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• Pima County Public Library Wants to Hear From You

  23-04-2019 23:58
  From Pima County Public Library: Come talk to us! We're listening!Whether you currently use the Library or not, we hope you’ll join us at two facilitated community meetings to discuss how the Library can better serve you in the future.…
  
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• Grant helps Cochise County combat tuberculosis

  23-04-2019 23:58
  Cochise County will step up tuberculosis prevention efforts thanks to recent donation.
  The Arizona Community Foundation awarded the county with a $29,724 donation, on Tuesday.
  County officials said the grant will fund early screening and treatment activities through the end of June.
  The grant was set up through the ACF by the late Minnie Ross, who was passionate about treating tuberculosis in Arizona, according to a news release.
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• Anguilla releases new details in US tourist murder case

  23-04-2019 23:49
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Anguilla have released new details in an investigation involving a U.S. financial adviser charged with killing a hotel worker, a case that has caused racial tensions on a Caribbean island that caters to wealthy vacationers.
  Police spokesman Randy Dick told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the two young daughters of U.S. tourist Gavin Hapgood were in the room when worker Kenny Mitchel was killed April 13.
  Hapgood faces manslaughter charges and
  
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• The Latest: Mnuchin seeks more time on Trump tax request

  23-04-2019 23:48
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on congressional investigations of the Trump administration (all times local):
  5:40 p.m.
  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is asking for more time to respond to House Democrats’ request for President Donald Trump’s tax returns.
  Mnuchin says in a letter to House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal of Massachusetts that he will give the panel a final decision by May 6. The committee had set a deadline for Tuesday.
  The treasury secretary says he is co
  
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• US soldiers confronted by armed Mexican soldiers in Texas

  23-04-2019 23:47
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say two American soldiers in a remote area of Texas were confronted by Mexican soldiers who thought they had crossed into Mexico.
  The Mexican troops reportedly took the weapon from the American soldier who was armed.
  U.S. defense officials say the Americans were in a Customs and Border Protection vehicle in a remote area southeast of El Paso, Texas, when the incident occurred.
  The incident happened on April 13 and was first reported by Newsweek.
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• Civil rights group drops lawsuit against Oklahoma gun range

  23-04-2019 23:47
  MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — A lawsuit filed on behalf of a Muslim U.S. Army reservist asked to leave a gun range in eastern Oklahoma has been dropped, with both sides declaring victory in the case.
  Court records show both sides agreed to the dismissal order filed Tuesday in federal court in Muskogee. The lawsuit was filed in 2016 on behalf of a Muslim man from Tulsa against the owners of Save Yourself Survival and Tactical Gun Range in the town of Oktaha. The owners had posted a sign on the bus
  
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• CBP officers make major marijuana drug bust

  23-04-2019 23:47
  Courtesy: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
  U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly $2.1 million worth of marijuana at the Port of Nogales, on Saturday.
  A tractor trailer, driven by a Mexican national, was searched after attempting to cross through the Mariposa commercial facility, according to CBP.
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  Officials said 600 bundles of marijuana were concealed within a shipment of rolled sheet metal inside a tractor-trailer.
  The drugs were
  
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• Armed Mexican soldiers confronted US soldiers on US soil

  23-04-2019 23:47
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say two American soldiers in a remote area of Texas were confronted by Mexican soldiers who thought they had crossed into Mexico.
  The Mexican troops reportedly took the weapon from the American soldier who was armed.
  U.S. defense officials say the Americans were in a Customs and Border Protection vehicle in a remote area southeast of El Paso, Texas, when the incident occurred.
  The incident happened on April 13 and was first reported by Newsweek.
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• Family of Mall of America victim: ‘Prayers are working’

  23-04-2019 23:46
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The family of a 5-year-old boy thrown off a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America earlier this month says he remains in intensive care but that the public’s “prayers are working.”
  A short statement Tuesday said the boy remains under sedation. The family, which has asked for privacy, says the child “has an important week ahead with more milestones to accomplish.”
  Mac Hammond, a pastor at a church attended by the child’s grandparent
  
