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• Family of 9 slain Mexican-Americans sues Juarez drug cartel

  29-07-2020 23:59
  
  Family members of nine women and children from an offshoot Mormon community who were killed in Mexico in November have filed a federal lawsuit against the Juarez drug cartel. They accuse the cartel of carrying out the attack in retribution for publicly criticizing and demonstrating against the cartel. A lawyer representing the family members said they initiated the lawsuit to show the Juarez cartel was responsible for the Nov. 4 slaughter and to seek damages. It’s not clear whether represe
  
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• Civil rights icon Lewis lauded as hero at Georgia Capitol

  29-07-2020 23:59
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis is lying in repose at the Georgia Capitol in the Atlanta district he represented for more than three decades in Congress. The late Democratic congressman’s body was brought to the city Wednesday for one of the last memorial services before his burial. People lined the streets as the hearse carrying Lewis’ body moved through downtown. He was lauded as a warrior and a hero at the  ceremony in the Capitol rotunda. Members of the public were later all
  
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• Former Wilmington Trust execs lose bid to nix SEC complaint

  29-07-2020 23:57
  
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a request by two former bank executives who were convicted on criminal charges to dismiss a civil suit filed by securities regulators. The judge ruled Wednesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission adequately pleaded fraud claims against former Wilmington Trust president Robert Harra and former chief credit officer William North. Harra, North, former Wilmington Trust chief financial officer David Gibson and former controller Kevyn Rako
  
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• Brazil’s Bolsonaro keeps mum at first event since recovery

  29-07-2020 23:51
  
  BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has attended his first public event since recovering from COVID-19. Brazil’s president is typically last to address ceremonies at the presidential palace, but Bolsonaro watched Wednesday’s event recognizing women who work in rural areas around Latin America. He left the room once it ended without speaking himself. He wore a mask throughout. The Brazilian leader has consistently downplayed COVID-19′s severity durin
  
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• 4 Big Tech CEOs tell Congress they don’t stifle competition

  29-07-2020 23:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google fended off accusations Wednesday that their companies stifle competition, under intense questioning from lawmakers who have been investigating Big Tech’s market dominance for the past year. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai of Google and Tim Cook of Apple sometimes struggled to answer pointed questions about their business practices even as they provided data highlighting how
  
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• Misinformation about COVID-19 is proving highly contagious

  29-07-2020 23:44
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As the world races to find a vaccine and a cure for COVID-19, there is seemingly no antidote in sight for the burgeoning outbreak of coronavirus conspiracy theories, hoaxes, anti-mask myths and sham treatments.The phenomenon, unfolding largely on social media, escalated this week when President Donald Trump retweeted a false video about an anti-malarial drug being a cure for the virus and it was revealed that Russian intelligence is spreading disinformation about th
  
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• Tropical storm may delay 1st SpaceX crew’s return to Earth

  29-07-2020 23:42
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Tropical weather barreling toward Florida could delay this weekend’s planned return of the first SpaceX crew. On Wednesday, SpaceX and NASA cleared the Dragon capsule to depart the International Space Station with astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken and head home. Managers are targeting a Sunday splashdown. But rough tropical weather is expected to hit Florida right around then. NASA says the top priority is keeping the astronauts safe, and flight contr
  
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• Heat Advisory issued July 29 at 2:32PM MST until August 1 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  29-07-2020 23:32
  
  * WHAT…Hot conditions with afternoon temperatures 94 to 108expected.
  * WHERE…Mazatzal Mountains and Pinal/Superstition Mountains.
  * WHEN…From 10 AM Thursday to 8 PM MST Saturday.
  * IMPACTS…Very High Heat Risk. Increase in heat relatedillnesses, including heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heatstroke. Heat stroke can lead to death.A Heat Advisory means that a period of hot temperatures, even bylocal standards, will occur. Actions should be taken to lessenthe impact of t
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued July 29 at 2:32PM MST until August 1 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  29-07-2020 23:32
  
  * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon temperatures 110to 119 expected.
  * WHERE…Portions of south central Arizona.
  * WHEN…From 10 AM this morning to 8 PM MST Saturday.
  * IMPACTS…Very High Heat Risk. Increase in heat relatedillnesses, including heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heatstroke. Heat stroke can lead to death.An Excessive Heat Warning means that a period of very hottemperatures, even by local standards, will occur. Actions shouldbe taken to lessen the i
  
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• Record heat possible into the weekend

