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• Woman pleads guilty to GoFundMe scam involving homeless man

  15-04-2019 23:54
  MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey woman has pleaded guilty to her role in concocting a feel-good tale about a homeless man rescuing her from the side of a highway in order to scam 14,000 donors out of $400,000 in GoFundMe contributions.
  Katelyn McClure pleaded guilty in state Superior Court Monday to second-degree theft by deception under a plea agreement.
  Prosecutors say McClure will serve four years in state prison and must help repay the $400,000 under the deal. She must also testif
  
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• Man involved in standoff at northwest side surrenders to U.S. Marshals

  15-04-2019 23:54
  TUCSON – A standoff at an apartment complex on the northwest side Monday afternoon has ended after the subject turned himself into law enforcement.
  According to officials, U.S. Marshals Service got involved with a standoff at Mission Palms Apartments, located at 951 W. Orange Grove Rd. near La Canada Drive, when they attempted to apprehend a man wanted for probation violations. The man involved, who was later identified as 36-year-old Ian Bessinger, later surrendered after SWAT was dispatc
  
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• Law enforcement working standoff at northwest side apartment complex

  15-04-2019 23:54
  TUCSON – A standoff with a barricaded subject has been reported at an apartment complex on the northwest side Monday afternoon.
  According to Pima County Sheriff’s Department, deputies have been dispatched to Mission Palms Apartments, located at 951 W. Orange Grove Rd. near La Canada Drive, to assist in the U.S. Marshals Service in the barricade situation.Authorities say the person involved in the standoff is wanted for a probation violation.
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• LA Rams’ Todd Gurley not saying much about health of knee

  15-04-2019 23:53
  THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Todd Gurley still isn’t shedding much light on the injured knee that limited him down the stretch with the Los Angeles Rams.
  Gurley was in camp for the opening of the Rams’ offseason program Monday in their first team activities since their Super Bowl loss to New England.
  Gurley only says he is “feeling good” after a bit of offseason travel and two months of rest for his left knee.
  The 2017 NFL Offensive Player of the Year managed fewer
  
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• Woman killed in shootout with federal agents identified

  15-04-2019 23:48
  PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police have identified a woman killed in a shooting which involved federal agents investigating a human smuggling operation.
  Sgt. Tommy Thompson said Monday that 29-year-old Theresa Medina-Thomas died at the scene of Thursday’s shooting.
  Authorities say four Homeland Security Investigation agents were trying to execute a felony arrest warrant and stop a vehicle of suspects from fleeing.
  Gunfire was exchanged and the woman, who was one of five people in the susp
  
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• Tiger Woods’ win could have golf industry roaring back

  15-04-2019 23:48
  NEW YORK (AP) — Tiger Woods’ win at the Masters could revitalize the golf industry, which has struggled in the past decade while the game’s biggest star was hobbled by issues on and off the course.
  Bridgestone Golf, whose logo was on the golf balls Woods used, says its website traffic soared after the Sunday win. PGA Tour Superstore, which sells golf equipment online, says sales were up over the weekend by 50% from a year ago.
  And shares of Nike, the sponsor that stood by Woods
  
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• French President Emmanuel Macron pledges to rebuild Notre Dame, will seek international help to do so

  15-04-2019 23:43
  PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron pledges to rebuild Notre Dame, will seek international help to do so.
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• August sentencing for man who mailed bombs to Trump critics

  15-04-2019 23:43
  NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida man who pleaded guilty to sending pipe bombs to prominent critics of President Donald Trump will be sentenced in August rather than September.
  U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff on Monday set an Aug. 5 date to determine the penalty for Cesar Sayoc after his lawyer said Sayoc was anxious to know the outcome.
  The 57-year-old Sayoc could face life in prison for spreading terror in the days leading up to the midterm election last year.
  Sayoc has been held without bail sin
  
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• Vikings sign QB Sean Mannion, WR Jordan Taylor

