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• Man falls into Yellowstone hot spring, severely burned

  30-09-2019 23:59
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Yellowstone National Park visitor has been hospitalized with severe burns after falling into thermal water at Old Faithful Geyser.
  Park spokeswoman Morgan Warthin said Cade Edmond Siemers told rangers he was walking near the famous geyser late Sunday night without a flashlight when he tripped into a hot spring.
  Siemers was taken by ambulance to West Yellowstone and airlifted to a burn center in Idaho Falls. He could not be reached for comment.
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• Giannis, Bucks look to be last team standing at season’s end

  30-09-2019 23:50
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Expectations for Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks have never been higher.
  After leading the Bucks to a league-best 60 wins in the regular season and losing to the NBA champion Raptors in the Eastern Conference finals earlier this year, Antetokounmpo is putting his league MVP trophy on the shelf and focusing solely on taking Milwaukee to the next level.
  “We gotta focus on ourselves, which is getting better each day, competing in practice so you can carry
  
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• Trump sought Australia’s help on Russia probe origins

  30-09-2019 23:36
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump asked the Australian prime minister and other foreign leaders to help Attorney General William Barr with an investigation into the origins of the Russia probe.
  A Justice Department official says Trump initiated the calls at Barr’s request. The official wasn’t authorized to discuss the matter publicly and insisted on anonymity.
  The official says the recent call with Australia was one of a “number of times” the president has ma
  
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• Jessye Norman, the international opera star, dead at 74

  30-09-2019 23:35
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jessye Norman, the renowned international opera star whose passionate soprano voice won her four Grammy Awards and the National Medal of Arts, has died, according to family spokesperson Gwendolyn Quinn. She was 74.
  A statement released to The Associated Press on Monday said Norman died at 7:54 a.m. from septic shock and multi-organ failure secondary to complications of a spinal cord injury she had sustained in 2015. She died at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital in New Y
  
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• How risky is eating red meat? New papers provoke controversy

  30-09-2019 23:33
  NEW YORK (AP) — An international team of researchers is questioning the advice to limit red and processed meats, saying the link to cancer and heart disease is weak.
  Their conclusions published Monday were swiftly attacked by a group of prominent U.S. scientists who tried to stop publication of the research, arguing it sends the wrong message.
  The new work does not say red meat and processed meats like hot dogs and bacon are healthy or that people should eat more of them. But the authors s
  
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• Pascua Yaqui child dies after father tried to exorcise demon from him

  30-09-2019 23:29
  TUCSON – A man has been taken into custody after he allegedly killed his 6-year-old son when he was performing an exorcism at a residence on the Pascua Yaqui reservation Thursday.According to court documents, Pascua Yaqui first responders received a report of a child burn near the 7559 South Yoem Bo Oh. When emergency crews arrived at the scene, the child’s father, Pablo Martinez told the responding police officers that “his son was demonic and had a demon inside of him”.
  
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• Ethics panel reviews claims against Tlaib, 2 Republicans

  30-09-2019 23:19
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee says it is reviewing allegations of wrongdoing against Michigan Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Bill Huizenga and Florida Rep. Ross Spano.
  The committee did not reveal the nature of the complaints Monday, but the offices of the three lawmakers say they are related to campaign spending and not the members’ official congressional duties.
  Tlaib is a freshman Democrat from Detroit, while Huizenga, a Republican, is in his fifth term representing west-c
  
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• El Salvador busts police ring accused of dozens of killings

  30-09-2019 23:05
  SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Authorities in El Salvador say they have broken up a criminal network involving police officers — including some elite forces — that allegedly carried out more than two dozen contract killings.
  Justice Minister Rogelio Rivas says 11 people were arrested in connection with the group, which is said to have operated in the eastern departments of Usulutan and San Miguel.
  Thirty-nine warrants were issued.
  The alleged crimes include 20 individual murd
  
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• Late goal sees Parma beat 10-man Torino 3-2 in Serie A

