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AZ Briefing

YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP

Fri Aug 2 2024

Lorenzino Estrada | Digital Producer

Good morning, Arizona. Here’s what our reporters are working on and what you should know before you start your day.

Austin Davis, known for providing food to homeless people in city parks, was arrested by Tempe police on suspicion of trespassing.

More on the jailed organizer and the escalation of legal actions the city has taken against him.

10 weirdest things to do in Arizona, from The Thing to a poop museum

Giganticus Headicus, a 14-foot-tall tiki head on Route 66 east of Kingman, keeps watch over travelers.

Roger Naylor/Special for The Republic

Arizona can be a bit unexpected from a giant, green head to a museum dedicated solely to fossilized feces.

Here are the 10 weirdest things you can go to or see in Arizona.

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We’d love your feedback about the AZ Briefing. Email us at karen.kurtz@arizonarepublic.com.

Today in history

Here are just some of the events on this date in the past.

•	On this day in 1790: Data collection began for the first United States Census. Although the survey took months, census takers were told to record information as of Aug. 2 – Census Day. The count covered the original 13 states plus what are now Kentucky, Maine, Tennessee and Vermont. It totaled 3.9 million people.
•	In 1920: Marcus Garvey hosted the international convention of the Universal Negro Improvement Association in New York City. He argued that Black Americans should emigrate to Africa because white Americans would never allow them full rights.
•	In 1990: Iraq invaded its wealthy neighbor Kuwait. Prime Minister Saddam Hussein refused to withdraw, setting off the Gulf War.
•	In 1992: At the Barcelona Games, Jackie Joyner-Kersee became the first heptathlete to win two consecutive Olympic gold medals.
•	In 1995: President Bill Clinton signed Executive Order 12968, which banned discrimination based on sexual orientation when determining which government employees may access classified information.
•	In 2018: TikTok, the short-form video-sharing social media network, became available worldwide after merging with Musical.ly.

Major Arizona employer to cut 15% of its workforce

Intel Corp. announced plans to cut about 15% of its global workforce. It was not immediately clear how the cuts would affect its Chandler operation.

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