Aeromexico files for US bankruptcy, citing ‘unprecedented’ challenges
Aeromexico is filing for bankruptcy protection in the United States, making it the latest carrier to succumb to the pressures of the coronavirus…
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Trump says he’ll veto must-pass defense spending bill if it requires bases honoring Confederate generals be renamed
President Donald Trump in a late Tuesday night tweet issued his strongest veto threat yet on a must-pass defense spending bill should lawmakers not…
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Andres Guardado’s family wants independent autopsy, attorney says
The family of Andres Guardado, the teenager who was shot dead by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy earlier this month, will be seeking an…
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Chad Daybell charged with conspiring to hide kids’ bodies in his yard
Prosecutors accused Chad Daybell of conspiring with Lori Vallow-Daybell to keep the bodies of her children hidden on his rural Idaho property, adding…
Continue Reading NAFTA is officially gone. Here’s what has and hasn’t changed
The US-Mexico-Canada Agreement takes effect Wednesday, fulfilling President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign pledge to replace the North American…
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MLB’s Ian Desmond, in a powerful post about racism and social injustice, opts out of the 2020 season
Major League Baseball player Ian Desmond is opting out of the truncated 2020 season. Coronavirus concerns factored into his decision, but so did the…
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White House says Trump reads amid questions about his handling of intelligence briefing
The White House used a last-minute briefing Tuesday to continue defending President Donald Trump against accusations he let languish intelligence…
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House Democrats express concern as administration stymies request for oversight on women’s security strategy
House Democrats charged with national security oversight say the Trump administration is effectively refusing to testify before Congress about an…
Continue Reading The fates of two leading newspaper publishers are up in the air
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Wednesday is the…
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Hillary Clinton hits Trump’s claims he didn’t receive intel about bounties on US troops: ‘I would have read my damn briefs’
Hillary Clinton derided President Donald Trump on Tuesday after he claimed that he had not been informed of key intelligence on the safety of US…
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Judge temporarily blocks publication of tell-all book by President Trump’s niece
A New York judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the publication of an unflattering tell-all book written by President Trump’s niece that Simon…
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China researchers discover new swine flu with ‘pandemic potential’
Chinese researchers have discovered a new type of swine flu that can infect humans and has the potential to cause a future pandemic, according to a…
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Senate passes extension of Paycheck Protection Program until August 8, hours ahead of deadline
The US Senate, just hours before the expiration of the small business loan Paycheck Protection Program, passed an extension of the program to August…
Continue Reading Democratic senator says Trump is undermining his experts: ‘It’s almost as if we have two different federal governments’
Sen. Chris Murphy accused President Donald Trump of undermining his own experts after members of the federal coronavirus task force offered a dire…
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Adidas executive who described racism discussions as ‘noise’ is stepping down
Adidas’ global head of human resources, Karen Parkin, is leaving the company less than a month after a group of employees reportedly asked the…
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Human remains found during search for missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen
Human remains were found Tuesday during the search for a missing soldier stationed at Fort Hood in Texas, Army officials told CNN. Vanessa Guillen,…
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Small businesses leave $130 billion in emergency relief untouched — and ask Congress to rethink the aid
Jessica and Richard Fierro are among more than 4.5 million small business owners who tapped into the $660 billion Paycheck Protection Program —…
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Colorado votes for John Hickenlooper to take on GOP Sen. Cory Gardner, CNN projects
Former two-term Gov. John Hickenlooper will face GOP Sen. Cory Gardner in the fall, CNN projected Tuesday, in a race expected to be one of the…
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California and Florida are charting different coronavirus paths as cases spike
Officials in California and Florida — two states where coronavirus cases are jumping — are taking different approaches toward reopening…
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The iconic lion statues outside the New York Public Library are wearing face masks to encourage humans to do the same
