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• AT&T says HBO Max streaming service will launch in May

  29-10-2019 23:57
  AT&T says its HBO Max streaming service will launch in May, joining a crowded field.
  The company has said HBO Max will become the “workhorse” for its video business as cord-cutting of traditional TV expands. The service grew out of AT&T’s $81 billion purchase of Time Warner, which AT&T has overhauled and rechristened WarnerMedia.
  HBO Max will challenge Netflix alongside Disney , Comcast and Apple . It has not yet announced pricing. But it will launch a version of HB
  
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• Papadopoulos seeks California seat left vacant by Rep. Hill

  29-10-2019 23:53
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — George Papadopoulos, a former Trump campaign aide who was a key figure in the FBI’s Russia probe, is running for the U.S. House seat left vacant by Democrat Katie Hill.
  Papadopoulos filed paperwork Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission.
  Hill announced her resignation Sunday amid an ethics probe into allegations she had a relationship with a congressional staff member.
  The FBI probe into ties between Russia and the Trump campaign began after revelations that
  
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• ‘Tarzan’ actor’s son unarmed when fatally shot by deputies

  29-10-2019 23:50
  SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say the son of actor Ron Ely was unarmed when he was fatally shot earlier this month at the “Tarzan” star’s home.
  The Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department says four deputies fired 24 rounds at Cameron Ely, who was being sought on suspicion of fatally stabbing his mother on Oct. 15. The agency said the 30-year-old told deputies he was armed and made motions like he was drawing a weapon when he was shot outside his father’s
  
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• Skeletal remains found in 2009 identified as a Prescott man

  29-10-2019 23:46
  PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say skeletal remains found in Yavapai County’s Thumb Butte area in 2009 have been identified as a Prescott man.
  County sheriff’s officials say DNA verified the remains were those of Anthony J. Sanchez.
  They say Sanchez was originally reported missing in November 2007.
  His family had called Prescott police with concerns about Sanchez’s behavioral health issues. He was 20 years old at the time.
  Authorities say Sanchez fled from his home an
  
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• Conyers funeral set for Monday; public events on weekend

  29-10-2019 23:43
  DETROIT (AP) — The funeral for John Conyers, who served more than 50 years in Congress, will be held Monday at a Detroit church.
  The public will get a chance to show their respect for Conyers on Saturday and Sunday at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. Conyers died Sunday at age 90, two years after resigning from the U.S. House.
  Monica Conyers tells The Detroit News that her husband’s funeral will be held at Greater Grace Temple. She anticipates that
  
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• Paper: Family suit in police shooting settled for $2 million

  29-10-2019 23:38
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — A newspaper reports that a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by the family of a black teenager killed by a white Pennsylvania police officer has been settled for $2 million.
  The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that a federal judge approved dismissal of the suit against the city of East Pittsburgh, and Allegheny County court records for the teenager’s estate include the settlement amount. Family attorneys declined comment, saying the documents speak for themselves
  
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• Brothers with alleged Hezbollah ties plead not guilty

  29-10-2019 23:35
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Two brothers accused of conspiring to export drone technology to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon have pleaded not guilty.
  Usama and Issam Hamade are charged with conspiracy to violate U.S. export laws. Usama Hamade is also charged with smuggling. The brothers were arrested in February 2018 in South Africa and were recently extradited to the U.S.
  The men entered not guilty pleas Tuesday in federal court in Minnesota. U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cow
  
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• Arizona official pleads not guilty in adoption fraud case

  29-10-2019 23:33
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — An elected official in Arizona accused of running a human smuggling scheme that brought pregnant women from the Marshall Islands to the U.S. has pleaded not guilty to federal charges in Arkansas.
  Authorities say Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen illegally paid the Pacific island women to have their babies in the United States and give them up for adoption.
  After entering his plea in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Tuesday, Petersen was released on $100,000 bond an
  
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• The Latest: Police: Man fatally shot by officer had hammer

  29-10-2019 23:29
  EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of a motorist by an Evansville, Indiana, police officer (all times local):
  5:30 p.m.
  Police in southwestern Indiana say a man fatally shot by an officer following a traffic accident was carrying a hammer.
  Vanderburgh County’s coroner identified the man as 45-year-old Terry W. Chanley of Wadesville.
  Evansville Police Capt. Andy Chandler says an officer was asking Chanley questions about the traffic accident and wasn’t getting a
  
