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• Postal workers concerned about delivering ballots on time

  17-08-2020 23:57
  
  The U.S. Postal Service is expected to play a central role in this year’s presidential elections, but a series of cost-cutting policies at the agency has some staffers worried. One said it feels like the agency is being sabotaged as day-old mail piles up in warehouses. Another wondered why mail processing machines were being decommissioned as the Postal Service prepares to handle an unprecedented surge of ballots amid the coronavirus pandemic. Others are suspicious of efforts by the Trump
  
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• Texas becomes 4th state to surpass 10,000 virus deaths

  17-08-2020 23:50
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has surpassed 10,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths as the lingering toll of a massive summer outbreak continues. Health experts worry that recent encouraging trends in Texas could be fragile as schools begin reopening for 5 million students across the state. Roughly four in every five of those deaths have occurred since June 1, when Texas was weeks into one of the fastest reopenings in the country. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 51 new deat
  
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• National Zoo awaits birth of pandemic panda cub

  17-08-2020 23:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Zookeepers at Washington’s National Zoo are on furry black-and-white baby watch after concluding that venerable giant panda matriarch Mei Ziang is pregnant and could give birth this week. It’s a welcome bit of good news amid a pandemic that kept the zoo shuttered for months. The announcement of the pregnancy has already touched off a fresh round of panda-mania for one of the zoo’s feature attractions. Viewership on the zoo’s panda-cam has increased
  
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• Democratic Party chair wants to end presidential caucuses

  17-08-2020 23:47
  
  Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez says the handful of 2020 presidential caucuses should be the last the party ever holds. He didn’t specifically name Iowa, which for decades has led off the nominating calendar, but his position would represent a seismic shift in the party’s traditions. Perez’s term as chair will end before the 2024 nominating calendar is determined. But he told The Associated Press on Monday, the opening day of the Democratic National Convention, th
  
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• Texas surpasses 10,000 coronavirus deaths, most of them reported following massive summer outbreak

  17-08-2020 23:46
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas surpasses 10,000 coronavirus deaths, most of them reported following massive summer outbreak.The post Texas surpasses 10,000 coronavirus deaths, most of them reported following massive summer outbreak appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: Sanders to urge progressives, GOP to back Biden

  17-08-2020 23:45
  
  Bernie Sanders will use his Democratic National Convention speech to urge those who supported his progressive presidential bid — or who may have voted Republican four years ago — to unite behind Joe Biden in November.
  According to excerpts released before Sanders’ Monday night speech, he plans to say that the country needs “an unprecedented response” because of the “unprecedented set of crises we face.”
  Many of Sanders’ top advisers and supporters
  
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• Grid operator: 3.3 million California homes could lose power

  17-08-2020 23:40
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The operator of California’s electric grid says up to 3.3 million homes may lose power as part of rolling outages to ease pressure on the state’s energy grid. The California Independent System Operator says it will likely order utility companies to turn off power starting around 4 p.m. Monday as demand for electricity to cool homes soars during the hottest part of the day beyond the power available in the grid. More shutoffs have been ordered because of an
  
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• Power operator says up to 3.3 million California homes may lose power in outages meant to ease demand on electric grid

  17-08-2020 23:36
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Power operator says up to 3.3 million California homes may lose power in outages meant to ease demand on electric grid.The post Power operator says up to 3.3 million California homes may lose power in outages meant to ease demand on electric grid appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Democrats claim ‘big tent’ for first convention in pandemic

  17-08-2020 23:36
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Biden and the Democrats are highlighting the party’s inclusive “big tent” Monday night as their 2020 National Convention gets underway. Ohio’s former Gov. John Kasich, a Republican presidential contender four years ago, is joining Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, in calling for voters across the political spectrum to unite against President Donald Trump. They’re demonstrating the breadth of Biden’s c
  
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• The Latest: Sharon Stone criticizes testing availability

  17-08-2020 23:33
  
  HELENA, Mont. — Actress Sharon Stone is criticizing the availability of COVID-19 testing in Montana, where her sister and brother-in-law are hospitalized with the respiratory virus.Stone posted a video on Instagram Sunday expressing frustration that there aren’t enough tests for front-line workers and people who have had direct contact with someone who has COVID-19, “like my mother, who’s had two heart attacks, five stents and a pacemaker in the past five months.”He
  
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• Authorities: California man dies in ATV crash in Yuma desert

