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• Man gets life with no parole in 1979 murder of Iowa woman

  07-08-2020 23:58
  
  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole in the 1979 murder of an 18-year-old high school student. Jerry Burns was arrested in Dec. 19 2018, 39 years to the day after Michelle Martinko was found dead in her parents’ car outside a shopping mall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She had been stabbed to death. Burns was convicted of first-degree murder in February and was sentenced on Friday. Cedar Rapids police have said they arrested Bur
  
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• Last-ditch virus aid talks collapse; no help for jobless now

  07-08-2020 23:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A last-ditch effort by Democrats to revive collapsing Capitol Hill talks on vital COVID-19 rescue money have ended in disappointment. That makes it increasingly likely that Washington gridlock will mean more hardship for millions of people who are losing enhanced jobless benefits and further damage for an economy pummeled by the still-raging coronavirus. Deadlocks on aid to states and local governments and renewing supplemental unemployment benefits are blocking the way t
  
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• Eminent scholar of early U.S., Bernard Bailyn, dies at 97

  07-08-2020 23:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — One of the country’s leading historians of the early United States, Pulitzer Prize winner Bernard Bailyn, has died at age 97. Bailyn was best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning “The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution,” among the most influential historical works of the past few decades. As a Harvard professor, Bailyn mentored such award-winning historians as Gordon Wood and Jack Rakove. Bailyn’s other books included “Voyagers to t
  
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• Coyotes advance with 4-3 overtime win over Predators

  07-08-2020 23:53
  
  EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Brad Richardson scored on a rebound in overtime, Darcy Kuemper stopped 49 shots and the Arizona Coyotes advanced in the postseason for the first time in eight years with a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators. The Western Conference’s No. 11 seed took a 2-0 lead early in the second period but allowed Nashville to tie it and went ahead 3-2 on Jordan Oesterle’s goal early in the third. Nashville pulled goalie Juuse Saros late in the third period and Filip
  
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• Tucson doctor ‘honored, humbled’ after clinic selected to participate in COVID-19 vaccine trials

  07-08-2020 23:52
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - There are new signs of hope on the horizon for those suffering from COVID-19 or worried about loved ones becoming infected while tests for a vaccine continue in Tucson."Operation Warp Speed" was launched with the goal of creating a vaccine for COVID-19. While this operation has been making world headlines, the trials are expected to continue in the Old Pueblo with the Quality of Life Medical and Research Center taking on hundreds of cases.The fact that he could play a major part
  
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• Court lifts block on 4 Arkansas abortion restrictions

  07-08-2020 23:51
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal appeals court has lifted a judge’s ruling that has blocked four Arkansas abortion restrictions from taking effect, including a ban on a common second trimester procedure. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday vacated the 2017 preliminary injunction issued against the restrictions. The appeals court panel said the case needs to be reconsidered in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court abortion decision. The measures had been challenged by a L
  
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• US reporting deaths related to consuming hand sanitizer

  07-08-2020 23:37
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Alcohol-based hand sanitizers can help stop the coronavirus from spreading, but drinking the products turned out to be deadly for four people in two states. Health officials reported this week that 15 adults were poisoned in Arizona and New Mexico in May and June after drinking hand sanitizer.Besides the four who died, three had ongoing vision problems. All had consumed hand sanitizers containing methanol, or wood alcohol. The active ingredient that kills germs in legitimat
  
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• Fort Hood commander’s transfer on hold amid investigations

  07-08-2020 23:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Army leaders are delaying the planned transfer of the Fort Hood commander, as a team of independent investigators heads to the base to determine whether leadership failures contributed to the murder of a soldier earlier this year, and several other deaths. Maj. Gen. Scott Efflandt, commander of Fort Hood, Texas, was slated to go to Fort Bliss, which is near El Paso, and take over leadership of the 1st Armored Division. He will now stay at Fort Hood, as Army leaders consid
  
