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• AP source: Trump urged Ukrainian leader to investigate son of political rival Joe Biden

  20-09-2019 23:59
  WASHINGTON (AP) — AP source: Trump urged Ukrainian leader to investigate son of political rival Joe Biden.
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• History buff finds ships that sank in 1878 in Lake Michigan

  20-09-2019 23:54
  DETROIT (AP) — A diver and maritime history buff has found two schooners that collided and sank into the cold depths of northern Lake Michigan more than 140 years ago.
  Bernie Hellstrom, of Boyne City, Michigan, says he was looking for shipwrecks about 10 years ago when a depth sounder on his boat noted a large obstruction about 200 feet (61 meters) down on the lake bottom near Beaver Island.
  Hellstrom says he returned to the area in June with a custom-made camera system and discovered the
  
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• Calvin Johnson: Lions told him to change concussion story

  20-09-2019 23:48
  DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Lions star receiver Calvin Johnson says the team wanted him to change his story regarding one of the many concussions he had during his nine-year NFL career.
  Johnson told Sports Illustrated he blacked out against Minnesota in 2012 and later told reporters he had a concussion from the game.He says the Lions wanted him to change his story about what happened.
  The Lions responded by saying the team makes player well-being a priority.
  Johnson says he also smoked m
  
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• Pelosi wants law to clarify that presidents can be indicted

  20-09-2019 23:42
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says it’s time to change the law to ensure a sitting president can be indicted for wrongdoing.
  Pelosi told NPR in an interview Friday that Congress will have to pass laws “that will have clarity for future presidents.”
  The California Democrat said she has not changed her mind on pursuing impeachment of President Donald Trump.
  But her remarks offer new insight into what’s to come in the aftermath of special counsel Robert
  
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• AC Milan announces internal anti-racism task force

  20-09-2019 23:39
  MILAN (AP) — AC Milan has announced it will establish an internal task force to address racism in Italian football.
  The club says the task force will be supported by “an external consultancy” and “develop a program of activities to increase awareness, monitor and address racist behavior on social media and in the stadium, and drive the adoption of global best practices on diversity and inclusion.”
  The move comes after reports of racist chants directed at Milan midfi
  
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• Real-life Atlantis: Lost continent found under Europe is revealing Earth’s missing history

  20-09-2019 23:36
  NBC – More than 2,000 years ago, Plato wrote about a land called Atlantis, where a mighty empire vanished beneath the waves after a series of “excessively violent earthquakes and floods.” His tale has inspired plenty of nonsense in the centuries since, but now it seems that Plato was on to something. New research shows that lost continents are a real thing, and they have had a big impact on human life — though not in the way Plato imagined.
  Douwe van Hinsbergen, a geologi
  
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• School nixes game amid furor over cheerleaders’ Trump banner

  20-09-2019 23:28
  NEW LONDON, N.C. (AP) — Officials in a North Carolina school district have canceled a football game at a high school where cheerleaders were placed on probation for displaying a banner that said, “Trump 2020: Make America Great Again.”
  Stanly County Schools announced Friday that it decided to cancel the North Stanly High School game over what it called “additional information that could compromise safety measures” for sporting events. Officials didn’t detail t
  
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• Trudeau’s support holds after apology for wearing brownface

  20-09-2019 23:19
  TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged that he let down his supporters — and all Canadians of color — by appearing years ago in brownface and blackface.
  Yet the scandal’s fallout may be limited in a country without the harsh and still-divisive racial history of the neighboring United States.
  Trudeau is seeking a second term as prime minister in an election next month. His leading opponent, Andrew Scheer of the Conservative Party, says the revel
  
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• Water main break turns streets into rapids, requires rescues

  20-09-2019 23:09
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh is cleaning up after a massive water main break turned streets into river rapids, required the rescue of people and pets, and closed schools.
  Pittsburgh Public Schools announced the closure of at least 10 schools Friday because of limited access to water in buildings. Schools in Mount Lebanon and Brentwood Borough were also closed.
  Pittsburgh police say that a 24-inch (61-centimeter) main broke in the morning and that three people were rescued from two homes.
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• Cagliari wins 1st home match since racist Lukaku chants

