ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A jury has acquitted an Air Force officer who once led the branch’s sexual assault response team on charges that he groped a woman outside a Virginia bar.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Black Friday shopping, the annual rite of passage on the day after Thanksgiving, continues to creep further into the holiday as more stores open their doors a day early.

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — With interim coach Jack Del Rio in charge, Manning threw for 330 yards and four touchdowns, three to Demaryius Thomas. The Chargers closed the gap late in the second half but couldn’t catch up. Here are five take-aways.

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MIAMI (AP) — A Miami Herald journalist was detained by Venezuelan authorities while reporting on politics and the chronic shortages in the South American country, the newspaper said Friday.

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s Greek-letter social groups have undergone a $202 million building boom over the past decade that’s left the school with what one study say is the nation’s largest Greek system.

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BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Beginning this spring, CU students will have to show more proof that they are legally and financially independent from their parents or others to receive in-state tuition.

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DALLAS (AP) — Askia Booker had one last chance to keep Colorado in the game against No. 25 Baylor. The guard’s jumper from the wing missed, like so many other shots for the Buffaloes in their season opener.

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The Delta Company jobs are some of the first combat positions in the military to formally accept women, and breaking through the barriers hasn’t been easy. -Associated Press

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DENVER (AP) — Colorado has set new regulations for legal hemp growing.

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DENVER (AP) — Marijuana’s journey in legalization takes another step in Colorado when voters decide Tuesday whether to tax it more for the sake of schools and enforcement. Proposition AA asks voters whether to approve a 15 percent pot excise tax to pay for school construction, plus an extra sales tax of 10 percent to […]

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