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• The Latest: Senate panel schedules 1st Barrett vote Thursday

  12-10-2020 23:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett (all times local):
  5:50 p.m.
  The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a vote to approve Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court — before her confirmation hearings have even ended.Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham scheduled a committee vote for 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, the morning of the last day of hearings. Barrett’s nominat
  
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• The Latest: Doctor: Trump tests negative on consecutive days

  12-10-2020 23:50
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s White House doctor says Trump has tested negative for COVID-19 on consecutive days using a newer rapid test from Abbott laboratories.
  The assessment from Navy Cmdr. Sean Conley comes as Trump is traveling to Sanford, Florida, to headline his first campaign rally Monday since becoming infected with the coronavirus. Conley had said in a written memo released over the weekend that Trump is no longer at risk of spreading the virus to others.
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• The Latest: Doctor says Trump tested negative for COVID-19

  12-10-2020 23:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential race (all times local):
  5:50 p.m.
  President Donald Trump’s White House doctor says Trump has tested negative for COVID-19 “on consecutive days” using a newer rapid test from Abbott Laboratories.
  The assessment from Navy Cmdr. Sean Conley comes as Trump is traveling to Sanford, Florida, to headline his first campaign rally since becoming infected with the coronavirus. Conley had said in a written memo released over the
  
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• Pumpkin weighing 2,350 pounds wins California contest

  12-10-2020 23:42
  
  HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — An annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California has a new winner: a horticulture teacher from Minnesota who raised a giant gourd weighing 2,350 pounds. Travis Gienger, of Anoka, Minnesota, says he spent a lot of his free time in the pumpkin patch in his backyard, watering his plants up to 10 times a day and feeding and fertilizing them at least twice each day. He then drove the gargantuan gourd for 35 hours to see his hard work pay off at the 47th Wor
  
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• Man jailed for rally riots, torch march attends university

  12-10-2020 23:41
  
  A man who pleaded guilty to attacking counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia has been a student at a public university in California while awaiting his sentencing in federal court. San Francisco State University spokesman Kent Bravo confirmed Monday that 26-year-old Cole Evan White is currently a part-time student who first enrolled in the fall 2017 semester – just days after participating in a violent rally with white supremacists. Cole pleaded guilty to a charge of as
  
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• Biden makes big push in Ohio, once seen as long shot for Democrats

  12-10-2020 23:31
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Biden is campaigning in Ohio as he attempts to expand the battleground map and keep President Donald Trump on the defensive in a state thought to be out of reach after veering right in the presidential race four years ago.
  The Democratic presidential nominee on Monday stressed an economic message and promoted his own record while casting Trump as having abandoned working-class voters who helped him win Rust Belt states that put him in the White House in 2016.
  He held
  
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• Activists in New Mexico, Arizona mark Indigenous Peoples Day

  12-10-2020 23:28
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Protesters have torn down a historical monument in Santa Fe as New Mexico, Arizona and other states marked Indigenous Peoples Day. Protesters used a rope and chain Monday to topple the obelisk on the Santa Fe Plaza, spurring cheers from the crowd. Signs near the marker read “It matters who we elevate and celebrate.” A point of contention for years, the obelisk was dedicated in part to the “heroes” who died in battle with “savage Indians.&
  
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• The Latest: Iowa mayor concerned over planned Trump rally

  12-10-2020 23:27
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa — As Iowa surpassed 100,000 confirmed coronavirus cases Monday and remained the fourth-highest state for rate of infection, the mayor of Des Moines expressed concern that President Donald Trump’s rally this week at the city’s airport could become a super-spreader event.
  The state averaged 1,300 new cases per day over the past four days, and during that time there were an additional 46 deaths. As of Monday morning, Iowa had reported 100,052 confirmed cases of CO
  
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• Barrett vows fair approach as justice, Democrats skeptical

  12-10-2020 23:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has presented her conservative approach to the law at the start of a fast-tracked confirmation hearing. Democrats, powerless to stop her, are trying to cast Barrett’s likely ascent to the high court as a threat to Americans’ health care during the coronavirus pandemic. Barrett declared Monday that Americans “deserve an independent Supreme Court that interprets our Constitution and laws as they are written.” I
  
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• Police: Woman found dead, baby removed from womb in Texas

  12-10-2020 23:20
  
  NEW BOSTON, Texas (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a baby was removed from the womb of a 21-year-old woman found dead in a small East Texas city. A Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman on Monday told The Associated Press that the body of Reagan Simmons Hancock was discovered Friday morning in a home in New Boston, a city of about 4,600 people. New Boston police have said a woman was later taken into custody by Oklahoma authorities and the baby did not survive. Police did n
  
