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• Kansas City police arrest of pregnant woman criticized

  02-10-2020 23:58
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Video of a Kansas City police officer kneeling on the back of a pregnant Black woman while arresting her has reignited calls for the resignation of Kansas City’s police chief and the the firing of the officer involved. Civil rights groups and the police tell different versions of what happened Wednesday night when the woman was arrested. Police say she interfered while they were trying to arrest a man and while they were trying to handcuff her. The woman&rsquo
  
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• Cat 4 storm roars in Pacific; smaller one heads for Yucatan

  02-10-2020 23:53
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Powerful Hurricane Marie is pushing across the open Pacific, and forecasters say it’s likely to weaken over the weekend, without a threat to land. The Category 4 hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 kph) Friday.thout threatening land. Meanwhile, the U.S. National Hurricane Center says another system is likely to become a tropical storm and hit the resort-laden coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. The biggest threat is likely to be torrential
  
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• Temperatures near record breaking through the weekend

  02-10-2020 23:48
  
  TUCSON - The high heat will carry over into the upcoming weekend with afternoon temperatures reaching 100-101 across Southern Arizona.The problem with our weather is that we have dry air, plenty of sunshine and a persistent south wind.Those factors combined lead to near record-breaking highs being possible until the next cold front moves through.A few models are predicting a north wind to take over Saturday late morning. If that happens we will still be hot in the afternoon, but we could be
  
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• Wisconsin absentee ballot case shifts to state Supreme Court

  02-10-2020 23:42
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court has asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to essentially determine whether the Republican-controlled Legislature has standing to challenge a court ruling that extends the period that absentee ballots can be counted in the battleground state until six days after the election. The case is moving very rapidly as the election is just over four weeks away. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Friday it wants to have a final decision by no later tha
  
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• The Latest: Subdued group gathers at Louisville park

  02-10-2020 23:40
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A small, subdued group of people gathered at the downtown Louisville, Kentucky, park that has been the scene of numerous protests after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police more than six months ago. Many of those who showed up at Jefferson Square Park said they had not been able to listen to the audio recordings of grand jury proceedings that were released publicly Friday. As recently as last week, protesters thronged the park and filled the streets to protest t
  
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• NY to local governments: Enforce virus rules or face fines

  02-10-2020 23:34
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York state’s daily count of new coronavirus cases has topped 1,500 for the first time since late May. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the number Friday and warned local governments that they’ll face fines if they don’t enforce social distancing and mask rules. Officials are increasingly concerned about virus flare-ups in parts of New York City and suburban Rockland and Orange counties. The raw number of new cases reported statewide on Thursday hit 1,598. T
  
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• Sheriff: Men in truck chased, shot at Black teens on ATVs

  02-10-2020 23:33
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A white father and son in rural Mississippi have been arrested after they allegedly chased two Black teenagers on ATVs off the road and repeatedly shot at them from a pickup truck. Yazoo County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Joseph Head said 48-year-old Wade Twiner and his 22-year-old son, Lane, have each been charged with three counts of aggravated assault. Head said no one was hurt in the incident. Authorities have said they are investigating the incident as a
  
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• The Shots Are Free, But The Public Is Staying Home

  02-10-2020 23:30
  
  The Pima County Health Department opened a free flu shot clinic late last September in an effort to get Tucsonans vaccinated ahead of flu season.The problem: The public isn’t coming in.Registered nurse Heather Webber said she typically sees fewer than 10 patents a day during an eight-hour shift at Passport Health Clinic, located at 6383 E. 22nd St. Suite 101.…
  
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• Trump has COVID-19, going to military hospital

  02-10-2020 23:25
  
  Tia Dufour / The White HouseUS President Donald Trump, Photo Date: 4/4/2020
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Donald Trump will spend a “few days” at a military hospital after contracting COVID-19.  Trump was to depart the White House by helicopter late Friday for Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, a White House official said. The official said the visit was precautionary and that Trump would work from the hospital’s presidential suite, whi
  
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• The Latest: Officers didn’t ‘rush in’ after Taylor shot

  02-10-2020 23:21
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Body camera footage captures a police officer saying that after he and others heard that Breonna Taylor had been shot and killed, “we weren’t rushing in there to check.” The remark came during the officer’s conversation with a SWAT team that had just arrived on the scene of the botched drug raid on March 13. The footage was shown to the grand jury that was weighing whether to file charges against police. Audio recordings and transcripts of the
  
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• Michigan Supreme Court strikes down governor’s virus orders

