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• The Latest: UNLV now plans in-person spring graduation

  20-03-2021 23:56
  
  LAS VEGAS — The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is changing course and now plans in-person spring graduation ceremonies in May as the coronavirus outbreak slows.
  UNLV President Keith Whitfield on Friday announced the change from plans announced in February to hold graduation virtually.
  Whitfield said in a letter to students and staff that he firmly believes the university “can offer a traditional commencement while adhering to public health guidelines.”
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• VCU becomes first team pulled from NCAA Tournament because of COVID-19 protocols; Oregon advances without playing.

  20-03-2021 23:55
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — VCU becomes first team pulled from NCAA Tournament because of COVID-19 protocols; Oregon advances without playing.The post VCU becomes first team pulled from NCAA Tournament because of COVID-19 protocols; Oregon advances without playing. appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Rangers prospect Jung sidelined by stress facture in foot

  20-03-2021 23:25
  
  SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Top prospect Josh Jung of the Texas Rangers is set for surgery on a stress fracture in his left foot, and the third baseman is likely to miss about two months. Jung was the eighth overall pick in the 2019 draft out of Texas Tech and was expected to start the season in the minor leagues. President of baseball operations Jon Daniels says the delayed start of the minor league season could limit the time Jung misses. The post Rangers prospect Jung sidelined by stres
  
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• AZ–Virus Outbreak-Arizona

  20-03-2021 23:23
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Saturday reported 735 additional confirmed coronavirus cases with 42 more deaths amid indications of continued slowing of the coronavirus outbreak. Arizona’s pandemic totals rose to 835,765 cases and 16,733 deaths. That’s according to the state’s coronavirus dashboard. Meanwhile, Johns Hopkins University data showed the state’s rolling average of daily new cases dropped from 1,265.1 on March 4 to 456.9 on Thursday while the rolling average
  
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• Pakistan Prime Minister Khan tests positive for coronavirus

  20-03-2021 23:22
  
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested positive for the coronavirus two days after he received his first vaccine dose. Khan’s special assistant on health said Saturday that the prime minister has quarantined himself at his private home on a hilltop in an Islamabad suburb. The government tweeted a statement from Dr. Faisal Sultan saying that the vaccine had not been effective because Khan had received it so recently, and it was only the first of two required d
  
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• Miami sets earlier curfew after spring break crowds, fights

  20-03-2021 23:12
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Miami Beach officials are imposing an emergency 8 p.m.-6 a.m. curfew effective immediately, saying large, out-of-control spring break crowds crammed the beaches, trashed some restaurant properties and brawled in the streets. Tourists and hotel guests are being told to stay indoors during the curfew hours. It’s unclear how long the curfew will remain in effect, but Interim City Manager Raul Aguila told the Miami Herald that he recommends keeping it in place through April
  
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• Brazil officials warn clash looms between Indigenous, miners

  20-03-2021 22:48
  
  BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Brazil warn that a clash is looming between the Munduruku people and mining prospectors armed with rifles and handguns who have intruded into Indigenous lands in the Tapajós River basin of northern Para state. Officials in the Federal Prosecutor’s Office in Para told The Associated Press on Saturday that the Munduruku community is prepared to defend its land but is also asking for help. The officials say that the Munduruku report
  
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• 3 motorcycle riders killed in 4-vehicle Arizona crash

  20-03-2021 22:41
  
  SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say three people riding on two motorcycles were killed in a Friday night crash that also involved two SUVs on State Route 90 near Sierra Vista in southern Arizona. The state Department of Public Safety said preliminary information indicated that one motorcycle passing a vehicle in a no-passing zone collided head-on with a SUV. The DPS said a second motorcycle was also passing illegally when the operator lost control and was ejected along with a passen
  
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• A red flag warning has been issued for portions of Cochise county through Sunday evening

