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• Vice President Mike Pence postpones trip to Tucson

  27-06-2020 23:53
  
  TUCSON -According to the Pima County Republican Party, Vice President Mike Pence has postponed his trip to Tucson.The move comes amid an increase in Coronavirus cases in Arizona.Pence was slated to visit Tucson on June 30th. It's not been announced if or when Pence will reschedule the visit.Pence was scheduled to give remarks at a Faith in America event in Tucson.JUST IN - Trump campaign postponing VP Mike Pence's campaign events in Arizona and Florida this week "out of an abundance of caution"
  
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• Redington area of Tucson in Go! stage of evacuations

  27-06-2020 23:46
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - The north and east side of the Redington area of Tucson is now in the GO! stage of evacuations. You are asked to leave immediately.The remote area east of the town of Redington went under the GO evacuation order on Friday. The evacuation zone is now on the northern and eastern slope of the Catalina Mountains south of the Pima County line.The southern boundary does not follow any specific road.  Redington Rd will be closed at the end of the pavement.The Pima County Sheriff's
  
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• Pence cancels some political events because of virus spikes

  27-06-2020 23:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence has called off campaign events in Florida and Arizona for this coming week as the states experience a surge in new coronavirus cases. The White House says Pence will still travel to those states to meet with their governors and health teams. Florida and Arizona have set records for new confirmed infections in recent days. Pence is traveling to Dallas on Sunday to attend a “Celebrate Freedom Rally” at First Baptist Church Dallas before
  
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• Alabama officer fired over post of protester in rifle scope

  27-06-2020 23:36
  
  HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama police chief says one of his officers has been fired after posting a photo on social media that depicted a protester in the crosshairs of a rifle scope. Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis says former Officer Ryan Snow was fired Friday. AL.com reports that the officer posted the image on Facebook Tuesday in response to an article about protesters at the Wendy’s restaurant in Atlanta where Rayshard Brooks was killed. Protesters torched the restaurant June 13
  
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• Arizona wildfire triggers evacuation notice for rural area

  27-06-2020 23:31
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — An evacuation notice was issued Saturday for a sparsely populated rural area northeast of Tucson because of a wildfire  burning brush in a desert valley after coursing across the Santa Catalina Mountains.TA Pima County sheriff’s spokeswoman says tere about a dozen homes in the Redington area are covered by the evacuation notice that that there no report of structure damage or injuriy. Lightning started the fire June 5 and it has caused several evacuation sin
  
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• Temperatures will continue to fall into Sunday while wind speed increase

  27-06-2020 23:30
  
  TUCSON - This past week was one of the hottest of the year so far and now this weekend we are seeing rising humidity levels that will bring up our rain chances and drop our temperatures.
  Sunday: Windy, Sunny, Warm. High: 99°Sunday Night: Clear, Mild. Low: 68°Monday: Sunny, Breezy. High: 97°High temperatures will start to fall into the lower 100's over the next couple days and eventually into the upper 90's early next week.Wind speeds will start to increa
  
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• Thousands gather in Denver to protest Elijah McClain’s death

  27-06-2020 23:24
  
  DENVER (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside a suburban Denver police building Saturday to call for justice in the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man put into a chokehold by police last year. McClain suffered cardiac arrest on the way to the hospital and was later declared brain dead and removed from life support. McClain’s death last August has prompted a handful of small protests over the last 10 months, but his case has garnered renewed attention amid a
  
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• Red Flag Warning issued June 27 at 2:11PM MST until June 29 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  27-06-2020 23:11
  
  …RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MSTMONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIREDANGER FOR A PORTION OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA…
  * AFFECTED AREA…Southern Gila County/Tonto National ForestFoothills.
  * TIMING…Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening and Mondayafternoon through Monday evening.
  * WINDS…Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
  * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 11 percent.
  * IMPACTS…Fuels are ve
  
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• Red Flag Warning issued June 27 at 2:11PM MST until June 28 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  27-06-2020 23:11
  
  …RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MSTMONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGHFIRE DANGER FOR A PORTION OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTARIZONA…
  * AFFECTED AREA…Southwest and Central Arizona Deserts.
  * TIMING…Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening and Mondayafternoon through Monday evening.
  * WINDS…Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
  * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 13 percent.
  * IMPACTS…Fuels are ver
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued June 27 at 2:09PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  27-06-2020 23:09
  
  At 209 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms 8miles east of Naco, or 8 miles southeast of Bisbee, moving northeastat 20 mph.
  Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with thisstorm.
  Locations impacted include…Douglas, Bisbee-Douglas Airport and Pirtleville.The post Special Weather Statement issued June 27 at 2:09PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Opposition wins historic rerun of Malawi’s presidential vote

