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• Arizona Legislature set to send initiative changes to ballot

  28-06-2021 23:55
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans who control the Arizona Legislature are poised to send two more measures changing the rules for citizen initiatives to the ballot for voter approval. They would join another one that was referred to the 2022 ballot on Friday. The moves that were cleared for Senate debate Monday would ask voters to change the state Constitution to require a supermajority vote to pass their own laws and to confine them to a single subject. They have already passed the House and are
  
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• Meet Zane, Gerber’s newest spokesbaby

  28-06-2021 23:54
  
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  (CNN) - You got to see the new 'spokesbaby' for Gerber.Meet 4-month-old Zane Kahin of Florida.Gerber chose little Zane as the winner of this year's photo contest.The company says that means he will be the official 'taste-tester' for new baby food products.It is also giving him a title, 'Chief Growing Officer,' which is a first for Gerber.The prize also includes $25,000 in cash.The first Gerber baby who won the contest in 1928, Ann Turner Cook, is now 94 years old.
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• Lincoln, Nebraska mayor names city’s 1st LGBTQ police chief

  28-06-2021 23:53
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A high-ranking California police official has been nominated to serve as the next police chief in Lincoln, Nebraska, making her the city’s first female chief and the first who is openly gay. Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird says she has selected Teresa Ewins, a 55-year-old commander with the San Francisco Police Department. Ewins was one of four finalists who was chosen from a field of 31 applicants. If she’s approved as expected by the Lincoln City Council, Ewins
  
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• Needle exchange law in West Virginia halted amid lawsuit

  28-06-2021 23:46
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A judge in West Virginia has granted a group’s request to prevent a law tightening requirements on needle exchange programs from being implemented next month. The American Civil Liberties Union’s West Virginia chapter filed a federal lawsuit last week. A judge issued a temporary restraining order Monday and scheduled a hearing for July 8. Republican Gov. Jim Justice signed the bill in April over the protests of critics. They said it will restrict access
  
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• Biden works to get infrastructure package back on track

  28-06-2021 23:42
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hoping to get the bipartisan infrastructure deal on track by highlighting its expected economic benefits. He’s stressing that the $973 billion would include the largest investment in transportation in nearly a century and millions of jobs would be created. White House officials issued an internal memo on that ahead of Biden leaving Tuesday for Wisconsin to make his case to voters. Biden and congressional Democratic leaders stirred concern by s
  
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• Tropical Storm Danny strengthens as it nears South Carolina

  28-06-2021 23:34
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Newly formed Tropical Storm Danny has strengthened off South Carolina’s coast, and forecasters say it’s expected to dump heavy rain on parts of the Southeast once it heads inland. The fourth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season formed Monday afternoon off South Carolina’s coast. Top winds have strengthened to 45 mph as Danny races to the west-northwest toward expected landfall within hours. Forecasters say Danny could drop several inches of rain on pa
  
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• Tropical Storm Enrique moves past Mexico’s southwest coast

  28-06-2021 23:29
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The first hurricane of the eastern Pacific season has weakened to a tropical storm as it moves away from the coastal shoulder of southwestern Mexico, having passed by just off shore while sweeping the coast with heavy rains and winds. Tropical Storm Enrique is now heading toward a possible run at Mexico’s Baja California peninsula as a tropical storm by midweek. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Enrique’s maximum sustained winds were down to 70 mph (110
  
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• Initial deal struck to end South Carolina prison riot suits

  28-06-2021 23:28
  
  South Carolina prison officials say they’ve reached the initial approval phase of a $6 million settlement to resolve dozens of lawsuits the Department of Corrections is facing following a deadly prison riot that killed seven inmates. Department of Corrections spokesperson Chrysti Shain told The Associated Press officials will appear in front of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority on Tuesday seeking permission to move forward to settle 81 cases related to the 2018 riot at Lee Correcti
  
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• Report: University to vote on Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure

  28-06-2021 23:24
  
  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Trustees of North Carolina’s flagship public university are going to meet behind closed doors amid intense criticism of their decision not to offer tenure to investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones. The board announced Wednesday’s meeting in a news release that did not specify what is to be discussed. NC Policy Watch reports that trustees plan to vote on whether to grant tenure to Hannah-Jones, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her work on the 1619 Proj
  
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• UN panel accuses Russia of Africa killings; Moscow says no

  28-06-2021 23:22
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts are accusing Russian military instructors and the Central African Republic forces they are supporting of “excessive use of force, indiscriminate killings, the occupation of schools and looting on a large scale,” Russia strongly rejected the allegations Monday. The panel of experts monitoring sanctions on the conflict-torn African nation said in a report obtained Monday by The Associated Press that it collected statements from a large number of
  
