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• The Latest: New Orleans to let good times roll – with limits

  09-06-2020 23:37
  
  NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans is getting ready to let the good times roll in casinos and bars again — with restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19.The city was once a major hot spot for the disease caused by the new coronavirus. But the city began easing restrictions restaurants and other businesses in May.And on Tuesday, Mayor LaToya Cantrel, outlined plans to lift more restrictions this coming Saturday. That means bars and casinos can open — although at only 25 pe
  
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• Senate Investigation Criticizes the IRS for Failing to Oversee Free Filing Program

  09-06-2020 23:30
  
  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Click here to read their stories as soon as they’re published.A Senate investigation has found that the IRS has conducted little oversight of its partnership with the for-profit tax prep industry to offer free tax filing, and calls for the agency to increase funding to promote the free option.“It shouldn’t be the case that Americans who are eligible to file their taxes for free end up paying substantial fees
  
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• AP: Video evidence increasingly disproves police narratives

  09-06-2020 23:26
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minneapolis police initially told the public that George Floyd died after a “medical incident."In Buffalo, New York, the police department said a 75-year-old protester “tripped and fell” before cracking his head on pavement. In both cases, those claims were quickly disproved by videos.The initial statements have fueled mistrust in officers and embarrassed the agencies that made them. Defense lawyers say the practice has been encouraged by a culture of silence
  
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• The Latest: Floyd’s funeral ends, casket on way to cemetery

  09-06-2020 23:14
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, to be buried outside Houston.
  — Biden calls for racial justice in message to mourners at the funeral of George Floyd.— National Guard members at Washington protests test positive for coronavirus.
  — Houston mayor to ban chokeholds by police.
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  HOUSTON — The funeral of George Floyd has ended, and his casket is on its way to a Texas cemetery for burial.After emotional tributes from Floyd’s famil
  
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• The Latest: National Guard members test positive for virus

  09-06-2020 23:05
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, to be buried outside Houston.
  — Biden calls for racial justice in message to mourners at the funeral of George Floyd.— National Guard members at Washington protests test positive for coronavirus.
  — Houston mayor to ban chokeholds by police.
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  WASHINGTON — Members of the D.C. National Guard have tested positive for COVID-19 in the wake of the massive protests across the city last week over the death
  
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• Community groups step in to provide immigrants COVID testing, relief

  09-06-2020 23:00
  
  PHOENIX – The $2.2 trillion coronavirus aid package that Congress passed in March has provided medical and financial relief to millions of Americans, including allocations for low-income, rural and uninsured populations.Many immigrants, however, have been excluded from benefits under the CARES Act – leaving local advocacy groups to step in to provide economic, medical and emotional support.José Patiño, education and policy director for Mesa-based Aliento, said his staf
  
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• Emigrant Fire burning in Chiricahua Mountains

  09-06-2020 22:48
  
  The Forest Service Emigrant Fire in the Chiricahua Mountains. Photo: June 6, 2020.The Emigrant Fire is burning in the Chiricahua Mountains.The Forest Service says it grew overnight to approximately 4,400 acres.
  Crews worked overnight to secure lines on the west and south flanks, according to the Forest Service.
  The east flank has burned up into steep rocky terrain and shows little movement.
  Crews will continue to monitor the area.Emigrant Fire Update: the Emigrant Fire in the Chiricahua Mountai
  
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• The Latest: Chicago cancels summer festivals amid virus

  09-06-2020 22:45
  
  CHICAGO — Chicago officials have canceled summer festivals through Labor Day including Lollapalooza over coronavirus concerns.The city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events announced Tuesday that it had scrapped all permitted special events including the Taste of Chicago, the Chicago Air and Water Show and the Chicago Jazz Festival through Sept. 7.Mayor Lori Lightfoot says allowing massive crowds to congregate in downtown “’makes no sense” given how CO
  
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• The Latest: NCarolina Gov. orders closure of stock-car track

  09-06-2020 22:35
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration has ordered the closure of a small stock-car track that’s allowed large crowds to gather repeatedly for weekend races, declaring it an “imminent hazard” for COVID-19’s spread.The order signed by Cooper’s health secretary says Ace Speedway in Alamance County, located 65 miles (105 kilometers) northwest of Raleigh, is violating the governor’s executive order limiting outside mass assembl
  
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• Arizona Democrats among those backing sweeping police reform bill

  09-06-2020 22:30
  
  Congressional Democrats unveiled a sweeping police reform bill Monday that would ban the use of chokeholds and make it easier to hold officers accountable, a bill that one Arizona police group blasted as “one-sided” and “disappointing.”At least three Arizona lawmakers are among more than 200 co-sponsors of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, which comes after a week of nationwide protests sparked by the May 25 killing of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody.
  