  17-08-2020 23:32
  
  YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a California man has died after an ATV accident in the Yuma desert. Yuma County Sheriff’s officials say 20-year-old Anthony Johnson of Ventura was transported to a hospital after Sunday’s crash and later died from his injuries. They say the accident occurred about 7 a.m. on State Trust Land. Investigators say the all-terrain vehicle was traveling through the desert at a high rate of speed. They say Johnson lapparently ost control before collid
  
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• ICE Guards “Systematically” Sexually Assault Detainees in an El Paso Detention Center, Lawyers Say

  17-08-2020 23:30
  
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• Michelle Obama to highlight Biden’s character in DNC speech

  17-08-2020 23:27
  
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — In her Democratic National Convention speech, Michelle Obama will call Joe Biden a “profoundly decent man” who will “tell the truth and trust science."On Monday night, she will seek to draw a sharp contrast between President Donald Trump and her husband’s two-term vice president.Excerpts of her speech show Mrs. Obama plans to say that Biden “knows what it takes to rescue an economy, beat back a pandemic and lead our country.
  
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• FDA flags accuracy problem with widely used coronavirus test

  17-08-2020 23:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is warning about problems with a widely used test for coronavirus that can lead to false results. The regulators flagged the issues to doctors and lab technicians working with a popular test from Thermo Fisher. The warning comes nearly a month after health officials in Connecticut warned that the test had delivered false positive results to at least 90 people tested for the virus. The FDA said Monday that lab technicians working with the t
  
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• Portland protesters assault driver of crashed truck downtown

  17-08-2020 23:22
  
  Protesters punched and kicked a man to the ground in Portland, Oregon, after the man crashed his truck onto the sidewalk Sunday night near otherwise peaceful demonstrations. Portland police said they received a report around 10:30 p.m. of protesters chasing the truck a few blocks from a federal courthouse downtown. Video posted online of the incident showed a crowd gathered around the man and punched and kicked him in the head. Portland police Sgt. Kevin Allen told The Oregonian that the man was
  
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• The Latest: NCarolina university to make classes online

  17-08-2020 23:16
  
  CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill says it’s switching all undergraduate classes to remote learning after the coronavirus spread in the first week since classes began.
  University leaders posted online that all undergraduate classes will shift to online learning starting on Wednesday.
  The university said that it was working on plans to transition students who want to leave out of campus housing. University leaders said in the statement: &ldqu
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 17 at 2:14PM MST until August 19 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  17-08-2020 23:14
  
  * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon temperatures 107to 114. Heat index values in western Pima County up to 117 dueto higher levels of humidity.
  * WHERE…Western Pima County, Tohono O’odham Nation, TucsonMetro Area, South Central Pinal County and Southeast PinalCounty.
  * WHEN…Until 8 PM MST Wednesday.
  * IMPACTS…Extreme heat and humidity will significantly increasethe potential for heat related illnesses, particularly for thoseworking or participating in o
  
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• Monday is National Thrift Shop Day

  17-08-2020 23:02
  
  For some of us, every day is a good day for bargain shopping. But Monday presents an extra reason to go deal-hunting because it’s National Thrift Shop Day! It is observed every year on August 17.Thrift shops are known by many names, second hand stores, charity shops, re-sale stores.They're frequently operated by charitable organizations and sell gently used items.But as any thrift store shopper knows, some of those donated items can be gems!It's a three-way win:You get a great deal, the st
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 2:01PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  17-08-2020 23:01
  
  At 201 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13miles south of Hannagan Meadow, or 28 miles north of Clifton, movingsouthwest at 10 mph.
  Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible withthis storm.
  Locations impacted include…Rose Peak.The post Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 2:01PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Actress Sharon Stone criticizes COVID-19 testing in Montana

  17-08-2020 23:00
  
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Actress Sharon Stone is criticizing the availability of COVID-19 testing in Montana, where her sister and brother-in-law are hospitalized with the respiratory virus. Stone posted a video on Instagram on Sunday expressing frustration at a lack of testing for front-line workers and people who have been on contact with someone who has COVID-19. Stone says her mother has had two heart attacks and was fitted for a pacemaker in the past five months, but couldn’t get te
  
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• Universities scramble to deal with virus outbreaks

  17-08-2020 22:58
  
  North Carolina’s flagship university is switching all undergraduate classes to remote learning after the coronavirus spread during the first week of classes. Officials at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and schools around the U.S. are scrambling to deal with new cases amid the start of the fall semester. Nearly two dozen cases were reported at Oklahoma State University after maskless students packed into a nightclub, and off-campus parties have been blamed for cases at Notr
  
