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• Mickelson eyeing record 3rd straight PGA Tour Champions win

  25-02-2021 23:56
  
  Phil Mickelson made history 30 years ago in Tucson, becoming one of seven amateurs to win a PGA Tour event since 1940. Lefty is back in Arizona this weekend and he has a chance to stand alone in the record book. A winner in his first two PGA Tour Champions starts, Mickelson could become the first player to win his first three starts on a PGA Tour-sanctioned tour this weekend in the Cologuard Classic at Tucson National.The post Mickelson eyeing record 3rd straight PGA Tour Champions win appeared
  
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• McPlant and more: Beyond Meat inks McDonald’s, Yum deals

  25-02-2021 23:55
  
  EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Plant-based food company Beyond Meat will be partnering with several fast food chains in the coming years to expand to products that could eventually include a plant-based burger, chalupa or toppings on a stuffed-crust pizza. Beyond Meat on Thursday announced distribution agreements with McDonald’s as well as Yum Brands, the parent company of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut. The California company says will develop plant-based products for all the restaurants,
  
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• Coconino County now giving COVID-19 vaccines to jail inmates

  25-02-2021 23:54
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Coconino County sheriff’s officials say COVID-19 vaccinations now are being administered to jail inmates. The county Detention Facility Medical Unit has completed Arizona Department of Health Services training which certifies the Sheriff’s Office medical staff to administer the doses. The county jail quarantines all new inmates for 14 days upon arrival prior to testing for the coronavirus. So far, sheriff’s officials say 180 inmates and 35 detention staff m
  
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• Daniel Prude case reflects difficulty of prosecuting police

  25-02-2021 23:53
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A grand jury’s decision not to indict officers in the death of Daniel Prude illustrates a hard reality for a special unit created to investigate deaths of unarmed people at the hands of police. Few of the probes overseen by New York’s attorney general have led to charges against officers. The Prude case marks the third time a grand jury has declined to bring charges in a case handled by the Special Investigations and Prosecutions Unit. And the unit has yet t
  
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• Mr. Potato Head brand goes gender neutral, sort of

  25-02-2021 23:50
  
  Hasbro Worldwide Headquarters in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Photo Date: undated
  NEW YORK (AP) — Hasbro created confusion on Thursday when it removed the gender from its Mr. Potato Head brand, but not from the actual toy. The company, which has been making the potato-shaped plastic toy for nearly 70 years, announced on Thursday that it was dropping Mr. from the brand in an effort to make sure “all feel welcome in the Potato Head world.” That set off a social media frenzy over the
  
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• The Latest: Czech government to tighten lockdown amid surge

  25-02-2021 23:48
  
  PRAGUE — The Czech government is planning to tighten the country’s lockdown amid a surge of a highly contagious coronavirus variant.
  Prime Minister Andrej Babis says the plan includes a ban on travelling between counties for next three weeks in an attempt too “radically limit movement.” Among other measures, nursery schools, schools for children with disabilities and the first and second grades of elementary schools that have still been opened will close on Monday.
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• AT&T spinning off DirecTV after losing millions of customers

  25-02-2021 23:47
  
  AT&T is spinning off its DirecTV into a new company for a fraction of the $48.5 billion it paid for the satellite TV service in 2015. DirecTV has lost millions of customers on AT&T’s watch. Private equity firm TPG will own 30% of the new business; AT&T will hold the rest. AT&T launched streaming service HBO Max last year and has focused on building that business, upgrading its wireless network with next-generation 5G technology and building more fiber-optic internet infrast
  
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• Olympics gymnastics coach kills himself after being charged

  25-02-2021 23:45
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach with ties to disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar has killed himself in Michigan. John Geddert died after being charged with two dozen crimes, including human trafficking. Geddert was supposed to appear in court Thursday. His body was found at a rest area. Earlier, Attorney General Dana Nessel accused Geddert of turning his elite Lansing-area gym into a criminal enterprise by coercing girls to train there and then abusing them.
  
