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• Laughing Stock: Faith and the Funny

  07-03-2019 23:57
  Modern Woman Tells AllWe are trying not to refer to Carol Leifer as a Michaelangela of comedy, but there it is. She started her standup career in college in the 1970s, when that was not at all the done thing.…
  
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• Oro Valley Murder Suspect Held on $10 Million Cash Bond

  07-03-2019 20:29
  Court records show that Trevor and Laurie Draegeth were involved in an argument the night before the latter was found dead in their Oro Valley home.When Oro Valley Police Department Officers arrived at the Draegeth home on East Brearley Drive the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 12, Laurie was found face up in her bed with a gunshot wound to her left eye. An officer also observed two bullet holes in a nearby wall.Laurie, 40, was pronounced dead at the scene.…
  
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• "Rock the Bald" Head-Shaving Event to Defeat Pediatric Cancer

  07-03-2019 20:03
  St. Baldrick's Foundation, the largest private pediatric cancer research funder, is hosting a family-fun head-shaving event this Friday, March 8, from 5 to 9 p.m. at Mountain View High School. Head-shaving events have been one of the many ways the foundation raises funds and awareness for childhood cancer treatment since 1999.…
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Eat Your Conspiracy

  07-03-2019 18:53
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• SCAM ALERT! These six con jobs cost Arizonans millions of dollars every year

  07-03-2019 09:00
  Tucson Weekly spoke with law enforcement officials on the local, state and federal levels. Here's a brief look at the top six scams at work in the state today.Maria was at work in early November when she received a call on her cell phone from a number in Mexico. She answered and heard a girl crying, "Mom?…
  
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• Rising Above: Proof Pizza and Pasta

  07-03-2019 09:00
  Proof is the new Italian inspired baby of Grant Kreuger, who just happens to be the proud papa of Union and Reforma as well.What does it take to make a successful restaurant? That is a sincere and well-worn question.…
  
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• Police Dispatch: Lowbrow Usage, High-Level Use

  07-03-2019 09:00
  Caught with weed at school, a tongue-tied teen couldn't quantify aspects of his marijuana habit to a police officerWest Naranja Drive Feb. 7, 3:10 p.m.…
  
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• Police Dispatch: If It's Got to Be Justified, It's Got to Be Tide

  07-03-2019 09:00
  A casual but conscientious clothing thief also shoplifted enough name-brand laundry soap to keep his spoils unsoiledSan Xavier Beat Feb. 7, 8:15 a.m.…
  
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• Non-Nuclear Option

  07-03-2019 09:00
  Rep. Raúl Grijalva's bill enacting a permanent ban on uranium mining drew praise this week from Havasupai leaders and criticism from the mining industryRep. Raúl Grijalva's bill enacting a permanent ban on uranium mining drew praise this week from Havasupai leaders and criticism from the mining industry, as well as from a Republican member of Arizona's congressional delegation. "Havasupai means people of the blue green water, and we have been living here for over thousands of years
  
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• Mommy Fearest: Greta

  07-03-2019 09:00
  Isabelle Huppert goes gonzo bonkers in director Neil Jordan's latest, a silly, standard psycho stalker cinematic run-throughIsabelle Huppert goes gonzo bonkers in director Neil Jordan's latest, a silly, standard psycho stalker cinematic run-through made somewhat fun by Huppert's commitment to nuttiness, and costar Chloe Grace Moretz's excellence at playing freaked out. Moretz is Frances, a young woman living in New York City with her best friend Erica (Maika Monroe).…
  
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• Medical MJ: Smoked Out

  07-03-2019 09:00
  A national bill to end cannabis prohibition has entered the Senate's consideration with a host of 2020 Democratic presidential candidate hopefuls signing on as cosponsorsA national bill to end cannabis prohibition has entered the Senate's consideration with a host of 2020 Democratic presidential candidate hopefuls signing on as cosponsors. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced the legislation with Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Bernie
  
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• Know Your Product: Reptaliens

  07-03-2019 09:00
  Reptaliens describes themselves as "low-fi chameleon dreamscapes of abstract expressionism and surrealism." But what does that mean?Reptaliens describes themselves as "low-fi chameleon dreamscapes of abstract expressionism and surrealism." But what does that mean for the non-Martians among us?…
  
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• Know Your Product: Brian Jabas Smith

  07-03-2019 09:00
  Brian Jabas Smith pioneered the Know Your Product column in the Weekly during his time here editing the Music section. In a literary twist, we asked him to write about five of the many books that altered the course of his life. Brian Jabas Smith, author of Spent Saints and Other Stories (Ridgeway Press) and Tucson Salvage: Tales and Recollections from La Frontera, pioneered the Know Your Product column in the Weekly during his time here editing the Music section.…
  
