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• Plan released to reduce massive wildfires in US West

  27-11-2020 23:45
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials have released a plan for removing or changing vegetation over a huge swath of the U.S. West to stop devastating wildfires on land used for cattle ranching, recreation and habitat for imperiled sage grouse. The plan released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management aims to limit wildfires in a 350,000-square-mile area of mainly sagebrush habitat that includes parts of Idaho, Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada and Utah. The plan does not authorize a
  
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• HBU goes up against ASU

  27-11-2020 23:30
  
  Houston Baptist (0-1) vs. Arizona State (1-1)
  Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Arizona; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Houston Baptist and Arizona State look to bounce back from losses. Houston Baptist fell 69-45 at TCU on Wednesday. Arizona State lost 83-74 to Villanova on Thursday.
  LEADING THE CHARGE: .JUMPING FOR JOSH: Josh Christopher has connected on 33.3 percent of the nine 3-pointers he’s attempted. He’s also converted 88.9 percent of his foul shots this season.
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• Michigan restaurant leaves franchise over virus restrictions

  27-11-2020 23:14
  
  An owner of a restaurant in Michigan’s Thumb Region says the franchisee has split from its corporate office and changed its name after refusing to stop seating customers as part of state restrictions to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Customers Friday were greeted with “Sandusky Diner” instead of “Sandusky Big Boy,” which the restaurant was called for 35 years. It was one of four eateries cited earlier this week for violating the state’s Nov. 15 order.
  
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• Outcry as Cuba removes protesters defending rapper

  27-11-2020 23:12
  
  HAVANA (AP) — Cuban authorities have cleared more than a dozen artists and activists from a home they have used as a center for anti-government protests that have gained unusually wide attention. Police and health authorities raided the house in Old Havana Thursday night, removing the protesters and taking them to their homes. The group known as the San Isidro Movement has repeatedly criticized the Communist government and is demanding the release of one member, a musician recently convict
  
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• Experts: Virus numbers could be erratic after Thanksgiving

  27-11-2020 23:12
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — The coronavirus testing numbers that have guided much of the nation’s response to the pandemic are likely to be erratic over the next week or so. That’s according to experts citing the fact that fewer people will get tested during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and testing sites will have shorter hours. The result could be potential dips in reported infections that offer the illusion that the spread of the virus is easing. In fact, the numbers may say little
  
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• Pats draftee, Cards coach Kingsbury back to face former team

  27-11-2020 23:11
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — An arm injury prevented Kliff Kingsbury from ever playing a regular-season snap at quarterback for the Patriots after they selected him in the sixth round of the 2003 draft. But he says he owes his coaching career to the year he spent studying under Bill Belichick. He’s gone from working in an offensive quality control role and winning a Super Bowl ring during his one season in New England to the head coach who will be opposing Belichick when the Patriots hos
  
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• Thanksgiving marks last day for Commander’s Palace chef

  27-11-2020 23:10
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It was an emotional rollercoaster of a Thanksgiving for longtime chef of the popular New Orleans restaurant Commander’s Palace. Tory McPhail is leaving after nearly three decades at the culinary institution. He’s handing over the reins to Meg Bickford. She’s the first woman to take on the head chef role. The turquoise and white building is a favorite stop for New Orleans families celebrating special occasions and for tourists looking to experience the c
  
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• The Latest: Miami congressman-elect tests positive for virus

  27-11-2020 23:03
  
  MIAMI (AP) — MIAMI — South Florida Congressman-elect Carlos Gimenez has tested positive for coronavirus.His campaigned announced Friday that the former Miami-Dade County mayor and his wife, Lourdes, tested positive Thursday for COVID-19 after having mild symptoms.They said they’re self-isolating at home, in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and advice from medical professionals.“I will continue attending New Member Orientation virtually
  
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• Disney to lay off 4,000 more employees amid pandemic

