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• Pirates’ Musgrove scratched from start with foot discomfort

  06-09-2019 23:59
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pirates right-hander Joe Musgrove has been scratched from his scheduled start against the St. Louis Cardinals because of right foot discomfort.
  Rookie right-hander Alex McRae will take Musgrove’s place Friday night against the National League Central-leading Cardinals. McRae is 0-3 with a 9.98 ERA in six games, including one start.
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• Packers-Bears game most viewed NFL opener since 2016

  06-09-2019 23:56
  STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — The NFL kickoff game between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears was the most viewed opener since 2016.
  Green Bay’s 10-3 victory on Thursday night averaged 22.7 million viewers on NBC as well as the network’s and NFL’s digital platforms. The viewer figures were released by the network and compiled by Nielsen and Adobe Analytics.
  This year’s game saw a 16% increase over last year, when an average of 19.6 million watched the Philadelphia Eag
  
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• Pentagon identifies soldier killed in Kabul car bombing

  06-09-2019 23:52
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has identified the U.S. soldier who was killed Thursday by a car bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  The Defense Department says Sgt. 1st Class Elis A. Barreto Ortiz, 34, from Morovis, Puerto Rico, was killed in action when the explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
  Ortiz was assigned to the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
  He was the fourth U.S. service member killed in the past t
  
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• Arkansas speaker seeks lawmaker’s removal over tax plea

  06-09-2019 23:47
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ House speaker says he’s seeking the removal of a lawmaker who pleaded no contest to not paying state income taxes.
  Speaker Matthew Shepherd said Friday he’s filing a resolution to remove fellow Republican Rep. Mickey Gates.
  Gates was arrested last year and charged with not filing returns from 2012 through 2017. In July, he entered the plea in Garland County Court to one count of not filing or paying income taxes.
  Removing Gates will requ
  
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• Roommate arrested after 44-year-old found dead on west side

  06-09-2019 23:43
  TUCSON – The Tucson Police Department is currently investigating a homicide that happened Thursday afternoon on Tucson’s west side.
  According to TPD, at around 4:30 p.m., police received a 911 call for a request of an ambulance at an apartment located at 235 E. Mohave Rd. After the officers arrived at the scene, police discovered 44-year-old John M. Becker dead with obvious signs of blunt force trauma.The roommate of the victim, later identified as  39-year-old David J. Sassaman
  
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• Maine to allow ranked votes in general presidential election

  06-09-2019 23:40
  AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine is set to become the first state to allow voters to rank candidates in a general presidential election.
  Democratic Gov. Janet Mills said Friday she’ll allow such a bill to become law in January without her signature.
  The legislation requires ranked choice voting in presidential elections and primaries.
  Mills’ office says ranked voting won’t be used in a planned presidential primary in March 2020. But future presidential primaries would use it.
  
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• Maine to become 1st state with ranked voting in general presidential election as governor says law can take effect

  06-09-2019 23:39
  AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine to become 1st state with ranked voting in general presidential election as governor says law can take effect.
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• ‘Poseidon Adventure’ actress Carol Lynley dies at 77

  06-09-2019 23:37
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carol Lynley, a stage and screen actress who starred in the “The Poseidon Adventure” and numerous other film and television series, has died. She was 77.
  Lynley’s daughter Jill Selsman says her mother died in her sleep Tuesday.
  The actress had a lengthy Hollywood career, earning a Golden Globe nomination as a newcomer for the 1959 film “Blue Denim” about a teenager seeking an abortion. It was a role she originated on Broadway and among her b
  
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• The Latest: New Mexico issues medical pot cards to outsiders

  06-09-2019 23:31
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on New Mexico’s medical marijuana program (all times local):
  3:00 p.m.
  New Mexico has begun issuing medical marijuana registry cards to people who live outside the state.
  Two people in Texas and an Arizona resident have received cards to purchase medical marijuana in New Mexico after successfully suing to enroll.
  Marissa Novel of medical cannabis producer and dispenser Ultra Health said that a card was delivered Friday to her company’s Arizona-b
  
