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• Temperatures will continue to rise over the next week

  21-06-2020 23:42
  
  TUCSON - Calmer winds and high pressure are going to send our high temperatures to 110 by the end of the work week.
  Sunday Night: Clear, Warm. Low: 70°Monday: Hot and Sunny. High: 105°Monday Night: Clear and Warm. Low: 71°The winds have begun to die down and we will no longer see those strong wind gusts that have been impacting the Bighorn Fire.There is no chance of rain anywhere in Southern Arizona over the next week to help out the firefighters battlin
  
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• The Latest: US trade adviser links virus to China government

  21-06-2020 22:50
  
  WASHINGTON — White House trade adviser Peter Navarro is calling the coronavirus a “product of the Chinese Communist Party” and suggesting without evidence it may have been intentionally created by the Chinese government.
  Navarro says on CNN’s “State of the Union” that it remains unclear how the virus started and “until we get some information about what happened in those labs or what happened in that wet market, we know that the virus was spawned in Chin
  
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• The Latest: WHO reports largest single-day increase in cases

  21-06-2020 22:43
  
  GENEVA — The World Health Organization has reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases by its count, at more than 183,000 new cases in the latest 24 hours.
  The UN health agency says Brazil led the way with 54,771 cases tallied and the US next at 36,617. Over 15,400 came in in India.
  Experts say rising case counts can reflect multiple factors including more widespread testing as well as broader infection.
  Overall in the pandemic, WHO has reported 8,708,008 cases — 18
  
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• Crews battle 4 wildfires in Arizona; 3 in national forests

  21-06-2020 22:16
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters continue to battle four major wildfires burning across Arizona.  The human-caused Bush Fire outside of metro Phoenix was 15% contained Sunday after charring 273 square miles since it started June 13 in the Tonto National Forest.
  The lightning-caused Bighorn Fire burning in canyons and on ridges in the Santa Catalina Mountains was pushed back to 19% containment after growing by 14 square miles to 80 square miles by Sunday. Authorities say the lig
  
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• The Latest: No arrests in shooting in Seattle protest zone

  21-06-2020 21:43
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — No arrests in shooting in Seattle protest zone that killed 1.
  — A statue of a Spanish missionary in downtown Los Angeles has been toppled by demonstrators.
  — George Washington memorial vandalized in Baltimore.
  — Three men in California arrested in investigation of Black Lives Matter sign.
  — North Carolina spectators cheer removal of Confederate statue.
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  Seattle police on Sunday pursued their investigation into a weekend shooting in the city&rsq
  
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• The Latest: Oklahoma sees new daily record for virus cases

  21-06-2020 21:18
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY — The number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases in Oklahoma has set a new daily record of 478.
  The Oklahoma State Department of Health department reported Sunday that total confirmed cases rose to 10,515 from 10,037 a day earlier.The state’s previous record of 450 new cases in one day was set Thursday. Interim state health Commissioner Dr. Lance Frye has said a surge in coronavirus cases was expected after the state began reopening in late April.
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump blames protesters for low rally turnout

  21-06-2020 21:18
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump falsely said at his rally Saturday night that Democratic rival Joe Biden apologized for opposing his restrictions on travel from China early in the coronavirus pandemic. Scrambling to explain an unusually thin rally crowd, his campaign wrongly pinned blame on blockades by protesters for driving the masses away.
  Trump spoke in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in an arena with thousands of empty seats, a striking disconnect from the million people he had said wanted
  
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• The Latest: Florida businesses rethink opening as cases rise

  21-06-2020 21:00
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida has reported nearly 3,500 more new coronavirus cases as public health officials reissued advisories urging social distancing.Some businesses are reevaluating decisions to reopen their doors, and some Floridians had to rethink Father’s Day brunch plans because of health concerns.
  The number of new cases reported Sunday was a drop from the record high of 4,000 reported the day before.Florida now has more than 97,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in all. The nu
  
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• The Latest: George Washington memorial defaced in Baltimore