  15-04-2019 23:41
  EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have signed former Los Angeles Rams quarterback Sean Mannion and ex-Denver Broncos wide receiver Jordan Taylor.
  Mannion will likely replace Trevor Siemian, who joined the New York Jets, as the primary backup to Kirk Cousins. Kyle Sloter will also be in the second-string mix. Mannion was a third-round draft pick by the Rams in 2015 from Oregon State. He was the primary backup to Jared Goff last season all the way through the Super Bowl.
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• Interior watchdog probes agency’s newly confirmed chief

  15-04-2019 23:40
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Interior Department’s internal watchdog has launched an ethics investigation of newly confirmed Interior Secretary David Bernhardt.
  Deputy Interior Inspector General Mary Kendall notified Democratic senators in a letter Monday that her office has begun to investigate whether Bernhardt violated ethics rules on conflicts of interest or other issues.
  The news comes days after the Senate confirmed Bernhardt — a former lobbyist for oil and gas and other large c
  
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• Ina Road/I-10 ramps expected to be opened by Tuesday morning

  15-04-2019 23:40
  TUCSON – A month since the road’s initial opening, the ramps connecting Ina Road with Interstate 10 in Marana are expected to open later Monday evening.
  On March 14, Ina Road partially reopened, allowing Ina Road traffic to travel over the I-10 and the Pacific Railroad tracks in Marana after about two years of closure. With the work expected to finish later this spring, the $128 million traffic interchange project will be one of the largest projects completed in Tucson in recent year
  
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• Trout back in lineup after missing 3 games with groin strain

  15-04-2019 23:36
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mike Trout is back in the Los Angeles Angels lineup after missing three games because of a right groin strain.
  Trout was listed as the designated hitter and batting second for the Angels’ series opener Monday night at Texas.
  After missing a weekend series at the Chicago Cubs, Trout was seen by Dr. Steve Yoon in Los Angeles for the second time in three days Sunday. The team said ultrasound images showed further improvement to his groin and that Trout reported c
  
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• Benzema rescues a 1-1 draw for Madrid at Leganes

  15-04-2019 23:36
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid needed Karim Benzema to salvage a 1-1 draw at Spanish league minnow Leganes on Monday.
  Benzema again proved a bright spot in a disappointing season for his club, scoring his fifth goal in four matches to cancel out an opener by right back Jonathan Silva.
  The France striker also snatched recent wins for Madrid with late goals against Huesca and Eibar.
  Madrid remains third in the standings, 13 points adrift ofBarcelona, which is on course to retain its tit
  
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• Human remains found in south Phoenix home identified

  15-04-2019 23:28
  PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police have identified a set of human remains that were found in a suburban home.
  Sgt. Tommy Thompson said Monday that the remains belong to 59-year-old Gary Lee Duffield and that investigators believe his death was a homicide.
  No other information was released.
  The remains were discovered earlier this month when police were called to a house in the Ahwatukee (ah-wha-TU’-kee) area of southeast Phoenix.
  The home caught fire in March 2017 and a neighbor reported
  
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• Tucson woman accused in child abuse case reaches plea deal

  15-04-2019 23:23
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Tucson woman accused with her husband of keeping her three daughters imprisoned in their home for three months has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and child abuse charges.
  KGUN-TV reports Sophia Richter reached a plea agreement Monday to charges against her in Pima and Pinal counties.
  She’s scheduled to be sentenced June 10.
  Richter was convicted in 2016 and given a 20-year prison sentence in 2017.
  The Arizona Supreme Court reversed her convictions in last August
  
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• Barca relying on Pique for another top performance vs United

  15-04-2019 23:21
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — When Barcelona hosts Manchester United on Tuesday, it will field three players who helped the Spanish team beat the English side in the 2009 and 2011 Champions League finals.
  Lionel Messi will again lead the attack for the quarterfinal second leg at Camp Nou, Sergio Busquets patrols the midfield and Gerard Pique remains in defense.
  While Messi has maintained his unique brilliance by reaching the 40-goal mark for a 10th consecutive season, Pique has taken his game to
  
