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• Windy conditions will start to back off by the end of the day tomorrow

  02-05-2021 23:45
  
  TUCSON - The Red Flag Warning issued for Sunday will expire and will not be renewed for Monday. Wind gusts of 30 mph remain possible.
  Consistent winds around the Tucson area could peak around 15-20 mph on Monday afternoon with higher values expected in Santa Cruz and Cochise counties especially in areas with a high elevation.
  Afternoon high temperatures will be back in the 80s to start off the work week.Starting Wednesday we could see high temperatures skyrocket to the mid to upper 90's.
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• 3 killed, 27 hospitalized after boat capsizes off San Diego

  02-05-2021 23:44
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Authorities say three people were killed and more than two dozen others were hospitalized after a boat capsized just off the San Diego coast Sunday. Local lifeguards, the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies responded around 10:30 a.m. following reports of an overturned vessel near the peninsula of Point Loma. San Diego Fire-Rescue says three people died at the scene and 27 people were transported to hospitals. Officials say it’s possible but not confirmed that the bo
  
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• Mourners attend viewing for man shot by N. Carolina deputies

  02-05-2021 23:36
  
  ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — Hundreds of mourners paid their respects to a North Carolina man whose shooting at the hands of sheriff’s deputies has triggered a wave of protests. Public viewings were held Sunday for Andrew Brown Jr. in Hertford and then in Elizabeth City, where Brown was shot by Pasquotank County sheriff’s deputies serving warrants. An autopsy conducted by Brown’s family found he was shot in the back of his head. His family and protesters are demanding rele
  
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• Bernie Sanders, ex-lawmaker Booker attend Kentucky rally

  02-05-2021 23:14
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has spoken at a rally with a former Kentucky state lawmaker who is considering another run for the U.S. Senate. The “Rally for Kentucky’s Working Class” was held Sunday outside the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville. Charles Booker is a Democrat whose unabashedly progressive campaign in Kentucky came up just short in last year’s Senate primary. He is forming an exploratory committee as he weighs a follow-up race in 2
  
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• Man dies after shooting at bar on Southside

  02-05-2021 23:02
  
  SOUTH TUCSON (KVOA) - The Tucson Police Department has confirmed that one man has died after a shooting at a bar on 5244 S. Nogales Highway early Sunday morning.The identity of the male who was killed has not been released due to next of kin not being notified.The shooting vicitm allegedly walked out of the bar and fired multiple rounds into the sky. The bars armed guard walked into the parking lot and confronted the man which led to the shooting where the patron was shot.Tucson Fire Medics were
  
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• Red Flag Warning issued May 2 at 3:00PM MDT until May 2 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  02-05-2021 23:00
  
  * AFFECTED AREA…Most of southeast Arizona, including FireWeather Zones 150, 151, 152, 153 and 154. The westernone-third of Pima County (or western portions of Fire WeatherZone 150) is not included in the warning.
  * TIMING…Until 8 PM MST this evening.
  * WINDS…20-foot winds: Southwest at 20-30 mph, with gusts to40-45 mph. The strongest winds will be in Cochise county andthe eastern half of Santa Cruz county.
  * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…6 to 13 percent.
  * IMPACTS…Any fire
  
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• Apple’s app store goes on trial in threat to ‘walled garden’

  02-05-2021 22:50
  
  SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — On Monday, Apple faces a trial that could upend its iron control over its app store, which brings in billions of dollars each year while feeding more than 1.6 billion iPhones, iPads, and other devices. The case, which represents one of Apple’s most serious legal threats in recent years, come from Epic Games, maker of the popular video game Fortnite. Epic charges that Apple has transformed its once-tiny digital storefront into an illegal monopoly that squeezes
  
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• Man United fans storm stadium, force game to be called off

  02-05-2021 22:29
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United’s Premier League game against Liverpool was postponed after supporters stormed into the stadium and onto the field. Thousands of United fans had gathered outside Old Trafford on Sunday to demand the Glazer family ownership sell the club. Long-running anger against the club’s owners boiled over after they were part of the failed attempt to take United into a European Super League. The Premier League has yet to announce a new date for
  
