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• Gov. Ducey plans big tax cuts, make-up summer school classes

  15-01-2021 23:57
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is proposing the largest tax cut in his seven years in office for the coming budget year.
  He also wants to using the savings from a pandemic-induced drop in school enrollment to pay for summertime make-up classes for K-12 students who have fallen behind because of virtual learning.
  The $12.6 billion proposal released Friday is for the budget year that starts July 1. It includes $200 million in cuts to the state income tax that will rise to $600 millio
  
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• EXPLAINER: Why expansion of vaccine to smokers caused a stir

  15-01-2021 23:55
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey made millions of people eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine, including smokers, a move that prompted gripes about them skipping to the front of the inoculation line. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy made people 65 and older and those 16 and older with medical conditions eligible to get the vaccine, beginning Thursday. New Jersey’s list of conditions? mirrors that of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and includes cancer, kidney disease and othe
  
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• Kansas City, Illinois sue ATF over arms manufacturer license

  15-01-2021 23:52
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City and the state of Illinois are suing the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for granting a license to an arms manufacturer that had gone bankrupt after being sued last year. The advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund is also a plaintiff in the lawsuit filed Friday. The license was granted to JA Industries, a new name for the bankrupt Jimenez Arms. Kansas City and the gun advocacy group sued Jimenez Arms and others a yea
  
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• The Latest: Biden: Inauguration shows America is coming back

  15-01-2021 23:50
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s impeachment and the fallout from the Jan. 6 attack of the Capitolby pro-Trump loyalists (all times local):
  5:50 p.m.
  President-elect Joe Biden says even a scaled-down inauguration with thousands of troops and law enforcement authorities will give the world “a clear sign that America is coming back.”
  Biden said Friday at a virtual reception for inauguration donors that he has “complete confidence” in law
  
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• FCS schedules nearly set with season starting in February

  15-01-2021 23:44
  
  One college football season just ended and another one starts in just over a month. All but a few teams in the Football Championship Subdivision shut down in the fall because of the pandemic. They will play a spring season culminating with the NCAA playoffs in April and May. The Ivy League has scrapped football until the fall. The Missouri Valley is among the leagues reconfiguring schedules because of schools deciding to opt out. The NCAA playoffs are April 18 through May 15 with 16 teams instea
  
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• US imposes sanctions on Cuba citing human rights violations

  15-01-2021 23:27
  
  HAVANA (AP) — The U.S. Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on Cuba’s Interior Ministry and its leader, accusing them of serious human rights violations. The measures against the ministry and Brigadier General Lázaro Alberto Álvarez Casas were announced Friday. They include freezing any bank accounts they may have in the United States and blocking any business operations with U.S. entities. The sanctions come less than a week before the end of Donald Trump&r
  
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• Pence speaks at memorial service for Yeager in West Virginia

  15-01-2021 23:21
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager was remembered at a West Virginia memorial service as a hero, legend and friend who would go out of his way to help others. Vice President Mike Pence started the service in Yeager’s home state Friday by calling him “America’s greatest aviator” during a 15-minute address that detailed Yeager’s military career. During numerous video tributes, others spoke of the human side of Yeager. Yeager died
  
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• Mexico says US ‘fabricated’ charges, released case files

  15-01-2021 23:09
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration “fabricated” drug trafficking accusations against his country’s former defense minister, and his government on Friday published what he said was the entire case file provided by U.S. authorities when they sent him back to Mexico. The unprecedented move came one day after Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office announced it was dropping t
  
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• CDC forecasts US hitting more than 400,000 COVID-related deaths by inauguration

  15-01-2021 23:06
  
  WASHINGTON DC (CNN) - Just-released data from Johns Hopkins University shows the global COVID-19 death toll has now topped 2 million.Here in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is predicting the number of deaths from the virus could surpass 400,000 before the inauguration.Meanwhile, President-elect Joe Biden is expected to release his vaccine distribution plan on Friday as a growing number of states expand vaccine eligibility."We're in a very bad situation in the pandemic, D
  
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• Governors complain over pace of COVID-19 vaccine shipments

  15-01-2021 23:05
  
  Uncertainty over the pace of federal COVID-19 vaccine allotments is triggering anger and confusion in some states. Governors and other officials are worried that the shipments they expected soon won’t be coming through. The developments threaten to escalate disputes between the Trump administration and some states over who is responsible for the relatively slow start to the vaccination campaign. Among the most outspoken state officials was Oregon Gov. Kate Brown. She said Oregon’s ef
  
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• NRA declares bankruptcy, plans to incorporate in Texas