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• 3 who killed Chicago cops paroled after decades in prison

  25-02-2021 23:45
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Three men convicted of killing Chicago police officers in separate incidents decades ago have been paroled. Sixty-eight-year-old Johnny Veal was 17 when he and another man killed Sgt. James Severin and Officer Anthony Rizzato in 1970, as they walked across a field in the Cabrini-Green public housing complex. Veal and the now 74-year-old George Knights were convicted of the murders and sentenced to 100 to 199 years. Knights remains in prison. Joseph Hurst was also paroled Thu
  
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• Turkey: Woman drops kids from window to save them from fire

  25-02-2021 23:35
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Four children who were dropped from the window of a burning building in Istanbul are doing fine, according to Turkish media. The mother rescued the children by throwing then from a third-floor window amid black smoke from the fire on Wednesday. Video captured each child falling as volunteers stretched out a blanket to catch them. Bystanders were heard screaming amid sounds of alarms. Some shouted at the woman not to drop the children. The children were carried to ambulances
  
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• Peppa Pig theme park set for Legoland Florida Resort in 2022

  25-02-2021 23:33
  
  WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — A standalone Peppa Pig theme park is set to open next year at the Legoland Florida Resort. Park officials announced Thursday that the new park will be located near the main Legoland theme park and be separately ticketed. The Peppa Pig theme park will feature rides, interactive attractions, play areas and live shows. It’s based on the popular preschool animated television series and families visiting the park will be able to meet Peppa and her friends. Detail
  
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• 8 dead, 1 injured after prison outbreak in Haiti’s capital

  25-02-2021 23:33
  
  CROIX-DES-BOUQUETS, Haiti (AP) — A prison director was among at least eight people killed after several inmates tried to escape from a prison in Haiti’s capital, a police officer and witnesses said. The incident occurred Thursday in northeast Port-au-Prince at the Croix-des-Bouquets Civil Prison. It is known for a 2014 breakout in which more than 300 inmates escaped. Residents in the area who declined to be identified out of concern for their safety said they observed a group of heav
  
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• The Latest: France’s Macron confident EU to agree on travel

  25-02-2021 23:30
  
  PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said he is confident European Union leaders will agree on common standards to allow international travels during the summer, including through introducing vaccine certificates amid other measures.
  Macron spoke in a news conference following EU talks about whether and when to introduce vaccine certificates, which could help smooth a return to air travel and possibly avoid another disastrous summer holiday season.
  “None of us will accept that to
  
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• Arizona House GOP advances election bills after Biden win

  25-02-2021 23:29
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans who control the Arizona House have advanced a series of election-related proposals that they contend are needed to tighten the state’s election security. Democrats call them part of an ongoing voter suppression effort by GOP lawmakers. The House approved measures Thursday making same-day voter registration a felony offense, requiring people to specifically ask to register and making it a felony for election officials to send mail ballots to people who haven
  
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• 3,000 second COVID-19 vaccine doses for Green Valley residents expected in March

  25-02-2021 23:29
  
  GREEN VALLEY (KVOA)- In early February, 3,000 people received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at one of the two PODs in Green Valley.
  Those two Green Valley PODs were Santa Cruz Valley Regional Hospital and the Community Performing Arts Center.
  Many viewers have emailed News 4 Tucson saying that it is almost time to get their second dose and they haven't received any notification to sign up for their second appointment.
  Those 3,000 second doses will be delivered March 8-11th, according to
  
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• NY Times says it needs culture change, better inclusion

  25-02-2021 23:28
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — In a report to its employees this week, The New York Times says it needs a culture change to become a better place to work, particularly for people of color. The report outlined several steps to help achieve that, including a 50 percent increase in the number of Blacks and Latinos in leadership roles in the newspaper over five years. The internal study found a “sink or swim” culture that prizes individual achievement isn’t consistent with a greater need fo
  
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• Man who played Duke Chapel bells for 50 years dies

  25-02-2021 23:25
  
  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke University says a musician who played the bells at its iconic chapel at the end of each academic day for over five decades has died. A university news release said J. Samuel Hammond began playing the 50-bell carillon his freshman year at Duke in the 1960s. Hammond retired as university carillonneur in 2018. The bells at the Gothic chapel are played by striking wooden keys by hand and pressing foot pedals, similar to a piano. The keys and pedals control cables that
  
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• AG: Olympics gymnastics coach kills himself after charges

  25-02-2021 23:25
  
  WEYILANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach with ties to disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar has died by apparent suicide after being charged with two dozen crimes, including forms of human trafficking.
  Michigan's attorney general announced John Geddert's death on Thursday afternoon.
  It came about three hours after a news conference where Nessel announced that Geddert was charged with crimes, including sexual assault, human trafficking and running a criminal enterpr
  
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• Indictment: militia leader pointed rifle at police in Ky.

