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• Signs of trouble before police pinned Prude naked on street

  04-09-2020 23:59
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Daniel Prude appeared to be spiraling into crisis in the hours before police handcuffed him on a city street in March, then pinned the naked man face down. He had been thrown off a train the day before for disruptive behavior. He had been sent to the hospital for a mental health evaluation. Prude’s death and the actions of the police officers have intensified the debate over whether police should be responding to calls about people suffering mental health crise
  
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• The Latest: Trump urges coronavirus vigilance for Labor Day

  04-09-2020 23:56
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is urging Americans to “remain vigilant” about the coronavirus over the Labor Day weekend.
  Trump said at a White House briefing Friday that “we need everybody to be careful” and to “apply common sense” in their interactions with one another.
  Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said this week that several Midwestern states that have seen jumps in coronavirus caseloads should be especiall
  
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• Governors want more say in habitat rule for at-risk wildlife

  04-09-2020 23:51
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Governors from 22 Western states and Pacific territories want a bigger say in how the Trump administration defines habitat for wildlife protected under the Endangered Species Act. The Western Governors Association said in a letter Thursday to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that the new definition could have implications for how states manage imperiled animals and plants and they need an equal role in the decision. The Trump administration is seeking to restrict what
  
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• Police chief on leave after confederate statue charges

  04-09-2020 23:50
  
  PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — The Portsmouth, Virginia, police chief is on paid leave after her department charged several people with conspiring to damage a Confederate monument. A spokeswoman for the city confirmed Angela Greene’s leave in an email Friday but didn’t elaborate. Nearly three weeks ago, Greene’s department charged a state senator and several others from the city’s Black community with conspiring to damage a Confederate monument. Many have called the felony
  
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• US wildlife agency seeks to carve out areas from protections

  04-09-2020 23:46
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials are proposing to exempt some areas from habitat protections meant to save imperiled species. Friday’s announcement by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would place greater weight on the economic benefits of developments when deciding if land or water should be protected. It’s the latest move by the Trump administration in a years-long overhaul of how the Endangered Species Act is used. Wildlife advocates say it could allow more dr
  
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• George Washington professor’s racial hoax claim stokes anger

  04-09-2020 23:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — George Washington University is investigating the case of a history professor who allegedly admitted to fraudulently pretending to be a Black woman for her entire career. In a blog post that has gained international attention, a writer claiming to be Jessica Krug, a GW associate professor of history, writes that she is in fact a white Jewish woman from suburban Kansas City. The writer claims that she has lived most of her adult life “under various assumed identities
  
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• New Hampshire investigating lawmaker accused of advocating burning BLM houses

  04-09-2020 23:38
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire lawmaker is being investigated over a Facebook post that advocated for burning and looting houses displaying Black Lives Matter signs.The state attorney general's office sent a letter with a copy of the post by Republican Rep. James Spillane to House Speaker Steve Shurtleff. Sean Locke of the attorney general's office says that he has received complaints about the post, and that members of the Black Lives Matter movement have expressed fears they might
  
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• 2 militia members who went to Kenosha face gun charges

  04-09-2020 23:33
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Federal prosecutors say two Missouri militia members are facing federal firearms charges after traveling to Kenosha, Wisconsin with guns and ammunition. The U.S. attorney’s office in Milwaukee says Michael Karmo and Cody Smith traveled from Hartville, Missouri, to see President Donald Trump’s visit on Tuesday and view damage in Kenosha from unrest after the police shooting of Jacob Blake. They say both men have criminal convictions that make the ineligible to h
  
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• No 7th trial for Mississippi man freed from prison in 2019

  04-09-2020 23:27
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man freed from prison last year after 22 years will not be tried a seventh time in a quadruple murder case. Flowers’ attorney Rob McDuff told The Associated Press of the state attorney general’s decision on Friday. Curtis Flowers was released from custody Dec. 16 for the first time in 22 years. Flowers was convicted four times in the 1996 killings of four people at a furniture store in the north Mississippi city of Winona: twice for individua
  
