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• Former Texas Tech standout Andre Emmett killed in Dallas

  23-09-2019 23:58
  DALLAS (AP) — Authorities say former Texas Tech basketball standout Andre Emmett has been shot to death near his home in Dallas.
  Police say 37-year-old Emmett was sitting in his vehicle outside his home early Monday when he was approached by two people who displayed a handgun. Police say an altercation ensued and Emmett was shot as he ran away.
  Police say the suspects fled and a passer-by called 911 after finding Emmett several hundred feet from his home.
  Emmett died at a hospital.
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• Florida officer suspended after arresting 6-year-old for ‘throwing a tantrum’

  23-09-2019 23:58
  ORLANDO (NBC NEWS) – A Florida police officer was suspended after he arrested two young children in school last week, including a 6-year-old who was acting out because of an apparent medical condition, a relative and police said.
  Orlando Police Chief Orlando Rolón said in a statement that the reserve school resource officer, Dennis Turner, did not obtain the approval of a commanding officer before making the arrests on Thursday, as department policy requires.
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• Tribal complaints prompt national park to stop selling pipes

  23-09-2019 23:55
  PIPESTONE, Minn. (AP) — The Pipestone National Monument in southwestern Minnesota says it will stop selling pipes following decades of tribal complaints that the sales desecrate sacred grounds.
  Minnesota Public Radio News reports that Faith Spotted Eagle of the Yankton Sioux Tribe calls the pipestone from which the pipes are carved “the blood of our people.”
  Superintendent Lauren Blacik says the monument’s leadership has come to understand that carrying a pipe is a deeply
  
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• IMF staff concludes second review of Ecuador program

  23-09-2019 23:55
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An International Monetary Fund mission and Ecuadorian authorities have reached an agreement on findings of the second review of a $4.2 billion IMF-supported program.
  If the IMF executive board approves the review in the coming weeks, Ecuador would have access to $250 million, bringing the total amount received from the IMF since March to $800 million.
  An IMF mission led by Anna Ivanova visited Ecuador last month to conduct the second review.
  Ivanova said in a news release
  
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• The Latest: GM says strikers made threats, put nails in road

  23-09-2019 23:51
  DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on the strike by the United Auto Workers against General Motors (all times local):
  5:45 p.m.
  General Motors says some United Auto Workers strikers at its Tennessee plant have blocked traffic, placed screws and nails on public roads and damaged vehicles during the ongoing nationwide walkout.
  GM detailed its complaints before a local judge approved a temporary restraining order Sunday barring certain unruly behavior at the Spring Hill plant.
  Court documents say abou
  
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• Patriots fullback Develin placed on IR with neck injury

  23-09-2019 23:51
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots have placed fullback James Develin on injured reserve with a neck injury, making him the third offensive player New England has placed on the list this season.
  Develin played in the Patriots’ first two games, but sat out Sunday’s win over the Jets. Rookie receiver N’Keal Harry (ankle) and left tackle Isaiah Wynn (foot) were previously placed on injured reserve.
  A former undrafted free agent, Develin has been a staple of New England&rs
  
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• The Latest: O’Rourke campaign says takes threat seriously

  23-09-2019 23:50
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on an Army soldier accused of sharing bomb-making instructions online and targeting left-leaning activists (all times local):
  4:45 p.m.
  The presidential campaign of former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke says it is in direct contact with the FBI regarding the case of an Army soldier accused of sharing bomb-making instructions online and targeting left-leaning activists.
  When an FBI undercover agent asked Jarrett William Smith if there was anyone in Texas who wou
  
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• Brazil gov: No change in tough policing after girl’s death

  23-09-2019 23:50
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Authorities in Rio de Janeiro say they won’t change hardline policing methods after an 8-year-old girl was allegedly killed by a stray police bullet.
  Rio de Janeiro state Gov. Wilson Witzel said Monday that his administration is “on the right track” with its shoot-to-kill policy for officers who see an armed suspect.
  Witzel said he was saddened by the death of Ágatha Sales Félix, who was shot in the back Friday while riding in a van in
  
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• The Latest: Man in cyberstalking case remaining in custody

