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• Shields-Habazin called off after trainer punched

  04-10-2019 23:54
  FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Claressa Shields’ fight against Ivana Habazin on Saturday night has been called off after Habazin’s trainer was injured in an altercation before the weigh-in.
  Salita Promotions says the remainder of the event will go on as scheduled, and Showtime will televise a two-fight card.
  Habazin’s trainer was hospitalized after getting punched before the weigh-in Friday. Bashir Ali was hit, fell and struck his head on the Dort Federal Event Center floor. Habazin
  
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• Boxing trainer sucker-punched before weigh-in

  04-10-2019 23:54
  FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Ivana Habazin’s trainer has been hospitalized after getting sucker-punched before the weigh-in for a title fight with Claressa Shields.
  Bashir Ali was hit, fell and struck his head Friday on the Dort Federal Event Center floor. Habazin of Croatia is scheduled to face Shields, the Flint native and undisputed women’s middleweight champion, on Saturday.
  Neither Shields (9-0) nor Habazin (20-3) took part in the weigh-in when it resumed Friday. Fighters on the un
  
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• Hotel McCoy celebrates one-year anniversary with 'Arizona Art Fest'

  04-10-2019 23:50
  It's been a whole year since Tucson's first "art hotel" opened up its mural-covered walls for all to see. To celebrate, the minds behind Hotel McCoy are hosting Arizona Art Fest, a single-day event that turns 10 of the hotel's rooms into tiny venues.…
  
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• Real Betis held by Eibar to 1-1 draw in Spanish league

  04-10-2019 23:41
  MADRID (AP) — Real Betis and Eibar drew 1-1 in the Spanish league on Friday, a result that left both teams near the middle of the table.
  Fabián Orellana put Eibar ahead by converting a 34th-minute penalty kick, but the hosts equalized through Lorenzo Morón in the 66th with a goal confirmed by video review on a close offside decision.
  Eibar, unbeaten in four matches, is ninth in the 20-team standings with nine points from eight matches. Real Betis also has nine points, but it
  
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• Verlander, Altuve lead Astros over Rays 6-2 in ALDS opener

  04-10-2019 23:40
  HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander looked every bit the October ace, Jose Altuve polished his postseason resume and the Houston Astros kept rolling, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 Friday to open their AL Division Series.
  The Astros, who won a franchise-record 107 games for the best record in the majors, began their quest for a second World Series title in three years against a Rays team that downed Oakland 5-1 in the wild-card game this week.
  Verlander kept up his dominant run this year when
  
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• The Latest: Arrested girl, 13, faces juvenile assault charge

  04-10-2019 23:35
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Latest on the case of a 13-year-old girl whose videotaped arrest sparked a backlash on social media (all times local):
  4:35 p.m.
  A Minnesota girl whose arrest sparked an angry backlash on social media is facing an assault allegation in juvenile court.
  Prosecutors filed a juvenile delinquency petition on Friday charging the 13-year-old with fourth-degree assault in connection with her arrest in St. Paul last week. While the juvenile petition in the case is not pub
  
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• UA Wide Receiver Casteel talks about amazing TD (called back)

  04-10-2019 23:32
  TUCSON – Arizona wide receiver Brian Casteel is turning heads with his athletic ability. He had an amazing TD catch and run (breaking several tackles) against UCLA -Only to be called back because it was determined his knee hit the ground upon catching the ball.  Here’s more from Casteel (and on the run) from our Thursday sportscast: 
   
   
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• Konecny powers Flyers past Blackhawks 4-3 in Prague

  04-10-2019 23:06
  PRAGUE (AP) — Travis Konecny had two goals and coach Alain Vigneault won his debut with Philadelphia, directing the Flyers to a season-opening 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.
  Oskar Lindblom and Michael Raffl also scored for the Flyers in front of a sellout crowd of 17,463 at O2 Arena in Prague as part of the NHL’s Global Series. Carter Hart stopped 28 shots.
  It was the first regular-season game outside of North America in Philadelphia’s 52-year history.
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• Vols linebacker off team after arrest, comments about police

