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• The Latest: 7 on ground hurt in California Navy jet crash

  31-07-2019 23:12
  CHINA LAKE, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the crash of a Navy F/A-18 jet in the California desert (all times local):
  3:35 p.m.
  Authorities say seven people on the ground have been injured in the crash of a Navy jet in California’s Mojave Desert.
  Death Valley National Park spokesman Patrick Taylor say the seven were park visitors and have only minor injuries.
  There’s no word yet on what happened to the pilot of the F/A-18 Super Hornet, which went down during a training mission Wed
  
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• Police: Man left child in locked car while shoplifting

  31-07-2019 22:32
  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Police say they’ve arrested a man who allegedly left his 1-year-old son in a locked car while he was shoplifting from a Walmart store.
  Authorities in Huntsville, Alabama, say 27-year-old Travis Gill Sasser was arrested Tuesday. He’s charged with theft and domestic violence.
  News outlets report the man is accused of leaving his son inside a locked car outside a Walmart for about an hour while he went inside to steal a $259 blender on Monday.
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• Coconino County testing drones for ballots in Grand Canyon

  31-07-2019 22:26
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Coconino County officials are testing a ballot-collecting drone to make voting easier for members of the Havasupai Tribe whose members live deep within the Grand Canyon.
  Ballots have been hiked out of the canyon or packed out by horses and mules.
  Flagstaff radio station KNAU reports that county officials are now working with the sheriff’s office and the tribe to test out the drone’s viability to deliver and return ballots for the 2020 election.
  County Re
  
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• Cuba caps prices around country

  31-07-2019 22:24
  HAVANA (AP) — The Cuban government is capping prices for food and beverages throughout the country in order to control the risk of inflation due to a state wage hike and stagnant productivity.
  Officials say the experiment started several weeks ago in some province and it will go into effect throughout Cuba on Aug. 1.
  The price cap is part of a batch of measures announced by the Cuban government that includes an increase in the salaries of more than 1 million government employees and retire
  
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• US officials say key rail safety technology 90% complete

  31-07-2019 22:23
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal railway officials say the railroad industry has installed safety technology on nearly 90% of tracks where it is required, but “significant work” is needed to ensure the technology is completely installed by a December 2020 deadline.
  Federal Railroad Administration chief Ronald Batury says technology known as positive train control, or PTC, is in operation on more than 50,000 route miles (80,000 kilometers) of the nearly 58,000 route miles (93,000 kilom
  
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• Hyundai to Make Rear Seat Alert Standard by 2020

  31-07-2019 22:21
  Hyundai is making its rear seat reminder system a standard feature on new vehicles.
  The South Korean car maker says by 2022, its rear occupant alert door logic system will be standard on most of its new models.
  It will also make its optional ultrasonic rear occupant alert, or a similar sensor based system, available on more of its models.
  Later this year, the Sonata will feature standard door logic rear occupant alert.
  The 2020 Santa Fe and Palisade are already equipped with the technology.
  The
  
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• Judge tosses college assault suit amid more rape charges

  31-07-2019 22:18
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge says a lawsuit brought by a former Marshall University student has failed to show the school could be held legally liable for allegedly mishandling an on-campus rape case.
  District Judge Robert C. Chambers on Tuesday filed an order explaining that he threw out Alicia Gonzales ‘ case because it didn’t show Marshall was “deliberately indifferent.”
  Gonzales says she was raped in 2016 by fellow student Joseph Chase Hardin. He was
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued July 31 at 1:15PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  31-07-2019 22:15
  At 115 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm overOracle, moving north at 10 mph.
  Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
  Locations impacted include…Oracle, Mammoth, Saddlebrooke, San Manuel, Campo Bonito, OracleJunction and Biosphere 2.Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead tolocalized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through floodedroadways.
  Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.Lightning can stri
  
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• White House: Trump to stop in Denmark after visiting Poland

  31-07-2019 22:08
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Donald Trump will stop in Denmark in early September after a previously announced visit to Poland.
  Trump and first lady Melania Trump have accepted an invitation from Denmark’s Queen Margrethe (MAHR’-gret), and Trump will hold separate meetings with government officials and business leaders during the visit.
  The White House says the Trumps will visit both countries between Aug. 31 and Sept. 3.
  Poland announced Tuesday that Trump
  
