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• Michigan brewery settles ex-worker’s discrimination lawsuit

  31-10-2019 23:57
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A black man who says he was fired by a Michigan brewery for complaining of a racist corporate culture has settled a lawsuit against the company.
  Tracy Evans sued Founders Brewing Co. a year ago. The settlement was announced Thursday. Terms were not disclosed.
  Brewery founders Mikes Stevens and Dave Engbers said in a statement that the agreement followed “self-discovery” and discussions with Evans.
  Evans says he believes the brewery now has a mission t
  
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• Adopt This Pet: Meet Harrison!

  31-10-2019 23:52
  There is a new pet looking to be adopted, meet Harrison!Harrison is a four-year-old dog who came to the Humane Society of Southern Arizona as a stray. HSSA says that they do not know much about his past but knows he loves to play! He enjoys spending time with people and other dogs. Harrison would make a great dog for any home.
  If you are interested in meeting or adopting Harrison, you can visit her at HSSA’s main campus at 635 W. Roger Rd. You can also give an adoption counselor a call at
  
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• $2 million Juvenile tops opening day of Breeders’ Cup

  31-10-2019 23:52
  ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Breeders’ Cup weekend kicks off with five stakes Friday, topped by the $2 million Juvenile, as Santa Anita hosts the world championships for a record 10th time.
  Dennis’ Moment is the early 8-5 favorite in the 1 1/16-mile Juvenile, whose winner is tabbed as the horse to watch heading into next year’s Kentucky Derby.
  The season-ending Breeders’ Cup goes off amid intense scrutiny at the track where 36 horses have died since last December, prompti
  
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• Judge: Searches of ex-CIA employee’s home and phones OK

  31-10-2019 23:42
  NEW YORK (AP) — A judge in New York says investigators properly carried out searches that led to espionage charges against a former CIA employee.
  U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty ruled Thursday in the case against Joshua Schulte .
  Schulte’s lawyers had urged Crotty to suppress the evidence, including electronic devices, saying the government misrepresented numerous important facts in getting search warrants .
  Schulte’s New York City apartment was searched in 2017 after WikiLeaks
  
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• US extends civil nuclear cooperation waivers for Iran

  31-10-2019 23:40
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is keeping alive one of the last remaining components of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal by extending sanctions waivers that allow foreign companies to work with Iran’s civilian nuclear program without U.S. penalties.
  The waivers had been due to expire Tuesday but were extended by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for another 90 days. Pompeo has been a champion of President Donald Trump’s maximum pressure campaign on Iran.
  Trump withdrew last
  
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• Actor James Cromwell arrested at Texas A&M regents protest

  31-10-2019 23:38
  COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Actor James Cromwell and another man have been charged with disorderly conduct after police said they disrupted a meeting of the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents.
  The two were part of a demonstration Thursday by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to protest A&M’s use of dogs for medical research. The 79-year-old actor, who is an animal welfare activist, and 34-year-old Jeremy Beckham were released after posting bonds of $5,00
  
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• Wet, cold weather postpones Halloween in at least 12 New Hampshire towns

  31-10-2019 23:36
  SALEM, N.H. (AP) — At least a dozen New Hampshire communities are postponing Halloween trick-or-treating because of the wet, windy weather in the forecast.
  WMUR-TV reports Hudson, Nashua, Pelham, Salem and Windham are among the cities and towns moving Thursday’s festivities to Saturday.
  In Manchester, police announced Wednesday festivities would be delayed until Sunday.
  Pelham Police Lt. Anne Perriello says area chiefs spoke and they designated when Halloween will take plac
  
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• Deal gives Ford workers $9K signing bonus; plant will close

  31-10-2019 23:20
  DETROIT (AP) — A person briefed on the matter says workers will get $9,000 signing bonuses if they ratify a new four-year contract with Ford, but the company will be able to close a factory in the deal.
  The person, who didn’t want to be identified because the contract hasn’t been explained to workers, says Ford will close an engine plant in Romeo, Michigan, north of Detroit. The factory’s 600 union workers will be offered buyouts or jobs at a transmission plant in nearby
  
