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• NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover in rain delay

  05-05-2019 20:01
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — The NASCAR Cup race at Dover International Speedway has been delayed by rain.
  Chase Elliott, last week’s winner at Talladega, won the pole and was scheduled to lead the field to green at 2:01 p.m. Sunday. Dover hasn’t held a Monday race since 2007.
  Elliott topped the speed chart on a blistering qualifying session Friday and set a track record when he hit 165.960 mph. Elliott and William Byron made it a 1-2 front row for Hendrick Motorsports. The 23-year-old E
  
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• Arsenal’s top-4 hopes all but over after Brighton draw

  05-05-2019 19:59
  LONDON (AP) — Arsenal looks set to finish outside the Premier League’s top four for the third straight year after being held to a 1-1 draw against Brighton on Sunday in the Gunners’ final home game of the season.
  Glenn Murray equalized from the penalty spot in the 61st minute to cancel out an early spot kick by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and secure a draw that guaranteed Chelsea a top-four spot. The result effectively ended Arsenal’s hopes of securing Champions League foot
  
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• North Carolina Steps Toward Changing Sexual Assault Laws

  05-05-2019 19:55
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Prosecutors in North Carolina can have a tough time proving a rape case if the victim is drunk. That’s because it is not illegal to have nonconsensual sex with someone who is incapacitated if the victim is responsible for being incapacitated – such as being drunk or high on drugs.
  But a bill to close that loophole in the state’s sexual assault laws passed the state House last week.
  The bill would also make it illegal to drug someone’s drink.
  Nor
  
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• Trump announces higher U.S. tariffs on China goods starting Friday

  05-05-2019 19:54
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  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump raised pressure on China over trade negotiations on Sunday by saying U.S. tariffs on certain Chinese products will increase to 25% on Friday and that more Chinese goods will face additional tariffs.
  “For 10 months, China has been paying Tariffs to the USA of 25% on 50 Billion Dollars of High Tech, and 10% on 200 Billion Dollars of other goods,” Trump wrote on Twitter.
  “The 10% will go up to 25% on Friday. 325 Billi
  
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• Saint-Etienne wins at Monaco to keep the pressure on Lyon

  05-05-2019 19:50
  PARIS (AP) — Saint-Etienne beat struggling Monaco 3-2 Sunday to keep the pressure on local rival Lyon in the fight for third place in the French league.
  Third spot secures a place in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League next season, and Saint-Etienne moved above Lyon on goal difference.
  Lyon was at home to Lille later Sunday, where a defeat for Lyon would effectively guarantee second place for Lille and automatic Champions League qualification with three games remaining after this
  
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• Maximum Security’s Preakness status unclear after Derby DQ

  05-05-2019 19:48
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The next stop in the chase for the Triple Crown is the Preakness, though both Maximum Security and Country House remain noncommittal for the May 18 race following Maximum Security’s disqualification from the Kentucky Derby.
  Owner Gary West says he is unsure whether to enter Maximum Security in the Preakness as he ponders appealing the historic decision.
  West realizes the appeals process could extend well beyond the race at Pimlico in Baltimore. And with Kentuck
  
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• Nationals place Adams on 10-day IL with left shoulder strain

  05-05-2019 19:46
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Washington Nationals placed first baseman Matt Adams on the 10-day injured list with a left shoulder strain and recalled infielder Jake Noll from Triple-A Fresno on Sunday.
  Adams, who is batting .250 with three homers and 13 RBIs, was injured diving to make an out in the second inning of Saturday’s 10-8 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
  He joins a long list of sidelined Nationals that includes Ryan Zimmerman (foot), Anthony Rendon (elbow), Trea Turner (f
  
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• The Latest: Dozens killed on Russian burning jet

  05-05-2019 19:40
  MOSCOW (AP) — The latest on an airplane that landed in flames at a Moscow airport (all times local):
  1:05 a.m.
  Russian officials have given out conflicting numbers on a fiery airline accident at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, but they indicate at least 40 people died.
  Elena Markovskaya, a spokeswoman for Russia’s Investigative Committee, said at a briefing early Monday that 41 people died in the accident Sunday evening and 37 people survived.
  But Health Minister Veronika Skvort
  