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• AP Top 25 Podcast: Uncertain East, wide-open West in Big Ten

  31-07-2019 22:05
  There is much uncertainty among the Big Ten East superpowers heading into this season. Meanwhile, optimism abounds in the Big Ten West, where just about every team can make the case that it’s a division title contender.
  On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast , Dave Revsine of the Big Ten Network joins AP’s Ralph Russo to preview what might be the most fascinating and hard to figure Power Five conference the country.
  In the East, Ohio State has a new coach and starting quart
  
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• Sony developing wearable air conditioner

  31-07-2019 22:04
  CNN – When it’s brutally hot, anywhere with air conditioning is the place to be.
  But what about those times when you can’t enjoy air conditioning’s cool breeze?
  Get your AC to go! Seriously.
  Take a look at Sony’s mini AC. It’s hidden in a built-in pocket on a specially designed t-shirt.It’s called the ‘Reon Pocket,’ a smartphone-sized body cooling device you can actually wear. It’s being crowdfunded through Sony’s first flight acc
  
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• Phillies get Corey Dickerson from Pirates

  31-07-2019 22:04
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Phillies have acquired outfielder Corey Dickerson from the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named and $250,000 in international signing money.
  Dickerson is hitting .317 with 18 doubles, four homers and 25 RBIs with a .931 OPS in 43 games this season. He grounded out as a pinch hitter Wednesday in Pittsburgh’s 4-1 loss at Cincinnati and could become the first player to play for two teams in one day since Joel Youngblood in 1982 if he arrives in Philadelphi
  
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• Nationals get Hudson from Jays in effort to improve bullpen

  31-07-2019 22:04
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals have acquired right-hander Daniel Hudson from the Toronto Blue Jays in an effort to improve their shaky bullpen.
  Washington sent minor league right-hander Kyle Johnston to Toronto ahead of Wednesday’s trade deadline for Hudson, who will become a free agent at the end of the season.
  The 32-year-old Hudson is 6-3 with a 3.00 ERA and two saves in 45 games for the Blue Jays. He has a 3.92 ERA in 355 games over nine major league seasons.
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• Court: Non-native Guam residents can vote on status with US

  31-07-2019 22:04
  HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has ruled that non-native residents of Guam should have a say about the territory’s future relationship with the United States.
  The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week upheld a 2017 ruling that said it’s unconstitutional to limit an advisory vote to those who are considered native inhabitants of the island.
  The U.S. territory’s non-binding election would have given native Chamorro residents three choices: independence, statehoo
  
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• Woman: Too drunk to consent to sex with ex-UW player Cephus

  31-07-2019 22:03
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A woman has testified that she was too drunk to consent to sex the night that former University of Wisconsin football player Quintez Cephus is accused of raping her in his apartment.
  The woman testified Wednesday at Cephus’ trial. The 21-year-old former Badgers wide receiver from Macon, Georgia, is charged with second- and third-degree sexual assault after two 18-year-old women reported to police that he had assaulted them on the same night in April 2018. Both wo
  
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• German tourists among 3 found dead in Alaska glacier lake

  31-07-2019 22:00
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Three people found dead in the icy waters of a glacier-fed lake in Alaska include a German couple visiting the state.
  Officials in the port town of Valdez say the couple was accompanied by a 62-year-old recreational guide on an inflatable canoe before they were found dead Tuesday near the toe of Valdez Glacier.
  City spokeswoman Sheri Pierce says the glacier is calving, or shedding ice. She says the cause of the deaths is under investigation, but adds it’s pos
  
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• Donaldson’s HR lifts Braves over Nationals 5-4 in 10 innings

  31-07-2019 22:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Josh Donaldson homered against Sean Doolittle in the top of the 10th, and the Atlanta Braves pulled out a 5-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday to take two of three in the series and pad their NL East lead to 6 1/2 games.
  After the Nationals scored twice in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game, Donaldson swatted a fastball from Doolittle over the center-field wall for his 25th homer of the season.
  Adam Duvall homered for the fourth time in five games.
  
