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• 4 Your Health: City parks bring happiness to visitors

  20-08-2019 23:55
  There are new recommendations about which women should undergo testing for the breast cancer gene.
  The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says all women with a history of breast or ovarian cancer should be assessed for increased risk of BRCA gene mutations.
  Women who have an ancestry associated with BRCA gene mutations should also be assessed.
  The results of that risk assessment would then determine whether a woman should proceed to genetic counseling and that would decide if testing is needed.
  
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• Philadelphia police commissioner resigning, mayor says

  20-08-2019 23:53
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The mayor of Philadelphia says the police commissioner is resigning over new allegations of sexual harassment and racial and gender discrimination against others in the department.
  Mayor Jim Kenney says that Richard Ross has been a terrific asset to the police department and the city and that he’s disappointed to lose him.
  But Kenney says in a news release Tuesday that in light of the new allegations, Ross’ “resignation is in the best interest of the d
  
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• Suit alleges security guards had sex with Illinois students

  20-08-2019 23:52
  CHICAGO (AP) — A new lawsuit says two security guards at a public high school in suburban Chicago had sex with female students and that the school didn’t do enough to protect girls from purported predators.
  Claims in Tuesday’s lawsuit that Evanston Township High School knew or should have known the staffers posed a risk comes months after the same school settled litigation alleging a former drama teacher abused male students for decades. The new suit seeks unspecified damages.
  
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• Larry King seeks divorce from seventh wife after 22 years

  20-08-2019 23:52
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Larry King is seeking a divorce from his seventh wife, Shawn King, after 22 years.
  The 85-year-old talk show host filed a petition to end the marriage Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court.
  Larry King and Shawn King, then a singer and TV host, married in 1997 and have two adult sons, Chance and Cannon.
  They both filed for divorce in 2010 but later reconciled.
  Larry King has been married eight times to seven different women and has five children. He married and divorced A
  
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• AP Source: Broncos rookie QB Lock to miss rest of preseason

  20-08-2019 23:51
  DENVER (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Drew Lock will miss the rest of the preseason with a sprained right thumb.
  The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity Tuesday because the team hasn’t revealed the severity of the injury. Lock is competing with Kevin Hogan to be Joe Flacco’s backup.
  Lock was hurt early in the third quarter of Monday night’s preseason loss to San Francisco. The second-round
  
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• LA Opera names lawyer to lead ‘independent investigation’ into Placido Domingo sexual harassment allegations

  20-08-2019 23:49
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — LA Opera names lawyer to lead ‘independent investigation’ into Placido Domingo sexual harassment allegations .
  The post LA Opera names lawyer to lead ‘independent investigation’ into Placido Domingo sexual harassment allegations appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• DL Garland staying with Vols after entering transfer portal

  20-08-2019 23:49
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee defensive lineman Kurott Garland has returned to practice with the Volunteers after entering the transfer portal earlier this summer.
  Vols coach Jeremy Pruitt said after practice Tuesday that Garland “was thinking of possibly transferring, we supported him all the way through, and in the end he decided to come back here.”
  Pruitt added that “he’s a guy that I think has lots of upside.”
  Garland is a redshirt freshman who appeare
  
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• Philadelphia mayor: Police commissioner resigning over harassment, bias allegations against others in department

  20-08-2019 23:48
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia mayor: Police commissioner resigning over harassment, bias allegations against others in department.
  The post Philadelphia mayor: Police commissioner resigning over harassment, bias allegations against others in department appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Pan Am Games protesters each get 12 months of probation

  20-08-2019 23:47
  DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has handed down 12-month probations to the athletes who protested on the medals stand at the Pan American Games.
  In letters of reprimand sent Tuesday to hammer thrower Gwen Berry and fencer Race Imboden, copies of which were obtained by The Associated Press, USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland said that while she respected their perspective, “I disagree with the moment and manner in which you chose to express your view.”
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• Jets claim safety Derrick Kindred off waivers from Colts

