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• Kobe Bryant’s widow gives tearful eulogy to honor husband, daughter

  24-02-2020 23:55
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant's wife offered a poignant portrait of her NBA superstar husband and their daughter at a sold-out memorial service for the two.They were among nine people killed last month in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles. Speaking at times through tears, Vanessa Bryant praised her husband's devotion as she addressed thousands of fans gathered at Staples Center.That's the downtown arena where Bryant played for the Lakers for 17 seasons of his two-decade NBA career. The c
  
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• The Latest: Sciorra: Testimony against Weinstein was needed

  24-02-2020 23:40
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a verdict in the rape and sexual assault trial of Harvey Weinstein (all times local):5:40 p.m.Actress Annabella Sciorra, who accused Harvey Weinstein of raping her in the 1990s, said Monday that her testimony against him at his New York City trial was “painful but necessary.”Sciorra released a statement after Weinstein was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman in 2006 and raping another in 2013. He was acquitted, however, of two counts of predat
  
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• Footage helps investigators capture Florida murder suspects within hours

  24-02-2020 23:32
  
  NBC News Channel
  (WBBH/NBC News)  A driver's dashboard camera footage is being credited with helping Florida investigators identify and capture two suspects in a murder carried out on a busy road in broad daylight.The Lee County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of Ricky Ruiz and Victor Colon Jr. in a press conference Thursday, less than 24 hours afer deputies responded to a shooting Wednesday in Lehigh Acres Wednesday where a man was found in a car with a fatal gunshot wound to the he
  
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• Shootings involving Homeland Security Investigations agents escape scrutiny, use-of-force reforms

  24-02-2020 23:29
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — First came the crash, reverberating off the walls of the retirement community like a “mini atom bomb,” then a barrage of gunfire shattered the desert morning calm.Neighbors working in their garages and gardens scrambled for cover, as rounds ripped through metal and cut into picnic tables. One woman hit the floor of her bedroom and called 911. Nearby schools and daycare centers worried if they should go on lockdown.“It was a war zone,” said Frank Guy,
  
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• FBI official: Russia wants to watch US ‘tear ourselves apart; through influence operations

  24-02-2020 23:18
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An FBI official is warning that Russia wants to watch Americans “tear ourselves apart" through disruptive and brazen foreign influence operations.David Porter is an assistant section chief with the FBI's Foreign Influence Task Force.He spoke at an election security conference on Monday. He says Russia's goal is to spread disinformation, exploit lines of division in society and sow doubt about the integrity of U.S. elections and the ability of its leaders to govern
  
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• Sex offender arrested by Border Patrol

  24-02-2020 23:10
  
  TUCSON - A convicted sex offender was arrested by Tucson Sector Border Patrol after he recently attempted to re-enter the United States illegally.According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Juan Ramirez-Lopez of Guatemala was recently taken into custody by Border Patrol.After further investigation, Ramirez-Lopez was convicted in Maryland for a third-degree sexual offense.
  #Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested Juan Ramirez-Lopez, a Guatemalan National, trying to re-enter the U.S. He w
  
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• Detroit man accused of killing at least 6 takes his own life

  24-02-2020 23:00
  
  NBC News ChannelKenyel Brown
  (WDIV)  Detroit serial murder suspect Kenyel Brown is dead after shooting himself in the head.Detroit Police Chief James Craig said it was a “single gunshot wound that he inflicted.”The manhunt for Brown, wanted in connection with six Detroit-area murders, came to an end Monday in Oak Park, Michigan.“At some point, Oak Park and our officers -- after there was a K9 search -- saw him as he had began to evade the officer’s attempt to detain
  
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• Bloomberg’s office in Chicago vandalized

  24-02-2020 22:33
  
  NBC News Channel
  CHICAGO (NBC News) - Mike Bloomberg's campaign office in Chicago was vandalized overnight.Someone
  wrote the words racist, sexist, and GOP oligarch in red spray paint outside of
  his Chicago campaign office.There
  have been no arrests in the incident and Chicago police are investigating.According
  to the Bloomberg campaign, there have been at least five other incidents of
  vandalism at their offices around the country.
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• Fatal crash restricts intersection near airport

