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• UN to meet at Russia’s request on recent US missile test

  21-08-2019 23:55
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council will hold an open meeting Thursday at Russia’s request on a U.S. missile test that would have been banned under a treaty that both Washington and Moscow abandoned earlier this month.
  Russia’s deputy U.N. ambassador, Dmitry Polyansky, told reporters Wednesday that Moscow called for the meeting “because of the threats the U.S. pronounced on the deployment and development of the missiles, in breach of the agreements.”
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• Trial begins for man accused of killing, eating parts of ex

  21-08-2019 23:46
  JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A prosecutor has told jurors that a southern Indiana man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body told police he had gone to her home “to talk some sense into her” after a breakup days earlier.
  Clark County Prosecutor Jeremy Mull said in his opening statement Wednesday that the evidence will show 38-year-old Joseph Oberhansley kicked in the door of 46-year-old Tammy Jo Blanton’s Jeffersonville home in September 2014 and
  
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• 23 accused in broad Aryan Warriors supremacist case in Vegas

  21-08-2019 23:41
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Prosecutors in Las Vegas are charging 19 men and four women with being part of a white supremacist gang behind prison and street crimes including murder, drug trafficking and identity theft.
  A 152-count indictment unsealed Wednesday in Nevada state court alleges that all 23 defendants are members or associates of the Aryan Warriors, and labels the gang a criminal racketeering enterprise.
  Two defendants are accused of shooting two men dead in January, and one is accused of
  
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• Human remains found on a southside Tucson ranch identified

  21-08-2019 23:39
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Police have identified human remains found last week on a ranch on Tucson’s south side.
  After releasing photos of two identifiable tattoos on the body, police say they identified the man as 29-year-old Romulo Bacarse.
  Officers were dispatched to a ranch on South Old Nogales Highway on Aug. 14.
  A ranch employee had called 911 saying human remains were found in a large undeveloped desert area of the property.
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• Flash Flood Warning issued August 21 at 2:37PM MST until August 21 at 5:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  21-08-2019 23:37
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Flash Flood Warning for…Southwestern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona…Southeastern Santa Cruz County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 530 PM MST.
  * At 234 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicatedthunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. A raingauge near Parker Canyon has reported 2.22 inches in the last hourand a half with radar estimates around 2 inches. Rainfall willcontinue over
  
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• Rockies lose pitcher Jon Gray for season with foot fracture

  21-08-2019 23:31
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Colorado Rockies on Wednesday placed starting pitcher Jon Gray on the 60-day injured list because of a left foot fracture, ending his season.
  The 27-year-old Gray is 11-8 with a 3.84 ERA this season. The right-hander was scheduled to start the series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. He was coming off eight scoreless innings of five-hit ball in his last start on Aug. 16 against Miami.
  Gray made 25 starts and struck out 150 batters in 150 innings this
  
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• Olympiakos, Dinamo Zagreb win Champs League playoff 1st legs

  21-08-2019 23:31
  BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Olympiakos and Dinamo Zagreb took big steps toward returning to the Champions League group stage with convincing wins in the first leg of their playoff-round games on Wednesday.
  Olympiakos scored three late goals to beat Russian debutant Krasnodar 4-0, and Dinamo struck twice in the first half hour in a 2-0 win over Rosenborg.
  Young Boys was the only home team not to win, needing a 76th-minute penalty awarded by video review — and scored by French veteran Gui
  
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• Taylor Swift says she plans to re-record her songs’ masters

  21-08-2019 23:27
  NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift plans to re-record her songs after her catalog was purchased by popular music manager Scooter Braun.
  “CBS Sunday Morning” previewed some of its pre-taped interview with Swift on Wednesday. The reporter asks Swift if she would consider re-recording her songs in order to own the new versions, and Swift said, “Oh yeah.” When asked if that was the plan, Swift replied with: “Yeah, absolutely.”
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s false claims on fuel economy rules

  21-08-2019 23:25
  The post AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s false claims on fuel economy rules appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Florida panthers afflicted with mysterious walking disorder

  21-08-2019 23:22
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida wildlife officials are investigating a disorder that causes Florida panthers to have trouble walking.
  A video from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shows the affected panthers walking abnormally, mostly kittens. Trail cameras in three counties identified eight endangered panthers and one bobcat walking with a hitch in their step.
  A press release says a mysterious neurological disorder is impacting their ability to coordinate their ba
  
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• 85-year-old woman, five elderly men arrested on sex charges at Connecticut park

