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DALLAS, TX — Gary Ronald Morris, 69, of McKinney, Texas, appeared in federal court Thursday, May 17th before U.S. Magistrate Judge Rene Toliver and pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas.

The filed Information alleged that during the period from at least 2008 through 2016, Morris owned and operated Greystone Digital Technologies, Inc. and Kiboga Systems Inc., based in Addison, Texas and registered in the state of Texas. 

Continue reading Texas News: McKinney Man, Gary Ronald Morris Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Defraud Investors to Support Lavish Lifestyle at STL.News.

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CLEVELAND (AP) — The Celtics were loose, smiling and laughing. They weren’t straining to hear each other speak and there were no obnoxious Cleveland fans heckling them.

All was quiet as Boston worked out Sunday.

Practice isn’t an issue on the road in the postseason. Playing games is the problem.

Less than 24 hours after a 30-point bludgeoning at the hands of LeBron James and the Cavaliers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals, the Celtics did some film study and critical evaluation.

Continue reading CLEVELAND | Road tripped: Celtics’ Game 3 loss another playoff pothole at STL.News.

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CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Jason Perry, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 21 months incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Perry, age 36, pled guilty to one count of “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm” in January 2018.  Perry admitted to illegally possessing 9mm pistol in Monongalia County in March 2017.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda E. Wesley prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. 

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SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant Wencai GUO was sentenced Friday, May 18th by Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona for Harboring Illegal Aliens, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1324(a)(1)(a).  The conviction was based on his role in supervising and concealing from detection illegal workers who had entered the United States to work at the Best Sunshine Hotel and Casino construction site. 

Continue reading Guam & Norhtern Mariana Islands News: Wencai Guo Sentenced for Harboring Illegal Aliens at STL.News.

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WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Ryan Reaves scored the winning goal, Marc-Andre Fleury made 31 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights pushed their remarkable expansion season into the Stanley Cup Final, beating the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Sunday in Game 5 of the Western Conference final.

Alex Tuch also scored for the Knights. They lost Game 1 in Winnipeg before winning four straight to become the first expansion team since the 1968 St. Louis Blues — when the six initial expansion teams were put alone in the West — to get to the final.

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PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — A volcano that is oozing, spewing and exploding on Hawaii’s Big Island has gotten more hazardous in recent days, with rivers of molten rock pouring into the ocean Sunday and flying lava causing the first major injury.

Kilauea volcano began erupting more than two weeks ago and has burned dozens of homes, forced thousands of people to flee and shot up plumes of steam from its summit that led officials to distribute face masks to protect against ash particles.

Continue reading PAHOA, Hawaii | Faster-moving Hawaii lava gushes into sea, spews new danger at STL.News.

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NEW YORK (AP) — “Maus” cartoonist Art Spiegelman is this year’s winner of the Edward MacDowell Medal for lifetime achievement.
The honor was announced on Sunday by the venerable MacDowell artist colony, based in Peterborough, New Hampshire.

MacDowell chairman Michael Chabon says in a statement that Spiegelman, the first medal recipient honored for graphic novels, was a pioneer in making comics respected as an art form. He calls his work “personal and world historical.”

Chabon will present the medal to Spiegelman on Aug.

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Charges Arise out of Four-Pound Methamphetamine Seizure during Traffic Stop by Las Cruces Police Department

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Scott Richard Lange, 55, of Phoenix, AZ, pled guilty Friday, May 18th in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to methamphetamine trafficking charges.

Officers of the Las Cruces Police Department arrested Lange and co-defendant Amy R. Bailey, 42, also of Phoenix, AZ, in September 2017, on methamphetamine trafficking offenses.   According to the criminal complaint, the officers executed the arrests after finding approximately 1,885.5 grams (4.16 pounds) of methamphetamine in a vehicle driven by Lange during a routine traffic stop.

Continue reading New Mexico News: Arizona Man, Scott Richard Lange Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Charges in New Mexico at STL.News.

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Miguel Angel Jimenez won the Regions Tradition on Sunday for his first senior major title, closing with a 2-under 70 for a three-stroke victory.

Jimenez held or shared the lead after every round, taking a three-shot edge into the final round at Greystone Golf & Country Club.

The Spaniard finished at 19-under 269 for his fifth PGA Tour Champions victory.

