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• Agency: Oxygen injectors pass crucial test in Georgia harbor

  15-08-2019 23:58
  SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal agency in charge of deepening Savannah’s busy shipping channel says machines designed to boost oxygen levels for fish in the river have passed an important test.
  The Army Corps said in a report Thursday the oxygen injectors exceeded expectations during a two-month test run. The test is critical to finishing a $973 million deepening of the Savannah River between the Port of Savannah and the Atlantic Ocean. A 2013 court settlement between the Army Corps a
  
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• North Carolina transgender inmate moved to women’s prison

  15-08-2019 23:57
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina officials have transferred a transgender inmate to a women’s prison.
  News outlets report the state Department of Public Safety announced Thursday that Kanautica Zayre-Brown was moved to Anson Correctional Institution in Polkton. The move comes after months of review by prison officials and the threat of a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union.
  The state had classified Zayre-Brown as a man and placed her in a men’s prison, where she sa
  
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• The Latest: Game between El Paso, suspect’s school cancelled

  15-08-2019 23:53
  EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the aftermath of a shooting that killed 22 people in El Paso, Texas (all times local):
  4:10 p.m.
  A football game between an El Paso high school and the suburban Dallas school where the suspect in the El Paso mass shooting attended has been cancelled.
  Plano school district officials said Thursday they cancelled the game that had been scheduled between Plano Senior High School and El Paso’s Eastwood High School for Sept.6 in Plano.
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• The Latest: El Paso-area trustee critical of cancelling game

  15-08-2019 23:53
  EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the aftermath of a shooting that killed 22 people in El Paso, Texas (all times local):
  6:45 p.m.
  An El Paso-area school board member is critical of the decision to cancel a game between one of the board’s high schools and the Dallas-area school attended by the suspect in the Aug. 3 mass shooting.
  The Plano school district in suburban Dallas canceled the scheduled Sept. 6 game between Eastwood High School in El Paso and Plano Senior High School, alm
  
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• Dale Earnhardt Jr. and family survive fiery plane crash in Tennessee

  15-08-2019 23:49
  CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (NBC NEWS) – NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr., his wife and 1-year-old daughter were transported to a hospital following a private plane crash at a Tennessee airport Thursday.
  The Carter County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to NBC affiliate WCYB that the couple were on a plane that crashed at the Elizabethton Municipal Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration said that a Cessna Citation rolled off the end of a runway and caught fire after landing
  
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• The Latest: Supreme Court denies stay of Tennessee execution

  15-08-2019 23:48
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on the scheduled execution of a Tennessee inmate (all times local):
  4:45 p.m.
  The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a Tennessee inmate’s request for a stay of execution hours before he is scheduled to die in the electric chair.
  The execution of 56-year-old Stephen West is scheduled for Thursday evening at a Nashville prison. West says his then-17-year-old accomplice was the one who fatally stabbed a mother and her 15-year-old daughter in 1986. West was
  
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• Records: Land taxes went unpaid by Rep. Meadows’ business

  15-08-2019 23:46
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Thousands of dollars in property taxes on land owned by Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows’ business went unpaid because the western North Carolina congressman says he didn’t know about the bills.
  The News & Observer of Raleigh reports the Bertie County tax office began recording nonpayments on two parcels starting in 2013 and on a third in beginning in 2016. Meadows spokesman Ben Williamson said in a text message Tuesday that the bills of roughly $6,200
  
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• Lawyers say man facing execution is intellectually disabled

  15-08-2019 23:42
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorneys for a man facing the federal death penalty want a judge to halt his execution and say their client can’t legally be put to death because he’s intellectually disabled.
  Alfred Bourgeois’ lawyers argue in court papers Thursday that a jury was unaware of Bourgeois’ disability and a court never reviewed the evidence.
  The Supreme Court ruled in 2002 that executing people with intellectual disabilities is unconstitutional because it is cruel and
  
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• Lawsuit: Virginia company exploits immigrants needing bail

