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• Special Weather Statement issued June 23 at 3:57PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  23-06-2021 23:57
  
  At 257 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12miles northwest of Tubac, moving northeast at 25 mph.
  Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
  Locations impacted include…Sahuarita, Green Valley, Tubac, Three Points, East Sahuarita, Amadoand Arivaca Junction.The post Special Weather Statement issued June 23 at 3:57PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Dismissal of Virginia lieutenant governor’s lawsuit upheld

  23-06-2021 23:54
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling dismissing a defamation lawsuit filed by Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax after CBS News broadcast interviews with two women who accused him of sexual assault. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that Fairfax had failed to “plausibly allege” that CBS made allegedly defamatory statements knowing they were false. The allegations made against Fairfax were made in 2019, when it
  
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• Chicago confirms 1st Black woman as city fire commissioner

  23-06-2021 23:54
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago has its first Black female fire commissioner. Annette Nance-Holt was confirmed to the post by the City Council on Wednesday. She previously was first deputy commissioner. She will replace Richard Ford, who retired earlier this year. When she appointed Nance-Holt acting fire commissioner, Mayor Lori Lightfoot noted she had more than three decades of proven leadership and a passion for public service. Nance-Holt first gained public notice when her 16-year-old son, Blai
  
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• Report: Clergy abuse in Iowa was ‘overwhelming’ but now rare

  23-06-2021 23:45
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A three-year review by Iowa’s attorney general has found that Roman Catholic priests sexually abused minors across the state for decades while church leaders covered it up, but reforms implemented since 2002 have ended the crisis. A report issued Wednesday by Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller said the number of complaints, victims and the duration of the abuse was “overwhelming” and the “cover-up was extensive.” But it found that only fiv
  
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• Britney Spears asks judge to free her from conservatorship

  23-06-2021 23:44
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears asked a judge Wednesday to end court conservatorship that has controlled her life and money since 2008. The dramatic request at a Los Angeles hearing came with her first words in open court in the conservatorship in its 13-year existence. Judge Brenda Penny now must decide in the coming months whether Spears is competent enough to manage her own affairs, and the burden is on the pop star to prove she can. Spears’ father James Spears oversaw the conse
  
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• IKEA under fire after placing fried chicken, watermelon on menu for Juneteenth

  23-06-2021 23:42
  
  Gordon Joly/ CC BY-SA 2.0ATLANTA (CNN) - Some employees and customers at the Atlanta IKEA store say the store's choices for its menu on Juneteenth was an epic and racially insensitive fail."They sent the menu to us in emails," an anonymous employee said.IKEA employees say this menu on your screen was sent to employees last Friday.They say the menu was going to be served to customers and employees as a way to "honor and preserve Black Americans in light of the Juneteenth holiday.""You cannot say
  
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• DA: Probe into deadly drug raid ends with 2 more indictments

  23-06-2021 23:40
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a long-running corruption probe sparked by a 2019 Houston police drug raid in which a couple was killed has ended with new indictments against two officers already charged in the case. Former Officer Gerald Goines and Officer Felipe Gallegos were indicted Wednesday for their roles in an alleged scheme to claim overtime payments for work they did not perform. Each was charged with engaging in organized criminal activity. Authorities began investigating the nar
  
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• Arizona GOP advances wish list on race, taxes, elections

  23-06-2021 23:40
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Senate has passed a $12.8 billion budget for the coming fiscal year that contains massive income tax cuts after majority Republicans packed the package with a conservative policy wish list. The Senate finished voting on the 11 budget bills about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. The House had planned to vote Tuesday, but minority Democrats boycotted the session and Republicans now plan to vote Thursday. The new Senate provisions include a big expansion of the school voucher p
  
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• Calls for extension of eviction ban as new deadline looms

  23-06-2021 23:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — With one week to go before the nationwide ban on evictions expires, the White House is acknowledging that the emergency pandemic protection will have to end at some point. The trick is devising the right sort of “off-ramp” to make the transition without massive social upheaval. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that the separate bans on evictions for both renters and mortgage holders were “always intended to be temporary.” Both w
  
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• Britney Spears asks judge to end court conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years

  23-06-2021 23:37
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears asks judge to end court conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years.The post Britney Spears asks judge to end court conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Judge threatens to toss DEA agent’s plea in corruption case

  23-06-2021 23:30
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has threatened to throw out the guilty plea of a veteran U.S. narcotics agent who conspired with a Colombian cartel. The unexpected twist came Wednesday in Tampa federal court and could derail one of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s most egregious misconduct cases. U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell was expected to sentence Jose Irizarry on money laundering charges but refused to over what she called a “totally unacceptab
  
