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• The Latest: Ninth straight day of protests in Seattle

  06-06-2020 23:44
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — A ninth straight day of protests underway in Seattle.
  — French protest in port city of Marseille erupts in skirmishes.
  — Jesse Jackson calls for Congress to pass anti-lynching law.
  — Floyd honored with memorial service near his North Carolina hometown.
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  SEATTLE — A ninth consecutive day of protests over the death of George Floyd is underway, with a large crowd of medical workers demonstrating against racism and police brutality.
  Thousands of do
  
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• Wind gusts upwards of 30-35 mph possible in Southern Arizona Sunday

  06-06-2020 23:40
  
  TUCSON - A weak front yesterday is dropping our temperatures into the 90's, but we will also see breezy conditions for Sunday.Saturday Night: Clear, Mild. Low: 66°Sunday: Sunny and Warm. High: 96°Sunday Night: Clear, Mild. Low: 67°A strong west wind will take over Southern Arizona late Saturday night and will persist into Sunday.
  Wind gusts could reach 30 mph in Tucson and close to 40 in areas with a higher elevation.
  Our temperatures will remain mild th
  
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• Strong winds are expected in Southern Arizona for much of Sunday

  06-06-2020 23:40
  
  TUCSON - A weak front yesterday is dropping our temperatures into the 90's, but we will also see breezy conditions for Sunday.Saturday Night: Clear, Mild. Low: 66°Sunday: Sunny and Warm. High: 96°Sunday Night: Clear, Mild. Low: 67°A strong west wind will take over Southern Arizona late Saturday night and will persist into Sunday.
  Wind gusts could reach 30 mph in Tucson and close to 40 in areas with a higher elevation.
  Our temperatures will remain mild th
  
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• Arizona wildfire season already in high gear due humans, weather

  06-06-2020 23:32
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s wildfire season is already in high gear, thanks in large part to human carelessness but also weather conditions last winter that produced an abundance of vegetation now serving as fuel for fires.
  At least two new wildfires were reported Friday night on mountain ranges in Tucson's northwestern outskirts but officials said no structures were threatened.
  KTAR reported that approximately 75,000 acres have burned as of early Wednesday, compared with approximately
  
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• Northern Arizona University to start school year early

  06-06-2020 23:09
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Northern Arizona University will start and end the fall semester earlier this year to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.President Rita Cheng announced in an email Thursday that classes will start Aug. 12 and end before Thanksgiving Day.
  The university plans to increase cleaning and sanitation measures, require facial coverings in common areas and maintain social distancing guidelines and protocols for testing and screening.
  On Saturday, the state reported more than 1,
  
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• The Latest: Service for Floyd underway in North Carolina

  06-06-2020 22:41
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Washington DC expects largest demonstration yet for Floyd.
  — Protesters gather at Trump golf resort in Florida.
  — Floyd honored with memorial service near his North Carolina hometown.
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  RAEFORD, N.C. — A private memorial service for George Floyd was underway Saturday afternoon at a Baptist church in Raeford, North Carolina.
  Several hundred celebrants were in attendance. Worshipers sang along with a choir as a large photo of Floyd and a portrait of him
  
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• Navajo Nation extends closings of tribal casinos into July

  06-06-2020 22:40
  
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation’s gambling operation had hoped to reopen its casinos in mid-June but they’ll stay closed until at least early July because of the coronavirus outbreak.
  Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise officials said Friday that closures ordered to help curb spread of the outbreak will continue due to a recent order by tribal President Jonathan Nez that continues closures of tribal government operations through July 5.
  The tribe’s sprawling reser
  
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• Your Southern AZ COVID-19 Roundup for Saturday, June 6: Total Confirmed Cases Top 25K After Today's Jump of 1119; 1,042 Now Dead After Contracting Virus; Hospital Numbers Reaching New Highs; Banner Warns Bed Crisis on the Horizon

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• The Latest: Thousands gather near White House to protest