  20-03-2021 22:38
  
  TUCSON - Strong winds are taking over much of Southern Arizona, but the strongest wind gusts and greatest risk for fire is in Eastern Cochise county.
  The Fire Weather Watch issued this morning has been upgraded to a Red Flag Warning and covers southeast Graham/Greenlee Counties and the eastern half of Cochise County. Expect winds to be 15-25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
  Areas of blowing dust will also be possible across Southern Arizona thanks to the wind and dry air.For Pima county, including T
  
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• Man arrested after taking daughter into zoo elephant habitat

  20-03-2021 22:29
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A father has been arrested on suspicion of child endangerment after he carried his 2-year-old daughter into the elephant habitat at the San Diego Zoo to take a photograph with the animals. Zoo officials said the man bypassed multiple barriers and “purposely and illegally trespassed” into a habitat for Asian and African elephants Friday afternoon. Witnesses said the elephant came within seconds of making contact with the two. The elephant was not harmed, and the
  
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• The Latest: Republic of Congo presidential hopeful has COVID

  20-03-2021 22:17
  
  BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo — The leading opposition presidential candidate in Republic of Congo was receiving oxygen at a private hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19, a family member said, casting Sunday’s election into doubt on the eve of the vote.
  Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas, 61, had skipped his final campaign event on Friday after telling some reporters a day earlier that he feared he had malaria. A relative who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of
  
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• Biden’s top aides unlikely to qualify for relief payments

  20-03-2021 22:04
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — At least one group in America is unlikely to get any money from President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan — his own top aides. Most of Biden’s senior West Wing advisers made far more than the threshold that would qualify them for direct payments from the president’s COVID-19 relief bill. That’s according to White House financial disclosure forms released Saturday. The documents paint a portrait of advisers whose wealth is dwarf
  
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• Red Flag Warning issued March 20 at 3:02PM MDT until March 21 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  20-03-2021 22:02
  
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a Red FlagWarning, which is in effect from noon to 6 PM MST Sunday. Thisreplaces the Fire Weather Watch.
  * AFFECTED AREA…For fire weather zone 154, only the ChiricahuaMountains along with the Southeast half of fire weather zone152.
  * TIMING…Noon through 6 PM MST.
  * WINDS…Westerly winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph inthe warning area.
  * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…Minimum RH 10 to 15 percent in theafternoon.
  * IMPACTS&hel
  
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• College system cancels classes after possible digital attack

  20-03-2021 21:51
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The community college system for metro Phoenix shut down its internet-based computer systems and since has canceled classes until March 29 due to suspicious activity that appeared to the beginning of a possible cyberattack. The 10-college Maricopa County Community College District announced the cancellations Friday night after having notified staff and students Tuesday that the system was down. The district said it was working around the clock to restore access as soon as po
  
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• Republic of Congo candidate hospitalized with COVID-19

  20-03-2021 21:39
  
  BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — Relatives say the leading opposition presidential candidate in Republic of Congo is receiving oxygen at a private hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19. The announcement late Saturday comes on the eve of the presidential election in which Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas is widely considered the strongest opposition candidate facing longtime President Denis Sassou N’Guesso. The 61-year-old Kolelas had skipped his final campaign event on Friday af
  
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• Relative: Republic of Congo opposition candidate Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas hospitalized with COVID-19 on eve of election

  20-03-2021 21:26
  
  BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — Relative: Republic of Congo opposition candidate Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas hospitalized with COVID-19 on eve of election.The post Relative: Republic of Congo opposition candidate Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas hospitalized with COVID-19 on eve of election appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Hundreds in Atlanta rally against hate after spa shootings

  20-03-2021 20:50
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Hundreds of people have gathered in a park across from the Georgia state Capitol in Atlanta to demand justice for the victims of shootings at massage businesses days earlier. The diverse crowd gathered Saturday called for end to racism, xenophobia and misogyny. The hundreds of people gathered in Liberty Plaza waved signs and cheered for speakers who included U.S. Sens. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff and Georgia state Rep. Bee Nguyen, the first Vietnamese American to serve in
  
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• Gunfire kills 1, wounds 5 at illegal Philadelphia gathering

