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• Tucson Police looking for elderly woman last seen in midtown

  27-12-2020 23:55
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Tucson Police are looking for 66-year-old Irma Mendoza who was last seen on December 21st at a bus stop on the corner of 22nd and Alvernon.Tucson Police have said that she is 5’3, 115 lbs., brown hair, wearing blue jeans, denim jacket, maroon shirt & a denim purse.
  If you see her call 911.
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• Agent to AP: Federer to miss Australia; planning 2021 return

  27-12-2020 23:48
  
  Roger Federer’s agent tells The Associated Press that the 20-time Grand Slam champion is withdrawing from the Australian Open. Tony Godsick says Federer is still preparing to return to action after two operations on his right knee. Godsick is working on putting together a 2021 tennis calendar for Federer. The plan is for the 39-year-old Federer to begin competing after the year’s first major tennis tournament ends in February. The start of the Australian Open’s main draw was de
  
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• Roger Federer’s agent tells the AP the 20-time major champion will miss Australian Open, plans return after Melbourne

  27-12-2020 23:45
  
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Roger Federer’s agent tells the AP the 20-time major champion will miss Australian Open, plans return after Melbourne.The post Roger Federer’s agent tells the AP the 20-time major champion will miss Australian Open, plans return after Melbourne appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Hezbollah doubled its precision-guided missiles in a year

  27-12-2020 23:40
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah says his group now possesses twice as many precision-guided missiles as it had a year ago. He said Israel’s efforts to prevent it from acquiring them has failed. Hassan Nasrallah says in the end-of-year interview with the Beirut-based Arabic Al-Mayadeen TV broadcast Sunday that Hezbollah has the capability to strike anywhere in Israel and occupied Palestinian territories. Nasrallah says that after Israel threatened through a U.S.
  
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• The Latest: Suspect in Nashville bombing died in explosion

  27-12-2020 23:15
  
  NASHVILLE (AP) — Authorities say the man suspected off setting off a bomb in a recreational vehicle that rocked downtown Nashville on Christmas Day died in the explosion. U.S. Attorney Don Cochran identified the suspect on Sunday as Anthony Quinn Warner. Investigators said they used DNA to identify the remains as Warner’s. The FBI said they also matched the RV’s vehicle identification number to a registration belonging to Warner. Authorities did not immediately provide details
  
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• US officials: Suspect in Nashville explosion died in blast

  27-12-2020 23:09
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal authorities identified on Sunday the man they say is responsible for the Christmas Day bombing and said that he died in the explosion. Investigators used DNA to link the man, identified as Anthony Quinn Warner, to the blast. They said they believe no one else was involved.The post US officials: Suspect in Nashville explosion died in blast appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• FBI official: No indication anyone else was involved in Nashville explosion, other than suspect who died in bombing

  27-12-2020 23:08
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — FBI official: No indication anyone else was involved in Nashville explosion, other than suspect who died in bombing.The post FBI official: No indication anyone else was involved in Nashville explosion, other than suspect who died in bombing appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• U.S. attorney: Man suspected of setting off bomb ‘perished in explosion’ that rocked downtown Nashville on Christmas Day

  27-12-2020 23:03
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. attorney: Man suspected of setting off bomb ‘perished in explosion’ that rocked downtown Nashville on Christmas Day.The post U.S. attorney: Man suspected of setting off bomb ‘perished in explosion’ that rocked downtown Nashville on Christmas Day appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: US coronavirus cases top 19 million mark

  27-12-2020 22:40
  
  BALTIMORE — The U.S. has now topped 19 million coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, data compiled by Johns Hopkins University shows.
  America exceeded that mark on Sunday, just six days after it reached 18 million. The nation’s case numbers have more than doubled in less than two months.
  COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. also have been rising, and now total more than 332,000. That’s more than one death for every 1,000 Americans. The U.S. population as of Saturday was about 331
  
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• The Latest: South Africa logs over 1 million COVID-19 cases

  27-12-2020 21:48
  
  JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s COVID-19 spike has taken the country to more than 1 million confirmed cases on Sunday and President Cyril Ramaphosa called an emergency meeting of the National Coronavirus Command Council.
  The country’s new variant of the coronavirus, 501.V2, is more contagious and has quickly become dominant in many areas of the resurgence, according to experts.
  With South Africa’s hospitals reaching capacity and no sign of the new surge reaching a peak, Ram
  
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• Fauci: US taking hard look at variant of coronavirus

  27-12-2020 21:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials believe the coronavirus mutation that set off alarms in parts of Britain is no more apt to cause serous illness or be resistant to vaccines than the strain afflicting people in the United States. That’s according to Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Even so, he says the variant still must be taken “very seriously” and is being studied intensively by U.S. officials now. Fauci endorsed the
  
