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• Sheriff: Man arrested on cross-country trip with girl, 12

  19-12-2020 23:51
  
  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A self-proclaimed pedophilia advocate who once ran for political office in Virginia has been arrested by authorities who said they caught him flying across the country with a 12-year-old girl.
  The Fresno County, California, the sheriff said Saturday that 40-year-old Nathan Larson had met the girl online and persuaded the girl to run away from home recently. Authorities said the two boarded a plane bound Monday for Washington, D.C., and were stopped on a Denver layover
  
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• Tucson police: Man, boy dead in apparent murder-suicide

  19-12-2020 23:39
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Tucson police say two people are dead in an apparent murder-suicide. Police said officers who sent to a home early Friday to check the welfare of its occupants discovered a man and a body both dead. Police said 40-year-old Phillip Emmanuel Foye apparently killed the boy and then himself. The boy’s identity wasn’t released and police said a woman who lived at the home wasn’t home.The post Tucson police: Man, boy dead in apparent murder-suicide appeared
  
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• Arizona public, charter schools to face budget deficit

  19-12-2020 23:39
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona public and charter schools will face a $266 million budget deficit because the state gives money to remote learning schools at a lower rate than they do to in-person schools.
  The Arizona Republic reported Friday that the state Department of Education released data that shows how much schools will need to cut their budgets by this school year. Mesa Public Schools, the largest district in Arizona, will lose $16 million.
  Chandler Unified School will have its budget cut
  
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• Seaweed industry stays afloat, seeks growth during pandemic

  19-12-2020 23:31
  
  SACO, Maine (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has been a struggle for much of American seafood, but the seaweed sector of the industry has found a way to grow during the crisis. Seaweed harvesting and farming is based largely along the rocky and chilly coast of Maine. It has grown for several years as interest in foods and nutritional products made with the marine algae have risen in popularity. Seaweed is highly dependent on the restaurant sector, which made the pandemic a potentially major
  
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• Overwhelmed, California hospitals contemplate rationing care

  19-12-2020 23:30
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — California hospitals are battling to find beds to house patients amid fears that the exploding coronavirus infection rate will exhaust resources and health care workers. Nearly 17,400 people were hospitalized with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infections — more than double the previous peak reached in July. One state model estimates that number could reach 75,000 by mid-January. Hospitals around the state are putting patients where they can to free up ICU beds, i
  
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• Southern Arizona is warming up to the 70’s for the next few days

  19-12-2020 23:06
  
  TUCSON - High temperatures will continue to rise over the next few days with readings in the low to mid 70's.High pressure is stagnant over the Southwest causing rising temperatures for everyone from San Diego to central Texas.
  This high pressure will also stop us from see any rain chances over the next week.Low temperatures overnight could still fall into the 30's while the rest of the week will see lows in the 40's.Our next rain chances could sneak in a day or two after Christmas, but con
  
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• AP: Tight supplies for virus gear cost US states billions

  19-12-2020 22:45
  
  An Associated Press analysis shows states spent more than $7 billion this spring buying personal protective equipment such as masks, gloves and gowns as well as vital medical devices such as ventilators. The data obtained from states through open-records requests is the most comprehensive accounting to date of how much states were spending and which suppliers they were paying during a chaotic period at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Skyrocketing prices for basic medical protective gear c
  
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• One family’s virus nightmare reflects deepening US crisis

  19-12-2020 22:35
  
  The U.S. has had another record day of coronavirus cases, and states are going to get less of a new vaccine than they originally expected. Johns Hopkins researchers on Saturday reported a record 249,709 new cases of COVID-19 in one day. An additional 2,814 people died nationwide, pushing the toll to more than 313,000. Meanwhile, several states have said the federal government told them that next week’s shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will be smaller than originally projected. The A
  
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• VIRUS TODAY: General apologizes; AP finds states spend $7B

  19-12-2020 22:23
  
  The Army general in charge of getting COVID-19 vaccines distributed across the United States has apologized after many governors said they were shorted on anticipated shipments. Meanwhile, The Associated Press tallied more than $7 billion in purchases by states in the spring for personal protective equipment and high-demand medical devices such as ventilators and infrared thermometers. Negotiators in Congress appear close to nailing down an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 relief package. House membe
  
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• Louisiana’s newest congressman hospitalized with COVID-19

  19-12-2020 21:55
  
  MONROE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s newest congressman has been admitted to a hospital a day after announcing that he had been diagnosed with COVID-19. Andrew Bautsch tells The News-Star that Republican Luke Letlow was admitted Saturday as a precaution and is being monitored. Bautsch also said he has COVID-19, the disease caused by a novel coronavirus. Letlow was elected earlier this month to the 5th District seat representing northeast and central Louisiana. He is scheduled to be sworn i
  
