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• Analysis: Child poverty a hidden focus of virus relief plan

  08-02-2021 23:49
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Tucked inside President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan is a seemingly radical notion that children should not grow up in poverty.
  Congressional Democrats are now sketching out that vision more fully by proposing to temporarily raise the child tax credit, now at a maximum of $2,000, to as much as $3,600 per child annually. Their plan would also make the credit fully available to the poorest families, instead of restricting it based on the parents&rs
  
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• Sinema, Kelly ask White House for more COVID-19 vaccine after counties see drop in weekly supply

  08-02-2021 23:43
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Arizona's two U.S. senators submitted a request to the White House to provide an emergency additional vaccine allotment for the state on Monday after residents across the Grand Canyon State shared their concerns about long-waiting times and unsuccessful appointment scheduling.Pima County recently announced that it will receive 17,850 doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week. This is about a 60 percent drop from the week prior, as the county received nearly 30,000 weekly for the previo
  
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• State Cuts Pima County Vaccine Supply; U.S. Reps, Sens Ask Biden Admin to Increase AZ's Supply

  08-02-2021 23:40
  
  While Pima County widens vaccine eligibility, it’s receiving a reduced vaccine supply that makes it difficult to keep up with demand. …
  
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• Pima County's Vaccine Supply Reduced; U.S. Reps Ask Federal Government for More Doses

  08-02-2021 23:40
  
  While Pima County widens vaccine eligibility, it’s receiving a reduced vaccine supply that makes it difficult to keep up with demand. …
  
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• Feds Cut Pima County Vaccine Supply; U.S. Reps, Sens Ask For More

  08-02-2021 23:40
  
  While Pima County widens vaccine eligibility, it’s receiving a reduced vaccine supply that makes it difficult to keep up with demand. …
  
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• Millie Hughes-Fulford, trailblazing astronaut, dies at 75

  08-02-2021 23:35
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Millie Hughes-Fulford, a trailblazing astronaut and scientist who became the first female payload specialist to fly in space for NASA, has died following a yearslong battle with cancer. She was 75. In June 1991, Hughes-Fulford spent nine days in orbit on the shuttle Columbia. She conducted experiments on the effect of space travel on humans as part of the agency’s first mission dedicated to biomedical studies. She circled the Earth 146 times. Upon her return, she
  
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• Bid to revive death penalty bid against immigrant fails

  08-02-2021 23:35
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Court of Appeals declined to revive an effort to seek the death penalty against a Mexican immigrant charged in the 2015 killing of a convenience store clerk in metro Phoenix.  Prosecutors were seeking to overturn a lower court ruling that dismissed the state’s intent to seek the death penalty against Apolinar Altamirano. The lower court concluded Altamirano’s intellectual deficits affected his ability to meet the standard of personal independence
  
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• Navajo Nation getting nearly 29K doses of COVID-19 vaccines

  08-02-2021 23:29
  
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation officials say they are getting nearly 29,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week plus 82 more federal personnel to help with vaccinations. Tribal President Jonathan Nez says the goal is to administer 100,000 total doses of the vaccines by the end of this month. Navajo Nation health officials say the tribe will be receiving 26,000 more doses of the Moderna vaccine and 2,925 doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Nez says that as of Sunday, the Navajo Area Indi
  
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• Wisconsin prosecutor accused of having sex with defendants

  08-02-2021 23:28
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A northwestern Wisconsin prosecutor has been charged with secretly recording sexual encounters he had with two women after allegedly persuading them he could help them with their criminal cases. Burnett County Assistant District Attorney Daniel Steffen was charged Friday with three felony counts of representations depicting nudity. The criminal complaint says investigators learned early last year from a witness that a woman Steffen was prosecuting for violating a restr
  
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• Army major in Georgia gets 30 years on child porn charge

