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• Roadrunners return to Tucson Arena for season opener on Feb. 5

  22-01-2021 23:32
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson’s ice-hockey team the Roadrunners will return to the ice in February after they officially announced their regular season schedule on Friday.
  Their first game is against San Jose Barracuda on Friday, Feb. 5 at 7p.m.The Roadrunners, who are owned and operated by the Arizona Coyotes, will battle San Jose in their first game on Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. They will then face San Jose the next two games on Feb. 6 and Feb. 8.While the three games will be played at Tucson Arena
  
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• Brazil receives vaccine cargo from India amid supply concern

  22-01-2021 23:24
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s government has received 2 million doses of coronavirus vaccine from India. The announcement shipment as public health experts are sounding the alarm over insufficient supply in South America’s biggest nation. Neither the government’s Fiocruz Institute nor Sao Paulo state’s Butantan Institute have yet received the technology from their partners to produce vaccines domestically and instead must import the active ingredient. There are onl
  
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• The Latest: Seattle man offering COVID-19 ‘vaccine’ arrested

  22-01-2021 23:22
  
  SEATTLE — A suburban Seattle man who advertised a supposed COVID-19 “vaccine” he said he created in his personal lab, has been arrested.
  KUOW reports Johnny T. Stine faces a misdemeanor charge of introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce.
  According to the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, Stine advertised injections of the supposed vaccine for $400 on his personal Facebook page in March 2020. At that time, there was no authorized COVID-19 vaccine
  
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• Yellen’s nomination as treasury secretary advances in Senate

  22-01-2021 23:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Finance Committee has approved President Joe Biden’s nomination of Janet Yellen to be the nation’s 78th treasury secretary. It sets up a final vote by the full Senate as soon as Monday that would make her the first woman to hold the job. The Finance Committee approved Yellen’s nomination on a 26-0 vote. The administration is urging quick confirmation, saying it’s critical to get the top member of Biden’s economic team in place as t
  
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• Florida governor walks back claim over 1 millionth shot

  22-01-2021 23:17
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is walking back his claims that his state has now vaccinated 1 million seniors. DeSantis made the assertion during a made-for-TV moment when he joined a 100-year-old World War II veteran for a cable news appearance. The governor said “an American hero” would be the 1 millionth senior to get a lifesaving shot in the arm. As it turns out, the assertion was premature. The Republican governor later said the injection was symbolic o
  
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• For 1st Black Pentagon chief, racism challenge is personal

  22-01-2021 23:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly confirmed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will have to contend not only with a world of security threats and a massive military bureaucracy, but also with a challenge that hits closer to home: rooting out racism and extremism in the ranks. Austin took office Friday as the first Black defense chief, in the wake of the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, where retired and current military members were among the rioters touting far-right conspiracies. The retired f
  
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• David Ng named executive editor of The Providence Journal

  22-01-2021 23:10
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The former top editor of The New York Daily News has been tapped as the next executive editor of The Providence Journal. David Ng succeeds Alan Rosenberg, who retired in December 2020 after more than four decades working at Rhode Island’s largest paper. The 62-year-old said he hopes to continue the Journal’s mission of serving as the “town square for its citizens” to gather to “share our stories and to exchange ideas and debate our opin
  
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• The Latest: Online vaccine appointments filling up in Kansas

  22-01-2021 23:08
  
  MISSION, Kan. — Online sign-ups for the coronavirus vaccine are filling up almost as quickly as they are posted as health officials in Kansas begin moving beyond immunizing just health care workers and long-term care residents.
  Saline County had to shut its down within 30 minutes after residents 65 and older nabbed all 900 available slots. That’s about how long Douglas County had its signup open before its 500 slots were filled.
  The rush comes after Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly announ
  
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• Feds: Man in Capitol attack tried to flee to Switzerland

