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• The Latest: Trump says he is ‘going to beat’ coronavirus

  03-10-2020 23:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on coronavirus infections hitting President Donald Trump and others in his circle (all times EDT):
  6 p.m.
  President Donald Trump has told his longtime friend and sometimes lawyer Rudy Giuliani that he’s “going to beat” the coronavirus.
  The New York Post says Trump called Giuliani on Saturday to assure him he’s doing fine following a sobering assessment from the White House chief of staff.
  Trump reportedly told Giuliani on the call: &ldqu
  
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• Ex-Bridgeport officials expected to plead guilty to fraud

  03-10-2020 23:52
  
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The former police chief of Connecticut’s largest city and another former official are expected to plead guilty Monday in their federal fraud case. A change of plea hearing is scheduled for former Bridgeport Police Chief Armando Perez and former acting Personnel Director David Dunn. Perez and Dunn resigned last month after being accused of rigging the process that led to the city hiring Perez as chief in 2018. Email and telephone messages seeking additional in
  
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• The Latest: Biden says some might pay price for backing him

  03-10-2020 23:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on coronavirus infections hitting President Donald Trump and others in his circle (all times EDT):
  5:45 p.m.
  Joe Biden says he urged some governors who wanted to endorse his presidential campaign to refrain from doing so because the Trump administration might retaliate by withholding medical supplies critical to COVID-19 relief.
  Addressing a virtual town hall of the Amalgamated Transit Union town hall from Wilmington, Delaware, on Saturday, Biden said, “I
  
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• Pac-12 starts Nov. 7, with ASU at USC in morning kickoff

  03-10-2020 23:46
  
  By The Associated PressThe Pac-12 football season will begin with a morning start on Nov. 7 -Arizona State at Southern California.The conference schedule released Saturday includes eight Friday games, at least one every week after the first weekend of the season. Each Pac-12 team has six opponents scheduled, five from its division and from across the conference.The Nov. 7 opener kicks off at 9 a.m. local time. The conference has been toying with morning starts to boost nationwide exposure. TV pa
  
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• Swiss Skydiver crosses the finish line first at the Preakness to become sixth filly winner

  03-10-2020 23:44
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Swiss Skydiver crosses the finish line first at the Preakness to become sixth filly winner.The post Swiss Skydiver crosses the finish line first at the Preakness to become sixth filly winner appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: Trump campaign shifts efforts into a higher gear

  03-10-2020 23:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on coronavirus infections hitting President Donald Trump and others in his circle (all times EDT):
  5:30 p.m.
  With President Donald Trump in the hospital, his campaign is launching an effort it’s calling “Operation MAGA” to maintain momentum.
  The operation entails “a full marshalling of top-level surrogates, campaign coalitions and Trump supporters” to carry the campaign until Trump can return to the trail, according to a campaign s
  
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• Strong Tropical Storm Gamma drenches Cancun area of Mexico

  03-10-2020 23:34
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Gamma has hit the resort-dotted coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula at near-hurricane force, flooding streets, knocking down trees and stranding people trying to return from outlying islands. The storm came ashore near Tulum with maximum sustained winds of nearly 70 mph (110 kph) — 4 mph (9 kph short of hurricane force). The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says winds dipped a little by midafternoon Saturday. Forecasters say the biggest
  
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• Records accuse Kansas legislative candidate of threat at 14

  03-10-2020 23:32
  
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Newly released records show that a 20-year-old Kansas legislative candidate who admitted to circulating revenge porn was charged five years ago with threatening to shoot a high school student. The Kansas City Star reported Saturday that police and court records it obtained through an open records request show that Aaron Coleman was 14 in May 2015 when he was charged with a felony count of making a criminal threat. He later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of
  
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• Chiefs-Patriots game off after Newton positive for COVID-19