  15-08-2019 23:35
  FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A Virginia company is facing a lawsuit accusing it of exploiting detained immigrants by charging them excessive fees to facilitate their release on bail.
  The lawsuit filed last week in Rockingham County accuses Verona-based Libre by Nexus of fraud and violating Virginia’s consumer-protection laws. It says immigrants desperate to be released from detention paid Nexus thousands of dollars and agreed to onerous GPS monitoring imposed by the company.
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• The Latest: Colorado River improves, but voluntary cuts loom

  15-08-2019 23:34
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on the outlook for the Colorado River (all times local):
  2:20 p.m.
  Conditions on the over-taxed Colorado River have improved dramatically over the past year, but not enough to stave off voluntary cutbacks for some water users in the Southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
  A federal report released Thursday says the water level in Lake Mead, the biggest reservoir on the river, is expected to be slightly below 1,090 feet (332 meters) above sea level on Jan. 1.
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• The Latest: Trump doesn’t want HK protests to be violent

  15-08-2019 23:31
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s comments on the Hong Kong protests (all times local):
  5:30 p.m.
  President Donald Trump says he doesn’t want to see monthslong protests in Hong Kong met with violence by China.
  Trump said Thursday before boarding Air Force One for New Hampshire that he “I wouldn’t want to see a violent crackdown.”
  He says he believes Chinese President Xi Jinping (shee jihn-peeng) should take the extraordinary step of sitt
  
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• Maryland court rules pot smell not enough to search person

  15-08-2019 23:24
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s highest court says the smell of marijuana isn’t enough for police to search a person, in a ruling that begins by quoting the title of Bob Dylan’s song: “The Times They Are A-Changin’.”
  The Court of Appeals ruled 7-0 this week that in Maryland’s post-decriminalization era, the odor of marijuana coupled with possession of what is clearly less than 10 grams doesn’t give officers probable cause to make an arrest a
  
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• EPA reverses approval for poison traps used by ranchers

  15-08-2019 23:24
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has withdrawn preliminary approval for deadly sodium cyanide traps blamed for injuries to people and pets as well as targeted predators.
  EPA head Andrew Wheeler said in a statement Thursday that he was rescinding his approval so more analysis and discussion of the M-44 traps could be done.
  Farmers, ranchers and government wildlife trappers use the spring-loaded poison traps to kill coyotes and other livestock predators. Critics call the
  
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• AP Top 25 Podcast: Can Pac-12 break its playoff drought?

  15-08-2019 23:21
  Oregon is on the rise. Utah might have its best team since joining the Pac-12. Washington has a new former five-star quarterback. And USC has a coach planted firmly on the hot seat.
  On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast , Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News and Pac-12 Hotline joins AP’s Ralph Russo to preview the Power Five conference that could use a change in national perception after a couple of down years.
  The race for the Pac-12 championship has no clear-cut favorite. C
  
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• Sister: Earnhardt Jr. ‘safe’ after plane crash in Tennessee

  15-08-2019 23:14
  ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. is “safe” and in a hospital for evaluation after his plane crashed in east Tennessee, the NASCAR television analyst and retired driver’s sister tweeted.
  Earnhardt’s sister, Kelley Earnhardt Miller, tweeted that the driver’s wife, Amy, and 15-month-old daughter, Isla, also were on the plane along with two pilots.
  “Everyone is safe and has been taken to the hospital for further evaluation,” she tweeted. &
  
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• Earnhardt takes weekend off after plane crash near Bristol

  15-08-2019 23:14
  ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. will take the weekend off from broadcasting to be with his wife and daughter after the three were in a plane crash landing Thursday near Bristol Motor Speedway.
  The 44-year-old television analyst and retired driver was taken to a hospital for evaluation after the crash in east Tennessee. Earnhardt was with wife Amy, 15-month-old daughter Isla, a dog and two pilots.
  “We’re incredibly grateful that Dale, his wife Amy, daughter Isla, a
  
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• Governor’s initial is missing, so new bridge signs need fix