  22-01-2021 23:07
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has ordered a Colorado geophysicist accused of dragging a police officer down steps to be beaten outside the Capitol building detained after a prosecutor says he tried to flee the country and commit suicide. U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew Krause said 51-year-old Jeffrey Sabol was a danger to the community and a flight risk. He cited evidence that showed Sabol on Jan. 6 helping drag a law enforcement officer down Capitol steps to be beaten by a mob. Sabol was arrested
  
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• Kentucky governor allows ‘born-alive’ bill to become law

  22-01-2021 22:59
  
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A bill meant to preserve lives of newborns, including any infant born after a failed abortion, has become law in Kentucky. Gov. Andy Beshear allowed the measure to become law without his signature. Sen. Whitney Westerfield said Friday that he’s grateful Beshear didn’t veto the measure but was disappointed the governor chose not to sign it. The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky said it was “incredibly disappointed” the governor didn&rsq
  
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• Arizona approves 73 licenses for legal marijuana sales

  22-01-2021 22:54
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Legal marijuana sales have started in Arizona under licenses approved by the state Health Services Department. The health department announced Friday it has issued 73 licenses in nine of the state’s 15 counties under provisions of the marijuana legalization measure passed by voters in November. The vast majority of the licenses were issued in Maricopa County. Most went to existing medical marijuana dispensaries that can start selling recreational pot right away. Other
  
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• AP Explains: How is the Defense Production Act relevant?

  22-01-2021 22:52
  
  Like his predecessor, President Joe Biden has invoked a 1950 law to boost production of supplies needed to confront the coronavirus pandemic. The Defense Production Act was signed by President Harry S. Truman during the Korean War. It gives the president broad authority to mobilize the resources and production of private companies to meet the needs of the national defense. That could be especially important for the U.S. government as it tries to increase the pace of getting Americans inoculated.
  
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• Three seriously injured in crash in Sahuarita

  22-01-2021 22:47
  
  SAHUARITA, Ariz. (KVOA) - Two people were extricated from a vehicle that was involved in a collision in Sahuarita Thursday afternoon, police say.
  According to Sahuarita Police Department, the collision happened at the intersection of La Canada Drive and Duval Mine Road at about 4:23 p.m. that day.They say a man driving a silver Toyota Corolla was on northbound La Canada Drive, when it struck a white Chevy Traverse attempting to turn left on Duval Mine Road.
  The Chevy was occupied with a woman an
  
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• Barkeep avoids charge over driving into COVID-19 enforcer

  22-01-2021 22:45
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A bar owner accused of running over a New York City sheriff’s deputy with a car last month will only face criminal charges alleging he served patrons indoors in defiance of state coronavirus restrictions. Staten Island prosecutors said Friday that Mac’s Public House co-owner Daniel Presti has been indicted on charges of selling alcohol without a license and operating an unlicensed bottle club. A grand jury rejected charges related to the Dec. 6 incident in which
  
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• Maryland pays tribute to longtime Senate president Miller

  22-01-2021 22:36
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials are remembering the nation’s longest-serving state Senate president as a powerful politician who influenced policy in the state for nearly half a century. Thomas V. Mike Miller’s body is lying in repose in the rotunda of the Maryland State House. Senators and Gov. Larry Hogan spoke Friday with reverence and awe at Miller’s long career in the Maryland General Assembly. He was Senate president for 33 years. Miller died last week from
  
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• Mexico looks to reopen schools in just one of its states

  22-01-2021 22:31
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico plans to start vaccinating teachers and other school personnel in one of the country’s 32 states this weekend with an eye toward resuming in-person classes there as early as late next month. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced the vaccination plan Friday, one day after Mexico set new daily records for coronavirus infections and COVID-19 deaths. But in the southeastern state of Campeche, the virus’ spread has remained in contro
  
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• ‘Baba Yaga’ introduces with a virtual reality movie premiere

