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• Niger's President Bazoum Appoints Former Minister Mahamadou as PM

  03-04-2021 23:59
  
  NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger's newly elected President Mohamed Bazoum has appointed former minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou as prime minister to lead his...
  
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• LEADING OFF: Ohtani Back on the Mound, Sanchez Slugging

  03-04-2021 23:43
  
  Shohei Ohtani’s quest to regain his reputation as a stellar two-way player gets a big test when he takes the mound for the Los Angeles Angels against the White Sox.
  
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• City Running Away With Title, Liverpool Closes in on Chelsea

  03-04-2021 23:37
  
  Liverpool's 3-0 victory at Arsenal has provided a reminder of the quality that had the champions still leading the Premier League in December before imploding.
  
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• Jordan Prince, in Video, Says Was Placed Under House Arrest

  03-04-2021 23:36
  
  The half-brother of Jordan’s King Abdullah says he has been placed under house arrest by Jordanian authorities.
  
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• The Latest: 1st NCAA Semifinal Game Under Way in Indy

  03-04-2021 23:34
  
  The first NCAA Tournament semifinal game has tipped off in Indianapolis with two Texas teams that have Indiana connections.
  
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• Suspect's Wife Says She 'Can't Understand' California Attack

  03-04-2021 23:27
  The estranged wife of the man who allegedly went on a shooting rampage in a Southern California office building earlier this week that left four people dead said Saturday that she couldn’t fathom why her husband targeted people who had treated her like family for more than a decade.
  
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• Man, 43, Killed in Industrial Accident at Plant, Police Say

  03-04-2021 23:27
  Authorities say an industrial accident claimed the life of a worker in western Pennsylvania.
  
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• Disorder Breaks Out in Northern Ireland for Second Straight Night

  03-04-2021 23:26
  (Reuters) - Cars were set alight and masked people pelted a police van with petrol bombs on Saturday on the second successive evening of disorder...
  
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• One Year After Trump Was Mocked for ‘Sunlight’ COVID Comments, Research Shows It’s 8x More Effective Than Previously Thought

  03-04-2021 23:25
  
  President Donald Trump, who speculated last year that sunlight might neutralize the coronavirus, has been vindicated as a recent study claims UV rays might actually kill the virus eight times fast than previously believed. UC Santa Barbara released its findings of a multi-university study this past week which took an in-depth look at the role…
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• Jordan's Neighbours and Allies Voice Support Over Its Security Moves

  03-04-2021 23:19
  
  (Reuters) -Jordan's neighbours and allies reacted with statements of support after the Jordanian military said on Saturday that King Abdullah's...
  
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• International Reaction to Jordan Security Developments

  03-04-2021 23:19
  
  (Reuters) - Jordanian King Abdullah's half-brother and former Crown Prince Hamza bin Hussein was told to halt actions used to target the country's...
  
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• Factbox-Jordan's Neighbours and Allies Voice Support for Security Moves

  03-04-2021 23:19
  
  (Reuters) -Jordan's neighbours and allies reacted with statements of support after the Jordanian military said on Saturday that King Abdullah's...
  
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• Factbox: International Reaction to Security Developments in Jordan

  03-04-2021 23:19
  (Reuters) - Jordanian King Abdullah's half-brother and former Crown Prince Hamza bin Hussein was told to halt actions used to target the country's...
  
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• Police Union Says Virginia Beach Needs to Hire More Officers

  03-04-2021 23:17
  The president of the police union in Virginia Beach has warned that the city needs to hire or more officers to prevent more violent incidents.
  
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• New Law Complicates Middle Name Changes for Married Women

  03-04-2021 23:17
  A South Dakota law passed this year to allow people to change their last name while receiving a marriage license will also make it more costly and time-consuming for women who want their maiden name to become their middle name.
  
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• Man Struck and Killed by Train on Tracks in Eugene

  03-04-2021 23:16
  A person walking on the tracks in Eugene was struck and killed by a train.
  
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• University of Illinois Campus on Moline Riverfront Pursued

  03-04-2021 23:13
  Officials in Moline have been pursuing the possibility of bringing a University of Illinois school of engineering to riverfront land for at least six months, according to newly obtained records.
  
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• Kajitani Overcomes Chaos to Win Augusta National Women's Am

  03-04-2021 23:07
  
  Tsubasa Kajitani of Japan is the second winner of the Augusta National Women's Amateur.
  
