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• Virus rules tighten illegal immigration on northern border

  16-05-2020 23:29
  
  A U.S. government immigration rule implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is tightening illegal immigration along the northern border.
  The rule led to the immediate return to Canada of five Mexican citizens apprehended recently after illegally entering the United States in remote northern Maine.
  A similar Canadian policy allows the return to the United States of most people seeking asylum in Canada.
  President Donald Trump in March granted U.S. Customs and Border Protection the power to
  
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• Tropical depression forms, storm watch issued for N Carolina

  16-05-2020 23:11
  
  MIAMI (AP) — The National Hurricane Center said Saturday that a low pressure system just off the coast of east-central Florida has become a tropical depression and that a tropical storm watch has been issued for a portion of the North Carolina coast.In a 5 p.m. update, meteorologists said the storm is located about 125 miles (200 km) east of Melbourne, Florida. It has maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 kph).
  The storm, which has been named Tropical Depression One, is moving north-northe
  
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• The Latest: COVID-19 tests performed in Florida unreliable

  16-05-2020 23:10
  
  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:
  — Florida health care company reports thousands of unreliable COVID-19 tests.
  — Turkey’s death rate lowest since early March.
  — New Orleans begins reopening.
  — Doctor ailing with COVID-19 dies in Brazilian plane crash.
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• China goes after US over more than $1 billion owed to the UN

  16-05-2020 22:56
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China is going after the U.S. over unpaid dues to the United Nations in an unusual singling out of just the United States.The unpaid dues include more than $1 billion the U.S. owes the United Nations for regular operating budget and a separate one for peacekeeping operations.This all comes as President Donald Trump accuses Beijing of not being open about COVID-19 when cases were initially reported.A U.S. Mission spokesperson said Friday that China "is eager to distrac
  
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• Fred Willard, the comedic improv-style actor, has died at 86

  16-05-2020 22:25
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fred Willard, the comedic actor whose improv style kept him relevant for more than 50 years in films like “This Is Spinal Tap,” “Best In Show” and “Anchorman,” has died. Willard was 86.Willard’s daughter said in a statement Saturday that her father died peacefully Friday night.
  The cause of his death has not been released. Willard was rarely a leading man or even a major supporting character.
  He specialized in small, scene-steali
  
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• Fred Willard, the comedic actor whose improv style kept him relevant for more than 50 years, has died at 86

  16-05-2020 21:59
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fred Willard, the comedic actor whose improv style kept him relevant for more than 50 years, has died at 86.The post Fred Willard, the comedic actor whose improv style kept him relevant for more than 50 years, has died at 86 appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: Turkey’s death rate lowest in more than a month

  16-05-2020 21:46
  
  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:
  — Turkey’s death rate lowest since early March.
  — New Orleans begins reopening.
  — Doctor ailing with COVID-19 dies in Brazilian plane crash.
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• Storm off FL coast becomes better defined, tracks northeast

  16-05-2020 21:00
  
  MIAMI (AP) — The National Hurricane Center said Saturday that a low pressure system just off the coast of east-central Florida has become better defined.
  Meteorologists said data from Air Force Hurricane Hunter planes and satellite images show that the showers and thunderstorms associated with the system are gradually organizing.
  Another Hurricane Hunter plane is scheduled to investigate the system Saturday night.If the storm continues to become more defined, the hurricane center will recl
  
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• The Latest: New Orleans begins to reopen

  16-05-2020 19:54
  
  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:
  — New Orleans begins reopening.
  — Doctor ailing with COVID-19 dies in Brazilian plane crash.
  — Italy’s death toll down to lowest since early March.
  — Spain prime minister wants to extend state of emergency 1 month.
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• The Latest: Italy’s death total lowest since early March

  16-05-2020 19:01
  
  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:
  — Italy’s death toll down to lowest since early March.
  — Spain prime minister wants to extend state of emergency 1 month.
  — Nepal reports first confirmed coronavirus death.
  — Britain launches trial for dogs to sniff out huma
  
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• Mayor Romero extends local emergency declaration, outlines framework on reopening city government

  16-05-2020 18:48
  
  TUCSON— Mayor Regina Romero extended the local emergency declaration Saturday, extending it through June 8th with the option to modify as deemed necessary.Mayor Romero also said the proclamation is being readjusted to align with Governor Ducey’s executive new executive order “Stay Healthy, Return Smarter, Return Stronger" signed earlier this week.The Mayor’s proclamation endorses regulations adopted by the Pima County Board of Supervisors Wednesday, pertaining to the
  
