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• Slick conditions from snow closes northern Arizona highways

  13-03-2021 23:52
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A storm dropped snow across much of northern Arizona Saturday,  with slick conditions prompting closures of parts of at least two highways. The Arizona Department of Transportation said westbound Interstate 40 was closed Saturday afternoon about halfway between Ash Fork and Williams “due to winter weather and crashes.” The department said State Route 89A was closed north of Sedona because slick conditions were making it difficult for vehicles to cli
  
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• Police clash with participants of UK vigil for slain woman

  13-03-2021 23:51
  
  LONDON (AP) — Scuffles broke out between police and women who had gathered at an unofficial vigil for a London woman whose killing has spurred a national conversation about violence against women. The hundreds gathered on Clapham Common on Saturday were defying coronavirus restrictions. They gathered near where marketing executive Sarah Everard last was seen alive on March 3 to honor her and to draw attention to the fear and danger many women see as a daily part of British life. Everard di
  
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• 2,000 flights canceled in Denver as heavy snowstorm arrives

  13-03-2021 23:34
  
  DENVER (AP) — Nearly 2,000 flights have been canceled over the weekend at Denver International Airport as a major snowstorm strikes the region. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning, saying it expects 18 to 24 inches of snow to fall in Denver and Boulder from Saturday afternoon to Sunday night. The Colorado Department of Transportation warned that road closures are highly likely and asked people not to make unnecessary trips.   The post 2,000 flights canc
  
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• Dog illness prompts former Iditarod champion to scratch

  13-03-2021 23:08
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — One former Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Trail champion is out of this year’s race. Pete Kaiser scratched Saturday morning at the checkpoint in McGrath. He has 10 dogs in harness. He said they had picked up a bug along the trail and they were not doing well by the time they reached McGrath. He said they could have finished, but he didn’t feel they were competitive. In 2019, Kaiser became the fifth Alaska Native and the first Yupik to win the world’s mos
  
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• Wind Advisory issued March 13 at 3:05PM MST until March 14 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  13-03-2021 23:05
  
  * WHAT…Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mphexpected.
  * WHERE…Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet, Upper GilaRiver Valley, White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Countiesand Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains.
  * WHEN…From 11 AM to 7 PM MST Sunday.
  * IMPACTS…Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Treelimbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.Localized blowing dust will be possible, especially for areasthat didn’t receive
  
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• Chicago River dyed green in surprise move by city’s mayor

  13-03-2021 22:58
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago River has been dyed a bright shade of green after Mayor Lori Lightfoot reversed an earlier decision not to tint the waterway for second year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Crews on boats began dumping green dye into the riverfront about 7 a.m. Saturday after Lightfoot authorized the river dyeing ahead of St. Patrick’s Day, delighting pedestrians with the vivid scene. Lightfoot abruptly canceled last year’s parades and the river dyeing early in t
  
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• Health system investigates photos taken in operating room

  13-03-2021 22:36
  
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A hospital system in western Michigan has launched an investigation after photos posted on Instagram appeared to show doctors posing with fibrous tissue and an organ removed during an operation. WOOD-TV reports Saturday that a patient appears to be on an operating room table in the fibrous tissue photo. Members of the group behind the posts described themselves as 35 obstetrics and gynecology residents training at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids. The health syste
  
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• One year later, NASCAR reflects on a COVID-changed sport

  13-03-2021 22:32
  
  AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — NASCAR’s Cup series returns to Phoenix Raceway on Sunday, which was the site of the last “normal” race in 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic changed the sport. Kyle Larson will try for his second straight victory after winning at Las Vegas last weekend. It was Larson’s first win since returning from a suspension for using a racial slur during an online race last April. NASCAR’s Cup Series has had four different winners in its first four r
  
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• Former Tucson Mayor Robert ‘Bob’ Walkup dies at 84

