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• Warren Buffett warns investors not to gamble on stocks

  01-05-2021 23:57
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett is warning people not to think investing is an easy way to make a fortune and gamble on the stock market. The billionaire answered questions at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting Saturday and said it can be tough to pick the long-term winners. He pointed out that in 1903 there were more than 2,000 car companies, and nearly all of them failed even though cars have transformed the country since then. Buffett’s firm also reported a ne
  
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• A Red Flag Warning has been issued for Southern Arizona; Wind gusts could reach 40 mph Sunday

  01-05-2021 23:37
  
  TUCSON - The warm temperatures will take a backseat to the strong winds headed our way late tonight and early tomorrow.
  A Red Flag Warning has been issued for Cochise, Santa Cruz and the eastern half of Pima county including Tucson starting 10:00 a.m. Sunday through 8:00 p.m.These warnings are issued when we see a combination of strong winds, low humidity and warm temperatures that could lead to a new fire spreading quickly.Wind gusts around the Tucson area could peak around 40 mph on Sunday aft
  
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• The Latest: Masks worn on chins, or not at all, at Derby

  01-05-2021 23:13
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby (all times local):
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  Thousands of spectators are gathered in the infield at Churchill Downs, many not wearing face masks required amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  Hundreds stood in lines that were not spaced out to use ATMs or buy food. Unlike some Derby tickets this year that are all-inclusive, infield tickets don’t include drinks or food, so fans have to use cash to make purchases.
  Sydney Lowe of
  
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• Arizona man accused of sexual contact with girl on plane

  01-05-2021 22:49
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona man has been indicted in Alaska on a federal charge of abusive sexual contact involving a 16-year-old girl who was seated next to him on a flight from Phoenix to Anchorage. Federal prosecutors accuse 58-year-old Kepueli Talaiasi of Mesa of touching the girl as she sat in a middle seat between him and his adult son, who slept during most of the flight. Prosecutors asked for continued detention of Talaiasi, saying he posed a threat to potential seatmates if he flew
  
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• Police: Man to face murder, other charges in officer’s death

  01-05-2021 22:46
  
  GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) — Gilbert police say a man arrested in the death of one police officer and serious injury of another after they were struck by a stolen vehicle will face charges of murder and other crimes. Police said 25-year-old Jonathan Altland was transported to a hospital for unspecified injuries after being taken into custody Thursday night at a Gilbert auto dealership. That’s where Chandler police Officer Christopher Farrar was fatally injured and Gilbert police Officer Ric
  
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• Top Democrats urge unity behind Newsom in California recall

  01-05-2021 22:43
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Top Democrats are urging California activists to stay united behind Gov. Gavin Newsom as he faces a recall election. Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison was among the speakers who addressed the California Democratic Party’s annual convention Saturday. The event, held virtually due to the pandemic, took on a more muted tone than past conventions, when thousands gathered in person to debate policy and the party’s direction. Newsom is ex
  
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• Olympia Dukakis, Oscar-winning ‘Moonstruck’ star, dies at 89

  01-05-2021 22:19
  
  MAPLEWOOD, N.J. (AP) — The veteran stage and screen actress Olympia Dukakis has died. She was at 89. Allison Levy her agent at Innovative Artists said Saturday that Dukakis died Saturday morning in her home in New York City. A cause of death was not immediately released. Dukakis’ natural flair for maternal roles helped her win an Oscar as Cher’s mother in the romantic comedy “Moonstruck.” Stage was Dukakis’ first love, saying it was her ambition “to play
  
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• Olympia Dukakis, actress of stage and screen and Oscar winner for ‘Moonstruck,’ dies at 89, her agent says.

