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• Hawaii Governor David Ige: 2 police officers killed in Honolulu shooting

  19-01-2020 23:45
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Governor David Ige: 2 police officers killed in Honolulu shooting.
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• Honolulu city council member says at least 1 officer dead in shooting

  19-01-2020 23:27
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu city council member says at least 1 officer dead in shooting.
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• Philippines looks for safer homes for volcano residents

  19-01-2020 23:15
  
  TAGAYTAY, Philippines (AP) - Philippine officials said Sunday the government will no longer allow villagers to return to a crater-studded island where an erupting volcano lies, warning that living there would be "like having a gun pointed at you."Taal volcano has simmered with smaller ash ejections in recent days after erupting on Jan. 12 with a gigantic plume of steam and ash that drifted northward and reached Manila, the capital, about 65 kilometers (40 miles) away. While the volcano remains d
  
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• No astrovans for SpaceX, crews riding to rockets in Teslas

  19-01-2020 23:09
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Astronauts launched by SpaceX in coming months will ride to their rockets in high fashion. Instead of using a retro-style astrovan, SpaceX crews will travel to the launch pad in Tesla sports cars.
  Elon Musk, who also runs both SpaceX and the electric car company, used Teslas to get around Kennedy Space Center for Sunday's launch escape test. No one was aboard for the test flight, just two mannequins. But during a launch dress rehearsal Friday, the two NASA astronauts
  
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• Clouds and wind will be here for the MLK Holiday

  19-01-2020 23:01
  
  TUCSON - Late Sunday night a trough will settle into Southern Arizona causing cloud cover and windy conditions for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
  Temperatures will not be heavily impacted.Highs will range from the mid 60's to the mid 70's Monday afternoon.
  A cool down will head our way when the rain chances return Tuesday.
  No thunderstorms or severe weather are expected in the area.
  Less than 1/5 an inch will fall across Southern Arizona.Sunshine and mild temperatures will be back on Wednesday.Stic
  
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• TPD investigating serious injury collision involving pedestrian in midtown

  19-01-2020 22:24
  
  TUCSON—The Tucson Police Department is investigating a
  serious injury collision involving a pedestrian at the intersection of 1st
  avenue and Prince road. TRAFFIC RESTRICTION
  Please avoid the intersection of N. 1st Ave. & E. Prince Rd. Officers are investigating a serious-injury collision involving a pedestrian. pic.twitter.com/iKL8x3IPRP— Ofc. Frank Magos (@ofcrmagos) January 19, 2020
  Police are asking drivers to avoid the area.
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• Schiff accuses NSA, CIA of withholding documents on Ukraine

  19-01-2020 22:02
  
  House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., takes a reporter's question. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is accusing U.S. intelligence agencies of withholding documents from Congress on Ukraine that could be significant to President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff is the lead House impeachment manager.
  Schiff contends that the National Security Agency in particular is holding back documents and that "the
  
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• Dozens wounded as Iraqi protesters up pressure on government

  19-01-2020 20:55
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces wounded dozens of protesters on Sunday as renewed anti-government demonstrations gripped the capital and Iraq’s south, activists and officials said.The mass protests had lost steam when soaring U.S.-Iran tensions threatened an open conflict on Iraqi soil in past weeks.As the regional crisis receded, Iraqi activists gave the government a week’s deadline to act on their demands for sweeping political reforms or said they would up the pressure
  
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• Illegal crossings plunge as US extends policy across border

  19-01-2020 20:31
  
  YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — Adolfo Cardenas smiles faintly at the memory of traveling with his 14-year-old son from Honduras to the U.S.-Mexico border in only nine days, riding buses and paying a smuggler $6,000 to ensure passage through highway checkpoints.Father and son walked about 10 minutes in Arizona's stifling June heat before surrendering to border agents. Instead of being released with paperwork to appear in immigration court in Dallas, where Cardenas hopes to live with a cousin, they were
  
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• Merkel: Participants at Libya summit agreed much-violated arms embargo should be respected and more strongly controlled

  19-01-2020 19:35
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Merkel: Participants at Libya summit agreed much-violated arms embargo should be respected and more strongly controlled.
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• German leader Angela Merkel says summit in Berlin made ‘important contribution’ to efforts toward peace in Libya