  27-11-2020 22:53
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. is announcing plans to lay off 4,000 more employees largely due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has been limiting attendance at its parks and changing protocols to allow for social distancing. Officials haven’t specified the number of workers that would be affected in the Florida or California theme parks. Disney’s parks closed in March as the pandemic started spreading in the U.S. The Florida parks reopened in the s
  
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• Belgium eases some pandemic rules, stays strict on Christmas

  27-11-2020 22:29
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium has relaxed some rules imposed to contain the coronavirus resurgence but remains strict on family gatherings over Christmas. Now that all the virus indicators are declining, the government said non-essential shops could open under restricted conditions next week. Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said that beyond containing the virus, everyone had to make sure that loneliness did not strike. “We must also be sure that during Christmas and New Year people are no
  
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• The Latest: Kansas city’s holiday traditions upended

  27-11-2020 22:21
  
  LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — LAWRENCE, Kan. — Holiday traditions have been upended across Kansas due to the coronavirus, forcing Santa to stay firmly on the ground in one city and transforming parades elsewhere.In Lawrence, hundreds usually turn out on the Friday after Thanksgiving to watch firefighters use a ladder truck to rescue Santa from the top of Weaver’s Department Store.But that’s not happening this year as the pandemic strains hospitals.Instead, Santa will appear on th
  
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• Deadly crash into Buffalo monument under investigation

  27-11-2020 22:16
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y., (AP) — The investigation continues into what led a speeding minivan to crash into a monument in front of Buffalo City Hall, killing a passenger and seriously injuring the driver on Thanksgiving. Police Friday identified the woman who died as 34-year-old Angel Marie Cobb of Buffalo. The 40-year-old driver remains hospitalized. His name hasn’t been released. Police say the vehicle had reached an “extreme rate of speed” before striking the marble obelisk aroun
  
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• Macron: Video images of police beating Black man ‘shame us’

  27-11-2020 22:12
  
  PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says video images showing police officers beating up a Black man “shame us,” and is condemning violence both by and against the police. Macron asked the government to quickly come up with proposals “to reaffirm the link of confidence that should naturally exist between the French and those who protect them” and to better fight discrimination. Macron’s remarks, made on Facebook Friday, were his first since apparentl
  
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• Mexico extends northern border tax breaks to southern border

  27-11-2020 21:58
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has announced he will extend tax breaks for communities on the northern border for another year, and broaden them to cover the southern border as well. Mexican towns along the U.S. border currently pay a 20% maximum income tax, as compared to 30% in the rest of the country. Gasoline is cheaper there, and the value-added tax is 8%, compared to 16% everywhere else. Those measures will now be extended to 22 townships along the southern border with G
  
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• How UA, ASU, NAU are riding the waves of COVID-19

  27-11-2020 21:30
  
  PHOENIX – As cases of COVID-19 continue to surge in Arizona and the rest of the nation, the state’s three public universities are wrangling their approaches to the pandemic in similar but separate ways. …
  
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• Bad Bunny caps week of awards and Grammy-noms with new album

  27-11-2020 21:22
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Bad Bunny caps a week of awards and Grammy nominations with the release of his fourth studio album, “The Last Tour of the World.” The reggaeton and trap star, who is recovering from COVID at his home in Puerto Rico, tells The Associated Press about the 16-song project created during the pandemic. It has elements of alternative music, punk, pop and rock ‘n’ roll and collaborations with Abra, Jhay Cortez, Mora and Rosalía. Fans of Bad Bunny are
  
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• Family of jailed oil exec asks for Venezuelan leader’s mercy

  27-11-2020 20:56
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The family of an oil executive convicted and ordered to prison in Venezuela alongside five others is appealing directly to President Nicolás Maduro for mercy. José Pereira’s relatives sent a letter Friday asking Maduro to release all six men. The judge’s verdict came out a day earlier against the executives of Houston-based Citgo, owned by Venezuela’s PDVSA oil firm. It’s been three years since they were lured to Caracas and j
  
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• Amazon promises $300M in holiday bonuses to frontline workers

