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• An Ivy League protest stirs emotions among military students

  18-11-2019 23:58
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Veterans Day protest in which a Yale University student placed red-painted latex gloves around a display of American flags has stirred some controversy at a school that has been trying to improve its image among military students.
  Senior Casey Odesser says her act was meant as a reminder of the death associated with U.S. military conflicts, not to disrespect members of the armed services.
  The Yale Daily News reports the display was removed by an Army veteran. Anot
  
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• Man charged with making explosives tutorial for terrorists

  18-11-2019 23:55
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a man who moved from Florida to Virginia earlier this year was trying to support the Islamic State terrorist group by posting a video online for making explosives.
  The Florida Times-Union reports that a federal judge in Jacksonville unsealed a criminal complaint and arrest warrant Friday after 30-year-old Romeo Xavier Langhorne was arrested in Virginia. He’s charged with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist
  
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• Three people walked away unscathed from a highway crash in Illinois

  18-11-2019 23:45
  
  WAYNE CITY, Ill. (CNN) – Three people narrowly escaped a crash that’s been dubbed a “miracle on ice” on Interstate 64 in Illinois on Tuesday.Illinois State Police were assisting a stranded driver when a box truck lost control.
  The truck passed right over a woman and missed the troopers by inches.
  The woman was treated at a hospital and released.
  The truck driver was cited for failing to slow down
  ISP posted the video online along with a reminder for drivers that read &hel
  
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• New life likely for lawsuits from Michael Jackson accusers

  18-11-2019 23:43
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court will likely give new life to lawsuits filed by two men who accuse Michael Jackson of molesting them when they were boys.
  In a tentative ruling Monday, the 2nd District Court of Appeal said lawsuits from James Safechuck and Wade Robson should be reconsidered by the trial court that dismissed them in 2017.
  The decision is based on a new California law that gives sex abuse victims far longer to sue.
  Robson and Safechuck, who gained notoriety when
  
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• Suit: School officials in Tennessee county push Christianity

  18-11-2019 23:39
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two atheist families are suing a Tennessee school system, claiming district officials there promote Christianity.
  The lawsuit was filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Nashville by the American Civil Liberties Union. It claims Smith County school officials engage in unconstitutional practices that include school-directed prayer during assemblies, Bible distribution during classes and a large cross painted on the wall of a school athletic facility.
  Smith County Dire
  
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• Defendant in NY attack that killed 8 speaks out in court

  18-11-2019 23:38
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A man charged with killing eight people on a New York City bike path has insisted on speaking out at a pretrial hearing.
  Sayfullo Saipov was in a federal court Monday for lawyers to discuss his upcoming trial.
  He complained that he was being judged in the deaths of eight people while thousands of Muslims die around the world.
  The 31-year-old has been held without bail since his arrest immediately after the attack in lower Manhattan on Oct. 31, 2017.
  Prosecutors say Saipov d
  
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• They've Improved The State's School Grading System. Now It Tells Us Even Less Than It Used To.

  18-11-2019 23:34
  
  First came high stakes tests, the educational equivalent of trying to improve children's physical fitness by measuring their body mass index, strength and stamina, then measuring them again next year. And the next year.…
  
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• The Latest: Allred: Prince should speak to FBI about Epstein

  18-11-2019 23:28
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on Prince Andrew’s efforts to distance himself from Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal (all times local):
  2:25 p.m.
  Attorney Gloria Allred says Britain’s Prince Andrew should voluntarily speak to the FBI about what he knows about Jeffrey Epstein.
  Allred made the comment Monday during a news conference to announce a lawsuit by a woman who said Epstein raped her when she was 15.
  The woman said Epstein flew her to his ranch in New Mexico and sexually assault
  
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• Browns QB Mayfield wins appeal after fine for ripping refs

  18-11-2019 23:28
  
  BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Baker Mayfield doesn’t have to put up money for his mouth.
  The Browns quarterback won his appeal and won’t have to pay a $12,500 fine he received from the NFL last month for criticizing officials.
  Following Cleveland’s 32-28 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Oct. 13, Mayfield called the officiating “pretty bad” and he was particularly critical of a blindside block penalty called against Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry.
  Mayfield knew he woul
  
