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• Turning the page? Republicans acknowledge Biden’s victory

  15-12-2020 23:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a month after the election, some of the nation’s highest-profile Republican holdouts are beginning to embrace reality. They’re coming to terms with the fact that Joe Biden will be president soon. Biden spoke with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnel on Tuesday, and McConnell publicly congratulated the Democrat on his victory. Also congratulating Biden were Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Secretary
  
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• TMC ICU nurse among first in Arizona to receive COVID-19 vaccine

  15-12-2020 23:59
  
  Tucson Medical Center
  TUCSON (KVOA) - A few healthcare workers at Tucson Medical Center were among the first people to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Southern Arizona after they received their first injection on Tuesday.With Pima County Health Department set to officially distribute the first round of the vaccine Thursday, TMC held a "test run" with a few of its healthcare workers on Tuesday.Through this test run, TMC made history in Tucson with its healthcare workers among the first peop
  
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• Minnesota Pardons Board grants immediate release of Myon Burrell, a Black man sentenced to life in prison as a teenager

  15-12-2020 23:55
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Pardons Board grants immediate release of Myon Burrell, a Black man sentenced to life in prison as a teenager.The post Minnesota Pardons Board grants immediate release of Myon Burrell, a Black man sentenced to life in prison as a teenager appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Census releases data to check official count for accuracy

  15-12-2020 23:41
  
  The U.S. Census Bureau has released a range of population estimates based on exisiting government statistics that are completely separate from the once-on-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident. The figures are intended to  help evaluate the accuracy of the official Census numbers when they are released next year. Demographic Analysis estimates discussed by Census officials Tuesday are based on government birth, death, international migration and Medicare enrollment records as of April
  
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• Record number of journalists jailed because of their work

  15-12-2020 23:40
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Committee to Protect Journalists says a record 274 journalists were in jail because of their work as the month began. Nearly three dozen of them were being held on charges of “false news.” It has become a trend: at least 250 journalists were jailed in each of the past five years, which the committee says is because of newly bold autocratic governments. The committee says 29 journalists have been killed this year, a number held down in part because of the cor
  
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• UN: Libya’s rivals fail to agree on how to name government

  15-12-2020 23:35
  
  CAIRO (AP) — U.N. acting envoy for Libya Stephanie Williams says the country’s rivals have failed to agree on a mechanism to choose a transitional government that would lead the conflict-stricken country to elections in December next year. Stephanie Williams says she would form an advisory committee to help bridge the gabs among the participants of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum. The forum is part of the U.N. efforts to end the chaos that engulfed the oil-rich North African nati
  
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• The Latest: West Virginia coronavirus deaths pass 1,000

  15-12-2020 23:15
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in West Virginia pushed past 1,000 with the announcement Tuesday of a record 34 deaths.
  Health officials said the deaths broke the one-day mark of 31 deaths reported last Wednesday.
  At least 1,012 people in West Virginia have died from the virus since the pandemic began. The number of deaths has more than doubled since early November, along with virus-related hospitalizations.The number of virus patients in hospitals reached
  
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• Justices asked again to reinstate rule for abortion pill

  15-12-2020 23:12
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court a second time to reinstate a rule that women must pick up an abortion pill in person during the COVID-19 pandemic. The request to the high court Tuesday comes just over a month before President Donald Trump leaves office. The rule has been on hold since July because of the pandemic and the new administration could suspend it during the public health emergency after Joe Biden takes office in January. The administration h
  
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• Biden tells Georgia he needs a Democratic Senate to govern

  15-12-2020 23:11
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is telling Georgia voters that they must deliver two Democratic Senate runoffs victories so his administration can confront the coronavirus pandemic and other national challenges. Biden is campaigning alongside Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock on Tuesday on the second day of early voting as they try to unseat Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, respectively, in Jan. 5 runoff elections that will determine which party con
  
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• Freezing temperatures are possible overnight across all of Southern Arizona