  08-02-2021 23:27
  
  AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — An Army officer in Georgia who held a top-secret security clearance has been sentenced to serve three decades in federal prison for producing child pornography. U.S. Attorney Bobby Christine said in a news release Monday that a federal judge sentenced 41-year-old Jason Michael Musgrove to serve 30 years. Musgrove pleaded guilty to production of child pornography. Musgrove must also pay $9,000 in restitution to the victims and register as a sex offender.The post Army maj
  
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• Woman in same-sex custody case who fled the US held in Miami

  08-02-2021 23:25
  
  A woman who allegedly fled the United States for Nicaragua rather than share custody of her child with her former same-sex partner has been arrested in Miami. Court documents say that Lisa Miller was arrested Jan. 27. She is awaiting transfer to Buffalo, New York, where she was indicted in 2014 on international parental kidnapping charges. Miller and her former Vermont civil union partner, Janet Jenkins, had a child through artificial insemination and later broke up. Miller was given custody, bu
  
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• Judge blocks another bid to shut down Line 3 construction

  08-02-2021 23:19
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has rejected another attempt by opponents to shut down construction on Enbridge Energy’s replacement for its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly says tribal and environmental groups failed to prove any permanent harm would result from allowing the work to proceed or that they’re likely to win on their broader legal arguments. The opponents say the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers fa
  
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• Joe Allen, whose bistro was a Broadway draw, dies at 87

  08-02-2021 23:19
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Allen, whose Times Square-adjacent bistro which bears his name has been a decadeslong draw for theater folk and where a post-show drink is part of the Broadway experience, has died. He was 87. Jason Woodruff, a former staffer for the Allen family of restaurants who spoke to the family says Allen died Sunday in Hampton, New Hampshire. The Joe Allen restaurant had red brick walls, sturdy wood tables and chairs, a large bar and was adorned with posters from Broadway’
  
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• Puerto Rico prepares to reopen schools 1 year after pandemic

  08-02-2021 23:02
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico officials say five grades will return to in-person classes next month as the U.S. territory prepares to reopen public schools for the first time in a year. Monday’s announcement is raising concerns among some islanders about a potential increase in coronavirus cases. Education Secretary-designate Elba Aponte says kindergarteners, special education students, and children in first, second, third and 12th grades are tentatively scheduled to be ba
  
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• Proud Boy’s release halted in Capitol breach case

  08-02-2021 23:00
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — A member of the far-right group Proud Boys will remain in custody for now pending charges filed in connection with the riot at the U.S. Capitol.
  Magistrate Judge Brian Tsuchida in Seattle on Monday initially said 30-year-old Ethan Nordean should be released pending trial but then halted his decision and gave the Justice Department time to appeal.
  Within hours, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington, D.C., further blocked Nordean's release pending the appeal, and she
  
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• Judge halts Proud Boy’s release in Capitol breach case

  08-02-2021 22:49
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — A member of the far-right group Proud Boys will remain in custody for now pending charges filed in connection with the riot at the U.S. Capitol. Magistrate Judge Brian Tsuchida in Seattle on Monday initially said 30-year-old Ethan Nordean should be released pending trial but then halted his decision and gave the Justice Department time to appeal. Within hours, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington, D.C., further blocked Nordean’s release pending the appeal, an
  
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• University of Arizona plans additional in-person classes

  08-02-2021 22:37
  
   TUCSON (KVOA) - The University of Arizona gave an update on its campus re-entry plan Monday morning.The university will remain in stage 1 of its campus re-entry plan, according to a press release. That includes in-person classes only for essential courses.In the release, UA President Dr. Robert Robbins said the university may move into stage 2 the week of Feb. 22 if public health conditions allow. At that point, in-person classes of 50 people or fewer would be allowed with physical distanc
  
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• New York man dies 25 minutes after receiving COVID-19 vaccine