  24-02-2020 22:24
  
  TUCSON - A fatal crash has shut down a southside intersection Monday afternoon.According to TPD, eastbound Valencia Road at Country Club Road has been closed in reference to the collision.Details are limited at this time.Motorists are advised to avoid the area.Stay with News 4 Tucson for the latest updates.The post Fatal crash restricts intersection near airport appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Duck euthanized after paralyzed by pellet gun at Fort Lowell Park

  24-02-2020 22:06
  
  Friends of Fort Lowell Park
  TUCSON - A local duck has been euthanized after it was found with a pellet wound in its neck at Fort Lowell Park Thursday.According to Friends of Fort Lowell Park officials, a semi-domesticated duck was taken to Tucson Wildlife Center after it was found injured inside the ocotillo fence at the Wildlife Oasis, located near Craycroft and Fort Lowell roads.Authorities say the duck was reportedly paralyzed by being shot in the neck, likely from a pellet or BB gun. The wa
  
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• Dow Jones industrials drop more than 1,000 points as the spreading virus outbreak threatens the global economy

  24-02-2020 22:05
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Dow Jones industrials drop more than 1,000 points as the spreading virus outbreak threatens the global economy.
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• New ‘neighborhood’ hospital now open in Marana

  24-02-2020 21:50
  
  Carondelet Health NetworkMARANA, Ariz. – A new hospital is open for business in
  Marana.
  Carondelet Marana Hospital held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday morning to celebrate the opening of the new facility located on 5620 W. Cortaro Farms Roads.
  The facility was designed to be a “neighborhood” hospital, meaning it is smaller than a typical general hospital, but will provide similar services.
  Carondelet Marana offers 24-hour emergency care. It has eight inpatient rooms, surgica
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Vote Blue No Matter Except You Know Who

  24-02-2020 20:56
  
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• Doxy Lamine release "Precarious Time" EP

  24-02-2020 20:49
  
  As the name suggests, the new release Precarious Time was written during great changes for the members of Tucson rock band Infinite Beauties, or, more accurately, Doxy Lamine. Consisting of two of the three members of Infinite Beauties, Doxy Lamine recorded Precarious Time with Matt Rendon of Midtown Island Studios and Jim Waters of Waterworks Recordings.…
  
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• 1 killed in motorcycle crash near Park Place Mall

  24-02-2020 20:06
  
  TUCSON - One person was killed in a motorcycle crash near Park Place Mall Monday morning.According to Tucson Police Department, southbound Wilmot Road at Broadway Boulevard has been shutdown in connection to the crash. Police say crash also prompted the closure of the eastern entrance of the mall.
  TRAFFIC ALERTSouthbound Wilmot at Broadway Blvd is shutdown due to a fatal motorcycle collision. The eastern entrance to Park Place Mall on E. Park Place Drive is also closed. Please avoid the area. pi
  
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• Giddy Up! Horses visit McDonald’s drive thru in Florida

  24-02-2020 19:57
  
  NBC News Channel
  (WBBH/NBC News)  Horses are becoming an increasingly common site at one McDonald's in LaBelle, Florida.Sevyn Shock is one of the riders who visits.She recently brought "Honey" to the fast-food chain. Its part of training for their horses at HWLM Horsemanship. It stands for, "Her Wild Little Mustang.""If their owner wants to take them to an event that's in town and it's busy that's something we try to get them prepared for," Shock explains.
   
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• Trial scheduled for founders of Backpage.com in case over sex ads

  24-02-2020 19:53
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — An Aug. 17 trial has been scheduled for the founders of Backpage.com in what federal authorities have described as a scheme to knowingly publish ads for sexual services and launder money earned from the ads.Founders Michael Lacey and James Larkin and the four employees of the classified advertising site have pleaded not guilty to the charges.Additionally, the site’s chief executive and sales and marketing director have pleaded guilty.Backpage.com is accused of ignoring
  
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• US appeals court upholds Trump rules imposing more hurdles for women seeking abortions

  24-02-2020 19:35
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — US appeals court upholds Trump rules imposing more hurdles for women seeking abortions.
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• Kobe Bryant’s widow files of lawsuit against helicopter operator