  27-11-2020 20:37
  
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  Amazon just announced $500 million of holiday bonuses to its frontline workers this Thanksgiving.A special one-time holiday bonus of $300 will go to each one of its full-time, front-line employees.Part-time workers will be getting $150.The e-commerce company says the bonus is in appreciation of employees' hard work as the holiday shopping season nears its peak.Some might consider it hazard pay, as Amazon revealed last month that nearly 20,000 of its employees have contract
  
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• Puppy pipeline runs from Georgia northward to adoptive homes

  27-11-2020 20:24
  
  MACON, Ga. (AP) — Dogs are flowing from Georgia to areas around Washington, D.C., with a high demand to adopt new pets. Kim Williams of the Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation of Arlington, Virginia, tells WMAZ-TV that the group has brought hundreds of dogs from Georgia shelters northward in recent months. Some are even flying by plane, courtesy of the volunteer Pilots N Paws group. The foundation discovered many rural shelters are struggling in the pandemic as facilities close and more fam
  
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• Police: 31-year-old man found dead inside vehicle on Tucson’s east side

  27-11-2020 20:12
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) – Police have identified the victim in Thursday’s homicide on Tucson’s east side.Officers were dispatched to the 9900 block of E. Rocky Vista Drive, near Golf Links and Houghton roads at 2 a.m., for a report of a man with gunshot trauma.Police say officers located a man with obvious signs of gunshot trauma sitting in a vehicle.On Friday, police identified the victim as Jeffrey Allen Ferri Jr., 31.Officers and Tucson Fire Department rendered aid to the victim, howe
  
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• Temporary US Pentagon chief makes rare visit to Somalia

  27-11-2020 20:05
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The acting U.S. defense secretary has visited Somalia to meet with U.S. troops. The visit Friday marked a rare trip by a top Pentagon official to the Horn of Africa nation. The Pentagon said Christopher Miller, who was installed as defense secretary by President Donald Trump on Nov. 9 but has not been nominated for Senate confirmation, expressed his gratitude for service members’ work and reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to combat extremist groups. His visit comes ami
  
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• Bombing at ice cream shop in Somali capital kills at least 7

  27-11-2020 20:01
  
  MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A local official says a suicide bombing at an ice cream shop in Somalia’s capital has killed at least seven people, and the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group has claimed responsibility. The attack occurred just hours after acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller visited Mogadishu to meet the U.S. ambassador and military personnel. Somalian government spokesman Salah Omar Hassan announced the bombing’s toll to reporters. The governme
  
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• Arizona uses federal COVID-19 money to reduce state spending

  27-11-2020 19:56
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has funneled nearly $400 million of federal coronavirus relief funding to state agencies to help pay for operations, allowing them to return some of their original budget allocations to the state treasury. Ducey’s office says the move is prudent budgeting that will help Arizona avoid a severe fiscal crunch, but Jared Walczak of the Tax Foundation’s Center for Tax Policy calls it’s a “very aggressive interpretation” of fed
  
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• Stocks rise on Wall Street as S&P 500 hits record high

  27-11-2020 19:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The S&P 500 is closing a shortened session at a record high Friday as investors continue to look forward to the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine and relief for the economy. The benchmark index rose 0.2%, led by gains in technology companies, and closed at an all-time high of 3,638. Optimism about a vaccine persists even as one vaccine candidate suffered a setback and cases of coronavirus remain at elevated levels. Meanwhile, retailers were hoping that their slumping s
  
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• The Latest: Minnesota tops 100 daily deaths for 1st time

  27-11-2020 19:46
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Health has reported 101 more COVID-19 deaths, the first time the state has topped 100 single-day deaths since the start of the pandemic.
  The state health department reported 5,704 new cases on Friday, putting the state at 3,476 deaths and 295,001 cases since March.More than 1,800 patients are hospitalized, including more than 380 in intensive care, as dramatic case growth over the past month has led to increasing hospitalizations and deaths.
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• Former House Republican flips central California seat

