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• LA Fitness to begin reopening gyms starting Thursday

  26-08-2020 23:51
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Pima County residents who have been craving to pump some iron and work up a sweat may have a place to go soon after LA Fitness announced Wednesday that it will begin opening its gyms across Arizona on Thursday.Back on June 29, Gov. Doug Ducey made the decision to close gyms, bars, nightclubs, water parks and tubing about a month after Arizona's first Stay-At-Home order.After a judge ruled that Arizona gyms should have the opportunity to reopen on Aug. 4, Arizona De
  
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• Woman’s plea ends case of Vegas crash that killed 6 teens

  26-08-2020 23:48
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A woman imprisoned for nearly 20 years for having marijuana in her system when she crashed and killed six teenagers has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter to end her case and avoid a retrial. Jessica Williams, now 41, won’t serve more time behind bars as a result of her Aug. 13 plea. A federal judge in June vacated Williams’ convictions in the March 2000 crash and deaths of the teens, ages 14 to 16. They had been collecting trash in the Interstate 15 me
  
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• Turbulent reality collides with smooth GOP convention

  26-08-2020 23:44
  
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — As Republicans make the case for a second term for President Donald Trump at their scaled-back convention, outside trouble is brewing. A potentially catastrophic hurricane is bearing down on Texas and Louisiana and will test the Trump administration’s ability to respond to a major emergency once again. A city in Wisconsin, a critical battleground state in the November election, is reeling after another night of violent protests
  
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• Man who killed abusive dad has sentence reduced under NY law

  26-08-2020 23:44
  
  MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A man who has spent 14 years in prison for killing his abusive father was granted a new, shorter sentence that allows him to now be freed, thanks to a recently enacted law. Mulumba Kazigo had been sentenced to 20 years in prison, following his 2006 plea to manslaughter in the killing of his father, Dr. Joseph Kazigo. State Supreme Court Justice David Sullivan on Wednesday vacated that sentence, and re-sentenced him to five years in prison. In May 2019, the Domestic Vio
  
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• Feds: NYPD ambush suspect had interest in Islamic extremism

  26-08-2020 23:41
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a man who stabbed a New York City police officer in June showed sympathy for violent Islamic extremism and punctuated the attack with screams of “Allahu Akbar.” Dzenan Camovic was indicted Thursday on state charges including attempted aggravated murder and federal charges including theft and unlawful possession of a firearm. Officer Yayonfrant Jean Pierre and the other wounded officers survived their injuries. A lawyer for the 21-year-old
  
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• ACLU sues over federal action in Portland, Oregon, protests

  26-08-2020 23:38
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the legality of the actions taken by agents sent by President Donald Trump to subdue protests in Portland, Oregon. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday on behalf of eight people who were injured by federal agents during weeks of demonstrations and on behalf of two groups that organized protesters since George Floyd’s death in May. The plaintiffs include military veterans, a college professor a
  
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• Damage from whopper hurricanes rising for many reasons

  26-08-2020 23:36
  
  Nasty hurricanes that cause billions of dollars in damage are hitting more often. Laura, which is threatening the U.S. Gulf Coast, is only the latest. Major hurricanes are brewing in the Atlantic at a higher rate than they used to. More people and more buildings are in the way to get knocked down and flooded. Experts say increased coastal development, natural climate cycles, reductions in air pollution and man-made climate change all play a role in why we keep getting more of these catastrophes.
  
