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• New terrorism indictment for US man linked to Somali group

  02-12-2019 23:57
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. attorney’s office in San Diego says a 37-year-old U.S. citizen who is on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist List is facing a new indictment.
  The superseding indictment unsealed Monday alleges 37-year-old Jehad Serwan Mostafa provided “material support” for Somalia’s extremist al-Shabaab rebel group from March 2008 to February 2017.
  Prosecutors say it expands the scope of original charges brought against Mostafa.
  Mostafa was born in Wauke
  
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• UArizona Men’s Basketball now ranked No. 12 on AP Top 25 Poll

  02-12-2019 23:56
  
  TUCSON – The University of Arizona Men’s Basketball Team was ranked No. 12 on AP’s Top 25 Poll for college basketball on Monday.
  The UArizona Wildcats were ranked at No. 14 before and are now 9-0 after a win against Wake Forest University on Sunday night in the Wooden Legacy championship game.
  According to the Associated Press, the Wildcats’ recent game against Wake Forest in Anaheim, Calif. “showed they can win away from the McKale Center with three wins in four da
  
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• NYC Ballet casts first black Marie in ‘The Nutcracker’

  02-12-2019 23:54
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker” has cast a black dancer to play Marie for the first time.
  The New York Times reports Charlotte Nebres will star in this year’s rendition of the company’s production, which started in 1954
  Nebres is a student at the School of American Ballet. Her mother’s family is from Trinidad and her father’s family is from the Philippines.
  The 11-year-old Nebres says she remembers being in
  
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• Flood hits tribal land days before camping closes for season

  02-12-2019 23:54
  
  SUPAI, Ariz. (AP) — A popular tourist spot deep in a gorge off the Grand Canyon was flooded over the holiday, sending tourists scrambling to higher ground.
  The flood happened just days before the Havasupai Tribe shuts down its reservation to tourists for the season.
  About 170 people were at the campground when a flood hit in the pre-dawn hours Friday. No one was injured, but some tourists woke up drenched and lost gear.
  Tribal Vice Chairman Matthew Putesoy Sr. says the switchbacks on a tra
  
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• Report: Substitute teacher fired for berating child on dads

  02-12-2019 23:44
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say a substitute teacher in Utah has been fired after berating a fifth-grade student who said he was thankful for being adopted by his two dads.
  The Salt Lake Tribune reports a staffing company that employed the unidentified teacher said in a statement Monday the woman no longer works for them.
  The company. Kelly Services, contracts with Alpine School District south of Salt Lake City.
  The teacher asked the children on Nov. 21 to share what they were thankful
  
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• Ronaldo crowned Italian league player of the year

  02-12-2019 23:41
  
  MILAN (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Italian league’s player of the year award.
  Ronaldo was at the Gran Gala del Calcio in Milan on Monday to collect his prize, instead of attending the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris where he was third in the voting for best player in the world.
  The Juventus forward turned up about an hour before the main award was announced, arriving more than two hours after the other guests.
  For the first time at the Italian ceremony there were also awa
  
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• Pennsylvania mom charged with murder in deaths of 2 young children

  02-12-2019 23:41
  
  KEMPTON, Pa. (AP) — Authorities are linking the mother of two young children found hanging in a Pennsylvania home to internet searches for suicide and crime shortly before their deaths, according to court documents filed in support of murder charges against the woman.
  Lisa Snyder, 36, was charged with first- and third-degree murder, child endangerment, and evidence-tampering in the deaths of the 4-year-old Brinley and 8-year-old Conner, prosecutors announced Monday. The children died three
  
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• Jimmy Carter hospitalized for urinary tract infection

  02-12-2019 23:41
  
  AMERICUS, Ga. (AP) — A spokeswoman says former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been admitted to a south Georgia hospital treatment of a urinary tract infection.
  Deanna Congileo, a spokeswoman for The Carter Center, said Monday afternoon in a statement that the 95-year-old former president was admitted to Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus over the weekend. She said Carter “is feeling better and looks forward to returning home soon.
  A fall last spring required him to get hip rep
  
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• Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter admitted to a south Georgia hospital for treatment of a urinary tract infection.

