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• California seeing biggest jump in virus cases in months

  09-11-2020 23:57
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom says California is seeing a sobering increase in coronavirus cases that may be partially linked to Halloween. Eleven San Francisco Bay Area health officers are meanwhile urging residents there to quarantine for two weeks if they venture outside the region. Newsom warned Monday that coronavirus case numbers, the positivity rate, hospitalizations and intensive care cases all have reached their highest level in months. The state updates counties&rsq
  
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• Some Republicans attack Georgia votes, provide no evidence

  09-11-2020 23:53
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans are renewing attacks on Democrat Joe Biden’s lead over President Donald Trump in Georgia, despite no evidence of wrongdoing. U.S. Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler on Monday called for the resignation of Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, the state’s chief elections officer and a fellow member of the GOP. Raffensperger is refusing, and saying there aren’t enough doubtful votes to tip Georgia into Trump’s column. The Associated Pres
  
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• A look at the lawsuits against ex-Cardinal McCarrick

  09-11-2020 23:50
  
  The Vatican is poised to release a long-awaited report on what it knew about ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s sexual misconduct during his rise through the church hierarchy. McCarrick, who was one of the highest-ranking, most visible Roman Catholic officials in the United States, was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after a Vatican investigation determined he sexually abused minors as well as adults. A number of accusers have come forward in the past two years, and the 90-year-old McCarri
  
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• Armenia leader orders end to fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh

  09-11-2020 23:49
  
  YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian says he has ordered an end to fighting with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Pashinian said early Tuesday on Facebook that he signed an agreement with the presidents of Azerbaijan and Russia to halt the fighting that has raged since te September. He writes that the decision was “extremely painful for me personally and for our people.” Nagorno-Karabakh is a region in Azerbaijan that has been under contro
  
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• Meet President-Elect Biden’s First Pets: Major and Champ the German shepherds

  09-11-2020 23:45
  
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  WASHINGTON DC (CNN) - When President-Elect Joe Biden moves into the White House some four-legged friends will join him.His first family includes his fur family.He and his wife have two German shepherds named Major and Champ.The Bidens fostered Major before adopting him from the Delaware Humane Society in 2018.They bring back the tradition of "First Pet" in the White House.
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• Biden eyes Washington veterans for key administration posts

  09-11-2020 23:39
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is looking to build out his nascent White House staff with more traditional Washington insiders, a notable departure from four years in which President Donald Trump staffed his team with outsiders and government antagonists. The Democrat and his top aides are expected to have preliminary conversations this week with some Biden campaign staff about their roles in the administration. Biden is expected to move quickly to name a chief of staff,
  
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• Armenia’s prime minister says he has ordered an end to fighting with Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

  09-11-2020 23:36
  
  YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia’s prime minister says he has ordered an end to fighting with Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.The post Armenia’s prime minister says he has ordered an end to fighting with Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Indiana woman gets 6 1/2 years for financing terrorism

  09-11-2020 23:33
  
  HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department says an Indiana woman who pleaded guilty to providing financial support to the Islamic State group has been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison. It said Monday that 35-year-old Samantha Elhassani, formerly of Elkhart, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Philip Simon to the prison term and three years of supervised release. She pleaded guilty to financing terrorism. Elhassani struck a plea agreement in which federal prosecutors agreed t
  
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• Georgia secretary of state hits back at senators

  09-11-2020 23:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Georgia’s secretary of state is firing back at the state’s two U.S. senators for calling on him to resign over the handling of the election, which has President-elect Joe Biden leading President Donald Trump in the state.Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue took the extraordinary step Monday of calling for Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to step down.Raffensperger responded, “Let me start by saying that is not going to happen
  
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• As cases rise, states say they’ll work with Biden on virus

  09-11-2020 23:29
  
  As the coronavirus keeps spreading faster, President-elect Joe Biden is calling for coordination with states, something that officials and public health experts say has not been strong enough so far. States are calling for help with testing and contact tracing, as well as making sure there’s enough protective gear and shoring up budgets. Democratic state officials are welcoming a science-based approach from the president-elect. While some Republican governors aren’t ready to agree th
  
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• Former Microsoft worker gets 9 years in $10M fraud scheme

  09-11-2020 23:24
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — A former Microsoft worker has been sentenced to nine years in prison for a scheme to steal $10 million in digital currency — money authorities say he used to buy a $160,000 car and a lakefront home. Volodymyr Kvashuk, a Ukrainian citizen living in Renton, Washington, was responsible for helping test Microsoft’s online retail sales platform. Prosecutors said he stole digital currency such as codes that could be redeemed for Microsoft products or gaming subscriptio
  
