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• Greyhond will no longer allow immigration checks on buses

  21-02-2020 23:30
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Greyhound, the nation's largest bus company, says it will stop allowing Border Patrol agents without a warrant to board its buses to conduct routine immigration checks.The company announced the change Friday, one week after The Associated Press reported on a leaked Border Patrol memo confirming that agents can't board private buses without the consent of the bus company.Greyhound had previously insisted that even though it didn't like the immigration checks, it had no choic
  
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• Bloomberg says he willing to release at least 3 women from nondisclosure agreements

  21-02-2020 23:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg says he's willing to release at least three women from nondisclosure agreements that prevented them from speaking publicly about sexual harassment or discrimination suits filed against him.Dozens of lawsuits have been filed against his company over the last three decades.Bloomberg says his company has identified three agreements that address complaints about comments the women said he'd made.Bloomberg says he'll release th
  
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• Sanders told by US officials Russia was trying to help his campaign

  21-02-2020 23:20
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is condemning any Russian efforts to interfere in the election.The Vermont senator issued a statement immediately after The Washington Post reported that U.S. officials have told Sanders that Russia was trying to help his campaign.The statement did not confirm the report.Sanders wrote that he did not care who Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to be president, and that his message to Putin is to stay out of U.S. electi
  
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• Tennessee elementary raises money to buy custodian car

  21-02-2020 23:10
  
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  (WMC) An elementary school in Tennessee is raising money for one of its own staff members after noticing how hard he works… just to get to work.Robert Reed is a much-loved custodian at Farmington Elementary School in Germantown.He says he has to catch three buses and walk two miles to get home.Colleagues took notice of his work ethic and his need, so teacher Elizabeth Malone started a GoFundMe page to raise money for a car.At last check, the GoFundMe 
  
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• Sierra Vista man arrested for allegedly molesting child under 15

  21-02-2020 23:04
  
  SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. – DNA results led to the arrest of a
  Sierra Vista man facing child sex charges.
  David Bowser, 42, was arrested on charges of sexual assault, child molestation, sexual conduct with a minor under 15, kidnapping, child abuse, unlawfully introducing intoxicating liquors to a minor and aggravated driving under the influence.Bowser first came under detectives’ radar in August 2019 after responding to call from a gas station on Highway 92. Police say that a juvenile girl
  
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• Greyhound says it will stop letting Border Patrol agents conduct routine immigration checks on its buses

  21-02-2020 22:57
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Greyhound says it will stop letting Border Patrol agents conduct routine immigration checks on its buses.
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• NFL player reps won’t vote on labor terms approved by owners; union wants more negotiations

  21-02-2020 22:48
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — NFL player reps won’t vote on labor terms approved by owners; union wants more negotiations.
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• Wells Fargo to pay $3 billion to settle federal investigations into creation of millions of unauthorized accounts

  21-02-2020 22:12
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Wells Fargo to pay $3 billion to settle federal investigations into creation of millions of unauthorized accounts.
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• University of Michigan alum whose 2018 letter prompted sex abuse investigation of doctor says he complained decades ago

  21-02-2020 21:58
  
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — University of Michigan alum whose 2018 letter prompted sex abuse investigation of doctor says he complained decades ago.
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• Ducey, GOP lawmakers pull proposal to enshrine ban on sanctuary cities

  21-02-2020 20:50
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and Republican lawmakers have pulled a contentious proposal to enshrine an existing ban on so-called “sanctuary cities” in the state constitution.The decision announced late Thursday night came on the eve of a now-canceled House hearing on the proposal the Republican governor asked lawmakers to send to voters. A Senate hearing last week erupted in shouting and resulted in the removal of activists who called the proposal racist.Republican l
  
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• Pennsylvania Little League suspends use of Astros team name amid sign-stealing scandal

  21-02-2020 20:11
  
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  (WBRE/NBC News)  A Pennsylvania Little League is hoping their young sluggers can learn a valuable lesson from the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal.League District 16/31 is recommending that all leagues stop using the Astros as a nickname. “We’re suspending the Astros from our district,” district administrator Bob Bertoni says.The suggested ban comes in the wake of Houston’s electronic sign-stealing operation coming to light this offseason
  
