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• Ohio mom accused of killing 6-year-old son, dumping body into river

  02-03-2021 23:52
  
  MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (CNN) - An Ohio mother is accused of killing her six-year-old son and throwing his body in the Ohio River.Brittany Gosney is facing murder charges in the death of her son, James Hutchinson.Her boyfriend, James Hamilton has also been charged in the case.Middletown police say Gosney reported her son was missing Sunday.Detectives questioned the couple and according to police, they said the child was actually killed a few days ago.Investigators do not know how the boy died. But they
  
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• Brazilian virus variant emerges in Oregon; 1st in West Coast

  02-03-2021 23:48
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Brazilian variant of the coronavirus has emerged in Oregon, the first known such case on the U.S. West Coast. Medical authorities in Douglas County, Oregon, said the sample was sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the end of January . They said they received the results back on Monday night, showing the P.1 variant. They said it appears to be related to business travel outside the United States to and from Brazil. The variant, which was orig
  
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• As virus-era attacks on Asians rise, past victims look back

  02-03-2021 23:46
  
  Asian Americans have faced a dangerous climate since the coronavirus entered the U.S. a year ago. Instances of verbal harassment and physical assaults have occurred from coast to coast. Now, just over a year and thousands of incidents later, some of the earliest victims find moving forward has been difficult or, at best, bittersweet. A recent wave of attacks on elderly Asian Americans has reignited attention and fueled worries that hostilities have only worsened. They include the death last mont
  
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• Myanmar coup crisis grows after years of US neglect

  02-03-2021 23:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A decade ago, the United States was touting Myanmar as an American success story. The Obama administration reveled in the restoration of civilian rule in the longtime U.S. pariah as a top foreign policy achievement and a potential model for engaging with other adversaries, such as Iran and Cuba. But today, Myanmar is once again an international outcast, facing a new wave of U.S. sanctions. A coup has returned the military to power and pro-democracy activists, reform advoc
  
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• Yard sale find turns out to be artifact worth up to $500,000

  02-03-2021 23:33
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Talk about your yard sale finds. A small porcelain bowl bought for $35 at a Connecticut yard sale turned out to be a rare, 15th century Chinese artifact worth between $300,000 and $500,000. It’s slated to go up for auction at Sotheby’s in two weeks. Sotheby’s says an antiques enthusiast came across the piece while browsing a yard sale in the New Haven area last year and paid the $35 asking price. Turns out it’s one of only seven such bowls kno
  
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• Biden urges Senate Dems to rally behind $1.9T virus bill

  02-03-2021 23:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is urging Senate Democrats to rally behind a $1.9 trillion COVID-relief bill. He’s also standing by his proposed $1,400 payments to individuals, even as some party moderates seek to dial back parts of the package. Biden made his remarks in a conference call with Democrats and, atypically for him, on Twitter. The president’s cry for unity came as Democrats sorted through lingering divisions over the emerging Senate bill. Those included moder
  
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• BBB offers consumer tips during National Consumer Protection Week

  02-03-2021 23:21
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - It's National Consumer Protection Week and the Better Business Bureau (BBB) has offered tips to help you avoid scams.The BBB said the tips below are basic pieces of advice to help protect yourself from common consumer scams:"When someone you have not met asks you to send them money, especially by wire transfer, prepaid debit card or gift card, don’t do it.Never click on links or attachments in unsolicited emails or texts. That’s how crooks put malware on your dev
  
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• Girl Scouts aim to give cookies to 60K southern Arizona frontline workers through donation challenge

  02-03-2021 23:17
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - After a long day at work, there is nothing better than plopping down on the couch, flipping on the television and enjoying a full box of thin mint cookies.It is easy to imagine that frontline workers need at least one day like this after the year 2020 was.To help show our frontline workers the much-needed support and care, the Girls Scouts of Southern Arizona is holding a special donation campaign on Friday.According to organizers, Girl Scouts and the Girls of Southern Arizona T
  
