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• Preschool show boasts girl power, plus nonbinary bison Fred

  06-07-2021 23:58
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — If there’s a missing necklace or a herd of caribou on the loose, Ridley Jones is your go-to guy. Or make that your girl. The 6-year-old title character of Netflix’s new animated series has all the daring of classic screen heroes who were routinely male. Chris Nee, the creator of “Ridley Jones,” says she’s eager to give TV’s youngest viewers, preschoolers, the chance to see a girl as an action star. The characters include a nonbinary bi
  
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• US proposes removing Colorado River fish’s endangered status

  06-07-2021 23:57
  
  DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it will propose reclassifying a rare Colorado River Basin fish called the razorback sucker from endangered to threatened status after a multiyear and multistate effort throughout the Southwestern U.S. to replenish its populations. A proposed formal relisting, to be published Wednesday in the Federal Register, would classify the fish as no longer on the brink of extinction. But it would require continued management of the razorback&rsquo
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued July 6 at 3:54PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  06-07-2021 23:54
  
  At 253 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm nearMorenci, or near Clifton, moving southwest at 20 mph.
  Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.
  Locations impacted include…Clifton, Solomon, Morenci, Safford Regional Airport, Duncan, York,Franklin, Three Way and Guthrie.Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead tolocalized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through floodedroadways.The post Special Weather Statement issued July 6 at 3
  
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• Man wanted after allegedly exposing himself to residents of midtown home

  06-07-2021 23:47
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - A man is wanted in connection to an indecent exposure incident that occurred in midtown on June 18.According to Tucson Police Department, a man allegedly exposed himself to residents at a home located in the 1400 block of East Drachman Street near Highland Avenue.TPD said the incident was captured on security video.Details surrounding the incident are limited at this time.Anyone with information is advised to call 88-CRIME.
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• Ex-Yankee arrested in Hawaii over July 4 weekend

  06-07-2021 23:39
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Former New York Yankees player Bronson Sardinha was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Hawaii over the Fourth of July weekend. According to Honolulu police records, Sardinha was arrested shortly after midnight Sunday. Neither Sardinha nor an attorney who has represented him previously could immediately be reached for comment Tuesday. According to Hawaii court records, he was arrested on charges that he collided with a car, fled the scene and assaulted a
  
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• Sierra Vista shelter suspends pet intakes as it nears capacity

  06-07-2021 23:38
  
  SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (KVOA) - Due to the shelter nearing full capacity, the Nancy J. Brua Animal Care Center in Sierra Vista has suspended the intake of dogs and cats until further notice, according to release shared Tuesday morning.According to the shelter, owners cannot turn their dogs and cats at the shelter at this time. In addition, the shelter is asking residents to "suspend any trapping of stray cats to be turned in at the shelter."To help ease its pet population at the facility, the shelt
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued July 6 at 3:27PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  06-07-2021 23:27
  
  At 226 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9miles south of Mule Creek, moving southwest at 20 mph.
  Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.
  Locations impacted include…Duncan, York, Franklin, Three Way and Guthrie.Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead tolocalized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through floodedroadways.
  Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a
  
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• Blinken meets Uyghur ex-detainees; US warns of new sanctions

  06-07-2021 23:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met virtually with a group of Uyghur Muslims who were detained at camps in China’s northwest Xinjiang region. The State Department says Blinken wanted to hear firsthand from the former detainees about their experiences and to seek their advice as to how the U.S. should press China to stop the repression. The Biden and Trump administrations both have termed the campaign in Xinjiang a “genocide” and slapped sanctions o
  
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• Sisters in Florida condo collapse buried in same coffin

  06-07-2021 23:24
  
  SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — The tiny bodies of two young victims of the Florida condo building collapse are being buried in the same white casket. Lucia and Emma Guar were laid to rest Tuesday alongside their parents, Marcus and Anaely Guara. The three were among at least 36 people killed in the collapse of the Champlain Towers South building nearly two weeks ago. Family members attending the service at St. Joseph’s Catholic church say “Lulu bear” loved watching “Jeopardy
  
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• TPD: Man pronounced dead at Rodeo Park

  06-07-2021 23:23
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - An investigation is underway after a man was pronounced dead on the south side Tuesday afternoon.According to Tucson Police Department, the deceased individual was located near the railroad tracks at Rodeo Park, located at 5001 S. Nogales Highway and Irvington Road.Details surrounding the individual's death are limited at this time.The investigation is ongoing.Stay with News 4 Tucson for the latest details.
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• Regulator halts Iowa amusement ride after accident kills boy

