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• Mariners homer in 15th straight game, down Royals 7-6

  11-04-2019 23:54
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Seattle Mariners became the first major league team to homer in each of its first 15 games when Dee Gordon connected in the sixth inning, then beat the Kansas City Royals 7-6 Thursday behind Daniel Vogelbach’s home run leading off the 10th.
  Seattle improved the best record in the major leagues to 13-2, completing a four-game sweep and extending its winning streak to six. The Mariners became just the third team since 1987 to open with at least 13 wins in th
  
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• Homeowner: Only bureaucrats worried about Flintstone statues

  11-04-2019 23:50
  HILLSBOROUGH, Calif. (AP) — The owner of a San Francisco Bay Area home adorned with fanciful Flintstones characters says meddlesome bureaucrats are the only ones concerned with her Barney and Betty Rubble sculptures and other people derive joy from them.
  Florence Fang spoke to the media for the first time Thursday as she filed her response to the city that is seeking to force her to remove the unpermitted installations.
  City of Hillsborough officials have sued, calling the display a public
  
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• Trump nominates naval aviator as next Navy chief

  11-04-2019 23:38
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is nominating a naval aviator with extensive experience in budgeting and personnel reform to become the next officer to lead the Navy.
  Navy Adm. Bill Moran, who piloted P-3 Orion surveillance aircraft during the Cold War, is currently the Navy’s vice chief. If confirmed by the Senate, he would become the 32nd chief of naval operations and take over from Adm. John Richardson, who is retiring.
  Trump nominated Vice Adm. Robert Burke, a submariner
  
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• Oklahoma judge, not jury, to decide case against drugmakers

  11-04-2019 23:37
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge has ruled that he, not a jury, will decide the state’s case against several drug manufacturers for their alleged role in the nation’s deadly opioid crisis.
  The attorney general’s office says Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman made the decision at Thursday’s hearing that a jury won’t hear the case. At least one of the defendants, Johnson & Johnson, had sought a jury trial.
  Attorney general spokesman Alex Gers
  
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• Agriculture report shows fewer but larger farms in US

  11-04-2019 23:35
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The latest Census of Agriculture shows the number of farms and ranches in the U.S. has fallen but the remaining operations are larger and are responsible for a higher percentage of agricultural sales.
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture released the 2017 Census of Agriculture on Thursday, marking the 29th release of the report since the government began collecting the data in 1840. Since 1982, it has been released every five years.
  The census shows there were 2.04 mi
  
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• Temple of Tiny Monkeys to Open Saturday

  11-04-2019 23:27
  Dasher and Dancer and Donner and Blitzen... wait, wait, no.…
  
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• The Latest: Company says it was doing work before explosion

  11-04-2019 23:22
  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on an explosion that leveled a North Carolina building (all times local):
  5 p.m.
  A fiber-optic communications company says a contractor was doing installation work in the area where a gas leak explosion leveled a Durham building.
  Durham police have said that a contractor boring along a sidewalk hit a gas line and caused a leak that preceded the explosion. City officials say the cause is under investigation. One person died and 25 were injured.
  On Thursday, De
  
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• Virgin Orbit satellite-launching plane to take off from Guam

  11-04-2019 23:19
  HONOLULU (AP) — A company owned by British billionaire Richard Branson is picking Guam as a site for its airplane-launched satellite service.
  Virgin Orbit plans to launch small satellites from a rocket released by a customized Boeing 747. It has another site in California.
  The company said Thursday the U.S. Air Force will allow it to take off from the U.S. territory’s Anderson Air Force Base. Guam’s international airport is seeking a Federal Aviation Administration license to h
  
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• Report: More possible graves at shuttered reform school

  11-04-2019 23:15
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A report says a company doing pollution cleanup at a shuttered Florida reform school may have found more graves of the nearly 100 boys estimated to have died there. The Tampa Bay Times reports that Geosyntec told the Florida Department of Environmental Protection last month that a subcontractor using ground-penetrating radar found 27 so-called anomalies that could be unmarked graves near the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys.
  University of South Florida researchers
  