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• Mississippi AG won’t seek 7th trial for man charged in killing of 4 people at furniture store, defense attorney says

  04-09-2020 23:23
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi AG won’t seek 7th trial for man charged in killing of 4 people at furniture store, defense attorney says.The post Mississippi AG won’t seek 7th trial for man charged in killing of 4 people at furniture store, defense attorney says appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• President Trump repeats testament for Americans to vote twice

  04-09-2020 23:22
  
  (NBC News) President Trump has once again called for Americans to vote twice, which is illegal. Mr. Trump made the comments during a campaign stop in Latrobe, Pennsylvania."Sign it and send it in and then you have to follow it. And if, on election day or early voting, that is not tabulated and counted, you go vote,"  Mr. Trump said. "You have to make sure your vote counts."After similar comments earlier in the week, the White House claimed Mr. Trump only wants to make sure that mail-in
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued September 4 at 2:16PM MST until September 7 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  04-09-2020 23:16
  
  * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions for September are expectedwith near record afternoon highs between 105 and 114 degrees.Hottest temperatures will be west of Tucson.
  * WHERE…Western Pima County, Tohono O’odham Nation, TucsonMetro Area, South Central Pinal County, Southeast Pinal Countyand Upper Gila River Valley.
  * WHEN…From 10 AM Friday to 8 PM MST Monday.
  * IMPACTS…Extreme heat and humidity will significantlyincrease the potential for heat related illnesses,pa
  
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• Auditor faults FAA review of pilots of small private planes

  04-09-2020 23:14
  
  A government report is finding problems with a program that lets pilots of small planes fly without a medical certificate. The Transportation Department’s inspector general determined that the  Federal Aviation Administration could not verify pilots’ eligibility for BasicMed, which lets pilots with a driver’s license avoid a full-blown certification process if they get a checkup every four years. The report also found that the FAA can’t tell if pilots using the more
  
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• The Latest: UN President: ‘Inclusion is key’ for vaccine

  04-09-2020 23:13
  
  UNITED NATIONS — The president of the United Nations General Assembly is warning that a vaccine for COVID-19 must be made available to everyone who needs it because if just one country is left out the world will still face a crisis from the coronavirus.
  As the world looks to a vaccine and a post-COVID-19 world, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande also warned that “inclusion is key, because without inclusion the suffering of those who are already left behind, will continue — and we cannot gu
  
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• Northeastern dismisses 11 students who gathered in same room

  04-09-2020 23:12
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Northeastern University has dismissed 11 freshman students for the fall semester for violating campus social distancing guidelines after they were discovered in the same hotel room. The university said Friday the students were given 24 hours to leave the Boston campus and were ordered to undergo COVID-19 tests. It said any who test positive would be moved into isolated wellness housing rather than sent home, to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Northeastern says the 11 w
  
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• Father of Jacob Blake says his paralyzed son is optimistic for his future

  04-09-2020 23:12
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The father of Jacob Blake says his “happy-go-lucky” son is optimistic for his future, although he remains paralyzed from the waist down after being shot seven times by a Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer.The elder Blake spoke to The Associated Press on Friday. A clearly exhausted Blake Sr. says the past two weeks have been “surreal” and “like a dream” and he’s mentally worn out.He said he’s been receiving death threats,
  
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• Dueling versions of reality define 1st week of fall campaign

  04-09-2020 22:58
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — On the campaign trail with President Donald Trump, the pandemic is largely over, the economy is roaring back, and murderous mobs are infiltrating America’s suburbs. With Democrat Joe Biden, the pandemic is raging, the economy isn’t working for the working-class, and systemic racism threatens Black lives across America. The first week of the fall sprint to Election Day has crystallized dizzyingly different versions of reality as the Republican incumbent and his D
  
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• The Latest: UN President: “Inclusion is key” for vaccine

