| YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP |
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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. |
| Arizona lawmakers will look to lower a $1.4 billion deficit before the end of the budget year on June 30. Last year, the state had a $2.5 billion surplus. Republicans and Democrats have pointed fingers on how the state got to this point. |
| For more on the budget and what lawmakers are trying to do to bring it down, read this story. |
| ➤ More than 150 people were rescued as hikers at Havasupai Fallsreported a mysterious illness. What we know. |
| ➤A 126-page report issued after a three-year investigation by the Department of Justice showed violations of the First, Fourth and 14th Amendments by the Phoenix Police Department. Here’s what to know. |
| ➤ Arizona voters will decide county supervisors, recorders, assessorsand treasurers in the 2024 elections. What you need to know. |
| ➤ Today, you can expect it to be hot with a high near 108 degrees. Expect it to be clear at night with a low near 81 degrees. Get the full forecast here. |
These are the best restaurants in downtown Phoenix
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| Oxtail chilaquiles at Bacanora restaurant in Phoenix.
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| Heading to Roosevelt Row or a Diamondbacks game? Here are 16 essential downtown Phoenix restaurants for Mexican, soul food, pizza, burgers and breakfast. |
| Here are just some of the events on this date in the past. |
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On this day in 1775: Two months after the Revolutionary War began with shots fired at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts, the Continental Congress approved creation of the Continental Army, marking the birth of the U.S. Armed Forces. |
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In 1900: Congress authorized the Hawaii Organic Act, which incorporated Hawaii as a U.S. territory, outlined its government offices and gave U.S. citizenship to the people who lived there. |
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In 1939: NBC aired “The Ethel Waters Show,” a variety special featuring Waters, the first Black American television star. |
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In 1940: Nazi Germans began occupying Paris after they defeated French forces early in World War II. In Nazi-occupied Poland, the first Polish prisoners were deported to the Auschwitz complex, which later became the largest World War II concentration camp. Over 1.1 million people were killed there, including about 960,000 Jews, 74,000 non-Jewish Poles, 21,000 Roma, 15,000 Soviets and up to 15,000 other nationalities. |
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In 1954: President Dwight Eisenhower signed a bill that added “under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance. |
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In 1977: Rock band Led Zeppelin wrapped up its six-night residency at Madison Square Garden in New York during its final North American tour. |
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| Legislators split by party in reaction to DOJ report on Phoenix police |
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A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane is grounded after an in-flight Dutch roll that made the plane hard to control. The FAA is investigating. |
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Grand Canyon University pushed back on the most recent lawsuit in which two former students claim they were ripped off, but the university called the claims false. |
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Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham pushed back at those who found his prank on players was a bit too much. |
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The redevelopment of the mall is one of the most highly anticipated projects underway in Phoenix. |
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