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• Spurs in Champions League capitulation as Bayern wins 7-2

  01-10-2019 23:53
  A Champions League finalist for the first time just four months ago, Tottenham is making history again in Europe’s top club competition this season.
  The wrong kind of history.
  Tottenham was picked off repeatedly by Bayern Munich in a humiliating 7-2 loss on Tuesday, the first time the English team has conceded seven goals in a home match in any competition in its 137-year history.
  It was also the biggest margin of defeat by a team from England playing at home in any European competition.
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• Village school investigates racist notes sent to student

  01-10-2019 23:52
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — School officials in an Alaska Native village are investigating three racist, hate-filled notes left in the locker of a mixed-race student that urged the girl to kill herself, one day after another resident in the Bering Sea community died by suicide.
  David Harris, the school principal in Hooper Bay, says he’s asking teachers to see if they recognize the handwriting on the notes, which targeted a 14-year-old girl who is part black and part Yup’ik.
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• Trump and Pelosi aides talk drug costs despite impeachment

  01-10-2019 23:48
  WASHINGTON (AP) — White House and Democratic officials are discussing details of House drug pricing legislation — even amid the raging impeachment battle.
  Passing a law to curb prescription drug prices remains a top policy priority for both President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, despite her decision to launch an impeachment inquiry into the president’s actions.
  Both sides stressed they are not negotiating. House staffers on Tuesday explained how Pelosi’s M
  
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• US approves $39M sales of anti-tank missiles to Ukraine

  01-10-2019 23:46
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress and the State Department have given initial approval to a $39 million sale of anti-tank missiles to Ukraine to help the country battle Russia-backed separatists.
  Congressional aides say final approval of the sale of the Javelin missiles is expected to be announced soon after both Republicans and Democrats signed off on the proposal. The aides spoke on condition of anonymity because the sale is not final.
  It was first reported Tuesday by Bloomberg News. The State
  
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• Russia: Trump can’t release phone call transcripts without Kremlin permission

  01-10-2019 23:43
  MOSCOW (NBC NEWS) — The Kremlin said Monday that transcripts of calls between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin can only be published by mutual agreement.
  The White House has severely restricted the distribution of memos detailing Trump’s calls with foreign leaders, including Putin.
  Asked about Congress’ push for the publication of Putin-Trump calls, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded that “the publication is possible only on mutual a
  
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• Football helps NBC win first week of the fall season

  01-10-2019 23:42
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The first week of the fall season had NBC feeling like must-see TV again.
  The network that dominated prime time in the 1980s and 1990s won the week in total viewers for the first time in 18 years with an average evening audience of 7.5 million.
  NBC won on the back of the NFL, with the matchup of the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints making “Sunday Night Football” the week’s runaway No. 1 show. The Nielsen company says the game had 24.1 million viewe
  
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• Huawei CFO wishes China well in first remarks since arrest

  01-10-2019 23:26
  VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A top executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei is wishing happy birthday to China in her first public remarks on camera since being arrested in Canada.
  Meng Wanzhou said outside her Vancouver home Tuesday to Chinese language media that she wishes her mother country a happy birthday on the seventieth anniversary and she wishes it to be “big and strong.”
  The chief financial officer of Huawei and the daughter of its founder was arrested at Vancouve
  
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• Third man charged in fatal shooting of night club guard

  01-10-2019 23:23
  CHICAGO (AP) — A former Chicago city worker has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a nightclub security guard.
  Michael Matthews faces first-degree murder and mob action charges in the March 8 shooting of Thurman Bailey outside Sound Bar. Previously charged in Bailey’s death were 34-year-old Jon Elliot Poole and 37-year-old Armond Williams. Both have pleaded not guilty.
  During Monday’s bond hearing, prosecutors say Matthews fought with the nightclub’s se
  
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• C. Vivian Stringer of Rutgers to receive Legends of Coaching