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• Flood Advisory issued July 31 at 12:48PM MST until July 31 at 2:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  31-07-2019 21:48
  At 1246 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated additional areas of heavyrain due to thunderstorms. Additional rainfall amounts of around 0.5inches are expected in the advisory area. This will cause urban andsmall stream flooding in the advisory area.
  Some locations that will experience flooding include…Sierra Vista, Hereford, Whetstone, Huachuca City, St. David,Kartchner Caverns State Park, Fort Huachuca, Parker Canyon Lake,Fairbank, Charleston and Ramsey Canyon Preserve.
  This includes the follo
  
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• Groups sue for information on Arctic refuge lease sale

  31-07-2019 21:47
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Native and environmental groups are suing the U.S. Interior Department, saying it has withheld information regarding its preparation for a petroleum lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
  The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Anchorage claims the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service did not provide public information in response to Freedom of Information Act requests.
  The groups sought information on an application by a company to
  
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• Reds beat Pirates 4-1, both teams behave day after brawl

  31-07-2019 21:43
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Clint Hurdle and David Bell had little interaction while exchanging lineup cards one day after their teams fought on the field, and the Pirates and Reds were on good behavior Wednesday during Cincinnati’s 4-1 victory over Pittsburgh behind a strong performance from Luis Castillo.
  Bell and three Reds, including now-traded Yasiel Puig, were ejected for a ninth-inning brawl during the Pirates’ 11-4 win on Tuesday night. Four Pirates also were ejected. Major Leagu
  
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• More than 900 kids separated from family at border since 2018, ACLU says

  31-07-2019 21:37
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — More than 900 children, including babies and toddlers, were separated from their parents at the border in the year after a judge ordered the practice be sharply curtailed, the American Civil Liberties Union said Tuesday in a legal attack that will invite more scrutiny of the Trump administration’s widely criticized tactics.
  The ACLU said the administration is separating families over dubious allegations and minor transgressions including traffic offenses. It asked a
  
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• US Navy Super Hornet jet crashes in California desert

  31-07-2019 21:34
  CHINA LAKE, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Navy says an F/A-18 Super Hornet jet has crashed in the California desert and a search-and-rescue helicopter is en route to the scene.
  Naval Air Forces Pacific spokesman Lt. Travis Callaghan says the single-seat warplane went down around 10 a.m. Wednesday about 60 miles (96.5 kilometers) north of the Naval Air Weapons Station at China Lake.
  There’s no immediate information about the status of the pilot.
  Callaghan says the crash site is approximately
  
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• US records nearly 20 mass killings for the year so far

  31-07-2019 21:33
  SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. has recorded nearly 20 mass killings so far this year.
  The majority of them were domestic violence attacks that received scant national attention compared to high-profile public shootings in recent years at schools, churches and concerts. A database compiled by The Associated Press, Northeastern University and USA Today shows that the number of mass killings is on track to hold steady in 2019 from past years.
  Four mass shootings happened in public places so far this
  
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• Playoff-contending A’s get starter Tanner Roark from Reds

  31-07-2019 21:25
  CINCINNATI (AP) — The playoff-contending Oakland Athletics have acquired starter Tanner Roark from the Cincinnati Reds, filling out a rotation that also could have left-hander Sean Manaea back soon.
  Oakland dealt outfield prospect Jameson Hannah to Cincinnati. The Reds are sending Oakland $2.1 million to offset much of the $3,225,806 remaining in Roark’s $10 million salary.
  The trade was announced Wednesday, about an hour before the deadline for making deals. The A’s began the
  
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• Witnesses wanted in serious-injury crash on south side

  31-07-2019 21:12
  TUCSON – Tucson Police Department is reaching out to the public for more information about a south side, serious-injury collision that occurred June 22.
  On June 22 at around 10:30 p.m., a silver Mercedes and a black Tahoe were involved in a collision near South Kino Parkway and 36th Street. According to TPD, the incident resulted in a serious injury.
  Details are limited at this time.**TRAFFIC DETECTIVES SEEK WITNESSES**
  TPD is seeking info regarding a serious-injury collision that occurred
  
