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• Senate approves measure to limit Trump’s war powers in bipartisan vote

  13-02-2020 23:20
  
  (NBC News) The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to limit President Trump's power to wage war.Eight Republican Senators joined all Democrats to pass a war powers resolution limiting military actions in Iran without a vote from Congress.The move stems from President Trump ordering the killing of top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani last month, without Congressional approval. Iran struck back firing missiles at Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops.  More than 100 were injured.President Trump is expec
  
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• Crocs partners with KFC for insane chicken-bucket shoes

  13-02-2020 22:35
  
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  (CNN) - It's the partnership you never knew you needed -- or maybe wanted.Crocs and Kentucky Fried Chicken have joined forces.The footwear company and fast food chain have created the KFCxCrocs
  bucket clog.This limited-edition shoe is covered in a fried chicken print.The base has the iconic KFC red-stripe bucket look.And it comes with two attachable charms that look and smell like
  fried chicken.The shoe costs $59.99.And will be available in unisex sizes this spring.
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• A husband lost to colon cancer at 32, Nikki Moore advocates for screening

  13-02-2020 22:19
  
  It is not the life Nikki Moore ever imagined. A widow in her thirties, the love of her life lost to colon cancer at just 32 and raising a four year old son on her own. Robbed by a silent killer andknowing that if detected earlier her husband Matt may have lived.Looking back Nikki says there were signs early on that something was going on in Matt's body."There were probably changes in bowel movement at times, blood in his stool at times, cramping at times, fatigue at times", said Nikki, "But noth
  
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• Activists removed from Arizona senate hearing to enshrine ban on sanctuary cities

  13-02-2020 22:16
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona Senate hearing on an effort to enshrine an existing ban on “sanctuary cities” in the state constitution erupted in shouting as immigrant rights activists called the proposal racist and the committee chairman ordered them removed.Republican Sen. Sylvia Allen’s proposal to ask voters weigh in on the plan was approved along party lines after a lengthy delay of Thursday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.The proposal backed by Republican Gov.
  
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• Attorney General Bill Barr takes swipe at Trump, says tweets about Justice Dept. cases make it ‘impossible’ to do job

  13-02-2020 22:12
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Bill Barr takes swipe at Trump, says tweets about Justice Dept. cases make it ‘impossible’ to do job.
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• Trump to transfer $3.8B from military funding to finance border wall

  13-02-2020 22:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is transferring $3.8 billion in recently passed military funding to finance construction of the president's long-sought U.S.-Mexico border wall.Thursday's move by the Pentagon angered not just Democrats but also GOP defense hawks.It would transfer money from National Guard units, aircraft procurement and shipbuilding to anti-drug accounts that can finance construction of new wall.The maneuver was announced in “reprogramming” documents
  
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• KVOA General Manager, Bill Shaw, knows how colon cancer can devastate a family

  13-02-2020 22:05
  
  When Bill Shaw looks at the images of those he's lost to colon cancer you can see the anguish in his eyes. It is grief that never really subsides.
  His mom lost to colon cancer at 64, his brother bob dead from colon cancer at 48, his sister Ellyn also gone at 50, another victim of this deadly disease. All told seven other family members lives claimed by colon and other cancers. Hard to believe one family struck by such tragedy. But Bill Shaw knows all to well how cruel colon cancer can be."When y
  
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• Snoop Dogg apologizes to Gayle King for rant over Bryant

  13-02-2020 21:44
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — After days of blistering criticism, Snoop Dogg has finally apologized to Gayle King for attacking her over her interview with Lisa Leslie about Kobe Bryant.Snoop Dogg was furious that King brought up rape allegations from Bryant's past in her interview with Leslie, and went on Instagram and called her names. He also said she better back off “before we come get you.”
  Last week, he denied threatening her but in a post on Wednesday he apologized and said he was ra
  
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• South Carolina girl found dead, days after going missing

