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• Official: Malian authorities have released 180 Islamic extremists from prison in capital, flown them to country’s north

  04-10-2020 23:58
  
  BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Official: Malian authorities have released 180 Islamic extremists from prison in capital, flown them to country’s north.The post Official: Malian authorities have released 180 Islamic extremists from prison in capital, flown them to country’s north appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Mormon president calls on members to help end racism

  04-10-2020 23:50
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ president called on members to help end racism, saying Sunday at the faith’s signature conference that God loves people of all races equally and that it pains him to see Black people suffer prejudice. Russell M. Nelson’s comments followed similar speeches by other top leaders Saturday at the first day of a weekend conference that comes as many members are living through a reckoning over racial injustic
  
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• The Latest: Trump leaves hospital in car to greet supporters

  04-10-2020 23:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on coronavirus infections hitting President Donald Trump and others in his circle (all times EDT):
  5:40 p.m.
  President Donald Trump briefly left the military hospital where he is being treated for COVID-19, riding in a vehicle to greet supporters gathered outside.
  Trump departed the hospital in an armored SUV and remained in the vehicle as he drove past a flag-waving and cheering crowd outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
  Trump teased his surpr
  
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• Trump leaves hospital briefly to greet supporters outside

  04-10-2020 23:42
  
  BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump briefly left the hospital Sunday in his car to wave to supporters gathered outside. The president’s visit came shortly after he promised his supporters “a surprise”  in a video posted a video on social media “It’s been a very interesting journey,” Trump said in the video. “I learned a lot about COVID. I learned it by really going to school. This is the real school, this isn’t the let’s re
  
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• Thomas Jefferson Byrd, known for Spike Lee films, killed

  04-10-2020 23:36
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Police say actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd has been shot dead in Atlanta. Authorities said he was shot in the back multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting on the city’s southwest side. They said they were working to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting and declined to provide further details. Byrd was known for his roles in many Spike Lee films and was nominated for a Tony Award in 2003 for a Broadway performance. Lee and actors
  
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• Trump, more than 7 months into pandemic, says he’s ‘learned a lot’ about virus he’s battling, adds, ‘I get it.’

  04-10-2020 23:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump, more than 7 months into pandemic, says he’s ‘learned a lot’ about virus he’s battling, adds, ‘I get it.’The post Trump, more than 7 months into pandemic, says he’s ‘learned a lot’ about virus he’s battling, adds, ‘I get it.’ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Trump briefly leaves hospital for drive-by greeting to supporters gathered outside medical center

  04-10-2020 23:28
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump briefly leaves hospital for drive-by greeting to supporters gathered outside medical center.The post Trump briefly leaves hospital for drive-by greeting to supporters gathered outside medical center appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Missouri governor returns to office after battling COVID-19

  04-10-2020 23:18
  
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says he has been cleared to return to the office after battling the coronavirus. Parson said on his Facebook page Sunday that he and his wife, Teresa Paulson, had both been cleared by doctors to return to work from their home in Bolivar in southwestern Missouri. They both tested positive on Sept. 23. Missouri continues to have one of the highest rates of positive cases in the nation but it has had no statewide restrictions since June 15.
  
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• The Latest: New Jersey contacting Trump fundraiser guests

  04-10-2020 23:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on coronavirus infections hitting President Donald Trump and others in his circle (all times EDT):
  4:55 p.m.
  State and county officials in New Jersey are contacting more than 200 people who were at President Donald Trump’s Bedminster golf club for Thursday’s campaign fundraiser and asking them to monitor for possible coronavirus symptoms.
  If they were in close contact with the president or his staff, they are being asked to quarantine for 14 days. O
  
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• Trump’s doctor’s comments on symptoms, care spark confusion

  04-10-2020 22:55
  
  For the second day in a row, the Navy commander in charge of President Donald Trump’s care left the world wondering: Just how sick is the president? Dr. Sean Conley is trained in emergency medicine, not infectious disease. He said Sunday that Trump is doing well enough that he might be sent back to the White House in another day — even as he announced the president was given a steroid drug that’s only recommended for the very sick. He also backtracked on whether the president h
  
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• Toomey won’t run for U.S. Senate again, source says

  04-10-2020 22:54
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania will not seek re-election in 2022, according to a person with direct knowledge of Toomey’s plans. Toomey will make the announcement Monday, the person said. Also, Toomey, a second-term Republican in a battleground state, will not run for governor in 2022, when the seat becomes open, said the person, who did not want to be named divulging information from private conversations before Toomey announces it publicly. T
  