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• McConnell won’t say if Senate would back Herman Cain for Fed

  11-04-2019 23:15
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is declining to say whether he thinks the Senate would confirm Herman Cain to the Federal Reserve’s board.
  When McConnell was asked whether a Cain nomination would face trouble, he noted that successful nominees must pass background checks and have a likelihood of confirmation.
  Cain’s a former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza who ran for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. He dropped out after allegations of sexual
  
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• Wieters leads Cards over Dodgers 11-7 for 4-game sweep

  11-04-2019 23:14
  ST. Louis (AP) — Matt Wieters drove in a three runs and stole a base for just the third time in six years, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-7 Thursday for a four-game sweep of the NL champions.
  Making his first start this season, the 32-year-old Wieters hit a sacrifice fly in the second inning and a two-run double in the fifth that put the Cardinals ahead 8-7. With runners at the corners in the fifth, Wieters stole second as Matt Carpenter struck out, his fir
  
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• AP source: Cavs not bringing back Drew for second season

  11-04-2019 23:12
  CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the decision says the Cleveland Cavaliers are not bringing back coach Larry Drew for a second season.
  Drew, who led the Cavs to a 19-63 record after taking over when Tyronn Lue was fired Oct. 28, was informed Thursday by general manager Koby Altman, said the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team has not commented on the move.
  Drew was praised by players for guiding them through an injury-filled season, th
  
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• Tipsarevic in 1st quarterfinal since 2016 with Houston win

  11-04-2019 23:07
  HOUSTON (AP) — Former top-10 player Janko Tipsarevic reached his first ATP Tour quarterfinal in 2 1/2 years by beating No. 3-seeded Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship.
  The 34-year-old Tipsarevic returned to the tour this year after missing 16 months while having operations on his hamstrings.
  He is ranked 372nd and entered the Houston tournament via a wild card.
  Tipsarevic next will face No. 8 seed Sam Querrey or Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, who m
  
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• The Latest: Uber reveals finances as it gears up for IPO

  11-04-2019 23:04
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on Uber revealing its finances ahead of its initial public offering (all times local):
  1:50 p.m.
  Uber is providing a look under the hood of its business in the lead-up to its hotly anticipated debut on the stock market.
  Documents released Thursday offered the most detailed view of the world’s largest ride-hailing service since its inception a decade ago. The unveiling comes four months after Uber took its first step toward its initial public offering w
  
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• The Latest: Uber navigating criminal probes on road to IPO

  11-04-2019 23:04
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on Uber revealing its finances ahead of its initial public offering (all times local):
  2:45 p.m.
  Uber is forging ahead with its initial public offering of stock while the government authorities and regulators investigate whether the company broke any laws while building the world’s largest ride-hailing service.
  The San Francisco company disclosed the legal cloud hanging over it Thursday as part of documents setting the stage for its stock market debut.
  
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• Laughing Stock: All over the place!

  11-04-2019 22:59
  All Over the Place!Let’s celebrate the already famous Patton Oswalt (8 p.m. Sunday, April 14, foxtucson.com, $39.50 to $75) and long-running pinnacle of Tucson’s open mic scene, Laffs Comedy Caffé (8 p.m., Thursdays, 2900 E. Broadway Blvd.), then turn the spotlight to all the new places Tucsonans play comedy.Some comedy fans first drop in on an open mic for the free entertainment and drink specials.…
  
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• Grizzlies fire coach JB Bickerstaff, reassign GM to scout

  11-04-2019 22:58
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies have fired coach J.B. Bickerstaff as part of a front-office shake-up in which general manager Chris Wallace was demoted to a scout.
  The Grizzlies announced the moves Thursday after both Bickerstaff and Wallace spoke to reporters following a second straight season outside the playoffs. After a 12-5 start, Memphis plummeted and finished 33-49, tied with New Orleans and Dallas.
  Wallace had said earlier that Bickerstaff would be returning after doing
  
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• Arizona Senate rejects bill allowing loaded guns at schools

