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• Surveillance clips show Chinese billionaire with accuser

  22-04-2019 23:54
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Surveillance videos posted to a Chinese social media site show JD.com founder Richard Liu walking with the woman who accuses him of rape in a lawsuit.
  The videos, posted Monday on Weibo, show the woman and Liu walking to her apartment, with her arm linked through his. The videos are edited and do not show what happened in the apartment, where the woman says she was raped in August.
  But an attorney for Liu says they dispel “false claims” about the incident.
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• Footage fuels controversy around Louisiana police shooting

  22-04-2019 23:48
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Body camera footage shows a police pursuit in which a white officer fatally shoots a black man who brandished a BB gun in southwestern Louisiana.
  The Associated Press obtained video last week of Officer Jonathan Landrum of the Lake Charles Police Department fatally shooting Juston Landry.
  The shooting happened Jan. 11 after Landry threatened a gas station clerk with a lethal-looking BB gun and ignored repeated commands to drop the device.
  Landry’s family says it in
  
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• Falcons sign 6-year veteran safety J.J. Wilcox

  22-04-2019 23:48
  FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Safety J.J. Wilcox, who started 35 games in four seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, has signed a one-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons.
  The 28-year-old Wilcox played a combined seven games with the New York Jets and Indianapolis in 2018. He started in one of 12 games played with Pittsburgh in 2017.
  Wilcox, from Georgia Southern, was a third-round pick by Dallas in 2013. He has six interceptions in six seasons.
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• Chelsea moves into top 4 after draw with Burnley

  22-04-2019 23:47
  LONDON (AP) — Chelsea moved into the Premier League’s top four on Monday with a frustrating 2-2 draw with Burnley.
  Goals two minutes apart from N’Golo Kante and Gonzalo Higuain put Chelsea on top at Stamford Bridge after Jeff Hendrick had given Burnley an early lead.
  But Ashley Barnes pulled the visitors even in the 24th minute and Chelsea was unable to get the winner despite dominating possession and finishing with 22 shots.
  Chelsea moves into the final Champions League qualif
  
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• Number of measles cases continues to climb

  22-04-2019 23:44
  The number of confirmed measles cases continues to grow in the United States.
  Data from the Centers for Disease Control reveals 626 confirmed cases have been reported in 22 states in 2019.
  One of those cases was reported in Pima County in March. Officials said child, who was one year old, was diagnosed with the measles after traveling from Asia.
  The CDC said the majority of the new cases are out of New York.
  Experts predict the number of measles cases will surprise the 2014 levels. Data shows 6
  
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• Charges Dropped for the Arizona Three

  22-04-2019 23:40
  On Friday, April 19 motions to dismiss the charges against three students who protested the presence of Border Patrol on the University of Arizona campus last month were granted by two Pima County Consolidated Court judges.On March 19, Border Patrol agents were on campus in the Modern Languages building as guests of an event hosted by the Criminal Justice Association, a university club. There was no previous school-wide announcement that BP agents would be present on campus that day.Student acti
  
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• SeaWorld publishes decades of orca data to help wild whales

  22-04-2019 23:33
  SEATTLE (AP) — The theme-park company SeaWorld has published new data from its captive killer whales — information that scientists say could help inform how they go about trying to save sick or stranded orcas in the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere.
  SeaWorld’s data comes from thousands of regular blood tests performed on 32 healthy whales over a span of two decades and helps establish a standard range for values such as cholesterol, platelet count and triglycerides.
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• Prosecutors examine video altercation between teen, deputies

  22-04-2019 23:26
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors are examining the actions of a Florida sheriff’s deputy who slammed a pepper-sprayed teen’s head into the ground.
  Broward County State Attorney Mike Satz announced Monday that his staff will meet Tuesday with the 15-year-old student who had an altercation with two deputies.
  The deputies had responded to a fight Thursday outside a suburban Fort Lauderdale McDonald’s where 200 students gathered. Sheriff’s office reports say the
  
