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• White supremacist Dylann Roof appeals convictions, death sentence in killing of 9 black church members in South Carolina

  28-01-2020 23:54
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — White supremacist Dylann Roof appeals convictions, death sentence in killing of 9 black church members in South Carolina.
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• Two tax increase measures that aim to boost education may be on November AZ ballot

  28-01-2020 23:52
  
  PHOENIX (AP) -Arizona voters may have the opportunity to choose between competing tax increase measures to boost school funding in November.A proposal backed by some Republican lawmakers to boost a dedicated sales tax from 6/10 of a cent to a full penny is set for its first hearing Tuesday. If the full Senate and the House pass Sen. Kate Brophy McGee's referral it will appear on the ballot. Brophy-McGee said the proposal would boost yearly funding for schools, community colleges and universities
  
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• Defense Department: Soldier from NC dies in accident in Syria

  28-01-2020 23:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Defense Department says a 22-year-old soldier from North Carolina has died in a rollover accident in Syria.The department said Saturday that Spc. Antonio I. Moore of Wilmington, North Carolina, died Friday in Deir ez Zor Province, Syria, during the accident while conducting route-clearing operations.The incident is under investigation. Moore was assigned to the 363rd Engineer Battalion, 411th Engineer Brigade, in Knightdale, North Carolina.The post Defense Department: Soldi
  
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• Martha McSally Keeps Dodging Tough Questions

  28-01-2020 23:36
  
  U.S. Sen. Martha McSally decided she’d take to the pages of the Arizona Republic yesterday to explain why she called a CNN reporter a “liberal hack” instead of answering a basic question about whether she wanted to hear from witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.It was obviously a rehearsed line: McSally even had one of her staffers recording the incident so she could tweet it out and—by the end of the same day—start hawking T-shirts and raisi
  
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• More than 100 migrants deported back to Mexico on Mesa repatriation flight

  28-01-2020 23:25
  
  TUCSON - More than 100 individuals who reportedly crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally were flown back to Mexico from Mesa Friday.According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the 106 people boarded a repatriation flight in Mesa that morning.Officials say the flight transported the individuals back to Mexico.
  The era of catch and release is over. Those who cross the U.S. border illegally are expeditiously being returned to their country. Today, @ICEgov deported 106 individuals to Mexico v
  
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• In Memoriam: Isaac Kirkman

  28-01-2020 23:17
  
  Born on August, 2, 1979, Isaac Kirkman grew up in Greenville, South Carolina into a military family who moved about regularly. In a 2015 interview with Cynthia Dagnal-Myron, for The HuffPost, Kirkman described his hometown as a place where “the Civil War never ended.” He encountered bigotry and intolerance.…
  
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• The Latest: AP source: Plane leaves China with Americans

  28-01-2020 23:02
  
  BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China that has sickened thousands of people and killed more than 100 (all times local):5:45 a.m.A U.S. State Department official has told The Associated Press that a chartered plane sent to China to pick up Americans in the city of Wuhan has departed and is en route to the U.S.
  Wuhan is the epicenter of a new virus that has sickened thousands and killed more than 100.
  The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the offi
  
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• AP source: Chartered plane evacuating Americans from Chinese city hit hard by new virus has departed, is enroute to U.S.

  28-01-2020 22:50
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — AP source: Chartered plane evacuating Americans from Chinese city hit hard by new virus has departed, is enroute to U.S.
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• Tennesse man charged with drug possession lights joint in court

  28-01-2020 22:30
  
  LEBANON, Tenn (AP) -Authorities in Tennessee say a man lit a marijuana cigarette in court while expressing his views on marijuana legalization.News outlets report 20-year-old Spencer Alan Boston was arrested Monday and charged with disorderly conduct and simple possession after sparking up in the courtroom.Wilson County Sheriff Robert Bryan says Boston was in court on a simple drug possession charge. Boston approached the bench to discuss his sentence but instead expressed his views on legalizin
  
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• The Latest: Chief: UN committed to Israel-Palestinian peace

  28-01-2020 21:34
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the Trump administration’s release of its Mideast peace plan (all times local):10:35 p.m.U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the United Nations remains committed to supporting Palestinians and Israelis in resolving their conflict on the basis of U.N. resolutions, international law and bilateral agreements.
  He says the U.N. is also committed to realizing the vision of two states “living side by side in peace and security within recognized
  
