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• Both sides get a final chance to talk about SC abortion ban

  03-02-2021 23:59
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The public is getting a chance to testify before South Carolina lawmakers about a bill that would ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected. Dozens of people testified both in person and online Wednesday before a House subcommittee about the bill. The measure would ban an abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can be as soon as six weeks after conception. That would effectively ban almost all abortions in South Carolina. The bill passed the Senate l
  
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• The Latest: Oklahoma pharmacies to get 11,500 vaccine doses

  03-02-2021 23:56
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY — About 11,500 doses of the coronavirus vaccine will be shipped to pharmacies across Oklahoma next week, state health officials said Tuesday.
  Deputy state health commissioner Keith Reed said the shipment is part of a plan by President Joe Biden’s administration to distribute 1 million doses to some 6,500 pharmacies nationwide. The pharmacies signed on to the federal distribution program and the state is not involved in allocation.
  “We anticipate there’s prob
  
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• Lawsuit says Foxconn cost governments hundreds of millions

  03-02-2021 23:53
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — A new lawsuit alleges that worldwide electronics leader Foxconn Technology Group violated terms of its contract in Wisconsin, while local governments spend hundreds of millions of dollars to prepare for the project. Hintz Real Estate Development Co. claims Foxconn is in breach of its contract by failing to construct a Generation 10.5 LCD manufacturing facility in southeast Wisconsin not far from the Illinois border. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Wednesday on the
  
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• FBI agents killed while serving search warrant in Florida worked to protect children from abusers

  03-02-2021 23:49
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The FBI has identified the child pornography suspect who fatally shot two FBI agents at a Florida apartment complex as 55-year old David Huber.
  Agents Daniel Alfin and Laura Schwartzenberger were killed in Tuesday's shooting. The agents were part of a group serving a search warrant on Huber's apartment.
  Three other agents were wounded. Huber killed himself after a standoff. Florida court records show Huber with only minor traffic violations.
  He had no listing a
  
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• Ontario to reopen schools for in-class learning

  03-02-2021 23:43
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s most populous province of Ontario will reopen all schools for in-class learning this month despite the presence of new coronavirus variants and a high number of infections in Toronto and its suburbs. The majority of schools will reopen Monday while those in Toronto and its suburbs will resume in-person learning on Feb 16. There are no plans to vaccinate teachers. Education Minister Stephen Lecce said returning kids to school safely is crucial for their develop
  
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• Both sides get on final chance to talk about SC abortion ban

  03-02-2021 23:42
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The public is getting a chance to testify before South Carolina lawmakers about a bill that would ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected. Dozens of people testified both in person and online Wednesday before a House subcommittee about the bill. The measure would ban an abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can be as soon as six weeks after conception. That would effectively ban almost all abortions in South Carolina. The bill passed the Senate l
  
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• Wisconsin mother meets baby delivered during COVID-19 coma

  03-02-2021 23:41
  
  Nearly three months after Kelsey Townsend gave birth to her fourth child, the 32-year-old Wisconsin woman was finally face to face with her. Lucy, now bright-eyed and alert, flashed her a smile. Kelsey Townsend was in a medically-induced coma with COVID-19 when she gave birth to Lucy via via cesarean section on Nov. 4, not long after getting to SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. She ended up spending 75 days on life and lung support. She finally met Lucy on Jan. 27. That’s th
  
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• Arizona Senate seeking contempt charge in election fight

  03-02-2021 23:37
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican-controlled Arizona Senate has introduced a contempt resolution finding that Maricopa County has failed to comply with a subpoena demanding access to elections equipment and ballots cast in the November election. The Senate introduced the resolution Wednesday afternoon. All 16 Republican senators are sponsors meaning it is virtually certain to pass. If the resolution is enacted, board members could be jailed for failing to comply. The GOP-dominated board on Tue
  
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• Arizona Senate OKs contempt charge in election fight

  03-02-2021 23:29
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican-controlled Arizona Senate has introduced a contempt resolution finding that Maricopa County has failed to comply with a subpoena demanding access to elections equipment and ballots cast in the November election. The Senate introduced the resolution Wednesday afternoon. All 16 Republican senators are sponsors meaning it is virtually certain to pass. If the resolution is enacted, board members could be jailed for failing to comply. The GOP-dominated board on Tue
  
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• Feds: Member of Proud Boys arrested in Washington state

  03-02-2021 23:21
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — The Justice Department says a member of the Proud Boys has been arrested in Washington state in connection with the breach of the nation’s Capitol. Ethan Nordean, also known as Rufio Panman, was due to make an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Seattle on Wednesday afternoon, after he was charged in Washington, D.C., with obstructing an official proceeding, entering a restricted building, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on the Capitol grounds. The Ju
  
