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• Glacier National Park demand outweighs ticket availability

  06-05-2021 23:58
  
  KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Park officials in Montana have made additional reservation tickets available this week for Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park after receiving complaints that the park was selling out too quickly. The temporary ticketed entry system for the iconic 50-mile alpine road was announced last month to manage congestion and avoid potential closures at the park because of the coronavirus pandemic and road construction. Park officials have said reservations for Jun
  
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• Alabama House drops resistance, OKs medical marijuana bill

  06-05-2021 23:58
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama House of Representatives has overcome years of resistance in approving medical marijuana legislation. The vote to pass the bill came Thursday after two days of long and emotional debate in which key Republican lawmakers described switching sides in favor of the proposal. The bill would allow people with a qualifying medical condition to purchase marijuana after getting a recommendation from a doctor. The bill now returns to the Alabama Senate to settle d
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Yes, Trump lost election despite what he says

  06-05-2021 23:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to shame Republicans who are disloyal to him, former President Donald Trump distorted the Constitution’s meaning in asserting widespread voter fraud and insisting that state legislatures could overturn Joe Biden’s presidential win.
  He’s wrong on all those fronts.
  TRUMP: “Had Mike Pence referred the information on six states (only need two) back to State Legislatures … we would have had a far different Presidential result.” &mda
  
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• Jill Biden thanks military spouses in Colorado for service

  06-05-2021 23:42
  
  DENVER, Colo. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden extended her gratitude to military spouses for their service at an Army base in Colorado. Biden spoke Thursday at Fort Carson military base near Colorado Springs. The event was hosted by the United Service Organization Spouse Connection ahead of Military Spouse Appreciation Day on Friday. Biden touted a revived White House initiative called Joining Forces which prioritizes employment opportunities for military spouses, education for children of en
  
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• Fed warns high asset prices could make investors vulnerable

  06-05-2021 23:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is warning that prices of stocks and other financial assets are rising to levels that could set investors up for big losses from sudden declines. A Fed report released Thursday noted that stocks and other risky assets have risen in value since last November, in some cases to record highs, as the outlook for the post-pandemic U.S. economy has improved with increases in vaccinations and business re-openings. The warning was included in the Fed’s tw
  
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• Judge alters “red flag” process after Indiana FedEx shooting

  06-05-2021 23:37
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — All “red flag” cases filed by Indianapolis police will now come before a judge after an Indiana prosecutor was criticized for declining to pursue court hearings that could have prevented a man from accessing the guns used to shoot and kill eight people at a FedEx facility in the city last month. Judge Amy Jones oversees the filings of red flag cases in Marion County. She ruled this week that all red flag reports will now go straight to her courtroom, rather
  
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• Cheney challenger Stefanik says GOP must work with Trump

  06-05-2021 23:29
  
  Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., speaking at the 2020 Republican National Convention, Photo Date: 8/26/2020 Liz Cheney
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is stating her case for replacing Rep. Liz Cheney as the No. 3 House Republican leader. She is implicitly lambasting Cheney’s battles with former President Donald Trump. On Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast Thursday, Stefanik says, “We are one team and that means working with the president.
  
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• ‘We Build The Wall’ co-founder indicted on tax charges

  06-05-2021 23:25
  
  PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — The co-founder of the “We Build The Wall” project aimed at raising money for a border wall is facing federal tax charges in Florida. Brian Kolfage was already facing fraud charges in New York. The tax indictment claims Kolfage severely underreported his income on a 2019 tax return. The project was to help build former President Donald Trump’s border wall. It raised about $25 million, but authorities say tens of thousands of dollars were siphoned int
  
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• News 4 Tucson honored with two Edward R. Murrow Awards

  06-05-2021 23:22
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - News 4 Tucson is the recipient of two Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for Overall Excellence and Best Newscast.
  The announcement was made Thursday morning.
  The KVOA winning entries were titled "Overall Excellence" and "Presidential Election Night" from its 10 p.m. newscast.
  For the Overall Excellence, News 4 Tucson included extensive coverage from the COVID-19 pandemic to the Bighorn Fire to local protests following the in-custody death of a 27-year-old man.
  News 4 Tucson had t
  
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• California fire victims see little payout from settlement

  06-05-2021 23:20
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An investigation found that a trust set up to help compensate victims of deadly California wildfires sparked by Pacific Gas & Electric equipment paid survivors just $7 million last year in its first year of operation, while racking up $51 million in overhead. The trust was approved by a federal judge as part of PG&E’s bankruptcy proceedings after a deadly fire nearly wiped out the town of Paradise. It is meant to compensate some 67,000 fire victims. But a
  
