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• Plenty of sunshine will last through Tuesday

  14-03-2020 23:57
  
  TUCSON - After a sunny and warm day on Saturday we will continue see sunshine and warm air until another front passes us by on Wednesday.Tonight: Partly Cloudy, Cool. Low: 46°Tomorrow: Sunny, Mild. High: 75°Tomorrow Night: Clear and Cool. Low: 44°Temperatures will remain in the mid 70's for much of Southern Arizona on Sunday and there is a chance that many of us hit the 80 degree mark on Monday afternoon.A few extra clouds will pop up Tuesday afternoon d
  
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• The Latest: Florida’s famed South Beach closed to stop virus

  14-03-2020 23:13
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 150,000 people and killed over 5,700. The disease for most people causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some, it can cause more severe illness. The vast majority recover.Florida’s famed South Beach has been closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
  Miami Beach officials ordered hundreds of college spring breakers and others from around the world off the beach Saturday as part of measures to prevent l
  
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• PCSD: Westbound Cortaro Farms Road at I-10 Frontage Road closed

  14-03-2020 22:53
  
  TUCSON— Pima County Sheriff’s Deputies are on scene of a crash at Cortaro Farms Frontage Road and I-10.
  Officials say westbound Cotaro Farms Frontage Road and I-10
  is closed.
  According to PCSD, no injuries have been reported at this time. Motorists are asked to avoid the area.The post PCSD: Westbound Cortaro Farms Road at I-10 Frontage Road closed appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Arizona coronavirus cases grow slightly; total now at 12

  14-03-2020 22:47
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona has three more cases of the coronavirus, raising the state's total to 12 and including the first in rural Graham County where a town's school district had already shut down before test results were available on a school employee who now has tested positive, officials said Saturday.The other two latest cases are one each in Maricopa and Pima counties, giving them four and two cases respectively. There was no change to Pinal County's total of five cases, all in the sam
  
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• UA fans brave coronavirus and stay in Vegas despite Pac-12 tourney cancellation

  14-03-2020 22:26
  
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  LAS VEGAS - Thousands of University of Arizona alumni and Tucsonans made the drive to Las Vegas to cheer on the Wildcat basketball team at the Pac-12 Tournament.Although many of the Zona fans in Vegas were bummed out about the cancellation of the tourney because of the coronavirus scare, others decided to stick it out in Sin City and make the best of it.Scores of Tucsonans who went to Las Vegas for the Pac-12 Tournament are making the best of Zona and other
  
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• The Latest: Pentagon restricts access to building over virus

  14-03-2020 22:19
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 150,000 people and killed over 5,700. The disease for most people causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some, it can cause more severe illness. The vast majority recover.Pentagon officials have laid out new restrictions for access to the building, saying people who have been overseas should stay away for two weeks and others should expect more screening questions from officers posted at the entrances.Senior d
  
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• U.S. internet well-equipped to handle work from home surge

  14-03-2020 22:15
  
  FILE - Experts say the U.S. internet won’t be overloaded by spikes in traffic from the millions of Americans now working from home because of coronavirus. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. internet won’t get overloaded by spikes in traffic from the millions of Americans now working from home to discourage the spread of the new coronavirus, experts say. But connections could stumble for many if too many family members try to videoconference at the same time.S
  
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• The Latest: Israel closes restaurants, malls to stop virus

  14-03-2020 21:13
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 150,000 people and killed over 5,700. The disease for most people causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some, it can cause more severe illness. The vast majority recover.—-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that the nation’s restaurants and places of entertainment will be closed to stop the spread of the coronavirus. He also encouraged people not to go to their workplaces unle
  
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• Putin approves law that could keep him in power until 2036

  14-03-2020 20:59
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 12, 2020. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law for constitutional changes that could keep him in power for another 16 years, a step that must still be approved in a nationwide vote.
  Putin signed the measure on Saturday, the Kremlin said, three days after it sailed through the Russian parliament with only one vot
  
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• Loft Cinema Limiting Tickets, Canceling Special Events Due to COVID-19

  14-03-2020 20:58
  
  On Friday, March 13, the Loft Cinema announced it will be reducing their theater's capacity, and canceling most special screenings and events through March 31.…
  