  13-02-2020 21:36
  
  By JEFFREY COLLINSCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A 6-year-old South Carolina girl who disappeared earlier in the week after getting off her school bus was found dead Thursday, and a homicide investigation has been opened, authorities said.The body of a man also was found recently in the neighborhood where the child, Faye Marie Swetlik, disappeared Monday, said Cayce Public Safety Director Byron Snellgrove.
  Snellgrove didn't immediately provide any evidence to link the two deaths, but said at a brief news
  
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• XOXO: Where to Rock, Thursday, Feb. 13

  13-02-2020 20:15
  
  Grammy Award winner and founder of Righteous Babe Records, Ani DiFranco is no longer just the "Little Folksinger."…
  
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• Public safety official: Missing 6-year-old South Carolina is dead, homicide investigation has started; no arrests made

  13-02-2020 20:14
  
  CAYCE, S.C. (AP) — Public safety official: Missing 6-year-old South Carolina is dead, homicide investigation has started; no arrests made.
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• UA Passports Office to Hold Extended Hours Feb. 22

  13-02-2020 20:06
  
  The University of Arizona's Passports Office will hold a special passport day event on Feb. 22 to help Tucson residents apply for newly required, federally valid IDs.…
  
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• Arizona couple pleads not guilty to concealing skeletal remains of daughter in attic

  13-02-2020 20:06
  
  MCSO via 12 NewsRafael Loera and Maribel Loera
  PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix couple has pleaded not guilty to charges of child abuse and concealing skeletal remains at their home two years after their daughter was last seen alive.Rafael Loera and Maribel Loera each made not guilty pleas at brief arraignment hearings Thursday.Rafael Loera previously told police that their 11-year-old daughter Ana became ill in July 2017 and that he waited several days before trying to seek medical attention.Pol
  
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• Trump lashes out against ex-advisor who defended key impeachment witness

  13-02-2020 19:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is lashing out against former White House chief of staff John Kelly after the ex-adviser came to the defense of a former national security aide who offered key testimony in the impeachment inquiry.Trump says Kelly “can’t keep his mouth shut.” The Republican president's comments targeting Kelly came after Kelly defended Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who raised concerns about Trump’s July phone call with Ukraine’s presiden
  
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• Suspicious activity prompts investigation in Picture Rocks

  13-02-2020 19:43
  
  TUCSON - Pima County Sheriff's Department deputies have responded to Picture Rocks Thursday morning in connection to a report of suspicious activity.According to PCSD, the investigation is taking place near Massingale and Van Ark roads.PCSD said this incident poses no danger to the public. However, residents are advised to avoid the area.Details are limited at this time.Stay with News 4 Tucson for the latest updates.
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• Skeletal remains found following PCSD investigation in Picture Rocks

  13-02-2020 19:43
  
  TUCSON - Pima County Sheriff's Department deputies have responded to Picture Rocks Thursday morning in connection to a report of suspicious activity.According to PCSD, the investigation is taking place near Massingale and Van Ark roads. Officials say skeletal remains have been found in connection to the investigation in the area.PCSD said this incident poses no danger to the public. However, residents are advised to avoid the area.
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• Claytoon of the Day: Drinks for Democrats

  13-02-2020 19:19
  
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• 4 the Weekend: 95th La Fiesta de los Vaqueros- Tucson Rodeo

  13-02-2020 19:00
  
  There are a lot of fun events happening in southern Arizona the weekend of February 14-16th:WILDCARD
  7th Annual Off the Vine Arizona Wine Festival
  Steam Pump Ranch
  Saturday
  11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  Online tickets $25
  At door $30WILDCARD95th La Fiesta de los Vaqueros - Tucson Rodeo
  Starts Saturday
  Tucson Rodeo Grounds
  11 a.m. - gates open
  Ticket prices rangeWILDCARD The 66th annual Tucson Gem and Mineral Show
  Tucson Convention Center
  Runs until Sunday
  Admission $13WILDCARD Tucson Lifestyle Cover Dog Se
  
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• McSally officially enters costly, high-profile race to keep Senate seat

  13-02-2020 18:49
  
  WASHINGTON – Arizona Republican Sen. Martha McSally officially kicked off the campaign to retain her seat this week, entering a race already awash in cash and which one national analyst calls the “marquee Senate race of the cycle.”McSally currently trails likely Democratic challenger Mark Kelly in fundraising, bringing in $12.6 million by the end of last year to his $20.2 million.…
  