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• Pennsylvania families demand investigation into rare cancers

  18-11-2019 23:17
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The families of young people diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer have confronted Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf over what they called his administration’s insufficient response to a health crisis they blame on pollution from the shale gas industry.
  Dozens of children and young adults have been diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma and other forms of cancer in a four-county region of southwestern Pennsylvania where energy companies have drilled intensively.
  The cause of E
  
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• Attorney: Ex-Marine held by Iran seeks victim’s fund payment

  18-11-2019 23:17
  
  FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A former Marine who was imprisoned by Iran on suspicion of spying is seeking payment from a fund intended for victims of state-sponsored terrorism.
  Attorney Scott Gilbert says he filed the lawsuit Monday in federal claims court on behalf of Amir Hekmati.
  Hekmati was born in Arizona and raised in Michigan. He was detained in 2011 and released in 2016 in a prisoner exchange. Hekmati alleges he was falsely imprisoned and tortured.
  A federal judge ruled in 2017 that Iran mu
  
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• Pima County authorities ID man in suspicious Catalina death

  18-11-2019 23:12
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Pima County Sheriff’s officials have identified a man whose body was found in Catalina in what’s being called a suspicious death.
  Deputies were called out to check on a report of a man down around 4:30 a.m. Monday.
  They reported finding a deceased man with obvious signs of trauma.
  Sheriff’s officials announced Tuesday that the man has been identified as 46-year-old Eric Duncan.
  Authorities say sheriff’s detectives have taken over the investigati
  
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• Authorities investigating man’s suspicious death in Catalina

  18-11-2019 23:12
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Pima County Sheriff’s officials say they’re investigating a suspicious death in Catalina.
  Deputies were called out of a man down around 4:30 a.m. Monday.
  They reported finding a deceased man with obvious signs of trauma.
  Authorities say the man remains unidentified and sheriff’s detectives have taken over the investigation.
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• Dale Earnhardt Jr. named honorary starter for Daytona 500

  18-11-2019 23:10
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be the honorary starter for the 2020 Daytona 500, making him part of the pre-race ceremonies for the third consecutive year.
  Earnhardt made the announcement on his podcast Monday, one day after the NASCAR Cup Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Daytona International Speedway confirmed the news. Earnhardt, a two-time Daytona 500 champion (2004, 2014) who retired at the end of the 2017 season, served as grand marshal in 2018 an
  
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• Colombia church massacre victims ID’d with DNA put to rest

  18-11-2019 23:06
  
  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Relatives of those killed in a Colombia massacre are putting their loved ones to rest nearly two decades after the attack – while also warning the government hasn’t done enough to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again.
  Family members held a ceremony Monday in the town of Bojayá following a painstaking process in which scientists used DNA to identify the remains of 79 people initially buried in a mass grave.
  Relatives were handed small cof
  
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• US failing to stop China from stealing research, report says

  18-11-2019 23:00
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has failed to stop China from stealing intellectual property from American universities and lacks a comprehensive strategy for dealing with the problem.
  That’s according to a congressional report released Monday that faults multiple government agencies for not being more proactive about the threat of Chinese economic and industrial espionage.
  It says the problem is especially urgent because billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded research have &ld
  
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• Spain routs Romania 5-0 in its last qualifier for Euro 2020

  18-11-2019 23:00
  
  MADRID (AP) — Spain finished its qualifying campaign for the 2020 European Championship with a 5-0 rout of Romania in what could have been the farewell match for coach Robert Moreno on Monday.
  Moreno did not show for the post-match interview and there were widespread reports in Spanish media he would not continue at the helm of “La Roja.”
  The Spanish soccer federation did not immediately say why the coach did not talk to the media. It said a news conference was scheduled for Tu
  
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• Jury convicts Colorado rancher of beating fiancée to death and burning her body

  18-11-2019 23:00
  
  CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Jury convicts Colorado rancher of beating fiancée to death and burning her body.
  The post Jury convicts Colorado rancher of beating fiancée to death and burning her body appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Little-used veteran goalie Cory Schneider waived by Devils