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• Mexican newspaper closes print edition after attack

  31-07-2019 21:11
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — A newspaper in the city of Parral in northern Mexico has decided to stop publishing its print edition after unidentified assailants tossed gasoline bombs at its office.
  In an editorial Wednesday, El Monitor de Parral said it will continue with its digital edition, but will not cover any crime stories or news “with a political slant.”
  The newspaper referred to an “attack by a group of people,” but gave no specifics and nobody answered phone calls t
  
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• The Latest: 37 suffer minor injuries in Texas plant fire

  31-07-2019 21:10
  BAYTOWN, Texas (AP) — The Latest on a fire at a Houston-area refinery complex (all times local):
  2:40 p.m.
  Exxon Mobil says 37 people suffered minor injuries from an explosion and fire at one of its Houston-area facilities.
  Jason Duncan, the manager of the plant where the fire happened, says many of those hurt suffered minor burns and all were being treated at a local clinic. Earlier, Exxon Mobil had said in a statement that six people were injured.
  Duncan says an explosion happened at Exx
  
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• Costa Rica and Panama break up migrant smuggling ring

  31-07-2019 21:05
  SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica and Panama have arrested 46 people accused of operating a migrant smuggling ring that moved Asian, African, Cuban and Haitian migrants from South America toward the United States.
  Authorities say the ring operated at Costa Rica’s southern and northern borders. It moved migrants overland on public transportation through Costa Rica and then by boat to Honduras, bypassing Nicaragua.
  Costa Rica’s immigration authorities announced 36 arrests Tu
  
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• Top law enforcement official in Texas accused of rape, fired

  31-07-2019 20:59
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Department of Public Safety says its chief of intelligence and counterterrorism has been accused of raping a woman who attended a party at his house.
  The agency says John Jones was arrested on a sexual assault charge and fired Tuesday. He remained in jail Wednesday, with bail set at $750,000.
  Jail records did not list an attorney for him who could comment on the allegations.
  An arrest affidavit says the woman told law enforcement that Jones had been drinking
  
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• Flood Advisory issued July 31 at 11:55AM MST until July 31 at 2:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  31-07-2019 20:55
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for…Southwestern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 200 PM MST.
  * At 1153 AM MST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due tothunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding inthe advisory area. Up to one inch of rain has already fallen inthe localized areas within the Sierra Vista, Whetstone andHuachuca City region.
  * Some locations that will experience flooding inc
  
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• National Cathedral condemns Trump’s ‘racialized rhetoric’

  31-07-2019 20:54
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In unusually forceful language, the leadership of the Washington National Cathedral is condemning what it called the “racialized rhetoric” of President Donald Trump.
  The Tuesday statement isn’t so much an appeal for Trump to retract or soften his statements as a call for the nation to reject them.It asks: “After two years of President Trump’s words and actions, when will Americans have enough?”
  The statement, issued in the name of three
  
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• Judge: Smollett special prosecutor will still be appointed

  31-07-2019 20:54
  CHICAGO (AP) — A judge told Jussie Smollett’s attorneys he’s not changing his mind about appointing a special prosecutor in the case against the actor and that he won’t let another judge replace him.
  The losses that Cook County Judge Michael Toomin handed the attorneys Wednesday mean Smollett may not be clear of criminal charges alleging he staged an attack in January in Chicago that he described as racist and homophobic. Prosecutors dropped the charges against him in Mar
  
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• Barron Trump is latest to get gift horse from Mongolia

  31-07-2019 20:53
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a “Victory” for President Donald Trump’s youngest son Barron.
  The White House says Mongolia’s government has gifted the 13-year-old with a horse, which has been named Victory.
  Press secretary Stephanie Grisham says the Trumps are “very grateful” for the horse, which will remain in Mongolia. Trump saw a photo and says the horse is “beautiful.”
  Trump and Mongolia’s president, Khaltmaa Battulga, met at the Whit
  
