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• Missiles target U.S. troops, contractors in Iraqi army bases

  09-06-2021 23:58
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say multiple rockets targeted U.S.-led coalition troops and foreign contractors at two Iraqi military bases. The Wednesday attacks caused no human but may have caused damages. An Iraqi military statement says three rockets hit Balad airbase, north of Baghdad, without causing any casualties or damage.  Two Iraqi officials say hours later at least one missile hit close to a military base next to Baghdad airport. It was unclear whether the explosion was cau
  
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• US hopes for more Abraham deals in embrace of a Trump policy

  09-06-2021 23:54
  
  The Biden administration is laying the groundwork for a renewed push to encourage more Arab countries to sign accords with Israel, and working to strengthen existing deals. That’s after last month’s devastating war in the Gaza Strip interrupted those diplomatic efforts. The embrace of the so-called Abraham Accords is a rare carryover of a signature Trump administration policy by President Joe Biden and other Democrats. The Trump administration put U.S. clout and incentives into landi
  
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• Bruised but unbowed, meme stock investors are back for more

  09-06-2021 23:54
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — GameStop and other meme stocks are jumping again. Much of professional Wall Street said earlier in the year that the phenomenon would likely fizzle out in time, particularly after the smaller-pocketed and novice investors behind it felt the pain of losing their money. But GameStop has recovered most of its plunge from its January peak. AMC Entertainment has set records recently. And retail investors are pulling more new stocks onto the bandwagon, as they continue to use fre
  
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• The Latest: New Mexico child care sites offer vaccine perks

  09-06-2021 23:53
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — Private child care centers in New Mexico are the latest sites to offer perks to parents lining up to get a coronavirus vaccination.Running through July 4, they are offering free child care to parents with vaccine appointments and to those who are recovering from vaccine side effects.That is on top of other corporate and state incentives for getting vaccinated, which range from free beer to lottery sweepstakes.
  State early childhood officials announced the participation Wed
  
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• El Chapo’s wife expected to plead guilty to US charges

  09-06-2021 23:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is expected to plead guilty to federal criminal charges after she had been charged in the U.S. with helping her husband run his multibillion-dollar criminal empire. Court records show Emma Coronel Aispuro is due in court Thursday in Washington for a plea agreement hearing, She had previously pleaded not guilty after being charged in a single-count criminal complaint with conspiracy to distribute cocain
  
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• Nominee to oversee Indigenous affairs has widespread support

  09-06-2021 23:45
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s nominee to oversee Indigenous affairs at the Interior Department says he doesn’t want to get in tribes’ way as they seek to improve infrastructure, public safety and the economy on their lands. Bryan Newland appeared before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee on Wednesday for a confirmation hearing. The committee didn’t immediately vote but expressed widespread support for the former president of the Bay Mills Indian Co
  
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• Raptors, twists and drops on Universal’s new Jurassic ride

  09-06-2021 23:42
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The creators of the Jurassic World VelociCoaster roller coaster at Universal Orlando Resort had more to contend with than just encounters with rabid raptors. They faced a global pandemic that shut down the theme park resort for weeks last year and kept visitors at bay when it reopened last summer. Now, the roller coaster opens to the public on Thursday at the resort’s Islands of Adventure park, becoming the first major ride to debut at the theme park mecca of cen
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued June 9 at 3:41PM MDT until June 18 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  09-06-2021 23:41
  
  * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon temperatures from108 to 115.
  * WHERE…Western Pima County, Tohono O’odham Nation, SouthCentral Pinal County and Southeast Pinal County.
  * WHEN…From 10 AM Sunday to 9 PM MST Friday.
  * IMPACTS…Extreme heat will significantly increase thepotential for heat related illnesses, particularly for thoseworking or participating in outdoor activities.
  * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Some moisture increase is expected nextweek. It may
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued June 9 at 3:41PM MDT until June 16 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  09-06-2021 23:41
  
  * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon temperatures from108 to 113 Sunday through Wednesday, then 104 to 110 Thursdayand Friday.
  * WHERE…Tucson Metro Area and Upper Gila River Valley.
  * WHEN…For the Excessive Heat Warning, from 10 AM Sunday to 8PM MST Wednesday. For the Excessive Heat Watch, from Wednesdayevening through Friday evening.
  * IMPACTS…Extreme heat will significantly increase the potentialfor heat related illnesses, particularly for those working orpa
  
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• Heat Advisory issued June 9 at 3:31PM MDT until June 18 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Phoenix AZ

  09-06-2021 23:31
  
  * WHAT…For the Heat Advisory, hot conditions with afternoontemperatures 97 to 110 expected. For the Excessive Heat Watch,dangerously hot conditions possible. Afternoon temperatures 97to 110.
  * WHERE…Southeast Gila County, Mazatzal Mountains andPinal/Superstition Mountains.
  * WHEN…From 10 AM Sunday to 8 PM MST Friday.
  * IMPACTS…Very High Heat Risk. Increase in heat relatedillnesses, including heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heatstroke. Heat stroke can lead to death.A
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued June 9 at 3:31PM MDT until June 18 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Phoenix AZ

  09-06-2021 23:31
  
  * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon temperatures 107to 117 expected.
  * WHERE…Portions of south central Arizona.
  * WHEN…From 10 AM Sunday to 8 PM MST Friday.
  * IMPACTS…Very High Heat Risk. Increase in heat relatedillnesses, including heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heatstroke. Heat stroke can lead to death.An Excessive Heat Warning means that a period of very hottemperatures, even by local standards, will occur. Actions shouldbe taken to lessen the impact of
  
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• For infrastructure deal, Biden eyes ‘multiple paths forward’

  09-06-2021 23:28
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pursuing “multiple paths forward” as he looks to muscle his big infrastructure package through Congress. Biden cut off talks with a core group of Republicans when it became clear they were too far apart on a deal. He then started new talks with a bipartisan group of 10 senators and instructed Democratic leaders to prepare to act on their own, if needed. It’s an approach that shows the perils ahead but also the various paths for a d
  
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• Man accused of stealing vaccine cards from inoculation site

  09-06-2021 23:25
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors say a Nevada man has been charged with stealing more than 500 blank vaccine cards from a COVID-19 vaccination center near Los Angeles. The 45-year-old Las Vegas resident was a contract worker at the Pomona Fairplex site when the theft occurred in April. He faces one felony count of grand theft. Prosecutors estimated the stolen cards could have a value of $15 apiece if illegally sold. The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned August 25.The post Man accused of
  
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• Keystone pipeline canceled after Biden had blocked permit

  09-06-2021 23:25
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The sponsor of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline says it is pulling the plug on the contentious project after Canadian officials failed to persuade the Biden administration to reverse its cancellation of the company’s permit on the day the president took office. Calgary-based TC Energy said Wednesday it would work with government agencies “to ensure a safe termination of and exit from” the partially built project. The pipeline would have transporte
  
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• British twin sisters injured in Mexico crocodile attack

  09-06-2021 23:25
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two British women are recovering from a crocodile attack in a coastal lagoon along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast. The two women were visiting a brackish lagoon near the surf and beach destination of Puerto Escondido. The head of the local civil defense office said Wednesday that the two women were swimming when one was attacked and pulled under by a crocodile. The second woman was injured trying to help by fighting off the crocodile as it attacked. The BBC report
  
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• Sponsor of Keystone XL crude oil pipeline says it’s pulling the plug on the contentious project

  09-06-2021 23:16
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Sponsor of Keystone XL crude oil pipeline says it’s pulling the plug on the contentious project.The post Sponsor of Keystone XL crude oil pipeline says it’s pulling the plug on the contentious project appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Heat Advisory issued June 9 at 3:11PM MDT until June 18 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Phoenix AZ