  30-09-2019 23:03
  PARMA, Italy (AP) — Parma recovered from a missed penalty and a first-half deficit to beat 10-man Torino 3-2 in Serie A on Monday.
  Dejan Kulusevski put Parma ahead inside just 90 seconds when he bundled in Gervinho’s cutback. It was a first Serie A goal for the Swedish teenager, who is on loan from Atalanta.
  However, Parma gifted Torino the equalizer 10 minutes later when it left Cristian Ansaldi unmarked to head home Simone Verdi’s cross.
  Torino’s chances of getting some
  
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• Tucson woman accused of poisoning son with salt gets prison

  30-09-2019 23:00
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Tucson woman accused of killing her ailing 4-year-old son with table salt in 2015 has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
  Pima County prosecutors say Ashley Castro was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in July.
  The 35-year-old Castro received credit for having served 667 days in jail.
  Castro was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder after her young son died at a hospital in November 2015.
  Authorities say Ezekiel Castro was being
  
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• Forever 21 bankruptcy reflects teens’ new shopping behavior

  30-09-2019 23:00
  NEW YORK (AP) — For years, teens flocked to Forever 21′s massive stores at the nation’s malls for its speedy take on fashion, like its $5 shimmery halter tops and $25 dresses.
  But the chain that helped popularize so-called fast fashion has moved too slow for a new generation of young customers.
  The Los Angeles-based privately held chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Sunday, a victim of rapidly changing shopping tastes among teens who are increasingly turning away from malls a
  
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• VAR call helps Arsenal secure 1-1 draw at Man United

  30-09-2019 22:59
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a goal that required VAR overturning a poor on-field offside decision to earn a 1-1 draw at Manchester United in the Premier League on Monday.
  There was a touch of controversy about the goal, with the assistant referee’s flag already raised when Aubameyang chipped United goalkeeper David De Gea for the 58th-minute equalizer.
  United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer complained to the fourth official that the refere
  
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• D-backs, pitching coach Butcher part ways after 4 seasons

  30-09-2019 22:56
  PHOENIX (AP) — Pitching coach Mike Butcher will not return to the Arizona Diamondbacks next season.
  The announcement was made Monday, one day after the Diamondbacks finished with an 85-77 record. Arizona was in the National League wild-card race until the last week of the season.
  Butcher’s departure is somewhat surprising considering the Diamondbacks finished with a 4.25 ERA, which ranked seventh out of 15 teams in the NL. Arizona remained competitive despite dealing ace Zack Greinke
  
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• Search continues for small plane missing near Santa Fe

  30-09-2019 22:55
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Authorities continue to search for a small plane that might have crashed in the Pecos Wilderness northeast of Santa Fe.
  Authorities have not identified the two people aboard the single-engine, four-seater plane that disappeared after a refueling stop.
  They say the pilot and passenger were both from Colorado.
  New Mexico State Police say the plane took off from Santa Fe Regional Airport at 5:49 p.m. Thursday and air traffic controllers lost radar contact with the aircra
  
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• NY appeals reinstatement of state worker in harassment case

  30-09-2019 22:54
  GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — New York state has appealed an arbitrator’s decision to reinstate a state employee accused of sexually harassing female co-workers.
  Chad Dominie was initially suspended last year from his job as an administrative assistant in an upstate office of a state agency that cares for the developmentally disabled.
  Women said Dominie groped them, exposed himself in the office, called them “whores” and threatened sexual assault.
  An arbitrator ruled this summ
  
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• Scientists link 21 beached pilot whales dead in Georgia, SC

  30-09-2019 22:51
  BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Scientists say they have linked four pilot whales found dead on the coast of South Carolina with 17 whales of the same species that died days earlier after beaching themselves in Georgia.
  The Georgia Department of Natural Resources said in a news release Monday that photographs of dorsal fins confirmed the 21 dead whales belonged to the same pod.
  The agency said 16 of the deadly strandings happened Wednesday around St. Catherines Island, Georgia. An additional pilot w
  
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• Pony on California freeway clipped by hit-and-run driver

