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• Portland police declare riot, use smoke to clear crowd

  16-08-2020 23:57
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police in Portland, Oregon, declared a riot as protesters demonstrated outside a law enforcement building early Sunday, continuing a nightly ritual in the city. Officers used crowd control munitions including smoke to disperse the gathering outside the Penumbra Kelly building. Police say protesters had thrown “softball size” rocks, glass bottles and other objects at officers. Police also reported vandalism at the building. The actions came after what start
  
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• LA Kings suspends mascot after sexual harassment lawsuit

  16-08-2020 23:55
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Kings has suspended the man who performs as the ice hockey team’s mascot after a sexual harassment lawsuit was filed against him by a former female employee. ESPN reported the team suspended Tim Smith. Smith portrays the lion mascot called Bailey and is the senior manager of game presentation and events. A lawsuit filed by a former female employee against Smith, the Kings and team owner AEG Corp. seeks more than $1 million in damages. The woman was
  
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• Record heat will die down late in the work week

  16-08-2020 23:54
  
  TUCSON - Record high temperatures will last into at least the middle of this upcoming week. Afternoon temperatures could reach 108-110.Rain chances will stay in the forecast on Monday. They will not be high chances, but because of the heat enough instability could develop for storms.
  A few week thunderstorms could develop here and there during the afternoons, but no severe weather is expected. Cochise county continues to have the best chance of rain.
  High temperatures are not expecting to d
  
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• 5 people wounded in shooting at flea market in San Antonio

  16-08-2020 23:23
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Police in San Antonio say at least five people were wounded, including one critically, in a shooting at a flea market. Police Chief William McManus said gunfire erupted about 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Mission Open Air Market during “some type of argument,” but said he didn’t know the nature of the argument. Market manager Al Ramon said the argument was between vendors or buyers but did not know what started it. McManus said all the wounded were involved in t
  
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• Mayor voices ‘serious concerns’ about protest arrest tactics

  16-08-2020 22:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh’s mayor says he has “serious concerns” about the tactics used in the arrest of a protester during a march Saturday that drew condemnation from the American Civil Liberties Union and others. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said they were trying to protect the public when plainclothes officers arrested a protester at about 5 p.m. Saturday in the city and placed the person in an unmarked, white van. Public Safety officials said the protester h
  
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• Avalanche aiming to distract Coyotes’ Kuemper more in Game 4

  16-08-2020 22:26
  
  The Colorado Avalanche will be searching for ways to get in front of Arizona Coyotes goalie Darcy Kuemper more in Game 4 of their playoff series. Arizona pulled within 2-1 in the series after Kuemper stopped 49 shots in a 4-2 win over the Avalanche in Game 3. Kuemper has stopped 111 of 119 shots against Colorado and is the main reason the Coyotes have a chance to tie up the series inside the Edmonton bubble.The post Avalanche aiming to distract Coyotes’ Kuemper more in Game 4 appeared firs
  
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• The Latest: Lebanon reports record high number of new cases

  16-08-2020 22:22
  
  BEIRUT — Lebanon, still grappling with the aftermath of the Aug. 4 blast that killed 180 people and wounded thousands, has registered a record daily number of coronavirus infections, with 439 people contracting the virus and six fatalities.The new infections bring to 8,881 the total number of people reported infected in the small country of just over 5 million. Some 103 have died because of COVID-19.The explosion at Beirut’s port was set off when thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate
  
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• 1st Mediterranean cruise sets sail after virus tests

  16-08-2020 22:07
  
  ROME (AP) — Cruise ship passengers had temperatures checked and took COVID-19 tests Sunday so they could set sail on what is being billed as the first Mediterranean cruise after Italy’s pandemic lockdown. The cruise ship company MSC has made the procedures, for crew as well as passengers, part of its new health and safety protocols. The MSC Grandiosa departed from the port of Genoa on Sunday evening for a seven-night cruise. Earlier this month, the Italian government gave its approva
  
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• Somalia forces end rebel siege of Mogadishu hotel; 15 killed