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• Guest Opinion: #MeTucson

  07-03-2019 09:00
  It wasn't until I stood face-to-face with a raging Pima County sheriff's deputy after a domestic violence call for help in 2011 that I realized my enamored relationship with the Old Pueblo was in serious troubleFrom the time I laid eyes on the Santa Catalina Mountains to sitting alone, quietly among towering saguaros, I fell in love with Tucson. As an Iraq War veteran, I found a sense of peace and belonging in this magical desert that I hadn't found anywhere else in my post-war homecoming.&helli
  
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• From Volunteer to Star

  07-03-2019 09:00
  Last year, artist and UA student Zco—aka Zach Cohan—was a volunteer at the Tucson Hip Hop Festival. This year, he's performing on its main stage.Last year, artist and UA student Zco—aka Zach Cohan—was a volunteer at the Tucson Hip Hop Festival. This year, he's performing on its main stage.…
  
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• Everything Must Go: The Final Days of Tucson’s Last Kmart

  07-03-2019 09:00
  Sounds echo much more when the shelves are empty. And for a place like Tucson's final Kmart, only days from closing for good, echoes are abundant.Sounds echo much more when the shelves are empty. And for a place like Tucson's final Kmart, only days from closing for good, echoes are abundant.…
  
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• Editor's Note: Scam Alert

  07-03-2019 09:00
  This week, staff reporter Kathleen Kunz exposes some of the scams happening in our community.A few years before her death, my mom fell victim to the grandparent scam. She got a phone call from someone who said: "Grandma?…
  
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• Dance Smorgasbord: Ballet Tucson

  07-03-2019 09:00
  For the third time, Ballet Tucson has scored with the Balanchine Trust, winning permission to dance one of George Balanchine's revered neoclassical ballets.For the third time, Ballet Tucson has scored with the Balanchine Trust, winning permission to dance one of George Balanchine's revered neoclassical ballets. "We're thrilled!" says artistic director Mary Beth Cabana.…
  
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• Check, Please

  07-03-2019 09:00
  Arizona Congressional delegation voted along party lines last week as Democrats pushed one of their top priorities through the House, advancing a bill to strengthen background checks on gun transfers.Arizona Congressional delegation voted along party lines last week as Democrats pushed one of their top priorities through the House, advancing a bill to strengthen background checks on gun transfers. The Bipartisan Background Check Act of 2019 was just barely bipartisan, with five Republicans among
  
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• Engelland helps Vegas beats Flames for 5th straight win

  07-03-2019 07:47
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Deryk Engelland scored his second goal of the season in the third period to lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.
  Shea Theodore also scored for the Golden Knights and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 33 shots for his league-leading 33rd win of the season. Vegas pulled seven points behind second-place San Jose in the Pacific Division and 10 behind first-place Calgary. The Golden Knights have won five straight since acquiring Mark St
  
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• Seoul: Increased vehicle movement at NKorea’s ICBM center

  07-03-2019 07:34
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says it’s carefully monitoring North Korean nuclear and missile facilities after the country’s spy agency told lawmakers that new activity was detected at a research center where the North presumably builds its long-range missiles targeting the U.S. mainland.
  Seoul’s Defense Ministry spokeswoman Choi Hyun-soo said Thursday the U.S. and South Korean militaries are maintaining close intelligence coordination over develo
  
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• Tiny Israeli sect protests Jerusalem cable car plan

  07-03-2019 07:16
  JERUSALEM (AP) — A tiny religious sect is emerging as a major impediment for a controversial plan to connect modern Jerusalem and its historic Old City with a cable car network.
  Other objections — from Palestinian residents, environmentalists, urban planners and archaeologists — have so far been unable to halt the project. But the Karaite Jewish community’s concern that the cable car will desecrate its ancient cemetery may provide the biggest hurdle of all to government p
  
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• Thomas, Pietrangelo score late in 3rd, Blues beat Ducks 5-4

  07-03-2019 07:14
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Robert Thomas and Alex Pietrangelo scored 12 seconds apart late in the third period as the St. Louis Blues rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.
  Thomas got his second goal of the game with 1:04 left on the rebound of a loose shot and Pietrangelo rifled a shot through traffic for the game-winner with 52 seconds remaining for his 12th goal of the season.
  Pietrangelo, Brayden Schenn and Ryan O’Reilly each had a goal and an assist for
  
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• Dealing with 23 dead challenges tiny Alabama community