  01-05-2021 22:16
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Olympia Dukakis, actress of stage and screen and Oscar winner for ‘Moonstruck,’ dies at 89, her agent says.The post Olympia Dukakis, actress of stage and screen and Oscar winner for ‘Moonstruck,’ dies at 89, her agent says. appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Wind Advisory issued May 1 at 2:01PM MDT until May 2 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  01-05-2021 22:01
  
  * WHAT…Southwest winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45-50 mphexpected.
  * WHERE…Upper San Pedro River Valley, Eastern Cochise Countybelow 5000 feet, Upper Gila River Valley, Galiuro and PinalenoMountains, Chiricahua Mountains and Dragoon and Mule andHuachuca and Santa Rita Mountains.
  * WHEN…From 10 AM to 8 PM MST Sunday.
  * IMPACTS…Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Treelimbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.Potentially some reduced
  
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• Red Flag Warning issued May 1 at 1:48PM MDT until May 2 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  01-05-2021 21:48
  
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a Red FlagWarning, which is in effect from 10 AM to 8 PM MST Sunday. TheFire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
  * AFFECTED AREA… Most of southeast Arizona, including FireWeather Zones 150, 151, 152, 153 and 154. Only the western thirdof Pima County (or western portions of Fire Weather Zone 150)is not included.
  * TIMING…10 AM MST until 8 PM MST Sunday.
  * WINDS…20-foot winds: southwest at 20-30 mph, with gusts to40-45 mph.
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• Man killed on Southside after being run over by vehicle after altercation

  01-05-2021 21:44
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - The Tucson Police Department have confirmed that one man is dead after being run over by a vehicle after a confrontation on the Southside near 12th Avenue and Ajo Way on Friday afternoon.37-year-old Armando Rene Padilla was with his family when 28-year-old Fernando Rene Borquez got into his vehicle and attempted to strike Padilla and his family members.
  Padilla and his family ran across 12th Avenue to another parking lot, and Borquez followed with his car, striking Padilla and me
  
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• The Latest: Sign highlights police brutality vs. Black women

  01-05-2021 21:42
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby (all times local):
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  A plane circling above Churchill Downs is flying a banner reading “Protect Black Women. Divest from Police.”
  Several racial justice groups commissioned the banner to remind spectators that the Derby is being held in the hometown of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old emergency medical technician shot and killed by police in a botched raid.
  The Derby comes less than two week
  
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• Governor: Indianapolis ‘still reeling’ from FedEx shooting

  01-05-2021 21:37
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hundreds of people have gathered at a downtown Indianapolis football stadium to remember the eight people killed in a mass shooting at a FedEx warehouse. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb told the audience that he knows their anguish from the attack is far from over. The three-hour event at Lucas Oil Stadium came two weeks after a former FedEx employee fatally shot the eight people, including four members of Indianapolis’ Sikh community, before killing himself. In a lette
  
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• The Latest: Gamine gives Baffert record-setting Grade 1 win

  01-05-2021 21:19
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby (all times local):
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  Bob Baffert saddled Gamine to a 1 1/2-length victory in the $500,000 Derby City Distaff at Churchill Downs, giving the trainer his record 220th Grade 1 stakes win.
  Baffert broke a tie with longtime friend and fellow Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas, who had owned the old mark of 219 Grade 1 wins in North America.
  “I didn’t know I was that close to the record until a month a
  
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• The Latest: India opens vaccination to all adults amid surge

  01-05-2021 21:11
  
  NEW DELHI — India has opened vaccinations to all adults in hopes of taming a monstrous spike in COVID-19 infections.The world’s largest maker of vaccines is still short of critical supplies — the result of lagging manufacturing and raw material shortages. Those factors delayed the rollout in several states.Only a fraction of India’s population likely can afford the prices charged by private hospitals for the shot. That means states and the federal government will be in ch
  
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• South Dakota attractions get boost from `Nomadland’

  01-05-2021 20:27
  
  RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Tourist attractions in western South Dakota that appeared in the Academy Award-winning film “Nomadland” are seeing an increase in visitors. The Rapid City Journal reports that Reptile Gardens and Wall Drug Store are both reporting an early bump in tourist traffic. Both were in “Nomadland,” which won best picture, best director and best actress Academy Awards. Wall Drug Store Chairman Rick Hustead said the roadside attraction has seen a 114% i
  
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• Pope prays for pandemic’s end and for a ‘horizon of hope’

