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• Water main break closes Superior Courts, other downtown buildings

  01-04-2020 23:47
  
  TUCSON - A water main break prompted closures at public buildings downtown Wednesday afternoon.According to Pima County Officials, the Central Plant at 190 W. Pennington St., Administration East Building at 130 W. Congress St., Administration West Building at 150 W. Congress St., Pima County Superior Courts at 110 W. Congress St. and El Presidio Garage at 110 N. Meyer Ave.
  Water main break forces closure of these County facilities downtown thru April 1:
  • Central Plant
  • Administration
  
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• Pima County: Spraying alcohol or chlorine over body WILL NOT kill COVID-19, can be harmful

  01-04-2020 23:30
  
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  TUCSON - After rumors spread across the community that spraying alcohol or chlorine over your body can kill COVID-19, Pima County Health Department released a Public Safety Announcement Wednesday disproving this rumor.According to the health department, spraying alcohol, chlorine or other "bacteria-cleaning" substances will not kill viruses that have already entered an individual's body.As COVID-19, a respiratory virus, infects individuals by entering a person thro
  
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• The Latest: UN: world economy may shrink by almost 1 percent

  01-04-2020 23:26
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:___— UN: global economy could shrink by almost 1 percent.
  — Easter services in Greece to be behind closed doors.
  — Stay-at-home orders for Florida, Mississippi, Nevada and Pennsylvania.— Another 540 troops headed to the U.S.-Mexico
  
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• UA Economics Professor Price Fishback: People Are Going To Need Some Credit To Get Through This Outbreak

  01-04-2020 23:00
  
  Price V. Fishback is an economic historian who has served as the Thomas R. Brown Professor of Economics at the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management since 2010. He earned a PhD in Economics from the University of Washington and is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.…
  
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• Cochise County residents can access public meetings by phone

  01-04-2020 22:45
  
  Cochise County residents who wish to attend the county's Board of Supervisor's meeting and work sessions can now do so by phone.To join meetings, residents must call 602.609.7513. Attendees will need to use a conference ID, which will be published on each meeting agenda.Due to the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency, the Board has suspended group access to conference rooms but wants to ensure residents can still attend public hearings and meetings.Work sessions are a time for County staff t
  
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• Ducey: New order allows telemedicine for animals

  01-04-2020 22:12
  
  PHOENIX – Pets can now be examined by their veterinarians
  through telemedicine, according to the office of Gov. Doug Ducey.
  The executive order ensures that pet owners don’t have to
  leave their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.Veterinarians will be able to provide medical services to animals, while the state works to slow the spread of COVID-19 through physical distancing measures.The order also prevents vets from charging more for telemedicine than for an office or in-person visit
  
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• Stocks fall sharply as number of coronavirus cases rises and the economic toll of the outbreak worsens; Dow drops 4.4%

  01-04-2020 22:04
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fall sharply as number of coronavirus cases rises and the economic toll of the outbreak worsens; Dow drops 4.4%.
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• UA, Pima Association of Governments Seek Your Ideas To Create COVID-19 "Testing Booth"

  01-04-2020 22:00
  
  The Pima Association of Governments' Regional Partnering Center is collaborating with the University of Arizona's Center for Innovation to launch an "innovation challenge" to design a safe testing booth for COVID-19 to be used at local hospitals. The innovation challenge is open to members of the community to quickly develop an outdoor medical consultation and testing booth for hospitals to safely triage patients for COVID-19 and conserve scarce medical protective equipment.…
  
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• Coronavirus survivor warns ‘I would not have left my home’

  01-04-2020 21:43
  
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  (KSDK/NBC News)  A young Missouri woman wants her "terrifying" case of the coronavirus to convince others to stay home.“In the beginning — I'm not afraid to even admit it — I was one of those people,” Brittany Greco says. “I was like, they're making such a bigger deal out of this than need be. Like, if we all just do the right thing and wash our hands, we'll be OK." The otherwise healthy 27-year-old mother spent much of the last few weeks
  
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• The Latest: Greece Easter services to be behind closed doors

