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• Eagles sign safety Johnathan Cyprien

  02-08-2019 23:59
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles have signed safety Johnathan Cyprien and released safety Godwin Igwebuike.
  Cyprien, a second-round pick in 2013, has started 70 games for the Jaguars and Titans. He missed last season after tearing his ACL.
  Cyprien gives the Eagles more veteran depth. Rodney McLeod is returning from knee surgery to play alongside Malcolm Jenkins. The Eagles already signed former Vikings safety Andrew Sendejo and they have Tre Sullivan, Blake Countess, Deiondre&rs
  
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• The Best Example Of a Desegregated School District May Be Headed For The History Books

  02-08-2019 23:58
  This is one of the saddest articles I've read recently. The daily stories about Trump and his minions keep me in a constant state of anger and anguish, but this is something different.…
  
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• Michigan man gets 60 weekend days in jail for poisoning wife’s coffee

  02-08-2019 23:57
  DETROIT (NBC NEWS) – A suburban Detroit man was sentenced to 60 weekend days in jail Thursday for poisoning his wife’s coffee.
  Brian Kozlowski, of Macomb County, Michigan, routinely put sleeping pills in his wife’s coffee throughout July 2018, prosecutors said.
  His wife installed hidden cameras in her kitchen and caught him deliberately poisoning her coffee.via WDIV
  Therese Kozlowski filed for divorce in May 2018. She was suspicious of Brian Kozlowski and put cameras in th
  
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• Báez, Cubs come out swinging, beat Brewers 6-2

  02-08-2019 23:55
  CHICAGO (AP) — Javier Báez homered and drove in three runs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 on Friday.
  José Quintana pitched solidly into the seventh inning and Jason Heyward also went deep to help Chicago move within one-half game of first-place St. Louis in the NL Central. The third-place Brewers fell 2½ games back of the Cardinals, who have a rare Friday off before starting a two-game series at Oakland.
  Báez ripped two doubles and scored t
  
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• No verdict in trial of woman accused of duping investors

  02-08-2019 23:49
  GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Jury deliberations will resume next week in the trial of an Israeli company executive charged with orchestrating a scheme to defraud tens of thousands of people out of tens of millions of dollars.
  A jury has deliberated for approximately 11 hours since Thursday and went home Friday without reaching a verdict. Deliberations are scheduled to resume Monday in Maryland, where 38-year-old Lee Elbaz is being tried on federal wire fraud and conspiracy charges.
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• The Latest: Ex-Wisconsin receiver acquitted of sex assault

  02-08-2019 23:45
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on trial of former Wisconsin Badger football player (all times local):
  4:45 p.m.
  A jury has acquitted former Wisconsin Badgers wide receiver Quintez Cephus on charges alleging he sexually assaulted two female students.
  Jurors delivered their verdict on Friday after deliberating for just 30 minutes. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that Cephus testified just before the jury got the case that the women wanted to have sex with him. The women testified they w
  
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• Jury acquits former Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus on charges alleging he sexually assaulted two female students

  02-08-2019 23:43
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Jury acquits former Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus on charges alleging he sexually assaulted two female students.
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• Bill would expand health care options for Native veterans

  02-08-2019 23:42
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A bill introduced in Congress would expand health care options for Native American veterans.
  New Mexico Sen. Tom Udall and California Rep. Ro Khanna announced the bill Friday. A bipartisan group of lawmakers has signed on as co-sponsors.
  The measure would allow the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs to reimburse about three dozen health care facilities in 20 states for services provided to Native veterans in urban areas. California leads in the number of urban India
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued August 2 at 2:40PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  02-08-2019 23:40
  At 239 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm overBisbee, moving northeast at 5 mph.
  Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
  Locations impacted include…Bisbee and Bisbee-Douglas Airport.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 strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safesh
  
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• Seattle Sounders defender Roman Torres suspended 10 games

