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• Mountain lion seen roaming San Francisco killed on Highway 1

  03-07-2020 23:57
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A young mountain lion that was captured last month after roaming the streets of San Francisco and then released into a wilderness preserve was found dead Friday on the shoulder of a highway in Northern California. Authorities say the lion was found along Highway 1 near Pacifica. Last month, the mountain lion was spotted wandering around San Francisco streets before being captured and released into a wilderness preserve. Widely shared photo and video images taken when t
  
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• Trump readies fiery speech for Mount Rushmore July Fourth

  03-07-2020 23:50
  
  KEYSTONE, S.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump is planning a fiery Mount Rushmore speech for Friday night’s Mount Rushmore fireworks. He plans to include denunciations of protesters he says are trying to “tear down” the nation’s history — along with his more traditional July Fourth praise of America’s past and values. Masks and social distancing aren’t required, even as coronavirus cases spike across the country. About 7,500 tickets have been issued
  
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• Epstein cohort’s arrest becomes new test for plea deal

  03-07-2020 23:47
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Before Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide last year, his defense against charges he sexually abused girls hinged on a 2008 non-prosecution agreement that his lawyers said prevented him from being charged with further crimes. Could that same deal now help Ghislaine Maxwell? The Epstein confidante was arrested Thursday on charges she helped lure three girls into sexual liaisons with him. A key for Maxwell is that the agreement also sought to prevent criminal charges from being b
  
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• Virus-hammered Air France announces 7,500 job cuts

  03-07-2020 23:40
  
  PARIS (AP) — Air France and regional subsidiary Hop have announced 7,500 job cuts after the virus pandemic grounded most flights and darkened prospects for future air travel. Union activists protested at Air France headquarters at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport as talks between management and personnel representatives about future job prospects began Friday. At the end of the day, the company management announced that it will cut about 6,500 of 41,000 jobs at Air France and 1,000 o
  
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• July 4th military flyovers to go over DC, 4 other cities

  03-07-2020 23:38
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s July 4 celebration will feature an extensive U.S. military air show over Washington, D.C., but four other cities will get mini-versions of the air power display on Saturday, The so-called “Salute to the Great Cities of the American Revolution” will feature military flyovers in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. While the flights will likely be visible from a number of locations in the cities, they come as American
  
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• Cop who stopped Elijah McClain fired over chokehold photos

  03-07-2020 23:11
  
  AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Documents from prosecutors show that one of the three white officers who stopped Elijah McClain has been fired over photos showing colleagues reenacting the chokehold used before the Black man died last year. The prosecutor’s report says Aurora Officer Jason Rosenblatt tried to use a chokehold on McClain last August but couldn’t because of his position, so another officer did. Two months later, Rosenblatt received photos from three fellow officers who smile
  
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• Arizona health club complies with order as cases skyrocket

  03-07-2020 23:09
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — One of two health club chains in Arizona that had defied a state order to shut down and faced possible legal action said Friday it had closed. Life Time Fitness informed state officials of its decision after getting a letter on Thursday threatening legal action by the state. Mountainside Fitness, another health club facing a possible lawsuit, said it would announce its decision later in the day. The chains previously said they have made changes to protect against the virus,
  
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• Shooting reported at Alabama shopping mall

  03-07-2020 23:05
  
  HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Police in Hoover, Alabama, say they are investigating a report of a shooting inside a large shopping mall. The Hoover Police Department said in a statement Friday afternoon that officers are investigating a report of a shooting inside the Galleria mall. Police say the scene is contained and they will release more information later. Local news outlets reported that there were multiple ambulances at the mall and that shoppers heard something that sounded like fireworks. T
  
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• Voters may see just 4 initiatives on November ballot

  03-07-2020 23:03
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona voters are likely to see four voter initiatives on their November ballot, although that’s still not certain. All four must first survive a review of qualifying signatures turned in to the Secretary of State’s office this week and legal challenges that routinely are made. The four that turned in their qualifying signatures by Thursday’s deadline include measures that would raise taxes on high-earners to boost school funding, legalize recreational mar
  
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• Man who crashed gate where Trudeau lives facing 22 charges

  03-07-2020 22:59
  
  TORONTO (AP) — A man who allegedly crashed his truck through a gate on the grounds where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lives has been charged with 22 crimes, including weapons offenses and uttering threats. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Deputy Commissioner Mike Duheme said Friday that Corey Hurren had several weapons when he was arrested. He declined to comment on the motivation of Hurren, a 46-year-old member of the Canadian military reserves and a businessman from Manitoba. The man had a
  
