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• In Texas, attention turns to storm repairs, political peril

  22-02-2021 23:58
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Many people are still getting a sense of the wreckage left by the icy blast that hit Texas and much of the Deep South last week, knocking out power to millions and contributing to nearly 80 deaths. Soaked drywall is being pulled back to give a fuller view of the destruction, and the political peril for elected leaders and energy officials who were unable to keep the heat on in places unaccustomed to extreme cold. Nora Espinoza, a 56-year-old Dallas resident, had a slim seam s
  
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• EXPLAINER: Why a plane’s engine exploded over Denver

  22-02-2021 23:55
  
  The investigation into the engine explosion on a United Airlines flight over the weekend is homing in on why engine fan blades broke off. A United Boeing 777 had to make an emergency landing in Denver after one of its engines spewed chunks of wreckage over suburban neighborhoods. U.S. officials say two fan blades in the Pratt & Whitney engine broke off. Dozens of planes in the U.S., Japan and South Korea with the same type of engine have been grounded. Safety experts say the investigation wi
  
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• Collision causes traffic delays near Three Points

  22-02-2021 23:51
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Traffic delays have been reported in connection to a crash that occurred near Three Points Monday afternoon.According to Pima County Sheriff's Department, the collision occurred near the intersection of South Sierrita Mountain Road and West Ava Road.PCSD said with Sierrita Mountain road currently closed between Ajo Highway and Guy Street in both directions, motorists traveling in that area are advised to use alternate routes.Stay with News 4 Tucson for the latest updates.
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• Canada’s Trudeau, Cabinet abstain from China genocide vote

  22-02-2021 23:51
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s House of Commons has voted to declare that China is committing genocide against more than 1 million Uighurs in the western Xinjiang region but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Cabinet abstained from the vote, The non-binding motion passed 266-0 as virtually all but Trudeau’s Cabinet voted for it. A senior government official says Canada’s declaring something in Parliament is not going to adequately get results in China and that work with inter
  
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• NYC to test no-police mental crisis response in Harlem

  22-02-2021 23:48
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police will stay out of many mental health crisis calls and social workers will respond instead in parts of northern Manhattan starting this spring. The head of the city’s wide-ranging mental health initiative gave some details of the test program to lawmakers Monday, fleshing out a plan the city outlined broadly in November. The test program will begin in three Harlem and East Harlem police precincts that together accounted for over 7,400 mental health-
  
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• Philanthropists pledge $20M gift to HBCU in Maryland

  22-02-2021 23:45
  
  Philanthropist Calvin Tyler Jr., and his wife, Tina, pledged $20 million Monday to his alma mater Morgan State University, which said it was the largest gift to any HBCU ever made by one of its former students. The gift will fund scholarships established under the Tylers’ name at the Maryland historically Black university in 2002. It’s the second largest private donation the school in Baltimore has received following philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s $40 million gift in December
  
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• Illinois governor signs sweeping criminal-justice overhaul

  22-02-2021 23:45
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker has into law a sweeping overhaul of policing and criminal justice. The new law eliminates the cash bail system, requiring law police agencies to equip officers with body cameras and sets stricter rules for use of force by law enforcement. The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus designed the measure. The caucus hailed it as a historic response to the deaths last year of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville
  
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• Guatemalans outraged by fake COVID-19 tests

  22-02-2021 23:44
  
  GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Lawmakers and rights official in Guatemala are calling for an investigation into 30,000 fake COVID-19 tests that were bought by public health officials. The tests and testing materials cost the Central American country almost $1 million, but were found to be unusable. The head of the country;s human rights agency said Monday “it is inconceivable that in the midst of a humanitarian crisis there is corruption in even the purchase of COVID-19 tests.” A privat
  
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• Win a 2021 Ford Bronco Sport in Jim Click’s 2021 ‘Millions for Tucson’ raffle

  22-02-2021 23:40
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - Cruising down Interstate-10 in a 2021 Ford Bronco Sport or jumping on a plane with your favorite person to anywhere in the world may seem like a dream to some people. But thanks to an annual raffle, this dream may come true for a couple lucky people.On Monday, Automotive dealer Jim Click, Jr. officially launched this year's “Millions for Tucson Raffle," allowing participants to raise millions of dollars for local charities.W
  
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• Wife of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ arrested on US drug charges

  22-02-2021 23:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The wife of Mexican drug kingpin and escape artist Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been arrested on international drug trafficking charges at an airport in Virginia. The Justice Department says 31-year-old Emma Coronel Aispuro, who is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Mexico, was arrested at Dulles International Airport on Monday and is expected to appear in federal court in Washington on Tuesday. She’s accused of helping her husband escape from a Mexican pri
  