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• The Latest: Tropical Storm Eta causes major damage

  09-11-2020 23:13
  
  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Florida officials say one of the major COVID-19 testing sites in the state suffered major damage due to the extensive rain dumped by Tropical Storm Eta in South Florida.
  Samantha Bequer, spokeswoman for the Florida Division of Emergency Management, said parts of the Hard Rock Stadium’s site were trapped beneath 16 inches of rain. Throughout the pandemic, it has been one of the state’s busiest places for people to get a coronavirus diagnosis.
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• The Latest: Georgia secretary of state hits back at senators

  09-11-2020 23:11
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):
  5:10 p.m.
  Georgia’s secretary of state is firing back at the state’s two U.S. senators for calling on him to resign over the handling of the election, which has President-elect Joe Biden leading President Donald Trump in the state.
  Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue took the extraordinary step Monday of calling for Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to step down.
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• Gunmen kill reporter in Mexico’s most violent state

  09-11-2020 23:05
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials say gunmen killed a reporter for a local news site in Guanajuato, the state with the most homicides in Mexico. The state interior department says it laments the killing early Monday of Israel Vázquez Rangel, a reporter for the online newspaper El Salmantino. It pledges that prosecutors will investigate the crime. The paper says Vázquez Rangel was the victim of a “cowardly and atrocious attack … while he was carrying out his ho
  
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• Minnesota deer hunter gets bang for buck with alligator haul

  09-11-2020 22:56
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man who was tracking a large buck on the opening weekend of deer hunting season wound up finding another prize for his collection when he came across a 3-foot alligator. Cory Klocek was hunting Saturday on farmland in East Bethel, about 40 miles north of Minneapolis, when he took down with a shotgun what he described on Facebook as a “beautiful 10-point buck.” The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that about that time he came around a pond and spot
  
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• Man charged with supplying gun in deadly Wisconsin protest

  09-11-2020 22:53
  
  KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors in Wisconsin have charged a 19-year-old man with supplying the gun used in a pair of fatal shootings during a protest in August. The Kenosha News reports that Dominick Black was charged with two felony counts of supplying a dangerous weapon to a minor. According to the criminal complaint, Black asked 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse to join him in guarding businesses in Kenosha during the protest and gave him an assault rifle. Rittenhouse used the rifle to shoo
  
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• Guatemala landslide could be final resting place for many

  09-11-2020 22:52
  
  GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Days after a landslide buried half the community of Queja in central Guatemala, rescuers have recovered only a handful of the more than 100 people believed to be buried there. The location is so remote and the conditions so perilous that Queja could become the latest in a string of Guatemalan disaster sites that become the final resting places of their victims. Around midday Thursday, residents in the farming town of about 1,200 Poqomchi Maya were just about to have l
  
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• Search warrants served on Navajo Nation amid crackdown on illegal hemp farming

  09-11-2020 22:47
  
  SHIPROCK, N.M. (AP) — A team of federal, state, tribal and local law enforcement officers are serving search warrants on the Navajo Nation near Shiprock.
  The warrants are sealed and FBI spokesman Frank Fisher could not provide any details Monday, saying only that they stemmed from an ongoing investigation.
  In October, more than a dozen people were arrested on drug charges at a motel in the area.
  Authorities alleged the suspects were trimming marijuana plants in multiple motel rooms as mari
  
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• Police: Woman posing as FBI agent sought free fast food

  09-11-2020 22:46
  
  ROCKMART, Ga. (AP) — Police jailed a woman in Georgia accused of pretending to be an FBI agent to score a free fast-food meal, saying she allegedly threatened to arrest restaurant workers if they didn’t serve her a complimentary bite. According to a Rockmart Police arrest report obtained by news outlets, Kimberly Ragsdale has been charged with impersonating a public officer following repeated attempts to get free meals at a Chick-Fil-A outlet. Online records showed Ragsdale was booke
  
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• Stocks rally worldwide with hopes for a return to “normal”

  09-11-2020 22:45
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Brimming hopes that people will again return to office buildings, shopping centers and normal life sent markets rallying worldwide on Monday, following encouraging data about a potential coronavirus vaccine. The S&P 500 rose 1.2% after Pfizer said an early peek at its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, though that doesn’t mean its release is imminent. The index had been up as much as 3.9% earlier in the day, above its reco
  