  20-09-2019 23:06
  CAGLIARI, Sardinia (AP) — Playing at home for the first time since a match marred by racist chants, Cagliari beat Genoa 3-1 in Serie A on Friday.
  There were no immediate reports of racist abuse at the match, before which anti-racism flyers were distributed to fans at the Sardegna Arena.
  Giovanni Simeone opened the scoring for Cagliari, and Cristián Zapata restored the hosts’ advantage with an own goal after Christian Kouamé had equalized.
  João Pedro then finished
  
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• At the 16th try, Bournemouth finally beats Southampton away

  20-09-2019 23:02
  SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Bournemouth beat south-coast rival Southampton away for the first time in its history, winning 3-1 in the Premier League on Friday.
  First-half goals by Nathan Ake and Harry Wilson gave Bournemouth a 2-0 lead, with the visitors also having a penalty decision overturned by the video assistant referee because of an offside.
  Southampton improved after halftime and pulled a goal back through James Ward-Prowse’s 53rd-minute penalty, awarded after Che Adams was b
  
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• South Dakota marijuana backers push 2 ballot measures

  20-09-2019 23:00
  Supporters of legalizing marijuana in South Dakota have been thwarted at nearly every turn, including an effort to become the 48th state to approve industrial hemp. Now they’re doubling down on their efforts.
  Backers are gathering signatures for two initiated ballot measures. One asks voters to approve medical marijuana and the other seeking to legalize recreational marijuana. A similar effort to get on the 2018 ballot failed to get enough signatures.
  New Approach South Dakota is a volunte
  
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• Patriots release Antonio Brown after another accusation

  20-09-2019 23:00
  The New England Patriots have released receiver Antonio Brown after a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct.
  The team announced the move Friday in a statement emailed to reporters.
  The statement said: “We appreciate the hard work of many people over the past 11 days, but we feel that it is best to move in a different direction at this time.”
  Brown has been accused of rape in a lawsuit by a former trainer. He is also accused of exposing himself to a painter he had hired. He ha
  
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• Bridgestone donates van to Boys and Girls Club of Tucson

  20-09-2019 22:56
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  TUCSON – Getting around in Tucson can sometimes be a challenge, especially for children and young adults from low-income families.
  Recently, the Boys and Girls Club of Tucson received a special gift. Bridgestone, the owner of Firestones auto care stores, donated a “much needed” passenger van to help transport the children to different after school activities.
  The van is being used at all three Club locations in Tucson.
  The Club says they transport
  
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• Sheriff: 1 officer dead, 1 injured in Louisiana shooting

  20-09-2019 22:55
  MANDEVILLE, La. (AP) — Two police officers have been shot in Louisiana, one fatally, after a vehicle chase north of New Orleans.
  At a news conference, Mandeville Police Chief Gerald Sticker confirmed one officer’s death Friday and injuries to another in a shooting near U.S. 190 and Louisiana Highway 22 in his community on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Sticker says the wounded officer is expected to survive.
  Sticker says most of the deceased officer’s family has been no
  
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• Judge: Trump must give deposition in protesters’ lawsuit

  20-09-2019 22:46
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has ordered President Donald Trump to give a videotaped deposition in a lawsuit filed by protesters who claim they were roughed up outside Trump Tower.
  State Supreme Court Judge Doris Gonzalez of the Bronx on Friday denied Trump’s effort to quash a subpoena seeking the president’s testimony.
  She ordered Trump to videotape a deposition before the trial, which is scheduled to begin Sept. 26.
  The lawsuit was filed by six activists who say they were
  
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• Amine Harit leads Schalke to 3rd consecutive Bundesliga win

