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• Soul Essential and more rocking at Hideout Saloon this month

  08-07-2019 23:14
  The Hideout Saloon East recently announced its live music calendar for July, which includes R&B, country, rock and almost any other type of music Tucson bands are working with. 
  Friday, July 12Desert Treasure
  A variety cover band made for dancing!…
  
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• Taking the sting out of summer

  08-07-2019 20:48
  (NBC News) Ticks, mosquitoes and bees provide some of the peskiest parts of summer.
  Some of those stings can be life threatening.
  “You should seek medical attention immediatly if you start to develop difficulty breathing,” warns Dr. Neha Vyas of the Cleveland Clinic.
  You can also take steps to reduce your risk before you’re stung or bitten.
  Don’t have open containers of water in the yard. Mosquitoes breed in standing water.
  Also, keep grass and weeds cut to keep the tick
  
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• Pima County to vote on turning section of Juvenile Justice Complex into migrant shelter

  08-07-2019 20:47
  TUCSON – After processing hundreds of migrants at the Benedictine Monastery, the church is searching for a new location to house asylum seekers with the facility scheduled to close near the end of July.
  Since January, U.S Customs and Border Protection officers have dropped off migrants at the church located at 800 N. Country Club Rd. near Third Street. Officials said more than 10,000 migrants have stayed at the Benedictine Monastery before being transported to other cities across the U.S&n
  
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• Late Zaha goal sends Ivory Coast into African Cup quarters

  08-07-2019 20:47
  CAIRO (AP) — Wilfried Zaha’s late goal put Ivory Coast into the quarterfinals of the African Cup of Nations after beating Mali 1-0 on Monday.
  Zaha’s winner in the 76th minute saved Ivory Coast, which had been the second-best team for most of the last-16 game in Suez.
  But Zaha took his chance when Mali’s players didn’t. He ran onto a long pass launched from the back and tucked his shot away after Mali’s defense failed to deal with the danger.
  Mali had twice as
  
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• Albanian lawmakers launch investigation to oust president

  08-07-2019 20:43
  TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s opposition parties have resumed holding anti-government protests after their boycott of June 30 municipal elections.
  Supporters of the Democratic Party-led opposition gathered in front of Prime Minister Edi Rama’s office on Monday calling for his resignation.
  Opposition parties have organized protests since mid-February to air accusations of the Socialist government’s links to organized crime and to demand a new parliamentary election.
  The
  
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• Floodwaters damage historic sub

  08-07-2019 20:41
  (KJRH/NBC News) Repair estimates are in for a World War II submarine pushed from its resting spot at an Oklahoma war memorial when floodwaters hit in May.
  The USS Batfish floated from its resting spot on May 23rd.
  The USS Batfish now sits 12 feet uphill, out of its hole in which it used to rest. The gangway, which stuck out directly from the stern, is twisted and unusable.
  After the water receded, engineers found it’s actually in a good resting spot, but it’s going to take 120 semi
  
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• The Latest: Spacey accuser invokes right not to testify

  08-07-2019 20:35
  NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — The Latest on the case accusing Kevin Spacey of groping a young man at a Nantucket bar in 2016 (all times local):
  2:35 p.m.
  The man who accused Kevin Spacey of groping him at a resort island bar in 2016 has invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to testify, prompting the actor’s lawyer to call for the case to be dismissed.
  The man was questioned Monday by Spacey’s lawyer about a cellphone he used that night but that he now says is missing before asserting
  
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• Lawyers: Move trial for ex-cop charged in neighbor’s death

  08-07-2019 20:35
  DALLAS (AP) — Lawyers for a former Dallas police officer accused of fatally shooting a neighbor in his own apartment are asking that her murder trial be moved.
  Amber Guyger is scheduled for trial in September in the killing of Botham Jean last year.
  Her lawyers said in a Monday court filing that “prejudicial” media coverage and public officials’ actions have made it impossible for the 30-year-old to get a fair trial in Dallas County.
  They say media spread a “false n
  