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• President Trump fires Director of National Intelligence after warning House of Russian election interference

  21-02-2020 20:05
  
  (NBC News)  U.S. intelligence officials have warned Congress that Russia is once again working to help President Trump get re-elected.According to the New York Times, multiple sources confirmed intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week of Russia's operation.      The briefing reportedly angered President Trump so much that fired acting Director Of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire.As the race for the Democratic presidential nomination reaches a fever pitch, R
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Fartsy Foreign Meddling

  21-02-2020 19:58
  
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• European Union leaders fail to agree on new 7-year budget, look at another summit soon

  21-02-2020 19:30
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders fail to agree on new 7-year budget, look at another summit soon.
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• McDonald’s makes Quarter-Pounder smelling candles

  21-02-2020 18:39
  
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  You know that feeling when you come home and your whole
  house smells like something delicious is being cooked up in the kitchen?Well, now you can experience the scent of melted cheese, grilled hamburger, and baked bread with just the light of a match.
  McDonald’s didn't bottle the smell of its iconic Quarter-Pounder with cheese, they put it in a candle. Well, six candles to be exact.The quarter-pounder scented pack features bun, ketchup, pickle,
  cheese, onion, and beef votive
  
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• Miss Rodeo Arizona 2020 visits the Tucson Rodeo

  21-02-2020 18:21
  
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  TUCSON- Rodeo fans headed to the 95th annual La Fiesta De Los Vaqueros will be able to meet Miss Rodeo Arizona 2020 and this year she has ties to Tucson!23-year-old Shelby
  Williams was born and raised in Tucson. She attends Pima Community College and
  runs a business locally for those with special needs to interact with animals.As Miss Rodeo Arizona, Williams educates people about the western way of life. She travels around the state as an ambassador for the
  
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• Italy sees confirmed virus cases more than quadruple due to an emerging cluster in the country’s north

  21-02-2020 18:21
  
  ROME (AP) — Italy sees confirmed virus cases more than quadruple due to an emerging cluster in the country’s north.
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• Downtown Tucson library creating safe space for homeless community

  21-02-2020 18:05
  
  TUCSON - A library in Southern Arizona is making it their mission to help those living on the streets in a unique way.In
  November 2018, the Joel D Valdez Main Library started a program called “On the
  Streets” in hopes of creating a safe space for the homeless community to come
  for a meal and conversation about the resources available to them.“I
  was almost to the point where I was oblivious it could ever happen to me and
  its happening to many people like me,” said Sherry R
  
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• Who owns your DNA?

  21-02-2020 16:59
  
  (KSDK)   This holiday season was a hot one for at-home genome testing. Providers like 23andMe and Ancestry.com promoted their heritage and health testing services as a gift for families who want to learn about their genetic makeup.It might look like the gift that keeps on giving, with new relatives and health findings popping up all the time, but warn that customers may be giving away something they’ll never get back. The history of your DNA doesn’t end when you send it in. It m
  
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• Get Your Rear in Gear: Join News 4 Tucson in the fight against colon cancer

  21-02-2020 16:58
  
  TUCSON – Get your rear in gear and support the Colon Cancer Coalition.
  News 4 Tucson is raising money in the fight against Colon
  Cancer. Our very own Sean Mooney will emcee at Sunday's Get your Rear in Gear
  event at the Omni Tucson National Resort, 2727 W. Club Drive.
  We hope to see you there. If you can’t make, please donate to our team. Every dollar we raise will advance Colon Cancer Coalition's great cause!
  Join me this Sunday for the #GetYourRearInGear Run/Walk at #OmniTucsonNati
  
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• Report: California prisoner confesses to killing 2 molesters

  21-02-2020 16:32
  
  FILE - This Jan. 9, 2020 file photo released by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Jonathan Watson. Watson has confessed that he beat two child molesters to death with a cane while behind bars and says his urgent warning to a counselor that he might become violent was ignored. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP,File)
  CORCORAN, Calif. (AP) — A newspaper chain says a California prison inmate has confessed in a letter that he beat t
  
