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• SAACA and postponements to upcoming events

  13-03-2020 23:48
  
  The Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance on Friday announced that several of its upcoming events have been postponed, while others are still going on as scheduled.“We understand that you may be contemplating whether to attend arts events, performances and community activities at this time,” stated SAACA Executive Director Kate Marquez.…
  
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• The Latest: Oklahoma used half its daily tests on NBA team

  13-03-2020 23:36
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:Oklahoma used more than half its testing capacity Wednesday to test 58 members of the Utah Jazz basketball organization after a player tested positive. Those tests results showed a second player, Donovan Mitchell, also tested positive.Oklahoma state epidemiologist Laurence Burnsed said it would have been too risky to transport the team back to Utah for testing without knowing who might be positive.Oklahoma State Commissioner of Health Gary Cox
  
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• The Latest: Illinois, Wisconsin close all schools

  13-03-2020 22:55
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has ordered the closing of every school in the state until March 30 starting Tuesday amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus.Pritzker announced his decision Friday in Chicago where more than 355,000 public school students will be affected. Statewide, nearly 2 million students will not be returning to the classroom for two weeks.
  Illinois officials also reported an additional 14 cases of people who had tested po
  
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• Humane Society: Our shelter remains open, events postponed

  13-03-2020 22:44
  
  In light of spreading fears over COVID-19, the Humane Society of Southern Arizona is reminding area residents that its shelter will continue with normal operations.“We have many wonderful pets looking for their loving forever homes,” HSSA stated in a release.While the shelter remains open, the Humane Society did announce that its Puttin’ On The Dog fundraiser has been postponed to Oct. 10.…
  
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• Maricopa County to mail ballots because of virus concerns

  13-03-2020 21:57
  
  By BOB CHRISTIE
  PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona's largest county took the unprecedented step Friday of mailing ballots for next week's Democratic presidential primary to every voter who normally casts ballots at the polls to ensure they can vote with minimal exposure to the new coronavirus.Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes said the step was needed to ensure voters could cast ballots while minimizing health risks. The closure of polling places at facilities that backed out and expected election worke
  
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• The Latest: Trump says he is likely to take coronavirus test

  13-03-2020 21:56
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:President Donald Trump has said he is likely to take a test for the coronavirus after all.Trump over the weekend was near Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s communications director, Fábio Wajngarten, who tested positive for the virus just days later.White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said in a statement Thursday that “both the President and Vice President had almost no interactions with the individual who tested
  
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• The Latest: Trump says he may take UK off banned entry list

  13-03-2020 21:44
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:President Donald Trump says he may add the U.K. to the list of countries whose citizens are banned from entering the U.S. because of the new coronavirus.The Trump administration left the U.K. out when it issued a ban this week for citizens from 26 European countries.The number of cases in the U.K. rose substantially over the past 24 hours to about 800.Trump also said he might take some of the 26 countries off the banned list but did not specif
  
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• The Latest: Trump criticizes House virus legislation

  13-03-2020 21:30
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:President Donald Trump is criticizing legislation in the House designed to help Americans dealing with the new coronavirus, saying, “we just don’t think they’re giving enough.”Trump claimed that Democrats, in the end, “didn’t agree to certain things they agreed to.”Central to the House package is free testing for the virus and guaranteed sick pay for workers who are taking time away from jobs, along wi
  
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• Keep calm – and carry out? Sí Charro restaurants offer 10 percent off carry-out orders

  13-03-2020 21:18
  
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  TUCSON – A local business is offering 10 percent off carry-out orders for a limited time amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  In a statement, the Flores family, Sí Charro's owners, said their goal "is to ensure a clean, safe, and sanitary environment, and that our crew members are exceeding the local and national guidelines for cleanliness set in place by the various agencies that oversee our industry."The discount is valid only on carry-out orders p
  
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• Trump says ‘I don’t take responsibility at all’ for slow rollout of virus testing

  13-03-2020 21:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says ‘I don’t take responsibility at all’ for slow rollout of virus testing.
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• The Latest: Trump: Some student loan interest waived for now

