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• Patriots release veteran tight end Ben Watson

  07-10-2019 23:56
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots have released tight end Ben Watson.
  The team announced the move on Monday. It came shortly after Watson tweeted that he didn’t do enough to earn a roster spot.
  Watson was eligible to make his debut for the Patriots against Washington on Sunday. But the 38-year-old wasn’t activated after serving a four-game suspension for testing positive for a banned substance following the 2018 season.
  Watson planned to retire after last season but was cou
  
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• QB Brewer cleared for No. 22 Baylor after taking hard hit

  07-10-2019 23:51
  WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor starting quarterback Charlie Brewer has been cleared to practice and play for the No. 22 Bears, who will be without starting left guard Connor Galvin.
  Coach Matt Rhule said Monday that Brewer is fine after taking a hard hit early in the fourth quarter of Baylor’s 31-12 win at Kansas State on Saturday. But Galvin will miss 4-6 weeks with an unspecified lower body injury he suffered early in the first quarter.
  Brewer was evaluated after taking the hit and didn
  
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• Southwest pilots’ union sues Boeing over grounding of plane

  07-10-2019 23:50
  DALLAS (AP) — The union representing Southwest Airlines pilots is suing Boeing and calling the grounded 737 Max unsafe.
  The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association said in the lawsuit filed Tuesday that Boeing rushed the plane into service and misled pilots by saying it was little different than previous versions of the 737. The union says those claims turned out to be false.
  The lawsuit filed in a Texas state court in Dallas is a blow to Boeing’s plan to restore public confidence in t
  
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• Police: Man shows gun after political bumper sticker dispute

  07-10-2019 23:48
  MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — A North Dakota man faces charges after police say he displayed a handgun after a dispute over political bumper stickers with another driver in Minnesota.
  Moorhead, Minnesota, police say a woman reported she was driving Monday when the 27-year-old West Fargo man pulled up and began yelling about her sticker supporting Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren.
  Authorities say he pointed to his sticker supporting Republican President Donald Trump. After the man
  
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• Star Mexican crooner’s cremation halted in Miami over fight

  07-10-2019 23:46
  MIAMI (AP) — The posthumous homecoming ceremony for crooner José José in his native Mexico is caught up in a family conflict over the singer’s remains that are still in Miami, where he lived for decades.
  José Joel Sosa said on Monday that he and his sister halted their father’s cremation because they wanted the entire body for the Mexico City memorial service. His other daughter in Miami, Sarita Sosa, said José José wanted half of his ashes to
  
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• Two semis involved in crash at I-10 near Marana

  07-10-2019 23:32
  MARANA, Ariz. – Eastbound Interstate 10 has been shut down at Mile Marker 236 after two semi-trucks collided near the Marana off-ramp Monday afternoon.
  According to Northwest Fire District, one person sustained minor injuries in the crash.
  The off-ramp has been closed in the incident. In addition, eastbound traffic on the highway has been restricted to two lanes.Northwest Fire, @MaranaPD and @Arizona_DPS responded to the eastbound off ramp at mile marker 236 in Marana for a collision invol
  
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• Iowa board approves payment for student suicide jury verdict

  07-10-2019 23:31
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state panel that signs off on legal settlements for the state of Iowa has approved payment of $315,000 to the parents of an Iowa State University student who died by suicide in November 2015.
  A jury in August found the state partially liable for the death of Dane Schussler.
  The lawsuit alleged the state failed to provide adequate mental health services.
  Schussler had received counseling at the university for anxiety and depression before he was found dead on railr
  
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• Wisconsin governor issues state’s 1st pardons since 2010

  07-10-2019 23:27
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has pardoned four convicted felons, marking the first time a governor has granted a pardon in Wisconsin since 2010.
  Evers signed the pardons during private meetings Monday with the recipients.
  Evers campaigned on the promise to reform the pardons board after his predecessor Scott Walker disbanded it and never issued a pardon over eight years.
  Evers pardoned Eric Pizer, Kevin Sorenson, Mwangi Vasser and Steven Nichols.
  Pizer is now 38 and has a felony co
  