Steve Stricker, Joe Durant and Gene Sauers tied for second.

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SOUTH DAKOTA – United States Attorney Ronald A. Parsons, Jr. announced that a Lead, South Dakota, man convicted of Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm was sentenced on May 15, 2018, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.

AJ Bradshaw, age 31, was sentenced to 96 months in custody, followed by 3 years of supervised release and $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Bradshaw was indicted for Possession of Unregistered Firearms, Prohibited Person in Possession of Firearm, Prohibited Possession of Explosives, and Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance by a federal grand jury on September 12, 2017. 

Continue reading South Dakota News: Lawrence County Man, AJ Bradshaw Sentenced for Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm at STL.News.

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NEW YORK, NY – Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that CHRISTOPHER GOFF was sentenced Friday, May 18th to 30 months in prison for his participation in a fraudulent scheme to charge mobile phone customers millions of dollars in monthly fees for unsolicited, recurring text messages without the customers’ knowledge or consent – a practice known as “auto-subscribing.”  The fraud committed by GOFF and his co-conspirators resulted in the theft of over $50 million from consumers throughout the United States. 

Continue reading New York News: Former Mobile Phone Industry Manager Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 30 Months In Prison at STL.News.

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Baltimore, MD – United States District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Kenneth Faison, age 28, of Baltimore, Maryland Friday, May 18th to 15 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for racketeering conspiracy.  The Court found at sentencing that a total prison term of 20 years was appropriate, but it adjusted the sentence downward to account for the fact that Faison served five years in prison in connection with two related state cases.

Continue reading Maryland News: BGF Gang Member, Kenneth Faison Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Racketeering Conspiracy at STL.News.

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James Hinchcliffe watched the final day of Indianapolis 500 qualifying in street clothes.

He could be suiting up in one of those cars next Sunday. Perhaps Pippa Mann will join him.

As Schmidt Peterson Motorsports continued searching for a way to get Hinchcliffe into the race, the popular Canadian driver refused to lobby for a ride and acknowledged that he didn’t expect to start in the 33-car field.

“At this point, I believe I won’t,” he said.

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SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — Congregations in this deeply religious community near Houston gathered Sunday for their first services since a gunman blasted his way into the high school and killed 10 people, with one pastor lamenting the grief “that none of us can comprehend.”

Just two days after the deaths of eight students and two substitute teachers, the pastor of the Dayspring Church acknowledged the pain wracking Santa Fe, a town of 13,000.

Continue reading SANTA FE, Texas | Texas mourners endure grief that ‘none of us can comprehend’ at STL.News.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Broadway and Hollywood star Patricia Morison has died at age 103.

Publicist Harlan Boll says Morison died of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Morison, who acted in films alongside Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, originated the role of an overemotional diva in the Broadway musical “Kiss Me, Kate” and starred on stage opposite Yul Brynner in “The King and I.”

She was often cast as the femme fatale or villain, including the mastermind in 1946’s “Dressed to Kill” who sparred with Sherlock Holmes, played by Basil Rathbone.

Continue reading LOS ANGELES | Patricia Morison, Broadway and Hollywood star, dies at 103 at STL.News.

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PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — Ed Arends grabbed what he could in the night and fled his 5-acre property, lava oozing from a crack in his neighborhood on Hawaii’s Big Island.

That was more than two weeks ago. He hasn’t been able to stay at his house since.

“It’s disconcerting not being home, being displaced,” Arends said. “I’m sleeping on a sofa in a guy’s living room.”

As uncertainty drags on over what the Kilauea volcano will do next, those who were forced to leave their homes weeks ago are growing weary.

Continue reading PAHOA, Hawaii | Hawaii lava evacuees grow weary as uncertainty drags on at STL.News.

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ROME (AP) — Rafael Nadal is right back where he wants to be heading into the French Open.

Alex Zverev is in a good place entering Roland Garros, too.

Nadal came out on top in a matchup of this year’s top two clay-court players Sunday, beating defending champion Zverev 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 Sunday to win a record-extending eighth Italian Open title.

Coming a week after a loss in the Madrid Open quarterfinals to Dominic Thiem, Nadal has his confidence back entering the year’s second Grand Slam in Paris, which starts next Sunday.

Continue reading ROME | With Rome title, Nadal back on track entering French Open at STL.News.