  30-09-2019 22:50
  LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck a pony that was loose on a Los Angeles-area freeway, leaving the small horse slightly injured.
  The California Highway Patrol says a 10-year-old boy had been riding the pony Sunday at a home when he fell off and the animal ran away.
  The CHP says the pony made its way onto westbound State Route 91 in Long Beach, where it was clipped by a black SUV. The driver sped away.
  CHP Officer Marco Iniguez told the
  
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• Anniversary of Las Vegas massacre renews gun control debate

  30-09-2019 22:39
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — In the two years since the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, the federal government and states have taken some action to tighten gun regulations.
  But advocates say they’re frustrated more hasn’t been done since the attack in Las Vegas killed 58 people on Oct. 1, 2017, and that mass shootings keep happening nationwide.
  Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui (HOW’-deg-hee) says people are tired of fearing trips to the grocery store, places of worship o
  
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• Seahawks adding former owner Paul Allen to Ring of Honor

  30-09-2019 22:36
  RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks will induct late owner Paul Allen into the club’s Ring of Honor before Thursday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams.
  Allen purchased the Seahawks in 1997 and helped keep the team in Seattle after former owner Ken Behring attempted to move them to Southern California. He owned the franchise until his death last year from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
  Jody Allen, Allen’s sister, became the controlling owner and chair of the franchis
  
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• Brazil’s Lula da Silva rejects semi-open prison conditions

  30-09-2019 22:35
  SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has rejected exercising his right to semi-open prison conditions after spending a year and a half in a cell.
  Prosecutors who led the corruption case against the Brazilian politician requested last week that he now be given more flexible conditions, which could include house arrest.
  But da Silva ruled that possibility out in a letter published on his website Monday, saying he wants to leave imprisonment with a decision of
  
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• 4 Your Health: New blood test could help screen for multiple types of cancer

  30-09-2019 22:35
  (NBC News)- A new blood test could eventually help screen for multiple types of cancer.
  The test, developed by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, probes DNA for tiny chemical tags that regulate whether genes are active or inactive.
  When applied to nearly 3,600 blood samples, it correctly detected 20 different cancers.
  The test also successfully identified the tissue from where the cancer began.4 YOUR HEALTH: A new blood test, developed by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, probes DNA for tiny chemica
  
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• Tucson mom gets 25 years in death of 4-year-old son

  30-09-2019 22:25
  TUCSON – A Tucson mother who pleaded guilty to killing her 4-year-old son was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.
  In November 2015, Ashley Castro was arrested after her son, Ezekiel Castro, died from extremely high levels of sodium at the hospital.
  Investigators say he was admitted to Banner- University Medical Center with very high levels of sodium in his body.
  After a week in the hospital, the levels had returned to normal. The boy died after another sodium spike.
  Castro served 
  
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• Charge: Timber thieves started Olympic National Forest fire

  30-09-2019 22:17
  TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say timber thieves were to blame for a fire in Washington’s Olympic National Forest last year.
  An indictment unsealed Monday says Justin Wilke and Shawn Williams were trying to steal a big leaf maple tree in August 2018, but it had a bees nest. They decided to burn the nest with gasoline, and then tried unsuccessfully to douse the fire with their water bottles.
  Nearly 5.2 square miles (13.4 square kilometers) of public land burned.
  Wilke was a
  
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• FDA recalls dog food over salmonella, listeria concerns

  30-09-2019 22:14
  The Food and Drug Administration is warning pet owners to throw away any Performance Dog frozen raw pet food.
  A sample of the pet food tested positive for salmonella and listeria
  According to the FDA, the Performance Dog raw pet food has lot code 072219 and was sold in two-pound frozen pouches.
  Salmonella and listeria are dangerous for both pets and their owners.
  The FDA advises anyone with Performance Dog products purchased after July 22 to throw it away.
  The post FDA recalls dog food over sal
  
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• Trump officials shuffle funds to cover family planning gaps