  07-03-2019 07:13
  BEAUREGARD, Ala. (AP) — Dealing with the dead became a huge, gut-wrenching task in a rural Alabama community where nearly two dozen people died in a tornado outbreak.
  The county coroner set up a temporary command post and performed post-mortem exams in the parking lot of a middle school.
  He and a minister then held 17 separate meetings with relatives of the 23 people who died. Pastor Rusty Sowell says the hardest part was just opening a door and looking into the faces of people who feared
  
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• Jury deliberations resume in Florida officer’s trial

  07-03-2019 07:10
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jury deliberations are headed into their second day in the trial of a fired Florida police officer charged with killing a stranded black motorist.
  The jurors will return to Palm Beach County courthouse Thursday to resume deliberating the fate of Nouman Raja. The 41-year-old former Palm Beach Gardens officer is charged with manslaughter and attempted murder for the 2015 shooting of 31-year-old Corey Jones.
  Raja, who is of South Asian descent, was in plain clothe
  
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• Out of the shadows: Loyal money man swept into Trump probes

  07-03-2019 07:06
  NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s longtime accountant Allen Weisselberg has always been content to work behind the scenes, with no hint of flash or braggadocio.
  In short, he is seemingly everything his boss is not.
  But the 71-year-old chief financial officer of the Trump Organization has his name on all manner of company documents going back nearly half a century and is said to know every penny that goes in and out.
  And the prospect of him testifying in federal probes and congressional
  
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• LeBron passes Jordan, but Nuggets beat Lakers 115-99

  07-03-2019 07:06
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Barton scored 23 points, Gary Harris added 19 and the Denver Nuggets snapped their three-game losing streak with a 115-99 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night despite LeBron James’ move into fourth place on the NBA’s career scoring list.
  James scored 31 points and surpassed Michael Jordan’s 32,292 career points on a driving layup during the second quarter. His Lakers erased most an early 23-point deficit before fading in the fourt
  
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• LIU-Brooklyn beats Sacred Heart 71-62 in NEC tourney

  07-03-2019 03:13
  FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Raiquan Clark had 21 points as Long Island-Brooklyn topped Sacred Heart 71-62 in the quarterfinals of the Northeast Conference Tournament on Wednesday night.
  Clark also had seven turnovers but no assists.
  Eral Penn had 15 points, nine rebounds and three blocks for Long Island-Brooklyn (16-15). Jashaun Agosto added 15 points.
  Sean Hoehn had 17 points for the Pioneers (15-17). E.J. Anosike added 14 points and eight rebounds. Koreem Ozier had seven rebounds.
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• Peterson scores 15 to carry Rice past Charlotte 79-70

  07-03-2019 03:12
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Drew Peterson posted 15 points on perfect 6-for-6 shooting, including three 3-pointers, as Rice beat Charlotte 79-70 on Wednesday night.
  Chris Mullins had 14 points and eight rebounds for Rice (13-17, 8-9 Conference USA). Robert Martin added 12 points. Ako Adams had 12 points for the visiting team.
  Jon Davis had 29 points and six assists for the 49ers (7-21, 4-13). Milos Supica added 15 points. Cooper Robb had 13 points and six rebounds.
  The Owls improve to 2-0 again
  
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• Jordan in starting lineup for Knicks after missing 5 games

  07-03-2019 03:07
  PHOENIX (AP) — New York Knicks center DeAndre Jordan is listed in the starting lineup for Wednesday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns.
  Jordan had missed the last five games with a sprained left ankle. He last played on Feb. 22.
  Jordan was acquired in a trade with the Dallas Mavericks on Jan. 31.
  Jordan is averaging 11.8 points and 12 rebounds in eight games with the Knicks this season.
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• Neymar lashes out after PSG’s Champions League loss to Man U

  07-03-2019 03:05
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain striker Neymar has lashed out against a video assistant referee decision that opened the way for Manchester United to eliminate his French club from the Champions League.
  The Brazilian star used an Instagram post to criticize VAR officials for awarding United a decisive penalty in injury time after defender Presnel Kimpembe jumped and blocked Diogo Dalot’s shot with his elbow.
  Marcus Rashford scored from the spot to secure a 3-1 win at PSG, o
  
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• China’s Huawei launching court challenge to US security law

  07-03-2019 03:04
  SHENZHEN, China (AP) — Chinese tech giant Huawei is launching a U.S. court challenge to a law that labels the company a security risk and would limit its access to the American market for telecom equipment.
  Thursday’s announcement comes as Huawei Technologies Ltd., the biggest global maker of network equipment for phone and internet companies, tries to fight off U.S. efforts to persuade allies to exclude the company from next-generation telecom systems.
  Huawei said it filed a lawsuit
  
