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• New problem discovered in Boeing’s troubled 737 Max jet

  26-06-2019 23:59
  A new computer problem has been found in the troubled Boeing 737 Max that will further delay the plane’s return to flying after two deadly crashes, according to two people familiar with the matter.
  The latest flaw in the plane’s computer system was discovered by Federal Aviation Administration pilots who were testing an update to critical software in a flight simulator last week at a Boeing facility near Seattle, the people said.
  Boeing did not immediately respond to a request for co
  
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• French veteran Mombaerts takes over as Melbourne City coach

  26-06-2019 23:59
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — French veteran Erick Mombaerts has been appointed coach of the A-League’s Melbourne City on a three-year contract.
  The 64-year-old Mombaerts was previously in charge of Paris Saint-Germain, Toulouse, Guingamp and Le Havre, as well as his country’s under-18 and under-21 sides. He also spent three seasons in Japan with Yokohama F. Marinos before stepping down in January 2018.
  Melbourne City chief executive Brad Rowse said in a statement Thursday: &ldqu
  
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• NCAA will allow wrestlers to have longer hair, loose shorts

  26-06-2019 23:57
  The NCAA says that wrestlers can wear looser fitting shorts next year, and it has removed all language in the rules book regarding the length of a competitor’s hair.
  The sanctioning body announced on Wednesday that its oversight panel has approved both changes starting with upcoming season.
  Wrestlers previously competed only in traditional singlets, which are skintight. But athletes will now have the option to wear a form-fitting shirt with looser shorts designed for wrestling.
  The rule th
  
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• Former Akron coach and SEC assistant Dan Hipsher is retiring

  26-06-2019 23:52
  ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) — Dan Hipsher, the basketball coach at Akron for nearly a decade and also an assistant for two Southeastern Conference schools, is retiring.
  Oakland University, where Hipsher has been an assistant for the past three seasons, announced the 64-year-old coach’s retirement Wednesday.
  Hipsher was Stetson’s head coach for two seasons before leading the Akron program from 1995-2004. More recently, he was the coach at Texas Rio Grande Valley for three seasons befo
  
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• Fireworks Safety: Have a blast but don’t get burned!

  26-06-2019 23:46
  As fireworks soar sky high around 4th of July, so do injuries.
  Ahead of the holiday, the Consumer Product Safety Commission on Wednesday demonstrated the power of fireworks, both legal and illegal.
  Five people were killed and more than 9,000 were injured in fireworks-related incidents last year according to the CPSC, the majority in a 30 day period around July 4th.
  Those injuries include severe burns, amputation of fingers and serious eye trauma.
  It’s not just airborne and explosive firew
  
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• Federal jury rules against Huawei in trade secrets case

  26-06-2019 23:44
  DALLAS (AP) — A federal jury in Texas has ruled that Huawei stole technology from a Silicon Valley startup, but it didn’t award any damages.
  After a three-week trial, jurors determined Wednesday that while Huawei had misappropriated secrets from the startup, Cnex, Huawei didn’t benefit from it.
  The jury also rejected Huawei’s claims that Cnex stole the Chinese company’s trade secrets.
  Huawei is embroiled in a trade dispute between China and the U.S., though the Cnex
  
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• Kim Kardashian West faces backlash over Kimono shapewear

  26-06-2019 23:43
  NEW YORK (AP) — Kim Kardashian West has received backlash on social media from people who object to what they say is appropriation of the traditional Japanese kimono in the name of her upcoming shapewear line.
  The reality star, makeup mogul and budding lawyer announced the line, Kimono Solutionwear, on Tuesday. The line will come in a range of sizes and colors she showed off on Instagram.
  Some Japanese critics on social media said the name, which West trademarked, is an inappropriate take
  
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• News 4 Tucson Cooks: Spiced pork chops with cucumber salsa