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• Biden tells Israel president he won’t tolerate nuclear Iran

  28-06-2021 23:19
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden sought to assure Israel that he would not tolerate a nuclear Iran as he met with outgoing Israeli President Reuven Rivlin at the White House. Monday’s meeting came amid a major shakeup in Israeli politics and growing angst in Tel Aviv over the U.S. administration’s effort to reenter the Iran nuclear deal. Biden noted that he had ordered airstrikes a day earlier targeting facilities the U.S. military says were used by Iran-backed militia gro
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued June 28 at 3:13PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  28-06-2021 23:13
  
  At 211 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strongthunderstorm near Morenci and Clifton, moving southwest at 20 mph.
  Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.
  Locations impacted include…Safford, Clifton, Thatcher, Solomon, Morenci, Safford RegionalAirport, Duncan and Guthrie.These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radiostations and available television stations for additionalinformation and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.T
  
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• Justices deny Wyoming, Montana coal suit against Washington

  28-06-2021 23:06
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court won’t allow Wyoming and Montana to sue Washington state for denying a key permit to build a coal export dock. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito were in the minority in Monday’s ruling against letting the two states sue in a case that would have gone directly to the high court. The two coal mining states want to boost coal exports to Asia prop up an industry in decline. Washington state officials denied an environmental permit
  
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• Kayaker finds plastic bin containing man’s body at Ohio lake

  28-06-2021 22:56
  
  DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a kayaker picking up trash and debris at an Ohio lake ended up finding a man’s body in a plastic storage container. The Delaware County sheriff’s office says the kayaker called authorities at about 8:30 a.m. Monday to report finding the large bin in Alum Creek Lake and seeing what appeared to be a human leg inside. Crews worked Monday to recover the bin from the water and confirmed that the bin contained the body of a man. Officials said th
  
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• Two-time MVP gladly cedes lead role in playoffs to Middleton

  28-06-2021 22:51
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo is a two-time MVP. Even so, he’ll gladly cede the closer’s role to Khris Middleton. Thanks to Middleton, the Milwaukee Bucks are now up 2-1 on the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference finals. He scored 20 of his NBA playoff career high-tying 38 points in the fourth quarter of Game 3, rallying the Bucks to a 113-102 victory. Meanwhile, Atlanta’s best player is hurting. Trae Young twisted his right ankle when he stepped on a referee&r
  
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• US troops in Syria attacked after airstrikes on militias

  28-06-2021 22:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces in Syria came under rocket attack Monday, with no reported casualties, one day after U.S. warplanes conducted airstrikes against what the Pentagon called “facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups” near the border between Iraq and Syria. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby says the militias were using the facilities to launch unmanned aerial vehicle attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq. Kirby says the U.S. military, under the direction of Presid
  
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• Supreme Court revives St. Louis police in-custody death case

  28-06-2021 22:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has revived claims of excessive force against St. Louis police officers in a case in which a homeless man died after being restrained in handcuffs and leg shackles. In an unsigned opinion issued Monday, a majority of the court agreed to send the case back to a lower court for further review. Attorneys for the homeless man’s parents had argued that the facts of the case mirror the circumstances of the killing of George Floyd. St. Louis officials, ho
  
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• Northwest US braces for hottest day of intense heat wave

  28-06-2021 22:40
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — The hottest day of an unprecedented and dangerous heat wave is scorching the Pacific Northwest. Temperatures on Monday are expected to obliterate records set just the day before. Seattle was predicted to hit up to 110 degrees, above Sunday’s all-time high of 104. Portland, Oregon, could reach 115 after hitting new records of 108 on Saturday and 112 on Sunday. The temperatures are unheard of in a region better known for rain and where June has historically been referred
  
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• Tech gains nudge S&P 500, Nasdaq further into record heights

  28-06-2021 22:34
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks edged lower on Monday, but strength for several big tech companies nudged indexes a bit further into record heights. The S&P 500 added 0.2% after bouncing between small gains and losses through the morning. The index is coming off its best week since February as optimism builds about the strengthening economy and expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates low for a while longer. Facebook was among the tech winners, gaining 4.2% after
  
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• Memorial dedicated to victims of Maryland newspaper shooting

  28-06-2021 22:31
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Survivors and relatives of the five people who died in a mass shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland have dedicated a memorial to them and the First Amendment. The dedication on Monday was made on the third anniversary of the attack on the paper. Several in a long list of speakers expressed concern about the newspaper’s future survival under new ownership. The memorial is titled “Guardians of the First Amendment.” It includes five pill
  
