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• Louisville settles naming rights with Papa John’s founder

  24-10-2019 23:59
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The University of Louisville Athletic Association will pay Papa John’s founder John Schnatter $9.5 million over 5½ years in a settlement to terminate the pizza chain’s naming rights to Cardinal Stadium.
  The school last year removed the Papa John’s name and logo from the 60,800-seat stadium amid fallout from a report that Schnatter used a racial slur during a company conference call.
  Some Cardinal players had also called for its removal. ULAA
  
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• MLB to look into umpire tweet threatening ‘cival war’ if Trump is impeached

  24-10-2019 23:56
  HOUSTON — Commissioner Rob Manfred says Major League Baseball will look into a politicized tweet by umpire Rob Drake that referenced a rifle and criticism of President Donald Trump.
  Drake posted this message to Twitter on Tuesday: “I will be buying an AR-15 tomorrow, because if you impeach MY PRESIDENT this way, YOU WILL HAVE ANOTHER CIVAL WAR!!! #MAGA2020”
  Umpire Rob Drake during a game at Nationals Park in Washington in September.Patrick Semansky / AP file
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• Ex-cop accused in Laquan McDonald cover-up gets record wiped

  24-10-2019 23:55
  CHICAGO (AP) — A former Chicago police detective who was acquitted of a cover-up in the 2014 fatal shooting of a black 17-year-old will have the accusation expunged from his record.
  Cook County Circuit Judge LeRoy Martin Jr. on Thursday approved the petition filed by David March to expunge the conspiracy, obstruction of justice and official misconduct charges he faced. March resigned from the department in August 2016 after Chicago’s inspector general’s office recommended his f
  
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• Houston Astros fire exec who taunted reporters about domestic violence

  24-10-2019 23:51
  HOUSTON (NBC) – The Houston Astros have fired an executive after a Sports Illustrated report said he repeatedly yelled about a pitcher suspended for domestic violence toward a group of female reporters during a clubhouse celebration.
  Brandon Taubman, assistant general manager for the team, was fired Thursday after interviews conducted by the organization substantiated the claims made in the Sports Illustrated article, according to a statement from the Astros. The American League Division c
  
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• Pair charged with capital murder in 3-year-old’s death

  24-10-2019 23:46
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Two people face capital murder charges in the death of a 3-year-old Alabama girl whose body was found amid trash after she was kidnapped outside a birthday party.
  Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr announced Thursday that 39-year-old Patrick Devone Stallworth and his 29-year-old girlfriend, Derick Irisha Brown, are charged with capital murder of a child under age 14. He said they are being held without bond.
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• MCSO identifies woman killed in 4-car pileup in Avondale

  24-10-2019 23:46
  AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities have identified a woman who was killed in a four-car crash in Avondale, west of Phoenix.
  Maricopa County Sheriff’s officials say 18-year-old Alika Lyau-Goowin died of her injuries at a hospital after Monday’s pileup.
  They say three vehicles were stopped on a road with one of the vehicles disabled and the other two helping to hook a tow line.
  Sheriff’s investigators say a car driven by 23-year-old Marianna Villalobos Lopez collided with t
  
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• MCSO identifies man killed in 4-car pileup in Avondale

  24-10-2019 23:46
  AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities have identified a man who was killed in a four-car crash in Avondale, west of Phoenix.
  Maricopa County Sheriff’s officials say 18-year-old Alika Lyau-Goodwin died of his injuries at a hospital after Monday’s pileup.
  Three vehicles were stopped on a road with one of the vehicles disabled and the other two helping to hook a tow line.
  Sheriff’s investigators say a car driven by 23-year-old Marianna Villalobos Lopez allegedly collided with t
  
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• Twisted comment by Browns WR Landry sparks Twitter uproar

  24-10-2019 23:43
  BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Jarvis Landry either delivered bulletin-board material to the Patriots or provided another lesson in the perils of social media.
  During an interview with reporters Thursday, Cleveland’s wide receiver was asked how he thought the Browns (2-4) would play coming out of their bye week. They visit unbeaten New England on Sunday.
  “Well, we’re going to win,” Landry said. “We’re going to win. I think it’s just that simple. We get guys ba
  
