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• Rockets strike near US base in Iraq, killing 1, wounding 8

  15-02-2021 23:48
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi  and U.S. security officials say rockets have struck outside Irbil international airport near where U.S. forces are based in northern Iraq, killing on civilian contractor and wounding five others. Security officials say at least three rockets Monday night hit the areas between the civilian airport in the Kurdish-run region and the nearby base hosting U.S. troops. The officials say at least two civilians also were wounded and material damage was caused to cars and
  
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• Key Florida official overseeing COVID-19 response resigns

  15-02-2021 23:45
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — One of Florida’s top lieutenants in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak has resigned, citing the grueling nature of the role. Jared Moskowitz led Florida’s Division of Emergency Management for the past two years. He said he tired of being away from his wife and two children, all of whom remain in Broward County while he spends much of his time more than 400 miles away in the state’s capital city of Tallahassee. Following the November presid
  
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• Virus surge recedes as Arizona nears 800K cases, 15K deaths

  15-02-2021 23:38
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials reported 1,338 new COVID-19 cases on Monday as the state approaches 800,000 cases and 15,000 deaths since the pandemic began. The state did not report any new deaths Monday, but the fatality numbers tend to be light on Mondays following a lag in weekend reporting. The state is likely to surpass both benchmarks of 800,000 cases and 15,000 deaths on Tuesday or Wednesday. The state has reported 798,608 cases and 14,978 deaths thus far. Health officials
  
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• Rockets strike near US base in Iraq, killing 1, wounding 5

  15-02-2021 23:23
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi  and U.S. security officials say rockets have struck outside Irbil international airport near where U.S. forces are based in northern Iraq, killing on civilian contractor and wounding five others. Security officials say at least three rockets Monday night hit the areas between the civilian airport in the Kurdish-run region and the nearby base hosting U.S. troops. The officials say at least two civilians were wounded and material damage was caused to cars and other
  
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• The Latest: Houston scrambles to give vaccines after outage

  15-02-2021 23:16
  
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  HOUSTON — Officials in Houston say massive power outages across Texas because of a winter storm knocked out electricity to a facility storing over 8,000 doses of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine.
  The outages forced Houston health officials Monday to scramble to distribute the doses before they went bad. More than 2 million people across Texas are without power after a massive storm system dropped temperatures into single di
  
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• Former NFL receiver Vincent Jackson found dead in hotel room

  15-02-2021 23:12
  
  BRANDON, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson has been found dead at a Florida hotel room, days after authorities spoke with him as part of a welfare check. Deputies say the 38-year-old Jackson checked in to a hotel room in Brandon on Jan. 11 and had been staying in a room since then. Jackson’s family reported him missing on Feb. 10. Two days later, deputies with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office located Jackson at the Homewood Suites and spoke with him.
  
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• Texas freeze leaves millions in north Mexico without power

  15-02-2021 23:10
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Freezing weather in Texas has led to a chain of events that left almost 5 million customers in northern Mexico without power as a shortage of natural gas disrupted electricity production. Mexico’s government-owned utility says its operations were left short as the winter storm in Texas froze natural gas pipelines. Mexico uses gas to generate about 60% of its power, compared to about 40% in the United States. The Mexican utility says that by midday Monday it had res
  
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• Sheriff: Former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson, 38, found dead in Florida hotel room

  15-02-2021 23:00
  
  BRANDON, Fla. (AP) — Sheriff: Former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson, 38, found dead in Florida hotel room.The post Sheriff: Former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson, 38, found dead in Florida hotel room appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Minnesota lawmakers debate security for ex-officers’ trials

  15-02-2021 22:58
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A partisan dispute over who should pay for reinforcing police during the murder trial of a former Minneapolis officer charged with killing George Floyd is coming to a head. The Democratic-controlled House and Republican-controlled Senate debated two very different plans Monday. The Senate proposal, which passed 35-32, would allow garnishing money that Minneapolis gets from the state’s Local Government Aid program to ensure that other agencies are reimbursed for the
  
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• LAPD, police union outraged by report of Floyd ‘Valentine’

  15-02-2021 22:58
  
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  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A report that Los Angeles police officers circulated a photo of George Floyd with the words “you take my breath away” in a Valentine-like format has prompted an internal investigation. It’s also drawn blistering condemnation from Floyd’s family, the district attorney and the police union. The Los Angeles Times reports that Chief Michel Moore says investigators will try to determine how the image may have
  
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• Deaths highlight once-in-a-decade Rockies avalanche danger

  15-02-2021 22:40
  
  DENVER (AP) — The deaths of two Colorado men caught in backcountry avalanches and a third in Montana over the frigid Presidents Day weekend underscore the winter dangers in the Rocky Mountain wilderness. Forecasters say exceptionally weak layers of snowpack have created the most hazardous conditions in a decade. At least 25 people have been killed in avalanches in the United States this year, which is more than the 23 who died last winter. Typically, 27 people die in avalanches in the U.S.
  
