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• Three Americans killed in attack on U.S. base in Kenya

  05-01-2020 22:57
  Officials say an American service member and two U.S. contractors were killed in an extremist attack Sunday in Kenya.The U.S. military says Al-Shabab extremists overran a military base shared with Kenyan forces on the coast of the east African country.The attackers destroyed several U.S. aircraft and vehicles at the base used by U.S. counter-terror forces.
  The U.S. statement said two Americans from the Department of Defense were also wounded in the assault.According to the Pentagon's Africa comm
  
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• Iraq’s Parliament calls for vote to expel U.S. troops

  05-01-2020 21:06
  Iraq's Parliament called for the expulsion of U.S. troops from the country Sunday in reaction to the American drone attack that killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.The lawmakers approved a resolution formally asking the Iraqi government to end a 4-year-old agreement with Washington that allowed the U.S. to send forces to Iraq to help in the fight against ISIS.Experts say a pullout of the estimated 5,200 U.S. troops could cripple the fight against ISIS in the region and allow its resurgen
  
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• Iraq parliament calls for vote to expel U.S. troops

  05-01-2020 21:06
  Iraq's parliament called for the expulsion of U.S. troops from the country Sunday in reaction to the American drone attack that killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.The lawmakers approved a resolution formally asking the Iraqi government to end a 4-year-old agreement with Washington that allowed the U.S. to send forces to Iraq to help in the fight against ISIS.Experts say a pullout of the estimated 5,200 U.S. troops could cripple the fight against ISIS in the region and allow its resurgen
  
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• Idaho man’s home searched for wife’s death, missing stepkids

  05-01-2020 19:31
  
  REXBURG, Idaho (AP) — Authorities have searched the home of an Idaho man linked to the suspicious death of his first wife and the disappearance of his two new stepchildren.
  On Friday, investigators executed a search warrant on Chad Daybell's house where his first wife Tammy Daybell was found dead in October.
  Chad Daybell married a woman named Lori shortly after. The search warrant was also in connection to the disappearance of the second wife's children, 7-year-old Joshua Vallow and
  
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• Iranian state TV reports Iran will no longer abide by any limits of its 2015 nuclear deal.

  05-01-2020 19:04
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV reports Iran will no longer abide by any limits of its 2015 nuclear deal.
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• Iraq’s Parliament calls for expulsion of U.S. troops

  05-01-2020 18:32
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s Parliament called for the expulsion of U.S. forces from the country in reaction to the American drone attack that killed a top Iranian general, raising the prospect of a troop withdrawal that could cripple the battle against the Islamic State group and allow a resurgence of the extremists.Lawmakers approved a resolution asking the Iraqi government to end the agreement under which Washington sent troops more than four years ago to help fight ISIS. The bill is non
  
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• Former Iran Revolutionary Guard leader says Israeli cities Tel Aviv and Haifa can be targeted to avenge Qassem Soleimani

  05-01-2020 17:30
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Former Iran Revolutionary Guard leader says Israeli cities Tel Aviv and Haifa can be targeted to avenge Qassem Soleimani.
  The post Former Iran Revolutionary Guard leader says Israeli cities Tel Aviv and Haifa can be targeted to avenge Qassem Soleimani appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• 2 killed, 3 injured in Saturday’s rollover collision

  05-01-2020 17:30
  
  TUCSON—Two people were killed in Saturday's rollover crash on Snyder road near Houghton road.According to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, deputies
  responded to a single vehicle crash around 6 p.m. Saturday.
  Upon arrival, deputies discovered a rolled over vehicle with
  multiple people inside.
   Deputies and medics with Rural Metro Fire Department
  rendered aid to all the occupants. Two of the passengers were pronounced dead on
  scene.PCSD has identified the deceased passengers
  
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• 5 dead, dozens hospitalized in Pennsylvania Turnpike crash

  05-01-2020 16:46
  
  At least five people are dead and sixty others injured after
  a tour bus crash on the Pennsylvania turnpike Sunday morning.The crash, which closed both directions of the turnpike near
  Mount Pleasant, involved three tractor trailers, a tour bus and several cars.First responders called it a mass-casualty accident.The National Transportation Safety Board is sending investigators to the crash scene between mile markers seventy-five and ninety-one.The stretch of the turnpike that is closed is eighty-s
  
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• Iraqi Parliament calls for expulsion of U.S. troops from the country.

  05-01-2020 15:43
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi Parliament calls for expulsion of U.S. troops from the country.
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• Hezbollah chief: US military in the region including bases, warships are fair targets after Iranian general’s killing.