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• Syrian military says Israeli strikes in the country’s south

  03-02-2021 23:17
  
  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A Syrian military official said Israel fired surface and air missiles at targets in southern Syria, causing only material damage. The official said the late Wednesday attacks prompted Syrian air defenses. The unnamed official said the Israeli attacks came in from over the Golan Heights but didn’t identify what the target was. Residents in the capital Damascus reported hearing the sound of explosions. State media said the explosions in Damascus were those of the
  
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• Man accused in fatal shooting in Tempe over video game sale

  03-02-2021 23:17
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Tempe have arrested a man in connection with a fatal shooting over the sale of a video game system. They say 19-year-old Gabriel Hernandez was taken into custody Tuesday at a home in Mesa. He’s been booked into jail on suspicion of second-degree murder, aggravated assault and misconduct involving weapons. Police say they were called to the scene about 7 p.m. Monday and found Daniel Moreno with a gunshot wound.  Moreno later died at a hospital. Polic
  
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• D-backs add veteran reliever Soria on $3.5M, 1-year deal

  03-02-2021 23:15
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to terms on  $3.5 million, one-year deal with veteran relief pitcher Joakim Soria, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations. The agreement was reached on Wednesday and confirmed by The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal is pending the completion of a physical exam. Soria can earn an extra $500,000 in performance incentives. The two-time All-Star has pitched will be pitching for his eighth MLB
  
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• Wisconsin prosecutors seek Rittenhouse arrest, higher bond

  03-02-2021 23:14
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin prosecutors have asked a judge for a new arrest warrant for an Illinois teen charged with fatally shooting two people during an anti-police protest in Kenosha in August.Kyle Rittenhouse faces two counts of intentional homicide. He was arrested the day after the shootings but went free after he posted $2 million bail. Conservative groups covered that cost.Prosecutors filed a motion Wednesday alleging that Rittenhouse violated his bond after he failed to infor
  
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• Georgia billboard calls for resignation of GOP Majorie Taylor Greene

  03-02-2021 23:14
  
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  (WRCB)  A billboard in Dalton, Georgia is calling for U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign from Congress.The 14th district representative has most recently made headlines for conspiracy theories regarding national tragedies and is receiving backlash from fellow House members, who have introduced a resolution to remove her from committee assignments.The billboard was paid for by the Republican Accountability Project, a group that has been outspoken about hol
  
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• Education nominee pledges new guidance, more virus testing

  03-02-2021 23:14
  
  President Joe Biden’s nominee for education secretary is pledging to counter what he calls the “frustration and distrust and fear” about reopening schools in the middle of a pandemic. Miguel Cardona says he’ll do that with clear guidance, expanded virus testing and a call for teachers to be prioritized in vaccine rollout plans. But at a Senate hearing Wednesday, Cardona stopped short of saying all teachers should receive vaccines before schools reopen. That’s a dema
  
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• Whoa! Boa constrictor stuck in car dashboard freed unharmed

  03-02-2021 23:12
  
  ALBEMARLE, N.C. (AP) — A pet boa constrictor that became stuck behind the dashboard of car in North Carolina needed the help of animal control officers to wriggle free. The pet snake was ultimately released from its owner’s car unharmed, but not before some pieces of the dashboard were removed. The Charlotte Observer reports that officers with the Stanly County Animal Protective Services were dispatched Tuesday to free the snake. It’s not known how the snake became stuck in suc
  
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• Horned rioter from Phoenix continues hunger strike after D.C. jail denied request for organic food

  03-02-2021 23:10
  
  WASHINGTON DC (CNN) - Jacob Chansley, the Capitol rioter known as the Q-anon Shaman, is on an apparent hunger strike while incarcerated.Chansley's attorney told a federal judge Wednesday that his client is not getting enough organic food in jail and he hasn't eaten in more than a week.And the judge ordered he be provided just that.Wednesdays' news comes after the D.C. jail denied Chansley's request on Tuesday to eat only organic food.Chansley says he follows shamanism and believes unnatural chem
  
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• The Latest: Ontario to open all schools for in-person class

  03-02-2021 23:08
  
  TORONTO — Canada’s most populous province of Ontario will reopen all schools for in class learning this month despite the presence of new coronavirus variants and a high number of infections in Toronto and its suburbs.The majority of schools will reopen Monday while those in Toronto and its suburbs will resume in-person learning on Feb 16. There are no plans to vaccinate teachers.Education Minister Stephen Lecce says returning kids to school safely is crucial for their development an
  
