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• Nation-wide education protests in Brazil against budget cuts

  13-08-2019 23:59
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Thousands of students and teachers have protested federal cuts in education spending in gatherings across Brazil.
  Union leaders called for a strike Tuesday in the education sector, denouncing funding cuts from elementary schools to higher public education and plans to open federal universities to private investment.
  The government says it is implementing the cuts across the board and in an equal way.
  Online news portal G1 registered events in 72 cities Tuesday but the
  
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• Vols DB Buchanan’s status uncertain due to spinal condition

  13-08-2019 23:56
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee defensive back Baylen Buchanan has a spinal condition that makes his status for this season uncertain.
  Buchanan started all 12 games for Tennessee last year but hasn’t been participating in preseason practice. Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt said Tuesday that Buchanan is being held out because “basically we’ve discovered that he has kind of a narrowing of the spine.”
  Pruitt says Tennessee has sent Buchanan to various specialists and a
  
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• The Latest: Human Services doesn’t check for smoke detectors

  13-08-2019 23:52
  ERIE, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on a home day care center fire in Pennsylvania that killed five children (all times local):
  5:50 p.m.
  A spokeswoman for Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services says it does not regulate smoke detectors in state-licensed home day care facilities.
  Ali Fogarty said Tuesday that current regulations do not allow for citing a child care facility for compliance with fire safety codes including having working smoke detectors.
  A blaze ripped through a home day
  
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• A timeline of the shooting that killed 9 in Dayton, Ohio

  13-08-2019 23:52
  Police say the gunman who opened fire in Dayton, Ohio, around 1 a.m. Aug. 4 went to a nightlife area with his sister and another companion, then parted from them and carried out a half-minute rampage that killed nine, including the sister. Police haven’t confirmed a motive but said Tuesday that surveillance video and other evidence helped them piece together a rough timeline of what happened:
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  11:04 p.m.: Connor Betts, 24, arrives in Dayton’s Oregon district with his 22-year-old s
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 13 at 2:46PM MST until August 15 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  13-08-2019 23:46
  * IMPACTS…Increase in heat related illnesses, including heatcramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. Heat stroke can leadto death.
  * AFFECTED AREAS…western deserts including Picacho Peak,Sells, Ajo and Organ Pipe National Monument.
  * TEMPERATURES…108 to 113 degrees.
  * For a detailed view of the hazard area…visitweather.gov/Tucson and click on the Detailed Hazards IconAn Excessive Heat Warning means that a prolonged period ofextremely hot temperatures will occur. Take
  
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• Berlin stops safety vests for kids over far-right link claim

  13-08-2019 23:32
  BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in the German capital say they’re halting distribution of orange safety vests to new schoolchildren after a report linking the company that donated them to far-right groups.
  Berlin state’s education department said Tuesday it has asked the domestic intelligence agency to investigate claims in a New York Times report about the donor, a company called Autodoc.
  In its report Saturday, the newspaper claims Autodoc advertising appeared on several far-right
  
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• NC parents on edge after kids got sick for drinking ‘fake’ formula

  13-08-2019 23:28
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WCNC) — Police are looking into several cases of people reportedly buying baby formula, which can be expensive, replacing it with flour, and returning the product for cash.
  In a few cases the NBC Charlotte Defenders team uncovered, those tampered formulas reportedly made it back on store shelves.
  Some parents say they didn’t realize what was off until their kids got sick.
  After a frightening few days, 9-month-old Adeline is smiling again.
  “Yesterday she was a c
  
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• The Latest: Tennessee governor won’t halt inmate’s execution

  13-08-2019 23:27
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on the upcoming execution of a Tennessee inmate (all times local):
  4:25 p.m.
  Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee won’t stop Thursday’s execution of an inmate who says his accomplice was the one who fatally stabbed a mother and daughter in 1986.
  Lee said in a statement Tuesday he won’t intervene after reviewing 56-year-old Stephen West’s case.
  West was convicted of the kidnapping and stabbing deaths of 51-year-old Wanda Romines and her 15-year-
  
