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• Giants get TE Kaden Smith on waivers, waive RB Paul Perkins

  16-09-2019 23:54
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have claimed tight end Kaden Smith on waivers and released running back Paul Perkins.
  The Giants (0-2) announced the moves late Monday, giving them five tight ends.
  Smith was released by the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday. He was a sixth-round draft pick out of Stanford and did not play in a regular-season game.
  The Giants’ other tight ends are Evan Engram, Rhett Ellison, Garrett Dickerson and Eric Tomlinson.
  Perkins spent last season
  
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• Iowa says marching band subjected to ‘inappropriate’ actions

  16-09-2019 23:51
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa says it has contacted Iowa State after the Hawkeye Marching Band was subjected to “inappropriate actions” during Saturday’s football game between the two rivals.
  The statement from Iowa athletic director Gary Barta on Monday did not include details and said only that “we have contacted Iowa State athletics administration and are working to gather additional information.”
  No. 18 Iowa rallied to beat Iowa State 18-17
  
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• New Seattle NHL arena remains on schedule for summer of 2021

  16-09-2019 23:42
  SEATTLE (AP) — The arena for Seattle’s NHL expansion franchise remains on track to open sometime in the summer of 2021.
  Construction officials said Monday that the entire bowl of the former KeyArena has been demolished and excavation work is ongoing. Officials hope to begin digging down 15 feet from the current floor by year’s end and to spend most of 2020 constructing the new seating bowl from the bottom up.
  Ken Johnsen, who is overseeing the construction project for Oak View
  
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• Sheriff: No charges against deputy in crash that killed boy

  16-09-2019 23:41
  BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a southern Michigan sheriff’s deputy who fatally struck an 11-year-old boy with his patrol vehicle will not be criminally charged.
  Calhoun County Sheriff Matt Saxton tells the Battle Creek Enquirer Monday that a prosecutor reviewed an investigation report and declined to seek charges in the May 28 crash in Battle Creek, about 120 miles (190 kilometers) west of Detroit.
  Saxton says the deputy may still face internal sanctions.
  The deputy was
  
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• Trial of cop who killed black man in home to stay in Dallas

  16-09-2019 23:39
  DALLAS (AP) — The murder trial of a white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her unarmed black neighbor inside his apartment will be held in the city.
  State District Judge Tammy Kemp on Monday rejected a motion from Amber Guyger’s lawyers seeking to move her trial for the killing of Botham Jean to another county.
  Kemp’s decision follows the selection of 12 jurors and four alternates. Guyger’s defense argued media coverage of the high-profile case tainted the jury pool
  
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• Security firm: Data breach exposes millions of Ecuadorians

  16-09-2019 23:39
  QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A cyber security firm says it discovered a serious flaw in a computer server that exposed the personal data of millions of Ecuadorians.
  Researchers at vpnMentor say the unsecured server held information on over 20 million individuals, including details like names, birth dates and telephone numbers.
  The firm says most of the individuals reside in Ecuador, a nation of just over 17 million people, meaning nearly everyone could have been exposed.
  It wasn’t immediate
  
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• Water quality sensor hitching ride on Mississippi River boat

  16-09-2019 23:37
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say a sensor attached to the American Queen steamboat will give scientists and cities a better understanding of nutrient levels and water quality along the entire length of the Mississippi River.
  U.S. Geological Survey officials, a group of Mississippi River city mayors and the operators of the American Queen gathered Monday for a news conference on the steam-driven vessel in Memphis.
  Good water quality is vital for cities that get their drinking water from
  
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• Chargers safety Adrian Phillips sidelined by broken forearm

  16-09-2019 23:30
  COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Adrian Phillips will be out for an extended period, dealing another blow to the Los Angeles Chargers secondary.
  The Chargers strong safety broke his right forearm while trying to tackle Detroit running back Kerryon Johnson during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 13-10 loss. Phillips moved into the starting spot after Derwin James had surgery for a stress fracture in his right foot midway through training camp.
  Coach Anthony Lynn said it is likely Phillips will
  
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• Walmart car seat trade-in event happening this month

  16-09-2019 23:28
  TUCSON – Customers can trade in the car seat their child has outgrown for a $30 Walmart giftcard.
  The store partnered with recycling business, Terracycle, to help keep the car seats out of landfills.
  There is a two car seat trade-in limit per household.
  The event ends on Monday, September 30.
   
