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• The Latest: Financial firms among big relief fund recipients

  06-07-2020 23:58
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Treasury decision to identify hundreds of thousands of businesses that received funding through the Paycheck Protection Program, created to preserve jobs at smaller businesses during the coronavirus pandemic:
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  The financial services industry received roughly $27 billion from the Paycheck Protection Program, the coronavirus-relief fund aimed at helping small businesses, according to government data.The list of borrowers includes a handful of banks, but t
  
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• Tom Hanks on COVID-19, ‘Greyhound’ and wartime mentality

  06-07-2020 23:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Before the coronavirus pandemic, Tom Hanks’ “Greyhound” was going to hit theaters in early June, smack in between “Wonder Woman 1984” and “Top Gun 2.” Now, it will head straight into homes as a marquee event with little competition of similar scale or star power. A Tom Hanks-led, special effects-laden WWII movie is a weight class above most straight-to-streaming options in this strange summer movie season. Disney+ has “Hamilto
  
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• First major Brazilian cities resume classes amid pandemic

  06-07-2020 23:50
  
  DUQUE DE CAXIAS, Brazil (AP) — The cities of Manaus in the Amazon rainforest and Duque de Caxias, in Rio de Janeiro’s metropolitan region on Monday resumed in-person classes at private schools, the two largest cities to do so since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools have resorted to sending lessons through social media, and even television and radio broadcasts. Restrictions put in place to contain the virus’ spread have been lifted in varying degrees from city to city,
  
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• New rules: Foreign pupils must leave US if classes go online

  06-07-2020 23:49
  
  New federal guidelines say international students will be forced to leave the U.S. or transfer to another college if their schools offer classes entirely online this fall. The guidelines provide additional pressure for campuses to reopen even amid growing concerns about the recent spread of COVID-19 among young adults. President Donald Trump has insisted that schools and universities return to in-person instruction as soon as possible. The rules say international students must take at least some
  
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• Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases, School Districts Prepare for 2020-21 School Year

  06-07-2020 23:46
  
  One week ago, Gov. Doug Ducey announced that Arizona public schools will be allowed to open their doors to students on Monday, Aug. 17. But with COVID-19 cases on the rise, local school districts are not confident that this start date is the real thing. Two districts, Tucson Unified School District and Sunnyside School District, announced over the holiday weekend that they would begin the school year with an online-only program and only return to having in-person classes once it is safe. I
  
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• President Trump criticizes Redskins, Indians about considering name change

  06-07-2020 23:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is criticizing two pro sports teams that are considering name changes in the wake of a national reckoning over racial injustice and inequality. Trump tweeted Monday that,“They name teams out of STRENGTH, not weakness, but now the Washington Redskins & Cleveland Indians, two fabled sports franchises, look like they are going to be changing their names in order to be politically correct.”The NFL’s Washington Redskins announced Fr
  
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• Theater union OKs 2 plans to return to post-virus live shows

  06-07-2020 23:42
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The national labor union representing stage actors and managers has given the go-ahead for two Massachusetts theaters to resume theatrical performances, offering potential roadmaps for the return to live performances. Actors’ Equity Association on Monday approved a one-man show by Barrington Stage Company and an outdoor production of the musical “Godspell” at Berkshire Theatre Group. Both companies will turn Pittsfield, in western Massachusetts, into a lab
  
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• Georgia Gov. authorizes Guard troops after 8-year-old killed

  06-07-2020 23:39
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency and authorized the activation of National Guard troops after a weekend of violence where an 8-year-old girl and four others were killed. Troops will provide support at certain locations including the Capitol and governor’s mansion, freeing up state law enforcement resources to patrol other areas. The killing of 8-year-old Secoriea Turner has prompted a $10,000 reward for information as authorities in Atlanta sea
  
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• The Latest: TGI Fridays, PF Chang’s chains get relief funds

  06-07-2020 23:35
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Treasury decision to identify hundreds of thousands of businesses that received funding through the Paycheck Protection Program, created to preserve jobs at smaller businesses during the coronavirus pandemic:
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  TGI Fridays and P.F. Chang’s China Bistro were among the big restaurant chains granted loans from the government’s Payroll Protection Program, according to data released by the Treasury Department on Monday.
  Dallas-based TGI Fridays, w
  
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• Governors’ companies among recipients of virus relief loans

  06-07-2020 23:34
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Data released Monday show governors who led state responses to the coronavirus pandemic were among beneficiaries of the loan program created to help small businesses weather COVID-19′s economic effects. The governors of at least seven states had ties to companies that received loans through the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program. Both Republicans and Democrats, their associated companies’ loans ranged from $150,000 to more th
  