  27-11-2020 19:36
  
  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Republicans have picked up their third seat in the U.S. House in California. David Valadao reclaimed the U.S. House seat he lost in the farm belt two years ago. The former congressman defeated Democratic Rep. TJ Cox, who ousted Valadao in the 21st Congressional District two years ago by 862 votes. Valadao had endorsed President Donald Trump after withholding his backing in 2016 — a risk in a swing district the president lost by 15 points four years ago. But he a
  
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• Republican David Valadao wins election to U.S. House in California’s 21st Congressional District, beating incumbent Rep. TJ Cox

  27-11-2020 19:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican David Valadao wins election to U.S. House in California’s 21st Congressional District, beating incumbent Rep. TJ Cox.The post Republican David Valadao wins election to U.S. House in California’s 21st Congressional District, beating incumbent Rep. TJ Cox appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Republican David Valadao flips California seat, defeating incumbent TJ Cox in US House

  27-11-2020 19:33
  
  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Republican David Valadao flips California seat, defeating incumbent TJ Cox in US House.The post Republican David Valadao flips California seat, defeating incumbent TJ Cox in US House appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: WHO says more data needed on AZ-Oxford vaccine

  27-11-2020 19:32
  LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization’s top scientist says more data is needed to determine if the coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca works.
  Oxford and AstraZeneca reported Monday that their vaccine appeared 62% effective in people who received two doses and 90% effective when volunteers were given a half dose followed by a full dose. They later acknowledged a manufacturing issue had resulted in a half dose mistakenly being administered as the fi
  
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• New rule could allow gas, firing squads for US executions

  27-11-2020 19:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is quietly amending its execution protocols, no longer requiring federal death sentences to be carried out by lethal injection and clearing the way for other methods like firing squads and poison gas. The amended rule, published Friday in the Federal Register, allows the U.S. government to conduct executions by lethal injection or use “any other manner prescribed by the law of the state in which the sentence was imposed.” A number of sta
  
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• Stocks rise on Wall Street as S&P 500 hits at record high

  27-11-2020 19:17
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The S&P 500 is closing a shortened session at a record high Friday as investors continue to look forward to the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine and relief for the economy. The benchmark index rose 0.2%, led by gains in technology companies, and closed at an all-time high of 3,638. Optimism about a vaccine persists even as one vaccine candidate suffered a setback and cases of coronavirus remain at elevated levels. Meanwhile, retailers were hoping that their slumping s
  
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• Two protesters dead as supporters of Iraqi cleric rally

  27-11-2020 19:15
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials say confrontations between demonstrators and followers of a firebrand cleric have left two protesters dead in southern Iraq, as thousands also took to Baghdad streets in a show of support for the preacher ahead of elections next year. Two medical officials say two protesters were killed and 10 were wounded in the southern city of Nasiriya after clashes broke out between anti-government protesters and supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr. The officials spoke on condition o
  
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• Jeezy evolves from ‘Trap or Die’ mantra to empowerment

  27-11-2020 19:04
  
  Fresh off his record-breaking Verzuz event with real-life rival Gucci Mane, rapper Jeezy is back with “The Recession 2,” a follow-up to 2008’s hit album “The Recession.” Known for painting lyrical pictures of street life, the Atlanta emcee now rubs shoulders with Georgia politicians. Jeezy hopes his 15-track project, which features guests like Rick Ross, Ne-Yo and Demi Lovato, shows that evolution is sometimes necessary.  The “Soul Survivor” artist
  
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• Belarus president plans to leave job under new constitution

  27-11-2020 18:58
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The president of Belarus says he will not remain in the post he has held for more than 26 years if his country adopts a new constitution. However, President Alexander Lukashenko did not describe the amendments he is seeking or give a timeline for when a new constitution might be adopted. Lukashenko has repeatedly raised the prospect of a new constitution since an August election gave him a sixth term and produced near-daily protests demanding his resignation. The Belar
  