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• House runoff in Texas set between GOP’s Wright, Ellzey

  02-05-2021 22:03
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A runoff for a U.S. House seat in Texas is set. Republicans Susan Wright and Jake Ellzey advanced from a crowded field of 23 candidates in Texas’ 6th Congressional District. Democrat Jana Lynne Sanchez was narrowly locked out of the runoff. She said in a statement Sunday that her campaign “came up short” after trailing Ellzey by fewer than 360 votes with nearly all votes counted. Wright is the widow of former Rep. Ron Wright, who died in February a
  
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• The Latest: US to talk to WTO on wider vaccine distribution

  02-05-2021 21:54
  
  WASHINGTON — The White House says the U.S. trade representative will begin talks with the World Trade Organization on ways to overcome intellectual property issues that are keeping critically needed COVID-19 vaccines from being more widely distributed.
  The White House has been under intense pressure to join an effort to help waive patent rules for the vaccines so that poorer countries can begin to make their own generic versions.
  White House chief of staff Ron Klain said Sunday on CBS&rsqu
  
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• Wind Advisory issued May 2 at 1:45PM MDT until May 2 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  02-05-2021 21:45
  
  * WHAT…Southwest winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45-50 mphare expected.
  * WHERE…Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley, the upperSan Pedro River Valley, the upper Gila River Valley, and theGaliuro and Pinaleno Mountains.
  * WHEN…Until 8 PM MST this evening.
  * IMPACTS…These winds may impact drivers of high-profilevehicles traveling along Interstate 19. In addition, thesewinds may produce localized blowing dust which may rapidlyreduce visibilities along roadways.
  
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• Blowing Dust Advisory issued May 2 at 1:45PM MDT until May 2 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  02-05-2021 21:45
  
  * WHAT…For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between onequarter mile and one mile in blowing dust. For the WindAdvisory, southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
  * WHERE…Eastern Cochise County near the Willcox Playa fromWillcox to San Simon. Be especially cautious along Interstate10 and state highway 186.
  * WHEN…Until 8 PM MST this evening.
  * IMPACTS…Hazardous driving conditions due to reducedvisibility. Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects
  
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• 2 killed, 23 hurt when boat capsizes off San Diego coast

  02-05-2021 21:36
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Authorities say two people were killed and nearly two dozen others were hospitalized after a boat capsized just off the San Diego coast. Local lifeguards, the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies responded around 10:30 a.m. Sunday following reports of an overturned vessel near the peninsula of Point Loma. San Diego Fire-Rescue says two patients died at the scene and 23 people were transported to hospitals. Boats and aircraft were still searching around midday for other poss
  
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• Authorities: 2 killed, 23 hospitalized after boat capsizes off San Diego coast.

  02-05-2021 21:33
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Authorities: 2 killed, 23 hospitalized after boat capsizes off San Diego coast.The post Authorities: 2 killed, 23 hospitalized after boat capsizes off San Diego coast. appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Yellen: Biden’s phased-in spending plan won’t fuel inflation

  02-05-2021 21:15
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says President Joe Biden’s massive proposed spending on infrastructure, families and education won’t fuel inflation because the plans would be phased in gradually over 10 years. Some economists have warned that the Federal Reserve’s current ultra-low interest rates, and the administration’s proposed $4 trillion in new spending, atop about $5 trillion already approved by Congress, risk accelerating inflation. Yellen s
  
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• United Cajun Navy ends role in search for lift boat workers

  02-05-2021 21:11
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A volunteer group is suspending its role in the search for seven men missing since an offshore oil industry vessel capsized off Louisiana’s coast on April 13. The United Cajun Navy made the announcement on its Facebook page Sunday. The organization had stayed involved in the search for the men from the Seacor Power after the Coast Guard suspended search and rescue efforts on April 19. The Seacor Power, a lift boat used to service offshore facilities, capsized in hu
  
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• UN says 11 Europe-bound migrants drown off Libya