  15-08-2019 23:13
  NEW YORK (AP) — What’s in a name? Or in the case of New York’s new Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, what’s not in it?
  The state Department of Transportation said Thursday that roughly year-old signs for the long suburban bridge are being patched over because the former governor’s middle initial is missing.
  Department spokesman Joseph Morrissey says it’s being done “to ensure every sign reflects the official name of the new bridge.”
  It’s not immedi
  
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• 12 arrested after protest at Pima County Jail

  15-08-2019 23:13
  TUCSON –Twelve protestors were arrested Wednesday night outside the Pima County Jail.
  Jail officials said they were protesting the arrest of Anthony Potter, who was arrested by University of Arizona Police Department for trespassing and several warrants.
  Officials say the protestors were “throwing flares” and “being disruptive.”
  Details are limited at this time.
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• Doctors suspect vaping behind dozens of lung illnesses in US

  15-08-2019 23:10
  NEW YORK (AP) — As many as 50 people in at least six states have come down with breathing illnesses that may be linked to e-cigarettes or other vaping products.
  No deaths have been reported. Symptoms have included shortness of breath, fatigue, chest pain and vomiting. Doctors say the illnesses resemble an inhalation injury.
  Cases have been reported in Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota. Officials in New York, California and Indiana have been looking into similar reports, too.
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 15 at 2:04PM MST until August 16 at 7:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  15-08-2019 23:04
  * 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…109 to 113 degrees today and 108 to 111 degreeson Friday.
  * 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 ofextre
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 15 at 2:04PM MST until August 15 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  15-08-2019 23:04
  * IMPACTS…Increase in heat related illnesses, including heatcramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. Heat stroke can leadto death.
  * AFFECTED AREAS…Tucson Metro Area, Safford and Mammoth.
  * TEMPERATURES…105 to 110 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 extra precautions ifyou work or spend time
  
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• Bond hearing set after slaying of Ole Miss student

  15-08-2019 22:59
  OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — An attorney says a bond hearing is set for next week for a man charged in the slaying of a University of Mississippi student.
  Tony Farese is representing Brandon Theesfeld, who is charged with murder in the death of 21-year-old Alexandria “Ally” Kostial.
  Farese tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal that he requested the bond hearing Wednesday after talks with District Attorney Ben Creekmore’s office. Farese says he will request a “reason
  
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• Even as some cringe, Rep. Steve King’s support may endure

  15-08-2019 22:57
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Rep. Steve King’s most recent insensitive remarks about rape are the kind that have doomed political candidates elsewhere, but some fellow Iowa Republicans say it’s possible they actually could help the embattled congressman’s re-election chances by reinforcing his credentials as a social conservative.
  King made the comment Tuesday before a conservative group. He was attempting to justify his support for a ban on abortions without exceptions for ra
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 15 at 1:56PM MST until August 16 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  15-08-2019 22:56
  * WHERE…Northwest Pinal County, Apache Junction/Gold Canyon,West Pinal County and Sonoran Desert National Monument.
  * IMPACTS…Overexposure can cause heat cramps and heatexhaustion to develop and, without intervention, can lead toheat stroke.
  * THREAT…High HeatRisk. Afternoon temperatures 103 to 115.Overnight lows in the lower 80s.An Excessive Heat Warning means that a period of very hottemperatures, even by local standards, will occur. Actions shouldbe taken to lessen the im
  
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• Minor league owner refuses to meet with Muslim rights group

  15-08-2019 22:46
  NORWICH, Conn. (AP) — The owner of two minor league baseball teams is refusing to meet with a Muslim civil rights group, accusing it of supporting terrorists.
  The Council on American-Islamic Relations sought a meeting with E. Miles Prentice, owner of the Single-A Connecticut Tigers and Double-A Midland (Texas) RockHounds. CAIR is concerned that Prentice is chairman of the Center for Security Policy, an organization identified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as an anti-Muslim hate group.
  