  02-12-2019 23:34
  
  AMERICUS, Ga. (AP) — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter admitted to a south Georgia hospital for treatment of a urinary tract infection. .
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• NBC investigating Gabrielle Union allegations that she was fired for racism complaints

  02-12-2019 23:27
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBC and the union that represents television performers are investigating an allegation by an “America’s Got Talent” judge that she was fired because she complained of racism and other on-set issues.
  The Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists says in a statement Monday that it is investigating the allegations from Gabrielle Union, and that it takes such claims seriously.
  A statement Sunday from NBC and the producti
  
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• Suspect shot by police after wounding 2 officers dies

  02-12-2019 23:26
  
  MONROE, Mich. (AP) — A 40-year-old suspect in the shooting of two police officers at a southeastern Michigan apartment complex has died.
  Michigan State Police said Monday on Twitter that Simba Lion died over the weekend after he was wounded nearly two weeks ago by other Monroe officers who returned fire. Police said the cause of Lion’s death is “unknown at this time.”
  Last month’s shooting remains under investigation.
  The officers were shot in the legs Nov. 19 as th
  
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• Staten Island teen battling cancer gets week of surprises

  02-12-2019 23:19
  
  STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (AP) — A teenager fighting advanced bone cancer received a visit from his favorite rapper and got to exchange messages with a superhero.
  The Staten Island Advance reports rapper Joyner Lucas went to Staten Island University Hospital to spend time with 14-year-old Jonathan Morales.
  Morales was diagnosed last year with Stage 4 osteosarcoma and will have to undergo two major surgeries over the next two months.
  Lucas gave him a necklace calling him “an inspiration.&rd
  
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• Trial opens for man who offered $500 for killing ICE agents

  02-12-2019 23:16
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A man is on trial in Boston for offering $500 to anyone who would kill a federal immigration officer.
  The trial of Brandon Ziobrowski opened Monday in federal court and is expected to continue through the week.
  He pleaded not guilty to using interstate and foreign commerce to transmit a threat to injure another person last year.
  Authorities say the then-33-year-old Cambridge, Massachusetts, resident tweeted last July “I am broke but will scrounge and literally give $500
  
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• Killers of Honduran activist get up to 50-year sentences

  02-12-2019 23:15
  
  TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A Honduran court has sentenced seven people convicted of participating in the 2016 murder of indigenous and environmental rights activist Berta Caceres to prison terms of up to 50 years.
  The court announced the sentences Monday. The seven men were convicted in November 2018 for the attack, which left Caceres dead while another activist survived.
  Four men — Elvin Rápalo, Henry Hernández, Edilson Duarte and Oscar Torres Velásquez &mdash
  
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• The Latest: Rep. Hunter’s opponents applaud his decision

  02-12-2019 23:12
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Latest on California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter saying he will plead guilty to the misuse of campaign funds and indicating he will leave Congress (all times local):
  2:05 p.m.
  Two Republicans and one Democrat running for Rep. Duncan Hunter’s seat say the California Republican is making the right decision to plead guilty to the misuse of campaign money and leave Congress.
  Republican San Diego radio host Carl DeMaio, former Republican Rep. Darrell Issa and Democr
  
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• SCOTUS giving thought to whether to dismiss first gun rights case in nearly 10 years

  02-12-2019 23:11
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Supreme Court arguments about a New York City gun ordinance (all times local):
  11:20 a.m.
  The Supreme Court is trying to figure out whether to dismiss its first case about guns rights in nearly 10 years.
  The justices heard arguments in a dispute over New York City restrictions on transporting licensed, locked and unloaded guns outside the city limits. New York dropped its transport ban after the high court decided in January to hear the case.
  A key issue in
  
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• Billionaire Alki David faces $58M in damages in battery case

