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• Man extradited, arraigned in connection to 2017 southside homicide

  03-01-2020 23:40
  
  TUCSON - A first-degree murder suspect was recently extradited back to Arizona in connection to a 2017 homicide where a man was found dead in a southside motel.Back on Jan. 19, 2017, Tucson Police Department found 57-year-old Richard M. Kohlmeier dead in a motel room. After further investigation, Pima County Office of Medical Examiner determined that the cause of death was homicide.A homicide investigation began shortly after this discovery.Arrest warrants for James R. Cook and Preston S. Scrugg
  
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• 4 Your Health: Researches find plants help with stress at work

  03-01-2020 23:34
  
  NBC News- If you are constantly stressed at work, you may want to get a plant.Japanese researchers looked at the psychological and physiological stress levels of 63 office workers.They were all asked to take a three minute break at their desk when they felt fatigued.Their anxiety levels dropped significantly when they had a small plant, such as a bonsai or cactus, near their computer.
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• Cremated remains returned to family after found in trash

  03-01-2020 23:24
  
  TUCSON- A man came across a box of cremated remains while on the job, collecting trash in Green Valley.
  Roy Shantz has worked for Titan Recycle and Trash for eight years, and one day he was picking up garbage in the area and came across a ton of bags at one residence.
  Shantz said with his many years in the business he figured there was a death in the family.
  "When we were tossing the bags in, one of them opened and there was a hard thump," he said.
  Shantz said that he knew that hard thump was a
  
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• Picks of the Dragon: NFL Playoffs Predictions!

  03-01-2020 23:21
  
  With a hypothetical $100 and a dream, join Weekly betting guru Tyler Vondrak (aka The Dragon) as he takes his fictional dough and places bets on the big games of the week.…
  
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• PCSD investigating suspicious death after man found dead in Green Valley

  03-01-2020 23:15
  
  TUCSON - Pima County Sheriff's Department is investigating a suspicious death after deputies found a man dead in Green Valley.According to PCSD, deputies were dispatched to the 4000 block of Camino Del Yucca in Green Valley in reference to a report of a medical issue. At the scene, the deputies found a deceased male.The investigation is on-going.Stay with News 4 Tucson for the latest details.
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• Charter Schools: The Good, The Bad and The Costly

  03-01-2020 23:08
  
  Two recent, lengthy reviews on charter schools are both worth taking a look at. One is a series of articles by the Arizona Republic reporter Craig Harris, who visited seven states to put together a big picture look at the charter school scene. Harris is probably the most even-handed reporter I've read on the subject.…
  
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• Lawsuit: Victim in Hacienda Healthcare scandal was also abused in 2002

  03-01-2020 23:04
  
  PHOENIX (KPNX) - The family of a woman who gave birth at Hacienda Healthcare in December filed a lawsuit that claims medical negligence and asks for damages.In the paperwork filed Dec. 24, the victim filed a civil lawsuit via her family.The lawsuit says that on May 6, 2002, Hacienda Healthcare reported that five disabled residents may have been sexually abused. The report was made to Phoenix police.The lawsuit says that this woman is believed to have been a victim in that 2002 incident.Phoenix p
  
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• Crews battle restroom fire at UArizona library

  03-01-2020 21:54
  
  Courtesy: Tucson Fire DepartmentCourtesy: Tucson Fire DepartmentTUCSON – Crews responded to a restroom fire at the University
  of Arizona Science and Engineering Library on Friday.
  Tucson Fire Department units were dispatched to the 700 block of N. Highland Ave for reports of flames and smoke coming out of the first-floor restroom of the library.
  No injuries were reported.
  TFD says the building is being remodeled on the three
  floors.
  The cause and the origin of the fire remain under
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• Trump says Iranian general killed ‘to stop a war,’ says U.S. ‘ready and prepared’ for any response

  03-01-2020 21:25
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Trump says Iranian general killed ‘to stop a war,’ says U.S. ‘ready and prepared’ for any response.
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• Trump: Iranian general was plotting ‘imminent and sinister attacks’; ‘we caught him in the act and terminated him’

