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• Trump not ready to accept election results if he loses

  19-07-2020 23:49
  
  President Donald Trump is refusing to publicly commit to accepting the results of the upcoming White House election, recalling a similar threat he made weeks before the 2016 vote, as he scoffs at polls showing him lagging behind Democrat Joe Biden. Trump says it's too early to make such an ironclad guarantee."I have to see. Look ... I have to see," Trump told moderator Chris Wallace during a wide-ranging interview on "Fox News Sunday." "No, I'm not going to just say yes. I'm not going to say no,
  
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• Mostly cloudy conditions will prevent storm development through Tuesday

  19-07-2020 22:35
  
  TUCSON - Much of the weekend was cloudy not allowing any storm development in Southern Arizona. This trend will last through the next couple days.Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy and Mild. Low: 80°Monday: Mostly Cloudy and Warm. High: 103°Monday Night: Mostly Clear, Mild. Low: 79°As long as we see consistently cloudy skies in the early hours of the day, rain is unlikely to develop in the afternoons.
  This trend is expected to last through Tuesday before more s
  
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• Protesters clash with Federal agents once again in Portland

  19-07-2020 20:04
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Protesters broke into a building, set it on fire and started dumpster fires late Saturday night in Oregon’s largest city, police said, as demonstrations that have been taking place since the death of George Floyd intensified for another night in Portland.The fire at the Portland Police Association building was put out a short time later, Portland police said on Twitter. The department declared the gathering a riot, and began working to clear the downtown ar
  
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• Utah city tinkers with shutting down street for more dining areas

  19-07-2020 19:50
  
  OGDEN (AP) — Though it’s far from done, Ogden City officials are kicking the tires on an idea that would involve closing off Historic 25th Street to vehicular traffic.As the restaurant and bar industry continue to be hard hit by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with many Ogden area establishments still closed to dine-in service, Ogden Mayor Mike Caldwell says the city is open to any and all ideas that might help local eateries and taverns.One idea that appears to be gaining s
  
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• Utah city ponders shutting down street for more dining areas

  19-07-2020 19:50
  
  OGDEN (AP) — Though it’s far from done, Ogden City officials are kicking the tires on an idea that would involve closing off Historic 25th Street to vehicular traffic.As the restaurant and bar industry continue to be hard hit by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with many Ogden area establishments still closed to dine-in service, Ogden Mayor Mike Caldwell says the city is open to any and all ideas that might help local eateries and taverns.One idea that appears to be gaining s
  
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• Arizona sees drop in reported COVID-19 cases and deaths

  19-07-2020 19:02
  PHOENIX (KVOA) - Arizona health officials reported 2,359 additional coronavirus cases Saturday and 31 more known deaths.That brings the state’s documented totals to 143,624 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 2,761 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, 978,863 people have been tested for the virus. Of t
  
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• Workers turn into amateur sleuths to track virus cases

  19-07-2020 16:10
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Major companies are keeping their employees in the dark on just how prevalent the virus is in their warehouses, stores and meatpacking plants. That has forced workers to become amateur sleuths in their spare time, trying to figure out how many people in their workplaces have tested positive for COVID-19. Unions and advocate groups have taken up the cause, too, creating lists or building online maps of stores where workers can self-report cases they know about. Companies hav
  
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• UK ratchets up criticism of China over Uighurs, Hong Kong

  19-07-2020 16:05
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain’s foreign secretary has hinted that he may move to suspend the U.K.’s extradition arrangements with Hong Kong, in response to China’s imposition of sweeping new security laws in the semi-autonomous city. Dominic Raab also accused Beijing of “gross and egregious” human rights abuses against its Uighur population in China’s far west Xinjiang province, and said Britain is working with international allies to take action against Beijing
  
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• Fatalities in eastern Turkey migrant boat sinking rise to 56

  19-07-2020 15:48
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Local media says search-and-rescue teams recovered two more bodies from a boat that sank last month while ferrying dozens of migrants across a lake in eastern Turkey. The Demiroren news agency reports that a total of 56 bodies have been retrieved from the wreck lying 107 meters (351 feet) below the surface of Lake Van. The boat was reported missing in stormy weather on June 27. Authorities estimated it was carrying between 55 and 60 migrants when it went down. It is t
  
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• In French Guiana, virus exposes inequality, colonial legacy

  19-07-2020 15:30
  
  PARIS (AP) — France’s most worrisome coronavirus hot spot is on the South American continent, in its former colony of French Guiana. The territory of about 300,000 people, which is still administered by France, has rampant poverty and scarce health care resources. More than 6,500 cases have been recorded in the territory, although officials fear the number of infections is actually much higher. The outbreak is exposing deep economic and racial inequality that French Guiana residents
  
