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• Solid rain chances will stay in the forecast until Tuesday

  30-08-2020 23:56
  
  TUCSON - Cloudy and rainy conditions will carry over into the start of the work week with cooler temperatures.
  The clouds will prevent Tucson from seeing severe storm development, but smaller thunderstorms and light rain will still be likely into Monday evening.
  Tuesday will be our best chance to see true monsoon storms move into Arizona. We will have plenty of moisture and a favorable wind for heavy rain to develop over Tucson.
  Our afternoon highs will take a dip for the next few days but
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued August 30 at 2:47PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  30-08-2020 23:47
  
  At 247 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10miles east of Ajo, moving northeast at 10 mph.
  Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
  Locations impacted include…Ajo, Hickiwan and Ventana.Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead tolocalized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through floodedroadways.The post Special Weather Statement issued August 30 at 2:47PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Flood Advisory issued August 30 at 2:41PM MST until August 30 at 5:45PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  30-08-2020 23:41
  
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Small Stream Flood Advisory for…Northwestern Pima County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 545 PM MST.
  * At 241 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due tothunderstorms. This will cause small stream flooding. Between 1and 2 inches of rain have fallen.
  Some locations that will experience flooding include…Ajo, Gu Vo, Hickiwan, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, SanSimon, Why, Charco 27, Gunsight, Vaya Chin, Kuakatch,
  
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• Flood Advisory from SUN 2:41 PM MST until SUN 5:45 PM MST

  30-08-2020 23:41
  
  Issued by National Weather Service – Tucson, AZ
  Pima County
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Small Stream Flood Advisory for…Northwestern Pima County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 545 PM MST.
  * At 241 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due tothunderstorms. This will cause small stream flooding. Between 1and 2 inches of rain have fallen.
  Some locations that will experience flooding include…Ajo, Gu Vo, Hickiwan, Organ Pipe Cactus National
  
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• Protester killed in Portland as mayor, Trump trade blame

  30-08-2020 23:33
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The founder of a right-wing group that has repeatedly clashed with left-wing protesters in Portland, Oregon, says the man killed in a shooting there was a supporter and a “good friend.” Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson said he was there Saturday night when supporters of President Donald Trump clashed with Black Lives Matter protesters. Police are asking for videos and eyewitness accounts of the shooting. It wasn’t clear if it was linked to the rally
  
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• The Latest: Temple University halts in-person classes

  30-08-2020 23:30
  
  PHILADELPHIA — Temple University has announced a two-week halt of in-person classes as Philadelphia officials called on all college and university students in the city to avoid all social gatherings with people outside their households.
  Temple officials said Sunday that new test results over the weekend had pushed the number of active COVID-19 cases from the 58 reported Friday to 103 active cases, most of them among people with no symptoms and a small number with mild to moderate flu-like
  
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• Police: Ohio State football player wounded in shooting

  30-08-2020 23:29
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police say Ohio State defensive tackle Haskell Garrett was wounded in a shooting in Columbus over the weekend. Police say officers responding to a report of a shooting just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday found blood in the street and one shell casing near the blood. They said the officers followed a trail of blood to an apartment where the 22-year-old Garrett was found with a “through-and-through” gunshot wound to the cheeks. He was taken to Ohio State Universit
  
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• Kenosha shooting victim former Pima Community College student

  30-08-2020 23:29
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - AccordingNBC News, Jospeh Rosenbaum, one of the two victims who were shot by 17-year old Kyle Rhittenberg in Kenosha, Wisconsin was a student at Pima Community College and lived in Tucson for a period of time.
  Rosenbaum was from Waco, Texas and moved to Kenosha and worked at a Wendy's before his death.
  In an interview with NBC News Rosenbaum's aunt Shirley Ann Eubank called him a "precious young man."
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• Jockey Club boss resigns after evidence of bullying, racism