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• Seton Hall beats No. 16 Marquette, closing with 18-0 run

  07-03-2019 03:03
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Myles Powell scored 34 points and Seton Hall beat No. 16 Marquette 73-64 on Wednesday night, closing with an 18-0 run to revive its NCAA Tournament hopes.
  Powell had 10 straight points in the run, tying it at 64 with 2:55 to play and hitting the go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:28 left. Seton Hall (17-12, 8-9 Big East) snapped a three-game losing streak and handed Marquette (23-7, 12-5) its third straight loss.
  Michael Nzei hit four free throws in the final minute and Jared Rh
  
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• Man lodges lawsuit in Australian court against Cardinal Pell

  07-03-2019 02:55
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A man who alleges he was sexually molested by George Pell as a boy in the 1970s has lodged a lawsuit against the disgraced cardinal in an Australian court.
  The 50-year-old alleges in the filing in the Victoria state Supreme Court on Thursday he was a victim of physical and sexual abuse while in the care of St. Joseph’s Boys Home in Pell’s hometown of Ballarat between 1974 and 1978.
  Because the man alleges he is a victim of sexual abuse, state law pre
  
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• Georgia House panel approves anti-abortion ‘Heartbeat’ bill

  07-03-2019 02:50
  ATLANTA (AP) — Amid gasps and handshakes, Georgia House committee has approved legislation that would outlaw abortion after a fetus’ heartbeat can be detected.
  That’s around the same time many women medically confirm they’re pregnant.
  Several outbursts slowed Wednesday’s tense and emotional hearing. Activists and citizens on both sides of the issue were moved to tears. Seventeen Republicans voted for the bill, and 14 Democrats against.
  The bill makes exceptions for
  
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• Deputy kills man near casino; state investigating

  07-03-2019 02:46
  GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of an Arkansas man who was fatally shot by a deputy near a Mississippi Delta casino.
  Washington County Deputy Coroner Charles Bell says 31-year-old Joshua Worth of Junction City, Arkansas, died around 2 a.m. Tuesday at Harlow’s Casino in Greenville.
  Mississippi Bureau of Investigation spokesman Capt. Johnny Poulos says Worth was shot by a Washington County sheriff’s deputy.
  It’s unclear what sparked the shoo
  
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• Geist leads Missouri past poor-shooting Georgia, 64-39

  07-03-2019 02:38
  ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Jordan Geist scored 18 points and Torrence Watson had 17 to lead Missouri to a 64-39 win over Georgia on Wednesday night in a matchup of two of the SEC’s bottom three teams.
  Watson made each of his five 3-pointers in the second half. Neither team made a 3 in a low-scoring first half.
  Nicolas Claxon had nine points and 10 rebounds to lead Georgia, which was held to a season low for points in its final home game of the season.
  Missouri (14-15, 5-12 Southeastern Confe
  
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• The Latest: Suspect in custody in deaths of woman, 2 kids

  07-03-2019 02:35
  TERRYTOWN, La. (AP) — The Latest on a triple homicide in Louisiana (all times local):
  7:25 p.m.
  A man is in custody for the bludgeoning deaths Wednesday of a woman and two children outside of New Orleans. A teenager and another child were also critically injured in the attack.
  Deputies found the victims inside a home in Terrytown just after 7 a.m., Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesman Jason Rivarde said. The injured were taken to a hospital.
  At a news conference later Wednesda
  
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• New anti-venom here in time for rattlesnake season

  07-03-2019 02:33
  TUCSON – Arizona sees hundreds of rattlesnake bites every year. With the weather heating up snakes will soon be out on the trails and may be near your home. If you are bitten by a rattlesnake, it could be deadly. A new anti-venom drug here in Tucson is working to prevent that.
  The new anti-venom drug Anavip hit the market this year. Tucson Medical Center is now carrying it to treat snakebite patients.
  “It’s made from different snakes than the current anti-venom,” Steve D
  
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• Goodchild, Duke women beat Pitt 86-64 in ACC tourney

  07-03-2019 02:32
  GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Miela Goodchild hit five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points to help No. 11 seed Duke beat Pittsburgh 86-64 on Wednesday night in the first round of the ACC tournament.
  The Blue Devils will play sixth-seeded and No. 22 Florida State in Thursday’s second round.
  Goodchild’s 73 made 3s this season are the most ever by a Duke freshman and the sixth-most by a freshman in ACC history.
  Goodchild hit a 3-pointer that gave Duke the lead for good with 3:35 left
  
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• Lions tender safety Charles Washington