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• Minneapolis Police Department overhauls use of force policy

  26-08-2020 23:35
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis mayor and police chief are overhauling the department’s use of force policy to require that officers consider all reasonable alternatives before engaging in deadly force. Mayor Jacob Frey says the changes are designed to build trust and limit force so it is only used when necessary to keep people safe. The changes announced Wednesday come amid calls for widespread police reforms following the May 25 death of George Floyd. The new language also bans
  
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• Navajo on death row faces execution Wednesday, barring last-minute action

  26-08-2020 23:30
  
  WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court late Tuesday rejected a last-minute appeal from Lezmond Mitchell, a Navajo on federal death row who is scheduled to be executed Wednesday evening for the brutal 2001 murders of a Navajo woman and her granddaughter.Mitchell, 38, has two appeals remaining – a request for a presidential commutation of his sentence and a petition for another court to delay his execution so the commutation request can be heard – but one expert conceded that those were
  
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• The Latest: Goya CEO removed as GOP convention speaker

  26-08-2020 23:23
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Republican National Convention (all times local):
  5:15 p.m.
  A speaker who had been expected to deliver remarks on the third night of the Republican National Convention has been unexpectedly removed from the program hours before airtime. Another speaker’s appearance is up in the air.
  The campaign confirmed that Robert Unanue, the president and CEO of Goya Foods, will not be speaking Wednesday night, citing a “logistical problem.”
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• Police say suspect shot after firing at pursuing officers

  26-08-2020 23:23
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Police say a convicted felon is facing charges after he fired two guns at police officers in an Arizona mobile home park. The Tucson Police Department released body camera video on Tuesday that shows a chase between officers and Fernando Valenzuela. The chase ends with police shooting Valenzuela three times. He was taken to a hospital and was in stable condition as of Tuesday. The Arizona Daily Star reports Valenzuela is being charged with aggravated assault on a polic
  
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• NTSB: Limo owner evaded safety rules before fatal crash

  26-08-2020 23:23
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Documents released by federal investigators show the owner of the stretched limousine that crashed and killed 20 people took pains to evade safety regulations. The National Transportation Safety Board’s docket on the October 2018 crash in upstate New York includes documentation of falsified registration papers and repeated failed inspections. But it doesn’t cite a probable cause for the crash, which police attributed to catastrophic brake failure. Nauman Hus
  
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• Boycott: NBA playoff games called off amid player protest

  26-08-2020 23:21
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — All three NBA playoff games scheduled for Wednesday have been postponed, with players around the league choosing to boycott in their strongest statement yet against racial injustice. Called off: Games between Milwaukee and Orlando, Houston and Oklahoma City and the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland. The NBA said all three games would be rescheduled, yet did not say when. The dramatic series of moves began when the Bucks — the NBA’s team from Wisconsi
  
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• Twitter Reacts to Reports Of Lute Olson in Hospice Care

  26-08-2020 23:16
  
  The Twittersphere is reacting to news reports that beloved former Arizona basketball coach Lute Olson is reportedly receiving hospice care.  Arizona Daily Star Sports Columnist Greg Hason tweeted prayers for Olson would be welcomed by the Hall of Fame coach while commenting on how he is "in the fight of his life" and ESPN Tucson radio host Justin Speers tweeted "He is easily the most beloved person in Tucson."The 85-year-old coaching legend suffered a stroke in February 2019 and rarely has
  
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• Phoenix may pay family after police pointed guns at them over stolen doll

  26-08-2020 23:14
  
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  PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix City Council will vote on a settlement for a Black couple who had police officers point guns at them last year after their young daughter took a doll from a store without their knowledge.The possible settlement Wednesday stems from a $10 million claim claiming excessive force. Bystander video of police pointing guns and cursing at the couple in front of their young children got widespread attention.It comes during a national reckoning over racis
  
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• Central Park monument honors women’s rights pioneers

  26-08-2020 23:12
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A bronze statue depicting women’s rights pioneers Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony was unveiled in Central Park on Wednesday. It’s the 167-year-old park’s first monument honoring historical heroines — as opposed to fictional female characters like Alice in Wonderland and Shakespeare’s Juliet. The 14-foot-tall monument to the three 19th century advocates was dedicated on the 100th anniversary of the ratification of th
  
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• DOJ seeks data about COVID nursing home deaths from 4 states