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• Fight over Fed powers stalls $900 billion aid plan

  19-12-2020 21:50
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An arcane battle over emergency Federal Reserve powers is frustrating efforts to lock down an agreement on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package. The impasse is just the latest stumble in a partisan, monthslong battle over COVID-19 relief, and feelings hardened as the Senate congregated for a weekend session. Lawmakers on both sides said the sticking point was a provision by Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania that would curb emergency Federal Rese
  
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• Biden introduces his climate team, says ‘no time to waste’

  19-12-2020 21:01
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has rolled out an environmental team that he hopes will steer America toward greater action to curb climate change and protect the nation’s air and water. As he introduced his choices during an event in Wilmington, Delaware, he said, “We literally have no time to waste.” Biden compared the climate threat to the calamity of the coronavirus pandemic and he pledged to take action. He said the country is “in a crisis&rdq
  
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• California hospitals struggle as coronavirus cases explode

  19-12-2020 20:56
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — California hospitals are battling to find beds to house patients amid fears that the exploding coronavirus infection rate will exhaust resources and health care workers. Nearly 17,000 people were hospitalized with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infections — more than double the previous peak reached in July. One state model estimates that number could reach 75,000 by mid-January. Hospitals around the state are putting patients where they can to free up ICU beds, i
  
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• German police bust crime ring based at Turkish call center

  19-12-2020 19:57
  
  A German newspaper reports that authorities have broken up an international crime ring that duped elderly people in Germany into handing over their money and valuables to criminals posing as police officers. The Rheinische Post reported Saturday that German police working in cooperation with Turkish authorities busted a call center in the southwestern Turkish city of Izmir where suspects allegedly phoned German retirees and talked them into handing over their valuables to fake officers. The news
  
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• Mississippi former Gov. Winter dies; pushed education reform

  19-12-2020 19:44
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter has died at age 97. He was a Democrat who served from 1980 to 1984. Family spokesman Dick Molpus says Saturday that Winter died Friday night at home in Jackson. As governor, Winter was best known for pushing Mississippi lawmakers to enact the Education Reform Act of 1982, which set quality standards. Winter served in the 1990s as co-chairman a national commission on racial reconciliation created by President Bill Clinton. Winter
  
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• Court affirms reporters’ access to hearings amid pandemic

  19-12-2020 19:40
  
  GRAHAM, N.C. (AP) — Judges in a North Carolina county have announced new procedures for reporters to access hearings less than two weeks after a newspaper publisher was handcuffed and ordered out of a courtroom. The News & Observer reports that Alamance County judges announced the policy after the newspaper and two other news outlets, the Alamance News and Triad City Beat, asked the North Carolina Court of Appeals to force the courts to let in journalists. District Court Judge Fred Wil
  
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• AP source: NHL eyes division play only; Sharks to Arizona

  19-12-2020 19:40
  
  The NHL is preparing for a coronavirus pandemic-altered regular season limited to divisional play only. The league is also in discussions with health officials to determine whether the seven Canadian teams will be allowed to play in their country. Taxi squads also are coming back as part of a tentatively agreed to return-to-play plan reached Friday, and at least one team won’t be opening its season at home. A person with knowledge of the NHL’s plan tells The Associated Press that the
  
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• Israeli PM joins world leaders getting COVID-19 vaccine

  19-12-2020 19:31
  
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s prime minister has been vaccinated against the coronavirus. The shot Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received on Saturday made him the first Israeli and among the world’s first leaders to be inoculated. He received the injection of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine at the Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv. Netanyahu called it an “exciting moment” that put Israel on the path to returning to its normal routines. He insisted on being his c
  
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• Trump downplays Russia in first comments on cyberattack

  19-12-2020 19:08
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is suggesting without evidence that China — not Russia — may be behind the the grave cyberattack against the United States. And he is trying to downplay the impact, as he comments for the first time on the breach. Trump’s tweeted comments on Saturday contradict Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who says Russia was “pretty clearly” behind the attack. It’s not clear exactly what the hackers were seeking, but experts s
  
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• Another US coronavirus record; vaccine shipments reduced

  19-12-2020 19:05
  
  The U.S. has had another record day of coronavirus cases, and states are going to get less of a new vaccine than they originally expected. Johns Hopkins researchers on Saturday reported a record 249,709 new cases of COVID-19 in one day. An additional 2,814 people died nationwide, pushing the toll to more than 313,000. Meanwhile, several states have said the federal government told them that next week’s shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will be smaller than originally projected. The A
  