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• Trump apparently not a fan of ‘Parasite’ movie

  21-02-2020 16:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is apparently not a fan of "Parasite," his biggest complaint being that the movie was made in South Korea.Trump started talking about the Academy Awards during a campaign rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Thursday. Parasite was named best picture, becoming the first non-English-language film to get the top honor."What the hell was that all about?" Trump said. "We've got enough problems with South Korea with trade. On top of that, they give them best
  
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• US home sales fell 1.3% in January, prices rising as property listings shrink

  21-02-2020 16:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — US home sales fell 1.3% in January, prices rising as property listings shrink.
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• Hittin’ the Trails 4 You – Cam-Boh Trail

  21-02-2020 13:47
  
  TUCSON - If you are looking for a desert hike this weekend we have the perfect one for you! Today we're Hittin’ the Trails at the Cam-Boh Trail. Located in saguaro national
  park near picture rocks, the Cam-Boh Trail is roughly 5 miles out and back
  trail and is a fairly flat and easy hike. The elevation gain is only 229
  feet. You'll find spectacular
  views of Panther Peak and the Catalinas along the way with a nice picnic area
  and Ramada at the end of the trail. A map and dire
  
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• Intel officials say Russia boosting Trump candidacy

  21-02-2020 13:44
  
  By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHAEL BALSAMO
  WASHINGTON (AP) - Intelligence officials have warned lawmakers that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election campaign to help President Donald Trump get reelected, three officials familiar with the closed-door briefing said Thursday.
  The warning raises questions about the integrity of the presidential campaign and whether Trump's administration is taking the proper steps to combat the kind of interference that the U.S. saw in 2016.
  The officials asked
  
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• Heavy rain at times tonight and tomorrow!

  21-02-2020 13:40
  
  TUCSON - BIG changes today. We're starting off on a mostly cloudy note and that will be the case the rest of the day. It will also be windy as that storm system approaches. Widespread rain expected tonight and tomorrow! Today: Breezy and cloudy with a chance for isolated showers (10%). High: 73°Tonight: Widespread rain, heavy at times (80%). Low: 54°Tomorrow: Heavy rain at times with isolated thunderstorms (100%). High: 66°Rain, some thunderstorms and some minor s
  
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• US official: 7-day ‘reduction of violence’ promised by Taliban starts tonight; US-Taliban deal to be signed Feb. 29

  21-02-2020 12:44
  
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — US official: 7-day ‘reduction of violence’ promised by Taliban starts tonight; US-Taliban deal to be signed Feb. 29.
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• Iran reports 2 more deaths from the new virus that emerged in China, says they were from among 13 new confirmed cases

  21-02-2020 12:10
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran reports 2 more deaths from the new virus that emerged in China, says they were from among 13 new confirmed cases.
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• Thai court finds popular opposition political party broke election law by taking loan, orders it dissolved

  21-02-2020 09:54
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — Thai court finds popular opposition political party broke election law by taking loan, orders it dissolved.
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• South Korea has reported additional 48 cases of a new virus, raising its total to 204

  21-02-2020 09:05
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has reported additional 48 cases of a new virus, raising its total to 204.
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• Where to Rock, This Weekend, Feb. 21-23

  21-02-2020 09:00
  
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• Things to Do, This Weekend, Feb. 21-23

  21-02-2020 09:00
  
  FridayIberian Peninsula wine tasting. Maynards Market & Kitchen is hosting a special wine tasting event celebrating everyone’s favorite southwestern European peninsula.…
  
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• GIRLS: #1 St. David bounced from state

  21-02-2020 08:28
  
  TUCSON - Southern Arizona won't get that 1A rematch between Baboquivari and St. David in the state semfinals.The top-ranked Tigers were beaten by 8th seed Grand Canyon Thursday 66-57 thanks to a 25-point performance by junior Savannah Longhoma. Senior Cayli Miles finished with 18 points, knocking down five three-point shots.St. David (27-4) after winning 24 of their first 25 games struggled down the stretch. splitting their final six games, including a 51-44 loss to Baboquivari who they would ha
  
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• Sun Devils beat No. 14 Oregon for 6th straight win