  11-04-2019 22:47
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Senate voted down legislation that would have allowed adults to leave loaded guns in their cars on school grounds.
  Arizona already allows unloaded weapons in vehicles in school parking lots. Senators voted 15-14 Thursday not to expand that right to loaded firearms.
  House Republicans approved the measure in a party-line vote last month. Supporters say it would reduce the risk of accidental shootings from parents loading and unloading their firearms. Opponents say
  
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• Chelsea, Liverpool condemn fans’ racist song about Salah

  11-04-2019 22:37
  PRAGUE (AP) — Three Chelsea fans were turned away from the team’s Europa League quarterfinal at Slavia Prague on Thursday after the Premier League club identified them in a video appearing to sing a racist song about Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah.
  The video, which has been widely shared on social media, showed a group singing “Salah is a bomber” apparently in reference to the Egypt international.
  Chelsea said in a statement on the club website: “Chelsea FC finds a
  
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• Trump administration says no lawsuits over border killings

  11-04-2019 22:34
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says families of Mexican teenagers who were shot to death by American border agents should not be allowed to sue for damages in U.S. courts.
  The administration is telling the Supreme Court in a brief filed Thursday that the justices should take up and resolve the issue in favor of two agents who fired shots across the U.S-Mexican border that killed the teenagers.
  In both cases, U.S. Border Patrol agents say they fired their guns because they were
  
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• Oro Valley man accused of murdering wife posts bond, released

  11-04-2019 22:32
  TUCSON – An Oro Valley man accused of killing his wife in February was released under pretrial services after meeting his $250,000 cash bond Wednesday night.
  Trevor Draegeth was formally charged with first-degree murder. His bond was originally set at $10 million.
  Trevor Draegeth/ Oro Valley Police Department
  He was arrested nearly a month ago after his wife, Laurie Draegeth, was reported dead on Feb. 12.
  Authorities said the husband initially called 911 reporting that his wife had committ
  
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• Red Flag Warning issued April 11 at 12:30PM MST until April 11 at 7:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  11-04-2019 22:30
  * AFFECTED AREA…Fire weather zones 151 and 152.
  * TIMING…Red Flag Warning through 7 PM MST thisd evening.
  * 20-FOOT WINDS…Sustained 20-foot winds 15 to 25 mph withguststo 35 mph.
  * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…Minimum relative humidity values willrangebetween 8 to 15 percent.
  * IMPACTS…Any fires that develop or are ongoing will have thepotential to spread rapidly.
  * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA…Visitweather.gov/Tucson and click on the Detailed Hazards Ico
  
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• Adopt This Pet: Meet Pepper!

  11-04-2019 22:28
  Pepper from the Humane Society of Southern Arizona
  There is a new pet looking for her forever home, meet Pepper!
  Pepper is a nine year old cat that came to the Humane Society of Southern Arizona after her owner passed away. She is low energy and would just love to curl up and sit on a nice warm lap. Pepper also does well with other cats and is litter box trained.
  If you are interested in Pepper you can visit her at HSSA Main Campus at 635 W. Roger Rd. You can also give an adoption counselor a ca
  
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• Twins postpone Tigers series opener due to wintry weather

  11-04-2019 22:26
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have postponed their series opener against the Detroit Tigers because of wintry weather, opting for a doubleheader next month.
  The Twins announced Thursday afternoon they were calling off the Friday night’s game, a decision made about 28 hours before the scheduled first pitch. The region was blanketed by wet snow, heavy winds and icy roads. The storm was forecast to move out before Friday, but the temperature was predicted to be in the mid-30s.
  
