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• Trump’s Top Russia, European affairs adviser steps down ahead of impeachment testimony

  30-10-2019 23:58
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s top adviser for Russian and European affairs is leaving his job at the White House, a day before he’s scheduled to testify before the House impeachment investigators, a senior administration official said Wednesday.
  Tim Morrison owes his job at the National Security Council to Trump, but his testimony Thursday in the House impeachment inquiry might be central to a push to remove the president from office.
  A senior administration offici
  
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• Atlético eliminates Man City in Women’s Champions League

  30-10-2019 23:50
  MADRID (AP) — Atlético Madrid beat Manchester City 2-1 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Women’s Champions League on a 3-2 aggregate score on Wednesday.
  The Spanish champions also eliminated City from the continental competition last season.
  The hosts took the lead five minutes before halftime when City captain Steph Houghton redirected a shot by Ludmila Da Silva into her own net. Angela Sosa added a second Atletico goal in the 68th minute, knocking the ball in after the
  
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• Judge cancels Dallas DA’s contempt hearing from Guyger trial

  30-10-2019 23:45
  DALLAS (AP) — A judge has postponed a hearing over whether to hold the Dallas County district attorney in contempt of court for allegedly violating a gag order during a police officer’s murder trial.
  District Attorney John Creuzot had been set to appear in court Thursday over comments he made to a local TV station about a former Dallas officer Amber Guyger’s trial for shooting Botham Jean . But a senior judge on Tuesday called the hearing off and ordered another judge to overse
  
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• Twitter eliminates political ads from platform, CEO says

  30-10-2019 23:34
  NBC NEWS – In a series of tweets, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey laid out the company’s reasoning.Dorsey said Twitter considered only eliminating ads from candidates but felt that left loopholes for issue-based ads.
  Dorsey said the policy would be published in full on Nov. 15 and will include some exceptions, such as ads in support of voter registration.
  The policy will go into effect Nov. 22.We’ve made the decision to stop all political advertising on Twitter globally. We believe po
  
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• US sued over health insurance rule for migrant families

  30-10-2019 23:32
  The Trump administration is facing a federal lawsuit over a new rule requiring immigrants to prove they will be able to afford health care before they get visas to move to the country.
  Seven American citizens and a nonprofit organization sued Wednesday in Portland, Oregon, alleging the rule would prevent them from bringing their spouses and parents to live with them.
  The rule announced earlier this month is set to take effect Sunday.
  It applies to people seeking immigrant visas from abroad, not
  
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• Trump to attend UFC fight Saturday in New York City

  30-10-2019 23:32
  NEW YORK (AP) — It’ll be two very different championship sporting events in one week for President Donald Trump.
  Trump is expected to attend a mixed martial arts fight Saturday night in New York City, a few days after he was booed loudly at a World Series game.
  Trump plans to be in the crowd for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 244 at Madison Square Garden. The event will be headlined by a welterweight fight between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz.
  Trump is friendly with UFC Preside
  
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• USA Volleyball tabs Peter Vint for new chief of sport role

  30-10-2019 23:29
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — USA Volleyball has named Dr. Peter Vint as its Chief of Sport.
  Vint will oversee all of USA Volleyball’s national teams, as well as the high performance and coaching education departments.
  USA Volleyball CEO Jamie Davis says the newly created position will streamline the path from the high-performance programs to the national teams.
  Vint says it was watching the U.S. men win the Olympic gold medal in 1984 that inspired him to enter the field of sport sc
  
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• UConn to redshirt freshman forward Richie Springs

  30-10-2019 23:25
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — UConn freshman forward Richie Springs will sit out this season as an academic redshirt.
  Springs is a 6-foot-9 power forward from Brooklyn. He graduated this spring from the MacDuffie School in Granby, Massachusetts.
  The 18-year-old made the decision in August to forgo his planned postgraduate year and enroll at UConn this fall.
  He joined a class that included guard James Bouknight, who played with Springs at MacDuffie. Bouknight’s status with the team is in que
  
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• Weather IQ at Copper Elementary School

