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• Breezy conditions will take over Southern Arizona

  15-05-2021 23:59
  
  TUCSON - Strong winds will return to our area tomorrow with wind gust as high as 35 mph.
  Consistent winds will range between 10-25 depending on elevation.
  We do not have any fire danger warnings in effect currently, but those same precautions should still be taken.A stagnant low pressure center to our west has caused this stretch of warm temperatures, but it has been slowly dying for a few days.A strong center of high pressure to our north will help push some of the cooler air in northern Arizon
  
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• NYC Pride parade bans police; Gay officers ‘disheartened’

  15-05-2021 23:43
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Organizers of New York City’s Pride events say they are banning police officers and other members of law enforcement from marching in an annual parade until at least 2025. NYC Pride announced Saturday that the sense of safety law enforcement is meant to provide can instead be threatening and at times dangerous. It said it wants to challenge law enforcement to acknowledge the harm and “correct course” going forward. The Gay Officers Action League and the Ne
  
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• TPD: Robbery at midtown strip club

  15-05-2021 23:36
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - The Tucson Police Department has confirmed that one person suffered non-life threatening injuries during a robbery at Fascinations on 3658 E. Speedway Boulevard.Police say that after follow-up investigations officers were able to detain two adults after being stopped in a vehicle. No arrests have been made as of yet.The investigation is still ongoing.
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• Damage assessment begins on overturned cargo ship after fire

  15-05-2021 23:35
  
  BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A salvage team has begun assessing the damage caused by a fire inside the remains of an overturned cargo ship that’s being dismantled along the Georgia coast. The multiagency command overseeing demolition of the Golden Ray said Saturday that the assessment will likely take several days. The wreckage of the ship caught fire Friday as workers used torches to cut into the hull. Crews extinguished the blaze, which burned for several hours, sending up black smoke. No
  
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• DIARY: Shouts, a hurried evacuation, and then the bombs came

  15-05-2021 23:33
  
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Associated Press correspondent Fares Akram heard the shouts: “Evacuation! Evacuation!” He was told he had 10 minutes to leave the Gaza City building that held the AP’s offices. The Israeli military had targeted the building for destruction. He took his laptop and a few of the many mementos that decorated his workspace, then ran. Soon after, he watched as a succession of airstrikes destroyed the only place in Gaza he had felt safe. It was one o
  
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• Angels pick up reliever Strickland from Rays

  15-05-2021 23:25
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Looking to bolster the majors’ worst pitching staff, the Los Angeles Angels have acquired right-handed reliever Hunter Strickland from the Tampa Bay Rays for a player to be named or cash. The 32-year-old Strickland has a 1.69 ERA in 16 innings with the Rays this season.The post Angels pick up reliever Strickland from Rays appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Police: Mom detained after 2 kids found dead in Arizona

  15-05-2021 23:23
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Police say two children have been found dead in a suburban Phoenix apartment after a woman flagged down a police officer and told them she was hearing voices telling her to kill her children. Tempe Police spokesman Sgt. Steven Carbajal says officers went to the woman’s apartment Saturday and found a 9-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy dead with “obvious signs of physical trauma.” Carbajal says the woman has been detained. No identities have been relea
  
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• ‘Shocking and horrifying’: Israel destroys AP office in Gaza

  15-05-2021 23:21
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli airstrike has destroyed a high-rise building that was home to The Associated Press’ offices in the Gaza Strip. The airstrike came despite hysterical calls from the news agency to halt the impending attack. AP called the strike “shocking and horrifying.” Although no one was hurt, the airstrike demolished an office that was like a second home for AP journalists. Press-freedom groups condemned the attack and accused the military of trying to censo
  
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• NYC Pride says no police can attend; Gay officers

  15-05-2021 23:19
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Organizers of New York City’s Pride events say they are banning police officers and other members of law enforcement from marching in an annual parade until at least 2025. NYC Pride announced Saturday that the sense of safety law enforcement is meant to provide can instead be threatening and at times dangerous. It said it wants to challenge law enforcement to acknowledge the harm and “correct course” going forward. The Gay Officers Action League and the Ne
  
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• The Latest: Rallies back Palestinians in Los Angeles, Boston

  15-05-2021 23:07
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on the continuing violence between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers amid the latest escalation in the Middle East:___
  LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of protesters shut down traffic as they took to the streets of Los Angeles, calling for an end to Israeli airstrikes over the Gaza Strip.
  The protesters waved flags and signs that said “free Palestine” and shouted “long live intifada,” or uprising. They marched fr
  
