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• Sheriff looking for missing vulnerable adult on Tucson’s north side

  18-05-2020 23:57
  
  The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is looking for any information leading to the location of Martin Valenzuela, 60, who was last seen around noon on Monday near the 7000 block of North Antoinetta— Near West Ina and North Oracle roads.Valenzuela is listed at 6 feet 2 inches, weighing 220 pounds and wearing a white shorts and khaki pants.…
  
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• PCSD seeks missing vulnerable adult last seen on northwest side

  18-05-2020 23:39
  
  Pima County Sheriff's DepartmentMartin Valenzuela
  TUCSON - Pima County Sheriff's Department is on the lookout for a vulnerable adult after he was reported missing from the northwest side Monday.According to PCSD, 60-year-old Martin Valenzuela was last seen at around 12 p.m. traveling in the area of 7000 block of North Antonietta Drive near Oracle and Ina roads.PCSD described Valenzuela as a man with brown eyes and black hair. He was said to be six feet, two inches tall and weigh 220 pounds.He w
  
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• PCSD seek missing vulnerable adult last seen on northwest side

  18-05-2020 23:39
  
  Pima County Sheriff's DepartmentMartin Valenzuela
  TUCSON - Pima County Sheriff's Department is on the lookout for a vulnerable adult after he was reported missing from the northwest side Monday.According to PCSD, 60-year-old Martin Valenzuela was last seen at around 12 p.m. traveling in the area of 7000 block of North Antonietta Drive near Oracle and Ina roads.PCSD described Valenzuela as a man with brown eyes and black hair. He was said to be six feet, two inches tall and weigh 220 pounds.He w
  
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• Former President Obama joins Michelle in online reading series

  18-05-2020 23:26
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama had a famous fellow reader Monday as she continued her popular online series “Mondays With Michelle Obama.”The former first lady read “The Giraffe Problem,” by Jory John and Lane Smith. And she was joined by Barack Obama on Julia Sarcone-Roach’s “A Bear Ate Your Sandwich.”Michelle Obama has been reading midday Monday for the past several weeks in support of families with small children at home during the coronavirus p
  
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• The Latest: Trump says he has taken unproven malaria drug

  18-05-2020 23:06
  
  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 says he has taken unproven malaria drug.— California governor relaxes some criteria for reopening; says most of the state may be able to reopen more quickly.
  — Biden criticizes Trump’s response to outbreak.— Restaura
  
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• “Immune to Evidence”: How Dangerous Coronavirus Conspiracies Spread

  18-05-2020 23:00
  
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• Public Allowed to Attend Tomorrow's Board Of Supervisors Meeting

  18-05-2020 22:49
  
  The Pima County Board of Supervisors are allowing the public to attend and speak at tomorrow's meeting but attendees will need to follow new COVID-19 guidelines.…
  
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• Nordstrom, Nordstrom Rack, Last Chance stores to reopen Thursday

  18-05-2020 22:44
  
  Nordstrom, Nordstrom Rack and Last Chance stores in Arizona will reopen to customers on Thursday.The retailer is making some changes to comply with CDC guidelines.
  Some of those updates include:   Conducting health screenings for our employees before they come into work Providing face coverings for employees and customers Taking steps to allow for social distancing of six feet or more, including limiting the number of customers and employees in the store&n
  
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• Outside judge named to preside over cases in Arbery slaying

  18-05-2020 22:28
  
  SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — An outside judge has been appointed to oversee the cases of a Georgia father and son charged in the fatal shooting of Ahmad Arbery. Court records filed in Glynn County show that trial proceedings for defendants Gregory McMichael and Travis McMichael will be handled by Superior Court Judge Timothy R. Walmsley.
  The new judge is based in Savannah, about 70 miles from the coastal community where Arbery was slain Feb. 23.
  Walmsley was appointed after all five judges in the
  
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• The Latest: California relaxes some criteria for reopening

  18-05-2020 22:07
  
  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:
  — California governor relaxes some criteria for reopening; says most of the state may be able to reopen more quickly.
  — Biden criticizes Trump’s response to outbreak.— Restaurants, bars and other retail businesses can open in much
  