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• Ducey Signs Bill for Missing and Murdered Women and Girls Study

  13-08-2019 23:24
  Earlier today, Governor Doug Ducey officially signed House Bill 2570, which intends to create a study committee to address the high number of Indigenous women and girls that are killed or go missing each year. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Jennifer Jermaine and passed unanimously in the House and Senate chambers earlier this year.With Ducey's signature, the committee can begin working toward finding causes and solutions to these crimes, which starts with better collaboration and record-
  
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• Girl killed when rocks fall on vehicle in Glacier park

  13-08-2019 23:16
  WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — Falling rocks hit the top of a vehicle traveling on Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, killing a 14-year-old Utah girl and injuring her parents and two other children.
  Park officials say the rock slide happened at about 7 p.m. Monday near the East Tunnel on the scenic highway.
  Rocks ranging from fist-sized to 12 inches (30 centimeters) in diameter fell from an unknown height, shattering the vehicle’s rear window.
  The girl’s name and homet
  
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• Brewers star Yelich back in lineup after missing 5 starts

  13-08-2019 23:15
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brewers star Christian Yelich has returned to the lineup after missing five starts because of a back injury.
  The NL MVP was set to bat third and play right field Tuesday night when the Brewers hosted Minnesota.
  Yelich leads the NL with a .335 batting average and his 39 home runs are tied for the most in the majors with Mike Trout of the Angels.
  Yelich pinch-hit on Sunday and struck out in the Brewers’ 1-0 loss to the Texas Rangers.
  The lefty-swinging Yelich missed si
  
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• 4 Your Health: A type of fruit could be secret to longer lifespan

  13-08-2019 23:13
  Health experts say doctors should begin screening for drug use.
  The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening their adult patients for illegal drug use, including abuse of prescription medication.
  According to experts, roughly 10 percent of adults use illegal drugs and it is also a common cause of preventable death, injury and disability.
  The screening would involve asking questions about drug use and as well as frequency of use and can be done in the exam room or on routine forms
  
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• Braves’ Riley won’t need surgery, Swanson still rehabbing

  13-08-2019 23:05
  ATLANTA (AP) — Rookie outfielder Austin Riley will not need surgery on his injured right knee and expects to return to the Atlanta Braves’ lineup in about two weeks.
  Riley revealed the good news before the NL East leaders opened a three-game series against the New York Mets on Tuesday. He went on the 10-day injured list Aug. 5 after spraining his knee during a workout.
  After a dazzling start to his first season in the big leagues, Riley slumped to a .242 average by the time of his in
  
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• Former big league managers Randoph, Price join Team USA

  13-08-2019 23:02
  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Former major league managers Willie Randolph and Bryan Price will be part of the coaching staff for Team USA during a qualifying tournament for the 2020 Olympics.
  USA Baseball announced the staff Tuesday that will work with manager Joe Girardi.
  Randoph will be the third base coach and Price will be the pitching coach. Also on the staff are Scott Brosius (bench), Roly de Armas (bullpen), Phil Plantier (hitting) and Ernie Young (first base).
  Randolph managed the New York
  
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• Georgia’s Abrams announces voter protection program

  13-08-2019 23:01
  ATLANTA (AP) — Former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has announced a multimillion-dollar initiative to staff and fund voter protection teams in battleground states across the country ahead of the 2020 elections.
  Abrams said Tuesday that she would focus on that effort rather than run for president herself. She made the announcement during a speech before a labor union convention in Las Vegas.
  Abrams had contemplated running for president after gaining national atte
  
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• 2009 champ del Potro out of US Open because of right knee

  13-08-2019 23:00
  WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Juan Martin del Potro, the 2009 champion, has withdrawn from the U.S. Open because he is still recovering from surgery on his right knee.
  The 12th-ranked del Potro fractured his kneecap for the second time in less than a year while playing at grass-court tournament in June to prepare for Wimbledon.
  He had an operation shortly after that and hasn’t competed since.
  The U.S. Tennis Association said Tuesday that del Potro’s withdrawal allowed Denis Kudla,
  