  04-10-2019 23:04
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jeremy Banks has been dismissed from the Tennessee football team after video showed him cursing and saying “where I’m from, we shoot at cops” during his arrest last month following a traffic stop. The linebacker has apologized .
  Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt said in a statement Friday he decided to “remove” Banks in the best interest of the team and university.
  During a conference call Wednesday of Southeastern Conference coaches, Pruit
  
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• Montana Gov. Bullock raises $2.3M in 3rd quarter for 2020

  04-10-2019 23:04
  Democratic presidential candidate Steve Bullock raised nearly $2.3 million over the past three months, collecting more than he did the previous quarter but still trailing most of his rivals.
  The Montana governor’s campaign also announced Friday that he doubled the number of individual donors over the most recent quarter, though it did not disclose how many individual donations he’s received.
  The governor has failed to meet Democratic National Committee thresholds for polling and indi
  
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• Journalist: Customs agent insisted on ‘propaganda’ admission

  04-10-2019 23:02
  CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection is investigating an allegation that a Customs agent insisted a journalist admit he writes “propaganda” before returning his passport.
  Ben Watson, an editor for Defense One, wrote an article Friday about his confrontation with the agent at Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia.
  Watson said he was returning from Denmark Thursday when the agent asked about his occupation. When Watson said he’s a journalist,
  
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• Marseille loses 3-1 at Amiens in Ligue 1

  04-10-2019 23:00
  AMIENS, France (AP) — Marseille is now without a win in four league matches after losing 3-1 at Amiens in Ligue 1 on Friday.
  After three successive draws, Marseille had hoped to bounce back at Amiens, which had only won one of its previous five matches.
  However, Amiens took the lead in the 12th minute when Haitam Aleesami volleyed in Gaël Kakuta’s cross. Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda though he had scrambled the ball away but it had already crossed the line.
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• Theranos founder accused of bilking lawyers in civil case

  04-10-2019 22:58
  PHOENIX (AP) — The lawyers representing the founder of scandalized blood-testing startup Theranos against fraud charges in a civil lawsuit want to quit because they say they haven’t been paid.
  Palo Alto, California, attorney John Dwyer informed a federal court in Phoenix that Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes hasn’t been paying bills owed to him and his colleagues for the past year. In documents filed Monday, Dwyer said the firm doesn’t expect to ever be paid. He cited, w
  
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• Colt euthanized after ‘catastrophic injury’ at Keeneland

  04-10-2019 22:54
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Keeneland says a colt has been euthanized after being severely injured in a race, and a filly suffered an injury and was vanned back to the barn after another race on opening day of the track’s fall meet.
  The track says Stella D’Oro was euthanized Friday after suffering “a catastrophic injury” in the fourth race. Keeneland’s equine safety director, Dr. George Mundy, said in a news release the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission is investigat
  
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• Texas execution halted over claims judge was anti-Semitic

  04-10-2019 22:46
  HOUSTON (AP) — A Jewish death row inmate who was part of the “Texas 7” gang of escaped prisoners and faced execution in less than a week has won a reprieve after claiming the former judge at his trial was anti-Semitic and frequently used racial slurs.
  The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday granted a stay of execution for Randy Halprin, who had been scheduled to receive a lethal injection on Oct. 10.
  Halprin alleges in his appeal that ex-Dallas County Judge Vickers Cunnin
  
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• Hertha ends wait to beat Düsseldorf, stretch Bundesliga run

  04-10-2019 22:38
  BERLIN (AP) — Hertha Berlin ended a long wait to beat Fortuna Düsseldorf 3-1 for its third successive Bundesliga win on Friday.
  Vedad Ibisevic, Javairo Dilrosun and Vladimir Darida scored as Hertha came from behind to claim its first Bundesliga victory over Düsseldorf since a 3-0 success on Dec. 12, 1979.
  Hertha hadn’t beaten Düsseldorf in any competition since a 4-2 win in January 2011 in Germany’s second division.
  The home side made the brighter start and waste
  