  13-03-2020 21:09
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:President Donald Trump says he will waive interest on student loans being held by the federal government “until further notice” as part of an emergency action to help Americans deal with the new coronavirus.Trump says he has also instructed his secretary of Energy to purchase large quantities of crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which stores fuel for emergency use.Trump says “we’re going to fill it right up
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump misrepresents Obama’s actions on H1N1

  13-03-2020 21:05
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — One day, President Donald Trump boasted of “smooth” coronavirus testing across the country. The next day, he pronounced the testing system inadequate, and assailed the public-health bureaucracy, Barack Obama and Joe Biden for not fixing it before he became president.But nothing changed in that system over those two days — Thursday and Friday — except Trump’s stated opinion of it.Trump has been saying inaccurately for days that the public heal
  
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• Stocks surge, recouping much of a historic plunge, as Trump announces new measures to fight virus; Dow up 1,900 points

  13-03-2020 21:03
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks surge, recouping much of a historic plunge, as Trump announces new measures to fight virus; Dow up 1,900 points.
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• Here's Every Tucson Event Canceled Due To COVID-19

  13-03-2020 20:49
  
  This is an ongoing list of every Tucson event canceled due to coronavirus (that we know of.)…
  
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• The Latest: President Trump declares national emergency

  13-03-2020 20:48
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:President Donald Trump has announced that he officially declaring a national emergency over the new coronavirus.The president spoke at Rose Garden press conference and said no resource will be spared in responding to the virus. He says that the declaration will free up nearly $50 billion to help the states and cities.Trump says he is also asking every hospital in the U.S. to activate their emergency preparedness plan.He is facing growing criti
  
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• Trump declares national emergency to bolster funding for fighting virus outbreak

  13-03-2020 20:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump declares national emergency to bolster funding for fighting virus outbreak.
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• Arizona Theatre Company Announces Tucson Run of Legend of Georgia McBride Going on Hiatus

  13-03-2020 20:30
  
  Joining a host of other performing arts organizations and venues, Arizona Theatre Company has announced that it is putting The Legend of Georgia McBride on hiatus after tonight's opening night, along with all other education programming and special events in Tucson and Phoenix through the end of March.Here's the release from ATC:
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• The Latest: Virginia joins US states in closing all schools

  13-03-2020 20:24
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Friday ordered all schools in Virginia to close for at least two weeks as the coronavirus spreads, a move that follows similar orders in several other states.
  Schools will close Monday until at least March 27, Northam said in a statement.
  “I recognize this will pose a hardship on many families, but closing our schools for two weeks will not only give our staff time to clean and disinfect school facilities,
  
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• The Latest: Pennsylvania, with 1.7M students, closes school

  13-03-2020 20:15
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:Gov. Tom Wolf is ordering the closure of all schools in Pennsylvania for two weeks as the state takes sweeping measures aimed at slowing the spread of the new coronavirus.
  The order affecting more than 1.7 million school children in public and private schools came as confirmed cases in the state leaped to 33 from 22, including the first patient under age 18.
  Wolf ordered all schools, day cares and other facilities closed in hard-hit Montgomery
  
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• The Latest: Disney halts filming, including ‘Little Mermaid’

  13-03-2020 19:39
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:The Walt Disney Co. says its shutting down many of its live-action productions, including “The Little Mermaid,” due to the coronavirus.Hollywood on Friday continued to halt shoots of most films and television series to help control the spread of the virus. For Disney, that also includes “The Last Duel” with Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Ben Affleck; Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”; a
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued March 13 at 11:37AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  13-03-2020 19:37
  
  At 1136 AM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7miles southwest of South Mountain Park, or 12 miles south of Laveen,moving northeast at 25 mph.Pea size hail will be possible with this storm.Locations impacted include…Phoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Tempe, Laveen, Arizona Mills Mall,Gilbert City Hall, South Phoenix, Arizona State Fairgrounds, ChandlerCity Hall, South Mountain Park, Downtown Phoenix, Arizona StateUniversity, Sky Harbor Airport, Chandler Fashion Center Ma
  
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• COVID-19: Rialto Theatre Goes Dark Over Coronavirus Concerns