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• Israel strikes Gaza home of Hamas leader, AP office

  15-05-2021 23:01
  
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel has escalated its attacks on the Gaza Strip, bombing the home of a senior Hamas leader, killing a family of 10 in a refugee camp and destroying a high-rise that housed The Associated Press and other media. The Hamas militant group continued a stream of rocket volleys into Israel, and one man was killed when a rocket hit his home outside Tel Aviv. The attacks come as calls for a ceasefire are increasing after five days of mayhem that left at least 145 Pal
  
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• Police in Phoenix suburb say 2 kids killed, mom detained

  15-05-2021 23:00
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Police say two children have been found dead in a suburban Phoenix apartment after a woman flagged down a police officer and told them she was hearing voices telling her to kill her children. Tempe Police spokesman Sgt. Steven Carbajal says officers located the woman’s apartment, went inside and found a 9-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy dead with “obvious signs of physical trauma.” Carbajal says the woman who flagged down officers at about 7 a.m. ha
  
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• The Latest: Israeli PM: Campaign against Hamas to continue

  15-05-2021 22:49
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on the continuing violence between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers amid the latest escalation in the Middle East:___
  JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that the ongoing campaign against Palestinian militants, now in its sixth day, will “continue as long as needed.”
  The prime minister spoke on Saturday from Israel’s defense ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv and issued a warning to lea
  
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• The Latest: Florida’s amusement parks loosen mask wearing

  15-05-2021 22:39
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. — Visitors to Walt Disney World and Universal Studios-Orlando were allowed Saturday to remove their masks when outdoors, except when on attractions, in line or riding transportation.Florida’s major theme parks are adjusting face mask policies after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention loosened its recommendations on Thursday as more people get vaccinated for the coronavirus. Masks remain mandatory indoors, except in restaurants when seated or actively eating a
  
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• ‘Sins of our past’: Apologies for 1970 Jackson St. shootings

  15-05-2021 22:39
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city and a state senator are apologizing for shootings by city and state law enforcement officers 51 years ago at a historically Black college. Two people were killed and 12 were wounded May 15, 1970, at Jackson State College. It is now Jackson State University. Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Sen. Hillman Frazier spoke Saturday during a graduation ceremony — held 51 years later — for the Jackson State Class
  
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• Gun used in deadly Chicago-area shootings has long history

  15-05-2021 22:38
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A gun that a man used to kill five people in January shootings in Chicago and a nearby suburb was used in as many five other shootings since 2009. The Chicago Tribune reports that documents it obtained in response to an open records request revealed that shell casings and ballistic tests were used in the other shootings on the city’s South Side that left five people injured. The documents do not indicate when and how Jason Nightengale obtained the weapon before he went
  
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• Suns rout short-handed Spurs 140-103, keep hope for top seed

  15-05-2021 22:31
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Devin Booker had 27 points and the Phoenix Suns maintained their hope of earning the top spot in the Western Conference with a 140-103 victory over the short-handed San Antonio Spurs on Saturday. Phoenix moved within a game of Utah for first in the West. The Jazz conclude their season Sunday in Sacramento while the Suns close a two-game series in San Antonio. Phoenix swept the season series against Utah. Keldon Johnson had 18 points to lead San Antonio, who previously cl
  
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• Media demand Israel explain destruction of news offices

  15-05-2021 22:31
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — News organizations are demanding an explanation Saturday for an Israeli airstrike that targeted and destroyed a Gaza City building housing the offices of The Associated Press, broadcaster Al-Jazeera and other media outlets. AP journalists and other tenants safely evacuated from al-Jalaa tower after Israel’s military warned of an imminent strike Saturday. Three heavy missiles hit the building within the hour. AP’s president said the news agency was seeking inform
  
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• Play-in or playoffs? Lakers won’t know until the final day

  15-05-2021 22:23
  
  LeBron James may be one game away from the playoffs. Or he may be one game away from the play-in tournament, and a possible high-stakes showdown against Stephen Curry. Either way, the NBA wins Sunday — with what’s certain to be a dramatic end to the regular season. If the Lakers beat New Orleans on Sunday, and Portland loses to Denver, the defending champions are going straight to the playoffs as a top-six seed. But if they lose to the Pelicans, or if Portland wins, James will be in
  
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• Florida’s amusement parks loosen pandemic mask requirements

