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Officials Senators agree on visas
WASHINGTON - Leading senators working on immigration legislation reached a compromise Tuesday on the details of an expanded high-tech visa program, officials said as the Senate Judiciary Committee neared completion of its work on the measure. At the same time, several officials said the White House has made it known to Sen. Patrick Leahy, the panel's chairman, that it would prefer ...
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Utah Gov. Herbert rails against US Land management
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says his state does a better job than federal managers and has a bigger stake than the bureaucrats in protecting the natural resources and rugged beauty that drives Utah's outdoor recreation and tourism ...
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Xbox One Microsoft reveals next generation console – live blog
. It will also respond to gesture controls. Medhi is demonstrating how people will able to do "instant switching between input modes – tv, game, music." People ...
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Realization of loss sets in for OK
MOORE, OK - Sun was hard to come by in Moore, Oklahoma, Tuesday. The sky still looked menacing, dark and foggy. Mist turned to rain. Lightning struck. From the air, this suburb outside Oklahoma City looked like flattened cardboard. On the ground, homes were messes of splinters. Cars, thrown like toys, sat in ridiculous places. Hunks of steel hung in trees -- the trees that were left. Most were ...
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AZ families fear for loved ones in OK
Realization of loss sets in for OK Kids screamed for their parents and parents hollered their children's names, walking and searching in panic in the parking lot of Briarwood Elementary in Moore, Oklahoma, ...
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APS open to options to solve net metering issues
APS is trying to figure out how net metering makes business sense. Net metering is the process by which credits are given to customers that own solar for any excess production that goes back into the electrical grid. Arizona Public Service Co. officials say they arent married to cutting net metering funding. In fact, they arent locked in to any one solution to deal with the growing number of ...
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Phoenix firefighter dies in motor vehicle accident at fire scene
Fire fighting is known a dangerous job. After all, firefighters' jobs involve quickly moving to the scene of fires and other emergencies, places that are too dangerous for other people to be. The dangers extend beyond fires, however. Motor vehicle accidents can also claim firefighters' lives. Recently, a firefighter was involved in ...
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Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris evacuated after suicide inside
Police evacuated Paris' Notre Dame cathedral on Tuesday after a well-known far-right former activist died by shooting himself in the mouth in front of its main altar, a police source said.The man, 78-year-old Dominique Venner, is a historian known in France for his far-right political essays. He carried a letter on his person but made no declaration before shooting himself dead in the ...
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Standoff at Phoenix home following Amber Alert
PHOENIX (AP) -- Phoenix police have surrounded a home where they say an armed man inside is the father of a 3-year-old boy whose abduction was the subject of an Amber ...
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May 21 Today in Arizona history
1931: Border patrolmen discover the skeleton of a 25,000-year-old mammoth near Hereford.1937: Amelia Earhart lands in Tucson, the first stop on her fateful journey across the globe. Her plane is lost en route to Howland Island in July 1937, then she is declared legally dead on Jan. 5, 1939, after an extensive search of the area between Lae, New Guinea, and Howland Island in the South ...
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Man stuck by 2 vehicles in Tolleson
TOLLESON, AZ - A pedestrian has died after being struck by two vehicles in Tolleson. Joaquin Enriquez with MCSO said, around 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning two drivers were headed eastbound on Buckeye Road when they reported striking something in the roadway. Enriquez said both drivers did stop at the scene, and they noticed it was an adult male and called for help. If you are traveling in the ...
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MCSO searching for Anthem woman
ANTHEM, AZ - The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help to find a missing Anthem woman. Deputy Joaquin Enriquez said Martha "Martie" Hayes was last seen at her residence near Anthem Way and Daisy Mountain Road around 6 p.m. on Monday night. According to Enriquez, Hayes has bipolar and has paranoid tendencies. MCSO says she was last seen wearing a ...
