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Video Arizona wildfire continues to grow hundreds evacuated

Fire fighting teams tackle a blaze in northern Arizona on Wednesday, which has forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes from a hot, dry ...
Montgomery the Republic and Arpaio Want Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox to Zip It on Melendres

In an unsigned (read: cowardly) opinion piece published this week, these idiot elitists advised county Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox to "butt out" of any discussion or vote on the ACLU's big racial-profiling lawsuit Melendres v. Arpaio. Actually, Republic columnist Laurie Roberts took up the cudgel first, commenting on a move by Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery to block ...
Best Buy recalls fire hazard batteries

Fire Weather Warning issued June 19 at 2:35PM MST expiring June 19 at 7:00PM MST in effect for: Graham; Greenlee… Fire Weather Warning issued June 19 at 2:21PM MST expiring June 20 at 6:30AM MST in effect for: ...
LA schools giving each student iPad

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles' school system, the second largest in the country, is ordering iPads for all its students, handing Apple a major success in its quest to make the tablet computer a replacement for textbooks. The Los Angeles Board of Education on Tuesday approved the purchase of $30 million worth of iPads as the first part of a multi-year commitment. It found that the iPad was the ...
New CO wildfire prompts evacuations

DENVER - A new wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver forced the evacuation of dozens of homes Wednesday as hot and windy conditions in much of Colorado were making it easy for new fires to start and spread. The new fire burning near Pine was small, but it was still a concern because it was producing large flames and headed toward a ridge. The fire began in an area of the Pike National ...

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Sherlock Holmes

In playing the eponymous detective in Guy Ritchies Sherlock Holmes reboot, Robert Downey Jr. joins an extensive rank of actors that include such luminaries as Peter OToole, John Barrymore, Nicol Williamson, Peter Cushing, Jonathan Pryce, and, of course, the incomparabl ... ...

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New sentencing date set for ex-Fiesta Bowl chief

PHOENIX (AP) -- A new sentencing date has been set for the former top leader of the Fiesta Bowl for his guilty plea to a felony conspiracy charge stemming from his role in an illegal campaign-finance ...
Could Supreme Courts Arizona Ruling Lead to Voting Messes Down the Road

here .) Some commentators I respect find the decision more mixed as an affirmation of federal power over state voting procedures. At SCOTUSblog, Lyle ...
Construction worker killed in Arizona bridge collapse

A construction worker was killed early Wednesday when a bridge collapsed outside Phoenix, officials said. A second worker was pulled from under the rubble, KNXV-TV reported. Officials said he received a serious head injury but was reported to be in stable condition at a local hospital. The construction site is on the Route 202 Loop in Mesa. Capt. Forrest Smith of the Mesa Fire Department said ...
Kendrick Lamar Mesa Amphitheatre

Kendrick Lamar isn't the first young rapper to spend the better part of his breakthrough album asking what it means to be a good person. He's not even the first young rapper to frame said album with a vague concept. But where Kid Cudi's Man on the Moon: The End of Day struggled to figure out where its protagonist's problems came from, and how to make them sympathetic, good ...
Scattered Melodies Shows Off Arizona Pride With New Album

Phoenix has plenty of things going against it when it comes to uniting the local music scene. The venues that most often book local acts are often miles and miles apart, forcing fans to hop on freeways and drive up to an hour to see their favorite bands. Some of the biggest artists with the most potential to hit the mainstream (we're looking at you, Nate Ruess and Miniature Tigers) pack up ...

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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.

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Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.

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US top court rules voters don't need citizenship proof

Siding with the Obama administration, the US Supreme Court Monday tossed out a provision in a Arizona state law requiring proof of citizenship for registration as a voter.

With a 7-2 majority, the apex court ruled that the state's voter-approved law interfered with federal law designed to make voter registration easier.

Opponents of the law saw it as an attack on vulnerable voter groups such as minorities, immigrants and the elderly, while the state called the provision a "sensible precaution" to prevent voter fraud.

Civil rights group countered that it added an unconstitutional and burdensome layer of paperwork for tens of thousands of citizens.

The Obama Justice Department opposed the Arizona law, which went beyond what other states have done to ensure integrity in the registration system.

The case focuses on Arizona but the decision would have wider implications as four other states - Alabama, Georgia, Kansas and Tennessee - have similar requirements, and 12 other states are contemplating such legislation.

A single judge of the apex court a year ago blocked the Arizona law from being enforced, while the full court decided internally whether to accept pending appeals for review. ...