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• Fauci to throw 1st pitch at Yankees-Nationals opener in DC

  20-07-2020 23:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the first game of Major League Baseball’s pandemic-delayed regular season. The Washington Nationals announced Fauci accepted the team’s invitation to have the pregame honor Thursday. He is a self-described fan of the reigning World Series champions. The Nationals host the New York Yankees to open the season nearly four months after it originally w
  
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• Biden outlines priorities for next pandemic relief package

  20-07-2020 23:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is calling President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic “inept” in a new statement that lays out his priorities for the next relief package in Congress. Biden calls on Congress to authorize all necessary funding for public health tools to fight the pandemic. He also urges Congress to reject any proposal to cut taxes for wealthy Americans, and to ensure aid dollars go to middle- and lower-class Americans and small businesses. An
  
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• Joe Biden pushes Muslim Americans to ‘help him defeat’ President Trump

  20-07-2020 23:51
  
  WASHINGTON DC (AP) - Joe Biden is urging Muslim Americans to join him in a fight to defeat President Donald Trump as he addressed an online summit hosted by the advocacy organization Emgage Action to mobilize Muslim voters ahead of the presidential election.Biden's comments on Monday come after several prominent Muslim American elected officials have endorsed him for president.The endorsement arrives in a letter organized by Emgage Action ahead of Biden's address.Among those signing the letter a
  
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• Detroit officer charged in rubber pellet shooting at protest

  20-07-2020 23:50
  
  DETROIT (AP) — A police corporal accused of shooting three photojournalists with rubber pellets while they covered protests in Detroit against police brutality has been charged with assault. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy says Monday that 32-year-old Detroit Police Corporal Daniel Debono faces multiple counts of felonious assault. Worthy says on May 31 in downtown Detroit, 30-year-old MLive.com photojournalist Nicole Hester and two independent photojournalists, 28-year-old Seth Herald
  
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• Trump, Congress square off over virus aid as crisis worsens

  20-07-2020 23:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is acknowledging a “big flare up” in COVID-19 cases, but divisions between the White House and Congress are threatening passage of a new federal aid package to deal with the pandemic. Republican congressional leaders met with Trump Monday at the White House as the virus worsens and aid is expiring. Trump said “good things” are happening. But the administration is stiffening its opposition to more testing money and interjectin
  
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• Biden urges Muslim Americans to help him defeat Trump

  20-07-2020 23:37
  
  Joe Biden is urging Muslim Americans to join him in a fight to defeat President Donald Trump as he addressed an online summit hosted by the advocacy organization Emgage Action to mobilize Muslim voters ahead of the presidential election. Biden’s comments on Monday come after several prominent Muslim American elected officials have endorsed him for president. The endorsement arrives in a letter organized by Emgage Action ahead of Biden’s address. Among those signing the letter are Min
  
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• ‘Men’s rights’ lawyer eyed in shooting of NJ judge’s family

  20-07-2020 23:35
  
  The FBI says a self-described “anti-feminist” lawyer found dead in the Catskills of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound is being investigated as the possible gunman in the shooting of a federal judge’s family in New Jersey. Roy Den Hollander received media attention including appearances on Fox News and Comedy Central for lawsuits challenging perceived infringements of “men’s rights.” He was found dead a day after a gunman posing as a delivery person went
  
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• Navajo lawmakers to take up coronavirus-related bills

  20-07-2020 23:34
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Navajo Nation lawmakers are meeting remotely this week for their summer session. The lawmakers are considering overturning a presidential veto of a bill that canceled the tribe’s primary election. Navajo voters narrow the list of candidates for local chapter officials in early August, in line with the statewide primary election in Arizona. Tribal lawmakers approved a bill in April to cancel the primary election and decide the winner by plurality vote in Novemb
  
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• He’s back: Trump to re-up virus briefings amid lagging polls