  30-08-2020 23:13
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Jockey Club’s group chief executive has resigned after a review found evidence to support allegations of “bullying behavior” and “inappropriate racist comments.” Delia Bushell was one of 19 witnesses interviewed as part of a review into allegations about her conduct and the findings made it “untenable” for her to stay in the role, the organization’s board said. The Jockey Club owns a number of high-profile tracks including A
  
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• ‘Fanning the flames’: Dem accuse Trump of stoking violence

  30-08-2020 23:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are accusing President Donald Trump of trying to inflame racial tensions as he unleashed a flurry of tweets Sunday about a deadly clash between his supporters and protesters in Portland, Oregon. Trump’s critics also pointed to the president’s plans to visit Kenosha, Wisconsin, the site of another police-involved shooting. Local Democratic leaders denounced Trump’s plans to visit Kenosha. A man was shot and killed in Portland after a large carav
  
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• Montenegro tense vote neck-and-neck, unofficial results say

  30-08-2020 22:46
  
  PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro’s long-ruling party and the opposition appeared running neck in neck with neither winning a majority in the small Balkan state’s tense parliamentary election, result projections showed Sunday. Both Montenegro’s long-ruling pro-Western party and pro-Russian and Serb opposition groups have claimed victory in the election marked by by a dispute over a law on religious rights that is staunchly opposed by the influential Serbian Orthodox
  
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• For his father: A poignant Alaphilippe win at Tour de France

  30-08-2020 22:37
  
  NICE, France (AP) — French rider Julian Alaphilippe has dedicated his win in Stage 2 of the Tour de France to his father who died in June. Racing across the finish line Sunday, Alaphilippe kissed his finger and raised it to the sky. Alaphilippe timed his final sprint with precision to hold off two pursuers and the main pack furiously gaining ground on the finishing straight in the picture-postcard Mediterranean city of Nice. He is now back in the race leader’s iconic yellow jersey af
  
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• Police: 1 dead, 5 injured in drive-by at Chicago restaurant

  30-08-2020 22:15
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say one person is dead and five others are injured after a drive-by shooting at a restaurant on the city’s far South Side. Chicago police spokeswoman Jessica Rocco says the shooting occurred just before 2 p.m. Sunday. Shots were fired from a white SUV, killing a male customer who was dining outside in a tent. Five others have been taken to a hospital. Police say the man who died was the intended target, but provided no other details, including the victim
  
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• Rally supporting police draws scores to downtown Kenosha

  30-08-2020 22:08
  
  KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Scores of police supporters gathered in downtown Kenosha where protesters have demonstrated against police brutality since the shooting of Jacob Blake last weekend. Some attending the rally in the Wisconsin city on Sunday wore “back the blue” shirts. Others carried American flags. They applauded when law enforcement vehicles rolled by. A Kenosha police officer shot Blake in the back Aug. 23, leaving the 29-year-old Black man paralyzed. Protesters have march
  
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• Police: 5 hospitalized after Kentucky block party shooting

  30-08-2020 22:04
  
  MADISONVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say five people have been hospitalized for gunshot wounds they sustained during a block party Sunday in Kentucky. The Madisonville Police Department said in a news release that two people had fired gunshots during the Madisonville gathering early Sunday morning. It is not clear who fired gunshots at the party, which had nearly 100 people in attendance. Police say a 14-year-old girl and a 43-year-old woman were transported to a hospital by helicopter. Of
  
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• United says it will drop widely scorned ticket-change fees

  30-08-2020 22:01
  
  United Airlines says it is dropping a controversial $200 fee on consumers who change a ticket for travel within the United States. The airline also says that starting in January, customers can fly standby for free no matter what kind of ticket they bought. United said Sunday that when it hears from customers, getting rid of fees is often their top request. The moves come as United and other carriers are desperately trying to lure people back to flying, which has dropped sharply during the pandem
  
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• Julia Reed, chronicler of Southern life and food, dies at 59

  30-08-2020 21:46
  
  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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• Orlando youth runs in memory of fallen Arizona cop

