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• Gamecocks tight end Kiel Pollard retiring due to spinal cyst

  16-08-2019 23:55
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina tight end Kiel Pollard is giving up football after a cyst was found on his spinal cord.
  The Gamecocks announced Pollard’s decision Friday.
  The 6-foot-1, 235-pound Pollard sustained a small fracture in his neck last week and was expected to miss up to six weeks. But South Carolina coach Will Muschamp said the cyst was found during examinations. The coach said the cyst “appeared to have been there since he was a child.”
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• Mother of 4 kids rescued in St. Louis fire faces charges

  16-08-2019 23:47
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The mother of four young children rescued from an apartment fire in St. Louis is facing felony charges for allegedly leaving them home alone.
  St. Louis prosecutors on Friday charged 27-year-old Crystal Ford with four counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Ford does not have a listed attorney.
  Firefighters on Thursday arrived at the home engulfed in flames and found the children, all under the age of 4. They were hiding from the fire in a playroom, including two in a
  
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• Country’s largest tribal nation seeks congressional delegate

  16-08-2019 23:46
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The newly elected chief of the Oklahoma-based Cherokee Nation plans to appoint the tribe’s first-ever delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, a right outlined in a nearly 200-year-old treaty with the federal government.
  In a letter Thursday to the speaker of the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council, Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. requested a special meeting of the council to consider confirming Kimberly Teehee, a former adviser to President Barack Obama. The A
  
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• Sahuarita Pecan Festival Cancelled, FICO Blames Global Tariffs

  16-08-2019 23:39
  Farmers Investment Co.(FICO) announced today that the 2019 Sahuarita Pecan Festival is cancelled.…
  
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• French second division game halted over homophobic chanting

  16-08-2019 23:35
  NANCY, France (AP) — French sports minister Roxana Maracineanu has congratulated a referee for interrupting a French second division game due to apparent homophobic chants from fans.
  Mehdi Mokhtari stopped the game on Friday between Nancy and Le Mans for about a minute after an initial appeal made over the speakers to stop the chants failed to have an effect at Nancy’s Marcel Picot Stadium. The game continued shortly afterward.
  “It’s a first. And a last, I hope,” Ma
  
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• ESPN adds worldwide rights to NWSL

  16-08-2019 23:33
  BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN and the National Women’s Soccer League have reached an agreement for worldwide rights to the league’s remaining regular-season and playoff matches. ESPN already had rights to broadcast games in the United States.
  ESPN’s international coverage Saturday features a doubleheader: the Orlando Pride vs the Utah Royals followed by the Portland Thorns-Washington Spirit game. The network will have 27 more regular-season matches after Saturday.
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• Longtime South Carolina AD McGee dies at 80

  16-08-2019 23:32
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina athletic director Mike McGee, a former Outland Trophy winner at Duke who hired Lou Holtz and Steve Spurrier to lead Gamecocks football, died Friday. He was 80.
  The University of South Carolina announced McGee’s death Friday, saying he died “peacefully” at his home in Montrose, Colorado.
  McGee was Gamecocks athletic director from 1993-2005. He was responsible for hiring several high-profile coaches to the Southeastern Conference
  
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• Two injured in crash at northwest side intersection

  16-08-2019 23:27
  TUCSON – Two people were transported to the hospital after they were injured in a northwest side vehicle collision Friday afternoon.
  According to Northwest Fire District, the crash occurred at the intersection of Ina Road and Camino de la Tierra, closing an eastbound lane at Ina.The severity of the injuries has not yet been released.
  Details are limited at this time.Northwest Fire responded to a two vehicle accident at Ina/Camino de la Tierra.2 patientsbeing transported to the hospital. On
  
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• 2 reported dead in small plane crash in New Orleans

  16-08-2019 23:26
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans authorities say two people have died in the crash of a small airplane.
  The city said on its “Nola Ready” website that firefighters, emergency medical services and the police responded to the crash Friday afternoon. It says two fatalities have been confirmed.
  The crash was in eastern New Orleans near the city’s Lakefront Airport, which accommodates smaller aircraft.
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• Officials: More kids in Mass. ingesting marijuana products

