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• Woods wants US team playing ahead of Australia

  19-08-2019 23:59
  U.S. captain Tiger Woods wants the eight players who qualified for the Presidents Cup team and those auditioning for a captain’s pick to play tournaments over the next three months ahead of the mid-December matches in Australia.
  Woods did not say how many tournaments players should enter. And he was vague about whether it applies to him if Woods picks himself for the team.
  He plans only to play the new PGA Tour event in Japan in late October.
  Woods says he warned prospective players two we
  
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• Texas school staffer colored in teen’s haircut with sharpie for violating dress code, lawsuit claims

  19-08-2019 23:59
  PEARLAND, Texas (NBC NEWS) – Staffers at a Texas junior high school colored in a black teen’s fade haircut with a jet-black Sharpie to discipline him for violating the school dress code, according to a lawsuit filed by his parents.
  Dante Trice and Angela Washington filed their complaint Sunday against Pearland Independent School District, Berry Miller Junior High School Principal Tony Barcelona, discipline clerk Helen Day and teacher Jeanette Peterson. All three school offi
  
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• Shark Survivor: “There’s Like Zero Percent Chance It Will Happen Again”

  19-08-2019 23:58
  A 9-year-old girl is recovering after she was bitten by a shark Friday morning at Florida’s New Smyrna Beach.
  Maggie Crum, visiting the area with her family from Ohio, was wading in the water when she was bitten on the lower right leg.
  “I’m pretty sure if it happens once then there’s like zero percent chance it will happen again,” Maggie said.
  The shark bite left Maggie with lacerations and 12 stitches on her right leg. Maggie, her sisters Jaidyn and Izzie were abo
  
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• Mysterious death in custody has family seeking answers

  19-08-2019 23:58
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The family of a 21-year-old inmate in Pennsylvania who died under mysterious circumstances after a few days in custody is pushing for answers seven weeks after his death.
  Ty’rique (ty-REEK’) Riley had lacerations and bruises all over his body, along with missing teeth and failing kidneys, when he was brought to the hospital from jail on June 26.
  The coroner has yet to rule on a cause of death.
  Authorities have said that Riley struggled with guards at Daup
  
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• 4 Your Health: Back to school meals

  19-08-2019 23:55
  As summer comes to a close for Tucson kids, health experts have some recommendations for your children’s back to school meals.
  Dietitians with the Baylor College of Medicine say your child’s breakfast should always include protein.
  Eggs are a great choice because you can incorporate vegetables or a tortilla, which adds more fiber.
  For a quick meal, try yogurt with granola or a fresh fruit smoothie. Both have lots of nutrients and will keep kids full.
  Protein is also important when it
  
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• Vail man gets life prison terms in deaths of wife, daughter

  19-08-2019 23:47
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Tucson-area man accused of murdering his wife and daughter last year and attempting to kill his teenage son has been sentenced to at least 71 years in prison.
  Pima County prosecutors say Hernando Enriquez was sentenced Monday to two consecutive 25-to-life sentences and 21 years for the attempted murder charge.
  He’ll have to spend at least 71 years in prison before becoming eligible for parole.
  The 46-year-old Enriquez pleaded guilty in June to two counts of fir
  
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• TV writers union says agents are violating antitrust law

  19-08-2019 23:43
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Writers Guild of America has filed claims in federal court alleging the entertainment industry’s biggest talent agencies are violating antitrust and anti-racketeering laws.
  The claims filed Monday represent the latest move in a heated battle between the writers of television scripts and the agents who represent them.
  The writers say agencies are violating antitrust law with the use of so-called packaging fees, where agents combine elements of a television serie
  
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• Planned Parenthood withdraws from federal family planning program

  19-08-2019 23:24
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC NEWS) – Planned Parenthood announced on Monday that it was withdrawing from Title X, the federal family planning program that provides affordable birth control, over a new Trump administration rule that bars clinics in the program from giving abortion provider referrals.
  Calling the provision an “unethical gag rule,” the reproductive health care network said it was dropping out of the program rather than complying with it.
  The Title X program serves a
  
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• Death penalty to be pursued in Springfield triple killing

