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• Prosecutor: No charges for officer in Michael Brown’s death

  30-07-2020 23:50
  
  CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County’s top prosecutor will not charge the former police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown, a dramatic decision that could reopen old wounds amid a renewed and intense national conversation about racial injustice and the police treatment of minorities. Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell announced the decision Thursday after quietly re-investigating the case over the course of five months. It was nearly six years ago that a grand jury declined to indi
  
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• The Latest: Social restrictions reimposed for north England

  30-07-2020 23:49
  
  LONDON — The British government has reimposed restrictions on social life in a swath of northern England because of rising coronavirus infections.
  Health Secretary Matt Hancock says that as of midnight Thursday people from different households should not meet indoors in Greater Manchester, England’s second largest metropolitan area. The same orders applies to the surrounding areas of Lancashire and West Yorkshire counties.
  Hancock says that “households meeting up and a lack of
  
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• Mount Lemmon Highway to Reopen Aug. 1

  30-07-2020 23:47
  
  Today, the Pima County Department of Transportation announced that the Mount Lemmon Highway will reopen beginning Saturday, Aug. 1. This announcement comes only two weeks after the Pima County Sheriff's Department said mountain access would be cut off until November.…
  
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• Trump global media chief probes pro-Biden VOA content

  30-07-2020 23:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of U.S. funded global media has ordered an investigation into the posting of a video package featuring former Vice President Joe Biden on a Voice of America website and affiliated social media accounts. Michael Pack said Thursday that the Agency for Global Media is looking into the appearance of what it called a “pro-Biden” segment on the VOA’s Urdu-language website and weighing disciplinary action against those responsible. The content has sinc
  
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• St. Louis County prosecutor declines to charge the former Ferguson police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown

  30-07-2020 23:46
  
  ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County prosecutor declines to charge the former Ferguson police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown.
  
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• Q&A: Questions stirred by Trump’s idea of an election delay

  30-07-2020 23:39
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump has raised the radical prospect of delaying a presidential election, contending the expansion of voting by mail will lead to history’s most fraudulent U.S. election.There’s no precedent in modern politics for the sort of delay Trump is suggesting. The idea, floated in a series of tweets, prompted swift pushback from officials in both parties and much head-scratching.A closer look at the key questions and answers about the president’s
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued July 30 at 2:35PM MST until August 1 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  30-07-2020 23:35
  
  * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures 107 to115 degrees for much of Pima County with Friday the hottestday. High temperatures 101 to 109 degrees for Santa Cruz Countywith Friday the hottest day.
  * WHERE…Western Pima County, Tohono O’odham Nation, UpperSanta Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley, Tucson Metro Area, SouthCentral Pinal County, Southeast Pinal County and Upper GilaRiver Valley.
  * WHEN…Until 8 PM MST Saturday.
  * IMPACTS…Extreme heat will
  
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• Michigan’s top court kills lawsuit by wrongly imprisoned man

  30-07-2020 23:27
  
  DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has stopped a man from suing the state after he spent more than a year in prison for a crime that wasn’t a crime. The man was behind bars for 17 months for failing to provide information for Michigan’s sex offender registry. The Corrections Department then discovered that he actually wasn’t required to register. The man sued the state, arguing that his constitutional rights were violated. The Supreme Court heard arguments in April
  
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• Watch President Trump’s daily Coronavirus Task Force Briefing live

  30-07-2020 23:23
  
  (NBC News)   Americans already struggling with the effects of got a new dose of dire economic news Thursday.The U.S. economy put in its worst performance on record last quarter, shrinking by nearly a third.More than 30 million Americans are now collecting some form of unemployment. The president and his team insist the economy is rebounding in a V-shaped recovery. "We expect a much stronger third quarter and second half of the year," National Economic Council Chief Economist Josep
  
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• TS Isaias causes floods, slides; likely to become hurricane

  30-07-2020 23:20
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaias has knocked out power and caused flooding and small landslides across Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic as forecasters predict it will strengthen into a hurricane while moving toward the Bahamas and U.S. East Coast. Isaias was centered about 250 miles (400 kilometers) southeast of the southeastern Bahamas late Thursday afternoon. It had maximum sustained winds of 60 mph and was moving northwest at 21 mph. Rain turned several streets i
  
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• Prosecutor: Charging decision upcoming in Michael Brown case

  30-07-2020 23:19
  
  CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County’s top prosecutor is expected to announce a charging decision following a re-investigation into the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. The announcement expected Thursday could reopen old wounds amid a renewed and intense national conversation about racial injustice and the police treatment of minorities. It was nearly six years ago that a grand jury declined to indict Darren Wilson, the white police officer w
  