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• Mexican president’s son criticized for not wearing face mask

  17-08-2020 22:55
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has lashed out at criticism of his 13-year-old son, after after a video posted on social media showed the boy at a hotel in the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco, without a face mask. There is no prohibition on traveling, staying at hotels or vacationing in Mexico, but many Mexicans fear doing so or no longer can afford to amid the coronavirus epidemic. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador bristled at the criticism Monday, asking rh
  
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• The Latest: Illinois launches COVID-19 hotspot travel map

  17-08-2020 22:53
  
  CHICAGO — Illinois public health officials have launched a COVID-19 hotspot map for travelers to check before leaving the state.The online map of the United States shows which states have an average daily case rate of at least 15 cases per 100,000 people, which are considered higher risk areas.The Illinois Department of Public Health says the idea is to help people assess their risk before they travel outside the state.Health officials announced 1,773 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 12
  
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• Family of starved Arizona boy plead not guilty again in case

  17-08-2020 22:53
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The parents and grandmother of a 6-year-old Arizona boy who starved to death have again pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges in the case. Elizabeth Archibeque, Anthony Martinez and Ann Martinez entered their pleas Monday in Coconino County Superior Court. A grand jury issued a new indictment earlier this month that tweaks the language of the charges against the defendants. Authorities say Deshaun Martinez died in March after being locked in a closet at his
  
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• Feds urge judge to OK prison deals for Loughlin, Giannulli

  17-08-2020 22:49
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to accept deals that call for “Full House” actor Lori Loughlin to spend two months in prison and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, to serve five months for bribing their daughters’ way into college. The couple is scheduled to be sentenced Friday after pleading guilty in May to paying $500,000 to get their two daughters into the University of Southern California as rowing recruits. In court documents filed
  
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• AP survey: States uncommitted to Trump’s unemployment boost

  17-08-2020 22:49
  
  The majority of states have not committed to accepting President Donald Trump’s offer to reinstate a stripped-down boost in unemployment benefits for millions of Americans amid the coronavirus outbreak. The Associated Press surveyed state governments and found concerns about the details of Trump’s plan and whether states can afford to chip in. A federally funded $600 weekly unemployment bonus expired at the end of July. Trump’s plan would increase unemployment checks by $300 or
  
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• Report: Nursing home cases up nearly 80% in COVID-19 rebound

  17-08-2020 22:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A new report says COVID-19 cases in U.S. nursing homes jumped nearly 80% earlier this summer, driven by rampant spread across the South and much of the West. Monday’s report from the nursing home industry analyzed weekly coronavirus statistics reported to the government. Weekly cases in nursing homes rose 77% from a low point the week starting June 21 to the week of July 26. Weekly deaths rose nearly 25% from a low point the week starting July 5 to the week of July
  
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• The Latest: Trump tries to change message ahead of DNC start

  17-08-2020 22:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Democratic National Convention (all times local):
  4:45 p.m.
  President Donald Trump is accusing his 2020 opponent Joe Biden of being a “puppet of left-wing extremists” hours before the start of the Democratic National Convention.
  Trump was in Minnesota on Monday to press his law and order reelection rhetoric as part of counterprogramming to the DNC.
  At an airport hangar in Mankato, Trump called Biden a “puppet of left-wing extremists try
  
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• Former CIA officer charged with giving China classified info

  17-08-2020 22:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A former CIA officer and contract linguist for the FBI has been charged with spying for China, including by disclosing secret tradecraft and information on sources to intelligence officers. That’s according to a criminal complaint unsealed Monday in federal court in Honolulu. Alexander Yuk Ching Ma is accused of revealing government secrets to Chinese intelligence officers in a hotel room in Hong Kong over a three-day period in March 2001, and of continuing to remai
  
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• Slow COVID-19 test results prevent effective contract tracing, health expert says

  17-08-2020 22:30
  
  PHOENIX – Arizona has failed to conduct robust contact tracing, which was considered a vital tool to slowing the spread of COVID-19 and proved effective in other parts of the world, public health experts say.And it’s not just Arizona.…
  
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• Gains for tech stocks nudge S&P 500 even closer to record

  17-08-2020 22:30
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street nudged a bit higher on Monday, and the S&P 500 teased even closer to its record high. The benchmark index rose 0.3% to 3,381.99. Earlier in the day, it briefly crossed above its record closing level of 3,386.15, which was set on Feb. 19 before the pandemic shut down businesses worldwide and created the worst recession in decades. It’s the third time in the last four trading days the index has risen above that record level, only to fade later in the day
  