  19-08-2019 23:24
  SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Greene County prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty for a 24-year-old man accused of killing three people in Springfield.
  Prosecutors said at a pre-trial conference Monday that Luis Perez, who authorities believe is in the U.S. illegally, rejected a plea deal that would have sent him to prison for life.
  The Springfield News-Leader reports Perez is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the November 2018 deaths of his ex-roommates, Steven Marl
  
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• Wilson, Ciara, Macklemore celebrate joining Sounders

  19-08-2019 23:22
  SEATTLE (AP) — Russell Wilson, Ciara and Macklemore say they are honored to be a part of the Seattle Sounders ownership group.
  The Seattle Seahawks quarterback and his wife, along with the Grammy Award-winning hip hop artist, said at a Sounders event Monday that a sense of community drew them into joining the group. They are among several new investors who have bought into the franchise, taking up a share of the club previously owned by Hollywood producer Joe Roth.
  Wilson says he’s l
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 19 at 2:17PM MST until August 21 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  19-08-2019 23:17
  * WHERE…Northwest Pinal County, Superior, Apache Junction/GoldCanyon, West Pinal County and Sonoran Desert National Monument.
  * IMPACTS…Increase in heat related illnesses, including heatcramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. Heat stroke can leadto death.
  * THREAT…Very High HeatRisk. Afternoon temperatures 106 to116. Overnight lows in the mid 80s.An Excessive Heat Warning means that a period of very hottemperatures, even by local standards, will occur. Actions shouldbe tak
  
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• Hawks promote GM Schlenk to president of basketball ops

  19-08-2019 23:16
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks have given general manager Travis Schlenk an extra title: president of basketball operations.
  Owner Tony Ressler announced the promotion on Monday, saying he is “extremely pleased with the direction that Travis and our entire basketball operations team has us heading as a franchise.”
  As he goes into his third year with the Hawks, Schlenk has totally overhauled the roster and assembled an impressive core of young players through the draft, includ
  
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• Illinois’ top-rated prospect Marquez Beason out for season

  19-08-2019 23:13
  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois freshman defensive back Marquez Beason is out for the season with a knee injury.
  Coach Lovie Smith announced Monday that Beason would have surgery after getting hurt in practice last week. Beason was a consensus four-star recruit from Duncanville, Texas, and the Illini’s top-rated high school recruit in 10 years.
  Smith said Beason had been one of the highlights of early practices.
  Beason was the No. 91 overall recruit in the nation by ESPN, No. 108 by
  
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• Pogba has penalty saved as Man United held 1-1 by Wolves

  19-08-2019 23:03
  WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Paul Pogba missed a penalty for the fourth time in the past year as Manchester United had to settle for 1-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the English Premier League on Monday.
  The France midfielder’s 68th-minute attempt was saved by Wolves goalkeeper Rui Patricio, who dived to his right to palm the ball away.
  Pogba, who pulled his jersey over his face when the final whistle sounded, took over spot-kick duties from Marcus Rashford, who scored a penalty in
  
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• Surprise police arrest woman in shooting death of boyfriend

  19-08-2019 23:00
  SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Police in the Phoenix suburb of Surprise say a woman has been arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder in the shooting death of her boyfriend.
  They say 37-year-old Lorraine Duarte Nila has been booked into a downtown Phoenix jail.
  It was unclear Monday if she has a lawyer yet.
  Surprise police were called to a home last Friday regarding a reported shooting.
  When officers arrived, they found 39-year-old George Urena unresponsive and suffering from trauma that appe
  
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• Police: California suspect lights mom on fire, surrenders

  19-08-2019 22:59
  RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a 54-year-old man lit his mother on fire and then locked himself inside a home for five hours before surrendering to authorities.
  San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Jodi Miller tells reporters that deputies responding to a domestic violence incident before dawn Monday found the woman suffering from burns at the house in the city of Rancho Cucamonga, east of Los Angeles.
  She was hospitalized in critical but stable con
  
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• Middle Tennessee’s Dishman to miss season due to knee injury

