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• Indiana governor defends officer response to assault report

  08-07-2020 23:59
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb says he is “proud” of the state’s Department of Natural Resources amid criticism that the agency’s conservation officers didn’t adequately respond to the reported assault of a Black man by a group of white men at a lake last weekend. The governor said during a news conference Wednesday that the agency’s officers acted according to protocols. But Katharine Liell, a lawyer for Vauhxx Booker, the man who says he
  
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• Facebook takes down accounts tied to Roger Stone

  08-07-2020 23:58
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook on Wednesday said it has removed dozens of accounts linked to the hate group Proud Boys, to President Donald Trump’s longtime ally Roger Stone and to employees of Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, among others. A network tied to both Stone and the Proud Boys had fake accounts post about local politics in Florida, as well as Stone’s books, websites and media appearances. Stone’s own Facebook account was also banned. Facebook said the
  
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• Musician John Legend Endorses Pima County Attorney Candidate Laura Conover; Jonathan Mosher Gets AZ Star Endorsement

  08-07-2020 23:55 via tucsonweekly.com
  
  Soul singer, songwriter, actor, philanthropist and all-around good guy John Legend tweeted his support for Pima County Attorney candidate Laura Conover this afternoon, July 8."I'm very genuinely and sincerely moved. I had no idea our race was on (Legend's) radar, but true reform candidates are obvious to other true reformers," Conover said.…
  
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• Trump aside, McConnell becomes GOP’s preacher on masks

  08-07-2020 23:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is emerging as the GOP’s mask spokesman. President Donald Trump may resist appearing masked in public. But in stops across his home state of Kentucky, McConnell is not only showing up with his face covered. He is holding up his blue mask for the cameras. He is repeating that it’s the single-most important thing Americans can do to stem the surge of COVID-19 cases. It’s a smart move for Republicans to peel away from
  
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• Wisconsin police officer rescues dog from burning house

  08-07-2020 23:47
  
  RACINE, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin police officer says he did what any dog lover would do when a pet is in a burning home. He rescued the pup. Caledonia K-9 Officer Cory Radke and his canine partner, Lou, were on their way home Monday when Radke saw smoke and heard a dispatcher calling all squad cars to the fire. WITI-TV reports that Radke was first to arrive at the house. He kicked in a side door, found a dog named Deezel on the couch and got the dog outside. Firefighters found another dog,
  
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• US rule targets disease-stricken countries to deny asylum

  08-07-2020 23:45
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration has proposed empowering border authorities to deny asylum to people from countries with widespread, deadly communicable disease. Wednesday’s announcement is the latest in a string of regulations before the November elections to dramatically raise the bar on who qualifies for humanitarian protections. The Homeland Security and Justice departments say denying asylum to people from high-risk countries would combat disease in the United States, i
  
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• Charges dropped against woman struck by officer at airport

  08-07-2020 23:42
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Criminal charges have been dropped against a Black woman who was struck in the face after yelling at a police officer at Miami International Airport. The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that there was insufficient evidence to prove the charges of battery on a police officer and disorderly conduct against the 21-year-old woman. Prosecutors say the confrontation began July 1 after the woman wasn’t allowed to board a flight to Chicago because sh
  
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• The Latest: Official says Tulsa rally likely led to surge

  08-07-2020 23:39
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY — President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Tulsa in late June that drew thousands of people, along with large protests that accompanied it, “likely contributed” to a dramatic surge in coronavirus cases, health officials said Wednesday.Tulsa County reported 261 confirmed cases on Monday, a new record one-day high, and another 206 cases on Tuesday.
  County Health Department Director Dr. Bruce Dart said those large gatherings “more than likely” con
  
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• Buffett makes annual donations worth $2.9B to 5 charities