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• Kaepernick to release memoir through his publishing company

  13-02-2020 18:45
  
  NEW YORK (AP) - Colin Kaepernick can add author and publisher to his resume.
  The former NFL quarterback who knelt during the national anthem to protest racial injustice and police brutality announced Thursday he's writing a memoir through his own publishing company.
  It's called Kaepernick Publishing, and the audio version of the as yet untitled book is due this year. It will be available through Audible, a subsidiary of Amazon.
  In 2013, Kaepernick led the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl, w
  
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• Attorney general says Oklahoma to resume executions, 5 years after death chamber mishaps forced hiatus

  13-02-2020 18:32
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Attorney general says Oklahoma to resume executions, 5 years after death chamber mishaps forced hiatus.
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• Democrats call for investigation after sentence reducted for former Trump advisor

  13-02-2020 18:28
  
  President Donald Trump and Roger Stone
  (NBC News)  President Trump congratulated Attorney General William Barr Wednesday for handling what he calls "a case totally out of control" run by "rogue prosecutors" who "cut and ran after being exposed."His comments came one day after the entire team of federal prosecutors withdrew from the case after the Department of Justice recommended a reduced sentence for former Trump advisor Roger Stone."Roger Stone was treated horribly and so were many othe
  
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• Pack of lost puppies spotted wandering Oro Valley find new families

  13-02-2020 18:00
  
  TUCSON - A unique "tail" had a happy ending in Oro Valley after Oro Valley Police Department informed the community Thursday that the five puppies spotted strolling unaccompanied through town in January have found their new families.Back on Jan. 8, OVPD went to Facebook to inform the community that the pack of dogs between the ages of four to five months was found alone with no tags in the area of Vistoso Village and Bedrock.Initially, the department was reportedly looking for the original owner
  
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• Tucson’s futbol frenzy begins

  13-02-2020 16:48
  
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  TUCSON – Five teams from Major League Soccer including former tournament champions Sporting Kansas City, the Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake will begin play this week in the 10th edition of the Visit Tucson Sun Cup, hosted by USL League One club FC Tucson.The Dynamo, Sporting, and RSL will be joined in the traditional preseason tournament by the New York Red Bulls, Columbus Crew and the USL Championship’s Phoenix Rising FC, with the event set t
  
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• Tucson wildland firefighter chosen to receive smile makeover

  13-02-2020 16:43
  
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  TUCSON - A Tucson wildland firefighter and father is getting a new smile thanks to a team of local oral surgeons and their staff.39-year-old Isaiah Cotroneo
  was one of two people chosen this year out of more than 600 local applicants to
  receive a $50,000 smile makeover.It is a part of the
  Arizona Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons’ Second Chance Program."It makes me feel amazing
  knowing that I have a second chance for a brand new set of teeth and it will
  
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• Arizona church sued over decades-old abuse allegations

  13-02-2020 16:23
  
  By JACQUES BILLEAUD
  PHOENIX (AP) — Two children were sexually abused by Catholic priests about 40 years ago in an Arizona parish and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix covered up the problem, according to newly filed lawsuits.Both lawsuits were brought Monday under a 2019 state law that extends the right of people who say they were abused as children to sue until their 30th birthday — a decade longer than before.The law also opened a one-time window for people who missed the cuto
  
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• Car safety picks of 2020 released by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

  13-02-2020 16:21
  
  (NBC News) The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released its annual list of the safest vehicles on the road; the top safety picks and top safety picks plus."Both of those awards require you get good ratings in all six of our crash worthiness tests that we perform," stated David Harkey, president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.The criteria also include a vehicle's ability to avoid other vehicles, pedestrians and having good or acceptable headlights.64 cars and SUVs were named
  
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• California school to be named for Michelle Obama

  13-02-2020 16:01
  
  RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) - A San Francisco Bay Area school district voted Wednesday to name an elementary school after former First Lady Michelle Obama.The board of the West Contra Costa Unified School District unanimously voted to rename Wilson Elementary School in Richmond as Michelle Obama Elementary School.The wife of President Barack Obama is known for her support of educational and child health programs."She is a role model for our children and we strive to serve our students with the same ki
  