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• Florida leaders move to condemn white nationalism

  15-08-2019 22:34
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida legislators are moving to officially condemn white supremacists as they begin talking about how the government should intervene against hate-spurred violence.
  The news comes amid an outcry over a mass shooting in Texas in which authorities believe the gunman posted a racist screed online shortly before the attack.
  Florida Democrats and Republicans alike have drafted resolutions condemning white supremacists but it remains to be seen what policy changes will
  
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• Seager’s 3 RBIs lead Mariners over Tigers, 7-2

  15-08-2019 22:29
  DETROIT (AP) — Dylan Moore homered and Kyle Seager drove in three runs and the Seattle Mariners topped the Detroit Tigers 7-2 on Thursday.
  Mallex Smith stole two bases, giving him 34, the most in the majors. The Mariners won two of three after losing eight of their previous nine.
  Detroit finished 4-7 on its 11-game homestand to fall to 17-43 at home. The Tigers need to win five of their last 21 games at Comerica Park to avoid becoming the first team to lose 60 times at home.
  After Seattle
  
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• Scotch whisky group drops suit against Virginia distillery

  15-08-2019 22:26
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Lawyers for a trade association are dropping a federal lawsuit alleging that a Virginia distillery has improperly tried to pass off whiskey as Scotch.
  Attorneys for Scotch Whisky Association filed a voluntary dismissal in U.S. District Court in Delaware on Thursday.
  The association’s lawsuit claimed that the Virginia Distillery Co. has engaged in “false, misleading and deceptive” labelling of whiskey sold under the brand name “Virginia-Highla
  
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• Crownpoint man indicted in shooting that injured 2 children

  15-08-2019 22:23
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal authorities say a Crownpoint man has been indicted on assault and firearms charges in a drive-by shooting that injured two Navajo children last month in New Mexico.
  Prosecutors say the indictment charges 25-year-old Eli Frank Woody with two counts of assault resulting in serious bodily injury to a child and discharging a shotgun during a crime of violence.
  Woody was a passenger in a vehicle on July 18 and allegedly fired shots into a Crownpoint home.
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• Watchdog cites possible political retribution at State Dept

  15-08-2019 22:20
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department’s internal watchdog has found significant evidence of leadership and management problems in the bureau that deals with international organizations, including possible political retribution against career employees.
  The department’s inspector general says a review of thousands of emails and dozens of interviews with current and former employees of the Bureau of International Organizations revealed a negative and vindictive work environment.
  
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• The Latest: Video shows police shooting man as he ran away

  15-08-2019 22:08
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The Latest on the videotaped shooting of a Colorado man by police (all times local):
  2 p.m.
  Footage from police body cameras shows a man running away when Colorado officers open fire, striking him in the back multiple times before he collapses on a street.
  The release of the video Thursday by the Colorado Springs Police Department came nearly two weeks after the death of 19-year-old De’Von Bailey.
  It followed calls from Bailey’s family for the foo
  
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• The Latest: Lawyer: Shooting of fleeing man was ‘execution’

  15-08-2019 22:08
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The Latest on the videotaped shooting of a Colorado man by police (all times local):
  3:05 p.m.
  One of the lawyers representing the family of a young man shot in the back while fleeing police in Colorado says the shooting was the “execution of a man who was running away.”
  Attorney Mari (MAR’-ee) Newman made the claim Thursday based on newly released police body camera footage of the shooting of 19-year-old De’Von Bailey in Colorado Spri
  
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• The Latest: Autopsy: Man shot 3 times in back by police

  15-08-2019 22:08
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The Latest on the videotaped shooting of a Colorado man by police (all times local):
  4:40 p.m.
  Officials say a young black man who was shot while running from police in Colorado died after being shot four times by police, including three times in his back.
  The details were contained in an El Paso County coroner’s autopsy report released Thursday by attorneys representing the family of 19-year-old De’Von Bailey.
  The report says the fourth gunshot w
  
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• PACC will waive adoption fees Saturday for ‘Clear The Shelter’ campaign