  07-03-2019 02:31
  ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have tendered safety Charles Washington, an exclusive rights free agent.
  The team announced the move Wednesday.
  Washington had 13 special teams tackles in 29 games over the past two seasons. He joined the Lions as an undrafted free agent out of Fresno State after the 2016 draft and spent most of his rookie season on the practice squad.
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• Tucson warms up to the mid 80s, but approaching storms will cool it down

  07-03-2019 02:30
  TUCSON – We’re experiencing the warmest temperatures so far in 2019.\A ridge of high pressure dominated Southern Arizona, bringing the mid 80s to the Tucson Metro.
  However, this ridge of high pressure is moving East, and a weather system is approaching from the west.
  Expect a modest cool down starting Thursday, along with wind gusts up to 40 mph.
  Friday, isolated showers will move into Southern Arizona. Rain will generally be light and remain South and East of the Tucson Metro.
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• NBA content to be available on Alibaba platforms in China

  07-03-2019 02:23
  NEW YORK (AP) — NBA content will be available on Alibaba’s platforms for the first time through an expanded partnership between the league and Chinese e-commerce company.
  The league says Wednesday that programming such as game highlights and classic NBA games will be among the content available on the new “NBA Section” to the nearly 700 million Alibaba consumers. There will also be an enhanced online shopping experience for Chinese customers.
  The content will be available
  
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• Companies fined $157K for deaths of 2 construction workers

  07-03-2019 02:10
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Federal officials say they’re fining two construction companies more than $157,000 for safety violations after two workers fell to their deaths at a hotel under construction last summer.
  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the fines Wednesday, along with two citations for PCL Construction Services Inc. and one for Universal Engineering Sciences.
  OSHA says the workers were pouring concrete on the seventh floor of the Orlando building in Aug
  
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• Bears sign kicker Chris Blewitt

  07-03-2019 02:08
  LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have signed kicker Chris Blewitt.
  Blewitt left Pittsburgh as the school’s career scoring leader with 363 points after making 55 of 79 field goals and 198 of 204 extra points from 2013-16. But he has not played in the NFL.
  The Bears announced the signing on Wednesday.
  Chicago plans to release embattled kicker Cody Parkey when the league year begins on March 13. The Bears also signed kicker Redford Jones in January.
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• The Latest: US journalist reported freed in Venezuela

  07-03-2019 02:07
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The latest on the detention of a U.S. journalist by Venezuela security forces (all times local):
  9:05 p.m.
  Executives at a Miami TV station say their correspondent based in Venezuela has been freed from custody hours after security forces seized him at his apartment.
  ABC affiliate Local 10 News reported Wednesday that freelance journalist Cody Weddle was at the airport outside Caracas waiting for a flight to the United States.
  Weddle’s detention came the sam
  
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• TPD searching for robbery suspects

  07-03-2019 02:05
  Tucson Police are searching for robbery suspects.
  The Tucson Police Department needs help identifying two robbery suspects.
  They said the Albertsons near Grant and Tanque Verde Rd. was robbed, on Feb. 4.
  The blonde man is accused of using pepper spray on an employee while leaving the store. Officials said he might have a tattoo on his forearm.
  Anyone with information is asked to call 88-CRIME.
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• Young feted as longest-serving Republican in House history

  07-03-2019 02:02
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — U.S. Rep. Don Young was feted by colleagues for becoming the longest-serving Republican in House history.
  Young, who was re-elected in November, marked 46 years in the House on Wednesday. He surpasses the late former Speaker Joseph Cannon of Illinois to become the longest-serving Republican.
  According to House records, the late Rep. John Dingell, a Michigan Democrat, is the longest-ever serving member of the House. Dingell served 59 years.
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi t
  
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• Trump meets with Illinois congressman who deployed to border

  07-03-2019 02:02
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has met with an Illinois congressman who was deployed last month to the U.S.-Mexico border with his Air National Guard unit.
  Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger said Wednesday that his first-hand experience led him to conclude that the situation at the border represents a legitimate national emergency.
  The meeting at the White House comes as the Senate appears poised to pass a resolution in opposition to Trump’s national emergency declaration. That
  
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• Southern Arizona woman shares warning about PayPal scam

  07-03-2019 01:58
  TUCSON- A southern Arizona woman said that a fake PayPal scam took $50 from her, and then scammers tried to take hundreds more after.
  Jredia Newton said that she was trying to log into her PayPal account to send money to pay her mortgage but she was having problems logging into her account.
  “It wouldn’t let me get into my PayPal account whether I forgot my password or not I tried several times and then it said I was locked out,” she said.
  So Newton said that she searched for P
  
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