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• The Flash Flood Watch has been extended through Sunday evening

  29-08-2020 23:28
  
  TUCSON - More humidity will build up over night leading to better rain chances for Sunday late morning and early afternoon.
  The Flash Flood Watch has been extended until Sunday night at 11 p.m.Most of Saturday only featured small thunderstorms around Southern Arizona, but with enough sunlight early in the day Sunday and higher dew points, more widespread strong thunderstorms could be possible.
  Rain chances will stay in the forecast on Monday. They will not be high chances, but because of th
  
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• Julia Reed, chronicler of Southern life and food, dies a 59

  29-08-2020 23:28
  
  GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Julia Reed, who wrote about food and culture in the South and promoted her native Mississippi Delta, has died. She was 59. The editors of Garden & Gun magazine said in a post on the magazine’s website that Reed died Friday of cancer. She was a contributing editor to the magazine, which chronicles life and culture in the South. Reed grew up in Greenville, Mississippi, before embarking on a writing career that took her to Washington, D.C. and New York. In a
  
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• The Latest: 4 more test positive for virus in Hawaii prison

  29-08-2020 23:22
  
  HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Public Safety says that three inmates and one staff member at the Oahu Community Correction Center tested positive for COVID-19.There are now more than 300 people who have tested positive at the Honolulu facility, including 256 inmates and 53 employees, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.Early in the pandemic, several advocacy groups raised concerns about the safety of others crowded in jails and prisons statewide and mentioned the risk of an outbreak
  
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• ‘A time to pick up:’ Hurricane-hurt Louisiana begins cleanup

  29-08-2020 23:11
  
  CAMERON PARISH, La. (AP) — Residents in southwestern Louisiana are embarking on the epic task of clearing away felled trees, ripped-off roofs and downed power lines after Hurricane Laura tore through parts of the state. The U.S. toll from the Category 4 hurricane rose to 16 deaths, with more than half of those killed by carbon monoxide poisoning from the unsafe operation of generators. President Donald Trump toured the damage from Laura in Louisiana and Texas on Saturday. He and Gov. John
  
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• Gulf Coast residents mark 15th anniversary of Katrina

  29-08-2020 23:08
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As people in western Louisiana continue to dig out from Hurricane Laura, residents in eastern Louisiana and Mississippi are marking the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. In New Orleans, Mayor LaToya Cantrell and other officials held a ceremony at 8:29 a.m. Saturday _ the moment the devastating storm made landfall. Cantrell laid a wreath at the city’s Katrina memorial where the remains of unclaimed or unidentified victims of the storm were laid to rest. At the
  
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• Flood Advisory issued August 29 at 2:08PM MST until August 29 at 4:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  29-08-2020 23:08
  
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Small Stream Flood Advisory for…Southwestern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 400 PM MST.
  * At 208 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due tothunderstorms. This will cause small stream flooding.
  Some locations that will experience flooding include…far southern portions of Sierra Vista, Hereford, and Ramsey Canyon.Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur i
  
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• Flood Advisory from SAT 2:08 PM MST until SAT 4:00 PM MST

  29-08-2020 23:08
  
  Issued by National Weather Service – Tucson, AZ
  Cochise County
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Small Stream Flood Advisory for…Southwestern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 400 PM MST.
  * At 208 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due tothunderstorms. This will cause small stream flooding.
  Some locations that will experience flooding include…far southern portions of Sierra Vista, Hereford, and Ramsey Canyon.
  PRECAUTIONARY/PREP
  
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• Late but still going: The strangest Tour de France sets off

  29-08-2020 23:02
  
  NICE, France (AP) — The strangest Tour de France has started. It set off Saturday in a bubble of anti-COVID protocols to try to keep the 176 riders virus-free for three weeks of racing through the country’s worsening epidemic. Fans have been told by the government that it was best to stay home and watch the racing on television. That meant the Tour has lost much of its festive atmosphere. Powering past thin crowds on the finishing straight that would usually have been many rows deep,
  
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• Far-right extremists try to enter German parliament

