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• US official: 2020 census to end Oct. 5 despite court order

  28-09-2020 23:59
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. secretary of Commerce says the 2020 census will end Oct. 5, despite a federal judge’s ruling last week that the head count of every U.S. resident should continue through the end of October, according to a tweet posted on the Census Bureau’s website Monday. The tweet said the ability for people to self-respond to the census questionnaire and the door-knocking phase census takers go to homes that haven’t yet responded is ending Oct. 5. The anno
  
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• Commerce secretary says 2020 U.S. census will end Oct. 5, despite judge ordering it to continue to end of October

  28-09-2020 23:54
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Commerce secretary says 2020 U.S. census will end Oct. 5, despite judge ordering it to continue to end of October.The post Commerce secretary says 2020 U.S. census will end Oct. 5, despite judge ordering it to continue to end of October appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• 3 hurt when small plane crashes northwest of Austin, Texas

  28-09-2020 23:51
  
  LAGO VISTA, Texas (AP) — Texas authorities say three people were injured when their single-engine plane crashed in a wooded area northwest of Austin on Monday afternoon. Capt. Darren Noak with the Austin-Travis County EMS said that of the three adults aboard, one who had to be extricated from the plane was taken to a hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries. He said that the other two were also taken to hospitals, one with serious injuries and the other with potentially serious inj
  
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• Times’ tax story is talker, but perceptions mostly hold

  28-09-2020 23:50
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times’ deeply-reported story on President Donald Trump’s taxes was much talked-about in the media. The question, as with so many stories in an election year where polls have remained steady, is whether it will pierce a media shield frequently designed to reinforce perceptions. The story has proven to be the Times’ most-engaged story on social media so far this year. It has gotten strong play in newspapers in swing states, where editors know th
  
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• UA Sees Drop in Positive Tests; Will Lift Two-Week Self-Quarantine but Delay Phase 2 of Reentry

  28-09-2020 23:43
  
  Although the number of positive coronavirus cases on campus is trending downward, the University of Arizona will again delay phase 2 of its reentry plan and remain open only for in-person instruction of essential courses through the week of Oct. 5, UA President Dr. Robert C. Robbins said in a news conference this morning.…
  
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• The Latest: Cuomo warns of hot spots throughout New York

  28-09-2020 23:43
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is raising alarm about the emergence of a handful of coronavirus hot spots in New York.
  The Democratic governor said Monday that just 10 ZIP codes represent a quarter of the state’s new infections in recent testing. New York has reported just over 11,500 new coronavirus infections over the past two weeks. Cuomo says the state has 200 rapid testing machines available.
  A disproportionate number of new cases have come from a handful of communities in and
  
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• Feds to ship millions of tests in bid to reopen K-12 schools

  28-09-2020 23:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has announced the shipment of millions of rapid coronavirus tests to states this week. He is urging governors to use them to reopen schools. The federal government aims to ship 100 million tests to states over the next several weeks. The move to dramatically expand testing comes just five weeks before the November elections as Trump continues to face criticism for his handling of the coronavirus. The rapid tests from Abbott Laboratories can be used
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump falsehoods on Ohio economy, health care

  28-09-2020 23:38
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Ahead of their first debate, President Donald Trump made exaggerated claims about economic gains in northeastern Ohio and falsely accused Democratic rival Joe Biden of wanting to provide free health care to immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally in a spate of events aimed at promoting his administration’s record.
  Speaking Monday as he showed off an electric pickup truck to be produced in Lordstown, Ohio, by a new company, Lordstown Motors, Trump said the area 60 m
  
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• Cyberattack hobbles major US/UK hospital chain

  28-09-2020 23:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A major hospital chain operating in the U.S. and Britain says its computer networks were knocked offline by an unspecified security issue. Universal Health Services, which has 400 hospitals and clinics, said on its website Monday that its network was offline and doctors an nurses had to resort to paper records. It said no patient or employee data appeared to have been accessed. People posting online claiming to be employees of the chain said its network was hit by ransomw
  
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• Salty lake, ponds may be gurgling beneath South Pole on Mars

  28-09-2020 23:30
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists say they’ve discovered a network of salty ponds beneath the South Pole on Mars. The Italian researchers reported their findings Monday, two years after finding what they believed to be a large underground lake in the same vicinity. In the latest study appearing in the journal Nature Astronomy, the scientists provide further evidence of this salty buried lake, estimated to be 12 miles to 18 miles in size. Even more tantalizing, they’ve also
  