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• Pedestrian killed after struck by vehicle on south side

  31-10-2019 23:16
  TUCSON – A 62-year-old pedestrian has died after he was reportedly hit by a vehicle Thursday morning on the south side.
  According to Tucson Police Department, 62-year-old Daniel A. Lopez was crossing Irvington Road near Greenway Drive at around 7 a.m.when a blue 1997 Chevrolet pickup struck him when the vehicle was merging into the eastbound lanes of Irvngton Road. Police said Lopez was allegedly not in a crosswalk when he was struck.
  Lopez was transported to the hospital with life-threate
  
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• Nats-Astros World Series goes 7 games but third-least viewed

  31-10-2019 23:16
  This year’s World Series between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros went seven games but finished as the third-least viewed.
  The Series averaged 13.91 million viewers, Nielsen said Thursday, down 1.3% from 14.1 million last year for Boston’s five-game victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The first title in the 51-year history of the Nationals-Montreal Expos franchise averaged an 8.1 rating and 16 share.
  The lowest-rated Series remains 2012, when San Francisco’s sweep
  
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• Cynthia Erivo on becoming Harriet Tubman

  31-10-2019 23:16
  TORONTO (AP) — Cynthia Erivo’s inner and outer strength can be stealthy but overwhelming.
  It was her Tony-winning transformation of her Celie in “The Color Purple” on Broadway that first brought Erivo to the attention of American audiences. Now, after on-screen glimpses last year in Drew Goddard’s “Bad Times at the El Royale” and Steve McQueen’s “Widows,” she gives her first leading performance in the Harriet Tubman film “Harriet.
  
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• BB Hall of Fame gets nice array of World Series artifacts

  31-10-2019 23:16
  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Artifacts from the World Series are headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame, including the ball hit by Washington’s Howie Kendrick off the right-field foul pole for the go-ahead home run in Game 7.
  Following the Nationals’ 6-2 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night, the Nationals and players donated several pieces. Other items include a jersey worn by World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg in his Game 6 victory, a cap worn by starting pitcher Max Scherz
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Impeachment probe isn’t driving stock decline

  31-10-2019 23:14
  The post AP FACT CHECK: Impeachment probe isn’t driving stock decline appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Ex-convict accused of killing 87-year-old Arizona man jailed

  31-10-2019 23:12
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An ex-convict accused in the August death of an 87-year-old Sun City man has been booked into a Flagstaff jail on $3 million bond.
  Coconino County Sheriff’s officials say 55-year-old Michael Wyffels of Sun City was arrested in Portland, Oregon and extradited Tuesday to northern Arizona.
  Wyffels is being held on suspicion of first-degree murder, armed robbery, kidnapping and other charges.
  It was unclear Thursday if he has a lawyer.
  Authorities say Wyffels was
  
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• Trump wants to honor dog from Syria mission at White House

  31-10-2019 23:08
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is the first president since William McKinley not to have a dog live in the White House. But next week he wants to honor one by bringing Conan, a military working dog injured in the successful operation targeting Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, to Washington.
  It remains unclear if the president will eventually meet some of the several dozen troops who took part in the risky operation in northwest Syria that ended with al-Baghdadi killing himself by
  
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• Suso’s goal lifts AC Milan to 1st win under Pioli

  31-10-2019 22:56
  MILAN (AP) — New AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli earned his first win with the club as the Rossoneri beat Spal 1-0 in Serie A on Thursday.
  Suso came off the bench to score with a free kick shortly after the hour mark, ending a scoreless streak stretching back to last season.
  Milan’s fourth win in 10 matches moved the Rossoneri up to 10th place while Spal remained in 19th place.
  Samu Castillejo also hit the crossbar for Milan early on.
  Suso, who had been heavily criticized for his perfor
  
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• Tucson Botanical Gardens Announces Luminaria Nights Dates

  31-10-2019 22:46
  The Tucson Botanical Gardens will transform into a winterwonderland in early December.…
  
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• Tennessee clerk sentenced for killing teen who stole beer

