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• Embattled Florida guardian gives up hundreds of ward cases

  26-07-2019 23:57
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The professional guardian linked to the death of a 75-year-old Florida client is resigning from hundreds of guardianship cases assigned to her.
  In a letter submitted Thursday to the Florida Department of Elder Affairs, Rebecca Fierle said she would not seek to be reappointed to the dozens of cases already taken from her, nor would she seek future appointments as a guardian.
  Fierle submitted her letter the same day the Florida Department of Law Enforcement opened a
  
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• 2 minor leaguers suspended for positive drug tests

  26-07-2019 23:55
  NEW YORK (AP) — St. Louis pitcher Perry DellaValle has been suspended for 50 games under baseball’s minor league drug program following a second positive test for a drug of abuse.
  The 23-year-old right-hander, a 27th-round draft pick two years ago, was 5-6 with a 3.22 ERA in 19 starts and one relief appearance this year for Class A Palm Beach of the Florida State League.
  Free agent Ricardo Frias, a 20-year-old left-hander, was suspended 72 games following a positive test for the perf
  
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• 4 Your Health: Chemicals linked to childhood obesity

  26-07-2019 23:54
  Young people who stay glued to their smartphones may be at risk for obesity.
  A new study found college students who used their phones at least five hours a day, were 43 percent more likely to be obese.
  They were also twice as likely to drink sugary beverages, eat junk food and were more sedentary than those who spent less time on their devices.
  Smartphones linked to obesityChemicals used in many plastics and canned foods may also play a role in childhood obesity.
  That’s according to a new
  
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• Dad of girl, 7, killed by officer sentenced in teen’s death

  26-07-2019 23:48
  DETROIT (AP) — The father of a 7-year-old girl who was accidentally killed by a Detroit police officer during a 2010 raid has been sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison in the slaying of a teenager that led to the raid.
  The Detroit News reports that Charles Jones appeared Friday in Wayne County Circuit Court. Jones pleaded no contest earlier this month to charges that included manslaughter.
  Aiyana Stanley-Jones was shot while she slept on a couch. Detroit reached an $8.25 million settlemen
  
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• Carson Wentz’s best play happened on the sideline

  26-07-2019 23:48
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Carson Wentz’s best play happened on the sideline.
  The Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterback took a few minutes during the second day of training camp Friday to greet an 11-year-old boy who has endured 12 surgeries due to a rare genetic disorder. The video of Wentz hugging Giovanni Hamilton was posted on the team’s Twitter account and already had 1.2 million views in five hours.
  Hamilton suffers from Schwartz Jampel Syndrome, a type of dwarfism. His mother
  
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• Cat recovering after being shot by arrow in Virginia

  26-07-2019 23:43
  ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — An animal rescue agency in Virginia says a cat is recovering in its care after it was shot with an arrow.
  News outlets report Roanoke County police received a call on Thursday and found the wounded cat.
  Angels of Assisi executive director Lisa O’Neill said on Friday that animal control officers took the cat to an emergency animal clinic to have the arrow removed. The cat was transferred to Angels of Assisi for further treatment.
  O’Neill said that the cat, wh
  
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• Aircraft, crews battle wildfire at Lake Mead recreation area

  26-07-2019 23:40
  LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, Nev. (AP) — Authorities say aircraft and hand crews are battling a wildfire spreading quickly on a remote and rugged mountain at an edge of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada.
  National Park Service spokeswoman Christie Vanover says the fire reported late Wednesday on Bonelli Peak covered nearly 5.7-square-miles (14.8-square- kilometers) by Friday.
  She says no injuries are reported, no structures are threatened and area roads remain open.
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• Trump says he’s not bothered by short-range NK missile tests

  26-07-2019 23:39
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s not bothered by North Korea’s decision to fire two short-range missiles this week that rattled its Asian neighbors.
  When a reporter asked him about the missile tests, Trump said Friday that “short-range” was the most important word. He says North Korea fired “standard” missiles many countries possess. They were the first weapons North Korea has launched in more than two months.
  The missile tests come as
  
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• Trump predicts sharp rise in US-UK trade under Boris Johnson