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• Judge: Texas not honoring settlement over hot prisons

  06-09-2019 23:30
  HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge is expressing frustration that Texas officials don’t seem to be honoring a settlement of a lawsuit over oppressive heat at some state prison facilities.
  During a court hearing Friday in Houston, U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison debated whether officials should be sanctioned by having them experience the same temperatures as inmates.
  Ellison delayed a ruling on possible sanctions until he’s heard from officials, including prison wardens, at a hear
  
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• Titans, long snapper Brinkley agree to terms on extension

  06-09-2019 23:27
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Titans long snapper Beau Brinkley has agreed to terms on a multiyear contract extension.
  The Titans announced the deal Friday. Terms weren’t disclosed.
  Brinkley has handled the Titans’ long-snapping duties for every punt, field goal and extra-point attempt over the last seven seasons.
  The Titans signed Brinkley as an undrafted free agent out of Missouri in 2012. Brinkley had spent four seasons as Missouri’s long snapper after joining the
  
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• India loses communication with its unmanned moon lander

  06-09-2019 23:23
  NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s space agency said it lost touch Saturday with its Vikram lunar lander as it aimed to land on the south pole of the moon and deploy a rover to search for signs of water.
  The space agency was analyzing data as it worked to determine what had happened.
  “Communications from lander to ground station was lost,” said K Sivan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation. “The data is being analysed.”
  A successful landing would have made
  
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• Washington woman pleads not guilty in Capital One hack

  06-09-2019 23:21
  SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington software engineer who authorities say gained access to personal information from more than 100 million Capital One credit applications has pleaded not guilty to federal computer and wire fraud charges.
  The Seattle Times reported Thursday that 33-year-old Paige Thompson faces up to 25 years in prison.
  Thompson is suspected of hacking Capital One and three unidentified organizations that rented or contracted computers from a cloud-computing company including an ou
  
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• Navy dismisses SEAL team leaders amid sex assault allegation

  06-09-2019 23:20
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Three senior leaders of a Navy SEAL team have been dismissed from their positions “due to a loss of confidence that resulted from leadership failures” after one unit was sent home from Iraq accused of sexually assaulting a female service member.
  Naval Special Warfare Command announced Friday that Rear Adm. Collin Green relieved them because their failures caused a breakdown of order and discipline within two units while deployed to combat zones.
  They are the un
  
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• Cephus sex assault accusers hire prominent attorney

  06-09-2019 23:16
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two women who accused Quintez Cephus of sexual assault have hired a prominent attorney to investigate Wisconsin officials’ decision to reinstate the Badgers receiver following his acquittal. The Wisconsin State Journal reports the women have hired John Clune. He represented Deborah Ramirez, who last year accused U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of exposing himself to her in the 1980s. He also represented a woman who in 2004 accused then-NBA star Kobe Br
  
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• Democrats assail Trump’s rhetoric in congressional hearing

  06-09-2019 23:05
  EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Democrats on a congressional committee are assailing President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration stance in the Texas border city where a gunman targeting Mexicans killed 22 people last month.
  The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship met Friday in El Paso for a hearing on anti-immigrant rhetoric and domestic terrorism. Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas led the meeting, which no Republican panel members attended.
  Escobar sai
  
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• Lyles clocks 19.74 to win 200 at rainy Diamond League finals

  06-09-2019 23:03
  BRUSSELS (AP) — American sprinter Noah Lyles raced to the 200 meters title at the Diamond League finals on Friday, extending his winning run ahead of the world championships.
  A chill Brussels evening was hardly good preparation for Qatar’s heat, but steady rain and stomach pains tested Lyles to clock 19.74 seconds. Only two other men have been faster this season.
  “What a chaotic race it was. But I’m glad I could handle this,” said Lyles, who was poised in the starti
  
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• UConn’s Hurley has surgery to relieve neck, back pain