  31-10-2019 22:45
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee grocery clerk convicted of fatally shooting a teenager who stole a beer from a store and ran away has been sentenced to 22 years in prison.
  Thirty-year-old Anwar Ghazali was convicted in August of second-degree murder in the March 2018 death of 17-year-old Dorian Harris. A judge sentenced Ghazali on Thursday.
  Investigators said Harris walked into Ghazali’s store in Memphis and left with a beer without paying.
  Ghazali ran after him with a handgun and
  
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• Libraries to boycott publisher’s e-book policy

  31-10-2019 22:44
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Several large library systems across the U.S. are suspending purchases of all electronic versions of Macmillan Publishers’ new releases in a protest against the publishing house’s planned restrictions on library sales.
  Boycotts set to begin Friday include the Columbus Metropolitan Library, the Nashville Public Library, the Maryland Digital Library and Washington state’s King County Library System.
  Macmillan’s library embargo also begins Friday.
  
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• Trump selects second-in-command for State

  31-10-2019 22:40
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has nominated Stephen Biegun (BEE-gan), the U.S. special envoy for North Korea, to serve as the State Department’s second-in-command.
  Biegun would replace John Sullivan, who was nominated to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to Russia. Both positions require Senate confirmation.
  Biegun had a prominent role in the delicate negotiations that led to historic meetings between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. He also led the so-far unsucc
  
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• Kentucky transfer Jemarl Baker cleared to play with UArizona this season

  31-10-2019 22:40
  TUCSON – Arizona’s frontcourt may be a lot deeper than projected after the basketball program announced Thursday that four-star recruit Jemarl Baker has received a waiver from the NCAA to play for the Cats this season.We are excited to have Jemarl Baker eligible to play this season. We would like to thank the NCAA for their consideration of Jemarl’s unique situation, and we appreciate the University of Kentucky’s support throughout this process. #BearDown
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• Officials: Mass Oklahoma inmate release is nation’s largest

  31-10-2019 22:36
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — More than 400 Oklahoma inmates are expected to walk out of prison on Monday in what state officials say is the largest single-day mass commutation in the nation’s history.
  The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board is expected to approve the commutations on Friday and forward them to Gov. Kevin Stitt for his signature. Oklahoma voters approved a state question in 2016 that made simple drug possession and low-level property crimes misdemeanors instead of felonies. A bil
  
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• Louisiana couple sentenced for abusing caged autistic woman

  31-10-2019 22:36
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A husband and wife in Louisiana have each been sentenced to 28 years in federal prison for horrific abuses of a young autistic woman who at times was forced to live in an outdoor cage.
  The sentences for Terry Knope II and Raylaine Knope had been expected since their guilty pleas to federal charges in May. They had received similar state court sentences in Tangipahoa Parish.
  That’s where authorities discovered that the 22-year-old woman had suffered abuses including
  
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• Red Sox name Dave Bush pitching coach

  31-10-2019 22:31
  BOSTON (AP) — New Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom is filling out the team’s coaching staff, promoting Dave Bush to pitching coach and Kevin Walker as his assistant.
  Bloom and manager Alex Cora also named Peter Fatse as assistant hitting coach and hired Rey Fuentes as mental skills coordinator on Thursday.
  Bush had been the Red Sox pitching coordinator last year after three seasons as a pitching development analyst. He pitched nine seasons in the majors, going 56-69 with a
  
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• Officials: Hunter did not die solely from deer attacking him

  31-10-2019 22:31
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas authorities say a hunter who died after a deer he’d shot attacked him had pre-existing medical conditions that contributed to his death.
  The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission on Thursday said a preliminary report from the Baxter County coroner shows that 66-year-old Thomas Alexander’s death was not caused solely by the deer attack. The agency did not say what medical conditions Anderson had.
  Alexander shot a buck with a muzzleloader while hunti
  
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• Skeletal remains of man ID’d as Lake Havasu City transient