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• Montana Has 158 New COVID-19 Cases, 11 Deaths Since Friday

  03-04-2021 23:05
  Montana posted 158 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the stat's total to 105,035 confirmed reports.
  
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• Police: Boy, 8, Fatally Shoots Himself With Unsecured Gun

  03-04-2021 23:00
  Police in the North Carolina city of Greenville are calling the death of an 8-year-old who shot himself with an unattended weapon “a tragic accident.”.
  
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• Kentucky Reports 587 More COVID-19 Cases

  03-04-2021 22:59
  Kentucky has reported nearly 590 new coronavirus cases and 20 more virus-related deaths.
  
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• Hiker Finds Missing Teenager's Body in Northern California

  03-04-2021 22:51
  A hiker discovered the body of a 19-year-old woman this week in Northern California, nearly three months after her family reported her missing.
  
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• Arkansas Virus Vaccinations Rising; Cases and Deaths Decline

  03-04-2021 22:50
  The number of Arkansans receiving at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine is rising and the increase in virus cases and deaths are falling.
  
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• Congresswomen pull endorsements after candidate's Chinese immigrant remarks

  03-04-2021 22:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  The California congresswomen said they tried to get GOP House candidate Sery Kim of Texas to apologize.
  
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• CBS News deletes tweet promoting ‘3 ways companies can FIGHT’ Georgia voting law after it was accused of ‘Dem activism’

  03-04-2021 22:47 via rt.com
  
  CBS News has deleted a tweet and given a new headline to what was supposed to be a straight news story on Georgia’s new voting law, after critics accused the network of blatant liberal activism.In a piece first titled, ‘3 ways companies can help fight Georgia’s restrictive new voting law,’ the network broke down things activists are “asking for” from companies looking to push back against Georgia’s new law.
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• Marchand Carries Bruins' Big 2nd and Past Penguins, 7-5

  03-04-2021 22:42
  
  Brad Marchand had two of his three goals and set up another in Boston’s five-goal second period.
  
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• Man Charged With Attacking, Choking Mother

  03-04-2021 22:38
  The case of a man accused of choking his mother and threatening her with knives has been sent to district court.
  
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• Nevada Regulators Tie Casino Capacity to Worker Vaccinations

  03-04-2021 22:34
  Nevada regulators say casinos seeking the state’s OK to raise the current gambling floor occupancy limit above 50% must take steps to encourage their workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
  
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• Major companies are suddenly denouncing GOP-led voting bills. Why now?

  03-04-2021 22:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  The sudden groundswell comes as Republicans seek to tighten voting laws across the country.
  
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• Omaha Man Accused of Pointing Gun at Process Server

  03-04-2021 22:33
  Authorities say a 57-year-old man loaded a round into a shotgun and pointed it at a process server who had arrived at his Omaha home to serve him civil papers.
  
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• Police: Man on Subway Spat at Woman, Yelled Anti-Asian Slurs

  03-04-2021 22:31
  New York City police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man wanted for yelling anti-Asian slurs at a 44-year-old woman and her three children, spitting at her and kicking her cellphone off a subway train.
  
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• Minnesota Reports Record Daily Vaccines, Over 2,000 Cases

  03-04-2021 22:30
  Minnesota reported over 2,000 virus cases in a single day on Saturday for the first time since January, but also reported a daily record number of vaccinations administered.
  
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• Creepy: Man Accused of Hiding Under Teen’s Bed for 3 Weeks; Here’s What Prosecutors Say He Did to Her

  03-04-2021 22:28
  
  Sometimes there really are monsters lurking underneath the bed. A 20-year-old Ohio man is accused of raping and taking nude photographs of a teenage girl — all while living under her bed for three weeks, according to the Akron Beacon Journal. Prosecutors say the man, Jaret Wright, of Barberton, met the teen — whose age…
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• Trooper Accused of Pointing Gun, Threatening Ex-Girlfriend

  03-04-2021 22:19
  A Massachusetts state trooper accused of threatening to shoot his ex-girlfriend has been suspended without pay.
  
