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• Snell dominates again, Rays beat White Sox 5-1

  08-04-2019 23:52
  CHICAGO (AP) — Blake Snell struck out 11 over six innings in another strong outing, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1 on Monday.
  The Rays improved to 8-3 and kept pace with their best start since 2010.
  Snell (2-1) gave up one run and six hits and did not walk a batter in winning his second straight start. Since a season-opening loss to Houston, the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner has held Colorado and Chicago to one run and one walk while striking out 24 over 13 innin
  
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• Acura recalls 360K SUVs because tail lights can go dark

  08-04-2019 23:50
  DETROIT (AP) — Honda’s luxury brand Acura is recalling more than 360,000 SUVs worldwide because water can get into the tail lights and make them go dark.
  The recall is mostly in North America and covers the MDX from the 2014 through 2019 model years.
  The company says that due to a manufacturing problem, water can get into the light assemblies through some seals and cause electrical problems. That can knock out lights in the tailgate and some interior lighting. Acura says it hasn&rsqu
  
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• Scottsdale Gets 'Tiki Oasis' for a Weekend

  08-04-2019 23:44
  Just in time for the weather to be warming up, Scottsdale is getting a taste of the island life. The organizers of the yearly Tiki Oasis weekender event in San Diego, now going on its 19th year, are bringing their tropical festivities to the Phoenix area, April 12 to 14. The weekend kicks off with the "Tiki-Tiki Ho-Ho Luau," a luau complete with a traditional pig roast, a fresh poke bowl station, Hawaiian-themed desserts, and plenty of Tiki cocktails. The event also includes a craft marketp
  
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• Schwarber, Cubs beat Pirates 10-0 in Wrigley opener

  08-04-2019 23:42
  CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run homer and Chicago’s beleaguered bullpen stepped up after Jon Lester departed with left hamstring tightness, leading the Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-0 in their home opener on Monday.
  Brad Brach, Brandon Kintzler, Randy Rosario and Pedro Strop combined for seven innings of four-hit ball after Lester was removed with two on and no outs in the third. Brach (1-0) pitched two innings for his first win with the Cubs.
  Chicago had an 8.37 bu
  
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• Senate panel essentially kills youth minimum wage proposal

  08-04-2019 23:38
  PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona senate panel added a supermajority vote requirement to a Republican legislative proposal allowing lower minimum wages for young workers attending school, a move that essentially kills the proposal.
  Monday’s move by the Senate Rules Committee came after the panel’s own lawyer echoed opinions by the attorney general and two other legislative lawyers that the measure required a three-fourths vote to pass.
  All four cited the Voter Protection Act, which pre
  
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• News 4 Tucson Cooks: Bananas Foster

  08-04-2019 23:37
  News 4 Cooks
  News 4 Tucson Cooks: Bananas Foster
  Ingredients:¼ c Butter
  1c Brown Sugar
  ½ tsp Cinnamon
  ¼ c banana liqueur
  4  bananas (cut lengthwise)
  ¼ c Dark RumPreparation Instructions:-Place butter, sugar and cinnamon in saute pan over low heat until sugar dissolves.
  -Add banana liqueur and bananas, cook until bananas begin to soften and brown
  -Add rum, turn up heat to medium when hot ignite the rum by tipping pan or ignite carefully with match or lighter
  -When
  
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• Michael Cohen’s usefulness to prosecutors may be at an end

  08-04-2019 23:32
  NEW YORK (AP) — Mounting indications suggest Michael Cohen’s usefulness to federal prosecutors is drying up.
  With President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer looking at three years in prison, several prosecutors assigned to Cohen’s campaign-finance violation case in New York have moved on to other jobs.
  And authorities recently gave him back electronic devices that the FBI seized from his home and office a year ago.
  If Cohen has more dirt to spill on Trump, federal p
  
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• Document: Tucson woman admitted shooting her twin grandsons

  08-04-2019 23:27
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Newly released court documents show a Tucson woman told authorities she shot her twin autistic grandsons before she tried kill herself.
  Pima County Sheriff’s officials say 55-year-old Dorothy Flood remains jailed on suspicion of two counts of first-degree murder.
  She’s being held on a $250,000 bond and has an April 15 preliminary hearing.
  A motive for the slayings remains unclear and authorities believe Flood will try to kill herself again if she’s re
  