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• Personal ties: Harris’ family in India grapples with COVID

  06-05-2021 23:18
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus crisis in India has created diplomatic and humanitarian challenges for the Biden administration. For Vice President Kamala Harris, it is also a personal matter. Her mother was born there, and she’s spoken emotionally about the influence of her many visits to India as a child. Harris has an 80-year-old uncle in New Delhi who says they last spoke in March, when the vice president called to wish him a happy birthday. On Friday, Harris is set to deliver
  
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• NCAA reaches a key moment as transgender laws multiply

  06-05-2021 23:11
  
  The NCAA has reached a delicate moment: It must decide whether to punish states that have passed laws limiting the participation of transgender athletes. The NCAA is close to selecting host sites for its softball and baseball tournaments. The NCAA Board of Governors issued a statement supporting transgender participation. The board said it would monitor legislation. Whether it will put regional tournaments in states with transgender sports limits is a question being closely watched in places lik
  
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• Flock of giant California condors trashes woman’s home

  06-05-2021 23:11
  
  TEHACHAPI, Calif. (AP) — Giant California condors are rare, but not at Cinda Mickols’ home. About 15 to 20 of the giant endangered birds have recently taken a liking to the house in the city of Tehachapi and made a big mess. Mickols’ daughter is Seana Quintero and she posted photos of the rowdy guests on Twitter. She tells the San Francisco Chronicle the birds showed up at her mother’s home last weekend. They trashed the deck and ruined a spa cover, decorative flags and l
  
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• Wyoming politicians avoid Liz Cheney peril ahead of vote

  06-05-2021 23:10
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Elected officials in Wyoming aren’t sticking their necks out in defense of Liz Cheney as she faces ouster from House GOP leadership. Cheney was among 10 Republicans in the House to vote for President Donald Trump’s impeachment on charges that he incited the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Cheney now faces removal as the No. 3 Republican in House leadership for continuing to counter Trump’s false claim that fraud deprived him of reelecti
  
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• Texas man charged with attempted capital murder faces trial

  06-05-2021 23:04
  
  TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) — A Texas man charged with the attempted capital murder of a peace officer is set for trial next month in Bowie County. The Texarkana Gazette reports that Bowie County District Attorney Jerry Rochelle said the state is ready to present the case to a jury June 1. According to a probable cause affidavit, 37-year-old Aaron Caleb Swenson is accused of streaming on Facebook Live as he drove the streets of Texarkana, Texas, searching for a police officer to kill. Swenson is
  
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• Groundbreaking ceremony held for Tucson Fire Station 9 Thursday

  06-05-2021 23:03
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - A groundbreaking ceremony for Tucson Fire Department's new Station 9 took place Thursday morning.
  "It's been a long time coming for this new station, I was a boot firefighter here back in 1998 and it need it back then," said Captain Travis Sutterley.
  It's one of five new stations being rebuilt with funds from the voter-approved Tucson Delivers sales tax.The post Groundbreaking ceremony held for Tucson Fire Station 9 Thursday appeared first on
  
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• Utah affirms transgender right to change birth certificates

  06-05-2021 22:59
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Supreme Court has affirmed the right of transgender people to change their sex designation on birth certificates. Thursday’s ruling came as a bright spot for advocates amid a wave of legislation targeting transgender people around the country. Several states have passed bills banning transgender youth from sports teams that match their gender identity, and one has blocked gender-confirming health care for youth. Every U.S. state except Tennessee allows
  
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• Hijacked gloves, politicization concerns in 2020 census

  06-05-2021 22:53
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Census Bureau officials have recapped the challenges of executing the nation’s head count. They said Thursday that the 2020 census included hijacked personal protective equipment for census takers, difficulty getting access to tribal lands because of pandemic restrictions and worry that nonprofits wouldn’t want to partner with the statistical agency because of the Trump administration’s failed effort to add a citizenship question to the census. T
  
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• Walt Disney World ending temperature checks for staff, guests

  06-05-2021 22:41
  
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  (CNN) - Walt Disney World is making a slight change to its COVID-19 guidelines.
  Disney on Wednesday announced on its website it is ending temperature checks for staff and guests at its parks.
  Disney said it came to the decision following the advice of the CDC and local health officials.The onsite temperature screenings for cast members will end May 8 and for guests on May 16.
  Park reservations t
  
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• The Latest: NYC wants station vaccination vans for tourists

