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• The Latest: Louisiana governor continues state mask mandate

  04-08-2020 23:51
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov. John Bel Edwards says he’ll continue Louisiana’s statewide mask mandate and the business restrictions he enacted to combat the coronavirus outbreak for at least three more weeks.
  The rules were set to expire Friday, but the Democratic governor said Tuesday he’ll extend them through Aug. 28.
  Edwards says the state has “made early fragile gains” in slowing the virus spread but couldn’t risk lifting the restrictions yet.
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• McSally's Latest Performance: A Bogus Push for an Extra Week of Employment Bucks for Out-of-Work Arizonans

  04-08-2020 23:51
  
  Sen. Martha McSally took to the Senate floor today in an effort to squeeze back into her “pragmatic problem solver” persona, but it’s an ill fit.McSally delivered a sequel to her speech last week urging her colleagues to extend the extra $600 in unemployment benefits that out-of-work Americans have been receiving during the pandemic.“I deployed to Washington to be a pragmatic problem solver,” McSally said Thursday, July 30.…
  
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• Endangered GOP senators are driving force for virus deal

  04-08-2020 23:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators up for reelection are a key group to watch in Washington’s coronavirus negotiations. Several Senate Republicans who are on the ballot in November are endorsing generous jobless benefits, child care grants, and more than $100 billion to help schools reopen. Their opinions are of more consequence to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell than those held by conservatives likely to oppose the final agreement. Republicans control the Senate by a 53-47
  
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• Disney 3Q revenue drops 42%, missing expectations

  04-08-2020 23:40
  
  BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Walt Disney Co. has reported that its net income fell dramatically in the three-month period that ended in June. That’s when it most of its theme parks remained closed and theatrical movie releases were postponed. Its bottom-line results, however, were better than analysts expected although Disney’s revenue fell short of forecasts. The entertainment giant has soared to success with the breadth of its media and entertainment offerings. It is now trying to
  
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• Phoenix police: woman is accused of fatally shooting husband

  04-08-2020 23:39
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police in Phoenix say a woman has been arrested in connection with the shooting of her husband, who later died. They say 33-year-old Samone Lomax has been booked into a Maricopa County jail on suspicion of murder. It was unclear Tuesday if Lomax has a lawyer yet who can speak on her behalf. Police say a 37-year-old man called 911 around 4 p.m. Monday to report that his wife allegedly had shot him. Officers responded to the scene and found the man with a gunshot wound at the
  
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• Washington lawsuit says protective gear costs impede protest

  04-08-2020 23:34
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — A lawsuit filed in Washington state claims the costs of protective clothing and equipment has impeded the civil rights of Black Lives Matter protesters. The Seattle Times reported the lawsuit filed by five plaintiffs in U.S. District Court in Seattle alleges their right to peacefully demonstrate is hurt by the need to purchase the gear necessary for protection in the face of police tactics to disperse crowds. The lawsuit says demonstrators need to obtain helmets, gas masks,
  
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• Disney to release ‘Mulan’ on streaming service, for a price

  04-08-2020 23:31
  
  “Mulan” is no longer headed for a major theatrical release. The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that it will debut its live-action blockbuster on its subscription streaming service, Disney+, on Sept. 4.  But this is no “Hamilton.” Customers will have to pay an additional $29.99 on top of the cost of the monthly subscription to rent “Mulan.” The company plans to release it in theaters in areas where Disney+ is not available.“Mulan,” a live-action
  
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• Saros sharp, Predators even series with 4-2 win over Coyotes

  04-08-2020 23:25
  
  EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Ryan Johansen had a goal and an assist, Jusse Saros stopped 24 shots and the Nashville Predators beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-2 to even their Stanley Cup qualifier series. Predators coach John Hynes stuck with Saros after the Finnish goalie gave up four goals on 37 shots in the opener. Saros responded with a strong Game 2 performance, turning away multiple flurries in the first two periods before giving up goals to Clayton Keller Lawson Crouse 9 seconds apart late in
  
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• Trump hosts swearing-in of first Black Air Force chief

  04-08-2020 23:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has hosted the swearing-in of the first Black chief of staff of the Air Force. Vice President Mike Pence administered the oath of office to Gen. Charles Q. Brown during an Oval Office ceremony. Brown was confirmed by the Senate in June in a unanimous vote. Trump called the moment “special” and praised Brown, saying, “You’ve has an incredible career and this is a capper.” He added it was an “amazing achievement.&rd
  
