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• NBA postpones Tuesday game between Lakers, Clippers after crash that killed Kobe Bryant ‘out of respect for the Lakers’

  27-01-2020 23:49
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBA postpones Tuesday game between Lakers, Clippers after crash that killed Kobe Bryant ‘out of respect for the Lakers’.
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• Vulnerable adult found after reported missing on east side

  27-01-2020 23:46
  
  Pima County Sheriff's Department
  TUCSON - Pima County Sheriff's Department located an 82-year-old man who was reported missing on the east side Monday afternoon.According to PCSD, Fred Stevenson was reported missing from in the 7800 block of East Camino Brazos traveling on foot at around at 12:30 p.m. Officials say he was last seen wearing a dark brown, green shirt and black pants.Stevenson was described to be six feet tall and weigh about 175 pounds. He has brown eyes and brown hair.PCSD said
  
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• Missing vulnerable adults last seen on east side

  27-01-2020 23:46
  
  TUCSON - Pima County Sheriff's Department is on the lookout for an 82-year-old man who was last seen on the east side Monday afternoon.According to PCSD, Fred Stevenson was last seen in the 7800 block of East Camino Brazos traveling on foot at around at 12:30 p.m. Officials say he was last seen wearing a dark brown, green shirt and black pants.Stevenson was described to be six feet tall and weigh about 175 pounds. He has brown eyes and brown hair.Anyone with information is advised to call 911.
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• Father of dead 2-month-old pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder, child abuse

  27-01-2020 23:32
  
  Dustin Jose/ Tucson Police Department
  TUCSON - The father of the 2-month-old who died Jan. 13 pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and child abuse in connection to the case Monday.Back on Jan. 31, Tucson Police Department responded to a home in the 500 block of West Thurber Road after they received a report of an unresponsive infant. The child was found with several injuries, including multiple brain bleeds and healing rib fractures.After further investigation, police discovered that the 2-mo
  
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• Father arrested after 2-month-son dies pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder, child abuse

  27-01-2020 23:32
  
  TUCSON - The father of the 2-month-old who died Jan. 13 pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and child abuse in connection to the case Monday.Back on Jan. 31, Tucson Police Department responded to a home in the 500 block of West Thurber Road after they received a report of an unresponsive infant. The child was found with several injuries, including multiple brain bleeds and healing rib fractures.After further investigation, police discovered that the 2-month-old was in the care of her father,
  
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• The Latest: Stocks plunge again on China virus concerns

  27-01-2020 23:10
  
  BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the new virus from China that has sickened thousands of people and killed dozens (all times local):5:05 a.m.The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 453 points and fell for a fifth straight day as investors worry that the outbreak of a new virus from China could hurt the global economy. The sell-off in U.S. stock markets followed steep declines in markets in Europe and Japan.The decline for the Dow wiped out its gains for January. The broader S&P 500 index fel
  
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• Tucson grandmother gets 21 years in death of 8-year-old twins

  27-01-2020 22:51
  
  Dorothy Flood/ Pima County Sheriff's Department
  TUCSON – A Tucson woman was sentenced to 21 years in prison in the death of her two twin grandsons.
  In December, Dorothy Flood pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
  On April 4, 2019, deputies responded to a residence in the 2400 block of W. Kessler Place near La Cholla Boulevard and Ruthrauff Road. Officials said two elementary-aged twins, who were later identified as Jaden and Jorden Webb, were found dead in the home with obvi
  
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• Thousands petition to change NBA logo in honor of late Kobe Bryant

  27-01-2020 22:47
  
  TUCSON - After news broke that NBA legend Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif., basketball fans from across the world came out in droves to show their support for the Los Angeles Lakers future Hall-Of-Famer.One of those tributes requested the NBA to change its logo to be a silhouette of the basketball great."With the untimely and unexpected passing of the great Kobe Bryant please sign this petition in an attempt to immortalize him forever as the new NBA Logo," creator Nick
  
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• Bacteria-sniffing dog helps keep NC hospital clean, safe

  27-01-2020 22:31
  
  (WITN)Detecting dangerous bacteria can be difficult, but an unusual new helper is sniffing around Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina to help patients.Harley the beagle is possibly the only dog in the U.S. working to detect this kind of bacteria in hospitals.Her owner, Keith Pittman, trained her to work with people, using treats to help her sniff out C. Diff, a bacteria common in hospital rooms that can cause unpleasant symptoms, illness and sometimes death when it's spread aroun
  