  25-02-2021 23:16
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The leader of a pro-gun group that has staged armed protests has been indicted on federal charges. Authorities say John F. Johnson, who goes by “Grandmaster Jay,” pointed a rifle at law enforcement while in Kentucky for a demonstration. He was indicted Wednesday on two federal charges. One of the charges carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison. Johnson was arrested at his home in December. A federal complaint says Johnson pointed an AR-style rifle
  
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• Biden directive expands jobless aid to more unemployed

  25-02-2021 23:09
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans will soon be eligible for unemployment benefits under a directive issued by the Labor Department Thursday, including those who have turned down job offers because they believed the employers weren’t providing sufficient protection from the coronavirus. The measure would also expand a federal jobless aid program, established in last spring’s economic relief package, to cover workers who have lost hours or were laid off because of the pandemic. It
  
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• Woof, woof: Rebel Wilson goes to the dogs in reality show

  25-02-2021 23:05
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rebel Wilson is going back to her family’s roots in her new ABC reality series “Pooch Perfect.” The Australian actress presides over the dog grooming competition that debuts March 30. Wilson comes from a family with a long history of handling and grooming dogs. As a child, she traveled in her family’s van to shows and sold grooming products despite being allergic to dogs. Lisa Vanderpump is one of the judges on the eight-episode series featuring 1
  
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• House votes to expand legal safeguards for LGBTQ people

  25-02-2021 22:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-led House passed a bill that would enshrine LGBTQ protections in the nation’s labor and civil rights laws. It’s a top priority of President Joe Biden, though the legislation faces an uphill battle in the Senate. The bill passed Thursday by a vote of 224-206 with three Republicans joining Democrats in voting yes. The Equality Act amends existing civil rights law to explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identification as protected chara
  
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• Utah teacher under investigation over Tweet that referenced killing GOP senators

  25-02-2021 22:41
  
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  PAROWAN, Utah (CNN) - A Utah teacher is under investigation over a social media post that referenced killing Republican senators.The post caught the attention of a former student, who says he found it appalling.If you scroll through Brian Townsend's Twitter page, it's full of political opinion.But, Brandon Harris said when he got to Feb. 13, his former teacher crossed a line."I really was genuinely surprised," he said.The Tweet read, "I only hope the next time a president incites
  
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• AG: Olympics gymnastics coach dies by suicide after charges

  25-02-2021 22:40
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach with ties to disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar has died by apparent suicide after being charged with two dozen crimes, including forms of human trafficking.Michigan’s attorney general announced John Geddert’s death on Thursday afternoon. It came about three hours after a news conference where Nessel announced that Geddert was charged with crimes, including sexual assault, human trafficking and running a criminal
  
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• Video shows police pulling people from fiery Georgia crash

  25-02-2021 22:39
  
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Police officers in Georgia pulled two people from a fiery wreck in a dramatic scene captured on body-camera video. The video released this week shows the passenger on fire as a Fayetteville police officer puts out flames on their clothes. Fayetteville police say the one-car wreck happened early Sunday morning in the city south of Atlanta. Police say an off-duty officer called 911 after seeing the car crash into a tree and catch fire. Police on Thursday said both pe
  
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• EU vows to speed vaccine roll out, presses drug makers

  25-02-2021 22:38
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have vowed to speed the rollout of coronavirus vaccines. They are stepping up pressure on drug makers to respect their supply commitments. During a videoconference summit Thursday, the leaders agreed that restrictions, including on non-essential travel, are still necessary. However, they could offer no prospect of short-term respite for curfew-weary, mask-wearing citizens, many of whom have often worked from home over the last year — if they hav
  
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• EU targets Venezuela envoy in tit-for-tat expulsions

  25-02-2021 22:38
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is retaliating against Venezuela by declaring the head of the country’s delegation to the 27-nation bloc “persona non grata,” a day after the South American nation expelled the head of the EU’s mission there. The EU’s Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa was given 72 hours to leave crisis-wracked Venezuela on Wednesday after EU foreign ministers agreed earlier this week to impose sanctions on several local officials. The tit-for-tat meas
  
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• Guest Perspective: We Are Working Together for Unemployed Arizonans

  25-02-2021 22:33
  
  This past year the pandemic has subjected our economy to massive, unprecedented challenges in nearly every sector.…
  
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• Brazil death toll tops 250,000, virus still running rampant

  25-02-2021 22:32
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll has surpassed 250,000. It is the world’s second-highest after the United States, as its second wave has yet to fade. Health experts say this is because prevention was never made a priority. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has called the virus a “little flu” and lambasted local leaders who imposed restrictions on activities. Experts say that at least a dozen states are in the midst of a second wave even worse than
  
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• Public tips lead to arrest in aggravated assault case at Sahuarita Walmart

  25-02-2021 22:26
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - A man was taken into custody Wednesday after members of the public identified the individual as the suspect involved in an aggravated assault case in Sahuarita.On Tuesday, Sahuarita Police Department shared that its officers were on the lookout for man who reportedly got involved in a verbal argument with the Walmart associate inside the store located at 18680 S. Nogales Hwy. This man allegedly pointed his gun at the employee.While no one was hurt, th
  