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• AAA reveals automatic emergency braking systems perform inconsistently

  04-10-2019 22:38
   New research from AAA shows automatic emergency braking systems perform inconsistently, especially with pedestrians.
  AAA evaluated the performance of four midsize sedans with the automatic braking feature.
  The systems were challenged by real-world situations, like a vehicle turning right into the path of an adult.
  AAA’s testing found in this scenario, the systems did not react at all, colliding with the adult pedestrian target every time.
  When encountering a child darting from betwee
  
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• Iowa teacher on leave after social media comment on Thunberg

  04-10-2019 22:27
  WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa high school science teacher has been placed on administrative leave after he made what appeared to be a threatening social media comment about 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg.
  The Waterloo Community School District said Friday in an emailed statement that the teacher, Matt Baish, has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.
  Baish’s removal followed a Facebook comment he purportedly posted about Thunberg’s planned ap
  
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• Coach: Falcons C Mack will play vs Houston; P Bosher out

  04-10-2019 22:25
  FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Falcons coach Dan Quinn said center Alex Mack will play at Houston after practicing for the first time this week, but Atlanta got some bad news when punter Matt Bosher was ruled out with a groin injury.
  Mack, a six-time Pro Bowl selection, has a sore left elbow that forced him to miss some snaps in last week’s loss to Tennessee. He was held out of practice Wednesday and Thursday and was a limited participant on Friday.
  Bosher was added to the injury report
  
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• Florida officer charged with hitting handcuffed suspect

  04-10-2019 22:23
  HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida police officer has been suspended and charged with striking a handcuffed suspect.
  The Broward County State Attorney’s Office filed a misdemeanor battery charge Thursday against 34-year-old Matthew Barbieri. The Hollywood police officer was previously relieved of duty.
  Investigators say Barbieri responded to a home Aug. 6 after a man reported that his son was on heroin and acting erratically. The handcuffed son objected to Barbieri searching the home.
  
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• Western governors: States not consulted on nuclear waste

  04-10-2019 22:20
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Western governors say they’re disappointed that the U.S. Department of Energy didn’t consult their states’ nuclear waste experts before releasing a five-year plan for a nuclear waste facility in New Mexico.
  The Western Governors’ Association in a Sept. 30 letter to the Energy Department said the plan released in August for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant could have benefited with contributions from the states concerning transportation and safety.
  
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• Affirmative action foes appeal Harvard admissions ruling

  04-10-2019 22:12
  BOSTON (AP) — A group that opposes affirmative action is appealing a federal judge’s ruling that Harvard University does not discriminate against Asian American applicants.
  Students for Fair Admissions filed a notice Friday with the 1st U.S. Court of Appeals in Boston. The group says it will appeal all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary.
  It is challenging a judge’s Tuesday ruling against all counts of the group’s 2014 lawsuit against Harvard.
  The group says Ha
  
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• No. 6 Oklahoma suspends kicker Calum Sutherland indefinitely

  04-10-2019 22:10
  Oklahoma kicker Calum Sutherland has been suspended indefinitely.
  A school spokesman made the announcement in a brief statement Friday, one day before the sixth-ranked Sooners play at Kansas.
  Sutherland, a sophomore, was arrested Sept. 21 on a public intoxication charge. The statement did not specify a reason for the suspension.
  In his most recent action, Sutherland made two field goals to help the Sooners beat UCLA 48-14 on Sept. 14. Oklahoma had a bye on the Saturday that Sutherland was arrest
  
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• GOP Sen. Johnson says Trump blocked Ukraine aid

  04-10-2019 22:06
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson says President Donald Trump stopped him from telling Ukraine’s president that U.S. military aid would be forthcoming, actions now at the heart of the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry.
  The Republican senator told reporters Friday in Sheboygan that he realized he “had a sales job to do” after Trump blocked his suggestion, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  Johnson made several visits to the Eastern European ally thi
  
