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• State to test 38,000 inmates for COVID-19 starting in January

  28-12-2020 23:55
  
  PHOENIX (KVOA) - A second round of COVID-19 tests for Arizona inmates will soon come to fruition, according to an announcement by the the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry shared Monday.According to the department, the second round of testing will test nearly 38,000 inmates starting in January.In addition, ADCRR said it will also have 4,000 rapid virus tests available for its staff. The department said it will be used on a needed basis.
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• Historic Virginia ferry operation ends amid property dispute

  28-12-2020 23:48
  
  LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — Government officials in northern Virginia are bemoaning the closing of the last remaining ferry crossing the Potomac River. A ferry has operated at that location since the late 1700s. But the operators of White’s Ferry announced Monday on Facebook that they were ending the cable-drawn ferry operation between Montgomery County, Maryland, and Loudoun County, Virginia. The decision is effective immediately. It came after a Virginia judge ruled last month that the fe
  
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• Union: Ohio officer fired in fatal shooting of Black man

  28-12-2020 23:36
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A white Ohio police officer was fired Monday after bodycam footage showed him fatally shooting 47-year-old Andre Hill, a Black man holding a cellphone, and refusing to administer first aid for several minutes. The vice president of the local police union told The Associated Press that Columbus police officer Adam Coy hours was fired hours after a hearing was held Monday to determine his employment. Coy is also under criminal investigation for last week’s shootin
  
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• Police union: White Ohio officer fired after bodycam video showed him killing a Black man, withholding aid for minutes

  28-12-2020 23:32
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police union: White Ohio officer fired after bodycam video showed him killing a Black man, withholding aid for minutes.The post Police union: White Ohio officer fired after bodycam video showed him killing a Black man, withholding aid for minutes appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Parents plead not guilty to charges in Missouri girl’s death

  28-12-2020 23:28
  
  COLE CAMP, Mo. (AP) — The parents of a 4-year-old Missouri girl allegedly killed by neighbors to remove a “demon” have pleaded not guilty to charges in the case. Mary S. Mast and James A. Mast, both of Lincoln, Missouri, entered their plea Monday to charges of felony child endangerment resulting in death. They’re jailed without bond. A judge also denied their request to attend the girl’s funeral. The 4-year-old girl was found dead at the family home on Dec. 20. Bent
  
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• House voting on Trump’s $2,000 checks as GOP balks

  28-12-2020 23:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pandemic aid secured, Congress is turning to confront the White House on other year-end priorities. The House was voting during the rare holiday week session on President Donald Trump’s unmet demand for $2,000 virus relief checks. Democrats who control the House favor the larger stipends, beyond the $600 payments included in the massive COVID bill. But the president’s push is forcing his Republican allies who oppose the additional spending into a tough spot. T
  
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• Arbitrator rules that FAA chief aided retaliation case

  28-12-2020 23:15
  
  A Labor Department judge says that when the head of the Federal Aviation Administration worked at Delta Air Lines he helped Delta retaliate against a pilot who raised safety concerns. The administrative law judge says Stephen Dickson and other Delta executives improperly ordered a psychiatric evaluation of the pilot in an effort to silence her. Longtime pilot Karlene Petitt sued Delta in a Labor Department administrative proceeding, and an administrative law judge ruled in her favor last week. D
  
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• Several body parts found in remote areas near Prescott

  28-12-2020 23:10
  
  PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in central Arizona are working to identify several body parts that were found in remote areas.
  The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office says a woodcutter and a hunter found the remains at two separate sites over the weekend.
  Sheriff's spokesman Dwight D'Evelyn says the remains appear to be connected to a medical institution and could have been used for education or research.
  The medical examiner's office is trying to trace their origins, based on tags that wer
  
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• Prosecutors waiting on debris testing in AG crash

