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• Struggling Falcons won’t have CB Trufant (toe) vs Cardinals

  11-10-2019 23:58
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons will be without starting cornerback Desmond Trufant and punter Matt Wile for Sunday’s game at Arizona.
  Both players were ruled out Friday, along with second-string cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson.
  Trufant is slowed by a toe injury, Wile is sidelined by an ailing right quad, and Wreh-Wilson can’t go because of an injured groin.
  The loss of Wile will force the Falcons (1-4) to switch to their third punter of the season. Matt Bosher is already
  
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• Milwaukee Public Museum launches a live spiders exhibit

  11-10-2019 23:55
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee’s natural history museum is hoping its new live spiders exhibit can educate visitors instead of scaring them away.
  The Milwaukee Public Museum is hosting the Spiders Alive! exhibit from Oct. 5 through January 2020. The exhibit features 17 species of live arachnids from around that world, including tarantulas, Black Widows, Brown Recluses and Wolf Spiders. It also includes some relatives of spiders, including scorpions.
  The exhibit’s on-site curator, J
  
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• Energy executive pushed by Perry padded his military record

  11-10-2019 23:52
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Department records show an oil-and-gas industry executive that Energy Secretary Rick Perry recommended as an adviser to the Ukrainian government exaggerated his military credentials.
  The veterans group Valor Guardians says Robert Joseph Bensh scrubbed the false information from online profiles after learning they were investigating his service record in 2014.
  Bensh claimed he served in some of the U.S. military’s most elite combat units: Army Rangers, Specia
  
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• MLB free-agent qualifying offer price drops to $17.8 million

  11-10-2019 23:48
  NEW YORK (AP) — The price of qualifying offers for Major League Baseball free agents dropped for the first time, falling by $100,000 to $17.8 million.
  Determined by the average of the top 125 major league contracts this year, the figure announced Friday reflects a flat market last offseason.
  In addition, large signing bonuses in the contracts of Bryce Harper, Manny Machado and Mike Trout impacted on the drop, because the signing bonuses are prorated over the length of the contract rather t
  
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• Top Pompeo aide resigns, adding to tumult over Ukraine

  11-10-2019 23:47
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A career foreign service officer who served as a top adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has resigned, adding to the tumult in the State Department over the Trump administration’s handling of Ukraine and treatment of diplomats.
  Pompeo’s de facto chief of staff, Michael McKinley, announced his retirement after a nearly four-decade career as an American diplomat. McKinley told colleagues he was leaving for personal reasons, and officials did not directly l
  
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• Michigan to proceed with rules limiting chemicals in water

  11-10-2019 23:47
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration is proceeding with plans to set what may be some of the country’s strictest and most far-reaching limits on “forever chemicals” in drinking water.
  The state Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy announced Friday that it is moving forward with formal rule-making for certain PFAS compounds. Whitmer had directed the development of PFAS standards earlier this year.
  The draft regulations, i
  
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• A man who fatally shot 6 members of his ex-wife’s family in Texas has been sentenced to death

  11-10-2019 23:46
  HOUSTON (AP) — A man who fatally shot 6 members of his ex-wife’s family in Texas has been sentenced to death.
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• The Latest: Storm dumps foot of snow in North Dakota

  11-10-2019 23:42
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Authorities in western Nebraska say a Scottsbluff man has died in a crash on an icy highway near the border of Dawes County and Sheridan County.
  Scottsbluff radio station KNEB reports that 20-year-old Adam Hawk had been traveling on U.S. Highway 20 around 10 p.m. Thursday when he lost control of his vehicle, causing it to roll. Hawk died in the crash just east of Chadron.
  Two passengers in Hawk’s vehicle also were injured; one was flown to a Scottsbluff hospital
  
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• The Latest: Man dies in crash on icy road in Nebraska

  11-10-2019 23:42
  MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Authorities in western Nebraska say a Scottsbluff man has died in a crash on an icy highway near the border of Dawes County and Sheridan County.
  Scottsbluff radio station KNEB reports that 20-year-old Adam Hawk had been traveling on U.S. Highway 20 around 10 p.m. Thursday when he lost control of his vehicle, causing it to roll. Hawk died in the crash just east of Chadron.
  Two passengers in Hawk’s vehicle also were injured; one was flown to a Scottsbluff hospital wh
  
