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• Texas officer says leading man by rope would look ‘bad’

  02-10-2019 23:56
  HOUSTON (AP) — Body camera footage shows a white Texas police officer saying twice that leading a homeless black man by a rope down city streets while he and his partner were on horseback would look “bad.”
  Two Galveston police officers arrested 43-year-old Donald Neely in August, accusing him of criminal trespass.
  Images showing the officers leading Neely caused public outrage, leading to a Texas Rangers investigation and a Galveston County Sheriff’s Office review.
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• 93-year-old man dead after car ends up in Sun City West pond

  02-10-2019 23:54
  SUN CITY WEST, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a 93-year-old man is dead after the vehicle he was driving ended up in a pond in Sun City West.
  Maricopa County Sheriff’s officials say bystanders and rescue crews pulled the man and his 93-year-old female passenger out of the car Tuesday evening.
  They say man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries before he later was pronounced dead.
  The names of the man and woman weren’t immediately released Wednesday and it was unclear if
  
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• AP-NORC poll: Most say whites treated more fairly by police

  02-10-2019 23:53
  Majorities of Americans across racial lines say white people are treated more fairly than black people by the police.
  That’s according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
  But the poll finds a disconnect between white Americans who identify disparate treatment of people of color by the police, but who don’t see police violence as a serious problem. That contrast was on display this week as former police officer Amber Guyger was convicted of
  
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• Liverpool, Barcelona dig out wins in Champions League

  02-10-2019 23:47
  With Liverpool throwing away a three-goal lead at Anfield and Barcelona trailing at the Nou Camp, two of the favorites for the Champions League title were in a spot of bother in their iconic stadiums on Wednesday.
  Then their biggest stars came through.
  Mohamed Salah latched onto Roberto Firmino’s flick and cushioned a shot into the net in the 69th minute to earn titleholder Liverpool a 4-3 win over Salzburg.
  Luis Suarez was Barcelona’s savior against Inter Milan, equalizing with a br
  
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• Pro Bowl center Alex Mack misses practice with elbow injury

  02-10-2019 23:45
  FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Falcons Pro Bowl center Alex Mack missed practice Wednesday with an elbow injury that briefly sidelined him in last week’s home loss to Tennessee.
  Mack returned to the game after sitting out a few snaps, but is on the injury report for this week’s game at Houston.
  Mack’s primary backup, Wes Schweitzer, was limited in practice with a shoulder injury. Right tackle Kaleb McGary was limited with a sore knee. Right guard Jamon Brown, who’s fill
  
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• Man who threatened newspaper sentenced to 4 months in prison

  02-10-2019 23:38
  BOSTON (AP) — The California man who threatened to kill employees of The Boston Globe has been sentenced to four months in prison.
  Federal prosecutors had recommended that Robert Chain serve 10 months.
  The Los Angeles man was arrested in August 2018 after he made 14 calls threatening the lives of Globe staff because the newspaper called on media organizations to denounce President Trump’s attacks on the press.
  The Boston Globe reported that Chain had also threatened reporters at The
  
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• Victim’s brother forgives and hugs the ex-Dallas police officer who killed his brother after she’s sentenced to 10 years

  02-10-2019 23:35
  DALLAS (AP) — Victim’s brother forgives and hugs the ex-Dallas police officer who killed his brother after she’s sentenced to 10 years.
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• Longtime Bulls announcer Funk retiring at end of season

  02-10-2019 23:35
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bulls TV play-by-play announcer Neil Funk is retiring at the end of the season.
  The Bulls said Wednesday that Funk, the voice of five of their six championships, will step down after his 29th season with the team. He is scheduled to work all home games and a reduced schedule on the road.
  Funk initially joined the Bulls as their radio play-by-play announcer and moved to the TV side. He began his broadcasting career in 1971 calling University of Illinois basketball and
  
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• Cities push opioid lawsuits against family that owns Purdue