  13-03-2020 19:14
  
  After yesterday's announcement by Tucson Mayor Regina Romero recommending that events with more than 50 people be canceled, the Rialto Theatre announced this morning that they are going dark at least through the beginning of April."We have made the decision to suspend all shows and events until at least the beginning of April, and we will be evaluating next steps on a daily basis," Rialto Theatre Foundation Executive Director Curtis McCrary said in an email.…
  
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• The Latest: Madrid, with half of Spain’s cases, clamps down

  13-03-2020 19:09
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:Authorities in the Madrid region have ordered the closure of all establishments except those selling food and other essential items, such as pharmacies.The measure Friday came as the number of COVID-19 cases in the Spanish capital region surpassed 2,000 and deaths reached 64.That means the Madrid region accounts for about half of the country’s cases and deaths, which national health officials said stood at 4,209 cases and 120 dead.From m
  
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• The Latest: Macron announces summit to talk virus vaccine

  13-03-2020 18:56
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:French President Emmanuel Macron announced in a tweet on Friday that an extraordinary summit of G7 leaders would be held Monday by videoconference to coordinate efforts on a vaccine and treatment of the COVID-19 virus, and “work on an economic and financial response.”
  Macron had announced during an address to the nation on coronavirus Thursday night his plan to try to organize a G7 summit. He said he would be discussing that Friday
  
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• The Latest: Italy’s virus-related deaths soar to 1,266 total

  13-03-2020 18:39
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:Italian civil protection authorities say the number of coronavirus infections has soared by more than 2,500 in the last 24 hours while virus-related deaths make largest single-day jump of 250.
  That brings the total number of infected in Italy to 17,660 since the outbreak began on Feb. 21, and the number of related deaths to 1,266.
  Italy is the epicenter of the virus outbreak in Europe.___Nearly 400 doctors in Oregon have signed a letter to Gov
  
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• Rialto Theatre suspends shows, events until April

  13-03-2020 18:34
  
  TUCSON – The Rialto Theatre is suspending all shows and events until “at least” the beginning of April due to COVID-19 concerns.
  This weekend’s shows at the theatre and 191 Toole will all
  be rescheduled if possible, according to a news release.
  All current tickets will be honored for the new date. If event-goers
  are unable to attend the rescheduled date, you can request a refund.“We humbly ask for your patience during the difficult process of rescheduling these date
  
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• Italy’s coronavirus infections soar by more than 2,500 and virus-related deaths hit biggest single-day jump of 250

  13-03-2020 18:23
  
  ROME (AP) — Italy’s coronavirus infections soar by more than 2,500 and virus-related deaths hit biggest single-day jump of 250.
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• Madaras Gallery to host ‘mini book festival’ Saturday

  13-03-2020 18:16
  
  Madaras Gallery Facebook
  TUCSON – Madaras Gallery will be highlighting local authors,
  including News 4 Tucson’s Matthew Schwartz, on Saturday.
  The “mini book festival” will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. At 3035 N. Swan Road.
  Ten authors are expected to speak with visitors and sign
  books.
  “It’s just an opportunity to make up for a little bit of what Tucson lost due to the cancellation of the Tucson Festival of Books,” said Diana Madaras, owner of Madaras Gal
  
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• The Latest: Fed speeds Treasury buys

  13-03-2020 18:14
  
  European stocks gave up most of the gains made during the day, closing only slightly higher on Friday after suffering a huge drop the day before.The Stoxx Europe 600 index, which measures major shares across the continent, ended the day 1.4% higher. On Thursday it dropped 11.5%, its worst percentage drop on record.Britain’s FTSE 100 closed 1.7% higher, Germany’s DAX 0.8% and France’s CAC 40 1.8%. Italy’s FTSE MIB gained 7.1%, not even half of what it lost the previous day
  
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• The Latest: Scientists: Make virus research available to all

  13-03-2020 17:57
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:Science policy leaders from around the globe are calling on publishers to immediately make available all research and data on the new coronavirus.The leaders come from a dozen countries, including the United States, Italy, Japan and South Korea. They are asking in a letter addressed to members of the scholarly publishing community to make coronavirus research available in the PubMed Central repository and the World Health Organization’s
  
