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• Skateboarding champion charged for hosting Los Angeles party

  20-02-2021 23:29
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A skateboarding world champion is among five people prosecutors in Southern California have charged with organizing parties that were possible superspreader events at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Los Angeles Times reports Nyjah Huston, a four-time world skateboarding champion, and Edward Essa, the owner of a home in the Fairfax District, held a party last month with at least 40 people that was shut down by police after receiving a complaint. Huston and Essa w
  
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• Biden pays a visit to ailing former GOP Sen. Bob Dole

  20-02-2021 23:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden paid a visit Saturday to former Sen. Bob Dole, days after the World War II veteran and 1996 Republican presidential nominee announced he’d been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. Biden served in the Senate with Dole for more than two decades. The president arrived Saturday afternoon at Washington’s Watergate complex, where the 97-year-old and his wife, Elizabeth, have maintained a longtime residence. The White House described Dole as a &ld
  
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• Crews rescue parachutist dangling from Arizona power lines

  20-02-2021 23:09
  
  ARIZONA CITY, Ariz. (AP) — A military parachutist who dropped onto high-voltage power lines in southern Arizona had to dangle for several hours before he could be rescued by firefighters and utility crews. Firefighters had to arrange to have the lines de-energized before crews could use a ladder truck to rescue the parachutist Friday. The jump went awry south of Arizona City near a small private airport that had been the planned landing point for the training jump. Southern Arizona is popu
  
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• Trump to speak at CPAC in first post-White House appearance

  20-02-2021 23:02
  
  WASHINTON (AP) — Donald Trump will be making his first post-presidential appearance at a conservative gathering in Florida next weekend. A spokesman for the American Conservative Union, Ian Walters, confirms that Trump will be speaking at the group’s annual Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 28. CPAC is being held this year in Orlando, Florida, and will feature a slew of former Trump administration officials and others who represent his wing of the GOP. Trump has been k
  
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• Debris falls from plane during emergency landing near Denver

  20-02-2021 23:00
  
  Debris from a commercial airliner fell onto Denver suburbs during an emergency landing Saturday, with one very large piece narrowly missing a home. Authorities said nobody aboard or on the ground was reported hurt. The Broomfield Police Department said on Twitter that the plane landed safely at Denver International Airport. Photos posted by the police department showed large, circular pieces of debris leaning against a house in the suburb about 25 miles north of Denver. No other details were imm
  
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• Brown, Porter lead Weber St. past N. Arizona 74-52

  20-02-2021 22:56
  
  OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Isiah Brown had 15 points to lead five Weber State players in double figures as the Wildcats extended their home win streak to 10 games, rolling past Northern Arizona 74-52. Zahir Porter added 13 points for the Wildcats. Seikou Sisoho Jawara chipped in 11, Dillon Jones scored 10 and Cody Carlson had 10. Luke Avdalovic led the Lumberjacks with 16 points.The post Brown, Porter lead Weber St. past N. Arizona 74-52 appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Kroger is latest victim of third-party software data breach

  20-02-2021 22:35
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Kroger Co. says it was among the multiple victims of a data breach involving a third-party vendor’s file-transfer service. It says it is notifying potentially impacted customers and offering them free credit monitoring. The Cincinnati-based grocery and pharmacy chain said in a statement Friday that it believes less than 1% of its customers were affected as well as some current and former employees because a number of personnel records were apparently viewed. Kroger said
  
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• Plane drops debris during emergency landing near Denver

  20-02-2021 22:23
  
  DENVER (AP) — A commercial airliner dropped debris in Colorado neighborhoods during an emergency landing Saturday. The Broomfield Police Department said on Twitter that the plane landed safely at Denver International Airport and that no injuries had been reported from the incident. Photos posted by the police department showed large, circular pieces of debris leaning against a house in the suburb about 25 miles north of Denver. No other details were immediately available.The post Plane dro
  
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• As ‘Kimye’ become Kim and Kanye, will it stay peaceful?