  02-12-2019 23:11
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A plaintiff’s attorney says billionaire Alki David has been hit with more than $58 million in damages after a jury found him liable for battery, sexual battery and sexual harassment against a former employee.
  Attorney Gloria Allred says jurors on Monday ordered David to pay $50 million in punitive damages to Mahim Khan, a former production assistant who worked at David’s Los Angeles-based media companies. The same panel last week awarded $8.25 million in comp
  
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• Cerri scores late as Cagliari fights back to beat Samp 4-3

  02-12-2019 23:10
  
  CAGLIARI, Italy (AP) — Alberto Cerri came off the bench to score a stoppage-time winner as Cagliari fought back from two goals down to beat Sampdoria 4-3 in an extraordinary Serie A match on Monday.
  Cerri headed in the winner in the sixth minute of injury time to spark wild celebrations among the home team and fans as Cagliari moved back into fourth spot in the Italian standings.
  Cerri had replaced Giovanni Simeone only three minutes earlier.
  Sampdoria led 2-0 then 3-1 in the 70th minute b
  
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• 4 Your Health: Navigating through stressful holiday season

  02-12-2019 23:08
  
  NBC News- A new study suggests rising global temperatures may be bad for babies’ health.
  Researchers from UCLA studied nearly 20 years of data from 56 million births.
  They found birth rates increased by five percent on days when the temperature was at least 90 degrees.
  That resulted in an average of 25,000 babies being born up to two weeks early per year.
  Previous research has shown pre-term births can lead to negative health and developmental outcomes later in life.
  Navigating throug
  
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• Mainz beats Frankfurt 2-1 amid protests against Monday games

  02-12-2019 23:07
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Mainz defeated local rival Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 in a derby game delayed by flares and marked by more protests against the unpopular Monday night games in the Bundesliga.
  Frankfurt’s Dominik Kohr was sent off before the break and Mainz came back with two second-half goals to give new coach Achim Beierlorzer his second win from two games.
  Kickoff was delayed after flares from the Frankfurt fans’ end landed on the pitch, sending plumes of smoke billowing through t
  
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• Tennessee lineman Ryan Johnson entering transfer portal

  02-12-2019 23:02
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee offensive lineman Ryan Johnson has tweeted that he is entering the transfer portal and that “ït is time for me to start a new chapter in my life and in my football career.”
  Because Johnson already has earned his degree, he could join another program as a graduate transfer and wouldn’t have to sit out a year.
  Johnson started all 12 games for Tennessee in 2018 but has made only three starts as a junior this season. He did appear in all
  
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• Halliburton lays off 800 in Oklahoma, plant closure expected

  02-12-2019 22:59
  
  EL RENO, Okla. (AP) — Halliburton is laying off more than 800 employees in El Reno, Oklahoma, and says it expects to close its office in the Oklahoma City suburb.
  Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development spokesman David Crow says the agency was notified of the layoffs and apparent closure of the office, effective Monday.
  A Halliburton Energy Services Inc. spokeswoman tells The Associated Press the company will provide additional information “by midday” Tuesday.
  Crow provided a
  
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• New NYPD commissioner: keep crime low, perceptions high

  02-12-2019 22:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s newly sworn-in police commissioner has told the force he wants to change a media-driven misperception that officers and the communities they patrol have a bad relationship.
  Dermot Shea took the oath from Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday at a police headquarters ceremony. He said it’s “truly humbling” to be the 44th commissioner of the NYPD.
  His mother Ellen and wife Serena and their three children looked on, along with a room full of di
  
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• CBS moves ‘Evening News’ to Washington

  02-12-2019 22:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The movers have done their job as the “CBS Evening News” sets up shop in Washington starting this week.
  The move of Norah O’Donnell’s newscast to Washington makes it the first of the network evening newscasts to be solely based inside the Beltway. Some broadcasts have split time there in the past, with NBC’s famed Huntley-Brinkley report in the 1960s the most memorable.
  The ABC, CBS and NBC nightly newscasts have been New York-based for more th
  
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• White House declined invite to impeachment hearing in a fiery letter