  06-07-2021 23:19
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A regulator has ordered an Iowa amusement park not to restart a popular water ride pending an investigation into a boat accident that killed an 11-year-old boy and left his brother in critical condition. Iowa Labor Commissioner Rod Roberts on Tuesday signed a cessation order that bars Adventureland Park from operating the Raging River until an investigation is complete and all hazards are corrected. Adventureland, based near Des Moines in Altoona, voluntarily stopped
  
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• Tenure struggle ends with Hannah-Jones charting new course

  06-07-2021 23:18
  
  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones says she will not teach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill following an extended fight over tenure. Hannah-Jones, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her ground-breaking work on the bitter legacy of slavery in the U.S., announced her decision on “CBS This Morning” on Tuesday. She said she would instead take up the tenured Knight Chair in Race and Journalism at Howard University, a historically Blac
  
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• 14 of 32 competitors at Miss Mexico pageant had coronavirus

  06-07-2021 23:18
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — A health official in the northern Mexico border state of Chihuahua says contestants from 14 of Mexico’s 32 states at a Miss Mexico contest tested positive for the coronavirus. State Health Secretary Eduardo Fernández Herrera told local media Tuesday that all the contestants had all submitted negative tests before the pageant in the state capital. But authorities received an anonymous tip that one person was in fact infected with the virus. After tests were p
  
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• Anti-LGBT Georgian protestors burn EU flag in capital

  06-07-2021 23:12
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Opponents of LGBT rights in the former Soviet republic of Georgia have clashed with police in the capital and burned a European Union flag that was was hanging in front of the parliament. Tuesday’s unrest came a day after opponents of a planned LGBT march in Tbilisi assaulted journalists who were covering their demonstration. The march organizers cancelled the event, saying authorities had not ensured their security. On Tuesday evening, a large crowd of demonstrators he
  
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• Al Sharpton eulogizes white Arkansas teen shot by deputy

  06-07-2021 23:02
  
  BEEBE, Ark. (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton and attorneys for George Floyd’s family have joined family and friends in mourning a white Arkansas teenager shot dead by a sheriff’s deputy. The shooting of 17-year-old Hunter Brittain has drawn the attention of civil rights activists, who say it highlights the need for interracial support to address police shootings. In his eulogy to Brittain on Tuesday, Sharpton said the issue of policing is not about Black and white, but right and wro
  
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• Work review for ex-official connected to collapsed building

  06-07-2021 22:58
  
  MIAMI (AP) — The vice mayor of a South Florida city says he wants a review of all the work done by a former municipal official who assured condo board members in another city that their building was in “very good shape” three years before it collapsed. Doral Vice Mayor Pete Cabrera said Tuesday that he plans to call a special council meeting to ask for a review of everything that has passed through the hands of Rosendo “Ross” Prieto while he worked for C.A.P. Govern
  
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• Fire official: 4 more victims have been found in rubble of collapsed Florida condo building, bringing death toll to 36

  06-07-2021 22:52
  
  SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Fire official: 4 more victims have been found in rubble of collapsed Florida condo building, bringing death toll to 36.The post Fire official: 4 more victims have been found in rubble of collapsed Florida condo building, bringing death toll to 36 appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued July 6 at 2:43PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  06-07-2021 22:43
  
  At 142 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9miles east of Douglas, moving southwest at 20 mph.
  Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
  Locations impacted include…Douglas.Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead tolocalized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through floodedroadways.
  Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safeshelter inside
  
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• Ex-Yankee arrested for DUI in Hawaii over July 4 weekend

  06-07-2021 22:43
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Former New York Yankees player Bronson Sardinha was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Hawaii over the Fourth of July weekend. According to Honolulu police records, Sardinha was arrested shortly after midnight Sunday. Neither Sardinha nor an attorney who has represented him previously could immediately be reached for comment Tuesday. According to Hawaii court records, he was arrested for allegedly colliding with a car and fleeing the scene and assaultin
  
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• The Latest: Zimbabwe back to strict lockdown, virus surges

  06-07-2021 22:30
  
  Zimbabwe has returned to strict lockdown measures to combat a resurgence of COVID-19 amid vaccine shortages.
  Infections have dramatically increased in recent weeks despite a night curfew, reduced business hours, localized lockdowns in hotspot areas, and bans on inter-city travel.The country’s information minister announced the virus has spread to rural areas which have sparse health facilities.Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa announced after a Cabinet meeting that most people must st
  
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• Alabama jury recommends death for man convicted of killing 5