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• House GOP leader condemns Rep. Greene’s past remarks, but calls Dem effort to remove her from committees a power grab

  03-02-2021 23:08
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House GOP leader condemns Rep. Greene’s past remarks, but calls Dem effort to remove her from committees a power grab.The post House GOP leader condemns Rep. Greene’s past remarks, but calls Dem effort to remove her from committees a power grab appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• D-backs add veteran reliever Soria on one-year, $3.5M deal

  03-02-2021 23:02
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to terms on a one-year, $3.5 million deal with veteran relief pitcher Joakim Soria, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations. The agreement was reached on Wednesday and confirmed by The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal is pending the completion of a physical exam. Soria can earn an extra $500,000 in performance incentives. The two-time All-Star has pitched will be pitching for his eighth MLB team
  
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• Banner Health’s CCO: ‘Please get vaccine’

  03-02-2021 22:56
  
  PHOENIX (KVOA) - Banner Health's intensive care units remain very busy, Banner's Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Marjorie Bessel said during a news conference Wednesday morning.With ICU occupancy and ventilator usage are both still 10 percent higher than it was during the peak of the summer surge, Dr. Bessel pleaded to the public to get the vaccine during a news conference held Wednesday morning.They are seeing more patients with non-Covid illnesses get admitted to their ICUs as well, she said."Pleas
  
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• Wisconsin prosecutors seek arrest warrant for Kyle Rittenhouse, say he violated bond by failing to update address

  03-02-2021 22:55
  
  KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin prosecutors seek arrest warrant for Kyle Rittenhouse, say he violated bond by failing to update address.The post Wisconsin prosecutors seek arrest warrant for Kyle Rittenhouse, say he violated bond by failing to update address appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• New vaccine clinic in Green Valley already fully booked after opening for business Wednesday

  03-02-2021 22:54
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - To help speed up the vaccination distribution in Green Valley, a new clinic focused on individuals 75 and older opened at the Santa Cruz Valley Hospital on Wednesday. While the facility located at 4455 I-19 Frontage Rd. between Continental and Canoa Ranch Drive received 3,000 vaccines from the state for this week, all vaccination appointments are booked at this time.As of Wednesday, the Arizona Department of Health Services reported 2,296 Arizonans tested positi
  
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• DeChambeau flattered by role in golf’s rule-change proposals

  03-02-2021 22:50
  
  Bryson DeChambeau has been pushing the limits of golf with his quest for increased distance off the tee. So the game’s “mad scientist” is flattered that rule-makers are proposing changes to regulations in an effort to control how far golf balls travel. Governing bodies are targeting golf equipment as they seeks solutions to limiting distances. Among the possibilities is a local rule that could limit the length of the shaft to no more than 46 inches. That is down from 48 inches.
  
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• W.Va. lawmaker who resigned over slurs returns to statehouse

  03-02-2021 22:49
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker in West Virginia who resigned after posting an anti-gay slur is set to elude political consequences now that he has won back his seat. John Mandt stepped down as a Statehouse delegate in the heat of his reelection campaign last October after screenshots showed him using the slur in a Facebook Messenger group. It had been the latest in a series of discriminatory remarks from him about gay people and Muslims. But he reversed his decision to bow
  
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• Missouri lawmaker asked to resign amid stem cell fraud case

  03-02-2021 22:49
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri state lawmaker indicted on federal fraud charges for falsely claiming a treatment she sold contained stem cells that could help with COVID-19 has been asked to resign. The Missouri House speaker on Wednesday said fellow Republican Rep. Tricia Derges should step down after a federal grand jury indicted the Nixa legislator. The 20-count indictment also accuses the 63-year-old of illegally providing prescription drugs to clients and making false statements t
  
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• Biden EPA nominee vows ‘sense of urgency’ on climate change

  03-02-2021 22:35
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s nominee to run the Environmental Protection Agency has pledged to act with “a sense of urgency” on climate change and other priorities, while working with lawmakers from both parties to protect the environment. Michael Regan told a Senate committee that under Biden, the EPA “will stand up for environmental justice and equity″ and collaborate with business and community groups, state and local governments and others. Rega
  
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• After delays, construction on Obama library to start in 2021

  03-02-2021 22:28
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The groundbreaking for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago can proceed this year after a four-year federal review and other delays. Obama Foundation officials said Wednesday that construction could start as early as August. Former President Barack Obama chose a South Side lakefront park as the site for his presidential library in 2016, not far from where he began his political career and lived. But the planning hit numerous snags including a legal battle with park prese
  
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• Oregon leads Pac-12 in recruiting for third straight year

