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• Florida man charged with trying to join ISIS

  01-02-2021 23:59
  
  GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a former Florida resident has been returned to the United States after traveling to Turkey and attempting to join the Islamic State group. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Gainesville announced Monday that 33-year-old Mohamed Fathy Suliman, a U.S. citizen, has been charged with attempting to provide material support for a designated foreign terrorist organization. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison. According to the criminal complain
  
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• Teachers suspended after lesson asks: How to punish a slave?

  01-02-2021 23:57
  
  SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (AP) — Administrators at a Wisconsin middle school say they have suspended teachers who were involved in an activity for sixth graders that included a question about how the students would punish slaves. An email sent Monday to parents at Patrick Marsh Middle School in Sun Prairie apologized for a “grave error in judgment” during the social studies class. The letter said an unnamed number of teachers have been placed on administrative leave. The activity gave
  
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• The Latest: ICE won’t make arrests at vaccination sites

  01-02-2021 23:56
  
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. government says it won’t conduct immigration enforcement arrests at coronavirus vaccination sites around the country.
  In a statement Monday, the Department of Homeland Security said vaccine sites will be considered “sensitive locations” and will not be targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents except in “extraordinary circumstances.”
  DHS says it encourages everyone “regardless of immigration status” to get vaccina
  
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• Bill to disclose Noem’s travel security costs faces backlash

  01-02-2021 23:52
  
  PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota lawmaker pushing a bill to require Gov. Kristi Noem to disclose taxpayer-funds used for her travel security on the campaign trail has faced a pressure campaign to kill the proposal. Rep. Taffy Howards says she faced text message attacks and fellow Republicans rescinding support after hearing from the governor’s office. Noem’s administration has refused to disclose to media outlets how much it costs to send Highway Patrol Troopers with the gove
  
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• Hundreds deported under Biden, including witness to massacre

  01-02-2021 23:50
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration has deported hundreds of people in its early days despite his campaign pledge to halt most at the beginning of his term. A federal judge last week ordered the Biden administration not to enforce a 100-day moratorium on deportations, but the ruling didn’t require the government to schedule them. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported 15 people to Jamaica on Thursday and at least 269 people to Guatemala and Honduras o
  
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• Harris speaks with Trudeau in first call foreign leader call

  01-02-2021 23:50
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has spoken with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. It marked her first call to a foreign leader since entering the White House. According to a readout from the White House, Harris offered assurances during Monday’s call that the Biden administration would “do everything it can” to secure the release of two Canadian citizens detained by China. According to a readout from Trudeau’s office, the two also discussed trad
  
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• Biden’s DOJ asks Supreme Court to delay case over border wall funding

  01-02-2021 23:50
  
  WASHINGTON DC (CNN) - The Department of Justice is asking the Supreme Court to delay a case centering on U.S.-Mexico border wall funding.The justices were scheduled to hear arguments in the case Feb. 22.But in a filing Monday, the Acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar informed the justices that President Biden has directed a “pause in construction.”That's so the government can look at the legality of the funding and contracting methods used to construct the wall.Lawyers for the
  
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• Correction: Super Bowl-Stopping Trafficking story

  01-02-2021 23:44
  
  In a story January 31, 2021, about efforts by NFL players and surrounding the Super Bowl to stop human trafficking, The Associated Press erroneously reported that IJM, a Christian organization that works to stop trafficking and abuse of the poor around the world, was picked by the Tampa Bay area host committee for Super Bowl 55 to support anti-trafficking efforts. IJM was not picked by the host committee. Instead, IJM partnered with the Hillsborough County Commission on Human Trafficking to supp
  
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• 2 brothers found dead in vehicle in Chandler murder-suicide

  01-02-2021 23:37
  
  CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in Chandler say two people found fatally shot inside a vehicle were brothers and the deaths resulted from a murder-suicide. Police say officers were called to an apartment complex for a welfare check around 10 a.m. Sunday. Upon arrival, officers discovered two people with shotgun wounds who were declared dead at the scene. Police say an investigation determined 21-year-old Layton  Eskeets lived in the apartment complex and had been at a get-together
  