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• Georgia sub shop workers fired for making bread dough noose

  06-07-2020 23:34
  
  WOODSTOCK, Ga. (AP) — Four employees of a Georgia sandwich shop have been fired after making a noose out of bread dough and filming themselves playing with it. A video posted to social media of the workers at a Jimmy John’s restaurant in Woodstock shows one employee draping the bread dough noose over the neck of another and yanking it as other workers laugh. The workers who are shown in the video appear to be white. The Telegraph of Macon reports the clip was posted on Snapchat and l
  
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• The Latest: West Virginia mandates face masks indoors

  06-07-2020 23:31
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Monday instituted a mandatory face mask order for indoor spaces after the state reported record numbers of new coronavirus cases over the weekend.The Republican’s executive order, which goes into effect at midnight, requires everyone over the age of 9 to wear face coverings inside buildings when social distancing isn’t possible.Confirmed virus cases in the state have risen 30% in the last two weeks.State health officials hav
  
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• Hanks on COVID, ‘Greyhound’ and adopting a wartime mentality

  06-07-2020 23:25
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Before the coronavirus pandemic, Tom Hanks’ “Greyhound” was going to hit theaters in early June, smack in between “Wonder Woman 1984” and “Top Gun 2.” Now, it will head straight into homes as a marquee event with little competition of similar scale or star power. A Tom Hanks-led, special effects-laden WWII movie is a weight class above most straight-to-streaming options in this strange summer movie season. Disney+ has “Hamilto
  
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• The Latest: Trump to establish ‘National Garden’ of heroes

  06-07-2020 23:21
  
  MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL, S.D. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s July Fourth celebration at Mount Rushmore (all times local):
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  President Donald Trump says he will establish a “National Garden of American Heroes,” which he is describing as “a vast outdoor park that will feature the statues of the greatest Americans who ever lived.”
  Trump made the announcement as he opened the Fourth of July weekend with a speech and fireworks at the
  
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• Virus: Dragon Con cancels in-person Atlanta event for 2020

  06-07-2020 23:11
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Organizers of the popular fantasy and gaming convention called Dragon Con have announced that the in-person event will be canceled this year in Atlanta because of the coronavirus pandemic. Officials for Dragon Con announced Monday that the event will instead be moved online. The convention was set mark its 34th year and scheduled to take place over Labor Day weekend. A convention spokesman said organizers are working on plans for a free virtual version of the event that woul
  
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• 4-year-old shot by suspected stray bullet dies of injuries

  06-07-2020 23:07
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities say a 4-year-old boy has died after he was shot in the head by an apparent stray bullet on the Fourth of July in St. Louis. Police said Monday that the department was reclassifying the shooting of Michael Goodlow III as a homicide after it was notified of his injuries. Police said the shooting happened Saturday night in a neighborhood northwest of downtown St. Louis. The child was taken to a hospital in critical condition. No arrests have been made. Police spok
  
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• South Dakota man linked to Russian spy sentenced for fraud

  06-07-2020 23:00
  
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A former conservative operative who was once romantically linked to a Russian agent has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison in South Dakota. Paul Erickson was not charged in connection to his relationship with Maria Butina. She was deported in October after admitting she sought to infiltrate conservative U.S. political groups and promote Russia’s agenda. The Argus Leader reports that Erickson pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering as pa
  
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• Pentagon draft policy would ban Confederate flag displays

  06-07-2020 23:00
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A draft policy being circulated by Pentagon leaders would ban the display of the Confederate flag in Defense Department workplaces or public areas by service members and civilian personnel. The policy has not yet been finalized or signed by Defense Secretary Mark Esper. It comes as President Donald Trump earlier in the day criticized NASCAR’s decision to ban the flag at its races and venues. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the draft. If approved, the draft P
  
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• Correction: US-Wisconsin-Voter ID story

  06-07-2020 22:56
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — In a story June 29, 2020, about a federal appeals court panel ruling on a range of voting restrictions approved by Republicans, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the court had kept intact an option that allows people to vote without an ID if they show an affidavit saying they tried to obtain one. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked that option.The post Correction: US-Wisconsin-Voter ID story appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Clarification: Trump-Rushmore-The Latest story

  06-07-2020 22:55
  
  MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL, S.D. (AP) — In a July 3 story about President Donald Trump’s speech at Mount Rushmore, The Associated Press reported that Trump accused activists who want to remove monuments to Confederate generals and other divisive leaders of a campaign to wipe out American history. The story should have made clear that Trump did not explicitly mention monuments to Confederate generals in the speech. Instead, he said that activists want to tear down “every s
  
