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• TPD: Barricade situation restricts Broadway Blvd near Pantano Rd, 2nd separate incident reported in midtown

  06-03-2020 23:51
  
  TUCSON - Tucson Police Department is working two separate barricade situation involving firearms in city limits.According to TPD, a barricade situation on the east side has prompted road closures near Broadway Boulevard between Prudence and Pantano roads.Police reported the barricaded subject is armed.
  A barricade situation has restricted traffic on Broadway Boulevard between Prudence and Pantano roads. Motorists are advised to avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/iYyMhzzQR5— AndrewKVOA (@Andre
  
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• Vice president says 21 aboard cruise ship in California tested positive for coronavirus; 19 are crew members

  06-03-2020 23:50
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Vice president says 21 aboard cruise ship in California tested positive for coronavirus; 19 are crew members.
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• Coronavirus Fears Shut Down SXSW 2020

  06-03-2020 23:33
  
  In news that is terrible for several members of our editorial department (and good news for those who would have done all our work while we were gone), this month's SXSW festival has been canceled over coronavirus fears:
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• The Latest: Virus threat prompts cancellation of SXSW

  06-03-2020 23:12
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on thevirus outbreak (all times local to Seoul):7:10 a.m.Austin city officials have canceled the South by Southwest arts and technology festival.
  Mayor Steve Adler announced a local disaster as a precaution because of the threat of the novel coronavirus, effectively cancelling the annual event.The announcement comes days after several high-profile companies, including Netflix, tech news outlet Mashable, video-based social media platform TikTok and U.S.
  
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• Officials in Austin, Texas, say South by Southwest arts and music festival has been canceled over virus fears

  06-03-2020 23:04
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Officials in Austin, Texas, say South by Southwest arts and music festival has been canceled over virus fears.
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• Animal bites reported in Sabino Canyon, Santa Ritas

  06-03-2020 22:51
  
  TUCSON— Two separate animal attacks happened on Thursday, according to the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
  Officials say a person was bit by a fox in Sabino Canyon and another person was bit by a skunk in the Santa Ritas.
  Both animals were killed by the victims and are being tested
  for rabies.
  Both victims are receiving rabies treatment.
  Foxes, skunks and bats are the most common rabies carriers. AZGFD is reminding the public to be aware, avoid contact with animals and call in any incide
  
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• Animal bites reported at Sabino Canyon, Santa Ritas

  06-03-2020 22:51
  
  TUCSON— Two separate animal attacks happened on Thursday, according to the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
  Officials say a person was bit by a fox in Sabino Canyon and another person was bit by a skunk in the Santa Ritas.
  Both animals were killed by the victims and are being tested
  for rabies.
  Both victims are receiving rabies treatment.
  Foxes, skunks and bats are most common rabies carriers. AZGFD is reminding the public to be aware, avoid contact with animals and call in any incidents
  
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• The Latest: Slovakia, Austria ban direct flights to Italy

  06-03-2020 22:35
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on thevirus outbreak (all times local to Seoul):6:30 a.m.Austria is suspending direct flights to Milan and Bologna in neighboring Italy, as well as South Korea and Iran.
  Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s Friday announcement follows an earlier decision by Slovakia to cancel all flights between the central European nation and Italy.Italy has recorded nearly 800 more people infected with the coronavirus in the last 24 hours with another 49 deaths in the pa
  
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• I Lived Through SARS and Reported on Ebola. These Are the Questions We Should Be Asking About Coronavirus.

  06-03-2020 22:35
  
  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.I grew up in Hong Kong and was 13 when SARS swept through the city, infecting about 1,750 people and killing nearly 300.…
  
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• Virus fear persists in financial markets as volatile day ends with S&P 500 down more than 1% and bond yields sinking

  06-03-2020 22:02
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Virus fear persists in financial markets as volatile day ends with S&P 500 down more than 1% and bond yields sinking.
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• UA Hosting ‘Wonder House’ at SXSW

  06-03-2020 21:46
  
  Tucson’s connection with South by Southwest continues with the University of Arizona’s Wonder House in Austin, Texas. From Friday, March 13 to Sunday, March 15, the Wonder House will showcase the "sights, sounds, colors, tastes and smarts" of Tucson to the world.…
  