  20-02-2021 22:19
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Initial signs suggest a smooth split between Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West. As “Kimye” becomes just Kim and Kanye with Kardashian filing for divorce Friday, they do so with a prenuptial agreement in place, independent fortunes and a desire to share time with their four kids. Attorney Daniel Jaffe who has worked on celebrity divorces for decades, says the prenup means the famous couple likely kept their property separate during the marriage, making it eas
  
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• Motorcycle pileup delays I-10 at Marana road

  20-02-2021 22:14
  
  MARANA (KVOA) - The Arizona Department of Public Safety has confirmed that three to four motorcycles were involved in a crash on I-10 on Saturday afternooon.Four people were transported to the hospital. The extent of the injuries are unknown at this time.
  News 4 Tucson will update this article as we receive more information.
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• Protesters revive demands for Armenian government to resign

  20-02-2021 22:07
  
  YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Thousands of protesters calling for the resignation of Armenia’s prime minister and his government gathered in the center of the country’s capital for the first time since winter weather put their movement on hold. The protesters met on Freedom Square and marched off in several directions, shutting down traffic in central Yerevan on Saturday. Several rows of police blocked off the government building as protest participants reconvened on Republic Square.
  
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• Senator seeks probe of natural gas price spikes during storm

  20-02-2021 21:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic senator is calling for federal investigations into possible price gouging of natural gas in the Midwest and other regions following severe winter storms that plunged Texas and other states into a deep freeze that caused power outages in millions of homes and businesses. Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith says natural gas spot prices spiked as high as 100 times typical levels, forcing utilities and other natural gas users to incur exorbitant costs, many of which were p
  
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• The Latest: Israel to issue badges as proof of vaccination

  20-02-2021 21:42
  
  JERUSALEM — Israel unveiled a plan on Saturday to allow people who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus to attend cultural events, fly abroad and go to health clubs and restaurants.
  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the plan at a news conference on Saturday night, saying those who have been vaccinated will be able to download the “green badge” in the coming days.“The green badge is gradually opening up the country,” Netanyahu said.
  Israel has condu
  
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• Frozen pipes, electric woes remain as cold snap eases grip

  20-02-2021 21:40
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Warmer temperatures are spreading across the southern United States, bringing some relief to a winter weary region. It faces a challenging clean-up and expensive repairs from days of extreme cold and widespread power outages. In hard-hit Texas, where millions were warned to boil tap water before drinking it, the warm-up on Saturday was expected to last for several days. President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in Texas, directing federal agencies help in the recovery
  
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• Prominent Greek actor-director arrested, charged with rape

  20-02-2021 21:24
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police say a well-known stage actor and director in Greece has been arrested on rape charges. A Greek police spokesman said Dimitris Lignadis turned himself in Saturday afternoon at Athens police headquarters. The 56-year-old director was being held pending an appearance before a magistrate. According to media reports, at least three people have made allegations against Lignadis, including a 25-year-old man who accused him of having raped him in 2010. Lignadis has den
  
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• Yemen: Tribal leaders say Houthis kill 5 from allied tribe

  20-02-2021 21:09
  
  SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Tribal leaders say Yemen’s Houthi rebels have killed a tribal leader and four of his immediate family in the rebel-held capital, Sanaa. Armed rebels, led by Houthi leader Abu Khalid al-Raei, gunned down Sheikh Ali Abu Nashtan on Friday along with three of his sons and a sister outside their house in the Arhab district. The cause of killings wasn’t immediately clear, and the rebels declined to comment. The Houthis have cordoned the area as tribesmen pledged r
  
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• Spain: Peaceful protests for jailed rapper see more clashes

  20-02-2021 21:09
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A fifth night of peaceful protests to denounce the imprisonment of a Spanish rap artist once more devolved into clashes between police and fringe group members who set up street barricades and smashed storefront windows in Barcelona. Small groups made up mostly of young people damaged stores on Barcelona’s main shopping street on Saturday night and then threw stones after police in riot gear poured out of vans to engage them. Hundreds of protesters also gather
  
