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• California police kill suspect after report of armed man

  14-06-2020 23:51
  
  SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) - Police in Southern California shot and killed a man they believed was armed with a gun, authorities said Sunday.Officers responded to a gas station convenience store in San Bernardino at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday following a report of a man "waving around a handgun," the city's police department said in a statement."Patrol officers arrived and located a suspect matching the description, and the suspect was still carrying what appeared to be a black handgun in his han
  
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• The Latest: Interfaith group holds vigil outside St. John’s

  14-06-2020 23:30
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — A group of interfaith leaders held a prayer vigil outside St. John’s Church near the White House.
  — At least seven Minneapolis police officers have quit and another seven are in the process of resigning.
  — Police officer shot during Las Vegas protest paralyzed.
  — Tulsa Health Department director wishes Trump would postpone a planned campaign rally because of recent increases in coronavirus cases.
  — Italians deface statue of journalist who ha
  
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• Heat and wind will continue into this upcoming week

  14-06-2020 23:20
  
  TUCSON - A warm south wind is continuing to move over Southern Arizona and this heat, wind and dry air could expand the Bighorn Fire.
  Sunday Night: Clear and Mild. Low: 69°Monday: Sunny and Hot. High: 103°Monday Night: Mostly Clear, Mild. Low: 69°A weak cold front will pass through our area tomorrow, but we will not see any rain chances.Instead we can expect our temperatures to fall from 104-107 for afternoon highs down to 101-103 degrees.The wind will b
  
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• Power outage affecting more than 7,000 TEP customers

  14-06-2020 23:04
  
  TUCSON— More than 7,000 TEP customers are experiencing a power outage.According to the TEP outage map, power is expected to be restored around 6:30 p.m. Sunday.The cause of the outages is under investigation.
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• The Latest: NY Gov. Cuomo threatens to reinstate closings

  14-06-2020 22:55
  
  NEW YORK — Upset by “rampant” violations of New York’s pandemic-fighting restrictions, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is threatening to reinstate closings in areas where local governments fail to enforce the rules.
  Manhattan and Long Island’s tony Hamptons were singled out Sunday as problem areas by Cuomo, who cited 25,000 complaints statewide of reopening violations. The large gatherings, social-distancing violations and lax face-covering enforcement endanger the state’s
  
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• Scottsdale police: 8 more arrests made in May riot at mall

  14-06-2020 22:33
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Scottsdale police say eight additional people have been arrested in a mall riot that occurred last month.
  Authorities have said hundreds of people descended on Scottsdale Fashion Square in downtown Scottsdale on May 30-31 and that many engaged in property damage and thefts. The incident occurred during a period when protests against George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis were occurring around the nation.
  Scottsdale police said the additional arrests increased the total so
  
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• The Latest: Putin says Russia emerging from virus crisis

  14-06-2020 22:00
  
  MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin says the country is emerging from the coronavirus crisis, but that the United States is struggling because it has a fragmented government system.In an interview on state television Sunday, parts of which were reported before broadcast by news media, Putin said “we are working quite steadily and getting out of this situation with the coronavirus confidently, with minimal losses.”
  In the U.S., “this is not happening,” he said,
  
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• The Latest: France reopens economy to quicken virus recovery

  14-06-2020 21:27
  
  PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron announced that France is fully reopening its economy, including all restaurants, to accelerate the country’s recovery after virus crisis.
  Macron said restaurants in the Paris region will be allowed to open indoor seating starting on Monday. Until then, only outdoor seating was permitted.
  Restaurants in other French regions have already reopened.
  From June 22, all nursery schools, primary schools and junior high schools will be open and mandatory for
  
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• French President Macron says he stands firmly against racism, but that France won’t remove colonial-era statues

  14-06-2020 20:23
  
  PARIS (AP) — French President Macron says he stands firmly against racism, but that France won’t remove colonial-era statues.The post French President Macron says he stands firmly against racism, but that France won’t remove colonial-era statues appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: UK to review 2-meter social distancing rule

