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• Small earthquake reported about 8 miles east of Flagstaff

  13-10-2020 23:58
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A small earthquake was reported Tuesday morning about eight miles east of Flagstaff. According to the United States Geological Survey’s website, the 3.3-magnitude quake was reported at 9:08 a.m. Tuesday with the epicenter located north of the Walnut Canyon National Monument. Geological Survey officials say at least 14 people reported that they felt the minor earthquake. There were no immediate reports of damage. Geological Survey officials say hundreds of eart
  
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• South Dakota AG told 911 he hit ‘something’ in fatal crash

  13-10-2020 23:54
  
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg told a 911 dispatcher that he had hit “something” in the middle of the road the night that he struck and killed a pedestrian. State officials gave an update on the investigation into the Sept. 12 crash, releasing a 911 call recording and toxicology report. The attorney general killed 55-year-old Joseph Boever, who lived near Highmore, South Dakota. Officials said the toxicology report taken roughly 15 hours
  
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• Cable news ratings up 72 percent over 2019

  13-10-2020 23:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not hard to figure out what television networks are benefiting from the presidential election year. The Nielsen company says that collectively, the prime time ratings for CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC were up 72 percent over last year. A vice presidential debate last week helped. It’s also not hard to figure out which networks are due for a big drop next year when election season is over, particularly if the more traditional candidate, Democrat Joe Biden,
  
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• Apple unveils four new iPhones for faster 5G wireless networks

  13-10-2020 23:39
  
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  (AP) - Apple unveiled four new iPhones equipped with technology for use with faster new 5G wireless networks.
  Starting prices range from almost $700 to almost $1100; the phones will be available starting later in October.
  Apple has one of the most loyal and affluent customer bases in the world, which has many analysts betting the next wave of phones will sell well.
  Apple boasted about the 5G capabilities, although promised ultrafast speeds remain uncommon, given that 5G networks a
  
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• ‘Two and a Half Men’ star Conchata Ferrell dies at 77

  13-10-2020 23:38
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Conchata Ferrell, who became known for her role as Berta the housekeeper on TV’s “Two and a Half Men,” has died. Ferrell was 77.  A publicist says the actor died in Sherman Oaks, California, following cardiac arrest, with her family at her side. Ferrell gained fame on the sitcom after a long career as a character actor on stage and in movies, including “Mystic Pizza” and ”Network.”  Ferrell received two supporting actre
  
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• The Latest: Virus spread high in Iowa on eve of Trump rally

  13-10-2020 23:36
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa — Hospitalizations, virus spread and deaths continued at high levels Tuesday in Iowa on the eve of a campaign rally by President Donald Trump, where Gov. Kim Reynolds and thousands of other Trump supporters will likely defy the governor’s own emergency proclamation to keep distance between people in public places.
  A public health emergency proclamation signed by Reynolds requires that organizers of mass gatherings “must ensure at least six feet of physical dist
  
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• Trips by Trump, Biden illustrate calculations on voting map

  13-10-2020 23:35
  
  PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) — With Election Day just three weeks away, President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are concentrating on battleground states both see as critical to clinching an Electoral College victory. Biden is spending Tuesday in Florida courting seniors. He’s betting that a voting bloc that buoyed Trump four years ago has become disenchanted with the White House’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. It was Biden’s third visit to the stat
  
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• Supreme Court nominee Barrett unscathed by tough Democratic confirmation probing

  13-10-2020 23:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has spent a long day batting back Democrats' tough questioning at her Senate confirmation hearings.
  She was firm in her conservative convictions but light on specifics as senators tried to pin her down on abortion, health care and disputes that might arise from the upcoming presidential election.
  She declined to say on Tuesday whether or not she would recuse herself from any post-election cases involving President Donald Trump, the
  
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• The Latest: Barrett clarifies her use of ‘sexual preference’

  13-10-2020 23:27
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett (all times local):
  5:25 p.m.
  Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is clarifying her use of the phrase “sexual preference,” apologizing to those who interpreted her word choice as suggesting hostility toward LGBT rights.
  Earlier in her confirmation hearing, Barrett told senators that she has not “discriminated on the basis of sexual preference,” a phrase th
  
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• Fall heat wave bringing California more fire danger

  13-10-2020 23:20
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s siege of wildfires has significantly quieted but forecasters warn that a fall heat wave is bringing back high fire danger this week. Red Flag warnings will go into effect in much of Northern California before dawn Wednesday due to high pressure producing hot and dry conditions with strong offshore winds. The National Weather Service says critical fire weather conditions are likely early Wednesday, becoming more extreme Wednesday night into early Thur
  