  13-03-2021 22:16
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Robert “Bob” Walkup, who served as Tucson’s mayor from 1999 to 2011, has died. He was 84. His son said Walkup died Friday night after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Walkup was a Republican who served three terms as mayor and left office after choosing not to run for a fourth term. Current Tucson Mayor Regina Romero served on the City Council for four years while Walkup was mayor and said Walkup “was a born statesman” who “was
  
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• Plane operated by Kazakhstan security agency crashes; 4 dead

  13-03-2021 21:57
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Officials in Kazakhstan say a plane operated by the country’s state security agency has crashed, killing four crew members and injuring the other two. The Emergencies Ministry said the Soviet-built An-26 two-engine turboprop crashed while trying to land Saturday at the airport of Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty. The plane had carried only the six-member crew on a flight from the country’s capital, Nur-Sultan. Kazakhstan’s National Security Committee
  
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• Editor of top German newspaper suspended in compliance probe

  13-03-2021 21:49
  
  BERLIN (AP) — The publisher of Germany’s top-selling newspaper says its chief editor has been temporarily suspended at his request while allegations of “compliance violations” are investigated. Publishing company Axel Springer SE said Saturday that Bild Editor-in-Chief Julian Reichelt denies the allegations, but the company didn’t detail what those are, citing the ongoing investigation. Axel Spring says that “the internal compliance management has called in ex
  
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• UK: Hundreds defy virus restrictions to remember slain woman

  13-03-2021 21:36
  
  LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of people in London have defied coronavirus restrictions to pay their respects to a 33-year-old woman who disappeared while walking home from a friend’s apartment and was found dead a week later. The case has sent shockwaves across the U.K. because a police officer has been charged with Sarah Everard’s kidnapping and murder. It also has spurred a national conversation about violence against women. Metropolitan Police constable Wayne Couzens appeared in co
  
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• Class of 92 land 1st Salford trophy but champ for only 1 day

  13-03-2021 21:01
  
  LONDON (AP) — Manchester United’s famed “Class of ’92” are now title-winners again as co-owners of Salford City. Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs watched on at Wembley and Gary Neville provided television punditry as Salford beat Portsmouth in a penalty shootout to clinch the EFL Trophy on Saturday. Salford won’t get to hold onto the trophy for very long at all as this was last season’s delayed final. This season’s final is on Sunday and doesn’t i
  
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• Former Tucson Mayor Robert ‘Bob’ Walkup dead at 84

  13-03-2021 20:58
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Robert “Bob”” Walkup, who served as Tucson’s mayor from 1999 to 2011, died Friday night. He was 84. Son Jonathan Walkup said his father died after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. A Republican, Walkup served three terms as mayor and left office after choosing not to run for a fourth term. Current Tucson Mayor Regina Romero served on the City Council for four years while Walkup was mayor and said he Walkup “was a born statesman”
  
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• Mayor Romero on passing of former Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup

  13-03-2021 20:41
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) -- Tucson Mayor Regina Romero is honoring and remembering the life and service of longtime Mayor Bob Walkup.“Mayor Walkup was a born statesman and always strived to create the best Tucson possible. Our city is better because of him,” said Mayor Romero.She went on to praise his leadership on issues ranging from economic development, water security, and transportation.“I will truly miss Bob for his kind demeanor, his friendship and advice, and his everlasting v
  
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• These cool temperatures will not last long in Southern Arizona

  13-03-2021 20:24
  
  TUCSON - Cool air dropped into the region bringing us temperatures in the 30's and even snow in some places. Highs in the upper 60's will be back tomorrow afternoon.It will continue to warm up even more on Monday when we reach the mid 70's for a high temperature, but another cold front will sneak in overnight into Tuesday.This front will not feature widespread rain. A few small pop-up showers will be possible. The bigger takeaway is that we will cool back down to the 60's.
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• Eugene Hughes, university president in 2 states, dead at 86

  13-03-2021 20:21
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — President Eugene Hughes, who served as president of state universities in Arizona and Kansas, died Wednesday in Flagstaff. He was 86. Northern Arizona University announced Hughes’ death on its website. Cause of death was not stated. Hughes served as NAU president for 14 years, serving from 1979 to 1993 while grappling with state budget cuts and expanding student enrollment and academic programs. Hughes left NAU to become president of Wichita State University,
  