  26-07-2019 23:39
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s spoken with new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the two nations already are working on a new trade agreement.
  Trump told reporters on Friday in the Oval Office that he had just spoken with Johnson. He predicted the U.S. and U.K. could reach “a very substantial trade agreement” that far exceeds existing levels of commerce.
  Trump added that trade between the two countries had been “impeded” by the U.K.&
  
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• Privacy group challenges $5B Facebook settlement

  26-07-2019 23:36
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A consumer privacy group has filed a challenge to Facebook’s $5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, saying it is not “adequate, reasonable or appropriate” and lets the social media giant off the hook for years of violations.
  The Washington-based Electronic Privacy Information Center asked a federal district court in Washington D.C. on Friday to intervene in finalizing the settlement, which was approved 3-to-2 by the FTC.
  EPIC says th
  
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• Lawsuit filed in death of woman found buried in beach sand

  26-07-2019 23:34
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — The mother of a Texas woman found dead on a Maryland beach with just an arm above the sand has filed a lawsuit against the town where the death occurred.
  In the suit filed Wednesday, Gayla Lutyk and her attorney say negligence by Ocean City, Maryland, workers caused 30-year-old Ashley O’Connor to be trapped in the sand sometime after 2 a.m. on July 31, 2017.
  The lawsuit says workers didn’t investigate whether anyone was on the beach before twice driving a
  
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• US Coast Guard brings haul of seized cocaine to San Diego

  26-07-2019 23:29
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A huge haul of cocaine seized from Pacific Ocean smugglers has been brought to San Diego by a U.S. Coast Guard cutter.
  More than 26,000 pounds (11,793 kilograms) of the drug was being offloaded Friday afternoon from the cutter Steadfast.
  The Coast Guard says the estimated $350 million worth of cocaine was seized in a series of interdictions of vessels and recovery of floating cocaine bales from late June to mid-July off Mexico and Central and South America.
  Officials relea
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued July 26 at 2:26PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  26-07-2019 23:26
  At 225 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm overMorenci, or near Clifton, moving south at 5 to 10 mph.
  Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible withthis storm.
  Locations impacted include…Clifton, Morenci, York, Three Way and Guthrie.Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead tolocalized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through floodedroadways.
  The post Special Weather Statement issued July 26 at 2:26PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ ap
  
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• Gaza man reported killed by Israeli gunfire during protest

  26-07-2019 23:25
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry says a Palestinian has been killed by Israeli gunfire during a protest along the territory’s frontier with Israel.
  The ministry says 23-year-old Ahmed al-Qarra was struck with a bullet in his stomach Friday and died at the hospital. It is the first fatality since June related to weekly protests along the perimeter fence separating Gaza from Israel.
  The militant group Hamas that controls Gaza has scaled back the marches in rece
  
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• Guatemala youth soccer players denied US travel visas

  26-07-2019 23:24
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s soccer federation says nine players have been denied travel visas to the United States for a youth tournament next month.
  The federation says in a statement the boys turned in all required paperwork and showed up for their appointments at the embassy Friday before having their applications rejected.
  The governing body adds that Guatemala will still compete in the CONCACAF Boys’ Under-15 Championship that begins Aug. 4 in Bradenton, Florida. But it
  
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• Economist: New Trump aid to farmers may be paid more fairly

  26-07-2019 23:22
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An agricultural economist says the Trump administration’s decision to base new handouts to farmers hit by the trade war with China on how many acres they’ve planted might be a fairer way to distribute the cash than the previous per bushel payments.
  U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced Thursday that it will pay another $16 billion in aid to farmers affected by the president’s trade war with China. It comes after an $11 billion bailout Tru
  
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• US citizen released from detention in Syria

  26-07-2019 23:16
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The family of an American man who was detained in Syria says he has been released after two months in captivity in the war-torn country.
  Thomas and Ann Goodwin say their 30-year-old son Samuel is in good health and with his family following his release. Goodwin was born in New Jersey and grew up in St. Louis, Missouri.
  The family says Goodwin crossed into northeastern Syria on May 25. They declined to say why he was in the region or provide details about the circumstances
  