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• Positively Beautiful is Back

  06-03-2020 21:13
  
  It's that time of year again when local group Positively Beautiful gives women living with H.I.V/ AIDS a free day of beauty to celebrate International Women's Day on Sunday, March 8.…
  
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• Publisher cancels plans to release Woody Allen memoir after criticism

  06-03-2020 21:10
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Publisher cancels plans to release Woody Allen memoir after criticism.
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• The Latest: Spain, France take measures to slow virus spread

  06-03-2020 21:08
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on thevirus outbreak (all times local to Seoul):5:10 a.m.Authorities in France and Spain are reinforcing efforts to slow the spread of the new coronavirus among vulnerable populations.French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced Friday that all nurseries and schools will shut down for two weeks in France’s two most affected regions: Oise, just north of Paris, and Haut-Rhin along the German border.Authorities have issued a ban on all gatherings
  
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• The Latest: Hall-of-Famer questions sense of handshake ban

  06-03-2020 20:34
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on thevirus outbreak (all times local to Seoul):4:30 a.m.Is a ban on handshake lines after sporting events a step too far in the fight to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus?Perhaps, according to University of Connecticut women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma, whose team will open play Saturday in the American Athletic Conference tournament.Auriemma said Friday that if handshakes are not allowed because it is too dangerous to touch each oth
  
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• Stocks, bonds yields continue to fall sharply

  06-03-2020 20:34
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling sharply again, and bond yields have sunk to more record lows on worries about the economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak.Major U.S. indexes are down more than 2%. European markets were down even more and Asian indexes also closed sharply lower. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note at one point dipped below 0.70% for the first time. The price of oil dropped 8%, and gold rose.Worries about the economic fallout from the fast-spreading virus have ha
  
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• Trump assesses tornado Tennessee damage, marvels at ‘tremendous heart’

  06-03-2020 20:31
  
  COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump has toured a neighborhood in Tennessee reduced to rubble by a tornado earlier this week and marveled at “the tremendous heart" he witnessed.He also offered a message for survivors and those who lost family members, saying: “We love them, they're special people." Trump toured hard-hit communities in Putnam County, where a tornado tore a 2-mile-long path, killing 18 people, including five children under 13.Many more people were inj
  
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• Florida man wanted after beating two homeless people

  06-03-2020 20:25
  
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  (WESH/NBC News)  Police in Cocoa, Florida are searching for a man captured on video beating two people who police believe are homeless.Officials said the video was posted on Facebook late Tuesday night.Police said the video shows the man, who appears to be in his 30s wearing a dark colored hat, blue shirt and light colored shorts, battering the pair."It’s disturbing to watch and to have someone shooting video and not doing anything to help is disturbing," Yvonne Mart
  
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• Nearly 200 troops deployed to border to support CBP

  06-03-2020 20:21
  
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  WASHINGTON DC (CNN) - The Trump Administration is deploying troops to the southern border to help support the United States Customs and Border Protection.Groups of migrants amassed at some locations along the border
  last week after a federal appeals court blocked the so-called "Remain In Mexico"
  policy.The asylum policy requires migrants to wait in Mexico until their court date in the US.Officials say based on the fed's decision, continued coronavirus
  concerns and personnel safety
  
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• Ohio State: Unspecified settlement reached with nearly half the men alleging decades-old sex abuse by team doctor

  06-03-2020 20:02
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State: Unspecified settlement reached with nearly half the men alleging decades-old sex abuse by team doctor.
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• Deceased man found naked in Sierra Vista park

  06-03-2020 19:40
  
  TUCSON - An investigation is underway after a man was found dead in a Sierra Vista park Friday morning.According to officials, Sierra Vista Police Department received a report about a man who was found lying naked in Len Roberts Park at around 7:30 a.m. SVPD said when the officers interacted with the body, the man was not breathing and was cold to the touch.While a homicide investigation was conducted in accordance with department protocol, SVPD said there were no apparent signs of physical trau
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Corona BS

  06-03-2020 19:34
  
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• Preventing phone germs during Coronavirus outbreak