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• The Latest: House chair subpoenas former White House lawyer

  22-04-2019 23:23
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress and President Donald Trump (all times local):
  5:20 p.m.
  The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed former White House Counsel Don McGahn for testimony following the release of the report from special counsel Robert Mueller.
  Rep. Jerrold Nadler of New York announced Monday that he is compelling McGahn to testify before the panel and provide documents.
  Nadler says in a statement that McGahn is a “critical witness” about w
  
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• Glendale police identify man who was fatally shot last week

  22-04-2019 23:23
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Glendale say they’ve identified a man who was shot to death last week.
  They announced Monday that the victim of Wednesday night’s fatal shooting was 25-year-old Tyler Mead.
  Police say Mead was standing in the front yard of a residence when he was approached by two men.
  They say one of the men shot Mead before the two suspects fled the scene and got into a car waiting at the end of the street.
  Police have a description of the getaway vehicle and
  
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• Mexican police investigated in deadly fall from building

  22-04-2019 23:17
  MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Authorities in the northern Mexico state of Nuevo Leon are investigating five law enforcement officers for their alleged involvement in the death of a man who fell from the 14th floor of a building.
  Deputy state prosecutor Luis Enrique Orozco says authorities are looking for one more person believed to have been involved.
  The man fell to his death early Sunday in Monterrey. Prosecutors say police allegedly arrived at the building with a false arrest warrant and the
  
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• Man to plead guilty to threatening Boston Globe journalists

  22-04-2019 23:15
  BOSTON (AP) — A Los Angeles man charged with making a series of phone calls threatening to kill journalists at The Boston Globe will plead guilty.
  Robert Chain’s lawyer said Monday that Chain plans to plead guilty to all counts against him and “take full responsibility for his actions.” Attorney William Weinreb said in an email that Chain is “anxious to make a full, public apology.”
  Chain was arrested in August after authorities say he made the threats in reta
  
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• Avianca Brasil cancels 1,045 flights after losing 18 planes

  22-04-2019 23:13
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Avianca Brasil is canceling 1,045 domestic flights this week because it has to return 18 aircraft to leasing agencies.
  Brazil’s National Aviation Agency says the planes needed to be returned Monday to avoid affecting Holy Week holiday passengers. Customers can either get refunds for canceled flights or rebook through partner airlines.
  Avianca Brasil declines to say how many planes it has left. But the G1 news portal reports that Avianca Brasil has just seven pla
  
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• House Judiciary chairman subpoenas former White House counsel Don McGahn in wake of Mueller findings

  22-04-2019 23:09
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Judiciary chairman subpoenas former White House counsel Don McGahn in wake of Mueller findings.
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• Case dismissed for 3 students who protested border agents

  22-04-2019 23:05
  PHOENIX (AP) — Charges were dismissed against three students involved in a protest of U.S. Border Patrol agents at the University of Arizona that was captured on video.
  Amelia Cramer of the Pima County Attorney’s Office says the misdemeanor charges were dismissed Friday at the request of prosecutors after they learned the university will conduct an administrative investigation into the March 19 protest in Tucson.
  Cramer says the students could face punishments if they’re found
  
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• Arizona outlaws hand-held phone use while driving

  22-04-2019 23:05
  PHOENIX (AP) — One of the last places in the United States where drivers are free to do what they want with their cellphones is going hands-free.
  Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Monday signed legislation that makes it illegal to hold a phone while driving. The move ends a decade of Arizona resisting as nearly all other states took steps to outlaw driving distractions caused by cellphones.
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• Judge denies lower bond for ex-priest accused of abuse

  22-04-2019 22:55
  CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis County judge has refused to lower bail for a former Catholic priest who was previously imprisoned and labeled sexually violent.
  Fred Lenczycki of suburban Chicago was charged in February with two counts of sodomy for allegedly abusing two boys in the early 1990s at a north St. Louis County parish. He is jailed on $500,000 cash-only bond and sought an unspecified reduction.
  Circuit Judge Gloria Clark Reno declined the request at a hearing Monday.
  Lenczycki is
  