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• Paris prosecutors think huge fire at Notre Dame was started accidentally based on preliminary investigation

  15-04-2019 23:16
  PARIS (AP) — Paris prosecutors think huge fire at Notre Dame was started accidentally based on preliminary investigation.
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• Virginia’s De’Andre Hunter, Ty Jerome declare for NBA draft

  15-04-2019 23:07
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia guards De’Andre Hunter and Ty Jerome say they are forgoing their final year of eligibility to make themselves available for the NBA draft.
  Both made the announcements Monday on Instagram, and their decisions were confirmed by Virginia.
  Hunter, a 6-7 redshirt sophomore, was the national champions’ second-leading scorer (15.2 points per game). He was an All-Atlantic Coast Conference first team selection and the league’s defensive player
  
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• Senior’s weakness for scams may be warning sign of dementia

  15-04-2019 23:05
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers say seniors who aren’t on guard against scams also might be at risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease.
  Elder fraud is a problem, and Monday’s study doesn’t mean that everyone who falls prey has some sort of dementia brewing. But scientists know that subtle changes in thinking and judgment appear long before Alzheimer’s-caused memory loss.
  Researchers at Chicago’s Rush University wondered if missteps that can leave someone o
  
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• Paris police chief: Structure of Notre Dame cathedral has been saved; fire stopped from spreading to northern belfry

  15-04-2019 23:05
  PARIS (AP) — Paris police chief: Structure of Notre Dame cathedral has been saved; fire stopped from spreading to northern belfry.
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• Arsenal relies on bizarre goal to beat 10-man Watford 1-0

  15-04-2019 23:04
  WATFORD, England (AP) — Arsenal benefited from a bizarre goal from a goalkeeping error and Watford striker Troy Deeney’s red card to claim a 1-0 win that lifted the team back into the Premier League’s top four on Monday.
  The match was ultimately decided in the space of a few seconds in the first half, with Arsenal going ahead in the 10th minute when Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster dallied on a back pass, then slammed his clearance into the outstretched left boot of Pierre-Emerick
  
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• Paris mayor: Firefighters optimistic they can salvage Notre Dame’s main towers from flames

  15-04-2019 22:55
  PARIS (AP) — Paris mayor: Firefighters optimistic they can salvage Notre Dame’s main towers from flames.
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• Paris mayor: Those living close to Notre Dame have been evacuated in case of a possible collapse of the cathedral

  15-04-2019 22:53
  PARIS (AP) — Paris mayor: Those living close to Notre Dame have been evacuated in case of a possible collapse of the cathedral.
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• Atalanta produces 32 shots but comes up empty in 0-0 draw

  15-04-2019 22:51
  BERGAMO, Italy (AP) — Atalanta came up empty despite producing a whopping 32 shots — 18 of them on goal — in a 0-0 draw with relegation-threatened Empoli in Serie A on Monday.
  It was a valuable point for both clubs as sixth-place Atalanta moved within two points of the Champions League spots, while Empoli moved within two points of escaping the drop zone.
  Empoli goalkeeper Bartlomiej Dragowski was in top form, denying shot after shot from Duvan Zapata, Alejandro “Papu&rdq
  
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• Shock, prayers around the world for Notre Dame Cathedral

  15-04-2019 22:48
  The world reacted with shock, horror and prayers to the massive fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
  As the flames tore through the 12th-century cathedral, Spain’s prime minister offered France the help of his country in the recovery.
  The fire is a “catastrophe for France, for Spain and for Europe,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez tweeted, adding that the flames are destroying “850 years of history, architecture, painting and sculpture.”
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• First confirmed bear sighting of 2019