  23-09-2019 23:47
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on Florida man charged with cyberstalking black activist seeking to run for office (all times local):
  5:20 p.m.
  A federal magistrate is ordering a white Florida man charged with cyberstalking and making racist threats against a black activist in Virginia to remain in custody.
  Magistrate Judge Thomas Wilson on Monday ordered Daniel McMahon to continue in confinement, saying his mental instability raised concerns that he would be a threat to the community.
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• Chandler police arrest woman accused of false reporting

  23-09-2019 23:43
  CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Chandler say a woman has been arrested for alleged false reporting to law enforcement.
  They say 39-year-old Jennifer Bryan was booked into jail Monday.
  Chandler patrol officers were sent to a home shortly after midnight on a report of a shooting.
  Police say an unidentified female called 911 to report somebody was shot in the chest at the residence.
  But when officers arrived at the home, no sign of a shooting or an emergency was found.
  Police contacted Bryan
  
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• Suit seeks benefits for clients of disgraced Kentucky lawyer

  23-09-2019 23:33
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a group of people who lost federal disability benefits after their lawyer was arrested for fraud.
  The suit filed Friday in eastern Kentucky aims to revive the cases of about 500 people who most likely gave up the legal fight after the government began revoking benefits for lawyer Eric Conn’s former clients four years ago.
  Conn has been imprisoned for his role in the largest Social Security fraud in history, aff
  
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• Prosecutor says Trump wants ‘sweeping immunity’ in tax fight

  23-09-2019 23:29
  NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan’s district attorney is urging a judge to reject President Donald Trump’s effort to block prosecutors from obtaining his tax returns, saying the president wants “sweeping immunity.”
  District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. filed papers Monday in federal court after Trump’s attorneys sued to stop Vance from forcing the president’s accounting firm to release eight years of his state and federal returns in a criminal probe.
  Vance urged
  
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• Appeals court weighs challenges to Trump abortion rule

  23-09-2019 23:22
  A U.S. appeals court is considering whether to block a Trump administration rule that bans taxpayer-funded health clinics from referring patients for an abortion.
  Eleven judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco heard arguments Monday in challenges brought by 22 states as well as health organizations including Planned Parenthood.
  In June, a three-judge panel from the same court allowed the rule to take effect. That prompted Planned Parenthood and other providers to leave
  
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• Cardinals release veteran WR Crabtree after just 2 games

  23-09-2019 23:20
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have released veteran receiver Michael Crabtree after he played just two games.
  The 11-year veteran was signed by the Cardinals on Aug. 21. He didn’t play in the first game of the season while learning the offense and then caught four passes for 22 yards over the next two weeks against Baltimore and Carolina.
  Crabtree was expected to add another veteran presence in Kingsbury’s “Air Raid” offense, but never found a huge role
  
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• Phillies’ Realmuto out of lineup with right knee soreness

  23-09-2019 23:18
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto is out of Monday night’s lineup against Washington with right knee soreness after leaving Sunday’s loss in Cleveland in the eighth inning.
  Realmuto, who is hitting .275 with 25 homers and 83 RBIs, has started 130 of Philadelphia’s first 154 games at catcher. He made his second All-Star Game appearance this year.
  “J.T. was prepared today,” manager Gabe Kapler said. “He was open about being will
  
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• Colts expect Hooker to miss 4 to 6 weeks with knee injury

  23-09-2019 23:14
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich says safety Malik Hooker suffered a knee injury during Sunday’s 27-24 victory over Atlanta.
  Hooker is expected to miss four to six weeks with a torn meniscus.
  Reich says there has been no discussion about putting Hooker on injured reserve and activating him later this season.
  Trainers treated the injury during the win, which allowed Hooker to finish the game. The diagnosis came when Hooker continued to feel knee pain following
  
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• 25-year-old cyclist dies after crash in central Tucson

  23-09-2019 23:14
  TUCSON – A central Tucson crash turned fatal Monday after a bicyclist injured in the incident succumbed to his injures, police say.
  According to Tucson Police Department, 25-year-old Rene Navarro Jr. was seriously injured at the intersection of Estrella Avenue and Grant Road on Sept. 16. He was transported to Banner-University Medical Center.
  Police say the driver of a white 2013 Jeep Patriot was traveling westbound in the median lane of Grant Road, approaching Estrella Avenue. Navarro was
  