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• Antivirus pioneer John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison

  23-06-2021 23:28
  
  MADRID (AP) — John McAfee, creator of McAfee antivirus software, has been found dead in his jail cell near Barcelona in an apparent suicide, hours after a Spanish court approved his extradition to the United States to face tax charges punishable by decades in prison. Security personnel at the Brians 2 penitentiary near the city in northeastern Spain tried to revive McAfee, who was 75. But the regional Catalan government says the jail’s medical team finally certified his death. A gove
  
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• Explosives added to toolbox for ship demolition in Georgia

  23-06-2021 23:26
  
  SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Salvage crews dismantling an overturned cargo ship along the coast of Georgia are adding explosives to their toolbox. The multiagency command overseeing demolition of the Golden Ray said Wednesday they have approved the use of shaped explosive charges to cut through thick steel supports inside the ship. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Himes says it’s not certain the explosives will be needed. He says a length of anchor chain being used to saw the ship
  
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• Brazil’s environment minister resigns amid criticism, probes

  23-06-2021 23:23
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s environment minister has announced that he has resigned, giving up his post amid sharp criticism of his tenure and two investigations into his actions involving allegedly illegal timber operations. The move by Ricardo Salles on Wednesday comes as talks with the U.S. government have hit obstacles. Salles has insisted that Brazil needs external financial support to take stronger action. But critics have cautioned the U.S. government to await concrete resu
  
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• Charges dropped against former NFL running back Guice

  23-06-2021 23:18
  
  LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — Four misdemeanor charges have been dropped against former Washington Football Team running back Derrius Guice after he reached an agreement with his accuser. Guice was charged last year in Loudoun County with three counts of assault and battery and one count of destruction of property. The charges resulted in the release of the former LSU star, who has not yet been re-signed. Authorities said the charges stemmed from accusations of domestic violence. On Wednesday prose
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued June 23 at 3:16PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  23-06-2021 23:16
  
  At 216 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7miles southwest of Arivaca, or 22 miles southwest of Tubac, movingnortheast at 25 mph.
  Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
  Locations impacted include…Arivaca, Sasabe and Arivaca Lake.The post Special Weather Statement issued June 23 at 3:16PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Pentagon leaders testily defend efforts on racism, extremism

  23-06-2021 22:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Pentagon leaders are defending the military’s approach to addressing racism and extremism and pushing back against accusations by Republican lawmakers that the effort is creating division and hurting morale. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin got into a testy exchange with Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida on Wednesday, while Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, angrily responded to statements by Rep. Michael Waltz of Florida about West Point instructio
  
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• Prosecutor: Bank CEO sought ‘power’ with $16M Manafort loans

  23-06-2021 22:54
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor says a Chicago banker in a bid for power and prestige seized on ex-President Donald Trump’s 2016 election night victory to immediately promise Paul Manafort a loan he didn’t deserve. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexandra Rothman told a Manhattan jury at the start of a criminal trial of Stephen Calk Wednesday that greed isn’t always for money. She says Calk pushed through $16 million in loans for Trump’s one-time campaign manager in the hopes
  
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• Border Patrol chief, who supported wall, is leaving job

  23-06-2021 22:52
  
  CALEXICO, Calif. (AP) — The chief of the Border Patrol says he is leaving his job after less than two years in a position that lies in the crosshairs of polarizing political debate. Rodney Scott wrote to agents that he will be reassigned. The career agent was appointed chief in January 2020 and enthusiastically embraced then-President Donald Trump’s policies, particularly on building a border wall. President Joe Biden has canceled wall construction, one of his predecessor’s top
  
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• In break with Trump, House GOP forms group on climate change

  23-06-2021 22:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. John Curtis of Utah says that contrary to their image, Republicans care about climate change. Curtis is forming a Conservative Climate Caucus, an all-Republican group aimed at educating fellow Republicans on climate change and advancing market-based policies to slow global warming. The move marks a break from former President Donald Trump, who downplayed or mocked climate change. But Curtis said Republicans can push for serious climate solutions while hold
  
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• House panel pushes legislation targeting Big Tech’s power

  23-06-2021 22:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A House panel is pushing ahead with ambitious legislation that could curb the market power of tech giants Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple and force them to sever their dominant platforms from their other lines of business. Conservative Republican lawmakers haggled over legislative language and pushed concerns of perceived anti-conservative bias in online platforms but couldn’t halt the bipartisan momentum behind the package on Wednesday. The drafting session and
  