  31-10-2019 22:30
  KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in northwestern Arizona say skeletal remains found last December in the desert north of Lake Havasu City have been identified as a known transient in the area.
  Mohave County Sheriff’s officials say there were no signs of foul play or suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of 23-year-old Jeffrey Russell Van Vliet.
  They say skeletal remains of a human were located Dec. 15 east of Highway 95, but no identification was found near the decomposed b
  
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• Report: Trump surveyed donors on freeing Blagojevich

  31-10-2019 22:27
  CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump is again broaching the idea of freeing former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich from prison, where he is serving 14 years for corruption.
  The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that Trump asked for a show of hands during a fundraiser at Chicago’s Trump International Hotel of those who supported clemency for the 62-year-old Democrat. It cited several people at Monday’s event as saying most attendees raised their hands.
  Despite Trump’s i
  
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• Scottie Scheffler leads PGA Tour’s Bermuda Championship

  31-10-2019 22:25
  SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda (AP) — Scottie Scheffler closed with a bogey for a 9-under 62 and a one-stroke lead Thursday after the first round of the PGA Tour’s inaugural Bermuda Championship.
  Scheffler played his opening nine at Port Royal Golf Club in 6-under 29, making an eagle on the par-5 17th. He added birdies on Nos. 2, 4, 6 and 7 before dropping the stroke on the par-4 ninth.
  The 23-year-old former University of Texas player won twice last year on the Korn Ferry Tour and earned full
  
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• Officials: 2 North Carolina men died in Georgia plane crash

  31-10-2019 22:20
  ATLANTA (AP) — The victims of Wednesday’s plane crash in suburban Atlanta have been identified as two North Carolina men.
  DeKalb County officials on Thursday said 59-year-old Leslie Csanyi and 60-year-old Scott Robert Lowrie both lived in Salisbury, North Carolina, the plane’s intended destination.
  The two were aboard a Piper PA-28 plane that crashed shortly after taking off from DeKalb-Peachtree Airport .
  Federal Aviation Administration records show Csanyi had a commercial pil
  
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• Mexico rights agency: 30,000 unidentified bodies in ‘crisis’

  31-10-2019 22:18
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission says there are more than 30,000 unclaimed and unidentified corpses and skeletons piling up at morgues across the country.
  The governmental commission said Thursday that is a “crisis in the area of forensic identification,” because morgues lack funds, personnel and equipment to properly examine bodies.
  Mexico’s mounting wave of homicides over the last decade has also contributed to the huge backlog of corps
  
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• Lawyer indicates Bolton won’t testify in impeachment probe

  31-10-2019 22:15
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The lawyer for John Bolton is signaling that the former national security adviser will not testify anytime soon in the House impeachment inquiry.
  Democratic lawmakers want to hear next week from Bolton over the administration’s approach to Ukraine that is central to House proceedings that could lead to the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
  Bolton lawyer Charles Cooper was in federal court Thursday on behalf of another client whose testimony the House also wants
  
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• Thousands march in Chile protest after summit cancellations

  31-10-2019 22:12
  SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Thousands of young Chileans are marching to demand improved social services as government and opposition leaders debate the response to nearly two weeks of protests that have paralyzed much of the capital and forced the cancellation of two major international summits.
  The march on the presidential palace was peaceful Thursday afternoon on the first day of a four-day holiday weekend in Chile. Some observers said the massive waves of protests of the last two weeks appe
  
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• Redskins’ Williams reveals cancer scare, explains holdout

  31-10-2019 22:10
  ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Redskins tackle Trent Williams revealed a cancer diagnosis that played a part in his lengthy holdout and distrust of the team’s medical staff and the organization.
  Williams says he told the team of the medical issue six years ago, and the growth on his head grew substantially over time. In an almost 20-minute meeting with reporters Thursday, the 31-year-old said he had a tumor removed from his skull and needs to get checked out every six months to make
  
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• Rutgers softball coaches accused of intimidation, abuse

  31-10-2019 22:09
  Two Rutgers softball coaches, a husband and wife, have been accused of fostering a climate of fear, intimidation and abuse on the team.
  The university president said Thursday he wants an independent investigation of allegations made against softball head coach Kristen Butler and her husband Marcus Smith, a volunteer assistant. Smith has since left the program.
  President Robert Barchi said in a statement that “nothing is more important than the health and safety of our students.”
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• Kentucky Supreme Court dismisses gay pride T-shirt case

