to dangerous control of a child. The charge refers to cases where a parent or guardian permits a child to possess a firearm.
  The Star Press in Muncie reports she acknowledged to investigators she was aware her son had a firearm, but never discussed the matter with him
  
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• 4 years in prison for mom who took gun to Indiana school

  02-04-2019 23:13
  HARTFORD CITY, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana woman whose 15-year-old son took a handgun to school has been sentenced to four years in prison.
  The 40-year-old Hartford City woman was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty last month to dangerous control of a child. The charge refers to cases where a parent or guardian permits a child to possess a firearm.
  The Star Press in Muncie reports she acknowledged to investigators she was aware her son had a firearm, but never discussed the matter with him
  
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• ‘Pharma Bro’ in solitary confinement for alleged phone use

  02-04-2019 23:12
  NEW YORK (AP) — Pharmaceutical honcho Martin Shkreli has been banished to solitary confinement amid allegations he was running his drug company from federal prison using a contraband smartphone.
  A person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press that the man known as “Pharma Bro” was moved to solitary confinement at the New Jersey facility on March 7 and will likely remain there while his alleged conduct is being investigated.
  The person wasn’t authorized to disc
  
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• Second ex-aide to former Texas congressman gets prison term

  02-04-2019 23:07
  HOUSTON (AP) — A second ex-aide to disgraced former Texas Congressman Steve Stockman is following his boss to prison over a scam to spend charitable donations on personal and campaign costs.
  Federal prosecutors in Houston say Jason Posey of Tupelo, Mississippi, was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months and ordered to repay more than $720,000.
  Posey in 2017 pleaded guilty to mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering for helping the GOP lawmaker scheme to misuse charitable funds.
  Stockman, who&rs
  
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• Warriors’ Green, Curry, Durant fined for referee comments

  02-04-2019 23:05
  NEW YORK (AP) — Golden State Warriors teammates Draymond Green, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant have been fined by the NBA for criticizing the officiating.
  The league said Tuesday that Green was fined $35,000 for comments on social media that “impugned the integrity of NBA officiating.” Curry was fined $25,000 for similar reasons for his “actions and public statements.” Durant’s fine of $15,000 was for “public criticism” of the refereeing.
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• The Latest: Roller coaster ride as Lyft’s stock falls

  02-04-2019 23:05
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Lyft’s falling stock price (all times local):
  5:00 p.m.
  Ride-hailing giant Lyft’s stock has fallen below its IPO price of $72 and is languishing at around $68.
  That’s a sharp turnaround from its debut when the stock price jumped 21% to $87.24 on Friday.
  There wasn’t any bad news released by the company, and investors don’t know a whole lot more about Lyft’s financial picture than they did when the stock first started trading
  
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• Man United loses 2-1 at Wolves for 3rd defeat in 4 games

  02-04-2019 23:00
  WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Manchester United’s ambitions of securing a spot in the Champions League next season were damaged by a 2-1 loss at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Tuesday.
  United squandered a 13th-minute lead earned through Scott McTominay’s first goal for the club, as Wolves responded with a strike by Diogo Jota and an own goal by Chris Smalling. The second goal came after United captain Ashley Young was sent off for two bookings.
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• High prices, interest rates push 1Q US auto sales down 2%

  02-04-2019 22:59
  DETROIT (AP) — Automobile sales in the U.S. fell 2% in the first quarter, another sign the nation’s economy is starting to slow.
  Automakers sold just over 4 million vehicles from January through March. Industry analysts blame the drop on rising vehicle prices, competition from late-model used vehicles, and relatively high interest rates. Weak sales of cars, harsh winter weather and the partial government shutdown also had an impact.
  Edmunds.com analyst Jeremy Acevedo says new vehicle
  
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• Some North Dakota GOP lawmakers abstain from Hindu prayer

  02-04-2019 22:50
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Some Republican North Dakota House members have abstained from an opening floor session prayer by a Hindu cleric.
  Rajan Zed, president of the Universal Society of Hinduism, offered prayer as the guest chaplain in the House on Tuesday. He delivered the prayer in the Senate on Monday without incident.
  Lutheran pastor and freshman Rep. Jeff Hoverson of Minot sat at the back of the chamber to “protest” the prayer. A few other lawmakers also stood or sat at the
  
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• Berlin subway transport strike results in graffiti bonanza