  08-07-2020 23:34
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett has given away another $2.9 billion of his Berkshire Hathaway stock to five foundations as part of his plan to gradually give away his fortune. Buffett disclosed the annual gifts Wednesday. The biggest donation went to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Buffett also gave stock to his own foundation and to the foundations run by each of his three children. Buffett has been giving away blocks of Berkshire stock since 2006. In total, Buffett
  
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• AP Source: Ivy League calls off fall sports due to outbreak

  08-07-2020 23:31
  
  A person with knowledge of the decision says the Ivy League will not play sports this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic. The league left open the possibility of moving some seasons to the spring if outbreak is better controlled by then. The decision was described to the AP by a person speaking on the condition of anonymity in advance of the official announcement. The move could have ripple effects throughout the big business of college sports. Football players in the Power Five conference
  
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• Five takeaways from Facebook’s civil rights audit

  08-07-2020 23:25
  
  A two-year audit of Facebook’s civil rights record found “serious setbacks” hurting the social network’s progress on matters such as hate speech, misinformation and bias. Facebook had hired former American Civil Liberties Union executive Laura Murphy, in May 2018 to assess its performance on vital social issues. On Wednesday, the final 100-page report said that the company’s elevation of free expression _ especially by politicians _ above all other matters has hurt
  
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• Biden-Sanders task forces unveil joint goals for party unity

  08-07-2020 23:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Political task forces Joe Biden formed with onetime rival Bernie Sanders to solidify support among the Democratic Party’s progressive wing are recommending that the former vice president embrace proposals to combat climate change and institutional racism. They also want him to expand health care coverage and rebuild a coronavirus-ravaged economy. But they stopped short of urging Biden’s full support for policies that could prove too divisive for many swing vot
  
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• AP Source: Ivy League calls off fall sports, including football, for its eight schools.

  08-07-2020 23:20
  
  BOSTON (AP) — AP Source: Ivy League calls off fall sports, including football, for its eight schools.The post AP Source: Ivy League calls off fall sports, including football, for its eight schools. appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued July 8 at 2:19PM MST until July 13 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  08-07-2020 23:19
  
  * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon temperatures 109to 120 expected.
  * WHERE…Portions of south central and southwest Arizona andsoutheast and southern California.
  * WHEN…From 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ Saturday to 8 PM MST /8 PMPDT/ Monday.
  * IMPACTS…Very High HeatRisk. Increase in heat relatedillnesses, including heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heatstroke. Heat stroke can lead to death.An Excessive Heat Warning means that a period of very hottemperatures, even
  
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• Baby Zebra ignites Tucson with excitement after born at Reid Park Zoo on July 4th

  08-07-2020 23:19
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - While fireworks lit up across Southern Arizona on July 4, Reid Park Zoo experienced its own fireworks after its Grevy's zebra, Anna gave birth to a male foal that Saturday.Back in January, Reid Park Zoo announced it will add another adorable member to its family in the spring when its veterinary staff discovered that Anna was pregnant.On Saturday, Anna and her mate, Ben welcomed the little star with stripes to the world.“We are excited about the foal&rsq
  
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• Suspect arrested in Phoenix stabbing deaths of woman, 2 kids

  08-07-2020 23:15
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police say a suspect has been arrested in the stabbing deaths of a woman and two children in a Phoenix apartment last month. They say 28-year-old Mulu Yeman Merach is jailed on suspicion of three counts of first-degree murder. A possible motive remains unclear. Police say officers responded to a call of a possible stabbing on June 28 and found the bodies of 19-year-old Abraha Danait, 7-year-old Meadn Meles-Hebtom and 9-year-old Arsema Kidane. The mother of the boy and girl h
  
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• Tyler Perry to pay funeral expenses for girl shot in Atlanta

  08-07-2020 23:11
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A representative for Tyler Perry says the filmmaker and actor has offered to pay the funeral expenses for an 8-year-old girl who was fatally shot in Atlanta. Secoriea Turner was shot while riding in a Jeep Cherokee with her mother and another adult on Saturday night. The shooting occurred near a fast-food restaurant where a Black man, Rayshard Brooks, was killed by a white police officer June 12. The Wendy’s outlet was later burned, and the area has seen frequent demon
  