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• Things to Know: US COVID-19 death toll tops 500,000

  22-02-2021 23:28
  
  The U.S. stands at the brink of 500,000 deaths from the coronavirus. A year into the pandemic, the death toll is poised to surpass a milestone that once seemed unimaginable, a reminder of the virus’s reach into all corners of the country and communities of every size and makeup. The first known deaths from the virus in the U.S. were in early February 2020 in California. Experts warn that over 100,000 more deaths are likely in the coming months, despite a massive vaccination campaign. Meanw
  
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• Justice Department: Wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman arrested on US drug trafficking charges

  22-02-2021 23:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department: Wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman arrested on US drug trafficking charges.The post Justice Department: Wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman arrested on US drug trafficking charges appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• NASA releases Mars landing video: ‘Stuff of our dreams’

  22-02-2021 23:25
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has released the first high-quality video of a spacecraft landing on Mars. It’s so good and so amazing that members of the rover’s landing team say they feel as though they’re riding along. The Perseverance rover landed last Thursday near an ancient river delta. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory landing team shared the three-minute video Monday, after spending the weekend binge-watching it. Five of the six descent cameras provided stunning foo
  
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• The Latest: Johnson & Johnson says can provide 20M US doses

  22-02-2021 23:13
  
  WASHINGTON– Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson says it will be able to provide 20 million U.S. doses of its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March, assuming it gets the greenlight from federal regulators.
  J&J disclosed the figure in written testimony ahead of a Congressional hearing on Tuesday looking at the country’s vaccine supply. White House officials cautioned last week that initial supplies of J&J’s vaccine would be limited.
  The company reiterated that it w
  
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• Arkansas Senate approves bill banning nearly all abortions

  22-02-2021 23:13
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Senate has approved a measure banning nearly all abortions in the state, despite objections to it not allowing the procedure for victims of rape or incest. The majority-Republican Senate on Monday approved the ban on a 27-7 vote, sending it to the majority GOP House. Arkansas is one of 13 states where outright abortion bans have been proposed this year. They’re being pushed by Republicans who are encouraged by former President Donald Trump’
  
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• Sheriff on Louisiana gun store shooting: ‘I don’t know why’

  22-02-2021 23:08
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana sheriff says there is no indication why a customer at a New Orleans-area gun store went on a sudden deadly shooting rampage that left another customer and a store employee dead. The shooter was 27-year-old Joshua Williams, who died after being shot by other gun store employees. Also killed was 47-year-old Herbert Fischbach, an employee of the store and gun range; and 59-year-old Veronica Billiot, a customer. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto said Williams
  
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• Trudeau and his cabinet abstain from China genocide vote

  22-02-2021 23:03
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s House of Commons voted Monday to declare that China is committing genocide against more than 1 million Uighurs in the western Xinjiang region but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet abstained from the vote, The non-binding motion passed 266-0 as virtually all but Trudeau’s cabinet voted for it. A senior government official says Canada’s declaring something in Parliament is not going to adequately get results in China and that work with in
  
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• Padres, Fernando Tatis Jr. sign 14-year ‘statue contract’

  22-02-2021 23:03
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr.‘s $340 million, 14-year contract has been finalized by the San Diego Padres, the longest deal in baseball history. Tatis had been eligible for salary arbitration after this season and for free agency after the 2024 season. The length of his contract exceeds the $325 million, 13-year agreement between Miami and Giancarlo Stanton and the $330 million, 13-year contract between Bruce Harper and Philadelphia.The post Padres, Fernando Tatis Jr. sign 14-y
  
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• As COVID-19 Conditions Improve, Mitigation Still Needed, Health Experts Say

  22-02-2021 23:00
  
  For the fifth straight week, COVID-19 conditions improved across the state. …
  
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• In Rush Limbaugh’s home state, a flap over lowering flags

  22-02-2021 22:59
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Even in death, the conservative radio broadcaster Rush Limbaugh is proving to be a divisive figure,  as partisans in his home state of Florida debate over whether to lower the state flag in his honor. Gov. Ron DeSantis has called Limbaugh a “legend” and ordered flags to be flown at half-staff as a show of respect after the longtime broadcaster died Wednesday of cancer. But Democrats are objecting. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said M
  
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• Arizona to open 4th state-run COVID-19 vaccination site