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• UN experts: Trump ally, UAE firms violated Libya sanctions

  20-02-2021 21:07
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts say American security contractor Erik Prince, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, violated the U.N. arms embargo against Libya along with three United Arab Emirates-based companies and their top managers during an operation to help a rebel military commander take the capital Tripoli. The panel outlined “a well-funded private military company operation” called “Project Opus” designed to provide military equipment to easte
  
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• Spain: Peaceful protests for jailed rapper see more looting

  20-02-2021 20:52
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A fifth night of peaceful protests to denounce the imprisonment of a Spanish rap artist once more devolved into clashes between police and fringe group members who set up street barricades and smashed storefront windows in Barcelona. Small groups made up mostly of young people looted stores on Barcelona’s main shopping street on Saturday night and then threw stones after police in riot gear poured out of vans to engage them. Hundreds of protesters also gathere
  
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• German police arrest man suspected of sending package bombs

  20-02-2021 20:35
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say a 66-year-old man in Germany has been taken into custody on suspicion he was behind three package bombs sent to food manufacturers and retailers. German news agency dpa reported Saturday that olice identified the man as a retiree living in the Ulm area of southwest Germany’s Baden-Wuerttemberg state. He is suspected of being responsible for a package bomb that exploded last week at the offices of discount grocery store Lidl in the city of Neckarsulm, inj
  
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• Italy taps German archaeologist to oversee Pompeii ruins

  20-02-2021 20:14
  
  ROME (AP) — A German-born archaeologist has been chosen to be the next director of Pompeii, which is still revealing its ancient mysteries centuries after a volcanic eruption destroyed the Roman city. Italy’s culture minister announced Saturday that Gabriel Zuchtriegel won out over 43 other candidates for the job of leading one of the country’s most popular tourist sites. The 39-year-old Zuchtriegel previously directed directed the state archeological park of Paestum and Velia
  
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• Ex-deputy acquitted in incident that led to cries of racism

  20-02-2021 20:03
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A former North Carolina sheriff’s deputy has been acquitted of criminal charges in an incident that sparked allegations of racism after he led an armed group in search of his missing sister but went to the wrong home. A New Hanover County judge on Thursday acquitted 24-year-old Jordan Kita of forcible trespass, breaking and entering, and failure to discharge duties. Another man who was in the group searching for Kita’s biracial sister also was acquitted
  
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• Customs inspectors find cocaine-coated corn flakes in Ohio

  20-02-2021 19:58
  
  CINCINNATI, Ohio (AP) — Customs authorities in Ohio say they intercepted a shipment of cereal earlier this month with a special frosting — cocaine. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Cincinnati reported finding 44 pounds of cocaine-coated corn flakes that had been shipped from South America to a Hong Kong home. Officials said a narcotics detection dog named Bico was checking out incoming freight from Peru on Feb. 13 when he alerted officers to the package. Officers found
  
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• Suspected hypothermia deaths in homes mount in Texas

  20-02-2021 19:55
  
  DALLAS (AP) — With the snow and ice clearing in Texas after days of unusual cold, authorities are finding the bodies of people who likely froze to death as they struggled to stay warm after electricity was cut to millions. Of the around 70 deaths attributed to the snow, ice and frigid temperatures nationwide, more than a dozen were people who perished in homes that had lost their heat, and most of those were in Texas. They include an 11-year-old boy who died in his bed in Conroe, near Hous
  
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• Iraqi officials: Rockets strike north air base, one injured

  20-02-2021 19:55
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s military says at least four rockets have struck an Iraqi airbase, while four other security officials say that one individual was wounded in the attack on the base, where where an American defense company services combat aircraft. Four security officials say the the individual wounded at Balad airbase in Salahaddin province on Saturday night worked for the company, and one of them says his nationality was South African. The officials spoke on condition of anonym
  
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• Victims remembered as Frankfurt beats Bayern in Bundesliga