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• Cuomo: NY should have released care home death data faster

  15-02-2021 22:38
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Under fire over his management of the coronavirus’ lethal path through New York’s nursing homes, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is insisting the state didn’t cover up deaths. But he acknowledged Monday that officials should have moved faster to release some information sought by lawmakers, the public and the press. The Democrat said at a virtual news conference that deaths in nursing homes and hospitals were always "fully, publicly and accurately reported.” Cuomo
  
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• Movie Roundup: Two Great Movies Now Showing This Week in Tucson

  15-02-2021 22:22
  
  Tucson has a nice bounce-back week with the openings of two films that make my personal Top Ten list for 2020.MOVIE REVIEW: JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAHNow playing at Harkins Tucson Spectrum 18 and Roadhouse Cinemas (also streaming on HBO MAX)…
  
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• As redistricting looms, Democrats jockey to counter GOP edge

  15-02-2021 22:09
  
  As the once-a-decade redistricting conflicts heat up across the country, both Republicans and Democrats are wrestling with how far to press their advantage in a process as consequential as any election. Republicans hope to build on their success in the last round 10 years ago, even as some population and political trends work against them. Democrats are facing a test of their commitment to the changes they’ve long argued are needed to create a level playing field. Whoever controls the map-
  
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• Biden faces questions about commitment to minimum wage hike

  15-02-2021 22:05
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden campaigned on raising the national minimum wage to $15 per hour and attached a proposal doing just that to the $1.9 trillion coronavirus pandemic relief bill. But that provision appears in jeopardy. And Biden himself may be a big reason why. The proposal doesn’t have the 60 votes needed to make it to the Senate floor on its own. Attaching it to the COVID bill means Democrats could pass it without Republican support using a process called budget r
  
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• Pelosi says independent commission will examine Capitol riot

  15-02-2021 21:53
  
  Nancy Pelosi, 52nd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Photo Date: 2/10/2020
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Congress will establish an independent, Sept. 11-style commission to look into the deadly insurrection that took place at the U.S. Capitol.
  Pelosi says the commission will “investigate and report on the facts and causes relating to the January 6, 2021, domestic terrorist attack upon the United States Capitol Complex … and relating to the int
  
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• Spanish rapper rejects imprisonment, draws focus to gag law

  15-02-2021 21:45
  
  LLEIDA, Spain (AP) — A rapper in Spain and dozens of his supporters have locked themselves inside a university building in the artist’s latest attempt to avoid a prison sentence for insulting the monarchy and praising terrorism. The case of Pablo Hasél, 32, has drawn increasing attention in Spain and has been linked to the government’s sudden announcement to change a national law that is deemed to curtail freedom of expression. Over 200 artists signed a petition last wee
  
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• American university hopes to fill higher-ed gap in Iraq

  15-02-2021 21:45
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Higher education has lagged in Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam. Government officials maintain that the American University in Baghdad, which opened this week, is critical to shoring up the country’s flailing state of higher education. The campus is a sight rarely seen in Baghdad’s urban sprawl: Ducks float by peacefully as a handful of students, backpacks slung over their shoulders, head to class. Of the 14 colleges that President Michae
  
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• House Speaker Pelosi says Congress will establish independent, Sept. 11-style commission to look into Capitol riot

  15-02-2021 21:42
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Pelosi says Congress will establish independent, Sept. 11-style commission to look into Capitol riot.The post House Speaker Pelosi says Congress will establish independent, Sept. 11-style commission to look into Capitol riot appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: More utilities start rolling blackouts

  15-02-2021 21:33
  
  The Latest on winter weather across the U.S. (all times local):
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Some energy companies have begun implementing rolling power outages in response to overwhelming demand for power during record-setting low temperatures and wind chills.
  The Southwest Power Pool, a group of utilities across 14 states, called for rolling outages because the supply of reserve energy had been exhausted. Some utilities said they were starting blackouts, while others urged customers to reduce powe
  
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• Suns assign rookie forward Jalen Smith to G League

  15-02-2021 21:33
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns have assigned rookie forward Jalen Smith to the NBA’s G League. The No. 10 overall draft pick out of Maryland hasn’t played much this season for the Suns. The 20-year-old has appeared in eight games and is averaging 1.8 points and 1.3 rebounds. Smith was inactive for Sunday night’s game against the Magic. The Suns have recently had several players return from injuries, which made the 6-foot-10 Smith’s path to playing time even harder.
  