  30-08-2020 21:25
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Zechariah Cartledge runs for first responders who have died serving the public. Orlando youth runs for fallen 1st respondersThe 11-year old ran a mile Saturday on his middle school track near Orlando, Florida in memory of Tohono O’odham tribal officer Bryan Brown who was killed in the line of duty this week. Cartledge has been running for fallen 1st responders since January 2019. Saturday sadly was
  
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• Police: Man brandished gun at protest in self-defense

  30-08-2020 21:13
  
  TALLAHASEE, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida say a man who pulled a gun at a protest won’t face charges because he was defending himself. The Tallahassee Police Department said in a statement on Sunday that the incident occurred during a protest downtown. A white man attended the gathering on Saturday and “began documenting the protest” and then was pushed from behind. A fight ensued, and the man was knocked to the ground. No charges were filed, and no injuries were reported
  
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• Italy acts to reduce migrant overcrowding on Lampedusa

  30-08-2020 20:47
  
  ROME (AP) — Italian officials have hastily put into place measures to fight overcrowding at migrant centers after the arrival of 450 migrants on a rickety fishing boat worsened severe overcrowding on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, triggering protests among the islanders. Meanwhile, a fire triggered an explosion Sunday on smuggling boat off of southern Italy, tossing 21 migrants into the sea and killing at least 3 of them. The twin developments were just the latest challenges in Ital
  
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• Gunman who shot 2 officers arrested after 12-hour standoff

  30-08-2020 20:23
  
  ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — Police say a St. Louis police officer who was shot in the head while responding to a shooting remains in critical condition. St. Louis Police Department spokeswoman Officer Michelle Woodling says a second officer who was shot in the leg was treated and released after the shooting around 6 p.m. Saturday in the South Grand neighborhood. The gunman barricaded himself inside a home and police negotiated with him for nearly 12 hours before the 43-year-old was taken into cu
  
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• Lebanon leaders name favorite for PM before Macron’s visit

  30-08-2020 20:17
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s ambassador to Germany appears slated to become the crisis-stricken country’s next prime minister Mustapha Adib got the support of sever senior Sunni politicians Sunday. It comes on the eve of binding consultations between the president and parliamentary blocs on their choice for the post, and a day before French President Emmanuel Macron is due to visit Lebanon. He’s expected to press Lebanese officials to form a new political pact to lift the coun
  
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• Key air monitors offline after Laura hits Louisiana gas hub

  30-08-2020 20:13
  
  Key state and federal air hazard monitors are offline in Louisiana after Hurricane Laura hit the heavily industrialized coast. Louisiana says it knows of only one significant industrial threat. That’s a chlorine plant fire in the lake Charles area. But environmental advocates say the state isn’t doing enough to look. Laura brought winds up 150 miles an hour to the Texas and Louisiana coast. The area accounts for more than a tenth of U.S. refinery capacity. A Louisiana official says t
  
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• ‘Tenet’ launches with $53M in overseas gambit at box office

  30-08-2020 20:08
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The first wave of big new movies released since the beginning of the pandemic, including Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” and the long-delayed “X-Men” spinoff “The New Mutants,” arrived in theaters over the weekend, testing the waters of a radically different theatrical landscape. Warner Bros.’ “Tenet” opened with an estimated $53 million overseas in 41 markets, including most of Europe, South Korea and Canada. Forecast
  
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• Police: Man found fatally shot in car in west Phoenix, no ID

  30-08-2020 20:03
  
  PHOENIX (AP) —  Police say a man has been found fatally shot in a parked car in west Phoenix and they are investigating the case as a homicide. Officers responded to the shooting scene about 1 p.m. Saturday and found the vehicle with multiple bullet holes and a man with a gunshot wound inside. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have not released the victim’s name yet. They say he was the only person in the vehicle. Police didn’t provide any information about a pos
  
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• Sources: US stops ex Colombia warlord’s deportation to Italy

