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• Phoenix police: teen dies week after accidental shooting

  30-11-2020 23:09
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police say a 14-year-old boy has died after being wounded a week ago when he was shot in an apparent accident while a friend was mishandling a firearm. Sgt. Ann Justus on Monday identified the youth as Joseph Michaelson. Police earlier reported that detectives had arrested a 16-year-old youth in connection with the Nov. 23 shooting that left Michaelson in critical condition.Authorities did not release the name of the older teen, who was taken to a juvenile detention
  
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• The Latest: Canada to spend billions in pandemic recovery

  30-11-2020 23:03
  
  TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is vowing to spend tens of billions more dollars to help the country recover from the pandemic.Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the country is facing its most severe challenge since the second World War, the worst economic shock since the Great Depression and the worse health crisis since the Spanish flu over a century ago.The cost to date has the federal deficit reaching a record $381.6 bi
  
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• Tucson Mayor announces Special Meeting to consider new COVID-19 mitigation measures

  30-11-2020 22:48
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Tucson Mayor Regina Romero has called a Special Meeting with the council to consider additional steps to slow the spread of COVID-19, her office said Monday afternoon.In a news release, Romero said she will be asking the Council to consider establishing a mandatory curfew effective at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, December 1.The mayor will be holding a Facebook live at 3:30 p.m. to answer questions.Tomorrow, Mayor & Council will be considering new COVID-19 mitigation measures at a speci
  
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• Powell says pace of economic improvement has moderated

  30-11-2020 22:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says that the pace of improvement in the economy has moderated in recent months with future prospects remaining “extraordinarily uncertain.” In remarks released by the Fed on Monday, Powell said that the increase in new COVID-19 cases both in the United States and abroad was “concerning and could prove challenging for the next few months. A full economic recovery is unlikely until people are confident that it is saf
  
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• Joe Biden confirmed as winner in Wisconsin ahead of promised lawsuit from President Donald Trump

  30-11-2020 22:39
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Joe Biden confirmed as winner in Wisconsin ahead of promised lawsuit from President Donald Trump.The post Joe Biden confirmed as winner in Wisconsin ahead of promised lawsuit from President Donald Trump appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Political fight brewing over Biden’s WH budget chief nominee

  30-11-2020 22:37
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget is quickly emerging as a political battle that could disrupt his efforts to swiftly fill out his administration. Some Republicans are expressing doubt that Neera Tanden could be confirmed by the Senate after she spent years attacking GOP lawmakers on social media. Biden’s transition team released a litany of praise for Tanden from figures including Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth W
  
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• Top secret: Biden gets access to President’s Daily Brief

  30-11-2020 22:32
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris began receiving the nation’s most sensitive secrets Monday as they prepare to assume office on Jan. 20. The pair got their eyes on the highly classified President’s Daily Brief. It’s a summary of the most important U.S. intelligence and world events prepared and delivered by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Outgoing President Donald Trump gave Biden permission to s
  
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• SC delays execution, citing lack of lethal injection drugs

  30-11-2020 22:32
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has officially delayed an execution set for Friday after prison officials said they couldn’t obtain the necessary lethal injection drugs in time. The South Carolina Supreme Court had scheduled Richard Bernard Moore’s execution for Friday after he exhausted his federal appeals but stayed the execution Monday. Moore has spent nearly two decades on death row for his conviction in the 1999 fatal shooting of a convenience store
  
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• Florida vet school uses novel approach to save seahorse

  30-11-2020 22:32
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida vet school turned to an unusual treatment to save a woman’s seahorse. In February, Carol Benge purchased a seahorse as a reward for marking five years cancer-free and named it Louie. In September, Louie began having trouble swimming. After extensive research, Benge suspected he had something called Gas Bubble Disease, similar to a human diver getting the bends from surfacing too quickly. Benge felt like 2020 was too difficult of a year to allow h
  
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• Gale-force winds, rain and snow lash much of northeastern US

  30-11-2020 22:31
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Gale-force winds are lashing much of the northeastern U.S., prompting tornado watches and flash-flood warnings and knocking out power to tens of thousands. The National Weather Service in Boston tweeted, “Hold on to your hats!,” as powerful gusts and heavy rainfall bore down on a large swath of southern New England. Authorities warned of the potential for widespread power outages and dangerous street flooding during the evening rush hour. They said there was a hei
  
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• Fed chair Powell says economic improvement has moderated in recent months with outlook ‘extraordinarily uncertain’

  30-11-2020 22:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Fed chair Powell says economic improvement has moderated in recent months with outlook ‘extraordinarily uncertain.’The post Fed chair Powell says economic improvement has moderated in recent months with outlook ‘extraordinarily uncertain’ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Iowa board certifies 6-vote Republican win in US House race

