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• Stanley Crouch, contentious man of letters, dead at 74

  16-09-2020 23:59
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stanley Crouch, a contentious and influential critic, columnist and self-taught Renaissance man who in fiction and nonfiction was inspired by his knowledge and love of blues and jazz and his impulse to step over the line, died Wednesday at age 74. In a career dating back the 1960s, Crouch was a columnist for the Village Voice and the New York Daily News, a guest on NPR and Charlie Rose’s show, a drummer, a founder of what became Jazz at Lincoln Center and mentor to Wy
  
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• Dallas-area officer who shot at dog but killed woman charged

  16-09-2020 23:59
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Prosecutors say a Texas police officer who shot and killed a woman last year while firing at a dog has been charged with criminally negligent homicide. The Tarrant County district attorney’s office said a grand jury indicted Ravinder Singh on Wednesday in the August 2019 death of 30-year-old Margarita Brooks. At the time of the shooting, Singh was a rookie officer in the Dallas suburb of Arlington. He was placed on administrative leave after the shooting and r
  
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• Woman’s remains found in luggage of man visiting relatives

  16-09-2020 23:58
  
  MARKHAM, Ill. (AP) — A 30-year-old man visiting relatives in suburban Chicago from Kentucky has been arrested after a woman’s remains were found in several bags of luggage. Police say the man caught a Greyhound bus from Louisville to Chicago over the past few days and was picked up there by relatives who took him to their home in Markham. While the man was at a public library Tuesday, a relative opened one of the bags and found body parts. Police later found more remains in the other
  
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• Gunman shot federal officer inspecting car near courthouse

  16-09-2020 23:53
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Court documents say a gunman in a car opened fire on a federal security officer who was inspecting another vehicle outside the U.S. courthouse in Phoenix. The criminal complaint filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court accused James Lee Carr of being the shooter and says he felt the federal officer “was harassing him.” The complaint says the officer was inspecting a UPS truck for entry at the courthouse when someone in a car yelled, “Hey,” and then open
  
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• The Latest: Ohio bars closing churches, moving elections

  16-09-2020 23:52
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio has enacted a law that bars local or state officials from closing churches or other houses of worship and that bans the changing of election dates.
  The legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Mike DeWine was pushed through by Republican lawmakers in reaction to such orders as part of coronavirus containment measures. DeWine had refrained from shutting down religious institutions during the pandemic, but some other governors have restricted religious gatherings.The new la
  
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• Kansas court hears arguments over “wrongful birth” law

  16-09-2020 23:52
  
  BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court seemed worried Wednesday about the proper roles of the Legislature and courts as it wrestled with whether a state statute that prohibits lawsuits based on “wrongful birth” claims is constitutional. Justices heard oral arguments via Zoom on whether the parents of a disabled child have a right to a trial on their malpractice claims. A lower appeals court had earlier held that the statute protects physicians from malpractice suits
  
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• Top bills fail in Missouri governor’s special crime session

  16-09-2020 23:45
  
  COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Republican Gov. Mike Parson’s proposal to give the Missouri attorney general the power to intervene in St. Louis homicide cases has failed. The GOP-led state House finished work Wednesday without taking action on the bill. Parson had asked lawmakers to pass the bill midway through a special legislative session focused on violent crime. The proposal was widely seen as criticism of St. Louis’ first Black prosecutor, Kim Gardner, who is a Democrat. The measure
  
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• Sony’s new $500 PlayStation 5 will launch Nov. 12

  16-09-2020 23:45
  
  Sony said Wednesday its upcoming PlayStation 5 video game console will cost $500 and launch Nov. 12, setting up a holiday battle with Microsoft’s X Box Series X over whose new console will be under people’s tree this year. Video game fans have been chomping at the bit for the new consoles _ and not just because of the the pandemic. The roughly 7-year life cycle of a video game console is ending. The previous Xbox, Xbox One, and Sony’s PlayStation 4 were released in 2013. The ne
  