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• Biden consumer watchdog pick signals more aggressive stance

  02-03-2021 23:09
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s nominee to run the federal consumer watchdog agency has indicated that if confirmed he would restore more aggressive enforcement actions against companies and banks that largely faded during the Trump administration. Rohit Chopra would be the third permanent director of the decade-old Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which was created in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. Chopra signaled his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesda
  
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• The Latest: Biden to prioritize vaccinating school teachers

  02-03-2021 22:55
  
  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is directing states to prioritize vaccinating all teachers during the month of March, and announced that the federal government will help in the effort through its partnership with retail pharmacies.
  Biden said his goal is for every pre-kindergarten through 12th grade educator, school staff member and childcare worker to receive at least one shot by the end of March.
  To achieve this, Biden announced that qualifying individuals will be able to sign up this m
  
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• Biden vows enough vaccine for all US adults by end of May

  02-03-2021 22:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccines for all adult Americans by the end of May, two months earlier than anticipated, as his administration announced that drugmaker Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved shot. The announcement comes as the White House looks to speed the production of the single-dose J&J vaccine and accelerate the nation’s plans to reach “herd
  
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• Chief European Union diplomat in Venezuela leaves country

  02-03-2021 22:44
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The chief European Union diplomat in Venezuela has left the country, a week after the government of Nicolás Maduro declared her persona non grata and ordered her expulsion. Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa on Tuesday tweeted a photograph of Caracas showing the mountain range that flanks the Venezuelan capital to the north and the message “infinite thanks to all Venezuelans for their affection.” The expulsion followed the EU’s decision to impose sa
  
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• FBI chief warns violent ‘domestic terrorism’ growing in US

  02-03-2021 22:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Chris Wray is labeling the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol as “domestic terrorism.” And he is warning of a rapidly growing threat of homegrown violent extremism that law enforcement is scrambling to confront. Testifying to U.S. senators on Tuesday, the FBI director defended his agency’s handling of advance intelligence indicating the prospect for violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. He told lawmakers that threats to the Capitol were properly s
  
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• Red Flag Warning issued March 2 at 2:40PM MST until March 3 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  02-03-2021 22:40
  
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a Red FlagWarning, which is in effect from 11 AM to 6 PM MST Wednesday. TheFire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
  * AFFECTED AREA…Fire weather zone 150.
  * TIMING…Late Wednesday morning through Wednesday afternoon.
  * WINDS…South to southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40mph.
  * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…9 to 15 percent.
  * IMPACTS…Any fires that develop or are ongoing will have thepotential to spread rapidly.
  * FOR
  
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• Nicaragua finds boat with bodies of 6 migrants in Caribbean

  02-03-2021 22:40
  
  MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaraguan authorities say the bodies of six people, apparently migrants, have been found in a small boat drifting off the Caribbean coast. The Interior Ministry said Tuesday that a Guinean passport was found on one of the bodies. The corpses were all too badly decomposed for immediate identification. The ministry said an initial examination indicates all those aboard apparently died of dehydration or heatstroke, and that they probably died about a month ago. Migr
  
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• Texas and other states ease COVID-19 rules despite warnings

  02-03-2021 22:38
  
  Texas has become the biggest state to lift its mask rule, joining a rapidly growing movement by governors and other leaders across the U.S. to loosen COVID-19 restrictions despite alarmed pleas from health officials not to let down their guard yet. The governors of Michigan and Louisiana likewise announced they are easing up on bars, restaurants and other businesses Tuesday, as did the mayor of San Francisco. U.S. cases have plunged more than 70% over the past two months from an average of nearl
  
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• Biden directs states to prioritize vaccinating all teachers; federal gov’t to supply shots through pharmacy program

  02-03-2021 22:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden directs states to prioritize vaccinating all teachers; federal gov’t to supply shots through pharmacy program.The post Biden directs states to prioritize vaccinating all teachers; federal gov’t to supply shots through pharmacy program appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Pandemic Golden Globes ratings plunge 64% to 6.9M viewers