Count on the New York Public Library’s iconic lion sculptures to set an example of patience and fortitude. The marble statues that sit in front…
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Los Angeles City Council moves forward with plan to replace police officers with community-based responders for nonviolent calls
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a measure to develop an unarmed model of crisis response that would replace police…
Continue Reading Company testing if its machine will purify air of COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story LENEXA, KS (KCTV) — People are socially distancing, wash their hands and wearing…
Continue Reading An internal Amazon memo shows how closely it’s tracking coronavirus data at warehouses
For months, Amazon has refused to reveal data on the number of coronavirus cases inside its warehouses by claiming the data itself “isn’t…
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Carl Reiner, longtime comedy legend, dies at 98
Carl Reiner, the writer, actor, director and producer whose many decades’ worth of credits — including “The Dick Van Dyke…
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Local registered respiratory therapist went to New York to treat patients with COVID-19
“The way we treated COVID over there, it’s, it’s not like any other virus you are used to treating,” Craythorn said.…
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Mississippi governor signs bill to retire flag with Confederate emblem
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday signed a bill that takes a historic step to retire the last US state flag to feature the Confederate battle…
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New Idaho hands-free law
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – There’s a new rule of the road for Idaho drivers starting tomorrow. We are required to use electronic devices in…
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190 Yellowstone employees test negative for COVID-19
In the fourth round of surveillance testing on Yellowstone employees, all tests came back negative.…
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2020 primaries: 4 things to watch in Tuesday’s contests in Colorado, Utah and Oklahoma
Last week’s down-ballot primary action in New York still isn’t settled, but it’s time for three more states — Colorado, Utah…
Continue Reading Rare Fish rescued in Bonnet Carre’ Spillway
Click here for updates on this story Louisiana (WGNO) — The Army Corps of Engineers opens the Bonnet Carre’ Spillway…
Continue Reading Man accused of burning boy’s fingers under hot water
Click here for updates on this story York County, PA (WPMT) — A York County man has been charged with felony counts of…
Continue Reading Rattlesnake Roundup canceled
Click here for updates on this story Noxen, PA (WNEP) — A popular fundraiser in Wyoming County has been canceled for…
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Prosecutors appeal decision suppressing video in Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s prostitution case
Florida prosecutors pushed a state appeals court on Tuesday to overturn last year’s decision suppressing video of New England Patriots owner…
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366 pages of notes from Mueller investigation witness interviews released
CNN has received another 366 pages of notes from major witness interviews during former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation,…
Continue Reading Property manager sexually harassed female tenant, lawsuit says
Click here for updates on this story Davenport, IA (WQAD) — The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against a…
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Lori Vallow faces more charges after her children’s bodies were found
Lori Vallow, the Idaho woman charged in connection with the disappearance of her children, is now accused of two counts of conspiring to destroy,…
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Don’t forget the Flag Code this Independence Day
There’s a lot of rules in the Flag Code, which makes it hard to remember all of them.…
Continue Reading Officers slashed and stabbed responding to domestic call
Click here for updates on this story Davenport, IA (WQAD) — Rick Sullivan is being held without bond after assaulting…
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Record 365 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported a record 365 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday bringing the total confirmed and probable cases to…
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Blackfoot football staff member tests positive for COVID-19
A Blackfoot High School football staff member tested positive for COVID-19. Principal Roger Thomas sent a message to athletes and parents on…
Continue Reading City pilots Solar LED streetlights
Click here for updates on this story Mobile, AL (WALA) — The City of Mobile installed its first use of solar-powered…
Continue Reading Have a picnic and help the Blue Ridge Parkway
Click here for updates on this story Asheville, NC (WLOS) — The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation is celebrating National…
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Warming-up with a few thunderstorms for Wednesday.
