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• Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office struggling with Arpaio legacy

  23-10-2020 23:58
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The race for Maricopa County sheriff pits Democratic incumbent Paul Penzone against Republican Jerry Sheridan, who served as the agency's second-in-command during the final years of Joe Arpaio's tenure as sheriff.
  Penzone came into office promising to bring a more low-key professionalism than Arpaio, closed his predecessor’s complex of jail tents, and made more strides than Arpaio in complying with court-ordered overhauls of the agency that have stripped away of some o
  
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• Judge moves criminal case against Texas attorney general

  23-10-2020 23:56
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A judge has ordered the criminal case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton returned to his home county in a legal victory for the Republican. Judge Jason Luong ruled that the securities fraud case should continue in Collin County, north of Dallas. The case had been moved to Houston. Paxton pleaded not guilty in 2015 and the case has been stalled for years over legal challenges. A lawyer for Paxton says the defense looks forward to resolving the issue. The decision comes
  
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• Dead animal, brick with a name left at congressman’s house

  23-10-2020 23:56
  
  CORNING, N.Y. (AP) — An upstate New York congressman says he and his family were threatened with a dead animal and a brick bearing a family member’s name at his home in Corning. Police say the brick and the animal were found at Republican Rep. Tom Reed’s house Friday morning. The Corning Police Department said it was working with state police and federal agencies to investigate. Neither Reed nor police specified what kind of animal it was or whose name was in the brick. Reed re
  
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• Missouri sees flawed data in hospitalization, could be issue in other states

  23-10-2020 23:52
  
  O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — With the number of coronavirus patients requiring hospitalization rising at alarming levels, Missouri and perhaps a handful of other states are unable to post accurate data on COVID-19 dashboards because of a flaw in the federal reporting system.
  Missouri's health department says the number of hospitalized patients has been underreported since Oct. 17.
  The note blames the the crash of the portal used by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It isn't clear h
  
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• Ex-top aide to Texas AG: ‘Shocked’ at his legal intervention

  23-10-2020 23:50
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A former top aid to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton spoke out for the first time since stepping down after accusing the state’s top lawyer of crimes including bribery and abuse of office. Jeff Mateer, former aide to the Texas attorney general, on Friday told the Dallas Morning News in an interview that he began to have concerns about his boss’ conduct in July. Mateer noted that Paxton wanted to get involved personally in a case against Nate Paul, a Texas
  
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• Trump campaign sues in Nevada to stop Vegas-area vote count

  23-10-2020 23:39
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Trump campaign and Nevada Republicans want a state judge to stop the counting of Las Vegas-area mail-in ballots, alleging that “meaningful observation” of signature-checking is impossible in the state’s biggest and most Democratic-leaning county. A lawsuit filed Friday in Carson City alleges the local elections chief failed to get proper approval in April from the Nevada secretary of state for the plan to accommodate observers. It also complains that
  
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• Mexico rights agency says migrants held without light, water

  23-10-2020 23:35
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission says migrants are being held at some government facilities without proper sanitary measures, with migrants with COVID-19 mixed in with those without symptoms. The governmental commission says one facility lacks face masks and hand gel. It said some Central Americans are being held at another improvised facility that doesn’t have electrical service or running water. There, 19 Hondurans who tested positive for coronavir
  
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• Tucson Jazz Festival 2021 lineup announced

  23-10-2020 23:29
  
  The two-day lineup has been announced for the 2021 Tucson Jazz Festival, which will take place Saturday and Sunday, March 20-21, on the main outdoor stage at Armory Park, 220 S. Fifth Ave.
  Saturday will include performances by Nayo Jones, Ghost-Note, Cory Wong, and Dirty Loops. Sunday will feature Pacific Mambo Orchestra, Marcus Miller, Dave Grusin + Lee Ritenour, and St. Paul & The Broken Bones.Social distancing protocols will be instituted throughout the festival, and face masks will
  