  03-10-2020 23:30
  
  The NFL postponed this week’s game between New England and the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs after “positive COVID-19 tests on both teams.” Patriots starting quarterback Cam Newton and Chiefs practice squad quarterback Jordan Ta’amu were both added to the NFL’s COVID-19 reserve list released on Saturday afternoon.  The NFL says the game originally scheduled for Sunday afternoon will be played Monday or Tuesday.  The post Chiefs-Patriots game off a
  
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• The Latest: Backlog contributes to UK setting daily record

  03-10-2020 23:23
  
  LONDON — Britain has recorded 12,872 new coronavirus infections, by far the highest daily total since the outbreak began, though the figure includes a backlog of previously unreported cases.
  The government says the figure includes an unspecified number of deaths over the past week that have not been reported because of a now-resolved “technical issue.”
  Saturday’s total is more than 5,000 cases more than the previous high, recorded earlier this week.
  Britain is seeing a se
  
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• GOP seeks to call off Senate work, but not Barrett hearings

  03-10-2020 23:20
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans want to cancel legislative work until Oct. 19 as coronavirus rampages their ranks. But Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday that Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett are still set to begin on Monday, Oct. 12. The decisions come as President Donald Trump and a series of GOP lawmakers have fallen ill with the virus that has killed more than 205,000 Americans. McConnell’s request requires Democrats to agree. Their
  
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• Strong tropical Storm drenches Cancun area of Mexico

  03-10-2020 23:18
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Gamma has hit the resort-dotted coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula at near-hurricane force, flooding streets, knocking down trees and stranding people trying to return from outlying islands. The storm came ashore near Tulum with maximum sustained winds of nearly 70 mph (110 kph) — 4 mph (9 kph short of hurricane force). The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says winds dipped a little by midafternoon Saturday. Forecasters say the biggest
  
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• Trump said to be improving but next 48 hours ‘critical’

  03-10-2020 23:15
  
  BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — The White House chief of staff says President Donald Trump went through a “very concerning” period Friday and the next 48 hours “will be critical in terms of his care” as he battles the coronavirus at a military hospital. The comments on Saturday by Mark Meadows are in contrast to the rosy assessment of Trump’s condition offered by his doctors and other White House staff. Trump’s physician took pains not to reveal the president had r
  
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• John Thompson remembered as builder of young lives

  03-10-2020 23:08
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — John Thompson is being retmembered not only as a basketball coach but as someone who reshaped lives. He was recalled during a virtual memorial Saturday in which former President Barack Obama was mong those who spoke. The 78-year-old Hall of Famer died Aug. 30 and was fondly described by those who knew him best as a leader, mentor and social activist. Thompson coached Georgetown for 27 years and became the first Black coach to win the national championship in 1984. Says Ob
  
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• New Caledonia archipelago votes on independence from France

  03-10-2020 23:03
  
  NOUMEA, New Caledonia (AP) — Voters in the French archipelago of New Caledonia in the South Pacific are deciding whether they want independence from France. The referendum marks a milestone in a three-decade decolonization effort. More than 180,000 voters on Sunday are invited to answer the question : “Do you want New Caledonia to gain full sovereignty and become independent?” Polling stations opened at 8 a.m. and will close 10 hours later. Results are expected later Sunday. If
  
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• Strong tropical Storm drenches Cancan area of Mexico

  03-10-2020 23:02
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Gamma has hit the resort-dotted coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula at near-hurricane force, flooding streets, knocking down trees and stranding people trying to return from outlying islands. The storm came ashore near Tulum with maximum sustained winds of nearly 70 mph (110 kph) — 4 mph (9 kph short of hurricane force). The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says winds dipped a little by midafternoon Saturday. Forecasters say the biggest
  
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• Feds: California convict tried steal $22M from loan program

  03-10-2020 22:52
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man convicted five years ago of defrauding several local governments in California has been charged with trying to steal $22 million from the Paycheck Protection Program. Federal prosecutors announced Friday that Attila Colar of Richmond submitted nine loan applications and falsified payroll tax documents. He received $1.1 million from one of the applications, but his defense attorney said the money was never spent and was later seized by the FBI. Colar, who goes by
  