  22-02-2021 22:59
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is pressing on with plans to increase vaccinations and vaccine access, including the opening of its fourth state-run mass vaccination clinic. The state Department of Health Services announced Monday it will transition a Maricopa County vaccination clinic at Chandler-Gilbert Community College into a state site. The location was due to close at the end of this month once Dignity Health stopped operating it. Instead, it will reopen March 3 as another mass vaccination ve
  
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• 8 migrants rescued after surviving at sea for more than 16 days

  22-02-2021 22:59
  
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  ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. (CNN) - Eight Cuban migrants who were at sea for more than 16-days are recovering after their makeshift vessel capsized off the Florida coast.The St. Lucie county and martin county sheriff's office both received calls last night, with reports of a distressed vessel trying to make its way to shore.While rescue officials were on their way, the vessel was slammed by a large wave and capsized, sending all eight people into the water.Rescuers and civilians were a
  
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• CNN: At least 250 people charted in US Capitol Riot

  22-02-2021 22:52
  
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  WASHINGTON DC (CNN) - Federal prosecutors have now charged at least 250 people in connection with the January 6th Capitol Riot.That's according to a CNN analysis of records and Department of Justice announcements.The latest person accused in the riot, Ryan Ashlock of Westwood, Kansas who faces a number of charges including obstruction of Congress.Ashlock also faces a conspiracy charge. He was said to also be connected to a group, said to be associated with the Proud Boys.Investiga
  
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• US tops 500,000 virus deaths, matching the toll of 3 wars

  22-02-2021 22:45
  
  The COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. has topped 500,000, all but matching the number of Americans killed in World War II, Korea and Vietnam combined. The lives lost, as recorded by Johns Hopkins University, are about equal to the population of Kansas City, Missouri, and greater than that of Miami; Raleigh, North Carolina; or Omaha, Nebraska. The U.S. toll is by far the highest reported in the world. Despite the rollout of vaccines since mid-December, a closely watched model from the University of
  
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• Experts: Texas-style grid failure unlikely in Arizona

  22-02-2021 22:44
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Electrical grid experts and utility officials say a widespread grid failure like the one that crippled Texas last week would be unlikely to occur in Arizona. Experts say that even during times of prolonged heat Arizona utilities can draw power from the sprawling Western energy grid. Texas utilities are largely walled off from the rest of the nation to avoid federal regulations. Officials from Arizona’s two largest utilities point to last year’s extremely hot summ
  
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• Phoenix-area man accused of kidnapping his baby son has died

  22-02-2021 22:43
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a Phoenix-area man accused of kidnapping his baby son in a custodial dispute that led to the death of the child’s mother has died from injuries suffered in a suicide attempt. The Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office said Monday that 30-year-old Eric Maes died last Friday.  The county Attorney’s Office had said Maes was “medically incapacitated” after a suicide attempt in jail on Feb. 13. Maes’ family requested pro
  
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• US death toll from COVID-19 tops 500,000, by Johns Hopkins University’s count

  22-02-2021 22:42
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — US death toll from COVID-19 tops 500,000, by Johns Hopkins University’s count.The post US death toll from COVID-19 tops 500,000, by Johns Hopkins University’s count appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Far-right lawmaker named head of Oregon Republican Party

  22-02-2021 22:40
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A far-right senator who’s rebelled against coronavirus restrictions and said he supported protesters who stormed the Oregon Capitol has been elected chairman of the state Republican Party. State Sen. Dallas Heard’s rise comes after one of the state’s most prominent Republicans left the party in disgust. Knute Buehler was the Republican candidate for governor in 2018 and says he left the party because Donald Trump tried to overturn the presidential elect
  
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• Centrist Democrats flex muscles, create headaches for Biden

  22-02-2021 22:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Moderate Democrats are demonstrating significant political clout in President Joe Biden’s Washington, thanks to a 50-50 split in the Senate that leaves little room for error on tough votes. West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin may have derailed Biden’s nominee for Office of Management and Budget director by expressing opposition to her nomination. And he’s been joined by a handful of other moderate Democrats in demanding more targeted aid in the administration
  
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• A Biden edge in COVID-19 bill: Dems reluctant to wound him

  22-02-2021 22:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have a potent dynamic on their side as Congress preps for its first votes on the party’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. Would any Democrat dare cast the vote that scuttles new President Joe Biden’s leadoff initiative? Republicans solidly oppose the measure. Democrats’ have a thin House majority and control the 50-50 Senate only with Vice President Kamala Harris’ tiebreaking vote. Democrats have remaining internal disputes over issues
  