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• Apple keeps Mac Pro assembly in Texas after tariff relief

  23-09-2019 23:08
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple will continue manufacturing its Mac Pro computers in Texas after the Trump administration approved its request to waive tariffs on certain parts from China.
  The commitment announced Monday clears up several months of uncertainty as Apple mulled shifting production of the Mac Pro from an Austin, Texas, plant where it has been assembling the high-end computer since 2013. In late June, The Wall Street Journal reported Apple was on the verge of shifting the Mac Pro&r
  
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• Colorado man admits throwing water on Iowa Rep. Steve King

  23-09-2019 23:05
  SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Colorado man has admitted to throwing a cup of water on Iowa Congressman Steve King.
  Court records show 27-year-old Blake Gibbins, of Lafayette, Colorado, pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court in Sioux City, Iowa, to one misdemeanor count of assaulting a member of Congress.
  As part of a plea agreement, Gibbins admitted that on March 22, he approached a table at a Fort Dodge restaurant and threw a cup of water at King. The Republican congressman was seated w
  
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• Fund compensating Boeing crash victims starts taking claims

  23-09-2019 23:02
  A $50 million fund for compensating families of people killed in crashes of Boeing 737 Max planes has begun taking claims.
  Fund officials said Monday they have begun accepting applications, with a deadline of Dec. 31 for submitting claims.
  Boeing is providing money for the fund, which works out to nearly $145,000 for each of the 346 people who died in crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. Dozens of families are suing the company.
  Administrators of the fund include Kenneth Feinberg, who oversaw comp
  
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• Louisville forward Williams out 6-8 weeks with broken foot

  23-09-2019 22:53
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville says forward Malik Williams will miss six to eight weeks with a broken right foot, leaving the Cardinals without their third-leading returning rebounder for the early part of the season.
  The 6-foot-11, 245-pound junior had a screw inserted into his fifth metatarsal on Monday after injuring the foot in practice on Friday. Williams’ injury comes just over two months after freshman guard David Johnson had surgery on his left shoulder that will keep him
  
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• Ground broken for New York Islanders’ $1.3 billion arena

  23-09-2019 22:52
  ELMONT, N.Y. (AP) — Work has begun on a $1.3 billion arena for the New York Islanders hockey team at Belmont Park.
  The 19,000-seat arena will also include shops, restaurants and a hotel. Work is expected to be completed in time for the 2021-2022 season.
  Until then, the Islanders will play home games at the Nassau Coliseum and the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
  Dignitaries attending a groundbreaking Monday included Gov. Andrew Cuomo and actor and big-time Islanders fan Ralph Macchio.
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• Vatican suspends archbishop’s order against Indiana school

  23-09-2019 22:49
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A Jesuit-run high school that refused to fire a teacher in a same-sex marriage will be allowed to resume all-school Masses while it appeals its status as a Catholic school.
  The leader of Brabeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis announced Monday that the Vatican had temporarily suspended Archbishop Charles Thompson’s decree withdrawing Brebeuf’s Catholic recognition.
  Brebeuf President Rev. Bill Verbryke says the suspension will allow it to hold Masse
  
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• Sister: No cause of death given in underwater proposal death

  23-09-2019 22:48
  The sister of a Louisiana man who died during an underwater marriage proposal in Tanzania last week says authorities have conducted an autopsy but didn’t provide his cause of death.
  Mandy Hoffman tells The Associated Press that brother Steven Weber Jr. died Thursday at a resort on Pemba Island. Hoffman says authorities informed her of the autopsy by email Monday.
  Kenesha Antoine of Baton Rouge posted on Facebook early Friday that her boyfriend died before she could tell him yes.
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• Kanye West attracts thousands to Wyoming for worship service

  23-09-2019 22:46
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Kanye West has held an outdoor worship service that attracted thousands of people to the Wyoming city where he owns a ranch.
  The Billings Gazette reports West held the free event Sunday on the grounds of The Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody.
  The center estimates 3,800 people attended the hour-long “Sunday Service” in the Robbie Powwow Garden.
  An official says the center was contacted about renting the facility only two days earlier.
  West performed
  
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• 4 Your Health: New study finds cats love their owners