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• The Latest: France closes all restaurants, cafes and shops

  14-03-2020 20:29
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:French Prime minister Edouard Philippe announced that France is shutting down all restaurants, cafes, cinemas and retail shops that are not essential, starting Sunday, to face the accelerated spread of the virus in the country.
  He said grocery stores, pharmacies, banks and other public services including transports will be allowed to remain open.French authorities had already shut down all schools, banned gatherings of more than 100 people and
  
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• The Latest: Canada urges citizens to get home while they can

  14-03-2020 19:45
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:The Canadian government says any Canadian who’s abroad should get back to Canada while it’s still possible. That’s a step up from previous advice, which urged travelers outside the country to think about doing so because of the pandemic.Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne tweeted the new recommendation, warning that commercial travel options might not remain available.Some countries have already taken measure
  
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• US travel ban extends to UK, Ireland; Trump eyes US limits

  14-03-2020 19:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will broaden its European travel ban, adding Britain and Ireland to its list.
  And he says he's considering imposing restrictions on travel within the U.S. to areas hit hard by the coronavirus spread.
  Under the restrictions on European travel, American citizens, green card holders and others are still allowed to return home to the U.S., but will be funneled to 13 airports and be subjected to health screenings and
  
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• The Latest: Italy reports jump in cases to more than 21,000

  14-03-2020 18:57
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:Italy has reported its biggest day-to-day jump in number of infected cases of COVID-19. National health authorities told reporters on Saturday that health officials recorded 3,497 new cases in 24 hours. That’s roughly a 20% increase in cases from the day before. A little more than half of those new cases occurred in Lombardy, the populous northern region which has been hardest hit in Europe’s worst outbreak. Italy’s total cas
  
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• Mission San Xavier del Bac to close for Masses, visitors

  14-03-2020 18:36
  
  TUCSON—Mission San Xavier del Bac will close for Masses and visitors beginning Saturday Mar. 14.
   In a press release,
  the Diocese of Tucson said “After consulting with Tucson’s Bishop, the Most
  Reverend Edward Weisenburger, San Xavier’s Pastor, Father Bill Minkel, OFM,
  determined that the large number of pilgrims and tourists — in an especially
  small space — was potentially a higher-risk situation than the average parish
  weekend Mass.”The diocese sa
  
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• Italian officials say new virus cases jump 20% to more than 21,000

  14-03-2020 18:36
  
  ROME (AP) — Italian officials say new virus cases jump 20% to more than 21,000.
  The post Italian officials say new virus cases jump 20% to more than 21,000 appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• New COVID-19 Legislation to Help Families and Communities / All Travel From UK and Ireland Suspended

  14-03-2020 18:27
  
  President Donald Trump announced he supported a legislative package  the House of Representatives agreed on new legislation aimed to help families and communities to help prevent potential COVID-19 outbreaks at a White House press conference Saturday. The bill was crafted by the president's bi-partisan Coronavirus Task Force and is expected to hit the Senate floor next week.…
  
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• White House steps up virus precautions; House passes big aid

  14-03-2020 17:19
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - The House approved legislation Saturday to provide direct relief to Americans suffering physically, financially and emotionally from the coronavirus pandemic. Passage came after President Donald Trump had declared the outbreak a national emergency, freeing up money and resources to fight it, and threw his support behind the congressional aid package.Trump's emergency declaration unleashed as much as $50 billion for state and local governments to respond to the crisis.
  The White
  
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• AP sources: US to broaden European coronavirus travel ban, adding United Kingdom, Ireland to list

  14-03-2020 17:14
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — AP sources: US to broaden European coronavirus travel ban, adding United Kingdom, Ireland to list.
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• The Latest: Italians test drug to help virus patients

  14-03-2020 16:00
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:Italian doctors in at least two hospitals treating COVID-19 cases have started using a drug normally prescribed for people with chronic inflammatory auto-immune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis.
  Dr. Paolo Ascierto, director of the immunology clinic at the Pascale Institute in Naples, told Italian state TV on Saturday that of the first six ICU patients treated with the drug, three showed significant improvement of their lung inflammation judg
  
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• The Latest: Jet2 turns back its planes to Spain