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• Trump avoids ‘you’re hired’ with acting appointments

  08-04-2019 23:23
  WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump looks to reshape the executive branch, he’s avoiding the words “you’re hired.”
  Trump’s choice of Kevin McAleenan as acting replacement for Homeland Security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen spotlights the president’s increasing reliance on a once-obscure federal statute that governs how to fill vacant federal posts. It also raises fresh questions about his reliance on temporary appointments for key security roles.
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• DFFM promoting wildfire prevention

  08-04-2019 23:21
  The Department of Forestry and Fire management is addressing fire prevention during Southwest Wildfire Awareness week.
  This year’s theme is “Prevention today for protection tomorrow.”
  DFFM said people are the number one cause of wildfires in Arizona.
  Fire officials are encouraging people to do their part to prevent wildfires from flaring up.Create defensible space around your property
  Make sure the chains on your vehicle are secure
  Never throw cigarette butts out the window
  Ens
  
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• Millions live in parts of California threatened by wildfires

  08-04-2019 23:20
  SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — Impoverished towns in the shadow of Mount Shasta. Rustic Gold Rush cities in the Sierra Nevada foothills. High-dollar resort communities on the shores of Lake Tahoe. Ritzy Los Angeles County suburbs.
  They all could be the next Paradise. A McClatchy analysis reveals more than 350,000 Californians live in towns and cities that exist almost entirely within “very high fire hazard severity zones” — Cal Fire’s designation for places highly vu
  
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• California races to predict which town could be next to burn

  08-04-2019 23:20
  SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — Impoverished towns in the shadow of Mount Shasta. Rustic Gold Rush cities in the Sierra Nevada foothills. High-dollar resort communities on the shores of Lake Tahoe. Ritzy Los Angeles County suburbs.
  They all could be the next Paradise.
  A McClatchy analysis reveals more than 350,000 Californians live in towns and cities that exist almost entirely within “very high fire hazard severity zones” — Cal Fire’s designation for places highly vu
  
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• California races to deter disaster as towns face fire risk

  08-04-2019 23:20
  SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — Impoverished towns in the shadow of Mount Shasta. Rustic Gold Rush cities in the Sierra Nevada foothills. High-dollar resort communities on the shores of Lake Tahoe. Ritzy Los Angeles County suburbs.
  They all could be the next Paradise.
  A McClatchy analysis reveals more than 350,000 Californians live in towns and cities that exist almost entirely within “very high fire hazard severity zones” — Cal Fire’s designation for places highly vu
  
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• California aims to find towns that may be the next Paradise

  08-04-2019 23:20
  SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — Impoverished towns in the shadow of Mount Shasta. Rustic Gold Rush cities in the Sierra Nevada foothills. High-dollar resort communities on the shores of Lake Tahoe. Ritzy Los Angeles County suburbs.
  They all could be the next Paradise.
  A McClatchy analysis reveals more than 350,000 Californians live in towns and cities that exist almost entirely within “very high fire hazard severity zones” — Cal Fire’s designation for places highly vu
  
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• ‘A lot of Paradises’: Many towns at high risk of wildfire

  08-04-2019 23:20
  SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — Impoverished towns in the shadow of Mount Shasta. Rustic Gold Rush cities in the Sierra Nevada foothills. High-dollar resort communities on the shores of Lake Tahoe. Ritzy Los Angeles County suburbs.
  They all could be the next Paradise.
  A McClatchy analysis reveals more than 350,000 Californians live in towns and cities that exist almost entirely within “very high fire hazard severity zones” — Cal Fire’s designation for places highly vu
  
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• NHL draft lottery set, with US center Jack Hughes the prize

  08-04-2019 23:18
  TORONTO (AP) — Jack Hughes will have a pretty good idea of where he’ll be headed after Tuesday night.
  Expected to be the top pick at June’s NHL draft, the 17-year-old center with the U.S. national development team will be on hand when the lottery results are revealed in Toronto.
  The 15 teams that failed to qualify for the 2019 playoffs — or franchises that acquired the first-round picks of nonplayoff clubs — will participate in the lottery.
  The Colorado Avalanche, w
  