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• Worms in broccoli at North Carolina college prompt inquiry

  07-10-2019 23:17
  WINGATE, N.C. (AP) — Students at a North Carolina university say their dining hall is serving them undercooked food and broccoli filled with worms.
  News outlets report several students at Wingate University complained about the dining hall food, prompting the Union County Health Department to investigate.
  A report from the department says students complained about undercooked food and one student said she saw cafeteria staff drop a cheeseburger on the floor, pick it up and serve it to a st
  
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• Kroger, Walgreens to stop selling e-cigarettes in US

  07-10-2019 23:14
  NEW YORK (AP) — Two major retailers say they will no longer sell e-cigarettes in the U.S. amid mounting health questions surrounding vaping.
  Supermarket chain Kroger and drugstore chain Walgreens announced Monday they would discontinue sales of e-cigarettes at their stores nationwide, citing an uncertain regulatory environment.
  The vaping industry has come under scrutiny after hundreds of people have fallen ill and at least eight have died after using vaping devices.
  Walmart announced last
  
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• Brazil says more than 100 tons of oil spills found on coast

  07-10-2019 23:09
  SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s environment minister says more than 100 tons of oil has been spilled along the northeastern coast since the beginning of September.
  Ricardo Salles said Monday on Twitter that 42 cities have been affected by the spills. He did not say how he reached those figures.
  Brazilian police are investigating the origin of the oil, which has killed at least seven turtles and forced swimmers and fishermen to stay away from contaminated areas.
  State-run oil giant company
  
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• Prosecutor: Professor spent federal grants at strip clubs

  07-10-2019 22:58
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors say a former university professor in Philadelphia spent federal grant money on strip clubs and other personal expenses.
  The U.S. attorney’s office says Chika Nwankpa misappropriated grant money from the Navy, the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation over a period of 10 years. Drexel University says it discovered the alleged fraud in 2017 during an internal audit and alerted the government. Nwankpa headed Drexel’s electrical an
  
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• Titans waive kicker Cairo Santos after 4 missed field goals

  07-10-2019 22:57
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have released kicker Cairo Santos a day after he missed three field goals and had a fourth blocked.
  The Titans announced the move Monday.
  Santos missed field goals from 50, 36 and 53 yards with a 36-yarder blocked by Darryl Johnson in a 14-7 loss to Buffalo on Sunday. Santos apologized at his locker after the game with the native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, saying he’d never had a day like that anywhere.
  Santos had been signed Sept. 4 when they
  
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• Rays pummel Greinke, Morton clutch vs Astros to win Game 3

  07-10-2019 22:56
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Kiermaier hit a go-ahead, three-run homer as Tampa Bay teed off on Zack Greinke, and the Rays backed another clutch playoff pitching performance by Charlie Morton to beat the Houston Astros 10-3 Monday and cut their AL Division Series deficit to 2-1.
  Facing the team he helped win the World Series two years ago, Morton allowed one run and three hits while striking out nine over five innings to force Game 4 in the best-of-five matchup at Tropicana Field on T
  
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• Victims of canal car crash identified as search continues

  07-10-2019 22:53
  ST. GEORGES, Del. (AP) — Delaware authorities continue to search for the body of a 6-year-old boy whose two brothers and cousin were found dead after their car plunged into a canal.
  Eric Lindsey said his 12-year-old son Eric Jr. died in Sunday’s accident, along with cousins 18-year-old Willis Lindsey Jr. and 16-year-old Kyree Lindsey.
  Authorities searched Monday for the body of a third brother, 6-year-old Ethan Lindsey.
  Police say Willis Lindsey Jr., who was driving the car, pulled a
  
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• Ex-Dominican president contesting loss in party’s primary

  07-10-2019 22:49
  SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Former Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernández is contesting his apparent defeat in a primary vote by the country’s governing party to pick its presidential candidate for February’s election.
  Fernández held the presidency from 1996 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2012 and wants to serve a third term. The Dominican Liberation Party says he got 47.3% of the votes cast in Sunday’s primary, finishing second to businessman
  