  02-12-2019 22:52
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House declared Sunday it would not participate in the first impeachment hearings before the House Judiciary Committee as Democrats prepared to approve their report Tuesday making the case for President Donald Trump’s removal from office.
  The Democratic majority on the House Intelligence Committee says its report will speak for itself in laying out possible charges of bribery or “high crimes and misdemeanors,” the constitutional standard for im
  
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• NBC, union investigate ‘America’s Got Talent’ racism report

  02-12-2019 22:45
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBC and the union that represents television performers are investigating an allegation by an “America’s Got Talent” judge that she was fired because she complained of racism and other on-set issues.
  The Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists says in a statement Monday that it is investigating the allegations from Gabrielle Union, and that it takes such claims seriously.
  A statement Sunday from NBC and the producti
  
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• Fetus found in Wichita died of stillbirth/miscarriage

  02-12-2019 22:42
  
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police in Kansas say a human fetus found near a river in Wichita in November died from stillbirth or miscarriage.
  The Wichita Eagle reports an autopsy report filed last month in Sedgwick County District Court found that the fetus was not capable of living or developing outside the womb. The fetus was estimated to be about three months gestation. The report said the fetus showed no evidence of genetic malformation or disease.
  A 57-year-old woman found the fetus Nov. 3 b
  
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• The Latest: GOP report calls Trump actions ‘prudent’

  02-12-2019 22:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on House hearings on the impeachment of President Donald Trump (all times local):
  4:35 p.m.
  A Republican report designed to counter Democrats’ impeachment case will argue that President Donald Trump’s hesitation to meet with Ukraine’s president and provide military aid to the country was “entirely prudent.”
  The report, obtained by The Associated Press, disputes that Trump was laying out a “quid pro quo” with Ukraine whe
  
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• Spanish league chief triggers new election to seek new term

  02-12-2019 22:39
  
  MADRID (AP) — The president of the Spanish league resigned — and immediately made himself a candidate again — to try to give the league greater “institutional stability” before negotiating new television rights.
  Javier Tebas offered his resignation on Monday, triggering a new election for a four-year term.
  In a letter sent to the clubs, Tebas said the move was aimed at giving the league the “greatest possible stability” to “maintain the trust&rdquo
  
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• Govt: Upgraded indictment likely against Giuliani associates

  02-12-2019 22:37
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor says an upgraded indictment is likely in the criminal case against two Rudy Giuliani associates with ties to Ukraine.
  Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas Zolkind made the prediction during a pretrial hearing Monday in the case against Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman.
  The men are charged with using foreign money to make illegal campaign contributions. Prosecutors say the donations were made while the men were lobbying U.S. politicians to oust the U.S. ambassador to Ukrai
  
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• Pima County supervisor announces retirement, will not run for re-election

  02-12-2019 22:33
  
  TUCSON – Pima County Board of Supervisors member Ally Miller announced that she has decided to retire and “move on to another phase” of her life on Monday.
  I was going to announce this in January but think I should do this now.After giving it much consideration, I have…
  Posted by Supervisor Ally Miller – 2nd Term on Monday, December 2, 2019Miller has decided to not run for the Board Of Supervisors District 1 election and will serve out her term which ends Dec.
  
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• AP source: Moustakas, Reds agree to $64 million, 4-year deal

  02-12-2019 22:14
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — All-Star infielder Mike Moustakas and the Cincinnati Reds have agreed to a $64 million, four-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press, the team’s first move to upgrade a lineup that struggled to score.
  The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because the agreement had not been announced.
  Moustakas became a free agent for the third straight offseason after declining a mutual option with the Brewers. The 31-year-old cou
  
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• Organization announces funding for 250 local journalists

  02-12-2019 22:07
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The struggling local news industry got a boost Monday.
  Report for America says it will fund the hiring of 250 journalists in newsrooms across 46 states over the next year. It will guide $5 million in funding from foundations to help pay the salaries of the reporters.
  That’s a sharp increase from the 61 journalists put in the field this year by Report for America, an initiative of the GroundTruth Project.
  With the help of foundation funding, Report for America pays hal
  