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• Travel agents in Mideast, Africa say UAE is blocking visas

  27-11-2020 18:46
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Travel agencies in countries across the Middle East and Africa say the United Arab Emirates has temporarily halted issuing new visas to their citizens. The so-far unexplained ban on visitors comes amid both the coronavirus pandemic and the UAE’s normalization deal with Israel. Confusion over the UAE visa ban targeting 11 Muslim-majority nations, along with Lebanon and Kenya, swirled after a leaked document from Dubai’s state-owned airport free
  
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• Greece sets price limit on COVID-19 tests at private clinics

  27-11-2020 18:45
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government wants to limit how much private medical facilities can charge for coronavirus tests. Commerce and Consumer Protection Secretary General Panagiotis Stamboulidis said Friday that the price limits would be 40 euros ($48) for PCR tests and 10 euros ($12) for rapid antigen tests. Private medical clinics and hospitals had been charging about 70-120 euros ($84-$143) for PCR tests and around 40 euros for the rapid tests. Stamboulis says the Greek gov
  
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• US appeals court rejects Trump appeal over Pennsylvania race

  27-11-2020 18:41
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court in Philadelphia has rejected President Donald Trump’s latest effort to challenge the election results in a case that could reach the U.S. Supreme Court if Trump appeals. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals echoed a string of other courts in finding his campaign offered no evidence of any election fraud. Instead, the court said “the campaign’s claims have no merit.” Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani called the election process f
  
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• Belarus: Leader says new constitution would put him from job

  27-11-2020 18:28
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The president of Belarus says he will not remain in the post he has held for more than 26 years if his country adopts a new constitution. However, President Alexander Lukashenko did not describe the amendments he is seeking or give a timeline for when a new constitution might be adopted. Lukashenko has repeatedly raised the prospect of a new constitution since an August election gave him a sixth term and produced near-daily protests demanding his resignation. The Belar
  
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• Trump administration moves ahead on gutting bird protections

  27-11-2020 18:23
  
  The Trump administration is moving forward on gutting a longstanding federal protection for roughly 1,000 species of birds in the United States. Friday’s move comes despite objections from former federal officials and many scientists that billions more birds will likely perish in coming decades as a result. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published its assessment of the rule, a final step that means the rollback could become official in 30 days. Oil and gas and other industries had soug
  
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• ‘Keep the faith’: Alex Trebek prerecorded a Thanksgiving message

  27-11-2020 18:19
  
  Late Jeopardy host Alex Trebek left his fans an inspiring posthumous message.The long-running game show host recorded the message earlier this year as part of the Thanksgiving Day episode.Jeopardy! Tweeted the clip Thursday morning, ahead of the planned broadcast.
  High on our list of things to be thankful for this year: Alex's Thanksgiving message from today's show. We hope you have a safe and happy Thanksgiving! pic.twitter.com/8OlpkSGi9r— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) November 26, 2020
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• Jeezy evolves from ‘Trap or Die’ to ‘Grow or Die’

  27-11-2020 18:10
  
  Fresh off his record-breaking Verzuz event with real-life rival Gucci Mane, rapper Jeezy is back with “The Recession 2,” a follow-up to 2008’s hit album “The Recession.” Known for painting lyrical pictures of street life, the Atlanta emcee now rubs shoulders with Georgia politicians. Jeezy hopes his 15-track project, which features guests like Rick Ross, Ne-Yo and Demi Lovato, shows that evolution is sometimes necessary.  The “Soul Survivor” artist
  
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• Hyundai, Kia fined for delaying US engine failure recalls

  27-11-2020 18:04
  
  Hyundai and Kia will spend $137 million on fines and safety improvements because they moved too slowly to recall over 1 million U.S. vehicles with engines that can fail. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the penalties Friday. They resolve a three-year government probe into the companies’ behavior involving recalls of multiple models dating to the 2011 model year. The agency says automakers have to recognize the urgency of safety recalls. Hyundai will pay $54 mill
  
