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• 3 in hospital from hot air balloon crash near Las Vegas

  13-09-2019 23:56
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — U.S. authorities are investigating a hot air balloon crash in Nevada that injured at least seven people when its basket tipped over after hitting the ground.
  Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said Friday the agency and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash that involved nine people.
  Gregor says a preliminary review found the Kubicek balloon made a hard landing Thursday, and the pilot and four passengers were thrown from the
  
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• YouTube star Lilly Singh makes bold leap to late-night TV

  13-09-2019 23:54
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The stubborn curfew barring female hosts from late-night network TV is about to be challenged. Viewer warning: expect more rule-breaking when NBC’s “A Little Late With Lilly Singh” debuts Monday.
  Singh is attempting the leap from YouTube sensation to broadcast headliner in a single bound. And she’s only the second woman of color to get a nightly gig on a major network since Cynthia Garrett hosted NBC’s “Later” for a year —
  
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• Dest, Ajax agree to a 1-year extension through 2021-22

  13-09-2019 23:52
  Ajax has agreed to a one-year contract extension with American defender Sergiño Dest through the 2021-22 season.
  The 18-year-old outside back played for the U.S. at the 2017 Under-17 World Cup and this year’s Under-20 World Cup, then made his first-team competitive debut for Ajax in the Dutch Super Cup against PSV Eindhoven on July 27. He started playing for Ajax’s youth academy in 2012.
  Dest was born in Almere, Netherlands. His mother is Dutch and his father is Surinamese Ame
  
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• Braves reinstate outfielder Nick Markakis

  13-09-2019 23:51
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Atlanta Braves reinstated outfielder Nick Markakis from the 10-day injured list Friday.
  Markakis, 35, missed 43 games with a fractured left wrist. He was listed in the starting lineup as the Braves opened a three-game series against the Nationals, playing his first game of the season in left field with Matt Joyce in right.
  In 104 games this season, Markakis is hitting .284 with nine homers, 55 RBIs and 57 runs scored.
  The Braves recalled right-handed pitchers Bryse Wi
  
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• Kevin Chappell shoots 11-under 59 at The Greenbrier

  13-09-2019 23:50
  WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Kevin Chappell shot an 11-under 59 on Friday in the second round of A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier for the 11th sub-round 60 round in PGA Tour history.
  Chappell missed a 10-foot birdie putt on the par-4 ninth to fall a stroke short of Jim Furyk’s tour record.
  Making his first PGA Tour start since back surgery last fall, Chappell opened with a par on No. 10, then birdied the next eight to make the turn in 28. He added birdies on No. 1, 5 and 7
  
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• TFD: Students exposed to mercury after spill on TUSD bus

  13-09-2019 23:49
  TUCSON – Emergency crews have responded to a chemical exposure after a vial spilled on a Tucson Unified school bus near Dodge Road and 24th Street Friday afternoon.
  According to TUSD officials, about 20 children may have been contaminated in connection to the incident.
  Tucson Fire Department said HAZMAT crews have been dispatched to the area. They say the bus may be exposed to mercury.
  TFD said a decontamination unit may be dispatched to the scene.BREAKING: We are near 24th and Dodge, afte
  
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• NC governor seeks Hurricane Dorian disaster declaration

  13-09-2019 23:48
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is seeking a federal disaster declaration for 13 counties affected by Hurricane Dorian.
  Cooper made the request to President Donald Trump’s administration Friday.
  If approved, money would be available to help with the cost of debris cleanup, repairs or replacement of publicly owned damaged buildings and other expenses. Some nonprofit organizations may receive assistance.
  In a letter to Trump, the Democrat Cooper explains the state h
  
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• Oklahoma higher ed chancellor says he’ll step down next year

  13-09-2019 23:45
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Chancellor Glen Johnson, a former Democratic speaker of the Oklahoma House who led the state’s higher education system for the past 12 years, says he plans to retire at the end of next year.
  Johnson made the announcement Friday in a news release.
  Oklahoma’s new Republican governor, Kevin Stitt, has been critical of Johnson and called for his ouster, although the decision to retain the chancellor lies with the State Regents for Higher Education. Nea
  
