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• Mountain View Teacher Resigns After Alleged Relationship With Student Discovered

  11-12-2019 23:38
  
  Mountain View High School teacher Derrick Chipres resigned Monday after it was discovered he allegedly entered into an inappropriate relationship with a student.Chipres, who was an automotive instructor at the school, began working at Mountain View Feb. 8, 2016, according to MUSD Director of Public Relations Tamara Crawley, who confirmed his resignation with Tucson Local Media.According to the district, school administrators immediately contacted the Pima County Sheriff’s Department Monda
  
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• 4 Your Health: Food labeling could lead to healthier choices

  11-12-2019 22:41
  
  NBC News- A new study reveals a shortage of therapists trained to treat children with autism.The data comes from researchers at Emory University.It shows that in nearly every state there are not enough certified providers to meet the needs of children with autism.The situation is especially dire in the midwest, where no state has has more than one-third of the number of needed therapists.These certified providers work with children to improve their behavior and social interactions.An estimated o
  
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• Chilean officials say they’ve found debris believed to be from a transport plane that vanished en route to Antarctica.

  11-12-2019 22:37
  
  Chilean officials say they’ve found debris believed to be from a transport plane that vanished en route to Antarctica.
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• Claytoon of the Day: Impeachment Light?

  11-12-2019 22:03
  
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• Driver flies off Arizona highway and survives rolling crash

  11-12-2019 21:32
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities have confirmed the driver of a car that flew off the road, crashed and rolled down an embankment in northern Arizona is expected to recover.KTAR-FM reports that the driver crashed Monday on State Route 89A after traveling 65 mph (105 kph) in a 20-mph (32-kph) zone.Jerome police officers said the driver went 121 feet (37 meters) in the air before landing and rolling about 400 feet (120 meters) down rugged terrain.Authorities say the man was found semiconscious ins
  
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• Soros attacks in impeachment saga spark anti-Semitism debate

  11-12-2019 21:26
  
  Near the end of a marathon impeachment hearing in the House of Representatives last month, former White House national security aide Fiona Hill tied conservative jabs at George Soros to “the longest-running anti-Semitic trope that we have in history.”
  Anti-Soros theories amplified by conservatives are “the new ‘Protocols of the Elders of Zion’,” Hill told lawmakers, referring to an infamous early-20th-century screed that falsely asserts a Jewish conspiracy to
  
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• Thunberg ‘a bit surprised’ to be Time Person of the Year

  11-12-2019 21:24
  
  By FRANK JORDANS
  Greta ThunbergMADRID (AP) - Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg said she was surprised and honored Wednesday to be named Time's youngest Person of the Year, while adding that others in the global movement she helped inspire deserve to share the accolade.The 16-year-old Swede has become the face of a new generation of environmental activists, drawing large crowds with her appearances at protests and conferences over the past year and a half. Some have welcomed her work, incl
  
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• Israeli parliament passes initial motion to dissolve, putting country on verge of third elections in less than a year.

  11-12-2019 21:24
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli parliament passes initial motion to dissolve, putting country on verge of third elections in less than a year.
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• News 4 Cooks: Homemade Fudge for Christmas

  11-12-2019 21:19
  
  INGREDIENTS·         3 cups (18 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips·         2 cups (4 ounces) mini marshmallows·         14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk·         2 tablespoons butter·         Pinch of salt·   &nbs
  
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• State attorney general: 2 Jersey City attackers are prime suspects in killing of man found in car trunk nearby

  11-12-2019 20:43
  
  JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — State attorney general: 2 Jersey City attackers are prime suspects in killing of man found in car trunk nearby.
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• City of Tucson launches E-Scooter Pilot Program Survey

  11-12-2019 20:43
  
  Dockless electric scootersTUCSON – The City of Tucson launched an E-Scooter Pilot
  Program Survey. The City says the survey will help better understand ridership
  and evaluate the impact of scooters on the community during the six-month pilot
  program.
  The survey can be found HERE.RELATED:Some city officials think E-Scooter program is not working for Tucson
  This survey is part of a larger evaluation effort the City
  is undertaking. The evaluation will be based on feedback from community groups
  
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• Federal Reserve leaves benchmark interest rate unchanged, signals no moves in 2020

  11-12-2019 20:05
  
  Federal Reserve leaves benchmark interest rate unchanged, signals no moves in 2020.
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• Adviser to Niger’s president says at least 70 soldiers have been killed by suspected jihadists in deadliest attack yet.

