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• Some states say Pfizer vaccine allotments cut for next week

  17-12-2020 23:59
  
  O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Several states say they have been told to expect far fewer doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in its second week of distribution. That’s leading to worries about potential delays in shots for health care workers and long-term care residents. But senior Trump administration officials on Thursday downplayed the risk of delays. Two officials who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity are citing a confusion over semantics. Pfizer sai
  
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• Man arrested after ramming two police vehicles in Fry’s parking lot

  17-12-2020 23:53
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - A man has been taken into custody after he allegedly rammed two police vehicles Thursday following a police pursuit on the northwest side.According to Marana Police Department, an officer attempted to pull over a vehicle near Cortaro and Silverbell roads in reference to a trespassing and disorderly conduct call Thursday afternoon.MPD said when the suspect, later identified as Timmy Lynn Newton, slowed to yield his vehicle and pull into a nearby Fry's Grocery Store's parking lot,
  
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• Suns, several NBA teams make bold offseason moves to improve

  17-12-2020 23:45
  
  The Phoenix Suns are among a handful of NBA teams that look to have improved their roster during the offseason. The Suns made one of the boldest moves of the offseason when they added 10-time All-Star point guard Chris Paul in a trade with Oklahoma City. Paul gives the Suns another elite player to pair with a young core that includes guard Devin Booker and forward Deandre Ayton.. The defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers also added several new pieces to their roster. Guard Dennis Schroder an
  
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• Hack against US is ‘grave threat,’ cybersecurity agency says

  17-12-2020 23:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s cybersecurity agency is expressing increased alarm about a hack of computer systems in the U.S. and around the globe that officials suspect was carried out by Russia. The cybersecurity unit of the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday the hack “poses a grave risk” to the U.S. government and state and local governments as well as critical infrastructure and private business. The hack, if authorities can indeed prove it was carried
  
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• Second COVID-19 vaccine set for OK in US with panel endorsement

  17-12-2020 23:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A  U.S. government advisory panel has endorsed a second COVID-19 vaccine.
  The action Thursday paves the way for the shot from Moderna to be added to the U.S. vaccination campaign. The Food and Drug Administration is expected to act quickly to authorize the vaccine for emergency use.
  The vaccination effort kicked off this week with a vaccine from Pfizer. A second vaccine is urgently needed as coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S. climb to new
  
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• Feinstein says she hasn’t considered leaving Senate early

  17-12-2020 23:29
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein says she hasn’t thought about retiring before her term ends in 2024 amid criticism over her job performance and questions about her age. At 87, Feinstein is the chamber’s oldest member. She spoke to the Los Angeles Times for an interview published Thursday. She acknowledged she may forget things sometimes but said she doesn’t feel her cognitive abilities have diminished. She’s also defending her willingness to pla
  
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• Man sentenced for plan to smuggle generator from US to Iran

  17-12-2020 23:17
  
  A U.K. citizen has been sentenced in Florida to two years and six months in federal prison for violating an embargo and attempting to smuggle industrial equipment to Iran. Court records show that 45-year-old Colin Fisher was sentenced Thursday in Pensacola federal court. He pleaded guilty in September to violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and attempted smuggling in relation to exporting power generating equipment to Iran. Fisher was arrested by federal agents in August whe
  
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• Turkey that had online fans but real-life haters is killed

  17-12-2020 23:15
  
  SOMERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — A wild turkey that had developed an online fan following but also drew complaints about aggressive behavior was euthanized in Massachusetts last week. The Boston Globe reports that the turkey had become a fixture in a Somerville neighborhood and was know by some as “Pat Cluck” or “Mayor Turkatone.” An Instagram account created for the turkey had attracted more than 1,700 followers. But wildlife biologist David Scarpitti said the bird was als
  
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• FDA panel supports second COVID-19 vaccine

  17-12-2020 23:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Second COVID-19 vaccine wins backing from U.S. expert panel, paving way for final FDA decision on emergency use.
  This is a developing story. We’ll continue adding updates as they become available.
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• High court denies Kentucky religious school’s plea to reopen

  17-12-2020 23:12
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has refused to block an order by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear that bars in-person K-12 education until early January in areas hard hit by COVID-19, rejecting a plea from a private religious school. The court said in an unsigned opinion Thursday that Beshear’s order will effectively expire at the end of the week anyway because schools are about to begin their Christmas vacation and can open again in early January. A ruling against the state “wou
  
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• 2nd COVID-19 vaccine set for OK in US with panel endorsement