  30-09-2019 22:12
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials say they’re redirecting nearly $34 million to cover gaps in access to birth control by low-income women after Trump administration abortion restrictions led to an exodus of clinics from the federal family planning program.
  Diane Foley, director of the Health and Human Services office that oversees the so-called Title X program said Monday the goal is to serve about the same number of women, or more, avoiding disruptions.
  About 20 percent of partici
  
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• Monsoon brings high hope, delivers little rain in Southwest

  30-09-2019 22:09
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The monsoon season was a dud across much of the U.S. Southwest this year, bringing high hope but delivering little rainfall.
  Several communities in northern Arizona had the driest monsoon season on record, including Flagstaff. Phoenix’s season was the fifth driest recorded.
  The seasonal weather pattern is characterized by a shift in wind patterns and moisture being pulled in from the tropical coast of Mexico. It runs from mid-June through the end of September.
  
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• The Latest: Pompeo was on Trump-Ukraine call, officials say

  30-09-2019 22:08
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment investigation (all times local):
  5:55 p.m.
  Two U.S. officials say Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was on the July 25 call between President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s president that is at the center of a whistleblower complaint.
  The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an internal matter.
  It was the first confirmation that a Cabinet official was on the call in which Trump pressed President
  
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• The Latest: Democrats subpoena Giuliani for Ukraine files

  30-09-2019 22:08
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment investigation (all times local):
  3:55 p.m.
  House Democrats have subpoenaed President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani for documents related to his interactions with Ukrainian officials.
  The House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight and Reform panels announced the subpoena Monday as they examine Trump’s efforts to have Ukraine investigate political rival Joe Biden and his family.
  
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• Police identify teen in Sunday’s fatal collision

  30-09-2019 21:59
  TUCSON – Police have identified the victim in Sunday’s fatal vehicle collision on Tucson’s west side.
  Police say Kristiano Roman Yslava Owen, 16, was transported to Banner-University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries after being involved in a vehicle collision near Star Pass Boulevard and Greasewood Road.
  Owen was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at UMC.
  Police say, Owen, the driver of the vehicle was not wearing a seat belt, but his juvenile passenger was. Th
  
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• Peru president, legislators clash as polemical vote proceeds

  30-09-2019 21:57
  LIMA, Peru (AP) — Lawmakers in Peru are pushing forward a vote to select an almost-full slate of new magistrates to the Constitutional Tribunal despite President Martín Vizcarra’s warning the move threatens his fight against corruption and that he’ll dissolve the opposition-controlled legislature.
  Legislators began selecting magistrates Monday in the latest clash between congress and the president. The court is set to decide on a number of important cases in the months a
  
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• House committees subpoena Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani for documents related to Ukraine

  30-09-2019 21:57
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House committees subpoena Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani for documents related to Ukraine.
  The post House committees subpoena Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani for documents related to Ukraine appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Dressel only nominee for male athlete at Golden Goggles

  30-09-2019 21:48
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caeleb Dressel might want to start practicing his acceptance speech for the Golden Goggles.
  He’s the only swimmer nominated for male athlete of the year at the Nov. 24 awards in Los Angeles.
  The Olympic and world champion from Florida has a leading five individual nominations for the awards that honor USA Swimming’s top athletes and performances this year.
  Dressel appears to be a cinch to win male race of the year, too. He’s nominated four times in that
  
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• ‘Clueless’ actress Stacey Dash charged with domestic battery

  30-09-2019 21:42
  NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (AP) — An actress known for appearing in the 1990s comedy, “Clueless,” is facing a domestic battery charge in Florida.
  A Pasco County Sheriff’s Office report says 52-year-old Stacey Dash was arrested Sunday night.
  The report says Dash got into a verbal argument with a man at a New Port Richey apartment. Deputies say she pushed the man and slapped his face. Investigators noted that the man sustained red scratch marks on his left arm.
  The reports say n
  
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• Chicago-area medical equipment cleaning plant won’t reopen

  30-09-2019 21:27
  WILLOWBROOK, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago medical equipment cleaning plant accused by its neighbors of emitting cancer-causing fumes won’t be reopening.
  Sterigenics LLC announced Monday it won’t seek to reopen its Willowbrook plant, citing “the unstable legislative and regulatory landscape in Illinois.”
  The Oak Brook-based company had faced battles with neighbors, legislators and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency over its use of the gas ethylene oxide.
  
