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• Gov. Ducey announces new appointment of Pima County Superior Court Judge

  25-09-2020 23:49
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Gov. Doug Ducey announced the appointment of a new Pima County Superior Court Judge Friday.Laurie San Angelo was appointed by the governor Friday. Her appointment coming after the vacancy left by the appointment of Judge Scott H. Rash to the United States District Court of Arizona.Angelo started at the Pima County Superior Court in 2013, where she handled family and juvenile cases as a Commissioner and Judge Pro Tem.Prior to her appointment, Angelo worked at the Arizona Attorney
  
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• Trudeau reaches deal with opposition party, election averted

  25-09-2020 23:48
  
  OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — One of Canada’s main opposition parties has reached a deal with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government that will allow for Trudeau’s minority Liberal government to stay in power. Officials said Friday that the Liberals had come to an agreement with the leftist New Democratic Party over its demands for supporting the Throne Speech, in which the government laid out its priorities. An election would have been forced if the NDP had joined the other
  
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• NYPD should stop making traffic stops, attorney general says

  25-09-2020 23:47
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general is recommending the New York Police Department get out of the business of routine traffic enforcement. Attorney General Letitia James’ suggestion Friday would be a radical change that she says would prevent encounters like one last year in the Bronx that escalated quickly and ended with an officer fatally shooting a motorist. James acts as a special prosecutor appointed to investigate certain police killings. She argued traffic stops
  
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• The Latest: Dr. Fauci cautions against pandemic fatigue

  25-09-2020 23:37
  
  WASHINGTON — The nation’s top infectious disease expert is cautioning people not to let pandemic fatigue weaken efforts to keep the coronavirus from spreading. Dr. Anthony Fauci says that “people are exhausted from being shut down” and some give up on doing things that contain the virus. The head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases made the comment Friday in a podcast with a medical journal editor. Fauci urges people to remember that “t
  
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• US senators demand action after AP exposes palm oil abuses

  25-09-2020 23:35
  
  Lawmakers say the U.S. government needs to ban the import of products made with child or forced labor after an Associated Press investigation found widespread exploitation in the palm oil industry. U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown and Ron Wyden spearheaded efforts to close a loophole in a federal law that had allowed the import of products made with forced labor. On Friday, they called on companies that buy goods tainted by labor abuses to be held accountable. An Associated Press investigation into the
  
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• Trump hits battleground states to court key voters

  25-09-2020 23:31
  
  ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) — President Donald Trump is trying to chip away at his Democratic rival’s advantage with Black and Hispanic voters during a two-day campaign swing that is ticking off boxes, both geographically and with key constituencies. Trump on Friday appealed to Hispanic voters in Florida, who could determine the election outcome in a crucial battleground state. He then visited Atlanta for an event on Black economic empowerment. He is to end the day in Newport News, Virginia. T
  
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• Tucson Musicians Museum Presents 15th Annual 'Celebration of Music and Culture'

  25-09-2020 23:30
  
  On Saturday, Sept. 26, the Tucson Musicians Museum will host its 15th annual Celebration of Music and Culture online. While this is the first time the fundraiser will be entirely virtual, they're sticking with the theme of honoring local music figures who have "generously given of their time and talents to the TMM’s Mentorship Program for young people in the community."The 2020 honorees are Ed Alexander, Bruce Halper, Frances Clary Covington, Crystal Stark, Nancy McCallion, Cathe
  
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• Streetcar service resumes after blocked by protest at Fourth Avenue

  25-09-2020 23:30
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Streetcar service was delayed after a protest demonstration blocked a roadway in the historic Fourth Avenue District Friday afternoon.According to Sun Link officials, a protest demonstration blocked streetcar travel at Fourth Avenue and Sixth Street.
  Officials say the demonstration suspended overall service in the Fourth Avenue District.Authorities say east-end service from Helen Street to University Boulevard and Third Avenue and west-end service from Fourth and Ninth Street to
  