  16-08-2020 21:58
  
  MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s security forces on Sunday ended a nearly five-hour siege by Islamic extremists at a beachside hotel in Somalia’s capital. Col. Ahmed Aden, a police officer, said at least 15 people were killed when the attackers invaded the Elite Hotel, a new establishment popular with Mogadishu’s young people. Ismail Mukhtar, spokesman of Somalia’s information ministry told The Associated Press, that security forces later killed all four attacker
  
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• Chief: Protester kicks at biker during Sturgis rally

  16-08-2020 21:55
  
  STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — The police chief of Sturgis says one protester was arrested after kicking at a biker during the annual motorcycle rally in western South Dakota. Chief Geody Vandewater says a small group of protesters was gathered on Sturgis’ Main Street on Saturday when one demonstrator kicked the motorcycle as it passed by. The crowd began swarming toward the protesters. Vandewater says police escorted the demonstrators to a safe spot. He says the protesters were demonstrating
  
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• Mercedes Barcha, widow of Gabriel García Márquez, dies at 87

  16-08-2020 21:46
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mercedes Barcha, who was credited by late husband and Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez with making it possible for him to write his masterpiece “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” has died at the age of 87. Barcha, who married García Márquez in 1958 and managed the couple’s finances through some hard times while the author wrote, died on Saturday in Mexico City, according to Mexico’s Culture Ministry. The Colombian co
  
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• Lightning sparks new wildfires across California

  16-08-2020 21:38
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A rare summer thunderstorm brought lightning that sparked several small blazes in Northern California early Sunday and stoked a huge forest fire that has forced hundreds of people from their homes north of Los Angeles. More than 4,500 buildings remained threatened by the wildfire, which was burning toward thick, dry brush in the Angeles National Forest. In Northern California, a thunderstorm moving rapidly from the Pacific Ocean onshore brought thunder, lightning and str
  
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• Ogunbowale scores 33, Wings beat Mercury 95-89, snap skid

  16-08-2020 21:17
  
  BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale scored a season-high 33 points and had a late steal to help the Dallas Wings beat the Phoenix Mercury 95-89 and snap a three-game skid. Ogunbowale made 6 of 7 from 3-point range and had her sixth career game with 30-plus points. Skylar Diggins-Smith sandwiched a pair of 3s for Phoenix around a pull-up jumper by Ogunbowale but Marina Mabry made a layup and, after Ogunbowale’s steal, Allisha Gray made another to make it 92-85 with 23.3 seconds to
  
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• Elizabeth Debicki to play Princess Diana on ‘The Crown’

  16-08-2020 21:03
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — “The Crown” has found its Princess Diana. The Netflix series announced Sunday that Elizabeth Debicki will play the Princess of Wales in seasons five and six of “The Crown.” Debicki will join a new cast for the series that includes Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth and Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret. Debicki is a 29-year-old Australian actress and is seen as a rising star after breakout performance in Steve McQueen’s “Widows.”
  
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• Thunderstorms raise risks of new wildfires across California

  16-08-2020 20:50
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A rare summer thunderstorm brought lighting that sparked several small blazes in Northern California early Sunday and stoked a huge forest fire that has forced hundreds of people from their homes north of Los Angeles. More than 4,500 buildings remained threatened by the wildfire, which was burning toward thick, dry brush in the Angeles National Forest. In Northern California, a thunderstorm moving rapidly from the Pacific Ocean onshore brought thunder, lightning and stro
  
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• Man fatally struck by train in Surprise; Not identified yet

  16-08-2020 20:07
  
  SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a man has died after being hit by a train in the city of Surprise. Police say the incident occurred about 1:30 a.m. Sunday and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The man hasn’t been identified yet. The railroad line is operated by BNSF and company official say an investigation is underway.  The post Man fatally struck by train in Surprise; Not identified yet appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Texas National Guard soldier dies in training at Fort Hood