  18-11-2019 22:58
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Veteran goaltender Cory Schneider, one of the main faces for the New Jersey Devils, has been placed on waivers.
  The Devils said on Twitter on Monday the 33-year-old player would be assigned to Binghamton of the AHL if not claimed.
  It seems unlikely a team will claim Schneider since it would inherit his $6 million annual salary, which runs through the 2021-22 season. Schneider had battled a hip injury in recent years.
  He has an 0-4-1 record in six starts this season and
  
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• ‘Wall of water’: Lawsuits detail deadly Navy collision

  18-11-2019 22:57
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Survivors and descendants of those killed when a container ship collided with a U.S. Navy destroyer off Japan’s coast are suing the ship’s Japanese charterer.
  The two lawsuits against Tokyo-based NYK Line were filed Monday in federal court in Louisiana’s eastern district.
  They detail how the survivors saw a “wall of water” coming at them as they scrambled for safety.
  The USS Fitzgerald and the ACX Crystal collided in the early hours of June
  
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• Man dies in freak accident

  18-11-2019 22:53
  
  SAN LUIS – A man was killed in a freak accident in San Luis.
  According to police the victim, Samuel Valenzuela Montijo, was sleeping under a big rig.
  They say the truck driver didn’t realize Montijo was under the vehicle when he drove away.
  Lieutenant Marco Santana with the San Luis Police told KYMA-TV, “The driver basically ran the guy over. He didn’t hear or see anything.”
  Montijo died on the way to the hospital.
  The post Man dies in freak accident appeared f
  
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• Professor who wrote corruption book charged with laundering

  18-11-2019 22:51
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida professor who co-wrote a book about organized crime has been arrested on federal charges that he laundered corruption proceeds from Venezuela.
  Bruce Bagley was arrested Monday in Florida. The 73-year-old University of Miami professor was charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and two counts of money laundering.
  A message seeking comment was left with his attorney.
  Bagley is a co-author of “Drug Trafficking, Organized Crime and Violence in the Ame
  
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• Italy beats Armenia 9-1 for biggest win since 1948

  18-11-2019 22:50
  
  PALERMO, Sicily (AP) — Italy achieved its biggest win in more than 70 years when it beat Armenia 9-1 in its last qualifier for the 2020 European Championship on Monday.
  Italy’s biggest win since a 9-0 result against the United States in 1948 featured three Italians scoring their first international goals.
  Nicolò Zaniolo, debutant Riccardo Orsolini, and Federico Chiesa all got off the mark to help Italy to a record-extending 11th successive victory.
  Chiesa hit the woodwork twic
  
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• PCSD launches criminal investigation after deputy allegedly restrained teen quadruple amputee

  18-11-2019 22:45
  
  TUCSON – A criminal investigation was launched Friday in connection to September’s incident where a deputy allegedly wrestled a 15-year-old quadruple amputee to the floor in a group home.
  A video recently surfaced allegedly showing Deputy Manuel Van Santen restraining the 15-year-old after the deputy was dispatched to a juvenile group home in reference to a disturbance. The Associated Press reported that the incident took place in September.After further investigation, PCSD
  
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• Nets’ Irving out again with right shoulder injury

  18-11-2019 22:45
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving will miss his second straight game because of a right shoulder injury.
  The Nets announced several hours before tipoff that the All-Star point guard wouldn’t play Monday night against the Indiana Pacers because of an impingement.
  Irving sat out for the first time this season Saturday at Chicago. Spencer Dinwiddie scored 24 points in his place to lead the Nets to a 117-111 victory.
  Irving is averaging 28.5 points in his first season in B
  
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• White House aide Vindman ready to speak publicly on Trump

  18-11-2019 22:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The decorated soldier and White House aide who says it was his “sacred duty” to speak out against President Donald Trump’s attempt to pressure Ukraine is ready to speak publicly.
  When Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman appears before the House impeachment panel Tuesday, Democrats and Republicans are expected to press contrasting narratives about the 20-year Army veteran’s decision to come forward to allege abuse of power by his commander in chief.
  Vindman&
  
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• The Latest: State Department’s Holmes to testify publicly