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• Pelosi prepares in case House must decide presidential race

  28-09-2020 23:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is taking extraordinary steps to prepare for the 2020 election — including trying to bolster Democrats’ hold on state congressional delegations just in case the House is called on to decide the presidential race. Pelosi says she “cannot leave anything to chance.” She says she made the planning public after President Donald Trump claimed recently if the election ends up in Congress, he has the advantage over Democrat Joe B
  
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• Misdemeanor kidnap charge for mother of Ravens guard’s child

  28-09-2020 23:21
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The mother of Baltimore Ravens offensive guard D.J. Fluker’s child faces a misdemeanor kidnapping charge after being accused of refusing to give their child back to Fluker after a supervised visit. News outlets report Kimberly Davis was arrested and charged Tuesday by Baltimore County police. The Baltimore Sun reports the football player’s written complaint accused Davis of kicking his sister out of her apartment during a supervised visit on Sept. 19 and refusi
  
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• Mexico to close prison famous for drug lord escape

  28-09-2020 23:18
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has announced it will close the “Puente Grande” federal prison made famous by the 2001 escape of convicted drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. The prison was known for such lax standards that it earned the nickname “Puerta Grande,” or “Big Door.” The federal Public Safety Department did not give a specific reason for the closure, but said it was part of a modernization effort aimed at ensuring prisoners’ right
  
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• Barrett tied to faith group ex-members say subjugates women

  28-09-2020 23:18
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court has close ties to a charismatic Christian religious group that holds men are divinely ordained as the “head” of the family and faith. Former members of the group People of Praise say it teaches that wives must submit to the will of their husbands. Federal appeals judge Amy Coney Barrett has not commented publicly about her involvement in the group. But Barrett grew up in New Orleans in a family
  
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• The Latest: Experts say 3rd wave of infections hitting Idaho

  28-09-2020 23:16
  
  BOISE, Idaho — Officials say Idaho has more than 40,500 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and some health experts are warning that the state in the western U.S. is entering its third wave of new infections.
  Former St. Luke’s Health System CEO Dr. David Pate is a a member of the state’s coronavirus task force and says Idaho is being hit with what could become its largest spike of cases so far as students return to school and colder weather limits outdoor activities.
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• Lawyer for Huawei CFO says US evidence misleading

  28-09-2020 23:14
  
  VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Lawyers for a senior executive for Chinese technology giant Huawei Technologies has argued in a Canadian courtroom that U.S. authorities used a misleading summary that “cherry picks” evidence in requesting her extradition. Canada arrested the daughter of Huawei’s founder at Vancouver’s airport in late 2018. The U.S. wants her extradited to face fraud charges. Meng Wanzhou;s arrest infuriated Beijing, which sees her case as a politi
  
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• Q&A: Will the Trump administration be able to ban TikTok?

  28-09-2020 23:04
  
  A federal judge on Sunday postponed a Trump administration order that would have banned the popular video sharing app TikTok from U.S. app stores. A more comprehensive ban remains scheduled for November, about a week after the presidential election. But the judge, Carl Nichols of the U.S District Court for the District of Columbia, cast doubt on the merits of the government’s argument that TikTok is a national security threat because of its ties to China. The ruling followed an emergency h
  
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• 5 questions heading into Trump and Biden’s first debate

  28-09-2020 23:02
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, will meet on the debate stage for the first time Tuesday night in Cleveland. Millions of voters will get their first opportunity to compare the candidates’ policies and personalities side by side on national television for 90 minutes just five weeks before Election Day. Some of the biggest questions heading into the night are how Trump will handle being on the defensive and how Biden will respond. Each c
  
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• Fire out at collapsed Hard Rock Hotel site in New Orleans

  28-09-2020 23:01
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A fire that broke out amid the wreckage of a collapsed hotel construction project in New Orleans has been extinguished. No injuries were reported. City officials say the fire in the wreckage of the Hard Rock Hotel began when roofing material ignited during demolition work Monday morning. The fire was contained within hours and was out by mid-afternoon. The fire sent plumes of thick black smoke over the New Orleans central business district. The hotel was under constructi
  
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• Tucson Festival of Books 2021 goes virtual

  28-09-2020 22:58
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - After being canceled due to coronavirus this year, the Tucson Festival of Books goes virtual.
  For the first time, the festival will be held online March 6 and 7.
  The two-day event is expected to feature live author sessions for both adults and children.
  Since April, the festival has been offering online content through the Authors In Conversation Series, Author Podcast Series, and Imagination Fridays.
  In March, organizers said the event was put off after more than 100 authors can
  