  15-12-2020 23:04
  
  TUCSON - Cool air and sunny skies will continue to dominate Southern Arizona.Low temperatures tonight could fall below freezing for most of our area. Tucson may just miss that mark by a degree or two, but residents should still take precautions.Remember to cover vulnerable plants, check on older neighbors, cover exposed pipes and bring in any outdoor pets in case the temperature drops below 32 degrees.All of Cochise and Santa Cruz counties are expecting freezing temperatures while much of P
  
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• New body camera video shows moments after Arbery shooting

  15-12-2020 23:00
  
  SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Newly released police body camera footage shows that the man who killed Ahmaud Arbery appeared visibly upset as police arrived in the minutes after the shooting. Travis McMichael can be heard in the video telling an officer that if the 25-year-old Black man “had stopped, this wouldn’t have happened.” McMichael and his father, Gregory McMichael, are charged with murder in Arbery’s death along with a third man, William “Roddie” Bryan J
  
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• Male suspect wanted in robbery at midtown Circle K

  15-12-2020 22:51
  
  Tucson Police Department
  TUCSON (KVOA) - A man is wanted in connected to a robbery that occurred at a Circle K in midtown early Saturday.According to Tucson Police Department, a male suspect reportedly entered the convenience store at 4301 E. Pima St. near Columbus Boulevard at around 4 a.m. Saturday.TPD said the individual then reportedly threatened the clerk and "took property by force."
  The man was described to be in his late teens to early 20s. He was also said to be about five foot, nine i
  
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• 8th lawsuit fails to overturn presidential voting in Arizona

  15-12-2020 22:51
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — A  judge dismissed another lawsuit that sought to decertify Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s win in Arizona, marking the eighth failed case that challenged the election results in the state. Pima County Judge Kevin White concluded Tuesday that plaintiff Staci Burk lacked standing to contest the election because she wasn’t a registered voter at the time she filed her lawsuit and that she made her legal challenge after the five-day period for filing such
  
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• Video shows Chicago cops storming into wrong home

  15-12-2020 22:33
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A civilian review board says it is investigating a 2019 incident in which Chicago police allegedly stormed into the wrong home and did not allow a woman to put on any clothes before they handcuffed her. On Tuesday, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability would not discuss the Feb. 19, 2019, incident involving Anjanette Young. Body camera video footage was shown on CBS-2 after Young in a legal battle with the city obtained it as part of her lawsuit against the city. &nbs
  
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• Use of genetically modified pig in food, drugs approved by US regulators

  15-12-2020 22:32
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators have approved a genetically modified pig for food and medical products, but the company behind it says you won't see it on supermarket shelves anytime soon.
  The pig is genetically engineered to eliminate a sugar found in red meat that can cause allergic reactions. United Therapeutics Corp. says the primary purpose of the pig would be for medical products.
  It also says it doesn’t know when it could secure a deal to commercialize its meat. Cases of the m
  
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• The Latest: Biden thanks Ga. voters, asks for Senate support

  15-12-2020 22:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):
  4:30 p.m.
  President-elect Joe Biden is thanking Georgia voters for delivering him the state in last month’s election and asking them to follow up by electing Democratic Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock.
  Biden traveled to Atlanta for a post-election rally Tuesday to help the Democrats looking to knock off incumbent Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue in Jan. 5 runoffs. It’s
  
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• US regulators OK genetically modified pig for food, drugs

  15-12-2020 22:26
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators have approved a genetically modified pig for food and medical products, but the company behind it says you won’t see it on supermarket shelves anytime soon. The pig is genetically engineered to eliminate a sugar found in red meat that can cause allergic reactions. United Therapeutics Corp. says the primary purpose of the pig would be for medical products. It also says it doesn’t know when it could secure a deal to commercialize its meat. Cases of
  
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• Biden tells Georgia that GOP Senate would block his agenda

