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• Let it flow: Trump Administration eases showerhead rules

  12-08-2020 23:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says showers aren’t flowing enough for his taste or his hair. Now the Department of Energy plans to do something about that by changing the definition of what a showerhead is. Wednesday’s proposal would alter how a 1992 energy conservation law is interpreted, allowing showerheads with multiple nozzles to spray far more water. Officials say it is about consumer choice. Conservation and consumer experts call the proposal silly, unnecessary
  
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• US commander: Islamic State threat in west Syria growing

  12-08-2020 23:48
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. commander for the Middle East is warning that elements of the Islamic State group are working to rebuild in western Syria, where the U.S. has little visibility or presence. Gen. Frank McKenzie says conditions in the region west of the Euphrates River are as bad or worse than they were leading up to the rise of the Islamic State. McKenzie also warns that the coronavirus has complicated efforts to move people out of refugee camps in Syria.The post US commander:
  
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• Chicago Police post looting videos to identify suspects

  12-08-2020 23:48
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police are giving people another look at the looting that happened downtown and around the city this week in the hope that they will recognize suspects and provide their names and other information that will allow detectives to make arrests.  The department announced on Wednesday that it had started posting the videos and hoped to add more. Police have already made more than 100 arrests but they have said far more people were involved in the mayhem early Monday
  
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• In a first, Airbnb takes action against guest for party

  12-08-2020 23:39
  
  For the first time, Airbnb is taking legal action against a guest for violating its ban on unauthorized parties. The San Francisco-based home-sharing company is initiating legal proceedings against a guest who held an unauthorized party at a home in Sacramento County, California, last weekend. Three people were shot and injured at the party. Airbnb wouldn’t release the guest’s name but says it has removed the guest from its platform.  Airbnb has been trying to clean up its image
  
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• Democrats, Mnuchin at odds after ‘overture’ for virus talks

  12-08-2020 23:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House’s top negotiator is trying to revive stalled talks over coronavirus aid. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin reached out to the Democratic leaders Wednesday. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer dismissed the overture, saying the Trump administration is still refusing to meet them halfway. Mnuchin disputed their account. He and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows also briefed GOP senators privately on Wednesday,
  
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• How can Wall Street be so healthy when Main Street isn’t?

  12-08-2020 23:31
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is flying, with the S&P 500 now within a few points of its pre-pandemic record, while Main Street is teetering. Stocks have soared even as the economy has struggled in large part because investors are looking ahead to a brighter future. Huge efforts by the Federal Reserve and Congress to prop up the economy have helped put a floor under markets. Profits have also remained incredibly resilient for the stock market’s most influential companies. Rising ho
  
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• North Carolina woman accused of trying to poison family

  12-08-2020 23:29
  
  WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina have accused a woman of trying to poison her family after a security camera caught her spiking a drink with paint thinner and cleaning products. News outlets report 72-year-old Susan McNair was arrested by Wilmington police on Tuesday on two counts of attempted first-degree murder and two counts of contaminating food or drink with a controlled substance. During her court appearance on Wednesday, prosecutors said McNair’s husband and st
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 12 at 2:29PM MST until August 17 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  12-08-2020 23:29
  
  * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon temperatures fromTucson westward 108 to 114, with eastern valleys from 103 to108.
  * WHERE…Western Pima County, Tohono O’odham Nation, Tucson MetroArea, South Central Pinal County and Southeast Pinal County.
  * WHEN…From 10 AM Thursday to 8 PM MST Monday.
  * IMPACTS…Extreme heat and humidity will significantlyincrease the potential for heat related illnesses,particularly for those working or participating in outdooractiv
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 12 at 2:29PM MST until August 16 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  12-08-2020 23:29
  
  * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon temperatures fromvalleys from 103 to 109.
  * WHERE…Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley and UpperGila River Valley.
  * WHEN…From 10 AM Thursday to 8 PM MST Sunday.
  * IMPACTS…Extreme heat and humidity will significantlyincrease the potential for heat related illnesses,particularly for those working or participating in outdooractivities.Keep in mind you may need to adjust your plans based on thelatest health and safety gu
  
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• Federal judge refuses to block campus sexual assault rules

  12-08-2020 23:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge is allowing the Education Department to move forward with new rules governing how schools and universities respond to sexual assault complaints. The rules, which take effect Friday, expand the rights of the accused and narrow the types of cases schools are required to investigate. In their suit, attorneys general from 17 states and the District of Columbia had argued that the rules, which narrow the definition of sexual harassment, would block schools from
  
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• NC candidate defends posts; says he despises racism

