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• Warrant: Co-worker confessed to fatally stabbing UPS driver

  24-12-2020 23:37
  
  WATERTOWN, Conn. (AP) — An arrest warrant shows that a UPS employee accused of fatally assaulting a co-worker delivering packages told police he stabbed the man before fleeing into the woods. The warrant released Thursday said 19-year-old Elijah David Bertrand told police he stabbed 28-year-old Nathan Burk before fleeing into the woods. The motive remains unclear. Bertrand was arraigned Thursday on murder charges. The arrest warrant was posted by the Waterbury Republican-American and said
  
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• Tribal leaders optimistic about Biden; Haaland nomination a good start

  24-12-2020 23:30
  
  WASHINGTON – The federal government may not have a stellar track record when it comes to keeping promises with Native Americans, but tribal leaders in Arizona said they think President-elect Joe Biden could be the exception. …
  
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• The Latest: Kansas to determine COVID-19 vaccine eligibility

  24-12-2020 23:29
  
  TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas is working through the details of exactly who will be eligible for coronavirus vaccines in exactly what order as it concentrates on giving shots mostly to health care workers this month.
  Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly told leaders of the Republican-controlled Legislature this week that the vaccines have gone mostly to health care workers, though that group also includes employees in state prisons. She said vaccines could go “almost exclusively” to health care
  
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• 2-year-old shot in the head, killed in Minnesota apartment

  24-12-2020 23:24
  
  NBC NEws Channel
  ST PAUL, Minn. (NBC News) - Police in St. Paul are investigating the deadly shooting of a two-year-old.It happened Wednesday afternoon inside this apartment building.St. Paul police say they responded to a report of a boy hurt in the head, but when they arrived, they found a 2-year-old boy with an apparent gunshot wound.It is unclear who fired the gun."The call came in at 1:12 p.m. It came in as a child had hurt his head, a 2-year-old had hurt his head. So medics were the first
  
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• High court allows murder charge after fetus is stillborn

  24-12-2020 23:21
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Supreme Court declined to stop the prosecution of a woman who was charged with murder after authorities said she used methamphetamine before her fetus was stillborn. The court on Wednesday rejected a challenge by state Attorney General Xavier Becerra, whose office normally represents county prosecutors when their cases are appealed. Becerra is a supporter of reproductive rights and told justices that fear of prosecution could prevent pregnant women
  
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• Michigan canvasser still afraid after threat, suspect arrest

  24-12-2020 22:52
  
  FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — The Republican chair of a county canvassing board in Michigan who initially refused to certify local election results that favored Vice President Job Biden over President Donald Trump says Thursday that she doesn’t know a woman charged with sending her threatening text messages. Wayne County Canvasser Monica Palmer told reporters outside her attorney’s office in Farmington Hills, Michigan, that she still fears for her family’s safety followi
  
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• President Trump pardons more than two dozen people

  24-12-2020 22:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pardoned more than two dozen people, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law.
  It's the latest wave of clemency by Trump that benefits longtime associates and supporters.
  The actions announced Wednesday night bring to nearly 50 the number of people whom the president has granted clemency in the last week.
  Benefiting are multiple people convicted in the investigation into the Trump campaign&rs
  
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• Cardinals pushing for playoffs in home game vs. 49ers

  24-12-2020 22:44
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals are in the middle of the playoff race for the first time in years while the San Francisco 49ers have been eliminated from the postseason one year after playing in the Super Bowl. The Cardinals are currently in the No. 7 and final spot in the NFC playoff race. They can clinch a spot in the postseason for the first time since 2015 if they win on Saturday and the Chicago Bears lose or tie against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. San Francisco ha
  
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• Leslie West, guitarist of rock band Mountain, has died at 75