  04-09-2020 22:55
  
  UNITED NATIONS — The president of the United Nations General Assembly is warning that a vaccine for COVID-19 must be made available to everyone who needs it because if just one country is left out the world will still face a crisis from the coronavirus.
  As the world looks to a vaccine and a post-COVID-19 world, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande also warned that “inclusion is key, because without inclusion the suffering of those who are already left behind, will continue — and we cannot gu
  
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• A month after migrant rescue, tanker off Malta awaits port

  04-09-2020 22:39
  
  ROME (AP) — A month after it rescued migrants at Malta’s request, a Danish-flagged tanker is still awaiting permission to dock with its passengers so despairing they are contemplating flinging themselves into the sea. The Etienne rescued 27 migrants, including a pregnant woman and a child, from a flimsy boat just before it sank. Its owners, Maersk Tankers, said Friday food and fresh water are running low. But despite weeks of contacts with Maltese authorities, the 186-meter-long (610
  
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• The Latest: French officials report nearly 9,000 new cases

  04-09-2020 22:37
  
  PARIS — Coronavirus cases in France increased to nearly 9,000 in the last 24 hours, health officials said Friday.
  The 8,975 new cases were the highest number of infections since France successfully grappled with the spread of the coronavirus during a strict two-month lockdown. There were some 1,800 cases less a day earlier.
  The rise likely reflects an increase in tests, along with the return to work and end of vacation when many French may not have observed social distancing. Hospitalizati
  
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• Belgian singer and actress Annie Cordy dies, aged 92

  04-09-2020 22:35
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian singer and actress Annie Cordy, who recorded several popular hits and was made a baroness by King Albert II, has died, the government announced Friday. She was 92. Cordy, born Leonie Correman, was one of the French-speaking world’s best-loved musical comedy performers. “Annie Cordy was an accomplished artist whose humor and joie-de-vivre represented so well the Belgian spirit that we love so much,” Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes said on Twitt
  
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• Trump won’t let Pentagon close Stars and Stripes newspaper

  04-09-2020 22:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s plan to shut down the military’s independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, hit a major roadblock Friday, as President Donald Trump announced that he won’t allow that on his watch. Trumps tweeted that the U.S. “will NOT be cutting funding” to the paper, and said it will continue to be a wonderful source of information for the military.  The Pentagon has ordered the military’s independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes,
  
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• Pima County, UArizona to hand out free masks at Tumamoc Hill

  04-09-2020 22:31
  
  Pima CountyTumamoc Hill
  TUCSON (KVOA) - The rule remains the same. No mask, no hiking at Tumamoc Hill.
  Free masks will now be distributed at the popular hiking spot during peak hours throughout September.The University of Arizona and Pima County Health Department are partnering to increase facemask use on Tumamoc Hill.
  Tumamoc HillThe hill was first closed to the public on March 18. It reopened on May 25 with the implementation of new policies, like wearing a mask when hiking.In July, UArizona
  
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• Ex-cop who shot Black man reaches plea on unrelated charge

  04-09-2020 22:29
  
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A white former South Bend police officer whose fatal shooting of a Black man last year roiled then-Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge stemming from an alleged on-duty sexual encounter he had a month before that shooting. The South Bend Tribune reports that a plea agreement calls for 44-year-old Ryan O’Neill to plead guilty to a ghost employment count, while prosecutors would drop two other charges.
  