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• Human remains found at Chad Daybell’s Idaho home as authorities search for Joshua Vallow, Tylee Ryan

  09-06-2020 22:16
  
  PHOENIX — Unidentified human remains have been found at Chad Daybell's home in Idaho on Monday, hours after a warrant was served in the search for Joshua "JJ" Vallow and Tylee Ryan.Daybell has also been taken into custody for questioning in connection to the found remains, the Rexburg Police Department said in a press conference Monday.Authorities could not confirm whether the remains found were of Joshua or Tylee, who are Daybell's wife Lori's kids.Tylee was last seen Sept. 8 at Yellowsto
  
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• Police: Human remains found at Idaho property of man whose wife’s kids vanished last year; he’s been taken into custody

  09-06-2020 22:02
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Police: Human remains found at Idaho property of man whose wife’s kids vanished last year; he’s been taken into custody.The post Police: Human remains found at Idaho property of man whose wife’s kids vanished last year; he’s been taken into custody appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: Hockey arena to house New Hampshire lawmakers

  09-06-2020 22:00
  
  CONCORD, N.H. — How do you keep the members of a generously sized legislative body far enough apart to help contain the coronavirus, but still fit in one room?
  The answer in famously well-represented New Hampshire: A hockey arena.
  The 400 members of the House of Representatives plan to gather Thursday at Durham’s Whittemore Center Arena, home of the University of New Hampshire hockey team. It will be the first session since lawmakers suspended work in March as the pandemic bore down.
  
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• Virus cases rises sharply in metro Phoenix county jails

  09-06-2020 21:55
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The number of Maricopa County jail inmates who have tested positive for the coronavirus has increased sharply over the last five days.
  Officials on Monday evening reported that 203 of the county’s approximately 4,500 inmates have tested positive, compared to 30 cases as of Thursday.
  The number of cases in Maricopa County’s jails is approaching the total in state prisons, where 237 of Arizona’s 40,000 prisoners have tested positive.
  The increase in Maricopa
  
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• Bank of America promises $1 billion for economic and racial equality

  09-06-2020 21:45
  
  On June 2 Bank of America announced their commitment to spend $1 billion helping local communities address economic and racial inequality accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic.Their four-year programs will focus on communities of color who have experienced a greater negative impact from the COVID-19 outbreak than others.…
  
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• Trooper, man struggled before fatal shooting, video shows

  09-06-2020 21:36
  
  A New Jersey state trooper fired his handgun six times, killing a New York state man after a struggle erupted during a traffic stop on the Garden State Parkway last month, recently released video showed.
  About a dozen audio and dashboard camera video recordings from the May 23 traffic stop in Bass River, New Jersey, shed more light on the death of 28-year-old Maurice Gordon, a black man from Poughkeepsie. His death has sparked an investigation by the state attorney general and will lead the case
  
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• Pima County honors News 4 Tucson for its CPR awareness and training work

  09-06-2020 21:31
  
  TUCSON - Pima County Board of Supervisors honored News 4 Tucson Tuesday morning for CPR awareness and training work.
  They also proclaimed June as CPR Training and Awareness Month.
  CPR Training and Awareness The Pima County Board of Supervisors at its June 9 meeting honoring News 4 Tucson - KVOA...Posted by Pima County on Tuesday, June 9, 2020
  Eleven years ago, News 4 Tucson launched our first Lifesaver campaign after a record number of child drownings in Southern Arizona
  
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• The Latest: Grammy winner Ne-Yo says Floyd changed the world

  09-06-2020 21:24
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, to be buried outside Houston.
  — U.N. Secretary-General urges global fight against racism and discrimination.
  — Houston mayor to ban chokeholds by police.
  — Houston increases audits of tasers, body cameras.
  — Minnesota troopers reportedly punctured car tires during protests.___
  HOUSTON — Grammy-winning singer Ne-Yo said George Floyd’s death was a sacrifice that “changed the world&rdq
  
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• The Latest: Congresswoman says Floyd’s death had a purpose

  09-06-2020 21:02
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, to be buried in Houston.
  — U.N. Secretary-General urges global fight against racism and discrimination.
  — Houston increases audits of tasers, body cameras.
  — Minnesota troopers reportedly punctured car tires during protests.___
  HOUSTON — Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee says George Floyd’s death ignited a plethora of protests around the world involving people of different races.
  Lee said during
  
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• New York governor calls for apology after President Trump suggests conspiracy theory involving protestor injured in viral video