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• New Jersey native released from detention in Syria

  26-07-2019 23:16
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The family of an American man who was detained in Syria says he has been released after two months in captivity in the war-torn country.
  Thomas and Ann Goodwin say their 30-year-old son Samuel is in good health and with his family following his release. Goodwin was born in New Jersey and grew up in St. Louis, Missouri.
  The family says Goodwin crossed into northeastern Syria on May 25. They declined to say why he was in the region or provide details about the circumstances
  
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• Slain Kentucky marshal honored over a century later in Texas

  26-07-2019 23:07
  PLANO, Texas (AP) — A federal officer gunned down while transporting prisoners through eastern Kentucky has been honored at a small courthouse ceremony in Texas, more than a century after his death.
  Senior officials with the U.S. Marshals Service and judges gathered Friday in Plano to present a flag to Russell Wireman’s great-great-great grandson, Gary Hulsey. Wireman, a marshal, was shot in the chest in 1889 during the so-called Moonshine War.
  The presentation of the folded flag was
  
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• Judge dismisses Kentucky teen’s lawsuit from viral encounter

  26-07-2019 23:05
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out a Kentucky teen’s lawsuit accusing the Washington Post of falsely labeling him a racist during an encounter with a Native American man at the Lincoln Memorial.
  Nicholas Sandmann, a student at Covington Catholic High School, sued the newspaper for $250 million in February, alleging that it had engaged in “targeting and bullying.” Sandmann’s attorneys had also threatened legal action against The Associated Press an
  
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• ‘Not his lucky day’: Female runner chases down male flasher

  26-07-2019 23:01
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A runner captured on video chasing down a man who exposed himself to her says she turned the tables on him to make him feel afraid.
  Aia Polansky says she didn’t hesitate to run the man down after he pulled down his pants as she ran along the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on July 18.
  Surveillance video released by Massachusetts State Police shows the unfazed and infuriated 33-year-old former Israeli army soldier sprinting to overtake the unidentifi
  
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• Police: ‘All Canadians’ urged to be vigilant for suspects

  26-07-2019 22:55
  TORONTO (AP) — Canadian police will conduct a door-to-door canvas in two communities in Manitoba over the next three days while pressing the search for two suspects in the slaying of an American woman, her Australian boyfriend and another man.
  But authorities are also urging “all Canadians” to be on the lookout for the two young men.
  Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cpl. Julie Courchaine said Friday that officials are “open to the possibility” the two suspects could ha
  
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• New arrest in dousings of NYC police officers

  26-07-2019 22:55
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City man has been charged in the latest caught-on-video case of people dousing police officers with water.
  Robert Perez was arraigned on Friday on harassment, disorderly conduct and other misdemeanor charges. A phone message seeking comment was left with his attorney.
  The 24-year-old Perez was arrested in connection with the drenching of two police officers by a crowd with buckets of water on Sunday in the Bronx.
  In recent days, there’s also been an arrest
  
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• Alex and Ani jewelry accuses Bank of America of gender bias

  26-07-2019 22:44
  CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — Jewelry maker Alex and Ani has filed a $1.2 billion lawsuit alleging that “gender bias and greed” by Bank of America have led to a financial “death spiral” at the Rhode Island-based company.
  The lawsuit was filed Thursday in federal court in New York. It says the Charlotte, North Carolina bank “wants the women out of power at Alex and Ani.”
  Alex and Ani says Bank of America wrongly placed the company in default on a $170 million loa
  
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• Ex-volleyball assistant coach guilty of stealing underwear

  26-07-2019 22:39
  LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A former University of Kansas volunteer assistant volleyball coach has admitted stealing underwear from women on the team.
  Twenty-four-year-old Skyler Yee pleaded no contest Friday to two felony counts of burglary, in exchange for prosecutors dropping 13 other charges.
  Judge Peggy Kittel found Yee’s crimes were sexually motivated. He must register as a sex offender for the next 15 years.
  The Lawrence Journal-World reports Kittel granted Yee’s request to se
  
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• Alabama GOP Rep. Martha Roby won’t seek another term