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• New oversight committee would restore faith in NYPD, AG says

  08-07-2020 23:10
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James is proposing sweeping changes to boost oversight of the city’s largest police department. The Democrat released a report Wednesday that recommends forming an independent commission that would approve the department’s budget and have the final say on officer discipline. Gov. Andrew Cuomo asked the attorney general to investigate whether the NYPD used excessive force to quell unrest and enforce a citywide curfew in the wake
  
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• Safe injection sites may curb opioid deaths, report suggests

  08-07-2020 23:02
  
  A secret U.S. safe haven where drug users can give themselves heroin and other drugs has observed more than 10,500 injections over five years with no fatal overdoses. Researchers published results Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. They say such facilities may curb deaths from the opioid epidemic, which kills nearly 70,000 people each year in the United States. The sites offer a drug that can reverse overdoses, plus counseling and safe disposal of used needles. Canada and many Eur
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued July 8 at 2:02PM MST until July 13 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  08-07-2020 23:02
  
  * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures Friday107 to 112, and high temperatures Saturday through Monday 111 to117.
  * WHERE…Tohono O’odham Nation, Tucson Metro Area and UpperGila River Valley.
  * WHEN…From 10 AM Friday to 8 PM MST Monday.
  * IMPACTS…Extreme heat and humidity will significantly increasethe potential for heat related illnesses, particularly for thoseworking or participating in outdoor activities.Keep in mind you may need to adjust yo
  
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• Philadelphia waives 100s of protest-related code violations

  08-07-2020 22:59
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney says the city will drop all code violation notices handed out to demonstrators during the protests against police brutality and racial injustice that followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis while in police custody. Kenney said in a written release Wednesday that he was taking the city Law Department’s recommendation and dropping the violations issued to protesters between May 30 and June 30. Kenney said that criminal charges
  
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• Trump forgoes insults of past, calls Mexico cherished friend

  08-07-2020 22:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has in the past denigrated Mexican migrants and threatened the U.S. ally with crippling tariffs. But on Wednesday, Trump welcomed President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to the White House with lofty language, and he called America’s southern neighbor a cherished partner. Trump said the countries’ economic and security relationship is reaching new heights. Trump’s affectionate words were in stark contrast to the days wh
  
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• Correction: Racial Injustice-Mississippi Monument story

  08-07-2020 22:44
  
  OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — In a story July 7, 2020, about whether to move a Confederate statue, The Associated Press erroneously reported that District 2 Supervisor Larry Gillespie said he doesn’t “understand how things like statues and street names can be offensive to some.” Gillespie said he does “understand how things like statues and street names can be offensive to some.”  The post Correction: Racial Injustice-Mississippi Monument story appeared first on K
  
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• Wall Street’s rally gets back on track as tech leads the way

  08-07-2020 22:38
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s rally got back on track Wednesday after more gains for big technology stocks helped pull the S&P 500 to its sixth gain in seven days. It came after a jumbled day of trading, where the S&P 500 drifted up and down a few times before a last-hour lift sent it to a gain of 0.8%. Gains for Apple, Amazon and Microsoft alone accounted for more than half of the S&P 500′s rise. Treasury yields and oil prices also ticked higher, but caution contin
  
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• Health official: Trump rally ‘likely’ source of virus surge

  08-07-2020 22:26
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The head of the Tulsa-County Health Department says President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in late June “likely contributed” to a dramatic surge in new coronavirus cases there. Tulsa City-County Health Department Director Dr. Bruce Dart says the city has recorded nearly 500 confirmed new cases in the last two days. Statewide, Oklahoma is reporting 673 confirmed new cases of the coronavirus, the state’s second-highest daily total since the start
  
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• UN council voting on Syria aid delivery through 1 crossing