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LSU said Cannon, the school’s only Heisman winner, died at his home in St. Francisville. The cause of death was not immediately known.

Cannon led the Tigers to a national championship in 1958 and won the Heisman following year, highlighted by his tackle-breaking 89-yard punt return that beat Ole Miss 7-3.

“Nearly 60 years later, Louisianans still talk about that Halloween night,” Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said. “Billy’s legacy at LSU will live on for generations, and every time we enter Tiger Stadium, we’ll remember the impact he left on the players and fans who came after him.

Continue reading LSU Heisman Trophy winner Billy Cannon dies at age 80 at STL.News.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and China are pulling back from the brink of a trade war after the world’s two biggest economies reported progress in talks aimed at bringing down America’s massive trade deficit with Beijing.

“We are putting the trade war on hold,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Sunday.

After high-level talks Thursday and Friday in Washington, Beijing agreed in a joint statement with the U.S. to “substantially reduce” America’s trade deficit with China, but did not commit to cut the gap by any specific amount.

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SEATTLE (AP) — The two mountain bikers did what they were supposed to do when they noticed a mountain lion tailing them on a trail east of Seattle.

They got off their bikes. They faced the beast, shouted and tried to spook it. After it charged, one even smacked the cougar with his bike, and it ran off.

It wasn’t enough, authorities said.

When they got on their bikes again, the cougar returned, biting one of them on the head and shaking him.

Continue reading SEATTLE | Cyclists tried to scare cougar but it attacked, killing 1 at STL.News.

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DALLAS (AP) — The final round of the AT&T Byron Nelson has started after a four-hour rain delay.

Hometown star Jordan Spieth, trailing co-leaders Marc Leishman and Aaron Wise by 10 shots, was in the first group off the first tee.

Threesomes were going off both nines Sunday at the new Trinity Forest course south of downtown Dallas.

The Nelson is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a return to Dallas after 35 years at the TPC Four Seasons in suburban Irving.

Continue reading DALLAS | Final round of Byron Nelson starts after 4-hour rain delay at STL.News.

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CHICAGO (AP) — With no World Cup to prepare for, the United States announced a roster devoid of the veterans who failed to qualify for this year’s tournament and filled with youth who could take the field 4½ years from now in Qatar.

Midfielder Julian Green returns to the U.S. national team for the first time in two years, joining star midfielder Christian Pulisic in the group picked for the May 28 exhibition against Bolivia at Chester, Pennsylvania, outside Philadelphia.

Continue reading CHICAGO | Green, Sargent join Pulisic on US soccer roster vs Bolivia at STL.News.

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Greenbelt, Maryland – On May 14, 2018, United States District Court Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Fredrico Bustos-Andrade, age 40, of Moreno Valley, California to 82 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance.

The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur; Special Agent in Charge Karl C.

Continue reading Maryland News: Fredrico Bustos-Andrade & Jose Alberto Pena Sentenced For Distribution Of Methamphetamine at STL.News.

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates, home to financial hubs Abu Dhabi and Dubai, is loosening its residency laws and will grant long-term visas for up to 10 years to investors and highly-skilled professionals.

The 10-year residency visas will be granted to specialists in science, medicine and research, and to “exceptional students.” The state-run WAM news agency says the plan aims to attract global investment and innovators.

The UAE Cabinet approved the new rules on Sunday, saying plans are also on track to allow foreign investors 100 percent ownership of their UAE-based companies this year.

Continue reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | UAE to loosen visa rules for investors and innovators at STL.News.

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PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii residents forced to evacuate their homes because of lava oozing from cracks in their neighborhoods are growing weary.

Many of them have been displaced for more than two weeks, and it’s not clear when they’ll be able to return.

Hawaii County mayor’s spokeswoman Janet Snyder says that as of Saturday, there were more than 300 people at three shelters on the Big Island.

Some 2,000 people live in subdivisions ordered to evacuate after fissures began opening May 3.

Continue reading PAHOA, Hawaii | Hawaii lava evacuees grow weary as uncertainty drags on at STL.News.

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NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans Friday announced that JORGE BOLANOS, age 33, of New Orleans, has pleaded guilty to one count of Conspiracy to Distribute One Kilogram or more of Cocaine.