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• Family charged with scheme to get Masters tickets for resale

  22-04-2019 22:52
  AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Four members of a Texas family are facing federal charges in what prosecutors say was a scheme that used stolen identities to get tickets to the Masters golf tournament, then resell those tickets at a healthy profit.
  Documents filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Augusta charged Stephen Michael Freeman of Katy, Texas, with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud as well as aggravated identity theft. Freeman’s parents and a sister were also charged with conspira
  
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• Attack give-and-take in four-way Spanish electoral debate

  22-04-2019 22:46
  MADRID (AP) — Four runner-ups to become the next Spanish prime minister are exchanging attacks while slipping in campaign pledges during the first of two televised live debates ahead of Sunday’s general election.
  Monday night’s debate on Spanish public television and the second on Tuesday on a private broadcaster are seen as key in mobilizing nearly one-third of voters who polls say remain undecided.
  Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez is leading voting predictions in his bid
  
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• Georgia Tech center James Banks declares for NBA draft

  22-04-2019 22:41
  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech center James Banks is entering the NBA draft.
  The school said Monday the 6-foot-9 junior has submitted paperwork for the June 20 draft.
  He led the Atlantic Coast Conference with 2.5 blocks a game while averaging 10.5 points and 7.7 rebounds. He was named to the ACC’s all-defensive team.
  He has until May 29 to withdraw his name and remain eligible for his final season at Georgia Tech.
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• Pitcher Michael Wacha goes on Cardinals’ injured list

  22-04-2019 22:37
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cardinals right-hander Michael Wacha was placed on the 10-day injured list because of patellar tendinitis in his left knee and will miss his scheduled start Tuesday against NL Central rival Milwaukee.
  St. Louis said the move was retroactive to Friday. Infielder/outfielder Drew Robinson was recalled Monday from Triple-A Memphis.
  Wacha is sidelined for the fourth time in six years. He was 8-2 in 15 starts last year but did not pitch for the Cardinals after June 20 because of
  
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• Do you support the recently passed law that bans the use of handheld devices while driving in Arizona?

  22-04-2019 22:35
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• Pirates activate Gregory Polanco off injured list

  22-04-2019 22:34
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates activated Gregory Polanco off the 10-day injured list after the right fielder completed a lengthy rehab from a dislocated left shoulder last September that cut short his 2018 season.
  Polanco was to bat third for the National League Central leading Pirates on Monday night against Arizona, a welcome jolt for a team dealing with a rash of injuries to the outfield. Starling Marte, Corey Dickerson and Lonnie Chisenhall are all out indefinitely while deal
  
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• Kansas center Udoka Azubuike to return for senior season

  22-04-2019 22:34
  LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas center Udoka Azubuike will return for his senior season, giving coach Bill Self the 7-foot center he hoped to build his offense around last season.
  Azubuike averaged 13.4 points and 6.8 rebounds before undergoing season-ending wrist surgery last season. The Jayhawks went on to finish 26-10 and lose in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
  Azubuike, who led the nation in field-goal percentage as a sophomore, briefly considered heading to the NBA. But the reco
  
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• Groups ask judge to halt drilling, mining in 7 states

  22-04-2019 22:29
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Four conservation groups have asked a judge to block a Trump administration plan allowing drilling, mining and other activities in seven western states they say will harm sage grouse.
  Western Watersheds Project and other groups asked for the injunction in U.S. District Court in Idaho late last week for Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, California and Oregon.
  The groups in March sued Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the U.S
  
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• Gov. Ducey signs statewide texting ban