  19-08-2019 22:53
  MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Middle Tennessee forward DeAndre Dishman will miss the 2019-20 season after tearing ligaments in his left knee during the Blue Raiders’ exhibition tour of Costa Rica last week.
  Blue Raiders coach Nick McDevitt announced the severity of Dishman’s injury Monday. The 6-foot-6 junior will undergo surgery Thursday.
  This will mark the second straight season that Dishman has missed. The former Eastern Kentucky player sat out the 2018-19 season due to NCAA tr
  
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• The Latest: Omar calls on colleagues to visit Israel

  19-08-2019 22:47
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Latest on Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib being blocked from visiting Israel (all times local):
  3:45 p.m.
  Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota is calling on other members of Congress to visit Israel while she and Rep. Rashida Tlaib cannot.
  Israel last week blocked the two Democratic House members from a planned trip to that country over their support for a Palestinian-led boycott movement.
  At a news conference in Minnesota, Omar says she and Tlaib are being prevented
  
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• Rodgers expected to play in Packers’ 3rd preseason game

  19-08-2019 22:46
  GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers is participating in practice and is expected to play in the Packers’ third preseason game against the Oakland Raiders in Canada.
  Green Bay general manager Brian Gutekunst said Monday the plan is for the two-time MVP to make his preseason debut Thursday night in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
  Rodgers sat out the Packers’ second preseason game in Baltimore and was sidelined during practice Sunday with back tightness.
  Rodgers, along with 25 other teammate
  
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• Titans running back Derrick Henry back at practice, limited

  19-08-2019 22:44
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Titans running back Derrick Henry is back at practice for the first time since hurting his left calf on the opening day of Tennessee’s training camp.
  Henry took part in individual drills Monday as the Titans worked in their indoor practice field with the temperature feeling higher than 100 degrees. Henry then went inside the team’s headquarters and did not speak to reporters after practice.
  Coach Mike Vrabel says it’s always good to get players bac
  
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• Al Jackson, tough left-hander on original Mets, dies at 83

  19-08-2019 22:31
  NEW YORK (AP) — Al Jackson, a tough left-hander who provided a rare glint of hope in the early days of the woebegone New York Mets, has died at 83.
  His death was announced by the Mets, for whom he worked for 50 years as a pitcher, major league coach, minor league pitching coordinator and front-office adviser. He died Monday at a nursing home in Port St. Lucie, Florida, after a long illness.
  The Mets said in a statement it would be “impossible to calculate the number of players and st
  
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• Salvadoran woman suspected of abortion acquitted at retrial

  19-08-2019 22:29
  CIUDAD HIDALGO, El Salvador (AP) — A court in El Salvador has acquitted at retrial a young rape victim who was suspected of having an abortion and charged with homicide.
  The case of Evelyn Beatriz Hernández has attracted international attention to the country’s strict abortion laws and prosecutors’ aggressive pursuit of legal cases against women who have miscarriages or other obstetric emergencies.
  Hernández’s fetus was at 32 weeks when she felt intense abdo
  
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• US to play Cuba in new Nations League at Washington, DC

  19-08-2019 22:27
  CHICAGO (AP) — The United States’ home game against Cuba in the first CONCACAF Nations League will be played at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 11.
  The site was announced Monday by the U.S. Soccer Federation, which has yet to say where the Nov. 15 home match against Canada will be played.
  As part of the new tournament, the U.S. plays Canada at Toronto on Oct. 15. The U.S. closes Nov. 19 against Cuba, a game that may be played at George Town, Cayman Islands.
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• Barcelona forward Dembele out 5 weeks with thigh injury

  19-08-2019 22:27
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Forward Ousmane Dembele has joined Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez on Barcelona’s injury list.
  The club says on Monday that Dembele has a left thigh muscle injury and is expected to be sidelined for five weeks.
  It’s the latest setback for the speedy 22-year-old Frenchman who was coming off a season plagued by injuries. He started in the 1-0 loss at Athletic Bilbao on Friday in the Spanish league opener.
  Messi was hurt in the preseason and didn’
  
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• Governor brings big tech to the table after El Paso attack