  20-08-2019 23:46
  FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets have claimed safety Derrick Kindred off waivers from the Indianapolis Colts, giving them some experienced depth in the secondary.
  The team also announced Tuesday it waived cornerback Montrel Meander to make room on the roster for Kindred.
  Kindred spent the past three seasons with Cleveland, where current Jets defensive coordinator Gregg Williams served in the same role the past two years. The 2016 fourth-round draft pick out of TCU was waived by
  
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• Cowboys, LB Smith agree on extension amid Elliott holdout

  20-08-2019 23:45
  FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have agreed on a $64 million, five-year contract extension with young linebacker Jaylon Smith while the holdout by Pro Bowl running back Ezekiel Elliott nears a month since the team reported to training camp.
  The 24-year-old Smith’s contract, which includes $35.5 million in guaranteed money, was announced Tuesday. Smith said the new deal was “about being a Dallas Cowboy for life.”
  A second-round draft pick by the Cowboys in 2016, Sm
  
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• Illinois names grad transfer Brandon Peters starting QB

  20-08-2019 23:44
  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Former Michigan quarterback Brandon Peters has been named the starter for the season opener Aug. 31 at home against Akron.
  Peters, a graduate transfer, is a former Mr. Football in Indiana who played 10 games with four starts at Michigan, passing for 680 yards and four touchdowns. He completed 58 of 110 passes in his first two seasons, including a career-high 20 completions for 186 yards in the Outback Bowl against South Carolina.
  He beat out freshman Isaiah Williams,
  
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• Monopoly maker Hasbro to cut plastic use in toy packaging

  20-08-2019 23:41
  NEW YORK (AP) — Hasbro is giving plastic packaging the boot.
  The toy maker says all packaging for its new products will be mostly plastic free by the end of 2022. It plans to stop using plastic bags, elastic bands and the shrink wrap that’s usually found around Monopoly, Scrabble and other board games.
  But Hasbro’s toys, such as Mr. Potato Head, will still be made with plastic. The company says it is testing materials to replace it, but says it’s challenging to find an al
  
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• Psych exam ordered for man accused of firing gun at hospital

  20-08-2019 23:38
  CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has ordered a mental health evaluation for an Indianapolis man accused of opening fire at a Chicago veterans hospital earlier this month.
  U.S. Magistrate Susan Cox said during a hearing Tuesday that there is “reason to be concerned’ about 40-year-old Bernard Harvey Jr. as she granted his attorney’s request for an evaluation. Prosecutors didn’t oppose it.
  Cox’s comments follow a court hearing last week during which Harvey couldn&r
  
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• NWHL reaches agreement to resume use of Beauts’ trademarks

  20-08-2019 23:36
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The National Women’s Hockey League has reached an “amicable agreement” to resume using the Buffalo Beauts’ logos and trademarked materials in resolving its lawsuit with the team’s former owners.
  The suit was voluntarily dismissed in federal court Tuesday, a few weeks after both sides reached a tentative settlement.
  NWHL lawyer Ben Natter referred to the dispute as being “resolved amicably” in an email to The Associated Press. H
  
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• New blackout for Venezuela’s capital compounds energy woes

  20-08-2019 23:35
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Parts of Venezuela’s capital and at least one state are experiencing another blackout amidst the country’s mounting energy woes.
  The power went out in a wide swath of Caracas early Tuesday afternoon, shutting down the metro and forcing hundreds to walk.
  The state electricity company reported on Twitter that a “breakdown” at an undisclosed location had caused the blackout and all power had been restored within hours.
  But opposition leader Ju
  
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• Mariners manager: Hernández to rejoin rotation this weekend

  20-08-2019 23:34
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Pitcher Félix Hernández will rejoin the Seattle Mariners’ starting rotation this weekend.
  Manager Scott Servais made the announcement Tuesday.
  Hernandez has missed three months with right shoulder stiffness. He pitched 3-plus innings Monday night for Triple-A Tacoma in his fourth rehab appearance, giving up one run on four hits and three walks while striking out five.
  “Command of the fastball, as expected, wasn’t as pin-point as h
  