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• Critics call Sen. Ron Johnson’s insurrection comments racist

  13-03-2021 19:56
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Critics of Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson are calling him racist after he told an interviewer that he wasn’t worried about the supporters of former President Donald Trump who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January, but might have been concerned if they had been Black Lives Matter protesters. Speaking with with nationally syndicated conservative radio show host Joe Pagliarulo on Thursday, Johnson said he knew the Trump supporters were people who love the country and re
  
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• The Latest: Italy plans 80% vaccinated by end of September

  13-03-2021 19:27
  
  ROME — The new Italian government says it aims to have 80% of the population vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of September.
  Premier Mario Draghi’s office on Saturday announced more goals of the national vaccination program, which only recently has started picking up its pace after delays in vaccine deliveries and other logistics slowdowns.
  Just under 2 million people in Italy – or roughly 3% of the population – had been fully vaccinated as of Saturday.
  On Monday, mu
  
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• Portland police: Detained protesters had bear spray, hammers

  13-03-2021 19:26
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police in Portland, Oregon, say they found a crowbar, hammers, bear spray and firearms after they corralled a group of about 100 hundred protesters. In a news release Saturday, the police bureau said officers surrounded the protesters about 15 minutes after the march began Friday night because some began smashing windows. Portland has been the site of frequent protests, many involving violent clashes between officers and demonstrators, ever since the police killing of
  
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• AP Interview: Afghan minister warns US against hasty retreat

  13-03-2021 19:23
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Interior Minister Masoud Andarabi is warning against a hasty U.S. retreat from the country, saying that the Taliban’s ties to al-Qaida remain intact and that a swift pullout would worsen global counterterrorism efforts. In an interview with The Associated Press at the heavily fortified Interior Ministry, Andarabi said that Afghan National Security Forces backed by U.S. assistance have so far put a squeeze on terrorist groups operating in
  
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• Protests around Lebanon as local currency continues to slide

  13-03-2021 19:13
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s currency has plummeted to a new record low, continuing its crash amid a worsening economic crisis that has triggered near-daily protests throughout the tiny Mediterranean country. Among the Saturday afternoon protests was a small one near parliament, where riot police fired tear gas to disperse scores of young men throwing stones at security forces. The protesters also tried to break through a metal gate leading to the legislature. Lebanon’s worst econom
  
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• Call of the wild: Great outdoors is great escape in pandemic

  13-03-2021 18:58
  
  The great outdoors has become the great escape during the pandemic. A cooped-up population is looking for fresh air, and that’s packing hiking trails and other open spaces. What’s more, people have been taking up biking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, camping, tennis and golf. The numbers bear this out. There were over 8 million more American hikers in 2020 compared to the year before and nearly 8 million more campers. Golf remains on the upswing, too, with big jumps in Australia
  
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• Families begin burying murdered Guatemalan migrants

  13-03-2021 18:54
  
  GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Families of some of the 16 Guatemalan migrants killed near the Mexico-U.S. border in late January have begun burying their remains in the town of Comitancillo, where 11 of the victims were from. Others will be buried Sunday. The migrants’ charred bodies arrived Friday night to this region near the Guatemala-Mexico border, after being flown from the other end of Mexico. The Rev. Mario Aguilón Cardona comforted mourners gathered at the town’s soccer s
  
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• J-Rod continues: Lopez, Rodriguez say they’re still together

  13-03-2021 18:37
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez said Saturday in a statement that reports of their split are inaccurate, and they are working things through. A day earlier, multiple reports based on anonymous sources said Lopez and Rodriguez had called off their two-year engagement. The pop star and the former baseball great started dating in early 2017. The New York Post’s Page Six was the first to report on the couple’s alleged breakup. The post J-Rod continues: Lop
  
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• The Latest: New Arizona COVID cases fewest since September

  13-03-2021 18:20
  
  PHOENIX — Arizona on Saturday reported 262 new cases of COVID-19 — the lowest one-day total since September at the trough between the summer and winter surges.
  The state has now recorded 823,094 cases and 16,546 deaths with the 27 newly reported. Hospitalizations for the disease dropped to 814, down from the Jan. 11 pandemic peak of 5,082, according to the state’s coronavirus dashboard.
  The state also reported fewer than 1,000 additional cases on three of the previous six days.
  