  09-06-2021 23:11
  
  * WHAT…For the Heat Advisory, hot conditions with afternoontemperatures 97 to 110 expected. For the Excessive Heat Watch,dangerously hot conditions possible. Afternoon temperatures 97to 110.
  * WHERE…Mazatzal Mountains, Pinal/Superstition Mountains andSoutheast Gila County.
  * WHEN…For the Heat Advisory, from 10 AM Sunday to 8 PM MSTFriday. For the Excessive Heat Watch, from Sunday morningthrough Friday evening.
  * IMPACTS…Very High Heat Risk. Increase in heat relatedill
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning issued June 9 at 3:11PM MDT until June 18 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Phoenix AZ

  09-06-2021 23:11
  
  * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon temperatures 107to 117 expected.
  * WHERE…Portions of south central Arizona.
  * WHEN…From 10 AM Sunday to 8 PM MST Friday.
  * IMPACTS…Very High Heat Risk. Increase in heat relatedillnesses, including heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heatstroke. Heat stroke can lead to death.An Excessive Heat Warning means that a period of very hottemperatures, even by local standards, will occur. Actions shouldbe taken to lessen the impact of
  
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• UK: Queen marks late husband’s 100th birthday with new rose

  09-06-2021 23:05
  
  LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has marked what would have been her husband Prince Philip’s 100th birthday with the planting of a newly bred rose named after him. The monarch watched the Duke of Edinburgh Rose planted in the Windsor Castle gardens last week to commemorate Philip’s centenary Thursday. The rose is deep pink and dappled with white lines, and it was newly bred following Philip’s death on April 9 at Windsor Castle. Philip was born on the Greek island of Corfu
  
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• Newspaper gunman weighed ‘Timothy McVeigh-style’ attack

  09-06-2021 23:00
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Attorneys say the man who killed five people at a newspaper in Maryland told a state psychiatrist he wanted to destroy a building “Timothy McVeigh-style” and that there was “no defense” for the crimes he committed. Lawyers argued over redactions in psychiatric reports on Wednesday during a pretrial hearing for Jarrod Ramos. Judge Michael Wachs denied a request to redact Ramos’ comment about having no defense for his crimes. Lawyers also s
  
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• US indexes end lower; more volatility for online favorites

  09-06-2021 22:54
  
  Stocks gave up an early gain and turned lower in the last half-hour of trading Wednesday, leaving major indexes with modest losses. The S&P 500 lost 0.2% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gave up 0.4%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq held up somewhat better, ending down just 0.1%. Several stocks championed by hordes of online investors made more erratic moves, and several of them including Clover Health ended with sharp losses. Wendy’s sank 12.7% after soaring 25.9% a day earlier. Bond prices
  
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• The Latest: US to pay more to vaccinate older adults at home

  09-06-2021 22:54
  
  WASHINGTON—Medicare is announcing a significant increase in what it will pay to vaccinate homebound older people against COVID-19, part of the Biden administration’s “last mile” effort to get shots in the arms of as many Americans as possible.
  Officials said Wednesday the program will pay roughly $35 more per dose when enrollees are vaccinated at home. For a two-shot regimen that means Medicare will pay $150, or about $70 more than currently.
  Medicare estimates that 1.6 m
  
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• GameStop names Amazon veteran as CEO; sales accelerate

  09-06-2021 22:54
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — GameStop, the video-game retailer whose manic stock movements captivated Wall Street this year, said Wednesday it’s brought on a pair of Amazon veterans as its new chief executive and chief financial officer to aid in its much anticipated digital turnaround. Matt Furlong, who most recently oversaw Amazon’s Australia business will start as CEO on June 21. GameStop’s stock has been on a wild rocket ride, soaring more than 1,500% this year as waves of smaller
  
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• Longest serving death row inmate in US resentenced to life

  09-06-2021 22:53
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — The longest serving death row inmate in the U.S. has been resentenced to life in prison after prosecutors concluded he’s ineligible for execution and not competent for retrial due to his long history of mental illness. Raymond Riles has spent more than 45 years on death row in Texas for fatally shooting John Thomas Henry in 1974 at a Houston car lot following a disagreement over a vehicle. A judge in Houston resentenced the 71-year-old Riles to life in prison during a
  