  02-03-2021 22:35
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Television viewers showed little interest in the pandemic-era Golden Globes. The annual awards ceremony reached 6.9 million viewers, down a whopping 64 percent from the pre-lockdown broadcast in 2020. Hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler appeared on separate coasts and, for a nation already Zoomed-out, nominees were on remote screens instead of walking down a red carpet. The film nominees also suffered from a lack of buzz, partly because virtually no one went to a theater in the
  
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• Biden: US will be able to vaccinate all adults by end of May

  02-03-2021 22:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccines for all adult Americans by the end of May, two months earlier than anticipated, as his administration announced that drugmaker Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved shot. The announcement comes as the White House looks to speed the production of the single-dose J&J vaccine and accelerate the nation’s plans to reach “herd
  
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• Biden’s Cabinet half-empty after slow start in confirmations

  02-03-2021 22:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s Cabinet is taking shape at the slowest pace of any in modern history, with fewer than a dozen nominees for top posts confirmed more than a month into his tenure. Among Biden’s 23 nominees with Cabinet rank, just 11 have been confirmed by the Senate, or about half. And among the 15 core nominees to lead federal agencies, 10 have been confirmed, or about two thirds. According to the Center for Presidential Transition, about a month into the
  
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• Colorado hunter banned from 48 states after poaching spree

  02-03-2021 22:29
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A hunter from Colorado Springs has been permanently banned from hunting in 48 states, including Colorado, after he pleaded guilty to several poaching charges across the state. KMGH-TV reported that Colorado Parks and Wildlife said hearing examiner Steven Cooley decided last week to permanently suspend hunting privileges for 28-year-old Iniki Vike Kapu after he pleaded guilty. The ban extends to 47 other states, not including Hawaii and Massachusetts. Kapu was
  
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• The Latest: San Francisco reopens indoor dining, others

  02-03-2021 22:28
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Mayor London Breed said indoor dining, movie theaters and gyms can reopen within 24 hours in the city.
  Breed made the announcement as California gave the county the go-ahead to open up more of its economy as the rate of coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths declines statewide.San Francisco and Santa Clara counties in the Bay Area join five other counties in moving on from the most restrictive tier. Much of the state’s population, including Los A
  
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• Biden: US expects enough COVID vaccine for all adult Americans by end of May, 2 months earlier than anticipated

  02-03-2021 22:28
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden: US expects enough COVID vaccine for all adult Americans by end of May, 2 months earlier than anticipated.The post Biden: US expects enough COVID vaccine for all adult Americans by end of May, 2 months earlier than anticipated appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Cardinals all-out recruiting pitch brings Watt to the desert

  02-03-2021 22:27
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — J.J. Watt didn’t lack for suitors when deciding where to continue his spectacular football career. The three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year said there were four or five teams that were seriously in the hunt. The more he looked at his options the more the Arizona Cardinals made sense. Watt said on Tuesday that he’s eager to join a roster that includes quarterback Kyler Murray, receiver DeAndre Hopkins and linebacker Chandler Jones. Watt also has a good
  
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• Arizona ethics panel tosses complaint against GOP senator

  02-03-2021 22:26
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — A divided Arizona Senate’s Ethics Committee has dismissed a complaint against a Republican lawmaker accused by her former assistant of berating and cursing him during a tirade, asking him to work while sick and damaging his belongings. The panel’s three Republicans said Tuesday that an investigation by the committee’s attorney did not find evidence meeting the clear and convincing standard required to punish Sen. Wendy Rogers. The two Democrats disagreed, s
  
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• CMA Fest canceled for 2nd year in a row due to COVID-19