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• House recognizes Armenian genocide in rebuke to Turkey

  29-10-2019 23:25
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted overwhelmingly to recognize the century-old mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide. The move is a clear rebuke to NATO ally Turkey in the wake of its invasion of northern Syria.
  Historians estimate that up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed around World War I, and many scholars see it as the 20th century’s first genocide. Turkey disputes the description, saying the toll has been inflated and considering those killed victims of
  
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• Judge tosses Pittsburgh gun laws passed after massacre

  29-10-2019 23:14
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — A judge has struck down gun restrictions that the Pittsburgh City Council imposed after last year’s synagogue massacre.
  Allegheny County Judge Joseph James ruled Tuesday that Pittsburgh’s firearms laws are “void and unenforceable” because Pennsylvania state law forbids municipalities from regulating guns.
  The gun restrictions were approved in April after a mass shooting at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue that killed 11 worshippers. Courts
  
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• Immigrant victimized by ICE forgery doesn’t have to pay fees

  29-10-2019 23:11
  SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge is criticizing the Justice Department for seeking legal fees from a Mexican immigrant who was the victim of a forgery by a government lawyer.
  U.S. District Judge Barbara Rothstein on Tuesday denied the department’s effort to make Ignacio Lanuza pay legal fees for his unsuccessful attempt to hold the government liable for the forgery. The fees could have topped $100,000.
  An Immigration and Customs Enforcement lawyer forged a document to try to get Lanuza
  
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• Texas woman accused of spraying blood, urine on Capitol art

  29-10-2019 23:10
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A woman is accused of spraying blood and urine on security guards and paintings of governors at the Texas state Capitol.
  According to an affidavit, Amber Lynette Green was arrested Monday after spraying a Texas Department of Public Safety corporal and another employee with “an unknown liquid in a bottle.”
  Green sprayed the liquid on paintings of governors in the Capitol rotunda before telling the corporal “there was blood and urine in the bottle.&rdqu
  
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• South Dakota inmate seeks delay to choose own execution drug

  29-10-2019 23:08
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Attorneys for a South Dakota prisoner facing execution next week are arguing he should be able to choose the drug to be used in his lethal injection.
  Charles Russell Rhines is to be executed with pentobarbital, which several states have used to administer the death penalty. But Craig Stevens, a professor of pharmacology at the University of Oklahoma, testified on Rhines’ behalf Tuesday that it’s not an “ultra-short-acting” drug.
  The state ci
  
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• John Legend co-writes new take on ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’

  29-10-2019 23:06
  NEW YORK (AP) — John Legend and Kelly Clarkson, his fellow coach on “The Voice,” have joined forces on a reimagined version of the oft-criticized Christmas classic “Baby It’s Cold Outside.”
  The song, written by Frank Loesser in 1944, is a duet that has a man trying to convince a woman to stay overnight at his home on a cold winter’s night. It’s been a flashpoint of the #MeToo era, with foes calling it everything from sexist to an ode to date rape.
  
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• Appeals court won’t hold rehearing in church shooting case

  29-10-2019 23:05
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected a request to reconsider a ruling that reinstated a lawsuit over a faulty background check that allowed a South Carolina man to buy the gun he used to kill nine people in a racist attack at a Charleston church.
  In August, a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a ruling from a lower court judge who threw out claims brought by relatives of people killed by Dylann Roof in the 2015 massacre.
  The U.S. Depart
  
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• Iran, Russia lash out at US plans to protect oil in Syria

  29-10-2019 23:04
  GENEVA (AP) — Iran and Russia have criticized and scoffed at Trump administration plans to protect oil deposits in Syria, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accusing Washington of “illegal” actions.
  Lavrov joined Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Geneva to lend support to U.N.-backed talks among Syrian government, opposition and civil society delegations on the country’s constitution starting Wednesday.
  
