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• The Latest: ‘Frozen 2’ songwriter’s Oscars secret? Sneakers

  09-02-2020 23:54
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 92nd Academy Awards, which are being bestowed Sunday at the Dolby Theatre (all times local):2:40 p.m.“Frozen 2’s” Kristen Anderson-Lopez has a secret hiding under her emerald gown: Sneakers.An award-winning composer along with husband Robert Lopez, Anderson-Lopez lifted her dress proudly to show off her comfortable kicks, shouting to the fan bleachers that it’s the “only way to do the Oscars.”Already Oscar winners for
  
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• The Latest: Zazie Beetz talks ‘Joker’ on Oscars red carpet

  09-02-2020 23:36
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 92nd Academy Awards, which are being bestowed Sunday at the Dolby Theatre (all times local):2:30 p.m.Zazie Beetz says she considered her role in “Joker” to be a “career-changing and life-changing experience” — and that hasn’t been shaken by criticisms that the film is “dangerous” or “irresponsible.”“I was so thrilled to see a story like this and see it get shared,” Beetz said Sunday
  
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• 1 person killed after 5-vehicle crash on I-10 in Tempe

  09-02-2020 22:57
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities say one person is dead after a crash involving five vehicles on Interstate 10 in Tempe.Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say the crash occurred about 11:30 p.m. Saturday.They say one vehicle was hit from behind and that began the chain reaction event.Both vehicles lost control, when one of them collided with three other vehicles.One of the vehicle then rolled over, ejecting the driver who wasn't wearing a seat belt .Authorities say that person later di
  
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• Man arrested after assault, fatal shooting at a Phoenix bar

  09-02-2020 22:48
  
  PHOENIX (AP) - Police say they have arrested a man in connection with a fatal shooting at a north Phoenix bar.They say 31-year-old Brandon Mitchell was arrested on scene without incident and is facing one count of second-degree murder and one count of assault.It was unclear Sunday if Mitchell has a lawyer yet.Police say the shooting occurred around 12:45 a.m. Saturday.Arriving officers reported finding 43-year-old Charles Porter with gunshot wounds.Porter was taken to a hospital where he later d
  
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• Trump budget to face skepticism, be overwhelmed by politics

  09-02-2020 22:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - Confronted with trillion-dollar-plus deficits for as far as the eye can see, President Donald Trump is offering a budget plan that rehashes previously rejected spending cuts while leaving Social Security and Medicare benefits untouched.Trump's fiscal 2021 budget plan, expected to be released Monday, isn't likely to generate a serious Washington dialogue about what to do, if anything this election year, about entrenched fiscal problems that have deficits surging despite a health
  
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• The Latest: Rain an unwelcome guest as Oscar carpet begins

  09-02-2020 22:36
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 92nd Academy Awards, which are being bestowed Sunday at the Dolby Theatre (all times local):1:15 p.m.
  The Oscars red carpet has started with an unwelcome guest — hard rain and a blast of cold air.Rain was a possibility for Sunday, so the carpet is protected with a large tent. But just as stars like Billy Porter and Tamron Hall arrived, the skies above the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood opened up in a downpour.The position of some camera crews had them
  
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• Winter Weather Advisory issued February 9 at 2:19PM MST until February 12 at 12:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  09-02-2020 22:19
  
  * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations 6 to 12 inchesabove 7000 feet, with localized amounts up to 15 inches inexposed south to southwest facing slopes. Winds gusting as highas 35 mph.* WHERE…White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties,Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains, Chiricahua Mountains, Dragoonand Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains and Catalinaand Rincon Mountains.* WHEN…From 5 PM Monday to midnight MST Tuesday night.* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery ro
  
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• China’s virus death toll surpasses SARS but new cases fall