  06-07-2021 22:25
  
  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Jurors have recommended the death penalty for an Alabama man convicted of killing his wife, her unborn child and three other people in 2015. The Madison County jury that recently convicted 46-year-old Christopher Henderson voted 11-1 Tuesday that he should die for the slayings. A judge in October will decide whether Henderson should be given the death penalty or sentenced to life without parole. Henderson was accused in the shooting and stabbing deaths of wife Krist
  
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• Navajo Nation lifts some COVID restrictions on reservation

  06-07-2021 22:19
  
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez signed legislation Tuesday to rescind an order that closed the reservation to outside visitors. It lifts several COVID-19 restrictions that will allow tribal parks to reopen at 50% capacity with safety protocols in place as early as Thursday and also allow schools to eventually reopen under a required safety plan. The Navajo Department of Health will issue a new Public Health Emergency Order on Wednesday, outlining safety proto
  
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• S&P 500 sees 1st decline after 7 straight gains; oil falls

  06-07-2021 22:14
  
  Stocks are closing mostly lower Tuesday, with the S&P 500 posting its first decline after seven consecutive gains. The benchmark index slipped 0.2% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.6%. Bond prices rose, sending the yield on the 10-year Treasury to its lowest level since February.  Oil prices pulled back after jumping overnight when talks among members of the OPEC cartel and allied oil producing countries broke off amid a standoff with the United Arab Emirates over production
  
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• Dutch crime reporter shot, badly wounded in Amsterdam street

  06-07-2021 22:14
  
  AMSTERDAM (AP) — One of the Netherlands’ best known crime reporters has been shot and taken to a hospital with serious injuries, police said. Peter R. de Vries was shot in downtown Amsterdam Tuesday evening after making one of his regular appearances on a current affairs television show. Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra said in Parliament he was “deeply shocked” by the attack. The 64-year-old De Vries is known for his fearless reporting on the Netherlands’ underworld
  
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• US extends temporary protected status to people from Yemen

  06-07-2021 22:11
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is extending a program that allows people from Yemen to stay in the U.S. temporarily because of the turmoil from the civil war there. The Department of Homeland Security said in announcing the decision Tuesday that about  2,100 Yemenis and their families will benefit from the extension and re-designation of temporary protected status. They will be allowed to live and work in the U.S. through March 2023, though the program does not automatical
  
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• The Latest: Biden: With rise of variant, reconsider vaccine

  06-07-2021 22:09
  
  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden says the rise of a more transmissible COVID-19 variant in the U.S. “should cause everybody to think twice.”
  Speaking Tuesday at the White House as he outlined his administration’s summer plans to boost vaccinations, Biden said the delta variant first identified in India is now responsible for a majority of new virus cases in much of the country.
  “It seems to me it should cause everybody to think twice, and it should cause reconsidera
  
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• Monsoon 2021 off to a Stronger Start Than Last Year

  06-07-2021 22:01
  
  It’s no surprise to hear last year’s monsoon was wimpy — only 0.03 inches of rain away from being the driest Tucson monsoon ever recorded, according to the National Weather Service. And while rising heat is relatively predictable, climate change seems to have a less linear impact on rainfall, with monsoons ranging from weak to powerful over the past decade.…
  
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• New operator chosen for NYC ice rink formerly run by Trump

  06-07-2021 21:58
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials say a consortium of businesses and nonprofits has been chosen to run Central Park’s Wollman rink. The rink is one of four recreational concessions that were operated by Donald Trump’s company until the city canceled its contracts with the former president. The city Parks Department said Tuesday that a joint venture called Wollman Park Partners LLC is expected to be awarded a five-year contract to run the rink. New York Mayor Bill de Blasi
  
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• European powers decry latest nuclear move by Iran

  06-07-2021 21:58
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Germany, France and Britain are voicing “grave concern” over a further move by Iran that they say is a serious violation of its commitments under its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, warning that it threatens the outcome of talks aimed at bringing the United States back into the agreement. The three European powers’ foreign ministers issued a joint statement Tuesday over a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. nuclear watchdog, &ldqu
  
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• Defendants involved in Massachusetts standoff in court

  06-07-2021 21:50
  
  MEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Some of the 11 people charged in connection with an armed standoff along a Massachusetts highway last weekend refused to cooperate with court authorities during their arraignments. The first to appear in court Tuesday told the judge in a courtroom with a heavy security presence he was a “foreign national” who cannot face criminal charges, and said he did not want a defense attorney. The defendants, 10 men and a 17-year-old juvenile, say they’re membe
  
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• LA cop cleared of wrongdoing for George Floyd ‘Valentine’