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• Casa Grande man arrested following child porn investigation

  23-04-2019 23:45
  CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – A Casa Grande man was arrested Thursday in connection to a child pornography investigation.
  According to Casa Grande Police, the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program informed CGPD that 45-year-old Oswaldo Herrera had downloaded child sex abuse material between March 2017 and September 2018.
  Oswaldo Herrera/ Casa Grande Police Department
  Police then served a search warrant at his home in Casa Grande and seized several items, including laptops, tablets and
  
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• Authorities: Armed border group moves from private property

  23-04-2019 23:45
  SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (AP) — An armed group that has been patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border has left their campsite in southern New Mexico after authorities said they were on private property.
  Sunland Park police and security officers with a railroad company told members of the United Constitutional Patriots on Tuesday they needed to move their trailers and equipment.
  Union Pacific Railroad said the group crossed its land to access the site and requested that the group not trespass onto its p
  
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• Barcelona on the brink of another Spanish league title

  23-04-2019 23:43
  MADRID (AP) — Barcelona moved within three points of another Spanish league title by beating Alaves 2-0 on Tuesday, despite Lionel Messi staying on the bench until after both goals had been scored.
  The Catalan club can clinch its second consecutive league trophy — and eighth in 11 seasons — if second-place Atletico Madrid loses at home against Valencia on Wednesday.
  Carles Alena and and Luis Suarez scored goals six minutes apart after halftime to leave Barcelona 12 points ahead
  
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• In rambling note to judge, pipe bomb mailer blames steroids

  23-04-2019 23:42
  NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida man who mailed crudely made pipe bombs to prominent critics of President Donald Trump says he abused steroids for over 40 years, an issue his lawyers say they’ll cite at sentencing.
  The claim by Cesar Sayoc was cited in a lengthy and rambling series of letters to a federal judge that were posted in his court case file on Tuesday.
  Sayoc’s lawyers say a psychiatrist will address Sayoc’s extensive steroid use prior to his August sentencing.
  The 57-y
  
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• Handful of US states are poised to legalize sports betting

  23-04-2019 23:41
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The number of states allowing sports betting is poised to expand.
  Governors in Montana and Iowa are considering measures that would allow residents to wager on sports. Indiana lawmakers are scheduled to approve their own version as early as Wednesday.
  They could be the first states to approve sports betting this year, joining six others that moved quickly last year after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed it nationwide.
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• Shallow magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits remote India

  23-04-2019 23:40
  American seismologists say a magnitude 5.9 earthquake has shaken a remote part of India near the border with China in a region that has experienced huge quakes in the past.
  U.S. Geological Survey geophysicist Gavin Hayes says the area is sparsely populated so not many casualties or much damage is expected. The USGS says there’s a 56% chance that damage will be between 1 and $100 million dollars.
  The shallow earthquake was 33 kilometers (20 miles) north of Along, India.
  Hayes says this area
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued April 23 at 1:38PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  23-04-2019 23:38
  At 238 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm nearTop-Of-The-World, or near Superior, moving south at 15 mph.
  Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
  Locations impacted include…Superior, Top Of The World, Boyce Thompson Arboretum andTop-Of-The-World.
  This includes the following highways…US Highway 60 between mile markers 217 and 240.AZ Route 177 between mile markers 159 and 167.
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• Woman, child apprehended at border after dropped off by heavily armed men

  23-04-2019 23:33
  TUCSON – A woman and her 8-year-old son were taken into custody by Border Patrol Saturday near Lukeville after camera operators observed the two being escorted by armed men across the border.
  According to officials, the mother and child were dropped off by three heavily armed men in an international boundary west of Lukeville Saturday night.  U.S. Customs and Border Protection said this area is regularly used to smuggle large numbers of people into the United States illegally.#USBP c
  