  22-01-2021 22:20
  
  Daisy Ridley and Jennifer Hudson went to a movie premiere together last week. They posed for photos and made remarks from a stage while an audience watched quietly. To be accurate, it was their avatars. The actors were actually on different continents, brought together for a few minutes through virtual reality headsets to walk a red carpet, pose for photos in front of a step and repeat and to speak to a crowd of other avatars on behalf of their short film “Baba Yaga.” It’s bein
  
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• The Latest: California reports one-day record high deaths

  22-01-2021 22:13
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is reporting a one-day record of 764 COVID-19 deaths but the rate of new infections is falling.
  The deaths reported Friday by the California Department of Public Health top the previous mark of 708 set on Jan. 8. In the last two days California has recorded 1,335 deaths.
  Hospitalizations and newly confirmed cases have been falling, however, and health officials are growing more optimistic that the worst of the latest surge is over.
  The 23,024 new cases repor
  
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• Speculation over Tokyo Olympics: 2021, 2032 or not at all?

  22-01-2021 22:12
  
  GENEVA (AP) — Olympic organizers in Japan and Switzerland want the Tokyo Games to open on July 23 just as scheduled. Also wanting that are athletes, fans and broadcasters whose plans for the 2020 Summer Games were postponed. But can or will these Olympics stay on schedule? The coronavirus pandemic is not slowing as it approaches a second year. A Japanese government official reportedly has claimed public authorities privately accept the Olympic must be canceled. The official suggested 2032
  
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• Italy takes action against TikTok following girl’s death

  22-01-2021 22:11
  
  MILAN (AP) — Italy’s data protection authority says it is imposing an immediate block on TikTok’s access to data for any user whose age has not been verified. The authority said Friday it was acting with “urgency” following the death of a 10-year-old girl in Sicily, who died while participating in a so-called “blackout” challenge while using the Chinese-owned video-sharing social network. Prosecutors in Sicily are also investigating the case. The data pr
  
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• Mixed finish on Wall Street as worldwide rally takes a pause

  22-01-2021 22:10
  
  Stocks struggled to a mixed finish on Wall Street, trimming the weekly gain for the S&P 500 even as the Nasdaq eked out another record high. Small-company stocks also bounded ahead, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average of big blue-chip stocks fell. Overseas markets also hit pause on their recent rally as worries mounted about resurgent coronavirus cases in China and weak economic data from Europe. In the U.S., IBM sank after a weak earnings report. Treasury yields edged lower and crude oil p
  
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• Arizona GOP plots its future after Trump’s presidency

  22-01-2021 22:08
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Republican Party confronts its future this weekend after losing the presidential race and a second U.S. Senate seat in four years. On the agenda for the state committee meeting Saturday is the reelection bid by controversial Chairwoman Kelli Ward and the censure of Cindy McCain, former Sen. Jeff Flake and Gov. Doug Ducey. The combative focus worries longtime GOP insiders who have watched the party lose ground in the suburbs as the influence of its traditional con
  
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• A year after Wuhan lockdown, a world still deep in crisis

  22-01-2021 22:08
  
  Nearly a year to the day after the Chinese city of Wuhan imposed an extreme lockdown to contain a virus that had already escaped, U.S. President Joe Biden drew up a new war plan for fighting the scourge as Germany reached 50,000 deaths and Britain was closing in on 100,000 lives lost. Despite bottlenecks with vaccine rollouts, Japan vowed Friday to stage the postponed Olympics this summer. Britain announced that a more transmissible strain of the virus is now thought to be more deadly. Nearly 10
  
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• Arizona approves recreational marijuana license to four dispensaries in Pima County

  22-01-2021 22:07
  
  PHOENIX (KVOA) - The state health department approved licenses for more than 70 recreational marijuana dispensaries Friday.
  Arizona Department of Health Services has received 79 applications since Wednesday. Six of the applications remain under review, according to the department.
  Four of the dispensaries are in Pima County - Arizona Golden Leaf Wellness, Medmar Tanque Verde, Rainbow Collective and Patient Care Center 301.
  On Thursday, ADHS told News 4 Tucson:"We've communicated to the industry
  