  23-09-2019 22:46
  (NBC News)- Poor and minority patients are more likely to have cancer detected in the emergency room, according to a new study from San Diego State University.
  Researchers looked at more than 400,000 older adults with breast, colorectal, lung or prostate cancer.
  Those from lower socioeconomic and ethnic minority groups were more likely to be diagnosed in the ER than their wealthier, white peers.
  Cancers discovered in the ER are often advanced stage and can be more difficult to treat.
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• Flash Flood Watch issued September 23 at 1:42PM MST until September 24 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  23-09-2019 22:42
  The Flash Flood Watch continues for
  * A portion of Southeast Arizona, including the following areas,Baboquivari Mountains, Catalina and Rincon Mountains,Chiricahua Mountains, Dragoon and Mule and Huachuca and SantaRita Mountains, Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet,Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains, Tucson Metro Area, Upper GilaRiver Valley, Upper San Pedro River Valley, and Upper SantaCruz River Valley/Altar Valley.
  * From 6 PM MST this evening through Tuesday evening
  * Isolated to scattered sh
  
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• Wolfsburg draws 1-1 to stay unbeaten in Bundesliga

  23-09-2019 22:41
  WOLFSBURG, Germany (AP) — Wolfsburg maintained its unbeaten start to the Bundesliga with a 1-1 draw against Hoffenheim on Monday.
  Sebastian Rudy scored his first goal for Hoffenheim since returning from Schalke to put the visitors ahead in the sixth minute, but Wout Weghorst set up Admir Mehmedi with a backheel for the equalizer in the 36th.
  It was Wolfsburg’s third consecutive 1-1 draw, dropping the side to eighth after five rounds, while Hoffenheim moved into 11th with five points.
  
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• Police ID victim of Sunday’s fatal collision, driver sought

  23-09-2019 22:39
  TUCSON – Tucson Police Department identified the victim of Sunday’s fatal vehicle collision.
  Police say 29-year-old Davis Ochoa-Borquez was pronounced deceased at the scene after the officers found a silver 2000 Nissan Sentra split in half near the intersection of Golf Links and Swan roads.
  Officials say the front half of the vehicle went through a chain-link fence near a nearby Border Patrol station. Police say the other half of the vehicle was located approximately 20 feet away on
  
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• Defending world champ Biles leads US women’s gymnastics team

  23-09-2019 22:34
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Simone Biles is heading to Germany to try to become the most decorated female gymnast in world championship history.
  Biles headlines the six-woman U.S. team that will travel to Stuttgart early next month. The defending world and Olympic champion has collected 20 world championship medals during her career. She needs one more to break a tie with Russia’s Svetlana Khorkina for the most by a female gymnast. Four medals would push Biles past former Belarussian star Vi
  
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• More big injuries wracking Texas secondary

  23-09-2019 22:26
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The injury news keeps getting worse for No. 11 Texas and its defense.
  Coach Tom Herman said Monday the Longhorns have lost two more starters in the secondary for several weeks after getting hurt in a conference-opening win over Oklahoma State: All-Big 12 safety Caden Sterns, the team’s leading tackler, is expected to miss the next four weeks with a knee ligament sprain. Cornerback Jalen Green is expected to miss at least that much time with a dislocated shoulder.
  
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• Study: Doctors may not be doing enough to help teens quit smoking

  23-09-2019 22:17
  Doctors may not be doing enough to help teens quit smoking.Researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital studied 80 thousand teens and young adults who were addicted to nicotine.They found that only four percent received counseling to help them quit the habit, while a little over one percent were prescribed medication.Only one in a thousand did both, which the experts say could double or triple their chances of quitting.Experts say doctors should ask their young patients if they smoke and o
  
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• Lawsuit: Doctor, coach abused boys at renowned youth club

  23-09-2019 22:16
  NEW YORK (AP) — A new lawsuit accuses a well-known New York City boys club of sexual abuse dating to 1950.
  Monday’s lawsuit says a doctor and basketball coach abused 20 boys at what is now the Madison Square Boys and Girls Club.
  Dr. Reginald Archibald has also been accused of molesting boys at Rockefeller University Hospital. Archibald died in 2007.
  Ex-club members say he abused them during exams and used his club affiliation to recruit victims to his growth study.
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• Cancer patients get new wheels