  15-01-2021 23:03
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The National Rifle Association says the nation’s most powerful gun-rights organization has filed for bankruptcy and will seek to incorporate the nation’s most politically influential gun-rights group in Texas instead of New York.The announcement Friday comes months after New York’s attorney general sued the NRA over claims that top executives illegally diverted tens of millions of dollars for lavish personal trips.The coronavirus pandemic also forced
  
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• Skylar Astin finds new notes to hit on ‘Zoey’s Playlist’

  15-01-2021 22:59
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — After making a name for himself in “Pitch Perfect” and “Pitch Perfect 2,” and then joining the final season of the CW’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” Skylar Astin wasn’t actively looking for another musical role. But he couldn’t pass up NBC’s “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.” It’s now airing its second season Tuesdays on NBC. The 33-year-old got his start in musical theater but found stardom in the
  
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• Rebels kill 1 UN peacekeeper in Central African Republic

  15-01-2021 22:59
  
  BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The U.N. mission in the Central African Republic says at least one peacekeeper has been killed and another two injured in two successiattacks by armed rebels near the town of Grimari. Armed rebels staged the attacks while peacekeepers from both Burundi and Bangladesh were carrying out a security operation around Grimari, more than 200 kilometers northeast of the capital, Bangui. The Burundian peacekeeper was killed in the second ambush, and two Bangl
  
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• CORRECTS: National Rifle Association files for bankruptcy, gun-rights group will legally move from New York to Texas

  15-01-2021 22:58
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — CORRECTS: National Rifle Association files for bankruptcy, gun-rights group will legally move from New York to Texas.The post CORRECTS: National Rifle Association files for bankruptcy, gun-rights group will legally move from New York to Texas appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• NY prosecutors interview Michael Cohen about Trump finances

  15-01-2021 22:52
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors conducted an hourslong interview Thursday of Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former attorney. Three people familiar with the meeting told The Associated Press investigators with the Manhattan district attorney’s office asked about Trump’s business dealings. The interview focused in part on Trump’s relationship with Deutsche Bank, his biggest and longest standing creditor. The three people weren’t authorized to discu
  
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• UN hopes to take first step to elect next chief by Jan. 31

  15-01-2021 22:47
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly and Security Council are expected to take the first step toward electing the next head of the global organization this month. Assembly President Volkan Bozkir said Friday he and current council president, Tunisia’s Tarek Ladeb, hope to send a letter before Jan. 31 asking the U.N.’s 193 member nations to submit any candidates to challenge Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. He announced Monday he will seek a second term. The Genera
  
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• Florida waitress saves boy from abusive parents

  15-01-2021 22:45
  
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  ORLANDO (NBC News) - A Florida waitress saved a young boy from allegedly abusive parents after she noticed he was bruised and wasn't being allowed to eat.It happened New Year's Day as waitress, Flavaine Carvalho worked at an Orlando restaurant.That's when she called police about a possible child abuse case.She told police that a customer did not allow an 11-year-old boy at his table to order anything and that the child had bruises on his face and arms.She wrote a note to the bo
  
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• National Rife Association files for bankruptcy, says gun-rights group will to move headquarters from New York to Texas

  15-01-2021 22:44
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — National Rife Association files for bankruptcy, says gun-rights group will to move headquarters from New York to Texas.The post National Rife Association files for bankruptcy, says gun-rights group will to move headquarters from New York to Texas appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Mormon leaders condemn ‘lawless behavior’ at US Capitol

  15-01-2021 22:40
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints condemned “lawless behavior” and the violence of rioters who broke into the U.S. Capitol in a statement Friday. It was the faith’s first public comments since the Jan. 6 attack by pro-Trump loyalists. The top leaders from the Utah-based faith known widely as the Mormon church said they are concerned about political and cultural divisions in the United States and urged members to set aside political view
  
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• Pew: 51% of Americans say US would be better if President Trump were removed

  15-01-2021 22:30
  
  WASHINGTON DC (CNN) - There's another poll indicating that most Americans want President Trump removed from office.The survey comes from the Pew Research Center.Fifty-four percent of those surveyed say it would be better for the country if Trump were removed, leaving Vice President Mike Pence to finish the last few days of his term.Fifty-two percent believe Trump bears a lot of responsibility for the violence and destruction committed by some of his supporters at the U.S. capitol.According to th
  
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• The Latest: Biden rebukes unmasked lawmakers in insurrection