  12-08-2020 23:25
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A young Republican congressional candidate in North Carolina says suggestions from his election rival and others that he has an affinity for white supremacist causes are ridiculous and based on a lack of historical knowledge. Madison Cawthorn is the GOP nominee for the 11th Congressional District seat after winning a primary runoff in an upset. His Democratic opponents and other critics are questioning photos that Cawthorn posted of his 2017 visit to Adolf Hitler&rsquo
  
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• Former test administrator to plead guilty in college scam

  12-08-2020 23:24
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A former college entrance exam administrator has agreed to plead guilty in the college admissions bribery scheme that has ensnared wealthy parents across the U.S. Federal prosecutors said Wednesday that Niki Williams will plead guilty to accepting bribes to help rig students’ test scores. The former employee of the Houston Independent School District was one of 50 people arrested last year in the scheme, in which authorities say undeserving students were admitted to top
  
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• Rites of fall: Losing college football stings across America

  12-08-2020 23:21
  
  Michigan’s Big House will be sitting empty when the leaves start to change this fall.
  Southern Cal’s famed white horse, Traveler, won’t be galloping triumphantly after a Trojans touchdown.
  No one at Ole Miss knows for sure if partying fans will be belting out a well-lubricated “Hotty Toddy” in The Grove.
  From Ann Arbor to Los Angeles to Oxford, that most American of pursuits — college football — has either given up hope of getting in a traditional season
  
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• Second Georgia school closed for weeks as quarantines grow

  12-08-2020 23:18
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A suburban Atlanta school district temporarily closed in-person instruction at a second of its six high schools on Wednesday. Cherokee County says an increasing number of COVID-19 cases is forcing large numbers of students and teachers into quarantine. Meanwhile, Georgia’s largest school district has struggled to launch online learning for its 180,000 students, as parents complained that they failed to log in to Gwinnett County’s online system. The district on We
  
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• Judge declines to revoke ex-officer’s bond over Florida trip

  12-08-2020 23:18
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has declined a prosecutor’s request to revoke the bond for the officer who killed Rayshard Brooks, but she clarified that the conditions of his bond do not allow him to vacation out of state. Garrett Rolfe faces 11 charges, including felony murder, in Brooks’ killing on June 12. The 27-year-old officer was granted bond June 30. Prosecutors last week filed a motion to revoke the bond, saying Rolfe had traveled to Florida without permission. His lawyers arg
  
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• QAnon-supporting candidate unrepentant despite GOP criticism

  12-08-2020 23:13
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia congressional candidate once criticized by fellow Republicans for embracing far-right QAnon conspiracy theories and making racist statements in online videos is being congratulated now that she’s won the GOP nomination. Marjorie Taylor Greene easily won a Republican primary runoff election Tuesday for an open House seat in northwest Georgia. President Donald Trump congratulated Greene in a tweet Wednesday. There was mostly silence from Republican lawmakers wh
  
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• Regualators OK repair of bridge damaged by train derailment

  12-08-2020 23:03
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — A state regulatory panel has approved Union Pacific Corp.’s revised plan to replace part of a century-old railroad bridge that was damaged in a train derailment and resulting fire. The Arizona Corporation Commission on Wednesday approved the railroad’s emergency application to reconstruct the bridge damaged when at least eight freight cars derailed July 29 on a bridge over Rio Salado Parkway and Tempe Town Lake. The commision said UP satisfied safety concerns by
  
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• The Latest: Trump repeats call to open US schools in person

  12-08-2020 23:01
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is repeating his call to reopen the nation’s schools, and he again pressed Congress to steer future coronavirus funding away from schools that do not reopen this fall.
  Trump made the remarks Wednesday at a White House discussion with parents, teachers and doctors who said they support a full return to the classroom.
  Also joining Trump were Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Vice President Mike Pence, who said the health risks tied to keeping child
  
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• Health officials report increases in drug overdoses, suicides during COVID-19 pandemic

  12-08-2020 23:00
  
  PHOENIX – As social distancing and isolation continue throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many states across the country are reporting an increase in reported drug overdoses and suicides, including Arizona.The Arizona Department of Health Services has observed an increase in deaths due to suicide and drug overdose during the COVID-19 epidemic, according to Dr. Cara Christ, the department’s director.“We are seeing an increase in drug overdose and in suicides, not just here in Ari
  
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• Census officials face subpoenas if they refuse interviews

  12-08-2020 22:57
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — House Democrats have threatened to subpoena top officials at the U.S. Census Bureau after they refused to give interviews to an oversight committee over why the 2020 head count of every U.S. resident was cut short by a month and will stop at the end of September. U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, said in a letter Wednesday to Census Bureau director Steven Dillingham that she would use “compulsory measures”
  