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• Okonjo-Iweala is 1st woman, African to lead world trade body

  15-02-2021 21:18
  
  FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The 164 countries of the World Trade Organization on Monday approved Nigerian economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the body’s new head. She is the first woman and the first African to lead the Geneva-based organization. U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration endorsed her after the Trump administration had opposed her. Supporting her is part of Biden’s vow to re-engage in multilateral organizations instead of Trump’s “America first&rdqu
  
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• Palestinians say Israel blocks shipment of vaccines to Gaza

  15-02-2021 21:17
  
  RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Authority says Israel is preventing it from sending coronavirus vaccines to the Gaza Strip. It says the vaccines were intended for frontline medical workers in the territory controlled by the Islamic militant group Hamas. The Palestinian health minister says Israel bears “full responsibility” for blocking the shipment of 2,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine that were acquired by the PA, which governs parts of the Israeli-occ
  
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• Congressman hopes politics align on divisive Northwest dams

  15-02-2021 21:10
  
  SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A Republican congressman has proposed removing four hydroelectric dams in the Pacific Northwest as part of a sweeping plan to save salmon populations and provide aid to farmers and others. The $33.5 billion proposal from Rep. Mike Simpson of Idaho was announced earlier this month. Now the question is: Can it win approval from Congress and the Biden administration? The plan calls for removing one dam in 2030 and the other three the following year. The dams were built i
  
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• The Latest: Bush airport in Houston closed until Tuesday

  15-02-2021 21:09
  
  The Latest on winter weather across the U.S. (all times local):
  HOUSTON — A winter storm making its way from the southern Plains to the Northeast is affecting air travel.Officials said Bush Intercontinental Airport runways will remain closed until at least 1 p.m. Tuesday, as the region remains under the grip of subfreezing temperatures. That’s a day longer than previously estimated.
  ___DALLAS — The nation’s largest oil refinery shut down because of the winter weather hitt
  
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• Canada and allies declare arbitrary detentions immoral

  15-02-2021 21:09
  
  OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada, the U.S. and a coalition of 56 other countries have endorsed a declaration denouncing state-sponsored arbitrary detention of foreign nationals for political purposes. The new declaration was the result of a campaign to free Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor from Chinese prisons. The two were arrested in apparent retaliation for the arrest of a top Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou. But Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau said Monday&rsq
  
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• Saudi Arabia to stop contracting with firms without local HQ

  15-02-2021 21:05
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia says it plans to stop contracting with foreign companies that don’t have their Mideast headquarters located in the kingdom. The bold move could escalate business competition in the region and put the kingdom at odds with Dubai, considered the region’s commercial and tourism hub. The decision is to take effect at the start of 2024. It aims to establish the kingdom as a regional business hub, solicit foreign investment and boost emp
  
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• Royal occasion: Oprah Winfrey to interview Meghan and Harry

  15-02-2021 20:57
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be speaking with Oprah Winfrey, their first major television interview since quitting royal duties and buying a home last year in the U.S. The 90-minute “Oprah With Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special” will air March 7, CBS announced Monday. Winfrey knows the couple well. She attended their wedding in 2018 and lives near them in Montecito, California. On Sunday, a spokesperson for Meghan and Harry confirmed that they wer
  
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• UArizona President: In-person classes with fewer than 50 students expected to resume next week

  15-02-2021 20:52
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - More in-person classes will soon be made available after University of Arizona President Robert Robbins announced Monday that UArizona is planning to move into Stage 2 of its campus reentry plan next week.Back in October, the university decided to cancel all in-person classes after Thanksgiving break in response to the projected holiday surge of COVID-19. As virus cases followed the projections, hitting record-high numbers in the state, UArizona students finished the semeste
  
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• Iraq officials: Rockets strike outside airport near US base

  15-02-2021 20:43
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security officials say rockets have struck outside Irbil international airport near where U.S. forces are based in northern Iraq, wounding at least two civilians and causing property damage. Three rockets Monday night hit the areas between the civilian airport in the Kurdish-run region and the nearby base hosting U.S. troops, the three security officials said. At least two civilians were wounded and material damage was caused to cars and other property, the officials s
  
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• UN authorizes AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine for emergency use