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• Judge: Brad Pitt, others can be sued over New Orleans homes

  24-10-2019 23:39
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A judge has denied actor Brad Pitt’s request to be taken off a lawsuit that says his Make it Right Foundation built shoddy homes in the New Orleans area that was hit hardest by Hurricane Katrina.
  The Times-Picayune/ The New Orleans Advocate reports Pitt and other foundation directors asked the court to remove them from the lawsuit, saying they weren’t personally responsible for the construction.
  Judge Rachael Johnson denied the request last week.
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• Trump says he is planning to attend World Series

  24-10-2019 23:34
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he is planning to attend the World Series on Sunday if it goes to a fifth game.
  The president confirmed his plans while presenting businessman Roger Penske with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
  The Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros are playing in the World Series with the fifth game scheduled for Sunday in Washington.
  The Nationals lead the series 2-0 and could conceivable win it before it gets to Sunday’s game.
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• Yuma man arrested on 20 child sex crimes charges

  24-10-2019 23:30
  YUMA, Ariz, – A Yuma man was arrested on 20 charges of sexual exploitation of a child Wednesday night.
  The Yuma Police Department (YPD) arrested the 29-year-old man after they conducted a search warrant and found multiple illegal images and videos of children on social media and devices.
  YPD’s Family and Child sex crimes unit said they were tipped off by the  National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
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• Pentagon told witness not to testify in impeachment inquiry

  24-10-2019 23:29
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Defense Department official who testified in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump did so in defiance of the Pentagon, which told her not to cooperate.
  A letter to Laura Cooper’s attorney obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday cites an administration-wide policy against participating in the impeachment probe.
  The letter cites concerns about whether the House is authorized to conduct an impeachment inquiry without a formal vote and about what
  
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• No deal, more fallout in week-long Chicago teacher strike

  24-10-2019 23:27
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Public Schools has canceled classes for another day after the teachers’ union and the district failed to reach a deal to end a week-long strike.
  CPS said Thursday school will not be in session Friday. Both sides say they’ve made progress in negotiations, but disagreements remain on big issues such as class sizes and staffing.
  About 25,000 members of the Chicago Teachers Union went on strike Oct. 17, canceling school for more than 300,000 students. On Thur
  
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• Facebook defends policy allowing false political ads

  24-10-2019 23:24
  Facebook is defending its policy of not fact checking political ads or politicians’ comments after CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced withering criticism from Democratic legislators.
  In a statement to the Associated Press Thursday, Facebook says a private company shouldn’t censor politicians, even if they make misleading or bogus claims.
  It says that removing false ads or statements could leave politicians less accountable for their words.
  House Democrats, including Maxine Waters of Californi
  
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• The Latest: SC sheriff guilty of 1 count of misconduct

  24-10-2019 23:21
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on a suspended South Carolina sheriff on trial (all times local):
  10:45 p.m.
  A South Carolina sheriff has been found guilty of one count of misconduct in office for using his power and public resources to have sex with his personal assistant.
  A jury deliberated more than four hours before splitting its verdicts Thursday against suspended Greenville County Sheriff Will Lewis. He was found guilty on one count of misconduct in office and not guilty on another
  
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• The Latest: Prosecutor says sheriff tarnished his badge

  24-10-2019 23:21
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on a suspended South Carolina sheriff on trial (all times local):
  5:15 p.m.
  A prosecutor says a sheriff tarnished his badge by using his office to persuade a young assistant to have sex with him.
  Solicitor Kevin Brackett ended his closing argument Thursday by calling suspended Greenville County Sheriff Will Lewis a “dirty cop.” He told jurors hearing two misconduct charges against Lewis that they could put the shine back on the badge by convicti
  
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• Kanye West premieres new ‘Jesus Is King’ film, album