  01-10-2019 23:23
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rutgers’ C. Vivian Stringer will receive the John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching honor next spring.
  The award is given annually to college basketball coaches who exemplify the late UCLA legend’s standard of success and personal integrity. Stringer was announced as the recipient Tuesday.
  She will be recognized on April 10 at the College Basketball Awards in Los Angeles.
  Stringer is the fourth woman to earn the honor, joining Muffet McGraw of Notre Dame, Stanfor
  
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• 9 hospitalized with minor injuries after commuter bus crash

  01-10-2019 23:23
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say nine people have been hospitalized with minor injuries after a commuter bus overturned on an interstate in Florida.
  The Orlando Sentinel reports that the crash occurred around noon Tuesday on Interstate 4 in Orlando. Westbound lanes of the interstate were closed for more than two hours while a hazmat crew cleaned up oil and debris.
  It wasn’t immediately clear how the crash occurred. Police say no other vehicles were involved.
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• Sabres set roster by demoting Olofsson, Jokiharju to minors

  01-10-2019 23:22
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres set their 23-player regular-season roster by demoting forward Victor Olofsson and defenseman Henri Jokiharju to the minors.
  Though the two rookies were sent down to Rochester on Tuesday, both are expected to be back on the Sabres’ roster Thursday, when Buffalo opens the season at Pittsburgh. The demotions were part of a series of moves the team made in order to be under the NHL’s $81.5 million salary cap.
  Buffalo placed defensemen Zach Bo
  
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• Icardi’s strike enough for PSG to beat Galatasaray 1-0 away

  01-10-2019 23:22
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Mauro Icardi’s first goal for Paris Saint-Germain was enough for a 1-0 win at Galatasaray on Tuesday as the French champion claimed its second win from two Champions League games.
  Icardi scored with a tap-in after being set up by Pablo Sarabia in the 52nd minute, but PSG wasted a host of other chances without the suspended Neymar and injured Edson Cavani.
  Goalkeeper Fernando Muslera also did his part to keep Galatasaray in the game. The Uruguay international denied An
  
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• Testimony: Arizona’s Native, Hispanic voters disenfranchised

  01-10-2019 23:21
  PHOENIX (AP) — Native American and Hispanic leaders told a panel of members of Congress on Tuesday that decisions to reduce the number of polling stations and restrict early voting have disenfranchised members of their community.
  Members of an elections subcommittee for the U.S. House of Representatives met in Phoenix to discuss voter issues.
  The hearing also included several of Arizona’s congressional delegates.
  Native leaders said their tribal members live in isolated and rural are
  
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• Bayern Munich humiliates Tottenham 7-2 in Champions League

  01-10-2019 23:14
  LONDON (AP) — Serge Gnabry scored four goals as Bayern Munich humiliated Tottenham 7-2 in the Champions League on Tuesday, the first time in club history that Spurs conceded seven at home in a major competition.
  Gnabry had never scored in the Champions League before netting all four of his goals in the second half, with his first two coming in a two-minute span to put Bayern 4-1 up in the 55th. He completed the rout with the final goal in the 88th, one minute after Robert Lewandowski had s
  
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• Baltimore Ravens waive former third-round pick Tim Williams

  01-10-2019 23:10
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have waived outside linebacker Tim Williams.
  Williams, a third-round pick from Alabama in the 2017 NFL draft, managed just two sacks over 19 career games in Baltimore.
  He played only seven snaps in a 40-25 loss to Cleveland in Week 4. Williams had just two tackles over four games this season.
  Last month, Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Williams was one of the players the team needed more production from.
  ?The Ravens are ranked 23rd in the NFL w
  
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• Virginia teacher sues school after fired for not using transgender student’s preferred pronouns

  01-10-2019 23:09
  Shelby Lum / Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP file
  KING WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (NBC NEWS) – A Virginia high school teacher who was fired for refusing to use a transgender student’s preferred pronouns has filed a lawsuit against school officials and the board.
  Peter Vlaming, who was a French teacher at West Point High School, said he was fired because he would not use pronouns such as “him” and “his” to refer to a female student who was transitioning
  
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• Atlético Madrid defeats Lokomotiv Moscow 2-0 in CL