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• Gunman opened fire on federal officer in ambush near court

  16-09-2020 23:44
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Court documents say a gunman in a car opened fire on a federal security officer who was inspecting another vehicle outside the U.S. courthouse in Phoenix. The criminal complaint filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court accused James Lee Carr of being the shooter and says he felt the federal officer “was harassing him.” The complaint says the officer was inspecting a UPS truck for entry at the courthouse when someone in a car yelled, “Hey,” and then open
  
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• Excessive heat warning, pollution advisory for metro Phoenix

  16-09-2020 23:44
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for Thursday in the Phoenix metropolitan area. In addition, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has issued a high pollution advisory for ozone. The Phoenix metro area is expected to see a high Thursday of 109 degrees, which would break the record for the date set in 1962. Phoenix already has had the hottest meteorological summer on record. Between June and August, meteorologists said Phoenix had 50
  
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• Feds: Over 60 immigrants arrested at 2 Phoenix-area homes

  16-09-2020 23:42
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Federal authorities said Wednesday they found around 65 immigrants suspected of being in the country illegally while serving drug-related search warrants at two Phoenix-area homes.The DEA says about 50 people were arrested at home in west Phoenix while a law enforcement task force that includes the Border Patrol executed a search warrant. Another 10 to 15 people were also taken into custody at a home in Chandler.Smuggling organizations often hold large groups of immigrants i
  
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• Documents: Gunman in car shot federal security officer inspecting another vehicle outside US courthouse in Phoenix

  16-09-2020 23:42
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Documents: Gunman in car shot federal security officer inspecting another vehicle outside US courthouse in Phoenix.The post Documents: Gunman in car shot federal security officer inspecting another vehicle outside US courthouse in Phoenix appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Fed sees rates near zero through 2023, perhaps longer

  16-09-2020 23:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve expects to keep its benchmark interest rate pegged near zero at least through 2023 as it strives to accelerate economic growth and drive down the unemployment rate. The Fed has kept its benchmark short-term rate at nearly zero since the coronavirus pandemic intensified in March. The rate influences borrowing costs for homebuyers, credit card users, and businesses. Fed chair Jay Powell said the economy has recovered faster than expected, but a full reco
  
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• Raytheon doubles job cuts to 15,000, citing airline downturn

  16-09-2020 23:33
  
  WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Raytheon Technologies plans to eliminate more than 15,000 jobs this year at its corporate offices, jet engine-maker Pratt & Whitney and aviation and military equipment manufacturer Collins Aerospace. Chief Executive Officer Greg Hayes announced the revised job cut numbers Wednesday during a Morgan Stanley analysts conference. The cuts are nearly double what the company disclosed in July amid a downtown in the airline industry during the coronavirus pandemic. Jobs
  
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• State Pushes Flu Vaccinations To Avert Flu-and-COVID-19 ‘Perfect Storm’

  16-09-2020 23:30
  
  WASHINGTON – Just more than two in five Arizona adults got a flu shot last year, a number state officials are desperate to improve on before the onset of both influenza and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic this fall. …
  
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• Arizona nonprofits boost aid to help refugees deal with the pandemic

  16-09-2020 23:30
  
  PHOENIX – Refugees living in Arizona are struggling to navigate the impacts of COVID-19.…
  
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• US unveils broad vaccine plan — but no quick rollout

  16-09-2020 23:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is outlining a sweeping plan to make COVID-19 vaccines available for free to all Americans. But a top health official cautioned that widespread vaccination is unlikely until well into 2021. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told Senate lawmakers that any vaccine available this year will be reserved for the most vulnerable. The Trump administration has continued to push its own timeline that a vaccine could be broadly ava
  
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• Unprecedented number of birds found mysteriously dead in New Mexico