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• Arizona man jailed without bond after his wife is found dead

  06-07-2020 22:51
  
  COTTONWOOD, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a man who turned himself in to Cottonwood police after allegedly killing his wife at the couple’s Black Canyon City home remains jailed without bond on suspicion of first-degree murder. Yavapai County Sheriff’s officials say 64-year-old Donald Scott as taken into custody Saturday after allegedly admitting that he killed his wife at their Black Canyon City home. They say Scott told them that ongoing marital disputes over the last several
  
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• Markets swell around the world; Nasdaq sets another record

  06-07-2020 22:32
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rallied worldwide on Monday as investors bet that the economy can continue its dramatic turnaround despite all the challenges ahead. The S&P 500 rose 1.6%, following up on similar gains in Europe and Asia, and clawed back to within 6.1% of its record set in February. Stocks of the biggest companies once again led the way, and strength for Apple, Amazon and other tech-oriented titans helped push the Nasdaq composite to another record. They’re the latest buoy
  
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• Native American groups ask NFL to force Redskins name change

  06-07-2020 22:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Several Native American leaders and organizations have sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell calling for the league to force Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder to change the team name immediately. The letter obtained by The Associated Press expresses concern that the organization’s process to review the name doesn’t involve consultation with those Native American leaders. The team launched a “thorough review” of the name last week, whil
  
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• Voter Register Deadline: Sign Up To Vote by Midnight Tonight if You Want To Cast a Primary Ballot

  06-07-2020 22:15
  
  Today is the last day to register to vote in the Aug. 4 primary election.Early balloting begins Wednesday, July 8.To help you register, Pima County Recorder F. Ann Rodriguez will be open until 7 p.m. at both her downtown office (240 N. Stone Ave.) and her eastside office (6920 E. Broadway Blvd.).
  “Fourth of July weekend is a busy time for many families, so we want to give everyone the opportunity to register to vote on Monday,” said Rodriguez.You can also register to vote online by v
  
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• Spc. Vanessa Guillen honored with mural in Texas

  06-07-2020 22:02
  
  TEXAS – An artist from California honored Vanessa Guillen in her own way by painting a mural for her at Sick Made Tattoo parlor in Killeen, Texas.With the help of Lulac and the tattoo parlor providing supplies, the mural was painted by Cherine Mendoza in the same area where a vigil honoring her was held Friday outside the East Fort Hood Gate.Mendoza says while the mural honors her memory, the goal is to make a powerful statement.RELATED: Lawyer: Remains of missing Texas soldier identified
  
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• Malawi’s new president urges all to root out corruption

  06-07-2020 22:02
  
  BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Malawi’s newly elected President Lazarus Chakwera has been inaugurated Monday at small ceremony, following a last-minute change from a stadium event, in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. About 100 people attended the swearing-in ceremony, including Tanzanian Vice President Samia Hassan Suluhu.Chakwera said Malawi must rid itself of corruption. He said all Malawians must work to build a new nation free from maladministration. Chakwera said he canc
  
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• Indiana officials investigate report of assault on Black man

  06-07-2020 22:02
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A Black man says a group of white men assaulted him and threatened to “get a noose” after claiming that he and his friends had trespassed on private property as they gathered at an Indiana lake over the Fourth of July weekend. Vauhxx Booker is a local civil rights activist and member of the Monroe County Human Rights Commission. He posted cellphone video on Facebook that shows part of the altercation. He said he called 911 Saturday after the men assaulted hi
  
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• The Latest: Smaller oil and gas drillers tapped relief fund

  06-07-2020 22:00
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Treasury decision to identify hundreds of thousands of businesses that received funding through the Paycheck Protection Program, created to preserve jobs at smaller businesses during the coronavirus pandemic:
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  More than 4,100 oil and gas companies, including drillers, explorers, pipeline and oilfield service companies and natural gas distributors took in an estimated $2.07 billion to $4.91 billion in loans from the government’s pandemic relief pro
  
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• Hospitals approaching capacity as Miami closes restaurants

  06-07-2020 21:46
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Hospitals are fast approaching capacity in Florida and Texas, and the Miami area again ordered restaurants closed as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases and hospitalizations began to climb. The dour news comes as the U.S. emerged from a Fourth of July weekend of picnics, pool parties and beach outings that health officials fear could fuel the rapidly worsening outbreak. The see-saw effect of eased restrictions and then increases in cases is seeing a number of states reve
  
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• Trump criticizes Redskins, Indians for weighing name changes