  29-08-2020 22:44
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Far-right extremists have ried to storm the German parliament building Saturday following a protest against the country’s pandemic restrictions. Police said they were intercepted and forcibly removed. The incident occurred after a daylong demonstration Saturday by tens of thousands of people opposed to the wearing of masks and other government measures intended to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. Police detained about 300 people throughout the day. Police ordered
  
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• Thousands gather in Israel for anti-Netanyahu weekly rallies

  29-08-2020 22:13
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis are demonstrating in Jerusalem to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces a corruption trial and accusations of mishandling the coronavirus crisis. Smaller protests have also been held in other parts in Israel Protesters gathered at the entrance of the city and marched to Netanyahu’s official residence, holding Israeli flags and black flags symbolizing one of the protest movements. Netanyahu’s governing coali
  
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• Trump administration ends election security briefings

  29-08-2020 22:12
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has ended all election security briefings to Congress just weeks before Americans cast their ballots for president. The top U.S. intelligence official, National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe, told lawmakers Friday that they would only be receiving written updates about election security to help ensure the information “is not misunderstood nor politicized.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling the decision “a shocking abdi
  
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• ‘7 bullets, 7 days’: Protesters march for Blake in Kenosha

  29-08-2020 22:04
  
  KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A crowd of several hundred people is marching in Kenosha for a rally against police violence. The event comes nearly a week after an officer shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times, leaving the 29-year-old Black man paralyzed. Marchers Saturday chanted “No justice, no peace!” as the march began. The also chanted, “Seven bullets, seven days,” referencing the number of times Blake was shot on Sunday. Those leading the march carried a banner readi
  
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• In Mexico women inmates find education chance amid pandemic

  29-08-2020 21:55
  
  ALMOLOYA DE JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Prison inmates in Mexico have suffered from coronavirus infections at a higher rate than the country as a whole, and pandemic lockdowns have reduced their already limited contact with the outside world.  But women inmates at a prison west of Mexico City have managed to benefit, as the lockdown spurred professionals with time on their hands to donate online classes. In a country still struggling with learning-at-a-distance _ the government decided to h
  
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• Hundreds gather for Kenosha march against police brutality

  29-08-2020 21:44
  
  KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A crowd of hundreds has gathered in Kenosha for a march and rally against police violence. The event comes nearly a week after an officer shot Jacob Blake, leaving the 29-year-old Black man paralyzed. Music played over a loudspeaker and someone played a guitar and sang a spiritual as Saturday’s march began with the atmosphere of a community affair. Members of Blake’s family, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore and other community leaders are expec
  
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• Biden, aiming at Trump, says he won’t use military as ‘prop’

  29-08-2020 21:28
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden says that as president, he’d never use the military “as a prop or private militia.” And he’s accusing President Donald Trump of employing U.S. forces to settle “personal vendettas” and violate citizens’ rights. The Democratic presidential nominee made the remarks in a virtual address Saturday to the National Guard Association of the United States’ general conference. His comments came a day after Gen. Mark Milley,
  
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• The Latest: Arizona surpasses 5,000 coronavirus deaths

  29-08-2020 21:25
  
  PHOENIX — Arizona has reached a grim milestone of more than 5,000 known coronavirus deaths.
  The state Department of Health Services reported 629 confirmed coronavirus cases and 29 more deaths on Saturday to total 5,007.Meanwhile, Arizona State University President Michael Crow says 452 students have tested positive for the coronavirus. More than half involve students who live off campus in the metro Phoenix area.Crow says 205 students are currently in quarantine on the Tempe campus.
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• UN agency urges help for Banksy-sponsored migrant ship

  29-08-2020 21:24
  
  LONDON (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency is urging European countries to allow in hundreds of migrants picked up off the Mediterranean Sea by humanitarian boats — including one sponsored by street artist Banksy. The UNHCR and the International Organization of Migration said more than 200 rescued refugees and migrants are in urgent need of transfer from the search-and-rescue ship MV Louise Michel. The ship is sponsored by renowned street artist Banksy, who released a video Satu
  