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• Jets sign veteran CB Marcus Cooper for depth in secondary

  13-08-2019 22:54
  FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets have signed veteran cornerback Marcus Cooper for depth in their depleted secondary.
  The team also announced Tuesday it waived tight end Nick Truesdell to make room on the roster.
  Cooper has played in 74 games, including 28 starts, in stints with San Francisco, Kansas City, Arizona, Chicago and Detroit in six NFL seasons. He was released by the Lions on Monday.
  The 2013 seventh-round draft pick out of Rutgers has seven career interceptions with 36
  
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• San Francisco Opera says it is canceling Placido Domingo concert after AP story details sexual harassment allegations

  13-08-2019 22:52
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Opera says it is canceling Placido Domingo concert after AP story details sexual harassment allegations.
  The post San Francisco Opera says it is canceling Placido Domingo concert after AP story details sexual harassment allegations appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Trial delayed for a man accused of killing 4 in Casa Grande

  13-08-2019 22:50
  CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (AP) — The trial date for one of two men accused of killing four people in Casa Grande in 2017 is being pushed back.
  Rodney Ortiz had been scheduled to go on trial Jan. 22.
  But defense and prosecution attorneys didn’t think they’d be ready by then and asked Monday for a vacated trial date.
  According to the Casa Grande Dispatch, a new trial date for Ortiz likely will be determined after a Sept. 30 status hearing.
  Ortiz and Alec Perez are accused of killing two
  
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• China denies US Navy ship visits to Hong Kong amid unrest

  13-08-2019 22:48
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Chinese government has denied requests for two U.S. Navy ships to make port visits to Hong Kong amid civil unrest.
  Cmdr. Nate Christensen, deputy spokesman for the U.S. Pacific Fleet, said Tuesday said the USS Green Bay had been scheduled to visit Hong Kong on Aug. 17 and the USS Lake Erie was scheduled to visit in September.
  Christensen said it was up to China to say why it denied the requests.
  He said the U.S. Navy expects port visits to Hong Kong
  
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• Ajax escapes early Champions League exit against PAOK

  13-08-2019 22:40
  AMSTERDAM (AP) — Last season’s Champions League semifinalist Ajax came close to crashing out in qualifying Tuesday, coming from behind to beat PAOK Thessaloniki 5-4 on aggregate.
  On a night when former European champions Porto and Celtic were both knocked out, Ajax faced elimination when its former youth player Diego Biseswar scored for PAOK in the 23rd minute to put the Greek team 3-2 ahead on aggregate.
  Ajax captain Dusan Tadic saw one penalty saved, but scored a second to draw lev
  
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• US homeland security chief: Racism is fueling some terrorism

  13-08-2019 22:39
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Homeland Security head says white supremacist ideology is fueling some domestic terrorism.
  Acting Secretary Kevin K. McAleenan appeared Tuesday in Jackson, Mississippi, for a forum about preventing violence against religious groups.
  He said the recent mass shooting that killed 22 people in El Paso was inspired by “violent white supremacist ideology” that “offends us all.”
  Others at the forum described the threat in similar terms. Democratic
  
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• Tar Heels’ Church goes viral with video of back-to-basket 3s

  13-08-2019 22:32
  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Leah Church apparently doesn’t need to even see the basket to hit 3-pointers.
  In a video posted Saturday on social media , the junior guard hit three consecutive long 3s while shooting over her head with her back to the basket. The viral clip has more than 1 million views while also being featured on NBC’s “Today” show.
  Church gained national attention for online videos showing her making 120 3-pointers in five minutes
  
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• Former Montana trainer pleads guilty to having child porn

  13-08-2019 22:31
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A former high school athletic trainer in Miles City who has acknowledged sexually abusing dozens of teenage boys has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography.
  The Billings Gazette reports 79-year-old James Jensen pleaded guilty Tuesday in Miles City. A housekeeper in the care home where Jensen was living reported seeing the images.
  Jensen was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison last month for using the internet to aid in his abuse of the boys while he worke
  