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• Famed San Francisco private eye Palladino dies after attack

  01-02-2021 23:36
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Famous San Francisco private eye Jack Palladino died Monday, never having regained consciousness after tussling with would-be robbers in his Haight-Ashbury neighborhood and hitting his head. His attorney confirmed that Palladino was taken off life support Sunday and died around noon Monday. He was 76. Palladino worked on high-profile cases ranging from the Jonestown mass suicides to celebrity and political scandals, including former President Bill Clinton and musician
  
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• Entrevista AP: Tucci habla de duelo, cocina y “Supernova”

  01-02-2021 23:35
  
  NUEVA YORK (AP) — En “Supernova”, Stanley Tucci interpreta a un hombre con principios de demencia que realiza posiblemente su último viaje con su compañero de vida, interpretado por Colin Firth. En una entrevista, Tucci cuenta por qué él y Firth intercambiaron papeles, su carrera como un “actor de carácter” y su costumbre de cocinar para sus compañeros de reparto.The post Entrevista AP: Tucci habla de duelo, cocina y “
  
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• Bolsonaro victories in Congress seen hindering impeachment

  01-02-2021 23:32
  
  BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A lawmaker supported by President Jair Bolsonaro has been elected head of Brazil’s Senate, a victory for the conservative leader’s effort to head off a potential impeachment effort. The Senate approved Sen. Rodrigo Pacheco of the center-right Democrats party Monday with the backing of 57 out of 78 votes, beating Sen. Simone Tebet of another center-right party. A more crucial vote is due later Monday in the lower house — where any impeachment move w
  
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• Union Pacific employee killed in work-related accident in Vail

  01-02-2021 23:25
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - An investigation is underway after a Union Pacific employee was fatally injured during a work-related accident in Vail on Sunday.According to the National Transportation Safety Board, a Union Pacific employee was reportedly struck by a rail tamper in the Vail area that day.
  NTSB investigating the Jan. 31, 2021, accident in which a Union Pacific employee was struck by a rail tamper in Vail, AZ. NTSB is not traveling to the scene.— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) February 1, 2
  
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• Union Pacific employee killed in accident in Vail

  01-02-2021 23:25
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - An investigation is underway after a Union Pacific employee was fatally injured during a work-related accident in Vail on Sunday.According to the National Transportation Safety Board, a Union Pacific employee was reportedly struck by a rail tamper in the Vail area that day.
  NTSB investigating the Jan. 31, 2021, accident in which a Union Pacific employee was struck by a rail tamper in Vail, AZ. NTSB is not traveling to the scene.— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) February 1, 2
  
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• Capitol Building fence is blocking DC laws from approval

  01-02-2021 23:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — That foreboding black fence erected around the U.S. Capitol building has had an unintentional side effect: walling off the local government’s ability to enact new laws. D.C. city officials say dozens of new local laws have been bottlenecked because of the complete lockdown of the Capitol building following the violent Jan. 6 attack by supporters of former President Donald Trump. Under terms of Washington D.C.’s relationship with the federal government, physica
  
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• Willcox Wine Country launches unique passport experience amid COVID-19

  01-02-2021 23:15
  
  WILLCOX, Ariz. (KVOA) - Whether you are a wine connoisseur or simply want to support local businesses, Willcox Wine Country is offering a unique experience that will encourage participants to attend various wine-related events while collecting major discounts along the way.On Monday, Willcox Wine Country officially launched the 2021 Digital Passport Promotion.In order to help keep its patrons safe during COVID-19, Willcox Wine Country decided to replace this year's wine festival with a region-wi
  
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• Google shutters internal Stadia game studio

  01-02-2021 23:13
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Google is closing the internal studio tasked with developing games for its Stadia cloud-gaming service, a move that raises questions about the future of its Stadia service itself. Google launched Stadia in November 2019 as a cloud-based gaming service, in deliberate contrast to pricey video-game consoles. But Google said Monday it will no longer invest in creating its own games for the service beyond any planned, near-term titles. Jade Raymond, who had headed up Stadia Game
  