  01-10-2019 23:07
  MOSCOW (AP) — João Félix and Thomas Partey scored second-half goals as Atlético Madrid defeated Lokomotiv Moscow 2-0 Tuesday in the Champions League.
  Félix opened the scoring from close range in the 48th minute and Partey doubled the lead from Diego Costa’s pass in the 58th, giving Atlético its first win after a home draw against Juventus in its opener.
  Atlético is at the top of Group D alongside Juventus, which defeated Bayer Leverkusen 3-0
  
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• Sahuarita police: Teen is accused of online school threats

  01-10-2019 23:03
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Police in the Tucson suburb of Sahuarita say they’ve arrested a juvenile in connection with online threats against three area schools.
  Due to the threats, the Sahuarita Unified School District canceled classes Tuesday but they’re expected to resume Wednesday.
  Police say a juvenile has been charged with both felony and misdemeanor charges of making terrorist threat, interference/disruption of an educational institution and use of electronic device to threate
  
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• Meghan sues British tabloid over personal letter

  01-10-2019 23:03
  LONDON (AP) — British royal Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has sued a tabloid newspaper that she claims illegally published a personal letter she wrote.
  A spokeswoman for the law firm handling the case told Britain’s Press Association the lawsuit alleges the Mail on Sunday’s “intrusive” publication of the letter was copyright infringement, misuse of private information and a violation of data protection law.
  Meghan was known as the American actress Meghan Markle bef
  
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• Ga Tech loses receiver, center to season-ending injuries

  01-10-2019 23:02
  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech has lost leading receiver Jalen Camp and starting center Kenny Cooper to season-ending surgeries.
  Coach Geoff Collins said Tuesday that Camp, Cooper and offensive tackle Jahaziel Lee, whose season ended with an injury in mid-September, are eligible for redshirts and could return next year as fifth-year seniors.
  Camp led the Yellow Jackets (1-3) with 134 yards receiving on seven catches. Collins would not disclose Camp’s injury.
  Cooper, a starter the last t
  
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• Red Star Belgrade rallies to beat Olympiakos 3-1

  01-10-2019 23:01
  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Red Star Belgrade recovered to beat Olympiakos 3-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday after the Greeks went down to 10 men in the second half.
  Dominant at first, Olympiakos took the lead through Ruben Semedo in the 37th when the Portuguese midfielder flicked in a free kick from Giorgos Masouras, in an awkward maneuver that caught goalkeeper Milan Borjan off guard.
  Yassine Benzia was sent off with a second booking in the 58th, forcing Olympiakos onto the defensive.
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• Sterling comes off bench, helps Man City beat Dinamo 2-0

  01-10-2019 23:00
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Raheem Sterling came off the bench to score one goal and set up a late second for Phil Foden as Manchester City beat Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday for a second straight victory to open the group stage.
  City’s finishing had been wasteful at Etihad Stadium before Sterling met a cross from Riyad Mahrez with a sidefooted finish from close range in the 66th minute.
  Foden, also on as a substitute but only in the 90th minute, made the points
  
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• Cyclist killed in crash near Broadway Boulevard, Kolb Road

  01-10-2019 22:55
  TUCSON – Tucson Police Department is investigating an east side intersection after a bicyclist was struck by a vehicle Tuesday afternoon.
  According to TPD, the collision, which shutdown Broadway Boulevard is shut down between Kolb and Prudence roads, resulted in a fatality. Police say they will release the identity of the cyclist after the next of kin is notified.
  Motorists are asked to use an alternate route.TRAFFIC ALERT
  Westbound traffic on Broadway Blvd is shutdown between Kolb and Pru
  
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• Ohio State sex abuse task force includes experts, no victims

  01-10-2019 22:47
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The members of Ohio State’s new task force to help address sexual misconduct on college campuses include experts, such as the man who leads the clearinghouse for reports of sex abuse in Olympic sports, but no abuse survivors.
  The university announced plans for the panel four months ago, shortly after an investigation concluded former team doctor Richard Strauss sexually abused young men for nearly two decades while school officials who heard concerns didn’
  
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• Salazar’s ban overshadows action at track championships