  17-12-2020 23:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A  U.S. government advisory panel has endorsed a second COVID-19 vaccine. The action Thursday paves the way for the shot from Moderna to be added to the U.S. vaccination campaign. The Food and Drug Administration is expected to act quickly to authorize the vaccine for emergency use. The vaccination effort kicked off this week with a vaccine from Pfizer. A second vaccine is urgently needed as coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S. climb to new
  
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• The Latest: NBA star Antetokounmpo appears in safety ad

  17-12-2020 23:03
  
  ATHENS, Greece — NBA basketball star Giannis Antetokounmpo has appeared in a commercial in his native Greece, released ahead of Christmas to urge people to observe public safety measures during the pandemic.
  “All victories start with defense,” the Milwaukee Bucks star said, speaking in Greek in the minute-long spot edited in black and white.
  The ad features photographs of Antetokounmpo growing up in an Athens neighborhood, the son of struggling Nigerian immigrants, and scenes f
  
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• Second COVID-19 vaccine wins backing from U.S. expert panel, paving way for final FDA decision on emergency use.

  17-12-2020 23:00
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Second COVID-19 vaccine wins backing from U.S. expert panel, paving way for final FDA decision on emergency use.The post Second COVID-19 vaccine wins backing from U.S. expert panel, paving way for final FDA decision on emergency use. appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Police release video of botched raid on Chicago woman’s home

  17-12-2020 22:53
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Videos released by Chicago police depict disturbing scenes of officers wrongfully raiding the home of a Black woman who was not allowed to put on clothes before being handcuffed. Police released videos Thursday of the 2019 incident where social worker Anjanette Young repeatedly pleads with police that they’re in the wrong place. Mayor Lori Lightfoot has apologized but her administration tried unsuccessfully in court to block WBBM-TV from airing the footage, which Young
  
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• Vaccines reach COVID-ravaged Indigenous communities

  17-12-2020 22:48
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The first doses of the coronavirus vaccine are arriving at Native American communities that have been disproportionately sickened and killed by the pandemic. The communities around the U.S. have been hit hard despite curfews, roadblocks and the suspension of business including casinos and artisanal trading posts. Vaccinations began Tuesday for health workers at clinics across the Navajo and Hopi nations in parts of Arizona and New Mexico, where 3,900 doses are being d
  
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• Ex-chief says mayor told him to lie about Daniel Prude death

  17-12-2020 22:47
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Rochester, New York’s former police chief alleges the city’s mayor pressured him to lie about her handling of the police killing of Daniel Prude, which was kept from the public for six months, and that she fired him because he refused to do so. La’Ron Singletary alleges in legal papers made public Wednesday that Mayor Lovely Warren urged him to omit facts and give false information to back her claim that she didn’t learn key details of the March 23 e
  
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• US inmate scheduled to be executed tests positive for virus

  17-12-2020 22:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An inmate scheduled to be executed just days before President-elect Joe Biden takes office has tested positive for coronavirus. The Bureau of Prisons notified attorneys for Dustin Higgs on Thursday that their client has tested positive for the virus. That’s according to his attorney, Devon Porter, who revealed the diagnosis during a court hearing Thursday afternoon. It comes amid concern about an exploding number of coronavirus cases in the federal prison system and
  
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• Phoenix police: 4 children injured after 14-year-old driver ran stop sign

  17-12-2020 22:45
  
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  PHOENIX (AP) — Police in Phoenix say a 14-year-old driver allegedly ran a stop sign before crashing into another car, injuring four of his passengers.
  They say four of the six passengers were in the backseat and not wearing seat belts at the time of Wednesday evening’s crash and at least two of them were thrown from the vehicle.
  Police say the six passengers ranged in age from 9 to 15. A 12-year-old boy was hospitalized in extremely critical condition and a 9-year-old boy wa
  
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• Nigerian official says over 300 abducted schoolboys freed

  17-12-2020 22:43
  
  MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — The governor of Nigeria’s Katsina state says more than 300 schoolboys abducted last week by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria have been released. Governor Aminu Bello Masari made the announcement on Nigerian state TV, NTA, from his office in Katsina state. He said that 344 of the students have been released and handed over to the security officers. He said arrangements are being made to transport them to Katsina for medical checks and then reunions with their f
  
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• Mexican president defends country’s restrictive immigration policies

  17-12-2020 22:39
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is defending Mexico's restrictive immigration policy, which has prevented many Central American migrants from crossing Mexico to reach the U.S. border.López Obrador denied that the U.S. government had pressured Mexico to impose restrictions, including the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy, on asylum seekers.
  The policy sends asylum seekers from other countries back to Mexico while they await court dat
  