  22-04-2019 22:28
  TUCSON – Driving while on your cellphone is officially banned, Gov. Doug Ducey signed House Bill 2318, which bans handheld cellphone use by motorists in the entire state, on Monday.
  On Friday, Arizona lawmakers approved the comprehensive statewide ban following an approving 44-16 vote by the House.Beginning on January 1, 2021, motorists caught using a handheld device while behind the wheel may be issued a citation for up to $149 for the first violation. They can receive a citation of up to
  
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• Quake sways buildings in Mexico City; some evacuations

  22-04-2019 22:26
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — An earthquake has caused tall buildings to sway in the Mexican capital, prompting some office workers to evacuate.
  There is no immediate word of any damage or injuries related to the Monday afternoon quake.
  Mexico City is built on a former lakebed, meaning earthquakes even far away are felt strongly there.
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• Oklahoma man reels in 170 pound alligator gar

  22-04-2019 22:19
  DURANT, Okla. (KFOR) – It’s not every day that you go fishing and catch a fish that is bigger than a person.
  This weekend, Zachary Sutterfield caught a 6’9″ alligator gar while bowfishing on Lake Texoma.
  Family members on board the boat helped Sutterfield reel in the 170 pound creature.
  #BigFishThis weekend angler Zachary Sutterfield of Durant, OK harvested this 6’9” approx 170lb Alligator Gar while…
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• Earthquake sways tall buildings in Mexico City

  22-04-2019 22:19
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Earthquake sways tall buildings in Mexico City.
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• Lloyd Pierce replacing Nate McMillan on USA coaching staff

  22-04-2019 22:17
  Atlanta Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce has been added as an assistant coach for USA Basketball this summer, when the Americans will compete in the FIBA World Cup in China and try to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
  Pierce is replacing Indiana Pacers coach Nate McMillan, who withdrew because of scheduling conflicts. Pierce, the Golden State Warriors’ Steve Kerr and Villanova’s Jay Wright will be the assistants under head coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs.
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• How we evaluated California’s wildfire evacuation routes

  22-04-2019 22:13
  REDDING, California (AP) — How many roads are enough to get out?
  That’s the question we wondered after watching tragedy unfold in Paradise, California, last year during the Camp Fire.?
  Paradise had?five two-lane roads and one four-lane road leading out of town. But the fire forced officials to close three of those routes, further clogging the remaining roads.
  Did Paradise have an unusually high ratio of residents to escape routes? Or were other California communities in a similar sit
  
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• How we analyzed California’s wildfire evacuation routes

  22-04-2019 22:13
  REDDING, Calif. (AP) — How many roads are enough to get out?
  That’s the question we wondered after watching tragedy unfold in Paradise, California, last year during the Camp Fire.
  Paradise had five two-lane roads and one four-lane road leading out of town. But the fire forced officials to close three of those routes, further clogging the remaining roads.
  Did Paradise have an unusually high ratio of residents to escape routes ? Or were other California communities in a similar situati
  
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• Kansas’ new governor vetoes mandate on abortion ‘reversal’

  22-04-2019 22:09
  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ new Democratic governor has vetoed a measure that would require abortion providers to tell patients about a disputed treatment to stop a medication abortion after it’s been started.
  Gov. Laura Kelly’s action Monday sets up a confrontation with the Republican-controlled Legislature.
  Supporters of the abortion “reversal” bill appear to have the two-thirds majorities needed in both chambers to override Kelly’s veto. Lawmakers ret
  
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• Judge orders mental review in SC police ambush shooting case

  22-04-2019 22:04
  FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — A judge has ordered a man who authorities say killed two police officers in an ambush from his upscale South Carolina home to have a mental examination.
  Prosecutor Ed Clements asked for the examination Monday after 74-year-old Frederick Hopkins wrote to the Post and Courier newspaper of Charleston and blamed post-traumatic stress disorder from his time in Vietnam for the Oct. 3 shooting.
  Authorities say Hopkins shot at police officers he knew were coming to his Floren
  
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• Red Sox, Tigers rained out, to play doubleheader Tuesday