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• Disney reorg to further bolster company’s focus on streaming

  12-10-2020 23:19
  
  Disney is reorganizing its business units to focus even more on streaming. Its Disney Plus, Hulu and ESPN Plus services have more than 100 million subscribers. The coronavirus pandemic has hit box-office revenue, and consumers continue to quit cable, affecting the company’s TV networks. So the company is creating three content arms — one each for sports, general entertainment and famous brands including Star Wars and Marvel — with a primary focus on making shows and movies for
  
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• Tuberville dealings include failed hedge fund, charity

  12-10-2020 23:12
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Tommy Tuberville’s quest for a seat in the U.S. Senate is powered by the reputation he gained as Auburn University’s football coach. But in the years since, the Republican has been mired in business failings, a lawsuit and even a questionable charity that raises money but gives very little away. Those financial dealings are now in the spotlight in the closely watched Alabama Senate race involving Tuberville and Democratic Sen. Doug Jones. Tuberville&rsqu
  
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• Trump ready for 1st rally since contracting coronavirus

  12-10-2020 23:00
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is returning to the campaign trail as he tries to stage a late comeback just a week after his release from the hospital over a serious case of COVID-19. Trump will be headlining a rally in Sanford, Florida, on Monday as he faces a stubborn deficit in national and battleground state polls three weeks from Election Day. Trump’s busy schedule comes amid still-unanswered questions about whether he has tested negative for COVID-19 and the impact so
  
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• The Latest: Massachusetts unveils plan for tenants, owners

  12-10-2020 23:00
  
  BOSTON — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has unveiled a new $171 million initiative that he said will help tenants and landlords cope with the fiscal challenges of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
  The Republican governor said in a statement Monday that the goal of the initiative is to keep tenants in their homes and ease the ongoing expenses of landlords once the state’s pause on evictions and foreclosures expires on Saturday.About $100 million will go to expand the capacity of the
  
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• Mexico’s marks Columbus Day without statue of Columbus

  12-10-2020 22:56
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexicans have never had much affection for Cristopher Columbus, and officials are being coy about why his statue was removed from the capital’s main boulevard over the weekend before observances of Columbus Day — a day that saw protests in several Latin American nations. Unlike in other cities where monuments to the 15th century explorer have been toppled by protesters, in Mexico City the 1800s bronze statue was gently lifted off its pedestal with a crane and
  
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• Caught On Camera: Out-of-control boat goes airborne in Florida

  12-10-2020 22:55
  
  (WPTV/NBC News) - Aerial footage from a Florida sheriff's department helicopter shows the moment an out-of-control boat slammed into two docks along the St. Lucie River Friday.The Martin County Sheriff's Office says three men were taking part in a photo shoot on the boat and somehow all fell overboard, leaving the 24-foot vessel unmanned.The three occupants told MCSO Marine Deputies that they were forced to dive underwater numerous times as the boat continued to circle around them, nearly runni
  
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• Pope warmly greets redeemed Cardinal Pell after abuse trial

  12-10-2020 22:52
  
  ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has met with Cardinal George Pell, warmly welcoming him for a private audience in the Apostolic Palace after the cardinal’s sex abuse conviction and acquittal in Australia.The Vatican released a brief video clip of the meeting, a clear sign both the pope and Pell wanted the reception to be seen widely.  The audience was a moment of redemption for Pell, who left the Vatican in disgrace in 2017 to face trial only to return to find the Holy See enmeshed in
  
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• Washington state again fails to live-track murder hornet

  12-10-2020 22:51
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state officials say they were again unsuccessful at live-tracking a “murder” hornet while trying to find and destroy a nest of the giant nsects. The Washington State Department of Agriculture said Monday that an entomologist used dental floss to tie a tracking device on a female hornet, only to lose signs of her when she went into a forest. A previous attempt to capture and track a live hornet by gluing on a tracker also failed. About 18 of the hornets
  
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• UArizona’s public health college celebrates 20 years with virtual gala

  12-10-2020 22:37
  
  The University of Arizonatudents at the annual Scholarship Luncheon. All the contributions from the 20th Anniversary Gala Celebration will fund scholarships for public health students at the College.
  TUCSON (KVOA) – The only accredited college of public health in Arizona is celebrating 20 years of serving its community.The Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona Health was established in 2000. It is the first nationally accredited college of public hea
  
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• Mother Cabrini statue unveiled in NYC on Columbus Day

