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• More than $1M worth of fentanyl pills, heroin and cocaine concealed in tile seized at Port of Nogales

  10-06-2020 23:48
  
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  TUCSON - More than 100 pounds of hard narcotics were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Monday at the Port of Nogales.According to CBP, a 63-year-old U.S. citizen was taken into custody after a CBP narcotics detection canine alerted officers to his pick-up truck when he attempted to enter into the U.S. through the Port of Nogales.Officials said the officers found 46 drug packages concealed inside hollowed-out ceramic tile boxes packed in the truck. Of
  
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• City Council To Reexamine Ordinance Allowing Police To Limit Recording at Crime Scenes

  10-06-2020 23:39
  
  The Tucson City Council unanimously voted to reopen public discussions on the controversial ordinance prohibiting the public to enter a crime scene without having officer permission during Tuesday’s study session.…
  
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• Oklahoma City Police release footage from in-custody death

  10-06-2020 23:33
  
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  (KFOR/NBC News)  Oklahoma City Police have released body camera footage from a 2019 in-custody death in response to one of several demands from Black Lives Matter OKC. The footage shows the May 2019 death of Derrick Scott.All officers involved were eventually cleared of any wrongdoing. The events that ended in Scott's death began when police received a call about a man with a gun arguing with people.When police arrived on the scene, they approached Scott and aske
  
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• NASCAR bans Confederate flag from races, events and properties

  10-06-2020 23:28
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - NASCAR has banned the Confederate flag from all events and properties.NASCAR says the Confederate flag “runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors and our industry.”Former chairman Brian France in 2015 tried to ban the flying of Confederate flags at race tracks, a proposal too broad to enforce and one that angered NASCAR’s core Southern-based fan base.  
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• Trump rules out changing name of bases named after Confederate officers

  10-06-2020 23:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he is ruling out changing the name of Army bases named for Confederate Army officers.
  This comes two days after Defense Secretary Mark Esper indicated he is open to a discussion of such changes, which have been urged by prominent retired Army officers and others.The issue has arisen periodically but is gaining new attention as the nation wrestles with questions of race after the death of George Floyd in the hands of Minneapolis police.In a seri
  
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• The Latest: Trump plans 1st COVID-19 era rally next week

  10-06-2020 22:58
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he’s planning to hold his first rally of the COVID-19 era next Friday in Tulsa, Oklahoma. And he says he’s planning more events in Florida, Texas and Arizona as well.
  Trump made the announcement during a roundtable with African American supporters Wednesday afternoon that did not appear on his public schedule.
  His signature rallies often draw tens of thousands of people but have been on hiatus since March 2 because of the coronavirus pan
  
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• ‘Stop the pain,’ George Floyd’s brother pleads with Congress

  10-06-2020 22:51
  
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — George Floyd's brother is challenging Congress to “stop the pain," testifying on Capitol Hill that Floyd's death should not be in vain.Philonise Floyd testified Wednesday at a House hearing on proposed changes to police practices and accountability. He asked lawmakers to make sure his brother is not “another name” on a growing list of those killed during interactions with police.Floyd says he hopes his brother's death changes the world
  
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• Relatives: Bodies found are 2 kids missing since September

  10-06-2020 22:40
  
  NBC News Channel 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and his 17-year-old sister Tylee Ryan
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Relatives of two children missing since September have told media outlets that the bodies of two kids uncovered in rural Idaho are the young boy and his big sister.
  Authorities haven’t released the identities of the bodies discovered on the property of Chad Daybell, who married the children’s mother, Lori Vallow Daybell.
  But Joshua “JJ” Vallow’
  
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• Atlanta police say 2 more officers fired after 2 students were pulled from a car amid traffic of a George Floyd protest

  10-06-2020 22:34
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police say 2 more officers fired after 2 students were pulled from a car amid traffic of a George Floyd protest.The post Atlanta police say 2 more officers fired after 2 students were pulled from a car amid traffic of a George Floyd protest appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Relatives tell media outlets that remains uncovered at Idaho property are brother and sister missing since September

  10-06-2020 22:30
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Relatives tell media outlets that remains uncovered at Idaho property are brother and sister missing since September.The post Relatives tell media outlets that remains uncovered at Idaho property are brother and sister missing since September appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Loft Cinema Allowing Private Screen Rentals