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• Fully vaccinated Canadians can avoid border quarantine soon

  09-06-2021 22:53
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s health minister says fully vaccinated Canadian citizens who test negative for COVID-19 will soon be exempt from two weeks quarantine when returning to the country.  Officials expect that to happen in early July. And Canada’s chief public health officer says she would like to see 75% of eligible Canada residents fully vaccinated before advising that border restrictions be loosened for tourists and business travelers who aren’t citizens or perma
  
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• Have an Echo device? Amazon may help itself to your Wi-Fi

  09-06-2021 22:41
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon wants you to share your internet connection. The company launched a program this week that forces users of certain Echo smart speakers and Ring devices to automatically share a small portion of their wireless bandwidth with neighbors. The only way to stop it is to turn it off yourself. Amazon says the program, called Amazon Sidewalk, is a way to make sure lights, smart locks and other gadgets outside the home and out of reach of a Wi-Fi connection stay working. But s
  
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• Biden opens overseas trip declaring ‘United States is back’

  09-06-2021 22:39
  
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  MILDENHALL, England (AP) — President Joe Biden has opened his first overseas trip of his term with a declaration that “the United States is back.” He is seeking to reassert the nation on the world stage and steady European allies deeply shaken by his predecessor. Biden has set the stakes for his eight-day trip in sweeping terms, believing the West must publicly demonstrate it can compete economi
  
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• Traffic signals at the Golf Links, Pantano roads intersection begin Thursday

  09-06-2021 22:33
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Crews will conduct traffic signals at the Golf Links Road and Pantano Road intersection Thursday.They will remove and replace the traffic signal poles and mast arms, as well as convert the traffic signal heads to include flashing yellow arrows.Work will begin at noon on Thursday, and is scheduled to be complete by 6 a.m. Friday. The schedule is subject to change due to inclement weather or unforeseen circumstances.During the work, the traffic signals will not be in operation.&nbs
  
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• GameStop names Amazon veterans as CEO, finance chief

  09-06-2021 22:29
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — GameStop, the video-game retailer whose manic stock movements captivated Wall Street this year, said Wednesday it’s brought on a pair of Amazon veterans as its new chief executive and chief financial officer to aid in its much anticipated digital turnaround. Matt Furlong, who most recently oversaw Amazon’s Australia business and spent nine years with the company, will start as CEO on June 21. GameStop’s stock has been on a wild rocket ride, soaring more th
  
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• Son of famed Michigan coach says doctor molested him, too

  09-06-2021 22:27
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Lawyers say a son of legendary University of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler was among the hundreds of men who were sexually assaulted by a campus doctor. Matt Schembechler and two players who were also victims of Dr. Robert Anderson will speak about the abuse during a news conference Thursday. The accusations come a month after a report commissioned by the university found that Bo Schembechler and others were aware of complaints about Anderson, yet he remained at th
  
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• Alaska lawmaker visits site of partisan Arizona audit

  09-06-2021 22:24
  
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska lawmaker says he plans to use his legislative office account to pay for a trip to Arizona to visit a partisan audit of the 2020 election. Rep. David Eastman told the Anchorage Daily News the trip was on behalf of his constituents. The Wasilla Republican says he wasn’t aware of any other Alaska legislators attending the proceedings. Some legislators from other states have recently attended. The Alaska Legislature is in a special session, though floor an
  
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• US imposes sanctions on daughter of Nicaragua’s president

  09-06-2021 22:23
  
  MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on the daughter of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and a top army official. The sanctions were imposed Wednesday, a day after Nicaraguan police arrested two more potential opposition candidates for the presidency. U.S. officials say the sanctions are intended to force the Ortega regime to return to democratic procedures. Ortega’s daughter, Camila Ortega Murillo, became the 31st official or relative of the
  
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• San Antonio base locked down for hour after gunfire reported