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• Vandals sought after Catalina HS broken into

  27-01-2020 22:00
  
  TUCSON – The Catalina High School Family Resource Center was
  broken into over the weekend, according to Tucson Unified School District.
  “Incidents like these affect our entire #TucsonUnified community,” TUSD said Monday afternoon on a Twitter post.We are very sad to share that the Catalina High School Family Resource Center was broken into over the weekendIncidents like these affect our entire #TucsonUnified community. We are asking anyone with information to contact our School
  
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• Justices allow enforcement of new green card rule

  27-01-2020 21:24
  
  By MARK SHERMAN
  WASHINGTON (AP) - A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to put in place a policy connecting the use of public benefits with whether immigrants could become permanent residents.
  The new policy can be used to deny green cards to immigrants over their use of public benefits including Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers, as well as other factors.The justices' order came by a 5-4 vote and reversed a ruling from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Bigger Than Ukraine

  27-01-2020 20:22
  
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• Mother arrested in suspicious death of 8-month daughter gets one-year probation

  27-01-2020 20:16
  
  TUCSON - The mother of the child who was found dead at their Tucson home in 2019 was sentenced to one year of probation in connection to the case Monday.On Jan. 24, 2018, Breanna Henson was arrested at her home in the 7700 block of East Apple Tree near Irvington and Pantano roads after her 8-month-old daughter was found unresponsive with a dog nearby. Police said she was reportedly found intoxicated and was initially arrested for one count of child abuse.On Dec. 19, Henson pleaded guilty to enda
  
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• Adoptable Pets: Cyclops Needs a Home

  27-01-2020 20:16
  
  “Hi, I’m Cyclops and I bet you can guess why they named me that!…
  
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• Steff and the Articles Blow Out 10 Candles

  27-01-2020 20:02
  
  Featuring whimsical string layers, an airtight rhythm section—equally adept at playing improvisational jazz rhythms in odd time signatures as straight ahead 4/4 pop rock—“girlish vocals” coyly delivering “quirky” lyrics, Steff and the Articles came together in 2009, as a vehicle for singer-songwriter Steff Koeppen to give her piano-based songs wheels. The band is comprised of drummer Tom Beech, violinists Jessica Muiseke-Wilkison and Katie Vargas, guitarist J
  
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• California man arrested in decades-old killings of five of his children, all infants.

  27-01-2020 19:51
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California man arrested in decades-old killings of five of his children, all infants.
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• The Latest: No evidence new virus from China spreading in US

  27-01-2020 19:38
  
  BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the new virus from China that has sickened thousands of people and killed dozens(all times local):2:30 a.m:U.S. health officials say they have no evidence that the new virus from China is spreading in the U.S. and they believe the risk to Americans remains low.
  As of Monday, five Americans have been diagnosed with the virus and all had traveled to central China. Health officials are investigating who they’ve been in contact with. Officials with the Center
  
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• Michelle Obama wins first Grammy for audio recording of memoir

  27-01-2020 19:33
  
  NEW YORK (AP) - Singer Billie Eilish, who gave voice to young people struggling with depression on a do-it-yourself album she made at home with her older brother, is atop the music world.The 18-year-old made history at the Grammy Awards Sunday. Not only did she become the youngest person to win one of Grammy's top awards - record, song and album of the year, and best new artist - Eilish is the first artist to sweep all four since Christopher Cross in 1981.Her triumph came on a night made somber
  
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• All 9 victims killed in the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash identified

  27-01-2020 19:06
  
  CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) - The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others that crashed in the rugged hills outside Los Angeles was flying in foggy weather considered dangerous enough that local police departments had grounded their choppers.The aircraft plunged into a steep hillside Sunday, scattering debris over an area the size of a football field and killing everyone aboard. The accident generated an outpouring of grief and shock around the world over the sudden loss of the all-time baske
  
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• Scottsboro, Alabama fire chief confirms 8 dead in Tennessee River boat dock fire

  27-01-2020 18:42
  
  SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) — Scottsboro, Alabama fire chief confirms 8 dead in Tennessee River boat dock fire.
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• WATCH LIVE: Defense resumes in key impeachment week; Dems seek witnesses