  06-03-2020 19:25
  
  TUCSON-With growing concerns over the coronavirus and the flu season in full swing, people are taking extra precautions to avoid the spread of germs, but what about your phone?Studies
  show viruses and other bacteria can live on phones for more than a week and
  most phones are 10x dirtier than a toilet seat. “Wash your hands, wash your hands, wash your hands,” said Dr.
  Aimee Sisson, Health Officer in Placer County, California.It is simple advice you are probably hearing more often
  
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• The Latest: UN climate change agency postpones meetings

  06-03-2020 19:22
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on thevirus outbreak (all times local to Seoul):3:20 a.m.The United Nations’ top climate change official says her agency won’t hold any physical meetings at its headquarters in Germany or elsewhere until the end of April due to the spread of the new coronavirus.Patricia Espinosa is the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.Espinosa said Friday that the decision by the climate change secretariat come
  
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• Nazi flag display during Sanders rally in Phoenix prompts security concerns

  06-03-2020 19:19
  
  PHOENIX (AP) -The display of a Nazi flag during a Bernie Sanders campaign rally in Arizona is drawing condemnation from Jewish groups amid ongoing worries about Democratic candidates' security at public events.The incident at the Sanders rally in Phoenix, images of which began circulating online soon afterward, also elicited warnings about anti-Semitism directed at the Jewish Sanders.The Democratic presidential candidate has talked about members of his father's family being “wiped out&rdqu
  
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• Coronavirus fears prompt stockpiling of goods across nation

  06-03-2020 19:14
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Fears surrounding the new spreading virus have created legions of hoarders who are stockpiling canned goods, frozen dinners, toilet paper, and cleaning products.Many want to be prepared as they watch a growing number of companies like Twitter, Microsoft and Amazon ask their employees to work from home.Unlike stocking up ahead of a hurricane or other natural disaster, hoarding around the coronavirus is expected to last for weeks and has created big challenges for discounters
  
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• The Latest: Virus outbreak forces Lufthansa cutbacks

  06-03-2020 19:06
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on thevirus outbreak (all times local to Seoul):3:05 a.mGerman airline Lufthansa says it is reducing its capacity in the coming weeks by as much as 50% of pre-coronavirus outbreak levels.Lufthansa and its subsidiaries, including Austrian Airlines and Swiss, already have cut or reduced flights to several destinations in recent weeks.The new coronavirus has hit the aviation industry hard, with many connections to China initially being cut. Those cutbacks
  
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• Trump says sexism not to blame for end of Warren’s campaign

  06-03-2020 18:52
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is lacing into former Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren and insisting that sexism wasn't to blame for the end of the Massachusetts senator's presidential campaign.Trump says that, instead, it was Warren's “tremendous lack of talent." Trump also claims that “people don't like her” and called Warren “a very mean person" — criticisms often faced by female politicians. Trump has a long history of less-than-kind comment
  
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• Latest: UN postpones Africa climate change meet due to virus

  06-03-2020 18:49
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on thevirus outbreak (all times local to Seoul):2:45 a.m.The United Nations’ climate change agency has postponed a regional conference that was to be held in Uganda in April because of the coronavirus outbreak.The Africa Climate Week was scheduled April 20-24 in Kampala. The U.N. climate change secretariat said Friday that the meeting will be held at a later, undetermined date.It says Uganda will still host the meeting, which is intended as a foru
  
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• Tempe: 37-year-old firefighter dies from colorectal cancer

  06-03-2020 18:39
  
  Tempe Fire Medical Rescue Department
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — A 37-year-old Tempe firefighter died Friday of colorectal cancer, a death that city officials said occurred in the line of duty.Firefighter Tommy Arriaga joined Tempe Fire Medical Rescue in 2014 and served on the hazardous materials response team starting in 2016 until he was diagnosed with cancer in early 2019, city officials said in a statement.Fire Chief Greg Ruiz said Arriaga demonstrated passion, humility and perseverance throu
  
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• The Latest: Unions urge federal protections amid outbreak