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• Protest at Fourth Avenue suspends streetcar service

  25-09-2020 23:30
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Streetcar service has been delayed after a protest demonstration blocked a roadway in the historic Fourth Avenue District Friday afternoon.According to Sun Link officials, a protest demonstration has blocked streetcar travel at Fourth Avenue and Sixth Street.
  Officials say the demonstration has suspended overall service on Fourth Avenue.Authorities say east-end service from Helen Street to University Boulevard and Third Avenue amd west-end service from Fourth and Ninth Street to
  
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• Mesa police shoot, kill man they say was driving stolen car

  25-09-2020 23:27
  
  MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Mesa say officers fatally shot a man who had been driving a stolen car. Police spokeswoman Irene Mahone tells news outlets that Friday’s incident began when officers found a man slumped over the wheel of a car in a fast-food restaurant parking lot. Officers discovered the car had been reported stolen, but the man ignored commands and instead drove away. A police helicopter spotted the vehicle in another parking lot. Arriving officers then shot the man. Ma
  
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• All female fire rescue crew in Florida

  25-09-2020 23:09
  
  FLORIDA (WPTV) -A female fire rescue crew is making history in Florida.Last Friday, for the first time, the Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue Station 65 was manned by a shift made up of all women."On that day at station 65 from the top down captain driver firefighter the rescue Lt. every single person was female that day on that shift," said Deputy Chief James Ippolito, Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue Station 65.Fire medic Kelsey Krzywada is the youngest woman in the photo of women whose ages range
  
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• GOP expecting Trump to tap Barrett for Supreme Court

  25-09-2020 23:06
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are expecting President Donald Trump to announce Saturday that he is nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, as he aims to put a historic stamp on the high court just weeks before the election. Even before Trump unveils the pick, conservative groups and congressional allies are laying the groundwork for a swift confirmation process for Barrett. They, like the president, are wasting little time moving to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Gins
  
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• Jury gets case of white supremacist accused of rape threat

  25-09-2020 22:54
  
  CONCORD, N.H (AP) — The jury has begun deliberating in the federal case of a self-proclaimed white nationalist accused of threatening to rape the wife of a man who was part of a racist group that he felt was harassing him. Christopher Cantwell, a New Hampshire resident, was arrested in January on federal charges for using the Telegram messaging app to convey the threat last year, and pleaded not guilty.  He als threatened to publicize the identify of Missouri man if he didn’t pr
  
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• Kentucky lawmaker arrested during protests in Taylor case

  25-09-2020 22:51
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky lawmaker spent a night in jail after her arrest during protests demanding justice for Breonna Taylor. State Rep. Attica Scott was arrested and charged Thursday evening with first-degree rioting, a felony, and two misdemeanor counts: unlawful assembly and failure to disperse. The Black lawmaker on Friday called the charges “ludicrous.” She says she’ll redouble her push for criminal justice reforms when the state’s Republican-led legi
  
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• BREAKING: Trump to nominate Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court, per report

  25-09-2020 22:46
  
  WASHINGTON – Federal judge Amy Coney Barrett is expected to be President Donald Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court vacancy, according to a CNN report.
  The report states that “senior Republican sources” revealed the pick, but warned that it was possible Trump would change his mind at the last minute.
  Trump has said he will officially make the announcement on Saturday.
  Barrett has been discussed this week in the national media as a potential nomination. CNN reported Barret
  
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• Return to the Classroom: Your Tucson-Area School Districts Roll Out Plans for Hybrid Learning

  25-09-2020 22:43
  
  Thousands of students across Pima County will soon return to their classrooms as local public school districts solidify their plans for new hybrid models of instruction.According to the county health department’s COVID-19 Progress Report, five of the nine health criteria are making “progress” and three have been officially “met.” The progress report tracks local disease data, healthcare capacity and public health capacity.
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• Former exam administrator pleads guilty in college scam