  02-10-2020 23:18
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has struck down months of orders by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that were aimed at that were aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus. The court says Whitmer illegally drew authority from a 1945 law that doesn’t apply. The court determined that the law was an “unlawful delegation of legislative power to the executive branch in violation of the Michigan Constitution.” The decision is an extraordinary development in a mont
  
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• Documents show large police presence at George Floyd burial

  02-10-2020 23:15
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas show authorities deployed hundreds of law enforcement personnel, including six sniper teams and Border Patrol agents, during George Floyd’s burial in June at a suburban Houston cemetery. Authorities say this was necessary because of social media chatter and public anxiety about possible protests and riots. Floyd’s entombment in a mausoleum in Pearland took place without any major incidents. Pearlan
  
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• White House: Trump to travel to military hospital after COVID-19 diagnosis, remain for ‘few days’ on advice of doctors

  02-10-2020 23:14
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — White House: Trump to travel to military hospital after COVID-19 diagnosis, remain for ‘few days’ on advice of doctors.The post White House: Trump to travel to military hospital after COVID-19 diagnosis, remain for ‘few days’ on advice of doctors appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Another judge steps away from stalled Guantanamo 9/11 trial

  02-10-2020 22:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Another military judge is stepping away from the long-stalled Sept. 11 war crimes tribunal at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Marine Col. Stephen Keane announced Friday he would recuse himself from the case because his past work and personal connections create an “appearance of bias.” He was the fifth judge to preside over the case since the five defendants were arraigned at the base in May 2012. The case has been bogged down by legal and procedura
  
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• After Trump gets virus, Congress reconsiders testing its own

  02-10-2020 22:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress are taking a fresh look at virus testing in the U.S. Capitol after President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19. The president’s diagnosis announced overnight shook Washington and the congressional campaigns just a month before the election. It revived fears of an outbreak in the House, which convened Friday for what could be the last time before Nov. 3. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says Democratic leaders are considering requiring te
  
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• UN chief: World is living in `shadow of nuclear catastrophe’

  02-10-2020 22:55
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that the world is living “in the shadow of nuclear catastrophe,” fueled by growing distrust and tensions between nuclear-armed nations. The U.N. chief told a high-level meeting to commemorate the recent International Day for Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons that strains between the countries “have increased nuclear risks.” Without naming any countries, Guterres said programs to modernize nu
  
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• Tucson filmmakers highlight the history of voting in new documentary

  02-10-2020 22:47
  
  The struggle to expand the electorate to all Americans and restrictions of who is allowed to cast their ballot are two competing stories at the center of the latest and perhaps last documentary by Tucsonan Steve Waxman of ShadowWave Media, Vote Here: A film for the people by the people. “I just felt that voting is the essence of democracy and I've always been big on voting,” Waxman said.…
  
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• Tucson filmmakers highlight the history, importance of voting in new documentary

  02-10-2020 22:47
  
  The struggle to expand the electorate to all Americans and restrictions of who is allowed to cast their ballot are two competing stories at the center of the latest and perhaps last documentary by Tucsonan Steve Waxman of ShadowWave Media, Vote Here: A film for the people by the people. “I just felt that voting is the essence of democracy and I've always been big on voting,” Waxman said. “I felt that this country, if it had a little bit more of a civic background on the evolut
  
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• James Bond film ‘No Time To Die’ pushed again, to 2021

  02-10-2020 22:43
  
  The release of the James Bond film “No Time to Die” has been delayed again because of the effects of COVID-19 on the worldwide theatrical business. MGM, Universal and Bond producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, said on Twitter on Friday that the 25th installment in the franchise will now open globally on April 2, 2021. “No Time To Die” was originally supposed to open in April 2020 but in early March was pushed back to November. It was one of the first Hollywoo
  
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• Trump has COVID-19, is “fatigued,” given experimental drugs

  02-10-2020 22:41
  
  Tia Dufour / The White HouseUS President Donald Trump, Photo Date: 4/4/2020
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House doctor says President Donald Trump remains “fatigued” after contracting COVID-19 and has been injected with a special combination of drugs. Trump is being treated with an experimental antibody cocktail for the virus that has killed more than 205,000 Americans and now has spread to the highest reaches of the U.S. government. Trump tweeted early Friday that he and first
  
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• The Latest: Officer: Colleagues were like ‘sitting ducks’

