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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 3 at 2:59PM MST until August 3 at 3:45PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  03-08-2020 23:59
  
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…East central Pima County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 345 PM MST.
  * At 259 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tucson,moving southeast at 15 mph.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damageto roofs, siding, and trees.
  * Locations impacted include…Tucson, Davis-Month
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning from MON 2:59 PM MST until MON 3:45 PM MST

  03-08-2020 23:59
  
  Issued by National Weather Service – Tucson, AZ
  Pima County
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…East central Pima County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 345 PM MST.
  * At 259 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tucson,moving southeast at 15 mph.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damageto roofs, siding,
  
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• Probe of Kentucky barbecue cook’s fatal shooting completed

  03-08-2020 23:59
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — State officials say the investigation into the fatal shooting of a Louisville barbecue cook has been completed and handed over to prosecutors. Kentucky State Police investigators turned over the findings in the David McAtee shooting to the Commonwealth’s Attorney in Louisville for review. J. Michael Brown, with the secretary of the state’s executive Cabinet, made the announcement Monday. Brown has said bullet evidence showed McAtee was shot at his eatery
  
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• The Latest: 2 Indiana schools shut down after positive tests

  03-08-2020 23:51
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — At least two Indiana schools shut back down this week after students and staff tested positive for COVID-19.Other districts in the state also are reporting positive coronavirus tests among students and employees.Elwood Junior Senior High School, a district of roughly 1,500 students about 35 miles (56 kilometers) northeast of Indianapolis, is temporarily closing this week after “multiple staff” came back positive for the virus, Superintendent Joe Brown said.
  
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• St Louis series at Detroit off after positive Cards tests

  03-08-2020 23:45
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Seven St. Louis Cardinals players and six staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, causing Major League Baseball to postpone the team’s four-game series at Detroit. The series was to have been played at Comerica Park from Tuesday through Thursday. St. Louis has been in quarantine since Thursday in Milwaukee, where the Cardinals’ series last weekend was postponed, and the team is being tested daily. The Cardinals are the second team sidelined by the novel
  
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• Universal Orlando laying off undisclosed number of workers

  03-08-2020 23:42
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Almost two months after reopening, Universal Orlando is laying off an undisclosed number of workers. Universal spokesman Tom Schroder said in an email Monday that the Florida theme park resort was reducing its workforce “to reflect current priorities and needs.” Universal has put the construction of a new theme park, Epic Universe, on pause because of the pandemic. Universal Orlando closed its doors in March as the novel coronavirus started spreading in the
  
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• Murad, Amal Clooney accuse leaders and UN of failing Yazidis

  03-08-2020 23:40
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad and human rights lawyer Amal Clooney are accusing government leaders and the United Nations of failing to bring Islamic State extremists responsible for the genocide against Iraq’s Yazidi minority to justice. They spoke at a U.N. commemoration on Monday, the sixth anniversary of the Islamic State attack against the Yazidis. Murad, whose mother and six brothers were killed by Islamic State fighters, said the Yazidis feel &ld
  
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• Prosecutors will not seek death penalty starvation death of Arizona 6-year-old

  03-08-2020 23:34
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Prosecutors say they will not seek the death penalty against the family of a 6-year-old Flagstaff boy who was locked in a closet and died of starvation.The boy's parents and paternal grandmother have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, kidnapping and child abuse charges in the boy's death. An autopsy determined that Deshaun Martinez died of starvation in early March.Coconino County Attorney William Ring declined comment on why prosecutors decided against seek
  
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• WEtv to honor Tamar Braxton’s request to end future work

  03-08-2020 23:33
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — WEtv says it will honor Tamar Braxton’s request to end future work together, but the network expects to premiere the singer’s reality show next month. The network wished Braxton “nothing but the best” in a statement Monday. Her reality series called “Tamar Braxton: Get Ya Life!” was expected to premiere last week but has been postponed to Sept. 10. Police confirm that they responded to a medical emergency July 16 at the downtown Los An
  
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• Kids getting caught in crossfire as US gun violence surges