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• US adds popular Cuban debit card to restricted list

  28-09-2020 22:51
  
  HAVANA (AP) — A debit card backed by remittances that recently became popular in Cuba because people can use it to buy home appliances, food and replacement parts has landed on the U.S. government’s restricted list.U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement Monday that Cuba’s military controls American International Services and uses parent company FINCIMEX and other entities to “charge fees and manipulate the remittance and foreign currency market.”FIN
  
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• Saudi Arabia arrests 10 with alleged ties to Iran’s Guard

  28-09-2020 22:47
  
  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia says its security forces have uncovered a “terrorist cell” with alleged ties to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and have detained 10 people in connection. A statement issued by the Presidency of State Security said Monday that three of those detained had received training in Iran by the paramilitary group in Oct. 2017 on manufacturing explosives. The cell was broken up by security forces on Sept. 23, with weapons such as sniper rifles a
  
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• Salty lake, ponds may be gurgling beneath Mars’ South Pole

  28-09-2020 22:47
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists say they’ve discovered a network of salty ponds beneath the South Pole on Mars. The Italian researchers reported their findings Monday, two years after finding what they believed to be a large underground lake in the same vicinity. In the latest study appearing in the journal Nature Astronomy, the scientists provide further evidence of this salty buried lake, estimated to be 12 miles to 18 miles in size. Even more tantalizing, they’ve also
  
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• TSA: 9 guns found in luggage over 9 days at Phoenix airport

  28-09-2020 22:46
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Transportation Security Administration officials say found nine guns were found in a nine-day span this month at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. They say the handguns were discovered by officers during inspections of passenger carry-on luggage between Sept. 18-26 and seven of the nine weapons were loaded. TSA officials say they will review the circumstances behind each incident to determine a civil penalty. They say 83 guns have been found in screenings by TSA offi
  
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• UArizona celebrates diversity with ‘cultural logos’

  28-09-2020 22:26
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) – In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the University of Arizona has released‘cultural logos' to celebrate the diversity of the students, staff, and employees.UArizona created four cultural logos that will be released during specific heritage months throughout the academic year.“These cultural logos are an extension of the university’s commitment to diversity and were driven by the vision of students, reflecting their connection to their heritage and celebra
  
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• The Latest: Chicago easing restrictions on bars, restaurants

  28-09-2020 22:26
  
  CHICAGO — Restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus in Chicago’s restaurants and bars will ease slightly this week, letting more customers dine and drink indoors.
  Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the decision Monday as Illinois officials said 1,709 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus have been reported statewide and 13 more people have died.
  Since the start of the pandemic, Illinois has reported 289,639 confirmed cases and 8,614 deaths. According to state health d
  
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• Harris to voters: Don’t give up as Trump rushes court pick

  28-09-2020 22:24
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Kamala Harris is urging voters not to be discouraged by Republican efforts to fill a Supreme Court seat before the election. The Democratic vice presidential nominee says people cannot let “the infection” that President Donald Trump has brought to his office and Congress spread to the court. She delivered her Monday remarks at Shaw University, a historically black university in swing-state North Carolina. They were her most expansive remarks yet on the figh
  
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• Trump, Biden prepare to debate at a time of mounting crises

  28-09-2020 22:23
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The first debate between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden looms as a milestone in an American election year like no other. It’s a potential pivot point for a race that has remained stubbornly unchanged in the face of historic tumult. But with partisan feelings hardened over the most polarizing of presidents, comparatively few undecided voters remain. That raises questions as to how, or if, Tuesday night’s debate might shape a race that has been defined by i
  
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• Woman pleads not guilty, denied bail over Trump ricin letter

  28-09-2020 22:16
  
  BUFFALO (AP) — A Canadian woman charged with threatening President Donald Trump’s life by mailing a package containing ricin has been ordered held without bail. A Buffalo federal magistrate judge denied bail for Pascale Ferrier, of suburban Montreal. He says she is a continuing threat to the president and others. Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Lynch said she confessed at a border crossing between Ontario and Buffalo that she was the person who was wanted for mailing the ricin-laden
  
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• Texas sheriff indicted after probe into Black man’s death

  28-09-2020 22:11
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a Texas sheriff on charges accusing him of destroying or concealing video in an investigation into the death in custody of a Black man, Javier Ambler, that was filmed by a police reality TV series “Live PD.”  Williamson County records show Sheriff Robert Chody was booked into his jail Monday on a $10,000 bond. Williamson County prosecutors announced in June an investigation “involving possible tampering with evidence&rdq
  
