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• Kids enjoy day full fun, fire safety through DHFD’s 17th annual Mini Muster Event

  04-03-2020 23:50
  
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  TUCSON - If you were passed by Academy Del Sol School Tuesday, you may have seen several kids enjoying a day full of obstacle courses and field activities.While it may have just seemed like an afternoon of fun, those "games" may help keep kids safe when an emergency hits.On Wednesday, Drexel Heights Fire District kicked off its 17th annual Mini-Muster Madness at Academy Del Sol School located at 7102 W. Valley Crest Pl.The annual event that started in 1987 b
  
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• United first airline to cut flights due to coronavirus outbreak

  04-03-2020 23:29
  
  WASHINGTON DC (AP) - United Airlines is cutting back on flights both internationally and within the United States as it grapples with lower travel demand because of the new virus outbreak.United is also asking employees to volunteer for unpaid time off. The news on Wednesday is the clearest yet of the damage that the coronavirus outbreak is having on the U.S. airline industry.The CEOs of several airlines went to the White House to discuss the impact of the outbreak on travel.The administration i
  
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• PCSD: Burglar caught on camera breaking into northwest home

  04-03-2020 23:16
  
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  TUCSON - Pima County Sheriff's Department seeks information about a residential burglary that occurred on the northwest side in late January.On Jan. 26 at around 2:30 p.m., PCSD received a report of a residential burglary at a home near the 6700 block of North Way after an alarm was triggered. According to the homeowner, an unknown individual was caught on the home surveillance system searching through her home.PCSD said the suspect reportedly entered the home t
  
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• The Latest: Screener at Los Angeles airport tests positive

  04-03-2020 23:14
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):5:05 a.m.
  U.S. officials say a medical screener at the Los Angeles International Airport has contracted the coronavirus.The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says it’s unclear if the person contracted the virus through their work as a medical screener or from community transmission. The agency said no travelers screened at LAX have tested positive for coronavirus.The person, who is a contractor for the Department of
  
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• Weather IQ at Lulu Walker Elementary School

  04-03-2020 23:06
  
  News 4 Tucson Weather IQ with Matt Brode at Lulu Walker Elementary School.
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• Louisiana dad arrested after cursing at 4-year-old son

  04-03-2020 22:59
  
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  (WDSU/NBC News)  A Louisiana father is facing charges after cussing at his 4-year-old son.Kevin Mitchell, 29, says Slidell police officers arrested and booked him with disturbing the peace after they heard him cussing at his son outside a Walmart.The arrest was captured on cell phone video."You can hear me telling the man, 'You can't tell me how to talk to my children.' He kept saying, 'You can't curse in Slidell. You can't do this in Slidell,' and I just told the man, 'Wh
  
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• Wind farm construction to bring 300 jobs to northwestern Arizona

  04-03-2020 22:52
  
  KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — Wind farm construction is expected to bring hundreds of jobs to northwestern Arizona, a multinational oil and gas company said.BP Wind Energy North America Inc. will build a 38-square-mile (98-square-kilometer) wind farm in White Hills, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) north of Kingman and south of Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Kingman Daily Miner reported Tuesday.“The project will bring up to 300 well-paid construction jobs,” said Communicat
  
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• House passes $8.3B bill to fight coronavirus outbreak by sweeping bipartisan vote; Senate vote expected Thursday

  04-03-2020 22:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House passes $8.3B bill to fight coronavirus outbreak by sweeping bipartisan vote; Senate vote expected Thursday.
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• The Latest: Korean Air limits some flights due to new virus

  04-03-2020 22:38
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):5:30 a.m.Korean Air has announced flight suspensions and schedule reductions from South Korea to Hawaii and 12 cities in the U.S., along with dozens of cities around the world due to the new coronavirus outbreak.The airline on Tuesday posted a schedule on its website listing cancellations of service beginning this week between Incheon International Airport, near Seoul, and cities in Australia, Russia and Europe.Korean Air su
  
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• Pennsylvania county restricts immigration agents after courthouse arrest