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• The Latest: Mississippi governor sets statewide mask order

  04-08-2020 23:24
  
  JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday that he’s setting a statewide order for people to wear masks in public amid a recent surge in confirmed coronavirus cases. The Republican also delayed the start of the school year for upper grades in eight counties that are hard-hit by COVID-19.Reeves also said he will sign an order mandating that all adults and students wear masks in schools, unless there’s a medical reason that prevents them from doing so.
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• Senate passes bill to drastically overhaul USOPC

  04-08-2020 23:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill that would give Congress the power to dissolve the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s board of directors and would more than double the federation’s funding for the U.S. Center for SafeSport has passed the Senate unanimously. The bill was written in response to multiple investigations about the failings of the USOPC and its affiliated sports organizations in the wake of the Larry Nassar sex-abuse scandal. While working as a team doctor for USA Gymn
  
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• Trump gives $35 million to aid human trafficking victims

  04-08-2020 23:17
  
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has awarded more than $35 million in Justice Department grants to nonprofit organizations that provide safe housing for victims of human trafficking. Attorney General William Barr and the president’s daughter and adviser, Ivanka Trump, announced the grants Tuesday. The White House says more than 70
  
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• Appeals panel rejects suit over abandoned mine shaft death

  04-08-2020 23:17
  
  DENVER (AP) — A federal appeals panel has upheld the dismissal of a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a woman who died when the car she was riding in drove off a Forest Service road and into an abandoned mine shaft. The three-member panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit of Appeals refused to second-guess Forest Service policy when it comes to warning the public about backcountry hazards. The accident happened in June 2016 in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado&rsquo
  
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• Los Angeles deputy says colleagues are part of violent gang

  04-08-2020 23:12
  
  COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy claims in a legal filing that a violent gang of colleagues in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, who call themselves “The Executioners,” control a patrol station in Compton. He alleges they use force, threats, work slowdowns and acts of revenge against those who speak out. The deputy alleges that the gang retaliated against him for months after he anonymously reported a fellow deputy for allegedly assaulting a cowo
  
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• Fox News Channel viewers tune out for John Lewis’ funeral

  04-08-2020 23:09
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News Channel viewers are usually a loyal bunch, but thousands reached for the ‘off’ switch when the network aired civil rights icon John Lewis’ funeral last week. The Nielsen company says half of Fox’s audience immediately melted away when coverage of the funeral began. The funeral featured speeches by former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Meanwhile, rivals CNN and MSNBC increased their audience. The day before, Fox rea
  
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• Disney 3Q revenue drops 42 percent, missing expectations

  04-08-2020 23:00
  
  BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Walt Disney Co. has reported that its net income plummeted dramatically in the three-month period that ended in June. That’s when it most of its theme parks remained closed and theatrical movie releases were postponed. Its bottom-line results, however, were better than analysts expected although Disney’s revenue missed expectations. The entertainment giant has soared to success with the breadth of its media and entertainment offerings. It is now trying to
  
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• Neil Young sues Trump campaign, deriding use of famous tunes

  04-08-2020 22:54
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Young has sued President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, saying he doesn’t want his music used as a theme song for what he calls a divisive un-American campaign of ignorance and hate. Young’s lawyers sought monetary damages in Tuesday’s lawsuit in Manhattan federal court. The legendary singer cited repeated use of two songs: “Rockin’ in the Free World” and “Devil’s Sidewalk.” The lawsuit says the campaign
  
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• Anti-death penalty groups sue, say roadblocks impede speech

  04-08-2020 22:48
  
  Anti-death penalty activists have asked a federal judge to order Indiana State Police to stop blocking roads to a prison where federal executions have resumed after a 17-year pause. A lawsuit filed on their behalf Tuesday says the roadblocks constitute unconstitutional no-protest zones and impede protesters’ free-speech rights.  Hours before three July executions, troopers cut off public roads to the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana. Four more executions are planne
  
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• Trump encourages mail voting in key battleground Florida

  04-08-2020 22:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is encouraging voters in the critical swing state of Florida to vote by mail following months of criticizing the practice. His comments follow large Democratic gains in the state when it comes to signing up to vote by mail. Democrats currently have about 1.9 million Floridians signed up to vote by mail this November, almost 600,000 more than the Republicans’ 1.3 million. In 2016, both sides had about 1.3 million signed up before the general el
  
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• The death toll in a Beirut explosion has climbed to more than 60; more than 3,000 injured, Lebanon health minister says

  04-08-2020 22:40
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The death toll in a Beirut explosion has climbed to more than 60; more than 3,000 injured, Lebanon health minister says.
  