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• Greta Thunberg’s North Dakota photo is at national library

  02-12-2019 22:07
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A photo of Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg at a Native American reservation in North Dakota has been archived at the Library of Congress in Washington.
  Photographer Shane Balkowitsch preserved the image on a glass plate and titled it “Standing For Us All.” The method known as “wet plate collodion” involves wetting glass with various chemicals before inserting the plate into a camera and developing the photo.
  Balkowitsch told the Bismarc
  
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• Review of Tennessee juvenile facility escape underway

  02-12-2019 22:06
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Several staff members at a juvenile detention center in Tennessee have been placed on leave while a court reviews the escape of four teenagers.
  News outlets report Davidson County Juvenile Court Administrator Kathryn Sinback said in a statement Monday that “critical oversights” by multiple staff members at the Nashville center allowed the escape to happen Saturday night.
  Two of the teens, ages 16 and 17, are charged in separate slayings. One death involv
  
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• Man who pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with deadly weapon to be sentenced in January

  02-12-2019 22:06
  
  TUCSON – A local man who pleaded guilty to Aggravated Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Discharging a Firearm at a Residential Structure in November has been scheduled to be sentenced in January, according to the Pima County Attorney’s Office.
  Marcos Benjamin Anaya went to a home where his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend were staying on Jan. 16, 2019.
  After looking at the two through a window, Anaya shot several times at the bedroom window and duplex.
  Tucson Police
  
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• LSU’s Brady, Ohio State’s Hafley finalists for top assistant

  02-12-2019 22:03
  
  LSU quarterback coach Joe Brady and Ohio State co-defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley, both in their first seasons at their respective schools, are among the five finalists for the Broyles Award, which goes to the nation’s top assistant coach.
  Baylor defensive coordinator Phil Snow, Georgia defensive coordinator Dan Lanning and Utah defensive coordinator are the other finalists announced Monday.
  Brady also holds the title of passing game coordinator for the top-ranked Tigers. The 30-year-old
  
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• We Won't Have Ally Miller To Kick Around Anymore

  02-12-2019 21:58
  
  Pima County Supervisor Ally Miller, the region's looniest local official, announced on Facebook this afternoon that she won't be running for reelection:
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• Appeals court upholds order blocking federal executions

  02-12-2019 21:54
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court is declining to block the federal government’s plan to restart federal executions next week after a 16-year hiatus.
  The order was handed down Monday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
  The Justice Department asked the court to vacate or stay the injunction put in place by a district court judge. Attorney General William Barr has said he would take the case to the Supreme Court if necessary.
  Barr scheduled the execution
  
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• Orgeron: LSU a ‘step ahead’ in retention plan for Joe Brady

  02-12-2019 21:50
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Ed Orgeron says he’s a “step ahead” of potential suitors trying to lure passing game coordinator and Broyles Award finalist Joe Brady away from the No. 1 Tigers.
  Brady is in his first season with LSU after spending two seasons as a low-level offensive assistant with the New Orleans Saints.
  On Monday, Brady was announced as one of five finalists for the Broyles Award presented to the nation’s top college assistant.
  Orgeron says LSU h
  
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• Lindstrom back at practice for 1st time since opening week

  02-12-2019 21:50
  
  FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Falcons rookie guard Chris Lindstrom, the NFL’s No. 14 overall draft pick, is back on the field for the first time since suffering a broken left foot in the season opener.
  Coach Dan Quinn said Lindstrom could take some snaps Sunday against Carolina, but added the team won’t know until later this week when he will be medically cleared to rejoin the 53-man roster. Atlanta (3-9) has lost two straight and is out of playoff contention as it prepares to hos
  
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• Italy expels 2 suspected extremists from Bangladesh, Morocco