  25-09-2020 22:39
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A former college entrance exam administrator has pleaded guilty to taking bribes to help wealthy parents rig their kids’ test scores as part of the college admissions bribery scheme. Niki Williams pleaded Friday in Boston via video and is among about 40 people who have admitted to charges in the case that exposed a scheme to get undeserving teens into college with fake athletic credentials or manipulated test scores. Williams is a former employee of the Houston Independ
  
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• Ginsburg makes history at Capitol amid replacement turmoil

  25-09-2020 22:34
  
  NBC News / YouTubeLate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose at the U.S. Supreme Court., Photo Date: 9/23/2020 Lynn Gilbert / CC BY-SA 4.0Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Photo Date: 1977 Steve PettewayRuth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Photo Date: 2006 CNN/ YouTubeSupreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Photo Date: 2/12/2018
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lay in state Friday at th
  
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• Egyptian police disperse rare, small protests; 10 arrested

  25-09-2020 22:25
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Egyptian security official says police have dispersed exceptionally rare, small street protests that erupted in a northeastern province and arrested 10 demonstrators. The development comes one year after allegations of military corruption touched off a wave of anti-government protests in Cairo and other cities. The official says dozens of residents of a working-class village joined the protest as they poured out of mosques after midday prayers on Frida
  
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• African court says ex-Ivory Coast leader should be candidate

  25-09-2020 22:23
  
  ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights says former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo should not be excluded from the list of candidates for the West African country’s Oct. 31 election. The court issued an order Friday in which it requests the “reinstatement on the electoral list” of the former president. Ivory Coast does not recognize the court’s authority. The country’s electoral commission argues Gbagbo cannot be
  
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• Trump’s $200 prescription cards won’t hit mailboxes just yet

  25-09-2020 22:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — If you’re on Medicare, don’t run to the mailbox just yet looking for a $200 prescription drug card courtesy of President Donald Trump. Government officials say key details of Trump’s giveaway still have to be worked out, from the exact timing to who will get them and how Medicare would cover the cost — which could approach $7 billion. Trade groups representing the two industries most affected by the plan — insurers and drug companies —
  
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• Stocks post solid gains as technology shares lead rally

  25-09-2020 22:11
  
  U.S. stocks are closing with solid gains Friday, the latest shift in a recent stretch of turbulence for the market. The S&P 500 rose 1.6%, led by technology and health care stocks. Apple gained 3.8% and Microsoft added 2.3%. Still, the S&P 500 finished with a weekly loss of 0.6%, capping the benchmark index’s first four-week losing streak in more than a year. Trading has been erratic in September, with stocks setting new highs to start the month and then falling sharply as investor
  
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• The Latest: Iowa reports new cases in schools, nursing homes

  25-09-2020 22:07
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa reported a jump of 1,086 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the second consecutive day of new cases exceeding 1,000.
  Four more people died, pushing the state’s death toll from the virus to 1,303.
  Data from state health and education departments indicate the virus is circulating in schools and nursing homes.
  East Sac County Superintendent Jeff Kruse said in a note posted on the district’s website that more than 80 students are in quarantine and 15 more stud
  
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• Probe into ‘discarded’ ballots becomes campaign outrage fuel

  25-09-2020 22:03
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal prosecutor’s description of nine “discarded” military ballots found in the trash at a northeastern Pennsylvania elections office has been seized on by President Donald Trump and his supporters, despite any public evidence they were handled with nefarious intent. The U.S. attorney’s announcement of the investigation Thursday provided few details, but did mention the votes were for Trump. How the case was handled and subsequently promo
  
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• Census: Number of Arizonans without health insurance rose again in 2019

  25-09-2020 22:00
  
  WASHINGTON – The number of Arizonans without health insurance jumped to more than 800,000 last year, the third consecutive year of increases for the state, according to the latest data from the Census Bureau.…
  
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• Embezzlement, sham marriage charges get city treasurer fired