  30-08-2020 19:56
  
  MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration has blocked the scheduled removal of a former Colombian paramilitary boss to Italy and now intends to deport him to his South American homeland where he’s been found responsible for hundreds of war crimes. Salvatore Mancuso received notification of the surprise reversal on Sunday. His lawyers have 14 days to try and stop the order. Mancuso is the former top commander of the United Defense Forces of Colombia, He was the most remorseful of the form
  
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• Floods in Sudan hit capital hard, over 90 dead nationwide

  30-08-2020 19:47
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s Interior Ministry says rising floodwaters have hit Sudan’s capital of Khartoum hard in recent days. The military said Sunday it had deployed troops to help evacuate people and build barricades. Flooding in the capital has cut roads and swept away houses and belongings. Footage circulated online showing residents of Khartoum erecting barricades and other shields as water from the White Nile swept through several districts. Weeks of heavy flooding nationwide
  
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• The Latest: Confirmed virus cases exceed 10,000 in Greece

  30-08-2020 19:24
  
  ATHENS, Greece — The confirmed number of new coronavirus cases in Greece has exceeded 10,000, and more than half of them were reported this month, Greek health authorities announced Sunday.Over the past day, there have been 157 new cases confirmed, of which 41 were international arrivals. There were also two deaths.
  The total number of cases is now 10,134, of which 5,657 were detected over the past month. The total number of deaths is 262, of which 56 occurred in the past month.
  There are
  
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• Patriot Prayer founder: Dead man in Portland was a supporter

  30-08-2020 19:15
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The founder of a right-wing group that has repeatedly clashed with left-wing protesters in Portland, Oregon, says the man killed in a shooting there was a supporter and a “good friend.”
  Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson said he was there Saturday night when supporters of President Donald Trump clashed with Black Lives Matter protesters.
  Police are asking for videos and eyewitness accounts of the shooting. It wasn’t clear if it was linked to the rally
  
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• Dems seeking to compel in-person election security briefings

  30-08-2020 19:14
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Racing the political clock, Democrats are searching for way to force the Trump administration to continue briefing Congress in person about foreign attempts to interfere in the November election. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe says most briefings on what the administration knows about efforts to influence the election will now be given to Congress in writing. He says that in the past, delivering “all-member” briefings in-person has resulted i
  
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• Kentucky AG has received ballistics in Breonna Taylor case

  30-08-2020 18:40
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s attorney general has received a long-awaited ballistics report in the police shooting of Breonna Taylor. Attorney General Daniel Cameron tweeted Sunday that there is additional analysis needed now that the report is in his hands. He says there will be no announcement on the investigation this week. Cameron has indicated the ballistics report has slowed the investigation of Taylor’s death by police on March 13. Taylor was shot in her home by pol
  
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• He’s back! Alaphilippe takes emotional win at Tour de France

  30-08-2020 18:39
  
  NICE, France (AP) — France’s showman is back making a splash at the Tour de France. Julian Alaphilippe is the rider who more than any other helped turn the 2019 edition into a thriller. He again showered the Tour with his class and guile Sunday, poaching victory on Stage 2 in the picture-postcard Mediterranean city of Nice. Alaphilippe timed his final sprint with precision to hold off two pursuers and the main pack furiously gaining ground on the finishing straight. The stage win was
  
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• Wildfire forces over 3,100 to evacuate in Spain’s Andalusia

  30-08-2020 18:38
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish officials say more than 3,100 people have been evacuated due to a wildfire that is out of control in the southern region of Andalusia. The blaze broke out Thursday in the mountains near the town of Almonaster la Real, 120 kilometers (75 miles) northwest of Seville. It has already scorched 100 square kilometers (38,5 square miles).  Juan Gomez from the Andalusia Forest Fire Department says it’s not clear when the fire will be brought under control.
  