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• 3 funeral workers fired over Maradona coffin photos

  27-11-2020 18:01
  
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Three funeral workers have been fired for posing for photos alongside the body of soccer star Diego Maradona shortly before his funeral. The images distributed across social media created outrage, even death threats, across a nation that venerated Maradona, who died Wednesday of a heart attack. Tens of thousands lined up for a chance to file past his body at the nation’s presidential palace on Thursday. Claudio Fernández confirmed to Radio Diez t
  
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• Cher in Pakistan for resettlement of ‘loneliest elephant’

  27-11-2020 18:00
  
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Iconic singer and actress Cher is in Pakistan to celebrate the departure of Kaavan, dubbed the “world’s loneliest elephant,” who will soon leave his Pakistani zoo for better conditions in Cambodia. His upcoming departure for a sanctuary in Cambodia comes after years of lobbying by animal rights groups and activists, including global animal welfare group, Four Paws International. The elephant has lived in the zoo for 35 years, and lost his partner in 2012.
  
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• The Latest: Brazil’s president says he won’t take vaccine

  27-11-2020 17:55
  SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he won’t take any working COVID-19 vaccine himself and calls the use of masks to limit the spread of the disease “the last taboo to fall.”
  Bolsonaro’s comments, broadcast on his social media channels Thursday night, alarmed health experts who said they could undermine efforts to achieve vaccination levels essential to halting the pandemic and might scare off vaccine makers negotiating with local authorities.
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• Arizona lists over 4K more COVID cases for 3rd time in week

  27-11-2020 17:51
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Friday reported more than 4,000 additional known COVID-19 cases for the third time in a week as related hospitalizations continued to increase. The Department of Health Services’ coronavirus dashboard reported 4,314 additional cases and 20 deaths, increasing the state’s totals during the coronavirus outbreak to 318,638 cases and 6,588 deaths. The dashboard reported that 2,301 people were hospitalized for COVID-19 as of Thursday, including 532 in beds i
  
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• Jerry Seinfeld digs into 45 years of his jokes for new book

  27-11-2020 17:43
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The high-end sports cars, the luxury automobiles. Those aren’t Jerry Seinfeld’s most valuable possessions. Seinfeld says those would be the brown accordion folders filled with the papers he scribbled jokes on over the past 45 years. There are so many that when he takes them out they stretch across a city block. Now they are in Seinfeld’s new book, “Is This Anything?” The jokes are compiled in chronological order. They reveal a timeline showi
  
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• 6th Arizona state lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19

  27-11-2020 17:43
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — A sixth member of the Arizona Legislature says he has tested positive for COVID-19. Rep. Andrés Cano, a Democrat, announced on social media Wednesday that he is not symptomatic and is in isolation. Cano was reelected this month. Last week, Democratic Rep. Arlando Teller of Chinle announced he also tested positive and was isolating. The most serious case involved Rep. Lorenzo Sierra, who spent several days on a ventilator after becoming ill in October. He has now recov
  
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• The Latest: Ukraine reports record number of new virus cases

  27-11-2020 17:42
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities have reported a record number of new coronavirus cases for a second straight day.
  Health Minister Maksym Stepanov reported 16,218 new infections on Friday, almost 900 more than the day before and the highest daily spike in the pandemic. The previous record was set on Thursday, when officials reported 15,331 new cases.
  Ukraine’s total has reached 693,407 confirmed cases, over 95,000 of which have been registered since last Friday. Ukraine has
  
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• N Ireland police to pay damages to journalists over arrests

  27-11-2020 17:39
  
  LONDON (AP) — Police in Northern Ireland have agreed to pay damages to two journalists who were arrested after working on a documentary about an unsolved mass killing. Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey worked on “No Stone Unturned,” a 2017 documentary about a 1994 massacre in the village of Loughinisland. Birney and McCaffrey were arrested in 2018 by officers investigating the alleged theft of documents from the police ombudsman. A court ruled last year that the warrants used t
  
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