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• Giants trade LB Markus Golden to Arizona for draft picks

  23-10-2020 23:25
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have traded linebacker Markus Golden to the Arizona Cardinals for a sixth-round draft pick in 2021. New York announced the deal Friday, less than 24 hours after losing a heart-breaker to Philadelphia to fall to 1-6. The NFL trading deadline is Nov. 3 and the Giants may be a seller with their chances of making the playoffs slipping. Golden played his first four seasons with the Cardinals before signing with the Giants as a free agent last yea
  
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• Poles vent fury at court’s further restrictions on abortions

  23-10-2020 23:15
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Protesters vented anger for a second day across Poland over a court ruling that declared abortions of fetuses with congenital defects unconstitutional. Police vans and units in riot gear guarded the Warsaw home of the leader of Poland’s right-wing ruling party. An angry crowd confronted the cordon with chants of “This is war.” The court decision further narrows one of Europe’s strictest abortion laws. The protesters included a lot of young wome
  
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• Biden’s warning on oil tests voter resolve on climate change

  23-10-2020 23:15
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Joe Biden has said the quiet part out loud on climate change. The Democratic presidential candidate spelled out for voters in Thursday’s final debate that staving off the worst of global warming will require a “transition away” from the oil and gas industry over time. It’s the same thing Biden has said in written climate plans. But the GOP has moved quickly to use Biden’s statement against Democrats in down-ticket races. While polls show A
  
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• 18-year-old arrested for allegedly vandalizing vehicle, political flag parked at Walden Grove HS

  23-10-2020 23:11
  
  Sahuarita Police DepartmentHannah BichekasTUCSON (KVOA) - A woman was arrested Friday for allegedly vandalizing a vehicle and political flag at Walden Grove High School Wednesday.According to Sahuarita Police Department, its officers were dispatched to the high school at 15510 S. Sahuarita Park Rd. in reference to a vandalism incident. Officials say a vehicle parked at Walden Grove High School received a scratch into the paint and a political flag that was attached to the vehicle was torn or ri
  
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• The Latest: New York virus hospitalizations again exceed 1K

  23-10-2020 23:06
  
  NEW YORK — The number of people hospitalized in New York because of the coronavirus has climbed back over 1,000.Gov. Andrew Cuomo said there were 1,023 hospitalizations around the state as of Thursday. That’s more than double the number that were hospitalized month ago, and the first time since late June that the state has seen that many in hospitals with the virus.At the pandemic’s peak in April, nearly 19,000 people were hospitalized. Statewide, 1,637 people tested positive w
  
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• Police fatally shoot homicide suspect in exchange of gunfire

  23-10-2020 23:05
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police officers in Kansas City shot and killed a homicide suspect in a ride-hailing vehicle Friday during an exchange of gunfire, authorities said.Sgt. Bill Lowe, a spokesman for the Missouri State Highway Patrol, said officers stopped the vehicle in which the man was riding around 12:30 p.m. in an area near the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. The other occupants followed orders to exit the vehicle, but the suspect refused to do so, he added.The
  
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• Arizona basketball receives notice of allegations from NCAA

  23-10-2020 23:04
  
  Arizona has received a formal notice of allegations from the NCAA stemming from a federal investigation into shady recruiting practices three years ago. The university said in a statement it would not be releasing the documents at this time “in order to protect the integrity of the ongoing enforcement process.” The school has 90 days to respond. The NCAA then has 60 days to respond to the school’s reply before a hearing will be set with the Committee on Infractions. Arizona had
  
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• AstraZeneca resuming US testing of COVID-19 vaccine

  23-10-2020 22:59
  
  AstraZeneca is resuming late-stage testing of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the U.S.  The British drugmaker said the Food and Drug Administration gave the company the go-ahead on Friday. Testing of the vaccine was halted worldwide last month because of a British study volunteer’s illness. Studies had resumed earlier outside the U.S. The AstraZenca vaccine, developed with Oxford University, is one of several vaccine candidates for in final-stage testing around the world. It is bein
  