  08-07-2020 22:25
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is voting on a Russian resolution that would limit the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria’s mainly rebel-held northwest to one crossing point from Turkey for six months. Diplomats say it is virtually certain to be defeated because Russia doesn’t have the minimum nine “yes” votes in the 15-member U.N. Security Council needed for adoption. They spoke on condition of anonymity because discussions have been private. Rus
  
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• Houston scraps Texas GOP’s in-person convention due to virus

  08-07-2020 22:22
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Houston officials have canceled the Texas GOP’s in-person convention. They say the spread of the coronavirus made it impossible to hold the event as scheduled. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said Wednesday that the city’s lawyers exercised provisions in the contract that the Texas Republican Party signed to rent the downtown convention center for a three-day event to have started July 16. Virus cases have surged in Texas, particularly in the state’s largest
  
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• Houston officials cancel Texas GOP’s in-person convention, citing coronavirus in one of nation’s hot spots

  08-07-2020 22:14
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Houston officials cancel Texas GOP’s in-person convention, citing coronavirus in one of nation’s hot spots.The post Houston officials cancel Texas GOP’s in-person convention, citing coronavirus in one of nation’s hot spots appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Wall Street rises as tech stock gains offset other losses

  08-07-2020 22:12
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes drifted higher on Wednesday, as more gains for big tech companies help make up for weakness elsewhere across Wall Street. The S&P 500 was 0.8% higher after erasing an earlier loss of 0.3%. Treasury yields and oil prices were also holding relatively steady. But caution still hung over markets, as gold nudged toward its highest price since 2011. The majority of stocks in the S&P 500 were higher, with several financial stocks and commercial discretio
  
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• NYC mayor unveils plan to reopen schools in fall

  08-07-2020 22:10
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Most New York City students will return to their physical schools two or three days a week and learn online the rest of the time under a plan announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio. De Blasio said Wednesday that schools can’t accommodate all their students at any one time and maintain safe social distancing. De Blasio said parents will have the option of online-only instruction for their children, but he said 75% of parents who answered a survey want their children in scho
  
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• Judge dismisses GM’s bribery lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler

  08-07-2020 22:09
  
  DETROIT (AP) — A federal judge in Detroit has dismissed General Motors’ lawsuit alleging that rival Fiat Chrysler paid off union leaders to get better contract terms than GM. In a ruling Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Paul Borman wrote that GM’s alleged injuries were not caused by FCA violating racketeering laws. He wrote that GM has not stated a claim that can be granted. GM said it disagreed with the ruling and will pursue legal remedies. The ruling came after a federal appea
  
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• Kansas man sentenced to 12 years in cruise ship killing

  08-07-2020 22:04
  
  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for killing his girlfriend by strangling her and pushing her over a balcony on a cruise ship off the coast of Florida. The Kansas City Star reports that 55-year-old Eric Newman, of Topeka, also was sentenced to five years of supervised release during a hearing Wednesday in federal court in Kansas. He pleaded guilty in December to second-degree murder in the January 2018 death of 50-year-old Tamara Tucker of L
  
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• CDC: Minorities affected much more in meatpacking outbreaks

  08-07-2020 22:04
  
  A new report studying the impact of the coronavirus on workers in meat processing plants has found that 87% of people infected were racial or ethnic minorities and that at least 86 workers have died. The report released Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examined more than 16,000 COVID-19 cases at 239 plants in 21 states. It offers perspective on how the virus devastated U.S. pork, beef and poultry processing plants, but the figures likely understate the problem as Io
  
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• Canada predicts historic deficit due to pandemic spending

  08-07-2020 22:00
  
  OTTAWA (AP) — The Canadian government is predicting a historic CDN$343 billion (US$254 billion) deficit for 2020-21 resulting from its economic and stimulus plans to battle COVID-19. The amount, included in a fiscal “snapshot” the Liberal government released Wednesday, is a huge jump from the CDN$28 billion (US$20.8 billion) deficit projected prior to the pandemic. The report says that since March, the federal government has spent more than CDN$231 billion (US$171 billion) on h
  
