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• James Brown’s emcee gets funeral sendoff with shiny cape

  14-02-2021 23:50
  
  AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Danny Ray spent years as the emcee for James Brown, and part of his job was draping capes on the Godfather of Soul. Ray was 85 when he died Feb. 2 in Augusta, Georgia. During his funeral Saturday, Brown’s daughter, Deanna Brown-Thomas, draped a shiny silver cape over Ray’s casket — just as Ray had draped a shiny red cape over Brown’s casket in 2006. The Augusta Chronicle reported that more than 100 people attended Ray’s service at the James
  
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• Elite programs stuck on the NCAA Tournament bubble

  14-02-2021 23:34
  
  The NCAA Tournament bubble is typically populated with teams from small conferences and middle-of-the-pack big conference schools. A pandemic that has wreaked havoc on the college basketball season is also reshaping the bubble. Perennial power Duke is currently bubbling. So is North Carolina. Kentucky is so far down it can’t even see the bubble. Duke is No. 66 in the latest NET rankings and needs a strong finish to the season to avoid missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 19
  
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• Mexico arrests 2 more in 2019 ambush killing of 9 Americans

  14-02-2021 23:27
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors say they have arrested two more suspects in the 2019 killings of nine U.S.-Mexican dual citizens near the northern border. Federal prosecutors identified the suspects Sunday only by their first names, “Wilbert” and “Tomás,” in line with presumption-of-innocence rules. The first faces several counts of homicide and the second faces organized crime charges. Twenty suspects have been arrested in the case, and more warrants
  
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• Australia says Google, Facebook close to media pay deals

  14-02-2021 23:17
  
  CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says Google and Facebook are close to striking “significant commercial deals” to pay Australian media for news ahead of Australia creating world-first laws that would force the digital giants to finance journalism. Parliament is scheduled to consider the draft laws on Tuesday after a Senate committee recommended no changes to the proposed regulations that Google and Facebook have condemned as unworkable. Fry
  
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• 2 have life-threatening injuries after Phoenix mall shooting

  14-02-2021 23:14
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police in Phoenix say two men have been transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries after a shooting at Desert Sky Mall. They say officers responded to the mall shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday and found the two men with gunshot wounds. Police say their preliminary investigation indicates there was an argument between the two men and several other men before the shooting. Authorities say the suspects fled the scene before police arrived. The names and ages of the tw
  
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• Judge tosses Page defamation suit against Verizon company

  14-02-2021 23:11
  
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by former Donald Trump campaign operative Carter Page against the media company that includes Yahoo! and AOL and formerly owned HuffPost. The judge ruled last week that Page had failed to demonstrate that articles about the FBI investigation into suspected Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign defamed him. Page claimed that he was harmed by the publication of false and defamatory statements sugges
  
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• Separatists grow majority in Catalonia despite Socialist win

  14-02-2021 22:54
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The pro-union Socialist Party appears set to claim a narrow win in regional elections in Catalonia, but the bloc of parties supporting secession by Spain’s northeastern corner are widening their control of the regional parliament. With 90% of the votes counted late Sunday, the three main parties pledging to carve out an independent Catalan state are set to increase their majority in the regional parliament to 74 of the 135 seats. In 2017, those same parties wo
  
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• Leftist opposition party heads to victory in Kosovo election

  14-02-2021 22:47
  
  PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s main opposition party appears headed to a landslide victory in Sunday’s early election of a new parliament held amid the coronavirus pandemic, an economic downturn and stalled negotiations with wartime foe Serbia. With 65% of the votes counted by the central Election Commission, the left-wing Self-Determination Movement Party had 48% of the votes, almost triple the closest rival party. Some 1.8 million eligible cast ballots to elect 120 lawmaker
  
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• Catalan parties that favor breaking away from Spain increase majority in regional parliament

  14-02-2021 22:38
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Catalan parties that favor breaking away from Spain increase majority in regional parliament.The post Catalan parties that favor breaking away from Spain increase majority in regional parliament appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Presidents’ Day looking clear and cool for all of Southern Arizona

  14-02-2021 22:29
  
  TUCSON - That low pressure center that moved in late Saturday night has left our area cool and windy for Sunday. These conditions will last into Monday as well.This system will force our afternoon temperatures to fall to around 60 degrees between Sunday and Wednesday.Overnight lows will not be so low only falling into the mid 40's for Tucson and mid 30's for Cochise county.
  Another rain chance will try to move in on Tuesday afternoon and last into Wednesday morning.Once again we will not se
  
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• Support grows for riot inquiry after ‘heartbreaking’ verdict