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• Negotiators down to a few issues on $900 billion aid plan

  19-12-2020 19:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiators are down to a handful of remaining issues as they seek to finalize an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package. There’s optimism the overdue talks would soon produce an agreement. The Senate convened a Saturday session, while House members stood by for a vote that will come no earlier than Sunday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says a provision by GOP Sen. Pat Toomey that would curb emergency Federal Reserve powers was the biggest hurdle to a seal
  
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• Fishing talks move at snail’s pace in EU-UK Brexit standoff

  19-12-2020 18:56
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and British negotiators have extended their standoff over EU fishing rights in U.K. waters and been unable to make a decisive breakthrough in trade talks aimed at averting a chaotic and costly post-Brexit split on New Year’s Day. Despite movement on major issues to keep trade going once a Brexit transition period ends on Dec. 31, the two sides haggled over fish quotas and the rights of trawlers without much success on Saturday.  EU lawmakers have s
  
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• Owner to rebuild after sports dome collapses under snowfall

  19-12-2020 18:22
  
  BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) — The owner of a sports complex in the upstate New York city of Binghamton says he plans to rebuild after its air-supported dome collapsed under this week’s record-breaking snowfall. No one was injured when one of the state’s largest indoor sports complexes collapsed Thursday under 40 inches of snow. Owner Bahij Kashou told the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin he was meeting with his insurance company representatives to determine the fate of the 125,000
  
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• General sorry for ‘miscommunication’ over vaccine shipments

  19-12-2020 18:18
  
  The Army general in charge of getting COVID-19 vaccines across the United States is apologizing for what he calls “miscommunication” with states over the number of doses to be delivered in the early stages of distribution. Gen. Gustave Perna says he failed but he’s pledging to “move forward.” Perna’s remarks came a day after a second vaccine was added in the fight against COVID-19, which has killed more than 312,000 people in the U.S. Governors in more than a
  
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• UK nixes Christmas gatherings, shuts London shops over virus

  19-12-2020 18:04
  
  LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Christmas gatherings can’t go ahead and non-essential shops must close in London and much of southern England as he imposed a new, higher level of coronavirus restrictions to curb sharply spreading infections. Johnson said the capital and other areas in southern England will move to an even stricter Tier 4 alert category that requires non-essential shops, hairdressers and indoor leisure venues to close after the end of business
  
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• Optimism rises for deal on nearly $1 trillion relief package

  19-12-2020 17:56
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiators are reporting continued progress on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package, with optimism rising that the overdue talks would soon produce an agreement. The Senate convened a Saturday session, while House members stood by for a vote that will arrive no earlier than Sunday. A new government shutdown of midnight Sunday was serving as a backstop for the tortuous negotiations, which were being conducted in secret largely among the top four leaders
  
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• German court upholds tree-felling ban at Tesla plant site

  19-12-2020 17:49
  
  BERLIN (AP) — A German court has ruled that automaker Tesla has to stop clearing trees on some parts of the site outside Berlin where it is building the company’s first electric car factory in Europe. The top administrative court in the Berlin-Brandenburg region upheld an earlier temporary ban on the clearing of the forested site after two environmentalist groups appealed a lower court’s decision to allow the tree-cutting. It specifically ruled that areas on the fringes of the
  
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• Judge gives Milwaukee’s ousted police chief job back

  19-12-2020 17:48
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — A judge has given Milwaukee’s ousted police chief his job back, just a day after the board that demoted him selected a new acting chief. Judge Christopher Foley on Friday reversed the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission’s August decision to demote Alfonso Morales, the Journal Sentinel reported. After his demotion, Morales retired, sued and requested a judicial review. Morales sought $625,000 in damages from the city. It’s unclear what happens next. The j
  
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• Palestinian foreign minister urges Israel to return to talks

  19-12-2020 17:44
  
  CAIRO (AP) — The Palestinian foreign minister has urged Israel to return to talks based on a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, ahead of the transition to a new U.S. administration. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki said that the Palestinian Authority is ready to cooperate with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, on the basis of achieving a Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital on territory Israel captured in 1967. The top Palestinian diplomat was
  
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• ‘Do as I say’: Anger as some politicians ignore virus rules