  06-07-2021 21:45
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles police officer who shared a photo of George Floyd with the words “you take my breath away” in a Valentine-like format has been cleared of wrongdoing and will not face any punishment. The officer, who has not been named publicly, was found not guilty of any administrative charges by a internal disciplinary panel comprised of community members. Police Chief Michel Moore had directed the officer to the panel, known as a Board of Rights, in May wi
  
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• Pakistan rejects naming of PM Khan as press freedom predator

  06-07-2021 21:42
  
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has vehemently rejected an international media watchdog’s report that lists Prime Minister Imran Khan on a list of the world’s 37 worst rulers when it comes to press freedom. The angry reaction Tuesday from Khan’s government came in response to a Monday report titled: “Press freedom predators gallery — old tyrants, two women and a European,” released by Paris-based Reporters Without Borders. According to the group, the “ca
  
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• Black lawmakers seek DOJ review of Louisiana State Police

  06-07-2021 21:40
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s Black state lawmakers are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the patterns and practices of the state police. Tuesday’s announcement comes as the law enforcement agency’s treatment of African Americans is under scrutiny. The Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus letter calls on the DOJ to determine if troopers have systematically violated the constitutional rights of Black people. The ACLU has made a similar request. Feder
  
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• EXPLAINER: Who runs the Vatican while pope is hospitalized?

  06-07-2021 21:35
  
  ROME (AP) — The Vatican has detailed laws, rituals and roles to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns. But none of them apply when he is sick or even unconscious, and there are no specific norms governing what happens when a pope becomes incapacitated. As a result, even though Pope Francis is recovering from intestinal surgery in a Rome hospital, he is still pope and very much in charge. He delegates the day-to-day running of the Vatican and the church to a team of offic
  
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• Zimbabwe returns to strict lockdown to fight virus surge

  06-07-2021 21:31
  
  HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe has returned to strict lockdown measures to combat a resurgence of COVID-19 amid vaccine shortages. Infections have dramatically increased in recent weeks despite a night curfew, reduced business hours, localized lockdowns in hotspot areas, and bans on inter-city travel. The country’s information minister announced the virus has spread to rural areas which have sparse health facilities. Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa announced after a Cabinet
  
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• Key results could come Tuesday in NYC mayoral primary

  06-07-2021 21:26
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City elections officials plan to release a potentially decisive update on the Democratic mayoral primary. They plan to release results including absentee ballots on Tuesday. That’s two weeks after polls closed and a week after a tallying flub marred the debut of ranked choice voting in the race for the nation’s most prominent municipal job. At the moment, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams leads. But former Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia and
  
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• Missouri mayor who required masks faces recall vote

  06-07-2021 21:22
  
  NIXA, Mo. (AP) — As the coronavirus surges in Missouri, a mayor who imposed a mask requirement and other public safety measures is facing a recall vote, even though the requirements have long since expired. The Springfield News-Leader reports that Nixa voters will have the option to recall Mayor Brian Steele at a special election set for Nov. 2. Steele was delegated emergency powers by the City Council to deal with the pandemic and enacted the mask ordinance in October. He ended the ordina
  
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• Qanon Shaman will remain behind bars until trial

  06-07-2021 21:12
  
  WASHINGTON DC (CNN) - The Capitol rioter known as the "Qanon Shaman" will remain behind bars while he awaits trial.Jacob Chansley was among the droves of Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. capitol during the January 6th insurrection.A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Chansley could still potentially flee if he were to be released pending trial.This was just the latest attempt to secure Chansley's freedom.His lawyer argued that Chansley was welcomed into the Capitol and took part in a pleas
  
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• Qanon Shaman loses 3rd bid for jail release

  06-07-2021 21:12
  
  WASHINGTON DC (CNN) - The Capitol rioter known as the "Qanon Shaman" will remain behind bars while he awaits trial.Jacob Chansley was among the droves of Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. capitol during the January 6th insurrection.A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Chansley could still potentially flee if he were to be released pending trial.This was just the latest attempt to secure Chansley's freedom.His lawyer argued that Chansley was welcomed into the Capitol and took part in a pleas
  
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• Hundreds without power after truck crashes into power pole

  06-07-2021 21:06
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - Hundreds of residents are without power on the northwest side after a truck crashed into a power pole Tuesday morning.According to Northwest Fire District, a truck reportedly crashed into a power pole between Thornydale Road between Linda Vista Boulevard and Hardy Road at around 11:40 a.m.While no injuries were reported in connection to the crash, power outages were observed that morning as a result of the incident.At its peak, Tucson Electric Power repor
  
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• Top elected officials on Hopi reservation seek second term

