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• Flood Advisory until THU 3:00 PM MST

  23-07-2020 23:54
  
  Issued by National Weather Service – Tucson, AZ
  Santa Cruz County
  …THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM MST THISAFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN PIMA AND WESTERN SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES…
  Flood waters have receded, though area washes will continue to flow.Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
  
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• Flood Advisory issued July 23 at 2:54PM MST until July 23 at 3:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  23-07-2020 23:54
  
  Flood waters have receded, though area washes will continue to flow.Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
  
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• The Latest: Kansas AG, gov clash over mask order for schools

  23-07-2020 23:53
  
  TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ attorney general says he believes both counties and local school districts can exempt themselves from the governor’s order requiring schools to have staff and students wear masks because of the coronavirus outbreak.Attorney General Derek Schmidt Schmidt said Thursday a state law on the pandemic enacted in June allows counties to opt out of the order and the state constitution gives local school districts the authority to do the same.Gov. Laura Kelly repli
  
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• Body found in Santa Cruz River

  23-07-2020 23:48
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) – An investigation is underway after crews discovered an individual dead in the Santa Cruz River in connection to a swift water rescue report Thursday afternoon.According to Tucson Fire Department, the body was first spotted near Congress Street and Interstate 10. Fire crews were then dispatched to the scene in preparation for a swift water rescue.Upon closer inspection, officials determined the body found in the Santa Cruz River had been deceased for a long period of time.Cr
  
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• Trump calls off Florida segment of GOP National Convention

  23-07-2020 23:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is announcing that he has canceled segments of the Republican National Convention scheduled for Florida next month, citing a “flare-up” of the coronavirus. Convention events will still be held in North Carolina. Trump said Thursday of Jacksonville: “To have a big convention is not the right time.” Trump moved parts of the GOP convention to Florida last month amid a dispute with North Carolina’s Democratic leaders over h
  
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• Prosecutor: Slain deputy a ‘hero’ for firing back

  23-07-2020 23:39
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A prosecutor says a deputy in South Carolina killed while serving an eviction notice and two fellow officers did nothing wrong when a man suddenly pulled a gun and fired on them. Both Sumter County Sheriff’s Cpl. Andrew Gillette and the tenet, 56-year-old Terry Hasty, were killed in the shootout at Hasty’s mobile home Feb. 25. Investigators say body camera video showed that Gillette managed to get his gun from his holster and fire all 15 rounds toward the
  
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• Trump lets New Yorkers back into federal travelers program

  23-07-2020 23:38
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Trump administration says New Yorkers can once again enroll and re-enroll in Global Entry and other federal travel programs. The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday it had lifted a ban that dates back to February. The administration cited a still-existing state law that lets immigrants in the country without legal authorization obtain state driver’s licenses and limited federal access to state records. The Legislature in April amended the provis
  
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• Prosecutors seek 3-year prison term for ex-Maryland lawmaker

  23-07-2020 23:35
  
  SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have recommended a three-year prison sentence for a former Maryland state lawmaker who pleaded guilty to charges she accepted more than $33,000 in bribes in exchange for legislative favors. Former Del. Cheryl Diane Glenn’s attorney on Thursday urged U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake to sentence the Baltimore Democrat to probation and home detention instead of incarceration. The judge is scheduled to sentence Glenn next Wednesday. Glenn
  
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• Enbridge says contractor vessels may have damaged pipeline

  23-07-2020 23:33
  
  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Enbridge says damage that prompted the temporary shutdown of its underwater oil pipelines in a Great Lakes channel may have been done by vessels working for the company. The Canadian company this week submitted to government agencies the results of its investigation into “disturbances” that were discovered during inspections of dual pipelines that run across Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac. They are part of Line 5, which carries oil and liquids
  
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• Trump calls off GOP National Convention in Florida, citing ‘flare-up’ of coronavirus; North Carolina events still on

  23-07-2020 23:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump calls off GOP National Convention in Florida, citing ‘flare-up’ of coronavirus; North Carolina events still on.
  