  01-05-2021 20:18
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has prayed for the end of the pandemic and a return of what he calls “a horizon of hope and peace.” Francis led a special rosary service Saturday evening in St. Peter’s Basilica to invoke the end of the COVID-19 global health crisis. In remarks, he lamented how so many people are anguished, bewildered and weeping for dear ones who have died, sometimes buried “in a way that wounds the soul.” Francis also prayed for health care w
  
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• Mourners hold protester funerals in Chad’s tense capital

  01-05-2021 20:05
  
  N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Hundreds of mourners have gathered in Chad’s capital to bury some protesters killed this week during anti-government demonstrations. Authorities say least six people died on Tuesday when protesters took to the streets before dawn to call for a return to civilian rule in the central African nation. It was the greatest unrest since the military announced a week earlier that President Idriss Deby Itno had been killed by rebels after more than three decades i
  
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• Manson denies abuse allegations from actor Esmé Bianco

  01-05-2021 19:56
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Game of Thrones” actor Esmé Bianco has sued Marilyn Manson alleging sexual, physical and emotional abuse. She filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles federal court Friday. Bianco alleges that Manson twice flew her to LA under false pretenses for projects that never materialized. The lawsuit says that he whipped her, threatened to rape her, cut her during sex without her consent and posted pictures of the cuts online. Manson’s attorney says the allegati
  
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• ‘London to Delhi’ cycle raises cash for India’s COVID crisis

  01-05-2021 19:54
  
  LONDON (AP) — For British IT consultant Yogen Shah, India’s COVID-19 crisis is deeply personal. The pictures of people hooked up to oxygen bottles on the streets of Delhi and patients sharing beds in overcrowded hospitals remind him of his uncle in India, who recently contracted the disease. So Shah joined volunteers from one of Britain’s largest Hindu temples. They set out to raise 500,000 pounds ($690,000) in a stationary bike relay by racking up 7,600 kilometers (4,722 miles
  
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• Arizona reports most additional COVID-19 cases in 3 weeks

  01-05-2021 19:51
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Saturday reported 1,047 additional confirmed daily cases, the largest single-day increase in three weeks, amid a rising trend in new cases and a slowing in additional deaths. The additional cases and 14 additional deaths reported Saturday on the state’s coronavirus dashboard increased Arizona’s pandemic’s totals to 863,571 cases and 17,388 deaths. Arizona’s seven-day rolling average of daily new cases rose over the past two weeks from 624 o
  
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• Belgium police, partiers clash anew over virus restrictions

  01-05-2021 19:14
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — A few thousand people gathered for an illegal party in a Brussels park to protest COVID-19 measures, only to be met with a water cannon and tear gas as police tried to disperse the crowd. It was the second such open-air gathering in a month. The mostly young people on Saturday disregarded the pleas from the government and the capital city to stay away and respect mask-wearing and social-distancing rules. Police came early to the La Cambre woods after being warned that the p
  
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• The Latest: Furniture dealer to wager $2M on Kentucky Derby

  01-05-2021 19:12
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby (all times local):
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  A Houston furniture dealer who owns horses is placing a big-money bet on the Kentucky Derby.
  Jim McIngvale, nicknamed “Mattress Mack,” is wagering at least $2 million on Saturday’s race, which will be the largest in Derby history. He doesn’t have a horse of his own in the race, so he plans to bet on 2-1 morning-line favorite Essential Quality.
  McIngvale will
  
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• Water-loo? Tree takes battlefield prisoner in portable lav

  01-05-2021 19:07
  
  GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a man was rescued after a tree that fell during high winds trapped him inside a portable toilet at Gettysburg National Military Park in south-central Pennsylvania. The Barlow Volunteer Fire Department said on its Facebook page that the crew was called to Little Round Top shortly before 4 p.m. Friday. Assistant Chief Joe Robinson told the York Daily Record that they found a tree atop a vehicle and found it had trapped a man in the portable toilet. He s
  
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• Sheriff: Boone shooter attacked father days earlier

