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• Senate GOP expected to restrict police chokeholds in emerging bill

  15-06-2020 23:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Driven by a swift-moving national debate, Senate Republicans are on the brink of introducing an extensive package of policing changes.It's expected to include new restrictions on police chokeholds and other practices as Congress rushes to respond to mass demonstrations over the deaths of George Floyd and other black Americans.Expected Wednesday, it’s a sudden shift of GOP priorities with President Donald Trump signaling support.The White House is set to announce its
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning until MON 3:15 PM MST

  15-06-2020 23:47
  
  Issued by National Weather Service – Tucson, AZ
  Cochise County
  …A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM MSTFOR SOUTHWESTERN COCHISE COUNTY…
  At 247 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south ofTombstone, or 13 miles northeast of Sierra Vista, moving northeast at10 mph.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
  Locations impacted include…Sierra Vista, Tombston
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 15 at 2:47PM MST until June 15 at 3:15PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  15-06-2020 23:47
  
  At 247 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south ofTombstone, or 13 miles northeast of Sierra Vista, moving northeast at10 mph.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
  Locations impacted include…Sierra Vista, Tombstone and Charleston.
  This includes the following highways…Route 80 between mile markers 316 and 332.Route 90 between mile markers 323 and 335.For your protection move to an inte
  
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• The Latest: Pence urges US governors to tell of ‘good news’

  15-06-2020 23:38
  
  RICHMOND, Va. — Vice President Mike Pence is encouraging the nation’s governors to tell their citizens “there’s a lot of really, really good news” about current efforts to fight the cornoavirus pandemic.
  In a private call with governors Monday, the audio of which was obtained by The Associated Press, Pence said that with the exception of a few localities, the country is seeing strong dropping virus-related hospitalization and mortality rates, as well as low and stea
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 15 at 2:37PM MST until June 15 at 2:45PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  15-06-2020 23:37
  
  The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severelimits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.However gustywinds are still possible with this thunderstorm.The post Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 15 at 2:37PM MST until June 15 at 2:45PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 15 at 2:36PM MST until June 15 at 3:15PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  15-06-2020 23:36
  
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…Southwestern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 315 PM MST.
  * At 236 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south ofTombstone, or 12 miles northeast of Sierra Vista, moving northeastat 10 mph.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
  * Locations impacted include…Sierra Vista, Tombstone an
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning from MON 2:36 PM MST until MON 3:15 PM MST

  15-06-2020 23:36
  
  Issued by National Weather Service – Tucson, AZ
  Cochise County
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…Southwestern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 315 PM MST.
  * At 236 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south ofTombstone, or 12 miles northeast of Sierra Vista, moving northeastat 10 mph.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and
  
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• Airman may face death penalty in California cop killing

  15-06-2020 23:32
  
  SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. Air Force sergeant could face the death penalty if he is convicted of a deadly ambush-style attack on unsuspecting officers in Northern California.Santa Cruz County District Attorney Jeffrey Rosell says Friday he hadn’t yet decided whether he would seek the death penalty for Staff Sgt. Steven Carrillo, even though Gov. Gavin Newsom has put a moratorium on executions.Carrillo is accused of shooting and killing Santa Cruz County sheriff’s Sgt. Dam
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued June 15 at 2:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  15-06-2020 23:30
  
  At 229 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7miles south of Tombstone, or 12 miles northeast of Sierra Vista,moving northeast at 10 mph.
  Wind gusts of 50 mph and blowing dust will be possible with thisstorm.
  Locations impacted include…Sierra Vista, Tombstone and Charleston.The post Special Weather Statement issued June 15 at 2:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• GAO: Border officials spent migrant care funds on canines, ATVs, more

  15-06-2020 23:30
  
  PHOENIX – Customs and Border Protection officials spent funds that were supposed to go to medical care and migrant processing facilities to pay for computer upgrades, canine units, ATVs and other items instead, a new government report shows.The Government Accountability Office said Thursday that CBP violated the law when it took money allocated specifically for “consumables and medical care” and “migrant care and processing facilities” and used it for dirt bikes, bo
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 15 at 2:23PM MST until June 15 at 2:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  15-06-2020 23:23
  