  21-06-2020 19:56
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  —- George Washington memorial vandalized in Baltimore.
  — Three men in California arrested in investigation of Black Lives Matter sign.
  — North Carolina spectators cheer removal of Confederate statue.
  — San Francisco religious leader criticizes toppling of statue in Golden Gate Park.
  — Trump tries to tie destruction of statues to Democrats, including Biden.
  — Trump stages comeback rally in less-than-full arena amid pandemic.
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• The Latest: Italy eyes new WHO advice on isolating patients

  21-06-2020 19:50
  
  ROME — Italy’s Health Ministry is asking government advisers to evaluate new World Health Organization recommendations that people with COVID-19 can come out of isolation even before they test negative for the virus.The WHO last week said patients who spent 10 consecutive days in isolation with symptoms can be released if they then are symptom-free for at least three days. Previously, WHO recommended ending the isolation of infected people only after they tested negative twice on sam
  
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• The Latest: Three men arrested after BLM sign is vandalized

  21-06-2020 19:38
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Three men in California arrested in investigation of Black Lives Matter sign.
  — North Carolina spectators cheer removal of Confederate statue.
  — San Francisco religious leader criticizes toppling of statue in Golden Gate Park.
  — Trump tries to tie destruction of statues to Democrats, including Biden.
  — Trump stages comeback rally in less-than-full arena amid pandemic.
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  THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Three men, including employees of a sheriff&rs
  
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• The Latest: Arizona’s 2,952 new cases put state over 50K

  21-06-2020 19:37
  
  PHOENIX — The U.S. state of Arizona has now passed the 50,000 mark in confirmed COVID-19 cases after reporting 2,952 new ones.The additional cases reported by the state Department of Health Services on Sunday took Arizona’s statewide total in the coronavirus pandemic to 52,390.Health officials also reported one more known death, pushing the statewide death toll so far to 1,339.
  The state’s recent surge in new confirmed cases has set daily records for hospitalizations, ventilato
  
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• Man’s trial in killings along canal delayed due to pandemic

  21-06-2020 19:36
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The murder trial of a 48-year-old Phoenix man arrested five years ago in the separate killings of a woman and a girl along the same canal in the early 1990s has been postponed again, this time because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  Aug. 23 had been the latest of more than a half-dozen dates for Bryan Miller’s trial to start but Judge Patricia Ann Starr on Monday reset it for Feb. 23, 2021. Miller sought the latest delay, which prosecutors opposed. Starr granted the reque
  
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• 1 man dead, 11 people wounded in Minneapolis shooting

  21-06-2020 19:34
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Police say one man is dead and 11 people are wounded following a shooting in a trendy nightlife area in Minneapolis. A nearby restaurant manager said the shooting broke out shortly after midnight and included “a lot of shots” and what appeared to be groups of people shooting at each other. He described people fleeing inside the restaurant for safety. The neighborhood is about three miles west of the neighborhood hit hardest by violent protest following George
  
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• Navajo Nation reports 69 new COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths

  21-06-2020 18:13
  
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Department of Health has reported 69 new cases of coronavirus on the Navajo Nation and four more known deaths.
  That pushes the totals to 6,963 positive COVID-19 cases and 334 known deaths as of Saturday night.
  Tribal officials also say that preliminary reports from 11 health care facilities indicate about 3,470 people have recovered from COVID-19 with more reports still pending.
  The Navajo Nation has resumed weekend lockdowns with businesses closed as t
  
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• The Latest: Official describes ‘great job’ opening US safely

  21-06-2020 18:06
  
  WASHINGTON — The acting U.S. homeland security secretary says he thinks the Trump administration is doing a “great job” with reopening the country during the coronavirus epidemic despite infections rising in key states.
  Chad Wolf told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday that the White House coronavirus task force has been working with governors to make sure the United States “can open up this economy in a safe and reasonable way” and “I think th
  
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• Over 50,000 COVID-19 cases reported in Arizona