  14-02-2021 22:23
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House prosecutors are calling the verdict in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial “heartbreaking” and say they proved their case that Trump incited the U.S. Capitol riot. And they’re railing against Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and most of his colleagues “for trying to have it both ways” in acquitting the former president. The lead prosecutor, congressman Jamie Raskin, and his team say Trump has been convicted “in the cour
  
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• Thomas and McDonald lead Arizona to win over Washington

  14-02-2021 22:00
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Sam Thomas scored 20 points, including hitting a career-high six 3-pointers, and Aari McDonald also had 20 points to help No. 10 Arizona run its winning streak to six games with a 75-53 Pac-12 victory over Washington. Cate Reese had 12 points, Shaina Pellington had 11 points and Thomas added a season-high seven rebounds for the Wildcats (14-2, 12-2), off to their best league start in program history. Quay Miller had 13 points and nine rebounds and Haley Van Dyke had 12
  
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• GM’s Chevy Bolt SUV joins parade of new US electric vehicles

  14-02-2021 22:00
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Whether people want them or not, automakers are rolling out new electric vehicle models. The push comes as the auto industry responds to calls to reduce emissions to fight climate change. The latest offering is from General Motors. The automaker unveiled a Chevrolet Bolt compact SUV on Sunday with an estimated range per charge of 250 miles and a $33,995 starting price tag. It will go on sale early this summer as a 2022 model. Sales will start with a small number of early ver
  
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• The Latest: COVID cases fall in California, but deaths high

  14-02-2021 21:53
  
  LOS ANGELES — The rates of new coronavirus infections and hospitalizations continue to fall across California, but the state’s death toll remains persistently high.
  California on Sunday reported another 408 deaths, bringing the total since the outbreak began to more than 46,840 — the highest in the nation.
  Despite the grim death count, health officials are confident that California is emerging from its worst surge of the pandemic.
  The number of patients in hospitals with COVID-
  
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• Italy won’t open its ski slopes due to virus fears

  14-02-2021 21:45
  
  ROME (AP) —  The Italian government has abruptly delayed opening Italy’s beloved ski season because a coronavirus variant was detected in a good portion of recently infected persons in the country. Health Minister Roberto Speranza’s ordinance forbidding amateur skiing at least until March 5 effectively kills the hopes of ski lift operators and resort owners that they would be able to salvage part of the season. The ski business is a big source of winter tourism in Italy an
  
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• Spring training ’21: New year, but COVID-19 protocols remain

  14-02-2021 21:38
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Against the backdrop of a still raging coronavirus pandemic, pitchers and catchers are reporting to spring training this week, the first step in a 2021 season that will take many of the complexities from 2020′s 60-game sprint and stretch them over an additional four months. Sure, there’s the usual buzz over the players who changed teams. This season, though, promises to again be defined by the pandemic. Offers by MLB to delay opening day were rejected by the pla
  
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• Average new US virus cases below 100K for 1st time in months

  14-02-2021 21:29
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Average daily new coronavirus cases in the United States have dipped below 100,000 in recent days for the first time in months. But experts cautioned Sunday that infections remain high and precautions to slow the spread must remain in place. The seven-day rolling average of new infections was well above 200,000 for much of December and went to roughly 250,000 in January, according to data kept by Johns Hopkins University, as the pandemic came roaring back after it had been t
  
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• Duchess of Sussex expecting 2nd child, a sibling for Archie

  14-02-2021 21:23
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expecting their second child. A spokesperson for the couple said in a statement that Archie is going to be a big brother and the duke and duchess are overjoyed. Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle married at Windsor Castle in May 2018. Their son Archie was born a year later. In early 2020, Meghan and Harry announced they were quitting royal duties and moving to North America, citing what they said were the unbearable intrusi
  
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• Kosovo voters choose a new parliament amid the pandemic

  14-02-2021 21:12
  
  PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s voters defied freezing weather to vote in an early parliamentary election to form a new government amid the coronavirus pandemic, an economic downturn and stalled negotiations with wartime foe Serbia. Some 1.8 million eligible were eligible Sunday to choose 120 lawmakers among more than 1,000 candidates from 28 political groups. Some 100,000 Kosovars abroad are also eligible to vote. People infected with coronavirus will be able to vote through mobile
  
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• Pro-Navalny ‘flashlight’ protests light up Russian cities

  14-02-2021 21:00
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Supporters of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have come out to residential courtyards and shined their cellphone flashlights in a display of unity, despite efforts by Russian authorities to extinguish the illuminated protests. Navalny’s team sent photos of small groups with lit-up cellphones in cities from Siberia to the Moscow region. It was unclear how many people participated overall. No arrests were immediately reported. However, police detained
  
