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• The Latest: Dead worker in Texas chemical fire identified

  03-04-2019 23:59
  CROSBY, Texas (AP) — The Latest on a fire at a Houston area chemical plant that killed one worker and injured two others. (all times local):
  4:30 p.m.
  Company officials have identified the worker killed in a fire at a Houston area chemical plant as James Earl Mangum.
  KMCO says the two other workers who were injured during the Tuesday fire at the company’s facility in Crosby remain in critical condition. Their identities were not released.
  The company says that all operations at the p
  
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• UA students to be charged over Border Patrol confrontation

  03-04-2019 23:58
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Two University of Arizona students will face charges stemming from a confrontation with Border Patrol agents visiting the Tucson campus.
  In a statement to the campus community last week, UA President Robert Robbins said campus police will charge the students with interference with the peaceful conduct of an educational institution, a misdemeanor offense.
  The Criminal Justice Association had invited U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers to come speak March 19.
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• The Latest: Teen in Ohio says he’s a missing Illinois boy

  03-04-2019 23:58
  AURORA, Ill. (AP) — The Latest on police investigation into boy who claimed to have escaped from kidnappers in Ohio (all times local):
  5:45 p.m.
  Authorities in suburban Cincinnati say a teenage boy claimed to have escaped Wednesday morning in southwestern Ohio after being kidnapped.
  Police are trying to determine if the boy is Timmothy Pitzen who disappeared in Illinois in 2011 after authorities said his mother took her own life.
  Police in Sharonville, Ohio, said in a short incident report
  
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• The Latest: Boy in Ohio says he was kidnapped 7 years ago

  03-04-2019 23:58
  AURORA, Ill. (AP) — The Latest on police investigation into boy who claimed to have escaped from kidnappers in Ohio (all times local):
  5:45 p.m.
  Authorities in suburban Cincinnati say a teenage boy claimed to have escaped Wednesday morning in southwestern Ohio after being kidnapped seven years ago.
  Police are trying to determine if the boy is Timmothy Pitzen who disappeared in Illinois in 2011 after authorities said his mother took her own life.
  Police in Sharonville, Ohio, said in a short
  
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• Arizona students cited in confrontation with Border Patrol

  03-04-2019 23:58
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Two University of Arizona students have been cited after a confrontation with Border Patrol agents visiting the Tucson campus last month.
  Both students were cited for interference with the peaceful conduct of an educational institution, a misdemeanor offense. One of the two also was cited for threats and intimidation.
  The students face April 22 court appearances.
  A coalition of UA professors say the two students were exercising their right to protest, and they have sin
  
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• Arkansas lawmakers vote to expand execution drug secrecy

  03-04-2019 23:50
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers have sent the governor legislation expanding the secrecy surrounding the source of the state’s lethal injection drugs, over the objections of press groups, pharmaceutical companies and death penalty opponents.
  The House voted 71-16 on Wednesday for a bill prohibiting the release of any information that directly or indirectly would identify the maker or supplier of Arkansas’ execution drugs. The Senate-backed measure now heads to Repub
  
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• Penn State hires Kieger as women’s basketball coach

  03-04-2019 23:43
  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State hired Carolyn Kieger as its women’s basketball coach on Wednesday after she led Marquette to three consecutive NCAA Tournaments.
  Kieger, a 2006 Marquette graduate, was 99-64 in five seasons with the Golden Eagles. The team reached the round of 32 the past two seasons, falling 78-76 to Texas A&M this year and finishing the season 27-8. Marquette went 76-26 the past three years, winning two Big East regular-season championships and a Big East To
  
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• Valencia hands Madrid its first loss since Zidane’s return

  03-04-2019 23:42
  MADRID (AP) — Valencia beat Real Madrid 2-1 in the Spanish league on Wednesday, handing Zinedine Zidane his first loss since returning as coach.
  Goncalo Guedes and Ezequiel Garay scored in each half for Valencia at Mestalla Stadium, before Karim Benzema pulled one back for Madrid in second-half injury time.
  The result extended Valencia’s unbeaten streak to 12 league matches and moved the team to fifth place in the standings, one point behind Getafe in the final Champions League spot.
  