  09-06-2020 21:02
  
  NEW YORK (NBC News) - New York governor, Andrew Cuomo called on President Donald Trump to apologize on Tuesday for Tweeting the unsupported notion that an injured Buffalo protester was involved with ANTIFA.In a Tweet shared Tuesday morning, the president asserted that 75-year-old Martin Gugino who was pushed by a Buffalo police officer during a protest might have staged the fall."I watched. He fell harder than he was pushed. Was aiming scanner,” Trump said in a Tweet. “Could be a set
  
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• The Latest: Salvadoran leader likens court ruling to murder

  09-06-2020 20:55
  
  SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele is again locked in battle with the country’s Supreme Court after its constitutional chamber ruled his government’s obligatory stay-at-home decree was unconstitutional.
  The court suspended its ruling late Monday for four days to allow the Legislative Assembly to pass legislation that would give the government decree a legal foundation. But Bukele lashed out on Twitter early Tuesday, saying, “The court has just o
  
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• US employers laid-off 7.7M workers in April

  09-06-2020 20:43
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. employers laid-off 7.7 million workers in April _ a sign of how deep the economic hole is as offices, restaurants, stores and schools are re-opening after being shuttered because of the coronavirus.The Labor Department also said in a Tuesday report that job openings plummeted and hiring all but disappeared in April. The number of available jobs fell 16% from March to 5 million.Hires declined 31% to 3.5 million.
  The post US employers laid-off 7.7M workers in April appe
  
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• The Latest: Houston mayor to ban chokeholds in the city

  09-06-2020 20:31
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, to be buried in Houston.
  — U.N. Secretary-General urges global fight against racism and discrimination.
  — Houston increases audits of tasers, body cameras.
  — Minnesota troopers reportedly punctured car tires during protests.___
  HOUSTON — Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has announced that he will sign an executive order that bans chokeholds in the city.
  Turner’s announcement Tuesday came during t
  
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• Driver in deadly ‘A Mountain’ crash gets 8.5 years in prison

  09-06-2020 20:25
  
  Yanibra Moreno, 20, appeared in court on Fri., Oct. 12, 2018.TUCSON - The driver in the deadly "A Mountain" crash was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison and seven years of probation on Tuesday.
  On Oct. 11, 2018,  Yanibra Moreno was driving down the mountain when she hit 73-year-old Richard Ellwanger. He died two hours after being transported to the hospital.Moreno was booked into the Pima County Jail on Oct. 12. She was charged with count of second-degree murder, one count of leaving the sce
  
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• Photos, information wanted after Rincon Peak’s historic rock cairn found dismantled

  09-06-2020 20:23
  
  Saguaro National Park
  TUCSON - An investigation is underway after Saguaro National Park announced Tuesday a historic rock cairn was recently dismantled on Rincon Peak.According to officials, the monument was made by an early surveyor in 1903 after the individual stacked several rocks to create a unique landmark to help travelers navigate through the area.Authorities said the rock cairn helped in the development of detailed maps of the southern section of the Arizona territory prior to its state
  
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• The Latest: Biden calls for racial justice in video message

  09-06-2020 20:14
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, to be buried in Houston.
  — U.N. Secretary-General urges global fight against racism and discrimination.
  — Houston increases audits of tasers, body cameras.
  — Minnesota troopers reportedly punctured car tires during protests.___
  HOUSTON — Joe Biden called for racial justice in a message to mourners at the funeral of George Floyd.The former vice president and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee
  
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• Portland police chief steps down citing need for change amid George Floyd protests

  09-06-2020 20:04
  
  (KGW)  Portland, Oregon Police Chief Jami Resch announced Monday that she is stepping down, and she elevated Lt. Chuck Lovell to police chief."I'm a public servant. I'm going to show up every day with a servant's heart," said Chief Lovell during a brief speech at Monday's news conference. "All I can do is be me."Former chief Resch said she personally asked Lovell, who is black, to lead the bureau. "I believe change needs to start with change. I'm asking the members of the Portland Poli
  
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• The Latest: UN’s Guterres urges global fight against racism

  09-06-2020 19:51
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, to be buried in Houston.
  — U.N. Secretary-General urges global fight against racism and discrimination.
  — Houston increases audits of tasers, body cameras.
  — Minnesota troopers reportedly punctured car tires during protests.___
  UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations secretary-general is urging a global fight against racism and discrimination following the “murderous act of police brutality”
  
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• Information sought after man found dead in vehicle fully engulfed in flames