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• States set goals to jump-start transition to electric trucks

  19-07-2020 14:52
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A coalition of states is following California’s lead in setting goals to jump-start a transition to electric-powered trucks, vans and buses. The goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality for communities choked by diesel fumes. The 15 states plus Washington, D.C. announced this week that they’ve agreed to develop an action plan aimed at having 100% of all new medium- and heavy-duty vehicles sold be zero-emission by 2050. They’ve
  
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• Storyteller entertains kids in Mexico City apartment complex

  19-07-2020 14:16
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Percibald Garcia recognized that confinement during the coronavirus lockdown is especially tedious for children. So the young Mexican architect decided to read them stories. Almost every day since the beginning of May, the 27-year-old has gone out in an enormous Mexico City apartment complex with his “wandering microphone” to broadcast stories to children who gather at their windows to listen.  While most kids  have cellphones, tablets or computers,
  
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• As pandemic surges, election officials seek poll workers

  19-07-2020 14:03
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — State and local election officials across the country are trying to recruit younger workers to staff polling places on Election Day in November. The effort is driven by concern that many traditional poll workers will be too worried about catching the coronavirus to show up. About two-thirds of poll workers across the U.S. are over age 61, putting them at a higher risk of catching the COVID-19 disease. Some states are trying to partner with professional and fraterna
  
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• How the Black Lives Matter generation remembers John Lewis

  19-07-2020 13:59
  
  Of all the ways that John Lewis influenced American life and politics, his indelible impact on young people may be among the most enduring. From student activist to elder statesman, Lewis continually encouraged the nation’s youth to start “good trouble.” And he modeled just how to do that. For the Black Lives Matter generation, the connection to Lewis, who died Friday, is deep. Several Black activists tell The Associated Press that Lewis was generous with his time, taking meeti
  
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• Police contracts can stand in the way of accountability

  19-07-2020 13:58
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Experts say collective bargaining agreements between officer unions and cities can stand in the way of accountability. That can happen even when the federal government is overseeing an agency through a consent decree. The killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis officer ignited protests and calls for change. But experts say police contracts threaten to undermine those efforts, as they have done in the past when other reforms were pushed. The contracts are designed to ensure
  
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• Iran’s top court halts death sentence of young protesters

  19-07-2020 13:58
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says the country has halted the execution of three young man who participated in a November protest after the country’s Supreme Court decided to review their case. The report Sunday says lawyers of the three expressed hope that a new review of the case would lead to a “nullification” of the death sentence. An appeals court had upheld their death sentence over leading riots, committing robbery and sending video of their activities
  
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• Iranian FM visits Baghdad, ahead of Iraqi PM trip to Riyadh

  19-07-2020 13:53
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister is stressing that Iran-Iraq relations will not be “shaken” ahead of the Iraqi prime minister’s planned visit this week to regional rival Saudi Arabia. The Iranian’s visit to Baghdad was the first since the American assassination of a top Iranian general outside the Baghdad airport in January. The brazen strike catapulted Iraq to the brink of a proxy war. It also comes as the Iraqi government tussles with Iran-backed milit
  
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• Colleges win immigration battle but fear for US reputation

  19-07-2020 13:40
  
  Even with a fresh victory on behalf of international student access, U.S. universities fear they’re losing a broader battle over the nation’s reputation as place that embraces and fosters the world’s best scholars. University leaders say the administration’s attempts to curb immigration have sent students a message that they aren’t welcome here. Colleges say foreign students are listening: Since President Donald Trump’s election, the number of new internationa
  
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• The Latest: Pope reassures those struggling with virus

  19-07-2020 13:05
  
  VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is assuring his closeness to all those grappling with COVID-19 and its “economic and social consequences.”
  Speaking on Sunday from his studio window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, Francis said that “the pandemic is showing no sign of stopping.”
  He said he was thinking in particular about all those whose suffering in the pandemic is worsened by conflicts.
  Citing a recent U.N. Security Council resolution, he renewed his appeal for a
  
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• Police pelted with bottles in Frankfurt clashes, 39 arrested

  19-07-2020 13:01
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Police say officers were pelted with bottles to applause from a large crowd after they tried to end a brawl in central Frankfurt early Sunday. The incident led to 39 arrests. Frankfurt’s police chief said a small group of police tried to intervene after the brawl involving up to 30 people broke out at around 3 a.m. He said the participants in the fight turned on the officers and threw bottles at them, along with others standing nearby. The police chief said that the oth
  
