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• North Carolina teacher disciplined after slave assignment

  12-12-2019 23:55
  
  (WCNC)A North Carolina mother is raising questions about a homework assignment asking students to compare the value between slaves and white people.The mother posted a picture of the Kannapolis Middle School assignment to Facebook asking if anyone could explain the purpose of questions such as: "How many slaves would be needed to equal at least four white people?"According to the mother's Facebook post, her child was instructed by an unnamed history teacher that "every black person is 3/5 or som
  
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• The Latest: PM Boris Johnson tweets his thanks to UK voters

  12-12-2019 23:52
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Britain’s Brexit general election (all times local):10:45 p.m.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tweeted his thanks to people who participated in Thursday’s national election.He did not address an U.K. exit poll suggesting that his Conservative Party would likely win a strong majority of the 650 seats in the House of Commons Parliament. Official results are not yet in, but if the exit poll is correct, it would be a disastrous result for the opp
  
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• The Latest: UK exit poll raises Labour leadership questions

  12-12-2019 23:41
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Britain’s Brexit general election (all times local):10:35 p.m.Britain’s opposition Labour Party may be facing a notable drubbing in the country’s general election that could raise questions over the future of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.An exit poll in Britain’s election has projected that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party likely will win a majority of seats in Parliament in Thursday’s vote. That outcome would
  
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• The Latest: UK pound surges as exit poll projects Tory win

  12-12-2019 23:19
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Britain’s Brexit general election (all times local):10:10 p.m.The pound has surged after an exit poll in Britain’s Brexit election projected that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party likely will win a majority of seats in Parliament.The pound jumped over two cents late Thursday against the dollar, to $1.3445, the highest in more than a year and a half.
  Many investors hope a Conservative win would cement the the country’s impe
  
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• Man arrested for allegedly striking, killing officer with vehicle

  12-12-2019 23:11
  
  HOUSTON (AP) - A man was arrested Thursday in the killing of a Houston-area police sergeant who was struck by a vehicle during a traffic stop, authorities announced.The Harris County Sheriff's Office said 21-year-old Tavores Henderson was taken into custody without incident at a home in Houston.Nassau Bay police Sgt. Kaila Sullivan was assisting in a traffic stop at an apartment complex Tuesday night when police discovered the driver, later identified as Henderson, had an outstanding warrant for
  
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• The Latest: UK exit poll: Johnson’s Conservatives eye win

  12-12-2019 23:08
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Britain’s Brexit general election (all times local):10 p.m.An exit poll in Britain’s election projects that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party likely will win a majority of seats in Parliament.That outcome would allow Johnson to fulfil his plan to take the U.K. out of the European Union next month.The survey predicts the Conservatives will get 368 of the 650 House of Commons seats and the Labour Party 191 seats. It projects 55 se
  
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• UK election exit poll suggests Boris Johnson’s Conservatives likely to win majority of seats in Parliament

  12-12-2019 23:01
  
  LONDON (AP) — UK election exit poll suggests Boris Johnson’s Conservatives likely to win majority of seats in Parliament.
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• US and China near deal that would suspend planned tariffs

  12-12-2019 22:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration and China are close to finalizing a modest trade agreement that would suspend tariffs that are set to kick in Sunday, de-escalating their 17-month trade war.“We’re close to a deal,” said Myron Brilliant, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s head of international affairs, who has been briefed by both sides.Brilliant said the United States has agreed to suspend plans to impose tariffs on $160 billion in Chinese imports Sunday and t
  
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• Authorities arrest man wanted in Texas sergeant’s death

  12-12-2019 22:47
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — A man arrested Thursday in the killing of a Houston-area police sergeant who was struck by a vehicle during a traffic stop, authorities announced.The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said 21-year-old Tavores Henderson was taken into custody without incident at a home in Houston.Nassau Bay police Sgt. Kaila Sullivan was assisting in a traffic stop at an apartment complex Tuesday night when police discovered the driver, later identified as Henderson, had an outstanding war
  
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• Next Suns star? Phoenix Zoo builds basketball highlight reel for orangutan