  26-06-2019 23:40
  Chef Wendy Gauthier shows News 4 Tucson how to cook spiced pork chops with cucumber salsa.
  Name of dish: Spiced pork chops with cucumber salsa
  Ingredients:
  Cucumber Salsa1 cup diced English cucumber
  3/4 cup minced fresh cilantro leaves and stems (about 1/2 bunch)
  1/2 cup finely diced sweet onion
  2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  1 tablespoon minced jalapeño
  2 teaspoons lime zest plus 1/4 cup fresh lime juice (from 2 limes)
  1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar
  1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  1/4 t
  
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• Lawsuits: Dallas man charged in killings had more victims

  26-06-2019 23:40
  DALLAS (AP) — Lawsuits allege a Dallas man already charged in the deaths of 12 elderly women also killed six additional elderly people, which would bring the number of his victims to 18.
  The six lawsuits filed Tuesday in Dallas County against The Tradition-Prestonwood independent living facility accuse it of failing to keep residents safe. The lawsuits say plaintiffs anticipate Billy Chemirmir will soon be indicted in the deaths of the five women and one man.
  A Dallas County district attor
  
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• Tigers recall Jeimer Candelario from Triple-A Toledo

  26-06-2019 23:38
  DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers have recalled infielder Jeimer Candelario from Triple-A Toledo.
  Candelario, Detroit’s opening-day starter at third base, has hit just .179 in 42 games for the Tigers this season. He hit 19 home runs a season ago.
  The Tigers hope Candelario can bring some stability to the infield. He was acquired in a 2017 trade with the Chicago Cubs and hit well for the remainder of that season, but he hasn’t been all that consistent with the bat since then.
  Ca
  
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• Did I Underestimate the Impact Of Open Enrollment In My Last Post?

  26-06-2019 23:33
  Last week I wrote that Arizona's open enrollment policy is one of the three major factors leading to the decline in TUSD enrollment since 2000, the others being charters schools and a slowdown in Tucson's population growth. I estimated somewhere between 1,500 and 3,000 students living inside district boundaries attend schools in other districts.It looks like I low-balled my estimate.…
  
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• Family of black Indiana man killed by officer files lawsuit

  26-06-2019 23:32
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The family of a 54-year-old black man fatally shot by a white officer is suing the officer and the city of South Bend, Indiana, where Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg (BOO’-tuh-juhj) is mayor.
  Eric Logan’s relatives filed the lawsuit Wednesday in federal court. It accuses Sgt. Ryan O’Neill of using excessive deadly force when he shot Logan on June 16. The lawsuit also names the city of South Bend as a defendant but does not name But
  
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• Police: California man shoots 10-month-old in head after mother rejects him

  26-06-2019 23:28
  NBC NEWS – A 10-month-old girl is recovering in Fresno, California, after being shot in the head by a man who made unwanted sexual advances toward her mother.
  Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said Deziree Menagh, 18, brought her young daughter, Fayth Percy, to a social gathering Saturday night where Marcos Echartea, 23, made advances toward her.
  Fresno police department
  Echartea grabbed her hand, tried to pull Menagh into him, and told her to sit on his lap, police said. The two barely
  
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• UN Security Council to visit Colombia in July

  26-06-2019 23:27
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council will be heading to Colombia in July for a firsthand look at implementation of the 2016 peace agreement between the government and the country’s main rebel group.
  Peruvian Ambassador Gustavo Meza-Cuadra and Deputy British Ambassador Jonathan Allen announced Wednesday that their countries will lead the July 11-14 visit.
  Meza-Cuadra says the main objective is to show the council’s “full commitment” to the peace process, s
  
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• Torres, Yankees beat Blue Jays 8-7, pack up for London

  26-06-2019 23:16
  NEW YORK (AP) — Gleyber Torres lined a game-winning single in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees hit two more big flies before jetting off to see Big Ben and the London sights, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 8-7 Wednesday.
  Didi Gregorius and DJ LeMahieu connected as the Yankees extended their major league record to 29 straight games with a home run. The AL East leaders overcame two homers and a double by Lourdes Gurriel Jr., plus an early 5-0 deficit, to finish a power-packed 9-1 hom
  
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• Inmates, staff at Florida jail fall ill to unknown substance

  26-06-2019 23:15
  MIAMI (AP) — Authorities say at least 10 people at a South Florida jail have been hospitalized after falling ill. The Miami Herald reports seven inmates in the Miami-Dade County Jail were hospitalized from inhaling an unknown substance over the last five days. Officials say three corrections staff members were also taken to the hospital on Tuesday night after being sick from breathing what was in the air.
  Miami Fire-Rescue Capt. Ignatius Carroll says the people were nauseated and vomiting.
  
