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• 16 teams set for Euro 2020 playoffs; draw to shape games

  19-11-2019 23:56
  
  NYON, Switzerland (AP) — The 16-team lineup for the 2020 European Championship playoffs was confirmed Tuesday with a draw needed this week to decide which three nations join Iceland in the top-tier bracket.
  The 16 teams will be divided into four brackets based on their placement in last year’s Nations League, with the winner in each advancing to next year’s tournament.
  Single-game semifinals in each bracket will be played on March 26, with the four finals played five days later
  
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• After 15 losses, Canada beats US for 1st time in Davis Cup

  19-11-2019 23:53
  
  MADRID (AP) — Canada beat the United States in the Davis Cup for the first time on Tuesday, defeating the Americans 2-0 on the second day of the revamped team competition to end a run of 15 straight losses.
  Vasek Pospisil edged Reilly Opelka 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7) and Denis Shapovalov defeated Taylor Fritz 7-6 (6), 6-3 to give the Canadians an insurmountable lead in Group F of the inaugural Davis Cup Finals.
  It was Canada’s first win in 16 meetings with the United States in the 119-year-ol
  
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• Judge refuses to expunge record of officer in fatal shooting

  19-11-2019 23:51
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A judge has refused to expunge the record of white, former Chicago police officer who was acquitted of fatally shooting an unarmed black woman.
  Dante Servin last week asked that his records tied to the 2012 death of Rekia Boyd be stricken from police and court databases. In rejecting the request, the judge noted a not guilty verdict doesn’t always mean a defendant is innocent.
  Servin was charged with involuntary manslaughter for shooting the 22-year-old Boyd as she sto
  
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• Former Soviet submarine docked in California to be sold

  19-11-2019 23:43
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Soviet submarine that became a Los Angeles-area tourist attraction is expected to be sold.
  The Los Angeles Times reports the Russian Foxtrot-class submarine known as the Scorpion is going to an anonymous buyer who is expected to remove the vessel by May.
  The 48-year-old submarine docked in Long Beach next to the Queen Mary hosted paying visitors for 17 years before falling into disrepair, forcing its closure to the public in 2015.
  The submarine is owned by Palm
  
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• PCSD identifies two arrested in Friday’s deputy-involved shooting

  19-11-2019 23:40
  
  TUCSON – Pima County Sheriff’s Department identified the two individuals that were taken into custody in connection to Friday’s armed robbery on the northwest side on Tuesday.
  Friday morning, PCSD responded to a report of an armed robbery with shots fired near Mona Lisa and Orange Grove roads. After further investigation, 39-year-old Jared Leeson and 44-year-old Michael Crooks were arrested in connection to the incident.
  The department said the two were booked into Pima County
  
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• Judge spares some asylum seekers from partial ban

  19-11-2019 23:38
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that a partial ban on asylum doesn’t apply to anyone who appeared at an official border crossing before July 16 to make a claim, a move that could spare thousands of people.
  The Trump administration said in July that it would deny asylum to anyone who traveled through another country without applying there first. The ban was on hold until the U.S. Supreme Court decided in September that it could take effect during a legal challenge.
  U.S. Dis
  
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• Ohio meets Baylor in Conway

  19-11-2019 23:30
  
  Ohio (3-1) vs. Baylor (2-1)
  Myrtle Beach Invitational , HTC Center, Conway, South Carolina; Thursday, 4:30 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Ohio and Baylor are set to square off in the Myrtle Beach Invitational. Baylor knocked off Texas State by nine points on Friday, while Ohio fell 78-54 to Villanova on Saturday.
  BIG MEN ON CAMPUS: Baylor’s Jared Butler has averaged 21 points while Freddie Gillespie has put up 12 points, 9.7 rebounds and two blocks. For the Bobcats, Jason Preston has averaged 17.5
  
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• LMU takes on Air Force

  19-11-2019 23:30
  
  Loyola Marymount (1-2) vs. Air Force (2-2)
  Gateway Christian Academy, Bimini, Bahamas; Thursday, 4 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Loyola Marymount and Air Force look to bounce back from losses. Loyola Marymount came up short in a 74-64 game at home to Colorado State on Saturday. Air Force lost 65-54 at TCU on Monday.
  LEADING THE CHARGE: Lavelle Scottie has averaged 13 points and seven rebounds to lead the way for the Falcons. Ryan Swan has paired with Scottie and is maintaining an average of 10.5 points
  