  16-08-2019 23:22
  BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts health care officials say there has been an increase in calls to the state’s poison control center about toddlers ingesting marijuana products.
  The Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention says the number of calls about children 5 years old and younger nearly tripled in the first seven months since recreational pot shops opened in November.
  The Boston Globe reports children have been getting into marijuana products including brownies, chocolate ba
  
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• LA Opera declines details on Placido Domingo investigation

  16-08-2019 23:21
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Los Angeles Opera has declined to release any details of its promised investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against opera legend Placido Domingo, the company’s longtime general director, including whether it has already started.
  Hours after an Associated Press story was released Tuesday detailing the accusations, the LA Opera announced it would engage outside counsel to investigate the “concerning allegations.”
  Three of the nine wome
  
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• Without Messi, Barcelona loses 1st league opener in 10 years

  16-08-2019 23:20
  MADRID (AP) — Barcelona lost its opening Spanish league match for the first time in a decade on Friday, falling at Athletic Bilbao 1-0.
  Veteran striker Aritz Aduriz scored the winner with a spectacular scissor-kick a minute after coming off the bench in the 88th minute, handing Barcelona the loss after 10 straight wins to start the league.
  Antoine Griezmann couldn’t make up for Lionel Messi’s absence. Griezmann was held scoreless in his competitive debut after joining from riva
  
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• Lyon routs Angers 6-0 to continue Sylvinho’s winning start

  16-08-2019 23:16
  LYON, France (AP) — Memphis Depay and Moussa Dembelé both scored twice as Lyon won again in the French league under new coach Sylvinho by routing Angers 6-0 on Friday.
  Houssem Aouar opened the scoring from outside the penalty area in the 11th minute, Dembelé scored in the 37th after cutting inside a defender, and Depay grabbed his first before the break.
  The Dutch forward scored his second after beating the offside trap, Dembelé made it 5-0 in the 65th, and Brazilian m
  
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• Football game with school El Paso suspect attended back on

  16-08-2019 23:12
  PLANO, Texas (AP) — A Dallas-area district where the El Paso shooting suspect graduated from high school has reinstated a September football game with an El Paso school that had cancelled because of fears that extremists would use it as a platform to get attention.
  Sara Bonser, superintendent of the Plano Independent School District, announced the reinstatement Friday of the game between Eastwood High School of El Paso and Plano Senior High School. The Plano school was attended by Patrick
  
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• Nobody hurt when guard fires gun at LA-area shopping plaza

  16-08-2019 23:03
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say nobody was hurt when a security guard opened fire after he was approached by a man with a knife at a busy Los Angeles-area shopping plaza, sending shoppers sprinting away in panic.
  Police in Santa Monica say the knife-wielding man was arrested a short time after the gunfire erupted Friday morning at the popular Third Street Promenade.
  Los Angeles resident Siamak Kordestani says he and others ducked into a store after three shots rang out. He says people r
  
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• Girl bitten by shark along Florida coast known for bites

  16-08-2019 23:01
  NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A newspaper reports that a young girl has become the 10th person bitten by a shark in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, this year. The Daytona Beach News Journal quotes authorities as saying 9-year-old Margaret Crum of Canton, Ohio, was bitten in the right leg Friday while wading through the water at the beach, located on Florida’s central Atlantic coast.
  Capt. Tammy Malphurs of the Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue says the girl’s injuries weren&r
  
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• Houston’s P.J. Tucker withdraws from USA Basketball camp

  16-08-2019 23:00
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Houston forward P.J. Tucker has withdrawn from consideration for USA Basketball’s World Cup roster, meaning 14 players remain in consideration for 12 spots.
  Tucker withdrew Friday, citing a minor left ankle issue. He has twisted the ankle twice in the last several days and decided the best move would be to let it fully heal before going to training camp with the Rockets next month.
  The 34-year-old Tucker was the oldest player left in World Cup camp with the Ame
  
