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• Ex-Boyfriend Found Living In Woman’s Attic

  24-04-2019 23:59
  Police in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania say a man spent weeks hiding in his ex-girlfriend’s attic before entering her bedroom and attacking her.
  “I feel like this is going to affect me for the rest of my life,” the woman said.
  She does not want to be identified, but did share what happened to her.
  “I had an intuition about it but I ignored it, I brushed it aside. I didn’t want to seem paranoid but I should have trusted my instincts because I was right,” she recall
  
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• Cubs’ Lester set to start Thursday against Dodgers

  24-04-2019 23:59
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs say ace left-hander Jon Lester is set to start Thursday against the Los Angeles Dodgers after being sidelined because of a strained left hamstring.
  Manager Joe Maddon says the veteran will be limited to about 75-80 pitches in his first outing since April 8, when he was hurt running the bases in the home opener against Pittsburgh. Lester is 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA in three starts.
  The Cubs will go with Kyle Hendricks, Yu Darvish and Jose Quintana in the three-gam
  
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• Cops: Florida man stabbed nephew for hogging bathroom

  24-04-2019 23:58
  DELAND, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a 72-year-old Florida man repeatedly stabbed his nephew because he was taking too long in the bathroom.
  Volusia County Sheriff’s deputies and DeLand police arrived Tuesday to find the 29-year-old victim with wounds in his stomach and back.
  Investigators said the victim lives in his vehicle in his father’s driveway and that his father allows him to use the bathroom. According to a report, he was about to get in the shower when his uncle Dan Jo
  
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• Teens can workout at Planet Fitness for free all summer

  24-04-2019 23:57
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Planet Fitness has a new challenge to help teens stay in shape this summer.
  Beginning May 15 through Sept. 1, high school students between the ages of 15 and 18 can work out as much as they want at all 1,700 + locations through the U.S. and Canada, as part of the  “Teen Summer Challenge Scholarship Sweepstakes.”
  All they must do is visit any Planet Fitness location with their parent or legal guardian and register for free promotion.In addition to the c
  
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• Padres’ Paddack shuts down Mariners for 1st victory, 1-0

  24-04-2019 23:57
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie Chris Paddack shut down baseball’s highest-scoring offense for his first victory, holding Seattle to one hit in seven innings and retiring his final 19 batters, nine by strikeout, as the San Diego Padres beat the AL West-leading Mariners 1-0 on Wednesday.
  Paddack and relievers Trey Wingenter and Kirby Yates combined on a two-hitter.
  Ian Kinsler homered off Felix Hernandez (1-2) and the Padres swept the two-game series. They’ve beaten the Mariners six str
  
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• Man arrested in spate of Wi-Fi kiosks vandalism in NYC

  24-04-2019 23:56
  NEW YORK (AP) — Police have arrested a man on criminal mischief charges for smashing up New York City’s flashy sidewalk Wi-Fi kiosks.
  New York City police on Wednesday said the suspect, identified as 41-year-old Juan Rodriguez, was seen on surveillance video hurling bricks or other objects at 42 LinkNYC kiosks in Manhattan over the last week.
  Information on his lawyer wasn’t immediately available.
  One of the videos, recorded April 16 by a camera on a kiosk near Times Square, sh
  
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• Pothole repairs coming to northwest side intersection

  24-04-2019 23:51
  Pima County Department of Transportation crews will repair potholes at the Orange Grove and Camino de la Tierra intersection, on Thursday.
  County officials said there will be lane restrictions in place between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
  Officials said the eastbound lane of Orange Grove will be restricted. This will impact left turns onto Camino de la Tierra.
  Drivers are asked to use caution when traveling through the area.
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• Prosecutor: Arpaio gave up appeal right in accepting pardon

  24-04-2019 23:48
  PHOENIX (AP) — A special prosecutor appointed to defend a ruling that refused to erase former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s criminal record says the lawman gave up his right to appeal his contempt of court conviction when he accepted a pardon from President Donald Trump.
  Christopher Caldwell says in a filing Monday with an appeals court that if Arpaio wanted to challenge his misdemeanor conviction for disobeying a 2011 court order to stop his immigration patrols, then he should have rejected
  