  Local participating locations:
  Tucson Supercenter: 3435 E. Broadway Blvd.
  Tucson Supercenter: 1260 E. Tucson Marketplace Blvd.
  Tucson Store: 455 E. Wetmore Rd.
  Tucson Supercenter
  
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• Mexican tycoon arrested when boat kills son by San Francisco

  16-09-2019 23:26
  TIBURON, Calif. (AP) — A member of one of Mexico’s wealthiest families was arrested on manslaughter charges after his 11-year-old son died on a family boating trip in the San Francisco Bay, police said Monday.
  Javier A. Burillo, 57, was arrested Sunday at his multimillion-dollar home in the bay front community of Belvedere on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter with a vessel, willful harm or injury to a child and operating a boat while under the influence, Tiburon Police Chief Michae
  
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• Father arrested after boat kills son in San Francisco Bay

  16-09-2019 23:26
  TIBURON, Calif. (AP) — A father was arrested on manslaughter charges after his 11-year-old son was thrown overboard a boat in the San Francisco Bay and killed after being struck by the vessel, police said.
  The Tiburon Police Department said officers on Sunday arrested Javier A. Burillo, 57, of Belvedere, on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter with a vessel, willful harm or injury to a child and operating a boat while under the influence.
  Property records show Burillo’s full name as J
  
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• West Ham holds on with 10 men for 0-0 draw at Aston Villa

  16-09-2019 23:22
  BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Ten-man West Ham held on for a 0-0 draw at Aston Villa in the Premier League on Monday after Arthur Masuaku was sent off midway through the second half.
  Masuaku was given a second booking for tripping Villa substitute Ahmed Elmohamady in the 67th minute but the hosts couldn’t take advantage, with Jack Grealish missing their best chance for a late winner when he failed to connect cleanly with a cross, sending his volley wide from seven yards out.
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• Sahuarita man arrested after search warrant leads to seizure of child porn

  16-09-2019 23:22
  SAHUARITA, Ariz. – A 52-year-old Sahuarita resident was taken into custody for multiple charges of sexual exploitation of a minor after Sahuarita Police Department served a search warrant at a residence Monday.
  According to SPD, several electronic devices with downloaded images of sexually explicit images of young children was seized in a search warrant in the area of 15000 S. Theodore Roosevelt.
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  Police say 52-year-old Scott Christopher Higgins was arrested in
  
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• Oklahoma judge refuses to halt ban on abortion procedure

  16-09-2019 23:22
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge is refusing to halt a ban on a common second-trimester abortion procedure following a ruling that abortion rights proponents have decried as a “rogue” decision that could threaten women’s reproductive rights.
  Oklahoma County District Court Judge Cindy Truong on Monday denied a motion for a temporary injunction that would keep the law from taking effect while the case continues.
  The New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights challe
  
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• Falcons again release defense tackle Ra’Shede Hageman

  16-09-2019 23:14
  FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have waived/injured Ra’Shede Hageman, ending the defensive tackle’s comeback attempt with the team.
  The Falcons signed Hageman on April 19 , giving him a second chance with the team. He was released in 2017 after he was charged with domestic violence.
  The 29-year-old Hageman, who started a combined 16 games in 2015 and 2016, was suspended for the first two games this season for a violation of the substance abuse policy following a
  
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• Baseball player accused in serial rapes faces first trial