  02-05-2021 20:51
  
  CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. migration agency says at least 11 people drowned when a rubber dinghy carrying two dozen Europe-bound migrants capsized off Libya. Sunday’s shipwreck was the latest involving migrants seeking a better life in Europe. The Libyan coast guard saved the lives of 12 other migrants, who were returned to the shore and were expected to be taken to a detention center in western Libya. Libya has in recent years emerged as the dominant transit point for migrants fleeing wa
  
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• US to launch trade talks on COVID-19 vaccine distribution

  02-05-2021 20:39
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Two White House officials say the U.S. trade representative will begin talks in the World Trade Organization on ways to overcome intellectual property issues that are keeping poorer countries from making their own generic version of critically needed COVID-19 vaccines. The White House has come under pressure over the issue. White House chief of staff Ron Klain says trade representative Katherine Tai will be starting talks with the trade organization on ways to get t
  
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• High jinx: New Portuguese bridge not for the faint-hearted

  02-05-2021 20:36
  
  AROUCA, Portugal (AP) — A narrow footbridge suspended across a river canyon that claims to be the world’s longest pedestrian bridge has been officially inaugurated in northern Portugal. The Arouca Bridge offers a half-kilometer (almost 1,700-foot) walk across its span. Its metal walkway is suspended from cables and wide enough for two people. Some 175 meters (574 feet) below, the Paiva River flows through a waterfall. Children under age 6 are not allowed on the Arouca Bridge and all
  
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• Buckeye policeman hurt after crash with suspected DUI driver

  02-05-2021 20:21
  
  BUCKEYE, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Buckeye say a sergeant has been injured after a crash with a man who is suspected of driving while intoxicated. They say the sergeant was on duty Saturday night in his fully marked patrol vehicle when the crash occurred around 10:20 p.m. Police say the sergeant plus the driver and a passenger in the suspect vehicle all were transported to the hospital.  The unidentified sergeant was treated and released and is recovering from his injuries at home.  
  
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• Lebanon detains 2 suspected of drug smuggling to Saudi

  02-05-2021 20:14
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s outgoing interior minister says authorities have arrested two brothers suspected of sending a shipment of drugs to Saudi Arabia. Mohamed Fehmi told local MTV television station Sunday during a tour to the Lebanon-Syria border that Interpol is also following a third suspect. He gave no other details, saying only that the case is still under investigation. In late April, Saudi Arabia announced it had seized over 5 million pills of the amphetamine Captagon hidden
  
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• Bullfighting back in Madrid as heated election campaign ends

  02-05-2021 19:58
  
  MADRID (AP) — Bullfighting with fans has returned to Madrid for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Regional authorities put a limit of 40% occupancy for the Spanish capital’s first bullfight of the year. That meant 6,000 fans got a seat at Las Ventas ring, where face masks were obligatory. The timing of the bullfight has political implications. It coincides with the final day of official campaigning for an important regional election in Madrid on Tuesday. Conservative re
  
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• 3 Israelis wounded in West Bank shooting ambush

  02-05-2021 19:45
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Gunmen have opened fire from a passing car at Israelis standing at a major intersection in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Rescue officials and news reports say three people were injured, two of them seriously. The reports say the assailants escaped in a car with Palestinian license plates. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Sunday’s attack at Tapuah junction in the central West Bank. In recent years, Palestinians have carried out a series of shooting
  
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• US expresses concern over El Salvador vote to remove judges

  02-05-2021 19:39
  
  SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The United States says it is gravely concerned over a vote by El Salvador’s new congress to remove magistrates of the constitutional chamber of the Supreme Court. U.S Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke on Sunday to Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele about the vote on Saturday. The State Department says Blinken noted that ‘’an independent judiciary is essential to democratic governance.″ Blinken also expressed concern about the
  
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• Two arrested after trespassing near Prince Andrew’s home