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• Bears re-sign long snapper Scales to 1-year contract

  03-04-2019 23:41
  LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have re-signed long snapper Patrick Scales to a one-year contract.
  Scales played in all 16 games last season — his fourth in Chicago — after missing the 2017 season with a knee injury. He has appeared in 39 games over five years with the Baltimore Ravens (2014) and Bears (2015-18).
  The team announced the move on Wednesday. Chicago won the NFC North at 12-4 last season.
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• #BackTheBlueBonneysChallenge shows sweeter side of police officers in Texas

  03-04-2019 23:40
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — There is an adorable new challenge that’s sweeping the Texas law enforcement community and it’s the most heartwarming thing you will see on the internet today.
  It’s the #BackTheBLUEbonnets challenge.
  Officers, usually in uniform, are posing with the Texas state flower, often with a message. The messages range from anti-littering, safety while taking bluebonnet photos or exercise and meditation.
  But sometimes, the officers just “felt cute.&r
  
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• Hudson-Odoi shines for Chelsea in 3-0 win over Brighton

  03-04-2019 23:39
  LONDON (AP) — Callum Hudson-Odoi marked his first Premier League start for Chelsea with an assist and a sparkling display in a 3-0 win over Brighton on Wednesday.
  The 18-year-old winger, who made his first England start last week, set up the opening goal for Olivier Giroud, before Eden Hazard and Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored almost replica goals in the second half.
  Chelsea climbed to fifth and only trails fourth-place Arsenal on goal difference in the tight race for a Champions League qualifi
  
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• Raiders sign free agent wide receiver Ryan Grant

  03-04-2019 23:33
  ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Free agent wide receiver Ryan Grant has signed with the Oakland Raiders.
  The Raiders announced the move Wednesday. Grant made a career-best 10 starts last season for the Colts and played in 14 games overall, finishing with 35 catches for 334 yards and a touchdown in his lone season with Indianapolis after spending his first four years with Washington.
  He had a career-high 45 receptions for 573 yards and four TDs in 2017.
  Grant, a fifth-round draft pick by the Redskin
  
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• Another one down: Yanks’ Tulo likely to IL with calf strain

  03-04-2019 23:30
  NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees shortstop Troy Tulowitzki is likely headed to the injured list with a low-grade strained left calf, which would give New York a major league-most 11 players on the IL a week into the season.
  Tulowitzki popped out in the second inning Wednesday during a 2-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers, and then told backup Tyler Wade to get loose in the dugout. Tulowitzki played another inning in the field, and even teammates didn’t seem to notice any issues until Tulowitzki spo
  
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• Another one down: Yanks’ Tulo leaves with strained left calf

  03-04-2019 23:30
  NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees shortstop Troy Tulowitzki has been pulled from a game with a strained left calf and taken to a hospital for further testing, another blow for the majors’ most hobbled club.
  Tulowitzki fielded a routine grounder in the second inning and popped up in his only at-bat in the bottom of that frame against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday, but he showed no signs of injury. He was pulled prior to the fourth inning.
  Gleyber Torres moved from second base to shortstop to
  
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• Rosario, Twins rally past Royals for 2nd day in row, win 7-6

  03-04-2019 23:26
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eddie Rosario hit a go-ahead single in the ninth inning and the Minnesota Twins again rallied late against Kansas City, beating the Royals 7-6 on Wednesday.
  After Max Kepler hit a tying, two-run single with two outs in the Twins eighth, Nelson Cruz drew a leadoff walk in the ninth from Wily Peralta (0-1).
  Pinch-runner Byron Buxton stole second and scored when Rosario followed with a single.
  Willians Astudillo and Mitch Garver each had three hits and scored twice for
  
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• Kraft’s attorneys attack prostitution investigation

  03-04-2019 23:26
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for Robert Kraft are attacking the Florida police investigation that resulted in the New England Patriots owner being charged with paying for sex at a massage parlor.
  In a document filed Wednesday in Palm Beach County court, Kraft’s attorneys allege Jupiter police illegally searched the Orchids of Asia Day Spa.
  They also say that video cameras the officers hid inside the spa violated constitutional privacy protections.
  They want all evidence col
  
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• Maryland approves raising age to 21 to buy tobacco

