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• SRP to pay $21 M to settle claims over Arizona mine closure

  21-11-2019 23:57
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Salt River Project has agreed to pay $21 million to settle claims from Peabody Energy over the closure of the Kayenta coal mine three months ago.
  The mine closed in August after sending its last shipment of coal to the Navajo Generating Station power plant near Page.
  The plant shut down Monday after a 45-year run.
  According to the Arizona Republic, Peabody Energy had issued a claim for $53 million to SRP for closure of the mine, which was previously planned to run until 2044
  
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• The Latest: 2 airmen died while landing at Oklahoma base

  21-11-2019 23:53
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Latest on the crash of two Air Force training jets in northwest Oklahoma that killed two airmen. (all times local):
  4:45 p.m.
  An Air Force base commander says two U.S. airmen were killed in an accident involving two jets during the landing phase of a training exercise in northwestern Oklahoma.
  Addressing a news conference Thursday afternoon, Vance Air Force Base Col. Corey Simmons declined to identify the two aboard the T-38 Talon who died around 9 a.m.. He says tw
  
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• Santa Anita to race less this winter in bad weather

  21-11-2019 23:52
  
  DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Santa Anita will race less, if at all, in inclement weather during its winter-spring meet that begins on Dec. 26, although what factors will decide whether racing occurs in such conditions haven’t been announced.
  Led by new chairman Gregory Ferraro, the California Horse Racing Board approved Santa Anita’s racing license by a 5-0 vote Thursday, contingent on several restrictions.
  More details will be presented at the board’s next meeting on Dec. 12.
  
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• Adopt This Pet: Meet Dutch!

  21-11-2019 23:48
  
  There is a new pet looking for their forever home.
  Dutch from the Humane Society of Southern Arizona
  Meet dutch! He is a two-year-old boy dog who loves to explore. He weighs in at 104 pounds. Dutch loves to get all the attention and he would do best in a home that has a yard for him to play in.
  If you are interested in adopting Dutch, you can visit him at Humane Society of Southern Arizona’s Main Campus at 635 W. Roger Rd. You can also give an adoption counselor a call at 520-327-6088 ext.
  
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• Webb Simpson shoots 7-under 65 to lead RSM Classic

  21-11-2019 23:41
  
  ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Webb Simpson birdied seven of his last 10 holes at the Plantation Course on Thursday for a 7-under 65 and the first-round lead in the RSM Classic, the final PGA Tour event of the year.
  The top-ranked player in the field at No. 12, Simpson is coming off a six-week break since tying for seventh in Las Vegas. He began the birdie run on the par-5 18th and played the front nine in 6-under 30 with birdies on Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 and 9.
  Three players were 6 under. Came
  
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• Mexico strikes down rule that allows automatic child custody for divorced moms

  21-11-2019 23:36
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s high court has struck down a clause in the capital’s family code automatically granting custody of young children to mothers in divorce cases.
  The Supreme Court found Thursday that the rule governing custody of kids under 12 years old is unconstitutional for making a distinction on gender.
  The ruling is based on the principle of equality and the higher interest of minors. It says the unconstitutional language violates the latter by taking away judges
  
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• Mexico strikes automatic child custody for divorced moms

  21-11-2019 23:36
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s high court has struck down a clause in the capital’s family code automatically granting custody of young children to mothers in divorce cases.
  The Supreme Court found Thursday that the rule governing custody of kids under 12 years old is unconstitutional for making a distinction on gender.
  The ruling is based on the principle of equality and the higher interest of minors. It says the unconstitutional language violates the latter by taking away judges
  
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• Puppy recovering after tossed from car, struck by another in Ohio

  21-11-2019 23:35
  
  (WLWT)  A puppy is recovering after he was found stuffed in a garbage bag in the middle of a Mt. Healthy, Ohio roadway.
  The puppy – now named Harlan – was banged up, broken and bruised, apparently run over by a car.
  Police said officers were called to investigate a garbage bag in the roadway that appeared to have something inside that was moving.
  Officers at the scene discovered a small brown and white puppy inside the plastic garbage bag.
  The dog was taken to the Cincinnati SP
  
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• UCSB goes up against Menlo