  11-12-2019 19:41
  
  NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Adviser to Niger’s president says at least 70 soldiers have been killed by suspected jihadists in deadliest attack yet.
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• Authorities in New Zealand say two more people have died from the volcano eruption, raising the death toll to 16

  11-12-2019 19:40
  
  Authorities in New Zealand say two more people have died from the volcano eruption, raising the death toll to 16.
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• Local furniture store to close after 45 years

  11-12-2019 19:04
  
  TUCSON – After 45 years, local store Antigua de Mexico will
  close its doors.
  According to the store’s website, the final day to shop at the 3235 W. Orange Grove Road location isDec. 13.
  Courtesy: Antigua de Mexico FacebookThe family-owned business has been operating since 1975, they have been selling furniture, ceramics, and tinwork from Mexico and Latin America.
  Antigua de Mexico will be offering up to 70 percent off its
  items.  The owners will continue
  remaining inventory form
  
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• With Morales gone, his image slowly fades in Bolivia

  11-12-2019 18:41
  
  LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The images of Evo Morales have come to be a part of the Bolivian landscape, even if the former leader himself now lives abroad, forced out by street protests and the crumbling of support from police and military.His face peers out from walls and billboards, some of them remnants from the last of his four campaigns for office. As the weeks pass, they fade a bit, or the walls begin to crumble, eroding the words: “Evo president 2020-2025 … Future of Bolivia
  
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• Sheriff Napier releases statement on Stonegarden analysis

  11-12-2019 18:15
  
  TUCSON – Sheriff Mark D. Napier with Pima County Sheriff’s Department released a statement on the Stonegarden analysis Wednesday morning.
  Pima County Sheriff Mark Napier / Courtesy: Pima County Sheriff’s Department"While it is clear that there are easily quantified costs incurred by the County by participating in the Operation Stonegarden Grant Program, to suggest there is no offsetting benefit to participation is logically flawed.  The benefits of participation are not ea
  
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• U of Phoenix agrees to cancel $141 million in student loan debt

  11-12-2019 18:07
  
  FILE - In this Nov 24, 2009, file photo, a University of Phoenix billboard is shown in Chandler, Ariz. The University of Phoenix for-profit college and its parent company will pay $50 million and cancel $141 million in student debt to settle allegations of deceptive advertisement brought by the Federal Trade Commission. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)PHOENIX - The University of Phoenix and its parent company have agreed to pay $50 million in cash and cancel $141 million in student debt to settle alle
  
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• Grand Canyon, Saguaro National Park among designs for new Arizona ‘welcome’ signs

  11-12-2019 17:54
  
  Saguaro National Park west / Courtesy: Wendy Witzig
  PHOENIX (AP) - The Grand Canyon is among six iconic images of Arizona that will appear on new signs welcoming visitors to the state.
  State officials were set Wednesday to unveil designs for new "Welcome to Arizona" signs that will replace decades-old signs along highways near borders with other states.
  According to Gov. Doug Ducey's office, other landscapes that will appear on the new signs include Saguaro National Park in the Tucson area, Sedo
  
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• Utility regulators to grill new Arizona Public Service CEO

  11-12-2019 17:28
  
  PHOENIX (AP) - Utility regulators are scheduled to question the new head of Arizona Public Service Wednesday as the state's largest electrical utility faces scrutiny for billing mistakes and political spending. APS chief executive Jeff Guldner is likely to be grilled by the Arizona Corporation Commission about an online tool that was supposed to tell customers their cheapest power plan but instead steered about 12,000 people to higher-cost options.
  The company has taken the faulty tool offline,
  
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• Adopt This Pet: Meet Georgia!