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• Kevin Chappell shoots 11-under 59 at The Greenbrier for 11th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history

  13-09-2019 23:40
  WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Kevin Chappell shoots 11-under 59 at The Greenbrier for 11th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history.
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• Nicaragua group says 17 govt foes from countryside killed

  13-09-2019 23:37
  MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — A Nicaraguan human rights group says it has documented the killings of 17 government opponents from the rural north this year.
  Vilma Nuñez is president of the Nicaraguan Human Rights Center. She said at a news conference Friday that witnesses described killings by police and “paramilitaries” in a “new repressive phase.”
  Nuñez says the victims were all opposed to the government of President Daniel Ortega and participated in pro
  
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• Lyon misses chance to go top after 2-2 draw; Lille wins 2-1

  13-09-2019 23:30
  PARIS (AP) — Lyon missed the chance to move top of the French league after being held to a 2-2 draw at Amiens on Friday.
  Former Lyon players Christophe Jallet and Mathieu Bodmer scored for the home side, which took a seventh-minute lead when Jallet’s free kick looped over the wall and bounced in past Lyon’s bemused defenders and goalkeeper.
  Lyon striker Moussa Dembélé volleyed the equalizer two minutes later and volleyed in again — this time off his knee fro
  
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• McCarron, Goosen, Gillis share Ally Challenge lead

  13-09-2019 23:21
  GRAND BLANC, Mich. (AP) — Scott McCarron, Retief Goosen and Tom Gillis shot 6-under 66 on Friday to share the first-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ Ally Challenge.
  McCarron, the Charles Schwab Cup points leader and a three-time winner this year, birdied the par-5 16th and par-3 17th in a bogey-free round at Warwick Hills, the longtime home of the PGA Tour’s defunct Buick Open.
  Goosen, the Senior Players Championship winner for his first victory on the 50-and-over tour, bo
  
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• The Latest: Tropical Storm Humberto forms near Bahamas

  13-09-2019 23:20
  MCLEAN’S TOWN, Bahamas (AP) — The latest on the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian in the northern Bahamas (all times local):
  10:55 p.m.
  A tropical depression near the Bahamas has strengthened into Tropical Storm Humberto.
  Parts of the northwestern Bahamas that were recently pummeled by Hurricane Dorian are expected to experience tropical-storm-force winds and heavy rain over the weekend, but not significant storm surge.
  The U.S. National Hurricane Center said late Friday night that the s
  
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• The Latest: Potential tropical storm heads for the Bahamas

  13-09-2019 23:20
  MCLEAN’S TOWN, Bahamas (AP) — The latest on the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian in the northern Bahamas (all times local):
  5:20 p.m.
  A tropical depression has formed near the Bahamas and is likely to bring heavy winds and rain to islands already hit hard by Hurricane Dorian.
  The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the depression formed Friday afternoon and could become a tropical storm by Saturday.
  Late Friday afternoon, the storm was centered about 240 miles (385 kilometers) east-sout
  
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• The Latest: Bahamas braces for possible tropical storm

  13-09-2019 23:20
  MCLEAN’S TOWN, Bahamas (AP) — The latest on the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian in the northern Bahamas (all times local):
  8:10 p.m.
  A tropical depression near the Bahamas is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm Saturday and then become a hurricane in the coming days.
  The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Bahamian islands already bashed by Hurricane Dorian could experience heavy winds and rain over the weekend.
  On Friday night, the storm was centered about 155 miles (250 kilo
  
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• ESPN+ bringing back ‘NFL PrimeTime’ beginning Sunday

  13-09-2019 23:19
  “NFL PrimeTime” with Chris Berman and Tom Jackson is coming back after a 14-year absence.
  ESPN+ is bringing back the highlights show beginning Sunday. It will air on the streaming service on Sunday nights from 7:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. EDT and will be available on demand until Wednesday night.
  “NFL PrimeTime” was a staple of ESPN’s coverage of the league from 1987 to 2005, when the network aired Sunday night games and it was the only outlet to get extended highlights.
  