  02-08-2019 23:40
  NEW YORK (AP) — Seattle Sounders defender Roman Torres has been suspended 10 games by Major League Soccer after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.
  The league handed down the suspension Friday, two days before Seattle hosts Sporting Kansas City. The Sounders currently sit in second place in the Western Conference standings.
  Along with the suspension, Torres has been fined 20% of his annual salary. According to the MLS Players Association database, Torres is scheduled to
  
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• Europe pushes World Bank official Georgieva for top IMF job

  02-08-2019 23:38
  FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European governments have decided to put forward World Bank official Kristalina Georgieva from Bulgaria as their candidate to replace Christine Lagarde as head of the Washington-based International Monetary Fund.
  Georgieva prevailed in a vote Friday among EU governments over former Netherlands finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, according to tweets from French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
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• Virginia’s top mental health official dies after crash

  02-08-2019 23:34
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The top mental health official in Virginia has died from injuries he suffered in a three-car crash in which an 18-year-old woman was killed.
  Gov. Ralph Northam’s office issued a statement on Friday saying 52-year-old Dr. S. Hughes Melton had died. Melton was commissioner of the state Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.
  Northam said in a statement that “Not only was Dr. Melton a devoted public servant and physician, I considered him a
  
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• 4 Your Health: A blood test could be used to identify Alzheimer’s risk

  02-08-2019 23:30
  A blood test could help identify people at risk for Alzheimer’s disease before any symptoms arise.
  The test was developed by scientists at the University of Washington in St. Louis.
  It measures levels of the Alzheimer related proteins in the blood to help predict whether they have accumulated in the brain.
  Preliminary studies show the test was 94 percent accurate when combined with other factors like age and genetics.
  However, more research is needed before the blood test will be availabl
  
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• Bounty hunters, bondsmen not guilty in Tennessee man’s death

  02-08-2019 23:28
  CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A jury in Tennessee has cleared five bounty hunters and bondsmen of murder, kidnapping and other charges in the mistaken identity death of a 24-year-old man.
  The Leaf-Chronicle reports a jury heard almost three weeks of testimony and returned the verdict Thursday.
  Prosecutors and Clarksville police alleged that Jalen Johnson Milan was killed April 23, 2017, when bounty hunters opened fire on a vehicle he was in while looking for another man.
  Defense attorneys said
  
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• Indians manager Terry Francona returns after eye surgery

  02-08-2019 23:22
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona returned Friday, a day after missing a game because of surgery for a tear in his retina.
  Francona said he had the procedure Thursday afternoon at Cleveland Clinic. He said his eye had been bothering him for about a month and he visited a specialist in the afternoon.
  Francona spent some time at Progressive Field following the surgery to meet outfielders Yasiel Puig and Franmil Reyes, who were acquired in a trade Wednesday. He went ho
  
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• Pirates designate infielder Jung Ho Kang for assignment

  02-08-2019 23:11
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jung Ho Kang’s time with the Pittsburgh Pirates — and quite possibly in the major leagues — is over.
  The team designated the South Korean third baseman/shortstop for assignment on Friday. Kang hit .169 with 10 home runs and 24 RBIs in 65 games this season.
  The 32-year-old Kang signed with Pittsburgh in January 2015, becoming the first position player to jump directly from the Korean Baseball Organization to the majors. He made a splash as a rookie, finis
  
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• Man with gun stopped by security at N Carolina legislature

  02-08-2019 23:06
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A man faces a charge of carrying a concealed handgun into North Carolina’s legislative building, which this year implemented airport-style searches and scans of people seeking to interact with lawmakers.
  Police records show 36-year-old Abraham James Zeiger of Raleigh was charged with entering the building armed on Wednesday. His lawyer said Friday that Zeiger sought to speak to his legislator and didn’t realize he was carrying the gun.
  The General Assembly&
  
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• Bolton to attend Aug. 6 meeting in Peru about Venezuela