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• Watch: Octopus Creeps Up on Beachgoer, Launches Lightning-Quick Strike

  03-04-2021 22:16
  
  Fascination with an octopus can lead to a painful experience, as author Lance Karlson found out recently. Karlson had a close encounter with an octopus in Geographe Bay in Dunsborough, Western Australia, the Daily Mail reported Wednesday. In a March 19 post on Instagram, Karlson summarized the creature as “the angriest octopus in Geographe Bay!”…
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• Maryland Gives Record Number of Coronavirus Vaccine Shots

  03-04-2021 22:13
  Maryland has set a new daily record for administering shots for the coronavirus vaccine.
  
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• 3rd Suspect in Seattle Woman's Death Arrested in Utah

  03-04-2021 22:09
  A man was arrested in West Jordan, Utah in connection with the murder of a Seattle woman who was recently found dead in Texas.
  
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• 'Smoke-In' Draws Hundreds Despite Push for Virtual Hash Bash

  03-04-2021 22:03
  Hundreds of people protested state and federal marijuana laws Saturday in Ann Arbor, despite public health orders limiting gatherings.
  
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• Michigan Ends Week With 8,400 New Virus Cases, a Big Jump

  03-04-2021 21:59
  
  The number of new coronavirus cases in Michigan topped 8,400 Saturday, the highest daily total since early December.
  
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• Police: Man Who Took 3 People Hostage Is Shot Dead by Deputy

  03-04-2021 21:58
  Authorities in North Carolina say that a man who took several people hostage inside a home was killed in a police-involved shooting.
  
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• Alabama Weatherman Holds the Line and Stays on Air as His Wife at Home Faces Down a Tornado

  03-04-2021 21:58
  
  The job of any broadcaster is to remain professional at all times while on the air. One weatherman in Alabama took that task to heart as tornadoes ravaged the state and approached his own home on March 25. Emmy-winning weatherman James Spann was reporting on the tornadoes that day for WBMA-LD, The Washington Post reported.…
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• Natchez Man’s Heart Stopped Twice, Lives to Tell His Story

  03-04-2021 21:56
  NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) — After 11 p.m. on a Saturday in April 2019, Kay Biglane Taylor of Natchez said she watched her husband John Taylor’s head fall back after his open heart bypass surgery at Baptist Medical Center and yelled for the nurse.
  
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• Pilot in Hot Water After Accidentally Broadcasting His Brutally Vulgar Anti-Liberal Rant to San Francisco Bay Area Air Traffic Control

  03-04-2021 21:50
  
  In an expletive-laden rant recorded last month, a Southwest Airlines pilot was caught saying what parts of America probably have been thinking. The Hill reported that the accidental anti-liberal rant — which has gone viral — was first reported on Live ATC, a website that livestreams audio transmissions from air traffic control. In the approximately…
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• Vasilevskiy 12-0 Against Detroit, Lightning Beat Wings 2-1

  03-04-2021 21:48
  
  Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 stops to move to 12-0 lifetime against Detroit and lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 2-1 victory.
  
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• Jordan Prince Was Asked to Stop Destabilizing 'Activities'

  03-04-2021 21:47
  Jordan’s army chief of staff says the half-brother of King Abdullah II was asked to “stop some movements and activities that are being used to target Jordan’s security and stability.”.
  
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• Hornets' Hayward Out at Least 4 Weeks With Right Foot Sprain

  03-04-2021 21:47
  
  Gordon Hayward will miss at least a month after spraining his right foot during the Charlotte Hornets’ win Friday night over the Indiana Pacers.
  
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• Ethiopia Says Eritrean Troops Are Pulling Out of Tigray

  03-04-2021 21:47
  
  Ethiopian authorities say Eritrean troops have started withdrawing from Tigray, where they have been fighting on the side of Ethiopian troops in a war against the region’s fugitive leaders.
  
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• Woman Sues Former Corrections Officer for Sexual Assault

  03-04-2021 21:45
  A woman has filed a lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Corrections and a former corrections officer for allegedly sexually assaulting her while he was transporting her as an inmate.
  
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• Officers Reprimanded After Cuffing Domestic Violence Victim

  03-04-2021 21:45
  Two Missouri police officers were reprimanded after handcuffing and ticketing a domestic violence victim in an incident that was captured on security video.
  
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• Puppy and Parrot Become Online Sensations After Forming an Unlikely Friendship

  03-04-2021 21:40
  
  You never know when a simple post is going to catapult you to social media fame — but that’s all it took for one unlikely pair to become an internet sensation. Pet owner Wendy Albright originally got Sweet Pea, a cockatoo, off of Craigslist, and the bird seems to have met the love of her…
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