  21-08-2019 23:17
  FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Six people ranging in age from 62 to 85 face sex charges after being arrested in a conservation area in Connecticut.
  Police say the six, five men and an 85-year-old woman, were involved in lewd and sexual activity in the Grace Richardson conservation area in Fairfield earlier this month.
  Grace Richardson conservation area/ Google Maps
  Police say the area was being publicized on the internet as an area for people to meet and have sex.
  Police say they set up surveilla
  
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• Ex-Texans star Mario Williams accused of trespassing at home

  21-08-2019 23:16
  KATY, Texas (AP) — Former Texans star Mario Williams has been arrested on a misdemeanor charge accusing him of trespassing at a woman’s Houston-area home.
  Harris County court records show Williams was arrested Tuesday and freed on $100 bond. Online records don’t list an attorney to speak on behalf of Williams, the No. 1 draft pick in 2006 who spent six seasons with the Texans before joining Buffalo and then Miami in 2016.
  Deputy Thomas Gilliland says sheriff’s deputies ar
  
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• Israel appoints ambassador to Paraguay after embassy dispute

  21-08-2019 23:14
  ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Paraguay’s state news agency says Yoed Magen has been accredited as the new Israeli ambassador to the South American country amid tensions between the two nations.
  Wednesday’s announcement comes after Paraguay announced last September that it was moving its embassy in Israel out of Jerusalem and back to Tel Aviv, just months after a previous Paraguayan administration had opened the new mission.
  Israel responded by shutting its embassy in Paraguay and w
  
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• Trump revives suggestion he’d end birthright citizenship

  21-08-2019 23:13
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s looking “very seriously” at ending the right to citizenship for babies born to non-U.S. citizens on American soil.
  Trump spoke to reporters Wednesday as he departed the White House for a speech in Louisville.
  He says birthright citizenship is “frankly ridiculous.”
  This isn’t the first time Trump has claimed he’d do away with it — he also said something similar in October.
  But the citizenship
  
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• CONCACAF men’s Olympic qualifying in FIFA window

  21-08-2019 23:12
  MIAMI (AP) — Men’s Olympic soccer qualifying for North and Central America and the Caribbean will take place during a FIFA international match window from March 20 to April 1, a decision that means the United States may be able to use top young players with European clubs such as Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie and Tyler Adams.
  CONCACAF, the regional governing body, said Wednesday the eight-nation qualifying tournament will be played at Guadalajara, Mexico, in the Jalisco and Akro
  
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• Study: Emoji users go on more dates

  21-08-2019 23:06
  Researchers think emojis might be the answer to a better dating life.
  A study published in the journal ‘Plos One’ suggests people who flirt using emoji’s get more dates.
  Researchers with Indiana University’s Kinsey institute and Illinois Lake Forest College were behind the report.
  They asked more than 53 hundred single Americans whether they used emojis.
  Thirty eight percent said they never do.
  But 28 percent said they used them regularly.
  The researchers found those who
  
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• Lawsuit accusing ex-bishop of drunken sexual assault settled

  21-08-2019 23:05
  WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A lawsuit accusing the former bishop of West Virginia’s Roman Catholic diocese of molesting boys and men has been settled.
  Wheeling-Charleston Diocese spokesman Tim Bishop said in a statement the terms of the settlement are confidential.
  A former personal altar server sued ex-Bishop Michael Bransfield and the diocese in March, saying he was sexually assaulted in 2014 and harassed for years prior. The filing asserted Bransfield would consume at least half a bott
  
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• Jet catches fire in Northern California; 10 aboard unhurt

  21-08-2019 23:02
  OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Officials say all 10 people aboard a jet escaped injury after the aircraft aborted takeoff at a small Northern California airport, went off the runway and burst into flames.
  Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said the twin-engine Cessna Citation slid off the end of the runway at Oroville Municipal Airport shortly before noon Wednesday. It went into dry grass and caught fire.
  Gregor said it’s not clear why the pilot aborted takeoff.
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• Man charged with threatening shooting at Planned Parenthood

  21-08-2019 23:01
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal authorities say a Tennessee man has been arrested on charges that he made online threats of a shooting at a Planned Parenthood facility in Washington.
  The FBI and U.S. attorneys in Washington and Nashville said in a news release that 20-year-old Jacob Cooper made a court appearance Wednesday on a charge of unlawfully transmitting a threat to injure.
  Authorities say Cooper, of Clarksville, made comments on the social media site iFunny that included a threat t
  
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• Jets LB Copeland suspended 4 games by NFL for PED violation

  21-08-2019 23:01
  FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets linebacker Brandon Copeland has been suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the regular season for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances.
  Copeland can still participate in the team’s preseason practices and games. He’s eligible to return to the active roster on Oct. 7.
  The 28-year-old Copeland was a key contributor on defense and special teams last year, his first with the Jets. He had a career-
  