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• Lawyer: Federal inmate set to be executed days before Biden takes office has tested positive for coronavirus

  17-12-2020 22:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyer: Federal inmate set to be executed days before Biden takes office has tested positive for coronavirus.The post Lawyer: Federal inmate set to be executed days before Biden takes office has tested positive for coronavirus appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• More than 300 kidnapped schoolboys are freed, says governor

  17-12-2020 22:28
  
  MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — The governor of Nigeria’s Katsina State announced that more than 300 schoolboys abducted last week by armed men in northwest Nigeria have been released. Governor Aminu Bello Masari made the announcement on Nigerian state TV, NTA, from his office in Katsina State. He said that 344 of the students have been released and handed over to the security officers. He said arrangements are being made to transport them to Katsina.The post More than 300 kidnapped school
  
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• Moms of Americans jailed in Italian police slaying testify

  17-12-2020 22:26
  
  ROME (AP) — The mother of a young man from California has told a court in Rome trying him in the fatal stabbing an Italian police officer that her son, after years of struggling with depression, attempted suicide by jumping off a pier near the Golden Gate Bridge a year before the slaying. Leah Elder testified on Thursday for the defense. The now 20-year-old Finnegan Lee Elder was visiting a California friend, Gabriel Natale-Hjorth, in Rome in July 2019 when both youths were arrested in the
  
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• More than 300 schoolboys abducted by gunmen in northwest Nigeria have been released, says Katsina State governor

  17-12-2020 22:16
  
  MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — More than 300 schoolboys abducted by gunmen in northwest Nigeria have been released, says Katsina State governor.The post More than 300 schoolboys abducted by gunmen in northwest Nigeria have been released, says Katsina State governor appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Stocks reach record highs as investors hope for stimulus

  17-12-2020 22:10
  
  Stocks rose on Wall Street, reaching more record highs, as investors remain optimistic that Washington will deliver another round of financial support for the economy and as vaccines continue to roll out to the public. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% Thursday. Wall Street has been hopeful that Congress will strike a deal on more relief just as the economy shows more signs of stalling. The Labor Department reported that the number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose to 885,000 last week, th
  
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• Hot spot: California hospitals buckle as virus cases surge

  17-12-2020 22:09
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hospitals across California have all but run out of intensive care beds for COVID-19 patients, ambulances are backing up outside emergency rooms, and tents for triaging the sick are going up. The nation’s most populous state has emerged as the latest epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. On Thursday, the state reported a staggering 52,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day — about equal to what the entire U.S. was averaging in mid-October — and a one-day r
  
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• Feds: North Carolina frat members were part of drug ring

  17-12-2020 22:09
  
  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say fraternity members at North Carolina’s flagship school were part of a drug trafficking ring that funneled huge quantities of drugs into three college campuses. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Greensboro announced Thursday that 21 people have been charged in connection to the ring. Investigators say the drug ring funneled more than a half-ton of marijuana, several hundred kilograms of cocaine and significant quantities of other drugs into
  
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• Maryland family sues after Black man died in police custody

  17-12-2020 22:07
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The family of a 19-year-old Black man who died in police custody two years ago in a rural Maryland town has filed a federal lawsuit. The lawsuit by Anton Black’s family was filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. The family accuses authorities of using excessive force and says the Medical Examiner’s Office concealed police wrongdoing. Footage of the 2018 incident shows Greensboro officers pinned Black down for more than five minutes as they handcuff
  
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• Over 20 local artists to hold Holiday Bazaar this weekend

  17-12-2020 22:03
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - The holidays are around the corner and if you are a last minute shopper, the Mercado District Holiday Bazaar has you covered.
  Over 20 local artists and vendors will hold a three-day pop-up holiday market from Dec. 18 through Dec. 20.
  The Bazaar will be located in the heart of the Mercado District, located west of Downtown off Congress Street.
  There will be COVID-19 guidelines in place during the shopping event. Vendors will be spaced 12 feet apart, leaving space to be socially di
  
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• Iraqis panic as leaked budget draft signals devaluation

  17-12-2020 21:57
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — A leaked draft of Iraq’s state budget has spurred panic as it confirmed the government’s intentions to devalue the national currency, the Iraqi dinar, and cut salaries to cope with a severe economic crisis. Multiple officials confirmed the authenticity of the 2021 draft budget law that was making the rounds on social media on Thursday. It has an anticipated exchange rate of 1,450 Iraqi dinars for the dollar, a significant drop from the Iraqi central bank’s
  