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• Japan rocket carrying UAE Mars probe ready for Monday launch

  19-07-2020 12:59
  
  TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese H-IIA rocket carrying a United Arab Emirates Mars spacecraft has been placed on the launch pad for Monday’s scheduled liftoff for the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission. The launch of the orbiter — named Amal, or Hope — from Tanegashima Space Center on a small southern Japanese island was initially scheduled for this past Wednesday, but was delayed due to bad weather in the region. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the provider of the H-IIA
  
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• 27 Islamic State suspects held in Turkey as attacks planned

  19-07-2020 12:42
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish police have detained 27 people with suspected links to the Islamic State group, state-run media says. The Anadolu news agency said the suspects were held in simultaneous early morning raids Sunday by anti-terrorist police in 15 districts across Istanbul as they allegedly prepared to carry out attacks. They were said to be planned as a response to recent social media posts that insulted the Prophet Muhammad, the agency said. It said a “large number”
  
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• Spanish novelist Juan Marsé dies at 87

  19-07-2020 12:28
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The literary agency of Juan Marsé says the Spanish novelist has died. He was 87.  The Carmen Balcells agency announced his passing on Sunday. It did not give a reason for his death.  Marsé was one of Spain’s leading novelist of the previous decades and winner of the 2008 Cervantes Prize. Marsé’s most important novel was “Úlitmas tardes on Teresa” published in 1965. It and his other works form a portrait o
  
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• EU summit drags into 3rd day amid splits on virus fund

  19-07-2020 12:21
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — Marathon European Union talks to agree an unprecedented 1.85 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) EU budget and coronavirus recovery fund are entering a third day Sunday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel warning that the 27 leaders could still end without a deal. The bitter negotiations, which are taking place amid the unprecedented crisis of the coronavirus pandemic, have underscored  the deep fissures within the 27-nation bloc with the traditional Franco-German alliance
  
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• Virus deaths top 600,000 and Hong Kong warns of resurgence

  19-07-2020 12:08
  
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The number of people around the world who have died as a result of the coronavirus has passed the 600,000 mark as countries from the U.S. to South Africa to India struggle to contain infections. Hong Kong also warned of a resurgence in the virus as it issued tougher new rules on the wearing of face masks. While the U.S. leads global infections, South Africa now ranks as the fifth worst-hit country in the pandemic with more than 350,000 cases, or around half of all those
  
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• The Latest: Hong Kong tightens anti-coronavirus measures

  19-07-2020 12:05
  
  HONG KONG — Hong Kong is tightening anti-coronavirus measures following a recent surge in cases. The wearing of masks will be mandatory in all public places and nonessential civil servants will again work from home.
  Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam introduced the measures on Sunday, saying the situation in the Asian financial hub is “really critical” and that she sees “no sign” that it’s under control.
  Travelers flying to Hong Kong from areas where the risk of infe
  
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• Russian ambassador rejects virus vaccine hacking claims

  19-07-2020 10:45
  
  LONDON (AP) — Russia’s ambassador to Britain has rejected allegations that his country’s intelligence services tried to steal information about a coronavirus vaccine. Andrei Kelin said in a BBC interview broadcast Sunday that there was “no sense” in the allegations made last week by the United States, Britain and Canada. Kelin also said his country had no interest in interfering in British politics. Intelligence agencies in the U.S., Britain and Canada on Thursday a
  
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• Kuwait’s ruler, 91, undergoes a ‘successful’ surgery

  19-07-2020 10:28
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait says says its 91-year-old ruler has undergone a successful surgery, without elaborating on what ails him. That’s according to a report on the state-run KUNA news agency on Sunday. Kuwait has yet to elaborate what required the ruler to seek a previously unannounced medical treatment on Saturday. However, the sudden surgery could inspire a renewed power struggle within Kuwait’s ruling family. The post Kuwait’s ruler, 91, underg
  
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• Kuwait says its 91-year-old ruler undergoes a successful surgery, without elaborating on what ails him

  19-07-2020 10:25
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait says its 91-year-old ruler undergoes a successful surgery, without elaborating on what ails him.The post Kuwait says its 91-year-old ruler undergoes a successful surgery, without elaborating on what ails him appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• EU leaders meet for 3rd day on budget, coronavirus fund

  19-07-2020 10:17
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — Marathon European Union talks to agree an unprecedented 1.85 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) EU budget and coronavirus recovery fund are entering a third day Sunday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel warning that the 27 leaders could still end without a deal. The bitter negotiations, which are taking place amid the unprecedented crisis of the coronavirus pandemic, have underscored  the deep fissures within the 27-nation bloc with the traditional Franco-German alliance
  