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• Man convicted of burglarizing Wayne Newton’s home sentenced

  29-10-2019 23:02
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A prison inmate convicted of burglarizing the mansion of “Mr. Las Vegas” entertainer Wayne Newton twice in 2018 has been sentenced to a minimum of 22 years.
  Weslie Martin was convicted in June of 11 felonies including home invasion.
  Prosecutors say the 22-year-old Martin sold stolen Newton valuables to a pawn shop.
  Martin has previous burglary-related and firearms convictions and was serving up to six years in prison for violating probation and being a felon in
  
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• Inter wins 2-1 at Brescia to move top of Serie A

  29-10-2019 23:01
  MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan moved back atop the Serie A standings with a 2-1 win at struggling Brescia on Tuesday.
  Goals in each half from Lautaro Martinez and Romelu Lukaku sent Inter two points above eight-time defending champion Juventus, which hosts Genoa on Wednesday.
  Inter had wasted the opportunity to take advantage of Juve’s draw with Lecce this past weekend as it was also held to a draw, by Parma.
  The Nerazzurri took the lead on Tuesday with a stroke of luck in the 23rd minute
  
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• The Latest: Schools close over severe Colorado weather

  29-10-2019 22:48
  DENVER (AP) — The Latest on a powerful snowstorm causing closures in Colorado (all times local):
  10:05 p.m.
  Denver Public Schools and administrative offices will be closed Wednesday due to severe weather and difficult travel conditions, officials say.
  The decision was announced Tuesday night, along with Aurora and several other school districts, after the state was hit by the second snowstorm in as many days.
  Children had been sent home early in many districts in the Denver and Colorado Sp
  
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• The Latest: Crews reopen I-70 in Colorado amid snowstorm

  29-10-2019 22:48
  DENVER (AP) — The Latest on a powerful snowstorm causing closures in Colorado (all times local):
  3:40 p.m.
  Crews have reopened a stretch of Interstate 70 that was shut down as a powerful snowstorm moved through Colorado.
  A 70-mile (112-kilometer) stretch of the interstate from east of Denver International Airport to Limon was closed in both directions Tuesday because of multiple crashes and poor weather. I-70 was reopened Tuesday afternoon.
  The snowstorm was the second to hit Colorado in a
  
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• The Latest: House OKs bill punishing Turkey for Syria move

  29-10-2019 22:40
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on House legislation on Turkey and Syria (all times local):
  5:38 p.m.
  A united House has voted overwhelmingly to punish Turkey for its invasion of northern Syria. The 403-16 roll call was Congress’ latest show of dismay over President Donald Trump’s policies in the region.
  The measure would restrict arms sales to Ankara and make it harder for top Turkish officials to have access to their personal assets in the U.S. The sanctions would stay in effect
  
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• Suit over Louisiana hair braiding permits survives challenge

  29-10-2019 22:30
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An organization challenging Louisiana’s permit requirements for hair braiders has won a round in state court.
  A state judge in Baton Rouge has rejected a move to dismiss the suit filed against the Louisiana Board of Cosmetology by the Virginia-based Institute for Justice.
  Jamie Cavanaugh, attorney for the organization, said the judge ruled from the bench Monday.
  The organization filed the suit in June on behalf of three practitioners of natural hair braiding techni
  
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• Lawsuit filed against city by sanctuary city group dismissed

  29-10-2019 22:30
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the sanctuary city ballot initiative organizers saying he could not issue a temporary order ahead of the election.
  The Arizona Daily Star reports that Pima County Superior Court Judge Brendan Griffin said there were too many unresolved legal issues to decide before Nov. 5.
  The organizers of the sanctuary city ballot filed a lawsuit against the city earlier this month saying city leaders were illegally using taxpayer resources
  
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• Correction: Right to Braid story

  29-10-2019 22:30
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In a story Oct. 29 about a hair braiding lawsuit The Associated Press reported erroneously that the lawyer’s first name was Jamie. It is Jaimie.
  A corrected version of the story is below:
  Suit over Louisiana hair braiding permits survives challenge
  An organization challenging Louisiana’s licensing requirements for hair braiders has won a round in state court
  By KEVIN McGILL
  Associated Press
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An organization challenging Louisiana’
  
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• TPD officer goes above, beyond after noticing torn flag flying at school