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• AP source: Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey will not seek re-election, nor run for Pennsylvania governor in 2022

  04-10-2020 22:52
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — AP source: Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey will not seek re-election, nor run for Pennsylvania governor in 2022.The post AP source: Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey will not seek re-election, nor run for Pennsylvania governor in 2022 appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Over 100,000 march in Belarus against authoritarian leader

  04-10-2020 22:49
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More than 100,000 people have marched in the Belarusian capital, protesting against the country’s authoritarian leader. According to the Viasna human rights center, some 120,000 took part in a rally on Sunday, demanding the resignation of President Alexander Lukashenko and freedom for political prisoners. Police used water cannons in an attempt to disperse the crowds, but the protesters remained undeterred. Mass protests have rocked Belarus for almost two months,
  
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• 8 migrants drown, 12 missing while trying to reach Djibouti

  04-10-2020 22:28
  
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The International Organization for Migration says at least eight migrants have drowned and 12 are missing after smugglers forced them off a boat near the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti. It says the remaining 14 migrants survived and are receiving medical care. All were thought to be Ethiopian and making the passage to Djibouti from Yemen _ a reversal of the usual migrant voyage to seek work in richer Gulf nations such as Saudi Arabia. The COVID-19 pandemic and the co
  
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• Indiana man who lost eye to tear gas canister sues police

  04-10-2020 22:20
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A man who lost an eye after being struck by a tear gas canister police in Indiana fired during a May protest over George Floyd’s death is suing the city and a police officer. Twenty-one-year-old Balin Brake’s federal lawsuit contends the injury “has permanently changed his life.” He’s seeking damages from the city of Fort Wayne and the unidentified officer who fired the canister. The Journal Gazette reports that Brake’s right eye
  
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• Bridgewater, Panthers fix red-zone woes, top Cardinals 31-21

  04-10-2020 22:18
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Teddy Bridgewater threw for 276 yards and two touchdowns, ran for his first score since a devastating knee injury in 2016, and the Carolina Panthers solved their red-zone woes in a 31-21 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. The Panthers (2-2) scored touchdowns on their first four trips inside the Cardinals’ 20-yard line to build a 28-7 lead one week after settling for five short field goals in a 21-16 victory over the Chargers last week. Carolina controlle
  
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• Golden Valley man arrested, says he fatally shot roommate

  04-10-2020 22:15
  
  GOLDEN VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in northwestern Arizona say a Golden Valley man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of his roommate. Mohave County Sheriff’s officials say deputies responded to a home around 10 p.m. Saturday after a caller later identified as Roy Dean Medlin said he had gotten into a physical altercation with his roommate and shot him. Upon arrival, deputies say 49-year-old David Scott Hendrix was found with an apparent gunshot wound and wa
  
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• Lawyer: Iran grants furlough to French-Iranian researcher

  04-10-2020 22:14
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The lawyer for a prominent researcher with dual French-Iranian citizenship says his client has been given a temporary furlough from an Iranian prison. Fariba Adelkhah is still not fully released, however. She must wear an electronic monitoring bracelet and stay within 300 meters (yards) of the home of her sister and brother-in-law in the capital, Tehran. She’s been there since her release Saturday night. Her lawyer said Sunday that he hopes Iran will grant tempora
  
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• At least a quarter of Disney layoffs coming from Florida

  04-10-2020 21:58
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney says at least a quarter of the 28,000 layoffs planned for Disney’s parks division will come from Florida. The letter said that at least 6,390 nonunion Disney employees in Florida will be laid off starting in early December. The number of Florida layoffs, though, could grow as the company negotiates terms with a coalition of unions that represents 43,000 employees at Walt Disney World. Disney officials said last week that two-thirds of the pandemic-related
  
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• New Ukraine decree offers eased rules for Belarus IT workers

  04-10-2020 21:38
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president has signed a decree simplifying regulations for IT workers from Belarus who are willing to relocate to the neighboring country amid mass protests and continuing crackdown on demonstrators in Belarus. Officials said Sunday the new decree signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy orders the government to extend the allowed temporary stay for Belarusian IT specialists and their families to 180 days from 90, and to grant them residence permits withi
  
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• Azerbaijan says Armenia targets cities outside conflict zone

  04-10-2020 21:24
  
  BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — The fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces continued on Sunday over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, with Azerbaijan accusing Armenia of targeting the country’s cities that are far beyond the conflict zone. Hikmet Hajiyev, aide to the Azerbaijani president, said Sunday that Armenia targeted large cities Ganja and Mingachevir with missile strikes. Ganja is located roughly 100 kilometers (about 60 miles) away from Stepanakert, Nagorno-Kara
  
