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• Drone delay at Fenway Park

  13-08-2020 23:58
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The Rays-Red Sox game at Fenway Park on Thursday was delayed for about four minutes in the top of the third inning by a drone flying outside the park beyond the right-field bleachers. With Tampa Bay’s Yoshi Tsutsugo at the plate, players on the field and the umpires pointed to where it was. The Rays had two runners on base that left the field and Boston’s fielders headed to their dugout area, too. The umpires also left the field, waiting on the track near Boston&r
  
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• In Arizona, groups aim for 1 million voters to oust Trump

  13-08-2020 23:56
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — A coalition of voting rights groups in Arizona has banded together with the lofty goal of getting 1 million people to vote against President Donald Trump this November.  The new group, Mi AZ, launched Thursday with a car rally outside state government offices in Phoenix. It’s targeting voters under 35 years of age along with people of color, hoping to defeat Trump in what is increasingly considered a competitive battleground state. The campaign comes as voter regi
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued August 13 at 2:55PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  13-08-2020 23:55
  
  At 254 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8miles south of Ajo, moving north at 10 mph.
  Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
  Locations impacted include…Ajo, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and Why.Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead tolocalized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through floodedroadways.The post Special Weather Statement issued August 13 at 2:55PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• AP Interview: US envoy indicates US open to Iran compromise

  13-08-2020 23:55
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is urging European nations that support the nuclear deal with Iran to put in writing their ideas to extend the expiring arms embargo on the Islamic Republic. Kelly Craft indicated that the Trump administration may be willing to compromise on its demand for an indefinite extension. She said in an AP interview Thursday that the U.S. is “keeping the space open” for talks with Britain, France and Germany, as well as Ru
  
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• Lifesaver: How to stay safe while poolside this summer

  13-08-2020 23:54
  
  Once again, News 4 Tucson is partnering with the YMCA of Southern Arizona for News 4 Tucson Lifesaver Virtual Swimfest. With children staying around the home during the governor's stay-at-home order, teaching the ABC's of water safety is more important than ever!Beginning in May, The YMCA of Southern Arizona will be providing new videos each week demonstrating important water safety skills. This is our commitment to making drowning prevention lessons available online to every 
  
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• Trump’s EPA dumps methane emissions rule for oil, gas fields

  13-08-2020 23:49
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is undoing Obama-era rules designed to limit greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas fields and pipelines. Andrew Wheeler, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, signed the rollback of the 2016 methane emissions rule in Pittsburgh, in the heart of the nation’s most prolific natural gas reservoir and in the premier presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania. EPA first proposed the rollback last
  
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• Mexico to keep US border closed to non-essential travel

  13-08-2020 23:47
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico plans to extend the closure of its shared border with the United States for another month to non-essential travel. The current agreement runs through Aug. 21, but Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Thursday that it does not make sense to reopen the border at this time. Ebrard says, “We already told the United States that we’re of the idea that it’s extended.” The travel restriction at the shared land border was first announced Ma
  
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• Fauci: Schools should be outdoors as much as possible

  13-08-2020 23:46
  
  The nation’s top infectious disease expert is urging school districts developing their plans for reopening for the new academic year to offer as many outdoor activities as possible, from classes to recess and lunchtime. Dr. Anthony Fauci heads the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. He said in his Facebook Live chat with Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo that windows should remain open and students should wear their masks while riding on school buses. Raimondo on Wednesday d
  
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• Excessive heat to bake US Southwest through coming weekend

  13-08-2020 23:44
  
  PHOENIX (AP) —  Excessive heat is expected across the U.S. Southwest into early next week, with forecasters warning of temperatures over 110 degrees in desert cities such as Phoenix and Las Vegas. High temperatures are expected to be be the norm through Monday across  much of Arizona, and the National Weather Service said high temperature records might be broken in central and eastern New Mexico. Temperatures were expected to reach 114 degrees in Phoenix on both Friday and Saturd
  
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• Navajo man loses latest bid to delay federal execution

  13-08-2020 23:43
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A judge has rejected a bid from the only Native American on death row to push back his execution date. U.S. District Judge David Campbell in Arizona issued the ruling Thursday. Attorneys for Lezmond Mitchell had argued the federal execution must comply with Arizona law in seeking the delay. Campbell said the attorneys didn’t identify any procedures in Arizona statutes or criminal rules that conflict with federal protocol when it comes to how Mitchell would die
  