  04-03-2020 22:17
  
  NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, Penn. (AP) -A Pennsylvania county has imposed restrictions on U.S. immigration agents after a federal officer arrested a man at the courthouse.The man went to the Northampton County Courthouse for a hearing in his drunken driving case and unexpectedly found himself in federal custody, accused of an immigration violation.His attorney protested the warrantless arrest.An executive order issued by Northampton County’s top elected official Tuesday prohibits immigration agent
  
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• Stocks surge on hopes for more measures to counter the virus outbreak and as Biden scores wins; Dow jumps 1,100 points

  04-03-2020 22:04
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks surge on hopes for more measures to counter the virus outbreak and as Biden scores wins; Dow jumps 1,100 points.
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• The Latest: Cruise ship recalled after ex-passenger dies

  04-03-2020 21:52
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):4:50 a.m.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a “small cluster” of patients with the new coronavirus in Northern California who were passengers of a Grand Princess cruise ship that traveled from San Francisco to Mexico in February, including a patient who died at a hospital Wednesday.The Grand Princess’ chief medical officer says the ship is at sea off the coast of Mexico and will
  
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• Annual Tucson Homeless Connect event underway

  04-03-2020 21:51
  
  TUCSON – A local non-profit is gearing up for its 20th one-day, one-stop event to help homeless people in the community.
  Tucson Homeless Connect will offer services and hospitality
  for people experiencing homelessness on Friday, March 27 from 9 a.m. to noon at
  Santa Rita Park, 401 E. 22nd Street.
  The non-profit says that approximately 240 bus passes and
  320 personal kits will be given out. They will assist participants with
  identification cards, job assistance appointments and help will bo
  
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• Dow surges 1,000 points, or 4%, on hopes for more stimulus measures to counteract virus effects and Biden primary wins

  04-03-2020 21:34
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Dow surges 1,000 points, or 4%, on hopes for more stimulus measures to counteract virus effects and Biden primary wins.
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• TMC Mega Raffle 50/50 jack-pot hits new record, surpasses $800,000

  04-03-2020 21:26
  
  TUCSON – The 50/50 jack-pot for the Tucson Medical Center Mega Raffle hit a record-breaking $800,000 on Wednesday.
  This means Tucson Medical Center and one lucky winner will
  receive more than $400,000 this year. The Early Bird deadline for participants to be included in
  the drawing is Thursday, March 5 at midnight. The two prize drawings each
  include a car and vacation for two, and the drawing for the final prizes.
  To be included in the 50/50 jack-pot, you must purchase at
  least
  
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• The Latest: No fans will be allowed at Italy sporting events

  04-03-2020 21:17
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):4:15 a.m.The Italian government has announced that all sporting events in Italy will take place without fans present for at least the next month due to the virus outbreak.That will likely see Italian soccer league resume in full this weekend after the calendar was pushed back a week.Italy is the epicenter of Europe’s coronavirus outbreak. More than 100 people have died and more than 3,000 have been infected with the CO
  
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• U.S. virus death toll rises to 11 with California victim

  04-03-2020 21:00
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus has risen to 11 with a victim succumbing in California, the first reported fatality outside Washington state.
  Officials in Placer County, northwest of Sacramento, said Wednesday an elderly adult who tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from a San Francisco-to-Mexico cruise had died.
  They said the victim had underlying health conditions. Washington also announced another death Wednesday, bringing its total to 10.
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• Former wrestler files lawsuit against University of Michigan alleging sexual abuse by school doctor

  04-03-2020 20:59
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Former wrestler files lawsuit against University of Michigan alleging sexual abuse by school doctor.
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• The Latest: California officials announce 1st death in state

  04-03-2020 20:28
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):3:20 a.m.Washington state has reported a 10th death from the new coronavirus and California announced its first.The Washington state Department of Health released updated figures Wednesday morning, showing that nine people had died in King County, the state’s most populous, and one person in Snohomish County. Washington state has now reported 39 COVID-19 cases, all in the greater Seattle area.No other information about
  
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• California authorities report first death from the new coronavirus in state

  04-03-2020 20:26
  
  AUBURN, Calif. (AP) — California authorities report first death from the new coronavirus in state.
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• Joe Biden wins Democratic presidential primary in Maine

