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• US Sen. Ted Cruz back in crisis-stricken Texas after Mexico getaway

  18-02-2021 23:54
  The senator said he too has had a power outage, but that revelation was after he was spotted heading to Cancun.
  
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• Yosemite National Park's stunning 'firefall' phenomenon returns

  18-02-2021 23:39
  The natural phenomenon looks like a river of fire at Horsetail Fall, which flows over the eastern edge of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley.
  
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• Demi Lovato reveals she has brain damage from 2018 overdose in upcoming docuseries

  18-02-2021 23:30
  Demi Lovato's drug overdose in 2018 resulted in the singer having three strokes and a heart attack, leaving her with physical limitations that still affect her.
  
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• Vatican employees who refuse COVID-19 vaccine without medical reason risk firing

  18-02-2021 23:26
  Pope Francis' advisory COVID-19 commission said individuals have a moral responsibility to get vaccinated "given that refusing a vaccine can constitute a risk for others."
  
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• Artist uses his signature message of love to help others

  18-02-2021 23:17
  
  Muralist and activist Ruben Rojas gives insight to his creative process in designing a t-shirt to help raise money for those in need during the pandemic.
  
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• US Sen. Ted Cruz due back in crisis-stricken Texas after Mexico getaway

  18-02-2021 23:16
  
  The senator said he too has had a power outage, but that revelation was after he was spotted heading to Cancun.
  
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• New films feature Black casts, highlight African American culture

  18-02-2021 23:16
  One scholar calls the current slate of films with African American casts "a gift...a commitment to Black freedom that couldn't have happened just a few years ago."
  
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• WWII plane returned to Chicago area, where high school students fundraised for it 80 years ago

  18-02-2021 22:54
  
  In 1944, high school students sold over $500,000 in war bonds to build a new WWII transport plane. Now, for the first time in 80 years, they can see it again.
  
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• Yosemite National Park's stunning 'firefall' phenomenon appears

  18-02-2021 22:43
  ABC30 Insider Raj Pilla caught what looks like a river of fire at Horsetail Fall, which flows over the eastern edge of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley.
  
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• NASA's Perseverance rover lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life

  18-02-2021 22:28
  Perseverance, the biggest, most advanced rover ever sent by NASA, became the ninth spacecraft to successfully land on Mars.
  
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• Tower Theatre owners, Adventure Church 'conspired to conceal sale,' Sequoia Brewing Company lawsuit says

  18-02-2021 22:17
  The Sequoia Brewing Company has amended its lawsuit against the owners of the Tower Theatre and Adventure Church as the legal fight over the sale of one of Fresno's landmarks continues.
  
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• NASA's Perseverance rover lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life | LIVE

  18-02-2021 22:17
  
  Perseverance, the biggest, most advanced rover ever sent by NASA, became the ninth spacecraft to successfully land on Mars.
  
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• NASA rover lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life | LIVE

  18-02-2021 22:01
  
  A NASA rover has landed on Mars in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer whether life ever existed on the red planet.
  
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• Fresno County's shipment of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine delayed by nation's cold weather

  18-02-2021 21:53
  
  Joe Prado with the Fresno County Department of Public Health says the county has not yet received 7,800 Moderna vaccines that were scheduled to arrive.
  
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• Path to citizenship in new Democratic immigration bill

  18-02-2021 21:52
  
  President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats proposed a major immigration overhaul Thursday that would offer an eight-year pathway to citizenship to the estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. illegally.
  
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• Fresno woman accused of helping husband sexually abuse 12-year-old released from jail

  18-02-2021 21:38
  
  Action News has learned Jill Cox, the wife of a Fresno man accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl for months, has been released from the Fresno County Jail.
  
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• NASA's Perseverance rover streaks toward a landing on Mars | LIVE

  18-02-2021 21:29
  
  Perseverance, the biggest, most advanced rover ever sent by NASA, stands to become the ninth spacecraft to successfully land on Mars.
  
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• Clerk injured as two men steal jewelry from Mammoth Mall, police say

  18-02-2021 21:07
  
  Police say while one of the men was using a tool to open a jewelry case, the other had a gun and told everyone to get on the floor.
  
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• Social justice advocates, celebrities call for change amid spike in unprovoked attacks on Asian Americans

  18-02-2021 20:54
  STOP THE VIOLENCE: Olivia Munn, Awkwafina join rising chorus of celebrity voices calling for change as police investigate a string of attacks against Asian Americans.
  
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• The Health Rover takes the anxiety out of covid-testing with their stress-free services

  18-02-2021 20:53
  
  During the peak of the pandemic, when booking a COBID-19 test was nearly impossible, the owners of the Health Rover created a business to provide quick, safe, and easy results.
  
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• Country star Luke Combs apologizes for Confederate flag imagery

  18-02-2021 20:46
  Combs said the images were from seven or eight years ago and as a younger man, he did not understand what the flag meant.
  
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• This new device can instantly remove sun damage in 10 minutes!

  18-02-2021 20:35
  
  The BBL here is one of the most powerful devices on the market. This handheld device can instantly remove sun damage, decrease fine lines and wrinkles and leave your face with an instant glow.
  
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• Woman arrested for human trafficking in Merced County

  18-02-2021 20:30
  
  A woman was arrested, accused of pimping and pandering a 17-year-old girl in Merced County, sheriff's officials say.
  
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• Robinhood CEO defends actions in GameStop stock saga at House committee hearing

  18-02-2021 20:24
  Lawmakers are examining whether the wild swings in GameStop's stock price of exposed conflicts in the market's structure that can hurt smaller investors.
  