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• Uber provides the first deep dive into its finances as it draws closer to its much-anticipated IPO

  11-04-2019 22:17
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Uber provides the first deep dive into its finances as it draws closer to its much-anticipated IPO .
  The post Uber provides the first deep dive into its finances as it draws closer to its much-anticipated IPO appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Wynn Resorts proposes banning its namesake from its casinos

  11-04-2019 22:11
  EVERETT, Mass. (AP) — Wynn Resorts is proposing Massachusetts regulators require the company ban its founder from its resorts as a condition of keeping its state casino license.
  The company also suggests the Massachusetts Gaming Commission impose other conditions to further distance the company from its namesake, such as prohibiting company executives from having social contact with Steve Wynn.
  It’s not clear why Wynn Resorts isn’t pursuing the proposed steps on its own. Compan
  
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• HSI says federal agents shoot 2 suspects in the Phoenix area

  11-04-2019 22:09
  PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say federal agents have been involved in a shooting in southeast Phoenix.
  Homeland Security Investigations officials say special agents shot two suspects Thursday while executing a federal felony arrest warrant connected to human smuggling in Ahwatukee.
  Other details haven’t been released.
  Video from TV stations at the scene show several police patrol cars and emergency vehicles surrounding a pickup truck that crashed into a brick wall.
  An SUV and a pickup
  
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• Federal agents in a gunfight with suspects in Phoenix area

  11-04-2019 22:09
  PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say federal agents exchanged gunfire with suspects while trying to execute a felony arrest warrant connected to human smuggling in the Phoenix area.
  They say five people were in the suspect vehicle and one of them was a woman who was pronounced dead at the scene of Thursday’s shooting.
  Her name and age weren’t immediately released.
  Phoenix police say four Homeland Security Investigation agents were taken to a hospital for medical evaluation of undiscl
  
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• Bieber shuts down Tigers in Cleveland’s 4-0 win

  11-04-2019 22:06
  DETROIT (AP) — Shane Bieber allowed three hits in seven innings, Leonys Martin homered in his return to Detroit and the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 4-0 on Thursday.
  Bieber (1-0) struck out six with one walk, improving to 8-0 on the road in his young career. Cleveland has won six of seven after taking two of three in this series.
  Martin, traded from the Tigers to Cleveland last year, hit a solo homer in the third. He and Carlos Santana had three hits apiece for the Indians.
  Sp
  
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• The Latest: Commander says Israel spacecraft crashed on moon

  11-04-2019 22:00
  YEHUD, Israel (AP) — The Latest on Israel’s attempt to land spacecraft on the moon (all times local):
  11 p.m.
  One of the commanders of the failed Israeli space mission to the moon says the spacecraft has crashed.
  Doron Opher, general manager of the space division of Israel Aerospace Industries, says the SpaceIL craft “definitely crashed on the surface of the moon.”
  The spacecraft lost communication with Earth just moments before it was to touch down, dashing hopes of maki
  
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• Sundance Film Festival co-founder charged with sex abuse

  11-04-2019 21:54
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah filmmaker who co-founded the Sundance Film Festival and produced an Oscar-winning movie in the mid-1980s has been charged with sexual abuse of a young girl.
  Sterling Van Wagenen, 71, is accused of inappropriately touching a girl on two occasions between 2013 and 2015, according to a probable cause statement filed with the charges on April 4. The alleged abuse occurred in two northern Utah cities when the girl was between the ages of 7 and 9, online court record
  
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• Organizers say Israeli spacecraft crashed on moon.

  11-04-2019 21:54
  YEHUD, Israel (AP) — Organizers say Israeli spacecraft crashed on moon.
  The post Organizers say Israeli spacecraft crashed on moon. appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Officer’s firing appeal delayed in 2016 slaying of black man

  11-04-2019 21:49
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A white former Louisiana police officer who fatally shot a black man has once again had a hearing over his firing postponed.
  The Advocate reports former Baton Rouge police officer Blane Salamoni’s request to delay the hearing was approved Thursday. Instead of setting a date, the civil service board decided to continue discussions next week. The hearing has been rescheduled several times at attorneys’ requests.
  Salamoni shot Alton Sterling six times durin
  
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• Telegram announcing Abraham Lincoln’s death is up for sale