  20-07-2020 23:33
  
  President Donald Trump is set to once again take center stage in the federal government’s coronavirus response. That’s after a White House debate over how best to deploy its greatest and most volatile asset — him — played out in public amid the president’s faltering poll numbers. One week after a campaign shake-up, Trump advisers have stressed the urgency of the president adopting a disciplined public agenda in an effort to turn around his lagging performance agains
  
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• FDA calls for removal of fruity, disposable e-cigarettes

  20-07-2020 23:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are cracking down on fruity disposable electronic cigarettes that are popular with teenagers. The Food and Drug Administration said Monday the companies never had permission to sell them in the U.S. In a warning letter, the agency tells the California company behind the Puff Bar brand to remove them from the market. The company’s website says online sales and distribution have stopped “until further notice.” The warning comes months
  
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• The Latest: NY Gov. Cuomo visits Georgia amid pandemic

  20-07-2020 23:18
  
  ATLANTA, Georgia — New York’s Democratic governor flew to Georgia, pledging to help the city of Savannah fight COVID-19, in a barely concealed rebuke to Georgia’s Republican leadership as virus cases continued to rise in the southern state.
  Gov. Andrew Cuomo declined to directly criticize Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, but warmly praised Savannah Mayor Van Johnson, a native New Yorker who has been a scorching critic of Kemp in recent days.
  Cuomo said New York has to be interested in
  
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• Man dies, woman seriously wounded in south Phoenix shooting

  20-07-2020 23:15
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police are searching for a suspect after a shooting at a south Phoenix apartment complex left a man dead and woman hospitalized in serious condition.  They say an unidentified man fired a gun several times during an argument with 36-year-old Cedric Louis Springfield on Sunday night. Police say Springfield and a 61-year-old woman were struck by the gunfire and both were taken to a hospital. They say Springfield later died, but the woman is expected to survive. Her name h
  
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• Kanye West, self-declared presidential candidate proposes $1M payout to each new mother

  20-07-2020 23:13
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Self-declared presidential candidate Kanye West delivered a winding and unconventional campaign introduction speech in which he proposed a $1 million payout to each new mother and decried Harriet Tubman for her work on the Underground Railroad.West's comments about one of the most respected figures in American history drew shouts of opposition from some in the crowd gathered Sunday in North Charleston, South Carolina.But West failed to qualify as a candidate for the S
  
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• Report: Prosecutors mishandled California mass murder case

  20-07-2020 23:10
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — An internal review has found California prosecutors were negligent in their use of a jailhouse snitch in the case of a man convicted of killing his ex-wife and seven others at a Seal Beach hair salon. Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said Monday that prosecutors exhibited signs of misconduct in the case of Scott Dekraai, a former tugboat operator, who is serving life in prison for the 2011 slayings. The review found prosecutors erred in using an informant to
  
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• Bahamas bans travelers from US amid COVID-19 surge

  20-07-2020 23:08
  
  HAVANA (AP) — The Bahamas is banning travelers from the United States starting Wednesday after a surge in coronavirus infections followed the islands’ reopening to international tourism.Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said Sunday that the country had seen 49 new cases since it opened on July 1, nearly a third of the total of 153 cases seen on the island since the start of the pandemic.Most of the islands' visitors come from the United States, many from Florida, which has high and climbi
  
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• Virginia unemployment agency getting outside PR help

  20-07-2020 23:07
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia state agency that has faced criticism for its handling of an unprecedented flood of claims for unemployment benefits has hired a well-connected lobbying and communications firm to help with public relations. According to a report obtained through the state’s publicly available procurement website, the Virginia Employment Commission will pay Capital Results for services including press releases, reporter briefings and social media campaigns. The cost is
  
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• Dems ask for FBI briefing on ‘foreign interference campaign’