  16-08-2020 20:06
  
  FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The Texas Military Department says a Texas Army National Guard soldier has died during a training exercise at Fort Hood. The department says in a news release that 36-year-old Sgt. Bradley Moore of Mansfield died Thursday during land navigation training. The statement says Moore’s death is under investigation, but foul play is not suspected. At least four U.S. Army soldiers at Fort Hood have been found dead near the base since June. There’s no indication
  
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• 5 wounded in shooting at gathering of young people

  16-08-2020 19:42
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say gunfire at a gathering of more than 200 mostly young people in north Philadelphia wounded five people, including a 16-year-old, one of a number of shootings across the city in another violent weekend. A police spokesperson said the gunfire began when officers responding to a report of a person with a gun were fired upon by several males. No officers returned fire and none were injured. Police said the victims ranged in age from 16 to 26. None of the injuries
  
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• White House’s Meadows says he accepts Harris eligible for VP

  16-08-2020 19:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — White House chief of staff Mark Meadows says he accepts that Sen. Kamala Harris is eligible to serve as vice president. That’s a rejection of the false and racist conspiracy theory that President Donald Trump had promoted. Meadows tells CNN that the claim wasn’t something the Trump campaign would be spreading or encouraging in any way. Trump twice declined this past week to say whether he believed Harris met the requirements when the president asked about soci
  
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• Heat Advisory issued August 16 at 10:36AM MST until August 19 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  16-08-2020 19:36
  
  * 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 16 at 10:36AM MST until August 19 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  16-08-2020 19:36
  
  * WHAT…For the Excessive Heat Warning, dangerously hotconditions. Afternoon temperatures 110 to 115. For the BlowingDust Advisory, visibility between one quarter mile and onemile in blowing dust expected.
  * WHERE…West Pinal County.
  * WHEN…For the Excessive Heat Warning, until 8 PM MSTWednesday. For the Blowing Dust Advisory, from 5 PM thisafternoon to 8 PM MST this evening.
  * IMPACTS…Hazardous driving conditions due to reducedvisibility. Very High Heat Risk. Increase
  
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• Blowing Dust Advisory issued August 16 at 10:36AM MST until August 16 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  16-08-2020 19:36
  
  * WHAT…For the Excessive Heat Warning, dangerously hotconditions. Afternoon temperatures 110 to 115. For the BlowingDust Advisory, visibility between one quarter mile and onemile in blowing dust expected.
  * WHERE…West Pinal County.
  * WHEN…For the Excessive Heat Warning, until 8 PM MSTWednesday. For the Blowing Dust Advisory, from 5 PM thisafternoon to 8 PM MST this evening.
  * IMPACTS…Hazardous driving conditions due to reducedvisibility. Very High Heat Risk. Increase
  
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• Luis Abinader sworn in as Dominican leader; Pompeo attends

  16-08-2020 19:24
  
  SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Luis Rodolfo Abinader has been sworn in as president of the Dominican Republic in a ceremony attended by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Abinader, a 53-year-old businessman who had never held elected office, was elected to a four-year term on July 5, ending a 16-year run in power by a center-left party. He finished second in the 2016 presidential election. Pompeo says the election was an example of “the power of democracy.” On Frida
  
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• Chief: Protesters vandalize Minneapolis police precinct

  16-08-2020 19:23
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The police chief of Minneapolis says protesters have vandalized a precinct office and targeted officers with fireworks. Chief Medaria Arradondo says demonstrators marched to the 5th Precinct on Saturday night and vandalized the exterior of the building. Arradondo says protesters also targeted officers with “commercial grade fireworks.” In a statement, the chief says “This unlawful and senseless behavior will not be tolerated.” He says those who hi
  
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• Mayor defends Chicago police after clash with protesters

  16-08-2020 19:22
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Light is praising police for “fairly quickly” settling weekend protests that devolved into violent skirmishes. Her comments Sunday come as activists and other elected officials blasted police for aggressive tactics. Police say there were two dozen arrests and multiple injuries in Saturday’s demonstrations. Chicago Police Department Superintendent David Brown said a march started around noon Saturday and began peacefully. But he says a sep
  
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• Telephone calls between UAE, Israel ring for the first time