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• Many in migrant caravan bused back to Honduran border

  03-10-2020 22:50
  
  POPTUN, Guatemala (AP) — Hundreds of Honduran migrants who had entered Guatemala this week without registering are being bused back to their country’s border by authorities after running into a large roadblock. Seldom since 2018 had the prospects for a migrant caravan been so discouraging. Guatemala’s president saw them as a contagion risk, and Mexico’s president speculated that the caravan was a plot to influence the U.S. elections. And newly formed Tropical Storm Gamma
  
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• Colliding crises shake already chaotic campaign’s last month

  03-10-2020 22:08
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The closing days of the 2020 presidential campaign were already dominated by the worst public health crisis in a century, millions of jobless Americans, and a reckoning on civil rights. Plus, there was the death of a Supreme Court justice and uncertainty about President Donald Trump’s willingness to accept the election’s outcome. Now comes the president’s hospitalization for treatment of the novel coronavirus. Beneath the volatility, the broad contours of
  
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• Azerbaijan claims seizing villages in fighting with Armenia

  03-10-2020 22:07
  
  BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan say heavy fighting is continuing in their conflict over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan’s president said late Saturday that his troops had taken a town and several villages. Fighting broke out on Sept. 27 in the region, which is located within Azerbaijan and under the control of local ethnic Armenian forces. It is some of the worst fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh since the end of a war in 1994. Armenia’s Defen
  
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• Police records accuse House candidate of threat at age 14

  03-10-2020 22:06
  
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Newly released records show that a 20-year-old Democratic congressional candidate from Kansas who admitted to circulating revenge porn was charged five years ago with threatening to shoot a high school student. The Kansas City Star reported Saturday that police and court records it obtained through an open records request show that Aaron Coleman was 14 in May 2015 when he was charged with a felony count of making a criminal threat. He later pleaded guilty to a misd
  
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• Israelis persist in rallies against PM despite lockdown

  03-10-2020 21:57
  
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis are demonstrating in hundreds of locations across Israel against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The protests on Saturday night are continuing though the government banned large, centralized demonstrations as part of a new coronavirus lockdown. The protesters gathered close to their homes, trying not to violate pandemic measures that limit movement within a 1-kilometer (0.6-mile) radius from one’s place of residence. While Neta
  
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• Scottsdale police: Man sought in killing of ex-girlfriend

  03-10-2020 21:56
  
  SCOTTSALE, Ariz. (AP) — Scottsdale police say they’re seeking a 37-year-old man in the shooting of his ex-girlfriend found dead in her bedroom. Sgt. Ben Hoster said police have probable cause to arrest Charles Haeger on suspicion of murder and aggravated assault. The identify of the woman killed Friday was not released. Hoster said investigators determined that a male roommate of the victim heard gunshots when he returned to the residence Friday and that moments later Haeger emerged
  
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• ‘Not over.’ New York continues to see uptick in virus cases

  03-10-2020 21:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York state’s daily count of new coronavirus cases is continuing on an upward trend. The state reported on Saturday that there were more than 1,700 new confirmed cases on Friday, up slightly from the day before with case totals not seen since May. Some of the hotspots in the state included the New York City borough of Brooklyn, where more than 350 people tested positive, and in suburban Rockland County, which saw at least 120 new cases. The hardest hit regions of t
  
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• Mountain flooding kills 2 in Italy, traps dozens in France

  03-10-2020 21:33
  
  PARIS (AP) — Italian firefighters rescued 25 people Saturday trapped on the French side of a high mountain pass by severe flooding that killed two others in Italy, while eight people remained missing in France and 15 were stuck in a train station for the night. A storm that moved overnight across southeastern France into northwestern Italy caused major flooding on both sides of the border, destroying bridges, blocking roads and isolating communities. The Italian firefighters used a helicop
  