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• The Latest: Tesla posts Q1 net loss of $700M

  24-04-2019 23:27
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on Tesla’s first quarter earnings (all times local):
  2:15 p.m.
  Tesla posted a $702.1 million net loss in the first quarter as sales of its electric cars slumped and demand appeared to be waning.
  The company lost $4.10 per share from January through March, when deliveries fell 31 percent from the fourth quarter. Tesla had warned it would lose money after turning two straight quarterly profits last year for the first time in its 15-year history.
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• Backup offensive lineman Tony Bergstrom stays with Redskins

  24-04-2019 23:26
  ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Backup offensive lineman Tony Bergstrom has re-signed with the Washington Redskins.
  The team announced Wednesday that it is bringing back the free agent but did not reveal the terms of the deal.
  Bergstrom appeared in 13 games at center or guard for the Redskins last season, making eight starts after injuries to other players. He has played in 22 games since joining the Redskins in 2017, starting half.
  The 6-foot-5, 310-pound Bergstrom has appeared in 66 regular-season N
  
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• Tesla posts Q1 net loss of more than $700 million as sales of its electric cars slump and demand appears to be waning

  24-04-2019 23:24
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tesla posts Q1 net loss of more than $700 million as sales of its electric cars slump and demand appears to be waning.
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• No screen time for babies; 1 hour for kids under 5, UN advises parent

  24-04-2019 23:14
  LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has issued its first-ever guidance for how much screen time children under 5 should get: not very much, and none at all for those under 1.
  The U.N. health agency said Wednesday that kids under 5 should not spend more than one hour watching screens every day — and that less is better.
  The guidelines are somewhat similar to advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics. That group recommends children younger than 18 months should
  
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• Laughing Stock: Robert Mac and Other Smarties

  24-04-2019 23:13
  A Couple of Smarties“Clean or dirty?” The challenge itself was a joke.…
  
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• Arizona paid $16,000 for firm that provided Stringer report

  24-04-2019 23:13
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona House of Representatives paid nearly $16,000 to a private investigation firm that tracked down a 1983 police report showing former Rep. David Stringer was accused of paying boys for sex.
  Stringer resigned last month when confronted with the allegation, which he’d fought to keep secret.
  An invoice released Wednesday shows the House paid Phoenix law firm Ballard Spahr just over $218,000 to investigate ethics complaints against Stringer.
  The firm obtained the
  
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• Lazio beats AC Milan 1-0 to reach Italian Cup final

  24-04-2019 23:07
  MILAN (AP) — Lazio reached the Italian Cup final by beating AC Milan 1-0 on Wednesday.
  Joaquin Correa scored the only goal of the two-legged tie shortly before the hour mark to send Lazio through to the final against either Atalanta or Fiorentina.
  The first leg had ended scoreless and there was a lot of tension following Milan’s recent 1-0 win over Lazio in the league.
  Both sides had chances in the first half but the deadlock was finally broken following a Milan corner, which ended w
  
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• The Latest: Wisconsin governor stands by Guard commander

  24-04-2019 23:06
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on federal military investigators reviewing the Wisconsin National Guard’s sexual misconduct policies (all times local):
  4:05 p.m.
  Gov. Tony Evers is standing by the Wisconsin National Guard’s top commander despite calling for a review of Guard sexual misconduct policies.
  Evers and Sen. Tammy Baldwin announced Wednesday that federal investigators have granted their request to conduct an extensive review of the Wisconsin Guard’s sexual misco
  
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• Arsenal’s away woes continue in 3-1 loss to Wolves

  24-04-2019 23:04
  WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Wolverhampton Wanderers handed Arsenal another away loss in the Premier League on Wednesday, beating the Gunners 3-1 to deal a big blow to the visitors’ hopes of a top-four finish.
  Wolves took advantage of several defensive mistakes to score three first-half goals through Ruben Neves, Matt Doherty and Diogo Jota and earn a first league win over Arsenal in 40 years.
  Sokratis Papastathopoulos headed in a late consolation goal for Arsenal but Unai Emery&rsq
  