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• Britney Spears’ conservatorship sues blogger for defamation

  26-06-2019 23:13
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The conservatorship that oversees Britney Spears’ personal life and career has sued the creator of a blog devoted to the pop superstar.
  The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles alleges that Anthony Elia, who runs the website Absolute Britney, has falsely claimed the court-ordered conservatorship has been manipulating her Instagram account to make her appear more troubled than she actually is.
  The blog and its social media accounts have played a key role in the so
  
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• Raptors’ Marc Gasol accept one-year player option

  26-06-2019 23:12
  TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Raptors center Marc Gasol accepted a one-year player option Wednesday for next season.
  The value is approximately $25.6 million, marking the final year of a five-year contract Gasol signed with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2015. Had the 34-year-old Spaniard not accepted prior to the Thursday, he would have become a free agent on Sunday.
  Raptors star Kawhi Leonard also has a one-year player option on his deal with a deadline for a decision Saturday, but he is expected to
  
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• Louisiana reaches deal for new hepatitis C treatment plan

  26-06-2019 23:12
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — For years, Louisiana offered hepatitis C treatment to only the most severe cases in its Medicaid program and prisons, unable to afford broader access to high-priced medications.
  That will change in July, when the state rolls out a new treatment model it says can cure tens of thousands with the infectious disease.
  Louisiana’s health department announced a “subscription model” deal with Asegua Therapeutics on Wednesday. Louisiana will pay a flat fee
  
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• Top restaurateur cleared in pregnancy discrimination trial

  26-06-2019 23:08
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A jury has found the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group not guilty of pregnancy discrimination.
  Wednesday’s verdict exonerates the famous chef and his acclaimed restaurants — Per Se in New York and the French Laundry in California — of wrongdoing alleged by former employee Vanessa Scott-Allen.
  Scott-Allen worked at Per Se for five years, rising to the highest server position of captain, before requesting a transfer to the Napa Valley restaurant. She claim
  
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• Delaware Senate confirms new corrections system leader

  26-06-2019 23:04
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — The Delaware Senate has voted unanimously to confirm Democratic Gov. John Carney’s nominee to lead the state’s corrections system, which in recent years has faced a fatal prison riot, lawsuits alleging mistreatment of inmates and chronic staffing and morale problems.
  The Senate voted Wednesday to approve Carney’s nomination of Claire DeMatteis to replace Department of Correction Commissioner Perry Phelps. Phelps plans to retire July 15 following a brief
  
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• Montreal group supports idea of sharing Rays with Tampa Bay

  26-06-2019 23:03
  MONTREAL (AP) — The son of former Montreal Expos owner Charles Bronfman believes the predominantly French-speaking city is ready and willing to support — and share — the Tampa Bay Rays.
  Private equity investor Stephen Bronfman leads a group working on bringing baseball back to Montreal and says the city can support baseball. He calls the idea of one team in two cities groundbreaking.
  Commissioner Rob Manfred said last week the Rays have “broad permission to explore what&r
  
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• The Latest: Red Cross thanks Wayfair for donation

  26-06-2019 22:57
  BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on a protest by Wayfair employees over the company’s furniture sale to a contractor that runs detention centers for migrant children in Texas. (all times local):
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  5:15 p.m.
  The Red Cross says it has accepted a $100,000 donation from online home furnishings retailer Wayfair.
  Wayfair offered the donation after its employees protested the company’s decision to sell $200,000 worth of furniture to a government contractor that runs a detention center for
  
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• New California law allows suspension of horse racing

  26-06-2019 22:57
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s governor has signed a law clearing the way for regulators to suspend the horse racing license for beleaguered Santa Anita Park after the deaths of 30 horses at the famous track.
  Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said Wednesday he has signed Senate Bill 469. The bill authored by Democratic state Sen. Bill Dodd of Napa would give the California Horse Racing Board authority to immediately suspend licenses to protect the health and safety
  