  30-11-2020 22:21
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials have certified a Republican candidate as a six-vote winner for an open seat in the U.S. House, in what is shaping up to be the closest congressional election in decades. Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks finished ahead of Democrat Rita Hart in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District after a recount saw her 47-vote lead steadily dwindle to single digits. The state Board of Canvass voted Monday afternoon to certify Miller-Meeks as the winner over Hart
  
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• Stocks slip, but S&P 500 still logs best month since April

  30-11-2020 22:12
  
  Stocks pulled back slightly from their record levels Monday as Wall Street put a quiet coda on one of its most rocking months in decades. The S&P 500 fell 0.5%, but the benchmark index still clocked a surge of 10.8% for November, its biggest monthly gain since April, as investors latch onto hopes that the economy will get closer to normal next year as coronavirus vaccines begin to be distributed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which has far less impact on 401(k) accounts than the S&P
  
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• 13-year sentence for ex-prosecutor in Hawaii corruption case

  30-11-2020 22:11
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — A former Honolulu prosecutor has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after a judge says she used her husband’s position as a police chief to frame a relative for a crime he didn’t commit in a corruption case that has staggered Hawaii. A judge also said Katherine Kealoha stole money from her own grandmother to support her lavish lifestyle. Kealoha apologized to her family in court and asked for forgiveness. Her husband is scheduled to be sentenced in a separate
  
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• ‘I’m Your Woman’ puts a fresh spin on the 1970s crime drama

  30-11-2020 22:10
  
  “I’m Your Woman” turns the lens on the suburban housewife who has to go on the run with a new baby when her criminal husband disappears. The film starring Rachel Brosnahan is a fresh spin on the classic 1970s crime drama where the woman often exits the frame when the action begins. Director Julia Hart was inspired to make the film after watching Michael Mann’s “Thief” and obsessing over Tuesday Weld’s character Jessie, who disappears in a car with a baby
  
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• The Latest: Florida governor requires schools to remain open

  30-11-2020 21:58
  
  MIAMI — Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Monday that schools will be required to remain open despite the rise in confirmed COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, arguing lockdowns and closures have not worked.
  Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, also told ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday that the spread of the virus among children “is not really very big at all” and is now advising to get children back in
  
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• Arizona MVD now offering registration renewal through CheckFreePay

  30-11-2020 21:54
  
  PHOENIX (KVOA) - Renewing your vehicle’s registration each year can sometimes be a hassle. The Arizona Motor Vehicle Division said it is now offering another “convenient” way for people to renew their registration, it said it can be done while at the grocery store. 
  In a news release Monday, MVD announced its partnering with CheckFreePay® from Fiserv, which has more than 500 locations statewide. “We’re constantly looking for so
  
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• Ohio’s Democratic Party chair stepping down after 6 years

  30-11-2020 21:48
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Ohio’s Democratic Party chair is stepping down after six years in which Republicans including Donald Trump dominated statewide elections. David Pepper, a former Hamilton County commissioner and Cincinnati council member, sent a letter Monday to party officials saying he will resign at year’s end. He suggested those interested in succeeding him could speak at a Dec. 15 executive committee meeting. Once considered a bellwether swing state, Ohio has swung to the
  
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• Traffic signal changes in Sierra Vista, Huachuca City to enhance safety

  30-11-2020 21:46
  
  SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (KVOA) - The Arizona Department of Transportation announced the addition of two traffic signals in Sierra Vista and Huachuca City Monday. It said it will enhance safety in the neighboring communities. 
  In Huachuca City, a new emergency services traffic beacon on State Route 90 at School Drive will improve emergency response time by stopping traffic when law enforcement or fire vehicles enter the highway.ADOT said drivers should be aware of this new sa
  
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• Grand Canyon plays host to MVSU

  30-11-2020 21:45
  
  Mississippi Valley State (0-3) vs. Grand Canyon (2-0)
  Grand Canyon University Arena, Phoenix; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Grand Canyon plays Mississippi Valley State in an early season matchup. Both teams last saw action on Saturday. Grand Canyon knocked off Benedictine Mesa by 31 points at home, while Mississippi Valley State came up short in a 97-61 game at Wyoming.
  BIG MEN ON CAMPUS: The junior duo of Terry Collins and Kam’ron Cunningham has led the Delta Devils. Collins is averagi
  
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• BIA, FBI seeking missing child

