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• Judge: AG’s lawsuit against ASU hotel deal can proceed

  02-07-2019 21:56
  PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has ruled that Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich can continue with a lawsuit to block a luxury hotel deal at Arizona State University, but he’ll have to show he didn’t wait too long to file it.
  Maricopa County Superior Court judge Christopher Whitten on Tuesday declined to dismiss the lawsuit claiming the deal is an unconstitutional gift to the hotel developers. Building the hotel on university land would make it exempt from property taxes.
  But Whitt
  
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• Israel’s Labor Party elects Amir Peretz as new leader

  02-07-2019 21:54
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Labor Party says its former leader Amir Peretz has won the party primaries, fending off two young rivals seeking to lead the one-time ruling party into upcoming parliamentary elections.
  Peretz, a former defense minister, took just shy of half the votes in Tuesday’s Labor Party primaries, beating Itzik Shmuli and Stav Shaffir, who evenly split the remainder.
  Former party leader Avi Gabbay resigned last month after April’s parliamentary vote saw La
  
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• The Latest: National Guard says no gunshots at base

  02-07-2019 21:51
  PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — The Latest on an hourlong lockdown at Pease Air National Guard Base in New Hampshire (all times local):
  3:50 p.m.
  Officials say no gunshots were fired at Pease Air National Guard Base in New Hampshire.
  The base was locked down Tuesday for an hour following reports of possible shots fired.
  The reports originated from the Guard’s headquarters building at the base in Portsmouth on Tuesday. The building is just inside the main gate.
  National Guard spokesman Lt. Co
  
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• Nevada trooper pulls over hearse traveling in HOV lane

  02-07-2019 21:46
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Highway Patrol says passengers must be alive in order to be counted as occupants in cars using the high occupancy vehicle lane.
  The reminder was prompted by a traffic stop Monday involving a hearse traveling on the carpool lane on Interstate 15 in Las Vegas.
  A trooper pulled over the hearse that was transporting a dead body.
  The agency says the hearse driver assumed the body in the back counted toward the two or more occupant requirement for the lane.
  The trooper le
  
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• Mississippi spectators run off with movie’s fake $100 bills

  02-07-2019 21:46
  NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi police chief is warning people in the town of Natchez not to spend money that actors are tossing around: The $100 bills are fake.
  A movie called “Breaking News in Yuba County” is being shot in and around Natchez, and is due for release next year.
  Natchez Chief Walter Armstrong tells WAPT-TV that actors threw dozens of bills out a window during filming Monday, and spectators ran off with some.
  It will be easy to spot a fake because the back of
  
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• Arizona basketball: Red-Blue Game tickets go on sale Aug. 3

  02-07-2019 21:44
  TUCSON – From high flying dunks to long-range three-pointers, there is no doubt that Arizona men’s basketball is a sight to behold.
  Luckily for Wildcat fans, the wait is almost over – tickets for the Red-Blue Game go on sale Aug. 3.
  The annual tip-off event will kick off Sept. 27 at McKale Center this year, about a month earlier than it has in the past. While the start time has not yet been determined, the annual game is sure to get Tucsonans excited for the upcoming men’
  
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• Governor commutes sentence of prize-winning author’s brother

  02-07-2019 21:41
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf has commuted the sentence of the brother of prize-winning author John Edgar Wideman in a 1975 killing, clearing the way for his release.
  Sixty-eight-year-old Robert Wideman was sentenced to life without parole in a case that was the subject of his older brother’s 1984 acclaimed memoir “Brothers and Keepers.” The book was a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle award.
  Wideman was convicted in a 1975 robbery that resulted in the sh
  
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• Sundance co-founder gets at least 6 years in sex abuse case

  02-07-2019 21:39
  AMERICAN FORK, Utah (AP) — A filmmaker who co-founded the Sundance Film Festival and produced a movie whose lead actress won an Oscar in the mid-1980s has been sentenced to at least six years in prison after pleading guilty to sexual abuse of a child.
  Judge Roger Griffin recommended the parole board keep Sterling Van Wagenen in prison longer than the minimum six years. His sentence is six years to life in prison.
  Van Wagenen didn’t apologize because he said it would be “meaning
  