  02-03-2021 22:24
  
  NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Country music festival CMA Fest will be canceled for a second year in a row because of the COVID-19 pandemic. CMA Fest is one of the oldest country music festivals with its start in 1972 as Fan Fair. The Country Music Association announced Tuesday that there were still too many challenges to holding a major music festival even as COVID-19 vaccines were becoming more available. The festival typically draws many out-of-state and international visitors to Nashville
  
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• Flagstaff hotshot seeking kidney donor

  02-03-2021 22:23
  
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  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (KVOA) - After battling fires for more than 30 years, a Flagstaff hotshot is now fighting for his life.
  William Kuche is the Superintendent of the T1 Flagstaff Interagency Hotshots.
  As a child, Kuche was severely ill. The virus he contracted attacked his kidneys.
  Kuche's wife, Lyndsey says that despite all the hardships, her husband has always led a healthy and positive life.
  Now, Kuche is battling stage 5 of Chronic Kidney Disease and is in need of a kidney transplant
  
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• Police: 13 killed when big rig hits SUV carrying 25 people

  02-03-2021 22:22
  
  HOLTVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say 13 people were killed when an SUV carrying 25 people and a semitruck collided on a Southern California highway near the U.S.-Mexico border. The California Highway Patrol says 12 people were found dead when first responders reached the highway, which winds through fields in the agricultural southeastern corner of California. Another person died at a hospital. Authorities don’t know yet if the SUV had stopped at a stop sign before crossing into
  
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• Conservative group pushes proposals to tighten voting laws

  02-03-2021 22:11
  
  As Donald Trump made false allegations about voting fraud and tried to overturn the will of the people in last year’s election, one of his chief allies was conspicuously silent. The Honest Election Project, a leading advocate for more restrictive voting laws, stayed away from Trump’s doomed effort.But now the group founded by conservative activist and informal Trump adviser Leonard Leo, is re-joining the debate with a new set of recommendations likely to guide GOP lawmakers as they o
  
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• Naval Academy seeking student vaccines for summer training

  02-03-2021 22:07
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Naval Academy is developing plans to begin vaccinating midshipmen this month so students can deploy to ships and with Navy teams as part of their training this summer. That’s according to Vice Adm. Sean Buck, who spoke to a congressional panel Tuesday. If the vaccines are available, they would be the first military academy students to begin receiving COVID-19 shots. The plans come as the Naval Academy wrestles with a new uptick in positive cases of the coro
  
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• Nearly 100 on trial in Sicily for suspected Mafia EU fraud

  02-03-2021 22:05
  
  ROME (AP) — Ninety-seven suspected Mafia members and white-collar professionals allegedly in cahoots have gone on trial in Sicily for what prosecutors contend was a scheme that fraudulently garnered millions of euros in European Union agriculture funds. The trial, in the city of Messina, began on Tuesday. Prosecutors alleged that local Cosa Nostra clans, with the aid of complicit notaries and bureaucrats, managed to gain EU aid for a sprawling area of grazing land in a park in eastern Sici
  
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• South Carolina Senate adds firing squad to execution methods

  02-03-2021 22:03
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina senators have added a firing squad to the electric chair as alternatives if the state can’t kill condemned inmates with lethal injection. The Senate then approved the bill Tuesday on a key 32-11 vote with several Democrats joining Republicans in the proposal which would allow South Carolina to restart executions after nearly 10 years. The state can’t put anyone to death now because its supply of lethal injection drugs expired and it hasn&rsq
  
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• Virus variant races through Italy, especially among children

  02-03-2021 22:00
  
  ROME (AP) — Italian health officials say the variant of the coronavirus discovered in Britain is prevalent among the country’s infected schoolchildren and warn that the curve of contagion is showing signs of “robust” uptick. Health Minister Roberto Speranza told reporters on Tuesday that the variant has “particular penetration among the youngest age group” of the population, prompting Premier Mario Draghi’s new government to issue stricter directives aim
  
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• Cyprus Church says ‘satanic’ Eurovision entry must be yanked