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• Services delayed at MVD offices after statewide computer outage

  21-08-2019 22:57
  TUCSON – Motor Vehicle Division offices across the state are experiencing some delays Wednesday afternoon in connection to a statewide computer outage.
  According to Arizona Department of Transportation, the outage is currently affected all MVD offices across the state, including those in the Tucson area.
  Officials said technicians are currently addressing the issue.
  There is no timetable for when the MVD’s computers will be back online.
  ADOT said the majority of MVD services can be d
  
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• The Latest: Jury backs writer Sparks in employment lawsuit

  21-08-2019 22:51
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on a lawsuit by the former headmaster of the school founded by novelist Nicholas Sparks (all times local):
  4:45 p.m.
  A federal jury has sided with novelist Nicholas Sparks and the private Christian school he founded in his North Carolina hometown, dismissing claims by the school’s former headmaster that he was unjustly fired, then slandered by the author.
  Jurors spent about three hours Wednesday before deciding that Sparks, his foundation and Epiphany
  
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• Federal jury backs Nicholas Sparks, dismissing claims in lawsuit by former headmaster of school Sparks had founded

  21-08-2019 22:47
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal jury backs Nicholas Sparks, dismissing claims in lawsuit by former headmaster of school Sparks had founded.
  The post Federal jury backs Nicholas Sparks, dismissing claims in lawsuit by former headmaster of school Sparks had founded appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Priest accused of stealing nearly $100K from parish

  21-08-2019 22:46
  DOWNINGTON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania Roman Catholic priest is accused of stealing nearly $100,000 from his parish and spending it on a beach house and men he met on dating apps.
  The Chester County District Attorney’s Office says 56-year-old Monsignor Joseph McLoone was arrested Wednesday for theft from St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Downingtown.
  Prosecutors allege the priest diverted funds into secret accounts and misappropriated fees charged to parishioners.
  They say McLoone
  
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• Pirates place Chris Archer on IL with shoulder inflammation

  21-08-2019 22:45
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Chris Archer has been placed on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation, one day after being removed following the first inning of his start against the Washington Nationals.
  Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Archer will not throw for at least a week, then be re-evaluated.
  In other moves Wednesday, the Pirates placed right-hander Clay Holmes on the 10-day IL with right quadriceps discomfort while recalling right-handers Dario Agrazal a
  
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• Prosecutor: Patrol officer accused of trying to entice child

  21-08-2019 22:39
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Authorities say an off-duty Cleveland police officer has been charged with attempted kidnapping for trying to entice a 12-year-old girl who was waiting for a school bus.
  Thirty-four-year-old Solomon Nhiwatiwa (nee-wuh-TEE’-wuh) was arrested Tuesday by Euclid police.
  Court records show Nhiwatiwa was indicted Wednesday on charges that include attempted kidnapping, child enticement, indecent exposure, pandering obscenity involving a minor, assault and endangering childr
  
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• FAA says a jet burst into flames after aborting takeoff at small Northern California airport; all 10 aboard uninjured

  21-08-2019 22:39
  OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — FAA says a jet burst into flames after aborting takeoff at small Northern California airport; all 10 aboard uninjured.
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• Rays rally in 9th, beat Mariners 7-6 to avoid sweep

  21-08-2019 22:36
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Kiermaier drove in four runs, including a solo homer during a two-run ninth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Seattle Mariners 7-6 on Wednesday.
  Kiermaier tied it at 6-6 on a leadoff homer against Matt Magill (3-1). The Rays then loaded the bases on Willy Adames’ single, a double by Mike Brosseau and an intentional walk to pinch-hitter Ji-Man Choi with no outs before Magill’s wild pitch with Tommy Pham bat
  
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• Film on factory is first Netflix project endorsed by Obamas

  21-08-2019 22:31
  NEW YORK (AP) — A documentary about an Ohio auto glass factory that is run by a Chinese investor debuted Wednesday on Netflix as the streaming service’s first project backed by Michelle and Barack Obama’s new production company.
  Filmmakers Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert say they learned of the Obamas’ interest after “American Factory” was shown at the Sundance film festival and they were pitching the film to Netflix. They say they had no idea of the Obama co
  
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• Wisconsin WR Quintez Cephus returns to practice

  21-08-2019 22:30
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin receiver Quintez Cephus has returned to practice and his coach says pending eligibility issues stem from a lack of credits because he was expelled amid sexual assault allegations this spring.
  Cephus was charged a year ago with sexually assaulting two women in his apartment in April 2018. University officials expelled him before the spring semester ended, but a jury acquitted Cephus earlier this month.
  Chancellor Rebecca Blank allowed him to return to school a
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: A Danish Denial