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• Correction: Venezuela-Oil Cargo Seizure story

  03-07-2020 22:57
  
  MIAMI (AP) — In a story on June 30, 2020, The Associated Press erroneously reported that prosecutors in Greece opened a preliminary criminal investigation against ship owner Evangelos Marinakis stemming from the seizure of heroin aboard one of his vessels. The narcotics were found on a vessel that did not belong to Marinakis or any of his companies.The post Correction: Venezuela-Oil Cargo Seizure story appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Opponents of 5G networks set fire to Cyprus’ mobile antennas

  03-07-2020 22:53
  
  NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus police say they believe that a small group of people who oppose 5G mobile telephone technology is responsible for separate arson attacks against four mobile telephone antenna installations in the coastal town of Limassol. The police spokesman said Friday that law enforcement authorities have agreed with telecommunication service providers to step up security measures around antenna installations including stronger fencing and more frequent police patrols. Simi
  
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• Religious leaders to invoke Frederick Douglass on July 4th

  03-07-2020 22:47
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — About 150 preachers, rabbis and imams are promising to invoke Black abolitionist Frederick Douglass on July 4th as they call for the U.S. to tackle racism and poverty. The religious leaders are scheduled this weekend to frame sermons around “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” on the 168th anniversary of that speech by Douglass. The initiative is led by the Poor People’s Campaign, a coalition of religious leaders seeking to push the U.S. to ad
  
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• Police seen reenacting chokehold on Elijah McClain are fired

  03-07-2020 22:47
  
  AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Police in a Denver suburb have released photos that show officers smiling as they reenacted the chokehold used on Elijah McClain, a Black man who later died. Interim Police Chief Vanessa Wilson fired three officers, one of whom received the photos by text and responded “haha.” The officer who reenacted the chokehold resigned. Friday’s announcement by Aurora police follows an internal investigation. Another officer reported the photos taken near where
  
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• Former world leaders warn against Israel annexation plan

  03-07-2020 22:36
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A group of former world leaders is urging European leaders to keep pressuring  Israel against annexation of parts of the West Bank, warning against complacency after Israel made no move to take over the territory on July 1. The Elders group said in letters Friday to the leaders of France, Germany, Britain and the European Union they should insist to Israel that annexation would have negative political and economic consequences for bilateral and regional relations
  
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• Tucson Zoo tiger euthanized after kidney disease progresses

  03-07-2020 22:34
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Employees at a Tucson zoo say a Malayan tiger was euthanized Thursday for advanced kidney disease. The Arizona Daily Star reported that the 19-year-old tiger named Sita was the only tiger at Reid Park Zoo. Officials say Sita developed kidney disease at the age of 7 before arriving in Tucson in 2011. Sita was also being treated for arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and pancreatic insufficiency as she got older. Officials say Sita became lethargic on Monday and veter
  
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• Trump plans fiery speech for Mount Rushmore fireworks

  03-07-2020 22:28
  
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump is planning a fiery Mount Rushmore speech before Friday night’s Mount Rushmore fireworks. He plans to include denunciations of protesters he says are trying to “tear down” the nation’s history — along with his more traditional July Fourth praise of America’s past and values. Masks and social distancing aren’t required, even as coronavirus cases spike across the country. About 7,500 tickets have been i
  
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• Russian FM hosts speaker of Libya’s east-based parliament

  03-07-2020 22:22
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat has met with the speaker of the parliament based in eastern Libya to discuss a political settlement for the conflict-stricken country. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the start of his talks Friday with parliament speaker Aguila Saleh that Moscow supports a cease-fire proposal brokered by Egypt last month. He emphasized that Russia will reach out to all parties in Libya to help encourage a political settlement. Libya was plunged into chaos fo
  
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• Photos show police reenacting chokehold on Elijah McClain

  03-07-2020 22:14
  
  AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Police in a Denver suburb have released photos that show officers smiling as they reenacted the chokehold used on Elijah McClain, a Black man who later died. Interim Police Chief Vanessa Wilson fired three officers, one of whom received the photos by text and responded “haha.” The officer who reenacted the chokehold resigned. Friday’s announcement by Aurora police follows an internal investigation. Another officer reported the photos taken near where
  
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• Confessions of a baseball purist

  03-07-2020 22:04
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Confessions of a baseball purist.The post Confessions of a baseball purist appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Laughlin casinos confirm COVID-19 employee cases; some close