  15-12-2020 22:23
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is telling Georgia voters that they must deliver two Democratic Senate runoffs victories so his administration can confront the coronavirus pandemic and other national challenges. Biden is campaigning alongside Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock on Tuesday as they try to unseat Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, respectively, in Jan. 5 runoff elections that will determine which party controls the Senate. The president-el
  
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• The Latest: Appalachian hospital in Ky. vaccinates workers

  15-12-2020 22:21
  
  PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The new COVID-19 vaccine arrived at an Appalachian hospital in Kentucky, and medical workers received the first injections.
  The Pikeville Medical Center was one of a handful of regional hospitals to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Tuesday.
  Dr. Fadi Al Akhrass, Pikeville Medical’s infectious disease specialist, received the first injection during a live-streamed news conference Tuesday afternoon. Al Akrass urged the public to have confidence in the vaccine.&ldq
  
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• Founder of Just for Laughs festival acquitted on rape charge

  15-12-2020 22:15
  
  MONTREAL (AP) — The founder of the world-famous Just for Laughs comedy festival has been found not guilty on charges of rape and indecent assault. The accusations against Gilbert Rozon stemmed from a night in 1980 in St-Sauveur, Quebec, when he was 25 years old. The wording of the charges was based on what was in the Criminal Code at the time. The complainant, who was 20 at the time, testified that Rozon aggressively tried to have sex with her after a night out and that she woke up to find
  
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• Ohio man who claimed to be missing boy sentenced to 2 years

  15-12-2020 22:13
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio man who falsely claimed to be a long-missing Illinois child has been sentenced to serve two years behind bars and one year of probation for aggravated identity theft. Twenty-five-year-old Brian Michael Rini apologized during the video hearing Tuesday, before U.S. District Judge Michael Barrett made his sentence official. Barrett told Rini earlier this year he faced a mandatory two-year sentence, but the judge wanted to see results of a pre-sentencing investigation
  
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• Gloria Gaynor to perform at Times Square New Year’s Eve

  15-12-2020 22:11
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square will be a celebration of perseverance, honoring essential workers and featuring Gloria Gaynor singing her anthem, “I Will Survive.” Organizers had announced previously that the annual event will be virtual this year, with no public audience as in other years, and aimed at broadcast viewers. The broadcasts that usually set up shop in Times Square will be there, including “Dick Clark’s New Year&rsquo
  
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• Stocks climb on Wall Street, breaking a 4-day losing streak

  15-12-2020 22:10
  
  Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street, breaking a four-day losing streak for the S&P 500. The benchmark index added 1.3% Tuesday, and other major indexes also rose. Small-company stocks did especially well, a sign that investors are feeling more optimistic about prospects for the economy. A measure of small-company stocks hit a record high, as did the Nasdaq composite. Investors were hopeful that Washington can get past its partisan divide to deliver more aid to the struggling economy.
  
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• State faults officers’ use of force against ICE detainees

  15-12-2020 22:07
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The state attorney general’s office says officers at a Dartmouth detention center used excessive force when they deployed pepper spray, police dogs and a flash bang device against inmates who refused to be tested for COVID-19. In a report issued Tuesday, Attorney General Maura Healey’s office determined that the Bristol County sheriff’s office violated the civil rights of federal immigration detainees after some became destructive in May. The report acknowle
  
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• Freeze Warning issued December 15 at 2:04PM MST until December 16 at 10:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  15-12-2020 22:04
  
  * WHAT…Temperatures in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
  * WHERE…Southeast Valley/Queen Creek and Northwest Pinal Countyincluding the cities of Casa Grande, Maricopa, Sun Lakes, andQueen Creek.
  * WHEN…From 2 AM to 10 AM MST Wednesday.
  * IMPACTS…Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, othersensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoorplumbing.Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To preventfreezing and possible bursting of outdoor water p
  
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• Woman accused of sending Trump ricin charged in Texas

  15-12-2020 21:46
  
  BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Canadian woman accused of mailing packages containing the deadly poison ricin to the White House and several Texas law enforcement agencies has been indicted on federal charges of making interstate threats and violating prohibitions on biological weapons. Court records show that a grand jury in Brownsville, Texas, on Monday handed up sixteen counts against Pascale Ferrier. Prosecutors say the 53-year-old resident of the Montreal area is in federal custody in Was
  