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• COVID, courts sure to be among SC Senate debate topics

  03-10-2020 21:32
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The ongoing coronavirus pandemic and upcoming Supreme Court nomination process are sure to be among the topics discussed in U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham’s first reelection debate with Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison. Graham and Harrison debate Saturday night in Columbia. Attendees will be socially distanced and required to fill out questionnaires declaring no exposure to or symptoms of coronavirus. Both candidates say they tested negative Friday. Graham and Har
  
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• Tucson Couple Awarded for Anti-Nuclear Activism

  03-10-2020 21:23
  
  Felice and Jack Cohen-Joppa have dedicated most of their adult lives to the pursuit of a peaceful, nuclear-free world.…
  
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• Annual memorial event at Antietam canceled due to pandemic

  03-10-2020 21:18
  
  SHARPSBURG, Md. (AP) — An annual memorial event at Antietam National Battlefield has been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Park Service announced.The 32nd Memorial Illumination that had been set for Dec. 5 will not take place this year, the Herald-Mail of Hagerstown reported Friday.“Public health concerns, as well as the lead time needed to plan and execute this event, led the National Park Service and our partners to this mutual decision,” park service s
  
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• Newspaper: Arizona inmates’ letters cite COVID-19 lapses

  03-10-2020 21:13
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Numerous inmates say Arizona’s prison system has failed to provide necessary testing, supplies and treatment during the coronavirus pandemic. The Arizona Republic reports that dozens of letters from inmates in recent months said the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry wasn’t protecting staff and inmates during the outbreak. The Republic reports inmates’ letters describing fears and frustrations, asking for help while others provide
  
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• The Latest: Trump’s diagnosis a reminder US cases on rise

  03-10-2020 21:12
  
  SEATTLE — The news of President Donald Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis serves as a reminder of the pervasive spread of the coronavirus in the United States.U.S. infections have been rising for several weeks, a worrying sign with colder weather approaching. The response to the crisis rests largely with governors, which has meant a patchwork of approaches. Only a handful of countries rank higher in COVID-19 deaths per capita.
  The Midwest is the new hotspot. Wisconsin reported a record da
  
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• Official: Next 48 hours ‘critical’ for Trump in virus fight

  03-10-2020 21:11
  
  BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — The White House chief of staff says President Donald Trump went through a “very concerning” period Friday and the next 48 hours “will be critical in terms of his care” as he battles the coronavirus at a hospital.  The comments by Mark Meadows contradicted the rosy assessment of Trump’s condition offered by his staff and doctors. They took pains not to reveal the president had received supplemental oxygen at the White House on Friday b
  
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• Mexico searches for gunmen who killed 6 police in ambush

  03-10-2020 21:09
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in northwest Mexico are searching for gunmen who ambushed a convoy carrying security forces, killing six police officers. At least two other people died. José Rosas Aispuro, governor of Durango state, said Saturday that prosecutors are investigating the attack, which happened Thursday in the municipality of El Mezquital. Seven police officers were also injured. Some vehicles abandoned by the attackers contained bloodstains, likely indicating casualties
  
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• N. Carolina Senate race upended by sexting, virus diagnosis

  03-10-2020 20:59
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s intensively competitive and expensive U.S. Senate race has been upended by personal and health disruptions that sent sharp tremors and uncertainty through the campaigns and an electorate already casting ballots. Democratic candidate Cal Cunningham has acknowledged sending sexually suggestive text messages to a California strategist who is not his wife. Cunningham apologized in a statement but said he would not drop out of the race. Cunningham&rsq
  
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• The Latest: President Trump tweets that he’s “feeling well”

