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• Iowa school district ends Valentine’s Day celebrations

  24-01-2020 23:59
  
  WAUKEE, Iowa (CNN) - Not everyone is in love with Valentine's Day.In fact, a school district in Iowa will no longer celebrate it.The Waukee Community school district is making that call based
  on community and educator input.The feedback shows fewer families in the area embrace the
  holiday and it can be time-consuming for teachers.Instead of Valentine's Day, the district plans to hold "Give Love" parties in the spring. "Our motto in Waukee
  is 'give love.' And, we've had that model for three
  
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• Arizona-Mexico trade and investment offices open in Chihuahua,Guanajuato

  24-01-2020 23:37
  
  PHOENIX - Gov. Doug Ducey announced the opening of two new Arizona-Mexico Trade and Investment Offices in Chihuahua and Guanajuato, Mexico.The offices will be a part of the Arizona Commerce Authority, creating a platform for businesses in both Arizona and Mexico. Officials say they hope the offices will also increase foreign direct investment opportunities and international trade between the two entities.“Under Gov. Ducey’s leadership, Arizona’s mutually beneficial partnership
  
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• Virginia police officer dies after dragged by vehicle during traffic stop

  24-01-2020 23:30
  
  NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) - Police in Virginia say a man has been charged in Newport News with felony homicide after a 24-year-old police officer was fatally dragged by a vehicle during a traffic stop.Police Chief Steve Drew said Friday during an emotional news conference that Katie Thyne was one of two officers standing by the vehicle. It drove a block before slamming into a tree Thursday evening.Drew said the driver was Vernon Green II.He said Green's vehicle was pulled over because of a drug com
  
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• Two arrested in connection to drive-by shooting in Douglas

  24-01-2020 23:18
  
  DOUGLAS, Ariz. - Two people were arrested Saturday in connection to an alleged drive-by shooting that occurred near Coronado Hills Jan. 17.According to Douglas Police Department, 21-year-old Caleb Beaudion of Louisiana and 24-year-old Jimmy Nunez of Arkansas were taken in custody after they allegedly fled the scene in a vehicle following reports of a shooting at around 5:30 p.m. Jan. 17 near the intersection of Washinton Avenue and Golf Course Road. DPD said the two were reportedly under the inf
  
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• France announces 3rd confirmed case of deadly virus from China

  24-01-2020 23:11
  
  PARIS (AP) — France announces 3rd confirmed case of deadly virus from China.
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• Student in possession of BB gun prompts concern at Marana HS

  24-01-2020 23:00
  
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  MARANA, Ariz. - An investigation is underway after a student enrolled into Marana Unified School District reportedly brought a BB gun to school Friday.According to MUSD, school officials received several reports that a Marana High School student had a BB gun in his possession. After further investigation, school officials identified the student and confiscated the BB gun.Authorities say the student was not carrying the toy weapon when it was confiscated. Officials said there was no
  
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• Hundreds of Mexican guardsmen engage migrant caravan along highway

  24-01-2020 22:43
  
  FRONTERA HIDALGO, Mexico (AP) — Eight hundred Central American migrants have been hauled onto to buses by Mexican national guardsmen and immigration agents after crossing into the country early Thursday and walking for hours along a rural highway.The migrants had stopped for the day at a shaded crossroads when hundreds of national guard troops advanced their lines to within 100 yards of the migrants.A brief negotiation stalled, the migrants knelt to the ground in prayer and began to c
  
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• Trailer Fire on Tucson's Northwest Side

  24-01-2020 22:30
  
  One local resident and two dogs are displaced after their home caught fire on Tucson’s Northwest side. …
  
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• Trump threatens California with health care funds loss over abortion coverage

  24-01-2020 22:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) -The Trump administration is threatening California with a potential loss of federal health care funds over the state's requirement that insurance plans cover abortions.The announcement from the Health and Human Services Department came before President Donald Trump addressed the annual anti-abortion March for Life.HHS is giving California 30 days to comply with a federal law known as the Weldon amendment.That law bars federal health care funding from being provided to states or
  
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• Turkish authorities say death toll reaches 14 from earthquake in country’s east

  24-01-2020 22:16
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities say death toll reaches 14 from earthquake in country’s east.
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• Crews respond to mobile home fire on Tucson’s northwest side

