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• Oro Valley mayor mandates use of masks while in public, adopting portions of Pima County’s mandate

  25-06-2020 23:59
  
  ORO VALLEY, Ariz. (KVOA) - The Town of Oro Valley will officially will require the use face masks and covering while in public after the mayor issued an amendment to the town's COVID-19 emergency proclamation Thursday.Back on June 19, Pima County Board of Supervisors signed an emergency proclamation, mandating the use of face masks and coverings while in public as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Arizona.After this decision was made, the Town of Oro Valley began crafting their own amendment, a
  
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• Fed stops big banks from buying back stock, caps dividends

  25-06-2020 23:52
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve says a worst-case scenario for the U.S. economy ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic would cause nation’s 34 largest banks to collectively lose roughly $700 billion. To bolster the banks ahead such a potentially damaging recession, the Fed ordered them to suspend buybacks of their own stock and cap dividend payouts until Sept. 30. The moves came as the central bank unveiled its latest “stress tests,’” which are designed to test the
  
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• Race relations in Wisconsin capital are a tale of 2 cities

  25-06-2020 23:50
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Demonstrators protesting a Black man’s arrest in the Wisconsin capital say they pulled down two statues with no ties to racist history because the sculptures send a false message that the state and the city have achieved racial equity. In reality, Madison remains as deeply segregated and troubled by racial disparities as any other American city.  Studies show Black students lag significantly behind their white peers, and 75% of Black children live in poverty
  
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• Trump wants federal hiring to focus on skills over degrees

  25-06-2020 23:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is preparing to direct the federal government to overhaul its hiring to prioritize a job applicant’s skills over a college degree. That’s the word from Trump administration and industry officials. Trump is set to sign an executive order on Friday outlining this new direction for the federal government, which is the nation’s largest employer. The White House isn’t eliminating degree requirements altogether but instead will str
  
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• Expansion of California privacy law qualifies for ballot

  25-06-2020 23:38
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters will decide a ballot measure this November that would give them more power over how companies use their data. It’s an extension of a landmark privacy law passed in 2018 that took effect Jan. 1. Thursday is the deadline for initiatives to qualify for the Nov. 3 ballot. Voters will also decide whether to roll back a law limiting taxes on businesses and whether to exempt ride-share services from a new state employment law. The consumer privacy
  
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• Fractious Nicaraguan opposition unites to challenge Ortega

  25-06-2020 23:35
  
  MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaragua’s often fractious opposition have formally united with an eye to ousting President Daniel Ortega in elections next year. The formation of the National Coalition Thursday came one day after members of the Organization of American States met to discuss the deterioration of Nicaragua’s democracy under Ortega. Representatives from a broad spectrum of political parties and civic organizations signed onto the coalition promising to “fight for
  
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• Hackers disrupt online college meeting with racist language

  25-06-2020 23:32
  
  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Officials at Wake Forest University say hackers used racist language and anti-Semitic images to disrupt an online meeting of the school’s employees. The Winston-Salem Journal reports school president Nathan Hatch said about 500 Wake Forest staff members were on a Zoom call on Wednesday when unidentified hackers disrupted it. Hatch said organizers shut down the meeting and restarted it, but the hackers gained access to that meeting as well and continued thei
  
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• Colorado reopens inquiry into Elijah McClain’s 2019 death

  25-06-2020 23:14
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s governor has appointed a special prosecutor to investigate the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man put into a neck hold by suburban Denver police last year. Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order Thursday directing the state attorney general to investigate the death of the 23-year-old and possibly prosecute those involved. McClain’s name has become a rallying cry during the national reckoning over racism and police brutality. Last August, Aurora po
  
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• Philly police head decries tear gas usage against protesters

  25-06-2020 23:11
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw, along with Mayor Jim Kenney, apologized to the public Thursday for giving statements that were “substantially inaccurate” in the days after tear gas was used against protesters who were trapped on Interstate 676. At least one high ranking commander took a voluntary demotion, and Outlaw said a member of the city’s SWAT team will be notified Friday that he is suspended with the intent to dismiss him. She
  