  20-02-2021 19:53
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Amin Younes has reinvigorated the Bundesliga title race by leading Eintracht Frankfurt to a 2-1 win over Bayern Munich. Younes was involved in the buildup for Daichi Kamada’s opener in the 12th minute and he scored what proved to be the winner in the 31st. Frankfurt maintained its outstanding start to the year with its eighth win from nine games. Younes marked his goal by holding a shirt commemorating the victims of a racist attack in the nearby town of Hanau just over
  
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• The Latest: Mexico health official tests positive for virus

  20-02-2021 19:28
  
  MEXICO CITY — The official leading Mexico’s response to the pandemic says he has tested positive for the coronavirus.
  Assistant Health Secretary Hugo López-Gatell tweeted Saturday that he had light COVID-19 symptoms on Friday night and an antigen test came out positive. He was awaiting the results of a PCR test, which takes longer to process and is generally more accurate..
  “I’ll be working from home,’’ López-Gatell said, adding that he was invol
  
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• U.N. nuclear chief arrives in Iran ahead of deadline

  20-02-2021 19:22
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s official news agency says the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has arrived in Tehran ahead of Iran’s plan for suspending part of inspections by the agency to the country’s nuclear facilities. The Saturday report by IRNA says Rafael Grossi will meet Iranian officials including Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the country’s nuclear department and, a vice-president to President Hassan Rouhani. The arrival comes ahead of Feb 23 , a deadline Iran&rsq
  
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• Hiker found dead in Zion National Park

  20-02-2021 19:17
  
  HURRICANE, Utah (AP) — A hiker has been found dead in Zion National Park in Utah. The man’s identity was not released by park rangers late Friday. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that rangers were searching for an overdue hiker when they found the body below the Angels Landing trail, but it’s not clear if it was the person they were looking for. The Angels Landing trail has steep drop-offs and three people have died on it since 2017.The post Hiker found dead in Zion National Park
  
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• Entire school board resigns after hot mic comments

  20-02-2021 19:06
  
  OAKLEY, Calif. (AP) — All members of a San Francisco Bay Area school board have resigned days after they were heard making disparaging comments about parents at a virtual board meeting they didn’t realize was being broadcast to the public. The four members of Oakley Union Elementary School District Board had stepped down by Friday amid growing outrage that began with the board’s Wednesday meeting. Unaware the public could see and hear them, they used profanity and made jokes ab
  
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• Spain braces for 5th night of protests for imprisoned rapper

  20-02-2021 19:05
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Authorities in Spain are bracing for a fifth night of protests over the imprisonment of a rap artist for having insulted the Spanish monarchy and praised terrorist violence in his music. Organizers called for demonstrations on Saturday night in Madrid and Barcelona, where protests on previous nights this week featured some clashes with police, property damage and looting. Around 80 people have been arrested and more than 100 people injured since rapper Pablo Has&eac
  
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• Abbas orders Palestinian public freedoms boosted before vote

  20-02-2021 18:57
  
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Palestinian leader has issued a decree ordering the respect of freedom of expression ahead of legislative elections later this year, a step demanded by Palestinian factions who discussed the polls in Egypt-hosted talks this month. The decree by Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday dispels some of the doubt shrouding what would be the first Palestinian national elections in 15 years, but other hurdles remain unsolved. It bans the pursuit and arrest of political opponen
  
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• The Latest: Nevada brothel owners seek state’s OK to reopen

  20-02-2021 18:44
  
  LAS VEGAS — Before the coronavirus pandemic, tourist-dependent Nevada had a notorious attraction: It was the only place in America where someone could legally pay for sex. These days, even in the state known for sin, the business is taboo.
  Legal brothels have been shuttered for nearly a year, leaving sex workers to offer less-lucrative alternatives like online dates or nonsexual escort services.
  While the business of legal bordellos may seem incompatible with social distancing, sex workers
  
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• Space station launch honors ‘Hidden Figures’ mathematician