  The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severelimits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.However gustywinds are still possible with this thunderstorm.The post Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 15 at 2:23PM MST until June 15 at 2:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: Detroit performs 50,000 tests for COVID-19

  15-06-2020 23:19
  
  DETROIT — Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says the city’s health department has performed 50,000 tests for the COVID-19 virus.About 40,000 tests of the tests were conducted at a drive-thru testing site at the old state fairgrounds. Ninety-six people who own or work in barber shops, and hair and nail salons were tested over the weekend. Only one of them tested positive for the virus.
  “I’m really glad that one who came in got tested because you think about that one barber who mig
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning until MON 2:45 PM MST

  15-06-2020 23:17
  
  Issued by National Weather Service – Tucson, AZ
  Cochise County
  …A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM MSTFOR WEST CENTRAL COCHISE COUNTY…
  At 217 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Benson, movingnortheast at 10 mph.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
  Locations impacted include…Benson, St. David and Kartchner Caverns State Park.
  This includes the follo
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 15 at 2:17PM MST until June 15 at 2:45PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  15-06-2020 23:17
  
  At 217 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Benson, movingnortheast at 10 mph.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
  Locations impacted include…Benson, St. David and Kartchner Caverns State Park.
  This includes the following highways…Interstate 10 between mile markers 299 and 313.Route 80 between mile markers 293 and 303.Route 90 between mile markers 290 and 301.For your protection move to a
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning until MON 2:30 PM MST

  15-06-2020 23:10
  
  Issued by National Weather Service – Tucson, AZ
  Cochise County
  …A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM MSTFOR SOUTH CENTRAL COCHISE COUNTY…
  At 210 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bisbee, and isnearly stationary.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
  Locations impacted include…Bisbee and Naco.
  This includes the following highways…Route 80 betwee
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 15 at 2:10PM MST until June 15 at 2:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  15-06-2020 23:10
  
  At 210 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bisbee, and isnearly stationary.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
  Locations impacted include…Bisbee and Naco.
  This includes the following highways…Route 80 between mile markers 338 and 355.Route 92 between mile markers 348 and 355.Route 191 between mile markers 11 and 15.For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of abui
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 15 at 2:04PM MST until June 15 at 2:45PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  15-06-2020 23:04
  
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…West central Cochise County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 245 PM MST.
  * At 204 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Benson,moving northeast at 10 mph.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
  * Locations impacted include…Benson, St. David and Kartchner Caverns State Park.
  This includes the following
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning from MON 2:04 PM MST until MON 2:45 PM MST

  15-06-2020 23:04
  
  Issued by National Weather Service – Tucson, AZ
  Cochise County
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…West central Cochise County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 245 PM MST.
  * At 204 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Benson,moving northeast at 10 mph.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
  * Locations impacted include…Benson, St
  
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• Tickets still available for bluegrass, funk and blues drive-in concerts at Gaslight Music Hall

  15-06-2020 23:02
  
  Escape the summer heat (and quarantine) with the rocking sound of live music, happening every week at The Gaslight Music Hall in Oro Valley.…
  
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• The Latest: Albania, Kosovo register record numbers of cases

  15-06-2020 22:53
  
  TIRANA, Albania — Both Albania and neighboring Kosovo have registered record numbers of new virus cases, raising fears of a resumption of lockdown measures.Albanian health authorities on Monday reported 69 new cases, the highest number so far, resulting from people working in different businesses and public offices. They repeated their call for social distancing, use of masks and hand washing, also urging people to disinfect their premises and continuously open windows for fresh air.
  Alban
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 15 at 1:50PM MST until June 15 at 2:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  15-06-2020 22:50
  
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…South central Cochise County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 230 PM MST.
  * At 150 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bisbee,moving northeast at 10 mph.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
  * Locations impacted include…Bisbee and Naco.
  This includes the following highways…Route 80 between
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning from MON 1:50 PM MST until MON 2:30 PM MST