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• Charlottesville scraps Jefferson’s birthday as holiday

  02-07-2019 21:37
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Charlottesville, Virginia, will no longer celebrate Thomas Jefferson’s birthday as an official city holiday and instead will observe a day recognizing the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans.
  The city council voted Monday night to scrap the decades-old April 13 holiday honoring the slave-holding president and Founding Father. Charlottesville will now mark Liberation and Freedom Day on March 3, the day U.S. Army forces arrived in the city in 1865.
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• Police plan to discuss quadruple slayings investigation

  02-07-2019 21:31
  WEST CHESTER, Ohio (AP) — Police in an Ohio suburban community plan to discuss developments in the slayings of four family members.
  West Chester Township police scheduled a Tuesday afternoon press conference.
  Three women and a man were found dead April 28 in an apartment. A coroner said all four died from gunshot wounds to the head.
  Members of a nearby Sikh temple said the four had worshipped there. But both Indian government officials and West Chester officials have said the case is not b
  
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• Separating extended families at border in effect for years

  02-07-2019 21:30
  WASHINGTON (AP) — One year after President Donald Trump ended his widely criticized practice of separating migrant children from parents, his administration is again under fire for a different kind of family separation crisis.
  This one involves extended families.
  Unlike last year, when at least 2,700 children were separated from parents under a “zero tolerance” program, these minors have been taken from aunts, uncles and grandparents under a policy meant to guard against human
  
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• The Latest: Solar eclipse begins to darken sun in Chile

  02-07-2019 21:28
  LA SERENA, Chile (AP) — The Latest on the solar eclipse passing over Chile and Argentina (all times local):
  3:25 p.m.
  A solar eclipse is starting to darken the sun over northern Chile.
  Tourists from around the world have gathered to witness the cosmic spectacle, which began at 10:24 a.m. local time (1824 GMT), crossing over a tiny atoll in the South Pacific
  Chile and Argentina are the only places that the total eclipse will be seen aside from an uninhabited island out in the ocean.
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• A total solar eclipse has begun to darken the sun over northern Chile

  02-07-2019 21:27
  LA SERENA, Chile (AP) — A total solar eclipse has begun to darken the sun over northern Chile.
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• Police say former NFL player shot in North Carolina

  02-07-2019 21:24
  CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina police say former NFL quarterback Anthony Wright is recovering in the hospital from being shot in a domestic dispute.
  Concord Police said in a news release they think Wright got into an altercation with his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend when the ex-boyfriend showed up to drop off his daughter. Police say they were called to a home Monday when an argument followed and shots were fired.
  News outlets report Wright is in stable condition after undergoing s
  
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• Lawyers ask judge to order white nationalist to stop threats

  02-07-2019 21:22
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Attorneys who filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in connection with a violent white nationalist rally in Charlottesville , Virginia, have asked a judge to order one of the men who participated in the violence to stop making “unlawful threats” against the plaintiffs and their lead attorney.
  In a motion filed Tuesday, lawyers for 10 people who were hurt during two days of violence in August 2017 said Christopher Cantwell recently focused “his hateful
  
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• An Italian judge has refused to keep the captain of a migrant rescue ship under house arrest

  02-07-2019 21:09
  ROME (AP) — An Italian judge has refused to keep the captain of a migrant rescue ship under house arrest.
  The post An Italian judge has refused to keep the captain of a migrant rescue ship under house arrest appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Success: NASA tests orion abort system

  02-07-2019 21:08
  (WESH) NASA successfully tested a critical safety element of its Orion spacecraft Tuesday.
  The launch was a test of the abort system that will ensure that astronauts can safely get away from the capsule if there’s an emergency after liftoff.
  The crew capsule was empty for Tuesday morning’s demo at Cape Canaveral, which NASA said appeared to be successful.
  Barely a minute after liftoff, the abort motor fired, pulling the capsule from the booster six miles up. The capsule continued up
  
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• Authorities say fire caused house to explode in N Carolina