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• Fresno Grizzlies, Visalia Rawhide release 2021 season schedules

  18-02-2021 20:20
  The Fresno Grizzlies and the Visalia Rawhide have both released their 2021 season schedules. The two teams will face off for the first time this year on May 11.
  
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• Colorado man goes fly fishing on an iceberg

  18-02-2021 20:17
  
  This man managed to fly fish while riding an iceberg down a river in Colorado.
  
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• Physics professor captivates on Instagram

  18-02-2021 20:02
  Physics so fun, you can't look away!
  
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• Dolly Parton asks Tennessee lawmakers not to put her statue at state Capitol

  18-02-2021 19:53
  "Given all that is going on in the world, I don't think putting me on a pedestal is appropriate at this time," Dolly Parton said in a statement Thursday.
  
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• Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said he was escorting daughters to Mexico amid storm crisis

  18-02-2021 19:44
  "Wanting to be a good dad, I flew down with (my daughters) last night and am flying back this afternoon," Cruz said.
  
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• World class surfing 100 miles from the closest ocean

  18-02-2021 19:42
  
  Pro surfers come from all over the world to surf in Central California, hundreds of miles from the nearest ocean.
  
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• Grandson takes grandma on the road trip of a lifetime

  18-02-2021 19:37
  This grandson took his grandma on the road trip of a lifetime!
  
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• Brooklyn kids keeping the tradition of Moko Jumbie alive

  18-02-2021 19:22
  
  These kids are keeping the traditional dance form of Moko Jumbie alive!
  
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• More than 70% of continental US covered in snow, according to NWS

  18-02-2021 18:58
  On Tuesday, the only three states without snow cover were Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
  
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• Get your groceries delivered by a robot!

  18-02-2021 18:52
  
  Seeing the need to increase contactless deliveries due to the pandemic, a Central California grocery store teamed up with a technology company to deliver groceries by robot.
  
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• When are the stimulus checks coming? IRS says all of 1st, 2nd economic impact payments sent out, leaving those still waiting on edge

  18-02-2021 18:43
  The IRS said all 1st and 2nd stimulus checks have been sent out, leaving some wondering where their payments are.
  
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• Medical imaging shows how COVID attacks the body, new study finds

  18-02-2021 18:27
  Medical images can reveal COVID-19's long-term damage on patients' muscles, nerves, joints, bones and other soft tissues, and can lead to better-guided treatment for patients, according to a new study.
  
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• $600 for 2 days of power? Some Texans' bills skyrocket amid winter storm

  18-02-2021 18:24
  Savannah Thigpen is one of Griddy's 29,000 customers who were told to switch to a different provider during this winter storm. But no other company was available.
  
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• Charter boat captain recounts rescue of man stranded 36 hours at sea: 'It was nothing short of a miracle'

  18-02-2021 18:11
  
  Capt. Chase Cornell's early morning deep-sea fishing trip on Friday suddenly became a dramatic rescue of a stranded boater.
  
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• Man wanted in connection to deadly Merced shooting

  18-02-2021 17:29
  Merced police are searching for a man wanted in connection with a deadly shooting that occurred last December.
  
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• Former GOP presidential nominee Bob Dole has advanced lung cancer

  18-02-2021 17:25
  
  "While I certainly have some hurdles ahead, I also know that I join millions of Americans who face significant health challenges of their own," Dole, 97, wrote on Twitter.
  
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• Bay Area school district members' hot mic comments about parents prompt backlash

  18-02-2021 17:05
  There are growing calls for board members of the school board to resign after their controversial comments. "They want their babysitters back," one officials was heard saying.
  
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• Sen. Ted Cruz went to Cancun on vacation amid Texas storm: AP sources

  18-02-2021 16:59
  
  This opens Cruz to significant criticism in Texas and beyond as he contemplates the possibility of a second presidential run.
  
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• 'It will be a 3-ring circus' if recall election happens this year, CA political strategist predicts

  18-02-2021 16:49
  The last time California had a recall election, there were 130 names on the ballot. This time, an expert tells ABC7 News, "I think there will be upwards of 200 candidates... They'll be porn stars and comedians and all kinds of people... I would definitely put the seatbelt on for the next few months of politics."
  
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• Snow plow driver saves 5-year-old in subzero temperatures

  18-02-2021 16:48
  A snow plow driver is being hailed as a hero after saving a boy who wandered away from home in subzero temperatures.
  
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• Tulare County church ransacked, sprayed with graffiti, deputies say

  18-02-2021 16:34
  The Tulare County Sheriff's Office is investigating a burglary and vandalism at a church in Poplar.
  
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• Accuweather Forecast: Still Dry And Sunny

  18-02-2021 16:03
  Dry, sunny and temperatures in the 60s. Meteorologist Madeline Evans will have your full forecast on Action News.
  
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• CA COVID-19 relief plan would provide $600 payments to millions, aid to small businesses, farmworkers

  18-02-2021 15:30
  California lawmakers have worked out a multibillion-dollar COVID-19 relief package that will offer $600 payments to low-income families and undocumented immigrants as well as support for farmworkers and small businesses.
  
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• 12 primates die at Texas animal sanctuary after frigid weather causes power failure

  18-02-2021 15:24
  Primarily Primates, which has not had power since Monday, lost monkeys, lemurs and one chimpanzee.
  
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• Houston hero Mattress Mack speaks to 'GMA' about offering furniture store as shelter

  18-02-2021 14:49
  
  "We are more than happy to open this furniture store to serve the community because that's why we exist," he said.
  
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• Armed man robs 7-Eleven store in central Fresno

  18-02-2021 14:49
  Fresno police are searching for the man who robbed a 7-Eleven store in central Fresno on Thursday morning.
  
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