  12-10-2020 22:32
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has observed Columbus Day by dedicating a statue of the Italian-American saint known as Mother Cabrini in lower Manhattan. The unveiling of the statue on Monday came a year after Cuomo announced that the state would commission a monument to the Roman Catholic nun who was canonized in 1946. It stands in a spot by the Hudson River with a view of Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. St. Frances Xavier Cabrini was born in 1850 in what is now the Lo
  
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• Taylor Hall saw only positives in signing with Sabres

  12-10-2020 22:30
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Taylor Hall says he overlooked the negatives and focused only on the positives a day after the top forward in the NHL’s free-agent market signed a one-year, $8 million with the Buffalo Sabres. Hall looked forward to playing with captain Jack Eichel and being reunited with coach Ralph Krueger as reasons he chose Buffalo. Krueger was an assistant coach in Edmonton during Hall’s rookie season with the Oilers in 2010, and eventually took over at the team’
  
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• The Latest: Czech Republic imposes new rules amid case surge

  12-10-2020 22:26
  
  PRAGUE — The Czech Republic is imposing a new series of restrictive measures in response to a record surge in coronavirus infections.Amid the spike, the number of deaths has surpassed 1,000 people.
  Prime Minister Andrej Babis says all bars, restaurants and clubs will be closed starting on Wednesday, while drinking alcohol is banned at public places.
  Babis also says all schools will be closed at least until Nov. 2, with the exception of schools remaining open for the children of doctors, nu
  
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• Strong gains for technology stocks send Wall Street higher

  12-10-2020 22:08
  
  Solid gains for technology stocks pushed Wall Street higher Monday, tacking more gains onto last week’s rally. The S&P 500 rose 1.6%. Big Tech companies including Apple and Amazon, whose businesses have been thriving despite the pandemic, led the way higher. Companies that depend more on broad growth in the economy didn’t rise as much. Investors are still waiting to see whether Washington can get past its partisan divide to deliver more support for the economy. This week also mar
  
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• DEA: Second-largest border meth bust in history on southern border

  12-10-2020 22:02
  
  SAN DIEGO, C.A. (KVOA) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers conducted the second-largest meth bust in history on the southern border.Om Friday, at the Otay Mesa commercial facility agents, seized more than 3,100 pounds of methamphetamine, fentanyl powder, fentanyl pills and heroin as part of the second-largest methamphetamine bust along the southwest border in the history of the CBP, based on information developed by DEA, wo
  
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• Health care law on line at court, but is it likely to fall?

  12-10-2020 21:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — To hear Democrats tell it, a Supreme Court with President Donald Trump’s nominee Amy Coney Barrett could quickly get rid of the Affordable Care Act. That’s the law that gives more than 20 million Americans health insurance coverage. But that’s not the inevitable outcome of a challenge the court will hear Nov. 10, just one week after the election. Experts say the litigants have an “uphill battle” to have the court overturn the entire healthcar
  
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• Mother of late John McCain dies at age 108

  12-10-2020 21:35
  
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  PHOENIX (AP) — The mother of Arizona Sen. John McCain, Roberta McCain, has died. She was 108. A spokesperson for her daughter-in-law Cindy McCain says Roberta McCain died Monday.
  A cause of death was not immediately released. Roberta McCain married into a storied military family, eloping with Navy ensign John McCain Jr., who eventually became a four-star admiral.
  Roberta McCain used her feisty personality to campaign for her son during his 2008 run for t
  
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• Slovakia’s far-right leader sentenced to 4 years in prison

  12-10-2020 21:34
  
  BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — The leader of a far-right party with seats in the Slovak parliament has been convicted of illegal use of neo-Nazi symbols and sentenced to four years and four months in prison. Marian Kotleba, head of the People’s Party Our Slovakia, was standing trial after he presented three poor families with checks for 1,488 euros in 2017.  The number 1,488 has a symbolic meaning for neo-Nazis and white supremacists. Monday’s verdict is not final. Kotleba pl
  
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• Roberta McCain, John McCain’s mother, dies at 108

  12-10-2020 21:31
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The mother of Arizona Sen. John McCain, Roberta McCain, has died. She was 108. A spokesperson for her daughter-in-law Cindy McCain says Roberta McCain died Monday. A cause of death was not immediately released. Roberta McCain married into a storied military family, eloping with Navy ensign John McCain Jr., who eventually became a four-star admiral. Roberta McCain used her feisty personality to campaign for her son during his 2008 run for the White House and remained active w
  
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• Brazil Catholics drawn to worship despite downsized services

  12-10-2020 21:28
  
  APARECIDA, Brazil (AP) — Catholic worshippers in Brazil have flocking to one of the most important celebrations of the year to honor of the nation’s patron saint, despite church efforts to scale down the events due to the pandemic. The same thing has happened at the site of another massive celebration that had been scheduled for Sunday before the church canceled it. The turnouts underscore the church’s challenge of trying to practice precautions at a time when many Brazilians a
  
