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• Powerful quake hits off New Zealand, prompting evacuations; Hawaiian tsunami watch canceled

  04-03-2021 23:41
  The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has canceled a tsunami watch that had been issued for the Hawaiian islands.
  
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• Community steps in to help save iconic Black-owned restaurant in Inglewood

  04-03-2021 23:36
  
  After 30 plus years in business, The Serving Spoon was on the brink of closing. The owners called out for help and the community answered saving the iconic soul food restaurant.
  
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• "Sharing Love With Others" organization helps feed the homeless during the pandemic

  04-03-2021 23:27
  
  Run by volunteers, LA-based organization "Sharing Love With Others" is on the frontlines during the pandemic. Feeding and caring for some of the most vulnerable in our society.
  
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• Annual Fresno State Peach Blossom Festival going virtual this year

  04-03-2021 22:55
  The Peach Blossom Festival will be brought back after it was canceled last year due to the pandemic. The festival will be hosted online on March 25 and March 26.
  
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• Magic of Storytelling cultivates next generation of storytellers

  04-03-2021 22:51
  
  You may be eligible for discounted books. ABC30 is partnering up with its parent company Disney, First Book and EECU to help cultivate the next generation of storytellers with the Magic of Storytelling campaign.
  
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• Tsunamis may strike Hawaii after huge earthquake off New Zealand: Agency

  04-03-2021 22:36
  If tsunamis are generated, the first waves would reach the Hawaiian Island chain at 4:35 p.m. Hawaii time, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
  
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• Women's History Month: Meet Leticia Corona, farmworker turned business expert and mentor

  04-03-2021 22:34
  
  During this Women's History Month, ABC30 is celebrating Leticia Corona, a former farmworker who has become a business expert and mentor.
  
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• Education Spotlight: Camp Green Meadows offering virtual lessons about natural science

  04-03-2021 22:33
  ABC30's Landon Burke spoke with the president of Camp Green Meadows to discuss the program and how they're getting by in the pandemic.
  
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• Tsunamis may strike Hawaii after huge Pacific quake: Agency

  04-03-2021 22:14
  If tsunamis are generated, the first waves would reach the Hawaiian Island chain at 4:35 p.m. Hawaii time, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
  
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• Third stimulus check updates: Senate gears up for marathon effort in push for COVID-19 relief | LIVE

  04-03-2021 21:35
  
  The chamber is voting now to open debate on legislation, but Republican opposition to the plan is expected to draw out the legislative process.
  
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• Third stimulus check updates: Senate gears up for marathon effort in push for COVID-19 relief

  04-03-2021 21:25
  The chamber is voting now to open debate on legislation but Republican opposition to the plan is expected to draw out the legislative process for days.
  
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• Officer Derek Chauvin was on George Floyd's neck for about 9 minutes: Prosecutors

  04-03-2021 21:16
  
  The time has fluctuated before, but new filings citing time-stamped police body-camera video now make it at least nine minutes.
  
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• Central Jersey Club Women's Club celebrates women's history all year round

  04-03-2021 21:15
  
  The Central Jersey Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club holds various programs to honor women leaders.
  
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• California Legislature OKs plan aimed at in-person learning

  04-03-2021 21:11
  The California Legislature has approved a $6.6 billion plan aimed at returning students to the classroom.
  
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• JIGGY, a women-run company that turns paintings into new and exciting jigsaw puzzles

  04-03-2021 20:45
  
  As the Founder and CEO of JIGGY, a women-run company that turns paintings into jigsaw puzzles, Kaylin Marcotte gets to create puzzles that are new and exciting.
  
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• How to make Oreo cookies from scratch

  04-03-2021 20:41
  
  Are you team Oreo COOKIE or team Oreo FILLING?
  
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• Thousands of PG&E customers without power in eastern Fresno County

  04-03-2021 20:39
  
  More than 12,000 PG&E customers have lost power in parts of eastern Fresno County after a bank transformer cylinder malfunctioned in a substation, the utility company said on Thursday.
  