  08-02-2021 22:32
  
  NEW YORK (CNN) - New York health officials are sharing more details about the death of a man who received a COVID-19 vaccine.He collapsed Sunday, approximately 25 minutes after he was vaccinated at Javits Center New York City.The man later died at the hospital.The health commissioner says the man did not have an allergic reaction to the vaccine.He was in his 70s.
  The post New York man dies 25 minutes after receiving COVID-19 vaccine appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Sheriff: Hacker tried to taint Florida city’s water with lye

  08-02-2021 22:27
  
  OLDSMAR, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a hacker gained access to a Florida city’s water treatment plant in an unsuccessful attempt to fill the water supply with a potentially harmful chemical. Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said Monday that someone was able to breach a computer system for the city of Oldsmar’s water treatment plant on Friday. The hacker briefly increased the amount of sodium hydroxide from 100 parts per million to 11,100 parts per million. The sheriff said
  
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• Report: President Biden’s $15 wage increase would reduce poverty, increase deficit and cost jobs

  08-02-2021 22:27
  
  WASHINGTON DC (CNN) - President Biden's plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 would reduce poverty, but would also cause job losses.On Monday, the Congressional Budget Office released a report about the effects of raising the minimum wage, which is included in Biden's relief package.The report says a $15 minimum wage would reduce the number of people in poverty by 900,000 and result in lower spending on food stamps and child nutrition programs.However, the office says the move wo
  
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• Iowa governor lifts mask mandate without public health input

  08-02-2021 22:15
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some Iowa lawmakers say Gov. Kim Reynolds lifted mask requirements and limits on the number of people who could gather in bars and restaurants without first conferring with public health officials. Lawmakers who had participated in a meeting with the Iowa Department of Public Health say that public health officials acknowledged Reynolds had not conferred with them before deciding to lift the mask mandate. Reynolds spokesman Pat Garrett says the lifting of mitigation
  
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• UA Administers 800+ Vaccines a Day; Immunobiologist Discusses COVID-19 Variants

  08-02-2021 22:09
  
  The University of Arizona has delivered 9,866 COVID-19 vaccines at a rate of 800 shots per day, according to President Dr. Robert C. Robbins.
  The UA point of distribution, or POD, is targeted toward educators and childcare providers and has two vaccination sites: a drive-through location at the University of Arizona Mall and a walk-through clinic at the Ina E. Gittings building.While operating as a vaccine distribution center, UA is basing its learning structures for students on the prevalence o
  
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• Stocks push to more gains, and record highs, on Wall Street

  08-02-2021 22:05
  
  Stocks pushed to more gains and record highs on Wall Street, just as the market came off its biggest week since November. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% Monday. Investors are keeping their focus on better-than-expected company earnings and the prospects for more economic stimulus to combat the impact of the coronavirus. Small-company stocks continued to outpace the rest of the market, a sign that investors are feeling optimistic about the economy. Treasury yields also rose. Tesla climbed after saying
  
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• New warden at Epstein jail served as prison executioner

  08-02-2021 22:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The interim warden appointed to run the federal jail where Jeffrey Epstein died was put in the position after serving as the executioner for at least five federal executions at the end of the Trump administration. Eric Williams was appointed to the position of interim warden at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City in late January after the prior warden, Marti Licon-Vitale, abruptly stepped down following a yearlong tenure marred by the rampant spread of t
  
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• Colombia will legalize undocumented Venezuelan migrants

  08-02-2021 22:01
  
  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia will register hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants and refugees who are currently living in the country without papers in a bid to provide them with legal residence permits and facilitate their access to health care and legal employment opportunities. President Ivan Duque said on Monday that through a new temporary protection statute, Venezuelan migrants who are in the country illegally will be eligible for 10-year residence permits, while migrants
  
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• Colombia to legalize hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants and refugees currently without papers

  08-02-2021 21:57
  
  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia to legalize hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants and refugees currently without papers.The post Colombia to legalize hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants and refugees currently without papers appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Illinois man gets 30 years for sex assault on woman at bank