  16-09-2020 23:24
  
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  (KOB)  A growing number of birds in southern New Mexico that have mysteriously died have wildlife experts scratching their heads.“It appears to be an unprecedented and a very large number,” says Martha Desmond, a professor at New Mexico State University’s Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology. “It's very difficult to put a finger on exactly what that number is, but I can say it would easily be in the hundreds of thousands of birds.&r
  
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• ‘Sigh of relief’: Sally spares a Mississippi gator ranch

  16-09-2020 23:23
  
  MOSS POINT, Miss. (AP) — The owner of a Mississippi alligator ranch who lost all 250 gators in Hurricane Katrina says he is glad the latest storm to threaten his education facility slid east so that wouldn’t happen again. Tim Parker repopulated Gulf Coast Gator Ranch & Tours in Moss Point with about 60 alligators since the 2005 storm. Earlier this week, forecasters said Hurricane Sally could push up to 9 feet of ocean water surging into the swamps and wetlands where the gators ro
  
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• Columbia University band shuts down, cites troubled history

  16-09-2020 23:23
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Columbia University Marching Band has decided to voluntarily shut itself down over what it called a history “grounded in prejudiced culture and traditions.” In a statement issued earlier this week, the band said a town hall had been held over the weekend in the wake of recent anonymous postings that made accusations including “sexual misconduct, assault, theft, racism, and injury to individuals and the Columbia community as a whole” over the year
  
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• TEP Continues Suspension of Service Disconnection Until 2020

  16-09-2020 23:19
  
  Tucson Electric Power will continue to suspend service disconnections and late fees for nonpayment till the end of 2020 in an effort to help those affected by the pandemic.The disconnection moratorium, approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission, was slated to end on Oct. 15.“We know that many families and small businesses are facing financial hardships right now, so we want to be as flexible as we can to support them,” said TEP COO Susan Gray “We also want to help customers
  
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• TEP Continues Suspension of Service Disconnection Through 2020

  16-09-2020 23:19
  
  Tucson Electric Power will continue to suspend service disconnections and late fees for nonpayment till the end of 2020 in an effort to help those affected by the pandemic.The disconnection moratorium, approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission, was slated to end on Oct. 15.“We know that many families and small businesses are facing financial hardships right now, so we want to be as flexible as we can to support them,” said TEP COO Susan Gray “We also want to help customers
  
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• Mexico’s Independence Day celebrations muted by pandemic

  16-09-2020 23:12
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Sept. 16 Independence Day celebrations were muted by the coronavirus pandemic, with a small symbolic gathering replacing the usual massive military parade. The ceremony Wednesday was dominated by the awarding of “Miguel Hidalgo” medals, the country’s highest civilian honor, to 58 doctors, nurses and health personnel involved in the treating COVID-19 patients. Independence Day marks the start of the 1810-21 struggle for freedom from Spain,
  
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• Judge: Louisiana must return to pandemic mail-in voting

  16-09-2020 23:07
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge says Louisiana must reinstate coronavirus pandemic voting plans used for summer elections rather than using a more restrictive plan approved by the Legislature. U.S. District Chief Judge Shelly Dick says the state must allow mail voting for people with conditions that make COVID-19 more dangerous, and their caretakers. She also ordered expansion of early voting from seven days to 10 in November, but not in December. During his monthly call-in radio show,
  
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• US stocks close lower after Fed rate decision

  16-09-2020 23:02
  
  Stock indexes are closing lower on Wall Street after a getting a brief boost Wednesday from the Federal Reserve’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged at nearly zero. The central bank also issued a less dire outlook for economic growth and unemployment. The S&P 500 was down 0.5% after having been up 0.6% following the 2 p.m. Eastern Fed announcement. Technology stocks led the slide, outweighing gains in financial, industrial and energy companies. Package delivery giant FedEx surg
  
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• Utah officer charged with assault after dog bites Black man