  10-06-2020 22:25
  
  More than two months have passed since The Loft Cinema closed their theaters due to COVID-19. In that time, they're adapted to social distancing by allowing virtual film rentals from their website, and even hosted some free online screenings.…
  
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• The Latest: Puerto Rico’s virus peak put at 2 months ago

  10-06-2020 22:21
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — As Puerto Rico considers lifting pandemic quarantine restrictions, health officials say the U.S. territory passed its peak of coronavirus cases and related deaths more than two months ago. However, independent experts said those numbers are in doubt.
  Health Department consultant Miguel Valencia said at a news conference Wednesday that Puerto Rico’s confirmed COVID-19 cases peaked at 84 cases on March 31 and deaths at six on April 6. Overall, Puerto Rico has re
  
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• The Latest: Fire chief resigns after comment on protesters

  10-06-2020 22:14
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — George Floyd’s brother gives emotional testimony on Capitol Hill.
  — Minneapolis police department withdraws from union contract negotiations to begin reforms.
  — Virginia city looks into moving Confederate statue.
  — New York passes bill to unveil police discipline records.
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  DENVER — A fire chief in a small Colorado town has resigned after posting a comment on Facebook saying he would spray protesters with high pressure water hoses for fun.
  
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• Maricopa County expected to give COVID-19 update

  10-06-2020 21:44
  
  PHOENIX - Maricopa County Department of Public Health is expected to give an update regarding COVID-19 Wednesday afternoon.
  The department continues to see large numbers of people testing positive for virus.
  Dr. Rebecca Sunenshine is the Medical Director at Maricopa County Department of Public Health.
  She is expected to talk about testing and the importance of wearing a mask in public at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
  Arizona logged 1,556 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday. The state also recorded an ad
  
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• US expands COVID-19 testing of detained migrants amid criticism

  10-06-2020 21:27
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement says it's expanding coronavirus testing at detention facilities.The move follows weeks of criticism that the agency's response to the outbreak has been inadequate. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Wednesday that it now offers voluntary COVID-19 tests to people held at detention facilities in Tacoma, Washington, and Aurora, Colorado.It has tested 80% of the 570 people held at the Washington facility and one person
  
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• Crash restricts SB Interstate 19 near Irvington Road

  10-06-2020 21:22
  
  Arizona Department of TransportationCrash on I-19 NB south of Irvington Road on Wednesday, June 10, 2020.TUCSON - A crash that occurred Wednesday morning has restricted southbound Interstate 19 near Irvington Road.According to Arizona Department of Transportation, the crash has blocked the right lane of traffic of the southbound lane.
  I-19 SB in Tucson: A crash is blocking the right lane near Irvington. #Tucson #aztraffic pic.twitter.com/ODeSb73I5W— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) June 10, 2020
  
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• US general: Taliban not yet met conditions for US withdrawal out of Afghanistan

  10-06-2020 21:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The commander overseeing U.S. forces in Afghanistan says the Taliban have not yet met conditions required for a complete U.S. troop withdrawal.Gen. Frank McKenzie said the U.S. is ahead of schedule for an initial drawdown by July to 8,600 troops. He stressed, however, that going to zero troops by May 2021 — as envisioned in a U.S.-Taliban deal signed in February — is dependent on conditions.He said, “Frankly, if asked my opinion, those conditions have no
  
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• Eligibility for COVID-19 antibody testing expanded by UA, more capacity added

  10-06-2020 21:00
  
  More Arizona residents who want a COVID-19 antibody test may do so after the University of Arizona and the state announced expanded testing eligibility.Hospital employees, healthcare professionals licensed by the boards of naturopathy, homeopathy, podiatry, chiropractic examiners, optometry and nine other health care categories are all eligible, as well as corrections officers and child safety workers employed by the state.The university also announced a new testing site in Nogales, Arizona.Acc
  
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• Federal Reserve will continue buying bonds, foresees no rate hike through 2020

  10-06-2020 20:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve says it will keep buying bonds to maintain low borrowing rates and support the U.S. economy in the midst of a recession.And it says nearly all the Fed’s policymakers foresee no rate hike through 2022. The Fed has cut its benchmark short-term rate to near zero.Keeping its rate ultra-low for more than two more years could make it easier for consumers and businesses to borrow and spend enough to sustain an economy depressed by business shutdowns and
  