  06-06-2020 21:24
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Washington DC expects largest demonstration yet for Floyd.
  — Protesters gather at Trump golf resort in Florida.
  — Floyd honored with memorial service near his North Carolina hometown.
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  WASHINGTON — Thousands of peaceful demonstrators poured into the streets of Washington on a hot, humid Saturday afternoon to protest police brutality and racial inequality.
  The protesters gathered at the Capitol, on the National Mall and in many residential neighborhoo
  
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• Mourners hold memorial for Floyd as more protests take shape

  06-06-2020 20:50
  
  RAEFORD, N.C. (AP) — Hundreds of mourners are paying respects to George Floyd’s in his North Carolina hometown while the nation’s capital prepares for what is expected to be the city’s largest demonstration against police brutality yet. Military vehicles and officers in fatigues closed off much of downtown Washington to traffic ahead of the planned march. It was expected to attract up to 200,000 people outraged by Floyd’s death 12 days ago at the hands of police in
  
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• The Latest: Protesters rally at Trump golf resort in Florida

  06-06-2020 20:46
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Protesters gather at Trump golf resort in Florida.
  — Floyd honored with memorial service near his North Carolina hometown.
  — Washington DC expects largest demonstration yet for Floyd.
  — DC rally for Aug. 28 anniversary of MLK’s “I Have A Dream” speech.
  ___DORAL, Fla. — About a 100 protesters gathered Saturday at President Donald Trump’s golf resort just outside Miami.The protest was organized by Latinos for Black Lives Matt
  
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• The Latest: Public sector jobs not immune from pandemic ills

  06-06-2020 20:09
  
  Federal, state and local governments in the United States have shed over 1.5 million jobs since March as they begin to deal with the financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. And it could get worse for workers in the public sector, usually a stable part of the U.S. economy.
  Governments are trying to balance their budgets for a fiscal year that starts July 1 but expect tax revenue to be down by 20% or more in many places.That means temporary cuts to get through the next month could become
  
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• Prosecutor: 2 Buffalo police charged with assault in shoving

  06-06-2020 19:34
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Prosecutors say two Buffalo police officers have been charged with assault after a video showed them shoving a 75-year-old protester.
  Both pleaded not guilty to second-degree assault Saturday.
  The two officers had been suspended without pay Friday after a TV crew captured the confrontation the night before near the end of protests over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota.
  The footage shows a man approaching a line of helmeted officers holding batons as they clear de
  
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• Police search for suspect involved in fatal pedestrian hit-and-run crash

  06-06-2020 19:31
  
  TUCSON—Tucson Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect involved in a fatal hit-and-run Friday night.Officials say a male pedestrian was walking down Roger Road near Pomona Road around 8 p.m. when he was fatally struck in the roadway by a vehicle.According to police, the vehicle involved has been described as a grey or silver late 2000’s, possibly 2008 Dodge Nitro.Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call 88-CRIME. You can remain anonymous. &
  
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• The Latest: Mourners pay respects near Floyd’s hometown

  06-06-2020 19:15
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Floyd honored with memorial service near his North Carolina hometown.
  — Washington DC expects largest demonstration yet for Floyd.
  — Thousands in London, Italy protest police violence, racial injustice.
  — DC rally for Aug. 28 anniversary of MLK’s “I Have A Dream” speech.
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  RAEFORD, N.C. — Mourners from around North Carolina are waiting in a quickly moving line outside a church in the small town of Raeford where a memorial servi
  
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• OPEC, allied nations agree to extend cut of nearly 10 million barrels of oil a day through end of July to boost prices

  06-06-2020 18:43
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — OPEC, allied nations agree to extend cut of nearly 10 million barrels of oil a day through end of July to boost prices.The post OPEC, allied nations agree to extend cut of nearly 10 million barrels of oil a day through end of July to boost prices appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: Buffalo police officers charged with assault

  06-06-2020 18:18
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Washington DC expects largest demonstration yet for Floyd.
  — Thousands in London, Italy protest police violence, racial injustice.
  — DC rally for Aug. 28 anniversary of MLK’s “I Have A Dream” speech.
  — Minneapolis-St. Paul curfew ends; troopers, National Guard going home.
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  BUFFALO, N.Y. — Prosecutors say two Buffalo police officers have been charged with assault after a video showed them shoving a 75-year-old protester to the
  