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• Virginia woman admits to fatally stabbing college roommate

  07-10-2019 22:36
  RADFORD, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia college student has admitted to fatally stabbing her roommate.
  News outlets report 21-year-old Luisa Ines Tudela Harris Cutting pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Monday in the death of 20-year-old Alexa Cannon.
  Judge Joey Showalter sentenced Cutting to 20 years in prison and 10 years of probation. Cutting also has to enroll in mental health counseling.
  Both women were students at Radford University at the time of the January slaying.
  Arrest warran
  
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• FBI: Inmate is most prolific serial killer in US history

  07-10-2019 22:27
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation says the man who claims to have killed more than 90 women across the country is the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history.
  In a news release on Sunday, the FBI said Samuel Little confessed to 93 murders. Federal crime analysts believe all of his confessions are credible, and officials have been able to verify 50 confessions so far.
  Investigators also provided new information and details about five cases in Florida, Arkan
  
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• PCC among 150 colleges, universities urging Supreme Court to uphold DACA

  07-10-2019 22:20
  TUCSON – Pima Community College is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration program.
  During a special meeting on Sept. 27, The Pima County Community District Governing Board voted unanimously that the college join the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration’s amicus curiae brief regarding DACA.
  The brief urges the Supreme Court to affirm lower-court decision preventing the federal government from
  
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• Officials release IDs of 3 of the Chinatown homeless victims

  07-10-2019 22:12
  NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities have released the names of three of the four homeless victims bludgeoned to death with a metal rod as they slept on the streets of New York City’s Chinatown.
  The city’s medical examiner on Monday identified three of the victims as 55-year-old Nazario A. Vazquez Villegas, 83-year-old Chuen Kok and 49-year-old Anthony L. Manson. The identity of the fourth fatal victim is still unknown.
  A friend described Kok as an immigrant from Hong Kong who was &ldqu
  
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• Georgia college student killed in apartment complex shooting

  07-10-2019 22:10
  KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — A university just outside Atlanta has confirmed that one of its students was killed in a shooting at an apartment complex that also left two other people injured.
  Cobb County police Officer Sydney Melton said in an email Monday that officers were sent to an apartment complex in Kennesaw late Sunday night. When they arrived, they found a dead man lying on the ground with a gunshot wound in his back and two other men who’d been shot.
  The dead man was identified as
  
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• Orgeron: LSU ‘hopefully’ has Divinity, Lawrence vs Florida

  07-10-2019 22:09
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Ed Orgeron says pass-rushing linebacker Michael Divinity and defensive lineman Rashard Lawrence are expected to practice this week and “hopefully” will play Saturday night when the fifth-ranked Tigers host No. 7 Florida.
  Orgeron says starting left tackle Saahdiq Charles also is expected to return to the lineup after being held out last Saturday against Utah State because of what Orgeron called a “coach’s decision.”
  The coach s
  
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• US border agent dies on patrol near Arizona-Mexico border

  07-10-2019 22:08
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A U.S. Border Patrol agent has died after being found unresponsive while on patrol near the Arizona border, but authorities say there’s no evidence of foul play.
  The agency’s Tucson sector says in a Monday statement that agents Sunday found 44-year-old Robert Hotten unresponsive near Mount Washington south of Patagonia in southeastern Arizona. He was patrolling alone, which is customary.
  The agents rendered first aid before Hotten was airlifted to a ground
  
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• The Latest: Relatives of dead family of 5 ask for privacy

  07-10-2019 22:04
  ABINGTON, Mass. (AP) — The Latest on the discovery of a suburban Boston family of five with fatal gunshot wounds (all times local):
  4 p.m.
  Relatives of the Massachusetts family of five whose bodies were discovered with gunshot wounds are asking for privacy as they grieve an “unfathomable” loss.
  Survivors issued a statement Monday through the Plymouth County district attorney’s office saying they need some space “as we attempt to make sense of the enormity of this ev
  
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• The Latest: 5 found dead in Massachusetts home identified