  22-04-2019 21:59
  BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox and Detroit Tigers were rained out on Monday
  Boston said the game will be rescheduled as part of a day-night doubleheader Tuesday. The rescheduled game will start at 1:05 p.m. and the original game at 7:05 p.m.
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• Carl Bell, who oversaw AP bureaus in 3 cities, dies at 95

  22-04-2019 21:57
  ATLANTA (AP) — Carl Bell, who served as bureau chief in three U.S. cities during more than four decades with The Associated Press, has died. He was 95.
  Bell’s wife, Ouida Bell, said he died April 15 after a recent fall that caused a brain injury.
  He headed bureaus in Phoenix; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Atlanta.
  Ouida Bell said her husband was always a defender of the free press and recalled how he oversaw the installation of the Atlanta AP bureau’s first computer.
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• Arizona Softball Sweeps Stanford, Remains Undefeated in Pac-12 Play

  22-04-2019 21:55
  The University of Arizona softball team is in the midst of a historic winning streak, with the Stanford Cardinal serving as its latest victim.
  The Wildcats (38-7, 15-0) have won 20 games in a row after sweeping the Cardinal over the weekend.…
  
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• Officers responding to call find 4 bodies inside Texas home

  22-04-2019 21:54
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Police in Texas say officers who responded to a phone call from a home have found four bodies inside the residence in what authorities are describing as “an isolated incident.”
  Fort Worth police say officers discovered the bodies Monday at the home in a residential neighborhood with an elementary school nearby in the northern part of the city.
  Investigators have not released any other details, including the manner of death.
  Police indicated that there&r
  
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• Prosecutors rest case against fake German heiress

  22-04-2019 21:53
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors have rested their case against the woman accused of passing herself off as a German heiress and swindling friends, banks and hotels.
  Anna Sorokin told a judge Monday she will not testify in her grand larceny and theft of services trial in state court in Manhattan.
  Her decision came after several weeks of testimony in a case that has drawn international attention.
  Closing arguments are expected Tuesday, and jurors will begin deliberating the same day.
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• With hurricanes, wildfires, evacuation orders fall short

  22-04-2019 21:47
  MIAMI (AP) — With Hurricane Michael strengthening as it took aim at Florida’s Panhandle, Mark Bowen and his employees watched the live footage through tears.
  They weren’t looking at increasingly dire storm forecasts last October. They were watching cameras trained on rural Bay County’s three main evacuation routes leading away from sugar-white beaches.
  Traffic was flowing smoothly when there should have been gridlock.
  Bowen, the county’s emergency management chief,
  
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• California seeks lessons from Florida for fire evacuations

  22-04-2019 21:47
  MIAMI (AP) — With Hurricane Michael strengthening as it took aim at Florida’s Panhandle, Mark Bowen and his employees watched the live footage through tears.
  They weren’t looking at increasingly dire storm forecasts last October. They were watching cameras trained on rural Bay County’s three main evacuation routes leading away from sugar-white beaches.
  Traffic was flowing smoothly when there should have been gridlock.
  Bowen, the county’s emergency management chief,
  
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• Atalanta into Champions League contention with win at Napoli

  22-04-2019 21:38
  NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Atalanta came from behind to beat second-place Napoli 2-1 on Monday and firmly put itself into contention for Serie A’s last Champions League spot.
  Adding another chapter to a career-best season, Duvan Zapata scored one goal and set up another to hand Napoli only its second home loss in the Italian league.
  Atalanta moved level on points with AC Milan, which holds fourth place on head-to-head record.
  The top four finishers enter the Champions League group phase.
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• Tahoe residents oppose new homes in path of wildfire danger

  22-04-2019 21:25
  RENO, Nevada (AP) — During her career as a flight attendant, Laura?Haneveld?had a checklist to remind her what to do in the event of a fire.?
  “The most important thing on an airplane is fire, whether you are on the ground or whether you are up in the air,”?Haneveld?said.?”I’m very attuned to how quickly fire can take over and how you don’t think clearly.”?
  Now retired and living in California’s Olympic Valley near Lake Tahoe,?Haneveld?still keeps a
  