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• Mexico central bank swats down banking magnate over Bitcoin

  28-06-2021 22:28
  
  Mexico’s central bank has quickly swatted down the cryptocurrency enthusiasm expressed by banking magnate Ricardo Salinas Pliego. Salinas Pliego has large operations in retail, banking and television and is seen as President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s closest business ally. He wrote in his social media accounts Sunday that Bitcoin is a good investment and that his Banco Azteca is working on ways to allow the public to buy the cryptocurrency. But Mexico’s centra
  
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• Trump Org lawyers make last pitch against prosecution

  28-06-2021 22:27
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for the Trump Organization met again Monday with prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in a last bid to forestall a potential indictment stemming from a long-running investigation into the former president’s company. Trump Organization lawyer Ron Fischetti told The Associated Press the meeting came as a grand jury nears a potential vote on a case involving fringe benefits the company paid to employees, like use of company cars and apart
  
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• Tucson firefighters save kitten stuck in vehicle’s dashboard

  28-06-2021 22:22
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) -Tucson firefighters saved a kitten trapped behind a vehicle's dashboard.
  In a Facebook post Monday, Tucson Fire Department said crews from Station 7 responded to a call from a resident who needed help saving her kitten."After some quick handiwork and a few YouTube videos, firefighters Michael Killion and Caleb Bradshaw were able to dismantle the dash and rescue the kitten before returning the car to its original condition," TFD said.
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• Estranged Durst brother testifies: ‘He’d like to murder me’

  28-06-2021 22:18
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — An estranged brother has reluctantly testified at real estate heir Robert Durst’s murder trial that the two never got along and he feared his brother would kill him. Douglas Durst bluntly told jurors Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court that his older brother would “like to murder me.” The chairman of one of New York’s largest commercial real estate firms said he hadn’t seen his brother in 20 years. He said Robert Durst was angry over the te
  
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• Gas prices rise again, no sign of letting up this summer

  28-06-2021 22:12
  
  After a brief dip, gas prices in the U.S. are on the rise again, hitting an average $3.09 per gallon. Tha’s according to the fuel price tracking app GasBuddy. The national average is now almost 5 cents higher than a month ago and 92 cents higher than one year ago. For consumers, higher gasoline prices are one element of an inflationary mix they’ve encountered as the economy recovers from the pandemic. Rising prices for commodities and materials have also boosted prices for such items
  
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• Crews spend 5th day atop shaky pile of collapsed concrete

  28-06-2021 22:02
  
  Miami-Dade Fire Rescue conducting search and rescue operations in the rubble of the Surfside building collapse in Florida., Photo Date: June 25, 2021
  SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Rescuers searching for a fifth day for survivors of a Florida condo building collapse used bucket brigades and heavy machinery as they worked atop a precarious mound of pulverized concrete, twisted steel and the remnants of dozens of households. Authorities said Monday it is still a search-and-rescue operation, but no o
  
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• Judge dismisses gov’t antitrust lawsuits against Facebook

  28-06-2021 22:01
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state attorneys general, dealing a significant blow to attempts by regulators to rein in tech giants. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled Monday that the lawsuits were “legally insufficient” and didn’t provide enough evidence to prove that Facebook was a monopoly. The ruling dismisses the complaint but not the case, meaning th
  
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• The Latest: Vaccination rules begin at Moscow restaurants

  28-06-2021 21:58
  
  MOSCOW — Restaurants and cafes in Moscow on Monday began requesting that patrons provide proof of vaccination or a negative coronavirus test as the Russian capital faces a surge of new infections.
  According to a decision by city authorities last week, all Moscow restaurants, cafes and bars must only admit customers who have been vaccinated, have recovered from COVID-19 in the past six months or can provide a negative coronavirus test from the previous 72 hours.As proof of vaccination for e
  
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• California bans state travel to Florida, 4 other states

  28-06-2021 21:56
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California has added five more states including Florida to the list of places where state-funded travel is banned because of laws that discriminate against members of the LGBTQ community. Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday added Florida, Arkansas, Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia to a list that now has 17 states where state employee travel is forbidden except in limited circumstances. Lawmakers in 2016 passed the law banning non-essential travel to
  
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• Video footage to be admitted in Nashville officer’s trial

  28-06-2021 21:54
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Nashville judge has ruled that video footage of a white Nashville police office fatally shooting an armed Black man from behind during a chase will be allowed into next month’s murder trial. Judge Monte Watkins’ decision Monday comes as defense attorneys for 27-year-old white Officer Andrew Delke had sought to keep the jury from seeing any video evidence of the shooting of Daniel Hambrick. Defense attorney David Raybin had asked the judge to exclude al
  