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• New Jersey to allow Golden Nugget to take most NBA bets

  13-09-2019 23:11
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s governor has signed a bill allowing Atlantic City’s Golden Nugget casino to accept bets on most National Basketball Association games.
  Texas billionaire Tilman Fertitta owns the casino — and also owns the NBA’s Houston Rockets.
  When New Jersey lawmakers legalized sports betting last year, a provision in the law banned team owners from placing or accepting bets on any games involving their sport.
  It was directly aimed at the Go
  
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• US general for NATO: Afghan violence will rise before vote

  13-09-2019 23:04
  LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — The top U.S. general for NATO says he expects increased violence in Afghanistan in the lead-up to the election later this month, and says allies will make necessary adjustments to military operations there.
  Air Force Gen. Tod Wolters, the Supreme Allied Commander, tells a small group of reporters that despite recent drama over Afghanistan, the U.S. message to allies is that America and NATO remain committed to the fight. Peace talks between the U.S. and the Talib
  
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• The Latest: Dismissed NFL suit cited in 2 sex abuse defenses

  13-09-2019 23:03
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on lawyers for the Catholic Church citing the Louisiana Supreme Court’s dismissal of a lawsuit against the NFL in efforts to end lawsuits against the church over sexual abuse (all times local):
  4 p.m.
  For the second time this week, Catholic Church attorneys fighting sex abuse lawsuits against the church are trying to bolster their cases by citing the Louisiana Supreme Court’s recent dismissal of a lawsuit over officiating at an NFL playoff game.
  Ar
  
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• Des Moines police shoot, injure man at homeless camp

  13-09-2019 23:03
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A man at a homeless encampment in Des Moines has been shot and injured by police.
  The shooting happened early Friday afternoon near the Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway Bridge over the Raccoon River.
  Police Sgt. Paul Parizek says officers were responding to complaints about the homeless camp when a 26-year-old man refused to cooperate with officers, then jumped into the river. Police say he later emerged from the river, ran back to the encampment and armed himself fir
  
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• Weghorst scores again, Wolfsburg unbeaten in Bundesliga

  13-09-2019 23:02
  DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Wout Weghorst scored again for Wolfsburg to preserve its unbeaten start to the Bundesliga season with a 1-1 draw at Fortuna Düsseldorf on Friday.
  The Dutch striker claimed his third goal in four league games in the 28th minute, shooting the ball through United States goalkeeper Zack Steffen’s legs after Josip Brekalo had played the ball through Robin Bormuth’s legs to set him up.
  Düsseldorf is a favored opponent for Weghorst, who scored
  
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• Ball out of play but VAR allows disputed goal in Germany

  13-09-2019 23:02
  DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Fortuna Düsseldorf lived up to its name after having a disputed goal allowed by VAR in a 1-1 draw with Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga on Friday.
  Niko Gießelmann gave the home side an early lead in the 16th minute, but video replays showed the ball out of play by the sideline in the lead up to the goal.
  The goal stood despite it being checked by the video assistant referee.
  “It’s very annoying,” Wolfsburg sporting director Jörg
  
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• Soccer star says Amazon didn’t remove racist reviews of book

  13-09-2019 23:01
  LONDON (AP) — Soccer star Eni Aluko is condemning Amazon for not removing racist reviews of her memoir posted on the online retailer’s web site.
  Of the 31 reviews on Amazon’s United Kingdom site, 27 gave “They Don’t Teach This,” which details the discrimination Aluko faced during her England career, a one-star rating. Readers have used the platform to call the book “anti-white racist drivel” and “fiction” and accuse the Juventus forward
  
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• Tonight’s Friday Football Fever has big matchups & regional rivalries

  13-09-2019 22:51
  TUCSON – Get ready for some big matchups in high school football tonight.  The 4th Edition of the 2019 Friday Football Fever kicks off around 10:18 p.m. tonight on News 4 Tucson.
  The Marana Pumpkin Patch and Farm Festival Game of the Week is a battle for Oro Valley bragging rights: Canyon Del Oro hosting Pusch Ridge.Here’s a complete schedule:
  CLASSIC RIVALRIES:
  CHOLLA AT PUEBLO
  RIO RICO AT NOGALES
  PUSCH RIDGE AT CDO
  OTHER BIG GAMES
  TUCSON HIGH AT PHOENIX NORTH
  PEORIA AT CIENEGA
  