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• Bolivia delays presidential election due to pandemic

  23-07-2020 23:29
  
  LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s highest electoral authority has delayed presidential elections by more than a month due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal moved the election date from Sep. 6 to Oct. 18, the third time the vote has been delayed. Tribunal president Salvador Romero told reporters that Bolivian and international experts had advised the body that the country’s uncontrolled spread of the novel coronavirus made holding the election in Septemb
  
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• Tucson wildfire fully contained; burned nearly 120,000 acres

  23-07-2020 23:26
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A lightning-caused wildfire that charred more than 187 square miles (485 square kilometers) near Tucson was declared fully contained Thursday. However, Coronado National Forest officials say several popular outdoor recreation areas will remain closed until Nov. 1 because of potential for causing flooding from monsoon rains and other hazards. The Bighorn Fire started June 5 in and near the Santa Catalina Mountains. Areas remaining closed include the Sabino Canyon Recrea
  
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• Congress defies Trump veto threat on Confederate base names

  23-07-2020 23:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is defying President Donald Trump on removing Confederate symbolism from the military. The Senate on Thursday joined the House in approving legislation that would rename bases like Fort Bragg and Fort Benning that are named for Confederate officers. Lawmakers will still have to negotiate a final version of the bill, but they appear to have enough support to override Trump’s threatened veto. The legislation would approve $741 billion in spending for the mili
  
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• Flash Flood Warning until THU 3:00 PM MST

  23-07-2020 23:21
  
  Issued by National Weather Service – Tucson, AZ
  Pima County
  …FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THISAFTERNOON FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY…
  At 221 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicatedmoderate to locally heavy showers continue across the warned area.Between 2 and 4.5 inches of rain have fallen in the BaboquivariMountains. Flash flooding is likely ongoing.
  HAZARD…Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producingflash floodin
  
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• Flash Flood Warning issued July 23 at 2:21PM MST until July 23 at 3:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  23-07-2020 23:21
  
  At 221 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicatedmoderate to locally heavy showers continue across the warned area.Between 2 and 4.5 inches of rain have fallen in the BaboquivariMountains. Flash flooding is likely ongoing.
  HAZARD…Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producingflash flooding.
  SOURCE…Doppler radar and automated gauges.
  IMPACT…Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
  Some locat
  
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• Orioles, Maryland in talks about Blue Jays in Baltimore

  23-07-2020 23:18
  
  TORONTO (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles and the state of Maryland have had talk about the team sharing Oriole Park at Camden Yards with the displaced Toronto Blue Jays amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Blue Jays are looking for a Major League park after the Canadian government declined to allow them to play in Toronto, and the state of Pennsylvania nixed a deal to play in Pittsburgh because of frequent travel throughout the United States. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan acknowledged in an intervie
  
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• Judge orders mediation in Georgia mask mandate dispute

  23-07-2020 23:15
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing a dispute between Georgia’s governor and the state’s capital over restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic has ordered the two sides to try to reach a settlement. Atlanta is among more than a dozen local jurisdictions statewide that has ordered people to wear masks in many public places. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp recently sued Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, arguing that local leaders do not have the authority to impose measures that a
  
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• At Nixon library, Pompeo declares China engagement a failure

  23-07-2020 23:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has taken a hammer to one of the most significant Republican foreign policy achievements in the past five decades, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declaring U.S. engagement with China a dismal failure. As the administration sharpens its already harsh criticism of China, Pompeo traveled to the Richard Nixon Presidential Library on Thursday to lament that the former president’s good intentions in opening China to the world had come to naug
  
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• Flood Warning issued July 23 at 2:10PM MST until July 23 at 2:15PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  23-07-2020 23:10
  
  The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose athreat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
  
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• Maryland governor criticizes Trump on virus response

  23-07-2020 23:08
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The nation’s governors were priming for battle against the coronavirus as early as February, but the head of the National Governors Association says President Donald Trump’s lackadaisical approach to the spreading disease hindered a national response. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday that Trump initially was “downplaying” the threat despite grave warnings from top national experts. Hogan says the biggest mistake in the first couple of mo
  
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• 2 construction workers buried after Phoenix trench collapse

  23-07-2020 23:05
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix firefighters say crews are trying to recover the bodies of two construction workers after a trench collapse. Capt. Rob McDade says the incident happened mid-day Thursday at a housing construction site in the area of Missouri and 107th avenues. Officials confirmed two workers were buried as a result of the collapse. McDade says technical rescue teams are working on a “long process” of body recovery. No other details were released.
  