  14-06-2020 20:00
  
  LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered a review of the government’s two-meter (6.5-feet) social distancing rule, saying the falling number of coronavirus cases gives the government “more margin for manoeuvre” in easing the guideline.
  Johnson said that “probably” fewer than one in 1,000 people now have the virus, and the chance of coming in contact with someone who’s infected are increasingly remote.
  Treasury chief Rishi Sunak said that
  
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• Atlanta officer fired after fatal shooting of black man

  14-06-2020 19:44
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta police officer has been fired following the fatal shooting of a black man and a second officer was placed on administrative duty.
  The move announced by police early Sunday comes on the heels of the resignation of Atlanta's police chief following the killing of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks.
  Police identified the fired officer as Garrett Rolfe.
  Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said she doesn’t believe the shooting was justified.
  The Georgia Bureau of Investig
  
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• Your Southern AZ COVID-19 AM Roundup for Sunday, June 14: Cases Jump by 1200; State Total Tops 35K; Record Number in Hospitals; Ducey Says: "Virus Is Not Going Away"

  14-06-2020 19:32
  
  The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Arizona jumped past 35,000 as of Sunday, June 14, with a jump of 1,233 new cases reported this morning, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.…
  
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• The Latest: 7 Minneapolis officers quit in wake of protests

  14-06-2020 18:41
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — At least seven Minneapolis police officers have quit and another seven are in the process of resigning.
  — Italians deface statue of journalist who had 12-year-old Eritrean bride.
  — French police protest in Paris, saying accusations of racism unfair.
  — UK police arrest more than 100 after violent right-wing protest in London.
  — Atlanta police officer fired after fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks.
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  At least seven Minneapolis police officers have
  
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• Catalina homeowners anxious as Bighorn Fire spreads

  14-06-2020 18:14
  
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  CATALINA, ARIZ. - From his front porch Saturday afternoon, Catalina resident Tim Hardin watches with worry and hope.He and his wife moved to their home near the border of Catalina and Oro Valley two decades ago for the beauty and the serenity.However, nothing about the last few nights has been calm as the Bighorn has charred more than 11,000 acres.
  His wife has packed the essentials just in case.“Personal things, photographs, prescriptions,” Hard
  
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• COVID-19 in Arizona: 35,691 cases, 1,186 deaths reported

  14-06-2020 18:09
  
  PHOENIX — Arizona reported three additional COVID-19-related deaths Sunday. The statewide total is now 1,186.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 35,691 with 1,233 new cases.The data includes people who have recovered.According to the state's data dashboard, 469,426 people have been tested for the virus. Of those that have been processed, 6.9 percent have come back po
  
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• The Latest: France to end border lockdown, open up to Europe

  14-06-2020 17:51
  
  PARIS — France is opening its borders with other European countries at midnight for the first time since shutting them amid virus fears three months ago, and will start opening up to visitors from other continents July 1.
  It’s among several European countries opening borders first thing Monday — though it’s not clear how many Europeans are ready to travel again.
  The French government has urged fellow EU members to coordinate their border rules, and is sticking to calendar
  
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• UPDATE: Crews continuing to battle the Bighorn fire; 12,345 acres burned

  14-06-2020 17:38
  
  TUCSON - Crews continue battling the Bighorn Fire in the Santa Catalina Mountains Sunday.They have been fighting the blaze since a thunderstorm ignited several wildfires Friday Jun. 5.  The fire is 11 percent contained. It has burned more than 12,345 acres as of early Sunday morning.There are currently 560 personnel assigned to the Bighorn Fire and three people have suffered minor heat-related illnesses.News 4 Tucson can confirm six of the seven IHC (Interagency Hotshot Crew) fire units wor
  
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• The Latest: Spain opens its borders to Europeans on June 21

  14-06-2020 15:46
  
  MADRID — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says Spain will open its borders to travelers from Europe’s Schengen travel areas except Portugal on June 21, moving up the original date by 10 days.
  Spain will drop its requirement for people arriving from abroad to stay in quarantine, either at home or in a hotel, for 14 days on arrival, when it reopens on that day.
  Sánchez said Sunday that Spain and Portugal will keep their border closed to non-essential crossings until J
  
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• The Latest: Berlin protesters form ‘ribbon of solidarity’