  07-10-2019 22:04
  ABINGTON, Mass. (AP) — The Latest on the discovery of a suburban Boston family of five with fatal gunshot wounds (all times local):
  6:55 p.m.
  Authorities have released the names of the five people who were found dead in a Massachusetts home.
  The Plymouth County district attorney’s office says the family members found dead Monday morning were 40-year-old Deirdre Zaccardi, 43-year-old Joseph Zaccardi, 11-year-old Alexis Zaccardi and 9-year-old twins Nathaniel and Kathryn Zaccardi.
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• Florida veteran who was buried with honors had kin after all

  07-10-2019 22:00
  SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — More than 2,000 people recently attended a funeral for a veteran because they didn’t want him to be buried alone, but a Florida newspaper reports that the man did in fact have immediate kin. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune wrote Saturday that Edward Pearson had two sons. One told the paper their father walked out on them when they were teens.
  The family did not know of Pearson’s passing until the day before the Oct. 1 service , and by that time, the funeral ho
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: The First Crime Family Condemns Crime Families

  07-10-2019 22:00
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• Border Patrol agent accused of ‘textbook racial profiling’

  07-10-2019 21:54
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A court document indicates the U.S. Border Patrol’s suspicions about a family were aroused because of they appeared to be of “Central-American origin” and because they spoke Spanish while shopping in Maine.
  An attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine on Monday called the conduct outlined in the Border Patrol affidavit “textbook racial profiling.” Emma Bond said people shouldn’t be approached by agents based solely &
  
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• McConnell largely avoids impeachment talk while back home

  07-10-2019 21:52
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — While impeachment drama swirls in Washington, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was back home in Kentucky talking about fighting opioid misuse and confirming conservative judges.
  The Republican leader, a steadfast defender of President Donald Trump, made only momentary references to impeachment during public appearances Monday.
  McConnell left both events without speaking to reporters.
  While talking to members of the conservative Federalist Society, McConnell said
  
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• Severe flu season on the horizon

  07-10-2019 21:45
  (NBC News) Scientists trying to forecast how bad our flu season might be look first at countries below the equator.
  “In the United States we draw a lot of data from South America because they hit their winter before we do,” explains Dr. Holly Phillips.
  They’re warning this season could be especially dangerous.
  The winter that just finished hitting Australia resulted in the worst flu season in that country’s history.
  They recorded four times as many cases as the year befo
  
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• TPD: ‘Social Media Dangers & Awareness’ class underway

  07-10-2019 21:43
  TUCSON – Attention parents! Protecting your kids online may be a challenge. It can be difficult to keep up with the latest trends, slang terms, social media and gaming.If you missed the first ‘Social Media Dangers & Awareness Class,’ Tucson Police Department will be hosting another session on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to noon at 1310 W. Miracle Mile Strip.The department says this free class is to learn how to recognize the warning signs, combating predators and keeping
  
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• Chairman: Federal reserve must avoid political pressures

  07-10-2019 21:41
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is stressing the importance of an independent central bank “absolutely free” from politics.
  Powell’s comments Monday in Salt Lake City came after President Donald Trump has repeatedly pressured Powell to lower interest rates and said the United States is missing out on economic opportunities because of “boneheads” at the Federal Reserve.
  Powell was in Utah for the premiere of a documentary about form
  
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• US: Human smuggling leader at Canadian border in custody

  07-10-2019 21:40
  MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A man who federal prosecutors say led a human smuggling organization on the U.S.-Canadian border for five years is in custody and facing charges.
  Sixty-year-old Godofredo Rivas-Melendez has pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court in Burlington, Vermont, and was ordered held Monday pending trial.
  Rivas is a Canadian citizen who was born in El Salvador. Court documents show he was deported from Canada and taken into custody Oct. 1 in Champlain, New York.
  An indictmen
  
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• Bob Larrañaga, ex-St. John’s basketball player, dies at 78

