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Marshallese president applauds arrest of Arizona official

Marshallese president applauds arrest of Arizona official

PHOENIX (AP) — The president of the Republic of the Marshall Islands is applauding U.S. authorities for arresting an Arizona elected official accused of running an illegal adoption scheme involving pregnant Marshallese women. President Hilda Heine issued a statement Thursday saying people like Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen have been […]

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Western governors want nuclear testing compensation expanded

Western governors want nuclear testing compensation expanded

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Western governors say atmospheric nuclear weapons testing exposed more states and more people to radiation fallout and resulting cancers and other diseases than the federal government recognizes. The Western Governors’ Association on Friday sent letters to the U.S. Senate and U.S. House urging passage of proposed […]

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Las Vegas hospital opens burn and reconstructive care center

Las Vegas hospital opens burn and reconstructive care center

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas hospital has become the second medical facility in the region to open a burn treatment center. Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center says the unit opened Oct. 1. It’s affiliated with Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America, a network of 11 centers in eight […]

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Arizona county assessor charged in adoption fraud case

Arizona county assessor charged in adoption fraud case

PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on an Arizona county official accused of human smuggling in an adoption fraud scheme (all times local): 1:38 p.m. Officials in three states say they will not try to undo or interfere with dozens of adoptions done as part of a human smuggling scheme that […]

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Utah Basketball’s Timmy Allen Named To All Pac-12 preseason 2nd team

Utah Basketball’s Timmy Allen Named To All Pac-12 preseason 2nd team

SAN FRANCISCO-Utah men’s basketball sophomore forward Timmy Allen was named to the Pac-12’s all-preseason 2nd team Tuesday during the conference’s men’s basketball media day. The 6-6 205 pound forward out of Mesa, Ariz., averaged 12.2 points and 5.1 rebounds last season for the 17-14 (11-7 in Pac-12 play) Utes in […]

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Pac-12 Commissioner: Serious concerns with California law

Pac-12 Commissioner: Serious concerns with California law

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott has expressed serious concerns about a new law that would allow college athletes in California to hire agents and be compensated for the use of their names or likenesses through endorsement deals or other money-making opportunities. The law signed last week by Gov. […]

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Cole fans 15, Bregman homers as Astros top Rays 3-1

HOUSTON (AP) — Gerrit Cole carried his splendid September into an outstanding October and Alex Bregman handed fans chanting MVP the mighty swing they craved and the Houston Astros survived a wild ninth inning to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Saturday night for a 2-0 lead in their […]

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The Latest: Protesters urge Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to protect children

The Latest: Protesters urge Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to protect children

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints conference (all times local): 2:45 p.m. A leader with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is cautioning people to be aware that Satan tries to tempt them to use their bodies improperly […]

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Condor chick makes 1st flight attempt from Utah cliff

Condor chick makes 1st flight attempt from Utah cliff

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In another sign that California condors are making a comeback in the wild three decades after nearing the brink of extinction, a condor chick left its nest and made its first attempt at flight in Utah’s Zion National Park. Visitors last week saw the park’s […]

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University of New Mexico professor traces chocolate’s ancient path

University of New Mexico professor traces chocolate’s ancient path

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Chaco Canyon has fueled scientific curiosity for more than a century, with each discovery made at the world heritage site spurring only more questions about the people who lived there. One thing is for sure: chocolate was part of life at the once-bustling ceremonial and economic […]

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