  15-02-2021 20:35
  
  TORONTO (AP) — The World Health Organization has granted an emergency authorization to the coronavirus vaccine made by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. The move should allow the U.N. health agency’s partners to ship millions of doses to countries worldwide as part of a U.N.-backed program to tame the pandemic. In a statement on Monday, the WHO said it was authorizing the AstraZeneca vaccines made by the Serum Institute of India and South Korea’s AstraZeneca-SKBio. It is only
  
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• Iraqi officials: 3 rockets hit outside Irbil airport near U.S. troops, wounding at least 2 civilians, causing damage

  15-02-2021 20:27
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials: 3 rockets hit outside Irbil airport near U.S. troops, wounding at least 2 civilians, causing damage.The post Iraqi officials: 3 rockets hit outside Irbil airport near U.S. troops, wounding at least 2 civilians, causing damage appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Local teacher named among IXL Learning’s Elite 100

  15-02-2021 20:15
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - A local teacher is being recognized for his commitment to students during this unprecedented time in education.Alejandro Gallegos from Mary Belle McCorkle Academy of Excellence has been identified by IXL Learning as one of the Elite 100.The personalized learning program recognizes top teachers from around the world every year who have demonstrated their commitment to helping their students learn through its program."I really appreciate this b
  
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• Law enforcement offers ‘unforgettable night’ for your ex-Valentine with outstanding arrest warrant

  15-02-2021 19:50
  
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  (CNN) - Bitter about a bad breakup?If your ex-Valentine has an outstanding arrest warrant, certain law enforcement agencies are offering cunning closure!Hell hath no fury like a lover scorned! That's the idea behind offers from a couple of law enforcement agencies to arrest your ex.The offers posted to social media just in time for Valentine's Day targeted people looking to stick it to an ex-Valentine they know to have outstanding arrest warrants.The tongue in cheek posts were off
  
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• 17-year-old dies after shooting in west Phoenix mall

  15-02-2021 19:44
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police have identified a 17-year-old boy as the person killed during a weekend shooting at the Desert Sky Mall in west Phoenix. Phoenix police on Monday said Alejandro Martinez was pronounced dead at a hospital and an unidentified 20-year-old man was hospitalized with serious injuries but expected to survive. Police spokesman Sgt. Andy Williams says the two were shot at about 1 p.m. Sunday inside the mall after getting in an argument over merchandise with an employee who was
  
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• Kosovo’s leftist opposition party gains landslide win

  15-02-2021 19:41
  
  PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The left-wing opposition leader who’s poised to become Kosovo’s next prime minister says that he would push hard for his country to join the European Union. But he also urged the bloc Monday to provide an economic aid package to help smooth the path to membership for western Balkan states. Albin Kurti’s Self-Determination Movement Party, or Vetevendosje!, won a clear victory with 48% of the vote in Sunday’s early election held amid the pandem
  
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• UN approves AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

  15-02-2021 19:40
  
  TORONTO (AP) — The World Health Organization has granted an emergency authorization to the coronavirus vaccine made by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. The move should allow the U.N. health agency’s partners to ship millions of doses to countries worldwide as part of a U.N.-backed program to tame the pandemic. In a statement on Monday, the U.N. health agency said it was authorizing the AstraZeneca vaccines made by the Serum Institute of India and South Korea’s AstraZeneca-SKB
  
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• Millions without power in Texas as snow storm slams US

  15-02-2021 19:39
  
  NBC News Channel Lubbock, Texas on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021.AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas council that manages the majority of the state’s electricity has initiated rotating power outages amid a winter storm that’s dropped snow, ice, and temperatures. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas is urging residents to reduce electricity. More than 2 million customers went without power for short periods Monday morning as officials worked to conserve energy. Snow is also falling acr
  
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• Arizona reports 1,338 new COVID-19 cases as state nears 800K

  15-02-2021 19:32
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials reported 1,338 new COVID-19 cases on Monday as the state approaches 800,000 cases and 15,000 deaths since the pandemic began. The state did not report any new deaths Monday, but the fatality numbers tend to be light on Mondays following a weekend lag. The state is likely to surpass both benchmarks of 800,000 cases and 15,000 deaths on Tuesday or Wednesday. The state has reported 798,608 cases and 14,978 deaths thus far. Health officials say the coron
  
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• As 20th anniversary of death at Daytona nears, Earnhardt remembered as great friend, unfortunate safety pioneer

  15-02-2021 19:30
  
  PHOENIX – Dale Earnhardt, or “The Intimidator” as most fans knew him, was probably the most-feared driver in NASCAR history.…
  
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• The Latest: Records lows, ice, snow in much of US