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• Default judgment against no-show R. Kelly in civil case

  24-04-2019 23:01
  CHICAGO (AP) — A Cook County judge has entered a default judgment for a woman who sued R. Kelly in February, accusing the singer of sexually abusing her when she was a minor 20 years ago.
  The Chicago Sun-Times reported Wednesday that the court will enter an amount Kelly should pay next month. It ruled Kelly in default Tuesday after he never responded to summonses.
  Separately, Kelly is charged criminally with sexually abusing three girls and a woman. He denies the allegations. Lawsuit filin
  
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• Boy Scouts: Only handful of sex-abuse cases emerged in 2018

  24-04-2019 23:01
  NEW YORK (AP) — Under pressure over past allegations of child sex abuse, the Boy Scouts of America is defending its current prevention policies.
  It says there were only five known victims in 2018 of out roughly 2.2 million youth members.
  Top BSA officials are also urging the creation of a national registry in which the Boy Scouts and other youth-serving organizations could pool information they had about confirmed or suspected predators. The aim would be to lessen the chances that any of t
  
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• Feds intend to sue Tennessee lawmaker over pain clinics

  24-04-2019 23:00
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say they intend to file a lawsuit against a Tennessee state senator and other co-owners of a now-shuttered pain clinic company.
  Court filings say Comprehensive Pain Specialists defrauded the government of millions of dollars by submitting claims for unnecessary procedures and falsifying documents. The company once operated in 12 states and had been based in Tennessee.
  On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger granted federal and state prose
  
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• Business group: Nicaragua economy in ‘free fall’

  24-04-2019 22:59
  MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaragua’s leading business association says the country’s economy is in “free fall” a year after anti-government protests were violently repressed by the government and its supporters.
  Guillermo Jacoby, an official of the Superior Council of Private Business, said Wednesday “we thought we were on the precipice, but the latest figures show that we lost our footing and are in free fall.”
  Sectors such as tour operators, auto deal
  
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• Buffalo women’s basketball coach agrees to 5-year extension

  24-04-2019 22:59
  AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo has agreed to sign women’s basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack to a five-year contract extension after she led the program to its third NCAA Tournament berth in four years.
  The new contract runs through the 2023-24 season and will pay her an annual base salary of $270,000, the Mid-American Conference announced Wednesday. The deal also includes various incentives, including up to $75,000 in what’s termed as additional compensation. Legette-Jack has
  
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• City beats United 2-0, back on top of Premier League

  24-04-2019 22:57
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City kept the destination of the Premier League title in its own hands by beating Manchester United 2-0 on Wednesday to climb back above Liverpool with three games left this season.
  United slumped to a seventh loss in its last nine matches under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer thanks to strikes in a 12-minute span from Bernardo Silva and substitute Leroy Sane, with United goalkeeper David De Gea partially at fault for both goals.
  Bernardo Silva cut inside and sho
  
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• Border Patrol finds abandoned toddler with phone number on his shoes

  24-04-2019 22:51
  WASHINGTON — U.S. Border Patrol agents found a 3-year-old migrant alone in a cornfield at the border between Mexico and Texas on Tuesday morning, according to Customs and Border Protection officials.
  The boy, who was crying when agents found him in the Rio Grande Valley near Brownsville, Texas, was identified only by a phone number and his name written on his shoes, the officials said.U.S. border agents said a 3-year-old migrant watched movies at a border station after he was fou
  
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• Minnesota signs German forward Isaiah Ihnen

  24-04-2019 22:46
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota has signed Isaiah Ihnen, a 6-foot-9 forward from Germany, to a national letter of intent.
  The Gophers on Wednesday announced the addition of Ihnen to their 2019 recruiting class, joining guard Tre’ Williams and center Sam Freeman. Guards Marcus Carr and Payton Willis, both transfers who sat out last season, also will join the team on the court for the first time this fall.
  Ihnen played this past season for the International Basketball Academy Munich team,
  