  16-09-2019 23:11
  GEORGETOWN, Del. (AP) — Defense attorneys for a former Delaware college athlete accused of rape say the alleged victim was enthralled after connecting with him on an online dating site and drove to his house intending to have sex with him.
  But prosecutors told jurors in opening statements Monday that the victim did not want to have sex with former University of Delaware baseball player Clay Conaway and that she contacted friends after the June 2018 encounter, crying hysterically.
  The alleg
  
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• Wisconsin man accused of making THC cartridges charged

  16-09-2019 23:09
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Prosecutors say a Wisconsin man suspected of manufacturing vaping cartridges with THC oil flew to California last month to get the substance in bulk and fill thousands of cartridges daily for sale.
  The information is in the criminal complaint filed Monday. Twenty-year-old Tyler Huffhines is charged with maintaining a drug trafficking house and three counts of possession with intent to deliver THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.
  Authorities in Kenosha, Wisconsin,
  
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• Torino’s perfect start ends with home loss to Lecce

  16-09-2019 23:09
  TURIN, Italy (AP) — Torino missed out on a chance to join Inter Milan atop the Serie A standings with a 2-1 loss at home to promoted Lecce on Monday.
  Mario Mancosu scored the winner in the 73rd minute from a rebound to earn Lecce’s first points of the season.
  Diego Farias scored Lecce’s first goal of the season, also off a rebound, in the 35th, before Andrea Belotti equalized for Torino with a penalty after the break.
  Torino anxiously awaited a VAR decision in the 10th minute o
  
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• Ocasek’s wife says he died while recuperating from surgery

  16-09-2019 23:02
  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City medical examiner says Ric Ocasek , the 75-year-old frontman for The Cars, died of heart disease, worsened by emphysema.
  Ocasek’s wife, model and actress Paulina Porizkova, posted a statement on Instagram , saying he was “recuperating very well after surgery” and that their two sons were making sure he was comfortable. Porizkova did not say what type of surgery Ocasek was recovering from.
  She says she went to bring him his Sunday morning c
  
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• Third round of flooding in 2019 likely along Missouri River

  16-09-2019 22:58
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal officials say the amount of water flowing down the lower Missouri River this year is approaching the 2011 record and a third round of flooding is expected this week after unusually heavy rains upstream.
  Heavy rains dumped more than four times normal in parts of Montana, Nebraska, North and South Dakota last week. That triggered flood warnings and forced the forecast for how much water will flow down the Missouri River to jump to 58.8 million acre feet (17.92 mill
  
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• SeaWorld CEO resigns after less than a year on the job

  16-09-2019 22:57
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The CEO of SeaWorld Entertainment is stepping down just months into the job.
  Company officials said Monday that Gustavo “Gus” Antorcha has resigned from his job as the top executive the theme park company as well as his position on the company’s board of directors.
  In a statement provided by the Orlando, Florida-based company, Antorcha said he still believed in SeaWorld’s mission, even though he may have “a difference of approach.”
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• Reich still confident in Vinatieri despite early-season woes

  16-09-2019 22:57
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Adam Vinatieri isn’t going anywhere yet.
  Coach Frank Reich said Monday the NFL’s career scoring leader will remain as Indianapolis Colts kicker despite his early-season struggles.
  Vinatieri has missed five of his first eight kicks including three extra points, matching his single-season career high.
  Speculation swirled about his possible retirement after he missed two more extra points in Sunday’s 19-17 victory at Tennessee, then left the locker room w
  
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• Man accused of bludgeoning father on boat gets 9 years

  16-09-2019 22:52
  FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man accused of bludgeoning his father to death aboard a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Mexico has been sentenced to nine years and seven months in prison.
  Court records show that 32-year-old Casey Hickok was sentenced Monday in Fort Myers federal court. He pleaded guilty in June to assault with a dangerous weapon as part of a plea deal. He had been facing a second-degree murder charge.
  Investigators say 54-year-old Robert Hickok was sleeping aboard the boat
  
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• Taggart: Florida State DE Joshua Kaindoh out for season