  24-12-2020 22:43
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leslie West, an iconic guitarist-vocalist who was behind several ’70s rock anthems including “Mississippi Queen” with the band Mountain, has died. He was 75. His spokesman Steve Karas says West died Wednesday in Palm Coast, Florida. Karas says West died from cardiac arrest after being rushed to the hospital. West battled with health issues in recent years. In 2011, his lower right leg was amputated in a life-saving operation related to his diabetes. Wel
  
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• GOP blocks $2,000 checks as President Trump leaves COVID aid in chaos

  24-12-2020 22:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s last-minute demand for $2,000 checks for most Americans has thrown the year-end COVID relief into chaos.
  House Republicans on Thursday swiftly rejected the demand. The rare Christmas Eve session of the House lasted just minutes, with help for millions of Americans awaiting Trump's signature on the bill.
  Unemployment benefits, eviction protections and other aid including smaller $600 payments are at risk. The $900 billion virus aid package is
  
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• US military confirms COVID-19 won’t sideline Santa Claus

  24-12-2020 22:27
  
  DENVER (AP) — The North American Aerospace Defense Command used to monitor for signs of a nuclear attack.
  But this year, the command is making sure the coronavirus won’t sideline the fabled Santa Claus from delivering gifts around the world.
  This is the 65th year for the U.S.-Canadian operation that has tracked the jolly old man since a child mistakenly called the base asking to speak to Santa.
  Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck says he's confident that Santa Claus knows how to stay saf
  
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• Report: License plate surveillance system was inaccurate

  24-12-2020 22:24
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A report obtained by The Boston Globe shows that Massachusetts has ended the use of a controversial license plate surveillance system after discovering a glitch that caused inaccurate data to be recorded for more than 5 years. The inaccuracies were found in a network of mounted fixed high-speed cameras installed by state police that took photos of license plates of passing vehicles. The data collected included location, date and time. It was used for criminal investigations a
  
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• ‘Most important Indian’ Hank Adams dies at age 77

  24-12-2020 22:18
  
  (AP) - Hank Adams, one of Indian Country’s most prolific thinkers and strategists, has died at age 77.Adams was called the "most important Indian” by influential Native American rights advocate and author Vine Deloria Jr., because he was involved with nearly every major event in American Indian history from the 1960s forward.He was perhaps best known for his work to secure treaty rights, particularly during the Northwest “fish wars” of the 1960s and ’70s.Henry &ldqu
  
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• Online store stops selling Rittenhouse family’s merchandise

  24-12-2020 22:11
  
  KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — An online store has stopped selling merchandise supporting an Illinois teen who killed two people and wounded a third during a Wisconsin protest. Prosecutors have charged 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse with multiple counts in the August shootings in Kenosha. Rittenhouse maintains he fired in self-defense and some conservatives have praised him. The Kenosha News reports that his family started selling “Free Kyle” merchandise through Printify last week, saying
  
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• Spain’s King demands model behavior amid father’s scandal

  24-12-2020 22:08
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish King Felipe VI has used his traditional Christmas Eve speech to make a renewed call for Spain’s leaders to demonstrate exemplary behavior. Felipe delivered the message Thursday night amid a financial scandal centering on his father, Spain’s previous monarch. Felipe said in a televised address that citizens demand “principles that apply to everyone, without exception, and that are above any other considerations, including personal or family
  
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• US says it will open a consulate in disputed Western Sahara

  24-12-2020 21:50
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says the United States will open a consulate in Western Sahara following President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the disputed region. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that the process of opening the facility has begun. That process involves finding and securing a suitable property for a mission before personnel are hired. It was not immediately clear when it would be open. Trump announced on De
  
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• ‘Most important Indian’ Hank Adams dies

  24-12-2020 21:50
  
  ‘Most important Indian’ Hank Adams diesThe post ‘Most important Indian’ Hank Adams dies appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Kingsbury: Cardinals LB Gardeck to IR with knee injury

  24-12-2020 21:44
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury said linebacker Dennis Gardeck is out for the rest of the regular season and will be placed on injured reserve with a knee injury. Gardeck had a surprise emergence as one of Arizona’s biggest playmakers on defense and is second on the team with seven sacks. The 26-year-old was a special teams ace during his first two seasons. He hadn’t played a defensive snap in the NFL until 2019 All-Pro Chandler Jones was lost for th
  