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• Ohio House picks GOP ex-justice to replace its ousted leader

  30-07-2020 23:15
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican lawmakers have chosen former state Supreme Court justice and current Rep. Bob Cupp to lead the Ohio House, replacing the speaker ousted amid a scandal. House members voted in favor of the veteran lawmaker from Lima on Thursday. It came hours after their historic, unanimous vote to remove Rep. Larry Householder as speaker because he was indicted in an alleged $60 million bribery scheme. His colleagues believe the soft-spoken Cupp will bring the chamber what
  
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• Anti-Trump group ad supports Gross for Alaska US Senate seat

  30-07-2020 23:10
  
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An outside group focused on defeating President Donald Trump in November and “Trumpism” is running an ad in Alaska in support of independent Al Gross in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race. Gross is seeking to challenge first-term Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, whom The Lincoln Project refers to as a “Trumpist.” Trump carried Alaska with 51% of the vote in 2016. Sullivan campaign manager Matt Shuckerow said having Democrats Joe Biden as president an
  
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• Wall Street slides, but tech strength helps avert a big loss

  30-07-2020 23:09
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Most of Wall Street stumbled Thursday, but yet another rise for big technology stocks helped keep the market’s losses in check. The S&P 500 dropped 0.4%, with nearly three out of four stocks in the index falling. Among the hardest-hit were oil producers, banks and other companies that most need the economy to pull out of its recession. But the index erased most of an earlier of loss of 1.7%. Stronger-than-expected profit reports from UPS and other companies helped
  
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• The Latest: Trump urges COVID-19 survivors to donate plasma

  30-07-2020 23:08
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday visited the headquarters of the American Red Cross’s to encourage survivors of COVID-19 to donate plasma.
  Thousands of coronavirus patients have donated their plasma in hopes it could help other patients recover from the coronavirus, and scientists are testing if the donations might also prevent infection in the first place. Medical experts say the jury is still out on effectiveness of convalescent plasma on both fronts.
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• Now Stream This: The Other Franco Makes His Directorial Debut with 'The Rental'

  30-07-2020 23:00
  
  Dave Franco, brother of James, makes his directorial debut, based on a screenplay he co-wrote, with The Rental, a serviceable slasher film that shows the novice director can do a solid job creating a creepy vibe. The film isn’t anything all that original, and you won’t feel any major sense of surprise when the story ends.…
  
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• Extra $600 in jobless aid set to lapse as talks deadlock

  30-07-2020 22:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A $600 unemployment benefit created to help Americans during the coronavirus pandemic appears likely to expire. The Senate left Washington on Thursday without acting to extend the weekly benefit, just one day before it was set to lapse. Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell made a procedural move to make it easier to turn next week to a potential compromise. Republicans want to extend the bonus unemployment benefit at less than $600. But talks with Democrats are at a stan
  
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• Portland prepares for US agents to step back from protests

  30-07-2020 22:31
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon officials are preparing to take over protecting a federal courthouse in Portland that’s been a target of violent protests. Democratic Gov. Kate Brown said federal agents sent by the Trump administration would begin a phased withdrawal Thursday and Oregon State Police troopers would take their place. The Portland police cleared out a park across from the courthouse that demonstrators have used as a staging ground, while state troopers headed into downtown
  
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• Full appeals court to review dismissal of Michael Flynn case

  30-07-2020 22:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court says it plans to review a decision ordering the dismissal of the Justice Department’s case against President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn. The action Thursday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is likely to prolong the fight over Flynn’s fate. It represents yet another dramatic development in a case that has taken unexpected twists and turns and turned Flynn into a ca
  
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• Big Tech, hit by the pandemic, reports mixed earnings

  30-07-2020 22:27
  
  Big Tech companies reported mixed quarterly earnings on Thursday, a day after their top executives faced a tough congressional grilling over their market power and alleged monopolistic practices. The staggering economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic was reflected in reports from Amazon, Facebook, and Google’s corporate parent, Alphabet. Apple, the most valuable company of them all, is set to disclose its numbers for the April-June quarter later on Thursday.
  