  26-08-2020 23:09
  
  The Justice Department is seeking data from the governors of four states about “orders which may have resulted in the deaths of thousands of elderly nursing home residents.” Officials say Wednesday that the Justice Department’s civil rights division is evaluating whether to initiate investigations under a federal law that protects the rights of people in state-run nursing homes and other facilities. Prosecutors are trying to determine whether state orders requiring admission of
  
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• 3 NBA playoff games set for Wednesday postponed after Bucks don’t take court following shooting of Wisconsin Black man

  26-08-2020 23:09
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — 3 NBA playoff games set for Wednesday postponed after Bucks don’t take court following shooting of Wisconsin Black man.The post 3 NBA playoff games set for Wednesday postponed after Bucks don’t take court following shooting of Wisconsin Black man appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Kanye West sues Ohio election head to get on November ballot

  26-08-2020 22:56
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Rapper Kanye West sued Ohio’s election chief Wednesday in an effort to be placed on the November presidential ballot after the Secretary of State deemed him unqualified as an independent candidate. West’s emergency filing against Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose comes days after the election’s chief rejected the nearly 15,000 signatures and other paperwork the rapper submitted earlier this month in an attempt to run for president, citing mi
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 1:51PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  26-08-2020 22:51
  
  At 150 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm nearSan Isidro, or near Sells, moving west at 10 mph.
  Winds in excess of 40 mph and blowing dust will be possible with thisstorm.
  Locations impacted include…Sells, Topawa, San Miguel, San Isidro, Kitt Peak, Ali Chukson, GuOidak, Vamori, Cowlic, Fresnal, Choulic, Newfield, Coldfields,No:ligk, Cababi, Comobabi, South Comobabi, Santa Rosa Ranch, San Luis– Sells District and Fresnal Canyon.The post Special Weather Statement
  
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• Evacuations lifted near California fires, some go home

  26-08-2020 22:51
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thousands of people in California returned home as cooler weather and an influx of aid helped firefighters gain ground and lift evacuation orders prompted by some of the largest wildfires in state history. In the heart of wine country, evacuation orders in Napa and Sonoma counties were lifted for many people who were told to leave after lightning ignited dozens of blazes last week. Firefighters and utility workers were clearing areas Wednesday for returning residents a
  
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• White House is mulling options to prevent airline furloughs

  26-08-2020 22:43
  
  The White House is mulling whether it can take executive action to keep airlines from furloughing thousands of workers in October. White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Wednesday that if Congress doesn’t act, President Donald Trump will get involved. The comments by Trump’s chief of staff come a day after American Airlines said it will furlough 17,500 union employees and lay off 1,500 management and support staff in October unless Washington provides another $25 billion for pa
  
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• Minnesota Democrats seek ethics investigation of Hagedorn

  26-08-2020 22:39
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The head of the Democratic Party in Minnesota has denounced Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn over heavy spending on taxpayer-financed mailings to his constituents and called for the House Ethics Committee to investigate. State Chairman Ken Martin made the call Wednesday after the Star Tribune reported that emails between Hagedorn and his staff showed he was personally involved in decision-making about the mailings. That was despite earlier statements blaming staff for e
  
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• Bucks players don’t take the court for NBA playoff game

  26-08-2020 22:38
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — NBA players made their strongest statement yet against racial injustice when the Milwaukee Bucks didn’t take the floor for their scheduled playoff game against the Orlando Magic.
  The teams were set to begin Game 5 of their series shortly after 4 p.m. EST, with the Bucks needing a win to advance to the second round.
  Players had been discussing boycotting games in the bubble after the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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• Judge: Feds can be sued for failures in Flint water crisis

  26-08-2020 22:37
  
  FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A judge says the federal government can be sued for negligence in the Flint water crisis. Federal Judge Judith Levy says regulators failed to timely act as good Samaritans and blow the whistle on lead in the water supply. The decision comes days after the state of Michigan said it’s willing to pay $600 million to settle lawsuits by Flint residents over disastrous decisions by Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration. The federal government argued that Michigan was
  