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• Man convicted for 23 counts sexual conduct with minor after abusing girl for 5 years

  31-07-2019 20:51
  TUCSON – A man was found guilty for 23 counts of engaging sexual conduct with a minor after he reportedly sexually abused a young girl for about five years.
  According to Pima County Attorney’s Office, Santiago Valle-Pino was arrested by Pima County Sheriff’s Department after he allegedly sexually abused a girl who was between the ages of 12 and 16 years old at the time of the abuse. Officials say the incidents took place from 2013 through 2017.
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• Rental scams on the rise

  31-07-2019 20:50
  (NBC News) Some renters aren’t getting the vacation home they paid for this summer.
  Thousands have been scammed this year by phony rental listings.
  Tom Bartholomy of the Better Business Bureau says his organization is getting a flood of horror stories.
  “You book a home, everything looks legitimate and then you fly across the ocean and show up and not only don’t find that rental, but there’s no home at all,” he explains.
  Scammers are getting more savvy, duping consum
  
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• Chinese billionaire indicted in US aluminum dumping scheme

  31-07-2019 20:50
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Chinese billionaire has been charged in Los Angeles in a complex scheme to avoid $1.8 billion in aluminum tariffs.
  U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday that Zhongtian Liu, the founder of China Zhongwang Holdings Limited, and the aluminum company he previously headed, were charged with conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering.
  An indictment says they schemed to disguise aluminum as pallets to avoid customs duties up to 400% that were imposed in 2011.
  Prosecutors have soug
  
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• Private prison company sued in death of migrant child, 1

  31-07-2019 20:49
  HOUSTON (AP) — A woman whose 1-year-old daughter died weeks after they were released from immigration detention is suing the private company that operates the facility.
  Lawyers for Yazmin Juarez on Wednesday sued CoreCivic in federal court in San Antonio, demanding $40 million. It’s the third legal claim filed in relation to the death of Yazmin’s daughter, Mariee.
  CoreCivic operates the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement family detention center at Dilley, Texas. It’
  
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• Former FBI most-wanted fugitive sentenced in MS-13 gang case

  31-07-2019 20:48
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — An MS-13 gang member who once was on the FBI’s top 10 list of most-wanted fugitives has received a 25-year sentence for killing a man on behalf of the gang and agreeing that a conspirator would commit multiple violent acts.
  Walter Yovany Gomez was sentenced Wednesday. He had pleaded guilty in June to racketeering conspiracy.
  A 2013 indictment charged Gomez and another man with the fatal beating and stabbing of a fellow gang member suspected of associating with a r
  
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• Villanova to visit Southern California in hoops exhibition

  31-07-2019 20:47
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California will host two-time national champion Villanova in an exhibition basketball game on Oct. 18 with proceeds benefiting the California Fire Foundation.
  It will be USC’s first preseason game open to the public since 2014. The Trojans were 16-17 last season.
  Villanova returns four of its top six scorers from last season when the Wildcats went 26-10 and won the Big East before losing in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
  The foundation provides f
  
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• Kidd, Hollins top Frank Vogel’s coaching staff with Lakers

  31-07-2019 20:40
  EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Former NBA head coaches Jason Kidd and Lionel Hollins have joined new coach Frank Vogel’s staff with the Los Angeles Lakers.
  The Lakers formally announced Vogel’s full coaching staff Wednesday.
  Phil Handy, Miles Simon, former Lakers guard Mike Penberthy and Quinton Crawford also will be Vogel’s assistant coaches. Simon is the only holdover from former coach Luke Walton’s staff.
  Kidd joins the Lakers after head coaching stints in Brooklyn an
  
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• Weather Service monitoring 2 weakening Pacific hurricanes

  31-07-2019 20:39
  HONOLULU (AP) — The National Weather Service is watching two Pacific hurricanes that could be heading near Hawaii.
  Category 3 Hurricane Erick intensified as it churned across the Pacific this week, but the Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu says it is weakening. Erick will move south of the Big Island Thursday and bring high surf and heavy rain to parts of the islands.
  Hurricane Flossie is expected to be downgraded to a tropical storm Wednesday. It is about 2,000 miles (3,200 kil
  