  21-11-2019 23:31
  
  Menlo vs. UC Santa Barbara (1-3)
  Thunderdome, Santa Barbara, California; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos will be taking on the Oaks of Division III Menlo. UC Santa Barbara lost 78-67 on the road to Oregon State in its most recent game.
  SQUAD LEADERSHIP: Amadou Sow has maintained a per-game average of 15 points and 9.3 rebounds for the Gauchos, while Max Heidegger has accounted for 18.5 points per game.AWESOME AMADOU: In four appearances this season, UC Santa Barbar
  
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• UC Davis plays Portland

  21-11-2019 23:31
  
  UC Davis (2-4) vs. Portland (4-1)
  Earle A. Chiles Center, Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: UC Davis faces Portland in a non-conference matchup. Both teams last saw action this past Wednesday. Portland win at Portland State 82-75, while UC Davis came up short in a 61-51 game to Sacramento State.
  SQUAD LEADERSHIP: Juniors Joe Mooney and Matt Neufeld have led the Aggies. Mooney is averaging 15.2 points while Neufeld is putting up 13.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. The Pilots
  
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• Trucker in deadly Colorado pileup pleads not guilty

  21-11-2019 23:31
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — A truck driver accused of causing a fiery pileup that killed four people on a Colorado interstate has pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide and other charges.
  KDVR-TV reports 24-year-old Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos, of Houston, appeared in court in Jefferson County on Thursday to answer to charges stemming from the April 25 crash on Interstate 70 west of Denver.
  He has said the brakes on his semitrailer failed before he plowed into slowed traffic just after the in
  
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• Texas A&M-CC squares off against St. Thomas (TX)

  21-11-2019 23:31
  
  St. Thomas (TX) vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1-4)
  American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders will be taking on the Celts of Division III St. Thomas (TX). Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is coming off a 63-55 win at home over Texas Rio Grande Valley in its most recent game.
  LEADING THE WAY: Jashawn Talton has averaged 18.2 points and 7.4 rebounds this year for Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Myles Smith is also a bi
  
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• Providence goes up against Penn

  21-11-2019 23:31
  
  Penn (2-2) vs. Providence (4-1)
  Dunkin’ Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Penn visits Providence in an early season matchup. Penn came up short in an 86-75 game at Lafayette in its last outing. Providence is coming off a 93-56 win at home over Merrimack in its most recent game.
  BIG MEN ON CAMPUS: Providence’s Alpha Diallo has averaged 13.2 points and 9.6 rebounds while David Duke has put up 14.6 points, five rebounds and 5.2 assists. For the Q
  
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• Penn State puts streak on line vs Yale

  21-11-2019 23:31
  
  Yale (3-2) vs. Penn State (4-0)
  Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Penn State looks for its fourth straight victory of the season as it battles Yale. Yale won 100-89 in overtime over Siena on Wednesday. Penn State is coming off a 98-70 win over Bucknell on Tuesday.
  BIG MEN ON CAMPUS: Penn State’s Lamar Stevens has averaged 17.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and two steals while Mike Watkins has put up 11.3 points, eight rebounds and four blocks. Fo
  
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• Mercer goes up against UIC

  21-11-2019 23:31
  
  Mercer (3-2) vs. Illinois-Chicago (1-3)
  Credit Union 1 Arena, Chicago; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Mercer and Illinois-Chicago look to bounce back from losses. Each program is coming off a road loss in their last game. Illinois-Chicago lost 65-56 to Bradley on Saturday, while Mercer came up short in a 98-88 game at Georgia Southern on Tuesday.
  LEADING THE WAY: Illinois-Chicago’s Godwin Boahen has averaged 11.3 points and 5.3 rebounds while Michael Diggins has put up 8.8 points and fi
  
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• Howard hopes to end skid vs Ball State

  21-11-2019 23:31
  
  Howard (0-5) vs. Ball State (3-2)
  John E. Worthen Arena, Muncie, Indiana; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Howard looks to end its five-game losing streak as it goes up against Ball State. Howard is looking to break its current five-game losing streak. Ball State lost 59-57 loss at home to Northern Kentucky on Wednesday.
  LEADING THE WAY: Ball State’s Tahjai Teague has averaged 16.2 points and 8.6 rebounds while K.J. Walton has put up 10.6 points and seven rebounds. For the Bison, Charl
  
