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• Slain FBI agent remembered for success fighting child porn

  07-02-2021 23:46
  
  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A slain FBI agent was remembered for his intelligence, keen wit and for an investigation that took down the largest know child pornography websites. A memorial service was held for Agent Daniel Alfin on Sunday at the Miami Dolphins’ football stadium. The 36-year-old was gunned down along with 43-year-old Agent Laura Schwartzenberger while serving a search warrant Tuesday at the Broward County home of a child pornography suspect. A service for Schwartenberge
  
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• Maine man considered missing in Grand Canyon is found and OK

  07-02-2021 23:38
  
  GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a Maine man who hadn’t been seen since late last year and was considered missing at Grand Canyon National Park has been located and is OK. National Park Service officials said Saturday that a search had started for 60-year-old Stephen Coleman of Portland, who was last seen on Dec. 20 on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. They said Coleman was believed to be traveling alone and indicated he was going hiking in the Grand Canyon.
  
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• Senate Republicans back Trump as impeachment trial nears

  07-02-2021 22:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s defenders in the Senate are rallying around the former president before his impeachment trial, dismissing it as a waste of time and arguing the former president’s fiery speech before the Capitol insurrection does not make him responsible for the violence of Jan. 6. Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi on Sunday made clear that Trump should and will be acquitted and says if holding Trump accountable means that the Senate must convict him,
  
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• The Latest: South Africa suspends AstraZeneca vaccine plan

  07-02-2021 22:44
  
  JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has suspended plans to inoculate its front-line health care workers with the AstraZeneca vaccine after a small clinical trial suggested that it isn’t effective in preventing mild to moderate illness from the variant dominant in the country.South Africa received its first 1 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine last week and was expected to begin giving jabs to health care workers in mid-February. The disappointing early results indicate that an inoculat
  
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• Nation’s stormy politics could unsettle California recall

  07-02-2021 22:37
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — California could become the next battleground in the nation’s stormy, unpredictable politics as a recall election that threatens to remove Gov. Gavin Newsom from office gets closer to approval. The Democratic governor was elected in a landslide in 2018 in the heavily Democratic state, but unstable politics following Donald Trump’s presidency could add to the risk for the incumbent. Voters are angry over long-running school closings and coronavirus rules. Rece
  
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• Suns hang on for 100-91 victory over the Celtics

  07-02-2021 22:24
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored 19 points, Devin Booker had 18 points and 11 assists and the Phoenix Suns held on to beat the Boston Celtics 100-91. Phoenix improved to 13-9 this season and has won five of its past six games. Cam Johnson added 17 points off the bench while Deandre Ayton had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Boston stayed fairly close for most of the game despite a rough shooting performance. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 23 points and seven assists.The post Suns hang on f
  
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• Southern Arizona will stay dry and mild for the next week

  07-02-2021 22:24
  
  TUCSON - High temperatures will stabilize in the mid 70's for the next few days with little variation in cloud cover. A small temperature drop will come by the end of the work week.Sunny skies have been the norm so far in February and that trend will also hold true.
  No significant cold fronts will move into Southern Arizona at any point over the next 6-8 days meaning dry air and high pressure will also hold steady.Those of you looking for a rain and snow chance will need to wait a bit longe
  
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• Senate Republicans back Trump on eve of impeachment trial

  07-02-2021 22:23
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s defenders in the Senate are rallying around the former president before his impeachment trial, dismissing it as a waste of time and arguing the former president’s fiery speech before the Capitol insurrection does not make him responsible for the violence of Jan. 6. Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi on Sunday made clear that Trump should and will be acquitted and says if holding Trump accountable means that the Senate must convict him,
  
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• Hiker dies after a 40-foot fall at Phoenix’s Papago Park

  07-02-2021 22:18
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a man who fell about 40 feet while hiking the Hole in the Rock trail at Phoenix’s Papago Park has died. Phoenix Fire Department crews responded to the scene around 6 p.m. Saturday. Paramedics loaded the injured hiker into a big wheel stretcher and safely got him down the rest of the trail. The man was rushed to a hospital in extremely critical condition and he later was pronounced dead. Authorities say the man was in his 20s. His name wasn’t immed
  
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• Things to Know: In pandemic, Americans choose dying at home

  07-02-2021 22:14
  
  In the era of COVID-19, more Americans are making the decision to have their terminally ill loved ones die at home rather than in nursing homes or hospice settings. For many, home is a preferred setting rather than the terrifying scenario of saying goodbye behind glass or during video calls amid the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, Chicago’s mayor says a tentative agreement has been reached with the teachers union over COVID-19 safety protocols, potentially averting a strike in the nation&
  