  29-07-2020 23:27
  
  TUCSON - High temperatures will continue to climb over the next few days with afternoon values as high as 111 or 112 for some areas around Tucson.Dry air and sunshine are the main reasons for the temperature climb. Even our overnight temperatures will be warm only falling into the lower 80's.Rain chances will take a back seat for all of Southern Arizona for at least a week.
  A few weak thunderstorms will remain possible this weekend for Cochise county, but no widespread rain will impact
  
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• 3 dead after shooting in north St. Louis

  29-07-2020 23:25
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Three people are dead after a shooting in St. Louis. Police spokeswoman Michelle Woodling says the shooting happened about 1:45 p.m. Wednesday in the north St. Louis neighborhood of Walnut Park West. Three victims were pronounced dead. Names of the victims have not been released. St. Louis has been among the nation’s deadliest cities for many years, and 2020 is shaping up to be one of the worst on record, with at least 153 killings so far. The city had 194 homicides
  
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• The Latest: Tech CEOs get tarred as liars, bullies, pushers

  29-07-2020 23:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on testimony before a congressional committee by the CEOs of Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google (all times local):
  5:20 p.m.
  U.S. lawmakers have repeatedly ripped the CEOs of Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook while likening them to copycats, liars, bullies, drug dealers and traitors in an attempt to prove it’s time to crack down on their technology powerhouses.
  The barrage of unflattering comparisons and allegations of misconduct unfolded Wednesday durin
  
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• Comedian says he’d return to testify in Orleans assault case

  29-07-2020 23:21
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Comedian Andy Dick tells a New Orleans news outlet he’s willing to return to the city and testify against a man accused of knocking him unconscious last year. The celebrity spoke to The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate by telephone Wednesday — a day after the district attorney’s office in New Orleans said it was ending prosecution in the case. A spokesman for the prosecutor’s office said that Dick had not kept in touch. Dick did not deny lo
  
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• Census head wasn’t told about Trump district drawing order

  29-07-2020 23:13
  
  U.S. Census Bureau director Steven Dillingham testified that he wasn’t informed ahead of time about President Donald Trump’s order seeking to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from the process of redrawing congressional districts. Dillingham said Wednesday that he was unaware of anyone from the Census Bureau playing a role in the order which civil rights groups have called unconstitutional. Dillingham spoke before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. The committee called t
  
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• Tracy Morgan, wife to divorce after 5 years of marriage

  29-07-2020 23:12
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tracy Morgan and his wife of five years are ending their marriage. The actor-comedian’s representative said in an emailed statement Wednesday that Morgan and Megan Wollover have filed for divorce. Morgan and Wollover married after the former “Saturday Night Live” cast member recovered from a 2014 highway crash in which a Wal-Mart truck slammed into the back of a limo Morgan was riding in. One man was killed in the crash that left Morgan and two friends
  
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• Tennessee state senator charged with stealing federal funds

  29-07-2020 23:01
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a state senator in Tennessee has been charged with stealing more than $600,000 in federal funds received by a health care company she directed. The U.S. attorney’s office in Memphis said a criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday charges Katrina Robinson with theft and embezzlement involving government programs and wire fraud. It says she used the money to pay for her wedding and other personal expenses. The Democrat was elected in 2018. Pro
  
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• UN says over 100 civilians killed in 2nd quarter in Libya

  29-07-2020 23:00
  
  CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations says more than 100 civilians including women and children were killed by ground fighting, explosive remnants and airstrikes in Libya between April and June. That’s an increase of 65% from the first three months of the year. More than 250 civilians were wounded during the latest quarter. Most of the casualties were in Libya’s western region, which has been the scene of infighting between east Libya-based forces of military commander Khalifa Hifter
  
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• McConaughey writing book based on life-changing adventures

  29-07-2020 22:58
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey didn’t want to write an ordinary celebrity book. He calls “Greenlights” a ”playbook on adventures in my life.” Crown announced Wednesday that the book will be released Oct. 20.  Crown says the actor known for “Dallas Buyers Club” and “Magic Mike” will draw upon a diary he has kept for 35 years. The 50-year-old actor will discuss everything from his Texas childhood to his rise to star
  
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• Group alleges greyhounds being trained with live rabbits

  29-07-2020 22:58
  
  LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Two U.S. representatives have introduced legislation that would ban greyhound racing in the U.S. The bill introduced Wednesday comes after a group that has fought against dog racing said it has videos showing racing greyhounds being trained with live rabbits in at least three Midwestern states. The group, GREY2K USA, sent videos of the live lure training to officials in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, where it says an animal rights investigator shot the footage this year. T
  
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• Suspended Arkansas professor indicted on fraud counts