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• The Latest: Iowa has among US’s highest infection rates

  23-10-2020 22:33
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa has among the nation’s highest coronavirus infection and death rates and residents should avoid gatherings in most counties, federal health experts say.
  Iowa had 238 new cases and 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people last week, about double the national per capita average between Oct. 10 and Oct. 16, the White House Coronavirus Task Force reported.
  The task force report of Oct. 18 was released Friday by the Iowa Department of Public Health. The grim statistics came as
  
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• Trump administration slams NATO ally Turkey for weapon test

  23-10-2020 22:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In unusually strong language, the Pentagon is condemning Turkey’s decision to test a Russian-made air defense system that has created a rift between Washington and one of its oldest NATO allies. The Pentagon responded after Turkey publicly confirmed that had tested the S-400 system, which it bought from Russia against the wishes of the Trump administration, which asserts that the weapon aids Russian intelligence and threats the capabilities of the U.S. F-35 fighter
  
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• Film depicts Black Lives Matter, #MeToo as new feminist wave

  23-10-2020 22:28
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new documentary depicts a powerful female-led activism represented by Black Lives Matter, #MeToo and other 21st-century movements. The film, titled “Not Done: Women Remaking America,” features a who’s who of activists, including the founders of Black Lives Matter. Others featured in the documentary include America Ferrera and Natalie Portman, who helped launch the Time’s Up initiative in response to the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse scandal. &ld
  
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• Spain´s Canary Islands see 283 migrants arrive in 1 day

  23-10-2020 22:26
  
  MADRID (AP) — Officials say 283 migrants have arrived in four boats in Spain´s Canary Islands. Spain´s Maritime Rescue Service said 195 people from sub-Sahara Africa reached Tenerife island on Friday, when another boat carrying 61 migrants was intercepted near the island of Fuerteventura. The Interior Ministry says that so far this year more than 8,000 migrants have reached the Canary Islands, which is located off the northwest  Spanish news agency Europa Press reported th
  
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• Kushner friend charged with cyberstalking during divorce

  23-10-2020 22:18
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A friend of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner who was once offered a low-level administration position has been charged with cyberstalking during a heated divorce. Federal prosecutors in New York City accused Ken Kurson on Friday of sending threatening messages to several people in a pattern of harassment amid his divorce proceedings in 2015. Kurson works in the cryptocurrency industry. He was once the editor of the Kushner-owned New York Observer news
  
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• Hungarians march to protest Orban’s reach at top university

  23-10-2020 22:17
  
  BUDAPEST (AP) — Thousands of Hungarians have marched on the streets of the Hungarian capital to protest government steps that they claim strips one of the country’s most prestigious universities of its independence. The march follows weeks of protests by the students of the University for Theater and Film Arts in Budapest. Their demonstrations have become a symbol of resistance to Orban’s autocratic government, drawing support from universities, theater groups and artists aroun
  
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• Art exhibit in Chadwick Boseman’s hometown honors legacy

  23-10-2020 22:16
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Chadwick Boseman’s sudden passing shocked the world but hit especially hard in his hometown of Anderson, South Carolina. On Thursday, nearly 20 local artists came together to open a vibrant exhibit honoring the impact the actor had on his community and beyond.  The “Black Panther” star died in August after a quiet battle with colon cancer. Local artist Joey Withinarts is a colon cancer survivor himself. He says the project has brought the commu
  
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• Woman killed in Rita Ranch crash involving semi-tractor trailer identified

  23-10-2020 22:12
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - The woman killed in Thursday's collision in Rita Ranch was identified by Tucson Police Department Friday afternoon.At around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, 41-year-old Nola Rene Simonsen was pronounced dead at the scene after she was reportedly involved in a crash involving a semi-tractor trailer at the 9200 block of Old Vail Road near Rita Road.After further investigation, Simonsen's vehicle was reportedly struck by the trailer after its driver was attempting to back into a business at 929
  