  01-05-2021 19:03
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Watauga County Sheriff Len Hagaman says the shooter who killed two deputies and two civilians in Boone this week also threatened his father with a knife recently. The alleged assault prompted Isaac Alton Barnes’ family to go to a magistrate for assistance. The father also called the county sheriff’s office for help. Barnes, his mother and stepfather were found dead after a 13-hour standoff with police. Sgt. Chris Ward and K-9 Deputy Logan Fox were killed in
  
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• The Daily Saguaro, Saturday 5/1/21

  01-05-2021 19:00
  
  This week we feature Saguaro faces...…
  
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• Waterloo? Battlefield rescue for man trapped in portable lav

  01-05-2021 18:57
  
  GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a man was rescued after a tree that fell during high winds trapped him inside a portable toilet at Gettysburg National Military Park in south-central Pennsylvania. The Barlow Volunteer Fire Department said on its Facebook page that the crew was called to Little Round Top shortly before 4 p.m. Friday. Assistant Chief Joe Robinson told the York Daily Record that they found a tree atop a vehicle and found it had trapped a man in the portable toilet. He s
  
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• The Latest: Las Vegas casino capacity, crowds increase

  01-05-2021 18:56
  
  LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas has increased its casino capacity and more pandemic-weary tourists are arriving at the entertainment city.
  Casino capacity on the Strip increased to 80% and person-to-person distancing drops to 3 feet on Saturday. The boom began in mid-March when casino occupancy went from 35% to 50% under state health guidelines.Among the first arrivals were people ages 60 and older who were recently vaccinated with time and disposable income. Analysts said pent-up demand, available
  
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• Miami money manager gets 4 years in Venezuela bribery case

  01-05-2021 18:51
  
  MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a Miami money manager to nearly four years in prison for his role in a $1.2 billion conspiracy to embezzle funds from Venezuela’s state-owned oil company. Prosecutors had been seeking a much stiffer sentence against Gustavo Hernandez Frieri. But Judge Kathleen Williams late Friday found that Hernandez’s role in the conspiracy didn’t justify the nearly 10-year sentence prosecutors were seeking since he had no involvement in the or
  
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• Over 800 migrants rescued at sea head to Italy

  01-05-2021 18:31
  
  ROME (AP) — Two Italian ports are facing an influx of hundreds of migrants. A charity ship sailed Saturday toward a Sicilian port with 236 people rescued in the Mediterranean from traffickers’ boats. The Italian coast guard and border police, meanwhile, brought 532 other rescued migrants to a tiny island. Maritime rescue group SOS Mediterranee said a ship it operates, the Ocean Viking, pulled the migrants to safety four days ago from two rubber dinghies, including 119 unaccompanied m
  
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• The Latest: Kentucky Derby Day begins with sunny sky, fans

  01-05-2021 18:30
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby (all times local):
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  Kentucky Derby Day is underway with near-perfect weather and masked spectators milling around Churchill Downs again after not being allowed for last fall’s delayed race because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  Unbeaten Essential Quality is the 2-1 morning line favorite for Saturday’s 147th Run for the Roses featuring 19 horses. Post time is set for 6:57 p.m. Eastern for th
  
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• Wisconsin cop who shot Jacob Blake had service weapon stolen

  01-05-2021 18:13
  
  KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The white police officer who shot Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last summer was suspended for three days this year because his service weapon was stolen just weeks after the shooting that left the Black man partially paralyzed. WISN-TV reports that officials waited seven months to investigate and the weapon is still missing. Kenosha police told the TV station that Officer Rusten Sheskey reported on Sept. 15 that his Glock 17 service weapon had been stolen that day, apparent
  
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• Mobile looking to return of cruises by mid-summer

  01-05-2021 18:06
  
  MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Cruise Terminal in Mobile has been providing COVID-19 vaccinations rather than trips to the western Caribbean during the pandemic, but that could soon change. With demand for shots lagging at large sites, the county health officer says the site could shut down soon as the cruise industry prepares to restart. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued guidelines recently that would allow companies that meet certain benchmarks to resume operating ar
  
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• Season of the Slump: Baseball keeps swinging and missing