  20-02-2021 18:38
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A space station supply ship has blasted off from Virginia on the 59th anniversary of John Glenn’s historic flight. Northrop Grumman launched the Cygnus capsule from Wallops Island on Saturday. The 4-ton shipment should reach the space station Monday. It is Northrop’s 15th supply run for NASA. The company has named its latest capsule the S.S. Katherine Johnson after the Black NASA mathematician profiled in the movie “Hidden Figures.” Her n
  
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• Cologuard Classic to allow limited fans

  20-02-2021 18:38
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - The 2021 Cologuard Classic taking place February 26-28 at the Omni Tucson National will be allowed to have up to 200 fans per day. Tickets will not be open to the general public.The Tournament worked with the PGA and Pima County Health Department Officials in order to come up with this plan that will see sponsors and a limited number of colorectal cancer survivors on hand.Strict COVID-19 protocols will be in place throughout the weekend, including face masks being worn at all tim
  
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• New Northern Arizona University president addresses campus

  20-02-2021 18:01
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The newly appointed president of Northern Arizona University has addressed the campus community following a visit to Flagstaff, citing plans to develop programs and build initiatives that improve the university’s access, success and community engagement. The Arizona Board of Regents announced on Thursday that Jose Luis Cruz had accepted the position. Cruz said he decided to leave his position as executive vice chancellor and university provost of The City Univ
  
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• Prince Charles visits 99-year-old Prince Philip in hospital

  20-02-2021 17:54
  
  LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles has visited his 99-year-old father, Prince Philip, in the London hospital where he was admitted earlier his week for “observation and rest” after falling ill. Charles arrived at the private King Edward VII’s Hospital by car on Saturday afternoon and stayed for about half an hour. Philip was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday on the advice of his doctor in what Buckingham Palace described as “a precautionary measure.” The husband o
  
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• Arturo Di Modica, sculptor of Wall Street bull, dies at 80

  20-02-2021 17:50
  
  ROME (AP) — The artist who sculpted the bronze statue near the New York Stock Exchange that became an iconic symbol of Wall Street has died in his hometown in Sicily at age 80. The town of Vittoria said Arturo Di Modica died at his home on Friday evening. It said Saturday that Di Modica had been ill for some time. The sculptor lived in New York for more than 40 years in New York. He arrived in 1973 and opened an art studio in the city’s SoHo neighborhood. With the help of a truck and
  
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• New legislation would protect drivers who hit protesters

  20-02-2021 17:44
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — When massive demonstrations against racial injustice erupted across the nation last summer, protesters often swarmed onto roads or highways to draw attention to their cause.
  This method sometimes resulted in searing images of drivers plowing through crowds, causing serious injuries and in some cases, deaths.
  Now, Republican politicians across the country are moving to stop the maneuver, proposing increased penalties for demonstrators who run onto highways and legal imm
  
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• Moscow court fines opposition leader Navalny for defamation

  20-02-2021 17:43
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court has ordered Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to pay a fine in a defamation case, a ruling that came hours after another judge rejected the top Kremlin critic’s appeal of his prison sentence. The court convicted Navalny on charges of slandering a World War II veteran and ordered him to pay a fine of about $11,500. Last year, Navalny called the 94-year-old veteran and other people featured in a pro-Kremlin video as “corrupt stooges,” &ld
  
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• A Moscow court has fined Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a defamation case involving a World War II veteran

  20-02-2021 17:39
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court has fined Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a defamation case involving a World War II veteran.The post A Moscow court has fined Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a defamation case involving a World War II veteran appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Pandemic makes prostitution taboo in Nevada’s legal brothels

  20-02-2021 17:28
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Before the coronavirus pandemic, tourist-dependent Nevada had a notorious attraction: It was the only place in America where someone could legally pay for sex. These days, even in the state known for sin, the business is taboo. Legal brothels have been shuttered for nearly a year, leaving sex workers to offer less-lucrative alternatives like online dates or nonsexual escort services. While the business of legal bordellos may seem incompatible with social distancing, sex wo
  