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• Push to condemn Seattle park with large homeless population

  23-06-2021 22:42
  
  A local lawmaker wants to condemn a city-owned park in Seattle next to a courthouse that is the site of a large homeless encampment and declare the area a public safety hazard or a nuisance property. The Seattle Times reports that under the proposal by King County Councilman Reagan Dunn, King County would acquire the park from the city of Seattle. It would request that Executive Dow Constantine relocate the park’s dozens of residents to transitional or permanent housing, provide additional
  
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• Pedestrian bridge collapses over DC highway, injuring 5

  23-06-2021 22:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A pedestrian bridge has collapsed over a highway in Washington, D.C., sending five people to the hospital. Traffic was expected to be snarled for hours following the Wednesday afternoon collapse along Interstate 295 in Northeast Washington. One official says investigators believe a truck struck the bridge, causing it to come loose and collapse. Several other vehicles were also involved in the collapse. The official says the five people taken to the hospital had non-life-t
  
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• Stocks end listless day on Wall Street mixed as calm returns

  23-06-2021 22:35
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A listless day on Wall Street ended with indexes mixed on Wednesday, as nervousness continues to wash out of the market following last week’s jolt by the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% after earlier meandering between very modest gains and losses. It’s 0.3% below its record high set a week and a half ago. The Dow fell 0.2%, while the Nasdaq added 0.1% to its record set a day earlier. The majority of stocks in the S&P 500 fell, but gains for co
  
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• Fear of wildfires forces forest closures across Arizona

  23-06-2021 22:30
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — National forests in Arizona are the go-to spots in the summer as people look to escape sweltering desert temperatures. The options for cooling off are limited now. Nearly all the national forests in the state will be fully closed this week as firefighting resources run thin and fire danger remains high. Wildfires burning across Arizona already have forced rural residents out of their homes and sent motorists on detours. Portions of forests in other states also are o
  
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• Chicago Archdiocese settles sexual abuse suit for $880,000

  23-06-2021 22:26
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Two men who say they were sexually molested by a notorious Catholic priest who was imprisoned for molesting other boys have agreed to a settlement of $880,000 from the Archdiocese of Chicago. According to attorneys for the men, they alleged they were repeatedly sexually abused by Norbert Maday starting when they were as young as 10 years old. Attorneys Jason Friedl and Martin Gould say their clients were altar boys and students at St. Bede the Venerable Elementary School whe
  
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• 2 top Miami police officials fired after crash investigation

  23-06-2021 22:25
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Miami’s new police chief says he has fired two high-level police officials _ a married couple _ because they weren’t truthful about a crash involving a city-issued SUV. The Miami Herald reports that Deputy Police Chief Ronald Papier and his wife Nerly, a commander in Little Havana, were fired Tuesday after a monthslong investigation. It’s one of the first major decisions made by new Chief Art Acevedo. He took over the Miami department in April after four year
  
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• Adams leads in NYC mayoral primary but 2 others have a shot

  23-06-2021 22:23
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams relished his initial lead in the race to become New York City’s next mayor, telling supporters he was proud to have been many voters’ “first choice.” But under the city’s new ranked choice election system, the ultimate winner in the Democratic primary might be the candidate who most voters pick second, third, fourth or fifth. With hundreds of thousands of votes set to be redistributed to different candidate
  
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• The Latest: Israel delays reopening of borders to tourists

  23-06-2021 22:18
  
  JERUSALEM — Israel’s government has postponed the planned reopening of the country to vaccinated tourists over concerns about the spread of the infectious delta variant of the coronavirus.
  Israel was set to reopen its borders to vaccinated visitors on July 1, after having largely closed the country during the pandemic. It had already started allowing groups of vaccinated tourists to enter in May. All visitors will need to be tested before boarding flights to Israel and show proof of
  
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• Greece: Bishops attacked with caustic liquid, 10 hurt

  23-06-2021 22:18
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Seven senior members of Greece’s Orthodox Church and three others were hospitalized with burns after being attacked with a caustic liquid, allegedly by a priest facing a disciplinary hearing. The 37-year-old priest, who was facing the hearing for alleged drug-related offenses, was arrested unharmed and detained for questioning. A police officer who helped restrain the suspect was also injured, as were a lawyer and a presiding clergyman. They were transferred to
  
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• Nebraska governor defends move to send troopers to Texas