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• Navy pauses plan to move Wisconsin badger to Virginia museum

  01-02-2021 23:06
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Navy has paused plans to move a beloved badger statue from Wisconsin to the East Coast for at least two years. The U.S. Naval Academy Museum loaned the statue to the state more than 30 years ago. It has sat outside the governor’s state Capitol office, delighting thousands of tourists who rub its nose for luck. Last year the museum asked for the statue back so it could be moved to the Nauticus Museum in Norfolk, Virginia. Wisconsin historians asked the Navy to
  
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• Bolsonaro victories in Congress seen thwarting impeachment

  01-02-2021 23:04
  
  BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A lawmaker supported by President Jair Bolsonaro has been elected head of Brazil’s Senate, a victory for the conservative leader’s effort to head off a potential impeachment effort. The Senate approved Sen. Rodrigo Pacheco of the center-right Democrats party Monday with the backing of 57 out of 78 votes, beating Sen. Simone Tebet of another center-right party. A more crucial vote is due later Monday in the lower house — where any impeachment move w
  
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• Study: Killings surge in 2020; pandemic, protests play roles

  01-02-2021 23:01
  
  O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Killings rose dramatically across the U.S. last year, and a study suggests that the coronavirus pandemic and racial injustice unrest were factors. The study released Monday by the National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice, along with Arnold Ventures, looked at crime rates in 34 cities. It found a 30% spike in homicides in 2020 compared to 2019. Study leaders called for urgent action to improve relations with police and expand anti-violence initiatives.
  
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• The next cold front won’t bring much rain, but it will change our temperatures

  01-02-2021 22:52
  
  TUCSON - High temperatures could reach the lower 80's tomorrow if we get enough sunlight and our rain chances for this week continue to drop thanks to a rapidly dying front.Throughout the weekend we have been tracking a front that could have brought Southern Arizona plenty of rain. Unfortunately for us this system got stuck on the Pacific coast and is fading fast.
  This means by the time this cold front reaches us late Wednesday early Thursday we will be lucky to see any rain at all.One thin
  
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• GameStop saga makes Wall Street an issue for Biden team

  01-02-2021 22:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In light of the GameStop saga, President Joe Biden’s financial regulators _ especially the Securities and Exchange Commission _  will likely have to address questions about a number of Wall Street practices, such as short-selling and whether the business model of online trading platforms such as Robinhood is as investor-friendly as the companies say it is. The airing of complex issues will come in addition to anticipated efforts by regulators at the SEC, the Co
  
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• The Latest: UN Security Council to meet about Myanmar coup

  01-02-2021 22:40
  
  NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — The Latest on the military takeover in Myanmar (all times local):
  4:10 a.m.
  The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Tuesday on the military coup in Myanmar, which Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called “a serious blow to democratic reforms” in the Southeast Asian nation.
  Britain’s U.N. Ambassador Barbara Woodward is this month’s council president and said Monday that the council will look at “a range of measures&rd
  
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• Advocates push wide-ranging new Arizona school voucher bill

  01-02-2021 22:34
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Advocates of using public money for private education are pushing a wide-ranging new school voucher program that would vastly expand Arizona’s current system. The move comes just two years after state voters overwhelmingly rejected a universal voucher system. The new proposal from Glendale Republican Sen. Paul Boyer would make all children attending schools with a high percentage of low-income families or who qualify for free or reduced-price lunches eligible for a vou
  
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• Durham resigns from Tucson City Council citing ‘personal matters’

  01-02-2021 22:31
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - Tucson City Councilmember Paul Durham will step down from his Ward 3 seat after he submitted his letter of resignation on Monday.Back in 2017, the longtime business advisor was elected as the Ward 3 representative for the Tucson City Council.
  Despite his four-year term set to end this upcoming November, Durham announced his resignation on Monday citing "personal matters."The councilmember also shared in his resignation notice that he will c
  