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• Elon faces Manhattan

  21-11-2019 23:31
  
  Manhattan (2-1) vs. Elon (2-3)
  Schar Center, Elon, North Carolina; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Manhattan and Elon look to bounce back from losses. Each squad is coming off of a tough road loss in their last game. Elon lost 75-61 to North Carolina on Wednesday, while Manhattan fell 70-57 at Samford on Tuesday.
  FEARLESS FRESHMEN: Manhattan has benefited heavily from its freshmen. Tykei Greene, Christian Hinckson, Elijah Buchanan and Samir Stewart have collectively accounted for 64 percent of
  
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• Columbia, Rider meet in Uncasville

  21-11-2019 23:31
  
  Rider (2-2) vs. Columbia (1-4)
  Hall of Fame Tip-Off Springfield , Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Rider and Columbia will go at it in a postseason game in Uncasville. Columbia lost 82-63 to St. John’s in its most recent game, while Rider fell 82-72 against UMass in its last outing.
  STEPPING UP: Columbia’s Mike Smith has averaged 20 points, 4.8 rebounds and five assists while Ike Nweke has put up 8.4 points and 5.6 rebounds. For the Broncs
  
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• Binghamton goes up against Army

  21-11-2019 23:31
  
  Army (2-2) vs. Binghamton (2-3)
  Events Center, Vestal, New York; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Army and Binghamton both look to put winning streaks together . Army got past Fairleigh Dickinson by 16 at home on Monday. Binghamton is coming off a 77-75 win on the road over NJIT on Wednesday.
  LEADING THE CHARGE: Binghamton’s Sam Sessoms has averaged 20.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists while George Tinsley has put up 11 points and 8.4 rebounds. For the Black Knights, Tommy Funk has a
  
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• Family: Florida 28-year-old died as a result of vaping

  21-11-2019 23:29
  
  (WESH) An Orlando family is grieving the loss of their 28-year-old son, who died last week. They said he died as a result of vaping.
  Kyle Boyd’s mother, Kimberly, said he was fine last Monday after he came home from hanging out with a group of friends. She said the next morning she could not wake him up.
  “I did notice there was vomit on the bed next to him, nothing on him, and the vape pen was there and Kevin heard me screaming, ‘Kyle, wake up Kyle,'” Kimberly Boyd said.K
  
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• Trump to pay respects to Army officers killed in Afghanistan

  21-11-2019 23:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to pay his respects to two U.S. service members who were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan this week.
  Trump is traveling to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware for Thursday’s return of the fallen Army officers’ remains.
  Trump has described these ceremonies as some of the toughest things he has to do as commander in chief of the U.S. armed services.
  Chief Warrant Officer 2s David C. Knadle, a 33-year-old from Tarrant, Texas,
  
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• Brazilian player banned in Ukraine for response to racism

  21-11-2019 23:20
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Brazilian player Taison has been banned for one game for his reaction to racist abuse in a Ukrainian league game.
  The Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder showed his middle finger to Dynamo Kyiv fans who had abused him with monkey chants and kicked the ball into the stands during a game Nov. 10. Taison was shown a red card.
  The Ukrainian Football Association ordered Taison to serve a one-game ban plus a suspended two-game ban.
  Dynamo has been fined 500,000 hryvnyas ($20,000) an
  
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• Phoenix PD: Teen shot, killed after intervening during domestic violence incident

  21-11-2019 23:15
  
  PHOENIX (KPNX) – A 17-year-old boy is dead after being shot in Phoenix late Wednesday, according to police.
  Officers responded to a domestic violence incident at a home near 71st Avenue and Van Buren Street, according to Phoenix police.
  Police said a 20-year-old man and his 18-year-old girlfriend were involved in a verbal argument. The 17-year-old, identified as Jesus Gutierrez, intervened and was shot by the 20-year-old man. He later died at a hospital and the 20-year-old fled the scene.
  