  06-07-2020 21:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is criticizing two sports teams that are considering name changes in the wake of a national reckoning over racial injustice and inequality. Trump tweeted Monday that, “They name teams out of STRENGTH, not weakness, but now the Washington Redskins & Cleveland Indians, two fabled sports franchises, look like they are going to be changing their names in order to be politically correct.” The NFL’s Washington Redskins announced Frid
  
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• Small business aid went beyond hard-hit companies, data show

  06-07-2020 21:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The government on Monday identified roughly 650,000 mostly small businesses and nonprofits that received taxpayer money from a program that likely helped prevent the job market meltdown from growing worse but that also benefited some politically connected firms. The Treasury Department identified just a fraction of the total borrowers, naming only those companies that got loans of more than $150,000. Those firms made up less than 15% of the nearly 5 million small companie
  
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• Author sues to stop removal of controversial Kentucky mural

  06-07-2020 21:25
  
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Award-winning Kentucky writer Wendell Berry and his wife have sued the University of Kentucky to try to stop the removal of a mural that has been the object of protest for its depictions of Black people and Native Americans. University President Eli Capilouto announced last month that the mural would be coming down. The suit says the federal government gave the state limited rights to the artwork and those rights transfer back to the federal government if the state ch
  
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• The Latest: Kanye West’s Yeezy got pandemic relief funds

  06-07-2020 21:17
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Treasury decision to identify hundreds of thousands of businesses that received funding through the Paycheck Protection Program, created to preserve jobs at smaller businesses during the coronavirus pandemic:
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  Kanye West’s clothing and sneaker brand Yeezy received a loan from the federal government’s pandemic rescue fund worth between $2 million and $5 million, helping it save 106 jobs, according to data released by the Treasury Department o
  
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• Facebook, others block requests on Hong Kong user data

  06-07-2020 21:17
  
  HONG KONG (AP) — Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, Google and Twitter will deny law enforcement requests for user data in Hong Kong as they assess the effect of a new national security law enacted last week. Facebook and its messaging app WhatsApp said Monday that they would freeze the review of government requests for user data in Hong Kong,“pending further assessment of the National Security Law, including formal human rights due diligence and consultations with international human rig
  
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• Arizona officials: Most virus cases involve younger people

  06-07-2020 21:16
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials say the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the state has now surpassed 100,000, and younger people, not the elderly, make up more than half of them.
  The Arizona Department of Health Services said Monday that more than 62,000 of the 101,441 reported cases involve people younger than 44.
  DHS Director Dr. Cara Crist says it’s people between 20 and 44 who can drive community spread of COVID-19.
  She urged the public to take simple precau
  
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• NY count: 6,300 virus patients were sent to nursing homes

  06-07-2020 21:15
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York hospitals released more than 6,300 recovering coronavirus patients into nursing homes during the height of the pandemic under a controversial, now-scrapped policy. But state officials argued Monday that the policy was not to blame for one of the nation’s highest nursing home death tolls. They instead contended the virus’ spread through nursing homes was drivein by more than 20,000 infected home staffers, many of whom kept going to work. New York Gov
  
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• Navajo Nation reports 38 more coronavirus cases plus 1 death

  06-07-2020 21:09
  
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials have reported 38 additional cases of COVID-19 and one more known death. Tribal Department of Health officials say 7,840 people on the vast reservation that spans parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah have tested positive with 378 known deaths as of Sunday night. Health officials also say reports from all 12 health care facilities on and near the Navajo Nation indicate 58,768 people have been tested and 5,581 have recovered from COVID
  
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• Fossils reveal dinosaur forerunner smaller than a cellphone

  06-07-2020 21:04
  
  Scientists have discovered a pocket sized dinosaur forerunner that was just 4 inches tall. Named Kongonaphon kely, which means tiny bug slayer, the creature looked like a dinosaur but scampered the Earth earlier, predating both dinosaurs and flying pterosaurs. The fossils, dug up in Madagascar, date from 237 million years ago, according to a study Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Scientists say it had strong hind legs and feasted on bugs. They figure the lit
  
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• Iraqi expert on armed groups shot dead in Baghdad

  06-07-2020 20:58
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — A leading Iraqi expert on the Islamic State and other militant groups has been shot dead in Baghdad after receiving threats from Iran-backed militias. Security officials say Hisham al-Hashimi, 47, was shot near his home in the Zeyouneh area of Baghdad and pronounced dead at a hospital. Al-Hashimi was a respected security analyst who appeared regularly on Iraqi television and whose expertise was sought out by government officials, journalists and researchers. Weeks before his
  
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• The Latest: Coronavirus cases in Arizona surpass 100,000