  12-12-2019 22:29
  
  PHOENIX - A new up-and-coming basketball player is gunning for former University of Arizona star DeAndre Ayton's starting center spot on the Phoenix Suns. And he may have already captured the attention of some team officials.On Thursday, Phoenix Zoo posted a video on their Facebook page showing one of their orangutans showing off his basketball skills. In the post, the zoo tagged the NBA team.In the highlight reel, Jiwa can be seen pulling off a variety of high-level moves from reverse layups to
  
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• Next Suns star? Phoenix Zoo build basketball highlight reel for orangutan

  12-12-2019 22:29
  
  PHOENIX - A new up-and-coming basketball player is gunning for former University of Arizona star DeAndre Ayton's starting center spot on the Phoenix Suns. And he may have already captured the attention of some team officials.On Thursday, Phoenix Zoo posted a video on their Facebook page showing one of their orangutans showing off his basketball skills. In the post, the zoo tagged the NBA team.In the highlight reel, Jiwa can be seen pulling off a variety of high-level moves from reverse layups to
  
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• The Latest: Britain’s soggy Brexit election nears an end

  12-12-2019 22:21
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Britain’s Brexit general election (all times local):9:15 p.m.Polls close in less than an hour in Britain’s general election, where voters are deciding which party will form a government and try to break the country’s political deadlock over Brexit.Some 46 million people are eligible to vote in the country’s first December election since 1923. Thursday’s vote came amid rounds of blustery weather.Conservative Prime Minister Boris John
  
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• Christmas trees connect Oregon kindergartners to Tucson families

  12-12-2019 22:09
  
  TUCSON- Buckelew Farm buys about 10,000 trees for the season and a portion of those are from a small farm in Oregon that are attached with a special holiday tag.Kindergarten students in Oregon visit a local farm while all the trees are still growing.The owner of Buckelew Farm said that the students go to learn about the importance of real Christmas trees and how the trees benefit the environment.But while the students are there, Clint Buckelew said that they get to be part of a special project a
  
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• What Will It Take For Arizona's Education Funding to Catch Up With Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and That Distant Star, West Virginia?

  12-12-2019 21:43
  
  The next Arizona legislative session is on the horizon. Legislators are dropping bills ranging from the sublime — another attempt at ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment — to the ridiculous — prohibiting teachers from discussing the environment from an economic or social perspective.It's never too early to talk about next year's K-12 education funding, even though the budget is usually the last thing the legislature votes on.…
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Time For Greta

  12-12-2019 21:00
  
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• FCC to create 3-digit suicide hotline number like 911

  12-12-2019 20:39
  
  NEW YORK (AP) - Federal regulators are setting up a new three-digit number to reach a suicide prevention hotline in order to make it easier to seek help and reduce the stigma associated with mental health.Once it's implemented, people will just need to dial 988 to seek help, similar to calling 911 for emergencies or 311 for city services. Currently, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline uses a 10-digit number, 800-273-TALK (8255). Callers are routed to one of 163 crisis centers, where counsel
  
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• ‘Tis the season to prevent tip over disasters

  12-12-2019 20:35
  
  It's the most wonderful time of the year, to score a deal but those bargains can lead to danger.Over the holidays, with televisions bigger and cheaper than ever they remain at the top of many people's gift list. But once you get it home many don't realize that source of endless hours of entertainment can also be a deadly hazard to children.Once again, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is renewing the push about tip-over dangers. About every 30 minutes, tipped furniture or a falling TV sends
  
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• Two convicted sex offenders arrested by Border Patrol

  12-12-2019 20:30
  
  TUCSON - Two convicted sex offenders were arrested by Border Patrol after they allegedly entered the United States illegally in the past two days.On Tuesday, 42-year-old Juan Olarte-Cruz was taken into custody by Tucson sector agents near Sells. After further investigation, the agents determined that the 42-year-old was convicted in 2008 for second-degree rape of a minor in New York.Officials say he was deported to Mexico in 2010 after he was sentenced to three years in prison.The following day,
  
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• Nearly 560K sign petition to remove Vick as NFL Pro Bowl captain

  12-12-2019 20:09
  
  ORLANDO - After the NFL announced that Michael Vick will be honored at the 2020 NFL Pro Bowl, thousands are petitioning to get Vick removed from the game.Back on Nov. 26, the NFL announced that NFL Legend Michael Vick will be one of the four Legends Captains at the 2020 Pro Bowl game, which kicks off Jan. 26. After the news got out, a petition was created on Change.org asking the NFL to not honor Vick citing his conviction participating in a dogfighting ring operation."To honor a man who had zer
  