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• Attorney: Girl hit during Astros game had skull fracture

  26-06-2019 22:46
  HOUSTON (AP) — An attorney for the family of a 2-year-old girl struck by a foul ball during a game last month between the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros says the girl suffered a skull fracture.
  Attorney Richard Mithoff on Wednesday provided the first update by the girl’s family on her condition since she was hit during the May 29 game in Houston.
  Mithoff says the girl had bleeding and swelling in her brain as well as a brain contusion after she was hit. He says she had a seizure aft
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump accuses Mueller of a crime

  26-06-2019 21:58
  The post AP FACT CHECK: Trump accuses Mueller of a crime appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Company in fatal crash has history of violations

  26-06-2019 21:55
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The company that employed a Ukrainian-born truck driver whose collision with motorcyclists in New Hampshire left seven dead has a history of violations.
  According to an Associated Press analysis of federal data, the Massachusetts company, Westfield Transport, has faced over 60 violations in the last 24 months. That’s according to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration data updated Tuesday.
  The company’s rate of vehicles being kept off roads because of
  
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• Texas Tech player Corprew suspended over Title IX complaint

  26-06-2019 19:42
  LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech basketball player Deshawn Corprew has been suspended while the school investigates a Title IX complaint against the junior forward.
  The school said coach Chris Beard suspended Corprew after learning of the allegations. Title IX complaints can involve allegations of sexual misconduct or gender discrimination, but the school declined to comment beyond its statement.
  Corprew averaged 5.0 points and 3.3 rebounds in 13.5 minutes per game as a sophomore in his fi
  
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• Beth Chapman, wife of bounty hunter reality TV star, dies

  26-06-2019 19:40
  FILE – In this Wednesday, June 5, 2013, file photo, Duane “Dog” Chapman, right, and Beth Chapman present the award for CMT performance of the year at the CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. Beth Chapman is in a medically induced coma in the intensive care unit of Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Sunday, June 23, 2019. Chapman was diagnosed with lung cancer in September 2017 and said in November 2018 that the c
  
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• White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson in boot, will have tests

  26-06-2019 19:38
  BOSTON (AP) — Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson was walking with a boot a day after spraining his right ankle and leaving a game against the Boston Red Sox.
  The White Sox lost another infielder during Wednesday’s game, when third baseman Yoán Moncada was hit by a pitch on the right knee in the first inning. He left the game and the team said it was a bruise.
  X-rays on Anderson were negative. He was in the clubhouse before Wednesday’s game. Manager Rick Renteria sa
  
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• Documents show NSA again improperly collected call records

  26-06-2019 19:38
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly released documents show the National Security Agency improperly collected phone records four months after it said it had fixed technical problems that caused a similar collection of data that violated federal law.
  Internal documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union show the NSA in October 2018 received data from a phone company in violation of limits set by Congress. The ACLU obtained the records in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit and released the
  
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• The Latest: Gas prices could increase on refinery closure

  26-06-2019 19:33
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Latest on the announcement that an East Coast oil refinery that caught fire will close (all times local):
  1:30 p.m.
  AAA says gasoline prices may increase after the announcement that a Philadelphia oil refinery will close after a devastating fire.
  Spokeswoman Jana Tidwell says motorists in the Northeast will likely see modest price increases at the pump leading into the high-demand summer travel season.
  The markets research company FactSet reported that gasoline futu
  
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• Defense: Chinese scholar’s killer offered to locate body

  26-06-2019 19:20
  CHICAGO (AP) — Lawyers for a former University of Illinois doctoral student convicted of killing a scholar from China says he offered after his arrest to divulge where her remains are in exchange for a life sentence.
  The revelation came in a late Tuesday filing. Jurors convicted Brendt Christensen Monday of kidnapping Yingying Zhang in in 2017, raping and beating her to death with a bat. Her body was never found.
  Legal observers had expected Christensen to use the whereabouts of Zhang&rsqu
  