  03-08-2020 23:25
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A 9-year-old boy was one of 105 homicide victims in Chicago in July, joining a grim roster of children who have been felled by the city’s gun violence. New statistics show that not only was July one of the deadliest months in the city’s history but the city is seeing more children wounded and killed by gunfire than in recent years. The most recent monthly homicide and shooting statistics mirror what is going on around the country, where city after city has report
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 3 at 2:23PM MST until August 3 at 2:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  03-08-2020 23:23
  
  The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severelimits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
  
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• Vegas man accused of unemployment benefits fraud, ID theft

  03-08-2020 23:16
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged a Las Vegas man with identity theft and fraud-related charges after investigators found the man possessed nearly two dozen unemployment benefits cards in other people’s names. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nevada said Monday that 38-year-old Vincent Okoye was arrested last Friday. Prosecutors say investigators searching Okoye’s home found more than 100 credit and debit cards not issued in his name. They say there were 11 u
  
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• The Latest: White House team eyes states with rising cases

  03-08-2020 23:13
  
  WASHINGTON — White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx says she’s watching so-called “yellow states” where cases are increasing and expressed concern about Missouri and Tennessee.
  Vice President Mike Pence, chair of the task force, said he and Birx have been counseling the heartland states and fully support measures they’re taking to slow the spread.
  Pence, Birx and other members of the task force commented during a private conference call Mond
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 3 at 2:08PM MST until August 3 at 2:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  03-08-2020 23:08
  
  At 207 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north ofTubac, moving southeast at 10 mph.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage toroofs, siding, and trees.
  Locations impacted include…Green Valley, Tubac, Amado, Arivaca Junction and Madera Canyon.
  This includes Interstate 19 between mile markers 24 and 38.For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
  
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• Progress slow on virus relief bill as negotiations continue

  03-08-2020 23:08
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Progress is coming slowly as lawmakers craft another major response to the coronavirus pandemic. Negotiators on the huge relief bill met Monday in the Capitol as issues like food for the poor and aid to schools moved to the forefront. The White House is seeking opportunities to boost President Donald Trump, like more $1,200 stimulus payments. Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants big money for state and local governments. All sides predict a long slog ahead despite
  
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• USAID official fired after anti-LGBTQ social media posts

  03-08-2020 23:06
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The deputy White House liaison for the U.S. Agency for International Development has been fired for posting a series of anti-LGBTQ tweets and complaining of anti-Christian bias by her now former colleagues. Officials say Merritt Corrigan was fired Monday just hours after sending the torrent of tweets that also accused Democratic lawmakers of a “corrupt campaign” to oust her from her job. A USAID spokeswoman confirmed that Corrigan was no longer employed by the
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued August 3 at 2:06PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  03-08-2020 23:06
  
  At 206 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 20miles northwest of Willcox, moving east at 10 mph.
  Pea sized hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible withthis storm.
  This storm will remain over mainly remote areas of south centralGraham and north central Cochise Counties.
  
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• MSNBC increases Wallace’s workload, shifts Chuck Todd

  03-08-2020 23:04
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC has shuffled its daytime lineup, doubling Nicolle Wallace’s workload and moving Chuck Todd’s ‘Meet the Press Daily’ program from 5 p.m. ET to 1 p.m. Wallace’s program will increase by an hour and run from 4 to 6 p.m. Wallace, the former Bush administration communications official and fierce critic of President Donald Trump, had been drawing a bigger audience than Todd. MSNBC will also give an afternoon news show to Ayman Mohyeldin, who ha
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued August 3 at 2:01PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  03-08-2020 23:01
  
  At 201 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm overHuachuca City, moving south at 10 mph.
  Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible withthis storm.
  Locations impacted include…Sierra Vista, Hereford, Huachuca City, Fort Huachuca and RamseyCanyon Preserve.Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead tolocalized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through floodedroadways.
  
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• Q&A: TikTok saga continues with Microsoft talks. Now what?