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• Your Cinema Update: Two Movies: One Good, One Not So Good

  01-02-2021 22:30
  
  A lot of great performances in two films released to cinemas this week. One of those films is very good, the other falls short.Read below to find out which one is the winner...SUPERNOVA Now playing at Roadhouse Cinemas and Harkins, Tucson. Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci make for 2020’s most endearing and convincing movie couple as Sam and Tusker, two men dealing with slowly but surely growing dementia that will claim one of their lives.…
  
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• Biden asks high court to put off wall, asylum cases

  01-02-2021 22:27
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has asked the Supreme Court to put off arguments over two controversial Trump administration policies that have been challenged in court now that President Joe Biden has taken steps to unwind them. The Justice Department asked the justices Monday to cancel arguments on Feb. 22 in a case over President Donald Trump’s decision to divert billions of dollars in taxpayer money to construction of portions of a wall along the border with Mexico. Th
  
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• O’Ree’s hockey stick reminds Trudeau of fight against racism

  01-02-2021 22:23
  
  OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he keeps a signed hockey stick from “living legend” Willie O’Ree as a constant reminder of the work that remains to combat racism. O’Ree in 1958 became the first Black man to play in the NHL. He and Trudeau participated Monday in a virtual assembly with Canadian students, marking both the first day of Black History Month and the Canadian release of a new documentary about O’Ree. Trudeau keeps t
  
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• Wall Street recovers some of last week’s drop, silver climbs

  01-02-2021 22:09
  
  Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Monday, recovering some of the ground they lost last week in their biggest weekly drop since October. The S&P 500 index rose 1.6%. Investors large and small continued to focus on GameStop and other stocks targeted by online traders hoping to inflict damage on hedge funds. Investors are watching negotiations in Washington over President Joe Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion economic aid package. Hopes for aid, along with the Federal Reserve’s pledg
  
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• North Carolina stops issuing Confederate license plates

  01-02-2021 22:09
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles says it will no longer issue specialty license plates featuring the Confederate battle flag. The StarNews of Wilmington reports the agency says removal of the license plate, issued to members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans organization, took effect Jan. 1. A statement from NCDMV says it will continue to recognize the North Carolina Division of Sons of Confederate Veterans as a civic organization entitled to a specialty
  
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• Q&A: Rebecca Hall makes her directing dreams come true

  01-02-2021 22:05
  
  Rebecca Hall came across Nella Larsen’s novel “Passing” at a time when she was grappling with her own family history. She’d become aware that her maternal grandfather was “white passing,” and it might have gone back even further. Then someone handed her this book, from 1929, about two childhood friends who meet again as adults. Both Clare and Irene are light-skinned Black women and Clare has been living as white. And it was the beginning of a lengthy journey t
  
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• Oregon 1st state to decriminalize possession of drugs

  01-02-2021 22:03
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police in Oregon can no longer arrest someone for possession of small amounts of heroin, methamphetamine and other drugs. A ballot measure that decriminalized them took effect on Monday. Instead, those found in possession would face a $100 fine or a health assessment. Backers of the ballot measure, which Oregon voters passed by a wide margin in November, hailed it as a revolutionary move for the United States. Ballot Measure 110’s backers said treatment needs to be
  
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• The Latest: Canada reports 1st case of South Africa variant

  01-02-2021 22:02
  
  TORONTO — Canada is reporting its first case of a coronavirus variant that emerged in South Africa.Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, says the case was found in the Peel region and the person does not have a known history of travel or any known contact with someone who has traveled.Viruses constantly mutate but scientists are primarily concerned with the emergence of three that researchers believe may spread more easily. Another variant first reported in t
  
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• Sheriff: Hit men hired by accused rapist killed wrong women

  01-02-2021 22:02
  
  MONTEGUT, La. (AP) — Authorities said a Louisiana man facing rape charges tried to have his accuser killed, but hit men instead ended up killing the sister of the man who hired them, as well as her neighbor. The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office said Monday that neither Hope Nettleton nor Brittany Cormier was the person that two hit men had been hired to kill on Jan. 13. Authorities on Friday arrested Andrew Eskine, Dalvin Wilson and Beaux Cormier on charges of first-degree murder.
  