  07-10-2019 21:25
  NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Larrañaga, a former St. John’s basketball player and the older brother of Miami Hurricanes coach Jim Larrañaga, has died at 78.
  St. John’s said in a statement Monday that Larrañaga died Wednesday but gave no other details.
  Larrañaga played two seasons under renowned St. John’s coach Joe Lapchick and young assistant Lou Carnesecca in 1959-60 and 1960-61.
  The Bronx-born Larrañaga appeared in 28 games in those two season
  
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• Discovery of 20 new moons puts Saturn ahead of Jupiter

  07-10-2019 21:24
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The solar system has a new winner in the moon department.
  Twenty new moons have been found around Saturn, giving the ringed planet a total of 82. That beats Jupiter and its 79 moons. The announcement came Monday.
  If it’s any consolation to the Jupiter crowd, our solar system’s biggest planet — Jupiter — still has the biggest moon. Jupiter’s Ganymede is almost half the size of Earth. By contrast, Saturn’s 20 new moons are minus
  
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• GOP Ohio governor’s gun plan doesn’t include ‘red-flag’ law

  07-10-2019 21:23
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s new proposals to address Ohio gun violence in the wake of the Dayton mass shooting don’t include background-check requirements for gun sales or a so-called “red-flag” law to restrict firearms for people perceived as threats, despite his earlier support of those ideas.
  Instead, his administration detailed new legislative proposals Monday intended to increase background checks and ensure people don’t have firea
  
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• Historic slave trading site up for sale in northern Virginia

  07-10-2019 21:19
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia row house that once housed one of the nation’s largest slave-trading businesses is up for sale.
  The Northern Virginia Urban League owns the home in Old Town Alexandria and operates it as a museum called Freedom House. News outlets report the league put the building up for sale to shed the financial burden of operating a lightly attended museum in an old building with high maintenance costs.
  City officials say they’d prefer the building
  
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• Bills lineman finds another way to beat Titans left tackle

  07-10-2019 21:19
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Jordan Phillips found another opening to beat Taylor Lewan — this time on social media.
  The Titans’ three-time Pro Bowl left tackle gave a shout-out Monday on Twitter to Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson for his production as a first-round pick with a screen shot of Lawson’s stats through Sunday’s 14-7 win by Buffalo. Lawson had no tackles or sacks in the game.
  Phillips, who had a career-high three sacks by halfti
  
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• The Latest: Group wants independent inquiry in witness death

  07-10-2019 21:16
  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the death of a witness who testified at the trial of a Dallas police officer who fatally shot her neighbor (all times local):
  2:15 p.m.
  The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc. is requesting an independent investigation into the fatal shooting of a key witness in a Dallas police officer’s murder trial days after the officer’s conviction.
  In a statement Sunday, the LDF called the killing Friday of Joshua Brown “deeply alarming and highl
  
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• Mexico City taxi drivers block traffic to protest Uber

  07-10-2019 21:16
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Thousands of medallion taxi drivers have parked their cars to block major Mexico City thoroughfares to protest ride-hailing apps such as Uber.
  The ranks of white-and pink cabs caused major, hours-long delays for motorists Monday.
  Taxi drivers say they have to comply with requirements for licensing, tax, inspection and tests that the ride-hailing apps don’t have to endure.
  Eduardo Elizalde is a veteran with 40 years behind the wheel of Mexico City cabs.
  He said driv
  
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• Trial for US Rep. Duncan Hunter is delayed to Jan. 22

  07-10-2019 21:15
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The trial date for Congressman Duncan Hunter on corruption charges has been delayed eight days to Jan. 22, closer to California’s March 3 primary to decide if the Republican lawmaker will advance in his bid for a seventh term.
  The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that U.S. District Judge Thomas Whelan changed the date upon lawyers’ request, allowing an appeals court more time to rule on Hunter’s attempt to have the case dismissed. The appeals court enterta
  
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• Witness: ‘El Chapo’ gave $1M to Honduran president’s brother

  07-10-2019 21:09
  NEW YORK (AP) — A Honduran former mayor and drug trafficker has testified that Mexican kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán gave $1 million to the brother of Honduras’ president in 2013 for the politician’s presidential campaign.
  Amilcar Alexander Ardón’s testimony came Monday in the Manhattan drug trial of Tony Hernández, brother of President Juan Orlando Hernández.
  He alleged that $1 million in bundles of $50,000 and $100,000
  