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• Gillibrand to visit St. Louis to decry state abortion limits

  13-08-2019 22:30
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand is planning to hold a reproductive rights town hall in St. Louis, home of Missouri’s last remaining abortion clinic.
  A new state law bans most abortions at the eighth week of pregnancy. But the restrictions have yet to take effect and have been challenged in federal court.
  The New York senator has made defending women’s rights the bedrock of her presidential bid. Gillibrand’s campaign says the town hal
  
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• An apple a day might actually keep the doctor away

  13-08-2019 22:24
  You’ve heard the saying “an apple a day will keep the doctor away.”
  But a new study suggests it may also help you live longer.
  Australian researchers followed over 53 thousand Danes for 23 years, while studying their dietary habits.
  Those who regularly consumed flavonoid-rich foods, such as apples, were less likely to die from heart disease or cancer.
  The protective effect of these foods appeared to be strongest for those at a high risk of chronic diseases due to smoking of he
  
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• Cardinals activate Molina, put Martinez on injured list

  13-08-2019 22:18
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals activated catcher Yadier Molina from the injured list, placed outfielder Jose Martinez on it with a shoulder injury and selected outfielder Randy Arozarena from Triple-A Memphis before opening a two-game series at Kansas City on Tuesday night.
  Molina has been out since July 8 with a strained right thumb tendon that has caused the nine-time All-Star to miss the past 28 games. He went 3 for 20 with a homer and six RBIs during an eight-game reha
  
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• 3-year-old, mom team to sells lemonade to help other moms

  13-08-2019 22:13
  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A 3-year-old North Carolina girl and her mother have come up with a sweet way to help struggling mothers provide for their children.
  Ava Lewis opened a lemonade stand in front of her mother’s hair salon, with the proceeds going toward helping women facing challenges that include raising children. WTVD reports that on Monday, the mother and daughter dropped off several boxes of baby wipes and a box of diapers to the local Good Samaritan Inn, operated by the Durham
  
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• The Latest: Rand Paul makes first post-surgery appearance

  13-08-2019 22:11
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s first public appearance since his lung surgery (all times local):
  4 p.m.
  U.S. Sen. Rand Paul has made his first public appearance since undergoing lung surgery.
  The Kentucky Republican gave a speech Tuesday at a chamber of commerce luncheon in southern Kentucky.
  Paul answered questions from the crowd of about 100 people after his address. He talked about his recovery and fielded questions about a range of subjects, including
  
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• XOXO: Where to rock, Tuesday, Aug. 13

  13-08-2019 22:06
  Dysthymia runs rampant.…
  
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• Indiana man charged after shots fired at Chicago hospital

  13-08-2019 21:54
  CHICAGO (AP) — An Indiana man with a history of gun convictions has been charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm after authorities say he opened fire at a Chicago hospital.
  In a criminal complaint released Tuesday, the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago says 40-year-old Bernard Harvey Jr. is accused of entering the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center on Monday armed with a semi-automatic rifle that had been reported stolen in Indianapolis where he lives.
  The complaint says pol
  
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• The Latest: Police divided on whether gunman targeted sister

  13-08-2019 21:41
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on the deadly mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio (all times local):
  4 p.m.
  Police investigating the mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, say the gunman’s sister was among the first people he shot, but investigators are divided on whether he intentionally killed her.
  Chief Richard Biehl says evidence is so far inconclusive on whether 24-year-old Connor Betts targeted his 22-year-old sister Megan two hours after they arrived at the city’s Oregon entertainment
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Mooch Sees the light...and some other things

  13-08-2019 21:30
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• South Carolina woman attacked by alligator while walking dog

