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• Venezuelan gas lines surge as Iranian tankers go undercover

  08-09-2020 23:59
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Gasoline shortages have returned to Venezuela, sparking long lines in the capital as concerns mount that Iran yet again may be trying to come to the Caribbean nation’s rescue. Three Iranian ships that delivered gasoline to Venezuela earlier this year have turned off their location tracking devices for over a week. Global shipping analysts said Tuesday that this move raises suspicions that the tankers are again headed to Venezuela. Iran uses cloaking to evade
  
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• Firefighters injured, airlifted in central California blaze

  08-09-2020 23:58
  
  SHAVER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says 14 firefighters and bulldozer operators were injured Tuesday while battling a blaze in central California. One is in critical condition. The Forest Service says the crew has injuries that include burns and smoke inhalation. Three were airlifted to a hospital, including one in critical condition.  Officials say they were fighting the Dolan Fire in Los Padres National Forest in Monterey County and the firefighters had to deploy the
  
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• US Forest Service: 14 firefighters, bulldozer operators injured battling Northern California blaze; three hospitalized

  08-09-2020 23:49
  
  PASO ROBLES, Calif. (AP) — US Forest Service: 14 firefighters, bulldozer operators injured battling Northern California blaze; three hospitalized.The post US Forest Service: 14 firefighters, bulldozer operators injured battling Northern California blaze; three hospitalized appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Cottonwood Police Department commander is killed in a crash

  08-09-2020 23:41
  
  COTTONWOOD, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a Cottonwood Police Department commander has been killed in an off-duty motorcycle accident. Northern Arizona University police say 49-year-old Jody Makuch was riding his motorcycle on State Route 89 through Cottonwood on Monday afternoon when a SUV reportedly crossed the center line and caused a head-on crash. Makuch was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead from his injuries. Cottonwood police say Makuch had been with the department si
  
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• The Latest: At least 1,000 ECU students have tested positive

  08-09-2020 23:40
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. — At least 1,000 East Carolina University students have tested positive for the coronavirus since fall classes began on Aug. 10, according to the college’s COVID-19 case count.
  ECU’s COVID-19 dashboard updated Tuesday afternoon shows 1,084 students tested positive for the virus between Aug. 9 and Sept. 5, thus making ECU the first college in the state to eclipse 1,000 cases since classes started again.
  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Caro
  
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• 7 killings investigated at illegal pot grow in California

  08-09-2020 23:38
  
  AGUANGA, Calif. (AP) — Detectives are investigating what prompted the Labor Day killings of seven people at an illegal marijuana growing operation in a rural Southern California community known for horse ranches and plant nurseries along dirt roads. Authorities said Tuesday that the shootings in a small community north of San Diego appeared to be isolated and don’t represent a threat to the general public. Deputies who arrived at a house before dawn Monday found a woman suffering fro
  
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• Direct deposit: WR Hopkins negotiates own deal with Arizona

  08-09-2020 23:36
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Cardinals have agreed to a two-year contract extension with star receiver DeAndre Hopkins that will keep the three-time All-Pro in Arizona through the 2024 season. The team announced the deal on Tuesday but didn’t disclose terms. The NFL Network reported that the extension is worth $54.5 million over two years. The receiver is guaranteed $42.75 million. The deal also has a no-trade clause and no-franchise tag clause. The Cardinals landed the 6-foot-1, 212-poun
  
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• President Trump expands ban on new offshore drilling sites in Atlantic

  08-09-2020 23:35
  
  JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is seeking to claim the mantle of environmental steward as he announces an expansion of a ban on offshore drilling and highlights conservation projects in Florida.
  But his administration has overturned or weakened numerous regulations meant to protect air and water quality and lands essential for imperiled species.
  Speaking Tuesday beside the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, Trump signed paperwork to extend and expand a ban on new offshore drilling site
  
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• Postal chief under fire over alleged campaign law violations

  08-09-2020 23:35
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is facing increased scrutiny as House Democrats investigate allegations that he encouraged employees at his former business to contribute to Republican candidates and then reimbursed them in the guise of bonuses. That’s a violation of campaign finance laws. DeJoy was already under fire amid allegations that operational changes he made since taking the postal job in June have delayed mail and sparked concern over its ability to process
  
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• Pakistani official who went missing last week returns home

  08-09-2020 23:18
  
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani government official who went missing from the capital last week says he has safely returned home. Sajid Gondal is a senior official at the country’s financial regulatory body and he took to Twitter on Tuesday to announce his return. He did not share any details. Gondal went missing last week while driving home from work and his car was later found parked on a roadside. It was unclear who held him for five days, but his family and friends had speculated he
  