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• Childhood allowances: education in spending

  30-09-2019 21:26
  (NBC News) Most parents are okay with a weekly allowance, if kids are on top of their chores, but the fear of making the wrong decision on allowances is why the old debate rages on.
  “There really isn’t a right or wrong,” says Cleveland Clinic psychologist Dr. Vanessa Jensen.
  Jensen says allowance help kids understand how to manage money.
  Bill Dwight got so serious about educating his five children about finance he founded FamZoo.com, and developed an app and prepaid cash cards
  
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• NYPD officer was killed by friendly fire

  30-09-2019 21:25
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police said Monday that an officer killed while wrestling with an armed man was fatally struck by gunfire from his fellow officers.
  Police Commissioner James O’Neill said Officer Brian Mulkeen, 33, was hit twice by police bullets during the confrontation early Sunday in the Bronx.
  “This is a tragic case of friendly fire,” O’Neill said during a news conference at police headquarters.
  Suspect Antonio Williams, 27, was also killed during t
  
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• For the 2nd time this year, NYPD gunfire kills 1 of its own

  30-09-2019 21:25
  NEW YORK (AP) — For the second time this year, a New York City police officer has been killed by friendly fire.
  Officer Brian Mulkeen was fatally struck by two police bullets while struggling with an armed man after chasing and shooting at him Sunday in the Bronx, Police commissioner James O’Neill said.
  “This is an absolute tragedy,” O’Neill said Monday, quickly turning the blame on the man Mulkeen was grappling with, who was also killed in the burst of gunfire.
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• Brazil businessman Eike Batista gets 8-year prison sentence

  30-09-2019 21:23
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian businessman Eike Batista has been found guilty of market manipulation and sentenced to eight years and seven months in prison.
  The federal court’s decision released on Monday also includes an 82.8 million reals (nearly $20 million) fine.
  Batista was once Brazil’s riches man. The former oil and mining magnate was found guilty of using information not yet disclosed to the markets for his own benefit.
  Police arrested Batista last month while investi
  
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• NYPD says police officer slain during struggle with suspect was killed by shots fired by his fellow officers

  30-09-2019 21:19
  NEW YORK (AP) — NYPD says police officer slain during struggle with suspect was killed by shots fired by his fellow officers.
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• Snow returns to mount hood

  30-09-2019 21:18
  (KGW) Late September snow is not out of the ordinary on Oregon’s Mount Hood, but for many it can feel like the winter is coming on a little fast. For others, the early season powder is a sign it is almost time for winter fun on the mountain.
  “We love it when we get early season snow,” Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Mt. Hood Meadows Dave Tragethon says.
  Trageton measured between five and eight inches of snow from Friday into Sunday afternoon at the base of Mt. Hood Me
  
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• New memorial unveiled honoring 1919 Elaine massacre victims

  30-09-2019 21:15
  ELAINE, Ark. (AP) — A new memorial has been erected honoring the victims of the 1919 Elaine massacre in eastern Arkansas.
  Monday marks 100 years since more than 200 African American men, women and children were killed by a white mob in 1919. It has been called the deadliest racial conflict in the state’s history.
  Civic leaders and community members gathered Sunday to unveil the controversial Elaine Massacre Memorial in Helena-West Helena.
  Critics of the memorial took issue with it no
  
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• City of Tucson switches to every other week recycling pickup

  30-09-2019 21:15
  TUCSON – The City of Tucson’s Environmental and General Services Department (EGSD) will be collecting residential recycling bins every other week starting Monday.
  There will be no changes to trash collection. Residents will keep their current collection day, but they will be given either an “A” or a “B.” Residents who are “A” will be collected this week and residents who are “B” will be collected next week.
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• Judge rejects effort by ‘El Chapo’ witness to lower sentence