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• South Africa suspends AstraZeneca vaccine drive

  07-02-2021 22:02
  
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa has suspended plans to inoculate its front-line health care workers with the AstraZeneca vaccine after a small clinical trial suggested that it isn’t effective in preventing mild to moderate illness from the variant dominant in the country. South Africa received its first 1 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine last week and was expected to begin giving jabs to health care workers in mid-February. The disappointing early results indicate that an in
  
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• Chicago mayor touts deal with union to reopen schools

  07-02-2021 22:02
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is touting a preliminary agreement with the teachers union over COVID-19 safety protocols. It could avert a strike in the nation’s third-largest school district. Lightfoot announced the latest proposal Sunday. It includes more vaccinations for teachers. It also pushes back the start of in-person classes and phases them in. The first wave could start this week. Both sides have been negotiating for months over a plan to gradually bring back s
  
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• AZDHS releases new video on how to register and schedule a COVID-19 vaccine

  07-02-2021 21:48
  
  PHOENIX (KVOA) - The Arizona Department of Health Services released a new video on Sunday on their Facebook page to help people register and schedule their vaccines through an updated portal.The link to the Facebook video is here: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10159437490384973&id=114962494972This is the latest update the AZDHS has released. We will keep you updated on all of the lastest vaccine news as they come in to our newsroom.
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• George Shultz wasn’t ‘afraid to struggle against the odds’

  07-02-2021 21:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Time was running out when Secretary of State George P. Shultz returned home in April 1988 after flying 16,000 miles in a failed mission to persuade Arabs and Israelis to negotiate their differences. Shultz said he would keep trying. He asked, “Who’s afraid to struggle against odds?” And so he did, in futility, until the Reagan administration ended in January 1989 without putting the Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel on a course to a settlement
  
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• Michigan man killed when cannon used at baby shower explodes

  07-02-2021 21:45
  
  GAINES TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities in Michigan are reporting the death of a man in a explosion that occurred during a baby shower. A small cannon device was fired in the backyard of a home in Gaines Township on Saturday by the homeowner. The cannon blew up, spraying metal shrapnel that struck an unidentified 26-year-old Hartland man who was standing nearby. Authorities say the man was taken to Hurley Medical Center in Flint, where he later died of his injuries. The explosion also da
  
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• Pelican named Arvy survives frostbite, sent to sanctuary

  07-02-2021 21:21
  
  KILLINGWORTH, Conn. (AP) — A pelican that got blown off course and had to be rescued in chilly Connecticut has been flown to Florida, where he is recovering from pneumonia and frostbite. The brown pelican, nicknamed Arvy, was rescued from the icy Connecticut River on Jan. 27. He was taken to a bird rehabilitation facility in Killingworth, Connecticut suffering from severe hypothermia. After spending a week at the Connecticut rehab, Arvy was flown to Busch Wildlife Sanctuary in Jupiter, Flo
  
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• Some California churches hold indoor services after ruling

  07-02-2021 21:08
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some California churches opened their doors to worshippers, after the state revised its guidelines for houses of prayer following a Supreme Court ruling that lifted a ban on indoor services during the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office issued revised guidelines that limit attendance at indoor services in areas with widespread or substantial virus spread. In the most significant legal victory against California’s COVID-19 health orders, the high
  
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• Voters angry over lockdowns, virus threaten Newsom’s future

  07-02-2021 21:01
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom was elected in a landslide in 2018, but voters angry over long-running school closings and coronavirus rules could end his term early. California is one of the most heavily Democratic states, but the liberal governor is facing a potential recall election at a time when the nation’s turbulent politics are shaking the status quo. Recent polls have shown Newsom losing ground with independents, Latinos, and even his fellow Democrats. Recall
  
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• Utah police: Avalanche killed 4 local backcountry skiers

  07-02-2021 20:49
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Four backcountry skiers in their 20s were killed when one of the deadliest avalanches in Utah history hit a popular backcountry skiing area. Police said Sunday four other people were also buried in the Saturday slide but managed to dig themselves out and didn’t suffer serious injuries. The skiers were from two separate groups, both of which had prepared with the necessary avalanche safety gear. The four killed were all from the Salt Lake City area, not far from
  
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• Phoenix police fatally shoot armed man after a home invasion

  07-02-2021 20:46
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police in Phoenix say an armed man has been fatally shot he allegedly broke into a woman’s home and raised his gun at officers. The man was later identified by police as 29-year-old Anthony Greco. The woman was home alone around noon Saturday and called 911 to report an armed man in her backyard. While she was on the phone with police, Greco allegedly broke into her home and the woman escaped through a window. Arriving officers surrounded the house as Greco exited the
  