JORGE BOLANOS admitted that in April 2017, he attempted to purchase approximately one kilogram of cocaine hydrochloride from co-defendant LEONARDO CASTILLO.  Co-defendant GABRIEL CARRETO-SANCHEZ received that cocaine from CASTILLO in Houston, Texas, intending to transport it to BOLANOS in New Orleans. 

Continue reading Louisiana News: New Orleans Man, Jorge Bolanos Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Conspiracy at STL.News.

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Eternity Med Spa Improves Acne Scars for Men and Women Alike with Bellafill

CREVE COEUR, MO – We can all remember that “coming of age” time when those unexpected, unsightly pimples popped up out of nowhere.  They were embarrassing to say the least and they seemed to show up at the most inconvenient times, like first dates, graduations, and picture day.  And sometimes they turned into a more serious, long term acne that followed us into adulthood and even left scarring. 

Continue reading Say Goodbye to Acne Scars with Bellafill at Eternity Med Spa at STL.News.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’ll demand that the Justice Department review whether it or the FBI infiltrated his presidential campaign for political purposes and whether any demands or requests came from the Obama administration.

Trump tweeted Sunday: “I hereby demand, and will do so officially tomorrow, that the Department of Justice look into whether or not the FBI/DOJ infiltrated or surveilled the Trump Campaign for Political Purposes – and if any such demands or requests were made by people within the Obama Administration!”

Trump has been promoting a theory circulating in conservative circles about a possible FBI spy on the campaign.

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SAO PAULO (AP) — Authorities say about two dozen African migrants have come ashore in northeastern Brazil after being rescued at sea by fishermen.

The government of Maranhao state said Sunday that the group of 25 people from Senegal, Nigeria, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Cape Verde landed late Saturday. Two Brazilians were aboard.

The government said officials provided medical care and meals to those who were dehydrated.

Federal police are looking into whether any crimes were committed against the group.

Continue reading SAO PAULO | 25 African migrants come ashore in Brazil after sea rescue at STL.News.

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SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — Hardworking. Funny. Loving.
Grieving family and friends recalled the endearing qualities of some of the victims of Friday’s mass shooting at a Texas high school, as authorities on Saturday released the names of the 10 killed.

Eight of the 10 were students: Kimberly Vaughan, Shana Fisher, Angelique Ramirez, Christian Riley Garcia, Jared Black, Sabika Sheikh, Christopher Jake Stone and Aaron Kyle McLeod. The other two, Glenda Perkins and Cynthia Tisdale, were teachers.

Continue reading SANTA FE, Texas | Family, friends recall shooting victims’ optimism, humor at STL.News.

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that Taylor T. Sullivan, 21, of Elmira, NY, pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer.  The charge carries a minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, and a fine of $250,000.

Assistant U.S. Attorney John J. Field who is handling the case, stated that on April 4, 2017, Sullivan used the instant messaging app Kik to pose a 13 year-old minor female during online chats. 

Continue reading New York News: Elmira Man, Taylor T. Sullivan Pleads Guilty To Receipt Of Child Pornography at STL.News.

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The United States topped Canada 4-1 to claim the bronze medal at the world ice hockey championship on Sunday.

Chris Kreider led the U.S. with two goals.

Forward Nick Bonino scored the winner on a rebound during a power play in the final period. Anders Lee and Kreider added empty-net insurance goals to give the U.S. its third bronze in six years.

“It’s important for the team but it’s also important for USA Hockey,” U.S.

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LONDON (AP) — Unwilling to kiss Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding goodbye just yet, Britain basked Sunday in the scale of the spectacle as major broadcasters kept scenes from the royal nuptials on repeat along with fresh interviews with the bride’s dressmaker.

The newlyweds have not been seen in public since they left Windsor Castle in a rare 1968 Jaguar convertible for a Saturday night reception hosted by the groom’s father, Prince Charles.

Continue reading LONDON | Britain basks in royal wedding afterglow; grave gets bouquet at STL.News.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Deadpool and his foul-mouthed crew of misfits and malcontents have taken down the Avengers.

Fox’s “Deadpool 2” brought in $125 million according to studio estimates Sunday and ended the three-week reign of Disney’s “Avengers: Infinity War” at the top of the North American box office.