  06-03-2020 18:38
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on thevirus outbreak (all times local to Seoul):2:35 a.m.A federation of labor unions is calling on the U.S. government to issue emergency regulations outlining an employer’s responsibilities to protect workers from infectious diseases.Richard Trumka, the AFL-CIO president, says many employers are woefully unprepared for dealing with the new coronavirus and future infectious disease outbreaks. He says the Obama administration tried to establish en
  
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• The Latest: Sri Lankans protest quarantine near capital

  06-03-2020 18:19
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on thevirus outbreak (all times local to Seoul):2:15 a.m.Sri Lankans are protesting the government’s decision to convert a leprosy hospital on the outskirts of the capital Colombo into a quarantine center, saying it could pose a threat to their lives.Army troops are in the process of refurbishing the Leprosy Hospital at Wattala, about 8 kilometers from Colombo.More than one hundred people protested at the site Friday, saying it’s unsafe to e
  
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• #ReadBlack launching at Himmel Park Library

  06-03-2020 18:00
  
  Pima County Public Library's Kindred Team is proud to announce #ReadBlack, a quarterly, themed book chat at Himmel Park Library from 1 to 3 p.m.It's a book chat, not a book club, so basically you select your own book and join us for a conversation about books, books, and more books (you may want to invest in a new bookshelf!).…
  
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• OPEC secretary general says talks on cutting oil production adjourned without agreement; oil price falls sharply

  06-03-2020 17:43
  
  VIENNA (AP) — OPEC secretary general says talks on cutting oil production adjourned without agreement; oil price falls sharply.
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• The Latest: US govt ponders help for virus-hit industries

  06-03-2020 17:40
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on thevirus outbreak (all times local to Seoul):1:30 a.m.The White House says it’s considering providing federal support for certain industries hardest hit by the coronavirus.Larry Kudlow, director of the president’s National Economic Council, tells reporters at the White House on Friday that the administration is not looking at a “massive” federal relief plan. Rather, it would be “timely and targeted and micro.”Presi
  
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• The Latest: Trump signs $8.3 billion bill to fight virus

  06-03-2020 17:24
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on thevirus outbreak (all times local to Seoul):1:15 a.m.At the White House, President Donald Trump has signed a $8.3 billion bill to fight the coronavirus that has rocked financial markets, interrupted travel and killed nearly 3,400 people worldwide.Trump’s trip to the Centers for Disease Control, which was scuttled because of unfounded fears that someone there had contracted the virus, was back on for later Friday, giving the president another c
  
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• Arizona confirms 3rd COVID-19 case

  06-03-2020 17:17
  
  PHOENIX – A third person has been diagnosed with COVID-19 in Arizona, health officials said Friday morning.Arizona Department of Health Services says a woman in her 40s is currently hospitalized.
  This is the second presumptive positive case identified by the Arizona State Public Health Laboratory. According to ADHS, the patient’s exposure is still under investigation.
  They are investigating whether transmission of the virus is
  the result of community spread or of contact with an
  
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• ADHS: State’s third COVID-19 case not in Southern Arizona

  06-03-2020 17:17
  
  PHOENIX – Arizona Department of Health Services confirmed Friday that the third person diagnosed with COVID-19 in Arizona is not in Southern Arizona.Arizona Department of Health Services says a woman in her 40s is currently hospitalized.
  This is the second presumptive positive case identified by the Arizona State Public Health Laboratory. According to ADHS, the patient’s exposure is still under investigation.
  They are investigating whether transmission of the virus is
  the result
  
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• News 4 Cooks: BBQ Brisket & Cheddar Burger

  06-03-2020 16:47
  
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• The Latest: UK expects ‘substantial’ disruption from virus

  06-03-2020 16:29
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on thevirus outbreak (all times local):12:05 a.m. SaturdayBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson says it looks like the U.K. will face a “substantial period of disruption” from the new coronavirus outbreak and the government plans to put aid for affected businesses in the national budget.The number of people in Britain infected with the virus increased to 163, the government reported Friday. A woman in her 70s with underlying health conditions
  
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• Elderly man rescued after house fire on Tucson’s south side