  03-01-2020 21:22
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Trump: Iranian general was plotting ‘imminent and sinister attacks’; ‘we caught him in the act and terminated him’.
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• Methodist Church leaders from around world propose amicable split to resolve dispute over gay marriage and gay clergy

  03-01-2020 20:52
  
  Methodist Church leaders from around world propose amicable split to resolve dispute over gay marriage and gay clergy.
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• Skeleton found last fall in California mountains was artist from Japanese internment camp who died on hike in 1945

  03-01-2020 20:33
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Skeleton found last fall in California mountains was artist from Japanese internment camp who died on hike in 1945.
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• Southern Arizona lawmakers respond to Soleimani strike

  03-01-2020 20:24
  
  TUCSON - Several southern Arizona lawmakers shared their reactions Friday to President Donald Trump's decision to order the airstrike that killed Iranian military leader,Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad.According to the Associated Press, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, and several Iraqi militia officials were killed at Baghdad International Airport early Friday on the order of the president.
  The Department of Defense said Soleimani“was ac
  
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• 3,000 more US troops deployed to Mideast after strike killed Iranian general

  03-01-2020 19:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States said Friday it is sending nearly 3,000 more Army troops to the Mideast in the volatile aftermath of the killing of an Iranian general in a strike ordered by President Donald Trump.Defense officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a decision not yet announced by the Pentagon, said the troops are from the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.They are in addition to about 700 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne who deployed to Kuwait e
  
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• U-Haul not hiring nicotine users prompts fiery debate

  03-01-2020 19:36
  
  Phoenix based truck and storage rental company U-Haul says it's implementing a new hiring policy in the New Year and will no longer hire people who use nicotine.The company says there are currently 21 states that allow companies to not hire people who use nicotine products and that includes Arizona. Beginning February 1, U-Haul will tell cigarette and nicotine user they need not apply.Ben Miller, an insurance expert with Well Being Trust, said in an era of rising health insurance costs, reducing
  
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• Man sentenced to life in prison in 2012 cold case

  03-01-2020 19:15
  
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  TUCSON - The individual convicted in the fatal beating and stabbing of a Tucson man in 2012 was sentenced to natural life in prison Friday morning.Back in Nov. 2012, Tucson Police Department found 49-year-old Roberto Castro-Coronado dead and locked inside his home in reference to a welfare check. Police said he was covered in a blanket and had more than 30 lacerations to his head and neck area.TPD arrested Jose Javier Aleman-Rodriguez after DNA evidence of Ale
  
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• Panthers’ Christian McCaffrey makes AP NFL All-Pro team at 2 positions; Saints’ Thomas, Patriots’ Gilmore unanimous

  03-01-2020 18:03
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Panthers’ Christian McCaffrey makes AP NFL All-Pro team at 2 positions; Saints’ Thomas, Patriots’ Gilmore unanimous.
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• Medical Examiner: Individual found dead in Pima County Trailhead not killed by mountain lions

  03-01-2020 17:52
  
  TUCSON - An autopsy on the human remains found at Pima Canyon Trailhead revealed that the individual was not killed by mountain lions,Pima County Office of Medical Examiner released Friday morning.On Monday, human remains were found at the trail near First Avenue and Magee Road, prompting closure to the public. After further investigation, wildlife officials discovered that three mountain lions in the area fed on the human remains.The lions were lethally removed and preserved as potential eviden
  
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• Sheriff Napier asks Pima County to reconsider Operation Stone Garden

  03-01-2020 17:33
  
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  TUCSON – Pima County Sheriff Mark Napier is now asking the Board of Supervisors to reconsider and approve the original border security grants, known as Operation Stonegarden.
  Federal and state officials denied awarding the grant after
  a request to use part of the $1.8 million to help fund Casa Alitas, a migrant
  shelter.
  In May 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved the original
  grant with the condition that some of the money would be used for humanitari
  
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• DUI task force arrests five people in Sierra Vista on New Year’s Eve

  03-01-2020 17:32
  
  SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. - The Southeastern Arizona DUI task force arrested five people for driving under the influence in Sierra Vista on New Year’s Eve.According to the city, the Sierra Vista Police Department, Tombstone Marshal’s Office, Arizona Department of Public Safety, and Cochise County Sheriff’s Office all participated in the effort.They made dozens of stops and issued
  dozens of warnings or repair orders as well as several miscellaneous citations.There was also one felony
  