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• NYPD officer charged in swift test of state’s chokehold ban

  25-06-2020 23:10
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer who was suspended after putting a man in what authorities said was a banned chokehold now faces criminal charges. The NYPD says officer David Afanador pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of strangulation and attempted strangulation over an altercation last weekend on the Rockaway Beach boardwalk. Video shows Afanador with his arm wrapped around a man’s neck for several seconds during an arrest. This is the second time Afanador has fac
  
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• Some hospitals halt elective surgeries amid COVID-19 spike

  25-06-2020 23:09
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Some hospitals halted elective surgeries Thursday as the number of COVID-19 cases remained on the rise since Republican Gov. Doug Ducey lifted stay-home restrictions in May. Health officials have attributed the rising number of cases to both increased testing and community spread of the disease. The state Department of Health Services reported 3,056 additional COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the fourth day in a week in which the state had daily increases over 3,000. The state ha
  
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• Families of 3 deceased workers sue Tyson over Iowa outbreak

  25-06-2020 23:08
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The families of three workers who died after contracting coronavirus in an Iowa meat plant outbreak are suing Tyson Foods and its top executives, saying the company knowingly put employees at risk and lied to keep them on the job.The lawsuit alleges that Tyson officials were aware the virus was spreading at the Waterloo pork processing plant by late March or early April but kept that information from employees and the public.As the outbreak grew, the lawsuit alleges
  
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• A look at a Colorado Black man’s death in police encounter

  25-06-2020 23:06
  
  DENVER (AP) — As protests continue across the U.S. against excessive police force against minorities, Elijah McClain’s name has become a rallying cry on social media in the U.S. reckoning over racist policing. McClain, a 23-year-old Black man in the Denver suburb of Aurora, died in August after police officers confronted him as he was walking to a store. Officers put him in a chokehold and injected him with a sedative. Investigations by Aurora police and a district attorney produced
  
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• Police: 25-year-old dead after vehicle collision

  25-06-2020 23:05
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Tucson Police Department is investigating a fatal vehicle collision that happened on June 4.
  Officers responded to a serious-injury collision at the intersection of 22nd Street and Columbus Boulevard.
  Police say Adeesha Ebony Williams, 25, passed away Wednesday from injuries sustained in the collision.Williams, the driver of a 2001 Geo Prizm, was transported to Banner -University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
  The front seat passenger of the Geo was also transport
  
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• Tucson mayor sticks with police chief after custody death

  25-06-2020 23:01
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Tucson Mayor Regina Romero says the city’s police chief should stay on in his job despite offering to resign over fallout from the death of a Hispanic man in custody. Romero is a Democrat and said in a statement on Thursday that Chief Chris Magnus should not resign. Magnus took Romero by surprise when he offered his resignation during a news conference on Wednesday. Video of the death of 27-year-old Carlos Ingram-Lopez was shown during the event. Magnus came unde
  
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• Man transported to hospital after officer-involved shooting

  25-06-2020 23:00
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Deputies are investigating an officer-involved shooting Thursday afternoon.
  Pima County Sheriff's Department says the shooting occurred at 1 p.m. outside of 501 West River Road.
  A man has been transported to the hospital.
  No deputies were injured during the incident, according to PCSD.No other injuries have been reported. There are no outstanding suspects.
  Motorists are asked to avoid the area.The post Man transported to hospital after officer-involved shooting appeared first on
  
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• Inside the U.S.’s Largest Maximum-Security Prison, COVID-19 Raged. Outside, Officials Called Their Fight a Success.