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• Stocks tick higher on Wall Street, but Treasury yields sink

  04-08-2020 22:29
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes drifted higher Tuesday as Wall Street’s big rally eased off the accelerator. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% after flipping between small gains and losses throughout the day. It’s the mildest move for the index in two weeks. Stock indexes are hanging at or close to their record highs after clawing back all or most of their sell-off from earlier in the year, and the S&P 500 is within 2.4% of its all-time high set in February. But caution is still
  
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• Police conducting death investigation in central Tucson

  04-08-2020 22:26
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - A death investigation is being conducted in central Tucson.
  Tucson Police Department says the incident happened Tuesday morning near Waverly Street and Craycroft Road.
  The police department will provide more details regarding the investigation at 2:30 p.m. You can watch on News 4 Tucson's Facebook page.
  
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• Texas medical board warns physicians who claim COVID-19 cure

  04-08-2020 22:15
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Texas board that licenses doctors has warned physicians that it could take action against anyone who falsely advertises a cure for COVID-19. The Houston Chronicle reports that the Texas Medical Board issued its warning after a Houston-area pastor and doctor, Dr. Stella Immanuel, very publicly touted hydroxychloroquine as a cure for the disease. Multiple studies have found that the drug isn’t effective in treating COVID-19 and the Food and Drug Administration has ac
  
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• Wall Street ends a bumpy day modestly higher but yields fall

  04-08-2020 22:11
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks ended another bumpy day on Wall Street with modest gains. The benchmark S&P 500 index climbed 0.4% Tuesday after being down as much as 0.3% earlier in the day. A mixed batch of corporate earnings news and scant progress in Congress on a new package of coronavirus relief kept trading relatively indecisive. Major indexes are close to their record highs after erasing most or all of their sell-off from earlier in the year. But caution is still very prevalent across o
  
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• New Mexico man convicted of killing girl loses appeal bid

  04-08-2020 22:09
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man who is serving a life sentence for kidnapping and killing an 11-year-old girl in 2016 had his appeal dismissed after he failed to file his court motion in time. Tom Begaye Jr. was sentenced in 2017 to life in prison with no possibility of parole after pleading guilty to murder, kidnapping and aggravated sexual abuse. The Farmington Daily Times reports that Begaye requested a reduced prison sentence and a hearing to try to plead guilty to lesser offe
  
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• Her Rapist Threatened to Make Her “Disappear.” Instead of Asylum, ICE Put Her in a Hotel and Sent Her Back.

  04-08-2020 22:00
  
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• Clayton Homes co-founder dies in Tennessee helicopter crash

  04-08-2020 21:58
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Relatives say a co-founder of Clayton Homes was killed when a helicopter crashed into the Tennessee River. A Knoxville Fire Department spokesman says three others escaped the wreckage late Monday and were rescued by a pontoon boat on the river. They refused medical treatment. Jim Clayton identified his brother and business partner Joe Clayton as the person who died. The brothers co-founded Maryville, Tennessee-based homebuilder Clayton Homes. The company builds and
  
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• Alabama proceeds with plan to remove artifacts from Clotilda

  04-08-2020 21:57
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is moving ahead with work to study and remove artifacts from the submerged wreckage of the Clotilda, the last slave ship known to land in the United States. The Alabama Historical Commission released a request Tuesday seeking a contractor to provide divers who can assess and document the remains of the Clotilda, located near Mobile. Teams should be able to remove artifacts and test remains of the two-masted wooden schooner. The ship delivered about 110 kidna
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 4 at 12:54PM MST until August 4 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  04-08-2020 21:54
  
  * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon temperatures 108to 112.
  * WHERE…Northwest Pinal County, Gila Bend, Sonoran DesertNational Monument, West Pinal County, Aguila Valley andTonopah Desert.
  * WHEN…Until 8 PM MST this evening.
  * 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, wi
  
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• Mid-career move: Hopkins ready for new start in Arizona