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• UN agency: US-sought tanker ‘hijacked’ off UAE now in Iran

  19-07-2020 09:16
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A United Nations agency is acknowledging that a U.S.-sought oil tanker “hijacked” off the coast of the United Arab Emirates after allegedly smuggling Iranian crude oil is back in Iranian waters. The International Labor Organization said that the tanker was hijacked July 5, citing its captain. That mirrors earlier reporting by The Associated Press. The ILO earlier filed a report saying the vessel and its sailors had been abandoned by its owners
  
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• Syrians vote for new parliament amid measures against virus

  19-07-2020 09:09
  
  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrians are heading to polling stations in government-held parts of the war-torn country to elect a new parliament amid strict health measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus amid an increase of cases in recent days. Sunday’s vote is the third to take place in Syria since the conflict began in March 2011. It has killed more than 400,000, displaced half the country’s population and sent more than five million as refugees mostly into neighboring countr
  
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• Fires set, fences moved: Police call Portland protest a riot

  19-07-2020 08:46
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police say protesters broke into a building, set it on fire and started dumpster fires late Saturday in Oregon’s largest city. Portland police declared the protest a riot and were working to clear the downtown area. Tear gas had been deployed. The fire at the Portland Police Association building was put out a short time later. Demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality have happened daily in Portland since Minneapolis police killed George Floyd
  
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• Netanyahu’s graft trial resumes amid Israeli virus anger

  19-07-2020 08:15
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The corruption trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has resumed following a two-month hiatus. Netanyahu was not expected to appear at Sunday’s hearing, which is taking place at a Jerusalem court and is mostly a procedural deliberation. Netanyahu is charged with fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in a series of scandals in which he is alleged to have received lavish gifts from billionaire friends and exchanged regulatory favors with media moguls
  
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• Netanyahu’s corruption trial resumes amid growing anger in Israel over his handling of coronavirus crisis

  19-07-2020 08:08
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Netanyahu’s corruption trial resumes amid growing anger in Israel over his handling of coronavirus crisis.The post Netanyahu’s corruption trial resumes amid growing anger in Israel over his handling of coronavirus crisis appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Virus deaths top 600,000 as cases rise in India, SAfrica

  19-07-2020 08:06
  
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Countries from the U.S. to South Africa to India are struggling to hold down rising rates of the coronavirus as global deaths from COVID-19 surged past 600,000. While the U.S. leads global infections, South Africa now ranks as the fifth worst-hit country in the pandemic with 350,879 cases. Its struggles are a sign of trouble to come for nations with even fewer health care resources. India reported a 24-hour record surge of 38,902 new cases, taking the country’s to
  
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• The Latest: India records biggest 1-day surge of near 39,000

  19-07-2020 08:00
  
  NEW DELHI — A record 24-hour surge of 38,902 new cases has taken India’s coronavirus total to 1,077,618.The Health Ministry on Sunday also reported 543 additional deaths for a total of 26,816.The number of people who have recovered continues to grow. The Health Ministry data shows 677,422 patients have been cured so far across the country, putting the recovery rate at 62.82%.
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• The Latest: Cases slow as Pakistan readies anti-polio drive

  19-07-2020 07:52
  
  ISLAMABAD — Pakistani authorities reported 1,579 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest number in more than a month, as health officials plan to resume a much-awaited nationwide anti-polio campaign next week.
  Authorities conducted 22,559 tests in the past 24 hours. The additional cases bring to 263,500 the total number of confirmed infections, out of which 53,652 are active. Pakistan has reported 5,568 deaths.The improvement in infections coincides with Monday’s three-day anti-polio drive th
  
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• China blasts dam to release floodwaters as death toll rises

  19-07-2020 07:39
  
  BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in central China have blasted a dam to release surging waters behind it amid widespread flooding across the country that has claimed scores of lives. State broadcaster CCTV reported the dam on the Chuhe River in Anhui province was destroyed with explosives early on Sunday morning, after which the water level was expected to drop by more than 2 feet. Water levels on many rivers, including the mighty Yangtze, have been unusually high this year because of torrential
  
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• Virus deaths top 600,000 as cases rise in SAfrica, Australia

  19-07-2020 06:49
  
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Countries from the U.S. to South Africa to Australia are struggling to hold down rising rates of the coronavirus as global deaths from COVID-19 surged past 600,000. While the U.S. leads global infections, South Africa now ranks as the fifth worst-hit country in the pandemic with 350,879 cases. Its struggles are a sign of trouble to come for nations with even fewer health care resources. China on Sunday confirmed 13 new cases in the northwestern city of Urumqi, while Sou
  