  16-09-2020 22:54
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors say a Utah police officer was charged with aggravated assault after ordering a dog to attack a Black man who had put his hands in the air. Jeffery Ryans was in his backyard on April 24 when police responded to a domestic dispute call. The Salt Lake County district attorney’s office said Ryans complied with officers’ orders to raise his hands. Prosecutors say K9 officer Nickolas Pearce then told Ryans to get on the ground before kicking him in t
  
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• The Latest: Health officials: Vaccine still 6-8 months away

  16-09-2020 22:53
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. — It will likely be at least six to eight months longer before a coronavirus vaccine can be distributed in a best-case scenario, leading Maryland health officials and lawmakers said as they make plans for the state.
  Senate President Bill Ferguson said he spoke on Tuesday with one of the principal investigators at Johns Hopkins University who is working on a vaccine now in its third phase. While there has been remarkable progress, Ferguson said Wednesday that the logistics th
  
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• Health official on leave amid political interference furor

  16-09-2020 22:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Trump health appointee is taking a leave of absence after allegations of political interference in the federal coronavirus response, followed by a personal video that warned of election violence and all but equated science with resistance. Michael Caputo is a political operative who had been serving as the top spokesman at the Department of Health and Human Services. Officials say he’s decided to take a 60-day leave of absence “to focus on his health and the
  
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• GOP shrugs off Trump’s call for ‘higher’ offer on virus aid

  16-09-2020 22:42
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Republicans should increase their offer for a coronavirus relief bill. But his allies in Congress aren’t so sure. Trump tweeted Wednesday that Republicans should “go for the much higher numbers” in the stalled negotiations with Democrats. The White House says Trump is particularly focused on getting a second round of stimulus checks to Americans. But top Republicans are shrugging off the president’s call and suggesting t
  
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• DNC, Biden Campaign Roll Out Online Guide to Voting by Mail

  16-09-2020 22:41
  
  With President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr spreading lies, disinformation and confusion about voting by mail, it's more important than ever to understand how it works.In Arizona, we've been voting by mail for more than a quarter century, with roughly eight out of 10 Arizonans embracing the convenience of early ballots in the 2016 presidential election. Now the Democratic National Committee and Team Biden are expanding the Iwillvote.com website to help you better understand vot
  
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• Reverse: Big Ten will try to play fall football after all

  16-09-2020 22:40
  
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  The Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all. Less than five weeks after postponing fall sports to spring because of the pandemic, the conference changed course. The Big Ten says its Council of Presidents and Chancellors voted unanimously to restart sports. The Big Ten plans to begin its season on Oct. 23 with an eight-game schedule for each team. The development of rapid daily testing for the coronavirus was a major factor in the decision.The post Reverse: Big Ten will try t
  
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• Bones to pick, for $8M: Stan the T rex goes up for auction

  16-09-2020 22:38
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The legend of the Tyrannosaurus rex known as Stan is getting fresh life thanks to Christie’s auction house. It put the enormous fossil on display starting Wednesday through floor-to-ceiling windows at its midtown Manhattan gallery in advance of putting it up for auction. The estimated value is up to $8 million. Stan was discovered in 1987 in South Dakota, and experts say he must have weighed at least 7 tons, had eyes the size of baseballs and a bite that could have cr
  
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• Attorney Alan Dershowitz sues CNN over impeachment quote

  16-09-2020 22:38
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Attorney Alan Dershowitz is suing CNN for $300 million, alleging that it libeled him through its editing of a comment he made defending President Donald Trump during his impeachment trial. Dershowitz filed the lawsuit Tuesday in South Florida. The 82-year-old former Harvard Law professor alleges that CNN’s editing made it seem that he told the Senate in January that a president could commit illegal acts to benefit his reelection as long as he believes his
  
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• Leader of Libya’s UN-backed gov’t wants to hand over power