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• 98-year-old has been selling Girl Scout cookies since 1932

  13-02-2020 15:33
  
  Wernersville, PA - You've seen Girl Scouts selling their cookies outside stores or at your doorway. But you haven't seen the 98-year-old Girl Scout, who puts on her uniform every year to help out.It's that time of the year to stock up on boxes of Peanut
  Butter Patties, Caramel Delights and Thin Mints.
  Perhaps the most excited Girl Scout around is 98-year-old Ronnie Backenstoe.
  "I’m going to go eat me some cookies,” Backenstoe said.
  She's proudly dawned the Girl Scout uniform for 88
  
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• Rome police arrest Michigan woman in 2002 slaying of husband whose burned body wasn’t identified for a decade

  13-02-2020 15:14
  
  ROME (AP) — Rome police arrest Michigan woman in 2002 slaying of husband whose burned body wasn’t identified for a decade.
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• US consumer prices up 0.1% in January; gasoline prices fall

  13-02-2020 14:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer prices rose modestly last month, weighed down by falling gasoline prices.The Labor Department said Thursday that its consumer price index blipped up 0.1% in January after rising 0.2% in December. Over the past year, consumer inflation is up 2.5%, biggest gain since October 2018.Excluding volatile food and energy prices, so-called core consumer inflation rose 0.2% in January and 2.3% over the past year. Gasoline prices dropped 1.6% in January after surging 3.
  
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• US consumer prices edge up just 0.1% in January, weighed down by falling gasoline prices

  13-02-2020 14:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — US consumer prices edge up just 0.1% in January, weighed down by falling gasoline prices.
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• South Sudan ignores reports on oil pollution, birth defects

  13-02-2020 13:55
  
  PALOCH, South Sudan (AP) — The oil industry in South Sudan has left a landscape pocked with hundreds of open waste pits, the water and soil contaminated with toxic chemicals and heavy metals including mercury, manganese, and arsenic, according to four environmental reports obtained by The Associated Press.The reports also contain accounts of alarming birth defects, miscarriages and other health problems among residents of the region and soldiers who have been stationed there. Residents des
  
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• CCSO: Palominas woman wanted for numerous felony charges

  13-02-2020 13:35
  
  COCHISE COUNTY, Ariz. – Cochise County Sheriff’s Office is on
  the lookout for a Palominas woman after a warrant for her arrest was made for
  several felony charges.
  Melissa Lara Livingston, 48, is wanted in several felony
  cases to include burglary, conspiracy, theft in excess of $25,000, and multiple
  counts of trafficking in stolen property.Anyone with information in connection to Livingston’s whereabouts is asked to contact the CCSO at 520.432.9502 or your local law enforcement
  
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• Japan reports first death from new virus, a woman in her 80s

  13-02-2020 13:04
  
  TOKYO (AP) — Japan reports first death from new virus, a woman in her 80s.
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• UK Treasury chief Sajid Javid resigns as Prime Minister Boris Johnson shakes up his Conservative government.

  13-02-2020 13:00
  
  LONDON (AP) — UK Treasury chief Sajid Javid resigns as Prime Minister Boris Johnson shakes up his Conservativegovernment.
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• Sunny and more seasonable today!

  13-02-2020 12:44
  
  TUCSON - We're off to a cold start this morning but this afternoon will be beautiful with near seasonable highs and tons of sunshine! Getting warmer tomorrow and through the weekend. Today: Sunny and seasonable. High: 66°Tonight: Clear and cold. Low: 41°Tomorrow: Mix of sun and clouds and warm. High: 72°We'll continue to stay dry today and through the weekend with tons of sunshine and highs climbing above average starting tomorrow. Low 70s can be expected before we coo
  
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• Cruise ship Westerdam, turned away by several Asian ports due to virus fears, docks in Cambodia.