  16-09-2019 22:50
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State coach Willie Taggart says junior defensive end/outside linebacker Joshua Kaindoh will miss the rest of the season with a lower-leg injury.
  Kaindoh had nine tackles and one sack in three games this season. He was carted off the field during Saturday’s 31-24 loss at Virginia.
  The injury means that junior Janarius Robinson will likely start for the Seminoles (1-2, 0-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) when they play host to Louisville (2-1, 0-0) on Saturd
  
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• Lawyers say leaks prosecution violates freedom of the press

  16-09-2019 22:49
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Lawyers for a former intelligence analyst charged with leaking classified documents about military campaigns to a reporter say the case should be dismissed because the law is being used to suppress freedom of the press.
  Daniel Hale of Nashville, Tennessee, is charged in federal court in Alexandria under the World War I-era Espionage Act. That law makes it a crime to disclose national defense information to those not entitled to receive it.
  Prosecutors say Hale provid
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump contradicts aides, self on Iran talks

  16-09-2019 22:44
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• Oregon tight end Cam McCormick to miss remainder of season

  16-09-2019 22:17
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon tight end Cam McCormick will miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury.
  McCormick dressed and participated in warmups before the Ducks’ games against Nevada and last week against Montana but did not play. He was hampered by the injury throughout preseason camp.
  “We have tried. Cam’s got a tremendous heart, he’s a hard worker. I know he’s been through a lot and he’s been pushing trying to get there but due to the nature o
  
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• Different kind of shot: NBA owners enter tequila business

  16-09-2019 22:16
  Call it the transition game: Michael Jordan and three other NBA owners are getting into the liquor business.
  The Charlotte Hornets owner has entered the venture with Jeanie Buss of the Los Angeles Lakers, Wes Edens of the Milwaukee Bucks and Wyc Grousbeck and wife Emilia Fazzalari of the Boston Celtics.
  They are creating a brand of tequila, a project that took root when they had dinner together a few years ago.
  The ultra-premium brand comes from Mexico and is called Cincoro. Its crystal bottles
  
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• Defending 1,500 champion Manangoi pulls out of Doha worlds

  16-09-2019 22:16
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Defending 1,500-meter champion Elijah Manangoi has pulled out of the upcoming athletics world championships because of an ankle injury he picked in training.
  Manangoi said it will take four to eight weeks for the injury to heal and that he is “sad not to defend my title,” but that he will now focus on getting fit for next year’s Tokyo Olympics.
  “I had no choice, I had to make this decision to save my career for the sake of the Olympics,”
  
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• Man gets 40-year prison term in fatal shooting in Phoenix

  16-09-2019 22:15
  PHOENIX (AP) — A man accused of wounding his ex-girlfriend and fatally shooting her mother in Phoenix in 2017 has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.
  Maricopa County prosecutors say 46-year-old Jorge Acosta previously pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, burglary and aggravated assault.
  They say Acosta’s ex-girlfriend had a protective order against him when he broke into her home while armed in the early morning hours of Aug. 2, 2017.
  Authorities say the woman locked herself int
  
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• GOP Senate leader stands by Kavanaugh after new allegation

  16-09-2019 22:12
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is standing by Brett Kavanaugh as some Democrats seize on a new, uninvestigated allegation of sexual impropriety against the Supreme Court justice.
  The Kentucky Republican said Monday that the allegation of sexual misconduct by Kavanaugh while at Yale “probably felt a little like Groundhog Day” after The New York Times reported on it over the weekend. McConnell called it “yet another poorly sourced, thinly reported
  
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• Montaño to receive medals she was cheated out of at worlds