  02-08-2019 23:06
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior administration official says National Security Adviser John Bolton and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will lead a U.S. delegation at an initial conference held by countries which recognize opposition leader Juan Guaidó as president of Venezuela.
  The official said Bolton will talk about the next steps for U.S. policy, while Ross will share a plan focused on reconstruction in the South American country if President Nicolás Maduro is no longer in power
  
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• Puerto Rico’s governor says he is resigning and swearing in veteran politician Pedro Pierluisi as his replacement

  02-08-2019 23:05
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor says he is resigning and swearing in veteran politician Pedro Pierluisi as his replacement.
  The post Puerto Rico’s governor says he is resigning and swearing in veteran politician Pedro Pierluisi as his replacement appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• List of missing in California’s deadliest wildfire down to 1

  02-08-2019 23:03
  PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — Only one person remains listed as missing from the deadliest wildfire in California history after deputies located an Oroville woman.
  The Butte County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that 47-year-old Wendy Carroll was aware she was considered missing but never contacted authorities to say she was safe because of possible legal issues.
  The only person left unaccounted for from the 2018 Camp Fire is Sara Martinez-Fabila, although it’s uncertain if she was in
  
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• Baby smothered while sleeping with mom at homeless shelter

  02-08-2019 22:49
  VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a woman appears to have accidentally smothered her 6-month-old baby while they shared a bed at a Florida homeless shelter. Treasure Coast Newspapers reports that deputies responded early Friday morning to the Samaritan Center in Vero Beach.
  Indian River County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Eric Flowers says deputies attempted CPR on the infant and then transported him to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
  A preliminary investigation
  
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• Agency investigating Kentucky pipeline explosion seeks video

  02-08-2019 22:43
  DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal officials are in Kentucky investigating a natural gas pipeline explosion that killed one woman and hospitalized five others and have asked anyone with video of the blast to contact the agency.
  The National Transportation Safety Board investigator in charge, Mike Hiller, talked to reporters Friday and said the investigation process can take 12 to 18 months. Hiller asked anyone with video of the explosion early Thursday to send it to [email protected].
  The agency
  
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• States sue Trump administration over fuel economy penalties

  02-08-2019 22:36
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A coalition of states is suing the Trump administration for the second time to block a planned reduction in penalties automakers pay when they fail to meet fuel economy standards.
  Twelve states and Washington, D.C., sued the administration Friday for replacing an Obama-era regulation that imposed a penalty of $14 for every tenth of a mile-per-gallon that an automaker falls below the standards.
  The new rule would keep the penalty at $5.50, where it has been since t
  
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• Wrong-way incidents on the rise in Arizona

  02-08-2019 22:27
  PHOENIX (KPNX) — An investigation is underway Thursday after yet another wrong-way crash in the Valley. This time, a driver who officials believe was impaired, crashed into a DPS trooper who tried to block him. The driver went westbound in the eastbound lanes of the I-10 near Ray Road Thursday afternoon.
  This marks the fifth wrong-way incident this week alone.
  “This is one of the hardest things I’ve really had to do. It really is but I gotta stay strong,” said LaHar
  
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• Pro Football Hall of Fame to expand inductees class for 2020

  02-08-2019 22:26
  CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The Pro Football Hall of Fame will expand the number of potential inductees to 20 in 2020 as part of the NFL’s celebration of its 100th season.
  Calling it a centennial class, hall president David Baker said Friday five modern-day players, 10 seniors, three contributors and two coaches could be elected next year. The modern-day group would be decided by the 48 selection committee voters, as always, on the day before the Super Bowl in February.
  The other 15 would be
  
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• Sudan protesters in 2nd day of talks over deal with military

  02-08-2019 22:19
  CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s pro-democracy movement and the ruling generals are meeting for a second day to finalize a power-sharing deal.
  Friday’s discussions centered on a so-called constitutional declaration, which defines how much power each side would have in the three-year transitional period until elections.
  A preliminary deal was signed last month, but the killing of several student protesters by security forces earlier this week delayed the final negotiations.
  On Thursday, at
  