  11-12-2019 17:28
  
  Unmute__("Play", "storymate") 00:00A new furry friend is looking for their forever home.Meet Georgia!Georgia is a sweet two-year-old girl. She loves long walks down the street and cuddling and her favorite chew toy.  If you are interested in adopting Georgia the Humane Society of Southern Arizona asks that you bring your family,  including dogs you already own to meet her first. To learn more about Georgia you can visit her at Humane Society of Southern Arizona’s Main Campus
  
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• Indian lawmakers pass bill giving citizenship to non-Muslims who migrated from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan

  11-12-2019 16:25
  
  NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian lawmakers pass bill giving citizenship to non-Muslims who migrated from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
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• Local singing trio to perform at anniversary event for Battle of the Bulge

  11-12-2019 16:20
  
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  TUCSON - This weekend three women who are apart of the local Manhattan Dolls singing group will head to Belgium to perform at an event for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.The dolls are a female vocals trio with the sound of the Andrew's sisters. On Friday they'll be performing for visitors, as well as American veterans that are making their way to the site of the battle for this anniversary."To know that it's affecting them in a positive way us
  
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• Greta Thunberg is Time’s 2019 Person of the Year

  11-12-2019 16:15
  
  Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has been named as
  Time’s Person of the Year.
  She’s only 16 years old and is taking the world by storm.
  Thunberg, who’s become a symbol for youth and climate change
  is the youngest person to ever be named by the magazine.
  The accolade goes to the person or persons who “most
  influenced the news and the world,” during the past year.
  Time Editor in Chief Edward Felsenthal says “she became the
  biggest voice on t the biggest i
  
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• Greta Thunberg is “a bit surprised” to be named Time’s Person of the Year, dedicates honor to young climate activists

  11-12-2019 15:24
  
  MADRID (AP) — Greta Thunberg is “a bit surprised” to be named Time’s Person of the Year, dedicates honor to young climate activists.
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• Thunberg accuses leaders of ‘creative PR’ at climate talks

  11-12-2019 13:49
  
  FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2019 file photo, Climate change activist Greta Thunberg waves from the Malizia II boat in Plymouth, England. Thunberg has crossed the Atlantic on a zero-emissions sailboat to attend a conference on global warming. On Wednesday, Aug. 28, before dawn, Thunberg tweeted, "Land!! The lights of Long Island and New York City ahead." (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)MADRID (AP) - Activist Greta Thunberg says business and political leaders are misleading the public by holding climate
  
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• Beautiful through the weekend!

  11-12-2019 13:24
  
  TUCSON - Another cold start with a few high clouds as well. Clouds decrease this afternoon with high temperatures warming into the upper 60s for the warmest spots!Today: Few high clouds, decreasing this afternoon. High: 68°Tonight: Clear and colder. Low: 42°Tomorrow: Cold morning, warm and sunny in the afternoon. High: 69°High clouds will be moving through our area today, especially this morning and into the early afternoon. Clouds decrease the second half of
  
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• Drought Monitor – some improvement!

  11-12-2019 13:00
  
  TUCSON - Over the course of the last month we've seen a good amount of rain and, as a result, some big changes on the drought monitor!Drought Monitor on November 11, 2019
  Drought Monitor on December 11, 2019After a slow monsoon, the month of October followed suit. By the end of the month, the Tucson International Airport only received 0.01"!The month of November made up for it though! We had a few systems pass through and by the end of the month, we picked up 2.32". So far this month we've had 0
  
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• France’s prime minister says government is increasing retirement age from 62 to 64 to get a full pension

  11-12-2019 12:53
  
  PARIS (AP) — France’s prime minister says government is increasing retirement age from 62 to 64 to get a full pension.
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• A Player’s Preview: Omaha

  11-12-2019 10:57
  
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  Nebraska Omaha (5-6) vs. No. 15 Arizona (9-1)McKale Memorial Center, Tucson, Arizona; Wednesday, 6 p.m. MSTBOTTOM LINE: Two forwards will be on display as Matt Pile and Nebraska Omaha will take on Zeke Nnaji and No. 15 Arizona. The junior Pile is averaging 13 points over the last five games. Nnaji, a freshman, is averaging 14 points over the last five games.FABULOUS FRESHMEN: Arizona’s Nnaji, Nico Mannion and Josh Green have collectively accounted for 53
  
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• Israel’s parliament begins voting to dissolve itself, setting off the country’s third election in a year