  01-10-2019 22:46
  DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Not a single runner passing through the orbit of famed track coach Alberto Salazar has been implicated for doping, so when Donavan Brazier coasted in for a blowout victory Tuesday in the 800-meter race at world championships, there was no reason to suspect he would be, either.
  But for Brazier, the 22-year-old who became the first American to win a world championship at this distance, there was no avoiding the subject of Salazar.
  And for track and field, there is no avoid
  
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• NRA: San Francisco mayor retreats on ‘terrorist’ resolution

  01-10-2019 22:40
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The National Rifle Association is declaring victory after San Francisco Mayor London Breed told city departments to ignore part of a resolution labeling the NRA a “terrorist organization.”
  The resolution approved by the Board of Supervisors in September directs the city to assess ties between its contractors to the NRA.
  But Breed said in a Sept. 23 letter to department heads that supervisors cannot change city law by resolution.
  The NRA said Tuesday that Br
  
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• Angels drop pitching coach, bench coach after Ausmus’ firing

  01-10-2019 22:37
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Pitching coach Doug White and bench coach Josh Paul will not return to the Los Angeles Angels next season.
  The Angels announced the moves Tuesday, one day after firing manager Brad Ausmus.
  White was in his first season as a big league pitching coach after spending six seasons working for the Houston Astros, most recently as a bullpen coach. The Angels’ pitchers struggled all season long, finishing 25th out of 30 teams with a 5.12 ERA.
  Paul was in his second sea
  
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• Kansas conservatives push to undo abortion rights ruling

  01-10-2019 22:34
  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Anti-abortion legislators in Kansas have launched a push to overturn a state Supreme Court decision that protects abortion rights.
  Their efforts guarantee an election-year fight over amending the state constitution.
  A legislative committee opened two days of hearings Tuesday on a ruling in April by the state’s highest court that access to abortion is a fundamental right under the Kansas Constitution.
  The Republican-led committee is expected to urge the full, GOP-c
  
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• White ex-officer’s guilty verdict stuns some black advocates

  01-10-2019 22:17
  The conviction of a white Dallas police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black neighbor surprised some African Americans who followed the case.
  The trial involved a white officer who said she mistook the apartment of a black man as her own. Most black activists expected Amber Guyger to go free based on past cases involving white officers who shot African Americans.
  C.J. Lawrence is a Jackson, Mississippi-based civil rights attorney and founder of the advocacy website Black With No Chaser.
  
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• Test proctor agrees to plead guilty in admissions scheme

  01-10-2019 21:27
  BOSTON (AP) — A former college exam proctor has agreed to plead guilty and cooperate with investigators in the sweeping college admissions scheme.
  Court documents filed Tuesday say Igor Dvorskiy agreed to plead guilty to a single charge of conspiracy to commit racketeering. He previously pleaded not guilty in March.
  Dvorskiy is accused of accepting bribes to help parents rig their children’s scores on the SAT and ACT. Authorities say he received $10,000 per student while administerin
  
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• California boat company suspends tours after fatal fire

  01-10-2019 21:22
  SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — The owner of a scuba diving boat company has announced an indefinite suspension of its fleet in the wake of a boat fire off the Southern California coast that killed 34 people.
  Truth Aquatics Inc. says Tuesday on its Facebook page that the company will “dedicate our entire efforts to make our boats models of new regulations” in collaboration with the Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board.
  The company says customers have been reque
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Another Shrimp On The Barbie

  01-10-2019 21:19
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• Wild defenseman Pateryn out 6 more weeks after core surgery

  01-10-2019 21:18
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Wild defenseman Greg Pateryn has undergone surgery on his midsection and will be out about six more weeks.
  The Wild said Tuesday the procedure for a bilateral core muscle repair went as planned in Philadelphia. Pateryn missed most of training camp because of the injury.
  The seven-year veteran was starting his second season with the Wild. He had one goal and six assists with a minus-11 rating in 80 games last season.
  The injury to Pateryn paved the way for r
  
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• The Latest: UAW says GM offer falls short of demands

  01-10-2019 21:09
  DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on the 16-day strike by auto workers against General Motors (all times local):
  2:50 p.m.
  The top United Auto Workers negotiator in talks with General Motors says a contract proposal from the company that could end a 16-day strike fell short of union demands.
  Vice President Terry Dittes (DIT-ez) tells local union leaders in a letter Tuesday that the proposal made Monday night was lacking on wages, health care, use of temporary workers, job security and other items.
  