  06-09-2019 23:01
  STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn basketball coach Dan Hurley had surgery Friday to relieve pain in his neck and upper back.
  School officials say doctors successfully performed the surgery at the Center for Comprehensive Spine Care in New York.
  Hurley is expected to be released from the hospital within the next few days, then recuperate at home.
  UConn officials say Hurley is not expected to miss the Sept. 28 start of the Huskies’ practices.
  The school said in a statement that surgery was de
  
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• Universal Orlando kicks off Halloween Horror Nights

  06-09-2019 23:00
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Halloween may be nearly two months away, but for Orlando visitors, it’s already time to get scared.
  Universal Orlando kicked off its Halloween Horror Nights on Friday.
  The celebration of all things frightening has 10 haunted houses and five “scare zones” where performers in costumes frighten unsuspecting patrons.
  The haunted houses are based on “Stranger Things,” ”Ghostbusters,” ”Us” and other television shows and m
  
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• Michigan funeral service held for deported Iraqi national

  06-09-2019 22:58
  SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — A private funeral service has been held in suburban Detroit for a 41-year-old Iraqi man who died in Baghdad after being deported from the U.S. for committing crimes.
  The Detroit News reports that Jimmy Aldaoud was buried Friday at the gravesite of his parents at Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery in Southfield.
  Aldaoud came to the U.S. as an infant and lived in the Detroit area. He was deported in June. His body was returned to Michigan late last month.
  Democratic U.
  
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• Reaching a deal in national opioids case proving difficult

  06-09-2019 22:57
  OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma says it wants a national settlement over its role in the opioids epidemic, but getting there is proving difficult.
  Sources familiar with negotiations between Purdue, multiple state attorneys general and lawyers representing scores of local governments have said the talks are essentially at a standstill.
  The negotiations are complicated by several factors: There are many voices at the table, some attorneys general who prefer putting the company and its controlling fa
  
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• Former NFL player Still focused on fight against cancer

  06-09-2019 22:55
  Tampa Bay tackle Donovan Smith is among 14 NFL players who have dedicated their statistics this NFL season as a fundraiser for the Still Strong Foundation.
  Former NFL player Devon Still founded the organization after his daughter Leah was diagnosed with cancer in 2014.
  Fans can pledge a dollar amount toward each player’s selected stat to help raise money through pledgeit.org for the foundation. Still retired to help Leah battle stage 4 neuroblastoma. She is now in remission.
  Proceeds will
  
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• Chargers kicker Michael Badgley questionable for opener

  06-09-2019 22:52
  COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Kicker Michael Badgley is questionable for the Los Angeles Chargers’ opener against Indianapolis after suffering a groin injury during Friday’s practice.
  Badgley signed with the Chargers midway through last season and was 15 of 16 on field goals. He set the team record with a 58-yard field goal in the Week 14 win over Cincinnati.
  Coach Anthony Lynn said that if Badgley is unable to go Sunday, Ty Long would handle both punting and kicking duties. Long d
  
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• Police: Murder suspect bragged about killing on Facebook

  06-09-2019 22:51
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis man has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly bragging on Facebook that he boosted the city’s homicide count.
  The suspect, 38-year-old Terrell Whiting, is jailed without bond. He was charged Friday in the fatal July shooting of 33-year-old Rafael Givens.
  Soon after the shooting, police distributed surveillance video showing a man approaching Givens with a gun. Several tips led police to question Whiting, who lives near the crime scene. He
  
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• Day care driver charged in death of 2-year-old left in van

  06-09-2019 22:48
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida sheriff’s detectives have arrested a day care van driver on aggravated manslaughter charges for the death of a 2-year-old boy left inside the vehicle for hours.
  The Broward Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that 46-year-old Engrid Thurston was arrested Friday. Detectives say she picked up Noah Sneed and other children July 29. Before removing them at the day care, detectives say Thurston turned off an alarm that would have alerted her
  
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• 2 arrested in Hawaii near giant telescope protest site

  06-09-2019 22:48
  HONOLULU (AP) — Police on Hawaii’s Big Island have arrested two people as crews demolished a small house built by demonstrators near the place where they are blocking construction of a giant telescope.
  Hawaii County Managing Director Wil Okabe says officers arrived at Mauna Kea Friday morning to clear the way for crews to take down the structure. He did not have details about why the arrests happened.
  Officials say protesters who oppose the planned telescope near Mauna Kea’s su
  