  26-07-2019 22:27
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Republican U.S. Rep. Martha Roby is not running for reelection in 2020.
  Roby’s announcement Friday makes her the second House GOP woman to announce she will not seek another term. Only 13 of the 197 current House Republicans are women.
  The five-term congresswoman from Montgomery said in a statement that she is forever grateful to the people of Alabama’s Second District. She said that during her tenure they have delivered “incredible results
  
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• CBP officers seize $4.2M worth of hard drugs in Nogales

  26-07-2019 22:26
  Courtesy: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
  NOGALES, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized $4.2 million worth of hard drugs last weekend at the Port of Nogales, CBP said Friday.
  Officials reportedly seized more than 314 pounds of methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine and fentanyl.
  CBP says four U.S. citizens and a Mexican national are in custody in connection to the seizures.
  On Friday, a CBP canine helped officials detect almost 107 pounds of methamphetamine from a 19-year-old Tuc
  
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• Cowboys’ Elliott skips camp start with 2 years left on deal

  26-07-2019 22:21
  OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Ezekiel Elliott is holding out of training camp with the Dallas Cowboys with two years remaining on the rookie contract of the two-time NFL rushing champ.
  Owner and general manager Jerry Jones said on reporting day at camp Friday that Elliott was officially a “non-report.” The Cowboys conducted physicals and conditioning tests in Oxnard, California. The first practice is set for Saturday. Jones wouldn’t say whether the Cowboys are negotiating with El
  
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• TRAFFIC: Vehicle fire causes delays on I-10 at Picacho Peak

  26-07-2019 22:17
  TUCSON – A vehicle fire is causing delays on Interstate 10 at Picacho Peak Friday afternoon.
  According to Arizona Department of Transportation, the incident occurred at milepost 221.
  Details are limited at this time.
  Update: One lane is now open. Expect delays. #aztraffic https://t.co/1keapqYEZf
  — Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) July 26, 2019The post TRAFFIC: Vehicle fire causes delays on I-10 at Picacho Peak appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Trump says Guatemala signing deal to restrict asylum cases

  26-07-2019 22:12
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Guatemala is signing an agreement to restrict asylum applications to the U.S. from Central America.
  The so-called “safe third country” agreement would require migrants, including Salvadorans and Hondurans, who cross into Guatemala on their way to the U.S. to apply for protections in Guatemala instead of at the U.S. border. It could potentially ease the crush of migrants overwhelming the U.S. immigration system and hand Trump a conce
  
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• The Latest: 3 of 4 slain in Los Angeles rampage identified

  26-07-2019 22:07
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on a deadly shooting rampage in Los Angeles (all times local):
  1 p.m.
  Los Angeles authorities have released the names of three victims who died during a shooting rampage across the San Fernando Valley.
  A coroner’s spokeswoman says Friday the fourth victim’s name is being withheld pending family notification.
  Suspect Gerry Dean Zaragoza is in jail pending arraignment, which has not been scheduled.
  Zaragoza allegedly shot and killed his father, Carlo
  
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• Falcons agree to terms with LBs Anthony, Brown

  26-07-2019 22:01
  FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have placed defensive tackle Michael Bennett on injured reserve and have agreed to contracts with linebackers Stephone Anthony and Richie Brown.
  Bennett suffered a broken ankle on Monday’s opening day of training camp.
  Anthony, a former first-round pick by New Orleans, had five tackles as a backup for Miami in 2018. Brown has spent time on practice squads for Carolina and Atlanta.
  The Falcons also waived offensive tackle Lanard Bonner, w
  
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• EPA official says Montana site suited for Superfund status

  26-07-2019 21:56
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official says a Montana area emitting toxic vapors is a candidate to become a federal Superfund site.
  The Billings Gazette reports contaminants from old dry cleaning solvents are evaporating at several spots in an 855-acre (355-hectare) area in Billings.
  Agency national priorities list coordinator Victor Ketellappers said Thursday that the site is suited for the federal designation.
  The area was declared a state Superfund site i
  
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• US grabs almost $1.5M for ties to NC political bribery case