  02-10-2019 23:31
  A group of local governments is arguing that a federal bankruptcy judge should allow their lawsuits against members of the family that owns Purdue Pharma to proceed, even as the company is attempting to negotiate a nationwide opioids settlement through the court.
  Similar filings are expected from several state attorneys general later this week.
  In their filing Wednesday, 19 cities and towns in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere argue that settlement discussions with P
  
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• Argentina Holocaust museum takes custody over Nazi artifacts

  02-10-2019 23:30
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The Museum of the Holocaust in Argentina’s capital has taken custody of the largest collection of Nazi artifacts discovered in the country’s history.
  Federal police and Interpol agents found the more than 70 Nazi objects hidden behind a bookcase in a collector’s home north of Buenos Aires in June 2017.
  They include busts of Adolf Hitler, an instrument to measure people’s heads to supposedly determine their racial purity and statues of
  
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• Willian’s winner gives Chelsea 2-1 victory at Lille in CL

  02-10-2019 23:25
  LILLE, France (AP) — Willian marked his 300th Chelsea appearance by volleying in the deciding goal to secure a 2-1 victory at Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday, handing manager Frank Lampard his first win in Europe.
  Tammy Abraham also marked his 22nd birthday with a goal to put the visitors ahead in the 22nd minute, before Lille equalized in the 33rd through their own exciting young striker, Victor Osimhen.
  Chelsea controlled possession for a majority of the game and the winner ca
  
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• Correa expected to play for Astros in Division Series

  02-10-2019 23:25
  HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch expects shortstop Carlos Correa to play on Friday the AL Division Series opener.
  Correa missed the last week of the regular season because of a sore back, but Hinch said Wednesday that he has been working out all week and feels great.
  Hinch says Justin Verlander will start Game 1 on Friday against Oakland or Tampa Bay, followed by Cole on Saturday in Game 2 and Zack Greinke in the third game. Hinch wouldn’t commit to a Game 4 starter.
  
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• 4 Your Health: First vaping-related death reported in New Jersey

  02-10-2019 23:25
  (NBC News)- Health officials have confirmed another death associated with vaping.
  The latest case is from the state of New Jersey.
  Officials there say they were notified in August about an adult female from North Jersey who died as a result of vaping.
  The death in New Jersey comes in the wake of over a dozen deaths linked to vaping across the country.
  Nationally, there are now more than 800 confirmed and probable cases of severe lung illnesses.
  Health officials are urging people to stop vaping a
  
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• Zenit beats Benfica 3-1 to join Lyon at top of group

  02-10-2019 23:09
  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Zenit St. Petersburg beat Benfica 3-1 to join Lyon at the top of Group G in the Champions League on Wednesday.
  The hosts opened up a two-goal first-half lead through Artem Dzyuba and an own-goal by Benfica defender Rúben Dias, and Sardar Azmoun added the third goal in the second half.
  Raúl de Tomás scored for the visitors shortly before the end.
  “Our game was not the best, we needed to win more individual duels,” De Tomá
  
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• Lyon beats Leipzig in Champions League to end winless streak

  02-10-2019 23:07
  LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Lyon ended its seven-game winless streak with a 2-0 victory at Leipzig in the Champions League on Wednesday.
  Memphis Depay and Martin Terrier scored in either half for Lyon’s first win since a 6-0 rout of Angers in the second round of the French league on Aug. 16.
  Defensive blunders were to blame for both goals as Leipzig slipped to its second home defeat in five days. Schalke had ended Julian Nagelsmann’s side’s unbeaten start to the season on Sat
  
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• Tensions over Hong Kong unrest flare on US college campuses

  02-10-2019 23:02
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Tensions over Hong Kong have been flaring at college campuses in the U.S. and other places that have large numbers of visiting Chinese students.
  Hong Kong students at American schools say they have been ostracized and in some cases threatened by fellow students from mainland China, and they suspect they are being watched from afar by Beijing.
  Among them is Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law, a 26-year-old graduate student at Yale University.
  Law says he was tol
  