  01-04-2020 21:42
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:___— Easter services in Greece to be behind closed doors.
  — Mississippi’s Reeves set to announce stay-at-home order.— Sisolak formalizes Nevada’s stay-at-home order.— Wolf expands stay-at-home order for Pennsylvania.
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• Census Day arrives with US almost paralyzed by coronavirus

  01-04-2020 21:27
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Census Day arrives Wednesday with a nation almost paralyzed by the spread of the novel coronavirus.
  April 1 is the date used to reference where a person lives for the once-a-decade count. The virus's spread has forced the U.S. Census Bureau to suspend field operations for a month, from mid-March to mid-April.It's #CensusDay. If you haven't already, please visit https://t.co/X4gjrdnBNM and #GetCounted! We need a complete and accurate count of everyone in Pima County to
  
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• Trump resists issuing national shutdown, leaving it up to states

  01-04-2020 21:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is resisting calls to issue a national stay-at-home order to stem the spread of the new coronavirus.This is despite his administration's projections that tens of thousands of Americans are likely to be killed by the disease.One by one, though, states are increasingly pushing shutdown orders of their own. On Wednesday alone, three more states — Florida, Nevada, and Pennsylvania — added or expanded their stay-at-home orders.The resistance
  
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• The Latest: Sisolak formalizes Nevada’s stay-at-home order

  01-04-2020 21:13
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:___— Sisolak formalizes Nevada’s stay-at-home order.— Wolf expands stay-at-home order for Pennsylvania.
  — DeSantis issues stay-at-home order for Florida.
  — Pence says U.S. food supply is strong.
  — Pence: U.S. trajectory
  
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• Nonprofits Grants Available from Community Foundation for Southern Arizona

  01-04-2020 21:09
  
  Nonprofits doing charitable work in Pima and Santa Cruz counties can now apply for grant funding from The Community Foundation for Southern Arizona’s COVID-19 relief funds, which launched last month.The foundation unveiled the Community Support and Nonprofit Event Relief funds in an effort to shore up the finances of those hit hardest during the pandemic.The community support fund provides grants ranging from $3,000 to $20,000 to nonprofits “serving Arizona’s most vulnerable,&
  
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• It's April 1 and Rent Is Due: Restaurateurs Struggle To Make Payments

  01-04-2020 21:01
  
  While April Fools Day marks a new month, the struggle for restaurants across the nation—and locally—is no laughing matter.Last week, The Cheesecake Factory sent a letter to the landlords of their 294 restaurants, spread out across 39 states, explaining they would not be paying rent at any of their restaurants or affiliates for April 2020.  "Please understand that we do not take this action or make this decision lightly, and while we hope to resume our rent payments as soon as r
  
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• Baby Count Down On: Reid Park Zoo prepares for birth of baby elephant calf

  01-04-2020 20:50
  
  TUCSON - Nandi better be ready to be a big sister - the baby count down is officially on at the Reid Park Zoo.On Feb. 18, Reid Park Zoo’s Jed Dobb broke the news on News 4 Tucson’s 4 p.m. segment, Zoo 4 You that the matriarch elephant, Semba is pregnant. Later that month, the zoo announced the elephant is expected to give birth in March or April.
  Zoo officials said on Saturday that Semba has not had her baby yet is expected to give birth any day now. While medical experts at the zoo
  
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• Gov. Ducey requests President Trump to declare COVID-19 pandemic a major disaster to help add additional relief support

  01-04-2020 20:16
  
  TUCSON - Gov. Doug Ducey sent out a request to President Donald Trump Wednesday asking for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration from the federal government to help support Arizona's efforts in combating the COVID-19 pandemic.According to the governor's office, if this declaration is made, it will "provide access to expanded mental health care, supplement the efforts of tribal health care workers, provide grants to reduce the risk of loss of life or property during future emergencies, make a
  
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• Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus Pops Concert has been canceled

  01-04-2020 20:09
  
  TUCSON – The Tucson Arizona
  Boys Chorus 80th Anniversary Pops Concert has been canceled.
  The concert was scheduled for
  May 2.
  “The cancellation came amid the order from Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman who announced the extension of school closures through the remainder of the school year.” said Dr. Julian Ackerley, Director of the Chorus. "The Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus is uniquely tied to the schools, and because of this it was in
  
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• The Latest: Wolf expands stay-at-home order for Pennsylvania