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• Syfy’s ‘Resident Alien’ invader gets lift-off with viewers

  22-02-2021 22:35
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new Syfy channel series about a space alien stuck in a small Colorado town is getting attention from critics and viewers. The comedy-drama “Resident Alien” pulled in a bigger audience for its second episode than its first. That’s a rarity in the peak-TV era of dizzying decisions about what’s worth viewers’ time and money. Alan Tudyk stars as a stranded alien, who takes on a human appearance to hide in plain sight among mostly unsuspecting
  
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• Suit blames Saudi Arabia for attack at Florida military base

  22-02-2021 22:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Saudi Air Force officer who killed three U.S. sailors at a military base in Florida in 2019 had accomplices who knew in advance about plans for the shooting but did nothing to stop it. That’s according to a lawsuit from victims and their relatives that also seeks to hold Saudi Arabia responsible. The suit filed Monday centers on the Dec. 6, 2019, shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola, in which Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani shot and killed three U.S. sailors. It co
  
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• EPA changes stand, sides with ethanol industry in court case

  22-02-2021 22:29
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government announced Monday that it will support the ethanol industry in a lawsuit over biofuel waivers granted to oil refineries under President Donald Trump’s administration. The Environmental Protection Agency said it is reversing course and will support a January 2020 decision by the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a lawsuit filed by the Renewable Fuels Association and farm groups. The lawsuit is headed to arguments before th
  
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• The Latest: FDA will allow short studies of virus variants

  22-02-2021 22:28
  
  WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that it won’t require huge, months-long studies if COVID-19 vaccines eventually need tweaking to better match a mutating virus — small, short studies will suffice.
  The vaccines now being rolled out do still protect against different variants of the virus, the FDA stressed. But viruses mutate constantly, and some new versions are starting to raise concerns. So FDA issued new guidelines for vaccines — as well as for
  
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• UA Allows More Students on Campus, Expands POD Hours

  22-02-2021 22:21
  
  The University of Arizona moved to phase two of its reentry plan Monday with its nearly 8,000 students now able to attend in-person classes of 50 or fewer. …
  
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• Biden to mourn 500,000 dead while balancing grief and hope

  22-02-2021 22:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is marking the loss of 500,000 American lives to COVID-19. He’s offering an opportunity for national grief and catharsis Monday evening as he delicately balances the gravity of the moment with cautious expressions of hope. In stark contrast to his predecessor, Biden will offer a head-on acknowledgement of a grim pandemic milestone. The bleak threshold is being crossed against the contradictory backdrop of a drop in cases alongside fears about mor
  
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• Weakness in Big Tech stocks leaves Wall Street mostly lower

  22-02-2021 22:13
  
  Stocks closed mostly lower on Wall Street Monday, dragged down by losses in several Big Tech companies. The S&P 500 gave up 0.8%, its fifth straight decline. The tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 2.5%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out a gain of just under 0.1%. Traders are still keeping a close eye on Washington and the next big round of stimulus that’s making its way through Congress. Concerns that inflation could come back have helped send Treasury yields to their highest level i
  
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• New York City movie theaters to reopen in early March

  22-02-2021 22:13
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s governor says New York City movie theaters can open their doors again at limited capacity starting March 5. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said movie theaters can only operate at 25% capacity, with no more than 50 people per screening. His Monday announcement came nearly a year after he shuttered movie theaters statewide in mid-March last year along with concert venues and nightclubs as part of efforts to limit spread of COVID-19 in crowded, indoor settings. Cuomo&r
  
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• Cherokee chief: Time for Jeep to end use of tribe’s name

  22-02-2021 22:13
  
  TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — The chief of the Cherokee Nation says it’s time for auto maker Jeep to stop using the tribe’s name on its Cherokee and Grand Cherokee models. Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said in a statement he believes corporations and team sports should stop using Native American names, images and mascots on their teams and products. Hoskin’s comments were first reported by Car & Driver magazine. A spokeswoman for Jeep’s parent company, Stellantis, says the v
  
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• US to urge barriers, elevation to fight NJ back bay flooding

  22-02-2021 22:12
  
  LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — The federal government will recommend a series of flood control measures including storm surge barriers, floodwalls, and elevating homes in a report later this year on how to combat back bay flooding — a major problem in New Jersey. Since Nov. 2016, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been studying ways to reduce or prevent flooding along the back bays in New Jersey and elsewhere. An Army Corps official, J. Bailey Smith, said Monday that the agency w
  