  03-02-2021 22:20
  
  Oregon was among the top recruiting programs under the previous two coaches, consistently pulling in classes among the top half of the Pac-12 Conference. The Ducks have become No. 1 under Mario Cristobal. Highlighted by 19 four-star recruits, Oregon has landed the Pac-12′s top recruiting class for the third straight year, finishing just ahead of Southern California in the 247 Sports composite. USC is up to No. 8 nationally after finishing 64th a year ago.The post Oregon leads Pac-12 in rec
  
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• Report: Syria says Israeli strikes in the country’s south

  03-02-2021 22:18
  
  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria state media reported suspected Israeli strikes in the country’s south, which prompted a response from Syrian air defenses.The state news agency SANA only reported the late Wednesday strikes in the southern region. It was followed by Syrian air defenses that responded to the attack, the agency said. The sound of the air defenses could be heard in the capital Damascus.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes targeted a military
  
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• Takeaways from legal filings for Trump’s impeachment trial

  03-02-2021 22:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Legal briefs filed in the impeachment case against former President Donald Trump lay out radically different positions ahead of next week’s Senate trial. There are conflicting interpretations of his responsibility for the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and in the legality of even holding a trial. There’s a debate over the role played by the First Amendment and an assessment by Democrats that the riot threatened the presidential line of succession. Trump&rsquo
  
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• The Latest: San Francisco sues own district to open schools

  03-02-2021 22:15
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco has taken a dramatic step in its effort to get kids back in public schools, suing its own school district to try to force classrooms to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic.The lawsuit is the first of its kind in California and possibly the country, as school systems come under increasing pressure from parents and politicians to end online learning. With support from Mayor London Breed, City Attorney Dennis Herrera on Wednesday sued the San Francisco Board of
  
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• Major stock indexes end with modest gains on Wall Street

  03-02-2021 22:07
  
  Stocks closed modestly higher on Wall Street Wednesday as investors turn their focus to some strong earnings reports from Big Tech companies and hopes for getting more economic stimulus passed in Washington. Investors also continue to watch shares of companies such as GameStop and AMC Entertainment, which have been targets of a community of online investors seeking to push them higher at the expense of hedge funds who bet the stocks would fall. The S&P 500 rose 0.1%. Google’s parent co
  
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• Kroger closing two Calif. stores over hazard pay law

  03-02-2021 22:05
  
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  (CNN) - Kroger says its closing two of its Long Beach, Calif. stores because of a new law that requires them to pay workers more.The law, which passed last month, says grocers with at least 300 employees nationwide have to pay their workers an extra $4 per hour in hazard pay, for at least four months.
  The ordinance cites the risks of working during the coronavirus pandemic as the reason for they pay hike.
  In a statement, Kroger, 'Ralphs' and 'Food 4 Less' parent co
  
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• Officials say $44M in fake sports gear seized over past year

  03-02-2021 22:04
  
  As the Super Bowl approaches, officials say more than 169,000 counterfeit sports-related items worth $44 million were seized in the past year. The effort, known as Operation Team Player, begins at the end of each Super Bowl and continues through the next. It’s overseen by a unit of Homeland Security Investigations, part of the Homeland Security Department. Officials appeared at a news conference with dozens of counterfeit NFL jerseys and hats, fake Super Bowl rings and numerous other sport
  
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• GOP states weigh limits on how race and slavery are taught

  03-02-2021 22:04
  
  Little Rock, Ark. (AP) — A commission created by former President Donald Trump that promoted “patriotic” education and downplayed slavery’s role in history has disbanded, but lawmakers in Republican states are now pressing for similar action. Several proposals are pending in state legislatures that would put new limits on how race and slavery is taught in the classroom. They include bills in Arkansas, Iowa and Mississippi that would ban schools from using a New York Times
  
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• Things to Know: State vaccination talks being held privately

  03-02-2021 22:03
  
  As the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign accelerates, governors, public health directors and committees advising them are holding key discussions behind closed doors, including debates about who should be eligible for the shots and how best to distribute them. An Associated Press review found that advisory committees created to help determine how to prioritize vaccine doses have been holding private meetings in at least 13 states that are home to more than 70 million people. In at lea
  
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• Banner Hospitals Expanding Elective Surgeries; Hospitals Remain Overwhelmed with Patients

  03-02-2021 21:58
  
  While COVID-19 cases have declined for the second week in a row, the top clinical leader of Arizona’s largest hospital system warns the state’s medical facilities remain overloaded.…
  
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• Oklahoma high school marks anniversary of students’ deaths