  30-10-2019 23:24
  News 4 Tucson Weather IQ with Matt Brode at Copper Creek Elementary School.The post Weather IQ at Copper Elementary School appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Oklahoma judge rejects challenge to ‘permitless carry’ law

  30-10-2019 23:16
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge has rejected an attempt by a Democratic state lawmaker and gun safety advocates to stop a new law from taking effect on Friday that would allow most people in the state to carry a firearm in public without a background check or training.
  Oklahoma County District Judge Don Andrews on Wednesday rejected a request by Oklahoma City Democratic Rep. Jason Lowe for a temporary injunction that would have stopped the so-called “permitless carry” la
  
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• Dortmund comes from behind to beat Gladbach 2-1 in Cup

  30-10-2019 23:06
  BERLIN (AP) — Julian Brandt struck twice as Borussia Dortmund came from behind to beat Bundesliga leader Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1 in the second round of the German Cup on Wednesday.
  Neither side could force a breakthrough until Gladbach striker Marcus Thuram was left free to head in the opener in the 71st minute.
  But Brandt equalized with a twice-deflected shot six minutes later, before former Gladbach player Thorgan Hazard crossed for him to head in the winner.
  “Wins like t
  
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• Kids of Steele Ninth Annual Mini Golf Event is underway

  30-10-2019 23:04
  TUCSON – The Ninth Annual Mini Golf Event is underway.
  Kids of Steel, the family auxiliary of the University of Arizona Steele Children’s Research Center will host the event from 4 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3 at Golf N’ Stuff, 6503 E. Tanque Verde Road.
  Kids of Steel is comprised of local families who want to teach their children about service and kindness, while raising funds for the UArizona Steele Childre’s Research Center.
  Funds raised at the event will be used for &l
  
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• Liverpool ousts Arsenal 5-4 in shootout after 5-5 draw

  30-10-2019 23:03
  LONDON (AP) — After 19 goals on a wild night at Anfield — nine in a penalty shootout — Liverpool ousted Arsenal in the League Cup to reach the quarterfinals.
  Arsenal was moments away from advancing in regulation time on Wednesday until Divock Origi’s equalizer in the fourth minute of stoppage time made it 5-5.
  Then, only Arsenal midfielder Dani Ceballos missed his penalty, allowing teenager Curtis Jones to seal Liverpool’s progress with 5-4 shootout victory on Wedne
  
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• Jaguars add QB Minshew to injury report with sore shoulder

  30-10-2019 22:59
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have added rookie quarterback Gardner Minshew to the injury report with right shoulder soreness sustained in last week’s victory against the New York Jets.
  The team listed Minshew as a full participant in practice Wednesday and said he took 100% of his normal repetitions. His addition to the injury report is considered precautionary, and he’s expected to play when the Jaguars (4-4) play a “home game” against AFC Sou
  
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• New Mexico authorities seek help locating 2 missing brothers

  30-10-2019 22:58
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico authorities have asked the public for help locating two young brothers they say were taken from daycare by their father and hidden.
  Las Cruces Police Department authorities say a nationwide arrest warrant was issued for 52-year-old Clarence Michael Ransom on charges of failure to register as a sex offender and non-compliance with a custodial agreement.
  Authorities say 3-year-old Maverick Ransom and 4-year-old Orion Ransom were last seen Oct. 8 when their
  
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• Military dog hurt in al-Baghdadi raid is K-9 combat veteran

  30-10-2019 22:58
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of U.S. Central Command has provided some more information about the military working dog that was injured in the raid on the compound of the leader of the Islamic State group.
  Gen. Frank McKenzie told reporters that the dog was injured when it was exposed to live electrical cables as it pursued Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a tunnel underneath his compound in northwestern Syria.
  McKenzie said Wednesday that the dog has now returned to duty.
  The dog’s name has no
  
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• 5 charged in California student’s alcohol poisoning death

  30-10-2019 22:55
  IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say five Southern California college students have been charged in the alcohol-poisoning death of their fraternity brother.
  Noah Domingo, 18, was found dead in January at the off-campus Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house for the University of California, Irvine, with a blood alcohol level of 0.331 after a party.
  The Orange County District Attorney’s Office says Wednesday in a statement the five fraternity brothers are all charged with misdemeanors.
  
