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• Violent felony convict arrested among three other migrants in Yuma

  03-06-2021 23:59
  
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  YUMA, Ariz. (KVOA) - A man with a violent felony conviction was taken into custody among three undocumented noncitizens by Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents Tuesday evening.According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Fredy Zuniga-Caceres and three other people from Honduras were spotted by agents near County 8 ½ Street and the Levee Road.The four were arrested and taken to the Yuma station for further processing.After investigation
  
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• Arrested Belarus dissident weeps in interview on state TV

  03-06-2021 23:54
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The dissident Belarusian journalist and opposition activist who was arrested after his airline flight was diverted to Minsk wept in an interview on state television. Raman Pratasevich said Thursday that he was fully cooperating with investigators and declared that he respects the authoritarian president he opposed for years. The broadcast was the second appearance in two days by the 26-year-old. His arrest on May 23 sparked intense denunciation in the West. By showing
  
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• Vaccinated or not, California workers may keep masks on

  03-06-2021 23:53
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Major California businesses are frustrated over proposed rules by workplace regulators that would only allow workers to go maskless if everyone in a room is fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. That contrasts with the state’s plan to fully reopen in less than two weeks and do away with virtually all mask and social distancing requirements for vaccinated people. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that he would review the ultimate rule adopted by the Califor
  
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• Police: Delaware man kills himself after shooting 3 officers

  03-06-2021 23:49
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Police say a Delaware man fatally shot himself after shooting and injuring three police officers responding to a domestic dispute. Police say Bernard Goodwyn of Smyrna opened fire and hit the three officers as they tried to enter a Wilmington apartment Wednesday night. The officers were taken to a hospital in stable condition. One was was treated and released and the other two are expected to fully recover. After an overnight standoff, officers entered the room wher
  
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• Drought saps California reservoirs as hot, dry summer looms

  03-06-2021 23:47
  
  OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — California’s reservoirs are shrinking quickly as a drought grips the western United States. Reservoirs should be full this time of year as the sun melts snowpack from a wet winter. But this past year was the third driest on record in terms of precipitation. California’s reservoirs are about 50% lower than they should be. And it’s only going to get worse as the summer drags on. State officials say one of their most important reservoirs, Lake Orovill
  
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• TMC to host vaccination party

  03-06-2021 23:45
  
  Still haven't gotten your COVID vaccine? TMC hopes its vaccination party will convince you to finally get it done.…
  
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• Virtual Swimfest: Learning to Blow Bubbles

  03-06-2021 23:43
  
  Once again, News 4 Tucson is partnering with the YMCA of Southern Arizona for News 4 Tucson Lifesaver Virtual Swimfest. To help keep swimmers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, the YMCA of Southern Arizona will be providing new videos each week demonstrating important water safety skills.
  This is our commitment to making drowning prevention lessons available online to every family in Southern Arizona. To complete the Water Watcher pledge and receive a Virtual Swimfe
  
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• Buttigieg visits closed Interstate 40 bridge in Tennessee

  03-06-2021 23:39
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg came to Tennessee to learn how the closure of the Interstate 40 bridge connecting that state and Arkansas has affected freight movement since it was shut down more than three weeks ago when a crack was found in the span. Buttigieg has met with regional transportation officials in Memphis before a tour of the Hernando De Soto bridge Thursday. Memphis has seen road traffic problems since the I-40 bridge spanning
  
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• 2 more arrested over body found in Phoenix’s Papago Park

  03-06-2021 23:30
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Two more people have been arrested in connection with the death of a Scottsdale man whose body was found in a Phoenix park, according to authorities. Scottsdale police on Wednesday said 24-year-old Leeontay Munns and 23-year-old Anya Bobo were booked this week on murder charges. They are suspects in the homicide of 29-year-old Julian Gion Franco Gonzales of Scottsdale. Gonzales’ body was discovered in Papago Park last month. A second body was found less than a mile awa
  