  15-08-2019 21:59
  TUCSON – Looking to add a four-legged baby to your family? You may want to mark Saturday on your calendar.
  With the summer months typically the busiest time for shelters across the United States, Pima Animal Care Center hopes to “Clear The Shelter” this Saturday with a free adoption event.
  It's almost here! "Clear the Shelters" is this Saturday! $0 adoption fees for pets 4 months and up! There is a $20 licensing fee per dog.https://www.facebook.com/events/347891409432536/
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• Police departments confront ‘epidemic’ in officer suicides

  15-08-2019 21:54
  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department is grappling with a spike in officer suicides that has drawn national attention to the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among law enforcement.
  The department has declared a mental health emergency and urged officers to seek help for mental health challenges.
  The force averages about five officer suicides a year but has recorded nine already in 2019.
  There have been at least 122 law enforcement suicides in the U.S. this year.
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• Tests find no harmful bacteria in Arizona romaine lettuce

  15-08-2019 21:53
  YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — A federal report shows no pathogenic forms of E. coli or salmonella were found in samples of romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Arizona.
  The Yuma Sun reported Thursday that researchers collected 118 samples of romaine lettuce from facilities in the Yuma area in December.
  The Food and Drug Administration report says that tests did detect one strain of E. coli but the form is not one harmful to humans.
  The agency says the samples were collected at random intervals as crops arr
  
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• Final design concepts approved for Pima County Courthouse

  15-08-2019 21:49
  TUCSON –The final concepts have been approved for the first floor of the historic Pima County Courthouse.
  The floor will house the visitor’s center as well as the University of Arizona’s Mineral Museum.The cost of the Mineral Museum went up from $10 million to $13.5 million.
  Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry says the Courthouse will be a sight to see.
  “Probably, I think it’s going to be the premium attraction in Tucson. Not only downtown but the entire reg
  
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• Michigan OKs $1.3M compensation for man exonerated of murder

  15-08-2019 21:47
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s attorney general has approved $1.3 million in compensation for a 61-year-old man who spent nearly three decades in prison before being exonerated in the arson-related deaths of his wife and two young daughters.
  Dana Nessel’s office says the award was approved Thursday following a review of David Gavitt’s claim under the state’s Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act. Compensation is calculated based on $50,000 for each year a person
  
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• Salvadoran woman accused of abortion faces retrial

  15-08-2019 21:36
  CIUDAD DELGADO, El Salvador (AP) — A young woman charged with homicide in El Salvador after delivering a baby into a toilet is on trial a second time.
  The retrial of Evelyn Beatriz Hernández, whose pregnancy resulted from a rape, began Thursday in this town 2 ½ miles (4 kilometers) northeast of San Salvador.
  El Salvador allows no exceptions for its abortion ban and authorities have used the law to pursue women who suffered miscarriages. Hernández’s fetus was 32 w
  
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• Trump prioritizes China trade talk over defending protesters

  15-08-2019 21:33
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is prioritizing China trade negotiations over defending the Hong Kong protesters.
  This contrasts with the stance sometimes taken by his White House predecessors, who might well use such a flashpoint as a moment to espouse an American commitment to democratic values.
  Trump’s approach also stands in contrast to the strong words by some leading members of Congress who blame China for the unrest in Hong Kong. His State Department has urged restrai
  
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• Parks Canada says camper injured in rare wolf attack

  15-08-2019 21:32
  EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Parks Canada says a wolf attacked campers at in Banff National Park and tried to drag a man away before being driven off.
  The agency says the very rare attack occurred Aug. 9 at the Ramparts Creek campground north of Lake Louise, Alberta.
  Parks Canada wildlife specialist Jon Stuart-Smith says the man was camping with his wife and two children and tried to scare the wolf off by making noise, but it bit him through the tent.
  He says the wolf repeatedly bit the man, r
  
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• The Latest: Official suspended at prison where truck hurt 2