  16-09-2019 22:10
  American Alysia Montaño will receive bronze medals she was cheated out of by a Russian who finished ahead of her at the 2011 and 2013 world championships but was later disqualified for doping.
  Montaño said Monday on social media that she had been invited to world championships in Doha, Qatar, where she’ll receive the medals for the 800-meter races in a ceremony on Sept. 30.
  She finished fourth both years but was moved up in the standings when Russian Mariya Savinova was disqu
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 16 at 1:01PM MST until September 16 at 1:45PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  16-09-2019 22:01
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…North central Pima County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 145 PM MST.
  * At 101 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles south ofHickiwan, or 21 miles southeast of Ajo, moving east at 10 mph.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
  * Locations impacted include…Hickiwan, Charco 27 and Vaya Chin.
  This i
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued September 16 at 12:57PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  16-09-2019 21:57
  At 1256 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm nearTubac, moving east at 10 mph.
  Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
  Locations impacted include…Sahuarita, Green Valley, Tubac, Rio Rico, Patagonia Lake State Park,Tumacacori, Amado, Madera Canyon and Arivaca Junction.Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead tolocalized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through floodedroadways.
  The post Special Weather Statement issued Septemb
  
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• Foundation purchases land for Pulse nightclub museum

  16-09-2019 21:55
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A foundation has purchased land to build a museum about the 2016 massacre that killed 49 people at a Florida gay nightclub.
  The onePulse Foundation said Monday that it has acquired a 1.75 acre (0.7 hectare) parcel about a third of a mile (0.5 kilometer) from the now-closed Pulse nightclub in Orlando.
  Foundation officials say funding from Orange County helped cover the cost of the parcel, which they closed on last week for $3.5 million.
  According to plans, the parcel wi
  
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• Spanish king welcomes basketball world champions

  16-09-2019 21:46
  MADRID (AP) — Spain’s men’s basketball team has been welcomed by the Spanish king and thousands of fans on the streets of Madrid after winning the World Cup title over the weekend.
  Players presented the trophy to Spanish King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia on Monday, with captain Rudy Fernández putting a winner’s medal around the monarch’s neck before posing for photos.
  Players then paraded atop an open bus to a plaza where fans awaited to greet the newly crowne
  
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• AP source: New York prosecutors subpoena Trump’s tax returns

  16-09-2019 21:46
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City prosecutors have subpoenaed President Donald Trump’s tax returns.
  A person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Monday that the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. sent a subpoena to the accounting firm Mazars USA seeking eight years of Trump’s personal and business returns.
  The person was not authorized to speak publicly and did so on condition of anonymity.
  Vance is a Democrat. He previously subpoenaed the Trump
  
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• Judge refuses to toss charge over threat to Muslim candidate

  16-09-2019 21:40
  ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has refused to throw out a case in which a North Carolina man is charged with anonymously threatening to lynch a Muslim-American man who is campaigning for a state Senate seat in Virginia.
  U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn Jr. on Monday refused to dismiss Joseph Cecil Vandevere’s indictment on First Amendment free speech grounds.
  Vandevere is charged with interstate communication of a threat to injure a person in connection with a tweet directed a
  
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• Yada yada yada: Netflix to air ‘Seinfeld’ starting in 2021

  16-09-2019 21:36
  FILE – In this Nov. 17, 2004, file photo Jerry Seinfeld, left, Julia Louis Dreyfus and Michael Richards arrive to celebrate the release of the first three seasons of Seinfeld on DVD in New York. Netflix says it will start streaming all 180 episodes of the “Seinfeld” in 2021, gaining a hugely popular addition to its library as the battle for viewers heats up. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano, File)
  LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) — Move aside, “Friends” and “The Office.&r
  
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• Hoosiers remain hopeful for Penix’s return against UConn

  16-09-2019 21:30
  Indiana coach Tom Allen says he expects injured quarterback Michael Penix Jr. to be a game-time decision this weekend against Connecticut.
  Penix missed Saturday’s 51-10 loss to Ohio State with an undisclosed injury. Allen said at the time that he didn’t expect it to keep Penix out long term.
  The redshirt freshman won his first two college starts after beating out incumbent Peyton Ramsey for the starting job at Indiana (2-1, 0-1 Big Ten) this summer. Penix was named the Big Ten’
  