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• The Latest: Road near Nashville closed over suspicious truck

  27-12-2020 21:22
  
  NASHVILLE (AP) — Authorities in Tennessee have shut down a road east of Nashville after stopping a box truck that they said had been playing audio “similar to what was heard” before a recreational vehicle exploded in downtown Nashville on Christmas Day. The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office says on Twitter that law enforcement officials had shut down a section of highway in Wilson County, just east of Nashville, on Sunday to investigate a white box truck parked on the si
  
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• Phoenix police: Hit-and-run suspect turns himself in

  27-12-2020 21:16
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police have arrested the man they say turned himself in after a fatal hit-and-run Saturday. Police have identified the victim as 33-year-old Jessica Lightner, and have said she died at the scene of the accident. Police had been looking for the driver of 1997 Nissan pickup that hit the woman around 1 a.m. The car was abandoned a few blocks away. The driver and passenger have spoken to the police after turning themselves in. After speaking with both men, police say the
  
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• Workers install 192 crystals on Times Square New Year’s ball

  27-12-2020 20:49
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Workers have installed nearly 200 glittering Waterford crystal triangles on Times Square’s New Year’s Eve ball in preparation for a pandemic-limited celebration. The ball is a 12-foot geodesic sphere covered with more than 2,000 crystal triangles of various sizes. Some new crystals are swapped in every year. This year’s addition features a new “Gift of Happiness” design represented by a sunburst of bright cuts radiating outward. The ball blazin
  
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• ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ debuts with pandemic-best $16.7M

  27-12-2020 20:34
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Despite premiering simultaneously by streaming service, “Wonder Woman 1984” managed the best box office debut of the pandemic, opening with $16.7 million over the Christmas weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. That’s only a faint glimmer of typical business during holiday season, when cinemas are usually packed and box office receipts among the best of the year. Last year, “Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker” exceeded $32 million on Christm
  
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• COVID-19 patients fill more than half of Arizona ICU beds

  27-12-2020 20:26
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — A record number of COVID-19 patients are in the ICU in Arizona. The Arizona Department of Health Services says a new high of 988 patients with the disease are occupying intensive care unit beds Sunday, accounting for 56% of the beds statewide. Arizona is having its worst surge since July, when 970 people with the virus were in the ICU — accounting for 57% of available beds. The number of available ICU beds is about 10%. The health department recorded three deaths Sunda
  
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• Turkish lawmakers pass bill monitoring civil society groups

  27-12-2020 20:07
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s parliament on Sunday approved a law that would increase government monitoring of civil society groups, which rights groups have warned would violate the freedom of association. Newly introduced articles on associations and foundations allow the annual inspection of nongovernmental organizations, ostensibly to combat terrorism financing. The law also lets the interior ministry replace members of associations if they are being investigated on terrorism charges
  
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• Top associate of Russia’s Navalny released from detention

  27-12-2020 19:53
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — A top associate of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been released from detention Sunday. Lyubov Sobol said she was charged with trespassing after entering the apartment building of an alleged security operative who has inadvertently revealed details of Navalny’s supposed poisoning with a Soviet-era nerve agent. Sobol, a key figure in Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, was detained for 48 hours on Friday after a day of interrogation. The move followe
  
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• Officers give harrowing account of Nashville RV bombing

  27-12-2020 19:49
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police officers have provided harrowing details of responding to a Christmas morning explosion in downtown Nashville, at times getting choked up reliving the moments that led up to the blast and offering gratitude that they were still alive. The five responding officers gave their accounts Sunday to reporters while investigators continue to chip away at the motive of the bombing of a recreational vehicle that blew up on a mostly deserted street just before it issued
  
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• Avalanches kill 12 in mountainous area near Iran’s capital

  27-12-2020 19:45
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says rescue workers have ended their search for survivors following a series of deadly avalanches. Sunday’s report raised the death toll to 12 people. The avalanches struck in four different areas on Friday, following strong winds and snowfall a day earlier. State TV says 11 people were found dead, and one died after being transferred to a hospital. Earlier in the day, it said 10 people had died and several others were missing. Footage showed
  
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• The Latest: Nashville police ID man in bombing case

  27-12-2020 19:39
  
  NASHVILLE (AP) — Police say a Tennessee man named Anthony Quinn Warner is under investigation in connection with the Christmas Day bombing that rocked downtown Nashville. Metro Nashville Police Department Spokesman Don Aaron confirmed Warner’s identity Sunday. Federal and state investigators are trying to determine who set off a bomb inside a recreational vehicle parked near an AT&T facility, damaging more than 40 businesses and injuring three people. Separately, a law enforcemen
  