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• Judge says Arpaio’s successor will face contempt hearing

  03-06-2021 23:28
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — A judge said he’ll hold a contempt of court hearing against the sheriff of metro Phoenix in the same racial profiling case that led to contempt rulings against his predecessor, Joe Arpaio. Sheriff Paul Penzone has a week to decide whether to contest arguments that he should be held in civil contempt over his backlog of internal affairs cases or whether to acknowledge he’s in contempt and remedy the problems. Judge Murray Snow said it would be more reasonable to f
  
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• Puerto Rico to reopen bars, clubs for 1st time amid pandemic

  03-06-2021 23:23
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor says he will reopen bars and clubs for the first time since the pandemic began following a significant drop in COVID-19 cases and deaths.He said Thursday that those and other places including party buses will only be allowed to operate at 50% capacity.He also said that those who are vaccinated will no longer have to wear a mask outside. However, masks are still required for everyone entering any kind of business.The post Puerto Rico
  
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• Czech coalition government survives no-confidence vote

  03-06-2021 23:13
  
  PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech coalition government led by populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis has survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Five opposition parties also requested the vote, as prosecutors are looking into whether to indict Babis over alleged fraud involving EU funds. A recently published European Union report concluded that Babis has a conflict of interest over EU subsidies involving his former business empire. Babis denies any wr
  
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• Biden’s pledge on media freedom may be easier said than done

  03-06-2021 23:06
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s stated commitment to abandoning the practice of spying on reporters has won support from press freedom groups. But it remains unclear if that promise can actually be kept, especially because Democratic and Republican administrations alike have relied on reporters’ phone records to suss out leaks of classified information. The Justice Department in recent weeks has disclosed that federal investigators had secretly obtained call records of
  
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• TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash on I-19 past Green Valley

  03-06-2021 23:02
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - A crash is causing traffic restrictions on Interstate 19 near Green Valley Thursday afternoon.
  Arizona Department of Transportation says the crash is blocking the left lane at kilometer 49K.I-19 SB past Green Valley: A crash is blocking the left lane at kilometer 49K. #Aztraffic pic.twitter.com/pHhRQzR8dK— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) June 3, 2021
  No further details have been released.The post TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash on I-19 past Green Valley appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Pill shows benefit in certain hard-to-treat breast cancers

  03-06-2021 23:01
  
  A pill has been shown to help keep certain early-stage, hard-to-treat breast cancers at bay after initial treatment. Study results were released Thursday by the American Society of Clinical Oncology ahead of its annual meeting and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Lynparza, a pill marketed by AstraZeneca and Merck, is already sold in the United States and elsewhere for treating some widely spread breast cancers. The new study tested it in patients with earlier-stage disease after
  
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• French military suspends joint operation with Mali military

  03-06-2021 23:00
  
  BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — France says it is temporarily suspending joint military operations with Malian forces until the West African nation’s junta complies with international demands to restore civilian rule. The announcement late Thursday comes amid growing pressure for Col. Assimi Goita to step aside. Goita deposed the country’s civilian transitional leaders late last month, grabbing back control of Mali nine months after his first coup d’etat was carried out. The African
  
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• TMC, Pima County to hold ‘Vaccine Fiesta’ Saturday

  03-06-2021 22:59
  
  Pima County Health DepartmentTUCSON (KVOA) - Tucson Medical Center and Pima County are hosting a "Vaccine Fiesta" on Saturday.
  Anyone 12 and older is invited to get their shot at the Udall Park Vaccine Clinic, 7200 E. Tanque Verde Road from 9 a.m. to noon.
  There will be prizes, games and food for people who get their COVID-19 shot.
  This is a free event. Walk-ins are welcome.The post TMC, Pima County to hold ‘Vaccine Fiesta’ Saturday appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Official: French military temporarily suspending joint operations with Malian military after 2nd coup d’etat in May