  24-01-2020 21:40
  
  TUCSON – Crews are responding to a mobile home fire Friday afternoon. According to Northwest Fire District, units were dispatched to Carapan Street and Palm Vista Avenue.Multiple traffic restrictions are in place as crews battle the fire. Motorists are asked to avoid the area.Northwest and @GRFDAZ crews on scene of a mobile home fire at Carapan and Palm Vista. Multiple traffic restrictions, including CURTIS closed at Davis. Avoid the area. More info to follow as available. pic.twitter.com/
  
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• Trump, a late convert to cause, attends anti-abortion rally

  24-01-2020 20:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump called it his “profound honor" on Friday to be the first president to attend the annual anti-abortion gathering in Washington called the March for Life. He used his speech to attack Democrats as embracing “radical and extreme positions" on abortion. He praised those attending the event, saying “unborn children have never had a stronger defender in the White House."
  Trump once declared in a 1999 interview that he is "pro-choice in every r
  
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• France confirms two cases of deadly new virus from China, the first in Europe

  24-01-2020 20:27
  
  PARIS (AP) — France confirms two cases of deadly new virus from China, the first in Europe.
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• Turkey’s interior minister says 4 people have died in earthquake in the country’s east

  24-01-2020 20:21
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s interior minister says 4 people have died in earthquake in the country’s east.
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• Protestors in Baghdad demand US troops leave Iraq

  24-01-2020 20:08
  
  BAGDAD (AP) - Tens of thousands of people rallied in Baghdad to demand the ouster of American troops from Iraq.The show of force by followers of Muqtada al-Sadr and Iranian-backed militias comes amid heightened tensions after a U.S. drone strike on Jan. 3 that killed a top Iranian general in the Iraqi capital.There were no official estimates of the turnout, but it clearly fell short of the “million-man” march that the radical cleric had called for. Loudspeakers blasted slogans like &
  
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• Police reports detail history of child welfare encounters with Phoenix mom accused of killing 3 children

  24-01-2020 19:54
  
  PHOENIX (KPNX) - Recently obtained police reports from the Prague Police Department in Oklahoma shed new light on how the woman who allegedly killed her three children in Phoenix Monday previously had these children taken away. Rachel Henry, 22, is accused of the callous murder of her three children 3-year-old Zane Henry, 1-year-old Miraya Henry and 7-month-old Catalaya Rios.Henry moved to the Phoenix area from Oklahoma in June, authorities say. She had several contacts with local poli
  
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• Tucson co-ed football team headed to Orlando for 2020 Pro Bowl

  24-01-2020 19:48
  
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  TUCSON - A group of Tucson kids part of a local co-ed youth flag football team is at the 2020 Pro Bowl in Orlando.
  A
  local youth team is representing Tucson on a national stage.
  Tucson Turf Elite League Football team is in Orlando after they earned a trip to the NFL Pro Bowl to compete against other youth flag football teams from across the country.
  Turf Teams putting in some work getting ready for NFL Flag National Championships at the
  
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• You could deliver books... on a bike!

  24-01-2020 19:42
  
  We want YOU... to become a Bookbike volunteer!Do you ♥ your Library?…
  
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• Turkey’s emergency management agency says a strong earthquake has shaken the country’s east.

  24-01-2020 19:12
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s emergency management agency says a strong earthquake has shaken the country’s east.
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• Claytoon of the Day: Smearing 1999

  24-01-2020 19:11
  
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• Pentagon: 34 US troops had brain injuries from Iran’s strike

  24-01-2020 18:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) -The Pentagon says 34 U.S. troops have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries suffered in this month's Iranian missile strike on an Iraqi airbase. Half of the troops have returned to their duties, while the others are still under observation.
  The 34 total is more than previously reported.
  President Donald Trump had initially said he was told that no troops had been injured in the Jan. 8 strike.
  The military said symptoms were no immediately apparent, and that in some cases,
  
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• GOP senators play with fidget spinners during Trump impeachment trial

  24-01-2020 18:15
  
  WASHINGTON (NBC News) - As Democratic House members presented their opening statements to the senate during the impeachment of President Donald Trump some senators used toys and or games to pass the time.According
  to reports, North Carolina GOP senator, Richard Burr handed out fidget spinners
  to several of his colleagues.The small
  toys were spotted on many senators' desks, and sketch artists captured some
  playing with them during the hearings.Sen. Tom
  Cotton of Arkansas was seen playing with a s
  