  27-06-2020 23:06
  
  LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) — The opposition has won Malawi’s historic rerun of the presidential election. It’s the first time a court-overturned vote in Africa has led to the defeat of an incumbent leader. Lazarus Chakwera’s victory was a result of months of determined street protests and a unanimous Constitutional Court decision that the May 2019 vote had widespread irregularities and could not stand. President Peter Mutharika, who had sought a second five-year term, called t
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued June 27 at 2:05PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  27-06-2020 23:05
  
  At 205 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms nearHereford, or 7 miles south of Sierra Vista, moving northeast at 20mph.
  Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with thisstorm.
  Locations impacted include…Sierra Vista, Hereford, Fort Huachuca, Palominas, Ramsey CanyonPreserve and Coronado National Memorial.This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radiostations and available television stations for additional informationand possible warni
  
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• Opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera wins historic rerun of presidential election in Malawi, a 1st in Africa

  27-06-2020 23:03
  
  LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) — Opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera wins historic rerun of presidential election in Malawi, a 1st in Africa.The post Opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera wins historic rerun of presidential election in Malawi, a 1st in Africa appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Mississippi takes step toward dropping rebel image from flag

  27-06-2020 23:02
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers are taking steps to erase the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag. The symbol has come under criticism amid nationwide protests against racial injustice. The House voted Saturday to file a bill to remove the symbol that many see as racist. A committee would design a new flag including the words “In God We Trust.” Voters would decide in November whether to endorse that design. Mississippi has used the same flag for more than
  
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• Red Flag Warning issued June 27 at 1:46PM MST until June 29 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  27-06-2020 22:46
  
  * AFFECTED AREA…All of southeast Arizona, including FireWeather Zone 150, Fire Weather Zone 151, Fire Weather Zone 152and Fire Weather Zone 153.
  * TIMING…Noon to 8 pm MST both Sunday and Monday.
  * WINDS…Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph Sundayand southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts between 35 and 40 mphMonday.
  * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…10 to 17 percent in the valleys and 13 to21 percent in the mountains.
  * IMPACTS…Any fires that develop or are ongoing will ha
  
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• Red Flag Warning issued June 27 at 1:46PM MST until June 28 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  27-06-2020 22:46
  
  * AFFECTED AREA…All of southeast Arizona, including FireWeather Zone 150, Fire Weather Zone 151, Fire Weather Zone 152and Fire Weather Zone 153.
  * TIMING…Noon to 8 pm MST both Sunday and Monday.
  * WINDS…Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph Sundayand southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts between 35 and 40 mphMonday.
  * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…10 to 17 percent in the valleys and 13 to21 percent in the mountains.
  * IMPACTS…Any fires that develop or are ongoing will ha
  
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• Mississippi moves to strip Confederate image from its flag

  27-06-2020 22:30
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers are taking steps to erase the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag.
  The symbol has come under criticism amid nationwide protests against racial injustice.
  The House voted Saturday to file a bill to remove the symbol that many see as racist.
  A committee would design a new flag including the words “In God We Trust.” Voters would decide in November whether to endorse that design.
  Mississippi has used the same flag for more than
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued June 27 at 1:18PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  27-06-2020 22:18
  
  At 116 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm nearDouglas, moving northeast at 25 mph.
  Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
  Locations impacted include…Douglas, Bisbee-Douglas Airport and Pirtleville.The post Special Weather Statement issued June 27 at 1:18PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Hundreds of Israelis protest in Jerusalem against Netanyahu

  27-06-2020 22:02
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Israelis have protested against Benjamin Netanyahu outside his Jerusalem residence as the Israeli prime minister faces corruption charges. The demonstration Saturday evening was fueled by the detention of seven protesters Friday who held a smaller rally against Netanyahu’s continuation as a premier despite being under indictment. Among the seven detainees was a former top Israeli air force general. On Saturday, Israeli police said the protest the previous
  
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• 24 arrested after protest in Beverly Hills, California

  27-06-2020 21:59
  
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Activists are calling for the release of nearly two dozen protesters who were arrested on charges of unlawful assembly in Beverly Hills, saying holding them until they could each post $5,000 bail was excessive and heightens the risk of getting sick amid the coronavirus pandemic. Police confirmed 23 protesters were arrested Friday night after they ignored repeated orders to leave a neighborhood. On June 14, the city issued an order restricting nighttime assembli
  
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• Brazen ambush on Mexico police chief leaves few options