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• Biden’s executive actions for economic relief at a glance

  22-01-2021 21:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed a pair of executive orders that were meant to offer a quick dose of economic relief to an economy still being hammered by the coronavirus. Both measures were largely stopgaps as Congress considers a $1.9 trillion stimulus plan from Biden. The orders aim to increase food aid, make it easier to claim government benefits, protect unemployed workers and point federal workers and contractors toward a $15 minimum wage.The post Biden’s execut
  
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• Biden orders review of domestic violent extremism threat

  22-01-2021 21:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has directed his intelligence community to study the threat of domestic extremism in the United States. The undertaking is being launched weeks after a violent mob loyal to Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol. The disclosure Friday by White House press secretary Jen Psaki is a stark acknowledgment of the national security threat that officials see as posed by American extremists motivated to violence by radical ideology. FBI Director Chris Wray has s
  
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• Twitter bans suspect Iran account after post threatens Trump

  22-01-2021 21:43
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Twitter says it’s permanently banned an account that some in Iran believe is linked to the office of the country’s supreme leader, after a posting that seemed to threaten former President Donald Trump. Friday’s suspension over what Twitter called the account’s violations of its “manipulation and spam policy” came after a photo posted the previous night showing Trump playing golf under the shadow of a giant drone, with t
  
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• Trial ahead, Trump turns to ethics lawyer for his defense

  22-01-2021 21:40
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawyer Butch Bowers is used to defending public officials in ethics cases. But he’s never faced anything quite like this. Bowers is representing former President Donald Trump in his upcoming Senate impeachment trial. The trial centers on accusations that Trump incited the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. If convicted, Trump could be barred from holding public office again. Trump turned to Bowers for his defense after he struggled to f
  
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• Kansas advances anti-abortion measure on Roe anniversary

  22-01-2021 21:34
  
  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans have pushed a proposed anti-abortion amendment to the Kansas Constitution through the state House on the 48th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision protecting abortion rights. The measure was approved Friday on an 86-38 vote, and abortion opponents had two votes more than the two-thirds majority necessary for passage. It goes next to the Senate for debate, possibly next week. The proposal would overturn a 2019 Kansas Supreme Court d
  
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• VIRUS TODAY: Barriers slow efforts to vaccinate immigrants

  22-01-2021 21:26
  
  Here’s what’s happening Friday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:
  THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY
  — Advocacy groups are warning that immigrants in the U.S.may be some of the most difficult people during the national drive to vaccinate the population against the virus. Some immigrants in the country illegally fear that information taken during vaccinations could be turned over to authorities and so may not seek out vaccines, while those who speak little or no English may find
  
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• NBC to shut down NBC Sports Network at end of 2021

  22-01-2021 21:21
  
  NBC will shut down the NBC Sports Network at the end of the year. NBC Sports Chairman Pete Bevacqua announced the move in an internal memo to staff. NBC Sports Network is best known for carrying NHL and English Premier League games as well as NASCAR and IndyCar races. It also carries a significant amount of programming during the Olympics. NBC will parcel out events between USA Network and its Peacock streaming service.The post NBC to shut down NBC Sports Network at end of 2021 appeared first on
  
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• Banner Leader: COVID-19 Hospitalizations Decreasing, But Don't Let Your Guard Down

  22-01-2021 21:14
  
  Banner’s top clinical leader began a press conference Friday with a message Arizonans haven’t heard in a long time. …
  
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• The Latest: Psaki: Biden aims to avoid vaccine supply crunch

  22-01-2021 21:11
  
  WASHINGTON — White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki was asked about a potential pause in vaccinations in New York, where the state is reporting a shortage in vaccines available for first doses.
  Psaki says the White House has asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to “look into what is possible” to address the situation in New York. But she stressed the administration will defer to the judgment of medical experts.
  “Clearly we don’t want any states to run out
  
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• Italy takes action against Tik Tok following girl’s death