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• Future of Northwest e-recycler unclear after fraud sentences

  23-04-2019 23:27
  SEATTLE (AP) — The future of one of the Northwest’s largest electronics recyclers is uncertain after a judge sentenced its two founders to more than two years in prison each for fraud.
  Total Reclaim Inc. recycles electronic waste from government and private organizations in Washington, Oregon and Alaska.
  Its owners are Craig Lorch and Jeff Zirkle and they were convicted of secretly shipping more than 8 million pounds (3.6 million kilograms) of flat screen monitors to Hong Kong instea
  
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• Supreme Court struggles with Wisconsin drunken driving law

  23-04-2019 23:21
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is grappling with a Wisconsin law that allows law enforcement to draw blood without a warrant from suspected drunken drivers who have become unconscious.
  More than two dozen states have similar laws.
  It wasn’t clear from arguments in the case Tuesday how it will come out, but the case may be one that splits the court along ideological lines.
  Wisconsin says that when a motorist suspected of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol is unconsci
  
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• Brazilian court reduces sentence of ex-president da Silva

  23-04-2019 23:20
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s second-highest court is reducing the sentence of incarcerated former President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva from 12 years and one month to eight years and 10 months.
  The Supreme Court of Justice voted Tuesday on a request by da Silva’s lawyers that it annul the ex-president’s corruption conviction or reduce his sentence. The session’s four judges voted unanimously in favor of reducing the sentence.
  Da Silva was convicted of corruption and
  
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• AP Source: Cavs to interview Blazers assistants to be coach

  23-04-2019 23:20
  CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the team’s plans says the Cavaliers intend to interview Portland assistants Nate Tibbetts and David Vanterpool for their coaching job.
  Cleveland has received permission to speak with Tibbetts and Vanterpool, said the person who spoke Tuesday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the talks. The Trail Blazers are still in the playoffs and host Oklahoma City on Tuesday night in Game 5 up 3-1.
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• Spain: PM rules out post-election alliance with center-right

  23-04-2019 23:18
  MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says he would not consider forming a government with the center-right Citizens party, clearing a major unknown heading into Sunday’s general election.
  The Socialist Party is ahead in polls, but even in the most favorable scenario, Sánchez would need to form a governing coalition or at least get support from others in parliament to stay in office.
  At a televised debate Tuesday night, Sánchez said that “it&rs
  
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• Tech firm VMware faces DACA discrimination lawsuit

  23-04-2019 23:17
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A participant in the federal program shielding young immigrants from deportation is suing a Silicon Valley company, saying she was denied a job she was qualified for despite being authorized to work in the U.S.
  The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund sued VMware in federal court in California on Tuesday, saying the software company violated the Civil Rights Act when it denied Sandy Vasquez a job.
  VMware, according to the lawsuit, refuses to hire people au
  
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• Looming wave of sex-abuse cases poses threat to Boy Scouts

  23-04-2019 23:15
  NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers across the U.S. are recruiting clients for a potentially crippling new wave of sexual abuse lawsuits against the Boy Scouts.
  Past payouts have already seriously strained the organization’s finances, and it hasn’t ruled out filing for bankruptcy. But now the threat is increasing because a number of states are moving to create a new legal window so that victims of long-ago abuse can sue.
  A bankruptcy filing by the Boy Scouts could be epic in its scope and
  
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• Long scores quickest EPL goal in Southampton draw at Watford

  23-04-2019 23:15
  WATFORD, England (AP) — Shane Long scored the quickest-ever Premier League goal as Southampton edged another point closer to safety with a 1-1 draw at Watford on Tuesday.
  The striker netted after 7.69 seconds — more than two seconds quicker than Ledley King managed for Tottenham in 2000 against Bradford.
  The goal came from Watford’s kickoff. Roberto Pereyra played the ball from the center circle back to defender Craig Cathcart some 40 yards (meters) from his own goal.
  As Cathca
  
