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Month: November 2020

Arizona’s wildest race: Man against horse

Click here for updates on this story     Prescott Valley, AZ (KPHO/KTVK) — It’s one of the most grueling races imaginable: up a mountain, the length of nearly two marathons. Yet few people know about it. Maybe because many of the competitors can’t talk. It’s the annual Man Against Horse Race. “It’s pretty crazy,” said race

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Trump and Army secretary say Wreaths Across America event will happen, reversing Arlington National Cemetery decision

Wreaths Across America’s annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery is set to go forward as planned after all. Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy said Tuesday afternoon that he had overruled an earlier decision to cancel the event. “I have directed Arlington National Cemetery to safely host Wreaths Across America,” McCarthy wrote on Twitter.

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules Trump campaign observers had no right to stand within a specific distance during Philadelphia ballot processing

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 5-2 that a Trump campaign ballot processing observer in Philadelphia had no right to stand any particular distance away from election workers, and it’s up to counties to decide where poll watchers can stand. It’s a significant loss for President Donald Trump’s campaign at a moment in which

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Iowa Sen. Grassley, 87, says tests positive for the virus; is longest-serving Republican senator

WASHINGTON, DC — Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the longest-serving Republican senator and third in the line of presidential succession, says he has tested positive for the coronavirus. The 87-year-old Grassley had said Tuesday morning that he was quarantining after being exposed to the virus and was waiting for the results of a test. On Tuesday

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U.S. Justice Dept. dropping drug trafficking, money laundering case against former Mexican defense secretary Cienfuegos

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — The U.S. Justice Department is dropping its drug trafficking and money laundering case against former Mexican Defense Secretary Salvador Cienfuegos, Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday. Barr said the department would drop its case so Cienfuegos “may be investigated and, if appropriate, charged, under Mexican law.” Cienfuegos, who was charged in

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Orange, Ventura Counties move back to most restrictive purple tier; Newsom says state hitting ‘emergency brake’

Click here for updates on this story     Santa Ana, CA (KCAL/KCBS) — Orange and Ventura County are moving back to the most restrictive purple tier, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday afternoon. During his news conference, Newsom said the state is hitting an “emergency brake” on economic activity in light of what he calls an unprecedented

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Community seeking answers after ‘funny and outgoing’ 14-year-old Jesus Cervantez is shot, killed

Click here for updates on this story     Stockton, CA (KCAL/KCBS) — A San Bernardino community is grieving after the unexpected loss of 14-year-old Jesus Cervantez. The eighth-grader wanted to be a police officer and is being remembered for his kind acts throughout the community. Known for being “funny and outgoing,” the 14-year-old was shot and

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