  20-07-2020 23:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leaders say they are concerned that Congress appears to be the target of a “concerted foreign interference campaign” to influence the 2020 presidential election. The Democrats on Monday released a letter asking FBI Director Christopher Wray for a classified counterintelligence briefing. The letter to Wray from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer and the top Democrats on the House and Senate intelligence committees co
  
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• McElroys writing book about how you, too, can have a podcast

  20-07-2020 22:59
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Podcasters Justin, Travis and Griffin McElroy would like to welcome you to the club. The siblings known for “My Brother, My Brother and Me” and “The Adventure Zone” have a deal with Harper Perennial for “Everybody Has a Podcast (Except You).” The publisher said Monday that the brothers take turns writing chapters, with interruptions from family members. According to Harper, the brothers spill on everything from finding the right name for
  
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• Owner of shuttered dairy sentenced to 10 years in $60M fraud

  20-07-2020 22:57
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The owner of an award-winning organic dairy who pleaded guilty to defrauding investors of nearly $60 million has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Prosecutors say Philip Riehl ran a long-running Ponzi scheme that preyed on hundreds of Amish and Mennonite investors. Riehl, an accountant and the majority owner of Trickling Springs Creamery, pleaded guilty in February to securities and wire fraud and conspiracy. He was sentenced Monday. Chambersburg-based Trick
  
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• Fox’s Chris Wallace gets praise for his interview with Trump

  20-07-2020 22:55
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Two veteran journalists who now teach the craft say Chris Wallace’s interview with President Donald Trump on Sunday will be an example of excellence that they show their students. Wallace’s ‘Fox News Sunday’ interview, where he asked the president blunt questions and challenged facts, was seen as an example of what can result from hard work and preparation. Wallace’s interview made news on several fronts, from the coronavirus to the presidentia
  
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• St. Louis couple charged for pulling guns at protest

  20-07-2020 22:54
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis’ top prosecutor has told The Associated Press that she’s charging a white husband and wife with felony unlawful use of a weapon for displaying guns during a racial injustice protest outside their mansion. Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced the charges Monday against Mark and Patricia McCloskey. Both are personal injury attorneys and in their 60s. The McCloskeys’ actions during the June 28 protest drew praise from some who said they were lega
  
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• Public Library changes service model to minimize exposure to COVID-19

  20-07-2020 22:53
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Pima County Public Library moved to a regionally-based model of services Monday due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The new model will minimize customer and staff exposure to the virus, according to Pima County.
  Ten libraries will continue to provide computer use, printing, copying, and faxing services:Caviglia-Arivaca LibrarySalazar-Ajo LibraryEckstrom-Columbus LibraryJoyner-Green Valley Library Joel D. Valdez Main LibraryMission LibrarySam Lena-South Tucson LibraryMurphy-Wilmot L
  
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• Cardinals push for playoffs with QB Murray, improved defense

  20-07-2020 22:53
  
  The Cardinals are making a push for the playoffs in the second year for both coach Kliff Kingsbury and quarterback Kyler Murray. Arizona was an intriguing team last season but often inconsistent and its defense was among the worst in the NFL. Several offseason additions have raised expectations. First, there was the stunning trade that brought star WR Deandre Hopkins to the desert. Then there were several free agent signings, including linebackers Devon Kennard and De’Vondre Campbell and d
  
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• Prosecutor charges St. Louis couple with felony unlawful use of a weapon for pulling guns at protest near their mansion

  20-07-2020 22:52
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Prosecutor charges St. Louis couple with felony unlawful use of a weapon for pulling guns at protest near their mansion.
  
