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Arizona voting law loses
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned an Arizona law that superimposed citizenship proof on the state's voters as a condition of exercising the ...
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Report of gun at Tempe theater prompts evacuation
Police spokesman Michael Pooley says authorities received a call Tuesday night from a woman at the mall saying there was a man in the back of a theater pointing a gun at ...
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MLB Arizona 3 Miami 2
Paul Goldschmidt homered in the bottom of the ninth Tuesday to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3-2 win over the Miami Marlins. Goldschmidt sent the second pitch ...
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Goldschmidt homers in 9th Arizona beats Marlins
Arizona Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt watches his walk off home run take flight against the Miami Marlins during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks won 3-2. (AP Photo/Matt ...
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Gun threat evacuates Tempe mall
TEMPE, AZ - A gun threat forced the evacuation of the Harkins theatre at Arizona Mills Mall Tuesday night. Tempe police spokesman Michael Pooley said police got a call from someone at the mall saying there was a man in the back of the Harkins Theatre pointing a gun at people. Police arrived and evacuated the theater as a precaution. Authorities believe the man with the gun is still inside the ...
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Kingdom of Heaven
On paper at least, Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven looks like a powder keg lobbed into a burning building. Considering the current global sociopolitical context, making a film about the 12th-century war between Christians and Muslims for control of Jerusalem would seem a ... ...
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Phoenix PD to test more rape kits
The Phoenix Police Department has made significant changes to their protocols for testing DNA in rape cases after an ABC15 Investigation exposed thousands of Valley sex crimes had untested evidence. "Does it assist us in solving crimes? Absolutely," said Commander Sandra Renteria, who oversees Phoenix's sex crimes bureau. "So, it's very important." After sex ...
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Valley cheer team battling bus company
But she says that didn't happen. Once the team was dropped off in Anaheim on Thursday, the bus driver headed back to Arizona. He only came back to pick the team up on ...
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Shockley grandma wants custody of kids
PHOENIX - There's a new twist in the case of Jhessye Shockley. The missing girl's grandmother is in the Valley trying to get her other three grandkids back from Child Protective Services. Shirley Johnson came in from California Tuesday armed with documents and pictures that she hopes will outline her case to get the kids back to her home and people who love them. "I believe they ...
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PD No leads in Glendale hit-and-run
GLENDALE, AZ - The Glendale Police Department is asking for the public's help solving a deadly hit-and-run. Police spokeswoman Tracey Breeden said around 3 a.m. June 5, KourtneyKaiser, 34, was found in the middle of the road with serious trauma to her body. Kaiser later died at the hospital as a result of her injuries. Breeden said investigators gathered damaged car parts from the scene and ...
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FACTS Doce Fire threat update
Fire Weather Warning issued June 18 at 3:11PM MST expiring June 19 at 7:00PM MST in effect for: Apache; Coconino; Navajo… Fire Weather Warning issued June 18 at 3:11PM MST expiring June 19 at 7:00PM MST in effect for: ...
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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.
Hassan Rouhani
Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.
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Jurys Inn Christchurch
Driving around Dublin I came across an imposing building with the masthead, Jurys Inn Christchurch. I was looking to do ...
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