  30-11-2020 21:43
  
  (KVOA) - The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the FBI have asked people to help them find a missing child.
  The child's name is Mildred Alexis Old Crow and she is 8 years old with brown hair, brown eyes, and is small in stature for her age. She is from the Crow Indian Reservation.Anyone with information is asked to call BIA Law Enforcement at Crow Agency at (406) 638-2631 or the FBI at (801) 579-1400.According to the FBI, she was last seen in March of 2019 on the Crow Indian Reservation, in the
  
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• Man ruled insane in college killing sues state hospital

  30-11-2020 21:41
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Massachusetts man acquitted by reason of insanity of killing a Wesleyan University student in 2009 has filed a lawsuit against Connecticut’s state psychiatric hospital complex. Stephen Morgan, from Marblehead, Massachusetts, says a hospital employee improperly told a TV station in 2017 that he and other patients were allowed to play violent video games. Morgan was acquitted of murder by reason of insanity in the shooting death of 21-year-old Wesleyan student
  
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• BBB Scam Alert: That Zoom invite is really a phishing scam

  30-11-2020 21:41
  
  (KVOA) - The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has begun warning people about a new scam that's developed during the pandemic.
  As more people work at home, Zoom, a video conferencing platform has become more popular. In a news release, the BBB said, "Naturally, this has attracted the attention of hackers and scammers. With a huge user base to target, con artists are using old tricks in new scams to try to steal your information."The BBB said the scam works like this:Out of the blue, you receive an em
  
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• Michigan husband, wife die from COVID-19 on the same day, 1 minute apart

  30-11-2020 21:39
  
  (WDIV)  Just days before Thanksgiving, a Michigan family lost both of their parents to the coronavirus.Leslie and Patricia McWaters spent nearly 50 years together before dying on the same day, one minute apart.“It’s beautiful, but it’s so tragic. Kind of like Romeo and Juliet,” said daughter Joanna Sisk. “One wouldn’t have wanted to be without the other.”The couple was married for more than 47 years. Inseparable since the day they met.“I can
  
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• Secretary of State Confirms Biden's Win in Arizona

  30-11-2020 21:36
  
  On Monday, Nov. 30, Arizona officials certified the results of the Nov. 3 presidential election, confirming Democrat Joe Biden's win over Republican incumbent Donald Trump. It was a close race in the Grand Canyon State, with Biden earning 49.36% of the vote, over Trump's 49.06%, winning by a little more than 10,000 votes. This is the first time Arizona has voted blue in a presidential election since 1996.…
  
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• India’s govt. invites protesting farmers to talks Tuesday

  30-11-2020 21:35
  
  NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s government has moved up talks to Dec. 1 with the leaders of farm groups protesting new agricultural laws in the country’s biggest farmer protests in years that have entered their fifth day. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar says he decided to advance the meeting originally scheduled for Dec. 3 due to the coronavirus pandemic and cold weather. There was no immediate response from the leaders of the farm groups. Prime Minister Narendra Modi says f
  
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• Philip Green’s retail empire Arcadia calls in administrators

  30-11-2020 21:34
  
  LONDON (AP) — British retail empire Arcadia Group, which owns well-known fashion chains including Topshop, has gone into bankruptcy protection, putting 13,000 jobs at risk. In another blow to a retail industry hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, Arcadia said it had called in administrators from Deloitte after the pandemic “severely impacted” sales across its brands. Overseen by tycoon Philip Green, one of Britain’s best-known and most controversial business figures, Arc
  
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• GAO says weekly unemployment benefits report flawed

  30-11-2020 21:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A government watchdog has found that the Labor Department’s widely watched weekly unemployment benefits data are providing an inaccurate reading on the number of newly laid off workers because of flaws in the government’s data collection. The Government Accountability Office said in a report Monday that the Labor Department’s weekly report of the number of people filing new applications for unemployment benefits and those receiving continuing claims cont
  
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• Copper rush: Opponents worry feds have fast-tracked Resolution mine OK

  30-11-2020 21:30
  
  WASHINGTON – Activists worry that the Trump administration has fast-tracked the final environmental impact statement for the massive Resolution Copper mine, a project planned for lands near Superior that are claimed as sacred by the San Carlos Apache. …
  
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• High winds prompt Air Quality Health Watch in Pima County

  30-11-2020 21:21
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Due to high winds, Pima County Department of Environmental Quality issued an Air Quality Health Watch Monday.The department encourages older adults with heart or lung disease to reduce the level of exertion when outside Monday.
  "Breathing small particles can irritate the respiratory system and worsen chronic heart and lung diseases," DEQ said.The public can sign up at www.pima.gov/deq to receive Air Quality Advisories.
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• IMF: Greek debt sustainable despite pandemic-linked spike