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• The Latest: Trump says he didn’t intend ‘wise guy tweet’

  02-08-2019 22:15
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Rep. Elijah Cummings (all times local):
  4 p.m.
  President Donald Trump says he was not intending to send a “wise guy tweet” when he chimed in Friday on the attempted robbery at the house of Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings.
  The president had tweeted: “Really bad news! The Baltimore house of Elijah Cummings was robbed. Too bad!”
  Trump tells reporters he was just repeating what he had heard on the news.
  Some people didn’t take it th
  
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• US government delays Puerto Rico disaster mitigation funds

  02-08-2019 22:13
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is delaying the release of more than $8 billion in funds to help Puerto Rico prepare for the next natural disaster, citing political unrest and financial irregularities in the U.S. territory.
  The funds are part of $16 billion approved by Congress for mitigation projects, such as hardening electrical grids, in states and territories receiving presidential disaster declarations from 2015 to 2017.
  The Department of Housing and Urban Development is de
  
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• Dallas officers: Jokes during deadly arrest were ‘strategy’

  02-08-2019 22:10
  DALLAS (AP) — Two Dallas police officers involved in the arrest of a 911 caller who died in custody told commanders they mocked the handcuffed man as part of a “strategy” to get him to respond.
  Body camera video shows officers pinning 32-year-old Tony Timpa to the ground on Aug. 10, 2016. They crack jokes as he screams, then goes limp and silent.
  At a recorded disciplinary hearing, the officers acknowledged mocking Timpa and said it was the wrong approach. They do not identify
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump proclaims he’s No. 2 on federal judges

  02-08-2019 22:07
  The post AP FACT CHECK: Trump proclaims he’s No. 2 on federal judges appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Catcher Jonathan Lucroy designated for assignment by Angels

  02-08-2019 22:06
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Catcher Jonathan Lucroy, who returned from a concussion and broken nose Wednesday following a home plate collision last month, has been designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Angels.
  Lucroy was bowled over at home plate by Houston’s Jake Marisnick on July 7. He was placed on the 10-day injured list and missed 18 games. Lucroy was 2 for 4 against Detroit in his final game with the Angels.
  The 33-year-old Lucroy batted .242 with seven homers and 30 RBIs in 74 gam
  
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• The Latest: Trump’s intelligence director pick withdraws

  02-08-2019 22:04
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s pick for national intelligence director (all times local):
  7:50 p.m.
  President Donald Trump’s pick for national intelligence director, Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe, has withdrawn from consideration after just five days of growing questions about his experience and qualifications.
  Democrats had openly dismissed the Republican congressman as an unqualified partisan and Republicans offered only lukewarm and tentative expression
  
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• The Latest: Trump bemoans intelligence nominee’s withdrawal

  02-08-2019 22:04
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s pick for national intelligence director (all times local):
  3:55 p.m.
  President Donald Trump says he thinks the confirmation process for his nominee for director of national intelligence would have been a “long, hard slog.”
  Trump told reporters Friday before leaving Washington that John Ratcliffe is an “outstanding man,” and said he was treated unfairly by the press.
  Trump says he will be reviewing three
  
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• Navy identifies pilot killed in California fighter jet crash

  02-08-2019 22:04
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Navy has identified the pilot killed in the crash of a fighter jet in the California desert.
  A Navy statement Friday says the pilot was 33-year-old Lt. Charles Z. Walker.
  The Navy released a photo of Walker but provided no additional information, such as his hometown.
  Walker’s F/A-18E Super Hornet crashed July 31 in Death Valley National Park while flying through a canyon where military pilots routinely conduct low-level training missions.
  Seven park visit
  
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• 2 Fed officials say data did not support interest rate cut