  20-03-2021 20:50
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say gunfire at an illegal large gathering in Philadelphia killed one person, wounded five and sent scores of people fleeing for their lives. Police officials said the gunfire erupted at around 3:45 a.m. Saturday inside and outside a rental hall adjacent to a restaurant in north Philadelphia’s Nicetown neighborhood. A 29-year-old man was shot 14 times and was pronounced dead minutes later at Temple University Hospital. Three men and two women were stabl
  
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• Thousands protest against Israel’s Netanyahu ahead of vote

  20-03-2021 20:35
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis are demonstrating outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They are calling for the longtime prime minister to step down in a final show of force ahead of Tuesday’s parliamentary elections. The weekly protests have taken place for over nine months. But they have lost strength in recent months. Saturday’s night’s gathering in central Jerusalem appeared to be the largest protest in months. The grassroots pro
  
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• Gunfire kills 1, wounds 5 at illegal gathering Philadelphia

  20-03-2021 20:25
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say gunfire at an illegal large gathering in Philadelphia killed one person, wounded five and sent scores of people fleeing for their lives. Police officials said the gunfire erupted at around 3:45 a.m. Saturday inside and outside a rental hall adjacent to a restaurant in north Philadelphia’s Nicetown neighborhood. A 29-year-old man was shot 14 times and was pronounced dead minutes later at Temple University Hospital. Three men and two women were stabl
  
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• Women mark Mothers’ Day in Beirut with march to damaged port

  20-03-2021 20:21
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Dozens of women, including mothers who lost their children in the massive Beirut explosion last year have marched to the scene of the blast to mark Mothers Day. Some of the women, many of whom were wearing black, carried banners on Saturday denouncing Lebanon’s political class, which they accuse of corruption and negligence that led to the explosion, as well as the country’s worst economic crisis in its modern history. Nearly 3,000 tons of poorly stored ammonium n
  
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• The Latest: UK: Half adults received 1 dose of virus vaccine

  20-03-2021 20:13
  
  LONDON — The U.K. says half of the country’s adults have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.The National Health Service has put shots in the arms of 26.9 million people, or 51% of the adult population, according to the latest government statistics. The NHS passed the halfway point on Friday by delivering 589,689 doses.Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Saturday that’s the highest daily total since the mass vaccination program began in early December.
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• Gunfire kills 1, wounds 5 at gathering of COVID scofflaws

  20-03-2021 20:06
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say gunfire at an illegal large gathering in Philadelphia killed one person, wounded five and sent scores of people fleeing for their lives. Police officials said the gunfire erupted at around 3:45 a.m. Saturday inside and outside a rental hall adjacent to a restaurant in north Philadelphia’s Nicetown neighborhood. A 29-year-old man was shot 14 times and was pronounced dead minutes later at Temple University Hospital. Three men and two women were stabl
  
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• Prosecutor: Man accused of 1 murder says he really killed 16

  20-03-2021 19:44
  
  WOODBURY, N.J. (AP) — A prosecutor says a man who is accused of one killing in New Jersey and was sought in the deaths of his ex-wife and three other people in New Mexico has claimed responsibility for 11 other killings. NJ.com reports that assistant prosecutor Alec Gutierrez alleged Friday in court that 47-year-old Sean Lannon of Grants, New Mexico, said he killed 16 people in all. Authorities say there is no indication his claim is true but will investigate. Defender Frank Unger unsucces
  
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• Minor league Cubs player arrested over drugs in Colorado

  20-03-2021 19:40
  
  VAIL, Colo. (AP) — A minor league baseball player is facing drug charges after police in Colorado found 21 pounds of methamphetamine and 1.2 pounds of oxycodone pills in his Chicago Cubs duffel bag. The Vail Daily reports 25-year-old Jesus Camargo-Corrales, of Tempe, Arizona, appeared in Eagle County Court on Thursday on drug charges and ordered held on $75,000 bond. He remains in custody as of Saturday. It’s not clear if he has an attorney who can speak on his behalf. The Major Leag
  