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• US seizes virtual currency alleged to fund militant groups

  13-08-2020 23:38
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says that it has seized millions of dollars from cryptocurrency accounts that militant organizations abroad including al-Qaida and the Islamic State group relied on to finance their organizations and violent plots. Law enforcement officials said Thursday that the groups used the accounts to solicit donations for their causes. That includes through a scam that sought to raise money through the sale of fraudulent personal protective equipment for the
  
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• The Latest: UK orders quarantine for arrivals from France

  13-08-2020 23:38
  
  LONDON — Britain will require all people arriving from France to isolate for 14 days — an announcement that throws the plans of tens of thousands of holidaymakers into chaos.The government said late Thursday that France is being removed from the list of nations exempted from quarantine requirements because of a rising number of coronavirus infections, which have surged by 66% in the past week. The Netherlands, Malta, Monaco and the Caribbean islands of Aruba and Turks & Caicos al
  
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• Excessive to bake US Southwest through coming weekend

  13-08-2020 23:33
  
  PHOENIX (AP) —  Excessive heat is expected across the U.S. Southwest into early next week, with forecasters warning of temperatures over 110 degrees in desert cities such as Phoenix and Las Vegas. High temperatures are expected to be be the norm through Monday across  much of Arizona, and the National Weather Service said high temperature records might be broken in central and eastern New Mexico. Temperatures were expected to reach 114 degrees in Phoenix on both Friday and Saturd
  
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• Medical review upheld for Saudi prisoner at Guantanamo

  13-08-2020 23:28
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has turned back an effort to delay an independent medical review for a Saudi citizen held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center who was so badly mistreated in American custody that he cannot be put on trial. U.S. District Judge Ellen Huvelle late Wednesday rejected the U.S. government’s bid to put a hold on a March order that called for an independent panel of doctors to examine prisoner Mohammed al-Qahtani at the U.S. base in Cuba. The government h
  
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• Austin cuts police budget by 1/3 amid national ‘defund’ push

  13-08-2020 23:21
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Austin City Council has voted to cut one-third of the city’s $434 million police budget amid national calls for “defunding” law enforcement in favor of spending more money on social services. Council members voted unanimously Thursday to reallocate just over $150 million in the 2021 fiscal budget to social services. That budget starts Oct. 1. Of that, $21 million will fund community resources including response to the coronavirus pandemic, mental
  
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• Woman arrested after allegedly striking Arizona airport agent over mask requirement

  13-08-2020 23:20
  
  Phoenix Police Department via 12 NewsYolanda Yarbrough
  PHOENIX (AP) — Officials say a woman who didn't wear a mask while on a flight was arrested in Phoenix after being denied permission to board a second flight and allegedly striking an airline employee in the face with her hand.Phoenix police said 47-year-old Yolanda Yarbrough was arrested on suspicion of assault Wednesday after arriving on a flight from Los Angeles. Police said employees on that flight told Yarbrough that face covering
  
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• Zach Williams, for King & Country, Kanye West get Dove nods

  13-08-2020 23:19
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Christian artist Zach Williams and for King & Country are the leading artist nominees at this year’s Dove Awards, while rapper Kanye West and singer Gloria Gaynor earned their first ever nominations. The brother duo of Luke and Joel Smallbone earned nominations for artist of the year and contemporary Christian artist of the year and song of the year. Zach Williams also is nominated for artist of the year and as a songwriter for song of the year. West, who
  
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• Federal investigation says Yale illegally discriminates against Asian, White applicants

  13-08-2020 23:12
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department investigation finds that Yale University is illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, in violation of federal civil rights law.Yale denies the allegation, calling it “meritless” and “hasty.” The findings were detailed in a letter to the college’s attorneys Thursday. The letter was obtained by the Associated Press.It marks the latest action by the Trump administration aimed at rooting out discri
  
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• LA sheriff probes deputy-gang claim, seeks to punish dozens

  13-08-2020 23:09
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Thursday it has launched a “comprehensive investigation” into reports that members of a gang of deputies are controlling one of its stations through threats, intimidation and harassment. LA County Sheriff Alex Villenueva also said during the announcement that 26 employees received letters this week stating his desire to suspend or terminate them as a result of another deputy gang incident in 2018. A  
  
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• Prince Harry, Meghan Markle move into new California home