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• AP sources: Feds probe sex abuse in Olympic organizations

  13-09-2019 22:51
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Federal investigators are looking into the way the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and national governing bodies of Olympic sports handled sex-abuse allegations, according to people with knowledge of the investigations.
  The probes were first reported by the Wall Street Journal . They come in the aftermath of the Larry Nassar sex-abuse cases that led to massive turnover at USA Gymnastics and the USOPC. The Journal reported that the probes were wide-rangi
  
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• UA Police: 2 arrested in connection to assault on African-American student

  13-09-2019 22:50
  TUCSON – Two students who allegedly assaulted an African-American student on Tuesday have been arrested, according to the University of Arizona.
  According to the Chief of UAPD, both suspects were charged with class one misdemeanor assault.
  “We are committed to ensuring campus is a safe and inclusive environment for the entire community,” the University of Arizona wrote on Twitter.From the Chief of UAPD:
  Today, @UofAZPolice arrested 2 students alleged to have assaulted an Africa
  
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• Daughters challenge Pat Bowlen’s trust, risk inheritance

  13-09-2019 22:50
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Pat Bowlen’s two oldest daughters have put themselves at risk of being disinherited by challenging their father’s trust, which is in charge of selecting the next controlling owner of the Denver Broncos, a franchise valued at more than $2.5 billion.
  Beth Wallace and Amie Klemmer filed a lawsuit Friday challenging the validity of the trust, which includes a no-contest clause, on the grounds that their father lacked the mental capacity and was under undue i
  
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• Filings: Purdue owners used Swiss banks to hide transfers

  13-09-2019 22:47
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York state’s attorney general contends that the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma used Swiss bank accounts to conceal the transfer of millions of dollars from the company to themselves.
  New York on Friday asked a judge to enforce subpoenas of companies, banks and advisers to Purdue and the Sackler family.
  The state said it has already documented $1 billion in transfers between those parties.
  The filing was made in a New York court. It follows decision
  
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• Police: Georgia man faked racially motivated burglary

  13-09-2019 22:45
  LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Police say a man trashed his restaurant and ice cream shop near Atlanta to fake a racially motivated burglary.
  Gwinnett County police say officers responded about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday after a 911 call reporting a man damaging the businesses. Officers stopped a truck matching a description from the caller and noticed televisions attached to brackets with damaged drywall in the back.
  They learned the driver, 31-year-old Edawn Louis Coughman, owned the businesses. At
  
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• Court filings: Family behind OxyContin used Swiss bank accounts to conceal transfer of millions of dollars to themselves

  13-09-2019 22:44
  NEW YORK (AP) — Court filings: Family behind OxyContin used Swiss bank accounts to conceal transfer of millions of dollars to themselves.
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• Sabino Canyon tests zero-emission electric shuttles

  13-09-2019 22:42
  A new fleet of zero-emission electric shuttles is closer to operating in Sabino Canyon.
  An open-air shuttle is being tested on Friday. It’s the first of five shuttles to arrive in the canyon.A new fleet of zero-emission electric shuttles are closer to operating in Sabino Canyon They will come w/headsets for every passenger, zero noise from an engine, ADA accessible & the vehicles will be wrapped to blend into the environment. They should be operational by peak season pic.twitter.com/Ej
  
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• Livingston retires after 15 NBA seasons and major comeback

  13-09-2019 22:34
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Shaun Livingston’s career nearly ended far ahead of his schedule because of a gruesome knee injury. Now, he gets to retire on his own terms — and with three championships after playing a key role during the Golden State Warriors’ recent title runs.
  The 34-year-old Livingston announced his retirement Friday following 15 NBA seasons, an anticipated move. He reached the NBA Finals in each of his five seasons with Golden State, his ninth NBA team.
  With
  
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• Trump official says asylum bar will drive down case backlog

  13-09-2019 22:30
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Trump administration immigration official is defending efforts to effectively end asylum for migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
  Ken Cuccinelli says the move is necessary to drive down a massive backlog of immigration cases.
  Cuccinelli, the acting head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, spoke to The Associated Press on Friday, two days after the Supreme Court allowed sweeping regulations to take effect while litigation challenging the policy continu
  