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• PG&E trying a new tactic in power cuts to prevent wildfires

  08-09-2020 23:17
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The nation’s largest utility says it is executing smarter and shorter power shutoffs after receiving widespread criticism last year when it turned off electricity to 2 million California customers to prevent its equipment from sparking wildfires. The outages that began overnight to nearly 172,000 homes and businesses are the first by Pacific Gas & Electric since critics blasted a series of shut-offs a year ago as poorly executed and overly broad. It does so a
  
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• JPMorgan: some customers, employees misused COVID programs

  08-09-2020 23:17
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — JP Morgan Chase is saying that a number of its employees and customers may have abused the Paycheck Protection Program and other coronavirus stimulus programs. The New York bank says it is working with law enforcement in some cases. A memo sent to bank employees did not state how many employees may have unethically misused these programs, or what exactly they did. The bank declined to comment beyond the memo. The program was designed to give small businesses forgivable loan
  
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• Appeals court agrees R&B singer R. Kelly should stay jailed

  08-09-2020 23:17
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court says R&B singer R. Kelly can remain behind bars while he waits to face multiple trials on child pornography and other charges. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan on Tuesday upheld a decision by a Brooklyn federal judge to deny Kelly bail. Kelly remains in a federal jail in Chicago. He faces state and federal charges in Illinois, Minnesota and New York that range from sexual assault to heading a racketeering scheme designed to supp
  
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• The Latest: Florida State reports 21% virus positivity rate

  08-09-2020 23:13
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State University in Tallahassee reported that in the seven-day period ending Sept. 4, 3,429 tests were performed at a local civic center and 724 individuals tested positive for a positivity rate of 21.1%. Overall 839 students and 14 employees have tested positive since Aug. 2.
  The spike comes after several social media posts showing photos and videos of off-campus student parties with no social distancing and few, if any, masks.
  The university emailed a statemen
  
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• Small plane crashes near Tennessee airport; 2 dead, 1 hurt

  08-09-2020 23:06
  
  MCMINNVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say a small plane has crashed near a Tennessee airport, killing two people and seriously injuring another. The Federal Aviation Administration said three people were aboard a single-engine Piper PA-28 airplane that crashed on Tuesday afternoon. A National Transportation Safety Board spokesman said the plane took off from Warren County Memorial Airport in McMinnville and crashed in a nearby field. A witness said the plane appeared to be trying to return t
  
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• 11-year-old boy accused of killing 39-year-old relative

  08-09-2020 22:56
  
  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Authorities in southwest Louisiana say an 11-year-old boy fatally shot a 39-year-old relative. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office says in a news release that the boy was arrested Monday on a charge of second-degree murder in the death of Andrew Lafleur III of Moss Bluff. The news release Tuesday did not describe a possible motive for the shooting, which occurred Monday evening at a home in Moss Bluff. The boy’s name was not released because he is a j
  
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• Now that NFL supports Colin Kaepernick’s fight, what’s next?

  08-09-2020 22:53
  
  Four years later, the NFL admitted it was wrong and said it now supports Colin Kaepernick in his fight against racial injustice, encouraging players to take a stand or a knee for the cause. The league’s 101st season kicks off Thursday night when the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs host the Houston Texans. NFL end zones will be inscribed this season with two slogans: “It Takes All Of Us” on one side, “End Racism” on the other.  As part of its social justi
  
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• NAU President Rita Cheng won’t seek contract extension

  08-09-2020 22:52
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The president of Northern Arizona University says she won’t seek an extension of her contract that expires in 2022. Rita Cheng made the announcement Tuesday. She touted growth in research funding, enrollment, and student retention and diversity since she took over the the Flagstaff-based university in 2014. She says she has confidence in the school’s leadership team, faculty and staff to continue the work amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Arizona Board
  
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• Coronavirus cases in U.S. children surpass half million

  08-09-2020 22:50
  
  A significant increase in coronavirus cases among children in the United States was reported Tuesday.
  The American Academy of Pediatrics released a report stating the number of cases in children reached 513,415.
  The report showed 70,630 new cases between Aug. 20 and Sept. 3. That was a 16 percent increase over the past two weeks.
  AAP stated the data shows the need for control of the virus before schools and businesses fully open.
  “These numbers are a chilling reminder of why we need to ta
  
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• Extra virus safeguards planned for overturned ship removal

  08-09-2020 22:44
  
  SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Salvage workers coming to the Georgia coast to cut apart and remove a cargo ship that overturned a year ago will be sequestered at a nearby resort to protect them from the coronavirus. Officials said Tuesday that the Epworth by the Sea resort has been booked to house about 100 workers from late September until late January. The resort will be closed to the general public during that period. Tuesday marked one year since the South Korean freighter Golden Ray capsized Se
  