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• Ex-All-Star slugger Josh Hamilton charged with child injury

  30-10-2019 22:54
  KELLER, Texas (AP) — Former All-Star slugger Josh Hamilton has been charged with injury to a child after his 14-year-old daughter told his ex-wife that he’d struck her.
  Hamilton turned himself Wednesday to the Tarrant County Jail in Fort Worth, Texas, and was released on $35,000 bond.
  According to a police affidavit, Hamilton’s daughter told Keller police that he went on a rampage Sept. 30th. She says she made a comment to Hamilton that upset him, so he threw a full bottle over
  
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• Trump National Security Council aide Tim Morrison resigns on eve of congressional testimony in impeachment probe

  30-10-2019 22:52
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump National Security Council aide Tim Morrison resigns on eve of congressional testimony in impeachment probe.
  The post Trump National Security Council aide Tim Morrison resigns on eve of congressional testimony in impeachment probe appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• The Latest: US House approves protections near Chaco park

  30-10-2019 22:52
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on federal legislation to create buffer around Chaco Culture National Historical Park (all times local):
  3:40 p.m.
  The U.S. House has approved legislation that would prohibit oil and gas development on federal land surrounding a national park in New Mexico held sacred by numerous Native American tribes.
  The vote came Wednesday to make permanent a buffer around Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
  U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico says there are so
  
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• Santa Anita explores possible return to synthetic surface

  30-10-2019 22:51
  ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Santa Anita is looking into the possibility of removing its dirt surface, where the majority of the track’s 36 horse deaths since December have occurred, and going back to a synthetic surface.
  That’s according to Dr. Dionne Benson, chief veterinary officer for The Stronach Group, which owns the track.
  “We haven’t ruled anything out,” she said Wednesday.
  The drastic measure is being explored as a way to curtail the spate of deaths at the
  
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• Appeals court: Prosecutors can say ‘rape’ at rape trial

  30-10-2019 22:51
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana appeals court has overruled a judge who said prosecutors could not use the word “rape” during a man’s rape trial.
  In a ruling filed Wednesday, Judge Ben Willard in New Orleans granted a defense request to bar prosecutors and prosecution witnesses from using the word rape in an ongoing trial.
  Prosecutors appealed, noting the defendant faces multiple charges, including first-degree rape.
  A three-judge panel of Louisiana’s 4th Circuit Cou
  
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• Order to ‘stick to sports’ has Deadspin site in open revolt

  30-10-2019 22:44
  NEW YORK (AP) — A dispute between management and staff members over the focus of Deadspin is playing out on the popular sports and culture web site for all of its readers to see.
  The site’s editor-in-chief quit in August, in part over management’s edict that it stick to sports and avoid posts about politics, media and pop culture. Another editor tweeted on Tuesday that he’d been fired over the dispute.
  Deadspin’s site on Wednesday featured articles on wedding dress
  
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• Video shows Indiana officer fatally shoot man who had hammer

  30-10-2019 22:38
  EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say video of a southwest Indiana police officer fatally shooting a man who had a hammer appears to back up the officer’s claim that he believed the man reached for a gun.
  Terry W. Chanley of Wadesville was killed by the Evansville police officer Monday following a traffic accident.
  The department released body-cam video Wednesday that shows the unidentified officer approach the 45-year-old Chanley and ask for his license, insurance and registration
  
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• Maryland board OKs $9M for 5 wrongly imprisoned men

  30-10-2019 22:38
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland board has approved paying about $9 million to compensate five men who were wrongly imprisoned for a combined 120 years.
  The Maryland Board of Public Works voted Wednesday for the compensation.
  The men will be paid $78,916 for each year they were incarcerated. That amounts to the state’s median household income.
  Maryland judges and prosecutors have found that petitioners Jerome Johnson, Lamar Johnson, Walter Lomax, Clarence Shipley and Hubert James Wil
  