  14-03-2020 15:45
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:Belgians woke up to a new reality on Saturday. On a sunny day when most would normally take advantage of the day to shop or sit on a terrace, everything, with the exception of pharmacies and supermarkets, was closed.In the historic center of Antwerp a few people either rode their bicycles, jogged or curiously walked around taking photos of a rarity — being able to stop and look at something with ease without the worry of a crowd.Birds co
  
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• Media reports: Spain to implement nationwide lockdown as coronavirus infections spike

  14-03-2020 14:21
  
  MADRID (AP) — Media reports: Spain to implement nationwide lockdown as coronavirus infections spike.
  The post Media reports: Spain to implement nationwide lockdown as coronavirus infections spike appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: Chinese Red Cross team arrives in Rome

  14-03-2020 14:01
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:A Chinese Red Cross team of nine doctors and researchers is in Rome, sharing experiences with staff at the Italian capital’s infectious diseases hospital.Spallanzani Hospital health director Dr. Francesco Vaia on Saturday introduced the team to reporters as experts who were “on the front line” of the anti-COVID-19 efforts in China, which has suffered the world’s largest number of cases and deaths.Speaking with a hospita
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump, American exceptionalism and the virus

  14-03-2020 13:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans normally hear from President Donald Trump when he is opining on Twitter, riffing from a rally stage or otherwise improvising. This past week was different as he sat in the Oval Office with a script laid out for him to read on a matter grave enough for a prime-time address to the nation.He addressed the coronavirus crisis that is spreading germs and fear. But his words were as factually fraught as many of his tweets.Most broadly, Trump hailed American exceptional
  
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• The Latest: India takes further measures against virus

  14-03-2020 13:14
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:India on Saturday declared COVID-19 as a “notified disaster” which would enable the country to provide assistance and spend more funds to fight the pandemic. The move came after the number of coronavirus cases in the country rose to 84, with two deaths. Ten people have recovered fully.The health ministry said that more than 4,000 people who had contact with the confirmed cases are under surveillance.
  On Saturday, a Hindu nationalis
  
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• The Latest: Apple temporarily closes stores worldwide

  14-03-2020 12:57
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:Apple CEO Tim Cook says the tech giant’s retail operation outside of China is going online-only for two weeks as part of efforts to fight the global viral pandemic.Cook tweeted that “Apple will be temporarily closing all stores outside of Greater China until March 27 and committing $15M to help with worldwide recovery.”In a lengthier online statement, Cook said that Apple’s stores in China have all now reopened and what
  
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• Hard-hit Spain sees 1,500 new virus cases in a day

  14-03-2020 12:43
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:Health authorities in Spain say coronavirus infections have reached 5,753 people, of which almost 3,000 are in the capital, Madrid.
  That represents a national increase of more than 1,500 in 24 hours.
  No new figures for deaths were immediately announced, but as of Friday, Spain had recorded 120 COVID-19 deaths.Spain’s Cabinet is meeting on Saturday to declare a two-week state of emergency, giving the government extraordinary powers that i
  
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• Japanese leader not ready to declare state of emergency

  14-03-2020 12:28
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the coronavirus outbreak in his country has not reached a point that requires him to declare a national emergency like the U.S. and parts of Europe.
  He said the per-capita infection in Japan is much lower than other countries, though the situation is still volatile and Japan should remain on its guard. “At the moment, we don’t have a situation that requires a state of emergency,” Abe sa
  
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• Italian unions, companies agree measures to keep working

  14-03-2020 11:54
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:Union leaders, industrialists and the Italian government have reached agreement on special measures to keep the country’s factories running during the national lockdown aimed at combatting the spread of the new coronavirus.
  After a marathon 18-hour session by video conference, involving several ministers and Premier Giuseppe Conte, participants signed off on a protocol Saturday morning.Conte has declared the country’s production mu
  
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• The Latest: Denmark closes all borders to fight virus

  14-03-2020 11:31
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:Denmark is closing all its borders to travelers in a bid to tackle the spread of the new coronavirus.The Danish government said late Friday that the country will close its borders — land, sea and air — at midday on Saturday until April 13. All passenger traffic to and from Denmark will be stopped.Travelers will be turned away at the border unless they can show that they have “a legitimate reason” to be there, such as th
  
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• Iran state TV says coronavirus has killed another 97 people, pushing death toll to 611 amid 12,729 confirmed cases.