  03-04-2019 23:25
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland General Assembly has approved a bill to raise the age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21.
  The House of Delegates voted 101-35 on Wednesday to send the measure to Gov. Larry Hogan. The Maryland House agreed to a change made by the Senate to allow an exception for active-duty members of the military. Under the bill, people who are 18 and can show military identification would still be able to buy tobacco in Maryland.
  The measure includes electronic smoking device
  
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• Robertson walks in game-ending run as Phils lose to Nats 9-8

  03-04-2019 23:19
  WASHINGTON (AP) — David Robertson forced home the game-ending run with a ninth-inning walk to Jake Noll, a rookie without a hit in his two previous major league at-bats, and the Nationals beat the previously unbeaten Phillies 9-8 Wednesday as Washington’s fans again booed Bryce Harper.
  Noll was a non-roster invitee to spring training who might be headed to the minors on Thursday, when utilityman Howie Kendrick is expected to come off the 10-day injured list.
  Robertson (0-1), a free a
  
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• Texas bans clergy from executions after Supreme Court ruling

  03-04-2019 23:16
  DALLAS (AP) — Texas prisons will no longer allow clergy in the death chamber after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the scheduled execution of a man who argued his religious freedom would be violated if his Buddhist spiritual adviser couldn’t accompany him.
  The Texas Department of Criminal Justice says effective immediately it will only permit security staff into the death chamber because of the high court’s ruling staying the execution of Patrick Murphy. He’s a member of t
  
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• Researchers find more cases of Facebook app data exposure

  03-04-2019 23:15
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Security researchers have uncovered more instances of Facebook user data being publicly exposed on the internet, further underscoring its struggles as it deals with a slew of privacy problems.
  The researchers from the firm UpGuard said in a blog post Wednesday that the data, which included user names and passwords, came from two different Facebook apps that stored their data publicly on Amazon’s cloud services. Facebook says the databases have been taken down.
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• Man City back atop Premier League with 2-0 win over Cardiff

  03-04-2019 23:09
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City rested many of its best players and was still too strong for Cardiff in a 2-0 win that lifted the defending champions back to the top of the Premier League on Wednesday.
  Kevin De Bruyne and Leroy Sane scored in the first half as City won an eighth straight league game and jumped a point clear of Liverpool with six games remaining.
  Amid a hectic period of fixtures for a City team chasing a quadruple of trophies, manager Pep Guardiola rested the lik
  
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• UNC freshman Coby White declares for NBA draft

  03-04-2019 23:06
  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina freshman Coby White is entering the NBA draft.
  White announced his decision on social media Wednesday, saying “this year, this school, this experience has prepared me for the next phase of my basketball journey.”
  White averaged 16.1 points, 4.1 assists and 3.5 rebounds while helping the Tar Heels earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. It is unclear if he signed with an agent.
  He projects as a first-round pick and joins classmate Nassir
  
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• Argentina’s World Cup winner Passarella faces fraud trial

  03-04-2019 23:03
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s former World Cup-winning captain Daniel Passarella will stand trial for alleged fraud during his time as club president of River Plate between 2009 and 2013.
  An Argentine court on Wednesday rejected a request by the 65-year-old Passarella to block the trial. The accusations against Passarella were brought by River Plate’s sitting president Rodolfo D’Onofrio, who claims an audit of the Buenos Aires club’s accounts showed bad
  
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• Study: Safe to transplant hepatitis C-infected hearts, lungs

  03-04-2019 23:01
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study suggests doctors can safely transplant lungs or hearts from hepatitis C-positive donors without infecting the recipients.
  It’s the latest attempt to speed transplants by using organs that otherwise would be thrown away.
  Doctors first experimented with hepatitis C-infected kidney transplants, using powerful new drugs to cure the virus in recipients who became infected. But it wasn’t clear if hepatitis C-infected lung and heart transplants would work
  
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• Pipe hits windshield, impaling Tucson driver on I-10

  03-04-2019 23:00
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Tucson man is recovering after being impaled by a pipe that flew through his windshield.
  Michael Kramer told KOLD-TV in Tucson that he was driving on I-10 Monday morning when he suddenly found a giant rod sticking out of his arm.
  Kramer, an Arizona Department of Corrections officer, says he was able to remain calm and call 911.
  He was taken to a hospital where he had surgery.
  Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman Bart Graves said Wednesday that the agency has
  