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• Congresswoman denied access to Florida postal facilities

  04-09-2020 22:27
  
  MIAMI (AP) — U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz says she was denied access to two U.S. Postal Service facilities in South Florida following evidence of delivery delays and other problems since Postmaster Louis DeJoy took over the agency in June. Wasserman Schultz says her staff had notified the Postal Service on Thursday that she was planning to visit two Miami-area processing centers Friday morning. She says when she arrived at each location, she was prevented from observing a typical mor
  
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• Biden team, GSA sign transition memorandum

  04-09-2020 22:23
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s transition team has signed a memorandum of understanding with the General Services Administration to begin planning for a potential handover of power. Biden’s team signed the memo with the General Services Administration Thursday, according to the agency. The document is required under the Presidential Transition Act and formalizes how the federal government will go about assisting Biden’s transition team ahead of Election
  
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• Georgia candidate’s post removed for inciting violence

  04-09-2020 22:21
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Facebook says it has removed a photo illustration showing a Georgia Republican congressional nominee holding a rifle as she stands next to three Democratic House members. The social media company confirmed the removal of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s post to The Associated Press on Friday. Facebook says the post violated the platform’s policy against inciting violence. Greene has openly courted controversy, supporting a baseless right-wing conspiracy theory involving
  
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• Mustang Ranch brothel eligible for coronavirus relief grant

  04-09-2020 22:20
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Local officials have decided the famed Mustang Ranch brothel outside Reno, Nevada, is eligible to apply for small business grants as part of money governments received under a federal coronavirus relief package. Storey County, where the brothel is located, plans to offer grants of up to $3,000. It’s unclear how the Mustang Ranch intends to use its grant.  The sex workers in the brothels are typically independent contractors, not employees. Owner Lance Gillman to
  
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• 3 men charged in slaying of infant struck by stray bullet

  04-09-2020 22:18
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Three men have been charged with homicide in the shooting death of an infant who was struck by a stray bullet that went into his family’s apartment during a shootout on a Pittsburgh street. City police said Friday that 29-year-old Andre Crawford, of McKeesport, and 36-year-old Devon Thompson and 41-year-old Marvin Hill Jr., both of Spring Hill, were at the Three Rivers Manor apartment complex when they opened fire Aug. 24. Zykier Young was sleeping in his family&rsq
  
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• 2 heat-related deaths latest attributed to Hurricane Laura

  04-09-2020 22:15
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s health department says two men clearing debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura have died from heat-related illness. The department on Friday verified the deaths of the 41-year-old and 47-year-old men in Vernon Parish. They became the 21st and 22nd deaths attributed to the storm in Louisiana. With five earlier deaths in Texas, the total death toll for the storm so far is 27. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards noted that the deaths occurred as heat indic
  
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• Stocks claw back some of their losses in another rocky day

  04-09-2020 22:13
  
  The stock market ended a second straight day of turbulent trading with more losses Friday, but managed to recoup some lost ground by the end of the day. Technology stocks were again the focus of the selling, and big names like Facebook, Amazon and Google’s parent company ended lower. There wasn’t a particular catalyst for continued selling in the high-flying tech sector, but analysts noted that those stocks had posted gigantic gains so far this year that many thought were overdone. T
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued September 4 at 1:03PM MST until September 7 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  04-09-2020 22:03
  
  * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon temperatures 105to 114 expected.
  * WHERE…Portions of south central Arizona including thePhoenix area.
  * WHEN…From 10 AM Friday to 8 PM MST Monday.
  * IMPACTS…Very High Heat Risk. Increase in heat relatedillnesses, including heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heatstroke. Heat stroke can lead to death.An Excessive Heat Warning means that a period of very hottemperatures, even by local standards, will occur. Actions shouldbe tak
  
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• The Latest: Model projects 1.9M more deaths by end of 2020

  04-09-2020 21:58
  
  SEATTLE — A widely cited model predicts worsening outbreaks in the Northern Hemisphere will lead to 1.9 million more coronavirus deaths in 2020 unless governments act.
  Mask mandates and social distancing could save hundreds of thousands of lives, but there is “a tremendous amount of COVID fatigue” among the world’s government leaders because of economic downturns, said Dr. Christopher Murray of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washingto
  
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• Pentagon reaffirms Microsoft as winner of disputed JEDI deal

