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• Nicaraguan government sets date for presidential election

  14-07-2020 23:58
  
  MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The Nicaraguan government has finally announced a date for the next presidential elections on Nov. 7 2021. The country’s Supreme Electoral Council said in a resolution published Tuesday that political parties would have extra time to register for the elections, due to delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Parties will have until June 7, 2021 _ five months before the vote _ to complete the legal registration process. Critics said the resolution was inval
  
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• Timing of Carlson’s vacation familiar to Fox News viewers

  14-07-2020 23:56
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News’ Tucker Carlson says he’s headed out to do some trout fishing this week — after addressing on the air the story about his former top writer, who resigned after racist comments he’d made under a false name were discovered online. For Fox, it’s at least the sixth time since 2017 when network personalities go away to cool off when the heat is on. It also happened to Carlson last year, when he headed off for some fishing after being critic
  
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• Victims’ lawyer: Drug-diluting pharmacist set to be released

  14-07-2020 23:55
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An attorney for victims of a man who diluted tens of thousands of prescriptions says the former Missouri pharmacist is being released from prison early because of the coronavirus. The Kansas City Star reports that Michael Ketchmark called on officials to reverse their decision in the case of Robert Courtney. The 67-year-old former Kansas City pharmacist was sentenced to 30 years in prison in December 2002 after admitting to diluting the drugs to boost profits. But K
  
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• Canada, US and Mexico poised to extend border restrictions

  14-07-2020 23:49
  
  TORONTO (AP) — The U.S., Canada and Mexico are poised to extend their agreements to keep their shared borders closed to non-essential travel to Aug. 21, officials said. The agreements would extend the closure by another 30 days. A person familiar with the matter said final confirmation of the U.S., Canada agreement has net yet occurred but is likely.  The official was not authorized to speak publicly ahead of an announcement this week, and spoke on condition of anonymity. Mexico has p
  
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• Florida virus deaths surge, vaccine test results released

  14-07-2020 23:47
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) — Florida has surpassed its daily record for coronavirus deaths amid rising global worries of a resurgence, even as researchers announced that the first vaccine tested in the U.S. had worked to boost patients’ immune systems. Florida’s 132 new deaths raised the state’s seven-day average to more than double the figure of two weeks ago. The worrisome figures were released just hours before the news about the experimental vaccine, developed by t
  
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• Trump signs bill, executive order rebuking China

  14-07-2020 23:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed a bill and executive order that he says will hold China accountable for its oppressive actions against the people of Hong Kong. The order ends U.S. preferential treatment for Hong Kong, meaning it will now be treated the same as mainland China. The two actions are part of the Trump administration’s almost daily offensive against China. Trump blames China for the coronavirus pandemic, but he too is under fire for the U.S. surge in CO
  
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• Parson: Trump ‘focused’ on situation with St. Louis couple

  14-07-2020 23:46
  
  O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said President Donald Trump is focused on and concerned about the possibility that a white St. Louis couple could face criminal charges for displaying guns as they defended their home during a racial injustice protest. Parson said during a news conference Tuesday that he had just been on the phone with Trump and U.S. Attorney General William Barr. The phone call came amid reports that St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, a Democrat, m
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued July 14 at 2:44PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  14-07-2020 23:44
  
  At 243 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm nearSt. David, or 10 miles east of Benson, moving east at 10 mph.
  Winds in excess of 45 mph will be possible with this storm.
  Locations impacted include…Dragoon and Texas Canyon.The post Special Weather Statement issued July 14 at 2:44PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• City votes to raze site where first Alaska flag was sewn

  14-07-2020 23:40
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A neglected site where the Alaska territorial flag was designed, sewn and first flown will be demolished despite last-minute efforts by Alaskans and a preservation group to save it. The territorial flag went on to represent Alaska with statehood in 1959. The Seward City Council voted Monday to raze the Jesse Lee Home, once a Methodist-run facility where orphans and other displaced children from Alaska Native villages were sent. One was Benny Benson, who won a terri
  
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• Florida urges US Supreme Court to keep stay on felon voting

  14-07-2020 23:39
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The state of Florida is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to turn down a request by voting rights advocates to lift a stay on a federal judge’s ruling that allowed Florida felons to regain the right to vote, regardless of unpaid fines and other financial obligations. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this month granted a request from Florida’s governor to review a May ruling that was deeply critical of how Florida has set up road blocks for hundreds
  