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• Peru’s leader faces impeachment vote amidst virus turmoil

  09-11-2020 22:41
  
  LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra warned opposition lawmakers seeking his ouster Monday that a rash decision to remove him on the basis of unproven corruption allegations could bring grave consequence for the hard-hit nation. The South American nation has been thrust into yet another chapter of political uncertainty while also grappling with a severe economic downturn and the world’s highest per-capita COVID-19 mortality rate. It is the second time in less t
  
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• Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine maybe 90% effective

  09-11-2020 22:35
  
  WASHINGTON DC (AP) - Pfizer says an early peek at its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19.
  Monday's announcement doesn't mean a vaccine is imminent.
  The interim analysis, from independent data monitors, looked at 94 infections recorded so far in a study that has enrolled nearly 44,000 people.
  Pfizer did not provide any more details about those cases, and cautioned the initial protection rate might change by the time the study ends. The shots are made by Pf
  
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• Biden targets virus as his White House transition begins

  09-11-2020 22:33
  
  WILMINGTON, Delaware (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is making clear that his incoming administration is singularly focused on reining in the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, he appealed to Americans to wear masks as the nation passed the sobering total of 10 million infections. Biden offered the cautious but impassioned argument for Americans to double down on individual efforts to stem the disease even as the stock market and President Donald Trump reacted exuberantly to pharmaceutical
  
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• The Latest: 2 senators want Georgia secretary of state fired

  09-11-2020 22:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):
  4:30 p.m.
  Some Republicans are renewing their attacks on President-elect Joe Biden’s lead over President Donald Trump in Georgia, with Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler taking the extraordinary step of calling for the resignation of the Republican secretary of state.Republicans laid out a strategy to investigate but still presented no evidence of large-scale voter fraud in the balloting, saying Monday th
  
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• ‘This is proof’: Biden’s win reveals power of Black voters

  09-11-2020 22:28
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Black voters were the main constituency to push Democrat Joe Biden to victory in the presidential race. Activists tell The Associated Press that the Biden campaign owes Black voters and the organizers who worked tirelessly to turn them out for that victory. According to AP VoteCast data, an expansive survey of the electorate, 9 in 10 Black voters nationwide supported Biden over President Donald Trump. Black organizers say they intend to follow through with a set of demands f
  
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• Transit officials propose service cuts in wake of pandemic

  09-11-2020 22:21
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Greater Boston’s transportation agency has proposed a series of public transit cuts that officials say are needed after ridership plummeted when the COVID-19 pandemic hit earlier this year. Weekend commuter rail services, 25 bus routes, all ferry service, and subway service after midnight would be eliminated under the proposal unveiled Monday. Last month, the MBTA had 330,000 trips on an average weekday, down from the 1.26 million daily trips it had prior to the pandemi
  
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• Children’s Museum reopening Nov. 11

  09-11-2020 22:12
  
  The Children’s Museum in downtown Tucson has announced their plans to reopen with limited admission on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The Museum will be open with two two-hour play sessions from 9-11 a.m. and from 2-4 p.m.…
  
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• Stocks rally worldwide on encouraging COVID-19 vaccine data

  09-11-2020 22:09
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Brimming hopes that people will again return to office buildings, shopping centers and normal life sent markets rallying worldwide on Monday, following encouraging data about a potential coronavirus vaccine. The S&P 500 rose 1.2% after Pfizer said an early peek at its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, though that doesn’t mean its release is imminent. The index had been up as much as 3.9% earlier in the day, above its reco
  
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• TUSD Postpones In-Classroom Instruction Until 2021 at the Earliest

  09-11-2020 22:05
  
  As a key metric tracking the spread of coronavirus in Pima County is likely to shift to substantial spread this week, the Tucson Unified School District will not open as planned this Thursday, Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo announced in a letter to the district’s families Friday.“In my briefings this week with the Pima County Health Department leadership team, I was informed that our county will be in a state of widespread community transmission of COVID-19 at the time of our plann
  
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• Polish police carry away abortion rights protesters

  09-11-2020 22:05
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Police in Poland have carried off protesters blocking a street in Warsaw on the 19th straight day of nationwide anti-government protests that were triggered by the tightening of the predominantly Roman Catholic nation’s abortion law. The protesters were sitting down in the street Monday in front of the Education Ministry to demand the firing of the new minister who has made some unpopular statements. Peaceful protests against the right-wing government were also
  