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• US court will rehear Epstein victims’ claims over plea deal

  07-08-2020 23:36
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal appeals court decided Friday to reconsider claims that Florida federal prosecutors violated the rights of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex abuse victims by not informing them about a secret plea deal. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a previous panel’s 2-1 decision rejecting an effort to undo an agreement federal prosecutors made with Epstein more than a decade ago. Instead of facing federal charges, Epstein was allowed to plead guilty t
  
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• Governor tests negative; Kansas COVID-19 cases jump past 30K

  07-08-2020 23:35
  
  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has tested negative for the coronavirus. Her result Friday came as a Republican legislative leader faced criticism from some Democrats for not telling colleagues until this week that he’d been infected and hospitalized before a public meeting last month. Fellow Republican leaders defended House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr., and accused the Democratic governor of politicizing his case. But Senate Democratic Leader Anthony Hensley said he believes
  
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• Crow Tribe placed on lockdown due to sharp spike in COVID-19 cases

  07-08-2020 23:33
  
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Crow Tribe in Montana ordered its members to lock down for two weeks as tribal leaders moved to slow a sharp spike in coronavirus cases.Crow Tribe Chairman Alvin Not Afraid said the lockdown beginning Friday is necessary because a stay-at-home order in effect since mid-March has been ineffective on the reservation.The county where the reservation is located is on pace to record more confirmed COVID-19 cases in August than the previous two months combined.Native Ame
  
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• S&P 500 ekes out 6th straight gain following jobs report

  07-08-2020 23:31
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s big rally let off the accelerator on Friday, despite a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market, amid worries about worsening U.S.-China tensions and whether Washington can deliver more aid for the economy. The S&P 500 inched up 0.1% to eke out a sixth straight gain, after being down most of the day. It’s back within 1% of its record for the first time since February. Smaller stocks, Treasury yields and financial stocks all rallied. T
  
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• Pompeo rejects Congress’ subpoenas for IG, Biden probe info

  07-08-2020 23:20
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is rejecting congressional subpoenas issued for him and for the State Department to provide information and testimony about two politically charged developments. In letters sent Friday to the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Pompeo and the department’s legislative affairs chief said they had no intention of complying with the subpoenas, which they said were politically motivated and without merit. Pompeo told committee chair Eliot Enge
  
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• Newly released videos show deputies restraining North Carolina inmate prior to his death

  07-08-2020 23:18
  
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  (WRAL)  Protestors marched in Winston-Salem, North Carolina Wednesday after the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, responding to a judge's order, released two videos showing the events that led to the death of county jail inmate John Neville.NBC affiliate WRAL News is part of a media collaborative that petitioned the court to release the video.According to the autopsy report, Neville, 56, died on December 4, 2019, from a brain injury that was caused by positional and compres
  
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• College football players, parents, unite to be heard

  07-08-2020 23:18
  
  Pac-12 football players demanding changes have had their first meeting with conference leadership. Twelve members of the group met with Commissioner Larry Scott for two hours on a call Thursday night. A person familiar with the discussion tells The Associated Press the players can expect to get an update next week on medical protocols and whether athletes could be permitted to retain eligibility if they opt out of the season because of COVID-19 concerns. The players have threatened to opt out of
  
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• Big Nevada gold mine expansion on hold in face of opposition

  07-08-2020 23:17
  
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — Facing fierce opposition from conservationists and tribal leaders on multiple fronts, Nevada’s largest mining company has suspended its proposed expansion of what would become one of the biggest gold mines in the world. Environmentalists are cheering Nevada Gold Mines’ decision to put the brakes on the proposed expansion of Elko County’s Long Canyon Mine about 30 miles from the Utah line. They say the expansion could prove catastrophic to wildlife, cultu
  
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• Virus spread forces lockdown on another tribal reservation