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• Killing of 7 investigated at California marijuana grow site

  08-09-2020 22:42
  
  AGUANGA, Calif. (AP) — Detectives are investigating what prompted the Labor Day killings of seven people at an illegal marijuana growing operation in a rural Southern California community known for horse ranches and plant nurseries along dirt roads. Authorities said Tuesday that the shootings the small community of Aguanga north of San Diego appeared to be an isolated incident and do not represent a threat to the general public. Deputies who arrived at the location before dawn Monday found
  
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• Jail deputy suspended after fight with Black teen

  08-09-2020 22:41
  
  SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a white Florida jail deputy has been suspended following a fight that led to a Black teen being hospitalized. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports that Sarasota County Deputy Neil Pizzo was placed on administrative leave Friday pending an internal affairs investigation. The confrontation with the 17-year-old boy occurred Sept. 1 at the Sarasota County Juvenile Assessment Center. Sheriff Tom Knight said he was disturbed after watching a surveillance video
  
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• Sierra Vista police investigating death of 7-month-old child

  08-09-2020 22:38
  
  SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Sierra Vista say they are investigating the death of a 7-month-old child. They say officers responded to a call for an unresponsive child at a residence about 8:15 p.m. Saturday. Officers on scene found the child not breathing and began CPR. Police say the child was taken to a hospital and later died there. The name and gender of the child haven’t been released yet. Police say no further information is expected until the autopsy report is released
  
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• Report: Immigration detention center should release inmates

  08-09-2020 22:35
  
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An outside expert who inspected a Virginia immigration detention center that experienced a massive coronavirus outbreak is recommending some high-risk detainees be released. A federal judge ordered the inspection last month after detainees filed a lawsuit. The judge faulted the detention complex in Farmville for an outbreak that affected more than 90% of the center’s nearly 300 detainees, including a 72-year-old inmate who died. Government officials fought unsu
  
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• Police investigate death of 7-month-old in Sierra Vista

  08-09-2020 22:35
  
  SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (KVOA) - Authorities are investigating the death of a 7-month-old child in Sierra Vista.
  According to Sierra Vista Police Department, officers responded to a call for an "unresponsive child" on Saturday at about 8:15 p.m.Officers were dispatched to the 300 block of Seventh Street.
  Sierra Vista PD says the child was not breathing when officers arrived at the scene.
  The 7-month-old was transported to Canyon Vista Medical Center, where the child later died.
  Details are limited a
  
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• The Latest: Las Vegas children contract inflammatory disease

  08-09-2020 22:30
  
  LAS VEGAS — Health officials said Tuesday that eight Las Vegas-area children under age 14 who tested positive for COVID-19 since March were also diagnosed with a rare inflammatory condition linked with the coronavirus.
  The Southern Nevada Health District said all the children were hospitalized and released, and the district has begun adding daily tallies of confirmed cases of the illness to its daily online coronavirus response report.
  Not all children exhibit the same symptoms, and the di
  
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• Tech’s sudden sell-off continues; Nasdaq sinks 10% in 3 days

  08-09-2020 22:30
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Big technology stocks tumbled again on Tuesday, continuing the Icarus-like flight path for companies that just a week ago were the high-flyers carrying Wall Street to record heights. The S&P 500 fell 2.8% and clinched its first three-day losing streak in nearly three months. Apple, Microsoft and Amazon were among the Big Tech stocks to sink more than 4%, torpedoing broad market indexes. The Nasdaq composite, which is packed with tech stocks, dropped 4.1% and is down 10%
  
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• Arizona bars reopen amid COVID-19 guidelines

  08-09-2020 22:30
  
  PHOENIX – As Arizona bars have reopened after months of being shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic, owners and managers are struggling to comply with state health department regulations that require logistical twists.…
  
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• Death toll from collapsed mine in NW Pakistan rises to 22

  08-09-2020 22:21
  
  PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say rescue crews using heavy machinery have recovered 14 more bodies from a collapsed marble mine in the country’s northwest. This raises the death toll from Monday’s incident at the mine to 22. Efforts were still underway Tuesday to find survivors. Officials say an estimated 35 workers were loading marble onto trucks when huge boulders dislodged and fell on them. The mine lies in the district of Mohmand near the Afghan border. Eigh
  
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• Red Flag Warning issued September 8 at 1:20PM MST until September 9 at 12:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  08-09-2020 22:20
  