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• Trump says it looks like Iran responsible for Saudi strike, says he doesn’t want war with anyone

  16-09-2019 21:29
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says it looks like Iran responsible for Saudi strike, says he doesn’t want war with anyone.
  The post Trump says it looks like Iran responsible for Saudi strike, says he doesn’t want war with anyone appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Beating “back-to-school blues”

  16-09-2019 21:28
  (NBC News) With the new school year well underway across the country parents are challenged with getting their children back in learning mode after another summer of just having fun.
  The Strand family of South Dakota are the exception rather than the rule. Their children are actually excited about going back to school, but not for the reason you’re probably thinking.
  “We kept our kids busy all summer with chores, and they were pretty happy to go back to school again,” Mary Str
  
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• Jerry Sandusky’s resentencing is delayed for reasons unclear

  16-09-2019 21:27
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — Jerry Sandusky’s resentencing on a 45-count child sexual abuse conviction is on hold, and it’s not clear when it will happen.
  Judge John Foradora issued an order Monday saying the Sept. 23 proceeding won’t take place as scheduled.
  The former Penn State assistant football coach had been sentenced to 30 to 60 years after his 2012 jury conviction.
  But an appeals court ruled in February that mandatory minimums had been improperly applied.
  Defense lawyer
  
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• 3 key Longhorns likely to play against Oklahoma State

  16-09-2019 21:27
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Longhorns got a boost Monday when coach Tom Herman said three injured starters will likely play this week in the Big 12 opener against Oklahoma State.
  Senior wide receiver Collin Johnson (hamstring), senior center Zach Shackelford (foot) and sophomore linebacker Joseph Ossai (shoulder) missed all or part of last week’s 48-13 win over Rice.
  Johnson sat out the game but has seven catches for 108 yards and a touchdown this season. Shackelford left in the s
  
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• The Latest: Vaping death reported in central California

  16-09-2019 21:24
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on California action on vaping (all times local):
  6:50 p.m.
  Authorities say a central California resident has died from complications related to the use of e-cigarettes.
  The announcement Monday by the Tulare County Public Health Office comes hours after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to spend $20 million on raising awareness about the dangers of vaping nicotine and cannabis.
  The Fresno Bee reports the Tulare County resident died of severe p
  
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• The Latest: Juul responds to California action on vaping

  16-09-2019 21:24
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on California action on vaping (all times local):
  2:30 p.m.
  Juul Labs says it agrees that there is a need to crack down on counterfeit and knockoff vaping products.
  The comments from one of the most prominent e-cigarette companies come in response to executive actions announced by California Gov. Gavin Newsom. He wants the state to spend $20 million on a public awareness campaign about the dangers of vaping and has asked lawmakers to send him legislatio
  
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• The Latest: California to spend $20M on vaping awareness

  16-09-2019 21:24
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on California action on vaping (all times local):
  12:25 p.m.
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom is directing the state to spend $20 million on a public awareness campaign about the dangers of vaping nicotine and cannabis.
  The Democratic governor’s Monday executive order aims to address rising health concerns from vaping. Hundreds of people nationwide have come down with serious lung illnesses related to vaping cannabis-based oils, and flavored e-cigaret
  
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• Adoptable Pets: Wilson Needs a Home

  16-09-2019 21:23
  Wilson (875085) is an affectionate, four year-old kitty who has won the heart of every HSSA staff member who has met him!…
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Daddy's Moral Compass

  16-09-2019 21:21
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• Rescuers save 6 orcas from Argentine beach

  16-09-2019 21:17
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Rescue workers and volunteers have saved six of seven orcas that became stranded on an Argentine beach.
  A person spotted the orcas in the beach town of Mar Chiquita and called authorities early Monday. City workers, firefighters and marine biologists came to help and managed to pull six to safety.
  Officials say they’re not sure why the orcas beached themselves.
  Mar Chiquita’s tourism secretary Flavia Laguné said the orcas didn’t appea
  
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