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• All Bets Are On, Voume 26: On the Women's World Cup, Megan Rapinoe and the Home Run Derby

  12-07-2019 23:41
  Co-hosts Christopher Boan and Tyler Vondrak are back after a week off to break down the Women's World Cup, Megan Rapinoe's speech at their victory celebration, the Home Run Derby and the latest NBA Free Agency drama.…
  
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• Keeping Pets Cool When the Weather Gets Hot

  12-07-2019 19:55
  As we enter weeks on end of 100+ degree weather, it's important to consider our pets' comfort too. There are a few rules to follow to make sure your dog or cat enjoys the summer too, shared by the ASPCA.1.…
  
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• Tourist on electric scooter stopped in Oslo’s tunnel system

  12-07-2019 13:18
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Police in Oslo say they have stopped a foreign tourist who was caught on surveillance cameras riding through part of a vast and busy tunnel system in the center of the Norwegian capital on an electric scooter.
  Police tweeted that the male tourist, who wasn’t identified, had followed a route given by Google Maps to explain why he had entered the nearly 16-kilometer (10-mile) long Opera Tunnel complex in downtown Oslo on Friday.
  Police said he “quickly
  
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• Thai court sentences German tourist killer to death

  12-07-2019 13:16
  BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai man has been sentenced to death for raping and murdering a German tourist on a popular resort island.
  The Chonburi provincial court, in a ruling seen Friday, sentenced Ronnakorn Romruen to death after he confessed. It convicted him of rape, murder, concealing the body and driving a motorcycle under the influence of methamphetamine.
  The court ruled that Ronnakorn raped the 27-year-old victim and then killed her by bludgeoning her head with a rock.
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• Court upholds Albanian club’s 10-year UEFA ban for fixing

  12-07-2019 13:14
  LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld Skenderbeu’s 10-year ban from UEFA competitions for widespread fixing of domestic and European matches.
  The court says its judging panel “found to its comfortable satisfaction that Skenderbeu was responsible for match-fixing activities.”
  The judges agreed UEFA’s 10-year ban and 1 million euros ($1.13 million) fine “were proportionate and justified.”
  The club’s appeal was hea
  
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• Attorney wants to hear evidence in slayings case

  12-07-2019 13:11
  HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — The attorney for a man charged with killing his wife and three of her family members says he considers his client to be innocent and wants to hear what evidence police have against him.
  Attorney Charles H. Rittgers tells the Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News that 37-year-old Gurpreet Singh was interrogated by police for hours while he was still in shock after finding the bodies of his wife, her parents, and an aunt in an apartment home in southwest Ohio.
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• China says US should not allow visit by Taiwan’s leader

  12-07-2019 13:01
  BEIJING (AP) — China is criticizing a short visit by Taiwan’s president to the United States, saying it violates the “one-China” principle.
  Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang urged the U.S. on Friday to cease official exchanges with Taiwan and not allow stopovers by President Tsai Ing-wen.
  Tsai is already in New York on a two-night stay en route to an official visit to four Caribbean nations. She was scheduled to deliver a speech to a U.S.-Taiwan business summit on Fr
  
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• Daimler warns of profits snag from diesel, airbag recall

  12-07-2019 12:55
  BERLIN (AP) — German automaker Daimler expects pretax profits this year to be significantly lower than 2018, after setting aside more money to tackle the fallout from its diesel emissions problems and an airbag recall.
  Friday’s announcement drove down Daimler shares, which were 1.1% lower at 46.52 euros ($52.50) on the Frankfurt exchange at midday.
  It’s the second time Daimler has revised its profit forecast downward in recent weeks.
  The company said its flagship Mercedes-Benz
  
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• British GP: Gasly fastest practice, Grosjean crashes in pits

