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Injured alligator shuts down traffic on Louisiana Highway 1SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — When early-morning drivers in one Louisiana community confronted a four-legged road hazard, it ended tragically for the nearly 11-foot alligator.
The Caddo Parish sheriff's office says a passer-by notified them around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday that the animal was in the middle of the road and its tail had been run over by an 18-wheeler. Trappers said the reptile was 10 feet, 11 inches long and weighed 400 pounds. Traffic was diverted for about an hour as Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries crews and a nuisance trapper worked to remove the gator. State wildlife Sgt. Patrick Staggs says the alligator could not be saved and was put down on the scene. New Study: African Americans who exercise may be less likely to develop high blood pressure
Those who reported getting the ideal amount of moderate to vigorous physical activity were about 24 percent less likely to develop hypertension.
BY ANDREW M. SEAMAN, REUTERS 
African-Americans at Highest Risk for Alzheimer’sOne of the noted scientists whose accomplishments are being celebrated during Black History Month, African-American physician Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller was among the pioneering researchers who worked with Dr. Alois Alzheimer on the disease later named after Dr. Alzheimer... MORE
10 Things to Know for Tuesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. PROGRESS MADE TO AVERT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN A major hurdle is overcome when Trump signals he would put off his demand that the measure include money to build his border wall with Mexico. 2. ARKANSAS PERFORMS DOUBLE EXECUTION After going nearly 12 years without executing an inmate, the state now has executed three in a few days — including two in one night. 3. HOW GLOBE VIEWS TRUMP'S PRESIDENCY 100 DAYS IN People from Pyongyang, Damascus, Tehran, Mogadishu, Moscow, Tel Aviv, the West Bank, Berlin and Mexico City weigh in as the U.S. president nears that initial milestone. 4. WHERE A COURT SERVES AS MODEL FOR TRUMP PLANS While most immigrants entering the U.S. illegally are simply deported, a court in Del Rio, Texas, prosecutes them. 5. NORTH KOREA MARKS ARMY'S FOUNDING WITH TENSIONS HIGH No nuclear tests or ballistic missiles have been fired yet, but Pyongyang holds major live-fire drills off its eastern coast on this important anniversary... MORE 
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