  26-07-2019 21:55
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal authorities have grabbed nearly $1.5 million that a North Carolina insurance magnate intended to use as political donations, arguing the funds may be forfeited for an attempt to bribe the state’s top insurance regulator.
  Federal court records unsealed Friday show the FBI seized Greg Lindberg’s money from the North Carolina Growth and Prosperity Committee. A judge will decide later whether the government keeps the money.
  Prosecutors said another $500
  
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• St. Louis archdiocese names 61 clergy accused of sex abuse

  26-07-2019 21:51
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis has released the names of 61 clergy who face what it calls “substantiated” allegations of sexual abuse of children.
  The archdiocese published the names online Friday and says none of the priests are currently in ministry.
  Archbishop Robert Carlson says in a letter posted on the website that he has witnessed the “devastating impact” sexual abuse has had on the lives of victims and their families, and that p
  
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• No sign of thieves who stole $30 million in gold in Brazil

  26-07-2019 21:51
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian authorities say they’ve been unable to locate nearly 720 kilograms of gold or the band of at least 10 people who stole it from Sao Paulo’s main airport.
  State police say the group first kidnapped the airport’s cargo director and his family, holding them hostage to force his cooperation. They came to the airport Thursday in pickups painted to look like police vehicles and fled minutes later with gold worth more than $30 million.
  Police said
  
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• Authorities: Child poured boiling water on friend as prank

  26-07-2019 21:35
  MANCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky authorities say they’re filing charges against the mother of a child accused of pouring boiling water on an 11-year-old boy as a prank.
  WYMT-TV reports Billy Oliver says a friend poured scalding water over him Tuesday while he was sleeping as part of the viral “Hot Water Challenge.” Photos show Oliver at a hospital’s burn unit with second- and third-degree burns.
  The friend’s mother, 42-year-old Angela Guth of Manchester, is acc
  
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• Black rag dolls meant to be abused are pulled from stores

  26-07-2019 21:30
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Black rag dolls meant to be abused have been pulled from three stores in New Jersey after customers and a state lawmaker said they were offensive.
  The “Feel Better Doll” featured instructions to “find a wall” and slam the doll against it.
  The president of One Dollar Zone says roughly 1,000 dolls were pulled from its store in Bayonne (bay-OHN’) and two others this week.
  Democratic Assemblywoman Angela McKnight, whose district includes Bayonn
  
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• UConn will pay $17M to leave the AAC for Big East

  26-07-2019 21:29
  STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut has agreed to pay a $17 million exit fee to the American Athletic Conference, so the school can rejoin the Big East next year.
  AAC bylaws stipulate any school seeking to leave the conference must give 27 months’ notice and pay a $12 million fee, but the sides negotiated the higher fee for UConn to leave sooner.
  UConn Athletic Director David Benedict in a statement Friday thanked AAC Mike Aresco and his staff for their professionalism
  
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• Final Alpine stage of Tour de France cut by more than half

  26-07-2019 21:28
  TIGNES, France (AP) — The final Alpine stage of the Tour de France will be shortened to just 59 kilometers (37 miles) because of adverse weather conditions in the mountain range.
  After Stage 19 was stopped because of hailstorms that caused a landslide on the route, race organizers said two of three climbs will be eliminated from Saturday’s stage.
  “Due to difficult weather conditions expected … and landslides noticed, the course of the 20th stage of the Tour de France wil
  
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• Read to a dog at your local public library

  26-07-2019 21:27
  Reading while snuggled up to a dog is a wonderful way for kids to practice their reading skills. The Pima Animal Care Center is bringing a team of therapy dogs to Pima County Libraries to sit with kids while they read.Kids are welcome to sit and read with a dog, practice reading aloud, sound out words, or just find joy in reading.…
  
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• Clerk charged after wrong man shot during potato chip theft

  26-07-2019 21:27
  DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit gas station clerk who authorities say was allegedly trying to stop a potato chip thief has been charged in the shooting of another man.
  Prosecutors say 27-year-old Safaa Marzok was arraigned Friday on assault with intent to murder, assault with intent to do great bodily harm, tampering with evidence, obstruction of justice and gun charges.
  Tavarlis Durham of Detroit was shot about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday through a glass door of the west side business.
  Prosecutors say th
  