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• New Zealand authorities launch risky operation to recover bodies of 8 victims of volcanic eruption

  12-12-2019 19:53
  
  WHAKATANE, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand authorities launch risky operation to recover bodies of 8 victims of volcanic eruption.
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• Video released of controversial K9 takedown

  12-12-2019 19:45
  
  (KOB)   A woman who recorded a New Mexico arrest on her cellphone is questioning a Bernalillo County Sheriff's deputy's use of K9 force after she said the suspect appeared to listen to and comply with commands.The arrest took place in Carnuel, New Mexico.Video shows the suspect, identified as Myron Sanchez, getting out of an SUV with his hands up. He starts to walk toward officers before turning back toward his car. That's when a police K9 is released on Sanchez.“I was like, why did t
  
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• NASA announces OSIRIS-REx sample-collection site

  12-12-2019 19:38
  
  On Thursday, Dec. 12, NASA announced that the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will attempt to collect samples from the "Nightingale" crater sight on the asteroid Bennu. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is on an asteroid study and sample-return mission, led by University of Arizona planetary science professor Dante Lauretta.…
  
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• 4 Your Health: New hope for women battling breast cancer

  12-12-2019 18:55
  
  NBC News- Younger women with breast cancer face a real possibility that their treatment could leave them infertile.But some new treatment options may reduce that risk.Researchers with the Mayo Clinic studied a group of women with HER2-positive breast cancer.Those treated with a combination of Herceptin and newer forms of chemotherapy were more likely to resume their menstrual cycle than women who received older regimens.They also had fewer hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms.New hope for w
  
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• Disney security guard arrested ‘buck naked’ in prostitution sting

  12-12-2019 18:51
  
  (WFLA)  Authorities have arrested more than 100 people in an undercover sting targeting prostitution, human trafficking and child predators in Polk County, including a pastor and two people who work at Orlando theme parks.The six-day investigation, dubbed “Operation Santa’s Naughty List” aimed to identify and help victims of human trafficking who might have been forced into prostitution.Detectives arrested a Disney security guard named Rodney Davis, 56, of Winter Garden fo
  
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• 4 the Weekend: 70th Annual Winterhaven Festival of Lights

  12-12-2019 18:45
  
  There are a lot of fun festive events happening this weekend of December 13- 15th:
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  Fourth Avenue Winter Street Fair
  Fourth Ave. from University Blvd. to 8th StreetFriday - Sunday
  10 AM to duskWILDCARD
  Winterhaven Festival of Lights
  Winterhaven Neighborhood
  Saturday 6- 10 PM Free to attend, but organizers ask you bring a donation of food or money for the Community Food Bank of Southern ArizonaWILDCARD
  Tucson Boys Chorus Holiday Concert
  UA School of Music Crowder Hall
  Saturday
  3:00 P
  
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• Canada’s opposition Conservative Party leader says he will resign

  12-12-2019 18:04
  
  Canada’s opposition Conservative Party leader says he will resign.
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• TODAY: Buy a dozen doughnuts at Krispy Kreme, get second dozen for $1

  12-12-2019 17:58
  
  Krispy Kreme is offering a sweet deal Thursday.
  It's the company's annual "Day of Dozens."The theme is a play on today's date, "twelve,
  twelve".
  If you buy a dozen doughnuts you get a dozen of the original
  glazed for one dollar.
  Krispy Kreme has already rolled out its holiday donuts for
  this year. They include: a reindeer doughnut with pretzel antlers, the Santa
  belly, which is a chocolate Kreme filled doughnut and the "present
  doughnut" decorated glaze doughnut filled with original Kreme.The po
  
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• Chilean defense minister says searchers have found plane that vanished on flight to Antarctica

  12-12-2019 16:29
  
  Chilean defense minister says searchers have found plane that vanished on flight to Antarctica.
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• Chilean defense minister reports finding human remains from military plane that disappeared on flight to Antarctica.