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• Clemson: NCAA waiver allows Texas Tech transfer to play

  30-10-2019 22:33
  CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson said the NCAA has granted a waiver to Texas Tech basketball transfer Khavon Moore, making the 6-foot-8 sophomore immediately eligible to play with the Tigers.
  Moore, from Macon, Georgia, played in only one game for the Red Raiders due to injury. He enrolled at Clemson this past May and has practiced with the team, including playing in the Tigers run to the gold medal at the World University Games this summer.
  Moore was considered a four-star prospect out of hig
  
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• Hard Freeze Warning issued October 30 at 2:30PM MST until October 31 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  30-10-2019 22:30
  * 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 2 AM to 9 AM MST Thursday.
  * 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 wrapped, drained, or al
  
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• Freeze Warning issued October 30 at 2:30PM MST until October 31 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  30-10-2019 22:30
  * WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 to 32 possible.Localized colder spots in the mid 20s near washes and otherlow spots.
  * WHERE…Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley.
  * WHEN…From 2 AM to 9 AM MST Thursday.
  * IMPACTS…Freezing conditions can kill sensitive vegetation andpossibly 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 wrapped,
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Lesbian Bong Blow

  30-10-2019 22:28
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• 2 more Ohio executions delayed amid lack of lethal drugs

  30-10-2019 22:27
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. Mike DeWine has delayed two more executions, citing Ohio’s continuing struggles to find supplies of lethal injection drugs.
  James Galen Hanna was scheduled to die Dec. 11 for the murder of his cellmate in 1997. DeWine, a Republican, on Wednesday moved his execution date to July 16.
  Kareem Jackson was sentenced to death for two execution-style slayings in 1997. DeWine moved his execution date to Sept. 16.
  DeWine cited Ohio’s difficulty finding pharmace
  
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• Sheriff’s deputy charged with assaulting patron at Iowa bar

  30-10-2019 22:24
  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa sheriff says one of his deputies has been charged with assault after an off-duty confrontation with a fellow patron at a bar.
  Linn County Sheriff Brian Gardner said Wednesday that he finds the allegations against deputy 48-year-old Robert Amos “extremely concerning” and that he has placed him on paid leave pending an internal investigation.
  Gardner says Amos was arrested late Tuesday after a disturbance at a bar in Lisbon called Beau Dylan&rsqu
  
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• Texas deputy who struck man he invited to slap him indicted

  30-10-2019 22:21
  HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas sheriff’s deputy is facing an assault charge after inviting a man to slap him in the face, then slapping the man to the ground.
  The Harris County district attorney’s office said a grand jury indicted 39-year-old Ellison Collins Tuesday.
  Prosecutors say Collins invited the now 61-year-old man to slap him in a restaurant parking lot last year. Video shows the man slowly raising his hand toward Collins, who then slaps him. It does not show what led to the al
  
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• Buena HS placed on lockdown after report of possible weapon on campus

  30-10-2019 22:21
  SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. – Buena High School has been placed on lockdown after police received a report that there may be a weapon on campus Wednesday afternoon.
  According SVPD, the person who may be in possession of a weapon has been taken into custody. The officers are currently conducting a protective sweep on campus, searching for any potential weapons.
  Police say they believe there is no threat to the public at this time.
  Buena High School is on lockdown because #SVPolice received a report
  
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• The Latest: Islamic State leader buried at sea, US says

  30-10-2019 22:16
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the United States and the Islamic State (all times local):
  5:10 p.m.
  The head of United States Central Command says Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was buried at sea after a weekend raid on his compound.
  Gen. Frank McKenzie told reporters Wednesday that al-Baghdadi died after he exploded a suicide vest just before U.S. troops were going to capture him.
  McKenzie says two children were killed in the explosion set off by the Islamic State leader.
  The
  
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• Gooding due in court to face new sex misconduct allegations