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• The Latest: Third judge blocks policy for green card denials

  11-10-2019 23:41
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on court rulings that temporarily block a Trump administration policy that denies legal residence to many immigrants who receive government benefits (all times local):
  5:40 p.m.
  A third federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s plans to deny green cards to many immigrants who use Medicaid food stamps and other government benefits.
  U.S. District Judge Rosanna Molouf Peterson in Spokane, Washington, issued a nationwide injunction Friday,
  
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• Olympic gold medalist retires after receiving 20-month ban

  11-10-2019 23:39
  Olympic gold medalist Conor Dwyer announced his retirement Friday, shortly after receiving a 20-month doping ban for having testosterone pellets inserted into his hip.
  The 30-year-old Dwyer, who won relay gold medals in 2012 and 2016 and an individual bronze in 2016, tested positive three times between Nov. 15 and Dec. 20 last year. His ban was made effective on Dec. 21, meaning he wouldn’t have been eligible for next year’s Olympics.
  In a news release sent out by his lawyer shortly
  
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• Olympic gold medalist Conor Dwyer gets 20-month ban

  11-10-2019 23:39
  Olympic gold medalist Conor Dwyer has received a 20-month doping ban after an arbitration panel found that he had testosterone pellets inserted into his body.
  The 30-year-old Dwyer, who won relay gold medals in 2012 and 2016, tested positive three times between Nov. 15 and Dec. 20 last year. His ban was made effective on Dec. 21, meaning he won’t be eligible for next year’s Olympics.
  The arbitration decision says Dwyer worked with a nutritionist who suggested the pellets, which are i
  
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• Kings forwards Ariza, Giles to miss last 2 preseason games

  11-10-2019 23:35
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento Kings forward Trevor Ariza will miss the final two preseason games after he had a procedure to remove a benign tumor from his back.
  The Kings said Ariza had the procedure Friday and would be re-evaluated after the preseason finale against Melbourne United on Wednesday.
  In addition, forward-center Harry Giles is sidelined by a sore left knee and also is likely to miss the last two preseason games. He underwent an MRI on Sept. 30.
  The Kings open the regul
  
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• Embattled Arizona elected official now in federal custody

  11-10-2019 23:35
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona elected official facing human smuggling charges over an adoption scheme is in federal custody.
  The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in Phoenix said Friday that County Assessor Paul Petersen was no longer in their jail.
  It was not immediately known where he was transferred.
  Petersen is accused of running an adoption scheme that involved illegally bringing pregnant women from the Marshall Islands to give birth.
  He allegedly charged families $25,000-$40,000 pe
  
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• Iowa teacher out after Facebook post about climate activist

  11-10-2019 23:34
  WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa high school science teacher has resigned after an investigation into a social media post that appeared to threaten Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.
  Waterloo Community Schools spokeswoman Tara Thomas said Friday that teacher Matt Baish resigned effective Thursday.
  The resignation came after the conclusion on a school district investigation of a Facebook comment Baish made in response to a post about the 16-year-old Thunberg joining an Oct. 4 student-led
  
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• Seahawks could be down 2 offensive linemen vs. Browns

  11-10-2019 23:31
  RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks could be without starting offensive linemen Duane Brown and D.J. Fluker for Sunday’s game at Cleveland.
  Brown and Fluker were both listed as doubtful on Friday’s injury report. Fluker left Seattle’s game against the Los Angeles Rams with a hamstring injury, while Brown has played through a biceps injury for a couple of weeks.
  Coach Pete Carroll said Brown’s injury is uncomfortable and has not responded the way Seattle hoped.
  