  02-07-2019 21:03
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a fire caused a house in North Carolina’s largest city to explode, injuring at least two people.
  In a tweet, the Charlotte Fire Department says a fire caused the house to explode Tuesday afternoon. The department also tweeted that a rescue was under way and that it had sounded a fourth alarm for more help.
  Charlotte Medic told news outlets two people living in surrounding homes were being evaluated for injuries that aren’t life-threatening
  
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• Government photos show detained migrants pleading for help

  02-07-2019 21:01
  HOUSTON (AP) — A report from government auditors includes images of people penned into overcrowded Border Patrol facilities, including one man pressing a cardboard sign to a cell window with the word “help.”
  The report released Tuesday by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General warns that facilities in South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley face “serious overcrowding” and require “immediate attention.”
  In one photo, women an
  
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• Physical therapist uses ‘urban poling’ for walking rehab

  02-07-2019 21:00
  (WHO) A popular European and Canadian fitness activity is making its way to the states, and is being used as a physical therapy activity.
  Urban Poling is a form of Nordic walking using poles to correct how people walk. The poles help people focus on the inner core muscles that stabilize the hip and pelvis as well as the upper body.
  Jon Schultz is the owner of Optimum Performance Physical Therapy in Urbandale, Iowa. He’s incorporated Urban Poling into his practices, and currently has 20 cl
  
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• Green Valley shooting suspect, victim ‘dated in the past’, court docs say

  02-07-2019 20:58
  TUCSON – The suspect of Saturday’s fatal shooting in Green Valley said that the incident was not a random act of violence, according to court documents obtained by News 4 Tucson Tuesday.
  Californian 21-year-old, Mateo Zavala was taken into custody after he allegedly was involved in a rolling gun battle down Interstate 19 near Esperanza Boulevard Saturday afternoon. The shooting resulted in the death of Marilynn Patricia Pacheco. According to police, a 29-year-old man and his 3-y
  
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• Eshelman optioned to minors 1 day after MLB debut

  02-07-2019 20:54
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles have optioned right-hander Tom Eshelman to Triple-A Norfolk one day after he went five solid innings in his major league debut.
  Eshelman allowed two runs and six hits Monday night against Tampa Bay and was in line for a win until the Orioles bullpen gave up four runs in the final three innings of a 6-3 loss.
  The Orioles purchased the contract of Asher Wojciechowski from Norfolk to start Tuesday night’s game with the Rays.
  Right-hander
  
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• San Jose Sharks sign Prout, Brodzinski to 1-year deals

  02-07-2019 20:53
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks have signed defenseman Dalton Prout and forward Jonny Brodzinski to one-year contracts.
  The Sharks also signed defensemen Artemi Kniazev and Nikolai Knyzhov; and forward Zachary Gallant to entry-level deals Tuesday.
  General manager Doug Wilson called the 29-year-old Prout a “responsible” defender who will provide a good net-front presence for the Sharks. Prout had one goal and one assist in 20 games last season for Calgary and has pla
  
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• Adopt This Pet: Meet Vincent!

  02-07-2019 20:52
  There is a new pet looking to be adopted, meet Vincent!
  Vincent the cat from the Humane Society of Southern Arizona
  Vincent is give years old and extremely affectionate. He is very outgoing and loves to roll around on his back when people pet him. Vincent would be a great addition to any home and can not wait to meet his forever family.
  If you are interested in adopting Vincent, you can visit him at HSSA’s main campus at 635 W. Roger Rd. You can also give an adoption counselor a call at 52
  
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• Coyotes sign forward Crouse to 3-year contract

  02-07-2019 20:51
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have signed forward Lawson Crouse to a three-year contract.
  Terms of the deal announced Tuesday were not disclosed.
  The 22-year-old Crouse set career highs with 11 goals and 14 assists in 81 games with Arizona last season. He led the Coyotes and was second in the NHL with 288 hits. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Crouse has 17 goals and 21 assists in 164 career games with the Coyotes. He was originally draft by the Florida Panthers with the 11th overall p
  
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• Lawsuit seeks to block policy on children seeking asylum