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• The Latest: Burning plane lands at Moscow airport; 1 death

  05-05-2019 19:40
  MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on an airplane that landed in flames at a Moscow airport (all times local):
  8:00 p.m.
  Russian officials say one person died and at least four were injured after a plane belonging to flagship carrier Aeroflot made an emergency landing in Moscow with flames and smoke billowing from its rear section.
  Video on Russian news channel Rossiya-24 showed passengers leaping from the plane Sunday evening onto an inflatable slide from the front of the aircraft and staggering ac
  
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• Authorities searching for a missing diver at Lake Pleasant

  05-05-2019 19:37
  PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County authorities are searching for the body of a diver who went missing at Lake Pleasant.
  County Sheriff’s officials say deputies were called out to the lake just before 6 p.m. Saturday when the man didn’t return while diving with two of his friends.
  The three were diving near the dam at the southern end of the lake.
  Peoria Fire officials confirmed the search is being classified as a body recovery operation at this time.
  The man’s name and age ha
  
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• Texas 12-year-old charged in fatal shooting of brother, 10

  05-05-2019 19:36
  CONROE, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a 12-year-old boy has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his 10-year-old brother in Texas.
  The Montgomery County sheriff’s office says deputies on Saturday afternoon responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting in Conroe, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) north of Houston. Authorities found the 10-year-old with a single gunshot wound to his chest area.
  The child was taken to a hospital, where he died.
  Authorities say the 12-year-old wa
  
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• Garin beats Berrettini to win Munich Open final

  05-05-2019 19:24
  MUNICH (AP) — Cristian Garin of Chile defeated Matteo Berrettini 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (1) to win the Munich Open final on Sunday, less than a month after he claimed his first ATP title in Houston.
  The 22-year-old Garin saved eight of 10 break points he faced and kept his best tennis for the tiebreaker to end the Italian’s nine-match winning run.
  Berrettini earlier defeated fourth-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4, 6-2 in their rain-postponed semifinal.
  Ranked No. 47, Garin had saved two matc
  
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• German zoo attributes lion attack to injured keeper’s error

  05-05-2019 19:22
  BERLIN (AP) — A zoo in northern Germany says it appears a keeper failed to follow the “golden rule” of checking to see if lions were inside their enclosure before he entered it and was mauled.
  A spokeswoman for Serengeti Park said Sunday an investigation attributed the Saturday attack to “human error,” though it wasn’t clear why the experienced 24-year-old keeper hadn’t followed procedure.
  Asta Knoth said he suffered “many deep bite wounds” f
  
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• Diana Ross feels ‘violated’ by airport screener’s touching

  05-05-2019 19:20
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Diana Ross says she feels “violated” by an airport screener who touched her between her legs after she performed at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
  In a series of tweets on Sunday, the Motown legend says she blames the Transportation Security Administration for an “over the top!!” screening at the New Orleans airport that makes her want to cry.
  TSA spokesman Mark Howell said in a statement to The Associated Press that the agency is sti
  
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• The Latest: Passenger video shows people lining plane’s wing

  05-05-2019 19:02
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on charter plane traveling from Cuba to north Florida that ended up in a river at ends of runaway (all times local):
  12:55 p.m.
  Cell phone video taken by a passenger shows other passengers and crew lining up on a plane’s wing as they get drenched by rain after the aircraft has landed in a river at a Florida military base.
  The video taken by passenger Darwing Silva last Friday shows passengers in yellow life jackets cautiously walking along the Boe
  
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• Tycoon’s 3 children killed in Sri Lanka mourned in Denmark

  05-05-2019 19:01
  HELSINKI (AP) — A funeral service has been held in Denmark for the three children of a business tycoon who were killed during the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka.
  Holch Povlsen, the owner of the Bestseller clothing chain, comforted his wife, Anne, and their surviving daughter, Astrid, as three flower-covered coffins were brought out of hearses at Aarhus Cathedral.
  The family was staying at the Shangri-La Hotel in the capital of Colombo when it was attacked. More than 350 people died in bombin
  
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• Madrid sends ‘Stay strong’ message to former keeper Casillas