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• North Macedonia’s parliament begins debate on new government

  29-08-2020 21:05
  
  SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s parliament has started debate on a vote of confidence for a new left-wing coalition government after the Social Democrats and their ethnic Albanian partners secured a majority in parliament in July’s general election. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev presented a more streamlined cabinet with 19 ministers, seven fewer than before. Ethnic Albanians hold seven positions. Zaev told lawmakers his new Cabinet will focus on reviving the econom
  
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• Obama, Johansson and more react to death of Chadwick Boseman

  29-08-2020 21:02
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Tributes continue to pour in for actor Chadwick Boseman. Those honoring the “Black Panther” star include former President Barack Obama, who met the actor at the White House, and Boseman’s Marvel Studios co-stars Scarlett Johansson and Robert Downey Jr. Boseman died Friday at 43, four years after he was diagnosed with colon cancer. Flags will be placed at half mast on Sunday in the actor’s home state of South Carolina. Boseman’s roles included p
  
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• Trump surveys Hurricane Laura damage in post-convention trip

  29-08-2020 20:56
  
  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — President Donald Trump has flown to Louisiana to survey the damage after Hurricane Laura. The visit comes two days after he accepted his party’s nomination for a second term and it allows him to use the trappings of his office to try to project empathy and leadership. A White House spokesman says Trump traveled Saturday “to be with those who have been impacted by Hurricane Laura.” He is expected to survey storm damage and receive briefings on emer
  
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• Suspect arrested in $1M theft from Las Vegas poker champion

  29-08-2020 20:32
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in Nevada have arrested an Arizona woman on suspicion of stealing about $1 million in cash, gambling chips and jewelry from an international poker champion and his father. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that 46-year-old Svitlana Silva was charged with residential burglary and possession of stolen property valued at $100,000 or more. Las Vegas Police reported that poker champion Antonio Esfandiari and his father Bejan Esfandiari called authorities July 14
  
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• Crashes mar Tour de France opener in stormy Nice

  29-08-2020 20:12
  
  NICE, France (AP) — Known for its sunny weather, the seaside city of Nice looked more like a treacherous ice rink as heavy rain and storms played havoc with Tour de France riders on the opening day of cycling’s marquee race. The bad weather caused inevitable crashes on Saturday. The pouring rain in the Riviera resort followed a long spell of hot and dry weather. It particularly affected defending champion Egan Bernal’s Ineos team. Two of the Colombian climber’s key teamma
  
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• UAPD looking for two suspects connected to assault on UofA campus

  29-08-2020 20:11
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - UAPD have confirmed that a University of Arizona student was attacked with a sharp object and suffered an injury after two suspects attacked and then fled on foot in the Student Union.UAPD are looking for two suspects.
  First suspect is a white male who is college aged with blonde hair and a red shirt with basketball style shorts.The second suspect is a college-age white male with a gray tank top shirt and jogger-style pants.The investigation is ongoing and we will be updating thi
  
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• 2 soldiers killed in Black Hawk training crash in California

  29-08-2020 20:08
  
  SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) — The Defense Department says two soldiers were killed and three injured when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a training exercise off Southern California’s coast. Staff Sgt. Vincent P. Marketta, of Brick, New Jersey, and Sgt. Tyler M. Shelton, of San Bernardino, California, died Thursday from injuries sustained during the crash on San Clemente Island. Officials say the crash happened during an “aircraft mishap” and released no other in
  
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• Criminal complaint filed against man who killed Tohono O’odham officer

  29-08-2020 19:50
  
  WHY, Arizona (KVOA) - Carlos Maximilliano Galvan is now facing a criminal complaint due to his role in the death of Tohono O'odham Police Officer Bryan Brown according to court documents.
  The documents are claiming that Galvan knowingly and intentionally used force in resisting arrest and assaulting the Officer Brown.
  We will update this story with more details as they come in.The post Criminal complaint filed against man who killed Tohono O’odham officer appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Prominent lawyer in Haiti is shot and killed at his home