  19-08-2019 22:22
  DALLAS (AP) — Texas’ governor is bringing Google, Facebook and Twitter to the table in the wake of a mass shooting in El Paso that left 22 people dead.
  Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that the tech giants will join the FBI and state lawmakers for discussions this week on combatting “hateful ideologies,” domestic terrorism and cybersecurity threats. Abbott spokesman John Wittman says the companies were invited to offer insights.
  Authorities say the suspected E
  
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• Target to launch new food brand

  19-08-2019 22:21
  Target is launching its own food and beverage brand.
  Shoppers will soon start seeing the “Good and Gather” brand at all Target locations.
  Target says the new brand focuses on a wide range of high quality, affordable food and beverage products.
  Among the everyday staples to be included in the line: eggs, milk, fresh vegetables, meats, ready-made pastas, plus more trendy items like avocado toast, salad kits and beet hummus.
  Products are made without artificial flavors and sweeteners,
  
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• US attorney seeks to block plan for supervised drug center

  19-08-2019 22:19
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge in Philadelphia is weighing whether to approve the nation’s first supervised drug injection center.
  U.S. Attorney WIlliam McSwain opposes the plan. The appointee of President Donald Trump says it violates federal drug laws.
  Safehouse supporters include three prominent Democrats in Philadelphia: Mayor Jim Kenney, District Attorney Larry Krasner and former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell.
  They believe they can reduce overdose deaths by having people use
  
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• Congo to use second vaccine to fight Ebola

  19-08-2019 22:14
  KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The head of Congo’s Ebola response says another vaccine will be used to fight the outbreak that has killed more than 1,800 people in a year.
  Dr. Jean-Jaques Muyembe is the director of Congo’s National Institute for Biomedical Research. He said Monday the World Health Organization has recommended the use of a preventative vaccine manufactured by Johnson & Johnson.
  Muyembe also promised to put an end to the Ebola outbreak in the next four months.
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• Maricopa police seek woman who gave botched lip injections

  19-08-2019 22:13
  MARICOPA, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in the city of Maricopa are searching for the person responsible for giving several women botched lip injections.
  Maricopa police spokesman Ricardo Alvarado said Friday that three women have reported getting infections after going to the same house for injections.
  Alvarado says investigators are working to identify the person involved and see if she is licensed.
  Officers have gone to the residence several times but nobody has been present.
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• USOPC proposes more athletes on board as part of overhaul

  19-08-2019 22:12
  DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is proposing an increase in athlete representation on its board and a recasting of its mission statement to include the job of promoting athletes’ well-being.
  These changes are part of a proposal, released Monday, to rewrite the USOPC bylaws.
  The rewrite comes 20 days after federal lawmakers — looking for a shake-up in the wake of the sex-abuse scandal that has tainted the U.S. Olympic movement — proposed their own d
  
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• 2 Proud Boys convicted in 2018 clash with protesters

  19-08-2019 22:11
  NEW YORK (AP) — Two members of the far-right Proud Boys have been found guilty of charges including attempted gang assault for their part in a melee that followed a speech at New York’s Metropolitan Republican Club.
  A jury convicted Maxwell Hare and John Kinsman on Monday in connection with the October 2018 brawl between members of the all-male Proud Boys and the loosely organized anti-fascist group known as Antifa.
  Lawyers for Hare and Kinsman said the men acted in self-defense, but
  
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• Police: Payson 16-year-old girl missing

  19-08-2019 22:06
  Vanessa Mitchell / Center For Search & Investigations for Missing Children
  Payson Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 16-year-old girl.
  Vanessa Mitchell was last seen on July 19 at a home in Payson, police say.
  She is described as five-feet-two inches tall, weighs 102 pounds, has hazel eyes, and brown hair sometimes dyed blonde. She also has a small blue anchor tattoo on the side of her foot and a tiny blue square tattoo on her ankle.
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• Colts put Fountain on injured reserve, waive veteran safety

  19-08-2019 22:01
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have put second-year receiver Daurice Fountain and running back D’Onta Foreman on injured reserve and waived veteran safety Derrick Kindred.
  Fountain suffered a dislocated and fractured left ankle in practice Thursday and had season-ending surgery Friday.
  Foreman was claimed off waivers from Houston two weeks ago and was in for seven snaps in Saturday’s loss to Cleveland.
  Kindred played in 42 games and made 17 starts in three seasons w
  