  19-01-2020 19:33
  
  BERLIN (AP) — German leader Angela Merkel says summit in Berlin made ‘important contribution’ to efforts toward peace in Libya.
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• Tests find some early Arizona hemp crops have too much THC

  19-01-2020 18:42
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s budding hemp-growing industry is suffering growing pains as levels of THC that are too high force some farmers to destroy crops instead of harvesting them.About 41% of the Arizona hemp plants tested for THC, the compound that gives marijuana its high, have failed, according to the Arizona Department of Agriculture’s Plant Services Division, which oversees the program.Growers in other states around the country have had issues managing the THC content of
  
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• Many options await Prince Harry and Meghan after royal split

  19-01-2020 17:42
  
  LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have made their choice: a radical break from palace protocol, constant press intrusion and a lavishly funded lifestyle.
  In exchange, they get personal freedom — the opportunity to start fresh in Canada without the perquisites and burden of their status as royal highnesses.There’s a price for this liberty. Harry and Meghan will no longer be able to officially represent his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, at events throughout the
  
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• US marks King holiday amid fears of deep racial divisions

  19-01-2020 17:34
  
  DETROIT (AP) — To commemorate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Nicholas Thomas and more than 100 other volunteers will board up vacant houses, install school safety signs and make other improvements to a Detroit neighborhood. Their mission is to celebrate King’s legacy by being good neighbors and helping lift up a primarily black school in one of the poorer areas of the city.As Thomas fans out across the neighborhood with hammer and nails, King’s legacy of peace and racial and
  
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• Fires set stage for irreversible forest losses in Australia

  19-01-2020 17:11
  
  Australia’s forests are burning at a rate unmatched in modern times and scientists say the landscape is being permanently altered as a warming climate brings profound changes to the island continent.Heat waves and drought have fueled bigger and more frequent fires in parts of Australia, so far this season torching some 40,000 square miles (104,000 square kilometers), an area about as big as Ohio.With blazes still raging in the country’s southeast, government officials are d
  
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• Tempe police: Man, woman dead in an apparent murder-suicide

  19-01-2020 16:44
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Tempe are investigating a fatal double shooting that they say may be a murder-suicide.They say a man and woman were found suffering from gunshot wounds Saturday morning when officers were called out to a reported vehicle burglary.Police say the woman was pronounced dead at the scene while the man was transported to the hospital where he later died of his injuries.According to police, the shooting stemmed from a domestic incident.Police didn’t immediately
  
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• Kyle Larson finally wins elusive Chili Bowl in 13th try

  19-01-2020 14:50
  
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Kyle Larson scored one of the biggest victories of his career by ending an 0-for-12 streak to finally win the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals.Larson passed Christopher Bell with 17 laps in Saturday night’s main event to end his frustrating streak of futility and deny Bell a fourth consecutive win in the prestigious dirt race.
  Bell passed Larson on the final lap of last year’s Chili Bowl to hand the NASCAR star a crushing defeat.
  “Its a pretty different ran
  
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• Wildcat Breakdown: Basketball

  19-01-2020 10:39
  
  Wildcat Breakdown: BasketballTUCSON - Arizona Basketball returned from their losing road trip to Oregon and swept the Rocky Mountain school this weekend here in Tucson, capping the homestand Saturday afternoon with a 75-54 victory over No. 20 Colorado.The Wildcats (13-5, 3-2) played stellar defense against the Buffaloes, holding the visitors to 37% shooting from the floor while taking advantage of 14 Colorado turnovers to the tune of a 16-3 margin in points off turnovers and outscoring the Buffs
  
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• Suns overcome Smart’s record 11 3s, beat Celtics 123-119

  19-01-2020 08:45
  
  HIGHLIGHTS: Phoenix 123, Boston 119By KEN POWTAK
  Associated PressBOSTON (AP) - Devin Booker sure loves playing in TD Garden.His near triple-double effort was just barely enough for the Phoenix Suns to overcome Boston guard Marcus Smart's performance.Booker had 39 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists and the Suns withstood a franchise-record 11 3-pointers by Smart and beat the Celtics 123-119 on Saturday."You know, Book is - Book's Book," Phoenix coach Monty Williams said. "It's something I don't
  
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• McDavid scores twice, Oilers beat Coyotes 7-3