  24-10-2019 23:20
  INGLEWOOD, California (AP) — Kanye West has unveiled his “Jesus Is King” IMAX film, featuring a gospel choir performing at artist James Turrell’s dramatic Roden Crater in the Arizona desert. It’ll be in theaters nationwide for one week to coincide with Friday’s release of an album with the same name.
  West premiered the 35-minute film off to fans at an event Wednesday at The Forum in Inglewood, California, where he also led a listening session for his long-dela
  
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• New Jersey seeks to revoke Trump golf club’s liquor license

  24-10-2019 23:19
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is seeking to revoke the liquor license of one of President Donald Trump’s golf clubs as a result of charges the club served too much alcohol to a man who pleaded guilty in a fatal drunken driving accident.
  The Washington Post first reported details of the state’s action Thursday.
  The state attorney general’s office says in a letter Trump National in Colts Neck has 30 days to respond. A message was left with the club seeking a response.
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• Freeze Watch issued October 24 at 2:13PM MST until October 26 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  24-10-2019 23:13
  * WHAT…Freezing temperatures between 29 and 32. Localized coldertemperatures in the mid to upper 20s near washes and other lowspots.
  * WHERE…Upper San Pedro River Valley, Sulphur Springs Valleyand Eastern Cochise County.
  * WHEN…From late Friday night through Saturday morning.
  * IMPACTS…Freezing conditions could kill crops, other sensitivevegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To preventfreezin
  
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• Trump gives Presidential Medal of Freedom to racing’s Penske

  24-10-2019 23:12
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has awarded one of the nation’s highest civilian honors to Roger Penske, a businessman and founder of one of the world’s most successful motorsports teams.
  Penske received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Thursday during a White House ceremony. The president says Penske is a “giant of American industry.”
  Penske built a car dealership into the Penske Corp. He began Roger Penske Racing in 1966. Cars owned and prepared by Te
  
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• Puerto Rico prepares to bolster power grid battered by Maria

  24-10-2019 23:07
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico has unveiled details of a $20 billion plan to strengthen and modernize the U.S. territory’s shaky power grid more than two years after Hurricane Maria as islanders brace for a looming rate hike amid a recession.
  The 10-year plan aims to bury power lines, increase the use of natural gas and create a transmission and distribution system that will withstand winds of at least 160 mph.
  Officials said Thursday at least 60% of the estimated $20 billi
  
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• Judge blocks student suspension over note about ‘rapist’

  24-10-2019 23:06
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal judge has blocked a three-day suspension imposed on a high school student for posting comments about a “rapist” on a bathroom mirror, saying her comments were constitutionally protected free speech.
  U.S. District Judge Lance Walker granted the 15-year-old student’s request for a temporary restraining order on Thursday.
  Aela Mansmann acknowledged posting the sticky note that proclaimed, “There’s a rapist in our school and you kn
  
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• Impact coach Wilmer Cabrera won’t return next season

  24-10-2019 23:04
  MONTREAL (AP) — The Montreal Impact will not bring back coach Wilmer Cabrera next season.
  The MLS club said Thursday his contract has expired and will not be extended. He joined the Impact on Aug. 21 to replace the fired Remi Garde. Montreal went 2-4-1 under Cabrera and finished 12-17-5, missing the playoffs.
  The team says it has begun looking for a coach.
  Cabrera acknowledged in a statement that his agreement was for only two months. He thanked the Impact for the time he spent in “t
  
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• Arizona lawmaker proposes law to expel county officials

  24-10-2019 22:56
  PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona lawmaker says he’ll introduce legislation that would allow some elected county officials to be permanently removed from office.
  State law allows only a temporary suspension for neglect of duty by a county assessor or treasurer.
  The obscure law has come under scrutiny as Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen faces charges related to his adoption business that authorities allege was a human smuggling scheme involving pregnant women from the Marshall Islands.
  