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• White House, GOP senators discuss impeachment trial strategy

  21-11-2019 23:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Top White House officials and six Republican senators have met to discuss strategy for a possible Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
  One Senate GOP aide says participants Thursday expressed more interest in voting as soon as they have 51 votes to acquit Trump than in setting a specific timetable.
  That aide and a White House official say a trial lasting two weeks was discussed. The White House official says they discussed three options: no trial, a short o
  
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• Governor vetoes bill outlawing abortions over Down syndrome

  21-11-2019 23:10
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor is vetoing a bill that would prohibit abortions because of a prenatal Down syndrome, a day after it passed the Republican-controlled Legislature.
  Gov. Tom Wolf rejected the legislation Thursday that had just passed the Senate on a near party-line vote.
  Pennsylvania law allows abortions up to 24 weeks of pregnancy for any reason except to select a gender.
  The bill would have added to that prohibition abortions over a prenatal d
  
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• Surprise couple accused of brutally abusing 2 of their adopted children

  21-11-2019 23:06
  
  Editor’s Note: This article contains details that some readers may find disturbing.
  PHOENIX (KPNX) – An Arizona couple is facing multiple child abuse-related charges after the mother allegedly physically abused two of their six adopted children.
  Court documents detailed the brutal abuse at the hands of Tammie Lyn Brady and her husband Lee Steven Brady against two of their adopted children, ages 9 and 12.
  The abuse includes Tammie allegedly starving the children, hitting them, t
  
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• Michigan GOP leader uses expletive to call governor ‘crazy’

  21-11-2019 22:52
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Republican legislative leader is drawing criticism after a college newspaper quoted him using an expletive to describe Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Democratic lawmakers as “crazy.”
  The Collegian at Hillsdale College reported Thursday that Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey made the remarks to a college Republican group last week. He also called Whitmer’s budget vetoes and transfers “rash political misbehavior.”
  A Whitmer spokesman says th
  
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• Molinar scores 21, Mississippi State beats Tulane 80-66

  21-11-2019 22:49
  
  CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Freshman Iverson Molinar scored a season-high 21 points and Mississippi State beat Tulane 80-66 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Myrtle Beach Invitational.
  Tyson Carter added 16 points and 11 rebounds, Reggie Perry scored 18 points, and the Bulldogs (5-0) shot 61% overall and made 13 of 19 shots in the second half.
  Mississippi State never trailed, established a 41-16 rebounding advantage, led by 25 and withstood a late rally to earn a matchup with No. 17 Villanov
  
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• Another woman accuses Epstein of abuse, sues his estate

  21-11-2019 22:49
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who says she suffered lasting damage from sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein when she was 17 years old has sued his estate.
  Teala Davies on Thursday joined the growing list of women who have sued the wealthy financier. She filed her lawsuit in Manhattan federal court.
  Davies appeared at a news conference with attorney Gloria Allred.
  She says she still hurts from abuse suffered over two years at Epstein’s residences in New York, Paris, Florida, New Mexico and the
  
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• Kim builds 2-shot lead in LPGA Tour Championship

  21-11-2019 22:37
  
  NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Sei Young Kim made a 12-foot eagle putt on the 17th hole to pull away from the pack with a 7-under 65 for a two-shot lead Thursday after the opening round of the season-ending CME Globe Tour Championship.
  At stake is the richest prize ever in women’s golf, with $1.5 million going to the winner, regardless of her position in the Race to CME Globe standings.
  Kim, already a two-time winner on the LPGA this year, was bogey-free on a pleasant, breezy Tiburon Golf Club.
  
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• First Marvel Comics issue sells in Texas for $1.26 million

  21-11-2019 22:37
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A rare near-mint condition copy of the first Marvel Comics comic book has sold at auction in Dallas for $1.26 million.
  Heritage Auctions says the Marvel Comics No. 1 from 1939 sold Thursday. Heritage says the buyer wished to remain anonymous.
  Ed Jaster, senior vice president at Heritage, calls it “a historic copy of a historic comic book.” The issue features the first appearances of characters such as the Human Torch, Ka-Zar, Angel and the Sub-Mariner.
  Heritage sa
  
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• Trump golf club seeks more time on liquor license challenge

  21-11-2019 22:35
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — An attorney for one of President Donald Trump’s golf clubs has asked New Jersey officials for more time to respond to the threatened revocation of its liquor license over a drunken driving death.
  The state moved last month to yank the license of the Trump National Golf Club Colts Neck in connection with a fatal crash in 2015.
  The Alcoholic Beverage Control Division said the club served too much alcohol to a man who then got into a wreck that killed his father.
  Tr
  
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• Trump golf club gets more time on liquor license challenge

  21-11-2019 22:35
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey has granted one of President Donald Trump’s golf clubs more time to respond to the threatened revocation of its liquor license over a drunken driving death.
  The state moved last month to yank the license of the Trump National Golf Club Colts Neck in connection with a fatal crash in 2015.
  Sharon Lauchaire, a spokeswoman for the attorney general’s office, said the state granted the extension until Dec. 4 to enter a plea to the allegations.
  The Alco
  