  25-06-2020 23:00
  
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• Fed stops big banks from buying back stock, paying dividends

  25-06-2020 22:59
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve says a worst-case scenario for the U.S. economy ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic would cause nation’s 34 largest banks to collectively lose roughly $700 billion. To bolster the banks ahead such a potentially damaging recession, the Fed ordered the banks to suspend stock buybacks and dividend payouts until Sept. 30. The moves came as the central bank unveiled its latest “stress tests,’” which are designed to test the resiliency
  
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• Wildfire near Mount Rushmore contained ahead of Trump visit

  25-06-2020 22:57
  
  CUSTER, S.D. (AP) — A wildfire located near Mount Rushmore in South Dakota has been completely contained ahead of next week’s visit to the monument by President Donald Trump. Ian Fury, a spokesman for Gov. Kristi Noem, says firefighters contained the entire fire Thursday afternoon. The fire started in Custer State Park on Wednesday burned an estimated 60 acres (24 hectares) about 6 miles (10 kilometers) south of the 79-year-old stone monument. Trump is planning to attend a fireworks
  
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• Mexico’s treasury secretary tests positive for coronavirus

  25-06-2020 22:57
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s treasury secretary says he has tested positive for the coronavirus and will self-isolate while working from home. Arturo Herrera said Thursday that he had only minor symptoms. It was unclear how recently he was in close contact with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who refuses to use a face mask and has resumed public tours across Mexico. Herrera is the country’s highest-ranking Cabinet member to be infected so far. Previously, th
  
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• Tucson City Manager: ‘Not accepting’ nor ‘requesting’ Chief Magnus’s offer of resignation

  25-06-2020 22:54
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) City of Tucson Manager Michael Ortega is not accepting Chief Chris Magnus' offer of resignation.
  "In the wake of yesterday’s news conference regarding the in-custody death of Carlos Adrian Ingram-Lopez, I spent time with Chief Magnus discussing thoughts about his offer to resign his position as the Police Chief," Ortega said in an email."Based on these discussions and the strong support for Chief Magnus the majority of you have already publicly expressed, I am not accepting C
  
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• U.S. officials change virus risk groups, add pregnant women

  25-06-2020 22:50
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reset its list of which Americans are at higher risk for severe illness from the coronavirus. Pregnant women are now on the list, but age alone has been removed as a factor. The CDC also altered the list of underlying conditions that can make a patient more susceptible to suffering and death. Sickle cell disease joined the list, for example. And the threshold for risky levels of obesity was lowered. The CDC released the upd
  
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• Rebuking China, Senate moves to protect Hong Kong autonomy

  25-06-2020 22:50
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a bipartisan rebuke of China, the U.S. Senate has unanimously approved a bill to impose sanctions on business and groups — including the police — that undermine Hong Kong’s autonomy or restrict freedoms promised to Hong Kong residents. The bill, passed Thursday, targets police units that have cracked down on Hong Kong protesters, as well as Chinese Communist Party officials responsible for imposing a strict “national security” law on Hong
  
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• Florida again reports more than 5,000 new coronavirus cases

  25-06-2020 22:50
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — For the second consecutive day, Florida has reported more than 5,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state. Thursday’s rise in coronavirus cases was lower than Wednesday’s record-setting mark, but it’s only the second time the state has crossed the 5,000-case mark in a day. The increase in cases is a worry as central Florida theme parks either have reopened, or are days away from reopening. The union representing actors at Walt Disney World in
  
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• Dueling Trump-Biden events offer contrasting virus responses

  25-06-2020 22:42
  
  LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — As President Donald Trump visited a Wisconsin shipyard to emphasize job growth and reviving an economy hammered by the coronavirus, Joe Biden spent Thursday in Pennsylvania warning “there are no miracles coming” to help the nation beat back the deadly pandemic. The dueling appearances provided them a chance to show off their contrasting styles on a virus outbreak that has killed more than 120,000 Americans. Biden has spent weeks arguing that the pandemic r
  
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• Romero Responds to TPD Chief's Resignation Offer: "I Do Not Believe the Chief Should Resign"; City Manager Mike Ortega Tells Magnus To Stay on the Job