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• Kent State looks to remain perfect when battling Concord

  19-11-2019 23:30
  
  Concord vs. Kent State (3-0)
  Memorial A & C Center, Kent, Ohio; Thursday, 5 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: The Kent State Golden Flashes will be taking on the Mountain Lions of Division II Concord. Kent State is coming off a 72-71 win on the road over Wright State in its most recent game.
  BIG MEN ON CAMPUS: Danny Pippen has averaged 13.7 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks to lead the way for the Golden Flashes. Troy Simons is also a key contributor, with 16.3 points and five rebounds per game.DANNY
  
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• The Latest: Man pleads not guilty in 1979 Reno-area killing

  19-11-2019 23:17
  
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Latest on a not guilty plea by an Arizona man accused of killing a woman in northern Nevada in 1979 and named by prosecutors as suspect in at least two other late-1970s slayings (all times local):
  2:10 p.m.
  Prosecutors in Nevada are tying a 73-year-old Arizona man to two unsolved Reno-area killings in a bid to keep him in jail following his indictment in the bludgeoning death of a California woman more than 40 years ago.
  Charles Gary Sullivan’s defense attorney,
  
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• Michigan issues 1st recreational marijuana licenses

  19-11-2019 23:16
  
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The state of Michigan has issued the first licenses to a business planning to grow and sell marijuana for recreational use.
  Ann Arbor-based Exclusive Brands already has medical marijuana operations. It received recreational licenses Tuesday. It wants to start selling marijuana to adults age 21 and over as soon as Dec. 1.
  Recreational marijuana is unlikely to be available on a widespread basis in Michigan until licensed growers can harvest the first crop, possibly in
  
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• Book about Jack the Ripper’s victims wins nonfiction prize

  19-11-2019 23:16
  
  LONDON (AP) — A book that seeks to restore the humanity of the women murdered by Jack the Ripper has won Britain’s leading nonfiction literary award.
  Historian Hallie Rubenhold was awarded the 50,000-pound ($65,000) Baillie Gifford Prize on Tuesday for “The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper.”
  Rubenhold shifts the focus from the killer who terrorized London’s East End in 1888 — the subject of hundreds of books — to his victims.
  
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• Opioid trial against pharmacy chains scheduled for next year

  19-11-2019 23:06
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — A judge overseeing 2,500 federal lawsuits related to the nation’s opioid crisis has scheduled a trial for late next year over the role played by major pharmacy chains.
  U.S. District Court Judge Dan Polster in Cleveland ruled Tuesday that he would hear a case next October brought by Cuyahoga and Summit counties in Ohio against CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens, HBC and Discount Drug Mart.
  He also recommended that other cases be transferred to Chicago, San Francisco and Oklahom
  
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• Pirates pitcher Vazquez faces more child sex-related charges

  19-11-2019 23:04
  
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Suspended Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vázquez is facing additional charges stemming from an alleged illegal sexual relationship with an underage girl.
  Authorities in Westmoreland County filed 21 new charges against Vázquez on Tuesday, including 10 counts of child pornography and 10 counts of unlawful sexual contact with a minor. The 28-year-old already was facing charges including statutory sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor and corrupt
  
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• Milwaukee Brewers bringing back ball-in-glove logo in 2020

  19-11-2019 22:58
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Brewers are bringing back the team’s iconic ball-in-glove logo next year.
  Milwaukee unveiled its new uniform designs and logo on Monday night at Miller Park. Starting in 2020, players will wear a modernized version of the ball-in-glove image first introduced in 1978 and worn until 1993.
  A “M” and the “B” are linked above the glove’s webbing. The ball features two vertical seams, making it look more authentic.
  Milwaukee will have two
  
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• UN expert corrects claim on kids in US migration detention

  19-11-2019 22:55
  
  GENEVA (AP) — An outside expert working with the U.N. human rights office has corrected a figure he cited claiming that over 100,000 children are being held in migrant detention in the United States.
  On Monday, Manfred Nowak, who leads a U.N. Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty that was published this week, told reporters: “We have more than — still more than — 100,000 children in migration-related detention in the United States of America.” The Associated
  