  15-06-2020 22:50
  
  Issued by National Weather Service – Tucson, AZ
  Cochise County
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…South central Cochise County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 230 PM MST.
  * At 150 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bisbee,moving northeast at 10 mph.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
  * Locations impacted include…Bisbee an
  
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• The Latest: Trump: won’t be empty seat in Tulsa when returns

  15-06-2020 22:41
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is telling reporters there won’t be an empty seat in a Tulsa arena Saturday when he returns to the campaign trail for the first time since the coronavirus shut down much of the country.
  Health experts have warned that holding an indoor rally while the virus continues to circulate will put attendees at risk.
  But Trump has accused the media of “trying to Covid Shame” him out of holding the rally and says he’s expecting a record crow
  
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• The Latest: Egypt registers highest daily virus toll

  15-06-2020 22:34
  
  CAIRO – Egypt’s Health Ministry has confirmed 1,691 new cases of coronavirus, including 97 deaths, the country’s highest toll for one day.There have officially been 46,289 COVID-19 infections and 1,672 deaths recorded since the virus first emerged in Egypt in February. Egypt has the highest death rate in the Arab world and the third highest in the Middle East after Iran and Turkey.The government has resisted a full lockdown in an effort to keep the economy functioning. Even as
  
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• The Postal Service Is Steadily Getting Worse — Can It Handle a National Mail-In Election?

  15-06-2020 22:30
  
  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.…
  
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• Red Flag Warning issued June 15 at 1:23PM MST until June 16 at 7:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  15-06-2020 22:23
  
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a Red FlagWarning, which is in effect from 1 PM to 7 PM MST Tuesday.
  * AFFECTED AREA…Fire weather zone 150, including the TohonoO’odham Nation and far western Pima county.
  * TIMING…1 PM through 7 PM MST Tuesday
  * WINDS…Southwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph.
  * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…Humidity levels dropping to 6 to 9 percentduring the afternoon.
  * IMPACTS…Any fires that develop or are ongoing will
  
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• Outrage follows Atlanta police shooting

  15-06-2020 22:23
  
  (NBC News) Thousands marched through the streets of Atlanta Monday, demanding justice after Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed as he ran away from police Friday night.His family is pleading for justice."It's going to be a long time before I heal, before this family heals," Brooks' wife Tomika Miller said. "Not only are we hurt, we are angry. When does this stop," asked Chassidy Evans, Brooks' niece.Police were called after Brooks apparently fell asleep behind the wheel in a Wendy's drive-
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued June 15 at 1:17PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  15-06-2020 22:17
  
  At 116 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7miles west of Bisbee-Douglas Airport, or 11 miles east of Bisbee,moving northeast at 10 mph.
  Winds in excess of 40 mph and blowing dust will be possible with thisstorm.
  Locations impacted include…Bisbee-Douglas Airport, Elfrida and McNeal.The post Special Weather Statement issued June 15 at 1:17PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Carson thinks Trump will ‘get there’ on athletes kneeling

  15-06-2020 22:11
  
  Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0Ben Carson, 17th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Birthday 9/18 1951, Photo Date: 3/4/2016
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The lone African American member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet says he'll work with the president on the issue of athletes taking a knee during the national anthem.Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said he believes that players are kneeling to protest police brutality, not because they disrespect the f
  
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• The Latest: France backs off ban on chokeholds

  15-06-2020 22:01
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Under pressure from police, the French government has backed away from a ban on chokeholds during arrests.
  — Walz marks 100th anniversary of Duluth lynching.
  — New Jersey police will have to divulge names of law enforcement officers who commit serious disciplinary violations.
  — Florida state attorney won’t prosecute peaceful protesters.
  — Detroit removes a bust of Christopher Columbus from a prominent downtown spot after 110 years.
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• Tanker truck strikes college dorm in North Carolina

  15-06-2020 22:01
  
  (WCNC/NBC News)  No one was injured when a tractor-trailer crashed into a North Carolina college residence hall Monday morning.According to a Gardner Webb University spokesman, a Case Farms tractor-trailer driver got out of his truck to get breakfast at a nearby Hardee's when the 18-wheeler kept moving.The tractor-trailer went down a hill and crashed into a dorm room at Spangler Hall.Barry Lane, the university's director of environmental and occupational safety, said the incident could've
  