  02-07-2019 20:46
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Advocates for immigrant children are suing to block the Trump administration from enforcing a new policy that they say would erode legal protections for thousands of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the U.S.
  A class action filed Monday claims a May 31 memorandum issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services dramatically curtails asylum provisions for unaccompanied immigrant children.
  Attorneys from Catholic Legal Immigration Network and Kids in Ne
  
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• River flooding in Tennessee ruins cotton, soybean crops

  02-07-2019 20:41
  RIPLEY, Tenn. (AP) — Lush green fields of cotton and soybeans are turning into lakes as flooding from the overfull Mississippi River inundates thousands of acres of farmland in west Tennessee.
  Officials in Lauderdale County say about 175,000 acres of farmland are now covered with water in the worst time of year. County Mayor Maurice Gaines Jr. says early July flooding means farmers won’t be able to replant in time for the fall harvest, ruining countless numbers of crops.
  On Tuesday,
  
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• “Midnight Muttness” at the Pima Animal Care Center

  02-07-2019 20:40
  PIMA COUNTY- The Pima Animal Care Center is holding a “Midnight Muttness” event on July 19th at the shelter.
  Courtesy of Pima Animal Care Center
  The “Midnight Muttness” event is where PACC will be offering waived adoption fees from noon until midnight on July 19th. The event will be at the shelter, located at 4000 N. Silverbell Rd. There will be a DJ, food trucks, a bounce house, craft tables, and giveaways at the event. Central pet will be giving away free iden
  
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• Rapinoe out of US starting lineup, keeper change for England

  02-07-2019 20:34
  LYON, France (AP) — Megan Rapinoe was not in the starting lineup for the United States in the Women’s World Cup semifinal match against England on Tuesday night.
  Rapinoe has two goals in each of the last two games for the United States and five for the tournament. She shares the lead for most goals at the World Cup with three others, including teammate Alex Morgan and England’s Ellen White.
  Rapinoe did not participate in pregame warm-ups.
  U.S. Soccer did not give a reason for t
  
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• UN: Sudan’s health supply shortage exacerbated by crisis

  02-07-2019 20:23
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says Sudan is facing shortages of medicine and health supplies because of its ongoing economic crisis, which has been exacerbated by recent political upheaval.
  U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Tuesday the World Health Organization and the U.N. children’s agency, UNICEF, are beefing up supplies and assistance to the vast western Darfur region.
  The agencies are supplying medicine, nutrition aid and trauma kits to health authorities in East
  
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• The top 10 books on Apple Books-US

  02-07-2019 20:21
  Apple Book charts for week ending June 30, 2019: (Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher
  Apple Books US Bestseller List – Paid Books
  1. Backlash by Brad Thor – 9781982104054 – (AtriaEmily Bestler Books)
  2. Breathless by Helen Hardt – 9781642631357 – (Waterhouse Press)
  3. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens – 9780735219113 – (Penguin Publishing Group)
  4. Lost and Found by Danielle Steel – 9780399179488 – (Random House Publishing G
  
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• Alert level increased at world’s largest volcano in Hawaii

  02-07-2019 20:17
  HONOLULU (AP) — Federal officials have raised the alert level for the world’s largest active volcano, Hawaii’s Mauna Loa.
  The U.S. Geological Survey changed the level from normal to advisory on Tuesday after observing an increase in earthquakes and ground swelling at the Big Island volcano over the past several months.
  Officials say the increased alert level does not mean an eruption is imminent.
  Advisory is the second of four alert level designations after normal and means the
  
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• Hickenlooper urged to scrap White House bid, run for Senate

  02-07-2019 20:15
  DENVER (AP) — John Hickenlooper’s team has urged him to scrap his struggling presidential campaign and instead run for a Senate seat in his home state of Colorado. So far, the former governor has refused.
  That’s according to a Democrat familiar with the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal conversations.
  Politico first reported the conversations between Hickenlooper and his team.
  Hickenlooper’s campaign manager and national finance director ar
  
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• Catholic officials sue insurers over future abuse claims

  02-07-2019 20:12
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York has sued more than two dozen insurance companies to compel them to cover claims filed by people who say they were abused by clerics.
  Church officials anticipate that numerous alleged abuse victims will sue under New York’s Child Victims Act.
  The new state law gives victims a year to file claims alleging sex abuse that were previously barred by the statute of limitations.
  The archdiocese says in its lawsuit filed Friday in Man
  