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• Heat Advisory issued July 30 at 1:21PM MST until August 1 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  30-07-2020 22:21
  
  * WHAT…Hot conditions with afternoon temperatures 94 to 109expected.
  * WHERE…Mazatzal Mountains and Pinal/Superstition Mountains.
  * 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.A Heat Advisory means that a period of hot temperatures, even bylocal standards, will occur. Actions should be taken to lessenthe impact
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued July 30 at 1:21PM MST until August 1 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  30-07-2020 22:21
  
  * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon temperatures 109to 119.
  * WHERE…Portions of south central Arizona.
  * WHEN…Until 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 impact of the extreme heat.
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• GOP Arizona Rep. Schweikert pays fine to settle ethics case

  30-07-2020 22:20
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz, (AP) — Republican Arizona Rep. David Schweikert has agreed to pay a $50,000 fine and admit to 11 violations to settle a long-running investigation by the U.S. House Ethics Committee. The agreement with Schweikert was announced Thursday. He has been under investigation for two years for a series of campaign finance violations and other allegations. Schweikert is seeking re-election in the Republican-leaning 6th Congressional District that covers much of north Phoenix, Scotts
  
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• Pandemic whacks Google ad sales, causing parent Alphabet to report first quarterly revenue decline in company history

  30-07-2020 22:19
  
  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Pandemic whacks Google ad sales, causing parent Alphabet to report first quarterly revenue decline in company history.
  
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• Florida pair arrested for breaking COVID-19 quarantine order

  30-07-2020 22:16
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida Keys couple infected with the coronavirus are expressing exasperation after they were put in jail for apparently violating orders to wear masks and self-quarantine. Arrests over masks and quarantines have been rare. The couple was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon after authorities went to their home in Key West to arrest them on a warrant accusing them of violating a quarantine order issued by the Florida Department of Health. They pair posted bail
  
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• Flags to be lowered for dead Arizona National Guard soldier

  30-07-2020 22:16
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Doug Ducey has ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset Friday to honor an Arizona Army National Guard soldier who died after collapsing during a training event. Authorities say U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Robert Dwayne Bryant Jr. was taking a physical fitness test in preparation for the Basic Officer Leader Course when he fell during the run portion of the test Tuesday at Tempe Town Lake. The 23-year-old Bryant was taken to a Tempe hos
  
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• Republicans rebuff Trump’s suggestion to delay 2020 election

  30-07-2020 22:12
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican officials in the states and on Capitol Hill are condemning President Donald Trump’s suggestion about postponing the November election. And those officials are trying to bat away questions that their own party leader has now raised about the legitimacy of that upcoming vote. Top Republicans in Congress quickly rebuffed Trump’s suggestion Thursday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the election date is set in stone. House GOP leader Kevin Mc
  
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• Mexico cave with evidence of early humans closed to visitors

  30-07-2020 22:10
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Archaeological authorities said tourists visiting a cave in north-central Mexico are endangering what is purported to be some of the earliest evidence of human presence in North America. Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History said Thursday the remote Chiquihuite cave in Zacatecas state has been declared off-limits to visitors.  The institute said scientists “are looking for the DNA of ancient humans in the sediments” of the cave fl
  
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• Settling down: Cards ask Simmons to focus on linebacker

  30-07-2020 22:08
  
  Isaiah Simmons came to the Cardinals as a position-less prospect who appears ideal for the modern NFL. Simmons played several positions during his college years at Clemson, including linebacker, defensive end, safety and cornerback. Now Arizona wants Simmons to focus on inside linebacker during his rookie season. The Cardinals hope Simmons will be a cornerstone of a defense that also includes linebacker Chandler Jones, safety Budda Baker and cornerback Patrick Peterson. Arizona gave up the most
  
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• The Latest: Paraguay eases quarantine plans after protest

  30-07-2020 22:01
  
  ASUNCION, Paraguay — Paraguay eased plans for tighter quarantine in a city on the Brazilian border on Thursday after roughly 60 people were arrested in a violent protest that included the looting of food, jewelry and electronics.Health Minister Julio Mazzoleni said some businesses would be allowed to operate during the day, although bars, gyms and other sites of mass gathering would be closed as planned.The protests Wednesday night followed the declaration of a strict stay-at-home quaranti
  
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• Gaga, Grande top MTV VMA noms; quarantine categories added

  30-07-2020 22:01
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — It’s raining nominations for Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande’s “Rain on Me” at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, which will present new categories focused on live performances and music videos created at home during the coronavirus pandemic. Gaga and Grande both scored nine nominations each, including video of the year for their No. 1 dance hit. Billie Eilish and The Weekend, the second-most nominated acts with six, are also up for video of the year with
  
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• Special prosecutor sought in alleged attack on Black man