  23-06-2021 22:16
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is defending his decision to send state patrol troopers to the U.S.-Mexico border at the request of fellow Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas. Ricketts also is using it as an opportunity to rail against the Biden administration. Ricketts has said he’ll send 25 troopers to Del Rio, Texas, for a deployment to last as long as 16 days. The troopers will partner with the Texas Department of Public Safety. It’s not clear what they&rsqu
  
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• Late fade pulls S&P 500 lower after it neared a record high

  23-06-2021 22:16
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks drifted to a mixed finish on Wall Street Wednesday, after tentative gains earlier in the day brought the S&P 500 back near a record high. The benchmark index fell 0.1%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq and a measure of small-company stocks rose. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped. The market is stuck in a holding pattern as nervousness washes out of the market following last week’s jolt by the Federal Reserve, which said it could raise rates by 2023, earli
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued June 23 at 2:12PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  23-06-2021 22:12
  
  At 110 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 21miles north of Sells, moving northeast at 30 mph.
  Winds in excess of 45 mph will be possible with this storm.
  Locations impacted include…Queens Well, Santa Rosa Ranch, Sil Nakya and Silver Bell.This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radiostations and available television stations for additional informationand possible warnings from the National Weather Service.The post Special Weather Statement issued June
  
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• Atheists, humanists sue over Mississippi’s license plates

  23-06-2021 22:06
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Four words on Mississippi’s license plates have sparked a federal lawsuit. American Atheists, the Mississippi Humanist Association and three nonreligious state residents filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the state over its “In God We Trust” license plate. The complaint accuses the Mississippi Commissioner of Revenue of violating the people’s freedom of speech and religion by forcing them to display the religious message on their personal vehicles
  
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• No jail time in 1st riot sentence; Oath Keeper pleads guilty

  23-06-2021 22:01
  
  A member of the Oath Keepers extremist group has pleaded guilty in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in a major step forward for the massive investigation into the insurrection. Also on Wednesday, an Indiana woman became the first defendant to be sentenced in the insurrection, avoiding time behind bars. The two developments signal that the cases against those charged in the deadly siege are slowly advancing, even as the U.S. Department of Justice and
  
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• McAfee antivirus software creator dead in Spanish prison

  23-06-2021 21:58
  
  MADRID (AP) — John McAfee, the creator of the McAfee antivirus software, has been found dead in his cell in a jail near Barcelona, a government official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Hours earlier, a Spanish court issued a preliminary ruling in favor of his extradition to the United States to face tax-related criminal charges. Security personnel at the Brians 2 penitentiary near the northeastern Spanish city tried to revive McAfee, who was 75, but the jail’s medical team fi
  
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• Ohio ends incentive lottery with mixed vaccination results

  23-06-2021 21:56
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state that launched the movement to offer millions of dollars in incentives to boost vaccination rates is concluding its program still unable to crack the 50% vaccination threshold. Wednesday’s winners of the program launched by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine last month will include an adult who will take home $1 million and a child who’ll receive a full college scholarship. The Ohio Lottery was scheduled to name the winners at the end of the lottery’s Ca
  
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• McAfee antivirus software creator found dead in Spanish prison hours after court okays his extradition to the US

  23-06-2021 21:45
  
  MADRID (AP) — McAfee antivirus software creator found dead in Spanish prison hours after court okays his extradition to the US.The post McAfee antivirus software creator found dead in Spanish prison hours after court okays his extradition to the US appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Judge tosses Afghanistan fraud case, cites years of delays

  23-06-2021 21:41
  
  FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A federal judge has tossed out all charges against six defendants accused of cheating the government by supplying unqualified linguists to serve in Afghanistan. The judge ruled Wednesday at a hearing in Alexandria that the government waited too long to bring the case to trial. Prosecutors obtained a grand jury indictment against the six defendants in April for conduct that occurred in 2011 and 2012. Prosecutors say the defendants arranged for unqualified candidates
  
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• No suspects in custody after man killed in westside shooting

  23-06-2021 21:39
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - The man who was killed during Tuesday's early morning shooting on the west side was identified by Tucson Police Department Wednesday.According to TPD, 46-year-old Pablo Antonio Valenzuela was found with gunshot trauma at around 4:50 a.m. in the 1500 block of West Niagara Street near St. Marys and Silverbell roads in reference to a report of a shooting.Police said Valenzuela was transported to Banner University Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries, shortly after arriv
  
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• Kite hits power line, severely burning Washington state man