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• Man assaulted, wounded outside synagogue in German city

  04-10-2020 21:19
  
  BERLIN (AP) — German police say a man has been assaulted and wounded outside a synagogue in Hamburg. The suspected assailant was arrested, and Germany’s foreign minister denounced the assault as “repugnant anti-Semitism.” Police say the 26-year-old victim, who was apparently about to enter the synagogue grounds on Sunday afternoon, was hit in the head with what appeared to be a folding spade. The suspect, a 29-year-old German man, was wearing military-style clothing. The
  
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• One month out, battered Trump campaign faces big challenges

  04-10-2020 21:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his reelection campaign have had one challenging week: His long-hidden tax returns leaked out. His first debate performance ignited a firestorm over white supremacy. And he was hospitalized for COVID-19 after months of playing down the threat of a pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans. His reelection campaign now enters the final month grappling with deficits in the polls, a shortage of cash and a candidate who is at least tempora
  
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• NYC seeks to reinstate virus restrictions in some spots

  04-10-2020 21:00
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s mayor says he has asked the state for permission to close schools and reinstate restrictions on nonessential businesses in several neighborhoods because of a resurgence of the coronavirus. Shutdowns would happen starting Wednesday in nine zip codes in the city. Mayor Bill de Blasio says about 300 public and private schools would have to close. Indoor dining, which just resumed a few days ago, would be suspended. Gyms would also close.  De Blasio s
  
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• Takada death upends Paris fashion; Givenchy unveils designer

  04-10-2020 20:53
  
  PARIS (AP) — Paris Fashion Week has been upended by the news of fashion designer Kenzo Takada’s death at age 81. Reports said Sunday Takada died from COVID-19 complications. Like Milan before it, Paris is undertaking an unusual fashion season for Spring-Summer 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The nine-day calendar is flitting between 16 ready-to-wear runway collections with masked guests in seated rows, 20 in-person presentations and several dozen completely digital shows st
  
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• Givenchy unveils new designer debut at Paris Fashion Week

  04-10-2020 20:22
  
  PARIS (AP) — Storied maison Givenchy unveiled new designer Matthew Williams’ debut collection Sunday, although the brand may have hoped such a big new beginning would have come under better days and not under the virus-hit Paris Fashion Week. Like Milan before it, Paris is undertaking an unusual fashion season for Spring-Summer 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The nine-day calendar is flitting between 16 ready-to-wear runway collections with masked guests in seated rows, 20
  
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• What we know, and what we don’t, about Trump’s diagnosis

  04-10-2020 20:13
  
  A White House physician’s comments on Sunday about the health of President Donald Trump amid his coronavirus diagnosis added a new layer of confusion even as the doctor sought to clarify contradictory statements from the day before. Dr. Sean Conley said Trump was given a steroid after his blood oxygen level had dropped suddenly twice in recent days, but he “has continued to improve” since then. Conley said that Trump could be discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medica
  
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• Maricopa County Sheriff: Deputy accused of sexual misconduct

  04-10-2020 20:02
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County Sheriff’s officials say a deputy has been arrested on suspicion of two counts of unlawful sexual conduct. The sheriff’s department announced Sunday that Gary Kaplan was placed on administrative leave following his arrest, pending an internal investigation. Officials didn’t provide any details of what led to the charges and the arrest or release Kaplan’s age or the number of years he has been a deputy. It also was unclear Sunday if Kapl
  
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• US, Russia to hold latest nuclear arms talks in Finland

  04-10-2020 20:01
  
  HELSINKI (AP) — The Finnish president’s office says the United States and Russia will hold a round of nuclear arms control talks in Finland’s capital, Helsinki, on Monday to follow up on negotiations in Austria this summer. The office of Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said in a brief statement late Sunday that “the round of discussions on strategic stability and nuclear weapons between the United States and Russia, which began in Vienna in the summer, will continue in H
  
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• The Latest: Italy considers mask mandate for outdoors

  04-10-2020 19:42
  
  ROME — The Italian government is weighing whether to require masks outdoors nationwide amid a steady, nine-week increase in coronavirus infections.
  Already several individual regions have imposed outdoor mask mandates in a bid to curb the rebound in infections. On Sunday, Italy added another 2,578 confirmed cases, far fewer new daily infections than in neighboring France or Spain, but cause for concern in the onetime European epicenter of the pandemic.
  Another 18 people died, bringing Ital
  
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• Man assaulted, wounded near synagogue in German city