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• Teams use sonar devices in rescue efforts after Florida building collapses

  28-06-2021 21:54
  
  "Everyone is working, everyone is doing their job and we are optimistic," said Moises Soffer, who is working as part of the search team From Mexico.
  Search and rescue efforts continue in Surfside, Florida, after a 12-story residential building collapsed on Thursday.Heavy equipment, state-of-the-art technology, and skill are helping hundreds of first responders power thru night and day, alternating hours and digging through the mound of debris in multiple squads of 6-8 people.Among the boots on
  
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• Judge dismisses FTC antitrust lawsuits against Facebook

  28-06-2021 21:52
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state attorneys general, dealing a significant blow to attempts by regulators to rein in tech giants. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled Monday that the lawsuits were “legally insufficient” and didn’t provide enough evidence to prove that Facebook was a monopoly. The ruling dismisses the complaint but not the case, meaning th
  
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• Federal judge dismisses antitrust lawsuits against Facebook, dealing major blow to regulators

  28-06-2021 21:51
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal judge dismisses antitrust lawsuits against Facebook, dealing major blow to regulators.The post Federal judge dismisses antitrust lawsuits against Facebook, dealing major blow to regulators appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Chicago cop who shot man in chase stripped of police powers

  28-06-2021 21:34
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago Police officer who fatally shot an armed man in the back during a foot pursuit in March has been stripped of his police powers. Police Superintendent David Brown announced the decision to strip Officer Evan Solano of his police powers on Monday. He did not provide any details about why he made the decision but said it came after the civilian review board investigating the shooting gave him more information. Solano was chasing 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez on March 31
  
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• Make-a-Wish clarifies policy after confusion on vaccinations

  28-06-2021 21:29
  
  The Make-a-Wish Foundation is disputing what it calls a “misinformation” campaign about whether children who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19 will be eligible to have their wishes granted. The foundation says these children are in fact still eligible. An edited video of Make-a-Wish Foundation CEO Richard Davis that went viral on social media over the weekend caused a stir by seeming to suggest that only vaccinated children would be eligible to have wishes granted. Stars like
  
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• Greek police recover Picasso, Mondrian works stolen in 2012

  28-06-2021 21:28
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police say they have recovered two paintings by 20th century masters Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian, nearly a decade after their theft from the country’s biggest state art gallery in Athens. A statement late Monday said the two works were in the hands of the police, but provided no detail on their condition and on whether any arrests had been made. The paintings were stripped from their frames during a well-organized, overnight heist at the National Art G
  
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• TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash shuts down portion of Oracle, 1st

  28-06-2021 21:25
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - A crash is causing traffic restrictions on an intersection of Tucson's north side Monday afternoon.
  A large portion of the intersection of Oracle Road and First Avenue is shut down due to a vehicle accident, according to Oro Valley Police Department.Large portion of the intersection of Oracle Road & First Ave is shut down due to a vehicle accident. Tow trucks are in route. #orovalleypd pic.twitter.com/IIKV1j9xVm— Oro Valley Police (@OroValleyPD) June 28, 2021
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• Tropical Storm Danny forms off South Carolina, nearing land

  28-06-2021 21:18
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Danny has formed off South Carolina’s coast, and forecasters say the storm is expected to dump several inches of rain on some parts of the Southeast once it heads inland. The fourth named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season formed late Monday off South Carolina’s coast. It has top sustained winds of 40 mph and is racing to the west-northwest toward expected landfall within hours. Forecasters say Danny could drop several inches of rain on part
  
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• Nicaragua’s police spread fear with arrests, raids

  28-06-2021 21:15
  
  MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — It was around 10:30 p.m. on a Sunday night when journalist Verónica Chávez heard a loud noise as she put her son to bed. She looked out to see her husband Miguel Mora frantically trying to open the door to their home as members of Nicaragua’s police tried to kick it in. Mora, a presidential hopeful and the former director of the news outlet 100% Noticias, shouted for the police to stop kicking so he could open the door for them. During the past
  
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• Tropical Storm forms off South Carolina, set to track inland

  28-06-2021 21:14
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Danny has formed off South Carolina’s coast, and forecasters say the storm is expected to dump heavy rains on some parts of the Southeast while heading inland. The fourth named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season formed late Monday off South Carolina’s coast. It has top sustained winds of 40 mph and is racing to the west-northwest toward land. Forecasters say Danny could drop several inches of rain on parts of South Carolina and Georgia as it
  