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• The Latest: Haaland a lead contender for interior secretary

  15-12-2020 21:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):
  3:40 p.m.
  A New Mexico congresswoman is a lead contender to become President-elect Joe Biden’s interior secretary despite Democratic worry that her departure would leave them with a perilously thin majority in the House.
  Rep. Deb Haaland, vice chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, is a member of New Mexico’s Pueblo of Laguna. She would be the first Native American to lead the Interior Departm
  
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• How to spot fake shopping sites and avoid being scammed

  15-12-2020 21:42
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Online shopping scams are on the rise as thieves look to take advantage of the increase in people shopping online during the pandemic. They do it by creating slick-looking websites pretending to sell gadgets, toys, cleaning supplies and anything else in high demand. To lure you onto fake sites and get you to buy, scammers pay for ads on Facebook, Google and other sites. The best way to not get scammed is to know what to look for. If you’re on a website you’ve ne
  
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• PACC: More than 100 mice in need of homes

  15-12-2020 21:38
  
  Pima Animal Care Center
  TUCSON (KVOA) - More than 100 mice are up for adoption at Pima Animal Care Center.
  “These mice arrived a few weeks ago as part of an Animal Protection Services Investigation,” said Monica Dangler, Interim Director of Animal Services. “Because that investigation is ongoing, we cannot get into details about the case.”The mice vary in age from newborn to adult.
  The mice will be available to adopt from 8 a.m. to noon on Friday. Potential adopters can
  
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• Court: Officers’ shortcut across yard soiled evidence

  15-12-2020 21:36
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Court of Appeals says police unlawfully obtained evidence at a home because officers took a late-night shortcut through the suspect’s yard, instead of walking up the driveway. Tuesday’s split decision by a three-judge panel discusses how police must act when performing a “knock and talk” at someone’s home to collect information about a possible crime. Judge Chris Brook wrote that Gastonia officers lacking a search warran
  
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• Hopeful sign: Midwestern states see drop in new virus cases

  15-12-2020 21:35
  
  After a punishing fall that left hospitals struggling, some Midwestern states are seeing a decline in new coronavirus cases. But the signs of improvement are offset by the infection’s accelerating spread on both coasts. States including Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Nebraska have seen a decrease in the numbers of people testing positive for COVID-19. All, however, are still experiencing an alarming number of deaths and hospitalizations because of the earlier surge of cases.The post Hopeful
  
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• The Latest: Pence, McConnell urge confidence in vaccine

  15-12-2020 21:29
  
  WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence says he looks forward in the days ahead to receiving a vaccine for COVID-19 and will do so without hesitation.
  Pence is speaking Tuesday at a Catalent Biologics plant in his home state of Indiana. The plant is producing a vaccine developed by Moderna and the National Institutes of Health.
  He is trying to inject confidence in the vaccine a day after the rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus shots and as the Food and Drug Administration says in
  
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• Paris city hall fined for naming too many women to top jobs

  15-12-2020 21:15
  
  PARIS (AP) — Paris city hall has been fined 90,000 euros ($109,408) for having appointed too many women to top positions in 2018, in breach of a law aimed at ensuring gender balance. Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo denounced the fine as “unfair” and “absurd” on Tuesday during a meeting of the city council. In year 2018, 11 women and 5 men — representing just over 30% — were appointed to senior positions in the Paris city hall. A 2013 law was requiring a minimum
  
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• Sundance Film Festival unveils slate for 1st virtual edition

  15-12-2020 21:09
  
  A Questlove-directed documentary about the other major music event of the summer of 1969 and documentaries about the creators of Sesame Street and the coronavirus pandemic in China are among the 72 feature films debuting at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Organizers on Tuesday unveiled a robust and diverse slate for the festival. It will be largely virtual due to the pandemic. Actor Rebecca Hall’s directorial debut “Passing.” The film is about two light-skinned Black women who
  