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Police to release more than 300 photos from Tucson rampage aftermath
TUCSON, Ariz. – Authorities are set to release more than 300 photos on Tuesday that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others. The Pima County Sheriff's Department says many photos show the parking lot of the shopping center where the shooting took place in January 2011. The ...
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Tucson shooting photos to be released
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities are set to release more than 300 photos on Tuesday that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 ...
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930 AM | Will Arias plead for mercy
PHOENIX - When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial one more time, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She would rather be executed than spend the rest of her life in prison. After nearly five months of testimony in a case that has captured tabloid headlines with tales of sex, lies and violence, ...
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7AM Obama to speak on OK disaster
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will be meeting with his disaster response team, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, on Tuesday before ...
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AZ teams on standby to help Oklahoma
PHOENIX - Arizona's rescue and recovery team for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are on standby if they are called to help in Oklahoma. ...
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Finance chief Purisima blasts CA ruling on Phoenix Petroleum
MANILA, Philippines–The Department of Finance questioned the Court of Appeals’ decision stopping the Department of Justice from pursuing the smuggling case against the President and CEO of Phoenix Petroleum Philippines(Phoenix)as well as its customs broker,Jorlan Cabanes. ';TROs like this one effectively prevent the government from prosecuting smuggling. Our courts and court ...
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Pics From Tucson Shooting to be Released
Authorities are set to release more than 300 photos on Tuesday that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others. The Pima County Sheriff's Department says many photos show the parking lot of the shopping center where the shooting took place in January 2011. The photos also include ...
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Release set for police photos from Tucson rampage
TUCSON, Ariz. -; Authorities are set to release more than 300 photos on Tuesday that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 ...
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Arias speaks on own behalf as jury considers death
When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial one more time, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She would rather be executed than spend the rest of her life in prison.After nearly five months of testimony in a case that has captured tabloid headlines with tales of sex, lies and violence, Arias' ...
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Arizonas Corbin Improves to 7-0 With Win Over Colorado
(Reuters) - Arizona's Patrick Corbin delivered a dominant nine innings to lead the Diamondbacks to a 5-1 win over Colorado and improve his unbeaten start to 7-0 on Monday. The 23-year-old struck out 10 and allowed just three hits during his complete game, while Didi Gregorius went 3-for-5 with two RBIs to help keep Arizona top of the National League West. Corbin is now one of five ...
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CA stops gov’t from pursuing smuggling case vs Phoenix Petroleum
PHOTO FROM PHOENIXPHILIPPINES.COM MANILA, Philippines--Taking note of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) "extraordinary swiftness" in ordering the filing of more than P5 billion smuggling raps against the president and CEO of Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc. and his broker which might endanger their rights, the Court of Appeals stopped the government from pursuing the case. In a ...
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Co-workers help widow of fallen officer
Now, she's reliving every tearful moment, knowing her co-worker, Stephanie Raetz, is feeling that same excruciating pain of losing a spouse. The 29-year-old officer ...
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AMBER ALERT Missing AZ 3-year-old
TOLLESON, AZ - An Amber Alert has been issued Monday night for a 3-year-old abducted from Tolleson. Authorities are looking for Israel Celis, Jr., described as a Hispanic male, 3 feet tall, 35 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a light green shirt, grey pants with a white stripe down the legs and "Transformers" flip flops. Police say the boy's father, ...
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Arizona may need to use prison labor
With Arizona’s budget deficit at state level soaring past $3 billion and projections for the next few years suggesting it might reach $10 billion, due to a highly controversial decision by the state legislature to sell a number of public buildings and then lease them back. Fortunately, not all financial news and outlooks for the state are negative, one small border town called Douglas, may just have a solution to the cash crisis facing some municipalities across the state.
Arizona’s financial situation in the wake of the universally destructive Great Recession has become dire. Our deficit for 2010 is many times higher than what it was a few years ago, before the crash of late 2008, and because of this the state legislature has become desperate to save money by cutting budgets and raise money by selling public buildings. Read more
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