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• UN says suspected cholera cases in Yemen surge to 460,000

  08-07-2019 20:28
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. says over 460,000 suspected cholera cases have been recorded in war-battered Yemen so far this year — a sharp rise from the 380,000 cases for all of 2018.
  U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq says 705 suspected cholera deaths have been recorded since January — a dramatic increase from the 75 deaths in the same period last year.
  Haq says the spread of cholera has been accelerated by recent flash flooding, poor maintenance of waste management systems an
  
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• Slain skateboarder’s casket rolls up stunt ramp in farewell

  08-07-2019 20:27
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Family and friends of a man who was fatally shot at a New Orleans skate park have honored him by rolling his casket up a stunt ramp at that same park before laying him to rest. WWL-TV reports David Magee’s casket was rolled onto a ramp Saturday at Parisite Skatepark. A video of the tribute was posted by the Humidity Nola account on Instagram.
  New Orleans police say the 22-year-old Magee was found dead at the skate park on June 27. The Times-Picayune/ The New Orlean
  
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• Sharks re-sign forward Kevin Labanc to 1-year deal

  08-07-2019 20:24
  The San Jose Sharks have re-signed forward Kevin Labanc to a one-year contract.
  Labanc was a restricted free agent coming off the best season of his young NHL career. The 23-year-old registered 17 goals, 39 assists and 56 points and helped the Sharks reach the Western Conference final.
  In announcing the deal Monday, general manager Doug Wilson said Labanc has grown into an important part of the team. Wilson added the Sharks believe he has more potential and are eager to see what he does with a b
  
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• Archaeologists begin 1st excavations of Boston’s Chinatown

  08-07-2019 20:23
  BOSTON (AP) — The city of Boston is literally digging its Chinatown.
  Mayor Marty Walsh says city archaeologist Joe Bagley has launched the first historical excavations in the neighborhood.
  Bagley says he expects the dig to turn up artifacts that will shed new light on immigrants not only from China but also from Syria, Ireland and England who sought a new life in Boston from 1840 to 1980. Work began Monday at a vacant lot near the ornate gate to the colorful neighborhood. It’s expect
  
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• Amazon Minnesota warehouse workers plan ‘Prime Day’ strike

  08-07-2019 20:22
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Workers at an Amazon warehouse in suburban Minneapolis say they’ll hit the online retail and entertainment giant with a brief strike next Monday.
  They’re targeting “Prime Day” — one of Amazon’s biggest days of the year — in a continuing push to improve pay and working conditions for the Shakopee facility’s heavily East African workforce.
  Workers at Amazon’s Minnesota facilities began complaining last year about harsh
  
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• The Latest: Jury to hear from mother of slain scholar

  08-07-2019 20:18
  PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — The Latest on sentencing hearing for man convicted in death of Chinese scholar (all times local):
  1:15 p.m.
  A federal judge will allow jurors at the sentencing hearing of a former University of Illinois doctoral student to watch videos made by the mother and friends of the Chinese scholar he was convicted of kidnapping, torturing and killing.
  During a Monday morning hearing ahead of the penalty phase of the trial, U.S. District Judge James Shadid said prosecutors can pl
  
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• Stranger Things 3 and Spider-Man both deliver

  08-07-2019 20:16
  Stranger Things 3The third season is the best yet for the Duffer Brothers eighties throwback series. Much of the action, including a final showdown with the Mind Flayer monster from the Upside Down, takes place in the Starcourt Mall, a mighty authentic wonder of art direction (Sam Goody and The Ground Round make notable appearances).…
  
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• First lady Melania Trump in West Virginia for opioid talk

  08-07-2019 20:16
  HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — First lady Melania Trump is visiting West Virginia to learn how a city at the center of the nation’s opioid epidemic is grappling with the crisis.
  Trump on Monday participated in a roundtable discussion on opioids with federal, state and local officials in Huntington, West Virginia. Federal statistics show West Virginia has the highest opioid overdose rate in the U.S.
  During the roughly hour-long meeting, Trump heard about how police, schools and health care
  