  29-07-2020 22:55
  
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A suspended University of Arkansas professor has been indicted on multiple wire and passport fraud counts. The 44-count indictment returned Tuesday in Fayetteville, Arkansas, accuses Simon S. Ang of failing to disclose close ties to the Chinese government and Chinese companies when he obtained federal grants. The university suspended the 63-year-old electrical engineering professor and removed him as director of the university’s High Density Electronics Cent
  
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• As virus aid talks stalemate, Trump scorns help for cities

  29-07-2020 22:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is dismissing Democratic demands to include aid for cash-strapped cities in a new coronavirus relief package. Trump is also lashing out at Republican allies as talks stalemate over assistance for millions of Americans. And on Capitol Hill, another lawmaker tested positive for the virus. Republicans are signaling they may be willing to swiftly approve a modest package to prevent a $600 weekly unemployment benefit from expiring Friday. House Speaker N
  
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• Civil rights icon Lewis lauded as warrior at Georgia capitol

  29-07-2020 22:49
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis is lying in repose at the Georgia Capitol in the Atlanta district he represented in Congress for more than three decades. The late Democratic congressman’s body was brought to the city Wednesday for one of the last memorial services before he’s buried. People lined the streets as the hearse carrying Lewis’ body moved through downtown. He was lauded as a warrior and a hero at the  ceremony in the Capitol rotunda. Members of the public were la
  
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• The Latest: Key lawmaker sets sights on Amazon

  29-07-2020 22:48
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on testimony in Congress by the CEOs of Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google (all times local):
  4:45 p.m.
  A key House lawmaker investigating Big Tech’s power is squarely targeting Amazon.Rep. David Cicilline, a Democrat, told Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos at a hearing Wednesday that evidence shows that the e-commerce giant is only interested in dominating the market and is “fundamentally anti-competitive.”Cicilline said “Congress must take action.
  
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• Wall Street rallies as Fed keeps rates pinned at record low

  29-07-2020 22:45
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rallied on Wednesday, and the S&P 500 climbed 1.2% for its best day in two weeks after the Federal Reserve kept the accelerator floored on its support for the economy. U.S. stocks began rising as soon as trading opened, and momentum picked up after the Fed said in the afternoon that it will keep interest rates at their record low as the economy struggles through the recession created by the coronavirus pandemic. Tech stocks again helped lead the way. Treasur
  
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• Gohmert’s positive virus test renews safety fears in Capitol

  29-07-2020 22:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas congressman has tested positive for the coronavirus, and that’s 66-year-old Republican Louie Gohmert to cancel his plan to travel to his home state with President Donald Trump. And Gohmert is facing criticism from colleagues for shunning masks on Capitol Hill, where face coverings aren’t mandatory and testing is sparse. Gohmert is one of the House’s most conservative and outspoken members. He tells a Texas news station that he tested positive at
  
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• Ex-Minneapolis cop argues for dropped charges in Floyd death

  29-07-2020 22:38
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A second former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd will seek to have the charges against him dismissed. An attorney for former officer Tou Thao filed a motion Wednesday saying Thao will ask the judge to dismiss the charges at a Sept. 11 hearing. Thao’s attorney says the charges are not supported by probable cause. Officer Derek Chauvin is charged with murder and manslaughter. Thao and officers Thomas Lane and J. Kueng are charged with a
  
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• Ex-Maryland lawmaker gets 2 years in prison in bribery case

  29-07-2020 22:35
  
  SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A former state lawmaker who helped create Maryland’s medical marijuana industry has been sentenced to two years in prison for taking bribes for legislative favors. U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake also on Wednesday ordered former Del. Cheryl Glenn to pay $18,750 in restitution. Glenn represented parts of Baltimore as a state delegate. The 69-year-old Democrat resigned in December and pleaded guilty in January to a bribery-related charge and honest service
  
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• Autopsy shows Chicago police deputy chief’s death a suicide

  29-07-2020 22:35
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — An autopsy has determined a Chicago police deputy chief found dead in a station on the city’s West Side this week committed suicide. The Cook County medical examiner’s office says Deputy Chief Dion Boyd died of a self-inflicted gunshot to the chest. The findings confirmed an announcement by the Chicago Police Department that Boyd fatally shot himself Tuesday morning. Boyd’s death came just days after he was promoted to deputy chief of criminal networks by S
  
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• 2020 Champions League final dropped from US network TV

  29-07-2020 22:29
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Champions League quarterfinals and semifinals will disappear from U.S. network and cable English-language television this summer under the new contract between UEFA and CBS, and the remainder of the 2019-20 competition will be primarily streamed. CBS took over rights from TBS during the coronavirus pandemic break and says the only matches it plans to televise are the round of 16 second legs of Manchester City-Real Madrid on Aug. 8 and Barcelona-Napoli the following day,
  