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• Biden focuses on virus fight as White House transition opens

  09-11-2020 22:05
  
  WILMINGTON, Delaware (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is making clear that his incoming administration is singularly focused on reining in the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, he appealed to Americans to wear masks as the nation passed the sobering total of 10 million infections. Biden offered the cautious but impassioned argument for Americans to double down on individual efforts to stem the disease even as the stock market and President Donald Trump reacted exuberantly to pharmaceutical
  
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• Much at stake as Supreme Court weighs future of ‘Obamacare’

  09-11-2020 21:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Supreme Court weighs the fate of “Obamacare” on Tuesday, arguments will revolve around arcane points of law like severability — whether the justices can surgically snip out part of the law and leave the rest. But what’s at stake has real-world consequences for just about every American, as well as the health care industry, a major source of jobs and tax revenues. Whether the Affordable Care Act stays, goes, or is significantly changed, wil
  
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• Biden zeroes in on virus during opening days of transition

  09-11-2020 21:50
  
  WILMINGTON, Delaware (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is making clear that his incoming administration is singularly focused on reining in the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, he appealed to Americans to wear masks as the nation passed the sobering total of 10 million infections. Biden offered the cautious but impassioned argument for Americans to double down on individual efforts to stem the disease even as the stock market and President Donald Trump reacted exuberantly to pharmaceutical
  
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• House Dem campaign chair won’t seek post anew after losses

  09-11-2020 21:48
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairwoman of House Democrats’ campaign committee won’t seek the post again for the next Congress. Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos’ decision comes days after her party unexpectedly lost seats in last week’s elections. It reflects dissatisfaction among Democrats over the setbacks, even though Democrats widely outraised Republicans in many races. Both parties and nonpartisan political analysts expected Democrats to pad the size of this year’s ma
  
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• The Latest: Utah implements statewide mask mandate

  09-11-2020 21:47
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — Deeply conservative Utah began a major shift in fighting the coronavirus pandemic Monday, implementing a statewide mask mandate for the first time and planning a dramatic increase in testing.
  The move came a couple of days after the presidential race was called for Democrat Joe Biden, but Republican Gov. Gary Herbert said the mask mandate’s timing wasn’t political. He said it was an essential move to avoid disaster with a surge already threatening to overwhelm
  
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• EU agrees on tighter rules for surveillance tech exports

  09-11-2020 21:46
  
  LONDON (AP) — The European Union has agreed to tighten up rules for the sale and export of cybersurveillance technology. EU lawmakers and the European Council reached a provisional deal on Monday to update controls of so-called dual use goods such as facial recognition technology and spyware to prevent them from being used to violate human rights. Under the new rules, companies will have to apply for government licenses to export certain products and they’ll have to meet criteria tha
  
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• UArizona plans to expand COVID-19 testing in spring

  09-11-2020 21:41
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) – The University of Arizona plans to test all students who attend in-person classes in the spring, officials announced Monday.Monday marks the first day of the testing blitz – students who plan to travel for the holidays are highly encouraged to schedule a COVID-19 antigen test.Students have also been asked to complete a Thanksgiving travel survey, where they will outline their travel plans for the break, which begins Nov. 26.After the break, students will move to virtu
  
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• After Biden win, McConnell says Trump OK to fight election

  09-11-2020 21:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says President Donald Trump is “100% within his rights” to question election results and consider legal options. The Republican leader says the process will play out and “reach its conclusion.” Trump has declined to concede the presidential race and is mounting legal fights, but there has been no indication or evidence of voter irregularities or fraud in the e
  
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• Trump faces long odds in challenging state vote counts

  09-11-2020 21:37
  
  Republican surrogates for President Donald Trump have resumed their legal fight to try to stop the vote count in key battleground states, including Pennsylvania and Michigan. But they face long odds given the Electoral College tally and recent court rulings that found no evidence of widespread vote fraud. Some Republican state officials are invoking the Trump mantra that only “legal votes” should be counted before the election is certified. Others are coming forward to urge voters to
  
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• After Biden victory, McConnell says Trump ‘100% within his rights’ to look at legal options

  09-11-2020 21:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — After Biden victory, McConnell says Trump ‘100% within his rights’ to look at legal options.The post After Biden victory, McConnell says Trump ‘100% within his rights’ to look at legal options appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Search warrants served on Navajo Nation amid hemp crackdown