  12-07-2019 12:55
  SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — Red Bull driver Pierre Gasly was fastest in first practice for the British Grand Prix as Romain Grosjean crashed his Haas in the pit lane.
  Grosjean span out of control on the pit lane exit at Silverstone on Friday morning and lost his front wing.
  In front of his home fans, Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton was only fourth fastest as rain fell — almost a second slower than Gasly.
  Hamilton’s Mercedes teammate, Valtteri Bottas, was second i
  
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• The Latest: China opposes unilateral sanctions on Iran

  12-07-2019 12:52
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Latest on the tensions between the United States and Iran (all times local):
  3:35 p.m.
  China says it opposes unilateral sanctions against Iran and criticized what it describes as the “long arm jurisdiction” of the United States.
  A Foreign Ministry spokesman in Beijing said that international trade with Iran “within the framework of international law is reasonable and legitimate and deserves to be respected and protected.”
  “We will resol
  
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• Jamaican man gets 21 years in US prison for smuggling people

  12-07-2019 12:42
  MIAMI (AP) — A Jamaican man has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison in the United States for running a human smuggling operation.
  Court records show 44-year-old Michael Stapleton was extradited to the U.S. last year and sentenced Thursday to 21 years and 10 months.
  A federal jury in South Florida found him guilty of 47 counts related to a people smuggling scheme.
  Prosecutors say Stapleton coordinated the smuggling of undocumented immigrants to the United States from around th
  
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• Earthquake rattles Washington state, followed by aftershock

  12-07-2019 12:37
  The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a 4.6 magnitude earthquake has rattled the Three Lakes area of Washington state.
  That was followed minutes later by a 3.5 magnitude aftershock near the city of Monroe, some 30 miles (48 kilometers) northeast of Seattle.
  The initial temblor was recorded at 2:51 a.m. Friday.
  There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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• Ex-officer accused of rape cover-up subpoenaed by grand jury

  12-07-2019 12:36
  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A federal grand jury has subpoenaed a retired Tennessee police officer accused of helping to cover up a rape allegation against another officer.
  The Times Free Press reports retired Chattanooga police Capt. Pedro Bacon was subpoenaed to appear before the jury in April. Bacon and retired Assistant Chief Edwin McPherson are accused of helping suppress allegations against former Officer Desmond Logan, who’s accused of raping detained women.
  The women say they n
  
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• Lithuania’s new president, a former bank analyst, sworn in

  12-07-2019 12:27
  VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — A former bank analyst has been sworn in as Lithuania’s new president, taking the helm of the Baltic nation of 3 million.
  Gitanas Nauseda, 55, who won the May presidential election, arrived Friday at Lithuania’s Parliament with his family in a pomp-filled ceremony.
  Nauseda, who will travel to neighboring Poland for his first foreign trip, said “we must not forget that freedom and independence is not a gift, those must be won and protected.”
  
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• Foreign teachers, students held on drug allegations in China

  12-07-2019 12:24
  BEIJING (AP) — Police have detained 16 foreigners and three Chinese on drug allegations in a city in eastern China.
  The British embassy said Friday that four British citizens are among the 16. The nationalities of the other foreigners have not been released.
  Xuzhou city police said earlier this week that seven of the foreigners are teachers and nine are students. One foreigner was criminally detained and the others were held in administrative detention.
  Police did not say where the teacher
  
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• Italian court mulls fate of alleged migrant trafficker

  12-07-2019 12:15
  ROME (AP) — A court in Sicily is deliberating the fate of alleged migrants smugglers, including an Eritrean who claims his is a case of mistaken ID.
  The defendant’s lawyer, Michele Calantropo, said Friday it was unclear when the court might announce a verdict. Prosecutors insist his client is Medhane Yehdego Mered, an alleged human trafficking kingpin.
  Calantropo contends the defendant’s identity is Medhanie Tesfamariam Behre and that he’s innocent. The man was arrested i
  
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• Ex-US Rep. Fattah to ask judge to cut 10-year prison term