  13-08-2020 23:04
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A spokesman for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle says the couple has moved into a new family home in Southern California. A statement said Thursday that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved into their family home in July of this year and hope their privacy will be respected. The Los Angeles Times reports that real estate agents and tax records point to a seven-acre estate in the coastal community of Montecito near Santa Barbara. Montecito has a number of celebrity resident
  
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• School-to-prison pipeline has deep roots in tangled history of tribal schools

  13-08-2020 23:00
  
  PHOENIX – In the early 1930s, Robert Carr, a member of the Creek Nation, was expelled for “incorrigible behavior” from Chilocco Indian Agricultural School near the Kansas-Oklahoma border.By the time he was 21, Carr had been incarcerated in three different institutions.…
  
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• Portland State disarms campus police after Black man’s death

  13-08-2020 23:00
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland State University says it will disarm its campus police force. Thursday’s announcement happened more than two years after officers from the department shot and killed a Black man who was trying to break up a fight. It also comes as Oregon’s largest city approaches 80 days of nightly protests following the death of George Floyd, the Black man who died after being pinned by the neck by a white Minneapolis police officer. Activists had already been ca
  
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• New Mexico city agrees to police reforms in choke settlement

  13-08-2020 23:00
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico city will seek to adopt racial bias training for police and may require officers to intervene in possible excessive force episodes following the choking death of a Latino man. An agreement between the city of Las Cruces and a lawyer for the family of Antonio Valenzuela announced Thursday was part of the relatives’ push to reform the city’s police. Police say then-Las Cruces Officer Christopher Smelser applied the chokehold after Valenzuela f
  
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• Feds say Yale discriminates against Asian, white applicants

  13-08-2020 22:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department investigation finds that Yale University is illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, in violation of federal civil rights law. Yale denies the allegation, calling it “meritless” and “hasty.” The findings were detailed in a letter to the college’s attorneys Thursday. The letter was obtained by the Associated Press. It marks the latest action by the Trump administration aimed at rooting out disc
  
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• FBI seeks help from public to find woman last in Florida

  13-08-2020 22:54
  
  MIRAMAR, Fla. (AP) — The FBI is asking for the public’s help to locate a missing Georgia woman whose toddler was found wandering alone in a South Florida parking lot last month. FBI Miami Special Agent in Charge George Piro says federal agents are investigating every possibility as to why 21-year-old Leila Cavett went missing. Cavett was last seen July 26, just hours before her 2-year-old son, Kamdyn, was found wandering alone in a shirt and diaper at a Miramar apartment complex. The
  
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• Heat Advisory issued August 13 at 1:52PM MST until August 19 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  13-08-2020 22:52
  
  * WHAT…Hot conditions with afternoon temperatures 94 to 109.
  * WHERE…Southeast Gila County, Mazatzal Mountains andPinal/Superstition Mountains.
  * WHEN…Until 8 PM MST Wednesday.
  * IMPACTS…Very High Heat Risk. Increase in heat relatedillnesses, including heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heatstroke. Heat stroke can lead to death.A Heat Advisory means that a period of hot temperatures, even bylocal standards, will occur. Actions should be taken to lessenthe impact of the
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 13 at 1:52PM MST until August 19 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  13-08-2020 22:52
  
  * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon temperatures 111to 117.
  * WHERE…North Phoenix/Glendale, Scottsdale/Paradise Valley,Buckeye/Avondale, Deer Valley, Central Phoenix, The EastValley of the Phoenix Metro Area, Northwest Pinal County,Southeast Valley/Queen Creek, South Mountain/Ahwatukee and TheNorthwest Valley of the Phoenix Metro Area.
  * WHEN…Until 8 PM MST Wednesday.
  * IMPACTS…Very High Heat Risk. Increase in heat relatedillnesses, including heat cramps, hea
  
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• The Latest: Georgia gov to drop suit over Atlanta mask order

  13-08-2020 22:49
  
  ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he’s dropping a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta in a dispute over the city’s requirement to wear masks in public and other restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic.
  The Republican governor sued Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and the City Council in July to block them from implementing restrictions at the local level, even as case counts and hospitalizations in the state soared.
  Kemp argued that local governments can’t
  
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• Apple drops Fortnite from App Store over direct payment plan

  13-08-2020 22:40
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Apple has dropped the hugely popular “Fortnite” game from its App Store after the game’s developer introduced a direct payment plan that bypasses Apple’s platform. Apple takes a 30% cut from in-app revenue purchases, which has long been a sore spot with developers. “Fortnite” is free, but users can pay for in game accoutrements like weapons and skins. The game’s developer, Epic Games, said in a blog post it was introducing Epic Dire
  