  06-05-2021 22:38
  
  NEW YORK — New York City wants to begin offering coronavirus inoculations to tourists by stationing vaccination vans at Times Square and other attractions, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday.
  The city needs state approval to vaccinate visitors and hopes to get an OK as soon as this weekend. The state Health Department didn’t immediately comment on the proposal.
  De Blasio called it “a positive message to tourists: ‘Come here. It’s safe, it’s a great place to be
  
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• Josh Duggar released as he awaits trial on child pornography

  06-05-2021 22:30
  
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Former reality TV star Josh Duggar has been released from an Arkansas jail as he awaits trial on federal charges that he possessed and downloaded child pornography. Duggar did not speak to reporters as he walked out of the Washington County jail on Thursday. A federal judge on Wednesday granted Duggar’s release. Duggar will be confined to the home of family friends who have agreed to serve as his custodians. Duggar starred on TLC’s “19 Kids and C
  
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• Sheriff: Army trainee charged after hijacking school bus

  06-05-2021 22:29
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An Army trainee has been arrested after authorities say he boarded a South Carolina school bus with a gun and held the driver and elementary school students hostage before letting them off the bus. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott says the incident started around 7 a.m. Thursday near Fort Jackson, the U.S. Army’s largest basic training facility. Lott says trainee Jovan Collazo “ran off post and escaped,” armed with a rifle. He then got on a nearby s
  
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• Wyoming officials steer clear of Cheney peril before vote

  06-05-2021 22:28
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Elected officials in Wyoming aren’t sticking their necks out in defense of Liz Cheney as she faces ouster from House GOP leadership. Cheney was among 10 Republicans in the House to vote for President Donald Trump’s impeachment on charges that he incited the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Cheney now faces removal as the No. 3 Republican in House leadership for continuing to counter Trump’s false claim that fraud deprived him of reelecti
  
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• US sends more warplanes to protect pullout from Afghanistan

  06-05-2021 22:28
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Pentagon officials say the U.S. military has deployed a dozen additional warplanes to bolster protection of American and coalition troops making a final withdrawal from Afghanistan as Taliban insurgents step up pressure on Afghan government forces. Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says F-18 attack planes have been added to a previously announced package of air and sea power that can be called upon as protection for withdrawing troops. Milley al
  
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• Palestinians, Israeli settlers scuffle in east Jerusalem

  06-05-2021 22:18
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians and Israeli settlers have hurled rocks and chairs at each other in a tense east Jerusalem neighborhood. Israeli police moved in to separate them, arresting at least seven people. The violence broke out Thursday in Sheikh Jarrah, where dozens of Palestinians are at risk of being evicted following a long legal battle with Jewish settlers trying to acquire property in the neighborhood, which is just north of Jerusalem’s Old City. Video circulating online sh
  
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• US stocks close higher as banks, technology lead broad rally

  06-05-2021 22:13
  
  Stocks are closing higher Thursday, as gains by banks and technology companies led a broad rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a new high. Healthcare was hurt by news late Wednesday that the White House supports waiving intellectual property rights for coronavirus vaccines to help immunize poorer countries faster. Shares of drugmaker Moderna lost 1.4% as investors shrugged off its first-ever quarterly profit. The S&P 500 technology sector broke a seven-day losing streak. Investors fo
  
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• Oklahoma court overturns another death penalty, cites McGirt

  06-05-2021 22:11
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has overturned another death sentence based on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the state lacks jurisdiction for crimes on tribal reservations in which the defendants or victims were tribal citizens. The court on Thursday overturned the murder conviction of 30-year-old Miles Sterling Bench in the 2012 beating death of 16-year-old Braylee Henry inside a convenience store in Velma. Bench worked at the store and Henry was a customer.
  
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• Some in GOP worry new limits will hurt their voters, too

  06-05-2021 22:10
  
  As Republicans march ahead with their campaign to tighten voting laws in political battlegrounds, some in their party are worried the restrictions will backfire by making it harder for GOP voters to cast ballots. The restrictions backed by Republicans in Georgia, Florida, Iowa, Texas and Arizona often take aim at mail voting, a method embraced by voters from both parties but particularly popular with older voters. Concerned Republicans note that the new rules may be billed as adding security or
  
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• Pizza chef Bruno DiFabio gets prison time for tax evasion

  06-05-2021 22:08
  
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Celebrity pizza chef Bruno DiFabio has been sentenced to 30 days in prison for tax evasion. Known as “Lord of the Pies,” DiFabio was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Prosecutors say DiFabio and others schemed to hide income from his restaurants in Connecticut and New York, resulting in a tax revenue loss of more than $800,000 to the federal government. Hearst Connecticut Media reports DiFabio apologized in court and said h
  
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• In GOP stronghold, Biden pushes for his infrastructure plan