  19-12-2020 17:35
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Several American political leaders have been caught preaching one thing on the coronavirus and doing another. Politicians have long been called out for hypocrisy. But their actions can feel like a personal insult during a pandemic that’s forced millions into seclusion and left many without paychecks. Experts say people’s responses to morally inconsistent behavior depend partly on whether they like and agree with the politician caught doing it. That may allo
  
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• Video allowed in trial of officers charged in Floyd killing

  19-12-2020 17:32
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has upheld his decision to livestream the trial of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd. Judge Peter Cahill says in his order Friday that he’s allowing video coverage due to immense global interest in the case and limited courthouse space. Cahill dismissed concerns by state prosecutors. They argued last month that recording audio and visuals of the trial would violate court rules and scare away potential witnesses. A
  
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• Resort project near Navajo Nation stirs culture controversy

  19-12-2020 17:28
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A large campground resort project proposed for a northern Arizona high desert site near the Navajo Nation is stalled amid objections centering on cultural sensitivity and teepees. The planned inclusion of wagons and teepees, the tents that weren’t typically used by Indigenous people of the Southwest, drew criticism when the Coconino County Board of Supervisors considered a rezoning request and development plan for the project. The Arizona Daily Sun reports tha
  
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• Arizona paid widely varying prices for critical medical gear

  19-12-2020 17:17
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona officials bought more than $59 million worth of masks, gowns, gloves and other personal protective gear for hospital workers and others on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic during the early months of the outbreak. Purchase data obtained by The Associated Press shows a wide range of prices paid for supplies from early in the year until late spring, a period when states were competing against each other for scarce equipment. For example, the state bought nearl
  
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• UK orders shops to close, nixes holiday mixing in London

  19-12-2020 17:16
  
  LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Christmas gatherings can’t go ahead and non-essential shops must close in London and much of southern England as he imposed a new, higher level of coronavirus restrictions to curb rapidly spreading infections. Johnson said Saturday that the capital and other areas in southern England currently under highest level of coronavirus restrictions, will move to an even stricter Tier 4 that requires non-essential shops, hairdressers and
  
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• UK’s Johnson nixes Christmas mixing, orders shops closed as part of new virus restrictions for London and south England

  19-12-2020 17:15
  
  LONDON (AP) — UK’s Johnson nixes Christmas mixing, orders shops closed as part of new virus restrictions for London and south England.The post UK’s Johnson nixes Christmas mixing, orders shops closed as part of new virus restrictions for London and south England appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Iraq’s central bank devalues dinar by 22% amid public anger

  19-12-2020 17:11
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s central bank says it will devalue the national currency, the Iraqi dinar, by over 20 percent in response to a severe liquidity crisis brought on by low oil prices. Riot police on Saturday were dispatched outside the central bank headquarters in central Baghdad prior to the announcement in the event news of the devaluation sparked protests. The new rates represent a dramatic reduction from the previous official rate of 1,182 IQD. It is the first reduction in exch
  
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• Arizona continues string of record COVID-19 hospitalizations

  19-12-2020 17:07
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Saturday reported another record number of COVID-19 related hospitalizations along with over 5,500 new known infections and a fourth straight day of triple-digit deaths due to the state’s current coronavirus surge. The Department of Health Services reported 5,560 additional known cases and 118 additional deaths, increasing the statewide totals to 448,231 cases and 7,937 deaths. The 4,104 reported COVID-19-related hospitalizations as of Friday was the latest
  
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• Businesses left with bills as states halt virus supply deals

  19-12-2020 16:54
  
  The competitive scramble by states to buy personal protective equipment this spring stuck some businesses with big bills. An Associated Press analysis of state purchasing data during the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic found that states canceled billions of dollars in PPE orders. Many of the cancellations occurred when businesses couldn’t get the products to states under tight deadlines or when prices rose. In some cases, suppliers already had paid to manufacture the goods before the
  
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• The Latest: AP: States spent more than $7 billion on PPE

  19-12-2020 16:52
  
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — An Associated Press analysis shows states spent more than $7 billion this spring buying personal protective equipment such as masks, gloves, gowns and ventilators.California spent the most during the pandemic’s initial months, at least $1.5 billion in the AP’s data, followed by Texas, Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington. New York also spent several hundred million dollars on PPE and ventilators through November.
  The data was obtained from states through
  
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• AP: States spent more than $7 billion on PPE

  19-12-2020 16:52
  
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — An Associated Press analysis shows states spent more than $7 billion this spring buying personal protective equipment such as masks, gloves, gowns and ventilators.
  California spent the most during the pandemic’s initial months, at least $1.5 billion in the AP’s data, followed by Texas, Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington. New York also spent several hundred million dollars on PPE and ventilators through November.
  The data was obtained from states throug
  