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• The Latest: Colorado moves to relax virus capacity limits

  20-03-2021 19:25
  
  DENVER — Colorado’s health department is moving to relax its statewide mask mandate and limits on gathering capacity.
  Health officials say the state’s role in determining COVID-19 restrictions will lessen in favor of more local control as vaccination eligibility is extended.For the majority of the state, masks will be required for indoor public places with 10 or more people, and the capacity restrictions remain in place.
  The proposal would allow local authorities and “pri
  
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• Kenya leaves int’l court case on ocean dispute with Somalia

  20-03-2021 19:17
  
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya has withdrawn from International Court of Justice hearings on its dispute with Somalia over territory in the Indian Ocean. A statement from Kenya’s Foreign Ministry issued late Friday cited alleged “procedural unfairness” by the United Nations court and alleged bias by a Somali judge on its bench as among the reasons Kenya decided to no longer participate. The ministry said said the court also was informed that influential third parties with co
  
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• Dept. of Public Safety: 3 killed in Sierra Vista crash

  20-03-2021 19:15
  
  SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say three people were killed in a crash involving several vehicles on a rural highway in southern Arizona.
  The state Department of Public Safety said the crash occurred Friday night on State Route 90 east of the San Pedro River in the Sierra Vista area of Cochise County. The DPS said no additional information was immediately available.The post Dept. of Public Safety: 3 killed in Sierra Vista crash appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Dept. of Public Safety: 3 killed in southern Arizona crash

  20-03-2021 18:59
  
  SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say three people were killed in a crash involving several vehicles on a rural highway in southern Arizona. The state Department of Public Safety said the crash occurred Friday night on State Route 90 east of the San Pedro River in the Sierra Vista area of Cochise County. The DPS said no additional information was immediately available.The post Dept. of Public Safety: 3 killed in southern Arizona crash appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Feds want to fix canal, but Nevada town lives off the leaks

  20-03-2021 18:27
  
  FERNLEY, Nev. (AP) — A rural Nevada town founded a century ago by pioneers lured to the West by the promise of free land and cheap water is suing the U.S. government over the way it plans to renovate a 115-year-old earthen irrigation canal. The canal in Fernley burst in 2008 and flooded 600 homes. The Bureau of Reclamation wants to line part of it with concrete because its leaking and wasting taxpayers’ money. But the city of Fernley says it’s been using that extra water to fil
  
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• Prince Harry gives advice to grieving children in new book

  20-03-2021 18:18
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Harry has written the forward for a new book aimed at the children of frontline workers who died in the COVID-19 pandemic, sharing the pain he suffered as a boy after the death of his mother, Princess Diana. Harry wrote that losing his mother at age 12 left “a huge hole inside of me,” according to excerpts of the book printed in the Times of London. Diana died in a Paris car accident in 1997. “Hospital by the Hill,’’ by Chr
  
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• The Daily Saguaro: Saturday, 3/20/21

  20-03-2021 18:00
  
  Photos were shot in and around the Tucson Mountains, especially in Tucson Mountain Park and Saguaro National Park West. All photos were shot with an iPhone 6, except for a few recent ones on an iPhone 12.…
  
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• Yemen rebels admit tear gas behind fire at migrant detention

  20-03-2021 17:45
  
  SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have broken their silence on the cause of a fire that tore through a detention center for migrants earlier this month, killing at least 45 people, mostly Ethiopian migrants. The rebels acknowledged on Saturday that guards fired three tear gas canisters into a crowded hangar in the capital, Sanaa, trying to end a protest by the migrants. A statement by the rebel-run Interior Minister said at least 11 men from the security forces were detained
  
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• 5 nations demand better EU sharing of migration load

  20-03-2021 17:33
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The interior ministers of the five Mediterranean countries on the front line of mass migration to Europe want their EU partners to share the burden more equitably. One summed up the position of the ministers from Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain on Saturday after the group met in Athens by saying, “We can no longer be punished for our geographical position.” The five formed a group last year to try to influence the European Union’s migration an
  