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• ‘A disjointed system’: Policing policies fuel criminalization of youth

  26-08-2020 22:30
  
  The history of police in America is a story of repeated promises to change from its gatekeepers, yet people of color, adolescents and other vulnerable populations say they continuously bear the brunt of its shortcomings.Youth in America are criminalized every day, with racial and socioeconomic disparities further increasing their likelihood of being policed, arrested or killed by law enforcement.Despite overall declines in arrests and incarceration, children of color are overrepresented in the
  
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• PHOTOS: National Dog Day

  26-08-2020 22:28
  
  Lisa KernOllie and BrunoMorrison MichelleMr. Kahuna Debra HanJake Sara Michelle DeMayJules & Vincent Julie VaughnDr. Bob Sherri Wilford MadrigalThis is Tater Ali Giannini Rutledge Mercy Varela Nancy Lonas Meghan Fuksa Etta and KodaCynthia Dixon Jr.Kato & Yoshi
  Aug. 26 is National Dog Day.You can celebrate by walking your dog, or if you don't own one, asking to walk your neighbor or your friend's dog, or volunteering at a local dog shelter.The photos on this page were submitted by News 4
  
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• Brother of impeachment figure claims White House retaliation

  26-08-2020 22:23
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats want a Pentagon watchdog to investigate what they say was a “concerted effort” by the Trump administration to retaliate against a key impeachment witness, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, and his twin brother Yevgeny. The Democrats say a government complained filed by Yevgeny Vindman alleges possible ethical violations and sexist behavior by top White House officials, including now-national security adviser Robert O’Brien. Both Vindmans worked
  
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• EU trade chief Hogan resigns over COVID rules controversy

  26-08-2020 22:19
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s Trade Commissioner, Phil Hogan, has resigned after he became embroiled in a controversy over a recent trip home to Ireland and questionable adherence to COVID-19 rules. The move will force the EU’s executive office into a reshuffle in the midst of the pandemic crisis. “This evening I have tendered my resignation as EU Trade Commissioner,” Hogan said in a statement late Wednesday. Hogan held an important position in the bloc&rsquo
  
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• ACLU sues over federal response to Portland, Oregon protests

  26-08-2020 22:16
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the legality of the actions taken by U.S. agents sent by President Donald Trump to subdue protests in Portland, Oregon. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday on behalf of eight people who were injured by federal agents during weeks of demonstrations and on behalf of two groups that organized protesters since George Floyd’s death in May. The plaintiffs include military veterans, a college profes
  
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• Phoenix may pay after police point guns over stolen doll

  26-08-2020 22:15
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix City Council will vote on a settlement for a Black couple who had police officers point guns at them last year after their young daughter took a doll from a store without their knowledge. The possible settlement Wednesday stems from a $10 million claim claiming excessive force. Bystander video of police pointing guns and cursing at the couple in front of their young children got widespread attention. It comes during a national reckoning over racism and police bru
  
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• Chicago and 3 other cities sue to stop spread of ghost guns

  26-08-2020 22:11
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Chicago and three other cities are suing the federal government to stop the proliferation of easy-to-assemble guns that require no serial numbers or background checks. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Manhattan federal court asks a judge to stop the government from letting gun parts that can easily be converted to functioning weapons be distributed without restrictions. The lawsuit was brought against the Justice Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Exp
  
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• Dutch minister discusses rights with Chinese counterpart

  26-08-2020 22:07
  
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok says he raised his concerns about human rights in China and autonomy of Hong Kong during talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. Blok said in a statement after the talks Wednesday that their discussions showed that “the Netherlands and China want to work together on a serious mutual relationship.” Blok says that arrests in Hong Kong of journalists and lawmakers, the delay by a year of legislative elections and B
  
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• COVID-19 cluster traced to Rhode Island bachelorette party