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• People living with incurable cancers urge more research

  03-04-2019 23:00
  ATLANTA (AP) — Millions of people are living longer with cancers that have spread widely and are considered incurable. Now, there’s a push for more research on what it’s like to live with the disease, not just how to treat it.
  At a cancer conference that ends Wednesday in Atlanta, long-term patients and survivors said researchers should involve them earlier in planning studies and pay more attention to what side effects, risks and lifestyle changes they’re willing to acce
  
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• Murder charge dropped against ex-deputy in deadly fight

  03-04-2019 22:54
  HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors are dropping a murder charge against a former deputy who had been accused along with her husband in the strangulation death of a man they confronted outside a Houston-area restaurant.
  The Harris County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that after reviewing all the evidence in the case, prosecutors could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Chauna Thompson had committed a crime.
  Chauna Thompson and her husband, Terry, were both indicted for
  
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• Vekoma is 9-5 early favorite in Blue Grass at Keeneland

  03-04-2019 22:50
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Vekoma is the 9-5 morning line favorite from the No. 2 post for the 95th Blue Grass at Keeneland that will award 170 total points toward next month’s Kentucky Derby.
  The George Weaver-trained chestnut colt will lead a 14-horse field in Saturday’s $1 million Grade 2 stakes race run over 1 1/8th mile. First place earns 100 points toward the 145th Derby on May 4 at Churchill Downs with the next three finishers awarded 40, 20 and 10 points respectively.
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• Tottenham beats Palace 2-0 in first game at new stadium

  03-04-2019 22:47
  LONDON (AP) — Tottenham opened its delayed 1-billion pound ($1.3-billion) stadium with a 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Wednesday.
  After an opening ceremony led by a marching band featuring fireworks exploding over the north London sky, Tottenham endured 55 nervy minutes until Son Heung-min claimed his piece in club history with the first goal. But the South Korean’s strike was deflected in by Palace defender Luka Milivojevic.
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• Creeping floodwaters threaten Washington’s cherry blossoms

  03-04-2019 22:47
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials are claiming that Washington’s iconic cherry blossom trees are under a looming threat that requires emergency action.
  Decades of wear and tear from foot traffic, combined with rising sea levels and a deteriorating sea wall, have created a chronic flooding problem in the Tidal Basin .
  The man-made 107-acre reservoir is home to the highest concentration of cherry blossom trees. Twice a day at high tide, a large stretch of sidewalk next to the Jefferson Memor
  
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• Iannetta’s 11th-inning homer lifts Rockies over Rays 1-0

  03-04-2019 22:46
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Chris Iannetta homered with one out in the 11th inning, and the Colorado Rockies stopped a four-game losing streak with a 1-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.
  Iannetta connected on a hanging slider with an 0-2 count against Chaz Roe (0-1), the Rockies’ first hit since Raimel Tapia’s leadoff single in the fifth and second run in 41 innings. Iannetta’s first home run of the season gave the win to Wade Davis (1-0), who got four outs t
  
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• Charge against NFL player Michael Bennett dropped in Texas

  03-04-2019 22:42
  HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors in Texas are dismissing a felony charge against NFL defensive end Michael Bennett, who was accused of pushing the arm of a paraplegic security guard while trying to get onto the field after the 2017 Super Bowl in Houston.
  The Harris County district attorney’s office announced the decision Wednesday. Bennett, recently traded to the New England Patriots, was indicted by a grand jury in March 2018 on a felony count of injury to the elderly. Vivian King, the DA
  
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• Adopt this pet: Belinda

  03-04-2019 22:40
  There’s a new pet looking to be adopted.
  Meet Belinda!She is an 8-month old kitty who was actually a stray, feral cat. A good samaritan brought Belinda to the Humane Society of Southern Arizona (HSSA). Now, she’s learning to socialize with people. She’s warming up slowly, but surely.
  If you’re interested in meeting Belinda you can find her at HSSA’s Main Campus, at 635 W. Roger Rd. You can also call an adoption counselor at 520-327-6088, ext. 173.
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• Dutch Bros. Coffee raises $1,924 for local sports program