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• Watchdogs to review conduct of US agents in Portland, DC

  23-07-2020 23:03
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two government watchdogs say they have opened investigations into the conduct of federal agents responding to unrest in Portland, Oregon, following abuse of power allegations by members of Congress, local officials and the public. The Justice Department watchdog said Thursday that it would investigate use of force allegations in Portland. Its counterpart at the Department of Homeland Security said it would examine whether officers from the agency improperly detained and t
  
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• They Warned OSHA They Were in “Imminent Danger” at the Meat Plant. Now They’re Suing the Agency.

  23-07-2020 23:00
  
  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.…
  
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• Mexico to build public works in reparation for 1997 massacre

  23-07-2020 22:57
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government says it will build as many as 20 public works projects in an area of southern Chiapas state that was the scene of the 1997 massacre of 45 indigenous villagers. The Interior Department said Thursday the projects will be part of a plan to provide reparations for relatives and survivors of the massacre in the hamlet of Acteal. The reparation agreement is to be announced on Sept. 3. Land and political conflicts were involved in the massacre, in which p
  
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• Georgia man accused of White House attack plot gets 15 years

  23-07-2020 22:55
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man accused of plotting to attack the White House with an antitank rocket and explosives has been sentenced to serve 15 years in prison. Hasher Jallal Taheb was sentenced Thursday. He had pleaded guilty in April to attempted destruction of government property by fire or explosive. Federal agents arrested Taheb in Buford, Georgia, in January 2019, when he showed up for a meeting with an undercover agent and an FBI source thinking they were going to rent a car with t
  
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• Flash Flood Warning issued July 23 at 1:54PM MST until July 23 at 2:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  23-07-2020 22:54
  
  Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is nolonger expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remainingroad closures.
  A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 1200 AM MST Saturday fora portion of Southeast Arizona.
  
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• FDA tells doctors to discuss overdose antidote with patients

  23-07-2020 22:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Doctors who prescribe opioid painkillers should tell their patients about a potentially life-saving medication that can reverse drug overdoses. The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it will add the instructions to all opioid painkillers and drugs used to treat opioid addiction. The drug is best known by the brand name Narcan, but is available in various sprays and injections. Federal and state officials have been working for years to increase use of naloxone to h
  
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• Flood Warning issued July 23 at 1:49PM MST until July 23 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  23-07-2020 22:49
  
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Flood Warning for…South Central Pima County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 500 PM MST.
  * At 149 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due tothunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly inthe warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Veryheavy rain fell on the eastern slopes of the BaboquivariMountains. Expect flooding of many low water crossings on Highway286.
  Some locations that will exp
  
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• Flood Warning from THU 1:49 PM MST until THU 5:00 PM MST

  23-07-2020 22:49
  
  Issued by National Weather Service – Tucson, AZ
  Pima County
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Flood Warning for…South Central Pima County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 500 PM MST.
  * At 149 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due tothunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly inthe warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Veryheavy rain fell on the eastern slopes of the BaboquivariMountains. Expect flooding of ma
  
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• Portland mayor gassed amid protest standoff with US agents

  23-07-2020 22:48
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The tense, ongoing standoff between U.S. government agents and protesters in Portland, Oregon has extended into yet another day after the city’s mayor was tear-gassed outside a federal courthouse during a raucous demonstration. Mayor Ted Wheeler and hundreds of others on Wednesday night objected to the presence of federal police sent by President Donald Trump, who called the demonstrators agitators and anarchists. Wheeler was mostly jeered as he tried to rally d
  
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• S&P 500 has biggest loss in nearly 4 weeks as tech stumbles

  23-07-2020 22:46
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street stumbled Thursday, undercut in part by a discouraging report showing that layoffs are picking up across the country with coronavirus counts. Technology stocks had the sharpest drops after a better-than-expected profit report from Microsoft wasn’t enough to satisfy investors expecting even more. They helped drag the S&P 500 down 1.2%. The index had its first loss in five days and its worst in nearly four weeks. Other stock indexes around the world were
  
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• Iran state TV: Iranian passenger plane ‘harassed’ over Syria

