| YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP |
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| Good morning, Arizona. Here’s what our reporters are working on and what you should know about what’s happening across the state before you start your day. |
| Freeway and street closures could impact travel throughout metro Phoenix as planned construction and maintenance projects advance over the weekend. |
| ➤ Starbucks workers across the country are once again on strike, this time in response to a recently enacted rule. |
| ➤ Prison officials declined immediate comment after a cell phone video capturing a fight that appears to be in an Arizona prison was posted on social media. |
| ➤ Look: High school baseball’s 6A semifinal game was played at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa on May 16. See photos of all the game action between Red Mountain and Corona del Sol and celebratory photos of the winning team. |
| ➤ Today, you can expect it to be partly cloudy with a breezy afternoon and a high near 94 degrees. Expect it to be clear and windy with blowing dust at night with a low near 65 degrees. Get the full forecast here. |
Bye, Southwest Bags Fly Free
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| On March 11, Southwest announced the end of the beloved Bags Fly Free policy for most fare categories.
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| Southwest Airlines will soon start charging fees for checked baggage. |
| Here are just some of the events on this date in the past. |
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On this day in 1954: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Brown v. Board of Education that state laws segregating schools were unconstitutional. In the court’s opinion, Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote that the doctrine of “separate but equal” set forth by the 1896 decision in Plessy v. Ferguson had no place in public education. “Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal,” he wrote. |
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In 1983: The U.S. Department of Energy announced significant amounts of mercury had accidentally been discharged over a number of years from a plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, during work supporting the development of the hydrogen bomb. |
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In 1987: Mistaken for an Iranian tanker by an Iraqi fighter pilot during the Iran-Iraq War, the frigate USS Stark was hit by two missiles that killed 37 sailors. |
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In 1995: Shawn Nelson stole an M-60 tank from a National Guard armory in San Diego, driving it through the neighborhood, over cars and fire hydrants, until he was eventually shot and killed by police. |
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In 2004: Tanya McCloskey and Marcia Kadish became the first legally married same-sex couple in the United States during a morning ceremony in Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
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In 2006: The USS Oriskany aircraft carrier was sunk off the coast of Florida to create an artificial reef and popular dive site, nicknamed the Great Carrier Reef. |
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| The change from the federal government comes as other universities endure escalating demands from the Trump administration. |
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The new law says complaints that politicians violated campaign finance law are “deemed dismissed” if they are not resolved within 180 days. |
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Arizona’s most iconic resident might be the rattlesnake. Here’s what months they’re active and what to do if you’re bitten or one gets in your house. |
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How much is Brock Purdy’s contract worth? What to know about San Francisco 49ers QB’s massive deal, where it ranks among NFL quarterbacks, more. |
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The Arizona Diamondbacks got a good pitching performance from Corbin Burnes and three relievers and crushed the struggling Colorado Rockies on May 16. |
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