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• Whirlwind comeback gives Netherlands 4-2 win over Germany

  06-09-2019 22:46
  The Netherlands scored four goals in just 32 minutes for a memorable 4-2 comeback win over Germany in European Championship qualifying Friday.
  As the old rivals faced off for the fourth time in 11 months, a new face made the difference. On his debut, 20-year-old striker Donyell Malen hit the third goal for the Netherlands off a pass from Georginio Wijnaldum.
  Elsewhere, World Cup finalist Croatia recovered from a recent slump to hammer Slovakia 4-0 and close in on a qualification spot.
  Belgium sw
  
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• Ex-Canadian reservist missing amid investigation

  06-09-2019 22:46
  ROSEAU, Minn. (AP) — Authorities in northern Minnesota and Canada are urging residents to avoid contact and call police if they see a former Canadian Armed Forces reservist with alleged ties to a hate group.
  Patrik Mathews has been missing for two weeks and was last seen by family members in Beausejour, northeast of Winnipeg. Canadian authorities found his truck Monday on rural property near the U.S.-Canadian border.
  Authorities on both sides of the border continued searching for him Frida
  
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• Louisiana high court rejects ‘Nola No-Call’ suit against NFL

  06-09-2019 22:45
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s Supreme Court has dismissed a New Orleans Saints fan’s lawsuit against the NFL and game officials over the failure to call a crucial penalty against the Los Angeles Rams in a January playoff game.
  Attorney Antonio LeMon had sued, alleging fraud and seeking damages over what’s come to be known as the “Nola No-Call.”
  But Friday’s state Supreme Court opinion said ticket-holders have no right of action in the case. They reverse
  
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• Judge approves moves to streamline Weinstein case

  06-09-2019 22:41
  NEW YORK (AP) — A judge is signing off on changes meant to streamline Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault case after a recent flurry of activity.
  Judge James Burke on Friday approved consolidating two indictments against the movie mogul and gave prosecutors the green light to swap a pair of older predatory sexual assault charges with new ones.
  Weinstein pleaded not guilty Aug. 26 to a new indictment adding the new charges. Prosecutors then asked to have old versions of those charges di
  
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• GOP email: Mark Kelly will be stopped “dead in his tracks”

  06-09-2019 22:17
  PHOENIX (AP) — The head of the Arizona Republican Party says in a fundraising email that Democratic Senate candidate Mark Kelly will be stopped “dead in his tracks.”
  The comment by state GOP Chairman Kelli Ward sparked an outcry from Democrats Friday. Kelly became a prominent gun-control advocate after his wife, Gabrielle Giffords, was critically injured in a mass shooting while she was a member of Congress.
  Ward’s email notes Kelly’s advocacy for gun control and ur
  
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• Strip sack: Browns star Garrett poses nude, set to dominate

  06-09-2019 22:09
  BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Posing nude in the California desert was never one of Myles Garrett’s goals. He did it anyway.
  Cleveland’s Pro Bowl defensive end was photographed for ESPN’s “Body Issue,” displaying the chiseled physique he has worked hard to sculpt.
  Garrett enjoyed the experience but took a fair amount of ribbing for the spread. He’s now turning his attention to dominating on the field.
  He’s now lighter, leaner and quicker than last season, whe
  
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• Law requiring marriage applicants to divulge race challenged

  06-09-2019 22:09
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Three couples planning to get married in Virginia have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state requirement that they disclose their race on their marriage application.
  Lawyer Victor Glasberg says the requirement is a vestige of Virginia’s Jim Crow laws and that Virginia is one of only eight states requiring marriage applicants to disclose their race. He filed the lawsuit Thursday in Alexandria.
  According to the lawsuit, one Virginia county provided a list o
  
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• UA’s first Bear Down Friday