  07-08-2020 23:14
  
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Crow Tribe in Montana ordered its members to lock down for two weeks as tribal leaders moved to slow a sharp spike in coronavirus cases. Crow Tribe Chairman Alvin Not Afraid said the lockdown beginning Friday is necessary because a stay-at-home order in effect since mid-March has been ineffective on the reservation. The county where the reservation is located is on pace to record more confirmed COVID-19 cases in August than the previous two months combined. Native
  
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• US officials: Russia vs. Biden, China vs. Trump pre-election

  07-08-2020 23:14
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials believe that Russia is using a variety of measures to denigrate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden ahead of the November election and that individuals linked to the Kremlin are boosting President Donald Trump’s reelection bid. That’s according to a rare public statement Friday from the country’s counterintelligence chief, William Evanina. The statement also says that U.S. officials assess that China prefers that Trump
  
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• Arrest of Polish LGBT activist leads to scuffle with police

  07-08-2020 23:14
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — LGBT rights activists have scuffled with police in Warsaw after turning out on the streets to protest the arrest of an activist. According to Polish media reports, the activist was placed under two-months arrest Friday for protest actions against anti-homosexual attitudes. After the person was arrested in central Warsaw, protesters surrounded the police car, and one person climbed on top of it. Police said on Twitter that “during the detention of the activist, t
  
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• No new help for jobless as last-ditch efforts for COVID-19 relief collapse

  07-08-2020 23:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A last-ditch effort by Democrats to revive collapsing Capitol Hill talks on vital COVID-19 rescue money has ended in disappointment.That makes it increasingly likely that Washington gridlock will mean more hardship for millions of people who are losing enhanced jobless benefits and further damage for an economy pummeled by the still-raging coronavirus.Deadlocks on aid to states and local governments and renewing supplemental unemployment benefits are blocking the way to a
  
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• 4 US deaths tied to methanol-based hand sanitizers

  07-08-2020 23:12
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Alcohol-based hand sanitizers can help stop the coronavirus from spreading, but drinking the products turned out to be deadly for four people in two states. Health officials reported this week that 15 adults were poisoned in Arizona and New Mexico in May and June after drinking hand sanitizer. Besides the four who died, three had ongoing vision problems. All had consumed hand sanitizers containing methanol, or wood alcohol. The active ingredient that kills germs in legitima
  
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• Liberty University’s Falwell taking leave of absence

  07-08-2020 23:10
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jerry Falwell Jr. has agreed to take an indefinite leave of absence from his role as president and chancellor of Liberty University. That’s according to a one-sentence statement the private Virginia university issued Friday. The statement said the Executive Committee of Liberty’s board of trustees, acting on behalf of the full Board, met Friday and request that Falwell take leave, “to which he has agreed, effective immediately.” Falwell has serv
  
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• Virus-quieted oceans open window for Shark Week researchers

  07-08-2020 23:05
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic forced people to stay put, it gave sharks a travel passport and scientists a rare opportunity. Ocean spots cleared of fishing boats and other intrusions saw increased and even unusual marine life behavior, and Discovery Channel’s Shark Week jumped through hoops to capitalize on the brief window. Its 32nd annual Shark Week slate includes a pair of shows taped earlier this year during the lull. The virus-related shows are “Shark Lock
  
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• Jerry Falwell Jr. taking an indefinite leave of absence as president and chancellor of Liberty University.

  07-08-2020 23:04
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jerry Falwell Jr. taking an indefinite leave of absence as president and chancellor of Liberty University.The post Jerry Falwell Jr. taking an indefinite leave of absence as president and chancellor of Liberty University. appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• With Nearly All the Votes Counted, Here's How the Dust Settled in Pima County

  07-08-2020 23:03
  
  As of this morning, Pima County has just a few thousand ballots left to count.County Recorder F. Ann Rodriguez had completed signature checks on the ballots that arrived by mail and had shipped them over to the Elections Department to tabulate them.Rodriguez still had about 3,000 provisional ballots to review.Given the small number of ballots left to count, it appears that every race in Pima County has been resolved except for the Ovo Valley Town Council, where third-place finisher Tim Bohen is
  
