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• UN approves aid to Syria’s rebel area through 1 crossing

  11-07-2020 23:57
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution authorizing humanitarian aid deliveries to Syria’s mainly rebel-held northwest from Turkey through just one crossing point. The vote Saturday was a victory for Russia, which is Syria’s most important ally. Russia argued that aid should be delivered from within the country across conflict lines and just one crossing point is needed. The U.N. and humanitarian groups argued unsuccessfully — along with
  
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• Trump wears mask in public for first time during pandemic

  11-07-2020 23:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital on Saturday. It’s the first time the president has been seen in public with the type of facial covering recommended by health officials as a precaution against spreading or becoming infected by the novel coronavirus. Trump flew by helicopter to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in suburban Washington to meet wounded servicemembers and health care providers caring for COVID-19 patient
  
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• UN Security Council approves aid to Syrian rebel area through just one crossing from Turkey, in a victory for Russia

  11-07-2020 23:38
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UN Security Council approves aid to Syrian rebel area through just one crossing from Turkey, in a victory for Russia.The post UN Security Council approves aid to Syrian rebel area through just one crossing from Turkey, in a victory for Russia appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Visiting military hospital, Trump wears a mask in public for first time during pandemic

  11-07-2020 23:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Visiting military hospital, Trump wears a mask in public for first time during pandemic.The post Visiting military hospital, Trump wears a mask in public for first time during pandemic appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued July 11 at 2:30PM MST until July 13 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  11-07-2020 23:30
  
  * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures 102 to108 in the Upper San Pedro River Valley and Eastern CochiseCounty below 5000 feet, 90 to 100 across the BaboquivariMountains, 110 to 116 in Western Pima County, and 105 to 113elsewhere.
  * WHERE…Western Pima County, Upper Santa Cruz RiverValley/Altar Valley, South Central Pinal County, SoutheastPinal County, Upper San Pedro River Valley, Eastern CochiseCounty below 5000 feet and Baboquivari Mountains.
  * WHEN…Until
  
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• UN voting for aid to Syria’s rebel area through 1 crossing

  11-07-2020 23:18
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is voting on a resolution that would extend humanitarian aid deliveries to Syria’s mainly rebel-held northwest from Turkey through just one crossing point, as Russia has insisted. Russia, Syria’s closest ally, has argued that aid should be delivered from within the country across conflict lines and just one crossing point is needed. The U.N. and humanitarian groups argued unsuccessfully _ along with the vast majority of the Securi
  
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• The Latest: Third of South Africa cases in Gauteng province

  11-07-2020 22:57
  
  JOHANNESBURG — South Africa is reporting another 13,497 confirmed coronavirus cases for a total of 264,184 including 3,971 deaths. More than a third of cases are in the new hot spot of Gauteng province, which includes Johannesburg and the capital, Pretoria.Already public hospitals are expressing concerns about shortages of available beds and medical oxygen. The percentage of tests that are positive is now over 25% but the National Institute of Infectious Diseases says that could reflect bo
  
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• Tucker Carlson writer resigns after racist posts revealed

  11-07-2020 22:51
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Tucker Carlson’s top writer has resigned from Fox News after secretly posting racist and sexist remarks online. CNN reported Friday that writer Blake Neff used a pseudonym to post bigoted comments about Black and Asian people, as well as women, on the online forum AutoAdmit. Neff began working on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” in 2016 and was known as Carlson’s top writer. Neff previously worked as a reporter for the right-wing news outlet The Daily Caller
  
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• Grit, resolve carry Northern Kentucky’s Harris in hard times

  11-07-2020 22:39
  
  Northern Kentucky basketball player Karl Harris is persevering through difficult times. He grew up with no real memories of his father, lost his brother in a case of mistaken identity and survived daily trips through a rough part of Chicago on his way to school. Harris remained dedicated in the classroom and on the court, earning a Division I scholarship and becoming the first male in his family to earn a college degree. His dream of playing in the NCAA Tournament was wiped out by the coronaviru
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued July 11 at 1:18PM MST until July 13 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  11-07-2020 22:18
  
  * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon temperatures 108 to119.
  * WHERE…Portions of south central and southwest Arizona andsoutheast and southern California.
  * WHEN…Until 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ Monday.
  * IMPACTS…Very High Heat Risk. 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 by local standards, will occur. Actions
  
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• The Latest: Arizona adds 3,000 more daily coronavirus cases

  11-07-2020 21:54
  
  PHOENIX — Arizona health officials have reported an additional 69 deaths from the coronavirus outbreak.So far, there’s been more than 2,150 confirmed deaths from the virus in Arizona.The state added 3,038 confirmed cases in the last day, bringing the total to 119,930. Arizona also set a record with 3,485 patients hospitalized for COVID-19 as of Friday.
  Hospital caseloads have surged since Arizona became one of the hot spots for the coronavirus after Gov. Doug Ducey relaxed stay-home
  
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• Bollywood’s Amitabh Bachchan hospitalized with coronavirus

  11-07-2020 21:53
  
  NEW DELHI (AP) — Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan says he has tested positive for the coronavirus and is hospitalized in Mumbai. In a tweet on Saturday, the 77-year-old Bachchan said his family and staff have also undergone tests and are awaiting results. His 44-year-old son and fellow actor, Abhishek Bachchan, tweeted Saturday night that he also has tested positive for the virus and is hospitalized. He described their symptoms as mild. The elder Bachchan has acted in more than 200 Ind
  
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• World Council of Churches “dismayed” at Hagia Sophia shift

  11-07-2020 21:40
  
  FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The head of the World Council of Churches has written to Turkey’s president about the “grief and dismay” among members over the decision to convert the Hagia Sophia landmark in Istanbul into a mosque. The council’s interim general secretary, Ioan Sauca, sent the letter Saturday to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan on Friday formally converted the 6th-century structure into a mosque. Originally a cathedral, Hagia Sophia was tur
  
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• Record high temperatures likely for Sunday afternoon

  11-07-2020 21:35
  
  TUCSON - The highest temperature ever recorded in Tucson was 110 degrees back in 2005. That record will likely fall just after lunch as we are expecting a high near 113.
  Saturday Night: Clear and Warm. Low: 81°Sunday: Record Heat. High: 113°Sunday Night: Mostly Clear, Warm. Low: 81°The heat wave will continue to round out the weekend.
  Sunday will see temperatures a few degrees over 110 thanks to high pressure and dry air that have been parked over Southe
  
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• Trump’s defiant help for Stone adds to tumult in Washington

  11-07-2020 21:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s intervention into a criminal case connected to his own conduct is drawing fierce rebukes from Democrats and a few lonely Republicans, with calls for investigations and legislation. But it remains to be seen if Trump’s most recent defiance of the conventions of his office to commute the sentence of political confidant Roger Stone will matter to voters grappling with a deadly COVID-19 surge and a national discourse on racial justice. Hou
  
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• Israelis protest government’s economic response to virus

  11-07-2020 21:19
  
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Thousands of Israelis are protesting the new government’s failure to address economic woes brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, directing their anger at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Struggling workers and business owners organized the protest Saturday in central Tel Aviv. With economic stress deepening recently, many Israelis think the government had not done enough to compensate hundreds of thousands of workers who lost their job as a result of restr
  
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• Fire destroys much of 249-year-old church in California

  11-07-2020 21:09
  
  SAN GABRIEL, Calif. (AP) — A fire destroyed the rooftop and most of the interior of a nearly 250-year-old church in California that was undergoing renovation. Firefighters responded early Saturday to the historic San Gabriel Mission and saw smoke rising from the wooden rooftop. Officials said firefighters entered the church to beat back the flames, but they had to flee when roofing and other structural materials began to fall. A spokeswoman for San Gabriel Mission said crews had recently f
  