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• South Africa on verge of new virus rules as it hits 1M cases

  27-12-2020 19:17
  
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s COVID-19 spike has taken the country to more than 1 million confirmed cases on Sunday and President Cyril Ramaphosa called an emergency meeting of the National Coronavirus Command Council. Medical experts say the country’s new variant of the coronavirus, 501.V2, is more contagious and has quickly become dominant in many areas of the resurgence. With South Africa’s hospitals reaching capacity and no sign of the new surge reaching a peak,
  
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• Baylor Softball coach and legendary Tucsonan Mark Lumley dies at 65

  27-12-2020 19:16
  
  WACO (KVOA) - According to multiple sources Baylor Softball coach and former local Tucsonan Mark Lumley died at 65 of cancer early Sunday morning.Lumley was a highly decorated coaching multiple sports in the Flowing Wells School District from 1985 to 1998 as well as Pima Community College according to All Sports Tucson.
  Lumley had retired from his coaching position at Baylor University this past fall to focus on his fourth bout with cancer.
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• Small rain chances remain in the forecast for the early part of the week

  27-12-2020 19:08
  
  TUCSON - We are still tracking a cold front making it's way through California that will bring isolated to scattered rain to most of Southern Arizona.The changes start Monday when the wind picks up in the morning gusting to 30 mph at times and clouds build up in the afternoon.Rain chances are back after sunset on Monday when the cold front heads in and our best chance to see rain will be after midnight until the mid morning Tuesday.We will not see high rainfall totals with most spots expect
  
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• South Africa confirms more than 1 million cases of COVID-19

  27-12-2020 19:05
  
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s COVID-19 spike has taken the country to more than 1 million confirmed cases on Sunday and President Cyril Ramaphosa called an emergency meeting of the National Coronavirus Command Council. Medical experts say the country’s new variant of the coronavirus, 501.V2, is more contagious and has quickly become dominant in many areas of the resurgence. With South Africa’s hospitals reaching capacity and no sign of the new surge reaching a peak,
  
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• Santa Cruz Sheriff confirms man died in officer involved shooting in Rio Rico

  27-12-2020 19:05
  
  RIO RICO (KVOA) - Sheriff Estrada has confirmed that one man was shot and killed by one of his deputies after the man drove a semi-truck into the deputies patrol car, and was preparing to hit him again.Estrada said deputies received a frantic 911 call late Friday afternoon, in which the caller said an intruder was terrorizing people at a home in southeast Rio Rico.Estrada said the suspect had gone to the home looking for a person who had since left. He said the man became mad, and started threat
  
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• Rights group: 13 detained during rallies in Belarus

  27-12-2020 18:53
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Viasna human rights group says that 13 people have been detained in Belarus during the traditional weekend protests against President Alexander Lukashenko, who won his sixth term in office in a disputed election. Local media reported that groups of people took part in small rallies scattered around Minsk, the capital, and in other Belarusian cities on Sunday. Mass protests have gripped Belarus, an ex-Soviet nation of 9.5 million people, ever since official results
  
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• The Latest: Italy adds 305 to death toll as vaccines start

  27-12-2020 18:45
  
  ROME — Italy added another 305 victims to its official coronavirus death toll on the same day it joined the rest of the European Union in launching a massive vaccination campaign.
  Another 8,913 people tested positive Sunday, far fewer than in recent days. But with the Christmas holiday weekend, far fewer tests were conducted.
  Italy leads Europe in the official COVID-19 death toll with 71,925 victims, though officials say the true toll is far higher due to missed infections early on and tes
  
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• Authorities: Utah’s Ty Jordan died in accidental shooting

  27-12-2020 18:20
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Authorities say a star freshman running back for the University of Utah died at a Dallas-area hospital after accidently shooting himself. University officials announced Ty Jordan’s death Saturday, the day after he was named Pac-12’s newcomer of the year. According to medical examiner’s records, Jordan died in a hospital emergency room in Denton on Christmas night. About an hour earlier, police responded to reports of a shooting at a home in the city and disc
  
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• Near 1 million virus cases, South Africa weighs restrictions

  27-12-2020 18:04
  
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — As South Africa’s current spike of COVID-19 has taken the country to nearly 1 million confirmed cases, President Cyril Ramaphosa called an emergency meeting on Sunday of the National Coronavirus Command Council. Medical experts say the country’s new variant of the coronavirus, 501.V2, is more contagious and has quickly become dominant in many areas of the resurgence. With South Africa’s hospitals reaching capacity and no sign of the new surge reaching
  