  16-08-2020 19:17
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Telephone service between the United Arab Emirates and Israel has begun as the two countries opened diplomatic ties. Associated Press journalists in Jerusalem and Dubai were able to call each other from both landline and cellular phones on Sunday. Officials in Israel and the UAE later acknowledged the lines had begun working. Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced Thursday they are establishing full diplomatic relations in a U.S.-brokered deal that
  
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• Democrats tap array of faith leaders to speak at convention

  16-08-2020 19:17
  
  The Democratic Party is tapping a diverse group of faith leaders to speak at its presidential nominating convention this coming week. Among them is Bishop Mariann Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C. She will deliver the benediction on Tuesday, the second night of the convention. Budde gained attention when she criticized President Donald Trump after he held a Bible aloft at a photo op in early June at a historic church in her diocese. Other faith leaders set to speak include Laure
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 16 at 10:13AM MST until August 19 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  16-08-2020 19:13
  
  * WHAT…For the Excessive Heat Warning, dangerously hotconditions with heat index values up to 107. For the BlowingDust Advisory, visibility between one quarter mile and one milein blowing dust expected between 5 pm and 8 pm associated withthunderstorm outflow winds moving across the area.
  * WHERE…Tucson Metro Area, South Central Pinal County andSoutheast Pinal County.
  * WHEN…For the Excessive Heat Warning, until 8 PM MSTWednesday. For the Blowing Dust Advisory, from 5 PM thi
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 16 at 10:13AM MST until August 16 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  16-08-2020 19:13
  
  * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon temperatures from100 to 109.
  * WHERE…Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley and UpperGila River Valley.
  * WHEN…Until 8 PM MST this evening.
  * IMPACTS…Extreme heat will significantly increase thepotential for heat related illnesses, particularly for thoseworking or participating in outdoor activities.Keep in mind you may need to adjust your plans based on thelatest health and safety guidelines from CDC and your localoffi
  
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• Blowing Dust Advisory issued August 16 at 10:13AM MST until August 16 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  16-08-2020 19:13
  
  * WHAT…For the Excessive Heat Warning, dangerously hotconditions with heat index values up to 107. For the BlowingDust Advisory, visibility between one quarter mile and one milein blowing dust expected between 5 pm and 8 pm associated withthunderstorm outflow winds moving across the area.
  * WHERE…Tucson Metro Area, South Central Pinal County andSoutheast Pinal County.
  * WHEN…For the Excessive Heat Warning, until 8 PM MSTWednesday. For the Blowing Dust Advisory, from 5 PM thi
  
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• Blowing Dust Advisory issued August 16 at 10:13AM MST until August 16 at 10:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  16-08-2020 19:13
  
  * WHAT…For the Excessive Heat Warning, dangerously hotconditions with heat index values up to 117. For the BlowingDust Advisory, visibility between one quarter mile and one milein blowing dust are expected between 8 pm and 10 pm associatedwith thunderstorm outflow winds moving in from the east.
  * WHERE…Western Pima County.
  * WHEN…For the Excessive Heat Warning, until 8 PM MSTWednesday. For the Blowing Dust Advisory, from 8 PM to 10 PMMST this evening.
  * IMPACTS…Hazard
  
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• Police: At least 18 shot, with 4 dead, across Cincinnati

  16-08-2020 19:02
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Police in Cincinnati said at least 17 people were shot and four killed as gunfire erupted in several places around the city overnight. In one shooting alone, 10 people were shot. Police said in a statement that among the victims were 34-year-old Robert Rogers and 30-year-old Jaquiez Grant, who were killed. In another shooting, 21-year-old Antonio Blair was killed and three others were wounded. And in a third, three people were shot. Cincinnati’s assistant police chi
  
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• Another quarantine must have? Houseplants, says The Sill CEO

  16-08-2020 19:00
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — It wasn’t just toilet paper that people stocked up on during the pandemic. There was a run on plants, too. Demand for greenery was so high this spring at online plant store The Sill, that some varieties were sold out. And the rush of orders took the company by surprise, leading to shipping delays, a problem even online shopping giant Amazon had. CEO Eliza Blank, who founded The Sill in 2012, thinks people turned to plants when they realized they would be stuck at home
  