  05-05-2019 18:57
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid’s players and fans took a moment before Sunday’s 3-2 Spanish league win over Villarreal to send messages of support to former star goalkeeper Iker Casillas as he recovers from a heart attack.
  Players posed for a team photo wearing T-shirts that said in Spanish “Iker, we are all with you,” while spectators at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium chanted his name and unfurled a huge banner saying “Madrid fans are with you. Stay strong, e
  
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• N Carolina officer slain in traffic stop; killer also dead

  05-05-2019 18:54
  MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina police officer and his suspected killer are dead in a Charlotte suburb.
  Mooresville police said Sunday that Officer Jordan Harris Sheldon was shot and killed during a traffic stop around 10 p.m. Saturday. Police say the killer fled the scene and was tracked to his nearby apartment, where officers found the suspect dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
  The department’s Facebook page says the 32-year-old officer was a six-year veteran. Poli
  
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• Ringleader in foiled NYC subway bombing plot may walk free

  05-05-2019 18:47
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  Najibullah Zazi, the ringleader of a thwarted plot to bomb the New York City subway, was sentenced today to ten years in prison in a federal court.
  However, because Zazi has been in federal custody since his arrest in 2009, his lawyer says the sentence essentially amounts to time served and Zazi will be free in a few days.
  The post Ringleader in foiled NYC subway bombing plot may walk free appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Sri Lanka issues curfew in town of bombed church after clash

  05-05-2019 18:41
  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka military spokesman Brig. Sumith Atapattu says a police curfew has been imposed in Negombo, a seaside town outside the capital, Colombo, after several people were injured in the first reported clash since the Easter bombings two weeks ago that killed more than 250 people.
  Atapattu told The Associated Press that the fight Sunday was between ethnic Sinhalese people and Muslim people. He declined to say whether there were any arrests. The curfew is in effect
  
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• Man United’s top-4 chances over, Chelsea moves to 3rd in EPL

  05-05-2019 18:38
  LONDON (AP) — Manchester United will have to settle for Europa League football next season after a dismal finish to the Premier League season reached a new low with a 1-1 draw at last-place Huddersfield on Sunday.
  United’s slim chances of snatching a top-four finish — and a place in the Champions League — ended in almost symbolic fashion as a defensive breakdown in the 60th minute allowed the hosts to equalize through Isaac Mbenza, who was allowed to run clear through on
  
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• Burning Aeroflot plane lands in Moscow, injuries reported

  05-05-2019 18:38
  MOSCOW (AP) — A plane belonging to Russian national carrier Aeroflot has landed in flames at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport and unconfirmed reports say at least five people have been injured.
  Video on Russian news channel Rossiya-24 showed the plane, a Sukhoi SSJ-100 regional jet, landing Sunday evening with large flames engulfing the rear section.
  Russian news agencies cited unspecified sources as saying the plane had taken off for the northern city of Murmansk, but a fire broke out
  
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• The Latest: North Macedonia voter turnout nears threshold

  05-05-2019 18:35
  SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The Latest on the runoff presidential election in North Macedonia (all times local):
  7:05 p.m.
  Election officials in North Macedonia say voter turnout in the runoff presidential election is close to the threshold needed for results to be valid.
  North Macedonia’s State Electoral Commission said that as of 5 p.m. local time (1500 GMT), turnout stood at 38.2 percent. The election for the largely ceremonial post needs 40 percent to stand.
  If too few ballots
  
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• Longtime Illinois politician Thomas Hynes dies at age 80

  05-05-2019 18:35
  CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois state Senate president and Democratic National Committee member Thomas Hynes has died. He was 80.
  Cheever Griffin, Hynes’ son-in-law, confirmed that Hynes died Saturday in Chicago at Northwestern Memorial Hospital from complications of Parkinson’s Disease.
  Hynes was a powerhouse in Chicago politics for decades. His political career spanned from 1970, when he was elected to the state Senate. It ended in 2014, when he stepped down from his position
  
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• ‘Tentative date’ for Mueller’s House panel testimony