  25-09-2020 21:57
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The city treasurer for Philadelphia has been fired after federal prosecutors charged him with embezzling money from customers at a bank where he previously worked and entering into a sham marriage to get U.S. citizenship. Mayor Jim Kenney noted that the allegations against Christian Dunbar did not involve his work with the city but said Friday he had been dismissed in light of the allegations. The 40-year-old Dunbar  was appointed treasurer in July 2019. Dunbar was
  
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• El Salvador’s next US envoy met Trump at Miss Universe

  25-09-2020 21:52
  
  SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s next ambassador to Washington is someone President Donald Trump might remember from his days as a beauty pageant boss. A photo circulating on social media Friday showed Trump locking arms with Milena Mayorga on the sidelines of the 1996 Miss Universe pageant where she was a top 10 finalist. President Nayib Bukele on Thursday appointed Mayorga his ambassador to Washington at a time of mounting criticism in the U.S. Congress of the Salvado
  
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• EU police arrest Kosovo war veterans’ leader, raid offices

  25-09-2020 21:45
  
  PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The European Union Rule of Law Mission says that its security police have arrested the leader of a war veterans association in Kosovo for obstruction of justice. It doesn’t say on what charges Hysni Gucati was arrested on Friday. The association represents the former ethnic Albanian separatists who fought Serbian troops in a 1998-1999 war for independence. They prevented veterans from going into the association’s offices in Pristina and left after eight
  
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• Climatologist: Dry areas in US Southwest getting drier

  25-09-2020 21:44
  
  BERNALILLO, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s state climatologist says the fingerprints of climate change are evident in the persistent drought that’s plaguing the American Southwest. Dave DuBois says dry areas are becoming drier due to a semi-permanent high-pressure system over the West that has become stronger in recent years. He also warned during an online briefing Thursday that the region should be prepared for more warm temperatures and less precipitation this fall and winter. In
  
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• Brown women’s sports settlement gets preliminary approval

  25-09-2020 21:44
  
  A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement between Brown University and student-athletes who had challenged the Ivy League school’s decision to drop several women’s varsity sports. The settlement announced earlier this month restores the women’s equestrian and women’s fencing teams to varsity status, and calls for an end to a 1998 legal agreement ensuring gender equity in varsity sports at Brown on Aug. 31, 2024.  Under an order entered Friday, th
  
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• 22 die in Ukraine military plane crash

  25-09-2020 21:43
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s emergency services say a military plane carrying aviation school students crashed and burst into flames while landing, killing 22 people. Two other people on board were seriously injured and four people were missing. The An-26 crashed while landing at the airport in Chuhuiv, about 250 miles east of the capital Kyiv. Reports said that the plane had a military crew and that most of those aboard were students at an aviation university run by the defense ministry.
  
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• Former congressman Ron Paul hospitalized, says he’s OK

  25-09-2020 21:41
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former GOP presidential candidate candidate Ron Paul says he’s OK after video circulated online of him having an apparent medical issue during a livestream interview. The 85-year-old former Texas congressman posted a picture of himself on Friday wearing a hospital gown and giving a thumbs-up. The Facebook post came after video began circulating of Paul having trouble speaking during an appearance on his livestreamed show. Paul is the father of Republican Sen. Ran
  
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• Ohio police capture man days after he escaped custody at court hearing

  25-09-2020 21:38
  
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  HILLSBORO, Ohio (CNN) – After three days on the run, authorities in Ohio finally captured a man who escaped police custody during his court hearing.
  Nickolaus Garrison was being sentenced on drug charges Tuesday in Highland County.
  He was found guilty of aggravated possession of meth.
  But moments before his sentencing, the 33-year-old took off with officers right behind him.
  One deputy dove head first over a stair railing to try to catch him.
  That depu
  
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• NASA astronaut plans to cast her ballot from space station