  03-06-2021 22:57
  
  BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Official: French military temporarily suspending joint operations with Malian military after 2nd coup d’etat in May.The post Official: French military temporarily suspending joint operations with Malian military after 2nd coup d’etat in May appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Celebrity attorney F. Lee Bailey dead at 87

  03-06-2021 22:49
  
  WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Celebrity attorney F. Lee Bailey has died. He was 87. The death was confirmed Thursday by Peter Horstmann, who worked with Bailey as an associate in the same law office for seven years. In a career that spanned decades, Bailey defended O.J. Simpson, Patricia Hearst and the alleged Boston Strangler. Bailey had been called arrogant, egocentric and contemptuous of authority. But he also was acknowledged as bold, brilliant, meticulous and tireless in the defense of his cl
  
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• Celebrity attorney F. Lee Bailey, who defended O.J. Simpson, Patty Hearst, alleged Boston Strangler, dies at 87

  03-06-2021 22:45
  
  WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Celebrity attorney F. Lee Bailey, who defended O.J. Simpson, Patty Hearst, alleged Boston Strangler, dies at 87.The post Celebrity attorney F. Lee Bailey, who defended O.J. Simpson, Patty Hearst, alleged Boston Strangler, dies at 87 appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Johnny Gilbert, the voice of ‘Jeopardy!’, keeps going at 92

  03-06-2021 22:43
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Jeopardy!” announcer Johnny Gilbert decided to stick with the quiz show after Alex Trebek’s cancer death last year. Gilbert was facing the difficult question once again as production for next season neared. This time it would mean adjusting to a yet-to-be-named host, instead of the celebrities who have been filling in this season. Gilbert says it’s not easy to consider working with someone other than Trebek after their 37 years together on &ldquo
  
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• Videos show disputed police shooting of Kansas City man

  03-06-2021 22:38
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A group of Christian ministers is raising questions about the fatal police shooting of a Kansas City man. Police shot and killed Malcolm Johnson at a gas station on March 25 while attempting to arrest him for questioning in an earlier shooting. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Johnson was shot after he shot and wounded a police officer during a struggle. Two videos taken at the gas station that were released this week show the struggle and the shooting. The mi
  
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• White-knuckle thriller for AMC as it sells stock into frenzy

  03-06-2021 22:37
  
  The wild ride for the summer’s blockbuster stock, AMC Entertainment, is getting even crazier. The movie-theater company’s stock plunged nearly 40% after it announced plans to sell 11.6 million shares to raise cash, while warning buyers they could lose all their investment. But it erased the loss in just a few hours and then bounced between gains and losses before ending Thursday with a drop of 17.9%. It’s the latest stupefying move for one of the “meme stocks” that
  
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• Foundation gifts $100,000 to 3 Tulsa Race Massacre survivors

  03-06-2021 22:37
  
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A Tulsa-based nonprofit says it’s gifting $100,000 to each of the known living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The Justice for Greenwood Foundation announced the gifts Thursday for Hughes Van Ellis Sr., Lessie Benningfield Randle and Viola Fletcher. The three centenarians have been a focal point of much of the activities over the last week commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the attack by a white mob on the thriving Black district. All three also
  
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• US traffic deaths up 7% last year, highest number since 2007

  03-06-2021 22:25
  
  DETROIT (AP) — The government’s highway safety agency says U.S. traffic deaths rose 7% last year. That’s the biggest increase in 13 years even though people drove fewer miles due to the coronavirus pandemic. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration blamed the increase on drivers taking more risks on sparsely traveled roads by speeding, failing to wear seat belts, or driving while impaired by drugs or alcohol. The agency on Thursday released preliminary numbers showing
  
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• Barriers removed, new ones go up, at George Floyd Square

  03-06-2021 22:25
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Crews have removed concrete barriers, artwork, flowers and other items from a Minneapolis intersection that has been a sprawling memorial to George Floyd since his death last year. The clearing work took less than four hours to complete Thursday morning at the the intersection informally known as George Floyd Square. But not long after the concrete barriers were removed and traffic started to flow at the intersection, community activists erected makeshift barriers and re
  