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• New Kentucky bill requires care for infants who survive failed abortion attempt

  24-01-2020 18:02
  
  FRANKFORT (AP) -A Kentucky Senate panel has approved a bill to require that doctors and other health workers provide life-saving care for an infant born alive after a failed abortion attempt.The measure sailed through the Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection Committee without opposition Thursday.The bill now heads to the Republican-dominated Senate.Sen. Whitney Westerfield, the bill's lead sponsor, says he isn't aware of any instances in which an infant was born alive in Kentu
  
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• 2nd US case of new deadly virus from China confirmed in Chicago

  24-01-2020 17:52
  
  CHICAGO (AP) -A Chicago woman has become the second U.S. patient diagnosed with the new pneumonia-like virus from China.Health officials say woman returned from a trip to China on Jan. 13 without showing any signs of illness, but a few days later she called her doctor to report feeling sick.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the woman is doing well, but is hospitalized to prevent spread of the virus and anyone she had close contact with is being monitored.CDC officials say the r
  
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• California vineyard tank leaks, spilling 97K gallons of red wine into river

  24-01-2020 17:44
  
  SONOMA VALLEY, Calif. (KGO) - Crews in Sonoma Valley, Calif. are working to clean up a massive wine spill after 97,000 gallons of red wine spilled into a creek Wednesday.That's enough to fill eight large tanker trucks.Most of the wine is believed to have made its way into the Russian
  River, which flows into the Pacific Ocean.The Governor's Office of Emergency Services says a blending tank
  door at Rodney Strong Vineyards popped open -- spilling the wine."We are deeply, deeply concerned about this
  
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• Vermont considers emoji license plates

  24-01-2020 16:29
  
  (WPTZ)  A bill seeking
  to create a new vanity license plate featuring emojis was introduced to
  Vermont's state House Committee on Transportation Wednesday.State Representative Rebecca White introduced
  the bill, which would allow drivers to add one of six available emojis to their
  license plate when registering a vehicle in Vermont. The symbols would be added
  in addition to the plate's registration number, and would not replace any
  letters or numbers assigned by the Commissioner of Motor Veh
  
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• Police chief: 2 fatalities confirmed after large warehouse explosion shakes Houston

  24-01-2020 16:28
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Police chief: 2 fatalities confirmed after large warehouse explosion shakes Houston.
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• Border Patrol agents seize 165 pounds of meth in Nogales drainage tunnel

  24-01-2020 16:24
  
  NOGALES - U.S. Border Patrol agents busted two men in Nogales with hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine.According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the two men were trying to
  smuggle more than 165 pounds of suspected methamphetamine through an underground
  drainage tunnel.Border Patrol said agents working in Nogales responded to a smuggling
  attempt shortly after 8:30 p.m. on January 17th.  They then found the two men floating 70 packages
  of suspected drugs from south to north through a
  
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• WATCH LIVE: President Trump’s impeachment trial

  24-01-2020 16:20
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic House prosecutors have made an expansive argument at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial that he abused power like no other president in history, swept up by a “completely bogus” theory about Ukrainian interference in the 2016 election.
  The Democrats say that led Trump to demand that Ukraine investigate his rival Joe Biden — while he withheld crucial military aid as leverage.
  On Friday, the Democrats will press their final day of arguments be
  
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• Democrats argue ‘right matters’ in Trump impeachment trial

  24-01-2020 16:20
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic House prosecutors have made an expansive argument at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial that he abused power like no other president in history, swept up by a “completely bogus” theory about Ukrainian interference in the 2016 election.
  The Democrats say that led Trump to demand that Ukraine investigate his rival Joe Biden — while he withheld crucial military aid as leverage.
  On Friday, the Democrats will press their final day of arguments be
  
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• Meth seizures see dramatic rise at Arizona border

  24-01-2020 16:06
  
  Author: Mitch Carr 12 NewsPHOENIX - Mexican drug cartels are flooding the United States with cheap, high-quality methamphetamine, according to statistics from U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Drug Enforcement Administration.Seizure numbers provided by the DEA show that Arizona CBP sectors confiscated 11,887 pounds of meth in 2017. That number rose to 26,578 pounds in 2018 and rose again to 31,511 pounds in 2019.The increased seizures correlate to an increase in the amount of meth that
  