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• Trump meets with Twitter CEO amid bias complaints

  23-04-2019 23:14
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he had a “great meeting” Tuesday with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey after bashing the company profusely earlier in the day.
  Trump and some Republicans in Congress have complained that social media giants are biased against Republicans, something the companies have rejected as untrue.
  Trump gave his readout of the meeting on Twitter, writing: “Lots of subjects discussed regarding their platform, and the world of social media in gener
  
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• Minnesota to play W. Illinois in ’22, 3rd FCS foe in 4 years

  23-04-2019 23:12
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota will play Western Illinois in 2022, putting a third FCS opponent on the schedule over the next four years.
  The Gophers announced Tuesday they’ve added the Leathernecks for Sept. 10, 2022, giving them five straight home games to start the slate for the first time since 1933. Their other nonconference foes in 2022 are New Mexico State and Colorado.
  Minnesota last played an FCS team in 2016: Indiana State. The Gophers will open this season against South Dako
  
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• Mother’s Day Contest 2019

  23-04-2019 23:10
  Tell us in 200 words or less why your mother should be recognized as a special Mom and you could win!
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• Fed watchdog probes treatment of immigrants in Texas lockup

  23-04-2019 23:06
  A U.S. government watchdog agency has launched an investigation in the wake of an Associated Press report revealing complaints about how immigration authorities treated hunger strikers at a Texas detention center.
  The Office of Inspector General for U.S. Department of Homeland Security this month interviewed two Indian men who said they had suffered mental and physical anguish when they were force-fed through nasal tubes at the immigration detention facility, the men’s attorneys said.
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• Vegas coach Gallant calls Sharks counterpart a ‘clown’

  23-04-2019 23:01
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The animosity between Vegas and San Jose spilled over to the coaches before Game 7.
  Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant called his counterpart Peter DeBoer a “clown” at the morning skate before Tuesday’s decisive game in the first-round series. Gallant was upset that DeBoer had accused him a day earlier of “chirping” from the bench at Sharks players.
  Gallant said he has only yelled at the officials, accusing Sharks forward Logan Couture
  
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• APNewsBreak: 2019 MLB payrolls drop due to signing bonuses

  23-04-2019 22:59
  NEW YORK (AP) — Big deals for Bryce Harper, Mike Trout and others that included large signing bonuses masked an otherwise flat market for the second straight offseason that caused Major League Baseball’s opening-day payrolls to drop by $43 million for 2019.
  However, payrolls rose by $131 million when using the averages of multiyear contracts. Following a winter in which many journeymen took cuts, a string of stars signed huge long-term deals during March and April.
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• Watchdogs open 2nd ethics probe of top Interior officials

  23-04-2019 22:57
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Internal investigators at the Interior Department say they have launched another ethics probe involving top officials at the agency.
  Tuesday’s announcement comes a week after news that the same watchdog office was investigating ethics allegations against the agency’s newly confirmed chief, David Bernhardt.
  Spokeswoman Nancy DiPaolo of Interior’s Office of the Inspector General confirmed that an investigation had begun but declined comment on how many sen
  
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• Mars lander picks up what’s likely 1st detected marsquake

  23-04-2019 22:49
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s InSight lander has picked up a gentle rumble at Mars, believed to be the first marsquake ever detected.
  InSight’s quake monitor recorded and measured the faint signal April 6, and scientists announced the finding Tuesday.
  While the rumble sounds like soft wind, scientists believe it came from within the red planet. The French scientist in charge of the experiment, Philippe Lognonne, says it’s exciting to finally have proof that Mars is s
  
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• Eriksen strikes late to give Spurs 1-0 victory over Brighton

  23-04-2019 22:49
  LONDON (AP) — Christian Eriksen broke through Brighton’s resistance with a late goal to give Tottenham a 1-0 victory in the Premier League on Tuesday and boost the London club’s Champions League qualification bid.
  Eriksen struck from distance with a low shot into the bottom corner of the net, beating goalkeeper Mat Ryan at his near post in the 88th minute.
  It was one of 29 shots Spurs had to Brighton’s six and ensured they moved three points clear of fourth-place Chelsea.
  