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• The Latest: WHO and US discuss cooperating on Ebola threat

  10-06-2020 20:35
  
  GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization says he and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar have discussed cooperation in responding to a new Ebola outbreak in Congo even as the Trump administration has announced plans to pull the United States out of the U.N. health agency.
  WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday he had a “very good discussion” with Azar last week and the American official “assured me of U.S. continued commitm
  
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• Homeland Security report obtained by AP warns personal information of police across US being leaked online amid protests

  10-06-2020 20:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security report obtained by AP warns personal information of police across US being leaked online amid protests.The post Homeland Security report obtained by AP warns personal information of police across US being leaked online amid protests appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Fed says it will keep buying bonds to hold down longer-term borrowing rates and foresees no rate hike through 2022

  10-06-2020 20:00
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Fed says it will keep buying bonds to hold down longer-term borrowing rates and foresees no rate hike through 2022.The post Fed says it will keep buying bonds to hold down longer-term borrowing rates and foresees no rate hike through 2022 appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Downtown Tucson to hold final round of Gift Card Incentive Program

  10-06-2020 19:29
  
  TUCSON - Local businesses are sponsoring the final round of the Gift Card Incentive Program.Round 9 goes live Friday at 9 a.m.
  How it works?People buy a gift card worth $35 for only $25. The $10 bonus incentive is made possible through the support of a sponsor.Downtown Development Corporation, Tucson Industrial Development Authority, Larry Hecker and Scott Parks sponsored the final round.
  Over $300,000 has been invested in more than 60 downtown businesses, according to Downtown Tucson Partnershi
  
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• Speed Up Your Internet for the Long, Slow Pandemic

  10-06-2020 19:26
  
  I recently flagged down a technician from my local internet provider about why the service seems so darn slow all the time. He confirmed one problem I’d always suspected.…
  
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• The Latest: Floyd’s brother urges lawmakers to make reforms

  10-06-2020 19:19
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — George Floyd’s brother gives emotional testimony on Capitol Hill.
  — Minneapolis police department withdraws from union contract negotiations to begin reforms.
  — Virginia city looks into moving Confederate statue.
  — New York passes bill to unveil police discipline records.
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  WASHINGTON — The brother of George Floyd asked lawmakers in emotional testimony Wednesday to ensure that his brother didn’t die in vain.Philonise Floyd asked Demo
  
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• Bighorn Fire grows to 3,277 acres

  10-06-2020 19:13
  
  TUCSON - Crews continued battling the Bighorn Fire Wednesday morning.
  They have been fighting the blaze since Friday night's thunderstorm.
  The fire is still 10 percent contained. Ithas burned more than 3,277acres.Most of the activity is the top portion of Pima Canyon and Alamo Canyon.
  Oro Valley Police Department says hikers and drone operators "continue to be an issue."No drones are permitted to be flown in the area. 
  Hikers/drone operators continue to be a issue.Please be aware that
  
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• The Latest: Some UK grandparents, grandkids can hug again

  10-06-2020 18:54
  
  LONDON — Some grandparents in England will be able to hug their grandchildren for the first time in months — and couples who live apart can legally be intimate — under an easing of lockdown rules imposed during the coronavirus pandemic.
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Wednesday that adults living alone or single parents adults can form “support bubbles” with another household.
  Starting Saturday, two households can form a bubble that allows them to mee
  
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• Ex-judge appointed to review Michael Flynn case says Justice Department request to dismiss charges is ‘abuse of power’

  10-06-2020 18:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Ex-judge appointed to review Michael Flynn case says Justice Department request to dismiss charges is ‘abuse of power.’The post Ex-judge appointed to review Michael Flynn case says Justice Department request to dismiss charges is ‘abuse of power’ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Your Southern AZ COVID-19 AM Roundup for Wednesday, June 10: Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Surpass 29K; Death Toll Reaches 1,095; Hospitals Remain Under Pressure; Wildfires Burn North of Tucson

  10-06-2020 18:17
  
  The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Arizona surpassed 29,000 as of Wednesday, June 10, with another jump of 1,556 new cases reported this morning, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.…
  
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• Arizona logs 1,556 new coronavirus cases Wednesday; death toll is 1,095