  09-06-2021 22:20
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — An Air Force base in San Antonio was placed on lockdown for about an hour after military officials said gunfire was reported near a gate to the base. Air Force officials said two gunshots were heard Wednesday coming from outside Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland onto the base. Lt. Col Brian Loveless says investigators are trying to determine whether the gunfire report was a false alarm. It’s also unclear if anyone saw a shooter. No injuries were reported. Lackland is
  
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• Nevada Democrats bypass state party, deepen internal split

  09-06-2021 22:11
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A divide among Nevada Democrats has deepened as top Democratic officials opted to bypass the state party and set up an alternate party organization in Washoe County ahead of next year’s election. Tuesday’s decision to shift the coordinated Democratic campaign to reach voters, organize and fundraise for 2022 comes after progressive leaders took over the state party earlier this year. The move has the backing of U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Gov. Steve Sis
  
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• Boston leadership tangled in series of scandals

  09-06-2021 22:10
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Boston’s leaders are scrambling to tamp down a series of political crises. The acting mayor just fired the new police commissioner, two school committee members quit after exchanging a series of racially charged text messages, the Boston Police Department is embroiled in an overtime fraud scandal, and on Beacon Hill, the governor is getting heat for hiring a veterans’ home administrator who had nearly 80 former military members die of COVID-19 under his watch. All
  
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• Crews respond to vehicle fire near UArizona

  09-06-2021 22:05
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Crews are responding to a vehicle fire in central Tucson Wednesday afternoon.Motorists are asked to avoid Fourth Street and Highland Avenue as units respond to the scene.Traffic Alert Please avoid the area of E. 4th St and N. Highland Ave as units respond to a vehicle fire. Updates to follow.@UArizonaChief @uarizona— University of Arizona Police (@UArizonaPolice) June 9, 2021
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• The Latest: Canada looks to ease travel quarantine rules

  09-06-2021 22:03
  
  TORONTO—Canada’s health minister says fully vaccinated Canadian citizens and permanent residents who test negative for COVID-19 will soon be exempt from a two-week quarantine when returning to the country.Officials expect that to happen in early July.Air travelers who have received shots at least 14 days before entering Canada will be able to skip a stay in a government-approved quarantine hotel but will still have to stay in isolation until a COVID-19 test comes back negative.Curren
  
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• National Weather Service Tucson kicks off Monsoon Safety Awareness Week this weekend

  09-06-2021 22:01
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - With monsoon officially starting in southern Arizona this weekend, the National Weather Service launched its National Summer Safety Campaign.As summer continues, it is important to be alert to the weather and upcoming forecasts.The Summer Safety Campaign’s website contains a wealth of information suitable for sharing or for conducting weather safety education. Information such as the Science of Lightning, National Weather Service presentations, infographics on flash floodin
  
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• Russian court outlaws opposition leader Navalny’s groups

  09-06-2021 22:00
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court has outlawed the organizations founded by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny by labeling them extremist, the latest move in a campaign by authorities to silence dissent and bar Kremlin critics from running for parliament in September. The Moscow City Court’s ruling, effective immediately, prevents people associated with Navalny’s Foundation for Fighting Corruption and his sprawling network of regional offices across Russia from seeking public
  
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• EXPLAINER: Noor ruling could have impacts for other ex-cops

  09-06-2021 21:58
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court is deciding how to interpret the state’s third-degree murder statute in a police killing case that’s expected to have repercussions for the four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd. The high court heard oral arguments Wednesday in the case of Mohamed Noor, a former Minneapolis police officer who shot Justine Ruszczyk Damond, who had called 911 to report a possible sexual assault. Noor was convict
  
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• Russian court outlaws groups founded by opposition leader Navalny, a move that would silence critics before election

  09-06-2021 21:50
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian court outlaws groups founded by opposition leader Navalny, a move that would silence critics before election.The post Russian court outlaws groups founded by opposition leader Navalny, a move that would silence critics before election appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• US stock indexes veer lower, while ‘meme’ stocks swing again

  09-06-2021 21:41
  
  Major U.S. indexes veered lower on Wall Street in Wednesday afternoon trading as a pullback in banks and industrial companies offset gains elsewhere in the market. Stocks championed by hordes of online retail investors, the “meme” stocks as they have become known, were volatile once again. The S&P 500 index fell 0.1%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4% and the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.1%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq was lifted by the usual Big Tech companies that have pushed
  