  20-09-2019 22:44
  GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Amine Harit scored a late winner and set up the other goal as Schalke beat Mainz 2-1 Friday for the side’s third consecutive Bundesliga win.
  Harit helped Suat Serdar break the deadlock in the 21st minute and scored the winning goal with a sublime strike in the 89th, after Karim Onisiwo had equalized for the visitors.
  Schalke dominated possession from the start but lacked the cutting edge to really trouble Robin Zentner in the Mainz goal until Harit set u
  
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• Mattingly glad to return to provide stability for Marlins

  20-09-2019 22:40
  MIAMI (AP) — Don Mattingly says he’s glad to be returning next year as the Miami Marlins manager to provide stability for a struggling franchise, because as a player he experienced the other extreme.
  Mattingly played for the New York Yankees from 1982-95, when they made 12 managerial changes.
  He’ll be back for a fifth season with Miami in 2020. His contract announced Friday is for two years plus a mutual option for 2022.
  The Marlins also announced a two-year contract with short
  
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• City of Tucson reopens sandbag distribution site

  20-09-2019 22:37
  TUCSON – As Hurricane Lorena makes its way up the coast, it could lead to lots of rain in Tucson.
  To prepare for it, the City of Tucson is reopening its sandbag distribution site.
  Residents can pick up sandbags starting 2 p.m., on Friday at the east parking lot of Hi Corbett Field,700 S. Randolph Way.
  The sand and bags will both be provided, however, there is a limit of 10 bags per vehicle.
  You will have to take your own shovel.
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• SUV drives through Chicago-area mall, crashes into store

  20-09-2019 22:31
  SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) — Police have arrested a man who drove through the corridors of a suburban Chicago mall before crashing into a clothing store.
  Video posted on TV station WGN’s website shows the black Chevy Trailblazer driving through the Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg at around 2:30 p.m. on Friday. People can be seen running in one shaky clip, but there were no immediate reports that anyone had been struck by the SUV.
  Witness Lateef Farooqui told CBS 2 that he was on the second f
  
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• Feds: Virginia man facing weapons charges is a neo-Nazi

  20-09-2019 22:29
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Authorities say a northern Virginia man arrested this week on gun charges is a neo-Nazi who has bragged about committing racially motivated violence.
  At a detention hearing Friday in federal court in Alexandria, an FBI agent testified that 21-year-old Andrew Thomasberg joined Atomwaffen, a group that advocates racial holy war, after attending the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville.
  The agent said Thomasberg bragged in text messages about committing a rac
  
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• NBA teams approve stiffer penalties for tampering

  20-09-2019 22:23
  The NBA’s board of governors was unanimous in its approval of a plan to stiffen potential penalties for tampering with players and employees under contract with other clubs, hoping for increased compliance in existing league rules.
  Fines of up to $10 million are now possible in the most egregious situations, along with forfeiture of draft picks, suspensions of executives and voiding of contracts when rule-breaking is found — significant enough threats, the league hopes, to end any no
  
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• AZGFD seeking info on catchment contamination near Flagstaff

  20-09-2019 22:22
  TUCSON – Arizona Game and Fish Department is offering a $25,000 reward in return for information in a water contamination case.
  Officials say fuel was deliberately poured into Young’s Canyon Trick Tank, just north of Flagstaff.
  The suspect or suspects may have taken down fencing to gain access to pour the fuel into the catchment, officials say.
  AZGFD says the incident is incredibly disappointing because their catchments provide water for all wildlife when natural sources are not ava
  
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• Walmart to stop selling e-cigarettes amid national outbreak of vaping illnesses

  20-09-2019 22:21
  NBC — Walmart announced Friday it will phase out sales of electronic cigarettes in all stores, including Sam’s Club stores.
  The retail giant detailed the plan in an internal memo, which reads in part, “Given the growing federal, state and local regulatory complexity and uncertainty regarding e-cigarettes, we plan to discontinue the sale of electronic nicotine delivery products.”
  The memo, which Walmart confirmed to NBC News, states that stores will stop selling e-cigarett
  
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• Arizona Democrats debate opening primary to independents

