Former Arizona football player to serve 5 years for assault

A former University of Arizona football player accused of domestic violence will serve five years in prison. A Tucson judge sentenced Orlando Bradford on Monday and also ordered him to pay $22,000 in restitution. The former running back pleaded guilty in September to two felony counts of aggravated assault. He initially faced going to trial for 10 felonies related to assault. Police arrested Bradford in September 2016 after his girlfriend at the time said he hit and choked her. A second woman c…
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A member of India’s Hindu nationalist ruling party offered 100 million rupees ($1.5 million) to anyone who beheads the lead actress and the director of an unreleased Bollywood film “Padmavati” rumored to depict a relationship between a Hindu queen and a Muslim ruler. Suraj Pal Amu, a Bharatiya Janata Party leader from the northern state of Haryana, offered the bounty against actress Deepika Padukone and filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali on Sunday. The film’s producers postponed the release of the…
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A Twitter post of a fan’s attempts to replicate Curry’s layup-line shot recently went viral, featuring some disruptions to unsuspecting people: “I will just say be very mindful of the repercussions of messing with people’s stuff,” Curry said of the video, per Chris Haynes of ESPN.com. “I do not condone violence. That is the only thing. I do not condone violence.” The #CurryChallenge began after the Golden State Warriors star hit a high floater prior to his team’s Nov. 6 game against the Miami H…
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Can DJ Khaled save the world? Of course not, you’re saying to yourself. But you probably didn’t expect the underground DJ from Miami to turn Snapchat into an art form, to become a household name before he ever rapped on a track, or to coast to the top of the Billboard charts on a wave of pure braggadocio, perseverance, and positivity. Get the most out of your experience with a personalized all-access pass to everything local on events, music, restaurants, news and more. “My son is my biggest bl…
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By ANALISA TROFIMUK Homicide Watch Miah Scott says participating in the Guitars Over Guns program during her final semester at Beethoven Elementary School helped her find the strength to get through some tough times and help her peers in Chicago do the same. “I know Guitars Over Guns pulled that out of me. It helped me find that little itty bit of strength I needed to get through hard times,” the 14-year-old said. Guitars Over Guns is a nonprofit, arts-based mentoring program…
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