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• Roberta McCain, mother of John McCain who helped during his ’08 campaign, has died at 108

  12-10-2020 21:27
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Roberta McCain, mother of John McCain who helped during his ’08 campaign, has died at 108.The post Roberta McCain, mother of John McCain who helped during his ’08 campaign, has died at 108 appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Wisconsin tells Foxconn no tax credits without new deal

  12-10-2020 21:21
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has told Foxconn Technology Group that it won’t qualify for billions of dollars in state tax credits unless it strikes a new deal for a scaled-back factory complex. State officials have told Taiwan-based Foxconn since last year that it wouldn’t qualify for the tax credits without revisions to its 2017 contract given that the scope of the envisioned factory has been reduced. President Donald Trump heralded the original deal as a sign of a revitaliz
  
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• Microsoft attempts takedown of global criminal botnet

  12-10-2020 21:21
  
  Microsoft says it has taken legal action seeking to disrupt a major cybercrime digital network that uses more than 1 million zombie computers to loot bank accounts and spread ransomware. Experts consider the botnet a major threat to the  U.S. election. The operation to knock offline command-and-control servers for the criminal infrastructure known as Trickbot was launched with a court order that Microsoft obtained in Virginia federal court last week. It's difficult to know how effective it
  
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• California GOP says it owns unofficial ballot drop boxes

  12-10-2020 21:20
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s Republican Party has acknowledged owning unofficial ballot drop boxes that state election officials say aren’t allowed. California election officials received reports about the boxes in Fresno, Los Angeles and Orange counties. On Sunday, the secretary of state issued a memo telling county registrars the boxes are illegal and ballots must be mailed or brought to official voting locations. State GOP spokesman Hector Barajas said Monday the party ow
  
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• New Mexico governor urged to take stand against nuclear plan

  12-10-2020 21:18
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Environmentalists and other watchdog groups are calling on New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to create a government agency that would be tasked with keeping the state from becoming a permanent dumping ground for spent nuclear fuel and other high-level waste. Dozens of groups have sent a letter to the Democratic governor. They pointed to Nevada’s success in mothballing the Yucca Mountain waste repository project and asked the governor to consider similar
  
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• The Latest: Tennessee worship event violates health measures

  12-10-2020 21:09
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville officials are investigating a worship event outside the historic courthouse Sunday that packed together a big, largely unmasked crowd, despite rising new case counts of COVID-19 in Tennessee.
  Nashville Health Department spokesperson Brian Todd says “appropriate penalties” will be pursued against the organizer, saying that person didn’t submit an application to health officials or permit application to any Nashville department.
  “We have w
  
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• Perdue, Ossoff face off in 1st Georgia Senate debate

  12-10-2020 21:06
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia is facing off against Democrat Jon Ossoff in the first debate of their U.S. Senate race. Monday afternoon’s debate is being held virtually with candidates joining by video conferencing from separate locations. The coronavirus pandemic is likely to be front and center. The debate is the first of three scheduled in the race and also includes Libertarian candidate Shane Hazel. It’s taking place the same day that in-person earl
  
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• Cuba relaxes coronavirus restrictions 7 months into pandemic

  12-10-2020 21:01
  
  Havana (AP) — Cuba is relaxing coronavirus restrictions in hopes of boosting its economy. It allowed shops and government offices to reopen Monday, and it is welcoming locals and tourists at airports across the island except in Havana. Face masks and social distancing remain mandatory. But authorities will no longer isolate those who have been in contact with suspected cases as the island returns to a semblance of normality. Monday’s relaxing of restrictions occurred the same day as
  
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• Coronavirus Cases on UA Campus Down; More Classes Can Begin

  12-10-2020 20:59
  
  The University of Arizona will allow students to attend in-person classes of 30 students or fewer this week, UA President Robert C. Robbins said in a news conference Monday, Oct. 12. …
  
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• Coronavirus Cases on Campus Are Down, More Classes Can Begin

  12-10-2020 20:59
  
  The University of Arizona will allow students to attend in-person classes of 30 students or fewer this week, UA President Robert C. Robbins said in a news conference Monday, Oct. 12.…
  
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• Biden makes big push in Ohio, once seen as long shot for him

  12-10-2020 20:59
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden is campaigning in Ohio as he attempts to expand the battleground map and keep President Donald Trump on the defensive in a state thought to be out of reach after veering right in the presidential race four years ago. The Democratic presidential nominee on Monday stressed an economic message and promoted his own record while casting Trump as having abandoned working-class voters who helped him win Rust Belt states that put him in the White House in 2016. He
  
