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City of Philadelphia cancels all large events until February 2021 due to COVID-19

By GlobalAZ

July 17, 2020

The mayor of Philadelphia said on Tuesday that all large events have been canceled until February 28, 2021, due to the coronavirus pandemic. “This was not an easy ...

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Arizona health officials announce plan to bring in 600 nurses to help hospitals

By GlobalAZ

July 16, 2020

Nearly 600 critical care nurses and medical-surgical nurses will be headed to Arizona to help provide support to hospitals seeing an increase in patients with COVID-19, the Arizona ...

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Coronavirus can live on some masks for up to seven days, researcher says

By GlobalAZ

July 15, 2020

New city and countywide mandates require many of us to wear masks in public, but researchers said it’s important to treat them like a biohazard. Professor and Department ...

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Phoenix Elementary School District to push back in-person learning to October 12

By GlobalAZ

July 10, 2020

PHOENIX — Phoenix Elementary School District has announced they will not be resuming in-person classes until October 12. Online courses will begin for K-8 on August 6, while ...

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MICHAEL JORDAN: ‘I Can No Longer Stay Silent’

By GlobalAZ

July 10, 2020

As a proud American, a father who lost his own dad in a senseless act of violence, and a black man, I have been deeply troubled by the ...

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Pedophiles rebranding themselves as ‘Minor-Attracted Persons’, seek same protection as LGBT community

By GlobalAZ

July 10, 2020

An investigation has found that several notorious child-sex offenders of Britain are using online platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter to rebrand themselves as ‘Minor-Attracted Persons’. Through these ...

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Household dog in Tarrant County tests positive for COVID-19 after owners contract virus

By GlobalAZ

July 9, 2020

A household dog in Tarrant County has tested positive for COVID-19, state health officials confirmed. The USDA’s Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed on Thursday that a dog in Tarrant ...

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Vandals cut down 9/11 Memorial flagpole in New York village

By GlobalAZ

July 9, 2020

Police in New York have launched an investigation after a flagpole at a memorial honoring five firefighters who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was cut down by vandals. The damage at the patriotic display in Washingtonville, north ...

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‘Glee’ actress Naya Rivera is missing at a lake in California

By GlobalAZ

July 9, 2020

Officials are investigating the disappearance of “Glee” actress Naya Rivera at a lake in Southern California as a “tragic accident,” according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office. “We ...

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Dutch police discover secret torture site in shipping containers

By GlobalAZ

July 8, 2020

Authorities in the Netherlands have discovered an apparent torture site hidden inside shipping containers, which were lined with sound-proofing material and filled with assumed torture devices, the country’s National Prosecutor’s ...