  27-06-2020 21:08
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The dramatic assassination attempt on Mexico City’s police chief was just the latest and clearest sign that Mexico’s powerful criminal element is bringing the violence it has unleashed on the general population directly to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s door. Police Chief Omar García Harfuch was wounded Friday when more than two-dozen gunmen executed a carefully coordinated plan to intercept his armored vehicle at dawn with
  
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• FBI investigates noose in Minnesota firefighter’s locker

  27-06-2020 20:58
  
  BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — The FBI is investigating after a piece of rope resembling a noose was found in a Black firefighter’s locker in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington. An FBI spokesman confirmed Saturday the bureau is investigating and said that the case is in its initial stages. Bloomington officials had asked the FBI to investigate. Officials say that the rope was tied into what appears to be a crude noose and was discovered at a Bloomington fire station on June 15. The dis
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued June 27 at 11:55AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  27-06-2020 20:55
  
  At 1154 AM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstormnear Bisbee-Douglas Airport, about 15 miles northwest of Douglas,moving northeast at 15 mph.
  Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.
  Locations impacted include…Bisbee-Douglas Airport and McNeal.The post Special Weather Statement issued June 27 at 11:55AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Man charged in bridge shooting fired with handgun, AR-15

  27-06-2020 20:44
  
  LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — Court records say a Kansas City-area man charged with randomly shooting into traffic last month on a bridge that connects Kansas and Missouri fired 15 rounds from a handgun before retrieving an AR-15-style rifle from his car and shooting at least 23 more rounds. The Kansas City Star reports that a criminal affidavit released Friday in the case against 37-year-old Joseph Westrem describes the May 27 shooting that ended with a Fort Leavenworth soldier hitting Westrem
  
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• Voter outreach funds redistributed to Arizona counties

  27-06-2020 20:35
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Republican leaders on a committee have voted to redistribute $500,000 that Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs planned to use for voter outreach. The Arizona Capitol Times reported that Hobbs’ office received the funding through the Help America Vote Act. The money was expected to be used on advertising to curtail election disinformation and connect voters with county officials. The Joint Legislative Budget Committee amended the request so that Hobb’s offic
  
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• Princeton to remove Wilson name from public policy school

  27-06-2020 20:34
  
  PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Princeton University has announced plans to remove the name of former President Woodrow Wilson from its public policy school because of his segregationist views, reversing a decision the Ivy League school made four years ago to retain the name. University president Christopher Eisgruber said in a letter to the school community Saturday that the board of trustees had concluded that “Wilson’s racist views and policies make him an inappropriate namesake&rdqu
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued June 27 at 11:32AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  27-06-2020 20:32
  
  At 1132 AM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm overSierra Vista. This storm was nearly stationary.
  Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea sized hail will be possible withthis storm.
  Locations impacted include…Sierra Vista, Fort Huachuca and Charleston.The post Special Weather Statement issued June 27 at 11:32AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Ireland’s Micheál Martin to lead historic govt coalition

  27-06-2020 20:31
  
  LONDON (AP) — Centrist politician Micheál Martin has become Ireland’s new prime minister in a deal that fuses two longtime rival parties into a coalition government. The deal will see Martin’s Fianna Fail govern with Fine Gael, the party of outgoing leader Leo Varadkar, and with the smaller Green Party. Fine Gael and Fianna Fail are bitter opponents with roots in opposing sides of the civil war that followed Ireland’s independence from the United Kingdom. This is t
  
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• Police: Baby girl dies in Virginia after being left in car

  27-06-2020 20:24
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia say an 11-month-old girl has died after being inadvertently left unattended in a vehicle for “an extended period of time.” The Fairfax County Police Department said in a news release Saturday that officers responded Friday around 5 p.m. to a report of an unresponsive child. A preliminary investigation found the girl’s father placed her in the back seat of an SUV at his home and left her while he used another car to run errands. T
  
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• UK police charge suspect with murder of 3 in Reading park

  27-06-2020 20:20
  
  LONDON (AP) — U.K. counter-terrorism police have charged a 25-year-old man with three counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder for a stabbing attack in an English park that killed three men a week ago. British prosecutors authorized the charges filed Saturday against Khairi Saadallah, of Reading. The attack happened June 20 at Forbury Gardens park in Reading, a town some 40 miles west of London. Police have said the three victims were friends enjoying a Saturday night in the p
  
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• Bomb blast kills 2 Afghan human rights commission staffers