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• The Latest: Migrant charity official: Boat won’t break law

  19-08-2019 21:53
  MADRID (AP) — The Latest on migration issues in Europe (all times local):
  9:50 p.m.
  A Spanish humanitarian group’s founder says the Open Arms rescue boat with 107 migrants isn’t aiming to breaking the law and dock in Italy.
  An Italian crackdown on charity rescue ships forbids those boats from entering Italy’s ports.
  Asked by The Associated Press in a phone interview Monday night if Open Arms might do what a German NGO captain did recently in forcibly docking at Lampedusa
  
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• Middle men: Browns hoping erratic kickers straighten out

  19-08-2019 21:53
  BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns coach Freddie Kitchens isn’t ready to give his kickers the boot.
  Kitchens said Monday there are no immediate plans to sign another kicker despite erratic performances by incumbent Greg Joseph and rookie Austin Seibert during training camp and exhibitions.
  Kitchens said “we’re not looking to replace them right now, we’re looking to get these guys better and continue to get better.”
  Joseph missed an extra point in the preseason opener a
  
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• Naval Academy professor returns, but not to class

  19-08-2019 21:51
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A civilian professor at the U.S. Naval Academy who was fired by the school last year has returned to campus after being reinstated by a judge. But the academy is restricting him to scholarly research for now in an ongoing battle to keep him out of the classroom.
  Bruce Fleming returned to campus on Monday. The tenured English professor describes his situation as a culture clash between the military and a professor who’s trying to teach his students to think criti
  
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• Widow of migrant who took his own life sues US government

  19-08-2019 21:49
  HOUSTON (AP) — The widow of a Honduran man who died took his own life after being separated from his 3-year-old child has sued the U.S. government and the South Texas county that jailed him when he died.
  The Texas Civil Rights Project on Monday announced the lawsuit on behalf of the widow of Marco Antonio Muñoz, who died in May.
  Muñoz was found unresponsive on May 13, 2018, in a jail cell in Starr County in South Texas.
  His death occurred during enforcement of President Donal
  
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• PHOTOS: 2019 World Photography Day

  19-08-2019 21:45
  Courtesy: UA Professor Eliot M. HermanCourtesy: UA Professor Eliot M. HermanSahuarita /Courtesy: Amber Lee Schlegel Trip to Chicago / Courtesy: Tawnie Rashelle EdwardsSaguaro National Park west / Courtesy: Wendy Witzig Courtesy: Ray Hernandez Cactus Courtesy: Gloria Alicia SantaMaria- DeesOwl at Bearizona Courtesy: Rachael Beebe Marana, Ariz. / Courtesy: Cate Culek Beech
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 19 at 12:41PM MST until August 21 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  19-08-2019 21:41
  * IMPACTS…Increase in heat related illnesses, including heatcramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. Heat stroke can leadto death.
  * AFFECTED AREAS…Tucson Metro, Southeast Pinal County, Marana,Vail, Mammoth, Oracle, and Safford as well as the westerndeserts including 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 Wa
  
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• AZ Attorney General: More than 2.5K Jeep, Ram owners could receive up to $1K in restitution

  19-08-2019 21:41
  TUCSON – Jeep and Ram owners in Arizona could receive up to $1,000 in restitution after the Arizona Attorney General’s Office announced Monday that it reached a settlement with Fiat Chrysler over the company’s “EcoDiesel” Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ram vehicles.
  According to the attorney general’s office, Fiat Chrysler faced several consumer fraud claims in connection to the alleged deceptive marketing, selling and leasing of 2014-2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee an
  
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• Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri diagnosed with pneumonia

  19-08-2019 21:38
  TURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus says coach Maurizio Sarri has been diagnosed with pneumonia.
  The 60-year-old Sarri was unable to take training with the Italian champion on Monday because he has been struggling with the flu for the past week.
  The club said he underwent further tests which confirmed he has pneumonia, for which specific therapy was prescribed.
  Sarri left Chelsea in the offseason to take charge of Juventus. His first Serie A game in charge is at Parma on Saturday.
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• Man accused in Jewish center video threat pleads not guilty

