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• Alabama AG seeks review of GOP group involvement in rally

  09-01-2021 23:49
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s attorney general is calling for an investigation into who may have authorized a branch of the Republican Attorneys General Association to promote the pro-Trump rally in Washington D.C. that preceded a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is head of the RAGA Rule of Law Defense Fund. He says he was unaware of any decisions made by the fund to support the rally. The Republican Attorneys General Association issued a s
  
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• VIRUS TODAY: California in dire need of more medical workers

  09-01-2021 23:34
  
  California is in desperate need of more medical workers at facilities swamped by coronavirus patients, and almost no help is coming from a volunteer program that Gov. Gavin Newsom created at the start of the pandemic. An army of 95,000 initially raised their hands, but just 14 are now working in the field. Newsom says very few volunteers met qualifications for the California Health Corps, and only a tiny sliver have the high-level experience needed to help with the most serious virus cases. Othe
  
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• Dems’ momentum builds to impeach Trump, Pelosi hits rioters

  09-01-2021 23:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Momentum among Democrats is continuing to build for a fresh and fast push to impeach President Donald Trump. And now, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is accusing his backers who violently invaded the Capitol this week of choosing “their whiteness over democracy.” Pelosi spoke as Rhode Island Democratic Rep. David Cicilline says an impeachment article he and colleagues have drafted accusing Trump of inciting insurrection has has collected 176 co-sponsors. The lawmak
  
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• Control center fire shuts down half Mexico City subway lines

  09-01-2021 23:30
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — A fire in the control center of the Mexico City subway has killed one woman and sent 32 other people to the hospital, while knocking out service on half of the subway lines in the city of 9 million inhabitants. The capital’s Metro system normally carries over 130 million passengers each month. The smoky fire hit the control center building in downtown Mexico City early Saturday, and while it was brought under control, half the system remained out of service late Sa
  
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• Squelched by Twitter, Trump seeks new online megaphone

  09-01-2021 23:25
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Though stripped of his Twitter account for inciting rebellion, President Donald Trump does have alternative options of much smaller reach. They are led by the far right-friendly Parler, where sons Eric and Don Jr. already are active. Trump may launch his own platform. But that won’t happen overnight, and free speech experts anticipate growing pressure on all social media platforms to curb incendiary speech as Americans learn from Wednesday’s violent takeover of th
  
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• Pompeo voids restrictions on diplomatic contacts with Taiwan

  09-01-2021 23:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says that the State Department is voiding longstanding restrictions on how U.S. diplomats and others have contact with their counterparts in Taiwan. It’s another move that is expected to upset China as the Trump administration winds to an end. The Trump administration has sought to strengthen bilateral relations with Taiwan. Pompeo says the State Department has had complex restrictions when it comes to contacts between the two parties,
  
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• Smellie scores career-high 24 in Idaho State’s victory

  09-01-2021 22:32
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Austin Smellie had a career-high 24 points as Idaho State got past Northern Arizona 76-70 to complete a two-game sweep. Smellie hit 8 of 10 shots, including 4 of 5 from the arc. Tarik Cool had 17 points, including four 3-pointers, for Idaho State. Robert Ford III added eight assists. Cameron Shelton had 28 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Lumberjacks. Wynton Brown added 15 points. Nik Mains had 11 points. The Bengals defeated Northern Arizona 73-69 o
  
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• 2 men in high-profile photos among latest charged in DC riot

  09-01-2021 22:28
  
  A man who wore a horned, fur hat when he allegedly joined a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters in storming the nation’s Capitol is among the latest people charged in Wednesday’s mayhem that left five people dead. Jacob Anthony Chansley of Arizona was taken into custody Saturday and charged with counts that include violent entry. A Florida man allegedly photographed grinning as he carried away House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern was also charged Saturday after his
  
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• The Latest: Pelosi ties rioters’ actions to ‘whiteness’

  09-01-2021 22:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the fallout of the storming of the Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump loyalists (all times local):
  4:20 p.m.
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is accusing the Trump supporters who rioted in the Capitol this week of choosing “their whiteness over democracy.”
  The California Democrat used an online video meeting with her hometown San Francisco constituents to criticize the overwhelmingly white mob that attacked Congress on Wednesday as it met to formally finali
  
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• The Latest: California sees record COVID-19 deaths

  09-01-2021 21:49
  
  LOS ANGELES — California health authorities on Saturday reported a record high of 695 coronavirus deaths as many hospitals strained under unprecedented caseloads.
  The state Department of Public Health said the number raises the state’s death toll since the start of the pandemic to 29,233.
  A surge of cases following Halloween and Thanksgiving produced record hospitalizations in California, and now the most seriously ill of those patients are dying in unprecedented numbers.
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• State lawmaker charged with entering Capitol in riot resigns

  09-01-2021 21:44
  
  A West Virginia state lawmaker has resigned to face federal accusations of entering a restricted area of the U.S. Capitol after he livestreamed himself with rioters. Republican Del. Derrick Evans notified Gov. Jim Justice on Saturday that he was resigning effective immediately. Evans said he took full responsibility for his actions and deeply regretted any pain or embarrassment he may have caused. He said he hopes his resignation can remove any distraction from the Legislature and help begin the
  
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• Movie Roundup: New Movies Outdoors and Gremlins On the Wing of the Plane!