  03-02-2021 21:55
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Moore High School is marking the anniversary of the deaths of three members of its cross country team with gatherings of students inside the school, counselors for students and staff, and therapy dogs. School Principal Mike Coyle said Wednesday that students and staff are also invited to write notes remembering the three. The notes will be placed in a time capsule this spring. Students Rachel Freeman, Yuridia Martinez and Kolby Crum died after being struck by a pickup
  
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• White House offers ‘full support’ for Trump-era Space Force

  03-02-2021 21:51
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is offering “full support” for Space Force. The backing came a day after the president’s top spokesperson provoked a backlash with comments that seemed dismissive of the Trump-era addition to the U.S. military. Some Republican lawmakers had called on White House press secretary Jen Psaki to apologize. Psaki late Tuesday tweeted an invitation for Space Force members to come to the White House and update the public on their work. She said W
  
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• Biden flexible on who gets aid, tells lawmakers to ‘go big’

  03-02-2021 21:50
  
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is signaling he’s open to changes in his COVID rescue plan but wants Democrats to “go big” and Congress to act quickly. The president had discussions Wednesday with both House and Senate Democrats. He says his proposal for $1,400 direct payments to Americans must stay in the bill. But he’s open to lowering the income threshold to qualify for the money. Bide
  
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• McIlroy learns volunteer stepped on ball that was plugged

  03-02-2021 21:49
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Rory McIlroy and Patrick Reed each took relief from an embedded ball after it hopped in the rough last week at Torrey Pines. Turns out there was one difference. McIlroy says the PGA Tour told him that a volunteer had stepped on his golf ball while looking for it. The volunteer never said that during the round. Both McIlroy and Reed followed the rules in taking their drops based on what they knew at the time. McIlroy says he started to question himself after seeing
  
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• Virginia Senate passes death penalty abolition bill

  03-02-2021 21:38
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Senate has passed a bill that would abolish the death penalty. If passed into law, the measure would mark a major policy change for a state that has historically carried out numerous executions. The Democrat-controlled chamber approved the bill on a 21-17 vote Wednesday. It came after a lengthy, emotional floor debate. Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam has said he supports a full repeal, and a House version of the bill is advancing in that chamber. According t
  
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• Utah theme park sues Taylor Swift over ‘Evermore’ album

  03-02-2021 21:35
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A theme park in Utah has filed a lawsuit against Taylor Swift that accuses her of trademark infringement. Evermore Parks said in its suit filed Tuesday that the title of Swift’s 2020 album “Evermore” violates the park’s trademark rights. Swift’s lawyers say the allegations are baseless and they refuse to comply with a cease and desist letter the park sent to Swift on Dec. 18. They added that the singer-songwriter styled her new album in a
  
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• Brazil’s anti-corruption ‘Car Wash’ task force ends in gloom

  03-02-2021 21:35
  
  SAO PAULO (AP) — A prominent task force of Brazilian prosecutors has been officially disbanded, marking the symbolic end of an investigative unit initially praised for tackling impunity among the nation’s political and business elite but lately under fire for allegations of bias in its probes. The “Car Wash” unit dissolved Wednesday shared its findings with other nations, which spread the anti-corruption reckoning across the region. Several former presidents including Bra
  
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• Banner Health: ‘Please get vaccine’

  03-02-2021 21:34
  
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  PHOENIX (KVOA) - Banner Health's intensive care units remain very busy, according to Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Marjorie Bessel.
  During a press conference Wednesday, Bessel said ICU occupancy and ventilator usage are both still 10 percent higher than it was during the peak of the summer surge.She said they are seeing more patients with non-COVID-19 illnesses get admitted to their ICU, as well.
  "Please get the vaccine when it is available to you," Bessel said
  
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• Virginia Senate passes bill that would abolish the death penalty; state House and governor still must approve measure

  03-02-2021 21:32
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Senate passes bill that would abolish the death penalty; state House and governor still must approve measure.The post Virginia Senate passes bill that would abolish the death penalty; state House and governor still must approve measure appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Officials: no Super Bowl threat amid rise of white supremacy

  03-02-2021 21:30
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Law enforcement officials say there is no specific threat of an attack connected to the Super Bowl and related events despite concerns about the rise of white supremacist extremism. The FBI has made several arrests in the Tampa area of people who allegedly took part in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. But Tampa FBI chief Michael McPherson said Wednesday no links have been found indicating something similar might occur at Sunday’s NFL championship game. It will
  
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• Hughes Credit Union offers $1,000 scholarships to HS seniors

  03-02-2021 21:28
  
  Graduating high school seniors could get some financial help for college, thanks to Hughes Credit Union.…
  
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