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• US stocks shake off a wobbly start and end mostly higher

  23-10-2020 22:11
  
  Stocks shrugged off a sluggish start and ended mostly higher on Wall Street Friday. The S&P 500 managed a gain of 0.3%, but still posted its first weekly loss in four weeks. Facebook led gains in communications stocks. Intel fell sharply after reporting weakness in its data center business. Intel’s drop pulled the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a small loss. Stocks have been mostly pushing higher this month after giving back some of their big gains this year in a sudden September swoo
  
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• Hospitalization data flawed in Missouri, perhaps elsewhere

  23-10-2020 22:01
  
  O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — With the number of coronavirus patients requiring hospitalization rising at alarming levels, Missouri and perhaps at least five other states are unable to post accurate data on COVID-19 dashboards because of a flaw in the federal reporting system. Missouri’s health department says the number of hospitalized patients has been underreported since Oct. 17. The note blames the the crash of the portal used by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It
  
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• Upbeat Trump hits the trail, Biden tries debate cleanup

  23-10-2020 22:00
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Donald Trump and his allies are fighting for momentum in the nation’s leading battleground states following a debate performance that gave new hope to anxious Republicans. With Trump on the attack, Democrat Joe Biden tried to clean up his own debate misstep and urged voters to stay focused on the president’s inability to control the worsening pandemic. The surge of activity with just 11 days remaining in the 2020 contest highlighted the diverge
  
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• Nigeria says 51 civilians, 18 security forces dead in unrest

  23-10-2020 21:55
  
  LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s president says 51 civilians have been killed in unrest following days of peaceful protests over police abuses. He blames “hooliganism” for the violence while asserting that security forces have used “extreme restraint.” President Muhammadu Buhari’s comments are expected to further inflame tensions after Amnesty International reported that soldiers shot and killed at least 12 demonstrators Tuesday night as a large crowd san
  
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• Family of slain Utah college student confronts her killer

  23-10-2020 21:53
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Family members of a Utah college student who was found strangled and burned last year following a search for her that captured the nation’s attention called her killer a “monster” Friday. They confronted him during a hearing where he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Mackenzie Lueck’s father told Ayoola Ajayi that he hopes Ajayi spends the rest of his life in prison looking over his shoulder in fear. Ajayi apolo
  
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• Nigeria’s leader says 51 civilians, 18 security forces were killed in unrest after peaceful protests over police abuses

  23-10-2020 21:52
  
  LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s leader says 51 civilians, 18 security forces were killed in unrest after peaceful protests over police abuses.The post Nigeria’s leader says 51 civilians, 18 security forces were killed in unrest after peaceful protests over police abuses appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Sierra Vista shelter halts black cat adoptions to avoid Halloween mishaps

  23-10-2020 21:51
  
  SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (KVOA) – Do you believe in superstitions? Many people know it is bad luck to walk under ladders, open umbrellas inside and cross paths with black cats.
  Since black cats have a notorious association with Halloween, the Nancy J. Brua Animal Care Center will halt the adoption of black cats this Halloween to prevent them from suffering Halloween pranks.As this tradition takes place each year, the Nancy J. Brua Animal Care Center said “we do this each year as a precaut
  
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• Film depicts Black Lives Matter, Me Too as new feminist wave

  23-10-2020 21:36
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new documentary depicts a powerful female-led activism represented by Black Lives Matter, Me Too and other 21st-century movements. The film, titled “Not Done: Women Remaking America,” features a who’s who of activists, including the founders of Black Lives Matter. Others featured in the documentary include America Ferrera and Natalie Portman, who helped launch the Time’s Up initiative in response to the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse scandal. &ld
  
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• Top Democrats sue over Arizona redistricting panel list