  11-04-2019 21:48
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The handwritten notification of President Abraham Lincoln’s death is being offered for sale by a Philadelphia documents dealer.
  Nathan Raab, president of the Raab Collection, says the telegram was thought to be lost, and calls it “truly one of our great finds.”
  It was written inside the home where Lincoln was rushed after being shot at Ford’s Theater on April 14, 1865. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and Thomas Eckert, the chief telegraph officer,
  
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• Former Alabama, Jets receiver Ardarius Stewart arrested

  11-04-2019 21:47
  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Former Alabama and NFL receiver Ardarius Stewart has been arrested and charged with carrying a pistol without a license.
  Tuscaloosa police say the 25-year-old Stewart was pulled over about 1:40 a.m. Thursday for driving with an expired tag. Passenger Demarcus Marshall was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana first degree.
  Stewart was a third-round pick by the New York Jets in 2017. He was waived after serving a two-game suspension to start last season for v
  
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• Khris Davis homers twice to lead Athletics past Orioles 8-5

  11-04-2019 21:46
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Oakland’s Khris Davis hit a pair of home runs for the second straight game, and the Baltimore Orioles’ Chris Davis extended his record hitless streak to 53 at-bats in the Athletics’ 8-5 victory Thursday.
  Josh Phegley, Kendrys Morales and Marcus Semien also homered for the A’s, who won three straight after losing the series opener. Khris Davis leads the majors with nine homers this season.
  Chris Davis was 0 for 3 with a walk. In the fourth season of
  
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• Rural Metro Fire prepares for wildfire season

  11-04-2019 21:44
  TUCSON – Rural Metro Fire Department is preparing for “what might be a busy” wildfire season in southern Arizona, Battalion Chief John E. Walka said on Thursday.
  In order to prepare, firefighters are required to take the “Wildland Pack” test.
  “The test is intentionally stressful as it tests the capacity of muscular strength & aerobic endurance of the firefighter,” Walka said.
  Firefighters wear a 45-pound weighted vest while covering 3 miles in less t
  
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• Jags’ Fournette arrested for driving with suspended license

  11-04-2019 21:42
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette was arrested Thursday for driving with a suspended license and released a short time later.
  Fournette paid a $1,508 bond and was freed after spending less than 30 minutes in the Duval County Jail, according to jail records.
  His license was suspended last month after he failed to pay or protest a speeding ticket, court records show. Fournette was cited on Nov. 17, 2018, in nearby Neptune Beach for driving 37 mph i
  
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• Stop & Shop supermarket workers in 3 states go on strike

  11-04-2019 21:38
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Workers at Stop & Shop supermarkets in three states have gone on strike over stalled contract negotiations.
  United Food & Commercial Workers union workers from several locals walked off the job Thursday in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. More than 31,000 employees authorized union leaders to call for a strike.
  Stop & Shop is a division of Dutch supermarket giant Ahold Delhaize and has 415 stores across the Northeast.
  The company said in a st
  
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• Israeli spacecraft fails in attempt to reach moon

  11-04-2019 21:36
  YEHUD, Israel (AP) — An Israeli spacecraft has failed in its attempt to make history as the first privately funded lunar mission.
  The SpaceIL spacecraft lost contact with Earth late Thursday, just moments before it was to land on the moon, and scientists declared the mission a failure.
  The small robotic spacecraft, built by the non-profit SpaceIL and state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries, had hoped to match a feat that has only been achieved by the national space agencies of three countr
  
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• The Latest: Boeing makes 96 flights to test software update

  11-04-2019 21:31
  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the Boeing’s troubled 737 Max jet (all times local):
  2:40 p.m.
  Boeing has made 96 flights to test a software update for its troubled 737 Max jet, the company’s CEO says.
  Dennis Muilenburg said Thursday that more test flights are planned in the coming weeks as Boeing attempts to convince regulators that the plane is safe.
  The Max was grounded by regulators around the world last month after a second deadly crash involving the plane, in Ethiopia.
  In tha
  
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• Ozzie Albies, Braves agree to $35M, 7-year contract