  03-07-2020 22:01
  
  LAUGHLIN, Ariz. (AP) — Officials in Nevada say some hotels and casinos in Laughlin have closed again after employees tested positive for COVID-19. KTNV-TV reported that Harrah’s Laughlin and the Avi Resort & Casino reported multiple employees tested positive since the sites reopened. The Avi has closed its doors until July 10, while Colorado Belle announced in May that it would not reopen, laying off 400 workers. Caesars Entertainment has restricted its occupancy, saying visitors
  
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• Now Streaming: 'Artemis Fowl' Is for the Birds

  03-07-2020 22:00
  
  It seemed as if we were getting a little gift when Disney announced it was sending Artemis Fowl directly to its streaming service: A big-budget, Kenneth Branagh-directed adventure was coming directly into living rooms, because most theaters are closed.…
  
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• Judge won’t participate in 2nd lawsuit over Lee statue

  03-07-2020 21:59
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia judge has recused himself from a lawsuit filed by six Richmond residents opposed to Gov. Ralph Northam’s order to take down a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that has become the focal point of recent protests. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that Richmond Circuit Court Judge Bradley Cavedo will remain the presiding judge in a separate challenge of Northam’s order. In that lawsuit, Cavedo has blocked the removal of the statue through
  
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• Mexican army kills 12 gunmen in city along Texas border

  03-07-2020 21:58
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican army soldiers say they came under fire from drug cartel gunmen in the northern border city of Nuevo Laredo and returned fire, killing 12 gunmen. The Defense Department said three army patrol trucks were hit by gunfire, but no troops were hurt. The gunmen are believed to belong to the Cartel of the Northeast, a split-off of the old Zetas cartel. The department said one of the attackers burned-out pickups was left at the scene, and eight assault rifles and two .50-
  
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• Armenian TV stations see politics in police checking masks

  03-07-2020 21:58
  
  YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenian police visited the offices of two independent television stations critical of the government to check for alleged violations of infection-prevention rules during the coronavirus pandemic. The media outlets denounced the action as The police said they came to check complaints about ArmNews’ anchor appearing on air without a medical mask. The station’s co-owner charged that the visit appeared to signal Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan&rsquo
  
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• Union: Colorado officer fired in Elijah McClain photo probe

  03-07-2020 21:56
  
  AURORA, Colo. (AP) — A suburban Denver police union says an officer has been fired amid an internal investigation into photographs showing officers near where Elijah McClain was put in a chokehold and later died. The Aurora Police Association published a Facebook post Friday, shortly before police are set to provide an update on the investigation into the photographs. Authorities haven’t yet said what they depict. The police union’s statement says the unnamed officer who was fi
  
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• Clinical Trail facility to combat Coronavirus opens in Tucson

  03-07-2020 21:51
  
  TUCSON - Arizona Clinical Trails has opened a location here in Tucson to start clinical trials for treating Coronavirus. Arizona is one of eight states to begin clinical trials and Tucson has one of only two facilities in the state. Dr. Kohli who will lead trails said that this is only the first round of trials in Southern Arizona and she expects many more in the coming months. Dr. Kohli said "This won't be the first coronavirus trial. We will build a portfolio of trials for patie
  
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• French government ministers investigated over virus crisis

  03-07-2020 21:40
  
  PARIS (AP) — A special French court has ordered an investigation of three current or former government ministers over their handling of the coronavirus crisis. The investigation stems from complaints filed in the Court of Justice of the Republic targeting former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, who resigned Friday, and the current and previous French health ministers. They are accused of “failing to fight a disaster,” and could face up to two years in prison and fines if tried
  
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• California enters July 4 weekend with many beaches closed

  03-07-2020 21:25
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is heading into the Fourth of July weekend under classic sunny summer skies and new health orders that temporarily put many popular beaches off-limits in an effort to prevent runaway coronavirus infections. A few surfers were in the water at Los Angeles’ Venice Beach and a few dozen people strolled the boardwalk or shoreline early Friday, but the normal Independence Day throngs are missing. With testing showing a rising COVID-19 positivity rate and incre
  
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• Reps: Singers Kacey Musgraves, Ruston Kelly file for divorce

  03-07-2020 21:23
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-winning country singer Kacey Musgraves and her musician-husband, Ruston Kelly, have filed for divorce. Representatives for both singers confirmed the news Friday to The Associated Press. In a joint statement, Musgraves and Kelly said they’ve “made this painful decision together.” The 31-year-olds were married in 2017. Musgraves has been a success since releasing her major-label debut album, “Same Trailer Different Park,” in 2013. It won
  
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• 2 men charged in 1993 killing of Bridgeport diner custodian