  06-05-2021 22:08
  
  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — With a badly aging bridge as his backdrop, President Joe Biden stood in reliably Republican Louisiana on Thursday to pressure GOP lawmakers to support his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan. But he also expressed a willingness to compromise on the tax hikes on corporations he’s recommending to pay the cost. The president directly challenged the Republicans whose dogma has been that low taxes for corporations and the wealthy will fuel economic growth. But he de
  
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• Grand jury indicts Puerto Rico boxer in lover’s death

  06-05-2021 22:00
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A grand jury has indicted Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo in the killing of his pregnant lover in a case that is eligible for the death penalty .Thursday’s indictment was announced as dozens of people attended the wake of 27-year-old Keishla Rodríguez, who was reported missing on Thursday and whose body was identified on Sunday via dental records. Verdejo turned himself into authorities on Sunday night and is being held without bail. T
  
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• Ex-health chief: Docs wrote excessive opioid prescriptions

  06-05-2021 21:57
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s former health commissioner described a culture of doctors for years writing more opioid prescriptions for their patients than necessary in a landmark trial between local governments that accuse three large drug distributors of fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic. Dr. Rahul Gupta testified Thursday that doctors had a “culture of attempting to reduce pain to a level of zero for every American, for every West Virginian.” He said that led
  
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• Holocaust survivor who led Yad Vashem memorial dies at 94

  06-05-2021 21:42
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Yitzhak Arad, a Holocaust survivor and scholar who was the director of Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial for more than two decades, has died at the age of 94. Yad Vashem announced his death on Thursday. Arad served as chairman of the memorial from 1972 to 1993. His parents were among the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust. But Arad managed to escape and joined the Soviet partisans in 1943, fighting the Nazis in Belarus and Lithuania. He emigrated to Israel a
  
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• US says fate of nuclear pact up to Iran as talks resume

  06-05-2021 21:35
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is asserting that the fate of indirect nuclear talks with Iran is now solely up to Tehran. A senior administration official says the U.S. has laid out the concessions it’s prepared to make in order to rejoin the landmark 2015 nuclear deal. The official says success or failure now depends on Iran making the political decision to accept those concessions and to return to compliance with the accord. The official spoke to reporters in a State De
  
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• Attorneys: Texas AG unblocks Twitter critics after lawsuit

  06-05-2021 21:35
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Attorneys for nine people whom Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton blocked on Twitter say their clients can once again see the Republican’s posts. A lawsuit filed in Texas last month accused Paxton of blocking the nine after they criticized his policies. On Thursday, the ACLU and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University said their clients were no longer blocked. Courts have previously found that other government officials violated the First Amend
  
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• A look at the changes in Florida’s election laws

  06-05-2021 21:33
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a 48-page elections bill that, despite boasts of a flawless 2020 election, creates many significant changes in the state’s election laws. Republicans say it’s to safeguard against fraud and vote harvesting, while Democrats and voting rights advocates say it’s an attempt to make it more difficult for some people to vote.The post A look at the changes in Florida’s election laws appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: NYC mayor plans to keep ordering vaccines

  06-05-2021 21:08
  
  NEW YORK — New York City plans to keep ordering as many doses as it can from the federal government.
  While the average number of daily shots administered has dropped about 40% since peaking at over 95,000 at one point in mid-April, “we want to have a steady supply,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday.
  The city aims to keep a reserve in case of supply interruptions, and it’s is trying various new strategies to get more people inoculated, he said.Health Commissioner Dr. Dav
  
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• Netanyahu challenger issues call for national unity

  06-05-2021 21:07
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s opposition leader has called for a unity government and vowed to find common ground among the ideologically diverse parties seeking to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Yair Lapid issued the appeal in his first speech since he was tapped by Israel’s president on Wednesday to form a new government. Lapid said on Thursday that he believes in “the good intentions of my future partners.” Lapid has four weeks to try to form a new coalition
  
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• Alabama jury deliberates fate of officer charged with murder

  06-05-2021 20:58
  
  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A jury is deliberating in the trial of an Alabama police officer charged with murder for shooting a suicidal man who was holding a gun to his own head. Prosecutors argued Huntsville Officer William Darby had no reason to kill Jeffrey Parker while responding to a call after the 43-year-old man phoned 911 saying he was armed and planned to kill himself. A one-time colleague testified that Parker was talking to her and posed no immediate threat. But Darby told jurors h
  
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• AP source: Sheldon Silver ordered back to federal prison