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• Police: Slain gunman’s mother, adult sister shot to death

  30-08-2020 18:27
  
  DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a 43-year-old man fatally shot his mother and sister then fired at police officers from a second-floor balcony before he was shot and killed in suburban Detroit. Officers fatally shot the gunman about 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Dearborn Heights after he refused orders to stop firing or drop the semi-automatic rifle. The names of the suspect and his victims, ages 67 and 33, have not been released. Police say they are trying to determine a motive in
  
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• French virus surge threatens nationwide back-to-school plan

  30-08-2020 18:21
  
  PARIS (AP) — France’s government is admitting that not all classrooms can safely reopen Tuesday as planned. A persistent rise in virus infections is jeopardizing the government’s push to get France’s 12.9 million schoolchildren back into class. Like many governments, France wants to reopen schools to reduce learning gaps worsened by lockdowns and to get parents back at work and revive the economy. But with several thousand new infections now reported in France every day,
  
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• The Latest: COVID-19 hospitalizations in Italy increase

  30-08-2020 18:07
  
  ROME — The number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care beds in Italy has been rising in the past few weeks.On Sunday, 86 persons infected with the coronavirus occupied ICU beds, compared to 38 in late July, as returning vacationers drive up Italy’s numbers of day-to-day new caseloads as well as hospitalizations.Italy registered 1,365 new infections since Saturday, according to Health Ministry figures. Still, those numbers are low when compared to the daily bulletin early in the pan
  
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• Arizona reports 374 new coronavirus cases, 23 more deaths

  30-08-2020 18:00
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials report 374 additional COVID-19 cases and 23 more known deaths. With those figures, Arizona has now had a total of 201,661 coronavirus cases since the pandemic started and at least 5,030 fatalities as of Sunday. The state Department of Health Services says of the case total, more than 130,000 have occurred in Maricopa County. In general, the number of coronavirus infections is thought to be higher because many people have not been tested. Studies sugg
  
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• Florida suspect killed by police after shooting at officers

  30-08-2020 17:47
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida authorities say a suspect was shot dead by police after he opened fire on officers serving a warrant for his arrest. The Daytona Beach police chief says one of the officers was shot in the chest but was wearing his bulletproof vest and was expected to recover soon. Another officer tripped running around in the shootout and injured his head. The suspect was 44-year-old Michael Harris, who was wanted in connection with a shooting involving a woman earlier t
  
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• Wildfires again threaten business in California wine country

  30-08-2020 17:28
  
  HEALDSBURG, Calif. (AP) — Wildfire has been cruel to Northern California wine country lately. Major fires during three of the past four years have charred vineyards, burned down a historic winery and sent plumes of smoke above the neatly tended rows of vines that roll across the scenic hills. While the majority of vineyards, winemaking facilities and tasting rooms that lure tourists have escaped damage, the perception that the area is on fire yet again has not helped business. Add restrict
  
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• 1 dead, another critically wounded after Chandler shooting

  30-08-2020 17:23
  
  CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Chandler say one person is dead and another is hospitalized in critical condition after a double shooting. They say the shooting occurred early Sunday morning. Police say they have not been able to speak with the second victim after the shooting to get any information about a suspect. The names of the two victims have not been released yet. Police say their investigation is ongoing.  The post 1 dead, another critically wounded after Chandler shooting a
  
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• Arizona records 374 new COVID-19 cases; 23 new deaths

  30-08-2020 17:21
  
  PHOENIX (KVOA) - State health officials reported 374 additional coronavirus cases Sunday and 23 virus-related deaths.That brings the state’s documented totals to 201,661 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 5,030 known deaths.Deaths are not recorded until the health department receives a death certificate naming COVID-19 as the cause of death.The data includes people who have recovered.According to the state's data dashboard, 1,464,384 people have been tested for the virus.
  