  12-07-2019 12:05
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A longtime Pennsylvania congressman serving a 10-year prison term will ask a judge Friday to reduce his sentence after four bribery and money laundering counts were thrown out on appeal.
  But federal prosecutors say 62-year-old Chaka Fattah should still serve 10 years on the remaining corruption counts.
  The Philadelphia Democrat has served about two-and-a-half years in prison after a jury found he misused $600,000 in federal grants and nonprofit funds on personal and cam
  
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• Klobuchar’s plan would help Alzheimer’s patients, caregivers

  12-07-2019 12:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar (KLOH’-buh-shar) has a new plan to help seniors that includes more support for people with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers.
  It’s an issue that’s personal for the Minnesota senator, whose 91-year-old father is in a memory care facility.
  The plan includes new funding for Alzheimer’s research and aims to develop a cure and treatment by 2025. Klobuchar would create a refundable tax credit t
  
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• Dutch PM to visit Trump for talks on trade, defense

  12-07-2019 11:36
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is visiting U.S. President Donald Trump next week, amid reports that the Netherlands is considering an American request to help protect shipping in the Persian Gulf.
  The Dutch government announced Friday that Rutte will visit Trump at the White House next Thursday to discuss bilateral relations, international trade and defense and security cooperation.
  Last month, acting U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said after a meeting in
  
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• Iran demands Britain release oil tanker seized off Gibraltar

  12-07-2019 11:34
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran is demanding the British navy release an oil tanker seized last week off Gibraltar, accusing London of playing a “dangerous game.”
  Friday’s comments from the Iranian Foreign Ministry come a day after police in Gibraltar, a British overseas territory on the southern tip of Spain, said they arrested the captain and chief officer of the supertanker suspected of breaching European Union sanctions by carrying a shipment of Iranian crude oil to Syria.
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• FIFA women’s world rankings list for July

  12-07-2019 11:34
  ZURICH (AP) — FIFA rankings for July (last rankings in parentheses):
  1. United States (1)
  2. Germany (2)
  3. Netherlands (8)
  4. France (4)
  5. England (3)
  6. Sweden (9)
  7. Canada (5)
  8. Australia (6)
  9. North Korea (11)
  10. Brazil (10).
  The post FIFA women’s world rankings list for July appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• United States extends FIFA rankings lead with World Cup win

  12-07-2019 11:33
  ZURICH (AP) — The United States has extended its lead in the FIFA rankings by retaining the World Cup.
  The American women’s fourth world title built a record points lead over No. 2 Germany, which lost in the quarterfinals against Sweden.
  The Netherlands used its runner-up finish last Sunday to rise five places to No. 3, above World Cup host France which lost to the U.S. in the quarterfinals.
  England was fourth at the World Cup yet drops out of the top 4 rankings to No. 5, edging thir
  
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• UK leader takes thinly disguised swipe at front-runner

  12-07-2019 11:23
  LONDON (AP) — Outgoing British Prime Minster Theresa May has leveled a thinly disguised swipe at Conservative Party front-runner Boris Johnson as she underscored the necessity of character in taking on the country’s top post.
  May told the Daily Mail in an interview published Friday that the job of prime minister is not about power but about public service. Though she didn’t mention Johnson by name, he has made a career out of being the biggest personality in the room.
  May says
  
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• Greece recognizes Venezuela’s Guaido as interim president

  12-07-2019 11:06
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s new government says it is recognizing Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s interim president, saying this would align Greece with the European Union’s joint position.
  The foreign ministry announcement Friday reverses the previous government’s position, which had aligned itself with embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Around 50 countries have recognized Guaido as interim president, asserting Maduro’
  
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• Merkel: Markets, not just bans, needed to curb CO2 emissions

  12-07-2019 11:03
  BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says market-based mechanisms such as carbon pricing will be necessary to effectively reduce emissions of climate-warming gases.
  Merkel said Friday she’s “encouraged” by a report from independent economists that suggests bans and other regulatory measures alone won’t be enough to curb emissions.
  The leader of Europe’s biggest economy said her government aims to reach a decision by the end of September on what steps
  