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• Iran’s president warns lockdowns could lead to protests

  11-07-2020 21:00
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says that lockdowns meant to curb the spread of the pandemic could lead to street protests over economic problems, his website reported. In a regular Cabinet meeting on the coronavirus on Saturday, Rouhani said the easiest way to fight the virus is to close off all activities. But “then people come and stage protests because of chaos, famine and problems,” he said. Confirmed virus cases and deaths reached a record low in May
  
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• Iraq’s PM takes step in battle against border corruption

  11-07-2020 20:43
  
  MANDALI, Iraq (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister has taken a first step to battle cross-border corruption that has long plagued the country’s frontiers as part of a reform plan to grapple with unprecedented financial shortfalls. Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Saturday launched a campaign to recover “hundreds of millions” of Iraqi dinars in import tax revenue lost to bribery in the northern province of Diyala. Based on the plan, security forces from the Interior Ministry will super
  
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• The Latest: Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan has coronavirus

  11-07-2020 20:34
  
  NEW DELHI — Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan says he has tested positive for the coronavirus and is hospitalized in Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital.
  In a tweet on Saturday, Bachchan, 77, said his family and staff have also undergone tests and are awaiting results.
  He offered no details on his condition but appealed to those who were in close proximity to him in the past 10 days to get themselves tested.
  Bachchan has acted in more than 200 Indian films over the
  
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• Connecticut mayor sues Delta Airlines over dog bite

  11-07-2020 20:31
  
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Bridgeport’s mayor has gone to court over a dog bite he suffered on a flight. A suit filed in state Superior Court alleges Mayor Joe Ganim was on a Delta Airlines flight in November 2018 when he was bitten by a dog that was accompanying a boarding passenger. The New Haven Register reports the suit says Ganim suffered “serious, severe, painful and permanent injuries” to his lower left leg and that he was forced to undergo a series of rabies shots b
  
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• Video calls, separate bedrooms: Bolsonaro’s first COVID week

  11-07-2020 20:30
  
  BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — After months in which Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro downplayed COVID-19 by flouting social distancing recommendations and masks, this week both coronavirus precautions became part of his cloistered life at the official residence in the capital, Brasilia. Since he tested positive, he has kept distance from his wife. Bolsonaro held virtual meetings almost every day with Jorge Oliveira, the secretary-general of government, to sign official documents. According to
  
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• Fire destroys much of 249-year-old California church

  11-07-2020 20:30
  
  SAN GABRIEL, Calif. (AP) — A fire destroyed the rooftop and most of the interior of a nearly 250-year-old California church that was undergoing renovation. Firefighters responded early Saturday to the historic San Gabriel Mission and saw smoke rising from the wooden rooftop. Officials said firefighters entered the church to beat back the flames, but they had to flee when roofing and other structural materials began to fall. A spokeswoman for San Gabriel Mission said crews had recently fini
  
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• Supreme Court vacates 4 more sentences after Oklahoma ruling

  11-07-2020 20:23
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Native American man convicted in Oklahoma of first-degree murder and another who pleaded guilty to manslaughter had their convictions vacated. The moves came after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a large chunk of eastern Oklahoma remains a reservation on which tribal members are subject to federal and tribal law, but not state law. Joe Johnson Jr. had been serving a life sentence for a fatal shooting in Seminole County. Travis Wayne Bailey had been serving
  
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• Puerto Rico questions Spain’s legacy as statues tumble in US

  11-07-2020 19:41
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Spain left a nearly indelible legacy in Puerto Rico that attracts hordes of tourists every year, but some activists are trying to erase it as they join a U.S. movement to eradicate symbols of oppression. Dozens of activists marched through the historic part of Puerto Rico’s capital on Saturday to demand that the U.S. territory’s government start by removing statues, including those of explorer Cristobal Colón. Some wore traditional Taí
  
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• Justice Dept. seeks to overturn order halting execution