  06-09-2019 22:06
  TUCSON –The University of Arizona Wildcats are set to take on the NAU Lumberjacks Saturday at Arizona Stadium.A pre-game party will kick-off early with this year’s first Bear Down Friday, starting at 4 p.m. Wildcat fans are invited to take part in these festivities at Main Gate Square on University Boulevard and Tyndall Avenue. The pep rally will feature the pride of Arizona Marching Band, along with special guest appearance by the UA Football coaches.We loved having the Arizona
  
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• New rules expand hunting on most national wildlife refuges in Arizona

  06-09-2019 21:57
  WASHINGTON – Hunting groups are applauding new federal rules creating longer seasons, extended hours and expanded methods for hunting and taking different types of game on national wildlife refuges.The changes, announced last week by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, affect 1.4 million acres of federal land, more than 800,000 of which are in Arizona where seven of nine national wildlife refuges would be included in the changes.Zack May, president of Southern Arizona Quail Forever, said
  
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• Batman walks bullied Florida toddler to school

  06-09-2019 21:52
  CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. (AP) — It wasn’t Gotham City, but Batman descended on a Florida preschool to help a 3-year-old girl who was being bullied.
  When Erica Calculli’s daughter Lydia came home from school with bruises on her face, she chalked it up to regular kid’s play. But then Lydia came home with a swollen black eye last month. The little girl told her mother that her classmates hit her and threw a shoe at her.
  Calculli says she reported the incident to her daughter&rsqu
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts impact on China’s economy

  06-09-2019 21:47
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• Jones signs contract extension with JGR for 2020 season

  06-09-2019 21:43
  HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Erik Jones has signed a contract extension with Joe Gibbs Racing for the 2020 season.
  The 23-year-old Jones has two career Cup victories in three-plus seasons and 100 starts. He won the July race last year at Daytona International Speedway and took the checkered flag last week at Darlington Raceway.
  Jones is part of the JGR stable that includes two-time Daytona 500 champion Denny Hamlin, Cup Series champions Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr.
  Jones raced his rookie s
  
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• Bills rule out returner Roberts in season opener vs Jets

  06-09-2019 21:34
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills receiver and kickoff returner Andre Roberts has been ruled out for the season opener at the New York Jets because of a quadriceps injury.
  Roberts was hurt in practice this week and ruled out on Friday. The game Sunday was supposed to be a homecoming for Roberts after he signed with Buffalo in March shortly after getting cut by the Jets.
  Roberts is a 10-year veteran and coming off a season when he earned All-Pro honors for leading the NFL in kicko
  
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• Seeking better sleep? stop setting multiple alarms

  06-09-2019 21:27
  (KPRC) How many alarms did you set to wake up this morning?
  One-third of adults report they are sleeping less than seven hours a night and so sleep-deprived they have to hit snooze many times just to get up on time.
  Sleep experts warn that really isn’t helping.
  Dr. Puneet Patni of Kelsey-Seybold Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine says 30 minutes of sleep isn’t giving your body big benefits because it’s interrupted sleep, but hitting snooze for more than 30 minutes coul
  
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• Naval Academy investigating report of noose

  06-09-2019 21:26
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The U.S. Naval Academy is investigating a report that a noose was hanged on academy property on the 56th anniversary of the March on Washington.
  Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Sean Buck said in a statement Friday that the noose was found in a construction zone off-limits to staff.
  Buck said while it’s possible the noose was part of a hoisting system to complete ductwork, the academy will investigate it because it “takes all allegations of race hate
  
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• Pelosi calms allies, talks climate at G7 meet _ unlike Trump

  06-09-2019 21:21
  BREST, France (AP) — It was a somewhat different atmosphere at this G-7 meeting.
  At last month’s Group of Seven summit, President Donald Trump came under pressure from fellow leaders over his policies on China, trade, Russia and Iran. And he didn’t even show up at a global climate meeting.
  On Friday, legislative leaders met in France to discuss saving the world’s oceans and other problems. The mood was friendly as U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined parliamentary chief
  
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• Italy struggles to condemn racism, deep concerns in England