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• The Latest: Nepal reports first confirmed coronavirus death

  16-05-2020 18:16
  
  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:
  — Spain prime minister wants to extend state of emergency 1 month.
  — Nepal reports first confirmed coronavirus death.
  — Britain launches trial for dogs to sniff out humans with COVID-19.
  — Italy easing travel restrictions in place
  
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• COVID-19 in Arizona: 13,631 cases, 679 reported deaths

  16-05-2020 18:06
  
  PHOENIX - Health officials reported an additional 28 COVID-19-related deaths Saturday morning, bringing the statewide death toll to 679.Confirmed cases climbed to 13,631, with 462 new cases.Arizona Department of Health Services says 194,504 people have been tested for the coronavirus. About 6.2 percent tested positive.The data also includes people who have recovered from the virus.In Pima County, there are 1,781 reported cases and 157 deaths. That’s two more deaths than reported Frida
  
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• The Latest: Ohio to resume taking inmates from county jails

  16-05-2020 17:25
  
  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:
  — Spain prime minister wants to extend state of emergency 1 month.
  — Britain launches trial for dogs to sniff out humans with COVID-19.
  — Italy easing travel restrictions in place since March.
  — India surpasses China in coronaviru
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump, GOP distortion on Flynn; virus fiction

  16-05-2020 16:38
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his GOP allies are misrepresenting the facts behind the legal case of former national security adviser Michael Flynn as they seek to allege improper behavior during the Obama administration in the presidential campaign season.
  Broadly dubbing his allegations “Obamagate,” Trump points to unspecified conspiracies against himself in 2016 and suggests the disclosure of Flynn’s name as part of legal U.S. surveillance of foreign targ
  
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• ‘Everyone has a story’: How will world remember pandemic?

  16-05-2020 16:28
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Artist Obi Uwakwe was driving through Chicago’s empty streets, camera on his lap to document life during COVID-19, when he saw something that made him stop: a casket being carried out of a church while a few mourners stood by, their faces covered.The 43-year-old raised his camera and took a photograph. Later, it would become one of the images Uwakwe used to create paintings inspired by the pandemic.
  “To see maybe six people there, everyone wearing a mask,”
  
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• The Latest: Spain PM wants to extend state of emergency

  16-05-2020 16:07
  
  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:
  — Spain prime minister wants to extend state of emergency 1 month.
  — Britain launches trial for dogs to sniff out humans with COVID-19.
  — Italy easing travel restrictions in place since March.
  — India surpasses China in coronaviru
  
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• The Latest: Greece opens beaches with social distancing

  16-05-2020 14:41
  
  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:
  — Britain launches trial for dogs to sniff out humans with COVID-19.
  — Italy easing travel restrictions in place since March.
  — India surpasses China in coronavirus infection cases.___
  ATHENS, Greece — Greece reopened organized pu
  
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• The Latest: Britain launches sniffer dog trial

  16-05-2020 11:37
  
  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:
  — Britain launches trial to see if dogs can detect whether humans have COVID-19.
  — Italy easing travel restrictions put in place in March.
  — India surpasses China in coronavirus infection cases.___
  LONDON — British researchers are
  
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• The Latest: Restaurant owners protest in Milan

  16-05-2020 11:14
  
  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:
  — Italy easing travel restrictions put in place in March.
  — India surpasses China in coronavirus infection cases.___
  MILAN — Dozens of restaurant owners have protested outside of Milan’s main train station against the new rules fo
  
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• The Latest: Patient in Pakistan recovers with use of plasma

  16-05-2020 10:56
  
  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:
  — Italy easing travel restrictions put in place in March.
  — India surpasses China in coronavirus infection cases.___
  KARACHI, Pakistan — The first Pakistani COVID-19 patient who was treated at a hospital with blood donated from a man wh
  
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• CFHS seniors drive thru campus one last time

  16-05-2020 10:14
  
  TUCSON - It had been a while since the staff at Catalina Foothills High School had seen their seniors. As you can understand, the school’s 1st Senior Drive Thru was filled with a mix of emotions. The Falcons' Class of 2020 paraded through the campus in vehicles Friday night, many of those vehicles decorated like the top of a graduation cap. It was a chance to say goodbye to a class that had the final months of their senior year taken from
  
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• TFD responds to apartment fire near Tucson Botanical Gardens, six residents displaced