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• As if firefighting wasn’t dangerous enough, crews grapple with COVID-19

  18-05-2020 22:00
  
  TEMPE – As if fighting fires wasn’t dangerous enough, firefighters now have to worry about COVID-19 while they’re on the job, making for what fire officials say will be the “most challenging season we’re going to have.”Strategies to check the spread of the disease include everything from avoiding eating together in large mess halls to splitting the regular 10-person fire crew into two teams of five.…
  
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• Kansas City officers charged after disturbance call results in violent arrest

  18-05-2020 21:47
  
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  (KSHB)  It’s been a tough year for Brianna Hill’s family."We miss Brianna, we really do,” says Rena Childs, Hill’s aunt.They still are grieving the loss of Hill, a transgender woman, after her death in an October 2019 shooting. On Saturday, they reflected on another incident months prior that was captured on video.On May 24, 2019, Kansas City, Missouri, officers responded to a disturbance outside a beauty supply store when they got into an altercati
  
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• California governor relaxes some criteria for reopening; says most of the state may be able to reopen more quickly

  18-05-2020 21:28
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California governor relaxes some criteria for reopening; says most of the state may be able to reopen more quickly.The post California governor relaxes some criteria for reopening; says most of the state may be able to reopen more quickly appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: Biden criticizes Trump’s response to outbreak

  18-05-2020 21:26
  
  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:
  — Biden criticizes Trump’s response to outbreak.— Restaurants, bars and other retail businesses can open in much of northern Michigan starting Friday.— Italy has its lowest daily increases in deaths and new cases since before the
  
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• Democrats: President Trump fires watchdog who was investigating Saudi Arabia arms sale

  18-05-2020 21:19
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats say the State Department inspector general whom President Donald Trump fired last week was investigating possible impropriety in a massive arms sale to Saudi Arabia last year.It adds new questions to the watchdog's abrupt dismissal.Apart from suggestions the agency's independent watchdog was looking into allegations that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo may have improperly ordered staff to run personal errands, Democrats said Monday they believe oust
  
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• JCPenney to reopen Tucson store Wednesday amid bankruptcy announcement

  18-05-2020 21:08
  
  TUCSON - With Tucson-area malls preparing to open this week, JCPenney announced it will officially reopen the doors of its southside store on Wednesday.On Friday, Gov. Doug Ducey officially allowed the Stay-At-Home executive order to expire, allowing stores to reopen after they were prompted to close in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.As other states implemented similar protocols across the nation, the COVID-19 pandemic forced JCPenny stores to close majority of its locations, pushing the com
  
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• Another Private Jet Company Owned by a Trump Donor Got a Bailout — This One for $20 Million

  18-05-2020 21:00
  
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• Tool shows what many know: State communities at high risk for wildfire

  18-05-2020 20:30
  
  PHOENIX – If there’s any doubt that wildfire poses a high risk to property in Arizona, the U.S. Forest Service would like to paint a different picture – in blazing reds and flaming yellows.Those colors blanket the state in a tool the service released last month that attempts to show wildfire risk to communities across the nation, using wildfire data from recent years to project the risk to homes, exposure types, vulnerable population statistics and wildfire likelihood.The Fore
  
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• US Citizenship, Immigration Services to increase fees, asks for emergency relief

  18-05-2020 20:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government agency that processes citizenship applications and work visas is running out of money because of the COVID-19 pandemic.U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services says it needs to raise its fees and receive emergency funding from Congress to stay afloat.The agency is typically funded through fees it charges people seeking to live or work in the country. But the agency said Sunday that it has seen a dramatic decrease in applications.It has asked Congress
  
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• US Citizenship and Immigration Services to increase fees, asks for emergency relief

  18-05-2020 20:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government agency that processes citizenship applications and work visas is running out of money because of the COVID-19 pandemic.U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services says it needs to raise its fees and receive emergency funding from Congress to stay afloat.The agency is typically funded through fees it charges people seeking to live or work in the country. But the agency said Sunday that it has seen a dramatic decrease in applications.It has asked Congress
  