  05-01-2020 15:20
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah chief: US military in the region including bases, warships are fair targets after Iranian general’s killing.
  The post Hezbollah chief: US military in the region including bases, warships are fair targets after Iranian general’s killing. appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Highway official says at least 5 dead, 60 injured in massive crash on Pennsylvania Turnpike outside of Pittsburgh

  05-01-2020 14:24
  
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Highway official says at least 5 dead, 60 injured in massive crash on Pennsylvania Turnpike outside of Pittsburgh.
  The post Highway official says at least 5 dead, 60 injured in massive crash on Pennsylvania Turnpike outside of Pittsburgh appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• U.S. military says the situation at a Kenyan airfield used by U.S. forces is “fluid” as fighting reportedly continues

  05-01-2020 12:23
  
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — U.S. military says the situation at a Kenyan airfield used by U.S. forces is “fluid” as fighting reportedly continues.
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• Roadrunners suffer first overtime loss of season

  05-01-2020 09:33
  
  TUCSON - San Jose rallied Saturday night from an early 2-0 deficit to beat Tucson 5-4 and split the weekend two-game series.
  Hudson Fasching and defenseman Jordan Gross got the early tallies to give the Roadrunners a quick first period advantage. For both, it was the second goal in as many nights.The downside for Tucson was that San Jose countered in a big way, claiming three goals themselves in the final nine minutes of the opening frame to take a 3-2 lead.Gross' second goal of the night early
  
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• Car plows into crowd of young Germans gathering near bus at night in northern Italy, 6 dead

  05-01-2020 09:16
  
  ROME (AP) — Car plows into crowd of young Germans gathering near bus at night in northern Italy, 6 dead.
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• Keller’s two goals, big 1st period send Coyotes past Flyers

  05-01-2020 08:54
  
  HIGHLIGHTS: Arizona 6, Philadelphia 2By JOSE M. ROMERO
  Associated PressGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - A three-game skid didn't damage the Arizona Coyotes' spirits, and the team has responded with three straight wins.
  Now they'll try to stay upbeat with goalie Antti Raanta perhaps headed to the shelf.Clayton Keller scored twice, including once during a three-goal first period, and Arizona set a season high in scoring while romping over the Philadelphia Flyers 6-2 Saturday night.
  Raanta left with a lower-
  
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• Aztec Report: January 4

  05-01-2020 08:39
  
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  Women's BasketballMESA (AZ) - The No. 9 ranked Pima Women's Basketball team Aztecs fell to the Mesa Thunderbirds 64-49 on Saturday snapping their six-game winning streak.
  Freshman Aaliyah Ortiz (Palo Verde HS) led the Aztecs with 12 points off the bench to go along with five rebounds. Sophomore Hallie Lawson (Campo Verde HS) also finished in double figures with 10 points.
  The Aztecs (10-4, 4-3 in ACCAC) struggled going 4-for-23 from the three-point arc.The unr
  
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• Kenya’s military says extremists attack base serving US and Kenyan troops, with 4 attackers killed

  05-01-2020 08:05
  
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s military says extremists attack base serving US and Kenyan troops, with 4 attackers killed.
  The post Kenya’s military says extremists attack base serving US and Kenyan troops, with 4 attackers killed appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• No. 25 Wildcats rout rival Sun Devils 75-47

  05-01-2020 08:01
  
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  By JOHN MARSHALL
  AP Basketball WriterTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Zeke Nnaji had 17 points and 11 rebounds, helping No. 25 Arizona open the Pac-12 season with an overpowering 75-47 win over rival Arizona State on Saturday night.The Wildcats (11-3) had a size advantage inside and used it, outscoring Arizona State 50-18 in the paint. Arizona also repeatedly raced past the Sun Devils, outscoring them 25-9 in fast-break points to quickly turn the rivalry game into a rout.
  
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• US sends veteran firefighters to battle Australia wildfires

  05-01-2020 06:40
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A crew of 20 veteran firefighters based in California will head to Australia on Monday to help battle the country’s out-of-control wildfires that have killed at least 23 people and scorched millions of acres.The crew of federal firefighters based in the Angeles National Forest north of Los Angeles will depart on Monday, said Carrie Bilbao, a spokeswoman with the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, which is mobilizing U.S. resources in respon
  
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• Trump says 52 targets already lined up if Iran retaliates

  05-01-2020 06:37
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Saturday, threatening to hit dozens of targets in the Islamic Republic “very fast and very hard” if it retaliates for the targeted killing of the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force.The series of tweets came as the White House sent to Congress a formal notification under the War Powers Act of the drone strike on Gen. Qassem Soleimani, a senior administration official said. U.S. law required
  
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• Japan’s justice minister says Carlos Ghosn’s escape inexcusable, vows to beef up immigration checks

  05-01-2020 05:15
  
  TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s justice minister says Carlos Ghosn’s escape inexcusable, vows to beef up immigration checks.
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• Family organizes scholarship in honor of lost son

  05-01-2020 03:25
  
  MARANA - While today is about celebrating the life of Dominic, the family is still looking for answers for his death."We're doing ok, we just hope that we do get some kind of closure for him and for us. That's the big thing right now is we're asking for closure," said Robert Romero, Dominic's father.Dominic was killed by a hit and run driver while he was walking home after a night out last January, the driver still has not been found.
  After her son passed, Michelle began taking up roping herself
  
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• Rollover collision near Houghton Road

  05-01-2020 02:43
  
  TUCSON-Deputies are investigating a rollover crash with injuries.Pima County Sheriff Deputies say the collision happened on Snyder Road just west of Houghton Road.
  Traffic will be delayed in the area and is closed while the investigation continues. Deputies say to consider using alternate routes to avoid delays.
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