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• Arizona Senate leaders expect political battle in 2020

  03-01-2020 16:34
  
  PHOENIX - The Republican and Democratic leaders of the Arizona Senate expect a short and ugly session when lawmakers return to the Capitol on Jan. 13.
  The short is driven by lawmakers
  who want to hit the campaign trail in an election year. The ugly is blamed on
  the toxic national political atmosphere that is expected to infect Arizona
  politics.
  "2020 is going to be a really,
  really ugly year politically," Republican Senate President Karen Fann
  said. "Obviously what happens on a national level an
  
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• US construction spending up a solid 0.6% in November, led by housing gain

  03-01-2020 16:04
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — US construction spending up a solid 0.6% in November, led by housing gain.
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• Trump says Iranian should have been ‘taken out’ years ago

  03-01-2020 16:02
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that the targeted killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani was ordered because he was "plotting to kill" many Americans.In his first comments since the early Friday strike against the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, Trump said Soleimani was also responsible for killing and wounding "thousands" of Americans and many more in the region.
  "He should have been taken out many years ago," Trump tweeted from his private club in Palm Beach, Flor
  
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• Stock indexes open lower on Wall Street and oil price surge after U.S. forces in Iraq killed top Iranian general.

  03-01-2020 15:35
  
  Stock indexes open lower on Wall Street and oil price surge after U.S. forces in Iraq killed top Iranian general.
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• Iran vows ‘harsh’ response to US killing of top general

  03-01-2020 13:54
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) - Iran has vowed "harsh retaliation" for a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad's airport that killed Tehran's top general and the architect of its interventions across the Middle East, as tensions soared in the wake of the targeted killing.The killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, marks a major escalation in the standoff between Washington and Iran, which has careened from one crisis to another since President Donald Trump withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal
  
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• Nice weekend on tap!

  03-01-2020 12:54
  
  TUCSON - Cold start this morning with temperatures in the 20s and 30s across Southern Arizona! Highs rebound into the low 60s with tons of sunshine this afternoon. We also have a warm and sunny weekend on tap! Today: Cold morning with tons of sunshine during the afternoon. High: 62°Tonight: Mostly clear and cold. Low: 36°Tomorrow: Temperatures warm several degrees above average with tons of sunshine! High: 70°Temperatures are COLD this morning but we have a l
  
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• Belarus says Russia has halted oil supplies after failing to renegotiate a contract as part of talks on economic ties.

  03-01-2020 12:24
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Belarus says Russia has halted oil supplies after failing to renegotiate a contract as part of talks on economic ties.
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• Tucson police searching for teenage robbery suspects

  03-01-2020 12:11
  
  TUCSON - Tucson Police are looking for three teens accused of attacking another teen at Park Place mall.According to TPD, it happened Thursday night. Police
  said the teens robbed a 13-year-old and took his parents’ vehicle.Police are asking anyone with information to call
  88-crime.
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• Hittin’ the Trails 4 You – Linda Vista Trailhead

  03-01-2020 12:00
  
  ORO VALLEY - In the shadows of Pusch Ridge lies the Linda Vista Trailhead.Take the family! It's a versatile hike for all skill levels. The network of trails vary in length, from a 1.5 miles to an easier 0.3 mile trail. Along with the ease comes great views and wildlife.Find the Linda Vista Trailhead at the southeast corner of Oracle & Linda Vista in Oro Valley, near Pusch Ridge Christian Academy.Click here for a trail map and directions to the Linda Vista Trailhead.
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• Sudanese military says one of its aircraft crashed in west Darfour region on Thursday evening, killing all 16 on board

  03-01-2020 09:02
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese military says one of its aircraft crashed in west Darfour region on Thursday evening, killing all 16 on board.
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• XOXO: Where to Rock This Weekend, Jan. 3 - 5

  03-01-2020 09:00
  
  Friday, Jan. 3Not for the faint of heart: Sonoran Violence is a hardcore punk festival.…
  