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• The Latest: Turkey rejects US’ ‘annexation plan’

  28-01-2020 21:10
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the Trump administration’s release of its Mideast peace plan (all times local):10:10 p.m.Turkey has strongly rejected the U.S. peace plan for the Israelis and Palestinians, describing it as “an annexation plan that aims to kill the two-state solution and usurp Palestinian lands.”A Turkish Foreign Ministry statement also rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration to keep Jerusalem as Israel’s undivided capital, saying &ldq
  
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• Powerful earthquake hits between Cuba and Jamaica

  28-01-2020 20:58
  
  HAVANA (AP) - The U.S. Geological Survey says a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake has struck south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica.It was centered 125 kilometers north-northwest of Lucea, Jamaica, and hit at 2:10 p.m. (1910 GMT) Tuesday. The epicenter was a relatively shallow 10 kilometers (6 miles) beneath the surface.It's not immediately clear if there are damage or injuries.The USGS initially reported the magnitude at 7.3.(Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This materi
  
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• Egypt urges Israelis, Palestinians to ‘carefully study’ Trump plan

  28-01-2020 20:56
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt urges Israelis, Palestinians to ‘carefully study’ Trump plan.
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• The Latest: Hezbollah denounces Trump ‘deal of shame

  28-01-2020 20:55
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the Trump administration’s release of its Mideast peace plan (all times local):9:55 p.m.Hezbollah has denounced what it labeled as “the deal of shame” announced by “the savage Trump administration.”In a statement issued in Beirut Tuesday, the Iranian-backed militant group described the plan as dangerous, adding that it will have very negative repercussions on the future of the region and its people.It said the U.S. has capped dec
  
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• The Latest: UK updates China travel advice amid outbreak

  28-01-2020 20:49
  
  BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China that has sickened thousands of people and killed more than 100 (all times local):3:45 a.m.The British government is warning against “all but essential travel” to mainland China amid the outbreak of a new virus.The Foreign Office updated its travel advice on its website, saying it applies to all of the mainland except for Hong Kong and Macao.The guidance says: “It may become harder over the coming weeks fo
  
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• Palestinian president says ‘a thousand no’s’ to Trump peace plan

  28-01-2020 20:31
  
  RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian president says ‘a thousand no’s’ to Trump peace plan.
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• Powerful earthquake strikes between Cuba and Jamaica

  28-01-2020 20:27
  
  HAVANA (AP) — Powerful earthquake strikes between Cuba and Jamaica.
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• The Latest: Opposing party throws support to Netanyahu plan

  28-01-2020 20:26
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the Trump administration’s release of its Mideast peace plan (all times local):9:25 p.m.Israel’s Blue and White party, the largest in the Knesset and the chief opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud, is throwing its support behind the Trump peace plan.
  The party said in a statement that the Trump plan is “entirely consistent” with its positions, and “provides a strong, viable basis for advancing a peace accord with the Pa
  
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• Lakers’ next game postponed after Kobe Bryant’s death

  28-01-2020 20:26
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) - The NBA has postponed the Los Angeles Lakers' next game against the Clippers on Tuesday night after the deaths of retired superstar Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others in a helicopter crash.The league announced the decision in a statement Monday, saying it "was made out of respect for the Lakers organization."Bryant's helicopter crashed Sunday, and the Lakers learned about it while flying home from an East Coast road trip. LeBron James and several other players appeared
  
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• Things to do, Tuesday, Jan. 28

  28-01-2020 20:23
  
  The Summer Guests: A Rescue Story. This new novel by New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe is about a group of evacuees fleeing the coasts of Florida and South Carolina when threatened by a hurricane.…
  
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• Art You Can Eat!