  15-04-2019 22:43
  Courtesy: Arizona Game and Fish Dept.
  The Arizona Game and Fish Department wants you to be bear aware following the first confirmed bear sighting of the year.
  Game and Fish said the bear was spotted on the Red Ridge Trail in the Santa Catalina Mountains.1st confirmed bear sighting of 2019 for SE AZ; Red Ridge Trail, Santa Catalinas. Time to be Bear Aware out there. Secure food & garbage in camp, never take food in tent, wash up & change after cooking. Face it upright if approached, yell,
  
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• Kenya moves Cuban doctors away from border after abductions

  15-04-2019 22:34
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan officials say Cuban doctors deployed along the border with Somalia are being evacuated following the kidnapping last week of two Cuban doctors.
  Suspected Islamic extremists kidnapped two Cuban doctors in Mandera County on Friday as they were heading to work, killing one of their police bodyguards.
  Lamu County officer in charge of health Anne Gathoni said Monday that the remaining Cuban doctors had been evacuated from Lamu because they had been traumatized by th
  
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• Man gets life for killing teen who accused him of rape

  15-04-2019 22:33
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a western Michigan man to life in prison for killing a 16-year-old girl who accused him of rape.
  Forty-three-year-old Quinn James of Wyoming, Michigan, learned his sentence Monday after a Grand Rapids jury found him guilty of first-degree murder in the strangulation death of Mujey Dumbuya. Her partially clothed body was found in January 2018 in woods in Kalamazoo, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of her Grand Rapids-area home.
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• NRA sues longtime ad agency over requests for bill details

  15-04-2019 22:28
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The National Rifle Association is suing its longtime ad agency over accusations the company has withheld crucial financial details in its billing.
  The lawsuit filed Friday in Alexandria, Virginia, says Oklahoma City-based Ackerman McQueen is contractually bound to show documentation on its bills to the NRA. But the NRA says the firm has only partly complied or “baldly ignored” requests for more information.
  The lawsuit says that in 2017 the NRA paid Ackerma
  
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• Maryland’s Fernando, Cowan declare early entry in NBA draft

  15-04-2019 22:24
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland sophomore forward Bruno Fernando and junior guard Anthony Cowan Jr. intend to declare for early entry into the 2019 NBA draft.
  Coach Mark Turgeon says both players intend to sign with agents who will work with the Maryland coaching staff throughout the process before deciding whether to return to the school.
  Under newly adopted NCAA rules, college players are allowed to retain the services of an agent during the evaluation process. If players choose to ret
  
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• Affidavit details fraud case of man linked to Russian agent

  15-04-2019 22:19
  PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Newly unsealed documents in the fraud case of a South Dakota man linked to an admitted Russian covert agent accuse him of obtaining at least $2.3 million from 78 people for bogus investments dating to at least 1997.
  Paul Erickson has pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of wire fraud and money laundering. Authorities say he promised returns of up to 150 percent while spending the money on personal expenses such as motels, flights and college tuition for Maria Butina, Erickso
  
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• The Latest: French leader vows to rebuild damaged Notre Dame

  15-04-2019 22:18
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on a fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris (all times local):
  11:35 p.m.
  French President Emmanuel Macron has promised to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral and says he is seeking international help to restore the Paris landmark.
  Macron said after the French capital’s fire chief announced the emergency response had changed into a monitoring and mop-up operation, “The worst has been avoided although the battle is not yet totally won.”
  Macron said a nation
  
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• The Latest: Arson ruled out in Notre Dame fire for now

  15-04-2019 22:18
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on a fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris (all times local):
  11:15 p.m.
  The Paris prosecutors’ office says investigators are treating the blaze that destroyed part of Notre Dame as an accident for now.
  The prosecutors’ office said late Monday they have ruled out arson in Monday’s fire, including possible terror-related motives for starting the blaze.
  Prosecutors say Paris police will conduct an investigation into “involuntary destruction cau
  
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• Police activity prompts school lockdown