  30-11-2020 21:17
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says Greece’s huge public debt remains sustainable in the medium term despite “unprecedented uncertainty” to all sectors of the economy due to the pandemic. Following completion of a new round of monitoring discussions with Athens, the IMF said Monday that Greece’s economy is expected to contract 9.5% this year before expanding 5.7% in 2021. The public debt will reach a record high 208% of GDP this year, before d
  
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• Biden’s win over Trump in Wisconsin set to be certified

  30-11-2020 21:12
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Joe Biden’s victory in battleground Wisconsin is scheduled to be certified following a partial recount that only added to his 20,600-vote margin over President Donald Trump.
  Certification of the results on Monday by the Democratic chairwoman of the Wisconsin Elections Commission would start a five-day window for Trump to file a lawsuit.
  Trump on Saturday promised to file a lawsuit either on Monday or Tuesday, a longshot attempt to overturn the results of the elec
  
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• Navy will decommission warship damaged in suspected arson

  30-11-2020 21:11
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Navy says it will decommission a warship docked off San Diego after suspected arson caused extensive damage, making it too expensive to restore. Officials said Monday that fully repairing the USS Bonhomme Richard to warfighting capabilities would cost $2.5 billion to $3 billion and take five to seven years. The amphibious assault ship burned for more than four days in July and was the Navy’s worst U.S. warship fire outside of combat in recent memory. A senior def
  
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• Poland, Hungary PMs meet over EU budget veto strategy

  30-11-2020 21:09
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The prime ministers of Poland and Hungary met Monday to discuss their threat to veto the European Union’s next budget and massive pandemic aid package that links the disbursement of EU funds to the members’ rule of law standards. Poland and Hungary, in conflict with the EU over their democracy records, fear they may be targeted by the new mechanism. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki hosted Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban for talks on their protes
  
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• New this week: Selena series, ‘Shameless’ and Shawn Mendes

  30-11-2020 21:06
  
  This week’s new entertainment releases includes a new album from pop heartthrob Shawn Mendes and separate Christmas TV specials from Carrie Underwood and Mariah Carey. The 11th and final season of the Showtime dramady “Shameless” debuts Sunday, tackling the pandemic, urban gentrification and personal pressures. Netflix has a new two-part series about the life of Selena Quintanilla, the breakthrough star in male-dominated Tejano music, played by Christian Serratos. And the live-
  
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• Navy says it will decommission warship docked off San Diego after suspected arson caused extensive damage in July

  30-11-2020 21:06
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Navy says it will decommission warship docked off San Diego after suspected arson caused extensive damage in July.The post Navy says it will decommission warship docked off San Diego after suspected arson caused extensive damage in July appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Americans face new COVID-19 restrictions after Thanksgiving

  30-11-2020 20:59
  
  Americans returning home from Thanksgiving break are facing strict new coronavirus measures around the country as health officials brace for a disastrous worsening of the out-of-control surge because of holiday gatherings over the long weekend. Los Angeles County imposed a stay-at-home order for its 10 million residents, and Santa Clara County, in the heart of Silicon Valley, banned high school, college and professional sports and decreed a quarantine for those who have traveled more than 150 mi
  
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• Egypt slams Italy’s push for trial in 2016 scholar’s killing

  30-11-2020 20:55
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian prosecutors have slammed their Italian counterparts’ push to have five Egyptian police and intelligence officers stand trial in Italy over the 2016 torture and killing of an Italian researcher in Cairo. Italy has for years pressured Cairo to identify and prosecute those responsible for the death of 28-year-old Giulio Regeni, who disappeared in January 2016 before his body was found days later on a desert highway north of Cairo. Rome has carried out its own inves
  
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• What’s next? Pima County Recorder to retire after 28 years

  30-11-2020 20:52
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) – After 28 years, Pima County Recorder F. Ann Rodriguez is retiring.News 4 Tucson caught with her for a look back on her time as recorder. What’s next for her? And the one question she still gets regarding a letter in her name.“Every other citizen always wants to know what does the “F” stand for? Fun going and fundraising,” F. Ann Rodriguez said.“You know, 28 years in this job and I really loved this jo
  
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• The Latest: Croatia’s Prime Minister tests positive

  30-11-2020 20:49
  
  ZAGREB, Croatia — Croatia’s Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic has tested positive for the new coronavirus.
  Government spokesman Marko Milic says Plenkovic is feeling fine and will continue to perform his duties from his home.
  The announcement came after Plenkovic’s wife tested positive for the virus on weekend. Plenkovic’s initial test came out negative but was repeated on Monday.
  Croatia has faced weeks of soaring infections with the new coronavirus. On Monday, Croatia rep
  