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• Bucking Republican trend, Alabama governor extends mask order

  04-03-2021 20:28
  Gov. Kay Ivey announced that masks will be required in the state of nearly 5 million people through April 9.
  
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• 'The View' co-host Joy Behar, 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' star Susie Essman share experience as women in comedy

  04-03-2021 20:26
  
  Their bond began when they started in Manhattan comedy clubs in the early 1980s, finding friendship in a world dominated by male performers in an industry controlled by men.
  
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• Meet NYC's only duck celebrity

  04-03-2021 20:22
  
  Meet Forky the Duck, NYC's only duck celebrity!
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Newsom discusses COVID-19 health inequities while visiting San Joaquin Co.

  04-03-2021 20:18
  
  Once 2 million vaccine doses are given out in those neighborhoods, the state will make it easier for counties to move through reopening tiers that dictate business and school reopenings.
  
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• How this black female business owner went from rags to riches

  04-03-2021 20:01
  
  Clementina Richardson grew up so poor in The Bahamas, she couldn't afford food or shoes. Today, she owns an empire including the number lash salon in New York.
  
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• Another Trump on the ballot? Lara Trump eyes North Carolina's Senate seat

  04-03-2021 20:01
  In North Carolina, a critical swing state, the contest to fill retiring Sen. Richard Burr's seat could be one of the most competitive and expensive of 2022.
  
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• All youth sports, indoor and outdoor, allowed to resume in California, advocacy group announces

  04-03-2021 19:35
  A deal has been reached to allow indoor and outdoor youth sports to resume statewide, an advocacy group announced Thursday.
  
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• Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett delivers 1st opinion

  04-03-2021 19:28
  The 11-page opinion comes in the first case Barrett heard after joining the court in late October.
  
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• LIVE: All youth sports, indoor and outdoor, allowed to resume immediately in California, advocacy group announces

  04-03-2021 19:15
  
  A deal has been reached to allow indoor and outdoor youth sports to resume statewide, an advocacy group announced Thursday.
  
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• Grand jury in Georgia expected to convene in probe of Trump's efforts to overturn election

  04-03-2021 19:07
  Prosecutors in Fulton County are expected to pursue subpoenas for documents and witnesses and rely heavily on them, people familiar with the investigation told ABC News.
  
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• Exhausted Texas ICU nurse says she's scared about end to state's mask mandate amid COVID crisis

  04-03-2021 19:06
  
  "It's not like the COVID patients are gone," Brittany Smart said. "It's not like they're not dying."
  
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• LIVE: 'Major' announcement coming on indoor and outdoor youth sports in California

  04-03-2021 18:59
  
  A group called "Let Them Play CA" told ABC7 News a deal has been reached that would change the rules on indoor and outdoor youth sports.
  
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• CA to loosen reopening tier requirements as more vaccines reach vulnerable areas

  04-03-2021 18:59
  Once 2 million vaccine doses are given out in those neighborhoods, the state will make it easier for counties to move through reopening tiers that dictate business and school reopenings.
  
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• Scientists reveal first-ever evidence of a 'space hurricane' above North Pole

  04-03-2021 18:51
  In the so-called "space hurricane," plasma rather than water churned around a center akin to an eye in the ionosphere, and "electron precipitation" rained down.
  
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• Long Island doctor facing second-degree murder charges for 5 opioid overdose deaths

  04-03-2021 18:51
  "This doctor's prescription pad was as lethal as any murder weapon," a local district attorney said.
  
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• Royal Caribbean plans first fully vaccinated cruises from Israel

  04-03-2021 18:48
  It's not coming to any American port soon, but it could be the restart of an industry decimated by the global pandemic. Here's what we know about the plans.
  