  12-12-2019 16:12
  
  SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean defense minister reports finding human remains from military plane that disappeared on flight to Antarctica.
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• Trump criticizes climate activist Thunberg after Time honor

  12-12-2019 15:48
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump lashed out at 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg on Thursday, a day after she was named by Time as its Person of the Year, calling her selection “ridiculous.”The Swedish teenager has become a symbol of a growing movement of young climate activists after leading weekly school strikes in her country that inspired similar actions in about 100 cities worldwide. She has drawn large crowds with her fiery appearances at prote
  
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• Judiciary panel debates Trump impeachment, moves toward vote

  12-12-2019 15:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Judiciary Committee opened a marathon session Thursday as the sharply partisan panel took the first steps toward voting on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.Democrats and Republicans launched the two day-session with a lively hearing late Wednesday at the Capitol, delivering sharp, poignant and, at times, personal arguments for and against impeachment. Both sides appealed to Americans' sense of history - Democrats describing a strong sense of duty
  
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• Myanmar’s Suu Kyi’s defense of army puzzles former admirers

  12-12-2019 15:22
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — What drives Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Myanmar who this week defended her country at the International Court of Justice against charges that it carried out genocide against its Muslim Rohingya minority?There was a time when Suu Kyi was the hero of human rights advocates, whose nonviolent struggle against her country’s military dictatorship was admired by people around the world and won her the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. She spent a decade and a half under house ar
  
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• City of Tucson’s TreeCycle Program starts Dec. 26

  12-12-2019 15:11
  
  The City of Tucson is getting ready for its 23rd annual Treecycle
  Program.
  Starting the day after Christmas, you can recycle your tree
  through Jan. 12.
  Remove all of the lights, ornaments and decorations from the
  trees before dropping it off at one of the locations throughout Tucson and Oro
  Valley.
  The following TreeCycle sites are open during daylight hours, seven days a week, unless noted otherwise noted.
  Oro Valley Lot: Naranja Park, 810 W. Naranja Dr. (Only open through January 5, 2020) 
  
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• MUSD teacher resigns after alleged inappropriate relationship with student

  12-12-2019 14:47
  
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  Marana Unified School District released a statement Wednesday
  about alleged relations between a teacher and an 18-year-old student a Mountain
  View High School.School administrators contacted the Pima County Sheriff’s Department with the allegation on Monday.
  Following an investigation, no arrest was made but the
  teacher in question has resigned.
  No further information has been released at this time.
  The district encourages anyone with concerns to bring t
  
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• Wholesale prices unchanged in November as energy price surge moderates

  12-12-2019 14:33
  
  Wholesale prices unchanged in November as energy price surge moderates.
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• Price of Tucson homes on the rise

  12-12-2019 14:11
  
  Arizona had one of the fastest increases in house prices across the nation this past quarter, according to data from the Federal Housing of Finance Agency.
  "We purchased this home for $233,000 and I think we did pretty good because it had everything that we needed," Nancy Bigham said.Bigham says she sold her old home and bought a new one because of the housing market."We had a home that had become too large for us and so we felt the market was right and we decided to put it up for sale," Bigham
  
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• European Central Bank says it has left its key interest rate benchmarks and stimulus programs unchanged.

  12-12-2019 13:46
  
  FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European Central Bank says it has left its key interest rate benchmarks and stimulus programs unchanged.
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• Cold start, nice afternoon!

  12-12-2019 13:19
  
  TUCSON - Colder start this morning with highs rebounding to near 70° in the warmest spots. A few high clouds possible this afternoon but tons of sunshine can be expected most of the day!Today: Cold morning, warm and mostly sunny this afternoon. High: 69°Tonight: Clear and cold. Low: 43°Tomorrow: More of the same but slightly warmer this afternoon. High: 73°It will be beautiful for the next several days! Tons of sunshine with some high clouds possible at t
  
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• Brooks, Jackson lead Grizzlies over Suns 115-108

  12-12-2019 09:45
  
  By David BrandtPHOENIX (AP) — Rookie Ja Morant had a quiet game by his standards but found himself on the perimeter with 45 seconds remaining, ball in hand and his Grizzlies clinging to a four-point lead.The 6-foot-3 guard dribbled a few times and then blew past Phoenix’s 6-foot-10 forward Aron Baynes, who desperately tried to stay in front before Morant elevated and slammed the ball over Baynes’ outstretched arms.The Memphis bench howled in delight. A tight game was essentiall
  