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• Longtime Reagan Secretary of State George Shultz dies at 100

  07-02-2021 20:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Ronald Reagan’s longtime secretary of state, George P. Shultz, has died at age 100. Shultz spent most of the 1980s trying to improve relations with the Soviet Union and forging a course for peace in the Middle East, has died. Shultz died Saturday, according to the Hoover Institution, a think tank on the Stanford University campus where he was a distinguished fellow. Shultz held three major Cabinet posts in Republican administrations during a long career of
  
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• ICC officials in Sudan seek cooperation for Darfur justice

  07-02-2021 20:37
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s Justice Minister Nasredeen Abdulbari has met with officials from the International Criminal Court in the capital of Khartoum to discuss how to cooperate with the tribunal in the trials related to the Darfur conflict. He says the government was conducting  “internal deliberations” over “the best ways of cooperation” with the ICC. He did not elaborate. The visit has come after the court’s Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda in Decembe
  
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• Three Saudi youths get prison sentence instead of death

  07-02-2021 20:19
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Commission says three young men who faced death sentences for acts they were accused of committing as minors have been handed a 10-year prison sentence instead. The youths from Saudi Arabia’s Shiite minority were detained separately in 2012 on charges stemming from their participation in anti-government Shiite protests that rocked the country’s eastern province and later faced beheading. The move comes nearly
  
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• Congo working to stop new Ebola outbreak in country’s east

  07-02-2021 20:15
  
  BENI, Congo (AP) — Health officials in Congo confirmed another Ebola outbreak in the country’s east on Sunday, the fourth in less than three years. Minister of Health Eteni Longondo announced that a woman died in Butembo town in North Kivu province on Feb. 3. The woman from the nearby village of Biena felt sick for a few days before being tested in a clinic there. She then went to a hospital in Butembo, but died before receiving the results. The health minister said the government ha
  
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• Stephen King helps kids publish pandemic-inspired book

  07-02-2021 19:33
  
  LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A group of budding young writers is about to publish a book with some help from Maine’s most famous writer. Author Stephen King’s foundation covered the $6,500 cost of publishing a 290-page manuscript by students in Farwell Elementary School’s Author Studies Program. “Fletcher McKenzie and the Passage to Whole” is a story about a Maine boy by Gary Savage. But it was reworked to include students’ experiences during the coronavirus.T
  
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• Chicago mayor cites ‘tentative agreement’ to reopen schools

  07-02-2021 19:23
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says a “tentative agreement” has been reached with the teachers union over COVID-19 safety protocols, potentially averting a strike in the nation’s third-largest school district. Lightfoot announced the latest proposal Sunday. It includes pushing back the start of classes and phasing them in for pre-K-8 students, with the first wave starting this week. Both sides have been negotiating for months over a plan to gradually bring ba
  
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• Biden: China should expect `extreme competition’ from US

  07-02-2021 19:23
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says China’s in for “extreme competition” from the U.S. under his administration, but that the new relationship he wants to forge need not be one of conflict. Biden acknowledges in an interview broadcast Sunday that he has yet to speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping since his inauguration Jan. 20. But Biden notes that he and Xi had met many times when both men served their countries as vice president. Biden says he knows Xi “
  
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• Yellen: Biden’s plan could restore full employment by 2022

  07-02-2021 19:20
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the country is still in a “deep hole” with millions of lost jobs but that President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief plan could generate enough growth to restore full employment by next year. Republican senators argues that Biden’s proposal is too expensive. And they’re citing criticism from Larry Summers, a treasury secretary under President Bill Clinton, that passage of the measure could run the risk of
  
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• Chicago mayor: Schools, teachers union reach “tentative” deal over COVID-19 protections, potentially averting strike

  07-02-2021 19:18
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago mayor: Schools, teachers union reach “tentative” deal over COVID-19 protections, potentially averting strike.The post Chicago mayor: Schools, teachers union reach “tentative” deal over COVID-19 protections, potentially averting strike appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Reagan’s longtime secretary of state George P. Shultz dies

  07-02-2021 18:52
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Ronald Reagan’s longtime secretary of state, George P. Shultz, has died at age 100. Shultz spent most of the 1980s trying to improve relations with the Soviet Union and forging a course for peace in the Middle East, has died. Shultz died Saturday, according to the Hoover Institution, a think tank on the Stanford University campus where he was a distinguished fellow. Shultz held three major Cabinet posts in Republican administrations during a long career of
  
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• 140 are missing after glacier breaks in India’s Himalayas