  24-02-2020 19:35
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The widow of Kobe Bryant has sued the owner of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed her husband and her 13-year-old daughter last month.The wrongful death lawsuit filed by Vanessa Bryant in Los Angeles says the pilot was careless and negligent by flying in cloudy conditions Jan. 26 and should have aborted the flight.The pilot was among the nine people killed in the crash.The lawsuit was filed as a public memorial service for Kobe Bryant and his daughter was bei
  
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• Kobe Bryant’s widow files lawsuit against helicopter operator

  24-02-2020 19:35
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The widow of Kobe Bryant has sued the owner of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed her husband and her 13-year-old daughter last month.The wrongful death lawsuit filed by Vanessa Bryant in Los Angeles says the pilot was careless and negligent by flying in cloudy conditions Jan. 26 and should have aborted the flight.The pilot was among the nine people killed in the crash.The lawsuit was filed as a public memorial service for Kobe Bryant and his daughter was bei
  
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• The Latest: Defense vows to appeal Weinstein’s conviction

  24-02-2020 19:28
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a verdict in the rape and sexual assault trial of Harvey Weinstein (all times local):1:30 p.m.Harvey Weinstein’s legal team vowed Monday to appeal his conviction.Defense attorney Arthur Aidala spoke briefly after the jury convicted Weinstein of rape and sexual assault.“As sure as I’m a bald man, we will be appealing,” he said.Weinstein is “disappointed” with the verdict, but he is “mentally tough,” defense attorn
  
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• Adoptable Pets: Maurine Needs a Home

  24-02-2020 19:27
  
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• New rules that crackdown on immigrants who use public benefits takes effect

  24-02-2020 19:20
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Pastor Antonio Velasquez says that before the Trump administration announced a crackdown on immigrants using government social services, people lined up before sunrise outside a state office in a largely Latino Phoenix neighborhood to sign up for food stamps and Medicaid.No more.“You had to arrive at 3 in the morning, and it might take you until the end of the day,” he said, pointing behind the office in the Maryvale neighborhood to show how long the lines got.Bu
  
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• Kobe Bryant’s widow sues helicopter company, says pilot killed in crash was negligent and careless

  24-02-2020 19:18
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant’s widow sues helicopter company, says pilot killed in crash was negligent and careless.
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• Jessica Fichot returns to the Old Pueblo

  24-02-2020 18:47
  
  Los Angeles based multilingual chanteuse Jessica Fichot is bringing her blend of French chanson, 1940s Shanghai jazz, international folk and gypsy swing back to the Old Pueblo on Tuesday, February 25 at the Green Valley Recreation Center.  TW’s music desk caught up with the songwriter over the weekend to discuss her intoxicating multilingual style, new projects for 2020 and her plans to check out the Titan Missile Museum while in town.
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• The Latest: Prosecutor calls Weinstein ‘vicious’ predator

  24-02-2020 18:39
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a verdict in the rape and sexual assault trial of Harvey Weinstein (all times local):12:35 p.m.Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance praised the women who came forward and “changed the course of history” by sharing their allegations that led to the conviction of Harvey Weinstein.He commended the women who testified against Weinstein at his New York City trial that “pulled our criminal justice system into the 21st century by declaring rape is r
  
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• The Latest: Judge to request Weinstein be held in infirmary

  24-02-2020 18:24
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a verdict in the rape and sexual assault trial of Harvey Weinstein (all times local):12:20 p.m.Harvey Weinstein was hauled out a side door of the courtroom with his hands cuffed in front of him after he was convicted Monday of rape and sexual assault.The Hollywood mogul had been using a walker to get in and out of court during his trial in Manhattan. After he was convicted and ordered to jail immediately, court officers held him up by his arms to help him alon
  
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• Judge orders Harvey Weinstein to jail immediately after sexual assault conviction

  24-02-2020 18:12
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Judge orders Harvey Weinstein to jail immediately after sexual assault conviction.
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• The Latest: Weinstein looks resigned as he is convicted

  24-02-2020 17:59
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a verdict in the rape and sexual assault trial of Harvey Weinstein (all times local):11:55 a.m.Harvey Weinstein had a look of resignation on his face as he was convicted at trial Monday of forcibly performing oral sex on a woman in 2006 and of third-degree rape in 2013.The jury found him not guilty of the most serious charge, predatory sexual assault, which could have resulted in a life sentence.The once-powerful Hollywood mogul stared straight ahead as the ve
  