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• Ajax beats Valencia for 2nd straight win in Champions League

  02-10-2019 23:01
  VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — Ajax beat Valencia 3-0 to stay perfect in Group H in the Champions League on Wednesday.
  Hakim Ziyech and Quincy Promes scored in the first half, and Donny Van de Beek added to the lead in the second.
  Ajax beat Lille at home in its first match. Valencia had opened with a win at Chelsea.
  Chelsea won 2-1 at Lille in the group’s other game Wednesday, reaching the same three points as Valencia. Lille stayed last with zero points.
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• AP Top 25 Podcast: California pushes NCAA toward inevitable

  02-10-2019 22:53
  A new California state law could force the NCAA to make a big change to its rules for amateurism. How is that going to work?
  On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast presented by Regions Bank, Andy Staples joins AP’s Ralph Russo to discuss the ramifications of the Fair Pay to Play Act. Under the law, college athletes in California could not be prohibited from earning money from outside sources for things like endorsements or autograph signings. The NCAA might have no choice but to
  
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• Jaguars owner investing in national Black News Channel

  02-10-2019 22:41
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan says he’ll be the majority investor in the nation’s only 24-hour news network aimed at African American viewers.
  The billionaire entrepreneur told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he believes the African American community is underserved and he hopes the network will be a bridge to connect all cultures.
  Khan said he is committed to a long-term investment in the network.
  Former Republican U.S. Rep. J.C. Watts wi
  
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• Judge to weigh possible bias by Smollett special prosecutor

  02-10-2019 22:39
  CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago judge will decide soon whether the special prosecutor investigating possible conflicts of interest in Jussie Smollett’s criminal case has a conflict himself.
  It’s the latest twist in a saga marked by turns and reversals since the “Empire” actor reported a racist, homophobic attack police said he staged against himself.
  Judge Michael Toomin appointed Dan Webb in August to investigate whether the office of Chicago’s top prosecutor Kim Fo
  
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• Putin implies teen climate activist is being manipulated

  02-10-2019 22:38
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg may have been manipulated to serve the interests of others.
  Speaking at an energy forum in Moscow on Wednesday, Putin said: “I don’t share exultation about Greta Thunberg.”
  The Russian leader called Thunberg a “kind and sincere girl” who doesn’t understand complex global issues such as the barriers to cleaner energy in developing countries.
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• NFL television ratings show 5% increase over last season

  02-10-2019 22:37
  NFL ratings through the first four weeks of the regular season have shown a 5% increase over last season.
  According to the league and Nielsen, games are averaging 16.6 million viewers on television and digital platforms.
  NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” has shown the biggest jump among the weekly packages with a 6% increase. The average of 21.4 million viewers makes this the network’s best start since 2016. The Dallas-New Orleans game Sunday averaged 24.7 million.
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• ‘A near-perfect person of color’ killed by a Dallas officer

  02-10-2019 22:36
  DALLAS (AP) — An attorney for the family of an unarmed black man who was fatally shot in his apartment by a white Dallas police officer says Botham Jean was a “near-perfect person of color.”
  The sentencing phase of Amber Guyger’s trial resumed Wednesday in Dallas. The 31-year-old was convicted of murder in the 2018 death of her upstairs neighbor. Guyger says she mistook the apartment for her own and thought Jean was an intruder. He was an accountant who wrote sermons and
  
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• US judge: Injection sites don’t violate federal drug laws

  02-10-2019 22:32
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge in Philadelphia has ruled that a supervised injection site designed to thwart drug overdoses would not violate federal drug laws.
  The ruling Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Gerald McHugh Jr. could clear the way for Philadelphia to open what would be the nation’s first legally sanctioned site where people could inject drugs and have medical help nearby if they overdose.
  McHugh ruled Congress could not have intended a 1980s-era drug law to cover suc
  