  03-07-2020 21:05
  
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut police have arrested two men on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a 77-year-old restaurant custodian whose killing had gone unsolved for 27 years. Bridgeport police said Danarius Dukes was apprehended Thursday in Stamford, and authorities announced Friday that Breeze Brown, also known as Eric Brown, also was taken into custody. The Connecticut Post reports they were wanted in the 1993 killing of Theodore “Teddy” Edwards
  
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• Train hits bus carrying Sikh pilgrims in Pakistan: 22 dead

  03-07-2020 21:02
  
  LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say a passenger train has crashed into a bus carrying Sikh pilgrims at an unmanned railway crossing in eastern Punjab province, killing at least 22 people. Six pilgrims were also injured in Friday’s accident. Police say they transported the dead and injured to a nearby hospital. Officials said the pilgrims were from the northwestern city of Peshawar and were returning home from a visit to a shrine in the area. Sikhs have several shrines of
  
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• Still Rat Scabies After All These Years: Punk legend talks COVID-19, Dad, His New Album and Joey Ramone.

  03-07-2020 21:01
  
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• Republican who came out as gay in Utah ousted in primary

  03-07-2020 20:59
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Republican ousted in a primary after coming out as gay in conservative Utah says a backlash during the campaign has him questioning whether his party has a place for him. Rancher Nathan Ivie announced his orientation last year while serving as a county commissioner in deep-red Utah County, where he has backed the Second Amendment and abortion restrictions. But as primary season heated up, so did angry comments about his sexuality. His Republican opponent, meanwhile,
  
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• Discourse over national anthem looms for NBA, other leagues

  03-07-2020 20:55
  
  Kneeling during the national anthem is a hot topic in pro sports again as America gets set to celebrate a pandemic-clouded Fourth of July holiday. The NBA has required players to stand during the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” for nearly 40 years. The question is how many will kneel assuming the season resumes late this month near Orlando, Florida. Colin Kaepernick started the movement nearly four years ago to protest racial inequality and police mistreatment of minorities. Th
  
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• Nigerian man charged with cyber fraud against US companies

  03-07-2020 20:51
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A Nigerian national has appeared in court in Chicago on charges that he orchestrated an international cyber fraud scheme that defrauded U.S. businesses in six states out of tens of millions of dollars. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago said Friday that 29-year-old Olalekan Jacob Ponle, originally of Lagos, Nigeria, was arrested last month in the United Arab Emirates, where he was living. He was expelled from the country and into FBI custody, and arrived in Chicago
  
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• Italy slams Egypt’s stance on killing as ‘punch in the face’

  03-07-2020 20:47
  
  ROME (AP) — The president of the lower house of Italy’s Parliament has slammed Egypt’s stance in a probe to bring to justice the torturers and killers of an Italian doctoral student who disappeared in Cairo. Chamber of Deputies President Roberto Fico told Italian state TV on Friday that lack of satisfactory cooperation from Egyptian prosecutors in solving the 2016 killing of Giulio Regeni amounted to a ’’punch in the face″ of Italy. Fico was expressing frustra
  
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• Ethiopia’s PM accuses dissidents of taking up arms in unrest

  03-07-2020 20:39
  
  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s prime minister says dissidents he recently extended an offer of peace have “taken up arms” in revolt against the government in a week of deadly unrest that followed the killing of a popular singer. Abiy Ahmed says those who participate “in the destruction of the nation cannot be considered guardians of the nation.” More than 80 people were killed following the shooting death on Monday of Hachalu Hundessa, a prominent voi
  
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• Tucson Weekly Removes Isaiah Toothtaker Profile from Website

  03-07-2020 20:22
  
  After consulting with writer Casey Dewey and former Tucson Weekly editor Dan Gibson, I removed a 2013 interview with tattoo artist Isaiah Toothtaker from our website.
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• Crews find body after fire breaks out at apartment complex in north Phoenix

  03-07-2020 20:13
  
  PHOENIX (KPNX) — The Phoenix Fire Department said a woman's body was found after a fire broke out at an apartment on Friday.The body was found after the fire was extinguished, spokesman Captain Kenny Overton said.Two children and one adult were also taken to a local hospital with burn injuries after the fire broke out.The children were in critical condition. The adult, who was identified as a woman, was in stable condition. She had a leg injury, officials said.Another adult refused transpo
  
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• 5 die after SUV crosses interstate median in South Carolina

  03-07-2020 20:09
  
  ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina troopers say five people inside a SUV have died after their vehicle crossed an interstate median and hit two tractor trailers. Two people in the SUV survived the wreck, but their conditions were not released. Troopers said the 2001 Chevrolet was heading east on Interstate 26 near Orangeburg when the driver lost control around 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Authorities say the SUV went through a cable median barrier and into the westbound lanes, hitting two 18-w
  