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• Brazil Carnival goes online with street parties banned

  14-02-2021 20:58
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The street band Desliga de Justica usually plays for packed crowds of dancers each Carnival season. But the pandemic means parties are banned this year. So they’re facing cameras in a studio and playing for fans scattered across the internet while promising to make 2022, at least, a party to remember. Brazil is still recording an average of more than 1,000 deaths a day from the pandemic and as in many countries, immunization campaigns have been lagging. The Samb
  
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• Regional Catalan vote could confirm separatists’ power

  14-02-2021 20:52
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Political parties supporting the secession of Catalonia from the rest of Spain seem to be poised to maintain their hold on regional parliament after an election on Sunday. A survey of voters ahead of the election published by Catalonia public television as polls closed suggested that the three parties supporting independence for Catalonia may increase their slim majority in the Barcelona-based legislature. Former Health Minister Salvador Illa was hoping that his han
  
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• Police say Nicki Minaj’s father killed by hit-and-run driver

  14-02-2021 20:50
  
  MINEOA, N.Y. (AP) — Police say the 64-year-old father of singer-rapper Nicki Minaj has died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in New York. The Nassau County Police Department says Robert Maraj was walking along a road in Mineola on Long Island at 6:15 p.m. Friday when he was hit by a car that kept going. Maraj was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead Saturday. Police are asking any witnesses to the fatal crash to come forward. Minaj was born Onika Tanya Maraj in Trini
  
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• The Latest: Italy keeps ski slopes closed, a blow to tourism

  14-02-2021 20:47
  
  ROME — On the eve of what was supposed to finally be the much-delayed opening of Italy’s ski slopes, the government yanked permission because high circulation of a coronavirus variant.
  Health Minister Roberto Speranza’s ordinance on Sunday forbidding amateur skiing at least until March 5 effectively kills hopes of ski lift operators and resort owners to salvage at least some of the season.
  The ministry noted that analyses of virus samples indicate that a variant found in Britai
  
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• Suspect arrested in fatal stabbings in NYC subway system

  14-02-2021 20:36
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A 21-year-old Brooklyn man has been arrested in the fatal stabbings of two people on New York City subway trains. Police say Rigoberto Lopez was taken into custody Saturday night and was formally arrested Sunday on charges of murder and attempted murder. One of the stabbing victims was discovered dead on a train in Queens late Friday with several wounds to his neck and torso. A 44-year-old woman was later found stabbed to death in a subway car in upper Manhattan. Two nonfat
  
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• Trump looks to reassert himself after impeachment acquittal

  14-02-2021 20:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Now that he’s been acquitted in his second Senate impeachment trial, Donald Trump is preparing for the next phase of his post-presidency life. He’s feeling emboldened by the trial’s outcome and is expected to reemerge from a self-imposed hibernation. And he’s eyeing ways to reassert his power. Trump remains popular among the GOP base, but many Republicans in Washington have cooled to him. After being barred from Twitter, the former president lacks
  
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• Myanmar rattled by army movements, apparent internet cutoff

  14-02-2021 20:13
  
  YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Sightings of armored personnel carriers in Myanmar’s biggest city and leaked orders of an impending internet shutdown have raised political tensions, after vast numbers of people around the country flouted orders against demonstrations to protest the military’s seizure of power. Ambassadors from the U.S. and Canada and 12 European nations called on Myanmar’s security forces to refrain from violence against those “protesting the overthrow of th
  
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• Israel, Cyprus reach tourism deal for vaccinated travelers

  14-02-2021 20:12
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Cyprus have announced a tourism agreement. Under the deal, citizens who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus will be allowed to travel between the countries without the need to quarantine. The agreement Sunday between the two Mediterranean countries is a step toward restoring their tourism industries, which have been hit hard by the nearly year-long pandemic. Both countries have large tourism sectors. The deal is expected to go into effect on April 1. La
  
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• Indianapolis museum apologizes for ‘white art’ job listing

  14-02-2021 20:04
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields has removed and apologized for a job listing seeking a director who would maintain the museum’s “traditional, core, white art audience.” The museum’s director and chief executive, Charles Venable, says the decision to use the word “white” had been intentional to show that the museum wouldn’t abandon its existing audience as it works for more diversity. But the posting generated wide cr
  
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• Czechs re-declare state of emergency to keep restrictions

  14-02-2021 20:02
  
  PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech government has re-declared the state of emergency for next two weeks to be able to tackle the coronavirus pandemic in one of the European Union’s hardest-hit countries. The decision comes in defiance of the lower house of Parliament, which has refused the minority government’s request to extend the powerful tool that gives the Cabinet extra powers to impose and keep in place nationwide coronavirus restrictions and limit people’s rights to work and
  