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• XOXO: Where to Rock, Thursday, Dec. 12

  12-12-2019 09:00
  
  What happens when your favorite local bands gather to unabashedly pummel the crowd with mad covers in support of community radio?…
  
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• Things to do: Thursday, Dec. 12

  12-12-2019 09:00
  
  Crossings. This experimental screening at the Loft Cinema celebrates multiple film techniques, including the mise-en-scène, the long shot, performance and collage.…
  
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• Take Home ‘Bar Flies’

  12-12-2019 09:00
  
  Since 2015, Phoenix residents have gathered at a downtown bar once a month to listen to true stories told live on stage. The show has popped up at museums, bars, parks, and even Tucson’s Hotel Congress—and now, for the first time ever, Valley Bar’s popular monthly reading series Bar Flies is a book. “Bar Flies: True Stories From the Early Years” features 60 favorite essays from the show’s first four seasons, collected by the show’s co-founders Amy Silver
  
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• Northside showdown

  12-12-2019 09:00
  
  Pima County Supervisor Ally Miller announced last Monday, Dec. 2, she would not seek reelection to the District 1 seat she has held since 2012.Pima County Supervisor Ally Miller announced last Monday, Dec. 2, she would not seek reelection to the District 1 seat she has held since 2012. "After giving it much consideration, I have decided that it is time to retire and move on to another phase of my life," she wrote on social media.…
  
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• Muchas Pupusas

  12-12-2019 09:00
  
  If you’re looking for Central American food, your next stop should be Selena’s Salvadorian Restaurant.If you're looking for Central American food, your next stop should be Selena's Salvadorian Restaurant. Owner Luis Gonzales grew up in California's Orange County and launched his restaurant career in the fast-food sector just out of high school to support his young family.…
  
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• Laughing Stock: Punch Lines

  12-12-2019 09:00
  
  Giving a whole new meaning to punch line“I feel like, as opposed to LA, everyone in Arizona can actually defend me in a fight,” says comedian Jamie Kilstein. He likes it here.…
  
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• Know Your Product: Xylouris White

  12-12-2019 09:00
  
  The music of Xylouris White works as a travelogue in more ways than one. The duo, consisting of Greek lute player and vocalist George Xylouris and Australian drummer Jim White, blends traditional Greek instrumentation with experimental rock structures, making for a spacious yet energetic sound.…
  
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• It’s Beginning to Taste a Lot Like Christmas

  12-12-2019 09:00
  
  For the Past several years, my friend Amy Silverman, with the help of her co-conspirators, has organized a Phoenix storytelling event called Bar Flies. The stories range from dramatic to heartbreaking to funny. And now many of them have been collected in a book, Bar Flies: True Stories From the Early Years. For the Past several years, my friend Amy Silverman, with the help of her co-conspirators, has organized a Phoenix storytelling event called Bar Flies.…
  
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• Eating Christmas

  12-12-2019 09:00
  
  I was awakened by a text message at about 2 a.m. following Thanksgiving of 2014: “911!! 911!! I’m not bringing the rolls for Christmas. I’VE BEEN ASSIGNED THE SWEET POTATOES! WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?”I was awakened by a text message at about 2 a.m. following Thanksgiving of 2014: "911!! 911!!…
  
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• Dances of the Season

  12-12-2019 09:00
  
  Each December, thousands of dancers take to stages all over the country to dance The Nutcracker, the beloved Christmas tradition. Set to a splendid score by Tchaikovsky, the 1892 ballet was created in Russia by two choreographers, the French Petipa and the Russian Ivanov, and based on a story by a German, E.T.A. Hoffman.'Tis the season to be jolly. Especially if you're a dance fan.…
  
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• Come and Hear the Music Play

  12-12-2019 09:00
  
  Arizona Theatre Company brings an all-new production of Cabaret (written by Joe Masteroff with music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb) to Southern Arizona this winter. Set during the waning days of Weimar Berlin and the Nazis’ rise to power, Cabaret is a deliberately timed choice for ATC. Its warnings about noxious populism and apathy in the face of evil resonate strongly today.ATC's Cabaret asks: "What Would You Do?" Arizona Theatre Company brings an all-new production of Cabaret (w
  
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