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• Things to Do This Weekend, Jan. 3 - 5

  03-01-2020 09:00
  
  Beginning Beading: Young Artist Series. Do you have a kid in your life who loves to be creative? This imaginative jewelry making workshop is a great activity for his or her winter break.…
  
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• Trump looks to boost evangelical support as the new year kicks in

  03-01-2020 06:30
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — In his first campaign move of the 2020 election year, President Donald Trump on Friday will visit a mega-church in Miami to highlight his support among evangelicals as he aims to shore up and expand support from an influential piece of his political base.The president will host the kickoff meeting of “Evangelicals for Trump” just days after he was the subject a scathing editorial in the Christianity Today magazine that called for his removal from of
  
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• Iran’s supreme leader warns ‘a harsh retaliation is waiting’ after US airstrike kills Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani

  03-01-2020 06:13
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader warns ‘a harsh retaliation is waiting’ after US airstrike kills Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
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• Latest performance audit for Sunnyside Unified School District found major issues

  03-01-2020 06:06
  
  TUCSON - A performance audit for Sunnyside School District found three major issues with the district's 2018 fiscal year which led to unauthorized spending and increased student risk when it comes to transportation.The first issue outlined
  was the district's lack of accounting controls.In one example, board
  members charged unauthorized expenses to district credit cards.They also found in a
  sample of 30 employees that three were paid inaccurately.The district employs over 2,400.Additionally, it w
  
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• Asylum-seekers will have to find own way through dangerous Mexican border roads

  03-01-2020 05:40
  
  NOGALES, Ariz. -An immigration policy change having to do with the controversial Migrant Protection Protocols or "Return to Mexico" program was put into effect at the Nogales Port of Entry on Thursday.The U.S. government began sending asylum-seekers back to Nogales, Mexico, to await court hearings that will be scheduled roughly 350 miles (563 kilometers) away in Juarez, Mexico.
  Before the Department of Homeland Security extended Migrant Protection Protocols to Nogales, migrants picked up at the
  
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• U.S. starts sending asylum seekers across Arizona border, back to Nogales

  03-01-2020 04:15
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. government on Thursday began sending asylum-seekers back to Nogales, Mexico, to await court hearings that will be scheduled roughly 350 miles (563 kilometers) away in Juarez, Mexico.Authorities are expanding a program known as Remain in Mexico that requires tens of thousands of asylum seekers to wait out their immigration court hearings in Mexico. Until this week, the government was driving some asylum seekers from Nogales, Arizona, to El Paso, Texas, so they could
  
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• UArizona to play Arizona State at McKale Center this weekend

  03-01-2020 03:51
  
  A look at things to watch this week in Pac-12 Conference basketball:GAME OF THE WEEK: Arizona State at No. 24 Arizona, Saturday. A rivalry game game right out of the gate is a great way to kick off the conference season. The Wildcats (10-3) and their trio of fabulous freshman got off to a strong start before losing three of their final four nonconference games. The Sun Devils (9-4) similarly had some good moments early in nonconference before a few ugly ones late. Rivalry games are always intens
  
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• Pentagon says US military has killed Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, at direction of President Trump

  03-01-2020 03:51
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon says US military has killed Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, at direction of President Trump.
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• Iranian state television, citing Revolutionary Guard statement, says Qassem Soleimani killed in Iraq

  03-01-2020 03:38
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state television, citing Revolutionary Guard statement, says Qassem Soleimani killed in Iraq.
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• U.S. kills Iranian general during airstrike at Baghdad airport

  03-01-2020 03:13
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — The United States killed Iran’s top general and the architect of Tehran’s proxy wars in the Middle East in an airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport early on Friday, an attack that threatens to dramatically ratchet up tensions in the region.The targeted killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, could draw forceful Iranian retaliation against American interests in the region and spiral into a far larger conflict betwe
  
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• Iranian general killed in airstrike at Baghdad airport, U.S. blamed

  03-01-2020 03:13
  
  Baghdad (AP) — Gen. Qassim Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, was killed in an airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport Friday, Iraqi television and three Iraqi officials said.The strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iran-backed militias known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, or PMF, the officials said.Their deaths are a potential turning point in the Middle East and are expected to draw severe retaliation from Iran and the force
  