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• Heat Advisory issued August 17 at 1:19PM MST until August 20 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  17-08-2020 22:19
  
  * WHAT…Hot conditions with afternoon temperatures 94 to 108.
  * WHERE…Southeast Gila County, Mazatzal Mountains andPinal/Superstition Mountains.
  * WHEN…Until 8 PM MST Thursday.
  * IMPACTS…High Heat Risk. Overexposure can cause heat crampsand heat exhaustion to develop and, without intervention, canlead to heat stroke.A Heat Advisory means that a period of hot temperatures, even bylocal standards, will occur. Actions should be taken to lessenthe impact of the extreme hea
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued August 17 at 1:19PM MST until August 20 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  17-08-2020 22:19
  
  * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon temperatures 112to 116.
  * WHERE…North Phoenix/Glendale, Scottsdale/Paradise Valley,Buckeye/Avondale, Deer Valley, Central Phoenix, The EastValley of the Phoenix Metro Area and The Northwest Valley ofthe Phoenix Metro Area.
  * WHEN…Until 8 PM MST Thursday.
  * 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 Wa
  
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• The Latest: Chair says Biden to appear every night of DNC

  17-08-2020 22:14
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Democratic National Convention (all times local):
  4:10 p.m.
  Joe Biden will accept the Democratic presidential nomination in a live speech Thursday night, but he’ll be seen and heard every night of the convention in some form.
  Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez tells The Associated Press on Monday that Biden will be part of the virtual convention’s prime-time programming leading up to his Thursday address. For example, Perez said Mo
  
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• Death Valley’s brutal 130 degrees may be record if verified

  17-08-2020 22:14
  
  Death Valley reported a temperature of 130 degrees amid a blistering heat wave. If meteorologists can verify Sunday’s reading it would be the hottest temperature on Earth in more than 89 years. It would be the third hottest on record, behind 134 degrees measured in the same place in 1913. It also would be hottest August temperature recorded on Earth. The World Meteorological Organization is investigating. Scientists say the conditions were ripe for such a record. And it came in a week of w
  
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• The Latest: Aide says Mrs. Obama to speak of Biden’s decency

  17-08-2020 21:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Democratic National Convention (all times local):
  3:55 p.m.
  An adviser to Michelle Obama says the former first lady will speak from the heart about Democrat Joe Biden’s competency and character.
  Mrs. Obama is scheduled to give a speech Monday on the first night of the Democratic National Convention. Aide Valerie Jarrett says the speech will draw sharp contrasts between the Republican incumbent seeking reelection and the man who was her husband&rsqu
  
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• Democrats claim ‘big tent’ in first convention in pandemic

  17-08-2020 21:56
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Biden and the Democrats are highlighting the party’s inclusive “big tent” Monday night as their 2020 National Convention gets underway. The opening-night line-up features as many former Republican governors as “democratic socialists” — along with former first lady Michelle Obama. The first national political convention of the coronavirus era will  be unique for its logistical challenges. The all-virtual affair will be the first w
  
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• Aide: Michelle Obama to stress Biden’s competency, character

  17-08-2020 21:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An adviser to Michelle Obama says the former first lady will stress Democrat Joe Biden’s competency and character in Monday night’s keynote address at the party’s virtual nominating convention. Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett tells The Associated Press that the November election is “very personal” for Mrs. Obama. Republican Donald Trump succeeded President Barack Obama in the White House and has overturned some of Obama’s achievements and
  
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• Board of Supervisors condemn use of rubber bullets amid national ban effort

  17-08-2020 21:49
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Amid the recent controversy surrounding the clashes with law enforcement and protesters across the county, Pima County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution Monday that condemns the use of rubber bullets by law enforcement.According to the resolution, Pima County decided to bring the use of rubber bullets into discussion after reports across the country showed the use of this non-lethal, crowd dispersal tool resulted in cases of eye injuries, blindness and other life-alterin
  
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• Judge OKs $60M settlement over Tesla buyout of SolarCity

  17-08-2020 21:47
  
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has approved a $60 million settlement in a shareholder lawsuit challenging electric car maker Tesla Inc.’s $2 billion acquisition of solar-panel installer SolarCity in 2016. The judge approved the settlement in a brief hearing Monday. He also approved $16.8 million in legal fees and expenses for plaintiffs’ attorneys. The settlement resolves claims against members of Tesla’s board in 2016 but does not include CEO and co-founder Elon Mus
  