“Deadpool 2” fell somewhat short of the $130 million the studio predicted and the $132.4 million that its predecessor earned two years ago.

Continue reading LOS ANGELES | ‘Deadpool 2′ ends Avengers’ box-office reign, rakes in $125M at STL.News.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Criminal investigators are getting their first look at materials gathered from raids on the home and office of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer as a process to separate items subject to attorney-client privilege appears to be meeting a judge’s demand that it occur speedily and efficiently.

The progress comes just days before U.S. District Judge Kimba M. Wood will preside over a fourth hearing resulting from Michael Cohen’s efforts to gain influence over what potential evidence seized in the April 9 raids can be deemed subject to the privilege and blocked from the view of criminal prosecutors.

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CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Kenneth Boyles, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced Friday, May 18th to six months incarceration and ordered to pay back more than $240,000 for health care fraud, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Boyles, age 52, pled guilty to one count of “Health Care Fraud” in January 2018.  Boyles admitted to falsely reporting symptoms related to his service in the United States Army Reserves to the Veterans Health Administration in order to fraudulently collect more than $224,000 in benefits. 

Continue reading West Virginia News: Harrison County man, Kenneth Boyles sentenced for health care fraud at STL.News.

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Greenbelt, MD – United States District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced William Alberto Campos-Escobar (a/k/a “Will Campos”), age 43, of Hyattsville, Maryland, to 54 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy and bribery in relation to a scheme to use County funds to obtain bribe payments.  In addition, Judge Xinis ordered Campos to pay $340,000 in restitution.

In a related matter, Judge Xinis sentenced Young Jung Paig, age 63, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, to 41 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. 

Continue reading Maryland News: Former Maryland State Delegate & County Councilman, Young Jung Paig Sentenced To More Than Four Years In Prison For Participation In Bribery Scheme at STL.News.

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ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have released Jose Bautista a month after picking up the veteran slugger and will make Johan Camargo their starting third baseman.

General manager Alex Anthopolous said the team made the decision Saturday before Camargo drove in two runs in an 8-1 win over Miami. Camargo, a switch-hitter, will play every day.

The 37-year-old Bautista hit .143 with two homers and five RBIs in 12 games with the Braves after having his contract purchased from Triple-A Gwinnett.

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — NYU Abu Dhabi is blocking journalists from filming a graduation address by former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.

Kerry is speaking Sunday night in the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The university invited journalists, then just before the ceremony said journalists from The Associated Press and others could not film his full remarks.

A university spokeswoman, Kate Chandler, said it was the school’s decision.

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SALT LAKE CITY, UT – A federal complaint unsealed Thursday afternoon charges 15 individuals associated with a drug-trafficking organization within the Glenmob street gang with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.  According to the complaint, Glenmob is a hybrid street gang with associations with other streets gangs.

Law enforcement officers executed nine search warrants Tuesday and made 12 arrests.  Federal arrest warrants are pending for three other individuals charged in the complaint.  Approximately 15 firearms have been recovered during the investigation along with approximately 15 pounds of methamphetamine, approximately one-half pound of heroin, and several pounds of marijuana. 

Continue reading Utah News: Targeted Coordinated Investigtion Leads To Filing Of Federal Complaint Charging Glenmob Gang With Drug Trafficking at STL.News.

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PARIS (AP) — Milos Raonic, the 2016 Wimbledon runner-up, has withdrawn from the French Open a week before the clay-court Grand Slam tournament begins.

Raonic says on Twitter on Sunday that he needs “to continue working hard to put myself in the best position when I step out on the court.”

He hasn’t played since a straight-set loss to fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov at Madrid on May 10. Shapovalov will overtake Raonic in the rankings as Canada’s top tennis player for the first time on Monday.

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VERMONT – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Betty Miller, 70, formerly of Shelburne, Vermont, pled guilty Friday, May 18th to a one count superseding information charging her with knowingly possessing Ricin in violation of 18 U.S.C. §175b(c).  Miller’s plea came pursuant to a plea agreement filed by the parties which includes a binding sentencing recommendation of time served with a recommendation for a three year term of supervised release to include placement at a secure mental health treatment facility. 

Continue reading Vermont News: Former Senior Living Facility Resident, Betty Miller Pleads Guilty to Possession of Ricin at STL.News.