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• Kacey Musgraves’ museum exhibit allows her time to reflect

  02-07-2019 20:11
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Grammy-winning Kacey Musgraves hadn’t taken much time to reflect on her career until she saw it chronicled behind museum glass.
  The country singer is the subject of a new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum that opens Tuesday and runs through June 2020.
  Her critically acclaimed record “Golden Hour” earned four Grammys this year, including album of the year. Musgraves said it was a funny conundrum to win that award and yet many peop
  
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• UN food aid agency steps up relief for Congo refugees

  02-07-2019 20:09
  ROME (AP) — The U.N. food aid agency is stepping up its relief operation to help people displaced by conflict in Congo.
  U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Tuesday that the renewed inter-ethnic violence has forced tens of thousands or more from their homes.
  The U.N. World Food Program, with headquarters in Rome, described Congo as the world’s second-largest hunger crisis, after Yemen. It says the Congo has 5 million malnourished children.
  The post UN food aid agency steps up relief
  
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• Man, 86, charged with shooting death in retirement community

  02-07-2019 20:07
  MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — An 86-year-old man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a 71-year-old Florida man at a retirement community in New Jersey.
  Ocean County prosecutors say Thomas Hatchett also faces a weapons charge stemming from the shooting at the Leisure Village West community in Manchester Township.
  He is in custody Tuesday, and it isn’t clear whether he has an attorney to speak for him.
  Police went to Hatchett’s home shortly before 10 a.m. Mon
  
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• Sweet spot: Officer craving ice cream nabs gun suspect

  02-07-2019 20:06
  NEW YORK (AP) — A police officer’s craving for cake batter ice cream put him and his colleagues in the right place to take action when a loaded gun fell out of a man’s shorts at a Baskin-Robbins shop in New York City.
  Police say three officers were at the shop in Coney Island, Brooklyn while on-duty Saturday when Emmanuel Lovett walked in, tugged his denim shorts and dropped a pistol to the floor.
  The officers swarmed and arrested the 33-year-old man. Police say his robbery rec
  
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• Officer craving ice cream nabs suspect with loaded gun

  02-07-2019 20:06
  NEW YORK (AP) — A police officer craving for cake batter ice cream put him and his colleagues in the right place to take action when a loaded gun fell out of a man’s shorts at a Baskin-Robbins shop in New York City.
  Police say three on-duty officers were at the shop Saturday in Coney Island, Brooklyn when Emmanuel Lovett walked in, tugged his denim shorts and dropped a pistol to the floor.
  The officers swarmed and arrested the 33-year-old man. Police say his robbery record prohibited
  
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• Court docs: Man arrested in fatal crash ‘did not know what he hit’

  02-07-2019 20:04
  TUCSON – A man was arrested Saturday night after a fatal motorcycle collision.
  According to new court documents, 69-year-old Thomas Waites saw a single headlight in his lane and “something came through his windshield.” Records say he “did not know what it was.”
  Booking photo of 69- year-old Thomas Waites. Courtesy: PCSD
  Pima County Sheriff’s Department said Benjamin Chavez, 41, and Lydia Carter, 53, were killed in the motorcycle and truck collision near the in
  
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• Arizona governor yanks Nike grant over flag shoe flap

  02-07-2019 20:04
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is yanking a grant of up to $1 million from Nike amid a report that the athletic company pulled a flag-themed shoe from the market.
  The Republican governor announced his decision on Twitter at 2 a.m. on Tuesday. It was not immediately clear if his move would derail Nike’s plans for a $185 million factory to build mid-sole cushioning for athletic shoes in Goodyear.
  Ducey acted hours after the Goodyear City Council approved more than $2 million in
  
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• The Latest: Arizona activist being retried thanks backers

  02-07-2019 19:49
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on prosecutors saying they will retry a border activist accused of aiding migrants (all times local):
  12:25 p.m.
  Activist Scott Warren is thanking his supporters after prosecutors announced they will retry him for aiding migrants near the border.
  Warren was surrounded Tuesday morning by his backers outside federal court in Tucson. The volunteer with the No More Deaths humanitarian group says his case has raised the public’s consciousness about the situ
  