  23-07-2020 22:46
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says an Iranian passenger plane flying from Tehran to Beirut has been “harassed” by Israeli fighter jets while it was flying in Syrian airspace. The TV says the plane managed to safely land in the Lebanese capital but that three passengers and some of the cabin crew were injured during the landing. The report says the plane was Mahan Airline Flight 1152. It says when two Israeli fighter jets came dangerously close to the plane, the pilo
  
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• Pending free agents confront injury risk in NHL playoffs

  23-07-2020 22:40
  
  Pending free agents face the risk of injury by resuming the NHL season. Prominent players like St. Louis captain Alex Pietrangelo, Boston defenseman Torey Krug, Washington goaltender Braden Holtby and Arizona winger Taylor Hall are all willing to accept that risk for a chance of winning the Stanley Cup. In an ordinary year, they would’ve already cashed in when free agency opened July 1. They now must try to stay healthy after several months off the ice with a potentially big payday awaitin
  
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• Bighorn Fire 100% contained; rain may cause floods in the area

  23-07-2020 22:32
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - The Bighorn Fire is a 100% contained, according to the Forest Service.
  The fire burned 119,978 acres in the Santa Catalina Mountains.
  While the fire is a 100% contained, residual heat within the containment line may be visible for some time, officials say.
  A closure order remains in effect for public safety as there are hazards in the burn scar. The Bighorn Fire increased the possibility of flooding downstream and of sediment and debris runoff.
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• Judge: No immediate ruling on Robert E. Lee statue removal

  23-07-2020 22:31
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Richmond judge has heard arguments but said he would not immediately issue a ruling in a lawsuit over Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s plans to remove an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. Attorney Gen. Mark Herring’s office asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit and dissolve an existing injunction barring the removal of the statue from historic Monument Avenue. The lawsuit was filed by William C. Gregory, a descendant of signatories to a 189
  
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• DNA identifies California 1968 homicide victim and suspect

  23-07-2020 22:30
  
  HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A homicide mystery that haunted Southern California police detectives for 52 years has been solved with genetic genealogy that identified the young woman who was slain and a now-deceased man who is suspected of being the killer. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office says the victim was 26-year-old Anita Louise Piteau of Augusta, Maine. Her body was found in Huntington Beach in 1968. She had been raped, beaten and slashed. Detectives persisted un
  
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• Correction: AF–Nigeria-Aid Workers Slain story

  23-07-2020 22:30
  
  MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Islamic extremists have released a video showing the slayings of five aid workers who were abducted in northeastern Nigeria last month. Their abductions came around the same time that a Boko Haram splinter group said it would begin targeting Nigerians who work for international aid organizations as well as those who help the military. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari issued a statement identifying the victims in the video released Wednesday as staff members of
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued July 23 at 1:28PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  23-07-2020 22:28
  
  At 127 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11miles southeast of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, or 34 milessouth of Ajo. This storm was nearly stationary.
  Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
  Locations impacted include…Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and Lukeville.Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead tolocalized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through floodedroadways.
  
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• UArizona president outlines fall return to campus

  23-07-2020 22:23
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Wildcats will soon return to campus for the fall semester.
  University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins announced Thursday that the fall semester is scheduled to being Aug. 24.
  The semester will have a mix of in-person and remote instruction. More than half of all classes will include an in-person component, according to the university.
  Campus will look "different"There will increased cleaning and sanitation, reduced class sizes, and a mandated face coverings policy.Diagnost
  
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• Whitey Bulger’s girlfriend completes prison sentence

  23-07-2020 22:16
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The longtime girlfriend of late Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger has completed her federal prison sentence and moved in with her twin sister. WBZ-TV reports that federal agents removed Catherine Greig’s electronic monitoring bracelet Thursday. The 69-year-old Greig spent the last year of her sentence living under home confinement with Bulger’s relatives in the suburb of Hingham. Greig’s attorney told The Boston Globe he is happy that she is
  
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• US: Researcher being harbored at Chinese consulate in SF

  23-07-2020 22:14
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says the Chinese consulate in San Francisco is harboring a Chinese researcher who lied about her military background. Officials made the assertion Thursday as they announced charges against that scientist and three others accused of concealing their government ties. The four are accused of lying on applications to work in the United States about their status as members of the People’s Liberation Army, which is part of the Chinese military. All
  
