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• The Latest: Judge releases Navy SEAL charged with murder

  30-05-2019 22:42
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Latest on the court case of a Navy SEAL accused of murder (all times local):
  5:35 p.m.
  A military judge has released a Navy SEAL from custody in advance of his murder trial in the death of an Islamic State prisoner.
  Capt. Aaron Rugh said Thursday that he was freeing Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher as a remedy for interference by prosecutors.
  Defense lawyers accuse the prosecutors of misconduct for an effort to track defense lawyers’ emails that they say
  
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• Hundreds protest Louisiana’s passage of ‘heartbeat’ bill

  30-05-2019 22:18
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators filed into the Louisiana State Capitol a day after lawmakers passed a strict new abortion ban that Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed into law.
  Many on Thursday wore bright pink T-shirts reading “We Stand With Planned Parenthood” on the front and “We Won’t Back Down” on the back, in protest of the so-called heartbeat bill. The measure bars abortions once there’s a detectable fetal heartbeat, as e
  
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• Series Finale: Black Renaissance Ended on a High Note

  30-05-2019 21:16
  Black Renaissance, the four-week series highlighting local Black artists, ended on a high note with performances by Black Caesar, Seanloui and Street Blues Family.
  Night four of Black Renaissance, hosted by Fiona Cadet and Khalil Knight-Papaioannou at Hotel McCoy, was centered on live music made by local bands.Phoenix-based rocker Black Caesar played a song they felt described them best, their song titled "Cool."Seanloui played his soon to be released new single "Bad Things," an upbeat
  
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• Higa of Japan shoots 65, lowest debut US Women’s Open round

  30-05-2019 20:33
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Japan’s Mamiko Higa shot a bogey-free 6-under 65 for the lowest round in a U.S. Women’s Open debut Thursday and took a one-shot lead over American amateur Gina Kim and Germany’s Esther Henseleit.
  Kim, a sophomore on Duke’s golf team, holed out for eagle from a fairway bunker on her next-to-last hole, the eighth at the Country Club of Charleston, then had a two-putt birdie to close her round of 66.
  The 25-year-old Higa tied for the third-lowes
  
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• The Latest: Raptors beat Warriors, win Game 1 118-109

  30-05-2019 20:26
  TORONTO (AP) — The Latest from the NBA Finals and Thursday’s Game 1 between the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors (all times local):
  11:40 p.m.
  Pascal Siakam scored 32 points, and the Toronto Raptors won their first NBA Finals game by topping the Golden State Warriors 118-109 in Game 1 of this year’s title series on Thursday night.
  Kawhi Leonard scored 23 for the Raptors, who played host to the first finals game contested on anything other than U.S. soil. Fred VanVleet
  
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• Kansas senator suffers ankle injury while hiking in Arizona

  30-05-2019 20:03
  PHOENIX (AP) — Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran’s office says the 65-year-old has suffered an ankle injury while hiking on a mountain in Phoenix.
  Moran spokeswoman Morgan Said (sy-EED’) said the Republican injured his ankle Thursday morning while doing a workout on Camelback Mountain, a popular hiking spot.
  The Phoenix Fire Department said in a statement that a 65-year-old man couldn’t walk due to an injury but did not identify him by name. Firefighters used a wheeled litter to tr
  
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• Dick Tomey Headlines Arizona Sports Hall of Fame Class

  30-05-2019 20:01
  Former Arizona football coach Dick Tomey is among six inductees to the Arizona Sports and Entertainment Commission’s Hall of Fame Class of 2019.
  Tomey, who passed away from lung cancer on May 10, joins Olympic swimmer Amy Van Dyken-Rouen, Arizona Diamondbacks President Derrick Hall, boxer Michael Carbajal, Phoenix Suns star Tom Chambers and Northern Arizona University trainer Michael Nisbett in this year’s class.…
  
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• Autopsy: Boy Scout died on hike of dehydration, overheating

  30-05-2019 19:49
  PHOENIX (AP) — An autopsy for a 16-year-old Boy Scout who collapsed on a troop hiking trip in the southern Arizona desert shows he died from dehydration and overheating.
  The Pinal County medical examiner’s report says Joshua Michael White’s April 27 death at Picacho Peak State Park was an accident.
  The report says the boy reportedly drank two quarts (2 liters) climbing up the peak and another two on the way down. The small group of Scouts hiked for six hours on a day when tempe
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Mueller Speaker

  30-05-2019 19:17
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• Six Great Things to Do in Tucson Today: Thursday, May 30