  26-08-2020 22:03
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A cluster of COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts has been traced to a bachelorette party in Rhode Island late last month. Health officials in both states said 19 guests who attended the late July gathering at an undisclosed location were sickened. Seventeen were from Massachusetts and two were from Rhode Island. Contact tracing was done on all positive cases. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker referred to to the event at a news conference Tuesday as he discussed the importance of f
  
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• Oil industry shuts platforms, rigs, refineries before storm

  26-08-2020 22:01
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The energy industry is bracing for catastrophic storm surges and winds as Hurricane Laura cuts a dangerous path toward the coastlines of Texas and Louisiana. Oil and gas producers have evacuated more than half of the platforms and nearly all the rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. Companies are shutting down refineries in the storm’s path. More than half of U.S. refining capacity is built along the Gulf Coast, where the storm is heading. Experts say hurricanes can attack the
  
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• EU top trade official Phil Hogan resigns

  26-08-2020 22:01
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s Trade Commissioner, Phil Hogan, has announced his resignation after he became embroiled in a controversy over a recent trip home to Ireland and questionable adherence to COVID-19 rules. The move will force the EU’s executive office into a reshuffle in the midst of the pandemic crisis. “This evening I have tendered my resignation as EU Trade Commissioner,” Hogan said in a statement late Wednesday. The post EU top trade offici
  
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• US officials: No signs of foreign targeting of mail-in vote

  26-08-2020 22:00
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say they have no intelligence to suggest that foreign countries are working to undermine mail-in voting. They also say they’ve seen no signs of any coordinated effort to commit widespread fraud through the vote-by-mail process. The remarks from officials at multiple federal agencies amount to a repudiation of claims by President Donald Trump and other administration officials that the expected surge in mail-in ballots due to the coronavirus pandemic l
  
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• Countering Trump claims, US officials say they see no evidence coordinated fraud will mar mail-in voting

  26-08-2020 22:00
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Countering Trump claims, US officials say they see no evidence coordinated fraud will mar mail-in voting.The post Countering Trump claims, US officials say they see no evidence coordinated fraud will mar mail-in voting appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Laura gains strength, could bring ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge

  26-08-2020 21:57
  
  DELCAMBRE, La. (AP) — Laura has strengthened into a menacing Category 4 hurricane. The storm’s power is raising fears of a 20-foot storm surge that forecasters say would be “unsurvivable” and capable of sinking entire communities on the Texas and Louisiana coast. Authorities implored coastal residents to evacuate and worried that not enough had fled. The storm grew nearly 70% in power in just 24 hours to reach Category 3 status, and it continued to draw energy from the wa
  
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• Egypt to prosecute some 54 million who boycotted Senate vote

  26-08-2020 21:57
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s election commission says said it will refer to prosecutors voters who didn’t take part in elections earlier this month for two-thirds of the Senate, the upper, powerless chamber of the country’s Parliament. Some 63 million voters were eligible to cast ballots in the vote for 200 of the 300 Senate seats but only 8.99 million, or 14.23%, took part. The chairman of the National Election Authority, vowed to enforce a law penalizing boycotters with a fine
  
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• TPD investigating officer-involved shooting at southside neighborhood

  26-08-2020 21:56
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Heavy police presence was observed Wednesday afternoon in a neighborhood on the southside after an officer-involved shooting occurred in the area.According to officials, the large police presence was said to be in the area of Ajo Way and Interstate 19.Tucson Police Department said no officers were injured in the officer-involved shooting.Details surrounding then incident are limited at this time.
  HAPPENING NOW: Heavy police presence near Ajo Way and I-19. More details coming soon
  
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• 29-year-old Dutch writer wins International Booker Prize