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• ‘I can’t breathe’ case clouds de Blasio’s tenure, 2020 run

  20-08-2019 23:33
  NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Bill de Blasio’s relationship with New York City’s police force was destined to be rocky. He took office promising to overhaul how the city’s 36,000 officers interacted with the public, especially people of color.
  But Blasio’s handling of the 2014 police killing of Eric Garner permanently poisoned his standing not only with officers, but many of the police reform activists who helped get him elected.
  The ill will on both sides was apparent Mond
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 20 at 2:29PM MST until August 21 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  20-08-2019 23:29
  * 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 107 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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• CBP will not provide flu vaccines to migrants at border detention camps

  20-08-2019 23:26
  WASHINGTON (CNBC) – The U.S. won’t be vaccinating migrant families in holding centers ahead of this year’s flu season, despite calls from doctors to boost efforts to fight the infection that’s killed at least three children at detention facilities in the past year.
  “In general, due to the short-term nature of CBP holding and the complexities of operating vaccination programs, neither CBP nor its medical contractors administer vaccinations to those in our custody,&rd
  
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• Michigan civil rights director takes leave after comments

  20-08-2019 23:18
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The embattled director of Michigan’s civil rights department is taking a leave of absence after making inappropriate remarks about a woman he saw outside a meeting at a suburban Detroit middle school.
  The Michigan Civil Rights Commission announced Agustin Arbulu’s leave Tuesday, without explanation.
  Arbulu has faced calls to resign from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and others after a male staffer complained that he repeatedly commented about the woman’s app
  
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• California pension fund wants to join Facebook lawsuit

  20-08-2019 23:18
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s teacher pension fund says it wants to join a lawsuit seeking to change Facebook’s corporate governance practices.
  The California State Teachers’ Retirement System said Tuesday it will ask a judge to be added to a pending lawsuit against Facebook’s leadership, which includes CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
  The Fireman’s Retirement System of St. Louis and retail investor Karen Sbriglio filed the lawsuit in August 2018 following the re
  
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• TPD: Community identifies man who allegedly cashed check stolen from elderly woman

  20-08-2019 23:17
  TUCSON – A man who allegedly cashed a stolen check has been identified, Tucson Police Department announced Tuesday afternoon.
  On Monday, TPD posted on its social media accounts that they were seeking a man who allegedly cashed a stolen check that belonged to an elderly person. TPD said the suspect also reportedly attempted to cash a second stolen check.WE SEE YOU! -and now all of Tucson does too.
  This suspect cashed a stolen check from an elderly victim and attempted to cash a second one.D
  
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• The Latest: LSU: No shots fired after intruder reported

  20-08-2019 23:17
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Latest on reports of an intruder at Louisiana State University (all times local):
  4:05 p.m.
  Officials at Louisiana State University say no shots have been fired and there are no injuries after reports of an armed intruder on campus.
  The university posted on its Twitter feed Tuesday afternoon that an armed intruder had been reported at Coates Hall. In a later tweet, the university said the situation is “ongoing” and asked people to continue to avoid t
  
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• The Latest: LSU gives all-clear after armed intruder report

  20-08-2019 23:17
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Latest on reports of an intruder at Louisiana State University (all times local):
  5:15 p.m.
  Louisiana State University officials have given the all-clear after a report of an armed intruder on campus.
  LSU spokesman Ernie Ballard says a shelter-in-place order is over and authorities have determined there was no threat. He says the university is returning to normal operations after police conducted a room-by-room search of Coates Hall and found no threat.
  Ballard
  
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• Justice Department sues to block merger of airline IT firms

  20-08-2019 23:17
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is suing to block Sabre Corp. from buying Farelogix, a rival provider of technology services to airlines.
  In a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday, the government says Sabre pursued the $360 million deal to eliminate a competitor that has disrupted the market with more modern technology.
  The department says if Sabre succeeds, it will lead to higher prices and less innovation for airlines and their customers.
  Sabre says it will challenge the lawsuit and is c
  