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• Astros fire Taubman over clubhouse incident with reporters

  24-10-2019 22:52
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Astros have fired assistant general manager Brandon Taubman for directing inappropriate comments at female reporters following Houston’s pennant-winning victory over the New York Yankees.
  The team released a statement Thursday that said Taubman’s conduct did not reflect the organization’s values “and we believe this is the most appropriate course of action.”
  Taubman has previously apologized for using language that was “unprofessional
  
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• Astros fire assistant GM for directing inappropriate comments at female reporters during clubhouse incident

  24-10-2019 22:50
  HOUSTON (AP) — Astros fire assistant GM for directing inappropriate comments at female reporters during clubhouse incident .
  The post Astros fire assistant GM for directing inappropriate comments at female reporters during clubhouse incident appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• NYPD: Suspect’s bullet struck officer who was saved by vest

  24-10-2019 22:41
  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department says it has confirmed that an officer who was saved by his bulletproof vest was hit by a suspect’s bullet.
  Deputy Chief Kevin Maloney said Thursday that Officer Christopher Wintermute was struck during a confrontation with the apparently emotionally disturbed man early Wednesday at a Harlem apartment building.
  Other officers fired at the suspect, who died.
  In a video shown at the briefing, Wintermute was knocked down or fell to the floor
  
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• Authorities Searching For Missing Man Near Oracle and Rudasill

  24-10-2019 22:38
  The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 73-year-old 
  Budd Busch, who was last seen near the 100 block of East Rudasill Road around 8:30 a.m. this morning.Busch is reported to be 6 feet tall and weigh approximately 175 pounds with blue eyes and gray hair.…
  
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• Venezuela’s opposition gets reprieve in battle for Citgo

  24-10-2019 22:35
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The White House has temporarily shielded Venezuela’s opposition coalition led by Juan Guaidó from losing the country’s valuable U.S.-based Citgo refineries.
  The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday issued an order giving Guaidó’s team three months to negotiate a debt settlement. A likely failure to make $913 million debt payment due Monday could have triggered foreclosure.
  Citgo is Venezuela’s most valuable foreign asset and p
  
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• Amazon’s profit falls as faster shipping costs soar

  24-10-2019 22:34
  NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon’s push for faster delivery is hurting its profits.
  The online retailer reported third-quarter earnings Thursday that missed expectations. Its stock sunk 9% in after-hours trading.
  Amazon is moving to cut its delivery time in half, to one day instead of two, for Prime members who pay $119 a year. The company has said the change would cost it more than it expected.
  The Seattle-based reported net income of $2.1 billion, or $4.23 per share, in the quarter ending Se
  
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• Idaho moves ahead on birth certificate gender change rule

  24-10-2019 22:31
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials are moving forward with efforts to make it more difficult for young transgender people to change the sex listed on their birth certificates despite a federal court ruling that appears to ban such obstacles.
  The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare on Wednesday made public comments on a temporary rule requiring applicants younger than 18 to get approval from medical or mental health professionals before requesting the change.
  A federal judge in 2018 rul
  
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• Stacking the Pac: Why McKinley Wright and the Colorado Buffaloes Will Win the Pac-12 Title

  24-10-2019 22:28
  We're 13 days away from the official start of the 2020 college basketball season in Tucson, when the Arizona Wildcats host in-state foe, Northern Arizona inside McKale.
  The Wildcats, who missed the NCAA Tournament a year ago for the first time since 2012, feature a stacked roster this year, with five-star recruits Nico Mannion and Josh Green highlighting the new arrivals list.…
  
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• Alaska’s Iditarod joins a new global sled-dog-racing series

  24-10-2019 22:28
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The world’s most famous sled dog race has joined a new global circuit of long-distance sled dog racing.
  Alaska’s 1,000-mile (1,610-kilometer) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has teamed with Norway pet food supplement company and series creator, Aker BioMarine, and other races in Minnesota, Norway and Russia for the inaugural QRILL Pet Arctic World Series, or QPAWS, next year.
  Logistics are still being worked out, but the series will use a joint point syste
  
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• 3 arrested in fatal shooting of Northern California deputy

  24-10-2019 22:28
  SOMERSET, Calif. (AP) — Police say three men have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a Northern California sheriff’s deputy who was killed while responding to a falsely reported theft from an illegal marijuana growing operation in the rural Sierra Nevada foothills.
  Authorities say El Dorado County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Ishmael was killed Wednesday in the community of Somerset. An off-duty sheriff’s deputy from San Joaquin County was doing a ride-along
  