  26-08-2020 21:55
  
  LONDON (AP) — A 29-year-old Dutch writer has become the youngest author to win the International Booker Prize. Marieke Lucas Rijneveld’s “The Discomfort of Evening” is a dark story about a devout farming family in a strict Christian community in rural Netherlands. The 50,000-pound ($66,000) prize will be split between the author and translator Michele Hutchison, giving both the author and translator equal recognition. The International Booker Prize is awarded every year t
  
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• EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan resigns after controversy over observance of COVID-19 restrictions during holiday

  26-08-2020 21:54
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan resigns after controversy over observance of COVID-19 restrictions during holiday.The post EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan resigns after controversy over observance of COVID-19 restrictions during holiday appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• McConnell, McGrath jockey over debates in Senate race

  26-08-2020 21:53
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jockeying over a debate schedule continues in the Kentucky Senate campaign. The race pits Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell against Democrat Amy McGrath. Voters have yet to compare the rivals in a give-and-take at the same event. McConnell accepted an offer to participate in a forum hosted by Kentucky Farm Bureau, but McGrath turned down the invitation. Both candidates have offered debate proposals in a year when the coronavirus has disrupted many cam
  
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• Mickelson gets wire-to-wire win in PGA Tour Champions debut

  26-08-2020 21:48
  
  RIDGEDALE, Mo. (AP) — Phil Mickelson closed with a 5-under 66 to reach 22 under, leaving him three shots clear of Tim Petrovic and giving him a wire-to-wire win in his debut on the PGA Tour Champions. Mickelson became the 20th player to win on the 50-and-over tour in his first start. He also earned some much-needed confidence after a missed cut at The Northern Trust knocked him from the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Mickelson is trying to fine-tune his game for the U.S. Open at Winged Foot.The post
  
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• Turkey, Greece stick to their guns in escalating Med dispute

  26-08-2020 21:43
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Greece have both vowed to defend their competing claims in eastern Mediterranean as the NATO allies remained locked in a tense dispute over offshore energy exploration rights. Greece on Wednesday announced plans to extend its territorial waters along its western coastline, which does not face Turkey, and held a second day of military exercises in waters where Turkey is challenging Athens’ asserted maritime jurisdiction. To the alarm of western allies,
  
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• Cities: Census ending early so counting is on Trump’s watch

  26-08-2020 21:42
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — New court papers say the U.S. Census Bureau is ending the 2020 head count early by a month so that the process for calculating the number of people used for redrawing congressional districts takes place on President Donald Trump’s watch. The court filing this week by a group of municipalities and civil rights groups says that the Census Bureau had revised its plans because of the pandemic so that the 2020 census would finish at the end of October. But the bureau
  
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• Mexico army to probe soldiers in border deaths

  26-08-2020 21:40
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Defense Department says it will investigate about two dozen soldiers who took part in a border gun battle caught on a videotape in which a voice can be heard saying “kill him” after the confrontation was over. Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio said Wednesday that the investigation will be carried out by military prosecutors. Those killed in the July shootout in the border city of Nuevo Laredo include nine suspected gang members and three apparen
  
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• Cochise County Fair canceled due to COVID-19

  26-08-2020 21:38
  
  COCHISE COUNTY, Ariz. (KVOA) - The long-awaited Cochise County Fair has been canceled due to the coronavirus.In a Facebook post, the Cochise County Fair Association made the announcement on Tuesday.
  The 96th Annual Cochise County Fair was scheduled for Sept. 24-27."After careful consideration and endless efforts, due to this pandemic and it’s restrictions we do not feel that we are able to host a safe and quality event for our community and sponsors," the Facebook post said.
  Despite the ev
  
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• California signs deal to more than double testing capacity

  26-08-2020 21:38
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state has signed a contract worth up to $1.4 billion with a company that will more than double the state’s daily conroavirus testing capacity. Right now, California averages about 100,000 tests per day, with the state paying $100 per test and results taking between five and seven business days. Newsom said the state’s new contract with Massachusetts-based PerkinElmer will increase the state’s testing capacity
  
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