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• US military confirms pandemic won’t sideline Santa Claus

  24-12-2020 21:38
  
  DENVER (AP) — The North American Aerospace Defense Command used to monitor for signs of a nuclear attack. But this year, the command is making sure the coronavirus won’t sideline the fabled Santa Claus from delivering gifts around the world. This is the 65th year for the U.S.-Canadian operation that has tracked the jolly old man since a child mistakenly called the base asking to speak to Santa. Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck says he’s confident that Santa Claus knows how to st
  
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• The Latest: New Jersey adds virus measures for UK travelers

  24-12-2020 21:29
  
  TRENTON, N.J. — United Airlines travelers to New Jersey’s Newark Liberty Airport from the United Kingdom will have to show a negative COVID-19 test beginning next week.New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and United Airlines announced Thursday that the restriction goes into effect Monday. All United fliers with flights originating in the U.K. will have to present proof of a negative test obtained within 72 hours of departure.The measure is being taken to curb the spread of a new strain of the
  
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• Protesters call for justice in police killing of Andre Hill

  24-12-2020 21:19
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Demonstrators have gathered in a cold Christmas Eve drizzle in Columbus, Ohio, to call for justice in the death of Andre Hill at the hands of police. Chants of “Whose street? Our street!” rang out from the crowd Thursday. People gathered near the home the 47-year-old Hill was visiting when he was shot early Tuesday. Some waved Black Lives Matter flags. Video showed Hill emerging from a garage early Tuesday while holding up a cellphone. He was fatally shot
  
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• Report on Philadelphia police protest response finds flaws

  24-12-2020 21:15
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An independent review of Philadelphia’s police response to days of widespread protests over police brutality after the May killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police found failures in planning that led to short staffing, emotional responses from police officers and sometimes excessive uses of force. The 110-page report released Wednesday was commissioned by Mayor Jim Kenney as an independent review of operations during the protests. Several interactions between
  
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• State: All Arizona counties seeing substantial virus spread

  24-12-2020 21:08
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — State officials say all Arizona counties are showing substantial spread of the coronavirus. The update of state metrics released Thursday is meant to guide whether it’s safe for schools and businesses to open. However, Gov. Doug Ducey’s administration has declined to require that the metrics be followed. Last week, eight of Arizona’s 15 counties were classified as substantial, the most severe category. Arizona on Thursday reported 115 additional coronavirus
  
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• NFL honors Mississippi man freed after 22 years in prison

  24-12-2020 21:06
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The NFL says it is honoring Curtis Flowers, a Black man from Mississippi who was imprisoned more than 22 years. He was freed in late 2019, months after the U.S. Supreme Court threw out the last of his several convictions in a quadruple murder case. The NFL says players are wearing helmet decals this season “to honor victims of systemic racism, victims of police misconduct and social justice heroes.” The league said Wednesday on Twitter that Flowers is amon
  
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• Local politician who fled sentencing is found 23 years later

  24-12-2020 20:31
  
  WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A former New York town supervisor who has been wanted for over 20 years has been arrested in Ohio. The Dayton Daily News reports that former Mentz supervisor William Jones is being held in the Butler County jail and awaits extradition to New York’s Cayuga County. Jones was convicted of the criminal sale of a firearm in 1997. While out on bond he failed to show for sentencing. Jones was accused of selling guns after his pistol permit was suspended following a pris
  
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• Navajo Nation reports 157 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths

  24-12-2020 20:30
  
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation has reported 157 new coronavirus cases but no additional related deaths. The latest figures reported Wednesday by the Navajo Department of Health bring the total number of cases on the reservation that extends into Arizona, New Mexico and Utah to 21,513. The death toll from the pandemic remains at 755. The Navajo Nation remains in a three-week lockdown requiring all residents to stay home except for emergencies, shopping for essentials like food
  
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• What now for British economy with UK-EU trade deal reached?