  28-01-2020 20:15
  
  Every culinary competition worth watching comes down to those final moments when contestants skillfully arrange their creations on the plate before the dish is judged.…
  
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• The Latest: Japan plane is in China to evacuate 200 citizens

  28-01-2020 20:13
  
  BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China that has sickened thousands of people and killed more than 100 (all times local):3 a.m.Japanese media say a Japanese plane has arrived in the Chinese city that is the epicenter of a new virus and will bring back 200 citizens.
  The Yomiuri newspaper said in an online article that the plane arrived late Tuesday night in Wuhan and would return to Tokyo early Wednesday morning.
  A U.S.-chartered plane with Americans from the Wuh
  
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• Netanyahu to ask Cabinet on Sunday to endorse plan to annex parts of West Bank

  28-01-2020 20:10
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Netanyahu to ask Cabinet on Sunday to endorse plan to annex parts of West Bank.
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• Claytoon of the Day: Impeach The Galoot

  28-01-2020 20:08
  
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• Bad timing: New virus poses threat to fragile world economy

  28-01-2020 20:08
  
  This should be peak season for a 12-room hotel near the train station in the Chinese industrial hub of Wuhan. The Chinese New Year usually brings in plenty of travelers and delivers profits of around $3,000 a month.But the place is empty. Wuhan, the center of a deadly viral outbreak, is on lockdown. “There is not a single customer,’’ said the hotel’s owner, who gave only his surname, Cui. He still has to pay rent and his utility bills. Instead of counting his earnings, he
  
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• The Latest: Israeli PM’s hard-line allies want annexations

  28-01-2020 20:03
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the Trump administration’s release of its Mideast peace plan (all times local):9 p.m.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line nationalist allies are calling for the immediate annexation of Jewish settlements in the West Bank in reaction to President Donald Trump’s Mideast peace plan.Naftali Bennett, Israel’s defense minister, said the proposal offers Israel “an opportunity to determine the territory of our country&rd
  
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• Fotis Dulos who was charged for killing missing wife reportedly dead

  28-01-2020 19:58
  
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  FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) -A man charged with murdering his estranged and missing wife has died.Multiple news outlets reported Tuesday that Fotis Dulos was found dead, citing unnamed sources.Dulos had denied any involvement in the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos, who hasn't been seen since she dropped her five children off at their New Canaan school in May. She is presumed dead.He pleaded not guilty earlier this month to murder and kidnapping charges. Dulos was under house ar
  
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• The Latest: Israeli DM wants to annex West Bank settlements

  28-01-2020 19:56
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the Trump administration’s release of its Mideast peace plan (all times local):8:55 p.m.Naftali Bennett, Israel’s defense minister, has called for the immediate annexation of all Israeli settlements in the West Bank in response to the Trump peace plan.
  Bennett, a hawkish member of the religious nationalist Yemina party, said the proposal offers Israel “an opportunity to determine the territory of our country” and “include all the
  
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• The Latest: Canada confirms 3rd case of virus from China

  28-01-2020 19:36
  
  BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China that has sickened thousands of people and killed more than 100 (all times local):2:30 a.m.Canada is confirming a third case of the new virus from China that has sickened thousands of people and killed more than 100,British Columbia Health Officer Bonnie Henry said Tuesday the man in his 40s visited Wuhan, China recently and arrived in Vancouver last week. Wuhan is where the outbreak started.Henry says the man showed no sym
  
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• Jordan warns against ‘annexation of Palestinian lands’ in response to Trump plan

  28-01-2020 19:31
  
  AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan warns against ‘annexation of Palestinian lands’ in response to Trump plan.
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• The Latest: Group calls Trump peace plan ‘unviable’

  28-01-2020 19:21
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the Trump administration’s release of its Mideast peace plan (all times local):8:10 p.m.Liberal Israeli group Peace Now is calling the Trump peace plan “as detatched from reality as it is eye-catching” and says it will not bring stability to the region.
  “The plan’s green light for Israel to annex isolated settlements in exchange for a perforated Palestinian state is unviable and would not bring stability,” the organization
  
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• Hamas rejects U.S., Israeli ‘conspiracies,’ says ‘all options are open’

  28-01-2020 19:14
  
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas rejects U.S., Israeli ‘conspiracies,’ says ‘all options are open’.
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• Grandmother Sentenced to 21 Years for Killing Twin Grandsons

  28-01-2020 19:10
  
  On Monday, Jan. 27, Dorothy Flood was sentenced to 21 years in prison for killing her twin grandsons, according to the Pima Superior Court.…
  