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• Haiti leader speaks of more power for diaspora amid strife

  01-02-2021 21:58
  
  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian President Jovenel Moïse says that proposed constitutional amendments would allow members of the country’s diaspora to run for the presidency and other high-ranking offices. The announcement came during an online public address Monday during which Moïse reiterated that he would not step down until February 2022 and urged Haitians to support the creation of a new constitution, which is due to be voted upon in April. Moïse spoke on the
  
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• Union Pacific worker killed in accident in southern Arizona

  01-02-2021 21:56
  
  VAIL, Ariz. (AP) — A Union Pacific worker in southern Arizona has died in an accident on the job. A railway spokesman confirmed that James Morgan, who worked on engineering matters as a systems laborer, was fatally hurt Sunday in Vail. McMahan gave no further details. He called the situation tragic and said the company’s hearts were with Morgan’s family and friends. The National Transportation Safety Board said in a tweet that Morgan was struck by a rail tamper. The NTSB is inv
  
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• Canada confirms 1st case of South African virus variant

  01-02-2021 21:56
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Canada is reporting its first case of a coronavirus variant that emerged in South Africa that is believed to be more contagious than the original. Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says the case was found in Peel region west Toronto and the person does not have a known history of travel or any known contact with someone who has travelled. Viruses constantly mutate but scientists are concerned with the emergence of three that researchers believe may spread more
  
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• Treasury borrowing drops but could rise with new COVID aid

  01-02-2021 21:54
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department says it plans to borrow $274 billion in the current January-March quarter, down 54.1% from last three-month period. But officials concede that figure could rise significantly depending on what type of new coronavirus relief package is approved by Congress. Treasury’s projected borrowing figure for this quarter is down from the $597 billion in actual borrowing it did during the October-December quarter. The government ran up a record $3.1 tril
  
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• The Latest: Massachusetts braces for snow’s arrival, wind

  01-02-2021 21:46
  
  Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says the state could expect 12 to 18 inches inches of heavy wet snow through the duration of the slow moving snow storm. He urged drivers to stay off the road as much as possible starting mid-afternoon Monday. The storm could also bring with high winds with gusts of up to 55 miles per hour along the coast and the possibility of moderate coastal flooding. The state is preparing thousands of pieces of snow clearing equipment, including plows, and will work to keep
  
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• Famed South Carolina stop for presidential hopefuls closing

  01-02-2021 21:38
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For decades, Tommy’s Country Ham House has hosted presidential candidates testing their mettle among voters in South Carolina. But the Greenville landmark has announced that it is turning off the fryer and shutting its doors. Owner Tommy Stevenson announced Sunday that Tommy’s would close this spring. The proprietor says he wants to spend time with his grandchildren instead of waking at 4 a.m. six days a week to make fresh sausage, grind beef and slice por
  
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• Utah, ASU meet in conference play

  01-02-2021 21:30
  
  Utah (7-7, 4-6) vs. Arizona State (6-8, 3-5)
  Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Arizona; Tuesday, 4 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Arizona State hosts Utah in a Pac-12 matchup. Both teams earned victories this past Saturday. Arizona State earned a 79-75 win at home over Stanford, while Utah won 77-74 at Colorado.
  STEPPING UP: Arizona State’s Josh Christopher has averaged 15.3 points and 4.8 rebounds while Remy Martin has put up 15.4 points. For the Runnin’ Utes, Timmy Allen has averaged 16.8 poin
  
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• Pope denounces violence against women, demands protection

  01-02-2021 21:25
  
  ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is denouncing the verbal, physical, psychological and sexual violence women endure and is demanding greater protections and attention for them. Francis dedicated his February prayer intentions to women victims of violence, and said those who commit such abuses are cowards.  He said: “It’s shocking how many women are beaten, insulted, and raped. The various forms of ill-treatment that many women suffer are acts of cowardice and a degradation of all
  