  15-05-2021 22:04
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s major amusement parks are adjusting their face mask policies after the federal government loosened its recommendations as more people get vaccinated for the coronavirus. Visitors to Walt Disney World and Universal Studios-Orlando were allowed Saturday to remove their masks when they are outdoors except when they are on attractions, in line or riding transportation. Masks remain mandatory indoors except in restaurants when seated. Disney requires they be
  
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• The Latest: Israel says electric power lines to Gaza damaged

  15-05-2021 21:56
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on the continuing violence between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers amid the latest escalation in the Middle East:___
  JERUSALEM — Israel’s Electric Company says that high voltage lines supplying the Gaza Strip with electricity were damaged by rocket fire by Palestinian militants.
  The company released a statement on Saturday saying five of the 10 lines have been damaged, in the latest escalation of fighting and that the
  
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• ‘Sins of our past’: Officials apologize for campus shooting

  15-05-2021 21:54
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city and a state senator are apologizing for shootings by city and state law enforcement officers 51 years ago at a historically Black college. Two people were killed and 12 were wounded May 15, 1970, at Jackson State College. It is now Jackson State University. Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Sen. Hillman Frazier spoke Saturday during a graduation ceremony — held 51 years later — for the Jackson State Class
  
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• Correction: Ex-Trump Lawyer-Fundraising story

  15-05-2021 21:45
  
  In a story published May 13, 2021, about attorney Sidney Powell, The Associated Press erroneously reported that former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne is chairman and CEO of Defending the Republic, a nonprofit formed by Powell, formerly an attorney for ex-President Donald Trump. Byrne says he resigned as Defending the Republic’s chairman and CEO in April.The post Correction: Ex-Trump Lawyer-Fundraising story appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Merkel to youth: Build political support for climate action

  15-05-2021 21:18
  
  BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she understands young people’s frustration about the pace of efforts to combat climate change, but is stressing the need to build political majorities to support effective action. Merkel’s Cabinet this week approved an ambitious plan to reduce Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions to ‘net zero’ by 2045, five years earlier and with deeper cuts than previously planned. The move came after the country’s top co
  
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• The Latest: Hamas leader tells rally militants won’t retreat

  15-05-2021 21:15
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on the continuing violence between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers amid the latest escalation in the Middle East:___
  BEIRUT — A top Hamas leader says militant groups in the Gaza Strip will not retreat in the face of attacks by Israeli troops, warning that their fighters still haven’t used all their force at their disposal.
  Ismail Haniyeh spoke during a rally attended by hundreds in the gas-rich nation of Qatar on Satur
  
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• Crash victim had posted videos riding in Tesla on Autopilot

  15-05-2021 20:54
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The driver of a Tesla involved in a fatal crash that California highway authorities said may have been on operating on Autopilot posted social media videos of himself riding in the vehicle without his hands on the wheel or foot on the pedal. The May 5 crash in Fontana east of Los Angeles is under federal investigation. The probe is the 29th case involving a Tesla that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has responded to. The California Highway Patrol says
  
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• White House says Biden has first call since his inauguration with Palestinian leader Abbas amid violence in region

  15-05-2021 20:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — White House says Biden has first call since his inauguration with Palestinian leader Abbas amid violence in region.The post White House says Biden has first call since his inauguration with Palestinian leader Abbas amid violence in region appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: Biden talks to Abbas on latest Gaza escalation

  15-05-2021 20:36
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on the continuing violence between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers(all times local):
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  RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has spoken on the phone with President Joe Biden and urged the U.S. to intervene in the conflict and “put an end to Israeli attacks on Palestinians.”
  The official Palestinian news agency Wafa says Abbas on Saturday updated Biden on the escalations across the Palestinia
  
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• Biden raises concerns with Israeli leader about ‘safety and security’ of journalists, stresses need to protect them

  15-05-2021 20:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden raises concerns with Israeli leader about ‘safety and security’ of journalists, stresses need to protect them.The post Biden raises concerns with Israeli leader about ‘safety and security’ of journalists, stresses need to protect them appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Italy’s Berlusconi leaves hospital amid post-virus struggles

  15-05-2021 20:31
  
  MILAN (AP) — Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has been released from Milan’s San Raffaele Hospital, where he was treated for complications related to his earlier bout with coronavirus.  Berlusconi, 84, who recovered from COVID-19 last September, has been in and out of the hospital in recent weeks. He was most recently admitted on Monday. In April, he spent 24 days in the hospital under medical supervision.  The post Italy’s Berlusconi leaves hospital amid post
  
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• The Latest: Qatar top diplomat meets Hamas’ leader in Doha