  16-09-2020 22:37
  
  CAIRO (AP) — The head of Libya’s U.N.-supported government says he wants to hand over power to a new administration in October amid talks on ending the country’s conflict. Fayez Serraj made the announcement in a televised speech Wednesday night from the capital, Tripoli. Libya’s rival factions are expected to convent soon for peace talks. They agreed earlier this month to hold elections within 18 months and appoint a new government. Libya was plunged into chaos when a NAT
  
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• The Latest: Governor wants explanation for Trump rallies

  16-09-2020 22:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local):
  4:35 p.m.
  Nevada’s Democratic governor has sent a letter to the White House and the coronavirus task force asking for an explanation on the president’s decision to hold rallies in the state last weekend during a pandemic.
  Gov. Steve Sisolak sent a letter Wednesday to Vice President Mike Pence after Trump held two rallies in Nevada flouting the state’s coronavirus limits on gatherings. Sisola
  
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• Tucson Arby’s now hiring for new Sahuarita restaurant

  16-09-2020 22:31
  
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  SAHUARITA, AZ (KVOA) - Arby's announced the restaurant will be conducting open interviews throughout the month to fill positions for its new Sahuarita location.Irish Beef, the Arby’s franchisee for the Tucson area, is conducting open interviews at the Sahuarita Town Hall on Saturday, Sept. 19, Tuesday, Sept. 22 and Saturday, Sept. 26 to fill available positions at every level and for every shift. 
  In a news release, Arby's said that the positions will staff the new S
  
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• Head of Libya’s U.N.-backed gov’t says he wants to hand over power to a new administration next month amid peace talks

  16-09-2020 22:30
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Head of Libya’s U.N.-backed gov’t says he wants to hand over power to a new administration next month amid peace talks.The post Head of Libya’s U.N.-backed gov’t says he wants to hand over power to a new administration next month amid peace talks appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Trump, eyeing undecided voters, loses one during TV exchange

  16-09-2020 22:28
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Donald Trump hoped a televised forum with undecided voters in Pennsylvania would help broaden his appeal. But at least one participant says Tuesday’s event helped swing her vote the other way. Ellesia Blaque is the literature professor who asked Trump to let her finish her question about insurance coverage for preexisting conditions. She feels he ignored her concerns. The president answered a series of frank and often heartfelt questions from potential v
  
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• Oklahoma’s epidemiologist warned of Trump rally deaths

  16-09-2020 22:27
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Newly released documents show Oklahoma’s former state epidemiologist warned as many as nine deaths and 228 new cases of coronavirus could result from President Donald Trump’s June rally in Tulsa. The documents released Wednesday by the Oklahoma State Department of Health were first reported by The Hill. They show former epidemiologist Aaron Wendelboe warned state and Tulsa health officials of the dire consequences if the rally were held. Wendelboe declined
  
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• No emergency training for crew on boat where fire killed 34

  16-09-2020 22:27
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Crew members of a Southern California dive boat have told investigators they weren’t trained on emergency procedures before a fire broke out last year and killed 34 people. Federal documents released Wednesday say the cause of the predawn blaze aboard the Conception remains undetermined. One crew member told investigators he saw sparks flash when he plugged in his cellphone hours before the fire. The boat was carrying 33 passengers on a Labor Day weekend scuba divi
  
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• TRAFFIC ALERT: Collision at River, La Cholla prompts delays

  16-09-2020 22:25
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Deputies are responding to a vehicle collision at the intersection of River Road and La Cholla Boulevard Wednesday afternoon.
   East of River Road at La Cholla is closed in both directions. Traffic will be delayed while the investigation continues, according to Pima County Sheriff's Department.
  If traveling in this area, find alternative routes.Details are limited at this time.The post TRAFFIC ALERT: Collision at River, La Cholla prompts delays appeared fi
  
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• Native American groups sue South Dakota over voting rights

  16-09-2020 22:25
  
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Native American voting rights group and two tribes have filed a federal lawsuit against South Dakota state agencies, alleging that the state is violating federal law by failing to offer adequate voter registration services. The lawsuit alleges that the state’s agencies didn’t provide ample opportunities to register to vote or update voter registration information at places like motor vehicle and public assistance offices in areas near Native American
  