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• Mechanical problems found with plane that crashed in Alaska

  17-12-2020 21:54
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Federal investigators have discovered problems with an anti-skid device in an airplane that crashed in Alaska last year, killing one person and injuring four others. Documents released Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board also say there was concern about Ravn Air Group’s safety culture when the crash happened. The plane crashed through a perimeter fence before stopping on rocks next to the Bering Sea shore. It was carrying 39 passengers and t
  
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• Phoenix police: Teen driver runs stop sign, children injured

  17-12-2020 21:52
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police in Phoenix say a 14-year-old driver allegedly ran a stop sign before crashing into another car, injuring four of his passengers. They say four of the six passengers were in the backseat and not wearing seat belts at the time of Wednesday evening’s crash and at least two of them were thrown from the vehicle. Police say the six passengers ranged in age from 9 to 15. A 12-year-old boy was hospitalized in extremely critical condition and a 9-year-old boy was being t
  
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• Cardinals, Eagles far from perfect but both have momentum

  17-12-2020 21:50
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles are both coming off big wins and meet in the desert with playoff aspirations. The Cardinals are led by second-year quarterback Kyler Murray and a defense that played very well in last week’s 26-7 win over the New York Giants. Rookie quarterback Jalen Hurts will get his second career start for the Eagles. He helped his team to a 24-21 victory over the New Orleans Saints last weekend. Murray and Hurts were both star q
  
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• Rio Nuevo approves additional $6.2M for TCC revitalization project

  17-12-2020 21:45
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - The Rio Nuevo Board unanimously approved an additional $6.2 million for the Tucson Convention Center (TCC) revitalization project.
  In August 2019, the board approved a list of priorities for a $65 million renovation plan for the TCC.
  In a news release Thursday, Rio Nuevo said the additional funds will towards the historic central plaza and the Music Hall parking garage.
  To see the TCC budget amount vs actual expenditures, click here.For more information about Rio Nuevo, visi
  
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• EU, UK leaders concede big gaps remain in post-Brexit talks

  17-12-2020 21:41
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top official says there’s been “substantial progress on many issues” in post-Brexit talks, just as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said a no-deal outcome seemed “very likely” — with only two weeks to go before a potentially chaotic split. Speaking after a phone conversation with Johnson Thursday, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen added that bridging big differences, in particular on fisheri
  
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• AP sources: Biden to pick Rep. Haaland as interior secretary

  17-12-2020 21:39
  
  (AP) – President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary.That’s according to two people familiar with the selection who weren’t authorized to discuss it publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday.The historic pick would make her the first Native American to lead the powerful federal agency that has wielded influence over the nation’s tribes for generations.If confirmed by the Senate, the first
  
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• Former sportscaster, Florida US Rep. Earl Hutto dies at 94

  17-12-2020 21:21
  
  PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A former U.S. representative who served Florida for 16 years has died at 94. His daughter told The Associated Press that Earl Hutto died Monday in Pensacola, where he lived after retiring in 1995. Hutto was a longtime radio and television sportscaster before he went into politics first as a state representative in 1972. Hutto was the last Democratic congressman to be elected to the state’s 1st District in the western Panhandle, now represented by Republican Mat
  
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• New Jersey lawmakers give blessing to marijuana marketplace

  17-12-2020 21:13
  
  New Jersey lawmakers have passed a measure setting up a recreational marijuana marketplace. Their action Thursday sends the legislation to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy. He is expected to sign the bill but it is unclear when. The Democrat-led Assembly and Senate passed the bill during remote sessions because of the coronavirus pandemic. Voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment in November allowing for recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older. The amendment takes effect Jan.
  
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• Congressman cracks open beer in final US House speech

  17-12-2020 21:03
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) —  U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham of South Carolina made it one for the road Thursday, cracking open a can of beer in a toast to his fellow members in sign-off of his brief tenure in Congress. Cunningham pulled a can from his suit jacket and said, “I raise this glass to my colleagues, both Democrats and Republicans.” In 2019, the freshman was stopped from bringing a six-pack of beer onto the House floor because alcohol is prohibited. At the time, he said he w
  
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• French court convicts IS operative over foiled train attack

  17-12-2020 21:01
  
  PARIS (AP) — A French court has convicted an Islamic State operative in a train attack five years ago that was foiled with a dramatic tackle by three American passengers. The court on Thursday sentenced Moroccan-born Ayoub El Khazzani to life in prison, with 22 years guaranteed behind bars. Few if any of the passengers in car No. 12 of the train on Aug. 21, 2015, would have reached their destination alive if the attack had gone off as planned, prosecutors, lawyers and some witnesses conten
  