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• Stocks end lower on Wall Street; AMC sinks after stock sale

  03-06-2021 22:12
  
  Stocks closed lower on Wall Street, led by more declines in big technology companies and putting the S&P 500 in the red for the week. The benchmark index gave up 0.4% Thursday, weighed down by losses in Apple, Amazon and other tech heavyweights. Investors are still keeping a close eye on signs of inflation, which would especially hurt tech sector stocks whose values have soared in recent years. AMC went on another wild ride after executing a big stock sale, closing down 18% after being down
  
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• US to swiftly boost global vaccine sharing, Biden announces

  03-06-2021 22:00
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the U.S. will swiftly share millions more doses of COVID-19 vaccines with the world. The U.S. will be directing most of the excess doses through the lagging UN-backed international COVAX program. This promises many more infusions for South and Central America, Asia, Africa and others at a time of glaring shortages abroad and more than ample supplies at home. The announcement came just hours after World Health Organization officials in Africa made a ne
  
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• Iraqi officials: Explosion at Baghdad restaurant kills 3

  03-06-2021 22:00
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi health officials say an explosion at a crowded restaurant in a northwestern Baghdad neighborhood killed three people and injured 16. It was not immediately known what caused the blast on Thursday evening. The explosion took place close to a shrine revered by Shiite Muslims. A military statement said that an unknown object exploded and that specialized teams were investigating in order to ascertain the type of explosion. Local reports said it may have been a gas cylinde
  
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• Georgia school officials condemn some teaching about race

  03-06-2021 21:48
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s education board has approved a resolution that says the U.S. and Georgia are not racist and students should not be taught that racism or slavery are anything but deviations from the country’s “authentic founding principals.” The measure was approved by an 11-2 vote on Thursday. It was introduced amid a national reckoning with race that has prompted governors and legislatures in Republican-controlled states across the country to try to define
  
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• Trump’s grip on GOP sparks fears about democratic process

  03-06-2021 21:44
  
  To advocates of democracy, the persistence of Republicans’ election denial shows how the party is increasingly open to bucking democratic norms, particularly the bipartisan respect traditionally afforded to election results even after a bitter campaign. That’s raising the prospect that Republicans might take the extraordinary step of refusing to certify future elections if they gain power in next year’s midterms. Republicans have already offered a preview of how they might oper
  
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• Duke’s Krzyzewski eager for a final run with the Blue Devils

  03-06-2021 21:39
  
  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski says he feels the time is right to step away from a Hall of Fame coaching career. He’s also eager to get back on the court for a final run after a bumpy year. Krzyzewski held a news conference Thursday on the Cameron Indoor Stadium court bearing his name. The winningest coach in the history of Division I men’s college basketball announced a day earlier that next season will be his last with the program he built into one of colleg
  
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• FBI, Vegas police offer $10K for information about slain boy

  03-06-2021 21:33
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The FBI and Las Vegas police are offering up to $10,000 for information that helps identify a boy found dead near a highway and locate his killer. Investigators released new facial images Thursday and said he was between 8 and 10. The boy’s body was found May 28 off State Route 160 between Las Vegas and rural Pahrump. Authorities say it was clear the boy was killed but declined to say how or offer other details. The boy was 123 pounds and had a gap in his front teeth
  
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• EXPLAINER: Why and when do COVID-19 vaccines expire?