  02-08-2019 22:02
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Federal Reserve officials who dissented from the central bank’s decision to cut a key policy rate this week say they did not believe economic conditions justified the move.
  Eric Rosengren, president of the Fed’s Boston regional bank, says he saw no “clear and compelling” reason for the rate cut. Esther George, head of the Fed’s Kansas City bank, says she would be willing to support a future rate cut should incoming data weaken.
  The Fed on
  
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• Ryan Lochte qualifies at US nationals; Dana Vollmer retires

  02-08-2019 21:58
  STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Lochte has qualified for the C final in the 200-meter butterfly at the U.S. national championships.
  The 12-time Olympic medalist grabbed the seventh of eight spots during Friday’s preliminaries in 53.25 seconds.
  Maxime Rooney had the top qualifying time of 50.68 for the A final in the evening.
  Jack Conger was second-quickest for the A final. He and Lochte along with two other U.S. swimmers were involved in an incident at a gas station during the 2016 Rio
  
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• Indians’ Salazar back on IL with groin injury after 1 game

  02-08-2019 21:58
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Indians right-hander Danny Salazar returned to the injured list with a strained right groin, one day after appearing in his first game in two years.
  Salazar, troubled by injuries to his right arm the last two seasons, pitched Thursday for the first time since the 2017 AL Division Series. He allowed two runs in four innings against Houston. Afterward, he said the groin bothered him during the game.
  Salazar was an All-Star in 2016, but has been dealing with injurie
  
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• The Latest: 6 killed in Minnesota crash are identified

  02-08-2019 21:54
  EYOTA, Minn. (AP) — The Latest on a traffic crash in Minnesota that killed six people (all times local):
  2:50 p.m.
  Authorities in Minnesota are identifying six people killed in an early-morning traffic crash.
  The crash happened about 1:30 a.m. Friday when one vehicle going the wrong way on Interstate 90 hit another near Eyota (ee-YOH’-tah), in southeastern Minnesota.
  Three victims in one car were 26-year-old Christopher Michael Peterson of Rochester, Minnesota; 23-year-old Shayla Jea
  
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• Puerto Rico’s House of Representatives OKs Pedro Pierluisi as secretary of state, clearing a hurdle to governorship

  02-08-2019 21:54
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s House of Representatives OKs Pedro Pierluisi as secretary of state, clearing a hurdle to governorship .
  The post Puerto Rico’s House of Representatives OKs Pedro Pierluisi as secretary of state, clearing a hurdle to governorship appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Markers recalling South’s racist past placed near monuments

  02-08-2019 21:54
  ATLANTA (AP) — New markers are now in place, adding context to some of Atlanta’s divisive Old South monuments that harken back to the Civil War.
  Two markers were installed Friday in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park, in front of the 1911 Peace Monument commemorating post-Civil War reconciliation.
  The idea behind the new signs is to add a more complete view of history that includes the South’s racist past. Critics say the monuments ignore widespread civil rights abuses in the post-C
  
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• The Latest: PRico Senate leader lambastes departing governor

  02-08-2019 21:47
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The latest on Puerto Rico’s political crisis (all times local):
  The president of Puerto Rico’s Senate has criticized departing Gov. Ricardo Rosselló for naming former congressional representative Pablo Pierluisi as the next governor and seems to be hinting that he will fight the succession plan.
  Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz is a member of Rosselló’s own party but is also seen as a possible future governor.
  Schatz says Ro
  
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• Primary Election ballots being mailed Friday

  02-08-2019 21:41
  TUCSON – The Tucson City Clerk’s Office is mailing ballots to voters Friday for the vote-by-mail City of Tucson Primary Election.
  Election Day is on Aug.27.
  Voters must return their voted ballots by mail Aug. 21
  For the City of Tucson, the mayor and city council member seats in Ward 1, 2 and 4 will be up for election.
  For more information, call 520-791-4213 or visit www.tucsonaz.gov/clerks/elections
  The post Primary Election ballots being mailed Friday appeared first o
  