  11-04-2019 21:20
  ATLANTA (AP) — All-Star second baseman Ozzie Albies and the Atlanta Braves have agreed to a $35 million, seven-year contract, a deal that includes a pair of team options that could make it worth $45 million for nine seasons.
  The agreement announced Thursday supersedes a one-year contract signed last month that called for a $575,000 salary in the major leagues — $20,000 above the minimum.
  He gets $1 million in each of the next two seasons, $3 million in 2021, $5 million in 2022 and $7
  
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• Ultra-right activists hound European lesbian conference

  11-04-2019 21:07
  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ultra-right activists in Ukraine have attempted to derail a European lesbian conference in the capital of Kiev and scuffled with security guards.
  Several dozen people from extreme-right groups picketed the hotel hosting the conference, which opened Thursday. Some tried to break through security cordons at the hotel entrance and used tear gas on the guards.
  The assailants held placards with phrases such as “We are against gays” and “Go back to hell, so
  
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• Interstate-10 Scheduled to Re-Open at Ina Road Next Week

  11-04-2019 21:06
  Two years after work began, relief is on the horizon for commuters in northwest Tucson. Interstate-10 at West Ina Road will re-open next week.The $128 million-dollar project includes a four-lane overpass spanning the Union Pacific tracks, the interstate and a separate bridge over the Santa Cruz River.…
  
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• Ina Road Interchange Reopening Next Week

  11-04-2019 21:06
  Two years after work began, relief is on the horizon for commuters in northwest Tucson. Interstate-10 at West Ina Road will re-open next week.The $128 million-dollar project includes a four-lane overpass spanning the Union Pacific tracks, the interstate and a separate bridge over the Santa Cruz River.…
  
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• Trump hosts Oval Office celebration for World War II vets

  11-04-2019 21:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is hosting a celebration for four veterans of World War II.
  After Trump addressed the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention last year, he welcomed 95-year-old Allen Jones to the stage. The White House says Jones asked to spend his birthday Thursday with the president and Trump agreed. The three other veterans attending the Oval Office celebration are 100, 101 and 103.
  Their ages led Trump to remark that he’s a “big believer in having good
  
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• The Latest: Man showed gun at SC hospital before shooting

  11-04-2019 20:59
  CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on two shootings in two days in South Carolina hospitals (all times local):
  2:50 p.m.
  Authorities say a police officer shot while confronting a man in a hospital emergency room in South Carolina has been treated and released.
  Prisma Health spokeswoman Sarah Moore said the armed man was visiting the Laurens County Hospital emergency room around 2 a.m. Thursday when a Greenville Health Authority Police Department officer and a state trooper tried to talk to hi
  
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• The Latest: Man charged in 2nd S Carolina hospital in 2 days

  11-04-2019 20:59
  CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on two shootings in two days in South Carolina hospitals (all times local):
  9:15 p.m.
  Authorities have charged a 27-year-old man with attempted murder and kidnapping in a shooting that wounded a police officer in a South Carolina emergency room.
  An arrest warrant says Kevin Boyce Patterson dragged his father at gunpoint across the waiting room at Laurens County Hospital around 2 a.m. Thursday.
  Authorities say a Greenville Health Authority Police Department o
  
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• Naked women arrested following high-speed chase down Florida highway

  11-04-2019 20:59
  WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. (WFLA) – Naked, and apparently not afraid. Three women who were spotted buck naked at a Pasco County rest area are now wearing jail uniforms.
  FHP troopers caught the trio after a series of violent encounters both on and off the road.
  At the northbound I-75 rest area in Wesley Chapel, just after 11 Wednesday morning, a custodian discovered a bizarre sight. He called 911. “They’re on the northbound side of the building. All three of them standing in the
  
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• Arkansas governor’s nephew faces new corruption charges

  11-04-2019 20:58
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A former Arkansas lawmaker who is Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s nephew has been indicted and accused of accepting bribes from a Missouri nonprofit in a widening federal corruption probe that’s already ensnared several state legislators over the past two years.
  Former state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson and two former executives of Springfield-based Preferred Family Healthcare, Inc. face multiple counts in an indictment unsealed Thursday. The three are accused of takin
  
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