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• Longtime Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup has died

  13-03-2021 18:15
  
  Bob Walkup, former Tucson mayor, has died.The news was confirmed by his son Jonathan in a Facebook post Saturday morning.It is with great sadness that I share the news that my father, Bob Walkup, passed away tonight after a prolonged battle...Posted by Jonathan Walkup on Friday, March 12, 2021News 4 Tucson spoke with Bob Walkup back in December. He had just celebrated his birthday. His health was failing him, but he was still flashing his contagious smile. He had been batting Idiopathic Pul
  
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• Former Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup has died

  13-03-2021 18:15
  
  Bob Walkup, former Tucson mayor, has died. The news was confirmed by his son Jonathan in a Facebook post on Saturday morning.As Jonathan said in his post, "He was everything a dad could be and more. I was/am so proud of him - he was truly an inspiration and my hero."It is with great sadness that I share the news that my father, Bob Walkup, passed away tonight after a prolonged battle...Posted by Jonathan Walkup on Friday, March 12, 2021News 4 Tucson spoke with Bob Walkup back in December. H
  
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• Mexican candidate gets ruling-party nod despite rape claims

  13-03-2021 18:04
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The party of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has confirmed that its candidate for a governorship in southern Mexico will be a man accused by two women of  rape. Félix Salgado has not been charged; the statute of limitations ran out on one case and the other is still being investigated. But intense protests spawned by the accusations forced the party to hold a second poll to determine whether Salgado should continue as the Morena party&rsqu
  
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• Arizona reports 262 more virus cases, fewest since September

  13-03-2021 17:47
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Saturday reported 27 more COVID-19 deaths and 262 additional confirmed cases. That’s the fewest additional cases the state has reported on one day since last September. The state also reported fewer than 1,000 additional cases on three of the previous six days. Seven-day rolling averages of daily new cases and daily deaths have declined over the past two weeks. While the overall outbreak continued to slow, the state Department of Health Services announced la
  
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• In a pandemic, Navajo community steps up for its vulnerable

  13-03-2021 17:30
  
  TEESTO, Ariz. (AP) — A strong sense of community and taking care of one another has come to the aid of people like Raymond Clark on the Navajo Nation. The 71-year-old painter lives alone, without running water or transportation in the community of Teesto. He’s content paying for wood deliveries, chipping in for gas money for a ride to town and carrying jugs to fill up at a water station. But sometimes, those things come to him. Officials at the Teesto Chapter House say they have even
  
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• Rescue aid package may reduce inequality, but for how long?

  13-03-2021 17:27
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have celebrated President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan as a blow against one of America’s most entrenched economic woes: The vast inequality that divides the richest from the rest — a gap made worse by the viral pandemic. Hailed as the biggest anti-poverty package in generations, the plan delivers huge benefits to both low- and middle-income families. All told, experts say, the package will reduce child poverty in the United S
  
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• Spacewalkers take extra safety precautions for toxic ammonia

  13-03-2021 17:14
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking astronauts are taking extra safety precautions after possibly getting toxic ammonia on their suits. NASA’s Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins had no trouble Saturday venting a couple of ammonia coolant lines that are part of the International Space Station’s external cooling system. But so much ammonia spewed out that Mission Control said it was going to be conservative and require extra inspections. The astronauts’ first suit check fo
  
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• Myanmar forces kill 7 as crackdown on protesters continues