  15-05-2021 20:30
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on the continuing violence between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers(all times local):
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  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Qatar’s foreign minister has met with a top Hamas official.
  That’s according to a statement by Qatar’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday. It said Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met Hamas leader Ismail Haniya in the capital, Doha.
  The Foreign Ministry said Sheikh Mohammed “stresse
  
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• The Latest: Yale to require vaccinations for faculty, staff

  15-05-2021 20:18
  
  NEW YORK — Yale University is requiring its faculty and staff to get coronavirus vaccinations before the fall term, extending a requirement already imposed for students.The private university says faculty members, staffers and academic trainees must be fully inoculated by Aug. 1, although there are provisions for exemptions for reasons based on medical conditions or religious or “strongly held” personal beliefs.More than 350 colleges and universities around the country are requ
  
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• Pipeline operator says “normal operations” have resumed

  15-05-2021 20:14
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — The operator of the nation’s largest gasoline pipeline that was hit with a ransomware cyberattack says it has resumed normal operations and is now delivering millions of gallons of fuel per hour. The Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline had begun the process of restarting the pipeline’s operations on Wednesday evening and warned it could take several days for the supply chain to return to normal. In a tweet on Saturday, the company said since that time it has returned
  
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• Bleak futures fuel widespread protests by young Colombians

  15-05-2021 20:03
  
  BUCARAMANGA, Colombia (AP) — Thousands of young people and college students have been at the forefront of Colombia’s antigovernment protests for more than two weeks, armed with improvised shields made from garbage cans and umbrellas. They’ve taken the brunt of the tear gas and gunshots from security forces, and dozens have paid for it with their lives. The protesters have become the voices for Colombians fed up with a government they say has mismanaged the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• Police fire tear gas on banned Palestinian march in Paris

  15-05-2021 19:47
  
  PARIS (AP) — French riot police fired tear gas and used water cannons on defiant protesters supporting Palestinians in the Gaza Strip despite a ban on Saturday’s demonstration in the French capital. Thousands of people marched peacefully in other cities in France and elsewhere in Europe, including in London, Madrid. Brussels and Rome. In Paris, protesters scattered and played cat and mouse with security forces in the city’s northern neighborhoods after their starting point for
  
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• The Latest: 1 wounded at Lebanon border rally against Israel

  15-05-2021 19:42
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on the continuing violence between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers(all times local):
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  BEIRUT — Hundreds of Lebanese and Palestinians have protested along the Lebanon-Israel border, with some climbing a border wall and triggering Israeli fire that wounded one person.
  The protest on Saturday evening in the Lebanese border village of Adaisseh saw hundreds marching and waving Palestinian, Lebanese and yellow flags of the mili
  
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• Racist attacks revive Asian American studies program demand

  15-05-2021 19:40
  
  Ongoing anti-Asian attacks during the pandemic along with last month’s massage business shootings in Georgia that left six Asian women dead have provoked national conversations about Asian American and Pacific Islander visibility. The debate has renewed an appetite at some colleges for Asian American studies programs. As student diversity grows, so does the desire for representation in the syllabus. But qualified professors of color say such programs won’t last if they aren’t b
  
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• US climate envoy Kerry meets with pope on climate crisis

  15-05-2021 19:08
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — John Kerry, President Joe Biden’s climate envoy, has met in private with Pope Francis. After Saturday’s meeting, Kerry called the pope “a compelling moral authority on the subject of the climate crisis” who has been “ahead of the curve.” The former U.S. Secretary of State told Vatican News that the pope’s embrace of climate issues “hopefully can push people to greater ambition to get the job done.” Kerry is visiting
  
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• The Latest: Report: Hamas chief, Iran general discuss Gaza

  15-05-2021 19:03
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on the continuing violence between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers(all times local):
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  TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian state TV says the head of the expeditionary force of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has had a phone call with the head of the militant Hamas group.
  Al-Alam, the Arabic-language service of Iranian state television, reported that Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh spoke by telephone with Quds Force command
  
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• The Daily Saguaro, Saturday, 5/15/21

  15-05-2021 19:00
  
  This week we feature blooming saguaros... …
  
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• Arizona reports nearly 500 new virus cases, 12 deaths

  15-05-2021 18:58
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials are reporting nearly 500 new COVID-19 cases and a dozen new deaths as coronavirus cases continue to remain fairly steady amid growing vaccination rates. The state Department of Health Services reported 474 new cases on Saturday. That brings the total since the pandemic began hitting the state early last year at 872,496. The 12 new deaths brought the total number tallied in Arizona to 17.459. Pima County officials on Friday dropped their mandatory mas
  