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• Arizona Bowl pens contract with Mid-American Conference

  26-07-2019 21:23
  TUCSON – The Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl has penned a new contract with the Mid-American and Mountain West conferences and they made it official Thursday by signing a football helmet.
  Every six years, bowl games realign with conferences. From 2020 until 2025, the Arizona Bowl will feature a top tier team from the MAC and the Mountain West.
  “Our picks will be among the top picks available from the conferences,” said Kym Adair, executive director of the NOVA Home Loans Arizona
  
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• All Bets Are On, Volume 27: On Kevin Sumlin, Arizona football and the Pac-12 Football Landscape

  26-07-2019 21:21
  Co-hosts Christopher Boan and Tyler Vondrak are back after a week off to discuss the Pac-12 football landscape roughly a month before kickoff. The duo break down each of the conference's 12 teams and whether they can reach their over/under set by Vegas this fall.…
  
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• Woman charged in deaths of 3 dogs freed on bail

  26-07-2019 21:17
  NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Police say three dogs died after a Rhode Island woman left the animals in a car for an hour and 43 minutes on a day when the temperature reached 93 degrees Fahrenheit (34 degrees Celsius).
  Anne Garnett, of Jamestown, was freed on $10,000 bail after a court appearance Friday on charges including three counts of unnecessary animal cruelty. She didn’t enter a plea.
  Jamestown police found two black Labrador retrievers and a Keeshond in a car outside a grocery store S
  
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• Three sought in San Tan Valley K-8 school robbery

  26-07-2019 21:13
  SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. – Three people are sought in connection to a robbery at a K-8 school in San Tan Valley that occurred Wednesday morning, according to Pinal County Sheriff’s Office.
  According to PCSO, surveillance video showed three people with their faces covered enter into the San Tan Heights K-8 at around 1 a.m. Wednesday through an unlocked door. Officials say the three reportedly took 22 laptops computers from the school’s media room and a school van.
  The van was locat
  
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• Arizona wildfire burning in mountain pass holds steady

  26-07-2019 21:13
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A wildfire burning in a northern Arizona mountain pass is holding steady.
  Fire officials said Friday the blaze grew modestly overnight. It’s scorched more than 3 square miles (8 square kilometers) in the Coconino National Forest in Flagstaff since it started days ago.
  Crews are working to bolster containment lines ahead of what’s expected to be a drier and hotter weekend.
  Fire information spokesman Steve Kliest says lower humidity will make smoke more pr
  
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• Cubs acquire Holland from Giants for lefty bullpen option

  26-07-2019 21:11
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Derek Holland was acquired by the Cubs from the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named, giving the Cubs a new left-handed option out of the bullpen.
  As part of the trade announced Friday, San Francisco agreed to send Chicago $1,846,505 to cover all but $425,000 of the $2,271,505 remaining in Holland’s $6.5 million salary this year. San Francisco also agreed to a conditional $500,000 payment if the Cubs decline Holland’s $6.5 million option for 2020 and p
  
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• New UK official’s office rules: No metric, ‘very’ or ‘got’

  26-07-2019 21:00
  LONDON (AP) — The new leader of Britain’s House of Commons has a painstaking list of grammar and etiquette rules for his staff.
  A memo for employees in Jacob Rees-Mogg’s office directs them to avoid using words such as “very,” ”hopefully” and “got,” and to address men with the courtesy title “esquire.”
  Conservative Party lawmaker Rees-Mogg is nicknamed “the honorable member for the 18th century” because of his formal d
  
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• New mural unveiled Thursday at Palo Verde Park

  26-07-2019 20:58
  Palo Verde Park just got a makeover.
  Arizona muralist Isaac Caruso worked with four Tucson students to create a mural focused on the history and culture of the Palo Verde neighborhood.
  The four students working with Caruso were chosen after submitting art portfolios and are now being paid for their work by the Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona.
  “First off, getting paid is super cool, but the design process was really really awesome,” said one of the four student’
  
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