  09-01-2021 21:16
  
  In a new twist on The Loft Cinema Open Air series, they will be screening some new films in the out of doors, starting with the movie featured below. This week's movie roundup features Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Chloe Grace Moretz kicking unholy ass...ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
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• Israelis protest Netanyahu amid 3rd virus lockdown

  09-01-2021 21:15
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis are renewing their weekly demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They’re calling on the long-serving leader to resign over corruption charges against him, and his alleged mishandling of the coronavirus crisis. Saturday’s protests come as Israel is the midst of its third national lockdown. The country is also pressing forward with a world-leading vaccination drive. Netanyahu’s trial was set to resume this week, but
  
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• Russia: 7 die in fire at nursing home in western Siberia

  09-01-2021 21:07
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities say seven people have died in a fire at a nursing home in western Siberia. The fire that broke out Saturday at the private home for the elderly also injured a resident, according to Russia’s top criminal investigation agency. Police detained the care home’s owner on charges of violating safety regulations. Local officials said the home located in the Tyumen region town of Borovsky wasn’t registered with authorities.The post Russia: 7 die
  
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• After deadly siege, lawmakers ask why police so outnumbered

  09-01-2021 21:00
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Images of Wednesday’s riot at the Capitol show police completely overwhelmed by rioters who shoved, kicked and punched their way into the building. In one stunning video, a lone police officer tries to hold off a mob from cracking into the lobby. He fails. Rioters attacked police with pipes, sprayed irritants and even planted live bombs found in the area. The rampage shocked the world and left the country on edge, forcing the resignations of three top Capitol securi
  
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• Unusual snow kills 4, brings much of Spain to a standstill

  09-01-2021 20:53
  
  MADRID (AP) — A persistent blizzard that blanketed large parts of Spain with an unusual amount of snow on Saturday has killed at least four people and trapped thousands in cars or at train stations and airports that suspended all services. The national weather agency reported that as of 7 a.m. on Saturday, the snowfall in Madrid reached a level unseen in half a century. More than 50 centimeters (20 inches) of snow fell in the Spanish capital  Authorities in Madrid called in the milita
  
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• Lucky few Bills fans eager to cheer on team from stands

  09-01-2021 20:49
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — A limited number of Buffalo Bills fans arrived early in preparing to cheer the team on in hosting the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday. It marked the first time fans were allowed to attend a home game this season after state health officials limited ticket sales to about 6,700. And it came in Buffalo’s first home playoff game in 24 years. Scott Hammond attended the game with his 15-year-old son, Landon, and says he “almost cried” upon finding out h
  
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• The Latest: Israeli PM gets second dose of COVID-19 shot

  09-01-2021 20:07
  
  JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday received the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine after becoming the first Israeli to be inoculated last month.
  Israel is in the midst of a third nationwide lockdown after seeing a surge in cases despite unleashing one of the world’s fastest vaccination campaigns. The country has given the first of two vaccine doses to nearly 20% of its population, and Netanyahu said Saturday that it has secured enough vaccines to in
  
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• Man accused of stealing Pelosi’s lectern charged in invasion

  09-01-2021 20:05
  
  A Florida man allegedly photographed grinning as he carried away House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern after a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the nation’s Capitol is among the latest people charged after Wednesday’s mayhem left five people dead. Jail records show 36-year-old Adam Johnson of Parrish, Florida, was arrested Friday night on a federal warrant. He was charged Saturday with one count of theft of government property and other charges. Johnson i
  
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• Trump pressured Georgia to ‘find the fraud’ in earlier call

  09-01-2021 19:54
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — While election officials in Georgia were verifying signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in one metro-Atlanta county, President Donald Trump pressured the lead investigator to “find the fraud.” He said this would make the investigator a national hero. The December call preceded Trump’s Jan. 2 call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger where he asked election officials to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s win in the s
  
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• Pope Francis ‘astonished’ by mob attack on US Capitol