  23-10-2020 21:29
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic leaders of the Arizona Legislature say two of five independents chosen by a judicial panel to chair a commission to redraw political districts next year are not legally eligible. A lawsuit filed Friday by House Minority Leader Charlene Fernandez and Senate Minority Leader David Bradley alleges the state Commission on Appellate Court Appointments failed to do its duty under the state constitution to properly vet the candidates. They want the two nominees replaced w
  
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• Man who bought guns used in 2015 massacre gets 20 years

  23-10-2020 21:28
  
  RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The man who bought two rifles that terrorists used to kill 14 people in a 2015 terror attack in San Bernardino, California, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Enrique Marquez Jr. was sentenced Friday for supplying the rifles used by his friend Syed Rizwan Farook and Farook’s wife to open fire on a gathering of Farook’s co-workers from San Bernardino County nearly five years ago. After killing 14 people and wounding 22, Farook and his wife were ki
  
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• Man who bought rifles used in 2015 San Bernardino, California, terror attack sentenced to 20 years in prison

  23-10-2020 21:23
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Man who bought rifles used in 2015 San Bernardino, California, terror attack sentenced to 20 years in prison.The post Man who bought rifles used in 2015 San Bernardino, California, terror attack sentenced to 20 years in prison appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• University of Arizona team cheers success of asteroid-contact mission

  23-10-2020 21:20
  
  WASHINGTON – After more than a decade of work, $800 million and 200 million miles of space travel, it all came down to six seconds.…
  
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• Some hospitals in crisis as US nears high for COVID-19 cases

  23-10-2020 21:04
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The United States is approaching a record for the number of new daily coronavirus cases in the latest ominous sign of the disease’s grip on the nation. The surge’s impact is being felt in every section of the country. Among the latest developments: a lockdown at the Ogala Sioux Tribe’s reservation in South Dakota and a plea by a Florida health official for a halt to children’s birthday parties. There’s an increasingly desperate situation at
  
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• The Latest: France surpasses 1 million coronavirus cases

  23-10-2020 21:03
  
  PARIS — France has surpassed 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, becoming the second country in Western Europe after Spain to reach the mark.
  The national health agency announced 42,032 new cases on Friday, bringing the total to 1.04 million cases. Health experts say the actual numbers are likely higher because of a lack of testing, asymptomatic cases and reporting issues.French President Emmanuel Macron called on citizens to respect a nightly curfew and
  
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• Man wins lottery twice after mistakenly buying extra lottery ticket

  23-10-2020 21:03
  
  DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — Some mistakes are costly, but not this one.
  A Detroit-area man who accidentally bought an extra lottery ticket won two $1 million jackpots.
  Samir Mazahem of Dearborn Heights says he was saving numbers on a lottery app after buying a $2 ticket for the June 9 Mega Millions game.
  He then realized that he had purchased another ticket with the same numbers.
  Mazahem says he was “bummed” but forgot about it until he logged onto the app.
  He had two $1 mi
  
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• Cheerful Trump hits the trail, Biden tries debate cleanup

  23-10-2020 21:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his allies are fighting for momentum in the nation’s leading battleground states following a debate performance that gave new hope to anxious Republicans. With Trump on the attack, Democrat Joe Biden tried to clean up his own debate misstep and urged voters to stay focused on the president’s inability to control the worsening pandemic. The surge of activity with just 11 days remaining in the 2020 contest highlighted the divergent str
  
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• Tucson Police pulled from poll sites over intimidation fears

  23-10-2020 20:52
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Tucson Police Department has announced officers will no longer provide security at early voting sites after the city received complaints about police presence and concerns over voter intimidation. The Arizona Daily Star reported that Pima County Recorder F. Ann Rodriguez was notified Tuesday by the company that handles off-duty officer management that the city instructed the company to withdraw the officers. Rodriguez said she hired them after receiving safety comp
  
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• Man who bought guns used in 2015 massacre faces sentencing