  02-05-2021 19:32
  
  LONDON (AP) — Police have arrested two people after receiving a report of trespassers near the home of Britain’s Prince Andrew, the second-oldest son of Queen Elizabeth II. Thames Valley Police said a 29-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man, both from London, were arrested after a report of intruders on the grounds of the Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park on April 25. Police said there was no risk to anyone at the lodge, Andrew’s official residence. Police were also called to t
  
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• Adviser suggests Biden still wears mask outside out of habit

  02-05-2021 19:32
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — One of President Joe Biden’s top advisers has suggested that he’s still wearing a face mask outdoors out of habit although the latest public health guidance says he doesn’t need it. White House senior adviser Anita Dunn told CNN’s “State of the Union” that she realized she was also still wearing her mask outside because doing so has become “such a matter of habit.”  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention r
  
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• Wrong-way driver is killed in freeway crash in Albuquerque

  02-05-2021 19:20
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say a driver who was going the wrong way on Interstate 40 is dead after crashing into the back of a semi-truck. Albuquerque police say the crash occurred early Sunday and closed part of the freeway for hours. They say the wrong way driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The name, age and hometown of the driver haven’t been released yet. It was the second fatal crash on an interstate in the Albuquerque area involving a wrong-way driver in about 2
  
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• Jenner says transgender girls in women’s sports is ‘unfair’

  02-05-2021 19:14
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caitlyn Jenner, the former Olympic champion and reality TV personality now running for California governor, said she opposes transgender girls competing in girls’ sports at school. Jenner told a TMZ reporter on Saturday that it’s “a question of fairness.” Jenner said she opposes “biological boys who are trans competing in girls’ sports in school.” It was Jenner’s first comment on the controversial issue since announcing her
  
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• The Latest: UK increases aid to India’s health care system

  02-05-2021 18:58
  
  LONDON — Britain rushed to increase aid for India’s teetering health care system on Sunday, promising more ventilators and expert advice as doctors grapple with a surge in coronavirus infections that is killing thousands of people a day.
  The U.K. government said it will send an additional 1,000 ventilators to India. In addition, England’s National Health Service, which has battled one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in Europe, is creating an advisory group to share its expertis
  
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• Prince Andrew gets unwanted visitors twice in two weeks.

  02-05-2021 18:55
  
  LONDON (AP) — Police have arrested two people after receiving a report of trespassers near the home of Britain’s Prince Andrew, the second-oldest son of Queen Elizabeth II. Thames Valley Police said a 29-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man, both from London, were arrested after a report of intruders on the grounds of the Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park on April 25. Police said there was no risk to anyone at the lodge, Andrew’s official residence. Police were also called to t
  
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• Man United’s game off after fans storm stadium in protest

  02-05-2021 18:48
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United’s Premier League game against Liverpool was postponed after supporters stormed into the stadium and onto the pitch. Thousands of United fans gathered outside Old Trafford to demand the Glazer family ownership sells the club. Long-running anger against the club’s owners, the Glazer family, has boiled over after they were part of the failed attempt to take United into a European Super League. Media trying to enter the club’s car
  
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• UK rushes to increase aid to India’s health care system

  02-05-2021 18:40
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain is rushing to increase aid for India’s teetering health care system, promising more ventilators and expert advice as doctors grapple with a surge in coronavirus infections that is killing thousands of people a day. The U.K. government said Sunday it will send an additional 1,000 ventilators to India. In addition, England’s National Health Service, which has battled one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in Europe, is creating an advisory group to share its ex
  
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• US denies Iran claims of prisoner deal; UK plays it down

  02-05-2021 18:20
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States has denied a report by Iran’s state-run television broadcaster that deals had been reached for the Islamic Republic to release U.S. and British prisoners in exchange for Tehran receiving billions of dollars. The quick denial Sunday came after state TV, relying on an unidentified source, made the claim. It comes amid a wider power struggle between hard-liners who control Iranian state TV and the administration of the relatively mode
  
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• 3 wounded in shooting ambush in Israeli-occupied West Bank