  03-04-2019 22:33
  VAIL, Ariz. – Dutch Bros. Coffee has a positive update after last Friday’s fundraiser for Vail School District Foundation.
  On Wednesday, the coffee company announced that they had raised $1,924 to help pay sports fee for students who might not otherwise be able to participate.
  “I’m so proud to be part of the Tucson community,” wrote Jordan Gonsalves, operator of Dutch Bros Tucson. “So many people came out to support the Vail School District Foundation, it was
  
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• Bill introduced to help publishers bargain with tech giants

  03-04-2019 22:29
  NEW YORK (AP) — News publishers would gain greater power to negotiate terms with Facebook and Google under terms of a bill filed Wednesday in the House of Representatives.
  The proposal aims to give newspaper and digital publishers who have been struggling financially the right to bargain collectively with the tech giants. The publishing group says revenue has plummeted by $31 billion since 2006, due primarily to the disappearance of advertising.
  Publishers are more optimistic about the leg
  
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• Iowa Sen. Grassley: Trump wind turbine comments ‘idiotic’

  03-04-2019 22:26
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa Republican senator is expressing irritation at what he calls “idiotic” comments by President Donald Trump about wind energy.
  Trump, at the National Republican Congressional Committee’s annual spring dinner Tuesday night, said noise from wind turbines causes cancer.
  Sen. Chuck Grassley said in a conference call with reporters Wednesday that the comments “were first of all idiotic and it doesn’t show much respect for Chuck Grassle
  
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• Keanu Reeves visits Brazil for new TV series

  03-04-2019 22:19
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Keanu Reeves is in Sao Paulo to negotiate the shooting of a new TV series in Brazil’s largest city.
  Reeves met Wednesday with Gov. Joao Doria, whose office said “The Matrix” star could start shooting his science fiction project as soon as June.
  Filming has already been done in Los Angeles, Nairobi, Budapest, Kenya and Berlin. The title of the show wasn’t released.
  The city said in a statement that the negotiations were still under way.
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• Casino company Las Vegas Sands announces Singapore expansion

  03-04-2019 22:18
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino company Las Vegas Sands says it’ll spend $3.3 billion to expand its property in Singapore by adding an entertainment arena, new hotel tower and more convention space.
  The Las Vegas-based owner of properties in the U.S. and Macau said in a statement Wednesday it signed an agreement with the Singapore government and plans to begin building adjacent to its existing Marina Bay Sands resort.
  Sands President and Chief Operating Officer Rob Goldstein says the Singapo
  
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• Lewandowski saves Bayern in 5-4 Cup win vs. Heidenheim

  03-04-2019 22:11
  BERLIN (AP) — Robert Lewandowski came off the bench to help Bayern Munich avoid a massive upset in the German Cup quarterfinals, scoring late to secure a 5-4 victory over second-division Heidenheim on Wednesday after the Bavarian club had squandered a two-goal lead.
  Lewandowski was described by Bayern as “sickish” before the game but came on after the halftime break to score two goals and set up another in a topsy-turvy match that saw Bayern reduced to 10 men after 15 minutes a
  
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• DNA reveals skull found in desert belongs to California man

  03-04-2019 21:40
  MOHAVE VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in western Arizona say a skull found in the desert belongs to a California man.
  The Mohave County sheriff’s office said Wednesday that the skull belonged to 68-year-old Ilaisa V. Vaitai, who was reported missing in Ontario, California, in May 2017.
  The sheriff’s office says a hiker found the skull more than a year ago in Mohave Valley.
  It was sent to the University of North Texas for a DNA analysis, and the university found a match last m
  
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• Los Angeles honors Jane Goodall on her 85th birthday

  03-04-2019 20:38
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles city leaders honored the lifetime achievements of famed primatologist Jane Goodall by singing “Happy Birthday” to her on her 85th birthday.
  Goodall vocalized a chimpanzee greeting Wednesday at the City Hall ceremony and pulled Mayor Eric Garcetti over to demonstrate how a female chimpanzee greets a high-ranking male.
  Goodall recounted her experiences in Los Angeles over the years, most recently at the 2017 screening of the documentary “Jane&
  
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• The Latest: Union defends prison officers sued over stabbing