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• Georgia governor allows local mask mandates, with limits

  16-08-2020 18:58
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s governor, who has opposed local mask mandates and even sued over one in Atlanta, has signed a new executive order that allows local governments to enact mask requirements to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. As with previous orders, the one issued Saturday says residents and visitors of the state are “strongly encouraged” to wear face coverings when they are outside of their homes, except when eating, drinking or exercising outside. But unlike
  
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• Leader of Belarus rejects calls to rerun presidential vote

  16-08-2020 18:49
  
  MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The embattled president of Belarus has rejected any possibility of repeating the vote that gave him a sixth term. Alexander Lukashenko also lashed out at the West and declared that the former Soviet republic would “perish as a state” if the election were rerun. He spoke Sunday at a rally of tens of thousands of supporters near the main government building in the capital of Minsk. Protesters demanding his resignation organized a nearby opposition rally that
  
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• Bourbon-scented sanitizer and wary public challenge census

  16-08-2020 18:39
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — It’s been an unprecedented year for the once-a-decade head count. The workers at the front-lines of trying to get everyone in the U.S. counted in the 2020 census are facing unprecedented obstacles. People are wary of talking to strangers in a pandemic and distrustful of government. Staffers hired to knock on doors have faced a shortened schedule, administrative snafus and concerns about the quality of the protective equipment they’re received. Up to a half
  
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• Motorcyclist flown to hospital after crash on Mt. Lemmon Highway

  16-08-2020 18:37
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Mt. Lemmon Highway is closed at the base of the mountain as Pima County Sheriff Deputies investigate a single motorcycle collision at mile post 6.A medevac helicopter has been sent to transport the rider to a local hospital.The condition of the rider and the cause of collision was not immediately released and we will update this story as those details come in.
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• Police: At least 17 shot, with 3 dead, across Cincinnati

  16-08-2020 18:24
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Police in Cincinnati said at least 17 people were shot and at least three killed as gunfire erupted in several places around the city overnight. In one shooting alone, 10 people were shot. Police said in a statement that among the victims were 34-year-old Robert Rogers and 30-year-old Jaquiez Grant, who were killed. In another shooting, 21-year-old Antonio Blair was killed and three others were wounded. And in a third, three people were shot. Cincinnati’s assistant
  
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• Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan resume AU-led talks over disputed dam

  16-08-2020 18:21
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Officials say Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have resumed negotiations over a giant hydroelectric dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile. Sunday’s talks were held online. The Ethiopian and Egyptian officials did not give a time frame for the talks. Years of negotiations with a variety of mediators, including the Trump administration, have failed to produce a solution. Egypt and Sudan suspended talks with Ethiopia earlier this month, after Addis Ababa proposed linking
  
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• Arizona reports 883 more coronavirus cases, 14 more deaths

  16-08-2020 18:11
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials report 883 more confirmed COVID-19 cases with 14 additional deaths. The latest numbers released Sunday push the state’s totals to 193,537 cases and 4,506 known deaths. According to Johns Hopkins University data analyzed by The Associated Press, seven-day rolling averages of daily new cases in Arizona and of daily deaths in the state have sharply declined over the past two weeks. COVID-19-related hospitalizations in Arizona peaked about a month
  
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• UK’s Johnson urged to fix growing England exam chaos

  16-08-2020 17:58
  
  LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing mounting calls to sort out a crisis over how grades are being awarded to high school students in England. Hundreds of students took to the streets of London on Sunday to protest what they consider a grave injustice. Gathering outside the Department for Education, they vented their frustration at a system that has seen 40% of final-year A-level students receive lower grades than those predicted by their teachers. Because they coul
  
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• House Dems summon postal leaders to hearing on mail delays