  31-10-2019 22:02
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Supreme Court has sided with a print shop owner who refused to make a gay pride T-shirt because he says it was against his religious beliefs.
  The state’s high court dismissed the claim after two lower courts also ruled in favor of Lexington print shop Hands-On Originals. The company declined a T-shirt order from Lexington’s Gay and Lesbian Services Organization for the city’s 2012 Gay Pride Festival. The design said “Lexington Prid
  
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• Michigan State’s Kithier to play Kentucky with broken nose

  31-10-2019 21:58
  EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State forward Thomas Kithier has a broken nose that is not expected to keep him out of the season-opening game.
  Kithier was injured by an inadvertent elbow at practice. He has been cleared to practice and play in games.
  The top-ranked Spartans face No. 2 Kentucky on Tuesday in New York. Kithier is a candidate to start at forward. The 6-foot-8 sophomore averaged 1.6 points and 1.3 rebounds while he was used sparingly in 31 games last season.
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• Judge declines to delay South Dakota execution

  31-10-2019 21:56
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota judge has denied a state inmate’s request to delay his execution over the drug to be used.
  Charles Rhines argues that pentobarbital does not act quickly enough to comply with state law.
  But Circuit Judge Jon Sogn rejected that argument Thursday, writing in a 23-page order that when the drug is used in lethal doses it operates “virtually the same” as other drugs that Rhines had cited. And Sogn wrote that it may even work more quickly
  
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• Bolsonaro’s son criticized after call for Brazil crackdown

  31-10-2019 21:54
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A son of Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro faces criticism after suggesting the government adopt dictatorship-era tactics if they are deemed necessary to control any street protests.
  Lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro says protests and riots of the kind that have occurred in several other Latin American countries could be stopped if they ever happen in Brazil.
  In comments broadcast Thursday on social media, the president’s son recommended a decree similar to one i
  
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• Tyler Perry’s new studio to host 2019 Miss Universe pageant

  31-10-2019 21:51
  ATLANTA (AP) — Tyler Perry’s new Atlanta studio will host the 2019 Miss Universe competition, a major showcase for the sprawling complex built on a former Confederate army base.
  Tyler Perry Studios will host the televised competition in which women from more than 90 countries compete for the crown of Miss Universe. The three-hour show, hosted by Steve Harvey for the fifth year, will be broadcast live on Fox on Dec. 8.
  The show will end with reigning champion Catriona Gray of the Phil
  
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• Virginia mom charged with murder in 2-year-old son’s death

  31-10-2019 21:49
  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Virginia woman whose 2-year-old son was found in a trash incinerator has been charged with murder in his death.
  Hampton Commonwealth’s Attorney Anton Bell told a news conference on Thursday that a warrant had been issued for 34-year-old Julia Leanna Tomlin, who also will be charged with unlawfully disposing of Noah Tomlin’s body.
  Bell said skull fractures found on the toddler’s body indicates a level of force so severe it was as if the child had fa
  
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• 5 charged in deadly California honey oil lab explosion

  31-10-2019 21:49
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say five men have been charged with murder following a deadly explosion at a honey oil lab in September.
  The Los Angeles district attorney’s office said Thursday the five men and the victim were operating a lab where they extracted THC, the high-inducing chemical found in marijuana, from cannabis plants for at least two months.
  Officials say the lab exploded and killed Dados Aroutiounov. His remains, burned beyond recognition, were found the following d
  
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• Nats fans celebrate win without climbing the light poles

  31-10-2019 21:45
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A city often characterized as a little uptight let some raw emotion, and many kegs of beer, flow freely as the Washington Nationals delivered the city’s first World Series victory since 1924.
  It would be too much to say that the Nats’ underdog run to the title erased the divisions of this fractured town; after all, less than 12 hours after game 7 ended, the House of Representatives approved a package of ground rules for the impeachment inquiry into President D
  
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• White Sox trade catcher Welington Castillo to Rangers