  30-09-2019 21:14
  CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago federal judge has quashed a bid by a star witness against Mexico’s most notorious drug lord to shave time off his prison sentence.
  Court filings unsealed Monday reveal that Chicago-born drug trafficker Pedro Flores asked in July for a reduction of his 14-year prison term for risking his life in testifying against Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman last year. Flores said he went beyond his cooperation agreement with prosecutors in testifying against Guzman
  
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• UNC’s Brown: No regrets over 2-point try in Clemson loss

  30-09-2019 21:05
  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina coach Mack Brown says he doesn’t regret going for a failed 2-point conversion late to upset then-No. 1 Clemson.
  The Tigers stopped Sam Howell’s keeper with 1:17 left for a 21-20 win. But Brown said Monday he would “absolutely, 100 percent” play for the lead if he had it to do over again instead of kicking the extra point to force overtime with a “depleted” defense against the reigning national champions.
  The 68-yea
  
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• AHL awards expansion franchise to Palm Springs

  30-09-2019 21:04
  PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Professional hockey is coming to the Southern California desert.
  The minor league American Hockey League has awarded an expansion franchise to NHL Seattle that will play at a new arena on the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation in downtown Palm Springs.
  The $250 million project announced Monday will break ground in early 2020 and will open in fall 2021.
  The AHL’s 32nd team will be the primary development affiliate of NHL Seattle. Both the Seattle NHL team and
  
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• 16 Indianapolis students mistakenly injected with insulin

  30-09-2019 21:02
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis school officials say 16 students were hospitalized as a precaution after they were mistakenly injected with insulin during a tuberculosis skin test.
  The Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township says the students from the McKenzie Center for Innovation & Technology were taken to local hospitals Monday for observation after being injected with a “small dosage” of insulin by Community Health Network personnel.
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• Uber driver charged with kidnapping, assaulting passenger

  30-09-2019 20:55
  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Police say an Uber driver kidnapped and sexually assaulted a female passenger in North Carolina.
  The Winston-Salem Journal reports Kernersville police arrested 39-year-old Tarik Aitouali of Greensboro on Friday.
  Kernersville police detective David de Mattos says the unidentified woman summoned the Uber service early Friday. He says the Uber driver didn’t take the woman to her intended destination, but instead took her to a different location without her con
  
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• Georgia House speaker pro tem seeks US Senate seat

  30-09-2019 20:50
  ATLANTA (AP) — The highest-ranking Republican woman in the Georgia legislature has thrown her name in the ring to replace retiring GOP U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson.
  House Speaker Pro Tempore Rep. Jan Jones announced Monday that she’s submitted an application to Gov. Brian Kemp to be appointed to Isakson’s seat until a special election is held. The 74-year-old Isakson is retiring in December due to health issues.
  Jones said in a statement that she’d be committed to defending t
  
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• The Latest: 4th Ohio escapee arrested in North Carolina

  30-09-2019 20:49
  CARY, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on 4 inmates who escaped an Ohio jail (all times local):
  2:45 p.m.
  An Ohio sheriff reports the last of four inmates who escaped his county’s jail has been captured in North Carolina.
  Gallia County Sheriff Matt Champlin says Lawrence R. Lee III was taken into custody by police in Durham, North Carolina. No details were immediately released.
  The other three were captured without incident early Monday morning in Cary, North Carolina. Authorities said the fou
  
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• Browns coach wants NFL refs consistent after OBJ choked

  30-09-2019 20:48
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns coach Freddie Kitchens wants more consistent NFL officiating after wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was choked during Sunday’s game.
  Beckham got into a skirmish with Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey, who pinned the three-time Pro Bowler and had his hands around his neck before being pulled away. Both players were assessed personal fouls, but neither was ejected.
  Kitchens said he planned to reach out to the league about that situation in particular and officiat
  
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