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• Women’s national team lawsuit goes to trial May 5

  20-08-2019 23:16
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has set a May 5 trial date for the gender discrimination lawsuit filed by the women’s national team against U.S. Soccer.
  District Judge R. Gary Klausner assigned the date at a hearing Monday in Los Angeles, which came less than a week after mediation between the two sides broke down.
  The players sued U.S. Soccer in March, alleging institutionalized gender discrimination that includes inequitable compensation when compared with their counterparts on the men&
  
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• Fire that injured 6 Missouri firefighters ruled an arson

  20-08-2019 23:16
  VIENNA, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a fire in central Missouri that injured six volunteer firefighters was intentionally set.
  KRCG reports Maries County Sheriff Chris Heitman said investigators determined the fire last Friday at a home near Vienna was arson.
  The Vienna Fire Department said an explosion occurred while firefighters battled the blaze.
  The six firefighters suffered moderate to severe burns and cuts from flying debris.
  All the firefighters have since been released from the hospi
  
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• Trump: US talking to various Venezuelan officials

  20-08-2019 23:14
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is saying his government is talking to “various representatives” of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, but is refusing to say whether such dialogue is being conducted with socialist party boss Diosdado Cabello.
  “We’re talking to various representatives of Venezuela,” Trump replied Tuesday when a reporter asked him whether the White House is talking to Cabello. “I don’t want to say who, but we are ta
  
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• FBI investigating University of Kansas research complex

  20-08-2019 23:14
  LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Federal authorities are conducting an investigation at a research facility on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence.
  FBI spokeswoman Bridget Patton confirmed the FBI and Lawrence police were at the Life Sciences Research Laboratories complex Tuesday but said she could not provide any details.
  University spokesman Andy Hyland told the Lawrence Journal-World that law enforcement was investigating alleged criminal activity on the campus.
  The complex houses research
  
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• The Latest: 2nd company settles with counties in opioid suit

  20-08-2019 23:12
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on litigation over opioids (all times local):
  5:10 p.m.
  A second drugmaker has agreed to settle lawsuits brought by two Ohio counties over the opioid crisis.
  Frank Gallucci, a lawyer for Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH’-guh) County, told Cleveland.com and other media outlets that Allergan (AL’-ur-gan) has agreed to pay $5 million to settle claims related to its branded opioids.
  He says the settlement does not resolve claims over its generic drugs. The Dublin,
  
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• Group seeks more details about raid on California reporter

  20-08-2019 23:11
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A nonprofit open government group is suing San Francisco Mayor London Breed and city police after failing to get access to records about a police raid on a freelance journalist.
  The First Amendment Coalition wants to find out if the police department authorized officers to search the home, office and phones of journalist Bryan Carmody.
  Its lawsuit filed Tuesday also seeks to learn what role elected leaders played in the raid that alarmed journalism advocates.
  Police we
  
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• 10-men Ajax struggles to draw in Champions League qualifying

  20-08-2019 23:11
  NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Champions League semifinalist Ajax faces a fight to qualify for this season’s group stage after drawing at Cypriot team APOEL Nicosia 0-0 in the first leg of their playoff on Tuesday.
  Ajax started strongly but APOEL came close to winning the game in the last half hour, with Andrija Pavlovic heading against the bar and Ajax goalkeeper André Onana forced to make excellent saves.
  Ajax played the last 10 minutes with 10 men after right back Noussair Mazraoui
  
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• Church leader arrested in dressing room camera incident

  20-08-2019 23:10
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Utah man who serves as a local leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is accused of illegally photographing a woman in Tennessee in a mall dressing room.
  According to an affidavit filed in criminal court in Nashville, the woman saw a camera phone angled over the top of her stall last week, got dressed and confronted the man in the next stall.
  Police arrested Steven Murdock, of Salt Lake City. He is free on $1,000 bond. A message left at a number
  
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• Trout, Heaney with career highs in Angels’ 5-1 win at Texas