  15-01-2021 22:29
  
  WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden issued a rebuke of Republican lawmakers who refused to wear masks while sheltering in crowded rooms during last week’s violent insurrection on the Capitol.
  “What the hell’s the matter with them?” Biden asked, adding that “it’s time to grow up.”
  Dozens of lawmakers were ushered off the House floor to an undisclosed location as a mob of Donald Trump supporters descended on the Capitol last week to protest Biden&
  
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• Stocks fall as economy’s pain deepens, post a weekly loss

  15-01-2021 22:06
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Friday, posting their first weekly loss after two weeks of solid gains. The S&P 500 fell 0.7%, with stocks of companies that most need a healthier economy taking some of the sharpest losses. The declines came as more reports showed how the pandemic is deepening the hole for the economy, even as Washington prepares to throw it another lifeline. Treasury yields also dipped as reports showed shoppers held back on spending during the holid
  
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• Ducey plans big tax cuts, make-up summer school classes

  15-01-2021 22:06
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is proposing the largest tax cut in his seven years in office for the coming budget year. He also wants to using the savings from a pandemic-induced drop in school enrollment to pay for summertime make-up classes for K-12 students who have fallen behind because of virtual learning. The $12.6 billion proposal released Friday is for the budget year that starts July 1. It includes $200 million in cuts to the state income tax that will rise to $600 millio
  
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• DJ Jahmar parties through the pandemic on ‘Zona Riddim’

  15-01-2021 22:00 via tucsonweekly.com
  
  DJ Jahmar is one of the busiest DJs in town, and it will take more than a pandemic to stop him. When he’s not working with the non-profit Deejays Against Hunger, he’s filling local clubs with authentic, rhythmic reggae.…
  
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• States declare emergencies, close capitols ahead of rallies

  15-01-2021 21:56
  
  Governors in some states have called out the National Guard, declared states of emergency and closed their capitol buildings over concerns about potentially violent demonstrations. Though details remain murky, demonstrations are expected at state capitols beginning Sunday and leading up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday. State officials are hoping to avoid the type of mob violence that occurred last week at the nation’s Capitol, which left five people dead, inc
  
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• Official: No ‘direct evidence’ of plot to kill at Capitol

  15-01-2021 21:54
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The prosecutor leading the investigation into the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week says authorities have no direct evidence that the rioters were plotting to assassinate officials. The comments from acting District of Columbia U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin on Friday come after prosecutors said in court papers filed in the case against one of the rioters that there was strong evidence that the mob intended to “capture and assassinate elected officia
  
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• Biden’s virus plan: 100 million shots just the start

  15-01-2021 21:54
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden says that administering 100 million shots in his first 100 days is only the beginning of his coronavirus plan. He says that lasting impact will come from uniting Americans in a new effort grounded in science and fueled by billions in federal money for vaccination, testing, and outbreak sleuths. Biden spoke Friday in Wilmington, Delaware, day after unveiling a $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan” to confront the virus and provide temporary suppo
  
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• The Latest: Biden uses Defense Production Act for vaccines

  15-01-2021 21:53
  
  WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden will use the Defense Production Act to expand the production of the COVID-19 vaccine and vaccination supplies as part of a wide-ranging plan to deliver on his pledge to vaccinate 100 million people in his first 100 days.
  Biden’s first and perhaps biggest challenge in getting there will be addressing vaccine shortages in health systems across America. He’s long advocated for the use of the Defense Production Act, which gives the government
  
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• New phone number for COVID-19 vaccination registration assistance in Pima County

  15-01-2021 21:49
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Pima County is moving to a new system for its assistance line for COVID-19 vaccination registration.
  The new phone number is 520-222-0119.The old number (520-594-5684) will no longer be staffed, Pima County said.
  The new number will be staffed this weekend and on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, Jan. 18, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Regular hours for the expanded helpline will be Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,Keep checking www.pima.gov/covid19vaccineregist
  
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• Biden says he’ll use Defense Production Act to ‘maximize manufacture’ of coronavirus vaccine, fulfilling campaign pledge

  15-01-2021 21:45
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Biden says he’ll use Defense Production Act to ‘maximize manufacture’ of coronavirus vaccine, fulfilling campaign pledge.The post Biden says he’ll use Defense Production Act to ‘maximize manufacture’ of coronavirus vaccine, fulfilling campaign pledge appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Extremists exploit a loophole in social moderation: Podcasts

  15-01-2021 21:44
  
  Major social platforms have been cracking down on the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. But Apple and Google, among others, have left open a major loophole: Podcasts. Major tech platforms are still highlighting podcasts that let you tune into the world of the QAnon conspiracy theory and other accounts banned on social media. Such conspiracy theorists have peddled stolen-election fantasies, coronavirus conspiracies and violent rhetoric
  