  06-07-2020 20:55
  
  PHOENIX — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Arizona, which leads the U.S. in new cases per capita, has now surpassed 100,000. State health officials said Monday that younger people have comprised more than half of them.
  The Department of Health Services said in a statement that more than 62,000 of the 101,441 reported cases involve people younger than 44.Director Dr. Cara Christ said it’s those between ages 20 and 44 who can drive community spread of COVID-19.
  Arizona cont
  
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• The Latest: Company founded by California governor got aid

  06-07-2020 20:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Treasury decision to identify hundreds of thousands of businesses that received funding through the Paycheck Protection Program, created to preserve jobs at smaller businesses during the coronavirus pandemic:
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  A Northern California-based winery and hospitality company founded by California Gov. Gavin Newsom received a loan worth $150,000 to $350,000 from the Paycheck Protection Program, the federal rescue package aimed to help small businesses during th
  
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• Today Is Your Last Chance To Vote in the First Round of Best of Tucson® 2020: The Lost Treasures!

  06-07-2020 20:46
  
  The lost treasures of Tucson are spoken of in hushed whispers. Who knows what happened to these legendary talismans after they vanished more than a century ago?…
  
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• France: Macron ousts security chief after police protests

  06-07-2020 20:44
  
  PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has ousted his interior minister following protests against police brutality. It’s part of a government shakeup aimed at shifting the government’s focus to post-virus economic recovery in the last two years of Macron’s term. The interior minister had come under fire amid widespread French protests against racial injustice and police brutality spurred by the death of George Floyd in the United States. He announced a ban on poli
  
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• White woman charged after racist Central Park confrontation

  06-07-2020 20:39
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A white woman walking her dog who called the police during a videotaped dispute with a Black man in Central Park was charged Monday with filing a false report. In May, Amy Cooper drew widespread condemnation for calling 911 to report she was being threatened by “an African-American man” when bird watcher Christian Cooper appeared to keep his distance as he recorded her rant on his phone. District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said in a statement on Monday that his of
  
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• The Latest: Expensive prep schools got federal rescue funds

  06-07-2020 20:34
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Treasury decision to identify hundreds of thousands of businesses that received funding through the Paycheck Protection Program, created to preserve jobs at smaller businesses during the coronavirus pandemic:
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  Some of the nation’s most expensive prep schools received loans from a federal rescue package meant to help small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, according to data released by the Treasury Department on Monday.
  Wealthy private sc
  
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• Prosecutor: White woman has been charged with falsely calling 911 on Black man in racist Central Park confrontation

  06-07-2020 20:21
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutor: White woman has been charged with falsely calling 911 on Black man in racist Central Park confrontation.The post Prosecutor: White woman has been charged with falsely calling 911 on Black man in racist Central Park confrontation appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• US signs order for first West Coast gas-export terminal

  06-07-2020 20:19
  
  The Trump administration is clearing the way for the first West Coast export terminal for liquid natural gas. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette signed an export authorization order Monday for the proposed Jordan Cove liquid natural gas terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon. The project by a Canada-based company would target markets in Asia. It’s part of an administration push to promote U.S. oil and gas production and export despite mounting scientific warnings about fossil fuels damaging the climat
  
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• Burundi starts taking COVID-19 seriously, begins screening

  06-07-2020 20:14
  
  NAIROBI,Kenya (AP) — Burundi launched a campaign of mass screening for COVID-19 on Monday in the country’s largest city Bujumbura, indicating that the new president is implementing policies to combat the spread of the disease. Named “I won’t get infected and propagate COVID-19,” in the Kirundi language, the new campaign was launched in three centers in the north, center and south of Bujumbura. Scores of Bujumbura residents, including students, wore masks as they par
  
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• No more delays: What to know about the July 15 tax deadline

  06-07-2020 20:01
  
  Tax procrastinators, your time is running out. As the coronavirus pandemic took hold this spring, the federal government postponed the traditional April 15 filing deadline until July 15. The move provided some economic and logistic relief for taxpayers dealing with the disruptions and uncertainty brought on by lockdowns, school closures and shuttered businesses. But now that new deadline is rapidly approaching. Taxpayers must file or seek an extension by the new deadline or face a penalty. The I
  
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• The Latest: Hard-hit restaurants take US pandemic lifeline

  06-07-2020 20:00
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Treasury decision to identify hundreds of thousands of businesses that received funding through the Paycheck Protection Program, created to preserve jobs at smaller businesses during the coronavirus pandemic:
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  The restaurant industry has been particularly hard hit during the pandemic and unsurprisingly many took advantage of the government’s Paycheck Protection Program intended to preserve jobs.M Crowd Restaurant Group, which owns 27 Texas restau
  
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