  30-10-2019 22:13
  NEW YORK (AP) — Cuba Gooding Jr. faces new charges in his sexual misconduct case.
  The actor’s lawyer says he’s due in a New York City court on Thursday for arraignment on an updated misdemeanor indictment.
  Lawyer Mark Heller says the charges involve a new accuser. An indictment unsealed this month already charges Gooding in two alleged events.
  Gooding pleaded not guilty Oct. 15 to charges alleging he pinched a woman’s buttocks in October 2018 and squeezed a woman’s
  
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• Doctor at Missouri abortion clinic defends patient care

  30-10-2019 22:11
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The top doctor at Missouri’s sole abortion clinic has defended its handling of four patients who faced complications — women whose care has been cited by the state as it seeks to revoke the clinic’s license.
  Dr. Colleen McNicholas testified Wednesday at a hearing that could determine the St. Louis clinic’s fate came as the state faced fallout over a revelation a day earlier from Missouri’s top health official that he kept a spreadsheet that tr
  
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• The Latest: Nats beat Astros 6-2 to win first World Series

  30-10-2019 22:05
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on Game 7 of the World Series (all times local):
  10:50 p.m.
  Howie Kendrick and Anthony Rendon homered in the seventh inning as the Washington Nationals overcame a two-run deficit and rocked the Houston Astros 6-2 Wednesday night in Game 7 to claim the first World Series title in franchise history.
  With all eyes on Max Scherzer and his remarkable recovery following an injection, the Nationals embraced their shot in a Series where the road team won every game. Even
  
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• The Latest: Kurt Suzuki scratched from Nats starting lineup

  30-10-2019 22:05
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on Game 7 of the World Series (all times local):
  5:35 p.m.
  Nationals catcher Kurt Suzuki has been scratched from Washington’s starting lineup for the deciding Game 7 of the World Series against the Houston Astros.
  Suzuki missed the last three games while dealing with a hip flexor strain. The 36-year-old was initially listed in the starting lineup but was replaced again by Yan Gomes just under three hours before the first pitch.
  Gomes will be behind the plate
  
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• The Latest: Correa RBI extends Astros’ lead to 2-0 in Game 7

  30-10-2019 22:05
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on Game 7 of the World Series (all times local):
  9 p.m.
  Zack Greinke is providing quite an assist for the Houston Astros as they try to clinch their second World Series title in three seasons.
  Houston leads the Washington Nationals 2-0 through five innings, and finally got a hit with a runner in scoring position.
  Greinke has allowed only two runners, giving up a single in the second inning and a walk in the fifth. The five-time Gold Glove-winning pitcher and forme
  
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• The Latest: Actor McConaughey gets crowd going before Game 7

  30-10-2019 22:05
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on Game 7 of the World Series (all times local):
  7:11 p.m.
  Texas-born actor Matthew McConaughey kicked off Game 7 of the World Series by declaring: “Let’s play ball.” Wearing the same orange jersey the team was wearing Wednesday night, McConaughey worked the packed crowd into a frenzy by asking: “Houston are you ready,” when he took the microphone.
  Earlier, two of Houston’s famed Killer B’s, Hall of Famers Craig Biggio and
  
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• US Track and Field appoints Holloway, Monday as head coaches

  30-10-2019 22:03
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. track and field team will be led by Michael Holloway and Rose Monday next summer at the Tokyo Olympics.
  The men’s and women’s staffs were announced Wednesday by USA Track & Field.
  Holloway is the coach at the University of Florida, where he’s helped the Gators to nine NCAA titles. Monday assisted at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Games. She serves as the chair of women’s track and field.
  The women’s assistants include LaTanya Sheffie
  
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• Pirates claim former Rockies reliever Howard off waivers

  30-10-2019 22:02
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have claimed reliever Sam Howard off waivers from Colorado.
  The 26-year-old left-hander is 2-0 with 24 strikeouts, 13 walks and a 5.87 ERA in 24 career appearances since making his major league debut in 2018. He spent the majority of 2019 with Colorado’s Triple-A affiliate in Albuquerque, going 4-1 with a 3.91 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 42 games.
  Colorado selected Howard in the third round of the 2014 first-year player draft. He reached the majo
  