  30-07-2020 22:00
  
  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — A special prosecutor is being sought to handle the cases of two white men charged in an alleged assault on a Black man who says he was attacked at southern Indiana lake and that someone threatened to “get a noose.” Monroe County Prosecutor Erika Oliphant requested a special prosecutor Wednesday in response to a motion filed by an attorney for one of the charged men, Sean M. Purdy of Pittsboro, Indiana. The Herald-Times reports that Oliphant will also st
  
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• Proposal to protect Joshua trees from climate change proves divisive

  30-07-2020 22:00
  
  PHOENIX – Named for the biblical figure Joshua by Mormon pioneers who saw its outstretched limbs as a guide to their westward travels, the Joshua tree is an enduring icon of the Southwest.In tiny Yucca Valley, California, the spiny succulents that once guided pioneers through the Mojave Desert still adorn the landscape, but as climate change threatens their future, residents are increasingly at odds over their preservation.Some in the town of roughly 20,000 say that by listing the Joshua
  
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• Trump nominee hearing pulled after furor over Islam remarks

  30-07-2020 21:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee has canceled a confirmation hearing on a controversial former general’s nomination to a top Pentagon post. That comes amid continued furor over offensive remarks he made about Islam and other inflammatory comments. The nomination of retired Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata to be the Pentagon’s under secretary for policy was already under fire from Democrats, who sent a letter this week calling on him to withdraw. Media reports say Tata posted tw
  
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• 260 Chinese boats fish near Galapagos; Ecuador on alert

  30-07-2020 21:56
  
  QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A flotilla of 260 mostly Chinese fishing vessels near the Galapagos archipelago is stirring diplomatic tension and raising worries about the threat to sharks, manta rays and other vulnerable species in waters around the UNESCO world heritage site. Yet the vast fleet is in international waters, outside a maritime border around the Galapagos and also outside coastal waters off Ecuador, which controls the archipelago. That means one of the biggest fleets seen in years of
  
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• Trudeau says he didn’t offer charity preferential treatment

  30-07-2020 21:54
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he did not intervene to make sure a charity his family did paid work for would win a government contract.  Trudeau has apologized and said again at a rare parliamentary committee appearance that he should have recused himself from a Cabinet decision to award a contract to administer money to students having trouble finding work due to the pandemic. The almost billion-dollar program came under scrutiny after it was revealed tha
  
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• Incumbent mayor of tiny Arizona town faces longtime rival

  30-07-2020 21:54
  
  TUSAYAN, Ariz. (AP) — The mayoral race in Arizona’s tiniest town features two candidates who have been at odds for years. Tuesday’s primary election will decide who oversees Tusayan outside the Grand Canyon’s South Rim entrance. The candidates are incumbent Mayor Craig Sanderson, an air tour pilot, and Clarinda Vail, whose family settled the area nearly a century ago. They’ve sparred over building heights, who administers the flood plain in town and plans for a mass
  
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• 1st dog that tested positive for COVID-19 dies in New York

  30-07-2020 21:54
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A German shepherd that was the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in a dog in the United States has died in New York. The Staten Island family that owned Buddy tells National Geographic that the 7-year-old shepherd developed breathing problems in mid-April after a family member had been sick with COVID-19. A veterinarian tested Buddy in May and found him positive for the virus. The dog was euthanized on July 11 after his health had severely declined. Blood tests indicated Bud
  
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• UK scientists to immunize hundreds with coronavirus vaccine

  30-07-2020 21:49
  
  LONDON (AP) — Scientists at Imperial College London say they are immunizing hundreds of people with an experimental coronavirus vaccine in an early trial after seeing no worrying safety problems in a small number vaccinated so far. Dr. Robin Shattock told The Associated Press that he and colleagues have finished a very slow process of testing the vaccine at a low dose in the initial participants and would now expand the trial to about 300 people. Earlier this week, the world’s bigges
  
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• Trump administration easing more Obama-era oil and gas rules

  30-07-2020 21:49
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration is seeking to ease more rules for oil and gas drilling that were adopted under the Obama administration. The latest changes are projected to save energy companies more than $130 million over the next decade. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management proposal would streamline requirements for measuring and reporting oil and gas produced from federal lands. Critics say the measure backtracks on rules meant to ensure companies drill responsibly and tha
  
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• Catalina Highway to Mt. Lemmon on track to reopen Saturday, Pima County says