  25-06-2020 22:41
  
  Tucson Mayor Regina Romero today said she did not believe Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus should resign following yesterday's press conference during which Magnus offered to step down following the completion of an investigation into the in-custody death of 27-year-old Carlos Adrian Ingram, who died of cardiac arrest as he was physically held down by TPD officers.…
  
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• A small earthquake strikes near a town in west Alabama

  25-06-2020 22:36
  
  BERRY, Ala. (AP) —  The U.S. Geological Survey said a small earthquake rumbled near a town in west Alabama Thursday. The agency says the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude 2.9, and struck about 2.5 miles northwest of Berry. It was recorded at 12:16 p.m. CDT. The agency did not report if residents in the town felt the earthquake. Magnitude 2.5 to 3 earthquakes are the smallest generally felt by people.The post A small earthquake strikes near a town in west Alabama appeared first on
  
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• Kentucky capitol rally urges action in Breonna Taylor death

  25-06-2020 22:32
  
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Hundreds of people have rallied at Kentucky’s capitol to urge action in the investigation of three police officers in teh fatal shooting of a Black woman, Breonna Taylor, in Louisville. Taylor’s family, hip hop artists and civil rights lawyers addressed a large crowd on the steps of the capitol to mark 100 days since Taylor was killed in her home. Taylor’s mother Tamika Palmer thanked the crowd for their support. Taylor was shot eight times on March
  
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• Navajo Nation reports 69 new coronavirus cases and 11 deaths

  25-06-2020 22:27
  
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Department of Health has reported 69 new cases of coronavirus on the Navajo Nation with 11 more known deaths. That pushes the total of positive COVID-19 cases on the reservation to 7,157 with the death toll at 347 as of Wednesday night. Preliminary reports from 11 health care facilities indicate about 3,802 people have recovered from COVID-19 with one hospital report still pending.  Tribal health officials say 51,144 people have been tested so far.
  
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• Pick for top NY prosecutor won’t withdraw from Trump matters

  25-06-2020 22:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick to be the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan is coming under heavy scrutiny from Congress. Jay Clayton is the current Securities and Exchange Commission chairman. He’s declining to say whether he’d withdrew from overseeing matters related to Trump if he were confirmed as U.S. attorney. Lawmakers have questioned why Trump’s Justice Department forced out Geoffrey Berman from that job. Berman was overseeing several high-
  
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• A Small earthquake strikes near west Alabama town

  25-06-2020 22:18
  
  BERRY, Ala. (AP) —  The U.S. Geological Survey said a small earthquake rumbled near a town in west Alabama Thursday. The agency says the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude 2.9, and struck about 2.5 miles northwest of Berry. It was recorded at 12:16 p.m. CDT. The agency did not report if residents in the town felt the earthquake. Magnitude 2.5 to 3 earthquakes are the smallest generally felt by people.The post A Small earthquake strikes near west Alabama town appeared first on KVOA
  
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• North Carolina speedway owner offers ‘Bubba Rope’ for sale

  25-06-2020 22:16
  
  DANBURY, N.C. (AP) — The owner of a North Carolina speedway advertised “Bubba Rope” for sale on a social media marketplace page days after NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace announced a noose had been found in his garage at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. Wallace is the only Black driver in NASCAR’s top series. Mike Fulp, the owner of the half-mile 311 Speedway in Stokes County, advertised the rope in a pitch Wednesday on Facebook Marketplace that read: “Buy your Bubba
  
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• Mayor Romero releases statement on Chief Magnus’ offer to resign

  25-06-2020 22:16
  
  Tucson Mayor Regina Romero released a statement Thursday on Tucson Police Department's Chief Chris Magnus' offer to resign.
  Magnus offered his resignation on Wednesday during a press conference.
  During the conference the police department addressed the in-custody death of Carlos Ingram Lopez.
  Here's the statement:
  "In this moment, my focus is on the fact that the life of a fellow Tucsonan, Carlos Adrian Ingram-Lopez, was needlessly lost. The Chief’s abrupt announcement at the press confere
  
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• House Democrats to approve police overhaul as Senate stalls