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• Man fatally shot by Oklahoma police threatened postal worker

  15-12-2020 21:08
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Court documents show a man fatally shot by Oklahoma City police after threatening officers with a knife was charged with stabbing a postal worker six years ago. Bennie Edwards allegedly told the postal worker to “get off his porch” while she was delivering mail before attacking her with a knife. He was charged in 2014 with assault and battery for stabbing the postal worker. According to KFOR-TV, Edwards’ family said he struggled with bipolar disorder
  
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• US Supreme Court reinstates Arizona inmate’s death sentence

  15-12-2020 21:04
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say the U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the death sentence for an Arizona prison inmate convicted of killing a man during a 1994 robbery in Yavapai County. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had sided with George Kayer in his claim that his lawyers made a mistake by not presenting some evidence during his sentencing.  The appeals court concluded that Kayer was entitled to a new sentencing trial even though Arizona courts had consistently denied it. The
  
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• Arizona Attorney General co-leads coalition to protect safety of federal judges, families

  15-12-2020 20:55
  
  PHOENIX (KVOA) – Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Monday that he is helping lead a bipartisan coalition of 51 Attorneys General to help protect the safety of federal judges and their families.The coalition sent a letter urging Congress to pass legislation advocating for safety measures.
  "Threats to members of judiciary are on the rise and I am urging Congress to pass this important legislation to help prevent another tragedy from occurring," Brnovich said in a news rel
  
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• Greece to boost military, get French Rafale jets in 2021

  15-12-2020 20:53
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece says it will take delivery of 18 French-made Rafale fighter jets next year, as part of a major 11.5-billion-euro ($14.5-billion) drive to modernize its armed forces amid tension with neighbor Turkey. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the agreements would be finalized with the French government and defense contractor in coming days, announcing the news in parliament ahead of a vote Tuesday on the 2021 budget. Annual spending on defense is being hiked by mo
  
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• County Instates Mandatory Curfew Restrictions to Combat COVID-19

  15-12-2020 20:50
  
  The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to instate a mandatory 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew throughout the county in an attempt to combat Southern Arizona's rising number of coronavirus cases. Supervisor Steve Christy and outgoing Supervisor Ally Miller, who attended her last board meeting today, voted against the proposal. Penalties for a business found violating curfew range from having their business permit suspended or revoked.…
  
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• Arizona Department of Gaming reports increase in tribal gaming contributions, despite COVID-19 impacts

  15-12-2020 20:50
  
  PHOENIX (KVOA) – On Tuesday, the Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) announced a nearly 9% increase in tribal gaming contributions.
  ADG said there were $31,736,218 in tribal gaming contributions to the Arizona Benefits Fund for the State’s second quarter of Fiscal Year 2021.
  It represents an 8.7% increase when compared to same quarter of FY 2020.“The Tribal Contributions for the second quarter of FY2021 helps display the resilience of the Tribal Gaming Industry in Arizona,&rdquo
  
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• AP Breakthrough Entertainer Anya Taylor-Joy living in Narnia

  15-12-2020 20:47
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a span of seven months this year alone, Anya Taylor-Joy played a meddling British brat in “Emma,” a Russian mutant with teleportation powers in the latest “X-Men” film, and an American orphan who turns out to be a chess phenom who can checkmate grown men by the time she’s 8 in “The Queen’s Gambit.” She’s just getting started. For a remarkable year, Taylor-Joy has been named one of The Associated Press’ Breakt
  
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• The Latest: 4th Ga. Republican representative tests positive

  15-12-2020 20:46
  
  ATLANTA — U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk has tested positive for COVID-19. That makes him the fourth Republican representative from Georgia to contract the virus.
  Loudermilk said in a statement Tuesday that he’s quarantining at home and experiencing mild symptoms, but hopes to resume legislative duties soon.He represents Georgia’s 11th District northwest of Atlanta. Georgia Republican Reps. Austin Scott, Rick Allen and Drew Ferguson previously tested positive for the virus.U.S. Sen
  