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• COVID-19 in Arizona: 25,451 cases, 1,042 reported deaths

  06-06-2020 18:11
  
  PHOENIX — Arizona reported 30 additional COVID-19-related deaths Saturday. The statewide total is now 1,042.Deaths are not recorded until the health department receives a death certificate naming COVID-19 as the cause of death.Confirmed cases went up to 25,451 with 1,119 new cases.The data includes people who have recovered.According to the state's data dashboard, 380,912 people have been tested for the virus. Of those that have been processed, 6 percent have come back posit
  
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• The Latest: Travel to Sri Lanka will come with conditions

  06-06-2020 17:36
  
  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka says it will be reopen for international tourists starting August 1 after a “successful containment” of the novel coronavirus.The country’s airports had been closed since March because of the global pandemic.
  Sri Lanka Tourism said in a statement on Saturday that all precautionary measures recommended by global health and travel authorities have been put in place to keep visitors and residents safe.The statement says only online visa applica
  
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• Prosecutors say 2 Buffalo police officers charged with assault after video showed them shoving protester

  06-06-2020 17:22
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Prosecutors say 2 Buffalo police officers charged with assault after video showed them shoving protester.The post Prosecutors say 2 Buffalo police officers charged with assault after video showed them shoving protester appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: DC prepares ahead of expected large protest

  06-06-2020 17:07
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Thousands in London, Italy protest police violence, racial injustice.
  — DC officials expect city’s largest protest against police brutality since Floyd’s death
  — DC rally for Aug. 28 anniversary of MLK’s “I Have A Dream” speech.
  — Minneapolis-St. Paul curfew ends; troopers, National Guard sent home.
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  WASHINGTON — Military vehicles and officers in fatigues are closing off much of downtown Washington, D.C. to traffic
  
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• UPDATE: 911 service restored after Saturday morning outage

  06-06-2020 16:57
  
  TUCSON - After a Saturday morning outage, 911 services have been restored across Southern Arizona.The outage impacted all local police and fire departments in the area.According to a Tucson Police tweet, they are reviewing the outage with Century Link.
  This morning the 911 system for Southern Arizona experienced an outage. We are reviewing the matter with our Century Link partners. Please call 911 if you are experiencing an emergency. pic.twitter.com/uujh3jjSio— Tucson Police Dept (@Tucson
  
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• Southern Arizona agencies experiencing 911 system outages

  06-06-2020 16:57
  
  TUCSON - The 911 system is down across southern Arizona and is impacting all local police and fire departments.The Pima County Sheriff's Department is asking the public that in the event of an emergency, you call one of the following numbers until the system is restored:520-940-0131
  520-940-0132
  520-940-0133
  520-940-0134You are only asked to call if it is an emergency.Other agencies have also announced an alternative number while the issue is being resolved.
  UAPD is not receiving calls via 911 &
  
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• Southern Arizona agencies experiencing 911 system outage

  06-06-2020 16:57
  
  TUCSON - The 911 system is down across southern Arizona and is impacting all local police and fire departments.The Pima County Sheriff's Department is asking the public that in the event of an emergency, you call one of the following numbers until the system is restored:520-940-0131
  520-940-0132
  520-940-0133
  520-940-0134You are only asked to call if it is an emergency.Other agencies have also announced an alternative number while the issue is being resolved.
  UAPD is not receiving calls via 911 &
  
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• The Latest: Italy protests peaceful in solidarity with Floyd

  06-06-2020 16:26
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Thousands in London protest police violence, racial injustice.
  — DC officials expect city’s largest protest against police brutality since Floyd’s death
  — DC rally for Aug. 28 anniversary of MLK’s “I Have A Dream” speech.
  — Minneapolis-St. Paul curfew ends; troopers, National Guard sent home.
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  ROME — Several hundred people protested peacefully in front of the U.S. consulate in Naples, shouting “I can’t
  
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• The Latest: Thousands in London protest racial injustice