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• Hong Kong protests augur murky outlook for financial hub

  12-07-2019 11:00
  HONG KONG (AP) — It’s still the world’s “freest” economy, one of the biggest global financial centers and a scenic haven for tycoons and tourists, but the waves of protests rocking Hong Kong are exposing strains unlikely to dissipate as communist-ruled Beijing’s influence grows.
  The end of the former British colony’s 50-year grace period after China took control in 1997 is years away, and the protests have made only a minor dent in day-to-day business. B
  
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• China’s imports from U.S. plunge 31.4% in June from year earlier amid tariff war, exports to US fall 7.8%

  12-07-2019 10:22
  BEIJING (AP) — China’s imports from U.S. plunge 31.4% in June from year earlier amid tariff war, exports to US fall 7.8%.
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• Duterte critics laud UN vote to scrutinize drug killings

  12-07-2019 10:11
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Critics of the Philippine president’s deadly anti-drug campaign say a vote by the U.N.’s top human rights body to look into the thousands of deaths of suspects is a crucial step toward bringing perpetrators to justice.
  However, President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman on Friday condemned the resolution adopted by the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva as Western meddling in Philippine government affairs and questioned the validity of the narrow vo
  
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• Trump unloads on Paul Ryan, calls him ‘a lame duck failure’

  12-07-2019 10:09
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump unloaded via Twitter on former GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan, calling Ryan a “lame duck failure.”
  Ryan is very critical of Trump in the book “American Carnage” by Tim Alberta of Politico, in excerpts running in various publications. Alberta wrote the former speaker could not stand the idea of another two years with the president and saw retirement as the “escape hatch,” according to The Washington Post.Ryan is quote
  
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• Russian S-400 defense systems arrive in Turkey

  12-07-2019 09:54
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s Defense Ministry says the first shipment of a Russian missile defense system has arrived in Turkey, a development that could move the country closer to U.S. sanctions.
  The ministry said the first delivery of the S-400 air defense systems arrived on Friday at an air base near the capital, Ankara.
  The United States has warned Turkey it will face economic sanctions if it goes ahead with the purchase of a Russian missile defense system. It has also said Tur
  
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• Turkey says 1st shipment of Russian S-400 missile defense systems have arrived

  12-07-2019 09:49
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey says 1st shipment of Russian S-400 missile defense systems have arrived.
  The post Turkey says 1st shipment ofRussian S-400 missile defense systems have arrived appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Indonesian who recorded her harasser gets reprieve from jail

  12-07-2019 09:35
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A woman facing six month in prison in Indonesia for recording her boss’s sexual harassment is expected to receive a presidential amnesty after an outcry over the sentence.
  Attorney-General Muhammad Prasetyo said Friday he suspended enforcement of the sentence and a 500 million rupiah ($35,000) fine that was recently upheld by the Supreme Court.
  Prasetyo says he was listening to the “growing feeling for justice.”
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• India toughens law to protect children from sexual abuse

  12-07-2019 09:04
  NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian government has toughened a law against child sexual abuse and child pornography.
  The law amended this week has increased the maximum penalty for child sex abuse to capital punishment from 20 years in prison.
  The government also defined child pornography for the first time and made the penalties more stringent, with a maximum punishment up to three years in prison.
  The amendments prohibit administering hormones or chemical therapies to children to hasten their se
  
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• Rallies erupt on ‘dog meat day’ in South Korea

  12-07-2019 09:01
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of people opposing dog meat consumption, including American actress Kim Basinger, have rallied in Seoul to mark a “dog meat day” in South Korea.
  About 20 others stood on the opposite side calling for a legalization of dog meat. There are no reports of violence.
  Under a traditional belief, Friday is the first of three hottest days in South Korea. Many South Koreans believe eating dog meat or chicken soups on those three days gives them strength t
  