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• Justice Ginsburg getting treatment for possible infection

  14-07-2020 23:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been admitted to the hospital for treatment of a possible infection and will stay in the hospital for a few days. The court said in a statement that the 87-year-old Ginsburg went to a hospital in Washington on Monday evening after “experiencing fever and chills.” She underwent a procedure at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, on Tuesday afternoon to clean out a bile duct stent that was placed l
  
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• Biden’s $2 trillion climate plan aims to reframe debate

  14-07-2020 23:37
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden has released a $2 trillion plan aimed at combating climate change and spurring economic growth in part by overhauling America’s energy industry. The plan includes a proposal to stop all climate-damaging emissions from power plants. It’s the latest example of Biden’s efforts to appeal to progressives as he builds out a legislative agenda as the Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee. He rebuffed arguments from President
  
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• Trump bristles at question about police killing Blacks

  14-07-2020 23:35
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump bristled at a reporter’s question about police killing African Americans and defended the right to display the Confederate flag as he continued to play into racial divisions in an interview Tuesday. Trump seemed taken aback when asked by CBS’s Catherine Herridge why African Americans are still dying at the hands of police. “And so are white people,” he responded. There is no national database tracking police-involved shooting
  
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• Trump signs bill, executive order to hold China accountable for ‘oppressive actions’ against people of Hong Kong

  14-07-2020 23:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump signs bill, executive order to hold China accountable for ‘oppressive actions’ against people of Hong Kong.The post Trump signs bill, executive order to hold China accountable for ‘oppressive actions’ against people of Hong Kong appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Confederate statues stored at Richmond waste water plant

  14-07-2020 23:30
  
  At least some of the Confederate monuments that have been recently removed from places of prominence in Richmond, Virginia, are being stored on the grounds of a waste water treatment plant. That’s according to photos taken this week by The Associated Press and Richmond Times-Dispatch that show a collection of statues and other large objects under tarps at the facility just outside the city’s downtown. On July 1, Mayor Levar Stoney ordered the immediate removal of all Confederate stat
  
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• NBC’s video service Peacock stresses ‘free,’ looks to 2021

  14-07-2020 23:29
  
  Peacock, one of the last big new streaming services to launch in the U.S., was supposed to get a big boost from carrying the Olympics. The coronavirus pandemic delayed the Games to 2021, so that didn’t work out for Peacock’s owner, Comcast’s NBCUniversal. It’s launching with fewer original shows than expected because of Hollywood’s shutdown; it also won’t initially work with two popular TV-streaming gadgets, Roku or Amazon Fire. But Peacock is hoping that blar
  
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• Oklahoma man charged with murder in deaths of 3 in car crash

  14-07-2020 23:27
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The man accused of crashing into a suburban Oklahoma City high school cross-country team and killing three student athletes has been charged with second-degree murder. Max Leroy Townsend was initially charged with manslaughter. But court records show the 57-year-old’s charge was upgraded on Monday. He’s accused of crashing into members of the Moore High School cross-country team as they ran outside their school in February. Three died and four were injured.
  
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• Arizona announces plans for coronavirus testing surge

  14-07-2020 23:26
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials plan to boost Arizona’s coronavirus testing with free screenings in two low-income Phoenix neighborhoods. State officials said Tuesday the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will test up to 5,000 people per day beginning Friday in South Phoenix and Maryvale. Both are areas where people have reported hours-long waits in the scorching heat for tests. The surge testing is scheduled to last 12 days. Arizona has by far the nation’s highest r
  
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• Biden’s Texas ad signals opportunity in GOP stronghold

  14-07-2020 23:25
  
  Joe Biden is targeting Texas with a modest advertising investment that raises new questions about President Donald Trump’s vulnerability in the longtime Republican stronghold as coronavirus infections explode. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee doesn’t mention Trump in the ad and instead offers an uplifting message that allows voters to envision him in the role of consoler-in-chief. Trump’s campaign laughed off the small new investment, and even some Democrats are
  
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• Greece wants ‘crippling’ EU sanctions ready to use on Turkey

  14-07-2020 23:24
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece says it wants its European Union partners to prepare “crippling” economic sanctions for use against neighboring Turkey if it goes ahead with planned offshore gas and oil exploration off Greek islands. Relations between the two historic rivals, and uneasy NATO allies, have deteriorated fast recently, with differences including drilling rights, illegal immigration flows and Turkey’s decision to convert the iconic Hagia Sophia in Istanbul from a
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning until TUE 2:45 PM MST