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• Lions sign cornerback Michael Jackson, adding needed depth

  30-10-2019 22:01
  ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have signed cornerback Michael Jackson, adding depth at the position while Darius Slay is slowed by an injury.
  Detroit signed Jackson off the Dallas Cowboys’ practice squad and released running Paul Perkins on Wednesday.
  Dallas drafted Jackson in the fifth round this year out of Miami.
  Slay was limited on Wednesday in practice with a hamstring injury that kept him out of Detroit’s previous game, a win over the New York Giants.
  The Lion
  
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• Apple overcomes iPhone slump with strong fiscal 4Q showing

  30-10-2019 21:57
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is still running a well-oiled moneymaking machine despite cooling demand for its hottest product, the iPhone.
  The latest evidence of Apple’s prowess emerged Wednesday with the release of financial results for the July-September quarter.
  Both Apple’s sales and revenue exceeded analyst estimates as the company’s newest iPhones got off to a better start than expected, even though the devices aren’t that much different last year’s models
  
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• Adams still ‘hurt’ Jets listened to trade offers for him

  30-10-2019 21:56
  FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets safety Jamal Adams says he is still bothered general manager Joe Douglas listened to trade offers for him before the NFL’s deadline to deal players.
  Adams says Wednesday he told Douglas last Friday he wanted to remain with the Jets and was then angered when people he says he trusts told him the GM was answering calls from other teams inquiring about the safety’s availability.
  Adams says the New England Patriots don’t take calls for
  
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• Man arrested after high-speed chase on tribal land near Mesa

  30-10-2019 21:54
  MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a Scottsdale man wanted on parole violations has been arrested after a high-speed chase on tribal land near Mesa.
  Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say the chase began about 7 a.m. Wednesday when a trooper attempted to make a traffic stop on an SUV making unsafe lane changes.
  The driver pulled into a shopping center’s parking lot and then drove onto city streets at a high rate of speed.
  DPS says the vehicle entered the Salt River Pima-Ma
  
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• English soccer club Derby fires captain in car-crash fallout

  30-10-2019 21:52
  DERBY, England (AP) — English soccer club Derby has fired captain Richard Keogh for gross misconduct following an internal disciplinary hearing into a car accident.
  The 33-year-old defender suffered a knee injury that has ruled him out for more than a year after he was involved in a car accident with teammates Tom Lawrence and Mason Bennett in September.
  Derby, which plays in the second-tier League Championship, previously fined Lawrence and Bennett six weeks’ wages, the maximum allo
  
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• Subtropical Storm Rebekah forms in north Atlantic

  30-10-2019 21:51
  MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Subtropical Storm Rebekah has formed in the north Atlantic but currently poses no threats to land.
  The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm was centered Wednesday afternoon about 745 miles (900 kilometers) west of the Azores, a Portuguese island chain.
  Rebekah has maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (73 kph) and is moving east at 13 mph (21 kph).
  Forecasters expect the storm to weaken to a post-tropical cyclone as it approaches the Azores on Thursday or
  
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• Redskins say Williams failed physical for helmet discomfort

  30-10-2019 21:51
  ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Redskins interim coach Bill Callahan says left tackle Trent Williams failed his physical because of discomfort trying to put his helmet on.
  Williams preciously had a growth on his head removed, and the dispute that led to his holdout centered on the medical staff and handling of that situation. Williams reported to the facility Tuesday, and the Redskins got a roster exemption for him.
  Williams did not practice Wednesday and was not in the locker room when it
  
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• Police: Couple, 2 juveniles found shot dead; son in custody

  30-10-2019 21:51
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say a man is in custody following the deaths of his mother, stepfather and two brothers, including a 6-year-old boy, who were found shot in a west Philadelphia home.
  Officials said in a statement that officers were sent Wednesday afternoon to check on a couple who didn’t show up for work and were “known to have trouble with a mentally unstable son.”
  Arriving officers found a 29-year-old man in a second-floor bedroom and took him into custody. Hi
  
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