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• Tribes have high hopes as Haaland confirmation hearing nears

  20-02-2021 17:20
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Deb Haaland has stood with fellow tribal members in protesting an oil pipeline, advocating for protecting cultural landmarks and criticizing destruction of Native American sites near the U.S.-Mexico border. Native Americans have reason to believe the two-term U.S. congresswoman will push forward on long-simmering issues in Indian Country if she’s confirmed as secretary of the Interior Department. The agency has broad oversight of tribal affairs and energy deve
  
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• Italian vessels rescue 47 migrants after small boat capsizes

  20-02-2021 17:12
  
  ROME (AP) — Italy’s coast guard and border police have rescued 47 migrants whose small wooden boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea south of a tiny Italian island. The coast guard said in a statement that migrants were being transferred to the Italian vessels when the boat overturned early Saturday some 15 miles south of Lampedusa island. After tossing life vests into the water, coast guard and police officers helped the struggling travelers aboard. A coast guard helicopter based in
  
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• Enrollment at US community colleges plummets amid pandemic

  20-02-2021 17:06
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Enrollment at U.S. community colleges has plunged 10% from fall 2019 to fall 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. That’s according to The National Student Clearinghouse, which says community colleges were hit the hardest for enrollment among all types of colleges. Four-year universities fared better than many had expected, with only a slight enrollment decrease. There are myriad reasons for the community college downturn. Fewer freshmen are enrolling and some are delayi
  
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• Arizona reports 2,047 new COVID-19 cases; 59 new virus related deaths.

  20-02-2021 17:06
  
  PHOENIX (KVOA) - Arizona on Saturday reported 2,047 additional COVID-19 cases and 59 deaths while health officials in some areas said bad weather delayed vaccination deliveries, causing cancellations and rescheduling of some appointments.The latest figures released by the Department of Health Services increased Arizona’s pandemic totals to 806,163 cases and 15,480 deaths.Arizona continued to see declines in COVID-19 hospitalizations and seven-day rolling averages of confirmed cases and dea
  
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• France: Protesters oppose move to disband anti-migrant group

  20-02-2021 17:01
  
  PARIS (AP) — Dozens of people have rallied in Paris to support an anti-migrant group which is fighting for survival amid a French government order to dissolve it. An Associated Press reporter saw around 200 protesters at Saturday’s demonstration for the group Generation Identity. It was largely peaceful. A counter-demonstration took place in southern Paris. Generation Identity has influence throughout France and beyond. It contends its members are whistle-blowers on a mission to pres
  
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• Mexican national extradited to NY on sex trafficking charges

  20-02-2021 16:55
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A Mexican national accused of coercing women into working as prostitutes around the United States has been extradited to New York to face federal charges. Federal authorities say 45-year-old Hugo Hernandez-Velazquez belonged to a sex-trafficking organization that exploited women for more than 18 years. The group had a base in Queens and allegedly used beatings and forced abortions to coerce the women into working in brothels from Alabama to Connecticut. A message was sent t
  
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• Biden declares major disaster in Texas as federal aid flows

  20-02-2021 16:51
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The extreme winter weather that left residents of Texas and other Southern states shivering through an unseasonal cold spell is testing President Joe Biden’s disaster management skills. The White House announced Saturday that Biden had declared a major disaster in Texas, and he’s asked federal agencies to identify additional resources to address the suffering. Part of the job of being president includes responding to the destruction that natural disasters leav
  
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• Warmer temps bring relief as cold-weary South starts cleanup

  20-02-2021 16:46
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Warmer temperatures are spreading across the southern United States, bringing some relief to a winter weary region. It faces a challenging clean-up and expensive repairs from days of extreme cold and widespread power outages. In hard-hit Texas, where millions were warned to boil tap water before drinking it, the warm-up on Saturday was expected to last for several days. President Joe Biden declared a major disaster in Texas on Friday, directing federal agencies help in
  
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