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• Esper: Turkey faces sanctions if it buys Russian system

  26-06-2019 16:32
  BRUSSELS (AP) — Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper is making it clear to Turkey that it will face economic sanctions if it goes ahead with the purchase of a Russian missile defense system.
  Esper met with Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Wednesday during a NATO meeting. Officials say there was no progress in the stand-off between the two allies.
  The U.S. has told Turkey that it will not be allowed to buy the F-35 fighter jet if it continues with plans to buy the Russian S-400 s
  
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• Moldova’s Constitutional Court judges resign

  26-06-2019 16:28
  CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — All six judges at Moldova’s Constitutional Court, whose decisions have fueled a deep political crisis in the ex-Soviet republic, have resigned.
  The court said in a statement Wednesday that the judges stepped down and “the competent authorities will be notified in order to appoint new judges.”
  Moldova’s new government, made up of pro-EU and pro-Russia political forces, joined up earlier this month after a political deadlock that followed an i
  
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• Largest oil refinery on East Coast will close after fire

  26-06-2019 16:25
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The owner of the largest oil refinery complex on the East Coast is telling officials that it will close the facility after a fire last week set off explosions and damaged the facility.
  Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said in a Wednesday statement that Philadelphia Energy Solutions has informed him of its decision.
  Kenney says the more than 1,000 workers there will be impacted. A company spokeswoman isn’t responding to a request for comment.
  PES says the 150-year-old
  
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• 2 more deputies fired after shooting at Florida high school

  26-06-2019 16:23
  PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony said two additional deputies have been fired as a result of an internal affairs investigation into the agency’s response to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that killed 17 people.
  Tony said during a news conference Wednesday morning that deputies Edward Eason and Josh Stambaugh were fired Tuesday for their inaction following the Feb. 14, 2018, shooting.
  Two other deputies were fired earlier this
  
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• 2 more deputies fired following internal investigation into shooting at Parkland, Florida, high school that killed 17

  26-06-2019 16:19
  PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — 2 more deputies fired following internal investigation into shooting at Parkland, Florida, high school that killed 17.
  The post 2 more deputies fired following internal investigation into shooting at Parkland, Florida, high school that killed 17 appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Ethiopia: 37 killed in another region after coup attempt

  26-06-2019 16:18
  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — An Ethiopian governor says 37 people were killed in an attack Sunday in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz region.
  Benishangul-Gumuz borders the Amhara region, where authorities foiled a deadly attempt to oust the regional government on Saturday.
  Ashadli Hassen, governor of Benishangul-Gumuz, said Wednesday that the attack on villages in Metakal zone was carried out before dawn Sunday by armed men believed to be followers of the army general who attempted a cou
  
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• Facebook to help French police identify hate speech suspects

  26-06-2019 16:16
  PARIS (AP) — Facebook is agreeing to help French police identify hate speech suspects, in what the French government is celebrating as a global first.
  France’s digital affairs minister, Cedric O, said that Facebook will provide authorities “IP addresses to help identify authors of hateful content.” Speaking on broadcaster France-Info, he expressed hope that the cooperation could be expanded to other countries.
  Facebook said in a statement that it will help provide “
  
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• Sebastian Maniscalco to host MTV’s 2019 Video Music Awards

  26-06-2019 16:12
  NEW YORK (AP) — Comedian and actor Sebastian Maniscalco will host MTV’s 2019 Video Music Awards.
  He’ll be joined at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Aug. 26 by some of the industry’s biggest stars as they celebrate the year’s music videos.
  Executive producer Bruce Gillmer says Maniscalco’s “comedic spin on relatable topics will make this year’s show truly unforgettable.”
  Maniscalco is currently on his North American “You
  
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• Brazil looks to avoid another Copa America upset

  26-06-2019 16:12
  SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil doesn’t have fond memories of Paraguay in the Copa America.
  The last two times Brazil met its southern neighbor in the continental competition, the “Seleção” endured demoralizing eliminations. It happened in the quarterfinals in 2011 and in 2015, both times in penalty shootouts.
  Brazil will face Paraguay in the last eight again on Thursday, this time under even more pressure at home.
  As in the previous encounters, Brazil will be consi
  