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• Wall Street falls just short of record for S&P 500, again

  13-08-2020 22:37
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Another afternoon fade for stocks left Wall Street just shy of its record heights on Thursday. For the second straight day, the S&P 500 briefly crossed above the record closing level it set in February, before investors appreciated how much devastation the new coronavirus would cause for the global economy. But it began to fade in the afternoon and ended the day down 0.2%. It’s just the second loss for the S&P 500 in the last 10 days. Stocks began stumbling in
  
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• Defense seeks leniency for ‘Satanist’ soldier in bomb plot

  13-08-2020 22:37
  
  BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A former Army infantry soldier described by prosecutors as a Satanist who hoped to overthrow the U.S. government faces sentencing next week. His defense attorney argued in a court filing Thursday for a more lenient punishment of 15 months for Jarrett William Smith. He says Smith endured a lifetime of victimization, isolation and trauma that led him to become involved with online extremist groups. Smith was a private first class stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas. The
  
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• Yale University says it is ‘dismayed’ by Justice Department’s discrimination accusation, calls it ‘meritless’

  13-08-2020 22:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Yale University says it is ‘dismayed’ by Justice Department’s discrimination accusation, calls it ‘meritless.’The post Yale University says it is ‘dismayed’ by Justice Department’s discrimination accusation, calls it ‘meritless’ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Mexico’s central bank lowers prime rate to 4.5%

  13-08-2020 22:20
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s central bank has decided to lower its prime interest rate by a half-point to 4.5%,amid a sharp economic downturn and rising inflation due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Bank of Mexico said Thursday that inflation rose to 3.62% in July. Government 28-day treasury certificates now yield less than 1% in real terms. The central bank noted that while inflation is running above the government’s 3% target, it said it should return to near-target levels in
  
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• Ex-Fed Chair Yellen advises Biden on virus economic fallout

  13-08-2020 22:19
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is among a team of advisers who has briefed Joe Biden about the economic fallout from coronavirus — taking on an unusually political role for a former head of the U.S. central bank. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s campaign announced that Yellen was among a group of experts briefing virtually for Biden and his newly chosen running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris. For Thursday’s briefing
  
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• S&P 500 again flirts with record high but closes just below

  13-08-2020 22:11
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The S&P 500 again crossed above its record high but closed just below that level for the second day in a row. The index fell 0.2% Thursday after another day of wobbly, back-and-forth trading. Earlier, it briefly crossed above 3,386.15. That’s the record closing level it set in February, before investors appreciated how much devastation the coronavirus pandemic would cause the global economy. Treasury yields were higher following an auction of 30-year bonds and aft
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 13 at 1:11PM MST until August 17 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  13-08-2020 22:11
  
  * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon temperatures fromTucson westward 108 to 114.
  * WHERE…Western Pima County, Tohono O’odham Nation, TucsonMetro Area, South Central Pinal County and Southeast PinalCounty.
  * 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 outdooractivities.Keep in mind you may need to adj
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 13 at 1:11PM MST until August 16 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  13-08-2020 22:11
  
  * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon temperatures from 103to 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 guidelines from
  
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• Feds accuse Yale of discriminating against some applicants

  13-08-2020 22:05
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department investigation finds that Yale University is illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, in violation of federal civil rights law. The findings were detailed in a letter to the college’s attorneys Thursday. The letter was obtained by the Associated Press. It marks the latest action by the Trump administration aimed at rooting out discrimination in the college application process, following complaints from students about
  
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• The Latest: US envoy: UAE-Israel deal ‘huge win’ for Trump

  13-08-2020 22:01
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says she is celebrating the announcement of diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, calling it “a huge win” for President Donald Trump and for the world. Kelly Craft said in an interview with The Associated Press that the diplomatic ties show “just how hungry for peace we all are in this world,” and how Mideast countries are all understanding the need “to sta
  
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• 2 more Iowans die from storm incidents; 250K without power

  13-08-2020 22:01
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two more deaths in Iowa have been attributed to the powerful storm that struck Iowa this week. Poweshiek County Sheriff Thomas Kriegel says a 42-year-old woman sitting on her porch in Malcom on Monday was struck by a large tree blown over as the storm moved through, and a 41-year-old electrician who worked for the city of Brooklyn died when he was electrocuted by a power line he was reconnecting. Earlier in the week officials in Cedar Rapids confirmed a bicyclist ha
  