  04-10-2020 19:42
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Police say a man has been assaulted and wounded near a synagogue in Hamburg. The suspected assailant was arrested. Police say the 26-year-old victim, who was apparently about to enter the synagogue grounds on Sunday afternoon, was hit in the head with what appeared to be a folding spade. The suspect, a 29-year-old German man, was wearing military-style clothing. The victim was given first aid at the scene by passers-by, then taken to a hospital with injuries that were describ
  
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• Over 100,000 protest in Belarus for 9th straight Sunday

  04-10-2020 19:39
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Tens of thousands of people marched in the Belarusian capital for the ninth straight Sunday, protesting against the country’s authoritarian leader. According to the Viasna human rights center, some 120,000 took part in a rally on Sunday, demanding the resignation of President Alexander Lukashenko and freedom for political prisoners. Police used water cannons in an attempt to disperse the crowds, but the protesters remained undeterred. Mass protests have rocked Be
  
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• The Latest: Pelosi says Trump’s doctors need to be honest

  04-10-2020 19:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on coronavirus infections hitting President Donald Trump and others in his circle (all times EDT):
  1:30 p.m.
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the doctors treating President Donald Trump for the coronavirus must provide trustworthy information to the public.
  Pelosi said Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation”: “We need to have trust that what they’re telling us about the President’s condition is real.”
  Her interview aired before
  
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• The Latest: VP Pence tests negative for coronavirus again

  04-10-2020 19:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on coronavirus infections hitting President Donald Trump and others in his circle (all times EDT):
  1:10 p.m.
  Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, have tested negative again for the coronavirus days after President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were diagnosed with COVID-19.
  A Pence spokesperson confirmed Sunday’s negative tests.Despite the president’s hospitalization, Pence is expected to resume regular campaigning this week wit
  
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• Police officer in Chile accused of throwing teen from bridge

  04-10-2020 19:08
  
  SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Authorities in Chile have arrested a police officer who allegedly threw a teen-ager from a bridge into a river bed during a protest. The 16-year-old boy was in stable condition with head trauma and a wrist fracture following the incident in Santiago, Chile’s capital, on Friday. Dozens of people protested on Saturday outside the clinic where he is being treated, condemning police and carrying signs that said: ″He did not fall, they threw him.” The in
  
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• Letter: Top deputies accuse Texas attorney general of crimes

  04-10-2020 19:03
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Several top deputies of Texas’ attorney general have accused him of crimes including bribery and abuse of office in an internal letter saying they’ve reported the actions to law enforcement. In a brief letter, seven senior lawyers wrote that they reported Republican Ken Paxton for potentially breaking the law “in his official capacity as the current Attorney General of Texas.” The letter was first reported by the Austin American-Statesman and KVUE-TV a
  
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• Fashion designer Kenzo Takada dies from COVID-19 at age 81

  04-10-2020 18:58
  
  PARIS (AP) — Kenzo Takada, the iconic Franco-Japanese fashion designer famed for his jungle-infused designs and free-spirited aesthetic that channeled his home continent of Asia, has died. He was 81. The family said in a statement to French media that Takada died from complications from COVID-19 in a hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris. A spokeswoman for the company that organizes press for Kenzo’s brand confirmed that Takada died, but didn’t give a cause of death. Though
  
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• Record-breaking California wildfires surpass 4 million acres

  04-10-2020 18:57
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Deadly wildfires in California have burned more than 4 million acres (6,250 square miles) this year, a new record for the most acres burned in a single year. The previous record was two years ago when wildfires destroyed 1.67 million acres (2,609 square miles). California fire officials said the state hit the fearsome milestone Sunday with about two months still left in the fire season. Most of the damage has occurred since mid-August, when lightning strikes caused som
  
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• Fashion designer Kenzo Takada dies from COVID-19 complications at age 81 near Paris, spokeswoman and reports say

  04-10-2020 18:43
  
  PARIS (AP) — Fashion designer Kenzo Takada dies from COVID-19 complications at age 81 near Paris, spokeswoman and reports say.The post Fashion designer Kenzo Takada dies from COVID-19 complications at age 81 near Paris, spokeswoman and reports say appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Record-breaking wildfires in California burn more than 4 million acres (6,250 square miles) in one year

  04-10-2020 18:42
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Record-breaking wildfires in California burn more than 4 million acres (6,250 square miles) in one year.The post Record-breaking wildfires in California burn more than 4 million acres (6,250 square miles) in one year appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Doctors: Trump’s blood oxygen level dropped twice recently