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• US ties with Russia, China sink as Biden toes tough lines

  20-03-2021 17:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. relations with its two biggest geo-political rivals are facing severe tests as President Joe Biden tries to assert America’s place in the world and distinguish himself from his predecessor. Airing myriad complaints, the Biden administration took an extraordinarily tough line with China and Russia tis past week. Public spats between the countries erupted as Biden characterized Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “killer” and his top national securi
  
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• UN says 8 children killed, 33 wounded this month in Yemen

  20-03-2021 17:16
  
  CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. children’s agency says that a surge of fighting in war-torn Yemen has been particularly brutal for children this month, with at least eight killed and 33 wounded. Philippe Duamelle, UNICEF’s representative to Yemen, says the casualties happened in several areas including the provinces of Taiz and Hodeida, where fighting between forces of the internationally recognized government and Houthi rebels has intensified. He said the toll could be higher. Duamelle
  
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• Prosecutor: Man charged with 1 murder says he killed 16

  20-03-2021 17:08
  
  WOODBURY, N.J. (AP) — Prosecutors say a man who is accused in a New Jersey murder and is considered a person of interest in four New Mexico slayings has said he is responsible for a total of 16 slayings. NJ.com reports that assistant prosecutor Alec Gutierrez alleged Friday in court that 47-year-old Sean Lannon said he was responsible for the killings in New Jersey and New Mexico along with “11 other individuals.” Authorities have yet to corroborate that claim and say there is
  
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• Thai police use tear gas, rubber bullets to break up protest

  20-03-2021 16:51
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — Police in the Thai capital have used water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets to break up a rally by pro-democracy protesters calling for the release of detained activists, constitutional changes and reform of the nation’s monarchy. The rally held Saturday outside Bangkok’s Grand Palace was a continuation of student-led protests that began last year and have rattled Thailand’s traditional establishment, which is fiercely opposed to change, especially with
  
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• Correction: Massage Business Shootings story

  20-03-2021 16:41
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — In a story March 19, 2021, about prostitution investigations at two Atlanta massage businesses where people were shot and killed, The Associated Press erroneously reported that there had been 12 prostitution-related arrests at the two businesses and police were called to the businesses at least 21 times. There were 10 prostitution-related arrests at the two businesses, and police were called to them repeatedly. However, it’s not clear if they were the target of all 21
  
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• Nevada town sues for rights to water leaking from US canal

  20-03-2021 16:39
  
  FERNLEY, Nev. (AP) — A rural Nevada town founded a century ago by pioneers lured to the West by the promise of free land and cheap water is suing the U.S. government over the way it plans to renovate a 115-year-old earthen irrigation canal. The canal in Fernley burst in 2008 and flooded 600 homes. The Bureau of Reclamation wants to line part of it with concrete because its leaking and wasting taxpayers’ money. But the city of Fernley says it’s been using that extra water to fil
  
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• Prosecutor: Man charged with 1 murder confessed he killed 16

  20-03-2021 16:32
  
  WOODBURY, N.J. (AP) — Prosecutors say a man who is accused in a New Jersey murder and is considered a person of interest in four New Mexico slayings told investigators he is responsible for a total of 16 slayings. NJ.com reports that assistant prosecutor Alec Gutierrez alleged Friday in court that 47-year-old Sean Lannon said he was responsible for the killings in New Jersey and New Mexico along with “11 other individuals.” Lannon was arrested Wednesday in St. Louis. Public def
  
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• Ducey talks disdain for new education tax, vows fast fix

  20-03-2021 16:29
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — A new voter-approved tax on high-earning Arizonans that will boost education spending is firmly in Gov. Doug Ducey’s crosshairs. The Republican vowed Friday to see Proposition 208′s new tax canceled either through the courts or the GOP-controlled Legislature. Ducey told the Valley Partnership business group that he’s been advising people who ask him about the new 3.5% surcharge to hold on while he works to minimize its effects. The post Ducey talks dis
  