  03-10-2020 20:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on coronavirus infections hitting President Donald Trump and others in his circle (all times EDT):
  2:55 p.m.
  President Donald Trump says he’s “feeling well” and has voiced his appreciation for the medical professionals treating him for COVID-19 at a military hospital.
  On Saturday, Trump tweeted, “Doctors, Nurses and ALL at the GREAT Walter Reed Medical Center, and others from likewise incredible institutions who have joined them, are AMA
  
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• Coyotes put speedy forward Michael Grabner on buyout waivers

  03-10-2020 20:30
  
  The Arizona Coyotes have placed speedy forward Michael Grabner on waivers for the purpose of buying out his contract. Grabner had one year left at $3.775 million in salary and a cap hit of $3.35 million. Assuming Grabner clears waivers Sunday, the buyout will cost Arizona just over $2.5 million, trim money off the books next season and cost an extra $1.26 million in 2021-22. The 32-year-old Grabner had 11 points during the shortened regular season and three goals in nine playoff games. He signed
  
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• N. Carolina Senate race upended by texting, virus diagnosis

  03-10-2020 20:29
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s intensively competitive and expensive U.S. Senate race has been upended by personal and health disruptions that sent sharp tremors and uncertainty through the campaigns and an electorate already casting ballots. Democratic candidate Cal Cunningham has acknowledged sending sexually suggestive text messages to a California strategist who is not his wife. Cunningham apologized in a statement but said he would not drop out of the race. Cunningham&rsq
  
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• Pence ordered borders closed after CDC experts refused

  03-10-2020 20:21
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Two former U.S. health officials tell AP that Vice President Mike Pence in March directed the nation’s top disease control agency to use its emergency powers to effectively seal the borders against immigrants and asylum seekers over the objections of its scientists. Three people with direct knowledge of the situation say a top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doctor had refused to comply with the Trump administration directive. Then Pence ordered CDC Directo
  
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• Azerbaijan claims village seizure in fighting with Armenia

  03-10-2020 20:17
  
  BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan say heavy fighting is continuing in their conflict over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan’s president said late Saturday that his troops had taken a village. Fighting broke out on Sept. 27 in the region, which is located within Azerbaijan and under the control of local ethnic Armenian forces. It is some of the worst fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding areas since the end of a war in 1994. An Armenian De
  
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• Official: Next 48 hours critical for Trump on virus fight

  03-10-2020 20:13
  
  BETHESDA, Md. (AP) —  White House chief of staff Mark Meadows says President Donald Trump went through a “very concerning” period Friday and the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care as he battles the coronavirus at a military hospital. The comments came after it was revealed that Trump was administered supplemental oxygen Friday morning at the White House before he was transported to the hospital, although staff insisted he had only mild symptoms. Trump&rsqu
  
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• Arizona reports 636 additional COVID cases, 12 more deaths

  03-10-2020 20:10
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Department of Health Services on Saturday reported 636 additional known COVID-19 cases and 12 more deaths. The known case total increased to 220,399 and the death roll rose to 5,705 as COVID-19-related hospitalization metrics reported by the department as of Friday remained fairly level. According to Johns Hopkins University data analyzed by The Associated Press, Arizona’s seven-day rolling averages of daily new cases and daily deaths dropped in the past tw
  
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• Of presidents and health, history replete with secrecy, lies

  03-10-2020 20:06
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pandemics have cursed the presidencies of both Donald Trump and Woodrow Wilson. Each played down the viruses that killed hundreds of thousands of Americans. Both presidents got sick — and each had to decide how much to tell the public. So far, little is known about Trump’s condition. He walked on his own to the Marine One helicopter Friday evening for a flight to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, but it’s unclear if the White House will share
  
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• Alaska conservationists urge officials to halt wolf hunting

  03-10-2020 20:04
  
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska conservationists are urging state and federal officials not to reopen wolf hunting season around Prince of Wales Island. CoastAlaska reports conservationists are asking officials to allow the population of wolves to recover from last season’s record harvest. The U.S. Forest Service had postponed the federal subsistence wolf season until Oct. 31. The state’s hunting season for wolves is scheduled to open two weeks afterward. State and federal manager
  