  23-09-2019 22:15
  TUCSON – Young cancer patients got new wheels on Monday.
  The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society teamed up with Tucson Subaru to gift bikes to children battling cancer.
  The new wheels were personalized for each patient to make sure they reflected their unique styles.
  Organizers sat this is the fourth year they’ve put on the event.
  The post Cancer patients get new wheels appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Stolen game camera sends pix that identify holder

  23-09-2019 22:10
  WOODWORTH, La. (AP) — Louisiana wildlife agents say a stolen cellular game camera kept sending pictures, letting them identify the man who had it. He and the man he said he’d bought it from were arrested.
  A Department of Wildlife and Fisheries statement Monday said 55-year-old Kurt Wiggins is accused of theft and 53-year-old Ernie Jenkins of possessing stolen items. Both are from Woodworth. Department spokesman Adam Einck says he doesn’t know whether either has an attorney.
  He
  
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• Antonio Brown is going back to school, taking online classes

  23-09-2019 22:10
  MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — Antonio Brown is going back to school.
  Central Michigan University spokeswoman Heather Smith said Monday that Brown began taking online courses last week, adding he is not attending classes on campus.
  Brown played for the Chippewas from 2007 to 2009 before Pittsburgh drafted him in 2010. In March, the Steelers traded the four-time Pro Bowl receiver to Oakland, which released him before he played in a game. New England gave Brown another chance, but it did not l
  
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• Flash Flood Watch issued September 23 at 1:08PM MST until September 24 at 11:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  23-09-2019 22:08
  The Flash Flood Watch continues for
  * Portions of south central Arizona and southwest Arizona,including the following areas, in south central Arizona,Aguila Valley, Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, Buckeye/Avondale,Cave Creek/New River, Central Phoenix, Deer Valley, DrippingSprings, Fountain Hills/East Mesa, Globe/Miami, MazatzalMountains, New River Mesa, North Phoenix/Glendale, NorthwestPinal County, Pinal/Superstition Mountains, Rio Verde/SaltRiver, San Carlos, Scottsdale/Paradise Valley, SouthMou
  
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• Falcons lose Keanu Neal for season with torn Achilles tendon

  23-09-2019 22:08
  FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Keanu Neal will miss the remainder of the season with a torn left Achilles tendon, taking the strong safety away from the Atlanta Falcons’ defense for the second straight season.
  Neal suffered a season-ending knee injury in the 2018 opening game. He worked most of the year in rehab before suffering another crushing injury in Sunday’s 27-24 loss at Indianapolis.
  Kemal Ishmael likely will replace Neal in the lineup for this Sunday’s game against T
  
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• Phoenix Marine found safe in Texas

  23-09-2019 22:04
  The post Phoenix Marine found safe in Texas appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• The Latest: Murder trial against real estate heiress begins

  23-09-2019 22:02
  REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a Chinese real estate heiress charged with murdering her children’s father (all times local):
  1 p.m.
  Opening arguments have begun in the trial of a Chinese real estate heiress who posted $35 million bail after being charged with murdering her children’s father.
  Prosecutors told a packed courtroom in Redwood City, California, on Monday that Tiffany Li conspired with her boyfriend Kaveh Bayat to kill 27-year-old Keith Green o
  
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• The Latest: Heiress’ lawyers says wrong people are on trial

  23-09-2019 22:02
  REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a Chinese real estate heiress charged with killing her children’s father (all times local):
  4:45 p.m.
  Lawyers for a San Francisco Bay Area heiress charged with killing her children’s father say she’s been wrongly accused of a crime that was committed by someone else.
  Defense attorneys for Tiffany Li and her boyfriend Kaveh Bayat said Monday they will argue that prosecutors put the wrong people on trial for the killing
  
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• Jurors convict Iowa farmer in corn rake killing of wife

  23-09-2019 22:00
  DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A jury has convicted an eastern Iowa hog farmer of using a corn rake to kill his wife.
  The Telegraph Herald reports jurors on Monday afternoon found 43-year-old Todd M. Mullis guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Amy Mullis. She was killed Nov. 10 on the couple’s farm about 40 miles (64 kilometers) west of Dubuque.
  Jurors reached their verdict after deliberating about 7½ hours over two days.
  Prosecutors say Mullis had wanted to kill his 39-year-ol
  