  14-03-2020 11:25
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran state TV says coronavirus has killed another 97 people, pushing death toll to 611 amid 12,729 confirmed cases.
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• The Latest: Africa’s Rwanda, Mauritania confirms 1st cases

  14-03-2020 11:02
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:The African nations of Rwanda and Mauritania have recorded their first cases of the coronavirus.Rwanda’s health ministry says an Indian citizen has tested positive. The central African nation’s health ministry said in a statement Saturday that the man showed no symptoms when he arrived in Rwanda from the Indian city of Mumbai on March 8. It said that on March 13 the man checked himself into a health facility where he was immediatel
  
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• The Latest: Playgrounds and parks shuttered in Italy

  14-03-2020 09:57
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:Already cooped up most of the day in their homes under Italy’s nationwide lockdown to fight the coronavirus, millions of Italians woke up on Saturday to find themselves deprived of one of the few simple pleasures left: a walk in the park.Mayors of many cities, including Rome and Milan, had decided by late Friday to close public playgrounds and parks. Health authorities have lamented that too many people were gathering together, whether i
  
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• Iraqi security officials say a barrage of rockets has hit a base housing US troops in second attack this week.

  14-03-2020 09:07
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security officials say a barrage of rockets has hit a base housing US troops in second attack this week.
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• The Latest: Aussie minister says he wasn’t contagious in US

  14-03-2020 08:37
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:Australian Homes Affairs Minister Peter Dutton says his government has contacted the White House to inform them that he was not contagious with the new coronavirus during a recent visit to Washington.Dutton told Melbourne radio TripleM in a telephone interview from a hospital in his hometown of Brisbane on Saturday that he’s been told he did not become contagious until three days after his return from the United States on Sunday.Dutton s
  
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• The Latest: South Korea urges vigilance amid virus decline

  14-03-2020 07:30
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:South Korea’s prime minister says the country’s war against the coronavirus is broadening despite a notable decline in new cases.He is urging vigilance after the emergence of infection clusters in areas including Seoul and warning of the possibility that the virus re-enters the country from abroad amid widening outbreaks in the West.Chung Se-kyun’s comments during a government meeting on Saturday came as infections continued
  
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• Coronavirus fears: High School softball plays final game?

  14-03-2020 07:25
  
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  TUCSON - The Douglas High School softball team had dreams of a 2020 state championships.Unfortunately, that dream may be shattered because of the potential cancellation of the rest of the season due to coronavirus fears.On Friday, Douglas traveled to Flowing Wells to take on the Caballeras in what-could-be-the-last softball game of the season. Fans, parents and coaches have expressed their concerns.
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• UA fans brave coronavirus and stay in Vegas with despite Pac-12 tourney cancellation

  14-03-2020 07:13
  
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  LAS VEGAS - Thousands of University of Arizona alumni and Tucsonans made the drive to Las Vegas to cheer on the Wildcat basketball team at the Pac-12 Tournament.Although many of the Zona fans in Vegas were bummed out about the cancellation of the tourney because of the coronavirus scare, others decided to stick it out in Sin City and make the best of it.Scores of Tucsonans who went to Las Vegas for the Pac-12 Tournament are making the best of Zona and other
  
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• The Latest: New Zealand orders self-quarantine on arrivals

  14-03-2020 05:56
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced what she says will be some of the toughest border restrictions in the world in an attempt to keep out the new coronavirus.
  From Monday, all incoming passengers, including New Zealand citizens, will be required to isolate themselves for 14 days. The only countries exempt from the restrictions are a handful of Pacific islands that haven’t yet had any cases of COVID-19.
  New Zealand has
  
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• House passes bipartisan package to provide relief to Americans coping with coronavirus pandemic

  14-03-2020 05:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House passes bipartisan package to provide relief to Americans coping with coronavirus pandemic.
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• Parents, grandmother indicted in Arizona boy’s death

  14-03-2020 05:46
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The parents and grandmother of a 6-year-old northern Arizona boy have been indicted on murder and other charges in the child's death.Elizabeth Archibeque, 26, and Anthony Martinez, 23, and the child's grandmother, 50-year-old Ann Marie Martinez, are scheduled to appear in Coconino County Superior Court on March 23 for arraignments.The three were arrested earlier this month in Flagstaff after Ann Marie Martinez called 911 and said she thought her grandson was dead. Police fou
  