  06-09-2019 21:20
  LONDON (AP) — Marcus Rashford felt exasperated to be spending the night before an England game discussing soccer’s racism problem.
  But he was determined to do so, to ensure one day he won’t have to.
  “For these issues to be coming up all the time,” the England and Manchester United forward said on Friday, “it feels a bit strange to me, and I think the minute we can sort the situation out, the better it’ll be for everyone.”
  Rashford had spent three m
  
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• DNA from cigarette leads to Dakota Access arrest 3 years on

  06-09-2019 21:19
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota authorities relying on DNA collected from a cigarette butt have charged a man with engaging in a riot for his involvement in a Dakota Access pipeline protest three years ago.
  The Bismarck Tribune reports that Morton County prosecutors also charged 23-year-old Lawrence Malcolm Jr. with felony conspiracy to commit criminal mischief. An arrest warrant was issued Thursday.
  The charges relate to a Sept. 6, 2016, protest on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
  
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• Female directors hope to write a new script for Oscar season

  06-09-2019 21:08
  TORONTO (AP) — As another awards season kicks into high gear at the Toronto International Film Festival, one disappointment of last year’s Oscar campaign is still on the minds of some.
  Despite a number of films that ranked among the most critically acclaimed movies of the year — Debra Granik’s “Leave No Trace,” Marielle Heller’s “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” Chloe Zhao’s “The Rider,” Lynne Ramsay’s “You Were Never R
  
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• Ex-drug company CEO Martin Shkreli sues former investor

  06-09-2019 21:08
  NEW YORK (AP) — The former drug company executive known as Pharma Bro has sued the son of one of his investors over losses from a failed hedge fund.
  The federal countersuit was filed in New York City on Friday by the convicted former drug company CEO. It claims the son of George Yaffe pressured Martin Shkreli into signing an invalid promissory note for $250,000 after Yaffe lost a $100,000 investment in 2012.
  Last year, a state court judge ordered Shkreli to pay Yaffe more than $420,000 cov
  
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• Sentences of 3 Blackwater guards reduced from 2007 massacre

  06-09-2019 21:07
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has greatly reduced the sentences of three former Blackwater security contractors, in the latest development from a complex case dating back to the 2007 shootings of unarmed civilians in Baghdad.
  U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth on Thursday sentenced Paul Slough to 15 years in prison, Evan Liberty to 14 years and Dustin Heard to 12 years and seven months. All three had received 30-year terms in a 2015 trial, while a fourth defendant, Nicholas Slatten, wa
  
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• Braves recall outfielder Austin Riley from rehab assignment

  06-09-2019 21:03
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have recalled Austin Riley from an injury-rehab assignment to start Friday night’s game against the Washington Nationals.
  Riley has been out since Aug. 5 after spraining his right knee during a routine workout. He was rehabbing at Triple-A Gwinnett, where he batted .263 (10 of 38) with one homer and four RBIs while playing in seven regular-season games and the first two games of an International League playoff series.
  After being called up to Atlanta
  
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• US is running out of White Claw hard seltzer

  06-09-2019 20:53
  CHICAGO (CNN) – A big problem is bubbling up for the nation’s top hard seltzer brand.
  White Claw seltzer – which is an industry leader – says there’s a nationwide shortage of the popular drink.
  The company suggests it became the victim of its own success, with demand taking off fasten than it expected.White claw sales spiked by almost 300 percent in July compared to the same month last year.
  According to Nielsen data, the company clinched more than half of the
  
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• Protest at Chick-fil-A opening in Canada over LGBTQ issues

  06-09-2019 20:42
  TORONTO (AP) — Dozens of protesters have crowded a Toronto sidewalk to voice their opposition to the opening of the first franchised Chick-fil-A restaurant in Canada because of the owner’s record on LGBTQ issues.
  The protesters said Friday the company has funded anti-LGBTQ initiatives while CEO Dan Cathy has voiced his opposition to same-sex marriage.
  Justin Khan says the company promotes hate and is not welcome in Toronto.
  Chick-fil-A operator Wilson Yang says in an emailed statemen
  
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