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• Which houses survived wildfire? Often, those built to code

  08-04-2019 23:17
  PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — The sky was turning orange and the embers were flying from the Camp Fire when Oney and Donna Carrell and Donna’s father sped away from their Paradise home.
  “I thought, ‘Oh, well, the house is done,'” Oney Carrell said.
  A few days later, they learned otherwise. The Carrells’ home survived the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history with a couple of warped window frames, a partially charred down spout and a stubborn
  
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• When will a house burn? It may depend on when it was built

  08-04-2019 23:17
  PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — The sky was turning orange and the embers were flying from the Camp Fire when Oney and Donna Carrell and Donna’s father sped away from their Paradise home.
  “I thought, ‘Oh, well, the house is done,'” Oney Carrell said.
  A few days later, they learned otherwise. The Carrells’ home survived the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history with a couple of warped window frames, a partially charred down spout and a stubborn
  
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• When a home is built may determine if it burns in a wildfire

  08-04-2019 23:17
  PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — The sky was turning orange and the embers were flying from the Camp Fire when Oney and Donna Carrell and Donna’s father sped away from their Paradise home.
  “I thought, ‘Oh, well, the house is done,'” Oney Carrell said.
  A few days later, they learned otherwise. The Carrells’ home survived the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history with a couple of warped window frames, a partially charred down spout and a stubborn
  
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• Fire-resistant upgrades could be a game-changer in wildfires

  08-04-2019 23:17
  PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — The sky was turning orange and the embers were flying from the Camp Fire when Oney and Donna Carrell and Donna’s father sped away from their Paradise home.
  “I thought, ‘Oh, well, the house is done,'” Oney Carrell said.
  A few days later, they learned otherwise. The Carrells’ home survived the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history with a couple of warped window frames, a partially charred down spout and a stubborn
  
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• Analysis: Safety rules give homes better chance in wildfires

  08-04-2019 23:17
  PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — The sky was turning orange and the embers were flying from the Camp Fire when Oney and Donna Carrell and Donna’s father sped away from their Paradise home.
  “I thought, ‘Oh, well, the house is done,'” Oney Carrell said.
  A few days later, they learned otherwise. The Carrells’ home survived the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history with a couple of warped window frames, a partially charred down spout and a stubborn
  
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• ‘Fascination with authoritarianism’ worries German president

  08-04-2019 23:15
  BERLIN (AP) — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has warned of a “worldwide fascination with authoritarianism” that Germany isn’t immune to despite the economic wellbeing of most citizens.
  Steinmeier told foreign reporters in Berlin on Monday that after more than 70 years of post-war stability in Germany and most parts of Europe, many people take democracy for granted and don’t see the need to fight for it.
  He also said he thinks rapid change in people’s
  
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• High Wind Watch issued April 8 at 1:13PM MST until April 10 at 7:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  08-04-2019 23:13
  * IMPACTS…Difficult driving conditions, especially for largervehicles traveling along roads with crosswinds. Light,unsecured objects may become airborne. Minor tree damagepossible.
  * TIMING…Gusty winds developing Tuesday afternoon throughThursday. However, the strongest speeds should occur lateWednesday morning into Wednesday evening.
  * WINDS…West to northwest 25 to 40 mph with gusts of 50 to 60mph. The highest speeds will occur across the mountains.
  * For a detailed view of
  
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• Storm to hit Rockies before forming new ‘bomb cyclone’

  08-04-2019 23:10
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana town evacuated for a wildfire one day has snow in the forecast two days later. Fire warnings have popped up across eastern Colorado. Areas that were paralyzed by blizzards and floods last month are getting ready for round two of a weather phenomenon known as a “bomb cyclone.”
  Welcome to springtime in the Rockies and parts of the Great Plains.
  Meteorologists say much of it is normal. But what is unusual is the second consecutive month for an inland
  
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• Judge blocks Trump administration policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico but won’t immediately put order in place

  08-04-2019 23:10
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Judge blocks Trump administration policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico but won’t immediately put order in place.
  The post Judge blocks Trump administration policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico but won’t immediately put order in place appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• New Homeland Security chief has worked across party lines