  04-09-2020 21:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has reaffirmed tech giant Microsoft as winner of a cloud computing contract potentially worth $10 billion. This follows a review triggered by rival Amazon’s assertion that the bidding process was flawed and unfair.  Work on the JEDI cloud project was originally scheduled to begin in February, but was temporarily halted by a federal judge who said Amazon’s argument had some merit. The Pentagon said Friday, following a months-long review, that
  
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• Officer-involved shooting suspect released from hospital, booked at county jail

  04-09-2020 21:56
  
  Tucson Police DepartmentFernando Pena Valenzuela
  TUCSON (KVOA) - A man involved in an officer-involved shooting has been released from the hospital and booked into the Pima County Jail on Wednesday.
  Fernando Pena Valenzuela, 34, has been identified as one of the suspects involved in a shooting in the 3100 block of E. Behan Street, near Country Club and Drexel roads on Aug. 22.
  Valenzuela suffered life-threatening injuries after he opened fire on officers.Police say a chase took place after a re
  
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• Group: Egypt arrests 2 journalists, one sick with COVID-19

  04-09-2020 21:49
  
  CAIRO (AP) — An international press watchdog says Egyptian security forces have arrested two journalists, including one sick with COVID-19. It’s the latest move in a sweeping government crackdown on news media during the pandemic. The Committee to Protect Journalists reported on Friday that officers burst into the homes of two editors working for a popular pro-government news outlet. One was detained on charges of spreading false news and joining a terrorist group. The other was arre
  
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• Throw your own Greek Festival

  04-09-2020 21:45
  
  This year's 45th Greek Festival might look a little different compared to years past, but it'll still feature the same great food.You can order your favorite Greek dishes and pick them up 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sept. 25-27 at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 1145 East Fort Lowell Road.For more information, head over to tucsongreekfestival.com
  
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• Gas pipeline blast burns dozens praying at Bangladesh mosque

  04-09-2020 21:33
  
  DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Officials say an underground gas pipeline near a mosque exploded during evening prayers in Bangladesh, leaving dozens of Muslim worshipers with critical burns. A police official said Saturday that the blast occurred Friday night just outside the capital of Dhaka as people were finishing their prayers. A burn unit coordinator at a state-run hospital says at least 37 people have been admitted and most of them are in critical condition. Firefighters are trying to dete
  
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• Kamala Harris, Mike Pence to both be in Wisconsin on Monday

  04-09-2020 21:22
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris is scheduled to make her first campaign appearance in battleground Wisconsin on Labor Day in Milwaukee, while Vice President Mike Pence was headed to western Wisconsin. The dual appearances by Pence and Harris come just days after President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden were in Kenosha two days apart. Wisconsin is one of a few swing states that Trump won by less than a percentage point in 2016. Pen
  
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• Amazon expanding to 25,000 workers in Seattle suburb

  04-09-2020 21:01
  
  BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle suburb of Bellevue may soon be Amazon’s unofficial “HQ3.” The Seattle-based tech giant announced on Friday that it was expanding its workforce footprint in Bellevue, with new office space plans that will host a total of 25,000 employees in the next five years, the Seattle Times reports. That’s the same number of employees promised for Arlington, Virginia, by 2030, as part of Amazon’s closely watched “HQ2” sweepsta
  
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• Compromise keeps ‘Black Lives Matter’ paint off Boardwalk

  04-09-2020 20:59
  
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The words “Black Lives Matter” have been written large in a public place in Atlantic City — just not where some demonstrators originally hoped. What had originally loomed as a potential confrontation pitting people protesting racial injustice against city officials determined to prevent the gambling resort’s Boardwalk from being painted unfolded peacefully on Friday. While about a dozen demonstrators rallied on the Boardwalk, about a half
  
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• Kelly’s lawyers want to question gang member in cell attack

  04-09-2020 20:58
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Attorneys for R. Kelly want to question a convicted member of the Latin Kings gang who says he beat up the jailed R&B singer in a Chicago cell. The Chicago Tribune reports that Kelly’s lawyers filed a motion Friday in federal court to question Jeremiah Farmer under oath. Farmer said in a court filing this week in Hammond, Indiana, that he attacked Kelly on Aug. 26 in the Metropolitan Correctional Center to shed light on wrongdoing by the government in his own crimi
  