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• Man stuck for days inside giant fan at California vineyard

  09-06-2021 21:41
  
  SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities rescued a man who said he had been trapped for two days inside a large fan at a Northern California vineyard. The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office says the man was found Tuesday at a vineyard in Santa Rosa by a sheriff’s deputy responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle. Firefighters rescued the 38-year-old man, who told the authorities he likes to take pictures of engines of old farm equipment. The office says the deputy found methamphe
  
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• Mom committed, husband pleads not guilty to kids’ murders

  09-06-2021 21:37
  
  ST. ANTHONY, Idaho (AP) — A woman charged with conspiring with her new husband to kill her two children has been committed to a mental health facility for treatment and her husband has pleaded not guilty to the crimes. Chad Daybell entered his plea Wednesday morning in an eastern Idaho courtroom, less than 24 hours after 7th District Judge Steven Boyce signed the mental commitment order for Lori Vallow Daybell. The couple is at the center of a grim saga involving bizarre doomsday beliefs a
  
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• Sardinia charity linked to ousted Vatican cardinal searched

  09-06-2021 21:29
  
  ROME (AP) — Italian police have searched the offices of a Sardinian charity and diocese as part of a Vatican investigation into a once-powerful cardinal accused of embezzling Holy See funds. Lawyers for Cardinal Angelo Becciu said any documentation seized would only serve to “confirm the absolute correctness of the behavior” of Becciu, the charity and the Sardinian diocese of Ozieri. Pope Francis sacked Becciu as head of the Vatican’s saint-making office and stripped
  
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• 2 British tourists injured in Mexico crocodile attack

  09-06-2021 21:27
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two British women are recovering from a crocodile attack in a coastal lagoon along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast. The two women, whose names were not released, were visiting a brackish lagoon near the surf and beach destination of Puerto Escondido. The head of the local civil defense office said the two women were swimming when one was attacked and pulled under by a crocodile. The second woman was injured trying to assist the first. One of the women, who are appa
  
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• Eying deal, GM softens on tough standards for car pollution

  09-06-2021 21:26
  
  DETROIT (AP) — The nation’s largest automaker says it can support greenhouse gas emissions limits that other car manufacturers negotiated with California — if they are achieved mostly by promoting sales of fully electric vehicles. It is a new stance for General Motors, which had supported the Trump administration’s efforts to end California’s ability to set its own limits. The shift brings GM closer to the 2019 California deal signed onto by five other automakers, o
  
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• JBS settles Muslim discrimination lawsuit for $5.5 million

  09-06-2021 21:24
  
  DENVER (AP) — JBS Swift & Company will pay up to $5.5 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed the meatpacking company discriminated against Muslim employees at its beef processing plant in northern Colorado.
  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the lawsuit in federal court in Denver in 2010, saying JBS discriminated against employees at its plant in Greeley by denying them bathroom breaks and disciplining them more harshly than other workers because they were Muslim,
  
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• In UK for first foreign trip, Biden to announce vaccine plan

  09-06-2021 21:18
  
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  MILDENHALL, England (AP) — President Joe Biden has arrived in the United Kingdom for his first overseas trip in office. He’s eager to reassert the United States on the world stage. Biden has set the stakes for his eight-day trip in sweeping terms, believing the West must publicly demonstrate it can compete economically with China as the world emerges from the coronavirus pandemic. Biden said Wednesday
  
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• Military relieves general of duties, cites tank sinking

  09-06-2021 21:06
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Marine Corps says it’s relieving a general of his duties for failing to properly train Marines and sailors and evaluate the platoon before an exercise last summer when their seafaring tank sank off the Southern California coast. The training accident killed nine troops, making it one of the deadliest for the Marines in recent years. Leaders say it could have been prevented. The commandant of the Marine Corps met personally with Maj. Gen. Robert F. Castellvi, the
  
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