  11-12-2019 10:49
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament begins voting to dissolve itself, setting off the country’s third election in a year.
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• Sabino’s Saenz shoots Sahuaro’s lights out

  11-12-2019 10:18
  
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  TUCSON - For the second straight season Sabino is the the hoops King of their rivalry with Sahuaro.The Sabercats beat the Cougars 65-58 Tuesday night in the only meeting of the season between the two east side programs.Sabino (6-1) is quickly establishing themselves as the Conference 3A power in Southern Arizona. The Sabercats are coming off one of the best seasons in school history, The won 26 games a season ago, advancing to the state semfinals before losing
  
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• XOXO: Where to Rock, Wednesday, Dec. 11

  11-12-2019 09:00
  
  Since their formation in 2000, these NYC punk darlings, by touring near constantly, have developed a rabid cult-like following, becoming the voice for outcasts and the hopeful, alike.…
  
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• Things to do: Wednesday, Dec. 11

  11-12-2019 09:00
  
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• Flames’ win streak at 6 games with 5-2 win over Coyotes

  11-12-2019 08:38
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — An early-season coaching change could have derailed Calgary’s entire season.Instead, it seems to have revitalized the Flames. Even on the second game of a back-to-back, there’s no slowing them down.Sean Monahan scored for the fourth straight game, Cam Talbot stopped 46 shots and the Flames extended their winning streak to six straight games under interim coach Geoff Ward with a 5-2 win over the listless Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night.“It’s e
  
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• World’s most valuable company, Saudi Aramco, starts trading after record-setting $25.6 billion initial public offering

  11-12-2019 08:32
  
  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — World’s most valuable company, Saudi Aramco, starts trading after record-setting $25.6 billion initial public offering.
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• Roadrunners win the move to top of AHL

  11-12-2019 07:55
  
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  DES MOINES - Tucson captain Michael Chaput made a scoring return to the lineup as the Roadrunners shutout Iowa 2-0 Tuesday night for a fourth straight win.Chaput was back on Tucson's top line after a nine-day recall to the Arizona Coyotes. He started the evening’s scoring in the first period with his tenth goal of the season.Jon Martin scored his third goal in two games in the second period, crashing the net on an odd-man rush for the Roadrunners. The po
  
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• Roadrunners win; move to top of AHL

  11-12-2019 07:55
  
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  DES MOINES - Tucson captain Michael Chaput made a scoring return to the lineup as the Roadrunners shutout Iowa 2-0 Tuesday night for a fourth straight win.Chaput was back on Tucson's top line after a nine-day recall to the Arizona Coyotes. He started the evening’s scoring in the first period with his tenth goal of the season.Jon Martin scored his third goal in two games in the second period, crashing the net on an odd-man rush for the Roadrunners. The po
  
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• TUSD school safety officers to wear body cameras, tasers

  11-12-2019 06:32
  
  TUCSON - The Tucson Unified School District governing board has approved tasers and body cameras for a small group of employees.
  The tasers and body cameras will be worn by about 20 school safety officers in the district.
  The district said tasers and body cameras will be worn by those officers primarily at night when patrolling closed campuses.
  Neither teachers nor school resource officers on campus will wear the devices.
  "It's allowing the district to use something other than deadly force in a
  
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• DIGGING DEEPER: Found files bring hope in Douglas cold-case murder

  11-12-2019 06:27
  
  TUCSON - We have a major update on a cold case that's over three decades old.It happened in Douglas just southeast of Tucson. 
  News 4 Tucson's Digging Deeper team has been working with
  the family to get some answers as to who killed Patricia Alvarez 33 years ago.Alvarez was a single mother of two small children.  Police said she was strangled and stabbed in August of 1986.The killer has never been positively identified. Worse
  yet Douglas police lost the case files.Or so they thought.Ac
  
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• Oro Valley Police held shopping with students event

  11-12-2019 06:19
  
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  ORO VALLEY, Ariz. - Officers of Oro Valley Police Department teamed up with the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 53 to spread some holiday cheer on Tuesday.The police held their annual "Shop with a Cop" event where they shopped with Oro Valley students at a local Target.
  Town council members and staff helped with this event that makes that the holiday season a little brighter for those in need.The post Oro Valley Police held shopping with students event appeare
  