  04-03-2020 19:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden wins Democratic presidential primary in Maine.
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• Amazon employee at Washington headquarters tests positive for coronavirus

  04-03-2020 19:50
  
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  (KING)  An Amazon employee at Seattle's South Lake Union headquarters has tested positive for coronavirus, the company announced Tuesday. In an email sent to workers based in Seattle and Bellevue, the company said an employee went home sick on Tuesday, February 25th and has not returned to work since. Amazon officials said they learned Tuesday that the employee had tested positive for coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. The company did not announce or indic
  
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• Arizona House approves transgender sports ban bill

  04-03-2020 19:43
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans in the Arizona House rammed through a contentious proposal that would ban transgender student athletes from participating on the team that aligns with their gender identity over unified opposition from minority Democrats.The proposal from Republican Rep. Nancy Bart o laid bare deep philosophical differences between the parties over transgender rights and the rights of athletes to engage in sports. The Arizona measure is one of several making their way throug
  
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• Maine animal rescue group holds yoga classes with puppies, kitties

  04-03-2020 19:26
  
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  (WCSH/NBC News)  A Maine animal rescue group has found a paws-itively adoreable way to raise funds.The Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland is hosting yoga classes with puppies and kittens, and at $25 a person, they sell out quickly. "First year we did it we just did kitten yoga because puppies can be messy and we thought people might not want to yoga in the mess puppies make, but we took a risk one time and it sold out so quickly now we do it once or twice a mont
  
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• Six More Months of E-Scooters

  04-03-2020 19:21
  
  The Tucson City Council approved a six-month extension to the city's e-scooter pilot program after a 6-1 vote at last night's study session.…
  
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• Dozens remain missing after deadly tornadoes in Tennessee

  04-03-2020 19:21
  
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  (NBC News)  Search and rescue efforts continued in central Tennessee Wednesday morning, where dozens remain missing following Monday night's deadly tornadoes.Dozens are still missing after the storms.  At least 24 people were killed when tornadoes swept across the Nashville area, reducing homes and businesses to rubble.At least one EF-3 twister with winds of 160 miles per hour lifted debris more than 20,000 feet in the air.Putnam County, east of Nashville, was hit har
  
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• Annual controlled burn held at Sweetwater Wetlands Preserve

  04-03-2020 19:10
  
  TUCSON - Seeing smoke on the westside of town? There is no need to be concerned.Tucson Fire Department is conducting its annual controlled burn at Sweetwater Wetlands Preserve, located at 2511 W. Sweetwater Dr. near Interstate 10 on Wednesday.According to city officials, the park will be closed to the public in its entirety that day.
  The annual controlled burn is about ready to commence. First, though, it's a safety briefing for all onsite. Remember, the wetlands is closed completely to the publ
  
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• The Latest: Airline leaders meet with Trump about virus

  04-03-2020 19:07
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):2:05 a.m.President Donald Trump is putting a positive spin on the fallout from the coronavirus, saying a lot of people are staying in the United States and they’re shopping and staying in the hotels.Trump spoke with leaders of the airline industry on Wednesday at the White House. The executive spoke of steps they’ve taken to confront the spread of the new virus.Southwest Airlines CEO and board chairman Gary Kelly
  
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• The Latest: Italy closes schools nationwide to combat virus

  04-03-2020 18:54
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):1:50 a.m.Italy has ordered schools to close nationwide through March 15 in a bid to contain the coronavirus, saying the prudent suspension was taken after a careful analysis of how the epidemic was spreading.Civil protection officials said Wednesday a total of 3,089 people have tested positive in Italy and 107 of them had died — the largest number of deaths outside of China.Education Minister Lucia Azzolina announced t
  
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• DIGGING DEEPER: Widow of Eric Hite reacts to result of review hearing of husband’s convicted killer

  04-03-2020 18:52
  
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  PHOENIX - The man who confessed to killing Tucson Police Department Officer Eric Hite more than a decade ago appeared before a review hearing in Phoenix last Friday.There was confusion about whether Nick Delich would ever walk the streets again.
  When Hite's
  widow, Nohemy contacted the Arizona State Hospital late last year, she was
  shocked to hear the man who had murdered her husband could be released.“I said
  wait a minute, that's not what I was told,&r
  