  20-08-2019 23:09
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mike Trout matched the MLB lead with his career-best 42nd homer, Andrew Heaney had a career-high 14 strikeouts without a walk over eight innings and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 5-1 in the first game of a day-night doubleheader Tuesday. Trout lined a two-run shot into the left field seats immediately after David Fletcher led off the game with a single off Joe Palumbo (0-2). It was Trout’s 10th homer this year against the Rangers, matching the
  
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• Rookies push Rangers to 3-1 win for split of DH with Angels

  20-08-2019 23:09
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Delino DeShields raced home from second base with the winning run in the 11th inning, giving the Texas Rangers a 3-2 win and a doubleheader split with the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night after an error by first baseman Albert Pujols.
  Nick Solak, who hit his first career homer earlier in the game after making his big league debut in the opener, hit a hard two-out shot that got past Pujols. The first baseman was on his knee and reaching to his left when the ball g
  
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• Judge acquits Mississippi lawmaker accused of punching wife

  20-08-2019 23:08
  LUCEDALE, Miss. (AP) — A judge has acquitted a Mississippi lawmaker on a domestic violence charge after he was accused of punching his wife because she didn’t undress quickly enough when he wanted to have sex.
  State Rep. Doug McLeod was tried Tuesday on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge. George County Justice Court Judge Mike Bullock found McLeod not guilty after his wife testified on his behalf. The Sun Herald reports Michele McLeod testified that her husband drank less than tw
  
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• Jury selected in Florida parking lot shooting case

  20-08-2019 23:04
  CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Jurors and alternates have been sworn in for a manslaughter trial of a white man who fatally shot an unarmed black man during a dispute over a parking space in Florida. The Tampa Bay Times reports a jury of five men and one woman was seated Tuesday afternoon for 49-year-old Michael Drejka’s case. The two alternates are a man and woman. None of the jurors are black.
  Prosecutors say Drejka confronted 28-year-old Markeis McGlockton’s girlfriend for parking
  
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• Tennessee State QB indicted on rape, sexual battery charges

  20-08-2019 23:03
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee State quarterback Demry Croft has been indicted on six counts of rape and two counts of sexual battery.
  The 22-year-old Croft was released from jail Monday on $50,000 bond. An arraignment has been scheduled for Sept. 4.
  The indictment against Croft says he engaged in unlawful sexual conduct and sexual penetration on Dec. 1 without the woman’s consent. The indictment also states that force or coercion was used.
  All eight counts involve the same woman.
  
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• The Latest: Some cities recovered from ransomware attack

  20-08-2019 23:01
  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on a coordinated ransomware attack affecting Texas cities (all times local):
  4 p.m.
  Officials say some of the 22 Texas cities that were targeted by a coordinated ransomware attack have recovered and are operating normally.
  The Texas Department of Information Resources made the announcement on Tuesday in a news release in which it also lowered the number of cities that were attacked from 23 to 22.
  A department spokesman declined to provide more detail.
  Authorities b
  
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• Arms dealer gets 30-year term in plot to buy, sell missiles

  20-08-2019 23:00
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A black-market arms dealer convicted of trying to buy anti-aircraft missiles and sell them to clients in the Middle East has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
  Rami Asad-Ghanem was found guilty last November of conspiracy. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says the 53-year-old was sentenced Monday in Los Angeles.
  Prosecutors said Ghanem, who’s a naturalized U.S. citizen, conspired to transfer missiles to customers around the world. They said in one case,
  
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• Swimmer bit twice by shark in waters off Hawaii’s Big Island

  20-08-2019 22:58
  KEALAKEKUA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii authorities say that a woman was bitten twice by a 6-foot (1.8-meter) shark while swimming in a Big Island bay.
  Hawaii County Fire Department Battalion Chief William Bergin says the shark bit one of the woman’s legs and her torso on Tuesday in Kealakekua (kay-ah-lah-kay-koo-ah) Bay on the island’s western side.
  He says the 26-year-old woman was in serious condition at a hospital. She was not identified.
  Bergin says the shark may be a black tip r
  