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• Kansas congressman blamed voter registration issue on staff

  20-07-2020 22:50
  
  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A prosecutor says that a freshman Kansas congressman misled a sheriff’s detective by blaming staff for a problem with his state voter registration form that  led to three felony criminal charges. Republican Rep. Steve Watkins listed a Topeka UPS Inc. store postal box as his residence for voter registration purposes for more than three months starting in late August 2019. The charges against him in Shawnee County include hampering law enforcement by providing
  
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• Federal agents, local streets: A ‘red flag’ in Oregon

  20-07-2020 22:39
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The actions of federal law enforcement officers at protests in Oregon’s largest city are raising the prospect of a constitutional crisis. And it’s one that could escalate as weeks of demonstrations find renewed focus in clashes with federal agents. Protests have wracked Portland for 52 straight days following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25. The Trump administration dispatched the officers from agencies under the Justice Department and t
  
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• Renaming Alabama bridge for John Lewis opposed in Selma

  20-07-2020 22:30
  
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Calls are growing nationally to honor the late Rep. John Lewis by putting his name on the Alabama bridge where he and other voting rights demonstrators were beaten 55 years ago. But the idea is being met with resistance in Selma, Alabama, the city where “Bloody Sunday” occurred. Some say renaming the Edmund Pettus Bridge for the Georgia congressman would dishonor local activists who spent years advocating for civil rights before Lewis arrived in town in
  
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• The Latest: Fauci stresses ‘fundamentals’ to fight outbreaks

  20-07-2020 22:28
  
  The United States’ top infectious disease expert says the best way to manage the surging coronavirus — and prevent future outbreaks — is by sticking to what he calls the “fundamentals.”
  Dr. Anthony Fauci tells the nation’s governors that those include the universal wearing of face masks, shutting bars, limiting indoor dining, avoiding crowds and frequent hand-washing.
  Fauci addressed governors Monday via videoconference with members of the White House coronavi
  
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• Judge allows challenge to terrorist watchlist to move ahead

  20-07-2020 22:09
  
  FALLS CHURCH, Va, (AP) — A federal judge in Maryland is allowing dozens of Muslim plaintiffs to move ahead with a lawsuit against Attorney General William Barr and other federal officials challenging the constitutionality of the government’s watchlist of people identified as “known or suspected terrorists.” Government lawyers had asked a judge in Greenbelt to toss out the lawsuit. But in a 65-page ruling issued Monday, she allowed the lawsuit to proceed. The judge did tos
  
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• Bodies not yet out from partly collapsed New Orleans hotel

  20-07-2020 22:08
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans’ fire chief says it’s taking longer than expected to remove the bodies of two construction workers from a hotel that partially collapsed during construction 10 months ago. Fire Superintendent Tim McConnell said on Monday that the first may be out by the end of this week and the other next week. A week earlier, McConnell had said he hoped to recover the bodies of Quinnyon Wimberly and Jose Ponce Arreola by the end of that week. In a news conference
  
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• West wants $1M for new moms, slams Tubman at campaign rally

  20-07-2020 22:07
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Self-declared presidential candidate Kanye West delivered a winding and unconventional campaign introduction speech in which he proposed a $1 million payout to each new mother and decried Harriet Tubman for her work on the Underground Railroad. West’s comments about one of the most respected figures in American history drew shouts of opposition from some in the crowd gathered Sunday in North Charleston, South Carolina. But West failed to qualify as a candidate f
  
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• Eldorado finishes $17.3B buyout of Caesars Entertainment

  20-07-2020 22:05
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada company has completed a $17.3 billion buyout of Caesars Entertainment Corp. and will take the iconic company’s name going forward as the largest casino owner in the world. Eldorado Resorts said Monday it now owns more than 55 casino properties in 16 U.S. states. The buyout also affects Caesars properties in the United Kingdom, Egypt, Canada, Dubai and a golf course in Macau. The company plans to shed several properties in Indiana, New Jersey and elsewhere to
  
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• Inside One Huge Company’s (Mostly) Successful Campaign to Escape Trump’s Tariffs

  20-07-2020 22:00
  
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• Syria reports suspected Israeli air raids on capital