  13-08-2019 21:18
  HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina woman is recovering after being bitten by an alligator near her home in Hilton Head Island.
  South Carolina Department of Natural Resources spokesman David Lucas tells news outlets that it happened in the Sun City retirement community on Monday night.
  Lucas says a 68-year-old woman was walking her dog about 10 p.m. near her house, which is also near several ponds. He says the 8-to-9-foot-long (2.4-to-2.7-meter-long) gator bit the woman on the
  
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• The Latest: San Francisco Opera cancels Domingo concert

  13-08-2019 20:56
  The Latest on sexual harassment accusations against opera legend Placido Domingo (all times EDT):
  5 p.m.
  The San Francisco Opera says it is canceling an October concert featuring Placido Domingo after the publication of an Associated Press story that quoted numerous women as saying they were sexually harassed or subjected to inappropriate behavior by the superstar.
  The Oct. 6 show had been to mark Domingo’s 50th anniversary with the San Francisco company. It had been promoted as a “s
  
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• The Latest: LA Opera to investigate Domingo accusations

  13-08-2019 20:56
  The Latest on sexual harassment accusations against opera legend Placido Domingo (all times EDT):
  2 p.m.
  The Los Angeles Opera has issued a statement saying it will investigate allegations against Placido Domingo contained in an Associated Press story in which numerous women accuse the opera legend of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior.
  Domingo is the general director of the LA Opera and has held top managerial positions at the company since 2000.
  Several women in the AP’s story
  
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• More deaths may be linked to power shut offs in Phoenix area

  13-08-2019 20:52
  KPNX-The shocking heat related death of a woman from Sun City West, outside of Phoenix last year, forced Arizona Public Service to ban power shut offs until next October. Now there is more about other deaths that may have occurred in sweltering homes over the last two decades.
  Researchers looked at nearly 20 years of data and found up to 200 people have died after their power was turned off. But despite the disturbing numbers they said they don’t know enough yet to determine if those death
  
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• Pakistan seeks urgent UN meeting on India action in Kashmir

  13-08-2019 20:50
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Pakistan is calling for an urgent meeting of the U.N. Security Council, saying India’s decision to strip Kashmir of its autonomy threatens international peace and could lead to ethnic cleansing and genocide in the Muslim-majority region.
  Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi denounced “recent aggressive actions” by India’s Hindu nationalist-led government, saying they “willfully undermine the internationally recognized disputed s
  
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• Deputy: Man killed after ramming tractor into patrol car

  13-08-2019 20:43
  ASHEBORO, N.C. (AP) — A deputy in North Carolina fatally shot a man he says rammed a tractor into his patrol car three times, nearly rolling it.
  News outlets report the Randolph County deputy saw the man driving the tractor erratically Tuesday morning.
  The sheriff’s office says the man caused damage by driving through a yard before turning the tractor toward the deputy’s vehicle. The man rammed the vehicle three times, nearly rolling the patrol car. The deputy says he feared fo
  
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• The Latest: Trump takes credit for plant announced in 2012

  13-08-2019 20:35
  MONACA, Pennsylvania (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the economy (all times local):
  2:25 p.m.
  President Donald Trump is telling workers at Shell’s soon-to-be completed Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex that the largest investment in the state’s history would have never happened without me and us.”
  That’s despite the fact that Shell announced its plans to build the complex in 2012, when President Barack Obama was in office.
  Trump is speaking in Mona
  
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• Broadway producer arrested on child porn charges

  13-08-2019 20:31
  NEW YORK (AP) — A Broadway producer whose first big-budget show was derailed by a con man’s false financial promises has been arrested on child porn charges.
  The producer, Ben Sprecher, was arrested Tuesday on federal charges of possession and distribution of child pornography.
  It was not immediately clear who would represent him at a court appearance.
  A criminal complaint prepared by a New York City police detective said Sprecher admitted he possessed child porn files.
  The complaint
  
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• US sued over legal access, better conditions for migrants

  13-08-2019 20:29
  BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Lawyers are asking a federal judge to order U.S. Customs and Border Protection to provide legal access to detainees and improve conditions in detention cells where reports of fetid conditions have sparked outrage.
  The request for a preliminary injunction was filed Monday in federal district court in Brownsville, Texas, on behalf of detainees who allege they have been held for weeks or months in fenced-in pens without the ability to call their relatives or lawyers.
  