  30-05-2019 10:30
  Ken’s Hardwood Barbecue Two-Year Anniversary. Southern Tucson’s smokiest restaurant and food truck combo is celebrating its second year in business, and for the occasion, there will be meal deal of brisket, ribs, cornbread and more.…
  
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• Zooperheroes: Reid Park Zoo

  30-05-2019 10:00
  Summer Safari Nights at the Reid Park Zoo help Tucson beat the heat this summer and learn about our local zoo animals.With Memorial Day behind us, summer has officially started in Tucson and the temperatures are ramping up. Humans are not the only ones who prefer the cooler temperatures of the evenings during these hot months, and the animals at Reid Park Zoo are ready to show off their super powers at Summer Safari Nights.…
  
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• XOXO: Where To Rock Thursday, May 30

  30-05-2019 10:00
  Luring listeners in with dark, hard-hitting rhythms and belting vocals, on "Forgive Me, Karma," these Atlanta hard rockers "walk with fire."…
  
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• West Side Satori

  30-05-2019 10:00
  Maru is proof that Tucson can never get enough ramenWhen I walked into Maru Japanese Noodle Shop, I was immediately greeted by a familiar face: Yoshimi Tashima, owner of the long-standing midtown sushi staple Yoshimatsu, who told me this was a new venture strictly focused on Japanese-style noodles. Maru, which means "circle" (and is not a nod to the cute cat video that went viral), reminds me of Japanese eateries I've seen on food shows.…
  
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• Love in the Age of Narcissism

  30-05-2019 10:00
  Tucson group provides support for survivors of narcissistic and sociopathic abuse.When Katie sees news stories about sexual misconduct allegations against famous men—the ones that are usually accompanied by fierce denials on the part of the accused or their legal counsel—or hears politicians lying about past statements, it reminds her of the time her fiancé lied about spending the night at a strip club with a group of his female coworkers. Or it reminds her of how she found ou
  
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• Little Stories, Big Sounds

  30-05-2019 10:00
  Fusing elements of soul, funk and pop, Tucson's recent favorite hard-to-classify band are putting the finishing touches on their debut album.Fusing elements of soul, funk and pop, Tucson's recent favorite hard-to-classify band are putting the finishing touches on their debut album. Miss Olivia and The Interlopers have been recording in WaveLab Studios over the past seven months, and expect their new album, Little Stories, to be finished this summer.…
  
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• Know Your Product: Mystic Braves

  30-05-2019 10:00
  Mystic Braves have moved away from summery, psychedelic garage rock into more fine-tuned psych pop, but they still leave room on their albums to occasionally blow out speakers and guitars in whirling kaleidoscopes.At first listen, the music of Mystic Braves sounds warped and framed from several decades of dust. But these rockers released their first album in 2013.…
  
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• Concentrate Conclusion

  30-05-2019 10:00
  Patients and industry professionals alike let out a collective sigh of relief as the Arizona Supreme Court officially ruled cannabis concentrates legal Tuesday, May 28.Patients and industry professionals alike let out a collective sigh of relief as the Arizona Supreme Court officially ruled cannabis concentrates legal Tuesday, May 28. Judges ruled unanimously in a 7-0 decision that the 2010 Arizona Medical Marijuana Act clearly allows cannabis extracts.…
  
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• Chow Line

  30-05-2019 10:00
  The Beyond Tucson Foundation, a local nonprofit focused on improving public health, is hosting a symposium Friday, May 31 to discuss the question: Are school lunches healthy?You are what you eat. This rule can dictate the health of an individual, and even entire communities.…
  
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• As the Crow Flies

  30-05-2019 10:00
  Ralph Fiennes creates an amazing film about a Russian dancer who escaped the Iron CurtainI watched The White Crow at my home via studio screener. I don't see a lot of movies this way, but in this case, I did.…
  
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• A Woman’s Place is in the Gallery

  30-05-2019 10:00
  More than 80 artists from across the United States and from several other countries are exhibiting more than 90 pieces of art in the gallery's 15th annual Mujeres Mujeres Mujeres exhibit.The walls of the Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery & Workshop are covered in art that's colorful, personal, silly, serious, textured, symbolic and beautiful. It spills off the walls in the form of sculptures and metal work.…
  
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• Laughing Stock: Still More Comedy at The O, Fitzsimmons Spotlights Local Laughs

  30-05-2019 02:14
  Andy Andrist redux, Bruce Jingles, Amy Miller, Caitlin Weierhauser at the O
  Bruce Jingles brings his smart observations, eloquent storytelling and pitch-perfect comedic timing to The O on June 1. He’s the second half of a weekend double-header doubling down on The O’s commitment to creating an uptown jazz and comedy club.…
  
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