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• AP Interview: Pelosi assails Trump, Netanyahu ‘weakness’

  16-08-2019 22:56
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says U.S.-Israel relations can withstand the “weakness” of President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu barring two members of Congress from visiting the country.
  Pelosi told The Associated Press on Friday that the “weakness of Netanyahu and the weakness of Donald Trump combined” into a policy that’s “a no.”
  She said the U.S. commitment to Israel isn’t dependent on either leader and
  
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• Bayern held 2-2 at home by Hertha in Bundesliga opener

  16-08-2019 22:46
  BERLIN (AP) — Amid reports that Brazilian winger Philippe Coutinho was to join the club, Bayern Munich was held to 2-2 by Hertha Berlin in the opening game of the Bundesliga on Friday.
  Robert Lewandowski scored twice for the seven-time defending champion, but Bayern failed to make the most of its chances and will rue the setback after Hertha capitalized on two mistakes to score twice in a three-minute period.
  Bayern coach Niko Kovac congratulated counterpart Ante Covic after making his lea
  
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• Bayern agrees to sign Coutinho on loan from Barcelona

  16-08-2019 22:43
  MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich has agreed to sign Brazilian playmaker Philippe Coutinho on loan from Barcelona.
  “I can confirm that (club chairman) Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and I were in Barcelona this week and have reached a consensus with FC Barcelona, the player and the agent. We had very good talks and I also want to thank FC Barcelona,” Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic told broadcaster ZDF on Friday.
  “Of course there are still a few details to be cleared, the me
  
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• Barcelona: ‘Initial agreement’ to loan Coutinho to Bayern

  16-08-2019 22:43
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona says it is in negotiations to loan playmaker Philippe Coutinho to Bayern Munich.
  Barcelona’s director of institutional relations says there is “an initial agreement” for the transfer, but it hasn’t been finalized yet.
  Guillermo Amor made the comment on Friday before Barcelona opened its Spanish league campaign at Athletic Bilbao.
  The 27-year-old Coutinho was not included in the squad for the team’s opener.
  Coutinho failed to l
  
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• Amazon: Facial recognition program for cops detects emotion

  16-08-2019 22:42
  SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon has announced its facial recognition program used by one Washington state police agency can now detect emotion, generating concerns from privacy advocates.
  KING-TV reported Thursday that Amazon announced its Rekognition tool has been enhanced to detect basic emotions, including fear.
  Officials say the American Civil Liberties Union is seeking a delay on police use of the product without regulation until the implications are discussed.
  Amazon says Rekognition could be
  
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• Trump allies push back on proposed foreign aid cut

  16-08-2019 22:41
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two of President Donald Trump’s strongest allies in Congress pushed back Friday on his administration’s plans to slash some $4 billion in foreign aid that lawmakers have already approved.
  In a letter, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Rep. Hal Rogers of Kentucky discouraged the president “in the strongest possible terms” from going ahead with the cuts to the State Department and United States Agency for International Development budget. The
  
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• Wagner returns to practice for Seahawks after brief absence

  16-08-2019 22:39
  RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Bobby Wagner was back in pads and on the practice field for the Seattle Seahawks on Friday although it remains unclear when, or if, the All-Pro linebacker will see any action during the preseason.
  Wagner missed most of the past two weeks following a minor procedure on his knee. He took part in Seattle’s mock game on Aug. 3 then became a spectator.
  The question now is whether Wagner will see the field in one of Seattle’s final three preseason games. It&rsquo
  
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• FICO cancels 2019 Sahuarita Pecan Festival, blames tariffs

  16-08-2019 22:38
  TUCSON – Farmers Investment Co. announced Friday that it was canceling the 2019 Sahuarita Pecan Festival.
  According to a news release, they are canceling the festival “due to global economic conditions, particularly those affecting the pecan market resulting from the imposition of trade tariffs.”
  Reportedly, FICO emailed letters to vendors and sponsors making them aware of the cancellation. The refunds for sponsorships and vendor fees will be sent within 30 days, according to t
  