  18-11-2019 22:42
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry (all times local):
  4:35 p.m.
  A State Department official who overheard a phone call between President Donald Trump and diplomat Gordon Sondland over the summer will testify publicly in Thursday’s impeachment hearing.
  David Holmes told investigators behind closed doors Friday that he overheard the July call in which Trump and Sondland discussed the president’s efforts to push Ukraine to inve
  
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• Goodyear police IDs teen boy fatally struck by a school bus

  18-11-2019 22:34
  
  GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Goodyear have released the name of a teenager who died after being struck by a school bus last week.
  They say 13-year-old Peyton Munger was an 8th grade student at Western Sky Middle School.
  Police say no arrests have been made in the case and the cause of the fatal collision remains under investigation.
  They say the teen was struck around 4 p.m. Friday near the middle school.
  Munger later died from his injuries at a trauma center.
  Police say the bus driver
  
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• At least 4 wounded by gunshots during protest in Haiti

  18-11-2019 22:33
  
  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Associated Press journalists have seen at least four people shot and wounded during a small protest in Haiti’s capital after a speech by embattled President Jovenel Moise.
  Several hundred people were marching from the Delmas to Petionville neighborhoods Monday afternoon when shots were fired from nearby.
  AP journalists were unable to see the source of the shooting, but saw a local journalist, a police officer and two protesters rushed away with apparent b
  
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• Flash Flood Watch issued November 18 at 2:31PM MST until November 20 at 11:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  18-11-2019 22:31
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Flash Flood Watch for a portion of Southeast Arizona,including the following areas, Baboquivari Mountains, Catalinaand Rincon Mountains, Chiricahua Mountains, Dragoon and Muleand Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains, Eastern Cochise Countybelow 5000 feet, Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains, South CentralPinal County, Southeast Pinal County, Tohono O’odham Nation,Tucson Metro Area, Upper Gila River Valley, Upper San PedroRiver Valley, Upper San
  
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• The Latest: Central Indiana mayor indicted over bribe

  18-11-2019 22:30
  
  MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of a central Indiana mayor by FBI agents (all times local):
  4:10 p.m.
  A central Indiana mayor has been indicted on a federal charge of theft of government funds for allegedly taking a $5,000 bribe in exchange for a public contract.
  An indictment unsealed Monday alleges Muncie Mayor Dennis Tyler accepted the bribe from an unidentified company in exchange for the awarding of public works projects in Muncie. The indictment handed down last week say
  
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• Free e-book aims to spark talk on ‘culture of health’

  18-11-2019 22:26
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Roxane Gay, Pam Belluck and Martha Wells are among the contributors to a free e-book story compilation supported by the public health philanthropy the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
  The e-book is called “Take Us to a Better Place: Stories” and is intended to create a conversation about a “culture of health.” The book is a joint project between the foundation, a public health philanthropy, and the packager Melcher Media.
  “Take Us to a Better Pl
  
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• Man charged with killing 4 in NYC: I don’t remember assault

  18-11-2019 22:23
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A homeless man charged in the beating deaths of four men as they slept on New York City streets says he has no memory of the assault.
  Randy Santos tells The New York Times he was looking for bottles for cash. He says in a jail interview published Monday that that’s all he remembers.
  He says he doesn’t understand the charges against him or why he’s in jail.
  The 24-year-old has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges, but prosecutors have said he told
  
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• 8-year-old in Maryland raises over $50K for homeless veterans

  18-11-2019 22:23
  
  BALTIMORE, Md. (CNN) – A Maryland 8-year-old is doing something pretty amazing…Tyler Stallings has helped more than 3,000 veterans and counting!
  Stallings’ mother said he has had a passion for helping veterans since he was just four years old.
  Tyler initially wanted to build homes for veterans whom he calls his heroes.
  But he decided to come up with a more “realistic” plan.
  So he began making “hero bags” — for homeless veterans.
  They’re fill
  
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• Warren’s ‘Medicare for All’ plan reignites health care clash

  18-11-2019 22:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren’s proposal to gradually move the country to a government-funded health care system has further inflamed the debate over “Medicare for All.”
  And that likely ensures the issue will play a significant role in this week’s Democratic presidential debate.
  The Massachusetts senator said Friday that her administration would immediately build on existing laws to expand access to health care while taking up to three years to fully implement
  