  21-02-2020 08:16
  
  By DAVID BRANDTAP Sports WriterTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Alonzo Verge Jr. scored 26 points, Rob Edwards added 24 and Arizona State beat No. 14 Oregon 77-72 on Thursday night for its sixth straight victory.The Sun Devils (18-8, 9-4 Pac-12) continued their unexpected charge up the conference standings following a mediocre January. Every team in the Pac-12 has lost at least four league games.Oregon (20-7, 9-5) bumbled its way through a big chunk of the game, clanking errant 3-pointers and giving up turn
  
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• Border Patrol agents spend day training in Coronado National Forest

  21-02-2020 07:12
  
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  TUCSON - Some Border Patrol agents spent Thursday training for lost hiker scenarios in parts of the Coronado National Forest on the road to Mt. Lemmon.The Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue Team, or BORSTAR, joined the Pima County Sheriff's Department for the training scenarios."As partners with Pima County, we often assist them in searching for lost hikers, U.S. Citizens in these very scenarios, on these trails, in these canyons in the Catalina Mountai
  
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• Mother of Sarah Galloway speaks out after daughter’s skeletal remains found in Picture Rocks

  21-02-2020 06:41
  
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  PICTURE ROCKS, Ariz. - The mother of 38-year-old Sarah Galloway, whose remains were found by a hiker last week in the desert area of Picture Rocks, shared what it’s been like since the tragic discovery.
  "Even though we have her remains, she is not dead. She will never be dead," said Sherry Galloway, mother of Sarah Galloway.
  Sarah went missing in March 2019.News 4 Tucson’s Allie Potter spoke with Sherry.
  When asked if Sarah would ever wander off
  
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• Cross-border S Korean drama overcomes political risks

  21-02-2020 06:40
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For the South Korean crew behind the latest hit drama “Crash Landing on You,” recreating the life in North Korea was a painstakingly meticulous process with big political risks.
  “At first, we were even told not to use the word ‘chairman'” when referring to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said Joo Dong-man, a props manager for the story about a South Korean billionaire heiress who accidentally paraglides into North Korea and falls in
  
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• Mother of children who went missing shortly after moving from AZ arrested in Hawaii

  21-02-2020 06:15
  
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  KAUA'I, Hawaii - The mother of two children who went missing five months ago shortly after moving from Arizona was arrested in Princeville, Hawaii on Thursday.
  The Kaua'i Police Department arrested 46-year-old Lori Vallow on a warrant from Idaho. She is being held on a $5 million bail.The search warrant was also in connection to the disappearance of Vallow's children, 7-year-old Joshua Vallow and 17-year-old Tylee Ryan, who haven't been seen since September.
  
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• Jordan Binnington blanks Coyotes as Blues post 1-0 win

  21-02-2020 06:06
  
  By DAVID SOLOMON
  Associated PressST. LOUIS (AP) - Ryan O'Reilly scored and Jordan Binnington made 14 saves to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 1-0 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night.
  Binnington recorded his second consecutive shutout and the eighth of his career. He had allowed at least three goals in eight straight starts prior to his shutout performances.
  Antti Raanta stopped 45 of the Blues' season-high 46 shots on goal and fell to 13-14-13.O'Reilly scored on the Blues' 43rd shot, a
  
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• N4T Investigators: Whistleblower Fallout

  21-02-2020 05:58
  
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  TUCSON - According to some Pima County Sheriff's deputies, there exists a culture of bullying if you don't agree with Sheriff Mark Napier.This was a revelation made public by members of the Pima County
  Merit System Commission last month.It had to do with a commander who was disciplined, and then had the action overturned by the commission.News 4 Tucson obtained a strongly-worded
  email that was sent to the Pima County Attorney’s Office.This is the secon
  
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• Iran’s state TV says polls have opened for a new parliament as some 7,000 candidates run for the 290-seat house

  21-02-2020 05:40
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says polls have opened for a new parliament as some 7,000 candidates run for the 290-seat house.
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• ADOT offering first training sessions just for women at Construction Academy