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• Louisiana moves to postpone its presidential primary because of the coronavirus pandemic; would be 1st state to do so

  13-03-2020 17:50
  
  NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — Louisiana moves to postpone its presidential primary because of the coronavirus pandemic; would be 1st state to do so.
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• Best games to play when everything is canceled

  13-03-2020 17:43
  
  If you haven’t heard yet, 2020 events have pretty much all been canceled for the foreseeable future. Whether the response to the spread of COVID-19 is in haste or justified, people are now left wondering, “What is there to do, now?” Well, there’s one option that people have used for decades when they tire of the public, and that’s video games.Here are just a few video games that you might want to check out if you’re bored at home and have nothing else to do:
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• The Latest: Los Angeles, San Diego close schools for 750,000

  13-03-2020 17:42
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:The Los Angeles Unified School District and San Diego school districts will close starting March 16 because of the coronavirus threat.
  The decision was announced by superintendents of both districts, which together serve 750,000 students.They are the latest in a growing number of districts across the U.S.By Monday, more than 1 million of Georgia’s 1.8 million public school students will have been kept home by 50 or more school districts.
  
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• The Latest: Buffett cancels annual shareholders meeting

  13-03-2020 17:34
  
  Warren Buffett’s annual shareholder meeting for Berkshire Hathaway draws professional-sporting-event sized crowds every year to Omaha, Nebraska.But like the NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball, there will be no one in the stands for the big event this year because of the risks from the coronavirus pandemic.
  Buffett said Friday that the May 2 event will stream live on Yahoo and there may be a select number of journalists on hand to ask questions.
  Buffett appeared crestfallen about shutting d
  
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• The Latest: WHO chief: Europe now center of virus pandemic

  13-03-2020 17:16
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:The head of the World Health Organization says Europe, not China, is now the epicenter of the world’s coronavirus pandemic.Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva that “more cases are now being reported every day than were reported in China at the height of its epidemic.”He noted that “5,000 people have lost their lives, a tragic milestone.”He says Europe now has “more reported v
  
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• Basketball coach charged for not reporting two players had been molested

  13-03-2020 17:15
  
  PHOENIX (AP) - A former assistant basketball coach at Mesa's Dobson High School has been indicted on accusations that he failed to report that two minors had been sexually abused by an ex-coach.
  The Arizona Attorney General's Office announced Thursday that Joshua Anthony Bribiescas faces two felony counts of failure to report.The Feb. 11 indictment says that while Bribiescas was the assistant coach for the girls' junior varsity team, he learned in 2018 that two minors who were players on the tea
  
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• Officials: Los Angeles Unified School District and San Diego schools to close over coronavirus threat

  13-03-2020 17:10
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials:Los Angeles Unified School District and San Diego schools to close over coronavirus threat.
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• Pima College extending Spring Break, moving to virtual instruction in response to COVID-19

  13-03-2020 17:09
  
  Pima Community College announced Thursday evening that a variety of new measures are immediately implemented to “mitigate the impact of the Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 on students, visitors, and employees.”In addition to extending Spring Break an extra two days, to March 25, the college announced that in-person classes will move to virtual instruction whenever possible.…
  
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• World Health Organization chief says Europe now the epicenter of the world’s coronavirus pandemic

  13-03-2020 17:06
  
  GENEVA (AP) — World Health Organization chief says Europe now the epicenter of the world’s coronavirus pandemic.
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• Trump to hold news conference as he seeks to calm virus fear

  13-03-2020 17:03
  
  By JONATHAN LEMIRE and JILL COLVIN
  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump will hold a press conference to address the spiraling coronavirus pandemic as he seeks to calm a panicked nation amid mixed messages and growing criticism of his administration's scattershot response."I will be having a news conference today at 3:00 P.M., The White House," Trump tweeted. "Topic: CoronaVirus!"The news conference comes as the virus edged ever closer to the world's power centers, including a positive test f
  
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• The Latest: UK virus cases jump but measures remain lax

  13-03-2020 16:51
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:The number of people in the U.K. to testing positive for the new coronavirus jumped 35% over the past day as criticism over the government’s approach to the outbreak escalated.The British government said 798 people had tested positive for the COVID-19 disease by Friday, up from 590 the day before. Ten people have now died. In total, 32,771 people have been tested.The Conservative government’s strategy to contain the outbreak has co
  
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• Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro tests negative for new coronavirus, according to his official Facebook profile.