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• Prosecution wants 25-year term in Slovak reporter’s slaying

  23-07-2020 22:13
  
  BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A prosecutor in Slovakia has requested 25-year prison terms for three remaining defendants in the alleged contract killings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee. Prosecutor Vladimir Turan made the request during his closing arguments at the court in the town of Pezinok. The three defendants include a businessman accused of masterminding the slayings of 27-year-old journalist Jan Kuciak and fiancee Martina Kusnirova in February 2018.  Prosecutors a
  
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• Flash Flood Warning issued July 23 at 1:06PM MST until July 23 at 1:15PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  23-07-2020 22:06
  
  Flood waters are receding. Flooding is no longer expected to pose athreat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
  A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 1200 AM MST Saturday fora portion of Southeast Arizona.
  
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• Southwest, American tighten mask rules; Delta widens testing

  23-07-2020 22:05
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Southwest and American say they won’t allow health waivers to their face-mask rule. Only children under 2 will be exempt from the requirement to cover their mouth and nose during flights. Meanwhile, Delta Air Lines said Thursday that it will expand its coronavirus testing of employees to include at-home tests. Air travel has collapsed because of the virus pandemic, and airlines are trying to convince passengers and their own employees about safety. All airlines require
  
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• DOJ: Alabama inmates are subjected to excessive force

  23-07-2020 22:05
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it believes Alabama’s prisons for men are unconstitutional because inmates are subjected to excessive force at the hands of prison staff. This is the second time within 18 months that the Justice Department has accused Alabama of housing male inmates in unconstitutional conditions in a prison system considered one of the most understaffed and violent in the country. The department said Thursday that correctional of
  
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• Chilean extradited to France for killing of Japanese student

  23-07-2020 22:04
  
  SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A plane carrying a Chilean man accused of murdering a Japanese student in France has taken off from Santiago’s airport bound for Paris, where he will face trial for the alleged 2016 slaying. Nicolas Zepeda, 29, had been under house arrest at his mother’s apartment in the Chilean resort of Viña del Mar since the Chilean Supreme Court approved his extradition in May. He is charged in France with premeditated murder in the alleged 2016 slaying of Naru
  
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• Pakistani journalist recounts ordeal, abduction by armed men

  23-07-2020 22:03
  
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani journalist known for his criticism of the country’s military has recounted his ordeal when armed men abducted him in broad daylight and held him captive for a day. It was the first time Matiullah Jan, who was freed on Tuesday, shared details about his 12-hour detention. Enforced disappearances, usually by intelligence agencies, are common in Pakistan but it’s rare that a victim and survivor of such an incident goes public about it. Jan chose to rele
  
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• COVID-19 in Arizona: Ducey asks Congress for employment support

  23-07-2020 22:00
  
  PHOENIX – Gov. Doug Ducey has asked Arizona’s congressional delegation to focus on unemployment and other matters important to Arizonans in the next federal COVID-19 relief package.Ducey’s July 21 letter seeks funds to guarantee the unemployed will be eligible to receive at least 100% of their weekly earnings, and to replenish the state’s $1 billion unemployment trust fund, which has paid out $640 million since the pandemic began.“We know we will continue to have n
  
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• Movie theaters implore studios: Release the blockbusters

  23-07-2020 21:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood has now gone more than four months without a major theatrical release. While some films have found new streaming homes, the biggest upcoming ones — “Tenet,” “Mulan,” “A Quiet Place Part II” — remain idled like jumbo jets on the tarmac. The leading chains are still shuttered. Recent coronavirus spikes have forced release dates to shuffle and chains to postpone reopening to August. Now, movie houses are saying that des
  
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• Islamic State group says it killed 5 aid workers in Nigeria

  23-07-2020 21:49
  
  DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Militants from an Islamic State affiliate claimed responsibility Thursday for killing five aid workers who had been kidnapped a month earlier in northeastern Nigeria. The Islamic State West Africa Province warned in June that it would target Nigerians working for international aid agencies along with those who helped the military. Nigeria’s president already had blamed the extremists for Sunday’s slayings. The group issued its claim online in its digital w
  
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