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• `Huge bummer’: July Fourth will test Americans’ discipline

  03-07-2020 20:04
  
  The U.S. is heading into the Fourth of July weekend with many parades and fireworks displays canceled, beaches and bars closed, and health authorities warning that this will be a crucial test of Americans’ self-control. They say this could determine the trajectory of the surging coronavirus outbreak. With confirmed cases climbing in 40 states, governors have ordered the wearing of masks in public, and families are being urged to celebrate their independence at home. Even then, they ar
  
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• Canada health official says MLB season exemption not assured

  03-07-2020 20:04
  
  TORONTO (AP) — A top Canadian government health official says the Toronto Blue Jays aren’t guaranteed to get an exemption for the regular season. The Blue Jays got one to hold training camp in Toronto this week. But the regular season will require players to frequently travel back and forth between the United States.  Dr. Howard Njoo, Canadian Deputy Chief Public Health Officer, calls that request “a totally different ball game” and noted a lot of American states tha
  
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• Experts find early ocher mine in Mexican underwater caves

  03-07-2020 20:03
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Experts and cave divers in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula have found ocher mines that are some of the oldest on the continent, which could explain why ancient skeletons were found in the narrow, twisting labyrinths of now-submerged sinkhole caves. Since skeletal remains like “Naia,” a young woman who died 13,000 years ago, were found over the last 15 years, archaeologists have wondered how they wound up in the then-dry caves. About 8,000 years ago, rising s
  
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• 2 children critically burned, woman dead in Phoenix fire

  03-07-2020 20:01
  
  Fire officials say a blaze at a central Phoenix apartment complex killed a woman and critically injured two children. Phoenix Fire Department spokesman Capt. Kenny Overton says the children were taken to a local burn center. Their ages and sex weren’t immediately available. The blaze broke out in a three-story apartment building at about 9 a.m. Friday and a number of people were trapped on a second-floor balcony. Bystanders helped many of them evecuate. Others were rescued by firefighters
  
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• National Solar Non-Profit Starts Tucson Co-op

  03-07-2020 20:00
  
  The national non-profit organization Solar United Neighbors has launched a local solar co-op, with aims of getting panels for homeowners and businesses in the City of Tucson.According to Bret Fanshaw, Arizona program director for SUN, a solar co-op is a group of households in a geographic area who are planning to go solar around the same time.…
  
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• Christian Garrison, author, filmmaker, dies in NC at age 78

  03-07-2020 19:58
  
  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Christian Garrison, an author and filmmaker who displayed an unfiltered slice of 1960s Mississippi hill country life in a short film about influential blues guitarist Fred McDowell, has died. He was 78. Garrison’s sister, Gail McNeill, said her brother died Thursday at his home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Garrison had been fighting cancer for several months. Garrison was working as a filmmaker for the University of Mississippi when he made “Blue
  
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• Second wave of virus closures wallops California restaurants

  03-07-2020 19:56
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — California restaurants are paying a heavy price during the coronavirus pandemic as indoor dining has been shut down for the second time across much of the state. An order this week by Gov. Gavin Newsom has left dining rooms dark in virtually every large county. It puzzled and frustrated restaurant owners who were following safety guidelines. The chef and owner of the acclaimed Guerrilla Tacos in Los Angeles had just reopened Wednesday when the order to close indoor dinin
  
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• Iran declines to disclose cause of mysterious nuke site fire

  03-07-2020 19:54
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A top Iranian security spokesman says the cause of a fire at the Natanz nuclear site is known, but will not be made public at this time due to “security reasons.” The semiofficial Tasnim news agency quoted the spokesman of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council as announcing this on Friday. He did not elaborate, but his comments show the concern felt at the highest levels in Iran over the incident early, which happened on Thursday. U.S
  
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• Willie Nelson’s July Fourth picnic is virtual in virus era

  03-07-2020 19:47
  
  SPICEWOOD, Texas (AP) — Willie Nelson’s annual Fourth of July Picnic is going ahead this year, but to reduce concerns about the coronavirus the event will be virtual. Fans can tune in to the nearly 50-year-old music bash Saturday via livestream. Other performers include Sheryl Crow, Ziggy Marley, Steve Earle and Nelson’s fellow Texas-based singers Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keen and Kinky Friedman. Some of the artists will be at Nelson’s Luck Ranch in Spicewood, northwest o
  
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