  28-12-2020 23:10
  
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A team of prosecutors is waiting for testing results on a piece of debris that may show where the South Dakota Attorney General’s car was when he struck and killed a man over three months ago. A decision on whether to charge Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg in the Sept. 12 crash has been delayed for months, prompting criticism from Gov. Kristi Noem. Crystal Johnson, the Minnehaha County state’s attorney who is assisting in the case, says that she does n
  
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• Phoenix police shoot, kill woman who pointed handgun at officers

  28-12-2020 23:05
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police say officers shot and killed a woman after she pointed a handgun at them. Sgt. Maggie Cox says the shooting occurred Monday around 12:15 a.m. when officers conducting a traffic stop in west Phoenix suddenly heard gunfire.
  A female officer heading toward where the shots were heard was flagged down by a woman. Police say the woman appeared to be concealing a weapon on her right side.
  According to authorities, she refused other officers’ commands and turned
  
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• Dead, frozen whale buried on NJ beach; removal was too hard

  28-12-2020 23:05
  
  BARNEGAT LIGHT, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey beach is the final resting place for a 15-ton whale whose lifeless body washed ashore on Christmas day. State and local officials used heavy equipment to bury the 31-foot male humpback whale on a beach in Barnegat Light near the jetty of Barnegat Inlet Monday morning. The whale was frozen solid and could not be cut into pieces for removal, as is commonly done in other cases in which dead whales wash ashore. That was the way crews removed a large wha
  
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• House set for override vote on Trump’s defense bill veto

  28-12-2020 23:03
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House is set to vote on an override of President Donald Trump’s veto of a defense policy bill. If approved by two-thirds of the House and Senate, the override would be the first of Trump’s presidency. Trump rejected the defense bill last week, saying it failed to limit social media companies he claims were biased against him during his failed reelection campaign. Trump also opposes language that allows for the renaming of military bas
  
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• Mormon church sued for alleged role in Boy Scouts sex abuse

  28-12-2020 23:02
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been hit with several lawsuits for allegedly covering up decades of sexual abuse among Boy Scout troops in Arizona, marking the latest litigation before the state’s end-of-year deadline for adult victims to sue. Attorneys for victims across seven lawsuits said Monday that church officials never notified authorities about abuse allegations. According to the suits, the church would supposedly conduct its own investigati
  
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• TPD helps Tucson girl celebrate 5th birthday with drive-by parade

  28-12-2020 22:59
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - From virtual parties to drive-by greetings, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced people across the nation to get a little more creative to commemorate birthdays.
  But Tucson Police Department wanted to make a little girl's special celebration a little more special -by ringing it in with lights and sirens.On Monday, officers with the Operation Division West celebrated Azaya Madril's birthday by holding a drive-by parade.Azaya was so happy!! pic.twitter.com/JV5
  
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• TFD crews work debris/brush fire on south side

  28-12-2020 22:42
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - Tucson Fire Department crews worked a brush and debris fire on the south side Monday afternoon.According to TFD, the blaze ignited in the 5900 block of Sixth Avenue near Nogales Highway and Drexel Road.Details around the fire are limited at this time.Stay with News 4 Tucson for the latest updates.Using shovels to expose hot spots pic.twitter.com/LIfxhLTaW1— Tucson Fire Department (@TucsonFireDept) December 28, 2020The post TFD crews work debris/brush
  
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• Friend: Man killed at Santa Fe ski area was from Phoenix

  28-12-2020 22:36
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities and a friend identified a Ski Santa Fe employee who died after hitting a tree while skiing during his personal time over the weekend as a 22-year-old from Phoenix. The sister of Bryan Garcia’s roommate tells the Santa Fe New Mexican that Garcia was working in equipment rentals at the ski basin. Garcia’s roommate, Evan Simpson, created a GoFundMe page to benefit Garcia’s family. Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputies were called to the s
  
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• Hotel confrontation involving Black teen under investigation