  08-04-2019 23:06
  EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Kirstjen Nielsen’s replacement as Homeland Security secretary was practicing law in California when hijacked jets struck the World Trade Center and Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. That night, he applied for a job with the FBI.
  The U.S. Customs Service got to Kevin McAleenan first, and a series of promotions followed that culminated Sunday when President Donald Trump named the University of Chicago-trained lawyer to serve as acting Homeland Security secretary. Trump
  
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• Defense asks court to reconsider decision in ‘Serial’ ruling

  08-04-2019 23:05
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The defense attorney for the man whose murder conviction is chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial” and an HBO documentary series is asking a Maryland court to reconsider its decision to reject a new trial. The Baltimore Sun reports attorney C. Justin Brown is arguing that the decision by the Maryland Court of Appeals puts it at odds with courts around the country. At issue is whether Adnan Syed had a sufficient defense at trial nearly two decades ago.
  Syed is s
  
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• Hazard’s brilliance gives Chelsea 2-0 victory over West Ham

  08-04-2019 23:03
  LONDON (AP) — Eden Hazard’s slalom through the defense before scoring the Chelsea opener on Monday didn’t exactly leave the West Ham fans speechless.
  “Eden Hazard,” they chanted at Stamford Bridge, “he’s off to Madrid.”
  For now Hazard’s feet are very much in west London. But maybe not for much longer, given the transfer talk the winger continues to stoke.
  The mesmerizing move before Hazard’s 24th minute-goal was far from a flash of bril
  
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• Former Vice President Biden to deliver Fritz Hollings eulogy

  08-04-2019 22:54
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden is slated to deliver a eulogy at the funeral of U.S. Sen. Ernest F. “Fritz” Hollings, one of his closest confidants in the chamber.
  Andy Brack tells The Associated Press that Biden will deliver remarks at the April 16 service for Hollings, who died Saturday at 97.
  Biden was Hollings’ longtime Senate deskmate. He traveled to South Carolina in 2017 for a ceremony to dedicate a statue of Hollings in Charleston. In 2010, B
  
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• Loud ‘booms’ may be heard this week due to D-M training

  08-04-2019 22:51
  A U.S. Airman places a cone to cordon off a simulated unexploded ordnance during the Bushwhacker 18-02 Cactus Flag exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2018. The Cactus Flag exercise was held to test readiness in response to a simulated deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Giovanni Sims)
  TUCSON — In case you hear the sound of loud booms coming from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base this week, don’t be alarmed.
  DMAFB officials say its Explosives Ordnan
  
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• Arkansas fetes Musselman, has high hopes for hoops program

  08-04-2019 22:48
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas has given a rousing welcome to Eric Musselman, welcoming its new men’s basketball coach with a pep rally at Bud Walton Arena.
  Razorbacks athletic director Hunter Yurachek announced Musselman’s hiring Sunday on Twitter and was on hand Monday to welcome Musselman, his wife and three children.
  The 54-year-old Musselman led Nevada to three NCAA Tournaments in four years after a nine-year absence. The Wolf Pack reached the Sweet 16 in 2018, but los
  
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• Avs may have Rantanen back for playoffs against Calgary

  08-04-2019 22:37
  DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche may have All-Star forward Mikko Rantanen back for the start of their first-round playoff series against Calgary.
  Rantanen has been sidelined since suffering a lower-body injury at Dallas on March 21. Rantanen is second on the team with 87 points and third in goals with 31.
  The right winger wore a red, no-contact jersey Monday at practice. Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said after afterward that Rantanen has been “progressing like just we hoped&rdquo
  
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• Fire Weather Watch issued April 8 at 12:36PM MST until April 11 at 7:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  08-04-2019 22:36
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a Fire WeatherWatch, which is in effect from Thursday morning through Thursdayevening.
  * AFFECTED AREA…Fire weather zone 152.
  * TIMING…Late Wednesday morning into Wednesday evening andThursday morning through early Thursday evening.
  * 20-FOOT WINDS…Sustained 20-foot winds 25 to 35 mph with guststo around 45 mph Wednesday and 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mphThursday.
  * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…Minimum relative humidity values
  