  29-08-2020 19:45
  
  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Police in Haiti say a prominent lawyer in Haiti was shot and killed at his home. Police say Monferrier Dorval, head of the bar association in the capital, Port-au-Prince, was attacked on Friday night. An investigation is underway. Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has denounced the killing, saying on Twitter that it is a “great loss for the country.” Prime Minister Joseph Jouthe says Dorval’s killing followed attacks on other Haitian citize
  
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• Dove Fire spreads overnight

  29-08-2020 19:37
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - The Dove Fire is burning in the Tortolita Mountains.The Dove Fire has burned around 1,100 acres so far as winds nearly doubled. It is currently 20 percent contained.
  As of Saturday morning, no evacuations have been announced.Northwest and Marana fire crews are on scene, as well as, the Arizona State Forestry.Both of the fires were caused by lightning.
  The post Dove Fire spreads overnight appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Chadwick Boseman didn’t just play icons. He was one.

  29-08-2020 19:37
  
  In a tragically brief but historically sweeping life as an actor, Chadwick Boseman played men of public life and private pain. Before Friday, we didn’t know he, too, was bearing such a burden. That has only magnified his accomplishment, bringing him closer to the great figures whose shoes he wore on film. He donned cleats to play Jackie Robinson, dancing shoes to play James Brown and a superpowered suit for the blockbuster “Black Panther.” Associated Press Film Writer Jake Coyl
  
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• Phoenix police arrest 12 at rally for racial justice

  29-08-2020 19:33
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police arrested about a dozen people during a demonstration of solidarity for the anniversary of the March on Washington. Sgt. Ann Justus said the Friday night protest that drew dozens of people was peaceful overall. Demonstrators listened to speeches in downtown before marching to Phoenix Police Department headquarters. Justus said it was at the end of the march that some protesters laid down in the road, forcing officers to shut it down to traffic. Those who refuse
  
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• Syria talks ‘respectful’ but no agenda, date for next meet

  29-08-2020 19:21
  
  BERLIN (AP) — The U.N.’s special envoy for Syria says the latest round of talks between the country’s opposing parties took place in a “respectful” tone and they are keen to meet again. But Geir Pedersen said no agenda or date has been set for the next session. He told reporters in Geneva that “obviously there are still very strong disagreements” but the two co-chairs of the meeting had both said there were areas of common ground that could be built on.
  
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• ‘How dare we not vote?’ Black voters organize after DC march

  29-08-2020 19:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Race in America is front and center during a pandemic that’s disproportionately affected Black Americans. And political experts and activists believe that Friday’s March on Washington delivered a sorely needed rallying cry and boost for voter mobilization as the November election nears. In recent months, protests against police brutality and systemic racism have changed the national discourse about race, elevating it into the national spotlight and at the hear
  
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• Weeks without power or water ahead as Laura cleanup begins

  29-08-2020 19:19
  
  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — The destructive storm surge has receded, and the clean up has begun from Hurricane Laura. But officials along this shattered stretch of Louisiana coast are warning returning residents they will face weeks without power or water amid the hot, stifling days of late summer. The U.S. toll from the Category 4 hurricane stood at 16 deaths, with more than half of those killed by carbon monoxide poisoning from the unsafe operation of generators. President Donald Trump plan
  
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• Number of Navajo Nation deaths tied to COVID-19 reaches 500

  29-08-2020 19:16
  
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials say the confirmation of a new death brings the number of fatalities from coronavirus to 500. The Navajo Nation on Friday night reported the additional death as well as 14 more confirmed cases of COVID-19. That brings the total number of people infected to 9,780. But that includes 165 cases that occurred between early April and mid-August and were recently identified as COVID-19 related. Navajo officials said 94,099 people have been t
  
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• Nurses on NY’s front lines call for minimum staffing ratios