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• UA to Deliver 800 COVID-19 Vaccines a Day This Week

  01-02-2021 21:21
  
  The University of Arizona has delivered 5,810 COVID-19 vaccines after opening as one of Pima County’s five points of distribution, according to the university's President Dr. Robert C. Robbins. …
  
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• EU seeks to boost credibility despite slow vaccine rollout

  01-02-2021 21:20
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has defended its flagging coronavirus vaccine program, which has come under criticism from the World Health Organization, EU states and recently departed member Britain. A European Commission spokesman acknowledged Monday that mistakes were made with plans that could have triggered border controls between the United Kingdom’s Northern and the EU’s Republic of Ireland. But the EU says it remains confident member states can achieve the commissio
  
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• Alabama governor leases CoreCivic prisons in $3 billion plan

  01-02-2021 21:20
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Gov. Kay Ivey has committed the state of Alabama to lease two huge prisons from one of the nation’s biggest private prison operators. The signed agreements with CoreCivic are for two prisons that haven’t been built yet. President Joe Biden has ordered the federal system to eliminate private prisons, but these terms are different: CoreCivic will own the buildings, but they’ll be operated by the state Department of Corrections and staffed by state wo
  
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• Federal penitentiary inmate in Tucson with COVID-19 has died

  01-02-2021 21:19
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say an inmate at the federal penitentiary in Tucson has died less than three weeks after testing positive for COVID-19. They say 64-year-old Charles Purly Romero died at a Tucson hospital last Thursday. Romero had been in the penitentiary since 2009. He was serving a life sentence for armed bank robbery and aggravated sexual abuse in New Mexico.  Tucson TV station KOLD reports Romero tested positive for COVID-19 on Jan. 8 and was immediately placed in
  
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• Stunts in the streets for Venezuelan motorcycle virtuoso

  01-02-2021 21:12
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan motorcycle trick rider Pedro Aldana battles a lot of challenges these days. If police aren’t shutting down his street shows for lack of permits, he’s facing coronavirus quarantines or the tropical rains that turn the asphalt slick. But the man who calls himself “Crazy Pedro” has kept up his performances, which draw hundreds of people to unused parking lots or obscure city streets. He says he’s trying to win official recogni
  
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• Lebanon raises price of bread amid worsening economic crisis

  01-02-2021 21:09
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s caretaker government has raised the price of subsidized bread and flour for the fourth time in less than a year amid a crippling economic crisis. Economy minister Raoul Nehme said Monday the price of a bag of flatbread would be revisited if the local currency gains strength in the face of the dollar or if the price of wheat worldwide decreases. For now, Nehme said a small bag of flatbread will sell at 1,750 Lebanese pounds (20 cents at black market rate), up f
  
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• Ex-Aces catcher Lalli is new manager of Arizona’s AAA Reno

  01-02-2021 21:08
  
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — Former Reno Aces catcher Blake Lalli, who managed the Arizona Diamondbacks’ AA minor league team in Jackson in 2019, has been named the new manager of their AAA affiliate in Reno. At age 37, Lalli becomes the first ex-Aces player and youngest manager ever of the Reno team in the Pacific Coast League. Lalli posted a 72-66 record in his 2018 debut as manager of the Kane County Cougars. In 2019, he led Jackson to the Southern League championship. Lalli played for nine
  
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• The Latest: Impact of one-dose vaccine on US could take time

  01-02-2021 21:07
  
  WASHINGTON — The White House is tamping down expectations for a potential boost in vaccine distribution if Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 shot is approved by federal regulators.
  Andy Slavitt, the White House’s deputy COVID-19 coordinator, told reporters that the single-dose shot would undoubtedly help the Biden administration meet its goal of 300 million vaccinated Americans by the end of summer. But he says: “The expectation should not be that there’s an immediat
  
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