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• House Democrats propose stopgap bill to prevent shutdown

  18-11-2019 22:08
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have released a temporary government-wide funding bill to forestall a shutdown and give negotiators through Dec. 20 to try to hash out details of more than $1.4 trillion worth of unfinished spending legislation.
  The legislation faces a House vote Tuesday as Congress faces a midnight Thursday deadline to prevent a shutdown.
  Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate will pass the measure and says President Donald Trump has indicated he’ll sign it
  
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• Filly dies after workout at Del Mar, other horse euthanized

  18-11-2019 22:02
  
  DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — A 3-year-old filly has collapsed and died after a workout at Del Mar, while another horse that was injured in a race on Nov. 10 has been euthanized, making it four horses that have died since the track’s fall meet began Nov. 6.
  Slewgoodtobetrue died in the barn area Sunday. A track spokesman says officials are awaiting the results of a mandated necropsy to determine the cause of death.
  Trained by Peter Eurton, Slewgoodtobetrue had two wins in six career starts.
  
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• Canadiens’ Drouin, Byron to have surgery, out indefinitely

  18-11-2019 21:51
  
  MONTREAL (AP) — Canadiens forwards Jonathan Drouin and Paul Byron are scheduled for surgery and will be out indefinitely.
  Drouin injured a wrist and Byron a knee Friday during Montreal’s 5-2 victory at Washington. Coach Claude Julien says the team hopes to have a better idea in a few days on when they can return.
  Drouin was leveled by a hard check by Capitals star Alex Ovechkin in the second period, though the Canadiens say his injury came from an unrelated play in the third period.
  
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• ‘Frozen 2’ aiming to build on the power of the original

  18-11-2019 21:49
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Idina Menzel says she believes “Frozen 2” has the potential to empower young girls in the same way as the original movie that won two Oscars.
  The Tony Award-winning performer voices the ice-wielding Elsa, who undertakes a dangerous journey with her sister Anna, voiced by Kristen Bell, and others.
  The new film arrives in theaters Friday and comes six years after “Frozen” broke box office records for an animated film. The 2013 film was bolstered by
  
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• Vandeweghe, Giron earn USTA wild cards for Australian Open

  18-11-2019 21:47
  
  WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam semifinalist CoCo Vandeweghe and Marcos Giron, the 2014 NCAA singles champion for UCLA, have earned main-draw berths at next year’s Australian Open via the U.S. Tennis Association’s wild-card challenge.
  The USTA announced the results Monday.
  Vandeweghe missed the 2019 Australian Open, part of about a 10-month absence from competition because of an injured right ankle.
  Vandeweghe, who turns 28 in December, has been ranked as high as
  
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• Long-running coal plant on Navajo Nation stops production

  18-11-2019 21:46
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A coal-fired power plant in the Navajo Nation has shut down after operating for nearly 50 years.
  The Navajo Generating Station near the northern Arizona community of Page stopped producing electricity on Monday.
  The 2,250-megwatt plant was one of the largest in the U.S. West and a longstanding target of environmentalists.
  They argued it polluted the air and contributed to health problems in nearby communities.
  The plant’s owners in 2017 decided to shutter it i
  
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• Suspect in Brooklyn festival mass shooting pleads not guilty

  18-11-2019 21:41
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A man suspected of killing a gang rival in a gunfight at a Brooklyn community festival has been ordered jailed without bail after pleading not guilty to murder and other charges.
  Kyle Williams was arraigned Monday, a month after his arrest. At issue in the case will be that police say he confessed to being one of two people who opened fire in July at the Brownsville neighborhood’s annual Old Timers Day celebration.
  Police say Williams is an admitted gang member and th
  
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• Denver radio station says host wasn’t fired over Trump views

  18-11-2019 21:36
  
  DENVER (AP) — A Denver radio station says one of its hosts wasn’t fired in the middle of his show over criticism of President Donald Trump and that his contract is still in effect.
  Craig Silverman said his Saturday show on KNUS-AM was interrupted with a news feed after he talked about Trump’s former personal attorney Roy Cohn.
  Silverman said the program manager told him “you’re done.”
  Station general manager Brian Taylor said Sunday the show was interrupted be
  