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• Pastry chefs spend over 200 hours creating life-size gingerbread Jeep

  11-12-2019 06:07
  
  TUCSON - The pastry chefs at the Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain Resort spent 250 hours creating a colorful and sugary life-size Jeep made up of gingerbread, frosting, candy and more.
  The cookie-car has gingerbread tiles, frosting, chocolate and holiday candy decorations that all sit on top of an actual four-wheel drive Jeep.
  A desert garden landscape with Javelinas and cacti that are made from fondant and candy.
  The scene is made up of 500 pounds of candy and 1,000 gingerbread tiles.
  You can visit t
  
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• UArizona, TEP renewable energy project proposal approved

  11-12-2019 05:36
  
  TUCSON - The Arizona Corporation Commission approved a renewable energy project proposed by the University of Arizona and Tucson Electric Power on Tuesday.
  It will be the largest project between a university an a utility company in the state.TEP will provide the campus with enough emission-free power from solar storage and wind systems to serve the university's needs.With the wind and solar project approved, UArizona will be the largest research university in the country to have a plan in place
  
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• Bougainville votes for independence from Papua New Guinea in nonbinding referendum

  11-12-2019 05:21
  
  CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Bougainville votes for independence from Papua New Guinea in nonbinding referendum.
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• City of Tucson hosting events for community input on upcoming projects

  11-12-2019 05:19
  
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  TUCSON - There are two drop-in events scheduled for Wednesday and Friday that will allow residents to give their input on the city's upcoming projects.The first event, "Boulevard Bikes in the Patio”on Wednesday, will start at noon and go until 2 p.m. at Rollie's Mexican Patio with free chips and salsa.
  Friday's event, "Pancakes and Pajamas," will be at the Cherry Avenue recreation center and will start at 6 p.m. and go until 9 p.m.There will be refreshme
  
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• SunLink streetcar changes during street fair this weekend

  11-12-2019 04:58
  
  TUCSON - There will be a few changes to the SunLink streetcar as the Fourth Avenue Street Fair takes place this weekend from Friday to Sunday.
  Fourth Avenue and Fourth Street, and Fourth Avenue and Seventh Street stops will not be in service.
  Officials recommend taking the street car if you're looking to attend the winter street fair as this will ease parking and traffic in the neighborhood.
  Sunlink stops at University Boulevard and Third Avenue, and Fourth Avenue and Ninth Street will drop you
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court rejects Arizona case involving company role in opioid crisis

  11-12-2019 04:44
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request by Arizona’s attorney general to force the Sackler family, which owns OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma, to return billions of dollars they took out of the company.The justices rejected the request without comment.Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, a Republican, said when he filed the case that it was meant to ensure Purdue has enough money to pay judgments or settlements in other state and federal courts. The U.S. C
  
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• Afghan official says a powerful suicide bombing has targeted a U.S. military convoy near Bagram Air Base north of Kabul

  11-12-2019 04:35
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan official says a powerful suicide bombing has targeted a U.S. military convoy near Bagram Air Base north of Kabul.
  The post Afghan official says a powerful suicide bombing has targeted a U.S. military convoy near Bagram Air Base north of Kabul appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Local man asking for help finding source of broken headstone

  11-12-2019 04:26
  
  TUCSON - A resident of Tucson is asking the public to help find the source of broken headstone he found in the Pantano Wash on Monday.
  The man said he found the headstone on the east side path of the bridge while he was on a run.
  It is unclear if the broken headstone was mistakenly thrown out or was an act of vandalism from a nearby cemetery.Posted by Ruben Urrea Moreno on Monday, December 9, 2019The post Local man asking for help finding source of broken headstone appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Bill Cosby loses appeal to overturn sexual assault conviction

  11-12-2019 03:38
  
  COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - Bill Cosby's appeal to overturn his sexual assault conviction was rejected by a Pennsylvania court on Tuesday.
  The 82-year-old comedian's trial was based on the account of former UArizona Wildcat Andrea Constand who Cosby drugged and assaulted in his home in January 2004.
  Cosby said addional accusers shouldn't have been allowed to testify.He was convicted in April 2018 on three counts of aggravated indecent assault against Constand.
  Cosby is serving a three to 10 year sentenc
  
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