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• Accused Kenosha gunman won’t face charges in Illinois

  13-10-2020 23:20
  
  WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Prosecutors say a 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, wnot face charges in his home state of Illinois. The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office said Tuesday an investigation revealed the gun used in the Kenosha shooting was purchased, stored and used in Wisconsin. It says there’s no evidence the gun was ever physically possessed by Kyle Rittenhouse in Illinois. The Antioch te
  
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• Supreme Court asked to extend Wisconsin absentee voting

  13-10-2020 23:19
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats and their allies have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow for absentee ballots in battleground Wisconsin received up to six days after the election to be counted. The move is being fought by Republicans who have opposed other attempts across the country to expand voting. Democrats argue that the flood of absentee ballots and other challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic make it necessary to extend the period to count ballots. Republicans oppose the ext
  
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• Correction: Racial Injustice-Indigenous Peoples Day story

  13-10-2020 23:18
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — In a story on October 12, 2020, about activists toppling a historical marker in Santa Fe, New Mexico, The Associated Press erroneously attributed a quote to City Councilor Signe Lindell. Councilor JoAnne Vigil Coppler made the statement describing the mayor’s months of inaction as “a decision by indecision.”The post Correction: Racial Injustice-Indigenous Peoples Day story appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Saints explore moving home games to LSU so fans may attend

  13-10-2020 23:16
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans Saints spokesman says the NFL club has begun discussions with LSU about holding future home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge so fans may attend. Saints spokesman Greg Bensel says the club prefers to play in the Superdome but has not been notified by New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell when she might allow partial attendance in the dome. The Saints’ request to allow a partial-capacity crowd for Monday night’s game against the Chargers was deni
  
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• Former Idaho governor candidate indicted in 1984 killing

  13-10-2020 23:13
  
  DENVER (AP) — A former longshot candidate for Idaho governor has been indicted in the murder of Jonelle Matthews, a 12-year-old Colorado girl who went missing in 1984. Steve Pankey ran as a Constitution Party candidate for governor in 2014 and as a Republican in the 2018 primary. Jonelle vanished after a holiday concert and in July 2019, a construction crew discovered her remains. Police officially labeled her death a homicide. Her 1984 disappearance attracted the White House’s atten
  
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• UN humanitarian chief: Sahel is very close to tipping point

  13-10-2020 23:12
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian chief is warning that daunting problems in Africa’s Sahel region are getting worse and the region “is very close to a tipping point — and so by extension are its African neighbors, Europe, and the world.” Mark Lowcock said in a virtual speech to Paris students Tuesday that he deals with the world’s worst humanitarian tragedies, and “nowhere scares me more than the Sahel.” He said six central Sahel countri
  
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• Supreme Court halts census in latest twist of 2020 count

  13-10-2020 23:11
  
  The U.S. Supreme Court has stopped the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident from continuing through the end of October. The court on Tuesday said the 2020 census should be stopped. The Trump administration argued that the head count needed to end immediately so the U.S. Census Bureau had enough time to crunch the numbers before a congressionally mandated year-end deadline for turning in figures used for deciding how many congressional seats each state gets. A coalition of local govern
  
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• Court mulls bid to extend vote counting on Navajo Nation

  13-10-2020 22:59
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Appeals court judges are considering whether to give officials an extra 10 days after election day to count mail-in ballots for Navajo Nation members living on the tribe’s reservation in Arizona. The judges peppered lawyers with questions over how such ballots would be distinguished for counting purposes from those of other voters. Six Navajo Nation members argued more time is needed because mail service on the reservation is slow and turning in ballots by 7 p.m. on No
  
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• Facebook bans anti-vaccination ads but not antivax posts

  13-10-2020 22:58
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook says it will ban ads on its platform that discourage vaccinations and will run an information campaign to encourage people to get their flu shots. Unpaid posts by people or groups that discourage vaccinations will still be allowed — the new policy only includes paid advertisements. In addition, Facebook said ads that advocate for or against legislation or government policies around vaccines — including a COVID-19 vaccine — are still allowed
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court stops the 2020 census from continuing for now.