  27-01-2020 18:29
  
  President Donald Trump's impeachment trial is entering a pivotal week.His defense team resumes its case on Monday, and senators face a critical vote on whether to hear witnesses or proceed directly to a vote that's widely expected to end in Trump's acquittal. To watch our live stream of today's Senate impeachment trial starting at approx. 11:00 a.m., click here The articles of impeachment charge Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
  Those decisions on witnesses may be complicat
  
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• Defense resumes in key impeachment week; Dems seek witnesses

  27-01-2020 18:29
  
  President Donald Trump's impeachment trial is entering a pivotal week.His defense team resumes its case on Monday, and senators face a critical vote on whether to hear witnesses or proceed directly to a vote that's widely expected to end in Trump's acquittal. The articles of impeachment charge Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
  Those decisions on witnesses may be complicated by reports Trump said he wanted to maintain a freeze on military assistance to Ukraine until it aided
  
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• Arizonan who was diagnosed with coronavirus visited Wuhan

  27-01-2020 18:23
  
  PHOENIX (KPNX) - A person who is part of the Arizona State University community is the first in the state to be diagnosed with the coronavirus, raising the number of confirmed U.S. cases of the new pneumonia-like virus from China to five. The Arizona Department of Health Services and Maricopa County Department of Health announced the diagnosis in a press release on Sunday. The person who was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus had recently traveled from Wuhan, China, just like th
  
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• Arizonan who was diagnosed with coronavirus member of ASU community

  27-01-2020 18:23
  
  PHOENIX (KPNX)  A person who is part of the Arizona State University community is the first in the state to be diagnosed with the coronavirus, raising the number of confirmed U.S. cases of the new pneumonia-like virus from China to five. The Arizona Department of Health Services and Maricopa County Department of Health announced the diagnosis in a press release on Sunday. The person who was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus had recently traveled from Wuhan, China, just like the
  
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• U.S. prosecutor says Prince Andrew has been uncooperative in Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking inquiry

  27-01-2020 18:01
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. prosecutor says Prince Andrew has been uncooperative in Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking inquiry.
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• Rescue puppy has three ears

  27-01-2020 17:14
  
  (KFOR)  An animal rescue group in Oklahoma City has taken
  in a dog that appears to have a third ear."Trip" was given to Mutt Misfits, an organization that takes in animals with illnesses, injuries and special needs.The rescue is working to raise money for a CT scan to take a closer look at Trip's ear.Rescuers say the pup has had a few health issues like seizures and balance problems and is hoping the CT scan will provide some answers.Read more: http://bit.ly/2Rz0xuZ">http://bit.ly/2
  
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• US stocks tumble amid global sell-off after rise in coronavirus cases

  27-01-2020 17:10
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -U.S. stocks tumbled following a sell-off in markets in Europe and Japan Monday after China announced a sharp rise in cases of a deadly new virus that threatens to crimp global economic growth.
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average and
  S&P 500 each fell more than 1%, giving up a significant portion of their
  gains for January. Airlines, resorts and other companies that rely on travel
  and tourism suffered steep losses. Gold prices rose as did bonds as investors
  headed for safer holdi
  
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• Mongolia closes border, China extends holiday to fight virus

  27-01-2020 17:09
  
  By JOE McDONALDBEIJING (AP) - China on Monday expanded its sweeping efforts to contain a deadly virus, extending the Lunar New Year holiday to keep the public at home and avoid spreading infection as the death toll rose to 81.
  Mongolia closed its vast border with China, and Hong Kong and Malaysiaannounced they would bar entry to visitors from the Chinese province at the center of the outbreak following a warning by medical officials that the virus's ability to spread was growing. Travel agencies
  
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• Tax season is here: IRS begins processing returns Monday

  27-01-2020 16:22
  
  Arizona’s individual income tax filing season for tax year
  2019 has officially opened.
  The deadline to file is April 15.
  The Arizona Department of Revenue encourages
  taxpayers to file electronically and have refunds direct deposited to help reduce errors and the
  potential for tax fraud.
  Taxpayers can view a list of software providers certified to submit electronically filed returns with the department
  and access Arizona tax forms and instructions (including in
  
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• US sales of newly built homes fell 0.4% in December, but 2019 was strongest year for sales since 2006

  27-01-2020 16:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — US sales of newly built homes fell 0.4% in December, but 2019 was strongest year for sales since 2006.
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• Bryant’s helicopter flew in fog that grounded other choppers