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• Tahoe developments raise concerns about fleeing in wildfires

  22-04-2019 21:25
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — During her career as a flight attendant, Laura Haneveld had a checklist to remind her what to do in the event of a fire.
  “The most important thing on an airplane is fire, whether you are on the ground or whether you are up in the air,” Haneveld said. “I’m very attuned to how quickly fire can take over and how you don’t think clearly.”
  Now retired and living in California’s Olympic Valley near Lake Tahoe, Haneveld still keeps a fir
  
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• Danger from California wildfires pushes newsrooms to unite

  22-04-2019 21:19
  REDDING, California (AP) — After the Carr Fire tore through our community of Redding, California, last summer, we mostly avoided the “what if” question. Lines of cars tried to get out of the neighborhoods near the Sacramento River. A fire whirl the likes of which few had ever seen — a towering beast with 143-mph winds, the strength of an EF3 tornado — bore down on us.
  It stopped just short of the cars that crept along, bumper to bumper.
  What if it hadn’t stopp
  
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• California wildfire risk motivates newsrooms to collaborate

  22-04-2019 21:19
  REDDING, California (AP) — After the Carr Fire tore through?our community of Redding, California, last summer, we mostly avoided the “what if” question.?
  Lines of cars tried to get out of the neighborhoods near the Sacramento River. A fire whirl the likes of which few had ever seen — a towering beast with 143-mph winds, the strength of an EF3 tornado — bore down on us.
  It stopped just short of the cars that crept along, bumper to bumper.
  What if it hadn’t stop
  
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• Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s mother dies after battle with cancer

  22-04-2019 21:18
  KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) — Brenda Jackson, mother of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and a longtime employee at JR Motorsports alongside her daughter Kelley Earnhardt Miller, has died following a battle with cancer. She was 65.
  The team announced her death Monday.
  Jackson was the daughter of NASCAR fabricator Robert Gee, who built cars for various racers including the late Dale Earnhardt. She married Earnhardt in 1972, had two children, and Dale Jr. and Kelley remained with their mother when the couple se
  
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• Latest: New Mexico man charged after weapons found at home

  22-04-2019 21:12
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on weapons charges filed against a member of an armed civilian group that detained migrants on the US-Mexico border (all times local):
  1:10 p.m.
  A member of an armed civilian group that has detained migrants near the U.S.-Mexico border was charged Monday with being a felon in possession of firearms.
  The federal charges stem from a search of his New Mexico home in 2017.
  Larry Hopkins made his initial court appearance Monday in Las Cruces. The 69-year-old m
  
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• Promotor sues USSF over proposed Ecuador match in Florida

  22-04-2019 21:00
  NEW YORK (AP) — A promoter has sued the U.S. Soccer Federation, asking a court to order the governing body to sanction an Ecuador league match in Florida.
  Relevent Sports filed suit Monday in New York Supreme Court in Manhattan, alleging the USSF illegally denied its application to have Ecuador’s Barcelona and Guayaquil clubs play on May 5 at Miami Gardens.
  The lawsuit quotes USSF policy as stating the governing body’s secretary general “shall grant such sanction unless i
  
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• Promoter sues USSF over proposed Ecuador match in Florida

  22-04-2019 21:00
  NEW YORK (AP) — A promoter has sued the U.S. Soccer Federation, asking a court to order the governing body to sanction an Ecuador league match in Florida.
  Relevent Sports filed suit Monday in New York Supreme Court in Manhattan, alleging the USSF illegally denied its application to have Ecuador’s Barcelona and Guayaquil clubs play on May 5 at Miami Gardens, Florida.
  The lawsuit quotes USSF policy as stating the governing body’s secretary general “shall grant such sanction
  
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