  09-01-2021 19:44
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has told a private Italian broadcaster that he was “astonished” by the mob attack at the U.S. Capitol. The pope said in an interview that is to be broadcast by Mediaset on Sunday that “even in the most mature reality there is always something that doesn’t work, people who take a path against the community, against democracy and against the common good.” He said the mob’s violence “must be condemned.” Rioters s
  
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• The Latest: FAA warns unruly passengers to behave on flights

  09-01-2021 19:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the fallout of the storming of the Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump loyalists (all times local):
  1:25 p.m.
  There have been several incidents of unruly passengers aboard flights leaving the Washington, D.C., area in recent days, and now the head of the Federal Aviation Administration is threatening to “pursue strong enforcement action against anyone who endangers the safety of a flight.”Administrator Stephen Dickson says he expects passengers to foll
  
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• The Latest: Pope says he has appointment for COVID-19 shot

  09-01-2021 19:22
  
  VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has confirmed in an interview with an Italian broadcaster that he has an appointment to get the anti-COVID vaccine when the Vatican starts its vaccination program next week.The pope also said everyone should get the vaccine, calling it an “ethical option, because you are playing with your health, life, but also with the lives of others.”
  Excerpts from the sit-down interview were released by Mediaset on Saturday, a day before it is scheduled to be air
  
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• EXPLAINER: Who has been charged in the deadly Capitol riot?

  09-01-2021 19:15
  
  Dozens of people have already been arrested and prosecutors across the U.S. have vowed to bring to justice others who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, sending lawmakers into hiding as they began their work to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. The top federal prosecutor for the District of Columbia has said that “all options are on the table” for charging the rioters, many who were egged on by President Donald Trump’s speech hours earlier at a rally over hi
  
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• The Latest: Jordan getting 1st supplies of COVID-19 vaccine

  09-01-2021 19:06
  
  AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan announced it is expecting the first doses of a coronavirus vaccine to arrive in the kingdom late Saturday.
  Wael Hayajneh, the Health Ministry’s official in charge of COVID-19, said the vaccines are coming from state-owned Chinese drugmaker Sinopharm.
  Another shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is expected to get to the Middle Eastern kingdom on Monday, Hayajneh said.Jordan plans to start its vaccination drive on Wednesday. It has arranged to secure 200,000
  
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• The Latest: Senator wants ‘crime scene’ evidence preserved

  09-01-2021 18:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the fallout of the storming of the Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump loyalists (all times local):
  11:50 a.m.
  The incoming chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee is calling the Capitol a “crime scene” with evidence that needs to be preserved.
  Sen. Mark Warner has written 11 telecommunication and social media companies asking them to immediately preserve content and associated meta-data connected to the insurrectionist attack on the Capitol on W
  
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• The Latest: UK’s pandemic death toll passes 80,000

  09-01-2021 18:28
  
  LONDON — Another 1,035 people in the U.K. have died within 28 days of testing positive for the coronavirus, bringing the country’s total death toll in the pandemic to over 80,000.
  The British government reported Saturday that the number of confirmed deaths has reached 80,868, the most in Europe and the world’s fifth-highest pandemic death toll. The United States, Brazil, India and Mexico are in the top four.Hospitals around the U.K. are under heavy pressure treating COVID-19 pa
  
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• TPD: Barricade situation on northside; man is armed

  09-01-2021 18:24
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Tucson Police have confirmed that one man has barricaded himself in his home at the corner of River and Hacienda Del Sol road.Tucson Police confirmed that the man is armed and that the situation is currently ongoing.We will provide updates with you as soon as they come into the News 4 Tucson newsroom.
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• The Latest: Arizona’s COVID-19 deaths surpass 10,000

  09-01-2021 18:06
  
  PHOENIX — Arizona, which is a COVID-19 hot spot in the United States, has now recorded more than 10,000 deaths and 600,000 confirmed cases since the pandemic began.
  The Department of Health Services reported 11,094 new cases and 98 deaths on Saturday, the second straight day that Arizona’s new confirmed cases exceeded 11,000.
  The daily numbers brought Arizona’s total confirmed cases to 607,345 and the state’s death toll in the pandemic to 10,036.
  Arizona and Rhode Island
  
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• Arizona man arrested in connection to Capitol riots

  09-01-2021 18:03
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVOA) - The United State Department of justice has announced that Jacob Anthony Chansley a.k.a Jake Angeli of Arizona was taken into custody Saturday and charged with multiple counts due to his role in the Capitol riots on Wednesday.Chansley is being charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, while also being charged with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.Chansley had been a frequent attende
  
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• US motions expand drug claims against Honduras president