  02-03-2021 21:49
  
  NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The Orthodox Church of Cyprus is calling for the withdrawal of the country’s controversial entry into this year’s Eurovision song context titled “El Diablo”, charging that the song makes an international mockery of country’s moral foundations by advocating “our surrender to the devil and promoting his worship.” The Holy Synod, the Church’s highest decision-making body, said in a statement Tuesday that the song hails the
  
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• Guatemala: 5 migrants survived January massacre of 19

  02-03-2021 21:46
  
  GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan authorities say five migrants survived the Jan. 22 massacre of 19 people, including 16 Guatemalans, in northern Mexico. Foreign Minister Pedro Brolo said Tuesday the five are being interviewed about the killings, whose motive still remains unclear. The migrants were being taken toward the U.S. border by people smugglers when one or two of the trucks came under fire, apparently from a state police unit. But it’s unclear whether the survivors had been c
  
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• The Latest: Florida expects spring travelers amid pandemic

  02-03-2021 21:42
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida isn’t expecting Spring Break travel to return fully back to normal, pre-pandemic levels, but is expecting many more travelers than last year when the U.S. outbreak was just getting started. At the time, images of Florida beach revelers raised alarms nationally and prompted the state to shut high-profile South Florida beaches while municipalities elsewhere in the state temporarily closed or restricted theirs.
  The state has mostly been open since last summer
  
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• White House: Merck to help produce rival J&J’s vaccine

  02-03-2021 21:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved coronavirus vaccine in an effort to expand supply more quickly. That’s according to the White House, which said President Joe Biden would address the partnership in a speech Tuesday afternoon. Officials have said J&J faced unexpected production issues with its vaccine and produced only 3.9 million doses ahead of its receiving emergency use authorization on Saturday. Th
  
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• Vernon Jordan, activist, former Clinton adviser, dies at 85

  02-03-2021 21:40
  
  Vernon E. Jordan Jr. - Civil rights activist and businessman, Photo Date: 4/10/19 Former President Bill Clinton and Vernon Jordan, Photo Date: 4/9/14
  ATLANTA (AP) — Family members say Vernon Jordan, a civil rights activist and former adviser to President Bill Clinton, has died. His niece, Ann Walker Marchant, confirmed the death to The Associated Press. After stints as field secretary for the Georgia NAACP and executive director of the United Negro College Fund, he became head of the Nati
  
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• Top EU official pledges more support for Ukraine

  02-03-2021 21:39
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A top European Union official has pledged more support for Ukraine as he visited the area near the separatist conflict in the country’s east. European Council President Charles Michel said Tuesday that “the EU has provided substantial support to Ukraine to mitigate the impact of the conflict, and this year we are starting a new program to support economic development and public services in these regions.” The conflict in eastern Ukraine erupted in Apr
  
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• Jhene Aiko to host Grammy Award premiere ceremony

  02-03-2021 21:25
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jhene Aiko will take on hosting duties at the Grammy Awards premiere ceremony this month. The Recording Academy announced Tuesday that the Grammy-nominated singer will host the pre-show, where most trophies are awarded. It will be streamed live on the Grammy’s website ahead of the 63rd annual ceremony on March 14. The pre-show will feature performances by rapper Burna Boy, singer Rufus Wainwright, jazz band Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science, pianist Igor Levit
  
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• Senate confirms Raimondo as Biden commerce secretary

  02-03-2021 21:23
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted overwhelmingly to confirm Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to serve as President Joe Biden’s commerce secretary and help guide the economy’s recovery during and after the coronavirus pandemic. Raimondo will be responsible for promoting the nation’s economic growth domestically and overseas. Republican opposition to her confirmation focused on their concerns that she would not be forceful enough in confronting the Chinese government&rs
  
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• Feds oppose release of Arizona man who wore horns in riot