  13-10-2020 22:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court stops the 2020 census from continuing for now.The post U.S. Supreme Court stops the 2020 census from continuing for now. appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• First lady lies low, Trump back on the trail after COVID-19

  13-10-2020 22:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, got their positive COVID-19 tests on the same day. He’s already back out campaigning but where’s the first lady? She last provided a health update over a week ago after saying her symptoms were mild. The White House didn’t provide a health update on Tuesday and has not indicated when Mrs. Trump’s next public appearance might be. What role she will play in the campaign’s final weeks remains an open
  
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• Report: US agents working in Guatemala violated agreement

  13-10-2020 22:52
  
  GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A report by the Democratic staff of a U.S. Senate committee says U.S. immigration agents assigned to Guatemala to advise local authorities violated terms of their funding by helping officials deport Hondurans traveling in a migrant caravan early this year. The report released Tuesday says the U.S. agents rented three 12-passenger vans and hired drivers to shuttle Hondurans back to the border last January. The funding agreement had specified that U.S. Immigration and C
  
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• The Latest: Barrett declines to state her views on IVF

  13-10-2020 22:50
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett (all times local):
  4:45 p.m.
  Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has declined to say whether she views the criminalizing of in vitro fertilization as constitutional, describing it as an abstract question.
  The appeals court judge nominated by President Donald Trump to join the nation’s highest court signed a 2006 statement opposing “abortion on demand” that was
  
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• Caught On Camera: Indiana boy takes on home invaders

  13-10-2020 22:43
  
  (WNDU/NBC News) - Police in South Bend, Indiana are asking for the public's help identifying four men involved in a violent home invasion.Police say the men forced their way into the home on the morning of September 30th after a child answered a knock at the door.Security video from inside the house shows the men fire several shots, and a young boy attempt to force them back outside by throwing objects and even swinging at the much larger attackers with his fists.“I think what’
  
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• Tied to Trump fate, Ernst walks tightrope in dead heat Iowa

  13-10-2020 22:42
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst has enthusiastically supported Donald Trump throughout his presidency. As Trump visits Iowa Wednesday, Ernst is finding her reelection bid tied directly to his in a state where the president’s support has eroded significantly as voters have harshly assessed his handling of the pandemic. Ernst is locked in a close race against Democratic challenger Theresa Greenfield. She is now balancing her support for Trump with a more moderate tone as I
  
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• The Latest: Barrett children’s school has 3 cases of virus

  13-10-2020 22:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett (all times local):
  4:30 p.m.
  The Barrett children attended their mother’s Senate confirmation hearing just days after multiple cases of coronavirus were reported at the private Christian school in Indiana attended by some of the older siblings.
  Mark D. Fox, deputy health officer of the health department in St. Joseph County, Indiana, said on Tuesday that three cases were repor
  
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• Report: Social media influencers push voting misinformation

  13-10-2020 22:38
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Popular and verified social media accounts are helping spread online misinformation around the U.S. vote that’s casting doubt on this year’s election. The false claims around voter fraud, misleading photos of ballots being dumped in the trash and tweets stoking fears of violence on Election Day are coming from social media users, partisan news outlets and even President Donald Trump’s son. That’s according to new research from the Election Integrity P
  
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• Indiana man guilty of killing, cannibalism gets life term

  13-10-2020 22:37
  
  JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A southern Indiana man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Clark Circuit Judge Vicki Carmichael handed down the sentence against Joseph Oberhansley on Tuesday. Oberhansley was found guilty Sept. 18 of murder and burglary in the death of Tammy Jo Blanton. Authorities have said the 46-year-old woman’s body was found at her home the morning of Sept. 11, 2014, badly mutilated
  
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• Possible safety issue spurs pause of COVID-19 antibody study

  13-10-2020 22:36
  
  Independent monitors have paused enrollment in a study testing the COVID-19 antiviral drug remdesivir plus an experimental antibody therapy being developed by Eli Lilly. The antibody drug is similar to a treatment President Donald Trump recently received. Lilly confirmed Tuesday that the study had been paused out of caution and said safety is its top concern. The company would not say more about what led to this step and the U.S. government agency sponsoring the study would not immediately comme
  
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• Ohio State settles more doc abuse cases; total tops $46M

  13-10-2020 22:36
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University says it will pay $5.8 million to settle lawsuits by about two dozen more survivors over decades-old sexual abuse by a now-deceased team doctor, Richard Strauss. The Tuesday announcement brings the total to $46.7 million in settlements so far in cases involving 185 survivors. Nearly 400 men have sued the university over its failure to stop Strauss during his two-decade tenure despite students raising concerns with various school officials back the
  
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• Trump rally comes to Iowa as virus hospitalizations climb