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• Sale remains winless as Tigers beat Red Sox in DH opener

  23-04-2019 22:47
  BOSTON (AP) — Chris Sale remained winless after five starts but managed not to take a loss for the first time this year, allowing two runs over five innings as the Boston Red Sox lost to the Detroit Tigers 7-4 in a doubleheader opener Tuesday.
  Sale struck out a season-high 10, walked two and gave up five hits, lowering his ERA from 8.50 to 7.43. The 30-year-old, who signed a $160 million, six-year contract late in spring training, had never gone his first five starts in a big league season
  
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• Former Kansas guard Charlie Moore transfers to DePaul

  23-04-2019 22:41
  CHICAGO (AP) — Former Kansas guard Charlie Moore is returning home to Chicago to play for DePaul.
  Coach Dave Leitao announced the move Tuesday, making DePaul Moore’s third school. He began his career at California and played one season at Kansas.
  Moore averaged 2.9 points in 35 games as a sophomore after sitting out the Jayhawks’ 2017-18 Final Four season. He scored 12.2 points per game as a freshman at California in 2016-17.
  Moore announced last month he was transferring, with
  
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• Jonathan Stewart signs 1-day contract to retire as a Panther

  23-04-2019 22:40
  Running back Jonathan Stewart has announced he is retiring from the NFL.
  Stewart, who spent last season with the New York Giants, signed a one-day contract Tuesday with the Carolina Panthers. Stewart spent 10 seasons with the Panthers and is the franchise’s career leading rusher with 7,318 yards.
  He was released by Carolina prior to last season in a salary cap move and signed a one-year deal with the Giants. However, injuries limited him to six carries in three games.
  The 32-year-old Stewa
  
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• Ex-player, scout Studwell retires after 42 years with Vikes

  23-04-2019 22:38
  EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings college scout Scott Studwell has decided to retire after 42 years with the organization, including 14 seasons as a linebacker who became the franchise’s all-time leading tackler.
  General manager Rick Spielman made the announcement Tuesday at his pre-draft news conference, his voice wavering and his eyes welling as he spoke of his respect for and friendship with Studwell, who played for the Vikings from 1977-1990. Studwell then held various roles
  
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• NYC reaches $1 million settlement with toxicologist

  23-04-2019 22:35
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has agreed to pay $1 million to a toxicologist who says she was forced from her job in 2015 after raising questions about a type of DNA testing.
  Marina Stajic advocated for more transparency about “low copy number” DNA testing, used when only tiny amounts of DNA can be collected.
  Many prosecutors and forensic experts hailed the method but critics called it unreliable.
  Stajic was a longtime director of the office’s Forensic Toxicology Laborato
  
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• Hospitals sue over new federal liver transplant policy

  23-04-2019 22:25
  ATLANTA (AP) — Hospitals and patients are suing to block a new nationwide liver transplant policy that they say will waste viable livers, lead to fewer transplants and likely cause deaths.
  The suit filed Monday in Atlanta federal court accuses the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the United Network for Organ Sharing of hastily adopting the new policy and basing it on faulty assumptions.
  At issue in the lawsuit is a change in how patients are prioritized for liver transplant
  
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• The Latest: Police sent to home of missing boy several times

  23-04-2019 22:20
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the missing suburban Chicago 5-year-old boy (all times local):
  3:15 p.m.
  Police reports indicate the 5-year-old boy who went missing from a suburban Chicago home had been living in squalor as recently as December when an officer dispatched to the scene said the “smell of feces” in a bedroom where children slept was overwhelming and that there was “dog feces and urine” throughout the home.
  On Tuesday afternoon, the Crystal Lake Police Dep
  