  28-12-2020 22:23
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City prosecutors say they are investigating a confrontation in which a man said a woman tackled his 14-year-old son in a New York City hotel lobby as she falsely accused the Black teen of stealing her phone is under investigation. Keyon Harrold posted a widely viewed video of the confrontation Saturday at the Arlo Hotel, which prompted comparisons to recent incidents involving false accusations against Black people. Harrold said the unidentified woman scratched him
  
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• Judge rejects Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s bail bid

  28-12-2020 22:16
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has rejected a $28.5 million proposed bail package for Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend, saying her incarceration is necessary to ensure she faces trial on charges she recruited teenage girls for Epstein to sexually abuse. U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan rejected the proposed bail for Ghislaine Maxwell on Monday. But she did not immediately release an opinion explaining her reasoning. Maxwell was arrested in early July. She has remained at a federal lo
  
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• The Latest: Vaccine arrives at nursing home, former hot spot

  28-12-2020 22:15
  
  KIRKLAND, Wash. — The residents and staff members at a Seattle-area nursing home that had the first deadly COVID-19 outbreak in the United States began receiving vaccines on Monday.The first death associated with the Life Care Center of Kirkland, Washington, was reported in late February, and more than 40 people connected to the facility later died of coronavirus. The Seattle Times reports that Monday was the first day long-term care facilities can receive vaccines under a federal partners
  
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• House set to vote on President Trump’s $2,000 checks as GOP balks

  28-12-2020 22:15
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pandemic aid secured, Congress is turning to confront the White House on other year-end priorities. The House gaveled in for the rare holiday week session to vote on President Donald Trump’s unmet demand for larger $2,000 virus relief checks.
  Democrats who control the House favor the larger stipends, beyond the $600 payments included in the massive COVID bill. But the president’s push is forcing his Republican allies who oppose the additional spending into a t
  
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• The Latest: Oklahoma group donates ultra-cold shot freezers

  28-12-2020 22:08
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY — An Ardmore, Oklahoma-based agricultural research organization announced Monday it will donate 11 ultra-cold freezers to the state that health officials say will help expedite the distribution of coronavirus vaccines.
  Oklahoma Deputy Health Commissioner Keith Reed said the freezers, donated by the Noble Research Institute, will allow more Oklahomans to receive the vaccine at their local healthcare providers, limiting the amount of travel people must do during the pandemic. T
  
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• Lawyer: Soldier charged in Rockford shooting may have PTSD

  28-12-2020 22:07
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — An attorney for a U.S. Army special forces sergeant arrested in an apparently random shooting at an Illinois bowling alley that left three dead has told an initial hearing that her client may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Duke Webb appeared in a Winnebago County courtroom in Rockford Monday. He faces three counts of murder and three counts of first-degree attempted murder in the shooting at Don Carter Lanes, in Rockford, on Saturday. His lawyer also told the co
  
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• Man charged in plot to bring cocaine to Vermont from Peru

  28-12-2020 22:06
  
  Federal court records say a 39-year-old Montreal man is facing a cocaine trafficking charge that was part of broader effort to transport 1,500 kilos (3,300 pounds) from Peru to Vermont. The court documents do not say what the ultimate destination of the cocaine was, but a number of people involved in the deal had traveled to Vermont from Canada. Court records say Georges Yaghmour was arrested in Florida last month. His attorney did not return a call seeking comment. The shipments of cocaine were
  
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• Russia’s prison service tells Navalny to appear or face jail

  28-12-2020 22:03
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s federal penitentiary service has given top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny one day to report to its office or face imprisonment. Navalny is convalescing in Germany after his August poisoning with a nerve agent, which he has blamed on the Kremlin. Russian authorities have denied their involvement. The Federal Penitentiary Service issued a statement Monday saying that an article by doctors from Berlin’s Charite hospital and published in medical journal The La
  
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• More COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline as US effort ramps up