  13-10-2020 22:29
  
  Hospitalizations, virus spread and deaths continue at high levels in Iowa on the eve of a campaign rally by President Donald Trump, where Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds and thousands of other Trump supporters are expected to gather in defiance of the governor’s own emergency proclamation. The event also is expected to contradict guidance given by the White House Coronavirus Task Force to limit crowd sizes. Infectious disease specialist Dr. Megan Srinivas says the rally is “one of the r
  
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• NASA’s new moonshot rules: No fighting or littering, please

  13-10-2020 22:27
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new rules for its moon-landing program say no fighting or littering is allowed. And there’s no trespassing at historic lunar landmarks like Apollo 11′s Tranquility Base. So far, eight countries have agreed to these so-called Artemis Accords. Founding members announced Tuesday include the U.S., Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine says he expects more
  
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• Judge denies bond to 3 of 5 Michigan men accused of plotting to kidnap the governor, will rule later on the other 2

  13-10-2020 22:23
  
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Judge denies bond to 3 of 5 Michigan men accused of plotting to kidnap the governor, will rule later on the other 2.The post Judge denies bond to 3 of 5 Michigan men accused of plotting to kidnap the governor, will rule later on the other 2 appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: North Dakota ranks first in new cases per capita

  13-10-2020 22:21
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. — Health officials in North Dakota said Tuesday that a sixth straight day of record active COVID-19 cases put the state’s number of current infections at 4,600.
  The update confirmed 517 positive tests in the last day and 12 deaths, increasing the number of fatalities due to the coronavirus to 357. The state’s rate of positive tests has risen steadily in the last week and came in over 10% Tuesday.
  John Hopkins University researchers say there were more than 888 ne
  
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• 21-year-old college student elected mayor of Alabama town

  13-10-2020 22:20
  
  CAMP HILL, Ala. (AP) — The new mayor of an Alabama town faces a couple of unusual challenges: Namely, going to class and doing his homework. Auburn University student Messiah Williams-Cole defeated an incumbent to be elected mayor of Camp Hill, Alabama. Besides operating the town of about 950 people, he’s getting ready to graduate in May with a degree in interdisciplinary studies. The 21-year-old led Mayor Ezell Woodyard-Smith by a margin of 259-156 in last Tuesday’s runoff ele
  
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• Army: No requests made for use of troops around election

  13-10-2020 22:19
  
  Army leaders say they have not received any requests to use active-duty or National Guard troops for possible civil unrest surrounding the presidential election next month, but are ready to do so if called on. Gen. James McConville, chief of the Army, said Tuesday that he’s received no guidance to conduct any specific training to prepare soldiers for potential deployments if election protests become violent. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy says no government agencies have asked for military t
  
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• The Latest: Barrett says she has no ‘hostility’ toward ACA

  13-10-2020 22:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett (all times local):
  4 p.m.
  Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett says an article she wrote criticizing Chief Justice John Roberts’ 2012 opinion saving the Affordable Care Act does not reflect any “hostility” toward the law.Barrett was answering questions from Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, who brought up the article she wrote in 2017 before she became a
  
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• Texas woman waives extradition in pregnant woman’s slaying

  13-10-2020 22:07
  
  IDABEL, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma authorities say a woman arrested on suspicion of killing a pregnant Texas woman and removing the baby from the victim’s womb has waived extradition. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says 27-year-old Taylor Parker of Simms, Texas, was in McCurtain County District Court on Tuesday and agreed to be returned to Bowie County, Texas . She is jailed in Idabel pending her return. Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Brooke Arbeitman said
  
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• Stocks end lower as Wall Street pauses after a 4-day rally

  13-10-2020 22:05
  
  Stocks are ending lower as Wall Street takes a pause after a four-day winning streak. The S&P 500 index fell 0.6%. Coronavirus counts are rising at a worrying degree in many countries around the world, and Johnson & Johnson said late Monday it had to temporarily pause a late-stage study of a potential COVID-19 vaccine. Uncertainty about the prospects for more stimulus for the economy from Washington is also hanging over markets. Several big companies kicked off the earnings reporting sea
  
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• Serious pedestrian collision shuts down south side intersection

  13-10-2020 22:05
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Police are responding to a serious pedestrian collision on the south side Tuesday afternoon.
  According to Ofc. Ray Smith with Tucson Police Department, the incident happened at Sixth Avenue and Forty-four Street.Northbound traffic at the intersection is shut down.
  Motorists are asked to avoid the area.
  No further details have been released.TRAFFIC ALERT
  Northbound traffic at the intersection of South 6th Ave and West 44th St is shutdown due to a pedestrian collision with serious
  
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• Greek man convicted of murdering US scientist on Crete