  14-07-2020 23:23
  
  Issued by National Weather Service – Tucson, AZ
  Cochise County
  …A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM MSTFOR WEST CENTRAL COCHISE COUNTY…
  At 223 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near St. David, ornear Benson, moving northeast at 10 mph.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage toroofs, siding, and trees.
  Locations impacted include&
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 14 at 2:23PM MST until July 14 at 2:45PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  14-07-2020 23:23
  
  At 223 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near St. David, ornear Benson, moving northeast at 10 mph.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage toroofs, siding, and trees.
  Locations impacted include…Benson and St. David.
  This includes the following highways…Interstate 10 between mile markers 307 and 311.Route 80 between mile markers 293 and 304.Route 90 between mi
  
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• A long summer of basketball isn’t new for everyone in NBA

  14-07-2020 23:23
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Formulating a plan to get a team ready for the restart of the NBA season wasn’t as difficult as one might expect for Indiana coach Nate McMillan. Turns out, he’s been through something similar to this before. Spending an extended stretch away from home during the summer, while unprecedented as part of an NBA season, isn’t exactly a foreign concept for those with USA Basketball experience like the Olympics and the World Cup. Plenty of players
  
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• The Latest: US announces new nursing home testing initiative

  14-07-2020 23:20
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. — The Trump administration has announced plans to provide point of care coronavirus testing in nursing homes across the country to help ease the burden on overwhelmed testing sites and avoid backlogged results.
  Vice President Mike Pence announced the new testing initiative Tuesday during a visit to Louisiana.
  U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma says the rapid response tests will be used for nursing home employees on a weekly basis as w
  
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• Fired VA staffer admits to murdering 7 patients with insulin

  14-07-2020 23:17
  
  A former staffer at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia has pleaded guilty to killing seven patients by giving them fatal doses of insulin. Reta Mays, a former nursing assistant at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia, was charged with seven counts of second degree murder and one count of assault with the intent to commit murder of an eighth person. She faces life sentences for each murder. At a plea hearing, Mays admitted to purposely killing the veterans
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 14 at 2:08PM MST until July 14 at 2:45PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  14-07-2020 23:08
  
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…West central Cochise County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 245 PM MST.
  * At 207 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near KartchnerCaverns State Park, or near Benson, moving northeast at 10 mph.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damageto roofs, siding, and trees.
  * Locations im
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning from TUE 2:08 PM MST until TUE 2:45 PM MST

  14-07-2020 23:08
  
  Issued by National Weather Service – Tucson, AZ
  Cochise County
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…West central Cochise County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 245 PM MST.
  * At 207 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near KartchnerCaverns State Park, or near Benson, moving northeast at 10 mph.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is ex
  
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• Califonia man investigated for DUI after allegedly hitting patrol vehicle near Benson

  14-07-2020 23:07
  
  Arizona Department of Public SafetyA DPS patrol vehicle was hit while on scene on Interstate 10 near Benson on July 14, 2020.BENSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - A 23-year-old man is being investigated for driving under the influence after he rear-ended a patrol vehicle on Interstate 10 near Benson Tuesday.
  According to Arizona Department of Transportation, a sergeant was working a collision on eastbound I-10 at that time.
  DPS says the impact caused the patrol vehicle to collide with the back of an ambulance
  
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• Democrats pressed to include court reforms in 2020 platform

  14-07-2020 23:06
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Liberal interest groups are intensifying pressure on Democrats to take aggressive measures to reshape the Supreme Court. They argue the party should include such measures in its policy platform at next month’s convention. Twenty-two Democratic-aligned groups signed a letter sent this week to the party’s platform committee, saying Democratic electoral victories by themselves won’t be enough. The activists have already faced disappointment this year. Presi
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued July 14 at 2:04PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  14-07-2020 23:04
  
  At 203 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7miles southwest of Thatcher, or 10 miles southwest of Safford, movingnortheast at 10 mph.
  Winds in excess of 45 mph will be possible with this storm.
  Locations impacted include…Safford, Thatcher, Pima, Central and Frye Mesa Dam.The post Special Weather Statement issued July 14 at 2:04PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Oklahoma man charged with murder for killing 3 in car crash