  01-04-2020 20:09
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:___— Wolf expands stay-at-home order for Pennsylvania.
  — DeSantis issues stay-at-home order for Florida.
  — Pence says U.S. food supply is strong.
  — Pence: U.S. trajectory akin to hard-hit Italy.— Russia will begin vaccine test
  
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• Tucson neighborhood celebrates 7-year-old’s birthday during coronavirus

  01-04-2020 20:05
  
  TUCSON - A Tucson neighborhood helped a little girl celebrate her 7th birthday after the coronavirus canceled her birthday party.Amanda Dotort said she turned to social media asking
  her neighbors to help her put together a “7 hunt” to make her daughter Mckenzie’s
  birthday special.Dotort said she got the idea from a parent of one of
  her students. She asked her neighbors if they would put 7s in their windows,
  yards and driveways so she could take her daughter on the hunt around t
  
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• Tucson gallery donates hundreds of coloring books to keep love of art alive during COVID-19 shutdown

  01-04-2020 19:58
  
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  TUCSON - A popular Tucson artist is doing her part to give a bit of hope to Tucson Unified School District students and their parents who are now dealing with the school shutdown.Diana Madaras had to temporarily close her gallery, Madaras Gallery on North Swan Road, though they are taking online orders and offering curbside pick-up.Madaras is donating 600 coloring books she created plus crayons to
  try to help brighten the day for kids in the area.“Peop
  
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• The Latest: DeSantis issues stay-at-home order for Florida

  01-04-2020 19:37
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:___— DeSantis issues stay-at-home order for Florida.
  — Pence says U.S. food supply is strong.
  — Pence: U.S. trajectory akin to hard-hit Italy.— More than 110,000 positive tests in Italy.
  — Russia will begin vaccine tests in la
  
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• 2 Pascua Yaqui Tribe members die due to COVID-19

  01-04-2020 19:36
  
  TUCSON – Two Pascua Yaqui Tribe members died due to complications of the COVID-19 virus, the Tribe said on Wednesday.
  According to the Tribe, the
  two women lived off the Reservation.
  "As such, the Pascua Yaqui Tribal Health Services Division will be working cooperatively with the Pima County Health Department to perform the necessary notifications," the Tribe said in a news release.
  The Pascua Yaqui Tribal Health Services
  Division continues to perform limited testing on the Reservation.&nb
  
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• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, under pressure, abandons partial measures and issues statewide stay-at-home order

  01-04-2020 19:31
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, under pressure, abandons partial measures and issues statewide stay-at-home order.
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• Kroger announces ‘hero bonus’ to frontline workers

  01-04-2020 19:29
  
  Kroger has announced a 'hero
  bonus' for all of its frontline employees.The grocer said Tuesday it
  will add $2 to associates' standard pay rate for hours worked March 29 through April
  18.
  All frontline grocery, supply
  chain, manufacturing, pharmacy and call center associates will get the 'hero
  bonus.'Kroger’s chairman and CEO
  said: "It's just one more way to continue to convey our thanks and
  gratitude to our associates, who have worked tirelessly on the frontlines
  during this national emerg
  
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• The Latest: Pence says U.S. food supply is strong

  01-04-2020 19:18
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:___— Pence says U.S. food supply is strong.
  — Pence: U.S. trajectory akin to hard-hit Italy.— More than 110,000 positive tests in Italy.
  — Russia will begin vaccine tests in late June.___GORDONSVILLE, Va. — Vice President Mike
  
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• A Major Medical Staffing Company Just Slashed Benefits for Doctors and Nurses Fighting Coronavirus

  01-04-2020 19:00
  
  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Click here to read their biggest stories as soon as they’re published.Emergency room doctors and nurses many of whom are dealing with an onslaught of coronavirus patients and shortages of protective equipment — are now finding out that their compensation is getting cut.Most ER providers in the U.S. work for staffing companies that have contracts with hospitals.…
  
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• West Virginia governor reschedules state’s May 12 primary election for June 9 over fears about the coronavirus

  01-04-2020 18:53
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia governor reschedules state’s May 12 primary election for June 9 over fears about the coronavirus.
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• Marana Waives Late Fees, Ties Local Emergency to Statewide Proclamation