  01-05-2021 18:01
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball is swinging and missing. Major league batters are hitting just .232 overall through April, down from .252 two years ago and under the record low of .237 set in the infamous 1968 season that resulted in a lower pitcher’s mound. Strikeouts have averaged more than nine a team per game, on pace to set a record for the 13th consecutive full season. It’s definitely the Season of the Slump. Consider Miguel Cabrera, the only Triple Crown winner in a half-centur
  
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• More perilous phase ahead for Biden after his 1st 100 days

  01-05-2021 17:50
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s presidency is entering a new and more perilous phase. He’s past the 100-day mark in office, and he’ll have to overcome stiffer Republican opposition to his agenda and keep Democrats united as he pushes for $4 trillion on programs that have echoes of the New Deal and the Great Society. Biden is racing against the calendar while governing with the most slender of congressional majorities. He knows that historically the party in the White House
  
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• 4-vehicle crash kills 2, injures 5, including state trooper

  01-05-2021 17:49
  
  WICKENBURG, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say four vehicles collided on U.S. 93 north of Wickenburg, killing two people and injuring at least five others, including a state trooper pulled from his vehicle after it caught fire. The state Department of Public Safety said those killed Friday night included one person in a vehicle seen speeding and passing other vehicles in a no-passing zone and one person in a low-on-gas SUV being escorted by the trooper. The DPS said people from a fourth vehicle
  
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• NJ teacher suspended after profane Floyd comments to class

  01-05-2021 17:43
  
  JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey high school teacher has been suspended with pay after profanity-laced comments to students in his class about George Floyd. A recording aired by WNBC-TV shows Dickinson High School science teacher Howard Zlotkin talking about Floyd and Black Lives Matter in what was supposed to be a climate change discussion in a landscape and design Zoom class. The superintendent called his language “unacceptable” and said police were notified about a poss
  
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• 10 boys and teens among the dead in Israel festival stampede

  01-05-2021 17:29
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — A partial list of victims shows that at least 10 boys and teens under the age of 18 were among 45 ultra-Orthodox Jews killed in a stampede at a religious festival in northern Israel. At least four Americans, a Canadian and a man from Argentina were also among the dead. Funerals paused during the Jewish Sabbath and were to resume after sundown Saturday. Meanwhile, calls were growing louder for establishing an official commission of inquiry to look at the responsibility of p
  
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• Chicago police say gun violence is on the rise this year

  01-05-2021 17:17
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say the city has seen a significant increase in shootings and homicides so far this year, compared with the first four months of 2020. Statistics included in a news release issued by the Chicago Police Department on Saturday reveal that a troubling rise in gun violence this year shows little sign of slowing down. The city had five fewer homicides this April than last April, but the number of shooting victims increased to 299 from 225. So far this year, 997 peo
  
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• Christopher Clements denied change of venue in case

  01-05-2021 17:15
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Christopher Clements, the man who is on trial for allegedly kidnapping and slaying of 6-year-old Isabela Celis and 13-year old Maribel Gonzalez has had his request denied for his trial to move locations.Clements claimed that holding the trial in Pima County would "deprive him of a fair trial." Clements sharing that the social media attention this case has gotten may impact the outcome.On Friday night Judge Deborah Bernini denied the motion, stating that the courts in Pima County
  
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• Grand Canyon gateway seeks bigger tie to national park

  01-05-2021 17:10
  
  VALLE, Ariz. (AP) — A heavily traveled highway junction near Arizona’s most well-known tourist attraction could be getting a new name. Most people traveling to the Grand Canyon’s South Rim pass through Valle. Some residents want to formally rename the community as Grand Canyon Junction to let tourists know the national park is just down the road. Valle sits along State Route 64, about 50 miles from Flagstaff. Some residents and business owners are pushing for the name change, s
  
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• Vegas hitting jackpot as pandemic-weary visitors crowd back