  11-07-2020 19:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has filed an emergency motion with an appeals court seeking to immediately overturn a lower court’s ruling that has halted the first federal execution in nearly two decades. The motion was filed Saturday with the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The inmate, Daniel Lee, had been scheduled to die by lethal injection on Monday at a federal prison in Indiana. He was convicted in Arkansas of the 1996 killings of gun dealer William Mueller, his wi
  
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• Navajo Nation reports 10 additional deaths from COVID-19

  11-07-2020 19:27
  
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation officials reported 10 additional deaths from COVID-19 as the tribe’s sprawling reservation remained under the latest weekend lockdown imposed to combat the coronavirus outbreak. Tribal officials reported 56 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases that increased the total to nearly 8,100. The death toll rose to 396 as of Friday. The number of infections is thought to be far higher because many people have not been tested, and studies suggest people
  
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• UNC commission recommends re-naming 4 campus buildings

  11-07-2020 19:26
  
  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — A commission at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has voted in favor of a recommendation to rename four campus buildings that currently have ties to slaveholders or white supremacists. The Charlotte Observer reports the Friday recommendation from the Commission on History, Race and A Way Forward will go to school’s chancellor, who can then decide to forward it to the Board of Trustees. History professor Jim Leloudis co-chairs the commission. He
  
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• The Latest: Florida sets 1-week record of nearly 500 deaths

  11-07-2020 19:22
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida set a one-week record of nearly 500 confirmed coronavirus deaths.
  The state health department reported 96 new deaths Saturday, bringing the total for the week to 496 or an average of nearly 71 per day.A record 120 deaths were reported Thursday. Three weeks ago, Florida’s weekly average for deaths stood at 30 per day.The state on Saturday confirmed 9,960 new coronavirus cases and 421 addition hospitalizations. Since March 1, when the first Florida infec
  
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• Police execute search warrant at home of gun-toting couple

  11-07-2020 19:19
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities have executed a search warrant at the St. Louis mansion of a white couple whose armed defense of their home during a recent racial injustice protest drew widespread attention. Joel Schwartz, the attorney for Mark and Patricia McCloskey, confirmed Saturday that the search warrant was served Friday evening and that the long gun Mark McCloskey had been holding during the June 28 incident was seized. He says arrangements were made to turn over to authorities on Sat
  
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• Arizona reports 69 more deaths, sets hospitalization records

  11-07-2020 19:13
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials have reported an additional 69 deaths from the coronavirus outbreak. More than 2,150 people have died from the virus in Arizona. According to data released Saturday, the state also set a record for the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations. A new high of 3,485 patients were hospitalized for COVID-19 as of Friday when records also were set for the number of coronavirus patients in ICU beds and on ventilators. Hospital caseloads have surged since Arizona
  
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• Widow condemns “barbaric” death of driver beaten over masks

  11-07-2020 19:03
  
  BAYONNE, France (AP) — The wife of a French bus driver savagely beaten after he asked passengers to wear face masks aboard his vehicle has condemned his “barbaric” death. Veronique Monguillot told the interior minister that her husband’s aggressors should face “exemplary punishment.” The minister was sent Saturday by President Emmanuel Macron to meet with her. The July 5 assault on Philippe Monguillot scandalized France. His death was announced Friday. Authori
  
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• Vintage Super Mario Bros. video game sells for $114,000

  11-07-2020 18:50
  
  DALLAS (AP) — An unopened copy of a vintage Super Mario Bros. video game has been sold for $114,000 in an auction that underscored the enduring popularity of entertainment created decades ago. A bidder who wished to remain anonymous snapped up an early version of the pioneering Super Mario Bros. game released in 1985 for Nintendo’s NES console during an auction conducted Friday by Dallas-based Heritage Auctions. The $114,000 price eclipsed Heritage Auctions’ previous record amo
  
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• Official: Roadside bomb kills 6 Afghan civilians in east