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• Ethiopian Israeli musicians use stage to promote struggles

  12-07-2019 08:54
  JERUSALEM (AP) — A wave of Ethiopian Israeli artists has burst onto Israel’s vibrant hip-hop scene, using the stage to promote their community’s struggle against discrimination and police violence.
  These musicians have gained new strength following days of protests over the recent fatal shooting of an unarmed Ethiopian Israeli teenager by an off-duty police officer.
  Rapper Teddy Neguse recently performed his song “Handcuffed” live on the popular news website Ynet. T
  
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• 11 years later, Roger & Rafa renew their Wimbledon rivalry

  12-07-2019 08:32
  WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The latest installment in the Roger vs. Rafa rivalry at Wimbledon is coming to Centre Court.
  Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will face each other in the semifinals Friday, their first meeting at the All England Club since their classic 2008 final.
  Nadal won that match 9-7 in the fifth set.
  Federer beat Nadal in the Grand Slam tournament’s previous two finals.
  Federer is an eight-time Wimbledon champion, while Nadal has won two titles at the All England Club.
  
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• 1 gored, 5 injured in race with bulls at Pamplona festival

  12-07-2019 08:27
  PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Officials in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona say one person has been gored and five others injured in the sixth bull run of the 2019 San Fermin festival.
  The dash with six bulls along cobbled streets to Pamplona’s bullring Friday lasted 2 minutes and 18 seconds. Several bulls and dozens of runners slipped and fell on the 930-yard (850-meter) course.
  Four people — two Americans and two Spaniards — had already been gored since the daily races st
  
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• Child suicide bomber kills 5 at Afghan wedding

  12-07-2019 08:08
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A 13-year-old suicide bomber blew himself up at a wedding in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, killing five people and injuring 11 others.
  Police official Fayz Mohammad Babarkhil said the child blew himself up early Friday at a wedding organized by Malik Toor, a commander of a pro-government militia. Toor died in the attack, and officials said he was the likely target of the bomber. The attack took place in Pachirwa Agham district of Nangarhar provin
  
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• The Latest: Japan, S.Korea officials meet amid flap

  12-07-2019 08:06
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on a trade spat between South Korea and Japan (all times local):
  3 p.m.
  Japanese and South Korean officials are meeting in Tokyo to discuss Japan’s tightening of controls on high-tech exports, a step that further strained relations between the two sides.
  Friday’s meeting is the first since Japan last week tightened the approval process for Japanese sensitive materials shipments to South Korean companies, citing inadequate management but with
  
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• UA President Robbins & entire campus mourn loss of George Kalil

  12-07-2019 08:02
  TUCSON – George Kalil, long-time University of Arizona basketball fan, donor and beloved community member, has died at the age of 81. Below, you’ll find a statement from University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins on the death of Kalil:Dr. Robert C. Robbins said: “George was a tireless supporter of the University of Arizona and Arizona Athletics. We will miss his remarkable enthusiasm for our teams and for our students. My thoughts are with his family, friends and the ent
  
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• New details emerge in shooting death of Nogales Police Officer

  12-07-2019 08:01
  NOGALES, Ariz. – Police reports, search warrants, and 911 calls are providing more details into the events that lead to the fatal shooting of Nogales Police Officer Jesus Cordova.
  On April 27, 2018, Officer Cordova was shot and killed in the line of duty while responding to an armed carjacking. Cordova was the first Nogales Police Officer to die in the line of duty since 1888.
  Police reports show the suspect, David Murillo, was texting a Tempe Police Officer before Cordova’s murder.
  