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• Mexican Baseball Fiesta has big crowds; Rivalry game tonight (Yaquis vs. Naranjeros)

  04-10-2019 22:02
  TUCSON – The Mexican baseball pre-season training continues in Tucson, as popular teams among Tucsonans (the Hermosillo Naranjeros & Obregon Yaquis) get set to play Friday night at Kino Stadium. Here’s more from Thursday’s sportscast:The post Mexican Baseball Fiesta has big crowds; Rivalry game tonight (Yaquis vs. Naranjeros) appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• APNewsBreak: Wrestler vying for House had 3 assault reports

  04-10-2019 22:02
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police records obtained by The Associated Press show a former professional wrestler running in a Republican primary for a U.S. House seat in Nevada has been accused of assault three times.
  Florida court records and sheriff’s office documents detail three incidents from 2010 through 2013 where Dan Rodimer was accused of punching or throwing someone to the ground in disputes at nightclubs and restaurants.
  Rodimer had previously said his arrest and charge for battery fr
  
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• UA soccer team stuns #10 UCLA in historic win; (A sensational goal you don’t wanna miss)

  04-10-2019 21:59
  TUCSON – The Arizona Wildcats (7-2, 1-1) recorded a clean sheet against 10th ranked UCLA 3-0. It marks just the second victory over the Bruins in Wildcat history.  Here’s more from Thursday’s sportscast:The post UA soccer team stuns #10 UCLA in historic win; (A sensational goal you don’t wanna miss) appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Panthers QB Cam Newton remains out for third straight week

  04-10-2019 21:58
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers quarterback Cam Newton will miss his third consecutive with a foot injury when Carolina plays Jacksonville.
  Newton is listed as out on the injury report for Sunday’s contest, along with cornerback Donte Jackson (groin), left tackle Greg Little (concussion), guard Trai Turner (ankle) and tight end Chris Manhertz (concussion). Kyle Allen, who is 2-0 as Carolina’s starting fill-in quarterback, will continue to start in Newton’s place.
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• State AGs, local governments blast Purdue settlement offer

  04-10-2019 21:57
  Attorneys general representing nearly half the states and lawyers for more 500 local governments are blasting the terms of Purdue Pharma’s offer to settle thousands of lawsuits related to the toll of the nation’s opioid epidemic.
  In a court filing Friday, the attorneys general said the proposed deal does not contain an admission of wrongdoing by the Sackler family, which owns Purdue, and doesn’t force them to repay money “they pocketed from their illegal conduct.”
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• Sparks fire GM Penny Toler after postgame tirade

  04-10-2019 21:57
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Sparks have fired general manager Penny Toler after her postgame tirade when the team lost Game 2 in the second round of the WNBA playoffs.
  The team announced Friday that Toler was dismissed. She had also served as executive vice president. Eric Holoman, the team’s managing partner and governor, will replace her on an interim basis while a national GM search is conducted.
  The Sparks finished atop the Western Conference with a 22-12 regular-season re
  
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• Indiana approves new permit for John Dillinger exhumation

  04-10-2019 21:57
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana officials have approved a new permit relatives of 1930s gangster John Dillinger had sought to exhume his Indianapolis gravesite.
  The permit approved Thursday by the Indiana State Department of Health calls for the remains to be exhumed on Dec. 31.
  Dillinger’s nephew, Michael C. Thompson, applied for the permit last month after he and another relative obtained an earlier permit calling for a Sept. 16 exhumation.
  That exhumation did not occur after Crown Hil
  
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• Desert View “Dynamic Duo” helps lead Jaguars to win over Rincon

  04-10-2019 21:57
  TUCSON – In a rare Thursday night showdown Desert View held off Rincon for a 27-26 victory.  Jaguar runningbacks Serge Gboweiah & Carlos Alvarez combined for 322 yards rushing. Here’s more from Thursday’s sportscast 
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• Bus carrying developmentally disabled flips over; 17 injured