  * AFFECTED AREA…Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower ColoradoRiver Valley AZ, Central Deserts, Joshua Tree National Park,Lower Colorado River Valley CA and Imperial County And EasternRiverside County.
  * TIMING…From 11 AM to 12 AM Tuesday.
  * WINDS…Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
  * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 8 percent.
  * IMPACTS…Fuels are very dry and fire danger is very high.These conditions combined with low relative humidity andstrong winds w
  
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• Amid virus surge, Noem pushes tourism with CARES Act funds

  08-09-2020 22:20
  
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s administration is using federal coronavirus relief funds to pay for a $5 million tourism ad campaign aimed at drawing people to the state, even as it emerges as one of the nation’s top hot spots for COVID-19 infections. The 30-second features the governor saying that “with our breathtaking landscapes and wide-open spaces, we’re a place to safely explore.” But the state currently ranks second in the count
  
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• Wild Weather: Ice and fire in the Western US

  08-09-2020 22:16
  
  A 60-degree temperature drop in Colorado, a devastating firestorm in Washington, and nearly two dozen large fires burning throughout California. Wild weather is striking the Western US.
  Around the country, at least 76 wildfires are burning, prompting red flag warnings in several states.
  Whitney Wild has the latest on the record-breaking weather events wreaking havoc for millions."We figure the family will stay together,” said Alana Roberts, who lost her home to the Valley Fire. “Jus
  
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• Consumer borrowing follows June gain with 3.6% rise in July

  08-09-2020 22:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer borrowing rose by a solid 3.6% in July. It’s the second monthly gain after the coronavrius pandemic had sent borrowing down sharply in the previous three months. The Federal Reserve reports that the July increase, which represented a $12.2 billion advance, followed a 3.3% rise in June and sharp declines in March, April and May. The strength in July came from a $12.5 billion rise in the category that includes auto loans and student loans. The category t
  
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• Trump readying potential Supreme Court nominee list

  08-09-2020 22:14
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is preparing to release a list of potential Supreme Court nominees. It’s a list that will give voters something to compare to rival Joe Biden’s promise to nominate a Black woman to the high court if given the chance. Trump is expected to approve a list of potential Supreme Court nominees this week and release it soon after. Four years ago, Trump took the unprecedented step of announcing potential Supreme Court nominees in a bid to win ov
  
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• Helicopters pull more people from burning California forest

  08-09-2020 22:13
  
  SHAVER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Helicopters are rescuing more people from the California wildfires as flames chew through bone-dry terrain after a scorching Labor Day weekend. The latest rescues come after a dramatic weekend airlift of more than 200 people. The California National Guard says helicopters pulled dozens more people from the Sierra National Forest on Tuesday morning. California has already set a record with 2 million acres (809,000 hectares) burned this year. And the worst part of
  
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• Technology stocks keep stumbling; Nasdaq down 10% in 3 days

  08-09-2020 22:08
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Big tech stocks slumped again on Wall Street, pulling the Nasdaq down 10% over the past three trading days. The tech-heavy index dropped 4.1% Tuesday, and the S&P 500 lost 2.8%. Big names that had been been the main reasons for Wall Street’s rocket ride back to record heights were among the heaviest weights, including Apple, Microsoft and Amazon. Tech stocks had been the darlings of Wall Street, even through the pandemic, on expectations that they can continue to
  
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• Tech stocks slump again, with big drops for Apple and Microsoft, pulling Nasdaq down 10% over the past 3 trading days

  08-09-2020 22:02
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Tech stocks slump again, with big drops for Apple and Microsoft, pulling Nasdaq down 10% over the past 3 trading days.The post Tech stocks slump again, with big drops for Apple and Microsoft, pulling Nasdaq down 10% over the past 3 trading days appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Teen accused of shooting Lincoln officer charged with murder

  08-09-2020 22:00
  
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A teenager accused of shooting a police officer two weeks ago in a Nebraska city was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder one day after the officer died. The charges were upgraded against 17-year-old Felipe Vazquez  in the Aug. 26 shooting of Lincoln police investigator Luis “Mario” Herrera, who died on Monday. The teenager has already been charged with second-degree assault of a peace officer. Herrera, a plainclothes officer, was shot as he sought
  
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• Rochester police leaders retire after suffocation death

  08-09-2020 22:00
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Top police leaders in Rochester are retiring en masse amid criticism of the city’s handling of the the suffocation death of Daniel Prude. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren said Tuesday that the city’s police chief is among those retiring, along with other senior commanders. Warren made the surprise announcement of the retirements at a City Council briefing being held online. Prude died several days after an encounter with police on March 23. Officers who foun
  
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• The Latest: Boston testing lab suspended over virus results