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• Congress confronts new virus crisis rescue as pandemic grows

  19-07-2020 06:28
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — With the coronavirus pandemic worsening, it’s clear that  the $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill in March was only the start. Even though it was the biggest rescue of its kind in U.S. history, Congress returns to work Monday to try to draft another one. The current round of aid is running out. Extra employment benefits expire and so does a federal eviction freeze. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is poised to roll out his $1 trillion-plus proposal. Hou
  
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• Texas coronavirus cases include more than 80 infants

  19-07-2020 05:11
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A health official on the Texas Gulf Coast says 85 infants have tested positive for the coronavirus. Corpus Christi Nueces County Public Health Director Annette Rodriguez said Friday that the 85 infants are each younger than 1, but offered no details and did not return messages for comment Saturday from The Associated Press. Texas health officials reported more than 10,000 new cases for a fifth consecutive day and said 130 more people have died due to COVID-19, the dise
  
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• Asia Today: Masks mandatory as cases rise in Australia state

  19-07-2020 05:04
  
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — After a one-day respite, COVID-19 cases in the Australian state of Victoria have risen again, prompting a move to make masks mandatory in metropolitan Melbourne and the nearby shire of Mitchell. Health officials on Sunday recorded 363 new cases in the past 24 hours. Two men and a woman in their 90s died, taking the national death toll from COVID-19 to 122. By Wednesday, masks or face coverings will be mandatory for people who leave their homes for exercise or to
  
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• Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross hospitalized, ‘minor’ issues

  19-07-2020 04:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A department spokesperson says Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has been hospitalized for “minor, non-coronavirus related issues.” The spokesperson says in a statement that the 82-year-old Ross is “doing well” and is expected to be released from the hospital soon. The department hasn’t immediately responded to a request for additional details. Ross is a former banker known for acquiring and restructuring failed companies. He was confirmed as co
  
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• The Latest: Global death toll for pandemic now above 600,000

  19-07-2020 04:36
  
  Johns Hopkins University says the global death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 600,000.The university’s tally as of Saturday night says the United States tops the list with 140,103 deaths. It is followed by 78,772 fatalities in Brazil and 45,358 in the United Kingdom.The number of confirmed infections worldwide has passed 14.2 million, out of which 3.7 million are in the United States. There are over 2 million in Brazil and more than 1 million in India.The World Health Organization again
  
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• Trump nominates former SC official for Belize ambassadorship

  19-07-2020 04:33
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump has nominated South Carolina’s former lieutenant governor to be the next ambassador to Belize. News outlets report the White House announced Friday that Andre Bauer’s nomination still needs to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate before it’s official. The ambassador’s post has been vacant since the term of the previous ambassador, Carlos Moreno, concluded with the end of the Obama administration. Bauer served as former Gov. Ma
  
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• The Latest: South Korea reports less than 40 new virus cases

  19-07-2020 04:15
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported less than 40 additional cases of the coronavirus for a second straight day, as authorities struggle to suppress an uptick in local infections.
  The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Sunday it has reported 34 additional cases, raising the country’s total to 13,745 with 295 deaths.
  The agency says 21 of the newly confirmed cases were domestically infected patients, all of them found in the densely populated Seoul area or
  
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• City of Tucson offers free masks to public

  19-07-2020 03:47
  
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  TUCSON - Tucson mayor and council handed out face masks to the public in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19.During Saturday's drive-thru event Mayor Regina Romero and Tucson City Council Members handed out around 56,000 masks.Tucson resident Sally Reeves, said this kind of event is exactly what the community needs right now."We are excited people actually want to get masks and I'm here to get masks for my family," Reeves said.The city-wide event covere
  
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• Republicans pick Freitas in closely watched House contest

  19-07-2020 03:34
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Republicans have picked state Del. Nick Freitas as their candidate in one of the country’s most closely watched congressional races. News outlets report Freitas won a convention Saturday to be the GOP nominee for a Richmond-area congressional district and face freshman U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger in the fall. Freitas defeated state Del. John McGuire and several other candidates in a hard-fought convention that took several hours and three rounds of voti
  
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• US appeals court overrules Texas GOP’s in-person convention

  19-07-2020 03:30
  
  A federal appeals court has overruled a judge’s ruling that allowed the Texas Republican Party to hold its convention in-person, marking a big win for the the nation’s fourth-largest city in an ongoing battle with the GOP. In an order issued Saturday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stayed Friday’s ruling that would have permitted the Republican Party of Texas to host an in-person convention at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Judge Lynn Hughes ruled Friday that the
  
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