  04-10-2019 21:57
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a bus carrying developmentally disabled people flipped over during a crash with other vehicles in Ohio, sending 17 people to hospitals.
  Township Fire Chief Michael Ramm says five people’s injuries were severe.
  The Ohio State Highway Patrol says the four-vehicle accident occurred in Sylvania Township near Toledo on Friday morning.
  Highway patrol reports a driver was making a left turn into a parking lot and failed to yield. The b
  
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• Bus carrying developmentally disabled flips over; 13 injured

  04-10-2019 21:57
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a bus carrying developmentally disabled people flipped over during a crash with other vehicles in Ohio and sent 13 people to hospitals.
  WTOL-TV reports the accident occurred in Sylvania Township near Toledo around 10:30 a.m. Friday.
  Township Fire Chief Michael Ramm says 11 clients on the bus were hurt along with two people in other vehicles involved in the accident.
  Ramm says five of those taken to hospitals suffered severe injuries. No fatalities have b
  
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• Fed will provide cash to bolster short-term lending market

  04-10-2019 21:40
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve plans to continue pumping money into a crucial corner of the financial markets that banks and others use for short-term loans but that has suffered recent shortfalls.
  The New York Fed, which handles the central bank’s dealings with financial markets, says it will keep providing up to $75 billion for overnight loans through Nov. 4, an extension of its previous deadline of Oct. 10. Additional funds will also be available for six- and 14-day loans.
  
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• Spray of champagne welcomes Britannia to America’s Cup fold

  04-10-2019 21:34
  Sir Ben Ainslie’s INEOS Team UK christened its new America’s Cup boat, Britannia, with a spray of champagne Friday in Portsmouth.
  Julia Ratcliffe, the daughter of team owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, sprayed champagne onto the bow rather than smashing the bottle on the fantastical-looking, 75-foot foiling monohull.
  Each team can build two boats for the 36th America’s Cup cycle, which will conclude in 2021 in Auckland, New Zealand. Britannia is the fourth boat to be launched in recent
  
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• House Democrats request Ukraine documents from Vice President Pence for impeachment inquiry

  04-10-2019 21:33
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats request Ukraine documents from Vice President Pence for impeachment inquiry.
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• NASA sets 1st all-female spacewalk after spring suit flap

  04-10-2019 21:31
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first all-female spacewalk is back on, six months after a flap over spacesuits led to an embarrassing cancellation.
  NASA announced Friday that the International Space Station’s two women will pair up for a spacewalk later this month. Astronauts Christina Koch (Cook) and the newly arrived Jessica Meir will venture out Oct. 21 to plug in new batteries. It will be the fourth of five spacewalks involving battery work. The first is this Sunday; Koch will go
  
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• Bills QB Allen questionable, fully participates in practice

  04-10-2019 21:22
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen was a full participant at Friday’s practice and is questionable for Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans as he recovers from a concussion.
  Allen participated on a limited basis on Wednesday and Thursday. The second-year starter has had mixed results to open the season, leading Buffalo to a 3-1 record while throwing for 903 yards, three touchdowns and six interceptions. He also has three rushing touchdowns.
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• Yanks’ Encarnación, Twins’ Arráez start ALDS opener

  04-10-2019 21:20
  NEW YORK (AP) — Edwin Encarnación has been inserted into the cleanup spot as the designated hitter for the New York Yankees’ AL Division Series opener against the Minnesota Twins after recovering from a strained left oblique that had sidelined him since Sept. 12.
  DJ LeMahieu was at first base and leading off Friday, followed by right fielder Aaron Judge, left fielder Brett Gardner, Encarnación, left fielder Giancarlo Stanton, second baseman Gleyber Torres, catcher Gary
  
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• Yellow cedar trees denied for US threatened species listing

  04-10-2019 21:15
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal agency has rejected an iconic Alaska tree for listing as a threatened species due to climate warming.
  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Friday that yellow cedars do not warrant additional protections the area affected by climate change represents less than 6 percent of the tree’s range.
  A spokeswoman for the Center for Biological Diversity calls the yellow cedar decision reckless.
  Shaye Wolf says yellow cedars face harm from climate chang
  