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• Under police pressure, France backs off ban on chokeholds

  15-06-2020 21:57
  
  PARIS (AP) — Under police pressure, France backs off ban on chokeholds.The post Under police pressure, France backs off ban on chokeholds appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Phoenix officer shoots suspect who brandished knife in store

  15-06-2020 21:55
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police say a man wielding a knife inside a store was shot by an officer.
  Authorities say the incident occurred Sunday night near 43rd Avenue and Union Hills Drive.
  The 55-year-old suspect entered a store and started threatening to stab people.
  Police say an employee managed to get the man outside and then locked the doors. Investigators say he then proceeded to threaten people in the parking lot.
  When a police officer showed up, the suspect allegedly chased her aroun
  
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• The Latest: Walz marks 100th anniversary of Duluth lynching

  15-06-2020 21:35
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Walz marks 100th anniversary of Duluth lynching.
  — New Jersey police will have to divulge names of law enforcement officers who commit serious disciplinary violations.
  — Florida state attorney won’t prosecute peaceful protesters.
  — Detroit removes a bust of Christopher Columbus from a prominent downtown spot after 110 years.
  — Twenty-member panel will review Chicago Police Department’s policy governing when officers can use force.
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• The Latest: Memphis delays reopening as more cases recorded

  15-06-2020 21:35
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis has stalled plans to move ahead with plans to reopen more businesses after an unexpected rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
  Shelby County’s health department reported an increase of 256 cases on Monday, the largest daily jump in reported COVID-19 cases since mid-March.
  A total of 200 virus patients are being treated in Memphis-area hospitals, up from 192 on Friday, according to data provided to the city and county’s virus task force.Officials
  
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• Academy delays 2021 Oscars ceremony because of coronavirus

  15-06-2020 21:33
  
  Matt Petit / A.M.P.A.S. An Oscar statue on display at the entrance of the Academy Awards, Hollywood, CA, Photo Date: 2/24/2019
  For the fourth time in its history, the Oscars are being postponed.
  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday that the 93rd Academy Awards will now be held on April 25, 2021, eight weeks later than originally planned because of the pandemic’s effects on the movie industry.
  The Academy’s Board of Governors also decided to extend the eligibil
  
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• How America’s Hospitals Survived the First Wave of the Coronavirus

  15-06-2020 21:30
  
  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.…
  
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• FBI says seniors account for the majority of Arizona cybercrime victims, warns of elder fraud

  15-06-2020 21:06
  
  The FBI raised awareness about cybercrimes targeting Arizona seniors in recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Monday.
  In a press release, the FBI said the latest FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center or IC3 report showed residents over the age of 60 made up the majority of Arizona cyber-crime victims in 2019.
  According to FBI data, the top 5 crimes targeting Arizonans over the age of 60 in 2019 were extortion, virtual currency scams, personal data breaches, non-payment or non-delivery
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued June 15 at 11:52AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  15-06-2020 20:52
  
  At 1152 AM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15miles south of Chiricahua National Monument, or 20 miles west ofRodeo, moving southwest at 10 mph.
  Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.
  Locations impacted include…Elfrida, Sunizona and Rucker Canyon.Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead tolocalized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through floodedroadways.
  Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.Lightn
  
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• The Latest: Daily new virus cases still rising in Turkey

  15-06-2020 20:31
  
  ANKARA, Turkey — The daily number of new coronavirus cases in Turkey is continuing to rise, weeks after the country relaxed restrictions.
  Health Minister Fahrettin Koca on Monday reported 1,592 confirmed new infections over the previous 24 hours — 30 more than Sunday’s figure.
  Koca also reported 18 new deaths due to the coronavirus, bringing the total to 4,825. Turkey has now recorded a total of 178,831 infections.
  At the start of June, the government authorized cafes, restaura
  
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• Emails Reveal Chaos as Meatpacking Companies Fought Health Agencies Over COVID-19 Outbreaks in Their Plants