  31-10-2019 21:43
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox have traded catcher Welington Castillo to the Texas Rangers, who might not exercise an $8 million option for next season and allow him to become a free agent.
  Texas also got an international signing bonus pool slot worth $250,000 in the deal while sending minor league infielder and outfielder Jonah McReynolds to the White Sox.
  Castillo’s deal includes a $500,000 buyout for 2020. The 32-year-old catcher hit .209 over 72 games last season — hi
  
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• Jets say Byfuglien had ankle surgery, with team out of mix

  31-10-2019 21:43
  The general manager of the Winnipeg Jets says absent defenseman Dustin Byfuglien has had ankle surgery and the team was not “directly involved” in the decision.
  Kevin Cheveldayoff on Thursday also declined to discuss the team’s relationship with Byfulgien other than to call it “complicated.” He did not if Byfuglien might return to the team this season.
  Cheveldayoff spoke Thursday in San Jose, California, a day after it was reported Byfuglien had surgery for a high a
  
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• WeWork’s ex-CEO faces new pregnancy discrimination complaint

  31-10-2019 21:41
  NEW YORK (AP) — A former top aide to WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann has filed a federal discrimination complaint against him, saying she was demoted for becoming pregnant, subjected to derisive comments and ultimately fired for raising concerns.
  The complaint seeks class action status against WeWork, alleging a pattern of discrimination against women at the office-sharing company. The case comes as WeWork is striving to regain the confidence of its employees, investors and customers in the
  
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• Michigan St’s Bachie declared ineligible after positive test

  31-10-2019 21:33
  EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State linebacker Joe Bachie has been declared ineligible by the Big Ten after testing positive for a banned supplement.
  The school said Thursday it will appeal. Bachie made the second team on the AP’s list of midseason All-Americans. The senior has 36 tackles and 35 assists this season, along with 3 ½ sacks.
  The Spartans have an open date this week. They host Illinois on Nov. 9.
  Coach Mark Dantonio said in a statement that the situation brea
  
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• The Latest: Census test shows citizenship has little impact

  31-10-2019 21:31
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Census Bureau’s preparations for the 2020 count (all times local):
  4:15 p.m.
  The U.S. Census Bureau says a test for the 2020 census shows having a question about citizenship didn’t have much of an impact on response rates for the general population, though responses by Hispanics were down slightly when the citizenship question was included on the questionnaire.
  The test results were released Thursday.
  The Census Bureau sent out the te
  
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• Texas Roadhouse to host thank you lunch for veterans

  31-10-2019 21:26
  TUCSON – Texas Roadhouse invites veterans and active members of the U.S. military to enjoy a free lunch on Monday, November 11.
  All veterans, including all active, retired, or former U.S. military, can choose one of 10 entrees from the restaurant’s Veterans Day menu.
  The event will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.  at the following locations:W. Irvington Road
  170 S. Wilmot Road
  8450 N. Cracker Barrel RoadProof of service includes military or VA card, or discharge papers.
  The
  
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• Man is returned to Seattle to face charges in 2014 ‘jihad’

  31-10-2019 21:24
  SEATTLE (AP) — A man who has admitted killing four people in what he described as “jihad” has been returned to Seattle to face charges in three of the deaths, after being sentenced to life in prison for a New Jersey killing.
  The Seattle Times reports that 34-year-old Ali Muhammad Brown was booked into the King County Jail on Wednesday.
  Prosecutors say Brown shot and killed three men in the Seattle area in 2014 before taking a bus to New Jersey, where he randomly shot and killed
  
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• Judge upholds law allowing Great Lakes oil pipeline tunnel

  31-10-2019 21:19
  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge has handed a victory to a company seeking to build a tunnel that would house a Great Lakes oil pipeline.
  Judge Michael Kelly of the Michigan Court of Claims ruled Thursday that the state Legislature did not violate the Michigan Constitution last year by approving a deal between former Republican Gov. Rick Snyder and Enbridge Inc.
  The agreement calls for shutting down Enbridge’s Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac, a channel linking Lakes Hur
  
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