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• Financier Jeffrey Epstein pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charges; will remain in jail until bail hearing Thursday

  08-07-2019 20:16
  NEW YORK (AP) — Financier Jeffrey Epstein pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charges; will remain in jail until bail hearing Thursday.
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• AP Sources: Nuggets acquire Jerami Grant from Thunder

  08-07-2019 20:15
  DENVER (AP) — Two people familiar with the situation say the Oklahoma City Thunder have traded forward Jerami Grant to the Denver Nuggets for a 2020 first-round draft pick.
  The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday because the trade hasn’t been approved by league officials. ESPN first reported the deal. It’s another first-round selection for the Thunder, who are in line for at least four more assuming the blockbuster deal that sends Paul George t
  
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• More alcohol seized in raid at ski resort for ultra-rich

  08-07-2019 19:54
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana officials say they confiscated over 800 bottles and cans of alcohol in a raid just days after the Yellowstone Club signed a deal to settle charges of serving booze at unlicensed bars at the private ski resort for the ultra-rich.
  A Department of Revenue notice says officials took the alcohol June 25 from a terminal that serves Yellowstone Club members and others who fly into Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport on private jets.
  Agency spokesman Sanjay Talwa
  
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• Mural with infamous Trump quotes at issue in New Orleans

  08-07-2019 19:51
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has scheduled a hearing on whether New Orleans’ regulations for murals violate the free speech of a landowner whose fence painting features infamous Donald Trump quotes from a 2005 “Access Hollywood” recording.
  In large capital letters with cartoons replacing four words, the mural transcribes parts of the future president’s conversation, including comments about a woman’s breasts and his boast about grabbing women’s gen
  
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• Migrant families to stay in Tucson juvenile detention center

  08-07-2019 19:34
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Central American migrants seeking U.S. asylum will be moved from housing at a former Benedictine Monastery in downtown Tucson to unused areas of the Pima County juvenile detention center.
  The Arizona Daily Star says in a Monday report that county officials have confirmed that three buildings at the detention center could be used immediately as a dorm-like shelter for 150 to 200 people.
  It was unclear when the move would take place.
  A wave of asylum-seeking families at
  
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• A Magical Night with Tropa Magica

  08-07-2019 19:25
  Club Congress was graced with the presence of Latin rhythms and rock, all thanks to Tropa Magica. Before the something-piece took the stage, Los esplifs livened up the crowd with upbeat banda.
  
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• Financier Jeffrey Epstein brought to federal court in Manhattan on sex trafficking charges

  08-07-2019 19:24
  NEW YORK (AP) — Financier Jeffrey Epstein brought to federal court in Manhattan on sex trafficking charges.
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• Oklahoma judge denies motion to end case against drugmaker

  08-07-2019 19:20
  NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma judge says the state’s ongoing opioid drug lawsuit against consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson can move forward.
  District Judge Thad Balkman on Monday denied a motion from the defendant’s lawyers asking him to end Oklahoma’s public-nuisance lawsuit and rule in favor of the New Brunswick, New Jersey-based company and its subsidiaries. The defendants filed the motion last week after the state rested its case. The trial began May 28
  
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• Houston man accused of trying to join IS pleads guilty

  08-07-2019 19:19
  HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man who planned to travel overseas and shared information on making bombs and using machetes has pleaded guilty to trying to join the Islamic State group.
  Prosecutors say 20-year-old Kaan Sercan Damlarkaya of Houston pleaded guilty Monday to attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
  Damlarkaya, who is a U.S. citizen, was arrested in December 2017 following an undercover FBI investigation. He remains in custody pending sentencing in H
  
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• Working class pride and bubbly on the Tour de France route