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• In Mexico, migrants are once again hopping onto ‘The Beast’ despite dangers

  24-04-2019 22:45
  IXTEPEC, Mexico — The train known as “The Beast” is once again rumbling through the night loaded with people headed toward the U.S. border after a raid on a migrant caravan threatened to end the practice of massive highway marches through Mexico.
  A long freight train loaded with about 300 to 400 migrants pulled out of the southern city of Ixtepec on Tuesday. They sat atop rattling boxcars and clung precariously to ladders alongside the clanking couplings. Most were young men, a
  
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• Wainwright heats up, Cards beat Brewers 5-2 for 3-game sweep

  24-04-2019 22:42
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright was warm enough on a cool day, allowing one run in six innings for his 150th career victory, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.
  Last year’s MVP, Christian Yelich, had most of the day off but still had a chance to rescue the Brewers. He came up as a pinch-hitter with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, but Jordan Hicks struck him out to pick up his seventh save in eight chances.
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• Public defender wants to drop Florida massacre suspect

  24-04-2019 22:41
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The public defenders representing the young man charged in the Parkland school massacre are asking to withdraw from the case, saying the defendant will soon receive nearly a half-million dollars and will no longer qualify for free legal representation.
  The Broward County Public Defender’s Office filed a notice Wednesdaym saying Nikolas Cruz is set to receive more than $432,000 shortly from his late mother’s life insurance policy. Under state law, th
  
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• Fire that gutted church ruled arson; motive sought

  24-04-2019 22:39
  BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a fire that gutted an eastern Pennsylvania church was deliberately set, but the motive for the arson is still under investigation.
  Bethlehem police say the blaze at Iglesia Pentecostal de Bethlehem was reported shortly after midnight Monday.
  Captain Ben Hackett says someone apparently “entered the sanctuary area of the church and started the fire.” Officials said the blaze burned out before first responders arrived. No one was injured.
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• Environmental groups unhappy with feds’ jaguar recovery plan

  24-04-2019 22:39
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A federal plan to help grow the population of the endangered jaguar in the Southwest is drawing criticism from environmental groups.
  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday released its final draft of a recovery plan for the jaguar.
  The plan calls for two main habitat areas.
  One includes parts of western Mexico up to southern Arizona and southwest New Mexico.
  The other stretches from eastern Mexico to northern Argentina.
  Advocacy group Defenders of Wildlife agu
  
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• The Latest: House arrest, monitoring for arrested sheriff

  24-04-2019 22:37
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the indictment of a South Carolina sheriff (all times local):
  4:30 p.m.
  A judge has ordered a sheriff in South Carolina to remain under electronic monitoring as he awaits trial on embezzlement charges.
  Florence County Sheriff Kenney Boone also was ordered to remain under house arrest for at least a week after his arrest Wednesday.
  Prosecutors asked for the requirements because they said they were concerned Boone might retaliate against sheriff’s of
  
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• The Latest: Chief deputy reported sheriff spending to cops

  24-04-2019 22:37
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the indictment of a South Carolina sheriff (all times local):
  5:30 p.m.
  Authorities say the chief deputy in a South Carolina county reported what he thought was improper spending by the sheriff, who has now been arrested.
  Interim Florence County Sheriff Billy Barnes said Wednesday that he is asking for the State Law Enforcement Division to audit the sheriff’s office finances after Sheriff Kenney Boone was charged with embezzlement Wednesday.
  Barnes
  
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• Public defender asks to no longer represent Florida massacre suspect as he is set to receive $400K insurance payment

  24-04-2019 22:36
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Public defender asks to no longer represent Florida massacre suspect as he is set to receive $400K insurance payment.
  The post Public defender asks to no longer represent Florida massacre suspect as he is set to receive $400K insurance payment appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Prosecutors: Texas couple filmed sex abuse of dozens of kids