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• Trump appeals order blocking exclusion in district drawing

  16-09-2020 22:12
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Last week, a three-judge panel blocked an order from President Donald Trump that sought to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from the numbers used to redraw congressional districts. In response, the Trump administration on Wednesday gave notice it intends to appeal. It wasn’t immediately clear whether an appellate court or the U.S. Supreme Court will get the case next since the Trump administration filed notices for both courts. Either way, the case is likely
  
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• UK police help return 3 stolen sculptures to Indian temple

  16-09-2020 22:10
  
  LONDON (AP) — British police say that three historically and religiously important bronze sculptures stolen from a temple in India more than 40 years ago are being returned after specialist detectives took action. Police said Wednesday the idols were taken in 1978 from a temple in the Tanjavur district of Tamil Nadu. Although the thieves were caught and convicted in India, the three bronzes remained missing for the next four decades. In 2019, the Indian High Commission alerted British poli
  
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• Family of Army soldier alleges foul play involved in death

  16-09-2020 22:06
  
  GALLUP, N.M. (AP) — The family of an Army tank crewman from New Mexico who died at Fort Hood, Texas, messaged his fiance that he was concerned about three men who didn’t like him and that something was wrong shortly before his death. The Army said Pvt. Corlton L. Chee collapsed during fitness training on Aug. 28. He died two days later. Carma Johnson, Chee’s cousin and his family’s spokesperson, told the Gallup Independent Monday that Chee was being targeted and did not w
  
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• US stocks closing lower after Fed rate decision

  16-09-2020 22:04
  
  Stock indexes are closing lower on Wall Street after a getting a brief boost Wednesday from the Federal Reserve’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged at nearly zero. The central bank also issued a less dire outlook for economic growth and unemployment. The S&P 500 was down 0.5% after having been up 0.6% following the 2 p.m. Eastern Fed announcement. Technology stocks led the slide, outweighing gains in financial, industrial and energy companies. Package delivery giant FedEx surg
  
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• The Latest: United Nations chief: Virus is ‘out of control’

  16-09-2020 22:00
  
  UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations chief says the COVID-19 pandemic remains “out of control,” with the world approaching “the grimmest of milestones: 1 million lives lost to the virus.”
  Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a news conference Wednesday that the coronavirus “is the number one global security threat in our world today,” posing a crisis that is “unlike any in our lifetimes.”
  He said that’s why he called for a global ceas
  
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• Man fatally stabbed at a Phoenix bus stop; Suspect sought

  16-09-2020 21:58
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police in Phoenix has identified a man who was found fatally stabbed at bus stop. They say officers were called about an injured person late Tuesday night and found 35-year-old David Tovar suffering from multiple puncture wounds from an unknown sharp object. Tovar was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police say Tovar reportedly got into a fight with another man before he was stabbed and the suspect fled the scene before officers arrived. A search for the su
  
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• US stocks shed gains after Federal Reserve’s rate decision

  16-09-2020 21:57
  
  Stock indexes are headed lower on Wall Street after a getting a brief boost Wednesday from the Federal Reserve’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged at nearly zero. The central bank also issued a less dire outlook for economic growth and unemployment. The S&P 500 was down 03% after having been up 0.6% following the 2 p.m. Eastern Fed announcement. Technology stocks led the slide, outweighing gains in financial, industrial and energy companies. Package delivery giant FedEx surged
  
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• Doubts persist at start of NYC’s hybrid school year

  16-09-2020 21:57
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s already-delayed school year has started remotely and will do so in person Monday. But whether the city can pull off the hybrid learning system Mayor Bill de Blasio announced in July remains an open question. Unions representing teachers and principals in the nation’s largest public school district say schools still don’t have the teachers or the coronavirus safety measures that are needed, but de Blasio has insisted that the school year wil
  
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