  28-12-2020 22:02
  
  A huge U.S. study of another possible COVID-19 vaccine is getting underway as states continue to roll out scarce supplies of the first shots cleared for emergency use. Doses of one vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech and another made by Moderna are rationed and more options are critical to amassing enough shots for the country and the world. Novavax is recruiting 30,000 volunteers to test its shot, a different kind. Still others are in the pipeline. Johnson & Johnson hopes to know next month
  
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• Minnesota barn fire kills scores of goats, other animals

  28-12-2020 22:00
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) —Authorities say a barn fire on a western Minnesota farm killed 1,000 goats and other animals.The Star Tribune reports the blaze struck the Cornerstone Farm’s dairy barn northeast of Henning at about 3 a.m. Thursday.The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office said along with the goats, dairy operators Brittany and Stephen Springer lost a dog trained to tend to the herd, 15 peacocks and at least two tractors in the fire that ravaged the barn.
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• Pipeline opponents sue to shut down Minnesota construction

  28-12-2020 21:57
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Opponents of a pipeline project that crosses three states have asked a federal court to halt construction in Minnesota on allegations that U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to address several environmental issues when it approved a water quality permit. Two Minnesota Ojibwe bands and two environmental groups filed a lawsuit Thursday that asks for a preliminary injunction to stop work on the Enbridge Energy Line 3 pipeline that began early this month across northern Min
  
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• House set to vote on Trump’s $2,000 checks as GOP balks

  28-12-2020 21:42
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pandemic aid secured, Congress is turning to confront the White House on other year-end priorities. The House gaveled in for the rare holiday week session to vote on President Donald Trump’s unmet demand for larger $2,000 virus relief checks. Democrats who control the House favor the larger stipends, beyond the $600 payments included in the massive COVID bill. But the president’s push is forcing his Republicans allies who oppose the additional spending into a
  
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• Denver hopes to end skid vs Grand Canyon

  28-12-2020 21:30
  
  Denver (1-6) vs. Grand Canyon (4-3)
  Grand Canyon University Arena, Phoenix; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Denver looks to end its six-game losing streak as it faces Grand Canyon. Denver is looking to break its current six-game losing streak. Grand Canyon lost 74-64 to Colorado in its most recent game.
  SUPER SENIORS: Grand Canyon has relied heavily on its seniors this year. Asbjorn Midtgaard, Jovan Blacksher Jr., Alessandro Lever, Sean Miller-Moore and Oscar Frayer have collectively accounted
  
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• Correction: Obit-Tony Rice story

  28-12-2020 21:25
  
  In a story December 27, 2020, about the death of bluegrass artist Tony Rice, The Associated Press erroneously reported the singer kept rattlesnakes in one of his prized guitars. He kept rattlesnake rattles, not snakes in the instrument. The post Correction: Obit-Tony Rice story appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Suspect in bowling alley shooting served in Afghanistan

  28-12-2020 21:21
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A U.S. Army special forces sergeant arrested in an apparently random shooting at an Illinois bowling alley that left three people dead and three others injured had four deployments to Afghanistan, the most recent one ending in July.  Duke Webb was scheduled to appear in court Monday afternoon on three counts of murder and three counts of first-degree attempted murder in the shooting at Don Carter Lanes, in Rockford, on Saturday. Webb joined the Army in 2008 and was on l
  
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• Explosive kills 3 French army soldiers on mission in Mali

  28-12-2020 21:13
  
  PARIS (AP) — The French presidency says three French soldiers were killed Monday in Mali when an improvised explosive device hit their armored vehicle. The presidency said the soldiers were participating in a military operation in the Hombori area of Mali’s central Mopti province, part of a larger mission aiming at fighting Islamist extremists in Africa’s Sahel region. France’s defense minister says the soldiers were working “in an area where terrorist groups are at
  
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• Authorities tracing remains found in remote areas of Arizona

  28-12-2020 21:07
  
  PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in central Arizona are working to identify several body parts that were found in remote areas. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office says a woodcutter and a hunter found the remains at two separate sites over the weekend. Sheriff’s spokesman Dwight D’Evelyn says the remains appear to be connected to a medical institution and could have been used for education or research. The medical examiner’s office is trying to trace their origins
  
