April 19

UIL state soccer highlights and the Kennedale Lady Kats join Ted Madden in the studio….

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Baltimore on edge after arrestee’s fatal spine injury

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore's top police officials, mayor and prosecutor sought to calm a "community on edge" Monday while investigating how a man suffered a fatal spine injury while under arrest. Six officers have been suspended, but investigators say they still don't know how it happened.

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Kraft Mac & Cheese shedding the dyes

This is the last year that the original version of Kraft Mac & Cheese sold in the U.S. will contain artificial preservatives or synthetic colors.

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Developments in tensions between police and communities

Killings of unarmed black men by white police officers in the past year have touched off a national debate about police conduct, which has only escalated as additional interactions between police and suspects — lethal or otherwise — are captured on video by law enforcement or civilians. Here are some recent developments.

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6 from Minnesota charged with trying to join Islamic State

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — When Guled Ali Omar made up his mind to join the Islamic State, he wasn't easily deterred.

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Restoration projects in $137 million preliminary agreement

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Here’s a look at 10 projects given preliminarily approval to share in $134 million in funding from BP PLC’s $1 billion set-aside dedicated to recovery from its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico:

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$134M proposed for 10 BP-funded oil spill recovery projects

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The trustees overseeing $1 billion provided by BP PLC to jump-start recovery from the 2010 oil spill have proposed another 10 projects totaling $134 million. About $698 million has been spent in three previous rounds.

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Utah mother sentenced to 15 years to life for murdering six newborn infants

A Utah mother who pleaded guilty to murdering six of her newborn infants over the course of a decade was sentenced on Monday to 15 years to life in prison. Megan Huntsman confessed to suffocating or strangling the babies while she was suffering from methamphetamine and alcohol addiction, according to police.

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Environmentalists contest broadened use of new herbicide

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Environmentalists are contesting the federal government’s decision to allow more widespread use of a new version of a popular weed killer to be used on genetically modified corn and soybeans.

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Appeals court rules against higher water rates for big users

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California appeals court has ruled that San Juan Capistrano’s tiered water-rates are unconstitutional.

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