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• TPD investigates life-threatening vehicle, bicycle collision

  18-11-2019 21:35
  
  TUCSON – Police are investigating a life-threatening collision involving a vehicle and a bicyclist Monday afternoon.
  TPD says a man with life-threatening injuries was transported to the hospital after the incident on 22nd Street and Pantano Parkway. The intersection is closed as police investigate the scene.
  Motorists are asked to take alternate routes or expect delays.
  No further details have been released at this time.TRAFFIC ALERT
  Westbound traffic on 22nd St and Pantano Parkway ha
  
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• The Latest: Utility plans more power outages in California

  18-11-2019 21:35
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on state legislative hearing into power outages by Pacific Gas & Electric (all times local):
  12:35 p.m.
  Northern California is bracing for more power outages after Pacific Gas & Electric started notifying customers that it may turn off electricity Wednesday because of strong winds that could spark wildfires.
  The latest planned blackout is expected to affect 660,000 people in parts of 22 counties, including the San Francisco suburbs, Sierra Nevad
  
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• The Latest: CEO says PG&E got complacent about power outages

  18-11-2019 21:35
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on state legislative hearing into power outages by Pacific Gas & Electric (all times local):
  3:20 p.m.
  The head of Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. has told a California legislative committee that the utility became complacent about power shutdowns after successfully completing a few smaller ones.
  Utility CEO Bill Johnson made the comments Monday in testimony before a California legislative committee that also detailed a series of major shutdowns in
  
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• Wichita State goes up against Gardner-Webb

  18-11-2019 21:31
  
  Gardner-Webb (0-3) vs. Wichita State (3-0)
  Charles Koch Arena, Wichita, Kansas; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Gardner-Webb visits Wichita State in an early season matchup. Wichita State beat UT Martin by 41 points at home on Saturday, while Gardner-Webb came up short in a 77-61 game at North Carolina on Friday.
  TEAM LEADERS: Wichita State’s Trey Wade has averaged 11.7 points and 9.7 rebounds while Dexter Dennis has put up 14.3 points and seven rebounds. For the Runnin’ Bulldogs, J
  
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• Weber State goes for first win vs West Coast Baptist

  18-11-2019 21:31
  
  West Coast Baptist vs. Weber State (0-2)
  Dee Events Center, Ogden, Utah; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: The Weber State Wildcats are set to battle the Eagles of West Coast Baptist. Weber State lost 71-56 loss at home to San Diego in its most recent game.
  FAB FRESHMEN: Weber State has relied heavily on its freshmen this year. Cody John, Donatas Kupsas, Israel Barnes and Tim Fuller have combined to account for 64 percent of all Wildcats scoring this season.JOHN HAS A JUMP SHOT: Through two games
  
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• UNCW faces North Carolina Wesleyan

  18-11-2019 21:31
  
  North Carolina Wesleyan vs. UNC Wilmington (2-2)
  Raiford G. Trask Coliseum, Wilmington, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: The UNC Wilmington Seahawks will be taking on the Battling Bishops of Division III North Carolina Wesleyan. UNC Wilmington lost 87-49 at Davidson in its most recent game.
  TEAM LEADERSHIP: Jaylen Sims has averaged 15 points and 5.5 rebounds this year for UNC Wilmington. Complementing Sims is Shykeim Phillips, who is averaging 10.5 points per game.JUMPING FOR JAY
  
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• Southeast Mo. plays The Citadel

  18-11-2019 21:31
  
  The Citadel (0-3) vs. Southeast Missouri (1-1)
  Show Me Center, Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: The Citadel squares up against Southeast Missouri in an early season matchup. Southeast Missouri won over Purdue Fort Wayne 79-78 on Nov. 10, while The Citadel fell 87-73 to Campbell on Saturday.
  STEPPING UP: Southeast Missouri’s Chris Harris has averaged 15.5 points while Quatarrius Wilson has put up 11.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and two steals. For the Bulldogs, Hayde
  
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