  03-08-2020 23:01
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft, known primarily for its work software like Windows and Office, is in talks to buy TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video app that has raised national-security concerns for U.S. officials. The U.S. government is effectively forcing ByteDance, TikTok’s owner, to try to sell. President Donald Trump has threatened a “ban” on TikTok and other administration officials and lawmakers of both parties have said they are concerned because the app is owned b
  
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• Trial begins for man accused of killing transgender teen

  03-08-2020 23:00
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A prosecutor says the man accused in the 2017 killing of a transgender teen whose body was set on fire in southwest Missouri told law enforcement officers that he tried to make the death “quick and painless.” The Springfield News-Leader reports that in opening statements neither side disputed at a bench trial that began Monday that Andrew Vrba killed 17-year-old Ally Steinfeld. The prosecution contends the killing was premeditated, while the defense coun
  
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• Portland Protesters No Longer Being Banned From Attending Protests to Win Release From Jail

  03-08-2020 23:00
  
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• Virginia gov faces new hurdle in bid to remove Lee statue

  03-08-2020 22:59
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia judge has dissolved one injunction but imposed another preventing Virginia’s governor from removing an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. The new 90-day injunction bars the statue’s removal from Richmond’s Monument Avenue while claims in a lawsuit filed by a group of property owners are litigated. Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has moved to dismiss the case, but the judge says the property owners have standing and co
  
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• Israel bombs targets in southern Syria amid tensions

  03-08-2020 22:59
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says its fighter jets and attack helicopters have struck military targets in southern Syria belonging to the Syrian army. The attack Monday night comes hours after the military said it had thwarted an infiltration attempt from Syria by suspected militants trying to plant explosives. In a rare statement acknowledging strikes in neighboring Syria, the army said the targets struck Monday night included “observation posts and intelligence collection
  
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• Panama proposes flying Haitian migrants home after clash

  03-08-2020 22:56
  
  PANAMA CITY (AP) — The government of Panama is proposing sending some Haitian migrants back to their homeland by plane after frustrations boiled over at the remote camps where they are stuck. The camps in Panama’s southern Darien province also house some Cuban and African migrants, but about 80% of the 2,000 migrants there are from Haiti. Public Safety Minister Juan Pino said Monday he offered improved medical services or repatriation flights to the migrants, who want to travel overl
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 3 at 1:52PM MST until August 4 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  03-08-2020 22:52
  
  * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon temperatures 108to 114.
  * WHERE…Northwest Pinal County, West Pinal County, SonoranDesert National Monument, Aguila Valley, Gila Bend and TonopahDesert.
  * WHEN…Until 8 PM MST Tuesday.
  * IMPACTS…High Heat Risk. Overexposure can cause heat crampsand heat exhaustion to develop and, without intervention, canlead to heat stroke.An Excessive Heat Warning means that a period of very hottemperatures, even by local standards, will oc
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 3 at 1:50PM MST until August 3 at 2:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  03-08-2020 22:50
  
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…East central Pima County in southeastern Arizona…North central Santa Cruz County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 230 PM MST.
  * At 150 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Green Valley,moving southeast at 15 mph.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damageto roofs, sidin
  
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• Tuesday is Primary Election Day: What to know

  03-08-2020 22:49
  
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  PIMA COUNTY (KVOA) - Tuesday, August 4 is Primary Election Day.Polls open at 6 a.m. and closed at 7 p.m.
  Voters get to cast their ballots to choose who will run in the General Election on Nov. 3.
  Independent voters are able to choose which party they would like to vote in. 'I voted' stickers, Photo Date: October 30, 2018Voting in person?Find your polling place:Pima County, click HERE.(Note: Face coverings are required at polling places. Voters who don't have a mask or face covering can
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued August 3 at 1:43PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  03-08-2020 22:43
  
  At 142 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7miles southwest of Green Valley, moving south at 10 mph.
  Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with thisstorm.
  Locations impacted include…Sahuarita, Green Valley, Three Points, Amado and Arivaca Junction.
  