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• Impeachment isn’t the final word on Capitol riot for Trump

  14-02-2021 19:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s acquittal at his second impeachment trial may not be the final word on whether he’s to blame for the deadly Capitol riot. The next step for the former president could be the courts. Trump is now a private citizen and is stripped of his protection from legal liability that the presidency gave him. The insurrection at the Capitol is just one of the legal cases shadowing Trump in the months after he was voted out of office. He also faces legal expo
  
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• Catalans vote for regional govt, test the separatists’ power

  14-02-2021 19:10
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The strength of the separatist movement in Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia is being tested as 5.3 million voters cast ballots in a regional election. Spain’s former Health Minister Salvador Illa is leading the ticket of the Socialist Party of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. Illa is hoping his handling of the coronavirus crisis will boost the Socialists’ chances of ending the decade-long hold on local power by pro-independence lawmaker
  
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• Northwest storm leaves over 200,000 without power

  14-02-2021 18:44
  
  Tens of thousands of people are without power in the Pacific Northwest after a winter storm blanketed the region with ice and snow. The greater Portland, Oregon, area was the hardest hit, with more than 200,000 people still without power Sunday. The extreme conditions, loss of power and transportation problems prompted Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to declare a state of emergency for the greater metro area Saturday. The National Weather Service said the Northwest should brace for another surge of winte
  
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• Iran’s army test fires short-range ‘smart’ missile

  14-02-2021 18:41
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Sate media says Iran’s army has test fired a sophisticated short-range missile. The Sunday report by the official IRNA  news agency quotes chief of the army’s ground forces Gen. Kioumars Heidari as saying that the test was ongoing, and that the “smart” missile had a range of 300 kilometers (186 miles) and was capable of working in “any weather condition.” He did not say where the test took place. Iran’s national army contro
  
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• Tourney director on planning Slam in pandemic: ‘relentless’

  14-02-2021 18:37
  
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian Open will take a massive financial hit this year. Organizers were forced to spend A$80 million (US$62 million) in cash reserves that had been built up over 10 years and take out a loan on top of that. Planning a Grand Slam tournament in the middle of a pandemic was also a logistical nightmare. Yet canceling the Australian Open this year was only briefly considered and then immediately ruled off the table by tournament director Craig Tiley. The tou
  
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• Wintry weather blanketing US to make rare dip to Gulf Coast

  14-02-2021 18:30
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Wintry weather is forecast for much of the U.S., with freezing temperatures expected to dip as snow falls as far south as Texas’ Gulf Coast. Marc Chenard, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center, says that cold air that far south is unusual. He says significant ice and up to 12 inches of snow are expected across parts of the southern Plains on Sunday and into Monday, with the highest amounts expected near the Oklahoma-Texas bo
  
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• The Latest: Mexico targets remote elderly with new shots

  14-02-2021 18:20
  
  Mexico received a shipment of 870,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses from a plant in India Sunday and laid out plans to vaccinate elderly people in the country’s poorest, most remote areas first.Mexico has so far used Pfizer shots to vaccinate frontline health workers, but has nearly run out of those. So the government will start applying its first doses of the AstraZeneca shot, which it purchased at $4 each.
  Critics say it would be quicker and more efficient to start vaccination efforts in the
  
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• Zimbabwe to receive delivery of China’s Sinopharm vaccines

  14-02-2021 18:18
  
  HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe is preparing to receive its first delivery of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, saying the shipment will first undergo “rigorous examinations” before being rolled out. The state-run Sunday Mail newspaper reported that the southern African country’s first vaccines, expected early Monday, will be 200,000 doses of the vaccine donated by the Chinese government, while another 600,000 doses of the same vaccine have been purchased by the
  
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• The Latest: UK study finds new variant may be more deadly

  14-02-2021 18:04
  
  LONDON — U.K. government scientific advisers say the COVID-19 variant now predominant in the country may be up to 70% more deadly than previous variants, underscoring concerns about how mutations may change the characteristics of the disease.
  The findings from the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group, published Friday on the government’s website, build on preliminary research released Jan. 21. The group includes experts from universities and public agencies acros
  
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• The Latest: Czech govt extends emergency, defies Parliament

  14-02-2021 17:52
  
  PRAGUE — The Czech government has re-declared its state of emergency for next two weeks to be able to effectively tackle the coronavirus pandemic in one of the hardest hit European countries.
  The decision has been approved in defiance of the lower house of Parliament, which has refused the government’s request to extend the tool that gives the Cabinet extra powers necessary to impose and keep in place strict nationwide restrictive measures and limit people’s rights.
  Some lawyer
  