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV is reporting that the country’s foreign minister has urged the European Union to go beyond political support for its landmark nuclear deal and increase investment in Iran.

The report quotes Mohammad Javad Zarif, who met with EU Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Union Miguel Arias Canete in Tehran on Sunday, as saying that “European political support is not enough, and the union should take practical steps toward economic cooperation with Iran and increase investment.”

The EU’s foreign policy chief the foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany had committed Tuesday to keep working together to save the 2015 nuclear deal, despite U.S.

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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Turkey’s president addressed thousands of expatriate Turks in Bosnia’s capital Sunday to shore up support before his country’s snap presidential and parliamentary elections next month.

Adapting his domestic campaign speeches to include promises to Turkish citizens living abroad, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on “European Turks to show their strength to the whole world.”

Erdogan received a warm welcome in Sarajevo, reflecting the popularity he and Turkey enjoy in Bosnia, particularly among Bosnian Muslims, who view the country as their main protector and backer.

Continue reading SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina | Turkey’s Erdogan seeks expatriate support for re-election at STL.News.

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RAPID CITY, SD – United States Attorney Ron Parsons reported Friday, May 18, 2018 that local law enforcement authorities have been receiving reports of residents being targeted in a telephonic and email scam in the Rapid City area.

Unsuspecting citizens have been receiving telephone calls and emails from persons claiming to be a police officer, clerk of courts personnel, and even a fictitious judge.  The calls and emails claim the citizen was supposed to report for jury duty in federal or state court, and failed to report as directed. 

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SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the school shooting in Texas (all times local):
11:10 a.m.

The National Rifle Association’s incoming president is blaming the latest deadly school shooting on youngsters “steeped in a culture of violence.”

Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North tells “Fox News Sunday” that authorities are trying “like the dickens” to treat symptoms instead of going after the disease.

He says the disease isn’t the Second Amendment and that depriving law-abiding citizens of their constitutional right to have a firearm won’t stop shootings like Friday’s near Houston that left 10 people dead.

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ALBANY, GA – Charles E. Peeler, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that on May 17, 2018, Senior United States District Court Judge W. Louis Sands sitting in Albany, Georgia, sentenced Cary Brandon Smith, age 33, of Cairo, GA, to 360 months imprisonment as the result of his plea of guilty earlier this year to 31 of 32 counts in an indictment charging him multiple counts of Conspiracy to Manufacture and Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Other Controlled Substances, Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime, Possession of a Stolen Firearm, Use of a Communications Facility in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.

Continue reading Georgia News: Cairo Convicted Felon, Cary Brandon Smith Sentenced For Narcotics & Gun Charges Under Project Safe Neighborhoods at STL.News.

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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana paleontologist who consulted with director Steven Spielberg on the “Jurassic Park” movies is developing a three-dimensional hologram exhibit that will showcase the latest theories on what dinosaurs looked like.

Jack Horner and entertainment company Base Hologram are aiming to have multiple traveling exhibits ready to launch next spring. They hope to place them in museums, science centers and other institutions.

The exhibits will reflect the belief by Horner and some other researchers that dinosaurs were more bird-like than lizard-like — even in color.

Continue reading HELENA, Mont | ‘Jurassic Park’ dinosaur expert’s next big thing: holograms at STL.News.

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SAPPADA, Italy (AP) — Simon Yates made it a hat trick of wins in the Giro d’Italia on the 15th stage and the British rider consolidated his overall lead on Sunday as the race heads into its final week.

Yates set off on a solo attack with 17 kilometers remaining of the 176-kilometer (109-mile) route through the Dolomites from Tolmezzo to Sappada, after another grueling leg which had seen the riders almost continuously climbing and descending.

Continue reading SAPPADA, Italy | Yates wins 15th stage for 3rd win, extends Giro lead at STL.News.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department unit overseeing the fight against the Islamic State group will stay in business for at least six more months, reversing an administration plan for the unit’s imminent downgrade even as President Donald Trump presses ahead with a speedy U.S. exit from Syria.

A plan initiated by Rex Tillerson before he was fired as secretary of state in March would have folded the office of the special envoy to the global coalition into the department’s counterterrorism bureau as early as spring, officials said.

Continue reading WASHINGTON | US anti-IS office gets reprieve as Syria pullout accelerates at STL.News.

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