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• Jury awards $5.2M in Walmart disability discrimination case

  11-10-2019 23:20
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A jury has awarded a former Wisconsin Walmart employee $5.2 million in a disability discrimination case.
  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says the jury determined that Walmart violated federal law when it refused to accommodate the man’s disabilities.
  The man has a developmental disability and is deaf and visually impaired. He worked as a cart pusher at a Walmart in Beloit for 16 years before a new manager started at the store in 2015.
  The EEOC sa
  
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• Barron leads after opening round of Champions Tour

  11-10-2019 23:17
  CARY, N.C. (AP) — Doug Barron lost his great start with three bogeys over his last four holes and had to settle for a 6-under 66, giving him a one-shot lead over Woody Austin after the opening round Friday in the SAS Championship.
  This is the last regular-season event on the PGA Tour Champions before the top 72 players advance to the Charles Schwab Cup playoffs.
  Barron started his round on No. 10 and 30 on the back nine of Prestonwood Golf Club. He reached 9 under through 14 holes until hi
  
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• Chargers’ Henry, Ingram listed as questionable vs. Steelers

  11-10-2019 23:02
  COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Tight end Hunter Henry took part in all drills during the Los Angeles Chargers’ practice Friday, leaving open the possibility that he could play in Sunday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
  Henry has missed the past four games due to a knee injury. This is the first time he has participated in a full practice since the injury occurred during the Sept. 8 opener against the Indianapolis Colts.
  Henry is listed as questionable on the injury repo
  
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• Visa, Mastercard shun Facebook’s Libra digital currency plan

  11-10-2019 23:00
  NEW YORK (AP) — Visa and Mastercard are dropping out of Facebook’s Libra project, a potentially fatal blow to the social network’s plan for a worldwide digital currency.
  Along with the two payment giants, several other large companies have announced their departures from Libra. Payment processing company Stripe said it was stepping back, as well as online auction company eBay.
  PayPal was the first of Libra’s big partners to exit, announcing last week it would no longer be
  
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• Boxer Fury set for WWE fight vs Strowman in Saudi Arabia

  11-10-2019 22:59
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tyson Fury says his dream is about to come true.
  A “lifelong WWE fan,” the former unified world heavyweight champion will fight Braun Strowman at a pay-per-view Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia on Oct. 31.
  WWE made the announcement at a news conference in Las Vegas on Friday.
  “It is something I have always dreamed of,” Fury said. “I am undefeated in 30 professional contests and when I go to Saudi Arabia to fight Braun Strowman, I will still b
  
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• Jets LB Mosley, G Osemele, DE Anderson doubtful vs. Cowboys

  11-10-2019 22:57
  FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets are unlikely to have linebacker C.J. Mosley, left guard Kelechi Osemele or defensive end Henry Anderson against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday because of injuries.
  All three are listed as doubtful for the game, as is kick returner/backup running back Trenton Cannon (foot/ankle).
  Mosley has been sidelined since injuring his groin in the season opener against Buffalo.
  Osemele will be out for a second straight game while dealing with knee and shoulder
  
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• Czechs win 2-1 as England loses 1st qualifier in 10 years

  11-10-2019 22:56
  PRAGUE (AP) — England has lost a qualifying game for the World Cup or European Championship for the first time in 10 years.
  Substitute Zdenek Ondrasek scored his first international goal to rally the Czech Republic to a 2-1 win over England in a Euro 2020 qualifier on Friday.
  Captain Harry Kane put England ahead in the fifth minute from the penalty spot.
  A victory would have secured a spot for England at the finals with three games left.
  Jakub Brabec equalized for the Czechs four minutes a
  
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• Steelers rookie QB Hodges to start vs. Chargers

  11-10-2019 22:55
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — It’s officially “Duck” season for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
  The Steelers ruled quarterback Mason Rudolph out for Sunday’s visit to the Los Angeles Chargers while he continues to recover from a concussion, meaning undrafted rookie free agent Devlin “Duck” Hodges will get the start when Pittsburgh (1-4) faces the Chargers (2-3) in prime time.
  Rudolph was limited in practice all week after getting knocked unconscious by Baltimore’s Ea
  
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• Decades after her daughter’s death, a mother gets answers