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• Japan crypto exchange loses $32 million of virtual money

  12-07-2019 07:59
  TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese cryptocurrency exchange has reported a hack causing the loss of 3.5 billion yen, or $32 million, worth of virtual money.
  Tokyo-based Remixpoint, which runs the BITPoint exchange as well as travel, used car and energy businesses, apologized Friday, acknowledging the losses were confirmed starting Thursday.
  The losses, which include bitcoins as well as Ethereum, Ripple and other kinds of cryptocurrencies, are under investigation.
  Of the losses, about two thirds affect
  
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• Passengers violently ejected from seats on turbulent flight

  12-07-2019 07:56
  HONOLULU (AP) — Dozens of people were violently slammed off the ceiling of a jetliner that encountered unexpected and intense turbulence over the Pacific Ocean Thursday.
  An Air Canada flight to Australia made an emergency landing in Honolulu after 37 people were injured, nine seriously, during the sudden loss of altitude that sent people flying into luggage compartments and aisles of the airplane.
  Air Canada spokeswoman Angela Mah said in a statement that the flight from Vancouver to Sydne
  
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• AU envoy: Sudan military, protesters to sign political deal

  12-07-2019 07:53
  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — A top African Union diplomat says a political transition agreement between Sudan’s military and a pro-democracy coalition is expected to be signed Saturday.
  Mohammed el-Hassan Labat’s announcement early Friday came just hours after the Sudanese military claimed it had thwarted a military coup attempt.
  Ethiopian mediator Mahmoud Dirir told members of the press that the political declaration will be “debated on, discussed and signed at the same time.&
  
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• S. Korea proposes UN probe over Japanese sanctions claims

  12-07-2019 07:35
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has proposed an investigation by the United Nations or another international body as it continues to reject Japanese claims that Seoul could not be trusted to faithfully implement sanctions against North Korea.
  Seoul’s presidential office said Friday that South Korea has been thoroughly implementing U.N. sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear weapons program. It demanded that Japan to provide evidence for claims made by Prime Minister Shi
  
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• Ed Hardy’s first retrospective paints him as fine artist

  12-07-2019 07:32
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ed Hardy may be most associated with his flashy, tiger- and skull-emblazoned clothing brand, which was popular in the early 2000s. But a new exhibition at San Francisco’s de Young Museum sheds light on the man as a prolific artist and tattoo pioneer.
  The first retrospective of Hardy’s work is called “Deeper than Skin.” It contains 300 paintings, drawings, prints and objects that track Hardy’s evolution. He intertwined fine art with tattooi
  
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• South Korea proposes UN investigation over Japanese claims that Seoul violated sanctions against North Korea

  12-07-2019 07:19
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea proposes UN investigation over Japanese claims that Seoul violated sanctions against North Korea .
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• New Orleans’ levees face a hard test as storm bears down

  12-07-2019 07:16
  New Orleans residents are warily eying the levees that protect their city from a swollen Mississippi River as Tropical Storm Barry approaches the Gulf Coast.
  Never in the modern history of New Orleans has water from the Mississippi River overtopped the city’s levees. That could change this weekend if it turns out forecasters are underestimating the storm’s flooding threat.
  On Thursday, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers models weren’t calling for water from the river to rise above Ne
  
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• Barry’s outer bands begin lashing southeastern Louisiana

  12-07-2019 07:12
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Barry’s wind and rain are starting to hit Louisiana as New Orleans and coastal communities brace for what’s expected to be the first hurricane of the season.
  A hurricane warning was in effect along the Louisiana coast, and forecasters said the storm could make landfall as a hurricane by early Saturday.
  But it’s the storm’s rains that are expected to pose a severe test of New Orleans’ improved post-Katrina flood defenses. Barry
  
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• Indonesia frees Canadian convicted in child sex case

  12-07-2019 07:08
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has freed a Canadian teacher who maintains he was wrongfully convicted in 2015 of sexually abusing children at an international school in Jakarta.
  Neil Bantleman, teaching assistant Ferdinant Tjiong and five other workers at the school were convicted after allegations of abuse that lawyers said were motivated by money.
  Indonesia’s Justice Ministry and one of Bantleman’s lawyers said Friday that Bantleman had applied for clemency, which was gr
  
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