Arizona

State in the southwestern United States

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Arizona is a state in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the Western and the Mountain states. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona shares the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico; its other neighboring states are Nevada and California to the west and the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest.

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Why Arizona Is Suffering the Worst COVID-19 Outbreak in the US During the week of June 30th, coronavirus cases in AZ more than tripled the national average. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 01:21Published 8 hours ago

AZ protesters rally against virus restrictions As coronavirus cases continued to soar in Arizona, dozens of people gathered at a rally on Saturday (July 4) to protest restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of the virus. Freddie Joyner has.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:01Published 5 days ago

Turnabout Is Fair Play? Mexico Refuses To Let Americans Enter From Sunny Arizona The Mexican state of Sonora borders Arizona. The border usually sees brisk traffic, as Americans cross into Mexico for tourism, commerce, and medical visits. But now, CNN reports the Mexican government.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:41Published 6 days ago

No Fun For You: Arizona Governor Shuts Bars, Fun Spots As COVID-19 Cases Skyrocket Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said Monday that bars, gyms, movie theaters, waterparks, and tubing rentals will shut down for 30 days. The move is designed to prevent overloading Arizona's health system,.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:34Published 2 weeks ago

Trump Postpones Appearances In Arizona And Florida President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign postponed events in Arizona and Florida. According to Business Insider, the two states reported increases in COVID-19 cases. The campaign said the events.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published 2 weeks ago

U.S. COVID-19 cases soar past 2.5 million [NFA] Florida, Arizona and Nevada recorded daily highs for cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, highlighting the worsening spread of the virus in several southern and western states, as the number of.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:42Published 2 weeks ago

Trump Won't Quarantine According to New Jersey's New Mandate While President Donald Trump will visit New Jersey, he doesn’t plan to follow the state’s new quarantine mandate. New Jersey issued an order requiring visitors in states with a high number of cases.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published 2 weeks ago

Arizona city councilman says 'I can't breathe' at anti-mask rally A Scottsdale, Arizona town councilman has been criticized after he apparently used the words uttered by George Floyd and Eric Garner as they died under police custody. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:55Published 2 weeks ago

Trump attacks Biden and 'radical left' at rally Donald Trump has attacked election rival Joe Biden at a rally in Arizona, saying liberal Democrats "hate" American values and history.Mr Trump also again used the racist term 'kung flu' at the rally to.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:22Published 2 weeks ago

Trump slams 'left-wing mob' at Phoenix rally [NFA] U.S. President Donald Trump looked to turn nationwide protests against racism and policy brutality to his advantage at a campaign rally in Arizona on Tuesday. Gloria Tso reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:12Published 2 weeks ago

Trump asks what the '19' in COVID-19 stands for Referring to the coronavirus as the 'kung flu' again, which many consider racist, U.S. President Donald Trump in Phoenix, Arizona on Tuesday said he couldn't figure out what the '19' in COVID-19 stood.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:09Published 2 weeks ago

Fauci sees 'disturbing' surge in virus cases [NFA] Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease official, said he was seeing a disturbing surge in new coronavirus cases in several states, pointing to community spread as one reason.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 03:21Published 2 weeks ago

New York reopens, other states spike and global cases hit 'grim record' New York City entered Phase 2 of reopening on Monday while at least 12 other states saw record COVID-19 spikes - and the World Health Organization reported a record number of new daily cases. Lisa.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 03:00Published 3 weeks ago

Former FDA head says 'exponential' rise in COVID-19 possible Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on Sunday warned that some U.S. states, including Texas, Florida and Arizona, could start to see an 'exponential' rise in COVID-19 cases.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:40Published 3 weeks ago

Gottlieb warns of 'exponential' rise in COVID-19 cases in some U.S. states Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on Sunday warned that some U.S. states, including Texas, Florida and Arizona, could start to see an 'exponential' rise in COVID-19 cases.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:40Published 3 weeks ago

World entering 'dangerous phase' with coronavirus: WHO The WHO director general on Friday warned that the world has entered a "dangerous" new pandemic phase and that the spread of the coronavirus is accelerating. Gavino Garay has more. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:32Published 3 weeks ago

Trump fans gather in Tulsa as virus cases rise Several U.S. states including Oklahoma - where President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a campaign rally on Saturday - reported a surge in new coronavirus infections this week, ahead of what would.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 03:34Published 3 weeks ago

Thousands Of Arizonans Evacuated As Wildfires Sweep Across Southwest Three large wildfires in Arizona on Thursday drove over 2,000 people from their homes. Reuters reports dry conditions and gusting winds are whipping blazes across America. The Bush fire is being fed by.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:35Published 3 weeks ago

Record-setting day for virus cases in six states [NFA] Coronavirus cases spiked in Arizona and Florida on Wednesday, a day after those states and four others reported record daily increases of new infections. This report produced by Jillian.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:11Published 3 weeks ago

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Onlookers scream after woman falls at Grand Canyon trying to take photos A 59-year-old woman from Scottsdale, Arizona, went off the trail and fell 100 feet to her death at Mather Point in the Grand Canyon. USATODAY.com - Published 5 days ago
Arizona sees record demand for hospital beds Arizona is seeing record demand for hospital beds as the state struggles to control a surge in COVID-19 cases. On Wednesday, the state broke several of its own records for additional cases, deaths and.. USATODAY.com - Published 1 week ago

Virus Surges in Arizona but the Rodeo Goes on A former state official called what has happened in Arizona “a story of missed opportunities.” Hospital beds in the state are filling up. NYTimes.com - Published 1 week ago
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Windy, dry weather fuels southern Arizona wildfire More than 1,000 firefighters in southern Arizona continue to battle a wildland blaze in extremely windy conditions in the Santa Catalina Mountains that has closed a state park and forced evacuations.. USATODAY.com - Published 1 week ago	17 states are pausing reopening plans as COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations surge. See the list. States with rising cases of COVID-19 are either pausing reopening plans, including Texas, Arizona and Florida. See the list. USATODAY.com - Published 1 week ago
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