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• Blake’s father says paralyzed son optimistic after shooting

  04-09-2020 20:50
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The father of Jacob Blake says his “happy-go-lucky” son is optimistic for his future, although he remains paralyzed from the waist down after being shot seven times by a Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer. The elder Blake spoke to The Associated Press on Friday. A clearly exhausted Blake Sr. says the past two weeks have been “surreal” and “like a dream” and he’s mentally worn out. He said he’s been receiving death threats
  
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• Fox Theatre to celebrate 90 years

  04-09-2020 20:47
  
  The Fox Tucson Theatre will mark its 90th birthday during a nine-day celebration, Always Chasing Rainbows.The event, scheduled for Oct. 17-25, will include videos, social media activities, performer and community tributes, a commemorative cookbook, an online silent auction and much more all free to the public.…
  
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• Laura’s coastal cost assessed with drones, satellite images

  04-09-2020 20:39
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Scientists have been combing through satellite imagery and drone footage and doing site surveys of regions affected by Hurricane Laura to assess what has happened to the coast. But it could take months before its known whether the hurricane led to any significant land loss. Pounding waves from hurricanes can tear at the marshy wetlands, and storm surge can inundate the wetlands. Hurricanes can also deposit sand and sediment in new areas. State officials are also cutting
  
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• Tech sector extends slump, dragging stock market lower again

  04-09-2020 20:31
  
  Stocks are falling again on Wall Street Friday, a day after a big slump in technology companies pulled the market to its biggest drop since June. The S&P 500 is down 1.2% in afternoon trading. The selling followed a government report showing that U.S. hiring slowed to 1.4 million last month, the fewest jobs since the pandemic began, even as the nation’s unemployment rate improved to 8.4% from 10.2%. Treasury yields rose. The higher yields helped send bank stocks higher, since banks can
  
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• In Barr, Trump has powerful ally for challenging mail voting

  04-09-2020 20:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump sows doubt about the legitimacy of the 2020 election, he’s found a powerful partner in that effort in Attorney General William Barr. That Barr’s ominous warnings about November are in sync with Trump’s own views is important since the attorney general is no ordinary cabinet member but instead leads a Justice Department with potentially significant roles to play in the upcoming election. That could include shaping investigations
  
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• California plans to phase out state-operated juvenile prison system

  04-09-2020 20:23
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is on the verge of phasing out its state-operated juvenile prison system. The move is hailed by reform advocates and criticized by counties that would assume responsibility for some of the state’s most violent criminal youth.The bill generally follows Gov. Gavin Newsom's latest plan to unravel the Division of Juvenile Justice, which houses about 750 youths.But legislators added what advocates said are needed safeguards and standards for the hundre
  
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• ‘Unfit for Presidency’: Biden reacts to Trump’s alleged comments mocking US war dead

  04-09-2020 20:19
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has declared President Donald Trump “unfit” for the presidency, delivering an impassioned reaction to a report that Trump _ who never served in uniform _ allegedly mocked American war dead.Defending himself, Trump says the allegations published by The Atlantic are false. Biden is intensifying his efforts to frame the 2020 election as a referendum on the president’s character.The allegations, sourced anonymously,
  
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• Jamaica’s Holness wins big in bet on early elections

  04-09-2020 20:15
  
  ST. CATHERINE, Jamaica (AP) — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has won big in his bet on early elections. His Jamaica Labour Party captured 49 of 63 seats in Parliament, swamping the rival People’s National Party. The party won despite a recent spike in COVID-19 cases that has threatened several years of strong economic growth. The JLP focused on pledges to rebuild the economy from the fallout of the pandemic, which has damaged tourism and exports. Elections weren’t constitutional
  
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