  13-02-2020 12:01
  
  SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (AP) — Cruise ship Westerdam, turned away by several Asian ports due to virus fears, docks in Cambodia.
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• Powerful earthquake hits off northern Japan; officials say no tsunami danger

  13-02-2020 11:58
  
  TOKYO (AP) — Powerful earthquake hits off northern Japan; officials say no tsunami danger.
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• Sudan says settlement reached with families of victims of USS Cole attack in effort to get country off US terror list

  13-02-2020 10:56
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Sudan says settlement reached with families of victims of USS Cole attack in effort to get country off US terror list.
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• China reports 254 new deaths and a spike in virus cases of 15,152 (CORRECTS to “of” instead of “to” in daily cases )

  13-02-2020 09:37
  
  BEIJING (AP) — China reports 254 new deaths and a spike in virus cases of 15,152 (CORRECTS to “of” instead of “to” in daily cases ).
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• China reports 254 new deaths and a spike in virus cases to 15,152, after new methodology applied in Hubei province

  13-02-2020 09:26
  
  BEIJING (AP) — China reports 254 new deaths and a spike in virus cases to 15,152, after new methodology applied in Hubei province.
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• South Sudan buries reports on oil pollution, birth defects

  13-02-2020 09:12
  
  PALOCH, South Sudan (AP) — The oil industry in South Sudan has left a landscape pocked with hundreds of open waste pits, the water and soil contaminated with toxic chemicals and heavy metals including mercury, manganese, and arsenic, according to four environmental reports obtained by The Associated Press.The reports also contain accounts of “alarming” birth defects, miscarriages and other health problems among residents of the region and soldiers who have been stationed there.
  
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• Visual Arts: Foreign Exchange

  13-02-2020 09:00
  
  Artist Papay Solomon was still in his mother’s womb when she fled her native Liberia.Artist Papay Solomon was still in his mother's womb when she fled her native Liberia. The year was 1993 and a war was raging; the desperate mother gave birth to her baby in nearby Guinea.…
  
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• Things to do, Thursday, Feb. 13

  13-02-2020 09:00
  
  Let the Sunshine In.…
  
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• Theater: Modern Times

  13-02-2020 09:00
  
  With the vast majority of plays this spring written after 1980 and many within the last 20 years, the theme is very clearly modern. While it can be a risk to produce newer works, there is also so much to gain. Modern pieces are, well, modern. With the vast majority of plays this spring written after 1980 and many within the last 20 years, the theme is very clearly modern.…
  
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• State of the Arts

  13-02-2020 09:00
  
  The Spring Arts guide is here to inform you of what's going on in Tucson's vibrant arts scene. Plus, we look at the city's new transportation plan, who's dropping out of Pima County races and plenty of food, music and movie news. As I sank into our spring arts preview this week, I was again reminded at how lucky we are to live in a town with such a vibrant arts scene.…
  
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• Spring Arts 2020

  13-02-2020 09:00
  
  Here in Southern Arizona, we are blessed with an abundance of art, as our Spring Arts Preview reveals. Margaret Regan fills us in on what we’ll find in museums and galleries, as well as previewing what local dance troupes will be bringing to the stage this spring.Here in Southern Arizona, we are blessed with an abundance of art, as our Spring Arts Preview reveals. Margaret Regan fills us in on what we’ll find in museums and galleries, as well as previewing what local dance troupes wi
  
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• Skate of Play

  13-02-2020 09:00
  
  University of Arizona hockey is no longer on thin ice.
  After years of decline and near collapse, the team has re-emerged stronger because of re-energized organizers, increased media exposure and more wins.University of Arizona hockey is no longer on thin ice. After years of decline and near collapse, the team has re-emerged stronger because of re-energized organizers, increased media exposure and more wins.…
  
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• Shining Country Stars

  13-02-2020 09:00
  
  Numerous love stories can be heard in the music of the Old Pueblo. Love Notes explores what happens when “Till death do us part” meets rock ‘n’ roll. This week, meet vocalist and fiddler Billy Shaw Jr. and wife Jessica Northey-Shaw who hosts CMChatLIVE.com and gets Billy’s band on Tucson’s stages.Numerous love stories can be heard in the music of the Old Pueblo. Love Notes explores what happens when "Till death do us part" meets rock 'n' roll.…
  
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