  09-02-2020 21:32
  
  BEIJING (AP) - China's virus death toll rose by 89 on Sunday to 811, passing the number of fatalities in the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic, but fewer new cases were reported in a possible sign its spread may be slowing as other nations stepped up efforts to block the disease.Some 2,656 new virus cases were reported in the 24 hours ending at midnight Saturday, most of them in the central province of Hubei, where the first patients fell sick in December. That was down by about 20% from the 3,399 new cas
  
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• US says 2 soldiers killed, 6 wounded in Afghanistan attack

  09-02-2020 20:32
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Two U.S. soldiers were killed and six wounded in a so-called insider attack in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province late Saturday when an Afghan dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire, the U.S. military said.Afghanistan's defense ministry said one Afghan soldier was also killed and three injured in the assault.A member of Nangarhar's provincial council, Ajmal Omer, told The Associated Press that the gunman was killed. Neither the U.S. military nor the Afghan
  
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• Iranian state television says rocket launch fails to put satellite into orbit in latest attempt by US-criticized program

  09-02-2020 17:36
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state television says rocket launch fails to put satellite into orbit in latest attempt by US-criticized program.
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• New York City police: Gunman in 2 attacks on officers was paroled from prison in 2017 after attempted murder conviction

  09-02-2020 17:20
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police: Gunman in 2 attacks on officers was paroled from prison in 2017 after attempted murder conviction.
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• More counties approve ‘sanctuary’ resolutions on gun rights

  09-02-2020 17:19
  
  PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Two more rural Arizona counties have declared themselves to be “Second Amendment sanctuary counties,” taking stances in favor of gun rights even as some supporters of the measures acknowledge they'll have no or little real legal effect.The unanimous votes by the boards of supervisors of La Paz County on Monday and Yavapai County on Wednesday follow a similar declaration by Mohave County supervisors on Nov. 4.The Yavapai County board approved its resolutio
  
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• The Latest: US funneling flights from China to 11 airports

  09-02-2020 17:14
  
  BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on a virus outbreak that began in China (all times local):11:45 p.m.The acting head of U.S. Homeland Security says the U.S. is taking the necessary steps to protect Americans with a “multilayered strategy” at air, land and maritime ports of entry to stem the spread of the new virus.Secretary Chad Wolf said on Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Morning Futures” that the U.S. is now funneling flights from China to 11 airports, including any ind
  
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• Police officials say a second police officer was shot in the Bronx, hours after gunman targeted officers in patrol van.

  09-02-2020 14:43
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Police officials say a second police officer was shot in the Bronx, hours after gunman targeted officers in patrol van.
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• UPSET: No. 5 Baboquivari beats top-ranked St. David 51-44

  09-02-2020 09:20
  
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  TUCSON - The third time was the charm for the fifth-ranked Baboquivari Warriors in their seasonal-showdown with No. 1 St. David.The Warriors built a ten-point second half lead and held on to beat the Tigers 51-44 in the Girls Conference 1A South regional tournament championship game Saturday night at the Arizona State School for the Deaf and Blind.St. David (26-3) had beaten Baboquivari by 17 and two during the regular season on their way to a perfect 12-0 r
  
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• The Latest: Hong Kong lifts quarantine on cruise ship

  09-02-2020 08:47
  
  BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on a virus outbreak that began in China (all times local):3:35 p.m.
  Hong Kong has lifted a quarantine on the World Dream cruise ship after clearing all crew members of the new virus.
  The ship has been placed under quarantine since it docked Wednesday after eight mainland Chinese passengers on a voyage last month were diagnosed with the virus.
  Port official Leung Yiu-hon says tests on all 1,800 crew members were completed ahead of schedule and were negative.
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• From Tucson to Sydney, a champion is born

  09-02-2020 08:00
  
  D.K. Cactus Call: Sofia KeninTUCSON - Sofia "Sonya" Kenin won her first major tennis tournament last week when she took the 2020 Australian Open women’s singles championship.Eight years ago, as a 12-year old, Kenin won the title here in Tucson at the USTA Winter National Championships.She is believed to be the first champion of that junior event to go on and claim a Grand Slam tennis singles title.Jim Grabb, who played tennis at Tucson High in the late 70s and early 80s, won the boys singl
  