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• US consumer borrowing up $17.9 billion in August

  07-10-2019 21:07
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer borrowing increased at a solid pace in August, helped by the biggest jump in auto and student loans in three years.
  The Federal Reserve says total credit rose $17.9 billion after a $23 billion increase in July.
  The August strength came from a $19.8 billion increase in the category that covers auto and student loans.It was the biggest monthly advance since August 2016.
  This strong gain offset a $1.9 billion drop in the category that covers credit cards.
  Consumer b
  
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• American Airlines closing Reno reservation call center

  07-10-2019 20:45
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — American Airlines plans to close a reservation call center in Reno that employs about 100 workers.
  The Reno Gazette Journal reported on its web site Monday that the airline intends to close the center in March.
  American Airlines spokesman Joshua Freed says employees who work there will be offered relocation assistance if they decide to transfer to a different reservation center.
  The center has been located in Reno in one form or another for more than three decades. It&rsq
  
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• Democrat Kelly outraises GOP’s McSally in Arizona Senate bid

  07-10-2019 20:41
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly has outraised Republican Sen. Martha McSally for the third straight quarter in one of the most hotly contested 2020 Senate races.
  Kelly’s campaign said Monday he raised $5.5 million between July and September and had about $9.5 million in the bank at the end of the reporting period.
  That brings his total fundraising for the race to nearly $14 million, a massive haul for a first-time candidate that will help the retired astronaut introduce hi
  
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• Goodbye, iTunes: Once-revolutionary app gone in Mac update

  07-10-2019 20:37
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple’s latest operating software for Mac computers kills off iTunes, the once-revolutionary program that made online music sales mainstream and effectively blunted the impact of piracy.
  Instead, the Mac joins iPhones in getting separate apps for music, video and other media.
  In the early days, iTunes was simply a way to get music onto the iPod music player. But as Apple expanded into other forms of media, the iTunes software expanded as well, losing the ease and
  
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• DC prison official to lead Arizona Department of Corrections

  07-10-2019 20:14
  PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Doug Ducey has found a new director to oversee Arizona’s prison system.
  Ducey announced Monday that David Shinn has been appointed as the new head of the Arizona Department of Corrections.
  Shinn is currently the assistant director for the Program Review Division of the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Washington, D.C.
  He replaces Charles Ryan, who retired last month amid ongoing controversies.
  The department is appealing a 2018 contempt-of-court ruling that found Ryan
  
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• The Latest: Police called to bar 2 hours before shootings

  07-10-2019 20:05
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on a bar shooting in Kansas that left four dead and five others wounded (all times local):
  4:20 p.m.
  The Kansas City, Kansas, police chief says officers responded to reports of a disturbance at a bar two hours before a shooting left four people dead and five wounded.
  Interim police Chief Michael York said Monday that officers could not find the man suspected of causing the disturbance and had no information that he planned return to the Tequila KC bar.
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• The Latest: Kansas bar shooting suspects faced other charges

  07-10-2019 20:05
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on a bar shooting in Kansas that left four dead and five others wounded (all times local):
  1 p.m.
  Police say two suspects in a Kansas City, Kansas, bar shooting that left four people dead and five wounded had each faced criminal charges in Missouri.
  Police announced early Monday that 23-year-old Javier Alatorre was arrested Sunday afternoon in Kansas City, Missouri, while 29-year-old Hugo Villanueva-Morales is still at large. Both men have been charged w
  
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• Pac-12 Commissioner: Serious concerns with California law

  07-10-2019 20:04
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott has expressed serious concerns about a new law that would allow college athletes in California to hire agents and be compensated for the use of their name or likeness through endorsement deals.
  The law signed last week by Gov. Gavin Newsom would blur the lines between college athletics and professional sports, Scott said Monday at Pac-12 women’s basketball media day. Also, other states considering similar legislation would create a
  
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