  25-06-2020 22:14
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats in the House are set to vote Thursday on a far-reaching policing overhaul. It’s a moment heavy with emotion and symbolism after the collapse of a Senate GOP effort to address the global outcry over the deaths of George Floyd and other Black Americans. President Donald Trump’s administration says he would veto the Democratic bill. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gathered with lawmakers on the Capitol steps to challenge Congress to not let the deaths be in
  
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• Trump tweets about plan for BLM mural in front of his Tower

  25-06-2020 22:12
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has taken issue with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to paint “Black Lives Matter” in front of Trump’s namesake Manhattan tower. A de Blasio spokeswoman announced plans for the mural in front of Trump Tower on Wednesday. Trump tweeted about the plan Thursday and said Black Lives Matter protesters have chanted about killing police officers. But that has not in fact been a common chant at protests in New York or elsewhe
  
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• Funding for key Minneapolis police initiative falls through

  25-06-2020 22:12
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Funding for a key Minneapolis Police Department accountability initiative after the death of George Floyd has fallen through, meaning potential delays as the city scrambles to find another source. Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said earlier this month that his department was going to engage the services of Benchmark Analytics, a Chicago company that markets a data-driven early intervention system to identify problematic officers so that supervisors can take corrective ac
  
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• Virgin Galactic marks second glide flight over New Mexico

  25-06-2020 22:11
  
  UPHAM, N.M. (AP) — Virgin Galactic is celebrating the second successful glide flight of its spaceship over Spaceport America in southern New Mexico. The space tourism company announced the completion of the test flight Thursday. Unlike the first glide test in early May, the pilots flew at higher speeds to help evaluate the ship’s systems and performance in preparation for the next stage of testing. That will involve rocket-powered flights. While the company is in the midst of final t
  
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• Lobbyist Abramoff charged in cryptocurrency fraud case

  25-06-2020 22:10
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. officials say Jack Abramoff, a once-powerful lobbyist who spent time in federal prison for fraud and corruption, has been charged in a San Francisco court in an investor fraud case involving cryptocurrency and lobbying disclosure. U.S. Attorney David Anderson said Thursday Abramoff of Silverr Spring, Maryland, has agreed to plead guilty to criminal conspiracy charges and could face up to five years in jail. In 2006, Abramoff pleaded guilty in a wide-ranging influe
  
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• US Cybercom virtual war game girds against increased threats

  25-06-2020 22:01
  
  A top U.S. military cyber official says foreign hackers are taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to undermine institutions and threaten critical infrastructure. Coast Guard Admiral John Mauger spoke after Defense Department officials briefed reporters on virtual war games that U.S. Cyber Command and allied militaries have been holding to sharpen their abilities to counter online threats with real-world impact. Mauger says U.S. cyberwarrriors have seen seen increased adversary activity &m
  
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• Arizona jobless rate drops sharply, but still at twice pre-COVID levels

  25-06-2020 22:00
  
  WASHINGTON – Arizona posted one of the sharpest unemployment drops in the country in May, falling from a historic high of 13.4% in April to 8.9% last month, according to the latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.But that drop still left May’s unemployment rate for the state at the highest point in almost nine years and was twice the jobless rate that Arizona posted at the beginning of year, before the COVID-19 pandemic hammered the economy.The biggest job gains came in
  
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• Pope moves against Polish bishop accused of hiding predators

  25-06-2020 21:58
  
  ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has ordered a Polish bishop to leave his central diocese while he is under investigation for covering up cases of sexual abuse that were featured in a second clergy abuse documentary that has rocked Poland’s Catholic Church.Francis on Thursday named the archbishop of Lodz, Grzegorz Rys, to temporarily take over as head of the Kalisz diocese.In explaining the decision, the Vatican’s ambassador said the current Kalisz bishop, Edward Janiak, retains the ti
  
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• Navajo Nation reports 68 new coronavirus cases and 11 deaths

  25-06-2020 21:57
  
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Department of Health has reported 69 new cases of coronavirus on the Navajo Nation with 11 more known deaths. That pushes the total of positive COVID-19 cases on the reservation to 7,157 with the death toll at 347 as of Wednesday night. Preliminary reports from 11 health care facilities indicate about 3,802 people have recovered from COVID-19 with one hospital report still pending.  Tribal health officials say 51,144 people have been tested so far.
  