  25-09-2020 21:32
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — NASA astronaut Kate Rubins told The Associated Press on Friday that she plans to cast her next vote from space – more than 200 miles above Earth. Rubins and two cosmonauts are in Star City, Russia, just outside Moscow. She’s preparing for a mid-October launch and a six-month stay at the International Space Station. Texas law allows U.S. astronauts to vote from space using a secure electronic ballot. Mission Control in Houston forwards the ballot to the space stat
  
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• Traffic: La Cholla Blvd now open

  25-09-2020 21:25
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - The Town of Oro Valley has fully reopened la La Cholla Boulevard.
  All four lanes of the roadway are now open between Overton and Tangerine roads.
  Officials say the speed limit will be 45 miles per hour on La Cholla.
  Drivers should also be aware of any workers still in the area.The post Traffic: La Cholla Blvd now open appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Milan Fashion: Marni avenges lockdown with global video

  25-09-2020 21:23
  
  MILAN (AP) — Milan Fashion Week continued in disjointed, discombobulated style for the third day on Friday, veering from the physical to the digital, with an uneasy eye fixed on the economic damage wrought by the coronavirus.  Highlights Friday included Francesca Liberatore’s auction of one-off creations for a charity in Tanzania, Marni’s film project showing its new creations on streets and in homes in cities across the globe and Versace’s optimistic collection set
  
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• Louisiana deputy shoots, kills man in gunfire exchange

  25-09-2020 21:23
  
  JENA, La. (AP) — Louisiana State Police say a sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man who was shooting at deputies who tried to arrest him on a domestic violence warrant. A news release Friday said a LaSalle Parish sheriff’s deputy was slightly injured during the exchange of gunfire late Thursday with 29-year-old Jessie Hudnall of the Whitehall community near Jena. Police say that as deputies tried to arrest Hudnall, he fled to and barricaded himself inside a home. The statement
  
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• Nevada man gets 15 years in prison for stalking woman

  25-09-2020 21:21
  
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to stalking a female acquantance while on parole for a similar crime that happened in Las Vegas. The Washoe County District Attorney’s office in Reno announced the sentence for 28-year-old Donald Eugene Jackson on Friday. Jackson was arrested in Florence, Arizona ,in January and pleaded guilty to the aggravated stalking charge in July. Prosecutors say Sparks Police Department investigators d
  
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• Trooper quietly buried amid scrutiny over Black man’s death

  25-09-2020 21:20
  
  WEST MONROE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana state trooper killed in a car crash hours after he was told he would be fired for his role in the death of a Black man was buried with honors Friday at a ceremony that authorities sought to keep secret out of concerns it would attract a mass protest. State Police officials and family members mourned Master Trooper Chris Hollingsworth under tight security at services in West Monroe. It marked the latest turn in the long-simmering in-custody death case of
  
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• Oregon governor sends state police to Portland for protests

  25-09-2020 21:12
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is sending in state troopers and sheriffs deputies to Portland for the weekend to help local police in the state’s largest city monitor competing Saturday protests. The right-wing group Proud Boys is holding a demonstration and counter protests by liberal groups are expected. Brown said Friday she is giving leadership of policing in the city over the weekend to the commanders of the state police and the local sheriff’s office. Portland
  
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• Google parent agrees to $310M misconduct lawsuit settlement

  25-09-2020 21:08
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Google’s parent company has reached a $310 million settlement in a shareholder lawsuit over its treatment of allegations of sexual misconduct by executives. Thousands of Google employees walked out of work in protest in 2018 after The New York Times revealed Android creator Andy Rubin received $90 million in severance even though several employees filed misconduct allegations against him. Shareholder lawsuits followed and in 2019 Google launched a board investigation
  
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• Audit finds more incidents after police dog bites Black man

  25-09-2020 21:03
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The police chief says Salt Lake City’s K9 apprehension program will remain suspended indefinitely after an internal audit done after a Black man was bitten found 27 dog bite incidents since 2018. The audit results were announced Friday, weeks after body camera footage was released of an officer directing a dog to attack Jeffery Ryans, who had his hands in the air. Chief Mike Brown said 18 of the 27 incidents will be referred to the district attorney’s offi
  