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• Police: Speed was factor in rollover crash in Sierra Vista that injured multiple people

  04-10-2019 21:10
  SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. — Police say excessive speed was a factor in Thursday’s rollover crash in Sierra Vista, that injured multiple people, including a 3-year-old child.
  According to Sierra Vista Police Department, first responders were dispatched to the area of Highway 90 and Buffalo Soldier Trail Thursday morning, after a vehicle rolled over into a desert area on the side of the roadway.
  Authorities have determined 27-year-old Davonnte Payne was driving over 90 miles per hour, with h
  
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• UN investigator: Myanmar is not safe for Rohingyas to return

  04-10-2019 21:09
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N.’s independent human rights investigator on Myanmar says it’s not safe for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh to return because Myanmar has failed to dismantle to dismantle its “system of persecution” of Rohingyas.
  Yanghee Lee said in a report to the General Assembly circulated Friday that living conditions for the remaining Rohingya in northern Rakihine state “remain dreadful.”
  The U.N. special
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: North Korean Thong Attack

  04-10-2019 21:08
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• The Latest: Judge retains Smollett case special prosecutor

  04-10-2019 21:05
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the Jussie Smollett investigation (all times local):
  2:05 p.m.
  A Chicago judge says he’s keeping a special prosecutor looking into why the state’s attorney’s office abruptly dismissed charges against actor Jussie Smollett, despite conflict-of-interest questions.
  Judge Michael Toomin’s decision Friday came after former U.S. Attorney Dan Webb disclosed he co-hosted a 2016 fundraiser for Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx. He also
  
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• Narco testifies he gave $100k to Honduran candidates in 2009

  04-10-2019 21:03
  NEW YORK (AP) — A Honduran drug trafficker is giving more details about campaign contributions he says he gave to the current and former presidents of the Central American nation — money he says was channeled through the brother of now-President Juan Orlando Hernández.
  Víctor Hugo Díaz Morales testified Friday that he gave co-defendant Juan Antonio “Tony” Hernández $100,000 in 2009 for a congressional race by the suspect’s brother as well
  
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• Train crashes into Union Pacific truck in Marana

  04-10-2019 20:59
  MARANA — Police are investigating a crash involving a train, after it collided with a Union Pacific truck in Marana.Authorities have shut down westbound Frontage Rd. at Avra Valley Rd. to investigate the scene.
  Officers say the crash happened just before noon, due to construction in the area.Police are unaware of any injuries at this time.
  Further details are limited at this time.
  This is a developing story. Stay with News 4 Tucson as more information becomes available.
   
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• Alabama medical center says hack exposed patient records

  04-10-2019 20:54
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama medical center says the protected health information of more than 19,000 patients has been exposed through a computer hacking attack.
  It’s unclear exactly how many of the records might have been improperly viewed. But news outlets report that a statement issued Friday says UAB Medicine is notifying 19,557 patents that their personal information could be vulnerable.
  A news release says hackers got into the records through a malicious email that looke
  
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• Court rejects appeal over dismissal of Sandy Hook lawsuit

  04-10-2019 20:53
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the parents of two Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims against Newtown and its school district.
  Justices did not give a reason in an order released Thursday.
  The wrongful death lawsuit was brought by the parents of Jesse Lewis and Noah Pozner, two of the 20 children killed in the 2012 shooting. Six educators also died.
  The lawsuit alleged school officials failed to follow a mandate
  
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• Spanish cinema great Almodóvar plans his 1st film in America

  04-10-2019 20:52
  NEW YORK (AP) — Pedro Almodóvar has found international acclaim with the 21 films he’s shot in his native Spain. Now he’s setting his sights on making his first film in North America.
  Almodóvar tells The Associated Press his next production will be set in Texas and would be mostly in English, with some bilingual scenes shot in Mexico.
  The director says he has the story mapped out in a first draft of the script and while some work still needs to be done, he’s
  
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