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• Justice Dept. accuses Yale of illegally discriminating against Asian American and white students in admissions process

  13-08-2020 22:00
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Dept. accuses Yale of illegally discriminating against Asian American and white students in admissions process.The post Justice Dept. accuses Yale of illegally discriminating against Asian American and white students in admissions process appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• $205M in BP spill money for Louisiana coastal restoration

  13-08-2020 22:00
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is getting another $205 million in BP oil spill money to restore its coast. $176 million will go toward using sediment dredged from the Mississippi River to build 1,200 acres of marsh in Jefferson Parish. More than $25 million will go to oyster projects and $3 million to improving the system that finds injured or dead dolphins and whales. A news release from the governor’s office says the marsh project is again using such money to restore wetlands, c
  
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• UAE and Israel to establish full diplomatic ties

  13-08-2020 21:57
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and the United Arab Emirates say they are establishing full diplomatic relations in a U.S.-brokered deal that required Israel to halt its contentious plan to annex occupied West Bank land sought by the Palestinians. The historic agreement delivered a key foreign policy victory to President Donald Trump as he seeks re-election and reflected a changing Middle East in which shared concerns about archenemy Iran have largely overtaken traditional Arab support for the Pal
  
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• The Latest: Rate of positive virus cases soars in Texas

  13-08-2020 21:53
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — The rate of positive virus cases in Texas has soared to the highest levels of the pandemic and state officials are still unable to fully explain why.
  The infection rate in Texas was at a seven-day average of more than 24% on Thursday, meaning that nearly 1 in every 4 coronavirus tests were coming back positive. The spike comes as thousands of Texas schools are reopening this week.
  Republican Gov. Greg Abbott says state health officials have brought in a data team to look in
  
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• Cuba Gooding Jr wears ‘Black Lives Matter’ mask to court

  13-08-2020 21:46
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Cuba Gooding Jr. sported a “Black Lives Matter” face mask to court to hear lawyers argue over what restrictions to place on testimony at his sexual misconduct trial. The Oscar-winning “Jerry Maguire” actor Gooding wore the mask backwards during the proceeding before flashing the wording on the inside at reporters as he departed. The 52-year-old Gooding, has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor counts of forcible touching and sexual abuse. The post
  
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• Palestinians recall ambassador from UAE over Israel deal

  13-08-2020 21:35
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The official Palestinian news agency says the Palestinian ambassador to the United Arab Emirates is being recalled. The move comes after the UAE and Israel announced a deal on Thursday to establish full diplomatic ties that would see Israel suspend its plans to annex parts of the West Bank. The Palestinians have slammed the deal, calling it a “betrayal” of the Palestinian cause and have demanded its retraction.The post Palestinians recall ambassador from UAE ov
  
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• Official Palestinian news agency says Palestinians are recalling their ambassador from the UAE over Israel deal

  13-08-2020 21:32
  
  RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Official Palestinian news agency says Palestinians are recalling their ambassador from the UAE over Israel deal.The post Official Palestinian news agency says Palestinians are recalling their ambassador from the UAE over Israel deal appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Crews try to tame California wildfire as heat wave arrives

  13-08-2020 21:32
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials warn a wildfire that prompted evacuations north of Los Angeles could flare up again as a blistering heat wave descends on California. An enormous plume of smoke was visible across much of Southern California after the fire broke out Wednesday in dense forest land. The blaze exploded in size in areas that hadn’t burned since 1968. By Thursday morning the flames had consumed nearly 16.5 square miles of trees and brush. There’s no containment. A fire o
  
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• New Mexico city OKs police reforms in chokehold settlement

  13-08-2020 21:30
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico city has agreed to provide racial bias training for police and require officers to intervene in possible excessive force episodes following the choking death of a Latino man. An agreement between the city of Las Cruces and a lawyer for the family of Antonio Valenzuela announced Thursday was part of the relatives’ push to reform the city’s police. Police say then-Las Cruces officer Christopher Smelser applied the chokehold when Valenzuela fle
  
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• City of Tucson provides $3 million in grants to local workers and families

  13-08-2020 21:30
  
  In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Tucson received about $95 million from the federal CARES Act. Mayor Regina Romero and the city council members recently approved $3 million of that funding to be distributed to local workers and families that have been negatively impacted by the crisis.…
  
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