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• Egypt delegation visits Libyan capital, meets Tripoli gov’t

  27-12-2020 17:54
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Libyan officials say Egyptian diplomats and intelligence officials have traveled to Libya’s capital, Tripoli. It’s the most senior Egyptian delegation to visit the western part of the the conflict-stricken country in years. The powerful interior minister of the U.N.-supported government in Tripoli said Sunday they discussed “mutual security challenges and ways to enhance security cooperation.” The Egyptian visit to western Libya came one day after Turke
  
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• Tony Rice, master bluegrass guitarist, dies at 69

  27-12-2020 17:45
  
  Master bluegrass picker Tony Rice has died at age 69 after a career in which he drew fans worldwide for his quick, fluid playing. A spokesperson for the International Bluegrass Music Association says Rice died Friday at his home in Reidsville, North Carolina. He performed or recorded with musicians including Ricky Skaggs, Dolly Parton and Jerry Garcia. Skaggs calls Rice “the single most influential acoustic guitar player in the last 50 years.” A muscle disorder and tennis elbow limit
  
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• Activist, champion: Naomi Osaka is AP Female Athlete of Year

  27-12-2020 17:43
  
  Tennis star Naomi Osaka has been selected by The Associated Press as the Female Athlete of the Year. The results were revealed Sunday after a vote by AP member sports editors and AP beat writers. Osaka got 18 of 35 first-place votes. WNBA Finals MVP Breanna Stewart finished second, followed by Sarah Fuller, the Vanderbilt soccer player who kicked for the school’s football team. Osaka won the U.S. Open in September for her third Grand Slam title. She also became a leading voice in her sport
  
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• Naomi Osaka selected AP Female Athlete of the Year

  27-12-2020 17:41
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka selected AP Female Athlete of the Year.The post Naomi Osaka selected AP Female Athlete of the Year appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Lawmakers press Trump on relief bill as jobless aid expires–copy

  27-12-2020 17:22
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Some lawmakers are imploring President Donald Trump to sign COVID relief legislation without further delay, even if it means having Congress follow up with more help.
  Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans lapsed overnight as Trump refused to sign the end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill approved by Congress.
  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says Trump’s inaction in the face of hardship is “unbelievably cruel.” Among Republicans, Sen
  
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• Police: Man severely injured as teens throw bricks at cars

  27-12-2020 17:11
  
  WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Police have charged four Massachusetts teenagers they say threw bricks at moving cars and injured a 37-year-old man with one that went through his windshield. Police say the four teens threw 19 bricks in Worcester on Saturday. They say the man who was severely injured had a brick go through his windshield and strike him in the face. Police charged two male and two female teenagers who were all ages 15 or 16. They face charges including aggravated assault and battery
  
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• AstraZeneca: Shot will be effective against COVID-19 variant

  27-12-2020 17:08
  
  LONDON (AP) — The head of drugmaker AstraZeneca, which is developing a coronavirus vaccine widely expected to be approved by U.K. authorities this week, says researchers believe the shot “should remain effective” against a new variant of the virus driving a rapid surge in infections in Britain. AstraZeneca chief executive Pascal Soriot told the Sunday Times that more tests are needed. He also said researchers developing its vaccine have figured out a “winning formula&rdqu
  
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• Man charged in Illinois bowling alley shooting that killed 3

  27-12-2020 17:01
  
  ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been charged in the deaths of three people and the wounding of three more in a shooting at an Illinois bowling alley. Winnebago County State’s Attorney J. Hanley said Sunday that 37-year-old Duke Webb, of Florida, has been charged with three counts of murder and three counts of first-degree attempted murder in the shooting at Don Carter Lanes, in Rockford, Illinois, late Saturday. Police Chief Dan O’Shea said at a news conference
  
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• Lawmakers press Trump on relief bill as jobless aid expires

  27-12-2020 17:01
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Some lawmakers are imploring President Donald Trump to sign COVID relief legislation without further delay, even if it means having Congress follow up with more help. Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans lapsed overnight as Trump refused to sign the end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill approved by Congress. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says Trump’s inaction in the face of hardship is “unbelievably cruel.” Among Republicans, Sen
  
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• Prosecutor says man charged with 3 counts of murder, 3 counts of attempted murder in Illinois bowling alley shooting

  27-12-2020 16:52
  
  ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Prosecutor says man charged with 3 counts of murder, 3 counts of attempted murder in Illinois bowling alley shooting.The post Prosecutor says man charged with 3 counts of murder, 3 counts of attempted murder in Illinois bowling alley shooting appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: AT&T says some service restored after bombing