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• Bomber to neighbor: The world is ‘never going to forget me’

  28-12-2020 20:48
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The man accused of exploding a bomb in Nashville on Christmas told a neighbor days earlier that “Nashville and the world is never going to forget me.” Rick Laude said he had a chance conversation with Anthony Quinn Warner at his mailbox Dec. 21. Laude said he casually asked Warner if he was expecting anything good from Santa for Christmas. Laude said he was speechless when he later learned authorities identified Warner as the suspected bomber. The bombin
  
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• More than 190,000 ceiling fans recalled after blades fly off

  28-12-2020 20:28
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — More than 190,000 ceiling fans sold at Home Depot are being recalled after reports that the blades fell off while spinning, hitting people and causing property damage. The Hampton Bay Mara indoor and outdoor ceiling fans were sold this year between April and October at Home Depot stores and its website. About 182,000 of them were sold in the U.S. and 8,800 were sold in Canada. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said owners of the fans should stop using them immediately
  
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• Mexico might allow private firms to buy, distribute vaccines

  28-12-2020 20:25
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he is not opposed to private companies buying coronavirus vaccines to distribute to patients who want to pay for the shots. But he noted Monday there isn’t much existing supply and warned companies not to try to buy vaccines already promised to the Mexican government. López Obrador has been criticized by some in Mexico for centralizing vaccine purchases and distribution, and for putting the eff
  
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• The Latest: Kansas governor to get COVID-19 shot this week

  28-12-2020 20:24
  
  TOPEKA, Kan. — Gov. Laura Kelly plans to get a COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday as part of a larger plan to give shots to selected Kansas officials so that state government can continue to operate during the pandemic.
  The Democratic governor confirmed her plans Monday during an impromptu interview at the Statehouse following a ceremony marking the weeklong Kwanzaa celebration of African-American heritage. She told The Associated Press last week that the state was looking at giving shots to peopl
  
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• Southwest pulls threat of furloughs after relief bill signed

  28-12-2020 20:23
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines says it’s not going to furlough workers in 2021 after all. The airline’s CEO says that with Washington’s approval of $15 billion in new federal aid to airlines, furloughs or pay cuts aren’t needed. American and United Airlines, which together furloughed 32,000 employees in October, said Monday they will bring those workers back temporarily. This is the second round of federal aid for the nation’s airlines. Back in March they go
  
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• Bomber to neighbor: World ‘never going to forget me’

  28-12-2020 20:21
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The man accused of exploding a bomb in Nashville on Christmas told a neighbor days earlier that “Nashville and the world is never going to forget me.” Rick Laude said he had a chance conversation with Anthony Quinn Warner at his mailbox Dec. 21. Laude said he casually asked Warner if he was expecting anything good from Santa for Christmas. Laude said he was speechless when he later learned authorities identified Warner as the suspected bomber. The bombin
  
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• As South Africa’s virus spikes, president bans liquor sales

  28-12-2020 20:07
  
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has reimposed a ban on the sales of alcohol and ordered the closure of all bars as part of new restrictions to help the country battle a resurgence of the coronavirus, including a new variant. In a nationwide address Monday night, Ramaphosa also announced the closure of all beaches and public swimming pools in the country’s infection hotspots. Those include Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban and several other coastal areas. Sou
  
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• South Africa bans all liquor sales to help country battle spike in COVID-19 cases amid spread of coronavirus variant

  28-12-2020 20:02
  
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa bans all liquor sales to help country battle spike in COVID-19 cases amid spread of coronavirus variant.The post South Africa bans all liquor sales to help country battle spike in COVID-19 cases amid spread of coronavirus variant appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Neighbor: Nashville bombing suspect said Nashville and the world ‘is never going to forget me’