  24-12-2020 20:23
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain and the EU have hammered out a free trade deal just days ahead of a year-end deadline. But what does Thursday’s agreement mean for businesses and the economy? The deal is long and complicated, but it’s undoubtedly better than the no-deal outcome that would have slapped new tariffs on goods passing from one side to the other. The new arrangement still carries logistical challenges because businesses must contend with red tape at the border that didn’t
  
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• Player jailed in match-fixing plot warns PL stars of dangers

  24-12-2020 20:17
  
  LONDON (AP) — A former professional soccer player who was jailed in 2015 after match-fixing allegations fears the financial crisis in the game caused by the coronavirus could make players more vulnerable to taking bribes. Moses Swaibu tells The Associated Press a match-fixer can have a potential “pool of people he can manipulate.” Swaibu was imprisoned for 16 months alongside former Premier League player Delroy Facey for conspiracy to commit bribery related to match-fixing. Swa
  
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• More than 182,000 COVID-19 cases reported in children last week

  24-12-2020 20:11
  
  CLARKSBURG-WESTON, WV (CNN) - The American Academy of Pediatrics says they've gone up 25-percent over the past two weeks.Last week saw more than 182,000 new cases.That's the highest weekly increase since the pandemic began.So far, more than 1.8 million children under 17 years old have tested positive for coronavirus.The AAP says that number is likely underestimated because not all states report data the same.Children being severely ill, or dying from COVID-19 is still rare.However, the group say
  
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• Dark days: Experts fear the holidays will fuel the US crisis

  24-12-2020 20:06
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hard-hit California has eclipsed 2 million coronavirus cases as the U.S. heads into a Christmas travel surge that could fuel the deadly crisis across the nation. Over 1.19 million travelers passed through the nation’s airport security checkpoints Wednesday. Deaths per day in the U.S. have repeatedly topped 3,000 over the past two weeks.The post Dark days: Experts fear the holidays will fuel the US crisis appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Hearing postponed for truck driver who killed 5 bicyclists

  24-12-2020 20:03
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas judge postponed the initial hearing for an Arizona truck driver who struck and killed five bicyclists completing a loop through the desert in California and Nevada. Jordan Alexander Barson is expected to face 14 felony charges for reckless driving and driving under the influence; He was scheduled to appear in court in Las Vegas on Thursday, but is quarantining in the Clark County Detention Center due to COVID-19. A judge postponed his initial hearing to Decembe
  
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• TFD rescues salvageable presents after house blaze displaces family on Christmas Eve

  24-12-2020 19:58
  
  Tucson Fire Department
  TUCSON (KVOA) - After a residential fire ignited on the southside, firefighters helped salvage the afflicted family's Christmas by rescuing the presents inside the burning home Thursday morning.According to Tucson Fire Department, a blaze was reported at a residence located at 226 W. Calle Antonia near Bilby and Missiondale roads at around 6 a.m. Christmas Eve.Despite the firefighters controlling the blazein 14 minutes, the residents of the home were displaced by the inci
  
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• Pair of Nazi headstones removed from Houston Cemetery

  24-12-2020 19:56
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Two German WWII graves bearing Nazi swastikas have been removed from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery and replaced with new headstones. According to the San Antonio Express-News, the pair of headstones had become a long controversy over whether they were historical artifacts worth preserving or emblems of hate that should be destroyed. Veterans Affairs wanted to “continue to preserve” the two headstones at Fort Sam and a third in Fort Douglas Post Cemetery
  
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• Stocks close higher in holiday shortened week

  24-12-2020 19:39
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed slightly higher on Christmas Eve, as investors went into the holiday weekend not bothered by President Donald Trump’s threat not to sign a major economic stimulus package approved by Congress this week. Trading was extremely light in the abbreviated session ahead of the Christmas holiday, with volume less than half of a typical trading day. The S&P 500 index closed up 13.05 points, or 0.4%, to 3703.06. Despite the gains, the index ended the week down
  