  01-05-2021 17:06
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas has been jammed lately with pandemic-weary tourists looking for excitement and entertainment. Casino capacity limits on the Strip on Saturday increase again, to 80%, and person-to-person distancing drops to 3 feet. Masks are still required. The boom began as casino occupancy went from 35% to 50% on March 15 under state health guidelines. Analysts point to pent-up demand, available rooms and federal coronavirus relief checks. Economic markers now are ringing up a
  
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• Progress noted at diplomats’ talks on Iran nuclear deal

  01-05-2021 16:57
  
  VIENNA (AP) — High-ranking diplomats from China, Germany, France, Russia and Britain have made progress at talks focused on bringing the United States back into their landmark nuclear deal with Iran, but need more work and time to bring about a future agreement. After the meeting, Russia’s top representative, Mikhail Ulyanov, tweeted that members of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action “noted today the indisputable progress made at the Vienna talks on restoration of the nucle
  
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• Powell’s high-stakes bet: More jobs but only mild inflation

  01-05-2021 16:50
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — With employers hiring, consumers spending and companies raising some prices, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is embarking on a high-stakes gamble. Powell’s bet is that the Fed can keep rates ultra-low even as the U.S. recovery kicks into high gear — and that it won’t have to quickly raise rates to stop runaway inflation. It’s just the kind of gamble that in the past led some of Powell’s predecessors to miscalculate and inadvertently derai
  
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• States see potential federal windfall, go slow on road taxes

  01-05-2021 16:41
  
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Efforts to raise gas taxes for roads and bridges are slowing in states as discussions are picking up in Washington about a big transportation funding boost. The American Road & Transportation Builders Association says the number of transportation funding plans being proposed in states is down by nearly half. So far, not a single state transportation tax increase has passed. But states could be in line for more federal money. President Joe Biden and Republican
  
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• Secret Service agent dies training at Bush compound in Maine

  01-05-2021 16:27
  
  KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) — A service is being held in Maine for a 50-year-old secret service agent who died while training at the Bush family compound at Walker’s Point in Kennebunkport. Keith Mills, a Secret Service officer who protected the late President George H.W. Bush and former President George W. Bush, died Sunday. An autopsy has been conducted, but the cause of death was not released. Mills’ death is considered a line-of-duty death. In a statement, former President Ge
  
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• U.S. army warmly welcomed ahead of NATO exercises in Albania

  01-05-2021 15:57
  
  DURRES, Albania (AP) — Albania’s main port of Durres has welcomed a huge influx of containers and big trucks this week ahead of NATO exercises, a concentration of military vehicles not seen in the Adriatic nation since World War II. Some 700 pieces of equipment from Florida National Guard’s 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team were being discharged from the USNS Bob Hope at Durres, 33 kilometers (20 miles) west of the capital, Tirana. They will be used for two weeks of training in
  
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• DA asks feds to probe unlawful strip searches in NYC suburb

  01-05-2021 15:57
  
  MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. (AP) — A New York district attorney has asked federal authorities to investigate illegal strip searches and other civil rights violations involving the Mount Vernon Police Department. District Attorney Mimi Rocah asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate whether the suburban New York City department is “systematically violating peoples’ civil rights,” citing “potentially unlawful conduct by several former and current” officers. Rocah
  
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• Booms in Idaho, Utah buck the curve of slowing US growth

  01-05-2021 15:57
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Western states known for rugged landscapes and wide-open spaces are bucking the trend of sluggish U.S. population growth, which dipped to the lowest level since the Great Depression. In Utah, births largely drove what has been the fastest growth in the country over the past decade. In neighboring Idaho, newcomers from California and other states helped it capture the second spot. Both states have long been lightly populated. Their expansion comes with breakneck ec
  
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• Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan agree to pull back troops after clash

  01-05-2021 15:53
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Neighboring Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have agreed to withdraw troops from their borders after an outburst of intense fighting that killed about 40 people and wounded 175. The heads of national security for the two former Soviet republics in Central Asia agreed to the pullback during a meeting on Saturday. The fighting broke out Wednesday when Tajik officials attempted to mount surveillance cameras to monitor a water supply facility near the village of Kok-Tash in Kyrgyzstan.
  
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