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• Kentucky finds 1,000 teachers violated law during ‘sickouts’

  16-08-2019 22:36
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s labor secretary says more than 1,000 teachers violated state law by participating in mass rallies at the state Capitol that forced some schools to close.
  But Labor Secretary David Dickerson says no penalties will be assessed. Dickerson is part of Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration.
  Dickerson said Friday that his agency completed its investigation into teacher sickouts that shut down some schools earlier this year.
  Dickerson says the inv
  
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• Arizona teen suspected of sending school threat arrested

  16-08-2019 22:27
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona authorities have arrested a teenager after a threatening message to schools was posted online.
  Local news stations report that the Tempe Police Department arrested a 14-year-old Friday believed to be responsible for sending the messages Thursday.
  Authorities say an investigation into the threats began after the messages of a school shooting were being shared with students at Mountain Pointe High School.
  School officials say the messages did not mention the high schoo
  
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• Arrests precede major demonstrations in Portland, Oregon

  16-08-2019 22:26
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities have arrested six members of right-wing groups in the past week as they prepare for a far-right rally that’s expected to draw people from around the U.S. to Portland, Oregon, this weekend. Self-described anti-fascists have vowed to confront the rally violently.
  The rally is organized by the Proud Boys, who have been designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Also planning to attend are the white nationalist American Guard and the
  
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• NRA wants a role when Oliver North meets state investigators

  16-08-2019 22:24
  NEW YORK (AP) — A National Rifle Association leader-turned-critic is meeting with New York investigators next week, and the NRA wants to be there.
  New York’s attorney general’s office is questioning Oliver North on Tuesday as it probes whether the NRA broke laws governing its nonprofit status.
  The NRA asked a judge Friday to let it in the meeting, saying it would be “severely prejudiced” if privileged information is divulged.
  New York Attorney General Letitia James
  
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• NASA picks Alabama’s ‘Rocket City’ for lunar lander job

  16-08-2019 22:20
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has picked Alabama’s ‘Rocket City’ to lead development of the next lunar lander for astronauts.
  Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville on Friday beat out Johnson Space Center in Houston, which managed the Apollo lunar lander a half-century ago. Members of Congress from Texas had asked that the decision be reconsidered.
  The new lunar lander — not yet built or even designed — is meant to carry an American woman and a man to t
  
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• Arizona, Nevada cuts to Colorado River water negligible

  16-08-2019 22:20
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Arizona and Nevada are faced with the first-ever cuts to their Colorado River water supply in 2020.
  But the cuts aren’t expected to be overly burdensome for either state because they’ve been conserving and storing water for years.
  The water is delivered through Lake Mead, one of the largest manmade reservoirs in the country.
  The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation says Lake Mead will fall below 1,090 feet (332 meters) on Jan. 1, triggering the cuts.
  Arizona will
  
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• All Bets Are On, Volume 28: On Khalil Tate, Hawaii and College Football's Opening Weekend

  16-08-2019 22:19
  Co-hosts Christopher Boan and Tyler Vondrak return to the Tucson Weekly audio studio to break down the University of Arizona's opening football game against Hawaii on Saturday, Aug. 24.
  The duo then break down the expectations for UA coach Kevin Sumlin as he heads into his second season in Tucson after a 5-7 campaign in 2018.…
  
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• The Latest: Medical examiner rules Epstein’s death a suicide

  16-08-2019 22:18
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the aftermath of Jeffrey Epstein’s death (all times local):
  4:20
  New York City’s medical examiner has ruled Jeffrey Epstein’s death a suicide.
  The medical examiner’s office said in a statement Friday that an autopsy and other evidence confirms the 66-year-old financier hanged himself in his cell at a federal jail.
  Epstein was awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges involving underage girls.
  Epstein was placed on suicide watch
  