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• Airstrikes on Syria’s main rebel enclave kill 2 paramedics

  26-06-2019 16:11
  BEIRUT (AP) — The opposition Syrian Civil Defense says two of its members were killed and four were wounded when an airstrike struck their ambulance in northwestern Syria.
  The Civil Defense, also known as White Helmets said the attack occurred in the town of Khan Sheikhoun that has been repeatedly attacked over the past weeks.
  The group said Wednesday’s deaths raise to 262 the number of Civil Defense members who have been killed since Syria’s civil war began eight years ago.
  Th
  
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• Former UCLA gymnast Ohashi to make pro debut at Aurora Games

  26-06-2019 16:10
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi will perform in the inaugural Aurora Games, an all-women’s sports and entertainment festival.
  It’s the first professional competition for the 22-year-old Ohashi, who finished college with 11 perfect 10s. She helped UCLA win the 2018 NCAA team championship, when she was co-national champion in floor exercise.
  She graduated from UCLA in June, six months after one of her routines went viral.
  Aurora Games organizers also announ
  
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• Prince William says he’d be ‘absolutely fine” with gay child

  26-06-2019 16:08
  LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince William says it would be “absolutely fine” if one of his children came out as gay though he’d worry about how the public would respond.
  William made the comment on Wednesday while visiting a London nonprofit group that works with young LGBT people who are homeless or living in hostile environments.
  A participant in a group discussion at the Albert Kennedy Trust asked him, “If your child one day in the future said, ‘Oh I&rsq
  
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• 2 men charged with stealing truck they were test driving

  26-06-2019 16:04
  SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say two men held an employee at a Missouri car dealership at gunpoint and stole a truck they were test driving.
  Police say the theft ended when the suspects crashed the pickup truck.
  Twenty-year-old Garrett Eagle and 43-year-old David Edens are charged with first-degree robbery in the case.
  The Springfield News-Leader reports a probable cause statement says the two men asked to test drive a 2014 Dodge Ram pickup on June 18 at Wehr RV in Springfield.
  The
  
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• Pakistan’s opposition meets to discuss how to oust PM Khan

  26-06-2019 15:59
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — The top leaders of Pakistan’s major opposition political parties have met in Islamabad to discuss how to oust the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan over his alleged failure in handling the country’s economic crisis.
  Wednesday’s multiparty meeting took place the same day that Pakistan’s currency dropped to an all time low of 160 rupees to the dollar. It also came weeks after Khan vowed to ensure that all corrupt politicians are held accountable
  
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• Banner – UMC to hold treating trauma conference in Tucson

  26-06-2019 15:59
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  TUCSON – Banner University Medical Center is hosting the 30th Annual trauma conference on Thursday and Friday.
  The conference will be held at JW Marriot Tucson Starr Pass Resort and Spa, located at 3800 W. Starr Pass Blvd.
  Health officials will cover new approaches to treating trauma.
  “Trauma is any injury to the body by an outside source of energy. It can be as minor as a cut or as serious as the worst injuries sustained from a car crash, fall or gunshot wound,&rdq
  
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• South Carolina man found in pond wasn’t killed by alligator

  26-06-2019 15:57
  KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina say a man found dead in a pond with alligator bites did not die in a gator attack.
  News outlets are reporting that an autopsy completed Tuesday on 79-year-old John Elias shows he died of natural causes on Saturday before being bitten by the alligator.
  A Charleston County Sheriff’s report says Elias was doing yard work by a lake behind his house when he went missing.
  Search crews found his body hours later. The alligator was fou
  
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• French lawsuit accuses Google of violating EU privacy rules

  26-06-2019 15:52
  PARIS (AP) — A leading French consumer group has filed a class-action lawsuit accusing Google of violating the European Union’s landmark 2018 privacy rules.
  In its filing Wednesday, the UFC Que Choisir group is seeking 1,000 euros ($1,135) in damages for each one of the 200 Google users involved so far.
  It’s among the first cases challenging tech giants over their application of the EU’s new rules, known as the General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR.
  Google did not re
  
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