Our area of low pressure, delivering stormy weather, will begin to lift for Wednesday. Look for the showers gradually ending, with warmer weather…
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Flying snakes? Here’s how they can glide through the air
For some, the sight of a snake slithering on the ground is scary enough, so how about one launching itself through the air? Chrysopelea paradisi…
Continue Reading US Army quarantines members of survival training course after one tests positive for coronavirus
The US Army said Tuesday that it has quarantined 90 students and personnel with its Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape course at Fort Bragg in…
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4 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has four new confirmed cases of…
Continue Reading Sheriff’s deputy charged with aggravated rape
Click here for updates on this story Bedford County, TN (WSMV) — A Bedford County Sheriff’s deputy has been…
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NY, NJ and CT expand quarantine advisories for travelers from 8 more states with high coronavirus rates
Governors in the northeast, once considered the US epicenter of the coronavirus, are tightening restrictions in their states for travelers from areas…
Continue Reading Pentagon says Trump has approved plans to cut troops in Germany
President Donald Trump on Monday approved plans to significantly reduce the number of US troops in Germany after being briefed by top Pentagon…
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New rules for smoke shops starting Wednesday
Retail shops that sell tobacco, nicotine, or electronic smoking device products and including vape shops will be required to obtain a permit…
Continue Reading READ: New notes from Mueller witness interviews
CNN has received another 366 pages of notes from major witness interviews during former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Read…
Continue Reading Buffalo protester Martin Gugino has been released from the hospital
Martin Gugino, the 75-year-old protestor who was pushed by two Buffalo police officers in early June, has left the hospital, his lawyer Kelly Zarcone…
Continue Reading Minor League Baseball 2020 season canceled
While Major League Baseball will be playing ball this season, Minor League Baseball players will not be suiting up in 2020. MLB has informed Minor…
Continue Reading Lightning strike causes apartment to go up in flames, mother and daughter make it out safe
Click here for updates on this story Pocola, OK (KFSM) — A lightning strike caused a fire at an apartment complex in…
Continue Reading Unemployment scam impacts dozens of University of Arkansas employees
Click here for updates on this story Fayetteville, AR (KFSM) — Dozens of University of Arkansas employees and others…
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Shoshone Bannock Indian Festival canceled
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes have canceled the 57th Annual Shoshone-Bannock Indian Festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Continue Reading Life with black bears: ‘We’re fed up,’ Residents say of brazen bears
Click here for updates on this story Cookson, OK (Tulsa World) — The shotgun and rifles leaned up against the living…
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Reclaim Idaho given petition drive extension
U.S. District Judge Lynn Winmill has ordered a 48-day extension for Reclaim Idaho to gather signatures for its Invest in Idaho Education Initiative. …
Continue Reading Man catches new world-record paddlefish, 146 pounds, 11 ounces
Click here for updates on this story Edmond, OK (Tulsa World) — A couple from Edmond who hired a Keystone Lake guide…
Continue Reading White House was warned about potential Russian bounties for killing US troops in early 2019
The White House was provided with intelligence in early 2019 indicating Russian actors were offering bounties to kill US soldiers in Afghanistan,…
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Biden slams Trump on coronavirus: ‘Our wartime president has surrendered’
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden lambasted President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday, saying…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Trump’s statements on statue vandals
President Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday that his administration was working to find the people who “threw paint on the magnificent George…
Continue Reading Regulators deny request from NIPSCO, other utilities to charge customers for lost revenue during the pandemic
Click here for updates on this story Indianapolis, IN (The Times) — A state regulatory agency has denied the request of…
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Facebook bans hundreds of accounts related to the Boogaloo extremist movement
Facebook on Tuesday banned hundreds of accounts, groups and pages that it said were linked to the Boogaloo movement, a loosely organized extremist…
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Chukars season officially canceled
The Idaho Falls Chukars 2020 season is officially…
Continue Reading Gaming world faces one of its biggest #MeToo moments yet as Fedmyster is removed from OfflineTV
The popular gaming content creation group OfflineTV has removed Federico Michael Gaytan, better known as Fedmyster, in response to allegations of…
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Judge orders online signatures accepted for Idaho initiative
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Idaho officials to accept online signatures for an effort aimed at putting a $170 million education funding…
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New trade agreement should be good for Idaho
Implementation of a new trade agreement should be good news for Idaho agricultural producers, according to Idaho State Department of Agriculture…
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Democrats say they want to hear from intelligence agencies, not White House on bounties
A classified White House briefing Tuesday did little to satisfy House Democrats’ demands for an explanation of intelligence that Russia offered…
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The Nation’s Weather
The Nation’s Weather for Wednesday, July 1, 2020 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY Showers and thunderstorms are forecast for much of the East Coast and…
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