  08-09-2020 21:43
  
  BOSTON — State officials in Massachusetts said a Boston-based coronavirus testing lab that counts dozens of nursing homes among its clients has been suspended by the state after it returned nearly 400 false positive tests.
  The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said in a statement Tuesday that it opened an investigation in early August after it became aware of an unusually high positive rate of COVID-19 tests reported by Orig3n Laboratory.
  Retests found at least 383 false positives
  
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• Dog’s bark saved Alabama family as fire swept through home

  08-09-2020 21:40
  
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A dog has been credited with saving an Alabama family’s lives after his bark awakened them to a fire that was sweeping through their rental home. A North Shelby Fire Department official told AL.com the fire started on a grill and spread to the rest of the Birmingham home early Tuesday morning. Derek Walker lived there with his wife, two children and three pets. He says the dog, Ralph, woke him up with a bark. When he got up to investigate, he saw the fire by t
  
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• Rochester police leaders retire in wake of calls for change

  08-09-2020 21:39
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Top police leaders in Rochester are retiring en masse amid criticism of the city’s handling of the the suffocation death of Daniel Prude. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren said Tuesday that the city’s police chief is among those retiring, along with other senior commanders. Warren made the surprise announcement of the retirements at a City Council briefing being held online. Prude died several days after an encounter with police on March 23. Officers who foun
  
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• Art dealer whose treasure sent hunters scouring US West dies

  08-09-2020 21:34
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An antiquities dealer and author who gained fame after hiding a a treasure chest that drove hundreds of thousands of people to search the American West has died at age 90. Police confirmed Forrest Fenn died Monday of natural causes at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Only recently, Fenn announced the bronze chest filled with gold, jewels and other valuables had been found in Wyoming by someone he didn’t name. He hid it a decade ago and dropped clues in a poem p
  
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• Vos appoints Democratic critic to police task force

  08-09-2020 21:33
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Assembly Republican Speaker Robin Vos has appointed a Black Democratic legislator to co-chair his new task force on racial disparities and police policies. Vos announced Tuesday that Rep. Shelia Stubbs will co-chair the task force along with Republican Majority Leader Jim Steineke, who is white. Stubbs has been an outspoken critic of Republican legislators’ lack of action on racial disparities and police brutality. Last week, she blasted the GOP for tak
  
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• Trump faces criticism on remarks about service members, Arizona Sen. John McCain

  08-09-2020 21:33
  
  Politicians and veterans issued sharp rebukes late last week, after a report that President Donald Trump used insulting language like “losers” and “suckers” to describe Americans killed in battle during World War I and Arizona Sen. John McCain. …
  
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• Top police leaders in Rochester, New York, retire amid outrage over handling of Daniel Prude’s suffocation death

  08-09-2020 21:33
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Top police leaders in Rochester, New York, retire amid outrage over handling of Daniel Prude’s suffocation death.The post Top police leaders in Rochester, New York, retire amid outrage over handling of Daniel Prude’s suffocation death appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Ex-cop who shot Black man pleads guilty to ghost employment

  08-09-2020 21:27
  
  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 pleaded 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 44-year-old Ryan O’Neill pleaded guilty Tuesday to a ghost employment count under a plea agreement in which a special prosecutor dropped a felony charge
  
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• Cardinals, WR Hopkins agree to 2-year extension through 2024

  08-09-2020 21:26
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Cardinals have agreed to a two-year contract extension with star receiver DeAndre Hopkins that will keep the three-time All-Pro in Arizona through the 2024 season. The team announced the deal on Tuesday but didn’t disclose terms. The NFL Network reported that the extension is worth $54.5 million over two years. The receiver is guaranteed $42.75 million. The deal also has a no-trade clause and no-franchise tag clause. The Cardinals landed the 6-foot-1, 212-poun
  
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• Consumer borrowing advances solid 3.6% in July, second gain

  08-09-2020 21:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer borrowing rose by a solid 3.6% in July. It’s the second monthly gain after the coronavrius pandemic had sent consumer borrowing down sharply in the previous three months. The Federal Reserve reports that the July increase, which represented a $12.2 billion advance, followed a 3.3% rise in June and sharp declines in March, April and May. The strength in July came from a $12.5 billion rise in the category that includes auto loans and student loans. The c
  
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• Trump expands ban on new offshore drilling sites in Atlantic

  08-09-2020 21:22
  
  JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is seeking to claim the mantle of environmental steward as he announces an expansion of a ban on offshore drilling and highlights conservation projects in Florida. But his administration has overturned or weakened numerous regulations meant to protect air and water quality and lands essential for imperiled species. Speaking Tuesday beside the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, Trump says he is extending and expanding a ban on new offshore drilling sites o
  
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