  09-11-2020 21:32
  
  SHIPROCK, N.M. (AP) — A team of federal, state, tribal and local law enforcement officers are serving search warrants on the Navajo Nation near Shiprock. The warrants are sealed and FBI spokesman Frank Fisher could not provide any details Monday, saying only that they stemmed from an ongoing investigation. In October, more than a dozen people were arrested on drug charges at a motel in the area. Authorities alleged the suspects were trimming marijuana plants in multiple motel rooms as mari
  
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• Feds: NYPD officer served as lookout for cocaine ring

  09-11-2020 21:32
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer has been charged with aiding drug traffickers who smuggled hundreds of kilograms of cocaine into the United States. Officer Amaury Abreu of Long Island is accused of explaining law enforcement methods to the drug ring and performing warrant checks on its members. Abreu did not have a defense attorney who could comment on the charges Monday. Federal prosecutors also charged two high-ranking members of the New York-based group and the owner of a
  
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• Erdogan accepts Turkish finance minister’s resignation

  09-11-2020 21:25
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accepted the resignation of his son-in-law from the position of finance minister. A statement from Erdogan’s office on Monday said the Turkish leader accepted Berat Albayrak’s request “to be excused from his duties” but did not say who would replace him. Albayrak, 42, announced late Sunday that he was stepping down from his post for health reasons and would spend more time with his family. His resignation foll
  
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• Benson Hospital, Diaper Bank partner to assist people in need

  09-11-2020 21:22
  
  The Diaper Bank of Southern ArizonaPhoto: July 15, 2016
  TUCSON (KVOA) - The Benson Hospital and Diaper Bank of Southern Arizona announced a new partnership that will allow Benson residents in need to access hygiene supplies.According to The Diaper Bank, one in three families struggle to provide diapers to their children.
  "Lack of access to diapers and prolonged diaper wear not only leads to long term adverse health concerns, but can cause children to miss daycare if parents cannot provide the r
  
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• Greta Thunberg on 2 very surreal years of protest and fame

  09-11-2020 21:21
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The humble beginnings of Greta Thunberg’s climate protest are seen in the opening minutes of the new documentary “I Am Greta.” Since then, Thunberg has met world leaders, been vilified by others, and seen countless join her in an ever-growing resistance to environmental complacency. It’s a journey she readily describes as totally surreal. In an interview, she says it’s been “like living in a movie and you don’t know the plot.”
  
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• Ukraine’s president tests positive for COVID-19

  09-11-2020 21:15
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he has tested positive for the coronavirus and will be working in self-isolation while being treated.  He tweeted Monday that “there are no lucky people in the world for whom COVID-19 does not pose a threat.” But he says he feels good and promised to continue to work. Zelenkiy said he was running a temperature of 37.5 Celsius (99.5 Fahrenheit).  Ukraine’s coronavirus infections began surging in late summ
  
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• Phoenix police arrest suspect in 1984 murder, sexual assault

  09-11-2020 21:12
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police say they have arrested a 67-year-old man in connection with the 1984 murder of a young woman whose naked body was found in a vacant Phoenix mortuary. They say David Kizziar has been booked into jail on suspicion of first-degree murder and sexual assault. It was unclear Monday if he has a lawyer yet. Police say officers found a trail of blood leading to the body of 22-year-old Aimee See in February 1984. Authorities say See had blunt force trauma to her head, a telepho
  
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• Female banded mongooses lead battle for chance to find mates

  09-11-2020 21:09
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — For the banded mongooses of Uganda, frequent battles between neighboring groups afford females a chance to slip away and mate with males of the opposing side, a new study finds. Among most social mammals — such as gorillas, lions, wolves and humans — offspring of at least one gender leave their parents’ group to find mates and join other families. In the few species like mongooses where this isn’t the case, other strategies are needed to avoid inbr
  
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• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he has tested positive for the coronavirus, will work in self-isolation

  09-11-2020 21:07
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he has tested positive for the coronavirus, will work in self-isolation.The post Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he has tested positive for the coronavirus, will work in self-isolation appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Rush of visitors at Red River Gorge sparks call for changes

  09-11-2020 21:03
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A sharp increase in the number of visitors to Kentucky’s Red River Gorge has the U.S. Forest Service considering changes that would improve safety and accessibility for people and add more protection for wilderness areas. Officials with the Daniel Boone National Forest are holding a virtual public meeting Tuesday to gauge public opinion on recommendations that would affect backcountry camping, trail access and parking. Forest spokesman Tim Eling says the change
  
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