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• Suspects shoot at firefighters inside Phoenix fire station

  13-09-2019 22:30
  PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police are searching for two men who broke into a fire station and opened fire on firefighters.
  Authorities say the incident occurred Thursday around 8:30 p.m. at a fire station near 47th Avenue and Dobbins Road.
  The crew on duty noticed a suspect breaking into their fire engine parked in the station’s fenced yard.
  Police Sgt. Tommy Thompson says firefighters detained him but then a second suspect began shooting at them.
  The two suspects then fled on foot. Offi
  
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• Oklahoma AG hires outside attorneys on gambling negotiations

  13-09-2019 22:29
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s attorney general has agreed to pay a Michigan law firm up to $250,000 to help represent the state in negotiations with Oklahoma-based Native American tribes over compacts that allow gambling.
  Republican Mike Hunter’s office signed the agreement last week with the law firm Dykema Gossett. A Hunter spokesman said Friday the outside attorneys were necessary because of their experience in tribal negotiations.
  Discussions between the state and the tri
  
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• Health experts back treatment for kids with peanut allergy

  13-09-2019 22:19
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Government health experts are urging approval of a treatment for children with life-threatening peanut allergies.
  The daily medication is designed to build up children’s tolerance to peanuts and reduce dangerous allergic reactions. Currently there are no medical treatments for the condition.
  The panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted overwhelmingly in favor of the treatment from Aimmune Therapeutics. The FDA will make its own decision in coming
  
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• News 4 Tucson Cooks: Woops!

  13-09-2019 22:14
  Almond Rose Croissants: 
  Day old plain croissants (9)
  Blanched, sliced almonds
  White cookie icing
  Dried rosebuds & petals
  CREAM FILLING
  1 cup soft butter
  1 cup sugar
  3 large eggs
  1 teaspoon rose water
  ½ teaspoon pink food coloring
  1 cup almond flour
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  2. Mix butter and sugar until fluffy.
  3. Add eggs, food coloring, and rose water.
  4. Add almond flour and mix until smooth and creamy.
  5. Slice croissant lengthwise almost but not all the way.
  6. Sprea
  
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• Rudisha to miss world champs as Kenya names preliminary team

  13-09-2019 22:13
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — David Rudisha didn’t take part in the Kenyan trials and will miss this month’s world championships as he struggles to get over thigh and back injuries that have kept him out of top-level competition for more than two years.
  The 800-meter world-record holder and two-time Olympic champion says he’s aiming to return to competition at the start of next season in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics. He says “winning a third Olympic gold medal next ye
  
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• Falcons OT Matt Gono (back) to miss 2nd straight game

  13-09-2019 22:13
  FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Atlanta Falcons offensive tackle Matt Gono will miss his second consecutive game with a back injury.
  Gono was ruled out Friday by the Falcons (0-1), meaning rookie Kaleb McGary and Ty Sambrailo are likely to spend another week sharing time at right tackle. McGary is expected to eventually take the spot full time but he’s not in peak game condition after missing much of the preseason while recovering from a heart procedure.
  Gono was able to practice on a lim
  
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• Billionaire Mansueto buys full ownership of Chicago Fire

  13-09-2019 22:06
  BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) — Billionaire Joe Mansueto has purchased full ownership of the Chicago Fire.
  The team announced Friday that Mansueto — the founder and executive chairman of Chicago-based financial services firm Morningstar Inc. — bought the remaining shares of the team from Andrew Hauptman after acquiring a 49% stake in July 2018. Hauptman purchased the Fire in 2007 from Anschutz Entertainment Group.
  Mansueto says the “timing of this transaction couldn’t be be
  
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• Ohio gamer sentenced to 15 months prison in ‘swatting’ case

  13-09-2019 22:04
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — An Ohio video game player upset about an online bet has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for recruiting another man to make a bogus emergency call in 2017 that led to police killing a Kansas man.
  U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren on Friday also imposed a restriction on gaming activity by 19-year-old Casey Viner of North College Hill, Ohio, for two years.
  Viner pleaded guilty to conspiracy and obstruction of justice. He has admitted trying to hide his involvement af
  
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• Auction of collection of TCM’s Robert Osborne includes Oscar

  13-09-2019 22:01
  DAVENPORT, Wash. (AP) — A 1936 Oscar is among the items going up for auction from the collection of the late Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne.
  Grant Zahajko (zuh-HAHJ’-koh) Auctions of Davenport, Washington, announced Friday that Osborne’s collection , owned by his three nieces, will be auctioned on Oct. 10th.
  The collection of the TCM host and movie historian, who died in 2017, includes the 1936 Oscar statuette given to art director Richard Day for his work on the fil
  
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• Great Cover-Up 2019 Submissions Are Open!