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• Man gets 30 years in 2nd sentencing for beheading plot

  28-09-2020 22:08
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A man convicted of leading a plot to behead blogger Pamela Geller on behalf of the Islamic State group will serve even longer behind bars after he was sentenced for a second time Monday and ordered to 30 years in prison. David Daoud Wright was originally sentenced to 28 years in prison in 2017 but was ordered to be sentenced again by a different Boston federal court judge after an appeals court last year overturned one of his convictions. Wright remains convicted of conspirac
  
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• Wall Street claws back some of its losses from September

  28-09-2020 22:06
  
  Wall Street rallied Monday as the stock market clawed back some of its sharp losses from September. The S&P 500 rose 1.6%, following up on its first four-week losing streak in more than a year. It’s still down 4.2% for the month. Several companies announced big mergers and acquisitions, which helped to push markets higher. Big Tech stocks, which have been getting the most criticism for getting too expensive following their strong pandemic run, did most of the heaviest lifting. Energy s
  
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• Police: Man with machete smears blood on sorority house

  28-09-2020 22:00
  
  GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A police department on a North Carolina college campus says a man armed with a machete smeared satanic messages in blood on a sorority house and on a vehicle belonging to a student living there. WITN reports East Carolina University Police Cpt. Chris Sutton said someone flagged down a department officer around 9 p.m. Sunday. The person told the officer there was a man walking around with blood on his hands who seemed to be in distress. Sutton said a warrant has been
  
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• Court: Private locker room violated transgender boy’s rights

  28-09-2020 21:59
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled that schools must allow students to use locker rooms that are consistent with their gender identity, saying a suburban school district violated the rights of a transgender student by keeping him from using the boys’ locker room. The parents of a boy identified as N.H. sued the Anoka-Hennepin School District last year, claiming it violated his rights to equal protection. The Minnesota Department of Human Rights joined in the
  
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• Bill would restrict access to judges’ personal information

  28-09-2020 21:40
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — In the wake of the fatal shooting of a federal judge’s son in New Jersey, bi-partisan legislation seeks to restrict online access to judges’ personal information. Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez announced the Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act on Monday. Anderl, the son of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas, was killed in July at the family’s home. The assailant, Roy Den Hollander, was a disgruntled lawyer who had posted anti-feminis
  
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• New effort seeks to protect Nebraska felon voting rights

  28-09-2020 21:39
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska is sending notices to thousands of felons informing them of their voting rights after learning that the state incorrectly notified an Omaha man that he wasn’t eligible to cast a ballot. The ACLU launched the public awareness project to ensure felons know whether they’re qualified to vote in the upcoming general election. The group says it plans to mail nearly 9,000 voting rights packets to county jails and the ho
  
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• Officer charged in Breonna Taylor case pleads not guilty

  28-09-2020 21:37
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The lone Kentucky detective charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor has pleaded not guilty. Brett Hankison’s plea Monday comes five days after a grand jury indicted him on three counts of “wanton endangerment” for firing into the home of Taylor’s neighbors. Hankison was one of three undercover narcotics detectives who opened fire inside Taylor’s house on the night of March 13 during a botched drug raid. He was fir
  
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• Lone detective indicted by Kentucky grand jury in fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor pleads not guilty

  28-09-2020 21:35
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Lone detective indicted by Kentucky grand jury in fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor pleads not guilty.The post Lone detective indicted by Kentucky grand jury in fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor pleads not guilty appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Ohio tells GM to repay tax break after it shut down plant

  28-09-2020 21:33
  
  LORDSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio agency says General Motors must repay nearly half of a $60 million tax incentive package because of the automaker’s decision to close its assembly plant near Youngstown. The Ohio Tax Credit Authority also said Monday that GM must invest $12 million in workforce and education needs near the former Lordstown plant. The issue is centered around an economic development agreement that called for keeping the plant operating at least through 2027. But GM close
  
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• Judge orders Georgia to have paper pollbook backups

  28-09-2020 21:28
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge says every polling place in Georgia must have at least one updated paper backup of the electronic pollbooks that are used to check voters in. U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg called the requirement “a limited common sense remedy” to “real and repetitive voting impediments” voters have faced. Voting integrity activists had asked the judge to order the change, arguing that malfunctioning electronic pollbooks created bottlenecks that res
  
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• Judge: Man charged in 2006 Iraq slayings to remain jailed