  16-05-2020 08:32
  
  TUCSON - The Tucson Fire Department responded to an apartment fire in the 2300 block of North Elaine Boulevard on Friday evening.TFD initially received calls reporting a kitchen fire in an apartment.
  Paramedics were first to arrive and reported smoke and flames on two
  floors of the apartment building.The paramedics immediately began to evacuate residents from adjacent apartments.The first engine company to arrive noted flames coming from a first floor apartment and lapping up the stairwell to th
  
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• UArizona’s Provost Award winner hopes to create a scholarship for domestic violence survivors

  16-05-2020 08:17
  
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  TUCSON - Thousands of students at the University of Arizona graduated Friday night in a very different ceremony than they were expecting when their senior year began last fall.UArizona President Robert Robbins addressed the class of 2020 from an empty Arizona Stadium. Thousands earned their degrees Friday night and watched a virtual commencement due to the coronavirus pandemic.“Wildcats adapt and bear down,” Robbins said.Laure
  
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• DIGGING DEEPER: Catholic parishes set to open soon

  16-05-2020 07:50
  
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  TUCSON - In light of the coronavirus pandemic, most Arizona churches have remained closed, including the Catholic Diocese of Tucson.The question is, when will they reopen?"The Catholic faith is like a community," said Dennis Alvarez, a Catholic Tucson resident. "It's a family, and you know, families hug, families touch and we can't afford to do that." It's been nearly two months since Alvarez and his family have been able to attend mass at San Cosme Cha
  
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• CDC releases new guidelines to help businesses reopen

  16-05-2020 07:32
  
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  TUCSON - The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention released a new guideline Thursday to help directors and business owners throughout the U.S. as they reopen their facilities.
  To view the CDC's guidelines to help reopen your business safely, click here.
  The goal is to keep everyone safe and healthy.
  The suggestions from the CDC are for six sectors including schools, workplaces, restaurants and bars, youth programs and camps, child care programs and ma
  
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• The Latest: Italy easing travel restrictions

  16-05-2020 07:05
  
  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:
  — Italy easing travel restrictions put in place in March.
  — India surpasses China in coronavirus infection cases.___
  ROME — The Italian government is easing travel restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic, allowing people to
  
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• The Latest: India surpasses China in coronavirus cases

  16-05-2020 06:32
  
  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:
  — India surpasses China in coronavirus infection cases.— Democrats power massive $3 trillion response bill through House.
  — Canada’s largest airline laying off at least 20,000 because of pandemic.
  — Trump hopeful to have vir
  
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• Oro Valley prepares to reopen community recreation, aquatic centers on June 1

  16-05-2020 06:17
  
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  TUCSON - Oro Valley will reopen basketball courts and park ramadas on Monday.Currently, dog parks, trails, and tennis and pickle ball courts are open to the public.Dog parks are open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. to align with park hours.Tennis and pickleball courts are open dawn to dusk.The Oro Valley Parks and Recreation Department is also preparing to reopen the Oro Valley Community Recreation Center and the Oro Valley Aquatic Center starting Monday, June 1.The
  
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• AZ Dept. of Health Services expands testing blitz an additional two weeks

  16-05-2020 05:50
  
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  TUCSON - The Arizona Department of Health Services, along with healthcare partners across the state, announced Friday that the Arizona Testing Blitz will be expanded an additional two weeks.Saturday marks the third Arizona Testing Blitz event to take place, following the first two which were held on May 2 and May 9.
  More than 70 sites are participating this Saturday throughout the state and testing will be available to anyone who thinks they have been expose
  
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• The Latest: South Korea links 162 cases to clubgoers

  16-05-2020 05:28
  
  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:
  — Democrats power massive $3 trillion response bill through House.
  — Canada’s largest airline laying off at least 20,000 because of pandemic.
  — Trump hopeful to have virus vaccine on market by end of year or shortly after.
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• The Latest: Dems power $3 trillion bill through House

  16-05-2020 04:15
  
  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:
  — Democrats power massive $3 trillion response bill through House.
  — Canada’s largest airline laying off at least 20,000 because of pandemic.
  — Trump hopeful to have virus vaccine on market by end of year or shortly after.
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• The Latest: Air Canada laying off at least 20,000

  16-05-2020 02:46
  
  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:
  — Canada’s largest airline laying off at least 20,000 because of pandemic.
  — Trump hopeful to have virus vaccine on market by end of year or shortly after.
  — Vice President Mike Pence is adding five new members to the government&r
  
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• WATCH LIVE: UArizona Spring Commencement Ceremony begins at 6 p.m.