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• Public may attend Board of Supervisors’ meeting Tuesday

  18-05-2020 20:03
  
  PIMA COUNTY, Ariz. - The public can now attend the Board of Supervisors' next meeting.
  The meeting will be at 9 a.m. on Tuesday in the Board of Supervisors Hearing Room, 130 W. Congress Street.
  Residents must comply with the following COVID-19 guidelines:Anyone entering the Hearing Room must undergo a wellness check and will not be admitted if their temperature is 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher or if they are exhibiting COVID-19 or influenza-like symptoms;Individuals wishing to address the B
  
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• Substitute Pharmacists Warn Their Co-Workers: We’ll Probably Bring the Virus to You

  18-05-2020 20:00
  
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• Hundreds evacuated as wildfire threatens homes near Phoenix

  18-05-2020 19:20
  
  AZ State ForestryEast Desert Fire in Cave Creek, Arizona. Photo: May 18, 2020.
  PHOENIX (AP) — Firefighters are trying to contain a brush fire north of Phoenix that quickly spread to span more than two square miles.
  The  Daisy Mountain Fire & Medical Department says the fire is threatening the town of Cave Creek.
  It came within about 100 yards of houses and forced the evacuation of as many as 130 homes.Monday AM UPDATE - #EastDesertFire remains at 1500 acres with 20% containment.
  
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• Barr says he doesn’t envision investigations of Biden, Obama

  18-05-2020 19:13
  
  US DoJWilliam Barr, 85th United States Attorney General of the United States, Photo Date: 2/14/2019
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr says he does not expect investigations into the origins of the FBI’s Russia investigation to lead to criminal probes into either President Donald Trump’s Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, or former President Barack Obama.
  Trump has stated without evidence that he believes Obama had committed unspecified crimes. Some of his supporters
  
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• The Latest: Italy has its fewest daily deaths in 2 months

  18-05-2020 18:56
  
  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 has its lowest daily increases in deaths and new cases since before the national lockdown began.
  — Spain records its lowest daily death toll in 2 months.
  — Major Raphael exhibition in Italy to reopen, extend run.
  — Venice
  
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• Arizona logs 233 new COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths

  18-05-2020 18:20
  
  www.nursetogether.com / CC BY 2.0Face masks, Photo Date: 4/9/2020
  PHOENIX - State health officials reported six additional COVID-19-related death Monday morning. The statewide death toll is now 686.Confirmed cases climbed to 14,170, with 233 new cases. That's 2,790 more cases than last Monday.
  Arizona Department of Health Services says 212,784 people have been tested for the coronavirus. About 6 percent tested positive.Five of the six reported deaths are in Maricopa County. Coconino County
  
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• The Latest: Spain records fewest daily deaths in 2 months

  18-05-2020 18:09
  
  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:
  — Spain records its lowest daily death toll in 2 months.
  — Major Raphael exhibition in Italy to reopen, extend run.
  — Venice Biennale postpones architectural festival; film festival still on.
  — Britain pledges to trace contacts of
  
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• Your Southern AZ COVID-19 AM Roundup for Monday, May 18: AZ Cases Top 14K; 686 Now Dead After Contracting Virus; Board of Supes To Revisit New Restaurant Regs; Libraries Reopening Today

  18-05-2020 18:07
  
  The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Arizona topped 14,000 as of Monday, May 18, jumping by more than 1,000 cases since Friday, according to the morning report from the Arizona Department of Health Services. Pima County had 1,825 of the state's 14,170 confirmed cases.
  The coronavirus had killed 686 people statewide, including 157 in Pima County, according to the report.…
  
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• Tropical Storm Arthur hits North Carolina coast with rain

  18-05-2020 17:48
  
  MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (AP) — Tropical Storm Arthur brought heavy rain to North Carolina’s coast on Monday as forecasters warned that the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season could also spread life-threatening surf and rip currents along U.S. East coast beaches in the days ahead.
  It’s another early start for the Atlantic hurricane season: Arthur formed Saturday in waters off Florida, marking the sixth straight year that a named storm has developed before June 1.
  With
  