  11-10-2019 22:52
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — More than 35 years after her daughter was found murdered in Florida, a Memphis mother finally has answers.
  Rosie Hill’s life was taken by a serial killer.
  Minnie Hill speaks lovingly about her daughter, killed while living as a single mother in Florida in 1982. Authorities say she’s one of scores of vulnerable women preyed upon by serial killer Samuel Little, who has been convicted of eight murders in three states.
  This week, the FBI said Little is the dea
  
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• The Latest: Greta Thunberg joins climate strike in Denver

  11-10-2019 22:47
  DENVER (AP) — The Latest on a climate strike rally with Greta Thunberg in Denver: (all times local):
  2:40 p.m.
  Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg says young people must be prepared to keep striking to call for action on climate change — but she’s encouraged by those joining the movement.
  Thunberg spoke Friday in Denver, where she said she was overwhelmed by a crowd of several thousand people at a climate strike rally. She said those supporting the cause represent “re
  
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• Miller, Hudson chosen as umpire crew chiefs for LCS

  11-10-2019 22:45
  NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Miller will be the umpire crew chief for the NL Championship Series and Jeff Nelson will head the ALCS crew.
  Major League Baseball announced the assignments Friday.
  Mike Muchlinski will call balls and strikes for Game 1 of the NLCS between Washington and St. Louis at Busch Stadium on Friday night. The crew also includes Fieldin Culbreth, Phil Cuzzi, Chad Fairchild and Chris Conroy.
  Bill Welke will be the plate umpire for the ALCS opener Saturday night between the New Y
  
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• Visa, Mastercard, others announce they will drop out of Facebook’s Libra digital currency project

  11-10-2019 22:42
  NEW YORK (AP) — Visa, Mastercard, others announce they will drop out of Facebook’s Libra digital currency project.
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• Man charged in case tied to Ukrainian probe released on bond

  11-10-2019 22:39
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One of four men charged with funneling foreign money into U.S. politics has been ordered released on $1 million bond in the first criminal case tied linked to an investigation involving the president and Ukraine.
  A federal magistrate judge in San Francisco allowed Andrey Kukushkin to be released Friday if he surrenders his U.S. and Ukrainian passports and submit to home confinement and electronic monitoring.
  Charges against the four men, including two Florida businessm
  
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• Jury finds man guilty of murder of Florida law professor

  11-10-2019 22:31
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A jury has found a Florida man guilty of first-degree murder but has deadlocked on a second defendant in the slaying of a Florida State University law professor.
  Prosecutors are welcoming the murder conviction handed down Friday against Sigfredo Garcia. But it remains unclear if prosecutors will retry their case against Katherine Magbanua, who prosecutors say helped carry out the slaying of professor Dan Markel five years ago.
  Sentencing hearings for Garcia are set
  
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• All Bets Are On, Volume 34: On Arizona's Clash With Washington, Pac-12 Superlatives and Picks of the Dragon

  11-10-2019 22:23
  Co-hosts Christopher Boan and Tyler Vondrak return for another episode of the Tucson Weekly's sports podcast to cover the gamut of sports topics.The duo start off Friday's podcast with a thorough examination of Arizona's game against the Washington Huskies, with Boan and Vondrak both siding with the visitors from Seattle.They then pick their Pac-12 Superlatives for the weekend's conference action, with both hosts struggling to find an actual upset pick this week.The final segment of this week's
  
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• DeSean Jackson among several Eagles out for Sunday

  11-10-2019 22:22
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles will be missing several key players when they visit Minnesota, including wide receiver DeSean Jackson, cornerbacks Ronald Darby and Avonte Maddox and running back Darren Sproles.
  Running back Corey Clement was placed on injured reserve and running back Boston Scott was promoted from the practice squad.
  Jackson hasn’t played since suffering an abdomen injury in Week 2. He had two touchdown catches on deep throws in the season opener. Darby i
  
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• US judge orders ex-Peruvian president released on bail

  11-10-2019 22:21
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. judge says former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo can be released on bail while he fights extradition to his native country to face corruption charges.
  U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria ordered Toledo released but says the former president can’t leave the lockup before Oct. 22 so federal prosecutors have time to appeal or find a different “detention arrangement.”
  Chhabria cited Toledo’s declining mental health in the written order is
  
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• Titans have rule out LBs Wake and Finch for Sunday in Denver

  11-10-2019 22:18
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have ruled out a pair of linebackers with Cameron Wake and Sharif Finch both not playing Sunday in Denver.
  The Titans scratched them on Friday.
  Wake, 37, will miss his second straight game after hurting his right hamstring in the Titans’ 24-10 win at Atlanta on Sept. 29. He has not practiced the past two weeks.
  Finch started the first three games and hurt his left shoulder last week in a 14-7 loss to Buffalo. He did not practice all week.
  