  24-04-2019 22:36
  DALLAS (AP) — A Texas couple have been sentenced to 60 years in prison each for child sex abuse and pornography in a case that prosecutors say involves more than two dozen children, including babies.
  Federal prosecutors say Christopher Almaguer and Sarah Rashelle Almaguer took videos of themselves sexually abusing children. Prosecutors say they identified at least 25 children in videos and photos taken by the couple. The victims ranged in age from 8 months old to 14 years old.
  The Almaguer
  
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• Cohen says he pleaded guilty to crimes he didn’t commit

  24-04-2019 22:32
  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s prison-bound former lawyer candidly told actor Tom Arnold last month that he pleaded guilty to some crimes he didn’t commit so his wife wouldn’t “get dragged into the mud of this crap.”
  Michael Cohen told Arnold “they had me on campaign finance” for arranging hush-money payments to two women who claimed to have had affairs with Trump, but denied committing tax evasion. He called a crime related to a home loa
  
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• Snell and Rays beaten by Royals 10-2 in lefty’s return

  24-04-2019 22:31
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay ace Blake Snell lasted one out into the fourth inning in his return from a broken right fourth toe as the Rays were beaten 10-2 by the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday.
  The 2018 AL Cy Young Award winner, who hurt the toe attempting to move a decorative display in his bathroom on April 14, allowed three runs, five hits, two walks and struck out three during a 65-pitch outing.
  The left-hander (2-2) had given up one run and nine hits over 19 innings in thr
  
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• Phoenix fails to advance pedestrian safety effort

  24-04-2019 22:27
  PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix officials failed to advance an effort that aimed to reduce pedestrian deaths by improving street safety in the city.
  The Phoenix City Council voted 4-4 Tuesday on the motion to direct city staff to develop a strategy toward eliminating pedestrian deaths.
  The failed motion would have authorized the city to work toward adopting Vision Zero, a pedestrian safety project adopted in dozens of cities across the country, including Tempe.
  Council members cited concerns that V
  
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• DE Brian Robison signs 1-day contract to retire with Vikings

  24-04-2019 22:21
  EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Brian Robison has announced his retirement from the NFL.
  Robison signed a one-day contract Wednesday to officially retire with the Vikings, who drafted him in the fourth round in 2007 out of Texas. Robison was released last year, eight days before the regular season began, for salary cap relief. He did not sign with another team.
  Over 11 years, Robison tied for ninth place in club history with 60 sacks. His 173 career regular-seaso
  
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• DA declines to charge Chiefs’ Hill in domestic violence case

  24-04-2019 22:21
  OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas district attorney has declined to charge Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill with a crime in a domestic incident that involved his fiance and their 3-year-old child.
  Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe said Wednesday “we believe a crime has occurred, however, the evidence in this case does not conclusively establish who committed this crime.”
  Police were called to the home of Hill and Crystal Espinal twice last month, and the investigators said
  
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• Bisbee Label 2182 Debuts with ‘Beyond All Defects’

  24-04-2019 22:18
  The first moments of 2182 Recording Company’s vinyl career begin with a single metallic chime building a dark ambience.…
  
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• The Latest: Ex-Christie aide gets 13 months in bridge ploy

  24-04-2019 22:17
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The latest on the resentencing of a former aide to ex-Gov. Chris Christie convicted for her role in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scheme (all times local):
  4:10 p.m.
  Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s former deputy chief of staff was resentenced to 13 months for her role in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal.
  U.S. District Judge Susan Wigenton resentenced Bridget Kelly in federal court Wednesday in Newark.
  Kelly cried as she asked t
  
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• ‘Kai the Hitchhiker’ convicted of killing elderly man

  24-04-2019 22:13
  ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — A man who gained Internet fame as “Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker” has been convicted of first-degree murder in the beating death of a New Jersey man almost six years ago.
  Jurors in Union County convicted 30-year-old Caleb “Kai” McGillvary on Wednesday in the May 2013 death of 73-year-old lawyer Joseph Galfy. Authorities said the two met in New York and the defendant stayed at Galfy’s home. McGillvary was arrested in Philadelphia da
  