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• Iraqi officials: 1 killed in renewed clashes in central Baghdad, bringing day’s death toll to 8 with 90 wounded

  21-11-2019 22:35
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials: 1 killed in renewed clashes in central Baghdad, bringing day’s death toll to 8 with 90 wounded.
  The post Iraqi officials: 1 killed in renewed clashes in central Baghdad, bringing day’s death toll to 8 with 90 wounded appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• US House approves proposal to decriminalize, tax marijuana

  21-11-2019 22:34
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A divided U.S. House committee approved a proposal Wednesday to decriminalize and tax marijuana at the federal level, a vote that was alternately described as a momentous turning point in national cannabis policy or a hollow political gesture.
  The House Judiciary Committee approved the proposal 24-10 after more than two hours of debate. It would reverse a longstanding federal prohibition by removing marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, while allowing states to s
  
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• No. 7 Oregon State rips Southern Utah 95-45 in morning game

  21-11-2019 22:34
  
  CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Taylor Jones scored 18 points to lead No. 7 Oregon State to a 95-45 victory over Southern Utah on Thursday in a game that began at 11 a.m.
  With a near-capacity crowd of 9,301 attending the annual Beavers Beyond the Classroom game — local elementary and middle-school students were admitted free — Oregon State dominated from the outset. The Beavers (5-0) led 13-0 against the undersized Thunderbirds (3-2) of the Big Sky Conference.
  Guard Mikayla Pivec, the B
  
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• Johnson’s 22 leads Florida to 70-62 win over Hawks

  21-11-2019 22:34
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Keyontae Johnson had a career-high 22 points and Florida held off Saint Joseph’s 70-62 on Thursday at the Charleston Classic playing without ejected leading scorer Kerry Blackshear Jr.
  Blackshear, who came in averaging 14 points and 12 rebounds for Florida (3-2), was kicked out after getting a flagrant two foul for what looked like an elbow to St. Joseph’s Taylor Funk. Blackshear played only three minutes in the opening half with two early fouls.
  Blacksh
  
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• Winter Storm Warning issued November 21 at 2:28PM MST until November 21 at 11:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  21-11-2019 22:28
  * WHAT…Periods of snow will continue into the evening hours withan additional 1 to 4 inches of accumulation expected. Locallyhigher amounts may occur, primarily at the very peaks of themountains. Breezy winds will diminish later tonight.
  * 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…Showers will continue into the eveni
  
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• Woman charged in boyfriend’s suicide faces arraignment

  21-11-2019 22:25
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A former Boston College student charged with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly encouraging her boyfriend to take his life faces arraignment.
  A spokesman for the Suffolk district attorney says 21-year-old Inyoung You is scheduled to be arraigned Friday morning in Suffolk Superior Court.
  Prosecutors say You sent Alexander Urtula, of Cedar Grove, New Jersey, more than 47,000 text messages in the last two months of the relationship, including many urging him to “go kil
  
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• Salad product recall over E. coli bacteria impacts 22 states

  21-11-2019 22:19
  
  SWEDESBORO, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says thousands of pounds of salad products are being recalled due to a possible E. coli contamination.
  The department says Missa Bay, LLC from Swedesboro, New Jersey, is recalling more than 75,000 pounds (34,020 kilograms) of salad products that contain meat or poultry because the lettuce may be contaminated with a strain of E. coli.
  The products were sold on Oct. 14 through Oct. 16 in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illino
  
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• Illinois officer fined $350 for illegally parking patrol car

  21-11-2019 22:16
  
  CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois police officer has been ticketed for parking his patrol car in a handicapped-accessible parking space.
  Lakemoor Police Chief David Godlewski said Tuesday that the officer was issued a $350 fine Sunday for parking illegally at the Lakemoor Crossings Shopping Center.
  The Northwest Herald reports that a resident texted the chief about the parking infraction on Sunday. The department also received calls, and one resident posted a photo of the Lakem
  
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• Redskins’ Nicholson says decision to play vs. Jets was his