  06-06-2020 15:11
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — DC officials expect city’s largest demonstration against police brutality since Floyd’s death
  — Sharpton plans DC rally for Aug. 28 anniversary of MLK’s “I Have A Dream” speech
  — Minneapolis-St. Paul curfew over as troopers, National Guard to be sent home
  — Seattle mayor bans police use of type of tear gas for 30 days.
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  LONDON — Thousands of demonstrators protested in rainy central London against police violence an
  
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• The Latest: Madrid’s art museums reopen, but with rules

  06-06-2020 14:57
  
  MADRID — Masterpieces by Velázquez, Goya, and Picasso can be enjoyed once again now that the most important art museums in Spain’s capital have reopened after almost three months closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Madrid’s Museo del Prado opened its doors on Saturday for 1,800 visitors, who had to wear face masks and have their temperature taken before viewing what the museum called its “most iconic works.”
  The special exhibition titled “Reunited&
  
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• The Latest: Book market in Red Square as Moscow opens up

  06-06-2020 14:44
  
  Moscow residents clad in face masks and gloves have ventured into Red Square for an outdoor book market, a small sign of the Russian capital’s gradual efforts to open up amid coronavirus concerns.Although the city’s ban on public gatherings continues, authorities gave permission to hold the market under tight limitations. Visitation to the outdoor bookstalls is limited to 6,000 people a day, divided into five two-hour shifts, and all the shoppers had to apply for permission and recei
  
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• The Latest: Indonesia reports nearly 1,000 new virus cases

  06-06-2020 13:02
  
  JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia reported nearly 1,000 new cases of the virus on Saturday, a new single-day high for the country that brought its total caseload past 30,000, as the government unveiled a stimulus package worth $47.6 billion to anchor the virus-battered economy.
  The health ministry said there were 993 newly infected people over the past 24 hours. Indonesia has confirmed 30,514 cases, including 1,801 deaths, the most in Southeast Asia.
  Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati sai
  
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• The Latest: Germany stimulus to help fight future challenges

  06-06-2020 12:11
  
  BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says more than a third of the stimulus package agreed by her government this week is devoted to tackling future challenges such as climate change.
  Germany’s three governing parties announced a 130 billion-euro ($146 billion) package Wednesday to revive the economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
  In her weekly video address Saturday, Merkel said that 50 billion euros alone would go toward boosting the use of hydrogen as a clean alterna
  
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• The Latest: Russia reports nearly 200 more virus deaths

  06-06-2020 11:45
  
  MOSCOW — Russia reported its second-highest one-day death toll from COVID-19 even as the number of new coronavirus infections remained steady.
  The national coronavirus task force said Saturday that 197 people died over the past day, sharply up from 144 a day earlier. The highest one-day death toll was 232 on May 29.
  There were 8,855 new infection cases overall. Russia has recorded more than 458,000 cases, including 5,725 deaths.
  Although Moscow and its surroundings have been the epicenter
  
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• Red Flag Warning issued June 6 at 2:30AM MST until June 6 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  06-06-2020 11:30
  
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a Red FlagWarning, which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 6 PM MSTthis evening.
  * AFFECTED AREA…Fire weather zone 153 and the eastern 2/3rds ofzone 152 including the Chiricahua Mountains.
  * TIMING…From 10 am this morning through 6 pm this evening.
  * WINDS…Will increase late this morning to 15 to 25 mph withgusts near 40 mph. The highest gusts will be over higherterrain. Winds over the high terrain will be gusty right a
  
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• Flashback Friday: The Comeback

  06-06-2020 10:24
  
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  TEMPE - The Cardinals NFL football franchise made their way to the desert in 1988. It didn’t take them long to put on a show that stands the test of time. In an early November Week 10 game at the club’s initial home Sun Devil Stadium, the then-Phoenix Cardinals would welcome a team that was not yet their rival, the San Francisco 49ers. That’s because the Birds played their first 14 Arizona seasons in the N
  
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• The Latest: Pakistan reports 97 more coronavirus deaths