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• FTC sues to block promoters of bogus diabetes ‘cure’

  24-10-2019 22:24
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Federal regulators are suing to block pamphlet and newsletter publishers from marketing a purported cure for diabetes and advertising claims that consumers can collect $1 trillion in “Congressional Checks” or “Republican Checks.”
  In a lawsuit filed Thursday in Maryland, the Federal Trade Commission says publishers of “The Doctor’s Guide to Reversing Diabetes in 28 Days” are falsely promising a cure for the disease without dietary c
  
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• J-lo, A-rod donate years’ worth of food to Tenn. students

  24-10-2019 22:06
  FILe – In this Feb. 24, 2019 file photo, Jennifer Lopez, left, and Alex Rodriguez arrive at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Barack Obama is feeling the love about the engagement of Lopez and Rodriguez. A-Rod on Thursday, March 22, 2019 on Twitter shared a handwritten note that he received in which the former president and his wife, Michelle, congratulated the couple. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
  Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are helping kids in need.
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• Florida rapper arrested in Georgia, charged with murder

  24-10-2019 21:58
  AUSTELL, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a 19-year-old rapper who had been on the run since August has been arrested in Georgia in connection with a fatal shooting outside a Florida nightclub.
  News outlets report rapper Lil Dell was captured Tuesday by Cobb County authorities. His real name is Cordellius Lashawn Dyess.
  A Pensacola police statement says Dyess was wanted on murder and other charges in the May killing of Elizabeth Harris near the Platinum Club.
  Police say Harris was leaving a conc
  
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• Mistrial declared after stun belt control falls in toilet

  24-10-2019 21:55
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio judge declared a mistrial after a deputy assigned to watch a defendant who was wearing a stun belt went to a restroom and accidentally dropped the belt’s control device in a toilet, causing shocks to the defendant.
  Marc Gofstein, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office spokesman, says defendant David Wade received minor shocks when the belt used for security purposes was activated Wednesday in Columbus. Gofstein says the shocks ended in less than a mi
  
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• State hospital patient accused of sexually assaulting nurse

  24-10-2019 21:50
  PHOENIX (AP) — A patient at a state-run psychiatric hospital in Phoenix has been accused of sexually assaulting a nurse.
  Phoenix police say 34-year-old Joshua Joseph Surdyka remains jailed on suspicion of sexual assault, assault and indecent exposure.
  He didn’t have a lawyer at his initial court appearance Wednesday when his bail was set at $75,000.
  Police say the alleged incident occurred Monday and was captured on surveillance cameras inside the Arizona State Hospital.
  Surdyka also
  
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• NYC mayor says Trump would be arrested if he shot someone

  24-10-2019 21:37
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says President Donald Trump would be arrested if he shot someone on Fifth Avenue.
  The Democratic mayor was asked Thursday to respond to a Trump lawyer’s argument that a sitting president cannot be prosecuted for a criminal act.
  A federal appellate judge pressed Trump attorney William S. Consovoy on Wednesday about how local authorities could respond if the Republican president shot someone in the middle of Manhattan.
  The judge was re
  
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• White House moves to halt Times, Post subscriptions

  24-10-2019 21:35
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has had it with The New York Times and The Washington Post. The White House is preparing to instruct federal agencies not to renew their subscriptions to the newspapers.
  White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham is describing the move as a cost-saving measure.
  Grisham says “not renewing subscriptions across all federal agencies will be a significant cost saving for taxpayers — hundreds of thousands of dollars.”
  Trump is often c
  
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• Pattinson and Dafoe on the oddities of ‘The Lighthouse’

  24-10-2019 21:35
  TORONTO (AP) — “Weird” is a vague and imprecise word but it’s probably fair to say it can be applied to a boxy black-and-white movie about the feverish psychological battles and explicit mermaid-infused visions of two isolated and increasingly mad lighthouse keepers in 1890s Maine.
  For writer-director Robert Eggers, real and mythic collide in strange and hallucinatory ways. He makes rigorously researched period films that nevertheless have an otherworldly fairy tale quali
  
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• Blake Harris leaves NC State program for personal reasons