  29-10-2019 22:28
  TUCSON – After noticing a flag flying at a local school was torn and damaged, a Tucson Police Department officer has gone above and beyond to show his patriotism and community support.
  While on patrol, Officer Sullivan noticed that a torn flag was hanging on a flag pole near Carden Christian Academy, located at 2727 N. Swan Rd. near Glenn Street.
  While most people may have continued on with their day, Sullivan decided to take matters into his own hands. According to TPD, the officer purcha
  
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• Comey tells law students US not facing constitutional crisis

  29-10-2019 22:24
  CHICAGO (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey told law students in Chicago that the United States isn’t facing a constitutional crisis despite sharp divisions over the Trump administration.
  Comey spoke to 300 students at the University of Chicago Law School on Tuesday, saying that the country “is being stress tested” under President Donald Trump but that the U.S. Constitution is working.
  Comey argued the nation had been “more screwed up” in the past, includin
  
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• Facebook sues Israeli company over WhatsApp spyware

  29-10-2019 22:23
  Facebook has sued the Israeli hacker-for-hire company NSO Group for allegedly targeting some 1,400 users of its encrypted messaging service WhatsApp with highly sophisticated spyware.
  It appears to be the first legal action of its kind, involving a nearly totally unregulated realm.
  Facebook alleges in a federal lawsuit filed in California Tuesday that NSO Group violated federal computer crime law with an exploit that took advantage of a flaw in the popular communications program allowing a smart
  
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• Gnabry, Müller save Bayern from German Cup upset in Bochum

  29-10-2019 22:21
  BERLIN (AP) — Serge Gnabry and Thomas Müller scored late to help Bayern Munich avoid an upset and beat second-division Bochum 2-1 in the German Cup on Tuesday.
  An own goal from Canadian teen Alphonso Davies in the 36th minute had put the home side on course for a win over the defending champion.
  Bochum defended well even after Bayern coach Niko Kovac brought on striker Robert Lewandowski at the break, then Philippe Coutinho and Müller midway through the second half.
  “For 60
  
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• Hard Freeze Watch issued October 29 at 2:17PM MST until October 31 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  29-10-2019 22:17
  * WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 24 to 28 possible.
  * WHERE…Upper San Pedro River Valley, Eastern Cochise Countybelow 5000 feet and Upper Gila River Valley.
  * WHEN…From late Wednesday night through Thursday morning.
  * IMPACTS…Freezing conditions could kill sensitive vegetationand possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To preventfreezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they shouldbe wra
  
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• Freeze Watch issued October 29 at 2:17PM MST until October 31 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  29-10-2019 22:17
  * WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 to 32 possible.Localized colder spots in the mid 20s near washes and other lowspots.
  * WHERE…Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley and WhiteMountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties.
  * WHEN…From late Wednesday night through Thursday morning.
  * IMPACTS…Freezing conditions can kill sensitive vegetation andpossibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To preventfreezi
  
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• 6,000 tons of rock to stabilize overturned ship in Georgia

  29-10-2019 22:10
  BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Truckloads of rocks are being transported to the Georgia coast to stabilize an overturned cargo ship until it can be removed in pieces.
  The joint response team overseeing salvage of the Golden Ray said in a news release that 6,000 tons (5,443 metric tons) of rock will be placed along the hull of the ship to slow erosion of sand beneath it caused by the tides off St. Simons Island. The rock is being delivered by trucks from Georgia quarries and will be laid around the
  
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• The Latest: Democrat wants investigation of period tracking

  29-10-2019 21:55
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on a hearing over state efforts to revoke the license for Missouri’s only abortion clinic (all times local):
  5:20 p.m.
  A top Missouri Democrat is calling for an investigation of the health director, who said he tracked menstrual periods of Planned Parenthood patients.
  State House Minority Crystal Quade on Tuesday said Republican Gov. Mike Parson must immediately review if patient privacy was compromised.
  Quade added that she’s not sure if Department
  
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• The Latest: Verlander, Strasburg have 1-2-3 innings in 2nd