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• Parents consider suing Phoenix HS after daughter with down syndrome cut from basketball team

  28-01-2020 18:57
  
  PHOENIX (KPNX) - A girl with down syndrome was cut from Barry Goldwater High School's basketball team. Her parents say they are considering filing a lawsuit over it, arguing she wasn’t treated fairly.Presley Shine played for the basketball team her freshman year. She had a great experience.“I like my three pointers,” Presley said. “I love my parents to come and support me.”Going into her sophomore year though, her parents knew things might be different. There w
  
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• The Latest: France reports 4th case of new virus from China

  28-01-2020 18:54
  
  BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China that has sickened thousands of people and killed more than 100 (all times local):1:50 a.m.France has confirmed a fourth case of a new virus spreading in China, an elderly Chinese tourist who is in intensive care in a Paris hospital.Jerome Saloman directs France’s public health agency and says Tuesday that the tourist is suffering from a severe case of the virus and needs constant care.Saloman says the patient is in h
  
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• Florida prison guard charged for allegedly poisoning inmate’s food with bleach

  28-01-2020 18:48
  
  (WESH)  A Florida prison guard has been charged with poisoning after allegedly pouring bleach in an inmate's cup after the two argued.Qualesha Williams, 28, was taken into custody Saturday at Lowell Correctional Institution.Lowell is the largest prison for women in Florida.Investigators said that on Saturday, a correctional officer saw Williams put a chemical into the empty cup of an inmate.According to interview with an agent for the Florida Department of Corrections, Williams admitted put
  
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• Video game-themed Atari Hotel coming to Arizona

  28-01-2020 18:42
  
  PHOENIX (KPNX) — Atari announced it would break ground on a video game-themed hotel in Phoenix later this year. The hotel will be the first of its kind in the U.S., with more hotels planned in Las Vegas, Denver, Chicago, Austin, Seattle, San Francisco and San Jose. Atari said the full-service hotels will include arcade bars, themed rooms, fine dining restaurants and "fully immersive experiences" like virtual reality and augmented reality.Some of the locations will have arenas to
  
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• WATCH: President Trump’s impeachment trial resumes in Senate

  28-01-2020 18:36
  
  By ERIC TUCKER, ZEKE MILLER and LISA MASCAROStreaming Live from KVOAWATCH LIVE: Impeachment trial continues. Legal team continues to present Trump defense. http://bit.ly/36Dm1e9Posted by News 4 Tucson - KVOA on Tuesday, January 28, 2020
  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's legal team prepared to wrap up arguments in his impeachment trial Tuesday as Senate Republicans wrestled with whether to allow witnesses, including John Bolton who appeared ready to contradict a key Trump claim.The argu
  
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• Trump team wrapping up trial defense as senators mull Bolton

  28-01-2020 18:36
  
  By ERIC TUCKER, ZEKE MILLER and LISA MASCARO
  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's legal team prepared to wrap up arguments in his impeachment trial Tuesday as Senate Republicans wrestled with whether to allow witnesses, including John Bolton who appeared ready to contradict a key Trump claim.The arguments from defense lawyers have jostled for public attention with revelations from a forthcoming book by former National Security Adviser Bolton, who says Trump wanted to withhold military aid
  
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• The Latest: European Union to evacuate citizens from China

  28-01-2020 18:25
  
  BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China that has sickened thousands of people and killed more than 100 (all times local):1:20 a.m.The European Union is dispatching two flights to evacuate at least 350 healthy European citizens from the Chinese city of Wuhan as a deadly new flu spreads in the region.The 28-nation union activated a disaster-response mechanism to organize the flights at the request of France, which has a large number of citizens in the Wuhan region
  
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• Mesa 8th grader goes viral after video showed him helping janitor clean stands

  28-01-2020 18:23
  
  PHOENIX (KPNX) - Time for a feel good story. I saw this video on social media recently and just felt the need to share it with everyone.A local middle school student’s simple gesture that’ll make you smile.
  It’s safe to say I’ve always been proud of my kids when they participate in team sports! Tonight, I couldn’t have been prouder of my son for what he did off the court! After playing in the game with his team (they won btw ) he asked me if he could help the school
  