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• Fish Karma releases new album 'The Moving Finger'

  07-08-2020 23:00
  
  The devil can’t stand mockery, as the adage goes, but fans of Fish Karma know humor can be used to overcome all manner of hardship.…
  
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• Bradshaw overcomes odds to win Tenn. Senate nomination

  07-08-2020 23:00
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Senate candidate Marquita Bradshaw just had to look at her parents for inspiration to become a community activist in Memphis, Tennessee. Her parents started the Defense Depot Memphis Concerned Citizen Committee, a group of teachers, business owners and professionals concerned about emerging health problems stemming from a polluted Army depot. Now, Bradshaw, who is Black, is using her experience as a community organizer to mount a grass-roots campaign that garnere
  
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• Park service gets new chief as new cash flows from Congress

  07-08-2020 22:58
  
  Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced the surprise replacement of the National Park Service’s acting director, naming one of his advisers to run the agency. Friday’s change puts an adviser to Bernhardt in charge of the park service as it begins to help divvy up a new multi-billion dollar annual bequest from Congress. The move comes after David Vela, a 30-year park service veteran and the first Latino to run the service, unexpectedly announced his retirement. Bernhardt put Marg
  
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• DA investigates after girls handcuffed in stolen car mix-up

  07-08-2020 22:58
  
  AURORA, Colo. (AP) — A prosecutor said Friday that an investigation will determine if police officers in suburban Denver will face charges after they placed a group of crying Black girls on the ground during a stop in which they were erroneously suspected of traveling in a stolen vehicle. Officers later determined that the vehicle they were seeking had the same license plate number but was from another state. District Attorney George Brauchler said he would not hesitate to file charges aga
  
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• The Latest: South Carolina events granted size exceptions

  07-08-2020 22:56
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. — Fans can watch September’s NASCAR race at Darlington in person and have a four-course meal while watching a medieval jousting tournament in South Carolina thanks to exceptions granted to the state’s rule banning gatherings of more than 250 people during the coronavirus pandemic.
  The South Carolina Department of Commerce, which reviews the requests, says at least 71 events have been given permission to draw the larger crowds even as COVID-19 cases spread at rate
  
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• New COVID-19 Testing Site Opens Today; Pop-Up Testing Sites Coming Next Week

  07-08-2020 22:48
  
  The Pima County Health Department today announced new drive-thru COVID-19 testing events beginning next week that will be available in areas of the county that have had limited testing availability.…
  
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• S&P 500 ekes out a 6th straight gain following jobs report

  07-08-2020 22:44
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s big rally let off the accelerator on Friday, despite a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market, amid worries about worsening U.S.-China tensions and whether Washington can deliver more aid for the economy. The S&P 500 inched up 0.1% to eke out a sixth straight gain, after being down most of the day. It’s back within 1% of its record for the first time since February. Smaller stocks, Treasury yields and financial stocks all rallied. T
  
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• Mauritius declares emergency as stranded ship spills fuel

  07-08-2020 22:43
  
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius has declared a “state of environmental emergency” after a Japanese-owned ship that ran aground offshore days ago began spilling tons of fuel. Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced the development late Friday as satellite images showed a dark slick spreading in the turquoise waters near environmental areas that the government has called “very sensitive.” Mauritius has said the ship was carrying nearly 4,000
  
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• Last-ditch virus aid talks collapse; no new help for jobless

  07-08-2020 22:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A last-ditch effort by Democrats to revive collapsing Capitol Hill talks on vital COVID-19 rescue money have ended in disappointment. That makes it increasingly likely that Washington gridlock will mean more hardship for millions of people who are losing enhanced jobless benefits and further damage for an economy pummeled by the still-raging coronavirus. Deadlocks on aid to states and local governments and renewing supplemental unemployment benefits are blocking the way t
  