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• The Latest: Epstein lawyers dissatisfied with autopsy result

  16-08-2019 22:18
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the aftermath of Jeffrey Epstein’s death (all times local):
  7:50 p.m.
  Lawyers for financier Jeffrey Epstein say they’re dissatisfied with the medical examiner’s conclusions and plan to view prison videos themselves from a facility operating under “medieval conditions.”
  Three lawyers issued a joint statement after a medical examiner announced Friday that an autopsy and other evidence confirms the 66-year-old registered sex offender
  
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• Roy Moore defamation lawsuit against accusers is paused

  16-08-2019 22:18
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A judge has paused a defamation suit filed by Roy Moore against women who accused him during his unsuccessful U.S. Senate bid of past misconduct.
  Circuit Judge Albert Johnson the case will be held until a related defamation case against Moore by one of the women is resolved.
  During Alabama’s 2017 special Senate race, several women accused Moore of having pursued relationships with them when they were teens and he was in his 30s.Leigh Corfman said Moore sexuall
  
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• Medical examiner rules Jeffrey Epstein’s death a suicide, says he hanged himself in his jail cell

  16-08-2019 22:17
  NEW YORK (AP) — Medical examiner rules Jeffrey Epstein’s death a suicide, says he hanged himself in his jail cell .
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 16 at 1:16PM MST until August 21 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  16-08-2019 22:16
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued an ExcessiveHeat Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM Tuesday to 8 PM MSTWednesday.
  * IMPACTS…Increase in heat related illnesses, including heat cramps,heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. Heat stroke can lead todeath.
  * AFFECTED AREAS…Tucson Metro, Southeast Pinal County, Marana,Vail, Mammoth, Oracle, and Safford.
  * TEMPERATURES…106 to 110 degrees.
  * For a detailed view of the hazard area…visitweather.gov/Tucson and cl
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 16 at 1:16PM MST until August 16 at 7:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  16-08-2019 22:16
  … NEW EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 8PM MST WEDNESDAY…
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued an ExcessiveHeat Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM Tuesday to 8 PM MSTWednesday.
  * IMPACTS…Increase in heat related illnesses, including heat cramps,heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. Heat stroke can lead todeath.
  * AFFECTED AREAS…Western deserts including Sells, Ajo and OrganPipe National Monument.
  * TEMPERATURES…Around 105 to 1
  
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• 2 men sentenced for plotting to attack Muslim community

  16-08-2019 22:16
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Two of four young men arrested for plotting to attack an upstate New York Muslim community with homemade explosives have been sentenced to four to 12 years in prison.
  Twenty-year-old Brian Colaneri and 19-year-old Andrew Crysel pleaded guilty to terrorism conspiracy in June.
  They and two others from the Rochester area were accused of planning to attack the community of Islamberg, near Binghamton. Police have said they had access to 23 rifles and shotguns and three ho
  
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• Appeals court expands minor leaguers salary lawsuit

  16-08-2019 22:15
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court has expanded a lawsuit by minor league baseball players alleging they are being paid less than minimum wage.
  Players sued major league teams in February 2014, claiming most earn less than $7,500 annually in violation of several laws. Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero granted class-action status to a California class of players in March 2017, but denied the status to Arizona and Florida classes.
  In a 2-1 decision Friday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court
  
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• Tucson Spectrum Theatre to Receive Luxury Makeover

  16-08-2019 22:13
  For the movie-goer looking to experience the big screen like royalty, one of Tucson’s most popular theaters is getting a multimillion dollar facelift.…
  
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• Sailing team to fly 2 crew to US to bring Thunberg boat back

  16-08-2019 22:13
  BERLIN (AP) — The sailing team that’s taking climate activist Greta Thunberg from England to the United States aboard a high-tech racing yacht says it will fly two crew across the Atlantic to bring the boat back, but that the carbon emissions from their flights will be compensated for.
  A spokeswoman for Team Malizia said it’ll be necessary to fly the crew to the U.S. because the high-profile trip with the 16-year-old Swedish campaigner that left Plymouth on Wednesday was arrang
  