  05-05-2019 18:06
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic member of the House Judiciary Committee says he’s hopeful special counsel Robert Mueller will appear before the panel, citing a “tentative date” for Mueller’s testimony.
  Rhode Island Rep. David Cicilline tells “Fox News Sunday” that “we hope the special counsel will appear” on May 15 and that “we think the American people have a right to hear directly from him.”
  The committee chairman, Democratic Rep
  
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• The Latest: 2nd suitcase with remains found in Cyprus lake

  05-05-2019 18:04
  NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The Latest on what is thought to be the first serial killer case in Cyprus (all times local):
  6:45 p.m.
  A Cyprus police spokesman says investigators hunting for bodies dumped by a suspected serial killer pulled a suitcase containing decomposing human remains from a toxic late.
  Andreas Angelides told The Associated Press that the remains discovered Sunday will be examined by a coroner to determine the victim’s identity.
  The remains of a woman were in a suitcase
  
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• Trump taps ex-Obama border patrol chief as ICE Director

  05-05-2019 18:01
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is tapping a former border patrol chief who served in the Obama administration to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
  Trump tweets that Mark Morgan “will be joining the Trump Administration as the head of our hard working men and women of ICE.” He added: “Mark is a true believer and American Patriot. He will do a great job!”
  The announcement comes amid a shake-up at the Department of Homeland Security triggered by the p
  
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• 48-year-old man is found dead in a backyard pool in Phoenix

  05-05-2019 17:59
  PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a 48-year-old man has been found dead in a backyard pool in Phoenix.
  Phoenix Fire Department officials say crews were dispatched to a home near Interstate 17 and Dunlap Avenue about 7:30 a.m. Sunday.
  They reported finding the man unresponsive in the pool and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
  Phoenix police say it’s unclear how long the man was in the pool and there were no initial signs of foul play.
  The name of the man hasn’t been released yet
  
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• Muslim society: ‘Disturbing’ video of children wasn’t vetted

  05-05-2019 17:58
  The Muslim American Society says “disturbing” video showing children speaking in Arabic about sacrifice and chopping off heads wasn’t vetted before being posted on its Philadelphia chapter’s Facebook page.
  The Middle East Media Research Institute posted a translation Friday.
  Two girls are shown reading. One says, “We will sacrifice our souls without hesitation, we will chop off their heads” and liberate the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
  The video also shows chi
  
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• A drone just flew a kidney to a transplant patient for the first time ever. It won’t be the last.

  05-05-2019 17:55
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  Talk about a special delivery.
  In the wee hours of April 19, a custom-made drone roughly the size of a washing machine lifted off from a neighborhood in southwestern Baltimore and whisked a human kidney to a nearby hospital, where a team of surgeons successfully transplanted the organ into a critically ill patient.
  The 2.8-mile, 10-minute drone flight was the first in the world to deliver an organ — but it almost certainly won’t be the last. Drones, aka unmanned aerial vehicle
  
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• Algeria military court jails ex-leader’s brother, 2 generals

  05-05-2019 17:50
  ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — An Algerian military tribunal says that the influential brother of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and two generals once in charge of intelligence are being investigated for plotting against the state and have been jailed.
  A statement on Sunday from the tribunal in Blida, south of Algiers, said that the prosecutor has named a judge to investigate the cases.
  Said Bouteflika, Mohamed Mediene, known as Toufik, and Athmane Tartag, who headed the DSS state security
  
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• Teacher caught on video kicking 5-year-old could face criminal charges

  05-05-2019 17:46
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  A Kansas elementary school teacher who was seen in a surveillance video kicking a 5-year-old student could face criminal charges.
  The second-year teacher, identified by a spokesman for the Shawnee Mission School District as Crystal Smith, was fired a month after the Feb. 21 incident at Bluejacket-Flint Elementary School in Shawnee, a suburb of Kansas City.
  A district spokesman confirmed Wednesday
  
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• ‘Avengers Endgame’ nears global record with over $2 billion

  05-05-2019 17:46
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Avengers: Endgame” has crossed the $2 billion mark at the global box office in record time and is leaving newcomers in its dust.
  The Walt Disney Co. estimates Sunday that the Marvel blockbuster has added $145.8 million from North American theaters and $282.2 million internationally in its second weekend in theaters bringing its global total to $2.2 billion.
  “Endgame” is one of 5 movies to ever reach that mark and, not accounting for inflation, is
  