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• The Latest: Raphael exhibit in Italy to reopen, stay longer

  18-05-2020 17:40
  
  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:
  — Major Raphael exhibition in Italy to reopen, extend run.
  — Venice Biennale postpones architectural festival; film festival still on.
  — Britain pledges to trace contacts of everyone who tests positive for COVID-19.
  — German forei
  
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• Claytoonz: (P)oodles of Corruption

  18-05-2020 17:30
  
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• CORRECTS: Germany, France propose 500 billion-euro ($543 billion) recovery fund for European economies hit by pandemic

  18-05-2020 17:29
  
  BERLIN (AP) — CORRECTS: Germany, France propose 500 billion-euro ($543 billion) recovery fund for European economies hit by pandemic.The post CORRECTS: Germany, France propose 500 billion-euro ($543 billion) recovery fund for European economies hit by pandemic appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Moderna: Early coronavirus vaccine results are encouraging

  18-05-2020 17:21
  
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts company says its experimental vaccine against the coronavirus showed encouraging results in very early testing.
  Cambridge-based Moderna Inc. said Monday that its vaccine triggered immune responses in eight healthy, middle-aged volunteers.
  The experimental vaccine generated antibodies similar to those seen in people who have recovered from COVID-19 in study volunteers who were given either a low or medium dose.
  The study is being led by the U.S. Natio
  
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• Germany, France jointly propose 500 million-euro ($543 million) recovery fund for European economies hit by pandemic

  18-05-2020 17:16
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Germany, France jointly propose 500 million-euro ($543 million) recovery fund for European economies hit by pandemic.The post Germany, France jointly propose 500 million-euro ($543 million) recovery fund for European economies hit by pandemic appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: Britain moves toward nationwide contact tracing

  18-05-2020 17:12
  
  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 pledges to trace contacts of everyone who tests positive for COVID-19.
  — Cautious Scotland moves toward easing restrictions.
  — German foreign minister pledges cooperation on European summer travel.
  — WHO chief pledges in
  
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• VIRUS DIARY: Starting a life, as life withdraws around her

  18-05-2020 16:36
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — In December, I sat in a Manhattan building booming with shouts of praise and listened intently as a speaker from my church spoke about the end of the decade. A large crowd took in his excitement about the coming year, but in between sounds of piano melodies and soft taps of drums, he mentioned a word that, in a few months, I would find myself grappling with.
  Joy.
  The word was on my mind as I packed a large black suitcase, hopped on a plane and left New York City in March to
  
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• The Latest: Mosques reopen in Albania, with restrictions

  18-05-2020 16:35
  
  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:
  — Mosques reopen for Albanian Muslims.
  — Cautious Scotland moves toward easing restrictions.
  — German foreign minister pledges cooperation on European summer travel.
  — WHO chief pledges independent evaluation of virus response.
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• The Latest: Scotland moves toward easing restrictions

  18-05-2020 15:47
  
  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:
  — Cautious Scotland moves toward easing restrictions.
  — German foreign minister pledges cooperation on European summer travel.
  — WHO chief pledges independent evaluation of virus response.
  — Italian steelworkers protest layoffs, f
  
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• Macy’s Tucson Mall reopens its doors Monday

  18-05-2020 15:31
  
  Jacqueline King Macy's Tucson Mall social distancing sign. Photo: May 4, 2020
  TUCSON - Macy’s Tucson Mall is reopening to customers Monday.
  The store will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.They are offering contact-free curbside pick-up. Macy’s implemented safety procedures to comply with the CDC’s recommended protocol. This includes frequent cleaning in trafficked areas and on hard surfaces and maintaining 6 feet bet
  
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• The Latest: German official pledges cooperation on tourism

  18-05-2020 15:17
  
  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:
  — German foreign minister pledges cooperation on European summer travel.
  — WHO chief pledges independent evaluation of virus response.
  — Italian steelworkers protest layoffs, furloughs.
  — Japan plunges into recession as US states
  
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• New Hampshire postal worker leaves gift cards for 2020 grads