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• Love thrifting? Hit the Just Between Friends this weekend

  24-01-2020 15:28
  
  TUCSON – If you’re a serious second-hand shopper, you may
  want to hit the Tucson Convention Center (TCC) this weekend.
  Just Between Friends is a local event that started 12 years ago. The event’s purpose is to recycle children’s clothes and equipment while helping local families save time and money.
  The free admission event is open to the public. On Friday the event will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Tucson Convention Center Ballro
  
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• 2019 was Mexico’s most violent, Sonora saw biggest jump in homicides

  24-01-2020 14:44
  
  TUCSON – A new report shows an increase in violent crimes in Mexico, setting records for the most murders ever recorded.
  The Mexican state of Sonora saw the biggest jump in
  homicides, alarming people on both sides of the border.
  Sheriffs in Santa Cruz and Cochise counties take the violence
  in Mexico very seriously, especially when the number of murders has increased.
  “When you see it happening over there and it is so close to our side, it is concerning,” said Santa Cruz County
  
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• Police: Shots fired, several injured and some likely dead in southwestern Germany

  24-01-2020 14:19
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Police: Shots fired, several injured and some likely dead in southwestern Germany.
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• Hittin’ the Trails 4 You – Bridal Veil Falls

  24-01-2020 13:24
  
  TUCSON - Last week we visited the Esperero trail and this week we’re Hittin’ the Trails from Esperero canyon to Bridal Veil Falls.You'll have some work to do as
  you gain nearly 3-thousand feet in elevation!It's roughly 12 and a half
  miles round trip from the Esperero Trailhead to the falls so be prepared
  to invest a half day.And if you time it out right you'll
  treat yourself to a classic Tucson sunset as you head back.You can find directions and a map to Bridal Ve
  
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• Sunny and warm this weekend!

  24-01-2020 13:19
  
  TUCSON - Another cold start this morning with some patchy fog possible. Highs warm into the low 70s in Tucson and into the 60s to the south and east. More of the same this weekend! Today: Mostly sunny with a few clouds during the afternoon. High: 73°Tonight: Partly cloudy and cold. Low: 42°Tomorrow:More of the same with tons of sunshine. High: 72°Expect tons of sunshine this morning with a few clouds this afternoon. Today and through the weekend temperat
  
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• 15-year-old Coco Gauff upsets defending champion Naomi Osaka at Australian Open

  24-01-2020 10:23
  
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — 15-year-old Coco Gauff upsets defending champion Naomi Osaka at Australian Open.
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• Where to Rock, This Weekend, Jan. 24 - 26

  24-01-2020 09:00
  
  Friday, Jan. 24…
  
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• Things to do, This Weekend, Jan. 24 - 26

  24-01-2020 09:00
  
  Dillinger Brewing: Beer Releases & Three-Year Anniversary.…
  
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• WOMEN: Wildcats want to pack McKale for historic meeting with Sun Devils

  24-01-2020 08:54
  
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  TUCSON - The last time Arizona swept Arizona State in women's basketball the names were Felcity Willis, Reshea Bristol and Tatum Brown leading the ladies of Tucson.WILDCATS PREVIEW ASU GAMEThe Wildcats were on their way to a 25-7 season and a second round game in the NCAA Tournament.It was the glory years of a rivalry that has been admittedly one-sided in favor of the women from Tempe.
  When the Wildcats bussed up I-10and beat the Sun Devils 72-61 on February
  
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• China expands lockdowns due to new virus to now include at least 10 cities with a total of about 33 million people

  24-01-2020 08:29
  
  BEIJING (AP) — China expands lockdowns due to new virus to now include at least 10 cities with a total of about 33 million people.
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• House Bill takes aim at student voting

  24-01-2020 06:39
  
  TUCSON - As the sun went down on Thursday at the University of Arizona, Cesar Aguilar was hard at work.
  "Are you guys registered to vote?" Aguilar asks two students who pass by him. "We have an important election coming up this November."
  Aguilar is the Executive Director of the Arizona Students' Association, an organization that works to register voters on college campuses.
  The ASA stands firmly opposed to House Bill 2461.Proposed by Flagstaff Republican Rep. Bob Thorpe, HB-2461 bans the use of
  