  02-12-2019 21:48
  
  ROME (AP) — Italy’s interior ministry says two suspected extremists from Bangladesh and Morocco, including an imam who allegedly beat children studying the Quran, have been expelled from the country.
  The ministry on Monday identified the imam as a 19-year-old man from Bangladesh who was teaching religion at an Islamic cultural center in the northern city of Padua.
  The ministry said the man had a “radical vision of Islam.”
  The other suspected extremist was identified as a
  
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• GOP rival to North Carolina Sen. Tillis won’t run after all

  02-12-2019 21:45
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A former investment firm CEO who announced months ago his Republican primary challenge of North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis now says he won’t officially enter the race after all.
  Garland Tucker’s decision on Monday’s opening day of state candidate filing appears to clear the GOP field of well-funded rivals to Tillis, who’s seeking a second term next year.
  Tucker wrote donors that while he had put $1.6 million of his own money into the campaign, he
  
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• Boys Chorus fundraising event before they leave for White House

  02-12-2019 21:43
  
  TUCSON –  The public is invited to attend a fundraising event that is being held to support the Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus at San Pedro Chapel tonight.
  The Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus will be departing for Washington D.C. on Tuesday for the Lighting of the National Christmas Tree which will take place on Thursday at the White House.
  The event at San Pedro this evening starts at 5 p.m. and the Boys Chorus will perform three of the songs to be sung in D.C. and appeal for support from inv
  
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• Fiery Argentine ex-leader denounces graf charges at trial

  02-12-2019 21:39
  
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández has made an unusual detour on her way back to power as vice president in eight days. She’s appeared in court to defend herself against corruption charges stemming from her time in office.
  The former leader bitterly denounced the charges as political-persecution and blamed the outgoing administration of President Mauricio Macri.
  She told the judges that history would absolve her, and told them that &ld
  
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• Browns QB Mayfield OK after hurting hand in loss to Steelers

  02-12-2019 21:39
  
  BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield is not expected to miss any time after injuring his right hand in Sunday’s loss to Pittsburgh.
  Mayfield played the second half with a glove helping protect and support his hand after he struck it on the facemask of Steelers linebacker Bud Dupree while throwing a deep incompletion just before halftime.
  Browns coach Freddie Kitchens said Monday that he was prepared to play backup Garrett Gilbert in the second half, but X-rays taken o
  
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• Honolulu lifeguards find body of man swept out to sea

  02-12-2019 21:38
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu lifeguards have found the body of a man believed to have been swept off a rocky shoreline by a wave over the weekend.
  Emergency Services Department spokeswoman Shayne Enright says lifeguards found the body Monday morning.
  The body matches the description of a 19-year-old man swept into the ocean at around sunset Sunday along with a 21-year-old woman who was rescued by lifeguards.
  She was taken to an emergency room in critical condition.
  They two were swept out to s
  
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• Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or for the sixth time

  02-12-2019 21:33
  
  PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or for the sixth time.
  The post Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or for the sixth time appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Vandy goes up against Buffalo

  02-12-2019 21:31
  
  Buffalo (5-2) vs. Vanderbilt (5-2)
  Memorial Gym, Nashville, Tennessee; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Vanderbilt goes up against Buffalo in a non-conference matchup. Buffalo won 88-77 over William & Mary in its last outing. Vanderbilt lost 67-58 to Tulsa in its most recent game.
  VETERAN LEADERSHIP: Buffalo’s Jayvon Graves, Davonta Jordan and Antwain Johnson have combined to account for 52 percent of the team’s scoring this season and have scored 54 percent of all Bulls points o
  
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• Sac State faces California Merced

  02-12-2019 21:31
  
  California Merced vs. Sacramento State (4-1)
  The Hornets Nest, Sacramento, California; Tuesday, 10:05 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: The Sacramento State Hornets will be taking on the Bobcats of NAIA member California Merced. Sacramento State lost 59-45 on the road to Colorado in its most recent game.
  BIG MEN ON CAMPUS: Joshua Patton has averaged 15.6 points, five rebounds and 2.4 blocks this year for Sacramento State. Ethan Esposito is also a primary contributor, with 10.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per ga
  
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