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• The Latest: Los Angeles County reports 6 new virus cases

  04-03-2020 18:41
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):1:35 a.m.A U.S. health official says six new cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in Los Angeles County, where there was one previously.Each case confirmed Tuesday night was due to a known exposure and not the result of community transmission, according to Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the county Department of Public Health. She spoke at a press conference on Wednesday.She says one person has been hospitalized and
  
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• The Latest: Virus causes $47 billion drop in world exports

  04-03-2020 18:24
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):1:15 a.m.A U.N. agency estimates that a shortage of industrial parts from China caused by the coronavirus outbreak has set off a “ripple effect” that caused exports from other countries around the world to drop $47 billion last month.The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development says figures from Chinese businesses suggest an annualized 2% decline in output in China. That has led to shrinking supplies fo
  
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• The Latest: Virus travel limits cut into global air demand

  04-03-2020 18:08
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):12 midnightThe International Air Transport Association says the virus outbreak hit passenger flight demand in January, slowing monthly growth to its lowest level since April 2010, when a volcano erupted in Iceland, causing massive airspace closures and days of travel chaos in Europe.
  The group says year-on-year growth in December 2019 was 4.6%. In January 2020, growth in passenger traffic was only up 2.4% compared to a year
  
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• Crash reported after deputy pursuit on northeast side

  04-03-2020 17:31
  
  TUCSON - A crash was reported Wednesday morning as a result of a northeast side pursuit involving Pima County Sheriff's Department.According to officials, deputies attempted to make a traffic stop on a vehicle at Tanque Verde Road near Sabino Canyon at around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday.When the vehicle reportedly attempted to flee the deputies, it reportedly struck another vehicle. The vehicle then continued to speed off away from the scene.Sabino Canyon Road has been shut down in both directions of tr
  
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• The Latest: New York reports 6 virus cases, including family

  04-03-2020 17:12
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):11 p.m.New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that the wife, two children and a neighbor of a New York lawyer who is hospitalized in critical condition with COVID-19 have also tested positive for the disease. That increases the number of confirmed cases in the state to six.Yeshiva University, where one of the children is a student, said it’s canceling classes at the upper Manhattan campus where he is enrolled.
  
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• Warren huddles with advisers, reassesses presidential race

  04-03-2020 17:04
  
  By WILL WEISSERT and ZEKE MILLER
  WASHINGTON (AP) - Elizabeth Warren was huddling with her campaign advisers Wednesday to determine if there was a reason to stay in the race after her Super Tuesday wipe-out.
  An aide to the Massachusetts senator said she was speaking to staffers and assessing the path forward. The aide spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal campaign moves. Warren's White House run was in serious doubt after she finished a surprisingly weak third in Super Tuesday's
  
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• The Latest: UK ponders how to protect Parliament from virus

  04-03-2020 16:36
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):10:25 p.m.As Britain braces for a much wider spread of the new coronavirus, some government officials and lawmakers are worried not just about the nation’s health, but about their own.Hundreds of lawmakers drawn from across the U.K. work alongside thousands of staff in the crowded, crumbling Parliament complex in London.While most people who contract the virus experience mild symptoms and recover quickly, the risk rise
  
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• Supreme Court takes up 1st big abortion case of Trump era

  04-03-2020 16:28
  
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  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is taking up the first major abortion case of the Trump era, an election year look at a Louisiana dispute that could reveal how willing the more conservative court is to roll back abortion rights.The outcome could have huge consequences at a time when several states have passed laws, being challenged in the courts, that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, as early as six weeks.
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• Billionaire Mike Bloomberg drops out of Democratic presidential race, endorses Joe Biden

  04-03-2020 16:17
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Billionaire Mike Bloomberg ended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden. It was a stunning collapse for the former New York City mayor, who had his 2020 hopes on the Super Tuesday states and drained more than $500 million of his own fortune into the campaign.Bloomberg announced his departure from the race after a disappointing finish on Super Tuesday in the slate of states that account for almost one-third o
  