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• Commander threatens to target Turkish forces in Libya

  24-12-2020 19:35
  
  CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan commander who launched an offensive last year to capture the capital Tripoli from the U.N.-recognized rival government has threatened to use force against Turkish troops if Ankara does not stop interfering in the North African country. Khalifa Hifter’s comments come in response to the Turkish parliament’s decision to extend for 18 months a law that allows the deployment of Turkish troops to Libya. Turkish military assistance to the Tripoli-based government
  
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• Hearing postponed for truck driver that killed 5 bicyclists

  24-12-2020 19:33
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas judge postponed the initial hearing for an Arizona truck driver who struck and killed five bicyclists completing a loop through the desert in California and Nevada. Jordan Alexander Barson is expected to face 14 felony charges for reckless driving and driving under the influence; He was scheduled to appear in court in Las Vegas on Thursday, but is quarantining in the Clark County Detention Center due to COVID-19. A judge postponed his initial hearing to Decembe
  
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• The Latest: Over 1M passengers screened for flights in US

  24-12-2020 19:30
  
  NEW YORK — The number of passengers screened for flights in the U.S. topped nearly 1.2 million Wednesday for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic outbreak, but it’s still about 38.5% below the same Wednesday last year, by far the smallest percentage decline since March.The Transportation Security Administration said Wednesday’s tally of 1.19 million was the most since mid-March.It’s the third straight daily gain.On the same weekday a year ago, 1.94 million passen
  
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• How the pandemic is affecting our sleep habits

  24-12-2020 19:30
  
  Arizona in Focus is a podcast from Cronkite News, the news division of Arizona PBS. This season we are focusing on science and technology stories that explore everything from driverless cars to innovating a vaccine during the pandemic.
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• Police: Man fatally stabbed after answering knock on door

  24-12-2020 19:23
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Glendale police say a 60-year-old man is dead after being stabbed when he answered a knock on his apartment’s front door early Thursday. Sgt. Randy Stewart said responding officers found the victim lying on the floor and witnesses told police that the victim was stabbed by his assailant after going to the door at about 1 a.m. The man was pronounced dead at a hospital. No immediate arrest was made and police did not immediately release the victim’s identit
  
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• Arizona family mourns this holidays after losing three to COVID-19

  24-12-2020 19:07
  
  PHOENIX (CNN) - An Arizona family is in mourning this holiday season after losing three loved ones to the coronavirus.If pictures could tell a story, this would be a happy one.A big loving family, contagious smiles, and hundreds of moments and memories shared"It's been a nightmare," Jennifer Grady, daughter of Fred and Sandra. "It's felt like a nightmare that we can't wake up from."But these photos show a time before loss."I have so many feelings stirred up," Freddy Delgado, Grady's brother said
  
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• US stocks tick higher in quiet pre-Christmas trading

  24-12-2020 19:06
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are closing modestly higher on Thursday after drifting through an abbreviated session. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% before trading shut on Wall Street for the Christmas holiday, trimming its small loss for the week. Markets will reopen on Monday. The majority of stocks in the S&P 500 rose, and gains for tech companies and others helped overshadow losses for oil producers. European stock movements were also muted. The United Kingdom and European Union rea
  
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• Turkish official says CoronaVac vaccine 91.25% effective

  24-12-2020 19:00
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — An infectious disease expert serving on Turkey’s medical board says an experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac is 91.25% effective based on early results of late-stage trials in the country. Dr. Serhat Unal announced the initial results Thursday following randomized trials involving 7,371 volunteers, adding that the vaccine is safe. Turkey’s health minister said the first shipment of three million doses of CoronaVac w
  
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• From ‘Wonder Woman’ to ‘Star Wars,’ Jenkins’ rise continues