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• The Latest: Pence urges in-class learning during N.C. visit

  29-07-2020 22:27
  
  APEX, N.C. — Vice President Mike Pence vowed Wednesday that schools around the country will have the resources they need to reopen for in-person learning as he visited a classroom of masked fourth graders at a North Carolina private school.
  The visit comes as President Donald Trump and U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos have threatened to withhold federal funding from K-12 schools that don’t allow all of their students to return to physical classrooms. Critics including Democratic
  
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• Coyotes aiming to stay focused following Chayka resignation

  29-07-2020 22:26
  
  The Arizona Coyotes caught a break when the NHL opted to expand the postseason and return from the pandemic-related shutdown in a pair of Canadian bubbles. The Coyotes also suffered a setback even before they got to Edmonton. John Chayka, considered one of the NHL’s top general mangers, resigned from his position and was called a quitter by the franchise in a sternly worded news release. The news broke on the day the Coyotes left for Canada. So while trying to prepare for their Stanley Cup
  
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• Wyoming wildlife officials to test dead rabbits for disease

  29-07-2020 22:24
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming wildlife officials have asked residents to report dead rabbits in their yards, rural property and outdoor areas because a viral disease has been identified in several neighboring states. The Rock Springs Rocket-Miner reported that the Wyoming Game and Fish Department has tested carcasses statewide for Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus2 to monitor the spread of the disease. It does not pose a risk to humans. The disease has been confirmed in California, Nevada,
  
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• Jury will not indict Dallas sergeant accused of tampering

  29-07-2020 22:22
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A Texas grand jury will not indict the president of a police association accused of tampering with evidence in the case of a white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her unarmed Black neighbor. Amber Guyger is serving a 10-year sentence in the murder of Botham Jean in September 2018. Guyger called 911 to report the shooting, was taken into custody and put into a squad car. Dashcam footage shows Dallas Police Association President Michael Mata telling Guyger to not speak a
  
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• Bolivian coca cultivation jumped by 10% in 2019, UN says

  29-07-2020 22:22
  
  LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A U.N. agency says coca cultivation jumped 10% in Bolivia in 2019, the final year of President Evo Morales’ government, partly because of reduced eradication efforts amid rising social and political conflicts. A report released Wednesday by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said production grew in the Andean nation from 23,100 hectares in 2018 to 25,500 hectares last year. Bolivia is the world’s third largest coca producer after Colombia and Pe
  
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• Kanye West’s NJ ballot petition falls short, complaint says

  29-07-2020 22:21
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Kanye West’s petition to appear on New Jersey’s ballot as a presidential candidate fails to pass legal muster because signatures are incomplete, and in some cases appear written in the same hand. That’s according to a formal complaint filed with the state on Wednesday by election law attorney Scott Salmon. Salmon, a Democrat, filed the objection with the state Division of Elections after reviewing the more than 1,300 signatures West submitted. New Jer
  
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• COVID-19 cancels Wyoming hunt amid Native American criticism

  29-07-2020 22:21
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The coronavirus has prompted cancellation of a charity antelope hunt that has drawn teams of famous, powerful men to Wyoming and has been facing growing criticism that its ceremonies crudely and inaccurately appropriate Native American culture. The Lander One Shot Antelope Hunt has been held every year since 1944. Past participants include Peter Fonda, 16 astronauts and the governors of 30 states. The hunt raises millions of dollars for conservation-oriented causes bu
  
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• Thousands in Bulgaria’s streets demanding government resign

  29-07-2020 22:13
  
  SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in cities across Bulgaria for a third consecutive week to demand the resignation of the government and the chief prosecutor. In the biggest anti-government protests in seven years, those in power are being accused of maintaining links to the mafia, refusing to fight corruption and reform the judiciary and suppressing freedom of speech. Protesters blocked several key intersections in the capital during business hou
  
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• Finance firm founder gets 6 months in college bribery scam

  29-07-2020 22:08
  
  The founder of a Silicon Valley venture capital firm has been sentenced to six months behind bars for paying about $450,000 in bribes to boost his two daughters’ entrance exam scores and get one of them into Georgetown University as a bogus tennis recruit. Manuel Henriquez cried and dabbed his eyes with a tissue as he prayed for forgiveness from his children and other families he hurt, and asked the judge for mercy. He’s the founder and former CEO of Hercules Capital based in Palo Al
  
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• 4 Big Tech CEOs take congressional heat on competition