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• ‘It’s gone’: What the loss of summer camp means for kids

  25-06-2020 21:57
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — For millions of kids in the U.S., late June has been a time they wait for all year long — the start of summer camp. But this year most overnight summer camps are canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. For those who love camp it’s yet another childhood milestone missed. And while some activities can be done virtually or postponed to next year, the camp experience has an expiration date. For 14-year-old Rory Sederoff, this would have been his 15th summer at
  
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• Fund of up to $630 million for Jeffrey Epstein victims opens

  25-06-2020 21:55
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A fund of up to $630 million set up for victims of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is open for business. The fund’s administrator said Thursday that well over 70 women who say they were abused by Epstein when they were as young as 14 were expected to apply. Administrator Jordana Feldman says the women will be applying for a cut of his estate. A judge in the Virgin Islands approved the fund this month. It compensates women abused by Epstein before New York federa
  
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• Banks lead gains for stocks on Wall Street in jumpy trading

  25-06-2020 21:49
  
  Financial companies led stocks broadly higher on Wall Street Thursday as traders welcomed news that the Federal Reserve and other regulators are removing some limits on banks’ ability to make investments. The S&P 500 was up 0.9% following a jumpy day of trading. News on the economy was mixed. The U.S. shrank at a 5.0% rate in the first quarter, but a much worse decline is expected in the current period. Another 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week, h
  
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• Virus whistleblower alleges ongoing retaliation

  25-06-2020 21:48
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A government whistleblower ousted from a top scientific job is alleging that the Trump administration is intensifying its campaign to punish him for revealing shortcomings in the U.S. coronavirus response. Dr. Rick Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, says in an amended complaint filed Thursday with a federal watchdog agency that he has been sidelined in a new assignment at the National Institutes of Health, unable to lend
  
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• Are you wearing the right mask?

  25-06-2020 21:47
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) – Now that the face covering mandate is in effect across our area, are you wearing the right one?News Four Tucson spoke to Dr. David Friedman of Allergy Partners of Arizona. When asked if simple face coverings are working, Friedman said that we simply do not know at this point.RELATED: Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19"The information that we're getting is from hospital setting type healthcare, where N-9
  
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• California to vote on 1st-in-US electric truck sales rule

  25-06-2020 21:42
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators are scheduled to approve new rules that would force automakers to sell more electric work trucks and delivery vans in the state. The rule is aimed at helping the nation’s most populous state clean up its air quality. The rules would require a certain percentage of work truck sales each year to be zero-emission vehicles. Board chair Mary Nichols said it will be transformational for the state. The Truck and Engine Manufacturers Associatio
  
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• Ex-officer facing charges for kneeling on Black woman’s neck

  25-06-2020 21:33
  
  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida police officer was charged with battery and misconduct for allegedly kneeling on a Black woman’s neck outside a Miami-area strip club. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said in a news release Thursday that former Miami Gardens police officer Yanes Martel turned himself in Thursday. It wasn’t immediately clear if he has a lawyer to represent him. The incident happened in January when Martel was working off duty at Tootsie&rsquo
  
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• Booker leads McGrath but most Kentucky votes not yet counted

  25-06-2020 21:31
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Progressive candidate Charles Booker has pulled ahead of Amy McGrath in his upset bid in Kentucky’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary, but most votes have yet to be counted. Booker led by fewer than 3,000 votes as of Thursday afternoon. It’s based in part on a dominating showing so far in his hometown of Louisville. Booker says he’s in a strong position to “bring this home” once all the votes are counted. McGrath’s campaign says it&rs
  
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