  19-08-2019 21:32
  STRUTHERS, Ohio (AP) — A 20-year-old Ohio man has pleaded not guilty to threatening a Jewish community center in a video police say shows him shooting a rifle.
  A judge near Youngstown set bond at $250,000 for James Reardon on Monday and ordered him to stay away from Jewish churches and organizations if he is released from jail.
  Police arrested Reardon, of New Middletown, Saturday on telecommunications harassment and aggravated menacing charges.
  New Middletown police say he posted a video o
  
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• Nevada Wildfire Jumps Highway, Damages Power Lines

  19-08-2019 21:23
  (KSNV/NBC News) Crews worked overnight to contain a brush fire burning on the outskirts of Laughlin, Nevada.
  The fire had burned more than 100 acres Sunday and was threatening several structures.
  It also damaged power lines, cutting electricity to several homes and businesses.
  More than 500 visitors were evacuated from Big Bend State Park.
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• Phoenix chief: Officers to get mental health training

  19-08-2019 21:21
  PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix’s police chief says members of her department must undergo training in mental health issues under the latest reform rolled out to improve accountability and trust.
  Chief Jeri Williams said Monday the hundreds of officers who patrol the streets of the nation’s fifth largest city must attend an eight-hour “mental health first aid” course over the next two years to help them better identify people who are mentally ill or have substance abuse prob
  
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• The Latest: Trump speaks with leader of Pakistan

  19-08-2019 21:18
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Latest on tensions in the disputed Kashmir region (all times local):
  5 a.m.
  The White House says President Donald Trump has spoken by telephone with Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan, on the need to reduce tensions and moderate rhetoric with India.
  Earlier in the day, the White House said Trump had a similar call with India’s prime minister over the situation in Kashmir.
  White House spokesman Judd Deere says the president “reaffirmed the need to a
  
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• The Latest: Trump speaks with India’s Modi about Pakistan

  19-08-2019 21:18
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Latest on tensions in the disputed Kashmir region (all times local):
  12:40 a.m.
  President Donald Trump has spoken with India’s prime minister about the importance of reducing tensions between India and Pakistan amid growing tensions in the region.
  Pakistan said Monday that Indian troops have fired across the Line of Control in the disputed Kashmir region, killing two civilians and wounding another.
  White House spokesman Hogan Gidley says Trump spoke with Prime Mi
  
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• School safety goes digital

  19-08-2019 21:16
  (NBC News) A new industry dedicated to keeping kids safe at school is taking off.
  Securly bills itself as “the student safety company.” The company monitors what students are doing or searching for on school-owned computers and other devices, and report it to school administrators.
  “So they can be proactive,” says Securly’s Mike Jolley. “So they can intervene if they know a student is looking at harmful things, if they are expressing that they want to harm ot
  
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• Brand-name drug prices rising at slower pace, lower amounts

  19-08-2019 21:00
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Drug companies are still raising prices for brand-name prescription medicines, just not as often or by as much as they used to.
  That’s according to an Associated Press analysis of drug prices provided by health information firm Elsevier.
  After years of frequent list price hikes, many drugmakers are showing some restraint.
  In the first seven months of 2019, drugmakers raised list prices for brand-name prescription medicines by a median of 5%, down from about 9% or
  
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• A [Fill in the Blank] as the Democratic Presidential Candidate? I Guess Democrats Just Want to Lose.

  19-08-2019 21:00
  It was 2007. Three Democrats were in the running to be the party's presidential candidate.…
  
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• Sheriff: Review begun of Texas officers who led man by rope

  19-08-2019 20:58
  GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A Texas sheriff says his office is reviewing whether any procedures were violated in the arrest of a black man who was led by a rope through city streets by two white officers on horseback.
  Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset (TRAHS’-uh-set) said Monday that his office is still in the early stages of its review, adding that there’s no timetable for completing it.
  Texas Rangers said Friday that their own investigation determined no criminal statutes
  
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