  02-03-2021 21:19
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Prosecutors are opposing the release of an Arizona man who stormed the Capitol while sporting face paint and a furry hat with horns.
  Prosecutors say Jacob Chansley is a danger to the community.
  They say Chansley held a weapon as he confronted officers and wrote a threatening note to then-Vice President Mike Pence.
  A judge is scheduled to hear arguments Friday over whether to grant Chansley’s release request.
  Prosecutors say a spear attached to a flagpole that was carri
  
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• Red Flag Warning issued March 2 at 1:13PM MST until March 3 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  02-03-2021 21:13
  
  The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a Red FlagWarning for strong winds, low relative humidity and high to veryhigh fire danger, which is in effect from 11 AM to 6 PM MSTWednesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
  * AFFECTED AREA…Central Deserts.
  * TIMING…Late Wednesday morning through the afternoon.
  * WINDS…South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
  * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 10 percent.
  * IMPACTS…Fuels are very dry and fire dan
  
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• Gen Z gets inspired by Gen X in Amy Poehler’s film ‘Moxie’

  02-03-2021 21:13
  
  Amy Poehler is having a busy week. First the Golden Globes on Sunday, and now, her sophomore directorial effort “Moxie” is debuting on Netflix on Wednesday. Based on Jennifer Mathieu’s book about a quiet 16-year-old who gets inspired by her mother’s Riot Grrrl days to create a ’zine of her own to rail against the misogyny and racism in her high school, the film allowed Poehler to recruit a cast of up-and-coming next generation talents, and learn a few things from th
  
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• Who is Myanmar’s UN envoy? Coup opponent or representative

  02-03-2021 21:07
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Myanmar’s U.N. ambassador insists he remains is country’s permanent representative to the United Nations despite a military coup he strongly condemns. But Myanmar’s foreign ministry has informed the U.N. that the ambassador has been terminated and his deputy is now in charge. The dispute over who is recognized as Myanmar’s ambassador is under discussion and could end up in the 193-member General Assembly. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric confir
  
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• Kayleigh McEnany signs on as Fox News contributor

  02-03-2021 21:06
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has signed on as a Fox News contributor. The move was widely anticipated, especially after she reported to a U.S. government office before leaving office that she would be going to Fox. The network, in the weeks after the U.S. Capitol riot, said it had been talking to McEnany, a spokesperson for former President Donald Trump, about a job but had put it on hold. Fox’s Harris Faulkner announced the hiring on her show,
  
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• Police: 13 killed when semitruck hits SUV carrying 25 people

  02-03-2021 21:03
  
  El CENTRO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a semitruck has crashed into an SUV carrying 25 people on a Southern California highway, killing 13 people. The head of the California Highway Patrol says 12 people died at the scene Tuesday and another died after arriving at the hospital. Hospital officials earlier reported there were 15 killed and more people in the SUV. Multiple people from the SUV were flown or sent to hospitals for injuries that included fractures and head trauma. Authorities s
  
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• Senate votes to confirm Biden pick as commerce secretary

  02-03-2021 20:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted to confirm Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to serve as President Joe Biden’s commerce secretary and help guide the economy’s recovery during and after the coronavirus pandemic. Raimondo will be responsible for promoting the nation’s economic growth domestically and overseas. Republican opposition to her confirmation focused on their concerns that she would not be forceful enough in confronting the Chinese government’s efforts t
  
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• Senate votes to confirm Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo as President Biden’s commerce secretary

  02-03-2021 20:56
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate votes to confirm Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo as President Biden’s commerce secretary.The post Senate votes to confirm Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo as President Biden’s commerce secretary appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• White House: Vaccine doses to increase to 15.2M a week

  02-03-2021 20:54
  
  WASHINGTON — The White House is announcing an increase in available coronavirus vaccines to 15.2 million doses a week, up from 14.5 million.
  White House press secretary Jen Psaki says only 8.6 million doses a week were available when Joe Biden became president in late January.
  States are receiving 2.8 million doses of the newly approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine this week. That means a total of 18 million doses will go out this week. Upcoming shipments of the J&J vaccine could be
  
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