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• Network: Shepard Smith joins CNBC for weeknight news program

  08-07-2020 21:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former Fox News Channel anchor Shepard Smith is resurfacing. CNBC said Thursday that he will join the network to host a weeknight news program airing at 7 p.m. Eastern. Smith abruptly quit Fox last fall after being at that network since its start. CNBC has been trying to figure out ways to compete with Fox, MSNBC and CNN, which are delivering big ratings during a busy news period with programming that leans heavily into opinion. CNBC says Smith will concentrate on “fa
  
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• US consumers reduced their borrowing by $18.3 billion in May

  08-07-2020 21:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumers reduced their borrowing for a third straight month May as the millions of jobs lost because of the coronavirus pandemic made households less eager to take on new debt. The Federal Reserve reported Wednesday that consumer borrowing declined by $18.3 billion in May, a drop of 5.3%. Borrowing had fallen by 4.5% in March and then plunged 20.1% in April. That was the biggest one-month decline in percentage terms since the end of World War II. Borrowing in the ca
  
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• The Latest: South Africa prepares 1.5 million gravesites

  08-07-2020 21:46
  
  JOHANNESBURG — A health official in South Africa’s new coronavirus hot spot of Gauteng province says authorities are preparing over 1.5 million gravesites as confirmed cases rise.
  Bandile Masuku, a medical doctor and member of the province’s executive council, said it was the public’s responsibility to make sure the gravesites were not needed.“It’s an uncomfortable discussion,” he said. Gauteng province includes Johannesburg and the capital, Pretoria.
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• Criticism of US pullout from WHO from allies, China alike

  08-07-2020 21:45
  
  GENEVA (AP) — Top U.S. allies are denouncing the planned pullout of the United States from the World Health Organization. Italy’s health minister called it “wrong,” and a political ally of Germany’s leader warned that it create more room for China on the world stage. The United Nations and the State Department announced Tuesday the formal U.S. notification of withdrawal within a year, making good on President Donald Trump’s vow in May to terminate U.S. partici
  
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• IRS announces resources to help taxpayers who need to file 2019 tax returns

  08-07-2020 21:41
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVOA) — On Monday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reminded taxpayers that there are a variety of ways for English and non-English speakers to get help filing their 2019 tax returns.The 2019 tax filing deadline is July 15, 2020.
  “Providing additional materials in more languages to help taxpayers is a priority for the IRS,” Chuck Rettig, IRS Commissioner said in a press release Monday.
  Rettig said in the upcoming months the IRS will be working to add more re
  
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• Supreme Court expected to rule on Trump tax records Thursday

  08-07-2020 21:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is expected to rule Thursday on whether Congress and the Manhattan district attorney can see President Donald Trump’s taxes and other financial records that the president has fought hard to keep private. The high-stakes dispute tests the balance of power between the White House and Congress, as well as Trump’s claim that he can’t be investigated while in office. It’s not clear, even if Trump loses, how much of the material would b
  
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• Serbian leader backtracks on lockdown amid chaotic protests

  08-07-2020 21:28
  
  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Police have fired tear gas at protesters in Serbia’s capital during the second day of demonstrations against the president’s handling of the country’s coronavirus outbreak. President Aleksandar Vucic backtracked on his plans to reinstate a coronavirus lockdown in Belgrade this week, but it didn’t stop people from firing flares and throwing stones while trying to storm the downtown parliament building. Several people were injured. The clashes
  
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• New Mexico mandates police body cameras in wake of protests

  08-07-2020 21:26
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Democratic governor has signed legislation to require that police officers wear body cameras as a deterrent against excessive use of force. Signed Wednesday, the policing reforms apply to local and state law enforcement officers with the exception of tribal agencies. The state’s Democrat-led legislature approved bill in June during a four-day special session. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham first called for the body camera requirements amid demons
  