  27-01-2020 16:00
  
  CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) - The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others that crashed outside Los Angeles was flying in foggy conditions considered dangerous enough that local police agencies grounded their choppers.
  Bryant's helicopter plunged into a rugged hillside Sunday with an impact that scattered debris over an area the size of a football field and killed everyone aboard.
  The accident unleashed an outpouring of grief from admirers around the country who mourned the sudden loss of the
  
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• US stocks tumble following sell-off in Europe, Japan as coronavirus outbreak grows; Dow drops 500, travel companies sink

  27-01-2020 15:33
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — US stocks tumble following sell-off in Europe, Japan as coronavirus outbreak grows; Dow drops 500, travel companies sink.
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• Taliban say mystery crash in Afghanistan was US aircraft

  27-01-2020 15:25
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A U.S. military aircraft crashed in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, a Taliban spokesman and Afghan journalist affiliated with the militant group said.Tariq Ghazniwal, a journalist in the area, said that he saw the burning aircraft. In an exchange on Twitter, he told The Associated Press that he saw two bodies and the front of the aircraft was badly burned. He added that aircraft's body and tail were hardly damaged. His information could not be independently verified.Tali
  
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• Taliban-affiliated journalist, militant spokesman say US military aircraft crashed in Afghanistan

  27-01-2020 15:03
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Taliban-affiliated journalist, militant spokesman say US military aircraft crashed in Afghanistan.
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• Survivors return to Auschwitz 75 years after liberation

  27-01-2020 14:53
  
  Survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp are gathering for commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the camp by the Soviet army.
  Monday's ceremony will stress the testimony of survivors and include warnings about the signs of rising anti-Semitism and hatred in the world today. In all, more than 200 survivors of the camp are expected, many of them elderly Jews who have traveled from homes in Israel, the United States, Australia, Peru and elsewhere.
  Many of them lost
  
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• Democrats demand Bolton testify at Trump’s impeachment trial

  27-01-2020 14:43
  
  By ERIC TUCKER, ZEKE MILLER and LISA MASCAROWASHINGTON (AP) - The stakes over witness testimony at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial are rising now that a draft of a book from former national security adviser John Bolton appears to undercut a key defense argument.Bolton writes in the forthcoming book that Trump told him that he wanted to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in security aid from Ukraine until it helped him with politically charged investigations, including into Democ
  
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• Alabama fire chief confirms deaths as fire destroys 35 boats

  27-01-2020 14:16
  
  SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) — A fire chief in Alabama has confirmed fatalities in a massive fire that consumed at least 35 boats docked along the Tennessee River.Scottsboro Fire Chief Gene Necklaus isn’t saying how many people have died. Earlier, he said 7 people were hospitalized and 7 others were missing after a fire destroyed at least 35 boats docked in Jackson County Park.Crews were called to the fire at about 12:30 a.m. on Monday. The chief said most of the vessels were houseboats.The
  
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• US military says it is investigating reports of an airplane crash in Taliban-controlled territory in Afghanistan

  27-01-2020 13:59
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US military says it is investigating reports of an airplane crash in Taliban-controlled territory in Afghanistan.
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• Scottsboro Fire Chief Gene Necklaus says multiple fatalities in Alabama boat dock fire; number of dead not confirmed

  27-01-2020 13:45
  
  SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) — Scottsboro Fire Chief Gene Necklaus says multiple fatalities in Alabama boat dock fire; number of dead not confirmed.
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• Fire chief says 7 people missing, 7 hospitalized as Alabama dock fire destroys 35 vessels, most of them houseboats

  27-01-2020 13:28
  
  SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) — Fire chief says 7 people missing, 7 hospitalized as Alabama dock fire destroys 35 vessels, most of them houseboats.
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• Some morning sprinkles then sunny and cooler!

  27-01-2020 13:11
  
  TUCSON - After a warm and sunny weekend, the only changes today will be slightly cooler temperatures and a chance for light rain this morning.
  Today: Mostly sunny with more seasonable temperatures. High: 68°Tonight: Clear and cold. Low: 39°Tomorrow: More of the same with tons of sunshine. High: 69°A system passing by will bring some sprinkles this morning for valley locations with rain/snow for the mountains. The Catalina and Rincon Mountains could get in on some
  
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• Some morning sprinkles then mostly sunny!