  06-03-2020 16:24
  
  TUCSON – An elderly man was rescued after a house fire
  Friday morning on Tucson’s south side.
  Tucson Fire Department crews were dispatched to a home in
  the 100 block of W. Corona Road, near Sixth Avenue at 5:13 a.m.The victim was transported to the hospital, officials say.
  No other injuries were reported.
  TFD was able to control the fire in 15 minutes.The cause of the fire is under investigation.#TucsonFire rescued 1 elderly male from a house fire in the 100 block of W. Corona Friday
  
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• Safford officer accused of sexual assault turned body camera off, documents show

  06-03-2020 16:18
  
  SAFFORD, Ariz. - An officer accused of sexually assaulting a suspect apparently turned his body-worn camera off during the time the assault is alleged to have occurred, newly released police documents show.
  Jordan Simms, 28, later died after apparently escaping handcuffs, leg shackles and a belt chain and jumping from a moving patrol car.The case started with a shoplifting call. Documents from the Safford Police Department obtained by 12 News say Simms had been previously arrested for shopliftin
  
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• 100-year-old woman goes to jail for her birthday

  06-03-2020 16:15
  
  A North Carolina woman celebrated her 100th birthday doing
  what she wanted –hanging out in a jail cell.Ruth Bryant celebrated her birthday in jail in Roxboro.Bryant says she's lived a century and has never been
  arrested. She wanted it off of her bucket list and the police obliged.Deputies showed up at her assisted living center and handcuffed her.She even resisted arrest by playfully kicking at them.The deputies gave Bryant a round of hugs and a jail-house
  portrait.She returned to her reti
  
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• The Latest: French leader Macron vows to protect the elderly

  06-03-2020 15:43
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on thevirus outbreak (all times local):11:30 p.m.French President Emmanuel Macron visited a retirement home in Paris —which has 94 residents, the oldest aged 107— in a move to reassure both the elderly and health workers about France’s readiness to combat the spread of the virus.Macron said France will likely move to the highest level of epidemic alert “in the coming days” as the new coronavirus keeps spreading. French Heal
  
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• Stocks open sharply lower on Wall Street and bond yields sink to record lows on fears of virus impact; Dow loses 3%

  06-03-2020 15:32
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks open sharply lower on Wall Street and bond yields sink to record lows on fears of virus impact; Dow loses 3%.
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• US trade deficit narrows 6.7% to $45.3 billion in January as imports and exports fall

  06-03-2020 14:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — US trade deficit narrows 6.7% to $45.3 billion in January as imports and exports fall.
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• US employers added a robust 273,000 jobs last month before coronavirus outbreak escalated

  06-03-2020 14:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — US employers added a robust 273,000 jobs last month before coronavirus outbreak escalated .
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• The Latest: Dutch see 1st death; Virus spreads in Europe

  06-03-2020 14:11
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on thevirus outbreak (all times local):10 p.m.The Dutch public health institute has reported the Netherlands’ first coronavirus death, while Serbia and Slovakia confirmed their first cases of the virus.An 86-year-old man died in a hospital in Rotterdam. It is not known where he contracted the virus. The Netherlands currently has 82 known infections.The 43-year-old man now infected in Serbia had visited Budapest, the Hungarian capital. The 52-year-
  
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• The Latest: Thailand blocks cruise ship from one-day visit

  06-03-2020 13:43
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):9:35 p.m.Thailand has denied entry to passengers and crew of a cruise ship that arrived at the popular Andaman Sea resort island of Phuket.Phuket Immigration Police Chief Col. Narong Chanaphaikul said his office would not allow the more than 2,000 people on board the Costa Fortuna to disembark because some passengers are from Italy. That is a country which Thai health authorities have officially designated a dange
  
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• Hittin’ the Trails 4 You – Starr Pass Trail

  06-03-2020 13:30
  
  TUCSON - It's a place popular for mountain bikers but caters to the hiking crowd too! The Starr Pass Trailhead sits in the Tucson Mountains next to the Starr Pass Resort.Easy to get to and easy to get
  to other trails in the Tucson Mountains as it links up to the David Yetman and
  Rock Wren Trails to name a few.While the trail winds around
  several cacti you won't feel winded. The Starr Pass Trail is very
  manageable. It’s easy enough to bring the kids and a good enough workout for
  someone loo
  
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