  02-10-2020 22:38
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The lone officer indicted in connection with the botched drug raid that ended with Breonna Taylor’s death says he began shooting when he saw flashes from a gun come from inside Taylor’s apartment. Officer Brett Hankison told investigators looking into police actions during the March 13 raid that his fellow officers were positioned “like sitting ducks.” Hankinson said he began shooting, and the lights from gunfire inside the apartment continued
  
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• Biden says Trump’s positive test is ‘bracing reminder to all of us that we have to take this virus seriously’

  02-10-2020 22:38
  
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Biden says Trump’s positive test is ‘bracing reminder to all of us that we have to take this virus seriously.’The post Biden says Trump’s positive test is ‘bracing reminder to all of us that we have to take this virus seriously’ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Police: Road rage motivated man accused of fatal hit-and-run

  02-10-2020 22:34
  
  MESA, Ariz. (AP) — A 32-year-old Phoenix man is accused of deliberately running over another man during what Mesa police described as a hit-and-run prompted by road rage. Frank Martin Lawrence III remained jailed Friday in lieu of $1 million bond after being arrested Tuesday in the Jan. 17 death of  22-year-old James Ackerman Jr. Lawrence was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder, aggravated assault and leaving the scene of an accident. An attorney for Lawrence in the road-rage
  
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• Man fighting convictions in Olympic, clinic bombings

  02-10-2020 22:33
  
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A man who was sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty in the fatal bombing of an Alabama abortion clinic and the 1996 Atlanta Olympics is challenging his convictions. Court documents show Eric Robert Rudolph is arguing that he deserves a new sentencing hearing or a chance to withdraw his plea in the Birmingham clinic bombing. He’s also challenging his guilty plea in the bombing at Centennial Olympic Park, where a woman was killed. But the case is
  
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• UConn student accused of 2 slayings returns to court

  02-10-2020 22:32
  
  ROCKVILLE, Conn. (AP) — A former UConn student who avoided capture in several states for six days after being accused of killing two people in Connecticut was back in court Friday for a hearing in one of his two murder cases.  Peter Manfredonia, 23, was in Superior Court in Rockville on Friday, where a judge ordered some evidence in the case released back to the victim’s family.  Manfredonia is being held in lieu of $7 million bond. He is accused of killing 62-year-old Ted
  
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• The Latest: Trump’s diagnosis sparks conspiracy theories

  02-10-2020 22:24
  
  CHICAGO — News that President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus sparked an explosion of rumors, misinformation and conspiracy theories that littered social media feeds.By Friday morning, nearly 30,000 Twitter users had retweeted a variety of conspiracy theories about the news, according to an analysis by VineSight, a tech company that tracks online misinformation.The news is ripe for foreign and domestic internet instigators to exploit by pus
  
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• The Latest: Officer who fired fatal shot didn’t remember

  02-10-2020 22:20
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The police officer who fired the shot that killed Breonna Taylor told investigators that that he fired four or fewer shots after he and other officers entered Taylor’s apartment on the night of March 13. The investigation later showed that Det. Myles Cosgrove actually fired 16 times. A rattled Cosgrove told investigators that he saw “vivid white flashes” amid the darkness, but that he didn’t have any sensation in his hands “or any recoll
  
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• Sheriff: 2 killed in small plane crash in western New York

  02-10-2020 22:18
  
  PEMBROKE, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say two people are dead following a small plane crash in western New York. The Federal Aviation Administration single-engine turboprop crashed about 11:45 a.m. Friday in a wooded area near Pembroke, New York. Genesee County Sheriff William Sheron says a man and woman were killed and there were no survivors. He did not identify the victims. The plane was registered to a corporation sharing an address with Cellino & Barnes, a prominent personal injury la
  
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• White House doctor: Trump received experimental antibody cocktail, remains ‘fatigued’ after COVID-19 diagnosis

  02-10-2020 22:16
  
  Tia Dufour / The White HouseUS President Donald Trump, Photo Date: 4/4/2020
  WASHINGTON (AP) — White House doctor: Trump received experimental antibody cocktail, remains ‘fatigued’ after COVID-19 diagnosis.The post White House doctor: Trump received experimental antibody cocktail, remains ‘fatigued’ after COVID-19 diagnosis appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• FBI warns of potential election disinformation threat

  02-10-2020 22:12
  
  (KVOA) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have warned voters of a potential threat posed by foreign-backed online journals that spread disinformation regarding the 2020 elections.The FBI and CISA said foreign intelligence services have been known to use websites, including pseudo-academic online journals, to disseminate articles with misleading or unsubstantiated information.
  "Such sites could be employed during the 2020 el
  