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• California halts fracking permits in oil producer crackdown

  19-11-2019 22:50
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is cracking down on oil producers by halting the approval of hundreds of fracking permits until independent scientists can review them.
  Also Tuesday, the Democratic governor also temporarily banned another drilling method that regulators believe is linked to one of the largest spills in state history.
  The state said it will not approve new wells that use high-pressure steam to extract oil from underground.
  It’s the type of proces
  
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• Belgium routs Cyprus 6-1 to stay perfect in Euro qualifying

  19-11-2019 22:50
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium completed its Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with a perfect record and another big win, routing Cyprus 6-1 on Tuesday.
  Kevin De Bruyne and Christian Benteke both scored twice for the Red Devils at the King Baudoin stadium as the hosts, which had already qualified as Group I winners, easily overturned an early deficit.
  Benteke canceled out defender Nicholas Ioannou’s opener in the 16th minute and Belgium was then in complete control for the remainder of the game
  
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• Man accused of designing process to spread IS propaganda

  19-11-2019 22:46
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago college student is accused of designing a process to help the Islamic State group spread propaganda online
  Thomas Osadzinski is charged with attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization.
  The U.S. attorney’s office says the 20-year-old designed a process that uses computer script to make propaganda more easily accessed and disseminated by users of social media. Osadzinski allegedly tried to share the information with people he believed to
  
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• Wales seals final automatic qualifying place for Euro 2020

  19-11-2019 22:44
  
  Wales claimed the last automatic spot remaining in qualifying for next year’s European Championship by beating Hungary 2-0 in a winner-takes-all match in Cardiff on Tuesday.
  Aaron Ramsey scored a goal in each half to propel the Welsh to a second straight Euros, after they reached the semifinals in 2016 in their first major tournament in 58 years.
  Wales — coached by Manchester United great Ryan Giggs — climbed from fourth to a second-place finish in Group E behind Croatia, leavi
  
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• DA likely to drop case clouded by marijuana-hemp confusion

  19-11-2019 22:44
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors are planning to drop all charges in a New York City case that spotlighted how similarities between legal hemp plants and marijuana can cause confusion.
  The Brooklyn district attorney’s office said Tuesday that Ronen Levy’s felony marijuana possession case will likely be dismissed Dec. 2.
  Levy was arrested Nov. 2 after going to a police station to collect 106 pounds (48 kilograms) of plants that were seized during shipping from a Vermont farm. They we
  
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• Ukrainian gas executive cooperating in US probe of Giuliani

  19-11-2019 22:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are planning to interview an executive with Ukraine’s state-owned gas company as part of an ongoing probe into the business dealings of Rudy Giuliani and two of his Soviet-born business associates.
  A lawyer for Andrew Favorov confirmed Tuesday that he is scheduled to meet voluntarily with the U.S. Justice Department. Favorov is a director at Naftogaz, the state-owned gas provider in Ukraine.
  Prosecutors are investigating the business dealings of
  
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• GateHouse, Gannett join, become largest US newspaper chain

  19-11-2019 22:33
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — GateHouse has closed its $1.1 billion takeover of Gannett, promising a $300 million cut in annual costs as it becomes the country’s largest newspaper company by far at a time when print publications are in precipitous decline.
  The new company keeps the Gannett name and brings about 260 daily papers together, including USA Today, The Arizona Republic, the Providence Journal and the Austin American-Statesman.
  It has set itself a challenging task. Its executives say they
  
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• Winter Storm Warning issued November 19 at 2:30PM MST until November 21 at 11:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  19-11-2019 22:30
  * WHAT…Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 8 to 14inches between 7000 and 8000 feet, with 12 to 24 inches above8000 feet. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph at times duringthe event.
  * WHERE…White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties,Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains, Chiricahua Mountains, Dragoonand Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains and Catalinaand Rincon Mountains.
  * WHEN…From 11 PM Wednesday to 11 PM MST Thursday.
  * IMPACTS…Travel could quic
  