  02-04-2019 22:45
  BERLIN (AP) — A 24-hour transport strike in Berlin has proved a golden opportunity for the German capital’s graffiti scene.
  The publicly owned BVG transport company says about 140 subway cars were spray-painted during Monday’s strike — about 10% of its underground rolling stock — despite “all security measures.”
  In a statement Tuesday, the company said the graffiti covered a surface of about 2,000 square meters (21,530 sq. feet).
  BVG says some of the tra
  
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• Fulham’s relegation confirmed with 4-1 loss at Watford

  02-04-2019 22:43
  WATFORD, England (AP) — Three managers, 24 losses and around $130 million later, Fulham has been relegated from the Premier League.
  The London club’s return to the English top flight will last just one season after its demotion was confirmed with a 4-1 loss at Watford on Tuesday.
  With Huddersfield relegated this past weekend with a record-tying six games to go, there is only one spot still to be decided. Cardiff is currently occupying the final relegation berth, five points from safe
  
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• Marana Police, Northwest Fire respond to multi-vehicle collision

  02-04-2019 22:40
  MARANA, Ariz. – Marana Police Department and Northwest Fire District are working a multi-vehicle collision at a north side intersection.
  Officials were dispatched to the intersection of Twin Peaks and Tangerine roads.Traffic Alert: @MaranaPD officers and @NorthwestFire personnel are working a multi vehicle minor injury collision at Twin Peaks/Tangerine. Please use alt routes. @townofmarana pic.twitter.com/Kk93vVU1MR
  — Sgt. Chriswell Scott (@MPDSgtScott) April 2, 2019Minor injuries we
  
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• Olson, Majerus headline college hoops Hall of Fame class

  02-04-2019 22:38
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Longtime coach Lute Olson and the late Rick Majerus headline the 2019 class of six former players and three influential coaches selected Tuesday for the College Basketball Hall of Fame.
  Joining them during the induction ceremony this November are former Indiana star Calbert Cheaney, Duke’s Shane Battier, Purdue’s Terry Dischinger, Ernie DiGregorio of Providence, UNLV’s Larry Johnson, Stanford standout Todd Lichti and longtime Valparaiso coach Homer
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump misstates country of his dad’s birth

  02-04-2019 22:37
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• Judge takes oversight of PG&E’s wildfire prevention plans

  02-04-2019 22:36
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge says he will closely monitor Pacific Gas & Electric’s tree-trimming this year and barred the utility from paying out dividends to shareholders as part of a new, court-ordered wildfire prevention plan.
  U.S. District Judge William Alsup ordered the new plan Tuesday during a court hearing in San Francisco to consider terms of the utility’s felony probation for a deadly natural gas explosion.
  Alsup modified the terms as part of an effort to
  
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• Judge: Driver wasn’t criminally responsible for death

  02-04-2019 22:32
  ALFRED, Maine (AP) — A judge says a Maine woman who drove onto a baseball field and killed a man with her car was not criminally responsible for her actions.
  The judge’s conclusion on Tuesday means 52-year-old Carol Sharrow will be committed to the Riverview Psychiatric Hospital. Police say she sent players scrambling when she drove onto a Sanford baseball field in June and struck 68-year-old Douglas Parkhurst, of West Newfield.
  Parkhurst died en route to a hospital.
  The judge ruled
  
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• As Baltimore struggles, latest scandal sucks away attention

  02-04-2019 22:32
  BALTIMORE (AP) — In a city that’s seen more than its share of corruption, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is mired in a strange scandal involving no-contract deals that netted her hundreds of thousands of dollars for her self-published children’s picture books.
  Some local leaders are frustrated that while the latest turmoil is embarrassing Maryland’s biggest city on a national scale, it’s also sucking attention away from issues like crime, drugs and poverty.
  Since 20
  
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• William & Mary names Dane Fischer as men’s basketball coach

  02-04-2019 22:27
  WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — William & Mary has named George Mason assistant coach Dane Fischer as its new men’s basketball coach.
  Athletic director Samantha Huge made the announcement Tuesday. Fischer has coached for 16 years, the last four as the top assistant to Dave Paulsen at George Mason. He has never been a head coach and received a five-year contract with the Tribe.
  Huge says 39-year-old Fischer “understands what is required to win at a highly selective academic institu
  
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• Repairs to NYC rail tunnel considered instead of a new one