  15-06-2020 20:30
  
  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.…
  
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• The Latest: West Virginia church outbreak grows to 28 cases

  15-06-2020 20:11
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A coronavirus outbreak at a West Virginia church has grown to 28 cases, Gov. Jim Justice said Monday.
  The outbreak that occurred last week at the Graystone Baptist Church in Lewisburg has led to additional available testing for the public in Greenbrier County.Justice said during his daily news conference that the National Guard conducted decontamination efforts at the church Sunday. The governor said the outbreak was close to his Lewisburg home.
  The church said the sour
  
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• The Latest: WHO awaiting sequencing of new cases in China

  15-06-2020 19:56
  
  LONDON — The emergencies chief of the World Health Organization said he “fully expects” China to share the genetic sequences from the resurgence of coronavirus that have recently hit Beijing, even though they have not yet done so.
  Chinese officials said that their examination of the virus shows it originated in Europe, but they have not yet shared the sequences with WHO or the global scientific community.
  “We fully expect our colleagues in China will share that informatio
  
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• U.S. Air Force says pilot of fighter plane that crashed into the North Sea has been found dead

  15-06-2020 19:36
  
  LONDON (AP) — U.S. Air Force says pilot of fighter plane that crashed into the North Sea has been found dead.The post U.S. Air Force says pilot of fighter plane that crashed into the North Sea has been found dead appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: WHO notes 100,000 new virus cases daily

  15-06-2020 19:31
  
  GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization says more than 100,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported worldwide each day over the past two weeks — mostly in the Americas and South Asia — and countries that have curbed transmissions “must stay alert to the possibility of resurgence.”
  Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted a new cluster of cases in Beijing, which went more than 50 days without a new case of COVID-19, and said the origin of that new ser
  
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• US revokes emergency use of malaria drugs vs. coronavirus

  15-06-2020 19:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators are revoking emergency authorization for malaria drugs promoted by President Donald Trump for treating COVID-19.The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that the drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are unlikely to be effective in treating the coronavirus. Citing reports of heart complications, the FDA says the drugs pose a greater risk to patients than any potential benefits.
  The decades-old drugs are also prescribed for lupus and rheumatoid arthr
  
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• Trump moved Tulsa rally date after learning about Juneteenth

  15-06-2020 19:26
  
  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Republican supporters of President Donald Trump say he didn't know the significance to black Americans of the date and location he chose for his first campaign rally since the coronavirus pandemic.
  Sens. James Lankford of Oklahoma and Tim Scott of South Carolina are expressing relief that Trump has moved the rally from June 19 to June 20.
  June 19, also known as Juneteenth, marks the end of slavery in the U.S. The rally location, Tulsa, Oklahoma, was the scene in 19
  
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• The Latest: Most new cases in Italy are in northern region

  15-06-2020 19:23
  
  ROME — The region in northern Italy where the country’s COVID-19 outbreak began in February accounted for some 85 percent of new cases in the 24-hour period ending on Monday.According to data from the Health Ministry, Lombardy region registered 259 new cases out of the 303 for the entire nation since Sunday evening. All of Italy’s other regions had fewer than a dozen new cases, while several had none.Italy has counted 237,290 COVID-19 cases since the and 34,371 deaths. The 26 d
  
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• Youth march For Black Lives Matter in Phoenix

  15-06-2020 19:18
  
  (KPNX/NBC News) Dozens of parents, children and other supporters took part in a Black Lives Matter march organized specifically for youth in Phoenix, Arizona Saturday."It's important that we understand that we need to treat everyone with love and respect," Eric Bailey, one of the organizers said.Bailey and Rudy Burgess say the idea stemmed from a Facebook post about how many parents are looking for ways to help their kids understand the protests and rallies happening around the world. As dads,
  
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• Justices rule LGBT people protected from job discrimination

  15-06-2020 19:07
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in employment. It's a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court.
  The court decided by a 6-3 vote Monday that a key provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that bars job discrimination because of sex, among other reasons, encompasses bias against gay and lesbian workers. The ruling also covers transgender people. The opinion was
  
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