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• Fire Weather Watch issued April 8 at 12:36PM MST until April 10 at 7:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  08-04-2019 22:36
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a Fire WeatherWatch, which is in effect from Wednesday morning throughWednesday evening. a Fire Weather Watch has also been issued fromThursday morning through Thursday evening.
  * AFFECTED AREA…Fire weather zone 151.
  * TIMING…Late Wednesday morning into Wednesday evening andThursday morning through early Thursday evening.
  * 20-FOOT WINDS…Sustained 20-foot winds 25 to 35 mph with guststo around 45 mph Wednesday and 15 to 25 mp
  
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• Bologna beats Chievo 3-0 to move out of relegation zone

  08-04-2019 22:31
  ROME (AP) — Bologna moved out of the relegation zone with a 3-0 win over last-place Chievo Verona in Serie A on Monday.
  Erick Pulgar converted two penalties in the space of three minutes in the second half. Dutch defender Mitchell Dijks then finished off a counterattack for the first Italian league goal of his career.
  Chievo ended with 10 men after Mattia Bani picked up his second yellow card.
  Bologna is 17th, two points above Empoli, and seven ahead of next-to-last Frosinone.
  Chievo is he
  
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• Trump administration ends MLB/Cuba baseball deal

  08-04-2019 22:30
  HAVANA (AP) — The Trump administration is moving to end a deal allowing Cuban baseball players to sign contracts directly with Major League Baseball organizations, a change that appears to once again require Cuban players to cut ties with their national program before signing with MLB.
  The Treasury Department told MLB attorneys in a letter Friday that it was reversing an Obama administration rule allowing the major leagues to pay the Cuban Baseball Federation a release fee equal to a perce
  
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• Teen pleads guilty to plotting terror attack at Texas mall

  08-04-2019 22:28
  DALLAS (AP) — A suburban Dallas teenager has pleaded guilty to plotting an Islamic State group-inspired mass shooting at North Texas mall.
  Prosecutors say Matin Azizi-Yarand pleaded guilty Monday in state court to solicitation of capital murder and making a terroristic threat. The 18-year-old was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
  Azizi-Yarand was arrested last May and indicted in July . Authorities allege the then-high school student spent more than $1,400 buying weapons and tactical gear,
  
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• Oklahoma Senate confirms first black OU regent in 20 years

  08-04-2019 22:26
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Senate has confirmed Gov. Kevin Stitt’s pick of the first African American to serve on the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents in 20 years.
  The Senate voted 45-1 on Monday to confirm Stitt’s nomination of Ohio business executive Eric Stevenson. The sole opposing vote came from Oklahoma City Democrat Sen. George Young, one of two African Americans in the Senate.
  Young said Stitt should have considered a list of names submitted to him by the
  
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• Ecuador removes official over close Assange relationship

  08-04-2019 22:25
  QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The government of Ecuador has removed an official from its embassy in London who is accused of having a close rapport with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
  Foreign Minister Jose Valencia told Democracia radio Monday the civil servant “worked in a very close way” with Assange. He did not provide the official’s name or go into any detail, other than to say that embassy workers must respond first to the Ecuadorian state.
  The removal comes as tensions b
  
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• Red Flag Warning issued April 8 at 1:23PM MDT until April 9 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM

  08-04-2019 22:23
  Winds will start to increase mid to late afternoon on Tuesdayahead of an approaching storm system.Expect west-southwestwinds to increase through the afternoon hours with sustainedspeeds of 20 to 25 mph expected. Very dry air will also accompanythis system and drop relative humidities into the 7 to 10 percentrange. Winds will likely remain breezy through the night andincrease Wednesday morning as upper low moves into the FourCorners region. Expect winds of 30 to 45 mph Wednesday withgusts over 60
  
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• Fire Weather Watch issued April 8 at 1:23PM MDT until April 10 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM

  08-04-2019 22:23
  Winds will start to increase mid to late afternoon on Tuesdayahead of an approaching storm system.Expect west-southwestwinds to increase through the afternoon hours with sustainedspeeds of 20 to 25 mph expected. Very dry air will also accompanythis system and drop relative humidities into the 7 to 10 percentrange. Winds will likely remain breezy through the night andincrease Wednesday morning as upper low moves into the FourCorners region. Expect winds of 30 to 45 mph Wednesday withgusts over 60
  