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• Flash Flood Watch issued November 19 at 2:30PM MST until November 20 at 11:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  19-11-2019 22:30
  The Flash Flood Watch continues for
  * A portion of Southeast Arizona, including the following areas,Baboquivari Mountains, Catalina and Rincon Mountains,Chiricahua Mountains, Dragoon and Mule and Huachuca and SantaRita Mountains, Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet,Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains, South Central Pinal County,Southeast Pinal County, Tohono O’odham Nation, Tucson MetroArea, Upper Gila River Valley, Upper San Pedro River Valley,Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley, Wes
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued November 19 at 2:29PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  19-11-2019 22:29
  At 229 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11miles south of Globe, moving northeast at 20 mph.
  Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible withthis storm.
  Locations impacted include…Globe and Cutter.
  This includes the following highways…AZ Route 70 between mile markers 259 and 262.AZ Route 77 between mile markers 155 and 170.Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. S
  
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• Woman sought after allegedly robbing Circle K with knife

  19-11-2019 22:28
  
  TUCSON – A woman is wanted in connection to an armed robbery at a midtown convenience store.
  According to TPD, a woman armed with a knife allegedly threatened a clerk at the Circle K at 3602 N. Oracle Rd. near Prince Road. Police say the woman reportedly went behind the counter and stole cigarettes.This female suspect threatened the clerk at Circle K, Prince and Oracle, with a knife.She went behind the counter and stole cigarettes pic.twitter.com/gXs9Co7aKl
  — TPD Robbery (@TPD_R
  
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• Name change for ‘midget’ division in Canadian hockey

  19-11-2019 22:27
  
  TORONTO (AP) — The term “midget” is being dropped from youth divisions in Canadian hockey because the governing body aims to be more inclusive.
  Hockey Canada says it wanted to be sure it wasn’t “putting up barriers to keep people away from the sport.” The term “midget” has long been used in a variety of sports although it is considered derogatory by many.
  The issue generated attention a year ago when the parent of a young son with dwarfism noticed
  
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• Arizona man pleads guilty to illegally manufacturing ammunition in Vegas shooting case

  19-11-2019 22:26
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man whose home-loaded bullets were found in a suite where a gunman unleashed the Las Vegas Strip massacre two years ago has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of illegally manufacturing ammunition.
  Douglas Haig admitted Tuesday that he made tracer and armor-piercing bullets at home in Mesa, Arizona, and sold them under a business called Specialized Military Ammunition.
  The 57-year-old aerospace engineer wasn’t accused of a direct role in the Oct. 1, 2017, shooting
  
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• CBS takes weekly Nielsen crown behind ’60 Minutes’

  19-11-2019 22:23
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — CBS won the weekly television ratings crown despite being without the most valuable ratings commodity in this era, a prime-time football game.
  Relatively lackluster games on rivals NBC and Fox helped CBS win. The most popular game was the “Monday Night Football” matchup between Seattle and San Francisco on ESPN. It was a rare week where a cable program topped the Nielsen company’s ratings.
  CBS averaged 5.2 million viewers last week. The network’s mos
  
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• Democrat Stacey Abrams warns about about voter suppression

  19-11-2019 22:12
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — As Atlanta prepares to host a Democratic presidential debate, a Democrat who narrowly lost last year’s Georgia governor’s race is warning about voter suppression.
  Stacey Abrams addressed a panel discussion Tuesday in one in a series of Democrat-hosted events ahead of the debate.
  She said voter suppression can involve whether people can register and remain on the voter rolls, and whether their ballots can be counted.
  Abrams also spoke out against what she called r
  
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• A Chicago woman accused in cut-from-womb case gives birth

  19-11-2019 22:02
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman charged in the death of a mother and the child cut from her womb has given birth.
  The Cook County Sheriff’s Department revealed Tuesday that 25-year-old Desiree Figueroa was taken from Cook County Jail, where she has been held since May, to give birth on Nov. 1 at Stroger Hospital.
  She is now back in jail.
  Authorities provided no further information. The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has refused to comment.
  Figueroa and her mother,
  
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• Alabama gives AD Byrne raise, contract extension

  19-11-2019 21:59
  
  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has given athletic director Greg Byrne a raise and one-year contract extension.
  The university’s board of trustees compensation committee approved the new deal Tuesday. Byrne will make $1.3 million this year in the deal which dates back to July 1. That will go up to $1.54 million in the final year, 2025-26.
  Byrne will also receive a supplemental retirement contribution rising from $300,000 in the first year to $450,000.
  He had received a raise and thre
  
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• Maryland auditors ‘hindered’ in medical board report