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• The Latest: Strike shuts GM Mexico complex, others stay open

  01-10-2019 21:09
  DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on the 16-day strike by auto workers against General Motors (all times local):
  5 p.m.
  General Motors de Mexico says it will perform “preventive” maintenance to facilities and equipment at its Silao manufacturing complex while it is shut down due to a labor dispute in the United States.
  The company says that “for the moment,” its facilities in Ramos Arizpe, San Luis Potosi and Toluca are operating normally.
  The 16-day strike by auto workers
  
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• Vandal leads police on wild chase through Georgia Capitol

  01-10-2019 21:03
  ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities say a vandal broke into the Georgia Capitol, destroying property and leading police on a wild chase that injured two officers.
  The Georgia Department of Public Safety said in a statement that Joshua Jordan Lemhouse was arrested and transported to a hospital.
  The statement says Lemhouse damaged a Capitol security vehicle around 11:30 p.m. Monday, prompting an officer to begin chasing him.
  Investigators say Lemhouse then broke into the Capitol building and damaged
  
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• The Latest: Campaign to defeat Juul-backed measure goes on

  01-10-2019 21:01
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on a San Francisco ballot measure backed by Juul (all times local):
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  Opponents of a San Francisco ballot measure backed by Juul Labs say they will continue campaigning despite the e-cigarette maker bowing out of the race.
  No on Prop. C campaign spokesman Matt Dorsey said Tuesday voters are confused over which way to vote given Juul’s aggressive spending to promote its proposal. Proposition C is on the Nov. 5 ballot.
  San Francisco passed a measure i
  
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• Shakhtar scores late to beat Atalanta 2-1 in Champs League

  01-10-2019 21:01
  MILAN (AP) — Shakhtar Donetsk scored with practically the last kick of the match to beat Atalanta 2-1 Tuesday as the Italian side’s first home match in the Champions League ended in defeat.
  Manor Solomon netted in the fifth minute of stoppage time after Junior Moraes canceled out Duvan Zapata’s opener for Atalanta in the first half.
  Atalanta had an early penalty saved while both sides also hit the woodwork.
  Manchester City hosts Dinamo Zagreb later in the other Group C match.
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• Reds fire hitting coach Turner Ward after 1 season

  01-10-2019 21:00
  CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds have fired hitting coach Turner Ward after one season.
  President of Baseball Operations Dick Williams announced Ward’s dismissal Tuesday.
  Ward was hired as part of first-year manager David Bell’s staff last offseason after three years as hitting coach with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  Cincinnati finished the season 75-87, an eight-game improvement from 2018 after adding veteran hitters Yasiel Puig and Matt Kemp — both from the Dodgers &md
  
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• TUSD: Threat prompts soft lockdown at Pueblo HS

  01-10-2019 20:56
  TUCSON – Pueblo High School was put on a soft lockdown Tuesday morning after another report of a potential threat made to the school.
  Rincon High School was also put on a soft lockdown for several minutes, according to Tucson Unified School District. The lockdown has been lifted.
  TUSD says some parents picked up their kids early from school.
  RELATED: Police: Juvenile arrested in school threats case
  The district says there is extra security on campus.
  No further details have been relea
  
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• Javelina rescued after stopping traffic on Phoenix freeway

  01-10-2019 20:55
  PHOENIX (AP) — A baby javelina is recovering after a jaunt on a Phoenix freeway.
  The Arizona Department of Public Safety says the young javelina was one of two that brought traffic on State Route 51 to a standstill Monday afternoon.
  DPS officials say troopers tried to round up the animals, which were on the northbound lanes.
  Trooper Martin Sotelo managed to wrangle one javelina. The other ran off and eluded capture.
  The rescued javelina was transported to Southwest Wildlife Conservation Ce
  