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• Official: Former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach John Geddert dies by suicide after being charged with human trafficking

  25-02-2021 22:26
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Official: Former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach John Geddert dies by suicide after being charged with human trafficking.The post Official: Former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach John Geddert dies by suicide after being charged with human trafficking appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Rumor of the Week: Biden Administration Considering Tucson Mayor Romero for HUD Position

  25-02-2021 22:25
  
  The Weekly is hearing persistent rumors that the Biden administration considering Tucson Mayor Regina Romero for a position as a deputy secretary of Housing and Urban Development.Nathaniel Sigal, a senior policy advisor to Romero, neither denied nor confirmed the rumor when asked about it."It would be an honor to even be considered for such an important position," Sigal said in an email.…
  
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• Michael Somare, Papua New Guinea’s 1st prime minister, dies

  25-02-2021 22:23
  
  CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Michael Somare, a pivotal figure in Papua New Guinea’s independence and the nation’s first prime minister, has died. He was 84 and had been receiving palliative care for pancreatic cancer in a Port Moresby hospital. Somare was the South Pacific island nation’s longest-serving government leader after it became independent of Australia in 1975. He was prime minister for 17 years during four separate periods.The post Michael Somare, Papua New Guine
  
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• Monarch butterflies down 26% in Mexico wintering grounds

  25-02-2021 22:20
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of monarch butterflies that showed up at their winter resting grounds in central Mexico decreased by about 26% this year, and four times as many trees were lost to illegal logging, drought and other causes. The government commission for natural protected areas said the butterflies’ population covered only 2.1 hectares (5.2 acres) in 2020, compared to 2.8 hectares (6.9 acres) the previous year and about one-third of the 6.05 hectares (14.95 acres) detecte
  
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• Brazil nears 250,000 deaths, virus still running rampant

  25-02-2021 22:20
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll is verging on 250,000. It is the world’s second-highest after the United States, as its second wave has yet to fade. Health experts say this is because prevention was never made a priority. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has called the virus a “little flu” and lambasted local leaders who imposed restrictions on activities. Experts say that at least a dozen states are in the midst of a second wave even worse than
  
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• Tech rout pulls Nasdaq down 3.5%, biggest loss since October

  25-02-2021 22:14
  
  A rout in technology companies pulled the Nasdaq down 3.5% Thursday, the biggest loss for the tech-heavy index since last October. The S&P 500 gave up 2.4% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost a more modest 1.8%, a day after the blue chip index set a record high. A steady march higher in Treasury yields has been drawing money out of the stock market and leading investors to question whether the massive run-up in Big Tech valuations in recent months has been excessive. Bond yields are ri
  
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• Twitter to let users charge followers to see premium posts

  25-02-2021 22:13
  
  (AP) – Twitter is branching out from advertising to find more ways to make money — both for itself and for its most prolific users, whether those are businesses, celebrities or regular people.In an investor presentation Thursday, the social media company announced a new feature called “Super Follows.”The feature will let users charge for extra, exclusive material not shown to their regular followers.This can include subscriber-only newsletters, videos, deals and discount
  
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• Pentagon says reported sexual assaults at academies dropped

  25-02-2021 22:09
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says the number of sexual assault cases reported at the military service academies dropped in the pandemic-shortened 2019-20 school year. The number of cases reported fell to 129 from 149 in the previous academic year. A Pentagon report released Thursday said the reason for the decline is unclear, but it noted that in-person classes were suspended in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Separately, an in-person survey of academy students that is normall
  
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• Hold it! Belgian govt warns against using its own free masks

  25-02-2021 22:09
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — Ten months after promising free cloth facemasks to protect all Belgians from COVID-19, the country’s government is having second thoughts — warning they could be dangerous and shouldn’t be used. Belgian authorities said the masks contain miniscule traces of silver and a chemical compound that initial studies now show could affect the respiratory system when inhaled deeply. More studies are continuing. The country’s health minister told parliament on
  
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• Correction: Racial Injustice-Boston Power Shift story

  25-02-2021 22:08
  
  BOSTON (AP) — In a story Feb. 23, 2021, about women of color gaining more political power in Boston, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Michelle Wu is the first Asian American member of the Boston City Council. Wu is the first Asian American woman on the Council.The post Correction: Racial Injustice-Boston Power Shift story appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• ‘Reply All’ podcast paused amid charges of toxic behavior