  13-03-2021 17:03
  
  MANDALAY, Myanmar (AP) — Security forces in Myanmar have again met protests against last month’s military takeover with lethal force, killing at least seven people by shooting live ammunition at demonstrators. Four deaths were reported in Mandalay, the country’s second-biggest city, two in Pyay, a town in south-central Myanmar, and one in Twante, a suburb of Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city. Details of all seven deaths were posted on multiple social media accounts, some acc
  
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• Armenian opposition supporters surround government buildings

  13-03-2021 17:03
  
  YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Hundreds of opposition supporters jave surrounded government buildings in Armenia’s capital to push for the resignation of the country’s prime minister. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has faced demands to step down since Armenia suffered a humiliating defeat last year in an armed conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, a territory within Azerbaijan that Armenia-backed separatists controlled for more than 25 years. Demonstrators shouting “Ni
  
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• 3 players in drug arrests suspended from Tennessee football

  13-03-2021 16:51
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Three University of Tennessee football players are facing an indefinite suspension from the team after campus police logs show they were arrested on misdemeanor charges related to drug possession and paraphernalia in a dorm. Campus police say Martavius French, Isaac Washington and Aaron Willis were among five people arrested for the March 9 incident at Stokely Hall on the Knoxville campus. Tennessee Athletics say those involved in the incident at the dorm have been
  
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• The Latest: US air travel on the rebound despite pandemic

  13-03-2021 16:48
  
  WASHINGTON – Commercial air travel appears to be on the upswing despite the coronavirus pandemic.
  The Transportation Security Administration said its agents screened more than 1.3 million passengers at airport security checkpoints nationwide on Friday.
  Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said in a tweet that the last time the number was that high was March 15, 2020 – about a year ago.
  Public health officials generally have cautioned against commercial travel.
  Farbstein included a reminder in
  
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• Korean battery firm offers Georgia plant as dispute lingers

  13-03-2021 16:48
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — South Korean company LG Energy Solution is telling some Georgia officials that it could build its own electric battery factory in the state if rival SK Innovation can’t proceed. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports LG Energy Solution CEO Jong Hyun Kim wrote a Wednesday letter to Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock on Wednesday saying LG “is prepared to do whatever we can to help the people and workers of Georgia.” LG’s overture comes as Republica
  
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• French actor strips for culture during Cesar Awards ceremony

  13-03-2021 16:46
  
  The awards ceremony for France’s equivalent of the Oscars included an eye-catching appeal for culture in the age of the coronavirus. An actor stripped naked onstage during the event to make a statement about the continued closure of cinemas and theaters. Corinne Masiero came onstage Friday night to present the best costume award wearing a donkey suit and tampons as earrings. “Is that too trash?” Masiero asked the audience before removing the costume to reveal what looked like a
  
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• In Louisville, Breonna Taylor’s family honors her legacy

  13-03-2021 16:42
  
  On the one year anniversary of her death, Breonna Taylor’s family, joined by family attorney Ben Crump, will gather in downtown Louisville to honor Taylor’s legacy and continue their demand for justice. Last summer, Louisville, Kentucky’s largest city, became the site of huge protests in the wake of the police killing of Taylor, a Black woman who was shot multiple times by police during a botched drug raid in March. A grand jury has indicted one officer on wanton endangerment c
  
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• Migrants demand international probe into deadly Yemen fire

  13-03-2021 16:36
  
  SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Migrants in the Yemeni capital are calling for an international probe into a fire that tore through a detention center last week, killing at least 44 people — mostly Ethiopian migrants. In a news conference in Sanaa, Othman Gilto, who heads the Ethiopian community, blamed “negligence” by the Houthi rebels, who control the capital, as well as the United Nations, which has aid agencies present in Yemen. The fire also injured more than 200 people. The Int
  
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• A few spots in Southern Arizona saw snow this morning

  13-03-2021 16:26
  
  TUCSON - A few places in Southern Arizona saw some snow this morning. Most of it has ended and we will see increasingly clearer skies.Here is a picture from Sabino Canyon from Kendall Nielsen:Another from Enrique Lopez just outside of Oracle:Angela Merz sent this next one in from Vail.If you have pictures of snow from this morning email them to [email protected] or to [email protected] and we will share them as well.
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• EXPLAINER: Striking jurors in ex-cop’s trial in Floyd death