  06-05-2021 20:54
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is being returned to federal prison after federal authorities denied him home confinement. That’s according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press. The person could not discuss the matter publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity. Silver was released Tuesday from a federal prison on furlough while he awaited potential placement to home confinement. The 77-year-old Silver had been in
  
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• Colorado GOP lawmaker who used racist term is reprimanded

  06-05-2021 20:50
  
  DENVER (AP) — A Republican lawmaker in Colorado was reprimanded Thursday after calling a colleague “Buckwheat” during debate on legislation — a racist term that provoked outcry from Democrats at a time when America is confronting its history of discrimination.
  It wasn’t clear who state Rep. Richard Holtorf was directing the remarks to Wednesday during debate on a stimulus measure. Holtorf, who is white, quickly said he was using the word as a “term of endearme
  
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• US stocks edge higher as banks help offset healthcare slide

  06-05-2021 20:44
  
  Stocks edged higher in afternoon trading Thursday, as gains in banks and household goods makers offset falling healthcare stocks. That sector fell broadly after news last night that the White House supports waiving intellectual property rights for coronavirus vaccines to help immunize poorer countries faster. Shares of drugmaker Moderna lost 1.9% despite the company reporting its first-ever quarterly profit, helped by the company’s coronavirus vaccine. Investors are still digesting corpora
  
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• 'Army of the Dead' opens next week in Tucson

  06-05-2021 20:42
  
  Zombi heist movie Army of the Dead opens Friday, May 14, at Harkins Theatres Tucson Spectrum 18, 5455 S. Calle Santa Cruz, starting Friday, May 14.…
  
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• AP source: Ex-New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to be returned to federal prison after home confinement is denied

  06-05-2021 20:41
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — AP source: Ex-New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to be returned to federal prison after home confinement is denied.The post AP source: Ex-New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to be returned to federal prison after home confinement is denied appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Jonathan Bush, brother of President George H.W. Bush, dies

  06-05-2021 20:39
  
  Jonathan Bush, the younger brother of the late President George H.W. Bush and uncle of former President George W. Bush, has died. He was 89. A spokesman for the Texas-based George & Barbara Bush Foundation says Jonathan Bush died Wednesday at his home in Jupiter, Florida. He would have turned 90 on Thursday. In a post on Twitter, the foundation said he was “a fine gentleman and a noble soul.” Jonathan Bush worked in finance. He was the last surviving of the family’s five si
  
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• At least 25 dead during Brazilian police raid in Rio

  06-05-2021 20:37
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian police targeting drug traffickers have raided a slum in Rio de Janeiro and at least one officer and 24 suspects died after being shot. A police helicopter flew low over the Jacarezinho favela Thursday as heavily armed men fled police by leaping from roof to roof. Service on a subway line was temporarily suspended due to the shooting. Jacarezinho is one of the city’s most populous favelas and it’s dominated by a criminal gang. A group that monitor
  
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• Israeli spymaster visits Bahrain to discuss Mideast security

  06-05-2021 20:33
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency has traveled to Bahrain on an official visit. The Bahrain state-run news agency said on Thursday only that Yossi Cohen met with Bahrain’s heads of national intelligence and strategic security to discuss regional security. The trip comes amid heightened regional tension over Iran and follows Israel’s recent deal to normalize relations with the island kingdom. The two countries opened diploma
  
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• General says US may train Afghan forces in other countries

  06-05-2021 20:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. military officer says the U.S. military may continue to train Afghan security forces, but do it in other countries after American forces leave Afghanistan. Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, calls it one of several options the Pentagon is considering. He says the U.S. has not settled on a plan yet to continue supporting the Afghan Air Force, which is heavily dependent on the U.S. for maintenance, training and repairs. Milley says some U.
  
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• Italy set to vaccinate small island populations in one go

  06-05-2021 20:29
  
  ROME (AP) — Italy is set to start a mass vaccination campaign on some of its small, remote islands where numbers of residents and health care services are limited. The office of Italy’s virus czar said the campaign to be launched Friday would initially target the Aeolian Islands north of Sicily and Isola Capraia off the Tuscan coast. Other remote areas on the mainland — villages in the Alps and Apennine mountains — might be selected for similar campaigns. The island plan
  
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• Gaza reporter says she was beaten for not wearing headscarf

  06-05-2021 20:25
  
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A female Palestinian reporter says a member of the Hamas-run border patrol in Gaza beat her with a tree branch for not wearing an Islamic headscarf last month. The incident sparked a public outcry, and the Islamic militant group has promised an apology and says it will punish the man. The 26-year-old reporter for a local radio station was with colleagues filming near the heavily guarded Gaza frontier on Apr. 25 when they were approached by the border patrol and
  
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