  02-05-2021 18:18
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Gunmen have opened fire from a passing car at Israelis standing at a major intersection in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Rescue officials and news reports say three people were injured, two of them seriously. The reports say the assailants escaped in a car with Palestinian license plates. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Sunday’s attack at Tapuah junction in the central West Bank. In recent years, Palestinians have carried out a series of shooting
  
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• Colorado woman dies after apparent bear attack

  02-05-2021 18:17
  
  TRIMBLE, Colo. (AP) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials say a 39-year-old woman has been found dead in southwestern Colorado after an apparent bear attack. The woman from Durango was believed to have gone walking with her dogs on Friday near Trimble. The woman’s boyfriend returned home at about 8:30 p.m. Friday and found the dogs outside, but the woman was missing. He started searching and found her body about an hour later and called 911. A federal wildlife services dog team fou
  
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• Arizona reports 356 new COVID-19 cases and 6 more deaths

  02-05-2021 17:58
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials in Arizona on Sunday reported 356 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and six additional deaths. The latest numbers on the state’s coronavirus dashboard increased Arizona’s pandemic’s totals to 863,927 cases and 17,344 deaths. On Saturday, Arizona reported 1,074 new confirmed cases _ the largest single-day increase in three weeks _ plus 14 deaths. Health officials say more than 5 million vaccine doses have been administered in Arizona. Over 2.9 mi
  
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• Syria’s Assad grants amnesties before presidential election

  02-05-2021 17:35
  
  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s state news agency says President Bashar Assad has issued a decree granting amnesty and reducing sentences for several categories of crime committed before May 2. The agency did not give a reason for the amnesty but it comes days before Eid el-Fitr, the feast that marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. It also comes ahead of the May 26 presidential elections which Assad will most likely win. Since Syria’s conflict began in 2011, Assad h
  
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• Wyoming backs coal with $1.2M threat to sue other states

  02-05-2021 17:28
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Most states are encouraging renewable energy but a new program in Wyoming does the opposite. A $1.2 million legal fund recently signed into law by Republican Gov. Mark Gordon would bankroll lawsuits against other states that block overseas exports of Wyoming coal and whose climate change regulations shut down Wyoming coal-fired power plants. A Gordon spokesman says the fund sends a message that Wyoming will protect its interests in court. Wyoming and Montana already a
  
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• Italian rapper accuses state TV of attempted censorship

  02-05-2021 17:28
  
  MILAN (AP) — Italian rapper Fedez has received a wave of public support after going public with attempts by RAI state television to censor his planned remarks calling attention to homophobia during a Workers’ Day concert. Fedez prevailed and made the statement as planned during the Saturday evening concert, saying it was the first time he had ever been asked to submit his remarks ahead of time. He went on to read homophobic statements by members of the right-wing League party. The st
  
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• 3 dead after wrong-way driver crash on a freeway in Glendale

  02-05-2021 17:21
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Glendale say three people are dead after a freeway crash involving a wrong-way driver. They say the crash occurred about 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning on a northbound lane of the Loop 101 near Camelback Road. Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say a vehicle going the wrong way crashed head-on into a car. They say a man and woman in the car that was hit both died at the scene and the wrong-way driver also was killed. One other person suffered minor inj
  
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• US denies Iran’s claims of prisoner, cash swap; UK downplays

  02-05-2021 17:18
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States has denied a report by Iran’s state-run television broadcaster that deals had been reached between the Islamic Republic, Washington and the United Kingdom that would see prisoners swapped and Tehran receive billions of dollars. The quick denial Sunday came after state TV, relying on an unnamed source, made the claim. It comes amid a wider power struggle between hard-liners who control Iranian state television and the administration
  
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• US general: Afghan forces could face ‘bad possible outcomes’

  02-05-2021 17:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. military officer says Afghan government forces face an uncertain future and the potential for “bad possible outcomes” on the battlefield against Taliban insurgents as the withdrawal of American and coalition troops accelerates. Gen. Mark Milley says in an interview with Associated Press and CNN reporters that the Afghan military and police are “reasonably well equipped, reasonably well trained, reasonably well led.” But he declined to
  
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• Arizona town readies for tourists after ‘Nomadland’ movie