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• Endangered Brazilian monkeys get a bridge to themselves

  07-08-2020 22:37
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An overpass that juts from a forest over a four-lane highway in a rural area outside Rio de Janeiro is meant for a very special sort of pedestrian: golden lion tamarins, small orange primates that for decades have been at risk of extinction. The little primate’s name derives from the shock of orange fur that frames its face. Its habitat has shrunk over decades of rampant deforestation. Animal traffickers have also targeted the brighly colored monkeys. The highwa
  
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• Officials long warned of explosive chemicals at Beirut port

  07-08-2020 22:35
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Documents show warnings were raised at least 10 times over the past six years about the massive stockpile of explosive chemicals stored at Beirut’s port. But authorities did nothing until it blew up this week, wreaking destruction over the Lebanese capital. Lebanon’s president, in office since 2016, says he first heard of the stockpile nearly three weeks ago and immediately ordered that action be taken. But he says he has no authority over the facility. The circle
  
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• Mauritius declares environmental emergency after Japanese-owned ship that stranded offshore begins spilling tons of fuel

  07-08-2020 22:32
  
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Mauritius declares environmental emergency after Japanese-owned ship that stranded offshore begins spilling tons of fuel.The post Mauritius declares environmental emergency after Japanese-owned ship that stranded offshore begins spilling tons of fuel appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Gunmen kill at least 20 in village in eastern Burkina Faso

  07-08-2020 22:31
  
  OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — A local government official in Burkina Faso says gunmen stormed a cattle market and opened fire in an eastern village, killing at least 20 people and injuring many others. After Friday’s attack in Namoungou village,  the governor of the eastern region told people to be vigilant and to closely collaborate with the army. Violence linked to Islamic militants and local defense militias killed nearly 2,000 people in Burkina Faso last year and displace
  
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• LIST: Free drive-thru COVID-19 tests in Pima County

  07-08-2020 22:25
  
  PixabayCOVID-19 Test, Photo Date: April 18, 2020
  PIMA COUNTY (KVOA) - New COVID-19 testing sites will pop up throughout Pima County starting next week.
  According to Pima County Health Department, the sites will be located in areas that have had limited testing availability.
  Pre-registration is strongly encouraged and can be done at www.pima.gov/covid19testing and click on the Schedule My Test link for Drive-thru Pop Up Testing. To choose a site, you must enter the zip code of the
  
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• The Latest: South Dakota bike rally continues amid virus

  07-08-2020 22:17
  
  STURGIS, S.D. — Thousands of bikers poured into the small South Dakota town of Sturgis as the 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally rumbles to life despite fears it could lead to a massive coronavirus outbreak.
  The bike rally is set to become the largest gathering of people since the pandemic began.
  Event organizers are expecting 250,000 people from all over the country to make their way through Sturgis during the 10-day rally.
  Local residents — and a few bikers — worried it could crea
  
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• S&P 500 ekes out a tiny gain as tech losses hold it back

  07-08-2020 22:15
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The S&P 500 eked out a tiny gain after being weighed down for much of the day by slides in major technology stocks. That tech sector, which has far outperformed the rest of the market this year, had a rare drop Friday after President Donald Trump unveiled his latest escalation against China’s tech industry. The S&P 500 rose less than 0.1%. Investors were also disappointed at a lack of progress by lawmakers on delivering more aid for the U.S. economy. On the ot
  
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• Canada says it will impose retaliatory tariffs on US imports

  07-08-2020 22:10
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s deputy prime minister says the country plans to impose $3.6 billion Canadian (US$2.69 billion) tariffs on U.S. imports in response to President Donald Trump saying the U.S. is reinstating a 10% import tax on Canadian aluminum. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Friday that the tariffs will match the U.S. ones dollar-for-dollar. Canada is considering imposing a tariff on dozens of products, including golf clubs, bicycles, refrigerators, washing machin
  
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• Colorado prison escapee caught after nearly 50 years on run