  20-07-2020 21:59
  
  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s military says the country’s air defenses have responded to Israeli jets attacking south Damascus and residents say loud explosions rocked the capital. The air raids, which came just before 10 p.m. local time (1900 GMT), continued for more than 15 minutes. Residents reported hearing at least four explosions. A war-monitoring group says the jets targeted government and Iranian militia posts. Israel rarely comments on such reports, but is believed to
  
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• Rich Americans spew more carbon pollution at home than poor

  20-07-2020 21:46
  
  A comprehensive study of American homes finds that on average rich people produce nearly 25% more heat-trapping gases than poorer residents. Monday’s study looked at 93 million U.S. housing units, calculating that the average rich person produces nearly 6,500 pounds of greenhouse gases per year from residential use. For the average poor person, the amount is more than 5,200 pounds. In tony Beverly Hills, the average resident produces four times more than the average resident of poorer Sout
  
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• The Latest: National Zoo eyes limited reopening this week

  20-07-2020 21:45
  
  WASHINGTON — The National Zoo will reopen to the public later this week with restrictions to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.The Smithsonian, which runs the zoo, announced Monday that it will reopen with limited hours starting Friday, July 24.The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, will also reopen, but the rest of the museums in the Smithsonian network will remain closed.All visitors will be required to obtain free, ti
  
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• Tech drives indexes higher on Wall Street after choppy start

  20-07-2020 21:39
  
  Big technology companies are powering stocks higher on Wall Street Monday, placing the market on track to extend its gains after a three-week winning streak. The S&P 500 is up 0.9% after being down 0.3% in the early going. Gains by technology and communication stocks and companies that rely on consumer spending outweighed losses elsewhere in the market. Noble Energy climbed after the company agreed to be acquired by Chevron for $5 billion. Investors are looking ahead to a busy week of earnin
  
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• AP Analysis: Big companies first to receive COVID-19 loans

  20-07-2020 21:35
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Ever since the U.S. government launched its emergency lending program for small businesses on April 3, there have been complaints that bigger companies had their loans approved and disbursed more quickly.There is now evidence to back up those complaints.An Associated Press analysis of Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program shows that nearly a third of the loans approved in the program’s first week ranged from $150,000 to $10 million, the max
  
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• Russian court fines influential monk who denies virus exists

  20-07-2020 21:33
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has ordered a coronavirus-denying monk to pay a fine for fomenting enmity through his sermons. The court in the Ural Mountains region found Father Sergiy guilty of “inciting hatred” and ruled that he should pay a fine of 18,000 rubles (about $250). When contagion engulfed Russia, Father Sergiy declared the coronavirus non-existent and denounced government efforts to stem the outbreak as “Satan’s electronic camp.” In his fiery serm
  
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• Federal agents asked to leave as protests continue in Portland

  20-07-2020 21:31
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The federal government is coming under scrutiny for the activities of agents trying to clamp down on protests in Oregon’s largest city.President Donald Trump says the demonstrations in Portland are led by “anarchists and agitators.” Protesters outside Portland’s U.S. courthouse set a fire in the building’s entryway Monday.Officials say it was part of another night of conflict with federal agents who repeatedly tear-gassed the demonstrator
  
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• Democrats urge action on voting rights as tribute to Lewis

  20-07-2020 21:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Mourning the death of civil rights hero John Lewis, Democrats are urging the Senate to take up a bill of enduring importance to the veteran lawmaker who died Friday: protecting and expanding the right to vote. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Whip Jim Clyburn and other Democrats say the Senate should take up a House-passed bill to restore key sections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and rename it for Lewis. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called Lewis a “great ma
  
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• First lady delivers lunch to firefighters and families in DC

  20-07-2020 21:28
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump has delivered lunch and possibly some reassurance to people in the nation’s capital who could use a helping of both. Mrs. Trump had been making regular visits to schools, hospitals and other venues to promote her youth welfare initiative, “Be Best.” But after the pandemic forced classrooms to close and hospitals to bar visitors, she turned to the White House kitchens for inspiration. The first lady showed up unannounced to visit
  