  09-06-2020 19:05
  
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  TUCSON - Tucson Police Department seek information after launching a homicide investigation into a suspicious death that occurred in January was ruled a homicide.At around 2 a.m. Jan. 25, Tucson Fire Department crews found 45-year-old Luis A. Diaz deceased after the crews extinguished a vehicle fire in the 3400 block of East 34th Street near Alvernon Way.TPD initially identified the incident as a suspicious death.
  TPD is asking for your help with a Homicide Investigatio
  
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• Ducey's Duplicity on COVID-19 Leads to a New Emerging Crisis

  09-06-2020 19:00
  
  I, like many Arizonans, have been following Gov. Doug Ducey's regular COVID-19 press conferences. I really appreciate him doing these pressers—it allows the media to make inquiries about his policy choices in the face of the current crisis.…
  
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• Trump pushes conspiracy theory about Buffalo protester

  09-06-2020 18:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is pressing his “law and order” message and siding with police over protesters by advancing an unfounded conspiracy theory about a 75-year-old protester in New York who was pushed down by officers.
  He's tweeting without evidence that the confrontation may have been a “set up.”Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communicatio
  
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• The Latest: Houston increases audits of tasers, body cameras

  09-06-2020 18:25
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, to be buried in Houston.
  — Houston increases audits of tasers, body cameras.
  — Minivan driver located after hitting protesters in Indianapolis.
  — Minnesota troopers reportedly punctured car tires during protests.___
  HOUSTON — The sheriff of Harris County, Texas, which includes Houston, says his office will immediately implement increased audits on the use of tasers and body cameras.
  Sheriff Ed Gonzal
  
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• The Latest: WHO expert clarifies remarks on virus spread

  09-06-2020 18:15
  
  GENEVA — A top World Health Organization expert has tried to clear up “misunderstandings” about comments she made that were widely understood to suggest that people without COVID-19 symptoms rarely transmit the coronnoavirus.
  Maria Van Kerkhove, the U.N. health agency’s technical lead on the virus pandemic, insisted Tuesday that she was referring only to a few studies, not a complete picture, in the comments she made Monday. .
  Van Kerkhove’s remarks on Monday raised
  
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• Arizona reports 618 new coronavirus cases Tuesday

  09-06-2020 18:14
  
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  PHOENIX — Arizona reported an additional 23 COVID-19-related deaths Tuesday. The statewide total is now 1,070.
  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 28, 296 with 618 new cases.The data includes people who have recovered.According to the state's data dashboard, 409,174 people have been tested for the virus. Of those that have been processed, 6.3 percent have
  
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• Your Southern AZ COVID-19 AM Roundup for Tuesday, June 9: Confirmed Cases Top 28K; Hospital Numbers Remain High; Ducey Lifts Curfew; Two Fires in Tucson Area

  09-06-2020 18:07
  
  The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Arizona surpassed 28,000 as of Tuesday, June 9, with another 618 new cases reported this morning, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.…
  
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• The Latest: Paris prosecutor opens probe of govt agencies

  09-06-2020 18:00
  
  PARIS — The chief prosecutor of Paris has opened a preliminary investigation of alleged criminal negligence by French government agencies for their handling of the coronavirus crisis.
  In a written statement Tuesday, Paris prosecutor Remy Heitz said 62 legal complaints alleging misconduct have been filed by individuals as well as trade unions and associations.
  Heitz says the complaints focus on the criminal offenses of “endangering the life of others, failing to help someone in danger
  
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• Arizona official wants Confederate monument removed

  09-06-2020 17:35
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's secretary of state wants a monument to the region's Confederate troops removed from a public plaza adjacent to the state Capitol.
  In a letter to state Department of Administration, Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs on Monday called for the monument to be taken from public display and placed into long-term storage indefinitely. The monument at the State Capitol was a gift to Arizona from the United Daughters of the Confederacy in the early 1960s.
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• The Latest: Minivan driver located after hitting protesters

  09-06-2020 17:11
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, to be buried in Houston.
  — Minnesota troopers reportedly punctured car tires during protest.— Germany received 10% more complaints about racism last year.
  — Protesters heartenedby swift reform, but vow broader change.
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  INDIANAPOLIS — A driver of a minivan is cooperating with police after reportedly striking several people on Monument Circle in Indianapolis during a protest of the death of George F
  
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• Authorities say Sudanese militia leader Ali Kushayb, long wanted on war crimes charges in Darfur, now in custody

  09-06-2020 17:01
  
  BANGUI, Central African Repubic (AP) — Authorities say Sudanese militia leader Ali Kushayb, long wanted on war crimes charges in Darfur, now in custody.The post Authorities say Sudanese militia leader Ali Kushayb, long wanted on war crimes charges in Darfur, now in custody appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: School by summer off for young English students