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• OSU women’s hoops assistant resigns amid NCAA investigation

  02-08-2019 21:41
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State says an assistant women’s basketball coach has resigned amid an investigation into NCAA rules violations.
  In his resignation letter dated Friday, associate head coach Patrick Klein said, “I’ve been made aware that in some instances, my communications with some student-athletes may have been too informal or in some cases even inappropriate.”
  Neither Klein nor the university disclosed the specifics. He apologized in the letter, saying
  
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• ‘Wonder Woman’ Gal Gadot to play Hedy Lamarr in miniseries

  02-08-2019 21:39
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — “Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot is taking on a real-life woman’s remarkable history.
  Showtime said Friday that Gadot will play actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr in a limited series.
  Lamarr, a stunning beauty who came to Hollywood from Europe in the late 1930s, worked with top stars including Judy Garland and Clark Gable. “Ziegfeld Girl” in 1941 and 1940’s “Boom Town” were among Lamarr’s films.
  But it was her wo
  
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• Polish president wants parliamentary election held on Oct.13

  02-08-2019 20:55
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president says he wants the country’s parliamentary election to be held on Oct. 13 after a short campaign season but still needs approval for that from the state electoral body.
  President Andrzej Duda said Friday on Polsat TV that he has asked the State Electoral Commission to approve Oct. 13 as the election date and to set a campaign calendar. Duda will officially announce the election date when the commission replies next week.
  He said he chose
  
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• Phoenix police to record when officers point their guns

  02-08-2019 20:50
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Police Department says it will track when officers point their guns at people.
  The department announced Friday the policy recommended by the Community Police Trust Initiative and the National Police Foundation, which studied last year’s police shootings in the city.
  Police Sgt. Vince Lewis says the policy aims to help record the number of times officers are successful in deescalating encounters.
  Officers will document each time point their service weapons a
  
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• Environment concerns add new species to US overfished list

  02-08-2019 20:43
  The federal government is adding several stocks of fish to its list of overfished species, including a pair of salmon that is popular with seafood fans.
  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its annual Report to Congress on the Status of U.S. Fisheries on Friday. The report says two populations of Chinook salmon and three populations of coho salmon will be added to the list.
  When a stock is listed as “overfished,” officials will suggest measures to rebuild its
  
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• Forest Service wants to trim habitat for sage grouse

  02-08-2019 20:40
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service wants to reduce designated habitat in Wyoming and Nevada for a ground-dwelling bird.
  The agency said Friday its plan would target 200 square miles (800 square kilometers) now set aside for sage grouse in Wyoming and Nevada, with nearly all of the reduction in Wyoming.
  A Wyoming official says the proposed changes simply align Forest Service plans with Wyoming’s map of state-designated sage grouse habitat.
  More than 8,000 square miles (21,0
  
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• Buhai stretches lead to 3 shots at Women’s British Open

  02-08-2019 20:40
  MILTON KEYNES, England (AP) — Ashleigh Buhai stretched her surprise lead at the Women’s British Open to three shots, shooting a bogey-free 5-under 67 in Friday’s second round.
  Buhai, who has never won on the LPGA Tour, birdied four of the final eight holes to post 12-under 132. The 30-year-old South African’s best previous British Open finish was a tie for 30th in 2017.
  Alone in second at 9 under was 20-year-old Hinako Shibuno, a rookie on the Japan LPGA Tour who is makin
  
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• The Latest: Lawyer denies state senator embezzled from union

  02-08-2019 20:38
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on indictment of Illinois state senator’s indictment on embezzlement charges(all times local):
  1:25 p.m.
  An attorney for an Illinois state senator says his client is not guilty of the federal embezzlement charges that prosecutors announced.
  John Theis says in a written statement that state Sen. Tom Cullerton was charged as the result of “false claims” made by a former Teamsters official who days ago pleaded guilty as part of an agreement that cal
  
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