  24-10-2019 21:25
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State says guard Blake Harris is no longer with the program for unspecified personal reasons.
  Team spokesman Craig Hammel announced the roster move Thursday, three days before the Wolfpack plays Mount Olive in an exhibition game.
  Harris averaged 3.1 points and 1.5 assists while playing 30 games as a sophomore last season. The native of Chapel Hill transferred to N.C. State from Missouri, where he started nine of his 14 games in 2017-18 before leaving.
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• 100-year-old veteran honored for guarding national monument

  24-10-2019 21:15
  DETROIT (AP) — A 100-year-old World War II veteran from Michigan has finally been honored for guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
  Jack Eaton is the oldest living sentinel of the monument, which he protected from January 1938 to December 1939.
  Eaton viewed his plaque for the first time at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Wednesday.
  The Detroit Free Press reports that Eaton says he’s wanted the plaque for a while.
  His stepdaughter, Brenda Warburton, says Eaton got a
  
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• Eyes in the sky: Outdoor viewing deck is 100 stories high

  24-10-2019 21:00
  NEW YORK (AP) — Thrill-seeking visitors at New York’s Hudson Yards will be able to catch expansive views from a 100-story-high outdoor observation deck early next year.
  Hudson Yards Experiences announced on Thursday that tickets are now on sale for the deck — called “Edge ” — which opens on March 11, 2020.
  The deck, surrounded by tall glass panels, is anchored on two sides of a skyscraper at 30 Hudson Yards.
  A peek-a-boo portion of the floor allows for a dizzy
  
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• South Dakota, ACLU settle suit over ‘riot-boosting’ laws

  24-10-2019 20:59
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota has resolved a lawsuit over laws aimed at potential demonstrations against the Keystone XL pipeline by agreeing not to enforce much of the laws.
  The laws passed this year allow criminal or civil penalties against demonstrators who engage in so-called riot boosting. Republican Gov. Kristi Noem pushed for the laws, which came after neighboring North Dakota battled months of sometimes disruptive protests over the Dakota Access pipeline.
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• Microsoft platform lands another major esports personality

  24-10-2019 20:57
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Microsoft’s livestreaming service has added another major gamer two months after prying Tyler “Ninja” Blevins away from Amazon’s Twitch.
  Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek announced Thursday he is leaving Twitch and YouTube behind and will stream exclusively on Mixer.
  Blevins joined Mixer in August in a surprising move. The face of Fortnite had over 14 million followers on Twitch. He’s since acquired nearly 2.5 million followers and recei
  
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• Deputies need help locating missing 73-year-old man

  24-10-2019 20:51
  TUCSON – The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is asking for help in locating a missing 73-year-old man.
  Budd Busch was last seen in the 100 block of East Rudasill, near Oracle and Rudasill.Busch is described as 6 foot, approximately 175 pounds, blue eyes, gray hair. He was last seen wearing a tan shirt, dark shorts, baseball-cap.
  He is believed to be travelling on foot.
  Anyone who may have information on his whereabouts is asked to call 9-1-1 immediately.
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• CNN’s Zucker calls Facebook’s political ad policy ludicrous

  24-10-2019 20:48
  NEW YORK (AP) — CNN chief Jeff Zucker says Facebook’s policy not to monitor political ads for truth-telling is ludicrous and advised the social media giant to sit out the 2020 election until it can figure out something better.
  His network recently rejected two ads that President Donald Trump’s campaign sought to air, saying they repeated allegations against former Vice President Joe Biden that had been proven false.
  Facebook ran the ad. The company has said that politicians hav
  
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• Runner disqualified because she didn’t have waiver for hijab

  24-10-2019 20:42
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The association that oversees high school sports in Ohio is looking at changing its rules after a high school runner was disqualified from a cross country meet because she didn’t have a waiver allowing her to wear a hijab.
  Sixteen-year-old Noor Abukaram says she felt humiliated after being disqualified last weekend.
  Her coach at Sylvania Northview told The Blade newspaper he made a mistake by not getting the waiver, but he didn’t think it was needed because
  
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