  08-07-2019 19:16
  EPERNAY, France (AP) — In the space of 215 kilometers (134 miles), the Tour de France goes from one extreme to the other.
  After leaving Belgium to enter France on Monday, riders pedaled through the small town of Fourmies, the symbol of working-class symbol and pride.
  A few hours later, they reached the glitzy Avenue de Champagne in Epernay, a UNESCO World Heritage site home to the most prestigious Champagne houses.
  Quite a stark contrast.
  On May 1, 1891, during the first French celebration
  
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• Bible shortage? Publishers say tariffs could cause it

  08-07-2019 19:14
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Religious publishers say President Donald Trump’s most recent proposed tariffs on Chinese imports could result in a Bible shortage.
  That’s because millions of Bibles are printed in China each year. Stan Jantz is president and CEO of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. He says more than half of worldwide Bible production takes place in China.
  Critics of a proposed tariff say it would make the Bible more expensive for consumers. It would also
  
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• Ethiopian Israeli mothers protest police violence

  08-07-2019 19:11
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Dozens of mothers are marching through Tel Aviv in a show of rising anger over a police officer’s fatal shooting of an Ethiopian Israeli teenager, which touched off violent protests last week.
  Police were out in force as Ethiopian Israeli women and their supporters rallied on Monday, demanding justice for Solomon Tekah, 18, whose death has become a symbol of what the Ethiopian community in Israel describes as a pattern of police brutality and discrimination.
  T
  
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• 6 killed, 66 hurt in July 4th weekend shootings in Chicago

  08-07-2019 19:09
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s expected jump in gun violence over the long July Fourth weekend left six people dead and another 66 wounded.
  The police had expected a surge in criminal activity and flooded the streets with an additional 1,500 officers. The totals were far lower than during the last four-day Fourth of July weekend in 2017, which ended with more than 100 people shot including 15 who died. The Chicago Tribune reports that that at least 31 people were shot over an 18-hour perio
  
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• US Customs seizes ship where huge cocaine load was found

  08-07-2019 18:57
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — U.S. Customs authorities have seized a cargo ship where agents discovered nearly 40,000 pounds, or almost 18,000 kilograms, of cocaine when the vessel arrived in Philadelphia last month.
  U.S. Attorney William McSwain says Customs and Border Protection officials obtained a warrant Thursday and seized the MSC Gayane.
  The cargo ship is owned by Swiss firm MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co.
  McSwain says the ship is subject to possible forfeiture to the U.S. The value of the shi
  
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• Northern Arizona football player found dead in home

  08-07-2019 18:56
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Northern Arizona University officials say a football player has died.
  The school’s athletics department said in a statement Monday that senior offensive lineman Malik Noshi was found dead Sunday morning in his Flagstaff home.
  University spokesman Randy Press said no other comments would be made out of respect for Noshi’s family.
  He says Flagstaff police are investigating the cause of death.
  Noshi, who is from Las Vegas, began as a redshirt for the Lumber
  
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• France: Vatican lifts accused archbishop’s immunity

  08-07-2019 18:56
  PARIS (AP) — France’s foreign ministry says the Vatican has decided to lift the diplomatic immunity of its ambassador in France, who is accused of sexual assault.
  About a half-dozen men have accused Archbishop Luigi Ventura of groping them. One of the accusers, Mathieu De La Souchere filed a police report in Paris earlier this year accusing Ventura of touching his buttocks repeatedly during a Jan. 17 reception at Paris City Hall.
  The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened an inve
  
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• PACC takes in more than 200 pets over July 4 weekend

  08-07-2019 18:55
  TUCSON – Despite holding a free microchip clinic and advising the community about fireworks safety tips for pets, Pima Animal Care Center took in about 211 new pets after the Fourth of July.
  On Friday, the shelter opened up to take in lost animals. Nikki Reck with PACC said that if you find a lost pet, check the collar and if there is no contact information, take them to PACC to be scanned for a microchip.
  Come and get your lost pup! They miss you!
  Posted by Pima Animal Care Center on 
  
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• Jet ski of missing New Jersey couple found off French island