  02-04-2019 22:14
  NEW YORK (AP) — With key federal funding nowhere in sight for a new $13 billion rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey, project organizers are taking a hard look at whether to shift focus to performing repairs to the existing 108-year-old tube.
  It’s an approach similar to the one taken by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo with New York City’s L subway line connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan, which had been scheduled for a lengthy shutdown. In January, the Democrat announced a plan
  
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• European Parliament’s chief Brexit official welcomes May’s move to hold cross-party talks as ‘better late than never’

  02-04-2019 22:10
  BRUSSELS (AP) — European Parliament’s chief Brexit official welcomes May’s move to hold cross-party talks as ‘better late than never’
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• Former union official pleads guilty in corruption probe

  02-04-2019 22:09
  DETROIT (AP) — A former labor leader in Detroit has pleaded guilty to conspiring to enrich himself and others by having Fiat Chrysler pay for meals, golf and other perks.
  Norwood Jewell was a vice president at the United Auto Workers. He is the highest-ranking labor official charged in a scheme to tap cash from a job training center that was financed exclusively by Fiat Chrysler, known as FCA.
  The corruption occurred during a period when the UAW and FCA were negotiating labor contracts, al
  
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• SC senator: Elementary school fight was just small scuffle

  02-04-2019 22:07
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina state senator who represents the area where a fifth grader died after an elementary school fight last week says it was only a small scuffle.
  Sen. Margie Bright Matthews said on the Senate floor Tuesday that Raniya Wright was not kicked or attacked by several students. The Democrat says the 10-year-old didn’t bang her head in the March 25 fight at Forest Hills Elementary School in Walterboro.
  Bright Matthews says Raniya kept arguing with the othe
  
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• Clerk’s bloody finger prevents robber from taking cash

  02-04-2019 22:03
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say an armed robber was foiled at a Madison, Wisconsin, convenience store when he cut the clerk’s finger and her blood made it impossible to open the cash drawer with the register’s computer screen.
  The State Journal reports the robbery occurred around 9:25 p.m. Monday at a 7-Eleven. Police say a masked suspect was armed with a box cutter and sliced the woman’s finger when he charged at her.
  Police say the cash drawer is controlled by a co
  
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• Adopt this Pet: Meet Cici

  02-04-2019 22:03
  There is a new pet that is looking for her forever home
  Meet Cici.
  Cici the four year old dog
  Cici is a four year old girl that is looking for a family to give lots of love to. She was brought to the Southern Arizona Humane Society as a owner surrender and would thrive best as the only dog in a home. Cici is very friendly and loves to play with people.
  This furry friend would love to meet you soon. If you are interested in Cici you can visit her at HSSA Main Campus at 635 W. Roger Rd. You can al
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump misstates hurricane aid for Puerto Rico

  02-04-2019 22:02
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• Helicopter with 2 aboard crashes at Massachusetts airport

  02-04-2019 21:42
  TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — A helicopter with two people aboard has crashed at a Massachusetts airport, but authorities say neither was injured.
  Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Jim Peters in a statement says the Robinson R44 helicopter crashed at Taunton Municipal Airport at about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.
  Broadcast video from the scene showed a red helicopter on its side.
  The FAA says the preliminary investigation indicates the helicopter with an instructor and student on board was hovering
  
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• Finally! 50 Cent sells opulent Connecticut mansion

  02-04-2019 21:37
  FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) — Rapper 50 Cent’s 50,000-square-foot mansion in Connecticut that first went on the market 12 years ago has finally sold at a fraction of the original asking price.
  Jennifer Leahy, an agent at Douglas Elliman in Greenwich, tells the Hartford Courant the 21-bedroom. 25-bathroom home in Farmington was sold for $2.9 million.
  The sale was first reported by The Wall Street Journal .
  The rapper, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III, asked $18.5 million for the
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s disdain for traditional census

  02-04-2019 21:20
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• MLB takes over Dodgertown, renames it for Jackie Robinson

  02-04-2019 21:19
  VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The former Dodgertown spring training camp will be named the Jackie Robinson Training Complex and be used for Major League Baseball’s amateur development initiatives.
  Then based in Brooklyn, the Dodgers started training in Vero Beach in 1948. The franchise moved to Los Angeles after the 1957 season but kept spring training at Vero Beach through 2008. The team shifted to Glendale, Arizona, the following year.
  MLB took operating control of the complex on Jan. 2
  