  08-02-2021 21:53
  
  ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman he took hostage at gunpoint last year during a bank robbery that led to a police standoff. The Rockford Register Star reports that 39-year-old Nicholas August was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault with a weapon. Police said that during a January 2020 robbery the Rockford man threatened employees at Heritage Credit Union in R
  
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• Ex-Chicago Teachers Union leader Karen Lewis dies at age 67

  08-02-2021 21:50
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Karen Lewis, the former Chicago Teachers Union president and onetime mayoral hopeful, has died at age 67. Known for her fiery speaking style, Lewis contemplated a run against then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel before she was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2014. She suffered a stroke in 2017 and underwent brain surgery the following year. Her longtime spokeswoman confirmed Lewis’ death Monday but didn’t disclose the cause. Lewis’ tenure as union president was marked by
  
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• Bucs’ Javadifar, Locust 1st female coaches to win Super Bowl

  08-02-2021 21:49
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Lori Locust and Maral Javadifar have become the first female coaches on a team to win the Super Bowl. They’re both on the staff of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who beat the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 Sunday night. The 30-year-old Javadifar is an assistant strength and conditioning coach, and the 56-year-old Locust is an assistant defensive line coach. They’ve each worked two seasons for head coach Bruce Arians. Last season, Katie Sowers became the first female to c
  
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• Ruling keeps Ronaldo hush-money case with US judge in Nevada

  08-02-2021 21:46
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A U.S. appeals court is letting a federal judge in Nevada decide claims by a woman suing soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo over a $375,000 rape case hush-money settlement reached more than a decade ago. U.S. District Judge Jennifer Dorsey said last September she would decide whether Kathryn Mayorga was mentally fit to enter the confidentiality agreement with Ronaldo’s representatives in 2010. Mayorga’s attorney appealed part of Dorsey’s ruling that said a dis
  
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• UArizona to remain in stage 1 of reentry plan for 2 weeks, plans for additional in-person classes

  08-02-2021 21:34
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - The University of Arizona announced its reentry plan Monday.
  UArizona will remain in stage 1 of its plan for two weeks, with only essential courses meeting in person.
  If public health conditions allow, the university may move into stage 2 the week of Feb. 22. This means classes of 50 students or fewer would be permitted to meet in person. COVID-19 guidelines, such as social distancing and face coverings, would be implemented.
  UArizona President Robert C. Robbins noted that Arizon
  
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• Settlement near in case of pot suspect killed by state dozer

  08-02-2021 21:33
  
  The estate of a man who was run over by a bulldozer while being chased by Pennsylvania State Police for illegally growing a handful of pot plants is nearing settlement of its federal wrongful death lawsuit against the state. The suit by Gregory Longenecker’s family contends that state police and the game commission took “crazy and lethal action” against an unarmed man who posed no threat. The 51-year-old had fled into thick brush after being caught growing marijuana on public l
  
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• Arizona Democrats move to expel lawmaker at Jan. 6 rally

  08-02-2021 21:29
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Democrats in the Arizona House are moving to expel a Republican lawmaker who attended the Jan. 6 rally that turned violent when demonstrators stormed the U.S. Capitol. Democrats led by Rep. Athena Salman of Tempe say Republican Rep. Mark Finchem of Tucson violated his oath of office and undermined democracy. Finchem is one of former President Donald Trump’s most outspoken allies sharing disproven allegations of election fraud. He has said he remained 500 yards from the
  
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• Sierra Vista animal shelter suspends dog intakes due to case of parvo

  08-02-2021 21:20
  
  SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (KVOA) - An animal shelter in Sierra Vista has suspended dog intakes for 10 days due to a case of parvo.
  Dog and cat adoptions, as well as cat intakes, remain available at Nancy J. Brua Animal Care Center.
  Parvo is a highly contagious disease mainly affecting puppies and young dogs. By suspending dog intakes, the shelter hopes to prevent the disease for spreading.
  The Nancy J. Brua Animal Care Center is located at 6766 E. Highway 90. It’s open Tuesday through Saturday f
  