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• Commission says Pence-Harris debate still on

  02-10-2020 22:11
  
  (AP) – The vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris next week will go on as scheduled after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday.
  An official with the Commission on Presidential Debates confirmed that no changes are anticipated to the Wednesday night debate in Salt Lake City. Both Pence and Harris underwent tests for the coronavirus on Friday and tested negative.
  Pence’s physician said in a memo that the vice president was not con
  
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• Brazil’s Bolsonaro baffles evangelicals with top court pick

  02-10-2020 22:11
  
  SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday nominated a judge with a record of flexible rulings to the country’s Supreme Court, frustrating evangelical members of his conservative base who had been promised one of their own for the opening. Bolsonaro announced his nomination of Kassio Marques on Thursday during a live broadcast on Facebook and submitted his name to the country’s official gazette on Friday. If approved by the Senate, career judge Marques would
  
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• BBB Scam Alert: As DMVs move services online, scammers cash in with lookalike sites

  02-10-2020 22:10
  
  (KVOA) - The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has warned people that scammers are setting up fake DMV websites.To help slow the spread of COVID-19, state departments of motor vehicles (DMVs) around the country have expanded their online offerings, allowing drivers to book appointments or pre-pay for services. According to the BBB, scammers are using this opportunity to trick drivers with lookalike websites that steal money and personal information.How the Scam WorksYou need to change your car’
  
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• BBB: Tips for donating during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

  02-10-2020 22:09
  
  MGNBreast Cancer Awareness Month
  (KVOA) - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It's intended to increase support and awareness of this disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), breast cancer is the second most common cancer among U.S. women.Yet, the World Health Organization (WHO) does offer some promising data, showing the probability of cancer deaths decreasing steadily from 2000 to 2015. While this downward trend is expected to continue through 2030, th
  
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• Stocks end bumpy day lower after Trump’s positive virus test

  02-10-2020 22:07
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Major U.S. stock indexes ended lower at the end of another bumpy day after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus. Stocks did erase some of their early losses and still posted their first weekly gain in five weeks. The S&P 500 fell 1%, after being down as much as 1.7% earlier. Small-company stocks bucked the downward trend and ended higher. Even though more stocks rose than fell, major indexes were dragged lower by losses in big technology companies
  
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• A different tune for college marching bands in a pandemic

  02-10-2020 22:04
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The music has been turned down in college football this fall. Marching bands, part of the game since its beginning more than a century ago, are idled or toned down across the country. At Oklahoma, the 320-person band has been turned into several 80-member pep bands that stay in the stands on game day — socially distanced, of course. At least they are playing. But they won’t be able to perform in front of the usual crowds at football games, dramatically chan
  
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• California wavers on theme park opening rules amid pressure

  02-10-2020 21:55
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has delayed releasing reopening guidance for theme parks amid criticism from industry leaders on the state’s initial plans and mounting pressure to let these businesses resume. State government spokesman Nathan Click told the Sacramento Bee that Newsom’s administration had planned to release the guidance on Friday. But following criticism of draft rules from amusement park leaders, state health officials said no announcemen
  
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• Grand jury audio details raid that killed Breonna Taylor

  02-10-2020 21:50
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police say they knocked and identified themselves for a minute or more before bursting into Breonna Taylor’s apartment. But her boyfriend says he did not hear officers announce themselves. That’s according to Kentucky grand jury recordings released Friday. In the hail of gunfire that ensued, the 26-year-old Black woman was killed. The dramatic and conflicting accounts of the March 13 raid are key to a case that has set off nationwide protests against poli
  
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• From Trump’s taxes to virus: News moves at breakneck pace

  02-10-2020 21:50
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s positive COVID-19 test is just the latest in a wild week of news that included a contentious debate and its aftermath, revelations about his taxes and the nomination of a new Supreme Court justice. News consumers barely have time to digest one event before another is suddenly upon the country. The news about Trump’s positive test was released after many Americans, particularly on the East Coast, were asleep, and they woke up to startling
  
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• Armenia ready to discuss cease-fire amid Azerbaijan clashes

  02-10-2020 21:43
  
  YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia says the country is ready to discuss a cease-fire in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Heavy fighting this week between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces has killed dozens and left scores wounded. The fighting is the biggest escalation in years in the decades-long dispute over the region, which is inside Azerbaijan but controlled by local ethnic Armenian forces backed by the government in Yerevan. Armenia’s Foreign Ministry says the country stan
  