  29-07-2020 22:08
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Four Big Tech CEOs are fending off accusations of stifling competition in front of a congressional panel that is investigating market dominance in the industry. They are Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai of Google and Tim Cook of Apple. Critics question whether the companies limit competition and innovation, and raise prices. The four CEOs are testifying remotely Wednesday at a hearing of the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitru
  
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• House COVID oversight panel demands documents from 4 states

  29-07-2020 22:05
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Democratic head of a congressional coronavirus oversight panel has demanded that Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and three other Republican governors provide documents showing how their states are combating the pandemic. Similar letters were sent to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt. The request Wednesday by Rep. James Clyburn comes just days after White House coronavirus task force leader Dr. Deborah Birx traveled to Nashv
  
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• US death toll from the coronavirus hits 150,000

  29-07-2020 22:04
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The confirmed death toll from the coronavirus in the U.S. has hit 150,000, by the far the highest tolll in the world. That’s according to the tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. The bleak milestone comes amid signs that the nation’s outbreak is beginning to stabilize in the Sun Belt but heating up in the Midwest, fueled largely by young adults who are hitting bars, restaurants and gyms again.  The surge has been accompanied by a burgeoning outbr
  
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• Finance firm founder gets 6 months in college bribes scam

  29-07-2020 22:01
  
  The founder of a Silicon Valley venture capital firm has been sentenced to six months behind bars for paying about $450,000 in bribes to boost his two daughters’ entrance exam scores and get one of them into Georgetown University as a bogus tennis recruit. Manuel Henriquez cried and dabbed his eyes with a tissue as he prayed for forgiveness from his children and other families he hurt, and asked the judge for mercy. He’s the founder and former CEO of Hercules Capital based in Palo Al
  
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• Confirmed deaths from the coronavirus in the US hit 150,000, by far the highest toll in the world

  29-07-2020 22:00
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Confirmed deaths from the coronavirus in the US hit 150,000, by far the highest toll in the world.
  
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• Arizona dairy farms pivot from restaurants to food banks as COVID-19 shifts demand

  29-07-2020 22:00
  
  PHOENIX – Thousands of gallons of wasted milk.…
  
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• The Latest: Bezos can’t guarantee Amazon uses seller data

  29-07-2020 21:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on testimony in Congress by the CEOs of Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google (all times local):
  3:50 p.m.
  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he can’t guarantee that the company isn’t accessing seller data to make competing products, an allegation that the company and its executives had previously denied.His comments came Wednesday during a congressional hearing into the market dominance of four tech giants — Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple.
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• Administration wants West Wing remodel money in virus bill

  29-07-2020 21:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration wants $377 million in the next coronavirus relief bill for a long-delayed modernization of the West Wing, but the timetable for construction is yet to be determined. The sum is included in the draft aid legislation from Senate Republicans and would also cover a new security screening facility for the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House complex. So far, the West Wing plan has drawn relatively little scrutiny. The administration
  
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• 2020’s final Mars mission poised for blastoff from Florida

  29-07-2020 21:51
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The summer’s third and final mission to Mars is about to get under way at Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA’s most elaborate life-hunting rover, Perseverance, is scheduled to rocket away Thursday morning. It will follow China’s rover-orbiter combo and a United Arab Emirates orbiter, both launched last week. Perseverance will scrounge for evidence of past microscopic life in an ancient lakebed at Mars, and gather the most promising rock samples for
  
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• 3 dead, 2 injured in north St. Louis shooting

  29-07-2020 21:40
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Three people are dead and two others are injured after a shooting in St. Louis. Police spokeswoman Michelle Woodling says the shooting happened about 1:45 p.m. Wednesday in the north St. Louis neighborhood of Walnut Park West. Police found five people shot at the scene. Three victims were pronounced dead. Two others suffered gunshot wounds to their legs. Names of the victims have not been released. St. Louis has been among the nation’s deadliest cities for many years
  
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• The Latest: Zuckerberg questioned election interference

  29-07-2020 21:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on testimony in Congress by the CEOs of Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google (all times local):
  3:30 p.m.
  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is again being put on the defensive in a congressional hearing over the social network’s role as a conduit for Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.And Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat, has brought the issue current with concerns that right-wing groups are using Facebook to infiltrate the Black Lives
  
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• Court: Flint class-action can proceed over lead in water

  29-07-2020 21:36
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Flint residents whose health and homes were harmed by lead-contaminated water have scored a legal milestone. The Michigan Supreme Court said Wednesday that they can proceed with a lawsuit against public officials for the disastrous decisions that caused the scandal. The court’s opinion is a key procedural step in long-running litigation that now will return to the Court of Claims. The court says Flint residents can pursue a claim of diminished property values and a vio
  
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