  18-05-2020 15:09
  
  It's normal for U.S. Postal workers to deliver cards.But, a mail carrier in Concord, New Hampshire is going above and beyond.He's giving 2020 graduates greeting cards from himself.Josh Crowell says his daughter graduated high school in 2018.So, he knows commencement is an important rite of passage.When he saw graduation signs along his route, he wanted to honor students who can't walk across a stage this year.Crowell began leaving graduates cards with handwritten notes and a Dunkin' Donuts gift
  
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• The Latest: WHO chief pledges probe of virus response

  18-05-2020 15:02
  
  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:
  — WHO chief pledges independent evaluation of virus response.
  — Italian steelworkers protest layoffs, furloughs.
  — Germany’s Merkel: “No country can solve this problem alone.”
  — Japan plunges into recession as US
  
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• Kroger announces $130 million ‘Thank You Pay’ bonus for employees

  18-05-2020 15:00
  
  Dwight Burdette / CC BY 3.0Kroger Supermarket, Photo Date: May 2, 2012
  Kroger will be spending $130 million to say thank you to its employees for working during the pandemic.The company announced on Friday that the one-time payment to its workers is to acknowledge their dedication during this unprecented time.As part of the "thank you pay" full-time employees will receive an extra four hundred dollars, while part-time associates will get half of that.The news comes after the company handed out "
  
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• The Latest: Hundreds of steelworkers protest in Italian city

  18-05-2020 14:49
  
  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:
  — Italian steelworkers protest layoffs, furloughs.
  — Germany’s Merkel: “No country can solve this problem alone.”
  — Japan plunges into recession as US states start opening up.
  — Greece reopens Acropolis in Athens
  
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• Big Cat Rescue founder now selling coronavirus masks

  18-05-2020 14:32
  
  CITRUS PARK, Fla. (AP) — Are you a cool cat or kitten? There’s now a coronavirus mask out there for you.
  The Tampa Bay Times reports that Big Cat Rescue founder Carole Baskin, prominently featured in Netflix’s “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,” started selling face masks with her oft-quoted catchphrase Saturday.
  The dual-layered tie masks feature the words “Hey all you cool cats and kittens” above a whiskered feline smile. Viewers of the popular d
  
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• Warm and windy

  18-05-2020 13:57
  
  TUCSON - Warm and windy today with highs in the upper 90s and gusts up to 30 MPH. Temperatures will cool each day and by midweek, highs will only warm into the mid 80s for the warmest spots!Today: Sunny, windy and warm. High: 98°Tonight: Clear and comfortable. Low: 63°Tomorrow: Sunny, windy and seasonable. High: 93°It will be warm today with highs in the upper 90s but a system passing by to the north will bring some "cooler" air with it, dropping our temperat
  
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• The Latest: Merkel urges international cooperation on virus

  18-05-2020 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:
  — Germany’s Merkel: “No country can solve this problem alone.”
  — Japan plunges into recession as US states start opening up.
  — Greece reopens Acropolis in Athens and other ancient sites.
  — European leaders consul
  
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• The Latest: China pledges $2 billion in pandemic response

  18-05-2020 13:13
  
  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:
  — Japan plunges into recession as US states start opening up.
  — Greece reopens Acropolis in Athens and other ancient sites.
  — European leaders consult on possibility of summer vacations.
  — India reports 5,242 new cases, largest si
  
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• The Latest: UN chief: virus ‘greatest challenge of our age’

  18-05-2020 13:01
  
  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:
  — Japan plunges into recession as US states start opening up.
  — Greece reopens Acropolis in Athens and other ancient sites.
  — European leaders consult on possibility of summer vacations.
  — India reports 5,242 new cases, largest si
  
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• Chinese President Xi Jinping says China will provide $2 billion over 2 years to help fight COVID-19

  18-05-2020 12:58
  
  GENEVA (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping says China will provide $2 billion over 2 years to help fight COVID-19.The post Chinese President Xi Jinping says China will provide $2 billion over 2 years to help fight COVID-19 appeared first on KVOA.
  
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