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• On Parkland anniversary, Biden calls for tougher gun laws

  14-02-2021 17:51
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Sorrow is reverberating across the country Sunday as Americans joined a Florida community in remembering the 17 lives lost three years ago in the Parkland school shooting massacre. President Joe Biden used the the occasion to call on Congress to strengthen gun laws, including requiring background checks on all gun sales and banning assault weapons. The president said there was no time to wait. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered flags be lowered to half staff from su
  
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• Good dogs! 20 years of covering Westminster Kennel Club show

  14-02-2021 17:49
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — To every sport, there’s a season, a spot on the calendar that fans mark for the big event. World Series, October. College hoops, March. Indy 500, Memorial Day. For dog owners, it’s right around Valentine’s Day. That’s when they normally cuddle up on the couch with their precious pooch to watch the Super Bowl of Dogs — the Westminster Kennel Club show. This year, they’ll have to wait for the coveted best in show. Because of coronavirus con
  
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• The Latest: Advocates say disabled bypassed for vaccines

  14-02-2021 17:37
  
  UNDATED — Though many people with disabilities are more vulnerable to COVID-19, in some U.S. states they’re being left behind in the massive effort to get limited vaccines into the arms of those who need them most.
  People with disabilities have been pushed down the priority list in places such as North Carolina and California, where the state reversed course after days of public pressure.
  In Minnesota, parents are begging unsuccessfully to give their vaccination spots to their childr
  
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• ‘I put my life on hold:’ Disability groups plead for vaccine

  14-02-2021 17:24
  
  Though many people with disabilities are more vulnerable to COVID-19, in some U.S. states they’re being left behind in a massive effort to get limited vaccines into the arms of those who need them most. People with disabilities have been pushed down the priority list in places like North Carolina and California, where the state reversed course after days of public pressure. In Minnesota, parents are begging unsuccessfully to give their vaccination spots to their children whose Down syndrom
  
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• Protesters say French anti-radicalism law is anti-Muslim

  14-02-2021 17:23
  
  PARIS (AP) — Activists rallied in Paris to demand that the French government abandon a bill aimed at rooting out Islamist extremism that the protesters say would trample on religious freedom and make all Muslims into potential suspects. Lawmakers hold a key vote Tuesday on the draft law. The legislative debate comes amid lingering fears of extremist violence after an Islamic radical beheaded a history teacher and other recent attacks. President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist government a
  
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• Lawmakers pursue limiting public access to mug shots

  14-02-2021 17:16
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Booking photos taken by police when a person is arrested are often made public, but some experts say releasing someone’s mug shot can undermine the presumption of innocence, perpetuate racial stereotypes and leave an indelible stain on a person’s life. Legislation proposed this year in Utah would ban police from releasing mug shots until a person has been convicted of a crime. Florida, Delaware and North Dakota introduced similar measures this year while I
  
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• Average US virus cases dip below 100K for 1st time in months

  14-02-2021 17:15
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Average daily new coronavirus cases in the United States have dipped below 100,000 in recent days for the first time in months. But experts cautioned Sunday that infections remain high and precautions to slow the spread must remain in place. The seven-day rolling average of new infections was well above 200,000 for much of December and went to roughly 250,000 in January, according to data kept by Johns Hopkins University, as the pandemic came roaring back after it had been t
  
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• Biden order reestablishes faith-focused White House office

  14-02-2021 17:14
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order relaunching a White House office aimed at fostering cooperation between the federal government and faith-based and secular community organizations. The order reestablishes the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. That’s a 20-year-old initiative first put in place by President George W. Bush. Biden suggests that such partnerships are particularly important at a time when the pandemic has cr
  
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• Kosovo voters choose new parliament amid pandemic

  14-02-2021 17:12
  
  PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s voters defied freezing weather to vote in an early parliamentary election to form a new government amid the coronavirus pandemic, an economic downturn and stalled negotiations with wartime foe Serbia. Some 1.8 million eligible were eligible Sunday to choose 120 lawmakers among more than 1,000 candidates from 28 political groups. Some 100,000 Kosovars abroad are also eligible to vote. People infected with coronavirus will be able to vote through mobile
  
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• The Latest: UK hits vaccine milestone goal of 15 million

  14-02-2021 17:09
  
  LONDON — The U.K. government said Sunday that it reached its goal of giving at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot to at least 15 million of the most vulnerable people in the country by mid-February, increasing pressure on ministers to clarify when they will ease a lockdown imposed in early January.
  More than 15 million people, or 22% of the U.K. population, have received their first shot. The figure includes most people in the government’s top four priority groups, including everyone ov
  
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