  06-06-2020 10:12
  
  ISLAMABAD — Pakistan reported 97 more coronavirus deaths on Saturday, the highest 24-hour increase to its fatalities, as authorities urged volunteers to motivate people to adhere to social distancing regulations to contain the spread of the virus.
  According to Usman Dar, who heads the “Corona Relief Tiger Force,” about 1 million volunteers have signed up recently in response to the government’s call to help the country’s most vulnerable people during the coronavirus
  
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• The Latest: Paris police ban Floyd protest due to virus fear

  06-06-2020 09:51
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — DC officials expect city’s largest demonstration against police brutality since Floyd’s death
  — Sharpton planning DC rally for Aug. 28 anniversary of MLK’s “I Have A Dream” speech
  — Minneapolis-St. Paul curfew over as troopers, National Guard to be sent home
  — Seattle mayor bans police use of a type of tear gas for 30 days.
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  PARIS —Police have banned a third protest in Paris that had been planned for Saturday to co
  
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• 2 fires burning in Coronado National Forest, 1 in Tortolita Mountains in Oro Valley

  06-06-2020 08:11
  
  TUCSON - There are three separate fires burning in Southern Arizona Friday evening.
  One fire is on Mount Lemmon in the Spencer Canyon area, the second is north of Pusch Ridge and a third fire is burning up in the Tortilla Mountains, north of Oro Valley, according to Adam Jarrold with Golder Ranch Fire.
  Coronado National Forest officials are monitoring the fires burning in their area Friday.
  Jarrold reported that both fires in the Coronado National Forest area are unable to be accessed right now
  
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• 2 fires burning in Coronado National Forest, 1 in Tortilla Mountains in Oro Valley

  06-06-2020 08:11
  
  TUCSON - There are three separate fires burning in Southern Arizona Friday evening.
  One fire is on Mount Lemmon in the Spencer Canyon area, the second is north of Pusch Ridge and a third fire is burning up in the Tortilla Mountains, north of Oro Valley, according to Adam Jarrold with Golder Ranch Fire.
  Coronado National Forest officials are monitoring the fires burning in their area Friday.
  Jarrold reported that crews are currently heading to the fire in the Tortilla Mountains and.Jarrold also s
  
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• The Latest: DC expecting largest protest turnout Saturday

  06-06-2020 08:05
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — DC officials expect city’s largest demonstration against police brutality since Floyd’s death
  — Sharpton planning DC rally for Aug. 28 anniversary of MLK’s “I Have A Dream” speech
  — Minneapolis-St. Paul curfew over as troopers, National Guard to be sent home
  — Seattle mayor bans police use of a type of tear gas for 30 days.
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  WASHINGTON — Authorities in the nation’s capital are expecting Saturday to be the lar
  
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• ‘Free Them All’ car rally draws dozens outside Eloy detention center

  06-06-2020 07:58
  
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  ELOY, Ariz. - Dozens gathered across the street from the La Palma Correctional Facility, a federal detention center in Eloy, Ariz., Friday night.
  Protestors demanded government officials release inmates infected with COVID-19.“If nothing is done, a lot of these people, instead of coming out to their families are going to come out in boxes,” Noemi Romero, a protestor, said.Romero said she once spent five weeks inside the facility.“None of th
  
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• Fire destroys Amazon distribution center in California

  06-06-2020 07:50
  
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  TUCSON - A fire destroyed an Amazon distribution center in Southern California on Friday morning.The center is about 600,000 square feet and there were about 100 people inside when the fire started.No injuries were reported.Interstate 10 had to be shut down due to the size of the flames and smoke coming from the building.There are no details yet on what caused the fire or where it started.
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• JCPenney at El Con mall to close

  06-06-2020 07:43
  
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  TUCSON - JCPenney at El Con mall is closing.It's one of 154 stores across the country the company is closing.Three stores in Arizona are closing, as well as stores in California, Ohio, Indiana, Florida , Georgia, Texas and New York.The going-out-of -business sales start June 12 and could last up to 16 weeks.The bankrupt retailer will announce additional closures in the coming weeks.It's unclear how many workers will be impacted by the closures.
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• Tucson woman’s son hires mariachis to celebrate her 93rd birthday