  23-06-2021 21:36
  
  BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — Washington state officials say a man flying a kite was shocked and suffered severe burns after his kite hit an electricity transmission line. Authorities say the man was flying a makeshift kite made with steel cable and a fishing rod at a park in the city of Bremerton when the kite drifted into Puget Sound Energy’s high-energy transmission lines. The unidentified man was flown to a hospital Sunday and is in critical condition. Fire officials warned people that
  
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• Socialist Walton on track to be Buffalo’s 1st woman mayor

  23-06-2021 21:23
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Socialist community activist India Walton has defeated the four-term mayor of Buffalo in a Democratic primary. Walton’s win puts her on track to become the first woman to lead New York’s second-largest city. The 38-year-old nurse and union leader captured a major political prize for the party’s left wing with her victory over Mayor Byron Brown with the backing of the Democratic Socialists of America. The campaign focused on affordable housing, health
  
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• 1st Jan. 6 riot defendant sentenced, avoids time behind bars

  23-06-2021 21:22
  
  An Indiana woman has become the first of nearly 500 defendants to be sentenced for the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and she avoided time behind bars. Anna Morgan Lloyd of Indiana was sentenced Wednesday to three years of probation, 120 hours of community service and a fee of $500 in restitution after admitting to entering the Capitol. She pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor charge under a deal with prosecutors.  Also Wednesday, Graydon Young, a member of the Oath Keepers extr
  
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• 1st defendant sentenced for Jan. 6 riot at U.S. Capitol avoids time behind bars after pleading guilty to misdemeanor

  23-06-2021 21:18
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — 1st defendant sentenced for Jan. 6 riot at U.S. Capitol avoids time behind bars after pleading guilty to misdemeanor.The post 1st defendant sentenced for Jan. 6 riot at U.S. Capitol avoids time behind bars after pleading guilty to misdemeanor appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Illinois man dies during hike in Grand Canyon National Park

  23-06-2021 21:16
  
  GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say an Illinois man has died during a hike in Grand Canyon National Park. They say 60-year-old William Smith of Oswego was hiking out of the canyon Tuesday after completing a day hike to Ooh Ahh Point about one mile down the South Kaibab Trail when he collapsed. Bystanders started CPR on Smith and National Park Service emergency medical personnel responded and assisted with resuscitation efforts. But park officials say all attempts to re
  
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• Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy paper publishes final edition

  23-06-2021 21:06
  
  HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s sole remaining pro-democracy newspaper has published its last edition. Apple Daily was forced to shut down Thursday after five editors and executives were arrested and millions of dollars in its assets were frozen as part of China’s increasing crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous city. The board of directors of parent company Next Media says the print and online editions will cease. The silencing of a prominent pro-democracy voice was the lat
  
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• Report: Climate change means less snow for Yellowstone

  23-06-2021 21:03
  
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park visitors are encountering warmer temperatures and less snow as climate change alters its world-renowned environment. A report by U.S. and university researchers released Wednesday says average park temperatures in recent decades were likely the warmest of the last 800,000 years. Average annual snowfall also has decreased by nearly 2 feet since 1950. Temperatures in the region are up by more than 2 degrees since 1950 and expected to increase an
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning until WED 7:30 PM MST

  23-06-2021 21:02
  
  Issued by National Weather Service – Tucson, AZ
  Cochise County
  …A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MSTFOR EAST CENTRAL PIMA AND NORTHWESTERN COCHISE COUNTIES…
  At 702 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located over SaguaroNational Park East, or 14 miles east of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base,moving north at 25 mph.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
  
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• Greek bishops treated for burns in caustic liquid attack

  23-06-2021 21:01
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say seven Greek Orthodox bishops have been hospitalized after allegedly being attacked with a caustic liquid by a priest facing a disciplinary hearing in Athens. The incident occurred at a meeting of senior church officials late Wednesday. The 37-year-old priest who was facing the hearing for alleged drug-related offences was arrested. A police officer who helped restrain the suspect, as well as two lawyers present, were also injured and transferred
  
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• Southern Baptist leader wants to ‘iron out our differences’

  23-06-2021 20:59
  
  The nation’s largest Protestant denomination is based on voluntary cooperation by more than 40,000 churches. That cooperation is threatened by growing distrust of national leaders. The lack of trust was palpable during the Southern Baptist Convention’s recent annual meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, where local church messengers often overruled Baptist leaders from the meeting floor. The person charged with helping lead the convention forward is a soft-spoken Mobile, Alabama, pastor,
  
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