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• Disney sends ‘Frozen 2’ to streaming for housebound families

  14-03-2020 05:36
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. will release “Frozen 2” on Disney-Plus several months early to give families cooped up by the coronavirus a welcome distraction — and give its streaming service a boost.
  Disney announced Friday that “Frozen 2” will begin streaming on Disney-Plus Sunday, three months earlier than expected.
  Most upcoming new releases have been postponed due to the virus, including Disney's own lineup. Few March or April movies remain on the c
  
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• Sun Tran takes extra sanitation measures to prevent COVID-19 spread

  14-03-2020 05:30
  
  TUCSON —   Sun Tran has implemented an emergency preparedness protocol in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
  "Every night we are disinfecting all of the handles, the grab bars, the vertical poles, handles, as well as all of the push cords," said Pat Richter, a Sun Tran spokesperson.Transit centers are also more thoroughly disinfected as part of the effort to keep drivers and riders safe.
  "We're doing that every night with high grade commercial disinfectant."Richter sa
  
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• Colombia’s president orders border with Venezuela closed as coronavirus containment measure

  14-03-2020 05:07
  
  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s president orders border with Venezuela closed as coronavirus containment measure.
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• The Latest: Puerto Rico sees its first cases of coronavirus

  14-03-2020 04:48
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:Officials say tests have confirmed three cases of the new coronavirus in Puerto Rico, the first for the U.S. territory.Gov. Wanda Vazquez said Friday night that the public school system would close for 14 days and that no cruise ships or the ferry from the Dominican Republic would be allowed to dock.Vazquez said one of the cases involved a local man who had relatives who traveled off the island and the other two are tourists from northern Ital
  
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• The Latest: US military halting domestic travel amid virus

  14-03-2020 04:20
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:The U.S. Defense Department is planning to halt all domestic travel for military members after President Donald Trump declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency.The Pentagon says Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist has approved new travel restrictions on service members and Defense Department civilians assigned to military installations and surrounding areas within the United States and its territories.The new guidance takes ef
  
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• ASUA cancels Spring Fling over COVID-19 concerns

  14-03-2020 04:15
  
  TUCSON— The Associated Students of the University of Arizona
  announced Friday that they are canceling Spring Fling.
  In a twitter post, ASUA said “in light of the events facing this country and our community, we felt the decision to cancel such a large event would be more responsible and respectful of this community that supports us so wholeheartedly.”- Spring Fling Executive Team 2020 pic.twitter.com/fYJBseTEYR— Spring Fling 2020 (@UASpringFling) March 14, 2020The post AS
  
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• Concerns of COVID-19 leads to long lines, limited selection at grocery stores

  14-03-2020 03:59
  
  TUCSON— The concern over the coronavirus is leading to panic
  buying. Local grocery stores are seeing long lines and limited selection.
   “It’s a little crazy, a little overwhelming but understandable with what the news is covering," said Laura Shay, a shopper at a local grocery store.
  Friday, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency
  to combat the coronavirus.
  Another shopper said the toilet paper shelves were completely
  empty.
  “You can see the anxiety in t
  
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• The Latest: US airport security to allow larger hand gels

  14-03-2020 03:51
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has relaxed restrictions on carry-on items to allow passengers containers of liquid hand sanitizer up to 12 ounces (355 milliliters).TSA regulations currently prohibit liquids, gels and aerosols larger than 3.4 ounces (100 milliliters).
  The change comes as the agency housed under the Department of Homeland Security acknowledges on its website that the virus outbreak “is at the forefront on
  
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• Pipeline owner agrees to pay $60M over 2015 California spill

  14-03-2020 03:42
  
  SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - The owner of an oil pipeline that spewed thousands of barrels of crude oil onto Southern California beaches in 2015 will pay $60 million to to settle allegations that it violated safety laws, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday.Texas-based Plains All American Pipeline didn't admit any wrongdoing or liability in the consent decree that will end a lawsuit filed on behalf of federal and state agencies. But it agreed to operational changes and to fi
  
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