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• Lenny Dykstra admits he ran illegal rooming home

  02-04-2019 20:57
  LINDEN, N.J. (AP) — Former baseball star Lenny Dykstra has pleaded guilty to illegally renting out rooms in a New Jersey house owned by his corporation.
  Dykstra admitted in municipal court Tuesday to violating city housing codes in Linden by running a rooming house without permission. NJ.com reports the former New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies player pleaded on behalf of his company Titan Equity Group.
  NJ.com says as part of the plea deal Dykstra will pay about $3,000 in fines. He pa
  
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• The Latest: DHS likens border issues to Category 5 hurricane

  02-04-2019 20:31
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and immigration (all times local):
  8:35 p.m.
  Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen says in an emergency call with Cabinet members and White House aides that the administration will treat U.S.-Mexico border issues “like a Category 5 hurricane.”
  That’s according to a person who was on the conference call. The person was not authorized to discuss the call publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of
  
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• The Latest: Algerians celebrate news that Bouteflika quits

  02-04-2019 19:56
  ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The Latest on political upheaval in Algeria (all times local):
  9:40 p.m.
  A crowd of Algerians is celebrating President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s resignation after 20 years in power and weeks of mass protests.
  Several hundred people gathered in front of the central post office in downtown Algiers, the capital, on Tuesday night after his announcement.
  The crowd was peaceful, singing songs and waving Algerian flags while drivers passing by honked horns in celebratio
  
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• The Latest: Man suspected of killing Nipsey Hussle arrested

  02-04-2019 19:36
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle outside his clothing store in Los Angeles (all times local):
  2:30 p.m.
  Authorities say the man suspected of fatally shooting rapper Nipsey Hussle has been arrested.
  Los Angeles police officer Jeffrey Lee says 29-year-old Eric Holder was captured Tuesday in Bellflower, a Los Angeles-area city about 20 miles southeast of where Hussle was gunned down two days earlier.
  Police say they believe Holder killed Hussle and shot and
  
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• The Latest: Chief: Hussle killing involved personal dispute

  02-04-2019 19:36
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle outside his clothing store in Los Angeles (all times local):
  9:45 a.m.
  Los Angeles police Chief Michel Moore says the killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle involved a personal dispute between Hussle and the suspect identified by authorities and was not gang violence.
  Moore told reporters Tuesday that 29-year-old suspect Eric Holder and Hussle knew each other, but Moore did not disclose any details about the nature of the disput
  
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• Suspect in killing of Nipsey Hussle urged to surrender

  02-04-2019 19:32
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police Chief Michel Moore has called on the suspect in the killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle to surrender.
  The chief told a televised press conference Tuesday that he was confident 29-year-old suspect Eric Holder was watching.
  Moore urged Holder to go to a police station and turn himself in.
  Moore says he was devastated by the killing of Hussle, who was shot outside his South Los Angeles clothing store on Sunday, a day before they were to have a meeting about t
  
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• The Latest: Fire at Houston chemical plant contained

  02-04-2019 19:27
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on a fire at a Houston-area chemical plant (all times local):
  4:20 p.m.
  Authorities say a fire has been contained at a chemical plant near Houston and they have lifted an order that instructed residents within a 1-mile (1.6 kilometers) radius of the facility to stay indoors.
  Harris County authorities say first responders are working to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby tanks at the KMCO chemical plant in Crosby.
  The Harris County Fire Marshal’s Offic
  
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• The Latest: Early reports: 1 missing after Texas plant fire

  02-04-2019 19:27
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on a fire at a Houston-area chemical plant (all times local):
  12:20 p.m.
  Fire officials in Texas say early reports show that one person is unaccounted for and two people are injured after a fire at a Houston-area chemical plant.
  The Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office says the fire is burning at a KMCO chemical plant in Crosby, a northeast Houston suburb. Thick plumes of black smoke could be seen rising from the plant.
  One employee told Houston television st
  
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• The Latest: CEO: Cause of Texas plant fire still unknown

  02-04-2019 19:27
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on a fire at a Houston-area chemical plant (all times local):
  5:55 p.m.
  The CEO of a company whose plant caught fire in Texas says investigators are still determining the cause.
  John Foley, president and CEO of KMCO, said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon his company will find the cause of the fire and “take steps to ensure this doesn’t happen again.”
  Authorities say one person was killed and two others injured at a fire Tuesday at KMCO&rsqu
  
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