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• Lawsuit: Campaign and ex-cop’s stepmom defamed company

  12-08-2020 22:26
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A lawsuit accuses a Georgia congressional candidate’s campaign of conspiring with the stepmother of the former Atlanta police officer who killed Rayshard Brooks to publicly smear the woman’s former employer after she was fired. The lawsuit filed Tuesday by Equity Prime Mortgage says the company’s former human resources manager, Melissa Rolfe, joined forces with Marjorie Taylor Greene and her campaign. The suit says they promoted the false narrative that com
  
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• Crews respond to vehicle accident on Tucson’s west side

  12-08-2020 22:25
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Crews are responding to a vehicle accident on Tucson's west side Wednesday afternoon.
  According to Tucson Fire Department, units were dispatched to Grant Road and 15th Avenue, near Oracle Road.
  Motorists are asked to avoid the area.
  No further details regarding the incident have been released.#TucsonFire is responding to a major vehicle accident near Grant Road and 15th Avenue. Avoid the areapic.twitter.com/iayn8rmxtJ— Tucson Fire Department (@TucsonFireDept) August 12, 202
  
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• The Latest: Trump says he’s hopeful for fall football season

  12-08-2020 22:23
  
  WASHINGTON — At a White House event on reopening schools, President Donald Trump said he has spoken with Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence and Louisiana State University coach Ed Orgeron about moving forward with the football season.
  Lawrence has helped spearhead the #WeWantToPlay movement, a coalition of players calling on colleges not to cancel the upcoming season because of coronavirus concerns and give student-athletes greater say as it considers safety issues.
  Trump said Wednesday h
  
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• ‘Overture’ for more virus talks rejected as standoff deepens

  12-08-2020 22:18
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House’s top negotiator is trying to revive stalled talks over coronavirus aid. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin reached out to the Democratic leaders Wednesday. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer dismissed the overture, saying the Trump administration is still refusing to meet them halfway. Mnuchin and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows also briefed GOP senators privately on Wednesday, but Republicans said there
  
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• Heat Advisory issued August 12 at 1:18PM MST until August 17 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  12-08-2020 22:18
  
  * WHAT…Hot conditions with afternoon temperatures 94 to 109expected.
  * WHERE…Southeast Gila County, Mazatzal Mountains andPinal/Superstition Mountains.
  * WHEN…From 10 AM Thursday to 8 PM MST Monday.
  * 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 l
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 12 at 1:18PM MST until August 17 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  12-08-2020 22:18
  
  * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon temperatures 109to 117 expected.
  * WHERE…Portions of south central and southwest Arizona andsoutheast California.
  * WHEN…From 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ Thursday to 8 PM MST /8 PMPDT/ Monday.
  * 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 sta
  
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• Get ready for fall: Dunkin’s Pumpkin Spice Latte arrives next week

  12-08-2020 22:16
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - Autumn is here — well at least at Dunkin'.Dunkin's signature Pumpkin Spice Latte and fall menu will arrive Aug. 19 in Tucson.
  They that while the weather is still hot in Tucson, people are beginning to crave the comfort and coziness of autumn.Whether you’re sipping, swirling or tasting – the Fall legend is back in class, starting 8/19.pic.twitter.com/U0ZkmotzP2— Dunkin' (@dunkindonuts) August 12, 2020
  Dunkin’s fall menu includes a mix of bot
  
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• 1 hurt in in Louisiana hospital shooting, suspect arrested

  12-08-2020 22:10
  
  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — The suspect in a shooting early Wednesday at a north Louisiana hospital has been captured by Mississippi State troopers. Shreveport Police announced on Twitter on Wednesday afternoon that 41-year-old Taniel Cole, of Farmerville, Louisiana, was taken into custody in the neighboring state. Shreveport police said SWAT and hostage negotiation teams arrived at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport – St. Mary Medical Center around 5:30 a.m. It was there, police said, that on
  
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• Asians make long transcontinental journey to reach U.S., new opportunities

  12-08-2020 22:00
  
  LA PEÑITA, PANAMA – Salman Khan is 9,000 miles from his home country of Pakistan.…
  
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• Tribune closing 5 newsrooms including NY Daily News

  12-08-2020 21:59
  
  Tribune Publishing Company says it’s closing the newsrooms of five newspapers including The Daily News in Manhattan, the Orlando Sentinel and The Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. The Chicago-based newspaper chain said Wednesday that the decision was made as the company evaluates its real estate needs in light of health and economic conditions related to the coronavirus pandemic. The company says employees will continue to work from home and the newspapers will continue to be publish
  