  19-11-2019 21:58
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — An auditor for the state of Maryland says his office has been “hindered” repeatedly in an audit of the University of Maryland Medical System, which has been rocked by scandal and resignations of board members.
  Maryland Legislative Auditor Gregory Hook has asked state lawmakers for an extension of a December deadline to report. Legislative leaders granted the extension to March 13.
  Hook wrote in a letter late last month that the system has failed to make em
  
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• Tucson child dies; grandmother pleads guilty to child abuse

  19-11-2019 21:54
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A woman has pleaded guilty to child abuse in the 2016 death of her 20-month-old grandson who authorities say was found with broken ribs and blunt force body trauma.
  Tucson TV station KOLD reports Leticia Henderson became the last of six defendants to enter plea agreements in the case.
  Henderson admitted to failing to get Adam Mada medical help and will be sentenced Jan. 13.
  After the child died at a hospital, six of his family members were arrested and accused of murde
  
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• Loughlin, Giannulli fighting new charges in admissions case

  19-11-2019 21:52
  
  BOSTON (AP) — “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband are contesting expanded charges against them in the college admissions bribery scandal.
  Lawyers for Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli entered not guilty pleas on their behalf Tuesday to charges of conspiracy to commit federal program bribery.
  Earlier this month, the couple waived their right to appear in federal court in Boston to answer to the latest counts.
  Prosecutors added the bribery charge for
  
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• Teen charged in Kansas says he didn’t know gun was loaded

  19-11-2019 21:38
  
  OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A 13-year-old charged with murder in Kansas said told investigators he didn’t know a gun was loaded when a 14-year-old was fatally shot.
  The Kansas City Star reports court documents released recently say the teenagers stole the gun from a car and were playing with it when Zavier Mendoza was shot Aug. 8 at a townhome in the Kansas City suburb of Olathe.
  Prosecutors charged the 13-year-old from suburban Roeland Park with second-degree murder. Johnson County District
  
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• Sondland’s style created tension in EU before impeachment

  19-11-2019 21:36
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — Gordon Sondland’s less-than-diplomatic style caused tension with the European Union long before the ambassador was drawn into the impeachment inquiry.
  That’s according to other diplomats who spoke to The Associated Press. Sondland is President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the EU. He has called himself a “disruptive diplomat.” He’s scheduled to testify Wednesday in Washington about his dealings in Ukraine.
  Sondland originally planned to me
  
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• Court: Company must pay for toxic waste on Idaho tribal land

  19-11-2019 21:32
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has ruled that a Philadelphia-based agribusiness company that left millions of tons of toxic waste on tribal land in Idaho must pay the tribes nearly $20 million plus $1.5 million annually.
  The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a lower court ruling against FMC Corp. involving a now-shuttered Idaho plant that turned phosphate into fertilizer.
  FMC for about 50 years, until 2001, operated the fertilizer plant that produced 22 million t
  
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• Tulane, Miss. St. meet in Conway

  19-11-2019 21:30
  
  Mississippi State (4-0) vs. Tulane (3-0)
  Myrtle Beach Invitational , HTC Center, Conway, South Carolina; Thursday, 2 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi State and Tulane will meet in the Myrtle Beach Invitational. Tulane earned a 79-52 win over Northwestern State on Saturday, while Mississippi State won easily 82-59 against New Orleans on Sunday.
  FEARLESS FRESHMEN: Mississippi State’s Reggie Perry, Robert Woodard and DJ Stewart have combined to score 52 percent of all Bulldogs points this se
  
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• Suspect’s DNA sought in case of UFC fighter’s stepdaughter

  19-11-2019 21:30
  
  AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Investigators are seeking a DNA sample from a man charged in the kidnapping of a missing college student who’s the stepdaughter of UFC heavyweight Walt Harris.
  Prosecutors on Tuesday filed a motion seeking permission to take a DNA sample from Ibraheem Yazeed. A judge said he will hear arguments on the request Wednesday during an already scheduled hearing.
  Yazeed is charged in the disappearance of 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard. She was last seen Oct. 23 at a convenie
  
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• Florida faces St. Joe’s in Charleston Classic