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• Police apologize after girls handcuffed in stolen car mixup

  03-08-2020 22:41
  
  AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Police in suburban Denver have apologized after a group of Black girls was detained and at least two handcuffed during a weekend investigation of a stolen car.  Officers later determined that the vehicle they were seeking had the same license plate number but was from out-of-state. KUSA-TV reported that the children shown in a video by a bystander in a parking lot in Aurora on Sunday ranged in age from 6 to 17 years old. They can be heard crying and screaming. Pol
  
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• Trump wants broader role for telehealth services in Medicare

  03-08-2020 22:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is taking steps to give telehealth a broader role under Medicare, with an executive order that serves as a call for Congress to make doctor visits via personal technology a permanent fixture of the program. The order President Donald Trump plans to sign Monday applies to one segment of Medicare recipients — people living in rural communities. But administration officials say it’s intended as a signal to Congress that Trump is ready to
  
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• Arizona voters will find COVID-19 precautions at polls

  03-08-2020 22:34
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Voters going to the polls Tuesday for Arizona’s primaries will find larger venues to allow for social distancing and poll workers wearing masks as the tradition of casting a ballot adjusts to the coronavirus pandemic. Most of those who will vote have already done so by mail or at an early voting location. But in-person voting options are in place around the state. While Arizona will be in the national spotlight in November as a presidential battleground state and the h
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning until MON 1:45 PM MST

  03-08-2020 22:27
  
  Issued by National Weather Service – Tucson, AZ
  Santa Cruz County
  …A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM MSTFOR SOUTHWESTERN COCHISE AND SOUTHEASTERN SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES…
  At 127 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles south ofParker Canyon Lake, or 21 miles southwest of Sierra Vista, and isnearly stationary.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
  This severe thun
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 3 at 1:27PM MST until August 3 at 1:45PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  03-08-2020 22:27
  
  At 127 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles south ofParker Canyon Lake, or 21 miles southwest of Sierra Vista, and isnearly stationary.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
  This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly remote areas ofsouthwestern Cochise and southeastern Santa Cruz Counties.For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of abuilding.
  Prepare immediately for large
  
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• This year, Harvest Crusade takes shape as a cinematic event

  03-08-2020 22:24
  
  It’s being described as a “part movie, part evangelist” event. This year, amid a global pandemic, the staple Harvest Crusade event at Angel Stadium will take shape as a cinematic event. Dubbed “A Rush of Hope,” the film will be released on Labor Day weekend. It will feature messages from Harvest Christian Fellowship Pastor Greg Laurie along with outtakes from faith-based films like “I Still Believe” and “Woodlawn.” Laurie said the cinematic c
  
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• State won’t seek death penalty in starved Flagstaff boy case

  03-08-2020 22:20
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Prosecutors say they will not seek the death penalty against the family of a 6-year-old Flagstaff boy who was locked in a closet and died of starvation. The boy’s parents and paternal grandmother have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, kidnapping and child abuse charges in the boy’s death. An autopsy determined that Deshaun Martinez died of starvation in early March. Coconino County Attorney William Ring declined comment on why prosecutors decide
  
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• 7 Cardinals, 6 staff test positive; series at Detroit off

  03-08-2020 22:19
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Seven St. Louis Cardinals players and six staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, causing Major League Baseball to postpone the team’s four-game series at Detroit. The series was to have been played at Comerica Park from Tuesday through Thursday. St. Louis has been in quarantine since Thursday in Milwaukee, where the Cardinals’ series last weekend was postponed, and the team is being tested daily. The Cardinals are the second team sidelined by the novel
  
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• Seattle police chief upset after protesters visit her home

  03-08-2020 22:18
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s police chief is urging the City Council to tell protesters to stop visiting the homes of elected officials and others during emotional debates over reducing funding for police. Chief Carmen Best wrote a letter to the council after protesters showed up at her home Saturday night. Best said council members needed to forcefully call for the end of the tactics. Protesters recently appeared outside the homes of Mayor Jenny Durkan and some people on the City Counci
  
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• Carolinas brace for storm surge, floods, as Isaias nears

  03-08-2020 22:17
  
  NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Coastal Carolina residents are being warned to stay out of the ocean, secure loose outside furniture and prepare for possible serious flooding as Isaias marches northward. The U.S. National Hurricane Center expected the storm to hit land later Monday as a minimal hurricane. Officials in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, handed out sandbags and offered car space in elevated garages for residents of the low-lying city. In North Carolina, officials wrapped u
  
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• Who’s who on the committee vetting Biden’s possible VPs