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• Residents on Tucson’s north side experiencing pressure and water loss problems

  12-08-2020 21:54
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - Residents on the north side are experiencing pressure and water loss problems, Tucson Water said Wednesday afternoon.
  In a tweet, they this affects residents in the area north of River Road, from Oracle Road on the west to Sabino Canyon Road to the east.We are currently experiencing pressure and water loss problems in a large area north of River Road, from Oracle Road on the west to Sabino Canyon Road to the east.More info can be found on Outage Map at https://t.co/
  
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• NJ casinos, tracks win $264M in July after virus reopening

  12-08-2020 21:54
  
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s casinos and horse tracks won $264.5 million in July after reopening amid the coronavirus outbreak, a figure that was down nearly 21% from a year ago, but one the gambling houses will gladly take after months of inactivity. Figures released Wednesday by the state Division of Gaming Enforcement reflect the first month of resumed operations _ albeit at 25% of normal capacity _ that the casinos and tracks were permitted to undertake. Internet gambl
  
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• Tear gas at Portland protests raises concern about pollution

  12-08-2020 21:50
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Officials in Portland, Oregon, are cleaning up tear gas residue from the streets, dirt and possibly the storm drains after the chemical was used repeatedly by both police and federal officers during protests over racial injustice. The Portland Bureau of Environmental Services cleaned and took samples from six storm drains last week around the federal courthouse and a building with a police station and jail that have been targeted in nightly demonstrations. Environmental
  
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• Dr. Pepper confirms a soda shortage at grocery stores

  12-08-2020 21:45
  
  Rusty Clark / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 License LinkTwo soda cans of Dr. Pepper, Photo Date: 9/12/2016
  You can now add Dr. Pepper to the list of items you may struggle to find at grocery stores.On Monday, the brand tweeted that it was seeing a pandemic-induced shortage in stores.According to Dr. Pepper, the shortage effects every flavor.The company that owns the brand shared that sales of Dr. Pepper has "increased consistently over the last four years."They say they are working with other distribution
  
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• ‘Kicked in the teeth’: Devastation mounts from Midwest storm

  12-08-2020 21:40
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The impact of a powerful wind storm that tore through the Midwest on Monday is continuing to grow, as hundreds of thousands of people are experiencing power outages for a third straight day. In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, residents emptied their refrigerators and freezers as their food spoiled, waited at gas stations for an hour or longer to fill up their cars and gas cans, and worked to clean up fallen trees that were everywhere. Many roads remained impassable and businesse
  
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• Official paid $95,000 to run Arizona unemployment agency for 75 days

  12-08-2020 21:36
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — A retired state administrator was paid almost $95,000 to run the Arizona Department of Economic Security for 75 days as the agency worked to process a crush of unemployment claims.Tom Betlach ran the agency from March 20 through June 3 as it struggled to reprogram its computer system to handle unemployment claims from self-employed workers like Uber and Lyft drivers. It’s faced months of complaints from people who have problems getting their unemployment checks and can
  
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• Official paid $95,000 to run unemployment agency for 75 days

  12-08-2020 21:35
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — A retired state administrator was paid almost $95,000 to run the Arizona Department of Economic Security for 75 days as the agency worked to process a crush of unemployment claims. Tom Betlach ran the agency from March 20 through June 3 as it struggled to reprogram its computer system to handle unemployment claims from self-employed workers like Uber and Lyft drivers. It’s faced months of complaints from people who have problems getting their unemployment checks and ca
  
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• Thousands in Belarus decry president’s reelection as rigged

  12-08-2020 21:24
  
  MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Thousands of protesters rallied in Belarus’ capital and other cities for a fourth straight night, decrying an election they say was rigged to extend the 26-year rule of the country’s authoritarian leader and a subsequent brutal police crackdown on demonstrations. The demonstrators are contesting the official count showing President Alexander Lukashenko winning a sixth term with 80% of Sunday’s vote and the main opposition challenger with 10%. Authori
  
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• Stocks rebound on Wall Street, S&P 500 trades above record

  12-08-2020 21:24
  
  The S&P 500 is trading above its record closing high Wednesday after a rebound for stocks helped the index erase the last of the historic losses taken due to the pandemic. The index was up 1.6% in afternoon trading, with big technology stocks once again leading the way. At its depths, the S&P 500 had been down nearly 34% when worries about the recession were at their height. But massive aid from the Federal Reserve and Congress helped prop up the market. That’s allowed investors to
  
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• The Latest: Georgia school district quarantines 1,150 kids