  19-01-2020 08:26
  
  HIGHLIGHTS: Edmonton 7, Arizona 3EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - There's nothing like a victory before a long break.Riley Sheahan had a goal and three assists and Connor McDavid scored twice as the Edmonton Oilers rode a strong start to a 7-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday."It's a good feeling going into the break," said Oilers head coach Dave Tippett. "We've had a good run here. It has been a good part of the schedule for us. The guys will get a break and come out of it, and we are right
  
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• Burke gives Roadrunners an OT win

  19-01-2020 08:01
  
  HIGHLIGHTS: Tucson 2, Ontario 1TUCSON - Brayden Burke scored with 20 seconds left in overtime to give the Tucson Roadrunners a 2-1 road victory Saturday night over the Ontario Reign.
  Burke earned two points on the night as he also assisted on Husdson Fasching's first period goal.Ivan Prosvetov, who was playing in game action for the first time in two weeks, stopped 26 straight shots after allowing a first period goal to earn the win in net.Prosvetov advanced his league lead in both goals against
  
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• I-10 WB lanes reopen in Marana

  19-01-2020 05:31
  
  The westbound lanes on I-10 are now open at Tangerine road
  in Marana, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
  The closure was due to crashes at mileposts 230 and 236.
  UPDATE: I-10 westbound is now OPEN at Tangerine Road, milepost 240.Continue to expect delays as they clear out going back to Cortaro Farms Road.#aztraffic pic.twitter.com/HuuOSyZJDk— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) January 19, 2020
  Officials say motorists should expect delays between Cotaro
  Farms and Tangerine roads
  
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• Fallen Firefighter Memorial held in downtown Tucson

  19-01-2020 04:27
  
  TUCSON-A special memorial took place on Saturday to honor the lives of firefighters who served and lost their lives protectingthe people of Tucson.The event took place at the Tucson Firefighters Memorial which is just outside of Fire Central in downtown Tucson.During the ceremony firefighters and their families honored those who were lost in the line of duty in 2019. They also honored those who have passed since retiring."A lot of people that were mentioned today are people that I worked around,
  
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• Memorial held for pilot killed in Kenya

  19-01-2020 04:06
  
  TUCSON -A memorial was held on Saturday for Dustin Harrison, the pilot who was recently killed in Kenya.Dustin was a pilot for a defense contractor and was one of three americans killed in the attack.
  He leaves behind his wife Hope and his 2-year-old daughter Heaven.Dustin was nine days away from coming home before he was killed, his sudden death leaves family members wishing they had more time."I could've made more of an effort you know hey lets do something but we were always like we're young
  
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• Wildcats earn dominant 75-54 win over No. 20 Colorado

  19-01-2020 02:25
  
  By DAVID BRANDT
  AP Sports WriterDK's Top Takeaways: ColoradoTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Arizona freshmen Nico Mannion, Josh Green and Zeke Nnaji all played one of their best games of the year on Saturday. So did some of the unheralded veterans like Dylan Smith, Ira Lee and Max Hazzard.The athleticism was impressive, the shots were falling and the defense was intense. When it was over, Arizona had powered its way to a 75-54 win over No. 20 Colorado that was rarely in doubt in front of a raucous crowd at
  
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• Cult ‘anointed by God’ kills 7 in Panama Jungle

  19-01-2020 01:16
  
  EL TERRÓN, Panama (AP) — Bibles rest on a wooden altar next to percussion instruments — a guiro and a drum — in the room where a religious sect allegedly forced a pregnant woman and five of her children to walk through fire in this remote hamlet.The makeshift sanctuary littered with muddy boots and scorched clothing belonged to a cult whose indigenous members professed to be “anointed by God” to sacrifice non-believers, even if the heretics were members of th
  
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• Harry, Meghan to quit royal jobs, give up ‘highness’ titles

  19-01-2020 00:58
  
  LONDON (AP) - Goodbye, your royal highnesses. Hello, life as - almost - ordinary civilians.Prince Harry and wife Meghan will no longer use the titles "royal highness" or receive public funds for their work under a deal that lets the couple step aside as working royals, Buckingham Palace announced Saturday.Releasing details of the dramatic split triggered by the couple's unhappiness with life under media scrutiny, the palace said Harry and Meghan will cease to be working members of the royal fami
  
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