  14-06-2020 15:43
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Italians deface statue of journalist who had 12-year-old Eritrean bride.
  — French police protest in Paris, saying accusations of racism unfair.
  — UK police arrest over 100 after violent right-wing protest in London.
  — Atlanta police officer fired after fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks.
  — Bust of slave owner torn down, thrown in river in New Orleans.
  —- BERLIN — Demonstrators are forming a planned 9-kilometer (5 ½-mile) chain in
  
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• The Latest: Bangladesh confirms more than 3,000 new cases

  14-06-2020 13:05
  
  DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh reported 3,141 new cases and 32 more deaths from the coronavirus on Sunday, raising its total caseload to 87,520, including 1,171 fatalities.
  Nasima Sultana, additional director general of the Health Directorate, said a junior minister from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Cabinet and a former health minister and close aide to Hasina both died of the virus on Saturday in Dhaka, the capital.
  Bangladesh’s main state-run hospitals are overwhelmed, with
  
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• The Latest: Italians deface statue tied to colonial past

  14-06-2020 12:19
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Italians deface statue of journalist who had 12-year-old Eritrean bride.
  — French police protest in Paris, saying accusations of racism unfair.
  — UK police arrest over 100 after violent right-wing protest in London.
  — Atlanta police officer fired after fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks.
  — Bust of slave owner torn down, thrown in river in New Orleans.
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  MILAN — Protesters have scrawled ‘’rapist’’ and ‘&rsq
  
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• The Latest: French police protest, insist they’re not racist

  14-06-2020 11:52
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — French police protest in Paris, saying accusations of racism unfair
  — UK police arrest over 100 after violent right-wing protest in London.
  — Atlanta police officer fired after fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks.
  — Clemson football team members lead demonstration on campus.
  — Bust of slave owner torn down, thrown in river in New Orleans.
  PARIS — French police officers held a small overnight protest at the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris ami
  
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• The Latest: UK arrests 100 after violent right-wing protest

  14-06-2020 11:10
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — UK police arrest over 100 after violent right-wing protest in London.
  — Atlanta police officer fired after fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks.
  — Clemson football team members lead demonstration on campus.
  — Bust of slave owner torn down, thrown in river in New Orleans.
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  LONDON — British police say they have arrested more than 100 people after protesters, including far-right activists, clashed with officers in London.
  Hundreds of right-wing
  
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• The Latest: Yemen, Philippine missions in Saudi Arabia close

  14-06-2020 08:31
  
  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The Yemeni Embassy in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, is shuttering indefinitely due to a number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus among staff.The embassy made the announcement on Twitter late Saturday, but did not specify how many people had contracted COVID-19.Similarly, the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh also announced that starting Sunday its office for labor affairs will close after a number of employees were tested for the coronavirus and six people were confirmed
  
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• The Latest: Atlanta officer fired after shooting of Brooks

  14-06-2020 07:39
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Atlanta police officer fired after fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks.
  — Clemson football team members lead demonstration on campus.
  — Bust of slave owner torn down, thrown in river in New Orleans.
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  ATLANTA — An Atlanta police officer has been fired following the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks, and a second officer has been placed on administrative leave.
  Atlanta police announced the termination of Garrett Rolfe early Sunday, a move
  
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• Atlanta police: 1 officer terminated, 1 officer on administrative duty following fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks

  14-06-2020 07:07
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police: 1 officer terminated, 1 officer on administrative duty following fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks.The post Atlanta police: 1 officer terminated, 1 officer on administrative duty following fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: China has most new virus cases since mid-April

  14-06-2020 04:57
  
  BEIJING — China is reporting its highest daily total of coronavirus cases in two months after the capital’s biggest wholesale food market was shut down following a resurgence in local infections.Officials say there were 57 confirmed cases in the 24 hours through midnight Saturday. That was the highest daily total since mid-April and included 36 new cases in Beijing.The Xinfadi market on Beijing’s southeast side was closed Saturday and 11 neighboring residential compounds locked
  
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• Floyd death sparks efforts to hold more officers accountable

  14-06-2020 04:49
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The murder charges against the four police officers involved in George Floyd's death present rare instances of officers being held legally responsible for their actions. Now state lawmakers around the country want to make it easier to do.In the days since protests rocked cities across the U.S., lawmakers and other elected officials have introduced proposals to take such charging decisions away from local prosecutors, eliminate officers' wide immunity from lawsuits and make the
  