  21-08-2019 22:27
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• Tucson man convicted of fatally starving his 3-year-old son

  21-08-2019 22:18
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona man has been convicted of fatally starving his 3-year-old son and putting the body into a toy box.
  Jurors found 50-year-old Martin Barreras guilty of first-degree murder and child abuse Wednesday. He was acquitted of abandonment/concealment of a dead body.
  Barreras is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 30.
  His wife, Raquel Barreras, was convicted in May of first-degree murder and child abuse in the case. She was sentenced last month to life in prison.
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• Trump’s fake accent angers Asian Americans as they veer left

  21-08-2019 22:18
  President Donald Trump recently angered many Asian Americans when he reportedly mocked the accents of two Asian heads of state.
  It comes as a growing and crucial voting bloc of Asian Americans voters is leaning further to the left.
  The U.S. Census Bureau says the Asian American voting-age population has more than doubled in the last two decades, leaping from 4.3 million in 1998 to 11.1 million in 2018. A majority of those new voters lean Democratic.
  A Pew Research Center survey says 53% of Asian
  
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• First sexual misconduct report issued for prep school

  21-08-2019 22:18
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire prep school marred by sexual misconduct allegations has released its first report on the frequency of such allegations, as required by state authorities.
  The report issued Wednesday by a compliance overseer at St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire, summarizes sexual and physical misconduct allegations reported to the school during the first six months of 2019. An agreement with the attorney general subjected the school to greater oversight i
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 1:17PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  21-08-2019 22:17
  At 116 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm nearElgin, or 14 miles west of Sierra Vista, moving southeast at 15 mph.
  Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
  Locations impacted include…Sierra Vista, Hereford, Elgin, Parker Canyon Lake, Fort Huachuca,Canelo, Ramsey Canyon Preserve and Coronado National Memorial.
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• Former New Mexico AD indicted on embezzlement charges

  21-08-2019 22:15
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Former University of New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs has been indicted in connection with a lavish 2015 golf trip to Scotland that was partly paid for with state funds.
  Documents filed Wednesday in state district court show a grand jury indicted the 63-year-old Krebs on embezzlement, larceny, and tampering charges.
  The charges are part of an investigation into questionable spending by the school’s troubled athletic department.
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• Forward Colin White signs six-year deal with Ottawa Senators

  21-08-2019 22:12
  OTTAWA (AP) — The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Colin White to a six-year contract with an average annual value of $4.75 million.
  White had 14 goals and 27 assists in 71 games last year in his first full season in the NHL, his 41 points fifth best among rookies.
  The 21st overall pick in 2015, White has 16 goals and 31 assists in 94 career NHL games after playing two years at Boston College in his native Massachusetts. He has played for the U.S. at the past two world championships.
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• Louisiana university urges vigilance after false gun alarm

  21-08-2019 22:10
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana State University President F. King Alexander is encouraging the college community to continue reporting anything suspicious even though a previous report of a man with a gun turned out to be a false alarm.
  On Tuesday, someone in Coates Hall saw a man with a gun and reported it. LSU police locked down the campus and conducted a room-by-room search before declaring an all-clear.
  It turns out the man was an armed law enforcement officer from the Louisiana att
  
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• Castillo rebounds as Reds beat Padres 4-2 to win series

  21-08-2019 22:08
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Luis Castillo didn’t have his best stuff, but it wasn’t nearly as bad as his last start.
  Cincinnati’s All-Star right-hander shook off his worst career start to pitch six solid innings, José Iglesias hit a solo home run and the Reds beat the San Diego Padres 4-2 on Wednesday to win the three-game series.
  “It wasn’t Luis’ best game, but even without his best game, he was good,” manager David Bell said. “That’s wha
  
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• Baseball fan born in 1908 celebrates her 111th birthday

  21-08-2019 22:07
  SUNAPEE, N.H. (AP) — A woman has celebrated her 111th birthday in New Hampshire with a bunch of cupcakes and a tribute from singers.
  Hazel Nilson was born Aug. 21, 1908, in Chicago. A lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, she likes to say she was born the last time the team won the World Series before their big comeback in 2016.
  Nilson, a former physical education teacher, has been a resident of Sunapee Cove in Sunapee, New Hampshire, since October 2014. Before that, she lived in Stone Lake, Wisconsi
  
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• Brandeis University investigates posts on anti-Semitic site

  21-08-2019 21:59
  WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Brandeis University says it does not believe there’s a threat to campus safety after photos of several students and professors were posted to an anti-Semitic website.
  School safety officials are investigating after images from the university’s website appeared on the Vanguard News Network Forum, which promotes white nationalist views.
  The photos were posted in a thread containing hundreds of other images along with comments mocking the appearance of Jews.
  