  04-08-2020 21:52
  
  DeAndre Hopkins is ready for his mid-career move to Arizona. The Cardinals pulled a stunner during the offseason when they landed Hopkins in a trade with the Houston Texans. Hopkins is one of the game’s elite receivers and he’s had at least 1,000 yards receiving in five of the past six seasons. He’s spent the offseason learning from his new teammates, including second-year quarterback Kyler Murray and veteran receiver Larry Fitzgerald. Second-year coach Kliff Kingsbury said he&
  
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• Family of man who died in police custody files multi-million dollar claim against city, officers involved

  04-08-2020 21:51
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) -  The family of a man who died while in Tucson police custody has filed a multi-million dollar claim against the City of Tucson, and three officers involved in his arrest.      
  Lawyers for Carlos Adrian Ingram-Lopez are seeking $10M against the City of Tucson and $3M from each of the three officers. Lopez, 27, died after being handcuffed by officers on April 21, following a 911 call by his grandmother, who said h
  
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• Skepticism, fear help fuel virus on Mexico City’s outskirts

  04-08-2020 21:48
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Only after a neighbor died of the coronavirus did Juan José and Esther Serralde begin to believe that the threat was real. Soon, the older couple, their son and daughter-in-law, and two of their grandchildren were infected. Even if they had acted earlier, the family members might have struggled to protect themselves. Three generations share a home in a southern borough of Mexico City. The modest house opens onto a street market — and the family sells product
  
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• Prosecutor: Couple talked by phone on day kids’ bodies found

  04-08-2020 21:48
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A prosecutor on Tuesday played a recorded jailhouse phone call between an Idaho couple accused of hiding their children’s bodies months after they went missing in a mystery that has garnered national attention. The somber June 9 recording from Lori Daybell to Chad Daybell at his rural home came the same day authorities found the bodies on his property. There was no indication that either was aware of the discovery, and nothing was said by either about what they kn
  
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• The Latest: Arizona reports 1,000 new cases, 66 more deaths

  04-08-2020 21:46
  
  PHOENIX — Arizona health officials have reported 1,008 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 66 more deaths.
  The state Department of Health Services says Tuesday that increased the confirmed case total to 180,505 and 3,845 deaths.Data on coronavirus hospitalizations and virus-related use of intensive care beds and ventilators rose slightly Monday after trending downward since mid-July. The number of virus-related emergency room visits dropped slightly.
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• Gulf of Mexico’s ‘dead zone’ much smaller this year

  04-08-2020 21:45
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Scientists say tropical weather stirred up the Gulf of Mexico, reducing this year’s low-oxygen dead zone off Louisiana’s coast to the third-smallest ever measured. Nancy Rabalais began measuring the area where there’s too little oxygen to support marine life in 1985. She says this year’s covers about 2,116 square miles, but the five-year average remains much larger. The dead zone starts at the bottom and grows upward every summer off Louisiana, re
  
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• Virus hits Syria’s national soccer team amid COVID-19 surge

  04-08-2020 21:44
  
  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A Syrian official says at least four players and three staff members on Syria’s national soccer team have tested positive for coronavirus and are in isolation. The infections come amid reports of a surge in COVID-19 cases in the divided, war-torn country, where health care facilities and services have been badly hit during the nearly 10-year conflict. Many doctors and health practitioners have fled Syria. Limited testing facilities and Syrian government control
  
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• Prosecutors: Pimp kept ‘minutes,’ contracts with victims

  04-08-2020 21:39
  
  GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Court records show a Maryland man who pleaded guilty to prostitution charges kept detailed “meeting minutes” and a “comptroller’s report” that allowed investigators to document his illegal business. A court filing Tuesday says investigators also found a self-described prostitution “training manual” and contracts with victims when they searched the Laurel home that 32-year-old Robert Carl Diienno shared with prostitutes. Diienn
  
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• Lebanese health minister says at least 50 people were killed and 2,700 injured in the Beirut explosion.

  04-08-2020 21:33
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese health minister says at least 50 people were killed and 2,700 injured in the Beirut explosion.
  
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• Now Stream This: The Muppets are Back—AGAIN!