  13-10-2020 22:00
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A 28-year-old man has been convicted in Greece  of raping and murdering American scientist Suzanne Eaton, who was killed on the island of Crete while attending a conference last year. A court in the Cretan town of Rethymno sentenced the man to life imprisonment Tuesday. Eaton, 59, disappeared on July 2, 2019, while attending a conference near the port city of Chania. Her body was found six days later in an abandoned underground storage site used during World War
  
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• The Latest: Barrett defends signing anti-abortion statement

  13-10-2020 21:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett (all times local):
  3:45 p.m.
  Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett says she signed a statement in 2006 opposing “abortion on demand” on her way out of church and “in my personal capacity,” separate from her current status as a federal judge.
  The 2006 statement, which Barrett did not initially include in materials provided to the Senate Judiciary Committee i
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s distortions on WHO and lockdowns

  13-10-2020 21:49
  
  President Donald Trump is claiming the World Health Organization shifted its stance on lockdown measures to control COVID-19and has now acknowledged he was right to say such restrictions are harmful.
  That’s a distortion.
  TRUMP: “The World Health Organization just admitted that I was right. Lockdowns are killing countries all over the world. The cure cannot be worse than the problem itself. Open up your states, Democrat governors. Open up New York. A long battle, but they finally did
  
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• Mozambique’s health minister says test shows he has COVID-19

  13-10-2020 21:48
  
  MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambique’s health minister says he has tested positive for COVID-19, in a routine test conducted ahead of a planned trip abroad. Minister Armindo Tiago said that he has no symptoms and decided to announce his status publicly to “transform this situation into a moment of learning for me and others.” Tiago said, in a statement issued by the Ministry of Health, that he is isolating at his home in the capital, Maputo. Tiago — who was appointe
  
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• Wisconsin hits new daily records for virus cases, deaths

  13-10-2020 21:43
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has hit a pair of grim coronavirus milestones, with record highs for positive cases and deaths reported on the eve of an overflow field hospital opening near Milwaukee. The state Department of Health Services reported 3,279 new cases Tuesday, breaking a five-day-old record. It reported 34 deaths, also a new high, bringing the state’s death toll to 1,508. To date, more than 155,000 Wisconsinites have tested positive for the coronavirus. Gov. Tony Evers s
  
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• The Latest: Biden to older voters: Punish Trump with ballot

  13-10-2020 21:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential race (all times local):3:45 p.m.
  Joe Biden is urging older voters in Florida to punish President Donald Trump at the ballot box for his “divisive and chaotic” leadership and his “careless and reckless” response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Biden told a small group at a senior community center in Broward County on Tuesday that “the only senior Donald Trump seems to care about” is himself. The Democrat not
  
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• Germany decries Turkey’s actions in eastern Mediterranean

  13-10-2020 21:43
  
  NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister has criticized Turkey for “unilateral steps” in the eastern Mediterranean that are undercutting efforts to deescalate tensions with Greece and Cyprus over sea boundaries and drilling rights. Heiko Maas said after talks with his Cypriot counterpart on Tuesday that it’s now up to Turkey to create those conditions “without further provocations” that will allow negotiations to move forward. Maas said any atte
  
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• Mexico freezes 1,352 alleged criminal accounts in capital

  13-10-2020 21:37
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police and Mexico’s federal anti-money laundering agency have frozen 1,352 bank accounts that allegedly moved about $125 million on behalf of 14 crime gangs, including some of Mexico’s biggest drug cartels. While Mexico City officials have long denied that cartels operate in the capital, they acknowledge that cartel members come and go. And the banks concentrated in the city apparently played a major role in laundering money for the gang. Mexico City police c
  
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• Bloomberg gives $500,000 to spur Dem turnout in Miami-Dade

  13-10-2020 21:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg is donating $500,000 to juice Democratic turnout in Miami-Dade County. That’s a place where the party must bank a massive number of votes if it hopes to win the pivotal swing state of Florida. The donation could not only lift Joe Biden’s chances of winning the state, which would all but eliminate President Donald Trump’s path to victory. The effort to increase turnout could also improve the fortunes of Dan
  
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• Phoenix FBI seeking ex-Arizona trooper in $9M fraud scheme

  13-10-2020 21:28
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The FBI is looking for a retired Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper who is wanted in connection with a $9 million fraud scheme. They say a reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of 54-year-old Frederick Arias. FBI officials in Phoenix said that between December 2015 and October of 2017, Arias allegedly told investors that The Joseph Project was a safe and secure investment with guaranteed profits. But Arias allegedly withdrew
  
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