  21-06-2020 18:05
  
  PHOENIX (KVOA) - State health officials reported 2,592 new cases Sunday morning. Confirmed cases went up to 52,390.
  Arizona reported one additional COVID-19-related death. The statewide death toll is now 1,339.Deaths are not recorded until the health department receives a death certificate naming COVID-19 as the cause of death.The data includes people who have recovered.According to the state's data dashboard, 566,937 people have been tested for the virus. Of those that have been
  
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• Bighorn Fire update; 51,628 acres burned, 19 percent contained

  21-06-2020 17:47
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) –  The Bighorn Fire continues to burn and spread through the Santa Catalina mountains.As of Sunday morning, the fire has burned 51,628 acres. The fire is 19 percent contained with 908 people working around the clock to extinguish the flames.
  Travis Mabrey, spokesperson for the Bighorn Fire, said the fire towards Ventana is running out of fuel."We want that fire to get down lower so we can engage this with our ground crew," Mabrey said.Mabrey said the battle at Summerhave
  
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• NorthWest Fire responds to large green waste fire

  21-06-2020 17:40
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) – Crews with the Northwest Fire District are working a large green waste fire near 5300 W. Ina Rd.People in the area can expect smoky conditions as crews work to extinguish the fire.
  Northwest Fire District crews are working a large green waste fire in the area of 5300 w Ina. Expect smoke conditions for the next couple of hours, as we work to extinguish. pic.twitter.com/lTHyZB4W6z— Northwest Fire (@NorthwestFire) June 21, 2020
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• The Latest: Adviser says Trump’s test remark tongue in cheek

  21-06-2020 17:01
  
  WASHINGTON — White House trade adviser Peter Navarro says U.S. President Donald Trump was being “tongue in cheek” when he claimed at a campaign rally in Oklahoma that he asked officials to slow down coronavirus testing.
  Navarro said on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that Trump made the comment in a “light moment.”
  During Saturday’s rally in Tulsa, Trump explained that the “bad part” of widespread testing is that it leads to
  
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• The Latest: Israeli PM urges action to avoid more lockdowns

  21-06-2020 16:19
  
  JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government will weigh possible steps to halt the spread of the coronavirus after Israel saw a major uptick in new confirmed cases in recent days.
  Israel has over 20,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus, with new cases jumping by more than 300 in recent days. At least 305 people have died with COVID-19 since the country’s outbreak began in March.
  Netanyahu said at the start of the government’s weekly Cabinet meeting in
  
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• The Latest: China halts poultry imports from Tyson factory

  21-06-2020 14:32
  
  BEIJING — The Chinese customs agency has suspended poultry imports from a Tyson Co. facility in the United States after coronavirus cases were confirmed among its employees.The announcement Sunday gave no details of the facility’s location or how much meat might be affected.Meanwhile, a PepsiCo Inc. facility in Beijing suspended production and was disinfected after a confirmed case was found there June 15, the company announced Sunday at a news conference held by the city government.
  
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• The Latest: Pope backs environment cleanups during pandemic

  21-06-2020 13:36
  
  VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is encouraging grass-roots movements to protect the environment after coronavirus lockdowns have “revealed once more the beauty of so many places free from traffic and noise.”
  Francis, speaking to a few hundred people gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, encouraged initiatives to care for the planet that began as a result of the pandemic, such as one on Sunday to clean up the banks of the Tiber River in Rome.
  Francis has made environmental
  
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• The Latest: Pope calls for protecting the environment

  21-06-2020 12:47
  
  VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is encouraging grass-roots movements to protect the environment after coronavirus lockdowns have “revealed once more the beauty of so many places free from traffic and noise.”
  Francis, speaking to a few hundred people gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, encouraged initiatives to care for the planet that began as a result of the pandemic, such as one on Sunday to clean up the banks of the Tiber River in Rome.
  Francis has made environmental
  
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• UK police say they are now treating stabbings that killed 3 as a terrorist attack.