  04-08-2020 21:30
  
  The umpteenth incarnation of the Muppets proves to be a good one, with Kermit and pals assimilating into the world of Zoom and cooking competition shows.
  The premise is simple: Kermit now presides over a different kind of show, one in which he remains the emcee, and Scooter continues as a stage manager of sorts.…
  
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• Minneapolis mayor: City seeks right mentors for new officers

  04-08-2020 21:21
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the city is working to pair new police officers with “the right individuals” for field training in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Floyd, a Black man who was in handcuffs, died after a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly eight minutes. That officer rejected a junior officer’s question about shifting Floyd to a new position. Frey’s mention of the new initiative came in an Associated Pr
  
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• So far WNBA teams scoring at breakneck pace

  04-08-2020 21:18
  
  WNBA teams are scoring at a breakneck pace through the first week of the season with six teams reaching the 100-point mark through the first 24 games. Only once did a team cross the century mark in the same time frame last year. Teams have scored more than 90 nine additional times this year. Teams are averaging 84 points a game so far this season — up six points from last year. 
  
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• Fire burns over 11,000 acres along Utah-Arizona border

  04-08-2020 21:10
  
  ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Land officials say a fire burning along the Utah-Arizona border grew over the weekend, burning more than 11,000 acres of grass, brush and woodland habitat. The Spectrum reported that the Bureau of Land Management offices in Utah and Arizona reported that one house and four outbuildings were threatened by the fire, burning about 20 miles east of Kanab. Officials say the fire burned more than 8,000 acres near the stateline campground as of Friday and grew to about 11,
  
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• Husband of DA charged with pulling gun on protesters in LA

  04-08-2020 21:03
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The husband of the Los Angeles district attorney was charged with pointing a gun at Black Lives Matter members demonstrating outside the couple’s home the day before the primary election in March. Prosecutors from the state attorney general’s office charged David Lacey on Monday with three misdemeanor counts of assault with a firearm. Lacey’s wife, Jackie Lacey, is the first black woman to run the DA’s office and is in a runoff in November for her
  
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• Over 25 killed, hundreds hurt in huge blast in Beirut

  04-08-2020 21:02
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s health minister says more than 25 people were killed and over 2,500 were injured in the huge explosion that rocked Beirut. The blast flattened much of the the city’s port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. A civil defense official said his men had evacuated dozens to hospitals and that there were still bodies under debris. The cause of the blast was not immediately known. An Israeli government official
  
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• Navajo Nation reports 36 more COVID-19 cases, 1 more death

  04-08-2020 21:00
  
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials have reported 36 more cases of COVID-19 and one additional death. That brings the total number of people infected to 9,139 and the known death toll to 462 as of Monday night. Tribal health officials say 82,148 people have been tested for the coronavirus and 6,743 have recovered. The vast majority of people who are diagnosed with COVID-19 recover.  For some people it causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. But
  
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• Experts: Latino youth ‘invisible’ in juvenile justice data

  04-08-2020 21:00
  
  Today, the Latino and Hispanic population is the largest ethnic or racial minority group in the country, according to the U.S. Census.…
  
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• Police facing scrutiny in Elijah McClain case get new chief

  04-08-2020 20:55
  
  DENVER (AP) — The interim chief of a suburban Denver police department has become the first woman to permanently lead the agency looking to regain public trust following a tumultuous year. Aurora police are under scrutiny following the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man officers stopped on the street and put into a chokehold. The City Council on Monday night chose Vanessa Wilson, who is white, over three other nationwide finalists, who are all Black men. The McClain fami
  
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• Los Angeles district attorney’s husband charged with pulling gun on Black Lives Matter protesters outside couple’s home

  04-08-2020 20:54
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles district attorney’s husband charged with pulling gun on Black Lives Matter protesters outside couple’s home.
  
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• Lebanese Health Minister Hassan Hamad says more than 25 people dead, over 2,500 injured in the Beirut explosion

  04-08-2020 20:52
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese Health Minister Hassan Hamad says more than 25 people dead, over 2,500 injured in the Beirut explosion.
  
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• N Carolina sheriff apologizes for hog-tied inmate’s death

  04-08-2020 20:50
  
  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina sheriff has apologized to the family of a Black man who died while in custody last year after being hog-tied. The apology comes one day before a video of the incident that led to his death is to be released. Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough on Tuesday said he was saddened by the video showing jail officers hog-tying John Neville before he died at a local hospital last December. Five former detention officers and a nurse were charged last mo
  
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