  21-02-2020 05:36
  
  PHOENIX - The Arizona Department of Transportation announced on Thursday that they will be offering training sessions specifically for women for the first time in Phoenix next month.
  ADOT's On-The-Job-Training Supportive Services Program is helping address under representation by women in the field at it's Construction Academy March 2 through March 13.
  According to the U.S. Department of Labor, women comprise about nine percent of construction workers nationally.
  Spaces are still avail
  
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• AZ Governor Ducey, Republican lawmakers end sanctuary city ban push

  21-02-2020 04:57
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and Republican lawmakers have pulled a contentious proposal to enshrine a ban on so-called “sanctuary cities” in the state constitution.The decision announced late Thursday comes on the eve of a House hearing on the proposal the Republican governor asked lawmakers to send to voters. A Senate hearing last week erupted in shouting and resulted in the removal of activists who called the proposal racist.Republican leaders of the House and Sena
  
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• AZ Gov. Ducey, Republican lawmakers end sanctuary city ban push

  21-02-2020 04:57
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and Republican lawmakers have pulled a contentious proposal to enshrine a ban on so-called “sanctuary cities” in the state constitution.The decision announced late Thursday comes on the eve of a House hearing on the proposal the Republican governor asked lawmakers to send to voters. A Senate hearing last week erupted in shouting and resulted in the removal of activists who called the proposal racist.Republican leaders of the House and Sena
  
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• PCSD locates vulnerable missing adult near Tucson Estates

  21-02-2020 04:46
  
  TUCSON - The Pima County Sheriff's Department located a vulnerable adult female after she went missing on Thursday evening, according to Deputy Marissa Hernandez.Sandra Sue Taylor, 75, is safe at home with her family.  Taylor had gone missing near the 5700 Block of W. Lazy Heart Street at approximately 5:55 p.m. on Thursday.The post PCSD locates vulnerable missing adult near Tucson Estates appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• PCSD in search of vulnerable missing adult near Tucson Estates

  21-02-2020 04:46
  
  TUCSON - The Pima County Sheriff's Department is currently searching for a vulnerable missing adult female on Thursday evening, according to Deputy Marissa Hernandez.
  Sandra Sue Taylor, 75, was last seen the 5700 Block of W. Lazy Heart Street at approximately 5:55 p.m. on Thursday.
  Taylor was last seen walking on foot, wearing a dark hoodie with vertical white stripes, dark blue shorts and tennis shoes.
  Below are other descriptions of the missing woman:Height: 5’1”Weight: 110 lbsEye
  
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• AZ projected to add over 150K new jobs over the next two years

  21-02-2020 04:34
  
  TUCSON - The Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity's recent projections say that the state's booming economy will add more than 159,000 new jobs over the next two years, according to a news release from the Arizona Governor's Office on Thursday.
  It is projected that Arizona will add 159,473 new jobs between the third quart of 2019 and the second quarter of 2021, according to the Office of Economic Opportunity.
  The construction, finance and manufacturing sectors will undergo the most notable ann
  
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• #24 Zona blows out Oregon St.

  21-02-2020 04:09
  
  TUCSON - 24th ranked Arizona was blown out against Oregon St. when the teams matched up earlier this season, and Thursday night at McKale Center, the Wildcats returned the favor.Zona jumped out to a double-digit lead and never looked back in the 89-63 win. News 4 Tucson's Paul Cicala will have complete highlights in tonight's 10 p.m. newscast
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• DOC graduating class drops off massive donation at PACC

  21-02-2020 03:50
  
  TUCSON - The Pima Animal Care Center received a generous donation from the Department of Corrections' graduating class of 2020, according to the animal center's Twitter on Thursday.
  The DOC graduates dropped off 500 pounds worth of food, treats, toys and more.The Department of Corrections' graduating class 2020 just dropped off a MASSIVE donation! They had 500 pounds worth of food, treats, toys, and more. Thanks and congrats on the graduation! pic.twitter.com/wXhOcbGZa3— Pima Animal Care (
  
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• South Korean capital Seoul bans rallies in major downtown areas in efforts to fight viral outbreak

  21-02-2020 03:03
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean capital Seoul bans rallies in major downtown areas in efforts to fight viral outbreak.
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