  21-11-2019 22:10
  
  ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Redskins safety Montae Nicholson says it was his decision to play last week, days after the death of a woman he dropped off at a hospital.
  Nicholson and another man took 21-year-old Julia Crabbe to a hospital last week, and she later died there of a drug overdose. In his first public comments since the incident, Nicholson says this has been a difficult time for him but he decided to play against the New York Jets.
  The 23-year-old on Thursday said “it wa
  
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• Florida leading scorer Blackshear ejected

  21-11-2019 22:08
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Florida leading scorer Kerry Blackshear Jr. was ejected for a flagrant two foul for what appeared to be an elbow that hit Saint Joseph’s guard Taylor Funk.
  Blackshear came into the Charleston Classic opening-round game averaging 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Gators. He sat most of the opening half after getting two fouls and played only 5 minutes.
  After Funk fell to the floor, Hawks teammate Ryan Daly confronted Blackshear before officials separated the te
  
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• Yale women’s soccer coach leaves amid report of misconduct

  21-11-2019 22:07
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Yale University’s women’s soccer coach has left the school amid allegations of sexual misconduct by former players at a college where he previously coached.
  Yale officials said Brendan Faherty’s last day was Wednesday, nearly a year after he was hired to replace coach Rudy Meredith following Meredith’s arrest in the nationwide college admissions bribery scandal.
  Whether Faherty was fired or resigned was not disclosed by Yale. Faherty did not
  
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• Man accused of killing prostitutes charged with 3 murders

  21-11-2019 22:06
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors in Florida will seek the death penalty against a man they say preyed on prostitutes, causing panic in a beachfront town over killings more than a dozen years ago.
  Prosecutors said Thursday that they are charging Robert Hayes with three counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of three women in the Daytona Beach area in 2005 and 2006. All of the women were found nude, lying face down.
  The shootings caused such panic then that several prostitutes j
  
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• Cop who exposed undercover officer loses certification

  21-11-2019 22:06
  
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A former Wichita police officer who exposed an undercover officer who was investigating illegal gambling has lost his law enforcement certification.
  The Wichita Eagle reports a state oversight board revoked the certification of Michael Zajkowski. He worked for the Wichita department from 1991 to 2017. The newspaper this week obtained a copy of the board’s order, dated Sept. 27, through an open records request.
  Zajkowski was one of three former law enforcement off
  
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• California lawmaker wants to ban sending unwanted nude pics

  21-11-2019 22:06
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California state senator wants to make it a crime to send unwanted nude photos to people online or in text messages.
  Exposing yourself on the street is a crime, but the law is less clear when it happens online. Earlier this year, Texas criminalized the digital act of sending unwanted nude photos to people through dating apps or other digital means, making it a Class C misdemeanor with a fine of up to $500.
  Republican state Sen. Ling Ling Chang, whose district in
  
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• LA Galaxy in contract negotiations with Romain Alessandrini

  21-11-2019 21:59
  
  CARSON, Calif. (AP) — The LA Galaxy are negotiating with midfielder Romain Alessandrini in a bid to keep him with the club after the recent expiration of his contract.
  The five-time MLS champion Galaxy announced the negotiations Thursday.
  Alessandrini has been a designated player for the Galaxy for the past three seasons. The 30-year-old Frenchman has been an outstanding playmaker and scorer when healthy, but he appeared in just five games last season and missed five months with a knee inj
  
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• 2 school buses crash, sending about 2 dozen to the hospital

  21-11-2019 21:57
  
  CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say one school bus from Georgia rear-ended another during their field trip to Tennessee, sending more than two dozen people to hospitals.
  News outlets report 19 students and four adults were taken for evaluation to a Cleveland, Tennessee, hospital after the Thursday morning crash. An ambulance took two others with non-life-threatening injuries, a student and an adult, to another hospital.
  Tennessee Highway Patrol Sergeant Alan Bailey says the buses were
  
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• Deputy accused of stealing from Dallas store after tornado

  21-11-2019 21:53
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A Texas sheriff’s deputy accused of stealing items from a Home Depot he was guarding after it was destroyed by a tornado last month has been charged with theft.
  The Dallas County sheriff’s office said Joseph Bobadilla was arrested Thursday. He was being held in the Dallas County jail Thursday afternoon on $500 bond. Jail records didn’t list an attorney for him.
  The sheriff’s office said 25-year-old Bobadilla had been working an off-duty job guarding th
  
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