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Current Events:
100K+ cases of COVID19 in Arizona
Pandemic preparedness expert forecast mask-wearing will last into 2022
Scottsdale PR/Qanon/Trump representative Melissa Rein Lively broadcasts her own arrest on Instagram after trashing a mask display at local Target
"See My Smile" masks manufactured here in Valley
What medical conditions prevent mask wearing? None.
Trump wants to move on from coronavirus
Kayne West for president in 2020
s'MACdown: FBI blows its own cover
This Is Us: Pandemic Parenting Hacks
Last Word: Do not microwave your library books

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Current Events:
"Avoid it like the plague" is something 60K Americans daily are not capable of doing
COVID19 by zipcode shows devastating numbers in communities with majority of non-white residents, low median incomes, and high density of population per square mile
Asymptomatic people showing long-term lung damage; long-haulers with acute respiratory problems struggling long after symptoms subside
Does Donald Trump even want to be president?
s'MACdown: Alabama college students holding COVID parties
This Is Us: Our stories of the worst Fourth of July's ever
Last Word: Diver caught by fishing boat

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Current Events:
Arizona remains a national coronavirus hotspot
Local business owner wants to sue State of Arizona for closing down gyms again
Longhaulers are suffering from virus long after "recovery"
Crystal ball--will Ducey order shelter-in-place this week?
Administration knew about Russia's bounty on coalition forces in Afghanistan and did nothing to protect US troops; meanwhile, Trump chummed around with Putin
Trump accepted hypothetical premise that Biden will be president
President's poll number continue to plummet
s'MACdown: Presidential Fireworks at Mount Rushmore
This Is Us: Weekend warrior project utilizes recycled materials
Last Word: 53 days at sea

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Current Events:
Arizona is on pause...from what? Governor Ducey failing to lead in reopening of AZ
Testing shortages still a problem
Trump rally draws peaceful protesters, why did police use irritant aerosol on them?
Senate Republicans suffering from Trump's failing poll numbers
s'MACdown: AMC theaters requiring facemasks
This Is Us: Parenting post-COVID
Last Word: Mac on tap--Mac & Cheese on demand

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Current Events:
Zoomers punk POTUS Boomer in Tulsa
Maricopa County steps up as coronavirus numbers go up
Former county accessor Paul Peterson pleads guilty to charges from illegal adoption scheme to upgrade his prison accommodations
s'MACdown: No place for xenophobia and racial animus in 2020
This Is Us: Never Have I Ever
Last Word: Anonymous megamillion lottery winners in Arizona

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Current Events:
Governor Ducey wants everyone in Arizona to wear a mask, but won't make it mandatory.
Arizona continues to be a coronavirus hotspot.
SCOTUS deals Trump another stunning ruling for DACA citizens.
FB removes Trump ads with Nazi symbol.
s'MACdown: Bulletproof youth gets the coronavirus
This Is Us: Should we go on vacation?
Last Word:  There's a different between cheap and inexpensive.

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Current Events:
Arizona coronavirus hotspot and Governor Ducey is doing nothing
Are you staying 27 feet away from people?
Asymptomatic spread on the rise
Valley restaurants are closting
SCOTUS says Civil Rights Act covers LGBT
Biden short list of VP candidates only woemen
s'MACdown: White woman sets fire to Wendy's in Georgia
This Is Us: Birthday party for preteen perfectionist
Last Word:  White woman blocks black residents from apartment complex swimming pool

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Current Events:
Arizona is suddenly a coronavirus hotspot
Remains of missing Idaho children found
s'MACdown: Pro-life Catholics
This Is Us:  Racism--is it enough to "unfriend" someone?
Last Word:  Floor arrows in stores lead to shopper fist fight

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Current Events:
Arizonans not ready to send kids back to school, to attend church, or to go to the gym
Dion Johnson questions--why was he left on the ground unattended when medics were on the scene?
Prominent political journalists misrepresenting President Trump's inarticulate statements about George Floyd
Jobs report for May not as bad as expected, but 13% unemployment is not good news
2020 Presidential Election: polls favor Joe Biden
s'MACdown: Minneapolis City Council 
This Is Us: Pandemic Birthday Parties
Last Word: Treasure in the Rockies

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Current Events:
Fact checking in the media
Does President Trump have credibility?
No more presidential Snap Chat
2020 Election Predictions
AZ and SW states poised for historic election of democrats to Congress / White House
s'MACdown: Southern history of racial injustice
This Is Us: Backyard Plagues 
Last Word: Gold at the end of the rainbow

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