  20-09-2019 22:18
  PHOENIX (AP) — A group of independents is making a longshot push to convince the Arizona Democratic Party to open its presidential primary to voters who decline to join a political party.
  Party activists are expected to debate the issue at a meeting in Prescott on Saturday.
  Supporters say independent voters in a democracy shouldn’t be excluded from a crucial step in selecting the president. But many Democrats are uneasy about giving power over their party’s nominee to people wh
  
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• Patriots release receiver Antonio Brown

  20-09-2019 22:16
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots release receiver Antonio Brown.
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• Prosecution fines rescinded in Mexican church leader case

  20-09-2019 22:14
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge has rescinded sanctions against two prosecutors whom she said had failed give defense lawyers evidence in a case against a Mexican megachurch leader charged with child rape and human trafficking.
  Reconsidering at the request of the California attorney general’s office, Superior Court Judge Teresa Sullivan on Friday overturned $10,000 in fines she levied a day earlier, but indicated the evidence must be provided by Monday.
  Sullivan had found that
  
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• The Latest: Police expect higher injury count in bus crash

  20-09-2019 22:12
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on a tour bus crash near a national park in Utah that killed at least 4 (all times local):
  2:50 p.m.
  Authorities say they expect the number of people injured in a deadly tour bus crash near a national park in Utah to rise.
  The Utah Highway Patrol tweeted Friday that 12 to 15 people suffered “very critical injuries.” Cpl. Chris Bishop later said the agency expects the number to be higher and that victims were sent to three hospitals.
  One of them,
  
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• The Latest: 5 tourists still critical after deadly bus crash

  20-09-2019 22:12
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on a tour bus crash near a national park in Utah that killed at least 4 (all times local):
  7:45 p.m.
  Five people remain in critical condition after a bus crash that killed four Chinese tourists and injured dozens more near a national park in Utah.
  Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Nick Street said Friday evening that the bus originated in Southern California, and the tourists on board were natives of mainland China.
  Up to 15 people suffered injuries that were origin
  
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• Falcons P Bosher (groin) out for Sunday’s game at Colts

  20-09-2019 22:12
  FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons will be without punter Matt Bosher for Sunday’s game at Indianapolis because of a right groin injury.
  Bosher was hurt during pregame warm-ups before last weekend’s victory over Philadelphia. He was able to go against the Eagles, averaging 39.3 yards on three punts, but turned over the kickoff duties to Matt Bryant.
  Bosher did not practice at all this week and was ruled out Friday. Coach Dan Quinn says he is hopeful that Bosher will
  
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• Chiefs down 3 starters on offense for showdown vs Ravens

  20-09-2019 22:08
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs will be missing three starters from their prolific offense, including running back Damien Williams, when the Baltimore Ravens visit Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday.
  Williams was ruled out Friday after bruising his knee in last week’s win in Oakland, joining left tackle Eric Fisher and wide receiver Tyreek Hill on the bench for a matchup of 2-0 teams.
  Fisher had surgery this week on a groin injury he sustained in practice late last week. Hill is still re
  
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• Juventus revenues and losses rise in Ronaldo’s 1st season

  20-09-2019 22:04
  TURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus’ revenues increased by more than 100 million euros in Cristiano Ronaldo’s first season with the club but losses doubled due in part to the five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s hefty transfer fee of 100 million euros and a salary of 31 million euros ($34 million).
  The publicly traded club released financial statements Friday and proposed a capital increase of 300 million euros to cover costs through 2023-24.
  Revenues rose from 504 to 621 millio
  
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• XOXO: Where to Rock, Friday, Sept. 20

  20-09-2019 22:00
  In 1966, this New Orleans legend scored his first gold record with the R&B classic "Tell It Like It Is" (the single reached #2 on the Billboard charts, behind "I'm a Believer" by The Monkees), launching a storied musical career.…
  
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• 3 wolves moved to Isle Royale, helping rebuild population