  29-08-2020 19:15
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Nurses on the front lines of New York’s COVID-19 pandemic are calling for the state to enact minimum staffing standards ahead of another wave of infections. Health care industry leaders warn that passing such a law would saddle facilities with billions of dollars in extra costs they can’t afford. Under legislation now before a legislative committee, the state would set minimum nurse-to-patient ratios for the first time, including a standard of one nurse for
  
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• Zuckerberg says Facebook erred in not removing militia post

  29-08-2020 19:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook made a mistake in not removing a militia group’s page earlier this week that called for armed civilians to enter Kenosha, Wisconsin, amid violent protests following a police shooting of Jacob Blake, who is Black. Facebook’s CEO says the page for the “Kenosha Guard” violated the social media site’s policies and had been flagged by “a bunch of people.” Facebook took down the page Wednesday, after a 17-y
  
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• Mayor: Police overtime bill to teen over protest rescinded

  29-08-2020 19:06
  
  ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. (AP) — The mayor of a northern New Jersey town says a bill for police overtime reportedly totaling $2,500 that was sent to a teenager who organized a Black Lives Matter rally last month has been rescinded. Mayor Mario Kranjac of Englewood Cliffs confirmed the action to the Associated Press on Saturday without additional comment. NJ Advance Media had reported Friday that Emily Gil, 18, received a letter earlier this month from the mayor seeking payment of $2,499.26 &l
  
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• The Latest: Detroit to honor 1,500 who died from virus

  29-08-2020 19:05
  
  DETROIT – The city of Detroit is seeking about 400 volunteers to assist with a memorial to honor residents who have died from the coronavirus.
  A memorial drive at Belle Isle State Park is scheduled for Monday. Mayor Mike Duggan declared the day as Detroit Memorial Day to remember residents who didn’t have the funerals because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  Families will drive in 15 processions past nearly 900 enlarged photos of their loved ones. Hearses will lead the processions. More
  
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• The Latest: Detroit to honor 15,000 who died from virus

  29-08-2020 18:59
  
  DETROIT – The city of Detroit is seeking about 400 volunteers to assist with a memorial to honor residents who have died from the coronavirus.
  A memorial drive at Belle Isle State Park is scheduled for Monday. Mayor Mike Duggan declared the day as Detroit Memorial Day to remember residents who didn’t have the funerals because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  Families will drive in 15 processions past nearly 900 enlarged photos of their loved ones. Hearses will lead the processions. More
  
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• UA police search for 2 suspects in student union attack

  29-08-2020 18:55
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — University of Arizona police are searching for two suspects in an attack on a school employee inside the student union. UAPD spokesman Jesus Aguilar said the victim was transported to a hospital Saturday morning but the injuries are not life-threatening. According to Aguilar, the victim works in the student union and reportedly encountered the attackers while opening doors. He says police have not yet determined how the worker was attacked and why. The two suspects are
  
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• Shooting at Tucson Circle K leaves one man with serious injuries

  29-08-2020 18:54
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Tucson Police have confirmed that one man was struck during a shooting last night at a Circle K on W. Grant Rd.
  The victim was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries. No one is in custody.
  The investigation is still ongoing and we will update this article as we get the latest details.The post Shooting at Tucson Circle K leaves one man with serious injuries appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Athlete power: ‘Shut up and play’ is tossed from the game

  29-08-2020 18:51
  
  It becomes clear with every get-out-the-vote campaign, every shutdown of a major sport and every list of actions by athletes demanding change: The days of “shut up and play” are winding down. This summer of police shootings of Black people, combined with a coronavirus pandemic, have emboldened athletes to use their platform. Big differences between now and even a year ago are that there’s less indecisiveness on how hard to press the issues. Athletes in all sports are spearheadi
  
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• Top Brazil official says no halt to Amazon protections

  29-08-2020 18:44
  
  BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s environment ministry said it will continue operations to curb deforestation and fires in the Amazon and other regions, reversing an earlier announcement that it would halt such operations starting Monday. The decision was published on the ministry’s website late Friday after Vice President Hamilton Mourão said Environment Minister Ricardo Salles acted “hastily” when he said the government had run out of money for operations ag
  