  14-07-2020 23:03
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The man accused of killing three high school student athletes after he crashed into their cross-country team near Oklahoma City has been charged with second-degree. Max Leroy Townsend was initially charged with manslaughter. But on Monday,  court records showed the 57-year-old’s charge was upgraded. He’s accused of crashing into members of the cross-country team at Moore High School as they ran outside their school in February. Three died and four othe
  
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• Revamped D-backs ready to chase Dodgers in NL West

  14-07-2020 23:02
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen spent much of the offseason make big moves to improve the team’s roster. The D-backs added several veterans through signings and trades, including left-handed pitcher Madison Bumgarner, outfielders Kole Calhoun and Starling Marte and catcher Stephen Vogt. The revamped roster will finally get back on the field after a long delay because of the coronavirus pandemic. Arizona is chasing the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have won the past seven
  
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• Smoking could worsen progression of COVID-19, research finds

  14-07-2020 23:00
  
  PHOENIX – From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health experts have pointed to smoking as one of several risk factors that could worsen the disease and potentially lead to death.Now an analysis of available research shows just how dangerous tobacco use might be during COVID-19 – nearly doubling the risk of disease progression in smokers and former smokers.The research, coupled with fresh warnings from global health experts about correlations between smoking and the novel coro
  
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• Researchers report that the first vaccine tested in the US for coronavirus boosted volunteers’ immune systems, as hoped

  14-07-2020 23:00
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers report that the first vaccine tested in the US for coronavirus boosted volunteers’ immune systems, as hoped.The post Researchers report that the first vaccine tested in the US for coronavirus boosted volunteers’ immune systems, as hoped appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• ‘Glee’ creators plan college fund for Naya Rivera’s son

  14-07-2020 22:53
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A college fund is being created for Naya Rivera’s son by the creators of “Glee,” who remembered the actor-singer as joyful and immensely talented. The creators say in a statement that Rivera was a friend as well as a cast member. Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan say their hearts go out to her family. They referred to Rivera’s 4-year-old, Josey, as the “beautiful son” that she loved most of all. Rivera’s body was found Mo
  
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• Texas voters head back to polls as virus continues surging

  14-07-2020 22:51
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Voters in Texas are deciding a U.S. Senate primary runoff between two Democrats trying to to seize on what their party sees as a new opening in America’s biggest red state. Air Force veteran MJ Hegar and state Sen. Royce West were vying Tuesday for for the Democratic nomination to take on Republican incumbent John Cornyn. Runoff elections in Texas are typically low turnout in most years and elections officials reported few cases of long lines in the state’s
  
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• Telluride Film Festival canceled due to pandemic

  14-07-2020 22:38
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — An annual film retreat held in the Colorado mountains has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Telluride Film Festival is one of the fall movie season’s top launching pads. Organizers announced Tuesday that the festival’s 47th edition, scheduled for Labor Day weekend, has been scuttled due to COVID-19. Through much of the summer, Telluride had clung to hopes that cancellation wouldn’t be necessary. But with infections spiking throughout m
  
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• ‘Mythbusters’ star Grant Imahara dies from brain aneurysm

  14-07-2020 22:38
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Discovery Channel says longtime “Mythbusters” host Grant Imahara died from a brain aneurysm. The network confirmed his cause of death Tuesday. Imahara died Monday at the age of 49. The network said on its website that Imahara dedicated his life to using his skills to make people smile. The network says he was one of the few trained operators for the famed R2-D2 droid from Star Wars and engineered the Energizer Bunny’s popular rhythmic beat. Along with h
  
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• Wall Street rebounds after yet another yo-yo day of trading

  14-07-2020 22:37
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market shook off a weak start and ended broadly higher after pinballing through another day of unsettled trading. The S&P 500 rose 1.3% Tuesday. It had been down nearly 1% in the early going. The gains accelerated as the day went on. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.1%, lifted by gains for UnitedHealth Group and Caterpillar, among others. The bumpy trading followed another turbulent day Monday, when stocks veered from an early gain to a loss after Calif
  
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• 4 more states added to NY, NJ, CT virus quarantine list

  14-07-2020 22:32
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has added four more states to New York’s quarantine list as he seeks to contain the spread of COVID-19 from regions of the country where infection rates are growing. The addition of Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio and Wisconsin to the list on Tuesday means that travelers from 22 states will be required to quarantine for 14 days upon entering New York. The list of states that meet New York’s travel advisory’s metrics has continued
  