  09-06-2020 16:51
  
  LONDON — The British government has abandoned plans to have all younger children return to school in England before the summer holidays after school principals raised concerns about coronavirus-related social distancing requirements.Although many of England’s primary schools have remained open during the pandemic for the children of essential workers and students with special needs, the government had planned to get all younger children back to class in stages.However, Education Secr
  
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• Husband of woman in viral video of racist rant at Phoenix gas station says she suffers from mental illness

  09-06-2020 16:51
  
  PHOENIX — A husband is now saying sorry after a racist tirade inside a Valley gas station went viral.Greg Conn was getting snacks and drinks inside the gas station when the confrontation was caught on camera.“It was so blatant, so in your face racism.” Conn said. According to Conn, a woman later confirmed to be Tamara Harrian, came into the Superpump gas station near 7th Street and Greenway Road in north Phoenix.She complained her pump was not working and wanted a clerk to
  
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• Burundi’s government says President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of a heart attack at age 56.

  09-06-2020 16:46
  
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi’s government says President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of a heart attack at age 56.The post Burundi’s government says President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of a heart attack at age 56. appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Vote Now in Best of Tucson® 2020: The Lost Treasures of Tucson!

  09-06-2020 16:29
  
  The lost treasures of Tucson are spoken of in hushed whispers.…
  
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• Video shows struggle before New Jersey trooper fired on man

  09-06-2020 16:18
  
  A New Jersey state trooper fired his handgun six times, killing a New York state man after a struggle erupted during a traffic stop on the Garden State Parkway last month, video released Monday showed.
  About a dozen audio and video recordings from the May 23 traffic stop in Bass River, New Jersey, shed more light on the death of 28-year-old Maurice Gordon, a black man from Poughkeepsie, whose death has sparked an investigation by the state attorney general and will lead the case to be presented
  
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• A New York City police officer was charged with assault after he was recorded knocking down a protester in Brooklyn

  09-06-2020 16:14
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer was charged with assault after he was recorded knocking down a protester in Brooklyn.The post A New York City police officer was charged with assault after he was recorded knocking down a protester in Brooklyn appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: Calls for disbarment after lawyer spits on teen

  09-06-2020 15:42
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, to be buried in Houston.
  — Minnesota troopers reportedly punctured car tires during protest.— Germany received 10% more complaints about racism last year.
  — Protesters heartenedby swift reform, but vow broader change.
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  MILWAUKEE — A state representative is calling for the disbarment of a lawyer who spat on a high school student during an anti-racism rally and march in a Milwaukee suburb.
  State Rep
  
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• Two major wildfires burning in southern Arizona

  09-06-2020 15:25
  
  PIMA COUNTY, Ariz. - Two major wildfires are burning in southern Arizona.
  The Bighorn Fire burning in the Santa Catalina Mountains has grown to more than 2500 acres. It's still burning out of control in the Pusch Ridge wilderness.
  As of Monday, it is 10 percent contained with 175 crews fighting the fire.No one has been injured and wildlife has been dubbed safe by officials.In fact, crews said this fire will help the animals, especially the Bighorn Sheep. The fire is burning some of the dried up
  
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• The Latest: Cyprus ends COVID-19 commercial flight ban

  09-06-2020 15:06
  
  LARNACA, Cyprus — An Israeli plane with 22 passengers aboard was the first commercial flight to touch down at Cyprus’ main Larnaca airport after the east Mediterranean country re-opened its airports following the end of an 11-week flight ban aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19.
  Nora Reich, a passenger aboard the small Israir turboprop that arrived Tuesday from Tel Aviv said she rushed to catch the first flight to Cyprus to see her newborn granddaughter.“My daughter is with
  
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• Trump closer to resuming rallies that were halted by virus

  09-06-2020 14:56
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is aiming to resume campaign rallies in the coming weeks, though the locations and coronavirus precautions still are being worked out.
  Trump’s rally schedule came to a sudden halt three months ago when the COVID-19 pandemic largely shuttered the nation. But the president has been eager to resume the rallies that have been the hallmark of his political career.
  The president’s eagerness to resume rallies comes as internal and public survey
  
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• George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, to be buried

  09-06-2020 14:52
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — The black man whose death has inspired a worldwide reckoning over racial injustice will be buried in Houston Tuesday, carried home in a horse-drawn carriage. George Floyd, who was 46 when he was killed, will be laid to rest next to his mother.
  On May 25, as a white Minneapolis officer pressed a knee on Floyd’s neck as the dying man cried out for his mother. Floyd’s death sparked international protests and drew new attention to the treatment of African Americans i
  
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