  06-06-2020 07:31
  
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  TUCSON - To say it's been a tense and trying time in America would be an understatement and in times like these, sometimes a little music can help soothe the soul.Pauline Murray turned 93 years old Friday and her son hired mariachis to serenade his mom outside of her nursing home.Pauline was born in Tombstone in 1927 and moved to Tucson after high school.She lived in the same house near Sixth Street and Ajo Way for 70 years.A year ago, Pauline moved into an
  
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• UArizona professors help discover oldest Mayan ruins known to man

  06-06-2020 07:02
  
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  TUCSON - When adventurers think of some of the most famous Mayan ruins known to man, some of the temples that may come to mind are Chichinitza, Palenque, Uxmal, Tikal, and Tulum. 
  However, now, thanks to the research of some anthropology professors at the University of Arizona, a new archeological site may be added to that tourist list someday.Aguada Fénix, near Mexico's border with Guatemala in the state of Tabasco, was discovered by an internat
  
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• NFL players call on league to condemn racism

  06-06-2020 05:20
  
  TUCSON - Some of the most prominent black players of the National Football League have released a video that sends a powerful message and calls on the league to condemn racism.
  This follows the death of George Floyd who was killed while in police custody on May 25 in Minneapolis.Not only does the video respond to the death of Floyd, but to other members of the black community who have been killed, including Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Eric Garner, Laquan McDonald, Tamir Rice, Trayvon Martin,
  
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• The Latest: China orders pangolin protection amid pandemic

  06-06-2020 05:11
  
  BEIJING — China is ordering its highest level of protection for the armadillo-like pangolin as part of its crackdown on the wildlife trade following the global coronavirus pandemic.While the virus is believed to have originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, most scientists say it was most likely transmitted from bats to humans via an intermediary animal such as the pangolin.The order Friday from the National Forestry and Grassland Administration does not explicitly mention the viru
  
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• Joe Biden formally secures Democratic presidential nomination

  06-06-2020 04:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden formally clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Friday, setting him up for a bruising challenge to President Donald Trump that will play out against the unprecedented backdrop of a pandemic, economic collapse and civil unrest.The former vice president has effectively been his party’s leader since his last challenger in the Democratic primary, Bernie Sanders, ended his campaign in April. But Biden pulled together the 1,991 delegates needed to becom
  
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• Arizona unemployment rate drops significantly

  06-06-2020 04:26
  
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  TUCSON - There's good news on the job front, both nationally and locally.Unemployment numbers are dropping and it is a huge rebound coming offa pandemic."The prediction was that the unemployment rate would rise to over 20%. Instead, it dropped to a little more than 13%," said President Donald Trump.The U.S. unemployment rate in May was 13.3%, to be exact.Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the unemployment rate in Arizona ranged from 3,000 to 4,000 filings.In mid-
  
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• Joe Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination, setting up election challenge to President Donald Trump

  06-06-2020 04:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination, setting up election challenge to President Donald Trump.The post Joe Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination, setting up election challenge to President Donald Trump appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: Sharpton: DC rally being planned for Aug. 28

  06-06-2020 04:12
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Sharpton planning DC rally for Aug. 28 anniversary of MLK’s “I Have A Dream” speech
  — Minneapolis-St. Paul curfew over as troopers, National Guard to be sent home
  — Seattle mayor bans police use of a type of tear gas for 30 days.
  — Phoenix woman says her brother’s death three years ago was similar to Floyd’s.
  — California governor orders end to holds by police that block blood flow to brain.
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  Rev. Al Sharpton said
  
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• The Latest: Beijing eases coronavirus pandemic restrictions

  06-06-2020 04:05
  
  BEIJING — China’s capital is lowering its emergency response level to the second-lowest starting Saturday for the coronavirus pandemic.
  That will lift most restrictions on people traveling from Wuhan and the surrounding province of Hubei, where the virus first appeared late last year. They will no longer face 14-day mandatory quarantines and other forms of monitoring, and those currently in such situations will be allowed to return to their normal lives.Beijing residential compounds
  
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