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• Virginia to consider reducing penalty for assaulting police

  17-08-2020 21:40
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers plan to take up dozens of criminal justice reforms during a special legislative session this week, but one proposal in particular is expected to spark an intense battle: a push to change a law that allows police to charge people with felony assault even if the arresting officers aren’t seriously hurt. A bill by Senate Democrats would downgrade the charge of assault and battery on a law enforcement officer from a felony to a misdemeanor. The pro
  
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• Florida bomb suspect found dead in his jail cell

  17-08-2020 21:39
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man arrested after police discovered more than two dozen pipe bombs near his home has been found dead in his jail cell with a torn sheet wrapped around his neck. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Monday that Gregory Haasze was found unconscious Saturday night and could not be revived. He was arrested Wednesday night after an explosion on a street near his apartment led to the discovery of more devices. He told investigat
  
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• Miss Navajo Nation is a ‘glimmer of hope’ for community during pandemic

  17-08-2020 21:30
  
  PHOENIX – After winning the title of Miss Navajo Nation in September, Shaandiin Parrish immediately got to work on the cultural preservation and advocacy efforts central to the role.At times, she attended five or more events in a single day, traveling across the 27,000-square-mile reservation to speak to elementary school students and attend conferences.“You really hit the ground running,” Parrish recalled.…
  
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• The Latest: DNC chair: I can meet more delegates virtually

  17-08-2020 21:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Democratic National Convention (all times local):
  3:25 p.m.
  Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez says he’s making the most of a virtual convention and that the new framework will allow him to visit with more delegates than he could with a traditional convention.
  Perez told The Associated Press on Monday that he expects to attend “50 or 55” delegation and party caucus meetings online this week. There are 57 delegations represent
  
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• Kanye West qualifies as presidential candidate in Utah

  17-08-2020 21:26
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rapper Kanye West has qualified to appear on Utah’s ballot this November as an unaffiliated presidential candidate. The state elections director said Monday that his office has verified that West’s campaign gathered the necessary 1,000 signatures from registered voters required to appear on the ballot. West, who once backed Republican President Donald Trump, announced last month that he had broken with Trump and would launch his own presidential bid. His c
  
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• How the AP covered ratification of the 19th Amendment

  17-08-2020 21:26
  
  The bulletin moved just after 1 p.m. on Aug. 18, 1920. It conveyed the urgent news that the 19th Amendment had been ratified, giving women the constitutional right to vote The AP had been covering the slow progress toward suffrage around the country as state after state ratified the amendment in 1920, culminating in August with Tennessee’s approval that it past the threshold to become law. The initial AP wire dispatches included jubilant reaction from around the country, including telegram
  
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• Arizona schools attempt reopening amid outcry, resignations

  17-08-2020 21:18
  
  QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. (AP) — The first day of school, a normally happy ritual, was fraught with conflict Monday at some schools opening in Arizona, echoing debates across the country over the risks of holding all in-person instruction amid the coronavirus pandemic. In some districts, worried teachers resigned or called in sick. While Queen Creek Unified School District opened its doors, J.O. Combs Unified School District in neighboring Pinal County canceled its planned reopening Monday after
  
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• Virus clusters erupt at US universities as semester begins

  17-08-2020 21:16
  
  Officials at universities around the United States are scrambling to deal with COVID-19 clusters at the start of the fall semester. Nearly two dozen cases were reported at Oklahoma State University after maskless students packed into a nightclub, and off-campus parties have been blamed for cases at Notre Dame.The post Virus clusters erupt at US universities as semester begins appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Prosecutor decries gun violence, says “defunding” not answer

  17-08-2020 21:15
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio prosecutor is promising to help police find and prosecute those responsible for a weekend wave of gun violence. Cincinnati police say more than 20 people were shot, four fatally, in a string of seven cases beginning early Sunday morning. Police so far don’t believe the shootings are connected. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters (DEE’-turs) said he is “alarmed, shocked and saddened” about the gun violence. The Republican also adds the vio
  
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• Arrested state trooper says he shot driver fearing for life

  17-08-2020 21:13
  
  SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia state trooper charged with murder says he feared for his life when he fatally shot a driver who refused to pull over for a broken tail light. The Georgia State Patrol fired Jacob Gordon Thompson when he was charged Friday with felony murder in the death of 60-year-old Julian Lewis in Screven County. The trooper filed an incident report after the Aug. 7 shooting saying he forced Lewis’ car into a ditch after he refused to pull over and rolled through a s
  
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