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• Shiite Muslims mark holy day of mourning in virus’ shadow

  29-08-2020 18:35
  
  Shiite Muslims are observing the solemn holy day of Ashoura that they typically mark with large, mournful gatherings, in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. Ashoura commemorates the seventh-century killing of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in the Battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq. The Day of Ashoura falls on the 10th of the Islamic month of Muharram and is preceded by days of commemorations and remembrance. In Interviews with The Associated Press, several Shiite Musl
  
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• Scores injured as police break up Muslim march in Kashmir

  29-08-2020 18:34
  
  SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Scores have been injured after government forces fired shotgun pellets and tear gas to disperse hundreds of Shia Muslims participating in a religious procession in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Police said the mourners on Saturday violated prohibitory orders in place that restricts all religious processions and gatherings across the disputed region. Medics at one hospital said they treated at least 30 people, some of them with pellet and teargas injuries. Videos circula
  
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• Normalcy returning to Pakistan’s monsoon-drenched Karachi

  29-08-2020 18:31
  
  KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Normalcy has begun slowly returning to Pakistan’s financial capital Karachi after flood waters from days of monsoon rains that killed 47 people receded, enabling relief work in the city of 15 million. Amid a pause in the rain Saturday, soldiers and civil authorities intensified efforts to reach people who were stranded. The heavy rains hit the southern port city Aug. 23, forcing people to evacuate to other areas of Karachi. Most of the city was flooded by rai
  
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• Late but alive, Tour de France races into COVID epidemic

  29-08-2020 18:29
  
  NICE, France (AP) — Delayed but alive again and out on French roads, the strangest Tour de France ever set off in a bubble of anti-COVID protocols to try to keep the 176 riders virus-free for three weeks of racing through the country’s worsening epidemic. Fans have been told by the government that it was best to stay home and watch the racing on television. That meant the Tour lost much of its festive atmosphere. Powering past thin crowds on the finishing straight that would usually
  
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• COVID-19 death toll in Arizona rises past 5,000

  29-08-2020 18:22
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona has reached a grim milestone of more than 5,000 known coronavirus deaths, just as the state’s largest public university announced a staggering number of cases. The state Department of Health Services reported 629 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and 29 more deaths on Saturday. With those figures, Arizona has now seen 5,007 fatalities. Meanwhile, Arizona State University President Michael Crow announced in an online post Friday night that 452 students have te
  
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• Hamilton dedicates F1 pole position to Chadwick Boseman

  29-08-2020 17:57
  
  SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — After clinching the record-extending 93rd pole position of his distinguished career, Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton stood proudly on top of his all-black Mercedes and crossed his arms in memory of a hero of his own. He dedicated his latest exceptional drive at the Belgian Grand Prix to American actor Chadwick Boseman, who died of cancer on Friday at the age of 43. Hamilton said “a superhero died last night so that was really weighing heavy
  
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• Laura cleanup begins; weeks without power or water ahead

  29-08-2020 17:40
  
  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — The destructive storm surge has receded, and the clean up has begun from Hurricane Laura. But officials along this shattered stretch of Louisiana coast are warning returning residents they will face weeks without power or water amid the hot, stifling days of late summer. The U.S. toll from the Category 4 hurricane stood at 14 deaths, with more than half of those killed by carbon monoxide poisoning from the unsafe operation of generators. President Donald Trump plan
  
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• Kid who runs miles for fallen officers to honor Tohono O’odham officer killed this past week

  29-08-2020 17:39
  
  Orlando, FL (KVOA) - One child is making sure that those who have given their lives to protect their community are remembered.Tonight he will be running one mile for Officer Bryan Brown who was shot and killed earlier this week.
  Run Announcement 1 - Mile 604:Tomorrow Night (Saturday, 8/29) at 7:30PM ET (Weather Permitting), Zechariah will run...Posted by Running 4 Heroes Inc. on Friday, August 28, 2020
  A Florida child named Zechariah runs one mile for every fallen officer in the line of dut
  
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