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• German woman swept to death as fierce winds batter France

  05-05-2019 17:39
  PARIS (AP) — French maritime authorities say a German woman was swept to her death by strong waves off Corsica as powerful winds batter the region.
  The maritime authority tweeted that a rescue operation was launched in the Gulf of Porto after the woman was swept away Sunday but she did not survive.
  Unusually cold and windy weather hit much of France over the weekend. Hail fell on the Paris region and the national weather service warned of winds of up to 130 kilometers (80 miles) an hour Su
  
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• An Algerian military court says the ex-president’s brother, two generals have been jailed in probe of plot against state

  05-05-2019 17:36
  ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — An Algerian military court says the ex-president’s brother, two generals have been jailed in probe of plot against state.
  The post An Algerian military court says the ex-president’s brother, two generals have been jailed in probe of plot against state appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Florida lawmakers pass bill that allows teachers to arm themselves

  05-05-2019 17:29
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  Florida lawmakers on Wednesday approved a bill that would allow teachers to carry firearms in response to the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that left 17 people dead.
  The House voted 65-47, with eight abstentions, on Wednesday to allow classroom instructors to be armed as a school safety measure. The Florida Senate voted last week, 22-17, pass its version of the bill.
  Last year, in response to the massacre, lawmakers passed a bill tha
  
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• Chelsea beats Watford 3-0 to move into 3rd place in EPL

  05-05-2019 17:29
  LONDON (AP) — Chelsea moved into third place in the Premier League with a 3-0 win over Watford on Sunday after two goals in a three-minute span after the break helped the club to close in on a Champions League spot next season.
  Chelsea had been booed off at halftime with the score still 0-0 at Stamford Bridge but Ruben Loftus-Cheek provided the breakthrough with a header in the 48th minute and David Luiz netted the second just three minutes later from another corner.
  Gonzalo Higuain added
  
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• Pakistan says Indian fire kills 2 civilians in Kashmir

  05-05-2019 17:25
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military says Indian troops fired across a cease-fire line in the disputed Kashmir region, killing a woman and a 12-year-old boy.
  In a statement, it says another woman was wounded in the attack Sunday.
  The military says Pakistani troops responded to the fire, but there was no word on any Indian casualties.
  There was no immediate comment from New Delhi.
  Kashmir is a split between Pakistan and India, which have fought two of their three wars over the Himalay
  
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• Atalanta nears Champions League with win over Lazio

  05-05-2019 17:24
  ROME (AP) — Atalanta asserted its Champions League credentials and stretched its unbeaten run to 10 matches with a 3-1 comeback win at Lazio on Sunday in a preview of the Italian Cup final.
  Adding another chapter to a fairytale-like season , Atalanta solidified its hold on fourth place — the last Champions League spot — moved within one point of third-place Inter Milan and practically eliminated Lazio from contending for a top-four finish.
  Already this season, Atalanta had elim
  
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• Health officials: Arizona sees surge of hepatitis A cases

  05-05-2019 17:18
  PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials say Arizona is seeing a surge in hepatitis A cases, mostly in the Tucson area but also in metro Phoenix.
  The outbreak of the viral disease that affects the liver began in November and cases have continued to rise since then despite efforts to step up vaccinations.
  The Arizona Republic reports the outbreak could take months to rein in.
  Many cases have been reported among homeless people, individuals with precarious housing situations and those who use illicit
  
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• United’s Champions League hopes end with draw v Huddersfield

  05-05-2019 17:12
  HUDDERSFIELD, England (AP) — Manchester United’s hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League ended with a 1-1 draw at already relegated Huddersfield on Sunday, removing the chance of Champions League soccer next season and completing a disappointing end for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team.
  United needed a win in its penultimate league game to keep alive its chances of catching fourth-place Tottenham but allowed Isaac Mbenza to run clear through on goal on a lightning counterat
  
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• Passenger: Problem with AC on plane that crashed into river

  05-05-2019 17:02
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A passenger on the chartered jet that crashed into a river at a military base in Florida said passengers initially were told the aircraft might not be fit for takeoff. Then the flight was cleared to leave Cuba, but with the warning there would be no air conditioning.
  Darwing Silva told the Tampa Bay Times that even though the plane was hot, there were no other problems during the flight from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
  He said the landing at Naval Air Station Jacksonvil
  