  21-06-2020 12:21
  
  LONDON (AP) — UK police say they are now treating stabbings that killed 3 as a terrorist attack.The post UK police say they are now treating stabbings that killed 3 as a terrorist attack. appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: Spain’s national state of emergency ends

  21-06-2020 11:10
  
  MADRID — Spain’s national state of emergency has ended after three months of restrictions on movement to rein in its COVID-19 outbreak.
  As of Sunday, 47 million Spaniards will be able to freely move around the entire country for the first time since the government declared a state of emergency on March 14. The lockdown measures have been rolled back gradually over recent weeks.
  “This freedom that we now have, that we don’t have to justify our journey to see our family and
  
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• Minneapolis police now say 1 man is dead, 11 people have non-life-threatening wounds following shooting

  21-06-2020 10:22
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police now say 1 man is dead, 11 people have non-life-threatening wounds following shooting.The post Minneapolis police now say 1 man is dead, 11 people have non-life-threatening wounds following shooting appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Minneapolis police say 10 people shot in uptown district, suffering injuries of ‘various severity’

  21-06-2020 09:48
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police say 10 people shot in uptown district, suffering injuries of ‘various severity.’The post Minneapolis police say 10 people shot in uptown district, suffering injuries of ‘various severity’ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: Archbishop criticizes toppling of park statue

  21-06-2020 09:31
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — San Francisco religious leader criticizes toppling of statue in Golden Gate Park.
  — Trump tries to tie destruction of statues to Democrats, including Biden.
  — Trump stages comeback rally in less-than-fun arena amid pandemic.
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  SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Archbishop Salvadore Cordileone criticized the pulling down of the Junipero Serra statue in Golden Gate Park.“What is happening to our society? A renewed national movement to heal memories and
  
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• The Latest: Pakistan to reopen border with Afghanistan

  21-06-2020 09:12
  
  ISLAMABAD — Pakistan says it will reopen a key border crossing with Afghanistan to allow trade between the neighbors.Trucks carrying fruits, vegetables and other items will start crossing the Ghulam Khan border in northwestern North Waziristan district from Monday.
  Pakistan has already reopened its border with Iran.On Sunday, Pakistan reported 119 more COVID-19 deaths and 4,951 new cases, raising its total to 176,617 cases including 3,501 fatalities.
  Pakistan put its entire population of 2
  
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• The Latest: 25 new cases in China, 2.3M tested in Beijing

  21-06-2020 07:50
  
  BEIJING — Chinese authorities reported 25 new confirmed cases — 22 in Beijing and three in neighboring Hebei province.They say 2.3 million people have been tested in an effort to contain the outbreak in the capital that led to the closure of its biggest wholesale food market.
  China, where the outbreak began in December, had eased controls on travel and business as new cases fell. But monitoring and some other restrictions have been reimposed following the recent jump in infections.Th
  
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• PCSD: woman taken to hospital after northside crash

  21-06-2020 06:31
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - An adult female cyclist was involved in a crash with a vehicle Saturday night onThornydale Rd. and Meadow Briar Dr. on the northside of Tucson, according to Pima County sheriff's Department.
  Officials say the woman has been transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.The investigation into this crash is still ongoing.There will be traffic delaysthis area.
  Drivers are asked to find alternate routes.The post PCSD: woman taken to hospital after northside crash appeared fir
  
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• The Latest: Religious leader criticizes toppling of statue

  21-06-2020 06:00
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — San Francisco religious leader criticizes toppling of statue in Golden Gate Park.
  — Trump tries to tie destruction of statues to Democrats, including Biden.
  — Trump stages comeback rally in less-than-fun arena amid pandemic.
  — Memorial to Black Wall Street in Tulsa covered by tarp near Trump rally.
  — Trump campaign abruptly cancels outdoor campaign rally.
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  SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Archbishop Salvadore Cordileone criticized the pullin
  
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• The Latest: Coronavirus resurgence continues in South Korea

  21-06-2020 05:04
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea continues to struggle to contain a resurgence in the coronavirus that has seen some of the country’s hard-won pandemic gains erased since social distancing rules were eased in mid-April.The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 48 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the national caseload to 12,421 infections, with 280 deaths.The agency says 24 of the new cases are in the Seoul region, which has been the center of the country’
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump at rally falsely cites a Biden apology