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• Chris Christie is the latest in Trump circle to get COVID-19

  03-10-2020 20:02
  
  (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he has tested positive for COVID-19.
  Christie tweeted Saturday morning that he will be receiving medical attention and “will keep the necessary folks apprised of my condition.” He did not say whether he had symptoms.
  Christie told The Associated Press on Friday that the last time he was with the president was Tuesday during preparations for his debate with former Vice President Joe Biden in Cleveland.
  He did not attend Trump&rsq
  
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• GOP seeks to pause Senate work, but not Barrett hearings

  03-10-2020 19:56
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans want to cancel legislative work until Oct. 19 as coronavirus rampages their ranks. But Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday that Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett are still set to begin on Monday, Oct. 12. The decisions come as President Donald Trump and a series of GOP lawmakers have fallen ill with the virus that has killed more than 205,000 Americans. McConnell’s request requires Democrats to agree. Their
  
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• Tucson man wanted for kidnapping and assault arrested

  03-10-2020 19:54
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Tucson Police have confirmed that they have arrested a Tucson man after a traffic stop in connection to active warrant for his involvement in a domestic violence incident that included kidnapping.
  Back on August 20th we asked for the public's help in locating this domestic violence suspect. Last night officers from @OpsMidtown Community Response Team were able to locate & arrest him during a traffic stop. THANK YOU to everyone for the help! @88CrimeTucsonpic.twitter.com/jihvD
  
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• Senator, correcting himself, says he does not have COVID-19

  03-10-2020 19:49
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rick Scott says he misspoke when he said on national television that he had tested positive for COVID-19. The Republican from Florida tweeted Saturday, “I misspoke this morning in my @FoxNews interview. I was tested yesterday for COVID and tested NEGATIVE.” During an interview Saturday morning on “Cavuto Live,” Scott said, “I was tested yesterday, I think for the 6th time, and I tested positive again.” Scott made his remark
  
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• Czech PM’s party wins big in regional ballot amid pandemic

  03-10-2020 19:45
  
  PRAGUE (AP) — The senior party in the Czech Republic’s coalition government dominated the country’s regional elections and is ahead in the first round of voting for Parliament’s upper house. The Czech Statistics Office said that with ballots from almost 100% of polling stations counted, the ANO (YES) movement led by Prime Minister Andrej Babis won 10 of the 13 regions contested during voting on Friday and Saturday. The result was a sign of a stable support for ANO, which
  
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• Officials: Border agent fired at driver trying to hit him

  03-10-2020 19:37
  
  LORDSBURG, N.M. (AP) — Officials say a Border Patrol agent shot at a vehicle involved in human smuggling after the driver attempted to strike the agent as he attempted to stop the vehicle on a southwestern New Mexico highway. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection statement said the vehicle drove off and that the Border Patrol and local authorities were trying to locate its driver. No suspect description was released and there was no immediate indication whether the gunfire wounded the drive
  
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• The Latest: Trump’s doctors say president in ‘good spirits’

  03-10-2020 19:35
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s doctors say the president is doing well, is fever-free and isn’t having difficulty breathing after contracting the coronavirus.Dr. Sean Conley, Trump’s physician, says while he had fatigue, nasal congestion and coughing, his symptoms are resolving and improving. He says Trump had not been on oxygen Saturday or when he was with their medical team Friday.Conley adds Trump said he felt he could walk out of a military hospital. Conley say
  
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• Concerning signs in Trump’s care despite word he’s doing OK

  03-10-2020 19:35
  
  BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — It’s now been confirmed that President Donald Trump was administered supplemental oxygen at the White House hours after being diagnosed with COVID-19 and before being flown to a military hospital. A person familiar with Trump’s condition said Trump had been given oxygen at the White House. As well, Trump’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, says the president went through a “very concerning” period Friday. He says the 48 hours will be critical
  
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