  02-05-2021 17:06
  
  QUARTZSITE, Ariz. (AP) — “Nomadland” was partly filmed in the Western town of Quartzsite and won the Academy Award for Best Picture this year, but it’s still unclear if that will translate into more tourists. Regardless, Main Trading Post owner Phil Bates told the Arizona Republic that he plans to be ready to sell “Nomadland”-related T-shirts and tchotchkes to any of the newly curious. Francis McDormand won the Best Actress award for her portrayal of Fern, a w
  
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• Manchester United fans storm pitch in anti-ownership protest

  02-05-2021 17:03
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United supporters have stormed into the stadium and onto the pitch ahead of Sunday’s game against Liverpool as fans gathered outside Old Trafford to protest against the ownership. Long-running anger against the club’s owners, the Glazer family, has boiled over after they were part of the failed attempt to take United into a European Super League. Media trying to enter the club’s car park were told the ground was in lockdown.The post M
  
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• Over 90 German police injured in May Day riots

  02-05-2021 16:56
  
  BERLIN (AP) — The German Police Union says at least 93 police officers were injured and 354 protesters were detained when traditional May Day rallies in Berlin turned violent. More than 20 different rallies took place in the German capital on Saturday. A leftist march of 8,000 people through the city’s Neukoelln and Kreuzberg neighborhood turned violent. Protesters threw bottles and rocks at officers, and burned garbage containers and wooden pallets. In France, May Day marches in Par
  
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• Police fatally shoot gunman who killed 2 at Wisconsin casino

  02-05-2021 16:55
  
  GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Authorities in Wisconsin say a gunman killed two people at a Green Bay casino restaurant and seriously wounded a third before he was shot and killed by police. Brown County Sheriff’s Lt. Kevin Pawlak says investigators believe the gunman was targeting a specific person in the attack Saturday, but that person wasn’t at the Oneida Casino at the time. Pawlak says the gunman apparently “decided to still shoot some of the victim’s friends or co-wor
  
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• Florida middle school killer dies in prison at 31

  02-05-2021 16:47
  
  MIAMI (AP) — The teenage killer who lured a friend into a bathroom stall at their suburban Miami middle school 17 years ago and cut his throat has died in prison. Florida Department of Corrections online records show Michael Hernandez died on Thursday. He was 31 and was serving a life sentence. No cause of death was released, but WFOR-TV said Hernandez was seen on video collapsing. No foul play is suspected. Hernandez killed his friend Jaime Gough when they were both 14-year-old students a
  
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• The Latest: Pakistan restricts border travel to fight virus

  02-05-2021 16:46
  
  ISLAMABAD—- Pakistan’s national body to control coronavirus decided Sunday to temporarily restrict the country’s borders to people coming in from Afghanistan and Iran.
  Inbound pedestrian movement from those two countries will halt at midnight May 4 until May 20 with the exception of Pakistani citizens in Afghanistan and Iran who want to return home and extreme medical emergency cases.
  The development comes after Pakistan reported another 113 deaths and 4,414 new cases amid the
  
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• Virus, technology, unrest make stressful year for teachers

  02-05-2021 16:40
  
  MANOR, Texas (AP) — This spring marks a year since the coronavirus pandemic shut down schools across the U.S., forcing many students, parents and teachers into virtual classrooms. Then, as states eased restrictions on gathering in person, some students returned to school while others kept learning at home. But they all had to be taught. Many classrooms became a hybrid of virtual and in-person instruction, and teachers had to adapt. Inequalities in Wi-Fi and technology access added stresses
  
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• State TV: Iran reaches deals to release prisoners; US denies

  02-05-2021 16:26
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV is reporting that deals have been reached to release prisoners with Western ties held in Iran. The state TV report on Sunday quoted an anonymous official. The official said a deal made between the U.S. and Tehran will see a prisoner swap in exchange for the release of $7 billion in frozen Iranian funds. Washington did not immediately acknowledge any deal. State TV also quoted the official saying a deal had been reached for the United Kingdom to pay 400
  
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