  27-06-2020 20:15
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s independent human rights commission says a bomb exploded in the capital Kabul killing two of its employees. The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission said in a statement the employees’ car was targeted Saturday for attack. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the violence but Afghanistan has seen a recent spike in violence, with most attacks claimed by the local affiliate of the Islamic State group. A spokesman for the
  
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• Lebanese judge bans media from interviewing US ambassador

  27-06-2020 20:01
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese judge has banned media outlets in the country from interviewing the U.S. ambassador to Beirut for a year, calling a recent interview in which she criticized the powerful Hezbollah group seditious and a threat to social peace. The private LBC TV station said it would appeal the ruling. The court decision Saturday reflected the rising tension between the U.S. and Hezbollah. It also revealed a widening rift among groups in Lebanon, which is facing the worst economic c
  
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• Hospitals activate surge plans as Arizona case count climbs

  27-06-2020 19:55
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Some Arizona hospitals have begun activating surge plans to increase their capacity to treat coronavirus patients as confirmed cases rise and more people seek treatment. Officials said large hospitals activating plans to add capacity to treat COVID-19 patients included Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa and Valleywise Health Medical Center in Phoenix. The Arizona Department of Health Services on Saturday reported nearly 3,600 additional confirmed cases, tying a record set
  
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• As cases surge in US, rural areas seeing increases as well

  27-06-2020 19:50
  
  For many states and counties in the U.S., the dark days of the coronavirus pandemic in April unfolded on their television screens, not on their doorsteps. But now, some places that appeared to have avoided the worst are seeing surges of infections, as worries shift from major cities to rural areas. Much of the focus of concerns that the United States is experiencing a dangerous second wave has been on big Sunbelt states that are reporting thousands of new cases a day. But the worrying trend is a
  
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• Malawi leader blasts vote rerun as opposition poised to win

  27-06-2020 19:25
  
  LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) — Malawi’s president is calling the historic re-run of the presidential election “the worst in Malawi’s history” but urges the country to move on peacefully as it awaits official results of a vote the opposition is poised to win. It was President Peter Mutharika’s first public comments since Tuesday’s vote. A court unanimously overturned his 2019 election victory, citing widespread irregularities including the use of correction flui
  
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• Correction: Books-Kimberly Jones story

  27-06-2020 19:23
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — In a story June 25, 2020, about Kimberly Jones getting a book deal, The Associated Press erroneously reported the title of her video as “How We Can Win.” The correct title is “How Can We Win?”The post Correction: Books-Kimberly Jones story appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Speedway loses partnerships after ‘Bubba rope’ post

  27-06-2020 19:16
  
  PINE HALL, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina racetrack has lost some partnerships after its owner advertised “Bubba Rope” for sale online days after NASCAR said a noose had been found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace, the top series’ only Black driver. A concrete company and a driver series ended their partnerships Friday with the half-mile, dirt track 311 Speedway in Stokes County, the Winston-Salem Journal reported. The racetrack owner’s “Bubba Rope” po
  
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• Virginia man charged in connection with cross burning

  27-06-2020 19:06
  
  MARION, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man was charged in federal court this week in connection with the burning of a cross on the front lawn a Black teenager who had recently organized a civil rights protest. U.S. Attorney Thomas Cullen’s office announced the arrest Friday afternoon of 40-year-old James Brown of Marion. Brown was charged with lying to federal agents and criminal interference with fair housing based on the victim’s race following an investigation into the June 14 overni
  
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• Ethiopian monk said to be 114 years old survives coronavirus

  27-06-2020 19:02
  
  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — An Ethiopian Orthodox monk whose family says he is 114 years old has survived the coronavirus. Tilahun Woldemichael was discharged from a hospital on Thursday after almost three weeks. He received oxygen and dexamethasone, a cheap and widely available steroid that researchers in England have said reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill hospitalized patients. Ethiopia’s health minister has said the ministry recommends the emergency use of the dru
  
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• Firework sales soar due to at-home 4th of July celebrations

  27-06-2020 18:50
  
  (NBC News) - Experts believe more people will do at-home fireworks on July 4 this year amid the Coronavirus pandemic."People are buying consumer fireworks in twice if not three times the amount they did last year,” said Dana Baiocco, the Commissioner of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).Just this week, a New York toddler was injured when an illegal firework shot through his family's apartment window.In 2019, 12 people were killed and more than 10,000 hurt by fireworks &nda
  
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• ‘Occupy City Hall’ protest urges budget cuts for NYC police

  27-06-2020 18:33
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of protesters camped outside City Hall are demanding that lawmakers slash the New York City police budget. The encampment in City Hall Park in lower Manhattan began forming earlier this week following weeks of street protests sparked by the death of George Floyd and other Black Americans killed by law enforcement. The protesters are part of a national “defund the police” movement seeking more spending on other needs like housing and education. Police of
  