  06-07-2021 21:00
  
  KYKOTSMOVI, Ariz. (AP) — The top two elected officials on the Hopi reservation are seeking another term in office. The Hopi Election Board has certified the candidates for the election scheduled later this year. Current Chairman Tim Nuvangyaoma is among four people seeking the chairman’s post. The tribe’s primary election is set for Sept. 9. Current Vice Chairman Clark Tenakhongva is one of two seeking that post. Both vice chairman hopefuls will automatically move on to the Nov
  
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• Tropical Storm Elsa gaining strength, could become hurricane

  06-07-2021 20:57
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Elsa is strengthening and could became a hurricane before making landfall along Florida’s north Gulf coast. It’s complicating the search effort at the collapsed condo in Surfside, and could be near hurricane strength before it makes landfall somewhere between Tampa Bay and the Big Bend. Forecasters also warn that it could push a storm surge of water into Tampa Bay neighborhoods. Florida Gov. Ron DeSan
  
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• Spike Lee, ‘Annette’ kick off 74th Cannes Film Festival

  06-07-2021 20:57
  
  CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival rolled out the red carpet for the first time in more than two years on Tuesday, launching the French Riviera spectacular with the premiere of Leos Carax’s “Annette,” the introduction of Spike Lee’s jury, and with high hopes for shrugging off a punishing pandemic year for cinema. The 74th Cannes opened Tuesday with as much glitz as it could summon, led by “Annette,” a fantastical musical starring Adam Driver
  
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• California man killed in wreck involving boat, watercraft

  06-07-2021 20:56
  
  BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Bullhead City, Arizona, say a California man on a boat on the Colorado River was fatally injured when a personal water carrying two teenage boys crashed into the boat. Police said 33-year-old Timothy Randall David Lee as sitting on the back of the boat’s swim deck when the wreck occurred Sunday. Police said the personal watercraft’s operator, a 16-year-old boy from Avondale, Arizona, was cited for failure to use due caution to avoid a colli
  
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• Turkey: pro-Kurdish politician released from prison

  06-07-2021 20:55
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — State media reports say a prominent opposition legislator has been released from prison, days after Turkey’s highest court ruled that his rights to freedom and to exercise politics had been violated. Anadolu Agency says Omer Faruk Gergerlioglu, a lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party was released Tuesday from his prison in the outskirts of Ankara, three months after he was stripped of his parliamentary seat and jailed for allegedly engagi
  
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• Man who wore horns in riot lose 3rd bid for jail release

  06-07-2021 20:51
  
  A Phoenix man who stormed the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot while sporting face paint, no shirt and a furry hat with horns has lost his third bid to be released from jail. A federal judge in Washington concluded Tuesday that Jacob Chansley hadn’t presented new information that had a “material bearing” on whether any condition of release from jail would assure he doesn’t flee from authorities.  Chansley, who calls himself the QAnon Shaman, has been jailed since
  
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• WNBA teams jockey for position before Olympic break

  06-07-2021 20:49
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — With less than a week remaining before the WNBA begins its Olympic break, teams are jockeying for position in the standings knowing that it will be a sprint to the finish once play resumes in August following the Tokyo Games and a monthlong hiatus. Las Vegas, Seattle and Connecticut have already created a little separation from the pack as the top three teams in the league. The Aces and Storm are battling for supremacy in the Western Conference to earn a spot in the Commiss
  
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• ESPN takes Nichols off NBA Finals duty after leaked comments

  06-07-2021 20:47
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — ESPN has replaced Rachel Nichols as its sideline reporter for the NBA Finals following a report detailing critical comments she made about Black colleague Maria Taylor. The network announced Tuesday that Malika Andrews would handle that role for the series between the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks. Nichols has been the sideline reporter for its top national games this season and for last year’s NBA Finals. But the switch was made after the New York Times reported Su
  
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• Body of last missing tuber found after deadly dam accident

  06-07-2021 20:44
  
  EDEN, N.C. (AP) — The body of the last person missing from a North Carolina river accident that killed five people has been found, weeks after a family rode inflatable tubes over a relatively small but dangerous Duke Energy dam. The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a news release Monday that crews recovered the body of 35-year-old Teresa Villano in the Dan River near the Draper Boat Landing. She was the last person missing after the June 16 accident. Four others in the
  
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• Bucks upgrade Giannis to questionable for NBA Finals opener

  06-07-2021 20:37
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks have upgraded Giannis Antetokounmpo’s status to questionable for Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The change in the injury report Tuesday afternoon gives more hope that the two-time MVP can return from a hyperextended left knee to face the Phoenix Suns. Antetokounmpo was injured in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals when he landed after leaping to defend a lob pass to Atlanta’s Clint Capela. He missed the final two games of that series. Coach Mi
  
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