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• Tropical Storm Danny forms off South Carolina coast, 4th named storm of Atlantic hurricane season

  28-06-2021 21:08
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Danny forms off South Carolina coast, 4th named storm of Atlantic hurricane season.The post Tropical Storm Danny forms off South Carolina coast, 4th named storm of Atlantic hurricane season appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• New this week: ‘No Sudden Move’ and ‘The Tomorrow War’

  28-06-2021 21:06
  
  This week’s new entertainment releases include documentaries about celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck and another on a landmark 1969 Harlem concert series known as “Black Woodstock” that featured Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Sly and the Family Stone. Steven Soderbergh’s 1950s Detroit crime drama “No Sudden Move” on HBO Max is a series of double crosses that tease out some of the foundational injustices of Detroit history. And Amazon has “The Tomorrow War,&rdquo
  
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• Maya Moore to receive Arthur Ashe Award at The ESPYS

  28-06-2021 21:05
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Maya Moore will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at The ESPYS for her work on criminal justice reform. The four-time WNBA champion will receive the honor from “Good Morning America’s” Robin Roberts on July 10 in New York. It’s the same day that the late tennis champion would have turned 78. Moore stepped away from her basketball career in 2019 to seek justice for Jonathan Irons, who was serving a 50-year prison sentence after being wrongly convi
  
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• EXPLAINER: ‘Heat dome’ atop Northwest sends temps soaring

  28-06-2021 21:04
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Portland, Oregon, broke its all-time heat record on Saturday. It then broke it again on Sunday, registering a temperature of 112 degrees — besting the record set a day earlier by 4 degrees. Seattle, known nationally for its mild weather and rainy days, hit 104 degrees on Sunday. The National Weather Service said that was an all-time record for the city and was the first time the area recorded two consecutive triple digit days since records began being kept in 1894. The
  
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• Arizona reports no COVID-19 deaths for 2nd consecutive day

  28-06-2021 21:03
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials on Monday reported 413 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths for the second consecutive day. The latest numbers bring the pandemic-long totals to 893,560 cases with the known death total remaining at 17,913. More than 6.4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered with over 3.5 million Arizonans — 49.3% of the state’s population — having received at least one shot. Health officials say more than 3.1 million Ar
  
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• Search is on for man suspected of shooting FBI agent

  28-06-2021 20:57
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a man suspected of shooting and wounding an FBI special agent in Jackson, Mississippi, over the weekend. Authorities said the agent is expected to survive. Jackson police spokesperson Sam Brown told The Clarion Ledger a 38-year-old man is wanted in the shooting, and that he was driving a dark-colored GMC Yukon. WAPT-TV reported that police later found that vehicle. The agent from the FBI’s Jackson field office was shot Saturday nigh
  
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• Most US stocks fall, but tech gains nudge Wall Street higher

  28-06-2021 20:57
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks are edging lower on Monday, but strength for several big tech companies is nudging indexes a bit further into record heights. The S&P 500 was 0.1% higher after bouncing between small gains and losses through the morning. It’s coming off an all-time high set on Friday as optimism builds about the strengthening economy and expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates low for a while longer. The Dow was down 0.5%. But strength for A
  
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• New UAW president will face huge post-pandemic challenges

  28-06-2021 20:54
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Ray Curry is taking over leadership of the United Auto Workers perhaps the most critical juncture in the union’s history. The UAW’s International Executive Board on Monday named Curry as union president, replacing Rory Gamble, who retires on Wednesday. Gamble led the 397,000-member union through a bribery and embezzlement scandal and the coronavirus pandemic, during which the union agreed to keep auto factories running with numerous safety precautions. He was the
  
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• Despite warning, town deemed condo building in ‘good shape’

  28-06-2021 20:37
  
  Despite an engineer’s warning of major structural problems, a town building official told board members their Florida high-rise condominium was in “very good shape” almost three years before it collapsed. Just-released minutes of a November 2018 meeting of the Champlain Towers South board show a Surfside building official made those comments, later saying the meeting was extremely positive. That was after engineering firm Morabito Consultants reported key flaws in the structure
  
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• US judge: Rep. Boebert can block people on personal Twitter

  28-06-2021 20:31
  
  DENVER (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert does not have to unblock a former Democratic Colorado state lawmaker from her personal Twitter account. District Court Judge Daniel Domenico said last week that Boebert didn’t violate the free speech rights of former state Rep. Bri Buentello because Buentello blocked from Boebert’s personal Twitter, not a government account. Buentello was blocked by Boebert after Buentello called for Boebert’
  
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