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• Federal judge in Philadelphia rules supervised injection site to thwart overdoses would not violate federal drug laws

  02-10-2019 22:31
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal judge in Philadelphia rules supervised injection site to thwart overdoses would not violate federal drug laws.
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• 3 charged with providing drugs that killed rapper Mac Miller

  02-10-2019 22:31
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. prosecutors say three men arrested during the investigation into rapper Mac Miller’s deadly overdose last year have now been charged with providing the drugs that killed him.
  A grand jury indictment unsealed Wednesday in Los Angeles accuses the men of conspiring and distributing cocaine and oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl that caused Miller’s death in September 2018.
  Cameron Pettit, Stephen Walter and Ryan Reavis were previously charged with drug-rel
  
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• Amazing Amy to join 4 others as Fiesta Bowl parade marshals

  02-10-2019 22:30
  PHOENIX (AP) — Special Olympian Amy Bockerstette will join an elite group of women serving as grand marshals for the Fiesta Bowl parade.
  The inspirational golfer with Down syndrome will serve as grand marshal for the Dec. 28 parade with Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi, U.S. national soccer team players Julie Ertz and Jessica McDonald, and U.S. Paralympic gold medalist Allysa Seely.
  Bockerstette became what is believed to be the first person with Down syndrome to earn an athletic scholar
  
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• Braves’ Acuña, Freeman healthy for Game 1 against Cardinals

  02-10-2019 22:28
  ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie Freeman and Ronald Acuña Jr., two keys to Atlanta’s lineup who suffered late-season injuries, say they are healthy for the Braves’ NL Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
  Acuña’s status for Thursday’s Game 1 was the bigger concern . The 21-year-old outfielder has not played since Sept. 24 due to tightness in his left hip. The injury ended his chase for a rare 40-40 season. He finished with 41 homers and 37 steals.
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• Trump administration to expand DNA collection at border

  02-10-2019 22:26
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is planning to expand the collection of DNA from migrants who cross U.S. borders, and to include the information in a massive criminal database operated by the FBI.
  Two senior Homeland Security officials briefed reporters about the plan Wednesday, but did not say why the DNA data is needed. They also did not say if the DNA sampling would apply to children crossing the border alone and whether it would include asylum seekers.
  The officials spoke on
  
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• U.S. prosecutors say 3 men have been charged with providing the drugs that killed rapper Mac Miller

  02-10-2019 22:25
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. prosecutors say 3 men have been charged with providing the drugs that killed rapper Mac Miller.
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• Pats place kicker Stephen Gostkowski on injured reserve

  02-10-2019 22:18
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots have placed kicker Stephen Gostkowski on injured reserve.
  The team announced the move Wednesday, but didn’t disclose the 35-year-old’s injury.
  He is the fourth Patriots player to go on IR this season, joining receiver N’Keal Harry, left tackle Isaiah Wynn and fullback James Develin.
  The franchise’s all-time leading scorer, Gostkowski has appeared in every game for New England since 2011. But he’s struggled thus far in 2019
  
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• News 4 Tucson Cooks: Pumpkin soup

  02-10-2019 22:14
  Pumpkin Soup1 small onion , chopped
  2 cups sliced mushrooms
  1/4 cup butter
  1/4 cup flour
  4 cups chicken broth
  1 cup canned pumpkin
  1 cup light cream
  2 tbsp honey
  1 tsp nutmegInstructionsPut butter in a large pot and melt on medium heat.
  Add onions and mushrooms. Continue to cook until onions are transparent.
  Add flour and stir.
  In a separate bowl combine chicken broth and pumpkin together. Use a whisk to make it smooth.
  Then, pour mixture in pot with the onion, mush
  
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• Judge denies bail for R. Kelly in NYC sex-abuse case