  30-07-2020 21:44
  
  MOUNT LEMMON (KVOA) - Catalina Highway to Mount Lemmon is on tracking to reopening this Saturday.
  According to Pima County, 55 fire-damaged post were replaced Wednesday.
  Motorists should expect reduced speed limits when visiting.
  Work in the area will continue next week. Crews will replace non-critical fire damaged posts.
  Residents and employees were able to return to their homes on July 27.
  The Bighorn Fire is 100% contained, the Forest Service said last Thursday. It burned 119,978 ac
  
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• Afghan officials: Suicide bomber kills 9 people, wounds 40

  30-07-2020 21:44
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan officials say a suicide bombing in eastern Logar province killed nine people and wounded at least 40. The Taliban promptly denied responsibility for the attack, which came late on Thursday, on the eve of the major Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha and a three-day cease-fire that has been declared for the occasion by the Taliban. There were conflicting reports of the death toll, with a provincial council chief saying he had reports of as many as 15 deaths. The I
  
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• Iraq: Since October, 560 protesters, police died in rallies

  30-07-2020 21:37
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s government says that since last October when anti-government protests erupted in the country, at total of 560 protesters and members of the security forces have been killed in the violence. The figure was reported as interior minister announced the result of an investigation into the deaths of two protesters at the hands of Iraqi security forces on Sunday. He says that based on eye-witnesses and forensic reports, the protesters were killed by pellet guns fired b
  
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• The Latest: Louisiana protesters want to keep $600 benefit

  30-07-2020 21:34
  
  NEW ORLEANS — More than two dozen unemployed workers chanted and held signs outside the New Orleans-area offices of two U.S. senators on Thursday to demand continued $600 federal coronavirus unemployment benefits.Sens. Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are among Republicans supporting Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s proposal to cut the benefit to $200 a week, which would be in addition to state unemployment pay.“That would sever a critical lifeline at a time when coronavir
  
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• Navajo Nation reports 41 more COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths

  30-07-2020 21:34
  
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials have reported 41 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and seven additional deaths.  The total number of people infected on the reservation now stands at 8,968 with 453 known deaths as of Wednesday night. Tribal health officials said 79,583 people have undergone testing and 6,622 have recovered from the virus. The Navajo Nation once had one of the highest per-capita rates of coronavirus infections in the U.S.  The daily number of
  
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• FBI: Review of surveillance applications found minor errors

  30-07-2020 21:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI says a review of more than two dozen applications to eavesdrop on suspected spies or terrorists turned up mostly minor errors and none that undermined the basis for the surveillance. The statement on Thursday comes amid an effort by the FBI to shore up the accuracy of applications submitted to the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. The Justice Department watchdog has issued a series of critical reports on the topic over the last year, identifying i
  
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• Suspect in AZ Dems’ office fire has mental health history

  30-07-2020 21:28
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Prosecutors say the man accused of setting fire to the Arizona and Maricopa County Democratic headquarters has severe mental health issues. Prosecutors said during an initial appearance Wednesday that the father of 29-year-old Matthew Egler had been trying to get him mental health treatment. When given the chance to speak, Egler asked for the name of a Secret Service agent who interviewed him because he “passed a note to Ivanka Trump.” Egler, who lives in Peoria,
  
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• Inquiry eyes claim that police bent badges to mark killings

  30-07-2020 21:26
  
  VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) — The police chief of a San Francisco Bay Area city under scrutiny after several fatal police shootings said he is opening an inquiry into allegations that officers bent their badges to mark on-duty killings. Vallejo Police Chief Shawny Williams told the San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday that he would not tolerate such a “despicable” act if the claims are true. John Whitney, a former Vallejo police captain, previously accused the department of firing him
  
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• Wall Street slips, but tech strength helps it pare losses

  30-07-2020 21:20
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Most of Wall Street is pulling lower on Thursday, but the indefatigable rise for big tech stocks is helping the market trim its losses. The S&P 500 was down 0.5% in late afternoon trading, with nearly three quarters of the stocks in the index lower. Among the hardest-hit were banks, oil producers and other companies that most need the economy to pull out of its recession. But stronger-than-expected profit reports from several companies helped the market trim its losses.
  
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• Family of slain Texas soldier pushes for change near Capitol

  30-07-2020 21:14
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The family of a slain soldier found dead near the Texas Army base where she was stationed has taken their story directly to President Donald Trump. Trump met with the family of Vanessa Guillen on Thursday. He told the family that they have his support and that he will personally help with funeral expenses. Ahead of the meeting with the president, several dozen demonstrators joined the family at rally calling for Fort Hood officials to be held accountable for Guillen&rsquo
  
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