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• The Latest: Coronavirus spike continues in South Korea

  14-06-2020 03:59
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has confirmed 34 more coronavirus cases in a continuation of an upward trend in new infections, mostly in the densely populated Seoul region.
  The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Sunday that 30 of the 34 new cases are in the grater Seoul area, where half of the country’s 51 million people live.
  The agency says South Korea has now recorded 12,085 virus cases. It says 10,718 have recovered, 1,090 remain in treatment and the other 27
  
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• China reports 57 new confirmed coronavirus cases, highest daily number in 2 months

  14-06-2020 03:34
  
  BEIJING (AP) — China reports 57 new confirmed coronavirus cases, highest daily number in 2 months.The post China reports 57 new confirmed coronavirus cases, highest daily number in 2 months appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: Clemson football players lead march on campus

  14-06-2020 03:19
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Members of Clemson football team lead demonstration on campus.
  — Bust of slave owner torn down, thrown in river in New Orleans.
  — Protesters gather at Lee monument in Virginia’s capital.
  — Authorities investigating death of black man found hanging from tree in California.
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  CLEMSON, S.C. — Members of the Clemson University football team led hundreds of demonstrators on the school’s campus Saturday as they marched for equality and
  
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• Baseball players tell owners “further dialogue with the league would be futile” and MLB should order return to work

  14-06-2020 02:04
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball players tell owners “further dialogue with the league would be futile” and MLB should order return to work.The post Baseball players tell owners “further dialogue with the league would be futile” and MLB should order return to work appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: Floyd cousin speaks at Lee monument in Virginia

  14-06-2020 01:23
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Protesters gather at Lee monument in Virginia’s capital.
  — Authorities investigating death of black man found hanging from tree in California.
  — French court says protests can’t be banned over virus concerns.
  — Police in Paris use tear gas to disperse crowds; thousands rally against excessive force.
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  RICHMOND, Va. — Thousands of people gathered in Virginia’s capital on Saturday for a demonstration against racism known as the &
  
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• Police to investigate hanging death of California black man

  14-06-2020 00:45
  
  PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) - Authorities in the Southern California city of Palmdale are investigating the death of a 24-year-old black man found hanging from a tree near City Hall, which they originally described as an apparent suicide, prompting outrage in the community.A passerby reported seeing Robert Fuller's body around 3 a.m. Wednesday. Emergency personnel responded and found that he appeared to have died by suicide, Los Angeles County Sheriff's officials said.Fuller's death has generated inte
  
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• Reports: Amazon under scrutiny by California, Washington

  14-06-2020 00:34
  
  NEW YORK (AP) - State officials in California and Washington are reviewing Amazon's business practices to determine whether the company is violating any laws with respect to the independent merchants that sell goods on its site, according to published reports.The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that California is examining the retail giant's business practices, focusing partly on how Amazon treats independent sellers on its platform. Also on Friday, The New York Times reported that state inv
  
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• Despite virus surge, Arizona governor won’t require masks

  14-06-2020 00:16
  
  PHOENIX (AP) - Coronavirus infections are surging in Arizona. Hospitalizations are increasing and more people are dying since the state relaxed stay-at-home orders last month.But in one of the nation's COVID-19 hot spots, Gov. Doug Ducey is not requiring residents of the Grand Canyon state to wear masks in public, and it seems a good many people agree with him.In shopping malls, restaurants and the crowded bar scenes of Scottsdale and Tempe, most patrons have disdained the use of cloth face mask
  
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• Man arrested in June 7 fire of building under construction

  14-06-2020 00:11
  
  PHOENIX (AP) - A 54-year-old man has been arrested and accused of arson in a massive fire the night of June 7 at a four-story apartment complex under construction in downtown Phoenix.
  Officials said Ted Hopkins was arrested and jailed Friday night on suspicion of arson of an occupied structure, criminal damage, a weapons violation and endangerment.
  Online court records don't list an attorney for Hopkins who could comment on his behalf about the allegations.
  Officials previously said the apartmen
  
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