  02-10-2019 21:54
  NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in New York City has denied bail to R&B singer R. Kelly in his sex-abuse case.
  Kelly didn’t attend the hearing on Wednesday on a defense motion asking for his release on bond. U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly agreed with prosecutors that he’s a flight risk and a potential threat to witnesses.
  He remains detained in Chicago, where he faces related charges. A judge there hasn’t ruled on a request to reconsider releasing him on bond.
  Kelly
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: With Frickin' Laser Beams

  02-10-2019 21:40
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• Billionaire, friend get no-jail plea deal in Vegas drug case

  02-10-2019 20:46
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A California technology billionaire and his friend have paid $1 million to avoid prison time while acknowledging evidence against them without admitting guilt in a Las Vegas hotel room drug case.
  Henry Nicholas and co-defendant Ashley Fargo entered so-called “Alford pleas” Wednesday in court to two felony drug possession charges.
  Defense attorney David Chesnoff says they’ve contributed the funds to three Las Vegas-area youth and drug rehabilitation progra
  
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• Placido Domingo resigns as general director of LA Opera

  02-10-2019 20:44
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Opera star Placido Domingo has resigned as general director of the Los Angeles Opera following multiple allegations of sexual harassment reported by The Associated Press.
  In a statement Wednesday, Domingo said the allegations have “created an atmosphere in which my ability to serve this company that I so love has been compromised.”
  The company’s Board of Directors said in a separate statement that he performed more than 300 times in 31 different roles
  
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• 1 person killed, 1 injured by gunfire in south German town

  02-10-2019 20:44
  BERLIN (AP) — German police say one person has been killed and another has been seriously injured in a shooting in the southern town of Abensberg.
  Police in Lower Bavaria said Wednesday that two people have been arrested in the wake of the shooting, which occurred shortly after 6 p.m. (1600 GMT).
  Police say the apparent shooter or shooters fled the scene in a vehicle. It was unclear if the people arrested were suspected of carrying out the shooting.
  The police say officers are still search
  
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• US citizen accused of spying for China appears in court

  02-10-2019 20:41
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California tour operator is appearing in U.S. court on charges of carrying national security documents to officials in China.
  Prosecutors say Xuehua Edward Peng participated in anonymous drops where he left money in hotel rooms in exchange for documents on a digital card provided by a person secretly working with the FBI.
  Authorities said Peng would take the card and travel to Beijing to meet Chinese intelligence officers.
  The 56-year-old Peng was arrested Friday at
  
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• Arctic, 5G technology top Trump talks with Finland’s leader

  02-10-2019 20:41
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has met with Finland’s president and expressed his concern about Russia and China’s rising interest in the Arctic.
  Trump and Finland’s Sauli Niinisto also discussed U.S.-European trade and how to give Western nations alternatives to Chinese-made next-generation telecommunications technology.
  China’s Huawei Technologies Ltd. is a leader in next-generation, or 5G, technology. Washington alleges that China is using the technolog
  
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• Turkmenistan’s president fires minister over graft probe

  02-10-2019 20:39
  ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Turkmenistan’s president has fired his interior minister after the nation’s chief prosecutor presented a report accusing Interior Ministry officials of corruption.
  President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov signed a decree ousting Interior Minister Isgender Mulikov, who is accused of abuse of office.
  Berdymukhamedov said in televised remarks on Wednesday that he had reprimanded Mulikov many times but the minister failed to correct problems.
  The president
  
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• Longtime Cardinals owner William V. Bidwill dies at 88

  02-10-2019 20:39
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — William V. Bidwill, who owned the NFL’s Cardinals franchise in three cities, has died. He was 88.
  The team announced that Bidwill passed away Wednesday. A cause of death wasn’t immediately given.
  Reviled by fans at times for what they perceived to be his penny-pinching ways, privately Bidwill was an extremely charitable man, distributing money to many local causes, usually done quietly with no publicity. Charitable contributions also were made through the Ca
  