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• Real Madrid salvages 2-2 home draw against Club Brugge

  01-10-2019 20:53
  MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid rallied from two goals down to salvage a 2-2 home draw against Club Brugge on Tuesday, avoiding a second consecutive loss in the Champions League.
  Young Nigerian forward Emmanuel Bonaventure scored two first-half goals for the Belgian club but Madrid recovered with headers by Sergio Ramos in the 55th and Casemiro in the 85th.
  Casemiro’s header came from a free kick straight after Brugge went down to 10 men as captain Ruud Vormer was sent off for a second yel
  
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• Demolition begins at site of shopping center explosion

  01-10-2019 20:45
  PLANTATION, Fla. (AP) — Crews have begun demolition of a Florida shopping plaza that exploded due to a gas leak.
  Demolition began Tuesday at the site in Plantation, which is west of Fort Lauderdale. Twenty two people were injured in the blast at a defunct pizza restaurant. State officials say an open natural gas valve caused the July 6 blast.
  Plantation spokesman Steve Geller tells the South Florida SunSentinel that the shopping center recently got a permit to proceed with the work.
  The ne
  
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• NASA lander captures marsquakes, other Martian sounds

  01-10-2019 20:36
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s InSight lander on Mars has captured the low rumble of marsquakes and a symphony of other otherworldly sounds.
  Scientists released an audio sampling Tuesday. The sounds had to be enhanced for humans to hear.
  InSight’s seismometer has detected more than 100 events, but only 21 are considered strong marsquake candidates. The rest could be marsquakes — or something else. The French seismometer is so sensitive it can hear the Martian wind as
  
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• Drug stores trying to remove judge from US opioid litigation

  01-10-2019 20:35
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A group of drug retailers and distributors asked an Ohio federal appeals court Tuesday to disqualify the judge overseeing national opioid litigation after the judge himself denied their requests.
  Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid and drug distributors AmerisourceBergen, McKesson and Cardinal Health told the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati that Cleveland-based U.S. District Judge Dan Polster is not impartial.
  Polster made the initial ruling on their cla
  
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• Drug stores go to court on US opioid litigation judge

  01-10-2019 20:35
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A group of drug retailers and distributors is asking an Ohio federal appeals court to remove the judge overseeing national opioid litigation after the judge himself denied their requests.
  Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid and drug distributors AmerisourceBergen, McKesson and Cardinal Health told the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a filing Tuesday that Cleveland-based U.S. District Judge Dan Polster is not impartial.
  Polster made the initial ruling on their claim
  
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• Key Trump asylum policies are tested in appeals court

  01-10-2019 20:31
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Attorneys for the Trump administration and the American Civil Liberties Union have dueled before a federal appeals court on two major policies that rewrite rules for seeking and getting asylum.
  A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in San Francisco on a policy to make asylum seekers wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. immigration courts. More than 42,000 people have been returned to Mexico since January, when th
  
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• Grinnell cancels season after losing 11 players to injuries

  01-10-2019 20:31
  GRINNELL, Iowa (AP) — Division III school Grinnell College has canceled the remainder of its season because of injuries that whittled its roster to just 28 players.
  The school announced Tuesday that it will forfeit its final seven games, starting with Saturday’s contest against St. Norbert College. Grinnell says it has lost 11 of its 39 players for some if not all of the season, adding that it is unwilling to compromise the health and safety of its players.
  Grinnell lost its first th
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump wrongly blames Fed for factory woes

  01-10-2019 20:27
  The post AP FACT CHECK: Trump wrongly blames Fed for factory woes appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• GOP attorney sues California for alleged voter violations

  01-10-2019 20:19
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Republican lawyer who has waged lawsuits on behalf of the Trump administration is suing California and its Department of Motor Vehicles, saying the agency is failing to verify citizenship for voter registration.
  A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by attorney Harmeet Dhillon comes after a state audit found the California DMV’s “motor voter” program that started in 2018 was riddled with technical problems that led to discrepancies in voter registrations.
  
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