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• Northern California fire official: Man who relied on oxygen died 12 minutes after losing electricity in planned outage

  11-10-2019 22:15
  POLLOCK PINES, Calif. (AP) — Northern California fire official: Man who relied on oxygen died 12 minutes after losing electricity in planned outage .
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• Shepard Smith leaves Fox News Channel

  11-10-2019 22:08
  NEW YORK (AP) — Shepard Smith, whose newscast on Fox News Channel seemed increasingly an outlier on a network dominated by supporters of President Trump, says he is leaving the network.
  His last broadcast was Friday.
  Smith has worked at Fox News Channel since the network started in 1996.
  Smith says in a statement that he asked the company to let him leave. He gave no reason for the seemingly sudden decision.
  Smith anchored an afternoon newscast that often debunked some of the statements ma
  
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• The Latest: US suspends tariff hike in limited China deal

  11-10-2019 22:04
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on U.S.-China trade talks (all times local):
  3:59 p.m.
  The United States is suspending a tariffhike on $250 billion in Chinese imports that was set to take effect Tuesday, and China agreed to buy $40 billion to $50 billion in U.S. farm products as the world’s two biggest economies reached a cease-fire in their 15-month trade war.
  The two countries are leaving the thornier issues — including U.S. allegations that China forces foreign countries to han
  
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• California to require abortion medication at public colleges

  11-10-2019 22:03
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will become the first state to require public colleges and universities to offer abortion medication at campus health centers.
  Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday he had signed the legislation. It’s a reversal from his predecessor, former Gov. Jerry Brown, who vetoed the measure last year. The law takes effect in 2023.
  Democratic lawmakers who wrote the bill say it’s in California’s interest to ensure women have access to abo
  
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• Tanaka-Greinke in ALCS opener; Astros line up aces vs Yanks

  11-10-2019 21:40
  HOUSTON (AP) — Zack Greinke will start the AL Championship Series opener for the Houston Astros against the New York Yankees and Masahiro Tanaka on Saturday night.
  After the 2009 AL Cy Young winner and midseason acquisition starts Game 1 on Saturday night at Minute Maid Park, the Astros will follow with Justin Verlander, the 2011 AL Cy Young winner, and then Gerrit Cole after his two dominating starts in the AL Division Series against Tampa Bay.
  Manager AJ Hinch on Friday called it a &ldqu
  
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• Mysterious oil spill reaches Brazilian city of Salvador

  11-10-2019 21:18
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A mysterious oil spill that has polluted at least 150 beaches along Brazil’s northeastern coast reached the city of Salvador on Friday as officials tried to determine the source of the crude sludge.
  Authorities confirmed the oil had reached the Piata beach in Salvador, Brazil’s fourth-largest city that’s known for its beaches and Afro-Brazilian culture. Overall, 68 municipalities in nine states have been affected by the spill that began Sept. 2.
  A re
  
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• That was no bobcat! Tests show a raccoon attacked couple

  11-10-2019 21:17
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a Florida couple who believed they were attacked by a bobcat earlier last week were actually attacked by a raccoon.
  The Sun Sentinel reports Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokeswoman Carol Lyn Parrish says DNA tests of hair confirmed the species of the animal that mauled a Lauderhill woman last Friday. State investigators received the results Thursday.
  The couple, 71-year-old Rupert Fray and 85-year-old Eslyn Fray, were release
  
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• California to end use of private, for-profit prisons