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• Judges may not be buying that ‘Stairway’ needs new trial

  23-09-2019 21:55
  A group of US judges don’t seem inclined to order a new trial in a copyright fight over the Led Zeppelin song, “Stairway to Heaven.”
  Members of an 11-judge panel at a Monday hearing before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco harshly challenged plaintiffs who argued that a new trial is justified in the lawsuit that alleged 1971’s megahit “Stairway” was stolen from 1968’s “Taurus,” by Spirit.
  The estate of the late Randy Wolf
  
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• The Latest: Man arrested in overdose deaths of 3 at party

  23-09-2019 21:50
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Latest on an apparent mass drug overdose (all times local):
  3:45 p.m.
  Police say a man has been arrested on suspicion of providing a white powdery substance tainted with fentanyl at an after-party in Pittsburgh, leading to the death of three men.
  Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri says Peter Rene Sanchez Montalvo was arrested Monday on federal charges of distributing a controlled substance resulting in death and serious bodily injury.
  Authorities say Mon
  
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• The Latest: SoCal Edison boosts possible power cuts

  23-09-2019 21:49
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on expected power shut-offs in Northern California (all times local):
  2:20 p.m.
  Southern California Edison is considering proactively shutting off power to 41,000 customers to minimize the threat of wildfires amid forecasts of gusty Santa Ana winds.
  The utility quadrupled the size of the potential shutdown Monday after initially estimating just over 10,000 customers could be impacted.
  Major increases are focused on San Bernardino and Riverside counties in th
  
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• The Latest: PG&E cuts power to 24,000 customers

  23-09-2019 21:49
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on expected power shut-offs in Northern California (all times local):
  9:55 p.m.
  Pacific Gas & Electric has shut off power to 24,000 customers in the Sierra Nevada foothills and says it will remain off until dangerous wildfire weather eases.
  The utility shut off electricity Monday night to customers in Butte, Nevada and Yuba counties to prevent gusty winds from downing lines and sparking a blaze.
  PG&E transmission lines were blamed for a Butte County
  
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• The Latest: PG&E cuts power to 21,000 customers

  23-09-2019 21:49
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on expected power shut-offs in Northern California (all times local):
  6:15 p.m.
  Pacific Gas & Electric is shutting off power to 21,000 people in Northern California to reduce the risk of wildfires in the face of hot, dry weather and gusty winds that could knock down power lines.
  The utility announced Monday evening that it’s turning off the electricity for customers in Butte, Nevada and Yuba counties in the Sierra Nevada. The power will stay off un
  
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• The Latest: P&E could cut California power amid fire danger

  23-09-2019 21:49
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on expected power shut-offs in Northern California (all times local):
  1:15 p.m.
  Pacific Gas & Electric says it could cut power Monday evening to about 21,000 customers in an area of Northern California that suffered the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in state history last year.
  Forecasters have warned of hot, dry and windy conditions that increase fire danger and issued extreme fire danger warnings in the Sierra Foothills.
  The shut-offs will aff
  
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• Woman charged with murder in boyfriend’s movie scene killing

  23-09-2019 21:42
  FULTON, Mo. (AP) — A central Missouri woman has been charged with first-degree murder after telling investigators that she fatally shot her boyfriend as they acted out a movie scene.
  Kalesha Peterson was originally charged with second-degree murder in the March 7 killing of her 36-year-old boyfriend, David Dalton, in Fulton.
  A grand jury returned an indictment of first-degree murder and armed criminal action on Friday.
  KRCG reports that a court document says the 37-year-old Peterson told F
  
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• Sid Haig, who acted in ‘House of 1000 Corpses,” dies at 80

  23-09-2019 21:34
  NEW YORK (AP) — Sid Haig, the bearded character actor best known as Captain Spaulding in the “House of 1000 Corpses” trilogy, has died.
  Haig representative Kathleen Schultz tells The Associated Press that he died Saturday after a recent fall in his home. He was 80.
  “House of 1000 Corpses” director Rob Zombie posted a picture on Instagram of Haig in full character. “Hooray for Captain Spaulding. Gone but not forgotten,” Zombie wrote on Monday. Haig had ap
  
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