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• Dorothy Schmidt Cole, oldest living Marine, dies at 107

  15-01-2021 21:34
  
  KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman recognized as the oldest living U.S. Marine has died at age 107. The Marine Times says Dorothy Schmidt Cole died of a heart attack at her daughter’s home in Kannapolis on Jan. 7. The Corps recognized Cole as the oldest living Marine on her birthday in September. According to Marine Times, Cole enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1943 after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Cole had attempted to join the Navy two years earlier but was told she didn
  
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• The Latest: Complaint: Ohio rioter threatened YouTube viewer

  15-01-2021 21:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s impeachment and the fallout from the Jan. 6 attack of the Capitolby pro-Trump loyalists (all times local):
  3:30 p.m.
  An Ohio man who posted videos from the U.S. Capitol riots has been arrested on federal charges of making interstate threats and threatening a witness.
  In one video, 40-year-old Justin Stoll, of Wilmington, declared: “D.C.’s a war zone!…You ain’t got enough cops, baby! We are at war at the
  
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• Timing of Trump trial uncertain as Pelosi gives no clues

  15-01-2021 21:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is offering no clues on her plans to send President Donald Trump’s impeachment to the Senate for trial. But she made clear Friday that Democrats intend to move swiftly on Joe Biden’s legislative priorities, including funding for coronavirus vaccines and relief aid. Pelosi said Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan is a “matter of complete urgency.” That suggests the bill could take precedence over Trump&rs
  
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• Philip J. Smith, who led Shubert Organization, dies at 89

  15-01-2021 21:23
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Philip J. Smith, who rose from box office treasurer at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway to chairman and co-CEO of the theatrical giant Shubert Organization, has died from complications from COVID-19. His daughters confirmed Smith’s death. He was 89. Smith’s career spanned 63 years. He worked in every department of the Shubert Organization and was named general manager of all Shubert Theatres in 1964. The Shubert Organization owns and operates 17 Broadway theatre
  
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• The Latest: UN chief: Solidarity needed to vaccinate nations

  15-01-2021 21:21
  
  UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations chief is urging the world to mark the “heart-wrenching milestone” of 2 million deaths from the coronavirus by acting with greater solidarity to ensure vaccines are available and affordable in all countries.
  Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a video message Friday that governments have a responsibility to protect their people.“Science is succeeding —but solidarity is failing,” he warned. “Vaccines are reaching
  
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• Anger in states over pace of COVID-19 vaccine allotments

  15-01-2021 21:16
  
  Uncertainty over the pace of federal COVID-19 vaccine allotments is triggering anger and confusion in some states. Governors and other officials are worried that the shipments they expected soon won’t be coming through. The developments threaten to escalate disputes between the Trump administration and some states over who is responsible for the relatively slow start to the vaccination campaign. Among the most outspoken state officials was Oregon Gov. Kate Brown. She said Oregon’s ef
  
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• The Latest: Anti-Trumper accused of plotting armed response

  15-01-2021 21:15
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s impeachment and the fallout from the Jan. 6 attack of the Capitolby pro-Trump loyalists (all times local):
  3:10 p.m.
  The U.S. attorney’s office says an anti-Trump Florida man has been charged with trying to organize an armed response to pro-Trump protesters expected at the state Capitol on Sunday.
  An affidavit from an FBI agent says Daniel Baker, of Tallahassee, was using social media to recruit people in a plot to encirc
  
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• Census numbers won’t be released before change in power

  15-01-2021 21:08
  
  Government attorneys and municipalities fighting over the 2020 census have asked a judge to put their court case on hold. Department of Justice attorneys and attorneys for a coalition of municipalities and advocacy groups that had sued the Trump administration asked U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh Friday to suspend their court case for 21 days so the administration of President-elect Joe Biden can take power and decide how to proceed. Department of Justice attorneys say the Census Bureau won’
  
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• WHO cites human behavior more than variants as virus spreads

  15-01-2021 21:04
  
  GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief says “it’s too easy” to blame variants of the coronavirus that have emerged in places like Britain, South Africa and Brazil. Dr. Mike Ryan suggested human behavior — like a lax adherence to public health guidelines — was to blame for some recent rises in infection counts. The comments came as the WHO’s Emergency Committee laid out an array of new recommendations, notably for national l
  
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• Arizona research to study coronavirus spread in Yuma sewage