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• Opera star Placido Domingo resigns as general director of LA Opera following sexual harassment allegations

  02-10-2019 20:36
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Opera star Placido Domingo resigns as general director of LA Opera following sexual harassment allegations.
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• Browns lose LB Kirksey for season following chest surgery

  02-10-2019 20:31
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns linebacker Christian Kirksey underwent season-ending surgery to repair a torn pectoral muscle.
  A team captain, Kirksey was injured during playing against the New York Jets on Sept. 16. He was placed on injured reserve Sept. 21 and had the operation Wednesday.
  The Browns expect Kirksey to make a full recovery, but his loss cuts into their experience and they’ll miss his on-field leadership. Rookie Mack Wilson is starting in Kirksey’s spot.
  It’s the
  
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• The Arizona Cardinals say owner Bill Bidwill has died at the age of 88.

  02-10-2019 20:29
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals say owner Bill Bidwill has died at the age of 88. .
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• Slain Sikh deputy remembered for helping others, compassion

  02-10-2019 20:29
  CYPRESS, Texas (AP) — A Texas sheriff’s deputy who was described as “a trailblazer” for being the first Sikh deputy in his agency is being remembered for his compassion, warm smile and for a life marked by service to others.
  Funeral services were held Wednesday near Houston for 42-year-old Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal (san-DEEP’ DAH’-lee-wahl). He was fatally shot Friday during a traffic stop.
  Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said Dha
  
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• Deliberations at gang trial where Tekashi 6ix9ine testified

  02-10-2019 20:26
  NEW YORK (AP) — Deliberations are underway in the New York trial of two alleged members of the gang that up-and-coming rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine (teh-KAH’-shee sihks-NEYN’) joined to give himself street credibility.
  The rapper, whose legal name is Daniel Hernandez, pleaded guilty and took the witness stand in federal court in Manhattan against two alleged fellow members of the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods.
  The jury began weighing the racketeering case on Wednesday.
  6ix9ine testified t
  
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• New abortion clinic going up in Illinois, near St. Louis

  02-10-2019 20:24
  FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — Planned Parenthood has quietly been building a new abortion clinic in Illinois, just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, as Missouri women concerned about the uncertain future of a St. Louis clinic flock across the state line.
  Planned Parenthood officials said Wednesday that the 18,000-square-foot (1,700-square-meter) clinic in Fairview Heights, 12 miles (19 kilometers) east of St. Louis, will provide abortion care as well as family planning. It opens
  
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• O’Rourke to talk immigrant treatment, gun control in Arizona

  02-10-2019 20:14
  PHOENIX (AP) — Beto O’Rourke is making his first visit to Arizona since joining a crowded field of Democratic presidential candidates.
  The former Texas congressman will hold town halls in Phoenix and Tucson on Sunday.
  According to his campaign, O’Rourke plans to talk about the treatment of immigrants and asylum-seekers by the Trump administration as well as former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
  Arpaio, who received a pardon from President Donald Trump in 2017, retains a cr
  
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• British Airways flight to London makes unplanned Athens stop

  02-10-2019 20:14
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a British Airways jet carrying 158 people from Cyprus to London has made a safe unscheduled landing at Athens International Airport.
  Airport officials said the Airbus 320 took off from the city of Larnaca in Cyprus and was in the air on Wednesday evening when the pilot requested permission to land in Athens.
  Greek media say the pilot reported that a smoke warning indicator had come on but a check of the plane in Athens didn’t reveal any pro
  
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• Mercury Insurance ends fight with California for record $41M

  02-10-2019 20:01
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Mercury Insurance Co. is ending its two-decade battle with California regulators over extra fees charged to customers by paying the state a record $41 million.
  California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said Wednesday it’s the largest property and casualty penalty and interest payment in Insurance Department history.
  It comes after the state Supreme Court last month declined to hear the company’s appeal from a lower court decision.
  The state appeal
  
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