  07-02-2021 18:51
  
  RISHIKESH, India (AP) — At least nine people are dead and 140 are missing in India after part of a glacier in the Himalayas broke off, releasing a torrent of water and debris that slammed into two hydroelectric plants. Experts say the disaster Sunday appears to point to global warming. Video from India’s northern state of Uttarakhand showed the muddy, concrete-gray floodwaters tumbling through a valley and surging into a dam, breaking it into pieces with little resistance before roar
  
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• George P. Shultz, secretary of state under President Ronald Reagan, has died at age 100

  07-02-2021 18:48
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — George P. Shultz, secretary of state under President Ronald Reagan, has died at age 100.The post George P. Shultz, secretary of state under President Ronald Reagan, has died at age 100 appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Average US price of gas up 5 cents a gallon to $2.50

  07-02-2021 18:44
  
  CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 5 cents a gallon over the past two weeks to $2.50. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday that the increase was caused by a continuing rise in crude oil prices since November. The price at the pump is 3 cents less than it was a year ago. The highest average price in the nation is $3.49 a gallon in San Francisco. The lowest average is $2.08 in Houston. The average price of diesel we
  
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• Cheney says she won’t quit the House after Wyoming censure

  07-02-2021 18:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Liz Cheney says she doesn’t intend to resign after being censured by Wyoming Republicans over her vote to impeach Donald Trump. She’s undeterred by the censure or criticism from some House colleagues over the impeachment vote. And she’s suggesting that if she were in the Senate, she’d vote to convict Trump over his role in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6. Cheney describes her decision to impeach as a constitutional duty and says Trump should be hel
  
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• The biggest win: In 2020, NFL found ways to play every game

  07-02-2021 18:08
  
  More than the youth of Patrick Mahomes or the agelessness of Tom Brady, the most compelling story surrounding this year’s Super Bowl was that it was happening at all. It took nearly 1 million COVID tests, thousands of Zoom meetings and an untold amount of flexibility for the NFL to not miss a single of the 269 regular-season and postseason games amid a worldwide pandemic. Game number 269, the Super Bowl, was a fascinating matchup of young (Mahomes) vs. old (Brady) — the Kansas City C
  
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• WVa lawmaker faces fresh criticism for discrimination stance

  07-02-2021 18:05
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker in West Virginia who resigned after posting an anti-gay slur and was re-elected a month later is drawing fresh criticism. House Delegate John Mandt says in a now-deleted Facebook post last week that he opposes a proposal known as the Fairness Act. It would give protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Mandt says there is nothing fair about the proposal. He says that while every person deserves to be t
  
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• Mississippi trial delayed for friar accused of sex abuse

  07-02-2021 17:38
  
  GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — A trial has been postponed until April for a former Franciscan friar accused of molesting students in the 1990s at a Catholic school in Mississippi. Paul West was scheduled for trial in February. The district attorney’s website says his case was delayed so he could undergo a mental evaluation. A grand jury indicted West in August on two counts of sexual battery and two counts of gratification of lust. If convicted, he faces life in prison. This is the second t
  
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• Kids found after dad’s delivery van stolen in San Francisco

  07-02-2021 17:33
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two young children have been found after the minivan they were in was stolen when their father jumped out to deliver food in San Francisco. Jeffrey Fang had his 4-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son with him while he delivered for DoorDash Saturday night. He got out of the Honda Odyssey to drop off an order, and when he came back he saw a stranger driving off in the van. Fang called police and a search was launched. Police announced on Twitter shortly after 1 a.m. tha
  
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• City to investigate challenge coin after Phoenix protest

  07-02-2021 17:27
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — City officials want an outside investigation into claims of a challenge coin with inappropriate messaging and imagery being circulated among Phoenix police officers. The frontside of the coins show a man being shot in the groin with the date of an August 2017 protest on the backside. The coin was apparently circulated among some members of the police department following a protest when officers used tear gas and bean bag rounds on protesters. One protester kicked a gas canis
  
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• Haiti’s president alleges coup conspiracy; 20 arrested

  07-02-2021 17:24
  
  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian President Jovenel Moïse says police have arrested more than 20 people he accused of trying to kill him and overthrow his government, including a judge who has the support of opposition leaders demanding that Moïse step down. Moïse spoke Sunday at Haiti’s airport in Port-au-Prince, flanked by the country’s prime minister and the police chief as he prepared to leave for the southwest coastal town of Jacmel for the opening ceremo
  
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• Ex-investment executive to plead guilty in admissions scam