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• Supreme Court nominee Barrett vows to interpret laws ‘as they are written’

  12-10-2020 20:54
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — At her confirmation hearing, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has declared that Americans deserve an independent Supreme Court that interprets the Constitution and laws "as they are written."
  That statement encapsulates her conservative approach that has Republicans excited about the prospect of her taking the place of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before Election Day.
  Barrett spoke Monday about her judicial philosophy, her experience and her large family at
  
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• New this week: David Byrne, ‘The Amazing Race’ & Tommy Lee

  12-10-2020 20:52
  
  This week’s new entertainment releases include Kelly Clarkson as host this year’s Billboard Music Awards and the return of CBS’ “The Amazing Race.” Broadway may be closed by there’s always “David Byrne’s American Utopia,” Spike Lee’s concert film of Byrne’s acclaimed stage show that debuts Saturday on HBO and HBO Max. And while many of us were making sourdough bread in quarantine, Hilary Weisman Graham created “Social Distan
  
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• U.S. Senate: Mark Kelly committed to bipartisanship, investing in Arizona’s future

  12-10-2020 20:48
  
  With the election just days away, Cronkite News is profiling candidates who will be on the Nov. 3 ballot. Read Martha McSally's interview here.How would you rate Arizona’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and why?At first, the state responded well to the pandemic, said Kelly, who’s seeking public office for the first time.…
  
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• In India, top US diplomat calls China ‘elephant in the room’

  12-10-2020 20:35
  
  NEW DELHI (AP) — A top U.S. envoy speaking in India on Monday called China “an elephant in the room” and said Washington is keen to advance India’s interests in the Indo-Pacific region. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun said the U.S. was exploring ways to empower India without altering what he called New Delhi’s “strong and proud tradition of strategic autonomy.” Biegun’s three-day visit to India follows a recent flareup between China and In
  
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• Injuries sustained in crash southwest of Tucson

  12-10-2020 20:33
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Injuries have been reported in connection to a crash that occurred southwest of Tucson Monday morning.Officials say the incident occurred near Ajo Highway and San Joaquin Road.Details surrounding the crash are limited at this time.Motorists are advised to avoid the area.Stay with News 4 Tucson for the latest updates.
  The post Injuries sustained in crash southwest of Tucson appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Big turnout as early in-person voting starts in Georgia

  12-10-2020 20:30
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — The chance to cast ballots on the first day of in-person early voting in Georgia has thousands of people waiting for hours outside polling places. Eager voters have waited six hours or more in the former Republican stronghold of Cobb County, and lines have wrapped around buildings in solidly Democratic DeKalb County. They also turned out in big numbers in north Georgia’s Floyd County, where President Donald Trump is highly popular. Record turnout is expected for this y
  
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• UN warns against pursuing herd immunity to stop coronavirus

  12-10-2020 20:17
  
  LONDON (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization warned against the idea that herd immunity might be a realistic strategy to stop the pandemic, dismissing such proposals as “simply unethical.” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a media briefing Monday that health officials typically aim to achieve herd immunity by vaccination. Tedros noted that to obtain herd immunity from measles, for example, about 95% of the population must be vaccinated. Tedros s
  
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• The Latest: Biden blasts Trump, GOP for prioritizing court

  12-10-2020 20:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential race (all times local):
  2:10 p.m.
  Joe Biden is blasting President Donald Trump and Republicans for fast-tracking a Supreme Court nomination while negotiations plod along on a new coronavirus economic relief package.
  The Democratic presidential nominee said at a drive-in rally in Toledo, Ohio, on Monday that Trump “turned his back on you” during the pandemic and its economic fallout.
  Biden is campaigning in Ohio as the Senate
  
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• Judge Barrett says Supreme Court must be ‘independent’ and interpret Constitution and laws ‘as they are written’

  12-10-2020 20:04
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge Barrett says Supreme Court must be ‘independent’ and interpret Constitution and laws ‘as they are written.’The post Judge Barrett says Supreme Court must be ‘independent’ and interpret Constitution and laws ‘as they are written’ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Barrett vows to interpret laws ‘as they are written’

  12-10-2020 20:04
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — At her confirmation hearing, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has declared that Americans deserve an independent Supreme Court that interprets the Constitution and laws “as they are written.” That statement encapsulates her conservative approach that has Republicans excited about the prospect of her taking the place of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before Election Day. Barrett spoke Monday about her judicial philosophy, her experience and her lar
  
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