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• Juice WRLD’s posthumous album dominates Billboard charts

  20-07-2020 21:18
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Juice WRLD’s first posthumous album “Legends Never Die” is alive and well on the music charts. The 21-track album set several records when it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week. With 497,000 equivalent albums sold, based on digital sales and streams, “Legends Never Die” marks the biggest posthumous debut in 23 years since Tupac and Notorious B.I.G. posthumously released albums in 1997. “Legends Never Die&r
  
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• Arizona sees slight downward trend in COVID-19 hospitalizations

  20-07-2020 21:17
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is seeing a slight downward trend in the number of people on ventilators and in intensive care because of the coronavirus.
  The state reported 1,559 new COVID-19 cases Monday and 23 deaths. The deaths typically are lower at the start of the week because not all hospitals submit data over the weekend.Arizona had been experiencing some of the highest rates of coronavirus cases in the country since the governor lifted a stay-at-home order in mid-May. Hospitalizations rep
  
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• Defense contractor to pay $1M to resolve overbilling claims

  20-07-2020 21:16
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A Maryland defense contractor has agreed to pay nearly $1 million in a settlement over claims that it overbilled the National Security Agency for contract work. A Justice Department news release on Monday says the settlement agreement resolves civil claims that the federal government had against iNovex Information Systems Inc. under the False Claims Act. In 2012, the NSA awarded iNovex a contract for system engineering work on computer systems. The government claimed the c
  
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• Arizona seeing slight downturn in virus hospitalizations

  20-07-2020 21:13
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is seeing a slight downward trend in the number of people on ventilators and in intensive care because of the coronavirus. The state reported 1,559 new COVID-19 cases Monday and 23 deaths. The deaths typically are lower at the start of the week because not all hospitals submit data over the weekend. Arizona had been experiencing some of the highest rates of coronavirus cases in the country since the governor lifted a stay-at-home order in mid-May. Hospitalizations re
  
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• Bolton: Trump lacks strategic vision, historical knowledge

  20-07-2020 21:11
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former national security adviser John Bolton believes President Donald Trump committed several impeachable offenses and should have been removed from office. Bolton told a Florida group Monday that Trump’s business and re-election concerns drive not only his dealings with Ukraine, which led to his impeachment by the House. He said they also drive his interactions with China, Turkey and other countries. He said Democratic congressional leaders doomed their
  
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• Eldorado finishes $17.3M buyout of Caesars Entertainment

  20-07-2020 21:06
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada company has completed a $17.3 billion buyout of Caesars Entertainment Corp. and will take the iconic company’s name going forward as the largest casino owner in the world. Eldorado Resorts said Monday it now owns more than 55 casino properties in 16 U.S. states. The buyout also affects Caesars properties in the United Kingdom, Egypt, Canada, Dubai and a golf course in Macau. The company plans to shed several properties to satisfy antitrust concerns raised be
  
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• Sierra Vista man charged with sexual exploitation of a minor after arrested on child sex charges in June

  20-07-2020 21:05
  
  Sierra Vista Police Department Aaron DibuoneSIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (KVOA) - A man who was recently arrested on child sex charges was charged for sexual exploitation of a minor Saturday after investigators seized electronic equipment from his home in Sierra Vista.According to Sierra Vista Police Department, 32-year-old Aaron Dibuone was arrested back on June 30 and was booked into Cochise County Jail for aggravated luring of a minor for sex, luring a minor for sex, furnishing harmful material to a
  
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• Head of the line: Big companies got coronavirus loans first

  20-07-2020 21:04
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Ever since the U.S. government launched its emergency lending program for small businesses on April 3, there have been complaints that bigger companies had their loans approved and disbursed more quickly. There is now evidence to back up those complaints. An Associated Press analysis of Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program shows that nearly a third of the loans approved in the program’s first week ranged from $150,000 to $10 million, the m
  
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