  03-06-2021 21:31
  
  How soon vaccines expire is a critical question as the Biden administration prepares to send tens of millions of unused COVID-19 doses abroad to help curb the pandemic. Many drugs and vaccines can last for years if stored properly, but all can eventually lose their effectiveness much like how food can degrade in a pantry. Like many perishable items, COVID-19 vaccines remain stable longer at lower temperatures. The vaccines authorized in the U.S., made by Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson
  
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• Netanyahu foes push for quick vote to end his 12-year rule

  03-06-2021 21:20
  
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents are pushing for a quick parliament vote to formally end his lengthy rule. They hoped on Thursday to head off any last-minute attempts by the premier to derail their newly announced coalition government. The latest maneuvering began just hours after opposition leader Yair Lapid and his main coalition partner, Naftali Bennett, declared they had reached a deal for a governing coalition of eight parties from across the
  
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• Walmart aims to empower workers with own devices, new app

  03-06-2021 21:16
  
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  New York (AP) — Walmart is unveiling an app for its store workers’ phones that allows them to do a variety of tasks from digitally clocking into work to helping locate merchandise and answering customers’ questions.It also has a push-to-talk feature to directly communicate with colleagues.As part of the launch, the nation’s largest private employer says it plans to offer more than 740,000 store workers a new Samsung smartphone
  
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• Man dies from injuries after striking traffic signal pole on south side

  03-06-2021 21:07
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - The man seriously injured in Wednesday's single-vehicle collision succumbed to his injuries, according to a release shared by Tucson Police Department Thursday morning.At around 3:21 p.m. Wednesday, 47-year-old Ramiro Reyes Loza was transported to the hospital after he reportedly crashed into a traffic signal pole near the intersection of 12th Avenue and 44th Street.TPD said Loza passed away shortly after arriving at the hospital.According to police, Loz
  
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• Tempe man accused of killing roommate’s domesticated rabbit

  03-06-2021 21:05
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — A Tempe man is accused of killing his roommate’s domesticated pet rabbit while the roommate was in the process of moving out. Police say Antonio O’Connor was arrested Friday on suspicion of animal cruelty. According to police, the roommate returned to the residence to retrieve the rabbit and other belongings and found the rabbit’s carcass on the kitchen counter and O’Connor holding a kitchen knife. Police said O’Connor told investigators he
  
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• Wisconsin Sen. Johnson says he hasn’t decided on 2022 run

  03-06-2021 20:59
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin says he remains undecided about seeking a third term in 2022 and feels no pressure to make up his mind any time soon. Johnson said during a virtual Milwaukee Press Club event on Thursday that he understands that former President Donald Trump and others are encouraging him to run. Johnson previously pledged not to serve more than two terms, but has since walked that back. Johnson said his “primary goal” is to keep the
  
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• Bidens mark first lady’s birthday with leisurely bike ride

  03-06-2021 20:51
  
  REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — The Bidens are celebrating the first lady’s 70th birthday with a leisurely bike ride. President Joe Biden and Jill Biden cycled the paved Cape Henlopen State Park trail near their Delaware beach home on Thursday. Well-wishers hooted and greeted the first lady with cheers and birthday greetings as they arrived at the trailhead near Gordons Pond beach. A smaller group sang “Happy Birthday” to her as she and the president finished up their ride on
  
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• Buttigieg visiting closed Interstate 40 bridge in Tennessee

  03-06-2021 20:47
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is in Tennessee to learn how the closure of the Interstate 40 bridge connecting that state and Arkansas has affected freight movement since it was shut down more than three weeks ago when a crack was found in the span. Buttigieg has met with regional transportation officials in Memphis before a planned tour of the Hernando De Soto bridge Thursday. Memphis has seen road traffic problems since the I-40 bridge sp
  
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• Ex-Treasury worker sentenced to 6 months in ‘leak’ case

  03-06-2021 20:45
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A former U.S. Treasury Department worker was sentenced to six months in prison Thursday for leaking confidential financial reports to a journalist at Buzzfeed. Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards pleaded guilty last year to a conspiracy charge, admitting she leaked banking reports related to people being investigated in special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of foreign interference in U.S. elections. U.S. District Judge Gregory H. Woods called Edwards’ actions &ldqu
  
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• 8-year-old dies after hit-and-run crash in downtown Tucson; suspect arrested