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• Half of UK adults have gotten one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

  20-03-2021 16:24
  
  LONDON (AP) — The U.K. says half of the country’s adults have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Saturday that more people received injections on Friday than any day since the country’s vaccination program began in early December. But the celebration comes amid growing concerns about the failure of wealthy countries to share scarce vaccine supplies with developing nations. The director of a London-based health policy think tank sa
  
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• Strong quake shakes Japan; minor injuries, no major damage

  20-03-2021 16:06
  
  TOKYO (AP) — Japan has been rattled by a strong earthquake that shook buildings in the capital, Tokyo, and caused a tsunami advisory for the country’s northeast coast. No major damage was reported but there were three minor injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey put the strength of Saturday’s quake at magnitude 7.0. The shaking started just before 6:10 p.m. The quake was centered off the coast of Miyagi prefecture in the country’s northeast, which was heavily damaged during
  
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• Tucson Fire puts out blaze at East Side Family Dollar

  20-03-2021 16:00
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Tucson Fire have confirmed that they have put out a fire at a Family Dollar at 3000 E. 22nd Street around 1AM on Saturday morning.TFD had 60 firefighters fighting the fire and controlled the fire from spreading to other buildings nearby. The cause of the fire is still being investigated.
  pic.twitter.com/RpdUWoqj2Q— Tucson Fire Department (@TucsonFireDept) March 20, 2021The post Tucson Fire puts out blaze at East Side Family Dollar appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Pakistan court condemns 2 men to death in highway rape case

  20-03-2021 16:00
  
  LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani court has sentenced two men to death for the gang rape of a woman in front of her children last year alongside a motorway in the eastern city of Lahore. Hafiz Asghar says the verdict in the closely watched, six-month trial of Abid Malhi and his accomplice Shafqat Ali was issued inside the prison where it was held in Lahore on Saturday. Judge Arshad Hussain Bhutta also sentenced the men to 14 years imprisonment, time that must be served before any executi
  
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• The Latest: Italy to pick up pace of vaccines for elderly

  20-03-2021 15:58
  
  BERGAMO, Italy — Promises to vaccinate all Italians over 80 by the end of March have fallen woefully short, amid well-documented interruptions of vaccine supplies and organizational shortfalls.Just one third of Italy’s 7.3 million vaccine doses administered so far have gone to people in that age group. The new government of Premier Mario Draghi has pledged to accelerate the vaccination campaign. It is aiming to vaccinate 80% of the population by September.
  On Friday, Draghi said Ital
  
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• US businesses near border struggle with boundaries’ closure

  20-03-2021 15:49
  
  NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — Small businesses in border towns across the U.S. are reeling from the economic fallout of the partial closure of North America’s international boundaries. Restrictions on nonessential travel were put in place a year ago to curb the spread of the virus and have been extended almost every month since. Small businesses, residents and local chambers of commerce say the financial toll has been steep, as have the disruptions to life in communities where it’s com
  
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• Asian women say shootings point to relentless, racist tropes

  20-03-2021 15:33
  
  A deadly rampage at three Georgia massage businesses, where the employees were mostly of Asian descent, has prompted Asian American women to openly share stories of being sexually harassed or demeaned based on their race. They say dealing with men who cling to a perpetual narrative that Asian women are exotic and submissive is a frequent occurrence they’re forced to tolerate. While the suspect, a 21-year-old white man, hasn’t been charged with hate crimes, advocates and scholars say
  
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• New Orleans health care workers’ heralded in ‘Dear Nurses’

  20-03-2021 15:32
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans entrepreneur is celebrating the work of frontline health care workers with an online project called “Dear Nurses.” Robert Fogarty is the founder of Dear World, a special event business and also a nonprofit storytelling site. The Dear Nurses project features his signature Dear World style: individual portraits of 39 health care workers with special messages written on their bare faces, forearms necks or chests.  In accompanying personal essa
  
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