  22-01-2021 21:02
  
  MILAN (AP) — Italy’s data protection authority says it is imposing an immediate block on Tik Tok’s access to data for any user whose age has not been verified. The authority said Friday it was acting with “urgency” following the death of a 10-year-old girl in Sicily, who died while participating in a so-called “blackout” challenge while using the Chinese-owned video-sharing social network. Prosecutors in Sicily are also investigating the case. The p
  
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• Guard in DC forced to sleep in garages, sparking outcry

  22-01-2021 21:02
  
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — Images of National Guard soldiers camped in a cold parking garage after being sent to protect Washington sparked new calls Friday for investigations of the U.S. Capitol Police, now facing allegations that the agency evicted troops sent to help after its failure to stop rioting mobs two weeks ago.
  Members of both parties were irate about reports that Guardsmen were forced to take rest breaks outside the Capitol building.
  
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• TMC launches learning center for children of frontline healthcare workers

  22-01-2021 21:01
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - Tucson Medical Center is trying out an innovative learning center. It was developed for children of frontline healthcare workers.
  The "Higher Ground Program" was designed to give employees some peace of mind during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  The on-campus learning site creates a safe space where children of frontline workers can focus on their school work.TMC is covering part of the cost, parents only have to pay $15 a day.
  The pilot program runs
  
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• Tom Brokaw says he’s retiring from NBC News after 55 years

  22-01-2021 20:55
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Broadcast Tom Brokaw says he is retiring from NBC News after working at the network for 55 years. The author of “The Greatest Generation” is now 80 years old and his television appearances have been limited in recent years as he fought cancer. For two decades, Brokaw, ABC’s Peter Jennings and CBS’ Dan Rather were the nation’s three most visible broadcast journalists, leading coverage during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and other storie
  
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• Nutty State Rep. Mark Finchem Quits Twitter, Adopts Honey Badger as His Spirit Totem

  22-01-2021 20:43
  
  State lawmaker and weird-uncle-you-desperately-avoid-at-family-gatherings Mark Finchem has always been one of the nuttier lawmakers at the Capitol since his election to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2014, what with his bills to make gold legal tender, his links to far-right organizations like the Oath Keepers and the Coalition of Western States, and his peculiar fashion choices.But Donald Trump’s loss in the presidential race last November has led the Oro Valley Republican to buy
  
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• Texas sues Biden administration over halt to deportations

  22-01-2021 20:41
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is asking a court to stop President Joe Biden from allowing a 100-day moratorium on deportations. The lawsuit filed Friday is one of the first against the new administration. The moratorium after Biden revoked Trump’s mandate that made anyone in the U.S. illegally a priority for deportation. Republican Ken Paxton, Texas’ attorney general, claims the federal government broke an agreement to first consult with Texas before making changes to immigration
  
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• Capitol Police questioned anew after Guard forced to garages

  22-01-2021 20:35
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Images of National Guard soldiers camped in a cold parking garage after being sent to protect Washington sparked new calls Friday for investigations of the U.S. Capitol Police, now facing allegations that the agency evicted troops sent to help after its failure to stop rioting mobs two weeks ago. Members of both parties were irate about reports that Guardsmen were forced to take rest breaks outside the Capitol building. About 25,000 Guard members from across the country d
  
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• Nepali climbers who scaled K2 in Pakistan recount success

  22-01-2021 20:33
  
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Nepalese climbers who last week made history by scaling the world’s second highest peak — Pakistan’s K2 — in the winter season have praised Pakistan’s military and civil authorities for facilitating their challenging expedition. The leader of the 10-member Nepalese team, Nirmal Pujra, said on Friday that he and his fellow mountaineers made “the impossible a possible.” Pujra made his comment in a video message after his meeting with
  
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• Language barriers, wariness make vaccinating immigrants hard