  16-05-2020 02:39
  
  TUCSON - The University of Arizona's spring commencement ceremony for the class of 2020 will be aired online starting at 6 p.m. Friday after COVID-19 forced the in-person ceremony, typically held at Arizona Stadium, to be canceled.To watch the ceremony, watch the video above, or click here.
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• U.S. judge orders Los Angeles to move thousands of homeless living near freeways, citing danger from virus, pollution

  16-05-2020 02:28
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. judge orders Los Angeles to move thousands of homeless living near freeways, citing danger from virus, pollution.The post U.S. judge orders Los Angeles to move thousands of homeless living near freeways, citing danger from virus, pollution appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Tucson, Park Place malls scheduled to reopen Tuesday

  16-05-2020 02:26
  
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  TUCSON - Tucson and Park Place malls announced Friday it will reopen Tuesday at 11 a.m. in response to Gov. Doug Ducey decision to allow his Stay-At-Home to expire.Back in March, both malls announced it would close several of its retail stores in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. After Ducey shared Tuesday that he will replace the Stay-At-Home executive order with "Stay Healthy, Return Smarter, Return Stronger", retail stores began to announce their plans to reopen
  
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• Getting Answers: How to spot a counterfeit N95 mask

  16-05-2020 02:05
  
  TUCSON- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a warning about counterfeit N95 masks after products surfaced claiming to be NIOSH-approved and may not be capable of providing appropriate respiratory protection to workers.Before you buy a N95 mask online, the CDC lists what to look out for that could determine if a respirator may be counterfeit:No markings at all on the filtering facepiece respiratorNo approval (TC) number on filtering facepiece respirator or headbandNo NIOSH mar
  
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• Your Southern AZ COVID-19 PM Update for Friday, May 15: What We've Covered Today

  16-05-2020 02:00
  
  Happy Friday, and Congratulations to the University of Arizona Class of 2020!Here are the stories we covered today:
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• PCDH issues health alert after fentanyl deaths rise to 32 in 2020

  16-05-2020 00:57
  
  TUCSON - Pima County Health Department issued an alert to behavioral health and community providers Friday after the county released it experienced 32 fentanyl related deaths since the beginning of the year.According to PCHD, this is the first time in county history that the number of deaths related to fentanyl surpassed the number of methamphetamine deaths.Health professionals tracking this trend said the fentanyl have been increasing since early 2019 at a rate projected to raise the death tota
  
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• Grand Canyon welcomes tourists despite concerns with COVID-19

  16-05-2020 00:45
  
  GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Tourists are once again roaming portions of Grand Canyon National Park after some areas reopened Friday, despite concerns that it could hurt efforts to control the coronavirus.During the early morning, more than two dozen people were enjoying some viewpoints along the South Rim. Park officials say the South Rim entrance will only be open until 10 a.m. through Monday.Visitors will have limited access to viewpoints and other sites. Officials on the ha
  
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• The Latest: Georgia succeeding in effort to tamp down virus

  16-05-2020 00:36
  
  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:
  — Trump hopeful to have virus vaccine on market by end of year or shortly after
  — Vice President Mike Pence is adding five new members to the government’s coronavirus task force
  — Parts of western Pennsylvania begin to ease restri
  
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• Yemen Officials: COVID-19 may be cause for more than 500 die over past eight days

  16-05-2020 00:27
  
  CAIRO (AP) — More than 500 people have died over the past eight days in southern Yemen’s main city, Aden, many with breathing difficulties, city officials say, raising fears the coronavirus is spreading out of control, feeding off a civil war that has left the country in ruins, the Associated Press has learned.A surge in deaths this month in north and south parts of the country has raised the nightmare scenario that the virus is spreading swiftly in a country with almost no capacity
  
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• NFL teams can begin reopening their facilities on Tuesday if state and local governments will allow it

  16-05-2020 00:19
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — NFL teams can begin reopening their facilities on Tuesday if state and local governments will allow it.The post NFL teams can begin reopening their facilities on Tuesday if state and local governments will allow it appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Truckers protest at White House in opposition to lower shipping rates

  16-05-2020 00:03
  
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the sound of truck horns just south of the White House is a “sign of love” for him from truckers.But the truckers are actually honking their opposition to low shipping rates. Trump said Friday in the Rose Garden that “they're protesting in favor of President Trump.”The blaring of truck horns wafted across the Ellipse and into the sun-splashed garden, nearly drowning out some of the speakers.But the driv
  
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