  09-01-2021 17:59
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. prosecutors have filed motions saying they are sure that Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández took bribes from drug traffickers and had the country’s armed forces protect a cocaine laboratory and shipments to the United States. The documents quote Hernández as saying he wanted to “‘shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos’ by flooding the United States with cocaine.” The motions filed Friday with the U.S. Southe
  
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• California is desperate, but volunteer health corps dwindles

  09-01-2021 17:59
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California desperately needs more medical workers at facilities swamped by coronavirus patients, but almost no help is coming from a volunteer program that Gov. Gavin Newsom created at the start of the pandemic. An army of 95,000 initially raised their hands, and just 14 are now working in the field. Newsom says the program “has been incredibly effective.” But very few volunteers actually met qualifications for the California Health Corps, and only a t
  
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• Arizona Legislature kicks off 2021 session amid virus surge

  09-01-2021 17:53
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Legislature begins its 2021 session Monday in the midst of a coronavirus surge that is once again enveloping the state and carries the potential to derail action for the second consecutive year. But Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate are already eyeing their top priorities for the session. The most important fact is this: Republicans maintained control of both chambers in a year the Democrats were hopeful would they would be in charge for t
  
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• Arizona tops COVID-19 marks of 10,000 deaths, 600,000 cases

  09-01-2021 17:23
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona, a national COVID-19 hot spot, has passed the grim milestones of 10,000 deaths and 600,000 known cases since the pandemic began. The Department of Health Services reported 11,094 additional cases and 98 deaths on Saturday. Those numbers increased the pandemic totals to 607,345 cases and 10,036 deaths. Arizona and Rhode Island are tied for the worst COVID-19 diagnosis rate in the country, with 1 in every 109 people diagnosed with the disease between Jan. 1 and Friday.
  
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• Top US official gears up for US presence in Western Sahara

  09-01-2021 17:19
  
  RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The highest ranking U.S. diplomat for North Africa and the Middle East is in Western Sahara laying the groundwork for the United States to set up a consulate in the disputed territory. The U.S. Embassy in Morocco’ called the visit by Assistant Secretary of State David Schenker “historic.” Schenker traveled Saturday to the city of Laayoune, which Morocco considers the capital of Western Sahara. The United States has agreed to recognize Morocco’s
  
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• Arrested Zimbabwe journalist in prison isolation over COVID

  09-01-2021 16:54
  
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A prominent Zimbabwean journalist charged with communicating falsehoods has been sent to prison isolation after it emerged that he was likely exposed to people with COVID-19 prior to his arrest. The lawyer for Hopewell Chin’ono called the possible exposure a reason why he should be allowed to stay at home. The prosecution argued he should be held “to keep everyone safe.” Chin’ono is one of Zimbabwe’s most prominent critics of President Em
  
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• Arizona passes 10,000 COVID-19 related deaths

  09-01-2021 16:49
  
  PHOENIX (KVOA) – 11,094new Arizonans tested positive for the coronavirus, the Arizona Department of Health Services reported Saturday.The state also reported 88 COVID-19 related deaths.So far, Arizona has seen 607,345 known cases of the virus and 10,036 total deaths.WHAT TO KNOW:Deaths are not recorded until the health department receives a death certificate naming COVID-19 as the cause of death.The data includes people who have recovered.According to the stat
  
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• Queen Elizabeth II and husband receive COVID-19 vaccinations

  09-01-2021 16:40
  
  LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II and her husband have received their COVID-19 vaccinations. Buckingham Palace officials said in a statement that the 94-year-old monarch and 99-year-old Prince Philip received their jabs on Saturday, joining some 1.5 million people in Britain who have been given the first dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus. The injections were administered at Windsor Castle, where the queen and Philip have been spending their time during the lockdown in England. Royal
  
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• Snow blizzard kills 4, brings much of Spain to a standstill

  09-01-2021 15:42
  
  MADRID (AP) — A persistent blizzard has blanketed large parts of Spain with 50-year record levels of snow, halting traffic and leaving thousands trapped in cars or in train stations and airports that suspended all services as the snow kept falling on Saturday. Half of Spain is on alert, with five provinces on their highest level of warning. In the capital, Madrid, authorities called in the military to rescue people from vehicles trapped on everything from small roads to the city’s ma
  
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• ‘Brian did his job’: Family remembers fallen Capitol officer

  09-01-2021 15:36
  
  SOUTH RIVER, N.J. (AP) — From his early days growing up in a New Jersey hamlet, Brian Sicknick wanted to be a police officer. He enlisted in the National Guard six months after graduating high school in 1997, deploying to Saudi Arabia and then Kyrgyzstan. Joining the Guard was his means to joining law enforcement. He would join the U.S. Capitol Police in 2008, where he served until his death Thursday after being attacked as rioters seething over President Donald Trump’s election loss
  