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• Search for missing workers resumes at plant rocked by blast

  05-05-2019 16:59
  WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Authorities are resuming their search for two bodies believed to be buried in the rubble of a northern Illinois silicone factory rocked by a massive explosion and fire.
  Waukegan Fire Marshal Steven Lenzi says the search for the bodies that was halted Saturday was set to begin again on Sunday morning.
  Nine workers were inside AB Specialty Silicones in Waukegan when the explosion happened Friday night. Two have been confirmed dead. Lenzi says the two missing employees a
  
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• Cause of Venezuelan chopper crash is under investigation

  05-05-2019 16:44
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan authorities are investigating the cause of a helicopter crash that killed seven military officers while they were while heading to a state where President Nicolás Maduro was visiting troops.
  The crash of the Cougar helicopter outside Caracas on Saturday followed days of upheaval during which opposition leader Juan Guaidó called in vain for a military uprising to overthrow Maduro, and five people were killed in clashes between protesters an
  
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• Republicans push tax relief through Kansas Legislature

  05-05-2019 16:29
  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators have pushed a tax relief proposal through the Kansas Legislature.
  They are ignoring predictions from Gov. Laura Kelly’s fellow Democrats that she will veto it, just as she did in March with a larger plan. Republican leaders in the GOP-controlled Legislature appeared to have the two-thirds majorities necessary in both chambers to override a veto, something they couldn’t say with the first tax bill.
  The House voted 83-41 late Saturday ni
  
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• 2 French tourists go missing in Benin near Burkina Faso

  05-05-2019 14:33
  COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Two French tourists are feared kidnapped in the West African nation of Benin after they failed to return from a game drive in a wildlife reserve near the northern border with Burkina Faso, authorities said Sunday.
  Their disappearance has raised fears they could have been abducted by Islamic extremists who have become increasingly active over the border in Burkina Faso. There are fears that the militants could be infiltrating northern Benin and Togo as well.
  The French
  
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• American accused of killing Italian clothing store owner

  05-05-2019 12:18
  VITERBO, Italy (AP) — Italian police have arrested a 22-year-old American and accused him of killing a 74-year-old Italian owner of a clothing store in Viterbo, a city near Rome.
  Police arrested Michael Aaron Pang on Saturday and allege that he killed the Italian storekeeper by striking him with a stool. The body of Norveo Fedeli was found inside his store on Friday, Lt. Col. Guglielmo Trombetta said.
  Trombetta said Pang, who was born in South Korea, is a graphic designer from Kansas City
  
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• The Latest: Israel vows to continue Gaza operations

  05-05-2019 09:32
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (all times local):
  8 p.m.
  Israel’s security cabinet is vowing to keep up the military offensive against militant groups in the Gaza Strip after a day and a half of rocket barrages.
  Cabinet ministers issued a statement Sunday after a nearly five-hour meeting saying the “ultimate consideration is the security of the state and its residents.”
  Moments earlier a large rocket barrage from the Gaza Strip set off sir
  
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• The Latest: Traveling pope urges ‘revolution of charity’

  05-05-2019 09:11
  SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — The Latest on Pope Francis’ trip to Bulgaria (all times local):
  5:25 p.m.
  Pope Francis called for a “revolution of charity” based on God’s love while celebrating his first Mass in the majority Orthodox nation of Bulgaria.
  The Vatican, citing local organizers, estimated 12,000 people attended the open-air Mass on Sunday afternoon in the capital of Sofia or watched it on giant TV screens in a nearby square.
  Catholics account for less than 1% of
  
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• North Macedonia holds runoff vote for ceremonial presidency

  05-05-2019 07:19
  SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia held a competitive runoff election Sunday to choose a new president, a vote seen as a test of the center-left government’s pro-West policies despite the largely ceremonial duties of the country’s head of state.
  The two candidates, Stevo Pendarovski of the ruling Social Democratic Union, and Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, who was backed by the conservative opposition VMRO-DPMNE party, each received about 42% in the first round of voti
  
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