  04-10-2020 18:30
  
  BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s blood oxygen level dropped twice in recent days, but he has continued to improve. That’s according to the White House physician, who spoke Sunday at a brief news conference on the steps of the military hospital where Trump is being treated for COVID-19. His comments added a new layer of confusion to the president’s health status even as the doctor sought to clarify contradictory statements from the day before. Trump’s me
  
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• Doctors say Trump’s blood oxygen level dropped suddenly

  04-10-2020 18:14
  
  BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s blood oxygen level dropped suddenly on Saturday, but he has continued to improve. That’s according to the White House physician, who spoke Sunday at a brief news conference on the steps of the military hospital where Trump is being treated for COVID-19. His comments added a new layer of confusion to the president’s health status even as the doctor sought to clarify contradictory statements from the day before. Trump’s me
  
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• UK government says it will reform ‘broken’ asylum system

  04-10-2020 18:12
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain’s interior minister has vowed to stop people entering the country clandestinely and to fix what she called a “broken” asylum system. Similar commitments have been made and broken by U.K. governments for years. Home Secretary Priti Patel said the government would bring in new laws so it could “stop those who come here illegally making endless legal claims to remain” and “expedite the removal of those who have no claim for protection.
  
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• Arizona reports 355 new coronavirus cases and 1 more death

  04-10-2020 18:03
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials report 355 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and one additional death. The latest numbers from the Arizona Department of Health Services push the case total to 220,754 infections statewide and the known death total to 5,706. Of the nearly 221,000 coronavirus cases in Arizona, more than 143,000 of them are in Maricopa County. According to Johns Hopkins University data analyzed by The Associated Press, Arizona’s seven-day rolling averages of daily new
  
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• The Latest: Doctor tried to show Trump’s ‘upbeat attitude’

  04-10-2020 18:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on coronavirus infections hitting President Donald Trump and others in his circle (all times EDT):
  Noon
  President Donald Trump’s physician says he was trying to “reflect the upbeat attitude” of the president and his medical team when he declined to share Saturday that Trump was placed on oxygen the day before.
  Navy Cmdr. Dr. Sean Conley was pressed Sunday on why his rosy picture of the president’s health was contradicted moments later by
  
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• Drubbed in 2018, California GOP looks to regain House seats

  04-10-2020 18:01
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Republicans are trying to tap into voter frustration to win back a string of U.S. House districts the party lost two years ago. The GOP challengers are faulting the state’s dominant Democrats for high taxes, the homeless crisis and unrest in the streets. But President Donald Trump is leading the ticket and he’s widely unpopular in the heavily Democratic state. Key races are in suburban Los Angeles, where Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Garcia is battling
  
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• Doctors: Trump continues to improve during virus treatment

  04-10-2020 17:59
  
  BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Doctors say President Donald Trump has continued to improve but faced serious symptoms on Friday. They spoke Sunday, seeking to clarify contradictory statements and confusion that previously raised questions about the seriousness of the president’s condition. Navy Cmdr. Dr. Sean Conley acknowledged the confusion and offered new details as he addressed the media from on the steps of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where Trump was being treated for CO
  
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• The Latest: Doctor says Trump treated with steroid Saturday

  04-10-2020 17:51
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on coronavirus infections hitting President Donald Trump and others in his circle (all times EDT):
  11:50 a.m.
  The president’s physician says President Donald Trump was treated with a steroid after a drop in oxygen levels on Saturday.
  Dr. Sean Conley said at a news conference on Sunday that he was given the steroid dexamethasone while he was hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.Conley said the president’s oxygen level had drop
  
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• Egypt outlet says reporter detained while covering unrest

  04-10-2020 17:49
  
  CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian media outlet says authorities have detained one of its reporters covering the alleged killing of a man during a police raid last week. The al-Manassa news website says it lost contact with Basma Mostafa after she arrived in the southern city of Luxor Saturday morning. On Sunday, her husband said the 30-year-old mother of two appeared before prosecutors in Cairo. Mostafa had reported about a man’s death in police custody last month. The outlet she works for is
  
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• Nevada dam changes give rare trout new life 115 years later

  04-10-2020 17:48
  
  WADSWORTH, Nev. (AP) — U.S. and tribal officials are celebrating completion of a $34 million fish bypass system at a Nevada dam that will allow threatened trout to return to some of their native spawning grounds for the first time in more than a century. Construction of the fish-friendly side channel is a major step toward someday enabling the Lahontan cutthroat trout to make the entire 100-mile trip upstream. They would journey from a desert lake on tribal land northeast of Reno to Lake T
  
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