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• The Latest: India planning to start vaccine drive in 1 week

  09-01-2021 15:19
  
  NEW DELHI — The government of India is planning to kick off a vaccination drive on Jan. 16 to stem COVID-19 in the world’s second-most populous country.
  The Health Ministry said Saturday that priority will be given to healthcare workers and others performing frontline duties during the pandemic, categories that together are estimated to include around 30 million people.
  They will be followed by individuals over age 50 and younger people with underlying health conditions, numbering ar
  
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• Report: Hospitals in Ethiopia’s Tigray struck by artillery

  09-01-2021 14:55
  
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Many of the hospitals outside the capital of Ethiopia’s conflict-hit Tigray region were struck by artillery during two months of recent fighting. That’s according to the first humanitarian assessment of the devastation as aid is beginning to arrive with desperately needed supplies. The scale of the damage has been largely unknown while Ethiopian forces pursue and clash with those of the now-fugitive Tigray regional leaders. Transportation and communication
  
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• STORY REMOVED: US–Trump-Impeachment, DISREGARD

  09-01-2021 14:33
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Please disregard US–Trump-Impeachment, published on January 9, 2021, and datelined in WASHINGTON. It is a story from April 5, 2020, that was inadvertently re-sent.The post STORY REMOVED: US–Trump-Impeachment, DISREGARD appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Georgia’s GOP governor under fire after US Senate losses

  09-01-2021 14:25
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — The 2020 election cycle has left Georgia’s Republican governor bruised even though he wasn’t on the ballot. The two Republican U.S. Senate candidates defeated in runoff elections Tuesday included Gov. Brian Kemp’s hand-picked appointee, Kelly Loeffler. Democrats showed new muscle in the traditionally Republican state, winning the presidency and two seats in the U.S. Senate. And now Kemp’s own party is turning against him. His acknowledgment of Democra
  
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• Democratic wins could strengthen Biden’s legislative push

  09-01-2021 14:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in November was tempered by concerns that he’d face Republican opposition in the Senate that could stymie him at every turn. Those worries eased this past week when Democrats swept two Senate runoffs in Georgia, giving Democrats control of Congress and the White House for the first time since 2011. And the bipartisan outrage over the violent insurrection at the Capitol by pro-Donald Trump supporters could, at least for a mom
  
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• STORY REMOVED: US–Trump-Impeachment

  09-01-2021 14:14
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Please disregard US–Trump-Impeachment, published on January 9, 2021, and datelined in WASHINGTON. It is a story from April 5, 2020, that was inadvertently re-sent.The post STORY REMOVED: US–Trump-Impeachment appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• French vaccine rollout slowed by red tape, focus on elderly

  09-01-2021 14:10
  
  PARIS (AP) — As France examines why its vaccination campaign has started so slowly, the answer lies partly in forests of red tape and the government’s decision to start with perhaps the toughest group to reach: the elderly in nursing homes. For them, the complex, cutting-edge vaccination science can be baffling. Care home directors say the most labor-intensive part of their vaccination preparations has been getting consent from residents and their relatives. Other countries with lean
  
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• Cohen seeks to dismantle Trump legacy, one podcast at a time

  09-01-2021 13:39
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen says his podcast “Mea Culpa” is changing the minds of listeners who supported President Donald Trump. The president’s former lawyer and fixer is producing the podcast from his Manhattan apartment even as he serves the remainder of his prison sentence on home confinement. Cohen interviews Ben Stiller in the latest episode, quizzing the actor about impersonating Cohen on “Saturday Night Live.” Cohen tells The Associated Press he int
  
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• Maine marijuana shops report brisk business despite pandemic

  09-01-2021 13:34
  
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine marijuana shops are reporting brisk business even though the state’s rollout of legal marijuana sales has been muted compared with others because of the coronavirus pandemic. Sales began in October as the pandemic was worsening in the state and around the country. State authorities report sales have exceeded $4 million and dozens of new businesses are in the pipeline. Maine is now home to 15 marijuana stores, 16 cultivation facilities and nine product man
  
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• Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight

  09-01-2021 12:44
  
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A Sriwijaya Air passenger jet carrying 62 people has lost contact with air traffic controllers after taking off from Indonesia’s capital on a domestic flight. Indonesian Transportation Ministry spokesperson Adita Irawati said the Boeing 737-500 took off from Jakarta at about 1:56 p.m. Saturday and lost contact with the control tower at 2:40 p.m. A statement released by the airline said the plane was on an estimated 90-minute flight from Jakarta to Pontianak,
  
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