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• IndyCar at Pocono Raceway faces uncertain future

  16-08-2019 22:12
  LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — IndyCar and Pocono Raceway could be headed toward another split.
  The track has no deal for the open-wheel series to return for an eighth straight year in 2020, and another break could be on the horizon after Sunday’s race. IndyCar returned to Pocono in 2013 after a 24-year absence for the first race of a three-year contract.
  Pocono CEO Nick Igdalsky said both sides have continued to talk about the future of the series at the track.
  “I did float them the id
  
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• Michigan AG to review police questioning of man over staring

  16-08-2019 22:09
  ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s attorney general has ordered an investigation of police in suburban Detroit who questioned a black man when a woman claimed he was staring at her.
  Dana Nessel said Friday that her civil rights division will review the conduct of Royal Oak police following the Tuesday incident .
  The police department has apologized, saying the encounter with 20-year-old Devin Myers should have been “very short” and the officer “had no legal right&rd
  
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• Police seize hedgehogs, kangaroos, fox from ‘bootleg’ zoo

  16-08-2019 22:07
  ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — Suburban Detroit police say they’ve seized more than 300 hedgehogs and other animals that were being kept by what they’re calling a “bootleg zookeeper.”
  The Romulus Police Department says it also rescued six Flemish giant rabbits, three large iguanas, two kangaroos, a peacock, an Arctic fox and a 16-foot, 200-pound reticulated python Thursday from a building on one of the city’s main roads.
  Police say they were acting on a call from a con
  
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• Suárez out injured in 1st half of Barcelona’s opening game

  16-08-2019 22:06
  BILBAO, Spain (AP) — Barcelona striker Luiz Suárez had to be substituted because of an injury in the first half of the team’s opening Spanish league game on Friday.
  Suárez was replaced in the 37th minute after an apparent right leg muscle injury in the match at Athletic Bilbao.
  The Uruguayan striker had just hit the post in what was one of Barcelona’s best chances in the first half at San Mamés Stadium. The match was scoreless at halftime.
  Suárez mis
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 16 at 1:06PM MST until August 21 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  16-08-2019 22:06
  The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued an ExcessiveHeat Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM Tuesday to 8 PM MSTWednesday.
  * WHERE…Northwest Pinal County, West Pinal County, ApacheJunction/Gold Canyon 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 101 to 116.Overnight lows in the lower 80s.An Excessi
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 16 at 1:06PM MST until August 16 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  16-08-2019 22:06
  The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued an ExcessiveHeat Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM Tuesday to 8 PM MSTWednesday.
  * WHERE…Northwest Pinal County, West Pinal County, ApacheJunction/Gold Canyon 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 101 to 116.Overnight lows in the lower 80s.An Excessi
  
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• 4 minor leaguers get long suspensions for drug violations

  16-08-2019 22:06
  NEW YORK (AP) — Four minor league pitchers have drawn long suspensions for drug violations that will carry into next season.
  Luis Diaz of the Atlanta Braves, Marcos Encarnacion of the Chicago Cubs and Eliezer Mejia of the Seattle Mariners drew 72-game suspensions without pay after testing positive for the steroid stanozolol. All are on Dominican Summer League rosters.
  Ian Krol of the Minnesota Twins pitches for Triple-A Rochester of the International League. He was suspended 50 games witho
  
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• Ohio officials say more crocodiles unlikely after 1 found

  16-08-2019 21:59
  WEST ALEXANDRIA, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says it’s unlikely there are any other crocodiles in a western Ohio creek where one was captured this week.
  The Dayton Daily News reports more than a dozen kids were with a church group at a creek in a town west of Dayton when they spotted the large reptile.
  Wildlife Officer Brad Turner says he responded Wednesday and killed the animal, citing “a public safety concern.”
  The church members say it was nec
  
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