Your scorecard for tonight's Republican presidential debate

Here’s a rundown on where the race stands and what each of the candidates needs to do.
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Royals top Mets in instant classic Game 1

Eric Hosmer makes up for a costly error by hitting a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the 14th.
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Sheriff to decide if deputy keeps job after classroom arrest

COLUMBIA,
S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina sheriff's deputy who flipped a student
backward in her desk and tossed her across the floor for refusing to
leave math class could learn as soon as Wednesday whether he will be
fired.
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'Disturbing' arrest of black South Carolina student sparks federal, local probes

By
Greg Lacour COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters) - A white deputy who slammed a
black South Carolina high school student to the ground during a
classroom arrest became the focus of a federal probe on Tuesday, as
civil rights groups called for him to be fired and charged with assault.
Officer Ben Fields, 34, was suspended without pay after videos filmed
by students showed him flipping an 18-year-old girl out of her chair and
dragging her across a classroom for refusing a teacher's demand to put
away her cell phone. The arrest at Spring Valley High School in Columbia
on Monday drew swift condemnation on social media after the footage
went viral and raised concerns over whether the use of police in schools
can criminalize behavior once handled by educators.
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Los Angeles council OKs law requiring handguns to be locked up

Handgun
owners in Los Angeles would have to keep their weapons locked in a box
or disabled with a trigger lock under a measure aimed at protecting
children that was given unanimous approval on Tuesday by the city
council. The provisions would not apply to people carrying a handgun or
having one in their immediate control, such as when cleaning it, said
Ian Thompson, a spokesman for Los Angeles City Councilman Paul
Krekorian. The measure is expected to be signed by Los Angeles Mayor
Eric Garcetti, and would go into effect 30 days later.
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One killed, college students injured in Pennsylvania crash
A
bus carrying members of the Lehigh University rowing teams collided
with a car on a Pennsylvania highway on Tuesday, killing one person in
the car and sending students to hospitals with minor injuries, police
and campus officials said. The car erupted into flames after the
collision on U.S. Route 22 near Bethlehem, said Pennsylvania State
Police spokesman Marc Allen. Lehigh University spokeswoman Lori Friedman
said the bus was carrying 20 members of the men's and women's rowing
teams when the accident happened.
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South Carolina deputy’s history comes to light after shocking video goes viral

Richland
County Sheriff’s Deputy Ben Fields has a dubious history at the school
where he slammed a female student on the ground during an arrest Monday.
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Poll finds Donald Trump trailing Ben Carson for first time nationally
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Ben Carson’s record on abortion under scrutiny in Iowa
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The Notorious RBG book and phenomenon

When you think about Supreme Court justices, you probably do not think about Internet memes and pop culture icons...
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