  21-06-2020 05:04
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump falsely told supporters Saturday night that Democratic rival Joe Biden apologized for opposing his restrictions on travel from China early in the coronavirus pandemic. On multiple fronts, the revival of the Trump campaign rally marked the return of distortions from months ago.
  Trump’s remarks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, followed days of self-congratulation as well as trashing of the Obama administration in which Biden served as vice president. Many of
  
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• The Latest: Trump suggests he urged slowing of virus testing

  21-06-2020 03:51
  
  TULSA, Okla. — President Donald Trump is suggesting to supporters that he has told members of his administration to slow the rate of coronavirus testing in the United States.
  Speaking at a campaign rally Saturday night in Oklahoma, Trump said the United States has tested 25 million people, and far more than any other country. He also told the crowd that more testing leads to finding more cases of people who test positive.
  Trump said that “so I said to my people slow the testing down,
  
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• The Latest: Trump tries to tie statue destruction to Dems

  21-06-2020 03:36
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Trump tries to tie destruction of statues to Democrats, including Biden.
  — Trump stages comeback rally in less-than-fun arena amid pandemic.
  — Memorial to Black Wall Street in Tulsa covered by tarp near Trump rally.
  — Trump campaign abruptly cancels outdoor campaign rally.
  — Boy, 17, arrested for allegedly shooting at officers during South Dakota riots.
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  TULSA, Okla. — President Donald Trump is seeking to tie the destruction of monuments
  
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• The Latest: Trump takes to stage in Tulsa amid pandemic

  21-06-2020 02:57
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Trump stages comeback rally in Tulsa amid pandemic.
  — Memorial to Black Wall Street in Tulsa covered by tarp near Trump rally.
  — Trump campaign abruptly cancels outdoor campaign rally.
  — Boy, 17, arrested for allegedly shooting at officers during South Dakota riots.
  — Peaceful protester arrested outside Trump rally venue.
  — Two Confederate statues taken down in North Carolina on governor’s order.
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  TULSA, Okla. — President Dona
  
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• UK police say 3 people killed in stabbing attack in town of Reading; suspect arrested and no one else being sought

  21-06-2020 02:27
  
  LONDON (AP) — UK police say 3 people killed in stabbing attack in town of Reading; suspect arrested and no one else being sought.The post UK police say 3 people killed in stabbing attack in town of Reading; suspect arrested and no one else being sought appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: Memorial to Black Wall Street covered with tarp

  21-06-2020 02:07
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Memorial to Black Wall Street in Tulsa covered by tarp near Trump rally.
  — Trump campaign abruptly cancels outdoor campaign rally.
  — Boy, 17, arrested for allegedly shooting at officers during South Dakota riots.
  — Peaceful protester arrested outside Trump rally venue.
  — Two Confederate statues taken down in North Carolina on governor’s order.
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  TULSA, Okla. — A memorial to Black Wall Street in the Greenwood District of Tulsa has bee
  
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• Shooting in Seattle protest zone leaves 1 dead, 1 injured

  21-06-2020 01:57
  
  SEATTLE (AP) - A pre-dawn shooting in a park in Seattle's protest zone killed a 19-year-old man and critically injured another person, authorities said Saturday.The shooting happened about 2:30 a.m. in the area near the city's downtown that is known as CHOP, which stands for "Capitol Hill Occupied Protest," police said.Officers responding to the shooting initially said they had trouble getting to the scene because they were "were met by a violent crowd that prevented officers safe access to the
  
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• The Latest: Trump campaign abruptly cancels outdoor rally

  21-06-2020 01:30
  
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Trump campaign abruptly cancels outdoor rally.
  — Boy, 17, arrested for allegedly shooting at officers during South Dakota riots.
  — Peaceful protester arrested outside Trump rally venue.
  — Two Confederate statues taken down in North Carolina on governor’s order.
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  TULSA, Okla. — President Donald Trump’s campaign has abruptly canceled an outdoor campaign rally that had been scheduled in downtown Tulsa.
  The campaign said Trump and Vice
  
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