  22-01-2021 20:19
  
  MECCA, Calif. (AP) — Advocacy groups are warning that immigrants may be some of the most difficult people to reach during the largest vaccination campaign in American history. Some immigrants in the country illegally fear that information taken during vaccinations could be turned over to authorities and so may not seek out vaccines, while those who speak little or no English may find it difficult to access shots. These challenges are particularly worrying for Latino immigrants, who make a
  
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• Ambulances queue at hospitals as virus surge slams Portugal

  22-01-2021 20:18
  
  LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Ambulances waiting to deliver COVID-19 patients are queueing outside hospital emergency departments as Portugal’s COVID-19 surge continues unabated. The country added a new record of daily deaths for the fifth day in a row. The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and patients in intensive care also reached new highs over the previous 24 hours, placing the public health system under severe strain, health authorities said. Authorities reported 234 deaths, bringi
  
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• Biden orders review of domestic extremism threat in US

  22-01-2021 20:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has directed his intelligence community to study the threat of domestic extremism in the United States. The undertaking is being launched weeks after a violent mob loyal to Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol. The disclosure Friday by White House press secretary Jen Psaki is a stark acknowledgment of the national security threat that officials see as posed by American extremists motivated to violence by extremist ideology. FBI Director Chris Wray has
  
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• Petition seeks ouster of Kentucky AG over Taylor death probe

  22-01-2021 20:09
  
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A petition has been filed seeking the impeachment of Kentucky’s attorney general. The petition seeks Daniel Cameron’s ouster for his handling of an investigation into Breonna Taylor’s shooting death by police. The petition’s allegations against the Republican attorney general include breach of public trust and failure to comply with his duties as the state’s chief law enforcement official. It was submitted to the overwhelmingly Republican
  
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• The Latest: Study: Higher doses of blood thinner helps some

  22-01-2021 20:07
  
  WASHINGTON — New research finds full doses of blood thinners such as heparin can help moderately ill hospitalized COVID-19 patients avoid the need for breathing machines or other organ support.
  The preliminary results come from three large, international studies testing various coronavirus treatments and haven’t yet been published. The U.S. National Institutes of Health and other sponsors released the results Friday to help doctors decide on appropriate care.
  Nearly all hospitalized
  
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• State investigates Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

  22-01-2021 20:07
  
  LOS ANGLES (AP) — The California Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation to determine whether the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has engaged in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional policing. Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced Friday that the investigation of the nation’s largest sheriff’s department was prompted by allegations of excessive force, retaliation and other misconduct. The attorney general stressed that it is not a cri
  
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• Spain’s jab rollout dogged by delays, elitist queue-jumpers

  22-01-2021 20:05
  
  MADRID (AP) — Public outrage is growing in Spain as cases of politicians and well-connected opportunists jumping the queue in the national coronavirus vaccination campaign come to light, even as delivery delays have forced some regions to stop new inoculations. Spain’s Defense Ministry has been the latest governmental department to launch an internal inquiry to find out if the military top brass dodged coronavirus vaccine protocols by receiving a jab before their turn. Pressure from
  
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• UK police break up lockdown-flouting wedding with 150 guests

  22-01-2021 19:55
  
  LONDON (AP) — Police in London say they have broken up a wedding attended by 150 people despite a nationwide lockdown that bars households from mixing. The venue was a school whose principal died from the coronavirus last year. The Metropolitan Police force said officers found hundreds of people packed into the Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls’ School in north London on Thursday night. The force said Friday that “following enquiries it was established that the group had gathered at
  
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• Tony Award-winning choreographer Bob Avian dies at 83

  22-01-2021 19:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Avian, a Tony Award-winning choreographer who had a role in some of the most beloved and influential shows on Broadway, including “Dreamgirls,” “A Chorus Line,” “Follies” and “Miss Saigon,” has died. He was 83. Matt Polk, head of the theatrical publicity firm Polk & Co says Avian died Thursday of cardiac arrest in Florida. Avian rose from a dancer in “West Side Story” and “Funny Girl” to work al
  
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