  08-07-2019 18:52
  ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — Barbados authorities say the jet ski rented by a missing New Jersey couple has been found off a French Caribbean island some 210 miles (340 kilometers) away, and hope it will provide clues about their disappearance.
  The French Navy recovered the jet ski near Guadeloupe and Barbados officials say the registration matches the one 32-year-old Oscar Suarez and 25-year-old Magdalena Devil rented two weeks ago.
  The press secretary for Prime Minister Mia Mottley s
  
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• Chicago police: Kidnap suspect killed as he reached for gun

  08-07-2019 18:52
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police have fatally shot a man accused of kidnapping two people at gunpoint and handcuffing them to each other.
  Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says the two managed to escape and alerted an off-duty police officer on the city’s Northwest Side around 7 a.m. Monday. Soon after, they led officers to the home where they say they were held.
  Guglielmi says officers shot the man as he tried to grab a handgun when police entered the residence.
  Police Superintend
  
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• Florida principal reassigned over Holocaust comments

  08-07-2019 18:51
  BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — A Florida high school principal is being reassigned for telling a student’s mother that “not everyone believes the Holocaust happened.”
  The Palm Beach County school district said Monday that Spanish River High School Principal William Latson will be reassigned to a district job. The district said in a statement that while Latson has apologized, “his leadership has become a major distraction.” The Boca Raton community has a large Jewish
  
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• AL’s Verlander, NL’s Ryu starting pitchers in All-Star Game

  08-07-2019 18:49
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Justin Verlander will start the All-Star Game for the American League for the second time, and Hyun-Jin Ryu will make his first start for the National League.
  Verlander, a 36-year-old right-hander, is 10-4 with a 2.98 ERA this year for the Houston Astros, striking out 153 in 126 2/3 innings.
  He allowed five runs in the first inning during the 2012 All-Star Game at Kansas City, including the first-bases loaded triple in All-Star history, to Pablo Sandoval. Verlander, who pl
  
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• Police: Man holding firework above head killed in explosion

  08-07-2019 18:44
  SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 29-year-old South Carolina man has died after suffered burns and other injuries while holding a firework over his head on the Fourth of July.
  Spartanburg Police spokesman Art Littlejohn said the firework exploded while the man was holding it on Independence Day in a Spartanburg neighborhood.
  Authorities said Desmond Tayshaun Hines suffered burns to his right hand and forehead and other injuries from the explosion.
  Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty
  
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• Authorities: Boy dies after mother drowned his brother

  08-07-2019 18:43
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities say a 7-year-old boy has lost a fight for his life that began when his mother tried to drown him after she drowned his 12-year-old brother in California.
  The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office says Jacob Telnas died Sunday in a Visalia hospital. An autopsy will determine an exact cause of death.
  His mother Sherri Telnas had been convicted a decade ago in Montana for trying to drown the 12-year-old when he was an infant.
  She was sentenced to two consecutiv
  
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• UN rights chief ‘appalled’ by conditions in US for migrants

  08-07-2019 18:42
  GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s human rights chief has challenged Trump administration policies and said she is “appalled” by the conditions facing detained migrants and refugees in the United States.
  United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said Monday that children should never be held in immigration detention facilities or separated from their families.
  She appealed for “non-custodial alternatives” for migrants and refugees who are caugh
  
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• Rains strand Washington drivers, flood White House basement

  08-07-2019 17:47
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A slow-moving rainstorm has washed out roads, stranded drivers and soaked basements, including the White House’s, during a chaotic morning commute in the national capital region.
  Water gushed into the press workspace in the basement near the White House’s West Wing. Government employees worked to drain puddles of standing water with wet vacs.
  National Weather Service meteorologist Cody Ledbetter says the storm dumped about 6.3 inches of rain near Frederick, Ma
  
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• Former Arkansas lawmaker pleads guilty in corruption case