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• DIGGING DEEPER: Property crimes among the top crimes in Pima County

  24-01-2020 06:30
  
  TUCSON - The new year has just begun and thieves are breaking into homes stealing what some people may have gotten for Christmas.According to statistics from an insurance company, more homes are broken into in Arizona during the month of January. Across the country, over 3,000 burglaries are committed daily, according to the FBI’s crime data. In 2018, claims were over $3 billion with the average claim being more than $2,700. Here in Pima County, property theft crimes ar
  
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• PCSD responding to reported shooting west of Tucson Mall

  24-01-2020 06:22
  
  TUCSON - Pima County Sheriff's Department responded to a reported shooting at the 4600 block of North Camino Aire Fresco on Thursday night.
  Upon arrival, deputies located one victim who was then transported to the hospital.
  Please avoid the area.This is an ongoing investigation.Stay with News 4 Tucson to find out the latest information on this story.The post PCSD responding to reported shooting west of Tucson Mall appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Clothing donation company hosting sale event at TCC

  24-01-2020 05:44
  
  TUCSON - Just Between Friends Tucson started accepting clothing donations for its annual consignment sale at the Tucson Convention Center this weekend.It's heeeeerrrrreee! 100,000 items - infants through teens at 50-90% off retail! Public Shopping:Thursday 10am -...Posted by Just Between Friends Tucson, Arizona on Thursday, January 23, 2020
  You can check out all of
  the other clothes that are on sale Friday and Saturday.Doors are open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on
  
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• Neighborhood-friendly health care center opens new location near UArizona

  24-01-2020 05:23
  
  TUCSON - The new HealthOn
  University facility is now accepting patients.The new location that is
  just a few blocks away from the University of Arizona campus had a ceremony and
  open house on Thursday afternoon.
  The facility offers many
  essential health services including primary care, X-ray, pediatrics, and much
  more.A representative from HealthOn University said
  that the facility locations are neighborhood friendly because they are easily accessible,
  convenient, have extended hours and same-day
  
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• UArizona joining local fight against opioid epidemic with $1.47M grant

  24-01-2020 04:58
  
  TUCSON - The University of
  Arizona is joining the local effort to help people avoid jail time and instead
  receive treatment for opioid abuse.
  It’s all part of a three-year
  $1.47 million grant.
  The program is called Unified
  Medication Assisted Treatment Targeted Engagement Response, or U-MATTER.It's designed to address opioid abuse
  head-on and prevent drug related deaths by sending people found in possession
  of opioids to treatment instead of jail and giving them a kit that includes
  narcan.
  
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• China broadens lockdowns to new cities, encompassing more than 20.5 million people, to try to contain new virus

  24-01-2020 03:32
  
  BEIJING (AP) — China broadens lockdowns to new cities, encompassing more than 20.5 million people, to try to contain new virus.
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• 3 American firefighters killed after plane crash in Australia, victims identified

  24-01-2020 02:56
  
  SYDNEY (AP) — Three American firefighting airplane crew members were killed Thursday when the C-130 Hercules aerial water tanker they were in crashed while battling wildfires in southeastern Australia, officials said.Those three firefighters were identified in a statement released by Coulson Aviation (USA) Inc. on Thursday.
  Captain Ian H. McBeth, 45,First Officer Paul Clyde Hudson,43, and Flight Engineer Rick A. DeMorgan Jr. ,44, were the victims.
  First Officer Paul Clyde Hudson lived in B
  
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• 3 American firefighters killed after plane crash in Australia, 1 victim from AZ

  24-01-2020 02:56
  
  SYDNEY (AP) — Three American firefighting airplane crew members were killed Thursday when the C-130 Hercules aerial water tanker they were in crashed while battling wildfires in southeastern Australia, officials said.Those three firefighters were identified in a statement released by Coulson Aviation (USA) Inc. on Thursday.
  Captain Ian H. McBeth, 45,First Officer Paul Clyde Hudson,43, and Flight Engineer Rick A. DeMorgan Jr. ,44, were the victims.
  First Officer Paul Clyde Hudson lived in B
  
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