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• CNN coverage of Democratic debate seen by 8.7 million

  31-07-2019 20:37
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Nielsen company says just under 8.7 million people watched opening night of the second Democratic presidential debate on CNN. That’s a sharp drop from the first debate last month.
  Nielsen says 15.3 million people watched the first night on NBC News last month. It was considered likely that the numbers would go down for CNN, considering the NBC debate was shown on both broadcast and cable networks and took place at a time that fewer people were on vacation.
  The sec
  
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• Greece hires John van’t Schip as national team coach

  31-07-2019 20:35
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Former Netherlands national team player John van’t Schip has been named coach of Greece’s national team, which is off to a disappointing start in qualifying for next year’s European Championship.
  The Greek Football Federation said Wednesday that the 55-year-old van’t Schip has been hired on a two-year contract, replacing Angelos Anastasiadis, whose dismissal was also announced on Wednesday.
  Greece, the Euro 2004 champion, has not played in a ma
  
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• Tepper wants to build retractable roof stadium in Charlotte

  31-07-2019 20:30
  SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers billionaire owner David Tepper says his goal is to build a retractable roof stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina within the next 10 years in an effort to attract major sporting events to the state, including the NCAA men’s basketball Final Four.
  Speaking Wednesday at Panthers training camp, Tepper says “it’s not idle chatter, it’s something I would like to see done.”
  Tepper has been an active owner since purchasing th
  
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• Canadian police say military pulling out of search for teens

  31-07-2019 20:24
  VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian police say the military is pulling out of the search for two teenagers suspected of killing three people and launching a manhunt using helicopters, drones, boats and dogs that has lasted nine days and stretched across three provinces in the country’s remote north.
  Royal Canadian Mounted Police Insp. Kevin Lewis said the force has decided they no longer needed military assistance. At one point a military Hercules aircraft was used in the sea
  
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• Jail officials faulted over epileptic trans woman’s death

  31-07-2019 20:19
  NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for the family of a transgender woman who died from an epileptic seizure at New York City’s Rikers Island says she never should have been placed in a solitary unit.
  Lawyer David Shanies said Wednesday that it’s “hard to imagine” the decision to place 27-year-old Layleen Polanco in restrictive housing.
  Polanco was found unresponsive in her cell in June. She had been in custody since mid-April, unable to post $500 bail after an assault arrest.
  
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• Avalanche sign defenseman Samuel Girard to 7-year extension

  31-07-2019 20:18
  DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche locked up defenseman Samuel Girard with a seven-year extension that runs through the 2026-27 season.
  The 21-year-old Girard played in all 82 games last season. He finished with four goals and 23 assists for a Colorado team that’s made back-to-back playoff appearances.
  It was Girard’s second season with Colorado after being acquired from Nashville as part of a three-team deal with Ottawa on Nov. 5, 2017. He was originally a second-round pick
  
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• The Latest: Nationals acquire Elias, Strickland, Hudson

  31-07-2019 18:56
  The Latest on Major League Baseball’s trade deadline (all times Eastern):
  4:15 p.m.
  The Washington Nationals tried to upgrade their bullpen, acquiring relievers Roenis Elias and Hunter Strickland from Seattle and Daniel Hudson in a trade with Toronto.
  The Mariners received a trio of minor league pitchers from the Nationals — left-handers Taylor Guilbeau and Aaron Fletcher and right-hander Elvis Alvarado. Washington sent minor league right-hander Kyle Johnston to Toronto for Hudson, w
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Moscow Mitch

  31-07-2019 18:03
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• Markets Right Now: Stocks sink as hopes for rate cuts fade

  31-07-2019 15:41
  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
  4 p.m.
  Stocks fell and bond yields rose after the Federal Reserve lowered its key interest rate for the first time in a decade but left investors feeling uncertain about the likelihood of further cuts.
  The quarter-point cut announced Wednesday was widely expected, so investors focused on Chairman Jerome Powell’s remarks during a news conference for hints about the Fed’s future plans.
  Powell said
  
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