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• Bighorn Fire 40 percent contained; burning 95,225 acres

  27-06-2020 18:22
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - It has been just over three weeks since lightning strike ignited the wildfire in the Santa Catalina Mountains.
  The Bighorn Fire has burned more than 95,225 acres. Currently, the fire is still 40 percent contained.
  The blaze is now larger than the Aspen Fire (84,750) which destroyed 340 home and buildings on Mt. Lemmon and caused over $4 million in damage.No structures have yet been lost in the Bighorn Fire which now has 1,187 people working to contain it.A remote area east of the
  
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• Ethiopian monk thought to be aged 114 survives coronavirus

  27-06-2020 18:21
  
  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — An Ethiopian monk believed to be 114 years old has survived the coronavirus. Tilahun Woldemichael was discharged from a hospital on Thursday after almost three weeks. He received oxygen and dexamethasone, a cheap and widely available steroid that researchers in England have said reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill hospitalized patients. Ethiopia’s health minister has said the ministry recommends the emergency use of the drug for COVID-19 pat
  
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• Mississippi gov: I’d sign bill to remove flag’s rebel emblem

  27-06-2020 18:11
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers could vote to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag. They are meeting this weekend. The symbol has come under criticism amid nationwide protests against racial injustice. Lawmakers could adopt a new Mississippi flag without Confederate imagery. Or they could kick the issue to a statewide election, giving voters choices that might or might not include the current banner. Mississippi has used the same flag for more than 125 years
  
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• Critics question `less lethal’ force used during protests

  27-06-2020 18:07
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The brother of a 20-year-old student who was shot and seriously injured by police at a protest in Austin, Texas, says officers’ use of less lethal munitions, such as beanbags, should be reviewed. Justin Howell was hospitalized in critical condition after the May 31 protest and discharged this week. He was shot in the head with a beanbag and his brother, Josh Howell, says he has brain damage. The police chief says the officer who shot Howell was aiming at another
  
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• Pakistani pilots deny gov’t claim of obtaining fake licenses

  27-06-2020 18:06
  
  KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A union of Pakistani pilots has fired back at the country’s aviation minister after he claimed that as many as 262 pilots working for state-run Pakistan International Airlines and other airlines obtained their pilot licenses by having others take exams for them. Capt. Chaudhry Salman, head of the Pakistan Airline Pilots’ Association, told a news conference in Karachi that claims by aviation minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan were false. Karachi is where a PIA
  
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• Governors face competing voices as reported virus cases rise

  27-06-2020 18:06
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — With reported coronavirus cases rising rapidly in many states, governors are getting lots of advice on how to respond. Unions want to be sure workers are protected on the job. Many business owners say they can’t afford another forced shutdown. Public health officials urge them to make mask-wearing a statewide requirements. But governors also are facing pushback on the right over business restrictions and mask regulations. The competing voices on what to reopen and wh
  
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• AP Interview: Delhi minister says city faces virus challenge

  27-06-2020 18:06
  
  NEW DELHI (AP) — New Delhi’s acting health minister says the Indian capital is facing a shortage of “trained and experienced” health care workers. Speaking to The Associated Press in an interview Saturday, Manish Sisodia said that this has provided a major challenge in a city that is the epicenter of India’s coronavirus outbreak. A shortage of health care workers in New Delhi is significant because it is far richer and has more hospitals than many of the regions in
  
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• Nurses, doctors feel strain as virus races through Arizona

  27-06-2020 17:50
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — After weeks of anxiously waiting and preparing, Arizona nurses and doctors find themselves on the front line as the coronavirus rips through the state. It’s one of the world’s newest coronavirus hot spots. The trickle of a few virus patients in March became a steady increase two weeks after Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey ended a stay-home order in mid-May, and is now a scourge with no end in sight. For younger nurses, some of the hardest deaths are young, previously hea
  
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• Arizona passes 70,000 coronavirus cases Saturday; death toll 1,579

  27-06-2020 17:47
  
  PHOENIX (KVOA) — State health officials reported 3,591 new coronavirus cases Saturday morning. Confirmed cases went up to 70,051.The data includes people who have recovered.Arizona also reported 44 new COVID-19- related deaths. The statewide death toll is now 1,579.Deaths are not recorded until the health department receives a death certificate naming COVID-19 as the cause of death.Arizona Department of Health Services reported 3,428 new cases and 45 deaths on Thursday.Last Friday,&nb
  
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