  15-04-2019 22:18
  TUCSON – Police activity near a west side elementary school prompted a lockdown on Monday.
  Officials said Nash Elementary School, located at 515 W. Kelso Street,  was put on lockdown as a precaution.
  Tucson Police Department is searching for a suspect in the area, who has been violent in the past.
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• Flyers hire Alain Vigneault as head coach

  15-04-2019 22:15
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers have hired Alain Vigneault as head coach.
  Vigneault has led the New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks to the Stanley Cup final and takes over a Flyers team that missed the playoffs for the second time in three seasons. Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher made his first big move since he was hired in November. Vigneault replaces interim coach Scott Gordon.
  “The history they have established and the passionate fan base has made this a firs
  
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• Officials: Officer fatally shoots man who wielded knife

  15-04-2019 22:12
  PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee say an officer fatally shot a man who was armed with a knife and grabbed another person as officers attempted to serve a warrant.
  The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says in a news release that 42-year-old Samuel Charles Talbott produced the knife and grabbed someone inside the Pigeon Forge apartment where police had gone to find him Monday. The release says Talbott refused to comply when repeatedly told to drop the weapon and that the situa
  
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• Lead kills 1st Yellowstone golden eagle fitted with tracker

  15-04-2019 22:00
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Officials say the first golden eagle in Yellowstone National Park to be fitted with a tracking device has died of lead poisoning.
  Golden eagles often scavenge during the fall and winter. Scientists suspect the adult female may have eaten carrion containing lead bullet fragments.
  Some advocacy groups have called for hunters to use bullets made of copper to help prevent such deaths.
  Eagle scientist Todd Katzner with the U.S. Geological Survey called the death “gut
  
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• Delaney offers to leave FAI role amid financial controversy

  15-04-2019 21:58
  DUBLIN (AP) — John Delaney has offered to step aside from his newly created role in the Football Association of Ireland amid fallout from a financial controversy.
  It jeopardizes Delaney’s job in UEFA’s executive committee, with German official Reinhard Grindel having resigned from his role as vice president of European soccer’s governing body last week for missteps leading his country’s soccer federation .
  Grindel, who also left his role as a FIFA Council member, sa
  
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• Pima County man found guilty for two separate sex-related attacks

  15-04-2019 21:56
  TUCSON – A Tucson man was convicted last week for sexually attacking two women in separate incidents in Pima County.
  Reynaldo Rios was put to trial for allegedly raping a woman at a family gathering in Aug. 2016. Pima County Attorney’s Office said the victim was “visibly intoxicated” at the end of the night.
  Reynaldo Rios/Pima County Attorney’s Office
  After falling asleep on the couch, the victim woke up twice to find Rios trying to remove her covers and went back t
  
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• New Drug Gives Leukemia Patients Hope

  15-04-2019 21:50
  Penni Shuey knows that she can rely on her sister Shannon Waigand, especially when times get tough.
  “I was diagnosed January 15, 2019,” said Shuey. “I had been sick for a couple of weeks. I thought I had the flu. I was very tired and my throat kind of hurt.”
  “When she went into the hospital, I immediately drove out that day,” said Waigand. “She’s not lying when she said she was at death’s door.”
  Shuey was diagnosed with acute myeloid l
  
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• French Interior Ministry official says firefighters might not be able to save Notre Dame Cathedral

  15-04-2019 21:49
  PARIS (AP) — French Interior Ministry official says firefighters might not be able to save Notre Dame Cathedral.
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• Vunipola warned by Saracens over social-media post

  15-04-2019 21:46
  LONDON (AP) — England No. 8 Billy Vunipola was formally warned about his future conduct by his club side Saracens on Monday after defending an anti-gay post published on Instagram by Australia rugby star Israel Folau.
  “He made a serious error of judgment in publicly sharing his opinion,” Saracens said of Vunipola, “which is inconsistent with the values of the club and contravenes his contractual obligations.”
  In a statement on the club’s website, Vunipola said
  
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• The Latest: Reuters: We’ll celebrate when reporters are free