  03-04-2019 20:21
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on a lawsuit about a man’s stabbing of fellow inmates at an Ohio prison (all times local):
  2:20 p.m.
  A union says officers at an Ohio prison followed policies and procedures when responding to an inmate’s stabbing of four fellow prisoners who were handcuffed to a table and couldn’t defend themselves.
  A civil rights lawsuit filed Wednesday by two of the injured men alleges officers watched and laughed as the 2017 attack occurred at the Sout
  
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• Amnesty urges Sri Lanka to halt death penalty plan

  03-04-2019 20:12
  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Amnesty International is urging Sri Lanka to halt plans to resume executions after more than four decades, saying capital punishment will not end drug-related crimes.
  The statement Wednesday by the rights group came two days after Sri Lanka president Maithripala Sirisena announced that dates have been set for the country’s first executions in 43 years amid rising alarm over drug-related crime.
  Authorities have intensified a crackdown on narcotics to deter sm
  
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• Mom meets girl who got her slain son’s transplanted heart

  03-04-2019 20:10
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A girl who received the transplanted heart of a slain infant has met the boy’s mother in an emotional encounter at Walt Disney World.
  Alicia Erchul, whose 4-month-old son Gabriel was killed by her then-husband in 2014, met 4-year-old Morgan Price and her family last month. After Gabriel died from brain swelling from trauma in Jacksonville, a grieving Erchul decided to donate his heart and liver.
  The Orlando Sentinel reports Morgan showed Erchul the scar over her
  
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• Democrats ask FBI to investigate Mar-a-Lago vulnerabilities

  03-04-2019 20:06
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are asking the FBI to investigate potential security vulnerabilities at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida after the arrest of a woman carrying two Chinese passports and a device containing computer malware.
  Chuck Schumer of New York and other Democrats wrote to FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday. They said the incident, in their words, “raises very serious questions regarding security vulnerabilities at Mar-a-Lago, wh
  
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• Indiana school district packaging unused cafeteria food for kids to take home

  03-04-2019 20:02
  ELKHART, Ind. (WTHR)- Students get breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday, but what about on the weekends?
  Schools in Elkhart are partnering with South Bend-based food rescue to provide weekend meals to students at Woodland Elementary.The South Bend nonprofit program called Cultivate collects unused foods and repackages them into frozen meals.
  According to WSBT, 20 students will receive a backpack with eight individual frozen meals every Friday until the end of the school year.
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• Sheriff: 4 shot in Mississippi by man seeking to shoot woman

  03-04-2019 19:55
  HERMANVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say they are seeking a suspect after four men were shot and wounded outside a Mississippi convenience store.
  Claiborne County Sheriff Frank Davis tells local news outlets that deputies are seeking 26-year-old Lydell Page, adding authorities believe he was trying to shoot the mother of his child but missed.
  The four were shot Tuesday evening at a convenience store in Hermanville, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of Jackson.
  Authorities say 30-ye
  
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• 4 shot, 2 critically, at convenience store in Mississippi

  03-04-2019 19:55
  HERMANVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Officials say two people were in critical condition after they and two others were shot outside a convenience store in southwest Mississippi.
  Claiborne County Sheriff Frank Davis tells local news outlets the four were shot about 9 p.m. Tuesday at Michael Dean’s Convenience Store in Hermanville, about 51 miles (82 kilometers) southwest of Jackson.
  Davis says all four shooting victims were taken to a Jackson hospital and two were listed in critical condition.
  
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• The Latest: 6 more potential jurors excused in cop’s trial

  03-04-2019 19:52
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman in 2017 (all times local):
  12:50 p.m.
  Six more potential jurors have been excused from the murder trial of a former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman when she approached his squad car after calling 911 to report a possible crime behind her home.
  Attorneys and the judge agree Wednesday to excuse five potential jurors based on their written answers to
  
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• Revolver Van Gogh may have used to kill himself on auction

  03-04-2019 19:42
  PARIS (AP) — A Paris auction house says it’s selling a revolver that was possibly used by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh to take his own life.
  Hailed by some as the art world’s most famous weapon, Auction Art is putting the 7mm pocket revolver up for sale June 19 at the Drouot auction center in Paris.
  The revolver was discovered in the 1960s in fields in the northern French village of Auvers-sur-Oise, where Van Gogh is widely believed to have shot himself in the chest in 1890.
  
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