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• Human smuggling bust on I-8 near Yuma, truck driver arrested

  08-02-2021 21:20
  
  YUMA (KVOA) - Border patrol agents with the Wellton Station arrested a truck driver after the driver tried to smuggle eight illegal aliens in a semi-truck Thursday, February 4, according U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
  Border Patrol agents helped with a vehicle stop just east of the Ligurta Rest Area on Interstate eastbound lanes at around 5 p.m.
  They found eight illegal aliens in the cabin area of the semi-truck.
  Border patrol agents conducted immigration inspections of the occupants and di
  
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• Nothing to sneeze at: Global warming triggers earlier pollen

  08-02-2021 21:19
  
  A new study finds that pollen season and its awful nasal drips is coming earlier and hitting harder — and that’s because of global warming. Monday’s study is the first to use accepted scientific methods to attribute worsening allergies in the United States directly to human-caused climate change. The study finds that since 1990 pollen season has started about 20 days earlier in the U.S. and Canada and pollen loads are 21% higher. Pollen is nothing to sneeze at. Experts say asth
  
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• Budget office: $15 wage would reduce poverty, increase debt

  08-02-2021 21:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A new report from the Congressional Budget Office finds that increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour would reduce the number of Americans living in poverty and boost wages for millions of people. It would also add to the national debt and joblessness. The office says the federal deficit would increase by about $54 billion over 10 years if the wage is gradually lifted. That’s largely because the higher wages paid to workers would contribute to an increase in feder
  
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• Brindisi concedes after Tenney’s narrow House win certified

  08-02-2021 21:11
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Anthony Brindisi conceded that it was “time to close the book on this election,” hours after New York officials certified Republican Claudia Tenney’s razor-thin victory in the nation’s last undecided congressional race. Brindisi’s statement Monday came three days after a state judge ruled that Tenney won the race for central New York’s 22nd Congressional District by 109 votes. Brindisi said he congratulated Tenney
  
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• Chicanos Por La Causa accepting nominations for outstanding Latino teachers

  08-02-2021 21:06
  
  PHOENIX (KVOA) - Chicanos Por La Causa is now accepting nominations for outstanding Latino teachers.
  Nominations for the 22nd annual Esperanza Latino Teacher Awards must be received before 5 p.m. on Feb. 28.
  Four teachers will win a $5,000 cash award.
  Nominees for this year’s awards must meet the following criteria:•      Inspire students of all backgrounds to learn•      Play an active role in their school and community
  
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• DOJ appeal delays Proud Boy’s release in Capitol breach case

  08-02-2021 20:53
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department intends to immediately appeal a Seattle judge’s order releasing a member of the far-right group Proud Boys from custody as he’s prosecuted in connection with the riot at the U.S. Capitol. Magistrate Judge Brian Tsuchida on Monday rejected the DOJ’s argument that 30-year-old Ethan Nordean should be detained pending trial. But after the DOJ indicated it would appeal, Tsuchida agreed to delay Nordean’s release to give a judge
  
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• 28 garment workers killed in flooded factory in Morocco

  08-02-2021 20:53
  
  RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s state television has quoted a medical official as saying that at least 28 workers have died in the northern city of Tangier after heavy rains flooded an illegal garment factory. That raised the death toll from 24, reported earlier by the Moroccan news agency MAP. Firefighters and emergency workers rescued 10 survivors from Monday’s factory flooding, in the basement of a residential villa. According to MAP, search operations continued to find othe
  
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• Racial discrimination claims against Whole Foods dismissed

  08-02-2021 20:43
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed most of the claims in a lawsuit filed by Whole Foods Market employees who alleged the supermarket chain discriminated and retaliated against them when it barred them from wearing Black Lives Matter face coverings . More than two dozen current and former workers from 11 stores said in the July lawsuit that Whole Foods violated federal law that bars discrimination based on race . But a federal judge Friday said because company did not single out th
  
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• Soria, Diamondbacks finalize $3.5 million, 1-year contract