  08-07-2019 17:47
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A former Arkansas lawmaker who is the governor’s nephew has admitted to accepting thousands of dollars in bribes to help a health nonprofit as part of a plea deal in a sprawling federal corruption investigation.
  Former Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson pleaded guilty in federal court in Missouri on Monday to one count of conspiracy to commit federal program bribery. Hutchinson admitted he was hired as outside counsel for Preferred Family Healthcare Inc. and in exchange
  
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• US ‘will not back down’ in Iran nuclear dispute, Pence says

  08-07-2019 17:44
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence says the U.S. is open to talks with Iran but “will not back down” amid heightened tensions with the Islamic Republic.
  Pence is speaking to a pro-Israel Christian organization in Washington on Monday, as Iran says it has begun enriching uranium beyond limits set by a 2015 agreement.
  The vice president says in prepared remarks that the U.S. does not seek war with Iran but will continue to oppose what he called the Islamic Republic&rsquo
  
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• Prosecutors say nude photos apparently showing underage girls found during raid at Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan mansion.

  08-07-2019 17:23
  NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say nude photos apparently showing underage girls found during raid at Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan mansion.
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• Flying blind: Apps help visually impaired navigate airport

  08-07-2019 17:23
  Chieko Asakawa knows firsthand the challenges of navigating airports while blind — so she has helped devise a remedy.
  Asakawa is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute.
  This spring, she and other researchers launched a navigation app for Pittsburgh International Airport that provides turn-by-turn audio instructions to users on how to get to their destination.
  The app is called NavCog. It works almost like an indoor GPS.
  Previously, visually impaired travelers
  
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• Power outage affecting more than 1,300 TEP customers

  08-07-2019 17:21
  TUCSON – More than 1,300 Tucson Electric Power customers are experiencing power outages on Tucson’s east side Monday morning.
  According to TEP’s outage map, crews are working to restore power to 1,348 customers.Power in the area is expected to be restored at about 9:30 a.m. on Monday.
  Details are limited at this time.
  If your power is out, call 520-623-7711 to report the outage.
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• Williamson holds key to New Zealand hopes in World Cup semis

  08-07-2019 17:17
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Get Kane Williamson, get New Zealand.
  That’s the apparent narrative facing India heading into a Cricket World Cup semifinal on Tuesday between many people’s tournament favorite and the undoubted underdog.
  Just look at the stats: Williamson has 28.3% of the Black Caps’ runs; he has a tournament-high average of 96.20; he is the only Kiwi in the top 24 run-scorers from the group stage.
  Unflappable. Stoic. No-nonsense.
  That’s been Williamson o
  
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• Trump administration reviews human rights’ role in US policy

  08-07-2019 17:17
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says it will review the role of human rights in American foreign policy, appointing a commission expected to elevate concerns about religious freedom and abortion.
  Human rights groups accused the administration of politicizing foreign policy in a way that could undermine protections for marginalized populations.
  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the commission Monday. He did not take questions from journalists.
  The commission will be led by
  
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• North Phoenix brush fire caused by model airplane fully out

  08-07-2019 17:16
  PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix area firefighters have fully extinguished a brush fire that was started by a remote control airplane.
  Fire Capt. Rob McDade said Monday that crews worked overnight to stomp out hot spots.
  The blaze broke out Sunday afternoon in the desert in north Phoenix near a runway used for model airplanes.
  He says someone reported the fire started after his remote control model airplane crashed. It was further fueled by high winds and brush.
  Crews from multiple cities and wildla
  
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• Alaphilippe wins sparkling Tour Stage 3 in Champagne

  08-07-2019 17:12
  EPERNAY, France (AP) — Julian Alaphilippe has won Stage 3 of the Tour de France and taken the yellow jersey with a sparkling ride into the Champagne town of Epernay.
  The French rider left the chasing pack for dead with a fierce burst of acceleration on a short sharp climb amid the Champagne vineyards. He gritted his teeth as he rode alone over the last 16 kilometers (10 miles), up Epernay’s cobbled Champagne Avenue, and the lung-busting uphill finish.
  It was Alaphilippe’s first
  
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