  03-08-2020 22:11
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Vice presidential searches make for perhaps the most popular of Washington parlor games: Veepstakes. Joe Biden ultimately will make the final decision himself on who will join him on the Democratic ticket in November. But there’s a group of key advisers who have helped shape his options and present him with pros and cons for potential vice presidents. They include Delaware Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, former Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti an
  
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• AP mistakenly sends photo meant to illustrate SpaceX return

  03-08-2020 22:10
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press said that it had mistakenly sent a photo taken a year ago to depict Sunday’s splashdown of a crew returning from the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX capsule. The news service issued a ‘kill advisory’ deleting the photo and advised customers of the error. The wrong picture was used Monday by several of AP’s member news organizations. With no news organizations allowed on the recovery mission, the AP used images provide
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 3 at 1:04PM MST until August 3 at 1:45PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  03-08-2020 22:04
  
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…Southwestern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona…Southeastern Santa Cruz County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 145 PM MST.
  * At 104 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwestof Parker Canyon Lake, or 20 miles southwest of Sierra Vista, andis nearly stationary.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Hail damag
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning from MON 1:04 PM MST until MON 1:45 PM MST

  03-08-2020 22:04
  
  Issued by National Weather Service – Tucson, AZ
  Santa Cruz County
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…Southwestern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona…Southeastern Santa Cruz County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 145 PM MST.
  * At 104 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwestof Parker Canyon Lake, or 20 miles southwest of Sierra Vista, andis nearly stationary.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and qu
  
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• Who’s who’s on the committee vetting Biden’s possible VPs

  03-08-2020 22:00
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Vice presidential searches make for perhaps the most popular of Washington parlor games: Veepstakes. Joe Biden ultimately will make the final decision himself on who will join him on the Democratic ticket in November. But there’s a group of key advisers who have helped shape his options and present him with pros and cons for potential vice presidents. They include Delaware Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, former Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti an
  
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• New York Grand Jury Indicts Two Former Leaders of Mexico’s Drug War for Cartel Connections

  03-08-2020 22:00
  
  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.…
  
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• The Latest: Louisiana releases safety guidelines for filming

  03-08-2020 21:50
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana has released coronavirus safety guidelines for movie and TV productions as filming is expected to start returning to the virus outbreak hot spot this month.
  Louisiana’s economic development department issued the rules Monday.
  The regulations say movie and TV productions should have a coronavirus compliance officer, provide testing for workers and require everyone except performers to wear masks. The department calls for using temperature checks to enter p
  
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• State won’t seek capital punishment in Flagstaff boy’s death

  03-08-2020 21:49
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Prosecutors say they will not seek the death penalty against the family of a 6-year-old Flagstaff boy who was locked in a closet and died of starvation. The boy’s parents and paternal grandmother have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, kidnapping and child abuse charges in the boy’s death. The defense attorneys had been preparing to argue against the possibility of capital punishment. But a weekend deadline for them to submit information to the p
  
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• House panel calls new postal chief to explain mail delays

  03-08-2020 21:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Oversight Committee has invited the new postmaster general to appear at a hearing next month to examine operational changes to the U.S. Postal Service that are causing delays in mail deliveries. Louis DeJoy, a Republican fundraiser who took over the top job at the Postal Service in June, has eliminated overtime for hundreds of thousands of postal workers and ordered that mail be kept until the next day if postal distribution centers are running late. Rep. Caroly
  
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• Court hearing held in notorious case of children’s deaths

  03-08-2020 21:46
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A detective Monday described in excruciating details how investigators unearthed the remains of two children who had been missing for months while searching the rural Idaho property of a man charged with concealing evidence. The testimony came during a preliminary hearing where a judge will decide whether there is enough evidence to hold Chad Daybell for trial. He and the children’s mother face charges related to the hiding of the remains of 17-year-old Tylee Ryan
  
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• Rollover crash restricts I-10, 22nd Street

  03-08-2020 21:44
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - A vehicle rollover has restricted Insterstate 10 near 22nd Street Monday afternoon.According to Tucson Fire Department, crews are currently motitoring for a fuel clean up as a vehicle that flipped in connection to the crash was full of fuel.
  Fuel clean uppic.twitter.com/dIyIfiaR9X— Tucson Fire Department (@TucsonFireDept) August 3, 2020
  TFD said only minor injuries were
  
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