  12-08-2020 21:22
  
  ATLANTA — Georgia’s largest school district struggled Wednesday to launch online learning for its 180,000 students, with parents complaining students couldn’t log in to Gwinnett County’s system.
  Meanwhile, Cherokee County has quarantined 1,156 students after trying in-school learning, adding about 330 students to yesterday’s total. They are home because of possible coronavirus exposure since classes resumed last week.
  About 70 students and staff members in the 40,00
  
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• South Dakota’s Noem to build security fence around residence

  12-08-2020 21:22
  
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota officials say they plan to build a security fence budgeted for $400,000 around the official governor’s residence to protect Gov. Kristi Noem. Noem’s office did not give specifics on any threats. But her spokeswoman Maggie Seidel says her security team recommended the fence. Noem’s administration had proposed the fence last year, but she abandoned the plan. The South Dakota Republican has championed a hands-off approach to managing the
  
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• Egyptians wrap up voting for Senate seats with no power

  12-08-2020 21:20
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian election authorities began counting ballots after polls closed in a vote for two-thirds of the seats in the newly restored but powerless Senate, the upper chamber of Parliament. The Senate was restored as part of constitutional amendments approved in a referendum last year. Voters paid little attention since the 300-seat body — unlike the House of Representatives, the lower chamber — has no legislative powers and will have mainly an advisory role. It repla
  
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• State Department rejects further probe of diplomat’s remarks

  12-08-2020 21:15
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A report by the State Department’s internal watchdog confirms news reports that U.S. ambassador and Jets owner Woody Johnson has been accused of making “insensitive” and “inappropriate” remarks to embassy staff.  The State Department Office of the Inspector General in a report Wednesday called for further internal investigation of the allegations. Johnson, the U.S. ambassador to Britain, has called the allegations false. The report says
  
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• Scenarios to determine the NBA’s West play-in series teams

  12-08-2020 21:07
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — A look at the possibilities for Thursday’s games involving Portland, Memphis, Phoenix and San Antonio, the four teams vying for the two Western Conference play-in series spots.The post Scenarios to determine the NBA’s West play-in series teams appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Man charged with sex assault of unconscious hospital patient

  12-08-2020 21:02
  
  EASTON, Md. (AP) — A former Maryland hospital worker has been charged with sexually assaulting an unconscious patient. Easton police said 35-year-old Travis K. Brooks of Trappe, Maryland, was arrested Tuesday on charges of rape, sex offense, abuse of a vulnerable adult and assault. Authorities began an investigation in April after Easton police were called to the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center. Officers were told that a patient had money stolen from her wallet while having a p
  
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• As providers turn to telehealth during COVID-19, calls rise for more resources in Indian Country

  12-08-2020 21:00
  
  Editor’s Note: Coronavirus has devastated Native American communities and put a spotlight on some long-standing problems in Indian Country that have made this pandemic that much worse.…
  
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• Tribe says new border wall harming burial sites; sues Trump

  12-08-2020 20:58
  
  San Diego (AP) — A California tribe whose ancestral lands span across the U.S.-Mexico border is suing the Trump administration to block construction of a section of border wall that the Kumeyaay people say is desecrating sacred burial sites. The La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians filed the lawsuit in federal court in San Diego on Tuesday seeking to temporarily halt construction of the wall until the tribe can protect its religious and cultural heritage. La Posta is one of 12 bands o
  
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• 2 Indiana cops charged with battery in protesters’ arrests

  12-08-2020 20:51
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A grand jury has indicted two Indianapolis police officers on battery and other charges following an investigation into allegations that they used excessive force while arresting demonstrators at a protest in May over the death of George Floyd. Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mear announced Wednesday that a grand jury indicted Johnathan Horlock and Nathanial Schauwecker. Horlock faces three counts of battery, official misconduct, perjury and obstruction. Schauwecker faces
  
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• New office in New Mexico to focus on Indigenous cold cases

  12-08-2020 20:47
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. officials have opened an office in New Mexico dedicated to investigating cold cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous people. The office in Albuquerque  is part of an effort to address violence against Native Americans and Alaska Natives, particularly women and girls. The office is the fourth of seven that are being established across the country as part of the Operation Lady Justice Task Force created via executive order by President Donald Trump
  
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• Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies to get body-worn cameras

  12-08-2020 20:44
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County sheriff has announced that deputies will begin getting body-worn cameras in October. The department is the largest sheriff’s law enforcement agency in the nation. Sheriff Alex Villanueva says Thursday that 1,200 deputies in five patrol stations will receive the body cameras beginning Oct. 1. Ultimately, the department will spend $25 million over five years for 5,200 cameras. Hundreds of deputies reportedly purchased their own body cameras as
  
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