  08-02-2021 20:39
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks have finalized their $3.5 million, one-year contract with relief pitcher Joakim Soria. The 36-year-old right-hander can earn $500,000 in performance bonuses for games pitched: $125,000 each for 40, 50, 60 and 65. He would get a one-time $500,000 assignment bonus if traded. He also receives a hotel suite on road trips. The two-time All-Star will be pitching for his eighth MLB team. He spent the past two years with Oakland and finished with a 2.82 ERA
  
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• EU countries expel Russian diplomats in Navalny dispute

  08-02-2021 20:16
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Germany, Poland and Sweden have each declared a Russian diplomat in their country “persona non grata.” They were retaliating in kind to last week’s decision by Moscow to expel diplomats from the three European Union countries. Russian officials accused them of attending a demonstration in support of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Germany’s foreign ministry said Russia’s decision to expel the diplomats, including a staffer at the German
  
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• Coati captured, put down after injuring 2 hikers in Sabino Canyon

  08-02-2021 20:16
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - The coatimundi who reportedly showed aggressive behavior to hikers in Sabino Canyon Recreational Area last Thursday has been captured and put down.On Thursday, Arizona Game and Fish Department shared with the public that its crews were on the lookout for a coati after three hikers encountered the animal near Sabino Dam and the Cactus Picnic Area earlier that day.
  Aggressive coatimundi at Sabino Canyon Rec. Area reported Thurs. at Sabino Dam and Cactus Picnic Area. In physical con
  
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• Aggressive coati captured, put down after injuring 2 hikers in Sabino Canyon

  08-02-2021 20:16
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - The coatimundi who reportedly showed aggressive behavior to hikers in Sabino Canyon Recreational Area last Thursday has been captured and put down.On Thursday, Arizona Game and Fish Department shared with the public that its crews were on the lookout for a coati after three hikers encountered the animal near Sabino Dam and the Cactus Picnic Area earlier that day.
  Aggressive coatimundi at Sabino Canyon Rec. Area reported Thurs. at Sabino Dam and Cactus Picnic Area. In physical con
  
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• Sudan’s PM reshuffles Cabinet to add rebel ministers

  08-02-2021 20:09
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has announced a Cabinet reshuffle. The new Cabinet includes rebel ministers as part of a peace deal that transitional authorities stuck with a rebel alliance last year. The move comes after Hamdok dissolved his Cabinet on Sunday as Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council appointed three representatives of the Sudan Revolutionary Front as new members. Sudan is on a fragile path to democracy after a popular uprising led the military to
  
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• Husband of slain Alabama online model sentenced to prison

  08-02-2021 20:04
  
  COLUMBIANA, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for the death of his wife, who was an adult model who posted racy photos online. Forty-seven-year-old William Jeffrey West will get credit for the three years he has spent in jail since his arrest in the death of 42-year-old Kathleen Dawn West. Kat West was found dead in January 2018 in front of the couple’s suburban home in Calera. Prosecutors contend West killed her with a blow to the head from a liquor
  
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• Polish court rules record compensation for wrongful jailing

  08-02-2021 19:54
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish court has ordered a record high compensation of $3.4 million to a man who had spent 18 years in prison for a rape and murder of a teenager he didn’t commit. Tomasz Komenda’s case has shocked Poland, and the right-wing government highlighted it as an example of why it says the justice system needs the deep changes it has been implementing. Komenda, now in his mid-40s, was arrested in 2000 over a 1997 rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl at a New Y
  
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• The Latest: WHO: Variants raise questions about vaccines

  08-02-2021 19:45
  
  GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization said Monday the emergence of new COVID-19 variants has raised questions about whether or not existing vaccines will work, calling it “concerning news” that the vaccines developed so far may be less effective against the variant first detected in South Africa.
  Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a media briefing that South Africa’s decision on Sunday to suspend its vaccination campaign using the AstraZeneca vaccine is &ldqu
  
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