  13-03-2020 16:47
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro tests negative for new coronavirus, according to his official Facebook profile.
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• Tucson’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade canceled

  13-03-2020 16:36
  
  TUCSON – Tucson St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival has been delayed over the coronavirus concerns.
  On a Facebook post, event organizers said they will be
  rescheduling the parade for 2020. The parade was scheduled for Sunday in
  Downtown Tucson.
  The news came after Mayor Regina Romero’s announcement on Thursday. She shared the city’s plans in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in a video statement.
  According to Romero's statement, the city is working with
  federal, co
  
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• Public schools in Phoenix begin shutting down

  13-03-2020 16:36
  
  PHOENIX (AP) - Despite state officials saying Arizona public schools to remain open, at least five districts in metro Phoenix have announced that they would shut down because of the new coronavirus.Phoenix-area districts that late Thursday announced closures included the Alhambra, Cartwright, Kyrene, Osborn and Tempe elementary districts.
  Widespread shutdowns were not necessary at this point because there isn't a broad spread of the virus, said Jessica Rigler, assistant director at the state Dep
  
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• The Latest: US names virus testing czar after test shortages

  13-03-2020 16:28
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:Responding to numerous complaints about the shortage of coronavirus tests in the U.S, the Trump administration on Friday named a testing “czar” at the Department of Health and Human Services.Separately, the FDA posted on Twitter that labs having problems getting supplies for collecting patient samples for testing should call the agency’s toll-free information hotline.And Medicare announced it will pay about $36 for the CDC co
  
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• Claytoonz: Brains

  13-03-2020 16:23
  
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• The Latest: Canada’s House of Commons shuts down for 5 weeks

  13-03-2020 16:07
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:Canada’s House of Commons voted Friday to shut down for at least five weeks to help ensure lawmakers do not contribute to the spread of for new coronavirus.
  The moves comes after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife tested positive. The prime minister himself has been in self-imposed quarantine.Trudeau says his government will likely recommend that Canadians avoid travel outside the country except for essential purposes.Trudeau is
  
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• Stocks claw back ground on Wall Street; Dow jumps 900 points

  13-03-2020 16:03
  
  Stocks are clawing back some of their recent losses Friday at the end of a brutal week of selling as the spreading coronavirus heightened fears of a global recession.The early rally for U.S. stocks follows the worst slide for the market since the Black Monday crash of 1987.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 900 points in morning trading, a 4.7% gain. That's less than half of what the index lost a day earlier.
  The benchmark S&P 500 index climbed 4.7%. Major indexes in Europe climbed betwee
  
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• Hittin’ the Trails 4 You – Soldier Trail

  13-03-2020 15:56
  
  TUCSON - If you are looking for a challenging hike this weekend, I’ve got you covered! Today we’re Hittin’ the Trails on Mount Lemmon at the Soldier Trail.
  The trail follows an old road from the Catalina Highway and it’s roughly 5 miles out and back. It is rated as difficult with an elevation gain of about 1,900 feet.
  Along the way, you’ll see beautiful desert flora and views
  of Tucson before the trails drops into Soldier Canyon.
  If you hike that far, this trail mak
  
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• Arizona’s unemployment rate remained at 4.5% in January

  13-03-2020 15:55
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stayed at 4.5% in January, the same as in December 2019.The Arizona Commerce Authority also reported Thursday that nonfarm jobs declined by 47,300 in January.But authority officials said the job losses are typical for January as demand for seasonal workers declined in industries including retail trade, wholesale trade, employment services and others.Fewer job losses were recorded in January 2020 compared to the historical 10-ye
  
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