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• Teen’s Coronavirus tracker wins praise

  04-03-2020 16:15
  
  (KING)  A 17-year-old Washington state high school student is using his self-taught web skills to help inform the world about coronavirus, and his website is seeing millions of views. On Tuesday alone, more than 350,000 people viewed Avi Schiffmann's open-sourced https://ncov2019.live/data">website focused solely on the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19.The 17-year-old Mercer Island High School junior created the website in December and says people around the world are now us
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Anti-Greta

  04-03-2020 16:10
  
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• The Latest: Israeli leader urges a halt to hand shaking

  04-03-2020 15:59
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):9:55 p.m.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is urging Israelis to stop shaking hands in light of growing concerns over the new coronavirus and suggests instead they adopt the Indian greeting of “namaste” instead.At a press conference Wednesday announcing new steps to deal with the virus, Netanyahu pressed his hands together in a prayer position and bowed when he made his suggestion, stressing the need for
  
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• Tucson house fire under investigation

  04-03-2020 15:55
  
  TUCSON - The Tucson Fire Department is investigating an early morning house fire on the 1000 block W. St. Mary’s Road.According to Tucson Fire, a neighbor called 911 Wednesday morning to report the house next door was on fire. Crews then found the fire in the back of the house.The house was empty and crews were able to quickly control
  the flames and keep the fire from spreading to nearby buildings.No one was hurt.The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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• Dow surges more than 700 points at open, extending volatile streak, as Biden wins lead to surge in health care stocks

  04-03-2020 15:34
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Dow surges more than 700 points at open, extending volatile streak, as Biden wins lead to surge in health care stocks.
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• New space at MSA Annex opens for community-focused business

  04-03-2020 15:26
  
  TUCSON – A Tucson woman is taking a leap – building not only a business but a community. A company that started as an Instagram account is now preparing for the grand opening of their new space.
  Why I Love Where I Live, a community-focused retail store, will open their new shop at MSA Annex, an expansion of the Mercado San Agustin, on Saturday, March 21 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  The grand opening event will feature live music, live screen printing from CREAM, food and drinks. Participan
  
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• The Latest: Israel tells all from high school to quarantine

  04-03-2020 15:06
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):8:50 p.m.Israeli health authorities have ordered everyone from a regional high school and dozens of soccer fans into home quarantine after their possible exposure to a teenage boy who tested positive for the coronavirus.The Health Ministry said it closed Brenner High School and told all students, teachers and staff members to quarantine at home until March 11. Some 1,000 students, including the boy, attend the school in cent
  
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• The Latest: Italy eyes plan to close all schools for 2 weeks

  04-03-2020 14:52
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):8:25 p.m.Italian media say the Italian government has ordered schools nationwide to close for the next two weeks to limit the spread of the coronavirus, but the country’s education minister says a final decision on the closure not yet been confirmed.State-run RAI, the ANSA and LaPresse news agencies reported Wednesday that Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte had agreed on the closure during a cabinet meeting. But Education
  
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• The Latest: Lithuania cancels indoor independence events

  04-03-2020 14:35
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):8:20 p.m.The Baltic nation of Lithuania has cancelled most of the indoor events planned for the 30th anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union because of the coronavirus.The speaker of the Lithuanian parliament said Wednesday authorities decided to call off the events since many of the people expected to attend the events are elderly and at higher risk of infection.Parliament speaker Viktoras Pranckietis says mos
  
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• Italian media: Government orders schools closed nationwide through mid-March to contain coronavirus outbreak

  04-03-2020 14:16
  
  ROME (AP) — Italian media: Government orders schools closed nationwide through mid-March to contain coronavirus outbreak.
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• The Latest: Louvre reopens with new steps to protect staff

  04-03-2020 13:48
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):7:30 p.m.The Louvre Museum in France is open again after employees worried about catching the coronavirus agreed to return to work.
  The Paris museum where Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic painting hangs had been closed since Sunday while employees fearing infection stayed off the job.
  But Louvre staff members voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to resume work and the Louvre opened its doors in the afternoon.
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