  15-08-2019 21:27
  CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) — The Latest on the investigation of a driver whose truck menaced a group of immigration protesters (all times local):
  3:25 p.m.
  Officials at a Rhode Island prison where a truck drove at a group protesting federal immigration policies say an employee has been placed on administrative leave.
  Daniel Martin is warden of the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls.
  He says a correctional officer identified as Capt. Thomas Woodworth has been suspended as the
  
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• The Latest: 2 hurt, 1 seriously when truck hits protesters

  15-08-2019 21:27
  CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) — The Latest on the investigation of a driver whose truck menaced a group of immigration protesters (all times local):
  5:30 p.m.
  An organization that has been protesting federal immigration policies says one of two people injured when a truck drove through demonstrators outside a Rhode Island prison was seriously hurt.
  The Jewish youth movement Never Again Action says 64-year-old Jerry Belair, of Warren, suffered a broken leg and internal bleeding and was being eva
  
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• 4 children saved from St. Louis fire; apparently left alone

  15-08-2019 21:27
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Four children under the age of 5 who fire officials believe were left without adult supervision have been pulled from a burning home by St. Louis firefighters.
  One child is in critical condition. There was no immediate information on the conditions of the others.
  Someone passing by the home in the city’s Lafayette Square neighborhood just before 1 p.m. Thursday saw smoke and called for help. Fire Department spokesman Garon Mosby says firefighters entered the home whi
  
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• Coroner says Dayton gunman had cocaine, alcohol, anti-depressants in his system during the mass shooting that killed 9

  15-08-2019 21:22
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Coroner says Dayton gunman had cocaine, alcohol, anti-depressants in his system during the mass shooting that killed 9.
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• Ga Tech QB Johnson granted 6th year of eligibility by NCAA

  15-08-2019 21:14
  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech quarterback Lucas Johnson has been granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA.
  Johnson can play three more college seasons after the decision announced Thursday.
  The 6-foot-3, 215-pound quarterback was granted the additional year after seeing action in just one of his first three seasons. He was redshirted in 2016 and missed all of last season with a foot injury.
  Johnson appeared in nine games as a reserve quarterback and holder in 2017. He appears likely t
  
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• OxyContin maker Purdue agrees to provide research data

  15-08-2019 21:13
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The maker of the powerful painkiller OxyContin has agreed to provide access to proprietary research and other data to researchers at Oklahoma State University to help them find causes and treatments for drug addiction.
  Stamford, Connecticut-based Purdue Pharma announced the agreement Thursday in a joint statement with the university.
  Purdue said it will provide Oklahoma State’s new National Center for Wellness & Recovery access to “research molecules an
  
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• Top NASA official gets look at next moon rocket

  15-08-2019 21:09
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — NASA’s top official says the rocket expected to power the next mission to the moon is about 90 percent complete.
  NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine spoke during a visit Thursday to a facility in New Orleans where the core stage is being built.
  The 212-foot-tall (65-meter-tall) core stage is made up of two liquid propellant tanks and four RS-25 engines.
  In the months to come, the engine section will be attached to the rest of the core section. If all goes well, it w
  
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• Bank of Mexico lowers interest rate, citing global concerns

  15-08-2019 20:56
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s central bank says it is lowering its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point to 8%, citing slowing global economic activity and tensions including the trade war between the United States and China.
  The Bank of Mexico says “the risks that the global economy faces have increased,” and also mentions commercial disputes, the “disorderly” Brexit process and deterioration of “some political and geopolitical risks.”
  It said
  
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• Metallica donates to Romanian pediatric cancer hospital

  15-08-2019 20:55
  BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Metallica says it has donated 250,000 euros ($277,600) to support the construction of Romania’s first pediatric oncology hospital.
  The American heavy metal band, which is very popular in Romania, made the donation ahead of their sold-out show Wednesday in Romania’s National Arena, according to the band’s All Within My Hands nonprofit foundation.
  The funds went to the Daruieste Viata (Bestow Life) association, which is working to modernize Romania
  
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