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| Good morning, Arizona. Here’s what our reporters are working on and what you should know before you start your day. |
| Connecticut beat Alabama, 86-72, in the second NCAA men’s basketball national semifinal Saturday night at State Farm Stadium. The No. 1 overall-seeded Huskies will face Purdue in a heavyweight battle for the national championship Monday night. |
| ➤ Today, you can expect it to be sunny, with a high near 75 degrees. Mostly cloudy at night, with a low near 52 degrees. Get the full forecast here. |
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| Surprise Mayor Skip Hall speaks to Adam Sampson and his family in front of their new home on April 4 in Waddell.
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On this day in 1933,The Cullen-Harrison Act took effect, legalizing the sale of beer with an alcohol content of 3.2%. The passage of this act is celebrated as National Beer Day. Upon signing the law, President Franklin Roosevelt was quoted to have said, “I think this would be a good time for a beer.” The act was a part of a series of policies that ended the Prohibition era. |
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In 1933,Nazi Germany issued the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service, banning people of Jewish heritage and political dissidents from civil service positions. It was one of the earliest antisemitic legislation in Germany. |
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In 1948,The United Nations established the World Health Organization as an international coordinating authority designed to promote health and safety across the globe. |
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In 1954,U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower voiced fear of a “domino-effect” of communism in Indo-China (Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia) if France were to fail in regaining control of the region. |
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In 2001,the Mars Odyssey was launched on a Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Its mission was to study the geology and environment of Mars. |
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In 2012, Prominent American television journalist Mike Wallace died at the age of 93. Wallace was renowned for his investigative journalistic work on the long-running program “60 Minutes.” |
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| Fans at the NCAA men’s basketball Final Four in Glendale, Arizona, have been advised to not fly home with game programs placed in their checked bags. |
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In the Phoenix Suns’ Friday home win, they outscored the Minnesota Timberwolves 17-9 in fast break points and scored 24 off Minnesota’s 18 turnovers. |
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Here’s what to know about the efforts to save The Clare’s Home in downtown Gilbert set to be demolished in May. |
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The European-inspired house with five bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms also comes with a music room, a kitchen with a large island and a pantry with a sink. |
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In one of the sunniest expanses of Arizona desert, a power company wants to build a gas-fired peaker plant near homes. Residents are ready to fight. |
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