  11-07-2020 18:50
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says at least six civilians, including women and children, have been killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan. A spokesman for the provincial governor in Ghazni province said Saturday that eight other civilians were wounded in the attack in the Jaghatu district. The civilians’ vehicle was hit while traveling. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but the provincial official blamed Taliban insurgents for the atta
  
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• Lawyers seek to halt Purdue Pharma political contributions

  11-07-2020 18:48
  
  OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s creditors want a federal bankruptcy judge to order the company to request permission before making any more political contributions. The issue arose this week after a report that the company gave to political organizations after declaring bankruptcy. Associations representing Democratic and Republican attorneys general have agreed to return their contributions. State attorneys general are trying to negotiate a nationwide settlement with Purdue over its role
  
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• World Council of Churches expresses dismay over Hagia Sophia

  11-07-2020 18:43
  
  FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The head of the World Council of Churches has written to Turkey’s president about the “grief and dismay” among members over the decision to convert the Hagia Sophia landmark in Istanbul into a mosque. The council’s interim general secretary, Ioan Sauca, sent the letter Saturday to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan on Friday formally converted the 6th-century structure into a mosque. Originally a cathedral, Hagia Sophia was tur
  
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• The Latest: US Tribes want flexibility on virus relief funds

  11-07-2020 18:38
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Tribes across the United States are wrestling with competing needs, restrictive laws and inadequate staffing as they try to meet a tight federal deadline on spending billions of dollars in virus relief funds.
  Congress set aside $8 billion for tribes that must be spent by the end of the year and meet strict federal guidelines. Otherwise, the tribes risk having to send it back.
  Officials on the vast Navajo Nation have received $714 million in aid but approved just $60 mill
  
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• Deceased cat gets voter registration application in mail

  11-07-2020 18:27
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — In a presidential election year, there’s always a push to get people registered to vote. For one Atlanta family, that push got a little interesting. Ron Tims said he checked his mail Wednesday and found a voter registration application addressed to Cody Tims _ his cat, who died 12 years ago. The Secretary of State’s Office says the application  didn’t come from them. They said third-party groups often use mailing lists to get names and addresses. The o
  
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• Anonymous Letter Targets Juneteenth Flag

  11-07-2020 18:27
  
  (KTSM/NBC News)  Karen Linen, a longtime El Paso, Texas resident, says she’s never had any problems with her neighbors–until the day she decided to fly a flag celebrating her Black culture.Linen celebrated the Juneteenth holiday on June 19 by flying the African American flag meant to symbolize the pride and culture for the Black community in America.Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved Black people learned they had been freed from bondage. W
  
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• HELPFUL TIP: How to prevent “maskne”

  11-07-2020 18:20
  
  (WEAU)  While masks slow the spread of COVID-19, they also can cause acne, or a some have dubbed their breakouts, "maskne."Experts say there are a number of different factors that contribute to breakouts.“It turns out the masks actually increase those factors, such as moisture with masks goes up, and that interferes with the normal microbiome of the skin,” says dermatologist Dr. Atif Ahmed.Additionally, the friction of the mask can lead to acne, similar to an athlete wearing a c
  
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• Disney World reopens as coronavirus cases surge in Florida

  11-07-2020 18:14
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — “The Most Magical Place on Earth” has reopened after nearly four months with new rules in place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom reopened Saturday, while Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios will follow four days later. All of Disney’s Orlando parks closed in mid-March in an effort to stop the virus’s spread. Universal Orlando and SeaWorld Orlando closed around the same time
  
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• Beckham son Brooklyn is engaged to actress Nicola Peltz

  11-07-2020 17:58
  
  LONDON (AP) — Brooklyn Beckham, son of retired soccer superstar David Beckham and former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, and American actress Nicola Peltz have announced that they’re engaged. Beckham and Peltz both posted the news on their Instagram accounts on Saturday. Beckham wrote: “Two weeks ago I asked my soulmate to marry me and she said yes,”  They both posted the same picture of themselves standing in a field and embracing – he wearing a blue suit and she
  