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• ABC will air 2 ‘Monday Night Football’ games in December

  30-11-2020 20:49
  
  BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN has announced that two “Monday Night Football” games in December will be simulcast on ABC. ABC will air the Buffalo-San Francisco game on Dec. 7 and the Bills-New England contest on Dec. 28. ABC aired its first Monday Night game since the package moved to ESPN in 2006 on Sept. 21 when the Raiders had their first game in Las Vegas against New Orleans. That game had a combined audience of 16,072,000 viewers. It is anticipated that Walt Disney Company, w
  
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• Passenger van rams into bus amid fog in Pakistan, killing 13

  30-11-2020 20:48
  
  LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani official and rescuers say a speeding van carrying passengers crashed into a bus in foggy weather in eastern Punjab province, killing 13 people. Seventeen others were injured in Monday’s accident, which took place in the town of Narang Mandi. A government official says the van caught fire shortly after the crash and the blaze trapped the passengers inside. Rescuers said the bus was also badly damaged. Authorities transported the victims to various n
  
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• Sen. Grassley returns to Senate after coronavirus isolation

  30-11-2020 20:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the longest-serving Republican senator and third in the line of presidential succession, is back in the Senate on Monday after testing positive for coronavirus two weeks ago. Grassley, 87, isolated after finding out he had been exposed to the virus and tested positive shortly after that. He said in a statement that he never had any symptoms and had been cleared to return to the office by his doctors. The post Sen. Grassley returns to Senate
  
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• AP Exclusive: Cardinal Pell on the Vatican and vindication

  30-11-2020 20:37
  
  ROME (AP) — The pope’s former treasurer, Cardinal George Pell, says he feels a dismayed sense of vindication as the financial mismanagement he tried to uncover in the Holy See is now being exposed in a spiraling Vatican corruption investigation.Pell made the comments to The Associated Press on Monday in his first interview since returning to Rome after his conviction-turned-acquittal on sexual abuse charges. Pell told AP that he knew in 2014 when he took the treasury job that the Hol
  
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• Turkey toughens curfew measures amid coronavirus surge

  30-11-2020 20:22
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has announced the most widespread lockdown so far amid a surge in COVID-19 infections, extending curfews to weeknights and putting full lockdowns in place over the weekends. The new measures begin Tuesday. Grocery stores and food delivery services are exempt from the lockdowns within certain hours. Health Ministry statistics on Monday showed 31,219 confirmed new infections and 188 new deaths. Daily virus fatalities in Turkey have hit record numbers
  
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• UK not to hold inquiry into Belfast lawyer’s murder in 1989

  30-11-2020 20:12
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government says it has decided against holding a public inquiry into the 1989 murder of a Belfast attorney who specialized in defending Irish Republican Army suspects. The family of Patrick Finucane, a 39-year-old attorney, has campaigned for years for a public inquiry into allegations that Northern Ireland police and the British army colluded with the killers. Several investigations over the years have concluded that there was state collusion in Finucane&rsqu
  
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• 5 takeaways: Top donor sold access for foreign cash

  30-11-2020 19:58
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Imaad Zuberi, an elite political fundraiser, had the ear of top Democrats and Republicans alike — a reach that included private meetings with then-Vice President Joe Biden and VIP access at Donald Trump’s inauguration. But federal prosecutors say Zuberi’s life was built on a series of lies and the lucrative enterprise of filling the campaign coffers of American politicians and profiting from the resulting influence. They describe him as a “mercena
  
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• The Latest: Arizona certifies Biden’s victory over Trump

  30-11-2020 19:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):
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  Arizona officials have certified Joe Biden’s narrow victory over President Donald Trump in the state.
  Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and Republican Gov. Doug Ducey stood up for the integrity of the election even as lawyers for Trump were across town Monday arguing without evidence to nine Republican lawmakers that the election was marred by fraud.Ducey says, “We do elections well h
  
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• White House Christmas decor gives nod to 1st responders

  30-11-2020 19:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — This year’s White House Christmas decorations highlight first responders and frontline workers who are being challenged by the deadly coronavirus pandemic. They also give a nod to Melania Trump’s redesigned Rose Garden. It’s the final Christmas in the White House for the Trump family. The first lady says “America the Beautiful” was her theme and that the decor was inspired by Americans’ shared appreciation “for our traditions, val
  
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• Minnesota gives final green light to disputed oil pipeline

  30-11-2020 19:37
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota regulators have approved the final permit for Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota. The decision gives the company the green light to begin construction on the $2.6 billion project. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency on Monday granted a construction storm water permit. It was the last hurdle that Calgary, Alberta-based Enbridge needed to clear. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the independent Minnesota
  
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