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• Paris stabbing suspect wasn’t on police radar, minister says

  25-09-2020 21:02
  
  PARIS (AP) — France’s interior minister says the main suspect in the double stabbing outside the former Paris offices of a satirical newspaper where dozens were killed in 2015 was arrested a month ago for carrying a screwdriver but not on police radar for radicalization. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Friday that for him, the attack was an “act of Islamist terrorism.” Two suspects were arrested separately, although the links between the two weren’t clear. Th
  
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• Pair charged for plot to attack White House, Trump Tower

  25-09-2020 21:02
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Federal authorities have arrested two men on terror charges for allegedly plotting to bomb or shoot up sites including the White House and Trump Tower in New York City in attacks inspired by the Islamic State group. Jaylyn Christopher Molina, of Texas, and Kristopher Sean Matthews, of South Carolina, are both charged with conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. They were arrested in different states last week. A federal publ
  
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• At UN, Pakistani leader calls India a sponsor of Muslim hate

  25-09-2020 21:02
  
  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has assailed India’s Hindu nationalist government and its moves to cement control of Muslim-majority Kashmir, calling India a state sponsor of hatred and prejudice against Islam. In remarks Friday before the U.N. General Assembly’s virtual summit, Khan said that Islamophobia rules India and threatens the nearly 200 million Muslims who live there. As he did in his speech before the world body last year, Khan condemne
  
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• Woman accused in QAnon kidnapping plot pleads not guilty

  25-09-2020 20:59
  
  DENVER (AP) — A Colorado woman accused of plotting with supporters of QAnon to have her son kidnapped from foster care has pleaded not guilty to second-degree kidnapping. Cynthia Abcug’s lawyer entered the plea during an online court hearing on Friday. Abcug has been released from jail and has been working with social workers to try to gain visitation rights with her two children. However, Judge Patricia Herron denied a request to change the order that currently prevents her from see
  
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• The Latest: New York City to expand outdoor dining

  25-09-2020 20:57
  
  NEW YORK — Mayor Bill de Blasio announced outdoor dining for New York City restaurants will be extended year-round and made permanent.
  The program allowing restaurants to seat customers on sidewalks and parking spaces has been seen as a lifeline for cash-strapped businesses trying to survive the pandemic. More than 10,000 restaurants are taking part in the program.
  The mayor told WNYC public radio he wants the model to become “part of the life of New York City for years and generatio
  
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• White House ordered to have sign language at virus briefings

  25-09-2020 20:50
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the White House to begin providing sign-language interpretation at White House coronavirus briefings starting Thursday. The order by U.S. District Judge James Boasberg follows a lawsuit filed by the National Association of the Deaf and five deaf Americans last month to include American Sign Language interpretation at COVID-19 briefings. The ruling says the interpreter could be in the frame, physically near the speaker, or off-site using a pictu
  
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• Lawyer: Client in Giuliani case hasn’t paid legal fees

  25-09-2020 20:49
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for a Florida man accused of conspiring with associates of Rudy Giuliani to make illegal campaign contributions says his client hasn’t paid him. Attorney William Harrington said in a letter to the court that for privacy reasons, he can’t publicly detail the financial woes of David Correia. But the letter also references that “Mr. Correia has not paid his legal bills.” A message was left with Harrington on Friday seeking comment. Prosecutors
  
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• Florida reopens state’s economy despite ongoing pandemic

  25-09-2020 20:49
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis lifted all restrictions on restaurants and other businesses in Florida on Friday in a move to reopen the state’s economy despite the spread of the coronavirus. The Republican governor also banned local fines against people who refuse to wear masks. The moves are sure to stoke debate in a politically crucial state, where the pandemic has become intertwined with politics. His order allows restaurants across Florida to immediately reopen at ful
  
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