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• UPDATE: Bighorn Fire now 85 percent contained

  11-07-2020 17:51
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) – The Bighorn Fire has burned 119, 250 acres, but now is 85% contained according to latest reports.An online community meeting is scheduled for 8 p.m., on Thursday. WATCH HERE.On Wednesday, crews completed chipping operations in Catalina State Park. Officials say firefighters working in Summerhaven continued to repair and rehabilitate firelines.In addition, crews continued efforts to remove unneeded water handling equipment and backhaul over one-mile of firehose from the
  
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• Pistons’ onetime home, the Palace of Auburn Hills, torn down

  11-07-2020 17:39
  
  AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — One of Michigan’s most beloved sports and entertainment venues has been turned into rubble with a series of controlled explosions. The shell and roof of the Palace of Auburn Hills crumbled to the ground Saturday after a series of explosive pops. The rest of the arena was removed previously. The Palace opened in 1988 and was home to three championship Detroit Pistons teams and three Detroit Shock teams during its nearly 30-year run. It also played host to so
  
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• Pandemic leads 7-Eleven to forgo free Slurpees on 7-11

  11-07-2020 17:37
  
  DALLAS (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has taken away another summertime tradition in the U.S.: There will be no free Slurpees at 7-Elevens on Saturday — July 11 — to hail a date that doubles as an abbreviation of the convenience store’s name. 7-Eleven has been giving away its slushy beverage to all customers for nearly 20 years on July 11, but it scrapped the promotion this summer to reduce the risk of people flocking to its stores and possibly catching the coronavirus.
  
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• Johns Hopkins sues to block rule on international students

  11-07-2020 17:33
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Johns Hopkins University has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration’s decision to make international students leave the U.S. if they intend to take classes entirely online starting this fall. The Baltimore Sun reports the private institution filed the lawsuit Friday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in federal court in the District of Columbia. The Baltimore school says the agency’s decision “completely upended” the
  
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• 8-year old Tucson girl writes book in honor of brother

  11-07-2020 17:33
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - 8-year old Carolyn Weeks of Tucson is writing a book to try and inspire better understanding and kindness towards children and adults with disabilities wither herbook "Just Figure Out A Way."The book celebrates her brother, 7-year old Rikson Weeks who has Cerebral Palsy and Fragile "X" Syndrome.
  Weeks isn't focused on making money from the book. She just wants enough schools and libraries across the country to have access to her brother's story.The book has already shipped to ove
  
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• Arizona courts eye ways to hold jury trials during pandemic

  11-07-2020 17:32
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Some Arizona courts are entering new legal waters by exploring innovative procedures and technology such as video conferencing to hold jury trials during the coronavirus pandemic. Largely rural Mohave County recently held a criminal trial during which some jurors viewed the proceedings by watching Zoom from elsewhere in the courthouse to help the panel and other trial participants spread out. In metro Phoenix, Maricopa County Superior Court officials put trials on hold durin
  
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• Arizona reports 69 new COVID-19 deaths; 3,038 new cases

  11-07-2020 17:29
  
  PHOENIX (KVOA) - Arizona health officials reported 3,038 additional coronavirus cases Friday and 69 more known deaths.That brings the state’s documented totals to 119,930 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 2,151 known deaths.The data includes people who have recovered.Deaths are not recorded until the health department receives a death certificate naming COVID-19 as the cause of death.According to the state's data dashboard, 878,241 people have been tested for the virus. Of tho
  
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• Tribes struggle to meet deadline to spend virus relief aid

  11-07-2020 17:25
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Tribes across the country are wrestling with competing needs, restrictive laws and inadequate staffing as they try to meet a tight federal deadline on spending billions of dollars in virus relief funds. Congress set aside $8 billion for tribes that must be spent by the end of the year and meet strict federal guidelines. Otherwise, the tribes risk having to send it back. Officials on the vast Navajo Nation have received $714 million in aid but approved just $60 milli
  
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