  15-02-2021 19:26
  
  The Latest on winter weather across the U.S. (all times local):
  OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska saw a number of low-temperature records broken as Arctic air sits over the Plains.The National Weather Service said record lows were broken early Monday in Omaha, Lincoln, Hastings and North Platte.In Omaha, the temperature dropped to minus 15. Lincoln hit minus 16. In Hastings, the temperature fell to minus 26. North Platte saw a low of minus 29.
  Even with the record-breaking temperatures, none fell as
  
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• Coconino County Board of Supervisors appoints new member

  15-02-2021 19:07
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona’s Coconino County Board of Supervisors has appointed a new member to represent District 2. The Arizona Daily Sun reports Supervisor Jeronimo Vasquez is expected to hold the position until the 2022 general election. Vasquez was one of 12 applicants and was appointed after a series of interviews conducted by the board Friday. Vasquez was appointed after Supervisor Liz Archuleta resigned her board position last week to become director of the Office of Int
  
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• Frigid temperatures, snow and ice grip nation

  15-02-2021 19:01
  
  (NBC News) Bone-chilling temperatures are gripping the nation, from the East Coast to to the West.A state of emergency has been declared in Oklahoma, where icy road conditions were blamed for a massive crash Sunday.The deep freeze is also being felt in Texas, where heavy snow fell in Lubbock and Midland.
   
  In the Northeast, the shore of Lake Erie is under a thick layer of ice, as are the streets of Philadelphia.To the west, up to a foot of snow blanketed the Seattle area, leaving roadways
  
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• Michael Jordan gives $10M for North Carolina health clinics

  15-02-2021 19:00
  
  WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A health care system announced Monday that basketball legend Michael Jordan is donating $10 million to launch two medical clinics in underserved communities near his North Carolina hometown. Novant Health says the clinics are set to open in New Hanover County in early 2022. News outlets report that the gift marks one of the largest ever from the Basketball Hall of Fame athlete. Jordan previously gave $7 million to open clinics in Charlotte in 2019 and 2020. Jordan g
  
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• The Latest: WHO gives emergency authorization for vaccine

  15-02-2021 18:46
  
  The World Health Organization has granted an emergency authorization to the coronavirus vaccine made by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, a move that should allow the company’s partners to ship millions of doses to countries worldwide as part of a U.N.-backed program to tame the pandemic.
  In a statement Monday, the U.N. health agency said it was authorizing the AstraZeneca vaccines made by the Serum Institute of India and South Korea’s AstraZeneca-SKBio.
  WHO’s green light for
  
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• Egypt officials: Cairo building partially collapses, 4 dead

  15-02-2021 18:42
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian officials say an apartment building in Cairo has partially collapsed, killing at least four people. The collapse happened overnight. On Monday morning, rescue workers were still searching for a possible survivor trapped under the rubble of the four-story building. The four dead are all from one family. Reports said rescuers managed to pull an injured child from under the rubble. It was not immediately clear what caused the collapse. It’s not uncommon for buildin
  
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• Hamas court says women need guardian’s approval to travel

  15-02-2021 18:36
  
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Hamas-run Islamic court in the Gaza Strip has ruled that women require the permission of a male guardian to travel. The edict further restricts movement in and out of the territory that has been blockaded by Israel and Egypt since the militant group seized power. The decision by the Sharia Judicial Council, issued on Sunday, says an unmarried woman may not travel without the permission of her “guardian,” which would usually refer to her father or
  
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• EXPLAINER: UN vaccine plan for poor countries nears rollout

  15-02-2021 18:31
  
  GENEVA (AP) — It’s nearly launch time for COVAX, the United Nations’ unprecedented program to deploy COVID-19 vaccines for hundreds of millions in need around the globe. More than two months after countries like Britain and the United States started immunizing their most vulnerable people, the U.N.’s health agency gave its approval Monday to a vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, which could trigger the release of hundreds of millions of doses by COVAX.
  
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• Arizona's COVID-19 Cases Decline for Fourth Straight Week

  15-02-2021 18:26
  
  With the fourth week in a row of declining COVID-19 cases in Pima County, Arizona has evolved from a state of “crisis” to one of “elevated risk,” according to Dr. Joe Gerald, a University of Arizona professor who creates weekly coronavirus epidemiology reports based on Arizona Department of Health Services data.…
  
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• Chilling 911 call triggers search for migrants trapped in tanker in Texas

  15-02-2021 18:23
  
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  (WOAI/NBC News) - One person has been arrested in connection with an alleged human smuggling attempt at the center of a chilling 911 call.Nearly 80 immigrants were reportedly trapped inside a tanker truck and running out of oxygen near San Antonio, Texas last week when one called 911.The caller said they could not see anything inside and they had no oxygen.“It's heart
  
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