  10-06-2020 18:07
  
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  PHOENIX — Arizona reported an additional 25 COVID-19-related deaths Wednesday. The statewide total is now 1,095.Deaths are not recorded until the health department receives a death certificate naming COVID-19 as the cause of death.The department reported 23 deaths on Tuesday.
  Confirmed cases went up to 29,852 with 1,556 new cases. That's 938 more cases than Tuesday.
  The data includes people who have recovered.According to the state's data dashboard, 416,944 people
  
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• Arizona logs 1,556 new coronavirus cases Wednesday; death toll is 1, 095

  10-06-2020 18:07
  
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  PHOENIX — Arizona reported an additional 25 COVID-19-related deaths Wednesday. The statewide total is now 1,095.Deaths are not recorded until the health department receives a death certificate naming COVID-19 as the cause of death.The department reported 23 deaths on Tuesday.
  Confirmed cases went up to 29,852 with 1,556 new cases. That's 938 more cases than Tuesday.
  The data includes people who have recovered.According to the state's data dashboard, 416,944 people
  
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• The Latest: Mpls police withdraw from union negotiations

  10-06-2020 17:49
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Minneapolis police department withdraws from union contract negotiations to begin reforms.
  — Virginia city looks into moving Confederate statue.
  — New York passes bill to unveil police discipline records.
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  MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis Police Department is withdrawing from police union contract negotiations, the first step in what Chief Medaria Arradondo calls transformational reforms to the agency after the death of George Floyd.Arradondo says a tho
  
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• One dead in assault on Tucson’s west side, suspect located

  10-06-2020 17:48
  
  TUCSON - Deputies are investigating the death of a 62-year-old man after an assault incident on Tucson's west side Tuesday.
  Pima County Sheriff's Department responded to the 5600 block of South Sandario Road for a report of a fight.
  Upon arrival, deputies found a deceased man with obvious signs of trauma.The victim has been identified as James Wilkerson.
  Another man with serious injuries was transported to the hospital, PCSD says.
  A third man, reportedly fled the scene after the incident. He was
  
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• Winning $410M Mega Millions ticket sold in Phoenix suburb

  10-06-2020 17:32
  
  PHOENIX (AP) – The winning ticket for Tuesday's $410 million Mega Millions drawing was sold at a convenience store in a Phoenix suburb, lottery officials said Wednesday.The winning ticket was purchased at a Circle K in the city of Glendale, Lottery spokesman John Gilleland said.The jackpot can be paid out as an annuity with 30 annual payments or is worth $316.8 million if collected in a lump-sum, Gilleland said.The winning numbers were 1, 5, 9, 10 and 23, with Mega Ball 22.Under a 2019 Ari
  
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• Claytoonz: The Pusher

  10-06-2020 17:30
  
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• Minneapolis police chief promises new research, strategies to spot and intervene with problem officers

  10-06-2020 17:12
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police chief promises new research, strategies to spot and intervene with problem officers.The post Minneapolis police chief promises new research, strategies to spot and intervene with problem officers appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Minneapolis police chief: withdrawing immediately from police union negotiations; thorough contract review planned

  10-06-2020 17:10
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police chief: withdrawing immediately from police union negotiations; thorough contract review planned.The post Minneapolis police chief: withdrawing immediately from police union negotiations; thorough contract review planned appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Virginia Parole Board: Man who served decades for the killing of a Richmond police officer has been released from prison

  10-06-2020 17:02
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Parole Board: Man who served decades for the killing of a Richmond police officer has been released from prison.The post Virginia Parole Board: Man who served decades for the killing of a Richmond police officer has been released from prison appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: Ford sees factories at pre-virus level by July 6

  10-06-2020 16:58
  
  DETROIT — Ford expects to have its U.S. factories humming at pre-coronavirus levels by July 6.
  Chief Operating Officer Jim Farley told a Deutsche Bank autos conference on Wednesday that the company hit 96% of its production targets in the first three weeks after it reopened factories on May 18.Many plants reopened working two shifts and have since added production with workers on overtime. He said the company plans to go to three shifts per day at some plants.
  Ford and the rest of the U.S.
  