  11-10-2019 21:08
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is banning the use of for-profit, private detention facilities, including those under contract to the federal government to hold immigrants awaiting deportation hearings.
  Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday he had signed a measure into law that helps fulfill his promise to end the use of private prisons.
  But the state prison system was already phasing them out, despite its mandate to stay under a federal population cap.
  Immigrant advocates welcomed the b
  
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• Police detain up to 20 fans ahead of Czech-England qualifier

  11-10-2019 21:00
  PRAGUE (AP) — Police have detained up to 20 soccer fans before the 2020 European Championship qualifier between host Czech Republic and England in the Czech capital on Friday.
  Police spokesman Jan Danek says the fans of both teams are among those detained after police intervened following incidents in two bars in Prague.
  Danek says Czech and English fans attacked each other in one bar, while fans were throwing glasses and attacked police in the other.
  More details were not immediately avai
  
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• WeWork to close its New York elementary school next year

  11-10-2019 20:58
  NEW YORK (AP) — WeWork says it will close its elementary school in New York next year, as the office-sharing company grapples with a cash crunch following its botched attempt to sell its stock on Wall Street.
  The company said Friday it will close the “WeGrow” school in Manhattan at the end of the 2019-2020 school year.
  It’s WeWork’s first publicly announced cost-cutting step since halting its planned initial public offering last month. That came amid deep investor s
  
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• UN chief orders travel, meetings, heat cut over cash crisis

  11-10-2019 20:55
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Meetings canceled. Escalators stopped. Official travel limited. U.N. documents delayed. Air conditioning and heating reduced.
  These are some of the measures Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has ordered effective Monday at all U.N. facilities and operations around the world to deal with the United Nations’ worst cash crisis in nearly a decade.
  The U.N. chief said in a letter to the heads of all U.N. entities that the emergency measures “will affect workin
  
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• With warming, get used to blackouts to prevent wildfires

  11-10-2019 20:50
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists say with worsening fires and a longer burn season from climate change, California should expect more intentional power blackouts to prevent high winds from knocking down power lines.
  The area of California burned by fire has increased fivefold since 1972 as temperatures increased 2.5 degrees in the past century. So some, but not all, scientists say shutting off power when high winds blow may be the best policy.
  Mike Flannigan a professor of wildland fire at the
  
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• UAW workers march in Detroit as GM strike enters 26th day

  11-10-2019 20:43
  DETROIT (AP) — Dozens of United Auto Workers union members are gathering outside a General Motors facility in suburban Detroit to continue what they call their fight for working-class Americans.
  Tens of thousands of General Motors union workers have been striking nationwide for nearly four weeks. Both sides are sparring over wages, job security, investments in U.S. plants and technology training for workers.
  General Motors millwright Jessica Merz was at Friday’s demonstration outside
  
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• Arrests may cloud district-switching Republican’s comeback

  11-10-2019 20:39
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Rep. Pete Sessions’ bid to get back into Congress got off to a rough start when Texas Republicans suggested he was carpetbagging.
  Now he has bigger problems: a federal indictment appearing to link him to a campaign finance scheme and the Ukraine scandal at the heart of the impeachment investigation.
  Sessions spent 22 years in Congress but lost his seat in Dallas last year. He’s announced an attempted comeback in Waco, running for a seat being vacated
  
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• Broncos sign fullback Andy Janovich to three-year deal

  11-10-2019 20:37
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Fullback Andy Janovich has signed a three-year extension with the Denver Broncos worth $5.7 million.
  The fourth-year pro from Nebraska is making $720,000 this season in the final year of his rookie contract as a sixth-round draft pick. He’s the first member of the Broncos’ 2016 draft class to sign a second contract.
  Janovich missed the first three games this season after tearing a pectoral muscle in August.
  In a statement, general manager John Elway said
  
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• US judge hears arguments about Mississippi election system

  11-10-2019 20:35
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge is giving no indication of how or when he will rule in a lawsuit that challenges Mississippi’s unique, multistep process of electing a governor and other statewide officials.
  U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III heard arguments Friday, just over three weeks before the state’s Nov. 5 general election.
  Mississippi’s 1890 constitution requires a statewide candidate to win a majority of the popular vote and a majority of the 122 state
  
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