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• Pirates place Nick Burdi on IL with biceps, elbow pain

  23-04-2019 22:17
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Reliever Nick Burdi has been placed on the 10-day injured list by the Pittsburgh Pirates with pain in his right biceps and elbow.
  Burdi grabbed his arm in pain after a pitch in the seventh inning of Pittsburgh’s 12-4 loss to Arizona on Monday.
  Pittsburgh said Tuesday he had a magnetic resonance angiogram and is seeking a second opinion from Texas Rangers team physician Dr. Keith Meister.
  Burdi has thrown just 10 innings in the majors since returning from Tommy John
  
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• Florida Supreme Court rules against Parkland sheriff

  23-04-2019 22:03
  MIAMI (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court has ruled against a sheriff who fought his removal from office after the governor claimed he failed to prevent last year’s Parkland school shooting.
  Florida’s highest court agreed Tuesday that Gov. Ron DeSantis was within his authority to suspend Scott Israel as Broward County sheriff earlier this year. The justices noted that under the Florida Constitution, the state Senate is responsible for deciding whether the removal should be permane
  
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• Adoptable Pet: Fabel Needs A Home

  23-04-2019 20:51
  “Hello! My name is Fabel.…
  
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• POLL: Do you think Arizona lawmakers should make it illegal to leave a child unaccompanied in a car?

  23-04-2019 19:45
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• The Latest: Wisconsin man, 24, wins $763M Powerball jackpot

  23-04-2019 19:44
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on the winner of the $763 million Powerball ticket (all times local):
  12:35 p.m.
  A 24-year-old suburban Milwaukee man says he screamed for about 5 or 10 minutes after realizing he won a $763 million Powerball jackpot — the third largest in U.S. lottery history.
  Manuel Franco, of West Allis, came forward at a news conference Tuesday in Madison, where Wisconsin’s lottery is headquartered. Franco said his heart started racing when he realized one of
  
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• White House: Trump admin officials will skip press dinner

  23-04-2019 19:39
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says Trump administration officials will not be attending this year’s annual White House Correspondents’ Associated Dinner, following the president’s decision to boycott the event. President Donald Trump announced earlier this month that he would be skipping the dinner for the third year in a row, telling reporters it was too “boring” and “negative.”
  He’ll be holding a campaign rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin i
  
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• A bad day at the lake: Fish turn up dead for fishing rodeo

  23-04-2019 19:39
  TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — A children’s fishing rodeo went mostly belly-up in northeast Mississippi after a contractor stocked the lake with diseased and dying catfish.
  Tupelo Parks & Recreation Director Alex Farned tells The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal that few of the 300 kids who showed up for the Friday fishing competition caught anything.
  Farned says a contractor delivered 1,700 catfish Wednesday. He says the fish were packed too tightly in the truck and had a bacterial inf
  
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• United Airlines agent charged after racial slur accusation

  23-04-2019 19:36
  HOUSTON (AP) — A United Airlines airport agent is accused of using a racial slur against a customer and faces a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct.
  The charge against Carmella Davano was filed in municipal court in Houston last month after a Feb. 26 incident at Bush Intercontinental Airport.
  Houston Police spokesman Victor Senties said Tuesday that passenger Cacilie Hughes, who is black, and two witnesses told officers that the agent called her a monkey.
  United Airlines spokesman Jon
  
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• US officials: Honduran man assaulted Border Patrol agent

  23-04-2019 19:35
  YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — Federal officials say an 18-year-old Honduran man assaulted a U.S. Border Patrol agent as agents tried to detain three people suspected of illegally entering the United States from Mexico.
  U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement Tuesday that agents on Sunday apprehended the Honduran man following a search after he repeatedly punched an agent in the desert near Andrade, California, which is across the Colorado River from Yuma, Arizona.
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