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• Harvey Weinstein found guilty in landmark #MeToo moment

  24-02-2020 17:54
  
  NEW YORK (AP) - Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday at his sexual assault trial, sealing his dizzying fall from powerful Hollywood studio boss to archvillain of the #MeToo movement.The verdict followed weeks of often harrowing and excruciatingly graphic testimony from a string of accusers who told of rapes, forced oral sex, groping, masturbation, lewd propositions and that's-Hollywood excuses from Weinstein about how the casting couch works.The conviction was seen as a long-overdue reckoning f
  
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• Islamic Jihad in Gaza announces unilateral cease-fire to end 2 days of fighting with Israel.

  24-02-2020 17:47
  
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Islamic Jihad in Gaza announces unilateral cease-fire to end 2 days of fighting with Israel.
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• Harvey Weinstein convicted of criminal sex act for assault on Mimi Haleyi and third-degree rape of woman in 2013

  24-02-2020 17:47
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein convicted of criminal sex act for assault on Mimi Haleyi and third-degree rape of woman in 2013.
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• Harvey Weinstein convicted in a reckoning after sexual misconduct allegations against him fueled #MeToo movement

  24-02-2020 17:42
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein convicted in a reckoning after sexual misconduct allegations against him fueled #MeToo movement.
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• German police say they believe car deliberately driven into Carnival parade; suspect a local man

  24-02-2020 17:34
  
  BERLIN (AP) — German police say they believe car deliberately driven into Carnival parade; suspect a local man.
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• The jury in Harvey Weinstein’s trial tells judge it has reached a verdict in his rape and sexual assault case

  24-02-2020 17:33
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in Harvey Weinstein’s trial tells judge it has reached a verdict in his rape and sexual assault case.
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• German police say dozens injured, several seriously when car drives into Carnival parade

  24-02-2020 17:28
  
  BERLIN (AP) — German police say dozens injured, several seriously when car drives into Carnival parade.
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• Global markets fall sharply as virus cases spread past Asia

  24-02-2020 17:03
  
  By DAMIAN J. TROISE
  NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks fell sharply in early trading Monday, following a broad sell-off in overseas markets, as a surge in virus cases and a worrisome spread of the disease outside the epicenter in China sent investors running for safety.The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 840 points, or 2.9%, to 28,146 and gave up all of its gains for the year. The S&P 500 index skidded 2.7% and gave up most of its gains for 2020. The Nasdaq fell 3.2%.
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• NASA confirms death of Katherine Johnson

  24-02-2020 16:23
  
  Katherine Johnson, one of the NASA mathematicians depicted in "Hidden Figures," has died, the agency said Monday. She was 101.
  “We're saddened by the passing of celebrated #HiddenFigures mathematician Katherine Johnson. Today, we celebrate her 101 years of life and honor her legacy of excellence that broke down racial and social barriers,” NASA said in a tweet.We're saddened by the passing of celebrated #HiddenFigures mathematician Katherine Johnson. Today, we celebrate her 101 years
  
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• NASA: Katherine Johnson, a mathematician on early space missions who was portrayed in film “Hidden Figures,” has died

  24-02-2020 16:11
  
  HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — NASA: Katherine Johnson, a mathematician on early space missions who was portrayed in film “Hidden Figures,” has died.
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• Travel Trend: Photography on demand

  24-02-2020 15:58
  
  (NBC News) A cottage industry has popped up that puts professional photographers at your service in a flash. "It's made it really easy to find these freelance photographers that you can find for a hour or two and capture some of these great candid memories of your family on vacation," says travel expert Jeanenne Tornatore.Flytographer, Localgrapher and Snappr are just a few offering the service."People can choose anything from a 30 minute shoot all the way to booking a photographer for an e
  
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• Deliberations set to continue in Harvey Weinstein trial

  24-02-2020 15:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) - Jurors at Harvey
  Weinstein's New York City rape trial are set to resume deliberations Monday
  after signaling they are at odds on the top charges in the closely watched
  #MeToo case.The jury sent a note to Judge James
  Burke at the end of a fourth day of deliberations on Friday, asking if it was
  permissible for the panel to be hung on one or both counts of predatory sexual
  assault against the disgraced movie mogul while reaching a unanimous verdict on
  lesser charges.
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• How to react if you come across a rattlesnake while hiking in Arizona