  28-12-2020 19:53
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Neighbor: Nashville bombing suspect said Nashville and the world ‘is never going to forget me’.The post Neighbor: Nashville bombing suspect said Nashville and the world ‘is never going to forget me’ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Man dead, officer wounded in shooting outside a state prison

  28-12-2020 19:45
  
  DAVISBORO, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a Georgia corrections officer has been shot and a man is dead after officers got into a shooting with two men suspected of trying to smuggle contraband into a state prison. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says the shooting happened Sunday on the perimeter of Washington State Prison, about 120 miles southeast of Atlanta. Authorities say officers with the Georgia Department of Corrections got into the shooting with two men and one officer was wounded
  
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• Researchers at Petrified Forest discover fossil of a reptile with claws and a beak

  28-12-2020 19:30
  
  PHOENIX – A team of researchers at Petrified Forest National Park east of Holbrook have discovered fossilized remains of a new species of prehistoric reptile. The 220-million-year old burrowing reptile is a drepanosaur, an ancient reptile that had a claw on its tail and a birdlike beak.…
  
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• After years of lowered refugee admissions, Biden plans sharp reversal

  28-12-2020 19:30
  
  WASHINGTON – After years of steadily slashing the number of refugees it will accept, the U.S. can expect to see an increase under the incoming Biden administration. …
  
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• Odd became normal: sports’ masked road trip to the unknown

  28-12-2020 19:22
  
  What wasn’t odd about sports in 2020? The coronavirus ruled all, and the whole year was a long Alice in Wonderland tumble down a rabbit hole. And, before long, the odd became the new normal. Masked coaches patrolled the sidelines. But, after a while, they became, well, just coaches. It was a year when a Big East Tournament game broke for halftime and never returned. When cardboard cutouts replaced flesh-and blood fans in stadiums. And when a racehorse was named Dr. Anthony Fauci.The post O
  
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• Woman shot, killed by Phoenix police after pointing handgun

  28-12-2020 19:18
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police say officers shot and killed a woman after she pointed a handgun at them. Sgt. Maggie Cox says the shooting occurred Monday around 12:15 a.m. when officers conducting a traffic stop in west Phoenix suddenly hired gunfire. A female officer heading toward where the shots were heard was flagged down by a woman. Police say the woman appeared to be concealing a weapon on her right side. According to authorities, she refused other officers’ commands and turned
  
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• The Latest: Spain surpasses 50K COVID-19 deaths

  28-12-2020 19:15
  
  Spain has surpassed the milestone of 50,000 deaths officially attributed to COVID-19.
  The Spanish health ministry said Monday the number of victims has reached 50,122.
  Spain has recorded almost 1.88 million cases of the new coronavirus among its population of 47 million.
  Nationwide restrictions on movement and curfews in recent weeks have helped the country slow COVID-19’s spread.
  The country’s 14-day case rate per 100,000 inhabitants stands at 246, down from a peak last fall of 529,
  
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• Fired Tyson boss says COVID office pool was a ‘morale boost’

  28-12-2020 18:58
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — One of the Tyson Foods managers fired for betting on how many workers would contract COVID-19 at their Iowa pork plant says the office pool was spontaneous and intended to boost morale. Don Merschbrock, former night manager at the plant in Waterloo, Iowa, said he was speaking out in an attempt to show that the seven fired supervisors are “not the evil people” that Tyson has portrayed. Tyson announced the terminations of the Waterloo managers on Dec. 16, w
  
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• Officer faces termination over fatal shooting of Black man

  28-12-2020 18:46
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The fate of a white Columbus police officer who fatally shot a Black man last week hangs in the balance after a disciplinary hearing Monday that may result in his termination. Columbus Safety Director Ned Pettus Jr. concluded a hearing to determine whether the actions taken by Officer Adam Coy in the moments before and after the fatal shooting of Andre Hill on Tuesday were justified. Members of the police union representing Columbus officers attended the hearing on be
  
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