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• HBO Max removes ‘Gone With the Wind,’ will add context

  10-06-2020 16:29
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — HBO Max has temporarily removed “Gone With the Wind” from its streaming library in order to add historical context to the 1939 film long criticized for romanticizing slavery and the Civil War-era South. In a statement, the AT&T-owned WarnerMedia, which owns HBO Max, called “Gone With the Wind” “a product of its time” that depicts racial prejudices. Protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death have forced entertainment companies
  
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• The Latest: Contract workers stage Paris flash-mob protest

  10-06-2020 16:06
  
  PARIS — Contract workers from France’s all-important food, catering and events industry have held a protest between the Louvre Museum and Champs-Elysees to spread the message that the virus pandemic is killing their jobs.
  The flash mob-style demonstration included about 30 people dressed in black simulating strangulation with their ties and putting signs reading “sentenced to death” into a coffin.
  France’s government spent billions on temporary unemployment benefits
  
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• A $3.6 billion mall deal goes up on smoke, the second major deal signed just before pandemic to go bust as retail quakes

  10-06-2020 16:02
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A $3.6 billion mall deal goes up on smoke, the second major deal signed just before pandemic to go bust as retail quakes.The post A $3.6 billion mall deal goes up on smoke, the second major deal signed just before pandemic to go bust as retail quakes appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Vote Now in Best of Tucson® 2020: The Lost Treasures!

  10-06-2020 15:58
  
  The lost treasures of Tucson are spoken of in hushed whispers. Who knows what happened to these legendary talismans after they vanished more than a century ago?…
  
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• 2 kids vanish, case transfixes the world. Now, a grim turn

  10-06-2020 15:43
  
  NBC News Channel 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and his 17-year-old sister Tylee Ryan CNN Newsource
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Relatives were suspicious and then police got involved after 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and his 17-year-old sister Tylee Ryan hadn’t been seen in far too long.
  Soon strangers around the world were following the case, transfixed by the strange circumstances surrounding Lori Vallow Daybell and her new husband, Chad Daybell.
  The investigation
  
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• The Latest: US expert Fauci calls WHO comments ‘not correct’

  10-06-2020 15:38
  
  WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious-disease expert, says the World Health Organization had to backtrack on its statement about asymptomatic spread of the coronavirus being rare because that simply “was not correct.”
  WHO’s technical lead on the pandemic 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 virus. Ma
  
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• The Latest: Virginia city aims to move Confederate statue

  10-06-2020 15:34
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — `He is going to change the world’: Funeral held for George Floyd.
  — New York passes bill to unveil police discipline records.
  — Officials back off removing temporary fencing at White House.
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  PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Protesters in Portsmouth, Virginia, covered statues at a Confederate monument in the city with sheets and bags Wednesday, several hours after the city’s council members had a meeting about relocating it.
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• Tucson Dragway, Pima County Fair partner up to create Drive-In Movie Nights

  10-06-2020 14:54
  
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  TUCSON – The Tucson Dragway and Pima County Fairgrounds have partnered together to create social-distancing friendly entertainment for Southern Arizonans.The dragway usually has spectators sitting side by side while watching cars speed down the track. But on Tuesday, they used the space to create socially-distant drive-in movie theater in partnership with the Pima County Fairgrounds."We're here to build a community, build events that the community can
  
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• The Latest: Indonesians detained for taking dead for burial

  10-06-2020 14:54
  
  MAKASSAR, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities have arrested dozens of people suspected of snatching the bodies of COVID-19 victims from several hospitals so the dead could be buried according to their wishes.
  Provincial police spokesman Ibrahim Ponto said Wednesday that at least 33 suspects have been detained by police in South Sulawesi province in the past week. Ponto said charges against 10 of them will proceed to prosecutors.
  He says if convicted, the suspects face up to seven years in p
  
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• US consumer prices slide 0.1% in May, third straight drop, as virus sends economy into recession

  10-06-2020 14:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — US consumer prices slide 0.1% in May, third straight drop, as virus sends economy into recession.The post US consumer prices slide 0.1% in May, third straight drop, as virus sends economy into recession appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Triple digits are back!

  10-06-2020 13:58
  
  TUCSON - Hopefully you enjoyed the "cooler" temperatures because the triple digits are coming back strong. Looks like we could warm into the triple digits each afternoon, in the hottest spots, through a good portion of next week!Today: Hot and sunny. High: 103°Tonight: Clear and comfortable. Low: 67°Tomorrow: Hotter and sunny. High: 106°Smoke from the Bighorn and Tortolita Fires will impact parts of Metro Tucson this morning with the wind direction changing t
  
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