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• President Biden calls decision to lift Texas mask mandate a 'big mistake'

  04-03-2021 18:47
  
  After Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced the state will be lifting its mask mandate, President Joe Biden is calling the decision a "big mistake."
  
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• WATCH TODAY: 'Major' announcement coming on indoor and outdoor youth sports in California

  04-03-2021 18:37
  
  A group called "Let Them Play CA" told ABC7 News a deal has been reached that would change the rules on indoor and outdoor youth sports.
  
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• House passes sweeping HR 1 voting rights bill over GOP opposition

  04-03-2021 18:31
  
  House Resolution 1 would restrict partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts, strike down hurdles to voting and bring transparency to a murky campaign finance system.
  
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• 'Major' announcement coming on indoor and outdoor youth sports in California

  04-03-2021 18:16
  
  A group called "Let Them Play CA" told ABC7 News a deal has been reached that would change the rules on indoor and outdoor youth sports.
  
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• Hillcrest Farms in Reedley offering train ride through Fresno Co. blossom trail

  04-03-2021 18:01
  Spring is in full swing for some parts of the Central Valley. Hillcrest Farms is offering rides on the Blossom Trail train this month.
  
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• Prince Philip, 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, recovering after successful heart surgery

  04-03-2021 17:59
  The palace said the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II "underwent a successful procedure for a pre-existing heart condition at St Bartholomew's Hospital."
  
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• Boston Marathon's plan to hand out 70K medals roils runners

  04-03-2021 17:52
  One runner called the plan "a dagger through the heart to someone who has worked hard to finally earn the qualifying standard."
  
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• Police request 60-day extension of National Guard at US Capitol

  04-03-2021 17:33
  The request underscores the continuing concerns about security and the potential for violence at the Capitol, two months after the siege.
  
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• Law enforcement on alert after 'possible plot' by militia group to storm Capitol again

  04-03-2021 17:18
  The threat appears to be connected to a far-right conspiracy theory that Donald Trump will rise again to power on March 4.
  
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• Gov. Newsom in talks with Major League Baseball on returning fans to stadiums

  04-03-2021 17:01
  Gov. Gavin Newsom expressed confidence that if COVID-19 trends continue downward, fans will be back in the seats of outdoor stadiums when the baseball season begins.
  
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• Lawmaker asks Pelosi to investigate 'tainted' food allegedly harming National Guard members

  04-03-2021 16:52
  N.J. Rep. Chris Smith wrote that some reported "vomiting in the Senate parking lot' and that some meals contained "metal shavings."
  
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• California family goes on journey to visit every In-N-Out Burger in existence

  04-03-2021 16:52
  The Vonderheide family started their road trip in July, and since then has visited 316 of the 363 locations.
  
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• COVID relief bill update: Fewer people will qualify for stimulus checks under new agreement

  04-03-2021 16:25
  This means 7 million fewer families will receive a partial stimulus payment than would have under the House version of the bill,
  
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• Central California neighborhoods among state's 'most vulnerable' zip codes to get more COVID vaccines

  04-03-2021 16:25
  Gov. Newsom will visit San Joaquin County on Thursday to discuss California's COVID-19 response and vaccinations efforts.
  
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• California inmate, Fresno man charged with unemployment benefits fraud

  04-03-2021 16:18
  Alana Powers, 45, an inmate at the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla, and 51-year-old Jason Vertz of Fresno, are accused of stealing more than $100,000 in unemployment benefits.
  
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• Father of 7 records heartbreaking video message for his kids 2 weeks before dying of COVID

  04-03-2021 16:03
  "I love you with all my heart...Take care of your mother." Charles Torres struggled to breathe as he said his goodbyes to his three children and four stepchildren in an emotional video he recorded before he passed away.
  
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• Driver fires shots at vehicle during road rage incident in northeast Fresno

  04-03-2021 15:42
  A driver was arrested after a road rage incident in northeast Fresno ended in gunfire on Wednesday.
  
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