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• Melons Wanted: PACC seek donations to help shelter dogs beat the heat

  20-08-2019 22:57
  TUCSON – Ice cream can make them feel gassy, popsicles could be harmful in the long term and margaritas, no explanation needed there — a dog’s life can really be ROOF during the summer months.
  With not that many cool treats at their disposal, it can be tough for canines to get some sweet relief when the temperatures rise above 100 degrees. Luckily for these pups, there is watermelon!
  To help cool off their 400 dogs living at their facility, Pima County Animal Care Center i
  
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• Arizona colleges move to extend tuition rate for immigrants

  20-08-2019 22:56
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona universities are moving to expand access to a tuition rate paid by immigrants living in the country illegally.
  The Board of Regents is scheduled to decide Thursday whether to eliminate a requirement for students to be enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in order to qualify for the special rate.
  Graduates of Arizona high schools who can’t prove they’re legally in the country pay 50 percent more than their in-state classmates, but
  
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• Trump steadily fulfills goals on religious right wish list

  20-08-2019 22:49
  NEW YORK (AP) — When Donald Trump assumed the presidency, conservative religious leaders drew up “wish lists” of steps they hoped he’d take to oppose abortion and rein in the LGBTQ-rights movement. With a flurry of recent actions, Trump’s administration is now winning their praise for aggressively fulfilling many of those goals.
  One major step came this week when a new rule for the federal family planning program prompted Planned Parenthood to withdraw rather than a
  
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• The Latest: Jury acquits Michigan State’s Cleaves of assault

  20-08-2019 22:49
  FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on the trial of Mateen Cleaves (all times local):
  4:45 p.m.
  A jury has acquitted former Michigan State basketball star Mateen Cleaves of sexual assault and other charges.
  The verdict Tuesday by the jury in Cleaves’ hometown of Flint comes nearly four years after a then-24-year-old woman accused Cleaves of sexually assaulting her in a Flint area motel room.
  The woman testified that she wanted to leave but that Cleaves continued to force himself upon her.
  
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• The Latest: Cleaves thanks jury for ‘giving me my life back’

  20-08-2019 22:49
  FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on the trial of Mateen Cleaves (all times local):
  6:10 p.m.
  Former Michigan State basketball star and NBA player Mateen Cleaves is thanking jurors for “giving me my life back” after they acquitted him on sex assault charges.
  Cleaves was accused of raping a woman in a Flint-area motel room back in 2015.
  The jury of nine women and three men deliberated for a little more than two hours Tuesday before delivering its verdict. Cleaves sobbed after the l
  
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• New ‘Matrix’ film set with Keanu Reeves and Lana Wachowski

  20-08-2019 22:40
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Keanu Reeves and Lana Wachowski are returning to the world of “The Matrix.”
  Warner Bros. Pictures Group chairman Toby Emmerich says Tuesday that a fourth “Matrix” is in the works.
  Reeves will be reprising his role as Neo and Carrie-Anne Moss will return as Trinity in the film that will be co-written, directed and produced by Wachowski, who co-created “The Matrix” with Lilly Wachowski.
  Lana Wachowski says in a statement that the ideas o
  
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• Trump: Any Jew voting Democratic is uninformed or disloyal

  20-08-2019 22:34
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says any Jewish people who vote Democratic show “either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty.”
  Trump commented Tuesday amid his ongoing feud with Democratic congresswomen Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib (ruh-SHEE’-duh tuh-LEEB’) of Michigan. Trump has taken several steps favored by Israel, while the Muslim lawmakers are outspoken critics of Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians.
  Trump calls Omar a &l
  
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• Pompeo urges fresh thinking on Mideast, warns Iran

  20-08-2019 22:26
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that greater cooperation and “fresh thinking to solve old problems” are needed in the Middle East — but he also condemned Iran and its proxies for continuing “to foment terror and unrest” in the region.
  America’s top diplomat said “time is running short” to keep a U.N. arms embargo on Iran and a travel ban on the head of the country’s eli
  
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