  28-09-2020 21:27
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — A judge in Arizona has ruled that an Iraqi immigrant arrested on charges of participating in the 2006 killings of two police officers in Iraq will remain jailed until his extradition case concludes. U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Morrissey concluded Ali Yousif Ahmed Al-Nouri is at risk of fleeing and poses a danger to the community. In the Sept. 21 decision, Morrissey also rejected arguments that Ahmed should be released because of his earlier work in the U.S. as a cultural a
  
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• United Airlines reaches deal with pilots, avoids furloughs

  28-09-2020 21:26
  
  Associated Press -United Airlines and its pilots have reached an agreement that both sides say will avoid about 2,850 furloughs that were set to take effect later this week and another 1,000 early next year.The Air Line Pilots Association said Monday that the deal will allow United to spread a reduced amount of flying across the airline’s 13,000 pilots to save jobs at least until next June.“Our members understood that in order to protect pilot jobs, we needed to approve this agreemen
  
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• Few houses without power after vehicle strikes cable on west side

  28-09-2020 21:23
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Power is out for some homes on the west side after a vehicle struck a cable connecting power lines on Monday.According to Tucson Fire Department, the vehicle reportedly struck the cable in the 200 block of South Grande Avenue near Congress Street.Tucson Electric Power crews are currently at the scene.The road has been closed at this time.
  #TucsonFire Engines 1 and 15 are in the 200 block of S. Grande where a vehicle struck a cable connecting power lines across the roadInitially c
  
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• Hospital company says its computer networks knocked offline

  28-09-2020 21:22
  
  KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (AP) — A major hospital chain operating in the U.S. and Britain says its computer networks have been knocked offline by an unspecified “security issue.” Universal Health Services has 400 hospitals and clinics and 90,000 employees. The Fortune 500 company said in a short statement posted to its website Monday that it is working “diligently” with IT security partners to restore network operations as quickly as possible. The cybersecurity news site
  
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• Cindy McCain joins Biden’s transition advisory board

  28-09-2020 21:16
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Cindy McCain will advise Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential transition team as it prepares for the former vice president to take office if he wins in November. Biden’s transition team announced Monday that McCain will be the second Republican on the 16-member advisory board. McCain is the widow of former Republican senator and 2008 presidential nominee John McCain. Biden’s transition team is preparing for a smooth transfer of power should Biden win the presi
  
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• Mississippi officials: Fake letter claiming mask mandate has been abolished circulating on Facebook

  28-09-2020 21:13
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has not abolished the statewide mask mandate he set amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency says a letter that makes that claim is fake.
  Agency officials posted the letter on Facebook and Twitter on Sunday to squash rumors about it. The letter claimed the mask mandate was being abolished at the beginning of October.
  Agency spokeswoman Malary White said Monday that she saw the fake letter circulating on Fa
  
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• Mississippi: ‘Fake’ letter claims mask mandate abolished

  28-09-2020 21:10
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has not abolished the statewide mask mandate he set amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency says a letter that makes that claim is fake. Agency officials posted the letter on Facebook and Twitter on Sunday to squash rumors about it. The letter claimed the mask mandate was being abolished at the beginning of October. Agency spokeswoman Malary White said Monday that she saw the fake letter circulating on Fa
  
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• Former paramilitary leader deported to Colombia

  28-09-2020 21:04
  
  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — One of Colombia’s most wanted paramilitary leaders has been flown back to his home country after spending 12 years in U.S. prisons for drug trafficking. Rodrigo Tovar arrived on a deportation flight Monday and was being held by police. The man known as Jorge 40 has accepted charging coca growers a fee for operating in his territories, but denied direct involvement in trafficking. Colombian prosecutors accuse him of masterminding several mass killings. Tovar fa
  
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• Court records show a Texas sheriff has been charged with evidence tampering in the death of a Black man in custody

  28-09-2020 20:58
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Court records show a Texas sheriff has been charged with evidence tampering in the death of a Black man in custody.The post Court records show a Texas sheriff has been charged with evidence tampering in the death of a Black man in custody appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Malta seeks shark tooth fossil presented to Prince George

  28-09-2020 20:50
  
  VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Malta says it will seek to retrieve a shark tooth that was presented to Britain’s Prince George by veteran broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough, who found the fossil during a holiday on the Mediterranean island in the 1960s.Culture Minister Jose Herrera said he will “get the ball rolling” to bring back the tooth to be exhibited in a Maltese museum. Photos released by Kensington Palace over the weekend showed the 7-year-old prince looking in
  
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