  19-11-2019 21:30
  
  Florida (2-2) vs. Saint Joseph’s (2-2)
  Charleston Classic , TD Arena, Charleston, South Carolina; Thursday, 2 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Florida and Saint Joseph’s will meet in the Charleston Classic. Saint Joseph’s lost 85-68 to Loyola of Chicago on Saturday, while Florida fell 62-59 against UConn on Sunday.
  LEADING THE CHARGE: Saint Joseph’s’ Ryan Daly has averaged 19.3 points, nine rebounds and six assists while Lorenzo Edwards has put up 12.3 points and 6.3 rebounds.
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued November 19 at 1:26PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  19-11-2019 21:26
  At 124 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking an are of strongthunderstorms near over parts of the Tucson Metro area into theCatalina Foothills, moving north at 35 mph.
  Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
  Locations impacted include…Tucson, Catalina, Oro Valley, Marana, Benson, Oracle, Davis-MonthanAir Force Base, Casas Adobes, Drexel Heights, Flowing Wells, TanqueVerde, Vail, Saddlebrooke, South Tucson, San Manuel, Pascua PuebloYaqui Reservation, Tortolita, Mount Lemmo
  
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• Dust Advisory issued November 19 at 1:22PM MST until November 19 at 2:15PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  19-11-2019 21:23
  The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a
  * Dust Advisory for…Pinal County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 215 PM MST.
  * At 122 PM MST, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 6miles north of Casa Grande to La Palma, moving northeast at 20 mph.
  HAZARD…Less than two miles visibility with strong wind in excessof 40 mph.
  SOURCE…Doppler radar.
  IMPACT…Hazardous travel.
  * This includes the following highways…AZ Interstate 10 between mile mar
  
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• House passes short-term spending measure as talks falter

  19-11-2019 21:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed a short-term spending bill to keep federal agencies running for another month. The hope is that the additional time will help negotiators wrap up more than $1.4 trillion in unfinished appropriations bills.
  Tuesday’s legislation would avert a Thanksgiving government shutdown but opens the door to a possible shutdown just before Christmas.
  The 231-192 vote sends the measure to the Senate. Senators are on track to pass the legislation in time to me
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued November 19 at 1:15PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  19-11-2019 21:15
  At 115 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm overBapchule, or near Sun Lakes, moving northeast at 35 mph.
  Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
  Locations impacted include…Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, East Mesa, Sun Lakes, Queen Creek, ChandlerHeights, Gilbert City Hall, Tumbleweed Park, Superstition SpringsMall, Chandler City Hall, San Tan Village Mall, Seville, FreestonePark, Bapchule, Olberg, Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport, Santan, Higleyand Sacaton.
  T
  
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• Manfred says has broad authority for Astros discipline

  19-11-2019 21:14
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred hopes the investigation into sign stealing by the Houston Astros will be completed by next season and says he has broad authority to impose discipline beyond fines, the loss of amateur draft picks and taking away international signing bonus pool allocation.
  Oakland pitcher Mike Fiers said that when he was with Houston in 2017, the Astros stole signs during home games by using a camera positioned in center field, The Athletic reporte
  
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• Molly Solomon promoted to lead NBC Olympics coverage

  19-11-2019 21:07
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Molly Solomon will lead NBC’s Olympics coverage, becoming the first woman to be an executive producer for a network sports division.
  She succeeds Jim Bell, who announced Nov. 4 he was leaving the network.
  Solomon was promoted Tuesday to executive president and producer of the network’s Olympics unit. She will also continue to be executive producer at GOLF Channel, a position she has held since 2012.
  Solomon has extensive history with the network’s Olymp
  
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• Ruling threatens smuggling cases against Marines

  19-11-2019 21:06
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Marine Corps is at risk of losing its cases against 13 Marines accused of crimes tied to a human smuggling and drug investigation after a military judge ruled it was illegal to make the videotaped arrests during a morning battalion formation while leaders called them “a cancer” and “bad Marines.”
  Maj. Kendra Motz said prosecutors at Marine Corps Camp Pendleton were meeting Tuesday to explore their options. Motz says she did not know what they we
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued November 19 at 1:04PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  19-11-2019 21:04
  At 103 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8miles west of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, or 31 miles southof Ajo, moving north at 40 mph.
  Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea sized hail will be possible withthis storm.
  Locations impacted include…Ajo, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and Why.Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead tolocalized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through floodedroadways.
  The post Special Weather Statement iss
  
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