  13-09-2019 21:56
  It's time once again to prepare for Tucson's favorite cover band extravaganza, but the best part is, you don't have to stay in the audience. The Great Cover-Up is now accepting submissions for cover bands.…
  
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• Illinois lawsuit filed against top e-cigarette maker

  13-09-2019 21:53
  CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois teenager who fell ill with a lung disease after vaping for over a year has sued a leading e-cigarette maker.
  Attorneys filed the lawsuit Friday in Lake County Circuit Court on behalf of 18-year-old Adam Hergenreder.
  The 85-page suit says Juul Labs deliberately marketed to young people to suggest vaping can boost their social status. It also says Juul doesn’t fully disclose their products contain dangerous chemicals.
  Lawyer Antonio Romanucci says his client
  
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• Stanford prof again to review N Carolina legislative maps

  13-09-2019 21:48
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina judges who ruled the state’s legislative district maps were drawn to unconstitutionally favor Republicans are hiring a familiar expert to review how state lawmakers fix the problem.
  The three-judge Superior Court panel on Friday appointed Stanford University law professor Nathaniel Persily to check the state General Assembly’s revisions. He may also redraw legislative districts himself if the judges decide legislators didn’t follow guid
  
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• University in Ohio to host 4th Democratic debate in October

  13-09-2019 21:46
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Democratic National Committee says the party’s October presidential debate will take place at a small university in Ohio.
  The fourth debate, which will be hosted by CNN and The New York Times, is to be held at Otterbein University in Westerville, in central Ohio.
  The debate will take place Oct. 15 and possibly the next night if additional candidates qualify based on polling numbers.
  Otterbein is a private liberal arts college with enrollment of around 2,400.
  
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• Felicity Huffman gets 14 days in prison in admissions scandal, possible sign of what’s to come for others charged

  13-09-2019 21:38
  BOSTON (AP) — Felicity Huffman gets 14 days in prison in admissions scandal, possible sign of what’s to come for others charged .
  The post Felicity Huffman gets 14 days in prison in admissions scandal, possible sign of what’s to come for others charged appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Jaguars DE Ngakoue, LT Robinson won’t play at Texans

  13-09-2019 21:32
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Fourth-year defensive end Yannick Ngakoue will miss the first game of his NFL career when the Jacksonville Jaguars play at Houston on Sunday.
  Coach Doug Marrone ruled Ngakoue out Friday because of a hamstring injury suffered in the opener.
  Marrone says: “It’s a shame. I spoke to him and he really wants to play. He’s like, ‘I want to play. I don’t really care. I want to get out there.'” Marrone adds that “you don’t re
  
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• The Latest: Falwell praises Liberty students after protest

  13-09-2019 21:31
  LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — The Latest on the protests at Liberty University calling for an investigation into school president Jerry Falwell Jr. (all times local):
  3:30 p.m.
  Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. is praising students on both sides of a school protest over allegations that he improperly benefited from the institution and disparaged students.
  Falwell Jr. tweeted Friday that he was “so impressed with how @LibertyU students conducted themselves.”
  He said student
  
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• Indians bring up Karinchak for Twins series, recall Zimmer

  13-09-2019 21:28
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The Indians have brought up highly touted reliever James Karinchak for their biggest series this season while waiting for All-Star closer Brad Hand.
  Cleveland added the 23-year-old Karinchak to the roster Friday before opening a three-game set against AL Central-leading Minnesota. The Twins lead the Indians by 3 ½ games.
  Karinchak gives manager Terry Francona another late-inning option. Hand was sent back to Cleveland for an MRI on Thursday.
  The left-hander has stru
  
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