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• Valencia road partially closed due to accident

  30-08-2020 17:17
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Pima County Sheriff Deputies have confirmed that Valencia Road by Casino Del Sol will be closed for the forseeable future due to a vehicle collision that is currently under investigation.Deputies say that a passenger car and a motorcycle collided.
  Deputies say that delays are expected and alternative routes should be taken.
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• Girl, 7, killed in drive-by shooting during party in Indiana

  30-08-2020 17:11
  
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Police say a 7-year-old girl was killed in a drive-by shooting while attending a birthday party in northern Indiana. Authorities say the shooting occurred Saturday evening when multiple shots were fired from a vehicle driving by the home in South Bend. The girl was seriously injured and later died at a hospital. Although several people were standing in front of the home, she was the only victim. An autopsy has not yet been scheduled.  The post Girl, 7, killed i
  
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• ABC to air ‘Black Panther’ as tribute to Chadwick Boseman

  30-08-2020 17:03
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — ABC will air “Black Panther” commercial-free Sunday as a prime-time tribute to Chadwick Boseman.
  The film will be followed by an ABC News Special, “Chadwick Bosmeman: A Tribute for a King.”
  Disney said the special “will celebrate Boseman’s storied life, legacy and career” and “shine a light on the medical condition he privately battled.”
  Boseman died Friday after a four-year battle with colon cancer. He was 43. The film
  
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• Navajo Nation reports 9 new coronavirus cases, 1 more death

  30-08-2020 17:01
  
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials report nine new confirmed cases of coronavirus and one additional death. The latest numbers released Saturday night brings the total number of people infected to 9,789 with 501 known deaths. Tribal health officials say 94,287 people have been tested for COVID-19 and 7,054 have recovered. The Navajo Nation lifted its stay-at-home order on Aug. 16, but is asking residents to leave their homes only for emergencies or essential activitie
  
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• China’s top diplomat dismisses European rights concerns

  30-08-2020 16:53
  
  PARIS (AP) — China’s foreign minister defended detention camps in Xinjiang and Hong Kong’s new security law, brushing off concerns by European countries. Foreign Minister Wang Yi is on his first European tour since the virus pandemic erupted, seeking to revive trade and diplomatic cooperation. Speaking in Paris, Wang said those sent to re-education centers in Xinjiang have been released and placed in employment — even as rights groups and families report on continuing det
  
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• Kansas candidate admitting abuse had liberal message, base

  30-08-2020 16:52
  
  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 19-year-old Kansas House candidate narrowly won his primary race with an appeal to young, liberal voters in a safe Democratic district after running for local office just the year before. Aaron Coleman has put the Kansas Democratic Party in an unwanted spotlight because he admitted before the Aug. 4 primary to circulating revenge porn and abusing young girls online. But his 14-vote victory over seven-term state Rep. Stan Frownfelter in a Kansas City district shows how
  
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• Coronavirus worries force election officials to get creative

  30-08-2020 16:34
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Finger coverings for voters using touchscreen ballot machines. Single-use pens instead of “I Voted” stickers. Separate voting stations for people who have tested positive for the coronavirus. These are just some ways state and local election officials are managing the upcoming presidential election amid the COVID-19 pandemic. They say they are trying to make voting as safe as possible, providing hand sanitizer and masks. They also are making accommodations
  
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• France: Mali junta’s timeline ‘out of the question’

  30-08-2020 16:33
  
  BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — France’s defense minister is pressing Mali’s military junta to return the country to civilian rule within months, saying Sunday that the three-year timeline proposed by the coup leaders is “out of the question.” The comments came hours after the junta hastily met with prominent figures from the opposition coalition following a public dispute that highlighted emerging divisions. Both sides were united in their desire to see former President Ibrahi
  
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• Huge protest on Belarus leader’s birthday demands he resign

  30-08-2020 16:32
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Tens of thousands of demonstrators have gathered in the capital of Belarus, beginning the fourth week of daily protests demanding that the country’s authoritarian president resign. The protests began after an Aug. 9 presidential election that protesters say was rigged and officials say gave President Alexander Lukashenko a sixth term in office. The Sunday protest at the “ hero city” monument honoring Minsk’s suffering and resilience in World War
  
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