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• Epstein may have gamed the system from beyond the grave

  21-08-2019 21:58
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The will that Jeffrey Epstein signed just two days before his jailhouse suicide puts more than $577 million in assets in a trust fund that could make it more difficult for his dozens of accusers to collect a share of his riches.
  Estate lawyers and other experts say prying open the trust and dividing up the financier’s fortune is not going to be easy and could take years.
  One attorney says Epstein managed to manipulate the system one last time from beyond
  
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• Union Pacific worker dies in Texas, pinned between 2 tankers

  21-08-2019 21:55
  BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Investigators say a Union Pacific worker has died after being pinned between two railway tanker cars in Southeast Texas.
  The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says 39-year-old Travis Andrepont of Louisiana was killed before dawn Tuesday in Beaumont. Officials didn’t immediately provide a hometown for Andrepont. He died at the scene.
  Sheriff’s Capt. Crystal Holmes says the accident happened near a chemical plant. Further details on the investigation
  
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• Names of 2 killed in southern Michigan plane crash released

  21-08-2019 21:51
  HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — Authorities have released the names of two men who were killed in a small plane crash in southeastern Michigan.
  The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that the men who were killed were 68-year-old James Tafralian, of Webberville, and 64-year-old Philip Henry Colmer, of Chelsea.
  The Federal Aviation Administration says the single-engine Aero Commander M200 aircraft was taking off at Spencer J. Hardy Airport near Howell when it crashed Tuesday mornin
  
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• Chock, Bates headline International Figure Skating Classic

  21-08-2019 21:46
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Olympic ice dancers champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates, fresh off their win at Four Continents, will compete at the U.S. International Figure Skating Classic for the first time next month.
  The third stop on the ISU Challenger Series begins Sept. 17 at the Salt Lake City Sports Complex.
  World bronze medalist Vincent Zhou will make his season debut in the men’s competition, while world junior champion Tomoki Hiwatashi will compete ahead of his Grand Prix Serie
  
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• Florida to join electronic voter information network

  21-08-2019 21:45
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida is joining 29 other states already part of an electronic network intended to maintain the integrity of voter rolls.
  Florida has had a history of high-profile election controversies. Elections officials say the network known as the Electronic Registration Information Center could help local election officials more easily verify registration records and detect any duplicate registrations.
  Gov. Ron DeSantis made the announcement Wednesday in Orlando and expects th
  
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• Spill revelation raises questions about North Dakota system

  21-08-2019 21:44
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Health Department’s acknowledgment this week that a 2015 pipeline leak of liquid natural gas was bigger than publicly documented raises questions about how many other spills and leaks are underreported.
  And state officials weren’t immediately able to answer that Wednesday.
  In July 2015, Oklahoma-based Oneok Partners reported a 10-gallon (8-imperial gallon) spill of natural gas condensate from a pipeline at a plant near Watford City.
  The es
  
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• Salvadoran woman restarting life after abortion case retrial

  21-08-2019 21:42
  SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A young woman who was acquitted of homicide after authorities accused her of having an abortion said Wednesday she feels she has gotten her life back after being caught up in a case that drew international attention to El Salvador’s strict reproductive laws.
  Evelyn Beatriz Hernández said she hopes to return to school, study computing and English and become an advocate for women imprisoned in similar cases. The now-21-year-old woman was 18 and a
  
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• The Latest: Ex-police union leader, lobbyist appear in court

  21-08-2019 21:37
  BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of the former president of the Massachusetts State Police labor union and the union’s former lobbyist (all times local):
  3:30 p.m.
  The former president of and the lobbyist for the Massachusetts State Police labor union have appeared in Boston federal court on charges they misused union funds for personal gain.
  Dana Pullman, the former head of the State Police Association of Massachusetts, and Anne Lynch, a State House lobbyist, made their initia
  
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• Police identify victim in Tuesday’s fatal motorcycle collision

  21-08-2019 21:35
  Police say 34-year-old Christopher M. Wright succumbed to his injuries after a serious injury-collision at the intersection of Golf Links and Kolb roads.
  TUCSON –Tucson Police Department has identified the motorcyclist in Tuesday’s fatal collision.
  Police say 34-year-old Christopher M. Wright succumbed to his injuries after a serious injury-collision at the intersection of Golf Links and Kolb roads.
  The victim was transported to Banner – University Medical Center just before 6
  
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