  29-10-2019 21:43
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on Game 6 of the World Series (all times local):
  7:48 p.m.
  Justin Verlander and Stephen Strasburg both had 1-2-3 innings in the second inning of Game 6, leaving Houston ahead of the Nationals 2-1.
  Verlander has retired the last five batters faced since Anthony Rendon’s one-out RBI single in the first, a slow chopper through the right side of the infield vacated by the shift that put Washington up 1-0.
  The Astros starter struck out Asdrúbal Cabrera and
  
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• The Latest: Strasburg preserves Nats’ 3-2 lead in 6th

  29-10-2019 21:43
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on Game 6 of the World Series (all times local):
  9:35 p.m.
  Stephen Strasburg worked around a leadoff single in the sixth inning to wrap up another scoreless frame and keep the Nationals on top 3-2 in Game 6.
  Houston manager A.J. Hinch lifted Justin Verlander for Brad Peacock to start the sixth after Verlander surrendered homers to Adam Eaton and Juan Soto to give the Nationals the lead an inning earlier.
  Peacock struck out two in a 1-2-3 sixth inning.
  Alex Bregman
  
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• The Latest: Scherzer will start if Nats force Game 7

  29-10-2019 21:43
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on Game 6 of the World Series (all times local):
  4:30 p.m.
  Max Scherzer would start Game 7 of the World Series for Washington on Wednesday if the Nationals win Game 6.
  The 35-year-old right-hander missed his scheduled start in Game 5 because of an irritated nerve near his neck, and the Astros beat substitute starter Joe Ross to take a 3-2 Series lead.
  Scherzer had a cortisone shot in his neck Sunday and threw in the outfield Tuesday before Game 6.
  Nationals manage
  
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• The Latest: Nats beat Astros 7-2, force Game 7

  29-10-2019 21:43
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on Game 6 of the World Series (all times local):
  10:47 p.m.
  Stephen Strasburg gutted through without his best fastball to throw five-hit ball for 8 1/3 innings Tuesday night, and now it’s on to Game 7 in the first World Series ever in which the visiting team won each of the first six games.
  Adam Eaton and Juan Soto hit solo homers off Justin Verlander in the fifth inning, Anthony Rendon had five RBIs that included a two-run homer in the seventh, and the Nati
  
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• Police: Man caught after robbing bank in front of officer

  29-10-2019 21:36
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Authorities in Maryland say a man suspected of several bank robberies was arrested after he robbed a bank in front of an off-duty police officer.
  News outlets report 51-year-old Fletcher Dorsett was arrested Monday and charged with armed robbery, assault and theft.
  Baltimore County police spokeswoman Jennifer Peach says Dorsett robbed a teller Monday by passing her a note demanding money.
  Peach says an off-duty Baltimore County officer ran after Dorsett once the telle
  
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• AP source: Trent Williams ends holdout, reports to Redskins

  29-10-2019 21:35
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A person with knowledge of the situation says left tackle Trent Williams has reported to the Washington Redskins, ending his lengthy holdout.
  The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced Williams’ return. He can be kept off the 53-man roster for up to three weeks after reporting.
  Washington did not deal the 31-year-old before the NFL trade deadline Tuesday, which prompted Williams’ return. The seven-time
  
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• Navy upholds sentencing of Navy SEAL for posing with corpse

  29-10-2019 21:34
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Navy has denied a request for clemency and upheld a military jury’s sentence that will reduce the rank of a decorated Navy SEAL convicted of posing with a dead Islamic State captive in Iraq in 2017.
  A spokesman for naval operations, Cmdr. Nate Christensen, said Tuesday that Adm. Mike Gilday made the decision after careful review of the trial and the clemency request by lawyers for Edward Gallagher.
  Gallagher’s lawyer, Timothy Parlatore, says they are disapp
  
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• 90-year sentence for drunk driver in 2 bicyclists’ deaths

  29-10-2019 21:33
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The drunk driver who killed two bicycle riders and injured seven following a New Orleans Mardi Gras parade in March has received a 90-year prison sentence.
  The District Attorney’s Office says state Judge Laurie White gave 32-year-old Tashonty Toney the maximum sentence Tuesday. The sentencing hearing came a day after he pleaded guilty to two counts of vehicular homicide, and a week after he pleaded guilty to multiple related charges.
  New Orleans news organizations
  