  03-06-2021 20:40
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - An 8-year-old child has died after she was seriously injured in Tuesday evening's two-vehicle crash in downtown Tucson.According to Tucson Police Department, 8-year-old Yarel Ruiz and three other people were transported to the hospital at around 9:42 p.m. Tuesday after a 2015 Chevrolet Camaro reportedly traveling westbound on Congress Road at a high rate of speed struck a northbound vehicle when passing through the Grande Avenue intersection.TPD said the northbound vehicle had a
  
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• Earthquake at underwater Hawaii volcano shakes Big Island

  03-06-2021 20:39
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — An earthquake at an active deep sea volcano off Hawaii shook the Big Island but didn’t appear to have any impact on nearby active volcanoes. The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the magnitude-4.0 quake Wednesday night was located under Loihi seamount, about 20 miles southwest of the Big Island, at a depth of 7 miles. USGS officials said moderate shaking could be felt across the Big Island but at that intensity no significant damage was
  
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• Texas man pleads guilty to crimes against gay men met on app

  03-06-2021 20:31
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Prosecutors say a Dallas man has pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges stemming from a string of kidnappings and robberies that targeted gay men using a dating app. Daniel Jenkins was the last of four men to plead guilty to charges arising from 2017 scheme that used the dating app Grindr to lure men to an apartment where the victims were robbed and assaulted. Prosecutors say the 22-year-old pleaded guilty to five counts including hate crime and hate crime conspiracy. J
  
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• Russian police release opposition figure held for 2 days

  03-06-2021 20:30
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian police have released a well-known opposition politician from custody after holding him for two days. Dmitry Gudkov was detained at his country house on Tuesday in connection with an investigation into money allegedly owed to the city for rental of an office space. Gudkov’s attorney, Mikhail Biryukov, said it was not clear whether the release of Gudkov Thursday meant the investigation was still active. The detention came as authorities continue to crack down on d
  
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• Felled UK slave trader statue displayed; city mulls its fate

  03-06-2021 20:30
  
  LONDON (AP) — A statue of a 17th-century slave trader that was toppled during anti-racism protests in the English city of Bristol is being displayed in a museum where a survey will ask visitors to help decide its fate. The bronze likeness of Edward Colston was pulled from its pedestal and dumped in Bristol harbor a year ago in the aftermath of a Minneapolis police officer killing George Floyd. The battered, paint-splattered statue of Colton is going on public display Friday at Bristol&rsqu
  
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• Utah man sentenced to 30 years in death of wife on cruise

  03-06-2021 20:27
  
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A Utah man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in the beating death of his wife on an Alaska cruise. The federal judge handing down the sentence Thursday described the 2017 crime as violent and brutal. Prosecutors had sought life in prison for Kenneth Manzanares, while Manzanares’ attorneys requested 7 1/2 years. Manzanares looked back briefly, toward where two of his daughters sat in the courtroom, before being led out after the sentence was announced. An
  
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• Stocks are mostly lower on Wall Street; AMC swings sharply

  03-06-2021 20:23
  
  Stocks mostly fell on Wall Street in afternoon trading Thursday as investors weighed the latest economic reports showing that unemployment is falling, but labor costs are rising. Labor costs rose at a 1.7% rate in the first quarter, up from the initial estimate that costs had fallen 0.3%. Technology companies, whose pricey stock values make them more sensitive to inflation fears, were the biggest weight on the market. Markets have been wobbly all week as investors closely watch the labor markets
  
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• Thousands join Pride parade in conservative Jerusalem

  03-06-2021 20:06
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of people have marched through Jerusalem in the annual Pride parade, celebrating LGBTQ rights in the conservative city amid heavy police security. Pride events in Jerusalem, which is home to a large ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, tend to be less raucous than those in more liberal Tel Aviv. A radical ultra-Orthodox Jew stabbed a 16-year-old to death at a Pride event in 2015, an attack that was condemned across the political spectrum. Only a few dozen people turn
  
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