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• ‘Heck of a Ride’: Tucson Rodeo General Manager Gary Williams retires

  17-12-2020 20:55
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - After 26 years one of Tucson's traditions vivacious, auspicious and fun, Gary Williams announced Thursday he will be stepping down from his role as General Manager of the Tucson Rodeo.“Over the past 26 years, there was always one constant. It was always one heck of a ride!” said Williams in his retirement letter to the Rodeo Committee.Since joining the committee in 1987, Williams has had a hand in bringing the annual rodeo to life every year. From servin
  
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• Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine administered at two local hospitals

  17-12-2020 20:51
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is now being administered at two local hospitals.Employees at Tucson Medical Center on the east side are among the first in Tucson to receive the coronavirus vaccine. Healthcare workers are considered Tier One, meaning vaccination is essential for their work.
  Nurses are among the first at Tucson Medical Center to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.They have been fighting this virus since February and now it will be eas
  
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• The Latest: UN appeals to rich nations to share vaccines

  17-12-2020 20:49
  
  BERLIN — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is appealing to rich nations to support the purchase of coronavirus vaccines for poor countries.
  Guterres says the U.N.-backed COVAX program needs $5 billion until the end of January. The program, created to ensure access to COVID-19 vaccines for all countries, currently faces a shortfall of more than $20 billion, he says.
  “At the same time, I see countries that have bought more vaccines than several times the volume of their populatio
  
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• As US rushes to give shots, Tennessee builds vaccine reserve

  17-12-2020 20:49
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is the only state that is currently prioritizing building an emergency reserve of the coveted vaccine. A review of each state’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans by The Associated Press shows that Tennessee is the lone state to explicitly state that it will hold back a portion of the immunizations in “case of spoilage of vaccine shipped to facilities.” Tennessee’s stance is in contrast to other states stressing the need to quickly
  
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• EU top official sees ‘progress’ in post-Brexit talks

  17-12-2020 20:47
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top official says “substantial progress on many issues” has been made in post-Brexit talks, yet big differences remain to be bridged. Speaking after a phone conversation Thursday with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen added that bridging those differences, in particular on fisheries, “will be very challenging.” The post EU top official sees ‘progress’ i
  
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• Celebrate DJ Scott Kerr's Life on KMKR 99.9 FM This Friday

  17-12-2020 20:47
  
  If you hung out anywhere around Fourth Avenue or downtown Tucson in the past decade, you're most certainly familiar with multi-instrumentalist and KMKR DJ Scott Kerr, a.k.a The Vinyl Wizard. …
  
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• Home Depot to pay $20.8M fine for lax contractor oversight

  17-12-2020 20:42
  
  Home Depot will pay a $20.8 million fine for failing to ensure that the contractors it hires to perform home renovations follow lead-safe work practices. The civil penalty announced Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency is the largest such penalty to date under the Toxic Substances Control Act. The Atlanta company has been under investigation since at least 2017 for its lead practices. Utah, Massachusetts and Rhode Island joined the EPA and will get a portion of the fine.  The pos
  
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• AP source: Biden to pick Rep. Haaland as interior secretary

  17-12-2020 20:42
  
  President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary. That’s according to a person familiar with the selection who wasn’t authorized to discuss it publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday. The historic pick would make her the first Native American to lead the powerful federal agency that has wielded influence over the nation’s tribes for generations. If confirmed by the Senate, the first-term congress
  
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• California sets new daily record of 379 virus deaths

  17-12-2020 20:41
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — California health authorities have reported a one-day record of 379 coronavirus deaths and more than 52,000 new confirmed cases. The staggering new figures released Thursday mean California has seen more than 1,000 deaths in the last five days and nearly 106,000 cases in just two days. Many of the state’s hospitals are now running out of capacity to treat the severest cases. California’s pandemic death toll now stands at 21,860. The state has also seen the mo
  
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• American Journalism Project supports three news outlets

  17-12-2020 20:41
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The philanthropy group American Journalism Project says it is awarding $2 million in grants to three nonprofit newsrooms. The organization Documented, based in New York City, is aimed primarily at the Spanish-speaking immigrant community and seeks out pioneering ways of reaching those readers. Grants are also being made to the Montana Free Press, founded by an investigative reporter whose work was featured in the PBS documentary ‘Dark Money.’ The Beacon was foun
  
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