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• Justice Department says 2 guards assigned to watch Jeffrey Epstein placed on leave; warden is temporarily reassigned

  13-08-2019 20:28
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department says 2 guards assigned to watch Jeffrey Epstein placed on leave; warden is temporarily reassigned.
  The post Justice Department says 2 guards assigned to watch Jeffrey Epstein placed on leave; warden is temporarily reassigned appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Curt Schilling says he may run for Congress in Arizona

  13-08-2019 20:24
  PHOENIX (AP) — Former major league pitcher Curt Schilling says he’s thinking about running for Congress in Arizona.
  Schilling confirmed in an email to The Arizona Republic on Monday that he’s considering a run. He declined to say which district he’d run in and wrote that “the illegal immigration issue is not a joke.”
  Schilling, 52, helped the Arizona Diamondbacks to its only World Series championship in 2001. He won another World Series with the Boston Red Sox
  
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• 50 old TVs mysteriously appear on neighborhood’s porches

  13-08-2019 20:24
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia say more than 50 television sets have been mysteriously placed on front porches in a neighborhood outside Richmond.
  Henrico County police Lt. Matt Pecka said residents found older model televisions outside their front doors Sunday morning. He told the Richmond Times-Dispatch that video from one doorbell camera showed a person wearing TV-shaped headgear while dropping off a TV set.
  Police believe that more than one person is responsible. A similar inc
  
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• Forest officials ship Arizona wood chips to South Korea

  13-08-2019 20:22
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Forest officials are shipping wood chips from an Arizona forest-thinning project to South Korea to test if it could become a viable option to dispose of excess plant matter.
  The Arizona Daily Sun reported Tuesday that 60 shipping containers of wood chips are expected to reach South Korea next month.
  JA International plans to use the wood chips for power generation. The South Korean company covered the transportation costs of the one-time shipment.
  The shipment aims
  
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• Wawrinka outlasts Dimitrov to reach 2nd round in Cincinnati

  13-08-2019 20:21
  MASON, Ohio (AP) — Stan Wawrinka advanced to the second round of the Western & Southern Open with a grueling 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (4) win over Grigor Dimitrov on Tuesday.
  In a match that lasted 2 hours, 34 minutes, Dimitrov fought off two match points in the eighth game of the third set and forced a tiebreaker, which Wawrinka clinched with an ace.
  Wawrinka, who has won the Australian, French and U.S. Opens, next faces qualifier Andrey Rublev, who advanced with a 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2 victory over
  
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• Trial delayed for Mar-a-Lago trespassing trial

  13-08-2019 20:19
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge has delayed the trial for a Chinese woman charged with trespassing at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club and lying to Secret Service agents.
  Judge Roy Altman rescheduled Yujing Zhang’s case to begin Sept. 3 to give her more time to prepare her defense during a federal court hearing Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
  The 33-year-old Shanghai business consultant, who fired her public defenders in June, told the judge she had been too s
  
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• CBS and Viacom announce deal to reunite

  13-08-2019 20:15
  NEW YORK (AP) — CBS and Viacom are set to reunite, bringing together their networks and the Paramount movie studio as traditional media giants challenge streaming companies like Netflix.
  Viacom owns Paramount Pictures and pay TV channels such as Comedy Central, MTV and BET, while CBS has a broadcast network, television stations, Showtime and a stake in The CW network.
  Analysts say the reunion will help both companies navigate an ever-competitive streaming landscape.
  CBS was one of the firs
  
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• CBS and Viacom announce deal to reunite as traditional media giants get bigger to challenge streaming tech companies

  13-08-2019 20:13
  NEW YORK (AP) — CBS and Viacom announce deal to reunite as traditional media giants get bigger to challenge streaming tech companies .
  The post CBS and Viacom announce deal to reunite as traditional media giants get bigger to challenge streaming tech companies appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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