  15-01-2021 20:54
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona researchers are launching a project in Yuma County aimed at understanding the community spread of the coronavirus by studying the area’s wastewater. Gov. Doug Ducey in recent days announced $500,000 in federal relief dollars are set aside for the sewage surveillance program. The project is to be carried out by local Yuma County public health officials and the University of Arizona’s Center for Excellence in Desert Agriculture. The Centers for Disease Cont
  
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• Pedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle near Broadway, Camino Seco

  15-01-2021 20:51
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - A woman died after being hit by a vehicle on Tucson's east side Thursday.
  According to Tucson Police Department, the incident happened near Broadway Boulevard and Camino Seco at about 8:30 p.m.The victim has yet to be identified.
  Police say the woman was attempting to cross East Broadway Boulevard when she was struck by the driver of a white 2011 Toyota Camry. They say she was not in a crosswalk at the time of the crash.
  The driver of the Camry was not impaired during t
  
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• Arizona child safety department agrees to federal oversight

  15-01-2021 20:49
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s department of child welfare has agreed to increased federal scrutiny after failing to provide proper translation services for families whose first language is not English. The Arizona Republic reported Friday that the state Department of Child Safety entered into a voluntary settlement with federal officials and pledged to improve services to families with limited English-speaking abilities. The agency will be reviewed by the U.S. Health and Human Services De
  
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• Charges dismissed against police officer in summer protest

  15-01-2021 20:47
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A judge has dismissed charges against a Philadelphia police officer accused of striking a student in the head with a metal baton during a summer racial injustice protest. Staff Inspector Joseph Bologna had been suspended after a video showed him hitting the protester in June. But a judge ruled Friday that prosecutors had not presented enough evidence to establish Bologna’s use of his baton was a crime. Bologna is a 30-year member of the force. He left the courthou
  
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• EU regulator: Hackers ‘manipulated’ stolen vaccine documents

  15-01-2021 20:44
  
  AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Union’s drug regulator said COVID-19 vaccine information stolen from its servers in a cyberattack last year have been not only leaked to the web but “manipulated” by hackers. The European Medicines Agency said Friday that an ongoing investigation into the cyberattack showed that hackers obtained emails and documents from November related to the evaluation of experimental coronavirus vaccines. The agency said some of the correspondence had bee
  
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• BBB Scam Alert: Free Netflix for a year? Think twice before you click

  15-01-2021 20:39
  
  (KVOA) - The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has warned TV watchers about a new scam.
  The BBB said its BBB Scam Tracker received numerous reports of a text message scam promising people with a year's worth of “free” Netflix.In a news release, the BBB said the scam works like this, "You receive a text message that says something like this: “Due to the pandemic, Netflix is offering everyone a free year of service to help you stay at home. Click the link to sign up.” Sound
  
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• Trump administration sued over Georgia health plan

  15-01-2021 20:38
  
  ATLANTA (AP) —  A federal lawsuit says Georgia’s plan to overhaul how state residents buy health insurance under the Affordable Care Act would “tear a hole” in the ACA. Under the plan, Georgia would be the first state to bypass the HealthCare.gov website and instead offer federally subsidized health insurance through private agents. Their sites would allow consumers to simultaneously see plans that don’t provide all the benefits required by the ACA. The Trump a
  
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• BBB Tip: Concerned about ID Theft? File early and consider using an IRS PIN

  15-01-2021 20:38
  
  (KVOA) - The Better Business Bureau (BBB) warned tax filers about scammers who are using Social Security numbers of unsuspecting Americans to file phony tax returns and steal their refunds.
  In a news release, the BBB said the scam works like this, "Online filers that go through the IRS website and in most cases expect a refund. Instead, a written IRS notice arrives in the mail, stating that more than one tax return was filed using your Social Security number. What happened? Scammers got hol
  
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• Iowa judge tosses felonies against Black Lives Matter leader

  15-01-2021 20:34
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge has dismissed nine felony counts filed against a Black Lives Matter leader in Iowa charged with shining a laser pointer in the eyes of police officers during an August protest. Judge Paul Miller ruled Thursday that the Johnson County Attorney’s Office violated Matè Farrakhan Muhammad’s speedy trial rights by waiting 46 days after his arrest to file a formal charging document, one more day than allowed by law. Miller ruled that six aggravate
  
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• Crash causes restrictions along I-10 in Tucson

  15-01-2021 20:34
  
  Northwest Fire DistrictA crash is causing traffic restrictions along Interstate 10 at Ruthrauff Road Friday afternoon.
  According to the Arizona Department of Transportation, traffic is backed up to Miracle Mile.
  Northwest Fire District also responded to the scene.
  Motorists are asked to avoid the area.The post Crash causes restrictions along I-10 in Tucson appeared first on KVOA.
  
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