  16-08-2020 17:50
  
  BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — The Democratic-run House is demanding that leaders of the U.S. Postal Service testify at an emergency oversight hearing Aug. 24 on mail delays. The development comes as concerns grow that the Trump White House is trying to undermine the agency during the coronavirus pandemic and as states expand mail-in voting options for the November presidential election. The House Oversight and Reform Committee wants to hear from new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and from the ch
  
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• Phoenix man wanted in connection with triple murder arrested

  16-08-2020 17:35
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Federal authorities say a suspect wanted in connection with the killing of his pregnant wife and another man in September 2018 has been arrested.
  The FBI and U.S. Marshals Service took 48-year-old Dimas Coronado Chafino into custody Thursday at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on a felony warrant.
  Authorities say Chafino fled the country after the triple murders.
  He is being held on $2 million bond on suspicion of three counts of first-degree murder plus kidnapping,
  
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• Shipyard workers to begin voting this week on labor pact

  16-08-2020 17:30
  
  BATH, Maine (AP) — Shipyard workers who’ve maintained pickets for nearly two months during a global pandemic are going to have the final say this week on a proposed labor pact at Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works. The union says the tentative agreement that’ll be voted on starting Friday holds several victories for workers on subcontracting, seniority and work rules. The General Dynamics subsidiary hopes to benefit from mediated discussions between the union and company aimed at
  
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• Black Portland reflects on role of white allies in movement

  16-08-2020 17:30
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — More than two months of protests in one of the whitest major cities in America have prompted deep introspection in Portland, Oregon’s small Black community about the role of white protesters in the Black Lives Matter movement. Nightly protests feature overwhelmingly white crowds, from middle-aged mothers marching arm in arm to teenagers dressed in black smashing police precinct windows. The improbable position of Portland as a focal point in the Black Lives Matt
  
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• 2 men sentenced to decades in murders of 4 in basement

  16-08-2020 17:23
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two men have been sentenced to decades in prison in the shootings deaths of four people gunned down in the basement of a west Philadelphia home over a drug stash almost two years ago. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that 34-year-old Jahlil Porter was sentenced Friday to spend at least 50 years in prison and 35-year-old Keith Garner was sentenced to at least 40 years. Authorities say 31-year-old William Taylor and 28-year-old Akeem Mattox found drugs while renovating h
  
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• States wrestle with playing high school football amid COVID

  16-08-2020 17:22
  
  THRALL, Texas (AP) — High schools are facing the same tough choices colleges are about football season. About a dozen states have suspended their fall sports while Texas and others press. There are concerns about the coronavirus and the potential long-term impact on the health of young athletes. Colleges that are still playing can throw massive efforts in testing and medical care into their programs. Experts say few high schools could even try to match those efforts heading into a season t
  
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• Arizona sees drop in new daily COVID-19 cases, deaths

  16-08-2020 17:18
  
  PHOENIX (KVOA) - State health officials reported 883 additional coronavirus cases Sunday and 14 more known deaths.That brings the state’s documented totals to 194,537 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 4,502 known deaths.Deaths are not recorded until the health department receives a death certificate naming COVID-19 as the cause of death.The data includes people who have recovered.On Thursday, AZDHS reported 1,351 new cases and 36 deaths.According to the state's data dashboard,
  
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• Coronavirus hasn’t devastated the homeless as many feared

  16-08-2020 17:14
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The coronavirus doesn’t appear to have devastated homeless people as initially feared. But researchers say there are many unknowns about how the pandemic is affecting people without a place to sleep. San Francisco has reported more than 200 infections of homeless people, and New York City has tallied more than 1,400. San Diego’s convention center is housing homeless residents, where officials have administered more than 6,000 tests and uncovered just 18 pos
  
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• Chicago police, protesters clash after day of demonstrations

  16-08-2020 17:09
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A day of largely peaceful protests against racial injustice and police brutality ended in violent skirmishes between demonstrators and police in downtown Chicago, with two dozen arrests and multiple injuries. Chicago Police Department Superintendent David Brown said a march started around noon Saturday and began peacefully. But he says a separate demonstration broke off resulting in two dozen arrests, 17 injured police officers and at least two injured protesters. None of th
  
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