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• Texas judge sides with hospital planning to remove infant from life support

  03-01-2020 02:45
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A Texas judge on Thursday sided with a hospital that plans to remove an 11-month-old girl from life support after her mother disagreed with the decision by doctors who say the infant is in pain and that her condition will never improve.Trinity Lewis had asked Judge Sandee Bryan Marion to issue an injunction in Tarrant County district court to ensure that Cook Children’s Medical Center doesn’t end her daughter Tinslee Lewis’ life-sustaining treatment. Texas R
  
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• Iraqi state TV, officials: Gen. Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds force, has been killed in an airstrike

  03-01-2020 02:14
  
  Iraqi state TV, officials: Gen. Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds force, has been killed in an airstrike.
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• Local company helps train church security teams

  03-01-2020 01:57
  
  TUCSON - In the state of Arizona, it is legal to carry inside a church. Church security teams are becoming more common across the country.
  With an active shooter situation like last week in Texas, the experts had a grip on the situation.
  The Arizona Church Security Network was founded three years ago to help church-goers feel safe in their place of worship."We do not know when things are going to occur,"said Arizona Church Security Network Director Christopher Taylor."We know that in this subcu
  
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• Adopt This Pet: Bailey

  03-01-2020 01:24
  
  TUCSON- There is a new pet looking to be adopted.
  Meet Bailey! He is an eight-year-old boy looking for alocing home.Bailey is energetic and boisterous. Because of this, Bailey is not recommended from homes with young children or other small pets. If you are interested in adopting Bailey, you can visit him at Humane Society of Southern Arizona’s Main Campus at 635 W. Roger Rd. You can also give an adoption counselor a call at 520-327-6088 ext.173.
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• 4 the Weekend: Fit First Saturday

  03-01-2020 01:24
  
  There are a lot of fun events happening in southern Arizona the weekend of January 3-5th:
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  Lights of the World Tucson
  Kino Sports Complex
  Ends Sunday
  Tickets about $15 for children, about $18 for adultsWILDCARD
  Instrument Petting Zoo
  Children's Museum Oro Valley
  Saturday 10- 11AM- FREE
  Tickets are $7 after eventWILDCARD
  Tucson Roadrunners Vs. San Jose Barracuda
  Tucson Arena
  Friday and Saturday @ 7pm
  Tickets $11 and upWILDCARD
  Fit First Saturday
  The Garden Kitchen
  Saturday
  9 AM- 12:15 PM
  
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• 4 Your Health: New FDA guidelines for nutrition labels

  03-01-2020 01:17
  
  NBC NEWS- U-Haul says it will stop hiring people who use nicotine in 21 states.Those states allow an employer to decline to hire someone based on their nicotine use.U-Haul will implement the policy February first.The policy won't apply to current employees.
  People seeking U-Haul jobs in those states will be questioned about nicotine use.
  In states where testing is allowed, applicants must consent to submit to nicotine screening to be considered for employment.New FDA guidelines for nutrition lab
  
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• Family sought after dog found with high-power gunshot wound in midtown

  03-01-2020 00:59
  
  TUCSON - Pima Animal Care Center is looking to reunite a dog with his family after he was recently found with a high-power gunshot wound.Officials say the dog is currently unable to walk, as his spine was hit by bullet fragments.Authorities say he may be permanently paralyzed, but they hope the dog regains movement.
  This gorgeous black lab mix was found after being shot with a high power gun and is currently unable to walk. The bullet...Posted by Pima Animal Care Center on Thursday, January
  
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• ‘Affluenza teen’ accused of killing 4 people while driving drunk jailed for probation violation

  03-01-2020 00:30
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A Texas man who used "affluenza" as a defense at his trial for killing four people while driving drunk was arrested Thursday after authorities say he violated the terms of his probation.Ethan Couch, 22, was booked into a jail in Fort Worth after he tested positive for the psychoactive compound in marijuana, court records show.
  Couch's attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Jail records did not indicate whether his bond had been set Thursday aftern
  
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