  01-04-2020 18:47
  
  In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Town of Marana temporarily waived a series of fees to help keep money in residents' pockets.The town will not collect fees on late payments, returned checks, dog licensing and late license renewals.…
  
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• Tucson clean up company fights the coronavirus

  01-04-2020 18:39
  
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  TUCSON – One Tucson cleaning service business is doing its best to fight the spread and threat of the coronavirus.Bio-One is a hazardous material clean up company that usually deals with crime scene clean up.However, they want the Tucson community to know they have the resources to keep the coronavirus at bay in your home, office, or other affected areas.“We're sitting on about 2,500 gallons of EPA approved chemical to fight the coronavirus,&rdqu
  
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• The Latest: Pence: U.S. outbreak on similar path to Italy

  01-04-2020 18:39
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:___— Pence: U.S. trajectory akin to hard-hit Italy.— More than 110,000 positive tests in Italy.
  — Russia will begin vaccine tests in late June.— North Carolina deputy dies in ICU.
  ___WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence says
  
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• Your Southern AZ Coronavirus AM Roundup: 29 Now Dead Statewide as Cases Grow to 1,413; Stay Home and Stay Safe

  01-04-2020 18:05
  
  The coronavirus had killed 29 people statewide, including 15 in Pima County, as of Wednesday, April 1, according to the morning report from the Arizona Department of Health Services.…
  
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• The Latest: Missouri man charged for coughing at customers

  01-04-2020 18:03
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:___— Missouri man charged after coughing toward customers at a Dollar Tree store.— Pakistan extends lockdown additional two weeks.
  — District of Columbia announces 91 new positive coronavirus infections.— Merkel will consider loosen
  
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• LATEST: 1,413 cases of COVID-19 reported in Arizona, 29 deaths

  01-04-2020 18:02
  
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  PHOENIX - Health officials reported Wednesday morning that there are 1,413 COVID-19 cases in Arizona.Two hundred and seventeen of those cases are reported in Pima County.Officials also reported 29 deaths in connection to the virus. Five hundred and seventeen cases are people between the ages of 20-44.
  On March 31, Gov. Doug Ducey's 'Stay-at-Home' order went into effect at 5 p.m. The governor wants Arizonans to stay home to limit the spread of COVID-19. The order stands until April 30.See th
  
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• The Latest: Washington, D.C., has 586 cases of coronavirus

  01-04-2020 17:38
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:___— District of Columbia announces 91 new positive coronavirus infections.— Merkel will consider loosening restrictions in Germany after Easter.
  — Albania extends lockdown indefinitely during COVID-19 pandemic.— Wimbledon canceled
  
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• Arizona governor urges understanding as bills come due

  01-04-2020 17:20
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday urged Arizonans to be understanding and reasonable as individuals and businesses face April 1 due dates for bills such as mortgages, rent, utilities and internet service.“The world has changed since March 1" and that bills previously paid routinely “are now a struggle for many people and small businesses," Ducey posted on Twitter.Ducey said he wants and expects that no family, individual or business should face eviction or los
  
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• Truck hauling toilet paper catches fire on Texas interstate

  01-04-2020 17:17
  
  HUTCHINS, Texas (AP) — Officials say a tractor-trailer hauling toilet paper crashed and caught fire near Dallas.
  The crash happened early Wednesday on Interstate 20 near Hutchins. Officials say the truck spilled toilet paper all over the interstate, shutting down traffic.
  The driver of the truck is OK. The Texas Department of Transportation tells WFAA that the load of toilet paper “burned extensively.”
  Toilet paper has been in high demand amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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• The Latest: Wimbledon canceled 1st time since World War II

  01-04-2020 17:05
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:___— Wimbledon canceled for the first time since World War II.
  — Bureau of Prisons says second inmate has died at a federal prison complex in Louisiana.
  — U.N. weather agency says coronavirus affecting global climate change monitoring.___
  
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• Wimbledon canceled for 1st time since World War II because of coronavirus pandemic

  01-04-2020 17:01
  
  WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Wimbledon canceled for 1st time since World War II because of coronavirus pandemic.
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• The Latest: Swedish military against canceling May exercise