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• Fat, sloppy and beaten by UCLA

  09-02-2020 06:49
  
  By JOHN MARSHALL
  AP Basketball WriterTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Riley Smith had 15 points, Tyger Campbell added 12 and UCLA shut down No. 23 Arizona for a 65-52 win on Saturday night.The Bruins (13-12, 6-5 Pac-12) bounced back from an ugly loss to Arizona State with a superb defensive game and 9-of-17 shooting from 3-point range.SEAN MILLER POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCEUCLA shot 51% overall and used a big second half run to pull away, handing Arizona its second loss in 12 games at McKale Center this seas
  
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• Thai prime minister says 27 dead, including gunman, 57 wounded, in worst mass shooting in country’s history

  09-02-2020 06:39
  
  NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AP) — Thai prime minister says 27 dead, including gunman, 57 wounded, in worst mass shooting in country’s history.
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• Regents win fees, costs in court case over real estate deal

  09-02-2020 04:25
  
  PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona judge has ordered one part of state government to reimburse another part for over $982,000 in attorney fees and other legal costs in a court case stemming from a real estate development.The ruling Wednesday by Tax Court Judge Judge Christopher Whitten in favor of the state Board of Regents follows a November ruling against Attorney General Mark Brnovich's lawsuit challenging a deal between Arizona State University and hotel developers.The Board of Regents, which oversee
  
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• Thai officials say gunman who killed at least 21 people has been shot dead inside a mall where he was holed up

  09-02-2020 03:42
  
  NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AP) — Thai officials say gunman who killed at least 21 people has been shot dead inside a mall where he was holed up.
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• Rillito Race Track kicks off opening weekend

  09-02-2020 03:12
  
  TUCSON- Races have been happening at Rillito Park since 1943. This year marks the 77th year since it all started and the tracks continue to draw people in."Everybody's on pins and needles until that first race is over with and then we know we've done our job we've made every part of the thing happen," said Jay Wells, President of the Rillito Race Track.Known as the birth place of Quarter Horse racing Rillito Park has had a meaningful impact on the history of the sport."We're where the big tracks
  
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• Waterline break causes road closure on Kolb Rd. near Ventana Canyon

  09-02-2020 02:58
  
  TUCSON-Deputies have responded to Kolb Rd. and Miramist Wy. for a water line break.
  The roadway will be closed on Kolb Road between Resort Drive and Canyon Crest Way until the matter is resolved by Tucson Water.
  If traveling in this area, please find alternate routes and drive safely.
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• Water main break causes road closure on Kolb Rd. near Ventana Canyon

  09-02-2020 02:58
  
  TUCSON-Deputies have responded to Kolb Rd. and Miramist Wy. for a water main break.
  The roadway will be closed on Kolb Road between Resort Drive and Canyon Crest Way until the matter is resolved by Tucson Water.
  If traveling in this area, please find alternate routes and drive safely.Tucson water officials say around 20 to 30 homes have been impacted by the water main break.If your one of the residents you can pick up bottled water at 6551 N. Kolb.
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• Woman rescued in Sabino Canyon

  09-02-2020 02:54
  
  TUCSON- A woman in her 20's was rescued after falling on a trail in Sabino Canyon Saturday.
  Rural Metro Firefighters, Southern Arizona Rescue Association and Pima County Sheriff's Department responded around 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The woman told first responders she fell on the Phone Line Trail.First responders say she may possibly have back injuries.She was later airlifted by the PCSD Sheriff 1 helicopter and transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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• Mainland China reports virus death toll rises to 811, surpassing SARS fatalities in 2002-2003; total cases up to 37,198

  09-02-2020 01:37
  
  BEIJING (AP) — Mainland China reports virus death toll rises to 811, surpassing SARS fatalities in 2002-2003; total cases up to 37,198.
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