  20-09-2019 21:59
  HOUGHTON, Mich. (AP) — Officials say four gray wolves from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula were transported for resettlement in Isle Royale National Park to help restore the predator species on the Lake Superior island chain, though one of them died shortly after arriving.
  The National Park Service said Friday that Isle Royale’s wolf population is now 17. It had fallen to two before the project began in 2018.
  Officials plan to relocate a total of 20-30 wolves from Canada, Michigan a
  
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• Fed announces plans to provide more support for repo market

  20-09-2019 21:56
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve says it will keep pumping cash into a vital but obscure corner of U.S. financial markets in coming weeks.
  The New York Federal Reserve Bank, which handles the central bank’s interactions with financial markets, said Friday that it will offer daily repurchase or “repo” operations of at least $75 billion through Oct. 10. The aim is to maintain the Fed’s key policy rate within its target range.
  For the first time since the 2008 fin
  
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• The Latest: US may send some asylum-seekers to El Salvador

  20-09-2019 21:45
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on an agreement between the U.S. and El Salvador to make it a haven for migrants seeking asylum. (all times local):
  5:25 p.m.
  A copy of an agreement between the United States and El Salvador says the U.S. may send some asylum-seekers to El Salvador but not until both countries have taken the necessary legal actions and an implementation plan is in place.
  The Associated Press obtained an unsigned draft copy of the agreement after acting Homeland Security Secreta
  
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• 31 bison from Grand Canyon sent to Oklahoma tribe

  20-09-2019 21:42
  GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Over 30 bison roaming Grand Canyon National Park’s northern reaches are joining a herd in Oklahoma.
  Hundreds of the massive animals have made their home at the Grand Canyon in recent years, but park officials say they’re spoiling water sources and harming the landscape.
  Officials came up with a plan two years ago to reduce the herd partly by corralling the animals and shipping them elsewhere. Thirty-one bison loaded in multiple livestock
  
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• 2 Muslims accuse American Airlines of religious profiling

  20-09-2019 21:42
  DALLAS (AP) — Two Texas men who are Muslim say they were profiled when their American Airlines flight was canceled after crew members felt uncomfortable because the men waved to each other.
  Abderraoof Alkhawaldeh and Issam Abdallah say they have filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Transportation against Fort Worth-based American Airlines. The incident happened as they boarded a flight Saturday from Birmingham, Alabama, to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
  The men say they
  
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• Trump scolds Europe over captured Islamic State fighters

  20-09-2019 21:39
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is warning European nations to take back citizens who joined the Islamic State and are now being held prisoner in Syria and Iraq.
  Trump told reporters Friday at the White House that the U.S. did Europe a “tremendous favor” by leading the fight to force the Islamic State from the last of the territory it held in Syria.
  He says it’s time for countries such as Germany and France to take back the “thousands” of citizens who
  
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• Medvedev beats Rublev to reach St. Petersburg semis

  20-09-2019 21:32
  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Daniil Medvedev is eyeing his fifth final in two months after beating fellow Russian Andrei Rublev 6-4, 7-5 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the St. Petersburg Open.
  In his first tournament since losing the U.S. Open final to Rafael Nadal, the No. 5-ranked Medvedev will play a semifinal Saturday against Belarusian qualifier Egor Gerasimov, who beat Matteo Berrettini 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3).
  Before the U.S. Open, Medvedev reached three tour finals in August, winning
  
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• NC remap won’t necessarily produce Democratic majorities

  20-09-2019 21:31
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Redistricting experts say newly redrawn North Carolina legislative districts are skewed less toward Republicans than the current plans, which judges rejected for political bias, but they also say the maps wouldn’t necessarily guarantee Democratic majorities in 2020.
  A three-judge panel is now reviewing the new state House and Senate districts approved this week by the General Assembly.
  The judges’ Sept. 3 ruling rejecting the 2017 maps marked the first majo
  
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• 49ers sign T Sam Young, place WR Trent Taylor on IR