  15-04-2019 21:42
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Pulitzer Prizes (all times local):
  7 p.m.
  Reuters’ leaders say they’re proud that the news service won Pulitzer Prizes for international reporting and breaking news photography, but they’re dismayed that two reporters are in prison for their award-winning work.
  Thomson Reuters CEO Jim Smith says the news service “won’t be truly celebrating until Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo are free.”
  The journalists are serving a seven-year
  
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• The Latest: Louisiana newspaper wins local-reporting award

  15-04-2019 21:42
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Pulitzer Prizes (all times local):
  4:55 p.m.
  The staff of The Advocate has won the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting for its series about Louisiana’s conviction system, including a Jim Crow-era law that let as few as 10 jurors convict people in criminal cases.
  The award was announced Monday in New York. The Pulitzer committee called the series “a damning portrayal of the state’s discriminatory conviction system.”
  Seven months after
  
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• Microsoft overhauls how it investigates office misbehavior

  15-04-2019 21:10
  REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft is revamping its practices for investigating workplace allegations after a group of women shared stories of discrimination and sexual harassment.
  CEO Satya Nadella sent a letter to employees about the changes Monday.
  Nadella says the company is increasing support services for workers who say they’ve experienced misbehavior, including a new “Employee Advocacy Team” to help guide employees through investigations.
  He says Microsoft will also r
  
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• Judge sends Canadian to US prison for risky tunnel scheme

  15-04-2019 20:49
  DETROIT (AP) — A Canadian cab driver has been sentenced to 16 months in a U.S. prison for sending desperate immigrants through a risky international tunnel under the Detroit River.
  Juan Garcia-Jimenez wept and apologized Monday in federal court in Detroit. Besides prison, he was fined $8,680. That’s the amount paid by six people who were caught last year when they emerged on foot on the Detroit side of a railroad tunnel.
  The 1.6-mile (2.5-kilometer) tunnel is used by cargo trains mov
  
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• Avs defenseman Cale Makar scores playoff goal in NHL debut

  15-04-2019 20:49
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar scored a playoff goal in his NHL debut during Game 3 against Calgary, his favorite childhood team.
  Makar zipped through the neutral zone Monday night and beat Flames goaltender Mike Smith with a wrist shot late in the first period to make it 3-0.
  The 20-year-old Makar signed a three-year deal with Colorado on Sunday — a day after Massachusetts lost in the Frozen Four championship game.
  From Calgary, Makar and his family were big
  
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• Roadrunners Miss AHL Postseason After Falling to San Diego in Season Finale, 4-3

  15-04-2019 20:46
  The Tucson Roadrunners' task in Saturday’s regular season finale was a seemingly easy one: win or lose in overtime to reach the American Hockey League’s playoffs for a second straight season. Unfortunately for the home side, the finale was not a case of fait accompli, falling to the San Diego Gulls, 4-3.…
  
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• Smith homers, drives in 4 in O’s 8-1 win over Red Sox

  15-04-2019 20:35
  BOSTON (AP) — Chris Davis knows his homer went a lot further than teammate Dwight Smith Jr.’s two-run shot. He also knows he’ll have his time to gloat.
  Smith hooked his homer into the first row of seats down the right field line and drove in four, leading the Baltimore Orioles past the Red Sox 8-1 Monday in Boston’s annual Patriots’ Day game.
  “He’s been really doing well, there’s no reason to talk,” said Davis, smiling. “I’ll wait
  
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• Georgia O’Keeffe Museum tackles visitors’ color blindness

  15-04-2019 20:34
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The vibrant colors and hues in Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings soon will be on full display for color-blind visitors.
  The Santa Fe museum announced Monday it’s teaming up with California-based EnChroma to expand the gallery experience through special glasses.
  Starting May 3, visitors with red-green color blindness can borrow glasses to see O’Keeffe’s work in the way that she intended.
  One of the museum’s curators, Katrina Stacy, says O
  
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