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• Breakfast Buddies: Squirrel and groundhog share morning meals

  14-07-2020 22:30
  
  (WJAR/NBC News)  In a wooded area of Kingston, Rhode Island lots of animals call Homestead Circle their home.The same goes for Ronald Lopes. He and his family moved to the area about a year ago to be closer to the beach, and now enjoys the animals as well."It's actually pretty cool to watch," Lopes says. "It's like a show in my backyard because there are so many different animals since we're secluded."A few months ago, Lopes hung bird feeders all around his backyard.The birds were very rec
  
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• Loughlin, Giannulli want $1M bail cut in college scam case

  14-07-2020 22:29
  
  BOSTON (AP) — “Full House” actor Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli want their bail cut from $1 million to $100,000, telling a judge they will not flee ahead of their sentencing in the college admissions bribery case. In a court filing on Monday, lawyers for the famous couple who admitted to paying half a million dollars to get their daughters into the University of Southern California as fake crew recruits also asked the judge to remove the requir
  
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• The Latest: South Africa exceeds UK in confirmed virus cases

  14-07-2020 22:27
  
  JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has surpassed the UK in its number of confirmed coronavirus cases. That’s according to a health ministry statement and data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.South Africa now has the world’s eighth highest number of confirmed cases with 298,292.President Cyril Ramaphosa this week said the country is now “confronted by the gravest crisis in the history of our democracy.”He said many more infections have gone undetected despite South Afr
  
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• Armless pilot Jessica Cox to fly senator in D.C.

  14-07-2020 22:17
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - An inspiring pilot and Tucson native is set to take to the skies with retired Iowa Senator Tom Harkin. They will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the American With Disabilities Act.
  Many of you are probably familiar with Jessica Cox.
  Cox was born without arms. She is known as the world's first and only armless pilot.
  Harkin and Cox plan to take off from a Washington D.C.-area airport in her plan on July 24.The senator was the lead sponsor of
  
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• Stock indexes shake off weak start and close broadly higher

  14-07-2020 22:12
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market shook off a weak start and ended broadly higher after pinballing through another day of unsettled trading. The S&P 500 rose 1.3% Tuesday. It had been down nearly 1% in the early going. The gains accelerated as the day went on. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.1%, lifted by gains for UnitedHealth Group and Caterpillar, among others. The bumpy trading followed another turbulent day Monday, when stocks veered from an early gain to a loss after Calif
  
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• Report: Inmate wore janitor’s uniform to escape from prison

  14-07-2020 22:06
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A report from a North Carolina prison says an inmate who escaped put on a janitor’s uniform and followed another employee out the door. The News & Observer of Raleigh quotes authorities who say Chad Lee Houser, who was in prison awaiting trial on murder charges, escaped from Central Prison last Friday afternoon and fled Raleigh in a stolen pickup truck. He was caught later that night in Cumberland County, about 50 miles to the south. A Department of Public Sa
  
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• Different Names, Same Address: How Big Businesses Got Government Loans Meant for Small Businesses

  14-07-2020 22:00
  
  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.…
  
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• South Africa surpasses the UK in confirmed coronavirus cases

  14-07-2020 21:56
  
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa has surpassed the UK in its number of confirmed coronavirus cases. That’s according to a health ministry statement and data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. South Africa now has the world’s eighth highest number of confirmed cases at 298,292, which is nearly half of the confirmed cases on the African continent. President Cyril Ramaphosa this week said the country is now “confronted by the gravest crisis in the history of our democracy
  
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• Pence urges school reopening in Louisiana amid virus surge

  14-07-2020 21:56
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence insisted schools should reopen to in-person instruction for students in a visit to Louisiana. The state has reemerged as one of the nation’s hot spots for the coronavirus only months after signs pointed to a successful outbreak response. The Republican vice president appeared at Louisiana State University with Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards and other state leaders. Pence described the nation as “in a much better position today
  
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• Officer’s actions toward Black Indiana senator under review

  14-07-2020 21:56
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana State Police spokesman says the agency is reviewing allegations that a white Capitol Police officer reached for his handgun while confronting a Black state senator inside the Statehouse over the weekend. The incident happened Saturday after Democratic Sen. Eddie Melton of Gary and another senator led a few dozen people taking part in an Indiana Racial Justice Alliance rally inside the Statehouse when a thunderstorm arrived. A white senator said two Capitol Po
  
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