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• Officer-involved shooting shuts down Ajo Highway near Tucson Estates

  28-01-2020 18:01
  
  Ajo Highway is closed in both directions from Camino Verde to east of Tucson Estates. / Courtesy: Patrick Lafleur
  TUCSON - An active investigation has restricted an area on the southwest side of Tucson Tuesday morning.According to Pima County Sheriff's Department, the incident has closed Ajo Highway in both directions from Camino Verde to East of Tucson Estates.New details released by Tucson Police Department state that an officer-involved shooting was reported in connection to the incident.Off
  
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• Active investigation shuts down Ajo Highway near Tucson Estates

  28-01-2020 18:01
  
  TUCSON - An active investigation has restricted an area on the southwest side of Tucson Tuesday morning.According to Pima County Sheriff's Department, the incident has closed Ajo Highway in both directions from Camino Verde to East of Tucson Estates.Motorists are asked to avoid the area and use alternate routes.Stay with News 4 Tucson for the latest details.
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• The Latest: Hamas chief supports Abbas rejecting Trump plan

  28-01-2020 17:59
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the Trump administration’s release of its Mideast peace plan (all times local):6:55 p.m.Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has received a call from the leader of the rival Hamas movement, who pledged support in rejecting the Trump administration’s long-awaited Mideast peace plan.The official Wafa news agency quoted Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh as saying his group supports the president’s “steadfast positions” and rejects the Whit
  
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• Chuy’s Mesquite Broiler to pay more than $100K employees in back wages

  28-01-2020 17:53
  
  TUCSON (AP) -A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found that a Tucson restaurant owes its workers more than $100,000 in back wages.The federal agency said in a news release Monday that Chuy's Mesquite Broiler violated minimum wage and overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act.According to investigators, the restaurant failed to pay the required federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. For overtime hours, employees were paid either in cash or in a separate check but at strai
  
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• Authorities: Florida boy, 9, stabs younger sister with knife

  28-01-2020 17:20
  
  OCALA, Fla. (AP) - A 9-year-old boy was taken into custody after he stabbed his 5-year-old sister with a kitchen knife because he said he wanted her to die, authorities in Florida said.The boy stabbed his sister in the back on Monday, news outlets reported, citing the Ocala Police Department.When asked why he did it, he told detectives that the thought of killing her came to his mind two days ago, detectives said.The Ocala Star Banner reports that the girl was alert and responsive before she was
  
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• Elizabeth Warren offers infectious-disease plan amid China’s coronavirus outbreak

  28-01-2020 16:09
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Democratic
  presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has announced a plan to prevent,
  contain and treat infectious diseases as a new viral illness spreads in China.The Massachusetts senator on
  Tuesday unveiled a plan that includes fully funding the federal Centers for
  Disease Control and Prevention's pandemic prevention and response programs. The
  agency has faced stiff budget cuts under President Donald Trump, including to
  emergency funds and global health programs that wer
  
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• PCSD: Investigation underway near Limberlost, Flowing Wells

  28-01-2020 15:57
  
  Pima County Sheriff's Department is assisting with an investigation Tuesday morning.
  Police activity is reported in the area of W. Limberlost
  Drive and N. Flowing Wells Road.Motorists are asked to find alternate routes.
  No further details have been released at this time.The post PCSD: Investigation underway near Limberlost, Flowing Wells appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Minor weather impacts tomorrow into Thursday

  28-01-2020 15:24
  
  Tucson - A storm system will bring some very light rain and snow to parts of Southern Arizona tomorrow evening but most stay dry.
  The bulk of the activity will be the north and east of Tucson with 1" to 3" of snow possible above 7,000 feet. Rainfall totals will range from a trace amount to a few hundredths of an inch at best, while areas to the west of Tucson are expected to stay dry.
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• Coronavirus case has some ASU students wearing facemasks

  28-01-2020 15:12
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. — A case of 2019 novel coronavirus has been confirmed in Maricopa County. Arizona State University said a member of their community has been diagnosed. However, we don’t know if it’s a student or faculty member. Despite that, many students at the main campus tell us they’re not taking any chances."It's just a precaution like she said, better to be safe than sorry," one student said.Some students at ASU's Tempe Campus are on alert after getting an em
  
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