  07-08-2020 22:08
  
  DENVER (AP) — A man who escaped from a Colorado prison more than 40 years ago has been found living under an alias in a small town in northern New Mexico. And authorities say the Denver police officer that the man shot decades ago helped track him down. The FBI says 77-year-old Luis Archuleta was arrested Wednesday in the town of Espanola, where he had been living for about 40 decades using the name Ramon Montoya. He was accused of shooting Denver police officer Daril Cinquanta in 1971. Ci
  
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• PCSD: 90-year-old woman missing

  07-08-2020 22:05
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Deputies are looking for a vulnerable 90-year-old woman who went missing Friday morning.
  Marlyn Regnier, 90, was last seen in the 7100 block of east Gambel Circle, near Kolb Road at 11:30 a.m.
  Regnier also goes by Joyce, according to officials.
  She is described as a five-feet-four-inches tall woman, who weighs about 115 pounds, has blue eyes and gray hair.
  The 90-year-old was last seen wearing a yellow shirt, tan pants and white shoes.
  According to Pima County Sheriff's Departmen
  
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• Warnings flashed for years of explosives at heart of Beirut

  07-08-2020 22:03
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Documents show warnings were raised at least 10 times over the past six years about the massive stockpile of explosive chemicals stored at Beirut’s port. But authorities did nothing until it blew up this week, wreaking destruction over the Lebanese capital. Lebanon’s president, in office since 2016, says he first heard of the stockpile nearly three weeks ago and immediately ordered that action be taken. But he says he has no authority over the facility. The circle
  
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• Canadian held at Virginia immigration detention center dies

  07-08-2020 22:02
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal official says a 72-year-old Canadian man held in custody at an immigration detention center in Virginia that was the site of the largest coronavirus outbreak among such facilities has died. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports ICE spokeswoman Kaitlyn Pote said the man died on Wednesday night in a Virginia hospital but said no more information was immediately available, including whether the death was COVID-related. According to the newspaper, as of Aug. 6, the
  
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• North Carolina to relax 10-person limit for GOP convention

  07-08-2020 21:56
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina public health officials told the Republican National Committee that the party can have more than 10 people in a room to conduct official convention business while in Charlotte. The updated guidance eases indoor gathering limits Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper imposed in a recently extended executive order. President Donald Trump said he will deliver his nomination acceptance speech for the Charlotte convention but hasn’t committed to speaking to a crowd
  
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• Condemned Tennessee inmate pushes for DNA tests in his case

  07-08-2020 21:55
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee inmate scheduled to be executed in December is continuing to push for DNA testing of the evidence in his case, arguing that doing so will exonerate him. The 53-year-old Pervis Payne has always maintained his innocence in the 1987 stabbing deaths of Charisse Christopher and her 2-year-old daughter, Lacie Jo. Christopher’s son, Nicholas, who was 3 at the time, was stabbed but survived. At the time of Payne’s trial, DNA testing of evidence was u
  
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• Mauritius asks France for help as stranded ship spills oil

  07-08-2020 21:50
  
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The prime minister of Mauritius says the government is appealing to France for help with a brewing environmental disaster after a Japanese-owned ship that ran aground almost two weeks ago off the Indian Ocean island nation began spilling oil. He said the spill “represents a danger for Mauritius” and his country doesn’t have the expertise to refloat stranded ships. He shared a photo of the Panama-flagged ship, the MV Wakashio, tilted precariously as a d
  
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• Harleys everywhere, masks nowhere: Sturgis draws thousands

  07-08-2020 21:50
  
  STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — Thousands of bikers are pouring into the small South Dakota city of Sturgis as the 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally rumbles to life despite fears it could lead to a massive coronavirus outbreak. The bike rally could become one of the largest public gatherings since the pandemic began. Event organizers expect 250,000 people from all over the country to make their way through Sturgis during the 10-day rally. Local residents — and a few bikers — worry it could cr
  
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