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• Judge reopens portion of Kentucky teen’s defamation suit

  29-10-2019 21:29
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge in Kentucky is reopening a portion of a lawsuit that accused the Washington Post of defamatory statements in its coverage of a Kentucky teen’s encounter with a Native American man at the Lincoln Memorial.
  U.S. District Judge William Bertlesman in July dismissed the lawsuit brought by Nicholas Sandmann that sought $250 million from the newspaper. Sandmann accused the Post of “targeting and bullying” in its articles about the Jan. 18 e
  
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• Suzuki out of Nats lineup again vs. Astros in World Series

  29-10-2019 21:26
  HOUSTON (AP) — Washington catcher Kurt Suzuki is out of the Nationals lineup again for Game 6 of the World Series.
  Suzuki missed the past two games because of a hip flexor strain, and after a travel day still wasn’t in the lineup Tuesday night against the Houston Astros and Justin Verlander.
  The Nationals beat Verlander in a 12-3 win last Tuesday in Game 2. The only change to their lineup from then is center fielder Victor Robles batting eighth with Yan Gomes catching and batting nin
  
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• Puerto Peñasco mass grave yields total of 42 bodies

  29-10-2019 21:25
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — A total of 42 bodies and skeletons have been pulled from a clandestine burial pit in the desert near the Gulf of California beach town of Puerto Peñasco.
  The Sonora state prosecutor’s office says the pit yielded a dozen bodies last week, but digging over the weekend found another 30 sets of remains, almost all complete skeletons. Two may be women.
  Only two of the bodies had decomposing flesh on them.
  The clandestine burial pit was originally located by group
  
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• Florida elections chief: State system prepared for hackers

  29-10-2019 21:24
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Secretary of State is reassuring voters that elections officers across the state are prepared for attacks from hackers despite continuing concerns about the integrity of the state’s voting systems.
  Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee came under intense questioning Tuesday by reporters at a Capitol news event organized by The Associated Press.
  Earlier this year, the Mueller Report referenced at least one Florida county where election systems
  
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• Britain set to hold an early election on Dec. 12 after bill passes in House of Commons

  29-10-2019 21:24
  LONDON (AP) — Britain set to hold an early election on Dec. 12 after bill passes in House of Commons.
  The post Britain set to hold an early election on Dec. 12 after bill passes in House of Commons appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Little Rock schools brace for possible teachers strike

  29-10-2019 21:21
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Little Rock’s school district is bracing for the possibility of its first strike in decades because a state panel this month voted to strip the local teachers union of its collective bargaining power.
  The Little Rock Education Association’s contract with the 23,000-student district ends on Thursday, and the state Board of Education earlier this month voted to no longer recognize the association as the district’s sole bargaining agent after that da
  
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• Raptors reward sports science guru with VP role, extension

  29-10-2019 21:20
  TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Raptors sports science guru Alex McKechnie has been given a promotion and contract extension.
  The Scotsman has earned a reputation for his innovative treatments for injured players. The NBA champions said Tuesday he will now hold the title of vice president, player health and performance.
  McKechnie helped Kawhi Leonard return to competition after the star forward missed most of the 2017-18 season with a quad injury. In the 2016 playoffs, McKechnie developed an odd tr
  
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• Biden’s communion denial highlights faith-politics conflict

  29-10-2019 21:20
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Catholic priest’s denial of communion to Joe Biden on Sunday illustrates the fine line presidential candidates must walk as they talk about their faiths: How do they balance religious values with a campaign that asks them to choose a side in polarizing moral debates?
  The awkward moment for Biden came during weekend campaigning in South Carolina. As he frequently does on the trail, the lifelong Catholic attended services privately at a local parish, but the pri
  
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• Funeral set for former US Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina

  29-10-2019 21:14
  GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A service to remember former North Carolina U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan will be held this weekend in the city where she lived for decades.
  Hagan family spokeswoman Sadie Weiner said Tuesday that Hagan’s funeral service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church in downtown Greensboro. The church service is open to the public and will be followed by a visitation with the family.
  Hagan died Monday at age 66, about three years after she contracted a rare virus sp
  
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