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• The Latest: SWAT: Hankison fired at no clear target outside

  02-10-2020 21:42
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A SWAT commander told investigators looking into the police raid at Breonna Taylor’s house that Officer Brett Hankison did not appear to have identified any target before he began shooting rounds. Lt. Dale Massey’s interview with investigators was played for a grand jury considering whether to file charges against any of the officers involved in the botched drug raid on March 13 that ended with Taylor’s death. The jury indicted Hankison on three cou
  
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• Congress takes another run at airline bailout; fate unclear

  02-10-2020 21:38
  
  With airlines starting to furlough thousands of workers, Congress is making another effort to give a bailout to the troubled industry. House Democrats have introduced a new plan to give the airlines and their contractors up to $28.8 billion to avoid furloughs for six more months. The move comes after American and United began laying off 32,000 workers. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she wants the airlines to delay those furloughs while Congress works on providing aid. Airlines are slashing cost
  
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• Trump has COVID-19, showing ‘mild symptoms’ at White House

  02-10-2020 21:35
  
  Tia Dufour / The White HouseUS President Donald Trump, Photo Date: 4/4/2020
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, and a White House official says the president is experiencing “mild symptoms” of COVID-19. Trump’s positive test comes just hours after the White House announced that senior aide Hope Hicks came down with the virus after traveling with the president several times this week. Trum
  
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• The Latest: Trump cancels 2 campaign rallies in Wisconsin

  02-10-2020 21:35
  
  MADISON, Wis. — President Donald Trump canceled his two weekend campaign rallies in Wisconsin after testing positive for the coronavirus.Meanwhile, Republicans in the battleground state of Wisconsin showed no signs of backing down in their attempts to undo the mask mandate imposed by the Democratic governor.
  Wisconsin Republicans, who control the Legislature, filed a motion in support of a lawsuit that seeks to undo a statewide mask order issued by Gov. Tony Evers. A hearing on the case wa
  
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• Horntail snails join pythons and lionfish as a Florida pest

  02-10-2020 21:28
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is known for fighting invasive species. The state encourages people to kill lionfish, iguanas and pythons. But now there’s a new non-native critter to worry about — the horntail snail. The gastropod that’s a pest in India for it’s voracious consumption of farm products was found in Miami in August. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued a warning about the snail this week. It said it’s the first time the sna
  
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• Misinformation spikes as Trump confirms COVID-19 diagnosis

  02-10-2020 21:26
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — News that President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19 sparked an explosion of rumors, misinformation and conspiracy theories that littered social media feeds. By Friday morning, nearly 30,000 Twitter users had retweeted a variety of conspiracy theories about the news, according to an analysis by VineSight, a tech company that tracks online misinformation. The news is ripe for foreign and domestic internet instigators to exploit by pus
  
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• Trump has COVID-19; he and first lady show ‘mild symptoms’

  02-10-2020 21:24
  
  Tia Dufour / The White HouseUS President Donald Trump, Photo Date: 4/4/2020
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, and a White House official says the president is experiencing “mild symptoms” of COVID-19. Trump’s positive test comes just hours after the White House announced that senior aide Hope Hicks came down with the virus after traveling with the president several times this week. Trum
  
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• Harvey Weinstein charged with 3 more rapes in California

  02-10-2020 21:24
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors say Harvey Weinstein has been charged with the rape of two more women in Los Angeles County. The district attorney’s office said Friday that Weinstein faces three new counts of rape and three new counts of forcible oral copulation involving two women. The incidents span from 2004 to 2010 and all allegedly took place at a hotel in Beverly Hills. The new charges mean Weinstein is now charged with 11 felony counts in California, involving five women. The 6
  
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• Judge halts fee hike that would have nearly doubled cost of citizenship

  02-10-2020 21:23
  
  WASHINGTON – A federal judge late Tuesday blocked a steep increase in application fees set to take effect Friday for people seeking U.S. citizenship, an increase that advocates feared would have locked many immigrants out. …
  
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• Siblings, grandparents to be let in to Canada amid COVID-19

  02-10-2020 21:19
  
  OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Siblings, grandparents and adult children of Canadians and permanent residents are among those who will soon be exempt from COVID-19 border restrictions in Canada. The expansion of who can enter Canada comes after increasing public pressure on the government to show more compassion to families who are separated. Those who don’t directly qualify under the expanded family rules will be able to apply to enter for compassionate reasons. Canada first closed its bord
  
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