  07-02-2021 17:06
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A former executive at a private equity firm who cofounded an investment firm with U2′s Bono has agreed to plead guilty to charges connected to the college admissions bribery scheme. Federal prosecutors announced Friday evening that William McGlashan will plead guilty to one count of wire fraud and honest services wire fraud in exchange for a three-month prison sentence, community service and a $250,000 fine. McGlashan was accused of paying $50,000 to have someone correc
  
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• Turbulent politics could sway California recall election

  07-02-2021 17:03
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing a potential recall election at a time when the nation’s turbulent political climate is unsettling common wisdom. Voters are angry about the pandemic, and they could be driven more by emotion than facts at the ballot box. That could mean trouble for Newsom, even though California is a heavily Democratic state and the odds would favor him holding his seat. Recall organizers say they’ve collected nearly 1.5 million petition
  
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• Jesse Jackson released for therapy post gallbladder surgery

  07-02-2021 16:38
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson has been released to a physical therapy center following gallbladder surgery. That’s according to a spokesman on Sunday. An earlier statement from Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition says the 79-year-old civil rights leader experienced “abdominal discomfort” last month and was admitted to a Chicago hospital for an undisclosed surgery. The group says that since Jackson has Parkinson’s disease he was released to a rehabilitatio
  
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• Arizona reports 1,544 new COVID-19 cases and 37 more deaths

  07-02-2021 16:30
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials in Arizona on Sunday reported 1,544 new COVID-19 cases and 37 more deaths as they braced for a possible surge in cases from Super Bowl gatherings. The Department of Health Services says the latest numbers raised the state’s totals to 780,6387 cases and 14,048 known deaths since the pandemic began. The number of infections is thought to be far higher than reported because many people have not been tested, and studies suggest people can be infected with
  
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• Search for 3 climbers on K2 in Pakistan to continue Monday

  07-02-2021 16:27
  
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials say the search for three missing climbers will resume early Monday after army helicopters spent two days searching  K2, the world’s second highest mountain. The climbers who lost contact with base camp during their ascent of one of the world’s deadliest peaks. Karrar Haideri, a top official with the Alpine Club of Pakistan, says army helicopters will resume the search that began a day earlier for Pakistani mountaineer Ali Sadpara and hi
  
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• 2nd major snowstorm in a week blankets Northeast

  07-02-2021 16:22
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Northeastern United States braced for a major snowstorm on Sunday, less than a week after a storm dumped 2 feet on parts of the region. The National Weather Service predicted around 4 to 8 inches of snow New York City and 2 to 4 inches in Washington, D.C. Forecasters predicted several inches of snow would fall along the New England coast. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday’s snowfall would not close COVID-19 vaccination sites. The massive snowstorm tha
  
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• The Latest: Pope greets public again with wide distancing

  07-02-2021 16:15
  
  VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has resumed greeting the public in St. Peter’s Square, seven weeks after he interrupted the Sunday noon ritual to discourage crowds from gathering during the COVID-19 pandemic.Smiling broadly, Francis appeared at an Apostolic Palace window overlooking the square and greeted a couple of hundred people standing a safe distance apart in the cobblestone square. Most held umbrellas on a drizzly, windy day.“In the square again!” Francis said. He appe
  
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• Search for 3 climbers on K2 in Pakistan to continues Monday

  07-02-2021 16:15
  
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials say the search for three missing climbers will resume early Monday after army helicopters spent two days searching  K2, the world’s second highest mountain. The climbers who lost contact with base camp during their ascent of one of the world’s deadliest peaks. Karrar Haideri, a top official with the Alpine Club of Pakistan, says army helicopters will resume the search that began a day earlier for Pakistani mountaineer Ali Sadpara and hi
  
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• Boat with 422 migrants, some with COVID-19, heads to Sicily

  07-02-2021 16:10
  
  ROME (AP) — A rescue ship with 422 migrants aboard, some of whom tested positive for COVID-19, is heading to Sicily. SOS Mediterranee, the humanitarian group which operates the rescue ship Ocean Viking, told The Associated Press on Sunday that Italy granted the vessel permission to enter the port of Augusta. Ocean Viking was expected to arrive Sunday evening, just as rain and strong winds were forecast. SOS Mediterranee said eight of the migrants who were rescued in separate operations in
  
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• Next stop Mars: 3 spacecraft arriving in quick succession

  07-02-2021 16:06
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Three spacecraft are ready to hit the brakes at Mars, after hurtling hundreds of millions of miles through space. First up is an orbiter from the United Arab Emirates, due to arrive Tuesday. It will be followed less than 24 hours later by China’s combination orbiter and rover. Last is NASA’s Perseverance, the most advanced rover ever sent to Mars. It’s aiming for a touchdown Feb. 18 in an ancient river delta that could hold evidence of past lif
  
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