  13-03-2021 16:25
  
  As attorneys in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death screen potential jurors, they’re on guard for anything that suggests jurors would help, or hurt, their side. Prosecution and defense attorneys get a number of “peremptory” challenges and they can ask the judge to dismiss potential jurors for other reasons, known as “for cause.” In peremptory challenges, attorneys can strike potential jurors without offering a reaso
  
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• Virus tolls similar despite governors’ contrasting actions

  13-03-2021 16:18
  
  Governors across the U.S. have taken drastically different approaches in battling the coronavirus. Some have imposed mask mandates and business restrictions throughout much of the past year. Others have not. Which approach is best is hard to determine from the data. Figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show California and Florida have similar per capita COVID-19 case and death rates since the pandemic began. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has imposed aggressive restrictions,
  
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• Patterns emerge in jury screening for trial in Floyd’s death

  13-03-2021 16:17
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After the first week of jury selection in a former Minneapolis police officer’s trial in George Floyd’s death, patterns are emerging in the dismissal of potential jurors. The defense is striking people who tell the court they already have strong feelings about Derek Chauvin’s guilt. The prosecution, meanwhile, is blocking potential jurors who seem inclined to give police the benefit of the doubt — or who express misgivings about the Black Lives Ma
  
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• Anti-abortion bills abound; their fate in court is unknown

  13-03-2021 16:14
  
  At an intense pace, lawmakers in Republican-governed states are considering an array of tough anti-abortion restrictions they hope might reach the Supreme Court and win approval from its conservative majority. The goal is to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that established a nationwide right to abortion. Already this year, a sweeping ban has been enacted in South Carolina, although it was swiftly blocked. It joins a batch of other near-total bans also blocked in the courts after their pas
  
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• Nurses fight conspiracy theories along with coronavirus

  13-03-2021 15:51
  
  Bogus claims about the coronavirus have exploded since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic a year ago, and much of the job of correcting misinformation has fallen to the world’s front-line medical workers. In Germany, a video clip showing a nurse using an empty syringe while practicing vaccinations was spread to suggest COVID-19 is fake. In Bolivia, medical workers had to care for five people who ingested toxic bleach touted as a COVID-19 cure. Los Angeles emergency room nurse Sandra Y
  
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• Road to Mt. Lemmon closed at the base

  13-03-2021 15:44
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Officials have closed to Catalina Highway at the base because of winter weather.Only residents and employees will be allowed up.You can find the latest road conditions and current information by calling (520) 547-7510.Stay with News 4 Tucson for the latest on today's developing weather.Mt. Lemmon Road Closed https://t.co/QrvJVJYlKM pic.twitter.com/YRHEokOduq— Pima County Sheriff's Department (@PimaSheriff) March 13, 2021
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• The Latest: Hungary sets new daily record for virus cases

  13-03-2021 15:35
  
  BUDAPEST— Hungary reported a record-breaking day of new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, and the number of patients being treated in the country’s hospitals also reached a new high.
  Health authorities announced 9,444 new confirmed cases, more than 1,000 more than the previous record set on Friday. The jump came amid a rapid spread of a coronavirus variant first discovered in the United Kingdom.
  The outbreak has put a strain on Hungary’s health care system. Officials reported the hos
  
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• NMSU faces Grand Canyon in WAC finals

  13-03-2021 15:30
  
  No. 3 seed New Mexico State (12-7, 9-6) vs. No. 1 seed Grand Canyon (16-6, 10-3)
  Western Athletic Conference Tourney Championship, Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: New Mexico State and Grand Canyon are prepared to face off in the Championship of the WAC tournament. Grand Canyon won both of the regular season matchups earlier this season. The teams last met on Jan. 30, when the Antelopes shot 48.1 percent from the field while holding New Mexico State to just 36.
  
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