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• UArizona vaccination pod expanding capacity

  22-02-2021 22:09
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - The University of Arizona state-run vaccination pod is expanding its hours.
  Starting Monday, the university pod will be open Monday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  This comes as the university says it continues to see a decline in the number of new cases on campus.
  University President Robert Robbins said although weather has impacted vaccine supply, he's optimistic things will turn around.
  "I'm confident in the next week or so that we
  
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• Texas AG was in Utah after historic freeze back home

  22-02-2021 22:09
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A spokesman for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says the Republican took a previously scheduled trip to Utah during a historic winter freeze back home. The trip to meet with Utah’s attorney general wasn’t previously known publicly. A spokesman says Paxton didn’t leave Texas until power had been restored to most of the state. But the office of Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes says the two men met Wednesday, when millions were still without power in T
  
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• Interior nominee Haaland vows ‘balance’ on energy, climate

  22-02-2021 22:05
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s nominee to head an agency that oversees the nation’s public lands says oil and natural gas will continue to play a major role in America for years to come. But New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland, Biden’s nominee to be interior secretary, says the United States also must address climate change and recognize that the energy industry is changing. In testimony prepared for her confirmation hearing Tuesday, she said the Interior Department has
  
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• North Macedonia seeks missing ex-secret police chief

  22-02-2021 22:02
  
  SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia has issued an international warrant for the country’s former secret police chief who disappeared before an expected court verdict on his alleged involvement in a massive wiretapping scandal. Police searched several locations in capital Skopje on Sunday for Sasho Mijalkov who, along with 11 former government and police officials, is on trial over the 2016 scandal that toppled the country’s conservative VMRO-DPMNE party after a decad
  
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• Things to Know: US COVID-19 death toll at brink of 500,000

  22-02-2021 22:00
  
  The U.S. stands at the brink of 500,000 deaths from the coronavirus. A year into the pandemic, the death toll is poised to surpass a milestone that once seemed unimaginable, a reminder of the virus’s reach into all corners of the country and communities of every size and makeup. The first known deaths from the virus in the U.S. were in early February 2020 in California. Experts warn that over 100,000 more deaths are likely in the coming months, despite a massive vaccination campaign. Meanw
  
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• TMC Mega Raffle close to selling out

  22-02-2021 21:53
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - The 2021 TMC Mega Raffle is on track to sell out in less than 20 days from the public launch.
  The 50/50 jackpot is projected to surpass $900,000 for the first time.
  The 2021 Mega Raffle will award more than 2,700 prizes. This includes Grand Prize #1, a stunning A.F. Sterling custom home, located in the Sierra Morado neighborhood of Tucson or the winner can choose the cash option of $625,000. Grand prize #2 is a 2021 Audi E-Tron (part of the latest era of electric cars), plus cash
  
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• High court overturns murder conviction in bystander’s death

  22-02-2021 21:50
  
  A Boston man found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of an innocent bystander during a 2014 street festival even though he did not fire the fatal shot had his conviction overturned by the state’s highest court. Wesson Colas was convicted in 2018 in the death of 26-year-old Dawnn Jaffier during the city’s Caribbean Carnival. Prosecutors said Colas and another man, Keith Williams, were rivals who confronted each other with guns and that Williams fired the fatal shot w
  
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• Lee Daniels and Andra Day take on Billie Holiday’s legacy

  22-02-2021 21:47
  
  Lee Daniels didn’t want to touch the story of Billie Holiday. “Lady Sings the Blues” already existed. But it wasn’t her full story. Holiday, he’d come to realize, was an unsung civil rights hero who was targeted by the U.S. government for her drug use and her protest song, “Strange Fruit.” It’s this story that’s told in “The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks. The film,
  
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• Supreme Court rejects Trump election challenge cases

  22-02-2021 21:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected a handful of cases related to the 2020 election, including disputes from Pennsylvania that had divided the justices just before the election. The cases the justices rejected involved election challenges filed by former President Donald Trump and his allies in five states President Joe Biden won: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Most involved challenges to absentee ballot procedures. Other than the disputes from Pennsyl
  
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• Ivey: State welcomes review of Space Command’s proposed home

  22-02-2021 21:45
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says she welcomes a federal review of the decision to move the Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Huntsville. Ivey said Monday that she believes the review will confirm that Alabama was the right choice.  The Department of Defense’s inspector general announced Friday that it was reviewing the Trump administration’s last-minute decision to relocate U.S. Space Command from Colorado to Alabama. The U.S. Air Force announce
  
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