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• The Latest: Egypt, Saudi Arabia call for Gaza cease-fire

  15-05-2021 18:55
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on the continuing violence between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers(all times local):
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  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The foreign ministers of Egypt and Saudi Arabia are calling for an immediate cease-fire in the fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
  That’s according to a statement on Saturday carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency.
  It says that Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan had s
  
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• 14-year-old boy dies in Phoenix stabbing; woman arrested

  15-05-2021 18:52
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police say a 14-year-old boy who was involved in a fight with other males at a central Phoenix light rail station has died after being stabbed. Police spokesman Sgt. Andy Williams says officers arrested a 30-year-old woman who they say stabbed the boy Friday night and booked her into jail on a second-degree murder charge. The fight involved several males and Williams says at some point Priscilla Urqualla fatally stabbed Quortez Conley. She was arrested at the scene.
  
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• Zimbabwe court blocks leader from keeping chief justice on

  15-05-2021 18:46
  
  HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s High Court has forced the country’s chief justice to retire, ruling that an extension of his term by the president is illegal. The ruling is a major setback for President Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose party in May pushed through constitutional amendments that critics said concentrated power in the hands of the president. Amid a furor, Mnangagwa used his new powers to extend Chief Justice Luke Malaba’s tenure by 5 years on May 11, three days
  
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• Accused Florida deputy denies planting drugs in stopped cars

  15-05-2021 18:44
  
  MARIANNA, Fla. (AP) — A fired Florida sheriff’s deputy accused of planting drugs on suspects told a jury he is innocent. Former Jackson County deputy Zachary Wester testified at his trial Friday that he found a box in his patrol car containing packaged methamphetamine and marijuana inside a park restroom. He denied it was meant to be planted in cars during traffic stops. Prosecutors say he planted evidence during a dozen traffic stops, arresting drivers and passengers on false charge
  
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• The Latest: 21 arrested at Gaza rally Indian part of Kashmir

  15-05-2021 18:37
  
  BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on the continuing violence between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers(all times local):
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  SRINAGAR, India — Police in the Indian-controlled sector of the divided Kashmir say 21 people were arrested for disturbing public order by expressing solidarity with Palestinians and holding protests against Israel’s military offensive in Gaza.
  Saturday’s statement says police are “sensitive to public anguish” but wouldn’t allow
  
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• Soldiers who perished on secret mission are memorialized

  15-05-2021 18:33
  
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Families who’ve fought for recognition for soldiers who died while traveling to Vietnam for a secret mission have something to celebrate. Families of more than 20 fallen soldiers attended the unveiling of a memorial Saturday in Maine. All told, 93 U.S. soldiers, three South Vietnamese and 11 crew members were on a chartered flight that disappeared between Guam and the Philippines in 1962. Susie Linale, of Omaha, Nebraska, said she hopes the memorial brings some
  
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• 14-year-old boy dead in Phoenix stabbing, woman arrested

  15-05-2021 18:33
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police say a 14-year-old boy who was involved in a fight with other males at a central Phoenix light rail station has died after being stabbed. Police spokesman Sgt. Andy Williams says officers arrested a 30-year-old woman who they say stabbed the boy Friday night and booked her into jail on a 2nd degree murder charge. The fight involved several males and Williams says at some point Priscilla Urqualla fatally stabbed Quortez Conley. She was arrested at the scene.&nbs
  
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• The Latest: Lebanese protest at Israel border; 1 wounded

  15-05-2021 18:30
  
  BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on the continuing violence between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers(all times local):
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  BEIRUT — Hundreds of Lebanese and Palestinians have protested along the Lebanon-Israel border, with some climbing a border wall there and triggering Israeli fire that wounded one person.
  The incident took place during a protest on Saturday evening in the Lebanese border village of Adaisseh, where hundreds marched waving Palestinian, Lebanese and yellow flags
  
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• Israeli military says it bombed home of a top Hamas leader

  15-05-2021 18:24
  
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military says it has bombed the home of Khalil al-Hayeh, a top leader of Gaza’s ruling  militant Hamas group. The military alleged that the home served as part of what it said was the militant group’s “terrorist infrastructure.” Al-Hayeh is a senior figure in the Hamas political leadership in Gaza. His fate after the strike was not immediately known. Earlier on Saturday, an Israeli airstrike targeted and destroyed a high
  
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