  20-09-2019 21:26
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have signed tackle Sam Young to a one-year deal and placed receiver Trent Taylor on injured reserve.
  The Niners made the move to bring back Young on Friday after losing starting left tackle Joe Staley to a broken leg last week. Staley is expected to miss at least six weeks.
  Taylor has been sidelined with a foot injury since training camp but was originally projected to return early in the season. Taylor now must miss at least eight more we
  
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• Mom goes home 5 years after driving van with kids into ocean

  20-09-2019 21:25
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A South Carolina woman who drove her minivan with her children inside into the Atlantic Ocean in Florida five years ago has been allowed to return home to her family.
  Volusia County Circuit Judge Raul Zambrano on Thursday allowed 38-year-old Ebony Wilkerson to leave Daytona Beach, where she had been in jail or transitional care since March 4, 2014. The family lives in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
  Assistant Public Defender Jay Crocker tells The Daytona Beach News
  
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• Jackson out for Eagles, Jeffery, Goedert questionable

  20-09-2019 21:18
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson won’t play Sunday against the Lions and wideout Alshon Jeffery and tight end Dallas Goedert are questionable.
  Jeffery and Goedert haven’t practiced this week because of calf injuries. Jackson has an abdomen injury. Running back Corey Clement is also out with a shoulder injury while linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill is doubtful with a knee sprain.
  Jeffery and Jackson played a few snaps in a 24-20 loss at Sunday before getting hu
  
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• House intel chief says Facebook working on election threats

  20-09-2019 21:17
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the House Intelligence Committee says he has been assured by the CEO of Facebook that company is working on ways to prevent foreign actors from disrupting next year’s elections.
  Rep. Adam Schiff of California met Friday with Mark Zuckerberg and said the Facebook CEO showed a deep awareness of the threat to the elections from so-called “deep fake” videos and other technically advanced tools.
  Schiff told reporters Facebook is “in the proc
  
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• 4 deputies on leave, 2 recovering after Tennessee shooting

  20-09-2019 21:17
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee sheriff says four deputies have been placed on administrative leave after the fatal shooting of a man wanted on an attempted murder warrant.
  Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner said Friday that the deputies were working with a fugitive apprehension team when they went to a Memphis home looking for 33-year-old Willie Hudson on Wednesday.
  Authorities said Hudson was armed when deputies found him inside the home. Gunfire erupted, and Hudson was killed.
  Bonner
  
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• Iraqi officials: 12 dead in minibus blast near Shiite holy city of Karbala, one of the biggest attacks since IS defeat

  20-09-2019 21:15
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials: 12 dead in minibus blast near Shiite holy city of Karbala, one of the biggest attacks since IS defeat.
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• Survey: 21% of K-12 teacher positions in Arizona considered ‘vacant’

  20-09-2019 21:10
  ARIZONA, USA — Educators who track teacher vacancies in Arizona say they are observing a subtle but nonetheless encouraging trend in the teaching ranks since statewide raises were implemented in 2018.
  “Initially, and even currently, we see greater retention of existing teachers,” said Justin Wing of the Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association (ASPAA).
  The association released the results of its annual survey of school districts and charter schools regarding teacher
  
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• Judge refuses to toss Coast Guard officer’s gun charges

  20-09-2019 21:09
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A federal judge in Maryland has refused to dismiss gun charges against a Coast Guard lieutenant accused of stockpiling weapons and drafting a hit list of prominent Democrats and TV journalists.
  U.S. District Judge George Hazel’s ruling on Friday paves the way for 50-year-old Christopher Hasson to be tried in October on all four counts in his indictment.
  Hasson’s lawyers argued that two of the counts, both charging him with unlawful possession of firearm
  
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• Panthers QB Newton ruled out for Sunday’s game vs Arizona

  20-09-2019 21:02
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Cardinals with a mid-foot sprain.
  Coach Ron Rivera says Kyle Allen will make his second career NFL start at quarterback.
  Rivera says Newton will not travel with the team to Arizona with the team, adding “we’ve got to wait it out. We don’t want another setback.”
  The coach says Newton is “day-to-day,” leaving his status unclear for Week 4.
  Newton ag
  
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