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• Tucson City Council Repeals Controversial Police Ordinance Allowing Officers To Set Crime Scene Boundaries To Limit Filming of Officers

  08-07-2020 21:23 via tucsonweekly.com
  
  Last night the Tucson City Council voted 6-1 to repeal Ordinance 11746, which allowed Tucson police officers to establish restricted areas and administer penalties to individuals for “interfering with police investigations or enforcement activity.” Adopted on April 21, the ordinance was passed unanimously by the council in response to a video TPD showed them of “First Amendment auditors” screaming profanities at Tucson police officers and filming them at a crime scene.&he
  
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• Atlanta mayor to defy governor, require masks in city

  08-07-2020 21:17
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s mayor says she will sign an executive order mandating masks in Georgia’s largest city. A spokesman for Keisha Lance Bottoms says the mayor will sign the order Wednesday. The move could set up a confrontation with the Republican Kemp, who has already been clashed with Bottoms recently over policing issues. Bottoms and other leaders in the state have unsuccessfully appealed to Kemp to change his order that local governments can’t exceed the state&rs
  
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• Commerce Department IG seeks info on 2 Census hirings

  08-07-2020 21:16
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s inspector general has asked the Census Bureau for information related to the hiring process of two men whose appointments to top positions have drawn sharp criticism. Commerce Department Inspector General Peggy E. Gustafson sent a letter to Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham on Tuesday asking for the resumes of Nathaniel Cogley and Adam Korzeniewski and requesting other information about their hiring, including documents r
  
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• Serbian leader backtracks on lockdown amid violent protests

  08-07-2020 21:07
  
  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Police have fired tear gas at protesters in Serbia’s capital during the second day of demonstrations against the president’s handling of the country’s coronavirus outbreak. President Aleksandar Vucic backtracked on his plans to reinstate a coronavirus lockdown in Belgrade this week, but it didn’t stop people from firing flares and throwing stones while trying to storm the downtown parliament building. Several people were injured. The clashes
  
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• Saudi, Briton join race for top WTO post ahead of deadline

  08-07-2020 20:58
  
  GENEVA (AP) — Britain and Saudi Arabia put forward late entries for the contest to become the next director-general of the World Trade Organization, joining six others aspiring to lead the Geneva-based trade body that has faced scorn and pressure from the Trump administration. A Wednesday deadline loomed for candidacies to head the WTO after its current chief, Brazil’s Roberto Azevedo, made the surprise announcement in May that he would leave the job a year early. Saudi Arabia nomina
  
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• Despite risks, Trump invests big in attacks on Biden’s age

  08-07-2020 20:57
  
  President Donald Trump has accused his Democratic rival Joe Biden of having connections to the “radical left” and has pilloried his relationship with China, his record on criminal justice, his plans for the pandemic and even his son’s business dealings. But in a kitchen-sink offensive backed by a mountain of campaign cash, the 74-year-old Trump has so far invested in one line of attack above all: the accusation that his 77-year-old opponent is too old and mentally weak to be an
  
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• Kanye West breaks with Trump, claims 2020 run is not a stunt

  08-07-2020 20:54
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West says he is no longer a Trump supporter. The rapper, who once praised President Donald Trump, tells Forbes in a story published Wednesday that he is “taking the red hat off” — a reference to Trump’s trademark red “Make America Great Again” cap. West also insisted that his weekend announcement that he’s running for President was not a stunt to drum up interest in an upcoming album. Forbes spoke to West from his ranch near C
  
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• UN chief warns foreign interference in Libya `unprecedented’

  08-07-2020 20:52
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations secretary-general is warning that foreign interference in Libya’s war has reached “unprecedented levels.” Antonio Guterres on Wednesday urged key players and their backers to unblock the political stalemate in the oil-rich north African country and agree to a cease-fire and peace talks. He said the U.N. mission in Libya is undertaking deescalation efforts, “including the creation of a possible demilitarized zone.” Guter
  
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