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• Thailand reports 548 new virus cases, highest daily spike

  19-12-2020 16:49
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand has reported more than 500 new coronavirus cases, the country’s highest daily tally. The 548 new cases, most of them connected with an outbreak at a wholesale seafood market on the outskirts of Bangkok, come after the country saw only a small number of infections over the past several months due to strict border and quarantine controls. Health officials said 516 of the new cases were found in connection with the outbreak at the Klang Koong shrimp market in Sam
  
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• Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter dies at 97

  19-12-2020 16:41
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter, a Democrat who pushed to strengthen public education and improve race relations, has died. He was 97. Winter was governor from 1980 to 1984. Family spokesman Dick Molpus says Saturday that Winter died Friday night at home in Jackson. Molpus is a former Mississippi secretary of state who had worked on Winter’s gubernatorial staff. As governor, Winter was best known for pushing Mississippi lawmakers to enact the Education Re
  
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• Family spokesman says former Mississippi Gov. William Winter has died

  19-12-2020 16:38
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Family spokesman says former Mississippi Gov. William Winter has died.The post Family spokesman says former Mississippi Gov. William Winter has died appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Suárez nets 2, Atlético keeps Liga lead with win over Elche

  19-12-2020 16:15
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Luis Suárez has scored two goals to help Atlético Madrid beat Elche 3-1 and ensure it stays at the top of the Spanish league. Suárez netted twice before Lucas Boyé pulled one back for Elche. Diego Costa sealed the victory in his return from injury after missing seven games for Atlético. The league leaders moved three points clear of Real Sociedad and Real Madrid. Sociedad visits Levante later on Saturday, when fifth-place Barcelona
  
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• UK prime minister expected to announce new anti-virus rules

  19-12-2020 15:58
  
  LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is holding emergency talks with his Cabinet to discuss strategies to curb the spread of COVID-19. The government has planned to ease restrictions on socializing from Dec.23 to Dec.27 to allow people to celebrate Christmas with family and friends.  The temporary holiday rules allow a maximum of three households to meet in a “Christmas bubble.” Johnson has urged residents to keep their celebrations small and short, but the p
  
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• Biden environmental team heavy on experience, diversity

  19-12-2020 15:57
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden hopes the environmental team he’s set to introduce on Saturday will steer America toward greater action to curb climate change and protect the nation’s air and water. Donald Trump’s presidency has been marked by efforts to boost oil and gas production while rolling back government efforts intended to safeguard the environment. The incoming Biden team will try to undo or block many of the current administration’s init
  
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• ‘Hurting for hope,’ South Dakota rural churches mark Advent

  19-12-2020 15:46
  
  CANTON, S.D. (AP) — As churches in rural communities in South Dakota approach this year’s Christmas season, church announcements are marked not with parties and performances, but with deaths. Churches in Canton, South Dakota, are grappling with how to approach an Advent filled with quiet mourning after a series of coronavirus deaths in the community. Yet congregations are also finding new significance in the season when Christians mark the long, dark nights leading up to Christmas by
  
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• Holiday traffic clogs Balkan borders despite virus warnings

  19-12-2020 15:42
  
  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Balkan citizens going home from Western Europe for holidays have created huge traffic jams at border crossings despite coronavirus restrictions meant to discourage travel for Christmas and the New Year. Huge lines of cars have formed on the borders between Slovenia and Croatia as well as Hungary and Serbia as thousands of people waited for hours Saturday to cross. Many people from Turkey, Romania, Serbia and other nations work and live in Western Europe. They tradit
  
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• President in the pews: DC churches offer Biden options

  19-12-2020 15:41
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — His motorcade thunders around Delaware, snarling traffic. Everywhere he goes on foot, a security team envelops him, and a pack of journalists trails behind. Yet President-elect Joe Biden enters his church, St. Joseph on the Brandywine, with startlingly little interruption. Wearing a dark suit and medical mask, Biden slipped into a pew near the back of the Catholic church for a recent Saturday evening Mass. At times it was easy to forget he was there at all. That&rsq
  
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• Videos show Boston police shove, pepper-spray protesters

  19-12-2020 15:38
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Boston police and prosecutors are investigating after body camera footage surfaced showing officers treating protesters roughly. The videos posted Friday by the online news outlet The Appeal show officers pushing nonviolent racial-injustice demonstrators to the ground in May. They also show them spraying pepper spray on people and into crowds and one officer saying he may have hit people with a car. A sergeant has been placed on administrative leave. Police Commissioner Willi
  
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