  27-01-2020 13:11
  
  TUCSON - After a warm and sunny weekend, the only changes today will be slightly cooler temperatures and a chance for light rain this morning.
  Today: Mostly sunny with more seasonable temperatures. High: 68°Tonight: Clear and cold. Low: 39°Tomorrow: More of the same with tons of sunshine. High: 69°A system passing by will bring some sprinkles this morning for valley locations with rain/snow for the mountains. The Catalina and Rincon Mountains could get in on some
  
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• Passenger plane from Afghanistan’s Ariana Airlines crashes in Taliban-held area of Ghazni province, local officials say.

  27-01-2020 11:24
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Passenger plane from Afghanistan’s Ariana Airlines crashes in Taliban-held area of Ghazni province, local officials say.
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• A Player’s Program remembers Kobe Bryant

  27-01-2020 10:36
  
  Reggie Geary learned the Mamba Mentality in ParisTUCSON - Arizona Basketball joined the world on Sunday in mourning the death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant.From Wildcats young who grew up watching the 18-time all star and five-time champion to A Player's Program old, many of whom Bryant and his Lakers teams climbed over to win so successfully during his era.
  This is John Lennon, this is Princess Diana, Prince, Michael Jackson. This isn’t the basketball community, the WORLD is in shock.—
  
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• Peltier breezes to a Chilly Willy 150 win

  27-01-2020 09:33
  
  2020 Chilly Willy 150TUCSON - Preston Peltier is the winner of the 7th annual Chilly Willy 150 at Tucson Speeway. He's the seventh different driver to take the winter event that kicks off the race season at Tucson Speedway.The Brighton, Colorado driver (#48), who started on the inside of the front row, took control of the race on the 4th lap after the 75-lap intermission and never relinquished it, winning by a comforable margin.Tucson's Mark Neff (#42N) edged out Kole Raz (#21) in a fierce battl
  
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• Morant has late burst, Grizzlies hold off Suns 114-109

  27-01-2020 08:47
  
  CLAY BAILEY
  Associated PressMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Ja Morant scored 14 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter to help the Memphis Grizzlies hold off the Phoenix Suns 114-109 on Sunday night for their second straight victory.Playing hours after news that former NBA star Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter accident, the Grizzlies won the opening tip and immediately took a 24-second clock violation. When the Suns took possession, they stayed in the backcourt for an 8-second violation - the 24 and
  
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• The Latest: FKA twigs just dances at Grammy Prince tribute

  27-01-2020 05:09
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the Grammy Awards, being presented Sunday at Los Angeles’ Staples Center (all times local):7:55 p.m.
  Sheila E. says FKA twigs made the decision to dance instead of sing alongside Usher during their Prince tribute at the Grammys.Sheila E. said backstage Sunday that twigs chose against singing because she didn’t have the proper audio equipment for her to hear. She says Twigs decided to appear as a backup dancer, which drew initial criticism from s
  
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• The Latest: DJ Khaled leads Grammy homage to Nipsey Hussle

  27-01-2020 04:39
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the Grammy Awards, being presented Sunday at Los Angeles’ Staples Center (all times local):7:40 p.m.
  Meek Mill and DJ Khaled led a tribute to the late Nipsey Hussle at the Grammys.
  “When we lost you it really put some pain on me,” Mill said in the somber solo rap that opened the tribute to his fellow rapper who was shot and killed 10 months ago at age 33.
  Things got more celebratory when Khaled and John Legend appeared.
  “Everybody ge
  
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• The Latest: Bryant also gets quieter tributes at Grammys

  27-01-2020 04:30
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the Grammy Awards, being presented Sunday at Los Angeles’ Staples Center (all times local):7:30 p.m.
  The Grammy Awards have included plenty of sincere and explicit tributes to Kobe Bryant on the day of the NBA star’s death, but there were many more subtle ones too.
  Billy Ray Cyrus’ guitar had “#24,” Bryant’s number, on his guitar and Lil Nas X had a Bryant jersey draped over a chair at the beginning of their performance o
  
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• Workers criticize Amazon on climate despite risk to jobs

  27-01-2020 03:47
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Hundreds of employees are openly criticizing Amazon's record on climate change despite what they say is a company policy that puts their jobs at risk for speaking out.On Sunday, more than 300 employees of the online retail giant signed their names and job titles to statements on blog post on Medium. The online protest was organized by a group called Amazon Employees For Climate Justice, an advocacy group founded by Amazon workers that earlier this month said the company had
  
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