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• The Latest: Moment of silence for Skaggs at Angels-Rangers

  02-07-2019 19:00
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs (all times local):
  11:55 a.m.
  The Texas Rangers say a moment of silence will be held before Tuesday night’s game in honor of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who died a day earlier.
  Major League Baseball postponed Monday night’s scheduled series opener between the Rangers and the Angels after Skaggs would found unresponsive in his hotel room and pronounced dead at the scene.
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• Heavy rainfall ends prolonged drought in Southern Plains

  02-07-2019 18:24
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The heavy rains that caused severe flooding in the central U.S. this spring also had the positive effect of ending a prolonged drought in the Southern Plains.
  The U.S. Drought Monitor shows that Oklahoma was drought-free as of June 25 for the first time in more than two years. A year earlier, more than 72% of the state was experiencing some degree of drought.
  Drought-free conditions also were reported in Kansas, which recorded its wettest month on record in May. And al
  
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• Court reopens after closure following deadly electrical fire

  02-07-2019 18:18
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s largest trial court system reopened Tuesday but the main administration building of the state’s most populous county remained closed because of a deadly electrical fire in downtown Phoenix.
  Maricopa County Superior Court spokesman Bryan Boucher said the court resumed normal operations after being closed Monday due to traffic problems and other circumstances related to the Sunday night fire that killed an Arizona Public Service Co. doing maintenance work
  
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• The Latest: Jury resumes deliberations in Navy SEAL case

  02-07-2019 18:17
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Latest on the murder case of a Navy SEAL accused of killing a war prisoner under his care in Iraq in 2017 (all times local):
  9:15 a.m.
  A jury has resumed deliberating the case of a decorated Navy SEAL accused of fatally stabbing a captive under his care in Iraq and shooting civilians in separate incidents in 2017.
  The panel of five Marines and two sailors, including a SEAL, returned to deliberations Tuesday, a day after closing arguments wrapped up at the court-martial
  
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• The Latest: Jury resumes deliberations at Navy SEAL case

  02-07-2019 18:17
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Latest on the murder case of a Navy SEAL accused of killing a war prisoner under his care in Iraq in 2017 (all times local):
  10:50 a.m.
  A military jury in San Diego has resumed deliberating murder and other charges against a Navy SEAL after a partial review of testimony.
  The panel listened Tuesday to a recording of Lt. Thomas MacNeil, the first witness in the court-martial of Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, who is accused of fatally stabbing an Islamic State
  
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• Bear cam in Alaska now streaming live

  02-07-2019 18:07
  A livestream of bears in Alaska is catching a lot of viewer’s attention.
  CLICK HERE TO LIVESTREAM.The National Park Service and Explore.org have partnered to livestream the bears.
  The camera is positioned at Brooks Falls in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve. The Brown Bears come to the falls every summer to hunt the sockeye salmon fighting their way upstream to spawn.WATCH: The National Park Service is live streaming bears in Alaska. Brown bears are feasting on salmon a
  
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• House committee files lawsuit over Trump tax returns

  02-07-2019 18:03
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking President Donald Trump’s tax returns.
  The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by the Ways and Means Committee against the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service.
  The committee says it doesn’t have to explain its reasons for seeking Trump’s tax return information. It says the administration has defied a subpoena for the documents “in order to shield President Trump’s tax return inf
  
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• Viking chess piece sells for more than $900,000 at auction

  02-07-2019 17:58
  LONDON (AP) — A 900-year-old Viking chess piece bought for a few dollars in the 1960s has sold at auction for 735,000 pounds ($927,000).
  The 3 1/2-inch (8.8-centimeter) Lewis Chessman sold to an anonymous bidder at Sotheby’s in London on Tuesday.
  The Lewis Chessmen are intricate, expressive chess pieces in the form of Norse warriors, carved from walrus ivory in the 12th century.
  A hoard of dozens of pieces, amounting to four chess sets, was discovered in 1831 on Scotland’s Isle
  
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