  25-02-2021 22:05
  
  The popular “Reply All” podcast has been put on hiatus and is canceling two remaining episodes of a series that explored allegations of structural racism and a problematic work culture at food magazine Bon Appetit. Former employees at Gimlet Media, the podcast’s publisher, charged that two people behind the series had exhibited behavior similar to what they were investigating at Bon Appetit. “Reply All” host Alex Goldman says the series as reported was a mistake and
  
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• Oklahoma officer charged in Black man’s fatal shooting

  25-02-2021 22:03
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A white Oklahoma City police officer accused of fatally shooting a fleeing Black man three times in the back has been charged with first-degree manslaughter. Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater filed the charge Thursday against Sgt. Clifford Holman. If convicted, Holman could face up to life in prison. According to a police affidavit, Holman responded to a call of a Black man harassing customers at a business in north Oklahoma City. Holman encountered 60-yea
  
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• Principal goes viral after fixes student’s haircut after it kept him from going to class

  25-02-2021 21:59
  
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  INDIANAPOLIS (CNN) - An image that's going viral online shows a local principal giving one of his students a haircut."He was refusing to take his hat off. So, I sat down with him and asked him why, what was going on," Jason Smith, Stonybrook Intermediate and Middle School principal said. "He said he just got his haircut, he didn't like the way it looked, and he thought his hairline look a little funny."Smith is the principal of Stonybrook Intermediate and Middle School in Warren T
  
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• Things to Know: US Hospitalizations plunge, but still high

  25-02-2021 21:49
  
  The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the U.S. has dropped by 80,000 in six weeks. Also, nearly 17% of the nation’s adult population has gotten at least one dose of a vaccine. The U.S. has seen a dramatic turnaround since December and January. Back then, hospitals were teeming with patients after holiday gatherings and pandemic fatigue caused a surge in cases and deaths. Health officials acknowledge the improvement but point out that hospitalizations are still at about the sam
  
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• Biden marks 50M vaccine doses in first 5 weeks in office

  25-02-2021 21:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Days after marking a solemn milestone in the pandemic, President Joe Biden is celebrating the pace of his efforts to end it. On Thursday, Biden marked the administration of the 50 millionth dose of COVID-19 vaccine since his swearing-in. It came days after the nation reached the devastating milestone of 500,000 coronavirus deaths and ahead of a meeting with the nation’s governors on plans to speed the distribution even further. Says Biden: “The more people get
  
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• US shifts state grant focus to extremism, cyberthreats

  25-02-2021 21:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — State and local governments will be required to spend a portion of nearly $1.9 billion in annual public safety grants on the fight against domestic extremism and improved cybersecurity. The spending shift announced Thursday reflects the priorities of President Joe Biden’s new administration as it confronts a rising threat from extremists and the fallout from a suspected Russian hack of government and private-sector networks. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro
  
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• 7 dead, 1 injured after prison outbreak in Haiti’s capital

  25-02-2021 21:41
  
  CROIX-DES-BOUQUETS, Haiti (AP) — At least seven people have been killed and one injured after several inmates tried to escape from a prison in Haiti’s capital, according to witnesses. The incident occurred Thursday in northeast Port-au-Prince at the Croix-des-Bouquets Civil Prison. It is known for a 2014 breakout in which more than 300 inmates escaped. Residents in the area who declined to be identified out of concern for their safety said they observed a group of heavily armed men s
  
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• Police: Man calls 911, says he shot naked man outside home

  25-02-2021 21:39
  
  PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) — Police say a naked man who was knocking on doors at a South Florida apartment complex was shot by someone who then called 911 to turn himself in. Pembroke Pines police say the man was carrying a Bible and knocking on doors Wednesday at the Sunshine Garden Apartments when he was shot. He’s in critical condition in a hospital. Police said officers were headed to investigate reports of a naked man when a 911 caller said he’d just shot the man. The 911 c
  
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• Albanian minister in Lebanon for Syria repatriation efforts

  25-02-2021 21:38
  
  TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s interior minister has gone to Lebanon looking to repatriate more Albanians related to other nationals who had joined Islamic extremist groups in Syria and Iraq. The minister said Thursday he met there with the head of Lebanon’s General Security Directorate who had assisted in a previous successful attempt. Last October four children and a woman related to Albanian nationals killed in fighting with Islamic extremist groups in Syria were repatriat
  
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• Libya’s new PM delays naming Cabinet as deadline looms

  25-02-2021 21:33
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s newly-elected prime minister has failed to name members of a much-anticipated Cabinet ahead of an expected deadline. That’s raised questions over whether his transitional government can unite Libya’s factions. Instead, the prime minister says he only shared with Libyan lawmakers proposed guidelines for the selection of Cabinet members, and an outline of his priorities in the coming period. He spoke to reporters Thursday in the capital, Tripoli. Appoin
  
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