  24-12-2020 18:58
  
  “Wonder Woman 1984” writer-director Patty Jenkins, the 49-year-old “Wonder Woman 1984” writer-director has in the past few years not only cemented herself in the top echelon of big-budget filmmaking but has also forged new paths for her peers along the way. She’s secured glass-ceiling shattering budgets, paydays and opportunities. Soon, she’ll be the first woman to direct a “Star Wars” film too. Jenkins says advocating for herself and equitable pay
  
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• Winter storm leaves Dakotas, Minnesota with bitter cold

  24-12-2020 18:51
  
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Strong winds and bitter cold have pummeled the Dakotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin as the region dug out from a winter storm that closed interstate highways and grounded flights. The winter storm has moved eastward, bringing snow into northern Wisconsin, while the Dakotas and Minnesota were left with clear skies, but icy wind. The National Weather Service issued wind chill advisories across the upper Midwest lasting until the afternoon. It alerted some parts of North
  
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• Pima County corrections officer arrested for assault charges

  24-12-2020 18:42
  
  Pima County Sheriff's DepartmentMichael Flaminio
  TUCSON (KVOA) – A corrections officer was arrested for two misdemeanor assault charges on Wednesday.Michael Flaminio, 36, was involved in a incident back in August.According to Pima County Sheriff’s Department, Flaminio’s case was being “reviewed and supervisory staff realized the incident required further investigation.”The Pima County Attorney’s office declined to pursue felony charges,Flaminio was cited and
  
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• VIRUS TODAY: Relief bill in limbo, California hits 2M cases

  24-12-2020 18:36
  
  Here’s what’s happening Thursday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:
  THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY
  — House Republicans shot down a Democratic bid on Thursday to pass President Donald Trump’s longshot, end-of-session demand for $2,000 direct payments to most Americans before signing a long-overdue COVID-19 relief bill. The vote shifts attention to whether Trump will follow through on his implied threat to veto the bill, which would likely cause a partial government shu
  
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• Letters to Santa give unique look at 2020

  24-12-2020 18:31
  
  (KUSA)  When Whitney Pickering and her fiancée bought their home in Evergreen, Colorado a little more than a year ago, it came with a mailbox with a lock on it that they thought would be of no use. They bought a new mailbox, but the old one lingered. It was kept in the garage, until Pickering realized its magic potential. A new coat of paint and a sign that says Santa made her home at 29973 Spruce Rd. in Evergreen the place for people to send a letter to the North Pol
  
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• Christmas in Florida: Chilly forecast, falling iguanas

  24-12-2020 18:27
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — With unexpectedly cold weather in the forecast and pandemic-related curfews in some places, Florida is about to have a Christmas unlike any other in recent memory, and it may involve falling iguanas. The National Weather Service earlier this week warned that South Florida could experience the coldest Christmas Day in 21 years. Morning lows on Saturday could drop into the low 30s and 40s degree Fahrenheit, causing falling iguanas. Because they are cold-blooded reptiles,
  
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• Moroccan journalist appears before judge on espionage charge

  24-12-2020 18:26
  
  RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A prominent Moroccan journalist and activist is facing charges of undermining state security, receiving foreign funding and collaborating with foreign intelligence. Omar Radi, a 34-year-old investigative journalist and human rights activist, appeared before an investigating judge in Casablanca on Thursday to face the charges. Radi has been in custody in Casablanca since July. His case has raised concerns over press freedoms in the North African kingdom, with rights gr
  
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• The Latest: Turkey to receive 3M CoronaVac vaccine doses

  24-12-2020 18:24
  
  ISTANBUL — An infectious disease expert serving on Turkey’s medical board says an experimental vaccine developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac showed an efficacy rate of 91,25 percent based on early results of late-stage trials in the country.
  CoronaVac is a so-called inactivated vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech. Dr. Serhat Unal announced the initial results Thursday following randomized trials involving 7,371 volunteers and said the vaccine was safe.Turkey’s
  
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