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• Ex-State Department worker pleads guilty in China spy case

  24-04-2019 22:06
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A former State Department employee who held top-secret clearance has pleading guilty to lying to investigators about her contacts with Chinese intelligence agents.
  Candace Marie Claiborne’s plea to a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States came Wednesday in federal court in Washington.
  The charge stems from her attempts to mislead investigators and conceal her relationship with Chinese intelligence. Court documents allege that Claiborne received “ten
  
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• The Latest: Lawmakers combine 2 California housing bills

  24-04-2019 21:55
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a California proposal for denser housing near transit and jobs (all times local):
  12:45 p.m.
  Lawmakers have compromised on two California bills aimed at increasing housing supply by applying different standards to small and large counties.
  The bill approved by a legislative committee Wednesday mixes proposals by Democratic Sens. Scott Wiener and Mike McGuire.
  Wiener’s bill aimed to build denser housing near rail, ferry and bus stops and in &ldq
  
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• The Latest: Lawyer: Ex-coach a ‘good man’ who made ‘mistake’

  24-04-2019 21:49
  BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on the cases against parents and coaches charged in the college admissions bribery scheme (all times local):
  3:45 p.m.
  A lawyer says the former University of Texas at Austin coach who pleaded guilty in the college admissions bribery scheme is a “very good man who made a bad mistake.”
  Michael Center pleaded guilty Wednesday to accepting $100,000 to help an applicant get into the school.
  Center’s lawyer told reporters after the hearing that Center h
  
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• Man stuck in sewer rescued after workers heard help calls

  24-04-2019 21:49
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania firefighters say a man was stuck in a sewer and rescued after construction workers heard him calling for help from underground.
  Video shows the man, who appears to be barefoot, stumbling and being held up by emergency workers as they put him on a gurney.
  He told fire officials he woke up down there.
  The workers heard him yelling for help Tuesday morning in Allentown. Firefighters arrived, opened a manhole cover and helped him up a ladder to street level.
  
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• Illinois governor: ‘No concerns’ about report of fed probe

  24-04-2019 21:36
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he has “no concerns at all” about a media report that federal authorities are investigating a property tax break he got by taking toilets out of a Chicago mansion he owns.
  The billionaire told reporters Wednesday he’s “very confident” that any review would show “all the rules were followed” in the tax appeal on the home. WBEZ radio in Chicago cited an anonymous source in reporting
  
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• Atletico wins, keeps Barcelona from clinching Spanish title

  24-04-2019 21:31
  MADRID (AP) — Atletico Madrid made sure Barcelona has to wait a little longer to celebrate the Spanish league title.
  With a 3-2 win over Valencia on Wednesday, Atletico cut Barcelona’s lead to nine points and kept the Catalan club from clinching the title — at least until the weekend.
  Barcelona defeated Alaves 2-0 on Tuesday and would have sealed its second straight league trophy — and eighth in 11 seasons — if Atletico lost at home. Now it will have to wait until S
  
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• National champion Baylor women set for White House visit

  24-04-2019 21:28
  WACO, Texas (AP) — National champion Baylor has accepted an invitation to visit the White House next week.
  The school said Wednesday that coach Kim Mulkey and the Lady Bears are scheduled to be in Washington on Monday to celebrate their third national championship. They are expected to visit with President Donald Trump.
  Mulkey and her team also visited the White House after the previous national titles, meeting with President George W. Bush in 2005 and President Barack Obama in 2012.
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• Suddenly, Trump’s team hearts the Mueller report

  24-04-2019 21:26
  WASHINGTON (AP) — For nearly two years, President Donald Trump assailed the special counsel’s Russia investigation. And he had choice words for the inquiry when it ended, calling it “the Crazy Mueller Report,” written by “18 Angry Democrat Trump Haters.”
  But now, with Democrats stepping up their inquiries, Trump’s team is praising Robert Mueller’s work. Trump himself calls it the “most thorough investigation probably in the history of our cou
  
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