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• Canada beats Russia 5-1 at women’s hockey worlds in Finland

  08-04-2019 22:22
  ESPOO, Finland (AP) — Natalie Spooner scored a hat trick for Canada in a costly 5-1 win over Russia on Monday at the women’s world hockey championship.
  Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin reinjured her left knee late in the first period. She limped to the dressing room and did not return.
  Spooner also assisted on Blayre Turnbull goal. Rebecca Johnston had Canada’s other goal. Russia’s Liana Ganeyeva scored on a power play early in the third period.
  Canada pulled even wit
  
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• PHOTOS: Wildflower explosion at Agua Caliente Hill

  08-04-2019 22:09
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• Giants acquire outfielder, first baseman Austin from Twins

  08-04-2019 22:09
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — First baseman/outfielder Tyler Austin has been traded to the San Francisco Giants from the Minnesota Twins for minor league outfielder Malique Ziegler.
  The 27-year-old Austin played in two games for the Twins after making the team out of spring training. He will be added to the 25-man roster. San Francisco announced Monday it has designated infielder/outfielder Connor Joe for assignment to clear room on the 40-man roster.
  Austin, acquired by the Twins from the New York
  
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• Off-duty deputy kills his brother at California party

  08-04-2019 22:07
  SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say an off-duty sheriff’s deputy shot and killed his brother when the man attacked other family members with a knife at a party in California.
  San Bernardino County sheriff’s officials say deputies responded Saturday night following reports of a shooting at a home in the Bloomington area.
  A news release says investigators determined that during an argument, 29-year-old Israel Miranda assaulted relatives with a knife.
  The release says Hu
  
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• Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails start hunger strike

  08-04-2019 22:06
  RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian officials say leaders of prisoners in Israeli jails have launched a hunger strike, demanding better conditions.
  Qadora Faris, head of Palestinian Prisoners Club, said on Monday that 30 inmates in Israeli jails have refused their meals as part of the strike, and that hundreds more plan to join.
  The Israel Prison Service says it’s prepared for any scenario but that it isn’t aware of any mass hunger strike by Palestinian inmates.
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• Actor Seymour Cassel, frequent Cassavetes collaborator, dies

  08-04-2019 22:06
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Journeyman character actor Seymour Cassel, who appeared frequently in the films of John Cassavetes and Wes Anderson, has died. His daughter Dilyn Cassel Murphy says Monday that he passed away. He was 84.
  Born in Detroit, he made his way to New York in the 1950s to pursue acting. It was there that he met Cassavetes and made his film debut in his 1958 feature “Shadows.”
  He’d go on to work for Cassavetes often, with roles in “Faces,” which earn
  
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• Titans add former AAF players Woodside, Towbridge

  08-04-2019 21:57
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have added two former Alliance of American Football players by agreeing to terms with quarterback Logan Woodside and tight end Keith Towbridge.
  Woodside was on the Titans’ practice squad for three weeks last season. He was the starting quarterback of the AAF’s San Antonio Commanders before that league ended its season prematurely last week.
  The 6-foot-1 Woodside went 116 of 201 and passed for 1,385 yards and seven touchdowns with the
  
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• NY lawmakers push bill requiring president to release taxes

  08-04-2019 21:55
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — State lawmakers in Albany are pushing for legislation that would require statewide elected officials in New York — including the president of the United States — to disclose their state income tax returns.
  Assemblyman David Buchwald, of Westchester, and Sen. Brad Hoylman, of Manhattan, have introduced a measure known as the NY TRUTH Act, and they held a rally at noon Monday at the state Capitol to talk about their effort.
  The two Democrats say 92 members of
  
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• Cubs LHP Jon Lester departs with hamstring tightness

  08-04-2019 21:53
  CHICAGO (AP) — Cubs left-hander Jon Lester has left Chicago’s home opener against Pittsburgh because of left hamstring tightness.
  Lester hit an RBI double and scored from second on Ben Zobrist’s single during Chicago’s six-run second inning on Monday. He allowed consecutive singles in the third before manager Joe Maddon replaced him with Brad Brach.
  The 35-year-old Lester pitched six innings of two-run ball in each of his first two outings this year. He went 18-6 with a 3
  
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