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Salem man competes on ‘Jeopardy’ tonight

NEW YORK

A Salem man will appear on television quiz show “Jeopardy” this evening.

Mark Smith, an environmental specialist for the state, will be one of the three contestants vying for cash prizes on the half-hour show, which airs at 7:30 p.m. on WKBN-TV.

On “Jeopardy,” contestants test their reflexes and their knowledge of trivia by being the first to answer questions posed by show host Alex Trebek. The show is in its 35th year.

Avenatti says he handed over video of R. Kelly

CHICAGO

Atty. Michael Avenatti said Thursday he has given Chicago prosecutors new video evidence of R&B star R. Kelly having sex with an underage girl.

Avenatti said the video isn’t the same evidence used in Kelly’s 2008 trial, when he was acquitted on child-pornography charges.

CNN reported the nearly 45-minute VHS tape shows a man appearing to be Kelly performing sex acts with a girl who refers to her body parts as 14 years old.

Associated Press