  23-10-2020 20:47
  
  RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A prosecutor says the man who bought two rifles that a husband and wife used to kill 14 people in a California terror attack in 2015 should spend 25 years in prison. The prosecution argued Friday that 28-year-old Enrique Marquez Jr. had the capacity to understand the likelihood of an attack once he purchased the weapons. Nearly five years have passed since his acquaintance Syed Rizwan Farook and Farook’s wife, Tashfeen Malik, fired on a meeting of Farook&rsqu
  
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• Correction: Virus Outbreak-Distance Learning story

  23-10-2020 20:41
  
  In a story October 22, 2020, about teachers watching for child welfare during video classes, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of a Florida county where a mother was fatally shot in front of her children. It was Martin County, not Warfield County. The post Correction: Virus Outbreak-Distance Learningstory appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s skewed indictment of wind power

  23-10-2020 20:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s dismissal of wind power as a glitchy, pricey, bird-slaughtering way to make electricity is out of step with the times.
  He slammed the technology in his debate with Democrat Joe Biden on Thursday night, falsely contending wind power is dirtier and far pricier than natural gas. Here’s a look at what he said:
  TRUMP to Biden: “I know more about wind than you do. It’s extremely expensive.”
  THE FACTS: No it isn’t. His
  
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• Man wins $2M after mistakenly buying extra lottery ticket

  23-10-2020 20:27
  
  DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — Some mistakes are costly, but not this one. A Detroit-area man who accidentally bought an extra lottery ticket won two $1 million jackpots. Samir Mazahem of Dearborn Heights says he was saving numbers on a lottery app after buying a $2 ticket for the June 9 Mega Millions game. He then realized that he had purchased another ticket with the same numbers. Mazahem says he was “bummed” but forgot about it until he logged onto the app. He had two $1 mil
  
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• Ex-boyfriend accused of killing pregnant Chicago woman, baby

  23-10-2020 20:26
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say a man charged in the slaying of his pregnant ex-girlfriend and the baby who died four days later allegedly shot her to prevent her from giving birth. Police announced Friday that 39-year-old Corey Deering of Chicago had been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Stacey Jones and her baby. The 35-year-old Jones was eight months pregnant when she was found shot twice in the back on her front porch. She died moments after doctors del
  
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• Court refuses to delay vote in Minnesota congressional race

  23-10-2020 20:17
  
  A federal appeals panel on Friday rejected a Minnesota Republican’s request to delay voting in his congressional race to February due to the death of a third-party candidate. The ruling handed a victory to Democratic U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, who had sued to keep the race in November. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Tyler Kistner’s request to pause the lower-court decision that moved the election in Minnesota’s 2nd District back to Nov. 3 after
  
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• France surpasses 1 million confirmed virus cases amid spike

  23-10-2020 20:15
  
  PARIS (AP) — French health authorities say France has recorded over 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, becoming the second country in Western Europe after Spain to reach that number of known infections. The national health agency released new figures showing that tests had confirmed at least 1,041,075 cases in France this year, including 42,032 new cases in 24 hours. Experts say the actual infections are probably much higher than the numbers governments
  
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• Sheriff’s office in Phoenix struggling with Arpaio legacy

  23-10-2020 20:14
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The race for Maricopa County sheriff pits Democratic incumbent Paul Penzone against Republican Jerry Sheridan, who served as the agency’s second-in-command during the final years of Joe Arpaio’s tenure as sheriff. Penzone came into office promising to bring a more low-key professionalism than Arpaio, closed his predecessor’s complex of jail tents, and made more strides than Arpaio in complying with court-ordered overhauls of the agency that have stripped aw
  
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• French health authorities say France has reached over 1 million confirmed virus cases amid pandemic’s second wave

  23-10-2020 20:11
  
  PARIS (AP) — French health authorities say France has reached over 1 million confirmed virus cases amid pandemic’s second wave.The post French health authorities say France has reached over 1 million confirmed virus cases amid pandemic’s second wave appeared first on KVOA.
  
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