  24-02-2020 15:43
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — We want to help keep you safe with a warning for those of you going on hikes soon.Snakes are becoming more active as the temperatures warm up! The good news, Team 12’s Matt Yurus reports there are safety tips to keep you on the mountain and out of the emergency room. “Rattlesnakes anywhere are most active and most likely to be out…from about 78 degrees on up to about 90 degrees when their most active,” said Joe Hymes, who is the Venom Curat
  
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• German police say several people injured after car hits crowd at carnival procession

  24-02-2020 15:41
  
  BERLIN (AP) — German police say several people injured after car hits crowd at carnival procession.
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• Sanders would use wealth tax for universal child care, pre-K

  24-02-2020 15:37
  
  NBC News Channel Bernie SandersWASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders has joined fellow progressive Elizabeth Warren in proposing that a “wealth tax” can finance government-funded child care from infancy through age 3, then provide universal pre-kindergarten after that.
  Fresh off his win in Nevada, the Vermont senator called the nation’s child care and early education “an international embarrassment” while unveiling a plan Monday he said would fix it. His proposal
  
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• Dow sinks more than 900 points in early trading, following global markets lower as virus cases spread beyond Asia

  24-02-2020 15:33
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Dow sinks more than 900 points in early trading, following global markets lower as virus cases spread beyond Asia.
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• Trump, first lady stroll the grounds of iconic Taj Mahal

  24-02-2020 14:53
  
  AHMEDABAD, India (AP) - The Latest on President Donald Trump's visit to India (all times local):
  6 p.m.President Donald Trump, who once owned the former Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, took in breathtaking views of the real Taj Mahal Monday in India.As Trump walked from the iconic 17th-century mausoleum, he told reporters that is was an "incredible place."On his flight to Agra, India, Trump told reporters on Air Force One that he'd never been to the UNESCO world heritage sit
  
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• Krispy Kreme to launch ‘National Doughnut Delivery’

  24-02-2020 14:30
  
  Doughnut lovers are salivating over Krispy Kreme’s new and
  upcoming delivery service.Starting Saturday, Krispy Kreme will start a delivery service across the country. You have to be near one of the 350 U.S. locations though. And in most cases, you have to be ten miles from a shop.Orders can be placed on the Krispy Kreme App or website --there's a $5 fee.Courtesy: Krispy Kreme
  Saturday is actually 'leap day,’ so to kick-off its new
  delivery service, Krispy Kreme will deliver free doug
  
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• Italy tries to contain virus as neighbors fear its spread

  24-02-2020 14:12
  
  By PAOLO SANTALUCIA and NICOLE WINFIELD
  CODOGNO, Italy (AP) - Police manned checkpoints around quarantined towns in Italy's north on Monday and residents stocked up on food as the country became the focal point of the outbreak in Europe and fears of its cross-border spread.Italians traveling abroad were already feeling the effects of a crackdown, with a bus from Milan barricaded by police in the French city of Lyon for health checks and Alitalia passengers arriving in Mauritius threatened with
  
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• Los Angeles honors Kobe, Gianna Bryant with public memorial

  24-02-2020 13:36
  
  Koba and Gianna Bryant / NBC News ChannelLOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of mourners will gather in Staples Center on Monday to say farewell to Kobe and Gianna Bryant.The basketball superstar and his 13-year-old daughter will be honored in a public memorial at the arena where Bryant played for the Los Angeles Lakers.
  Kobe and Gianna Bryant died along with seven others on Jan. 26 in a helicopter crash. The Celebration of Life will feature music and retrospectives on Kobe Bryant's career, alon
  
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• GymCats get 1st Pac-12 dual win

  24-02-2020 12:56
  
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  TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona Gymnastics posted a final score of 196.150, tying their season-high, to take down No. 25 Stanford who earned a final score of 195.225 on Sunday afternoon in McKale Center.
  Six GymCats earned season-high scores and four earned career-best scores.New Season-HighsPayton Bellows: VT – 9.850Christina Berg: FX – 9.825 (tied)Kennedi Davis: BB – 9.875 (tied)Haylie Hendrickson: UB – 9.850Jenny Leung: VT – 9.
  
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