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• ASU faces UTEP

  15-12-2020 20:45
  
  UTEP (2-2) vs. Arizona State (4-2)
  Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Arizona; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Arizona State hosts UTEP in a non-conference matchup. UTEP fell 69-61 at Arizona on Saturday. Arizona State is coming off a 71-70 win over Grand Canyon on Sunday.
  SAVVY VETERANS: Senior leadership could play a big role in the outcome of this game. Remy Martin, Josh Christopher, Alonzo Verge Jr. and Holland Woods have combined to account for 64 percent of Arizona State’s scoring thi
  
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• Does Electoral College end election for conservative media?

  15-12-2020 20:43
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Electoral College vote could be a tipping point for many in the conservative media: Do they continue echoing President Donald Trump’s no-retreat stance, or do they begin moving on? Some true believers still aren’t accepting the election results. But there are subtle signs that preparation for a post-Trump world is gaining momentum. Given polls showing many of Trump’s supporters believe he was robbed in the election, media figures face a stark choice: D
  
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• Judge approves settlement in women’s sports case at Brown

  15-12-2020 20:34
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge has approved a settlement between Brown University and student-athletes who had challenged the Ivy League school’s decision to drop several women’s varsity sports. U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. signed off on the agreement Tuesday. McConnell’s approval ends more than two decades of legal battles centering on gender discrimination in collegiate athletics. The settlement originally announced in September restores the women&rsq
  
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• Driver arrested after driving wrong way on Chandler freeway

  15-12-2020 20:32
  
  CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a man who allegedly was driving the wrong way on a freeway in Chandler was found asleep in his vehicle before being arrested. Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say 39-year-old Jorge Dominguez of Tucson was spotted going the wrong way on Interstate 10 around 2 a.m. Tuesday. They say Dominguez pulled his vehicle onto the shoulder of the freeway and a Gila River police officer found him asleep at the wheel. DPS officials say it was determined
  
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• Pile burning on Mt. Lemmon Tuesday through Friday

  15-12-2020 20:29
  
  The Santa Catalina Ranger District, Coronado National Forest plans to burn piles of wood between Tuesday and Friday.
  The area to be burned is approximately one-half mile north of Summerhaven on Mt. Lemmon, at the Mt. Lemmon Fire Department Helispot.Forest officials say little smoke will be visible during the operations for several hours.
  The pile is within the burn scar of the Bighorn Fire. The community of Summerhaven and the ski run area should experience little to no impacts, officials s
  
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• AP sources: Biden to pick Buttigieg as transportation chief

  15-12-2020 20:27
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is expected to pick former South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg to head the Transportation Department. That’s according to three people familiar with the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday to avoid preempting the president-elect’s announcement. The 38-year-old Buttigieg was one of Biden’s rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination. He was a breakout star of the primaries, sharing victory in the nation&
  
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• Commission: Sweden failed to protect elderly during pandemic

  15-12-2020 20:23
  
  STOCKHOLM (AP) — A stinging official report says Sweden’s government has failed to protect the elderly in care homes from the effects of the pandemic and is ultimately responsible for its effects in the country. The independent commission that looked into Sweden’s handling of the pandemic said Tuesday that elderly care in the country has major structural shortcomings and authorities have proved unprepared and ill-equipped to meet the pandemic. Sweden has stood out among Europea
  
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• Talks escalate on new COVID-19 relief, top lawmakers to meet

  15-12-2020 20:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The pace is intensifying as Washington negotiators try to reach agreement on COVID-19 relief. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has summoned other top congressional leaders for a potentially critical meeting on Tuesday. Pelosi spoke with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for more than an hour on Tuesday, her office tweeted, and Mnuchin will join the meeting by phone. The uptick in activity could be a sign that an agreement is near, though COVID-19 relief talks have been notoriou
  
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