  27-12-2020 16:49
  
  NASHVILLE (AP) — AT&T says it has been rerouting service to other facilities as the company works to restore a building that sustained heavy damage after a bomb exploded in downtown Nashville on Christmas Day. The company said in a statement Sunday morning that mobile service has been restored to many areas that were affected by the blast. The company says it is bringing in resources to help recover affected wireline voice and data services and expects to have 24 additional trailers of
  
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• Bobi Wine says bodyguard killed in Uganda polls violence

  27-12-2020 16:47
  
  KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A bodyguard for Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was killed and two journalists injured on Sunday amid violent confrontations between security forces and followers of the singer and lawmaker who is challenging the country’s long-time leader. A tearful Wine, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, said his bodyguard had died of his injuries after allegedly being run over by a truck belonging to the military police. The victim, Francis Senteza, was attacked wh
  
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• France takes careful vaccine approach to counter skepticism

  27-12-2020 16:37
  
  PARIS (AP) — France has taken a low-key approach to its virus vaccine launch because of widespread French skepticism around the vaccines. The first French shots were injected Sunday into the arm of 78-year-old Mauricette, a woman in a long-term care facility near Paris. President Emmanuel Macron appealed to his compatriots to have “trust in our researchers and doctors.” But many French people fear that the drugs were developed too quickly, are aimed at bringing profit to big ph
  
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• ‘Believe in science’: EU kicks off COVID-19 vaccine campaign

  27-12-2020 16:03
  
  ROME (AP) — Doctors, nurses and the elderly are rolling up their sleeves across the European Union to receive the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine. Even after a few countries started administering the doses a day early, the coordinated rollout on Sunday was aimed at projecting a unified message that the vaccine is safe and it’s Europe’s best chance to emerge from the pandemic and the economic devastation of lockdowns. For health care workers who have been battling th
  
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• Tribes try to shield elders and their knowledge from virus

  27-12-2020 15:56
  
  Across the nation, Native American tribes are working to protect their oldest members from the coronavirus. The effort is about more than protecting lives. Tribal elders serve as honored links to the past and often possess unique knowledge of language, history and culture. That knowledge is all the more valuable because tribes often pass down their traditions orally. Tribal groups are distributing protective gear, delivering meals and racing to obtain vaccines for their eldest generations. That
  
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• Nashville bombing investigation prompts FBI to search home

  27-12-2020 15:32
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal agents have converged at the home of a possible person of interest in the bombing that rocked downtown Nashville on Christmas morning. Investigators are scouring hundreds of tips and leads in the blast that damaged dozens of buildings. More than 24 hours after the explosion, a motive remained elusive as investigators worked round-the-clock to resolve unanswered questions about the mysterious blast. The explosion took place on a mostly deserted street on a sl
  
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• 1 killed, 5 wounded in shooting during music video filming

  27-12-2020 15:22
  
  LYNN, Mass. (AP) — One of the six men who were shot near Boston while filming a music video has died. Lynn police Lt. Michael Kmiec says police found the six victims Saturday scattered along a dead-end street. Kmiec said Sunday morning that one man has died and one was in critical condition. He says the five wounded men were expected to survive. Details on the nature of the music video and the artist involved weren’t available Sunday. Kmiec says it’s not yet clear what caused t
  
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• Warnock and Loeffler work to consolidate voters for runoff

  27-12-2020 14:52
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republican Kelly Loeffler and Democrat Raphael Warnock advanced to the Jan. 5 U.S. Senate runoff with the challenge of winning over the 2 million voters who chose one of the 18 other candidates in November’s election. Polls show they have largely succeeded. Turnout could be the deciding factor in that race and the runoff between Republican U.S. Sen David Perdue and Democrat Jon Ossoff. One thing helping line voters up is the decision of both sides to run as tic
  
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• Central African Republic votes amid fears of unrest

  27-12-2020 14:38
  
  BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Voters went to the polls for Central African Republic’s presidential and legislative elections after a campaign period marked by violence between rebels and government forces. Despite calls from the opposition to delay the vote amid the insecurity, the Constitutional Court rejected a postponement. President Faustin-Archange Touadera, who is seeking a second term in office, has tried to reassure candidates and voters that the voting will be secu
  
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• Sudan says provincial governor killed in car crash

  27-12-2020 14:35
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese authorities say a provincial governor has died in a car crash in the country’s southeast. The governor of Blue Nile province, Abdel-Rahman Nour-el-Daem al-Tom, was heading to the capital Sunday on official business. Police say the vehicle overturned when the driver attempted to avoid hitting a child crossing road. Four others in the car were injured. The crash took place near the city of Wad Madani. Automobile accidents are common in Sudan, often the result of b
  
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