  01-04-2020 16:47
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:___— Swedish military against canceling major military exercise in May.— U.N. weather agency says coronavirus affecting global climate change monitoring.
  — Bulgaria confirms 412 cases of the new coronavirus and nine deaths.
  — Prince
  
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• US construction spending down 1.3% in February

  01-04-2020 16:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Spending on U.S. construction projects fell 1.3% in February with housing and nonresidential construction both showing weakness even before the coronavirus struck with force in the United States.The Commerce Department said Wednesday that the February decline followed a 2.8% rise in construction in January. Economists are forecasting more declines to come, especially in housing activity as the stay-at-home orders in much of the country crimp home sales.Home construction f
  
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• US construction spending falls 1.3% in February with housing and nonresidential falling

  01-04-2020 16:11
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — US construction spending falls 1.3% in February with housing and nonresidential falling.
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• Taxpayers Paid Millions to Design a Low-Cost Ventilator for a Pandemic. Instead, the Company Is Selling Versions of It Overseas.

  01-04-2020 16:00
  
  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Click here to read their biggest stories as soon as they’re published.Five years ago, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services tried to plug a crucial hole in its preparations for a global pandemic, signing a $13.8 million contract with a Pennsylvania manufacturer to create a low-cost, portable, easy-to-use ventilator that could be stockpiled for emergencies.This past September, with the design of the new Trilogy
  
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• Border Patrol agents in Yuma rescue 3 immigrants from canal

  01-04-2020 16:00
  
  YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — Border Patrol agents in Yuma are being credited with rescuing three immigrants from a canal adjacent to the Colorado River.U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said the three immigrants from India were found to be in distress and struggling to stay afloat Monday in the Salinity Canal.
  Agents deployed a water rescue bag and pulled the three immigrants to safety.Border Patrol officials say the three were in good health and refused additional medical treatment.The r
  
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• The Latest: Adidas reverses, will pay rent on closed stores

  01-04-2020 15:36
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:— Prince Charles improving from coronavirus but still in general isolation.
  — Adidas to pay rent on closed shops after backlash.
  — Turkey expediting opening of a new public hospital in Istanbul.
  ___BERLIN — Adidas has backed off a m
  
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• Stocks fall more than 3% at open on Wall Street, following declines in Asia, Europe, as Trump warns of ‘dark days’ ahead

  01-04-2020 15:33
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fall more than 3% at open on Wall Street, following declines in Asia, Europe, as Trump warns of ‘dark days’ ahead.
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• April 1, rent’s due: Many struggle to pay in virus outbreak

  01-04-2020 15:15
  
  By JEFFREY COLLINS
  It's the first of the month, and everybody knows the rent's due. For millions of Americans, Wednesday is the first time the landlord is knocking on the door since the coronavirus outbreak turned the economy upside down.
  Many of those renters are without jobs - nearly 3.3 million people in the U.S. filed for unemployment the week of March 16, about five times the previous high in 1982. Most state and local governments are putting evictions on pause as states prepare to pay une
  
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• The Latest: Prince Charles improving but still in isolation

  01-04-2020 15:13
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:— Prince Charles improving from coronavirus but still in general isolation.
  — Hungary’s government wants to strip autonomy from mayors.
  — Turkey expediting opening of a new public hospital in Istanbul.
  — India’s top cour
  
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• Breezy, warm and mostly sunny this afternoon!

  01-04-2020 13:46
  
  TUCSON - Starting off with a few clouds but more sunshine is expected this afternoon with highs back in the 70s and 80s! It will also be breezy at times today and tomorrow. We'll continue to stay above average the rest of the week!Today: Becoming mostly sunny, breezy and warm. High: 85°Tonight:Mostly clear and mild. Low: 54°Tomorrow: Warm and breezy with tons of sunshine! High: 85°We'll start off with a few clouds this morning but temperatures are SUPER comfo
  
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• The Latest: Japan bans entry from 73 other countries

  01-04-2020 13:34
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:— Japan adds 49 countries to list of countries barred from entering.
  — Scottish government discusses alternatives to temporarily ending jury trials during lockdown.— Former Marseille president Pape Diouf dies at 68.— Europe rushes t
  
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